January 17, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 40

DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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SC asks top telecom firms to pay Rs.1.47 L crore by Jan 27

NEW DELHI, JAN 16 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed review petitions of top telecom firms including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking review of its earlier order asking them to pay Rs 1.47 lakh crore in past statutory dues by January 23 saying it did not find any “justifiable reason” to entertain them.

The apex court had on October 24 ruled that the statutory dues need to be calculated by including nontelecom revenues in what is known as adjusted gross revenues (AGR) of telcos.

A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra, S A Nazeer and M R Shah in-chamber hearing did not find merit in the review plea and dismissed it.

The telecom companies had sought an open court hearing on their review petition but the Supreme Court decided to stick to its convention of doing an in-chamber hearing.

“Applications for hearing in open Court/oral hearing are rejected. Having perused the Review Petitions

and the connected papers with meticulous care, we do not find any justifiable reason to entertain the review petitions. The Review Petitions are, accordingly, dismissed,” the bench said.

The apex court had on October 24 last year upheld the AGR definition formulated by the DoT and termed as “frivolous” the nature of objections raised by telecom service providers.

Bharti Airtel, in its plea, had sought review of the directions on aspects of levy of interest, penalty and interest on penalty relating to AGR. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had told Parliament in November that Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and other telecom companies owe the government as much as Rs 1.47 lakh crore in past statutory dues.

He had added that there is no proposal at present to waive interest and penalties on such dues.

In replies to separate questions in the Lok Sabha, Prasad had said telecom

companies owe the government Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee, and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding spectrum usage charges.

In an affidavit filed earlier in the top court, the DoT said Airtel owed Rs 21,682.13 crore as licence fee to the government and dues from Vodafone totalled Rs 19,823.71 crore, while Reliance Communications owed Rs 16,456.47 crore.

BSNL owed Rs 2,098.72 crore, and MTNL Rs 2,537.48 crore.

Holding that interest and penalty have rightly been levied on the telecom companies, the apex court had made it clear that there would be no further litigation on the issue and it would fix a time-frame for calculation and payment of dues by the telecom companies.

Meanwhile, Telecom industry association COAI said the review dismissal by the Supreme Court was like the last straw on the back of the financially stressed sector.

Pulse polio immunization drive on Jan 19 DIMAPUR, JAN 16 (NPN): Along with the rest of the country, Nagaland would launch Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization programme on January 19, 2020 (Sunday). In a press release, state immunization officer, directorate of health & family welfare (H&FW), Dr.Ritu Thurr, said that the department was all geared up to administer Polio drops to all eligible children from 0-5 years throughout the state in 2274 polio booths to be manned by 9096 health personnel and 441 supervisors along with vaccines and other logistics. Dr.Thurr said special focus would be given to migrant population with an aim to prevent importation of Polio cases.

Meanwhile, the department has appealed to all sections of the society, agencies (government and non government including the security forces and police), organizations, churches and community leaders and especially parents of children below 5 years of age to come forward and ensure that all eligible children receive the “Two Drops of Life” (Polio Drops) on Jan 19, 2020.

Narrow escape as IndiGo jet A-320 engine stalls New Delhi: Jan 16 (AGENCIES): One hundred and seventy six passengers, including three infants, were aboard IndiGO flight 6E-6129, a flight between Pune and Jaipur, when the pilot declared a full emergency because of an engine stall after which, the plane was diverted to Mumbai.

According to reports, the incident was the latest engine-related incident to plague IndiGo, India’s largest, and 21st such case since 2018.

GoAir, which also operates the same engine on its substantially smaller fleet of A-320 NEOs, also has had three such engine failures.

Thursday’s incident comes just days after India’s aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), gave the airline an extension till May 31,2020 to replace or modify all problematic engines across its fleet of Airbus A-320 and A-321 NEO aircraft.

At the beginning of this month, IndiGo operated 106 such aircraft.

Though the process of modifying or replacing all problematic engines is on, it is understood that IndiGo

continues to operate dozens of flights with at least one unmodified engine.

The engine, which failed on today’s flight, was one such unit and is believed to have suffered damage to the third stage blades of its Low Pressure Turbine (LPT), a recurring problem across the fleet.

Despite repeated queries by media, IndiGo has refused to provide information on the number of A-320 NEO or A-321 NEO aircraft it presently operates with one unmodified engine.

I n N ove m b e r, t h e DGCA had war ned of catastrophic consequences if problematic third stage blades in the engines of A-320 NEOs being operated were not replaced. ‘’These conditions, if

not addressed, could result in uncontained release of the LPT 3rd stage blades, failure of one of more engines, loss of thrust control and loss of aircraft,” it had said.

Despite this, the regulator extended its own January 31,2020 deadline for the airline to modify all its engines.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has extended the deadline to IndiGo for replacement of older Pratt & Whitney engines onAirbus 320 (neos) with newer ones till May 31, 2020.

The DGCA has been worried at the prospect of dozens of IndiGo flights being grounded if the ban was enforced as per the original deadline, a move that would

have impacted innumerable passengers across the country.

It was learnt that one of the two engines on the Airbus A-320 NEO jetliner, which stalled this morning, also developed high vibrations while crossing an altitude of 36,000 feet.

The pilot reduced thrust (power) on the malfunctioning engine, bringing it to idle before landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

The damaged engine had flown a total of 3,373 hours and was last inspected on 9 December.

In a press release, IndiGo has said: ‘’During the flight, the pilot observed an engine vibration message and followed the laid [down] standard operating procedures. The flight landed in Mumbai. The aircraft is currently under inspection at Mumbai.’’

NEO stands for New Engine Option - Airbus, the manufacturer of the A-320 series aircraft, had offered options to airlines to fit aircraft being inducted with a new generation of engines which were 15 per cent more fuel efficient, more environmentally friendly and significantly quieter.

GoI should not backtrack on NGBF urges Ravi to Framework Agreement: NH settle Naga issue early DIMAPUR, JAN 16 (NPN): Naga Hoho said the inconclusive Naga peace process is a reflection of insincerity and lack of political will on the part of Government of India (GoI), which had committed to resolve the Naga political issue within a short period of time. NH president HK Zhimomi and general secretary K Elu Ndang, noted that there was no obstacle to signing the agreement as the government of India had decided not to retract and stick to its commitment and on agreed principles ever since the beginning of the political negotiations.

NH has demanded that New Delhi must not backtrack or misinterpret the Framework Agreement which must be the basis of solution or agreement. It asserted that all intricacies must be resolved on the basis of the agreement.

NH said it needs to be ensured that signing of the final agreement be inclusive of all Naga political groups so as to fulfil the desire of the people at large. It further observed that Naga people had entered into another new year without any sign of resolving the long-pending political impasse.

NH said it has been more than two decades of peace parleys which was pretty long enough and the Naga people were anxious to see a new dawn. It regretted that the October 31, 2019 announcement that the formal talks had concluded had not brought about any progress. NH also said it was unfortunate that Nagas were not united as some groups were demanding separate solution for Nagaland State, while others were trying to settle the issue for entire Nagas.

Fuel prices cut after slump in crude rates

Peren bodies issue 72-hour SKK urges NPSC deadline to sack 2 policemen to annul result

NEW DELHI, JAN 16 (IANS): After no change on Wednesday, the fuel prices dropped on Thursday as the price of petrol was cut by 15 paise and that of diesel by 14 paise across the country.

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NGBF delegation with Governor RN Ravi.

DIMAPUR, JAN 16 (NPN): A delegation of Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) met governor RN Ravi at police complex here on Thursday and reiterated its stand to support a peaceful resolution of the Naga political issue.

While deliberating of many issues, the federation urged the governor to settle Naga political issue on a top priority basis so that many other prevailing problems too could be resolved.

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DIMAPUR, JAN 16 (NPN): Several organisations in Peren district, have condemned the incident of blank firing incident at a busy market place in Peren town by two IRB personnel reportedly under the influence of liquor Thursday.

In a statement on behalf of the five organisations, Zeliangrong Mipui Organisation (ZMO) general secretary Aluile Hegui said that two IRB jawans identified as –Hav.Tohovi and Const. Kakuto indulged in drunken and unruly behaviour leading to firing in the busy market place around 1:30/2 pm endangering lives of the public.

The statement pointed out that police personnel were supposed to safeguard and protect lives of the public and not endanger them. The organisations- Ward Chair-

man Union Peren Town (N) chairman Tingbapeung Ndang; Peren Town Youth Organisation (N) president Nduzeu; ZMO (N) president Apeuna Iheilung; Peren Town Women Welfare Organisation (N) president Pelingrangle; Peren Town Gaonbura Union (N) and head GB Paurang Rangka, have served an ultimatum on police authorities to terminate services of two errant personnel within 72 hours. The organisations warned that in the event of the demand for termination of services was not fulfilled, they would take recourse to an agitation till the demand was met.

They also cautioned that if any untoward incident occurred during the period of agitation, the department involved would be held solely responsible.

preciated the neutrality and efforts of NGBF, besides the Initiative of the Church in Nagaland in tirelessly working for Naga people and their political future.

He also invited the federation members to attend the fourth edition of Kingdom Leaders Prayer Breakfast at Hotel Vivor in Kohima on February 8.

The governor shared his deep concern and care for the common people of Nagaland in areas of good governance, roads, health, education, etc.

of one candidate

DIMAPUR, JAN 16 (NPN): All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK) has urged the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) to nullify the result of a candidate bearing Roll no. 4567 in the recently declared NCS, NPS, NSS and Allied Service, 2918, under NPSC, dated December 19, 2919.

In a representation addressed to the NPSC chairman, SKK president Atokiho Sumi and assistant general secretary Benjamin Kinimi claimed that the particular candidate was neither an indigenous inhabitant of Kiphire nor did she belong to any Schedule Tribe of Nagaland.

However, SKK said that in the recent result declaration of NPSC Exam 2018, she was selected for (Cont’d on p-7)

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Poanglum & Tsüngkamneo festivals celebrated

H Khehovi speaking at the programme.

Participants from different villages at the traditional crossbow competition.

DIMAPUR: Advisor for Tourism, Art & Culture, H Khehovi graced the valedictory programme of Poanglum mini hornbill festival on January 14 at Tuensang as special guest.

A press release by media cell of the advisor stated that in his speech, Khehovi urged the young generation to promote and preserve their culture and tradition.

The advisor lamented that the present youth in pursuit of education are neglecting their culture and tradition, which he said is “a threat of losing their unique Naga identity”. He then ap-

the spirit of love and peace among the Naga society.

“Tribe guest” of the festival, Sumi Hoho president, Hekhushe Shikhu also lauded the Changs for preserving their rich culture and showcasing it through occasions such as the mini hornbill festival.

Advisor also graced the Tsüngkamneo festival as special guest and inaugurated the first Tsüngkamneo mini hornbill festival at Yimchunger heritage village, Mündün. He wished the Yimchungers a grand success for their first mini hornbill festival.

pealed the elders to inculcate the cultural values to their children.

Advisor also thanked and appreciated chief minister of Nagaland, Neiphiu Rio for conceptualizing the idea to celebrate Naga festivals in the form of hornbill and mini hornbill festival.

Khehovi said this initiative would continue to preserve “our rich tradition and cultures from foreign cultural invasion”.

Expressing concern over the “diminishing brotherhood” among the Nagas, the advisor urged the Chang community to spearhead

Meanwhile, day-two of Tsüngkamneo-cum-mini hornbill started with marathon from Thyiang village to Mundün Heritage village, flagged off by Bharat Laxman Markod, SP Tuensang on January 16.

According to DIPR report, hundreds of runners both old and young took part in the competition. The second session was marked with huge gathering with host T. Lankonsen Tsanglao ADC Shamator as host and Neiba Kronu, minister Planning & Co-Ordination & Land Revenue as special guest. Naiba wished every

citizen of Yimchungrü and also congratulated the YTC and Yimchungrü people for bringing fast development in the newly established Mundün Heritage village. He added that the village had great potential of attracting tourists, both local and foreign as the heritage side has beautiful landscapes. He also urged the gathering not to forget the hardworking qualities of forefathers and encouraged them to opt for coffee plantation which will generate handsome income.

Kekongchim president ENPO, Sarita Yadav, DC

Kiphire, Nungsanglemba Chang president CKS as tribal guest and Namri Nchang, advisor Water Resources Development also spoke at the programme.

Third session began with traditional tug-of-war and Lungtoker village was declared as champion, with Chessore and Kuthur villages taking the second and third. In traditional crossbow competition, Bedang village under Pungro subdivision won. Kuthur & Mudengkhung villages secured second and third. M. Ester chaired the programme in the second session.

CAN new library inaugurated in Kohima

The new library being jointly inaugurated by bishop of Kohima and others.

DIMAPUR: New library was inaugurated at Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN) complex, Kohima and blessed by Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, bishop of Kohima on January 13.

A press release from secretary to bishop of Kohima, Fr. Renthungo Vic-

tor stated that, the new library was jointly inaugurated by Dr. Neiviselie Simon Duvuchü, president CAN, Elias T Lotha, former CAN president, Rocus Chaise, first CAN president in the presence of priests and CAN executive members.

During the short in-

augural function, bishop James Thoppil, while invoking God’s Blessing upon the new library prayed that it may become a source of bringing people together in knowledge and truth.

He also congratulated the CAN for making the dream come true. Elias T Lotha highlighted that it was a

Illegal contraband ganja seized in Dimapur commissioner Excise Dimapur, S. Chanlei Angh, based on intelligence inputs, the Excise Narcotic Cell duty party signaled a suspicious Bolero bearing registration No. NL-07 C 2477 to stop for frisking.

However, the driver made a u-turn and tried to escape, but the duty party intercepted the vehicle after a chase and on searching the vehicle recovered 210 Kgs contraband ganja in rectangular block forms.

In this connection, one accused driver Nasu Rhi (29 years) S/o. Rhinyi Rhi of Pfutsero was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the NDPS Act 1985, and further investigation is on.

Excise Narcotic Cell duty party consisted of The arrested with illegal contraband ganja.

AIEs Kenzeu Lungalung, DIMAPUR: Narcotic Cell ganja on January 15 at head constable Tovika, and of the Excise department, Chumukedima Excise constables Alice, Amos, Tongang, Tokaho, Shikaho, Nagaland seized a total checkgate, Dimapur. of 210 Kgs of contraband According to deputy Pongyong and Mungnyu.

long felt dream realized by the CAN team. He congratulated the CAN team for successfully implementing the decision taken in the past.

He further reiterated that a library of faith will enable the people of different faith to learn and unlearn ideas and correct the wrong learning. Fr. Richard Fernandez gave the invocation.

Simon, CAN president in his welcome note thanked the Raja Ram Mohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture, India for funding the establishment of the library.

He recalled the generosity and thoughtfulness of the past office bearers to establish a library for the people. He acknowledged the tireless effort of his colleagues in executing the good workmanship.

Marcus Kasho, vice president CAN anchored the programme. CAN Library will be made accessible to knowledge seekers in the near future with an official notification from the CAN office.

CMO Kohima informs on IPPI DIMAPUR: Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kohima, Dr. Laso Lazar, has informed that first round of Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) targeting children (0-5 years) will begin on January 19.

In a press release, CMO Kohima informed that the first round of IPPI would cover 239 booths in Kohima district and that house to house activity would be undertaken on January 20-21.

In view of the IPPI activity, the CMO has urged all the chairmen of villages, colonies and wards, educational institutions, youth leaders, church leaders, woman organization, ASHAs & AWWs to mobilize the community for it. Mobile Transit team will be visiting transit point especially bus stand and taxi stand, informed the release.

ERO holds meeting with political parties in Zbto DIMAPUR: Electoral roll observer (ERO) for Tuensang district, commissioner and secretary Works & Housing, Rovilatuo Mor held a meeting with political parties and electoral officials at DC conference hall on January 15.

