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Demand for solution: 6-hr Statewide bandh on Jan 14

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DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): Nagaland People’s Action Committee (NPAC) formed last year by apex tribe bodies and CSOs held a three-hour long deliberation at Hotel Saramati Thursday over demand for solution and finally resolved to call for a 6-hour bandh on January 14 from 6 a.m. to 12 noon.

The bandh is to express resentment against “inordinate delay in delivering the long-awaited Naga political solution as promised by the Government of India”.

The meeting, attended by representatives of 14 Naga tribes of Nagaland, Nagaland Tribe Council, Nagaland GB Federation, Central Nagaland Tribes Council, ACAUT Nagaland, Ex-Parliamentarians’ Association of Nagaland, Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Senior Citizens’ Association Nagaland, political parties and other organisations, insisted on a solution before election.

However, the NPAC call for bandh has been opposed by the Angami Public Organisation (APO) which justified it on the ground that NPAC was not authorised to issue any directive on apex tribe bodies.

The stand of the APO in opposing the bandh call serves to reflect the problem of ‘accommodation’ and ‘unity’ among the tribes especially after tribe alliances have turned themselves into entities.

One member of those who took part in the deliberations said that notwith-

PAN card as single business ID likely to get legal backing NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): The upcoming Budget 2023 is likely to roll out a legal and operational framework for adopting the permanent account number (PAN) as a single business identification. This will apply to all businesses securing approvals, a senior finance ministry official informed Business Standard.

At present, nearly 20 different identifiers exist at both the state and central levels and these are Goods and Services Tax Identification Number, Taxpayer Identification Number, Tax Deduction Account Number, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Corporate Identification Number and so on. (Full report on p-8)

This is it!

“I know I could not bring development for ten years since we were intent only on Naga political issue.”

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(From R) NPAC convenor Theja Therieh, NPAC secretary Khondao Ngully and NGBF general secretary, Shikuto Zalipu addressing the media. (NP)

standing the reasons for objection, to many it will be a clear case of wanting solution or not wanting solution as the bandh was just a symbolic action for registering resentment.

Talking to media person after the meeting, NPAC convener Theja Therieh said the bandh was called to convey “democratic resentment” to Election Commission of India (ECI) team headed by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar that would arrive in the State to review poll preparedness for the forthcoming Assembly election.

He clarified that the decision was not taken by NPAC alone, but by all members representing the tribal hohos and CSOs. He explained that NPAC was a committee that has been endorsed and empowered by all Naga tribes and organisations to pursue early solution, and thus maintained that it would stand for solution and not back down.

Therieh said ever y apex tribal hoho and CSO had categorically made their stand clear that everyone was for a solution and not election. He said the common refrain from people was

“It is now or never, enough is enough.”

Therieh said the demand for solution before election was a consensus decision among primary stake holders and urged the Central government to heed to the voice of people and take the peace process to its logical conclusion and deliver solution.

He emphasised that the deciding moment had come for Nagas to take a call and urge the Centre to deliver what had been promised. He pointed out that the Nagas had made enough representations to the Centre, but lamented that there had been no positive response yet.

Therieh stressed “Nothing can happen without the knowledge of the people. People will decide whatever is our future, because this is about our future generations.”

He questioned whether 26 years of negotiations were not enough? “If there is no political will, another 50 years of negotiation will not be enough,” he cautioned. He claimed that the people’s opinion today was that if negotiations could not yield any result, then it should be (Cont’d on p-8)

No bandh in APO jurisdiction, says APO president Correspondent

KOHIMA, JAN 12 (NPN): Angami Public Organisation (APO) president Razouvotuo Chatsu on Thursday informed that the state-wide bandh called under the banner of Naga People’s Action Committee (NPAC) will not be enforced under APO jurisdiction.

Chatsu said the view of APO was that NPAC is not mandated or authorised by the apex tribe organizations and as such, they had no authority to give directives to the apex tribe bodies.

While maintaining that all Nagas were for early solution to the vexed Naga political issue, he reminded that the 14 apex tribal hohos had already issued a statement in this regard. Therefore, if the tribe bodies do not heed to their directives, it should not be taken otherwise, APO president stated.

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Cong accuses BJP of trying to repeal Art 371 (A) DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader and chairman of Screening Committee for Nagaland Election and former MP Mohan Prakash has accused BJP-led government at the Centre of trying to remove Article 371(A) from Nagaland after removing Article 370 from Jammu & Kashmir.

Interacting with office-bearers of Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) and its frontal organisations at Congress Bhavan, Kohima on Thursday Prakash also accused the Centre of trying to further divide the Nagas.

Prakash is being accompanied to the State by AICC secretary and Screening Committee member Sanjay Dutt and AICC secretary in-charge of Nagaland and Sikkim Ranajit Mukherjee.

According to a statement issued by NPCC general secretary S Supongmeren Jamir, the AICC official

alleged that the Centre was cheating the Naga cause and that it would not bring any solution to the vexed Naga political issue as it had no blueprint.

Prakash further accused chief minister Neiphiu Rio of being a puppet of the Central government and BJP, stating that the State government had failed on all fronts, including education, development of roads, infrastructure, etc.

He pointed out that the upcoming Assembly election was the best chance for all to come together and give a signal to the nation for the benefit of Nagaland. He said they were in the State to hold meetings with party leaders, functionaries and aspiring candidates for the upcoming Assembly election.

Though election had not been announced, he said Congress high command was very much keen to form the next government in Nagaland, (Cont’d on p-8)

AICC team meeting NPF president raises speculation on alliance

AICC leaders with NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu and NPF working president Thenucho Tunyi on Thursday. (NPCC)

All India Congress Committee (AICC) chairman of Screening Committee for Nagaland Election and former MP Mohan Prakash along with other AICC functionaries meeting with NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on Thursday, has raised speculation on possible alliance between the two parties for the upcoming elections.

However, NPCC in a

statement said that the meeting was just a courtesy call.

Prakash was accompanied by AICC member Screening Committee Sanjay Dutt and AICC secretary i/c Nagaland Ranajit Mukherjee. NPF working president Thenucho Tunyi was also present at the meeting. NPCC said that both Congress and NPF leaders shared their concerns about the State.

Former Union minister Myanmar conducts ‘air strikes’ near Mizoram border U WA H AT I , J A N 1 2 “I have sent a magistrate Sharad Yadav dies at 75 G(AGENCIES): Fear and panic of the area concerned to verify

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): Veteran politician and former JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav passed away at Fortis Gurugram on Thursday evening.

He was 75and is survived by his wife, a daughter and a son.

The former minister’s Sharad Yadav health had been deteriorating and was admitted to Gurugram’s Fortis hospital. The hospital issued a statement saying Yadav was brought to the emergency ward in an “unconscious and unresponsive state” and he did not have “any pulse or recordable blood pressure”. The hospital said Yadav could not be revived despite the best efforts of the health officials and he was declared dead at 10:19 pm.

Sharad Yadav held various portfolios in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government between 1999 and 2004. Sharad Yadav was also the convenor of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

have gripped the Champai district in Mizoram, two days after the Myanmar army reportedly bombed a rebel camp along the country’s border with India.

A shell damaged a truck owned by a council member in the Indian village close to the border, according to reports.

Mizoram’s Champai is very close to the rebel camp in Myanmar where the country’s Junta army is reportedly conducting a crackdown.

The Myanmar military junta, on Tuesday, reportedly launched aerial strikes on Camp Victoria, the military headquarters of the Chin National Army (CNA), one of the

A truck reportedly damaged during the air strike.

most powerful ethnic insurgent groups in the neighbouring country.

Five cadres of CNA were killed in the airstrikes.

Sources said people working on the Indian side of the river Tiau, which demarcates the international boundary, fled to their homes in the village.

the claims being made by some locals. An official report in the matter can be expected by Thursday evening,” Champhai deputy commissioner James Lalrinchhana said.

An Assam Rifles official though told news agency PTI that the Indian side was unaffected by the aerial strikes.

The Young Mizo Association, a civil society group, has asked the Indian government to take strong action against the strikes. “We condemn the Military Government of Myanmar in the strongest possible terms for violating international law on both Indian soil and airspace.

Jan 14 bandh reflection of people’s anger: WC Publication of criminal background of candidates must: EC DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): Working Committee (WC), of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) said the January 14 proposed State bandh called by Nagaland People’s Action Committee (NPAC), a representative all apex Naga civil societies, was another reflection the people’s resentment against Central government’s inordinate delay in delivering a negotiated political solution .

In a statement, WC, NNPGs pointed out that the real stakeholders of IndoNaga peace process – Naga people irrespective of tribes, political colour, party affiliation or profession – had once again decided to shut down

Nagaland to remind the Central political leadership to fulfil its commitment to them.

WC also termed this as a mighty slap on the State government for its positive words on air and treacherous actions on the ground.

It claimed that negotiations between the centre and Naga negotiators had successfully concluded and that the people wanted an honourable and acceptable political solution based on this. WC stated that it believed that all Nagas – in villages and towns, in Nagaland and outside – had a responsibility to respond to the call of NPAC for a shutdown.

The committee pointed out

that January 14 was a day to reclaim the moral, spiritual, democratic, social, political and historical rights through collective conscience.

According to the committee, these few hours would be a firm democratic nudge to the Central government to allow the voice of sanity prevail over imposters’ whispers and heed to the demand for political solution and not election.

“Anti-Naga solution elements may oppose the shutdown or remain unresponsive to the clarion call but Nagas must ignore those in political slumber or pretending to be asleep,” the statement added.

AGARTALA, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday that the Election Commission has made it mandatory for all political parties and candidates to publish criminal antecedents of their candidates at least three times in newspapers, television channels, and on their websites. EC reviewed election preparation in Tripura.

The full commission headed by Kumar and two Election Commissioners -- Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel – reviewed the poll preparedness of Tripura assembly elections.

SAPO flays dumping dead body under its jurisdiction DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) has condemned the dumping of a dead body by murderer in its jurisdiction and the alleged threat on Southern Angamis by editor of Imphal Free Press (IFP) on January 10.

SAPO president Tepul Hopovi and general secretary Swelul Pucho in a press release said the body of one Yanglem Priyobatra Singh (46) reportedly murdered by one Heisnam James Singh (31) was dumped at Viswema village in Southern Angami area.

They said the accused was arrested on Decem-

ber 30, 2022 and the body was retrieved on January 7, 2023 jointly by police forces of Manipur and Nagaland. SPAO termed the act as a deliberate attempt to blame and malign the good name of Southern Angamis, especially in the wake of Kezoltsa issue.

SPAO also accused editor of IPF having threatened in his editorial that the “Southern Angamis Southern Angamis must be taught a lesson once for all” without any knowing anything about the matter. They said the Southern Angamis were shocked that such unethical and provocative threats were being served to

the community by a media house based in Manipur and condemned the statement, besides warning him not to add more fuel into the already burning fire.

SAPO further accused Manipur government of conniving with Mao Council and continuing to place armed personnel and imposing Section 144 CrPC in the disputed Kezoltsa in spite of SAPO calling for vacating the area in order to pave way for free and fair dialogue to resolve the issue peacefully and traditionally.

They pointed out that this was the reason why SAPO had resorted to restricting the movement of

Mao people in its jurisdiction. They reiterated that the organisation would lift restriction on Maos as soon as Mao Council and Manipur government removed the armed security personnel from Kezoltsa so that the disputed area could be resolved traditionally without any interference from alien influences and threats.

SAPO claimed that Angami Nagas, by virtue of being located at the State Capital and at the foothills around Dimapur with other Nagaland tribes, had been showing magnanimity in accommodating others from within and outside the State.

Kumar said that people must know the background of candidates before the polls. Anyone including the voter can lodge complaint to the commission through the cVIGIL app launched by the poll panel.

“Through the cVIGIL app the Commission deals with any complaint on a fast-track basis within 100 minutes. The cVIGIL is an innovative mobile application for citizens to report about the violation of Model Code of Conduct and expenditure during the elections. The ‘cVIGIL’ stands for Vigilant Citizen and emphasises the proactive and responsible role

Governor greets on Poanglüm festival

DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, Prof. Jadgish Mukhi has extended Ponglüm greetings to the Chang community and the people of Nagaland.

Prof Mukhi said the festival marks the celebration of self-sufficiency and heralds the beginning of cultivation process seeking blessings for a bountiful harvest.

“This beautiful festival aims to pass down the rich culture and beautiful traditions to the younger generation. It advocates unity, friendship and good trade relations,” he said and wished all happiness, good (Cont’d on p-8) health and prosperity.

citizens can play in the Manoj Sahoo and director conduct of free and fair general Ms. Sheyphali B. elections,” the CEC said.

Sharan.

The team will also be accompanied by other senior officials of the commission. The EC team will NPN: The full bench of arrive Kohima by chopper the Election Commission from Shillong.

During its visit, the of India (ECI) headed by Chief Election Commis- ECI team will review the sioner Rajiv Kumar will poll preparedness and also be arriving Nagaland on meet all the recognised poa three-day visit starting litical parties and interact with senior officers of the January 13.

Besides, CEC the oth- state government and law er officials include ECs-- enforcement agencies of Anup Chandra Pandey and both the state and central Arun Goel, senior Deputy government.

The poll scheduled ECs-- Dharmendra Sharma and Nitesh Vyas, deputy will be announced only afECs-- Hirdesh Kumar and ter the visit of the EC team.

ECI team to arrive Nagaland today

Govt panel recommends market clearance to Covovax as booster

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): An expert panel of the central drug regulatory authority has recommended market authorisation for Serum Institute of India’s Covid vaccine Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or Covaxin, PTI reported on Thursday.

Prakash Kumar Singh, director (government and regulatory affairs) at SII had recently written a letter to the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for approval of Covovax

heterologous booster dose for those aged 18 years and above in view of escalating COVID-19 pandemic situation in some countries, the official sources said.

“The subject expert committee (SEC) of the CDSCO on Wednesday deliberated on the issue and recommended for market authorisation of Covid jab Covovax as a heterologous booster dose for adults who have been administered two doses of Covishield or Covaxin,” an official said.

Covovax is manufactured through technology transfer from Novavax.

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25 Naga Bn NCC weeklong CATC culminates

NCC cadet participates at the blood donation camp.

DIMAPUR: A week-long Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC) by 25 Naga Battalion National Cadet Corps (NCC), Mokokchung culminated Thursday.

A press release by PRO Defence informed that 105 cadets participated in a week-long intense training and learning curriculum which began on January 5.

Earlier, a blood donation and awareness camp in coordination with the Blood Centre, District Hospital, Mokokchung headed

by Dr H Tsipongchem Sangtam was organised on January 11 at the camp site.

A large number of cadets, both girls and boys, volunteered to donate

blood and become “Blood Heroes”.

A medical team from the District Hospital the carried out blood group testing of the cadets and handed out their blood group cards before the blood donation.

PRO said blood donors were chosen as per the blood groups that are frequently required at the District Hospital, Mokokchung as well as the storage capacity available in the blood centre. A total of 21 units of blood was drawn from the donors. Cadets were also screened for body vitals and communicable diseases.

Speaking on the occasion, the Camp Commandant, Col CST Swamy

NEWS IN BRIEF KSK prayer fellowship: Kulolau Satami Kuqhakulu (KSK) has informed that it would be holding its prayer fellowship on January 14, 6:30 a.m. at the residence of Zhehoto Awomi, Eralibill, Dimapur.

All members have been requested to attend the prayer meeting.

ASCD general meeting: Aichi Saghemi Community Dimapur (ASCD) has convened its general meeting cum election of new office bearers on January 14, 10 a.m. at its Banker’s residence. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

OSTD general meeting: Ongpangkong Senso Telongjem Dimapur (OSTD) has convened its 51st general meeting on January 14, 10 a.m. at Treasurer’s residence, Duncan Bosti. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

expressed the commitment of NCC towards social causes and vowed to make blood donation popular among the eligible NCC cadets.

He also informed that 25 Naga Battalion NCC was in consultation with the Blood Centre, Mokokchung and the Mokokchung Voluntary Blood Donors Association to establish an “NCC Blood Donors Platoon”, which would be a repository and facilitator of voluntary blood donation by NCC Cadets in all the 11 districts in the area of responsibility (AOR).

The camp culminated in a colourful cultural programme wherein cadets performed tribal dances, patriotic songs etc.

A prize distribution ceremony was organised at the Fazl Ali College Grounds followed by a Camp Fire. SUO Sentiyangla Imsong and Sgt Chubamayang, both of Fazl Ali College were awarded the “Overall Best Cadet” trophies in the boys and girls’ category. A number of prizes to the winners and runners up in drill, shooting, sports activities and cultural event were also distributed during the event.

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Assam Rifles conduct various activities

Kohima battalion paying homage to Major Santosh Kumar Agnihotri.

