January 24, 2018

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXVIII No. 47

NSCN(I-M) reiterates stand on election DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) through its MIP Tuesday said that decision of the government of India/ Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct election in Nagaland was “bound to undermine the progress of the ongoing talks between NSCN and government of India and become a serious obstacle towards finding an early political solution.”

In a press release, MIP stated that the group was committed for an early negotiated political settlement that was honourable to both India and the Nagas.

It stated that Nagas have sincerely come very close for political solution and appreciated the steps taken by the government of India in seeking political solution and leaving aside military solution.

In this regard, the NSCN (I-M) has appreciated the stand and wish of the Naga people for an early political solution and no election.

Further, NSCN (I-M) also reiterated its position for an early political solution that would “usher in peace in the whole subcontinent” and added that the government India must exercise political will to take steps accordingly.

M e a n w h i l e, t h e NSCN (I-M) alleged that those who “advocate for the imposed election” did not stand for the interest of the Naga people, adding that it was “seriously critical with such people.”

CCNCS meeting venue shifted

D I M A P U R , JA N 2 3 (NPN): Co-ordination Committee of Naga Civil Societies (CCNNCS) Tuesday informed that the venue for its emergency consultative meeting, scheduled to take place on January 25, 2018 at 10am, has been shifted to Hotel Japfu, Kohima for the convenience of participants.

In a press release, the committee stated that all other schedules would remain the same. The proposed meeting would deliberate on the common slogan “Solution before Election”.

Further, the committee has request two officials from all recognized political parties of Nagaland, three officials from all apex Naga tribal organisations of Nagaland and three officials from Naga civil societies of Nagaland to attend the meeting positively.

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NPF reverses decision to sever ties with BJP Correspondent

Kohima, Jan 23 (NPN): Clearing the decks for prepoll alliance, NPF officially reversed its July 17, 2017 decision on snapping ties with BJP and decided to continue with the tie-up after reconciliation in the party and after considering the urgency to create a congenial atmosphere for the ongoing dialogue for a solution between the government of India and the Naga national workersNSCN(I-M) and NNPGs. This was decided at an emergent meeting of its Central Executive Council (CEC) held at the party’s central office in Kohima on Tuesday to review the present political scenario in Nagaland. NPF explained that the earlier decision to snap ties with BJP arose for protecting constitutional

rights of citizens at a time when there was misunderstanding within the party.

The party also appealed to NSCN (K) to listen to the voice of the people and resume the ceasefire with New Delhi and join the political dialogue.

By another resolution, NPF also agreed in principle to a seat-sharing proposal of BJP for the ensuing election, but said details would have to be worked out based on the merit of each case.

CEC meeting also endorsed the resolution of Nagaland Legislative Assembly seeking solution to the Naga political issue before election, which was adopted on December 15 last year.

While upholding the leadership of Dr Shiirhozelie Liezietsu as NPF president, the meeting backed the decision of NPF Parlia-

mentary Party to contest the February 2018 polls with TR Zeliang as the party’s chief ministerial candidate.

Further, CEC empowered both NPF president and chief minister to decide on tickets, if the Working Committee differed in its opinion on any constituency or over any candidature. However, win-ability and loyalty to party should be the main criteria for awarding the party ticket, the meeting underlined.

While thanking the people of Nagaland for reposing their faith on NPF to run the affairs of the State for the past 15 years, CEC also appealed for their continued support to the party in the days to come.

The resolutions were signed by Achumbemo Kikon, Kruzakie Kelio, NR Zeliang, S Shingnyu Khiam and S Akang Konyak.

No intention to shift allegiance: Zeliang

Putting all speculations to rest, chief minister T.R Zeliang maintained that he has no intention to shift allegiance to other party even though he had been approached.

Informing this to Nagaland Post, at his NPF office chamber on Tuesday, Zeliang revealed that BJP party workers approached him to join the party, but he insisted to have a coalition government by maintaining a good relation with BJP leaders in Delhi, which would work better.

Zeliang also said that the reconciliation within the NPF was in the spirit of forgive and forget and that his intention was to work out a strategy to win and form the next government. On ticket distribution, Zeliang said preference will be given to the sitting MLAs. He however, said the party was yet to identify those constituen-

cies where the sitting MLA’s position was weak.

The party will invite every constituency to submit the list of the candidates and in case of any dispute arises within the party, the chief minister and party president will take up the matter, and in the event of no dispute then the recommendation made

by A/C will be considered, he added.

Zeliang also revealed that BJP had asked for 15 seats, however no discussion has taken place but the proposal made by the BJP would be done through “internal understanding”. He explained that, if the position of the candidate set up the NPF has lesser chance, and the BJP candidate has more chances of winning, then the NPF candidate may pave way or if there was no NPF ticket seekers then the party may voluntarily give chance to BJP.

BJP puts seat sharing as terms for pre poll alliance Staff Reporter/Spl. Correspondent

DIMAPUR/NEW DELHI, JAN 23 (NPN): Even as the ruling Naga People’s Front (NPF) has resolved to “maintain the earlier status of having alliance with BJP,” the state BJP on Tuesday however said that pre-poll alliance with any political party would depend on seat-sharing arrangement.

BJP MLA and state co-convenor Election Management Committee, Mmhonlumo Kikon told Nagaland Post that “any pre-poll alliance for the forthcoming elections will depend on the seat-sharing arrangement that any party will have with the BJP.” Kikon further disclosed that the state BJP has already identified 25 constituencies, wherein the party will have “seat-sharing as the major criteria for sealing any alliance.”

The BJP legislator also said that the party welcomed the new resolution of the NPF, revoking the “severing of ties with the BJP”.

M e a n w h i l e, B J P sources said that Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu RIo, who had recently joined the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party, was in Delhi to meet top leadership of the BJP party to discuss about pre-poll alliance.

Rio was supposed to meet BJP national president, Amit Shah and other leaders to push his party to forge an alliance with the BJP for the forthcoming elections, sources said.

NSF reiterates ‘Solution Not Election’ Correspondent

Kohima, Jan 23 (NPN): Naga Students Federation has reiterated its stand for ‘Solution Not Election’ at a public rally held at Martyrs Park Kohima attended by several hundred students and youths Tuesday.

Speaking on the occasion, NSF president Kesosul Christopher Ltu maintained that solution to the Naga political issue and future of Nagas were of utmost priority for the people than Assembly election schedule.

He alleged that announcement of poll schedule was designed to hijack the very purpose of solution, which the Nagas looked forward.

Ltu also said the concerted effort of all for bringing about peace was virtually ruined with the announcement of election date. He, however, warned that Naga people would not remain mute spectators with this sort of imposition and that they would continue to express their resentment while appealing for solution and not election. Ltu said the world had recognised the Nagas’ struggle for more than 70 years as genuine. He also questioned the sincerity of Indian government

A section of crowd during public rally Tuesday. (NP) towards the peace process as Election Commission of India had announced Assembly election schedule without taking into consideration the appeals made by various mass-based Naga organisations seeking its postponement.

The NSF president reiterated that Naga people wanted permanent peace and not just a process and called upon Naga youth to be prepared to face any eventuality. He said the announcement of poll schedule provided an opportunity to strengthen Naga people’s resolve to unite and reaffirm their commitment to peace.

Ltu also refuted allegation that NSF was influenced by other organisations to hold the rally. He said since the peace process would determine the future of students, the NSF was pinning high hopes on the dialogues and

therefore, NSF would not work under any organisation’s diktat – underground or otherwise. Naga Hoho general secretary Mutsikhoyo Yhobu appreciated NSF for raising its voice and strengthening the movement opposing election and seeking solution. Terming the young generation as backbone of the nation, he called upon the youth to inculcate the spirit of nationalism.

He said the public gathering was meant to show that Naga people, irrespective of their tribes, wanted solution and not election. The Naga Hoho leader regretted that the election schedule was announced at a time when the Nagas were waiting patiently for an honourable solution that was acceptable to all sections by showing scant regard to wishes and aspirations of the people.

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NDPP eyes pre-poll alliance with BJP DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): After NPF decided to continue its alliance with BJP Tuesday, Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) has also said it was open to pre-poll alliance with the BJP. Media and Communication Committee, NDPP said that the party has authorised its leader, Neiphiu Rio, to discuss pre-poll alliance with the likeminded parties and work out modalities ahead of the February 27 assembly polls. In this regard, Rio, met

BJP national president, Amit Shah in New Delhi on Tuesday.

NDPP reiterated that though it was for solution to the “Indo-Naga” political imbroglio but was fully prepared if “election was imposed”.

NDPP said that it was open to alliances in the interest of the people, especially in supporting the peace process and bringing an honourable solution that is acceptable to the people.

Zeliang, Dr. Shürhozelie address CEC meet decision to sever ties with BJP. He said the BJP leaders also proposed seat sharing arrangements with BJP by giving it at least 15 seats.

Zeliang said he had told BJP leaders that giving so many seats would be a bit difficult as NPF had aspiring candidates in almost all constituencies for which he sought time as the matter would be decided by CEC. He also pointed out that no party including BJP would be able penetrate to the grassroots like NPF as it had an organisational base up to village level. Zeliang therefore appealed to party workers to be prepared for any eventuality. He also admitted that though the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly was elected with great hope for development, it ended in a crisis. In his

presidential address, Dr Shürhozelie Liezietsu said solving the Naga political problem had been NPF’s top priority for more than 50 years after its formation in 1963 and that it remained the same. He said the dialogue involving Government of India, NSCN (I-M) and NNPGs and the commitment of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to solve the long-standing Naga political problem should be taken as an opportunity. Liezietsu said once a solution was arrived at, the new arrangement would take its own course to see what was best suited for the people of Nagaland. Hence, he said it was expedient to create a congenial atmosphere to facilitate the ongoing peace process.

Taxis take passengers for a ride

UNLFW boycott

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JAN 23 (NPN): Chief Minister TR Zeliang opined that civil society groups demanding solution before Assembly election in the State should intimate their decision to all political parties so that the poll boycott of 1998 was not repeated and no political party was victimised. He said civil society groups should convey their decision to all the parties so that the latter could understand and move together.

A d d r e s s i n g N P F ’s Central Executive Council (CEC) meeting here on Tuesday, Zeliang recalled interlocutor RN Ravi’s comment that election could not be deferred indefinitely unless the Naga political

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DIMAPUR, JAN 23 (NPN): Zonal taxis plying between Kohima and Dimapur were seen charging more than the prescribed fare from commuters.

The practice of charging exorbitant fare was detected when Chumukedima Town Youth Organization (CTYO) volunteers conducted a surprise checking near Patkai Bridge on Tuesday.

CTYO volunteers were prompted to carry out checking following reports of some taxi drivers demanding up to Rs 800 for a single

groups specify a period to sign the agreement.

He also disclosed that a report that reached the offices of Prime Minister, Union Ministry of Home Affairs and BJP central leadership accused him of acting as anti-national by calling for poll boycott. Zeliang said he clarified that his intention should not be misconstrued as Nagas wanted solution.

He also informed CEC that he had written a letter to NSCN (K) on January 13 urging it to continue the ceasefire agreement with Myanmar government and also with Government of India and also join the peace talks. Zeliang also said BJP leaders like Kiren Rijiju, Himanta Biswa and Ram Madhav had insisted upon him in mid-January to revoke NPF’s July 17

passenger on Monday evening. Number of commercial vehicles plying along the Dimapur-Kohima highway has dropped significantly after district administrations began to requisition vehicle for election duty.

Seizing this opportunity, most of the taxi drivers have hiked the fares despite All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) fixed the fare at Rs 220 per passenger.

During the checking, some drivers were also seen accommodating extra passenger, which is a punishable offence under various sections of The Motor Vehicles

Act 1988. It was also found out that passengers were not issued proper tickets. When asked, some passengers were even unaware of the rate at which they were being ferried. Some irked passengers said they had been left with no option but to pay double the amount of the prescribed rate due to shortage of commercial vehicles. Travellers facing problem due to fare hike could call the numbers ANTA office bearers written on the back of the vehicle or note the registration number of the vehicles and lodge a complaint with the authorities.

