January 14, 2019

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Justice Sikri turns down govt offer The judge who voted against CBI chief offered CSAT post in London NEW DELHI, JAN 13 (AGENCIES): Justice AK Sikri, the second seniormost Judge of the Supreme Court, has turned down an offer made by the Centre one month ago of a part-time assignment in London, The Indian Express has learnt. The decision follows his nomination last week by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi to the threemember high-powered panel that held two sittings and controversially decided to transfer out CBI Director Alok Verma from the agency on January 10. Hours after theprint.in website reported about his selection as a member of the London-based Commonwealth Secretariat Arbitral Tribunal (CSAT), Justice Sikri is learnt to have written to the Law Ministry Sunday evening to formally turn down the offer. The government had contacted Justice Sikri in the first week of December

Electoral Roll lists over 12L voters: CEO D I M A P U R , JA N 1 3 (NPN): Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha, in a press release sent through DIPR, informed that the total electorate of the state stands at 12,02,307, with 606173 male electors and 596134 female electors. The final publication of photo electoral rolls relating to special summary revision, 2019 has been done for all 60 Assembly Constituencies of the State by the concerned Electoral Registration Officers on January 10, 2019, the Chief Electoral Officer stated. Sinha also informed that the final electoral rolls can also be checked/downloaded from the Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland website at www.ceonagaland.nic.in.

NPF calls for CEC meeting on Jan 31

DIMAPUR, JAN 13 (NPN): NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu has called for a meeting of the Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting at 11 a.m. on January 31 at the Central headquarters, Kohima. All CEC members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

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Justice AK Sikri

2018 to inform him about the CSAT vacancy and subsequently took his concurrence to be nominated as a member of the eight-member body. CSAT members are “selected by Commonwealth Governments on a regionally representative basis from among persons of high moral character who must hold or have held high judicial office in a Commonwealth country… The members are appointed on a four-year term which may be renewed only once.” Justice Sikri is scheduled to retire from the Supreme Court on March 6, 2019. Following the Supreme Court’s January 8 order reinstating Verma, Justice Sikri was asked to represent the Chief Justice of India as

part of the selection panel, which also had Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge as members. However, the decision of the panel triggered controversy, with Verma refusing to take up his new posting-- DG, Fire Services, Civil Defence and Home Guards-- and informing the government on January 11 that he “may be deemed as superannuated” with im-

mediate effect. Verma was to complete his fixed two-year tenure as CBI director on January 31. On January 11, The Indian Express first reported that Justice (retd) AK Patnaik, who was asked by the Supreme Court to oversee the CVC inquiry against Verma, had distanced himself from the probe report that formed the basis of the decision taken by the highpowered panel.

Modi’s ‘Rafale fear’ behind plum post offer to Sikri: Rahul NEW DELHI, JAN 13 (IANS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi with destroying key institutions to cover up the “Rafale scam” following reports of Supreme Court judge A.K. Sikri, who sided with the government to remove CBI Director Alok Verma, being nominated Rahul Gandhi to the Commonwealth Tribunal. Reacting to the development, Gandhi tweeted: “When the scales of justice are tampered with, anarchy reigns.” “This Prime Minister will stop at nothing, stoop to anything and destroy everything, to cover up the Rafale Scam. He’s driven by fear. It’s this fear that is making him corrupt and destroy key institutions,” said Gandhi tagging a media report about the post-retirement offer to the Supreme Court judge.

Imchen reacts to Rio on Citizenship issue DIMAPUR, JAN 13 (NPN): Reacting to the speech purportedly made by chief minister Neiphiu Rio at the Poanglüm Mini Hornbill Festival at Tuensang on January 12, NPF legislator Imkong L.Imchen has described it as “totally wrong and misleading” the contention that Nagas of Nagaland are protected under Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act 1873 and Inner Line Permit(ILP) regulations purportedly to explain the PDA government’s stand on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. Rio had made mention of the above in his speech at the Poanglüm Mini Hornbill Festival at Tuensang on January 12. Imchen said that ILP was derived from BEFR 1873, also known as Regulation 5 of 1873 in operation in Nagaland but added, the BEFR does not protect Nagas, their identity or in-

terest as was being made out by Rio. Imchen said Rio needed to be educated on the difference between acquiring citizenship of a particular country and obtaining permission for access to a particular region of a country. He said the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 sought to amend the Citizenship Act of 1955 to provide citizenship to illegal migrants whereas ILP provided access to outsiders for inward travel into Nagaland. He also pointed out that Dimapur is currently not under the purview of ILP and that citizens of Nagaland know that undocumented immigrants in particular IBIs continue to flood Dimapur district and other interior parts of the state while the chief minister and the PDA government choose to rely on an “unconfirmed hypothesis” about protection under Article

371(A), BEFR 1873, ILP Regulations etc. Admitting that States were not directly intimated when a draft Bill was proposed for introduction in Parliament, Imchen pointed out that as the then lone MP in the Lok Sabha, Rio should explain what did he do when the draft of the Bill was introduced in July 2016. Imchen underlined that draft of Bill was introduced in July 2016 when Rio represented Nagaland in the Lok Sabha and passed when Yepthomi represented the State. Imchen said that by trying to shift the blame on NPF, Rio only reflected his true nature. He further said, when current Lok Sabha member Tokheho Yepthomi of NDPP supported passage of the Bill in Lok Sabha on January 8, the act of PDA in requesting the Centre to review it was a “humiliation and insult” to intelligence of the Nagas.

Petrol, diesel see sharp price rise on Sunday New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS): Transport fuel rates were hiked for the fifth time this month and saw their steepest rise on Sunday, amid global crude oil rates continuing to climb handsomely following the implementation of output cuts by oil producers from January 1. State-run oil marketing companies increased petrol rates by 49-60 paise per litre on Sunday, while diesel prices were raised by 59-75 paise across the four major metros. As per data from Indian Oil Corp, petrol price in the Delhi was increased to Rs 69.75 per litre on Sunday, while in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, the fuel cost Rs 71.87, Rs 75.39 and Rs 72.40 per litre, respectively. Similarly, the price of diesel went up on Sunday in the national capital to Rs 63.69 per litre. In Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, diesel sold at Rs 65.46, Rs 66.66 and Rs 67.26 a litre, respectively. With petroleum products being outside the GST regime, prices vary as a result of local taxes.

North East BJP units ask PM Modi to review citizenship bill GUWAHATI, JAN 13 (AGENCIES): With Northeast India witnessing raging protest following citizenship Amendment act passed in Lok Sabha, BJP in Meghalaya and Mizoram has asked the Prime minister, Narendra Modi to reconsider the bill. According to Economic Times, BJP MLAs from Meghalaya and ministers in the ruling coalition, AL Hek and Sanbor Shullai have submitted memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to reconsider implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The MLAs stated that bill will adversely affect the tribal belt of Meghalaya and would further encourage illegal influx into the state. Mizoram BJP state unit president JV Hluna told ET, “Prior to Mizoram election last December I had sent a letter to Prime minister opposing the bill and I stand by it and reiterate the same that we are opposed to it.” BJP has one MLA in Mizoram. BJP led government in Manipur in a cabinet meet-

ing recently resolved to urge the Centre to exempt Manipur from the jurisdiction of the Citizenship Amendment Bill. The meeting also further decided to urge the Centre to give assent to the Manipur People’s Protection (MPP) Bill, 2018. In Assam, a spokesperson of the party Mehndi Alam Bora has resigned from the party in protest against the bill being in Lok Sabha. BJP has expelled Barak valley party leader Pradip Dutta Roy for his comment that Assamese students will be barred from taking admission in Assam University in Silchar if they continue to protest the bill. Meanwhile protest against the bill continued on Sunday. Several protesters attempted to disrupt Chief Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal’s convoy in Upper Assam’s Jorhat on Sunday. Bolloywood Singer Zubeen Garg who composed songs for BJP ahead of 2016 assembly polls has offered to return the money he received for composition of the song. Garg tweeted, “Dear Sarbananda Sonowal Da, - Wrote a letter to you

few days back. Guess you are too busy counting the black flags to respond. So, can I get the votes back that you earned using my voice in 2016? I am ready to refund the remuneration.”

NPP yet to make a call

Manipur deputy chief minister and the national vice-president of National People’s Party (NPP), Y. Joykumar Singh stated Sunday that NPP will take a stand with regard to severing its ties with BJP on the “finality” of the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which is pending in the Rajya Sabha. The NPP convened an executive meeting in Guwahati on Friday presided by Conrad Sangma, MLAs of five North Eastern states, office bearers and presidents of state units. The NPP vice-president said that an executive meeting was held Saturday to chalk out plans for Assembly election in Arunachal, Lok Sabha election and party organization. But for the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Joykumar informed that a separate meeting was held.

Rio, Zeliang at clan’s first meet since 1942

DIMAPUR, JAN 13 (NPN): Seventy-seven years after the first meet in 1942, the 13th General Conference of Mera/Sechü/Rau clan was held Denis Elunglung’s residence, Jalukie on January 8. Hosted by Nagaland Zeliang Rau, the historic event was attended by more than 2,000 members of the clan, including chief minister Neiphiu Rio, leader of opposition TR Zeliang and NLA deputy speaker Zhaleo Rio. Both Rio and Zeliang univocally urged members to carry out research works on the clan’s history seriously for deeper understanding of the clan origin and family tree in their speeches, while thanking the organisers for the achievements so far. They also stated that in a democratic world there was no a permanent friend or foe. In his address, Neiphiu (Cont’d on p-7)

Neiphiu Rio, T.R Zeliang and others join in prayer at the general conference.

Rio urged clan members to uplift each other as one clan wherever possible. He said “We must collectively support students, if there was anyone facing difficulty in pursuing education due to financial problems.” He went to say that if bright students could be nurtured among the clan members, Mera/ Sechü/Rau clan would be stronger and brighter. T.R. Zeliang recalled the popular proverb “blood is thicker than water” and stressed that blood relation could not be replaced or avoided whether one liked it

or not, adding when humanity existed very much in the society “we can also have stronger bond among our clan members for a better future”. In his welcome speech, Denis Elunglung remarked “It was a great day for our blood brothers and in the true spirit of brotherhood we all have gathered here as a mark of unity. God has blessed us with two shinning stars for which we must gratefully uphold each other as brothers, lest the blessing will go to others hands.” Earlier, the clan’s gath-

ering began with a prayer by Puilo New Baptist Church pastor Gohing. While Rau, Mera and Sechü Yieko entertained the crowd with folk songs, Rüüngutuo delivered his presidential speech. This was followed by reports from the secretary, treasurer and research committee. Kethozhapu Sahu delivered the vote of thanks before Heuzieteusing blessed the clan on behalf of Rau elders, which was followed by a mass prayer and brotherhood feast. This was stated in a press release.

Opposition NPF continues to take on PDA govt over GiA issue Army team recovers body of DIMAPUR, JAN 13 (NPN): Opposition NPF has gone for the jugular of the ruling PDA coalition government sensing that the issue over delay in release of Rs 96 crore as grant-in-aid (GIA) to village development boards (VDBs) could rattle the government. NPF press bureau and its legislators-- Vikheho Swu, Dr. Chumben Murry and Er. Picto-- issued separate statements on the matter. In a press note, NPF press bureau reacted sharply to the claim by Nagaland State Village Development Board Secretary Association (NSVDBSA) that grantin-aid was released and kept in respective deputy commissioners’ (DC) bank accounts by saying that there was a gap between the delay in release of GiA and the claim by the Rural Development (RD) department that it was released in December 2018.

NPF reminded that the leader of opposition TR Zeliang had raised the issue on January 5 at a press conference at Dimapur after reports of non-receipt of the fund was authenticated from the DCs who were also VDB chairmen of their respective districts, viz, Dimapur, Peren and Mon. As reported, the party claimed that Peren DC had confirmed receipt of the fund only on January 9, and not in December 2018, which the RD department officials claimed. The party urged the association to clearly state the facts for general comprehension rather than giving piece-meal press release that would only aggravate the issue and further confuse the public. NPF claimed that outgoing Dimapur DC too had confirmed that he had received the fund in batches, and not in a single demand draft on January 10, which had complicated

the process of disbursement to the respective VDBs in the district. In Mon district too, the fund had been released only to some blocks after January 5 and not as claimed by NSVDBSA, the party alleged. Further, according to the opposition party, the clarification and rebuttal by the RD department to Zeliang’s statement on the backlog years only corroborated its apprehension of the involvement of department’s officials, along with minister in-charge, in changing the High Level Committee’s (HLC) allocation. When the statement of NPF Legislature Party’s leader was based on the records of HLC where the years were plainly written, the party asked how the department responsible for feeding data to the committee could contradict the years in question. And the department’s

contradictory statement only gave rise to a pertinent question whether it had given false data to the committee, the party added. Warning that the anomaly in managing GIA by the RD department could be just a “tip of the iceberg”, NPF legislator from Wokha Dr Chumben Murry urged governor PB Acharya to institute an impartial inquiry into the matter, while urging the RD department to immediately release the backlog of Wokha district. In a press release, he claimed that interactions with VDB secretaries in Wokha revealed that though schemes were submitted since long, the district had not received GIA backlog. Murry said parking money meant for development for a prolonged period was not acceptable, adding that the department owed an explanation to the people. He demanded to know from

the department as to why allocation made to health & family welfare, school education, power, PHE, etc, departments by HPC headed by the chief secretary was ignored and curtailed and for what purpose. Meanwhile, two opposition MLAs from Zunheboto district – Y Vikheho Swu and Er Picto Shohe – asserted that the entire controversy was a big jolt to the “callous” NDPP-led PDA government and a wakeup call for the Naga people. They said the future of Nagaland looked grim, should this government continue to stoop so low as to even deprive the rural poor of the State of their basic due share. The duo said NDPP’s slogan of “change is coming” was indeed here, but added that it was not the kind of change that the Nagas had desire.

drowning victim from Doyang

The Army team during the search operation at Doyang Dam on January 13.