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters Inspector General of Assam Rifles (IGARNorth) carried out various programmes and activities across Nagaland.

Kohima Bn: Kohima battalion of Assam Rifles paid homage to its Braveheart Major Santosh Kumar Agnihotri, who made supreme sacrifice in line of duty on January 11, 1998. According to PRO Defence, the Battalion laid wreath, remembered its Braveheart, reached out to Anita Agnihotri, wife of the Braveheart and paid respect.

Mon Bn: Mon battalion of Assam Rifles under Op Sadbhavna 2022-23 distributed solar street lights to villagers of Choknyu Village, Mon district on January 11, informed PRO Defence.

Phek Bn: The Mt Saramati expedition team of Phek Battalion, 38 Assam Rifles reached Ziphu on January 11 after departing from Meluri town, Phek district. According to PRO Defence, the Saramati expedition team upon reaching Ziphu village held meetings with civil authorities and village council members of Ziphu and Mokie villages. They held discussions to spread the idea of prosperity and peace in the region, along with promoting women empowerment among the population.

The team led by Col Hem Chandra Singh, Commanding officer of 38 Assam Rifles also interacted with locals and students and discussed about the betterment of education system of children in these rural and remote villages.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Lotha Students’ Union general conference enters second day DIMAPUR: The second day of the 52nd Lotha Students’ Union (LSU) general conference began with the inauguration of the monolith stone and hoisting of the Lotha Students’ Union flag by Advisor Horticulture & Border Affairs Government of Nagaland, Mhathung Yanthan, as the special guest.

Speaking at the event, Yanthan encouraged the union to have social gatherings to discuss on the current issues expressing that formation of every union or an association is set through determination and challenges and leading a community in the general interest. He said that “take home message” for the conference was to have a positive outcome, stating that the world is changing and that everyone has to adapt to the fast-changing world and also grow along with it.

Yanthan also urged the union to take a brainstorming session about the issues, challenges since everyone is educated, intellectual and enlightened, while also encouraging them to conduct gatherings to bring change and also to do something good.

He advised the students to look at how other people see them, whether they are standing in the

Mhathung Yanthan, unveiling the 52nd LSU general conference monolith.

truth or are they wavering around and also to choose leaders who are able to fulfil their duties and responsibilities.

He also asked the students to take Lotha Students’ Union seriously because the Lotha community is also counted as one of the important tribes in Nagaland. The advisor appealed the students to not let the students’ organization be politicized.

Yanthan said that one’s identity is determined by their land, fields and language, expressing that one’s roots and identity are found in their own land.

“We should also learn from

our ancestors about the manners and good deed and that is our identity”, he said.

During the programme chairman Lotha Hoho, president Naga Council Dimapur, president Naga Students’ Federation and chairman Ralan Area Lotha Hoho delivered a short speech. Earlier, monolith stone was dedicated by Rev. John Ovung.

In the afternoon session, Lichan Humtsoe the founder & CEO, Ete Coffee the theme speaker shared his life experience speaking on the theme “People of the land must become the brand”.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

SUMI APHUYEMI HOHO

We, the family members of Late Phathei Phom, who passed away at Yongshei Village on 25 th December 2022 would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who stood by us spiritually, morally, financially and physically during the time of her illness and demise, words are inadequate to thank each one of you individually, but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

CONDOLENCE

Born on : 15/12/1982 Died on : 31/12/2022 We, the family members of Lt. M Pukho Khiamniungan, would like to extend our inexpressible gratitude to every single person who stood by us during the toughest time in the family. We appreciate the care and concern showered in cash, kind and prayer. Each one of your presence during the darkest moment has been a great source of comfort.

We also extend our gratitude to the Churches, Officers Colony residents (Tsg), Commandant, 11th IR, friends from A Coy 11th NAP(IR), 3rd NAP Tuensang, relatives and friends for the honour extended even in his final hours. We couldn't ask for more. May the Almighty God bless each one of you and keep you.

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Kohima police seize IMFL Born on : 04/04/1934 – Died on : 25/12/2022 Loving Son, Daughter and Family Members

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Sumi Aphuyemi Hoho is immensely grieved at the demise of Shri Hotolu Swu, NCS, Addl.

Secretary, Sericulture & Team Leader, NHBM. We offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of the bereaved and pray the Lord for your succour. k-79/23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Medial Cell Sumi Aphuyemi Hoho

Acknowledgement

Late Yetoho Jakha, Founder of Yetoho Village

The accused with the seized items.

DIMAPUR: Kohima police in two separate incidents have seized a total of 113 cases of assorted Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and arrested three persons in connection to the cases.

In a press release, Kohima police PRO informed that on January 11 around 2:40 p.m., Kohima Police manning Khuzama inter-state police check gate while conducting routine checking of vehicles, intercepted one Tata Mobile (NL-07A-8625) and recovered a total of 45 cases of various brands of IMFL concealed underneath the vegetables.

In this connection, PRO said the driver of the vehicle namely Jeevan Poudel (28) resident of Senapati, Manipur was arrested, and a case has been registered under NLTP Act for further investigation.

In a separate incident, on January 5, Khuzama inter-state check gate personnel intercepted one Tata Yodha (NL-07-1943) and recovered 68 cases of IMFL of different brands.

In this connection, two persons namely T.Loues (24) and Robinson (23) both from Senapati, Manipur were arrested and a case was registered for further investigations.

LEH condemn alleged murder DIMAPUR: Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEG) has vehemently condemned the alleged murder of Lucy Terilo Odyuo on January 7 allegedly by her husband, Longvusen Kent of Tseminyu Village.

Condemning the murder, LEH president Thungbeni Ngullie said the hoho was shocked at the brutal killing of an innocent woman adding that such act was unacceptable and deserved to be condemned by all sections of the society. LEH has urged the law-enforcing authority to punish the culprit as per the law for such a heinous act and bring justice. Further, the LEH has conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for comfort and peace at this time of sorrow.

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BORN ON : 29/01/1989 – DIED ON : 09/01/2023

Words are inadequate to express our sincere gratitude to all those who stood by us spiritually, physically, financially and materially at the sudden demise of our beloved son Late K. TSULENMEW, who left for his heavenly abode on 09th Jan. 2023 at Phuvkiu Village.

We deeply regret our inability to mention and thank each and everyone of you individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Our special thanks goes to: 1. Phuvkiu Village Council 2. Phuvkiu Baptist Church 3. Phuvkiu Citizen Govt. Employees Union (PCGEU) 4. Phuvkiu Union Pungro Town 5. Phuvkiu Village Students’ Union (PVSU) 6. A, B, C & D Khels, Phuvkiu Village 7. Pungro Sub-Division Teacher’s Union 8. GPS Staff Tikenvong Village 9. Cideyevong Village Council 10. Vongva Village Council 11. Vongti Village Council 12. Tikenvong Village Council 13. Village Level Organisation, Phuvkiu 14. Pewknye A SHG, Phuvkiu Village 15. Loving Friends, Phuvkiu Village And all the individuals, groups and well-wishers.

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LOVING PARENTS, SON, FAMILIES & IN-LAWS

02/09/1933 – 09/01/2023

We, the family members of our beloved father, father-in-law and grandfather Late Yetoho Jakha extend our heartiest gratitude to all those who stood with us in our hardest time and mourned along with us. May our God Almighty pay our debts and shower His blessings on you. We are especially grateful to all the public, GBs and church leaders of Yetoho Village, churches, GBs, spiritual and public leaders of Aghunaqa Area, Western Sümi Hoho, Asukhomi Union, S. Hetoi Baptist Church and relatives from far and near who extended your strong support to us in this hour of grief. Our deepest apologies for our inability to thank each and every person individually and also to those if we have forgotten to mention any.

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Loving sons, son-in-law, daughters-in-law and grandchildren.

We the bereaved family of Lt. Sekhotsolü Zhotso would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every Individual, Churches, Organisations, Neighbours, Friends from far and near who stood by us through prayers, physically and financially throughout the prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved daughter, sister & mother on 9th January 2023.

We convey our sincere appreciation to:1. Rev. Khrievizo Kiso Pastor BRC Kuda 2. Village Council Seluophe Model Village 3. Women Society Seluophe Model Village 4. Youth Organisation Seluophe Model Village 5. Angami Community Seluophe Model Village 6. Chakhesang Community Seluophe Model Village 7. BRC Seluophe Model Village 8. CBC Seluophe Model Village 9. UCC Seluophe Model Village 10. King Jesus Ministry Seluophe Model Village 11. Nepali Baptist Church Sechu Zubza 12. Christ King Church Seluophe Model Village 13. Women Department Northern Angami Baptist Church Walford 14. Chakhesang Women Society Seluophe Model Village 15. Business Union Seluophe Model Village 16. Angami Baptist Church Northern Angami Colony 17. Pentecostal Church Niuland and Chetheba 18. Dr. Koutso Kapfo 19. Mr. Alezo Hekani Kense 20. Mr. Sekhopra Phesa-o, President SYO We regret our inability to mention everyone personally in expressing our gratitude but we sincerely pray that our Almighty God bless each one abundantly.

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WEATHER FORECAST JANUARY 13

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun

25 11

Aizawl

Pleasant with sunshine

Guwahati Hazy sun

23 6 25 12

Mostly sunny and pleasant

24 6

Itanagar A morning shower; clearing

21 13

Imphal Shillong

Sunny and pleasant

18 6

Kohima

Plenty of sunshine

19 6

Dimapur

Sunny and beautiful

25 10

Mkg

Sunny and pleasant

21 7

Tuensang Plenty of sunshine

15 4

Plenty of sunshine

18 10

Zunheboto Plenty of sunshine

18 6

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R. Khing and others during the inauguration of PHC at Kandinu. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , JA N 1 2 (NPN): Advisor Animal Husbandary & Veterinary Services and Women Resources Development, R Khing inaugurated two Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Ehunnu and Kandinu in Tseminyu district on Thursday in the presence of Director (Dental), Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland, Dr. Theyiephrezo Khimiao.

Speaking at the inaugural function at Kandinu, Khing said that by providing better health care fa-

cilities, it has been the top most priority of the UDA government in the state.

He was optimistic that the two newly created PHCs, which have been upgraded from Sub Centres would benefit the people of the respective areas.

Khing also called upon the people to make the best use of the health care facilities being provided by the government.

Speaking on the occasion, director (Dental) Health & Family Welfare, Dr. Theyiephrezo Khimiao, urged the gathering to utilise the centres for their

State level media certification and monitoring committee constituted

DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): In view of the upcoming general election to Nagaland Legislative Assembly 2023 and in compliance to commission’s instructions, the state level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) has been constituted.

According to DIPR report, the state level Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) will be headed by Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland, V. Shashank Shekhar as chairman; Deputy Chief Electoral Officer & Media Nodal Officer, CEO’s office, Alila Chang as member secretary; members are - one observer appointed by the ECI stationed in Kohima; Additional Director & HoD, Directorate

of Information & Public Relations, Dzüvinuo Theünuo; Assistant Director, PIB Kohima, K. Sonikumar Singh; journalist & president of Kohima Press Club, Alice Yhoshu; Director, Directorate of Information Technology & Communication, Tongtiliba Longkumer. The state level appellate MCMC shall perform two sets of functions: Deciding appeal from both district and certification committee in the CEO’s office of advertisement as per the commission order. Examining all cases of paid news on appeal against the decision of district MCMC or cases taken up suo motu, in which case, it shall direct the concerned ROs to issue notices to the candidates.

NSCN (Akato) greets

DIMAPUR: NSCN/GPRN (Akato Chophi) has conveyed warm greetings to the Chang Nagas on the joyous occasion of the Poang Lum festival, a post-harvest festival marking the celebration of self-sufficiency.

In a message, NSCN (Akato) expressed the hope that the festival would bring about good tidings and prosperity to Chang Nagas so that they may continue to be frontrunners in every aspect.

LJP (RV) supports solution before election

DIMAPUR: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Nagaland Unit has endorsed solution to Indo-Naga political issue before election.

In a press release, LJP (RV) Nagaland unit media cell informed that the party in a meeting on January 10

“unanimously decided to support the Indo-Naga political issue to settle before election is announced as the Naga issue is the most pressing and burning issue”.

The unit said the Nagas are yearning for more than seven decades for peace and a meaningful solution to be arrived.

well-being and assured to take up the matter to the higher authority in regard to the requirement of manpower for two PHCs. Dr. Khimiao also called for placing proper land pattas for expansion of the health centre in future and urged them to contribute and cooperate for the growth and development of the village.

Director NSTFDC Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, Johnny G. Rengma and deputy commissioner Tseminyu, Dr. Zasekuolie Chusi also spoke at the

programme.

Earlier, the inauguration of PHC at Ehunnu was led by M.O. PHC Chunlikha, Dr. Cheyale Kath, while pastor, Ehunnu Baptist Church, Kekhimo Kath pronounced the prayer.

In the second inauguration at Kandinu, Ayush, PHC Kandinu, Dr. Felicita Magh led the function while pastor, Kandinu B a p t i s t C h u r c h , Pa u l Kath, offered a dedicatory prayer.

The main function was held at Kandinu PHC wherein senior medical officer Tseminyu, Dr. John Kent chaired the programme, welcome note was delivered by general secretary Kandi Public Union, Hethinon Mesen, while vote of thanks was proposed by chairman, Village Health Committee, Khunenchi Apon.

Folk dance and folk songs were presented by Kandinu Youth Organization and Sishunu Kepvünyi Zi while a special song was also presented by Anensa Kath.

The programme concluded with a prayer by asst. pastor Sishunu Baptist Church, Mehaimo Kath.

Organising committee members during the press conference. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): A three-day prayer and healing crusade will be held from January 13 to 15 at NCRC Prayer Centre, 7th Mile, Chumoukedima with founder, It is Time Canada, Chris Lingberg and director for Europe and Asia Centre for Bible Exposition, Language and Translation (CBELT), Mezhusevi Zutso as the speakers.

The timing for the crusade on Friday and Saturday will begin from 4:30 pm onwards while on Sunday, morning session will begin at 10 am and evening session at 4:30 pm.

Addressing a press conference, organising committee member, Khotuo Yaotsu highlighted on the purpose of the crusade and informed that the crusade is being organised to engage all prayer warriors and Christians to come together for prayer; to pray for divine intervention in the upcoming State election and the pursuance of Naga political solution; and to seek holistic healing and deliverance from the Divine Healer.

He also said that it was right time for the believers to come and pray for the people and the state. He informed that it was aimed at emphasising prayer in

this crusade because Nagas needs a leader who is righteous and God fearing and said it will be nondomination crusade and anyone can come and pray and expects 5 - 6 thousand believers to come.

A n o t h e r m e m b e r, Neibulie Bei-o disclosed that a revelation was made to him in December 2020, that a prayer and healing crusade be conducted every year in the NCRC prayer centre.

One of the members, Mezhusevi Zutso also prayed for spiritual atmosphere in Nagaland and to be critically and powerfully engaged in political and social institutions of our land.

Former legislator Yankithung joins BJP; backs Dy CM Y. Patton Correspondent KOHIMA, JAN 12 (NPN): In a major boost to the deputy chief minister Y. Patton from 37 Assembly Constituency under Wokha district and the BJP at large, former legislator, who also served in the government during 2003-2008 Yankithung Yanthan along with his supporters officially merged with deputy chief minister on Thursday.

The official declaration programme was held at the private residence of the deputy chief minister Y. Patton in Wokha, Thursday where the declaration took place in the midst of thousands of supporters including the former MLA’s aides.

Ex-MLA Yankithung Yanthan served in Congress party for 34 years and also served in different capacities including AICC member, NPCC general secretary and also PCC treasurer.

Yanthan was a strong competitor to Y. Patton who fought three times and lost against Y. Patton from 37 A/C. During the 2018 election, Yanthan who contested from the NPF ticket secured over 8000 votes while Y. Patton secured over 12,000 votes.

Addressing the mammoth gathering, Yanthan said it was the decision of his supporters

that he decided to merge with Y. Patton and urged his supporters to remain steadfast and to maintain the commitment to support Y. Patton.

Yathan said he entered in a new place and new political party with positivity adding that the entire development that was taking place in the country, state and in 37 A/C convinced him on the leadership of the BJP in centre, state and Y. Patton.

He informed that he did not merge to gain personal benefit stating that losing the election for three times only made his supporters suffer which he said, did not want to repeat.

Yanthan also declared that if Patton tends to offer anything, he will back-off his support stating that the joining was purely based on his conscience having felt for his supporters how much they were deprived because of him.

Towards this, he urged Y. Patton to treat equally and not to term as “old supporters or new entrants/supporters” to him and to reach out the displaced, the poor and needy which he could not take care of during the last 15 years. Yanthan also asserted that everyone cannot be pleased, however encouraged Patton to strengthen the lapses and exuded confidence to be in a better posi-

Yankithung Yanthan, Y. Patton and supporters at Wokha Thursday (NP)

tion in the next government.

