January 11, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 34

DIMAPUR, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Sharad Pawar to lead antiCAA protest on January 24

India beat SL to win T20 series 2-0

US House votes to curb Trump war power on Iran

national, Page 7

sports, Page 12

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Net shutdown in J&K violates Art 19: SC

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Supreme Court has declared access to internet a fundamental right. A government cannot deprive the citizens of fundamental rights except under certain conditions explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. The ruling came on hearing of a plea in connection with Internet blockade in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5-- in the view of revoking of Article 370 in the Union Territory.

“Suspension of free movement, Internet and basic freedoms cannot be an arbitrary exercise of power,” said the Supreme Court, asserting that “mere expression of dissent or disagreement against a government decision cannot be reason for Internet suspension.”

All restrictive orders in J&K over the past five months following the scrapping of Article 370 are to be made public so they can be challenged legally, the threejudge bench said.

“Suspending internet should be reviewed forthwith. Such suspension can only be for a limited time period and is subject to judicial review,” the Supreme Court said on petitions challenging

NLA session on Jan 17 to ratify 126th amendment bill Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JAN 10 (NPN): In supersession of the earlier notification, NLA secretary, Dr. P.J. Antony has informed that the Nagaland Governor R.N. Ravi has summoned the fifth session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly to meet at 9.30 a.m. on January 17, 2020 in the Assembly Hall, Kohima.

According to sources, the Assembly session has been summoned to ratify the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill passed by the Parliament in December 2019. After a resolution is passed to ratify the Bill, the house will be adjourned and resume business on February 7 as notified earlier by NLA. The Bill seeks to extend the reservation for SCs and STs by another 10 years till January 25, 2030.

The Bill amends provisions related to reservation of seats for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs).The Constitution provides for reservation of seats for SCs and STs and representation of the Anglo-Indian community by nomination, in Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of states.

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Suspension of free movement, Internet & basic freedoms cannot be an arbitrary exercise of power

the restrictions in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5, when the government decided to withdraw special status and also bifurcate the state to two union territories.

The court said freedom of speech and expression through the internet is an integral part of Art. 19 (1)(A) of the constitution,” asking the government to consider restoring government websites and e-facilities where internet abuse is minimal.

A complete ban on internet must be considered by the state only as an extraordinary measure, said the court.

Any restrictions on such fundamental rights should be inclusive of the test of proportionality, it said. As part of the sweeping curbs in movement and communication, several political leaders, including three former chief ministers, have been in detention in Kashmir.

Justice NV Ramanna, who read out the judgement, began by quoting the famous opening lines of

Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness...”

SC criticized the repeated use of Section 144, a colonial-era rule to ban large gatherings, in the former state that was bifurcated into two union territories as part of the government’s decision to scrap Article 370. “It can’t be used as a tool to oppress difference of opinion,” the court said. “Our limited concern is to find a balance regarding security and liberty of people. We only here to ensure citizens are provided their rights. We will not delve into the political intent behind the orders given,” said Justice Ramana.

“Orders passed under Section 144 have direct consequences upon the fundamental rights of the public in general. Such a power, if used in a casual and cavalier manner, would result in severe illegality.”

The centre had justified the restrictions and said that due to the preventive steps, not a single life was lost and not a single bullet was fired. Kashmir has been through the longest internet shutdown in any democracy.

Kashmir’s chamber of commerce says the Internet shutdown cost the economy over 2.6 billion dollars and over 1 lakh people lost their jobs.

Indian constitution makes the right to freedom of speech and expression a fundamental right for all citizens. It has been listed in Article 19 (1)(a) of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has on many occasions expanded the scope of the right to freedom of speech and expression.

The latest expansion makes the constitutional provision keep pace with innovation of technology. Internet is the primary source of information to millions of Indian citizens. A noncitizen can avail the same benefits but cannot claim it as her fundamental right.

SC ruling is also in sync with the United Nations recommendation that every country should make access to Internet a fundamental right.

Citizenship Act comes into effect from January 10 NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): The Centre on Friday announced that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA has come into force from January 10, 2020.

In a gazette notification, the Union Home ministry said the Act under which non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be given Indian citizenship, will come into force from January 10.

“In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section [2] of the section 1 of the Citizenship [Amendment] Act, 2019 [47 of 201], the central government hereby appoints the 10th day of January, 2020, as the date on which the provisions of the said Act shall come into force,” the notification said.

The CAA was passed by the Parliament on December 11, 2019.

The Government is yet to frame Rules in this regard, detailing the procedure to be adopted by authorities, by amending Citizenship Rules, 2009. There were reports that a decision in this regard will be taken after seeking experts’ advice.

Western nations believe Iran shot down Ukrainian jetliner OTTAWA, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board, U.S., Canadian and British officials declared Thursday. They said the fiery missile strike could well have been a mistake amid rocket launches and high tension throughout the region.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday said multiple intelligence sources indicated that Iran shot down the Ukrainian airliner after it took off from Tehran, killing all 176 on board, including 63 Canadians.

Trudeau’s comments came as video emerged that appeared to show the moment the airliner was hit.

That and other footage posted on social media increasingly pointed to a catastrophic mistake by Tehran’s air defence batteries in bringing down Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 early on Wednesday.

The video, which The New York Times said it verified, shows a fast-moving object rising at an angle into the

Iran denies allegations

A video posted online by news outlets appeared to show a missile striking a plane over Tehran.

sky before a bright flash is seen, which dims and then continues moving forward.

Several seconds later an explosion is heard.

Trudeau was backed by other Western leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who said mounting evidence supported a missile strike, which “may well have been unintentional”.

US President Donald Trump indicated that Washington officials believed the Kiev-bound Boeing 737 was struck by one or more Iranian missiles before it ditched and exploded outside Tehran.

Iran on Friday denied Western allegations that one of its own missiles downed a Ukrainian jetliner and called on the US and Canada to share any information they have on the crash.

“What is obvious for us, and what we can say with certainty, is that no missile hit the plane,” Ali Abedzadeh, head of Iran’s national aviation department, told a press conference.

“If they are really sure, they should come and show their findings to the world” in accordance with international standards, he said.

Hassan Rezaeifar, head of Iranian investigation team, said recovering data from black box flight recorders could take more than a month, adding that entire investigation could stretch into next year. He also said Iran may request help from international experts if it is not able to extract flight recordings. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi said Iran “has invited both Ukraine and the Boeing company to participate in the investigations”.

Parleys on to find JNU Tapes: India Today sting unmasks ABVP AAI to appoint transgenders, people new NLA speaker attackers; Delhi police investigating its role with down syndrome at NE airports

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KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): Following the vacancy of speaker’s post caused by the demise of Vikho-o Yhoshü on December 30, there are reports of hectic political parleys being now on to appoint/elect a new speaker of Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA).

The names of deputy speaker Sharingain Longkumer and advisor Sericulture, Excise & Minority Affairs, Zhaleo Rio (former deputy speaker), both from NDPP, were doing the rounds. Sharingain currently holds the charge as the speaker in-charge.

When contacted, NDPP sources said that the party would hold consultations with its alliance partner-- BJP to arrive at an consensus. However, nothing could be confirmed till the time of filing this report.

Sharingain, a first time MLA, was elected on an NDPP ticket in the by-election held on May 23, 2019 from Aonglendenin Assembly constituency following the demise of sitting MLA Imtikumzuk Longkumer. Zhaleo Rio, who is a two-time legislator from Ghaspani II constituency, was elected as the deputy speaker in March 2018. He was later appointed as advisor Sericulture, Excise and Minority Affairs in July, 2019.

NEW DELHI, JAN 9 (AGENCIES): Following a sting by a popular English news channel on JNU violence in which an ABVP activist claimed that the Delhi Police encouraged them to hit Left-aligned students, the police on Friday said the ‘JNU Tapes’ will be taken into consideration by the crime branch to investigate the case.

The Delhi Police also said that it will investigate Delhi Police’s role in JNU violence on January 5, police PRO MS Randhawa told India Today TV. Randhawa said that the police were investigating the JNU violence from all aspects and it included the alleged police inaction on masked goons as well.

When asked about how Delhi Police will investigate itself, Randhawa said, “We are investigating from all aspects. The investigation is at a very young stage right now.”

On videos of Delhi Police personnel standing on the sidelines while armed mob attack

JNU students, Randhawa said that the police were putting the video clips sourced from various sources together to investigate what took place that night.

A first-year student of the French degree program at the JNU, Akshat Awasthi identified himself in footage of Sunday’s attack -- and as an activist of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. Armed with a stick, his face covered with a helmet, Awasthi showed the video and said he could be seen rushing through the hostel corridors in maddening rage and knocking anything and anyone that came his way.

Asked how he was able to organise mobs in a matter of hours, Awasthi named officebearers of the ABVP from a separate campus outside. “He’s an organizational secretary of the ABVP. I called him. Left-wing students and teachers were holding a meeting at Sabarmati. When Sabarmati was attacked, they all ran away and took shelter inside,” Awasthi explained.

9 students identified as suspects in JNU violence Delhi Police on Friday claimed that nine students seven of whom are from Left leaning bodies including JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh were identified as suspects in the violence in the varsity campus but did not name any group yet for the brutal attack by masked goons on students and teachers that left 36 injured.

Addressing the media, Joy Tirkey, DCP (Crime Branch), who is heading the SIT, said SFI, AISA, DSF and AISF had been allegedly “creating nuisance and threatening the students” against the recently started online admission for the winter semester.

Those identified are Dolan Samanta, Priya Ranjan, Sucheta Talukdar, Aishe Ghosh, Bhaskar Vijay Mech, Chunchun Kumar (an alumni) and Pankaj Mishra.

The other two suspects named Vikas Patel and Yogendra Bharadwajare from the RSS-affiliated ABVP).

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): In what is believed to be an effort to minimise discrimination at workplace, airports will now have staff which would include transgender and down syndrome-affected people. Reports inform that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) would make the appointments in airports across the Northeast region under ‘Project Equality’. The authorities aim to minimise discrimination in the workplace through this project.

According to a report

by Hindustan Times, AAI Northeast Regional Executive Director Sanjeev Jindal was quoted saying that the projects aims to bring transgenders and people with Down’s Syndrome to work with the others.

Giving details about the project, Jindal said in the Northeast region, the AAI has one transgender

employee at Imphal airport and the AAI targets to bring more transgenders into the mainstream at airports.

While speaking at the programme of ‘Equality Awareness Program’ on Thursday, Jindal also spoke about employing people suffering from Down Syndrome, saying that there is no such airport in the country having people with Down Syndrome working till now. He added saying that the AAI has a plan to appoint such people in airports. Uttar Pradesh: Country’s First University for Transgender Community to Come Up in Kushinagar District.

In the North Eastern region, there are 12 airports of which AAI has connected Mizoram and Nagaland previous year. According to the HT report, the AAI had appointed its first transgender advocate Swati Bidhan Barua two months back.

3 NE MPs facing backlash for supporting CAA First Orange Festival begins at Rüsoma

(L-R) KG Kenye, C. Lalrosanga and Rebati Tripura

KO H I M A / A I Z AW L / AGARTALA, JAN 10 (IANS): Three Parliamentarians from the North Eastern states of Nagaland, Mizoram and Tripura are facing a strong local backlash for supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

While the Rajya Sabha member from Nagaland K. G. Kenye was suspended by his party Naga People’s Front (NPF), the lone Lok Sabha member from Mizoram C. Lalrosanga has been facing strong protests by the local parties. Terrorist outfit National Liberation Front

of Tripura (NLFT) threatened to take action against the ruling BJP’s Lok Sabha member Rebati Tripura for supporting the CAA. Various local parties in Mizoram specially the state’s apex students organisation, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), have been protesting against Lok Sabha member C. Lalrosanga who belongs to the ruling Mizo National Front.

Lalrosanga, a former Director of Doordarshan, told IANS that he had voted for the CAA as per the decision of the party. On Tuesday a large number of MZP activ-

ists staged a demonstration at Lengpui airport and showed black flags to Lalrosanga as he arrived at the airport from Delhi. The opposition Congress, demanding Lalrosanga’s resignation, called him a “traitor” for voting in support of the CAA. Mizoram chief minister and President of the ruling MNF, Zoramthanga had said that Lalrosanga had voted in favour of the bill at the behest of the party as the Centre had fulfilled the people’s demand to exempt Mizoram from the purview of the amended act.

In Tripura, the outlawed NLFT recently issued a threat letter to ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Lok Sabha member Rebati Tripura, who won from the Tripura East parliamentary constituency, reserved for the tribals. Rebati Tripura, a teacher-turned-politician

said : “For the all round development of the tribals and the state he would be active both inside and outside Parliament.” North Tripura district police chief Bhanupada Chakraborty told IANS that following the threat letter to important personalities, forcible collection of money from the villagers and acting on an intelligence input, police arrested three militants-Phanijoy Reang, Samprai Debbarma and Kanti Marak, from Panisagar and Dharmanagar railway stations.

After violent protests in the region from local and regional parties including the BJP’s allies-- Meghalaya’s ruling NPP and Mizoram’s ruling MNF-- the Centre also exempted the Tribal Autonomous District Council (TADC)-governed areas besides the ILP administered areas from the ambit of the CAA.

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KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): The first Orange festival got underway at Rüsoma village, about some 12km away from here Friday.

The two-day long festival offers the visitors an opportunity to visit orange orchards and pick their own oranges from the trees besides touring the village, which is known for the legend of Sopfünuo.

The orange farmers are selling their produce at stalls that have been set up.

Rüsoma Village Council (RVC) has fixed the rate of orange at Rs. 80 per kg for the festival.

Conceptualized by Thejakielie Zuyie and Kevitsu Doze of “Bostimanu Entertainment”, the first Orange Festival aims to promote rural tourism and give “entertainment” to the rural areas.

Stalls selling organic orange at Rüsoma village on Friday. (NP)

A family oriented event, the festival is taking place in the open terrace fields where parents could bring their children and enjoy the ambience of a rural setting. The organisers have expressed delight over the positive response they received on the first day of the festival.

Other highlights of

the festival include Fresh Orange Juice, Stalls selling organic vegetables, food stalls, Zip line, Handicrafts, Kids Bouncy, Family activities, BBQ, Orchard Tour, Camping, and live music.

The second day of the festival would also feature competitions for the Biggest Orange and the Sweetest Orange.

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District health review meeting held in Dmu

Resource person Dr. Sheila Longkumer speaking at the IPPI 2020 workshop at CMO conference hall, Dimapur on Friday.

DIMAPUR: The monthly 10 at Chief Medical Ofdistrict health review meet- ficer’s (CMO) conference ing-cum-2020 IPPI work- hall, Dimapur. shop was held on January A press release from

CMO office Dimapur stated that during the review meeting, Deputy CMO, Dr. Antoly Suu informed

the members on the selection for the best SC/ PHC/CHC Award under communization in each district. She requested the block officials to follow the scoring criteria while selecting a health unit for the said award. Suu also informed the members on Kalyakalp Award.

CMO Dimapur, Dr. T. Pangjung Sangtam stressed on the importance of participating in these awards and urged all health units to participate ardently. Dr. Sangtam also informed that “No Work, No Pay” policy will be implemented strictly in all the health units and reminded the block officer in-charge to submit weekly attendance report for further submission to the Deputy Commissioner Dimapur.

The CMO further requested to continue disseminating awareness on Ayushman Bharat so as to increase issuing e-cards and increase claimants. He

also expressed his appreciations to the officials for their contributions towards achieving the Best Performing District in AEFI Surveillance in the state.

During the meeting, programme executiveMiracle Feet India, Rosemary also highlighted on the activities carried under Club Foot Clinic, DH Dimapur. She requested the members to identify and refer children with clubfoot to the clinic which is providing treatment free of cost to all the patients.

The DTO office has been assigned to present RNTCP activities in the next review meeting.

After the review meeting, workshop on IPPI 2020 was held. The resource person SMOWHO, Dr. Sheila Longkumer re-oriented the participants on IPPI 2020 activities. She highlighted various areas where emphasis could be given. IPPI Sunday 2020 will be held on January 19.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020

news in Brief CKS to celebrate Poang Lum: Chang community under the aegis of Chang Khulei Setshang, the chang tribal council, would be celebrating Poang Lum, the premium Chang winter festival “Poang Lum” on January 13-15 at Loyem Memorial Ground, Tuensang Town. CKS and the planning committee have invited all the public of Tuensang Town, all HoDs and government officials under Tuensang Town, the tribal leaders, the village councils of all the Chang villages, all the Chang unions of different places and well wishers to the festival.

NPCC meeting: In accordance with Article XXII (a) of the NPCC constitution, the President NPCC, K Therie has convened a meeting of PCC Extended Executive Committee on January 17, 11 a.m. at Congress Bhavan, Kohima. All PCC Executive Committee Members, PCC secretaries, frontal chiefs and DCC presidents have been requested to attend the meeting.

Noklak DPDB meeting on January 15: Additional Deputy Commissioner Noklak, M. Çhaitanya Prasad has convened DPDB meeting for the month of January on January 15, 11 a.m. at KTC Hall ADC office complex Noklak. It informed that besides other agenda, the house will also have a meeting for the forthcoming Republic Day celebration. All concerned members have been asked to attend the meeting.

WTC inform shop & business establishment: Wokha Town Council (WTC) administrator K. Mhathung Tsanglao has informed to all the shops and business establishment proprietor to renew/extend their permit for the year 2020 from the undersigned office on or before February 10. Any business establishment running without trade permit are also directed to obtain the same within the stipulated time.

It cautioned that defaulters shall be penalized as per provision of Municipal Act. LHD general meeting: The Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) has convened its general meeting on January 11, 10 a.m. at Lotha Hoho-ki. All members have been informed to attend the meeting in Lotha traditional attire. Deputy CM Nagaland & former LHD chairman, Y. Patton will be attending the general meeting.

NASU elect new office bearers: Niuland Area Students’ Union (NASU) has elected new office bearers for the tenure 2020-2021with Kaka K Holo as president, Botoka Chophi as general secretary along with 16 other members.

AGBCN 12th general conference underway ERO holds meeting with political parties in Wokha

Coordination meeting held in Medziphema

DIMAPUR: Co-ordination meeting of all heads of offices, schools, both private and government was held at the ADC’s office, Medziphema on January 10 under the chairmanship of ADC, Thovisie Phoji.

According to DIPR report, new SDO Civil, Tokai V Sumi was introduced in the meeting. Distribution of work among all departments and schools were done for the successful celebration of the forthcoming Republic Day celebration on January 26. ADC emphasized on co-ordination of all departments and reminded that attendance would be compulsory for all government employees. All together seven parade contingents will take part in the upcoming Republic Day celebration.

Church, Macky City, Australia, Peter Loosmore is the worship speaker of the conference while Pastor of GBC Diphupar, Gideon Gurung and Pastor of GBC Khehokhu, Binod Lama are the Bible study speakers.

