January 11, 2019

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXIX No. 35

Fuel prices hiked after two-day gap NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Petrol and diesel prices were revised upwards on Thursday after remaining stagnant for two consecutive days.

The fresh rise in fuel prices comes after a spike in global crude oil rates.

While petrol price was hiked by approximately 38 paise, diesel rates were increased by 29 paise.

A litre of petrol will now cost Rs 68.88 in Delhi, Rs 74.53 in Mumbai, Rs 71.14 in Bengaluru, Rs 71.47 in Chennai and Rs 71.01 in Kolkata. Meanwhile, a litre of diesel will now be available at Rs 62.53 in Delhi, Rs 65.43 in Mumbai, Rs 64.58 in Bengaluru, Rs 66.01 in Chennai and Rs 64.30 in Kolkata.

The fresh increase comes after crude oil rates spiked almost 12 per cent in the last seven days. On January 9, international crude oil prices continued its upward climb, rebounding sharply on decisions related to OPEC production cuts and US-China trade talks.

Saudi Arabia’s assurance to cut oil production to the tune of 800 barrels per day, however, was the single-largest factor which has led to the rebound.

Benchmark Brent crude oil is now touched the 60$-mark and Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) suggests that it could hover between $60 and $70 by mid-2019.

Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley expects Brent crude oil to average at $61 throughout the year, down from its previous estimate of $69 a barrel.

While oil lost one per cent market gain on Thursday, owing to swelling US supply, the mood remains upbeat.

NSCN (I-M) directs Sunday shop closure

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NSCN (K) to join talks TO BE PART OF WC OF NNPGs says Ravi

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DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): In a significant development, the Government of India (GoI) and Khango-led NSCN (K) Thursday held an informal meeting wherein it was decided that the latter would be part of the ongoing peace process.

Talking to Nagaland Post over telephone, NSCN (K) general secretary, Isak Sumi said, “NSCN/GPRN will participate in the peace process with our own entity”.

He further said that the cease-fire with government of India would “automatically fall into place” once NSCN (K) starts participating in the peace process.

Asked about the fourpoint demand made by the group to the government of India, Isak said, “All demands will be part of the peace process and all things will fall into place when we start the dialogue”.

On demands that was likely to be tabled on entering the peace process, Isak

said, “Besides the agendas that are being discussed with Working Committee of NNPGs, a common minimum programme will be framed out and presented to government of India through the common platform”.

When asked whether the group would be part of the formal talk between government of India and Working Committee (WC) of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) scheduled to be held on Friday, Isak said that NSCN (K) was likely to participate at the earliest.

When contacted, Deputy National Security Advisor (NSA) and GoI representative for Naga peace talks, RN Ravi, confirmed that the informal meeting took place at his office.

Asked about the outcome of the meeting, Ravi said, “NSCN (K) has informed that they will participate in the peace process along with WC of NNPGs”.

On restoration of cease-fire with NSCN (K), Ravi reiterated that govern-

Tribal body calls for 24-hour Assam bandh

Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI): A conglomerate of tribal bodies in Assam has called a 24-hour bandh Friday to protest a bill that seeks to grant scheduled tribe status to six ethnic groups of the state.

The bandh by the Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) comes close on the heels of a 11hour strike called on Tuesday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

“The central and state governments have hatched a plot to eliminate the genuine tribals of the state,” Aditya Khaklary, convenor, CCTOA, said here Thursday. The Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Amendment Bill seeks to accord ST status to six ethnic groups -- Koch-Rajbongshis, Tea Tribes/Adivasis, Tai Ahoms, Morans, Motoks and Chutia -- was tabled in Lok Sabha

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): NSCN (I-M)’s UT central administrative officer (CAO) has directed closure of shops and other business activities on Sundays “to mark the day as Holy.”

In a press release, UT secretary Ghokuto Chishi warned hotels, lodges and other guest houses to “stop deploying prostitute or practicing immoral activities but rather extend support for the better society.”

The UT authority has also appealed to various NGOs and business community within UT (Dimapur) to DIMAPUR, JAN 10 cooperate accordingly.

(NPN): A day after two NPF legislators from Dimapur district made a statement O f f i c e s o f t h e on the issue of Grant-in-Aid Nagaland Post will remain (GiA) under rural developclosed on January 11, 2019 ment (RD) department, and re-open on January the NPF legislators from Kohima, Mokokchung and 12, 2019.

Tuensang districts Thursday in separate statements slammed the PDA government for allegedly changing the sub-allocation which was approved by the high level committee (HLC).

In a joint statement, NPF legislators of Kohima district including Khriehu Liezietsu, MLA, 10 Northern Angami A/C and Keneizhakho Nakhro, MLA 8 Western Angami A/C said that the NPF party led

by Leader of Opposition, TR Zeliang, has been vocal about the disappearance of the Grant-in-Aid (GiA) for “It’s a war of words almost a year. with Rafale versus AW They alleged that the helicopter.” amount of Rs.96 crore sanc-

on Wednesday.

The CCTOA accused both the governments for not taking the tribals into confidence while initiating the move. Khaklary said the bandh will begin from 5 am and end on Saturday morning with all essential services exempted from its purview. On Tuesday, the AASU, supported by more than 100 organisations, had called a state-wide bandh to protest the citizenship bill.

Khaklary said Assam’s tribals will continue their struggle to defeat this move, which is aimed at deriving political mileage. Tabling of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Amendment Bill “is an attempt to console the indigenous people in Assam by announcing the grant of ST status to six communities in the state and it will lead to deterioration in the prevailing situation in the state,” he said.

ment of India did not abrogate the cease-fire and that it was NSCN (K) which unilaterally abrogated the cease-fire on 2015.

In this regard, Ravi said, “If NSCN (K) formally comes back and participate in the peace process then naturally cease-fire is restored”.

It may be recalled that NSCN (K) had unilaterally abrogated ceasefire in March 2015, leading to multiple violent incidents, including attacks on security forces.

It may also be mentioned that Khango-led NSCN (K) had placed a four-point demand before the Government of India for consideration— lift ban imposed on NSCN and removal of terrorist tag; rescind the bounties placed on NSCN leaders; repeal AFSPA/DDA on the enforced Naga areas and unconditional release of NSCN cadres arrested after the abrogation of ceasefire and undergoing trials or serving sentences in different prisons across the state/country.

Lt. Gen Sirohi takes over as GOC 3 Corps

Lt. Gen Rajeev Sirohi

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Lt. Gen Rajeev Sirohi, AVSM, VSM, took over the reins of 3 Corps today from Lt. Gen. Gopal R, AVSM, SM, who proceeds on posting to Army Headquarters.

Lt. Gen Rajeev Sirohi is an Infantry Officer from the Grenadier Regiment of the Indian Army.

According to a defence release, Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi has had an illustrious career encompassing several prestigious staff assignments in Military Operations Directorate with command tenures being mainly along the borders and in counter terrorism operations. He commanded an Infantry Brigade in J&K and an Infantry Division in North East.

CBI chief Verma shunted out; posted as DG Fire Services NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): In an unprecedented move, Alok Verma was Thursday removed unceremoniously as the CBI director after a high-powered panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi found that he had not been functioning with integrity expected of him.

Verma, whose fixed tenure of two years was to end on January 31, is the first chief in the 55-years of the CBI’s history to face such action, officials said.

He has been posted as Director General Fire Service, Civil Defence and Home Guards, under the Union Home Ministry.

The charge of the CBI has been given to Additional Director M Nageshwar Rao, a government order issued on Thursday evening said.

The panel which comprised Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Justice A K Sikri, appointed by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi as his nominee, had met here Thursday evening after which a decision for Verma was taken.

NPCC asks BJP to quit PDA over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) president K Therie has asked BJP to quit from the PDA government for bringing in and getting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 passed in Lok Sabha and its alleged failure to resolve the Naga political issue.

In a press release, Therie asserted that the Bill 2016 was not acceptable to Nagaland as its objective clearly clashed with the interest of tribals and indigenous inhabitants, particularly in the Northeast, and it would compromise them despite previous safeguards.

In the context of Nagaland, he declared that Congress stood by the 1963 electoral rolls as the basis for settlement.

“We have conveyed

our stand that we do not approve the Bill at any cost when it was introduced last year,” he added.

The NPCC chief alleged that BJP’s intent to grant illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan citizenship on religious grounds was encouraging further infiltration in the Northeast, which was already grappling with a wide range of issues stemming from illegal immigrants, including change in demography and dilution of inherent social, cultural and linguistic properties to the extent of the indigenous people being reduced to a minority.

Mentioning that the State cabinet’s resolution to merely urge the Centre to re-examine and review the Bill without spelling out any proposal might

not yield results for it was clearly an attempt to “walk the tightrope not knowing which side to jump”, Therie asked chief minister Neiphiu Rio not to mislead the people by confusing with provisions of Article 371(A) and Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873.

According to him, Nagaland was already overcrowded with infiltrators and the youth had no jobs, leading to their exodus.

He claimed that exodus of youth had become a major concern for Congress.

“Our boys and girls don’t see any future in Nagaland. They have lost hope. They do not even want to return to Nagaland as merit no longer has place.

Now, it is only nepotism, bias and backdoor appointments that prevail,” Therie alleged.

NPF legislators take on PDA govt over GiA issue

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Name of Dept School Education Power H & FW PHED Rural Development

HLC allocation 3,87,03,000 11,71,00,000 14,02,50,000 2,27,66,000 153,20,81,000

tioned by Niti Aayog in November 2017 as part of special additional grant of Rs. 185.09 crore to Nagaland, never found its way to the beneficiaries.

They claimed that RD department, “in an attempt to save their political masters, is squirming to find a safe passage out of it by throwing words like ‘guidelines’ ‘criteria’ et al.”

Kohima district NPF legislators alleged that the department was also not performing as per Central Ministry’s laid down guidelines. They said Naga public deserved to know as to who and on what authority the government, right after their

PDA-Govt. re-allocation 1,11,26,800 6,65,00,000 2,00,00,000 1,28,46,000 170,02,86,000

inception changed the suballocation of the various communitized departments, which was approved by the HLC. “This attitude of the present government to randomly change things according to their whims and fancy is a dangerous precedent,” they said.

Further, on the issue of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Kohima NPF MLA reminded the NDPP leadership that “for the fainthearted action of today, the future of the Nagas is being put at stake and the Nagas shall remember this in the coming days.”

When the whole of Northeast was opposing

the Bill, they said the PDA cabinet “meekly” urged the Centre to ‘Re-examine and Review’. NPF MLAs of Kohima called upon the Nagas “to stand witness to this betrayal” and give the present government “a befitting reply democratically in the coming days.”

Mkg NPF MLAs: NPF legislators of Mokokchung district accused the PDA government indiscriminately and insensitively managing public fund meant for the poorer section of the state.

In a joint press statement, NPF legislators from Mokokchung including Imkong L Imchen, Dr. Nganshi Ao, Amenba Yaden and Dr. Imtiwapang said there had been rejoinders and counter rejoinders to the issue of GiA to the various VDBs of the state, but little was said “about the kind of anomaly which the NDPP led PDA government has in the first place created.” Delving on

the sub-allocation done by the HLC, the four legislators pointed out that after a proposal was sent by the state government, the centre (Niti Aayog) had been “gracious enough” to give an additional grant of Rs. 185.09 croroe to Nagaland which was sanctioned on November 8, 2017.

Accordingly, they said that after the sanction, the HLC did the sub-allocation for the communitized department with RD department as the nodal department. However, the MLAs said that after the NDPP-led PDA government was installed in March 2018, the sub-allocation done by the HLC was altered, which they maintained was against the norm and practise.

Four MLAs also provided figures (See table) for comparison of the sub-allocations done by the HLC and the PDA govt on its own.

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Central Bureau of Investigation Chief Alok Verma arrives at CBI headquarters in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

Kharge has expressed his dissent to the decision which was taken by a majority of 2:1.

There were eight counts of charges against Verma in the CVC report presented before the panel which included alleged attempts to induct tainted officers, compromising probe in the case related to controversial meat exporter Moin Qureshi, IRCTC scam among others, they said.

The officials said the panel, barring Kharge, felt that investigation, including criminal probe, was necessary, in some cases, and his continuation as CBI Director was not desirable, and

he should be transferred.

The meeting of the committee was convened Wednesday which lasted nearly 30 minutes. It was convened again on Thursday at the residence of Prime Minister Modi at 7 Lok Kalyan Marg at around 4.30 PM. The meeting continued for nearly two hours with Kharge strongly arguing for giving a chance to Verma to present his case before the committee on the allegations levelled by the CVC against him.

However, the Prime Minister and Justice Sikri did not agree with his position making clear his ouster from the agency.

JD(U) dismayed over passage of Citizenship Bill in Lok Sabha

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Janata Dal (United) Nagaland state unit Thursday expressed dismay over the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on January 8, 2019 despite stiff opposition not only from the opposition parties but even from the NDA allies.

JD (U) Nagaland through its media cell asserted that JD (U) was the first political party to oppose the Bill by adopting resolution at its national executive meeting on July 8, 2018 in New Delhi. However, the party said the Lok Sabha, having numerical advantage, passed the bill thereby totally crashing the appeals of the indigenous people of the North East.

JD(U), an ally of NDA at the centre, maintained that the Bill has set in a course of division amongst the people of the northeast on communal lines. “The passage of the Bill have ignited inflammable furnace causing grave injuries not only to the hopes of the indigenous people but even physical damages are being inflicted resulting even to the loss of innocent lives,” it stated.

In the light of the above, the JD(U) Nagaland has reaffirmed its earlier stand endorsing the its national executive council meeting resolution opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The party said it would continue to do so even being a part of the PDA government of Nagaland.

The JD (U) Nagaland also expressed solidarity with the people of northeast in the fight and struggle against the passage of the Bill.

No plans to make Hindi compulsory, says Javadekar

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday countered media reports on government’s intention of making Hindi compulsory, saying that no language is being given a compulsory status in the new National Education Policy (NEP). “The Committee on New Education Policy in its draft report has not recommended making any language compulsory. This clarification is necessitated in the wake of mischievous and misleading report in a section of the media,” Javadekar tweeted.

An article in The Indian Express had reported that the government will be making Hindi compulsory for students till Class 8 in the upcoming education policy.

ZSU(N) apologises to NSCN (I-M)

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): Zeme Students’ Union (N) has expressed its regret to the NSCN (I-M) authority over its press statement published on December 29, 2018, wherein it had urged NSCN (I-M) to recall its armed cadres from New Ngaulong village to base camp in order to maintain peace and harmony and sanctity of cease fire ground rules in the region In a press release, ZSUN president Aakam and information & publicity secretary Suirangbe said the NSCN (I-M) authority and ZSUN officials met and agreed to have mutual understanding, work cohesively and trust each other. ZSUN expressed the belief that NSCN (I-M) would act as a guardian of peace in the region and the student body would extend its cooperation in bringing lasting peace and viable solution for the Nagas.

The union said it realised that presence of NSCN (I-M) cadres was a necessity and in no way a treat to the local populace. ZSUN further expressed its sincere regret to the NSCN (I-M) and all the responsible for the inconvenience caused by its statement and looked forward to collaborate in whatever way possible.

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CPO and WCYO observe Chakhesang Day

Delegates at the 5th Chakhesang Day program at Chesezu village. Besuneyi Swuro speaking at the program at Bade village.

DIMAPUR: The 5th Chakhesang Day was celebrated by Chakhesangs on Thursday commemorating recognition of the Chakhesang tribe on January 10, 1946. Following are reports of the event as celebrated in Phek district and Bade village.

CPO: The 5th Chakhesang Day was celebrated at Chesezu village, Phek district under the auspices of Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) on Thursday.

A press release from CPO media cell stated that, Dr. Chotisuh Sazo MLA stated that, “We were called eastern Angamis till 1946,” and added that it was on January 10 when visionary leaders came together and decided to become a sepa-

rate tribe named Chakhesang. “As a recognized tribe, we are now 73 years old. Let us maintain this spirit of unity/togetherness that is instituted by our forefathers,” said Sazo.

Stating that Chakhesangs are a unique group of people, he said “Our identity is simplicity, honesty and (being) hardworking.” “Let us uphold the integrity, unity and dignity of Chakhesang. Let no man break this bondage of family, brotherhood and community,” he asserted.

Former minister Thenucho Tunyi maintained that the Chakhesangs have made a number of contributions to the Naga people, be it in the social, economical, and cultural fields, adding that “even in political prin-

ciples, we are rooted like a solid rock until our goal is achieved.”

Stating that Chakhesangs have qualities that receive appreciation from others, he said “Hence, we should try to live a dependable and honest life.” “We have achieved great milestones that have changed the face of Naga society yet we still have much to learn, and contribute,” he said.

Former minister Zachilhu Vadeo, in his speech, stressed on the need to uphold and adopt good traditional values of the Chakhesang forefathers.