Yanthan said when the leader was doing good, there shouldn’t be any hesitancy to join and strengthen his leadership because of which he said he took the step to merge.

Deputy Chief Minister Y. Patton in his address thanked Y. Yanthan, his family members and the mammoth supporters and also welcomed them for joining his leadership which he said was a milestone.

Patton said that it was the choice of Y. Yanthan to merge with him as he didn’t

even approach for merger knowing that Yanthan has staunch supporters with him and the strongest contender against him in 37 A/C. Dy.CM also rebuffed the talks of having offered/ purchased Y. Yanthan with a huge amount.

With the merger, Patton vowed to treat everyone equally, leave differences aside and work for the welfare of the people under 37 A/C in particular.

Patton said out of the 23,000 electorates in 37 A/C during the 2018 polls, Yanthan polled over

8000 while he secured over 12,000 and now with the merger, he expressed positivity to win the ensuing election, however, urged not to be complacent and continue to work for better result.

He also advised the supporters not to provoke others, shun violence during the election and to maintain a peaceful environment.

BJP Wokha district president Subenthung Kithan also spoke at the meeting. Senior PS to Dy.CM Hachio Patton delivered the welcome address.

Meetings, campaigns & info for ensuing general election to NLA 39th CAN convention from Jan 13 - 16

DIMAPUR: In preparation of the upcoming general election to 14th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), various meetings and campaigns are being held and information disseminated by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland and respective district and subdivision administrations.

EEM team meeting in Chümoukedima As part of the preliminary review of the preparedness for the forthcoming assembly elections, Election Expenditure Monitoring (EEM) team held a meeting on Thursday at the Conference Hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Chümoukedima office.

According to a DIPR report, DC and District Election Officer (DEO), Chümoukedima, Abhinav Shivam informed the team that the main function of the EEM team was to curb the use of money power during elections. He also mentioned the roles and responsibilities of the EEM team, and further appealed to the team to go through the manual book for better understanding of their duties.

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paign launched in Chümoukedima The poster campaign under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) activities was launched on January 11 by the Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Chümoukedima, Dr. Kuzonyi Wideo Thursday at the Conference Hall of DC Chümoukedima office.

According to a DIPR report, during the launch programme, Wideo said that the motive behind the poster campaign was to sensitise the public on issues relating to voter awareness and electoral process for ensuring clean elections.

He said the posters, written both in English and Nagamese, would cover all the villages under Chümoukedima district, besides Chümoukedima town.

The launching programme was attended by the presidents of Chümoukedima District Auto Union, Hindu Society Chümoukedima, Muslim Committee, Chümoukedima and Chumoukedima Chamber of Commerce.

Posters were handed over to be pasted at prominent

Sectoral officers/SVEEP and nodal officer under 13 Pughoboto AC training related on EVM demonstration was held on January 12 at ADC & DEO’s office, Pughoboto. (DIPR)

places and autorickshaws.

DC Zunheboto bars declaration of consensus candidates Deputy Commissioner (DC) Zunheboto has informed that declaration of Village/Area/Range consensus candidates by public/range/area organizations/Village Council is violative of various election related laws and offence under the Indian Penal Code.

According to a DIPR report, DC Zunheboto, in a circular, stated that undue influence at elections including interference or any attempt to interfere with the free exercise of electoral

right by any means such as threat of injury/restraint was an offence under Sections 171C, 339 and 340 of IPC. The DC informed that under Section 125 of Representation of the People Act 1951, any attempt to promote enmity between classes in connection with elections on grounds of religion, race, caste, community or language constitutes electoral offence and was also punishable under Sections 153A, 153B, 295A and 505 (2) of IPC. It said the same has been reiterated by the ECI in its instructions No. 437/6/INST/2014

CC&BE dated April 26, 2014 that further prohibits any organization or group from activity or statements that amounts to attack on personal life of any person or is malicious or offends decency and morality.

The DC warmed that violation of same by any organization can also lead to debarment and denial of permission to hold any further programmes/activity.

Further, the DC pointed out that the village councils being auxiliary to the administration under Section 15 of the Nagaland Village Council Act 1978 was bound to be neutral in matters related to elections.

Therefore, the DC has asked all the public/range organisations/village councils to take due note of above provisions of law and refrain from declaration of village/area/range consensus candidates or any other activity that subverts free exercise of electoral right by any means such as threats of injury or wrongful confinement.

The DC cautioned that any organizations/persons that violate the same shall be dealt with strictly under the applicable penal provisions of law.

CAN officials during a press conference at St. Joseph’s College Jakhama. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, JAN 12 (NPN): The 39th Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN) convention is set to be held from January 13 - 16 under the theme “Credible Witness of Christ” at St Joseph College (Autonomous) Jakhama, hosted by Southern Angami Catholic Union (SACU).

Addressing a press conference at SJC (A) on Thursday, CAN president, Johnny Ruangmei, informed that Catholics

from across the state would gather for the triennial convention which also coincides with 39 years of CAN existence.

Ruangmei also shared that the convention would conclude with a Eucharistic procession which will commence from the college ground to Jakhama and would converge at the college with a final prayer.

The convention would include topics based on the Catholic social teaching, principles, participation from gospel values and

unite all believers as one.

Ruangmei hoped that the convention would allow believers to enjoy, learn and grow together.

Over 3000 delegates from all districts are expected to be part of the threeday convention. Bishop of Kohima, Most Reverend Dr James Thoppil, would grace the event as the chief patron, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, K D Vizo as chief guest, and president of All India Catholic Union (AICU), Elias Vas as guest of honour.

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NPP sounds poll bugle in Meghalaya

Chandrasekhar launches PMKVY 4.0 in Meghalaya

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SHILLONG, JAN 12: The National People’s Party on Thursday announced the names of the 58 candidates for the upcoming election to the 60-member Meghalaya Legislative Assembly at an election meeting, “Stronger Together” at Polo Grounds.

NPP national president Conrad K. Sangma in presence of party’s Vice President PrestoneTynsong, Treasurer James K Sangma, MPs Agatha K. Sangma and Dr. W.R. Kharlukhi released the document titled “Promises Delivered” which highlights the promises made during the 2018 election and achievements of the NPPled government in the State.

Speaking at the rally, which was attended by over 10,000 people, Sangma said that in the last five years different political leaders have joined NPP, which demonstrates that NPP is growing

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023

Correspondent SHILLONG, JAN 12: Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics & IT. Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday announced the launch of the PMKVY 4.0 here in Meghalaya.

The PMKVY 4.0 is part of the Skill India Mission under which courses and Skilling programmes in various fields ranging from AI, blockchain to mobile repairing, vehicle maintenance and management will be introduced for the youth.

Chandrasekhar made the announcement while addressing a gathering at the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Cultural Centre in Shillong.

The Minister offered tributes to Swami Vivekananda on his 160th birth anniversary.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma with NPP party members.

stronger. He said that many of the candidates, who were declared as party candidates for upcoming election, were not in the same stage in 2018 but in the last five years, they have become part of NPP’s growing family.

Welcoming all the candidates and leaders from different political parties, the NPP supremo said that they have not joined the party for political gains but for the greater cause of serving the people of the State.

He informed that during NPP’s regime in the State of Meghalaya, the government has ensured systematic planning and implementation of various programmes, which has ensured accelerated growth and development.

He said that various indices and growth projections have improved in the State in the last five years and that Meghalaya has improved in various rankings be it in social sector or infrastructure

development in the State.

Terming the 2023 election as very crucial, Sangma said as the State goes for polls in the 51st year of Statehood, it is imperative that a party with a vision is given the opportunity to lead the State. At least 10 candidates from different political parties including Congress and TMC have joined the NPP, whose names have been declared as party candidates from different constituencies of the State.

BJP govt scripted history with development work: JP Nadda

AGARTALA, JAN 12 (PTI): BJP national president JP Nadda on Thursday asserted that the saffron party government in Tripura has “scripted history” in the past five years with its various welfare initiatives, including the settlement of the Bru refugee crisis.

Nadda, who was here for a public meeting, also claimed that the growth engine in the state is moving at a rapid pace as the saffron party is at the helm in the state as well as the Centre.

Assembly elections are due in Tripura in FebruaryMarch.

Listing the achievements of the state, the saffron party chief said, “Bru refugee problem has been settled through an agreement. Rajdhani Express and Jan Satabdi Express services have been made available to the people of

Cops foil students’ rally demanding resignation of education minister proceed to the office of the education minister.

Talking to reporters, Rashewori Meihoubam, social and cultural secretary of GM Women College Students’ Union demanded that the education minister must resign on moral grounds.

“There is not a single teacher approved by the UGC in the university. Besides, pending the bifurcation of the university from the higher and technical education department, the university is yet to be recognized by the UGC,” she

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Protesting students being blocked from further proceeding to CM secretariat, Imphal by police on Thursday.

the placards carried by the protesters read. They also shouted various slogans against the education minister and commissioner of higher and technical education.

Other placards read as “Save careers of students,” “Appoint regular registrar,

finance officer and controller of examination,” “Bifurcate DMU from Higher and Technical Education Department,” etc.

The police had to force the rally U-turn when they tried to storm the chief minister’s secretariat. Police officers who rushed to the

FELICITATION The Sumi Community Merhulietsa Colony is delighted at the promotion of two of our members. We wish you the best in your service and further invoke God’s blessings upon you so that you may continue to be a pillar in our society.

1. Shri Toka E. Tuccumi, promoted to Deputy Director, Tourism Department, Govt. of Nagaland.

spot engaged in a heated argument with the protesting students who insisted that the police allow them to

The student bodies alleged that the university was yet to be qualified for the acquisition of 12 (B) status of UGC as per the provisions of UGC 1956 Regulation. As a result, the university could not acquire funds from the UGC for overall development support. Moreover, the JRF holders, NET qualified and non-NET PhD research scholars were denied their rightful access to scholarships and relevant stipends, the student bodies lamented.

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iNfORMAtiON

This is to inform the general public of Aoyim Village residing within and outside the Village that the Aoyim Senso Telongjem Senso meeting will be held on 28th January 2023, 10:00 AM at Aoyim Village Council Hall.

All members of Aoyim Senso Telongjem are requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Note: 1. Attendance will be taken before the meeting.

2. Membership fee of Rs. 100 (16 years and above male members) and Yearly tax (kilen saru) for the year 2023 will be collected on the said day.

3. Agendas if any should be submitted to the Senso office bearers on or before 28th January 2023.

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Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for debts and securities of Late M. Pauting Phom has been applied by Smti P. Aejejungla Phom, W/o Late M. Pauting Phom, R/o H/No 352, Signal Angami Village, Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of : 1. SBI A/C. No. 10530625118 2. PPO No. Pen/Com-28915/NL/S/27500 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the pension benefits/estates of the said deceased may if she/he so desire to appear in this court on or before within a period of 30 days from the date of publication.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 12-01-2023.

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Regd. No. 17/2023 Date 11/01/2023 I, Shri. imlitemsu Ao @ imlitemsu Jamir, son of Late Atamong Ao, resident of H/No. 386 Middle Point Colony near Metro Hospital, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That I am the legal father of Ms. Arenla temsu Ao. 3. That in my Service Book my name is recorded as imlitemsu Ao, whereas in my daughter's documents my name is entered as imlitemsu Jamir.

4. That I am swearing this affidavit for the purpose of declaring that the names imlitemsu Ao and imlitemsu Jamir are one and same person only and Arenla temsu Ao is my legal daughter.

5. That I do hereby verify that the above mentioned statements are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing is false.

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dECLARAtiON Of ACtUAL NAME

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Date : 09/01/2023

I, J. Gojonn Konyak, S/o L. Jongpha, permanent resident of Sheanghah Chingnyu Village, presently resident at Techa Ward, Mon Town, Dist. Mon, Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare as follow :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India, resident of above mentioned address.

2. That my actual name J. Gojonn Konyak is recorded in my Appointment and PIMS Record J. Gojom instead of J. Gojonn Konyak.

3. That the above mentioned names J. Gojom and J. Gojonn Konyak are one and same person.

4. That from the date of this declaration, I shall use my name as J. Gojonn Konyak as official name in Bank Passbook and other documents legal proceedings at all times and occasions.

5. That the statements made in para 1 to 4 are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

6. That let this affidavit be handed over to the appropriate authority concern SBI Mon Branch for necessary clarification and acceptance thereof.

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Regd. No. 80 Date 11/01/2023 I, Shri. Vizolie Theünuo, resident of Perizie High School Colony, Kohima District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my correct and official name is Vizolie Theünuo.

3. That however in my Service Records and in some of my official documents my name has been entered and recorded as Vizolie Angami.

4. That the names Vizolie Theünuo and Vizolie Angami refers to one and the same person i.e., myself.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare that my correct and official name as Vizolie Theünuo and the same shall be used for all official purpose, future references and correspondences.

6. That this affidavit shall also be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and also to be use for any rectification if arises in future.

That the statements from Para 1-6, are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. And I sign this affidavit before the competent authority at Kohima, Nagaland, on this the 11th day of January, 2023.

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IN THE COURT OF MAGISTRATE JALUKIE : NAGALAND (DECLARATION FOR NAME CORRECTION) I, MR. ATHUANPOU of Mhainamtsi Village under Peren district Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirmed and declare before the Magistrate on this day, the 2nd day September month 2020 as follow:1. That, my daughter name is LILY PAMEI, whereas it has been inadvertently written as H. LILY. 2. That, from this day of making this Affidavit Miss LILY PAMEI shall be the right name and shall be use for all purposes.

3. That, the above mentioned declaration is true to the best of my knowledge and belief and signed in the declaration in sound mind and robust health.

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He appealed to people to back the saffron party again for the development process to continue.

Noting that the country is steadily emerging as a “major power globally” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the BJP national president said the number of AIIMS has increased from six to 23 and the number of medical colleges from 384 to over 700 since 2014.

“The country is moving fast on the path of selfreliance under the leadership of Modiji, who is the face of new India. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, the country stands strong with a sound economic condition.

India became the fifth largest economy worldwide, leaving behind the English who had ruled the country for 200 years,” he added.

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IMPHAL, JAN 12: Students of GM Women College, Imphal on Thursday joined the chorus demanding resignation of education minister Th Basantakumar.

Prominent student bodies like MSF, DESAM, KSA, SUK, AIMS etc. have been demanding resignation of the “irresponsible” education minister over the failure to convert Dhanamanjuri University (DMU) into a full-fledged university.

The DM University was set up as a cluster university under The Dhanamanjuri University Act, 2017 which came into force on April 6, 2018 through a notification in Manipur Gazette published by the Department of Higher and Technical Education.

Failure to address their long pending demand, the student bodies -MSF, DESAM, KSA, SUK and AIMS – recently demanded resignation of state education minister Th Basantakumar and commissioner of higher and technical education Gyan Prakash.

The education minister and commissioner should resign on moral grounds, the students who staged a protest at DMU campus in Imphal on Wednesday had demanded.

“Resign irresponsible education minister” one of

the state. Poor people are receiving free ration. The northeastern state is transforming itself rapidly.”

Hitting out at the erstwhile communist regime, which the BJP had defeated in 2018 to seize power, Nadda said the state had long faced neglect under the CPI(M) rule, but the current dispensation is making all possible efforts to build ‘Ek Tripura Shestha Tripura’ and ‘Atmanirbhor Tripura’.

“Tripura regularly witnessed incidents of rape, bandh, extortion and other corrupt activities when the communists ruled the state.

All these menaces were removed when the BJP came to power. Now, growth (vikash) has taken the front seat,” he asserted.

The BJP chief also claimed that no political murder was committed in the state under the BJP rule.

AFFIDAVIT

Regd. No. 713 Date 28-09-2022 I, Shri. VESOYI KEYHO, son of Lt. SAVOLHU KEYHO of Chozuba Village, Dist. Phek: Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare that:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That, my official name is VESOYI KEYHO as per my Aadhaar Card bearing No. 889036951662 and Birth Certificate Sl. No. 44904.

3. However, my name has been entered as VESOI CHAKHESANG in my Service Book and VESOI K. CHAKHESANG in my Appointment Order No. 63-(Part-II)/DSE/1/82 Dated Dimapur. the 25th Feb. 1982.

4. That, the above mentioned names VESOI CHAKHESANG. VESOI K. CHAKHESANG and VESOI are referred to one and same person. And declared that, this affidavit shall stand as a piece of evidence for any error, if any complication arises with regard to my name.

5. Further to state that VESOYI KEYHO will be used in all my official documents.

6. That, the statements made above from Para 1 to 5 of this affidavit are made by me which is true and correct to my knowledge, belief and nothing cancelled therein.

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Whereas you have been found absent from duty with effect from 24/11/2022 till date.