Marking the commencement of the conference with more than 500 delegates registered from 36 out of the 40 affiliated churches, AGBCN chairman, Tek Gurung unfurled the association’s flag followed by hoisting of the respective church flags.

Pastor of Dimapur Rengma Baptist Church Rev. Tenga Seb shared greetings on the occasion.

Conference speaker, Loosmore delivered message on the topic “Rooted and growing in unity”.

NBC Padumpukhuri presented the opening spotlight while introduction, adoption of programme and roll call was made AGBCN executive secretary, Santabir Rai and welcome address was delivered by convener organizing committee Pastor Binod Lama of GBC Khehokhu.

The second day (Saturday), business session will be held to deliberate on the various activities, developmental as well as mission works of the association.

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appreciated healthy sex ratio maintained by the district. He also pointed out the deviation as compared to the electoral roll with that of census, under enrolment in the age group of 18-19 and over enrolment in

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higher age group (abnormal enrolment) and urged the official to rectify them during the revision period.

He further urged the political parties not to be active only during election time but to cooperate

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

MIMKUT mini HORNBILL FESTIVAL 2020 Mr. Limatemsu Longkumer & Mrs. Imtilemla Aier DP-173

Loving & Awesome Sons

OFFICE OF THE

WESTERN SUMI SPORTS ASSOCIATION H.Q. Niuland DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

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visited some of the polling station, checking the record of the BLOs and also meeting the leaders of the villagers and colonies.

WOKHA TOWN HANKVU ELOE EKHUNG FELICITATION

The Wokha Town Hankvu Eloe Ekhung extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Mhachan T Ovung, S/o. Mr. Tsumongo Ovung, for securing the post of Secretariat Assistant (SA) in the recently declared NPSC result.

The Ekhung wishes all success in his future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/Thungsali Ovung Ethungbeni Ovung President, WTHEE Secretary, WTHEE Regd. No. H/SR. S46/Dated 8th May ' 98 ' Dist. Phek : Nagaland Motto : “Hard Labour Triumph”

FELICITATION The Sakraba Students' Union convey it's heartiest congratulation to Miss Lunolü Dazo, daughter of Lt. Hüdeyi Dazo for successfully clearing NPSC Examination, 2019 as Secretariat Assistant.

The Union express its immense pride and gratitude for her achievement and bringing honour to Sakraba village. The Union further wish her a success in her all future endeavour.

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(Mhasheve D. Vadeo) General Secretary

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N. LONGIDANG UNION, WOKHA TOWN

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(RANDANBEMO MURRY) Secretary NLUWT

Western Sumi Sports Association held its 21st Annual Sports Meet 2019 at Suhoi Village on 7th January 2020, wherein Shri. Kakuho Awomi, Convenor, Customary Court, WSKH has grace the same as VOLLEY BALL MATCH PATRON and donated Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupess One Lakh Only) towards the Association. He also encouraged the players, those who follow or obey the laws he or she should be the wise man, secondly as a leader of any union or association he or she should obey the laws for changes in our society.

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Miss Mhashumi T Ezung Dr. T. Nzanthung Ngullie With immense pride and honour, the NLUWT would like to congratulate : 1. Miss Mhashumi Ezung, D/o. Dr. R. Thungchamo Ezung, for securing the post of EAC through the recently conducted NPSC examination 2019.

2. Dr. T. Nzanthung Ngullie, for being conferred Doctorate of Theology (D.Th) and for being the first person in the North East India to obtain Doctorate of Theology in Homiletics.

The Union further wish them, all success in life, in all their endeavours.

(JANPON NGULLIE) Chairman NLUWT

with the election machinery during the revision so that the district can have error free electoral roll. After the meeting, Roll Observer also

OFFICE OF THE SAKRABA STUDENTS' UNION

Under the auspicious of Kuki Inpi Nagaland, Dimapur District level MIMKUT mini Hornbill Festival is being organized from 16-18 January 2020 at Molvom Village in Medziphema Sub Division.

Highlights of the Festival includes Cultural Dances, Folk songs, Indigenous games, Traditional Fashion Parade etc.

All are Welcome.

AR interact with village functionaries

DIMAPUR: Ghaspani Battalion of Assam Rifles organised an interaction programme with GBs and chairman of Medziphema Town and nearby villages on January 8. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the interaction was aimed at facilitating close coordination between local popoulace and troops on matters pertaining to maintainance of peace and harmony in the region.

Electoral Roll Observer for Wokha district Y. Kikheto Sema, Commissioner Secretary interacting with the political parties at DC’s office chamber on 9th January 2020. (DIPR)

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DIMAPUR: The three-day 12th annual general conference of Association of Gorkha Baptist Churches Nagaland (AGBCN) under the theme “Rooted and growing in Christ” (Colossions 2:7) got underway on January 10 at its mission centre Singrijan, Dimapur district.

A press release issued by conference publicity wing stated that the conference is hosted by seven Nepali/Gorkhali Baptist Churches comprising of Diphupar, Khehokhu, Padumpukhuri, Xukiye, Zaka, Nikiqhe an Khuiabill villages of Dimapur district.

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Delegates along with AGBCN council officials, members and staffs after unfurling of flag at Mission Centre Singrijan, Dimapur on January 10.

DIMAPUR: Electoral Roll Observer (ERO) for Wokha district Commissioner Secretary and Secretary PHED, Government of Nagaland, Y. Kikheto Sema visited Wokha district on January 9 and held meeting with political parties and electoral officials at the Deputy Commissioner official chamber.

According to DIPR report, briefing the political parties and electoral officials present, Sema quoted Article 325 of the Indian Constitution and said that no person will be ineligible for inclusion in electoral roll on ground of religion, race, caste or sex. Further, he mentioned Section 17 & 18 of the Representation of Peoples Act 1950 & 51 and said that no person should be enrolled more than once in any constituency.

Sema reminded the political parties on appointment of BLA for assisting the BLOs in the field verification and also to identify Absent, Shifted, Dead (ASD) and deleting them through BLOs. Analyzing the format 1-8 of Wokha district and comparing with that of Nagaland state, he

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(HOLUVI AYEMI) Info. & Pub. Secretary

Dr. K. Runi Nakro Dr. Elizabeth Walling With immense pride and honour, the State College of Teacher Education, Kohima extends our heartiest Congratulations to two of our faculty members for being conferred Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.).

1. Dr. K. Runi Nakro, Assistant Professor, SCTE-K, Ph.D. in Education on the topic "A Study of the Attitude Teacher Educators towards Teaching Profession in Nagaland" from the Department of Education, Nagaland University.

2. Dr. Elizabeth Walling, Assistant Professor, SCTE-K, Ph. D. in Education on the topic "Factors influencing Science Teaching and Learning and Academic Achievement of Learners in Science in Rural Government Secondary Schools of Nagaland: an Analysis" from the Department of Education, Assam Don Bosco University.

The College further wishes them success and pray that the Almighty continue to bless them in all their future endeavours.

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WEATHER FORECAST January 11

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Agartala Hazy sunshine

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Aizawl

More sunshine than clouds

20 9

Guwahati Mostly sunny and comfortable 22 12 Imphal

Mostly sunny

20 5

Itanagar Sunshine and patchy clouds

20 9

Shillong Mostly sunny

14 5

Kohima

Sunshine and patchy clouds

Dimapur Partly sunny

16 6 21 10

Partly sunny and cooler

17 6

Tuensang Mostly sunny and cooler

10 2

Partly sunny and cooler

15 9

Zunheboto Partly sunny and cooler

14 4

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Nagaland holds CPO observes Chakhesang Day; adopt resolutions 11thTNAI state level conference

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Neiba Kronu, Azo Nienu and others with CPO officials during Chakhesang Day.

KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): Coinciding with its 38th general session, the Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) observed its 6th Chakhesang Day at Phek town on Friday.

A press release from the CPO stated that Nagaland’s Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs minister Neiba Kronu on the occasion stressed on the requirement of strong unity among the Chakhesang community to live in this diverse culture. While also advocated for economic development by harnessing the available resources in the region.

MLA Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu said when the entire Nagas were expecting a solution/settlement of Indo-Naga political issue as Christmas present or New

Thanksgiving held for completion of Alichen-Mangmetong road Correspondent MOKOKCHUNG, JAN 10 (NPN): A “Thanksgiving Programme” was held at the site of Tzumejem stream (demarcation between Longkhum and Mangmetong villages), Friday with village council members of both the villages, members from the concerned department, contractors (Among and Sanen) in the presence of constituency MLA Imkong L Imchen for the successful completion of the Alichen to Mangmetong road.

Speaking on the occassion, MLA Imkong L Imchen remarked that it was a red letter day for the villages of Longkhum and Mangmetong with the successful completion of the road. He further lauded the two contractors for a job well done. He stated that the road (which remained non-motorable for many years) would not benefit the commuters but also economically uplift the people of the two villagers, especially when the

road is declared a ‘National Highway’. Which, he added was bound to happen in the near future. Imkong L Imchen said that Longkhum and Mangmetong share a ‘unique’ relationship in the sense that Longkhum is the father (Tebu) of Mangmetong village, a bond which can never be severed. He called upon the duo villages to strengthen the relationship for peace and prosperity. Imkong also cautioned the duo village council members not to let election politics enter the sacred age old village polity.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Mangmetong Baptist Church Home Evangelist, Bendangsangba, short speeches were delivered by village council chairmen, Sendonglemba (Longkhum), Yudangba (Mangmetong) and contractor Imsumongba, invocation was offered

by Alichen Compound Baptist Church, Pastor Tia and benediction by Longkhum Baptist Church Pastor Rev. Aka.

Year’s gift, much to their surprise Nagas were gifted with CAB/CAA as Christmas ‘gift and AFSPA as New Year’s gift. Azo stated that GoI need to be more sincere and serious in taking the Naga political issue and urged GoI to expedite the solution to the Indo-Naga political issue.

“Government of India (GoI) has never and will never give importance to the Naga political issue because of the fact that we have only one MP seat and as such politically we are insignificant.

However, India must not forget that Nagaland’s occupies a strategic geographical position sharing its boundaries with countries like China and Myanmar, so if the GOI continues to ignore the wishes and popular demand of the Nagas the damages that can take place will be

Correspondent LONGLENG, JAN 10 (NPN): The first general conference of Yongnyah Hongnyiu Village Students’ Union (YVSU) was held from January 6 to 8 at Yongnyah village under Longleng district. The event was graced by MLA 49 AC and chairman DPDB Longleng, B.S. Nganlang Phom as the guest of honour.

Exhorting the gathering, B.S. Nganlang Phom shared his life experiences of schooling days and challenged the students of the village to be sincere, honest, hard working and strive for quality education to have bright career in future where one can harvest the fruits of hard labour for having pursued and achieved quality education.

Phom urged the students’ community to strive for far sighted vision and cultivate the habits of self reliance which would benefits not only the doers but the community in large instead of wasting good time waiting for government jobs.

hard to be repaired and it may cost India dearly,” Azo stated.

Stating that the country’s economy has been thrashed, Azo said “our men and women- young and old, our work places, our educational institutions, our factories, our industries, our worship places and even our homes are no more safe under this BJP led government”. He said even the very existence of secular India is at threat.

He maintained that the time has come for the Nagas to be mentally prepared to take a decision to stand “for their faith for better or for worse once UCC is introduced this year in the parliament.” Come what may we should never compromise our Christian faith, Azo added.

Sharing greetings, ex-

ecutive secretary Chakhesang Baptist Church Council (CBCC) Rev. Khrotso Mero stressed on the need to live up to Christian principles.

While also underlining the need to maintain the beauty of their tradition and culture, he said we must be aware that it should not go against the principle of Christian ethos.

CPO president, Mikha Kenye dwelt on the need to maintain peace, unity and harmony amongst the people.

The CPO resolved that in order to maintain the ecological balance there is a rising necessity for conservation and preservation of forest cover under CPO’s jurisdiction like Zanubu, Kapamodzu Range and other forests. In this regard, the community forest conservation zones will be set up in consultation with the villages.

Further the CPO has declared 2020 as the year of tree plantation and shall organize tree plantation programme under its jurisdiction.

It also resolved that the ban on import of pigs shall be continued.

To meet the production requirements of pork, seminars will be organized on livestock production especially on piggery farming.

Speaking on the topic “Education is the key to development”, the resource person, Henow Phom, who is the principal of Bautung Government Higher Secondary School (BGHSS) Longleng emphasized on the various schemes like “Right to Education” (RTE) Sarva ShikshaAbhiyan (SSA) etc. which were implemented by the Central Government for the upliftment of downtrodden and all round development of the students’ community.

“It is necessary that implementing agencies, village councils and students’ union need to put concerted effort to ensure every child from the age of 6 to 14 get benefits with free and compulsory education, mid-day meals etc., so that no child should be deprived from such facilities until the child attain the prescribed age.

The resource person said the younger generation should know the value and proper usage of an internet and other technological appliances so that using modern technology should not

impact in negative ways.

While declaring Yongnyah village as a clean and green village, the resource person encouraged the gatherings to plant more trees and keep their village surrounding clean and green to make Yongnyah the cleanest village in entire district.

S.P. Longleng Yanithung Ezung said the students should not only depend on easy government job appointment or on reservation policies as the people of Phom are qualified enough to be in the general categories.

The SP also graced the women folk dance competition at Yongjong Pangshe which was participated by the students’ union of different units. EAC Peren, Wangan Phom, who spoke on the topic “Determination changes everything” said that every students must set an aim and be determined to achieve it. He said setting a goal in life should be the main priority of every student.

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(R) Rev. Fr.Vekupa George Rhakho speaking in the convention. (L) The choir members presenting special song during convention. (NP)

Kohima , J an. 1 0 (NPN): The first Chakhesang Catholic Association (CCA) and 7th Chakhesang Catholic Women Association (CCWA) convention coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of the Sacred Heart Church, Chizami under the theme “ Lord increase our faith” (Luke 17: 5 ) got underway at Chizami Local ground under Phek district on Friday. The programme would conclude on January 12.

The inaugural programme of the convention was graced by Assistant Parish Priest St. Loyala Parish Kiphire, Rev. Fr. K Y M C

shared about the formation of the Chakhesang Catholic Union way back on October 14, 1994 at Holy Family Parish, Pfutsero.

He informed that it was burdened by the status of the Catholic community in 1980s and early 1990s with social inferiority, low literacy and economical constraint, the Chakhesang Catholic Union was formed.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Martha Dukru, invocation prayer was offered by principal St. Peter’s School Kikrüma, Rev. Fr. Dhazü Gilobert SJ, welcome address was delivered by Catechist Sacred Heart Church Chizami,

Dr. Vizolie Z. Suokhrie

DIMAPUR: Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) Nagaland branch held its 11th TNAI state level conference from January 8 to 9 at Cornerstone Higher Secondary School, Dimapur under the theme, “Innovations & Challenges in Nursing Education and service”. The conference was hosted by TNAI Dimapur unit.

A press release from TNAI Dimapur unit, District Hospital Dimapur general secretary, Lima Aier stated that the occasion was graced by special invitee Principal Director, Health & Family Welfare, Government of Nagaland, Dr. Vizolie Z. Soukhrie. In his speech, Principal Director said that nurses are trusted health care professionals and are the hearts and soul of the health care profession. He further emphasized that nurses are teachers, advocates, care- givers, innovators and critical thinkers.

The guest of honour, ex-candidate Dimapur -II, Supu Jamir encouraged the nurses to be diligent, courageous and honest stressing that nursing is a noble profession.

Principal College of Nursing CIHSR, Dimapur, Dr. Christy Simpson presented the introduction to the theme. She summarized by quoting that “Nursing yesterday was guiding, nursing today is inspiring and nursing tomorrow will be challenging”.

The inaugural session was opened by a prelude

by TNAI District Hospital Dimapur. Invocation by Pastor Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church, Juliet Shikhu, presidential address by president TNAI, Nagaland branch, Tiakala Longkumer, special number by School of Nursing IMDH Mokokchung and vote of thanks was proposed by vice president TNAI, Nagaland branch, Khumjanbeni Murry.

Neipe Sylvester, presidential address was delivered by president CCA, Neingulie Michal Krome, special song was presented by choir, closing prayer was said by Catechist, St. Mathew’s Church Khezhakeno, Ruokovilhou Raymond.

The convention would be graced by Bishop of Kohima Diocese, Most Reverend Dr. James Thoppil, OFS, Rev. Deacon Dr. Sherman Kuek, Director, St Joseph College Boys Hostel, Jakhama, Rev. Fr. Vemudo Joseph Kezo and Assistant Parish Priest St. Loyala Parish Kiphire, Rev. Fr. Vekupa George Rhakho as main celebrant and speakers respectively.

nyah village for organizing the first ever event in Longleng district. He said students can play a bigger role for all round development of the village in particular and society in general.

During the conference spelling bee competition was also held for both junior and senior categories followed by extempore speech.

Later, Longleng Town Baptist Church associate pastor H. Mongngoi led the B.S. Nganlang Phom speaking at the programme. (NP) candle lighting & special tive secretary, N Tialemba Lokayukta Police Kohi- prayer for Yongnyah HongPhom, who was also the ma, B. Pongtau Phom who nyiu Village Students’ Union resource person during the graced the menfolk log while Yongnyah Students’. conference spoke on the drum competition lauded topic “Walk in the path of the organizers for taking up righteousness”. He said it such initiatives by preservis through Christianity, the ing one’s own indigenous modern education took its instruments, cultures, cusroot in every nook and cor- toms which were roots ners of the state where every back to their origins and Christian must know its identity.

Deputy Director of positive impact God has set upon them thereby making Horticulture, Nagaland everyone of them free from Kohima, C. Bhupom who was a special guest during bondage of darkness.

The ES also declared the closing day lauded the Yongnyah as the “Plastic students’ union of Yongfree zone village”.

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Vekupa George Rhakho as the speaker. In his speech, he spoke from the book of 1 Corinthian 2:5. He reminded that the letter to Corinthians was written in the 56th and 57th AD yet rightly reflecting the present time. Drawing inspiration from various individuals, the speaker inspired the delegates on the will of God and consequences in defiling His will. Revered Rhakho reminded the congregation that God bestows incomprehensible power when one follows His divine plans.

The first president of the Chakhesang Catholic Association, Keposwu John Resu in his address

It resolved that cattle rearing have to continue but properly manned so that the cattle do not damage/ruin the crops of the farmers.

The resolution also stated that this is necessary in order to boost the economy of their people; crop rotation and farming of cash crops are being encouraged. Free roaming of cattle has to be stopped in order to instil confidence in the farmers to continue with farming of such crops.

CPO also resolved that the ban on hunting, fishing and burning of jungles within the jurisdiction of the CPO shall be continued and strictly enforced.

It also resolved that as per conventional practice and constitutional provision, CPO general sessions shall be held every year.

However, the Chakhesang Day on January 10 shall henceforth be organized and observed by the CPO only during the final year of the CPO official tenure and in the preceding years.

It will be observed by all Chakhesangs in their respective areas.