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Correspondent

IMPHAL, JAN 23: United National Liberation Front of WeSEA (UNLFW), a conglomerate of Northeast rebel groups, Tuesday called for boycotting the Republic Day celebration in WESEA region. In a statement, UNLFW chairman, “Lt Gen (rtd)” Khongo Konyak, who is also NSCN (K) chairman, appealed “to every freedom loving people of the region to refrain from partaking in any manner during the celebrations of Indian National Days particularly the upcoming Indian Republic Day on 26 January...”

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CIH Nagaland organises NE Kisan mela

DIMAPUR: Two-day “North East kisan melacum-horticulture stake holders meet” was held by Central Institute of Horticulture, Nagaland at its campus in Medziphema, inaugurated by additional secretary (Hort) DAC & FW, GOI, Jalaj Shrivastava from January 22 to 23.

A press release from CIH director stated that, Jalaj in his inaugural address mentioned that India was the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world and blessed with vivid climatic condition suitable for cultivation of various types of horticultural crops. He emphasized on capitalizing on these blessings and stressed on bamboo processing in the form of compressed bamboo bricks, beekeeping, GI tags for crops that have unique traits, organic cultivation, processing and value addition.

He also mentioned that horticultural sector had eminent scope for everyone from farmers, entrepreneurs to landless labourers.

He also inaugurated the soil sterilization unit and foundation stone of culvert at the institute.

Chief guest and dignitaries released the publication of the institute and distributed certificates of skill development (ASCI) to the trainees and accredited nurseries.

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Additional secretary of Horticulture, Jalaj Shrivastava giving inaugural speech at the mela. horticulture stake holders meet was also organized and chaired by Dr. V A Parthasarathy, president, NABS and ex-director, IISR, Calicut and co-chaired by Dr. N.K. Mohan, chief consultant, CIH and ex-chief scientist, HRS, Kahikuchi, Guwahati. Power point presentations were delivered by Dr. V A Parthasarathy, Dr. N. K. Mohan, Prof. S. Alam, AAU, Jorhat and Dr. S.C. Panwar, joint director, NHB (NER), Guwahati.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by director, CIH, Dr. Lallan Ram, brief remark by Dr. Anamika Sharma, head,

KVK, Dimapur, Nagaland, Dr. R. E. lotha, director, Dept. of Horticulture, Nagaland, Dr. Naveen Kumar Patle, deputy commissioner (Hort.), DAC & FW, New Delhi. Vote of thanks was delivered LichamoYanthan, AHS, CIH, Medziphema and the inaugural programme was compered by Imtinaro Jamir.

On the second day, an exposure visit was organized for the exhibitors and participants of the events.

The event concluded with plenary session and presentation of report and recommendations by Dr. Lallan Ram, director, CIH.

The event had participation of exhibitors and farmers from all the states of North East.

NSBSG hosts NE regional testing camp at Nerhema: Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides (NSBSG) hosted the North East regional testing camp at the training centre, Nerhema from January 18 to 22.

A press release from NSBSG state secretary, Chubanungla stated that participants were from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, M a n i p u r, M e g h a l aya , Mizoram, Nagaland, NF Railway, KVS Guwahati region.

Altogether 89 scouts and 81 guides attended the testing camp. Qualifying this test would reward them with the president’s Scout /Guide award, the highest award in the country.

Atuo Mezhur Sekhose, state chief commissioner of NSBSG graced the grand campfire programme on January 21. He congratulated all the participants for completing the test successfully and encouraged them to continue in the movement after their achievement.

ADC & DEO Pughoboto appoints: ADC & DEO, Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho has appointed presiding officers & polling officials for polling duty to the 13th Legislative Assembly Election 2018.Therefore, she directed all the concerned officials to attend the trainings hereunder without fail. No applications for exemptions would be entertained unless the cases are cleared by the medical board constituted by this office. Failure to attend the trainings would invite strict disciplinary actions as per appropriate sections of law.

Presiding officers & polling 1 training would be held on January 29 and February 6, 10 a.m at ADC officePolling 2 & 3 on February 6, 10 a.m at town hall. Polling 4 (VVPAT) and Grade 1V have been directed to report at 10 a.m, ADC office on February 6.

DCs & DEOs issue election directives for public DIMAPUR: In view of the general election to the 13th Nagaland Legislative Assembly, and in pursuance of the instructions of the Election Commission of India, particularly to the political parties, candidates and party workers the deputy commissioner (DC) and district election officer (DEO) of various districts have given directives pertaining to election.

Kohima: DC & DEO Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan has informed all concerned that cash exceeding Rs.50,000/- found in a vehicle carrying a candidate, his agent or party workers or carrying posters or election materials or any drugs, liquor, arms or gift items which are valued at more than Rs. 10,000/-, likely to be used for inducement of electors would be subject to seizure. The press release also added that members of the public carrying any amount in cash exceeding Rs. 50,000/- to always keep some relevant documents with them which substantiates the source and purpose of the money.

Wokha: DC & DEO Wokha, Manazir Jeelani Samoon has issued an order prohibiting carrying of licensed arms, sticks, daos, explosives, (like fire crackers) machetes. All contesting candidates or their agents or political parties have also been prohibited from wall writing, pasting posters, papers or defacement in any form or erecting of cutouts, hoardings, banners in

public property or public premises without due permissions of district magistrate. The use of PA/ loud speakers system between 10 p.m to 6 a.m, carrying cash above Rs.50,000/- (fifty thousand) only by any person or persons, without valid documents, wearing of mask, hood or any other deviceprohibit by any person over 16 years of age whereby, a substantial portion of face is hidden or covered so as to conceal the identity of the wearer, to be or appear in any public space or upon any private property without consent of owner/tenant thereof in writing have also been prohibited. Whereas the emergent nature of the case and circumstances do not permit serving of notice upon the general public in due time and hence this order has been passed ex-parte under Sub Section 2 of Sec.144 CrPC and is directed to the public of Wokha district in general. This order comes into force within Wokha district with immediate effect till declaration of result. The order has also been issued to ensure no untoward incidents occur during the conduct of current General Election, 2018 and to ensure maintenance of law & order and prevent any kind of riot or affray in the district for ensuing peaceful, free and fair elections.

Phek: DC & DEO Phek, Shanavas C has issued an order prohibiting the carrying of licensed arms/weapons within the

jurisdiction of Phek district. However carrying of licensed arms for the purpose of verification at the nearest police station or depositing of the same and for uploading in the NDAL database has been exempted from the purview of the order. This order would be in force with immediate effect till the completion of the election. The word “arms” shall have the meaning assigned to in Section 153AA of Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Mon: DC & DEO, Mon, K. Thavaseelan has informed the general public of Mon district that District Control Centre (DCC) for the conduct of Nagaland Legislative Assembly Election, 2018 has been constituted in the district and was working 24x7. The electorate and all the stake holders with complaints and grievances under the district may contact 1950 or 9862870166/9612014688. District E Manager, Ngonlih and district evaluation officer, Sepozo will be the officers-in-charge of the control room, till the completion of Assembly Election, 2018 informed the notification.

Zunheboto: DC & DEO Zunheboto has informed all polling personnel of Zunheboto to mandatorily attend training programme in view of the forthcoming 13th NLA election. Polling personnel are to submit two passport size photographs during the second phase and stringent disciplinary action would be initiated against

absentees. The schedule as per phase-wise: presiding and 1st polling officer during 1st phase on January 29, 2nd phase on February 12 and third phase on February 19 at GHSS morning from 10 a.m to 12 noon and afternoon from 1 p.m to 3 p.m; 2nd polling and 3rd polling officer during 1st phase from January 30, 2nd phase on February 13 and 3rd phase on February 20 at GHSS morning from 10 a.m to 12 noon and afternoon from 1 p.m to 3 p.m; 4th polling officer during 1st phase from January 31, 2nd phase from February 14 and 3rd phase from February 21 at GHSS morning from 10 a.m to 12 noon.

Pughoboto: ADC & DEO, Pughoboto, Avelu Ruho has appointed presiding officers & polling officials for polling duty to the 13th Legislative Assembly Election 2018.Therefore, she directed all the concerned officials to attend the trainings hereunder without fail. No applications for exemptions would be entertained unless the cases are cleared by the medical board constituted by this office. Failure to attend the trainings would invite strict disciplinary actions as per appropriate sections of law. Presiding officers & polling 1 training would be held on January 29 and February 6, 10 a.m at ADC officePolling 2 & 3 on February 6, 10 a.m at town hall. Polling 4 (VVPAT) and Grade 1V have been directed to report at 10 a.m, ADC office on February 6.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018

news in Brief Kohima AHoDs and HoDs to meet: Home department, secretariat administration branch (A) has in a circular informed that the next meeting of administrative heads of department and heads of departments shall be held on January 24, 1 p.m at the secretariat conference hall. All AHoDs and HoDs have been informed to attend the meeting positively.

DSE informs: Director of School Education (DoSE) has informed all the regular primary teachers serving under the department of school education to submit their educational documents along with original appointment orders, regularization orders and present place of posting to the department on or before January 25 to elementary section (room no. 44) for the purpose of preparing seniority list.

SAUK union forms: With the southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO) endorsement, Southern Angamis’ in Kohima has formed its union as Southern Angami Union Kohima (SAUK) on January 20.

The union would be led by Kevithuto Sophie as president, Kekhrungol Vitsu as general secretary along with three others for the tenure 2018-2021.

IVR general meeting: Industrial Village Razhüphe (IVR) Dimapur has convened a general meeting on January 27, 12 noon at the residence of council chairman. All the VCMs, VDB members, mother unit, advisors and vigilance committee members have been requested to attend the meeting WHKAA meeting: Western Huker Kiuru Arih Ako (WHKAA) has convened a meeting on January 27, 10 a.m. at the residence of its union treasurer, Loyir village. All the office bearers, executive, advisors have been request to attend the meeting.

ATMA Wokha to organize exhibition prgramme: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Wokha will be organizing an exhibition programme on local agricultural produce on January 26 at public ground Wokha. The event would be an open competition. All local farmers in the district have been requested to take part in the programme.

NVD Pughoboto to be inaugurated: The 8th National Voters Day (NVD) programme of the Pughoboto sub–division would be held at the ADC office, Pughoboto on January 25 under the theme “accessible election.” Electoral Literacy Club (ELCs) would be launched besides presentation and distribution of EPIC and badges to newly enrolled voters at the function.

DC Kohima informs HoDs and awardees: Deputy commissioner, Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan has informed all HoDs and awardees to collect their invitation cards and car passes from establishment branch, deputy commissioner’s office, Kohima on January 24 to 25 from 10:30 a.m to 3:30 p.m. All AHoDs officers posted at the secretariat may collect their invitation cards and car passes from under secretary, GAB-II Home Department, T. KhonsungoNgullie.

Complain monitoring control room set up in Mokokchung: Deputy commissioner & district election officer, Mokokchuung,

Sachin Jaiswal has informed that complain monitoring control room and call centre has been set up in view of the upcoming general election to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, 2018. The general public has further been informed that complains pertaining to election matters can be intimated at 0369-2225015 / 9774151383 / 8787831651 / 7085103885 / 8575783119 / 956294988 / 9856072192.

DMC administrator informs: Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) administrator has informed all the allotees of 2nd floor New Market (West) that meeting has been convened on January 30, 1 p.m. at the office chamber of administrator, DMC. Principal director H&FW informs staff: In view of the upcoming general assembly, principal director, Health and Family Welfare, Dr. N. Bendangyanger Jamir, has directed all staff under the department of Health &Family Welfare to remain in their respective place of posting. Any issues arising out of un-authorized absence from duty or dereliction of duty would be fixed upon the erring staff. Further, the chief medical officers and the medical superintendents have also been directed to ensure compliance of the order in letter and spirit in their respective jurisdictions. The concerned authorities have also been directed to physically verify the attendance of the staff. In case of emergency ambulance requirement all concerned are to call toll free number 102.

CVO Zbto free anti rabies vaccination: Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) Zunheboto Dr. Toshi Aier informed that free anti rabies vaccination would be conducted on January 26 with free distribution of anthelmentics, medicines, tonic & vitamins to animal farmers at respective local grounds.