And whereas 3 (Three) calling notices has been served to you vide this office order No. 1. No. 1NAP /Esstt-96(A) /2020-21/2058 Dated, Chumukedima, the 07/12/2022 2. No. 1NAP /Esstt-96(A) /2021-22/2198 Dated, Chumukedima, the 17/12/2022 3. No. 1NAP /Esstt-96(A) /2021-22/2253 Dated, Chumukedima, the 02/01/2023 Whereas it is notified that the last opportunity is given to you to report back to undersigned within 15 (Fifteen) days from the date of publication of this final calling notice failing which departmental action will be initiated against you ex-parte.

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SNIPPETS CBI books firm in Rs 4,957 cr fraud NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The CBI has filed an FIR against Mumbaibased Pratibha Industries Ltd and its four directors/ guarantors for duping a Bank of Baroda-led consortium of 17 banks to the tune of Rs 4,957 crore, officials said Thursday. The company was into development of infrastructure projects, which included designing, engineering and execution/construction of complex, integrated water transmission, distribution projects, water treatment plants, mass housing projects, precast design and construction, road construction and urban infrastructure, etc, a CBI spokesperson said.

Odisha govt doctors threaten stir

BHUBANESWAR, JAN 12 (PTI): Odisha Medical Service Association (OMSA) has warned of a stir from February 1 to protest against the state government’s alleged “dilly-dallying” approach in implementing a promotion scheme for doctors.

OMSA president Dr Narayan Rout and general secretary Dr Biswajit Samal said doctors across the state have all along supported the administration and taken great risks during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their “genuine demand” for implementation of the Dynamic Assured Career Progression (DACP), which assures a time-bound promotion for doctors, has not been met, Dr Rout said.

Mini bus skids off road in J-K, 15 injured JAMMU, JAN 12 (PTI): Fifteen pilgrims were injured when a mini bus skidded off the the road and rolled down a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Thursday, officials said.

The accident took place when the pilgrims were en route to Katra from Shiv Khori. The injured passengers have been hospitalised. Locals blamed bad condition of the road for the accident.

Doctor arrested in Mangaluru drug case

MANGALURU, JAN 12 (PTI): Three more people, including a doctor and a pharmacy student, were arrested here on Thursday in connection with drug use and peddling taking the total arrests so far in the case to 13, police said.

Among the arrests are three doctors, six medical students including four women and a pharmacy student. The remaining persons are drug peddlers, the police added.

Banker booked for Rs 3.89 crore fraud

SHIMLA, JAN 12 (PTI): A bank employee has been booked for allegedly defrauding customers to the tune of over Rs 3 crore, police said here on Thursday. The accused, identified as Arvind Kumar, was posted at the New Shimla branch of ICICI Bank, they said. The branch manager, in his complaint, alleged that the accused employee collected funds from customers in the name of mutual funds but deposited the same in his bank account, police said.

Six die in cooking gas cylinder fire

CHANDIGARH, JAN 12 (PTI): Six members of a family in Panipat died in a house fire caused by a cooking gas cylinder leakage on Thursday, police said. The dead included a couple and their four children, said police.

The incident took place in Tehsil Camp area near Bichpari village of Panipat district.

Uzbekistan cough syrup case

NOIDA/GENEVA, JAN 12 (PTI): The production licence of Noida-based pharmaceutical firm Marion Biotech, allegedly linked with the deaths of children in Uzbekistan, has been suspended while the results of its controversial cough syrup are awaited, an Uttar Pradesh drug official said Thursday.

World Health Organisation (WHO) has also issued a medical product alert on Ambronol and Dok-1 Max syrups, both manufactured by Marion Biotech in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.

A team of central agencies and the Uttar Pradesh drug department had carried out an inspection at the firm’s office here on December 29 and taken six more samples for testing.

During the inspection, the company representatives could not produce documents related to the production of ‘Dok-1 max’ cough syrup, prompting the government to order

Army launches mixed martial arts for soldiers NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): With a focus on offensive assault training and the ability to counter sharp-edged weapons, the Indian Army has launched a unique and standardised mixed martial arts (MMA) programme for its soldiers.

“The army has introduced Army Martial Arts Routine or AMAR for which all our personnel will undergo training. This will help them not just physically, but also mentally,” Army chief General Manoj Pande said Thursday.

Sources in the defence establishment said that the mixed martial arts training routine would also help soldiers deter improvised weapons.

Until now, they said, there was neither a fixed routine for martial arts in the army, nor a specific programme at regiment centres either. However, a few regiments such as Assam, Naga, and Gorkha specialise in their own training of martial arts.

The army decided to introduce this routine to deal with the changing nature of war and prepare the force for all forms of unarmed combat, including hand-to-hand.

S p e c i f i c a l l y, t h e AMAR programme will train soldiers in basic and advanced techniques and manoeuvres of mixed martial arts.

Bird flu outbreak in Kerala, 1800 birds dead KOZHIKODE (KERALA), JAN 12 (PTI): A bird flu outbreak has been reported in a state-run poultry farm in Kozhikode district of Kerala as around 1,800 chickens have died of the infection, official sources said.

The presence of H5N1 variant, which has an additional proliferative capacity, was confirmed among the poultry in the local farm managed by the district panchayat here on Wednesday, the sources said.

J Chinchu Rani, Kerala Minister for Animal Husbandry, gave instructions to take urgent preventive measures as per the Centre’s guidelines and protocol in this regard, they said.

As initial tests indicated the outbreak of bird flu, the samples were sent to the high security lab in Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) for accurate diagnosis which confirmed the avian influenza, a government statement said.

There were over 5,000 chickens in the farm and of them 1,800 died so far due to the infection.

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Marion Biotech’s licence suspended WHO issues medical product alert

halting of its production immediately, Gautam Buddh Nagar Drug Inspector Vaibhav Babbar said.

“The production licence of the firm remains suspended, as was ordered on December 29. Now the suspension order has been issued in writing to the firm on January 10 and has been acknowledged by the firm,” Babbar told PTI. On the status of the test results, the officer said the samples were taken by the central agencies and their results are yet to arrive.

Marion Biotech did not sell ‘Dok-1 Max’ and Ambronol in India and its only export has been to Uzbekistan, Babbar told PTI on Thursday and estimated that the company exported around 1 lakh Dok-1 Max syrups in 45 days.

On Wednesday, the WHO also issued a ‘medical product alert’, referring to two substandard (contaminated) products, identified in Uzbekistan and reported to it on December 22, 2022.

According to WHO,

Situation along Northern border stable but unpredictable: Army NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The situation along the frontier with China is “stable” but “unpredictable” and Indian troops are adequately deployed to deal with any contingency, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said on Thursday.

At a press conference ahead of the Army Day, Gen Pande also said that the troops deployed along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) have been able to maintain a robust posture to defeat any evil design of the adversary with a firm and resolute manner.

The situation is stable and under control, but un-

Gen Manoj Pande predictable. Gen Pande said, adding adequate deployment of troops have been made along the LAC to deal with any challenge.

“Our troops have been able to maintain a robust posture,” he said.

substandard medical products are those that fail to meet quality standards or specifications and are therefore “out of specification.”

“The two products are AMBRONOL syrup and DOK-1 Max syrup. The stated manufacturer of both products is MARION BIOTECH PVT. LTD, (Uttar Pradesh, India). To date, the stated manufacturer has not provided guarantees to WHO on the safety and quality of these products,” the WHO stated.

“Laboratory analysis of samples of both products, undertaken by national quality control laboratories of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan found both products contained unacceptable amounts of diethylene glycol and/or ethylene glycol as contaminants,” it said.

The global health body said that diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol are toxic to humans when consumed and can prove fatal.

NEW DELHI/CHENNAI, JAN 12 (PTI): Amidst the intense tussle between the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and Governor R N Ravi, the state government on Thursday apprised President Droupadi Murmu over the issue and submitted a memorandum, the content of which was not disclosed immediately.

DMK Parliamentary Party leader T R Baalu told reporters in New Delhi that Tamil Nadu Law Minister S Regupathy, who led a delegation, handed over to the President what state Chief Minister M K Stalin has “written”, but repeatedly insisted the content of the

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Dated, Kohima, the 12th Jan, 2023

CIRCULAR In continuation to this office advertisement of even number dated 21/12/2022, this is for information to all the selected candidates for recruitment to Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) Posts under the Department of Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Nagaland, shall be held on the following days.

1. Date of Viva Voce for Kohima District shall be on 16/01/2023 (Monday) from 10:00 A.M onwards.

2. Date of Viva Voce for Dimapur & Tuensang District shall be on 17/01/2023 (Tuesday) from 10:00 A.M onwards.

Venue: Directorate of Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Nagaland Note: i. Selected Candidates will be intimated through SMS. ii. For the candidates from Tuensang and Dimapur Districts option will be given for interview through phone. However, for those who would like to physically appear may do so on the above mentioned date.

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Says extraordinary attack on judiciary NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The Congress on Thursday described Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar’s remarks questioning the landmark 1973 Kesavananda Bharati case verdict as an “extraordinary attack on the judiciary”, and said that a “no-holds-barred assault” on one constitutional institution by another was quite unprecedented.

Vice President Dhankhar had on Wednesday criticised the scrapping of the NJAC Act in 2015 and also questioned the Kesavananda Bharati case verdict, saying it set a wrong precedent and that he disagrees with the Supreme Court ruling that Parliament can amend the Constitution but not its basic structure.

“In my 18 years as an MP, I’ve never heard anyone criticise the 1973 Kesavana-

nda Bharati judgment of the Supreme Court,” Congress general secretary in-charge Jairam Ramesh said in a tweet.

“In fact, legal luminaries of BJP like Arun Jaitley hailed it as a milestone.

Now, the Chairman of Rajya Sabha says it was wrong.

Extraordinary attack on the judiciary!” he tweeted.

It also bears mention that a “no-holds-barred assault” on one Constitutional institution by another is quite unprecedented, Ramesh said in another tweet. “ H av i n g d i f f e r e n t views is one thing, but the Vice President has taken the confrontation with the Supreme Court to an altogether different level!” he said.

Earlier, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said Dhankhar is “wrong” in stating that Parliament is supreme and his views should warn every Constitutionloving citizen to be alert to the dangers ahead. Reacting to Dhankhar’s remarks, Chi-

dambaram, a lawyer, said on Twitter, “The Hon’ble Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is wrong when he says that Parliament is supreme.

It is the Constitution that is supreme.”

The “basic structure” doctrine was evolved to prevent a majoritarian-driven assault on the foundational principles of the Constitution, the former Union minister said. “Suppose Parliament, by a majority, voted to convert the parliamentary system into a Presidential system. Or repeal the State List in Schedule VII and take away the exclusive legislative powers of the States.

Would such amendments be valid?” Chidambaram said in a series of tweets.

After the NJAC Act was struck down, nothing prevented the government from introducing a new Bill, the senior Congress leader said. “The striking down of one Act does not mean that the ‘basic structure’ doctrine is wrong,” he added.

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DMK delegation submitting memorandum to the President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday.

communication was only known to the CM. Stalin’s communication was submitted to the President in a sealed cover, he added.

In his brief interaction in Tamil with reporters at the national capital, Baalu refused to divulge the content of the letter submitted to the President, but only

kept saying it was on behalf of the government and handed over by the TN Law Minister.

He indicated it could be ‘presumed’ the ongoing issues concerning the Governor, his “departure from traditions” could have been included.

“We don’t know what is the conclusion portion as it is between the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the President of India... What the TN CM said has been conveyed to the President,” he said, flanked by Regupathy and Lok Sabha member A Raja.

Government of naGaland office of the PrinciPal, Government Polytechnic Kohima Kohima, Nagaland

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Dated, Kohima the 13th Jan. 2023

notification

Applications in prescribed format are invited from interested candidates for undergoing “free” 3-month Basic Computer Course (Office Assistant Course) under Gandhi Institute of Computer Education & Information Technology at centre: Government Polytechnic Kohima.

Seats shall be allotted on first come first basis. Admission form can be collected during office hours, with effect from 14th Jan. to 19th Jan. 2023.

1. Training duration : 3 Months.

2. Commencement of Session : 19th Jan. 2023 3. Required Educational Qualification : 1) Copy of Admit Card & Marksheet of Class 10 2) Two recent Passport Photo 3) Copy of Birth Certificate & Scheduled Tribe Certificate 4) Copy of Adhaar Card Yours Sincerely,

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Going in circles

s Rahul’s highly publicised Bharat Jodo Yatra comes to a close at Srinagar to coincide with the Republic Day on January 26, many questions arise about whether the yatra has succeeded in bringing all conscientious and concerned citizens together. The march, led by Rahul Gandhi was planned to span over for roughly five months, to cover more than 3,570 kilometres from Kanyakumari to Jammu and Kashmir through 12 states and two Union Territories. One of many questions is whether the yatra will provide the rudderless and comatose Congress with the ground support it badly needs; whether Rahul has learnt anything from his mass contacts or has the yatra only succeeded in resurrecting his sagging image as a national leader and possibly, the opposition face in 2024? While Congress needs to close ranks in order to fight elections against a formidable opponent, instead, many stalwarts including highly talented professionals have left the party out of frustration. The party may be in a state of bliss because it believes that the Gandhis are crucial to its identity and existence yet this aspect is spelling the doom for India’s oldest political organisation. The Yatra may be a welcome diversion for the Congress as Rahul has been hogging the limelight but the point is whether it has made him any better or wiser as a leader of a party of sycophants and camp followers? It was but understandable that the yatra caught the attention of the nation because it was a symbolic act of bringing people from various sections of society, particularly the ordinary citizens of the country together in expressing their concurrence on the issues facing them.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had reiterated that the yatra was non-political but a “tapasya” started against hate, fear and division of society as well as against unemployment and inflation. No one can doubt the noble mind concerned with human sufferings but to accept that the yatra was apolitical is misleading. If it is not political then it means the Congress under Rahul has evolved into a NGO from a political party that fought for India’s independence. It is unfortunate that the party has to be projected by a political phenomenon whose only right to be parachuted to the helm of the party’s leadership is entitlement from the surname.

When most political parties in the world are confronted with a crisis, they look at the problem from all angles and try to find solutions. Do they need to change their leaders? Should they re-examine their policies? Are they failing to get their message across etc. Even in team sports like football or cricket, when a team consistently under performs, a great deal of analysis is done and the coach gets the axe. Once the coach is axed, the team composition also undergoes an overhaul under a new coach with strategies planned to achieve the objective. This sends a right message to all supporters and fans that factors responsible for past failures have been addressed and the fans and supporters are encouraged to continue backing their team. The mysterious thing about the Congress is that no such exercise is taking place but the mystery is solved when it is revealed that the party is steered by an amateur and non-politician.

DailyDevotion Have You Ever Been Alone with God? (1)

When they were alone, He explained all things to His disciples. —Mark 4:34

Our Solitude with Him. Jesus doesn’t take us aside and explain things to us all the time; He explains things to us as we are able to understand them.

The lives of others are examples for us, but God requires us to examine our own souls. It is slow work— so slow that it takes God all of time and eternity to make a man or woman conform to His purpose. We can only be used by God after we allow Him to show us the deep, hidden areas of our own character. It is astounding how ignorant we are about ourselves!

We don’t even recognize the envy, laziness, or pride within us when we see it. But Jesus will reveal to us everything we have held within ourselves before His grace began to work. How many of us have learned to look inwardly with courage?

We have to get rid of the idea that we understand ourselves. That is always the last bit of pride to go. The only One who understands us is God. The greatest curse in our spiritual life is pride. If we have ever had a glimpse of what we are like in the sight of God, we will never say, “Oh, I’m so unworthy.” We will understand that this goes without saying. But as long as there is any doubt that we are unworthy, God will continue to close us in until He gets us alone.

Whenever there is any element of pride or conceit remaining, Jesus can’t teach us anything. He will allow us to experience heartbreak or the disappointment we feel when our intellectual pride is wounded.

He will reveal numerous misplaced affections or desires— things over which we never thought He would have to get us alone. Many things are shown to us, often without effect. But when God gets us alone over them, they will be clear.

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An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest. ~ Benjamin Franklin

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Protecting the female migrants of the Northeast

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ndia’s North Eastern Region (NER) has been a significant receiver of migrants in the past few decades given its low population density and location as a frontier region. Observers suggest that lesser migrant mobility takes place in the NER in comparison to the national average.

As per a study in the Indian Journal of Labour Economics,with the exception of Arunachal Pradesh, no other state in the NER constitutes a percentage of migrants found to be higher than the national average of 45 per cent. States with the lowest mobility include Nagaland, Manipur and Meghalaya, with just one-fourth of its entire population being migrants.