He maintained that strict adherence to taboos, fear and shame, will ensure a favourable life and prosperity. He also called upon the people to promote and

improve traditional songs and dance as well as local languages.

Fo r m e r m i n i s t e r Zhovehu Lohe called for strict implementation of restrictions imposed by the CPO on import of pigs into Chakhesang jurisdiction.

Praising all the concerned villages for maintaining reserved forests, he stressed on the need to impose total bans on hunting throughout the year.

Lohe felt the need to revisit the function of the Village Development Board (VDB), adding that trust deficits should not be grounds for tarnishing the image of the VDB. He suggested the institution of a citation/award for the best performing Village Councils and VDBs to instill a

competitive spirit.

Earlier, minister for Planning & Coordination and Land Revenue, Neiba Kronu released a CPO research handbook entitled “Path Finder- A simple and comparative study of Chakhesang Languages.”

This handbook was brought out to promote better communication among the different dialect speaking groups and will be used in Sunday schools to help children understand each other’s dialects, and strengthen unity, said CPO president Kekhwengulo Lea. The CPO’s new president, Mikha Kenye also spoke on the occasion and CPO general secretary Mutsivoyi Kotso proposed a vote of thanks. The func-

tion was chaired by John Lohe.

WC YO : We s t e r n Chakhesang Youth Organization (WCYO) observed “Chakhesang Day” during its Biennial Sports Meet currently underway at Bade village, on January 10.

A press release from WCYO president, Likalo Letro stated that Besuneyi Swuro, vice president, Western Chakhesang Hoho (WCH), speaking on the occasion greeted the community and briefed the youth about the significance of the day. He mentioned that pioneers like late Goyiepra Kenye, Wezülhi Krome and Nesatsü Khamo had mobilized the community and fought for recognition of the Chakhesang tribe.

The tribe was recognized on January 10, 1946 by the British Indian government, he said adding that, “before this time, the Chakhesangs were a part of Eastern Angami.”

Swuro exhorted the gathering, particularly the youth, to take up the responsibility of strengthening a sense of unity within the community in particular and society in general. He also called on the gathering to be instruments of support for each other irrespective of background.

Swuro further encouraged the sportspersons and youth to strive for competing on higher platforms and bring laurels to the community.

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news in Brief PAC, NCD informs: Public Action Committee (PAC) has convened a meeting for January 12, 2 pm at Naga Council Office Dimapur. All concerned members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Jakhama village day: The 29th session of Jakhama village day will be celebrated at local ground, Jakhama on January 16, 9 am. Jakhama village council has invited all to the celebration.

SASU 69th biennial general conference: The 69th biennial general conference of the Southern Angami Students’ Union (SASU) will be held from January 18 to 20 at Zaso ground, Mima village under the theme, “Metamorphosis of ideas and approach.” All the units of SASU have been asked to compulsorily attend the conference with specified number of delegates allocated, failing which a penalty of Rs. 2000 shall be imposed. Delegates have been asked to “reach the venue by 12:00 pm for registration thereafter from 12:30- 2:00 pm.” A registration fee of Rs. 100 on each delegate will be realized. All the units are to send one participant each for debate and extempore competitions and wrestling (Men) and arm wrestling (Women) and two items for the talent night.

RWDA prayer fellowship: Rotomi Welfare Dimapur Area (RWDA) has convened a prayer fellowship for January 12, 7 a.m. at Sümi Baptist Church Sovima, Dimapur. All members have been requested to attend the program and be blessed.

XWSD general meet: Xuivi Welfare Society Dimapur (XWSD) has convened a silver jubilee related general meeting for January 19, 10 a.m. at the residence of its banker Hukavi, at Darogapathar Dimapur. All members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Voters awareness forum to be launched DIMAPUR: Voters Awareness Forum (VAF) for Kohima district will be formed and formally launched on January 16.

According to DIPR, DC Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan, has requested for the nomination and deputation of a Nodal Officer for the VAF The DC has directed Nodal Officers to be present on January 16, 11 am in the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Kohima where, the DLMTs will give a briefing on the roles and responsibilities of the VAF.

Childline Assam Rifles national integration tour AASU General Conference Service meeting

The National Integration Tour team interacting with Governor of Assam, professor Jagdish Mukhi on January 10.

DIMAPUR: Wokha Battalion has organised a National Integration Tour from Wokha to Kohima, Guwahati, Shillong and back, from January 8 to

16.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the tour consists of 20 girl students, two lady teachers, three administrative staff and one

officer. The tour team held an interaction with Governor of Assam, professor Jagdish Mukhi at the Governor House, Guwahati on January 10.

DIMAPUR: The 39th General Conference of Aqahuto Area Students’ Union (AASU) was held at Shokhuvi village on January 6.

A press release from AASU media cell stated that, Azheto Zhimomi, MLA, graced the event and also delivered a speech.

In his speech, Azheto said that there was immense potential in Naga youth to excel in many fields, provided they have the right platform to realise their abilities and pursue them.

According to Azheto, this potential would have a beneficial impact on the growth and progress of society because, he said, youth are stakeholders of the society.

He pointed out that it was the responsibility of every young person to do something positive for the well-being of the state.

Asserting that education was a powerful tool

for taking the community forward, Azheto encouraged those who were good in studies to pursue their education with dedication.

He also added that there were no shortages of opportunities for those unable to keep up with others in studies as there were many other opportunities to choose from and specialise in.

“We need to continually nurture ourselves in order to bear good fruits in life”, he added.

Azheto, who hails from Kiyeto village of Aqahuto area, called upon the students and the public of the area in general to be torch bearers of peace and harmony and extend the same to other tribes and communities.

He was of the view that a nation, no matter how strong or rich it may be, would not grow without peace and unity among its people.

held in Peren

DIMAPUR: A meeting to initiate Childline (1098) service for Peren district was held on January 9 at DC’s conference hall, new Hq Peren.

According to DIPR, during the meeting, Sandeep Kumar Mitra (resource person) gave a briefing on the Childline (1098) service where he said that Childline (1098) is a national 24 hour free phone emergency outreach service for children in need of care and protection.

He also said that Childline aims at protecting rights of children, deals with missing and abused children, and also provides shelter, rescue and medical aid, etc.

DC Peren, S. Tainiu chaired the program and also delivered the welcome address. Government officials and NGOs attended the program.

A gated area at Railway Station Dimapur, with garbage strewn around the gate, paints an ugly picture of one of the state’s main entry and egress points. (Vikato Zhimomi)

Final Electoral Roll drafts available for inspection New team takes over Lotha Hoho

Longdiba L.Sangtam handing over a copy of the final Electoral Roll draft to political party leaders on January 10. (NP) Correspondent

KIPHIRE/DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): In connection with the special summary revision with reference to January 1, 2019, as the qualifying date, a meeting was convened at the ofK

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fice chamber of SDO (C) Kiphire Hq., Longdiba L. Sangtam for final publication of the Electoral Roll on January 10.

During the meeting, the SDO (C) thanked the political parties for their cooperation towards producing

an error-free E-Roll and towards other election related matters. The program was chaired by Assistant Election Officer (AEO) Kiphire, Olivi Thurr. It was attended by political party leaders from Kiphire district. Two copies of the final roll (One

soft copy and one hard copy) each were handed over to all recognized political parties.

Interested individuals may inspect the Kiphire ERoll (59 Seyochung Sitimi A/C & 60 Pungro Kiphire A/C) at the AEO’s office during office hours.

DIPR adds: The list of amendments to the draft electoral roll for various districts, have been prepared with reference to January 1, 2019 as the qualifying date, and in accordance with the Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.

An official bulletin reported from the constituencies: 1) Kohima -- 8-Western Angami, 9-Kohima Town, 10-Northern Angami-I, 11Northern Angami-II, 12Tseminyu, 14- Southern Angami-I and 15- Southern Angami-II Assembly Constituencies.

2) Mokokchung -- 21Tuli, 22-Arakakong, 23-Impur, 24-Angetyongpang, 25Mongoya, 26-Aonglenden, 27-Mokokchung Town, 28Koridang, 29-Jangpetkong and 30-Alongtaki.

3) For Dimapur -- 1 Dimapur-I, 2 Dimapur-II,

3 Dimapur-III, 4 Ghaspani-I and 5 Ghaspani-II. 4) For Mon -- 41-Tizit A/C, 42-Wakching A/C, 43-Tapi A/C. 44-Phomching A/C, 45-Tehok A/C, 46-Mon Town A/C, 47Aboi A/C, 48-Moka A/C and 55-Tobu A/C. 5) For Peren -- 6-Tening and 7-Peren A/Cs on 10th January 2019 at ADC office chamber Old Town Peren.

In Kohima, copies of the said roll, together with the said amendments, have been published and will be available for inspection at the office of the ADC and Electoral Registration Officer Kohima as well as the Booth Level Officer.

In Mokokchung, a copy will be available for inspection in the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner & Electoral Registration Officer, Mokokchung.

In Dimapur, a copy will be available for inspection at the Electoral Registration Officer’s office during office hours.

For Mon, a copy may be inspected at the ADC & ERO’s office during office hours.

The new and outgoing Lotha Hoho teams with others at the handing over program held on January 10 in Wokha.

DIMAPUR: A file handing over program for a new team of office bearers, advisors and executive members for Lotha Hoho (LH) was held at Lotha Tribal Council (LTC) hall, Wokha on January 10, chaired by S. Mhonlumo Lotha, vice chairman, LH. A press release by LH media cell stated that Mhao Humtsoe, outgoing chairman LH, while con-

gratulating the new team highlighted some activities carried out during his tenure.

He also said that there were many ongoing works and activities in motion for the interests of the Lotha public.

E r. M h o n d a m o Ovung, chairman LH, while delivering a welcome address, acknowledged the outgoing team for their

dedication and valuable services rendered towards the Lotha community.

He also congratulated his new team and introduced them to the members present.

Rev. S. T h u n g r i o Khuvung, pastor WTBC, blessed both the new and outgoing team and a vote of thanks was delivered

by S. Abenthung Ngullie, general secretary LH. K

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Guwahati Hazy sunshine Imphal

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Itanagar Hazy sunshine

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Shillong Hazy sunshine

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Kohima Hazy sunshine

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(L-R): Namri Nchang speaking at the Poang Lum Mini Hornbill Festival on January 10. The traditional Log drum pulling event during the celebrations.

DIMAPUR: The Chang community kicked started its premier festival, Poang Lum Mini Hornbill Festival, under the theme “Propelling Cultural Values”, on January 10 at Loyem Memorial ground in Tuensang. The festivity is organized by the Chang Khulei Setshang (CKS) and sponsored by the government of Nagaland.

According to a DIPR report, the inaugural program of the festival under the theme “Densieh” (entrepreneurship) was inaugurated by advisor for Irrigation and Flood Control, Namri Nchang as special guest. Namri applauded the government of Nagaland

for giving opportunities to all the tribes of Nagaland through organizing such events to retrieve cultures and traditions of the State’s tribals.

He maintained that the idea of the government was to run the hornbill festival throughout the year with respective tribes of Nagaland which will contribute to the production of more entrepreneurs among educated youth along with reviving cultural and traditional practices of the tribes.

Tribal guest of the eve n t , K h i a m n i u n g a n Tribal Council president, Ngoun Khiamniungan, in his short speech mentioned the age old bond between

the Chang and Khiamniungan community where he also proclaimed brotherhood and peace among communities. President CKS, Nungsang Lemba gave a presentation on the significance of the Poang Lum. Minister Environment, Climate Change and Forestry, CM Chang was the host of the program and additional SP Tuensang, Lempoksng Lemtur, was the co-host of the event. Head GB C/Khel Tuensang village, Sangkhum Chang and executive secretary CBLT, Rev Achu Chang initiated the heralding of the celebrations.

Guru Shishya Parampara Kendra opens in Mongchen

Punalemla (seated right) along with the pupils at the newly opened Guru Shishya Parampara Kendra, Mongchen village on January 7.

DIMAPUR: A Guru Shishya Parampara Kendra (a traditional centre) funded under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India was opened at Mongchen village under

Mokokchung district on January 7.

A press release from Guru Shishya Parampara Kendra, Mongchen village, stated that the centre (or Kendra) facilitated by the

North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur will be looked after by a “Guru”, Punalemla, who is a certified handloom artisan.

She will be assisted

Agriculture department conducts IPM training at Longjemdang village

Participants, organizers and trainees at the training program on IPM (winter crops) conducted under RKVY at Longjemdang village on January 8.

DIMAPUR: Department of Agriculture under Mangkolemba, conducted a training program on IPM (winter crops) under RKVY at Longjemdang village on January 8.

A press release by SDAO Mangkolemba office stated that SDAO, Mangkolemba A. Temsu Aier welcomed the farmers to the training program and encouraged them to follow sustainable farming practices.

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He informed the farmers that with the increasing population, the demand for food was increasing, and IPM techniques have been successful in reducing use of chemicals to control crop pests and increasing crop production to a vast extent over the years.

The far mers were asked to select healthy seeds and tubers and treat them with appropriate biofertilizers before planting them, practice clean culti-

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vation and inspect fields at regular intervals.

The far mers were trained on differentiating crop pests from defenders, and were shown the use of sticky traps and pheromone traps.

The farmers also shared their experiences with the department officials.

The program was followed by free distribution of IPM kits, pheromone traps and sticky traps

by an “accompanist” and the centre will admit four shishyas (or pupils) who will learn the art of traditional weaving and other handloom works.

The main objective of the Kendra, a first of its kind under the scheme, is to promote, preserve and exhibit the rich traditional arts like weaving, dances, folksongs, dresses etc. of the society. The Kendra in Mongchen is expected to promote women and the girl child to become selfsufficient and self-reliant by practicing the traditional art of weaving and also by partaking in different expos all over the country.

The shisyas (or pupils) will be given extensive training throughout the year at the centre. The pupils will be given training every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 1 pm.

The special guest also inaugurated the stalls, which was followed by cultural items presented by the Khiamniungan Cultural Troupe, Tuensang Village Cultural Troupe, Pangan Chia, Hakchang Cultural Troupe, Ü-Chia Nakshou Cultural Troupe, Chongli Chia, Haak Cultural Troupe, Lo Chia and Chingmei Cultural.

Highlights of the evening program included the Miss Chang Beauty Pageant competition under the theme “Reflections of Perfection” organized

by Changsao Thangjam Setshang, with ENWO president, Ayong Chang as the special guest.

F&CS Dimapur ration card rectification DIMAPUR: As per an earlier notification to beneficiaries under priority Household/Antyodaya Anna Yojana of the National Food Safety Act (NFSA) 2013 through the urban fair price shops and village councils, Food and Civil Supplies (F&CS) Dimapur assistant director, N. Jamonger Ao has directed beneficiaries of Dimapur district whose ration cards are listed under the De-Duplication/ Discrepancies list to report to the office of the assistant director, F&CS Dimapur for correction/rectification on or before January 31.

This will be the final notice and after expiry of the required date, the office will have the discretion to rectify/correct/delete the de-duplication and discrepancy list.

Information for Nagaland VDBs DIMAPUR: Nagaland State VDB Secretary Association has informed all the 1243 Village Development Board’s (VDB’s) under Nagaland State that from the 2019-2020 financial, implementation of Direct Benefit Transfer will be enforced and made mandatory. The benefits of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) Schemes will be directly transferred to the individual accounts of those holding Job Cards.

Nagaland State VDB Secretary Association general secretary, Manthungo Kikon, in a press release stated that in regard to this, all VDB secretaries are to collect and submit details of Aadhaar cards and bank accounts of the MGNREGS job card holders to their concerned BDOs for necessary implementation of this directive.

The release also stated that VDB’s that do not comply with this directive will be deprived of their rights to the schemes and the department will not be in a position to help them.

The association has called upon all VDBs to cooperate with it and initiate immediate steps so that this directive may be implemented smoothly throughout the state of Nagaland.

Republic Day preparatory meeting held in Kohima

Rajesh Soundararajan chairing the Republic Day preparatory meeting in Kohima on January 10. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: A meeting to discuss work distribution and other arrangements, in regard to the ensuing Republic Day Celebrations at New Secretariat Plaza, was held on January 10 at the DC’s Conference Hall, Kohima.

According to DIPR,

the meeting discussed and delegated roles and responsibilities and distributed works to the various departments.

DC Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan also informed the meeting that rehearsals would begin from January 18.

DDGBA informs tribal representatives DIMAPUR: Dimapur District GBs Association (DDGBA) has informed the tribes that are yet to submit the names of their GB representatives, to submit the same on or before January 19.

In a press release, DDGBA stated that the Angamis, Rengmas, Khiamniungans, Pochurys, Kacharis and Kukis were yet to submit the names of their respective representatives.

The election/section of its new office bearers for the tenure 2019-2024 will be held on January 22 for which nomination papers will be issued on January 19, 10 a.m. to 12 noon at its office and its submission will be on January 21.

