February 7, 2019

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Good and bad roads in Nagaland

Vehicles move on newly-paved road near Clock Tower in Dimapur (R) Loose asphalt over a portion of NH-702 under Mon district.

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Two roads in the State in recent times have caught both the imagination and ire of the people. While the recently repaired and relaid road in Dimapur from Old over-bridge near Hotel Tragopan to Clock Tower junction via Khermahal and the ongoing relaying of Tajen Ao Road from Clock Tower to DC Court junction bore testimony to good workmanship; on the other hand, the “peeling off ” of asphalt on NH-702 under Mon district that recently went viral on social media, only attracted strong criticisms.

Naginimora residents begin road works DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Residents of Naginimora have begun construction of 4km road stretch at Naginimora town through contributions from the public. In a press release, Naginimora Konyak Union (NKU) stated that the estimated cost of the project was Rs.4. 68 crore, solely be funded by the public of Naginimora town.

According to the union, the earlier estimate by PWD was Rs.3.23 crore, but after proper evaluation for construction of quality road by an engineer from Assam, the estimate was revised to Rs.4,68,84,360 crore. As per the agreement signed by the contractor on February 4, the union informed that the work will take five months and that the payback period was two years.

To get more inputs on what makes good or bad roads, this Reporter spoke to PWD Executive Engineer Er. Talitemsu and SDO Er. Nagashe Swu. He also disclosed that the relaying of asphalt along Tajen Ao Road and Kher mahal Road was awarded to Multi Builders, which also bagged contracts for key roads from Clock Tower to Dhobinala junction and from Holy Cross School junction to Bata Charali near the new flyover.

He said the width of re-laying of Circular Road was seven metres (nearly 23 feet) which would extend to pavement in some

places.

On the good workmanship along Khermahal and Tajen Ao Roads, Er. Talitemsu also assured that the same quality work would be carried out in the upcoming re-laying of 25 main roads in Dimapur.

In this regard the PWD (Roads & Bridges) Dimapur division had also deputed its officers-- junior engineers and sectional officers to check quality of work.

Contracts for all 25 main roads were awarded to ten (10) firms in November 2018, and the stipulated time for their completion was 12 months, excluding the monsoon season.

The contract included a “defect liability of 3 years”, which required that a contractor undertook repair works in case of wear and tear.

On the recent video that went viral on social media showing deputy chief minister (in-charge of National Highways) Y Patton being apprised of the shoddy work on NH702 in Mon, Er. Talitemsu termed it “a clear case of a breach of contract”.

He categorically stated that people should understand that the NH 702 episode was due to the contractor.

Er. Talitemsu reiterated that any work done below specification amounted to breach of contract and reminded that it was time contractors woke up and stick to specifications.

The executive engineer opined that had the name of the contractor been written on a road signboard, then the story would have been different.

Meanwhile, Swu, who also spoke to this Reporter enlightened about the cause for the asphalt peeling off on NH-702.

Swu maintained that

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NEW DELHI, FEB 6 (PTI/ AGENCIES): Businessman Robert Vadra, the brotherin-law of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday in connection with a case of alleged money laundering related to certain properties in the UK. This is the first time Vadra has appeared before any central probe agency.

Robert Vadra left the ED office after over five and a half hours of interrogation around 9.45 p.m.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday strongly came out in support of her husband Robert Vadra, whom she dropped off at by the Enforcement Directorate’s office for questioning in a money laundering case.

In an apparent political message, Priyanka Gandhi dropped off her husband before taking charge as the Congress general secretary at the AICC headquarters.

“He is my husband, he is my family...I support my family,” she said when asked whether she was sending a message by dropping off her husband. Asked if it was a political vendetta, she said that everyone knows why

Priyanka (L) dropping off Vadra to the ED office on Wednesday.

this is being done. The case pertains to money laundering and alleged possession of illegal foreign assets.

The ED summoned Vadra again on February 7.

Speaking after the questioning, Vadra’s lawyer Suman Jyoti Khaitan said, “He has given an undertaking that he will appear (before the Enforcement Directorate) when summoned.” Khaitan added that Vadra had appeared before the ED on his own, without receiving any summons.

Priyanka assumes charge Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday took charge as AICC general secretary and will helm the party’s affairs in Uttar Pradesh East. She arrived at the party headquarters at Akbar Road after dropping her husband at the

Split in DDGBA over election/ Hohos, CSOs join anti-CAB bandwagon selection of office bearers DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): The uproar over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2016 shows no sign of receding with more civil society groups now joining the bandwagon.

A consultative meeting held at Saramati here on Wednesday under the aegis of Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) and attended by leaders of apex civil bodies, tribal hohos and civil society groups strongly opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) and decided to submit a representation to Government of India through Governor PB Acharya on February 8 in this regard.

A public march will be carried out from Old MLA Junction point to Raj Bhavan for submission of the memorandum through the Governor to President of India Ram Nath Kovind urging him to withhold his assent if CAB was passed by Rajya Sabha.

DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): A The signatories said the masplit has emerged in Dimapur Dis- jority of members had waited for trict GB Association (DDGBA) an amicable settlement from DC’s after a group of GBs claiming office, but there was no response to be the “majority” rejected the till date. Therefore, they said the election of office bearers of the as- law abiding GBs with majority sociation on January 22, 2019 and tribes at the general body meetendorsed the office bearers recom- ing on February 5 at CPO Hall, mended by search committee.

Chumukedima had unanimously Tribe executives, who had resolved to uphold the search comearlier opposed the election of the mittee report and accordingly enoffice bearers, said that majority dorsed the following office bearers: of DDGBA held a general body president (Longer Jamir Ao), vice meeting on February 5, 2019 and presidents-- Tsenthungo Lotha, L unanimously resolved to uphold Kapfo Chakhesang and Isawoto search committee report.

Jimomi, general secretary Atso In a representation to DC Angami, joint secys.-- Rambilal Dimapur, the Dimapur Angami Kachari, Akok Phom and KavipGBs Union president and convenor füle Kuyie, secretary publicity Thepfukedo Kudtsu, Dimapur & info Luikang Zeliang, finance Lotha GBs Union president N secretary PC Kamai Rongmei, Ngullie, Dimapur Ao GBs Union banker/treasurer P. Dohoi Swu president A Taku Longkumer and and customary law court convenor sessional secretary Luikang Zeliang Thrikongse Sangtam. said that in their earlier representaThe signatories have, theretion they sought DC’s intervention fore, urged the DC to take necesDIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): in the “unconstitutional activities sary measures to uphold the “conPower supply to Mon and by vested interested persons for stitutionally formed DDGBA” for Longleng districts and also conducting election”. further correspondence.

Changtongya and Tuli area under Mokokchung district has been disrupted following the snapping of conductor along 66KV MokokchungHe said Nagas had trust and misconstruction Tuli Transmission line at DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Mokokchung on February 6. Nagaland Joint Christian been, for a very long time, among the people.

Meanwhile, NJCF SDO (Trans) Mokokchung Forum (NJCF) has called trading on the uncertain transmission division said upon all churches across future when it comes to the has requested all churches the department was making the state to hold a special Naga political settlement. to pray for the following Despite acknowledg- points-- pray that God will all efforts to restore power time of prayer this coming ing over and again that they grant his wisdom and direcsupply at the earliest and Sunday (February 10).

In a press note, NJCF (GoI) recognize the histori- tion to the leaders both the requested consumers to bear president Rev. Dr. Zelhou cal and political uniqueness Government of India and with the inconvenience.

Keyho, who is also the of the Nagas and promis- the NNPGs. NBCC general secretary, ing political solution soon, To pray that the delay said the forum has taken NJCF said such assurances tactics of those in authority serious note on the stalled have become just a “merely will not lead to another inpolitical negotiation be- political rhetoric”. surmountable problem. tween the Government of Asserting that the paPray that those in powIndia (GoI) and the Naga tience of the Nagas have er will avoid extremism and National Political Groups been tested over and over at hatred and that the spirit of (NNPGs). every turn, the Christian fo- tolerance will prevail in the “It has become the at- rum said that the delay tactic country. titude of the GoI to sideline of the Central government Pray that God’s will the issues arising from Na- was gathering thicker mass, for the Nagas will reign sugaland and this time around which may also evolve into preme in every situation. it has become very clear that another long range problem Pray for North East they instigate a non issue to if it was not dealt with all region, that is engulfed with cover up and drag the issue seriousness. unrest situation created by at hand,” Keyho said.

As mutual trust and Citizenship Amendment “These are things that confidence seemed to be Bill. And to pray that the po“Actually, after all that we must commit to God so lacking on the part of GoI, litical leaders will have the was said; do we support that with the prayer of be- NJCF urged the latter to courage to speak the truth or oppose the Citizenship lievers God will intervene,” take matters with all seri- and stand for the welfare of Bill?” he added. ousness so as to avoid mis- the people.

Power outage in 3 distts

the cause was due to “carelessness” where the road surface was not brushed and dusted before coating the surface with bitumen then laying asphalt on the surface. He said it was due to such neglect that bitumen and stone chips mixture could not stick and could be peeled off with bare hands.

On the present re-laying on roads in Dimapur, the SDO explained that the relaying comprised of two layers-bitumen and larger stone chips also called the bitumen macadem and the second (outer) layer of smaller stone chips and bitumen was called bitumen concrete. The thickness was 80 mm or around 3 inches.

He pointed out that another key aspect while laying or constr ucting roads was cambering, which required the road to be sloped at a certain angle to prevent water-logging and direct rainwater to the drain or nullah. Swu further explained that in the past, the contract agreement was for “open graded premium carpeting” where the thickness was 20mm or less than an inch.

ED grills Robert Vadra for over 5 hours

The house also resolved to submit a memorandum on the same day seeking a solution to the Indo-Naga political issue before the Lok Sabha elections. It also decided to set up a co-ordination committee to take up the issue further.

The organisations further appealed to NNPGs and NSCN to sign MoU for early resolution of the IndoNaga political problem. This was stated in a press release

by NGBF. Meanwhile, the Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) has announced its full support to the call by NGBF for a gathering at Kohima on February 8 at 11 a.m. for a public march from Old MLA Junction point to Raj Bhavan for submission of the memorandum.

The memorandum would also appeal to the President to give his assent in case an ordinance was

passed by the Central cabinet bypassing Rajya Sabha, JCPI stated in a press note.

And in order to ensure huge participation in the proposed public march, JCPI has urged Angami, Ao, Sumi, Lotha and Chakhesang tribes in Dimapur to send 15 representatives each, and the remaining other tribes to send 10 representatives each.

All presidents of respective Dimapur-based tribal bodies under Naga Council have also been asked to submit names of their representatives to the council Office on Thursday so that transportation arrangements could be made.

Stating that Gaon Buras were guardians of “our society”, the joint committee also lauded the NGBF for taking the burden of addressing two burning issues – CAB and Naga political issue – at this critical juncture.

office of the Enforcement Directorate for questioning in a money laundering case.

She also met some party workers and leaders from the Hindi heartland state.

During her 15-minute stay at the party office, security personnel had a hard time controlling the crowd that had gathered there.

A large number of party workers welcomed her by raising slogans of “Priyanka Gandhi aayi hai, nayi roshni layi hai” (Priyanka Gandhi has come, she has brought light). “I am extremely happy to be here,” Priyanka told reporters soon after she reached Congress headquarters. She thanked her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi for entrusting her with the responsibility and said people of UP had given a lot to her family.

ZCO not to attend proposed meet with NSCN (I-M) leaders IMPHAL, FEB 6: Zeliangrong Civil Organisations (ZCO)-- comprising the Zeliangrong Baudi (AMN), Zeliangrong Youth Front and Zeliangrong Student’s Union Wednesday informed that the ZCO will not be attending the proposed consultative meeting scheduled to be held with NSCN (I-M) general secretary, Th. Muivah in the days to come.

In a statement, ZCO said that the NSCN (I-M) general secretary, who is in Nagaland, was scheduled to hold a public consultative meeting at the Hebron camp soon.

However, ZCO reaffirmed the stand made

by Zeliangrong people that they will not attend any consultative meeting or meet any members of the NSCN (I-M).

In this regard, ZCO made its stand clear that whoever attends the consultative meeting or meet any members of the NSCN (I-M) shall be considered as purely doing so at his or her own interest and does not carry the mandate, neither represent the interest nor authorized to act on behalf of the Zeliangrong people living in the states of Assam, Manipur and Nagaland.

ZCO further warned every responsible Zeliangrong to refrain from attending the consultative meeting, saying Zeliangrong people cannot be the victims in the name of the Naga political issue anymore.

NUTA appeals govt to on relaxation policy discuss Art 371(A) in NLA

NJCF calls for special prayer on Feb 10 ENSF reminds govt

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DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has expressed surprise at the “cold response” from the state government and the school education department concerning the representation it had served on relaxation policy.

In a press release, ENSF vice-president Hamnyei Angh and education secretary Kaibo Konyak reminded that it had on December 18, 2018 submitted a representation on relaxation policy for obtaining the professional qualification for those candidates belonging to six tribes.

ENSF pointed out that the relaxation policy had come into force on January 9, 2009 for a period of ten years. However, it said there had been no response from the government as well as from the department.

Questioning the state government and department, the federation even after all these years not a single B.Ed institution had been set up in the entire jurisdiction of Eastern Nagaland, adding that the department should be able to recognize the importance of setting up B.Ed institution.

The federation has, therefore, strongly demanded that adequate B.Ed colleges be introduced in the districts of Eastern Nagaland. Stating that existing institutions cannot accommodate all those candidates seeking for admission, ENSF said the only alternative was for extension of the relaxation policy.

DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Central Executive Council (CEC), Nagaland University Teachers’ Association (NUTA) has urged the state government to discuss in the assembly the claim that Article 371 (A) protects the state from the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).

In a representation addressed to the chief secretary, CEC, NUTA president Prof.

Rosemary Dzuvichu and secretary general Prof. D Kuolie drew his attention to the Resolution No.3 on Art.371(A) and the Inner Line Permit (ILP) adopted at the consultative meeting held on January 31, 2019 at Police Complex Chumukedima.

NUTA stated that the suggestions from some of the Tribe Hohos that protection by Art.371(A) must be discussed further in the Legislative Assembly did not figure in the Resolution No.3 of the meeting.

Affirming its stand that Art.371(A ) may not be able

to protect the state from the Citizenship Amendment Bill once it becomes an Act, as the provisions of Art.371 (A) were categorically specific, the NUTA said the Union Home Minister also clearly stated in Parliament that CAB was for the whole country, adding that was where Nagaland stands affected.

Further, NUTA reiterated that the Bill was “non secular” and would affect not only demographics of the region, but also the state of Nagaland and its indigenous inhabitants. “Citizenship will be based on religion, if this materialises and destroy the very basis of secularism,” it added. Asserting that the ILP currently has many loopholes, the NUTA said it supported the stand of extension of the ILP to Dimapur, which has been flooded by illegal immigrants.

NUTA also backed the ILP committee recommendation for better checking and tracking mechanisms.

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Pangnyu attends AYUSH conference Nagaland only state with no pending AYUSH Mission Utilization Certificates

S. Pangnyu Phom with other ministers at the 4th AYUSH Ministers’ Conference held in Delhi on February 5.

DIMAPUR: Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland, S. Pangnyu Phom said that Nagaland was the only state which has no pending Utilization Certificates (UCs).

He added that the Nagaland would continuously strive to implement all programs of the National AYUSH Mission (NAM), as per ministry guidelines even in the future.

(Utilization Certificate: A certificate of actual utilization of grants received for the purpose for which it was sanctioned has to be submitted in order for further grant-in aid sanctions, in respect of non-recurring grants. In respect of recurring grants, release of grant-in aid in subsequent years is done only after UC, on provisional basis, in respect of grants of the preceding financial year, is submitted.)

A press release from media cell, office of the minister of H&FW stated that Pangnyu was addressing the 4th AYUSH Minister’s Conference held at Ashoka Hotel, Delhi on February 5. He expressed gratitude to the minister of state for AYUSH, Shripad Naik and ministry of AYUSH for the invitation to the conference and acknowledged the contribution of AYUSH Society to the state.

Phom said that the government was fully committed and was sincerely working to promote AYUSH in the state, where the state AYUSH now has six regular doctors and the creation of eight regular medical officer posts are also under process for cabinet clearance later. Pangnyu reported that 82 AYUSH doctors have been appointed on contractual basis

under the National Health Mission (NHM) and National AYUSH Mission (NAM) and have been posted to District Hospitals, Community Health Centres and Primary Health Centres across the state. Pangnyu also said that AYUSH Society under the department of Health & Family Welfare organized Arogya Melas three times in the state, Mokokchung district being the most recent one.

Pangnyu also added that the mission also distributes medicines to all co-located AYUSH facilities on a regular basis. He reported some achievements after NAM was introduced: A ten bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital in Dimapur was functioning with full man-power, a 30 bedded integrated AYUSH Hospital in Noklak under Tuensang dis-

trict bordering Myanmar was inaugurated last December.

The minister was optimistic that construction of a 50 bedded integrated AYUSH hospital in Razha, Chedema under Kohima district will be completed within a month or two and be inaugurated by year end. He further reported that a 50 bedded AYUSH hospital at Sapangya (Chungtia) under Mokokchung district was under process. The state government has also submitted a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for an up to 50 bed integrated AYUSH Hospital for Longleng and Zunheboto districts to the ministry.