According to DIPR report, the ERO instructed the political parties and electoral officials to follow the guidelines of ECI and reminded on the appointment of BLAs for enrolling eligible voters in the field verification and also identify absent, shifted, dead and deleting through BLOs.

He pointed out the deviation as compared to the electoral roll with that of census, under enrolment in the age group of 18-19 and over enrolment in the higher group and urged the officials to rectify them. He further urged the political parties to extend full cooperation with the election machineries during revision to have error free electoral roll.

Later after the meeting the observer visited some polling stations under Tuensang district and checked the record of the BLOs and also held meeting with elders of villagers.

Advisor for Prison, Printing & Stationary, H. Haiying graced as chief guest at the 43rd general session-cum-sports fest of Nokhu Range Students Union (NRSU) under the theme, “transcending barriers” from January 4 to 9. (DIPR)

news in Brief NBSE informs: Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has informed that a meeting of all the centre superintendents of HSLC & HSSLC Examinations 2020 will be held on January 28, 11 a.m in the conference hall, NBSE. Admit cards of the examinations, statistics booklet and other materials will be given after the meeting. All the centre superintendents have been requested to attend the meeting without fail. TA/DA will be given as per the board’s norms.

DC Mon informs: CAN Youth will be conducting training on food processing in collaboration with district administration, Mon and KNSK, sponsored by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) from January 28 at Mon town for SC/ST women. Interested women and girls from Mon town can submit their name, address and contact number to office of DC, Mon or to president KNSK, B. Lomei 9436015179.

DC Peren informs: In view of the forthcoming Republic Day Celebration to be held on January 26, a mass social work will be conducted on January 23, 9 a.m onwards at DC Complex, New Peren Hq. DC Peren has requested all HoDs to inform their respective staff to bring the necessary equipments for the mass social work. He also reminded all the department and officials to complete their assignments as per the work distribution by 4 p.m on January 25.

CAGBU consultative meeting: Chumukedima Area GBs Union (CAGBU) has convened consultative meeting on January 18, 10:30 a.m at the residence of its general secretary, Pamong Phom near Central Jail, Diphupar Village. All officer bearers and executive members have been requested to attend the meeting.

DDADU informs drivers: Dimapur District Autorickshaw Drivers’ Union (DDADU) has informed

all auto drivers under the union to carry the union ID card and wear their uniform so as to prevent loss of articles, proxy driving etc. DADDU has warned that it would initiate strict action against erring drivers.

LMRSU consultative meeting: Lotha Middle Range Students’ Union (LMRSU) has convened an exclusive consultative meeting on January 22, 10 a.m at Sanis town community hall. All LMRSU executives, advisory board, senior LMRSU leaders, senior leaders of Lotha middle range under Lotha Students’ Union have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Lost and found: NSCN (I-M) UT-1 has informed that it has recovered one bike (Pulsar) black in colour, chassis No- MD2DHDH22SCE30139, engine No. DHGBSE25836. Rightful owner has been asked to collect the same within seven days from the UT-1 office, during office hours, by producing original documents.

NPF conveys condolence

DIMAPUR: President of the Naga People’s Front Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu along with party rank and file expressed sorrow at the demise of the sister in-law of T.R Zeliang, late Kaneile Rangkau, wife of late Rangtalak Rangkau from Referral Hospital, Dimapur after brief

illness on January 15.

In a condolence message, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu conveyed deepest and heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family and pray Almighty God to grant eternal peace to the departed soul.

National road safety week observed in Wokha organisers stated that, Chumthungo Humtsoe assistant road safety information inspector Wokha distributed banners and pamphlets at Wokha Police point junction to all vehicles commuters and pedestrians at the earlier hour. A short programme for road safety and awareness was also conducted at ANTA Wokha unit office with Pickup Union and ANTA Wokha unit.

Chumthungo Humtsoe as the resource person informed the participants to follow traffic rules and restrain from using mobile phone while driving as well as to avoid drinking alcohol. He cautioned that most of the accidents occurred in connection to huChumthungo Humtsoe, assistant road safety information inspector Wokha delivering man carelessness and neglispeech at the seminar programme. gence. He further highlightDIMAPUR: Motor Ve- al road safety week from through youth power” on ed on the new 2019 motor hicle department Wokha January 11 to 17, under Thursday. vehicle acts related to fine observed the 31st Nation- the theme “bring change A press release the and penalties.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE NAGALAND : KOHIMA

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20-35 qtl/ha Seed Size Medium sized (25-75 mm or 25-75 g)

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3 Colocassia The summer crop is sown in February- March N.B: For further information download Nagaland Local plant app from Google play store.

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120-125 kg/ha About 1200 kg of planting materials are required to plant/ha.

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WEATHER FORECAST January 17

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

29 14

Aizawl

Nice with plenty of sunshine

Guwahati Hazy sunshine Imphal

Nice with plenty of sunshine

24 8 26 14 24 6

Itanagar Hazy sunshine

23 13

Shillong Hazy sunshine

18 7

Kohima

Brilliant sunshine

19 7

Dimapur Delight with plenty of sunshine 24 12 Mkg

Sunny and pleasant

Tuensang Sunny, but cooler Wokha

21 8 13 5

Mostly sunny and not as warm 18 12

Zunheboto Sunny and cooler

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Guest of honour, G. Kaito Aye (fifth from right), Dr. Longri and other dignitaries before the start of the programme on Thursday. (NP)

Correspondent Mokokchung, JAN 16 (NPN): The 68th general conference of the Ao Students’ Conference (AKM) is underway here at Khar village, some 34 kms away from Mokokchung.

The inaugural session of the conference was held today where G. Kaito Aye, minister Agriculture and Co-operation graced the conference as the guest of honour. Addressing the gathering, the minister called upon the students who were the leaders of tomorrow to stand and raise their voice in unison for a better Nagaland.

He added that Na-

galand was at a crucial stage where all sections of the state needed to come together, leaving aside petty differences. He further called upon the Ao students in particular to take the lead by retrospection of the past glories and also all Naga students to take the lead in bringing unity amongst the Nagas. He emphasized that Nagas at this juncture needed more unity than ever before.

Earlier in the prog r a m m e, e x h o r t a t i o n speeches were delivered by Chubawati, president Ao Senden and Metsubo Jamir, minister Rural Development.

Meanwhile Imkongwati, president AKM delivered the

Patton donates vehicle to LHD

Y. Patton, deputy CM along with other dignitaries and LHD officials.

DIMAPUR: Y Patton, deputy chief minister of Nagaland had donated a brand new vehicle Bolero to the Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) at the Lotha Hoho Ki, Dimapur during the LHD change of guard ceremony on January 16.

A press release from

deputy CM media cell stated that, vehicle was blessed by Holy Cross Church Dimapur parish priest Rev. Father Thomas PS and handed over to the outgoing Lotha Hoho Dimapur chairman Etsungmomo Kikon and the incumbent chairman

Y.L Jami.

Among those present were officials of LEED, Lothas GBs and host of public leaders.

Deputy CM had on January 11 assured to donate a vehicle to LHD during the Lotha Hoho Dimapur general meeting.

presidential address while Ninoto Awomi, president NSF shared greetings.

Special songs were also presented by the conference choir and Nungshienla Longkumer. The program also witnessed the presentation of AKM Educational Promotional Award.

Later in the afternoon, the workshop session was held under the topic “What ails Ao entrepreneurs and what needs to be done”.

The speakers for the workshop session were prof. B. Kilangla Jamir, dean RDC, Nagaland University, Tsukti Longkumer, president MCCI and Imtisunep Logcnahr, director ILANDLO.

Meeting held for R-Day celebrations in Kohima DIMAPUR: Meeting to chalk out work distribution and other arrangements in regard to the ensuing Republic Day celebrations on January 26 was held at DC’s conference hall, Kohima, New Secretariat Plaza, Kohima on January 13, chaired

by ADC Kohima, Lithrongla Tongpi Rutsa.

According to DIPR report, the meeting reviewed the last state level meeting minutes held on December 12, 2019 and confirmed the participation of various departments/organisations and NGOs assigned with different works during the celebration of Republic Day. Departments/organisations and NGOs who could not give their confirmation in the meeting have been asked to do so within a day or two for onward submission to the government. Parade rehearsal from January 17 from 7 a.m onwards.

SSS Zunheboto undertakes educational trip

Students with proprietor and teachers during the educational trip.

DIMAPUR: Step by Step School (SSS) Zunheboto as part of their educational trip visited Tizu valley biodiversity and livelihood network Zunheboto, community conserved area (CCA) led by principal/ proprietor.

A press release from SSS Zunheboto stated that, proprietor of the school Jekugha Assumi informed K Y M C

that objectives of the trip was to let the students practically learn the meaning of conservation and also experience the first hand knowledge of conservation through a model village like Sukhai.

He further added that it was to let the students not only learn about conservation but also to emulate in their own villages in their

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own capacity.

Chairman of CCA Ivan Zhimomi highlighted the activities that were being done under his leadership.

He shared how the village’s economy was slowly growing through homestays for tourists. He also informed about the traditional practices of Sukhai and neighbouring

villages.

He further informed that the TVBLN have discovered and recorded numbers of endemic bird and butterflies species and added that it was the second place where highest numbers of bird species are found in the world.

A total number of 21 students, 3 teachers went for the trip.

State level orientation for SRGs DIMAPUR: Two-day state level orientation training for state resource group (SRG) on “incremental learning approach” (ILA), conducted by department of Social Welfare with the support from state project management unit (SPMU) of Poshan Abhiyaan, Nagaland was held at Hotel Japfu, Kohima from January 9 to 10.

A press release from SPMU team Poshan Abhiyaan, Nagaland, stated that, master trainers included two members from CARE India.

The training imparted was focused on “identification and referral of sick newborns”, “preventing illness to avert malnutrition and death” and “prevention of anemia in girls and adolescents”. Members of the state program management unit (SPMU) of Poshan Abhiyaan also attended the training.

Orientation was attended by members representing all districts in Nagaland, CDPOs and representative supervisors from each district along with 3 Swasth Bharat Preraks.

The session concluded with revisiting on how to use and handle the training materials and modules, planning exercise for district resource group (DRG) training, post-test, feedback and overall consolidation.

DC Longleng expresses concern over absenteeism

M. Shayung Phom, DC Longleng handing over cash to MS of DHL. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Deputy commissioner (DC) Longleng, M. Shayung Phom expressed “serious concern” over absence of members in the district planning & development board (DPDB) meeting held on January 15 at the Conference Hall of DC Longleng.

According to DIPR report, the DC expressed “serious concern for absences of members in the meeting without proper leave”.

He reiterated that no members should send their representatives unless the officer was engaged with

other official duty and the same should be reported to the authority.

DC also gave away Rs. 1.50 lakh cash to the medical superintendent of District Hospital Longleng (DHL), which was contributed by the officers to assist the poorest of the poor patients in the district.

Phom thanked the government officers and departments for their donation and cooperation extended towards the hospital to help the poor patients.

He asked the hospital authority to judiciously uti-

lize it to meet the expenses of the poor patients, who could not afford to buy medicines and other medical expenses.

DC also asked the officers to participate in the 1st Inter Longleng District Badminton Open Championship organized by the LDBA. The board also discussed traffic congestion and formation of Officers Club of Longleng. Later, work distribute for Republic Day celebration was also conducted by the members.

Piglets distributed at Toulazou village

Beneficiaries with 173 Bn. CRPF personnel and others.

DIMAPUR: 173 Bn CRPF under the under the aegis of IGP Manipur and Nagaland sector carried out distribution of piglets under civic action programme, 2019-20 at Toulazou village, Dimapur on January 16.

According to 173 Bn.

STC inaugurated at Mhainamtsi village DIMAPUR: St. Thomas Church at Mhainamtsi village was blessed by Bishop of Kohima Diocese, Rev. Dr. James Thoppil and inaugurated by OFS, Rev. Dn. Sherman Keuk on January 14, in presence of priests, sisters, church leaders, well wishers and Catholic community of St. Xavier Parish, Jalukie.

A press release from secretary to Bishop of Kohima, Fr. Renthungo Victor, stated that Dn. Sherman Keuk addressing the assembly during the homily, emphasized importance of being in One, Holy, Apostolic and Catholic Church. He called upon the congregation to be privileged and blessed followers of Jesus and to be part of Catholic church.

He also stated that Church was the external expression of one’s faith.

A short felicitation programme was also organized by church members to express gratitude to the benefactors. Programme was chaired by Cornelius, while vote of thanks was proposed by John Bungsing.

CRPF Dimapur, speaking on the occasion Vishnu Gautam, commandant 173 Bn CRPF, underlined the need of such programmes by bridging the gap between security forces and local populace.

Programme was also attended W.S. Singh, 2nd

–in-command, C, Hangsing, 2nd-in-command, Videkho Keyie, asstt. comdt, Vandemo Ovung asstt. comdt along with village chairman, GBs and number of local prominent people of the area along with media members.

21 families benefited

through this programme.

The unit under CAP 201920 has also distributed solar lamp at Kensa village, Mokokchung, sintex for water storage at Kirha village, Dimapur and organized volleyball tournament at Dimapur village.

LBS golden jubilee

KOHIMA: Golden jubilee celebration of Litem Bukmüt Setshang (Litem Village Citizen Union) entered the second day on January 15 at Litem village under Tuensang district.

A press release from LVCU stated that, Rev. Dr. Chingmak Kejong and T. Chang-

khumla delivered messages at the morning and evening sessions respectively.

I. Changsang Soted, EAC Kohima, C. Senik, Head GB and C. Kumdang also exhorted the gathering. Cultural performances and talent night will also mark day three event.

Awareness programme on NEIDS held

Er. Lipongse Thangtsar along with officials and trainees at the awareness programme on NEIDS. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Awareness programme on North-East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS) 2017 organised by DIC Zunheboto was held at VDB hall, Zunheboto on January 13.

According to DIPR report, deputy director,

Industries and Commerce Er. Lipongse Thangtsar delivered the keynote address while powerpoint on NEIDS was presented by assistant director, Industries & Commerce Cholzo Sophie.

Welcome address and

vote of thanks were pronounced by general manager DIC Zunheboto S. Akheto Sumi and inspector of Industries, DIC Zunheboto Tokai Awomi respectively. The programme was chaired by Abeno functional manager DIC. K Y M C

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Amit Shah to meet NE parties on CAA on Friday

AGARTALA/NEW DELHI, JAN 16 (IANS): Home Minister Amit Shah will meet in New Delhi on Friday leaders of tribalbased parties of northeastern states, including the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ally the Indigenous Peoples Front of Tripura (IPFT over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).

The IPFT, which resumed anti-CAA stir after a month, continued its sit-in at Khumulwng, headquarters of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), for the 11th day on Thursday.

In Shillong, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma said he would lead a delegation of the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) to meet Shah and urge him to promulgate the inner line permit (ILP) in remaining areas of the state.

The Meghalaya Assembly on December 19 unanimously adopted a resolution, requesting the Centre to promulgate the ILP. The resolution and the state gazette notification have been communicated to the Centre.

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yet to meet the Home Minister due to his prior engagements outside Delhi. The meeting will be on Friday,” JMACAB leader and Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) General Secretary Jagadhish Debbarma told IANS over phone from Delhi.

A four-member IPFT delegation, led by party chief Narendra Chandra Debbarma and General Secretary Mevar Kumar Jamatia left Agartala on Thursday to attend the meeting. Debbarma is Revenue and Fisheries Minister and Jamatia the Tribal Welfare and Forest Minister in Tripura.

The IPFT and the JMACAB and other tribalbased parties in Tripura have been demanding that the state be kept out of the CAA’s ambit. Earlier on December 12, all the tribalbased Tripura parties had a meeting with the Union

Home Minister.

The IPFT has been demanding since 2009 creation of a separate state for tribals by upgrading the TTAADC and inclusion of Kokborok, a tribal language, in the 8th schedule of the Constitution.