DISHA committee meet in Zunheboto

Tokheho Yepthomi speaking at the DISHA committee meeting held on January 7 in Zunheboto. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: As was desired by of Member of Parliament Lok Sabha and chairperson DISHA committee, Tokheho Yepthomi, the quarterly meeting of DISHA committee was held on January 7 at the Zunheboto Deputy Commissioner’s Conference

Hall.

According to DIPR, the concerned heads of offices attended the meeting and presented status reports of the implementation of central sector/sponsored schemes under respective departments. The following was discussed in the

meeting: Action taken as per the decisions of the last DISHA meetings; Status of implementation of programs and procedures as per the guidelines Schemes and work plans; redressal of complaints/grievance/ irregularities and social audit.

Districts, sub-division hold PDB meetings

DIMAPUR: The January Planning & Development Board (PDP) meetings for Pughoboto, Wokha and Mokokchung were held on January 7 and on 9. Work distribution for the upcoming Republic Day celebrations was the common feature of all the meetings.

Pughoboto: The first meeting of the Pughoboto Sub Divisional Planning & Development Board (SDPDB) for 2019 was held with the SDPDB chairman & MLA, Y. Vikheho Swu at the Customary Court hall, Pughoboto on January 9.

A DIPR report stated that ADC Pughoboto, Phuleshe K. Yepthomi reviewed the last meeting minutes. The MLA conveyed New Year greetings and lauded the division officers for their contributions in the last year and asked them to rededicate their services to change Pughoboto. He also sought their cooperation for more developmental activities in their areas. The MLA also said he had a plan to award the best village chairman and best VDB secretary.

Departmental training and adoption of High School Pughoboto and Ghathashi were discussed in the meeting. Action

(L-R): Y. Vikheho Swu speaking at the Pughoboto SDPDB meeting held on January 9. Sachin Jaiswal and other officials at the Mokokchung DPDB meeting held on January 7. (DIPR)

plans for adoption of both GHSs, which will be initiated by department officers starting from the month of February till December, was read out by the ADC. The printed program for the ensuing Republic Day celebrations was also distributed in the meeting.

The house entrusted the CDPO and the Election department to give slideshow presentations in next SDPDB meeting.

Wokha: The monthly DPDB meeting for the month of Januar y for Wokha district was held on January 9 at the DC’s Conference Hall.

A DIPR report stated that vice chairman DPDB & DC Wokha, Dr. Manazir

Jeelani Samoon, welcomed the members and extended New Year greetings.

The chairman welcomed new DPDB member, DFO, Doyang Chisayi, and work for the Republic Day Celebrations was distributed in the meeting.

The department of Power and Legal Services presented a slide-show presentation on their activities in the district. Nagaland State Legal Service Authority (NLSSA) project coordinator, Limasenla Longkumer, while highlighting department activities in the district, said that the department will conduct a Mega Legal Camp on January 19.

She also stressed on

the objective of the camp which is to provide free legal aid in the nature of counselling and providing free legal services for any case or legal proceedings before the Courts, Tribunals or other authorities.

The Medical and Tourism departments were entrusted with giving presentations of their activities in the district, in the next meeting.

Mokokchung: The monthly meeting of Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) was held on January 7 at the ADC’s (Planning) Conference Hall under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner and vice-

chairman, Mokokchung DPDB, Sachin Jaiswal.

According to DIPR, bringing New Year greetings to all DPDB members, Jaiswal appealed to the members to once again join hands and work together for the welfare of the people in the district, so that Mokokchung DPDB, which is the highest decision making body of the district, could have another successful year.

In the meeting the DC also read out the work distribution of different departments for the upcoming Republic Day Celebrations on January 26 which will be held at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung.

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Citizenship Bill: Protests continue in Assam

Police personnel detain activists of various indigenous organizations in Guwahati, Wednesday. (PTI)

Guwahati, Jan 10 (PTI): Protests over the contentious Citizenship bill continued in Assam Thursday with students, lawyers and doctors raising their voice against the legislation across the state.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha two days ago, seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-

Muslims who fled religious persecution in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan and entered India before December 31, 2014.

With ‘gamosas’ (Assamese scarf of honour) in hand, people observed ‘Sankalpa Divas’ in front of the state secretariat here, asserting that the Bill threatened the existence of Assamese people.

They warned that the “prime minister and his cabinet colleagues will be stopped from entering the state” if their interests were harmed.

Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), which has been leading the agitation along with its 70 partner organisations, had vowed on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union ministers would not be allowed to enter the north eastern till the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was scrapped.

At Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, junior doctors Thursday wore black badges to work, while members of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee’s legal department raised slogans against the government.

‘Joi Ai Asom’ (glory to mother Assam) rented the air as agitators, holding gamosas, took oath that they will “protect the interests of indigenous people”.

At several educational institutes in Guwahati, students were seen boycotting their classes to take to the streets for a protest march to the state capital Dispur, but their attempt was thwarted by security forces.

Similar protests were also observed by students in other parts of the state with some of them regretting that they were forced to come out of their classrooms as the government failed to ensure their protection.

The Bill is draconian and communal, KMSS chief Akhil Gogoi told reporters outside the secretariat.

“If this bill is accepted then the very secular fabric of India will be destroyed.

Assamese people have always opposed illegal immigration.

“If the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is passed, at least 190 million people from Bangladesh will find their way to Assam, threatening the existence of its

original inhabitants,” Gogoi said.

Referring to the status of the legislation in Parliament, he said, “Yesterday, it was a victory of sorts as the Upper House did not take up the Bill. We demand that the government revoke the legislation immediately”.

Talking about the next course of action, the KMSS chief said, “We will undertake economic blockade programme all across Assam, hold demonstrations against the prime minister, Union cabinet ministers and the chief minister. We will wave black flags at all BJP members and ministers”.

Asked about the validity of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) amid the controversy over the Citizenship Bill, he said, “If the Bill is passed, NRC will become redundant.

The NRC has been updated and steps will be taken to oust foreigners from the state”.

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Army rescues 150 tourists stranded in north Sikkim Kolkata, Jan 10 (PTI): The Indian Army has rescued 150 tourists stranded in north Sikkim due to heavy snowfall, an official said Thursday.

The tourists, including 11 children and 34 women, were stuck at Lachung valley, a popular destination in North Sikkim district following heavy snowfall Wednesday.

Troops of Trishakti Corps launched quick reaction teams, including medical staff, to locate the tourists who were stranded in their vehicles.

Following search and rescue, the tourists were given medical care by the soldiers and brought to the nearest Army camps, the official said.

All the tourists were rescued by the soldiers in just four hours, bringing a sigh of relief among the anxious travellers.

BJP sweeps KA civic polls Correspondent

Diphu, Jan 10: The ruling BJP has registered a landslide victory in the Civic polls in Karbi Anglong (KA) and West Karbi Anglong autonomous district by winning all nine town committees of both districts.

Nearest rival Congress has been totally decimated in all urban areas of the district after the results were declared on Thursday evening.

It may be noted that elections for all the local bodies were held amid a 12-hour shutdown (bandh) imposed by various organizations of Karbi Anglong.

The town committees which went for polls were Diphu, Howraghat, Bokajan, Bakulia, Dokmoka, Hamren, Baithalangso, Donkamokum and Langhing. According to the declared results, BJP won all the seats in seven town committees except Howraghat where Congress won in one

ward while BJP a inclined independent candidate won from another ward.

In the Baithalangso Town Committee, BJP registered a straight victory in four seats while Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) won two seats and one seat was won by another BJP inclined independent candidate.

In Bokajan Town Committee, BJP won six seats out of seven while Congress managed to win one seat.

Counting is still taking place in Diphu, with BJP wining in seven seats out of the total 14 seats and maintaining a lead in maximum seats.

“We were hopeful about a clean sweep in both the autonomous districts considering the massive record-breaking voter’s mood, high proportion of voting means youth partaking which has always rallied round BJP” said Amarsing Tisso a triumphant BJP leader of East Karbi Anglong district committee.

Assam police registers sedition 28 L litres of water pumped out of rat-hole mine: officials charges against scribe, right activists

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Wokha Town Longsa Youth Organisation (WTLYO) congratulates Dr. N. Janbemo Humtsoe, S/o. Lt. Nzunimmo Humtsoe of Longsa Village for the successful completion of his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Economics on the topic “Impact of human capital on Employment and Income; A comparative study of Wokha and Zunheboto districts of Nagaland” from Nagaland University under the supervision of Prof.

B. Kilangla Jamir.

The organisation further wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

Mhabemo L. Ezung Motsuthung R. Ezong President General Secretary (WTLYO) (WTLYO) Regd. No.63/2019

AFFIDAVIT

Dated 10/01/2019

I, Shri Samuel Jamir, S/o Imnasashi Jamir, Resident of H.No. 102 (B), Residency Colony, Dist. - Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That, my correct official name is "Samuel Jamir", which is recorded in my official documents and records including AADHAAR Card bearing No. 654568994225.

3. That, my name has also been entered and recorded as "I. Samuel Jamir" in other documents/records.

4. That, "Samuel Jamir" and "I. Samuel Jamir" are the names of one and the same person, i.e., my name only.

5. That, I have sworn this affidavit to declare my correct official name as "Samuel Jamir" and I shall use the same in all my future correspondence and records.

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

And I have signed this affidavit on this 10th day of January' 2018 at Dimapur, Nagaland.

DEPONENT Sworn before me by the Deponent Magistrate/Notary Public DP-276

No. NU/ENGG-230/NEC/SASRD/2017-320 Dated: 10th January 2019

NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION

Sealed quotations are hereby invited from the registered Central Ground Water Board firms/dealers for the following work.

Sl. No.

N/Work

Earnest Money Deposit

Completion time

1. Construction of 2% (two 03 (three) Deep Bore Well percent) months (1 No.) at N.U., of quoted SASRD Campus, amount Medziphema.

Quotation should be submitted to the Registrar in a sealed envelope superscribed “Construction of Deep Bore Well at N.U., SASRD Campus, Medziphema” on or before 31st January 2019. EMD should be in form of Demand Draft pledged in favour of Nagaland University. Firms/dealers who have successfully installed and commissioned works in the past 3 (three) years shall be given preference.

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At least 15 miners are trapped in a 370 foot-deep illegal coal mine at Khloo Ryngksan area of Nongkhlieh elaka under East Jaintia Hills district since December 13 last year.

At the vertical shaft of the mine, the water level is about 160 feet deep rendering the rescue divers from the Indian Navy and the National Disaster Response Force unable to perform safe diving as it is beyond their 100 feet diving capacity, Susngi said. At least 200 rescuers from the Navy, NDRF, the Odisha Fire Service, State Disaster Response Fund, states Fire service and others from CIL and KBL are involved

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in the multi-agency rescue operations.

The accident at the mine, about 140 km away from the state capital, has thrown lights on the presence of illegal coal mining using unsafe and unscientific rat-hole methods despite the National Green Tribunal ban since 2014.

Another mine accident was reported last week in which two miners were dead when the mine collapsed.

The mine disaster had earlier drawn attention of the Supreme Court which had come hard on the state government for not been able to trace the miners.

Dear Lobeno, Happy Birthday. May God bless U with long life, happiness and help U in everything U do. Lots of Love.

4rm Ur Dost…Unexpected Lover …so call sk NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925).

In the Court of Shri Albert Ezung Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur District, Nagaland

The members of the Nagaland Home Guards Service Association (NHGSA) conveys sincere and hearty congratulations to Shri Issac Semy, Staff Officer, Directorate of Home Guards and Civil Defence, on being awarded the prestigious President's Medal for Home Guards and Civil Defence for Meritorious Service at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on the 6 th December 2018. The Association, while lauding him for his achievement in recognition of his selfless service and dedication rendered to the Department, also wishes him more success and blessing in the days to come.DP-288

We would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to unified command Zone 1 in particular and the NSCN-IM in general for taking the initiative in recovering our money which was looted by Mr. Welson Kenye, S/o Lt. Neikha Kenye, R/o Heborn 1 Colony, Phek Town on 01/08/2018 at Agri Expo, Dimapur.

We will always be indebted to the NSCN-IM. Thanking you Mr. Shaikhom Mr. Sw Mathotmi Shanahal Singh DP-293

OFFICE OF THE

NRUNG LONGIDANG VILLAGE STUDENT UNION

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925).

The Nrung Longidang Village Students Union (NLVSU) expresses our warm gratitude and honour to the following individuals.

1. Mr. Yanrenthung M. Ngullie, promoted to Junior Section Officer under Personal and Administration Reforms, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Mr. Renithung T. Ezung, for securing the Post of Technical Assistant (Cl-III Non Gazetted) under Information & Technology and Communication Department in the recently declared NPSC, CTSE 2017.

In the Court of Shri. Albert Ezung Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur District, Nagaland

AQAHUTO AREA STUDENTS' UNION H.Q. WESTERN SUMI

GRATITUDE

The Office of the Aqahuto Area Students' Union would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the individuals, organizations and well-wishers for your valuable contribution during the 39th AASU General Conference hosted by Shokhuvi Village Students' Union on 4th to 6th Jan. 2019 under the theme "Envisioning Excellence".

We deeply regret our inability to mention all the names of every individual and organizations as we express our special thanks to : 1. Shri. Jacob Zhimomi Hon'ble Minister, PHED as Special Guest 2. Shri. Azheto Zhimomi Hon'ble MLA as Special Guest 3. Shri. Kikheto Sema, IAS Commissioner and Secretary as Special Guest 4. Shri. Atokiho Sumi President, Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu as Special Guest 5. Shri. Victo Achumi President, Aqahuto Tokukujo Kukami Kuqhakulu 6. Shri. Kakiho Awomi President, Western Sumi Students' Union 7. Shri. H Berimong SDO (C) Dhansiripar 8. Shokhuvi Village, GB's/ Council Chairman/ Students' Union 9. GB Vekuto Swu 10. Shri. Akihito Zhimo President, All Sumi Games and Sports Association 11. Smti. Rolice Sema Asst. General Manager HUDCO 12. Smti. Toheli Tsuqu President, Aqahuto Sumi Totimi Hoho 13. Mrs and Mr Samson Aye C&C GPRN/NSCN 14. Shri. Kavito Zhimo Functional Manager, Industries and Commerce, Dimapur 15. Shri. Phuheto Awomi 16. Shri. Puloto Awomi 17. Smti. Rosy Swu 18. Smti. Suliya Swu 19. Dimasa Students' Union, Nagaland 20. Urra Village Students' Union, Nagaland 21. Doyapur Village Students' Union 22. Amulama Village Students' Union 23. AASU Unit FINANCE COMMITTEE 1. Smti Atosheli Zhimo Rs 1,00,000 Rs 10,000 (Overall Champion) 2. Shri Khekaho Aye Rs 50,000 3. Shri Pihoto Kiba Rs 40,000 4. Smti Kughali Chishi Rs 30,000 5. Shri Robin Zhimo Rs 25,000 6. Shri Yeshito Zhimo Rs 25,000 We express our gratitude once again and look forward for your support in the near future.

Toka Chishi President, AASU

Hukavi Aye Finance Secy., AASU

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Zanbonthung T. Murry President, NLVSU

Pyingjamo Ngullie Gen. Secy. NLVSU

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland

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OLD CHANGSU UNION, WOKHA TOWN FELICITATION

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We the Old Changsu Union Wokha Town would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to the following individuals for their achievement.

1. Mr. Chichamo Kithan, for securing the Post of UBSI in Home Department.

2. Mr. Renben Yanthan, on his elevation to the Post of Junior Section Officer.

3. Ms. Meribeni C Shitiri, for getting - MBBS Admission 2018 through NEET. The Old Changsu Union Wokha Town wishes them good health and success in their future endeavors.

With immense pride and joy, we extend our heartiest congratulations to Er. Lichonthung Patton, S/o Lt. Lidemo Patton & Mrs. Abeni Patton for Achieving the post of SDO (Civil Engineer) Class-1 Gazetted under PHE Dept. in the recent NPSC Technical Examination 2018.

The Union wishes him the best in his future endeavours.

Noyingbeni Patton Gen. Secy.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Dilip Singha, deceased, has been filed by Smti. Subasini Devi, relation wife R/o H/No-269, Kuda Vill 'A' Khel Dimapur to draw his/her Family Pension, Bank Acct, who expired on 18-11-2018.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this court within 30 days, on the said day of 11 Feb. 2019.

Given under the hand and seal of the court this 10 day of Jan' 19.

OFFICE OF THE

LOTHA STUDENTS' UNION

Merithung Lotha President

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Zhetoli Sema, deceased, has been filed by Shri Ihoshe Aye, relation husband R/o H/No.-188 Block-III, Thilixu Village to draw his/her family pension, Bank Acct, etc, who expired on 20-08-2018 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this court within 30 days, on the said day of 11-02-2019.

Given under the hand and seal of the court this 10 day of 01-2019 Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-273

N. Abenthung Kithan Secretary Old Changsu Union Wokha Town

Phyocibemo Patton Chairman Old Changsu Union, Wokha Town.