DIMAPUR, JAN 13 (NPN): In a tragic incident, on January 12, a 23 year old male resident of Englan Village, Wokha district, drowned in the waters of Doyang Dam. PRO (Def), Col C Konwer, in a press note stated that Wokha district administration swung into action and a detailed search was carried out by local authorities and the SDRF but the body was (Cont’d on p-7) not found due to difficult

conditions in the dam. On January 13, a team of divers from Army Special Forces unit under Dimapur based 3 Corps commenced the search. The muddy waters and its depth made the search a slow and deliberate process. The team was eventually able to recover the body which was handed over to the family members of the victim. The family expressed heartfelt gratitude to the Army team. K Y M C

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WEATHER FORECAST January 14

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One of the training batches with their trainer at Indisen village in Dimapur. DIMAPUR: Thirty women representatives from 14 SHGs of The Working Woman Project, Dimapur-2 were trained in two batches to make potato edibles like chips, wedges, fresh and frozen fries, potato flour and tapioca/ cassava related products from December 27, 2018 to January 12, 2019 at Indisen village, Dimapur. The training was conducted by Zatara Private Limited and funded by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s welfare, Skill India, STRY program under National Institute

of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE); and State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institution (SAMETI), Nagaland. The trainees were taught basic knowledge of food preservation, processing, packaging, FSSAI standards and regulations, branding and marketing of products by Sentinaro Alley, Washipong Longkumer and Tia Jamir of Zatara. The first batch of training was held from December 20 to 22, 2018 and was attended by the following SHGs: Friends

SHG, Kevija-u colony; Mercy SHG, Residency Colony; Mha SHG, Notun Basti; Mixed SHG and Oremtsur SHG, Lengrijan; Sahei SHG, SM Colony; and Vision SHG- Ura Villa Colony. The second batch of training was held from January 7 to 12, 2019 and was attended by the following SHGs: Kijungtsur SHG, Mon Basti; Lifespring SHG and Sunshine SHG, Notun Basti; Eyenri SHG and Pvupumro Kyong Colony; Empowering SHG, Midland; and Takoker SHG, Boro Lengrijan.

news in Brief YUD to celebrate Tsungkamneo Festival in Dimapur: The Yimchungrü Union Dimapur (YUD) will be organizing Tsungkamneo festival, one of the most important and premier festivals of the Yimchungrü, on January 16, 11 a.m. at DDSC stadium Dimapur. All Yimchungrüs residingin Dimapur have been asked to attend the festival in traditional attire. PVYO general conference: The Phek Village Youth Organization (PVYO) will hold its General Conference, Sukrenye & Cultural Day from January 14 to 15 at Phek village Local Ground. The conference will be marked by cultural dance, folk song, traditional fire making and indigenous games. Losatephe to celebrate Tekriinye festival: The Losatephe village will celebrate Tekriinye festival on January 15 in Losatephe under Phek district. The festival will be marked by wrestling, tug of war, and bamboo climbing competitions.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019

Dimapur bids farewell to DC

Sushil Kumar Patel speaking at his farewell program. The gathering at the farewell program on January 11. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: A farewell program was organised for outgoing Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel, on January 11 at the Conference Hall of the DC. According to a DIPR report, in his farewell speech, Sushil Kumar Patel described his tenure in Dimapur as “peaceful” and thanked the people and officials for their support and cooperation. He also thanked the government for posting him to Dimapur few days

before the State Assembly Elections of 2018. Patel acknowledged his subordinate officers and all persons involved in the successful completion of the Assembly Elections and by-Lok Sabha election. Incoming DC, Kevekha Kevin Zehol, lauded the outgoing DC for the successful conduct of two elections during his stay in Dimapur and wished him well in all his future endeavours. Short speeches were

delivered by SDC (C) Dimapur, Nympho Wallim, ADC Niuland, Athrila S, superintendent, Longri Ao, Commissioner of Police, Dimapur, Limasunep, head of departments, representatives from NGOs, Civil Societies and well wishers. The farewell program was chaired by ADC Dimapur, Albert Ezung, invocation was offered by UDA, Ainla Jamir and vote of thanks by SDO (C) Dimapur, Zubenthung Ngullie.

Book on contemporary Naga writings released in Dimapur Staff Reporter

The Mech Kachari community in Purana Bazzar celebrated the Magh Utsav Festival at Mandeville Garden, Purana Bazzar, Dimapur on January 13. (NP)

TAoL extends Magh Bihu greetings

DIMAPUR: The Art of Living (TAoL), Nagaland president, RS Paswan has extended Magh Bihu 2019 greetings to all, specially the Assamese community living in the State. In a greeting note, he urged everyone to welcome Magh Bihu, also called Bhogali Bihu, with open arms and positive thoughts.

DIMAPUR, JAN 13 (NPN): A book on the theory and praxis of contemporary Naga writers titled, ‘Heritage Critical Studies Volume 1: Studies in contemporary Naga writings’, the debut work of A Sentiyula, assistant professor of Dimapur Government College and Bendangsenla, assistant professor, Zunheboto Government College, was released at West City Conference Room, DC Court police point on Saturday. The book was released by professor, Oriental Theological Seminary, Alongla P. Aier in a launch ceremony attended by friends, family members, colleagues and other literary luminaries. In her address, Sentiyula said the initial idea was to publish a few papers in a journal, but when she contacted Dr. Lanusangla Tzudir of the Heritage Publishing House

based in Ducan Basti, she was advised to write a book instead. She then collaborated with Bendangsenla, leading to the book. On the content of the book, Sentiyula pointed out that as teachers of English, she and Bendangsenla realized that there was lack of reference materials for texts that were prescribed in the syllabus. The duo therefore took texts and interpreted them theoretically, and also showcased methods on how to critically analyze texts. Outlining their approach to the book, Sentiyula added, “We have tried to stand in the gap between theory and praxis, and between the reader and the text.” Assistant professor, ICFAI University, Dr S Elika Assumi, who presented a response to the book lauded it as a “commendable endeavour in the field of theory and praxis.” Dr Elika also made mention of Bendangsenla’s bold undertaking of

Alongla P Aier (middle) who released the book flanked by authors A Sentiyula (left) and Bendangsenla (right). (NP) a comparative examination of Easterine Kire’s fiction, ‘A Terrible Matriarchy’ with a popular Bollywood film ‘Queen.’ She pointed out that the text was more than a critical insight into key Naga writing and can

also serve as a necessary handbook for college and university students. “Just as in our folktale (the dog that ate the parchment), Sentiyula and Bendangsenla have allowed us to understand the written text in a tangible form through this volume of essays,” Dr Assumi added. Dr. Lanusangla Tzudir, who also spoke on behalf of the publishers revealed that copies would be made available on January 18. The other highlights of the program were the official release of the book; presenting of bouquets to the authors; dedicatory prayer by associate professor, Oriental Theological Seminary, Rev Dr Ellen Konyak Jamir; and vote of thanks by the author and assistant professor of Zunheboto Government College, Bendangsenla. The program was chaired by assistant professor, Zunheboto Government College, Newtoli K Yeptho.

More reports of conventions and conferences

New ACU office bearers with Dr. James Thoppil and others on January 13 at Orenthung Lotha with AGBCN officials and others after the G. Kaito Aye addressing the gathering on St. Clare Higher Secondary School, Phevima, Dimapur. 11th Annual Conference program in Phek on January 13. January 11 at the SRSU Biennial Conference. KOHIMA/DIMAPUR: Reports of conferences and conventions continue to come in as numerous organizations continue to conduct them during the holiday season. Following are the reports from Angami Catholic Union, Association of the Gorkha Baptist Churches of Nagaland, Satakha Range Students’ Union, and the Tungu, Ennio and Kinghen Union. ACU leaders meet and convention concludes: The three-day 2nd Leaders Meet and 11th Convention of Angami Catholic Union (ACU) held under the theme, “Rooted and build up in Christ,” (Colossians 2:7) culminated with an eucharistic celebration on Sunday at St. Clare Higher Secondary School, Phevima, Kacharigoan in Dimapur. Publicity Committee member, Max Marius Khieya, in a press release said K

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that Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, bishop of Kohima Diocese presided over the Eucharist along with many priests concelebrating the Holy Mass on Sunday. Delivering his homily, James Thoppil stated that on the day, the Church celebrates the feast of the baptism of the Lord, marking the end of the Christmas season and the beginning of the Ordinary times of the Liturgical year. He reminded the gathering to ask themselves if they were living by the values and principles of Jesus or if they ignore Him in their lives. “If we have ignored Him, let us repent and seek His mercy and grace to live an authentic Christian life,” he added. During the Mass, Dr. Kekhriesenuo Christina translated the homily of bishop into Angami. Lhouphrevilie John, Vizomenuo Merlyn and Rev. Fr. George Keduolhou read

the Word of God; Ahienuo Janet offered the ‘Prayer of the faithful’ and Phevima Catholic Union led the offertory procession. Angami Catholic Youth Association choir presented songs and also led the songs with Kevituonyii Simon conducting the service. A short felicitation function was held after the Mass where outgoing ACU president, Kevituonyii Simon handed over the Constitution to the new ACU president, Lhusarovi Paul Rino. Nagaland Catholic Women Association (NCWA), Catholic Youth Movement (CYM), various Churches in Phevima, sisters, priests, guests and a host of individuals were also felicitated during the function. A vote of thanks was proposed by Nohoshil John and Lhoubizoto Reuben and benediction was said by Saku Francis. A fellowship

meal was also organised after the function at the campus of St. Leo Church . 523 registered delegates from all Angami inhabited areas in Kohima and Dimapur attended the meet and convention hosted by St. Leo Catholic Church. AGBCN Annual Conference concludes: The three-day 11th Annual Conference of Association of the Gorkha Baptist Churches of Nagaland (AGBCN), held under the theme “New life, New vision,” hosted by Nepali Baptist Church Phek at Christian Mission Higher Secondary School, concluded on January 13. A press release by AGBCN Council Secretary, Moon Thabah stated that DC of Phek, Orenthung Lotha exhorted the Nepali community on Sunday. In his speech, he called upon them to think of contributing to the places they stay in. He also encouraged them

to uphold the traditions of working hard and humility. Pastor of Phek Town Baptist Church, Thepuchuyi Khesoh as the main speaker of the conference, dwelt on the conference theme from Isaiah 44:18-19 in the devotional service and also touched on the topics “God’s vision for you” in the inaugural service on January 11 and “New vision for missions” in the closing service held Sunday evening. AGBCN women secretary, Shanti Pradhan as the speaker of the Saturday vespers service shared on the topic “Your future lay within you” from Jeremiah 29:11. Pastor Surjay B Sapkota, NBC Kohima and pastor, Dawa Lama, NBC Zunheboto, conducted the morning Bible studies. A Business Session was held with planeries for the welfare and mission works of the council on Saturday, where reports for the year

2018 of various departments including the Church & Mission, Women, Youth, Resource & Development and Pastors’ Fellowship were presented by the respective secretaries and chairman. Special musical cultural presentations by member Churches and Phek Town Baptist Church choir were also attractions of the conference. Pastor of Bible Hill Baptist Church Phek, Rev Nuvosai Vese, vice chairman of Oriental College Kohima, Gopal Basnet, associate pastor of PTBC, Vesatolu Chuzho, AGBCN chairman, Tek Gurung and pastor of Ao Baptist Church Phek, Rev. T Alem also exhorted the congregation during the three day services. Besides the devotion and prayer services, the conference was marked by the farewell to outgoing women secretary, Shanti Pradhan, who served for two terms

and also the installation of the new women secretary, Beena Thapa by AGBCN executive secretary, Santabir Rai. The AGBCN Executive Council lauded the efforts of NBC Phek in hosting the conference which commenced on January 11 hosted around 250 delegates from 31 affiliated Nepali and Gorkha Baptist Churches and fellowships from across the State. SRSU holds biennial conference: Satakha Range Students’ Union (SRSU) held its 34th Biennial Conference under the theme, “Quest for excellence”, from January 10 at Kilo Old Village. A press release by SRSU stated that in the introductory session, SRSU former president, Kakuto Shohe, who was the resource person, called upon the students to first seek God, remain steadfast and embark on their endeavours.

He also urged the students to maintain and preserve their identity and culture. During the program, head GB Kilo Old Village, Nikhuje Swu, delivered the welcome address while president, GBs Association Satakha Area, Hokugha Chishi, exhorted the gathering. The inaugural session on January 11 was graced by minister for Agriculture and Cooperation, G. Kaito Aye, as the special guest. After the inaugural session, the students took part in various games and sports including indigenous games and cultural items. The cultural session was held with joint director, H&FW Department, Dr. Hotokhu Chishi, as the resource speaker who spoke on the topic, “Sumi of today.” TEKU convention concludes: The two-day c o nve n t i o n o f Tu n g u , Ennio and Kinghen Union (TEKU) held under the theme, “Growth is the fruit of Unity and Brotherhood”, concluded on January 11 at Libemo Memorial School Hostel compound, Blue Hill Colony, Wokha. A press release by TEKU stated that special invitee, SDO (Civil) Mokokchung, Thungjanbemo Tungu, called upon the clans to maintain the spirit of brotherhood and extend help to each other in times of need. During the convention, new TEKU office bearers for the tenure 2019-2022 were also selected. K

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 2019

VWF celebrates National Youth Day AR organizes career counseling lecture

Professor K.P. Avikasit garlanding a picture of Swami Vivekananda during the National Youth Day observance in Dimapur, on January 12.

DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the country, Vive k a n a n d a We l f a r e Foundation (VWF) on Saturday celebrated National

Youth Day marking the 156th birthday of Swami Vivekananda at Missionaries of Charity, Mother Teresa Home, Dimapur.

The celebration was graced by professor K.P. Avikasit as the guest speaker, including many other eminent personalities.

Professor Avikasit, on the occasion, said that it was the youth that were instrumental in the progress of a nation. He said that it was time the youth of India raise their voice against those, he said, were trying to muzzle society and to dictate the expressions of others. He also narrated a brief history of the life of Vivekananda. Earlier, legal advisor of VWF, Y.P. Gupta in his remark said that VWF has been doing a lot of charitable work in and around Dimapur since its inception. He was confident that the future would remember the organization for bringing positive changes to the city. Chief patron, Dr. Dalia Bhattacharjee, Sister Bede of MTH and youth coordinator Pankaj Debnath also spoke on the occasion. The celebration also coincided with the 4th foundation day of VWF.

DIMAPUR: On the occasion of National Youth Day, January 12, Tuensang Battalion Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (North) organized a career counseling lecture at Angjangyang

village, Mon District, Nagaland. Assam Rifles in a press release stated that during the lecture, the post commander highlighted the life and achievements of Swami Vivekananda and his contribution

to society. The youth were motivated to gain education and work towards the upliftment of society in a positive way. The lecture was attended by 20 youth of the village including Village Guards.

TU, T-Khel Annual Day

Dimapur: Tsakou Union, Tsütuonuomia Khel (T. Khel), Kohima Village, will be organizing its Annual Day on January 15, 11 a.m. at Tsakou. Its president Neizonyü Solo has requested all the members of the union to attend the program. For the student’s academic awards (2016-2018), parents have been reminded to submit necessary documents of their wards to officials of the union, on or before the commencement of the program.

ExPAN general meet

Dimapur: ExPAN has convened its general meeting for January 23, 11 a.m. at Japfü Hotel, Kohima. All members have been asked to attend the meeting.

Following the call for complete shutdown of businesses on Sunday in Nagaland, hundreds of Dimapurians were seen busy marketing at the Sunday Bazaar in Assam, near St. John College Dimapur. (Mathew K. Janger)

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NGT cracks whip on illegal mining

Shillong, Jan 13 (PTI): A month after 15 miners were trapped in a coal mine, search operations for which is still underway, a three-member committee of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Meghalaya Police to investigate into nearly 1200 cases of illegal quarrying across the state. The green tribunal had imposed a blanket ban on coal mining and transportation in Meghalaya in 2014, citing unscientific methods and absence of safety measures. The three-member NGT committee, constituted in August last year, is currently studying the environmental aspects of rat-hole mining in the state. An official said the police have been told that their probe should reach a logical conclusion after taking into account all 1200 cases of illegal rat-hole mining in East Garo Hills, South-West Khasi Hills and West and East Jaintia Hills districts. Rat-hole mining involves digging of narrow

On December 13, water from nearby Lytein river flooded a network of tunnels in a coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 men and prompting a rescue attempt that has failed to yield any result so far.

tunnels, usually 3-4 feet high, for workers to enter and extract coal. The horizontal tunnels are often termed “rat-holes”, as each just about fits one person. On December 13, water from nearby Lytein river flooded a network of tunnels in a coal mine in Lumthari village of East

Jaintia Hills, trapping 15 men and prompting a rescue attempt that has failed to yield any result so far. That mining goes on unabated in the state can be gauged from the fact that heaps of freshly dug coal is dumped on both sides of the road that approaches Lumthari from Khliehriat, the district headquarters of

East Jaintia Hills. Meanwhile, official sources said the NGT committee, which has sought police investigation into the registered cases of illegal mining, is set to visit the state by January-end. The committee, headed by retired judge Justice (Retd) B P Katakey, will conduct a field visit

to South Garo Hills on January 30-31 to study the ground-level situation, they said. Katakey told PTI that 98 cases of illegal quarrying have been registered in East Jaintia Hills district alone since the ban. The committee, after a thorough study, will prepare a report and present it before the tribunal by March 31, he said. “We have directed investigation into nearly 1200 cases of illegal mining and transportation of coal since the 2014 ban. In East Jaintia Hills, the SP has been asked to submit a report at the earliest in connection with the 98 cases recorded in the district,” Katakey added. An official in the state mining and geology department said Meghalaya does not maintain statistics on mining and mishaps. “As there is no study or statistics on the prevalence of mining in the state, the three-member NGT panel has asked district deputy commissioners to furnish all available data in connection with the illegal practices,” he added.