All public have been informed to come and avail the facility on the given day. Any major surgical/operative cases would only be treated as usual at respective hospital & dispensary.

LIYAL inform on ban of liquor delivery: Laza Iyinu Youth Association Lazami (LIYAL) informed that any vehicle (private/ govt./taxis etc.) found delivering alcohol/ liquor to Laza Lyinu Khell , Lazamai village shall be seized and fined as per the resolution of December 20, 2013 and reaffirmed on January 7.

Intending candidates join NCP: Intending candidate from 37 A/C, Dr. R. Thungchamo Ezung, retired director of V& AH resigned from NPF party and S. Imtiwabang Jamir, ex-INC candidate from 21 Tuli A/C and secretary of INC Nagaland also resigned from active membership of INC and joined the NCP under the leadership of Sharad Pawar.

Patton declares candidature: Former

home minister Y. Patton has declared his candidature to contest for the forth coming election on BJP ticket from 37th Tuyi A/C. Patton, who had resigned as MLA from the Nagaland Legislative Assembly last month and also from the active and primary membership of the NPF on January 12, made this announcement on Tuesday, while addressing his supporters at Wokha.

The destruction committee headed by JMFC destroyed a total of 15 cases of MC Rum in connection with Mkg PS I C/No: 008/18 U/s 44 NLTP Act on Tuesday at the court premises. The destruction was carried out in the presence of committee chairman and secretary and other members along with the accused. Seen in the picture are the members of the destruction committee led by the chairman before destruction. (NP)

Assam Rifles conduct civic action programmes Wokha Battalion recovers contraband

DIMAPUR: Wokha Battalion under aegis of HQ IGAR (North) carried out a search operation at Foot Hill Road Junction in Wokha district and recovered illegal contraband items on January 21. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), during the search, troops of Assam Rifles found drugs hidden inside a black bag which Assam Rifles personnel and police with seized items. included 3881 capsules of spasmodic and 100 cap- 40,000/-. The contraband police station and an FIR sules of nitrosum worth Rs. was handed over to Bhandari was lodged for the same.

CHILDLINE Dmu informs on missing children Wokha Battalion.

DIMAPUR: Wokha Battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) carried out an interaction with village GBs of Doyang region at Doyang on January 22.

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rent problems, development project and requirements of the area. The meeting provided a platform to the village traditional bodies to interact with the security force and increase cooperation. A total of 11 GBs of the region participated in the interaction.

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Mokokchung Battalion: Mokokchung Battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted a lecture cum awareness programme on HIV and AIDS at Tuli town on January 22.

Asst Comdt Jai Bhagwan addressed the villagers to educate the youth about HIV/

AIDS. A total of 45 villagers attended the lecture-cumawareness programme.

Shamator Battalion: Shamator Battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a Swachh Bharat campaign at Wenshoi village on January 21. According to PRO HQ IGAR

(N), during the campaign, a lecture was conducted to explain the importance of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation. The lecture was followed by a cleanliness drive of the village area.

Approximately 200 villagers actively participated in the event.

DIMAPUR: CHILDLINE Dimapur has informed that two children, namely Rokholu, 11 years, son of Ngaoluni and Khopu, 10 years, son of Dahrii have been missing from Jarnapani, Nagaland since January 22 at around 8 a.m.

Fo r a n y i n f o r m a tion one may contact at 9615087982/8575957176.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Can national parties return to prominence in Nagaland?

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Q: D o p e o p l e b e l i e v e

promises of political parties ?  Yes  No  Can’t say

WEATHER FORECAST January 24

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun

27 12

Aizawl

Sunny and pleasant

Guwahati Hazy sun Imphal

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Itanagar Not as warm; a p.m. shower

22 6 25 12 27 7 23 11

Shillong

An afternoon shower

Kohima

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Jalaj Shrivastava, Alan Gonmei along with others at the inaugural programme. (NP)

Staff Reporter D I M A P U R , JA N 2 3 (NPN): Hi-tech vegetables seedlings production unit was inaugurated at state horticulture nursery, Dimapur by additional secretary DAC & FW, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare, GOI, Jalaj Shrivastava on Tuesday as chief guest.

Chief guest in his speech encouraged the gathering to be pro-active in coping with the variation of seasons and weather patterns, since minor variant of season has been changing all round the globe.

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point of view, Jalaj stated that crops have become highly competitive with the increase in the number of growers, whereby he said that the quality of crops and the price should be accurate, balanced and affordable.

Jalaj also pointed out that products reaching the market should be presentably packaged and priced in-order to minimize wastage and to improve the product consistently.

Jalaj called upon the department to put more initiative/attention towards mushroom cultivation and to put more effort on fisheries in state horticulture nursery, Dimapur.

Chairing the inaugural programme, secretary to government of Nagaland, Alan Gonmei said that Nagaland with its diverse nature of soil and climatic conditions favored the cultivation of myriad horticultural crops both under open and protected condition. He added that the vagaries of nature however played a crucial role in the production of crops which could be managed with hi-tech production technology.

In addition, he said that the productivity level in the state was much below when compared to other advanced states and thus the need to dis-

NSBSG hosts NE regional testing camp at Nerhema

Hebron-1 colony Phek conducted mass social work on January 23, by cleaning the trash within the colony jurisdiction.

Newly appointed Group Commander, NCC, Kohima, Brigadier SS Dhankhar called on Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya at Raj Bhavan Kohima on January 23. The Governor expressed pleasure at the appointment of Brigadier SS Dhankhar and hoped that NCC in the state would see positive change and growth under his command.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Bharat Scouts and Guides (NSBSG) hosted the North East regional testing camp at the training centre, Nerhema from January 18 to 22.

A press release from NSBSG state secretary, Chubanungla stated that participants were from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, NF Railway, KVS Guwahati region.

Altogether 89 scouts and 81 guides attended the testing camp.

Qualifying this test would reward them with the president’s Scout / Guide award, the highest award in the country.

Atuo Mezhur Sekhose, state chief commissioner of NSBSG graced the grand campfire programme on January 21.

He cong ratulated all the participants for completing the test successfully and encouraged them to continue in the movement after their achievement.

seminate technology and increase productivity per unit area.

Therefore, keeping this in mind, Gonmei said that department of Horticulture had during 2015-16 under MIDH earmarked Rs 200.00 lakhs for the establishment of a centre for excellence at state horticulture nursery, Dimapur, a premier and major revenue earning sub-establishment of the department spanning an area of about 32 ha where various developmental activities are undertaken each year.

Gonmei also informed the gathering that before works could be initiated for the establishment of the centre of excellence, ministry of Agriculture, GOI decided to discontinue the centre of excellence in all the states. He added that due to import of tones of vegetables from outside the state during off season, there was need for establishing a seedling production unit which would not only ensure availability of quality planting materials all year round but would also improve productivity and the income of the farmers.

Therefore, he said that

the proposal for establishing the V-type automatic seedling production unit at state horticulture nursery, Dimapur in lieu of the centre of excellence was laid down by the department before the State Level Executive Committee (SLEC) for MIDH headed by the state agriculture production commissioner as the chairman. As such, after approval by the state the work for establishment was allotted to M/S Saveer Biotech Ltd, New Delhi.

Gonmei was of the view that with the establishment of the V-type automatic seedling production unit, first of its kind in the state, the farmers and the state would have access to high quality planting materials on consistent and predictable basis. He added that this would also allow planning production all year round with accurate prediction of harvest date, freeing the farmers and department the pressure and complexity of transplant production.

Earlier, welcome and keynote address, director of Horticulture, Dr. R. Elithung Lotha and vote of thanks was proposed by deputy director of Horticulture, Jerry Patton.

DIMAPUR: State home department has issued the list of following VIPs for unfurling of the National Flag and taking the Rashtriya salute on the Republic Day, January 26, 2018 at the place mentioned below: PB Acharya, Governor, Nagaland (Kohima), Kuzholuzo Nienu, Minister Home (Mokokchung), Imkong L. Imchen, Minister, Health & Family Welfare, Election & Parl. Affairs (Dimapur); G. Kaito Aye, Minister, Roads & Bridges and Political Affairs (Wokha); C.L. John, Minister, Rural Development (Zunheboto); Y. Vikheho Swu, Minister, National Highways (Tuensang); Imtilemba Sangtam Minister, Cooperation, Relief & Rehabilitation & Chairman MARCOFED (Mon); C. Kipili Sangtam, Minister, Power (Phek); S.I. Jamir, Minister, Urban Development & Municipal Affairs (Peren); P. Paiwang Konyak, Minister, Transport & Civil Aviation (Longleng); P. Longon , Minister, Geology & Mining and Border Affairs (Kiphire); E.E. Pangte-

ang, Advisor, Planning & Co-ordination (Noklak); Dr. Benjongliba Aier, Parliamentary Secretary, CAWD & Taxes (Naginimora); Dr. Longrineken, Parliamentary Secretary, IT&C and Chair man DAN and NBRM (Pfutsero); R. Tohanba, Advisor, Labour & Employment & Skill Development (Aghunato); Er. Kropol Vitsu, Parliamentary Secretary, Eco & Stats and SCERT (Pughoboto); Khekaho Assumi, Parliamentary Secretary, YRS and MTF (Niuland); Yitachu, Advisor, School Education (Tseminyu); Pukhayi, Advisor, Soil & Water conser vation and NSDMA (Chiephobozou); N. Thomas Lotha, Advisor, Higher & Technical Education (Medziphema); Toyang Changkong Chang, Parliamentary Secretary, NRE & F&ES (Chozuba); Amenba Yaden, Parliamentar y Secretary, Industries & Commerce and NIDC (Tening); Tovihoto Ayemi, Advisor, Irrigation & Flood Control, SIRD (Jalukie); C. Apok Jamir, Parliamentary Secretary, Tourism (Sanis).

Mission school inaugurated in Kiphire

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KIPHIRE, JAN 23 (NPN): The long awaited school of United Sangtam Baptist Lithroti Ashimukhong (USBLA) was inaugurated on Tuesday at Mission compound Kiphire, dedicated by executive secretary Rev. C. Lima Sangtam.

Delivering shor t speech, Rev. Dr. Yanger Sangtam, president, USBLA Athah Throzi said that education was the foundation for any progressive society and with education there would be changes.

He said that the initiative of the school at Kiphire would be a great boost for the citizens of Kiphire.

While thanking the landowner for donating the land for school, he also appealed the gathering to take good care of the school as one so that it would grow to become a shade for the society.

Chairman of the management committee R.L Akamba in his speech said that it was all because of the support of the believers

Rev. C. Lima along with management board after the inauguration. (NP)

that the school could come to fruition.

He expressed hope that this school would be a channel of blessing for many and appealed the stake holders to extend support so that the school would grow.

Brief report of managing board was given

by Sethricho secretary Mission School Management Board Kiphire. Short speech on behalf of landowner was delivered by

Chosemong Sangtam.

Altogether 37 students have been admitted in the LKG class with three teachers.

Public leaders and elders of Kiphire town attended the inauguration programme, chaired by head mistress MSK, Nepuni Kaini while welcome address was delivered by member of the Management Board, Kipitong Sangtam.

The mission school

under the aegis of the United Sangtam Baptist Lithroti Ashimukhong (USBLA) the apex Sangtam Baptist Churches was established in the year 2018, with the theme “fostering competence”.

The school seeks to acts as a co-educational centre which would generate and stimulate the interest of the students to learn and accept the challenges of the fast growing world.

16th cultural day programme of Chokri area held

Kedecho Khamo addressing the gathering during the opening ceremony at Khulazu Basa on Tuesday. Thenyizumi Youth Organization presenting folk dance during the competition at K. Basa on Tuesday (NP).

Correspondent KOHIMA, JAN 23.(NPN): The 16th cultural day programme of the Chokri Area Games and Sports Association (CAGAA) under the motto “friendship & progress” was held at Khulazu Basa village local ground under Phek district with chairman of Entrepreneur Development Agency (EDA), Kohima, Kudecho Khamo gracing the occasion as the chief guest on Tuesday.

Khamo in his address encouraged the youths to preserve and promote the traditional culture and valK Y M C

ues. He further mentioned that traditional culture was not just about folksong or attire but also the lifestyle and character carried on by forefathers.