Though almost all states in the NER have a lower percentage of migrants in comparison to the national average, the introduction of a migrant monitoring/ tracking system can be seen as a step towards the right direction as it would not only enumerate and recognise but also protect the NER’s female migrants. As per the 2011 Census, Assam (6,972,216) has the highest number of female migrants in the NER, followed by Tripura (815,217), Manipur (445,698), Meghalaya (354,167) and Nagaland (268,499).

Mizoram (193,982) and Sikkim (137,976) were seen to have the lowest number of female migrants.

It is seen that apart from Maharashtra, no other Indian states have any institutionalised mechanisms in place to enumerate and grant recognition to its female migrants. Following the Maharashtra model, a migration monitoring system on a state-level basis in the NER could help map the movements of the most vulnerable categories of seasonal migrants, that

is, pregnant and lactating women, young mothers and their children. In Maharashtra, they are monitored with the help of unique identification numbers. A migration database thus, enables the Northeastern states to keep track of all ongoing intra-district, inter-districts and interstate migration, with all the information available under a single platform, and render appropriate assistance whenever required.

Due to the absence of a credible database enumerating and carrying information on inter-state migrant workers in India, it becomes difficult for the government to implement any relief and rehabilitation measures for this vulnerable category.

While the Census of India has served as the primary source of information on migrants for the past few decades, it is to be noted that it was only 1971 onwards that an additional criteria concerning the ‘place of last residence’ was included in addition to the ‘place of birth’.

With the sudden onset of the pandemic and an overnight nationwide lockdown having a profound negative impact on the country’s female migrants, there must not be any laxity in preparation in the likely event of another nationwide lockdown.

Also, large number of female migrants and children in India remain unaware of their rights, and fall prey to the evils of trafficking and exploitation each year.

States in the NER have been no exception to this trend since they share international borders, and have Anti-Human Trafficking Units (AHTUs) in place, to keep a strict watch on any potential human trafficking. The Ministry of Home Affairs states that Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh fund the highest num-

bers of AHTUs in the region– at 37, 12, 11 and 8 respectively. Both Manipur and Sikkim fund 5 AHTUs, while Mizoram and Tripura fund 4 and 2 AHTUs respectively.

In addition to this, a migrant monitoring mechanism shall simply help strengthen oversight of, and guarantee protection for the female migrant workers and their children in the respective states.

Female migrants and especially young girls, are always at high risk of exploitation, forced labour and abuse. To eradicate such forms of labour, there is need to increase access to decent working opportunities and protecting migrants.

However, this can only be possible with official datasets that correctly enumerate and grant recognition to female migrants. The migration monitoring mechanism also makes it easier to gather data on informal sectors that employ female migrants in large numbers– such as the construction sector for instance.

This in turn, guarantees benefits like proper working conditions and minimum wages. Major destination states for female migrants of the NER include Delhi, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

Further, the monitoring system would provide information on facilities like vaccination, health check-ups and food distribution to the target beneficiaries, as a result of which these facilities can be availed easily.

It would also become easier to provide Anganwadi services to women migrants and their children.

This in turn would ensure a better implementation of health schemes, education programmes and guarantee employment under the Mahatma Gandhi

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (MGNREGA) in the NER. This is especially important since it is known fact that female migrants in India are low-skilled, low paid and have faced lower chances of employment reengagement across all sectors, in comparison to their male counterparts. Schedule II of the MGNREGA mandates that at least onethird of its beneficiaries are to be women.

As per a studyin the South Asia Research journal, the national average of female participation under MGNREGA stood at 52 per cent in terms of state-wise workers’ participation under MGNREGA over a period of five years from 2006-2021.

The rate of female participation in all the states of the NER were found to be much below the national average– Meghalaya (45.9 per cent), Tripura (45.8 per cent), Sikkim (47.1 per cent), Manipur (42.9 per cent), Mizoram (37.6 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (35.4 per cent) Assam (33.4 per cent) and Nagaland (32.8 per cent).

This is simply because there have been no official datasets in place to capture the actual frequency and scale of female migration in the NER. Thus, female migrants as a category in the NER have suffered from underrepresentation over the past few years. In light of sex-disaggregated data concerning female migrant workers, there would be much to welcome in a state-wise migration monitoring system in the NER. The Centre thus, must play a more proactive role by offering its strategic guidance by coming up with a common platform for all the state-level migration monitoring systems in the region.

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n a context where corruption is the order of the day, and more so during elections, change is the need of the hour! Many are skeptical about the success of Clean Election Campaign but the Chakhesang Theological Association (CTA) hails the initiative of the Church regardless of denominations in her fight against faulty electioneering system.

No initiative can be perfect but the people of Nagaland has come a long way in their fight against social evils through the initiative of the Church. The blame game in the corrupt practices during the elections has not

Part –I. ine Naga National Po l i t i c a l G r o u p s [NNPG] published Anniversary declaration of 76th Naga Independence Day of 14th August 1947, in all the Nagaland News Papers: ViyalieMetha of NNC[AdinnoPhizo] KiumukamYimkhungof NNC[N/A] N. KitoviZhimomi of NSCN[GPRN] Yi l ow H u m t s o e o f NNC Y. W a n g t i n g o f NSCN[R] KiyelhoWokhami of NNC/NPGN] AkatoChophi of NNC[N/A] Thinoselie M Keyho of NNC[PB] Gen. Shinya of UmH NNC. Most of the Leaders of the Groups were member of the original Naga National Council NNC, formed on 2nd February 1946 in the Class 6th Room of Government School at Wokha.

This Article is not intended at construction of the Political History of the Naga National Groups. The sole intention here is to discuss the question of: What will unite the Naga?

Every Naga, whoever and wherever he is or she is, longs for the Unity of the Naga but no one has attempted to give an account of what has seeded the divisions in the Naga and unless the Naga themselves know what caused the troubles, they wouldn’t be able to repair the troubles. A sick man does not know what has gone wrong inside his body; unless what has gone wrong inside the body is known, the ailment cannot be remedied.

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taken our State any step forward.

It’s time that, everybody takes the responsibility of being a responsible citizen! Almost two centuries ago, Leo Tolstoy wrote, “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.”

For most of us, this statement is already a cliché because we’ve heard of it and seen 101 times! If only hearing were enough to make impact, the world would have been positively different today!

A universal truth is that, it takes good people’s action to reduce evil deeds. Society is comprised of individuals, therefore,

individual transformation leads to corporate transformation. All must act both individually and corporately; there’s no excuse for passivity! The following quotes are depiction of the truth about making positive change: “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it” (Albert Einstein - Germany) “The world suffers a lot not because of the violence of bad people but because of the silence of the good people” (Napoléon Bonaparte - France) “Bad people need nothing more to compass their ends, than

that good people should look on and do nothing” (John Stuart Mill - England) “Tragedy is not the brutality of evil people, but the silence of good people” (Martin Luther King Jr. - America) “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends” (Martin Luther King Jr.- America)“Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little” (Edmund Burke – Great Britain) Aren’t we tired of being ‘good people’ by being silent!

Aren’t we tired of complaining about self-created system? Aren’t

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selves, the malady cannot be remedied. It is necessary to openly, boldly, honestly and even brutally discuss the matter ourselves!

There is a general feeling of expectation in the Naga in the street for the NNPGs to unite as if they are the only ones responsible for the divisions of the Naga.

The Naga political division is not responsible only to the NNPG alone: the entire Naga population have their share in the divisions.

The ‘Over-ground’ population provides moral support to this and that political NNPGs. This civilian overground support consists not only hard physical, materials or fire arms, but consists of morally soft forces in fund, mental and social supports in line of their Tribe: The civilian soft support may consists of Prayer too for this or that Group!

Each Armed Group physically maintains its Territory for Tax separate from the others. In this, the Information support of the civil over-ground is significant to the violent Political Group like the BJP Government runs and acts on the soft-forces of the RSS ideology in India.

No wonder, Group either the vociferous or the silent, would not like to suggest a Road Map for Unity or for Peace openly in public and reveal their partisan Stand to others in Public! Therefore, to date, none of the NNPGs has brought out any Road Map of Peace to let the public consider it.

The local Papers often describe the Naga of today as divided as they never before were. This is because they too don’t have the courage to bring out their Road Map of Unity for fear of causing the displeasure to the hegemony of this or that NNPG Groups.

The Writer was once in-

vited to a big Public Consultative Meeting by an NNPG to share my opinion. I thanked them for the invitation but expressed my inability to attend the Meeting because I shouldn’t discuss personal private opinions on the Groups in the public, in the presence of people unknown to me.

I can express my personal private suggestions and opinions honestly and truthfully in private to one Group, but I don’t dare to express it openly to a mixed Group in Public.

Nobody would honestly like to express naked confidential personal private opinions to a mixed group with different partisan groups in Public!

I wrote back to them it would be better if they discuss the matter with one person they could trust separately, in a person-to-person meet, privately and confidentially, than discuss their mind in public openly in the presence of this and that unknowns persons.

The FNR has spent quite some Time on ‘Forgive & Forget’ and on ‘Reconciliation’ in the NNPGs. It is necessarily good to bring the contending Groups to a common negotiating Table, the way Nagaland Tribe Council [NTC] had done between the Prime Minister of India and Working Group of 7 NP Political Groups on concrete Agenda.

The FNR also had brought the warring Groups together but without any concrete political Agenda other than on the Theme of Fasting & Prayer and Forgive & Forget. They arranged NNPG Soccer Matches zealously played in the muddy football Ground of Nagaland, but after the Match no Political common Agenda seem to have emerged. The first Joint Reconciliation Meetings of

the NNPGs at ATLANTA, Georgia [USA], hosted by Ken Sehested, Executive Director and Editor of the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, Lake Junaluska, North Carolina with FNR acting as the Master of the Ceremony in July 38 to 3 August 1997; the FNR also recently arranged the Kolkota CNR & C, [Council of Naga Relation & and Co-operation] to forge Peace and Reconciliation in the Naga National Political Groups, but nothing has been heard come out of the CNR & C since.

Shortly after signing the great Atlanta USA Meeting in 1997, the General Secretary of the Socialist Council of Nagaland, Dally Mungro, a participant of the Atlanta Meeting of the Khaplang Group was shot dead by the other Group at Science College area Kohima.

The FNR remained spectacularly silent like the Sleeping Beauty Cinderella in the mountain at the Machiavellian politics of the IM. To usher Peace to a people’s long ragging political Storm by an Individual alone requires unquestioned Moral Force like that of Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela or Mahatma Gandhi in the person with unwavering backing of a strong lasting established political Organization or Religion than just a simple zealous nice Rev, Doctor.

Since 1997, the FNR had in the last 22 years arranged 4 loud concordant meetings of the NNPGs: 1. On 24/8/2011: The Naga Concordant Meeting.

2. On 4/2014: Lentent Agreement.

3. On 14/9/2002: Joint Accordant.

4. 17-18/ 10/2022: Kolkota CNR &C [Council of Naga Relations & Co-operations]

we tired of pointing fingers at others? It is said, “It’s better to light a candle than to curse darkness” (Eleanor Roosevelt).

Romans 13:12 says, “The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.” Can you be a candle light? I can be one too!

We, the Chakhesang Theological Association (CTA), fully support Clean Election Campaign! Let the good triumph over evil in power of the Almighty God! C. Cho-o, President Neiwalo-uLohe, Gen. Secretary

Just after the meeting that arranged the Kolkota Meeting, a member of one of the Group, a person I don’t know, phoned me a Meeting has been proposed further at Kolkota. I enquired over the phone whether the Agenda points have been agreed for the Kolkota CNR & C; I was told, “no such points have been discussed.”

It was reported in the local Paper that “in the Next Meeting the FNR is entrusted to prepare the draft Proposals for the concord.” Whether such a proposal has been drawn up or not has not been heard of since.

If it has not yet been done, then the time has come for a person without any real mass following and lacking uncommon moral authority, to come to his good senses to end attempting to forge a Concord personally alone between truculent groups of a People’s long lasted political movement.

Some of the reasons that seeded the differences in the Naga have been brought out here in this write-up, for the public to see and come to common conclusions, if possible, for the good of the common People in the State.

Some may think the Naga Political Declaration is the main cause for all the Troubles in the Naga Society; my view is: a people without a Vision, is no better than a beautiful dream. The Naga Vision to live a life of its own culture freely, is more than an ill-advised Idea of any of others in the North east Communities.

Let me cite the story of an incident, and the Reader has the freedom of his or her own conclusions: Quite some years ago Rajmohan Gandhi, a great friend of the Naga and the Grand-son of Mahatma Gandhi, while an MP, was in Ko-

hima attending a grand civil Meeting at the Zonal Council Hall in the city and any Naga who was interested attended.

I don’t remember who & who said what and which things in the meeting, but quite a number spoke on matter related to the Naga.

Mr. Rajmohan Gandhi also expressed some of his comments in a few words.

At a very interesting stage of the meeting, Mr. Tobu Periatsü, the young General Secretary of the NNC asked Rajmohan Gandhi a poignant question: “What should the Naga do to get Independence?”

Mr. Grandhi promptly replied: “The Naga should be united.”

Immediately Tobu answered: “The Nagas are united.”

Rajmohan Gandhi then, said: “I hear that the Nagas are killing each others.”

(It was during the heat of the barrel of the gun) But Tobu, the young General Secretary replied: “The Nagas have been taking each other’s head from very ancient times; but on the question of Independence, they are all united.”

Rajmohan then suddenly put a retro-question surprisingly back at Tobu: “Then, what do you think India should do?”

“Get out of Nagaland!”

Shouted Tobu in an imperative voice, full of the packed hall!

Rajmohan Gandhi immediately replied: “I have already sent for my Ticket; I am leaving tomorrow!”

Everyone in the Hall broke into laud laughter: Mr. Tobu laughed the loudest!

Thepfulhouvi Solo.

(To be continued..)

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

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023

World is in state of crisis: PM Modi

SC to hear Ram Sethu PIL in Feb

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The world is in a state of crisis and it is difficult to predict how long this state of instability will last, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday referring to various global challenges arising out of conflict, war and terrorism among others.

In his opening remarks at the Voice of Global South virtual summit, Modi flagged concerns over rising prices of food, fuel and fertilisers, economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as natural disasters driven by climate change.“We are meeting as a new year dawns and brings new hopes and new energy,” Modi said.

“We have turned the page on another difficult year that saw war, conflict, terrorism and geo-political tensions. Rising food, fertiliser and fuel prices, climate

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said it would take up BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking a direction to declare the Ram Sethu a national heritage monument in the second week of February.

A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha said the matter was unlikely to be heard today as a Constitution bench was going on. Swamy said the solicitor general had made a commitment to file the reply and the cabinet secretary should be summoned to the court.

Overcrowding in Maha prisons

PUNE, JAN 12 (PTI): Maharashtra Additional Director General of Police (Prisons) Amitabh Gupta has said a proposal has been sent to the state government to set up additional barracks in Pune’s Yerawada Central Jail to tackle the issue of overcrowding in the facility, which has inmates nearly three times of its capacity.

As of November 2022, the Yerawada jail had 6,854 inmates against its capacity of 2,449, according to the prisons department data. There are total 60 jails in the state, including nine central prisons. As of November 2022, the total number of inmates in these jails was 40,718 against the cumulative capacity of 24,722, as per the data.

Govt extends MBBS internship cut-off date NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The Union health ministry has extended the MBBS internship cut-off date to June 30 and an official announcement in this regard is expected soon, official sources said on Thursday.

Presently, the cut-off date for aspirants to complete their mandatory oneyear internship is March 31, 2023.

The Indian Medical Association, student union bodies, prospective candidates and several state authorities urged the ministry to extend the eligibility date to June 30, 2023.

Sources said that now it is also being requested by the students and their families that if the MBBS internship completion date is extended then the date of NEET PG examination should also be postponed.

Presently, the NEET PG entrance exam 2023 is scheduled for March 5.

Federation of Resident Doctors’ Association (FORDA) had also sought extension of the MBBS internship cut-off date.

IT dept recovers Rs.11 cr after raids

PM Modi addresses the opening session of the Voice of Global South Summit, via video conferencing. (PTI)

change-driven natural disasters and lasting economic impact of the Covid pandemic,” he said. “It is clear that the world is in a state of crisis. It is difficult to predict how long this state of instability will last,” Modi added.

The prime minister said the need of the hour is to identify simple, scalable and sustainable solutions that can transform societies and economies.

“Despite the challenges the developing world faces, I remain optimistic that our time is coming. And our time is coming. The need of the hour is to identify simple, scalable and sustainable solutions that can transform our societies and economies.

With such an approach, we shall overcome the difficult challenges,” he said.

“I am confident that together the Global South

can produce new and creative ideas. These ideas can form the basis of our voice in the G20 and other forums. In India, we have a prayer...it means may noble thoughts come to us from all directions of the universe.

This Voice of Global South Summit is a collective effort for gaining noble ideas for our collective futures,” Modi said.