The TTAADC has jurisdiction over two-thirds of Tripura’s 10,491 sqkm area, home to over 12,16,000 people, 90 per cent of whom are tribals.

“At December 12 meeting, Shah said he would look into our issues after Christmas, or would hold another meeting with us.

But nothing has happened,” the IPFT chief said.

Before leaving for Delhi, Debbarma said despite the CAA and border management measures, including fencing, infiltration continue unabated. “The influx from Bangladesh has put a burden on our resources, demography and economy. It would further aggravate the joblessness,” he said.

The Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad (TRUGP), tribal front of the CPI-M, has been demanding that N-E states be kept out the CAA’s purview.

Breeding loan to help conserve Himalayan serow

A L Hek SHILLONG, JAN 20 ( AGENCIES): Meghalaya health minister A L Hek on Wednesday exuded confidence that the BJP will form the government in the State in 2023, reports Northeast Now news.

Congratulating Ernest Mawrie on being elected as the new president of the state BJP, Hek said under Mawrie’s leadership, the party will further be strengthened in the state.

“We will take the BJP’s flag to every nook and corner of the state and in 2023, I am sure that we will have a BJP-led government in Meghalaya,” he said.

The BJP at present has only two MLAs in the 60member Assembly.

Hek and the South Shillong legislator Sanbor Shullai are supporting the National People’s Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) government.

Himalayan Serow Guwahati, Jan 16 (PTI): A “breeding loan” arrangement between Assam State Zoo and Nagaland Zoo has helped in the conservation of the Himalayan serow, an endangered wildlife species.

A Himalayan serow calf was born in the Assam state zoo here on Wednesday, officials said.

The Assam State Zoo which is the coordinating zoo for conservation breeding of serow had only two female serow and the Nagaland Zoo had only one male.

Both the Zoo discussed the matter and Nagaland Zoo sent the male to Assam State Zoo for breeding, for a certain period of time with the approval of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) as

there was no point for the endangered species to remain unpaired, the official added.

The Himalayan serow is a goat-antelope native to the Eastern Himalayas and Eastern and Southeastern Bangladesh and is listed in the IUCN Red List as its population is dwindling due to habitat loss and hunting for its meat.

At the Assam State Zoo, the male and female serow were carefully paired and within ten months of the arrival of the male and pairing with a female, the first serow calf was born on Wednesday.

This is the first time that animals have been exchanged on breeding loan and the breeding has been successful.

Tripura government degree colleges to have placement cells

AGARTALA, JAN 16 (AGENCIES): In a bid to provide job opportunity to the students of Tripura, the state government has decided to set up placement cells in all 22 government degree colleges, said education minister Ratan Lal Nath on Thursday, reports Northeast Now news.

Speaking with reporters, Nath said that for the first time in state placement cells are being set up in all 22 government degree colleges.

A meeting was chaired by the director of the higher education department recently. Another meeting is likely to be held soon under the supervision before January 31, Nath added.

He also said that the members of the cell would K Y M C

be trained and a committee would be formed consisting of around 15 final-year students in each college.

The cell members would also have interaction with the higher education director to discuss matters like modification, training, emails, letter drafting, and interaction with industry experts. “The state government has also installed a bio-metric attendance system linking with Aadhaar in all 22 general degree colleges and nine professional degree colleges.

The list includes Tripura Institute of Technology (TIT), six polytechnic colleges, Government College of Arts and Crafts, and Sachin Debbarman Memorial Government Music College,” Nath said.

The monitoring will start from the next aca-

demic session. Along with this the department of Higher Education, Government of Tripura will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Campus Eai India Private Limited for online admission in 22 government general degree colleges in the state.

He also said that for each student taking admission through online mode, Rs 27 would be spent by the state government.

The procedure would be starting for the aspirants willing to take admission from 2020-21 academic sessions in all 22 government degree colleges. The said company has worked with IIM Ahmedabad, Varanasi University and New Mexico State University, Auckland University earlier, Nath said.

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Centre likely to announce Rs 600 cr for Bru resettlement

NEW DELHI, JAN 16 ( AGENCIES): The Central government is likely to announce a Rs 600 crore rehabilitation package for the resettlement of Brus, reports Northeast Now news.

The Brus had settled in Tripura after fled ethnic cleansing in Mizoram in 1997. Union home minister Amut Shah is scheduled to sign an agreement on Thursday to end the 22-year-old Bru refugee crisis. Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb and his Mizoram counterpart Zoramthanga and Tripura royal scion Pradyot Debbarman besides home minister Shah are the signatories of the pact.

Another set of signatories are Bru NGOs Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples’ Forum (MBDPF), Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples’ Coordination Committee (MBDPCC), Mizoram Bru Indigenous Democratic Movement (MBIDM), Bru

Tribal Development Society (BTDS), and Bru Displaced Welfare Organisation (BDWO).

Their respective signatories are A Sawibunga (MBDPF), Laldingliana (MBDPCC), Paritosh Chorkhy (MBIDM), Vipin Kumar Reang (BTDS), and Zomdari Reang (BDWO).

Land rights for the displaced Brus will be part of the agreement, Hindustan times reported.

Other guarantees include fixed deposits of Rs 4 lakh for each family, a monthly sum of Rs 5,000 and free monthly ration for the first two years and schools in all cluster villages.

According to a relief package announced six months after Bru migrants arrived in Tripura in 1997, 600 gm of rice is provided daily to every adult living in the camps and 300 gm to minors.

B’deshi detained in Bengal while trying to enter Nepal illegally

GUWAHATI, JAN 16 ( AGENCIES): One Md Haruna Rashid, a 31-year-old Bangladeshi national, was detained by a team of 41 Battalion of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), reports Northeast Now news.

Rashid was trying to enter Nepal via India without any valid documents.

He was detained at Panitanki check-post of Khoribari under Siliguri subdivision of West Bengal on Wednesday.

Meghalaya HM yet to respond to journalists’ queries

SHILLONG, JAN 16 ( AGENCIES): Meghalaya home minister James Sangma, who misbehaved with the journalists on January 6, has neither tendered an apology for nor replied to the journalists’ queries.

The minister used “unpleasant words” when eight journalists wanted to ask him questions on a number of issues on January 6.

But instead of taking questions, Sangma avoided the press and alleged that one of the senior journalists blocked his way.

On Januar y 7, the press fraternity had submitted a list of 24 questions to Sangma and demanded that he should tender an apology for his rude behaviour.

However, there was no reply from the minister even after one week.

The letter submitted by journalists to Sangma on January 7 stated that his unwanted behaviour, which was video recorded, was shocking and unprecedented.

The journalists also recalled that they had many times tried to meet the minister individually and as a group, but he remained elusive for reasons best known to him.

MSME-EPC to hold mega meet to boost NE entrepreneurs

Guwahati, Jan 16 (PTI): The MSME Export Promotion Council (MSNE-EPC) is holding the first three-day summit for Naspiring entrepreneurs in the North East here from Friday to pave the way for development of entrepreneurship and businesses by women and youths of the region.

The international summit, with Assam as the host state and business participants from various countries, will focus on existing and aspiring start-ups in sectors like tea, coffee, agri and food processing, horticulture, organic farming, chairman of the MSME-EPC Devender Singh Rawat told PTI. Rawat said Ayush and health wellness, biotech and bioplants, innovation, IT and electronics, petroleum sector, culture and tourism, textile and handloom and tribal women livelihood clusters, would also be discussed at the first such mega event.

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NIA court sends KMSSleaders to 14-day judicial custody

KMSS leaders Dhajya Konwar and Bitu Sonowal.

GUWAHATI, JAN 16 ( AGENCIES): A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Guwahati has sent two Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leaders to 14-day judicial custody, reports Northeast Now nesws.

KMSS leaders Bitu Sonowal and Dhajya Konwar, who were produced before the NIA special court here after the end of 10-day custody of the Central agency, were sent to Guwahati central jail on Thursday.

KMSS has been at the forefront of the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in Assam.

The NIA arrested both Sonowal and Konwar on January 7 under the Unlaw-

ful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) alleging their links with Maoists.

Both Sonowal and Konwar were first held on December 13 by Assam police for a case registered against them in the Dispur police station.

On December 16, they were released by a local court on bail but a team of police Basistha police yet again arrested the duo at the gate of the Kamrup (M) CJM’s court that day itself.

They were to seek bail in that case on January 9 but on January 7, the NIA took their custody from the Assam police.

On January 8, the NIA court in Guwahati sent them to the custody of the central

investigating agency for ten days.

KMSS chief Akhil Gogoi has been languishing in Guwahati Central Jail after the NIA court sent to him judicial custody on December 26.

On December 17, Akhil was handed over to the NIA which arrested him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Gogoi was in 10-day NIA custody and after the end of the remand; he was produced in a special NIA court on December 26 that sent him to 14 days’ judicial custody.

Gogoi was on January 10 again produced before the NIA court, which remanded him to judicial custody for another 14 days.

Driver assault case: Drivers’ bodies call for strike

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IMPHAL, Jan 16: Drivers’ union in Manipur’s Senapati district on Thursday declared imposition of economic blockade on ImphalMao section of NH-2 from Friday.

The blockade call was given to press the state government to terminate a police officer for mishandling of a truck driver on the highway on January 14.

Senapati District Truck Drivers’ Union, Senapati District Truck Owner’s Association and Senapati District Drivers’ Welfare Union have announced imposition of the economic blockade at a press conference held at Kangpokpi Bazar, a report received here said.

Confirming the imposition of the blockade, a police

source said that state tribal affairs minister N Kayisii is scheduled to meet with striking drivers’ bodies on Friday.

While giving the indefinite economic blockade on NH-2 beginning from the intervening night of Thursday and Friday, the drivers’ bodies threatened that if no positive response came up from the government side within 48-hour, they will intensify with total blockade on the same highway.

In the early morning of January 14 last, a masked police personnel, who was later identified as ASI Hitler Singh assaulted a driver who is happened to be a member of the Senapati District Truck Drivers’ Union.

In a video that went viral, the police personnel was seen kicking the truck

driver Dale Alexander of Koide village of Senapati district several times and pointing what appears to be a gun at him, in the middle of the road.

In a swift action on the part of the state police department, SP of Kangpokpi district placed the ASI under suspension from his service to initiate a departmental enquiry.

The ASI resorted to violence as the driver allegedly didn’t stop when he was asked to, sources said.

However, strongly condemning the brutal attack on a driver, drivers’ bodies have been pressing the authority of the state government to terminate the officer from his service.

The drivers’ bodies alleged that the assault using brute force was done with

intention to cause serious harm and even ‘murder’ adding that the ‘barbaric action of the police personnel has caused physical injury to the driver’ The incident has traumatised the victim, said the bodies adding that the incident has also sent a negative image of the police and created fear psychosis among the public.

The unacceptable action by ASI Hitler is an example of extreme police violence which may have even led to killing the victim, the bodies had said adding that his service should be terminated immediately without any condition.

They alleged that the ASI was not fit to perform his duties as police and must be terminated immediately without any condition.

Two Meghalaya activists file PIL in SC against CAA

SHILLONG, JAN 16 ( AGENCIES): Two activists from Meghalaya have filed a public interest litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 which was notified by the Central government on January 10, reports Northeast Now news. The PIL was filed in the Supreme Court on January 13 by Kyrsoibor

Pyrtuh and Mantre Passah.

Both Pyrtuh and Passah have been part of the progressive people’s movement which includes the Thma U Rangli-Juki (TUR) and Workers Power of Meghalaya (WPM).

A group of lawyers comprising Guatam Bhatia, Vrinda Bhandari, Malvika Prasad and others will represent the case. Passah said that the challenge was based

M’laya hopes ‘tripartite talks’ with Centre, HNLC at the earliest SHILLONG, Jan 16 ( AGENCIES): Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong has asserted that the offer made by banned militant outfit — Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for holding peace talks will need to be discussed with the central government, reports The Northeast Today..

“This is not only the state government’s subject.

We also need to sit down with the centre so that tripartite talk can take place at the earliest,” Tynsong told media persons in Shillong on Wednesday.

While welcoming the step taken by the HNLC, the Dy CM reiterated that the government is pursuing this matter “very seriously”. However, he said that the time and date for the matter to be discussed with the centre is yet to be decided. “Yes, we pursue

Prestone Tynsong very seriously but can’t say when,” he added. It may be mentioned that the HNLC, in a statement, had recently offered to hold political dialogue with the centre and the state government but maintained that they will not surrender first.

The banned militant outfit had also cautioned that if it doesn’t materialise, they don’t mind continuing their struggle as they neither lack manpower, money power, nor firepower.

on the arbitrariness of the CAA and its attack on the freedom of religion and privacy of individuals.

The petitioners pointed out that the CAA failed to take into account the lived realities of the inhabitants of those border regions, many of whom follow indigenous religions and do not identify as being of a part of any of the six selected religious communities

(Hindu, Sikh, Bhuddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian).

They said that the CAA was a “blatant design” to create division among various tribal communities, especially those who follow the indigenous traditional belief like the Niam Tynrai and Songsarek followers among the Khasi-Pnars and Garos, who do not fall under any of the religions mentioned in the CAA.

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Amit Shah seeks peoples support to CAA

KHARAUNA (VAISHALI, BIHAR), JAN 16 (PTI): Hailing Bihar for giving “the best response” to amended Citizenship Act, BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday appealed to the people to pledge their support to the new law by giving a missed call on a designated number from their mobile phones.

He urged the crowd attending a pro-CAA rally at Kharauna in Vaishali district, about 75 km from capital Patna, to give a missed call to the 8866288662, pledging their support to the legislation which has triggered country-wide protests.

Shah also sought to dispel “rumours” of discord within the NDA in the state, asserting that the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar will be contested under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Shah slammed the Opposition for misleading minorities about the Act in pursuance of their “vote bank” politics and engineering violence that had erupted in the aftermath.

Underscoring that the

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BJP National President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah being garlanded during an awareness rally on CAA at Kharauna Pokhar near Vaishali, Thursday. (PTI)

law provided for granting citizenship and not snatching it away from anybody, he said the party was organizing rallies across the country with a view to busting the misinformation campaign.

He talked in support of the CAA, but did not mention NRC or NPR (National Population Register) in his speech. Opposition RJD, Congress and their Grand Alliance partners in Bihar have been campaigning among the people against the CAA, proposed NRC

and NPR. Lalu Prasad’s RJD has been targetting chief minister Nitish Kumar over these issues.

Kumar, whose party JD(U) voted in favour of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Parliament to help it become an Act, has said a country-wide implementation of National Register of Citizens was “needless” and had “no justification”.

On NPR, he said in state assembly on Monday last that his government agreed in principle to it

as they did likewise when such an exercise was last conducted 10 years ago. He, however, had emphasised that the census should be caste-based.

Shah sought support of the people to the Modi governments measures like CAA as also abrogation of Article 370 and construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. With Bihar scheduled to see elections in the current year, Shah declared “I want to dispel all rumours about our coalition

with Kumars JD(U).

The elections will be contested under Nitish Kumars leadership”.

“Lalu Prasad (RJD supremo), who is in jail in corruption cases, may go on dreaming that our coalition will come apart. But he should know that the NDA has led Bihar out of his lantern age (an allusion to RJDs poll symbol) to the LED era.

“The country and the state shall progress under the leadership of Narendra Modi and Nitish Kumar respectively”, Shah said.

Shah had earlier stated in a couple of TV interviews that the chief minister will lead the NDA charge in the assembly polls. This was, however, the first occasion for him to make a pronouncement to the effect on the soil of Bihar.

Utterances of a few Nitish-bashers in the state BJP and comments of some JD(U) leaders against CAA had triggered speculations if all was well in the NDA in the state. Kumar, who had severed ties with the BJP in 2013 and formed a government of the Grand Alliance

with the RJD and the Congress in 2015, joined hands with the saffron party again in mid-2017 to form a NDA coalition ministry.