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Protests against Citizenship Bill in Manipur; PM, Governor effigies burnt

A protest rally in Thoubal district against Citizenship bill on Sunday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jan 13: Protests against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 gained momentum in Manipur even as the Union Home Minister reportedly promised to protect the interests of North Eastern states. Effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipur Governor Dr Najma Heptulla were burnt during one of the protests staged under the aegis of Youth’s Action Committee for the Protection of Indigenous Peoples (YACPIP) in Thoubal district on Sunday.

Hundreds of people, including womenfolk and students of different schools and colleges, took part in the protest rally carried out on the street along the Imphal-Moreh section of NH-102. YACPIP staged the protest showing solidarity to the agitations against the passage of the Citizenship Bill by the Lok Sabha, spearheaded by the six student bodies of the state. The six student bodies - AMSU, MSF, DESAM, SUK, KSA and AIMS have announced launching of a sustained mass agitation while strongly opposing Central government’s initia-

tive to transform the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 into an Act. Taking par t in the protest, YACPIP leaders said the passing of the bill was another discriminatory action against the indigenous people of the North East states. Another protest staged at Khundrakpam in Imphal East district was also participated in by a large number of people of the area. Meanwhile, joining the chorus, All India Student Federation (AISF) Manipur state branch Sunday demanded resignation of the state BJP president K Bhabananda from Rajya Sabha. “Babananda must resign on moral grounds”, AISF state secretary, Kh Rameshwor demanded while addressing a news conference at its offices in Imphal. AISF will also submit a memorandum to the President of India to urge him not to give his assent to the bill. The memorandum will be submitted on January 16 after a meeting with leaders of the national council of the federation, he added.

gallery Traders threaten to withdraw from Tripura border haat BJP expels leader for threatening Newtocraft promote Assamese speaking students NE products Guwahati, Jan 13 (PTI): BJP expelled its Barak Valley leader Pradip Dutta on Sunday, two days after threatening Assamese speaking students for protesting against the Citizenship Bill at Assam University. Dutta has been expelled for breaking the party discipline and taking a “stand against the party’s ideology and position”, the expulsion letter by Assam BJP general secretary Dilip Saikia said. The letter also said Dutta has been expelled from the primary membership of the party as per the instruction of the state president Ranjeet Kumar Dass with immediate effect. Dutta had on Friday courted controversy by threatening Assamese speaking students in Bengali-dominated Barak Valley that their admission in Assam University at Silchar would be barred if they protested against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Dutta, a local leader of the saffron party known for making controversial statements, issued the threat after a section of students of the Assam University raised their voice against

the controversial Bill. “I warn the Assamese (speaking) students of the university that you don’t indulge in politics and study only. Think about the future. We will be otherwise forced to bar admission of Assamese students in the university,” Dutta was heard saying in local news channels. “I am writing to the vice-chancellor of the university asking him what step he is taking against the students for opposing the Bill”, Dutta had said in Bengali. Buckling under Dutta’s threat, Assam University on Saturday banned protests inside the campus with immediate effect without prior permission of the vice-chancellor. In an order, Assam University registrar Sanjib Bhattacharjee directed that no procession/dharna or any sort of gathering of people within the campus without prior approval of the authorities is strictly prohibited until further order. Cotton University Students Union had filed a complaint at Pan Bazar police station in Guwahati, while another case was lodged at Nagaon by Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra

Parishad against Dutta for making the communally provocative statement. Several organisations, including the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and Students Federation of India (SFI), have condemned Dutta’s threat. Protesting against the statement, ULFA (pro-talk) general secretary Anup Chetia had said such people are backed by the “government lobby” to fuel “feelings of communalism” between Assamese and Bengali speaking people. A different section of Assam University students Thursday came out in support of the Bill, while another had taken out a candlelight vigil on Wednesday to protest against it. The bill seeks to amend Citizenship Act 1955 to grant Indian nationality to people from minority communities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians – from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of residence in India instead of 12 even if they don’t possess any proper document. It has been opposed by a large section of people and organisations in the Northeast.

Guwahati, Jan 13 (Agencies): A new craft gallery for ethnic handloom and handicraft from the northeast states opened its doors at NEDFi House, Guwahati. Naveen Verma, Secretary, Ministry of DoNER and Dr Inder Jit Singh, OSD, Ministry of DoNER were present at the opening. According to Northeast Now, apar t from traditional wraparounds, jackets, shawls and cane and bamboo items of various tribes of the region, customers can get NEDFi promoted water hyacinth craft products and banana fibre stoles. Ram Muivah, Secretary, NEC launched the newly developed cardamom fibre mats during the inauguration of the craft gallery. Large cardamom is a spice cultivated in Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. As a part of the inter-culture operation, the matured stems are removed annually to pave way for the new shoots. Similarly, the diseased plants are also removed from the plantation areas. These discarded stems can be processed for its use in craft activities.

KAMALSAGAR, Jan 13 (Agencies): Fortynine Indian traders at the local border haat here have threatened to withdraw unless their demands for outsider participation is conceded. According to Northeast Now, under the revised MoU by Indian and Bangladesh governments, outsiders residing beyond a 5 km radius from border haats are not allowed to enter and buy from the four border haats now existing on the India-Bangladesh border. Since populations in this radius are limited and already have access to local products sold at the border haats, sale has plummeted since the system of outsiders by guest passes were discontinued. “When entry by guest passes was allowed, each vendor was selling products worth 40000 to 50000 Indian rupees per day. They ensured a decent profit for us but now sales are down to 5000 rupees a day and we can barely cover costs,” said Manik Laskar, a trader at the Kamalsagar border haat in Sepahijala district of Tripura. On behalf of the 49 Indian traders here, he submitted a list of demands to Sudhakar Shinde, SDM of Bishalgarh, under whose jurisdiction the border haat

A view of Kamalsagar border haat along Indo-Bangla border. (Northeast Now)

is located and who is on its management committee. “Unless outsiders with guest passes are allowed, our sales will remain at the poor current levels and we just cannot continue. This border haat is a great idea to develop the economy of frontier regions of both countries but its purpose stands defeated if entry is limited to people within 5 km radius,” Laskar told Northeast Now. The leader of the 25 Bangladesh vendors at Kamalasagar border haat, Mustafa Haroon, supported the Indian traders wholeheartedly. “Our condition is worse because our goods have less demand on Indian side than their goods on

our side and because there is much less population on the Indian side,” he told Northeast Now. But Haroon said they are not yet threatening withdrawal and will wait for the new government in Dhaka to take a call on their demand. SDM Shinde told Northeast Now that “our hands are tied by the revised MoU provisions”. He said the border haats have not only boosted border trade and improved people-to-people relations but also curbed smuggling. “But the border haat arrangement cannot be expanded in ambit too wide because it will impact on government revenues,”

Shinde told a group of experts from CUTS of India and Unnayan Samanay of Bangladesh now conducting a joint study on the border haats. ADB expert Pritam Banerjee contested Shinde, pointing to the taxes that have already been paid on the local products. CUTS executive director Bipul Chatterji told Northeast Now that the point raised by traders was crucial to the success of the border haats. “We would closely examine these issues,” he said. The withdrawal threat comes at a time when seven more border haats are proposed on the TripuraBangladesh border.

Amid stir, Bezbaruah refuses to head Assam Accord panel Biren calls on Rajnath; submits

Activists during a protest seeking implementation of Assam Accord in Guwahati. (File)

Guwahati, Jan 13 (Agencies): In what could be termed a setback to the Centre, former bureaucrat M P Bezbaruah on Saturday pulled out of the nine-member panel set up by the Union home ministry on January 7 to suggest ways to implement Clause 6 of the 1985 Assam Accord. Bezbaruah is the fifth

member to pull out of the committee, which will assess the quantum of seats to be reserved in the Assam assembly and local bodies for the Assamese people and chart out ways to preserve their identity and culture. The four members who walked out earlier were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill which, they claimed,

posed a threat to Assamese culture and identity. “The committee has become defunct after some people’s representatives have refused to be part of it,” Bezbaruah said, adding he had written to the home minister. “If there are no public representatives, then what is the point of the chairman? It is not a one-member committee,”

he said. “The Assamese people should decide whether they want the committee,” Bezbaruah said. “It is for the protection of the Assamese people and if people’s representatives are not there, then it is meaningless,” he said. Nagen Saikia, a former president of the Asom Sahitya Sabha, and Rong Bong Terang, a former president of the Sahitya Sabha, were the first ones to walk out of the committee. They were followed by eminent literary figure Mukunda Rajbongshi and the All Assam Students Union (AASU). Others on the panel include former IAS officer Subhash Das, former editor of The Sentinel Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah and advocate general of Assam Ramesh Borpatragohain. The joint secretary in home ministry was nominated as member secretary. The Assam Accord is a Memorandum of Settlement (MoS) signed between representatives of

the Government of India and leaders of the Assam Movement. The agreement was signed in New Delhi on August 15, 1985, in the presence of then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, to identify and deport illegal immigrants. Clause 6 of the Accord seeks to provide constitutional, legislative and administrative measures to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguisidentity and heritage of Assam’s indigenous communities. Meanwhile, protests continued against the Citizenship Amendment Bill as the North East Students Organisation (NESO), an umbrella organization of student bodies, observed black day against police action in Tripura and Manipur. Three persons, including a woman and a police officer, were injured in a clash between students, women vendors and the police at Khwairamban Bazaar in Manipur, during a mass rally against the Bill.

memo on people’s protection bill

Imphal, Jan 13 (Agencies): Manipur Chief Minister, N Biren Singh along with Rajya Sabha MP Ksh Bhabananda Singh on Saturday met Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh and submitted a memorandum for giving presidential assent to Manipur People’s Protection Bill 2018, Northeast Now reported. This was stated in an official release to the media on Saturday. The Bill which was passed by Manipur Assembly on July 23, 2018 is currently with the Home Ministry after the Governor had forwarded the bill to get the nod of the President of India. In the meeting, Chief Minister N Biren also urged the Home Minister to protect the rights of the indigenous people of Manipur that might be affected by citizenship bill. Rajnath Singh, it is

learnt, on his part has assured the Chief Minister that the interests of northeastern states especially Manipur along with the cultures and customs of its peoples will always be protected and requisite safeguards will be made in this regard. The memorandum mentioned that population of the State is only about 0.2 per cent of that of the whole India. Manipur has a large number of ethnic groups, each with unique dialects, customary laws and practices. Adequate constitutional protection is considered necessary to protect these small indigenous populations. The Manipur People’s (Protection) Bill, 2018 was passed by the State Legislative Assembly to protect the interest of indigenous population of the State. The bill has since been moved to the Presi-

dent of India for getting his assent. Meanwhile, there is apprehension in the minds of the people of the State that the proposed citizenship bill will not be in the interest of the indigenous people of the State. There is apprehension also that once the citizenship bill is implemented, the State could be flooded with a large number of illegal immigrants and foreigners from neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Myanmar and so on, as international borders are porous. Taking into account of all these factors, the memorandum requested the Union Government to give assent to Manipur Peoples’ (Protection) Bill, 2018 and also to exclude the state of Manipur from the jurisdiction of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, the release added.

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CBI row: Congress seeks immediate removal of CVC

K V Chowdary (File) high-powered panel led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi found that he had not been functioning with integrity expected of him. “The CVC has been acting like an ambassador for Asthana (CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana), lobbying for Asthana, and acting as an agent and messenger for the government, to do their hatchet jobs,” Singhvi alleged. The vigilance commissioner has forgotten that he is supposed to do vigilance for public interest, and not be a “vigilant puppet in the hands of political masters”, he said. The senior Congress leader said, he was putting forth the views of his party, based on “objectives facts” that has emerged in the press in connection with the CBI controversy. These facts are in the public domain and “viable”, he said, claiming these “can’t be denied nor have been denied”. “The data and facts in

BJP manifesto panel decides to form 15 sub-committees New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS): The 20-member manifesto committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh met here on Sunday and decided to constitute 15 sub-committees to work on the 2019 "Sankalp Patra", or manifesto. "In today's meeting, we have discussed about the structure of 'Sankalp Patra'. A decision has been taken to constitute 15 subcommittees that will include stakeholders from various fields to establish direct communication with the public," Singh told reporters after the meeting. The meeting was attended among others by BJP President Amit Shah and party General Secre-

tary Ram Madhav. The 20-member manifesto committee has several Union Ministers in it, including Arun Jaitley, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nirmala Sitharaman, Thaawarchand Gehlot, Piyush Goyal and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. Other heavyweights figuring in the manifesto panel are former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Modi, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maur ya and Lok Sabha member Meenakshi Lekhi. The party had constituted the manifesto committee on January 6 this year.

writing demand an immediate action and that action must start with the removal and sacking of the CVC. The sequence of events indicate that the CVC acted like a hatchet man of the government,” Singhvi alleged. Now, the question arises as to why the commissioner acted like this and “at whose behest” he was doing it, he asked. “The answer is selfevident, and none except the top two people in this country, who rule this country dictatorially, can claim the power to treat and make the CVC act like a puppet. These master puppeteers can be doing this to hide something, to hide something like Rafale,” Singhvi alleged. The government has repeatedly denied all charges levelled by the Congress in connection with the Rafale deal. “Only Rafale (issue) can make them try to make the CVC act like a puppet,” he alleged. Singhvi on Saturday had alleged that the government stood exposed after Justice (retired) A K Patnaik claimed that he had not seen the commission’s recommendations against Verma and not accorded his assent. He said the selection committee removed Verma based on Asthana’s charges, whose plea to quash the FIR against him was dismissed by the Delhi High Court.