Meanwhile, the CPO expressed resentment for the continued placement of Nagaland state under Disturbed Area and the extension of imposition of AFSPA in the state.

YVSU first general conference concludes

First CCA convention underway at Chizami

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KOHIMA, JAN 10 (NPN): The golden jubilee celebration of Theünuo Krotho (1970-2020) was held at T h e ü nu o H o m e s t e a d , Meriema under Kohima district on Friday.

Theünuo clan members from 18 Angami villages including many from Chakhesang tribe came together on the occasion and prayed for forgiveness of the past misdeeds and renewed its approach for progress and peaceful coexistence affirming to help each other in times of difficulty and also to come closer as one family.

Mentioned be made that late Ziekro-o Theünuo had initiated the first gettogether of Theünuo clan in 1970 in order to develop friendship and unity amongst the clan members spread over different villages and districts of the state.

Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO) president, Vimezhol on the occasion advised the members to maintain the spirit of oneness for all round development. While asked them to be the messenger of peace and also asked them

to be “the givers and not takers.” He also suggested the need to broaden the horizon and also undertake research to keep the origin intact.

Theünuo Krotho president, Vizonyü in his presidential address urged upon the members to develop better understanding, unity and peace. He also urged upon the members to develop positive attitude and support each other.

Neithonuo Liegise in her speech called upon the members to reason together and strives for excellence in the different spheres of life.

Z. Lohe speaking on behalf of Chakhesang Theünuo Krotho called upon the members to stand for truth for a progressive and healthy society. He also urged the gathering to have the will power to speak the truth in this crucial period of the Naga society.

Meriema Village Council chairman also spoke at the celebration.

Marking the occasion, blankets were presented to more than 80 citizens. The programme was chaired by Er. Kezhazelhou while Rev. Ketsozeho pronounced invocation prayer.

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Four UTLA cadres held in Manipur Abe alias Ichal Leima(24) wife of Kh Kularaj Meitei of Mongsangei School Leirak under Singjamei police station got basic military training at Heinsing village in Myanmar.

Police commandos, the elite force of Manipur police engaged in counter insurgency operation on Friday conducted a mop operation in parts of Imphal.

The mop operations were conducted at localities in and around Sagolband and Tera areas of the city on Friday morning.

Around 200 selected houses, particularly rented houses were raided during the operation and around 800 people of age ranging from around 15 to 60 were verified.

No arrest was made, the police source said.

The search operations were conducted as part of security measure taken up in Imphal and its outskirts ahead of the Republic Day celebration, the source

said.

Besides conducting random frisking and checking operations at all route leading to Imtphal , combing operations to flush out underground elements have been conducted in sensitive areas in the outskirt of Imphal, particularly in the valley districts in the last few days, the source added.

The tightened security measures have been taken up to prevent any disruptive activities which are likely to be carried out by insurgents on or before the Republic Day. In Manipur, rebel groups have been boycotting the celebration of the day (Republic Day) each year. Besides imposing total shutdown, they have even triggered explosive ahead or on the day of celebration.

Police suspect activities of the militants this time too even though they have no specific report regarding any plan so far.

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IMPHAL, Jan 10: A senior functionary of a tribal based armed group was among the four underground cadres arrested by the security force in Manipur where security has been beefed ahead of Republic Day celebration on January 26.

Po l i c e o n Fr i d ay said that two members of United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) which they dubbed “armed gang”, including its ‘Civil Administrative Officer (CAO)’ were nabbed by a team of police commandos from Tollen village of Churachandpur district on Wednesday.

The ar rested selfstyled CAO was identified as Jangkholen alias J Singson (50) of Monglenphai village and Joshuia alias Kaiminthang (27) of Khongjang village, both in Churachandpur district.

A 12 bore short gun and a sum of Rs12,000 were recovered from their

possessions, the police added.

Two more under ground cadres including an active woman cadre were also arrested by a combined team of police and security forces on Thursday.

Police said that a selfstyled corporal of PREPAK identified as Sarubam Seityajit Singh alias Kanta (37) of Singjamei Wangma was arrested by a combined team of state police commandos and a column of 15 Assam Rifles from Chagangei area under Lamphel police station of Imphal West district around 2.45 pm on Thursday.

An active woman cadre of PREPAK (VC) group was also arrested by a combined team of police and security force and women police personnel from her house where a raid was conducted based on specific information.

Police alleged that the arrested woman, Thokchom

Arunachal to streamline GB appointment Itanagar, Jan 10 (PTI): The Arunachal Pradesh government is formulating a policy to streamline the appointments of gaon burha (village headman) and gaon buri (village headwoman), Chief Minister Pema Khandu told the Assembly on Friday.

Replying to a question of BJP member Kento Rina during Question Hour, Khandu said the General Administration department has prepared the policy which is to be approved by the government.

“We will soon call an all-party meeting to discuss on the policy and for vetting before approving it,” the chief minister said.

Terming gaon burha institution as an important organization in the state, Khandu informed that a gaon burha controls 50 household or 100 members in a village.

RPF NFR arrested 72 criminals in 2019 Maligaon, 9TH JANUARY, 2020: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N.F. Railway that had conducted drives against anti-social elements in railway stations and trains, apprehended 72 persons involved in offences like luggage lifting pick pocketing and chain snatching etc. during the year 2019. Eight persons were also apprehended for involvement in crime against women in addition to 18 people were also apprehended and handed over to GRP for drugging of passenger during train journey, NFR chief public relations officer Subhanan Chanda stated .

The release by the chief public relations officer stated that the RPF personnel of Katihar and CPDS (Crime Prevention & Detection Squad) team of RPF had recently conducted drive at Katihar Railway Station on January 7 and apprehended 5 persons with recovery of stolen mobiles, Ativan tablets, blades, cash, knife, Aadhar cards etc from their possession.

AGARTALA, JAN 10 (AGENCIES): Responding to a petition, Tripura High Court ruled Friday that the participation of government employees in political rallies cannot be treated as political activity or be seen as a violation of service conduct rules, reports The Indian Express.

The Court order came in response to a petition

by Lipika Paul, an Upper Division Clerk in the state government’s Department of Fisheries, who was suspended and put under departmental enquiry for joining a Left political rally on December 31, 2017. Her enquiry order came four days before her retirement, leaving her stranded without benefits, even after her

service tenure expired.

Speaking to indianexpress.com, Advocate Purushottam Roy Barman, who moved the petition on behalf of Paul, said that the High Court order has ‘expanded’ the scope of democratic rights of government employees and is a very welcome decision.

“The High Court has ruled that mere presence in political programmes can’t be treated as political activity. It also stated that citizens, including students, journalists, common people or government employees hold the right to form their opinion,” Barman said.

Paul was put under departmental enquiry as per section 5 of Tripura

zoram is still vulnerable to illegal influx, as the Chakma people from Bangladesh will migrate to neighbouring states and later, come to Mizoram as they have an autonomous district council here, Pautu claimed.

Hitting out at the BJPled NDA government, Pautu alleged that it is responsible for the deaths during the nation-wide protests against the law since December last year. He also blamed the Centre for the death of a Mizo ethnic tribal, who was allegedly beaten to death by illegal Bangladeshi immigrants in Tripura in December.

NESO finance secretary and MZP leader Ricky Lalbiakmawia said that NESO and its partner or-

Border road project in Mizoram stalled due to strike

Miroram seeks UN M’laya Lokayukta orders CBI probe into transportation of coal, boulders assistance to fight AIDS

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Correspondent Shillong, Jan 10: The Meghalaya Lokayukta has ordered a CBI inquiry into the alleged racket involving transportation of coal, boulders and betel nuts in the state.

Based on the complaint filed by a border resident Abhijit Basumatary against the Superintendent of Police, Khliehriat and others, State Lokayukta Chairperson, P.K. Musahary directed Chief Secretary M.S.Rao to effect an immediate transfer of officials under different departments whose names find place in the list furnished by the petitioner within 10 days to facilitate uninterrupted inquiry by the CBI. “Having considered the alleged involvement of some high ranking civil and police officials and also taking into account the fact that this Lokayukta at present does not have an enquiry wing of its own, I deem it fit and proper to get the matter enquired by an independent agency like the CBI and get the preliminary report at the earliest to proceed further”, Musahary said in his order issued on Thursday.

The Lokayukta Chairperson also directed the Superintendent of Police, CBI (Shillong), to cause an inquiry into the matter and submit the preliminary report within 15 days from the date of receipt of necessary papers from the secretary of the Lokayukta.

In his petition, Basumatary highlighted about the racket in export and import of goods, particularly coal, betel nut, boulders and others which are transported in violation of central and state laws, mostly from East Jaintia Hills through different points and check gates along the Indo-Bangladesh

border covering Barak Valley in Assam and Khliehriat by a network set up by some dishonest businessmen in collusion with some unscrupulous civil and police officials belonging to Geology and Mining, Transport, Supply and Sales Tax departments and Central Land Customs department.

“The chief secretary shall submit an action report within 15 days from today,” Musahary ordered.

The Lokayukta also registered a case and decided to proceed in accordance with the provisions under the Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014. The chairperson said show cause notice will be served upon all concerned parties after receipt of the preliminary inquiry report. Basumatary dared to disclose the names of officials and individuals allegedly involved in the racket and a list was enclosed with the petition.

He also provided details of modus operandi adopted by the racketeers. Alleging that the racket going on since 2015 has not stopped despite many letters and complaints to state authorities, the petitioner said, “The collusion between unscrupulous businessmen and officers of the various departments named had caused a loss of over Rs 1000 crores to the state.”

Basumatary said the people responsible for the huge loss as well as the modus operandi used in the export of products like coal, betel nuts, boulders etc.

Musahary also directed the chief secretary to look into the matter and take appropriate measures to root out the alleged racket.

The Lokayukta also asked the chief secretary to take effective measures to protect the bona fide businessmen and allow

Correspondent Shillong, Jan 10:- The Meghalaya Assembly will convene a special session on January 20 to ratify the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill 2019 extending reservation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities in Lok Sabha and state assemblies by another 10 years. The Constitution (126th) Amendment Bill had already been passed in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on December 10 and 12, 2019, respectively.

Some State Assembly have ratified the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill 2019 before it is presented to President Ram Nath Kovind for his assent.

them to run their business without harassment from unscrupulous officials and racketeers.

Meghalaya CM, DGP reviews on illegal transportation of coal

CM, Conrad K Sangma on Friday held a review meeting with Director General of Police, R. Chandranathan following the alleged illegal transportation of coal in the State.

“Thoroughly reviewed and discussed the matter related to allegations of the movement of illegal transportation of coal laden in the State,” Sangma tweeted. During the meeting, the Chief Minister advised Chandranathan to initiate necessary measures to curtail such movements and take immediate action in the matter. In fact, Friday’s meeting assumed significance after majority of the coalition partners of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance(MDA) government, including cabinet ministers raised the issue on the alleged illegal transportation of coal.

Moreover, media reports have also alleged that the State’s Transport department and the Directorate of Mineral Resources(DMR) have been collecting illegal tax to the tune of Rs 20,000 to 25,000 from every coal truck at Dainadubi in North Garo Hills district.

The youth wing of the United Democratic Party, a key ally in the MDA government, has demanded for a judicial inquiry to probe into reports of widespread extortion carried out on passing coal trucks in North Garo Hills on December 30 night by civilians allegedly backed by NPP minister.

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Items seized by Railway Protection Force (RPF) of N.F. Railway.

The name of persons apprehended are: Suraj Bisphor (27) S/o -Hariar Bisphor, Katihar, Bihar with recovery of 2 mobile phones, 1 Aadhar card, blades and 24 Ativan tablets and cash rupees 100; Dhiraj Bisphor (32), S/o- Lt Lalji Bisphor, Katihar, Bihar with recovery of 1 mobile phone, 24 Ativan tablets , 1 Aadhar card, 1 knife and rupees 200; Sunil Poddar (30), S/o- Lt R.P. Podar, Katihar, Bihar with recovery of 1 mobile phone; Chhotu Kr. Sah ( 32),S/o Sundar Sah, Katihar, Bihar with recovery of

1 Debit card, 1 Aadhar card, rupees 200, 26 Ativan tablets , blades and; Arup Moddak (35), S/o- Dipu Moddak, Siliguri, Darjeeling, (WB) with recovery of 2 mobile phones, rupees 525.

In this connection, Sri Anoop Tiwari/SI lodged a written complaint and handed over all the accused with seized items to OC/GRP/KIR and a case was registered U/S 401/411/414/379/34 of IPC, 137/147 of Rly Act and 20/22 of NDPS Act against the accused persons.

Govt employees in rallies not violation: Tripura HC

Aizwal, Jan 9 (PTI): Mizoram’s apex and most influential student organisation, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Thursday observed black day to protest against the amended citizenship law.

MZP functionaries displayed black flags at various places in the state capital, responding to a call given by the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), MZP secretary Lalnunmawia Pautu said.

He said the students’ body has been opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) since it was a bill as it would have a demographic impact on a small state like Mizoram.

Though the state is exempted under the law, Mi-

Aizawl, Jan 10 (PTI): The construction of a crossborder road under the ambitious Kaladan multi modal transit transport project is likely to miss its deadline due to an indefinite strike called by a landowners’ association based in south Mizoram, state officials said.

The construction of the 87.18 km stretch in the northeastern state under the KMMTT road project is scheduled to be completed by March this year, they said. The work for the project has come to a standstill from Wednesday, following an indefinite strike

by Lawngtlai District Land Owners’ Association (LDLOA) over compensation, sources said.

According to a resolution adopted at a meeting of the association, a “stay order” was served to the constructing agencies to stop work for the project, LDLOA president H. Remmawia told PTI. He said the association will set a deadline for the government to pay compensation to at least 331 people, whose land has been damaged due to the construction, failing which the strike will be indefinite till they are paid.

State PWD officials said that more than 81 per cent of the work has been completed so far.

Remmawia alleged that state chief secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, at the direction of the present government, has recently cancelled the detailed project report and proposals for compensation, which were submitted to the Centre by the erstwhile Congress government. He said the landowners have been waiting for 12 years for compensation amounting to over Rs 50 crore.

ganisations will continue to oppose the amended citizenship law till it is scrapped.

He said that the Supreme Court will hear a petition filed by NESO on January 22.

Ricky also said that Mizoram is not fully protected from infiltration unless the law is scrapped or the entire Northeast region is exempted from the purview of the law. He urged the people of Mizoram to extend support to NESO in the fight against the CAA. On Tuesday, functionaries of MZP waved black flags at Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha member C. Lalrosanga for voting in favour of the citizenship bill in Parliament, as the MP arrived in Aizawl.

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Aizawl, Jan 10 (PTI): The Mizoram government has sought assistance from the United Nations to contain the spread of HIV infection in the hilly state, official sources said.

Mizoram health minister R Lalthangliana, who is currently on a tour to the US, had on Monday called on the international director of the ‘United Nations Programme on HIV and AIDS’ (UNAIDS) in Washington DC, Regan Hofmann, to apprise her of the scenario in the state, the sources said on Friday. Apart from financial aid, the health minister also sought logistic support from UNAIDS to combat the menace in Mizoram, they said, adding that the UN has promised to provide all possible assistance. Officials

of Mizoram State AIDS Control Society (MSACS) said more than 2,400 people have died due to AIDS since 1990, when the first case was detected in the state.

According to an MSACS official, 2.04 per cent of the state’s nearly 11 lakh population suffer from the disease. On an average, nine people are diagnosed HIV positive every day in Mizoram, he stated. In more than 67 per cent of the cases, the virus has been transmitted sexually, while 28.12 per cent of those infected have contracted the disease from infected needles. In December, Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), a conglomerate of major churches in the state, had passed a resolution to fight the menace.

BEFORE THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Regd. No. 60/2020

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 10/01/20

I, Smt. NUNGSANGLA WATI alias NUNGSANLA, (D.O.B - 30/05/1964), Daughter of T.M WATI, resident of H/No. 172, NEAR CHUMU WEEKLY MARKET, WARD 4, CHUMUKEDIMA, DIMAPUR, NAGALAND do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India residing in above mentioned address.

2. That my correct name is NUNGSANGLA WATI which has been correctly entered in AADHAAR CARD, but in my Indian Passport my name was wrongly entered as NUNGSANLA, which needs to be corrected as NUNGSANGLA WATI. 3. That NUNGSANGLA WATI and NUNGSANLA refers to my name and is of one and same person only i.e., mine only.

4. That henceforth I shall be known as NUNGSANGLA WATI for all purposes and intents.

5. That the statements made above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing is false.

DEPONENT Sworn before me on 10th day of January, 2020.

Magistrate First Class/Notary Public DP-242 Regd. No. 679/2020 Date : 10/01/2020 AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. BIRU SHERPA, father of Miss AJITA SHERPA, permanent resident of Suntalay Busty, P.O. – Lava, P.S. – Goruba Than, in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal, do hereby solemnly declare on oath as under : 1. That I am a citizen of India by birth and a resident of the aforesaid locality.

2. That presently I am working as Warrant Officer under the establishment of 17 Assam Rifles, Lokhra, Assam, in which my daughter's name has been mistakenly entered/ recorded as NIMA LAMU in the Sheet Roll of my service Record, whereas in her other relevant documents it has been entered/recorded as AJITA SHERPA. 3. That both the aforementioned names i.e. AJITA SHERPA and NIMA LAMU belongs to one and the same person having single identity.

4. That henceforth my daughter's name i.e. AJITA SHERPA shall be used in all her future official use and correspondences.

5. That this affidavit shall be used as a piece of documentary evidence to authenticate the actual name of my daughter i.e. AJITA SHERPA and shall produce before any competent authority as and when required.

VERIFICATION I, hereby verify that the contents made in paragraph No. 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn before me on this the 10th day of January 2020 at Dimapur.

JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE/ NOTARY PUBLIC DIMAPUR : NAGALAND DP-226

Service Conduct Rules.

Rejecting the government’s stand, the High Court has ordered it to drop departmental enquiry on Paul immediately and pay her dues and other benefits within two months.

Sources in the law department said that that the government counsel, who conducted arguments on this petition, has recommended it to be challenged in a higher court.

Asked about the issue, Advocate General Arun Kanti Bhowmik said the government is studying the Court order but is yet to decide whether it will be challenged through an appeal or not.

Earlier in October last year, an Assistant Professor

of Agartala Government Medical College (AGMC) was suspended for writing on social media against the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

“I’m a proud Indian citizen from #Tripura & oppose #CitizenshipAmendmentBill as it would alter vulnerable demography in NE India & create unwanted tensions betwn many communities. On this issue I m with @PradyotManikya to protect interests of legal citizens over illegal immigrants”, Dr. Kaushik Chakraborty, the suspended medical college teacher had written on Twitter. A departmental disciplinary proceeding was also ordered against him.

“Behold, children are heritage from the Lord” Dear little boy Dougunlal@ Kian Haolai You are the most Amazing Son we have ever seen. We love you so much that words are not enough to express the Joy and Happiness that you bring to our lives. Wishing you a very Happy 1st birthday. May the good God bless you!