NAGHUTOMI UNION DIMAPUR AREA (NUDA)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

SUKUSHO KIGHINI TSALA

The River Belt Multi-Purpose Society would like to express our profound gratitude to all those who stood by us physically, financially with unceasing prayer and support from far and near during the First Amateur Outdoor Badminton Tournament on 28th 29th Dec 2018.

Atsala : Lu-u qhi 12. 2019 Ado : Ayi 9:00 inaqhe A-a : Sumi Sunday School Building.

NST Colony, near NUDA Banker.

Atsala hipaulo Naghutomi dimapur lo eno hokumuxalo xukuami kumtsuno vezumono akibolomi hekutsupe ighino kukumugha ighilu penike pithilu ani.

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Akupughumi NUDA.

The River Belt Multi-Purpose Society convey our special thanks to :1. MW ENTERPRISES, DIMAPUR 2. CHUBALA WALLING, DIMAPUR 3. MR & MRS. MEYANUNGSANG AO 4. MR & MRS. IMLINUKSHI 5. Col. IMTIMEREN, C.O HEVITO BATTALION 6. Cap. NOKDANG JAMIR DP-295

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said.

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tigated. “A case has been registered under sections 120B/121/123/124A (sedition) of the IPC (Indian Penal Code).” The police chief refused to name anyone against whom the case has been registered and said it had been filed against the speakers.

“I came to know that a case of sedition has been registered against me. The speech I delivered did not appear in the media in full. Only some distorted lines of my speech were published in the media,” said Gohain. Meanwhile, the police move has drawn widespread flak.

water level in these mines, leaving rescuers clueless where and how to look for the diggers, they said.

Kirloskar Brothers Ltd pumps, which was operational from 7 pm Wednesday evening and continued to run for 11 hours, have pumped out 28 lakh litres from the main shaft, the official said.

Operation spokesperson R Susngi said the Navy has conducted searches in at least six mines, including in the main shaft, for the trapped diggers, but there has been no success.

According to the Navy, the water level in the entire area was totally raptured and search will continue in the adjacent mines, Susngi

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in Assam to denounce the Bill which seeks to grant Indian citizenship to six minority groups from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

The move has triggered a wave of protests in the northeast. Gohain was reported to have said that if the government did not pay heed to the demands of civil society groups against the Bill, it could trigger demands for sovereignty or an independent Assam.

Guwahati Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar said a case has been registered against some speakers at the meeting “as there are reports that the speakers had made some statements which needs to be inves-

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Guwahati, Jan 10 (IANS): Assam Police has filed a case of sedition against scholar Hiren Gohain, rights activist Manjit Mahanta and RTI activist Akhil Gogoi regarding speeches made by them against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, informed sources said on Thursday.

The meeting where they spoke was held in Guwahati on January 7.

Although the police refused to name anyone, it is learnt that they are looking at the speeches made

by Gohain, Mahanta and Gogoi, the sources said.

Januar y 7 was observed as a “black day” by different organisations

S h i llo n g, Ja n 1 0 (PTI): Multi-agencies personnel used high-powered pumps to drain out 28 lakh litres of water from the main shaft, where 15 miners got trapped, but Navy divers Thursday found no change in the water level in the rathole mine to resume search operation, officials said.

Rescuers using pumps from Coal India Ltd, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd and the Odisha Fire Service have managed to pump out 2.1 crore litres of water from the mines, including the main shaft and the abandoned ones in the nearby which might be interconnected to it, till Thursday, they said.

But, still there has been no significant drop in the

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Cannot allow adultery, gay sex in Army: Rawat

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said things like adultery and gay sex, both of which have been decriminalised by the Supreme Court, cannot be allowed in the Army.

He underlined that though the Army was not above law, it was governed by the Army Act which does not mention these things.

“Talking about Article 377 and other issues, let me tell you that we have always treated Army as a family...I think anything that has been said and has been talked of, cannot be allowed to perpetrate in the Army,” Rawat said in response to a media query at his customary annual press meet.

“A lot of our soldiers who are serving at the borders, leave their families behind in FAFA or field area family accommodation. We have to make sure such families are cared for as your own. Whatever you might say, that Article or this Article…The officer or jawan who is sitting on the border cannot be worried if his family is being cared of or what is happening to his family,” he added.

Bipin Rawat (File) He said the phrase “stealing the affection of a brother officer’s wife” does not exist in any manual of military law but gained popular currency in the 1980s when it was used “to provide media with reasons for action against senior officers”.

“It connotes the ownership of a woman by the husband where she cannot act out of her free will. It is something hard to argue in these times. Generally, Army is conservative. We have not modernised, neither are we westernised. We are conservative,” Rawat said.

“In the Army we never thought this (gay sex and adultery) can happen. Anything that was thought of

could happen was put in the Army Act. This was something unheard of in the Army when the Army Act was made, therefore it was not put into it. We have never allowed it...We can take action against people, but will never allow this to happen,” he said.

Last year, a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court decriminalised part of the Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code which criminalises consensual unnatural sex, saying it violated the rights of equality.

The apex court also struck down anti-adultery law, saying it was unconstitutional and treated women as “chattel of husbands”.

General Rawat said there were certain issues where the armed forces were different from the civilian code of conduct.

“We are not above the Supreme Court Court. The apex court has said something, we will have to see how we take a call. I am not saying we are above law. But if the jawan on the border gets worried about his family back home, he cannot give his 100 per cent,” he said.

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5 Lalu Prasad’s bail plea in BEST bus strike Constitution facing danger for from Modi: Mukul Wasnik fodder scam cases rejected to continue 3rd day of Bihar were hurt over the the former Union minister

Lalu Prasad (File) New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): The Jharkhand High Court on Thursday rejected a bail petition filed

by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad in connection with the multicrore fodder scam cases.

Imprisoned for over a year, Prasad has been in the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Ranchi for over a month Prasad had petitioned the court of Justice Aparesh Kumar Singh seeking bail on medical grounds and the court reserved its order on January 4, 2019. Senior lawyer Kapil Sibal had argued for Prasad, citing the latter’s bad health and also saying Prasad’s presence was essential for distributing election ticket to candidates in his capacity as RJD president.

RJD MLA and its spokesperson Shakti Yadav said all partymen and people

court’s decision. “Now we’ll approach Supreme Court for relief ”, he added. Convicted in the Dumka, Deoghar and Chaibasa treasury cases, Prasad is lodged in the Birsa Munda Central jail in Ranchi since December 23, 2017. The Rs 900-crore fodder scam cases are related to fraudulent withdrawal of money from treasuries in the Animal Husbandry Department in the early 1990s in the then undivided Bihar when Prasad was the chief minister.

On December 11 last, Prasad filed the petition in the High Court, requesting bail in three fodder scam cases in which he has been convicted, citing old age and poor health. In his petition, he said that he was now 71-years old and was suffering from diabetes, blood pressure and other ailments.

He also pointed out that he had obtained bail in one of the cases. Prasad has been awarded 3.5 years of jail on January 6, 2018 in the Deoghar fodder scam case, and five-year jail term in the Chaibasa treasury case. He has been sentenced to 14 years of jail in the Dumka treasury case under two separate sections of the IPC. He got bail in one of the two Chaibasa treasury cases.

Mumbai, Jan 9 (PTI): Lakhs of commuters faced hardship as over 32,000 employees of Mumbai’s civic transport undertaking kept away from work for the second day on Wednesday, with the indefinite strike set to continue for the third day.

The administration cracked the whip, issuing notices to over 2,000 staffers of the Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) to vacate houses provided by the undertaking. It also held dialogue with union leader Shashank Rao, but it did not yield any positive outcome.

Rao, leader of the BEST Workers’ Union that has called the strike, said it would continue on Thursday as the talks were not fruitful.

“There were few rounds of meetings with officials, but no positive result came as the administration did not pay heed to our genuine demands.... We are ready to sit and talk even in midnight,” he said.

Despite the Shiv Sena-affiliated union, BEST Kamgar Sena, withdrawing from the protest, only 11 buses plied on the roads on Wednesday, an official said.

Mukul Wasnik (File) Nagpur, Jan 10 (PTI): Congress general secretary Mukul Wasnik Thursday alleged that if the Indian Constitution was facing any danger or challenge from anyone, it was from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The senior Congress leader was talking to reporters at Deekshabhoomi here at the launch of the fifth phase of the party’s ‘Sangharsh Yatra’ in Vidarbha.

“Today, when we are starting the Sangharsh Yatra, I want to say that Narendra Modi took charge as the Prime Minister by taking oath of the Indian Constitution. But today, if the Constitution is facing any danger or challenge from anyone, then it is from PM Modi,” he said. “With this Sangharsh Yatra, we will go to every town and village for the protection of the Constitution and I am sure people will support us,”

said. Wasnik also alleged that Modi had failed to fulfil the promises he had made before becoming the PM. “We all remember that in 2014 he had come out as a ‘dream merchant’ promising every section of the society that their aspirations will be fulfilled in some way or the other. But five years down the line he has proved to be a hollow leader as none of the promises made by him have been fulfilled,” he said.

“Whether it is concerning employment for young people, remunerative prices to farmers, security to women, strengthening of the economic situation and development of society in different parts of the country, he has failed on every single promise. Therefore, people across various sections of the society are very annoyed and agitated,” Wasnik said. The Congress will highlight the failures of the Modi government during the Sangharsh Yatra, he added. “In the recently-held elections in five states we have seen how people have responded in Madhya Pradesh, Chhatishgarh and Rajasthan, the states where the BJP was in power. They were hoping that they will get confidence again, but that has not happened,” Wasnik said.

BJP raking up temple issue ahead of polls: Chavan Gandhi-Pawar seat-sharing fighter jet deal, the government has denied any wrongdoing.

Chavan was speaking to reporters in Nagpur district of Maharashtra after the Congress began its fifth leg of the ‘Sangharsh Yatra’ to highlight “failures” of the central and state governments, ahead of the forthcoming general polls.

“The BJP has no issues. It has failed on the development front and hence, has raised the Ram temple issue just six months before

the elections. But, the public won’t be misled by these poll tactics,” Chavan said.

Asked if the Ram temple issue and reservation for general category poor were meant to divert the attention from the Rafale jet deal row, Chavan said, “The Rafale issue is in the Supreme Court and the public is also well aware of it.”

“Whatever the government may do, the issue is not going to fade and truth will ultimately come out,” he said.

To a query on the impact of 10 per cent reservation to general category poor on elections, he said its affect on polls will be seen later.

“The bill has been passed but what impact it will have on Maharashtra, specially on the debate over Maratha reservation, there is no clarity on it. We will able to comment when the Maharashtra government clarifies on the impact of 10 per cent quota in the state,” he said.

WB govt to pull out of PM’s SPRING BLOSSOMS ACADEMY VILLAGE (NEAR ZOOLOGICAL PARK) Ayushman Bharat scheme BLOCK 7, THAHEKHU DIMAPUR – 797112, NAGALAND Krishnanagar, Jan 10 (PTI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced that the state has decided to pull out of the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat scheme, accusing the Narendra Modi-led NDA government of making “tall claims” under the health coverage programme.

A top government official said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government has written to the Centre to notify about its decision to withdraw from the scheme.

The ambitious Ayushman Bharat or the National Health Protection Scheme, which was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in August last year, aims to cover over 10 crore poor and vulnerable families (approximately 50 crore beneficiaries) by providing health cover up to Rs 5 lakh per family per year.

The expenses incurred is to be shared between the Centre and the state in 60:40 ratio. The TMC supremo alleged that the prime minister was “politicising” the health scheme by sending letters about its provisions to every household of the state with his picture and a lotus symbol on top.

The Centre is “using” post offices to dispatch these letters, she said.

“You (Narendra Modi) are sending letters with your photograph on them to every household in the state, making tall claims to take credit for the scheme.

Then why should I bear 40 per cent? The NDA government should take the entire responsibility,” she observed at a programme here.

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CURRICULUM (i – DISCOVERY) Mamata Banerjee(File) ment with the PM’s picture and a logo resembling BJP’s party symbol. You (BJP government) have already destroyed the banking system with demonetisation and GST implementation. Now, you are using government money to campaign for the party,” Banerjee said.

According to reports, the Centre is sending out a two-page customised letter, highlighting the importance of the Ayushman scheme, to every beneficiary.

“In West Bengal, people do not need to pay for treatments. At state hospitals, people from Bihar, Jharkhand and even Nepal and Bangladesh receive free medical assistance. Then why is that the prime minister of the country is playing dirty politics?” the CM questioned.

She also accused the Union government of making “false claims” about crop insurance benefits to the farmers, even as the state government was bearing 80 per cent of the cost.

Last year, the state has spent Rs 625 crore for the purpose, Banerjee claimed.

Banerjee claimed that the Modi government was deducting taxes from people’s accounts in the state without doling out adequate benefits to them.

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day said.

According to the leader, who is privy to the talks, Congress general secretary Mallikarjun Kharge and senior NCP leader Praful Patel would hold the next round of talks.

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here had already been more then enough warnings to the Centre against passing the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was passed in the midst of violent protests in some parts of the north east, particularly in Assam and Tripura. Prior to the passage in parliament, various organisations in the north east had warned the government of India against it. Even the BJP’s Assam ally, the AGP had warned against passage of the bill or else the party would withdraw support to the coalition government. The influential North East Students Organisation(NESO) spearheaded the protest and when it appeared that the bill would be passed, the organisation launched a 12-hour bandh throughout the region on January 8. The Bill seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. The concern/threat from illegal immigrants is a reality in the region. The concern and resentment against illegal immigrants from Bangladesh in particular is widespread. Thus when the BJP sought to exploit antagonism by coming out with a communally divisive bill, it was against the spirit of the Indian constitution. The bill stretches the cutoff date for granting citizenship from March 24,1971 as mentioned in the 1985 Assam Accord to December 31,2014.

The BJP ploy was to distort the concern against immigrants by trying to legalise Hindu immigrants and discriminating against muslim immigrants. By legalising Hindu immigrants, the BJP wants the people of the region and particularly, Assam, to accept that the state needs Hindu population to ensure that the political clout of the Muslims is nullified. The bill is a huge blow to all the indigenous people of the North East as the number of Hindus among the illegal immigrants entering from the neighbouring countries in the region is huge. The passage of the citizenship amendment bill is a great injustice to the people of Assam and the region. Had the BJP only focussed on deportation of immigrants without granting citizenship to other immigrants, then there would have been no uproar in the region. All NE states- Bengali-majority Tripura partially- are against it while the governments in Meghalaya and Nagaland including Manipur, where BJP is part of the coalition governments, also wanted the NDA government at the Centre to review the bill. States where BJP is part of the ruling coalition, mull extension of the Inner Line Regulation(BEFR) as a solution. The issue of immigration, which is a sensitive matter should have been dealt with through existing provisions. Now that Bengali speaking Bangladeshi Hindus are to be facilitated with easy grant of Indian citizenship, the consequences are certain to lead to a crisis situation. The danger is that forces working against the unity and integrity of the nation especially in the sensitive north east region could exploit the sentiments of the people. When people are already feeling resentment at being taken for a ride, it can only magnify the problem. The BJP has taken the decision despite genuine concerns expressed by the people including all political parties barring the BJP. This means the BJP does not bother about the sentiments of the people but determined to push through its divisive agenda. It remains to be seen how the people of the region respond when the time comes to decide whether they support such measures during the 2019 parliamentary elections.

DailyDevotion The Opened Sight I now send you, to open their eyes…that they may receive forgiveness of sins… —Acts 26:17-18 This verse is the greatest example of the true essence of the message of a disciple of Jesus Christ in all of the New Testament.

God’s first sovereign work of grace is summed up in the words, “…that they may receive forgiveness of sins….” When a person fails in his personal Christian life, it is usually because he has never received anything. The only sign that a person is saved is that he has received something from Jesus Christ. Our job as workers for God is to open people’s eyes so that they may turn themselves from darkness to light.

But that is not salvation; it is conversion— only the effort of an awakened human being. I do not think it is too broad a statement to say that the majority of so-called Christians are like this. Their eyes are open, but they have received nothing. Conversion is not regeneration. This is a neglected fact in our preaching today. When a person is born again, he knows that it is because he has received something as a gift from Almighty God and not because of his own decision. People may make vows and promises, and may be determined to follow through, but none of this is salvation. Salvation means that we are brought to the place where we are able to receive something from God on the authority of Jesus Christ, namely, forgiveness of sins.

This is followed by God’s second mighty work of grace: “…an inheritance among those who are sanctified….” In sanctification, the one who has been born again deliberately gives up his right to himself to Jesus Christ, and identifies himself entirely with God’s ministry to others.