H D Kumaraswamy (PTI) farmers for loan recovery. Kumaraswamy said notices were being issued by nationalised banks that come under the central government. “This shows the mean mentality of BJP leaders. This shows how lightly they have taken the issue of solving farmers’ worries.” “...February 8. I will present a new budget of 2019-20. We have an nounced as a cabinet decision that loan waiver will be in four stages, we will not take it to four stages,” Kumaraswamy told PTI in an interview. “We are working out on that. In the coming budget I will be clearing the complete loan waiver. I will not take four years. I want

New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said that it will come out with details of how the Modi government destroyed institutions and democracy in the last five years so that voters know the “reality” before they decide the country’s future in 2019. Blaming the BJP-led Central government for leaving no stone unturned in targeting its political opponents with the “illegal and blatant misuse of central agencies”, the AAP said in a statement that the Modi government has destroyed all institutions in the country. “The AAP is very clear that the coming Lok Sabha elections will determine whether India will remain a democracy. With the Modi government approaching the end of its five-year undemocratic, anti-federal and dictatorial tenure, the voters of India will decide whether such a regime was in their interest,” it said. The party also said that

PM Narendra Modi releases a commemorative coin to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh Ji, the tenth guru of Sikhs, in New Delhi, Sunday. PTI) New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday attacked the previous Congress government for its inability to bring Kartarpur Sabib under India during partition. Releasing a commemorative coin as part of the 350th birth anniversary celebrations of 10th Sikh guru Guru Gobind Singh, Modi also came down on the Congress for the 1984 riots that took place following the assassination of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Referring to the Kartapur Sahib corridor, he said now devotees do not have to look at the shrine in Pakistan using binoculars and they could visit the place without visa using the corridor. “A mistake took place in August, 1947. It (the cor-

ridor) is an atonement of the mistake. An important place of our guru was only a few kilometers away. But it could not be made part (of India during partition) ... the corridor is an effort to reduce the damage,” he said in a veiled attack on the then Congress government. Guru Nanak passed away in Kartarpur on September 22, 1539. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, former chief justice of India J S Khehar and several Sikh leaders were present at the Prime Minister’s residence to participate in the event. Modi said be it Guru Nanak or Guru Gobind Singh, they have taught us to be on the side of justice. Following the path shown by them, the central government is trying to get justice for the people who suffered during the 1984 anti-Sikh

riots, Modi said. “The central government is making efforts to get justice for the period of injustice which started in 1984. For decades, mothers, sisters, daughters and sons have shed tears, the law will deliver justice, wipe (their) tears,” the PM said referring to the riots that took place following the assassination of then prime minister Indira Gandhi. The PM released a Rs 350 denomination commemorative silver coin to mark the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh. He described the founder of the Khalsa sect as a warrior and a poet who had immense knowledge of religious scriptures. Modi said the government now plans to celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak across the country.

PSPL calls out to Cong after SP-BSP seal UP alliance Govt re-promulgates

Shivpal Yadav (File) Lu c k n ow, J a n 1 3 (AGENCIES): Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSPL) president Shivpal Yadav, who has lashed out at Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati for her statement that people should not waste their votes by supporting his party, has reached out to the Congress after the SP-BSP sealed their alliance in UP for the Lok Sabha polls. Calling the SP and the

Loan waiver commitment to be met in budget: Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru, Jan 13 (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has announced that he will fulfill his Rs 46,000crore loan waiver commitment made to farmers “completely” in the CongressJDS coalition government’s second budget that he is scheduled to present on February 8. The farm loan waiver scheme would be implemented in one stroke with required allocation in the budget instead of completing the process in four stages as was planned earlier, he said, as he took on the state and national BJP leadership for their relentless attack on him on the issue. Kumaraswamy has come in the line of fire of BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been mocking the scheme, saying it had only offered a “lollipop” for an insignificant number of farmers. The JDS leader was also critical of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for his reported comment at the BJP National Convention meet in New Delhi on Friday that the state government had promised waiver but was issuing notice to

Arvind Kejriwal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was harping on lies to mislead the nation as there was no concrete achievement during his tenure. “In the coming days, the AAP will come out with details of how Modi government destroyed institutions and democracy during the last five years so that the voters know the reality before they decide the future of the country in 2019,” the party said. Recalling the number of times the central agencies were used against the elected government in Delhi, the party said: “Office and home of elected Delhi Chief Minister have been raided by CBI and Delhi Police and Deputy Chief Minister and two Ministers have been raided and questioned by central agencies. “At least 20 MLAs were ar rested on fake charges by politically manipulated Delhi Police and all cases which have been tried so far in courts have fallen flat. “More than 400 files of Delhi government were illegally seized in a bid to implicate the Chief Minister and council of Ministers in fake cases -- but Modi government badly failed in its sinister design.” The party also said that the Modi government unleashed the CBI and Delhi Police on Kejriwal government so many times during the last four years and subjected it to countless raids and inquiries.

PM Modi attacks Congress on Kartarpur Sahib, 1984 riots

to bring it to the notice of central BJP leaders -- it is not lollipop,” he said. Kumaraswamy asserted that it would be done without violating the fiscal responsibility. “If an elected government makes up its mind, without violating fiscal responsibility, how it can succeed in implementing its programmes and commitment...I am going to prove it,” he said. “...Without violating fiscal responsibility Act… I’m clearing it completely with allocation for it. In the next financial year, the money that will be released will clear the Rs 46,000 crore loan waiver commitment made,” he added. Seeking to implement a key poll promise of the JDS, the Kumaraswamy government had announced over Rs 46,000-crore loan waiver scheme in July. But it has been bogged down by several issues, particularly relating to nationalised banks. While defending the time taken in implementing loan waiver, the chief minister said, the state’s scheme would become a model for other states in the days to come.

BSP alliance, in which the two parties announced they will contest 38 each of Uttar Pradesh’s 80 Lok Sabha seats, is a ‘Thugbandhan’ (alliance among thugs), Shivpal Yadav told ANI, “This alliance is a ‘Thugbandhan’ and is for money. It is possible that money must have been taken before forging the alliance.” The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSPL) is ready to form an alliance with the Congress in Uttar Pradesh for the coming Lok Sabha elections, he said, adding that no talks have so far been held in this connection. “There have been no talks with the Congress party as yet. The Congress is also a secular party and if it approaches us to defeat the BJP, we will lend our support,” he said. Shivpal

Yadav, who is former Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh’s younger brother, had broken away from the SP and formed his own party in 2018. Earlier, reacting to Mayawati’s statement, he said it was ironic that a leader who had herself joined hands with the BJP to form the government was accusing him of supporting the saffron party. He also warned his nephew and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati that their alliance in Uttar Pradesh was incomplete without the PSPL. “Only a secular front can defeat the BJP,” he said. Taking pot shots at Shivpal, Mayawati said the money spent by the BJP to promote him would go to waste. “Mayawati, who after winning the votes of Dalits, backwards, and Muslims,

joined hands with the BJP is now making allegations against me (of being close to the BJP). People are aware as to who made the government with the BJP and how many times. My credentials against communal forces are impeccable. The one who sells election tickets is accusing me of getting financial support from the BJP,” Shivpal said. “The SP leadership should be aware that she can again join hands with BJP. History repeats itself,” he added. Chief spokesman of PSPL, CP Rai said, “The SP workers were framed in fake cases during the BSP regime. The SP allied with the party which humiliated Mulayam Singh Yadav and Janeshwar Mishra. This is an alliance of opportunism. Any ‘samajwadi’ will not accept it,” he said.

Govt to construct 44 ’strategic roads’ along India-China border New Delhi, Jan 13 (AGENCIES): The government will construct 44strategic roads along the border with China and over 2,100 km of axial and lateral roads in Punjab and Rajasthan, abutting Pakistan, a CPWD document shows. According to an annual report (2018-19) released earlier this month by the Central Public Works Department, the agency has been asked to construct 44 “strategically important” roads along the India-China border to ensure quick mobilisation of troops in case of a conflict. The nearly 4,000-kmlong Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China touches areas from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh The report comes at a time China is giving a priority to projects along its India borders. Last year, Indian and Chinese troops engaged in a face-off at the Doklam tri-junction after the neighbouring country had begun building a road in the area. The standoff ended on August 28 following a mutual agreement under which China stopped construc-

tion of the road and India withdrew troops. The report stated that these 44 strategically roads along the India-China border will be constructed at a cost of nearly Rs 21,000 crore. “The CPWD has been entrusted with construction of 44 strategically important roads along the Indo-China Border spanning 5 states of J&K, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh,” the report stated. “The total Cost of work as per DPRs (Detailed Project Reports) is Rs 21,040 crores (approx.),” the report stated It said the process of approval of DPRs by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS), headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is underway. The CPWD report also stated that lateral and axial roads measuring over 2,100 kilometers will be built with a cost of around Rs 5,400 crore in Rajasthan and Punjab along the IndoPakistan border. The DPRs for this project are under preparation in CPWD, which is a major construction agency of the central government.

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New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): Amid a row over the ouster of CBI director Alok Verma, Congress Sunday sought “immediate removal” of the Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC), alleging the government had made him act like a “puppet” to “escape a probe” into the Rafale deal. There was no immediate reaction from the Central Vigilance Commission or the government on the charge. “We seek the removal, the departure, the exit of the collaborator for violating the Constitution -- the CVC (chief vigilance commissioner). He must go. It is irrelevant whether he resigns or is sacked, but he must go,” Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here. The Congress alleged that CVC K V Chowdary is being made to “act like a puppet” to avoid any probe into the Rafale case. “Till now, we have been told that only the CBI was the ‘caged parrot’ but we are now seeing a new ‘vigilant’ slave of the government, a collaborator for violating the constitution of the Central Vigilance Commission,” the Congress spokesperson alleged, taking a swipe at the Modi government. Verma was Thursday removed unceremoniously as the CBI director after a

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Triple talaq ordinance

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): The government has re-promulgated the ordinance banning the practice of instant triple talaq. Under the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Ordinance, 2019, issued on Saturday, divorcing through instant triple talaq will be illegal, void and would attract a jail term of three years for the husband. A Bill to convert the earlier ordinance, issued in September, 2018, was cleared by Lok Sabha in December and was pending in Rajya Sabha. Since the Bill could not get the parliamentary approval, the fresh ordinance was issued. The Union Cabinet had last week approved reissuance of the ordinance. Seeking to allay fears that the proposed

law could be misused, the government has included certain safeguards in it such as adding a provision of bail for the accused before trial These amendments were cleared by the Cabinet on August 29, 2018. While the ordinance makes it a “non-bailable” offence, an accused can approach a magistrate even before trial to seek bail. In a nonbailable offence, bail cannot be granted by police at the police station itself. A provision has been added to allow the magistrate to grant bail “after hearing the wife”, the government had said. The magistrate would ensure that bail is granted only after the husband agrees to grant compensation to the wife as provided in the bill

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Citizenship crisis

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ith the exception of Tripura and Assam which have supported the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, Nagaland where BJP is a coalition partner and Arunachal Pradesh where BJP is the ruling party, have urged the Centre to review the bill while BJPled coalition in Manipur and Meghalaya where BJP is a coalition partner and Mizoram, a member of BJP’s NEDA, have passed assembly resolutions in opposing the bill. The controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, seeks to give citizenship to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis, and Sikhs from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014. The BJP has taken up the bill not because it is concerned about persecution of religious minorities in the above named countries but because it wants to seal the votes of Bangladeshi Hindu immigrants in the north east, particularly Assam. Hindus are a majority population in Assam, Tripura and Sikkim—three of the seven north eastern states. However, a majority of them would not allow return of other Hindus to their land. A terrific job crisis and lack of means for earning in the northeast are the reasons why these states opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The push came after prime minister Narendra Modi’s rooted for non-Muslims, especially Hindus, in the northeast. The bill has created an existential crisis for the BJP with all its major allies threatening to snap alliances with the saffron party. If the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill gets cleared in the Rajya Sabha, there is every possibility of all allies of the BJP in the region withdrawing support to the NDA government. However, that may not necessarily mean that the NDA government would topple. Rather, such a move could serve as a rallying point against the BJP in the 2019 parliamentary elections. In the region, the fallout of the passage of the bill could easily trigger a backlash against BJP. Even if the governments of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura might survive, the BJP could lose Manipur if supporting alliance partners decide to quit the coalition government. In the nearby states, BJP could be forced to withdraw its ministers from Meghalaya. However, in the case with Nagaland, the BJP enjoys the advantage of being wooed by both the ruling NDPP and the opposition NPF. The ‘concern’ of the BJP on persecution of other nonMuslim religious communities is contradictory with what it’s Hindutvawadi brigade is doing at home where religious minorities are persecuted and lynched on suspicions of either transporting/smuggling cow or eating beef. Furthermore, the Citizenship bill is clearly anti-Muslim as those belonging to this community are excluded from being granted citizenship under the amendment. Since the bill is aimed against a particular religion, it violates the very spirit of India as a secular and democratic nation as enshrined in the constitution. The BJP has exposed its agenda of dividing society along communal lines in order to weaken the society. The north east has 25 Lok Sabha seats and out of which the BJP chief Amit Shah had boasted that BJP would win 21. However, that confidence does not appear to be based on the evolving ground situation. The AGP had withdrawn support to the BJP government in Assam and that has accelerated the momentum and anti-BJP feelings among the people of the region.

DailyDevotion Have You Ever Been Alone with God? (2) When He was alone…the twelve asked Him about the parable. —Mark 4:10 His Solitude with Us. When God gets us alone through suffering, heartbreak, temptation, disappointment, sickness, or by thwarted desires, a broken friendship, or a new friendship— when He gets us absolutely alone, and we are totally speechless, unable to ask even one question, then He begins to teach us. Notice Jesus Christ’s training of the Twelve. It was the disciples, not the crowd outside, who were confused. His disciples constantly asked Him questions, and He constantly explained things to them, but they didn’t understand until after they received the Holy Spirit (see John 14:26). As you journey with God, the only thing He intends to be clear is the way He deals with your soul. The sorrows and difficulties in the lives of others will be absolutely confusing to you. We think we understand another person’s struggle until God reveals the same shortcomings in our lives. There are vast areas of stubbornness and ignorance the Holy Spirit has to reveal in each of us, but it can only be done when Jesus gets us alone. Are we alone with Him now? Or are we more concerned with our own ideas, friendships, and cares for our bodies? Jesus cannot teach us anything until we quiet all our intellectual questions and get alone with Him.

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The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship. ~ Norman Douglas

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Cohesion must for economic gains, job growth P oll times are good times. Desires see a dream. Rues of bonanza create a perception of benefit. Political game may benefit few but no one has the courage to debate the Indian economy rationally. The latest bill on economic criterion for higher caste reservation sounds good though it has many fallacies and may ultimately create more dissatisfaction as the ten percent includes virtually all those who are out of the quota – upper castes, farming castes like Maratha, Patidar, Jats, religious groups Muslim, Christians, Sikhs and who not. Good! It looks equitable. In reality, it is not. The kitty of 10 percent for the majority of Indians, approximately over 100 crore, is too small and impractical. The eligibility criteria for economic weakness appear to cover almost all. The annual family income should not exceed Rs 8 lakh. The maximum area of agricultural landownership is not to be above 5 acres. The area of house should not be larger than 1,000 sq ft. Some of these criteria are sufficiently liberal to accommodate most households. Together it is

complex and depends on bureaucratic discretion. The rationale of deciding backwardness up to Rs 8 lakh of family income is again a contradiction. One pays income tax at Rs 2.5 lakh, meaning he is well off. By the new criteria since he is not, he can have the benefit of reservation. It may also mean more benefits are coming through the “interim” budget. It may be a hint that long-ignored I-T limit is likely to be raised. It should be raised to at least Rs 10 lakh and if that is done in the budget, the contradiction can be taken care of. There are doubts over rationalization of losing revenue. Over the past three years direct tax collection, mostly from the lower segment of taxpayers, has increased. How much of that the bureaucracy would allow to lose? So actual limit may not be that high. The recent assembly elections revealed that the traders, industry, entrepreneurs and farmers are shifting their political support to the opposition. The farmers post-poll got loan waivers, even if it does not benefit them. It only reveals the distress is deeper.