The prime minister noted that the Global South has the largest stakes in the future of the world.

“We, the Global South, have the largest stakes in the future. Three-fourths of humanity lives in our countries. We should also have equivalent voice.Hence, as the eight-decade-old model of global governance slowly changes, we should try to shape the emerging order,” he said.

JAN 12 (PTI): The security for Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Thursday breached by a boy who apparently broke through a barricade and rushed towards his car during a roadshow. Modi was standing on the running board of his moving car and waving at an enthusiastic crowd that lined up both sides of the road when the incident happened.

Modi extended his hand to accept the garland but could not reach out to the boy. Security officials accompanying him on the road got hold of the garland and handed it over to the Prime Minister who put it inside the car.

The police and traffic officials on duty immediately pulled the boy back and whisked him him away.

CBI books ex-finance secretary for ‘corruption’ NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): The CBI on Thursday conducted searches at the premises of former finance secretary Arvind Mayaram after filing an FIR against him and a UK-based company for alleged corruption in the supply of exclusive colour shift security thread for Indian bank notes, officials said.

CBI, in its FIR, alleged

that Mayaram, the three years extenUK-based comsion to an “expired pany De La Rue contract” with the International Ltd company for supand unidentified plying exclusive officials of the colour shift secufinance ministry rity thread without and RBI hatched a Arvind Mayaram taking any mandacriminal conspiratory security clearcy to extend undue favour to ance from home ministry or the firm. The agency alleged informing the then finance that Mayaram as finance sec- minister, they said. The exretary granted an “illegal” tension granted by Mayaram

was allegedly the fourth, the FIR said. CBI registered the FIR under IPC sections related to criminal conspiracy and cheating and provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. It was followed by searches at Jaipur and Delhi residence of the 1978-batch retired IAS officer, days after he had joined the Bharat Jodo Yatra of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

A collapsed portion of a house at Bahuguna Nagar area in Karnaprayag, in Chamoli district, Thursday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday took stock of the situation in Joshimath where cracks have been witnessed in buildings and other structures, officials said.

Fo u r o t h e r U n i o n ministers - Nitin Gadkari (road transport), R K Singh (power), Bhupendra Yadav (environmental and forest) and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (jal shakti) attended the meeting along with top officials.

Shah assessed the situation arising in Joshimath and steps taken to ameliorate people’s hardship, the officials said.

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) on Tuesday reviewed the situation in Joshimath and stressed that the immediate priority should be to ensure the com-

plete and safe evacuation of all residents in the affected zone.

At a meeting of the NCMC, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba stressed that priority should also be accorded to the demolition of vulnerable structures in a safe manner.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said a committee would decide the market rate for compensation to be paid to the families affected in Joshimath by keeping in mind the interests of stakeholders.

A 19-member committee headed by Chamoli District Magistrate Himanshu Khurana was set up on Wednesday to distribute an interim assistance of Rs 1.50 lakh among each affected family and decide the rate at which compensation is to be paid.

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The raids were launched on Wednesday at about two dozen locations in state capital Kolkata and Murshidabad and covered some ‘beedi’ manufacturing companies and some other businesses.

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such moves.

NPCC working president Khriedi Theünuo expressed confidence that the visit of AICC leaders to the State would serve as a major boost to Congress functionaries ahead of the election.

He asserted the people aspired for a secular party to form the next government and claimed that Nagaland being a Christian State, Congress was the only party that could protect the religion of Naga people.

He said: “BJP, which is fighting for only one religion, will have no place in Nagaland while Congress being a secular party will protect all minority groups and every section of the society.” He said NPCC was happy that AICC was serious about the Assembly election in the State and forming the next government. The AICC leaders also met Mahila and Youth Congress leaders.

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SAPO also insisted settlement of the Kezoltsa issue between Mao Council, SAPO and Maram Khulen amicably as per Naga customary law.

SAPO further cautioned any individual/group from unnecessarily interfering for gaining popularity or undue benefits. They declared that the organisation and people would not tolerate misleading agencies such as IFP and that no entity should risk facing the brunt of the people.

They asser ted that SAPO was ever prepared to go to any extent in safeguarding land and people.

Dutt mentioned that they had learnt about the concerns and issues of Naga people through engagements with various party leaders and functionaries.

He claimed that the party was very much concerned about the people of Nagaland.

Lashing out at the BJP government’s alleged “one nation, one religion” policy, he pointed out that Nagaland was a perfect example of unity in diversity. By bringing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), he mentioned that BJP had shown its true colour that it wanted to divide the nation on the basis of caste and religion.

He assured that Congress would stand up strongly and be vocal against all

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people protection laws, including Article 371 (A) and Inner Line Permit framed to safeguard the Nagas of Nagaland. They warned that If the Angamis were to share what they had or get, then they might be driven to poverty in no time.

Meanwhile, the SAPO charged the Manipur government of building infrastructure in total disregard to the TPO directive “not to take up any activity till Kezoltsa dispute was settled”.

Although some portion of the land in question fell inside Manipur, they said that did not mean the land did not belong to the Anga-

Gold falls Rs 105; silver declines Rs 572

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nificant role both in freedom struggle as well as in State formation, and had been sharing both the fruits and sufferings in equal measure.

The organization acknowledged that Angamis as humans also had limitations, but stated that the way few Maos were projecting Southern Angamis and misleading the Manipur government and Imphal Free Press challenging them and threatening to “teach” them a lesson were going too far and unexpected as many of them had earned and lived in Nagaland due to government service, business, etc.

They said it was time to implement the land and

(From p-1) adding that even though the party did not have a single MLA in the current Legislative Assembly, it would work to oust the incumbent government.

He disclosed that Congress was also holding talks with like-minded parties and politicians to fight together to remove the present government, as Nagaland was presently going through a difficult and challenging time because the incumbent had indulged in corruption and people were suffering.

“This is only a warming up exercise. We are confident that the Congress along with other like-minded parties would oust the NEW DELHI, JAN 12 present government in the (PTI): Gold price fell Rs State,” he asserted.

105 to Rs 56,082 per 10 On his part, Sanjay grams in the national capital on Thursday, according to HDFC Securities.

The precious metal had touched Rs 56,187 per 10 grams in the previous trade.

Silver also declined Rs 572 NEW DELHI, JAN 12 to Rs 68,754 per kg. “Spot (PTI): Retail inflation degold prices in the Delhi mar- clined to a one-year low of kets traded at Rs 56,082 per 5.72 per cent in December 10 grams, down Rs 105 per 2022, mainly due to soften10 grams,” said an analyst at ing prices of food items, according to official data HDFC Securities.

In the overseas market, released on Thursday.

The Consumer Price gold was trading flat at USD 1,883 per ounce while silver Index (CPI) based retail inwas down at USD 23.67 per flation was at 5.88 per cent in November 2022 and 5.66 ounce. per cent in December 2021.

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(From p-1) It mentioned that the outsiders had the tendency to grumble of insecurity, etc, against the host no matter what. They said those who migrated to Angami territory were the elite or smart groups from their elk and so could prosper more than the majority of host population.

“And as the decades went by, we are beginning to feel the negative impacts of playing the accommodating host and every move to protect our interest is taken as a means of threat to them,” SAPO lamented.

SAPO said that Angamis had also played a sig-

levels and these are Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN), Taxpayer Identification Number, Tax Deduction Account Number, Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Corporate Identification Number and so on.

The senior finance ministry official said that an enabling provision or clause may be introduced in the Finance Act, 2023 that will give “legal backing” for PAN to be sued as the primary identifier of an entity.

This move will improve the ease of doing business.

Earlier, one working group, headed by an additional secretary (revenue) under the Ministry of Finance, had submitted its report end-December suggesting that this move should be implemented in a phased manner.

Cong accuses BJP of trying to repeal Art 371 (A)

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meeting in Washington D.C. At a meeting cochaired by India’s trade minister, Piyush Goyal, and U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, the countries agreed to continue close monitoring of visa issues and increase dialogue on food and agricultural trade issues in 2023.

The United States will also consider India’s interest in the restoration of beneficiary status under the U.S. generalized system of preferences program, the statement added.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): India and the United States have established a new working group to build sustainable supply chains and boost bilateral trade, the governments said in a joint statement today, reports Reuters. The working group will initially focus on trade facilitation, digitization of customs procedures, issues related to mobilization of sustainable finance and scaling up of innovative clean technologies, according to the statement issued after a Trade Policy Forum

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): The upcoming Budget 2023 is likely to roll out a legal and operational framework for adopting the permanent account number (PAN) as a single business identification. This will apply to all businesses securing approvals, a senior finance ministry official informed Business Standard.

The report stated that Budget 2023 will make the provision for linking PAN card of a person or entity with their multiple existing identifications in order to streamline the process.

The move will benefit investors who won’t have to fill out multiple identification details for the National Single Window System for project-related clearance and approvals. At present, nearly 20 different identifiers exist at both the state and central

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People Centric Development’.

India has taken over the presidency of the G-20, which is a grouping of 20 developing and developed nations, for the current year from December 1, 2022.

The ‘Global South’ largely refers to countries in Asia, Africa and South America.

India is hosting the two-day summit to bring together countries of the Global South and provide them a common platform to share their common concerns relating to various global challenges, including food and energy security triggered by the Ukraine conflict.

Sitharaman said as the world rebuilds itself from the pandemic, the Global South needs to

said the success of the bandh would show whether Nagas were for solution or for election.

On the present situation of Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO), the NPAC convener commented that it was different matter and that the committee understood its demand and respected the sentiment.

He appealed to ENPO to join hands and extend solidarity by observing the bandh. He also urged the State government and stakeholders to cooperate with NPAC in observing the bandh.

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exhibit “strong solidarity” to deal with challenges like pandemic, climate change and geopolitical tensions which are affecting efforts for development and economic growth.

The Minister said that the hardships posed by the pandemic have exposed vulnerabilities at all levels and shown that a major scale up of response mechanisms is required so that the support provided by these institutions is responsive to country-specific needs.

“We believe strengthening multilateral development banks is a key to addressing the global challenges of the 21st century,” she said, adding the recent geopolitical tension and the pandemic has aggravated the global debt vulnerabilities.

“If left unaddressed, these mounting debt vulnerabilities can trigger global recession and push millions to extreme poverty. Under India’s G-20 Presidency, financing for the social dimension of sustainable development is an important priority,” Sitharaman said.

(From p-1) called off, declaring that under the shadow of negotiations and peace process, Nagas could not tolerate and continue to suffer.

Clarifying that NPAC was not against election, Therieh said its sole objective was Naga solution. He maintained that Nagas must rise up for change and called for acting on the resolution and asserted that no one had the authority to take Nagas for a ride against their will.

He appealed to all Nagas to extend cooperation and observe the bandh on January 14. Terming it as a litmus test for Nagas, he

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India to take up development Demand for solution: 6-hr... issues at G-20 meetings: FM

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (PTI): India will take up developmental issues of the Global South at the meetings of the G-20 countries emphasising that there should not be any first world or third world, but only one world having a common future.

Addressing the ministerial session at the Global South Summit, she said India will use the G-20 Presidency to encourage collective solutions to deal with the numerous challenges facing the world, like economic slowdown, rising inflation, threat of resurgence of pandemic and risks emerging from geopolitical conflicts.

“While maintaining close relations with developed countries, India is keen to put forward the point of view of the Global South -- our co-passengers on the path of development for decades.

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Ukrainian members of the military fire an anti-aircraft weapon, as Russia’s attack on Ukraine continues. (Reuters)

of Soledar but made no immediate comment on the latest assertions.

“The terrorist state and its propagandists are trying to pretend that part of our town of Soledar … is some sort of a Russian possession,” Zelenskiy said in a video address. “But fighting continues.”

In a statement on Facebook, the Ukrainian military general staff said Russian forces were suffering heavy losses as they tried to take Soledar and sever Ukrainian supply lines.

In its Thursday morning roundup of reports from the frontlines, the Ukraine military command mentioned tanks and artillery in the Soledar area, but offered no other details.

14 Malian soldiers killed by explosives in multiple attacks BAMAKO, JAN 12 MALI (AP): Coordinated attacks

by Islamic extremists have killed 14 Malian soldiers and wounded nearly a dozen, the army said.

Multiple improvised explosive devices detonated between Dia and Diafarabe villages as well as between Koumara and Macina towns in central Mali, said Col Souleymane Dembele, the director of public relations for the army, in a statement Wednesday.

During the same attacks, which occurred earlier this week, Mali’s forces killed more than 30 “terrorists,” Dembele said.

The West African nation has been riddled with violence linked to al-Qaida and the Islamic State group for a decade.

Thousands of people have been killed.

Mali’s ruling junta, which seized power in two coups starting in 2020, has been struggling to beat

back the jihadis, especially since French troops pulled out of the country in August amid frayed relations with the junta. France has been in the region since 2013 when it sent in troops to Mali to push back extremists encroaching on the capital, Bamako, but the jihadis have since regrouped.

Since December 2021, the junta has been working with Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group, but the Russians have also been unable to stem the violence. In August, 42 soldiers were killed when their military barracks was attacked.

“Extremists groups continue to wreak havoc in the Sahelian nation despite the junta’s employment of mercenaries to stem the rise of violence.

It’s clearly not working,” said Laith Alkhouri, CEO of Intelonyx Intelligence Advisory, which provides intelligence analysis.

UAE to give addl USD 1bn: Pak PM Office

ISLAMABAD, JAN 12 (PTI): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday agreed to extend an existing loan of USD 2 billion and provide an additional loan of USD 1 billion to help cash-strapped Pakistan tackle its economic woes, including the fast depleting foreign exchange reserves.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ’s Office made the announcement after his meeting with UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

“The President of the UAE agreed to roll over the existing loan of USD 2 billion and provide USD 1 billion additional loan,” the statement said.

It said the two leaders discussed bilateral relations and explored ways to further strengthen these ties, especially in the fields of trade, investment and energy.

They also had an exchange of views on regional and international issues of mutual interest.

Pakistan is battling to fix its economic and political fissures amidst a parochial political rivalry between former premier Imran Khan and the current government.

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BRASILIA, BRAZIL, JAN 10 (AP): Skittish Brazilian authorities on Wednesday spared no effort to boost security in the face of a social media flyer promoting a “megaprotest to retake power” in two dozen cities. Whether because of preventative measures adopted or not, the supposed uprising was a dud.

Less than 10 protesters showed along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach; there were more journalists in attendance, plus 29 police vehicles. On Brasilia’s esplanade surrounded by federal government buildings, authorities had designated an area for protest and stationed police and national guard troops. Just one couple showed, dressed in the same Brazil soccer jerseys that thousands of rioters wore four days earlier.

“We were surprised to be the only ones here today,” said Eunice Carvalho, a 58-year-old housewife joined by her husband.

“People got scared after the imprisonments, which were excessive.”

“The right to protest freely will always be respected and cannot be confused with terrorism,” said the official, Ricarado Cappelli.

Peru anti-government protests spread, with clashes in Cusco LIMA, PERU, JAN12 (AP): Protests against Peruvian President Dina Boluarte’s government that have left 48 people dead since they began a month ago spread through the south of the Andean country on Wednesday with new clashes reported in the tourist city of Cusco.

Health officials in Cusco said 37 civilians and six police officers were injured after protesters tried to take over the city’s airport, where many foreign tourists arrive to see sites including the nearby Incan citadel of Machu Picchu.

Protests and road blockades against Boluarte and in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo were also seen in 41 provinces, mainly in Peru’s south.

The unrest began in early December following the destitution and arrest of Castillo, Peru’s first president of humble, rural roots, following his widely condemned attempt to dissolve Congress and head off his own impeachment.

The protest, mainly in neglected rural areas of the country still loyal to Castillo, are seeking immediate elections, Boluarte’s resignation,

Residents hold a funeral procession for protesters killed during clashes with police in Juliaca, Peru, Wednesday. (AP)

Castillo’s release and justice for the protesters killed in clashes with police.

Some of the worst protest violence came on Monday when 17 people were killed in clashes with police in the city Juliaca near Lake Titicaca and protesters later attacked and burned a police officer to death. DeSantis tested on immigration as he weighs 2024 candidacy US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight Proud Boys sedition trial to open 2 years after Jan. 6 riot Emhoff to visit Poland and Germany amid rising antisemitism On Wednesday, health officials in Cusco said that a civilian died after being hit

by gunfire.

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Wednesday’s death increases the toll to 48, On Tuesday, Peru’s government announced a three-day curfew from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. in Puno. The National Prosecutor’s Office said it has requested information from the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the defense and interior ministries for an investigation it has opened against Boluarte and other officials for the protest deaths.

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cleansing of the territory of Soledar,” Prigozhin said in a statement.

“The whole city is littered with the corpses of Ukrainian soldiers,” he said.