From, Abigail & family Dear Langanglung, Happy Birthday, wishing you joy and happiness in life.

From, Api and family.

Hey Lobeno, Happy Birthday!

I wish you a day filled with great fun and a year filled with true happiness!

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AFFIDAVIT (CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH) I, No. 4382926A Sepoy, Samuel Magh 15 Assam Regiment C/O99 APO, have changed my mother's name from Jwenle Magh to Gweni Rengma and also Date of Birth changed from 13-02-1968 to 01-03-1972 Vide Affidavit no 02AA 468941 Dated 16-12-2019 before Kohima Court, Nagaland.

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CORRIGENDUM In the news published on 08.01.2020 featuring the Young Writers’ Award received by the students of DPS Dimapur, a student’s name has been inadvertently mentioned as INIKALI CHISHI. It should be read as INIKALI K CHOPHY. DC-26 NOTICE NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTION OF OTHER CLAIM(S) UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 370 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925 FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE. Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late Nchamo Lotha has been applied by Shri/Smti. N. Ezo Kikon, R/o. Tourist Lodge Colony, Wokha H/ No. 134, Wokha, Nagaland W/o Late Nchamo Lotha for possession of.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before 09/02/2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 09th Jan 2020.

Sd/- District & Sessions Judge Wokha : Nagaland WC-9 K Y M C

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 2020

Deepika’s Cong leanings known since 2011: Smriti

NEW DELHI, 10 JAN (IANS): Union Minister Smriti Irani has come down hard on Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone for mingling with the pro-Left students lobby at JNU. Deepika Padukone had visited the JNU campus late on Tuesday and stood in solidarity with JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh and others who had been assaulted by masked men who were allegedly ABVP activists.

On Thursday, Smriti Irani speaking at a function in Chennai, questioned Deepika’s motives in standing in solidarity with the pro-Left JNUSU leaders and ignoring the ABVP activists who had also complained of being assaulted earlier.

“She knew that she is standing with people who beat other girls at their private parts with lathis who don’’t see eye to eye with them ideologically,” the Minister said.

“She stood next to them, that is her right. I can’t deny her that right. She made her political affiliation known in 2011 that she supports the Congress party,” the Union Minister declared and went on to add, “It’s her right (to) stand next to people who say

Smriti Irani Bharat tere tukde honge...It was a shock for people who admired her and watched all her films but did not know (about her political affiliation).

It was not a shock for me. I think the vibrance of the democracy that we are in depends upon that... we live with so many people who say so many things. We live in a democracy where communists want to come to power through democratic process. It is an oxymoron (sic).”

Deepika has recently produced and acted in ‘Chhapaak’ a movie based on an acid-attack victim, and has been busy promoting the movie. But after her visit to JNU campus on Tuesday, Deepika has been at the receiving end for siding with anti-BJP elements.

JNU campus has been simmering with tension after

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5 No one should be boycotted 3 senior PDP Aishe, team claim innocence; for showing solidarity: Tharoor leaders resign says Delhi Police biased

a group of masked people attacked several students on campus. The injured were mostly pro-Left student union activists, who have accused the right-wing ABVP. The ABVP activists have on the other hand, accused pro-Left students Shashi Tharoor of starting the cycle of vioNew Delhi, Jan 10 lence.

Congress leader Left design in JNU (IANS): and former Union Minunmasked: Smriti Irani ister Shashi Tharoor on Union Minister Smriti Friday said that the party Irani on Friday accused the was arranging free tickets Left of orchestrating the of Deepika Padukone’’s movie “Chhapaak” for JNU violence.

She took to Twitter students to show solidarity and said: “Left design in with the actress so that no JNU unmasked. They led one can be boycotted.

Responding to a quesmobs of mayhem, destroyed public property paid for tion from IANS, that the by taxpayers, disallowed release of “Chhapaak” new students from being and Ajay Devgn starter enrolled, used the campus “Tanhaji: The Unsung as a political battleground. Warrior” has become a #LeftBehindJNUViolence competition between the becomes public knowledge Congress and the BJP to as @DelhiPolice releases provide free tickets, Tharoor said: “We are showing evidence.”

Earlier she had lashed solidarity with Deepika out at actress Deepika Padu- Padukone as number of kone for standing in solidar- people have called to boyity with students who were cott her movie.”

“Our idea is that no beaten up. The minister had accused the actress for one should be boycotted in taking the side of “people the country, thus to show who celebrate when CRPF solidarity our party leaders men are killed in Naxal at- are arranging tickets of the movie for the students,” tacks.”

If foreigners can visit J-K, why not us? asks Kapil Sibal NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): A day after envoys from 15 countries arrived in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why people from outside India “have the right to visit” the region and not the country’s politicians.

He welcomed the Supreme Court order on Internet ban in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it will restore free flow of information from the region and termed as “path-breaking” its observation that prohibitory orders under CrPC Section 144 cannot be used indefinitely to suppress freedom of speech and expression and difference of opinion.

“I want to ask the prime minister that why do you have so much affection with foreigners and why not with the people of India. At least, you should be more transparent and open with the people of India,” Sibal told a press conference.

“Why don’t you allow us to visit Jammu and Kashmir? Why you do not have faith in us or the people of India? If people from outside India have the right to

Kapil Sibal visit Jammu and Kashmir, why not us? Do you consider us as perpetrators of violence?” he asked.

Sibal also sought to know from Home Minister Amit Shah as to what was the emergency on August 4, 2019, that Internet service suspended was from August 5 “without any reason”.

In a significant judgment with implications on basic freedoms beyond Kashmir, the Supreme Court on Friday said internet access is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all curbs in the union territory.

A three-judge bench, headed by Justice N V Ramana and also comprising

Justices B R Gavai and R Subhash Reddy, asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to immediately restore internet services in institutions providing essential services like hospitals and educational places.

“This is a very important order. It is a historic verdict that has been pronounced by a 3-judge Supreme Court bench and this will ensure free flow of information from Kashmir.

It is historic because the people of India were concerned about the Jammu and Kashmir situation as no one knows about it,” Sibal said.

He said the apex court has said there was doubt in public minds about the situation in Kashmir as Section 144 was in force throughout

the region with Internet shut and communication down.

The Congress leader wondered why prohibitory order was not imposed in Jawaharlal Nehru University where violence happened inside the campus and the police stood outside. He termed “shameful” the actions of Delhi police in the JNU violence incident.

He said the apex court has said that suspension can be utilised temporarily only and any order suspending Internet issued under the Suspension Rules, must adhere to the principle of proportionality and must not extend beyond necessary duration.

“Re petitive orders under Section 144 CrPC would be an abuse of power,” Sibal said citing the court order and added that while exercising the power a magistrate is duty bound to balance the rights and restrictions based on the principles of proportionality and thereafter apply the least intrusive measure.

“The power under Section 144 CrPC cannot be used to suppress legitimate expression of opinion or grievance or exercise of any democratic rights,” he said.

the former Union Minister said.

A number of BJP leaders have called for a boycott of “Chhapaak” after the actress visited Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus on Tuesday to show solidarity with the injured students.

During her visit to the JNU campus, Padukone did not utter a single word and stood behind the JNU students union president Aishe Ghose, while former students’’ union leader Kanhaiya Kumar was addressing the students.

In Delhi, Congress leader Alka Lamba and Shivani Chopra, daughter of Delhi Congress chief Subhash Chopra, had arranged a special screening of “Chhapaak” for students at Delite cinema.

On Thursday, Congress ruled governments in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh declared the movie to be tax free. Congress ruled union territory Puducherry also declared the movie tax free on Friday.

Earlier in the day, Congress’’ students wing National Students Union of India provided free tickets to students while the BJP leaders distributed free tickets of “Tanhaji” in Madhya Pradesh’’s Bhopal.

NGO wants Nirbhaya rapists’ hanging telecast NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (IANS): With the Nirbhaya convicts set to be hanged on January 22, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) has approached the Information and Broadcasting Ministry with a highly unusual request.

PARI, a Delhi-based NGO, has demanded that the hanging of the four convicts be telecast live.

Yogita Bhayana, a women’s rights activist and founder of PARI, has written in this regard to the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar.

Bhayana said that the hanging of the convicts provides the right opportunity to allay global concerns over women’s security in India.

She has urged the minister to allow the local and international media for live telecast of the convicts’ execution in the Nirbhaya gang.

The ‘Nirbhaya’ victim was brutally gangraped and murdered on December 16, 2012. Four of the accused in the case have been sentenced to death and are scheduled to be hanged on January 22.

SRINAGAR, JAN 10 (PTI): Three senior PDP leaders announced their resignation from the party on Friday, a day after its eight leaders were expelled for going “against the will of the people” by engaging in parleys with the government.

Those who have resigned from the party are former Rafiabad MLA Yawar Mir, Muntazir Mohiuddin and former president of the party’s youth wing Showkat Gayoor.

The three confirmed that they have resigned from the party but did not specify their future plans.

Yawar is the son of Mohammad Dilawar Mir, who was among the eight leaders expelled by the PDP on Thursday.

The expelled leaders have thrown their weight behind former PDP leader Syed Altaf Bukhari and were part of a delegation that met Lieutenant Governor G C Murmu On Tuesday.

They also met the visiting envoys from 15 countries who arrived here on Thursday on a twoday visit to Jammu and Kashmir Speculations are rife that Bukhari is launching a new political party with the help of disgruntled leaders in the PDP, Congress and other parties.

This fence will cost about Rs 2 crore for a kilometre. of deploying ‘laser fences’ along these two borders, to five years as compared to the earlier 10-year deadline.

The Comprehensive Integrated Border Management System (CIBMS) that entails deployment of smart fences, advanced surveillance gadgets and anti-infiltration alarms has

been speeded up by the border management division under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Border Security Force along these two borders, they said.

These developments are being seen in the backdrop of developments where security agencies have detected the presence

of ‘Afghan fighters’ along the India-Pakistan border.

These terror operatives have travelled across borders from Afghanistan resulting in an enhanced vigil by the security forces to thwart infiltration and terror bids along the sensitive frontier in Jammu-Kashmir.

Sources said that while

infiltration bases and terror launch pads along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir are still intact, the latest concern of the security agencies are the well-trained terrorists from Afghanistan whose presence along the vulnerable infiltration spots along Pakistan border can be used to foment trouble in the newlycreated Union Territory (UT) of Jammu-Kashmir and other locations in the hinterland.

The BSF, they said, has also recently completed and exercise to fully “map and identify” vulnerable spots all along these two borders as part of a three-staged exercise carried out last year.

There is lot of work that is happening to secure the borders along Pakistan and Bangladesh, they said.

Latest measures include strengthening Indian defences along Pakistan, mapping of infiltration prone areas along the two borders, and erection of new steel fence along vul-

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (IANS): JNUSU President Aishe Ghosh has categorically denied that she had taken part in the violence that erupted at the JNU campus on January 5.

The Delhi Police had earlier on Thursday released the details of four people, including Aishe Ghosh, suspected to have unleashed violence in the varsity premises.

Speaking to the media, Aishe accused the Delhi Police of conducting biased investigations into the incidents that have kept JNU campus on the boil since January 5. Claiming to have full faith in the law and order system of the country, Aishe, however, said it was a wrong act of the Delhi Police to make her a suspect in the violence.

Acknowledging that she was present in the

campus, Aishe denied that she had any part in the violence. She said that photographs do not prove her complicity.

Aishe also accused the Delhi Police of indulging in similar misinformation in the past too. “In 2016, also they did the same thing. They doctored videos of Kanhaiya Kumar.”

The JNUSU President and her associates reiterated that they would go to any extent to continue the agitation albeit peacefully. They accused the JNU Vice Chancellor of behaving like an ABVP president and said that they will not budge on their demand for his removal.

The student leaders remained firm on the demand for removing Vice Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar.

Muslim groups call for revocation of CAA, judicial inquiry into JNU violence

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (PTI): Prominent Muslim organisations on Friday demanded the revocation of the CAA, a judicial inquiry into the violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University and compensation for those killed and injured in “police firing” during protests against the controversial citizenship law.

The organizations, after a meeting, also expressed concern over the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Registration (NPR), asserting that either NPR should either be withdrawn or its additional clauses removed.

The meeting of Muslim organisations, held under the chairmanship of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani, was attended by Darul Uloom Deoband vice chancellor, representatives of Jamaat Islami Hind, Markazi Jamiat-eAhle Hadees, All India Milli Council, All India Muslim Majlis-e Mushawarat, and prominent leaders from other parts of the country.

India erecting new ‘steel fence’ along Pak, Bangla borders: Officials

New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): India is erecting a new non-cut ‘steel fence’ to plug vulnerable and infiltration-prone patches along its sensitive border with Pakistan and Bangladesh, officials said on Friday.

They said the singlerow fence, with loops of concertina wires on top, is being erected at a 60-km border stretch in near Amritsar in Punjab.

A ‘pilot project’ of this new fence is also being tested at a 7-km stretch in Assam’s Silchar along India’s border with Bangladesh and is being analysed by the BSF, they said.

This fence will cost about Rs 2 crore for a kilometre, official sources said.

Based on the feedback of these projects, new fence will be erected at more places where either the old one has worn out or there was no fence owing to geographical challenges.

The sources informed that the Union home ministry has also advanced a technology-based project

Aishe Ghosh addressing a press conference.

nerable patches, the sources said.

According to an assessment, they said, the security agencies are also keeping a close tab on the activities of cross-border terror modules and terrorists as they anticipate some incidents of attack on security forces deployed in the Kashmir valley and around the Jammu area.

Officials also refused withdrawal of more paramilitary units from Kashmir saying some “optimum” strength of these forces like CRPF, BSF, ITBP and SSB need to be kept there for regular law and order and counter-terrorist operations.

About a lakh Central Armed Police Forces personnel were sent to Kashmir in the wake of scrapping of Article 370 provisions last year and the Centre has withdrawn about 100 companies (about 100 troops in each company) in the recent past stating the security situation was “conducive” for such a de-induction.

The meeting took stock of the situation prevailing in the country and deliberated upon the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), while reviewing the “ongoing movement and struggle” against the controversial law in detail, a statement issued by the Jamiat said.

Resolutions were also passed at the meeting, including against the CAA, NPR and proposed NRC. “The amended citizenship law is not only antiConstitutional but it also violates the pluralistic character of the country. This law discriminates against people on the basis of their religion and directly contradicts fundamental rights enshrined in the Articles, 14, 15 and 21 in the Constitution,” a resolution said.

The CAA also contradicts the Preamble of the Constitution of India, it said. The organizations said the NRC has created turmoil in Assam and citizens were excluded from the NRC simply because there were errors in their name’s spelling and documents.

The NPR that has

been brought in by the government is actually the first step towards the NRC exercise, and that the new NPR demands more details as compared with the old NPR of 2010, it claimed.

The religious discrimination clause from the CAA should be removed and the NPR should either be withdrawn or its additional clauses removed, the statement said. The organizations also said the new citizenship law will also affect India’s friendly relations with neighbouring countries, especially Bangladesh.

The organizations also extended moral support to the protest launched by students of Jamia Millia Islamia, Aligarh Muslim University and other youths against these laws.

They condemned in strongest possible terms the police action on the students of various universities.

They demanded initiation of judicial inquiry into the violence in JNU and the strict action against those police personnel found guilty in action against protests.

PM Modi to visit Belur Math; to relive old ties

KOLKATA, JAN 10 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Belur Math, the headquarters of the Ramkrishna Mission, in the neighbouring Howrah district on Saturday during his two-day visit to the city.

According to official sources, Modi is scheduled to visit the mission headquarters late in the evening after attending two other programmes here.

Modi, who will be in Kolkata on Saturday and Sunday, is scheduled to attend 150th anniversary function of Kolkata Port Trust (KOPT) on January 12, among other listed events.

The camaraderie and mutual respect between the Prime Minister and the Ramkrishna Mission order, founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897, goes back to mid sixties when a teenager Modi inspired by the teachings of Vivekananda had arrived at the Mission Ashram, Rajkot branch in Gujarat and expressed de-

sire to join the order.

Swami Atmasthananda, who later went on to become fifteenth president of the Ramakrishna Math and the Ramakrishna Mission, then heading the Rajkot branch in 1966, had advised him that sanyas was not for him and he should work among people and not in seclusion.

During those days, Modi used to regularly meet Athmasthanandaji Maharaj and sought his spiritual guidance.

Although Modi after spending some time there went back, but the relationship with Swami Atmasthananda and the Ramkrishna Mission remained intact.

Whenever Modi used to visit Kolkata, even during his days as Gujarat chief minister, he would travel to the Ramkrishna Mission.

In 2013, during his tour to Belur Math, he went to Ramkrishna Mission and had sought blessings from Athmasthananda.

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Unfulfilled agenda

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ince the present governor R.N.Ravi took over, he has sent a very clear message across the table- that the state government –legislature, executive and judiciary-need of the people for good governance. Ravi had reminded the elected members that they are mandated to fulfil their constitutional obligation in serving the people instead of focussing only on Naga political solution. The governor repeated the same message at a breakfast meet with the PDA cabinet on Thursday at Raj Bhavan. One of the crying needs is in toning up the administration to effect good governance so that it is responsive to the needs of the people. The stage for establishing a platform for peace and development can come through the role played by the government which must do what is right. For too long have people allowed politics to be the be-all and end-all of the state and believing that their elected leaders would pursue the good things of a better life with purpose. The consequences of over indulgence in politics have become an aberration with consequences that are evidenced through -corruption, nepotism and lack of transparency and accountability.

The condition of the common people, who live in lack amid plenty, cannot be taken lightly. This is one of the factors that has pushed many youth to desperation and which is a major contribution to the multiplying of social problems. Ensuring effective administrative infrastructure should be a common agenda which benefits all citizens; after all, the government of India contributes money and expects any right thinking government to do just that. Reforms in the administration, police and judiciary are also growing needs of a state that has been over saturated with too much political rhetoric. A public-friendly government means more than mere PR. It is also about timely delivery which would not only make the fat-salaried and under worked employees on their toes but also earn the admiration of the public. If any government wants to promote progress, it must first start by toning up the system so that it provides efficient service to the people. With thousands of officers and employees( around 1.4 lakh for a population of around 20 lakh) and in as many as 80 government departments, the state machinery has overgrown to gigantic, inefficient and wasteful proportions. A bloated, inefficient and lazy workforce only nurtures corruption. It is also not uncommon to hear of complaints by public who had to visit offices several times to chase files otherwise, files get stuck for weeks or months. Absenteeism and lack or work culture is a serious malady where either one of those in the long chain is invariably absent.

This means that office work that should have taken at the most one week, is stretched to months. Dedication to work has been often stressed on government employees as the issue arises over the general lack of commitment and dedication to work by those drawing salaries and other perks but in return doing precious little. Many employees owe their allegiance to their political patrons and not the government they were appointed to serve. This also leads to a situation where political patronization becomes a shield against disciplinary action. It will take some effort to rid the system of political patronisation and to get the system back on track. But the question is who will dare do it?

