February 20, 2018

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CEO warns VCs, favoured candidates

Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 19 (NPN): Against the backdrop of pre-poll violence, especially in Wokha and Mokokchung districts, chief electoral officer (CEO) Abhijit Sinha on Monday warned that strong action will be taken against those village councils that passed resolutions in support of some candidates and that even candidates being favoured through such resolutions would also be held accountable. Speaking to Nagaland Post, Sinha said instructions were very clear and that action would be taken against those violating the

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were allegedly taken to an isolated place and beaten up on Sunday night, the CEO informed that police had swung into action and that the women were taken to local police station for recording their statements. However, the victims could not give much information, he added. The CEO said FIR was lodged and case registered and case was under investigation. Sinha admitted that though the complainants had identified the culprits involved in both Bhandari and Tuli incidents, yet no arrest had been made so far. Regarding the complaint filed by a council in

Wokha on the beating up of a middle-aged man, he said investigation had begun on the matter, though no had been arrested. When asked about the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) assurance to issue directives to DEOs and ROs to ensure safety of voters and property, Sinha said that legal action would be initiated based on evidence. To queries on measures taken by ECI, he said arrangements had been made for webcasting and videography in all vulnerable polling stations, besides beefing up their security with deployment of additional forces.

BJP will safeguard interests Choose between money and Cong role crucial in secular of Christians, says Rijiju identity: Dr. Shürhozelie govt formation: Gogoi

DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Dismissing allegations that the BJP supports anti-Christian activities, union minister of state for Home and BJP election in-charge for Nagaland, Kiren Rijiju, on Monday said BJP was clear that the interests of the majority Christian people of the state has to be protected at all costs. Speaking at an election rally for party candidate, Kevechutso Doulo at Chizami town, Rijiju termed the allegations as “completely baseless” and said that BJP has been fighting to protect the interests of Christians at the national level. “Our opponents have nothing to say about us as we have tackled corruption and other issues (Cont’d on p-8) successfully unlike (Cont’d on p-7)

Calling upon the people not to let money power and false promises overpower their faith and Naga identity, NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, on Monday urged the Naga people to choose between preserving their identity and money. Addressing the NPF Zunheboto division election rally, the NPF president reminded the people that in 2018 election, money would attack the Naga voters on one side, while the NBCC was propagating for clean elections on the other. Alleging that the NDPP-BJP alliance had nothing but only money to woo the Naga voters, Dr. Shürhozelie called upon the people to take the right decision. (Cont’d on p-7)

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DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson, Gaurav Gogoi has asserted that Congress would play an important role in the formation of a secular government in Nagaland, even as he conceded that no party might get absolute majority this time. Addressing a press conference at Congress Bhawan here, Gogoi said that though Congress was contesting from only 18 seats, it was present in every district of the State and that it would go from door to door, house to house and village to village through its party workers with the message of (Cont’d on p-7) ‘clean elections’.

Close scholarship issue before polls: ENCSU NSCW, NBCC denounce pre-poll violence DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has made a “final call” to the chief minister and chief secretary to “complete” the scholarship issue before the scheduled state elections. A strongly worded press release from ENCSU president, M. Longre Chang and general secretary, WangNei C. Jessuhu warned that the union would not rest until all the students were given their scholarships. It reminded the CM and CS of their assur-

ances that the full amount of students’ scholarship for 2016-17 would be released before Christmas 20017. It asked why the government was deaf to the students’ needs and how, given the circumstances, the students could respect the CM. The union challenged the government to speak the truth because thousands of students were in trouble because of the scholarship problem. ENCSU warned the CM and his government to not campaign for the elec-

tions as it was “shameful” to stand before the students to campaign for re-election. The union also made a “final call” for the SIT report in the public domain. According to ENCSU, the report had already been submitted to the CS. The union also asserted that the scholarship funds misuse “will not reach the new government” because it is a matter concerning the individuals in power now. ENCSU also demanded that the department and

the state Home Commissioner, explain the specifics of why the 4th instalment of the scholarship had not been received from the centre and publish it in print media. The union also asked why the department could still not notify or call up the student beneficiaries who were yet to receive even their first instalment. With the 2018 semester at the door and the 2017 students having graduated, ENCSU pointed out that the department was still standing in 2017.

DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) and Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) have expressed deep shock and condemned violence in the run up to the assembly polls. NSCW expressed dismay at the reports of the brutal assault on three women at a village in Mokokchung’s Tuli A/C by some youth numbering six/seven on February 17 night for allegedly supporting a candidate not endorsed by the village.

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While condemning such acts of election-related violence, the commission urged upon the authorities to punish the guilty as per the law. It further demanded appropriate treatment for the injured women and compensation by the relevant state authorities and Election Commission. Meanwhile, NSCW lauded the bravery of all women candidates and workers for expressing their independent choices in the democratic process under

such trying times and wished them success. NBCC: NBCC through its clean election convener, Rev. Dr. Mar Atsongchanger condemned the assassination bid against intending candidates both in Mokokchung and Wokha. He said such violence posed a serious threat to the legitimacy of state elections. NBCC called upon all political parties, police/government for utmost vigilance and to ensure that political tensions were kept in check. (Cont’d on p-8)

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directives. He said village councils interfered with right of individuals in freely exercising their franchise by taking such decisions. Such decisions attract legal proceedings against both the council involved and the candidate favoured. Sinha further warned that action would be initiated against anyone not allowing voters to exercise their franchise freely on the basis of village council decisions. He said the message in this regard had been conveyed to all deputy commissioners (DCs) and superintendents of police (SPs). Referring to the Tuli incident, where three women

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Common platform for 4 Ghaspani-I candidates

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DIMAPUR, FEB 19 (NPN): Common platform was held for the intending candidate of 4 Ghaspani I assembly constituency, Monday at Aoyimti local ground, Dimapur. The common platform was organised by Aoyimti Clean Election Action Committee (ACEAC), in collaboration with Aoyimti Village Council (AVC) and Aoyimti Baptist Arogo (ABA) with the theme “come now and let us reason together”. During the programme, time slots given to candidates were five minutes for “opening remarks”, 90 sec for “reply to questions” and 30 sec for “follow up and rebuttal”. In the opening remark, BJP intending candidate of 4 Ghaspani-I, N Jacob Zhimomi stated highlighted the manifesto of BJP and commitments of developing the state and the requirements. “I had a vision since 2013 and could not implement because of the various reasons in the last government, it was very unstable”, Zhimomi said. Hence, he believed that BJP in Nagaland will be a stable government for development, good governance, new employment opportunities, etc.

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Independent candidate of 4 Ghaspani-I, Z. Kasheto Yeptho said that throughout the entire election campaign, he was focused on “clean election” spearheaded by Nagaland Baptist Church Council’s (NBCC). He lauded Aos for taking the lead and implementing clean election by hoisting white flag in every household in support of clean election which to him “had set a good

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Excise narcotic cell seize drugs

The accused along with the seized drugs.

DIMAPUR: While performing EEM duty on February 18, excise narcotic cell duty personnel recovered a total of 18,040 capsules of Spasmo-Proxyvon (SP) and Nitrosun (Nitrazepam) from two individuals, Raju Pradhan (29) of Lahorijan Assam and Abhijeet Das (40) of Hojai Assam. According to deputy commissioner of excise

(NC) Nagaland, Kevisetuo Angami, excise (NC) duty party signalled a suspicious vehicle (AS01BG3780) at Marwari Patti Dimapur for frisking. The duty personnel nabbed the vehicle and occupants at City Tower junction, Dimapur. Meanwhile in this connection, a case was registered under NDPS Act 1985 and is under further investigation.

AR capture country made liquor

AR along with the two accused.

DIMAPUR: Wokha battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) established a mobile vehicle check post at SBI junction Bhandari town on February 17. According to AR Wokha battalion, troops of Assam Rifles recovered 55 litres of illicit local Gin from one Maruti Omni van (AS 05 A 7784) which was being smuggled into Na-

galand. The apprehendees were identified as Albert Kikon (31) son of late Phyothung and Thungstho Yanthan (31) son of late Ephythung both residents of Yimpang village under Wokha district. In this connection, the apprehendees along with the illicit liquor have been handed over to Bhandari police station on for further investigation.

Tsg 1st phase randomisation of polling officials

DIMAPUR: The first phase of the randomization of the polling officials for election duties was conducted on February 18 at NIC, Tuensang. The Central Election Observer witnessed the event which was initiated by the District Information Officer, NIC Tuensang, Rüüvisie Kehe. A DIPR report said that agents of all the political parties of the district attended the event. K

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example among other communities”. “I engaged in small scale business to earn my daily livelihood, however why I have decided to contest was because of his political aspirations from my childhood days”, stated Kasheto. Yeptho while asserting his vision of joining politics was to fight and voice out for people at grassroots level. A A P c a n d i d a t e, 4 Ghaspani-I, Akavi N

Zhimomi said that in the modern context of Naga culture, only the richest people could contest. In this, Akavi said that he would stand for the truth and would stand for people of Nagaland while also representing youth of Nagaland in particular. INC candidate for 4 Ghaspani-I, Nagavito Sumi lauded organisers for providing common platform irrespective of background

and for providing equal opportunities to showcase their abilities and capabilities. He said that the clean election campaign initiative of NBCC and ABAM was how Nagas future is in safe hands as of now. Sumi stated that joining politics was to empower youth or voice out and tackle the political system. Further, he called upon the youth not to be sacred and to speak out the truth and stand up for the truth. He said that whether win or lose, one should stick to ones ideology and principle and added that Nagas are in the right track and should set one goal on clean governance and transparency in the government. Meanwhile, the debate and question and hour on topics like infrastructure, development, business, education, employment etc were precisely conducted and moderated by L. Mongkum Jamir and anchored by Tiakumzuk Aier and Chubatemjen. Earlier, god’s blessing was invoked by pastor, Aoyimti Baptist Arogo, Temsu Jamir, while introductory on common platform was highlighted by chairman, Aoyimti village council, Limatemsu Pongen.

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ATMA Akuhaito organises activities DIMAPUR: Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Akuhaito block conducted a “capacity building-cum-training on cabbage cultivation and liquid dish wash preparation” on February 16. A press release by ATMA Akuhaito block said that the resource person for cultivation of cabbage was ATM, Kaiho Achumi while resource person for liquid dish was ATM, Tovinoli. During the training, Kaiho highlighted importance of cabbages as a source of income for farmers in the area, and how cabbage being a cool season crop vegetable is well suited for the area. Tovinoli also demonstrated the preparation of liquid dish using cheap and easily available materials. The

programme concluded with interaction. Meanwhile, on February 17, Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Akuhaito also conducted training and demonstration on topics “demonstration on use of neem oil and crop protection”, demonstration on cultivation practises of okra and training on value addition of vegetables and fruits at Akuhaito and Khrimtomi village. Resource persons of the programme were ATM Kaiho Achumi, ATM Tovinoli Shohe along with BTT convenor Yekatoli (SO). During the programme, Kaiho deliberated on importance and use of neem oil in control of pest and disease management of field crops, vegetables and fruits. He stressed that

since the farmers are inclined to organic farming in the area, neem products acted as a potential and cheap tool in controlling pests and disease in agriculture. Earlier, cultivation practises of okra was discussed and demonstrated by Kaiho and a raised bed was prepared and seeds were sown practically with the help of farmers. Tovinoli also trained on the importance and preparation of jam making and baking of cake with available fruits and vegetables locally in the area, being self-sufficient and as well as empowering each other through preparation and sale of locally grown fruits and vegetables. Altogether, 25 farmers attended the training and demonstration programme.

Directives and information on general elections MON: Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer (DC&DEO) Thavaseelan K has informed all polling personnel registered as voters within Mon district and all government employees under the district requisitioned for election duty as sector officers, video surveillance team members, expenditure monitoring team members, webcasting personnel, office staff of DC/ADC/SDO/EAC offices etc, who have applied for postal ballot via form 12 to be physically present along with valid Government identity proofs on February 22 and 23 at DC’s office, Mon between 10 a.m to 4 p.m to receive and cast their Postal Ballots. According to DIPR, the circular also clarified that postal ballots will be issued or dispatched only through designated location mentioned above and not through other means. It is mandatory for electors to cast their votes at the facilitation centre set up at the venue. Further, polling duty personnel registered as voters in other districts are to receive and cast their Postal Ballots only on February 22 between 10 a.m to 4 p.m at the same venue. PEREN: DC&DEO Peren, SmitaSarangi has informed all police personnel under Peren district, polling duty personal registered as voters in other districts and all government employees

under Peren district requisitioned for election duty as sector officer, flying squad team members, static surveillance team members, video surveillance team members, expenditure monitoring team members, block level officer etc. and all employees from the polling personnel who have applied the form 12, for issue of postal ballot to be physically present along with valid identity proofs on the following dates at Town Hall, Peren - February 19, from 2 p.m to 6 p.m and February 20, from 10 a.m to 3 p.m. According to a DIPR, all postal ballot for the aforementioned employees will be issued only at the above mentioned location. DIMAPUR: DC & DEO of Mokokchung, Sachin Jaiswal (IAS), has informed through DIPR that polling personnel from DEF and NAP who applied for postal ballot are to produce their ID card or any other identification document issued by government agencies at the designated facilitation centre to collect and cast their postal ballots. ZUNHEBOTO:DC & DEO, Zunheboto, Tridibesh Roy (IAS) has informed all owners and drivers of vehicles requisitioned for the conduct of the General Elections to report at Local Ground, Zunheboto on February 23 from 8:00 p.m onwards. According to DIPR, contravention of any

order under Section 160, 162 shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend up to one year or with a fine or both, as per section 167 of the Representation of Peoples Act 1951, stated the order. KO H I M A : D C & DEO Kohima has notified all concerned government employees, drafted for election duty for the forthcoming NLA elections, that the third round of training for all polling personnel will be held at Kohima College at 10:30 a.m scheduled thus - training for presiding officer, 1st polling officer and additional polling personnel for VVPAT on February 22 and 2nd polling officers, 3rd polling officer and grade iv training on February 23. A notification sent through DIPR has directed all polling personnel to attend the training without fail. Necessary action will be taken against the absentees as per the Representation of the People’s Act, 1950 and Conduct of Election Rules, 1961. A facilitation centre for all the polling personnel will be available for clarification of queries and doubts at DC office conference hall on February 24 and 25 at 11 a.m. Polling personnel who have applied for postal ballot have further been notified that the facilitation centre for casting of postal ballot will be open at Training Hall on February 22 and 23.

Porbami weekly bazaar organised by Porbami Farmers Union.