Pangnyu also appealed to the ministry of AYUSH to grant a separate AYUSH directorate for Nagaland state out of the resource pool allotted to Nagaland.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, FEBUARY 7, 2019

news in Brief LLRSU & LSU joint coordination meeting: Lotha Lower Range Students’ Union (LLRSU) and Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) has convened a joint co-ordination meeting for February 9, 11 a.m. at Town Hall Bhandari Town along with Bhandari Town Students’ Union (BTSU), Bhandari Town Lotha Hoho (BTLH), Bhandari Town Eloe Hoho (BTEH), Lotha Lower Range Public Organisation (LLRPO), Lotha Lower Range Officers and Elders Forum (LLROEF). All concerned organisations have been requested to attend the meeting.

CMO Dimapur informs: Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dimapur has issued a notification saying that the Clinical Research Unit for Homoeopathy Dimapur under the CCRH, New Delhi and AYUSH located at AYUSH Building, Medical Colony, Dimapur, has been reopened. The public have been requested to avail free treatment, medicines and OPDs of Homoeopathic and AYUSH at the AYUSH Hospital at Dimapur District Hospital.

SAH meeting: Sumi Aphuyemi Hoho (SAH) has convened a meeting for February 9, 10 am at Town Hall, Pughoboto town to chalk out an action plan for 2019-20. Advisors, office bearers and area representatives have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Mokokchung DPDB meeting postponed: The Mokokchung DPDB meeting has been postponed to February 12, 11 am, to be held at the ADC’s (Planning) Conference Hall, Mokokchung. All concerned DPDB members have been informed to note the change of date and attend the meeting without fail.

Casual employees meeting in Wokha: A meeting for casual employees under the establishment of the deputy commissioner of Wokha has been convened for February 12, 11 am at DC office Wokha.

All concerned members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

KASSMSA stops its functions: Karbi Anglong Sand Stone Mahaldar and Suppliers Association (KASSMSA) president Detward Bey and general secretary Premson Killing has informed the public that all functions of the association has been temporarily stopped with effect from February 6, until further notice. The sand rates are to be fixed between the Mahaldar and customer and the association will not be responsible for any problems relating to sand arising thereof.

NNC/GDRN cabinet special session: NNC/ GDRN ministry of kilo affairs kilonser, L Shilu Ao has informed all concerned that a cabinet session will be held on February 9, 10 a.m. at Oking.

All kilonsers have been requested to attend the session and have been asked to bring agendas and suggestions and participate in the deliberation on political matters which have been slated to be tabled during the session.

Information for Kiphire Arms License holders: In view of the coming Lok Sabha general elections, Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency 2019, all arms license holders under Kiphire district have been directed to produce their arms license along with arms for verification at the police station nearest to the address in the license, on or before March 25. Failing to produce the license for verification will result in the license(s) being cancelled.

Kiphire MCMC constituted: In view of the coming Lok Sabha General Elections, and as per directives of the Chief Electoral Officer Nagaland, a Media Certification and Monitoring Committee Kiphire (MCMC) for Kiphire district has been constituted with the following members: 1) M. Shayung Phom, DC & DEO/ARO; 2) Tanzeel Osama, DIO, NIC; 3) Ketarutmak, DPRO; 4) Tsipise Antony, Journalist.

Media Workshop to be held in Kohima: Press Information Bureau, Government of India, Kohima under the aegis of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, will be organizing a Rural Media Workshop on some flagship programs of the Central Government on February 14, 10 am at the Eastgate Hotel, Chandmari Road, Midland, Kohima. The objective of the conference will be capacity building of journalists to develop a more effective information flow between the Press Information Bureau and journalists in these areas and to get feedback from them on various issues.

(DIPR) Creation of SDO Soil conservation office: Department of Soil & Water Conservation in a notification has informed the public that the State government has issued an order to create a Sub- Divisional Office (Soil Conservation) Office at Seyochung, Kiphire district. The new Sub- Divisional Office (Soil Conservation) office will be manned by existing officers and staff and no new posts will be created. (DIPR)

SHG food products on display HASSU on government at Street Food Mela in Kohima institutions charging fees

Vendors at the Street Food Mela in Kohima on February 6. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, FEB 6 (NPN): As part of the ongoing Shehri Samridhi Utsav under the theme “Eat Safe, Eat Healthy and Eat Fortified,” the Street Food Mela continues at MLA Hostel Junction, Kohima under the aegis of District Urban Development Agency, Kohima under SUDA. S eve r a l S e l f H e l p Groups (SHGs)and individuals joined the mela by selling and displaying differ-

ent types of food products.

Shehri Samridhi Utsav (Street Food festival and job mela) called ‘Urban Prosperity Festival,’ was launched in Nagaland on February 1, with the rest of the country, under the aegis of the State Urban Development Agency (SUDA) Urban Development department Nagaland, in collaboration with Food Safety, Nagaland under Health & Family Welfare and Kohima Municipal Council. Held under the aegis of Ministry of Housing

and City Affairs, the festival will target city livelihoods and extending the reach of National City Livelihoods Mission (Day-NULM).

This food mela that begins from 9 am, will continue till February 7.

Similar melas will be set-up at PHQ junction on February 8 & 9; Dimapur - February 11; Mokokchung - February 12; Mon & Wokha - February 13; Tuensang - February 14; and Zunheboto & Phek - February 15.

DIMAPUR: The Highway Area Sumi Students Union (HASSU) has appealed to the department of School Education and its advisor, to ensure strict adherence to the Right To Education (RTE) Act for the welfare of the student community.

A press release from HASSU president, Abovi K. Awomi stated that HASSU was disheartened and distraught to learn that many government institutions were charging admission and other fees from students, contrary to the provisions of the RTE Act. The HASSU reminded the institutions charging fees about the RTE Act, by virtue of which no child shall be liable to pay any kind of fees or expenses which may prevent him or her from

DIMAPUR: Seemanta Chatana Mancha Purvottar (SCMP), Mon, expressed displeasure over the NH-702 road repairs, in Mon district. A press release from general secretary, SCMP, Pongwang, and president, SCMP, Neangba, stated that it visited the work site and was discouraged by the quality of work at the work site. It urged the concerned contractor to follow the guidelines in the government order. The release also acknowledged deputy CM, Y Patton, for his visit the ongoing work site.

Om Prakash Sethi, Reji Abraham and others after the Atal Tinkering Lab inauguration program held at SDJHSS on February 5.

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lab was inaugurated by Om Prakash Sethi, president, S.D. Jain Samaj. He congratulated the school management and administration for taking up initiatives to establish such useful schemes for student benefit.

Reji Abraham highlighted the advantages

of having an ATL in the school and urged students to make full use of its facilities.

A demonstration was also shown for special invitees, community leaders, and Samaj executives. Ajay Sethi, secretary, School Managing Committee and Ashish Bakliwal, ATL ven-

The first day session of the Certification Course for District Election Officers and Returning Officers of Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency, in progress, at conference hall, Commissioner’s Office, Kohima. The course will continue till February 8. (NP)

SCMP dismayed by road repair quality

ATL inaugurated at SDJHSS Dimapur

DIMAPUR: An Atal Tinkering Lab (ATL), fully sponsored by Atal Innovation Mission under NITI Ayog, was established at S.D. Jain Higher Secondary School (SDJHSS) on February 5.

A press release from SDJHSS principal, Reji Abraham stated that the

pursuing and completing elementary education. The HASSU said it was therefore a legal obligation to implement the fundamental child right as enshrined in Article 21A of the constitution, and in accordance with the provisions of the RTE Act. The HASSU directed all government educational institutions within its jurisdiction to strictly comply with the RTE Act. Failing to adhere with the Act, HASSU said that the union would not remain a mute spectator.

In this regard the HASSU requested the advisor of School Education and the department to look into the matter on priority and asked for strict directives to be issued to all institutions.

dor, and operational head for Knowhow3D, also spoke on the occasion.

The Atal Tinkering Lab is equipped with sophisticated machines and instruments such as 3D printers and microcontrollers to help hone technical and innovation related skills of students.

NASU General Conference on February 8 KOHIMA: The Nor ther n Angami Students’ Union (NASU) will hold its 45th Biennial General Conference in Kijiimetouma on February 8 under the theme “Ignite excellence.”

The special guests of the conference will include K.D. Vizo, commissioner & secretary, IT & Power; Dr. Kenei Miachieo, conservator of forests, department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Kohima, and Menuokholie Kire, joint director, Higher Education and state project director, RUSA. The conference will be hosted by Kijiimetouma Village Students’ Union (KVSU). The inaugural session will start from 9:30 am. NASU has informed unit(s) that they may endorse qualified intending candidates for the election to various posts in the NASU executive council and union assembly for the tenure 2019-2021.

Koinonia Baptist Church Kohima (KBCK) organised an exposure trip to Kolkata from January 28 to February 2, with media team, deacons and an evangelist along with senior pastor, Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo. They attended the Indigenous Pastor’s Conference, organised by the Indigenous fellowship of Christ Followers, held from January 30 - 31 where Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo was one of the main speakers. (Koinonia Media Ministry)

NSDMA first IAG coordination meet

The first IAG coordination meeting in progress on February 6.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority (NSDMA) organized a first coordination meeting of Inter Agency Groups (IAGs) Nagaland, at the Secretariat Conference Hall on February 6, for constituting the IAGs under one umbrella with a vision to maximize efficiency in dealing with

disasters.

A press release from NSDMA secretary Rovilatuo Mor stated that the house constituted an interim body to frame functional modalities and structure of the group which will be the common platform for all government departments and NGOs during disasters for effective coordination.

The first IAG meeting was chaired by secretary NSDMA, keynote address was delivered by home commissioner, and the planning and policy officer of NSDMA gave a welcome note.

The meeting was attended by various NGOs and government line departments.

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T Imtiwapang Aier along with officials and VBKC members from various blocks at A beekeeper in Yangching village under Longleng DUDA Guest House in Longleng Town on Wednesday. district shows his beehive box on January 5.

DIMAPUR: A one day sensitization workshop on Ayushman Bharat and health and wellness centres for Village Health Councils, Primary Health Centres and sub centres was held at the CMO’s conference hall, Chief Medical Office, Longleng on February 6.

A press release from medical superintendent, in-charge CMO Longleng, Dr. Toshirenla stated that Dr. Imnameren Phom, in his keynote address, said that the government, or the medical department, needs constant help and assistance from village councils and village health committees for better implementation of any assignment.

He encouraged them to take ownership in their respective villages and coordinate among each other for any kind work assigned to them.

Phom also spoke on the aim of the Ayushman Bharat scheme, which he said, was to improve access to quality healthcare and to reduce hospitalization expenditure protect-

ing beneficiary families belonging to the poorer sections of society.

Delivering a welcome address, Dr. Toshirenla, told beneficiaries that they should consider themselves very fortunate.

She also requested them to contribute in any way they could for the Health and Wellness Centre for the good of the general public. She assured them that with the Health and Wellness Centre in their village, sicknesses could be identified at the initial stages and timely treatment administered in their own village.

District program manager, Viroli Sangtam, gave a brief introduction to the Health and Wellness Centre through a slide show.

The prog ram was chaired by DPO (RCH/ UIP), Dr. Imnameren Phom. The workshop was attended by village council chairmen; village health committees of Tangha village, Yangching village and Buranamsang village; staff from CMO’s office, and medical officer of Primary Health Centres.

Francis Kikon project assistant NBHM. Meanwhile, on February 5, a Common Facility Centre for beekeepers in Chuchuyimlang was inaugurated by T. Imtiwapang Aier, some 30 kms away from Mokokchung headquarter.

Addressing the gathering, the deputy secretary stated that the state government was able to realize and tap the potential of beekeeping and honey production for various purposes only in 2007 resulting in the formation of NBHM. He lauded the advancement of the Gandhi Ashram under the stewardship of Natwar Thakkar, who had already realized the prospects of beekeeping before the state could, and started to impart the skill of practicing scientific beekeeping in Chuchuyimlang during the 1960s.

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ATKK bans illegal taxation

Yonglok Police Station to be inaugurated ‘shortly’

KOHIMA, Feb 6 (NPN): The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland and other officers conducted a State Level Workshop with political parties on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) on February 6, Hotel Japfü, in Kohima.

The CEO, Abhijit Sinha, gave a presentation on EVMs and VVPATs where he elaborated the history, Technical Expert Committee (TEC), technical security and administrative safeguards.

He said that EVM was first used in 70-Parur Assembly Constituency of Kerala in 1982 and the machine can record a miximum of 2000 votes.

Sinha also talked about past judgements on EVMs by various High Courts and the Supreme Court where credibility and reliability of the machine had always been upheld.

He then also spoke about the VVPAT machine which

DIMAPUR: Aqahuto Tokukuzho Kukami Kuqhakulu (ATKK), in its general meeting held on February 1, deliberated and unanimously passed a three-point resolution.

A press release by ATKK president, Vikuto Achumi stated that its first resolution noted that any illegal/unofficial taxation by various nationalist factions will not only demean the integrity of the Naga nationalist movement but also promote social unrest, misunderstandings among communities. As such all forms of illegal/unofficial taxation within Aqahuto area jurisdiction will be banned with immediate effect.

Secondly, it resolved that no unofficial outposts or gates for collection of taxes will be permitted within Aqahuto jurisdiction. Its third resolution was that appropriate penalties will be initiated against village chiefs, village councils that harbour such illegal activities within their territories.

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February 6.

Officials led by T. Imtiwapang Aier are visiting various apiaries scattered across Longleng district to gather first hand information from beekeepers.

A district level consultative meeting for VBKCs in Longleng was held for the first time to promote beekeeping in the district.

Speaking at the meeting, the NBHM team leader appealed to beekeepers in the district to remove the culture of subsidies from their minds and solve difficulties through innovative ideas. He brought up fund constraints faced by the mission but assured the beekeepers that NBHM was channelizing its fund streams to assist genuine beekeepers. He pointed out that beekeeping does not require hard manual labour like other farms but

Ayushman Bharat workshop held in Longleng

it needs time and proper management which result in huge returns. He also suggested that the VBKCs form a Beekeepers’ Federation under Longleng district to avail various schemes and facilities from allied sectors. According to Aier, the Government of India is putting much importance on drawing womenfolk to beekeeping, and he encouraged women to take up beekeeping as a profession.

More than 40 Beekeepers from various VBKC blocks under Longleng district attended the meeting.

Meanwhile, a two-day basic training on beekeeping was conducted at Yachen village on February 6, organized by NBHM under the RKVY project.

Resource persons for the training camp were Er Nitoshe Kinimi, team member Longleng in-charge and

Mamata guilty of politicising the Sharada scam?  Yes  No  Can’t say

DIMAPUR: Nagaland produced 420 Metric Tonnes (MT) of honey in 2017-18.

This is an increase from the 120 metric tonnes being produced before the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) was launched in 2007.

Chuchuyimlang village alone produces three to four tonnes of honey annually, with each khel of the village producing around 800 kilograms. This was stated by deputy secretary NBHM, T Imtiwapang Aier, who is on a tour of various districts as reported in two separate press releases issued by NBHM media cell.

According to one of the press releases, a sensitization and consultative meeting was organized for Village Beekeeper Committees (VBKCs) of Longleng district at DUDA guest house in Longleng town on

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State level workshop on EVMs and VVPATs

Abhijit Sinha at the State Level Workshop on EVMs and VVPATs, held in Kohima on February 6. (NP)

has been used in all the elections since 2017.

This has further enhanced the verifiability and transparency of EVMs, he added.

The CEO added that EVMs and VVPATs have been devised and designed by the Technical Experts Committee (TEC) of the Election Commission in collaboration with two public sector undertakings -- Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore and Electronic Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad. The machines

are secured with high security protocols, Sinha said.

A hands-on demonstration of EVMs with VVPATs was also shown for the participants.

Online search of names in the Electoral roll, registration, deletion and downloading the electoral roll was also demonstrated for the participants.

The CEO added that to check enrolment, deletion or any other queries or clarification, one can log onto ceonagaland.nic. in and www.nvsp.in.

DIMAPUR: DGP Nagaland T. John Longkumer visited Yonglok Police Station, 2nd NAP Camp Yonglok and Police Station Anaki – C under DEF Mokokchung on February 5 along with a host of Police Officers from Longleng, Mokokchung and an entourage from Kohima.

According to DIPR, interacting with the Police officers, NGOs and village councils at Yonglok Police station, Longkumer said that Yonglok Police Station would be inaugurated shortly, and entrusted SP Longleng and president PPC, to take steps for immediate inauguration of the Police Station.

He was responding to issues and grievances raised by village councils and NGOs, one of which was the immediate inauguration of Yonglok Police Station.

Yonglok Police Station was established in the year 2008 and has been nonfunctional since November 2018 after all required infrastructure had been set

The team leader also said that the NBHM is now focused on a need base method and the mission will provide full support to genuine beekeepers.

Earlier, Takonungsang, a pioneer beekeeper in Chuchuyimlang, who was trained by Gandhi Ashram in the 1960s, was also given a recognition certificate and a cash reward for his work.