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters on Wednesday he could not corroborate reports that Soledar was in Russian hands.

Donetsk governor Pavlo Kyrylenko told Ukrainian state TV that 559 civilians remain in Soledar, including 15 children, and it was impossible to evacuate them due to ongoing fighting. The town had a pre-war population of around 10,500.

Ukrainian President Vo l o d y my r Z e l e n s k i y mocked previous Wagner claims to have seized part

A Russian Defence Ministry statement said its latest command reshuffle was meant to improve contacts between military branches and the effectiveness of the command structure. One prominent military blogger who posts on the Telegram messaging app under the name of Rybar said Surovikin was being made the fall guy for recent Russian military debacles.

Those included a Ukrainian attack on a Russian barracks that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers over New Year’s.

Surovikin was ordered to head the campaign after Ukrainian offensives turned the tide of the war and drew attention to poor training and morale among Russian forces. If pro-Russian forces succeed in taking Soledar, it would be a stepping stone in Moscow’s thrust to capture Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region. The town would be a base to attack the nearby city of Bakhmut, a supply line hub in eastern Ukraine, where defenders have held out for months.

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KYIV, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): Moscow named a new commander for its invasion of Ukraine while Russian private military firm Wagner Group said its capture of the salt mining town Soledar in eastern Ukraine was complete, though the Ukrainian military said the battle was not over, reports Reuters.

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday appointed Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov as overall commander for what Moscow calls its “special military operation” in Ukraine, now in its 11th month.

The change effectively demoted General Sergei Surovikin, who was appointed only in October to lead the invasion and oversaw heavy attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.

Meanwhile, Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of Wagner and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said his forces had captured all of Soledar and killed about 500 Ukrainian soldiers after heavy fighting.

“I want to confirm the complete liberation and

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n behalf of his family, it is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss,” the statement, shared across Beck’s verified social media accounts, read.

Beck rose to fame when

he joined the Yardbirds, after replacing Eric Clapton in 1965. Upon leaving the group, he formed the Jeff Beck Group, which was fronted by Rod Stewart for a brief period. Through multiple iterations and member changes, the Jeff Beck Group released Truth (1968), Beck-Ola (1969), Rough and Ready (1971) and The Jeff Beck Group (1972).

Over the course of his career, the known in-studio

perfectionist would go on to play for various artists, including Herbie Hancock, as well as release a series of solo works. In 2010, Beck released Emotion and Commotion, which was his highestcharting album in 35 years.

Beck is a two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. The guitarist was inducted as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a solo artist in 2009. He was also an eighttime GRAMMY winner. In 2020, he began collaborating a n d performing live with Johnny Depp. In 2022, following the verdict in favor of Depp in his trial against his ex-wife, Amber Heard, the actor joined Beck onstage.

The two men spent the last half of 2022 playing and touring Europe in support of their joint album, 18.

In October, Beck’s official Instagram account shared a photo of him and Depp from the road. Beck was recently nominated in the Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance categories at the GRAMMYs for his work with Ozzy Osbourne.

Beck is survived by his wife, Sandra Beck.

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eta has introduced a new heart rate tracking feature and Health Connect by Android integration on Meta Quest, so that users can keep track of all their fitness statistics.

“One of the most-requested fitness features for Meta Quest has been heart rate tracking, so that you can easily see tangible and real-time results,” the company said in a blogpost on Wednesday. With the new heart rate feature, users will be able to see their heart rate, when measured by a Bluetooth-enabled heart rate monitor, even while they are in a virtual reality (VR) workout.

When users pair a heart rate monitor to their headset, they

will have access to better information about how their VR workouts are raising their heart rate.

“Heart rate monitors that can work with Meta Quest are the Gar min HRM-Dual and the Polar H10. Other heart rate monitors that use Bluetooth for pairing may also be pairable with your Meta Quest,” the company said. Moreover, users can now sync their statistics to the Meta Quest mobile application, and those with Android devices can link and share information directly to Health Connect by Android With the new update, users can keep track of all their virtual reality (VR) workouts and compile all their statistics in one place.

Meta had announced a similar integration with Apple Health in June last year.

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Pe n g u i n R a n d o m House announced Wednesday that first day sales for the Harry’s tell-all memoir topped 1.4 million copies, a record pace for non-fiction from a company that also publishes Barack and Michelle Obama, whose “Becoming” needed a week to reach 1.4 million when it was released in 2018.

The sales figures for “Spare” include hardcover, audiobook and e-book editions sold in the U.S., Canada and the United

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When the matter came up before a division bench of Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Abhay Ahuja, government pleader Jyoti Chavan sought time to file a reply. Accordingly, the court has directed the state government to file its response in two of the pleas which were taken up and posted the matter for further hearing on February 6.

Anushka has questioned the orders of the Deputy Commissioner, Sales Tax raising her dues for the assessment years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, and 2015-2016, under the Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act. She has contended that the assessing officer had wrongly levied the ST and said that for 20122013, the ST was Rs 1.20 crore on her income of Rs 12.30 crore and for 20132014, the ST was Rs 1.60 crore on around Rs 17 crore payments received by her.

In her plea, Sharma said that the assessing officer had erroneously held that she had acquired copyright through endorsements and anchoring function and had sold or transferred the same. (IANS)

Diljit to perform alongside Blackpink, Bad Bunny at Coachella 2023

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n d i a n s i n ge r - a c t o r Diljit Dosanjh is set to perform at the Coachella music and arts festival 2023 in April. The Instagram handle of the festival recently shared the lineup on their feed. The festival will be headlined by South Korean girl band - Blackpink, Bad Bunny, Bjork.

As the news of Diljit performing at the fest travelled, fans expressed their excitement over their idol gracing the stage.

One fan exclaimed, “DILJIT DOSANJH AT COACHELLA?!?! This was the QUICKEST impulse purchase of my life and I have no regrets”.

Diljit retweeted the fan and put up praying hands emoji in his tweet.

In addition, the festival will also feature Pakistani singer Ali Sethi, whose song from ‘Coke Studio’ - ‘Pasoori’ has become a viral sensation.

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MAKROMI CULTURAL SOCIETY, KIDIMA FELICITATION The Makromi Cultural Society, Kidima, with heartfelt joy and pride, congratulates Miss Seyiekhrieno Tepa, D/o Vinocho Tepa on bagging two prestigious Gold Medals representing the country (India) in Bangabandhu Cup 4th South Asian Sepak Takraw Championship 2022 Dhaka, Bangladesh. The gold secured in Regu Event and Quad Event are phenomenal and an encouragement to all the upcoming sports aspirants.

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I-League: SDFC, RKFC share spoils

Sudeva Delhi FC and Real Kashmir FC players in action during Hero I-League match in New Delhi on Thursday.

Kashmir trio of captain Yakubu Wadudu along with Nuriddin Davronov and Lalnuntluanga Bawitlung.

Sudeva offered no space to the Real Kashmir midfield but in process, they had to play from the back, reverting to a long ball strategy, which remained ineffective for the most parts as the striker Francis Uchenna Nwankwo was well marked by the defensive pair of Jestin George and Balwinder Singh.

The best chance of the

half came to Real Kashmir in the 23rd minute when full-back Akashdeep Singh played a long through ball for Ibrahim Nurudeen on the left wing. The Ghanaian crossed the ball into the six-yard box for Nozim Babadzhanov, who, on any other day, would have easily tapped into an open goal from a close range but failed to do so on this occasion and skied the ball.

The second period star ted with newfound energy within the Sudeva

T20 Winter Cricket Challenge culminates DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): T20 Winter Cricket Challenge (WCC), organised by Senior Noble Klan (SNK), culminated at Wokha Local ground on January 12, 2023.

In the final match, Highlanders Cricket Club Chumukedima defeated Juggernauts Cricket Club Wokha in a close encounter and lifted the 27th T20 Open Winter Cricket Challenge Wokha.

Deputy commissioner Wokha Ajit Kumar Ranjan graced the closing pro- Highlanders Cricket Club Chumukedima winner of the 27th edition T20 WCC organised by SNK). gramme.

Manu does a double in National Shooting Trials

NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (IANS): Olympian Manu Bhaker did the Manu Bhaker double, winning the women’s 25m pistol T2 competition to go with the T1 of the same event that she won on Tuesday, on day five of the on-going National Shooting Trials (Rifle/Pistol) for Group A shooters, at the Karni Singh Shooting Range, here.

Manu topped the medal round edging out Maharashtra’s Abhidnya Ashok Patil 27-26 with Tamil Nadu’s Niveditha Nair finishing third with 18 hits.

Another Olympian to win on the day was Madhya Pradesh’s Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, who defeated Pankaj Mukheja of the Railways 17-7 in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions (3P) T1 competition. He was sublime throughout the day, shooting a sizzling 590 to top the qualification charts as well.

8th Frolic Cup from Jan 30

DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): The eight Frolic Cup, a biennial football tournament, organised by Frolic Club, would be held at Local Ground, Medziphema starting January 30, 2023.

The Club informed that in this edition, the champions would receive a cash prize of Rs.1 lakh while the runner-up would get Rs.50,000 besides individual cash awards along with certificates.

Meanwhile, the Club has invited all its well-wishers to the Club’s Silver Jubilee Celebration on January 28, 2023 at Local Ground, Medziphema.

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battle between Wadudu, Bawitlung and Abioye continued and turned fierce as all three were booked near the hour mark.

In the final quarter of the game, Real Kashmir increased pressure on the rival defence. The Sudeva unit, who had shifted to a defensive mode, were able to endure most of the pressure from the Snow Leopards but lost their composure in the injury time when fullback Lalhrezuala Sailung failed to clear a cross from George which reached Samuel Kynshi as the substitute thumped the volley into the back of the net, bagging the much important point for the visitors.

NEROCA hold Churchill to goalless draw: Ten-man NEROCA FC held the fort for more than a quarter of an hour to earn a goalless draw against Churchill Brothers at Tilak Maidan in Vasco da Gama (Goa) on Thursday.

With this draw, NEROCA stayed in the relegation zone with eight points from 11 matches, while Churchill remained seventh with 13.

Aus to host Cup of Nations

ASU organizes annual 13th open football trophy

CANBERRA, JAN 12 (IANS): Australia’s national women’s football team will play home games against Spain, the Czech Republic and Jamaica ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Football Australia announced on Thursday that the Matildas will participate in the Cup of Nations, a four-team tournament comprising three match days in February’s international window. Games will be played on Feb 16, 19 and 22, with the Matildas to play the Czech Republic, Spain and Jamaica in order.

Stellar Swiatek poised for more hard court success in Melbourne

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MELBOURNE, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): The Australian Open women’s tournament has thrown up plenty of surprises over the years but it is hard to see anyone other than Poland’s imperious Iga Swiatek lifting the trophy after an outstanding 2022 season.

Still only 21, Swiatek has quickly established her-

self as the player no one else wants to face. She led the WTA Tour with 67 match wins and eight titles, including two Grand Slams, and strung together a 37-match winning run from February to July.

Swiatek ascended to the top of the rankings in April and has remained at the summit ever since, and

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camp as they took the game straight into Real Kashmir half. Francis, who remained anonymous for the majority of the first half, drifted wide to the right wing to cross the ball into the box in the 49th minute. Francis’ cross went to Hriivei Carlos Pao after Akashdeep Singh had failed to clear the ball, but, to Sanjiban Ghosh’s relief, the effort from Carlos Pao was a tame one as the Real Kashmir custodian collected it with ease.

In the next minute, Francis was again in the thick of things. This time the striker managed to get the ball around Real Kashmir’s George but was tripped by the defender as the Nigerian won a free-kick just outside the penalty area. Seilenthang Lotjem struck the free-kick with perfection as it ended up in the top corner with the goalkeeper Ghosh having no chance.

The urgency among the Real Kashmir players could be clearly seen. Defender Davinder Singh, in his attempt to win the ball, ended up receiving a yellow card, while the midfield

showed in September that she can also succeed on hard courts when she added a first U.S. Open title to her two French Open crowns.

T h e Po l e h a s n o t looked quite as dominant so far this year, however, and left the court in tears last week after a shock defeat by Jessica Pegula in the United Cup semi-finals.

Her preparations for the season’s opening major were further disrupted by a shoulder injury that forced her out of this week’s Adelaide International 2 event.

Swiatek later described her first loss of the year as just a hiccup.

“I felt kind of helpless, because physically and mentally I wasn’t able to show up even, and problem solve,” she said. “I feel like I’m going to be more fresh before the Australian Open.”

DIMAPUR, JAN 12 (NPN): Alisopur students’ union (ASU) organized its annual 13th open football trophy in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Tuensang district from January 3-7 on the theme “Excel in profession”. Altogether, 12 teams from across the area participated in the tournament.

Litsung FC from Longkhim emerged as the Champion while Friendship FC from Alisopur finished runner-up.

Ayen of Litsung FC bagged the ‘Best player’, Chingmak of Litsung FC received the ‘Best Goalkeeper’ award, Ngou from Friendship FC was adjudged as best defender, while Thangsoi of Friendship FC, Theri-

L O N D O N, J A N 1 2 (AGENCIES): Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City were “not prepared” as they suffered a shock 2-0 defeat against struggling Southampton in the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Guardiola’s side paid the price for a limp display and never recovered after first half goals from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo at St Mary’s.

City sit second in the Premier League, while Southampton are languishing at the bottom of the table.

Southampton went ahead in the 23rd minute when Lyanco cut out a loose pass from Sergio Gomez and delivered a low cross that France Under-21 international Mara swept home for his first goal for the club.

Five minutes later, Mali international Djenepo was allowed to advance unchecked before curling a superb 30-yard strike over Stefan Ortega, who was

Southampton’s Moussa Djenepo (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring.

caught too far off his line.

Guardiola sent on Kevin De Bruyne at the interval and Erling Haaland after 56 minutes, but his lethargic team finished without a shot on target.

Southampton have never won the League Cup, losing the 1979 and 2017 finals, and they will face Newcastle in a twolegged semi-final later in January.

N o t t i n g h a m Fo r est earned a last four tie against Manchester United after beating Wolves 4-3 on penalties following a 1-1 draw at the City Ground.

After last weekend’s embarrassing FA Cup loss against second tier Blackpool, Forest are back on the Wembley trail as they reached the League Cup semi-finals for the first time since 1992.

They took the lead through a close-range finish from former Wolves centre-back Willy Boly in the 18th minute.

Raul Jimenez grabbed Wolves’ 64th minute equaliser, but Dean Henderson was Forest’s shoot-out star as he saved penalties from Joe Hodge and Ruben Neves.

Winners along with others at the annual 13th open football trophy.

pi of Brethren united, and sor L.Thsidilong Sangtam included Shillem, Muno, Ayen from Legend boy’s as guest of honour. The Changsang and Bukeu S FC emerged as the Highest referees of the tournament Chang. goals scorer.

The opening ceremony was graced by USSC executive secretary Rangkhamong as special guest while valedictory programme was graced by Baptist College Kohima assistant profes-

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13-01-2021 “Sweet memories of you keep us going even when the pain of losing you is still so fresh in our hearts.”

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Loving children, grandchildren & loved ones.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the family members of Late Nchumboni (Khyothunglo) J. Kikon would like to extend our sincere and deepest gratitude to all the individuals and well wishers who stood by our side physically, emotionally, financially and spiritually on the day of her demise.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual in person though we remain forever indebted. It is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

We would also like to express our gratitude to:1. Air field Colony Council Wokha.

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3. Wokha Town Kikon Ekhung 4. Air field Yankho Eloe Ekhung.

5. Lothatsü Prayer Centre, Zutanpen 6. Mekokla Baptist Khumshum, Wokha.

7. K.K Motors, Royal Enfield family, Kohima 8. Wokha Town, Koio Eloe Yanpoe Yanpi Khumshum 9. Lower CMHS Eloe Okho.

10. Air field and LCMHS Baptist Youth Fellowship.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): Sudeva Delhi FC picked up their second point of the season as they played out a 1-1 draw against Real Kashmir FC in the Hero I-League 2022-23 match at the Chhattrasal Stadium in New Delhi on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

In a game that lacked tempo in the first half, it was Sudeva Delhi who took the lead early in the second session through an exquisite free-kick taken by Seilenthang Lotjem. The lead was later cancelled out right at the depth by a powerful volley from substitute Samuel Kynshi as Real Kashmir managed to salvage a draw, denying the hosts to get three points in a match for the first time in the season.

It was the home team that enjoyed better exchanges of play in the initial minutes, however, failing to create any goal-scoring chances. There was a tussle in the middle of the park, where the Sudeva midfield, led by their Nigerian recruit Akeem Abioye, were kept busy dealing with the Real

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Loving Husband, Children, Loved Ones and Family Members

Lt. Nchumboni (Khyothunglo) J Kikon Born on : 23/03/1965 | Died on : 08/01/2023

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The St. John Church Chanka Village, Wokha, Silver Jubliee Organising Committee is overwhelmed in all humbleness and gratefulness to acknowledge our heartful gratitude to all those who have helped us financially, physically and logistic support to make the Silver Jubilee Celebration a grand success. Any attempt at any level couldn't be satisfactorily celebrated without your philanthropic gestures and succour.