The NDA won 39 out of a total of 40 Lok Sabha seats in the last general election in Bihar. Now it would be interesting to watch if this could be repeated in the assembly polls before term of the present House comes to an end in November.

Squarely blaming the Congress for the Partition, Shah cited the dramatic fall in the population of nonMuslims in Pakistan and Bangladesh over the years and claimed this was on account of religious persecution which included forcible conversion and violence.

Highlighting that leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, Rajendra Prasad and Maulana Azad had all stressed on the need for ensuring minorities rights in Pakistan, the BJP leader said “Rahul baba and his Congress should pay heed to the stance of their past generation of leaders and stop spreading misinformation about CAA.

5 States sponsoring terrorism must be taken to task: Rawat NEW DELHI, JAN 16 (PTI): Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday pitched for strong global action against states sponsoring terrorism, saying there is a need to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root cause.

In an address at the Raisina Dialogue, Gen Rawat also said there is a need to take a hardline approach in dealing with terrorism, the way the US went after terror groups after the 9/11 terror attacks.

“As long as there are states which sponsor terrorism, we will have to live with the menace. We need to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root cause,” he said in an oblique reference to Pakistan.

“If we think war on terrorism is going to end, we are wrong,” Gen Rawat said.

He said the countries which are sponsoring terrorism cannot be part of global fight against terror networks.

“You cannot have partners who are partner-

General Bipin Rawat (PTI)

ing global war on terrorism and yet sponsoring terrorism... There has to be diplomatic isolation of those sponsoring terrorism.

Any country which is sponsoring terrorism has to be taken to task,” he said.

On containing radicalisation, the Chief of Defence Staff said it can be checked if right persons are targeted, adding there was a need to confront the “ideology of radicalisation”.

Asked whether he supports negotiations with the Taliban, he said peace talks should be initiated with everybody provided they give up the “weapon of terrorism”.

15 injured as Lokmanya Tilak Express derail in Odisha Cong ‘protected’ those involved in 1984 riots: BJP

Injured passengers being shifted to a hospital after the LTT-Bhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express (12879) hit a guard van of a goods train near Salagaon station in Cuttack district. (PTI)

BHUBANESWAR, JAN 16 (PTI): At least 15 passengers were injured as five coaches of the MumbaiBhubaneswar Lokmanya Tilak Express derailed and three more were displaced after colliding with a goods train amid heavy fog near Cuttack in Odisha on Thursday, railway officials said.

Railway officials had

earlier said that 25 passengers were injured in the incident but later officers who reached the site reported that four passengers were found to have suffered major injuries and 11 had received minor injuries.

Passengers with major injuries have been sent to Cuttack Medical College.

All passengers are stated to

be out of danger.

Officials said the accident happened when the passenger train hit the guard van of a good train around 7 am between Salagaon and Nergundi stations.

The officials said there was heavy fog at the site but it was not clear what led to the accident. The speedometer of both the trains have

Court directs Tihar authorities to file status report of Nirbhaya convicts NEW DELHI, JAN 16 (PTI): A Delhi court Thursday directed Tihar jail authorities to file a proper report by Friday about the status of scheduled execution of convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case.

Additional Sessions Judge Satish Kumar Arora passed the directions after the jail authorities said they have written to the Delhi government on the issue of scheduled execution on January 22 in view of pend-

ing remedies.

The court was hearing a plea by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Mukesh Kumar Singh, seeking postponement of the date of his execution on the ground that his mercy petition is pending with the President.

The lawyer appearing for Mukesh told the court that there are subsequent developments that necessitate setting aside the death warrants.

J-K admn withdraws Davinder’s police medal for gallantry

SRINAGAR, JAN 16 (PTI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration has withdrawn the Shere-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry awarded to Deputy Superintendent of Police Davinder Singh, who has been arrested for helping terrorists travel out of J-K, an official order said.

It said the suspended officer’s act amounted to disloyalty and brought the force into disrepute.

According to the order, Singh was awarded Jammu and Kashmir’s highest police award in 2018.

Police arrested Singh at Mir Bazaar in Kulgam district on Saturday, along with Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists Naveed Baba and Altaf, besides a lawyer who was operating as an overground worker for terror outfits.

“Consequent upon the

arrest of Davinder Singh on January 11 while trying to assist terrorists to travel outside J&K and recovery of arms and ammunition which amounts to disloyalty and conduct that has brought the force into disrepute, the Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry, is hereby forfeited,” said the government order, signed

by Shaleen Kabra, Principal Secretary (Home).

On Tuesday, police said searches were carried out at Singh’s residence here, next to the Army’s XV Corps headquarters at Badami Bagh cantonment, where he had sheltered Naveed, Altaf and a new joinee in the banned terror outfit.

Two pistols, an AK rifle and a large quantity of ammunition were seized from his residence, they had said.

M u k e s h ’s c o u n s e l moved the trial court immediately after the Delhi High Court declined to entertain his plea to set aside the January 7 order issuing his death warrant and asked them to approach the lower court.

been seized for inquiry, East Coast Railway Spokesperson J P Mishra said.

Buses have been arranged for all remaining passengers to move towards their destination. Cuttack is around 10-12 km away and Bhubaneswar(Terminating station) is 35 km.

The accident disrupted train services in the area.

Five trains have been affected due to the accident where restoration work in underway. These include the Bhubaneswar-Mumbai LTT SF Express, the PuriRourkela Express, Dhanbad-Bhubaneshwar Rajyarani Express which have all been diverted via Naraj.

“East Coast Railway acknowledges with deep gratitude help of nearby locals and villagers who have displayed great humanitarian values and come to the rescue of injured passengers,” Mishra said.

NEW DELHI, JAN 16 Pitroda “justified” the vio- said, noting that it points out (PTI): The BJP on Thursday lence with their comments. that one FIR was registered cited a SIT report to accuse A Congress leader to probe over 500 cases of the Congress of protecting named as accused by victims arson and violence in places those involved in the 1984 has become chief minister, like Sultanpur, leading to anti-Sikh riots, saying it he said in an apparent refer- delay in probe and acquittal never showed interest in proence to Madhya Pradesh of accused. viding justice to the victims CM Kamal Nath.

“The Congress never and its leaders even “justiHowever, Kamal Nath took any interest in the fied” the violence against has always denied his in- probe. In fact, it did exact the community. volvement and had received opposite and protected acBJP leader and Union a clean chit in investigations cused,” he said, adding that minister Prakash Javadekar carried out earlier. The SIT over 3000 Sikhs were burned said the Special Investiga- Prakash Javadekar (File) report shows that the hands alive following the assastion Team (SIT) headed by prime minister Rajiv Gan- of the Congress are with sination of the then prime retired Delhi High Court dhi and more recently, Sam “murderers”, BJP leader minister Indira Gandhi. judge Justice S N Dhingra has brought to fore the truth and said what happened in 1984 was not just riots but NAGALAND : KOHIMA the “worst kind of genoUpper Agri colony, house No 341, cide” against Sikhs.

Kohima : Nagaland Tel: (0370) 2241592; www.nerc.org.in The Modi government, e-mail:nerc_kohima@yahoo.com/ he asserted, stands for givnerckohima@hotmail.com ing justice to Sikhs and has NOTICE FOR PUBLIC HEARING already told court that it will Dated Kohima, the 16th Jan.,‘20 act on the SIT’s recommendations.

No. NERC/PWR/TARIFF/T-4/2020-21: As conferred under Section 62 of the Electricity Javadekar said Con- Act, 2003, the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission, Kohima shall be holding gress leaders like the then Public Hearing on 04/02/2020 (Tuesday) at 11 AM onwards in the Conference Hall of

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Dated Kohima, the 16th January 2020

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Result of Interview conducted on 14th & 15th January 2020 by National Health Mission, Nagaland for the post of Community Health Provider to undergo Six months Bridge Programme (4th session) is hereby declared in order of merit.

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2. Orientation and signing of bond for the selected candidates will be conducted on 22nd of January 2020 at 11:00 am at the Directorate of Health & Family Welfare.

3. On the day of orientation, selected candidates are directed to bring Non Judicial Stamp paper of Rs 100 along with 2 passport size photograph.

4. Failure to appear for the orientation & bond signing shall be considered declined.

5. The wait listed candidate in order of merit shall be given preference if any of the selected candidates surrender or forego the seat.

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7. For any queries, applicant may contact +913702270565 on working days between 11:00 am to 3:00pm.

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the Engineer-in-Chief, Department of Power Nagaland, Kohima on Annual Performance Review for FY 2019-20, Aggregate Revenue Requirement for 5 year MYT 2nd Control Period from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 and Tariff Proposal for FY 2020-21 as notified by the Department of Power, Nagaland on 18th & 19th Dec., 2019 in 3 local dailies English Newspapers inviting suggestions / objections from the general public on or before 18th Jan., 2020.

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 40 Dimapur, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020

A decorated rouge

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ithout a doubt, the recent arrest of Jammu & Kashmir Police Dy SP Davinder Singh hides more than what has been revealed after he was arrested for escorting two suspected militants along the Srinagar-Jammu highway enroute Delhi. In the last 72 hours since his arrest, while the social media remained abuzz about the role of Davinder Singh, skeletons from the past started pouring out. He is the same police officer about whom Afzal Guru’s counsel had apprised the court through a letter before being sent to the gallows, but the court had not taken cognizance of the said letter. The letter talked about how Afzal Guru was forced to take a person to Delhi and also how Davinder Singh and his deputy Shanty Singh had tortured him in police custody. The career record of Davinder reveals several controversies of which include extortion, links with terrorists. These should have led to his sacking and imprisonment but instead, Davinder’s graph appear to have risen despite these. His name was linked with the terrorist attack on parliament in 2001 after Afzal Guru, who was later hanged for being an accomplice, accused him of torture and extortion and directing him to escort another terrorist to attack parliament.

As the then deputy superintendent of police, J-K Police's Special Operations Group at Humhama, Jammu & Kashmir, Davinder asked Afzal Guru to "take Mohammad", a co-accused in the Parliament attack case, "to Delhi, rent a flat for his stay and purchase a car for him". This was the same Afzal who was eventually hanged – in 2013 – for having been a part of the terrorist conspiracy to attack India’s parliament in December 2001. According to sources, Singh was never questioned after Afzal's letter named him. Davinder was convicted by a court for extortion and spent sometime in jail but later he was decorated by the government with Sher-e-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry award in 2018. When the allegations of his corruption mounted, Davinder was eventually sidelined but then rehabilitated and posted in a sensitive location – first Pulwama, then Srinagar airport. Ironically, he was at hand to receive and escort 15 foreign ambassadors during their conducted tour of Srinagar earlier last week, including US ambassador Kenneth Juster. The gallantry away and posting at the most sensitive Srinagar airport security, has raised questions on whether Davinder Singh was being used by some people. Some believed that the arrest of DSP Davinder Singh, for-mer counterinsurgency officer of J and K police alongside two “militants”, one of whom was involved in the killing of migrant labourers last October has opened a Pandora’s box which the Jammu and Kashmir police and administration will find difficult to put the lid on. The fact that his subordinates had a proven track record of torture should have been red flagged but instead became a factor in his promotion. The fact that he confessed on a news channel to having tortured Afzal should have led to his prosecution, instead he flourished. The reason Davinder Singh’s arrest has sent shock waves up and down the security establishment is because this was not the first time his connection with terrorists has cropped up. If Davinder could still rise up in his career despite his murky records, then there is every reason to expect the probe agencies to come out with the fact on whether he was a double agent whose time was up?

DailyDevotion The Voice of the Nature of God

I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: "Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?" —Isaiah 6:8 When we talk about the call of God, we often forget the most important thing, namely, the nature of Him who calls. There are many things calling each of us today. Some of these calls will be answered, and others will not even be heard. The call is the expression of the nature of the One who calls, and we can only recognize the call if that same nature is in us.

The call of God is the expression of God’s nature, not ours. God providentially weaves the threads of His call through our lives, and only we can distinguish them. It is the threading of God’s voice directly to us over a certain concern, and it is useless to seek another person’s opinion of it. Our dealings over the call of God should be kept exclusively between ourselves and Him. The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God. But when God brings me into the right relationship with Himself, I will be in the same condition Isaiah was. Isaiah was so attuned to God, because of the great crisis he had just endured, that the call of God penetrated his soul. The majority of us cannot hear anything but ourselves.

And we cannot hear anything God says. But to be brought to the place where we can hear the call of God is to be profoundly changed.

Quotes

I never considered a difference of opinion in politics, in religion, in philosophy, as cause for withdrawing from a friend. ~ Thomas Jefferson

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020

Post-mortem

Surviving as a nation in a dangerous pol & ideological world (Pt-1)

T

he very fact that Nagas have been able to withstand and exist as a nation despite 72 years of bloody conflict with India and Burma from 1947 to 2020 is a unique record in itself. However, every Naga must know some facts of modern history so that they do not become victims of some of the modern political ideologies that have devastated their neighbouring nations in the 19th and 20th centuries. Let us begin with our immediate neighbour China.

Someone had rightly said that China meant “land”, “people” and “history.” Historically, China is one of the oldest civilizations at par with the Sumerian civilization (of Mesopotamia) dating as far back as 4000 B.C. Geographically; it occupies more than 14% of the entire earth’s surface area (Some say 20%). As for people, China’s population today, stands at 1.39 billion. This means today, 1 in every 5 persons in the world is a Chinese man! This is why China is, in global terms-“People,” “Land” and “History”. As for its historical achievements, even smaller powerful nations have never been able to build a “great wall” across their territo-

ries like China did. From within these walls, Chinese ingenuity built the first ship rudders, the compass, steam engines, the stirrup and most destructive of allgunpowder and dynamite.

Europeans borrowed and harnessed all these Chinese inventions and mass produced them in their factories during the Industrial Revolution. They next, conquered almost the whole world with these technologies and ruled the world for the next nearly 500 years.

But in spite of all these innovative inventions to its credit, as the Second World War dawned on China in 1937, China was found hopelessly divided and weak. When the Japanese attacked first Manchuria in 1931 and Nanking in 1937, the Chinese government collapsed like a deck of cards. China’s main weakness at this period of history, was a weak central government surrounded by a multitude of provinces and dynasties with their own independent armies!

Japan’s plan of course was to capture China’s huge mineral resources and rule Asia and as much of the world as possible. As they launched their plans, cities after cities in China were destroyed both from massive aerial bombard-

ment and ground action.

The world at that point had never seen any such destructive actions from both the air and the ground.

Besides Manchuria and Shanghai, the attack on Nanking- the then capital of China- alone, killed over 100,000 civilians in one week (some say 300,000).

In this orgy of violence, no women were spared the indignity of being raped.

Some Japanese officers even competed with one another in beheading their victims.

Japan’s intention at Nanking was to destroy China’s spirit of resistance from within its very heart.

But these atrocious acts produced just the opposite reaction. The former fragmented China was suddenly united into one very strong nation determined to fight back and save itself from mass destruction. In this move, even the communist forces (CCP) under Mao Zedong and the nationalist democratic forces under Chiang Kai-shek (KMT), who had been fighting an internal war for dominance, also united under the banner of a unified China.

At the outbreak of war, China’s defence equipments in the ground, air and naval forces were no match at all against Japan.

As a result, by mid 1938, most of northern China along with all its big cities and railway lines were under Japanese control.

Though China had the overwhelming manpower, realizing that a counter attack was impossible due to lack of arms; a general mass retreat of the entire un-occupied Chinese citizenry was ordered by the government. They were ordered to retreat into the western province of Chungking across the mountains.

This retreating force was also ordered to dismantle and carry all the industrial equipment necessary for building arms and ammunitions. Suddenly, the whole of China was on a retreating move. Every means of transport was utilized from bullock carts to automobile and trains. The rest walked on foot dragging equipments through every available big river like the Yangtze. As this mass exodus moved west ward, they blew up all the road and railway tracks in order to prevent the Japanese troops from pursuing them. They also left behind guerrilla bands to ambush and harass the enemy.