Dr. Shürhozelie speaking to the gathering at Zunheboto election rally.

General observer for Pughoboto, Mahesh I. Patel addressed BLOs in a meeting at ADC Pughoboto office. BLOs were trained by Returning Officer & SDO Civil, Tiayanger Jamir and EAC & ARO, Nuhuta Tunyi on procedures to be followed for distribution of voter slips. BLOs were also directed to adhere to procedures to avoid complaints and ensure and facilitate free and fair election.

Clean election signature campaign held in Kohima DIMAPUR: Signature campaign on “clean elections, informed and ethical voting” was held on February 19 at DPDB Hall, Kohima with Kohima District Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) icon, Esther Natso and public leaders. According to DIPR, while addressing the gathering, DC& DEO, Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan said that ethical voting was a collective responsibility to ensure free and peaceful elections. He urged GBs and public leaders to spread this message across wards, colonies and villages. DC & DEO also sought their support and cooperation so that the elections were successful and peaceful. SVEEP icon observed that the election depart-

DC & DEO Kohima, Rajesh Soundarajan along with district icon, Easter Natso and other officials during the signature campaign at DPDB’s conference hall, Kohima on February 19. (DIPR) ment, in collaboration with government departments, media and NGOs had been actively campaigning to in-

crease electoral participation through registration, turn out, qualitative participation, informed and

ethical voting and to pro- to stand up for clean elecvide continuous electoral tions so that the state could and democracy education. change for the better. She urged the attendees In her address, DPRO

Kohima, Ruopfulenuo Houzha elaborated the ideas behind the launch of Kohima district SVEEP anthem and SVEEP Mobile Van by DC & DEO. Houzha stated that the main idea of launching the SVEEP campaign was to spread awareness about electoral process and clean elections and explained that the district’s SVEEP election anthem was composed in Tenyidie and Nagamese by Methaneilie so that all candidates and voters could be reached with the message of clean elections for the state. Meanwhile, representatives from wards and colonies under 9 Kohima Town A/C and 10 Northern Angami-I A/C, led by the Kohima DC and the district SVEEP Icon participated in the signature campaign. K

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WEATHER FORECAST FEBRUARY 20

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Agartala Hazy sunshine

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Hazy sunshine

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Aizawl

Guwahati Plenty of sun Imphal

Pleasant with plenty of sun

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Itanagar Beautiful with clouds and sun 24 12 Shillong

Sunshine and patchy clouds

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Plenty of sun

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Dimapur Hazy sun Mkg

Pleasant with plenty of sun

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Tuensang Cooler with plenty of sun

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Skill training programme for WDLSA inaugurates LLCs unemployed youth inaugurated at two more institutions

DIMAPUR: Skill training for unemployed youth batch 24 was inaugurated at Don Bosco Tech AIDA centre on February 17. Batch 24 of skill training for unemployed youth started on January 22 with 64 trainees from 18 different tribes of the North East. Training is imparted in domains such as hospitality – food and beverage service and assistant beauty therapist. The OSD government of Nagaland, national disaster management, Johnny Ruangmei graced the occasion as the chief guest. Addressing the gathering, Johnny Ruangmei lauded the initiative taken by Don Bosco Tech to provide skill training to dropouts, offering such courses as hospitality food and beverage services and hospitality beauty and wellness which are in high demand even in our own homes. “It is praiseworthy that these dropouts become employable and are in demand across the world” he said. Ruangmei encouraged the trainees to be creative and utilise their ideas.

One of the speakers at the programme.

“Whether you are a matriculate or a Doctorate Degree holder it is important to be trained in a specific field. Skill matters today because it will help you to start your own business tomorrow” he added. He further asserted that Don Bosco Tech has provided important things

CFC Nagaland ‘singles for Christ’ organises retreat

SFC members and others at the retreat.

DIMAPUR: Couples For Christ (CFC) Nagaland held “knights tales & princes diaries retreat” on February 11 at St. Ignatius Parish Razeba with regional coordinator CFC Youth For Christ (YFC) middle East region brother, Sean Jamir J. Septimo, and regional coordinator CFC Kids For Christ (KFC) middle East region for 14 knights brothers and 22 princess sisters of singles

for Christ (SFC) sister, Duchess Garcia. A press release issued by state coordinator-cumchapter head CFC Nagaland, Mengukhrietuo Marcus informed that Parish priest St. Ignatius Parish Razeba, Rev. Fr. James Sangtam administered the holy Eucharist mass for the retreat. The knights tales retreat for SFC Men was to help men understand the

true definition of manhood and challenge the men to live as modern-day knights, ready to offer their lives for the cause of Christ, while princess diaries retreat was an opportunity for SFC sisters to experience the fire of great love for the beloved, every woman will rediscover her identity in God’s eyes and be crowned with beauty, love and joy according to God’s will and plan.

for their lives, namely, challenge and response which will help them create history. M e a n w h i l e, s t a t e coordinator (placement), Anita Kuphu said that Don Bosco Society works for the development and education of the young especially those most at risk through

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said that he contested the election with the objective to bring development in the constituency and the state as the whole. He said the congress party has strong stand for secularism in the country and highlighted the manifestos of the party and gave assurance to the panchayat if elected. NPP candidate, Me-

dokul Sophie clarified that he joined NPP party seeing the prospect of collision government so as to bring development for the constituency and the state. He challenged the gathering not to sell or buy vote but vote for who would sincerely work for the people and acknowledged the organisers for

Students along with WDLSA officials.

DIMAPUR: Judicial magistrate first class and secretary Wokha District Leagal Services Authority (WDLSA), Seyielenuo Mezhii inaugurated Legal Literacy Clubs (LLCs) at two more educational institutions -- Spring Dale School and Christian Model High School -- on February 17. While inaugurating the Wokha District Legal Ser vices Authority (WDLSA) initiated LLCs, Seyielenuo Mezhii said that “ignorance of law is not an excuse” and asked all the participants to be aware of

the legal system in place in society. She asserted that that proper training and knowledge on laws will be imparted to LLC members by Panel Lawyers (PLs) and Para Legal Volunteers (PLVs). She also urged LLC members to be sincere in carrying out the activities and be agents of peace and transformation. Dwelling on the topic “child rights”, both resource persons PLs, Renponthung Tsanglao and David Ezung explained the provisions and rights

guaranteed to the children by the constitution of India with special reference to the universal declaration of human rights and convention on the rights of child. It may be noted that the LLC room has been furnished with computer sets, furniture and book shelves, designated especially for the LLC members and to be supervised by the teacher In-charge. Later, vote of thanks was delivered by PLV, Lichumo Kikon.159 students from both the schools participated in the programme.

PCYO Zunheboto extends support to ‘clean election’

DIMAPUR: Project Colony Youth Organization (PCYO), Zunheboto held a consultative meeting on February 18 with the project colony joint council, project east colony council, project west colony council, Sumi Totimi Hoho (STH) project east colony, Sumi Totimi Hoho Project West Colony, GBs and elders of the colony in support of clean election campaign “Achipiu Mlahnni – Amikiccho Kikishe” and for peaceful and smooth conduct of elections in the

colony. In a press release, PCYO president Toka T. Swu and general secretary Hito Tobo Achumi stated that the house resolved that “no political camps and mess will be allowed to be set up in project colony”, “whether a resident of the colony or from elsewhere, using of all kinds of intoxicants including alcohol and drugs and creating nuisance will be strictly prohibited”. “One person one vote” shall be strictly implemented the Special outreach medical health camp organised by the Urban Primary Health Centre Tuensang, was held on February 17 at Tuensang Town Council Office Tuensang. house resolved.

DC Dimapur informs on postal ballot

DIMAPUR: DIPR reports that Dimapur DC & DEO, Sushil Kumar Patel (IAS) through an office order has informed “all concerned that the details of Postal Ballot receiving back by post for service elector” for all the 5 ACs under Dimapur District has been fixed as under: 1. Venue- Deputy Commissioner Office, Dimapur at Room No.3, Gound Floor. 2. Time of delivery-3pm every day except on Counting Day i.e. 3rd March which will be on or before 7:59 am at the respective counting centres: i) Dimapur-I AC-Establishment Room, Ground Floor DC Office; ii) Dimapur -II AC- Certificate Cell, First Floor, DC Office; iii) Dimapur -III AC- Dobashi Court, First Floor, DC Office; iv) Ghaspani-I AC- DC Conference Hall; v) Ghaspani -II AC, District & Session Judge Room, First Floor, DC Office.

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Candidates of 14th southern Angami-1 AC during common platform at Kitsubozou colony Kohima on Monday (NP).

its schools, colleges, universities, technical schools and youth centres and many more interventions.” She further highlighted the unique selling points of Don Bosco Tech such as regular assessment of trainees through weekly tests and monthly assessment, parent meetings, eight-hour training daily for six days a week, training in basic computing, communicative English and soft skills besides the domain training involving practical and theoretical input along with industrial visits and guest lectures. She further informed the gathering that at least 13 past trainees of AIDA centre are working overseas and some of them earn over Rs. 2 lakhs per month. Earlier, welcome address was delivered by Toshikala Jamir and sharing by Temjeninla while Sumi and Naga remix folk dances and Chakesang and Lotha folk songs performed by trainees were some of the highlights of the programme. Vote of thanks was delivered by Jainpui Pamei.

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the programme that elevate the standard of election campaign and checking corruption. He highlighted the priority and important issues to be taken up once elected. N D P P c a n d i d a t e, Vikho-o Yhoshii in his address said that the state government need to have good relationship with the centre government and NDPP has clear vision for the development of the state. He gave his assurance to give his best for the constituency and the state, if elected. NPF candidate, Khrielezo Bio in his address said if elected, he would contribute for the people what was best and most needed for the society and also highlighted some of his priorities and objectives that he would implement if elected. E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was led by general secretary Kitsubozou Panchayat Aziebu Theyo, invocation prayer by Dr. Rev. Kevikhelo pastor CBCK while panchayat chairman delivered the welcome address.

Police Baptist Church DEF Tuensang Women department organised a one day “family management seminar” for police wives on February 15 with assistant director social welfare department Kohima, Bino Newmai, wife of Superintendent of Police Tuensang as the resource person. Altogether 83 women attended the seminar.

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary, NPF 38 Wokha A/C responds Reacting to an allegation and related ultimaLongleng conducts camps DIMAPUR: tum served on Wokha Village Council (WVC) by JD-U, 38 Wokha A/C NPF has issued a rejoinder.

Animals being vaccinated at the camp.

DIMAPUR: Department of Animal Husbandr y & Veterinary (DAH&V), Longleng district conducted rabies and swine flu vaccination camps under ASCAD in IRP Hq. quarter and Orangkong village on February 9 and 17. During the vaccination camp, CVO Longleng, Dr. Imsuyanger Lkr appreciated the response of

pet owners and farmers for their awareness of the Zoonotic effects of rabies and economically significant disease of swine flu. Further, he assured the farmers that the department will carry out such vaccination camps against all the economically important diseases of livestock before the onset of monsoon season.

With regard to the resolution adopted March 25, 2015, NPF 38 A/C Wokha president, Yiben Tungoe and general secretary, Thungbemo Tsanglao pointed that a general meeting is a traditional gathering of village people “to discuss issues faced by the people and also a time for social audit.” NPF said that the village council only acts as arbiter and recorder of discussions and resolutions. Therefore, March 25 resolution was a “resolution of the general people” and not WVC, NPF maintained. NPF said that JD (U) candidate filed his nomination without any obstruction from village authorities as it was his right to contest polls. Also, defending WVC, it said that the council had organised a common platform and invited all candidates to share aims, objectives, desires and party manifesto with the people, which according to NPF Wokha-38 was a clear indication of WVC’s neutrality. However, 38 A/C NPF said that JD (U) candidate unfortunately did not attend the programme. The party alleged that JD (U) candidate Y.M. Humtsoe despite being in government service, “declared his candidature on July 26, 2017 and was seen openly canvassing,” which violated the Nagaland Government Service Conduct Rules 1968 and IPC Section 171-G. It also stated that JD (U) serving an ultimatum to a particular village council to revoke a resolution of the people was attempt to “suppress the voice and will of the people, which is a clear violation of freedom of speech and expression of the people.”

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Mob drags out two rape accused from NCP candidate’s killing: death toll 4, probe on police station; kills them in Arunachal

Shillong, Feb 19 (PTI): The police have started investigating the killing of NCP candidate Jonathone N Sangma and three others in a suspected IED blast yesterday, East Garo Hills Deputy Commissioner Ram Kumar said today. No arrests have been made in connection with the blast, he said. Election to the Williamnagar Assembly constituency has been countermanded following the 43year-old Sangma’s death, Kumar, who is also the district election officer, said. Besides Sangma, who was contesting from Williamnagar, one of his security guards and two supporters died on the spot, when his convoy was ambushed by unidentified assailants at Sawilgre village, 14 km from Samanda block headquarters. Last night’s report had said two of his security guards were killed. Three persons - a security guard and two others - were injured in the explosion. They were initially taken to Williamnagar Civil Hospital and then admitted to a hospital in Guwahati in neighbouring Assam, Kumar said. No militant organisation has claimed responsibility for the blast. Kumar said posters put up by unidentified peo-

ple were found on Friday in Nenghkra, Chisobibra, Chimagre and Samanda Dolwarigre villages under Williamnagar constituency. They had messages threatening people of consequences if they voted for Sangma. The posters written in Garo language also had pictures of bullets and blood. Assembly elections for the 60-member House in Meghalaya are slated to be held on February 27. Around 30 people were travelling in four vehicles in Sangma’s convoy when the blast struck them between 7pm and 7.30pm. The vehicle carrying Sangma bore the brunt of the explosion. Preliminary reports suggest that an IED was used in the attack but detailed reports are still awaited, Kumar said. The Garo National Liberation Army, a proscribed militant outfit active in the state’s South and East Garo Hills districts, was campaigning against Jonathone. During the 2013 elections, Jonathone had received death threats and was provided additional security based on the threat perception, a police officer said. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and other political leaders have condoled his death.