The deputy secretary also visited apiaries in Mopungchuket, Merangkong compound and Mongyimti village on February 4. He also visited apiaries in Yisemyong, Mokokchung district and Yangching village under Longleng district on February 5. He also informed beekeepers Apropos the news item “NSSH conclave for SC-ST about the changing funding pattern where funds entrepreneurs” published February 6, the ninth paraare directly transferred to graph should read “blatant misuse of PMEGP” and not as published. The inadvertent error is regretted. beneficiaries.

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T. John Longkumer with other officers at Yonglok Police station on February 5. (DIPR)

up. Due to urgent requirement of the Police Station in the border area, it had started functioning since December 5, 2018, without actually being inaugurated despite shortage of NGOs under DEF, Longleng.

Longkumer also assured them that strength of the Police force would be enhanced as per the criterion. He said that the grievances and requirements of the police force would be reported to the

Government for necessary action at the earliest.

The DGP also donated a cash amount to meet urgent requirements of the 2nd NAP battalion posted in Yonglok.

The DGP said his visit was to inspect infrastructure development, status & strength of the Police Force, their functioning, grievances and problems.

According to Longkumer, after taking over as DGP of the state, he was

visiting Police Stations and Outposts in every district to ascertain their functioning with a special focus on remote border and disputed areas.

The DGP was accompanied by Imlisunep IGP, Aotemsu DIGP, Rovishi Comdt. 12th IR, Raghuramarajan S.P Mokokchung, YangbaKonyak S.P Longleng, LakhaKhoza Comdt.

13th IR and KuhoviSumi Comdt. 2nd NAP and others.

3 organizations inspect Pughoboto road construction KOHIMA: The three frontal organizations under Pughoboto, Sumi Aphuyemi Hoho (SAH), Sumi Aphuyemi Kukami Hoho (SAKH) and Sumi Aphuyemi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu (SAKK), led office bearers, GBs, members of the watch dog committee for development, on an inspection tour to the ongoing two-lane road construction on February 4.

The work has been undertaken by Jordan Company Ltd. via Kejumetouma to Laza-Phuyeqa, Tukuliqa, Iphonu, Ghathashi, Mukali and Shesuli.

In a press release, the team stated that they had a productive interaction session with the company workmen and village leaders who were present at the work site.

The team, while appreciating the company for its workmanship, said the work between Shesuli Village and Doyang river was in accordance to the work specification with a “unique blend of road carving.” It therefore encouraged the company to continue with the same quality of work to set a new trend of workmanship.

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Members of Sumi Aphuyemi Hoho, Sumi Aphuyemi Kukami Hoho and Sumi Aphuyemi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu during their inspection on February 4.

The team also has informed the company that the stretch of road between Doyang river and Kejumetouma junction was still narrow, uneven and below work specification and therefore urged the engineer looking after the project to personally verify problems at the spot and take corrective measures at the earliest. “The people of Pughoboto shall not patronize and compromise such fraction of

work which falls below the yardstick of the work specification” the release asserted.

Further, the team observed that proper realignment was needed at the bridge point towards Laza and Chishiqa.

The team also appealed to the contractor to start laying asphalt between Mukalimi and Tukuliqa before the rainy season comes and makes it unusable.

The team appealed to leaders of the four villages and Ghathashi town to extend their cooperation and be observant when work is carried out in their village vicinity to ensure that desirable standards of work is being maintained, to better serve the need of the people. The team members added that they will continue to supervise the work from time to time until the work was completed.

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‘On road mass protest’ on CAB in Imphal Speaking at the inauguration function of the newly constructed training-cum-production centre of Manipur Khadi and Village Industries Board (MKVIB) in Imphal today, Singh reiterated that there was no change on his government’s stand on the CAB.

However, he urged the people and all concerned to thoroughly deliberate the Bill para-wise before coming to any conclusion.

He maintained that government was for the people and his government would “never hesitate in acting as per the wish of the people if it has merit”.

Political parties forge alliance

Anti-CAB protesotrs during the “on road mass protest” in Imphal on Wednesday. (NP)

IMPHAL, Feb 6: Protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 intensified in Manipur as protestors in large number on Wednesday took to the streets of Imphal demanding complete withdrawal of the contentious CAB before being tabled in the Rajya Sabha.

Students, womenfolk and youth turned out by responding to the call for “on road mass protest” given by Manipur People Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 (MANPAC).

Normal traffic in Imphal was disrupted as they remained seated on the middle of the road.

Taking part in one of the protest in Imphal’s Keishampat, MANPAC convener Yumnamcha Dilipkumar claimed that mass participation was the voice of the “downtrodden” indigenous people of the region.

Asserting that this was only the beginning, he warned of more “dangerous” forms of protest, if government of India went ahead and passed the Bill.

He claimed that not only people of Manipur but also the entire Northeast states were dissatisfied with the adamant attitude of the Central government.

“We the downtrodden people of the region will no more remain silent against India government’s suppressive acts. We will fight tooth and nail until and unless CAB is completely withdrawn,” he said Meanwhile, Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh has urged the people to not resort to any action guided by sheer emotion in any issue.

Assam budget: One-tola gold to brides, rice at Re 1/kg G u wahati , F e b 6 (IANS): Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday presented a Rs 1,193.04-crore deficit budget for 2019-20, introducing several new schemes including rice at Rs 1 per kilogram for the poor, 1 tola (10 gram) gold to the brides, among others.

The minister also announced waiver of hotel fees for students and some social security schemes to cover the young widows and ‘divgyangs’ and scholarship schemes for the higher education of girls from the minority communities.

The budget also announced Affordable Nutrition & Nourishment Assistance Yojana under which the government plans to provide rice at a further subsidized rate of Re 1 per kg instead for the benefit of 53 lakh households.

Giving details of the Affordable Nutrition & Nourishment Assistance (ANNA) Yojana, Sarma said the government will provide rice at a subsi-

(R-L) Himanta Biswa Sarma and Sarbananda Sonowal arrive at the Assam Legislative Assembly to present the Budget in Guwahati,Wednesday. (PTI)

dized rate of Re 1 per kg instead of the present Rs 3 per kg in order to further strengthen food security for our people.

He said that the scheme is expected to benefit 53 lakh households across the state and added the government will start the pilot implementation of ANNA Yojana from March, 2019.

“I am happy to announce that we shall give ‘one tola gold’, costing

around Rs 38,000 as on today, to brides belonging to all such communities of our state where it is customary to provide gold at the time of wedding,” Sarma said while presenting the budget.

“A subsidy of Rs 700 per student per month to be paid for 10 months in a year, irrespective of their economic status, on the mess bills, for those students staying in the hostels of gov-

INFORMATION To The Directorate of Geology & Mining As per the advertisement No. DGMIESTI/INTERVIEW/77/2018, Dated : 31st Oct’2018, Directorate of Geology & Mining; Dimapur Nagaland Driving test examination for the post of Driver was conducted successfully on 15th of Dec’2018 in The Directorate of Geology & Mining.

Then, on 31st of Jan 2019, the Directorate informed on a RE-TEST of the said exam without furnishing any valid & genuine reason(s), why this RE-TEST was been called.

Therefore we request the Director, Geology and Mining dept to kindly furnish the following reason at the earliest. i) Reason(s) why the RE-TEST was called; ii) Why result for the Driving test is withheld to date. iii) Why an un-applied candidate whose name wasn’t in the genuine candidate list was accommodated for the test through unfair means at the last minute.

Thanking you Imliyanger Pongen Incharge Driving Test Examination DP-1111 Candidates

ernment, or provincialised colleges and universities,” the minister said, adding the government will also provide battery operated ‘e-bikes’ to all girl students who secure 1st division or above in their higher secondary examinations.

“The government has decided to provide rice free of cost to 4 lakh families in the tea garden areas and 2 kg of sugar per month to the families of the tea garden workers,” he said, adding that the government is launching a new scheme under which any woman, up to the age of 45 years, who loses her husband, will receive an amount of Rs 25,000 as ‘Immediate Family Assistance’.

He said that the government has earmarked Rs 200 crore for scholarships to girl students of minority communities for higher education and announced the government has decided to establish a Development Corporation for the Indigenous Muslims which will take up various programmes for their development.

DECLARATION OF ACTUAL NAME I, Smti. Z. ZHETOLI SEMA, D/O ZHUHASHE, permanent resident of LIZU AVIQATO VILLAGE and presently residing at SOUTH POINT, EAST ZUNHEBOTO, NAGALAND, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows.

1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India, resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That my actual name is Z. ZHETOLI SEMA but due to clerical error my name is inadvertently recorded as P. ZHETOLI SEMA in my SBI A/C Pass Book bearing No. 11736659692, P. ZHTOLI SEMA in my Aadhaar Card bearing No 7330 6711 5477, P. ZHETOLI JIMO in my service book.

3. That the above mentioned names Z. ZHETOLI SEMA, P. ZHETOLI SEMA and P. ZHETOLI JIMO are one and the same person which refers to me.

4. That, from the date of this declaration, I shall use my name as Z. ZHETOLI SEMA for all official purpose, legal proceedings and at all times and occasions.

5. That the statement made in para 1-4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing material has been concealed therein.

Deponent Solemnly affirm and declared before me by the deponent on this 20th day of 12 2018 at Zunheboto : Nagaland DP-1109

Regd. No. 2052/18 Date : 20/12/2018

1st Class Magistrate/ Notary Public Zunheboto : Nagaland

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Shillong Feb 6: Protalk United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) General Secretary, Anup Chetia on Tuesday lauded Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for his “bold stand” and opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

“We are very grateful to the chief minister for opposing the CAB not only in Meghalaya but the whole North Eastern Region appreciated his stand as it is very encouraging especially to the people of Assam,” Chetia told journalists after he called on Sangma at his office chamber.

Eulogising Chief Minister Sangma for his “bold stand against the Citizenship Bill despite Sangma’s National People’s Party being a partner of the BJP, the ULFA leader said, “We came here to congratulate him. We need leaders like Conrad not only in Megha-

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND NOTICE

Dt. Dimapur the th '19 NO.REV-1/90-D// Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti Heigangpeung Zeliang, resident of Dimapur who has applied for issue of Mortgage Clearance concerning to Patta No. 198 Dag No 87/314 measuring an area 01-0014 located at Block No/Village Nagarjan Mouza No. 03 which has been mortgage in the SBI Bank/Society.

Claims & Objection if any on the aforesaid land may be submitted in written in the Court of the undersigned on or before 13-02-19.

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Motto : "Linük Asoshi"

Revenue-Cum-Re-Settlement Officer/EAC (Rev) Office of the Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

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OLD BOYS ASSOCIATION OF SAINIK SCHOOL IMPHAL (OBASSI) NAGALAND CHAPTER FELICITATION

The Old Boys Association of Sainik School Imphal Nagaland Chapter with immense pride and joy congratulate Cadet Yhunsinlo Tep, Adm No.177, on being promoted to the post of Chief Engineer, PHED, Govt. of Nagaland. It also convey its best wishes and success in all his future endeavors.

The Association further expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the Govt. of Nagaland under the dynamic leadership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland for the honour bestowed upon one of its members.

(Cadet C Lima Imsong) President

(Cadet Leyant N) General Secretary

Happy birthday my princess, If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you.

Always hubby Dear Awang, On this birthday I want to promise you that I’ll always love to be a cherry on your life’s cake.

Happy Birthday!

With Love from from your Love

62,173 fake ration cards in Tripura

Aga rtala , F e b 6 (IANS): The Tripura gover nment has identified 62,173 fake ration cards involving 2.81 lakh people, a state minister said here on Wednesday.

“After the computerisation of the Public Distribution System (PDS), 62,173 fake ration cards were identified. Around 2,81,000 people were holding these bogus ration cards,” Tripura Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minis-

ter Monoj Kanti Deb told IANS. He said a large number of them might be Bangladesh nationals.

There are 9,08,212 ration cards belonging to 36,86,216 people under 1,809 ration shops in Tripura.

“Despite thorough inquiry, there is no trace of these 2,81,000 people against whom various commodities were issued through the PDS,” the minister said.

laya but in the whole North Eastern Region. We are still standing against the Citizenship Bill and will go against it along with the people of Assam and also with the help of people of the region as a whole.”

Chetia, who is also the Convener of North East Indigenous People’s Forum (NEIPF), on Tuesday formed the Meghalaya chapter of the forum and vowed to work for safeguarding the indigenous people in the whole North Eastern Region.

Three organizations in Meghalaya, the Federation of Khasi Jaiñtia and Garo People, Hynñiewtrep Youth Front and Ri Bhoi Youth Federation are part of the NEIPF Meghalaya chapter.

Asked about NEIPF’s stand on implementation of ILP,

the ULFA leader said, “We are not discussing ILP because there is some problem in Assam. Implementation of ILP is a big problem, but I think in Meghalaya it can be implemented.”

CORRIGENDUM, DATED 06-02-2019 Due to Administrative reason the following changes have been made for the works against E-Tender Notice No. TSK/Engg/09 of 2019 (Item-1) Dated : 30-01-2019. SN.1.

Tender Notice No. now to be read as:TSK/Engg/09 of 2019 (Item-1) dated: 30-01-2019, instead of TSK/Engg/09 of 2018 (Item-1) dated: 30-01-2019. Closing of Tender now to be read as: 15:00 hrs. on 27-02-2019. Opening of Tender now to be read as: 16.00 hrs. on 27-02-2019. SN.2. Earnest Money now to be read as:  20,90,000/- instead of  20,89,970/ -. The complete information with the tender document of above e-tender will be available upto 15.00 hrs. of 27-02-2019 in www.ireps.gov.in.

DRM (Works), Tinsukia

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We the YISEMYONG Village Beekeeping Committee would like to express our deepest appreciation to the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission for the prestigious Award. We are very honoured to be the recipient of this Award. The Yisemyong village Beekeeping committee hope to maintain the same level of diligence in our work in the forth coming years. We are also very grateful for considering Mr T. CHUBA LONGKUMER for the Best Beekeeper in the state. We are humbled and immensely thank the Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission.

Sd/Sd/LIMASANEN IMTITOSHI President Secretary MKC-64

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHOZUBA PHEK, NAGALAND No. JUDL/SUCC-20/2012-13/56 Dt. Chozuba 5th Feb 2019 NOTICE

Whereas Smt. NOKHU W/o Lt. MEDOPRA CHAKHESANG a resident of Chesezu village has applied for Succession Certificate in her name under the Indian Succession Act of 1925, to enable her to draw/claim dues and benefit in respect of her late Husband Lt. MEDOPRA CHAKHESANG who was working as THC under the establishment of Police Station Chetheba (Department) and expired on 04-09-2018.

Public are asked to file claims/objection if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

THEODORE YANTHAN Additional Deputy Commissioner, Chozuba, Phek, Nagaland K-345

AFFIDAVIT

(CORRECTION OF NAME) I, Shri/Smti BINYÜ NAKHRO alias VILIEBEINYÜ NAKHRO, S/o. Shri/late LHUVITO NAKHRO R/o. Kohima Science Jotsoma Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That in some of the documents my name has been recorded as BINYÜ NAKHRO and in some other of the documents my name has been recorded as VILIEBEINYÜ NAKHRO hence, the stated name represents the same person having single identity i.e myself.

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

4. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 6th Feb. 2019 at Kohima, Nagaland.

Deponent Notary Public K-347

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FELICITATION With immense pride and honour, we the Dimapur Chuchuyimpang Kaketshir Telongjem (DCKT) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following individuals who are members of DCKT for bringing laurels to the community and the village in particular for their outstanding achievements in their respective fields.

1. Miss Akumchila Jamir, D/o Repanungsang Jamir and Imtisenla Lkr for her achievement by securing Top 3rd Rank position (sociology) in Bachelor of Arts examination 2018, NEHU Shillong.

2. Miss Akumsenla Jamir, D/o Imtilepzuk Jamir and Watinungla Imsong for her achievement for clearing NEET Medical Entrance Examination (MBBS) course during 2018-2019 under Central Pool Quota.

The DCKT wishes them greater success and achievements in their future endeavours.

Hi ToLi, Many many happy returns of the day, may you be filled with Joy & Happiness.

Wishing you a very happy blessed bornday, may our Almighty God bless you Long Life. Once again HaPpY bIRtHdAy. With prayer and best wishes from Atoki, Amu Ambo, Amu Kupu & Amu iLo

ULFA leader lauds Meghalaya CM for ‘bold stand’ on Citizenship Bill

Motto : Youth For the Village FELICITATION

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Aga rtala , F e b 6 (PTI): Tripura Tribal Welfare Minister Mevar Kumar Jamatia was injured in a road accident on Wednesday near the Civil Secretariat here, police said.

Although Jamatia escaped with minor injuries, a jawan of paramilitary Assam Rifles has been seriously injured in the accident.

“The accident occurred at around 10.30 am when Jamatia’s official vehicle was entering the Secretariat complex. A speeding motor cycle coming from the opposite direction collided with the minister’s car,” Pranab Debnath, officerin Charge of New Capital Complex Police station here said.

He said the minister sustained head injuries in the accident.

The two-wheeler rider was identified as Anup Kaushik (42), an Assam Rifle jawan.

G u wahati , F e b 6 (Agencies): In yet another attempt of the BJP government to gag the voice of dissent, the Tripura police have slapped sedition charges against a group of people for allegedly raising ‘anti-national’ slogans during a protest rally taken out against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

Biplab Deb-led BJP government on Tuesday ordered the police to file FIR with sedition charges against two tribal leaders and one tribal human rights activist for participating in the rally against the Bill at Khumulwng, the headquarters of the Tripura Autonomous District Council on January 30, NDTV reported.