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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There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder. ~ Ronald Reagan

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How secure will India be in 2020?

ational Security has a wide span and needs to cover much wider period for any meaningful analysis, but to be realistic about current security dynamics of the country, speculating the immediate trends under the existing realities may be useful, especially in a high voltage political scenario in the country. While the year 2019 has seen a lot of activities with regard to national security from Balakot strike, abrogation of Article 370, administrative reorganisation of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union territories (UTs) and appointment of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), extrapolating the trends can help in anticipating some strategic and security challenges which might need the attention of decision makers beyond politics.

External Security China Factor: The US-China trade war, which touched a new height in 2019, is showing some indicators of respite with the announcement of finalising part one of the agreements by January 15, 2020. Leaving optics aside, the strategic competition (including economic competition) is expected to continue in 2020, because it has become an essential part of US strategy against China, having recognised it as a competitor and vice versa. China, despite internal pressures like protests in Hong Kong and some jolts in economic and infrastructure ventures, has been maintaining a brave front. It has been able to gravitate Russia and Iran towards it and is in the process of colonising Pakistan.

This leaves India in a state of doing strategic balancing to get the best out of such strategic scenario, as it continues to have an unsettled border with China. The positivity brought in during reset of China-India relations during ‘Informal Summit’, at Wuhan in 2018, nosedived with China dragging India to the UN Security Council on internal reorganisation of J&K into two UTs. The Indian claim on Pakistan Occupied Kashmir further dampened the �Wuhan spirit’ which could not be revived in Malappuram in 2019, as China again made a second effort to go back to UNSC, which got scuttled. In this context I do not visualise that the mutual mistrust between India and China will improve in 2020, unless China faces a major setback in economy and finds it useful to lure India away from US strategic partnership.

With global economic slowdown impacting China as well as India, I do not visualise any deliberate offensive action on India-China borders; hence peace and tranquillity is likely to prevail.

The chances occasional stand off cannot be ruled out due to Chinese encroachment through infrastructural overdrive into areas where perceptions about LAC overlap due to lack of demarcation or China feels the need to needle India by offensive messaging reacting to any other issue of divergence. The border resolution will only see some cosmetic talks, but no recognisable action, as China has no political compulsion to resolve it; hence will like to postpone it for more opportune moment. China will continue to concentrate more on South China Sea and Eastern seaboard. PLA will continue to improve its maritime and other capabilities for expeditionary roles in Indo-Pacific and beyond, to support its BRI and protect its SLOC. In the light of the fact that there has been no major breakthrough in the 22nd round of China-India border talks, I do not expect any worthwhile development on delineation, delimitation for demarcation of LAC, which otherwise is necessary to prevent a repeat of Doklamlike incidents. This is doable, if there is political will, but it is not a priority with China as yet. We can expect a relative quiet period on Chinese borders, with some positive steps for better border management, so long the US-China competition continues, and Chinese remain under pressure of economic slowdown.

India, in conjunction with other navies, is unlikely to face any confrontation in the Indian Ocean, except few occasional visits of Chinese submarines to their potential bases/surveillance missions and some more build-up on bases acquired by them through ‘Debt Trap Diplomacy’.

In the South China Sea, India will stand for freedom of navigation and flights, rule-based order, use of global commons in international waters, but any showdown with China is unlikely because Quad, despite its upgradation to Foreign Ministers level, is still not a military alliance to threaten China. South China Sea and Taiwan Strait will continue to witness military posturing just short of a confrontation, with a heated Cold War scenario. Any big bang decision from US or Quad is unlikely, because it is election year in US. Pakistan Factor: With Chinese compulsion of pushing BRI/CPEC through, the strategic relevance of Pakistan for China has further increased. A major side effect of abrogation of Article 370 and internal reorganisation of J&K into two UTs, has been the strengthening of the Sino-Pak nexus. China was relatively quiet after the Bala-

kot strike, but openly backed Pakistan after abrogation of Article 370. China will like to ignore state sponsored terror

by Pakistan, as it indirectly contains India’s growth to reduce Indian impact in South Asia. The terror industry and proxy war by Pakistan will continue in 2020, notwithstanding their economic difficulties, which have been in the news in 2019.

Whenever they are on the verge of sinking, some country will bail them out to foster its own interest through them, because of their strategic location/terror potential.

As the security situation unfolds in Afghanistan-Pakistan Region, I will not be surprised if Taliban, which was decimated by multi-national forces once, (but nurtured by Pakistan) may be in the driver’s seat in the power struggle in Afghanistan, much against Indian interest and US may choose to end their pursuit against them, acknowledging Pakistan as one of the main brokers.

It may be interesting to note that Pakistan’s terror industry is mainly sustained by parallel economy involving drug trade, extortion and assistance from ISI, with material and operational support from Pakistan Army.

The efforts of FATF and IMF may show some check on the formal economy, but not on the terror economy, as the linkage between the two is not as tight as it is made out to be. Pakistan is unlikely to get blacklisted by FATF even in 2020, because it will be able to find three countries to oppose such a move, which is adequate to avoid blacklisting. However, it will continue to be in the grey list. Pakistan seems to have done well for themselves in initiating false propaganda against India, which has mitigated their criticism amongst domestic as well as global audience.

UN declared terrorists will continue to operate and plan terror operations against India in 2020, as in the past, with greater effort to destabilise Kashmir to undo Indian effort for inclusive growth of J&K. Sino-Pak nexus: The progress on CPEC is likely to continue despite Indian opposition and some domestic opposition inside Pakistan, although, BRI will continue to face many roadblocks globally. CPEC will make Pakistan a colony of China, which is already into a client-patron relationship, where strategic choices of Pakistan are hostage to China. This brings out a long-term threat to India in terms of a ‘two-front war’ which India has to be prepared for. India’s intention to take back Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) will need shaping of the international environment, affected population and seeing through at

least one peaceful summer in Kashmir after reorganisation, as a precursor to any such action plan.

Other neighbours: India does not have any direct threat from other neighbouring countries, but has to remain cautious of developments there to minimize the influence of potential adversaries. Many scribes tend to overplay it by relating it to China most of the time, but being sovereign countries, these nations act as per their own national interests. India will have to continue a ‘neighbours first’ policy to prevent them slipping away into Chinese orbit. In 2020, we can expect closer ties with the Maldives and Bhutan who will continue to get assistance from India. The border issue with Nepal like Kalapani, can be resolved, as it was done in case of enclaves with Bangladesh.

Sri Lanka may have its own compulsions for some policies not very favourable to India; hence diplomatic efforts will be required to let it be neutral despite mounting financial pressure of China.

Smart diplomacy will be required to deal with sensitive issues of illegal immigration with Bangladesh, as it is in India’s interest to support Sheikh Hasina and collectively find solutions to problems (including Rohingyas and water dispute) affecting both countries. Similarly in case of Myanmar, the issue of Rohingyas and better connectivity will have to be worked out with proactive diplomacy, in the light of certain internal reforms picking up heat due to undesirable controversies.

Internal Security Challenges Kashmir: Post abrogation of Article 370 and 35a, the clampdown on mobile and internet facilities will have to be relaxed incrementally from more peaceful districts to potential hot spots.

Kashmir has remained relatively peaceful after August 5, but the real test will be peaceful summers in 2020, when Pakistan will redouble its efforts to ignite violence in the Kashmir Valley, which needs to be prevented.

Prolonged restrictions will be counterproductive in terms of alienating the population; hence some calculated risks will have to be taken, even if it amounts to removing and re-clamping restrictions in some vulnerable spots, where remnants of terrorists/separatists may influence the situation. Incidentally Jammu, Ladakh and some parts of Kashmir will continue to be peaceful and only a handful of districts, sympathetic to militants may be prone to terror actions.

In 2020 it is expected that terrorists supported by Pakistan will make a few more

attempts to derail inclusive growth and development process, before the new UTs are mentally accepted as a reality and as a new normal to progress forward.

Indian security forces need to comb existing terrorists during winters of 2020 and be ready to deal with a fresh lot in the coming summers. Legally, convictions of separatists must happen, because temporary arrests do not matter to them. Unless visible effects of inclusive growth and better governance appear under the reorganised system, the security forces will have to continue fighting infiltrators, terrorists (foreign as well local) because the terror industry will continue to be a lucrative industry. The biggest vulnerability deterring security forces in terror operations supported by stone palters, will be false allegations and some segments of human rights organizations, legal fraternity, politicians using it to their advantage.

North Eastern India: We can hope for a development in the North-East region post some crucial agreements in 2020, with declining insurgency. Except for some parts of Manipur and adjoining areas, the region is showing keenness to grow.

With friendly Governments in power in adjoining countries, North-East may not be a major security concern. It may face a temporary law and order problem due to some internal reforms like CAA, NRC in Assam, resulting in aggressive politics but these would be surmountable from the security point of view.

Red Corridor/Naxalites: The problem in these areas relates to poor governance and its intensity will increase/decrease depending upon the quality of governance provided. There have been changes in Government in some affected states. Depending upon the governance provided by them and lessons learnt by security forces operating there, the magnitude of the problem can be expected to vary in either direction in 2020. The police forces dealing with it need to have modern equipment, training including leadership training at the grass-roots level.

What should India do to meet these security challenges?

With China’s discord over internal reorganisation of hte erstwhile state of J&K into UTs, need to keep CPEC going and it’s need to increase domestic support by generating spirit of nationalism amidst growing protests, slowing down of economy, the urge to do something different cannot be ruled out.

The clouds of ‘Two Front War’ might hang over India, although it may not happen in 2020. The only way to avoid a ‘Two Front War’ for India is

to convince the potential adversaries that India is capable of fighting it. This convincing cannot be by announcements or statements, but by building/proving capability to do so. There seems to be some effort in capacity building, but with limited financial size, its magnitude may not deter potential adversaries, more so when our neighbour in the north has hiked up its pace of modernisation appreciably. India needs to realize that defence capabilities take decades of consistent effort, more-so if it does not have strong manufacturing base.

‘Make in India’ and self-reliance are essential, but time consuming; hence it must continue simultaneously with new procurements with transfer of technology.

The defence budget allocation made in 2019 will have to substantially increase in 2020 in the interest of national security. Chanakya, Clauswitz, and Sun Tzu, have said one thing in common that no nation can expect to be great and secure, unless it has powerful military, which can deter potential adversaries. Unless Pakistan is deterred, the proxy war will continue; hence India needs to improve capability to exercise its ‘Proactive’ intent. If capability exists, then intentions can change overnight, which makes the adversary jittery.

With CDS in place, there are lot of hopes and expectations, but the birth of a new organisation will have teething problems, especially in terms of bureaucracy being reluctant to share levers of power, but quite keen to pass on responsibility. In my opinion, 2020 will see the organisation of CDS in a developing stage and will take more time to make any significant difference. We also need to deal with domestic enemies firmly. The recent violent protests over some of the reforms that have grabbed media headlines, are more of law and order issues, but the issue of illegal immigrants/ infiltrators who are a security risk will continue to be of grave security concern and need to be checked. The national security demands the effort of entire nation, not only the security forces, like the synergy developed in 1971 war/Kargil Conflict.

We need to remodel the Security Strategy to meet these challenges, if we want “Peaceful inclusive Growth” with minimum security related distractions. We can thus hope for a stronger and secure India in 2020.

Maj Gen (Retd) S.B. Asthana (Maj Gen Asthana is a veteran Infantry General and strategic analyst. The views expressed are personal. He can be reached at shashiasthana29@ yahoo.in)

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ompetitive exams both online and offline are conducted round the year across India, be it Public or Private Sector applicants applying for the Jobs are never short of, with certain skill set, qualification requirement and experience etc. Nagas in particular and North easterner vie with Mainlanders tooth and Nail with/without the Quota of STs, SCs and OBC against the General Candidates.

UPSC,NPSC and Various other State Departmental exam are the ones Naga Aspirants compete for and Apart from Handful, there are very less aspirants for other Central Exams .Competitive Exams like Staff Selection Commission (SSC CGL,SSC CHSL,SSC CAPF ),Banking Exams like State Bank o f I n d i a ( S B I P O, S B I Clerk),Institute of Banking personnel selection (IBPS PO,IBPS Clerk,IBPS RRB-Assistant & officer Cadre) plus various tech-

nical and non-technical categories of Exam under Indian Railways. Apart from these aforementioned exams, There are also exams conducted by RBI, LIC,NABARD ,FCI and not forgetting the exams notified and conducted by different Government Ministries such as MHA. Though the list is more, these are exams which are common graduate Level (exception to some) ,SSC CHSL being 10+2 level exam, but the Nagas in General somehow avoid giving such exams even though the Competition is stiff, tough and limited within the State considering the number of Vacancies State Government rolled out each year.

Whereas some reasons for refraining from giving such Exams is the Syllabus perse –which contains Numerical Aptitude and Mathematical operations, Reasoning and Mental ability Problems, It may also be due to lack of awareness

of such exams existence.

Non subscription of Employment News maybe one factor .Although there are websites to get access to such Exam Notifications, the present Generation of Educated Unemployed are somehow ignorant and are not inspired enough to do research on different opportune where they can apply. Another reason could be because of the fear of Failing, the fear that they may not score up to their desired mark or pass always creates a very high degree of fear and anxiety amongst the aspirants.

The Challenges faced by the Aspirants nowadays is the numerical Aptitude and reasoning section of the Syllabus because Many Aspirants feel that these subjects are Mathematics and needs to be solved within limited time due to online timer system .From Both objective and subjective perspective on the matter, certain analysis based on experience and

research is highlighted for public consumption. We cannot deny the fact that there isn’t enough (if not any) counseling or Guidance, geminars regarding the topic in discussion to facilitate the young minds nor are there enough adverstiments in local dailies which commoners have acess to. Thus,it become self-prerogatory to keep updated round the year to keep pace with these exam notifications.

Regarding the syllabus and time limitation, what Aspirants need to understand is that every exam has certain requirement to fulfill or to go through .Hence proper Guidance, study and practice is a must in all Seriousness. Beating the time is not as tough as it looks.

There is obviously a technique, a way and a short cut Methods which needs to be learned and put to practice everyday .”Do-able hence asked” is something the Aspirants

must believe in .If one has all the basics covered, Learning the technique just makes it simpler and really doesn’t consume time to solve .Hence the basic of Mathematics which Aspirants already know must be fine tuned from the LCM,HCF to BODMAS rule to simplification and all the topics Studied in High School level from the Base ,Then comes the short cuts and technique(with almost no formula used).

Sounds a bold claim for sure, but that’s the trend and it is what makes the Mainlanders excel in and qualify such Exams.

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the convenors Kapil Patil and Kiran Pawaskar, legislators of the Lok Bharti and the NCP, respectively.

“The new laws like CAA, NRC, NPR will adversely affect people irrespective of their religion, and also hit tribals, nomadic communities, Lingayats, etc, who comprise more than one-third of the country’’s population,” said Patil.

Pawaskar said that the effects of these oppressive laws would be more severe than the demonetisation, and will not be confined to any religious group, but the people of the country as a whole.

It is imperative to protect Constitutional values and the people of the country must unitedly fight against these tactics of the

Guj Assembly passes resolution Bus kills man, mob sets 3 bus on fire congratulating PM, Shah on CAA Kolkata, Jan 10 (PTI)

Pradeepsinh Jadeja Gandhinagar, Jan 10 (PTI): The Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Friday passed a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah for securing the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The Congress opposed the resolution.

During a heated discussion on the resolution, Congress MLA Imran Khedawala displayed a poster against CAA and the National Register of Citizens written in his own

blood. The House was also adjourned for fifteen minutes following a ruckus.

The resolution was moved by Minister of State for Home Pradeepsinh Jadeja.

It congratulated Modi and Shah for their “bold and historic decision” to bring in the bill and ensure its passage in Parliament.

The resolution was passed by a majority vote after a two-hour long discussion.

Last month, the Legislative Assembly of Leftruled Kerala had passed a resolution demanding scrapping of the controversial Act. The CAA promises Indian citizenship to persecuted non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Its critics say the law is discriminatory as it excludes Muslims and violates core values of the Constitution.

: Three buses were set on fire and a few others were vandalised by a mob after a man was run over and killed by a speeding bus in the city’s Mominpur area on Friday, police said.

Two buses were racing against each other on Remount Road in Mominpur area when one bus ran over and killed a man, a senior police officer said.

Soon a mob gathered at the spot and set three buses on fire and vandalised a few others to protest the incident. A police team led

by Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Meeraj Khalid rushed to the area and brought the situation under control, the officer said.

“The situation is under control. This incident (mob violence) happened following an accident. We are trying to identify those involved in the matter,” Khalid said.

The driver and the conductor of the bus were arrested, another police officer said.

Rajan backs Deepika’s silent protest, Lavasa’s impartial duty New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): Backing Deepika Padukone, former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said the actress’ silent protest against JNU violence as also Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa doing his duty impartially despite harassment to his family, showed that for some people, truth, freedom and justice are not just lofty words, but ideals worth sacrificing for.

In a blog on Linkedin, Rajan said the news of a gang of masked assailants breaking into one of India’s leading universities, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and then going on a rampage for hours, attacking students and faculty, entirely undisturbed by the police, is “worrisome”.

Without naming Padukone, who has won both bouquets and brickbats for her silent protest by meeting victims of the attack on JNU, he said despite putting attendance at her latest movie, ‘Chhapaak’ at risk, the actress “inspires us all to take stock of what is truly at stake.”

Rajan, who was denied a second term as RBI Governor by the Modi government, said it is elevating to see “young people of di-

verse faiths march together, Hindus and Muslims armin-arm behind our national flag, rejecting artificial divides stoked by political leaders for their own gain.”

“They show that the spirit of our constitution still burns brightly,” he said.

Without naming Lavasa - the sole member of the Election Commission who refused to give a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter of electoral process violations he said: “When an Election Commissioner carries out his duties impartially despite the harassment it brings upon his family, he asserts that integrity has not been completely cowed.”

Soon after BJP won a second term, investigations were initiated against five members of Lavasa’s family.

Rajan went on to praise bureaucrats resigning and some media working tirelessly to get the truth out.

“When officers of the administrative service resign their dream jobs because they do not believe they can serve in good faith, they are living testimony that the sacrifices made by the generations that got us freedom

still inspire emulation,” he wrote.

“When some members of the media work tirelessly to get the truth out even as their colleagues succumb to government pressure, they demonstrate what it means to be a dutiful citizen of the Republic.”

And when a Bollywood actress “registers her silent protest by meeting with the victims of the attack on JNU, even though she puts attendance at her latest movie at risk, she inspires us all to take stock of what is truly at stake,” he said.

Rajan said one has to be truly cynical to not be moved by these actions.