As soon as they reached the Chungking Mountains, they dug huge tunnels into the igneous rocks where all their indus-

Kenye on why he voted for CAB

(From previous issue) Today, along with the rest of the world, India too is undergoing drastic changes in recent times for better or for worse; unfortunately Religious fundamentalism and communalisms are raising their ugly heads. Hard core Religious ideologues are dictating their terms in the corridors of the powers that be, fanaticism is the order of the day and the onslaught continues. This is a highly risky position since power keeps changing hands, different political parties with different ideologies and policies exchange the reign of power ushering in leaders with varying mindsets and outlook on life. Looking at the national scenario from this perspective we are but a hopeless minority both inside the Parliament and in the country. Even clubbed together the 8 N.E States together form a bare 5% of the national census thereby, reducing the numerical strength of the M.Ps in both the Houses of the Parliament to an abject minority. Therefore, in a situation where we cannot influence the policies and determine the future course of actions to be followed in the nation, we live in uncertain times.

Under the given circumstances with no options left we focused our efforts towards the inclusion of the ILP Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation of 1873 and restore its full powers and position in the Constitution through an Enactment of the Citizenship Act in the 9th Amendment Bill of 9th December 2019.

In pursuance of the Action Plan I led the debate on the motion of thanks to the Presidential Address in the Monsoon Session in June/ July 2019 in the Upper House (Rajya Sabha) and have suggested working out certain modalities and mechanism for each State respectively in the North-Eastern region due to the different situation and history. This was followed by a series of protest outside the Parliament of India. Hectic parleys, lobbying and consultations continued also with the Nagaland Team on the 3rd of December 2019 in New Delhi and it continued till the new Bill was rectified in the last minute to incorporate the Inner-Line (BEFR 1873) as Sec.6B clause 1-4 when it was

placed in Lok Sabha on the 9th of December 2019.

Finally, responding to the determined stand, the Union government yielded to our pressure by rectifying the old CAB 2016 and incorporated a special Section 6B clause 4 which reads “ Nothing in this section shall apply to tribal area of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram or Tripura as included in the sixth schedule to the Constitution and the area covered under “The Inner- Line” notified under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation,1873” in the new redrafted Amendment Bill on the 9th of December 2019 which have been passed by both the Houses of Parliament and has now become an Act in the Constitution of India. Therefore, the two most important Essences which were missing for the last 64 years have now been addressed which are i) Subjecting and binding the provision of the ILP (BEFR of 1873) on all citizens of India under “Restrictions and Conditions” in the Principal Citizenship Act of 1955. ii) Ensuring the permanent extension and coverage of the ILP (BEFR 1873) Regulation in the referred Tribal Areas (Nagaland).

Thus, giving it a permanent nature which cannot be scrapped by a mere Union Government Notification / Memo/order. And Unlike the earlier position, the ILP-BEF Regulation of 1873 cannot be challenged in any Court of Law which otherwise was dragged to the Supreme Court of India (ref: Writ Petition Civil No.(s) 594/2019 Dt.2/7/2019 Supreme Court of India) As such, taking into account and examining the fate of all the Refugees waiting for grant of Indian citizenship and the fall-out of whether being granted or rejected, the relevance to our State may be examined as below.

1. (a) For those who will not be granted Indian Citizenship they will have to be deported out of the country in the shortest possible time and (b) For those granted citizenship through naturalisation with the latest CAA 2019 they will not become super citizens of India but will only be normal citizens of India. Therefore, the provi-

sions of ILP-BEFR 1873 will be applicable to them.

2. For those Foreigners coming as a Tourist visitor he/she will be granted the “Restricted Area Permit” (RAP) from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and also the grant of ILP by the State Govt.of Nagaland where both the provisions thereof will be applicable to them.

3. For those citizens of India belonging to any State of India but not from Nagaland, they will be granted the “Inner-Line Permit” (ILP) and the provisions thereof will be applicable to them.

But if the ILP is not granted to them and the person has illegally infiltrated into Nagaland, the penalties as mentioned in the provisions of the ILP will be imposed.

With all these options available to the State Govt. of Nagaland, the onus rests on us whether to strictly implement or loosely implement or not to implement at all. The choice and decision remains within ourselves as a domestic affair of the State and its people.

Why I voted in support of CAA 2019.

Though all the Opposition MPs from North Eastern States were protesting against CAB 2016 shoulder to shoulders inside or outside the Parliament, the demands and reasons are different from one State to State. For instance, Manipur was demanding for extension of ILP in the entire State, Meghalaya was also demanding for full coverage under ILP by scrapping the Sixth Schedules, Mizoram was also demanding for extension of the ILP in the entire State and Assam was demanding for cut off of year of 24th March 1971 and the West Bengal is demanding for Inclusion of Muslims and different reasons in different parts of the country.

I understand that the fall-out and consequences of any decision by any authority in any part of the world does not bear the same affect on everybody and my heart goes out to the communities who are adversely affected by the negative impact of this Enactment but for me the Interest of my State and our people remains my priority. So fully understanding that our demand was met by inserting the protective “PRO-

trial machineries were installed. Other huge caverns were also dug to accommodate the civilian population in case of a second aerial bombardment. Eventually, when Chungking was heavily bombarded for several days, there were very few casualties from the bombardment. The Chinese were saved in their caves now, but the Japanese naval forces had completely blockaded the Chinese seas so that no foreign assistance could reach the entrapped citizens of China. There were also no roads leading from this western sector of China to neighbouring countries like Colonial Burma or India where the British and even Americans were ready to help. When the question of building a supply road through the mountainous terrains of Burma was raised, the western sympathizers said that such a project would take at least six years. The Chinese government, desperate for western technological assistance to rebuild their army and air force resorted to the only resource available to them. The entire population went in to build the road with their bare hands and chisels. As children and even mothers carrying infants on their bags went to work with the men folk, a truck able

VISIONS”, as rectified and incorporated in the redrafted Bill of 9th December 2019, I extended an “Issue based” support when the Bill was placed in the Rajya Sabha on the 11th of December 2019.

Whether the infiltrators be illegal immigrants or Foreigners or mainland Citizens of India henceforth, the State Govt. Of Nagaland must strictly enforce the Provisions of ILP Regulations and should the need arise even legislate more provisions to safe-guard our territorial integrity and Identity while also preserving our Ethos as a people for as long as we remain under this Union as a State. But interestingly Nagaland has almost assumed the status of a semi sovereign State after the latest Enactment of Parliament where the ILP equals to a VISA which is the only permit granted by all Foreign Nations to any class of people required for entering their country.

To bolster and fortify the ILP Regulations, it may be worthwhile for the Govt. of Nagaland to explore for creation of an “ILP Enforcement Directorate” having Subordinate District and Sub-Divisional level “Enforcement Squads” across the State since it is now bestowed with sweeping powers. It must also work out modalities and mechanism to ensure stringent enforcement of the provisions as provided to deal effectively with all threats confronting us today and also to strongly secure our future which comes along with the population influx from outside of the State.

I take this opportunity to place on record my gratitude to the Government of the United kingdom(Great Britain) on behalf of the Naga people and all the Indigenous Tribal communities inhabiting the North-Eastern Region who have immensely benefitted under the protective shield of the ILP-BEFR 1873 ever since its inception for the last 147 years. I also thank the Union Government of India for incorporating the ILP-BEFR 1873 into the most appropriate Act of the Constitution of India under the “Principal Citizenship Act of 1955” through the latest Amendment.

(Concluded) K.G.Kenye, M.P (Rajya Sabha)

road with only inches to spare from cliff falls was constructed within twelve months! Through this road, western assistance poured into China. China was thus saved from a most possible Japanese colonial occupation of their country.

H owe ve r, a f t e r a bloody victory in the Second World War, China was again plunged into and even bloodier civil war when one of their own leaders- Mao Zedongthrew the whole country into a bloody internal revolution. Mao Zedong was of course led by his Marxist-Leninist communist political ideology. (By the end of the 2nd world war in 1945, China’s death toll stood at 9.13 million civilians dead and 3.2 million soldiers’ dead). China would be further plunged into greater deaths when the communist launched their so called cultural and industrial revolutions.

N.B. This article is a portrayal of the political events in the 1930’s to the 1940’s in South East Asia which affected the Nagas too through the battle of Kohima in 1944. A second article will try to analyze the political ideologies that led to these political events of which Nagas too must be aware of.

Kaka D Iralu

Countdown has begun

O

pposition of CAA continues to grab the limelight in the national media.

Our neighbouring state Assam being the epicenter of one of the greatest national debate and agitation our country has ever witnessed since independence.

By supporting the bill in the parliament, our Naga leaders have somehow missed the plot, thereby leaving us in bad taste as well as in grave danger.

Like it or lump it, Assam is the big brother of the seven northeastern states. When Assam shakes, all the other north eastern states are bound to feel the shock.

By declaring that ILP will save us from the large hordes of illegal immigrants who will eventually throng our shores, Is just like placing our confidence on the barbed wires that are believed to protect us from the invading zombies that has already captured our neighbors yard.

Once the social fabric of Assam is changed and the illegal immigrants turn Assam into another tripura, God save us, when the 'zombies' turn their attention towards us.

Then we will realise, granting of ILP was just a cosmetic change.

ILP is very thin and has full of loopholes.

It can be misused when we take into consideration our consistent knack of compromising things especially when it involves money, power and fame.

Having said all these, if there was one opportunity to show our solidarity to our 'big brother', this was the opportunity served in a golden platter which we mistook for something less worthwhile. Events like illegal immigrants taking up our place and changing the social fabric will slowly but surely take place. By supporting the CAA we have already triggered the time bomb. The countdown has begun.

Martin Neilmoler, a German theologian and someone who opposed the Nazi regime, his words aptly sums up this case - "......First they came for the communist, but I did not speak out - because I was not a communist. Then they came for me and there was no one left to speak for me."

Temsu Pongen, Dimapur

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Rampant parking at Dimapur city

We are all aware that the park lot has been designated for the two and four wheelers accordingly.

In this regard, as per observed the four wheelers are well disciplined abiding the law of the traffic. But to my utter surprise the traffic personnel's fail to check the two wheelers at times randomly parked at the four wheelers lane.

I feel in this crowded traffic congested area, it should be made mandatory for both two and four wheelers to be parked/checked as per allotted area.

Deon Swu, 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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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 2020

DIMAPUR, JAN 16 (NPN): A protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) organised by ‘Nagaland Against CAA’ would be staged at Supermarket, Dimapur on January 18, 2020. In a press release, the organising committee of ‘Nagaland Against CAA’ said the protest had no political colour, adding that it was strictly apolitical and would be a peaceful one.

The organising committee said that the protest would include speeches, music, skits and on the spot paintings. “When the whole country is in uproar, Nagaland cannot remain silent so it is a request to the public to show your solidarity with the rest of the country and participate in the protest,” the committee stated.

The protest would start at 10am.

NST bags Road Safety Award

Correspondent

Singh noted that participation of private sector in defence manufacturing was negligible in the past.

“The private sector could not perform because of lack of support. This scenario increased our dependence on imports,” he said. “Our government has taken many steps to change this scenario so that India becomes not only self-reliant, but also a net exporter in this sector,” the defence minister said.

He listed various steps taken by the Modi government to boost indigenous defence manufacturing.

“We have streamlined the defence offset policy and we will make more improvements in it. We have created a defence investment cell in the Defence Ministry to address bottlenecks related to investment in this sector,” he said.

Referring to the Howitzer gun being manufactured by L&T at Hazira,

Singh said, “A new dimension in the area of defence manufacturing, involvingprivate sector, has been added today.” He, however, said there is a lot to be done to make India a defence manufacturing hub.

“Our government is committed to channelise the entrepreneurship spirit. We will try to remove roadblocks,” the minister assured.

Singh earlier per formed puja of the gun, drew ‘swastika’ (holy symbol) on it and showed a green flag to the 51st gun.

Before the launch ceremony, Singh sat in the vehicle on which the gun was mounted and was driven around the Hazira complex.

He witnessed a demonstration of the weapon in the testing area.

L&T Defence is currently executing the ‘K9 VAJRA-T’ 155mm/52 calibre tracked, self-propelled, howitzer guns program.

Lalu appears before CBI court in the fifth fodder scam case

RANCHI, JAN 16 (PTI): Jailed RJD president Lalu Prasad appeared before a special CBI court here on Thursday in connection with a case pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 139.35 crore from Doranda Treasury when he was the Bihar chief minister in the 1990s. This is the fifth and last fodder scam case against Prasad in Ranchi.

There is a sixth case against him in Bhagalpur in connection with the animal

husbandry scam, popularly known as the fodder scam.

A total 34 questions were asked to Prasad during the trial by the special CBI judge (AHD) Sudhanshu Kumar Shashi in about three hours on Thursday, a CBI advocate told reporters.

He has been convicted in the previous four fodder scam cases and has been ordered prison sentences ranging between three and a half years and 14 years by different special CBI courts.

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(From p-1) the post of secretariat assistant (SA) defying all the norms and procedure set by the state government. The apex Sumi student body stated that if the result was not nullified it would cause injustice to the deserving educated and qualified candidates who were actual indigenous inhabitant of Kiphire, Nagaland. Moreover, SKK said this would “set a bad precedence to our system.” In the light of the above, SKK has appealed to the commission to take a prompt action and “immediately nullify” the result of the said candidate to give opportunity to the deserving candidates who were indigenous inhabitant of Kiphire and Nagaland.

Apropos to the news item “70-yr-old gets 20 years RI for raping minor”, the special judge had ordered for payment of Rs. 1 lakh to the victim as compensation under the Nagaland Victim Compensation Scheme and not as rendered.

(From p-1) It also alleged that New Delhi was trying to divide the Nagas and resolve the Naga political issue by modifying the 16 Points Agreement within the ambit of Indian constitution. In this regard, NH urged upon all political groups to stand united and resolve the Naga political issue without any reservation.

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Traffic regulation during NLA session D I M A P U R , JA N 1 6 (NPN): In view of fifth session of the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA) scheduled to be on January 17, 2020, the Kohima traffic police have issued traffic regulations that would be enforced as part of the security arrangement.

In a press release, Kohima traffic police stated that only vehicles with the following car passes would be allowed entry to the Assembly Secretariat: ‘X’ (Green letter with White

background) for legislators; ‘Y’ (White letter with Sky Blue background) for AHoDs/HoDs; ‘Assembly Logo’for assembly staff; ‘LH’ (Black letter with White Background) for police personnel and PS/ PA; ‘O’ (Green letter with White Background) for IPR/Media and other department and ‘On Assembly Duty’ (White letter with Red background) for staff bus/pool & dak vehicles.

Police also informed that no vehicle would be

allowed to be parked by the roadside from 6am onwards during Assembly Sessions at the following routes: from BSNL Telephone Exchange till Classic Island; from Raj Bhavan till M.S Classic Island; from Classic Island to Tinpati via Razhü point; Tinpati to Billy Graham Road via Don Bosco Jn; from Tinpati to High School and from High School to New Secretariat via Sanouru bridge.

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and unloading of goods in Kohima town should be completed by 6am during Assembly Session.

Further, heavy vehicles would not be allowed to be parked along ‘D’ Block road.

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causing IED explosions, were nabbed in two phases, he said.

Giving details of the arrests, he said a grenade explosion on January 8 near Habak crossing near Hazratbal area of the city led to minor injuries to a few civilians. Police launched investigations into the incident and nabbed two suspects – Ajaz Ahmad Sheikh, a driver by profession, and Umar Hameed Sheikh, a street vendor, both residents of Hazratbal area.

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ies and nitric acid, were recovered following searches based on their disclosures.

“Police has arrested five persons who were active cadres of the proscribed terror outfit JeM and were involved in recent terror incidents in the city,” V K Birdi, deputy inspector general of police, Central Kashmir Range, told reporters.