INPT general secretary Jagadish Debbarma, IPFT (Tipraha) leader Aghore Debbarma and activist Anthony Debbabrma of the Borok People Human Rights Organization have been named in the FIR. The organisers of the rally, however, said the allegation was baseless. “We have taken a case against those leaders and people who participated in the rally. Anti-national slogans were raised,” the channel quoted a police official as saying.

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Tripura forest minister injured in road accident

CAB: Sedition charges against Tripura leaders

The Pongkong Union Mon would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Jumei Y Konyak, D/o Late T. Yanlong Konyak for being selected to the post of Junior Engineer (Under Electrical Dept.) and to Ms. Teihom Mercy Konyak D/o Late J. Nyangpong Konyak to the post of Junior Soil Conservation Officer (Under Soil and Water Conservation Dept.) under NPSC Combined Technical Service Examination 2017.

May Almighty God bless and guide you through in all you future endeavors.

President G. Secretary John Minwang Konyak Jakmeth Konyak

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Meanwhile, in a significant development, 11 political parties in Manipur have formed a new political alliance, Manipur Democratic Alliance (MDA), to fight against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.

The announcement was made at a news conference at the conference hall of Hotel Imphal, Imphal on Wednesday in the presence of the representatives of the 11 political parties.

Besides the ruling BJP and its partners NPF, NPP and LJP (Lok Janshakti Party), other parties included in the new alliance were Shiv Sena, Aam Adami Party (AAP), Trinamool Congress, People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA), Manipur National Democratic Front (MNDF), North East India Development Party (NEIDP) and Manipur People’s Conference (MPC).

Talking to reporters, Shiva Sena Manipur unit president M Tombi said that the main purpose of the formation of the new alliance was to fight against the CAB by joining hands with the people.

He said that the alliance has decided to intensify their campaign for insertion of a clause which will safeguard the indigenous people of Manipur and Northeast before CAB is tabled in the Rajya Sabha.

He further urged political parties to stop blaming and criticising each other on the issue of CAB. Representative of the ruling BJP, L Basanta Sharma ruled out the possibility of tabling the contentious CAB 2016 in the ongoing session of the Rajya Sabha.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND Dated, Wokha the 31st Jan 2019 NOTICE No. Judl-47/2017-18/ / Whereas Smti. Lovungi Shitiri, wife of Late.

Shri. Nzan Shitiri, a permanent resident of Pangti Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her to draw all dues and benefits from the Govt. and to operate SBI AC No. 11766599817, SBI Life Insurance Policy pertaining No. 1Z7561272304 in favour of her deceased husband Late. Shri. Nzan Shitiri who expired on 14/12/2018.

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

Sd/- K. Mhathung Tsanglao WC-64 Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, Nagaland

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Over 1,000 swine flu cases in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): One death due to swine flu and 124 fresh cases of Influenza (H1N1) have been recorded in Delhi, taking the total number of people affected by the disease in the city this year to 1019, according to a report.

The city had recorded 895 positive cases of swine flu till Monday, which included 712 adults and 183 children, the report by the city’s Directorate General of Health Services said Tuesday.

As many as 104 fresh cases of adults, 20 of children and one death was recorded on Tuesday, it said.

Till Monday, Delhi government had not reported any death due to swine flu, but on Tuesday, the report said, one death was recorded.

However, two Centrerun hospitals here have reported 13 deaths due to swine flu this year. According to senior officials at Safdarjung Hospital, three deaths due to swine flu have been recorded this season, while RML Hospital has reported 10 fatalities.

Nine of the 10 people who died at RML Hospital were from Delhi, and the other one was from outside

The city had recorded 895 positive cases of swine flu till Monday. (File) the city, officials said.

After holding a statelevel review meeting on Influenza (H1N1), the Delhi government recently said that all government hospitals in the city are equipped with necessary logistics required for the management of the disease and drug Oseltamivir along with personal protective equipment (PPE kits) and N95 masks are also available.

Recent guidelines from the Union Health Ministry on case diagnosis, management, vaccination, isolation criteria, risk categorisation and preventive measures have been circulated among all hospitals and health facilities.

Health advisories, in English and Hindi, on sea-

sonal Influenza A H1N1 (swine f lu) have been prepared and issued for general public in leading newspapers.

Pa t i e n t s w i t h c o morbid condition like low immunity, on immunesuppressant, blood cancer, renal transplant, diabetes, heart disease are at high risk of getting infected with swine flu.

Amid mounting cases of swine flu in Delhi, the LNJP Hospital Wednesday said, it has “adequate stock” of medicine for the disease, and the facility can “loan” it to other hospitals as well.

The Lok Nayak Jayaprakash (LNJP) Hospital is the biggest hospital run under the Delhi govern-

ment, where five cases of H1N1 infections have been reported, a senior official said.

“We have adequate stock of medicine and H95 masks at our hospital.

We get it from a central facility, and other hospitals need to apply there to get medicines. If other city hospitals are in urgent need of it, then LNJP can also loan it to them,” the senior official told PTI. Till Monday, Delhi government had not reported any death due to swine flu and only on Tuesday a death was recorded.

Nine of the 10 people who died at RML Hospital were from Delhi, and the other one was from outside the city, officials said.

After holding a statelevel review meeting on H1N1, the Delhi government recently had said that all government hospitals in the city are equipped with necessary logistics required for the management of the disease and drug Oseltamivir along with personal protective equipment (PPE kits) and N95 masks are also available.

For any quer y on swine flu, people can seek assistance on the 24X7 helpline number at DGHS (HQ): 011-22300012, 22307145.

SC reserves verdict on Sabarimala review pleas New Delhi, Feb 6 (AGENCIES): The Supreme Court on Wednesday reserved verdict on a batch of petitions seeking review of its September 28, 2018, judgment that allowed women of all age groups to enter the Sabarimala temple in Kerala.

A five-judge constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard submissions on behalf of parties, including the Kerala government, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), Nair Service Society and others, and said that it would pronounce its order as to whether to review the judgment or not.

The apex court was seized of as many as 64 petitions including review plea.

During the hearing, the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which runs the historic Sabarimala temple in Kerala, took a U-turn in the top court by supporting its verdict which had allowed women of all age groups to enter the shrine. The Board, which also comprise the state government nominees, told the Constitution Bench that it is high time that a particular class not be discriminated on the ground of “biological attributes”.

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Supreme Court notice to Centre on high security number plates New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS): The Supreme Court has issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking contempt action on two government notifications issued on the court’s orders relating to high security vehicle number plates over 10 years.

A bench of Justice R. Bhanumati and Justice R. Subhash Reddy directed issuance of the notice after petitioner Ajay Sharma contended that various orders of the apex court sought to ensure that the “security” aspects of the policy on high security number plates ought to be carried out in a state by a single technically and financially competent manufacturer.

The manufacturer’s facilities, embossing stations, books and documents were to be subject to strict and periodical scrutiny and inspection by the state government, the central government and the expert body and testing agencies.

However, the petitioner, represented by senior counsel Vikas Singh, contended that two notifications issued by the central government turns the old scheme on its head, removing all important aspects of security and control of

SC issued notice to the central government on a petition seeking contempt action on two government notifications issued on the court’s orders on the HSNP. (File) the government authorities over the manufacturers and suppliers of these number plates.

“The replacement of plates on such a larger number of vehicles spread across the country can be carried out only in a planned and phased manner, which was possible under the earlier system. The amendment does not impose any agency with the responsibility of ensuring that these number plates are affixed on/old already sold motor vehicles.

“While the new scheme does make passing reference to old vehicles, it has been framed without keeping in view the enormity of the task involved,” he submitted. The petitioner also con-

tended the present scheme paved the way for supply through multiple manufacturers thereby scattering the steps involved in the manufacturing, supply, embossment and affixation of high security number plates and involving multiple entities in the process.

Consequently, the feature of issuance control, the very essence of the scheme when introduced in 2001, stood dissolved.

Singh alleged enforcement of the two notifications would upset the entire scheme, as solidified by the Supreme Court, and were in violation of its orders, contempt action should be taken against the Union government.

Army grills 3 jawans over Aurangzeb’s killing Bengal Cong demands action PAN, Aadhaar linkage for filing

S r i na g a r , F e b 6 (AGENCIES): The Army has been questioning three soldiers over their possible involvement in leaking information about the movement of their colleague Aurangzeb, a rifleman with 44 Rashtriya Rifles, who was kidnapped and killed by militants in south Kashmir on June 14.

The three soldiers are being quizzed on suspicion that they might have knowingly or unknowingly leaked information about Aurangzeb’s movements.

Aurangzeb, who was proceeding on leave for Eid on 14 June, 2018, was kidnapped and later shot in the head and neck.

His body was found by a team of police and Army officials at Gussu village, about 10 km from Kalampora, in Pulwama district, from where he was abducted.

Aurangzeb had taken lift from a private vehicle outside his camp in Shopian, but was being tracked by militants, who stopped the

Aurangzeb (File) car and abducted him a few kilometres away.

Aurangzeb, who was close to an Army officer who had gunned down Hizbul Mujahideen commander Sameer Tiger in Kashmir in April, 2018, was killed by the militants in Pulwama last year. The three soldiers, all locals and belonging to the 44 Rashtriya Rifles, have been identified as Abid Hussain Wani, Tajamul Ahmed and Adil Wani.

Though the Army is tightlipped about the questioning of the three soldiers in Aurangzeb killing, an official on condition of anonymity disclosed that

“the three soldiers are with them and an Inquiry to ascertain their role is currently underway”. He did not elaborate further.

One of the soldiers under the scanner is brother of Abid Tauseef Wani -- who was allegedly tortured by an Army officer in Shadimarg camp -- where Aurangzeb was posted.

Wani is currently undergoing treatment at SMHS hospital here.

“Abid, originally working with JAKLI. He was posted with 44 Rashtriya Rifles, when he was detained in June. Since then, we have not heard about him. The Army is not telling us anything. The Army on Monday also took his younger brother Towseef and tortured him under custody, who is now admitted in SMHS Hospital in Srinagar,” a relative of Abid told The Tribune.

“Apart from Abid, the Army has also detained two other soldiers namely Adil and Tajamul,” the relative said.

against Ponzi scam offenders

Kolkata, Feb 6 (IANS): West Bengal Pradesh Congress President Somen Mitra on Wednesday demanded that a CBI probe into the Ponzi scam be accelerated and criticised Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for not taking action against the “culprits”.

Taking a swipe at Banerjee’s “Save Constitution” dharna on Sunday evening after a team of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials showed up at Kolkata Police Chief Rajeev Kumar’s doorstep, Mitra said her sit-in cannot be compared with Mahatma Gandhi’s satyagraha against the British rulers.

“The inquiry should be done by the CBI. Those who are the culprits should be arrested immediately. Around 20,000 depositors are suffering. Today we are forced to hit the roads because we saw people being exploited by the Bengal Chief Minister who is not taking any steps,” Mitra said at a public rally

here. “Mahatma Gandhi sat on satyagraha to prove the truth. But here I am seeing that you are sitting on satyagraha in order to prove the injustice right.

The Chief Minister has sat on satyagraha, let her do it, we have no objection but do not compare her satyagraha with that of Mahatma Gandhi’s,” he said. The veteran Congress leader also criticised top cop Rajeev Kumar for going to a “hideout” instead of cooperating with the CBI sleuths.

“Why is he running away from the CBI? We run only when we have committed any crime. The CBI also called me. I told I will be present whenever they call me because I have a certain opinion about the agency,” he said. “He (Kumar) could have challenged the identity of the CBI officials. The reason is that there is some kind of guilt in his heart and didi (Banerjee) is trying to guard someone who is guilty” he added.

I-T return mandatory, says SC

New Delhi, Feb 6 (AGENCIES): The Supreme Court has said that linkage of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory for filing of Income Tax returns.

A bench comprising Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer said the top court had already decided the matter and upheld Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. The court’s direction came on an appeal filed by the Centre against a Delhi High Court order allowing two persons, Shreya Sen and Jayshree Satpute, to file Income Tax returns for 2018-19 without linking their Aadhaar and PAN numbers.

“The aforesaid order was passed by the High Court having regard to the fact that the matter was pending consideration in this court. Thereafter, this court has decided the matter and upheld the vires of Section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. In view thereof,

(4) Justices AK Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer. (File) linkage of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory,” the bench said. The top court noted that with regard to Assessment Year 2018-19, it had been informed that the two petitioners had filed the Income Tax returns in terms of the orders of the High Court and the assessment had also been completed.

“We, therefore, make it clear that for the assessment year 2019-20, the income tax return shall be filed in terms of the judgment passed by this court. The special leave petition is disposed of in the above terms,” the bench said in an order on Monday.

The petitioners had told the High Court that “despite orders, and multiple attempts they have not been able to file their ITR, since there is no available option to opt out of providing an Aadhaar or Aadhaar enrolment number during e-filing, on the website”.

The apex court on September 26 last year had declared the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions, including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.

WhatsApp apprehensive about new regulations Rashtriya Janata Dal to contest 20-22 seats in Bihar New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS): Some of the proposed government regulations for social media companies operating in India are threatening the very existence of WhatsApp in its current form, a top company executive said here on Wednesday.

With over 200 million monthly active users, India is WhatsApp’s biggest market in the world. Globally, the platform has over 1.5 billion users.

“Of the proposed regulations, the one which concerns us the most is the emphasis on traceability of messages,” Carl Woog, WhatsApp’s Head of Communications, told IANS on the sidelines of a media workshop. Facebook-owned WhatsApp offers end-to-end encryption by default which means only the sender and the recipient can see the messages in circulation, not even WhatsApp. Without this feature, Woog explained, WhatsApp will be a completely new product.

“The proposed changes are going overboard and are not consistent with strong privacy protections that people around the world are seeking,” said Woog, who served as the Spokesperson for the Barack Obama ad-

Carl Woog (File) ministration in the US. “Given the end-to-end encryption we have in place, the regulations will require us to re-artchitect our product,” he said, adding that in such a scenario, the messaging service would cease to exist in its current form.

Without denying the possibility of quitting the India market in case the new regulations come into force, Woog told IANS: “It will not help to speculate what is to come. There is a process in place in India to discuss this issue”.

The end-to-end encryption feature makes it difficult for law enforcement authorities to find out the culprit behind a misinformation campaign. But the proposed IT Ministry regulations require social media platforms to follow a due diligence process to prevent the use of their services for spreading misinformation and provoking

violence. Facing flak from the government over dozens of lynching incidents in the country last year which were linked to rumours spread on WhatsApp, the Facebookowned messaging service introduced several new measures, including limiting the number of messages that a user can forward to five and appointing for the first time a country head for the organisation. “We ban nearly two million suspicious accounts every month. While roughly 20 per cent of these accounts are banned at the time of registration, over 70 per cent of the spam accounts get banned without a recent user report,” Woog said.

“These effor ts are particularly important during elections where certain groups may attempt to send messages at scale,” WhatsApp said. The accounts which are flagged by users by taking advantage of an in-app “report” feature are reviewed by a team of human workers. When someone reports an account, the WhatsApp team can see the last few messages in the chat. WhatsApp said it was hiring more reviewers with competence in regional languages in India ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Addressing one of the major de-

mands from the government, WhatsApp said, “As part of establishing our operations in India, we have identified a Grievance Officer who can be contacted directly if a user has a concern about their WhatsApp experience and is unable to report it through other channels.”

Patna, Feb 6 (IANS): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will contest 20 to 22 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar and leave the rest to its allies, a party leader said on Wednesday.

RJD state President Ramchandra Purbe said RJD was a mass-based party and its seat sharing formula

will be finalised soon.

“Leaders of the Grand Alliance have met and discussed seat sharing with (RJD chief) Lalu Prasad.

The seat sharing will be finalised, with consensus.

There is no problem in it,” Purbe told the media.

RJD’s allies include the Congress, Hindustani Awam Morcha and RLSP among others. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, RJD won only

four seats and the Congress two. The NCP won one seat.

The JD-U, which contested separately, also won only two seats. The BJP-led NDA won 31 seats, with the BJP’s tally being 22.

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Vol. XXIX NO. 61 Dimapur, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2019

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eplorable road conditions in Nagaland are mute testimony to the lack of one very crucial and essential ingredient of development which facilitates movement of people and services.

Even as Nagaland is struggling economically and with a plethora of projects and schemes aimed at the uplift of the socio-economy, the road conditions that impede free movement add to the problem.

In an era where other states have four or six lane highways, Nagaland is unable to even have even an all-weather single-lane road. The ongoing construction of the four-lane highway from Purana Bazar to Kohima is to be tested for quality. For a few days, videos showing newly laid asphalt being peeled off from the road in a particular district because of the poor quality of workmanship, highlighted the common concern of public about the lack of strict supervision of civil works in the state. A few days later the deputy chief minister in-charge of national highways visited the district and saw for himself the extremely shoddy workmanship. Now it remains to be seen what the deputy chief minister in-charge of national highways is going to do about the poor quality of workmanship. Probably, he can do little because the technical issue is a matter that is also impacted by the fund available after all the cuts from top to bottom, which compelled contractors to compromise on quality and quantity, in order to earn enough profit.