Political parties attack Cong govt over killing

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W illiamna g ar / Shillong, Feb 19: Targeting the ruling Congress-led government Meghalaya over the killing of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Jonathone N. Marak, Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh on Monday said the incident portrays utter chaos and lawlessness in the state. Describing the killings as a political murder, NCP leader Vijaj Raj alleged that Sangma was targeted on the “influence of a political party” and only two security personnel were provided to him. However, Raj refused to identify the name of the political party. “The attack on NCP candidate is a testimony that Mukul Sangma-led government has failed to provide security to the citizens of Meghalaya,” he said addressing drumming support for BJP candidates - Thomas Sangma, Ricky Marak and Santosh R. Marak. “If there is no law and order, there can’t be any development in the state in the state,” he said, adding that he was deeply hurt by the incident. He said if there is no law and order. In Shillong, several political leaders cutting across party lines have expressed

shocked over the killing and held the ruling Congress government responsible for its failure to ensure security to all the candidates. NCP and UDP have demanded for National Investigating Agency probe into the killings “The Congress government has failed miserably to protect the life of Sangma. The Government was not taking security of candidates’ seriously. We condemn the incident and the NIA should probe the killing of the NCP candidate,” United Democratic Party Chief, Donkupar Roy told journalists. Condemning the brutal killing of Sangma and three others, Hill State People’s Democratic Party Supremo, Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit demanded a thorough investigation on the incident which has create a fear psychosis among the people of the state in general and Williamnagar in particular. He also called upon the people of the state to unite against such cowardly acts. “BJP is extremely concerned about this use of violence specially in the Garo hills. This is unacceptable. It is an indication of total collapse of the law and order claim of the Congress government,” BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli told journalists. Describing

the incident a “dastardly” act, Kohli said, “A candidate who was eliminated through such an act of violence confirms our worst fear. The BJP demands and expect that the Central security forces must be increased to ensure that any vulnerable segment of society or voters.” Condemning the incident, state Congress said that violence can never be the answer to any problem but believes that participation in the democratic process is the solution if one wants to serve and work for growth and development of society and state. The party also appealed the people of Meghalaya to be aware and alert and not allow “forces” to take advantage during this period of electioneering. Condemning the cowardly and merciless act of killing of innocent people, National People’s Party Chief Conrad K.Sangma said, “The attack is an assault on democracy and freedom of the people of Meghalaya. We will not be cowed down by fear and intimidation and we promise that we will not let their sacrifice go in vain. We resolve to continue the fight against violence of all forms and work for peace and development to lift our state from the bondage of fear and oppression. “

Itanagar, Feb 19 incident. I have placed isterial inquiry. The SP has (Agencies): In a shock- three officers on suspen- been transferred,” he told ing incident, an irate mob sion and ordered for mag- India Today. today dragged out two rape accused from a police station in Tezu in Arunachal Pradesh and beat them to death. The two accused, now dead, have been identified Dear Zakievikho... as Sanjay Sabar, 30 and Because you are a good servant to our Jagadish Lohar, 25, mi- Lord, showering you with many blessing grant laborers from neigh- for your Birthday is the easiest prayer He can answer for the day. Happy B’day. boring Assam. The two were allegedWith Love Parents, Brothers ly involved in the rape and and Sister . murder of a 12-year-old girl from Namgo Village under Dear Abuile, Wakro circle in Arunachal Deuteronomy 28:13 The Lord shall Pradesh. She had been make you the head, and not the tail; you missing since February 12. will always prosper if you obey faithFive days later, her naked fully all his commandments. May these body, with the head sevwords of God be upon you.Happy birthered, was recovered near day once again May God Bless you. a tea garden. From, Dad, Mom, Sis& bro Sabor and Lohar were arrested in this connection and, according to police Dear Kevi, sources, they had confessed On this special day, I just want to remind to the crime. The killing of you how honestly, truly, madly in love rape accused by the mob with you. Give us the opportunity to is second such incident in make your day filled with great memothe Northeast in last three ries. HAPPY BIRTHDAY…! years. From. H.I.K.S In May 2015, an alleged rapist, suspected to Happy Birthday, RK Lotha, NCS be an illegal Bangladeshi (Retd) (1928-2018) migrant, was beaten to An hour with children and great grand death after being pulled children, feel young again. Anything out of a jail by a mob at longer than that and start to age quickly. Dimapur in Nagaland. “The fear of the Lord God prolong days. Arunachal Pradesh’s The year of the wicked shall be shortChief Minister, Pema ened” (Proverbs 10:27). Khandu condemned the Loving wife, children, great grand children, in-laws. incident. “It’s an unfortunate

Manipur CM warns encroachers Dr. Singh invites young No intimation from Centre on Naga start-ups to come to NE Framework Agreement: Assam

Manipur CM N Biren Singh inspecting river bank dredging work in Imphal on Monday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Feb 19: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has Monday warned illegal encroachers at the river banks to move out within March 3. “All illegal encroachers should voluntarily move out by March 3, if not, government will be compelled to evict the encroachers by force,” Singh said while inspecting dredging work being taken up at various areas along the bank of Imphal River. The chief minister was accompanied by minister

for water resources, Letpao Haokip and officials of water resources department. Talking to reporters, Singh said that illegal land encroachment is one of the major factor causing flash floods in the state. He said that under the Flood Plain Zoning Act, no land pattas within 30 feet around the river can be issued to any individual. “Legally no one can reside within these protected area,” he added. “Under the MLR& LR Act and Flood Plain Zoning Act, we have started taking up certain steps and served

NE militancy on decline; Tripura and Mizoram most peaceful GUWAHATI, Feb 19 (Agencies): Militant activity in the northeast is on the decline, with Tripura and Mizoram emerging as the most peaceful states in the region, a recent Union home ministry report says. According to the report, the seven states in the northeast registered 308 militancy-related cases last year, down from 484 in 2016. The trend has been a downward one. In 2015, there were 574 insurgency-related cases reported while the year before that registered a staggering 824 such incidents. Last year, Tripura and Mizoram reported no insurgency-related incidents. Manipur, with 167 cases reported last year, was found to be the most disturbed state, primarily owing to the activities of CorCom (Coordination Committee), a conglomeration of six Manipur-based militant outfits. The resurgence of Assam-based militant outfits like Ulfa (Independent) and

NDFB (Songbijit) caused more disruptions in Arunachal, which registered the second highest militant activity with 61 incidents, than in Assam, which reported 33. Assam DGP Mukesh Sahay put it down to the formation of the United National Liberation Front of Western Southeast Asia, an umbrella body of at least four militant groups. “The formation of UNLFW has aided the revival of Ulfa (I), which now receives support from NSCN (K) in Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh,” he said. The overall situation, however, is better. Two other rebel groups - Kamtapur Liberation Organization and NDFB (S) - are also part of UNLFW. Most militant outfits in Assam- Ulfa, NDFB and Adivasi rebel groups- have joined peace talks, while Dima Halam Daogah have been disbanded. Meghalaya and Nagaland registered 28 and 19 militancy-related incident last year.

show cause notices to those land encroachers and given 45 days,” he said. He also appealed the people to remove the crematorium, houses, clubs, toilets, etc that are being constructed along the river banks by March 3 next. Singh said that the government would try its best to protect and save the lives and damages caused by floods in the state. “Before the monsoon season, we will be dredging the river beds of rivers such as Imphal River, Thoubal River, Iril River and Kongba River etc and eviction process of all encroachers at river banks will begin soon,” he said. He informed that the state government received Rs 15 crore for the work under NLCPR, out of which Rs 10 crore has been used for procuring bored pipes and other machineries for dredging of river beds. State water resources minister, Letpao Haokip said that his department is chalking out plans to prevent flash floods in the future.

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NEW DELHI, FEB 19 (NPN): Union DoNER minister, Dr. Jitendra Singh has invited young start-ups from across the country to come to the North East and try their fortune through unexplored potentials of the region. Talking to media persons at the Skill India exhibition, Singh said while all the avenues of livelihood and new ventures are gradually getting exhausted in other parts of the country and States, the immense unexplored avenues and potentials of North Eastern region are still available and beckoning the young entrepreneurs to come and try their luck. He also highlighted the North East Venture Fund, which focuses on encouraging entrepreneurship in the region, primarily by offering support to first-generation entrepreneurs. “This provision will be in addition to the provisions already available in Prime Minister’s “Start-up India, Stand-up India” programme,

PRESS INFORMATION We the undersigned party workers of BJP, YANNU VILLAGE have decided to work and support in favor of Shri Y Wangto Konyak intending Independent Candidate 41 A/C Tizit. 1. Shingwang Wangsa, 5. N. Penbong, 2. T.Nokthak Wangsa 6. K.Ahon Wangnao 3. P. Naobo Wangnao 7. K.Nahven 4. T.Alam DC-402

RESIGNATION

On 15th Feb 2018, the office bearers of NPF Party 43-Tapi A/C Held a meeting and unanimously decided to tender mass resignation and support the NPP candidate, Mr.WANGLEM KONYAK, in the upcoming 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly General Election. 1) Wangpoh President NPF 43 Tapi A/C 2) Noke V/P ‘’ 3) Honyeih V/P ‘’ 4) Nahkhah V/P 5) Namwang SECY 6) Nyoying SECY 7) Ajei Advisor 8) Manjei Advisor 9) Yeinon Women Wing President 10) Sunny General Secy 11) Yimwang Youth Wing President 12) Wangnyem Secy 13) Manto Farmer Wing President 14) Tingkam Secy 15) Wanjun V/P President NPF Mon Division 16) Yaom Information Secy NPF Mon Division 17) Pannyei Youth Wing Secy NPF Mon Division 18) Junwang Farmer Wing Secy, NPF Mon Division The present office bearers of BJP 43 Tapi A/C led by its mandal president, Shri.Khamwang K and General Secretary, Shri.Manwang K has unanimously decided to support the NPP Candidate, Mr.Wanglem Konyak, in the upcoming 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly General Election Shri.Khamwang K Shri.Manwang K President BJP General Secretary BJP 43- Tapi A/C 43- Tapi A/C K-490

which includes provision of tax holiday as well as 3-month exit period”, he said. Through this venture fund, the ministry plans to provide initial capital to young entrepreneurs, who decide to set up their ventures in the region. He informed that over 65 proposals from across India were being evaluated for the Venture Fund. “If we are able to move forward with the plan that we have envisaged for ourselves, the day is not far when the Northeast will become a favourite destination for young startups from all over India,” he added.

Guwahati, Feb 19 (PTI): Assam government Monday said it had not received any communication from the Centre on the Naga Framework Agreement and asserted that it would not accept the inclusion of the state’s territory in the proposed Nagalim or Greater Nagaland. In a written reply to a query from AGP MLA Ramendra Narayan Kalita, state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary informed the Assembly that the BJP government in the state had not received any official

intimation or information from the Centre on the Naga Framework Agreement. Replying on behalf of Chief Minister, who is in charge of the home and border areas development departments, Patowar y added that the state government had not contacted the Centre as there was no official communication on the issue. Asked about the state government’s stand if any portion of Assam was included in the proposed Na-

galim, he said, “The Assam government will not at all accept the inclusion of Assam’s land in Nagalim.” To a question on the framework agreement from Congress MLA Ajanta Neog, the minister said the Centre had not sought any suggestion from the state government in this regard. The Naga Framework Agreement was signed between the NSCN(IM) and the Centre in 2015 to solve the decades-long Naga political problem.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 1ST NAP BATTALION

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE COMMANDANT 12th NAP BN (INDIA RESERVE) CHINGTOK : LONGLENG NO.12BN(IR)/RO-10/2017-18/1169 Dt. Chingtok, the 19th Feb’ 2018. SHOW CAUSE NOTICE To Regt/No. 12520 C/N IMLIATED PHOM Son of Shri. Handong Village – Mima PO - Longleng PS – Longleng Dist -–Longleng, Nagaland. Whereas, you have been found absent from bonafide Govt. duty with effect from 09-02-2018 without any leave or permission from the competent authority till date. And whereas, First Calling notices were issued and served to you through concern P.S vide order 1. No.12BN(IR)/RO-10/2017-18/1151 Dt. 12/02/2018. The said No. 12520 C/N Imliyated Phom is hereby directed to report to the undersigned within 7 (seven) days from the publication of this notice failing which he will be declared as deserter without further notice. Commandant, 12th NAP Bn (India Reserve) DC-398 Chingtok, Longleng.

CHUMUKEDIMA, NAGALAND No.1NAP/Esstt-96 (A)/2017-18 Dated, Cmd the 17th Feb' 2018 NO. : 5555 NAME : N. TSATIKUM SANGTAM RANK : CONSTABLE S/O : NOKSANGKYU SANGTAM VILLAGE : LONGKHITPEH P.O : LONGKHIM P/S : LONGKHIM DIST : TUENSANG STATE : NAGALAND Sub: Last and Final Calling Notice Whereas you have been found absent from duty with effect from 09/12/2017 till date. And whereas 3 (three) calling notices has been served to you vide this office order No. 1. NO.1NAP /Esstt-96(A) /2017-18/1243 Dt, Cmd, the 21/12/2017. 2. NO.1NAP /Esstt-96(A) /2017-18/1330 Dt, Cmd, the 12/01/2018. 3. NO.1NAP /Esstt-96(A) /2017-18/1423 Dt, Cmd, the 24/01/2018. Whereas it is notified that the last opportunity is given to you to report back to undersigned within 15 (Fifteen) days from the date of publication of this final calling notice, failing which departmental action will be initiated against your ex-parte. Commandant 1st NAP Battalion, Chumukedima, Nagaland DC-399

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The following Political Party leaders of various political parties from different villages have resigned in support of Shrt. Wangto, Independent Candidate 41 Tizit A/C. 1. Chingom : Vice President (BJP) Youth wing 41 Tizit A/C 2. Chingom : V/P (BJP) Youth wing Tizit town 3. Yato Konyak : BJP worker Lapa village along with 5 party workers 4. Mrs Manya : Working President (NDPP) Women wing 41 Tizit A/C 5. Mrs. Manlen :Jt Secy, (NDPP) Women wing Tizit Town 6. Mankham : President (NDPP) Pongma Colony Tizit Town 7. Tingnyam : Vice President (NDPP) Lapa Lampong 8. Lemphong : Active member (NDPP) Lapa Lampong 9. Yayem : President (INC) Neitong Village. 10. Abo : Secy, (INC) Sakho Village 11. Putai : BJP worker Sakho village 12. Mihjat : BJP worker, Sakho Village along with 5 party workers 13. Shingwang BJP worker, Yannu Village along with 80 party workers DC-403

I, Shri. Aloh Wangham, Ex–MLA Tizit A/C resigned from the Primary and active membership from BJP, thereby withdrawing support from Shri.P. Paiwang Konyak, Intending Candidate BJP of 41 A/C Tizit, Mon Nagaland, where I have supported him through a press release in Nagaland Post dated 26/10/2017. I have lost my confidence in the party setup of the BJP 41 A/C Tizit. I and my followers hereby declare our support in favor of Shri. Wangto Konyak, intending Independent Candidate, 41 A/C Tizit. Sd/Aloh Wangham Ex-MLA 41 Tizit A/C DC-404