The five men, who were were working towards executing sensational incidents like terror attacks and

KOHIMA, JAN 16 (NPN): Nagaland State Transport (NST) has been adjudged as the winner in the “hill” category of the Association of State Road Transport Undertakings (ASRTU)’s Transport Minister’s Road Safety Award 2018-19 (for lowest rate of accidents). In his congratulatory note addressed to the NST general manager, ASRTU executive director V.V Ratnaparkhi said that the award would be presented during the International Conference and Exhibition on Public Transport Innovation (ICEPTI) at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on January 31, 2020.

ASRTU has informed NST general manager to personally attend the event and receive the award.

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SURAT, JAN 16 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the government has set a target of achieving a turnover of USD 26 billionby 2025 in defence production as India cannot remain dependent on arms import forever.

The government has taken several steps to support the private sector to boost indigenous defence manufacturing, Singh said after flagging off the 51st K-9 Vajra-T gun at the Larsen and Toubro’s (L&T) Armoured Systems Complex at Hazira here in Gujarat.

“India cannot remain dependent on arms import. We have set a target of achieving a turnover of USD 26 billionby 2025 in the defence production.

This involves an investment of USD 10 billion in this sector and generation of two-three million employment opportunities,” he said addressing the gathering.

SRINAGAR, JAN 16 (PTI): A major attack ahead of Republic Day was averted with police busting a module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and arresting five members of the group involved in recent incidents of terror in the city, a senior officer said on Thursday.

A huge cache of incriminating material and explosive substances, including gelatine sticks, explosives, detonators, arms, explosive body vests, batter-

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attractive, the industry body has proposed to lower the holding period for LTCG purposes from 3 years to 1 year, as is the case for listed debt securities.

Besides, Amfi has requested clarity in respect of creation of segregated portfolio in mutual fund schemes, on capital gains tax treatment upon sale of mutual funds units with regard to the treatment of the units allotted consequent on segregation of portfolio.

In addition, it has proposed that the threshold limit in equity oriented mutual fund schemes be restored to 50 per cent.

Reducing the threshold limit of equities from 65 per cent to 50 per cent for being regarded as ‘equity-oriented fund’ would encourage more investors with lower risk appetite to invest in such funds.

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investment avenues and making mutual funds more retail investor friendly, he added.

The Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) said that mutual funds should be allowed to introduce low-cost, lowerrisk tax-exemption-linked debt-linked savings schemes (DLSS) on the lines of equity linked saving schemes (ELSS).

It further proposed that investments up to Rs 1.5 lakh under DLSS be eligible for tax benefit, subject to a lock in period of 5 years.

At present, equitylinked savings schemes qualify for tax benefits under Section 80 CCC of the Income Tax Act for an investment limit of up to Rs 1.5 lakh in a fiscal year.

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A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra said telcos will have to shell out the dues.

The Department of Telecom (DoT) total demand is estimated around Rs 92,000 crore.

“We allow the appeals of the DoT.... The gross revenue will prevail as defined as gross revenue,” said the court citing no further exercise should take place in connection with the recalculations regarding the dues. The top court specified that there should not be any further litigation on the matter.

It also passed a separate order on the specific time frame for the telcos to pay their dues.

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investing in MF schemes and pass-through status for income tax purpose to those Category III AIFs which make 65 per cent investments in listed equities.

“Amfi’s suggestions have been in the Budget proposal list for a few years.

We are hoping this time our long pending submissions get addressed, which would help take the Indian MF industry not only to the next level of growth but also help in contributing to making economy stronger, especially with deepening of bond market, making long term availability of funds for infrastructure growth, and reducing the fiscal deficit by shifting investments from pure gold to gold ETFs,” Amfi Chief Executive N S Venkatesh said.

Some of the proposals are also aimed at bringing parity with comparable

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Mumbai, Jan 16 (PTI): The rupee pared early gains and settled lower by 11 paise at 70.93 against the US dollar on Thursday amid steady rise in crude oil prices and dollar demand from importers.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the domestic currency opened on a strong note at 70.80 a dollar. But during the day it lost momentum and touched a low of 70.98 against the American currency.

The rupee finally settled the day at 70.93, showing a fall of 11 paise over its previous close. Forex traders said the rupee pared its early gains despite the US-China signing the phase-1 trade deal, as huge uncertainty still remains, which might make it difficult for China and the US to reach a comprehensive trade deal.

New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI): Mutual funds industry body Amfi has requested the government to allow low cost debt-linked saving schemes, with tax benefits, to deepen bond market, and lower holding period in gold and commodity ETFs to one year from existing three years for LTCG purposes.

In its Budget proposals to the Finance Ministry, the industry body has also demanded that the government recognise mutual funds (MFs) as specified long-term assets, qualifying for Long-Term Capital Gains (LTCG), as well as bring ULIPs of life insurance companies and equity MF schemes on par.

The mutual fund body has also asked for dividend distribution tax (DDT) exemption for EPFO, NPS and insurance companies

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age charges (SUC).

The total amount is split in two halves -- license fee comes to Rs 92,642 crore as of July 2019 and SUC comes to Rs 55,054 crore as of October 2019.

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea hold the majority of these liabilities, which emerge from these dues.

For Bharti Airtel, dues are around Rs 35,586 crore -- Rs 21,682 crore as LF and Rs 13,904 crore as SUC and for Vodafone Idea the dues amount to Rs 53,038 crore, of which Rs 28,309 crore in LF and Rs 24,730 crore in SUC. The Supreme Court had ordered telecom carriers, including telco majors Bharti Airtel Ltd. and Vodafone Idea Ltd., to pay the government as much as Rs 92,000 crore ($13 billion) in past dues, which includes penalties and in-

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NSE Nifty also touched its all-time intraday high of 12,389.05 in early trade. It, however, closed at 12,355.50, showing a gain of 12.20 points, or 0.10 per cent.

Nestle India was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising 3.23 per cent, followed by Kotak Bank, HUL, Bharti Airtel, RIL, TCS, PowerGrid and Titan.

On the other hand, NTPC, Hero MotoCorp, Tata Steel, Tech Mahindra and Axis Bank finished in the red.

Of the 30 Sensex constituents, 12 closed in the green and 18 in the red.

Sectorally, BSE realty, consumer durables, health-

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Mumbai, Jan 16 (PTI): Benchmarks Sensex and Nifty on Thursday eked out gains but retreated from record highs touched in early trade as optimism over US-China trade deal shortlived after investors weighed macroeconomic issues like higher bank NPAs and a spike in retail inflation.

Starting off on a bullish note, the 30-share BSE Sensex went on to hit its life-time high of 42,059.45 in early deals. It, however, briefly moved into the negative territory before staging a recovery. The index finally settled at 41,932.56, up 59.83 points, or 0.14 per cent.

Likewise, the broader

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS): In a big blow to the telecom companies, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the review petitions challenging its verdict in the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) case.

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra and comprising Justices S.A. Nazeer and M.R. Shah found no merit in the review petitions and dismissed it.

Responding to the top court’s dismissal of the crucial petition, Airtel expressed disappointment and said that it was evaluating filing a curative petition. The final deadline for the telecom companies to pay Rs 1.47 lakh crore is on January 23.

The Telecom Ministry in November told Parliament that telcos owe nearly Rs 1.47 lakh crore in license fee (LF) and spectrum us-

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seed and continuing it up to sale, it would be difficult to cause a breakthrough in growth of agriculture and doubling farmers’ income,” he said in a statement.

Chand also said that the NITI Aayog was trying to convince the central government to make up its mind in drafting a Model Land Lease Act. With regard to the implementation of the model Agriculture Produce and Livestock Marketing (Promotion and Facilitation) Act and contract farming law, he said, “I think we need to persuade the states, we are already trying to do it that those two acts are adopted by the states”.

In his keynote address, National Rainfed Area Authority (NREA) CEO Ashok Dalwai said: “To avoid food wastage, we need to build an infrastructure to store what we cannot consume”.

Horticulture Commissioner B N Srinivasa Murthy said that India can easily compete with any western country in food value chain partnerships if the country focuses on micro-level products like coconut, honey, wine and more.

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New Delhi, Jan 16 (PTI): Farm sector growth is likely to be higher at 3.1 per cent in the current fiscal compared with 2.9 per cent in 2018-19, government think-tank NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand said on January 16. More competition and private investment is the need of the hour, he said, adding that the role of private sector in Indian agriculture sector has to come in a big way.

“India’s farm sector growth for the current fiscal is expected to remain higher at 3.1 per cent,” Chand said while addressing an industry body Assocham event here.

The overall farm sector growth stood at 2.9 per cent in the 2018-19 fiscal. It was 2 per cent and 2.1 per cent in the first and second quarter of the 2019-20, respectively.

Emphasising on private investment, Chand said the face of agriculture from traditional to modern, and movement of agriculture from present stage to higher evolution will not happen without active involvement of private sector.

“Unless we increase corporate sector’s investment and involve them from

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care, telecom, FMCG, energy and auto indices ended up to 0.97 per cent higher.

On the other hand, metal and oil and gas were among the losers.

In the broader market, BSE midcap and smallcap indices gained up to 0.78 per cent. “The main indices are seeing a mild pause in the trajectory after the solid performance in the last one-month. It may wait and analyse the upcoming key companies’ Q3 results.

Globally, the completion of the US-China deal and sudden jump in consumer inflation and NPAs in India are impacting the main indices. But broad market is still very solid in expectation of re-rate in valuation supported by revamp in earnings growth,” Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services, said.

Globally, investors heaved a sigh of relief after the US and China on Wednesday signed the first phase of a trade deal, concluding more than a year of tough negotiations between the two largest economies of the world. Bourses in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Seoul ended higher. While Shanghai closed in the red.

European markets too started on a positive note.

India’s farm sector growth may reach 3.1%

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Aus bushfires: rains bring relief

While 16 fires are still burning across Australia’s Victoria state, thunderstorms on Wednesday night brought some relief from the dense smoke haze.

Intense fighting in Syria’s Idlib kills 39: monitor Beirut, Jan 16 (AFP): Intense fighting between pro-government forces and jihadist-led fighters in Syria’s Idlib province killed at least 39 fighters overnight, a war monitor said on Thursday. The violence, which saw air strikes, shelling and ground combat, further buried a ceasefire announced by Russia on Sunday in Idlib, the last major opposition bastion in the country. Government and allied forces took two villages in their advance towards the key town of Maaret al-Numan, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. According to the Britain-based war monitor, the fighting flared late on Wednesday

in areas south of Maaret al-Numan, the key target of the Syrian government’s latest military offensive. At least 22 anti-government fighters were killed, most of them members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, a group that includes fighters from the former Al-Qaeda affiliate in Syria. Seventeen government troops and allied militia were also killed in the fighting, said Rami Abdel Rahman, the head of the Observatory.

He added that government forces were now just seven kilometres (less than five miles) from Maaret alNuman, a town that was one of the bastions of the uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’s rule.

some relief for fire crews battling blazes, but there are concerns the wet weather could cause landslides, flash flooding and contaminate water, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.

Cool, wet conditions are good news for firefighters, who have been battling hundreds of blazes across the state since September, it said.

A huge volume of

rain from Wednesday has caused a sinkhole in Melbourne’s north-west.

A Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) spokeswoman said 44 mm of rain hit Avalon suburb in just 30 minutes last night in a “one-in-100 year event”.

The fire grounds were vulnerable to erosion, Bureau of Meteorology forecaster Kevin Parkin was quoted as saying by The Age.

Washington, Jan 16 (IANS): An aide to Rudy Giuliani, Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, has said that the US President “knew exactly what was going on” regarding efforts to pressure Ukraine into investigating Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and his son, it was reported on Thursday.

Ukrainian-American businessman Lev Parnass, who is facing separate criminal charges, made the comments in an interview with MSNBC on Wednesday after letters, phone records, notes and flash drives were obtained from him earlier this week, the BBC said in a report.

Documents show that the Ukraine-born Parnas was in regular contact with Giuliani as well as Ukrainian officials, and suggests that the businessman was directly involved in trying to have Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky look into the Bidens.

In the interview, Parnas said Trump was “aware of all my movements”.

“I wouldn’t do anything without the consent of Rudy Giuliani or the President. Why would President Zelensky’s inner circle or (Interior) Minister (Arsen) Avakov or all these people or (former) President (Petro)

Lev Parnass (File)

Poroshenko meet with me?

“Who am I? They were told to meet with me. And that’s the secret that they’re trying to keep. I was on the ground doing their work,” he added. Parnas further said that the President was lying and knew that unless there was an investigation into Joe Biden and his son Hunter, who was a director of a Ukrainian gas company, military aid to Kiev would be withheld.

He also claimed that the investigation was about digging up dirt on Joe Biden.

Meanwhile, some of the ma-

Transparency urged for Cambodian oppn leader’s trial Phnom Penh, Jan 16 (IANS): More than 80 Cambodian civil society groups on Thursday have urged the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to broadcast live the treason trial of opposition figure Kem Sokha after hearings had begun a day before amid heavy criticism around transparency.

The 66-year-old Cambodia National Rescue Party co-founder is accused of conspiring with the US to overthrow Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government.

He faces up to 30 years in jail if found guilty, reports Efe news.

On Wednesday his public trial began with NGO representatives and journalists barred from attending.

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Later only a few journalists were allowed in, with the court citing a lack of space and priority for embassy officials. Rights groups, journalists and civil society organizations criticized the restrictions.

The Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defence of Human

Rights (LICADHO) said in its open letter on Thursday that the court should ensure the trial “is open to the public, independent media outlets and the full participation of civil society organizations”.

“We also call on the court to record and broadcast the trial proceedings live, as they have done in the past,” it said, citing “significant public interest” at home and abroad.

It added that two journalists from independent media outlets who reported on the Wednesday morning session were barred from returning to the courtroom.

Repor ter Vicheika Kann said on Twitter Wednesday that a court officer “kicked (her) out” af-

ter the morning’s hearing, citing space limitations.

However, she said, there had been around 60 visitors in the courtroom with many seats still available.

“Firsthand reports from the trial found that despite the court’s insistence that the court room could only seat 30 people, the room had capacity for more than 60 members of the public,” LICADHO said.

“We call on the court to allow access for family, independent media outlets and civil society groups as well as broadcasting the court proceedings to ensure that this trial takes place in an open and transparent manner with the full participation of the public,” it concluded.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Through this column, we would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone; all who extended their arms of love and assistance in various forms during a short illness and demise of our beloved loving mother Late KASHELI A ZHIMO, wife of Shri. Asheto Chophy, on 14th Jan 2020 was laid to rest at Chekiye Cemetery. We regret not mentioning all.

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Dearest Mom, Things we feel most deeply are the hardest things to say. If we would have one life time wish, one dream that could come true, we would pray to God with all our hearts. We always Miss you.

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Born: 23.01.1958 – Died: 11.01.2020 Through this column we would like to extend our appreciation towards several individuals and organizations who stood with us in bereavement of Lt. Vimethal Naleo, S/o Lt. Tepul Naleo. We thank you all for the monetary help, your words of encouragement and comforting prayers that came to us when we needed them most. Words are not enough to thank you, but from the core of our hearts we say thank you and we pray that our Almighty God bless you all according to your needs.

In particular we want to thank several organizations: (1) NEIGRIHMS Shillong (Dr. Brian Shünyü) (2) Bethel Medical Centre Kohima (3) Referral Hospital Dimapur (4) Viswema Community Health Centre (5) Viswema Baptist Church (6) Zheri Kewhira Krotho (7) Zheri Panchayat (8) Shalom Bible Seminary (9) Angami Baptist Theological Fellowship Loving Wife, Children and Grandchildren and In-laws.

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terials obtained show Parnas and Giuliani discussing the removal of Marie Yovanovitch, the then US ambassador to Ukraine, said the BBC report.