This is one of the reasons about the poor quality of infrastructures in Nagaland. It is also a fact that the Schedule Of Rate(SoR) fixed on various items for any particular period, are more than double or even triple the cost in the local market. Over and above this aspect, most government civil contract works are invariably subjected to the “real juice” called cost escalation which can go up to even one and half or twice the original estimate within a period of two years. Sometimes, it is claimed that the cost escalations could even go higher, depending on the appetite of the authorities, the tax collectors and contractors. The poor quality of roads that were shown recently on whatsapp are not a new phenomenon. These have been reported even in the legislative assembly years back ,when members made remarks about ‘black lipsticks’ being applied on the roads instead of thick layers of asphalt. Workmanship continues to be an issue because there is no accountability. This will remain so because the long arm of the law is not long enough to reach those who wilfully and blatantly flout the law. There have been enough reports published in the local media about several infrastructures of very poor quality. So far, there has been no response from the departments involved about action taken for remedial action from the contractors. The absolutely shoddy quality of roads undergoing repairs in the state, should not be accepted. If there are contract laws so also exist technical specifications. In other states there are contractors who have adequate engineering and technical knowledge or who are experienced and conversant with construction works. The state roads and bridges authority need to enforce the laws and also ensure that monitoring is undertaken by a totally separate and independent branch who may also like to include some prominent citizens.

The lunatic rush for windfall profits at the cost of the state and its people must go.

DailyDevotion Are You Ready To Be Poured Out As an Offering? (2)

I am already being poured out as a drink offering… —2 Timothy 4:6 Are you ready to be poured out as an offering? It is an act of your will, not your emotions. Tell God you are ready to be offered as a sacrifice for Him. Then accept the consequences as they come, without any complaints, in spite of what God may send your way.

God sends you through a crisis in private, where no other person can help you. From the outside your life may appear to be the same, but the difference is taking place in your will. Once you have experienced the crisis in your will, you will take no thought of the cost when it begins to affect you externally. If you don’t deal with God on the level of your will first, the result will be only to arouse sympathy for yourself.

“Bind the sacrifice with cords to the horns of the altar” (Psalm 118:27). You must be willing to be placed on the altar and go through the fire; willing to experience what the altar represents— burning, purification, and separation for only one purpose— the elimination of every desire and affection not grounded in or directed toward God. But you don’t eliminate it, God does. You “bind the sacrifice…to the horns of the altar” and see to it that you don’t wallow in self-pity once the fire begins. After you have gone through the fire, there will be nothing that will be able to trouble or depress you. When another crisis arises, you will realize that things cannot touch you as they used to do. What fire lies ahead in your life?

Tell God you are ready to be poured out as an offering, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.

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Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means. ~ Ronald Reagan

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Interim budget 2019-20

nterim Budget 2019-20 is a Budget that boosts consumption through support to farmers and the rural economy by providing direct income transfer; middle class through tax rebates; and to entrepreneurs through ease of doing business. More importantly, the path of fiscal prudence is not missed while creating growth momentum for the economy.

This is, quite objectively, a fantastic roadmap that unifies and works towards the aspirations of every individual and segment of India’s demography. The interim budget has holistically focused on five key elements -Real estate gets a fillip; monetary support to farmers with assured income support benefitting 12 crore families, taxpayers’ procedural glitches have been eased; assured pensions are back; and tax net is here to stay.

India’s middle class, small traders and farmers are the lifelines of its economic growth. By catering to these ambitions Budget 2019 infuses hopes for millions of dreams A 750 billion-rupee ($10.5 billion) farm income support program: Farmers with less than two hectares of land will receive 6,000 rupees ($84) each year.

That’s likely to assist about 120 million small and marginal farmers but Rural labourers who toil on farms but don’t actually own any land will not benefit from the government’s big spending plan for farmers. These workers are often already desperately poor, while most state-initiated plans to boost prosperity in the countryside tend to focus on land-owning farmers. mIt tends to ignore the landless farmers who will not be entitled

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two months of the next fiscal.

Though farmers would not get a huge amount of money in terms of consumption, it will certainly create a positive sentiment. This Interim Budget would boost overall consumer confidence and play the role of a catalyst for demand generation for branded consumer staples and consumer products.

Mega Pension Scheme assuring Rs 3000 per month after the age of 60 will help create a social security net for the unorganised sector workers.

To conclude, This Budget is a calculated call to boost growth through higher disposable surplus in the hands of consumers.

It is balanced and targets the wider community — be it the middle-class individuals, the agrarian community or the poor and marginal communities. Despite the outlay of various incentives, frameworks and policies, it is admirable that the fiscal deficit has been contained at 3.4% of the GDP, only marginally higher than the targeted 3.3% for this year.

Despite this being an interim budget for the government, it has all the foresight of a fullfledged budget. Some people have criticised it as an election budget, which it undoubtedly is, as the party is gearing up for elections in May. Overall, this has been a great budget for the aam aadmi—the farmers, the middle class and the vulnerable sections. The finance minister has done an impeccable job in articulating our progress towards laying a strong foundation and must be congratulated for setting the stage for the next phase of growth for India.

Prof Mithilesh Kumar Sinha, NU Lumami

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he All India Football structure has two major leagues - ISL and the ILeague. Further the I-League has Division - 2, from where every season top teams are promoted to the I-League top division and bottom teams from I-League are relegated to I-League division -2.

In most of the clubs, there are a huge number of players from the north-eastern region. Of late some of our Naga players are plying their trade in various clubs.

North-eastern states like Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam has a well structured professional football leagues at their disposal and clubs from these states has participated in the I League top division and has even won it. In this context, it is saddening to state that Nagaland has no mention in our clubs playing in these leagues. It is solely because we don’t have a football league in our state.

It may be argued that - “we don’t have this and we don’t have that” and that is why we can’t start a football league in our state but that is a debate for some other time. What we can do and be inspired is to look at our immediate neighbours like Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya and Assam and look at what they have done and have taken their football to a different level. These states are no “Gold Mining” states and their resources are as good, if not, worse than us.

Then how comes they can establish the required platform and we can’t.

Another aspect where we are missing the trick is

that, with the involvement of big business houses in Indian football, there is much to offer for a footballer to turn professional and enjoy the perks it has to offer. Our Government can read this as an employment opportunity (Not a bad option - at a time when our government is finding difficulty in paying salaries to some of its employees). Talent wise, there is not much to be argued.

Ours is the land of the legendary Dr. T. Ao. Football is in our DNA. Given the right platform and facilities, we can manufacturer pools of talent. Our players need not even go out looking for avenues. We can do it in our own backyard. All we need is purpose, vision and most importantly, a sense of professionalism at every level to make this happen. It was a welcome sight, to finally see an astro turf football ground in our state and subsequently the Inter district football tournament being played on it.

But, it was long overdue. We need much than an astro turf ground and the occasional football tournaments. We need a structured Professional football league and set our football rolling - alive and kicking. If at all there be a time to launch our sporting ambition in our state, this is the time, when the central government is taking a keen interest to promote sports in our country with the ‘Khelo India ‘ initiative. It only remains to be seen, sadly, if we can go beyond the “Astro – turf ”.

Temsu Pongen, Dimapur

Family fiefdom in the era of aspirational politics

he formal entry of Priyanka Gandhi, the latest Congress’ recruit from the NehruGandhi’s scion, into mainstream India’s electoral politics should create a wave of optimism and hope in the minds of the country, especially of the youths, on its political institution that the nature of Indian democracy is a transitional one which is capable of transmitting the legacy and the role of leaderships from one generation to another newer generation. She should be the perfect representation and the face of the youths in the politics of the nation in this new era of aspirational politics sending a clear message to the country that the future of Indian politics belongs to the young Indians, and where it should instill dynamism in the nature of Indian politics and inspire many youths of the country in joining mainstream politics as a noble profession through which they could serve the people and the country.

The undesirable narrative from this latest political development, however, lies in the intention of the grand old party of India in influencing her to join politics, which would be disastrous for India’s democratic institution. For the opposition Congress,

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to the annual support of 6,000 rupees.

Income tax payers earning up to 500,000 rupees will get a full tax rebate, while those earning up to 650,000 rupees will not need to pay tax if they invest in the country’s provident funds and prescribed equities. Goyal said this could benefit as many as 30 million middle class taxpayers.

Increased spending on the animal husbandry and fisheries sectors and an interest subvention plan for small-and-mediumsized businesses could benefit companies with exposure to rural India.

A second big announcement in the budget was for a “mega” pension program for India’s informal sector workers with income below 15,000 rupees. The vast majority of the country’s workers are employed in small enterprises, often with little job security and no social security benefits.

The Bombay Stock Exchange’s real estate index climbed as the government reiterated its push for affordable housing and announced new measures that could boost home-buying. Goyal promised a home for every person in India, a country of 1.3 billion people, and proposed to allow investments of as much as 20 million rupees from capital gains for buying two residential houses, compared with only one at present.

Impact: The income-tax cuts would lead to higher spends on discretionary items It is certain that the purchasing power of individuals will rise and the farmers package and interest subventions will add to the rural demand.

The relief given to farmers will start showing results in the first

It only remains to be seen

this comes as a part of a counter strategy to its decades’ old failed experimental politics whereby the party had created a makebelief political system to convince India that the son of Rajiv Gandhi, in spite of all his incapability and inefficiency, would one day deliver miracle for the party and for the country; the expectation which eventually worn out. The party sees her recruitment as a revolutionary step towards recovering themselves from the present abyss and prevents from converting the current electoral trend into a fatal for the party, and reverses its fortune.

Since their defeat in the last parliamentary election, things have become bad to worse for the party. They were completely routed in the series of subsequent states election reducing the party to the role of just a marginal player in many states, only to partially restore their morale after winning the three Hindi heartland states last December. Thanks to the miscalculation of Sonia Gandhi who cleared way for his inefficient son Rahul Gandhi to become prime minister, the BJP and its allies gain political mileage. And thanks to Rahul Gandhi’s convincing flopshow and lack of charisma, expectation of the people of India that this party will

take the nation forward is fast receding because of which the Congress has come to the point of perishing in the hands of the duo.

Is, then, Priyanka’s entry into politics means the country would see the continuity of the same experimental politics which had failed the party miserably, and that the party has to resort to another option to be experimented for the coming decades.

This same old political paradigm of the Congress, depending on one family, will once again made way for a stagnant and regressive nature of politics. The country cannot afford to go through another decades of uncertainty and lackluster politics in the form of experimenting another new entrant into this particular filed. This only reflects Congress’ inability to present a political leadership to the country from beyond the Nehru-Gandhi’s family.

Under the current Congress polity, leadership role is to be reserved only for one ruling family dynasty, and that the route to political power and responsibility is not through meritocracy but only through connection with that particular family. Lobby, favoritism and loyalty to one family are the only political order that the grand old party of India could offer to the

country.

This political phenomenon is nothing but another form of narrow identity politics based on promoting and popularizing a mode of politics where it has to be identified with one single family.

This serves as antithetical to the very ideal that was supposed to make India as a nation: that India belongs to everyone and that Indian democracy permits every capable Indian to strive for a place, from the lowest to the highest order, in the polity of the nation, and this is the kind of politics that Indians of this generation aspire to be.

Snigdha Poonam’s book “Dreamers: How Young Indians are Changing Their World” (Viking, 2018) had a startling revelation that 600 million Indians today are under the age of 25 and this will make India become the youngest nation in the world by 2021. These young Indians, according to the book, are “wealth-chasers, attentionseekers, power-trappers, fame-hunters. They are dreamers”. In other words, the youths of the country possess enormous talents and resources that are capable of deciding the fate of the nation for the coming many decades, and their expectation from the country, particularly from its political institution,

assume high significance.

The enthusiasm on the part of the youths to participate in the political affairs of the country cannot be taken for granted by any government, and the nation cannot disappoint them by projecting to them a political system influence by old feudal mindset that only one family, in the whole country, is capable of ruling India and the entire nation needs to only play a subservient role at the mercy of the ruling family. This young Indians will never want to live in this kind of India which is still under the grip of old feudal order.

To the very least, the BJP, “the party with a difference”, open the door of the scope of the leadership’s position to all capable party cadres, workers, and leaders. This unique tradition of the party in extending the scope of leadership role to all had already helped party men representing different regions, classes and background to assume top position in the party.

Different party leaders/ workers like a man victimized by partition of India, a Ph.D degree holder in Physics, son of a middleclass school teacher, son of a famer, son of a wealthy businessman from Mumbai, an orphan, and hailing from north, south and west part of the country all went

Missed opportunities! Not again

ever in the history will we find that there is some unity of purpose amongst all the Naga National groups which presents as of today .The mere fact that eight out of possible nine groups carrying stakes of Nagas are talking to the Government, be it as two separate entities, are signs of good times. It has been possible after a long period and with efforts of numerous civil society organizations. In the recent past that only two groups were involved in political dialogue was in 1997and 2001.An opportunity was missed at that time, the same cannot be allowed now. We know that History has an uncanny habit of repeating itself but wise people and societies only let the good things

repeat. Thus we the people must resolve to overcome the inertia of being a bystander and seize initiative and control to ensure that the National Groups reach to a pragmatic solution with the Government. There is too much of hypocrisy, hidden agenda in the narrative sounded by both the Government and National Groups.

As the principal stakeholder, the people of the state have a right to know the progress of the talks and the contentious issues which are acting as a hindrance for a solution.

The power of the people is evident, in the way it has forced the stance of the Government and all the political parties on the issue of CAB. If it can be done for CAB then the same is possible to be done for the

elusive solution to the vexed Naga problem.

Opportunities present themselves as little windows of opening and seldom as “wide open doors” which can be seen from a mile. Therefore, it is we, the present generation which has to realise this and recognise the opportunity which has once again presented itself. Given the historical context, it is only after a gap of l0 to 15 years that any accord or agreement is signed or was signed in Nagaland; be it 1947,1957,1975,1997 or 2015. If the opportunity has presented itself today then it should be seen as a lucky charm rather than viewing it with Skeptism. Folks, it may be now or never!!!

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on to occupied the top post in the party during the last less than four decades of its existence. Whether he really sells tea or not is one thing, nevertheless a man from the poorest section of the society, an OBC, could climb the ladder of party’s hierarchy by sheer strength of merit and hard work to become the party’s candidate for prime minister and eventually succeeded, and this is the success story of the party which does not confine its leadership role to one particular family or one class of people.

At the time the country is reeling under the curse of narrow identity politics based on religions, castes and ethnicities which has badly affected its social equilibrium, and which remains the biggest threat in the quest for making a vibrant, diverse, secular and democratic India, this version of the same through promotion of dynastic democracy would do nothing good for the nation.

This continuing political narrative presented by the Congress to the nation will not make them better from the saffron party’s version of politics identified with right-wing religious extremism, and also definitely will not meet the aspiration of the young Indians.

Dr. Nsungbemo Ezung, Wokha Town, (ezung_n@yahoo.com)

Reader’s Post

Sir,

LPG gas discrepancies

LPG gas is a lifeline for people especially living the urban sector, which the whole populace rich or poor depend mostly on LPG gas for cooking. Electricity in Dimapur cannot be depended to do the cooking for one may end up starving and is unreliable. Many people have been experiencing that the duration of LPG gas usage has been reduced to numbers of days and month comparing to earlier days with the same amount of cooking and same number of people in the family. There could be some discrepancies and anomalies in this regard, for the size of the LPG gas cylinder still remain the same. I would like to urge the concerned authorities to kindly look into this fiasco and maintain transparency which would reduce public burden.

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

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Notice to Bhushan on contempt plea

Prashant Bhushan (File)

tempt proceedings against Bhushan for his tweets and said they amounted to making false statement in a pending case. This was days after Venugopal’s contempt petition against Bhushan.

Venugopal, in his contempt plea, referred to the extracts of the minutes of the meeting of the high powered selection committee comprising Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Justice A K Sikri and leader of the largest opposition party Mallikarjun Kharge.

The Centre’s plea also referred to the contents of Venugopal’s petition and submitted that they be also read as part of its plea.

Venugopal’s petition referred to Bhushan’s February 1 tweets in which he

alleged that the government appeared to have misled the apex court and perhaps submitted fabricated minutes of the meeting of the high-powered selection committee.

Through his tweets, Venugopal said, Bhushan appeared to have deliberately intended to cast aspersions on the “integrity and honesty” of the attorney general who had placed the minutes of the meeting before the apex court during the February 1 hearing.

On Febr uar y 1, a bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra was hearing a petition filed by NGO Common Cause challenging the Centre’s decision to appoint Rao, an IPS officer, as interim CBI director.

Venugopal said in his

Hardik happy with Centre’s 10% quota; may contest LS polls Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (IANS): In a major revelation, firebrand Patidar leader Hardik Patel has stated that he is satisfied with the 10 per cent reservation in government jobs and education for economically weaker sections in the general category announced by the Centre.

Patel also said he may contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

“I am happy with the 10 per cent reservation for the non-backward classes but let the Supreme Court first approve it,” Patel told IANS on Wednesday.

“At the same time, the agitation of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) will continue till the reservation is implemented in letter and spirit and Patidar (Patel) youngsters actually benefit from it,” he added.

“My priority has been reservation for the Patidars in government jobs

Hardik Patel (File)

and educational institutions. We have succeeded in getting the Centre to announce reservation for the upper castes but we will wait till the Supreme Court approves it,” Patel said over telephone from Lucknow.