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Dust Kills; Road construction hazards

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veryone is concern about one’s health but no one seems to care about their prevention. One issue of concern is our horrible dusty roads. It is so unfortunate that even after more than fifty-six years of Statehood with thirteen governments that had ruled such a tiny State with a scanty population yet ninety percent of the villages are without proper roads. This is the iceberg of underdevelopment and the tip of it is the caption in the middle of capital town that reads, “Kohima is the Mirror of Nagaland”. What a tragedy and the mirror say it all as to how developed our State is!

The result of unattended road is dust in the dry season and mud in the rainy season which the people are made to suffer eternally. The other menace is new road constructions. As per DPR for any new construction of roads, a contractor obtains clearance from the Forest and Environment Ministry to ensure that health hazards and environmental damages are prevented. Accordingly during constructions a contractor is to see to it that not only the old road is to be maintained for uninterrupted flow of traffic but also watering has to be done minimum twice a day-morning and afternoon during dry season to control the dust. These are not being done and as a result both travelers and the commuters along the ongoing constructions are made to fend for themselves in the horribly polluted air.

Dust has the potential to kill and can cause threatening disease in the lungs and asthma problems when dusty air is breathed in over a long period of time. We must all rise up to the occasion to prevent further damage to the health of the people. We need development but development cannot be at the cost of people’s health. Development is for people and not people for development.

The Highway authorities, (R&B) PWD and Pollution Control Board, if such a board is there, must urgently apprise the concern road contractors to see that the dusty portions of the ongoing road constructions must water as per prescribed construction norm. If none of these concern departments wake up then the public must rise up to the occasion to put things in place before we all become victims of the dusty roads. Thousands in Nagaland are already victims of the perennial dust who are suffering from dust related cold, cough and running nose the year round.

It is not a big deal for the Contractor because amount for maintenance of the old road and watering are all part of the contract. If the public do not assert our right to clean and uninterrupted journey, the contractor will be profiting at the expense of the public. I hope the concern authorities will come in on an urgent manner in the interest of the travelers and the commuters.

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Children must be taught discipline of using communication technology

here is a general refrain from parents that their children are spending too much time with their smartphones -- chatting, SMSing or being on social media.

Besides neglecting their studies, parents contend the children are being exposed to bad influences from webosphere.

All of this has happened in the last 10-15 years and is being fuelled by the availability of communication technology like smartphones and the internet.

If you ask the children about these issues, they say that smartphones and the internet allow them to be in touch with their friends and, in the process, they feel they know much more about the world than their parents ever knew. In their modern, fast-paced society they feel they have to be up-to-date with information or they will lose out.

So who is right? I think both the parents and the children are partially right.

Communication technology, which includes smartphones, internet, etc., has a powerful hold on children’s brains. Their brains, at a young age, have the maximum power -- which means that they require tremendous amounts of inputs and information to wire different neural pathways. The formation of various neural pathways helps in satisfying desires and needs. Interactive technology like smartphones, iPads, internet, etc., allows instant gratification and hence is very addictive. This fritters away their time and energy -- they are unable to focus

on the work at hand, resulting in their attention-deficit behaviour.

Instant gratification also fuels the greed-impulse and with no discipline to control this, it is the genesis of the greed exhibited in adulthood.

This greed-impulse has unfortunately resulted in young children exhibiting unsavoury behavior -- such as making more money by stealing cellphones, cameras, etc., and becoming prey of pedophiles and prostitution gangs.

Meenakshi Satpute (name changed) is a school teacher in a small rural town in Maharashtra. Her house was burgled recently and her smartphone, camera and iPad were stolen. The needle of suspicion pointed to a young boy living close to her house. When he was taken to the local police station and questioned, he informed them that the majority of students his 8th standard class steal these gadgets as a part of play and to show off who has stolen the best gadget. It is a game for them and they also sell these stolen goods to get money.

This is not an isolated incident. Quite a number of school children all over the country indulge in such behaviour. How to curb this greed tendency in children is a great challenge for both parents and teachers.

Too often, parents give their children smartphones and iPads or deposit them in front of a TV when they are toddlers. Part of the reason is that by giving such “toys”, parents feel that the child will not bother them since he/

she will be entertained and immersed in playing with the device. But, by exposing the children to such tools at a very early age the parents are playing with fire since there is no mechanism to provide discipline in their use.

This does not mean that we should not expose children to modern technology. Technology begets technology. Without being exposed to technology, children’s imagination will not be fired and they will not be able to contribute later to its development.

I became an engineer because I was exposed as a child to steam engines and the power of steam instilled in me the desire to be involved with the technology and getting an engineering education was the first step.

All great feats of science and technology have resulted from people who, as children, were inspired by some aspect of gadgets and technology. For example, Einstein as a child was inspired by the magnetic compass. There are innumerable examples of inventors the world over who were inspired by technology when they were children.

However, the old technologies were not very interactive and so the child had to use tremendous imagination thinking about it and what could or would be. That required quite a lot of effort and fired his/her curiosity.

With today’s “toys” like the internet and smartphones which provide instant information and feedback, the result is that curiosity and the desire to think deeply about

a problem is lost. This is the reason why children today do not apply themselves too much to solving problems or creating new inventions but have a tremendous amount of information at hand. Also, with such interactive technologies children seem to be losing the ability to daydream. Daydreaming is a very powerful mechanism for the development of imagination and helps in sharpening the brain.

The biggest challenge for parents and teachers is how to teach children the discipline of using communication technology. It should be used for both fun and learning so that the tremendous energies which children have can be channeled for the betterment of society.

There are already some interesting experiments being done in the US, where children use smartphones and the internet to design projects which they can fabricate using 3-D printing technology.

If hands-on projects can be planned and made using communication technology, then children can be weaned away from only chatting, SMSing and other less-productive use of this technology. For this the teachers have to work hard to develop an appropriate curriculum.

Communication technology for children is not all bad if used with discipline and if children are guided and inspired in the right direction.

(IANS) Anil Rajvanshi, (anilrajvanshi@gmail.com)

Hijacking by pseudoscience: A threat to our legitimate sense of wonder

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he less he understands something, the more firmly he believes in it.” Wilhelm Reich, Listen, Little Man! The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) owes its origin to the foresight and initiative of two British Chemists, namely, Professor J. L. Simonsen and Professor P.S. MacMahon. It occurred to them that scientific research in India might be stimulated if an annual meeting of research workers somewhat on the lines of the British Association for the Advancement of Science could be arranged. From this modest beginning with hundred and five members and thirty five papers communicated for reading at the first session, ISCA has grown into a strong fraternity with more than Forty thousand members till to date.

The basic purpose of organizing Indian Science Congress convention has been to channelize, encourage and disseminate the research in the field of science. However, since last couple of years this very purpose has seen to have been defeated. Vocalising the pseudo-scientific beliefs about Indian mythologies has become a norm in the Indian Science Congress (ISC) for quite some time now.

Scientific ideas, discoveries and scientific temperament have been taking a back seat.

Ideas which has been backed by the unscientific hypothesis resulted out of pseudo-scientific approach has been given free wings. Mythological stories have been presented as scientific evidences. Where in the world will we ever find a mockery of science as we have been witnessing in the congregation of Indian Science Congress since last couple of years?

The exhibition of wild encouragement to the pseudoscientific beliefs in 2019 106th ISC organized at Lovely Professional University, Punjab makes me nostalgic and takes me back to 2015 when Indian Science Congress was organized in Mumbai. December 2014, it was announced that Anand J. Bodas and his copresenter Ameya Jadhav, who claim that aircraft more advanced

than today’s versions existed in ancient India, would be allowed to speak at the Indian Science Congress and present a paper on aviation in the Vedic age. The fiveday conference of ‘Indian Science Congress’ was held at the Kalina Campus of the Mumbai University starting on 3 January 2015. The paper was presented on 4 January, as a part of the larger symposium on “Ancient Sciences Through Sanskrit”.

Other papers presented in the symposium were “Engineering applications of Ancient Indian botany”, “Neuroscience of yoga: understanding the process”, “Advances in surgery in Ancient India” and “Scientific principles of Ancient Indian architecture and civil engineering”. The titles of the papers were then enough to spark a controversy in the world of science.

Noted Indian astrophysicist and founding director of the Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pune, India, Prof. Jayant Narlikar (my everlasting inspiration in the field of Astronomy & Astrophysics) then reacted to the controversy saying that it was good to be proud of ancient Indian science but scientists should not make claims about things they did not have proof of.

He commented, “We can boast of things but it should be restricted to what we have proof of. But we shouldn’t claim things of which there is no evidence or proof as it reduces the credibility of what our scientists have achieved in the past.” He further asserted, “Even the West recognizes the knowledge of mathematics held by Indians. If we start making outlandish claims, the scientific community of world will not look up to us as it does now”.

Economist and Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen also then commented that some evidence is required in the controversial claims made in the Indian Science Congress regarding the achievements of ancient Indians. He said, “The idea that human beings can fly is known to human beings from birth. The idea that human beings might be able to be on the air has been talked about

a lot. If that was true, then we would like to find some evidence.” Further, he elaborated, “As our epics show, Indians have thought about flying for a long time. But it would be fanciful to say that India invented the aeroplane.

If ancient India had airfare technology, we would like to see some evidence. I agree there are a lot of claims that have nothing to do with achievements.” The strong remarks of Prof. Narlikar and Prof. Sen represents the perspective of hard-core scientific community towards the traits of nonsense and day-dreaming exhibited at one of the most prestigious intellectual platform.

The events of 2015 repeated in the congregation of Indian Science Congress which held from 3rd to 7th January, 2019 at LPU, Punjab. The moments of shame and sadness gradually unfolded on 5th of January, 2019 that the General President of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Dr Manoj Kumar Chakrabarti, was evidently embarrassed about; something that the Principal Scientific Adviser to the PM, Dr K Vijay Raghavan, termed as ‘scientifically completely untenable’, something that he was worried could cause harm if it makes its way into state policy; something that prompted Bharat Ratna Prof CNR Rao to dissociate himself from ISC. That something concerned a few claims made by some speakers at the congress, including Andhra University VC Prof G Nageshwara Rao and independent researcher Dr KJ Krishnan. The claims are as follows: 1. Kauravas were born with the help of stem cell and test tube technologies.

2. Lord Rama used ‘astras’ and ‘shastras’ while Lord Vishnu sent a Sudarshan Chakra to chase targets.

This shows that the science of guided missiles was present in India thousands of years ago.

3. Ravana didn’t just have the Pushpak Vimana, but had 24 types of aircraft and airports in Lanka.

4. Theoretical physics – including the contributions of Newton and Einstein – is totally wrong. Gravitational

waves will be renamed as ‘Narendra Modi Waves’ and gravitational lensing effect will be renamed as ‘Hashvardhan Effect’.

5. Space is heavier than the sun and every other planet hence compresses all the planets. Equal pressure is applied to them, which is why they are moving.

6. Lord Brahma discovered the existence of dinosaurs on earth and mentioned it in the Vedas.

The aforementioned claims were based on the ‘beliefs’ of the two presenters backed by no concrete scientific evidences. As has been well known in scientific fraternity that ‘outlandish’ claim has no value in the world of science. It is also important to note that these nonsensical claims were made in Children Science Congress section of ISC where the majority of audience were children and the teachers. They were young students who would believe on anything and everything told to them in the name of science.

‘Meet the Scientists’ session of the Children Science Congress was not the platform for a scientists to ‘float’ their untested, unscientific, baseless, hollow, mythical ‘BELIEFS’ without any evidence and/or supporting mathematical models, in front of an audience who wouldn’t really be able to know as to how to critically distinguish what to accept and what to reject and how to challenge the manipulated theories and false perspectives.

Being a self-taught Astronomer, self-taught Philosopher & Historian, a trained Lawyer as well as Social Scientist and a Professor of Political Science by profession, I myself, staunchly advocate the freedom of speech and free, full swing dissemination of ideas and theories however, everything that has been ‘floated’ without concrete ‘direct evidence’ must be rejected outright. Words spoken, especially before children and young audience who are incapable to understand the truth in them, must be rigorously peer-reviewed and extensively tested before delivery.

Human life is all about possibilities. In Science, we do not disregard the magic of ‘imagination and possibility’ however; one should not go astray from the discovered and discoverable laws and principles of science that govern our understanding.

Moreover, if any scientist claims to have achieved a breakthrough in his research, then that discovery must be supported by strong verifiable evidence. This is what we Researchers understand as basic rule of ‘Discipline’ in Research. We cannot kick away our responsibility to provide/discover evidence by throwing the same on the shoulders of peers or future generations.

Man is born curious.

Curiosity is a first step to the path of knowledge which takes us further to the truth and finally to the wisdom.

However, let us understand that; manipulation, hidden political-religious agendas, false convictions, megalomaniac assertions and pseudo-scientific beliefs will take humanity to a cardinal ‘disaster’. IF people who have claimed to have been scientists are failing to provide credible evidences and presenting mumbo-jumbo before us, then we as members of scientific fraternity, the science enthusiasts, rational academicians and thinkers are bound to react with questions, extreme caution and absolute suspicion.

Lastly, if person is making a claim, the onus is absolutely on him to supply the evidence for examina-

tion. This is how the science works. If claimant could supply the evidence, his peers will test it, push it through the experiments and see whether the same results can be obtained or not. The peers will further explore every possible way to falsify the claim, and if every such attempt ends up supporting the ‘claim in question’ then and then only it will be considered valid, acceptable and true. That’s the character, beauty and rigour of science. Science does not work on BLIND FAITH and BELIEFS or individual WHIMS, FANCIES and CRAZY VOLCANIC IMAGINATIONS. True scientist always keeps himself ready for questions and tests.

Darwin said, “False facts are more dangerous than false views. They could lead one to lose his head in grand illusions rather than have one’s feet on the firm ground of scientific endeavour.” In the light of the wisdom of Darwin, as a part of humanity it is our ‘sacred’ duty to defend the science in the face of unscientific claims and mumbojumbo. Scientists may say what they say, and if they talk nonsense, they, as a consequence, will feel the heat from the scientific, thinking community. There are people in this world who can still think and capable to shatter the deceptive ‘Theories’. DO NOT TAKE SCIENCE FOR GRANTED! Aniruddha Babar, Ph.D, Tetso College, Dimapur

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Sir,

Unsightly water pipes

Regular water supply has always been a problem in Kohima town and it seems unlikely that the problem would be resolved soon. People are buying water by the gallons brought in by water suppliers from outskirts of Kohima town. Private supply of water from own sources is also very common considering the acute shortage of water during the dry season. This has led to multiple pipes hanging on the sideways and presenting a most sore sight for the eyes. Such overhanging pipes spoil the beauty of the town and really needs to be taken care of by the concern department.

Margaret Solo, Paramedical Colony, Kohima

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Lu c k n ow, Ja n 1 0 (IANS): The Uttar Pradesh government has alerted all districts about the H1N1 swine flu virus after 17 cases were reported in the past week, health officials said on Thursday.

According to the government, so far 17 cases of swine flu have been reported from across the state.

Among the affected, a 46year-old patient hailing from Rae Bareli, passed away on Wednesday.

Health officers across the state have been asked to ensure that isolated wards are set up in hospitals for patients affected by H1N1.

The state government has also asked officials from the health department to make sure that awareness programmes are run so that people are sensitised about the disease and its symptoms.

Laboratory tests for swine flu are conducted in the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow; SN Medical College, Agra; GSVM Medical College, Kanpur; BRD Medical College in Gorakhpur and at three other places in the state.

look into this matter and take corrective measures “before this government makes a further mockery of the democratic system and governance and also in-line with the guidelines of the Govt. of India.”

Further, they questioned where were the remaining amount out of the re-allocation gone? and demanded that government clarify to the people of Nagaland.

Tuensang NPF MLAs: Asserting that GiA to VDBs in the state has been a bone of contention after NPF legislature party leader TR Zeliang raised the issue, NPF legislators of Tuensang district including Toyang Chang, Kejong Chang and Muthingyuba Sangtam alleged that Rs. 96 crore, which is due to villages, had gone missing for almost a year since its clearance from the state finance department and miraculously reappeared for some of the districts when the leader of opposition pry on the subject. “This is quiet astonishing for any department in the state by any standard,” the three MLAs said in a joint statement.

They alleged that PDA government has been unable to bring any new scheme or additional funds to the state,

but was able “to magically make Rs. 96 crore which has been brought by the previous DAN government to disappear for almost a year.”

On the “arbitrary decision” of the government in changing the sub-allocation which was approved by the HLC headed by the chief secretary and AHoDs of the various communitised departments as members (school education, power, PHE, H&FW and RD as nodal department), NPF MLAs asked as to why and how the VDBs of the district have not fulfilled the criteria to receive the GiA in time.

They also asked “what has the department done to correct the lapses if any in order that there is a smooth functioning in the future.”

Stating that the present dispensation was “at its weakest best”, the MLAs claimed that it would continue to misguide the Naga populace for the vested interest and self-aggrandizement of a select few.

MLAs have therefore urged the department, at the directorate and block level, to guide the various VDBs if they lacked the knowledge and provide them the share that they were due on a timely basis without delaying.