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hough the north east region has one fourth of India’s forest cover and already has 70 per cent of their area under forest cover; yet the forest area is shrinking. According to the State Forest Report, the northeastern region has a forest cover of 1,73,219 sq km, which constitutes 66.07% of its geographical area. The region constitutes just 7.98% of the total geographical area of the country, but accounts for nearly a fourth of India’s total forest cover. On a national scale, forest cover has been rising and this rise in the green cover is attributed to success of multiple afforestation programmes. India now ranks 10th in the world for forest area and eighth for annual forest gain. A detailed breakdown of the numbers reveals that states like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha and Telangana have contributed to the maximum increase in green cover. Unfortunately, six northeastern states including Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Tripura, Meghalaya and Sikkim have seen a steep loss of green cover estimated at 630 sq km. The three states that have recorded the maximum increase in forest cover include Andhra Pradesh with 2141 sq. km followed by Karnataka with 1101 sq. km and Kerala with 1043 sq. km. The region, not too long ago was the envy of botanists and naturalists but today the once-green region is fast becoming barren. The State of Forest Report, released by Forest Survey of India (FSI) showed that the north east lost 549 sq km of forest cover in the last two years, while another 1,229 sq km forest land has also been degraded into scrub with canopy density of less than 10 per cent. The factors for the loss has been attributed to shifting cultivation. Of all states, Assam lost the maximum forest cover with some 17 sq.Kms during the period 2011-12 when the survey was taken. The moderately dense type of forest in Assam has also decreased by 152 sq km - the highest in the country. As per the study by the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) Arunachal Pradesh now has a forest cover of 67,410 sq km, Assam has 27,673 sq km, Mizoram 19,117 sq km, Meghalaya 17,275 sq km, Manipur 17,090 sq km, Nagaland 13,318 sq km, Tripura 7,977 sq km and Sikkim 3,359 sq km. The IFSR 2017 records a loss of 630 sq kms of forest cover in NE – with Mizoram losing 531 sq kms, Nagaland 450 sq kms, Arunachal Pradesh 190 sq kms, Tripura 164 sq kms and Meghalaya 116 sq kms. The report said that Manipur has lost 190 sq km of forest cover, the highest among northeastern states, since the last survey in 2009. ” In Manipur, the decrease in the forest cover is mainly in three hill districts of Tamenglong, Senpati and Ukhrul, while Chandel district has shown a 30 sq km increase in forest cover. Nagaland follows Manipur, with the state losing 146 sq km in the last two years. Arunachal Pradesh has lost 74 sq km, Mizoram 66 sq km, Meghalaya 46 sq km, Tripura eight sq km while forest cover in Sikkim has remained the same. The north east must wake up and act as much as the Centre has announced ‘Act East Policy’ for balanced development of the region.

DailyDevotion Taking the Initiative Against Drudgery Arise, shine… —Isaiah 60:1 When it comes to taking the initiative against drudgery, we have to take the first step as though there were no God. There is no point in waiting for God to help us— He will not. But once we arise, immediately we find He is there. Whenever God gives us His inspiration, suddenly taking the initiative becomes a moral issue— a matter of obedience. Then we must act to be obedient and not continue to lie down doing nothing. If we will arise and shine, drudgery will be divinely transformed. Drudgery is one of the finest tests to determine the genuineness of our character. Drudgery is work that is far removed from anything we think of as ideal work. It is the utterly hard, menial, tiresome, and dirty work. And when we experience it, our spirituality is instantly tested and we will know whether or not we are spiritually genuine. Read John 13. In this chapter, we see the Incarnate God performing the greatest example of drudgery— washing fishermen’s feet. He then says to them, “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet” (John 13:14). The inspiration of God is required if drudgery is to shine with the light of God upon it. In some cases the way a person does a task makes that work sanctified and holy forever. It may be a very common everyday task, but after we have seen it done, it becomes different. When the Lord does something through us, He always transforms it. Our Lord takes our human flesh and transforms it, and now every believer’s body has become “the temple of the Holy Spirit” (1 Corinthians 6:19).

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ow the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden?’” (Genesis 3:1). The rest is history. Now decide for yourself whether what the RSS-controlled BJP Government is doing in Nagaland and the NorthEast isn’t how Satan in the guise of a serpent deceived Eve and Adam in the Garden of Eden so long ago. The whole creation has been in a mess ever since. The announcement of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly election (2018) has already opened Pandora’s box. Already ten political parties are in the fray, with only one regional party totally committed to regional development. Unless God’s people wake up and exercise their Christian responsibility prayerfully and wisely, this year’s election may turn out to be the most divisive and destructive ever. Even now it has the appearance of an uncontrollable “monster.” For the first time , the RSS with their Hindutva ideology has decided to challenge the Church of Jesus Christ in Nagaland, in Meghalaya, and surely in Mizoram in the near future. Victory for the RSS-controlled BJP in the Nagaland State election and the two other Christiandominated North-Eastern states means enslavement of the North-Easterners and persecution of the C hurch. Hence, Christians everywhere, listen to the Bible: “Be very careful, then, how you live--not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is” (Ephesians 5:15-17). In 1963 the Central Government in New Delhi created “Nagaland State”,

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and in 1964 a Delhi-imposed full legislative assembly began functioning. In all the subsequent elections the Church (overwhelming Baptist and Roman Catholic voters in Nagaland) selected Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) to govern Nagaland State. What happened to “Clean Election” all these years? I am persuaded that the Church-- Christians in Nagaland, Meghalaya, and Mizoram-- is really the culprit for all the corruption because we the Church, we corrupt church members, knowingly continue to elect corrupt church members as MLAs in every election. Almost all Nagaland MLAs and Government bureaucrats are likely to be members of a local church. Today nobody denies that Nagaland is one of the most corrupt states in India. Don’t we realize that the Church (the vast majority who are Baptist Christians) again will decide who will form the next government in Nagaland? What an awesome task of the Church before men and God! It is the same in Meghalaya where the Church (Presbyterians, Baptists, Catholics) will decide who forms the next government, and the same in Mizoram where the Church (Presbyterians and Baptists) will decide their next government. In the fourth century B.C., Aristotle wrote: “The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousand-fold.” Thomas Aquinas, centuries later, said that little errors in the beginning lead to serious consequences in the end. How could these overwhelming majority Christian states -- sink to the bottom of the moral totem pole? Let us add the five Christiandominated hill districts of Manipur (Ukhrul, Senapati, Tamenglong, Churachandpur, and Chandel) where similar corruption abounds. Please read Patricia Mukhim’s article, “Where is

Christ in the Government?” (Morung Express, 3/1/18, p.5). The Church is reaping what she has sown. Whether “solution before election” or “solution after election” or “never solution”, the struggle for clean elections will continue. Free and fair elections are essential for the formation of any democratic government. What does ”clean election” mean, and how a clean election can be achieved, have been discussed threadbare in the church, in the public square, on school/college campuses, thanks to the Nagaland Baptist Church Council’s (NBCC) leadership with the backing of the Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF), and several NGOs and civil societies. This time the Church has invested more time and energy in efforts to ensure a clean election. Many excellent rules and regulations, which are mostly ignored, have been laid down which the political candidates and the electorate are to abide by. But still the essential “one thing” found wanting in the Naga Church today is spiritual and moral power… “having a form of godliness but denying its power” (2 Tim.3:5). Today’s Church has failed to “contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints” (Jude 3). The love of money has just about destroyed the testimony of the Church. We compete only in who can build the largest church building (mostly with money stolen by corrupt politicians and bureaucrats who then donate it to the church). But we forget the main mission of the church: building up believers in the faith and making disciples of Christ at home and around the w orld. If we want a clean election, the Church must first confess her sin and be clean, spiritually and morally. “If my people… will humble themselves and pray and

NNC Stands Firm On The Truth Of Naga Sovereignty

t has all along been the most irrefutable of facts that right from the very inception of time the Nagas had not been Indians and their land had absolutely never been a part of India. This eternal stance most explicitly stated isn’t one of any claim too audacious be it human or Divine. Most ironically, however, because of the Nagas’ resolute maintenance of their rights, India had come killing and destroying them; by the act of which India truly stands abominably guilty and irrevocably condemned forever. Overt declaration of our rights had been being ever most diligently carried on to this day without any letup by the Nagas starting from the instant the Nagas Club’s presentation of the historic Memorandum in 1929 to the Sir Simon Commission. Having been most wrongly condemned as guilty for speaking up for their rights, the Naga houses and Churches were all reduces to ashes. Indiscriminate firing of guns of all calibers on whomsoever came on sight resulted in decimating more than one lakh precious Naga lives; their corpses have not fully decomposed nor have the tears of the mourners stopped flowing. Only much after the overwhelming majority of the Nagas have well started on their rightful destiny; a miserable group of renegade Nagas allowed themselves to be manipulated by the sly functionaries of the covetous India and came up with a 16-point draft, got the approval of the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and birthed the illegitimate “separate state” and brought about the legacy of Election to defile our virtuous History ever since. Even now in 2018, many so-called leaders are most busily engaged, vying for their places in the 60 seats that are up for grabs. Every candidate without exception had sworn as they filed their papers. On being

elected, all would swear again to be loyal to the Indian Constitution. My sincere request is that none of the honourable candidates ever forget nor neglect the profound Naga National heritage. Today a certain section is most bothered with the business of an illusive “solution”. If the solution were to result in Naga Sovereignty, then all the Nagas would be most willing and well humoured; but if the solution is one within the ambit of the Constitution of India, Nagas would most definitely reject the same. Some would also most ceaselessly harp on the “frame work agreement of August 3, 2015”. But the people for whom it was supposed to mean, simply do not have even an inkling nor have they seen its faint shadow. Since the BJP is at one most formidable height of power today, everybody is jostling to be in close association with her. Some others have also been observed to be working with other Indian National Parties as well. But we should most surely and carefully discern the fact that all the Indian National Parties are designed to swallow up the Nagas and her interests. It is to be most well noted that all the Nagas living in the country are solidly behind the Naga National Council, standing most unflinchingly on the May 16, 1951 Plebiscite. And the eternal NNC stand from the beginning has been that of Naga Sovereignty and nothing less. So I hereby most humbly relay the profound nuggets of wisdom gleaned from the Elders as well as by delving deep into the vast wealth of the Naga Chronicles, to all the Nagas, and more particularly to the candidates to refresh the memory. Thank you, one and all. Kuknalim. Zapuvisie Lhousa Kuotsu, CEC Member, NNC

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seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chron.7:14). The Church must never be unequally yoked with any secular government. The Church sins when morally corrupt politicians and government officials are permitted to occupy the pulpit. The Church sins when corrupt money and corrupt people help build worship centers and gospel ministries and missions. The Church is truly a fellowship of Christ’s followers. She is the body of which Christ is the Head. To Him alone the Church owes her allegiance, not to any human agent or organization, including the so-called “high command” in Delhi or any underground group. Only then can the Church confront the secular, corrupt world (politicians, bureaucrats, national workers, etc.) with the Word: “Thus says the LORD GOD.” Such a Church remains prophetic. Any local church that ceases to be prophetic becomes pathetic, serving the world rather than their Lord. Linked to Nagaland’s soon-coming Legislative Assembly election is the RSS influence which has been secretly, and subtly, permeating, like a deadly chemical or virus, into the various parts of the NorthEast for decades. The RSS was founded in 1925 by K. Baliram Hedgewar from Nagpur, who, among others, agitated for strict segregation of Hindus and Muslims. Some of the most prominent RSS members deeply admired Facism and Nazism, the two totalitarian movements which swept through Europe in the early 20th century. We are told the RSS was outlawed by the British and was even occasionally banned by the Indian government after independence. Naturam Godse, who assassinated

braham Lincoln defined democracy as “Government of the People, by the People and for the People”. There cannot be any better, shorter and appropriate definition than this. But once the leaders are voted to power they forget who the people, what the people and for whom they are elected. They are elected not to lord over the electorates but to serve them. If the leaders claim that they know for whom they are elected, our 54 years old state would not be as it is today. Leaving aside all other areas let us just take one example. Our roads- National/ Highways, approach roads to administrative head-quarters and villages are the index of how our leaders take care for the welfare of the general public! Had the government spent at least one tenth of the fund on the roads and bridges in Nagaland doing justice, the conditions of our roads would not be as we are experiencing today. Where then

Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, was a member of the RSS. Senior RSS members had direct links to both Mussolini in Italy and Hitler in Germany. Madhavarao S. Goldwalker, known as the brain of RSS, was the second RSS chief, who enthusiastically advocated for an India dominated by Hindus. From its genesis, the RSS openly espoused militant Hindu activism and the suppression of minorities. This brief RSS background can help us understand something about the current BJP-RSS nexus. Yes, RSS’s ultimate objective is to establish a Hindu Rashtra (nation or kingdom) and the Hindu religion: a Hindu theocratic government. The current BJP, officially formed in 1980, is the successor of the BJS party, which itself was the political arm of the RSS. Indeed, BJP is the political arm of the RSS. We are told most BJP workers were hardcore RSS people. We believe Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajna Singh, President Amit Shah, and several more Ministers, are hardcore RSS members. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwati is now the voice of the RSS founding members; he is also a major voice in BJP’s policy-making and policy implementation. In other words, when we talk about BJP government, we are talking about a RSScontrolled gover nment. How can any true follower of Jesus Christ be a primary member of the BJP-RSS? The world knows Hinduism is a religion, and RSS is a radical-violent-intolerantracist-Hindu-politico-religious group. Since the current BJP government assumed power at the center in 2014, there have been appointments of more and more hardcore RSS members as state governors, government bureaucrats, heads of educational institutions, organizations, including India’s President

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had the money gone? So, believing in the less said the better, as one of the senior citizens, I would like to list out some of the important needs of the general public to whom the government belongs:I) Good roads- National/ State Highways, Approach road to administrative centers and villages. II) Safe and sufficient drinking Water supply: (Though our state is more than 54 years now, till today we do not have sufficient safe drinking water even in our state capital Kohima. Not to speak of Safe drinking water but even unsafe water for washing purpose also not plentifully available. This is a very unfortunate and mockery on the system of our government). This is also one main index of how efficient or inefficient is our state government. III) Power Supply: We need much more regular and sufficient power supply than what we have