He said besides reservation, his other chief demand was withdrawal of police cases against Patidars during their four-yearold agitation as well as “action against police officials who unleashed atrocities on our youngsters”.

Patel was referring to the 2015 police action against the Patidars dur-

ing the massive rally at the sprawling GMDC grounds in Ahmedabad which left 14 people dead.

Asked about his announcement to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at a rally in Lucknow, Patel said: “Yes, I may contest the elections but nothing has been worked out so far.”

Asked from where in Gujarat he is likely to contest, Patel said: “Arrey boss, nothing is final. You mediapersons keep on asking whether I will contest.

My reply is I may, but nothing is final yet.”

Patel added that earlier his age did not constitutionally permit him to contest polls but now he was eligible after turning 25 in July 2018.

Will he contest the election from Amreli constituency in Saurashtra region? Patel replied: “Nothing is final, you are asking the same question.”

petition that Bhushan’s tweets “scandalise or tend to scandalise and lower or tend to lower the authority of this court”.

He said during the hearing on February 1, he had handed over to the bench the minutes of meeting of the high-powered committee held on January 9 and January 10.

According to the petition, signatures of all the three members of the committee -- were affixed in the decision taken by the panel. Venugopal said Bhushan, in one of his tweets on February 1, had said, “I have just confirmed personally from the leader of opposition Mr Kharge that no discussion or decision in HPC meet was taken re-appointment of Nageswara Rao as interim Director of CBI. The govt appears to have misled the court and perhaps submitted fabricated minutes of the HPC meeting.”

The attor ney general said the statement/ confirmation attributed to Kharge could never have been made by him for the simple reason that he himself had signed the minutes of the meeting which also contained the final decisions of the high-powered committee.

T h i ru va na n thapuram, Feb 6 (IANS): The Pandalam royal family, the custodian of the Sabarimala temple’s jewellery, on Wednesday slammed the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB) for changing its opinion and now supporting the entry of all women to the hilltop shrine.

After the TDB announced its stand in the Supreme Court as it heard numerous review petitions against its September 28 verdict lifting the ban on entry of women of all ages to the Lord Ayyappa temple, the royal family’s spokesperson P.S. Verma said that the “true colours” of the TDB had been revealed.

“They have toed the line of the Kerala government. When they earlier said they are with the wishes and aspirations of the Sabarimala devotee, it was all a bluff.

“Today their true colours have surfaced and this means both the government and the TDB are out to destroy the customs and traditions of the Sabarimala temple,” he said.

Noting that the court had now decided to give another seven days for written submissions, Verma alleged that this means that the temple premises were going to witness another showdown when it opens for the monthly pujas on February 12.

Good and bad roads in Nagaland (From p-1) Of the 25 roads earmarked for relaying, 23 roads would follow the bitumen macadem and bitumen concrete method, and not “open graded premium carpeting”.

He was also optimistic that, with long-lasting roads being built, the government would also soon focus on by-lanes in several colonies of Dimapur, which were in dire need of repairs and relaying.

Meanwhile, Er. Talitemsu cautioned errant contractors that the department would insist on specifications being strictly followed.

He also reminded contractors of the agreement that mandated technical staff to be present at the site to oversee works. He also proposed erecting boards on the work sites, specifying details of construction, along with the name of the contractor and firm.

BAC meeting on Feb 12

DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) speaker in-charge and chairman of Business Advisory Committee (BAC) Zhaleo Rio has convened a meeting on February 12, 2019 at 1pm in the Assembly Committee Room to finalise the Provisional Programme for the ensuing third session of the thirteenth assembly scheduled to commence on February 21, 2019.

Assembly Secretariat, in a statement, has therefore requested all the BAC members to attend the meeting without fail.

K’taka waives Rs 1,611 crore farm loans

Bengaluru, Feb 6 (IANS): Implementing the crop loan waiver scheme, the Karnataka government wrote off loans worth Rs 1,611 crore borrowed by 3.28 lakh farmers till January 31, said state Governor Vajubha Vala on Wednesday.

“The waiver scheme is being implemented on fast track basis to cover all crop loans taken from cooperative and state-run banks, mostly by small and marginal farmers,” Vala said in his address to the joint session of the State Legislature here.

As the BJP legislators disrupted Vala’s address by trooping in the well of the House and raising slogans against the ruling allies, he cut short his speech by reading the last page of the booklet and left the premises.

Before leaving the House amid the din, the Governor told Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar to table his address as read for motion of thanks by the 225-member Lower House.

“My government has also ensured payment of farmers’ arrears by sugar factories and reduced them (arrears) to Rs 5 crore by January from a peak of Rs 2,135 crore in April 2018,” the Governor said.

Expressing concern

over the prevailing drought conditions in 24 of the 30 districts of the state, Vala said deficit rainfall affected around 100 talukas (sub districts) during the kharif season (June-October) and 156 talukas during the rabi season (OctoberJanuary).

“The government has taken steps to ensure drinking water supply, availability of fodder and employment generation in the sub-

districts in distress through various central and state government schemes.” said Vala.

The state government has also released funds to the drought-hit subdistricts for providing relief to the affected people.

“The state government has distributed 8.11 lakh fodder mini kits free to farmers for growing green fodder,” said the Governor.

Fear rules country today; constitution at risk, claims Congressman Chidambaram

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): Fear rules the country today and there is a danger that the Constitution will be replaced by a document inspired by Hindutva, claims senior Congress leader P Chidambaram.

The for mer Union minister of finance and home says this scenario will be the end of the ‘idea of India’ given to us by the founding fathers, adding to restore that idea will require nothing less than another freedom struggle and another Mahatma Gandhi. He makes these comments in his new book “Undaunted: Saving the Idea of India”, a collection of his essays published last year.

According to the Rajya Sabha member, an economy derailed can be put back on the rails and a society divided can be healed and united but one thing cannot be fixed if it is broken, and that is the Constitution and the constitutional values em-

P. Chidambaram (File)

bodied in that document.

At present, every value of the Constitution is under attack - freedom, equality, liberalism, secularism, privacy, scientific temper, etc., he says.

“There is a clear and present danger that the Constitution of India will be replaced by a document that will be inspired by an

ideology called Hindutva.

That will be the end of the ‘idea of India’ given to us by the founding fathers; and to restore that idea will require nothing less than another freedom struggle and another Mahatma,” he writes in the introduction of the book, brought out by Rupa Publications.

“I have no hesitation in saying that, today, fear rules India. Every individual lives in fear - fear of the neighbour, fear of self-styled moral brigades, fear of the law applied with an evil mind and unequal hand and, above all, fear of the snooping Indian State,” he goes on to say. For reclaiming freedom, fear must be driven away, he says, adding it is not an easy task, but we cannot give up.

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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): There are 20 judges per 10 lakh people in the country as compared to 17 in 2014, the Law Ministry said on Wednesday.

In a written reply in Lok Sabha, minister of state for Law P P Chaudhary said, based on the population as per Census 2011 and sanctioned strength of judges in Supreme Court, the 24 high courts, and lower judiciary in 2018, the judgepopulation ratio in the country works out to be 19.78 judges per million population.

He said, the ratio was 17.48 judges per million population in 2014.

The sanctioned strength of judges of high courts has increased from 906 judges in June 2014 to 1079 judges in December, 2018 and the sanctioned strength of Judges of district/subordinate courts has increased from 20,214 in 2014 to 22,833 in 2018.

However, the working strength of judges in high courts is 673 while for the Supreme Court it is 28 against the sanctioned strength of 31.

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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday sought a response from activist and lawyer Prashant Bhushan on contempt pleas by Attorney General K K Venugopal and the Centre for his tweets allegedly criticising the court over the appointment of M Nageswara Rao as interim CBI director.

Bhushan was given three weeks to reply.

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Naveen Sinha said it would deal with the larger question of whether it is open for lawyers or any other person to criticise the court in a sub judice matter which would lead to influencing public opinion.

Criticising the court may also lead to interference in the course of justice, the bench added.

“This issue required to be heard in length, notice issued,” it said, listing the matter for further hearing on March 7.

Bhushan, in his tweets, alleged that the Centre, represented by Venugopal, misled the apex court on the issue of Rao’s appointment.

On Tuesday, the Centre moved the apex court seeking initiation of con-

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public sector banks is credit negative.

The budget does not include any provisions for capital support for public sector banks (PSBs). Meanwhile, the budget also does not address last year’s announced merger of three public sector non-life insurers, which creates ambiguity around their merger plan, the US-based rating agency said.

On cross-sector analysis of Budget, Moody’s said the Budget proposals are positive for the real estate sector but negative for state-owned oil and gas companies.

“The budget includes both direct and indirect benefits for the real estate sector and will likely help boost property demand,” Moody’s said.

For state-owned oil and gas companies, a planned increase in expected proceeds from dividends and disinvestments, in addition to an under provision of fuel subsidies, is negative, it added.

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ment proposed to increase spending to provide income support for small farmers and introduce a middle-class tax cut in the run-up to the general election between April and May. In light of these budget measures, the government announced slippage from its original fiscal deficit targets to 3.4 percent of GDP both for fiscal years ending in March 2019 and March 2020.

“Ongoing fiscal slippage from spending and tax cut proposals ahead of election is credit negative for the sovereign,” Moody’s said.

It said the ongoing fiscal slippage from the budgeted targets over the past two years, and our expectation that the government will face challenges meeting its target again in fiscal 2019, does not bode well for medium-term fiscal consolidation.

Moody’s, however, said that lack of a formal capital support plan for

evated level it will be a lot lower than the historic high of 25 percent in FY07.

The agency’s senior director Krishnan Sitaraman said the credit to deposit ratio will jump to 78 percent by the end of FY19 from the 73 percent levels in March 2017, and hike it up further to a decade high of 80 percent by March 2020.

Private banks with strong balance sheets and robust credit growth are expected to lead the race for deposits and will account for 55-60 percent of the incremental deposit mobilisation, the agency said, adding state-run banks outside Prompt Corrective Action framework will garner 30-35 percent.

The share of private banks in the overall deposits has gone up to 30 percent, an increase of 7 percentage points in the last five years, it said.

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geted an increase in GST revenues to 4 percent of GDP in 2018-19 from 2.6 percent in 2017-18. However, the revised estimate is 3.4 percent of GDP in 201819 and 3.6 percent of GDP in 2019-20, it said.

“Recent adjustments to the GST framework will make collections more challenging ... The changes will further shrink the tax base, constraining potential future increases in tax revenue, because SMEs represent the vast majority of businesses in India,” Moody’s said.

In January 2019, the GST Council doubled the income tax exemption limit for companies to Rs 40 lakh in annual revenue, and adjusted turnover limits under the concessionary GST composition scheme.

These changes will take effect in April 2019 and follow several cuts to GST rates since its implementation in July 2017.

In the interim budget for 2019-20, the govern-

cial savings back into bank deposits, it said.

In the last few months, deposits rates have gone up by an average of 0.400.60 percent, which will increase the cost of funds for the lenders, its director Rama Patel said.

As seen in earlier cycles, banks will continue to rely on excess investments in government securities beyond the mandatory statutory liquidity ratio to fuel the credit demand, but will also have to increase the deposits, it said, adding the excess SLR books of banks will halve to 4 percent.

The agency pegged the credit growth in the system to rise 13-14 percent for fiscal years 201819 and 2019-20, as against the 8 percent observed in FY18.

Consequently, the deposit growth will also have to rise to 10 percent levels from the 6 percent observed in FY18, the agency said, adding that even at the el-

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tax relief measures will contribute a fiscal stimulus of about 0.45 percent of GDP, which will support growth through consumption over the near term, albeit at a fiscal cost,” Moody’s said.

The government has budgeted for total expenditure growth of 13.3 percent annually in 2019-20 from 14.7 percent in the current fiscal, resulting in an increase in total spending to about 13.25 percent of GDP from 13 percent of GDP this fiscal.

The government has budgeted for gross tax revenue growth of 12.4 percent annually in 2019-20 from 17.2 percent this fiscal.

“Based on the government’s nominal GDP growth assumption of 11.5 percent, this implies a tax buoyancy of about 1.08, which we consider to be achievable. However, similar to last year, there are risks to the downside in 2019-20,” Moody’s said.

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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): The direct cash transfer programme for farmers and tax relief steps for the middleclass will give a fiscal stimulus of about 0.45 percent of GDP, and support growth through increased consumption, though at a fiscal cost, Moody’s Investors Service said Tuesday.

Observing that fiscal slippage from the budgeted targets for the past two consecutive years is “credit negative” for India, Moody’s said the government will face challenges of meeting its target again next year and this does not bode well for medium-term fiscal consolidation.

It said that while the middle-class tax relief will weigh somewhat on direct tax revenues, GST collections will continue to pose risks to indirect tax collections if they fall short of budgeted expectations.

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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): The jump in credit growth will require banks to raise over Rs 20 lakh crore in deposits by March 2020 and may also push up interest rates, a report said Wednesday.

The healthier private sector lenders will account for up to 60 percent of the incremental deposit mobilisation, domestic ratings agency Crisil said in a report.

In the last few years, deposit growth has dropped due to lower interest rates on fixed deposits as compared to other financial avenues, it said, adding banks have been collecting an average of Rs 7 lakh crore per annum in the last few years.

The additional deposit requirements will also “put upward pressure on the interest rates bank offer on deposits”, the agency said.

Volatility in the equity markets, moderating flows into other investment avenues, and a hike in bank deposit rates in recent months can bring household finan-

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2018-19 without linking their Aadhaar and PAN numbers.

“The aforesaid order was passed by the High Court having regard to the fact that the matter was pending consideration in this Court. Thereafter, this Court has decided the matter and upheld the vires of section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. In view thereof, linkage of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory,” the bench said.

The top court noted that with regard to Assessment Year 2018-19, it has been informed that the two

Management, though Indian rupee is the worst performing emerging market currency over the last one month, it is expected to recover “should crude prices continue to slide and RBI announces a rate cut in Thursday’s meeting”.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading at 96.21, higher by 0.16 per cent. Foreign funds purchased shares worth Rs 694.97 crore on a net basis Wednesday, and domestic institutional investors bought equities worth Rs 525.26 crore, provisional data showed. The benchmark Brent crude futures fell 0.76 per cent to USD 61.51 per barrel.

Meanwhile, domestic equity indices darted up for the fifth straight session Wednesday on across-theboard buying amid expectations of a shift in RBI’s policy stance. The BSE Sensex vaulted 358.42 points, or 0.98 per cent, to close at 36,975.23, while the broader NSE Nifty gained 128.10 points, or 1.17 per cent, to 11,062.45.

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New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): The Supreme Court has said that linkage of PAN with Aadhaar is mandatory for filing of Income Tax returns.

A bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer said the top court has already decided the matter and upheld the section 139AA of the Income Tax Act. The court’s direction came on an appeal filed by the Centre against a Delhi High Court order allowing two persons, Shreya Sen and Jayshree Satpute, to file Income Tax returns for

petitioners had filed the Income Tax returns in terms of the orders of the High Court and the assessment has also been completed.

“We therefore make it clear that for the assessment year 2019-20, the income tax return shall be filed in terms of the judgment passed by this court.

The special leave petition is disposed of in the above terms,” the bench said in an order on Monday.

The petitioners had told the High Court that “despite orders, and multiple attempts they have not been able to file their ITR, since there is no available option to opt-out of providing an Aadhaar or Aadhaar Enrolment number during e-filing, on the website”.

The apex court on September 26 last year had declared the Centre’s flagship Aadhaar scheme as constitutionally valid but struck down some of its provisions including its linking with bank accounts, mobile phones and school admissions.

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI): The rupee Wednesday ended almost flat at 71.56 per US dollar as participants preferred to wait for the Reserve Bank’s interest rate decision for further cues. The domestic currency has been trading in a narrow range ahead of RBI’s monetary policy meeting outcome, scheduled for February 7.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the rupee moved between 71.68 to 71.49 during the session, before finally ending at 71.56, showing a gain of just 1 paise. On Tuesday, the rupee had settled 23 paise higher at 71.57 against the greenback.

“This week, there are relatively thin volume trades in currency markets, as many Asian markets are shut on Lunar New Year,” HDFC Securities Head, PCG and Capital Markets Strategy, V K Sharma said.

He added that volatility for the USD-INR pair could be confined to a narrow range until the release of the policy statement.

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Islamabad, Feb 6 (PTI): In a rare rebuke to Pakistan’s powerful military, the top court on Wednesday prohibited them from engaging in political activities and directed spy agencies like the ISI to operate within the law.

Delivering a landmark verdict on the 2017 Faizabad sit-in by the hardline Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and other smaller groups, a twomember Supreme Court bench also ordered the government to act against those propagating “hatred, extremism and terrorism”.

“We direct the federal and provincial governments to monitor those advocating hate, extremism and terrorism and prosecute the perpetrators in accordance with the law,” the bench comprising Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Mushir Alam ruled. The court directed all government agencies

and departments, including those run by the army like spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to operate within the limits defined by the law.

The bench ordered that members of the Armed Forces were prohibited from engaging in any kind of political activity, which includes supporting a party, faction or individual.

“The government of Pakistan through the Ministry of Defence and the respective Chiefs of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force are directed to initiate action against the personnel under their command who are found to have violated their oath,” the court said.