While observing that the lifestyle had been changing rapidly, Khamo said that the society was at the point of losing one’s ancestral culture and traditional values.

In this regard, he called upon the youths to restore and reform the cultural values and tradition. He also called on the parents to teach their children the good character and values of forefathers.

He said Chakhesangs were known for being honest, hard-working and those who strictly followed the traditional taboos and further questioned if that culture still existed in the society.

Khama remarked that honesty was lacking in the today’s society and urged upon the need for honesty, so as to we continue to lead the society.

While encouraging the youths to empower their talents, he said laziness should not hamper their ability.

He also called on the youths for a change and

upliftment of the society.

“Let us work together for better tommorow”, Khamo said. With the election scheduled in the month of February, he called upon the youths to choose the right candidate who could bring overall development in the society and urged the youths not to get carried away.

CDPO Tobu Satahi Chuzho in his address as the guest of honour encouraged the gathering to promote more traditional games.

He stressed that local language should be given priority stating that lot of

youngsters were unable to speak their own local dialogue and asked the parents to teach the children to preserve their identity and language.

In the competition, Phusachodu Village Youth Organisation was adjusted as the winner of group folk dance and North Kikruma Youth Organisation as runners-up.

In group folk song (indigenous), Thipuzu village was the winner while K Basa village took second place. In individual category for indigenous game for Thügo Mesü (traditional fire making) Punüzo Chuzho was the winner and Khupo Vero in second place.

In Udo küthi (showing bravery) Veneta Rhakho was adjudged as the winner followed by Ruda Kezo in second place. For Mecü Keru (yodeling) Veneta Rhakho claimed the first prize and Puderü Medeo in second.

Earlier the program was chaired by Vesekho Thisa, vice president CAGSA and welcome address delivered by Vetazo Testseo, President, CAGSA.

The Government High School Diki, Dihoma (GHSDD) upgraded in 2012 was inaugurated on January 19 by joint mission director RMSA Visiezolie Yano. Village council chairman, elders, school teachers seen along with Yano.

All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK) handing and taking over was held on January 20 at Hotel Silhouette, wherein outgoing president Ninoto Awomi exhorted the new team led by Atokiho Sumi as president and Hutoshe Kits as general secretary for the tenure 2018-20.

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Agartala, Jan 23 (IANS): Over 2,000 school students and tableaux depicting various issues, including current ones, were part of a mammoth colourful procession in Agartala in Tripura on Tuesday to mark the 121st birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

The students from the 69-year-old Netaji Subhash Vidyaniketan and other educational institutions highlighted terror strikes across the world, the 150th birth anniversary of Sister Nivedita (disciple of Swami Vivekananda), the adverse effect of mobile phones and electronic devices, protection of the environment, climate change, peace and ethnic harmony, traffic rules awareness, and dying folk culture and puppetry.

Role of media in society, prevention of child marriage, Netaji’s role and incidents related to India’s freedom struggle, Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao, role of youth in protection and developments in the country, India’s cultural diversity and unity, harmony among Hindus and

School students taking out a procession to mark the 121st birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in Agartala on Tuesday .

Muslims, noise pollution, the devastating effect of floods, awareness on differently abled children were among issues showcased by various troupes of students.

The participants also portrayed the negative effect of fast food, traditional culture of tribal people, d r u g m e n a c e, c r i m e s against women, earthquakes and happenings related to India’s freedom movement.

Hundreds and thousands of spectators gathered along the roadside to witness the procession, the only of its kind in the entire country, flagged off by state Education Department director Uttam Kumar Chakma.

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Karbi Anglong Netaji Conscious Society, Akhil Bharatya Birdathi Parishad and All Assam Bengali Youth and Students Feder-

CBI sleuths reconstruct ‘fake encounter’ killings in Manipur

Imphal, Jan 23 (IANS): To meet the Supreme Court deadline the CBI sleuths have been reconstructing the alleged fake encounters between state, central forces and armed insurgents in Manipur.

Police and paramilitary personnel were asked to repeat the “encounters” which happened in secluded areas of the state, the agency officials said. On January 16 the Supreme Court directed the Special Inves-

tigation Team of the CBI to submit chargesheets in 12 alleged fake encounter cases. The apex court also directed the central agency to do the same in 30 other cases pertaining to “fake encounters”.

Renu Takhellambam, President of the Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association, urged people to give their statements without fear.

“Those who had witnessed the fake encounters

killing should come forward and give statements so that the guilty personnel are punished,” she said. Meanwhile, there is unease among some officials since T. Herojit, a police head constable and now whistle blower, had approached the apex court.

Herojit had confessed to have killed over 70 youths in fake encounters.

He said that the names and details of the encounters had been recorded in his private diaries.

Manipur police commandos conducting mopping operation at Hatta Golapati, Imphal on Sunday. Security measures have been beefed up in Manipur, especially in Imphal and its surrounding areas ahead of Republic Day. (NP)

ation paid tributes to Netaji Subash Chandra Bose on his 121 birth anniversary in Karbi Anglong. Many dignitaries and people from various communities attend the ceremony today at Netaji Park, Diphu. Ranjit Sen, founder president of KANCS, hosted the official flag of KANCCS. S.K. Gangoli, 2nd commanding officers of CRPF, Diphu attended the anniversary as the chief guest.

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Three try to torch Assam RSS office Guwahati, Jan 23 (IANS): Three miscreants tried to torch the office of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Dima Hasao district late on Monday, police said on Tuesday.

The three unidentified persons first damaged one of the CCTV cameras and then tried to torch the office at district headquarters Haflong by pouring petrol but failed, said an officer, adding they left soon after. The police said that they have recovered the footage from the CCTV camera installed outside the office.

Dima Hasao has been witnessing protests since the last few days after rumours spread that part of the hill district will have a satellite council for the Nagas under the peace talks between the GoI and the NSCN-IM. Several social organisations have in the recent past demonstrated, saying that while they were not against Greater Nagaland they are against inclusion of Dima Hasao in it and also the establishment of a satellite council in the district.

GUWAHATI, Jan 23 (Agencies): Union minister of state for textiles Ajay Tamta said the ministry has accorded high priority to develop the silk sector as a viable option for livelihood in the northeast.

The region makes up about 21% of the country’s total silk production.

Speaking at the threeday 8th inter national conference on wild silk - organised by the International Society for Wild Silk Moths, Japan and Central Silk Board here - Tamta said the northeast is the only region where all four varieties of silk - muga, eri, tassar and mulberry - are found.

Muga, known for its golden colour, is found only in the northeast and Assam owns the geographical indication (GI) tag for muga.

“The Centre will do everything to improve silk production in the northeast so that the sector becomes a sustainable source of livelihood for people in the region,” Tamta said.

BJP state executive committee”.

The strength of the 60-member Meghalaya Assembly, thus, stands reduced to 44, since seven Congress legislators, two from NCP, one from the United Democratic Party (UDP) and six Independents have resigned. “We have resigned as members of the assembly and will be part of the Congress party as we feel that the people of the state have more faith and confidence in the Congress,” Sangma

told IANS. Both legislators voiced confidence that the Congress would retain power in Meghalaya and that there was no alternative to the party in the state.

“We are confident that voters in Garo Hills (24 seats in the western part of Meghalaya) will not vote for the BJP due to its anti-Christian activities, and the NPP (National People’s Party) too will suffer defeat since it is a part of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre and in Manipur,” Sangma

Electricity for all in Assam now a reality: Sarbananda Sonowal

Guwahati, Jan 23 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Tuesday launched the Saubhagya (Pradhan Mantri Sahaj Bijli Har Ghar Yojna) scheme and said electricity for all would now be a reality, even in the remotest areas of the state.

No village or urban area in the state would be left out of the reach of electricity, he said.

S o n owa l s a i d t h e scheme has been launched to give every citizen access to electricity, which is one of the basic necessities of modern living. The Saubhagya scheme, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Sarbananda Sonowal on September 25, 2017, will provide electricity connection to all households, even in remotest of villages by 31st December, 2018. It will also cover 20.40 lakh remaining villages out of the ambit of electricity, he said. Households in inac-

cessible areas would be provided solar power packs (with battery bank) along with LED lights, fan and power plug with five-year free maintenance support, the chief minister said.

Altogether 18.7 lakh rural households and 1.7 lakh households in urban areas would be covered under this scheme, Sonowal said, adding, beneficiaries would be divided into three categories.

“The people of the state must take it as their responsibility to ensure proper implementation of government schemes by keeping a strict watch,” Sonowal said.

told IANS. However, the NPP has decided not to have a pre-poll alliance with the BJP in the upcoming assembly elections. Last week, five former Congress legislators - Rowell Lyngdoh, Prestone Tynsong, Coming One Ymbon, Ngaitlang Dhar and Sniawbhalang Dhar - had joined the NPP. Former Congress legislator Alexander Hek, who was Health and Family Welfare minister in the Mukul Sangma Cabinet before being sacked last year, joined

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IMPHAL, Jan 23: Security forces Tuesday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a forest near Chaningpokpi village in Imphal East district, Manipur.

The recovered items include one 303 LMG with magazine and 40 rounds, one lethod gun with two lethod shell, one country made rifle, three country

made pistol with 18 rounds and one country made revolver.

The items were detected by a combined team of Imphal East police commandos, 6 Assam Rifles and 29 Assam Rifles during a search operation in the area, a police source said.

The items were handed over to Lamlai police station, the police source added.

Tripura polls: Left Front releases list of nominees Agartala, Jan 23 (IANS): The ruling Left Front on Tuesday released its list of candidates for the 60-member Tripura Assembly polls, featuring both old and new faces, with seven of the nominees being women. The state election is slated for February 18.

According to Left leaders, the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) prevailed over the Left Front allies in the selection of candidates.

“Twelve new candidates and seven women nominees of the Left Front would contest the assembly elections on February 18,” Tripura CPI-M state secretary Bijan Dhar told the media after releasing the list.

He said in the 2013 assembly elections, the Left Front partners had been given five seats -Communist Party of India - two, Forward Bloc - one and Revolutionary Socialist Party - two, but in the next month’s polls they would contest only one

Two M’laya MLAs quit House; four BJP men join Cong S hillo n g, Ja n 2 3 (IANS): Nationalist Congress Party legislator Marthon Sangma and Independent legislator Brigady Marak on Tuesday resigned as members of the Meghalaya Assembly and joined the ruling Congress to contest the February assembly polls.

On the other hand, four senior BJP leaders led by former Shillong City President Keith Pariat joined the Congress party alleging “mismanagement in the

The inter national conference, in which representatives from about 15 countries are participating, has been organized here so that importance of silk sector in northeast is properly highlighted, he added.

State handloom and textile minister Ranjit Dutta said that nearly 3.1 lakh families in Assam are associated with the silk sector.

A 60,000-acre area is involved in silk production and plantations for plants for silkworms.

Secretary of the textiles ministry Anant Kumar Singh said that though Assam is the third largest silk-producing state in the country, the potentiality of wild silk or vanya silk needs to be harnessed further.

“In the past few years, the Centre has sanctioned about 24 projects in silk sector worth Rs 809 crore for the northeast. Silk production sector can be one of the most effective poverty alleviation tools,” Secretary of the textiles ministry Singh added.

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the BJP. Incumbent Chief Executive Member of the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council P.N. Syiem resigned from the assembly and joined the newly-floated People’s Democratic Front.

Moreover, veteran Congress legislators including fourtime Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Roytre Christopher Laloo and Health and Family Welfare Minister Roshan Warjri, have been declared “retired” from electoral politics.

seat each.

CPI-M central committee member Dhar, who was elected the Left Front’s convener on Tuesday after Khagen Das died in Kolkata due to cardiac arrest on Sunday, said in the last assembly elections, five women candidates were fielded by the CPI-M and all of them won. This time seven women candidates would be fielded by the party.

According to the Election Commission (EC)’s announcement, the singlephase assembly polls will be held on February 18 in Tripura, and in Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27. Counting of votes for all the three states, which have 60 assembly seats each, will be done on March 3.

Accompanied by the CPI-M and other Left Front leaders, Dhar said that five sitting CPI-M legislators were dropped on health grounds and due to organisational reasons.