(a Dalit) and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, both of whom are active RSS members. Congress Party President Rajiv Gandhi said, “In every single ministry in India at the national level, there is an OSD (officer on special duty) from RSS working with the minister. . . . The minister is not operating on his own” (PTI). The list goes on. What about the drastic increase in harassment, torture, burning and murder of Christians and their churches, Muslims and their mosques, Dalits and all the other innocent minorities in India? In recent times RSS cow vigilantes have become active in all BJP-ruled states, with the loss of many lives, especially Muslims and Dalits. Saving cows by murdering human beings created in the image of God is an abomination to Christians and Jews. By the way, Christians in India and around the world must never forget that horrific murder committed by the Bajrang Dal, an ally of the RSS, by burning alive the Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in Odisha in 1999 while sleeping in their vehicle. Just as the 12-digit Aadhaar number being issued to every Indian, the BJP-RSS government is set to assign each of India’s milk-producing cow a cheap, unique identity card or UID, first proposed in 2015. A Hindustan Time report says that this year’s Central Government budget shows an allotment of Rs. 50 crore for 40 million cattle. Incredible! What is being done about the poor and marginalized millions of citizens, who are treated as lower than milking cows and sacred bulls? The caste system will always keep India divided… “Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all” (Prov.22:2). (To be concluded) Tuisem A. Shishak

today. IV) Good hospitals and dispensaries manned by adequate staffs and reasonable supply of medicines for the patients. V) Proportionately Staffed Schools and colleges. VI) Public transport facilities at reasonable fares. VII) Standard marketing facilities for general public. VIII) Setting up of small, medium and large industries. IX) Sufficient food and civil supplies. X) Protection of merit cases in employment matters. Therefore it would be wise on the part of the loyal citizens to caste vote and demand the above listed needs from the leaders who are being elected to the 13th House of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on 27 February 2018. R.Ezong, Senior Citizen, Mount View, Purana Bazar, Dimapur

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If there is one person who needs money the most, then obviously that person is me. With so much easy and free money everywhere, it is like the manna falling down from Heaven and all we have to do is collect it. However with the Clean Election Campaign initiated by the NBCC, ABAM, ABCC etc growing stronger each passing day sometimes I feel angry at these organizations for starting this movement in the very first place. Though there are many like me who often make fun of it in the social medias sitting at the comfort of our homes, I can’t deny that I have been touch by it and these organizations have certainly made me realize the true meaning of election. So if a person like me can be moved by this Clean Election Wave and make me change my views about voting, just imagine the effect it must be having on the more learned people of Nagaland. NBCC, ABAM, ABCC etc are successfully doing a great job. It will not be an easy task but don’t blame the public or don’t be disheartened because till few months back most people didn’t even know that the two words CLEAN and ELECTION can be joint together and used as one. Lastly here is a small message to my friends, who often offer me SOLUTIONS to my problems in the name of election, I am happy that you guys have suddenly become capable of solving people’s problems, I pray that you will always be in this position (i.e capable of solving people’s problems) in the days to come too and I also would like to use this column to say that I will choose a good candidate and vote for him, he doesn’t need to send anyone to my house to convince me that he is the best and though money and so many things may flow like the rivers, me and my family will not sell our votes. Yohan G Bendang, Medziphema Town, (jonbendang@gmail.com)

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Justice Loya death: We treat it like a cause, says CJI Mishra New Delhi, Feb 19 (AGENCIES): Facing criticism that the Supreme Court intends to “throw away” the PILs seeking an independent probe into the death of CBI Judge B.H. Loya, Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra assured petitioners about the “highest amount of seriousness” with which the court is examining their plea, even calling it a “cause”. “We give this the highest amount of seriousness. We treat it like a cause. We do not care what is said outside, but we will do our duty if any fact arouses our suspicion,” Chief Justice Misra assured petitioners’ counsel, senior advocates Dushyant Dave and Indira Jaising, on Monday. “If there is some suspicion which requires further investigation, we shall do that. We are looking at all the evidence. That is why we have asked the State (of Maharashtra) to show us all their material on the case,” Chief Justice Misra observed orally. Justice Chandrachud, on the Bench along with Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, reminded the petitioners that the court had already conveyed on the very first

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day of the hearing that the death of Justice Loya was of “serious concern”. “We are looking at it carefully to see whether there are facts which arouse our suspicions to pass an order for investigation... A member of the judiciary has died. Certain suspicions have been raised. An officer of the court (Dave) appears before us seeking a probe... We take this very seriously,” Justice Chandrachud addressed Dave. Dave said the procedure followed by the Bench in hearing the Justice Loya PILs was “not desirable”. Neither has the Bench issued formal notice to the State nor has it sought affidavits from any of the witnesses, including the four judges — two of whom are presently sitting

Bombay High Court judges — who accompanied Justice Loya when he died in 2014 at Nagpur. “I don’t know why Your Lordships are reluctant to issue notice to the State and ask them to file affidavits. If a serving judge has lied under suspicious circumstance, Your Lordships should go into it,” Dave submitted. He emphasised there was no politics or political motives, as alleged by Maharashtra’s lead counsel and senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, behind these PILs. Dave said even the four senior most Supreme Court judges — Justices Jasti Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph — had expressed reservations, at one point of time, with the way the apex court was handling the Justice Loya PILs. Earlier, Rohatgi had argued that the PILs were fuelled by “oblique political motives” and was timed shortly after an earlier writ petition, filed by activist Harsh Mander, seeking a review of the discharge of BJP president Amit Shah was dismissed by the apex court. Dave said the entire case of the Maharashtra

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that Loya died an “accidental death” due to cardiac arrest hinged entirely on the statements made by the four judges. Dave had earlier applied to “crossexamine” these judges, even urging the apex court to ask the judges to file their statements as affidavits before it. He said he was under “pressure” from the Bar Council of India because of what he perceives to be due to his involvement with the Loya case. But Chief Justice Misra reassuredDave, telling him that “we are not taking notice of any BCI notice. You can argue with absolute freedom”. Rohatgi argued that this was not a criminal appeal and the magazine article which raised suspicions about the death of Loya was “baseless and concocted”. He raised doubts about why the PILs were filed over three years after the judge’s death. In response, Dave said the State “before he (Loya) died, did not provide him safety, did not take care of his treatment or treat his body well and failed to make any independent enquiries after his death for the past three years”.

C h e nna i , F e b 1 9 (IANS): A court here on Monday sentenced a man to death for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl, and for also killing his own mother. Special Judge P. Velumurgan of Mahila Court, Chengalpet, pronounced the death sentence and also awarded P. Daswant a jail term of 46 years on separate counts, ensuring he never walks out of prison alive. “It is death by hanging,” said the judge leading to cheers from people outside the court. On February 16 last year, Daswant raped the minor at his flat in Mangadu near Porur on the outskirts of Chennai, and then suffocated her to death. He stuffed her body in a bag and and burnt it at a desolated place on a highway. Though he was soon arrested in connection with the girl’s murder, he obtained bail in September 2017 after police failed to file the chargesheet within the stipulated period of 90 days. After coming out on bail in September last year, Daswant was living with his parents. On December 2, the body of his mother S. Sarla was found in a pool of blood and Daswant was suspected of the crime. He was arrested from Mumbai, where he had fled, on December 6.

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Rotomac loan case: CBI files FIR against promoter Kothari K anp u r , F e b 1 9 (AGENCIES): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday conducted searches at the Kanpur home and offices of Rotomac Pens promoter Vikram Kothari over unpaid bank loans, an agency spokesperson said. The CBI had on Sunday registered an FIR against directors Vikram Kothari, Sadhana Kothari and Rahul Kothari, and unknown bank officials for allegedly defaulting on a loan of Rs 2,919 crore, according to a complaint by the Bank of Baroda. “It was alleged in the complaint that in the Rotomac case, conspirators cheated a consortium of seven banks by siphoning off bank loans to the tune of Rs 2,919 crore (principal amount),” an official with the CBI said, adding that this does not include the interest liabilities of these loans. The total outstanding amount, along with interest liabilities for M/s Rotomac, is Rs 3,695 crore. T h e i nve s t i g a t i ve agency began the raids at around 4am, sources familiar with the development said. “The agency investigators are conducting searches at three places in Kanpur after registering

2018 Assembly Polls: Campaign Trails saying. NPF president further called upon the public to abide by the directions and requests of the NBCC and NCRC. Dr. Shürhozelie also maintained that the 2018 general election may not be an election between the different political parties, but could be “between our faith, our identity and forces from outside.” He, however, said that NPF alone would secure absolute majority in this election, adding that the party would protect the Naga people and their ways of life. Dr. Shürhozelie said that the newly-floated NDPP, which, according to him, is yet to be recognized by the Election Commission of India, was “married to BJP and trying to give birth to BJP child in Naga soil.” “NDPP par tnering with the BJP is helping the latter set its root into our land to persecute the Naga people,” he reiterated.

Speaking on the Naga political issue, the NPF president said his party accords top priority to resolution of the long pending Naga political problem. He said NPF has always supported the Naga cause. NPF candidates from Zunheboto division including Er. Picto, Khekaho, Hukiye, Hukavi and Zheito also addressed the election rally. NPF working president, Huskha Yepthomi also spoke on the occasion. Cong role crucial in secular govt formation... He expressed hope that people would reject BJP in the forthcoming polls and opt for a secular and stable government in the State. Accusing BJP of meting out injustice to pastors and Christian missionaries in different States, Gogoi, who is a Lok Sabha member, alleged that it had even denied visas to Church leaders.

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the case,” the spokesperson said, adding Kothari, his wife and son were also being questioned. The CBI action comes within days Punjab National Bank unearthing a Rs 11,400 crorefraud involving billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi and his uncle, Mehul Choksi. Kothari had on Sunday denied reports he had fled the country after allegedly defaulting on payments. “I am very much in Kanpur with my family and my businesses are running,” he said, adding he was in talks with the banks and had held three meetings. Later in the evening he was also seen at a high-profile wedding. In 2017, Bank

of Baroda, a consortium partner, declared Rotomac Global Pvt Ltd a “wilful defaulter”. The company moved the Allahabad high court against the decision. The court said the company was wrongly declared a wilful defaulter despite having “offered assets worth more than Rs 300 crore to the bank since the date of default”. Rotomac was declared a wilful defaulter through an order dated February 27, 2017. Kothari has taken a loan of Rs 485 crore from M um ba i- ba se d Unio n Bank of India and a loan of Rs 352 crore from Kolkata- based Allahabad Bank, PTI said.

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very critical about such leaders and their statements because BJP and RSS did not believe in such an ideology. National Students’ Union of India campaign in-charge, Subrata Borah and Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee president, Shahnaz Haque also spoke. N P C C s e c r e t a r y, Rajesh Sethi, NPCC minority cell chairman, Ahidur Rehman, NPYC president, Vilhousielie Kengruse and K Engti, MLA from Assam, were also present on the occasion.

MUMBAI, FEB 19 (PTI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today questioned the rationale behind holding a “beef festival”, saying one could eat beef if one wanted, but there was no need to organise a festival for it. “You want to eat beef, then eat. Why (a) festival? Similarly, a ‘kiss festival’. If you wish to kiss, why do you need a festival or anyone’s permission for it,” he said. Naidu was speaking at the platinum jubilee of R A Podar College of Commerce.

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BJP will safeguard interests of Christians... preceding governments, so they are now saying that we are “anti-Christian,” media cell BJP Nagaland quoted him as saying. Rijiju asserted that he would leave politics if any church or any Christians in the state were persecuted during their reign. He alleged that the number of Christians persecuted was more during the Congress regime. Though there are a number of Christians in Arunachal Pradesh and in Goa, they elected BJP, which speaks volumes about the party, he said adding that even a Muslim majority state like Jammu and Kashmir has opted to elect BJP. Asserting that BJP was very much aware of the Naga political issue, Rijiju stated that “this election will shape the future of Nagaland.” Prior to this election, he said the BJP was never an important stakeholder in the Nagaland government. However, the minister said that with things looking up and with the BJP-NDPP sure to lead the government in the state, the party would take the Naga issue very seriously. “Prime Minster Narendra Modi is very clear about the Naga struggle and has personally assured that it will be the BJP’s ‘moral duty’ to solve this problem during this tenure,” he added. With the Prime Minster scheduled to address a rally in Tuensang in a few days time, Rijiju urged the people to elect the BJP candidate Kevechutso Doulo so that development could be brought into the constituency and people could live life to the fullest. Others who spoke at the rally included BJP candidate, Kevechutso Doulo; BJP Nagaland media cell convener K. James Vizo; BJP Phek district president, Nucutso Ruho; BJP Phek district election in charge, Vedai Nyekha, and others. Earlier, in the morning, Rijuju attended BJP rallies at 60 Pungro A/C and Seyochung 59 BJP A/C. Choose between money and identity... “In Nagaland the Churches have seen the dangers posed by fringe elements to the Naga society and are taking remedial measures to counter these dangers,” NPF press bureau quoted him as

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rising Internet penetration, awareness of online shopping as well as lucrative deals and discounts. “E-retail market size is expected to surge 250 per cent in the next three years,” the report said without quantifying the industry size by that time. “After the initial phase where e-retailers focused only on gaining market share through discounts, the next phase will be characterised by consolidation, geographical diversification, business realignment, as well as enhancing customer stickiness,” it added. Interestingly, the report noted that “a frenzied search for unicorns in the past couple of years ended badly for many investors, who saw their equity wiped out” and resulted in about 26 prominent start-ups shutting shops in the past two years. Crisil’s analysis of 11 major e-retail firms showed that almost 45 per cent of the over Rs 40,000 crore invested between FY14 and FY16 was wiped off due to losses at e- retailers.

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Mumbai, Feb 19 (PTI): The booming e-retail market is likely to surge over twofold over the next three years, as players will be forced to shift their focus from discounts to consolidation, geographical diversification, business realignment and enhancing customer stickiness, says a report. According to Crisil, going by the 2016-17 data, the e-retail market represents about 1.5 per cent (Rs 70,000 crore) of the overall Rs 49 trillion retail sector in the country, indicating enormous growth potential. The online shopping segment has trebled over the past three fiscal years on

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blaming BJP for their own vested interests, the party clarified. “A tall regional leader of his stature blindly pointing fingers at BJP for others’ misdeeds without substantial evidence is belittling the Nagas in general and NPF in particular,” the release added. Emphasising that it was equally committed to protecting Christian faith, culture and identity of Nagas, BJP said it disagreed with the NPF president’s observation that the party was not trying to set its foot in Nagaland through its alliance partner. The party had already firmly planted its feet in Nagaland solely to bring development and good governance and not for any other reason or ideology, the release concluded.

said that a “composite audit norm” for PSU banks could be on cards which apart from financial audit would also include information technology audit. The official further said that the norms could also mention the minimum number of auditors that the banks would be mandated to appoint based on the number of branches. Currently, the RBI norms have classified PSU banks based on their size- Category A (large), B (medium) and C (small). While the number of statutory auditors have been capped at 6 for large banks, for medium and small size banks it is 5 and 4 respectively. “The norms do not mention the minimum number of auditors that must be appointed by banks. It should be specified since the more the number of auditors, chances of oversight gets minimised,” the official said. Besides, the official also suggested that there should be churning every year on appointment of auditors in a PSB. “There are auditors who have been auditing the same bank every year and that is when the sense of comfort crops in while dealing with management,” he added.