All other segments may also be given some crumbs through further raising the limit for GST registration and cuts or package for some like the sugar industry. The backlog of payment to sugarcane farmers are increasing and discontent is growing. Despite some piecemeal support in UP, the arrears are mounting. MaShivaji harashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has sought Rs 500 crore package. The crisis is snowballing. According to CMIE, India has lost over one core jobs in 2018. In 2017, 40.79 crore were employed. It reduced to 39.07 crore. The job losses were in all sectors, including the IT. From 2006-07 to 2017, five lakh central PSU jobs were lost. About 1.78 lakh new jobs were given at the centre since 2014. So even if the new bill announces reservation even in private educational institutions, if jobs are contracting, the benefit of reservation would be extremely limited. More so as recruitment by the government, except in police forces, and PSUs have declined. The foreign portfolio investors (FPI) withdrew

over Rs 1 lakh crore during 2018. It may be argued that this money is floating but it creates employment else why a nation would allow it. The nation remembers the BJP 2014 promise of creating one crore jobs every year. Poll promises may not always come true. The political system and parties need Sarkar to discuss this in holistic manner. One wonders what the new incarnation of Planning Commission, the NITI Ayog, has been doing. It has to be a thinking nation. Political decisions should follow a process of discussion, debate and rationale. Even the insertion of reservation for SC and ST in the Constitution was the result of an intense debate and against the wishes of Dr BR Ambedkar. Nations can always take vital decisions at political level. But the process must follow a system so as not to have new complexities. The irrational was the decision of former prime minister VP Singh in unilaterally implementing the Mandal Commission report. Ironically, the BJP severed relations with him on this issue. Politically, it was dev-

astating for VP Singh himself. It did not pay him the dividend though it caused severe social commotion. The OBCs have made marginal gains. But the competition within the quota is more severe. It is well-known that the better off among the OBCs are beneficiaries. In the present scenario, it is not difficult to understand that all political parties despite their known opposition shied of for losing brownie points. Such brownies even late prime minister PV Narasimha Rao through an executive fiat of reservation for upper castes had tried to take. The court struck it down. The legal standing of the move is yet a grey area. There is a longstanding Supreme Court verdict that the basic structure of the Constitution does not permit more than 50 percent reservation and tinkering with the constitutional fundamentals. Finance Minister Arun Jatiley says the present bill has amended the Constitution itself to take its care. There are instances when such amendments were also struck down. The bill itself may cause more poll noises by the parties with OBC

or dalit base for higher benefits. The much touted social justice that the bill is stated to address is also doubtful. Each such move of reserving the job pie has led to segmentation of the society and conflicts. It also means higher expenses on law and order. Apart the conflict seems to be spreading. The NRC bill passage has put North-East, be it Assam or Tripura on fire. Parliamentarians did not discuss the impact of SC decision on allowing patent to Monsanto on GM seed import of reinstating CBI director. Political parties, in or outside government, need to rethink whether for the sake of poll benefits they would like to create deep social fissures? Economy thrives in an atmosphere of cohesion. Politics of hurry must not overtake the fundamentals of civilization and erode the gains made during millennia. In the run up to the 2019 polls, more promises are only natural. It should be for more social liberalization and not for ghettoing it or over-governance. It must not be instant benefits. That is the social junk food.

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What is Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 ?

hy we all Need to worry ?? The unrelenting influx of illegal migrants from Bangladesh into Assam and the consequent perceptible change in the demographic pattern of the whole North-east India has been a matter of Grave concern. It poses a serious threat both to the identity of the indigenous people and to our National Security. It threatens to reduce the Tribal indigenous Citizens to a minority in their own State, as happened to Tripura and SikKim. Illegal migration has generated a host of Destabilising Political, Social, economic, ethnic and communal tensions. Politically, the Bangladeshi migrants are in a position to influence the results of the election in a large number of Constituencies in North-east (about 32% of the Constituencies in Assam). Economically increased pressure on Land, resulting in depletion of Forest wealth, under cutting of ways of unskilled Jobs, forcible occupation of government land by the migrants and a host of other such issues, generates a ripple effect in entire North-East. Who is an illegal immigrant in India? According to the Citizenship Act 1955, and illegal immigrants is defined as a person who enters India without a valid Password, or stays in the country after expiring of the visa permit, also the immigrants who uses false documents for the immigration process. What are the Guidelines to become an Indian citizenship ? Citizenship is granted to an individual by the government of the country when he/she complies with the legal-Formalities so it’s like a judicial Concept. In India, citizenship Act 1955 describes Five (5) ways of acquiring Citizenship:1. By Birth 2. By Descent 3. By Registration 4. By Naturalisation And

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5. By incorporation of the Territory What is the Citizenship Act 1955 ? The Citizenship Act 1955 underlines .... 1. Under Article - 9 of the Constitution, a person who voluntarily acquired citizenship of any other country is no longer an Indian citizen. 2. Citizenship by descent. .. person born outside India on or before January 26, 1950, but before December 10,1992 are citizen of India by descent if their Father was a citizen of India at the time of their Birth. 3. From December 3, 2004 , onwards persons born outside of India shall not be considered citizen of India Unless this birth is registered at Indian consulate within one (1) year of the date of birth. 4. In section 8 of the Citizenship Act 1955, if an adult makes a declaration of renunciation of India Citizenship, he loses Iindia Citizenship. Now, what is Citizenship Amendment Act of 2016 ? The Controversial Citizenship Amendment Act was proposed in Lok Sabhaon July 19, 2016. On January 2019, the Citizenship Amendment Act 2016 was passed in lok sabha By Amending the Citizenship Amendment Act 1955 , there by Legalising illegal migrants From certain Minority communities coming from AFGHANISTAN, BANGLADESH AND PAKISTAN to become a legal Indian Citizens. In short, illegal migrants belonging to the HINDU,SIKHS, BUDDHIST, JAINS, PARSI OR CHRISTIAN religious communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan would not be IMPRISONED or DEPORTED. Moreover, these citizen’s gain permanent citizenship after Six (6) years of residence in India instead of 11 years as mentioned in the Citizenship Act 1955. Why we all Need to worry

?? While on one hand there is absolute lack on the part of the central And state Government to deport the Foreign nationals, on the other hand, the centre is contemplating to amend the Citizenship Act to give citizenship to a large number of illegal immigrants Belonging to a particular religion( Hindu). The objective of BJP Government at centre is Simple..i..e to overshadow the minority indigenous Citizens By Hindu illegal immigrants. The move is well guided to achieve the Ideology of V. D Savarkar (Hindu Rashtra). If the proposed Amendment in the Citizenship Act is not withdrawn immediately, it will be a death knell for the indigenous people of whole North -East. It is irony that when the people of the states are demanding detection And deportation of illegal migrants, the BJP Government rather than helping the North Eastern to eradicate Immigrants is Legalising them there by Considering North East Asia dumping ground for Hindu illegal Migrants for VOTE BANK and To achieve the V. D Savarkar Dream of making India a Hindu Country. Some eminent Danger/ Consequences of this infamous Citizenship Amendment Act 2016 that awaits us all :---- 1. Social consequences. A. Crisis of identity - The influence of immigrants created a crisis of identity among the indigenous Assamese. The immigrants there by floated into Nagaland. .. All claiming to be Assamese. Our cultural survival will be in jeopardy. Assamese found that though, the migrants had settled in Assam, most of them failed to identify themselves with the mainstream. The recent Bodo-Muslim violence in the BTAD has its root on the issue of illegal migration. B. Environmental Degradation - Large areas of Forest land were encroached upon by the immigrants for settle-

ment and cultivation. C. Difficult to identify the illegal migrants - Due to the similar language spoken by illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and the indigenous Bengali speaking Muslim of Assam, it become difficult to identify and deport the illegal immigrants from Assam and other north eastern states. D. Community tension - The commission on integration and cohesion found that Tension usually exist with the presence of high levels of migration combine with other forms of social exclusion like , poverty , poor housing, health facilities etc. The incident that is happening in our state involving the Non-locol in cases like ....Rape, kidnapping, extortion, robbery etc speaks Volume of community tension that awaits. 2. Economic Consequences. A. Increases financial Burden - Immigration has increased pressure on the part of state government, as the government has to increase the expenditure on education and health. The already deficit ridden economy and poor state like Nagaland cannot expect the burden of finance for Immigrants. B. Displacing Native workers -There is a fear particularly during a recession that immigrants take Jobs which otherwise be taken by local people, in particular place and circumstances. There can be competition and conflicts. C. Decreasing Wage level with the increase of population. - Illegal immigrants every year have been adding a good number of people in Nagaland, it is one of the main reason of population explosion. Due this factor there is possibility of decreasing Wage level of our Local labours. 3. Political Consequences: A. Agitation and social unrest is eminent- The failure of government to respond the issues of illegal immigrants led to agitation by the Assamese under the

On Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

he Union Cabinet approved the Citizen (Amendment) Bill on 7th January 2019 which was instantly passed by the Lok Sabha on 8th January 2019. This was a nude exposure of the brute force applied by the NDA Government at the Centre which had shown total disregard to the sentiments of the people of the country, particularly the people of the North east. It sounds good when the Nagaland Cabinet resolved to request the Centre to review and re-examine the Bill in spite of the fact that their

Chief Minister had already declared not to oppose the Citizenship Bill on National screen. It may be a logic too simple for the people to understand. As for the Naga People’s Front, we are against the Bill from the very beginning and we will never agree to such act which opens the gate of population politics to suppress our rights of living in our own land. The Nagaland MP of Lok Sabha is member of the NDA who supported the Bill in passing it. The Nagaland MP of Rajya Sabha is a

member of NPF who will go against the Bill, however, insignificant a single vote among many. We will do this to clarify our stand in clear term. Come what may, we will take this stand to defend the rights of our people because this controversial Bill is not only threatening our future but a move to wipe out the indigenous people of the whole North East, a challenge too costly to explain at the moment. Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, President, Naga People’s Front, Central HQ Kohima

leadership of All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP) and All Assam Student’s Union ( AASU) . Assam is Witnessing governmental instability, sustained Civil Disobedience campaign And worst cases of ethnic violence. Assam Accord was the result of this agitation. Nagaland awaits Such Agitation and social unrest of grave danger, if government fails to check and secure the illegal migrants Invasion through Citizenship Amendment Act 2016. B. Illegal Voters- Most of the Bangladeshi illegal immigrants have got their names enlisted in the Voters list illegally ....of course with the help of their Beloved Naga DADA, KOKOAI, AMA,BABA, DIDI etc etc, thereby claiming themselves a genuine Citizens of the state. The immigrant’s population act as a vote bank for certain political parties or candidates. Dimapur is the best example of this activity. It is only a matter of time, when illegal immigrants will become an MLAS or Chief Minister in Nagaland representing immigrants. C. Issue of Terrorism - This word sounds quite Alien/foreign to us But Pakistan ISI has been active in Bangladesh Supporting militants movement in Assam (Lt Gen S.K. SINHA 1998) and North East militants Groups . It is alleged that among the illegal migrants there are also militants who enters into Assam to carry out terrorist activities. If illegal immigrants are given free passage to Our land according to New citizenship Amendments Act 2016. Dimapur Is no for from before a Hotime bed for Terrorism activities. “Illegal immigrants hurts- Naga workers (business), burdens Naga taxpayer, and places enormous strain on local schools, hospitals, .....Some people call it and invasion”. Renthungo C Humtsoe, assistant professor St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

Reader’s Post Sir,

Holy Sunday

Dimapur sure wore a look of deserted and abandoned old town on Sunday when no shops were opened due to order on closure during the Sabbath day. In a Christian state this surely comes across as appropriate provided pharmacies are allowed to be kept open for any emergency purposes. This complete closure on a Sunday must be regulated all across Nagaland to make it uniform so people re-dedicate the day to spend time in church or fasting prayer. Holy Sunday would become very apt for Christians in Nagaland then. Thomas Belho, Naharbari, Dimapur Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Cong to contest all UP seats alone

Lu c k n ow, Ja n 1 3 (IANS): Snubbed by the SP and BSP who have joined hands in Uttar Pradesh, the Congress on Sunday said it will contest all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state but insisted that its doors were open for secular parties willing to defeat the BJP. A day after arch rivals Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced an alliance, Congress General Secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad said his party not being a part of the alliance was a blessing in disguise as it will get to contest all the seats in the state. “Our party is rather happy... Had there been an alliance we would have to be contend with 25-30 seats. But now we will be contesting in all the seats. We are all prepared and will contest in all the 80 seats,” Azad told the media here. “We are ready to contest all the 80 seats but if there are any secular party or parties whom we find competent to join us in our fight against the BJP, we are ready to accommodate them. We welcome such party or parties and we will agree for seat shar-

Senior Congress leader and party general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad along with UP Congress chief Raj Babbar during a press conference, in Lucknow, (PTI)

ing,” he said. Talking about the SP-BSP dumping the Congress, Azad said: “The Congress is the only party that can uproot the Modi government and defeat the BJP. We wanted all secular parties to join our fight against the BJP. “But if someone does not want to walk with us, it is their choice, we cannot do anything,” he said. On the SP-BSP combine leaving out Amethi and Rae Bareli -- constituencies held by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi respectively -- Azad said that both the

parties earlier too did not contest on the two seats. “This is not a fight for a state, the fight is for Parliament,” said Azad, while remaining evasive about a post-poll alliance. The Congress leader spoke after a meeting at the party’s state headquarters here. “We had earlier also said that we are ready to walk with every party that wants to defeat the BJP. But we can’t force anyone. They have (SP-BSP) closed this chapter, so we will continue this fight to defeat the BJP on our own,” he said. “ Fo r t h e l a s t 3 - 4

Uddhav hits back at Shah over remark

Mumbai, Jan 13 (PTI): One who could trounce the Shiv Sena was yet to be born, party chief Uddhav Thackeray said, days after BJP chief Amit Shah remarked that his party will thrash former allies if a pre-poll tie-up did not materialise ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. In a vitriolic attack on those talking about the caste of Lord Hanuman, Thackeray said if such remarks had been made by a person of some other religion, people would have broken that person’s teeth. In a veiled warning to the Sena, Shah had recently said that if an alliance happened, the BJP will ensure victory for its allies, but if it did not, the party will thrash its former allies in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Slamming the comments, Thackeray, whose party is an ally of the ruling BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra, said, “I have

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heard words like ‘patak denge’ from someone. One who will trounce the Shiv Sena is yet to be born.” Speaking at a public rally in the Worli area here, he also took a dig at Shah for likening the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls to the third battle of Panipat. “Once you lose the confidence of people, you are bound to lose any battle. When people lose their confidence in you (BJP), they will pull you down from power,” he said. Taking a swipe at the ‘Modi wave’ before the

2014 Lok Sabha elections, he said, “The Sena has seen enough ‘waves’ in its journey.” Unlike the BJP, he said, the Sena has raised the Ram temple construction issue before the polls to “expose” those who used the issue as a poll plank. “I raise the Ram mandir issue during elections only to expose others who always use it as an election plank,” the Sena chief said. “Just tell us how the Congress is hindering the temple construction. The Congress was shown its place in 2014 for its deeds. The party could not even get the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha,” he said. He also asked the BJP how could it build the Ram temple when it has allies like Nitish Kumar of the JD(U) and Ram Vilas Paswan of the LJP opposing it. “The BJP should come clean on it,” he added.

years we have been talking about secular parties joining hands against the BJP. Some of them like N. Chandrababu Naidu’s TDP (Telugu Desam Party) has come on its own. So whether we are talking with some parties for an alliance or not, that is not something to be informed in a press conference,” said Azad, on being asked if the Congress was in talks with other parties for stictching a grand alliance in the Lok Sabha polls. The Congress also refused to comment on the Prime Ministerial face, saying the battle was first about defeating the BJP. On Saturday, the BSP and SP, burying a quarter century of animosity, announced they will fight the Lok Sabha polls jointly in Uttar Pradesh -- 38 seats each. Apart from Amethi and Rae Bareli, they are expected to accommodate the RLD in two seats in western Uttar Pradesh. In 2014, the BJP swept 71 of the 80 seats while an ally won two more seats. The Congress won only from Amethi and Rae Bareli while the BSP drew a blank. The Samajwadi Party got five seats.