Bulandshahr case: main accused nabbed Uddhav claims farmers got only certificates Siyana police station in which around 80 people were accused.

Around six months ago, Agarwal was appointed the head of the newlyformed Siyana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, another police official said.

While he was in hiding, a purported video of Agarwal had surfaced on social media in which he claimed innocence and also accused the slain inspector of “corruption” and “siding with the Muslim community to get our mother (referring to cows) attacked”.

Mumbai, Jan 9 (PTI): Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray alleged Wednesday that farmers received only certificates of loan waiver, but not the actual amount.

Addressing a rally at Beed in Maharashtra, Thackeray called a farmer

on stage to illustrate the point. However, the claim, in this particular case, was debunked by cooperation minister and BJP leader Subhash Deshmukh.

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showed the loan waiver certificate provided to him by the BJP-led state government’s ‘Aaple Sarkar’ portal, handled by the Chief Minister’s Office.

The certificate stated that Solunke’s loan of Rs 98,925, taken from State Bank of India, Dhar ur

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rogated by police before being produced in a local court, which sent him to 14-day judicial custody, he said.

With his arrest, the number of accused held for the December 3 violence has reached 36, Srivastava said.

On December 3, 2018, mob violence had broken out in Siyana tehsil of Bulandshahr after cattle carcasses were found strewn in the fields outside Mahaw village. Police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh (44) and Sumit Kumar, (20) were shot dead during the violence, after which an FIR was registered at the

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Meerut, Jan 10 (PTI): The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday arrested a local BJP youth wing leader accused of instigating mob violence in Bulandshahr that killed a police inspector and a civilian last month.

Shikhar Agarwal alias Shekhar (25) had been on the run for nearly 40 days but was held at 7.20 am near a flyover in adjoining Hapur district by the Bulandshahr police, a senior official said.

“He was arrested this morning,” Additional Superintendent of Police (Bulandhshahr city) Atul Kumar Srivastava told PTI. Agarwal was inter-

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not an insult to a woman, but an insult to entire India’s women power, for which these irresponsible leaders will have to pay the price.” The prime minister said it was a matter of pride that a woman had become defence minister for the first time in the country.

Targeting the Congress, Modi asked it to clarify what was driving its relentless allegations on the Rafale fighter jet procurement issue.

Modi also latched on to media reports that claimed that alleged middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, was lobbying for French manufacturer Rafale’s rivals in the multi-role air-

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New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday decided to constitute a fresh five-judge Constitution bench to hear the politically sensitive Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute on January 29 after a judge, Justice U U Lalit, recused himself.

Justice Lalit, who was part of a five-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, opted out of the hearing when the counsel for a Muslim party said he had appeared for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh as a lawyer in 1994.

Senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, who spoke up soon after the court assembled, said he was not seeking Justice Lalit’s recusal.

The bench, also comprising Justices S A Bobde, N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud, noted the submissions made by Dhavan. Dhavan also drew the attention of the bench to the fact that the matter was earlier fixed for hearing before a three-judge bench but the CJI took a decision to list it before a five-judge Constitution Bench.

chest, Gandhi said he had “run away” from the debate in Parliament on the Rafale deal last week. “The watchman with a 56-inch chest ran away and told a woman, Sitharaman ji, defend me. I won’t be able to defend myself, defend me,” Gandhi said at a farmers’ rally in Jaipur.

In his public meeting a few hours later in Agra, Modi accused Congress leaders of insulting all women in the country.

Modi said Sitharaman had floored the Opposition in the Lok Sabha by coming up with “fact after fact” on the Rafale deal.

“They are bent upon insulting a woman defence minister,” he said, without naming Gandhi. “This is

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craft deal.

“During the earlier (UPA) regime, the middlemen culture had become a part of the system. They had snatched the rights of the poor and also played with the security of the nation,” Modi said, adding Michel was lobbying for “some other contender” as well. “He (Michel) has made a shocking revelation.

As per media reports, he was not just involved in the (AgustaWestland) chopper deal but also involved in the deal relating to the fighter planes (Rafale), when the earlier government was in power,” Modi said. “Media says that Michel was also lobbying for some other company. Congress should answer which leader of their party, now shouting about this (Rafale deal), has a connection with Michel. They should give an account of each and every penny spent,” he said. Congress did not immediately react to Modi’s remark.

He also said that ‘Michel mama’ the ‘confidant’ is in the custody of country and that the Congress is worried that he might reveal secrets.

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Agra/Solapur, Jan 9 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday tore into Congress president Rahul Gandhi for saying he made ‘a woman’ defend him in Parliament over the Rafale deal, a reference to Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, terming the remark as an insult to all women in the country.

Mounting a fresh offensive against the Congress as well as the SP and the BSP in rallies in Solapur in Maharashtra and Agra in Uttar Pradesh, Modi also called himself a chowkidar(watchman) who can pick a wrongdoer even in darkness in his fight against corruption.

Modi said his “safai” (clean-up) mission to uproot corruption has made the opposition parties scared of the chowkidar that even arch rivals SP and the BSP are coming together to throw him out of power. Modi referred to himself by the term ‘chowkidar’ Rahul Gandhi often uses while targeting the prime minister. Calling Modi a prime minister who claimed to have a broad

(From p-1) In this regard, they asked “why did the Shri.

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Were the views of the Ministers in-charge/ Advisors and Officials of the various departments sought before the arbitrary change of the sub-allocation?”

Citing the example of H&FW department, MLAs said when the HLC had allocated Rs. 14 crore, the NDPP-led PDA government had drastically cut it down to mere Rs. 2 crore and asked “was the Minister in-charge in consonance with the change?”

When the sub-allocation of the HLC was allegedly altered, MLAs asked whether RD advisor, Dr. Nicky Kire agreed and was party and privy to it? “This despotic government which has little or no regard for the welfare of the State is time and again proving itself to be the greatest mistake that the people of Nagaland have committed by putting their faith and voting them to power,” four MLAs said.

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Inflation in Dec lowest since June 2017

BENGALURU, Jan 10 (Agencies): India’s December retail inflation is expected to have eased to its lowest since June 2017 as food costs fell and fuel prices rose at a slower pace, a Reuters poll showed, giving the central bank breathing space to keep policy on hold.

Inflation likely cooled to 2.20 percent in December - close to the lower end of the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target range of 2.0-6.0 percent - according to the Jan 3-9 poll of 41 economists. In November, inflation was at 2.33 percent.

“Food prices fell more in December. Which maybe just a seasonal thing, but I see that as the main factor, a potential downside factor for inflation,” said Prakash Sakpal, Asia economist at ING. If the latest consensus is realised it will mark the fifth month in a row consumer price inflation has

held below the mid-point of the RBI’s target band.

Forecasts ranged between 1.80 percent and 3.00 percent, and suggested price pressures are easing off from earlier in 2018.

“Inflation has at least in the second half of 2018 surprised on the downside.

I think it is common knowledge now that it is mainly driven by food prices,” said Radhika Rao, an economist at DBS Bank.

“In fact, the food and beverages component in itself has been in disinflation. December will be the third month running, where prices have actually declined year-on-year.”

Cooling inflation expectations have also been driven by lower oil prices and a rupee currency that has managed to stabilise after a steep sell-off.

Crude oil prices are down over 30 percent since Oct 3, when it hit the highest in almost four years, and the

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rupee has bounced nearly 6 percent after touching a lifetime low of 74.48 on Oct 11.

According to separate Reuters polls, the rupee is not expected to depreciate sharply from here and oil prices are predicted to rise just modestly this year.

Those expectations should keep inflation in check. And given concerns about a slowing economy after growth cooled sharply in the July-September quarter, the RBI is likely to hold interest rates next month and move to a more dovish stance, economists say.

“We expect them (the RBI) to move from ‘calibrated tightening’ to ‘neutral’, so a change in stance is very much on the cards,” said DBS’s Rao. “But I don’t think they would go ahead and cut rates in February, but dovish language would keep the door open for easing in subsequent meetings.”

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was willing to hold off on rate hikes amid concerns about global growth and subdued inflation,” said V K Sharma, Head PCG and Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities.

T h e d o l l a r i n d ex , which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose 0.07 per cent to 95.29 in late afternoon trade.

“Overall the rupee is expected to be driven by global factors and the upcoming political factors in the domestic market. Near term the rupee is expected to trade in 69.50 to 72 band,” said Rushabh Maru, Research Analyst Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers. Overnight losses in crude oil also supported early gains in the rupee, analysts said.

Brent crude, the global benchmark, was trading at USD 60.95 per barrel, lower by 0.80 per cent.

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Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI): Snapping its two-session slide, the rupee ticked higher by 5 paise to close at 70.41 per US dollar Thursday on increased selling of the greenback by exporters amid easing crude oil prices.

Forex traders said the American currency weakened after minutes of Federal Reserve’s policy meeting triggered uncertainty about future rate hikes.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened weak at 70.49 a dollar against its previous close of 70.46.

The local unit moved in a range of 70.66 to 70.32, before finally ending at 70.41, showing a gain of 5 paise.

The rupee had depreciated by 78 paise in the previous two sessions.

“The US dollar slipped on Thursday in Asia after the Federal Reserve indicated in the minutes of its December meeting that it

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enue impact of about Rs 3,000 crore.

Jaitley said these decisions would give a relief to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).

On GST rate for real estate, the council has decided for form a sevenmember group of ministers after differences of opinion emerged at the meeting, he said, adding there were diverse views on lottery. A ministerial panel will look into it as well.

Jaitley said those opting for the composition scheme would have to file just one tax return annually but pay taxes once every quarter.

“A very large part of GST comes from formal

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of doubling exemption limit to Rs 40 lakh, considering that all states implement it, is Rs 5,200 crore.

Jaitley said the GST Composition Scheme, under which small traders and businesses pay a 1 per cent tax based on turnover, can be availed by businesses with a turnover of Rs 1.5 crore, against the earlier Rs 1 crore, with effect from April 1.

Also, service providers and suppliers of both goods and services up to a turnover of Rs 50 lakh would be eligible to opt for the GST composition scheme and pay a tax of 6 per cent.

The twin decision under the composition scheme would have an annual rev-

Ajay Bhushan Pandey said even though currently the exemption limit is Rs 20 lakh, but still there are about 10.93 lakh taxpayers who are below Rs 20 lakh but are paying taxes.

“The increased (exemption) limit (of Rs 40 lakh) is applicable for those businesses who deal in goods and also do intrastate trade and not for those who do inter-state transactions,” Pandey said.

Under the composition scheme, traders and manufacturers can pay taxes at a concessional rate of 1 per cent, while restaurants pay 5 per cent GST. There are over 1.17 crore businesses which have registered under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), which was rolled out from July 1, 2017. Of these over 18 lakh have opted for composition scheme. While a regular taxpayer has to pay taxes on a monthly basis, a composition supplier is required to pay taxes on a quarterly basis.

Also, a composition taxpayer is not required to keep detailed records that a normal taxpayer is supposed to maintain.

rose Rs 300 in the previous three days In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purities rose Rs 270 each to Rs 33,070 and Rs 32,920 per 10 grams, respectively. Similarly, sovereign gold advanced by Rs 100 to Rs 25,300 per piece of eight grams.

Silver-ready jumped Rs 410 to Rs 40,510 per kg, while weekly based delivery gained Rs 367 to Rs 39,700 per kg.

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Arun Jaitley and Revenue Secy Ajay Bhushan Pandey during the 32nd GST Council meet, in New Delhi. (PTI)

sector and large companies. Each one of these decisions is intended to help the SMEs. You have given them various options.

If they are in services sector, they can get 6 per cent compounding, if they are in manufacturing and trading up to Rs 1.5 crore they can get 1 per cent compounding. They can make use of exemption of up to Rs 40 lakh,” he said.

The finance minister said there would be two thresholds -- Rs 40 lakh and Rs 20 lakh -- for exemption from registration and payment of the GST for the suppliers of goods, with the facility that one can ‘opt up or opt down’ depending on revenue.

“Few states had a view that if the turnover threshold is hiked to Rs 40 lakh, their assessee base gets eroded. So if they inform the Secretariat within a week then they would be given the option to opt down. Puducherry has kept this option... This is a one time exception and does not affect businesses with interstate supplies,” Jaitley told reporters.

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Traders said with the rupee hovering around Rs 70 against dollar, the gold was in demand as a safe haven to mitigate the risk and support from local jewellers aided the gain in the prices of yellow metal.

Besides, firm trend overseas helped the rise in the gold prices, they added.

Globally, gold traded higher at USD 1,294.97 an ounce and silver rose to USD 15.74 an ounce in New York. The yellow metal

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New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): In a bid to give relief to small businesses, the GST Council Thursday doubled the limit for exemption from payment of goods and services tax (GST) to Rs 40 lakh and announced that the higher turnover cap of Rs 1.5 crore for availing composition scheme of paying 1 per cent tax will be effective from April 1.

The Council also allowed Kerala to levy a 1 per cent calamity cess on intra-state sale of goods and services for a period of up to two years to mobilise revenues to meet the cost of rehabilitating parts of states that were ravaged by floods last year.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the taxpayers with an aggregate turnover of Rs 40 lakh would now be exempted from the GST. For the north eastern states, the exemption would now be Rs 20 lakh. Currently, businesses with a turnover of up to Rs 20 lakh is exempt from GST registration, while the limit for hilly and north eastern states is Rs 10 lakh.

Sources said the annual revenue loss on account

New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): Gold rose for the four th straight session Thursday crossing the Rs 33,000-mark at Rs 33,070 per 10 gram, gaining Rs 270 at the bullion market here due to increased demand from local jewellers, according to All India Sarafa Association.

Silver also followed the gold movement by rising Rs 410 to Rs 40,510 per kg on fresh buying by industrial units and coin makers.

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Map showing where there is already a fence between the US and Mexico border.

only 14 minutes.

The president hosted the Democratic Party leaders in the Situation Room, the conference centre in the West Wing basement.

Mr Trump posed a direct question to Nancy Pelosi about whether she would fund the wall. His tweet following the meeting reflected the outcome of that - he said “bye-bye” and left: Mr Schumer confirmed the exchange, saying: “He [Mr Trump] asked Speaker Pelosi, ‘Will you agree to my wall?’ She said no.

“And he just got up and said, ‘Then we have nothing to discuss,’ and he just walked out. Again, we saw a temper tantrum because he couldn’t get his way.”

Mr Schumer reportedly asked Mr Trump: “You are using people as leverage; why won’t you open the government and stop hurting people?” A White House official told the New York Times Mr Trump had said: “I am trying to do the right

Medics said the army’s deputy chief of staff and the governor of Lahj province were wounded in the attack.

Al-Anad Air Base (Yemen), Jan 10 (Agencies): A rebel drone hit Yemen’s largest air base Thursday, killing six loyalist soldiers during a military parade in an attack which threatens to hamper UN-led peace efforts.

According to AFP, at talks in Sweden last month, the UN brokered several agreements between Huthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government seen as the best chance of ending nearly four years of devastating conflict. The Shiite Huthi rebels said they carried out the strike on Al-Anad air base, in government-held Lahij province some 60 kilometres north of Yemen’s second city Aden. At least 12 people were wounded, including top commanders, according to medics at Ibn Khaldoun hospital in the provincial capital Huta.

Footage of the attack showed a drone exploding over a podium around which dozens of military personnel were standing.

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Soldiers scrambled to carry wounded comrades to military vehicles, while a man holding a camera bled on the ground. An AFP correspondent at the scene said journalists were among the wounded.

Yemen’s deputy chief of staff Saleh al-Zandani, intelligence Brigadier General Saleh Tamah and senior army commander Fadel Hasan were among the wounded, along with Lahij governor Ahmad Abdullah al-Turki, doctors at Ibn Khaldoun hospital told AFP on condition of anonymity.

Chief of staff General Abdullah al-Nakhi was also at the base at the time of the attack, a pro-government official said. He was not named among the casualties. The attack came one day after UN envoy Martin Griffiths warned “substantial progress” was needed on the ground before fullblown negotiations could be

launched on ending the civil war. The strike on loyalist top brass is likely to create a new obstacle to the launch of formal peace talks.

Yemeni Information Minister Moammer al-Eryani said the attack was “a strong blow” to the UN’s peace efforts. “The Huthi militia does not believe in the language of peace and knows nothing but killing and terror,” he tweeted.

The Huthis said the attack was “in response to the enemies’ continuous air raids”, in a statement carried by the rebels’ Al-Masirah TV. In last month’s talks, the warring sides agreed truce deals for the key rebelheld aid port of Hodeida and battleground third city Taez. Griffiths told the UN Security Council that both parties in the Yemen war had “largely adhered to the ceasefire and there has been a significant decrease in hostilities”.

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welcomed by Mr Xi and his wife with a banquet and an art performance.

He also visited a pharmaceutical plant specialising in Chinese medicine.