“These people show through their actions that they think truth, freedom, and justice are not merely lofty words, but ideals worth sacrificing for. It is they who are fighting today for India that Mahatma Gandhi gave his life for. It is they, who never marched to win freedom, but today march to preserve it, who give us hope that Rabindranath Tagore’s dream …“into that heaven of freedom, My Father, let my country awake” … will continue to be a reality,” he wrote.

NEW DELHI, JAN 10 (IANS): Delhi’’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party will not have an alliance with any party, including the Congress, for the February 8 Assembly elections, a party leader said on Thursday.

Speaking to IANS, the leader, who did not want to be identified, said the AAP is confident that it will come back to power on its own, and dismissed all talks of any tie-up.

“We are not going for an alliance with any party in the Assembly elections.

We are winning the elections on our own and all the speculations of going with any other political party are incorrect,” the leader said.

The AAP was formed in 2012 and the Arvind Kejriwal-headed party overthrew the 15-year rule of the Congress, led by three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, in 2013.

In the 2013 Assembly elections, the Congress had secured a vote share of 24.55 per cent, the BJP had secured 33.07 per cent vote share and the AAP had secured 29.49 per cent.

As the BJP, the singlelargest party, had bagged 31 seats, five seats less than the required majority in the 70-member house, the AAP and the Congress, with 28 and eight seats, subsequently

Arvind Kejriwal joined the hands to form a government but it only lasted 49 days.

In the 2015 Assembly polls, the AAP bagged 67 out of 70 seats with its vote share jumping up to 54.34 per cent. The BJP’’s vote share was 32.19 per cent, while that of Congress had shrunk to 9.65 per cent. The BJP managed to get three seats and became the opposition, while the Congress was left with no seats.

After the two elections, the city witnessed the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. While before the general elections, the AAP had been saying that it will not have any alliance with the Congress, speculations had persisted about a possible electoral alliance between the two.

During the general elections, Kejriwal had said the Congress had “almost said no” for an alliance, while accepting that his party was desperate for an alliance “to save the nation”.

Two Chinese drones seized in Punjab, soldier among 3 held CHANDIGARH, JAN 10 (IANS): Punjab Police on Friday seized two highly sophisticated Chinesemade drones and arrested a serving and two smugglers belonging to a narcoterror module involved in smuggling of weapons and narcotics across the IndiaPakistan border.

The seizures, resulting from targeted and intelligence-led search operations, also included drone batteries, custom-made drone containers, two walkie-talkie sets, Rs 6.22 lakh in cash, believed to be proceeds of drugs, and the magazine of an INSAS rifle, it said.

The drones, capable of travelling two-three kms on either side of the border, were reportedly being launched from the Indian side to fly into Pakistan to pick up payloads of narcotics. The gang had apparently already conducted four-five sorties, Director General of Police Dinkar Gupta told the media here.

Gupta, accompanied

by Additional DGP R.N. Dhoke, Inspector General, Border Range, S.P.S. Parmar and Senior Superintendent of Police Dhruv Dhaiya, said this was the first instance to show that drones were being used to smuggle narcotics, even though no

drugs had been recovered yet. He said the module members had revealed that they were involved in crossborder smuggling of drugs and weapons over drones over the past few months.

Certain Pakistan-based drug smugglers, who were sending the drugs and weapons from across the border in Pakistan, had also come to notice, he said.

Three people -- Dharminder Singh, Rahul Chauhan and Balkar Singh -- were arrested. While Dharminder Singh was arrested from Hardo Rattan village, about 3 km from the India-Pakistan border, Balkar Singh had been lodged in Amritsar Jail in a NDPS case and was brought on production warrant.

Chauhan, an army man, was reportedly involved in procuring and supplying drones and training to cross-border smugglers.

Two members of the narco-terror module were still absconding and efforts were on to nab them, said the DGP, adding that further investigations were underway to ascertain details about the accused ties with terrorist outfits, radicals, drug smugglers and other anti-national elements.

Preliminary investigations had confirmed that

Chauhan was directly involved in operating drone sorties across the border for picking up heroin as well as weapons from Pakistan, along with his associates in India and Pakistan.

He and his accomplices were in direct contact with Pakistani smugglers on encrypted OTT platforms, said the DGP, adding the plan was to send one of the walkie talkie sets across the border to Pakistan to facilitate two-way communications.

The first drone, a Chinese made DJI INSPIRE 2 drone (Quadcopter), was recovered from an abandoned government dispensary building in Modhe village in Amritsar (rural) where it had been hidden by Dharminder Singh and his associated drug smugglers.

The second drone, a Chinese made DJI MATRICE 600 PRO (Hexacopter), was recovered from a house in Karan Vihar in Karnal in Haryana on the disclosures of Chauhan.

The house belongs to his friend.

Chauhan has further revealed that he bought a black coloured, partially damaged Drone- Aspire 02 model, during the second half of 2019 from OLX for about Rs 1.50 lakh.

Elusive conspirator in Lankesh murder arrested in Jharkhand D H A N B A D (JHARKHAND)/BENGALURU, JAN 10 (PTI): An accused wanted in the killing of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh over two years ago has been arrested in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, the police said on Friday.

Personnel of the Karnatka Special Investigation Team, set up to probe the killing that triggered a national outrage, arrested Rishikesh Dewerkar alias Rajesh, from Katras town, about 30 km from here, on Thursday evening, Dhanbad senior Superintendent of Police Kisor Kaushal told reporters.

Rajesh, eluding arrest for the past one-and-half years, has been working at a petrol pump in the town, taking an alias name for the last eight months, he added. He is the 17th accused to be arrested in connection with the killing of Lankesh on September 5, 2017 in front of her house in Bengaluru. Known for her Left-leanings and antiestablishment voice, she was shot dead by unidentified assailants with the incident drawing national outrage and protests.

Sharp shooter Parashuram Waghmare, who allegedly fired the bullets, is among the 16

Gauri Lankesh arrested earlier. One more accused is still absconding.

The SIT personnel from Bengaluru, with the help of their counterparts in Katras, arrested Rajesh

and took him to Bengaluru after obtaining transit remand from a local court, the SSP said.

Rajesh has been working as a caretaker at a petrol pump in Katras and living in disguise for the last eight months in Bhagat colony, he said.

An official of the SIT said Rajesh was suspected to be part of the conspiracy to kill Lankesh.

The official of the Bengaluru team, headed by Inspector Punit Kumar, said they tracked Rajesh on the

The SIT had earlier said Lankesh was killed following a conspiracy hatched by the gang after being inspired by a book brought out by right-wing group Sanatan Sanstha, that had identified Lankesh as a ‘durjan’ (evil person).

The gang is also allegedly linked with the killing of rationalists M M Kalburgi, Narendra Dabholkar and Govind Pansare, the sources added.

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According to a SIT statement issued in Bengaluru, the 44-year old man was accused number 18 in the case and part of the conspiracy to kill Lankesh.

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MUMBAI, JAN 10 (IANS): For the first time, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar will take to the streets here on January 24 to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act, the organisers said here on Friday.

Pawar, 79, will lead the rally organized by the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) at the Kamgar Stadium in Dadar along with top leaders of other parties in the ruling alliance.

The decision was taken at a meeting hosted by Mumbai Congress President Eknath Gaikwad in which representatives of the NCP, the CPI, the CPI-M, the Janata Dal-S, the RSD, the BRSP, the Lok Bharti, representatives of tribal, labour and students unions, said

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The January 24 protest would be conducted using the banner of ‘’We The People Of India’’ on the national flag and not under the flag of any particular political party or group, as suggested by Rashtra Seva Dal President Ganesh Devi.

The MVA leaders present at Friday’’s meeting included Patil, Pawaskar, Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant, Samajwadi Party’’s Miraj Siddiqui, CPI’’s Prakash Shetty, Rashtra Seva Dal Trustee and Anjuman-e-Islam chairman Zahir Kazi, BRSP’’s Suresh Mane, CPI-M’’s Ashok Dhavale, JD-S’’s Malvindshingh Kuharana, Citizens Against CAA/NRC/NPR leader Farooq Shaikh, Scheduled Tribes leader Kailas Gaud and Chhatra Bharati’’s Sachin Bansod.

The development came a day after Pawar and Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan, Shatrughan Sinha and others flagged off the 3000km, 21-day long ‘’Gandhi Shanti Yatra’’ launched by former BJP leader and ex-Union Finance Minister, 82-year old Yashwant Sinha, from Mumbai to New Delhi.

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Some RBI officials are still reluctant to pay more funds as it could impact provisions to cover sovereign risks, sources said, but the government is hopeful that the RBI board, which include its nominees, will approve the dividend.

A panel headed by former RBI governor Bimal Jalan was set up by the RBI in 2018 to recommend a formula for the sharing of its profits with government. The panel, whose suggestions were accepted, approved a record dividend and has said an interim dividend could be paid only “under exceptional circumstances.”

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agreed, it would mark the third straight year in which the RBI has agreed to give the government an interim dividend. Spokesmen for the finance ministry and RBI both declined to comment on the matter.

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the rest is transferred to the government in the form of dividend. It earned a surplus of 1.23 trillion rupees in its last financial year, which was substantially higher than previous years.

One of the officials said the government wants the RBI to consider its demand for an interim dividend given this financial year has been an “exceptional year,” with economic growth projected to fall to an 11-year low of 5%. The current fiscal year runs to March 31.

“We do not want to make an RBI interim dividend a regular thing, but this year can be treated as extraordinary,” said the source, adding the government is likely to push for a payout of between 350 billion and 450 billion rupees ($4.9 to $6.3 billion) If

cluding state-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) .

Apart from BPCL, the government has also approved disinvestment in four other central public sector enterprises (CPSEs), Shipping Corp of India (SCI), Container Corp of India, THDC India and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO).

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New Delhi, Jan 10 (Agencies): India’s government plans to push the central bank for a fiscal lifeline in the form of another interim dividend, as it struggles to meet its expenditure commitments amid a steep revenue shortfall, three sources directly aware of the matter said.

The fresh call comes just months after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approved a 1.76 trillion rupees ($24.8 billion) dividend payment to the federal government, including 1.48 trillion rupees for the current fiscal year.

The RBI largely earns profits through its trading of currencies and government bonds. Part of these earnings are set aside by the RBI for its operational and contingency needs while

est addition of RITES Offer For Sale shere government shed 10% stake fetching Rs 730.33 crore.

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In November, the Cabinet gave in-principle approval for disinvesting stake in 5 blue-chip PSUs, in-

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ation in the Middle East.

The possibility of a wider military conflict between Iran and the US seems to be fading as both sides have toned down their war rhetoric.

The global crude benchmark Brent was trading lower by 0.03 per cent at USD 65.30 per barrel.

“On back of softening crude prices and moreover FII’s inflows coming strong...risky assets are favoured on back of USIran geopolitical tension easing. The levels of 71.3071.45 shall keep acting as a crucial barrier for USDINR pair whereas 71.0070.85 as supports in coming sessions,”said Jateen Trivedi, Senior Research Analyst (Commodity & Currency) at LKP Securities.

The 10-year government bond yield was at 6.59 per cent.

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although it could not build on the past month’s growth momentum.

Karan Mehrishi, Lead Economist at Acuité Ratings & Research, said, “Minor recovery in the IIP is a function of a favourable base effect, which will continue to benefit until the end of the financial year. On these lines, manufacturing, which was contracting continuously for the previous three months has received a fillip from the contraction in November 2018 (base year). Segments without such benefit are maintaining their negative outlook, baring consumer non-durables (use based).”

The industry group ‘manufacture of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials’ has shown the highest positive growth of 23.2 per cent followed by 12.9 per cent in ‘manufacture of basic metals’.

On the other hand, the industry group ‘other manufacturing’ has shown the highest negative growth of (-) 13.5 per cent followed by (-) 12.6 per cent in ‘manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers’.

New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): With two months to end the FY20, fiscal disinvestment proceeds have touched Rs 18,094.59 crore till Jan 9, a meagre 17.23% of the target and if this state of affairs remain till March 31, then government would miss the target by a whopping Rs 87,000 crore which is now near impossible to achieve. The target for fiscal 20 is Rs 1.05 lakh crore.

Updated figures from DIPAM or the sell-off Ministry shows the sell-off proceeds have touched Rs 18,094.39 crore with the lat-

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8.6 per cent. This compares with a contraction of 4.1 per cent in November 2018.

Also, there was a contraction of 3.5 per cent in the infrastructure and construction goods segment.

While consumer durable output was in the negative territory, the consumer non-durable segment or FMCG goods recorded a small growth of 2 per cent (against contraction of 0.3 per cent in November 2018).

As per the NSO data, 13 out of the 23 industry groups in the manufacturing sector showed positive growth during November 2019 as compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

Commenting on the data, Rumki Majumdar, Economist, Deloitte India said the latest IIP numbers came as a relief to the market and policy makers as the activity in the industry sector showed some traction.

On a month-on-month basis, growth has been broad-based with capital and durable goods showing considerable improvement, Majumdar said, and added that relative to the previous year, growth in manufacturing has been impressive,

Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI): The Indian rupee continued its winning run for fourth session in a row, soaring 27 paise to settle at 70.94 to the US dollar as softening crude oil prices lifted forex market sentiments.

After opening marginally lower, the rupee staged a significant recovery and went on to hit a high of 70.86 against the American unit. It, however, settled at 70.94, showing a gain of 27 paise.

In the last four trading sessions, the domestic currency has gained 99 paise against the US dollar.

On a weekly basis, the rupee gained 86 paise or 1.19 per cent.

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 0.12 per cent to 97.57.

Meanwhile, the country’s foreign exchange reserves touched a record high of USD 461.157 billion, after it surged by USD 3.689 billion in the week to January 3, according to RBI data.

In a boost for global market sentiment, investors are now turning their focus to other key factors including developments around the US-China trade deal after a week of tense situ-

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New Delhi, Jan 10 (PTI): Having contracted for three months in a row, the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) recorded a growth of 1.8 per cent in November mainly on account of improvement in the manufacturing sector, said government data on Friday.

The IIP growth in November 2018 was 0.2 per cent.

According to the National Statistical Office (NSO) data, the growth in the manufacturing sector was 2.7 per cent as against a contraction of 0.7 per cent in the same month last year.

Electricity generation turned negative (-) 5 per cent as against a growth of 5.1 per cent in November 2018. Mining sector output decelerated to 1.7 per cent from 2.7 per cent in the year ago month.

The IIP growth during April-November period of the current fiscal came in at 0.6 per cent, down from 5 per cent in the same period of 2018-19.

The data for the November month further revealed that production of capital goods, a barometer of investment, contracted by

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US House votes to curb Trump war power on Iran Washington, Jan 10 (IANS): The US House of Representatives has approved a largely symbolic resolution seeking to restrict President Donald Trump’s power to take military actions against Iran without congressional approval.

The Democrat-controlled House voted 224 to 194 to pass the resolution on Thursday, roughly along the party line. The resolution directs the President to terminate the use of US military to engage in hostilities in or against Iran, unless he gets authorization from Congress or the use of force was necessary.

The vote came days after the January 3 drone attack ordered by Trump killed Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani, former commander of the Quds Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps, which has raised fears of an uncontrolled conflict between Washington and Tehran.

Following the vote, Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin, the lead sponsor of the resolution, said that it was “intended to make clear that, if the

Anti-war protestors stand outside of the White House in Washington, DC on January 8.

President wants to take us to war, he must get authorization from Congress”.

Slotkin, who previously worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defence, noted that the behaviour of Soleimani did not mean that the Trump administration “can disregard the Constitution by engaging in a wider war, without consulting first with Congress”.

Earlier on Thursday, Trump called on all Republican Congressmen to vote against the resolution.

“Hope that all House Re publicans will vote against Crazy Nancy Pelosi’s war powers resolution,” Trump tweeted, calling the

vote “presidential harassment”.

Most Republicans argued in the floor that the resolution was a show vote intended to undermine Trump.

The vote came one day after Democratic lawmakers, joined by several Republicans, voiced frustrations about the lack of information at a closeddoor briefing on Iran from the administration officials.

“I find this (the briefing) insulting and demeaning, not personally, but to the office that each of the 100 senators in this building happens to hold,” Republican Senator Mike Lee said after the briefing.

Pak not to take part in anyone else’s war: Imran Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS): While offering mediation between the US and Iran again, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated that Islamabad would not become part of anyone elses war but would try to resolve differences between warring states.

“Pakistan will not become a part of any war because we had committed mistakes in the past by taking part in the wars of others,” Dawn news quoted Khan as saying at an event on Thursday. “Today I want to present my foreign policy that we are not going to repeat our mistakes of getting involved in others’ wars. Pakistan will become a country which will make peace among states,” he added. He said Pakistan would try its best to resolve confrontation between Iran and Saudi Arabia as well as between Iran and the US. “We will try to restore friendly ties between Iran and Saudi Arabia. I have also offered to US President Donald Trump that Pakistan is ready to mediate between Iran and the US to resolve differences between them.

Nobody emerges victorious from wars... Now Pakistan will not fight wars but will bring countries together.”

Ever since tensions

15 dead, 19 injured in Pakistan mosque blast Islamabad, Jan 10 (IANS): A blast inside a mosque in Quetta’s Satellite Town area on Friday evening claimed 15 lives and left 19 people injured, Balochistan Home Minister Zia Langove confirmed.

According to Quetta Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abdul Razzaq Cheema and hospital sources, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amanullah and the mosque’s imam were among the deceased, the Dawn reported.

The nature of the explosion, which took place inside a mosque during Maghrib prayers in Ghousabad neighbourhood, has yet to be determined, the police said. The injured and the deceased were shifted to Quetta’s Civil Hospital while an emergency was imposed in all hospitals of the city. “The death toll may rise as some of the wounded are in a critical condition,” Balochistan police chief Mohsin Hassan Butt was quoted as saying by the media.

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have heightened in the Middle East following the death of Iranian Major General Qasem Soleimani in a US drone attack on January 3 in Baghdad, Pakistan has stood by it decision not to become party in the regional conflict. Pakistan had on Sunday reaffirmed its resolve not to become a part of any conflict in the region and renewed its offer for mediating in the Middle East crisis, Dawn news reported.

The offer was formally conveyed by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi during the telephonic conversation with his counterparts from Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

While briefing the Senate on Monday, Qureshi again made it clear that Pakistan would not become party to the ongoing conflict, adding that Islamabad’s “soil will not be used against any other state”.

EU and UK must renegotiate 600 agreements, says Barnier Stockholm, Jan 10 (IANS): The UK is a member of the EU in 600 international agreements, which expires at the end of the year when the transition period for Brexit expires and “the time to negotiate is very short”, said EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier here.

“Britain has 600 international agreements. We have to rebuild everything and time is very short,” Xinhua news agency quoted Barnier as saying on Thursday at the European Commission Representation.

“If we agree on everything that is on the 36 pages, it will take much longer than 11 months.” He listed three areas he wants to prioritize:

Niamey, Jan 10 (IANS): At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack in Niger on a military camp along the border with Mali, the army said.

More than 60 militants were also killed when the army - supported by partners - responded with air power, the BBC reported on Friday citing the army.