BEST employees strike enters 6th day in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 13 (PTI): The BEST bus strike in Mumbai entered its sixth day Sunday with no agreement in sight between agitating workers and the management of the civic-run transport undertaking. Over 32,000 employees of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) are on strike since Tuesday and 3200-odd buses in its fleet are off the roads. Only four drivers out of the 2,610 on the rolls, and none of the 2,764 conductors, were present Sunday which meant that not a single bus plied, an official said. A meeting between a state government committee, comprising the chief secretary, Brihanmumbai Municipal Cor poration commissioner, BEST general manager and transport and urban development secretaries, and union functionaries Saturday had failed to break the impasse. The meeting was held on the directions of the Bombay High Court. Striking workers have been demanding the merger of the BMC and BEST budgets as well as higher salaries among other issues.

Govt prepares national action plan on drug abuse New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has drafted a five-year action plan for addressing the problem of drug and substance abuse in the country, dumping a long-pending draft policy on the matter. The National Action Plan for Drug Demand Reduction (2018-2023) aims to employ a multi-pronged strategy -- involving education, de-addiction and rehabilitation of affected individuals and their families -- to address the issue, a government official said. The move comes after the ministry withdrew the draft National Drug Demand Reduction Policy from the Cabinet. It had been pending for more than five-and-half years and was redrafted twice during the period. “Instead of the policy, the ministry has now prepared a national action plan,” the official

said. The plan focuses on preventive education, awareness generation, counselling, treatment and rehabilitation of drug-dependent people, besides training and capacity-building of service providers through collaborative efforts of the Centre, state and NGOs, he said. The ministry has planned several measures -- including coordination with implementing agencies for controlling sale of sedatives, painkillers and muscle relaxant drugs, and checking online sale of drugs by stringent monitoring by cyber cell -- under the national action plan. It includes holding awareness generation programmes at schools, colleges, universities, workplaces and for police functionaries, paramilitary forces, law enforcement agencies, judicial officers and Bar council, among others.

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Opposition NPF continues... (From p-1) They regretted that though it had been almost a year now since the PDA government assumed office, there had been no new scheme or any other benefit for Nagaland. While asking the State government to work for the welfare of the Nagas and not against their interest, the two NPF MLAs also appealed to the department concerned to release GIA at the earliest to all the districts. Further delay in releasing would tantamount to snatching away the share of rural poor of the State, they added. The two Zunheboto legislators further appealed

Lalu attacks BJP; makes ‘humble appeal’ to people to be on guard Patna, Jan 13 (PTI): RJD national president Lalu Prasad launched a veiled attack on the BJP on Sunday by issuing a “humble appeal” to the people of the country to be on guard against hate politics, rumour mongering and false propaganda to divide the youth ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. The ailing former Bihar chief minister, who is serving sentences in fodder scam cases and is currently lodged in a Ranchi hospital, shared his views on the political situation prevailing in the country on his official Twitter handle. “It is a humble appeal to the people of the country that elections are round the corner and those practising hate politics will provoke the youth and your children to sacrifice their lives by raising false

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Secunderabad, Jan 13 (IANS): Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday urged the younger generation to understand “the rich and diverse traditions” ingrained in Indian festivals and called for protecting, promoting and enriching country’s “exceptional” culture and folk art forms. Festivals are occasions for social bonding and inculcate a spirit of communal harmony and national integrity, he said after inaugurating the fourth International Kite Festival and Second International Sweet Festival here. He said that the festivals symbolise renewal, rejuvenation and revival of Indian traditions and heritage, and bring in a sense of togetherness, unity, love and brotherhood in today’s fastpaced world.

on in the Supreme Court as in the past,” Kokje, a former judge of the high courts of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, added. “No court can decide whether Lord Ram was born in Ayodhya or not. That is why, from the beginning, we have been demanding a law to construct the Ram temple, otherwise the issue will linger on till eternity,” he said.

was still time to review it, the truth was that the NDA government did not command sufficient majority to pass it in the Upper House. Imchen further alleged that the State cabinet’s decisions of June 5, 2018 and January 7 were taken out of compulsion to gratify the NDA government at the cost of the Naga people. Hence, Imchen said the State cabinet’s resolution to discuss the matter with all political parties was an “unintelligent proposition” and for which the NPF would not be a party.

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sight at the moment, given the prevailing scenario. “Matters related to religious faith do not come under the jurisdiction of courts which are run by laws. That is why we want that the central government should get a law enacted for the construction of a grand Ram temple soon,” Kokje told PTI. “We have a hunch that in the coming days, the Ayodhya dispute will linger

Mumbai, Jan 13 (PTI): Angry over delay in payments, farmers attacked offices of sugar factories in Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra and set some of them ablaze, police said Sunday. A group of protesters torched the office of Krishna Sugar Factory at Karad in Satara on Friday, a police official said. Some important documents, computers and furniture were destroyed in the blaze, he said, adding that offences were registered against unidentified persons by the Karad rural police.

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(From p-1) He said that till date no reply has been given to leader of opposition TR Zeliang who had sought clarification from the chief minister on the issue, through a letter on July 16, 2018. Furthermore, he said when the Bill was listed by the Assembly secretariat, a request by NPF members for time to discuss it the floor of House refused by speaker Vikho-o-Yoshü. He also stated that though Rio was of the opinion that the Bill had not yet been passed in the Rajya Sabha and that there

Enact law to build Ram temple, court case can linger on: VHP

Indore, Jan 13 (PTI): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday reiterated that the Centre should enact a law for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, claiming that matters of faith did not come under the purview of courts. VHP inter national president Vishnu Sadashiv Kokje also said a solution to the Ayodhya dispute through court procedures was not in

to the people of Nagaland to speak out against the “inaction of this handicapped” PDA government on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. They said the Bill, which would become the biggest threat to indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland and the Northeast, was being passed without the slightest opposition from the State government. “Is the PDA government an NDPP-led government or BJP-led government? The leadership of NDPP needs to ponder on its alliance and introspect on how the government is functioning and under whose direction and diktat,” the MLAs demanded.

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putting pressure on the fiscal deficit, L&T Financial Services group chief economist, Rupa Rege Nitsure, said. Industrial output growth dropped to a 17month low of 0.5 per cent in November on account of a contraction in the manufacturing sector, particularly consumer and capital goods. Multilateral funding agency, Asian Development Bank (ADB), reposed its faith in the government’s commitment to meet the fiscal deficit target for the current fiscal. “I think a clear framework is there and the mandate given under the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act. We don’t have any doubt about it,” ADB Country Director Kenichi Yokoyama said. The Centre has budgeted to contain the fiscal deficit at 3.3 per cent of GDP in the current fiscal, lower than 3.5 per cent in 2017-18.

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through PMMY during the year FY2017-18. The PMMY was launched on April 8, 2015. Under the scheme, banks are required to finance micro and small entrepreneurs for up to Rs 10 lakh. Loans can be granted under three categories - up to Rs 50,000 under ‘Shishu’; Rs 50,001-Rs 5 lakh under ‘Kishore’ and between Rs 5,00,001 and Rs 10 lakh under ‘Tarun’ category. In addition, RBI’s caution comes at a time when the country’s financial system in reeling under sevier stress due to the IL&FS crisis which continues to hurt banks with impairments, the most recent case being IndusInd Bank. On Januar y 9, IndusInd Bank in its latest quarterly earnings result statement without naming the IL&FS Group, said: “Advances granted to various companies and SPVs belonging to a Group in the

fiscal deficit in 2018-19 is likely to be Rs 39,900 crore. “Fiscal deficit in FY19 is estimated to be Rs 6.67 trillion as against the budgeted Rs 6.24 trillion [FY18 (revised estimate): Rs 5.92 trillion]. This translates into fiscal deficit/ GDP of 3.5 per cent for FY19 compared to the budgeted estimate of 3.3 per cent. This means that FY19 will be the third consecutive year in which fiscal deficit/ GDP will be 3.5 per cent,” it said. Crisil Chief Economist, D. K. Joshi, also pointed out that there is pressure on the fiscal deficit, even though there is some relief on the crude oil front. “If the revenue doesn’t match the expenditure, it would be a challenge to meet the fiscal deficit target,” Joshi said. The slowdown in revenue collection, moderation in factory output and tight liquidity situation are

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New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): Only 22 percent of the minority shareholders of IDBI Bank exercised their option of exiting the company in the open offer floated by Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), which is taking majority stake in the debt ridden stateowned bank, sources said. Bulk of the minority shareholders, however, continue to hold the shares of IDBI Bank indicating their faith in the new management, they said. Existing shareholders feel value of their shares going up substantially in the future following management takeover by LIC, the sources added. The open offer for 2,04,15,12,929 shares was made last month at a price of Rs 61.73 a share. LIC had already increased its holding beyond

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The pressure on government finances mainly arises from indirect taxes and the non-tax revenue side, particularly disinvestment. “As a result of revenue shortfalls from GST collections, lower excise duty and below target disinvestment receipts, we expect the Central Government fiscal deficit target to slip to about 3.4 per cent of GDP. “Increased expenditure on subsidies or income transfers to farmers would make achieving the budgeted fiscal deficit target even more challenging, particularly given these revenue constraints,” Moody’s Investors Service VicePresident, Sovereign Risk Group, William Foster, told PTI. Increased expenditure on farm loan waivers or other forms of subsidies would weigh further on government finances, he added. Experts also feel that deviation from the targeted number for the second consecutive year in a row may not go down well with the rating agencies. According to India Ratings and Research, the slippage in the Centre’s

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time scale a life-time peak of USD 426.028 billion for the week to April 13, 2018 in forex reserves. But since then, the forex kitty has been fluctuating and mostly sliding. In FY17, the RBI had bought USD 12.351 billion on a net basis. In the forward dollar market, the outstanding net forward sales at the end of November 2018 was USD 1.924 billion, compared to sale of USD 2.888 billion in October, show the RBI data. In the week to January 4, 2109, the forex kitty swelled by USD 2.68 billion to a tad over USD 396 billion, making the week the best in terms of accretion in the past 12 months period. Overall reserves had increased by USD 116.4 million to USD 393.404 billion in the previous reporting week. In the reporting week, foreign currency assets, a major component of overall reserves, rose USD 2.215 billion to USD 370.292 billion.

New Delhi, Jan 13 (Agencies): Meeting the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent of GDP for the current fiscal could be a challenge for the government, given the shortfall in GST collections, rising expenditure and slowing factory output, say experts. Moreover, some populist announcements by the government to woo voters ahead of general elections would make the task of achieving the fiscal deficit target even more daunting. Some experts have already projected that the fiscal deficit could rise to 3.5 per cent of GDP, more than the budget estimate of 3.3 per cent of GDP for the current fiscal. The government’s fiscal deficit touched 114.8 per cent of the full-year estimates at the end of November. The government had budgeted fiscal deficit of Rs 6.24 lakh crore, or 3.3 per cent of GDP, for FY19. Fiscal deficit for AprilNovember stood at Rs 7.16 lakh crore, or 114.8 per cent of the target. It is slightly more than the 112 per cent recorded in the same period last fiscal.

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Normally, the central bank sells dollars to contain rupee volatility as it does not officially set a price level for the rupee, which is only partly fully floating as the country does not allow full capital account convertibility. In first five months of this fiscal year, the central bank has sold a whopping USD 34 billion as the rupee was on a roller-coaster, plumbing a low of 74 to the American unit. Between April and November 2108, the central bank has net sold USD 26.51 billion of dollars in the spot market. This compares with a net purchase of USD 18.017 billion made in the same period in 2017. The RBI has, so far, remained a net-seller of the US currency in the current fiscal. In FY18, the apex bank had net purchased USD 33.689 billion from the spot market, taking its total dollar purchase to USD 52.068 billion, while selling USD 18.379 billion, this helped the country for the first

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): Industry chamber Ficci Sunday recommended the government to cut corporate tax rate across the board to 25 per cent irrespective of turnover in the forthcoming Budget to spur economic growth and increase overall tax collections. The chamber has also suggested revision in the tax slabs for the individual taxpayers with the top 30 per cent rate to be applied beyond Rs 20 lakh annual income. “Businesses today are faced with high tax cost leading to increased cost of production and resultant lower surplus for reinvestment and expansion. The basic corporate tax rate of 30 per cent coupled with dividend distribution tax rate of 20 per cent makes the effective tax cost for a company too high,” Ficci said in a statement. As part of its pre-Budget recommendations for 2019-20, it said with many key global economies going for significant rate cuts, there is a need for India to consider across-the-board rate cuts for businesses.

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New Delhi, Jan 13 (Agencies): The Reserve Bank remained a net seller of dollars in November 2018, as it sold USD 644 million of the greenback on a net basis in the spot market, according to the latest data from the Central bank. As against this, in November 2017, the Central bank had purchased USD 2.570 billion from the spot market and sold USD 1.706 billion, while in the reporting month, the monetary authority bought USD 3.127 billion from the spot market, and sold USD 3.771 billion, show the data. The rupee had a better run in the past fiscal, while it was one of the worst among its emerging market peers this fiscal year, which explains the reasons for the RBI intervention in the forex market. In October 2018 also, the RBI was a net seller of dollars, after it purchased USD 945 million and sold USD 8.149 billion of the US currency in the spot market.

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US govt shutdown breaks record; with no end in sight

A demonstrator holds a sign protesting the government shutdown at the James V. Hansen Federal Building on January 10, 2019 in Ogden, Utah.

WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Agencies): A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border entered its 22nd day on Saturday, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history, with no end in sight. Trump, holed up in the White House with Congress adjourned for the weekend, warned of a much lengthier impasse and blamed the Democrats. “They’re the ones that are holding it up,” he said during a telephone interview with Fox News on Saturday night. “It would take me 15 minutes to get

a deal done, and everybody can go back to work.” Democrats say Trump shut the government in a “temper tantrum” by refusing to sign bipartisan funding legislation last year that did not include money for his wall. The closure, which began on December 22, broke a decades-old record by a 1995-1996 shutdown under former President Bill Clinton that lasted 21 days. Federal workers affected missed their first paychecks on Friday, heightening concerns about mounting financial pressures on employees, including air traffic controllers and airport security officials who

continue to work without pay. Roughly 800,000 federal workers did not receive paychecks that would have gone out on Friday. Some have resorted to selling their possessions or posting appeals on online fundraising sites to help pay their bills. Miami International Airport said it will close one of its terminals early over the next several days due to a possible shortage of security screeners, who have been calling in sick at twice the normal rate. A union that represents thousands of air traffic controllers sued the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday, saying it had violated federal wage law by failing to pay workers. It is at least the third lawsuit filed by unions on behalf of unpaid workers. The head of the U.S. Secret Service, which is responsible for protecting Trump, has warned employees that financial stress can lead to depression and anxiety. “Keep an eye out for warning signs of trouble,” Director R.D. “Tex” Alles wrote in a memo seen by Reuters.