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Shürhozelie’s recent “vitriolic” utterance during an election rally wherein he alleged that many Christians had suffered under the BJP government was a classic example of political dementia, the party added. In the same rally, the NPF president also criticised the NDPP-BJP alliance and called upon the people to “protect the Christian faith, culture and identity at any cost,” it pointed out. Mentioning that much had been said and written to dispel “concocted and unconfirmed” reports, the State BJP stated that no court had found BJP workers involved in any act against the Christian faith till date. It was only some fanatic groups and fringe elements who were indulging in blasphemous acts and

The CEO further informed this correspondent that police would guide the Central security forces and decide the course of action as the latter would be at the disposal of SPs and local police officials. He said the Central forces would not act unless they were directed by the local police. He added that nothing stops the police from utilizing Central forces to take action. When asked, Sinha denied the failure of imposition of 144 CrPC at Tuli and Chungtia village. He said in some cases perpetrators were arrested and put behind bars. He asserted that security was being strengthened in Wokha and Mokokchung and that there was no shortage of forces in the State.

and non-continuing firms. The official said there is “disparity” in how auditors are appointed in central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) and PSBs. In case of a government company, the CAG appoints the auditor for a particular financial year. The auditor in turn submits its audit report to the CAG. “Why a scam of such magnitude has not happened in a CPSE? There should be an arm’s length distance in the working of an auditor and a bank or company’s board. When the management selects the auditor, then the arm’s length distance might not be maintained,” the official said. In what can be termed as the biggest fraud in banking sector, Punjab National Bank (PNB) last week said it has detected fraudulent transactions of more than Rs 11,300 crore in one of its branches in Mumbai. The fraud, in which diamond jewellery designer Nirav Modi allegedly acquired fraudulent letters of undertaking (LoUs) from one of its Mumbai branches for overseas credit from other Indian lenders, is being probed by CBI and Enforcement Directorate among other agencies. The official further

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sembly elections and continued till last Christmas, BJP pointed out that Shürhozelie had not a word of complaint against BJP then, despite wielding his authority as NPF president. However, the party regretted that with the change of equation following the alliance between NDPP and BJP and elections round the corner, the “respected and octogenarian” regional leader suddenly seemed to have grown “myopic, forgetful and green with envy”, the release stated. Asserting that BJP had existed in Nagaland and contested in Wokha and Mon districts in 1987, the party wondered why the issue was raked up just now and not then. It questioned was it because of the new alliance.

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CEO warns VCs, favoured candidates

New Delhi, Feb 19 (PTI): Hit hard by the country’s biggest bank fraud at PNB, the government is looking at tightening the norms for appointment of statutory auditors at public sector banks (PSBs) to help detect any irregularities early and take corrective actions, according to a government official. At present, PSBs appoint their own auditors and questioned have been raised in some quarters on why a USD 1.77 billion (Rs 11,400 crore) fraud could have gone undetected by the auditors of Punjab National Bank (PNB) for seven long years. A senior government official told that perhaps there is a need to bring in a membrane in banks getting to choose their own auditor and to bring in a dispassionate arm’s length decision-making in such appointments. PSBs are allowed to appoint statutory central auditors on an annual basis, subject to their fulfilling the eligibility norms prescribed by the RBI. The Comptroller & Auditor General (CAG) annually empanels audit firms for PSBs that are scrutinised by the RBI for identifying the continuing,

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D I M A P U R , F EB 1 9 (NPN): BJP has castigated NPF president Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu for his utterances against the saffron party. In a statement issued by its media cell on Monday, the State BJP said it was indeed “upsetting and painful” to see tall and respected regional political leaders stooping so low as to go back on their own words just to score some brownie points during elections. It said public memory might be short but not short enough to forget the fond recollections of the NPF president that the both the parties shared decades-old alliance dating back to Janata government in 1977. Stating that the alliance between the two parties had started in 2003, which was repeated in the 2013 As-

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hensive strategy to increase the share of global trade to 40 per cent of GDP, which is likely to touch USD 5 trillion.” Of the USD 5-trillion GDP expected to be achieved by 2025, he expects USD 3 trillion to come from the services sector, while USD 1 trillion each to come from the manufacturing and agriculture sectors. The minister also urged the business community to come up with a proper business plan to increase exports. According to the Federation of Indian Export Organisation (Fieo), the current share of exports in GDP is only 18-19 per cent. “We are in the process of preparing a new strategy for diversifying our export basket to ensure that we

export to new markets and ship out new products. For that, we are preparing a marketing strategy,” the minister said, adding the focus would be on attracting foreign investment and engaging the global community. Prabhu informed that government has called a meeting of all state ministers to discuss on the export strategy. Currently just four states-Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Karnataka contribute almost 70 per cent of exports. “We have decided to support the states to increase their exports. Participation of all the states is very critical to achieve the target,” he said. Prabhu lauded Maharashtra’s efforts to become one trillion-dollar economy by 2025, and said “Maharashtra as an industry leader can play bigger role.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the summit last evening had said Maharashtra would become the country’s first trillion-dollar economy, by 2025. The state has been the largest weighting in the GDP for long at around 16 per cent of the national GDP.

of corrupt practices being involved in the system of electioneering. T h e r e f o r e, N B C C urged Christians in Nagaland to elect good leaders, who were God-fearing, wellcultured, well-educated having ability to lead the people towards a free-corruption state and exercise one’s voting right with Christian principles and commitment for a better Nagaland. Emphasizing on the slogan ‘Nagaland for Christ’, NBCC said that it was “a time to choose our future with Christian and Naga identity” and encouraged all to have allegiance towards one’s faith, rather than by going with any communal party NBCC said the slogan should neither be misused nor be used for the benefits of any political party and individuals.

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Mumbai, Feb 19 (PTI): The Modi gover nment will soon come out with a comprehensive strategy to increase the share of global trade to 40 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), which is expected to touch USD 5 trillion by 2025, commerce minister Suresh Prabhu said Monday. At present, exports constitute only around 18 per cent of the UD2.6-trillion GDP, which is currently the fifth largest in the world after the US, China, Japan, Germany and Britain, while the country’s share in global trade is paltry and is under 2 per cent only. The more than doubling of shipments will demand that the economy massively increase the share of manufacturing in the overall GDP basket, which is around 14 per cent. Though the previous Congress government had set a target of taking this to 25 per cent of GDP by 2020 has come a cropper and same is the fate under the present regime. Addressing the Maharashtra global investor summit, Prabhu said, “exports is the driving force of our growth strategy. We are coming out with a compre-

(From p-1) Meanwhile, the council has appealed to all concern to maintain calm and work together to prevent further escalation of violence. It also called upon all believers to uphold the candidates in their prayers for God’s protection and a fair and just electoral process. NBCC has also made a clarion call to all to exercise their franchise with Christian principles. Rev. Atsongchanger advised the candidates neither to buttress the voters by money power nor to threaten by development. He said Churches in Nagaland, spearheaded NBCC, had been sensitising among its members the principles of clean election for the last few decades, knowing that, all the corruptions in the government systems were the consequence

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Maldives Parliament committee approves extension of Emergency

period of Emergency expires on Tuesday, en.mihaaru. com reported. The National Security Committee reviewed the resolution behind closed doors. It was passed with six members of the ruling coalition -- Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) and Maldives Development Alliance (MDA) -- voting in favour, while two lawmakers of the main opposition Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) voted against it. The resolution was for-

warded to the committee for review with the votes of 38 lawmakers. Opposition lawmakers boycotted the “special” sitting. The opposition lawmakers later stated that “to pass the state of Emergency declaration from the Parliament there should be 43 members participating in the vote as per Constitution. A vote taken without them would be invalid”. However, the members of the parliamentary committee after approving the resolu-

Florida school survivors to march in Washington

Trump slams Oprah, challenges her for 2020 run

High school student Emma Gonzalez, organiser of the march addressing the rally in Washington.

Indonesia volcano erupts JA K A RTA , F E B 1 9 (IANS): The Mount Sinabung volcano in Indonesia’s Sumatra Island erupted on Monday, spewing columns of ash as high as five km with hot ash sliding down its slope. Head of National Volcanology Agency Kasbani said the hot ash slides were 4.9 km to the southeast of the crater and 3.5 km to the east. “This is the highest eruption for this year,” he told Xinhua news agency. However, Kasbani said the ash from the volcano does not disturb flights. “The ash does not head to Medan city and compounds of Kualanamu international airport,” he added. Mount Sinabung volcano had been quiet for four centuries before erupting in 2010. The volcano had also erupted in 2014 and 2016.

slammed the US President for accepting political donations from the National Rifle Association (NRA), a powerful gun rights lobby group.“If the president wants to come up to me and tell me to my face that it was a terrible tragedy and... how nothing is going to be done about it, I’m going to happily ask him how much money he received from the National Rifle Association,” said Gonzalez. “It does not matter because I already know. Thirty million dollars,” the 18-yearold said, referring to donations during US President Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Trump has blamed the Democrats for not passing legislation when they controlled Congress during the early years of Barack Obama’s administration. He also slammed FBI for not acting on tip-off about the suspected shooter Nikolas Cruz.

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rescue teams search for plane debris on their second day in the Zagros mountains on Monday.

TEHRAN, FEB 19 (IANS): Relatives of 66 people who were on board a plane that crashed in central Iran are desperately waiting for any news as rescue teams began a second day of search for the wreckage. The Aseman Airlines passenger plane was travelling from Tehran to the southwestern city of Yasuj when it came down in the Zagros mountains on Sunday. Rescue teams resumed their operations on Monday and continued the search for the ill-fated plane, Fars news agency said.

Emergency workers said dense fog, high winds and heavy snow hampered search and rescue operations. A relative improvement in weather conditions on Monday allowed helicopters to fly over the extremely mountainous area which features some 100 peaks, Press TV reported. Twenty six teams of mountain climbers were scouring valleys, slopes and ridges in the hope of finding the debris. The crashed plane was 25 years old, Iran’s civil aviation organisation said.

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The Wokha Town Tsopoe Ekhung extend heartiest congratulations to Mr. Longshithung Tsopoe, S/o. Mr & Mrs. Wokhathung Tsopoe on being selected as Officer Scale-I, Assistant Manager at Regional Rural Bank of India through the recently conducted IBPS. We pray that Almighty God bless you abundantly in your future endeavour. Lanchibemo Tsopoe K.N. Thungbemo Tsopoe Secretary, WTTE Chairman, WTTE

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The Kikon Shentsüta Ekhüng (KSE), the apex body of the Lotha Naga Kikon Clan, strongly condemns the assassination bid on the life of KSE member and MLA Mmhonlumo Kikon on February 17, 2018 near Yimpang village under Wokha district. KSE urges the concerned authorities to initiate immediate action and book those involved in the dastardly act and award befitting punishment as per law of the land. KSE further cautions all concerned that it will not leave any stone unturned towards protecting the welfare and lives of our members. N. Zubemo Kikon Rhanthungo Kikon Yanrenthung Kikon Chairman, KSE Secy, Info & Pub, KSE General Secretary, KSE

We the Pavomi union, Kohima take pride and honour to express our heartiest congratulations to the following persons for bringing laurels to our community. 1. Shri. Nosazol Charles on being promoted to Addl. Development Commissioner, Planning & Coordination, Nagaland Kohima. 2. Dr. Zemoho Chaya on being promoted to Deputy Chief Medical Officer. 3. Dr. Tepukiel Zaphu, MBBS, M.S, on successfully completing his Mch on Urology JIPMER, Pondicherry. The Union wishes and prays that the Almighty God grant them good health and bless them in all their future endeavours. NOSEKHOL PUYO VISOPI ZAPHU General Secretary, President, Pavomi Union Kohima Pavomi Union Kohima

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Microsoft’s Bing to gain as Google kills ‘view image’ button SAN FRANCISCO, FEB 19 (IANS): Following Google’s removal of the “view image” button from its image search results last week, several users will move to other browsers like Microsoft’s Bing and Startpage that allow download of high-resolution images with a right click, media reported. Google, after signing a multi-year global licensing deal with Getty Images, removed the “view image” button -- a move set to curb the lifting of copyrighted images from its platform. According to a BBC report, critics said the changes were “awful”, “user-unfriendly” and “degraded the product”. “This is a ter rible idea... You find an image on Google Images only for the image to be nowhere in sight. Talk about destroying your own successful service,” one user tweeted. Several users suggested people should try rival image search engines such as Bing which still has a “view image” button. “Others pointed out that right-clicking an image in Google’s Chrome browser, and clicking ‘open

image in new tab’ replicated the missing function,” the report added. According to lifehacker. com, if you were a frequent user of the feature, you can still get a similar experience through another search engine called Startpage. “The browser is focused on privacy and provides Google’s search results but with no targeted ads and more privacy,” the report said on Monday. Media reports said that Google will make copyright attribution and disclaimers more prominent in image search results. “The change is essentially meant to frustrate users. Google has long been under fire from photographers and publishers who felt that image search allowed people to steal their pictures, and the removal of the view image button is one of many changes being made in response,” said The

Verge. Websites sometimes disable the ability to right click, too, which would make it even harder for someone to grab a photo they’re looking for. In addition to removing the ‘view image’ button, Google has also removed the ‘search by image’ button that appeared when people opened up an image. Meanwhile, adding a simple extension to the Chrome browser could bring the button back. According to The Next Web, “ViewImage” extension re-implements the Google Images’ “View Image” and “Search by Image” buttons. “ViewImage” adds the “Search by Image” and “ViewImage” buttons back to the Google images results page and the code for this extension is available on web-based hosting service GitHub.