Last month, 71 soldiers were killed in an ambush claimed by an affiliate of the Islamic State terrorist group in the region.

Along with its neighbours, Niger has been hit by an upsurge of violence by Islamist militants in West Africa.

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sonnel are searching the mosque premises for evidence and the area has been cordoned off. The mosque is located in a densely populated Pashtun-majority neighbourhood.

TV footage of the explosion’s aftermath showed debris and shattered glass strewn on the floor at the scene.No one immediately claimed responsibility for

the bombing.

DIG Cheema, while speaking to media, said that police had almost completed the investigation into Najeebullah’s killing. He added that they will now ascertain whether the same group was behind both the attacks.

Meanwhile, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations, Major General Asif Ghafoor,

tweeted that Frontier Corps personnel had reached the blast site and were carrying out a search operation along with police. “Every possible assistance be given to police and civil administration,” the tweet quoted Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa as saying, adding that “those who targeted innocents in a mosque can never be true Muslim.”

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We convey our special thanks to : 1. Commandant and All Rank and File of Yajang 'C' 2. Unit Church 13th NAP (IR) Bn Yajang 'C'.

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Family, friends, neighbours, relatives and all well wishers.

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In the profound gratitude we, the family of Lt. Nsamo Murry would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to all those who stood by us in prayer during the time of our father's illness and demise.

We are deeply humbled to each and everyone for the support that you have extended, and it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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The Thursday attack in Chinagodrar base, about 209 km from capital Niamey, comes just days before France, which has thousands of troops in the region, hosts West African leaders to assess military operations in the Sahel region.

Niger is a member of the Frenchbacked G5 Sahel group, a taskforce created by the region’s leaders in 2014 which aims to fight the militants; it also includes Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania and Chad. But despite its creation and the presence of 4,500 French soldiers and more than 14,000 UN peacekeepers, the jihadist groups have stepped up their attacks.

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firstly, to create a structure where the European Union and the UK continue to meet regularly to coordinate their interests in climate issues, the Middle East peace and more. Secondly, to work closely with security issues to combat terrorism, cybercrime, threats from foreign powers and so on.

Thirdly, to agree on a far-reaching trade agreement, including fishing, which is based on the UK’s compliance with EU laboUr law, environmental standards, tax levels and state aid. “Competing for social and environmental standards only leads to a downward spiral where workers, consumers and the planet lose out,” Barnier emphasized.

According to Swedish Daily News (DN), Barnier came to Stockholm directly from a meeting in London.

And he is on a tour of EU Member States to listen to various national interests ahead of the new negotiations pending with Britain.

25 soldiers killed in Niger army base attack

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Lt. AKALI KIHO. Born: 02-01-1966 – Died: 21-12-2019 Daklane, Kohima

22nd Nov.1977 – 1st Jan. 2020 We the family members of Late Mrs. Holitoli Aye would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to every individuals and organizations who stood by us and supported us physically, morally and financially at her sudden demise on 1st January 2020 at Guwahati.

We convey our special thanks to : 1. Shri. Kazheto Kinimi Advisor NSDMA & CAWD Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Shri. Akato Chophy VP NSCN/GPRN (R) 3. All rank and files of NSCN/GPRN (R) 4. Khehokhu Village 5. Akuluto Union Dimapur 6. Lokobomi Union Dimapur 8. Gorkha Baptist Church Khehokhu 9. Sumi Alokumsu Muqo 10. Love Care Home Dimapur 11. Sumi Students Union Guwahati 13. Sumi Christian Fellowship Guwahati 14. Akuluto Range Students Union Though we are unable to mention and thank each and every individual personally, it is our sincere prayer to our God to bless you all in abundance.

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Brazil’s supreme court overturns ban on Netflix ‘gay Jesus’ film

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n order to pull a “blasphemous” film from Netflix because it portrays Jesus Christ as a gay man has been lifted.

The president of Brazil’s supreme court has issued an order that allows Netflix to continue to show The First Temptation of Christ, defending the right to free speech.

The move follows a complaint by Netflix to the court in the wake of Rio de Janeiro judge Benedicto Abicair’s demand that the film be removed.

Netflix said, via Pre-

mier Christian News: “We strongly support artistic expression and we’ll be fighting to defend this important principle, which goes to the heart of great storytelling.”

Judge Abicair’s ruling had revived scrutiny on what his critics call censorship under the country’s far-right government of president Jair Bolsonaro.

The president’s administration has vowed to fight “cultural Marxism” and openly supports Christian values.

Abicair issued the order

earlier this week in response to a Change.org petition launched by a Brazilian Catholic organisation that said the “blasphemous” film had hurt the “honour of millions of Catholics”.

Brazil has more Catholics than any other country in the world. The parody film, which was run as a Christmas special, was created by Brazilian YouTube comedy group Porta dos Fundos. Its headquarters were targeted with petrol bombs on Christmas Eve 2019 in response to the film.

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Oscars 2020 ceremony to take place without host for second year running

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he 2020 Oscars awards ceremony will be held without a traditional host for the second year running.

ABC entertainment president Karey Burke confirmed the news after weeks of speculation, which was heightened by the fact that an announcement had not yet been made with less than a month to go.

It follows the Academy Awards’ decision to present last year’s ceremony without a host after Kevin Hart pulled out over the resurfacing of homophobic Tweets.

“We expect that we’re going to have a very commercial set of nominations and a lot of incredible elements have come together that make us think we are going to have a very entertaining show again,” Burke said during Television Critics Association’s winter press tour.

Burke also teased that this year’s telecast, aired on February 9, would boast “huge entertainment values,

big musical numbers, comedy and star power”.

Last year’s ceremony instead depended on a revolving bill of guest presenters.

The Guardian reports that ABC’s ratings for the awards were up more than 11 per cent year on year, with nearly 30 million viewers tuning in.

At the time Burke said she was “extremely happy” with how the telecast turned out. In May 2019 she suggested the network would not be “messing with that format”.

The full list of nominations for the Academy Awards will be announced on January 13.

Nods for nine of the categories have already been revealed, including the nominations for Music (Original Score).

The likes of Joker, 1917 and Jojo Rabbit are all up for the Original Score category, while Avengers: Endgame picks up nominations in that category as well as Visual Effects.

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ollywood superstar Salman Khan on Friday announced his next film “Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali”, which is slated for an Eid 2021 release.

Salman took to Twitter to make the announcement of the film, which will be directed by Farhad Samji.

“Announcing my next film...’Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’... Story and produced by Sajid Nadiadwala... Directed by Farhad Samji... Eid 2021...” Salman wrote.

A tweet from the official account of Nadiadwala Grandson read: “@ BeingSalmanKhan & Sajid Nadiadwala come together for Eid 2021 with project Titled: ‘Kabhi Eid Kabhi Diwali’. To be directed by @ farhad_samji.”

Other details related to film are still under wraps.

Salman was recently seen as Chulbul Pandey in Prabhdheva’s “Dabangg 3”.

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esearchers have revealed that Mars, the red planet is losing water more quickly than what theory as well as past observations would suggest.

The gradual disappearance of the water occurs when sunlight and chemistry turn water molecules into the hydrogen and oxygen atoms that they are made up of.

When they are broken down, Mars’s weak gravity is unable to keep hold of them and they disappear off into space, according to the study, published in the journal Science.

Previous studies have showed the red planet was once flooded with flowing water, which has largely disappeared in its more recent history.

According to the findings, an international research team, led partly by

Franck Montmessin from French National Centre for Scientific Research in France, just revealed that water vapour is accumulating in large quantities and unexpected proportions at an altitude of over 80 km in the Martian atmosphere.

It was found using the Trace Gas Orbiter probe that was sent to the red planet on board the ExoMars mission, run by the European Space Agency and its Russian counterpart Roscosmos.

Measurements showed that large atmospheric pockets are even in a state of supersaturation, with the atmosphere containing 10 to 100 times more water vapour than its temperature should theoretically allow.

With the obser ved supersaturation rates, the capacity of water to escape would greatly increase during certain seasons, the study said.

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Nicholas Hoult joins cast of ‘Mission: Impossible’ 7 and 8

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icholas Hoult has confirmed himself as a star of the forthcoming seventh and eighth Mission Impossible movies.

The X-Men franchise actor responded to a question posed by the films’ director Christopher McQuarrie on Instagram in which he was tagged and asked: “care to raise a little hell?” Hoult responded: “Love to. Though why stop at a little?”

Sources have told The Hollywood Reporter that Hoult is rumoured to be

portraying a villain.

The 30-year-old actor joins Tom Cruise, Rebecca Ferguson, Hayley Atwell, Shea Whigham and Pom Klementieff in the forthcoming pair of films, which hit screens in 2021 and 2022.

The actor is known for his role as Beast in four X-Men films as well as his stints in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road and last year’s Tolkien and The Favourite.

He enters the Mission Impossible franchise months after coming in as runner up

to play the Dark Knight in Matt Reeves’ The Batman.

Last May, the actor revealed that he had tried to land the part of Jon Snow in Game of Thrones.

Filmmaker McQuarrie, who helmed 2015’s Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and 2018’s Fallout, will write and direct the next two films.

Paramount and Skydance has dated the next Mission: Impossible film for July 23, 2021 and the eighth instalment for August 5, 2022.

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BAFTA to review voting system after #BaftasSoWhite outcry

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he British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) is set to review its voting system in the wake of a diversity row over this year’s nominations.

No people of colour were nominated in the acting categories nor were any female directors given the nod for directorial work, prompting widespread criticism.

The head of BAFTA’s film committee, Marc Samuelson, has now told Variety that there will be a “careful and detailed review within and outside the membership.” He conceded that this year’s voting resulted in an “infuriating” lack of diversity, and said any changes agreed upon in the review will be implemented ahead of voting for the 2021 awards.

Currently, the voting is divided into two rounds.

The first is to determine nominations from specific “chapters” – made up of specialists from BAFTA’s 6,700 members – choosing nominees for categories such as best director, score and screenplay. The four main acting categories (leading actress, leading actor, supporting actress, supporting actor) are nominated by the full membership.

All BAFTA mem-

bers vote on all the major awards after the first round is complete, with some specialist juries and chapters deciding the winners in certain categories such as best casting and best animated film.

The official BAFTA Twitter account attempted to explain why there are no female directors nominated for this year’s awards.

“The reality is only 16% of director entries were women this year, which makes noms that much harder to achieve.

So we’re thrilled for the nominated female directors in Doc, Debut and FNIEL categories but completely agree more has to be done,”

said one tweet written in response to a user.

The Guardian spoke to actors and academics who are advocating a “MeToo” moment on race in the UK film industry.

Dr Clive Nwonka, LSE Fellow in film studies, told the publication: “This is a very familiar industry reflex; a quick and very public statement to respond to the situation, which often denies any analysis of why the situation arose in the first place.”

N wo n k a s a i d t h e move was an immediate reaction to issues of the industry’s own making through “committee culture”, arguing that it would

give the impression of proactivity without achieving results. “We will very likely be having this conversation again in a few years’ time,” he said.

Meanwhile, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, whose directorial debut feature Farming received no BAFTA nominations, said it was disappointing that despite it being a “momentous” year for actors and filmmakers of colour.

“I feel it was a momentous year for people of colour in film both in front of and behind the camera,” he told The Guardian. “It’s disappointing that there is a failure to recognise this contribution. Rather

than bemoan the situation my response is simply to continue to make great work.”

Among those not nominated in this year’s awards are director Greta Gerwig for Little Women, director Rapman for British film Blue Story, and snubs for actors Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet) Lupita Nyong’o (Us) and Eddie Murphy for his role in Netflix’s blaxploitation-era drama, Dolemite is my Name.

This follows the BAFTAs announcement they had changed their criteria at the end of 2016 to encourage diversity. Films hoping to compete in the Outstanding British Film and Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director, or Producer categories at the awards now have to show that they’ve made an effort to use diverse talent both in front of the camera and behind the scenes, and in their narrative.

The admission policy for judges was also changed, meaning applicants no longer had to have two recommendations from current members, so talent without as many connections could stand a chance.

The BAFTAS will be held on February 2, 2020.

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The top 10 biggest-selling vinyl albums of the 2010s revealed Kangana on Hindi Diwas: Film world made fun of my English in association with Tate Liverpool, Dolby Laboratories and National Museums Liverpool.

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Amy Winehouse, The Beatles and Lana Del Rey.

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list of the 10 highestselling vinyl albums of the last decade have been revealed, and it’s dominated by LPs from the past.

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with 283,000 copies sold.

The only other entry that was first released in the last decade is a compilation, ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol.1’, in third place, which came out in 2014 and has sold 367,00 copies.

The top spot went to The Beatles, whose 1969 record ‘Abbey Road’ sold

558,000 copies, almost 200,000 more than the nearest challenger, Pink Floyd‘s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’.

The Beatles also took seventh place with ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’, while the likes of Michael Jackson, Amy Winehouse and Fleetwood Mac also made the list.

Meanwhile, char t-

toppers The Beatles have opened an ‘immersive experience’ celebrating the aforementioned ‘Sgt. Peppers’, which promises to be as close as you can get to experiencing the album being played live.

The event at Royal Albert Dock in Liverpool has been designed by The Beatles’ firm Apple Corps

Full list of top 10 biggest-selling vinyl albums of the 2010s: 1. The Beatles – ‘Abbey Road’ (558,000 copies) 2. Pink Floyd – ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ (376,000 copies) 3. Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix Vol. 1 (367,000 copies) 4. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Legend (364,000 copies) 5. Amy Winehouse – Back to Black (351,000 copies) 6. Michael Jackson – Thriller (334,000 copies) 7. The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (313,000 copies) 8. Fleetwood Mac – Rumors (304,000 copies) 9. Miles Davis – Kind of Blue (286,000 copies) 10. Lana Del Rey – Born To Die (283,000 copies)

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ollywood actress Kangana Ranaut says the film world has always made fun of her English, despite which she has always kept Hindi as her priority.

Kangana’s sister Rangoli Chandel took to Twitter on the occasion of Hindi Diwas on Friday, sharing a clip of the actress. In the video, Kangana is seen urging everyone to give importance to Hindi.

She said in Hindi: “Today on Hindi Diwas, lets take ‘Panga’ with English but with love. Hindi is our national language but the nation worries speaking it... ‘A,B,C’ comes out with confidence but ‘ka, kha, ga’ doesn’t come out with that much confidence...

Parents also say with full pride that their children speak amazing English...”

Kangana is heard saying in the video.

“If you are weak in English, then you feel

ashamed but if your Hindi is weak then there is not even a line of worry on the forehead... Bhasha becomes the password of social circle and sometimes the certificate of our talent.

“The film world has always made fun of my English...and critcised it.

But still I’ve kept Hindi language as my priority for which I could expand my

reach and achieve major success,” she said.

The 32-year-old actress, who currently awaits the release of her next film “Panga”, urged all mothers to teach their children Hindi.

“I urge all mothers the way they treat their children with ‘desi ghee laddoo’ with love... the same way they should teach them Hindi because the taste you get in ‘desi ghee paranthas’ you don’t get that taste in pizzas and burgers. And the love is in the word ‘ma’, it’s not the same in the word ‘mom’,” she said.

Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, “Panga” revolves around a mother (Kangana) who is also a Kabbadi player.

“Panga” is scheduled to release on January 24, and it also features Richa Chadha, Jassie Gill and Neena Gupta.

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Serbia reach ATP Cup semi-finals

SYDNEY, Jan 10 (Agencies): Serbia’s Novak Djokovic battled through a stirring challenge from rising Canadian star Denis Shapovalov on Friday to propel his country into the semi-finals of the inaugural ATP Cup team event in Sydney with a 4-6 6-1 7-6(4) victory.

It was Djokovic’s fifth victory over the 20-year-old Canadian in as many clashes but by far the toughest, after Shapovalov controlled significant portions of the match played in Australia’s intense summer heat.

The victory, set up earlier by Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic’s upset win over Canadian teenager Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 6-2, means Serbia will play Russia in the semi-final. That clash will see Djokovic face world number five Daniil Medvedev, a player who has beaten the Serbian at their last two meetings.

Djokovic, ranked second in the world and peerless during his tour of Australia last year, knew he was in a battle early as he fought hard to hold his service games, while the lefthanded Shapovalov swung the ball powerfully around

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Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates after defeating Canadian star Denis Shapovalov in the ATP Cup in Sydney on Friday.

the court.

The Canadian, ranked fourteen in the world, was rewarded with a break, and eventually the first set. He looked most likely to break serve again early in the second, while Djokovic was forced to simply hang on.

After more than a set of tennis, it was Shapovalov, and not Djokovic, who looked like a 16-times grand

slam champion.

Djokovic, however, stayed in the match. He hit an awkward but accurate lob to stave off one break point early in the second set, and against all momentum, broke his opponent’s serve.

The vocal Serbian supporters erupted. Shapovalov grew frustrated.

“It felt, not a little bit, fully like I’m playing at

home,” Djokovic said after the match.

In less time than it would take for a spectator to line up for a drink in the 35 Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) heat, Djokovic had won the second set 6-1.

Shapovalov composed himself for the third, and his prospects of upsetting the tour applecart, long dominated by Djokovic, Rafael

Nadal and Roger Federer, improved.

At 185cm (6.1 ft), the young Canadian is around average height for a professional tennis player, but he looked like a giant. He bullied his more fancied opponent, using his singlehanded backhand to push Djokovic into the side fencing.

After some late third set drama, where the two exhanged breaks of serve, the match fittingly entered into a tiebreak.

Shapovalov looked most likely - but the Serbian had a joker up his sleeve he has successfully deployed over the years in tense situations.

He simply refused to miss, daring his younger rival to find a way to hit seven winners and claim the tiebreak. It was too much for the Canadian, and, after floating a ground stroke long, Djokovic raised his arms in victory.

“The match was so close it could have gone a different way easily,” Djokovic said in an on-court interview after the match.

Serbia joins Australia and Russia in qualifying for the semi-finals.

PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal ousted; India’s campaign ends in Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Jan 10 (PTI): Olympic medalwinning Indian shuttlers P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal crashed out of the Malaysia Masters after being outplayed by familiar foes in the quarterfinals, ending the country’s campaign here on Friday.

Reigning world champion Sindhu, who took the court first on Friday, was knocked out of the Super 500 badminton tournament by top seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei, while Saina was shown the door by Olympic champion Spaniard Carolina Marin.

Saina was no match for Marin, who took exactly half-an-hour to dispose off the Indian’s challenge 8-21 7-21.

Tzu Ying, ranked second in the world, defeated Rio Olympics silver-medallist Sindhu 21-16 21-16 in the quarterfinal, extending her head-to-head record to 12-5.

This was Sindhu’s second consecutive loss to Tzu Ying. She had lost to her in the French Open quarterfinals in October last year.

Sindhu was erratic in the start, failing to capital-

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ise on her leads and eventually lost the first game 1621 to hand a 1-0 advantage to Tzu Ying.