In Wednesday’s interview, Parnas claimed the only motivation to get Yovanovitch removed from her post was because she was in the way of the effort to get Ukraine to announce an investigation into Joe Biden. Trump was impeached by the Democrat-controlled US House of Representatives on December 18, 2019 and is accused of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

17.04.1967 – 14.01.2020

One year has passed since you left us for your heavenly abode to be with Jesus. Not a day goes by without remembering you, our soul longing to be with you in eternal, our aching heart pains in missing you each day.

We remember you everyday in our prayers; we hope and pray that we will meet in heaven someday. Till we meet again Alo dear.

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Born : 17.09.1973 – Died : 13.01.2020 We the family members of Lt. A. Joy Kumar would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every one who shared our grief and sorrows, supported us financially, physically, materially and with prayers during the brief illness and untimely demise of our beloved dear father & brother Late A. Joy Kumar (Tombi) on 13.01.2020.

Though we are unable to mention each and every one individually, it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Special thanks to : 1. IGP and all Ranks of NPTO 2. NPTO Fellowship WHQ Kohima 3. Comdt. NAPTC CMD 4. Kenilo, Additional S.P (NPTO) PHQ Kohima 5. Wireless Dept Cypher PHQ Kohima 6. Signal Platoon 9th NAP BN (IR) Saijang, Peren Dist.

7. Meitei Baptist Church, Dimapur & Kohima 8. Spirit of Faith Church, Pastors & RGENX Core Team 9. Friends & Well Wishers.

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burnt, there were “good falls” on some blazes early Thursday, the local meteorology bureau reported.

“Relief is here for a number of firefighters working across NSW,” the state’s Rural Fire Service said.

C h a n ge i n c o o l e r weather conditions that hit the state came with new warnings for flash flooding and dumping hailstones.

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Melbourne, Jan 16 (PTI): Thunderstorms and rain across parts of bushfire-devastated eastern Australia brought some relief to the harried people and firefighters but posed a new challenge of flash floods.

The raging Australian bushfires, one of the worst in its history, burned over 10 million hectares of land, destroyed over 2,000 homes and pushed many species towards extinction, apart from claiming the lives of 28 people. The air quality in Melbourne deteriorated to the “worst in the world” on Tuesday due to the smoke from the massive bushfires.

While 16 fires are still burning across Australia’s Victoria state, thunderstorms on Wednesday night brought some relief from the dense smoke haze.

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‘Joker’ is coming back to Mumbai dance group makes it James Bond ‘can be of any color, cinemas following Oscar nods to ‘America’s Got Talent’ final but he is male’: Franchise producer

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he next 007 won’t be a woman, according to the franchise’s longtime producer.

In an interview with Variety, Barbara Broccoli opened up about what she and her half-brother -- and fellow producer -- Michael G. Wilson consider when it comes to selecting the next James Bond.

“He can be of any color, but he is male,” Broccoli told the outlet.

She continued: “I believe we should be creating new characters for women -- strong female characters.

I’m not particularly interested in taking a male character and having a woman play it. I think women are far more interesting than

that.”

Daniel Craig returns as James Bond in ‘No Time to Die’ trailer; Lady Gaga is Super Bowl boundVideo Back in November, Daniel Craig, who currently stars in the titular role, confirmed that he’s done playing James Bond following his upcoming starring role in “No Time To Die,” which is set to premiere in April.

“I’m in total denial,” Broccoli said of the actor’s exit. “I’ve accepted what Daniel has said, but I’m still in denial. It’s too traumatic for me.”

After “No Time To Die,” Craig will have starred in five Bond films over the span of his career.

Last July, re por ts claimed that the next Agent 007 would be played by British actress Lashana Lynch, with the upcoming “No Time to Die” flick to reveal her 007 status.

However, as the Los Angeles Times noted, the movie’s official trailer, which was released in December, dispelled those rumors.

“No Time to Die” hits theaters on April 8.

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oker is getting a theatrical re-release after receiving 11 Oscar nominations.

From January 17, the film will play again in 750 screens across the US in order to reintroduce the film to audiences in the wake of awards buzz. There is no confirmation of a UK re-run yet.

Warner Brothers distribution head Jeff Goldstein shared the news in a press release, saying: “With the continued interest in Joker as a result of its recognition during this exciting awards seasons, we wanted to give audiences the chance to see the film on the big screen, whether for the first time or again.”

Todd Phillips’ dark comic book take has be-

come the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and the most profitable comic book movie ever, as well.

While reaching financial heights and earning countless nominations, the film has also generated controversy as Phillips was criticised for dismissing the film’s violence.

Joaquin Phoenix won a Golden Globe for his performance as Arthur Fleck/Joker, and is currently the frontrunner for the Oscar.

NME’s Greg Wetherall gave Joker five stars, calling it an “instant classic” and “edge-of-yourseat-stuff ”.

The 92nd Academy Awards will take place on 9 February 2020.

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he Mumbai-based dance group V Unbeatable has made it to the final of the reality show “America’s Got Talent”.

While the group is naturally excited on getting a chance to perform on the world’s biggest stage, they also take a pragmatic line while revealing that winning is important not just for the glory, but also for their survival as artistes.

“We are have been struggling over the last seven to eight years, and through these years our groups has faced a lot of challenges. It’s our one and last chance to

show our parents that we can do something to make a career in dance. We are giving it our best, and practicing day and night. We are improving and implementing new creativity. We hope we can make our country and our audience proud, and win this title,” said troupe member Om Prakash.

Although they realise the gravity of their feat on reaching the final, There is a tinge of nervousness.

“It’s a very proud moment for us, though at the same time we are nervous.

We are going to perform on world’s biggest stage, in front of international judges

for the first time. There is a big pressure, because we are representing our country on this platform. We have to make our parents’ dreams as well as people’s dreams come true. We can’t miss this chance,” Om Prakash added.

In May last year, the group had got a standing ovation from the judges of the reality show “America’s Got Talent”.

Back then, they had performed to the Bollywood number “Malhaari” from the Ranveer Singh-Deepika Padukone starrer, “Bajirao Mastani”.

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ctress Sonam Kapoor is “super shaken” after having the “scariest experience” with an Uber driver here.

Sonam took to Twitter on Wednesday night to share her experience and warned her 12.8 million fans: “Hey guys I’ve had the scariest experience with @ Uberlondon. Please please be careful. The best and safest is just to use the local public transportation or cabs. I’m super shaken.”

When a follower asked her about it, the actress replied: “The driver was unstable and was yelling and shouting. I was shaking by the end of it.”

Uber reached out to her on Twitter and wrote: “Sorry to hear about this, Sonam. Can you please send us a DM with your email address and mobile so we can look into this?”

To which Sonam replied: “I tried complaining on your app, and just got multiple disconnected replies by bots. You guys need to update your system. The damage is done.

There is nothing more you can do.”

This happened just a few days after she tweeted about losing her bags while travelling.

“This is the third time I’ve travelled @British_Airways this month and the second time they’ve lost my bags. I think I’ve learnt my lesson. I’m never flying @ British_Airways again,” she wrote on January 9.

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WE Hall of Fame and Hollywood star Dwayne Johnson's father Rocky "Soul Man" Johnson is no more. He was 75.

Rocky died on Wednesday. The cause of his death is not known yet, reports variety.com.

He made history as the first African American

world tag team champion as a member of the Soul Patrol alongside Tony Atlas.

After retiring from the sport in 1991, the wrestling superstar began training his son Dwayne also known as The Rock, who eventually became one of the biggest figures in the sport - something Rocky describes in his autobiography "Soul-

man: The Rocky Johnson Story" as one of his greatest achievements.

He was named by his son into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2008.

Rocky, born and raised in Nova Scotia, began his career in the mid 1960s as part of the National Wrestling Alliance.

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Th e Mun gy a Vill a ge Council with profound pride and honour extend our heartiest congratulations to Pastor Mhonyamo Ngullie, son of Rev. T. Ngullie of Mungya Village for being ordained as Reverend in the recently concluded AGEI, Triennial conference.

May the Lord grant you wisdom and knowledge as you work in faith to extend God’s kingdom on earth.

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The Yangpi Students’ Union would like to congratulate Miss Saotola, D/o Mr. Ellem for being crowned as Miss Chang 2020 in Poanglüm Mini Hornbill Festival held in Tuensang. We are proud of her achievement for bringing pride and laurels to the village.

We wish her the best as she embarks on her journey.

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PSG crush Monaco to extend Ligue 1 lead

Paris, Jan 16 (Agencies): Kylian Mbappé scored twice against his former club as Paris SaintGermain won 4-1 at Monaco on Wednesday to move eight points clear at the top of the French league.

The sides drew 3-3 in Paris on Sunday night in arguably the season’s most entertaining game, although this time PSG kept Monaco’s attack quiet and exposed one of the worst defenses in the league.

Neymar, from the penalty spot, and winger Pablo Sarabia grabbed the other goals for PSG, while midfielder Tiemoué Bakayoko pulled a late goal back for ninth-place Monaco.

Neymar went close in the 18th minute when his extravagant flick from Mbappés cross from the left was saved by goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte.

Mbappé made no mistake with his chance in the 24th, latching onto Angel Di Maria’s pass from the right flank, controlling the ball with one touch and then advancing at speed before drilling a low shot past Lecomte.

He made a point of not celebrating scoring against his former club, winning the title with Monaco and reaching the Champions League semifinals in 2017 before joining PSG in a

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PSG’s players celebrate after scoring a goal during their match against Monaco.

deal worth 180 million euros ($200 million).

You have to show respect. I was discovered here, the 21-year-old Mbappé said. I experienced my first big moments here.

His goal was validated after several minutes of video review, seemingly to ascertain whether Mbappé was offside when making his run. However, a clear foul on Monaco forward Keita Baldé leading up to the goal was overlooked

by VAR.

Moments later, PSG goalie Keylor Navas saved well from the lively Gelson Martins one of Monaco’s scorers Sunday. Lecomte kept out two further shots from the irrepressible Mbappé before Neymar’s penalty in first-half injury time.

It seemed harsh on Monaco, however, with left back Layvin Kurzawa spinning and seemingly purposefully bumping into center half Kamil Glik, who was standing still.

Neymar sent Lecomte the wrong way with casual ease after a staggered runup, just as he did on Sunday.

PSG coach Thomas Tuchel was shown a yellow card after angrily remonstrating with the fourth match official during the second half.

It was a mixed night for the officials, with no VAR review used when Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder’s arm was pulled back inside the area

midway through the second half.

VAR then validated Sarabia’s 72nd-minute goal after he volleyed home midfielder Marco Verratti’s astute pass over the defense.

Neymar played Mbappé through down the left in the first minute of injury time and he clipped the ball confidently across Lecomte for his 13th league goal one behind the league’s top scorer Ben Yedder.

Although Mbappé cel-

ebrated that one, he said it was in response to some insults from the crowd.

Rennes strengthened its grip on third place with a 1-0 win at struggling Nimes.

Fo r wa r d A d r i e n Hunou pounced with an opportunist strike in the 64th minute as Rennes moved four points clear of fourth-place Nantes.

Nimes center half Pablo Martinez went to head a high ball back to his goalkeeper Paul Bernardoni but it fell invitingly to Hanou, who volleyed the ball confidently over Bernardoni from inside the penalty area.

Third place secures a spot in the Champions League qualifying rounds while second ensures automatic entry. Second-place Marseille is five points ahead of Rennes with 18 rounds remaining.

Nimes remained mired in 19th place and three points behind Amiens in 18th the relegation-promotion playoff position.

Amiens drew 1-1 at home to eighth-place Reims.

Senegal striker Moussa Konaté equalized for Amiens in the 54th after Swiss midfielder Dereck Kutesa netted in first-half injury time.

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Melbourne, Jan 16 (IANS): Australia’s Alex de Minaur has been forced to withdraw from Australian Open starting next week with an abdominal tear. de Minaur had pulled out of this week’s Adelaide International with the same injury. It marks the second time in three years than an abdominal issue has affected the Australian rising star in the lead-up to the Australian Open.

“It’s not great. Not going to lie. Obviously it’s a week of the calendar that I really look forward to and put in all the hard work for, so it’s pretty devastating to miss out on my home Slam,” de Minaur said in a press conference on Thursday.

Last year, he had advanced to the third round of the Australian Open before being stopped by Rafael Nadal at Rod Laver Arena. In 2018, after reaching the semifinals in Brisbane and the final in

Sydney, de Minaur arrived at Melbourne Park and fell 6-3, 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 to Tomas Berdych, hampered by the injury on his serve.

“It’s a new tear in the same area (as old problems). It’s a little bit bigger,” de Minaur explained.

“The risks of me potentially playing ... was that it could obviously get worse, get to sort of a Grade 3 tear, which involves stitches, and that means probably a problem for the rest of your career.

“It’s something to do with workload, especially because it only happens at the start of the year. And especially in the first weeks.

After that I’m able to play throughout the whole year perfectly,” he added.

Earlier, former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro, three-time champion Andy Murray and Japanese tennis star Kei Nishikori have already withdrawn from season’s first grand slam.

Pakistan recall Hafeez, Dhoni denied India contract amid retirement speculations Malik for Bangladesh T20Is

last November. Players missing out on selection are Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Sohail, Imamul-Haq, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Irfan and Wahab Riaz.

Asif, Fakhar, Haris, Amir and Wahab were also members of the squad that lost 0-3 to Sri Lanka at home in October.

Head coach Misbahul-Haq said: “We have lost eight of our last nine T20Is and as the numberone ranked side, this is unacceptable. We need to end our losing cycle and get back to winning habits

Osaka looking to retain Melbourne title TOKYO, Jan 16 (Agencies): Japan’s Naomi Osaka heads to Melbourne looking to defend her Australian Open title following a tumultuous 2019 which saw her reach world number one, change coach twice and become the second-highest paid female athlete on the planet. Osaka’s victory over Petra Kvitova in Melbourne last year earned her a second consecutive Grand Slam title following her success at the 2018 U.S. Open but she quickly found herself struggling to cope with the pressure of being world No. 1.

Osaka split with coach Sascha Bajin shortly after her win over Kvitova and in August said she, “hadn’t had fun playing tennis” since Melbourne.

That same month business magazine Forbes placed her second to only rival Serena Williams in the list of highest paid female athletes over the previous year.

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China Open. In December she moved onto her third coach of the year – Belgian Wim Fissette – and comes into the first Grand Slam

of 2020 ranked third in the world and with a new outlook on life.

“I just feel like I’m experiencing so many things in

my life and ... and I’m trying to take it all into perspective that these are things that I’ve never thought I was going to be able to do,” Osaka said before this month’s Brisbane International.

After withdrawing from last year’s WTA Finals with a shoulder injury, Osaka was able to take an extended holiday, going to the Turks and Caicos Islands with her sister Mari. While rest and relaxation would have been her top priority in the Caribbean, the trip saw her suffer a “near-death experience” while paddleboarding with her sister.

After relinquishing her U.S. citizenship when she turned 22 last October – Japan does not permit dual citizenship for adults – Osaka confirmed she would be representing the hosts at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.

With two Grand Slam titles to her name, Osaka will hope to add Olympic gold to her trophy cabinet this year and perhaps start to think about joining Serena Williams and Steffi Graf as the only female players to win all four majors and the Olympics.

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a year.

The 11 players grouped in the A grade with retainers of 50 million rupees include Rishabh Pant, who is seen as Dhoni’s successor in limited-overs cricket.

Test wicketkee per Wriddhiman Saha was promoted to grade B where he joins opener Mayank Agarwal and three others who will earn 30 million rupees each.

The final group comprises eight players with retainers of 10 million rupees for the period from October 2019 to September 2020.

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The Mungya Village Council puts forward this information that there will be a General Meeting on 14th February, 2020 at 10:00 a.m at the Village Community Hall.

All bonafide members of the village are therefore invited to attend the said meeting without fail.