Haley, Ivanka in race for World Bank president’s Post: report

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WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Agencies): Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and US President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser Ivanka are among possible US candidates to replace outgoing World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, The Financial Times reported on Friday. According to AFP, Kim abruptly announced Monday he was cutting short his tenure as the bank’s president more than three years before his second term was due to end. In addition to Trump and Haley, who stepped

down as US Ambassador to the United Nations last month, other names being floated include Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs David Malpass and Mark Green, head of the US Agency for International Development, the newspaper reported. Ivanka Trump in 2017 was the driving force behind a $1 billion, Saudi-supported World Bank fund to promote entrepreneurship by women. The Treasury Department told AFP on Friday that it had no comment in potential candidates. The department has received a

“significant number of recommendations,” a spokesperson said. “We are beginning the internal review process for a US nominee. We look forward to working with the governors to select a new leader.” Under an unwritten agreement, the United States, which is the bank’s largest shareholder, has always chosen its leader since the institution was founded following World War II. But the success of a US candidate no longer appears completely assured. Kim was the first American nominee to face a contested election for the World Bank presidency in 2012 and the bank’s board has said its selection process will be “open, merit-based and transparent,” implying non-US candidates would not be ruled out. The World Bank Board said on Thursday it would start accepting nominations for a new leader early next month and name a replacement for Kim by mid-April.

Brexit: Theresa May warns of ‘catastrophic breach of trust’

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London, Jan 13 (IANS): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday warned that a failure to deliver Brexit would be “a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy”. Writing in the Sunday Express newspaper, May pleaded with lawmakers to back her Brexit deal in Tuesday’s vote, the BBC reported. Not doing so risks the UK leaving the European Union (EU) with no deal or Brexit not happening at all, she said. May said the House of Commons vote on her Brexit withdrawal deal would be the “biggest and most important decision that any MP of our generation will be asked to make”. The Prime Minister is widely expected to lose the vote on the withdrawal agreement she reached with

the EU, which some ministers have said will lead to Brexit “paralysis”. May said: “When you turned out to vote in the referendum, you did so because you wanted your voice to be heard. “Some of you put your trust in the political process for the first time in decades. We cannot - and must not - let you down. “Doing so would be a catastrophic and unforgivable breach of trust in our democracy. “So my message to Parliament this weekend is simple: It is time to forget the games and do what is right for our country,” May said. The UK is due to leave the EU on March 29 automatically, whether the deal is passed by British lawmakers or not. On Monday, the debate on the vote on May’s deal will resume for a fourth day. The vote had been scheduled to take place in December but was called off at the last minute by the Prime Minister, who was facing almost certain defeat. Last week the government was defeated twice in the House of Commons on Brexit votes. In the first, lawmakers backed an amendment aimed at making it more difficult to leave the EU without a deal.

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Saudi Arabia must hold Khashoggi killers ‘accountable’, says Pompeo DOHA, Jan 13 (Agencies): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday he will ask Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to ensure the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are held accountable for their crime. According to AFP, the top US diplomat, on an extensive Middle East tour, spoke ahead of a politically sensitive visit to Saudi Arabia, which has faced intense international scrutiny over Khashoggi’s murder inside its Istanbul consulate. “We will continue to have a conversation with the crown prince and the Saudis about ensuring the accountability is full and complete with respect to the unacceptable murder of Jamal Khashoggi,” Pompeo told reporters at a press conference in Qatar. “So, we’ll continue to talk about that and make sure we have all the facts so that they are held accountable, certainly by the Saudis but by the United States as well.” Pompeo is due to travel to Saudi Arabia later on Sunday as part of an eight-day trip to Amman, Cairo, Manama, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, Muscat, and finally Kuwait City. He was speaking to journalists

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in Doha after meeting his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani. He will meet the Qatari emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, before heading to Saudi Arabia. Khashoggi was killed on October 2 in a case which stunned the world and threatened a serious rift between Riyadh and Washington. The jour nalist was murdered and his corpse dismembered inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate. Evidence subsequently emerged that the killing was done by a team of Saudis sent from Riyadh and closely linked to the crown prince. Washington subsequently demanded a transparent investigation. Riyadh prosecutors have announced indictments

against 11 people, and are seeking the death penalty against five of them. But Prince Mohammed, whose right-hand aides were allegedly involved in the murder, was exonerated by prosecutors despite US intelligence reportedly having evidence that he was behind it. On a previous visit to Riyadh at the height of the Khashoggi affair, Pompeo’s broad smiles with the crown prince outraged some Americans. However, US President Donald President Trump has said Washington wants to preserve the alliance with the kingdom, although the US Senate has clearly blamed Prince Mohammed for the murder. Washington is eager for regional unity to gain widespread support its fight against Iran. Pompeo refused on Sunday to comment on reports that Washington had recently considered military action against Tehran. He also called on Qatar and other Gulf countries to end the worst political rift in the region for years, which has seen Doha diplomatically and economically isolated by neighbouring former allies for the past 19 months.

France sees 9th round of ‘yellow vest’ protests

Paris, Jan 13 (IANS): Thousands of demonstrators turned out across France for new “yellow vest” protests, with dozens of arrests and clashes in Paris and other cities. Police in the capital used water cannon and tear gas as scuffles broke out at the Arc de Triomphe on the ninth consecutive weekend of protests, the BBC reported on Sunday. Some 84,000 demonstrators were recorded nationwide, an increase compared with last week, official figures show. The nationwide protests were initially triggered by the rising price of fuel. They have since widened to include anger at the cost of living, with a wide-ranging list of other demands. Thousands of officers were deployed across Paris, which has previously seen street clashes and vandalism, to tackle the protesters, and parts of the city centre were blocked off by riot police. Some 8,000 demonstrators were on the streets - more than in the past two weekends, when authorities

than 6,000 people took to the streets. Nationwide, 244 people were arrested, of which 201 remained in custody, police said. Some 80,000 police officers were deployed nationwide to face the protesters. French President Emmanuel Macron had said that a national debate is due to kick off on January 15 in response to weeks of protests by the “gilets jaunes” (yellow vests). It will be held publicly in town halls across France and on the internet, and will focus on four themes: taxes, green French riot police take position in a cloud of tear gas during clashes with yellow energy, institutional reform vest protesters in Lyon, central France, Saturday. (AP/PTI) and citizenship.

counted just 3,500 people on January 5 and 800 on December 29, according to Interior Ministry figures. There were also thousands of protesters in the cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse in southern France as well as Strasbourg in the east and the central city of Bourges, the site of another major rally, where more

21 killed in coal mine accident in China Beijing, Jan 13 (agencies): Twenty-one people have been killed after a roof collapsed at a coalmine in northern China. A total of 87 people were working underground in the mine in Shaanxi province at the time of the accident on Saturday afternoon, the official news agency Xinhua reported. According to AFP, it

was initially reported that 19 miners had died and rescuers were searching for two remaining trapped miners. But the pair had been found dead on Sunday morning, Xinhua reported. Another 66 miners were safely evacuated from the mine. The cause of the accident at the site, run by Baiji Mining, is under investigation.

Death toll rises to 4 in Paris bakery blast Paris, Jan 13 (IANS): The death toll from the explosion at a bakery in Paris rose to four as a woman who was reported missing was found lifeless, a French media outlet reported on Sunday. France Info, a radio network, reported that the rescuers found the victim’s body buried under the rubble earlier on Sunday, reports Xinhua news agency. The death of the 28year-old woman, who lived in the exploded building, brought the death toll to four. Two firefighters and a Spanish tourist were confirmed dead on Saturday. A powerful explosion

caused by gas leak occurred on Saturday in a closed bakery on the Rue de Trevise in the 9th district of Paris, one of the French capital’s main shopping area. At least 47 people were wounded, of whom 10 were seriously hurt, according to data released by the Interior Ministry. The blast blew out the entire ground floor of the building, with storefronts blown out and windows shattered up to the fourth floor. Shop windows were smashed, and other buildings and parked vehicles nearby were also damaged by the force of the blast.

Deadly mining accidents are common in China, where the industry has a poor safety record despite efforts to improve coal production conditions and crack down on illegal mines. In December last year, seven miners were killed and three others injured in an accident at a coalmine in the country’s south west.

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Brit Awards: women dominate nominations

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ere’s to more women on these stages,” said Dua Lipa as she won best female at last year’s Brit Awards. “Here’s to more women winning awards, and more women taking over the world.” One year later, the music industry seems to have taken note, with female artists dominating the shortlist for 2019’s ceremony. Dua is up for four awards, including best single for One Kiss; tying with pop star Anne-Marie as the year’s most-nominated artist. And for only the second time in Brit Awards history, more women than men are up for the night’s biggest prize, album of the year. Former winner Florence + The Machine is joined by newcomers Jorja Smith and Anne-Marie in that category; with singer-

songwriter George Ezra and pop group The 1975 completing the shortlist. Ezra is undoubtedly the strongest contender: His feel-good second album, Staying At Tamara’s, was the biggest-selling new release of 2018, and the music industry will be keen to underline his arrival as one of Britain’s biggest talents. The 25-year-old is also up for best male and best single, for his summer anthem Shotgun. “It’s a bit nerve-wracking,” said the star on ITV’s nominations show The Brits Are Coming. “It feels like the World Cup of music.” Best male is one of the stranger categories this year, with a belated nomination for Sam Smith, who was snubbed at last year’s ceremony, and another for Peckham MC Giggs, who hasn’t released any new material since 2017. With the other nomi-

nations going to dance artist Aphex Twin and R&B star Craig David, the category is Ezra’s to lose. The shortlist for best female will be more hotly contested, with multiple nominees Jorja Smith, Anne-Marie, Jess Glynne and Florence + The Machine joined by Lily Allen, whose confessional, heartbreaking fourth album No Shame was one of 2018’s most surprising and welcome comebacks. Arctic Monkeys may have been overlooked in the best album category, but they will be firm favourites for best group; where they square off against last year’s winners Gorillaz, pop architects Years & Years, Matty Healy’s The 1975 and girl group Little Mix - who receive the ninth nomination of their career. “I don’t think people ever thought we’d last this long,” laughed singer Leigh-Anne Pinnock. The 2019 Brits Ceremony will take place on Wednesday, 20 February at London’s O2 Arena. Comedian Jack Whitehall returns as the host, after a successful try-out at last year’s ceremony. (BBC)

Robbie Williams’ neighbour claims star annoyed Jimmy Page

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neighbour of Robbie Williams and Jimmy Page has claimed the pop star blasted music by Led Zeppelin’s rivals and dressed up as frontman Robert Plant in a bid to annoy the band’s iconic guitarist. The two musicians have been at odds with each other since Williams submitted plans to add a basement gym and swimming pool to his home in west London five years ago. Page was concerned the work could damage his Grade I-listed mansion and has objected to planning proposals on several occasions. According to The Telegraph, a local resident called Johnny wrote to Kensington and Chelsea council to report Williams’ behaviour, after councillors had given him planning permission. “The committee may not have been aware that Robbie Williams has been playing loud ‘70s rock music on outside speakers when he views Jimmy Page outside his home,” the letter read.

“What’s been most annoying is that Mr Williams has played rock arch-rival bands Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple. He obviously knows this upsets Mr Jimmy Page.” It continued: “There have also been some reports that Robbie Williams has dressed up to imitate iconic Led Zeppelin frontman and lead singer Robert Plant.” A spokesperson for Williams told the paper the claims were “a complete fabrication and nonsense.” Last year, Williams apologised to Page for calling him “mentally ill”, having previously accused the rock icon of sitting in his car and recording workmen to test noise levels at the property. Meanwhile, the pop star is set to perform in London at next year’s British Summer Time Hyde Park. He will appear on July 14. More acts are expected to be added to the line-up soon. (NME)

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anveer Singh starrer “Simmba”, backed by Reliance Entertainment, Rohit Shetty Picturez and Dharma Productions, has become the biggest Bollywood box office earner for all three production houses by collecting Rs 350 crore globally in 16 days since its release. According to a statement from Reliance Entertainment, “Simmba” has entered the top 10 Bollywood films of all time in terms of net domestic box office Released on December 28, 2018, the film features Ranveer as a policeman. With “Simmba”, Rohit Shetty now holds a record of having eight consecutive films to enter the

Rs 100 crore net domestic box office club. Shetty, who is happy the film is “roaring globally”, feels the success not only belongs to him but also to fans and the fraternity as a whole. “It feels incredible to see the excitement and fabulous response of the audience for ‘Simmba’ in cinema halls everywhere. I am very happy with the appreciation the film is garnering,” he said. Shibasish Sarkar, Reliance Entertainment, commented: “’Simmba’ has received great love from critics and audiences alike, globally. We are grateful to our partners, Rohit and Karan Johar, and new ‘superstar’ Ranveer Singh, for creating a hugely enter-

taining film that has delivered great joy to audiences through the holiday season and beyond.” K a r a n Jo h a r s a i d Dharma Productions is proud and ecstatic with “Simmba”. “Rohit Shetty is a mainstream maverick and this has been one of our best associations and looking forward to many more with him and his team. ‘Simmba’ marks the beginning of a solid professional bond between Rohit and me! Personally, he is one of the best guys in the business and a true friend,” he said. The film also stars Sara Ali Khan, Sonu Sood, Siddharth Jadhav, Ashutosh Rana and Ajay Devgn. (IANS)

Lady Gaga, Jolie warring over Cleopatra role

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ctresses Lady Gaga and Angelina Jolie are in a battle to land a chance to play Cleopatra in a mega-budget film reboot. Oscar-winning Angelina, 43, has been in on-off talks for months with studio bosses at Sony over playing the part, which was essayed by Elizabeth Taylor in a 1963 film version. But Gaga, 32, is now also in the running following the success of “A Star Is Born”, her big screen debut as a leading lady. A senior production source at Sony told The Daily Star: “Cleopatra was known as the Queen of the Nile, and Elizabeth Taylor firmly established herself as Hollywood’s queen in the 1963 film version. “There’s every reason to think that

whoever gets to play her this time round is going to enjoy an equally lofty perch in the motion picture industry.” The movie won four Academy Awards and sparked controversy over Taylor’s on-set affair with co-star Richard Burton. They later wed and divorced twice. It was billed at the time as an “epic historical drama”, but Sony’s new Cleopatra is being touted by producers as a “dirty, bloody political thriller told from a feminist perspective”. The source said it could be so close between Jolie and Gaga that “both of them will have to audition - a pretty rare ask of an A-list star”, according to dailystar.co.uk. (IANS)

‘ABCD-i’ to dominate 25th Wedding Anniversary technology space Mr. T. Alak Salong & Mrs. S. Asangla Aier in 2019: Report

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AG Church Wokha Town Pastors and Deacon Board Members Installed