Several experts were of the view that Prime Minister Imran Khan was supported by the country’s powerful army in the last year’s general election.

Pakistan’s power ful military has ruled the country through various coups for nearly half of

the country’s history since independence in 1947. The military plays an important role in the country’s decision making.

The apex court also outlawed religious edicts called fatwas that aimed to harm others.

“A person issuing an edict or fatwa, which harms another or puts another in harm’s way, must be criminally prosecuted under the Pakistan Penal Code, the Anti-Terrorism Act, 1997 and/or the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016,” the court ruled.

The court upheld that subject to reasonable restrictions imposed by law, citizens have the right to form and to be members of political parties. They can also assemble for peaceful protest.

It said the right to assemble and protest is circumscribed only to the extent that it infringes on the fundamental rights of others, including their right to free movement and to hold and enjoy property.

The court ordered that those protesters who obstruct people’s right to use roads and damage or destroy property must be proceeded against in accordance with the law and held accountable.

It initiated suo motu proceedings on November 21, 2017 after TLP blocked a main highway leading to Islamabad.

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Donald Trump announces second North Korea summit LONDON, FEB 6 (AGENCIES): US President Donald Trump has announced in his State of the Union speech that he will hold a second nuclear summit with North Korea’s leader this month.

In an address to the nation with the theme “Choosing Greatness”, he vowed once again to build a border wall. While appealing for political unity, the Republican president also said “ridiculous partisan investigations” could damage US prosperity.

In a rebuttal, Democrats accused Mr Trump of abandoning US values.

His primetime address came less than a fortnight after he backed down to end the longest ever US government shutdown when Democrats refused to fund a US-Mexico border wall.

Federal agencies could close again if no spending plan is agreed by the end of next week. The president said in his 82-minute speech on Tuesday night that he would meet Kim Jong-un in Vietnam from 27-28 February.

“Much work remains to be done,” Mr Trump said, “but my relationship with Kim Jong-un is a good one.”

Plans for a second summit have been in the works since the two leaders’ historic talks last year.

Mr Tr ump and Mr Kim’s meeting last June in Singapore was the first ever between a sitting US president and a North Korean leader. While Pyongyang has not conducted any

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atomic or ballistic missile tests since last summer, it has yet to agree to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme.

The US envoy for North Korea, Stephen Biegun, is in Pyongyang for talks, paving the way for the second leadership summit.

Mr Trump’s goal will be to extract pledges from Kim Jong-un without giving too much ground. The Trump administration has said it is not willing to lift sanctions, but it has mentioned helping out the North’s economy.

However, handing over such aid to a secretive state which has yet to declare a list of its weapons facilities or allow in independent inspectors is bound to raise more than eyebrows.

So Mr Trump has to extract a written pledge from Mr Kim. Otherwise these summits will be seen as all show, and very little substance.

As for Mr Kim’s bargaining chips, we have been told he could be prepared to give up his nuclear production site known as Yongbyon.

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Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery London, Feb 6 (Agencies): Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves.

He said in that case his predecessor, Pope Benedict, was forced to shut down an entire congregation of nuns who were being abused by priests.

It is thought to be the first time that Pope Francis has acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by the clergy.

He said the Church was attempting to address the problem but said it was “still going on”.

Last November, the Catholic Church’s global organisation for nuns denounced the “culture of silence and secrecy” that prevented them from speaking out.

The Pope’s comments come amid long-running allegations of sexual abuse of children and young men by priests at the Church.

Speaking to reporters while on a historic tour of the Middle East on Tuesday, the pontiff admitted that the Church had an issue, the roots of which lie in “seeing women as second class”.

He said that priests and bishops had abused nuns, but said the Church was aware of the “scandal” and was “working on it”, adding that a number of clerics had been suspended.

“It’s a path that we’ve been on,” he said.

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“Pope Benedict had the courage to dissolve a female congregation which was at a certain level, because this slavery of women had entered it - slavery, even to the point of sexual slavery - on the part of clerics or the founder.”

Pope Francis said sexual abuse of nuns was an ongoing problem, but happened largely in “certain congregations, predominantly new ones”.

“I think it’s still taking place because it’s not as though the moment you become aware of something it goes away.”

The female congregation dissolved in 2005 under Pope Benedict was the Community of St Jean, which was based in France, Alessandro Gisotti of the Vatican press office told CBS News.

In 2013, the Community of St Jean admitted that priests had behaved “in ways that went against chastity” with several women in the order, according to the French Roman Catholic newspaper

La Croix.

In a separate case in India last year, a bishop was arrested over allegations that he raped a nun 13 times between 2014 and 2016.

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who headed the diocese in Jalandhar in the northern state of Punjab, has denied the accusations.

In Chile, reports of abuse of nuns carried out by priests led the Vatican to launch an investigation last year. The women were reportedly removed from the order after highlighting the abuse.

Last year, the Associated Press news agency reported cases of abuse in Italy and Africa.

Just days ago the Vatican’s women’s magazine, Women Church World, condemned the abuse, saying in some cases nuns were forced to abort priests’ children - something Catholicism forbids.

The magazine’s editor, Lucetta Scaraffia, said Pope Francis’s acknowledgement of the abuse “can be of some help”, but warned that the Church needs to act.

“If the Church continues to close its eyes to the scandal... the condition of oppression of women in the church will never change,” she wrote.

The magazine said the #MeToo movement meant more women were now coming forward with their stories.

Special place in hell for Brexiteers: Tusk London, Feb 6 (Agencies): European Council President Donald Tusk has said there is a “special place in hell” for “those who promoted Brexit without even a sketch of a plan of how to carry it safely”.

He was speaking after talks with Irish premier Leo Varadkar in Brussels.

He said the EU would “insist” on the Irish backstop in any UK withdrawal deal to preserve peace. But he and Mr Varadkar were preparing for the “possible fiasco” of a no-deal Brexit. Mr Tusk’s Twitter account tweeted the same words immediately afterwards: The European Council president struck a sombre tone as he told reporters there were 50 days to go until the UK’s exit from the European Union.

“I know that still a very great number

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With immense pride and joy, the Tesophenyu Group Officers’ Forum (TGOF) heartily congratulates Er. Yhunsinlo Tep on his promotion to the Chief Engineer, PHED, Govt. of Nagaland.

The Forum wishes him good health and success in all his future endeavours.

Er. Chengato Kath Dr. Tinenlo Jemu President, TGOF Gen. Secy., TGOF

FELICITATION With immense pride and joy, we the Kyong Colony Eloe Ekhung (KCEE) convey our heartiest congratulation to the following individuals for their outstanding achievements.

1. Mr. Longshithung Odyuo, S/o Nchemo Odyuo, promoted to A.O. (Class-II gazetted) Agri Dept.

Nagaland.

2. Er. E. Limhachan Kikon, S/o Elans Kikon, JE (Electrical) in the recently declared NPSC, CTE. 3. Mr. Nzanbemo Kithan, S/o Sangmomo Kithan, UBSI (GD), Departmental Exam.

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

Zuchano Ngullie Nzanbeni Kikon (President, KCEE) (Gen. Secy, KCEE)

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FELICITATION The ASBAT with immense pride and honour heartily congratulates Shri A. PANGJUNG JAMIR, S/o M. Ali Jamir of Asangma village on being promoted to Addl. Director of Land Resources, Nagaland. His achievement is indeed a blessing to the community.

It is our sincere prayer that God will continue to bless you in all your future endeavours.

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GENEVA, Feb 6 (Agencies): Senior Iranian figures said on Wednesday that Syria was a top foreign policy priority and American troops should withdraw, as planned by U.S. President Donald Trump.

“Whether they want to or not, the Americans must leave Syria,” Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was reported as saying.

According to Reuters, there are fears in the West that Trump’s plan to extricate about 2,000 soldiers from Syria will cede influence to Tehran, which has backed President Bashar al-Assad in the nearly eightyear war, and also allow Islamic State militants to regroup.

“Now 90 percent of Syrian soil is under the control of the government and the rest will soon be freed by the Syrian army,” Velayati added during a meeting with Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem in Tehran, according to the Tasnim news agency.

President Hassan Rouhani told Moualem that peace in Syria was a priority. “One of the important regional and foreign policy goals of the Islamic Republic is the stability and complete security of Syria,” Tasnim quoted him as saying. “And establishing normal conditions in Syria and the return of the people of this country to their normal lives.”

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of people in the UK, and on the continent, as well as in Ireland, wish for a reversal of this decision. I have always been with you, with all my heart. “But the facts are unmistakable. At the moment, the pro-Brexit stance of the UK prime minister, and the Leader of the Opposition, rules out this question.

“Today, there is no political force and no effective leadership for Remain. I say this without satisfaction, but you can’t argue with the facts.” Theresa May - who supported the UK staying in the EU during the 2016 EU referendum - is due to arrive in Brussels on Thursday to seek legal changes to the withdrawal deal she signed with the EU. She hopes these changes will help her get it through the UK Parliament.

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Oscars 2019 to go without host after row T Burke added that “the mystery” hanging about this year’s event “has been compelling”, proving that viewers were keen to watch it.

A number of Academy Awards ceremonies have had no host. The last time, in 1989, proved highly controversial, not least due to an opening number featuring Rob Lowe and an actress dressed as Disney’s Snow White.

A group of leading Hollywood figures wrote an open letter after the ceremony, calling the telecast “an embarrassment to both the Academy and the entire motion picture industry”.

The Walt Disney Company also filed a legal action against the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, accusing the organisation of copyright infringement.

The role of anchoring the Oscars has thrown up problems for a number of hosts since then. The Hollywood Reporter has described it as “the least wanted job in Hollywood”.

The controversy about Hart’s tweets and the choice not to replace him with a single host follows a difficult few years for the Academy.

The 2017 ceremony was rocked by the socalled “Envelopegate” scandal, in which La La Land was wrongly named best picture instead of the actual winner Moonlight.

Plans to introduce a popular film award category were shelved last year following widespread criticism.

The Academy has also been stung by the #OscarsSoWhite campaign, prompted by the all-white line-ups in the four categories for acting in 2015 and 2016.

The role of Oscar host traditionally involves a number of staple ingredients that best suit those with a background in stand-up comedy.

The evening usually begins with a light-hearted musical number, followed by a monologue poking gentle fun at the assembled nominees.

Once the monologue is over, the host’s role is to introduce the various awards presenters and comic interludes, and to smooth things over when things go awry.

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ocussing on its mission to empower women, social networking giant Facebook on Wednesday launched a digital skilling and mentorship initiative across five states in India that would encourage tribal girls to become village-level digital young leaders for their communities.

Named GOAL (Going Online As Leaders), the initiative will train young girls from West Bengal, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha and Madhya Pradesh in digital literacy, life skills, leadership and entrepreneurship for an year.

The programme will see on-ground trainers impart digital literacy to the identified girls through a dedicated digital skilling curriculum. Also, a set of 25 women leaders would mentor them via Facebook or WhatsApp on a fortnightly

basis.

“The Internet, especially social media, over the past few years has emerged as one of the most powerful tools for empowering women from across India’s diverse social economic backgrounds and varied cultural roots,” Ankhi Das, Public Policy Director, Facebook -India, South and Central Asia, said in a statement.

“With GOAL, we seek to make the digital medium more accessible and usable for young girls from our resource rich but economically weak tribal communities in the country.

“We are confident that this network of learners will employ these skills as a means of social and economic elevation for themselves and drive change making in their communities,” Das said.

The programme will specifically focus on girls who have dropped out of school due to financial constraints but reside near the skilling centre to ensure regular participation, the report said.

(IANS)

Being absentminded can predict your risk of silent stroke

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o you frequently lose train of thought or often become sidetracked? It may in fact be a sign of a condition known as “silent stroke” -- a major cause of dementia and stroke -- warns a study.

The condition known as cerebral small vessel disease is one of the most common neurological disorders of ageing.

This type of stroke cause changes in the brain’s blood flow and damages brain’s white matter (responsible for communication among regions), which can cause memory and cognitive issues over time.

Individuals with damage to the brain’s white matter, caused by silent strokes, were found to be poor on attentiveness and were distracted more frequently on day-to-day tasks.

Despite these problems, about half of adults (between the ages of 55 to 80), identified with white matter damage scored with-

in the normal range on formal laboratory assessments of attention and executive function, according to a recently published paper in the journal Neurobiology of Ageing.

“Our results indicate that in many cases of people who were at a higher risk of silent stroke and had one, they saw a notable difference in their ability to stay focused, even before symptoms became detectable through a neuropsychological test,” said lead author Ayan Dey, a graduate student at the University of Toronto in Canada.

The strokes are “silent”

said.

since they do not cause lasting major changes seen with an overt stroke, such as affecting a person’s ability to speak or paralysis.

Typically, this type of stroke is uncovered incidentally through MRI scans or once the brain damage has worsened, Dey

“There are no effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease, but brain vascular changes can be prevented or reduced through smoking cessation, exercise, diet and stress management, as well as keeping one’s blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol under control,” said Brian Levine, Professor at the varsity.

“With the right diagnosis, these interventions and lifestyle changes give older adults who are at risk for cognitive decline some options for maintaining brain health.”

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his year’s Oscars will be held without an official host - for the first time in 30 years.

The head of ABC Entertainment, which a i r s t h e A c a d e my Awards ceremony, said it would instead highlight celebrities presenting the trophies.

Reports had suggested the broadcaster was struggling to fill the role - one of the toughest in US show business.

In December, comedian Kevin Hart pulled out of hosting the ceremony following a controversy over old homophobic tweets.

He said he did not want to be a distraction and that he was “sorry he had hurt people”.

The Oscars host usually delivers an opening monologue as well as being responsible for many of the ceremony’s memorable comedic moments.

As well as the main host, the ceremony also usually enlists an array of movie stars to present the individual statuettes.

ABC Entertainment president Karey Burke said this year’s ceremony on 24 February in Los Angeles would “just have presenters host the Oscars”.

The decision was taken after Hart’s withdrawal, she said.

Facebook launches digital skilling initiative for girls

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CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE The Hoito Village Council and Hoito Village Students' Union with profound happiness extends prayerful best wishes and sincere congratulations to Ino Khehovi V. Chophi, Village Chief, Ex-President KGPO, on being elected as President, Dimapur District GBs Association.

We convey our best wishes in all his future endeavours.

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The college authority thanked all the program participants, and the mission partners for their meaningful participation in the life and ministry of the college.

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Vidarbha inch closer to Ranji title

Vidarbha bowler Aditya Sarwate celebrates with teammates after dismissing the Saurashtra batsman Cheteshwar Pujara on Day 4 of the Ranji Trophy final match, in Nagpur on Wednesday.(PTI)

Nagpur, Feb 6 (IANS): Vidarbha put themselves in pole position to retain the title by blunting Saurashtra’s challenge on the fourth day of the Ranji Trophy final here on Wednesday.

Star India batsman Cheteshwar Pujara failed for the second successive time as left-arm spinner Aditya Sarwate once again turned out to be the batsman’s nemesis, trapping him leg before for a duck with Saurashtra tottering at 58/5 in their chase of 206.

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chief, also accounting for the wickets of Snel Patel, who scored a hundred in the first essay, and Harvik Desai.

Going into the final day, Saurashtra need to score 148 more runs with Vishvaraj Jadeja (23) and Kamlesh Makvana (2) at the crease at close of play.

Earlier, left-arm spinner Dharmendrasinh Jadeja (6/96) had cleaned up the Vidarbha top-order to hand Saurashtra an advantage but the hosts held on to reach 200 after being reduced to 147/8.

Mohit Kale contributed 38 off 94 balls and Sarwate, batting at number eight, scored 49 after the hosts resumed the day at 55/2.

Sarwate then starred with the ball too, rattling the Saurashtra top-order with his left-arm spin.

Sarwate dismissed Patel (12), Harvik Desai (8) and Pujara (0) in his first five overs, and leaked just 13 runs in his 10 that he bowled on the day.

Pujara played for the turn only to be adjudged leg before as Sarwate bowled

an arm ball.

India pacer Umesh Yadav sent back young Arpit Vasavada (5), who fished one outside the off side to be caught behind.

Sheldon Jackson (7) stepped out to hammer Akshay Wakhare, completely missed the ball and was castled.

At the start of the day, Jadeja scalped four batsmen, including key man Wasim Jaffer (11) and Ganesh Satish (35), in the first session.

Vidarbha failed to recover even as Saurashtra skipper Unadkat got the wicket of Akshay Wadkar, who went without bothering the scorers.

Off-spinner Kam lesh Makwana sent back the dangerous Akshay Karnewar (18).

The hosts lost the remaining four wickets in the post-lunch session with Jadeja taking two more to complete his six-wicket haul.

Brief s core s : Saurashtra 307 and 58 for 5 (Vishvaraj 23 batting, Makvana 2 batting, Sarwate 3-13) need another 148 runs to beat Vidarbha 312 and 200 (Sarwate 49, Dharmendrasinh 6-96)

Starc, Hazlewood doubtful for India tour Melbourne, Feb 6 (IANS): Left-arm quick Mitchell Starc is a doubtful starter for Australia’s brief limited overs tour of India, starting February 24 in Bengaluru, with the paceman down with a soft tissue injury.