Mr Xi accepted an offer to visit North Korea, state media said. It is still unclear when this would take place.

Mr Kim had said in his annual new year’s speech in January that he remained committed to denuclearisation, but war ned that he would change course if US sanctions remained.

According to North Korean’s official KCNA agency China supported the North’s position.

“Xi Jinping said that the legitimate issues raised by the DPRK are rightful demands and that he fully agrees that the DPRK’s reasonable interests should be justly resolved,” it said, using the official country name the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

It is not clear when or where a possible second Kim-Trump summit would take place, though South Korean president Moon Jae-in has said it will happen “soon”.

Mr Moon, who has over the past year played mediator between North Korea and the US, said at a news conference on Thursday that Seoul would cooperate with the US in resolving the issue of sanctions on North Korea.

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L o n d o n, J a n 1 0 (Agencies): After his surprise visit to China, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left with backing for a possible second summit with US President Donald Trump, state media said.

According to BBC, Mr Trump and Mr Kim first met last June, but progress over denuclearisation has since stalled.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said he hoped the two leaders “meet each other halfway”, Xinhua news agency reported China is the North’s main ally and key trade partner.

Mr Xi said China supported North Korea and the US “holding summits and achieving results, and supports relevant parties resolving their respective legitimate concerns through dialogue”.

He also said China would be ready to play a “positive and constructive role” towards maintaining peace and achieving denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula, reported Xinhua.

Mr Kim made what is believed to be his first official trip outside North Korea to China last year, even before meeting South Korea’s President Moon and Mr Trump.

The recent visit is Mr Kim’s fourth to China in less than a year.

During his three-day visit to China, Mr Kim and his wife Ri Sol-ju were

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US urges China to stop coercing Taiwan Taipei, Jan 10 (IANS): The US has urged China to stop coercing Taiwan and resume dialogue with the Taiwan government for a peaceful resolution of differences between the two sides, a spokesperson of the de facto American embassy here said on Thursday.

Amanda Mansour’s remarks come after several US Senators and lawmakers backed Taiwan in the wake of last week’s speech

by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he refused to rule out the use of military force to achieve reunification with the island, reports Efe news.

“The US has a deep and abiding interest in cross-strait peace and stability. Any resolution of crossstrait differences must be peaceful and based on the will of the people on both sides,” Mansour said in reference to Xi’s speech.

The American Institute in Taiwan is the de facto US Embassy in Taipei and represents Washington’s interest on the island since 1979 when Washington broke off ties with Taipei to establish diplomatic relations with Beijing.

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Lo n d o n, Ja n 1 0 (Agencies): President Donald Trump has walked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders as negotiations broke down on the 19th day of a partial US government shutdown.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer stuck by their refusal to fund his US-Mexico border wall, prompting Mr Trump to call the meeting “a total waste of time”. Democrats again accused the president of throwing a “temper tantrum”.

The first payday since the shutdown began is due on Friday for 800,000 federal workers, who will go unpaid. Mr Trump has demanded $5.7bn (£4.5bn) to build a steel barrier, which would deliver on a key campaign pledge. But Democrats - who control the House of Representatives - have refused to back the funding.

It was certainly brief, at

thing for the country. This isn’t about politics.”

Mr Schumer also said Mr Trump had “slammed the table”, but Vice-President Mike Pence disputed this.

“The president walked into the room and passed out candy,” he said. “I don’t recall him ever raising his voice or slamming his hand.”

Kevin McCarthy, Republican leader in the House of Representatives, said he found the Democrats’ behaviour “embarrassing”.

On Tuesday, Mr Trump delivered his first televised Oval Office address to the nation, where he described the border as a humanitarian and security crisis. The Democrats called the president’s claims a fake threat.

Mr Trump is going to the border on Thursday.

He will visit a border patrol station in McAllen, in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. He will get an update on security at what is the busiest section of the border for illegal crossings.

Republican leaders and Mr Trump insist the party is “totally unified” behind him, and most of the party appear to back his uncompromising stance.

Mr Trump still has the option of declaring a national emergency on the issue, opening up defence department funding for the wall. But this would be hugely controversial and would prompt a lengthy legal battle.

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esla will stop selling the lowest-range versions of its Model S sedans and Model X SUVs from Monday, the electric car maker’s CEO Elon Musk said.

“Starting on Monday, Tesla will no longer be taking orders for the 75 kWh version of the Model S & X,” Musk revealed in a tweet on Wednesday, while asking people interested in buying those vehicles to place their orders latest by Sunday.

Higher-end versions of the S and X, equipped with a 100 kWh battery, will still be made and sold by Tesla, but at a higher price, CNBC reported, adding that Tesla did not respond to inquires as to why the S and X offerings were pared back.

The price for a new Model S will start at $94,000 and the starting price for a Model X will be $97,000 from next week, according to Musk’s tweet-announcement.

The Model S and X are Tesla’s second and third major lines of electric vehicles, and are higher-priced

lines compared to its newest Model 3, the report said.

Tesla is taking steps to start Model 3 production in China.

Earlier this week, Musk laid the foundation of a Tesla Gigafactory in Shanghai -- the first-ever outside the US -- that is expected to produce 500,000 electric vehicles per year and double the production capacity of Tesla “Aiming to finish initial construction this summer, start Model 3 production end of year & reach high volume production next year,” Musk had tweeted, adding that “Shanghai Giga production of Model 3/Y will serve greater China region”.

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o, are Kate Beckinsale and Pete Davidson dating after their night out following the 2019 Golden Globe Awards?

Beckinsale didn’t confirm those rumors, but she did give a sassy response to a fan on Instagram who commented on her recent post about the “Saturday Night Live” star.

“Dear heavens, Kate.

Not Pete Davidson,” one user commented on Beckinsale’s black-and-white photo of her mother, actress Judy Loe. “No that’s my mother.

Easy mistake,” Beckinsale responded to the fan.

Davidson, 25, and Beckinsale, 45, were spotted cozying up Sunday night at the Netflix party following the awards show. A source previously told Fox News the duo spent some time sipping champagne and were “kind of flirty.”

“Pete and Kate were

definitely getting their time in together socially,” a source who was at the party told Fox News.

“Even though Pete and Machine Gun Kelly were basically attached at the hip all night, Pete and Kate found about 35 to 40 minutes where they got close on the patio.”

Beckinsale and Davidson reportedly left the party together, Page Six reported.

Davidson and Ariana Grande broke off their four-month engagement in October, which the singer then addressed in her hit song, “thank u, next.” The comedian also concerned fans last month when he posted an alarming note on social media that prompted a welfare check.

Beckinsale, who has a daughter with Michael Sheen, was most recently linked to comedian Matte Rife.

(FoxNews)

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The office of the Lotha Student's Union Diphupar congratulate Mr. LANKONTHUNG C. JAMI, S/o S. CHUNGKHU JAMI of Pangti Village, resident of Diphupar Village, for securing the post of Junior Engineer (Civil Engineer) under Works and Housing Department in the recently declared NPSC (CTS) examination 2018.

The Union further wishes him success in his future endeavors.

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ctress Madhuri Dixit Nene says she has tried to give her best in every role in her life -right from being an actor to a mother to a wife.

“I was fortunate to get good songs and collaborate with amazing choreographers to create such memorable songs which are loved and enjoyed till date so much,” Madhuri said in a statement.

“And there is no substitute to hard work. To succeed, 2 per cent is genius and 98 per cent is hard work. I have tried to give my best in every role in my life, right from being an actor, dancer, mother, wife,” added the actress, who is married to Shriram Nene.

Madhuri, who shares two sons with her husband, expressed her views when she became a part of StarPlus’ show “Dance+4”.

“One of the most important aspects of dancing is growing and practicing every day,” she said.

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their claim, it’s hard for them to withdraw.” Malek’s co-star Lucy Boynton has also called criticism “frustrating”.

Criticism against the film has stemmed from claims that it didn’t feature Mercury’s bisexuality. Despite the attacks, Bohemian Rhapsody is now the highest-grossing music biopic of all-time, overtaking Abba movie Mamma Mia after making $600m (£478m) at the box-office. Singalong screenings allowing fans to join on Queen hits like ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and ‘We Are The Champions’ were recently announced for cinemas.

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Bohemian Rhapsody is also rated a lowly 128 of all 149 Best Picture winners at Golden Globes in its various categories since the ceremony began in 1944.

The worst is 1953 Biblical epic The Robe, which starred Richard Burton and has an approval rating of just 33%.

After the film’s Golden Globes triumph, Queen guitarist Brian May defended Bohemian Rhapsody against critics, saying negativity came from its trailer rather than the full film. May told Deadline: “The mistake critics made was reviewing the trailer instead of reviewing the film.

They jumped to conclusions. Once people staked

“As a victim of sexual assault myself, I made both the songs and video at a dark time in my life, my intention was to create something extremely defiant and provocative because I was angry and still hadn’t processed the trauma that had occurred in my own life,” she said.

Gaga was called out earlier this week by a producer of the docuseries for refusing to speak on the show about Kelly’s history of sexual and domestic abuse allegations. She was also slammed on Sunday for her 2013 live performance with the singer and for praising him a year later on Twitter.

The “A Star is Born” actress acknowledged her younger self ’s “poor judgment” and ended her statement with an apology.

“I’m sorry, both for my poor judgment when I was young, and for not speaking out sooner,” she said. “I love you.”

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reddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody is the worst-rated film to win a Best Picture award at the Golden Globes since 1986.

The movie dramatising the life of Queen‘s singer won the Best Picture – Drama award on Monday, while Freddie actor Remi Malek also scooped the Best Actor gong at the ceremony.

However, it has emerged that Bohemian Rhapsody‘s rating of just 62% on Rotten Tomatoes makes it the least favourably-rated movie to win Best Picture since romantic drama Out Of Africa in 1986. Starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep, Out Of Africa is just behind on 60%.

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ady Gaga apologized late Wednesday for her 2013 duet with R. Kelly, speaking out in support of all the women who have accused the singer of sexual assault after earlier facing backlash for her silence.

The singer, 32, collaborated with R. Kelly on the track “Do What U Want (With My Body),” a song which was made during “a dark time” in her life, she said in a statement posted on Twitter. She vowed to remove the song from iTunes and other streaming services to support the women who have spoken out against Kelly in the Lifetime docuseries “Surviving R. Kelly.”

“I stand behind these women 1000 percent, believe them, know they are suffering and in pain, and feel strongly that their voices should be heard and taken seriously,” Gaga said.

“What I am hearing about the allegations against R. Kelly is absolutely horrifying and indefensible.”

cademy Award-winning actor Christian Bale, who is known for undergoing physical transformations for his performances, says he likes chaos.

He has delivered on demanding performances -- whether it was his skeletal frame in “The Mechanist” or the Herculean built in “The Dark Knight Rises”, the mentally exhausting character of a sadistic psychopath and a deranged serial killer in “American Psycho” or as Dick Cheney in “Vice”, where he has managed to bulk up and try prosthetics.

Asked if there is anything else he aspires to do, Bale told IANS here during his visit to India: “I have never had a plan or a strategy. I like chaos. So, I wait to see what happens next.”

Bale was also a part of filmmaker-actor Andy Serkis’ “Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle”, in which he essayed Bagheera.

He also scored a Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy victory for his performance as former US Vice President Dick Cheney in “Vice”.

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Ashleigh Barty of Australia plays a return shot to Elise Mertens of Belgium during their quarterfinal match at the Sydney International tennis tournament.

S y d n e y, J a n 1 0 (Agencies): Australia’s Ashleigh Barty defeated Belgium’s world No. 12 Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the last four in the Sydney International tournament for a second year in a row.

Her quarterfinal win comes just one day after she registered the biggest win of her career against world No. 1 Simona Halep on Wednesday, reports Efe news.

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No. 15 got off to a slow start with some unforced errors that gave Mertens an advantage although she was back in the game by the middle of the first set.

Bar ty created two break chances in the second set and dominated the set, finally finishing off the game in straight sets after an hour and 17 minutes on court.

“It was nice and solid today. I was pretty happy with the way I was able to come out here and play,”

LKM tournament at Akhoya village

Marsh ruled out of 1st ODI against India

Fish named US Davis Cup captain New York, Jan 10 (Agencies): Mardy Fish has been appointed as the new captain of the United States Davis Cup team.

Fish, who retired from playing in 2015, replaces Jim Courier following his eight-year stint.

“Ever since I started playing professionally and started understanding what the Davis Cup was and how special it was, I wanted to be the Davis Cup captain,” said Fish. “I just thought that position was so special.”

“I’m a team-sport athlete stuck in an individual sport, and I love the team aspect of Davis Cup. To even be considered, let alone named the captain, is incredibly humbling.”

During his playing career, the 37-year-old peaked at No 7 in the world and reached the quarter-finals at three of the four Grand Slams. He also won six ATP titles.

Fish will take charge in a dramatically different Davis Cup format which is now an 18-team event that this year will be played from November 18-24 in Madrid.

Courier relinquished the captaincy in September following America’s lastfour defeat to Croatia.

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Barty said on court.

“For us, it’s mostly been about how I try and play my game and not get too sucked into playing the way they (opponents) want me to play. It’s important for me to serve well and look for forehands and try and be dominant from that first shot,” Barty said after the match.

Barty opened 2019 winning five of her six singles matches; two at the Hopman Cup and all three of her Sydney International

matches in straight sets.

The 2018 Sydney finalist will play against Kiki Bertens in the last four after the Dutch claimed a swift quarterfinal victory over qualifier Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, 6-2, 6-2.

“I think today was a good match for me, I’m really happy to be in the semifinal here,” Bertens said, during her post-match press conference. “For me, it’s always really nice to play just a lot of matches to get in the rhythm. I’m really happy with every match I can play before such a big event like Melbourne.”

Bertens and Putintseva had split their first two WTA meetings, each of which were three-set tussles which clocked over twoand-a-half hours apiece.

But this time, Bertens pulled off a comprehensive victory after only 61 minutes of play to move into the Sydney semifinals.

The Dutchwoman, enjoying her first Australian swing ranked in the Top 10, had 16 winners, compared to Putintseva’s three.

World No.44 Putintseva was hoping for a second consecutive Top 10 win, following her secondround comeback win over Sloane Stephens, but had 18 unforced errors and was never able to get to break point against the divine play of Bertens.

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S YDNEY, J a n 1 0 (Agencies): Australia’s Mitchell Marsh doesn’t have the stomach for the first one-day international against India after coach Justin Langer told reporters on Thursday that the all-rounder had been struck down with a bout of gastritis.

With Marsh forced to sit out the opener of a three-match series, Australia called uncapped bats-

man Ashton Turner into the squad as cover for Saturday’s Sydney Cricket Ground contest.

“He’s got gastritis so he’s spent two days in hospital,” Langer told a news conference. “We’ll just have to wait and see how he recovers but he certainly won’t play this first one.

Turner has deputised for Marsh as captain of Western Australia while the all-rounder was on interna-

tional duty and Langer said the 25-year-old was a “great athlete”.

“He’s in great form, he finishes off the innings well,” said Langer.

“He’s a lead athlete in the field and he’s also a captain. He’s a good thinker of the game like most great finishers and a good leader, a really good person around the group. I’m very excited to see him coming in.”

Marsh and his batsman brother Shaun were dropped from the test side for upcoming matches against Sri Lanka on Wednesday after Australia lost a home series to India for the first time when Virat Kohli’s men prevailed 2-1.

Langer, a close friend of their father Geoff “Swampy” Marsh, said it had been a tough decision to make.

“That’s what leadership’s about, you’ve got make tough calls,” Langer added.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We the bereaved family members of Lt. MEDOLIENUO YHOME (AKOU) Chumoukedima Town would like to immensely convey our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, Churches, Organizations, Friends, Well-wishers who stood by us with prayer and supporting us physically and financially during our prolonged needed time and till the time of her demise.

Our special thanks to :1. Rev. Fr. Sajan, Joseph Parish, Priest & Principal. St. Joseph Chumoukedima 2. Rev. Fr Dominic, Joseph Parish, Asst. Priest & Sisters St. Joseph Chumoukedima.

3. Dr. Mapu (1st NAP Referral Hospital) 4. Nurse Hiezonuo 5. Dr. Atsio Michael Whourie, Kohima.

6. International Apollo Hospital, Guwahati (Doctors & Nurses) 7. CIHSR Hospital, Dimapur (Doctors & Nurses) Born : 24/08/1978 – Died : 07 /01/2019 8. Chumoukedima Ward-1 Council.