Rev. Tusaya Kath anointing the newly installed Pastors and Deacon Board Members. AG Church Wokha Town conducted an Installation Programme for incoming Pastors and Deacon Board Members on January 6, 2019. The incoming Pastors included Pastor Lijamo Kikon, Associate Pastor Nzamo Ngullie and Women Pastor Incharge Naro Ngullie and three (3) new Members of the Deacon Board. The Installation Programme was conducted by Rev. Tusaya Kath, Superintendent, NDCAG under AGEI. He also delivered the message during the Installation Programme. The Installation Programme was chaired by Rev. Zuchamo Shitiri, Presbyter, Wokha Section while Rev. T. Ngullie, NDCAG and Wokha Section Member pronounced benediction. Installation Programme Committee, AG Church Wokha Town. WC-16

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he ABCD-i (AI, Blockchain, Cloud, Data Analytics and IoT) will dominate the world of technology in 2019, gaining more maturity in the next two-three years with several enterprises rolling out their deployments, a new report said on Saturday. According to the “Technology Trends Dossier 2019” from CyberMedia Research (CMR), while these technologies overshadowed traditional IT, they did not gain widespread deployment because many of them are still evolving. “At CMR, We have taken a comprehensive and sweeping view of the transformative technologies that will shape the way enterprises operate in the next 2-3 years and specifically in 2019,” said Thomas George, Senior Vice President and Head, CMR. In 2019, the most dominant theme would be one of technology continuity and technology maturity. “As technological innovations continue to outpace enterprise readiness, the role of CIOs becomes more pivotal in mapping and enabling enterprise vision and action in chartering their technological roadmap ahead,” noted Prabhu Ram, Head-Industry Intelligence Group, CMR. (IANS)

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by many as the greatest of all time, was an unknown quantity in Melbourne after sitting out the end of the 2018 season following the US Open blow-up. “I haven’t seen her play a match, so I don’t really know,” Wozniacki responded when quizzed about the American’s form. The Danish third seed preferred to concentrate on her own prospects, dismissing concerns health problems were affecting her game. She achieved a career milestone last year to claim her maiden Grand Slam at Melbourne Park, but also revealed she was suffering the debilitating auto-immune condition rheumatoid arthritis. But the 28-year-old insisted she was managing her illness and was relishing the prospect of defend-

ing her crown. “All I can say is that I feel good. I feel like I’m hitting the ball well,” she said. Woz n i a c k i ’s va n quished opponent in last year’s final, Simona Halep, arrives in Australia with the world number one ranking and her confidence overflowing after winning the French Open. The Romanian said she was untroubled by the back injury that curtailed her 2018 season and was mentally stronger as a result of last year’s loss in the decider. “I didn’t want to think that much about that match because it was really painful to lose it, but I learned some things from that match,” she said. “Now I know how to manage better if that happens again.” Second-ranked An-

gelique Kerber has already indicated her priority for 2019 will be the French Open, the only Slam to elude the 30-year-old German in her career. Osaka is the leading contender among the younger generation of players, warming up for Melbourne by making the semi-finals of the Brisbane International. While the 21-year-old has appeared level-headed since her breakthrough at Flushing Meadows, she said she was still getting used to the spotlight. “For me one of my biggest goals is to be more mature, like to mature as a person,” the fourth seed said. “I feel like in a way I am, but in other parts I’m very, like, three years old mentality, you know? I feel like just levelling that out is one of my biggest goals I had during the offseason.” Local hopes will rest on Ashleigh Barty after the 22-year-old Queenslander went on a sevenmatch winning streak before losing the final of the Sydney International to Czech Petra Kvitova on Saturday. Maria Sharapova has failed to impress since returning from a doping ban and, now ranked 30, is looking some way from the player who won five Grand Slams. Two-time major champion and former number one Garbine Muguruza was another who had an injury-blighted 2018 which saw her drop out of the top 10.

Rajasthan Royals rope in Upton as coach Mumbai, Jan 13 (IANS): Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Rajasthan Royals have roped in experienced coach Paddy Upton for the forthcoming season of the lucrative Twenty20 tournament. “Upton has outstanding credentials and has been closely associated with Rajasthan Royals in the past. He was the Head Coach for four years, wherein the Royals made it to the semi-finals in the 2013 edition, sensationally pushing its way forward from the bottom of the heap, and also reached the finals of the Champions League (2013),” the Royals said in a statement on Sunday. “The Royals won 13 straight home matches under him, a feat that

stands the test of time in the IPL.” The South African has guided and mentored several teams in the IPL, Australia’s Big Bash League and in the Pakistan Super League. He guided Sydney Thunder to the Big Bash League title in 2016. His biggest achievement came as a mental conditioning coach with the Indian team, when he combined with head coach and compatriot Gary Kirsten to guide India to the 2011 ODI World Cup title and the World No.1 rank in ICC Test rankings. “The experience and knowledge that he brings to the table is unparalleled. As coach, mentor and scientific trainer, Paddy Upton is well versed with the rigours

of modern day sport. We are thrilled to have him back in our team and can’t wait to put on our pads

Vijay Shankar to replace Hardik Pandya New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI): Tamil Nadu allrounder Vijay Shankar will replace suspended Hardik Pandya for India’s ongoing ODI series in Australia while rookie Punjab opener Shubman Gill will be joining the national team during the limited over series in New Zealand. “Initially, the selectors had picked Mayank Agarwal for K L Rahul and Vijay Shankar for Pandya but it has been learnt that Agarwal is nursing a niggle. “That is why the team management has asked for only one replacement in Australia and that is Shankar. And Gill is being rewarded for his good show in Ranji Trophy and A-tours,” a source close to the selection committee told PTI. Pandya and Rahul have been suspended pending an inquiry into their sexist comments on a TV show, ruling them out of the three-match ODI series against Australia. They have already return home from Australia as the BCCI suspended them Friday for their outrage-evoking comments on women, hours after the duo’s on-field leader Virat Kohli expressed his disapproval. The 27-year-old Shankar is a middle-order batsman from Tamil Nadu who can also bowl medium pace. He has played in five T20s.

PSG go 13 points clear in Ligue 1

PSG’s Cavani and Kylian Mbappe celebrate after scoring a goal.

Paris, Jan 13 (Agencies): Kylian Mbappe struck his French leagueleading 14th goal as Paris Saint-Germain won at Amiens 3-0 on Saturday. The 20-year-old Mbappe has 14 goals in only 13 games, compared to 13 in 27 matches last season for PSG. France’s World Cup star is well on course to eclipse his best tally of 15 in 2017, when he was a rising star of world soccer and won the title with Monaco. The win moved PSG 13 points clear of secondplace Lille, having played two games less. Edinson Cavani put PSG ahead from the penalty spot after 57 minutes and, after Mbappe struck in the 70th, center half Marquinhos completed the scoring in the 79th. It was a return to winning ways after the hu-

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LT. SIECHALIE PHIRA It’s been a year since you’ve left us for your heavenly abode, yet your divine sense of humor still make merry the cheerless ones.

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Born on 10.04.1926 Died on 06.01.2019 Through this column, we the bereaved family members of Late. R.P Sowa Nokdir, Ex-Pastor (Molungkimong) express our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who shared our grief and stood by us spiritually, physically and financially during the short demise of our father. Your support and words of encouragement has eased our pain. Though each individual and group deserve a mention, we would like to name in particular the Molungkimong Baptist Church and the Molungkimong Student’s Union for their inexpressible support. Since, we cannot thank each of you personally, may this acknowledgement be the humblest expression of our indebtedness towards your kindness. And it is our unceasing prayer that God Almighty will bless each one of you abundantly. Loving, Daughters, son, grandchildren & relatives.

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miliating home defeat to struggler Guingamp in the League Cup on Wednesday. Amiens almost caught PSG with a perfect suckerpunch seconds before halftime, when a PSG free kick was cleared and Colombian Stiven Mendoza sprinted down the field before crossing into the penalty area. The ball fell to midfielder Eddy Gnahore, whose shot was kicked away by goalkeeper Alphonse Areola. It was a reprieve for PSG, which was missing Brazil star Neymar. He was rested by coach Thomas Tuchel after taking a minor knock to his knee against Guingamp. “There was a clash of knees and he felt some pain in the knee. He wasn’t free in his movements,” Tuchel said after the Amiens game. “It was too risky (to play him). It’s more important

he’s not injured so he can be with us in Doha.” Qatar-owned PSG is flying to Doha on Sunday for a four-day training camp. Amiens looked in control until midfielder Alexis Blin slid to block a shot from Angel Di Maria with his arm. In the absence of Neymar, Cavani took the penalty and converted it confidently for his 11th league goal. Midway through the second half, Amiens went down to 10 men when left back Khaled Adenon was sent off for a second yellow card after pulling back Mbappe. M o m e n t s l a t e r, Mbappe swept in a fine cross from Cavani following a counterattack quickly launched by midfielder Julian Draxler, who dribbled his way into the area to set up Marquinhos.

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Serena shooting for Slam history

Melbourne, Jan 13 (Agencies): Serena Williams has adopted a low profile ahead of the Australian Open, but rival players admit the American’s shadow looms large in Melbourne as she eyes a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam crown. Williams won her 23rd title and seventh at Melbour ne Park while eight weeks pregnant two years ago, and now attempts to match Margaret Court’s mark of 24 singles majors on the Australian’s home soil. The 37-year-old’s last outing on tour was her meltdown in losing the US Open final to Naomi Osaka in September and she enters the season-opening Slam as the 16th seed. Yet she has proved in the past that such numbers mean little to her and Osaka said most in the locker room believed the veteran remains the one to beat in Melbourne. “I’m pretty sure (that’s the case),” said the Japanese star. “But there’s a group of players that I think everyone thinks is very difficult to play against, especially in Grand Slams,” Osaka added. Serena’s 2017 triumph Down Under gave her the outright Open-era record for singles majors ahead of Steffi Graf ’s 22, leaving only Court’s tally of 24 titles -- 13 of which were earned in the amateur era before 1968 -- for her to chase. Defending champion Caroline Wozniacki admitted Serena, already hailed

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Chelsea beat Newcastle; tighten grip on fourth

LO N D O N, Ja n 1 3 (Agencies): Chelsea strengthened their bid for a top-four finish in the Premier League after Willian’s second-half strike handed the Blues a 2-1 win over Newcastle at Stamford Bridge. Following Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to West Ham earlier in the day, Maurizio Sarri’s side had the opportunity to open a six-point gap over the Gunners in fifth and they made the perfect start through Pedro’s early strike (9). Newcastle responded before half-time thanks to Ciaran Clark’s powerful header (40) but Willian’s curling effort (57) secured Chelsea all three points. The win sees Chelsea move to within a point of third-placed Tottenham while defeat leaves Newcastle in the relegation zone. Chelsea were without a goal in their previous two home games in the league, but they put that barren spell in front of goal behind them when Pedro latched

Newcastle United’s Ayoze Perez tries to score past Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta during their EPL match at Stamford Bridge stadium in London on Saturday. (AP/PTI)

onto David Luiz’s inchperfect through ball before lofting the ball over Martin Dubravka and into the back of the net. It was the perfect start for Chelsea, who continued to dominate possession, but Sarri’s side never really

pushed on from taking an early lead. It allowed Newcastle to grow into the game and Ayoze Perez should have done better after latching onto Salomon Rondon’s flick-on, but the Spanish forward sliced his shot wide

of the upright with only Kepa Arrizabalaga to beat. Newcastle were finishing the stronger of the two sides and they eventually got their reward, Clark beating Luiz in the air to head Matt Ritchie’s corner past Arrizabalaga and into the bottom

corner. Chelsea came close to restoring their advantage immediately from the restart, but with Newcastle’s defence sleeping, Willian passed wide following Jorginho’s through ball. Pedro then passed up two chances early in the second half, before Hazard, who had been quiet, burst into life to create Chelsea’s second. The Belgium international drove at the heart of the Newcastle defence before laying the ball off to Willian, who checked inside from the left side of the area to curl the ball beyond the dive of Dubravka and inside the far post. Willian then had an opportunity to wrap up all three points after latching onto another excellent through ball from Luiz. He lifted the ball over Dubravka but the ball looked to be heading wide before Jamaal Lascelles turned the ball behind. Despite their slender advantage, Chelsea brought on Callum HudsonOdoi for Pedro with 10 minutes remaining and soon after a chorus of “we want

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you to stay” was heard from the home fans, who were soon celebrating a 14th win of the season.

Liverpool beat Brighton 1-0

Mo Salah scored the only goal of the game as Liverpool beat Brighton and Hove Albion 1-0 at the Amex Stadium on Saturday. Brighton sat back and looked to frustrate Liverpool and did just that in the first half. Roberto Firmino missed a great chance and Xherdan Shaqiri came close with a header but neither goalkeeper had to make a save before the break. The Reds came out for the second 45 with a point to prove though and Salah soon won a penalty after bamboozling Pascal Gross with some clever footwork. He dusted himself off to score the spotkick himself. The home side struggled to create any clear chances and it ended up being a fairly routine win for Jurgen Klopp’s team, who again had Fabinho playing in central defence.

Gonzalo Higuain

Milan, Jan 13 (Agencies): AC Milan head coach Gennaro Gattuso has confirmed Chelsea target Gonzalo Higuain wants to leave the club. Higuain joined Milan on a season-long loan from Juventus in July with an option to make the deal permanent, but he has struggled to settle at the San Siro, scoring eight goals in all competitions. “When a player makes up his mind it becomes hard to convince them otherwise,” said Gattuso of Higuain. “I have a relationship with him that features great honesty, we say things to one another’s face. At the moment, he’s our player and

we’re holding on tightly to him. I don’t know what will happen.” The Argentina international reportedly wants to join his former Napoli coach Maurizio Sarri at Chelsea. Higuain had his most successful season under Sarri, breaking the Serie A goalscoring record with 36 goals in the 2015/16 campaign. “I’ve talked to him a great deal but it’s hard to give advice because the career of a player only lasts 13-14 years,” continued Gattuso. “It’s his mind, not mine. The most important thing is to talk as men, look each other in the eyes and speak the truth.”

Juventus beat Bologna in Coppa Italia

Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo challenges for the ball with Bologna’s Arturo Calabresi during a round of 16 Italian Cup soccer match. (AP/PTI)

Milan, Jan 13 (Agencies): Juventus took the first step towards a record fifth consecutive Coppa Italia triumph with a 2-0 win over Bologna on Saturday. Goals from Federico Bernardeschi and Moise Kean either side of the break gave Juve a comfortable win as coach Massimiliano Allegri left Cristiano Ronaldo and Paulo Dybala on the bench. The Turin club have won the league and cup double in Italy for the last four years and are aiming to become the first team from Europes top five leagues to win five national cup titles in a row, although Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain are chasing the same objective this season.

Bernardeschi profited from an error by Bologna goalkeeper Angelo da Costa to sweep the ball into an unguarded net after nine minutes, before teenage striker Kean pounced on a loose ball to score his second Juventus goal early in the second half. Juventus progressed to the quarter-finals for the 12th year in a row, a tournament record. Juve’s victory ensured the defending champions will join AC Milan and Lazio in the quarter-finals. Earlier on Saturday, AC Milan secured passage to the next round with a 2-0 extra-time win over Sampdoria. Victory came courtesy of two volleyed goals from substitute Patrick Cutrone.

Lazio will join them thanks to a 4-1 win over third-division Novara in Rome. Cagliari or Atalanta will face Juventus in the quarter-finals at the end of January, while Milan set up a clash with Napoli or Sassuolo.

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