Pak forces kill 2 Taliban suicide bombers PESHAWAR, FEB 19 (PTI): Pakistani security forces today killed two Afghan-based Tehreek-eTaliban suicide bombers who were planning to carry out an attack in the country’s restive Bajaur agency bordering Afghanistan, the army said. The terrorists entered Bajaur Agency via the Kagha Pass. They were tracked down by security forces and surrounded by a cordon near the Ghatki Kaga area, said a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The militants were killed when they attempted to escape. One of the militants

opened fire at the personnel and was shot dead in retaliatory action, while another blew himself up. Suicide jackets, anti-tank mines, magnetic mines, prepared remotecontrolled Improvised Explosive Devices, remote-controlled receivers, detonators and communications equipment “bearing (an) Afghan mobile company’s signature” were recovered from them, the statement said. It said the security forces foiled a major terror bid in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and Islamabad. The bodies of the

militants were shifted to Headquarters Hospital in Khar. The security has been tightened at all the entry and exit points to the area. Bajaur is an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of Pakistan. It is the smallest of the agencies in FATA. According to Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, FATA has been the country’s worst hit region due to terrorist attacks in the last four years. A total of 3,062 people have been killed in terrorists attacks in the region since 2013-14, the ministry said in a report.

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As per the news letter under the caption summon, in the court of Shri. Khrulto Kaso, District and Sessions Judge Wokha, Nagaland Smti. Rungcholo W/o. Shri. Mhonrao Kikon dated 22/01/2018, I have divorce her in proper channel on 13/11/2016 and declared divorce on 22/11/2016. Henceforth, any related issues emerging from her should be solely her own risk, dealt and settled from Rungcholo Ngullie. (Mhonrao Kikon) Mungya Village DC-407

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With immense pride and joy, the Yaongyimchen Students’ Union extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. Phomli Phom, S/o Mr. C. Chuba Phom & Mrs. N. Songnelemla Phom of Yaongyimchen Village for successfully clearing the post of Data Processing Operator (DPO) under the Department of Chief Electoral Office, Kohima; Nagaland. The Union further wishes him a grand success in his future endeavour. C. Imliakum Tosangangba General Secretary President

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WASHINGTON, FEB 19 (IANS): Young survivors of Florida school shooting, which left 17 people dead last week, announced on Sunday a national march to Washington to demand political action on gun control. Students from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Florida said they were determined to make Wednesday’s shooting a turning point in the national gun debate and march to Washington on March 24 to seek an action on gun control, BBC reported. “We are losing our lives while the adults are playing around,” the report quoted Cameron Kasky, a survivor from the school, as saying. The shooting reignited demands for tougher gun laws, with student survivors gathering in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday to criticise Trump and other lawmakers for their inaction. One of the high school students Emma Gonzalez while addressing the rally

WASHINGTON, FEB 19 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has slammed Oprah Winfrey as “very insecure”, saying he hopes to see her run for President in 2020 so “she can be exposed and defeated”. Winfrey appeared on CBS’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday night where she quizzed a group of Michigan voters. Half of the people from the group voted for Trump in the 2016 presidential election, the other half did not. “One year into Donald Trump’s presidency, Americans remain divided, often unwilling to listen to what the other side has to say,” Winfrey said. Hours after the episode was aired, Trump tweeted: “Just watched a very insecure Oprah Winfrey, who at one point I knew very well, interview a panel of people on 60 Minutes.” “The questions were biased and slanted, the facts incorrect. Hope Oprah runs so she can be exposed and defeated just like all of the others!” he wrote. Speculation that Winfrey might run for President in 2020 emerged after she delivered an emotional speech at the Golden Globes in January. However, she has repeatedly denied she has any desire to run. “I am actually humbled by the fact that people think I could be the leader of the free world, but it’s just not in my spirit,” Winfrey had said, adding, “It’s not in my DNA.”

PYONGYANG, FEB 19 (IANS): North Korea on Monday accused the US of pressing to resume annual joint military drills with South Korea as soon as the Winter Olympics end and hampering the improved relations achieved in the past few weeks between Pyongyang and Seoul. Seoul and Washington had postponed their annual spring military drills, which are normally held between March and April, so that they did not coincide with the Games, reports Efe news. According to the North Korean daily Rodong Sinmum, the US was aiming at ending a thaw in inter-Korean relations immediately after the Olympic flame goes out and is agitating to resume its military drills with Seoul right after the Games close. After years of very poor relations, the two Koreas reached some historic agreements in January to facilitate the North’s participation in the Winter Games and the visit of a high-level North Korean delegation, marking the first trip of a member of the Kim dynasty - Kim Yo-jong, sister of leader Kim Jong-un - to South Korea.

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MALE, FEB 19 (IANS): Maldives’ parliamentary committee on national security passed a resolution on Monday to extend the ongoing state of Emergency by an additional 15 days. The development came after President Abdulla Yameen earlier in the day requested the Parliament to extend the Emergency, which was first declared on February 5 for 15 days. Parliament was convened for a special session to debate the resolution before the initial

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tion revealed that they had amended it to lift the suspension of constitutional articles that curtailed the powers of the Parliament and judiciary. Yameen had declared the state of Emergency soon after the Supreme Court issued an order on February 1 to release nine high-profile political prisoners, including exiled leader Mohamed Nasheed and reinstate unseated legislators. The ruling was, however, rescinded shortly after the announcement of Emergency. In his letter to the Parliament, Yameen had stated that the Supreme Court had overreached its judicial mandate despite the separation of powers, which would compromise the independence and sovereignty of the nation. The President said he believed that the top court’s actions had shaken the constitutional framework of the Maldives. While the committee has passed the 15-day extension to the state of Emergency, it can only be enforced after Parliament’s approval.

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Gibson guitars Ex-Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison BAFTA Film Awards 2018: facing bankruptcy on overcoming recent health issues Three Billboards wins top prizes I

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hree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, about a woman seeking justice for her daughter’s murder, scooped the top prizes at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards. The drama won five trophies including best film, best British film and best actress for Frances McDormand. Gar y Oldman won best actor for playing Winston Churchill - one of two awards for World War Two epic Darkest Hour. Fantasy romance The Shape of Water took three trophies, including best director for Guillermo Del Toro. But there were few surprises among the main awards on a night when the main talking point came from the fact most guests wore black in support of the Time’s Up and Me Too campaigns. Three Billboards, set in the wake of a gruesome killing in Missouri, was written and directed by British-born Martin McDonagh and had British financial backing - it was a 50/50 joint pro-

duction between the UK’s Film4 and US company Fox Searchlight. The Bafta results will strengthen its chances at the Oscars in two weeks although Bafta’s last three best films have not gone on to win best picture at the Oscars. As well as best film, best British film and best actress, its haul included best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell and best original screenplay for McDonagh. The Shape of Water led the Bafta nominations with 12, but came away with three - best director, production design and original music. The winners in full:

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he pop queen’s record of the most music videos on the network with more than 100m views has apparently been smashed. And the new record holder is Galinha Pintadinha, which translates from Portguegese as ‘Little Dappled Chicken’, although she is better known as Lottie

Dottie Chicken. The animated Brazilian children’s music videos have been translated into Spanish and English and 30 videos have now hit the 100m benchmark. Rihanna is in second with 29 and Taylor Swift in third with 27, with Justin Bieber (25) and Katy Perry (20) rounding out the top five. (BBC)

FELICITATION The Women Ministry of Hevishe Village Baptist Church felicitates Mrs. Kiyeshi Sumi, Associate Pa s t o r Wo m e n f o r being awarded Ministry Licence by the Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (W.S.B.AK) on 19-02-2018 We p r a y t h a t t h e Almighty God give you more strength and wisdom in all your future endeavour. Women Ministry HVBC

Best film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Outstanding British film: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Leading actress: Frances McDormand - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Leading actor: Gary Oldman - Darkest Hour. Supporting actress: Allison Janney - I, Tonya. Supporting actor: Sam Rockwell - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Director: The Shape Of Water - Guillermo Del Toro11 EE Rising Star Award (voted for by the public): Daniel Kaluuya. Outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer: I Am Not A Witch. Film not in the English language: The Handmaiden. Documentary: I Am Not Your Negro. Animated film: Coco Original screenplay: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Adapted screenplay: Call Me By Your Name.

Original music: The Shape Of Water - Alexandre Desplat. Cinematog raphy: Blade Runner 2049 - Roger Deakins. Editing: Baby Driver - Jonathan Amos, Paul Machliss. Production design: The Shape Of Water - Paul Austerberry, Jeff Melvin, Shane Vieau. Costume design: Phantom Thread - Mark Bridges. Make-up and hair: Darkest Hour - David Malinowski, Ivana Primorac, Lucy Sibbick, Kazuhiro Tsuji. Sound: Dunkirk - Richard King, Gregg Landaker, Gary A. Rizzo, Mark Weingarten. Special visual effects: Blade Runner 2049 - Gerd Nefzer, John Nelson. British short animation: Poles Apart. British short film: Cowboy Dave. Fellowship: Sir Ridley Scott. Outstanding contribution to British cinema: National Film and Television School. (BBC)

by a black director (Ryan Coogler) and featuring a predominantly black cast. The previous record for this was held by Straight Outta Compton, which comparatively grossed $214 million worldwide in 2015, across its entire release. Right-wing trolls had previously launched a campaign to give Black Panther purposely low user scores on Rotten Tomatoes in protest against Disney’s increased spotlight on BME

and female characters in recent years. Speaking to Huffington Post recently, director Coogler responded to this attempt at thwarting the success of his movie, saying: “For me, I’m looking forward to everybody seeing the film. I’m really looking forward to sharing the film with audiences regardless of what their political views are … that’s kind of where I [stand on that]”. (NME)

HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY Mrs. Longuizungla Khensa

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VVPAT

Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) shall be used with EVMs at all the polling stations in the forthcoming Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election and in all the future Elections. VVPAT is an independent system attached with the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) that allows the voters to verify that their votes are cast as intended.

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The VVPAT is attached to the Ballot Unit of the EVM and both the Ballot Unit and the VVPAT are placed in the voting compartment. The VVPAT has a small transparent glass window on it. When a voter comes to vote and presses the blue button on the Ballot Unit (BU) to vote for the candidate of his/her choice, the glass window on the VVPAT lights up and a printed paper slip containing the serial number, name of the Candidate and Election Symbol of the Candidate is visible to the voter behind the glass window. The voter witnesses all these details on the paper slip and is satisfied that his vote has been cast as intended.

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of drummers will try and rush into the technicality of, if it isn’t fast, or I’m not faster than that guy, then I’m not a good drummer. My advice always is to start very simple and master your timing and master the most simple beats that you can and you just keep elevating from that. Trying to go right into playing fast is not necessarily the best way to go about it, because if you don’t have your foundation locked in, it’s hard to progress. It’s very hard to go back. I know a lot of drummers that just went into speed and they have a very hard

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lack Panther has smashed box office records, netting an estimated $387 million in its opening weekend. The film – which recently achieved a rare 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes – stars Chadwick Boseman as King T’Challa, the beleagured leader of fictional kingdom Wakanda, alongside Luptia Nyong’o and Michael B Jordan. It hit UK cinemas on February 12. Now, the opening weekend figures for Black Panther have cemented that promise. As The New York Times report, ComScore estimates a $387 million first weekend taking for the film. This would make it the top-grossing film

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rumtalk, the video podcast by German drummer and videographer Philipp Koch, conducted an interview with former Slipknot and current Vimic/ Sinsaenum and drummer Joey Jordison. A few excerpts follow. On what he loves most about drumming: Joey: “The simplest beats, on what rock music or any music has been formed on, can be the toughest beats to execute and perform, because it’s really easy to not respect a simple 4/4 beat because people always want to play fast. Sometimes, a lot

time locking into a really simple groove. It’s really weird, so I’d say start from the ground up at the basics and move forward from there. That’s the way I did it. It worked for me.” On the current state of his health after overcoming the neurological condition acute transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord which damages ner ve fibers, which ultimately led to Jordison losing the use of his legs: Joey: “With me, I would never lose my sight of music. Music is actually really what got me through a lot of it because there’s no way this thing is going to beat me. There’s no way I’m not going back out on tour. There’s no way I’m not going to play drums; it’s not going to happen. I’d ask the doctors and stuff like that: ‘Will I be able to walk again and play and drums?’ Honestly, the doctors would look at me and they wouldn’t be able to tell me. And, from that moment, I knew that I was going to beat it and I wasn’t going to let anything stop me.”

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conic guitar brand Gibson could be facing bankruptcy, if new reports are to be believed. The company produce the iconic Les Paul and SG lines, and are favourites of players from Jimmy Page, to Slash, to Carlos Santana and beyond. They were founded over 100 years ago, in Michigan U.S.A. As the Nashville Post report, “the situation facing the iconic Nashville-based music instrument maker, which has annual revenues of more than $1 billion, is far from normal. CFO Bill Lawrence recently left the company after less than a year on the job and just six months before $375 million of senior secured notes will mature… On top of that, another $145 million in bank loans will come due immediately if those notes, issued in 2013, are not refinanced by July 23rd. Back in 2016, Gibson teamed up with The Who’s Pete Townshend to create a replica of the guitar he smashed up on stage. Townshend smashed his original Les Paul Gold Top Deluxe on stage during The Who’s show at the 15,000-capacity Boston Garden arena in 1976, with its shattered remnants now on display at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum.

The VVPAT is thus going to further enhance the transparency and verifiability in poll process. Source Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland. DC-202 K Y M C

Real Betis’ striker Loren Moron (centre) in action against Real Madrid players Sergio Ramos (right) and Lucas Vazquez (left).