Among the 60 Left Front candidates, 35-year-

old Jhumu Sarkar (Barjala constituency) is the youngest and 79-year-old Nirajoy Tripura (Chawmanu) the oldest.

Incumbent Health and PWD minister Badal Choudhury will be contesting the assembly elections for a record 10th time and has won seven times, while Education and Law Minister Tapan Chakraborty would contest the polls for the ninth time, out of which he won six times since 1978, when the first Left Front government headed by Nripen Chakraborty came to power in Tripura.

In the prestigious Banamalipur seat, CPIM’s youth wing DYFI (Democratic Youth Federation of India) secretary Amal Chakraborty will be the new Left Front candidate, while the CPI-M’s Rajya Sabha member and the party’s women’s front leader Jharna Das Baidya has been fielded from the Badharghat seat.

The Chief Minister and CPI-M’s lone polit-

buro member from Tripura Manik Sarkar will contest from his old turf Dhanpur (in western Tripura), while all the 11 ministers have again been renominated for the upcoming polls.

75 CAPF cos arrive for poll duty

The second batch of Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), consisting of around 50 companies, have arrived in Tripura in past two days, taking up the figure to 75 companies so far in Tripura.

The ECI has allocated 300 companies of CAPF for Tripura poll and before announcing the schedule on January 18 last as many as 25 companies had reached the state.

The election department officials said here today that all of them have already been dispatched to North, Unokoti and Dhalai district for performing election related duties. A few companies have remained in Agartala and surrounding areas.

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IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA, CAMP : DIMAPUR : NAGALAND. NO. M 08/18/13835-36

NOTICE

Dated, Dimapur the 22th Jan 18

Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti. Katoka Chophy -Vrs- S. Pusuhu Theiun resident of Dimapur Town/Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/ objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this Court in writing on or before 22-02-18.

SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY

Name of Patta Holder : Katoka Chophy, Village /Town Block No. : 04, Patta No. : 1968, Dag No. : 1239/2248, Area : 00-02-14.

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Sashingangba Deceased, has been filed by Shri/Smti. Sensokumla Jamir relation wife R/o. Imkonglenden Colony to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct etc, who expired on 12/10/17.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 19/2/18.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 18 day of 1/18.

Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

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The Pochury Gazetted Officers' Forum extend its heartiest congratulations to the following officers on their service promotion/appointment and also wishes them success in their career : 1. Shri. Chonpa Jurry, Jt. Director School Education.

2. Shri. Zerüsie Nyusou, SDEO School Education.

3. Shri. Shelly Katiry, NCS SDO (Civil) 4. Shri. Wutsütho Nyuthe, District Sports Officer (through NPSC) 5. Shri. Z. Porhütho Ngouri, Senior Supervisor, SWD 6. Smti. Reyivolü Nyusou, Senior Supervisor, SWD 7. Shri. Nyurhosie Nyuthe, Senior Supervisor, SWD 8. Shri.Thorhosie Kajiri, Senior Supervisor, SWD 9. Shri. Sienotho Nyuwi, Senior Supervisor, SWD The Forum further congratulates Smti. Reyivolü Nyusou, Senior Supervisor, SWD for achieving Governor's Commendation Certificate.

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Office of profit: AAP MLAs move HC against disqualification

21 AAP MLAs, facing the risk of disqualification, have sought a personal hearing before the Election Commission.

NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (AGENCIES): The Delhi High Court will on Wednesday here see fresh petitions filed by 20 AAP MLAs challenging the Centre’s notification against their disqualification as legislators for holding office of profit.

The fresh petitions, which were filed a day after their earlier pleas became infructuous on account of President giving his assent to the Election Commission’s recommendation to disqualify them, said the decision by the President as well as the Election Commission (EC) were taken in “undue haste”.

The MLAs, whose appointment to the post of Parliamentary Secretaries was held as office of profit, contended that the entire

episode leading to their disqualification was a clear manifestation of the process in which they were denied the principle of natural justice of being heard.

Their petitions were mentioned today before a bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and A K Chawla, which listed them for hearing tomorrow.

A d vo c a t e M a n i s h Vashisht, appearing for five of the legislators, submitted that “the findings of the EC are contrary to Article 14 (equality before the law) of the Constitution of India, ultra vires, void ab initio and an attack on the basic fabric of democracy.”

The move came after the AAP MLAs yesterday withdrew their pleas challenging the Election Commission’s recommendation

which had received Presidential assent.

On January 19, the poll panel had made the recommendation for the disqualification of the 20 legislators, which was given assent by the President.

On January 20, the Ministry of Law and Justice issued a notification that the President held that the 20 MLAs stand disqualified under Section 15(1)(a) of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) Act. The EC had made the recommendation while deciding a plea by advocate Prashant Patel, who had sought disqualification of 21 AAP MLAs for holding the office of parliamentary secretaries, which he had said amounted to office of profit.

The proceedings against Jarnail Singh were dropped after he resigned as the Rajouri Garden MLA to contest the Punjab Assembly polls.

The plea by the MLAs sought quashing and setting aside of the January 19 opinion of the EC and the Centre’s January 20 notification stating the President had held that the 20 MLAs stand disqualified under the GNCTD Act. The notification came after the EC wrote to the President recommending disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs for holding office of profit while serving as Parliamentary Secretaries between March 13, 2015 and September 8, 2016.

The 20 MLAs include Adarsh Shastri (Dwarka), Alka Lamba (Chandni Chowk), Anil Bajpai (Gandhi Nagar), Avtar Singh (Kalkaji), Kailash Gahlot (Najafgarh) -- who is also a minister -- Madan Lal (Kasturba Nagar), Manoj Kumar (Kondli), Naresh Yadav (Mehrauli), Nitin Tyagi (Laxmi Nagar), Praveen Kumar (Jangpura).

The others are Rajesh Gupta (Wazirpur), Rajesh Rishi (Janakpuri), Sanjeev Jha (Burari), Sarita Singh (Rohtas Nagar), Som Dutt (Sadar Bazar), Sharad Kumar (Narela), Shiv Charan Goel (Moti Nagar), Sukhbir Singh (Mundka), Vijendar Garg (Rajinder Nagar) and Jarnail Singh (Tilak Nagar).

Darwin theory row: Javadekar cautions Satyapal

Prakash Javadekar New Delhi, Jan 23 (AGENCIES): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said he had asked Minister of State Satyapal Singh to refrain from making comments on issues such as Darwin’s evolution theory.

Singh said in Aurangabad last week that Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was “scientifically wrong” and needs to be changed in school and college curricula, sparking a row with over 2,000 scientists condemning the remarks. Intervening in the row over the remarks, Javadekar said there are no plans for a national seminar to prove Darwin wrong.

“I have discussed the matter with my MoS and I have asked him to refrain from making such comments. We should not dilute science. This is the advice I have given him,” Javadekar told PTI. “We are not going to fund any event or don’t have any plan for a national seminar to prove Darwin wrong. It is the domain of scientists and we should let them free to continue their efforts for progress of the country,” he added.

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Triple talaq bill a tactic to punish Muslim men: Owaisi AURANGABAD, Jan 23 (AGENCIES): The triple talaq bill is a conspiracy against Muslims and a move to punish men from the community, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi has alleged.

A committee was constituted to look into the row over the film “Padmaavat” but no such step was taken on the triple talaq issue, said the Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad as he launched a scathing attack against the Centre.

“The triple talaq bill is a conspiracy against the Muslim community.

It a tactic to bring out the women of the community on roads and send the men to prison,” the AIMIM leader said at a public meeting on Monday night. At the same time, he asked the Muslim community to socially boycott those who take the instant triple talaq route to divorce.

He said Rs 2,000

Asaduddin Owaisi crore should be allocated for Muslim women in the budget.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 was passed by the Lok Sabha in the recently concluded winter session, but could not be passed in the Rajya Sabha with the Opposition demanding that it be sent to a Select Committee for a detailed scrutiny.

According to the draft law, instant triple talaq will attract a jail term of three years for the husband.

Owaisi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra

Modi was doing nothing for the nation but was always ahead to take credit for the good work done by others.

“The BJP wants a Muslim-free India and this would not happen,” he said and urged the people from his community and the Dalits to wake up and raise their voice against injustice.

Owaisi alleged that the Union government was trying to forcefully implement the ideology of V.D. Savarkar. “The ideology of M.S. Golwalkar, K.B. Hedgewar and Savarkar was Hinduism and we are not going to accept it,” he added. He also sought to know why Sambhaji Bhide of the Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan and Milind Ekbote of the Hindu Ekta Aghadi were not arrested in connection with the violence on January 1 during an event to commemorate the bicentenary of the Koregaon-Bhima battle in Pune.

We are not going towards govt cash chest: Kamal Chennai, Jan 23 (IANS): Actor-turnedpolitician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday told his fans that he was not forming a political party with an eye on the government treasury.

Meeting his fans at his residence here he said their journey towards the people started 37 years back.

“We are not journeying towards the cash chest but towards people’s progress.

Those who didn’t ask the question what is in it for me for the last 37 years will not ask now,” Haasan said.

According to Haasan he had not asked the fans about his religion, caste of political party affiliation.

But now he would ask his fans about his/her political party affiliation and many people are expected to join the movement, Haasan said.

Haasan who has announced to begin his political journey on February 21 from late President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam’s residence in Rameswaram warned his fan club members that their actions would be keenly watched by others.

Veteran Communist leader Sohrabuddin case: CBI to oppose PIL over Shah’s discharge Yashwant Chavan dies at 97

Pune, JAN 23 (AGENCIES): Veteran Communist leader and noted trade unionist Yashwant Chavan passed away at a private hospital in Pune on Tuesday following a brief illness. He was 97. Born in 1920, Chavan, a bright student and son of a judge, was the last of the Marxist luminaries in the heyday of the Indian Communist Party (CPI) in the

late 1930s and 40s, which included such legendary firebrands as S.K. Limaye and Shripad Amrut Dange both of whom served as his ideological mentors.

Chavan’s ideological convictions were fortified at the tender age of 17 when Limaye came looking for volunteers in Kolhapur and the young Chavan eagerly signed on. By 1938, he had

IT cautions on illegal cash transactions

New Delhi, JAN 23 (AGENCIES): The Income Tax Department on Tuesday cautioned people against indulging in illegal cash transactions including donating more than Rs 2000 to political parties.

In a bid to clean up election funding, the government early this year had notified ‘electoral bonds’ that can be bought from specified branches of the State Bank of India (SBI) and used to donate money to political parties.

According to the scheme, no person should make a cash donation of over Rs 2000 to a political party. The I-T Department, in advertisements issued in leading dailies on Tuesday, said a person should not “donate in excess of Rs 2000 in cash to a registered trust/ political party.”

This is the first public advisory that the department or its policy-making body — the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has

issued vis-a-vis political donations. It is understood that the clause has been added in the I-T public advisory in the backdrop of the government notifying the electoral bonds scheme.

The department also stipulated some more don’ts for the public like: “do not accept cash of Rs 2 lakh or more in aggregate from a single person in a day or for one or more transactions relating to one event or occasion.

“Do not receive or repay Rs 20,000 or more in cash for transfer of immovable property.”

The I-T Department also added that one should not pay “more than Rs 10,000 in cash relating to expenditure of business or profession.”

The taxman asked public to say “no to cash transactions” of all these kinds. It added that contravention of these threshold cash limits “may result in levy of tax/ penalty.”

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“The CBI is a premier investigating agency. It has the public duty to observe the rule of law in its action which it has miserably failed,” the petition said.

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Limaye’s group founded the Navjivan Sangathana (‘New Life Organization’) in 1943 in which Mr. Chavan played a leading part.

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Mumbai, Jan 23 (AGENCIES): The CBI on Tuesday said it will oppose the public interest litigation (PIL) filed in the Bombay High Court against the agency’s decision not to challenge a lower court order discharging BJP president Amit Shah in the Sohrabuddin Shaikh alleged fake encounter case.

The PIL, filed by the Bombay Lawyers Association last week, termed as “illegal, arbitrary and mala fide” the CBI’s action of not challenging the December 30, 2014 order of a special CBI court in Mumbai discharging Mr. Shah.