With Cricket Australia (CA) expected to name the touring party for the twomatch T20I and five-match ODI series against India on Thursday, Starc is likely to be sidelined after the quick suffered a soft tissue injury in his upper body, according to News Corp reports and quoted by cricket.com.au.

Starc’s absence will hit Australia’s preparations for the upcoming ICC World Cup in England and Wales.

Australia’s problems were compounded with Starc’s fellow pacer Josh Hazlewood also expected to miss the tour as he recovers from a back injury picked up in the Test series against India. But on a positive note, former skipper Steve Smith may return to the national side after serving his ban.

Smith, who underwent a surgery on his elbow last month, is required to spend six weeks with his right arm in a brace, according to his manager Warren Craig.

James suffers biggest defeat

James is the fifth-highest regular-season points scorer in NBA history.

London, Feb 6 (Agencies): LeBron James became the fifth player in NBA history to pass 32,000 points and fell to the biggest defeat of his career on the same night. James, 34, scored 18 points for the Los Angeles Lakers in a 136-94 defeat at the Indiana Pacers.

He had not previously lost by more than 36 points in his 16-year career. James

LFC: Vungotchu, Mt.Morashen in semis DIMAPUR, FEB 6 (NPN): Vungotchu FC and Mt.Morashen on Wednesday entered the semifinals of the ongoing 9th edition of the Lotha Football Championship (LFC) organised by Wokha District Football Association (WDFA) at local ground, Wokha.

Vungotchu FC beat Friends Club via tiebreaker after the match ended in 1-1 draw.

Earlier, Yunshalo netted an early goal for Vungotchu in the first half of the match,

Real Kashmir beat Gokulam; jump to top spot in I-league

Srinagar, Feb 6 (PTI): The fairy tale run of Real Kashmir Football Club in the I-League continued as the club from the Valley defeated Gokulam Kerala FC by a solitary goal to go to the top of points table here on Wednesday.

The match between the ‘Snow Leopards’ and Gokulam was played at the TRC Ground in chilling weather conditions amid a mix of rain and snowfall with none of the teams willing to yield the ground.

Ivorian striker Gnohere Krizo scored the allimportant goal in the 51st minute to hand Real Kashmir full three points from the match.

The win propelled the Jammu and Kashmir side to the top of the table with 32 points, dislodging Chennai City FC (30 points) which,

however, have two games in hand over Real Kashmir.

Chennai City will take on Indian Arrows on Friday while Real Kashmir will meet East Bengal at home on Sunday. Each team will play 20 matches in the league.

It started snowing before the match and heavy rains lashed the ground later on. The two sides played a goal-less first half as controlling the ball became difficult for the players of both the teams due to waterlogging in many patches of the Synthetic Astro Turf pitch.

Real Kashmir should have taken the lead in the first half but Krizo missed several easy chances to put his side ahead.

Mason Robertson, son of head coach David, who was playing behind Krizo in a 4-4-1-1 formation, also

Players of Real Kashmir FC and Gokulam Kerala FC in action during I-League football match, in Srinagar, Wednesday. (PTI)

missed a couple of chances ing on a rebound in front to score. However, it was of the Gokulam goal in the Krizo who broke the dead- 51st minute. lock after the break, pouncLocal boy Farhan Ga-

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by Gokulam custodian Arnab Das but Krizo was well

- who was rested for Saturday’s defeat at Golden State - said he was “on my way to being myself again” after returning from a groin injury.

The Lakers have now won 27 and lost 27 during the season and sit 10th in the Western Conference.

“Bottom line, we have to be better,” said Lakers coach Luke Walton. Pacers fans

chanted “Lebron’s going to trade you” at Lakers guard Brandon Ingram during the match, referring to rumours that the franchise had offered as many as six players in a trade to land New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis.

When asked about the speculation, James said: “I know it’s got to be tough on a lot of our guys, especially our young guys. “They’ve just never been a part of it, and they’re hearing it every single day. I know that the worst thing you can do right now is be on social media.

“And I know all young guys love to be on social media. That definitely can’t help.” Bojan Bogdanovic scored 24 points for the Pacers as the team matched their own record of scoring 19 three pointers, while the Lakers managed just four.

placed to tap in the rebound.

After taking the lead, Real Kashmir players relaxed a bit, allowing a window of opportunity for the team from Kerala to push for an equaliser.

While Kerala striker Marcus Joseph was wayward in most of his attempts at the goal, Real Kashmir goalkeeper Bilal Khan was in top form to deny the visiting team.

Real Kashmir had the chance to double their lead in the 80th minute but Abednego Tetteh, who came on for Krizo in the 73rd minute, shot wide of Das’ right post from 15 yards.

This was the ninth clean sheet for the Real Kashmir, which has the meanest defence in the ILeague this year, having conceded only eight goals in 16 games so far.

but Sulanthung scored the equaliser in the 69th minute. Mt.Morashen beat WRSU, Wozhuro 4-1.

Nzanbemo scored hat-trick in the 54th, 88th and 91st minutes. The fourth goal was scored by Sinlo in the added time. The lone goal for WRSU was scored by Mhonchan.

THURSDAY’S MATCHES Headhunters Vs N.Longidang Pangti FC Vs Forest FC

New Indian football head coach unlikely before April-May: Kushal

New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS): The Indian national football team will continue to be without a head coach, at least for another couple of months, even as the All India Football Federation (AIFF) prepares to advertise for the post soon.

“We will advertise for that position shortly, but we have no plans to appoint anyone before April-May,” AIFF General Secretary Kushal Das said here on Wednesday. The Sunil Chhetri-led national football team parted ways with the head coach Stephen Constantine after

the team’s first round exit from the AFC Asian Cup, after a few notable performances. India created waves when they beat a fancied Thailand 4-1 in the opener before narrowly going down to hosts UAE 0-2 and then Bahrain 0-1 to bow out of the AFC Asian Cup. It led to the exit of English coach.

Hailing the side, Das said the performance has improved in the past 4-5 years, which is reflected in the rise of India in the FIFA rankings. India are currently at placed No.97 in the rankings.

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We the bereaved family would like to thank all the union, organizations, churches, individuals and well wishers for your kind contribution in cash, kind & most of all your prayer support at the sad demise of our dear and LT. GWANYELO KATH. Though we are unable to thank each and everyone of you personally, we will uphold you in our humble prayers.

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Born: 23.09.1964 – Died: 25.01.2019 We the bereaved family members of Late L. TALIJUNGSHI LONGKUMER (Longkhum Village) would like to express our deepest appreciation to all our neighbours, friends and relatives who had helped us financially, physically and above all through your prayers during the illness and at the sad demise of our beloved on 25.01.2019.

As it is impossible for us to repay back for your good deeds, we pray that our Good Lord bless you all abundantly.

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LT. A. KAISA CHAKRE Born on : 31/10/1962 – Died on : 30/01/2019 We the bereaved family members of Late A. Kaisa Chakre, W/o Ozeo Peter would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, churches, unions, neighbours, friends and wellwishers who had immensely supported and stood by us physically, spiritually, materially, financially, during the illness and at the sad demise of our beloved mother on 30/01/2019.

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

Loving Husband, DP-1090 Children, Grandchildren & Relatives.

01.07.1940 – 25.01.2019 We the family members of Lt. Solehole Kintso beloved wife of Shri. Duhezo Kintso would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to every individual, friends, churches, organizations, neighbours, Doctors & Nurses of various hospitals and well wishers who supported and stood by us physically, spiritually, financially, materially and through prayers, and also shared our grief and sorrow during her illness and the sad demise of our beloved, who left for her heavenly abode on 25th January 2019.

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

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15.01.1964 – 29.01.2019 We the bereaved family members of Lt. Vikeyie Leno (Macü) would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all relatives, friends, neighbours, well wishers and loved ones who shared our grief and helped us through prayer support, financial help and services shown to us following our sad loss.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Mrs & Mr. Vilelie Khamo, Class-I Contractor 2. Mr. Vikho-o Yhoshü, Speaker NLA 3. Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire, Advisor R.D 4. Er. Zale Neikha, Advisor Resource & Sports 5. Angamimiapfü Mechü Krotho (AMK) 6. Southern Angami Women Organisation (SAWO) 7. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Women Organisation (TTWO) 8. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Middle West Youth Organisation 9. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Tenyimia Union 10. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Middle Women Organisation 11. Christian Revival Church Tsiepfütsiepfhe 12. Mima Christian Revival Church 13. Mima Kewhira Keba Thenuko Krotho 14. Tsophima Khel Kewhira Kebako Krotho 15. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Council (A.G Colony) 16. NSS Unit, Science College Jotsoma, Kohima 17. Dept. of History & English, St. Joseph’s College Jakhama 18. K.P Bethesda Hospital Kohima 19. Naga Hospital Authority Kohima, Nagaland.

20. NEIGRIHMS Shillong, Meghalaya.

21. EE. CAWD, Officers & Staff.

22. Medical Engineering Wing Office, Kohima 23. R.D Sechü Zubza (staff) 24. Good Shepherd Club, Kohima.

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New Zealand thrash India in 1st T20

India’s Rohit Sharma walks, out for 1, caught by New Zealand’s Lockie Fergusson off the bowling of Tim Southee during the Twenty20 cricket international between New Zealand and India in Wellington, New Zealand on Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

Wellington, Feb 6 (IANS): An all-round effort guided New Zealand to a thumping 80-run victory over India in the first match of the three-match Twenty20 rubber at the Westpac stadium here on Wednesday.

Chasing a mammoth 220-run target for victory, the Indian batsmen failed to show fight against a disciplined Kiwi bowling attack as the entire team was bowled out for 139

runs in 19.2 overs.

India lost their first wicket in the third over itself when skipper Rohit Sharma (1) was caught by Lockie Ferguson off pacer Tim Southee when the scoreboard was reading 18 runs.

After a couple of overs, Shikhar Dhawan (29), who was connecting the ball well, was also sent packing by Ferguson. Dhawan played 18 balls and slammed two boundaries

and three sixes.

After Dhawan’s wicket, the New Zealand bowlers dominated the Indian batsmen as apart from Vijay Shankar (27), who was promoted up the order, Rishabh Pant (4), Dinesh Karthik (5), Hardik Pandya (5) flattered to deceive.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni tried to narrow the gap, slamming a few balls over the boundary rope with Krunal Pandya (20)

but the Ranchi stumper was also dismissed towards the end. Dhoni played 31 balls and scored 39 runs, which included five boundaries and one six.

For New Zealand, Tim Southee scalped three wickets while Lockie Ferguson, Mitchell Santner and Ish Sodhi chipped in with two wickets each.

Earlier, New Zealand opener Tim Seifert’s quick-fire 84 got the hosts off to a flying start and saw them posting a huge 219/6.

At one point, the Kiwis were 134/2 in 12.4 overs and it seemed that they will get past the 250-run mark but lacked support from the middle order before Scott Kuggeleijn (20 off 7) late fireworks helped the cause.

Put in to bat, New Zealand openers Seifert (84 runs in 43 balls) and Colin Munro (34 off 20) got off to a brilliant start, thrashing the Indian bowlers all around the park.

The duo slammed 86 runs in 8.1 overs before Munro, who smashed a couple of boundaries and as many sixes, was dismissed by spinner Krunal Pandya.

Incoming batsman Kane Williamson then joined Seifert in the middle and continued the same scoring rate. The pair took New Zealand past the 100-run mark in no time.

But just when things seemed good in the middle, Seifert was sent back by pacer Khaleel Ahmed in the 13th over.

While trying to up the ante, the opener was clean bowled by the pacer. In his 43-ball stay, Seifert slammed seven boundaries and six sixes.

Williamson continued the momentum with Daryl Mitchell (8) but soon after Mitchell’s wicket, Williamson also fell prey to leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. The duo departed in back to back deliveries.

For India, all-rounder Hardik Pandya scalped two wickets conceding 51 runs.

Brief score: New Zealand 219/6 (Tim Seifert 84, Colin Munro 34; Hardik Pandya 2/51) beat India 139 all out (MS Dhoni 39, Shikhar Dhawan 29; Tim Southee 3/17) by 80 runs.

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FIFA says Gianni Infantino is sole candidate for president Zurich, Feb 6 (Agencies): FIFA president Gianni Infantino will not face a challenger in June’s elections to the head of world soccer’s governing body, the organisation said on Wednesday. “Following the call for election issued by the FIFA Council on 10 June 2018, FIFA’s member associations have proposed, in due time and form, the following candidate for the presidential election to take place at the 69th FIFA Congress in Paris on 5 June 2019: Mr Gianni Infantino,” it said in a statement.

According to Reuters, Infantino’s plans for a new expanded Club World Cup and a global Nations League tournament have put him at loggerheads with European confederation UEFA and club organisations.

However, no candidate from Europe emerged to challenge Infantino, the former UEFA General Secretary, who was elected in February, 2016,

Gianni Infantino (File)

replacing the banned Sepp Blatter.

The Swiss official beat Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa of Bahrain in the final round of that election after Jordan’s Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein and Frenchman Jerome Champagne had been eliminated.

Infantino owed his candidacy to the fact that Europe’s preferred candidate, his former boss and UEFA president Michel Platini, was banned from football along with Blatter for ethics violations. Both men have denied wrongdoing.

Bengaluru FC hold Kerala 2-2 in ISL

Bengaluru FC’s Sunil Chhetri and Kerala Blasters’ Mohammad Rakip vie for the ball during their ISL match, in Bengaluru, Wednesday. (PTI)

Bengaluru, Feb 6 (Agencies): A brilliant second-half performance helped Bengaluru FC salvage a draw against Kerala Blasters FC in an action-packed Indian Super League clash at the SreeKanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on Wednesday, India Today reported.

Slavisa Stojanovic scored a 16th-minute penalty before a fabulous strike from Courage Pekuson handed the visitors a twogoal lead at the break.

But just as it seemed that Kerala Blasters may win their first match against Bengaluru FC, a header from Udanta Singh (69’) and another from Sunil Chhetri (85’) helped the Blues grab a point.

The result sees Bengaluru extend their lead atop the ISL table to four points, while Kerala Blasters remain winless in 14 matches and are rooted to the ninth spot.

Kerala threatened from the start and a rampaging run by Mohammad Rakip down the right flank in the 14th minute provided the breakthrough.

The young full-back’s cross from the right hit Kean Lewis’ hand and Stojanovic stepped up to convert the resultant penalty-kick to put his team in the lead.

Chances were few and far between for Bengaluru.

In the 35th minute, Dimas Delgado released Edmund Lalrindika into the box

with a perfectly-weighted through-ball but SandeshJhingan quickly came across to sweep the ball off the striker’s feet.

Kerala’s persistence in the attack was rewarded in the 40th minute as Sahal Abdul Samad split the Bengaluru backline with an excellent pass for SeiminlenDoungel.

The forward was denied space to shoot but he laid the ball off for an onrushing Courage Pekuson who belted an outstanding strike from outside the box into the top corner of the net.

In response to going behind, the hosts upped the ante by playing more balls into the box. Rahul Bheke and Udanta Singh played excellent crosses from the right, both aimed at Chhetri, but the skipper sent his header off target on both instances.

Chhetri went close again a few minutes later when he met Dimas Delgado’s cross from the right with a powerful first-time effort. Kerala

goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh made a good save to deny the India international and keep Kerala’s two-goal lead intact.

Bengaluru finally managed to carve the Kerala defence open in the 69th minute. Chhetri headed Erik Paartalu’s lofted ball back across the box into the path of Udanta Singh who headed home, leaving the defenders rooted to the spot.

The hosts equalised with five minutes left on the clock. Udanta received HarmanjotKhabra’sbackheel and crossed into the box from the right flank. Sunil Chhetri got to the end of it, beating Mohammad Rakip in the air to a powerful header into the net.

Bengalur u will take heart from a superb secondhalf comeback, while Kerala Blasters were left to ponder what could have been.

THURSDAY’S MATCH Northeast United Vs Delhi Dynamos: 7:30 pm

STANDINGS

P W Bengaluru FC 15 9 Mumbai City FC 14 8 FC Goa 14 7 NorthEast United FC 14 6 Jamshedpur FC 14 4 ATK 14 5 FC Pune City 13 4 Kerala Blasters FC 16 1 Delhi Dynamos FC 14 2 Chennaiyin FC 14 1

D 5 3 4 5 8 5 2 9 5 2

L 1 3 3 3 2 4 7 6 7 11

Pts 32 27 25 23 20 20 14 12 11 5

Mandhana scores fastest T20 fifty by an Indian woman New Delhi, Feb 6 (Agencies): Smriti Mandhana scripted history on Wednesday after she scored a 24-ball half-century, fastest by an Indian woman, in the first T20 International against New Zealand at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

According to NDTV, opener Smriti Mandhana was dismissed by Amelia Kerr for 58 runs when India were 102 for two, 58 runs away from the target. However, India lost the T20I series-opener by 23 runs. Mandhana smashed three boundaries and seven sixes in her entertaining 34ball knock. After opting to bowl, India women restricted New Zealand to 159 for four in their allotted 20 overs.

Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav, Deepti Sharma and Poonam Yadav claimed a

Smriti Mandhana

wicket each for India.

Recently, Mandhana played some match-winning knocks in India’s 2-1 win over New Zealand in the ODI series. She scored her

fourth ODI century and an unbeaten 90 in the first two matches respectively to grab top spot in the ICC ODI Rankings for Women’s batters.

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