We would like to express our special thanks and gratitude to: 1. Rev. Fr. Benjamin Chang Parish Priest, St. Mary’s Church Lakhuti 2. Rev. Fr. Mathew, Asst. Parish Priest, St. Mary’s Church Lakhuti.

3. Shri. Achumbemo Kikon, Intending Candidate 40 Bhandari A/C 4. Shri. Elias T.Lotha Joint Transport Commissioner Govt. of Nagaland 5. Shri. Peter Lijamo Lotha IAS, Secretary Home Govt. of Nagland 6. Shri. John Yanthan, S.O Finance Department Govt. of Nagaland 7. Shri. K. Libanthung Lotha IAS Secretary Geology & Mining Soil & Water Conservation 8. Shri. Chüpomo Francis Kikon, Rtd. Forest Ranger Merapani 9. Shri. Yanyithüng E Kikon P/Teacher GPS Chanka Village 10. Shri. Limhachan E Kikon S. K Agri Govt. of Nagaland 11. St. John Church Old Akuk 12. St. Paul Church Mekokla 13. St. Mary Church Lakhuti 14. St. Paul Church New Akuk The Committee deeply regret of our inability to mention everyone, yet we sincerely acknowledge everyone and praise your worthy deeds, we pray that the good Lord bless you and your family abundantly.

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Rahul helps India beat SL to clinch ODI series

KO L K ATA , JA N 1 2 (IANS): Wicketkeeperbatter KL Rahul stepped up when it mattered the most to pull India out of a tricky stage by slamming his 12th ODI fifty and carry them to a hard-fought four-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI at Eden Gardens, here on Thursday.

After Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Siraj picked three wickets each to bundle out Sri Lanka for 215, the visitors’ bowlers reduced India to 86/4. But Rahul kept his calm and batted sensibly under pressure to make an unbeaten 64 off 103 balls, and struck a crucial 75-run partnership with Hardik Pandya to take India over the line with 40 balls to spare, giving the hosts’ a series win.

Chasing 216, Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill smacked six boundaries in the first four overs. But Rohit fell in the fifth over to Chamika Karunaratne, giving a regulation catch to the keeper while looking to punch it through covers

K L Rahul and Hardik Pandya during the 2nd ODI cricket match at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, Thursday. (PTI)

without any footwork.

Gill smacked Lahiru Kumara for back-to-back fours in the next over. But the pacer had the last laugh as Gill picked out short midwicket through a shortarm pull. Kumara inflicted more damage by getting a length ball to come in sharply and Virat Kohli, stuck in the crease, got an inside edge to the stumps, as India’s top three fell in power-play.

Shreyas Iyer pulled with conviction twice off Karunaratne for a brace of

fours and had some luck by getting boundaries off leading edges. His stay ended when he played the wrong line off Kumara and was rapped lbw. He took a review, but replays showed ball clipping leg-stump.

Rahul joined forces with Hardik to get India’s chase back on track. The duo took their time to settle down in order and weather the early storm. After India’s 100 was achieved, the duo began to punish loose deliveries from the Sri Lankan bowlers.

When Rajitha bowled too full and sprayed down leg, Hardik was quick in driving through mid-off and flicking through backward square leg for boundaries. When Hasaranga overpitched, Rahul leant forward to drive through cover for four. In the next over, Kumara overpitched and Rahul took full advantage by lofting high over mid-off for another four.

As the ball started to lose the shine and pitch began to be less spicy, India were cruising. Hardik brought out a front foot drive against Dhananjaya de Silva, the sixth bowling option and then flicked off Karunaratne for another four. But in an attempt to drive again off Karunaratne, Hardik was stuck at crease and nicked behind to keeper. Axar Patel began well with an uppish drive through vacant extra cover gap off Karunaratne for a boundary which was called no-ball. He made full use of the free hit by fiercely pulling over deep mid-wicket and putting the

Djokovic, Nadal can only meet in final at Aus Open M E L B O U R N E , JA N 12 (AP): Rivals Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal were placed on opposite halves of the Australian Open bracket in the draw Thursday, meaning the owners of a combined 43 Grand Slam singles titles could only meet in the final at Melbourne Park.

Djokovic, a nine-time champion in Australia, returns to the hard-court tournament after missing it last year when his visa was revoked and he was deported from the country because he isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19. He also couldn’t compete at the 2022 U.S. Open.

Fourth-seeded Djokovic will open his bid for a 10th Australian Open title against Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena in the tournament

Novak Djokovic

Rafael Nadal

which begins Monday. Iga Swiatek, the women’s No. 1-ranked player, takes on German Jule Niemeier, who is ranked No.68, in the opening round. The Polish player was a semifinalist at Melbourne Park in 2022, a year in which she won the French and U.S. Open titles.

But the main firstround focus will be on Nadal, who faces a potentially challenging match against British player Jack Draper. Draper, who is 21, was a semifinalist in the

Next Gen Championships in November and will also play in a semifinal of the Adelaide International on Friday.

Another openinground highlight has fivetime Australian Open finalist Andy Murray against Italian Matteo Berrettini, a former Wimbledon finalist who is the No. 13-seeded player. Murray defeated Australian Alex de Minaur 6-3, 6-3 in an exhibition match on Thursday and is pleased with his form.

“It is always difficult

Ronaldo left off FIFA award list

ZURICH, JAN i n g a s i x - ye a r 12 (AP): Cristiano period where Ronaldo was left the former FIFA off the 14-player World Player of shortlist for the the Year Award annual Best FIFA had merged with M e n’s P l a y e r the annual Ballon award for the first Cristiano Ronaldo d’Or. Ronaldo fintime, with Lionel Messi ished seventh in the voting and Kylian Mbappé among last year, when Robert Lethose selected. wandowski won for the secRonaldo, who was ond time in a row ahead of released by Manchester Messi and Mohamed Salah.

United and benched by The 37-year-old Portuguese Portugal during the World star joined Saudi Arabian Cup, won the FIFA award club Al Nassr last month, the first two times it was seemingly marking the end handed out — in 2016 and of his European club career.

2017 — and was among the Aside from Messi, the three finalists the following only member of Argentina’s three years. This was the World Cup-winning team to first time he was not even make the list of nominees is selected as a contender by forward Julián Álvarez. a FIFA-appointed expert Lewandowski is also panel. on the list, which includes The award was re- just four players who did not branded in 2016 follow- play at the World Cup.

in exhibition matches to play like it is the first round of a Grand Slam but I wanted to try to leave everything out on the court to give my body the best preparation, to see how I was moving, to see how I was serving, and it went well,” Murray said.

The potential men’s quarterfinals by seeding are: Nadal vs. No. 7 Daniil Medvedev in what would be a rematch of last year’s final at Melbourne Park, won by Nadal after dropping the initial two sets, and No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. No. 6 Felix AugerAliassime in the top half; and Djokovic vs. No. 5 Andrey Rublev, and No. 2 Casper Ruud vs. No. 8 Taylor Fritz in the bottom half.

Nadal has a leading 22 Grand Slam singles titles, one more than Djokovic.

pressure back on Sri Lanka.

His attempt to take the aerial route again backfired when his lofted extra drive was caught by longoff against de Silva. After Rahul got his fifty in 93 balls on a no-ball, Kuldeep Yadav took India closer to victory with a fierce cut through backward point for a boundary.

Rahul applied finishing touches to the chase with flicks and inside edges fetching him boundaries off Rajitha, followed by a top-edge on pull flying over keeper’s head to make it three fours in an over.

Kuldeep finished off the chase with a four slapped through mid-off to give India series win.

Brief Scores: Sri Lanka 215 all out in 39.4 overs (Nuwanidu Fernando 50, Kusal Mendis 34, Mohammed Siraj 3/30, Kuldeep Yadav 3/51) lost to India 219/6 in 43.2 overs (KL Rahul 64 not out, Hardik Pandya 36; Chamika Karunaratne 2/51, Lahiru Kumara 2/64) by four wickets

Aus withdraw from ODI series against Afghanistan MELBOURNE, JAN 12 (AGENCIES): Australia’s men’s team has withdrawn from their one-day international (ODI) series against Afghanistan in March following further restrictions on women’s and girls’ rights imposed by the Taliban, Cricket Australia (CA) said on Thursday. Afghanistan’s Taliban-led administration last month imposed a ban on women attending universities. Girls have been banned from high school since March. They have also been excluded from parks and gyms. Australia and Afghanistan were scheduled to play three ODIs in the United Arab Emirates but CA scrapped the series after “extensive consultation” with stakeholders, including the Australian government.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2023

ISL: CFC hold HFC to 1-1 draw

Bartholomew Owogbalor Ogbeche of Hyderabad FC and Y. Jiteshwor Singh of Chennaiyin FC in action during ISL football match in Hyderabad, Thursday. (PTI)

H Y D E R A BA D, JA N 12 (IANS): Chennaiyin FC played out a 1-1 draw against Hyderabad FC in a Hero Indian Super League 2022-23 match at the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium, here on Thursday.

After a barren firsthalf, in-form striker Petar Sliskovic hit the opening goal of the match for Chennaiyin in the 57th minute before Bartholomew Ogbeche converted a penalty kick to level the scores in the 87th minute.

The Croatian star Sliskovic became the joint

top-scorer in the on-going season by scoring his eighth goal. Looking to dominate the proceedings, both the sides began with a similar 4-2-3-1 formation, controlling the midfield areas. However, Chennaiyin looked more impressive amongst the two as they consistently kept taking the ball into the opposition box, piling up the pressure on Hyderabad defenders with their quick combinations and speed.

It was Sliskovic, who broke the deadlock in the third quarter with a blazing

header to put Chennaiyin 1-0 ahead in the game from another Aakash Sangwan delivery from the corner.

However, Hyderabad made a comeback just three minutes before the final whistle when Ogbeche struck the equaliser from the spot after Vafa Hakhamaneshi brought down Javier Siverio in the box.

Thomas Brdaric’s men will now return home to face ATK Mohun Bagan on January 21 whereas Hyderabad take on East Bengal FC in an away fixture on January 20.

Kasatkina, Badosa into Adelaide semis, Kenin battles back in Hobart A D E L A I D E , JA N 1 2 (AGENCIES): World number eight Daria Kasatkina stumbled to close out the match but progressed to the semi-finals of the Adelaide International 2 with a 6-3 7-6(3) win over Petra Kvitova on Thursday.

Twice Wimbledon champion Kvitova was at her most erratic, spraying 42 unforced errors over the court, but still managed to save two match points and hold for 6-6 in the second set at the Australian Open warm-up. The hurricane never arrived and Kasatkina sealed the victory in the tiebreak to move on to a lastfour clash against Spain’s Paula Badosa, who later beat Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 7-6(5) 7-5 in her

Daria Kasatkina

Paula Badosa

quarter-final. Kasatkina, a top 10 player four years ago before plummeting down the rankings and almost giving up the sport, said she was looking to maintain her consistency after finishing 2022 well and making a decent start to the new season.

Later on Thursday, Swiss Olympic champion Belinda Bencic survived a second-set scare to beat France’s fourth-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-2 3-6 6-4.

Bencic will next face familiar foe Veronika Kudermetova, who saved five match points in a battling win over American Danielle Collins 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1.

Sofia Kenin has experienced the ups and downs of tennis like few others since winning the Australian Open in 2020 and she continued to show signs of progress in the quarterfinals of the Hobart International.

Advisor YR&S Er Zale Neikha flags off ‘Rally of Nagaland’ Correspondent

KO H I M A , JA N 1 2 (NPN): Rally of Nagaland, the 4th and final round of Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) organised by Federation of Motor Sports Council of India (FMSCI) and hosted

by Nagaland Adventure Club (NAC) in collaboration with Government of Nagaland, was officially flagged off by advisor Youth Resources & Sports, Er Zale Neikha during a programme at Hockey Ground, IG Stadium, here on Thursday.

In his speech, Neikha the event held here in the State was a significant one for motor sports lovers, saying, he was also a big fan of the world of motor

and all complete sponsored drive into the National Championship.

He urged the gathered motor rally fans from the State to participate, learn more about the motor rally at the same time take the best advantage from the experienced people present at the event.

He expressed hope that Nagaland Adventure Club (NAC) would continue to promote motor sporting and put Nagaland on the map of the country with the support of Federation of Motor Sports Club of India (FMSCI).

Further, he wished Er Zale Neikha accompanied by officials flagging off the INRC rally at IG Stadium success to all the parin Kohima on Thursday. (NP) ticipants from across the rally events. was part of the event, was from the state to get a fully country and hoped that He said the recently a great opportunity for equipped rally car, fully they would have a pleasheld Talent Hunt, which the young budding talents equipped mechanic team ant stay. Neikha also con-

veyed greetings from the chief minister. The flag off programme was chaired

by NAC member Bharat Prasad, convenor of the event, Peter Rutsa delivered the welcome address while INRC Blueband Sports chief promoter, Premnath K delivered the keynote address on the event.

The Khonoma stage will be held on January 13 along the Khonoma to Dzüleke route from 6 a.m. onwards while the Kohima stage will be held on January 14 from Mission Road to IG Stadium. The podium ceremony will be held at RCEMPA, Jotsoma, on January 14 at 4 p.m.

Previously, the first leg was held at Chennai, second one at Coimbatore and the third leg at Bengaluru.

World Cup Hockey: No support from anywhere Malaysia Open: HS Prannoy storms Wales’ crowdfunded outfit wants to make it count ROURKELA, JAN 12 (PTI): The others get paid to represent their nation but this bunch of mavericks pay to play for the flag.

The passion to play hockey despite overwhelming odds, it seems, is the tonic for Wales players which keeps the excitement bubbling over.

With next to negligible crowd support -- the biggest stadium in the country can accommodate 200 spectators -- and player having to shell out 1,000 pounds every year to play

Wales players during the first training session in Rourkela.

for the national team, only a band of diehard athletes can manage to dribble past the hardships and still sport broad smiles on their faces.

Wales, who are making their FIH Men’s World Cup debut here, will be pleasantly surprised -- or, perhaps, awestruck -- when they see the stadiums in Bhubaneswar and Rourke-

la packed to the rafters.

Their journey to India perhaps hasn’t been businessclass either as the team had to resort to crowd-funding to raise 25,000 pounds to cover flights, accommodation and meals in the two host cities.

“Crowd-funding is part of the means to reduce the cost to the players. Play-

ers also contribute; every player pays 1,000 pound per year to play for Wales,” said head coach Daniel Newcombe said ahead of his side’s opening match against England.

India and Spain are the other teams they will have to contend with in Group D. “Hockey is a small sport and our national stadium can take about 200 people, which is very different from the one here (21,000-capacity Birsa Munda Stadium).

“Our funding from the government is limited and so players also contribute.

But due to our recent successes by qualifying for bigger tournaments, we have got more trips and

our government has been really helpful. We have got a shirt sponsor now and this has reduced the cost (on the players),” added Newcombe.

Wales had made it to the showpiece through the European qualifying event in Cardiff, their country’s capital. Newcombe takes pride in saying that his side has made it to the showpiece event three years after hitting rock-bottom in world hockey.

“We need public exposure, sponsor to grow. But, we have moved from 36th spot to 15th (in FIH rankings) in the third year of European hockey and now to the World Cup,”Captain Rupert Shipperley said.

into quarterfinals, Jolly-Gayatri exit

KUALA LUMPUR, JAN 12 (IANS): Continuing his winning start of the season, H.S. Prannoy sailed into the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 badminton tournament while Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand was knocked out by Bulgarian duo of Gabriela Stoeva and Stefani Stoeva in the women’s doubles pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday.

Playing on Court 1 of the Axiata Arena, World No 8 Prannoy registered a 21-9, 15-21, 21-16 victory over 19th-ranked Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in

H.S. Prannoy

over one hour of play and levelled up the head-tohead record with the Indonesian.

Prannoy had a clear dominance in the first game as he wrapped it up with a 21-9 scoreline. Wardoyo, however, staged a comeback in the second game as the Indian player could not cope with his stunning shots and the match went

into the decider. In the deciding game, both the players were engaged in a close fight initially before Prannoy opened up a five-point lead before the change of ends and quickly went on to seal the victory.

Earlier in the day, Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand’s run come to an end with a 13-21, 21-15, 17-21 loss to Bulgaria’s Gabriela and Stefani in the women’s doubles roundof-16 match.

Bulgarians came out all guns blazing in the opening game as they held an early 6-0 lead and continued to mount pressure on their opponent.

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