“We are opposing the petition. We also have an issue on the maintainability of the petition. The discharge order is of December 2014... there is an issue of limitations,” CBI counsel Anil Singh said in the high court. A division Bench of Justices S.C. Dharmadhikari and Bharti Dangre on January 23 posted the petition

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Vol. XXVIII NO. 47 Dimapur, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018

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Systems failure

hatever may be said, there is no doubt that people of Nagaland are among the most enthusiastic of voters. This will perhaps be proved once again on February 27 when the electorate go for polling. The high voter turn-out in almost all elections in Nagaland instead raise serious questions about the entire exercise even if consideration may be given to the “over enthusiasm” among people. Even by assumption, there cannot be any other valid reason for the abnormally high turn out in almost all elections. When the turn out is 90 % it means that all voters, even from faraway places and outside the state, go to their constituencies to cast their votes on election day. As per the all-India lexicon, a 60% voter turn out is termed as ‘high’ and anything between 70 to 75 percent is termed as very high. If that be so, then what should the 80 to 90 and even 100% voter turn out in Nagaland be termed as? People of the state will have to ponder over this issue. The other issue pertains to the scepticism over EVMs. Various political parties have demanded use of ballot papers( the old method) as they do have some doubts about tampering of EVMs. Of course those who lose elections have been vocal. It happened in before the 2009 parliamentary elections, when BJP warned, that if it didn’t do well in the general elections then it would be due to tampering of EVMs. After the loss in 2009, BJP’s then PM candidate L K Advani had raised questions about the credibility of the EVMs and demanded reverting back to the old ballot paper system. In response, the Election Commission Of India published a full-fledged report maintaining that the machines were secure and tamper-proof.

Not convinced, maverick politician Subramanian Swamy also moved the Supreme Court on the issue, and the apex court ordered the poll panel to introduce “paper trail” to EVMs through the country.

Amidst all such rancour, what is also important is about electoral reform. India has too many political parties-seven national, 50 recognised state parties and around 1866 parties registered with the Election Commission but not yet recognized. With so many political parties setting up thousands of candidates , it throws up a bewildering situation of Indian electoral politics. Candidates with criminal record should be barred from contesting elections.

No candidate should be allowed to contest from more than one constituency. There are still many suggestions that could help make electoral reforms effective. Campaigning should be restricted within the confines of common platform where candidates debate on issue and voters also express their views. Why do candidates need youth? Unless, of course, they are meant to mobilise more of their friends as muscle brigade. The issue at hand is truly one about how hundreds of youths are exploited with money and other allurements and made to go astray during elections while elders including society’s moralists turn a blind eye to their activities. All these happen because the candidate wants to become a minister and buys and bluffs his way through. Since Model Code of Conduct has come into effect, the election department should take cognisance of various complaints and reported incidents and order remedial measures in order to remind people, that democracy does not mean licence to practise unrestrained freedom to the point of creating anarchy.

DailyDevotion Transformed by Beholding We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image… —2 Corinthians 3:18 The greatest characteristic a Christian can exhibit is this completely unveiled openness before God, which allows that person’s life to become a mirror for others. When the Spirit fills us, we are transformed, and by beholding God we become mirrors. You can always tell when someone has been beholding the glory of the Lord, because your inner spirit senses that he mirrors the Lord’s own character.

Beware of anything that would spot or tarnish that mirror in you. It is almost always something good that will stain it— something good, but not what is best. The most important rule for us is to concentrate on keeping our lives open to God. Let everything else including work, clothes, and food be set aside.

The busyness of things obscures our concentration on God. We must maintain a position of beholding Him, keeping our lives completely spiritual through and through. Let other things come and go as they will; let other people criticize us as they will; but never allow anything to obscure the life that “is hidden with Christ in God” (Colossians 3:3). Never let a hurried lifestyle disturb the relationship of abiding in Him. This is an easy thing to allow, but we must guard against it. The most difficult lesson of the Christian life is learning how to continue “beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord….”

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Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and diligence. ~ Abigail Adams

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018

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Judiciary versus India’s Chief Justice

hether it was a proverbial storm in tea cup or something else the fact remains that the judiciary has been exposed. The impartiality with which it is known has been shaken.

For the first time judges face people. This is the best headline which I found in an Urdu daily. It told the story and still left many things unsaid. Four judges of the Supreme Court—Justices J. Chelmeswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph—have created history when they held a press conference to tell their side of story on what Chief of Justice of India Dipak Mishra has been doing.

Their contention is that he is only first among equals, northing more or nothing less. But the Chief Justice, they allege, has spread himself all over.

The questioning of the Chief Justice publicly by the four most senior judges of the apex court has put everybody in a fix. But the government has been correct in not interfering and letting the judiciary to settle the matter itself. Understandably, former chief justices have also expressed their

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“shock” over the unprecedented press conference by the four judges.

In his reaction, former chief justice R.M Lodha has questioned how such a boiling issue had remained pending for two months.

“I am disturbed by today’s development. What happened today is unfortunate and painful for a person who presided over an institution like the Supreme Court.

Reacting to the letter made public, the former chief justice is right when he says that the chief justice ought to have discussed it with them addressed those issues.

The issues, as pointed out by the four judges, may not be big. But they need to addressed because both the chief justice of India and Justice J. Chelmeswar, the second senior most, have been at loggerheads after the latter assigned a petition which sought probe into the medical college scam— former Odisha High Court judge I.M. Quddusi was suspected to be involved in it—to a bench of top five judges. But this decision was overturned by a five-judge Constitution bench which ruled that the CJI was the

master of roster and he alone could assign cases to different benches.

Even otherwise, in recent times the bench formation in the Supreme Court has been against the text of the Constitution which is very clear on constitutional issues because such matters have to be heard by a fivejudge bench.

But what has Kuldip happened in recent times is that they have been referred to two or three-judge benches. This has not only eroded the confidence of fellow judges of the highest court in the land but has, as a result, created a crisis-like situation.

Differences among judges are nothing new.

There have been past instances where judges of the apex court have fought over certain issues. The tussles between Justice Y.V. Chandrachud and his successor Justice P. N. Bhagwati in the 1970s and 1980s or the one between Justice A.M. Ahmadi and Justice Kuldip Singh in the 1990s were considered examples of “indiscipline” rather than “rebellion.” Whatever may be the differences, the press conference by the sitting

judges has definitely irretrievably dented the integrity of the institution and also the moral authority of the Supreme Court. In the letter addressed to the CJI, the four judges have rightly pleaded with him to take corrective measures so that they can apprise him about similar judicial orders that need to be d e a l t with Nayar by him.

In our legal system, based on rule-of-law, no one including the Chief Justice is above it. No doubt, the CJI has the powers to form benches but the powers are supposed to be exercised judiciously and not arbitrarily. The government is looking for a window of opportunity to enforce the National Judicial Appointment Commission Act which the judges have rejected.

Unfortunately, the judges have not realized that they have already provided that by the current row which the government may use to have greater say in judicial appoints and transfers.

India is fortunate to have independent judiciary since freedom. But two judges, H.R. Khanna of the Supreme Court and

Jagmohan Lal Sinha of Allahabad High Court, raised it to great heights at a time when the judiciary was timid and when it was a fashion to feather one’s own nest. Khanna, during the emergency, spoke the truth knowing well the consequences he would face. He differed with his other four colleagues and upheld the inviolability of fundamental rights. He was superseded and he resigned in protest.

With Justice Ranjan Gogoi next in line to succeed Justice Dipak Misra as CJI when the latter retires in October this year may face a situation similar to the one that Justice Khanna faced many years ago. But the latter’s judgment gave hope to the people of India that there were judges to uphold the truth even when the tallest in the country had compromised to stay in office. Khanna told the nation that the fundamental values of a democratic society demanded that every person must display a degree of vigilance and willingness to sacrifice. This is still a distant goal for India.

Despite such examples, the judiciary is losing sheen.

People’s faith in obtaining justice is weakening, not only due to inordinate delays in getting the cases heard but also due to the increasing impression that the judges can be managed. Clients and lawyers reportedly conspire to have hearings fixed before a particular judge. The word, corruption, was not heard some years ago. Today, it is on everybody’s lip.

Not long ago, judgments were pro-people, proweak and pro-environment.

Laws were interpreted in such a manner that a common man got relief and the greenery was protected against the marauding builders. The judiciary, particularly after the globalisation, has tended to side with riches, power and those who destroy the flora and fauna. The judiciary has also tried to arrogate itself the authority which belongs to the legislatures.

The judiciary has become a very important segment of public life. Politicians can be disciplined only through the law. If the Supreme Court judges think about themselves and not the law, democracy can be in danger.

Post-mortem Significance of National Girl Child Day Nagaland state election and defective election system I

or New Delhi, the election scenario in the state of Nagaland is, of course, a credible appraisal for India’s current politics of re-interpreting the idea of India as a nation as well as the future of Indian democracy by compartmentalizing it in the version of Hindutva ideology, and in line with the popularized and eulogized V.D. Savarkar’s concept of democracy. After all this is the state that become an independent nation before India attain hers, albeit the unfortunate refusal by the later to recognized it, where its people, the Naga Christians boycotted the visit of India’s first prime minister, where they refused to participate in the first general election of India, where it recently successfully defy the imposed ULB election and the state that could be among the last frontier to be conquer by the saffron force in its quest of establishing Hindu Rhastra in India. Given this socio-political challenges in the state, this particular state election is a laudable test for “Indian democracy” under the current polity.

The idea of India of post-colonial history was constructed upon the remnant of British-India Empire.

Jawaharlal Nehru’s version of claiming of all the territory administered by BritishIndia as an integral part of India is what makes today’s modern independent India (Naeera Chandhoke, Contested Secessions: Rights, Self-determination, Democracy and Kashmir, Oxford 2012). This India of twentieth century era is based on an idea of postcolonial statenation, where first the state is created, then the nation is push driven the throat of different nationalities by a ‘deep state’ or by a ‘shadow state’.

However the current politics over reinterpretation of India, under the present saffron regime, attempts to redefine India as a nation of Hindu to be rule only by Hindus.

This cocktail circuit mixing Nehru’s India and Savarkar’s Hindu Rhastra is what the so called “New India” is all about. Yet Nagaland state remain an anti-thesis to this very concept of India and hence conducting election pose a great challenge to New Delhi in its claim for a secular, democratic and pluralistic India. This election is therefore once again a referendum for India towards achieving political legitimacy

of claiming Nagaland as its own.

The Naga National Movement called by Bertil Lintner as “Challenging the idea of India” (Great Game East, Harper Collins, 2012) represent a reasonable proposition in its right of asserting a free Naga nation in its homeland. To suppress this legitimate historical right of the Nagas, India, for the last seven decade has to be in a state of denial and resort to all sorts of force as well as propaganda to fit Nagaland in its imaginary imperialistic map. And as part of its propaganda trail, India had signed at least four major political agreements with the Nagas within the span of 70 years. The Hydari Ali Agreement of 1947 that was supposed to kept the Nagas with India only for an interim period of ten years and then would allow the Nagas to determine its own course of future, the 16th point agreement signed with the Naga People’s Convention in 1960 that led to the creation of the state of Nagaland, the controversial Shillong Accord of 1975 where GoI representative could managed to convinced few NNC members to surrender and accept the constitution of India and the Framework Agreement 2015 where India “recognized the sovereign right of the Nagas” and conceived an idea of “shared sovereignty”. This is by far the highest number of political agreement that India signed with any single ethnic group since its independence. Surprisingly, all these attempts made by India to absorb Nagaland and Naga people to mainstream India had so far failed and Indo-Naga political issue are yet to come to any logical conclusion, as Nagas remain consistent in their approach and quest for self-determination.