The Aotsakilimi Union Dimapur (AUD) with great happiness congratulates their in-laws : 1. Rev. Ahoto Chophy, Pastor, Ikishe Ghami Baptist Akukuhou, Dimapur on being ordained as “Reverend”

by WSBAK. 2. Mrs. Juliet Shikhu, Pastor, Dimapur Sümi Baptist Church on being bestowed the Ministerial License Certificate by WSBAK. As you start a new chapter of your service to God and humanity, may the love of God be with you and give you wisdom and knowledge to execute the responsibility according to His purpose.

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The NCRC (Lotha) held a meeting at Nagaland Christian Revival Church, Bhandari Town on 15/11/2019 and selected a new team of office bearers for a period of 3 (three) years.

The new team of NCRC Lotha Council are as follows: 1. Shri. Renthungo Ezung : Chairman 2. Shri. Orensao Humtsoe : V. Chairman 3. Shri. Jacob Lotha : Secretary 4. Shri. Woben Yanthan : Executive Secretary 5. Shri. Samuel Odyuo : Council Treasurer 6. Shri. Wobamo Ezung : Mission Secretary 7. Shri. Nchumbemo Ngullie : Advisor 8. Shri. Soren Patton : Advisor Sd/Sd/Mhondamo Ngullie Wochithung Kikon Seasonal Chairman Seasonal Secretary, NCRC (Lotha) NCRC (Lotha)

Chekhrolo Koza Kopelo Letou The Chüketshe Society with great pleasure extend our hearty congratulations to 1. Mr. CHEKHROLO KOZA son of Mr. VILHOU KOZA for securing the post of Excise Inspector under Excise Department in the NCS,NPS,NSS & Allied Services Examination 2018 conducted by NPSC. 2. Mr. KOPELO LETOU son of late KODONYI LETOU for securing the post of Post Graduate Teacher(PGT) in Computer Science under School Education in the (Common Educational Services Examination 2018 conducted by NPSC. The Society further WIshes them success in their future endeavors.

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Lahore, Jan 16 (IANS): Pakistan have recalled the experienced duo of Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik, along with pacer Shaheen Afridi, in a 15-player squad for the three-match T20I series against Bangladesh.

Apar t from them, Pakistan have named uncapped Ahsan Ali, Amad Butt and Haris Rauf in the squad for the T20Is set to be played on January 24, 25 and 27 in Lahore.

They have replaced seven players who were part of the 16-player squad that lost 0-2 to Australia

Dhoni, who was in grade A in the previous list, remains India’s most successful limited-overs captain who led the team to World Cup victories both in the 20-overs (2007) and 50-overs (2011) formats.

Dinesh Karthik, Khaleel Ahmed and Ambati Rayudu also missed out on a contract.

Grade A+ - Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah Grade A - Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant Grade B - Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hardik Pandya, Mayank Agarwal G r a d e C - Ke d a r Jadhav, Navdeep Saini, Deepak Chahar, Manish Pandey, Hanuma Vihari, Shardul Thakur, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar

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leading into the upcoming Asia Cup and ICC T20 World Cup. This has played a critical role in our decision-making.

“The matches against Bangladesh are part of our preparation, finding the right combination and building for the two major tournaments. The return of Mohammad Hafeez, Shoaib Malik and Shaheen Afridi gives us the experience and depth, while the exuberance of Ahsan Ali, Amad Butt and Haris Rauf gives the team more firepower, energy and allround skill.

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said: “I am happy with the selected squad and want to thank the selection committee for entertaining my request for Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Malik. I believe they still have plenty to offer to Pakistan cricket in the shortest format and their experience can be critical to our performance in the upcoming series.

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (Agencies): The Indian cricket board signalled it is ready for life without Mahendra Singh Dhoni after dropping the long-serving wicketkeeper from its list of centrally contracted players on Thursday.

The former captain quit test cricket in 2014 and has not played for India since taking a break after the team’s semi-finals exit at the 50-overs World Cup in England last year.

Coach Ravi Shastri said earlier this month that Dhoni, who will turn 39 in July, could be considered for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), however, seemed to have made up its mind and Dhoni, who has stonewalled retirement talks in his rare media interactions, was conspicuous by his absence in the 27-player list.

In the new list, captain Virat Kohli, opener Rohit Sharma and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah have retained their place in the A+ grade, worth 70 million Indian rupees ($986,923)

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ISL: Chennaiyin FC beat NE United 2-0

Ch e nnai , J an 1 6 (Agencies): Chennaiyin defeated NorthEast United 2-0 on Thursday to continue their resurgence in the 201920 Indian Super League (ISL) under Owen Coyle.

Second-half goals from Rafael Crivellaro and Neriijus Valskis secured the three points for the hosts. They moved to the sixth spot on the table with 16 points from 12 games.

Andy Keogh made his debut for NorthEast, spearheading the attack in the absence of Asamoah Gyan.

Laldinliana Renthlei was the name to watch out for in the Chennaiyin starting line-up a the right-back position.

The game promised drama from the word go, with newcomer Keogh finding himself in a one-on-one situation in the first minute.

But it was all Chennaiyin for the next 20 minutes or so, with Lallinzuala Chhangte and Rafael Crivellaro looking lively in attack. Unfortunately for the hosts, forwards Nerijus Valskis and Andre Schembri undid all the hard work from midfield by squandering the simplest of chances from close range.

The former was presented with two very easy chances in the opening ten minutes, one of which was as good as an open goal. Valskis could

three crucial points, but the manager should look into the missed opportunities in the first half.

Players of NorthEast United and Chennaiyin fight for the ball during their match.

come as close as hitting the crossbar but never really tested Subhasish Chowdhury.

Schembri too missed sitters to ensure the teams were level when they split for the break.

There was early evidence that Owen Coyle’s half-time talk would work, with Chennaiyin attempting to find the back of the net from distance. With the forwards missing from close range, Crivellaro made sure to test Subhasish from outside the area.

In the 57th minute,

the Brazilian attempted an outrageous shot from far out on the left flank after he saw the NorthEast custodian straying off his line. Despite Subhasish’s best efforts, the ball crossed the goal-line, providing us with a strong contender for the goal of the season.

Within two minutes, the hosts doubled their advantage through Valskis from outside the box.

Schembri was guilty of missing a one-on-one opportunity, but NorthEast’s inability to clear the danger

Champion of Chozuba Range Wrestling Association Vetazo Veswuh and others at Chozuba Town on Thursday.

Veswuh from Suthozu Old village defeated his opponent Vesapra Medeo in two straight bouts in the final match to take the title.

He received a cash prize of Rs. 80,000, while second place Medeo from Rünguzu Nasa village re-

ceived Rs. 60,000.

Küneshoyi Zu-o and Nüzosa Nyekha in third and fourth position received Rs.40,000 and Rs. 30,000 respectively.

M L A Ku z h o l u z o (Azo) Nienu graced the inaugural programme as special guest.

convincingly provided Valskis with an opportunity to undo his misses from the first half. The Lithuanian striker unleashed a rocket to make it 2-0.

The hosts then controlled the game for most parts, but there were moments where Vishal Kaith had to be quick on his feet. The Highlanders’ best chance of the game arrived in injury time when Martin Chaves’ free-kick from just outside the box kissed the near-post.

Chennaiyin picked up

Archer to stay on SA tour despite injury PORT ELIZABETH, Jan 16 (Agencies): Paceman Jofra Archer will stay on tour as England hope to get him fit for the last test against South Africa in Johannesburg next week, officials said on Thursday.

The 24-year-old missed a second test in a row as an elbow injury ruled him out on Thursday as England picked Mark Wood instead to bowl in the third test at St George’s Park.

“Jofra Archer is not fit and was not considered for selection. He’s not quite there with his right elbow injury,” said the England and Wales Cricket Board.

“Hopefully, he’ll be back in contention for the fourth test.”

Wood replaced James Anderson, who broke a rib in the second test victory over South Africa in Cape Town last week as England levelled the series at 1-1.

Bowler Craig Overton was sent home on Thursday after being brought out just before the first test last month as cover when the England squad was ravaged by a mystery virus.

Iconic football club Mohun Bagan on Thursday merged with ATK FC by selling the majority stake to the owner of the two-time Indian Super League winners.

The merged club will come into existence in June and will compete in the ISL 2020-21. The two sides will, however, play separately in the current ILeague and ISL seasons.

As per the deal, the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, who are the principal owners of ATK, will acquire majority shareholding of 80 per cent in Mohun Bagan Football Club (India) Private Limited.

“RPSG Group is humbled and honoured to welcome Mohun Bagan with folded hands and open arms to the RPSG family. Personally, it’s an emotional reunion for me as my father late R P Goenka was a member of Mohun Bagan,” chairman of RPSG Group Sanjiv Goenka said while announcing the merger.

Manchester United’s Juan Mata wheels away in celebration after scoring a goal against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

through by Anthony Martial and calmly chipped goalkeeper John Ruddy for the only goal against Wolves, who knocked United out of last season’s FA Cup and had a 10thminute effort ruled out by VAR. The first match at Molineux between the teams,

both in the last 32 of the Europa League and with plenty of tired legs, had ended goalless with United failing to land a single shot on target.

United’s celebrations on Wednesday were muted, however, by an injury to their top scorer Marcus Rashford, who went on as

a second-half substitute for Daniel James and played only 16 minutes before limping off injured.

“That backfired but you’ve got to go for them once in a while,” manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer told BT Sport. The injury left the England striker a doubt for Sunday’s Premier League clash against runaway leaders Liverpool at Anfield. “It seems like he’s got a knock there and he couldn’t run, so let’s test him in the next couple of days. Hopefully, he’ll be OK for Sunday, I don’t know,” Solskjaer said.

In the night’s other replay, Cardiff City beat fourth tier strugglers Carlisle United 4-3 in a livelier game to set up an allChampionship (second tier) clash with Reading in the fourth round.

United will next play either Premier League rivals Watford, last year’s runners-up, or third-tier Tranmere Rovers whose replay on Tuesday was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Prenton Park. Solskjaer’s side were let off the

Nagaland football team along with the coach on Thrusday at IG Stadium Kohima.

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KOHIMA, JAN 16 (NPN): Hectic preparation are going on for the upcoming North East Dr. T. Ao Trophy 2020 as Nagaland football team are undergoing intensive coaching training here at the IG Stadium, Kohima.

Altogether, 20 players are currently stationed at the IG Stadium, Kohima for the preparation camp.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, Nagaland team coach Roko Angami expressed his satisfaction over the practice session. He also appealed fans to come, support and witness the matches.

Midfielder Ratobe Poireng, who will be taking part in the tournament for

the first time, said the preparation camp was going well.

“We are all working hard for the tournament,” said Poireng.

Nagaland football team will look to regain their momentum in the tournament as they host the tournament after a gap of 10 years. The team were the runners up in the first edition but failed to make much impression thereafter.

Having experienced players like Neithovilie Chalieu, the goalkeeper for Shillong Lajong FC; Hitova Ayemi, former Minerva Punjab FC player and Khwetelhi Thopi, TRAU Football Club in the team, the team would be mentally prepared for the pressure

that comes along the way in the tournament.

The host team is led by Roko Angami as the team coach and Colo Mero as the team manager with Vizovor Liezietsu as assistant coach, Zakielatuo Seletsu as team physio.

The champions of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs. 10,00,000, trophy and certificate while the runners-up will pocket Rs. 6,00,000 with trophy and certificate. The third place and fourth place will receive Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs.1,00,000 with certificate respectively.

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

Sania enters women’s doubles semis in Hobart

Hobart, Jan 16 (PTI): Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza’s comeback from maternity leave continued to be a success as she entered the women’s doubles semifinals of the Hobart International with Ukrainian partner Nadiia Kichenok here on Thursday.

Sania and Kichenok defeated the American duo of Vania King and Christina McHale 6-2 4-6 10-4 in a contest that lasted one hour and 24 minutes.

The fifth-seeded IndoUkrainian combination will now lock horns with the Slovenian-Czech pair of Tamara Zidansek and Marie Bouzkova.

Zidansek and Bouzkova got the better of Canada’s Sharon Fichman and Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3 3-6 10-4 in their last-eight stage clash.

Sania and Kichenok made a strong start and broke their opponents twice to take the lead. They also did well to save four break points in the opening set.

The second set went on serve till the eighth game before King and McHale broke Sania and Kichenok to draw level in

Man united through to FA Cup fourth round

L on d on , J an 1 6 (Agencies): Juan Mata has sent Manchester United into the FA Cup fourth round with a neat dinked finish in the 67th minute to secure a 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers in their replay at Old Trafford.

Mata was played clean

Nagaland football team readies for Dr T Ao trophy

Mohun Bagan merges with ATK

Vetazo is CRWA wrestling champion

KOHIMA, JAN 16(NPN) Vetazo Veswuh emerged as the champion of the 28th wrestling meet of Chozuba Range Wrestling Association (CRWA) held at Chozuba town under Phek district on Thursday.

Standing 5.8 feet tall and weighting 78kg,

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hook after 10 minutes when a VAR review showed the ball had bounced off Raul Jimenez’s hand before Portuguese teenager Pedro Neto scored for Wolves.

The visitors also went close from a corner when Matt Doherty flicked his header onto the post.

Even if the score remained goalless at the break, there had still been five shots on target with United providing three of them. “I think you can see there’s two teams there that towards the end were tired. End-to-end, an open game which sometimes doesn’t suit us. We wanted to control the game more,” Solskjaer said.

“Juan Mata is different class. He’s got the skill, the composure and even pace to get through there.”

Wolves manager Nuno Espirito Santo said his side had not defended the goal well but it had been a good game and he was frustrated with the outcome. “That’s VAR, you cannot do anything. We are celebrating non goals. It doesn’t make sense,” he said.

Sania Mirza

the contest.

However, the third set was a stroll in the park for Sania and her partner as they dominated their opponents with superior serves.

The 33-year-old Sania is returning to WTA circuit after two years. During her two-year break, she battled

injury breakdowns before taking a formal break in April 2018 to give birth to her son Izhaan. She is married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik.

Before the ongoing event, Sania last played at China Open in October 2017. A trailblazer in Indian tennis, Sania is a former

world No.1 in doubles and has six Grand Slam titles to her credit.

She retired from the singles competition in 2013 after becoming the most successful Indian woman tennis player. In 2007, she attained a career-high 27th position in the WTA singles chart.

Sindhu crashes out of Indonesia Masters J aka rta , J an 1 6 (Agencies): India’s campaign at Indonesia Masters 2020 came to an end on Thursday after PV Sindhu was ousted in the second round of women’s singles.

Sindhu gave up her one-game advantage to suffer 21-16, 16-21, 19-21 defeat to Sayaka Takahashi in a match that lasted an hour and six minutes.

World number six Sindhu had a 4-2 head to head record against the 14th ranked Japanese before Thursday’s match.

This was Sindhu’s second consecutive early exit in the season as the World Champion had earlier crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Masters.

Earlier, Saina Nehwal had failed to defend her Indonesia Masters title as the World No. 11 was shown the door in the opening round of the tournament

by Japanese Sayaka Takahashi.

India’s male competitors had all fell to home opposition on Wednesday.

Sameer Verma managed to take his match against

PV Sindhu

Tommy Sugiarto into a tiebreaker but ended up losing 19-21, 21-16, 13-21.

Rankireddy and Chirag lost 20-22, 15-21 to Mohammad Afsan and Hendra Setiawan. Parupalli Kashyap was beaten 14-21, 12-21 by Anthony Ginting, while HS Prannoy lost 17-21, 14-21 to Jonathan Christie in the last match of the day.

Kidambi Srikanth went down to local favorite Shesar Hiren Rhustavito 21-18, 12-21, 14-21

in a match lasting one hour and three minutes. It was Srikanth’s second consecutive opening round defeat this season as he had also made a first-round exit from the Malaysia Masters last week.

Sourabh Verma lost to Chinese shuttler Lu Guangzu in the opening round as well. Despite winning the first game 21-17, the Indian shuttler went down 15-21, 10-21 in the next two to crash out of the tournament.

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