Seville, Feb 19 (IANS): Real Madrid mounted a second-half comeback to defeat Real Betis 5-3 as they remained fourth in the La Liga football championship on Sunday. Madrid were on Sunday evening down 1-2 at the break after two goals within four minutes -- one by Algeria’s Aissa Mandi and the other an own-goal by the capital squad’s Nacho, reported Efe. Both teams were great on the attack at Benito Villamarin Stadium with Madrid getting on the board first on a strike by Marco Asensio in the 11th minute, although Betis then scored twice within four minutes to take the lead on the goal by Mandi and then Nacho’s mistake. Madrid’s Marcelo left the match in

the first half with a hamstring injury. After the break, however, Madrid put on a strong show, with Sergio Ramos putting the team even with a header in the 50th minute and Asensio blasting in a great shot nine minutes later. It was Cristiano Ronaldo, in the 65th minute, who made it 4-2 on a fabulous feed by Casemiro, thus notching his 10th tally in his last six outings, although Betis answered back in the 85th minute on a shot by Sergio Leon. Then, in the 91st minute, Karim Benzema superfluously found the twine to put the game away for the final 5-3 result. Madrid played without German midfielder Toni Kroos, who is on the injured list

after taking a knock during 3-1 win against Paris SaintGermain in the first leg of their Champions League pre-quarterfinal With the win, Madrid are still in fourth place, 17 points behind league leaders FC Barcelona. Asensio’s second tally before the 53,500 fans present was Real Madrid’s 6000th La Liga goal, making them the first club to hit that mark in the Spanish First Division. Just five other teams in Europe’s top five leagues - all of them English squads - have managed to reach that mark in league play: Everton, Arsenal, Liverpool, Aston Villa and Manchester United. Meanwhile, Toffees is on the threshold of becoming the first club to notch 7000 tallies.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “Your good deeds and morals will always remain in our hearts.” We, the bereaved family members of Late Jangjangmar Longchar (Longmisa) would like to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt gratitude to all the villagers, neighbours, colony youths, churches, organizations and well wishers who stood by us through prayers, emotionally and with physical support at this difficult time. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, through this column, we express our profound gratitude to one and all. It is our earnest prayer to our Almighty God to bless each of you abundantly. Loving, Wife, daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren, in-laws & relatives. DC-401

WELLINGTON, Feb 19 (Agencies): England have called up Craig Overton to replace the injured Liam Plunkett for the oneday international series against New Zealand. Yo r k s h i r e b ow l e r Plunkett was ruled out with a hamstring injury suffered in last Tuesday’s T20 defeat to New Zealand and will miss the fivematch ODI series against the Black Caps. Overton made his Test debut during the Ashes series defeat in Australia, but fractured his rib in the third Test at the WACA in December. H oweve r, t h e 2 3 year-old has now made a full recovery and joins all-rounder Ben Stokes in the squad. Stokes has not played for England since September but following an appearance in court on a charge of affray, which he denies, is available to make his England return against the Black Caps in Hamilton on Fe bruary 25. However, England coach Trevor Bayliss says Stokes will need to be assessed closely this week before a decision is made on whether to pick him for Sunday’s opening game of the series. “Ben has fitted right back in and it only seems like yesterday that he went away,” said Bayliss. “It will take a while for him to get up to speed and we will have to make a decision [based on] nets.”

him off.” The general standard of refereeing has faced a lot of flak throughout the season in both the ISL and I-League with teams com-

We, the bereaved family of Lt. Meyimakzuk Pongen, extend our profound gratitude to all friends, relatives, well-wishers and neighbors who stood by us physically, spiritually and financially during his brief illness and in prayers at the sad demise of our beloved on 15th February, 2018. We convey our special thanks to: 1. Senior SP, DEF, Kohima 2. MT branch, DEF, Kohima 3. Ao Fellowship, New Police Reserve(Phesama), Kohima 4. Chuchuyimlang Baptist Arogo 5. 2nd NAP, ‘A’ COY, Mokokchung

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to back matches, the Highlanders accused the Kerala referee of denying a “valid foul/penalty on our player Marcinho (vs Delhi Dynamos FC on February 14).” “In the dying minutes of the match on 17th Feb 2018, our head coach Avram Grant was suspended from the match despite being very respectful with the referee and attempting to help the referee by separating the players and aiding in continuing with the match. Grant was sent off and man handled by the fourth official without any clear communication on the reason for sending

Date : 20th Feb. 2018 Time : 9:00 A.M Venue : Local Ground, Unity Village (5th Mile)

2ND YEAR DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER MRS IMPENLILA PONGEN

If Roses grow in Heaven Lord Please pick a bunch for us Place them in my mother’s arms and tell her they are from home and when she turns to smile place a kiss upon her cheek and hold her for a while Because remembering her is easy We do it every day But there is an ache within our heart That will never go away…… Loving children & grandchildren

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY IN LOVING MEMORY OF Lt. POKIM LEMTUR 20.02.2017

Born on-29.08.1986 Died on-15.02.2018

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Born in: 1925 Died on: 14th February 2018

Sunggigii le nyu zo shiiyo nyiilo: ‘Ale a gwiinkho toka nkhwen nyiilo laso lo kenikelo tsangkeben jon gii nyu ale ncheshii laso.’

Born on : 20th Sept 1932 Died on : 14th Feb 2018

plaining of poor decisions costing them crucial moments of the match. Northeast are placed ninth in the points table with just 11 points from 16 games.

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An ode to our precious Ashii Yes, I call you precious, a precious treasure. An angel in disguise, who taught me how to care. The wisest woman, whose love is beyond measure, Without you in my life, the journey itself I fear. ‘Don’t cry for me when I die’, you said ‘For my time has come, So think of what I’ll have instead, In heaven, with angels, I’ll be home’. Dearest Ashii, it's hard to say goodbye, With heavy heart, I pay my final tribute For its God’s will, and I’m obliged to abide, Your memories, I’ll savor, as sweet as honey dew. You’ll be dearly missed.

2 Corinthians 6:2 We the bereaved family members of Lt.Loshiile Elizabeth Kent, W/o Lt. Ronga Kent would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals, churches, different unions, relatives, neighbours, friends and well-wishers who stood by us spiritually, physically, financially and materially throughout her prolonged old age and during her illness till her last breath. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God continue to bless you all abundantly for your good deeds. Loving children, in-laws, grandchildren and great grandchildren K-485

Our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all who stood by us during the brief illness and at the demise of our beloved mother/ grandmother/great grandmother Late Yachünuo Tho-u on 15.02.18. Words are inadequate to express our gratefulness for your physical presence, material help and prayer intercessions. We remain overwhelmed and indebted to your compassion and solidarity. Your concern, empathy and unflinching support has been a great source of comfort and solace. Thank you for being there when we needed you most. Please continue to pray for us. We pray that our Almighty God's overflowing blessings be upon you and your family members always. May you continue to be channels of God's blessings. Our humble and special thanks to family members and well-wishers including : 1. Mr. & Mrs. T.R. Zeliang, Hon'ble Chief Minister, Nagaland 2. Department of Tourism, Officers and staff. 3. Dr. Manong Chohwanglim, Dr. Samzai Lungalang, Dr. Sunil, nurses and staff of Nikos Hospital, Dimapur. 4. Zeme Baptist Church Council 5. Jalukie Town Local Baptist Church. 6. Zeme Baptist Church, Dimapur 7. Benreului Kangbau, Dimapur. 8. Benreu Mipui Ma, Dimapur. 9. Ibuang Thou Memorial High School staff and students, Jalukie. Children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. K Y M C

Guwahati, Feb 19 (IANS): Unhappy with the standard of refereeing during their ISL matches, Northeast United head coach Avram Grant on Monday urged AIFF to conduct a thorough feedback procedure and analyse the performance of the referees for the betterment of the tournament. In their last game and already out of the playoffs contention Northeast lost to Kerala Blasters 0-1. But after the game, Grant was disappointed with the match officials. He criticised referee Tejas Nagvenkar for the marching orders given to him after he entered the pitch in the final minutes of the game. This was after a scuffle between the two sets of players. In a statement, Northeast said they have “been one of the biggest sufferers due to adverse decisions by the referees.” Pointing at the appointment of referee Santosh Kumar for back

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We the bereaved family members of Late Thekebeinuo Pienyü, would like to express our profound gratitude to all those who stood by us during her illness and at the time of her demise. Your support in the form of prayer, physical and material help have helped us to endure the pain of losing our beloved. We regret our inability to thank each one of you, but it is our humble prayer that God Died on: 08/02/2018 bless you all abundantly. We convey our sincere thanks to the following: 1. Union CRC, Rutsa Bye-Pass Kohima. 2. Ms. Dziesetseinuo Solo. 3. Ms. Kikrukhrieü Solo. 4. Mrs. Razoukuonuo Solo. 5. Mr. Akhriebu Rolnu, B.Com 4th Sem. St Joseph College, Jakhama. 6. Ms. Emelia Vizo, B. Com 4th Sem. St Joseph College, Jakhama. 7. Mrs. & Dr. Neikhrielie Solo & colleagues at Bethesda Hospital, Kohima. 8. Dr.(s) & Nurses at ICU, NHAK. 9. Relatives & Friends from Zhadima Village. 10. Well wishers & neighbours at Seikhazou D. Khel, Kohima Village. - Loving Husband & Family Members. K-482

For you have left an indelible mark in our hearts. Your memory remains forever etched. Still loved, still missed. Loving wife, daughter, mother, brothers, sisters & loved ones. DC-400

3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Chieliezhü (Atono) 20th Feb 2015 It’s been 3 years since you have left us. You are and will always be remembered in the depth of our hearts. We miss you deeply. Loving wife and family members K-481

3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved father

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LATE OKITO AWOMI

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Rochdale hold Spurs 2-2 in FA Cup

January signing Lucas (left) competes with Rochdale star Ryan Delaney on his first full start for his new club.

LO N D O N, F e b 1 9 (Agencies): Lowly Rochdale scored deep into stoppage time to deny Tottenham Hotspur victory as their FA Cup fifth-round tie ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw on Sunday. It seemed Spurs had done enough to book their

place in the quarter-finals when in-form England striker Harry Kane, on as a substitute, scored from the penalty spot with two minutes of normal time remaining to make it 2-1 to the visitors. But Rochdale, who had opened the scoring

on the stroke of half-time through Ian Henderson, equalised when substitute Steve Davies scored from 12 yards in the third minute of stoppage time. This result means Rochdale, bottom of thirdtier League One, can now look forward to a lucrative

replay at Wembley - the national stadium is London club Tottenham’s temporary home while their successor ground to White Hart Lane is completed. Rochdale went ahead when Henderson crowned a slick move that made a mockery of the club’s league position with a composed finish after an excellent angled through-ball from Andrew Cannon split Spurs’ defence. Lucas Moura, however, drew Spurs level, exchanging passes with Moussa Sissoko and beating Rochdale keeper John Lillis just shy of the hourmark. It seemed Spurs’ recovery was complete when Rochdale defender Harrison McGahey brought down Dele Alli and Kane beat Lillis, who dived the right way, with a wellstruck penalty. But there was still time for one more twist which means Spurs are facing a Wembley replay for the second round in a row, having needed two games to end fourth-tier strugglers Newport County’s FA Cup run.

Whichever club wins at Wembley will face either Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea, who will also need a replay after Saturday’s goalless draw at Hillsborough, in the quarter-finals. Saturday’s draw saw four of the top Premier League’s top five kept apart in the quarter-finals, with Manchester United hosting Brighton - a repeat of the 1983 final won by United in a replay - and Chelsea away to Leicester. Romelu Lukaku scored twice for United as they won 2-0 in a match where Jose Mourinho’s side had to make do without Paul Pogba after the midfielder withdrew on the morning of the match with an unspecified “illness”. Manchester City continue their quest for a historic quadruple of Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and League Cup with a fifth round trip to Wigan. Should Pep Guardiola’s men avoid a repeat of the Latics’ shock 2013 FA Cup final victory, City will be at home to Southampton in the quarter-finals.

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Coleman breaks 60m indoor world record

Christian Coleman

LOS ANGELES, Feb 19 (Agencies): Rising US star Christian Coleman set a new world indoor record for the 60m on Sunday, blasting to victory in 6.34sec at the US championships in Albuquerque. The 21-year-old exploded out of the blocks with a 0.149 reaction time to cross ahead of Ronnie Baker, who was second in 6.40. Coleman’s time shaved 0.05sec off the existing world indoor record set by Maurice Greene in Madrid in 1998. The American youngster was initially believed to have broken Greene’s 60m record at a meeting in Clemson, South Carolina on January 19, where he clocked 6.37sec. However that time was not ratified because the meeting at which took place was not using electronic starting blocks.

Doping case launched against Russian PYEONGCHANG, Feb 19 (Agencies): The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s anti-doping division has begun proceedings against Russian mixed curler Alexander Krushelnitsky. Krushelnitsky, who won bronze with his wife in the mixed doubles at the Winter Olympics, is suspected of testing positive for meldonium. The court said no hearing date had been fixed yet for the athlete, who is a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR). A statement from the anti-doping division (ADD) of CAS read, “The

CAS ADD has initiated a procedure involving the athlete Alexander Krushelnitsky (mixed curling; OAR).” The International Olympic Committee determined in December that Russian athletes who proved they were clean would be allowed to compete as neutrals in South Korea. OAR are competing under the Olympic flag and the Olympic anthem is being played at any medal ceremonies they feature in. A total of 168 athletes are competing in the OAR team, and they have so far won three silver medals and eight bronzes.

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Kvitova wins in Qatar to return to top 10

Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic with the trophy after defeating Gabrine Muguruza of Spain.

DOHA, Feb 19 (Agencies): Petra Kvitova fought back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win the Qatar Open, a victory which take her back

into the world’s top 10. Kvitova overcame an awful start which saw her lose the first five games to eventually triumph 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. It is the first time

Kvitova has been ranked among the world’s elite since a horrific knife attack at her home in December 2016 left her with an injured hand. “It feels great, it’s a beautiful trophy,” she said. “It took a while to have it. Today, it was a big fight.” Asked about being back in the top 10, Kvitova replied, “I remember sometime last year when I was asked about this, I couldn’t even dream of it,” she said. “It’s a very special feeling to be back.” The win in Doha is the Czech star’s second title of the season and 22nd career tournament victory. It also extended her current winning streak to 13 matches, just one short of her career record.

FIFA chief warns corrupt football officials

K a m pala , F e b 1 9 (IANS): The President of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, has warned football association leaders not to use money meant for the sport for their own gain. The FIFA President made it clear that if there were any football federation leaders who wished to enrich themselves with football money, they would be caught and sanctioned, Xinhua news agency reported. “No one should think of using football money for his own gains,” Infantino said in an interview. The FIFA chief was in Nouakchott, the largest Saharan city and the Mauritania capital, to attend the seventh FIFA Executive Football Summit.

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Infantino said that with the increased funds FIFA was giving to it’s member associations, there was also increased evaluation and monitoring. “We are asking each football federation to sign a contract with FIFA that focuses on accountability. We are monitoring and auditing centrally to make sure funds are used appropriately,” he added.

Thiem wins 2nd Argentina Open title

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Buenos Aires, Feb 19 (IANS): Austria’s Dominic Thiem claimed his second Argentina Open title, defeating Slovenia’s Aljad Bedene 6-2 and 6-4. Thiem, 24, on Sunday needed just an hour and

30 minutes to knock off Bedene in the clay-court final, adding his ninth trophy to his previous wins at Gstaad, Umag and Nice in 2015, Stuttgart, Nice, Acapulco and Buenos Aires in 2016 and Rio de Janeiro in 2017, reported Efe. Thiem, No 6 in the world, has now defeated Bedene three times in as many matchups, the previous two victories coming in the Dona final in 2018, and the first round of the 2015 Roland Garros tourney. Some $500,000 in prize money was awarded at this year’s Argentina Open.

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