The most powerful instrument that India perhaps could use to assert its claim over Nagaland would be to set up its own version of democracy through an imposed election. The participation of the Nagas in this imposed India’s election therefore assumed significant as the later required a successful conduct of election with voters’ turnout figure as high as possible so as to project to the world that Nagas indeed are taking part in India’s election and hence is an integral part of India. Shockingly in

its pursuit for achieving this goal, India has found friends from some elements from within Nagaland. NBCC’s clean election campaign, despite its noble attempt to clean the corrupt system in the state, would sadly only strengthened India’s democratic institution aided by the state government led by some of the unscrupulous Naga politicians who has no reservation in exchanging the interest and well being of the Nagas with their greed for money and power coming from New Delhi. Do Nagas ever realize that Baba Ramdev special interest in Nagaland and the proposed Patanjali’s institution in the state is just a saffron proxy in its attempt to “reclaim” Nagaland where state government today is acting as facilitator as part of the unholy nexus between them?

Successfully conducting clean election will not help solve the Naga problem.

The real problem lies with the India’s electoral politics that is infested with so many inherent defects and that is forcefully imposed in our land. This unhealthy trend of Indian democracy where only number counts, where majoritarian communal politics keep flourishing and where there is a relentless pursuit and gambling for power prevailing constitute today India’s electoral and political landscape.

The key to initiating social and political reform in Nagaland by the church or any civil society and its success requires identifying the defective political system that is imposed on us, doing away with it and replacing it with an alternative political institution. And the best alternative will be restoring our sovereign right as a free nation, and that will be the only chance through which Nagas would see peace and order, and corruption-free society prevailing in our land.

As New Delhi is desperate for the successful conduct of this high stake election, the success would be entirely depends on the enthusiastic participation of the Nagas.

India and the present regime along with its saffron allies await Nagas’ response as they face a mounting political challenge of keeping Nagaland and the Nagas within its fold.

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n 2008 the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India declared January 24 of every year to be celebrated as the ‘’National Girl Child Day’’ with the objective of raising the consciousness of the society towards the cause of the girl child so that she can be valued and respected. Through this campaign, the Indian Government has highlighted the inequalities towards the girl in the Indian society.

The mission of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) since its inception in 1958 has been to implement the various programs of the Central Social Welfare Board, the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India (GoI), and to assist the State Government Plan programs. Its goal is to sustain the growth and development of Voluntary Organizations working for Women, Children and the weaker sections of the society, as well as providing financial assistance for taking up various welfare programs in the State.

The State Resource for Women (SRCW) works towards implementing gender sensitive programs, laws and schemes through effective coordination at the State level under the aegis of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB). In the State, the SRCW is the implementing agency of the National Mission for Empowerment of Women anchored to the Ministry of Women & Child Development, GoI. It is the implementing agency for women empowerment schemes such as - the Women Helpline-181, Sakhi- One Stop Centre, and the Project Management Unit for the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme.

BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO (BBBP): The Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India has been taking a multi-pronged approach to address and reverse the trend of declining child sex ratio in the country. The Beti Bachao Beti Padhao was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 22nd January 2015 at Panipat Haryana to address significant declining trend in the Child Sex Ratio (CSR). CSR is calculated as number of girls for every 1000 boys between the age group of 0-6 years. The overall goal of the

BBBP Scheme is to celebrate the Girl Child and enable her education.

The objectives of the Scheme are: 1. To prevent gender biased sex selective elimination 2. To ensure survival and protection of the girl child 3. To ensure her education and participation of the girl child The BBBP- Nagaland Chapter was launched on the 13th October 2015 by the then Chief Minister, Shri T.R. Zeliang.

Education of the girl child, her protection and safety has been the main focus of the BBBP- Nagaland. With mass awareness drives being carried out across the State at various platforms, the impact on the girl child education has become more visible.

In Nagaland, Longleng district has been identified as the gender critical district, having recorded a CSR of 885 from 964 as per 2001 and 2011 census. Therefore the BBBP Scheme is being implemented in the district.

SAKHI- ONE STOP CENTRE (OSC): The Sakhi- One Stop Centre provides support to women and children affected by violence through medical, legal and psychological counseling. The centre is open 24/7, and provides temporary shelter facilities to the aggrieved women for a maximum of 5 days. Sakhi-One Stop Centre is integrated with the 181 Women Helpline.

181-WOMEN HELPLINE (WHL): The 181-Women Helpline is a 24 hour tollfree telecom service, exclusively designed to support women and children affected by violence. It provides immediate and emergency response to any woman or girl facing violence within public or private space through referral services, as well as providing information about women related schemes and programs across the country. The Women Helpline is currently established in Kohima.

The objective of all these initiatives is to work towards ensuring that the girl child is born, loved and nurtured and that she grows up to become an empowered citizen of this country with equal rights and opportunities.

Issued by: SRCW (Nagaland Chapter)

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Nagaland Roads in retrospect

If you have travelled through the Secretariat road in the last couple of days, you must have noticed people filling potholes with mud. This scene completely changed overnight. And by the time you read this, you will see blacktopped roads. Or since it was what you called “applying lipstick” in view of the upcoming Republic Day Celebrations, you would just as well miss the sight. Well, if the premier road in the state is in this condition, one can only imagine how much worse the roads are, in other pockets of the state. There are not enough words to describe the woes that come with the deplorable road condition in Nagaland. Citizens have suffered enough bad roads. And with elections just around the corner, it would do us good to ponder over issues like these. What kind of government do we want? Do we continue to vote for a government that does the least to give us something as basic as good roads? Do we need a change of guard? Because the last few years have barely given us pleasant rides. Roads have been washed away. Bridges have collapsed and the so called existing ‘potholed’ roads remain unrepaired. As elections draw closer and we get another opportunity to exercise our right to vote, it is also a time to reflect on what the present government has done and not done. It is the right time to elect the right leaders. We have to retrospect and look towards a brighter future. But to do so, we can only start with electing the right leaders to lead us and our state in the right direction.

Ketu Angami

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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Bengal celebrates Netaji’s 121st birth anniversary

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee paying floral tributes at the statue of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on the occasion of his 121st birth anniversary in Kolkata on Tuesday.

Bose’s birthday as a national holiday, she lamented that the iconic freedom fighter was yet to get his due. “The birthday of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has not yet been declared a national holiday. Cannot we show this much respect to him? The state had announced public holiday on January 23 years ago,” said Banerjee.

She also demanded that the Centre take steps to clear the mystery surrounding Bose’s disappearance since 1945.

“The people of this country want to know what happened to Netaji. There is a version which only a

section believes,” she said.

Banerjee also vehemently criticised the central government for abolishing the Planning Commission.

“The Planning Commission was Netaji’s dream.

But the BJP abolished the Planning Commission after it came to power (in 2014).”

In another function at Netaji Bhawan -- Bose’s ancestral house -- state Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi described Netaji as one of the tallest leaders of the country’s freedom movement. “Netaji coined inspiring slogans like ‘Jai Hind’ , ‘Dilli Chalo’, ‘Give me blood, I will give you

CBI files case in Rs 487 cr coal scam

CBI has registered a case against certain officials of NTPC, MMTC, APCPL and a private energy firm on charges of cheating the exchequer of Rs 487 crore.

on Tuesday.

The central agency registered the FIR on Monday after taking cognisance of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence’s investigation into the import of inferior coal of Indonesian origin while showing it as of superior quality.

Shimla gets season’s first snowfall

Zeliang, Dr. Shürhozelie... (from p-1) Asserting that NPF was fully geared up for the February election, he asked the party’s rank and file to gird up their loins as well.

He informed the CEC meeting that the party had decided to give first preference to the sitting legislators while giving tickets. He, however, added the party leadership would not be obliged to issue tickets to all sitting MLAs and referred to the 2008 polls when few of them secured less than 100 votes.

As government was a number game, Liezietsu appealed to party workers to lend support to the chief minister without any reservation and cooperate with the party.

The NPF president also expressed concern that

election had become a costly affair with the people blaming candidates for using money. But, he said the people compelling their candidates to spend were to be equally. He said he agreed with the church’s appeal for clean election.

Liezietsu admitted that some legislators of the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly had brought political instability to the State, prompting citizens to seek a change, a change for stability, a change for the better and a change to begin anew.

On resignation of some MLAs, Liezietsu said it was not a new phenomenon.

And on severing ties with BJP earlier, he said NPF had no regret as it was done to protect constitutional rights of the people.

NSF reiterates ‘Solution Not Election’

(From p-1) He demanded to see the sincerity of the Government of India towards the Naga political problem and challenged the youth to come together for opposing the election in one voice.

Stating that solution to Naga issue was more important than election, NMA general secretary Lochumbeni Humtsoe, in her address, urged all political parties and candidates to refrain from contesting and not to file their nomination papers to demonstrate that Nagas were serious and wanted solution, not election.

Mentioning that Naga civil societies were working for people’s rights and their welfare, she said every Naga man and woman today wanted peace and solution and that the Naga mothers too aspired for permanent peace.

Humtsoe said Nagas had suffered enough in the past and that the need of the hour was solution to Naga issue and not election. She informed the rally that NMA has submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister seeking postpone-

ment of electoral process for sometime till the peace talks reached their logical conclusion.

She further added that, compared to 1998, this time the situation was different as the politicians too were asking for solution and not election.

In her address, NMA advisor Dr Rosemary Dzuvichu recalled the struggle of Naga parents and grandparents in the last 70 years and how Simon Commission had clearly stated in 1929 that Nagas wanted to be left to themselves. She said the Naga political history was written in blood and tears, which many young Nagas were unaware of.

Stating that thousands of Nagas had been killed under army rule, Dzuvichu pointed out that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act was promulgated in 1958 just to control the Nagas and that the draconian law still existed after many decades to allow armed forces to shoot anyone with full immunity. She reminded the gathering that Naga civil societies too struggled for bringing peace, and not just

the politicians.

Noting that involvement of various groups in the peace process was a positive sign, the NMA advisor called upon the young generation to stand up for peace to ensure that their future was secured.

Dzuvichu said NSF was different from other students’ bodies as it was born out of Naga political struggle and urged the Federation to stand firm and continue supporting the movement and rights of the Nagas.

Vitono Haralu, in her address, said everyone at the rally stood for the common cause of peace and urged the young people to contribute towards the genuine Naga cause.

The programme was chaired by NSF vice president Boveio Poukai Duo, who also led the crowd in raising slogans like “We want solution”, “Long live Naga unity”, etc. The invocation prayer was said

by KABA pastor Temjen Sempo, while vote of thanks was given by NSF general secretary Imtiyapang Imsong.

Bill on data protection to be ready soon

Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the muchawaited bill on data protection drafted by a committee of experts would be ready by March.

New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS): The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that the much-awaited bill on data protection -- being drafted by a committee of experts headed

by Justice B.N. Srikrishna (retd) -- would be ready by March.

Attorney General K.K. Venugopal gave the information to a Constitution Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.K. Sikri, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Ashok Bhushan, which is hearing a batch of petitions that chal-

lenged the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar Act as violative of the fundamental right to privacy.

The expert committee headed by Justice Srikrishna -- a former Judge of the apex court -- has Department of Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan, Unique Identification Authority of India head Ajay Bhushan Pandey, MeitY Additional Secretary Ajay Kumar, Indian Institute of Technology-Raipur Director Prof Rajat Moona, National Cybersecurity Coordinator Gulshan Rai, Indian Institute of Management-Indore Director Prof Rishikesha Krishnan, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy’s Arghya Sengupta and Data Security Council of India’s Rama Vedashree as its members.

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Shimla, Jan 23 (IANS): After much delay, the Himachal Pradesh capital on Tuesday experienced the season’s first snowfall, leading to a surge of tourists to savour the snow-covered landscape.

“Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall and this was the season’s first snowfall in Shimla town,” an official of the Meteorological Department here told IANS. Places near to Shimla like Kufri and Narkanda have also been experiencing snowfall, turning the tourist destinations more picturesque.

As news of the snowfall spread, tourists flocked to Shimla, known for the imperial grandeur of its buildings that were once institutions of power when the town served as the summer capital of British India.

“It’s for the first time that we witnessed the snowfall. We are thankful to the rain god for this,” said Ashima Khanna, a tourist from Chandigarh, who was in Shimla along with her friends.

Shimla, which saw a low of 2.7 degrees Celsius, recorded mild snowfall, while Kufri and Mashobra recorded moderate snowfall. The day’s temperature in Shimla stayed at 12.2 degrees.

The snowy landscape in Shimla would stay for one-two days, an official of the Met Office said.