In the second game, Sindhu could do little as Tzu Ying completely dominated the proceedings from start to finish.

Trailing 11-20, Sindhu saved six match points but it came too late as Tzu Ying sealed the game 21-16.

Later in the day, Saina was outplayed by Marin.

Saina and Marin were 6-6 in head-to-head before Fri-

day’s match.

London Olympics bronze-medallist, Saina was on the backfoot from the word go as Marin took the lead early in the first game at 10-6 and simply outsmarted the Indian to pocket it.

In the second game, the script turned out to be the same as Saina committed a lot of unforced errors allowing Marin to easily run away with the match and a place in the semifinals.

CSA Group D wrestling meet held Kane sidelined till April with hamstring injury

Players being administered the oath before commencement of the tournament.

D i m a p u r , Ja n 1 0 (NPN): The Chakhroma Sports Association (CSA) Group D wrestling meet held at Piphe Bawe Ground on January 9.

In Naga style wrestling (senior category), Seyiesalie Kimho of Piphe Bawe emerged as the champion while Keviselie Terhüja of Medziphema village came

second. Petevisa Krose of Medziphema Town and Ketouselie Chalieu of Piphe Basa secured the third and fourth position respectively.

In Naga style wrestling (under-16 category), Neikotsilie Krose of Medziphema Town bagged first position, followed by Neikedoto Keyho of Piphe

Bawe in second position.

Roko Kuotsu of Piphe Bawe came third and Rovikolie Kimho of Piphe Basa secured the fourth position.

Prizes to the winners were given away by Seyieneilhou Keyho, president, Chakhroma Youth Organisation.

Whiskers CC into Unity Cup quarterfinals Dimapur, Jan 10 (NPN): Whiskers CC defeated Titan Military CC by 1 wicket to reach the quarter final of the ongoing 5th Unity Cup. Batting first, Titan Military CC scored 118 runs in 20 overs.

Whiskers CC reached the target with

CBI unit asks for details of all NSFs, NSAs New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation’s (CBI) Sports Integrity Unit on Friday asked for details of all National Sports Federations (NSF) and National Sports Associations (NSA) including the names of office bearers and affiliates.

In a notice sent by the CBI to the heads of all NSFs and NSAs through the Sports Ministry, the Unit has specifically sought the names and registration numbers, addresses and names of office bearers and affiliated members.

It also asked the federations and associations to specify whether it is recognised by the International Olympic Association (IOA) and any other “international bodies,” the activities it conducts and to list and describe any “State/National/International level” tournaments it conducts.

The Sports Integrity Unit was set up by the CBI in 2014 to check matters related to corruption and malpractices in sports such as match fixing, doping and illegal betting.

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a wicket remaining.

Rakesh of Whiskers CC was adjudged the man of the match for his crucial 27 runs knock.

The tournament group B match was graced by pastor Suresh Sundas, Nepali Baptist Fellowship Razaphe.

Lo n d o n, Ja n 1 0 (IANS): England captain Harry Kane will be sidelined for the next three months after Tottenham revealed that he needs surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring.

Kane suffered a tear in his left hamstring during Tottenham Hotspur’s 0-1 loss to Southampton last week in the ongoing Premier League competition.

“Following ongoing assessment by our medical staff over the past week, we can confirm that Harry Kane will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring,” the club said in a statement.

“The decision to undergo surgery is not expected to impact the timeframe that the England captain will be sidelined, with the expectation that he will return to training in April,” it added.

The 26-year-old has scored 27 goals in 31 appearances for club and country this season and his loss is a huge setback for Tottenham, who are

placed at the sixth spot in the standings and are scheduled to host leaders Liverpool on Saturday.

Kane’s injury is also a setback for England as they prepare for the European Championships later this year. They will also miss Kane’s services in the friendlies against Italy and Denmark which will be held in March.

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KIYG perfect platform to prepare athletes for Olympics, says Rijiju New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Friday highlighted Khelo India’s contribution in helping Indian athletes to prepare for international competitions like the Olympics and Asian Games.

“Khelo India was started in 2017 and when it was planned, it started off to provide a good platform for the youth to play sports.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi started this and we are watching the success of it. Khelo India has become the biggest event in India with thousands of people participating in the games,” said Rijiju.

“The games are almost parallel with Olympics in terms of size. Khelo India Youth Games has become a platform for youth who are in sports and is a preparation for Olympics, Asian Games and other international tournaments.”

“After identifying children from various age groups, we provide professional training to these group of kids. Today, we are training almost 15000 players in different academies which are accredited

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under ‘Khelo India’. In India’s history, there are very few programmes like the ‘Khelo India Youth Games’ which have achieved success of this stature,” he said.

The sports minister also highlighted the shift in the mindset of parents in allowing their children to take up sports.

“Families are now coming forward to put their children into sports and this change which is taking place right now is really great for the country. In places like Delhi, children are running, playing in the park and in the rural areas as well - children indulge in cycling or boxing - and are playing sports according to their own interest.”

“As a result, India is

making its presence internationally in sports and at the same time fitness is growing as a culture in the Indian society. I believe, sports and fitness are a necessity for not only our society but also for every country. I am personally very satisfied with the initiative of the ‘Khelo India Youth Games’ which our Prime Minister has introduced.”

Rijiju also spoke on sports being made a part of school curriculum.

“Sports is a part of education. By excelling in sports, you get admission in schools and colleges.

When sports are a part of the school curriculum, the children themselves will consider it as a part of their academics.”

“Secondly, sports are a part of the Indian culture.

To cultivate a sporting culture in the country, sports should be a part of the school curriculum and not be an extra-curricular activity. In the latest education ministers conference, I focused on how sports are no longer an extra-curricular activity but a part of the curriculum itself. Sports is a way of life now.”

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India beat SL to win T20 series 2-0

Indian bowler Navdeep Saini celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Perera. (PTI)

Pune, Jan 10 (PTI): Shikhar Dhawan silenced his critics, KL Rahul sizzled as usual and the trio of fast bowlers were intimidating in India's lopsided 78-run victory over Sri Lanka in the third T20 on Friday, sealing the series 2-0.

India were sent into bat by Sri Lanka captain Lasith Malinga but on a flat track, the hosts managed an above-par 201 for 6, largely due to Dhawan (52 off 36 balls) and Rahul's (54 off 36 balls) opening stand of 97 in little less than 11 overs.

Shardul Thakur (21 not out off 8 balls) used his long handle to a good effect

and Manish Pandey (31 off 18 balls) hardly showed any rustiness adding 37 runs in final 2.2 overs to take the score past 200-run mark.

In reply, Sri Lanka managed only 123 runs in 15.5 overs as there was simply no resistance from the islanders. Eight Sri Lankan batsmen failed to reach double figures with Dhananjaya De Silva (51) and Angelo Mathews (31) adding 68 for the fifth wicket.

They lost four wickets in the Powerplay overs and there was no coming back from that position. It was primarily due to the pace and bounce generated by

Jasprit Bumrah (1/5 in 2 overs), Shardul Thakur (2/19 in 3 overs) and the ever-improving Navdeep Saini (3/28 in 3.5 overs).

Put into bat, Dhawan smashed seven boundaries and a six in his 97-run opening stand with the inform Rahul.

However, the hosts suffered a middle-order collapse with Sri Lankan wrist spinners Wanidu Hasaranga (1-27) and chinaman Lakshan Sandakan (3-35) spun their web around the batsmen on a flat track.

But Pandey and Thakur revelling in his role as a lower-order pinchhitter (22 not out off 8

Rani in World Games Athlete of Year list New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS): India women’s hockey captain Rani Rampal has been nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019 award.

Rani was instrumental in India qualifying for the first time in back-to-back Olympic Games.

The 25 athletes nominated for this award from 25 sports have been recommended by their international federations and in Rani’s case, the FIH has recommended her name for the award for her outstanding performance and her ability to lead by example.

“We at Hockey India are elated by the news of Rani being nominated for the World Games Athlete of the Year 2019. She indeed is a huge inspiration to many in the country and has made her own mark in the sport. We are very proud of her achievements and contribution to

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women’s hockey in India,” Mohd. Mushtaque Ahmad, President Hockey India said while congratulating Rani.

“We hope this nomination comes as an inspiration to many other aspiring players who wish to emulate Rani’s success. We urge all hockey fans to vote for Rani and also continue to support Rani and the Indian women’s team as they prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics,” he added.

This will be the sixth edition of the IWGA initiative that recognises and honours an athlete or a team for their outstanding performance in 2019, or for their social commitment or particularly fair behaviour.

Last year, the acrobatic gymnastics couple Mariia Chernova and Georgii Pataraia (Russia) won the title with 159,348 votes, just ahead of American powerlifter Jennifer Thompson with 152,865 votes.

balls) ensured that the hosts crossed 200-run mark.

Rahul set the tone playing a cut shot off rival skipper Lasith Malinga for his first boundary.

The visitors introduced off-spinner Dhananjaya De Silva in the fourth over, but Dhawan welcomed him with a four over long-on.

Soon after completing his 10th T20 fifty, Dhawan perished after giving a sitter to Dhanushka Gunathilika off Sandakan at deep midwicket.

Sanju Samson (6) got his much-awaited chance as he was promoted at No 3 but was trapped in the front

by Hasaranga as India slumped to 106/2.

Sandakan then pegged back the hosts by removing Rahul and Shreyas Iyer (4) in the 13th over as the hosts were in spot of bother at 122/4.

However, Kohli (26 off 17 balls) and Pandey tried to rally the innings before Kohli and Washington Sundar (0) were dismissed in the 18th over. But Shardul's slogging got India past par-score mark.

Brief scores: India: 201/6 (KL Rahul 54, Shikhar Dhawan 52; Lakshan Sandakan 3/35) Sri Lanka: 123 all out (Dhananjaya de Silva 57, Angelo Mathews 31; Navdeep Saini 3/28, Shardul Thakur 2/19)

NE Dr. T Ao Trophy from January 18 Dimapur, Jan 10 (NPN): The North East Dr. T. Ao Trophy 2020 will be held IG Stadium, Kohima from January 18 to 28. According to a DIPR report, all the north eastern states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Manipur and Nagaland have confirmed their participation.

The game will be played on league cum knockout basis.

The champions of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs. 10,00,000, trophy and certificate while the runners-up will pocket Rs. 6,00,000 with trophy and certificate. The third place and fourth place will receive Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs.10,000 with certificate respectively.

Fair play winner will receive Rs. 50,000 with trophy and certificate and the player of the tournament will get Rs. 25,000 with trophy and certificate.

The highest scorer, best goalkeeper, best defender, best midfielder, best forward and man of the final match will pocket Rs.10,000 each.

The champion team’s coach and manager will also pocket Rs.15,00 each with certificate while the runnersup team coach and manager will receive Rs. 10,000 each with certificate.

The inaugural programme will be graced by the Governor of Nagaland, R.N. Ravi on January 20.

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64th Kohima Village Sports Meet 2020

L Khel clinch football title

Players of L Khel (red) and T Khel before the football final match at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on Friday.

Correspondent K o h i m a , J AN 1 0 (NPN): Lhisemia Khel defeated Tsuotuonuomia Khel in the football final by 4-2 at the ongoing 64th Kohima Village Sports Association (KVSA) meet held under the aegis of Kohima Village Youth Organisation (KVYO) on Friday.

Till the stipulated time, both the Khels were

locked on 2-2; however, L Khel striker Vilhobeituo Yhome scored twice in the extra added time to secure the first gold medal for the Khel.

L Khel got their second gold medal in men’s volleyball after they beat D Khel in the final match.

In women’s volleyball, D. Khel emerged as the champions while T. Khel bagged the runners-up.

In men’s basketball,

D Khel and L Khel took the first and second position respectively, while in women’s basketball, T Khel beat L Khel in the final match.

Meanwhile, Naga style wrestling will be held at Kohima local ground from 9:30 am onwards on Saturday.

The prize distributioncum-closing ceremony will be held on Saturday evening at 4:30 pm.

Day 5 Result Football (Men) 1st - L. Khel 2nd - T. Khel Basketball (Men) 1st - D. Khel 2nd - L. Khel Basketball (Women) 1st - T. Khel

2nd - L. Khel Volleyball (Men) 1st - L. Khel 2nd - D. Khel Volleyball (Women) 1st - D. Khel 2nd - T. Khel Chess (Team Event)

Gold - L. Khel Silver - D. Khel Badminton (Team Event) Gold - L. Khel Silver - P. Khel Table Tennis (Team Event) Gold - P. Khel Silver - D. Khel

ISL: Chennaiyin FC cruise past Hyderabad FC 3-1

Hyderabad, Jan 10 (Agencies): Chennaiyin FC cruised past Hyderabad FC to climb to the seventh spot in the Indian Super League (ISL) table on Friday at the Balayogi Stadium Goals from Rafael Crivellaro (40') and Nerijus Valskis (43', 65') sufficed as the two-time champions secured a 3-1 win against the newcomers. Marcelinho's (88') late strike was nothing more than a consolation for Phil Brown's team who were once again outplayed.

Hyderabad enjoyed more of the ball in the opening minutes but were unable to create clear-cut chances.

The visitors looked more likely to make it 1-0 when Andre Schembri found himself one-on-one with Kamaljit Singh in the fifth minute. The Maltese striker tried to chip it above the custodian but Kamaljit did enough to prevent his side from going a goal down

in the early in the game.

Kamaljit was forced into another save from Lallianzuala Chhangte just two minutes later, as Chennaiyin made their intentions known with dangerous forays forward.

Owen Coyle's men had to wait until the 40th minute before they broke the deadlock. Asish Rai gave the ball away to Valskis in a dangerous area. The marksman waited for Crivellaro to make the run and set him up with for a tap-in. The Brazilian delayed his decision to shoot but managed to put his side ahead.

The provider turned scorer just three minutes later after he received Schembri's pass and sent an incredible effort to the top corner from outside the box.

Hyderabad did very little in the second half to rectify their defensive mistakes.

Lethargic defending allowed Valskis to get his brace with

Players of Chennaiyin FC and Hyderabad FC fight for the ball during their match.

a brilliant strike from inside the box. The hosts gave away the ball cheaply from a throw-in. Crivellaro and Valskis combined before the latter sent his curling effort to the far end of the net.

Phil Brown's men had a few other defensive mis-

takes go unpunished. At the other end, Eli Sabia was guilty of ruining what could have been a perfect night for his side. The centre-back was unable to get himself between Marko Stankovic's through-pass to Marcelinho.

The Brazilian needed no

second invitation to fire it home and add to his tally.

The visitors thus walked away with three crucial points while the miseries continued to pile on the Nizams after the hammering from Kerala Blasters last week.

Atletico beat Barca to reach Spanish Super Cup final Serena through to semis in Auckland

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action during their Spanish Super Cup semi-final match against Atletico Madrid.

J e dda h , J a n 1 0 (IANS): Atletico Madrid scored twice in the final 10 minutes of regulation to defeat Barcelona 3-2 in their Spanish Super Cup semi-final.

The 60,000 people in the stands at King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah on Thursday evening were treated to an exciting clash that saw the

lead change hands three times, Lionel Messi in top form and a great performance by Atleti goalkeeper Jan Oblak, reports Efe news.

The spectators also witnessed Atletico beat Barcelona for only the third time in 27 matches since Diego Simeone became Colchoneros coach in 2011.

Most expected the final of this inaugural edition of the Spanish Super Cup under an expanded four-team format to feature Barcelona and arch-rivals Real Madrid.

But instead of another installment of the Clasico, next Sunday’s contest will be a Madrid derby pitting the Blancos - winners over Valencia in the other semi-

final - against the Colchoneros.

Messi, the star attraction of the tournament, responded to the expectations of the crowd with a display of his trademark virtuosity.

The Argentine superstar led every attack in a first half thoroughly dominated by Barcelona.

Oblak had to be sharp to deny Messi in the 20th minute before handling a strike from Arturo Vidal.

The best opportunity for the Blaugrana came in the 39th minute, when a Luis Suarez pass found Antoine Griezmann unmarked in front of the Atleti goal, but the Slovenian keeper prevailed over his former teammate in the 1v1 and the score was still 0-0 at the break.

The deadlock was shattered inside the first minute of the second half

by Atletico captain Koke, who came on for Hector Herrera.

Sidelined for weeks with a hamstring injury, the midfielder returned with a bang, scoring in the 46th minute with an assist from Angel Correa.

Messi brought Barce-

lona level five minutes later, pushing through Koke and defender Stefan Savic to beat Oblak, who thwarted Griezmann on the next sequence.

Barcelona looked to have taken the lead at the hour mark when Messi put the ball in the net, but the goal was disallowed after the VAR review spotted a hand ball.

The Catalan club finally went ahead in the 64th minute. Oblak repelled a powerful header from Suarez only for Griezmann to score on the rebound.

A goal by Gerard Pique off a Messi free kick appeared to seal the win for Barca until VAR intervened again and the goal was taken down because Vidal was offside.

Atleti’s comeback began in the 81st minute as Alvaro Morata converted from the spot to make it 2-2 after being fouled by Barcelona keeper Neto.

The referee turned a deaf ear to Atletico’s pleas for another penalty after VAR detected a hand ball

by Pique before Correa got the winner for the Colchoneros from open play in the 86th minute.

Serena Williams

AU C K LAN D, J a n 10 (Agencies): Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki both advanced to the singles semifinals at the ASB Classic on Friday, then extended their firsttime partnership to reach the doubles final.

Williams beat Laura Siegemund 6-4, 6-3 and Wozniacki defeated twotime defending champion Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-4 in the quarterfinals.

Both players will face American opponents in the semifinals on Saturday; Wozniacki will play Jessica Pegula and Williams will play Amanda Anisimova.

Williams and Wozni-

acki then combined to beat Kristen Flipkens and Alison van Uytvanck 7-6 (9), 6-2 to reach their first doubles final. The pair, close friends, are playing doubles together for the first time in their careers.

Wozniacki will retire after the Australian Open and, with Williams, snatched the last chance of their long careers to play doubles.

Friday’s results raise the possibility the pair will meet in the singles final on Sunday, then will have to combine in the doubles final.

“I’ve done it before with my sister (Venus) and we’re still really close so

I’m sure me and Caroline will still be super close,” Williams said.

Williams had to overcome a swirling wind on center court to come from a break down in the second set to beat Siegemund. She was able to step up on crucial points, converting three of her five break points.

Siegemund, who beat American teenager Coco Gauff in the second round, stretched Williams with her variety and placement but couldn’t match the 23-time Grand Slam champion’s power from the baseline.

“She was an incredibly tricky player and the conditions really didn’t help,” Williams said. “But, oh my God, it’s good to get through that.”

Wozniacki was convincing in her win over Goerges, the 2018 and 2019 champion in Auckland.

She dominated the game on serve and gave Goerges few chances to fight her way back into the match.

“I’ve had so many tough matches against Julia in the past and I knew this one was going to be tough as well,” Wozniacki said. “I’ve been serving well this week so hopefully it can continue.”

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