9. Mr. Neichu-u Kuotsu, Ex-Chairman (CTC) 10. St. Joseph Church, Chumoukedima Centre.

11. St. Anthony Church, Tenyiphe 12. Zanuo Krotho, Chumoukedima 13. Chumoukedima Kewhiemia Krotho.

14. Holy Family Nagaland Police Catholic Church, Chumoukedima 15. St. Joseph Parish, Woman Association.

16. Kuda Kewhiemiapfii Krotho.

17. Woman's Prayer Fellowship, ZOO Sector (OMH) 18. United Brother's Kohima 19. Blood Donors.

We remain deeply indebted to each and everyone of you for the love and kindness shown to us and regret our inability to mention every individuals/ Organizations, but it is our prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Spain arrests 83 in tennis fixing probe M ADRID, J a n 1 0 (Agencies): The Spanish Civil Guard has made widespread arrests following an investigation into tennis match-fixing by an organised Armenian criminal gang, the European Union’s Europol agency said on Thursday.

Eleven house searches were carried out in Spain and 167,000 euros in cash were seized, along with a shotgun, more than 50 electronic devices, credit cards, five luxury vehicles and documentation related to the case. Forty-two bank accounts and their balances have been frozen.

The Civil Guard said in a statement 15 people had been arrested, including the leaders of the criminal organisation, while a further 68 people have been investigated.

Of the 83 people implicated in the case, 28 were professional tennis players, playing in the ITF Futures and Challenger categories, and one whose identity was not revealed competed in the 2018 U.S. Open.

“Our officers have proved the group had been operating since February 2017 and estimate that they had earned millions of euros through the operation,” added the Civil Guard’s statement.

Rai recommends 2-ODI ban for Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): The Committee of Administrators chief Vinod Rai Thursday recommended a two-ODI ban on India players Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul for their controversial comments on women in a TV show but fellow COA member Diana Edulji referred the matter to the BCCI’s legal cell.

If the ban is imposed, the duo could miss the first two matches of a threeODI series against Australia starting Saturday in Sydney.

“I am not convinced with Hardik’s explanation and I have recommended a two-match ban for both players. However the final decision will be taken once Diana gives her go ahead,” Rai told PTI. Pandya’s comments on ‘Koffee with Karan’ were slammed as misogynistic and sexist, prompting the CoA to issue a show cause notice on Wednesday. The all-rounder, in response, said he was sincerely regretful and would not repeat the behaviour.

On the show, he had boasted about hooking up with multiple women and also how open he has been about it with his parents.

Rahul, the more restrained of the two dur-

Aus to play 2 T20Is, 5 ODIs in India Mumbai, Jan 10 (IANS): Australia will begin their India tour with a Twenty20 International in Bengaluru on February 24 and will also play five ODIs from March 2, it was announced on Thursday.

The first T20I will be held on February 24 in Bengaluru. The second will take place on February 27 in Visakhapatnam.

The ODI series will

begin on March 2 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad. Nagpur will host the second ODI on March 5 at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium. Ranchi’s JSCA International Stadium Complex will see the third ODI on March 8, followed

by Mohali (March 10) and Delhi (March 13), the the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said.

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ing the interview by filmmaker Karan Johar, has not yet reacted to the social media storm. The two players were given 24 hours to explain themselves by the BCCI. “Diana has sought legal opinion whether the duo can be banned. So, obviously a decision will be taken once she gives her nod. As far as I am concerned, the comments were crass, in bad taste and unacceptable,” Rai said.

Edulji also sought the opinion of BCCI acting president CK Khanna, acting secretary Amitabh Chaudhary and treasurer Anirudh Chaudhry on the issue.

Responding to her query, Anirudh recommended a suspension for the two

and a gender sensitisation programme for them. He also took a dig at BCCI CEO Rahul Johri, who was cleared of sexual harassment charges but advised to undergo gender sensitisation by an inquiry committee.

“The players must be immediately suspended pending a proper inquiry and must be allowed to join the team (if selected) only once they have gone through a proper sensitisation in addition to serving a ban, if imposed upon them,” he said.

“In any case the entire team and support staff must go through a sensitisation process. The CEO may join them in the sensitisation as well as recommended by Ms. Veena Gowda, Advocate,” he added.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We the bereaved family members of Late Mr. Sithubo would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who stood by us spiritually, financially & physically during his prolonged illness till the time of his demise on 4th January 2019.

Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, we the family members pray that our Almighty God would bless you all Born on 17.01.1991 abundantly.

Died on 04.01.2019 Our special thanks to: 1. Liangmai Baptist Phumling, Samziuram (Youth / Men / Women Depts. & Friends’ circle) 2. All Churches of Samziuram Villages 3. Clark Theological College, Mokokchung 4. Zion Hospital, Dimapur 5. Nursing Home, Jalukie Town From: Loving grand-parents, parents, brothers and sisters.

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of our beloved Late ZUBENTHUNG KINGHEN. Supdtg Geologist. ( ONGC ) 07/04/1965 – 11/01/2018.

Born 05-09-1971 – Died on 02-01- 2019 We the family of Lt. Mrs. Chubasenla left for the Heavenly abode on 2nd January, 2019. In such times of deep sorrow and grief various individuals, family and organizations showered selfless love to the family.

We offer our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us; physical, emotional, spiritual and financial support rendered to us during our inexpressible loss to the following: 1. Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo.

2. Faith Harvest Church, Kohima.

3. Changki Union, Kohima.

4. Changki Fellowship, Kohima.

5. Changkilari Telongjem, Kohima.

6. Kohima Changki Kaketsüri, Longjem.

7. Upper PWD Youth, Kohima.

8. Neighbours, Friends and well wishers.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL Loving Husband, Daughters & Relatives.

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Since a year gone by its hard to believe life without you, the irreparable loss we had on this day would never be forgotten. “sadly missed along life’s way, quietly remembered every day….

No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts, you’re always there.”

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Loving Sons, parents & relatives.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble”

24.12.1997 – 07.01.2019

We the bereaved family of Late Puanthanliu Noeline Kamei would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, churches, friends and well wishers who stood by us morally, physically and financially at the sudden and untimely demise of our beloved daughter on 07-01-2018.

Thank you all for your prayers and support. May God bless you all abundantly.

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D i m a p u r , Ja n 1 0 (NPN): Defending champions Merangkong have reached the football semifinals at the ongoing Langpangkong Kaketshir Mungdang (LKM) tournament at Akhoya village, Mokokchung.

Merangkong team outplayed Changtongya 3-0 making them the first team to reach the last four while Yaongyimsen booked their semi-final berth by beating Chakpa via penalty shoot-out after the match ended in draw during the speculated time. In other matches, Yaongyimti beat Unger 3-0 while Chuchuyimlang defeated spirited Kangtsung 2-1.

In men’s volleyball, Changtongya beat Changtongyayimsen to emerge as champions while in the women’s category, Merangkong won the title after beating Salulamang in the final.

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Manchester City players celebrate after scoring a goal against Burton Albion during the League Cup semi-final first leg.

Lo n d o n, Ja n 1 0 (Agencies): Gabriel Jesus scored four as defending champions Manchester City destroyed third tier Burton Albion 9-0 in their League Cup semi-final first leg, a record margin of victory in the competition’s last four.

League One Burton, managed by Nigel Clough, the son of former Nottingham Forest boss Brian, must endure another 90 minutes at their own ground on January 23 before City formally book their place in the final.

Hundreds of Burton fans arrived late after their

DDFA informs on Dr. T. Ao trophy DI M AP U R , JAN 1 0 (NPN): Dimapur District Football Association (DDFA) will conduct selection of players for Dr. T. Ao Trophy (inter-district) on January 15 at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur. Selected players will also be eligible to play Santosh Trophy to be held in Aizawl. Further information can be contacted at 8787516188.

buses were stuck in motorway delays and after this mauling, they might well wish they had turned around and gone home.

City, who beat Championship (second tier) side Rotherham United 7-0 on Sunday, are set to face the winners of the other semifinal between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, which Spurs lead 1-0 from the first-leg.

Manager Pep Guardiola fielded a strong starting line-up and City quickly established their dominance with Kevin De Bruyne steering in a header from an excellent lofted ball

from David Silva to open the scoring in the fifth minute.

Burton should have drawn level in the 12th minute but Marcus MyersHarness wasted a glorious chance, shooting wastefully wide when left unmarked at the back post.

From then on it was a painful night of damage limitation for the team from the Midlands.

Jesus opened his account on the half hour, heading in from close range after Leroy Sane’s shot had been blocked by keeper Bradley Collins, with the ball popping up invitingly

for the Brazilian.

Four minutes later, Jesus made it 3-0 with a low drive that went in off the post and then Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko added the fourth, lobbing Collins with a lofted shot from nearly 30 metres out.

Jesus completed his hat-trick in the 57th minute with a header from a Riyad Mahrez cross before substitute Phil Foden made it 6-0 in the 62nd — slotting home after Collins had blocked a Jesus shot.

The seventh — and Jesus’s fourth - was a clever flick from close-range after Sane had once again burst into the area on the left flank.

Bur ton were completely unable to defend that part of the field and even with Sane subbed off, Mahrez broke into that area and his low cross was turned in by Kyle Walker to make it 8-0. Mahrez poked in the ninth after good work from substitute Bernardo Silva and that was all for City despite the crowd urging them to push for a 10th goal.

City’s record victory was a 12–0 FA Cup win over Liverpool Stanley in 1890. The Blues beat Huddersfield Town 10-1 in the old Division Two in 1987.

Mourinho free for Real return Lo n d o n, Ja n 1 0 (Agencies): Jose Mourinho is available for a dramatic return to Real Madrid after Manchester United paid him a reported £15 million ($19 million) in compensation following his sacking last month.

The Daily Mail reports that a source close to Mourinho revealed that compensation had been paid. “There are no issues over Jose’s contract with Manchester United. Everything has been sorted,” the newspaper reports the source as saying.

The pay-out leaves the 55-year-old Portuguese free to take up the permanent job in Madrid when Santiago Solari’s time as the European champion’s interim boss ends.

Mourinho’s time at Real between 2010-2013, which brought a league title and a Spanish Cup, ended as it did at United and Chelsea, with bad results and discord in the dressing room.

However, Real president Florentino Perez remains a fan and with the club 10 points behind La Liga leaders Barca and outside the Champions League places pressure is mounting on Solari, who could be relieved of his duties before his contract expires at the end of the season.

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Mary Kom becomes world No.1 in AIBA rankings New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): The celebrated M C Mary Kom’s unprecedented sixth world title triumph has propelled her to the number one position in the International Boxing Association’s (AIBA) latest world rankings.

The diminutive Manipuri became the most successful boxer in world championships’ history when she claimed the 48kg category top honours in November last year in Delhi.

In the updated rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points.

The 36-year-old will have to jump to 51kg in pursuit of her 2020 Olympic dream as 48kg is not yet included in the Games roster.

The mother-of-three enjoyed a stellar 2018, picking up gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and a tournament in Poland. She also won a silver at the prestigious Strandja Memorial in Bulgaria.

Among other Indians, Pinki Jangra is placed eighth in the 51kg category list.

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Asian silver-medallist Manisha Maun holds the same position in the 54kg category.

Former world silvermedallist Sonia Lather was placed at the second spot in the 57kg division despite enduring a disappointing 2018, during which she finished medal-less at the Asian Games.

World bronze-medal-

list Simranjit Kaur (64kg), who was crowned the national champion a few days back, took the fourth position in her weight category.

Following her was former world champion L Sarita Devi at the 16th spot.

India Open gold-medallist and world bronzewinner Lovlina Borgohain took the fifth position in the 69kg category.

Federer to launch Aus Open Real Madrid beat Leganes in Copa del Rey defence against Istomin

NWA executive council meeting D i m a p ur , J a n 1 0 (NPN): The Nagaland Wrestling Association (NWA) has convened an executive council meeting on January 12 at 12:00 noon in its office at AMK building, Kohima. The meeting will dwell on finalisation of NWA open championship 2019 date and other issues relating to NWA. Therefore, all the concerned members Roger Federer have been asked to attend MELBOURNE, Jan 10 was made on Thursday and the meeting without fail.

(Agencies): Double de- the top seeds could face fending champion Roger some early tests of their title Federer will start his bid credentials when play gets for a hat-trick of Austra- underway on Monday. lian Open titles next week The six-times AustraKohima, Jan 10 (NPN): against unseeded Uzbek lian Open champion FederThe Kohima Village Youth Denis Istomin, who caused er, who beat Marin Cilic in Organisation will commem- a huge upset when he de- last year’s final, could meet orate the 75th anniversary feated Novak Djokovic in the Croat in the quartercelebration of Kohima Vil- the second round two years finals, should the Swiss lage Sports Association at ago. come through a potentially Kohima village ground, The draw for the first tricky fourth round against Ziekiezou on Friday.

Grand Slam of the season Greek prospect Stefanos

75th anniversary of KVSA today

Tsitsipas.

The 37-year-old, seeded third, is bidding to extend his all-time leading men’s Grand Slam record to 21 title and would capture a 100th ATP tournament win in the process.

“I always have tried to remind myself that this is a dream,” Federer said of his longevity at the draw ceremony held at Margaret Court Arena, where he discovered the world number 99 would be his opening opponent.

“I’m surprised that I’m still at this level, that I’m still in the top 10.”

Men’s top seed Djokovic, who was defending his title when he lost to Istomin, will first meet a qualifier in his bid for a record seventh Melbourne title and third Grand Slam crown in succession following wins at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

Serb Djokovic could then play a rematch of his 2008 final triumph over Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, with a possible quarter-final against Kei Nishikori to follow.

Second seed Rafa Nadal, under an injury cloud after pulling out of the Brisbane International, will open against unseeded local James Duckworth.

Madrid, Jan 10 (IANS): Vinicius Junior scored a goal and assisted on another in Real Madrid’s 3-0 victory over Leganes in round-of-16 action in the Copa del Rey, Spain’s annual knockout football competition.

The Blancos on Wednesday got off to a frustrating start at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, with Karim Benzema squandering two early chances on a shot over the crossbar and a bouncing header into the arms of goalkeeper Cuellar, reports Efe news. But Leganes also had a missed opportunity to rue when goalkeeper Keylor Navas dove to his left to save a powerful header by striker Martin Braithwaite.

Late in the first half, the Blancos’ Alvaro Odriozola made his presence felt in the opposing goal area. After a bizarre decision to pass instead of shoot in a one-on-one chance against Cuellar, he won a penalty just before firsthalf stoppage time when he was taken down by defender Rodri Tarin in the area.

Sergio Ramos then converted from the 12-yard mark to give Real Madrid a 1-0 lead heading into the intermission. That advantage did wonders for the home side’s confidence and level of play in the second half. Although Vinicius missed out on a couple of chances to score, Real Madrid’s constant pres-

Real Madrid players celebrate after Sergio Ramos scored their second goal during a Copa del Rey match against Leganes.

sure led to the second goal in the 69th minute. On the play, Benzema capitalized on a defensive error to take possession of the ball in the area and pass off to Vinicius, who set up Lucas Vasquez for an easy score into a virtually empty net.

The final goal came off the foot of Vinicius, who volleyed home a pass from Odriozola in the 77th minute. Leganes will have a massive hill to climb when they host the second leg of this Copa del Rey round-of-16 series at Butarque Municipal Stadium on January 16.

Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid earned a 1-1 draw away to Girona in a chaotic and entertaining Copa del Rey last 16 first-leg match on Wednesday, leaving the tie finely balanced.

France striker Antoine Griezmann scored for the fourth game running to give Atletico the lead in the ninth minute, hammering a shot against the crossbar which bounced off goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz and crept into the net. Atletico fielded an almost full-strength side at a windy Montilivi stadium while Girona opted to start

without a number of firstteam regulars, but the Catalans pulled themselves level in the 34th minute when a tame shot from Anthony Lozano went through the hands of visiting goalkeeper Antonio Adan.

Diego Simeone’s side showed more determination to win the game after the interval and Angel Correa, Nikola Kalinic and Vitolo each had chances to restore their lead but failed to find the target, ahead of next Wednesday’s second leg at their Wanda Metropolitano stadium.

Ao Temulung TT Championship held

Winners of the Ao Temulung TT Championship along with organisers and MDTTA officials.

Dimapur, Jan 10 (NPN): The Ao Temulung Table Tennis Championship, organised

by Pongen Khel Sports Association (PKSA), Mopungchuket under the aegis of Mokokchung District Table Tennis Association (MDTTA), was held on January 7 and 8 at Mopungchuket village.

In the men’s singles category, Meihomlung Rongmei from Dimapur and Ihubuing Haikube from Dimapur

emerged as the champion and runner up respectively.

The duo from Dimapur also won the men’s doubles title while Nukshimaong Jamir and Kevirielie Dzüvichü from Kohima bagged the runnersup position.

In the youth singles under 21 category, Aochuba Jamir from Kohima won the title while Meyinukshi Longkumer, also from Kohima, bagged the runner up title. In

the youth doubles under 21 category, Aochuba Jamir and Meyinukshi Longkumer from Kohima emerged as winner while Limsor and Imkongtoshi from Mopungchuket bagged the runners up position.

In the junior under 15 singles category, Lijempong and Mosemba from Mopungchuket emerged as the champion and the runner up respectively.

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