Ranchi, Jan 23 (IANS): The Jharkhand government on Tuesday tabled a Rs 80,200 crore general budget for 2018-19 in the state assembly amid boycott by opposition parties.

Chief Minister Raghubar Das, who is also in-charge of the finance department, tabled the budget.

Of the Rs 80,200 crore, Rs 62,744.44 crore is for revenue expenditure and rest for capital expenditure.

Talking to reporters, the Chief Minister said: “The budget is focused on five areas, including increasing the income of rural areas, providing skills to youths and generating employment, women empowerment and others.”

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New Delhi, Jan 23 (IANS): The CBI has registered a case against certain officials of NTPC, MMTC, APCPL and a private energy firm on charges of cheating the exchequer of Rs 487 crore by importing inferior quality coal from 2011-12 to 2014-15, an official said

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freedom’. He firmly believed that India cannot win its independence only through non-violence,” he said. Netaji Research Bureau Director Sugata Bose and Chairperson Krishna Bose -- grand nephew and niece-in-law, respectively, of the revolutionary leader -- were present on the occasion.

The programme concluded with a cultural presentation.

The Left parties took out a rally in the city demanding Bose’s birthday be declared as “Deshprem Divas (Patriotism Day)”.

CPI-M state secretary Surjya Kanta Mishra was in the forefront of the rally.

School children, local clubs and social organisations in the city and across the districts garlanded the freedom fighter’s statues and sang patriotic songs.

Colourful tableaux depicting various aspects of Bose’s life were also brought out.

Exhibitions, sit-anddraw competitions, debates and quizzes on Netaji’s life and work were organised throughout the state to mark the occasion.

Amid opposition boycott, Jharkhand tables budget

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Ko l k ata , Ja n 2 3 (IANS): West Bengal on Tuesday celebrated legendary freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 121st birth anniversary with floral tributes, devotional songs, meetings and rallies.

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid floral tributes at Bose’s statue on Indira Gandhi Sarani (erstwhile Red Road).

State ministers Subrata Mukherjee, Indranil Sen and Chandrima Bhattacharya, poet Subodh Sarkar, writer Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri, several other eminent persons, senior bureaucrats and police officers were present.

The function commenced with the blowing of a siren alarm sharp at 12.15 p.m to mark the exact time of Bose’s birth in 1897.

Paying homage to Bose, Banerjee pledged to fulfil his dreams by working for all sections of people without discrimination.

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government for not declaring

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Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also moved up by a similar margin to end at Rs 30,240 per 10 grams against Rs 30,190 previously.

Silver (.999 fineness) slipped by Rs 125 to conclude at Rs 38,760 per kg as against Rs 38,885.

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kets in 2018. Another key insight is that except office and residential, all sectors combined add up to only 30 per cent of total investments since 2014.

“Investors are yet to explore the possibilities of new asset classes which will show strong trends in the near future. Alternate assets classes such as retail, industrial, warehousing and alternatives will be promising,” Nair said.

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Private equity inflows in for the last 3 years, between 2014 and 2017 in office and IT/ITES have risen by 150 per cent with a strong attraction towards office sector.

Though residential sector remained the highest invested sector, rise in the same period was just 5 per cent of total investment flows in pure equity, the report said.

“Debt structures dominate the fund inflows in the residential sector, which is key reason for why developers are overleveraged.

This is on account of the general sluggishness in the residential markets and investors unwilling to take the downside risk,” the study pointed out.

With increased transparency and regulations, JLL expects a return of equity to residential mar-

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measures that have created a positive economic environment, bringing in key factors like transparency, accountability and ease of entry into various sectors in India. This gives India a fillip in attracting capital,” JLL India CEO and Country Head Ramesh Nair said.

He further said these initiatives would be the key factor for private equity to bet big on the sector in future.

“We will see the flood gates open the time REITs are listed in the market. This would give the developers an option to exit or convert their holdings in to tradable stocks, through income generating assets. Further, with the current size of the economy and its steady growth with GDP pegged over 7 per cent year–on–year for the next 3–5 years,” Nair said.

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called for a spectrum policy to make the industry aware in advance about auction of frequency bands, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman said. “They will give us details of the issues in couple of days after which Trai will be able to share specific roadmap,” Sharma said.

The Trai chairman said that telecom operators also asked for consultation around mobile number portability and unsolicited commercial calls. Talking about call drop report, Sharma said, “We will publish their performance report by the end of this month.” The reports may have come under the new quality of service norms and the regulator will compile the performance reports based on that data.

Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI): With India emerging as an attractive investment destination, private equity inflow in real estate is likely to reach USD 100 billion by 2026, a recent survey says.

According to property consultant JLL, in the next 10 years, private equity inflow in the sector is likely to grow at 10 per cent CAGR to USD 100 billion by 2026, with tier 1 and 2 cities being the prime beneficiaries of it.

In the past 12 years (2006–2017) India has seen investments of USD 42 billion, while the next 10 years (2017–2026) is expected to see inflows to the tune of USD 58 billion, the report said.

“India’s attractiveness as a global investment destination has been steadily rising. We have seen numerous

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NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (PTI): Telecom operators in their meeting with regulator Trai today raised multiple pain points, including app-based calling, rationalisation of taxes and infrastructure expansion woes, that are adversely impacting their business.

“We had very fruitful discussion with industry players.

They were unanimous on some of the issues that Trai should deal with in this year like OTT(over-the-top) consultation, one country one licence, infrastructure related issues, rationalisation of taxes under GST ...

There were 6-7 issues that they want the regulator to look into,” Trai Chairman R S Sharma told reporters after the meeting.

Telecom operators also

ment shows that job market in health sector saw the largest expansion where 5.5% more people were employed on April 2017 as compared to April 2016.

Health was followed by trade, transport and IT/ BPO--each growing by over 3%. Together, these four sectors account for 21.3% of total employed people on April 2017.

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14). The census counted 58.5 million establishments of which only 1.4% came under organised sector.

Nearly half-47.4%--of the 4.16 lakh jobs created in 2016-17 were generated by the manufacturing sector.

Education and health that accounted for 32% of the new jobs.

An analysis of sectorwise change in employ-

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way India is transforming into a superpower and a new economy and into a new India, the world is watching us with a great deal of interest.

“We have been the fastest growing large economy for the last three years and very clearly people see a huge investment opportunity as India develops its infrastructure.

“With a 2 trillion dollar investment trust we are looking at infrastructure, I don’t think there is a comparable opportunity in the whole world,” he said.

Goyal said more and more people are already looking at investment in India and the FDI has already grown in a big way and there continues to be huge appe-

NEW DELHI, Jan 23 (Agencies): India’s organised sector created a little over 1,100 jobs a day in 2016-17 which totalled up to 4.16 lakh new jobs for the entire year. The rate of job creation was 2% higher than 2015-16. Last quarter of 2016-17, the hardest hit by the demonetisation, saw much higher job creation than the previous three quarters of the year, claims the quarterly report on employment scenario, said labour ministry.

Nearly 45% of the total jobs created during the year were generated between January and March 2017.

Overall, the spell of low growth that casts a shadow on India’s economic performance, especially since the 1990s, continues.

India has been adding about 8 lakh workers to its labour force every year, implying that organised sector absorbed only about 50% of new workers who seek employment. However, the survey doesn’t reflect the overall employment situation in the country.

It covers only the organised sector (establishments employing 10 or more persons) identified by Sixth Economic Census (2013-

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tite for further investments in India.

“Whether it’s about climate change, fight against corruption and black money or issue of transparency in governance, the prime minister has put across his vision very effectively on various global platforms including G20 and the way the global powers have accepted that viewpoint, I’m confident that India’s growing position is being recognised,” he added.

On the theme of the Davos Summit, creating a shared future in a fractured world, and the role India can play, he said The world no more sees India just as a big market but also as a binding force in a world that is facing various tensions and risks and the one which is today being called a fractured world.

“India will play an important role in tackling the prevailing tensions in the world and India’s role would certainly be recognised at platforms like the World Economic Forum in Davos.

The message to the world is to look towards India and to think about investing in India,” he said.

that Trai’s order permitting inflight net connection would be an advantage for flights that traverse the peninsula on intercontinental routes. These flights do not have to switch off the Wi-Fi when in Indian airspace, he added.

“We are discussing the feasibility of having the facility on domestic flights.

The cost and demand may have to be factored in before taking a decision,” said an official of a private airline.

Airlines will have to install antennae on planes based on how they decide to receive and send the signals, either over mobile towers on the ground or over satellites.

Frequent travellers say that except for a handful of business travellers, there are no takers for in-flight internet even on international routes.

Air Passengers Association of India national president D Sudhakara Reddy said, “The in-flight data connectivity may be useful on longhaul flights. But I have hardly seen anyone use it or ask for it on international routes. It may be good during an emergency.

Going by the international experience of passengers, it may not be viable for lowcost carriers.”

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DAVOS, Jan 23 (PTI): There is a huge appetite for continuous surge in foreign investments in India with no comparable opportunity available worldwide, Union minister Piyush Goyal said Tuesday, even as he saw India’s role at international platforms growing into a leader being looked into for solving problems of a ‘fractured world’.

“Going forward, India’s role in the world economy, in the social tensions and in the fight against terrorism and climate change is only going to grow,” Goyal told PTI in an interview here on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum.

He also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal popularity and personal acceptability across the world is huge and he has emerged as the leader whom all world leaders look up for respect for leadership for tackling the problems that the world faces.

“In that sense, 125 crore Indians are dining a pride of place when it comes to the world,” Goyal said.

On interest being seen in India here at Davos summit, the minister said the

C H E NN A I , J a n 2 3 (Agencies): Travellers could soon be able to post a selfie on social media while on board a plane, but may have to shell out at least 2030% of the fare to avail of in-flight data connectivity.

Airlines are considering options to introduce the facility following a Trai order permitting in-flight voice and data connectivity. The move may help airlines add value to services for business class travellers on domestic and international routes. It may not be an option for low-cost carriers.

Officials said the charges for in-flight net connectivity would range from Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 for thirty minutes to an hour, according to international standards and taking into account the charges levied by service providers for slots on satellites. Airlines have to pay service providers like Inmarsat and others a hefty sum to activate inflight net connectivity.

With advance booking fares starting from Rs 1,200 to Rs 2,500 on short domestic routes, in-flight internet connectivity may be too expensive for passengers and airlines in the domestic sector.

Anairline official said

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putting peacekeepers at risk; US shutdown ends as Congress passes bill UN use of force for protection urged

A group of senators gather off the Senate floor to speak to reporters after reaching an agreement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday.

requiring President Donald Trump to sign off before an immigration bill moves to the floor. “For the first time, we have the majority leader move off of we can only move something if the President agrees,” Flake told reporters. Earlier Sunday, Trump called for Senate Republicans to change the chamber’s rules to resolve the funding impasse as the government shutdown continued into its second day.

He tweeted a call for McConnell to invoke the socalled “nuclear option” and thereby remove leverage for Senate Democrats.

Senate rules impose a threshold of 60 votes to break a filibuster, and Senate Republicans currently hold a slim majority of 51 votes, meaning even if they can unite their members, they need nine more votes to end debate. The White House is calling for the Senate to change its rules and move the threshold to a simple majority of 51 votes.

A spokesman for McConnell said in response to the tweet that the Senate Republican Conference does not support changing the 60vote rule, a reiteration of Republican Senate leadership’s already-stated opposition to the move Trump has called for over the past year.

U n i t e d Nat i o n s, Jan 23 (IANS): The UN has been accused of putting peacekeepers at risk through “lack of will, determination, and accountability” - in a scathing report that urged them to “not fear to use force when necessary”.

The report by a panel that looked into the rising fatalities in UN operations, and was released on Monday, said, “The blue helmet and the United Nations flag no longer offer ‘natural’ protection” and called for changes to adapt to the new threats.

In its most significant recommendation, the report urged a vigorous and proactive approach to the use of force by peacekeepers when they face threats and criticised some leaders and countries for being risk averse.

“Unfortunately, hostile forces do not understand a language other than force,” the report said. “To deter and repel attacks and to defeat attackers, the United Nations needs to be strong and not fear to use force when necessary.”

Those who are risk averse when it comes to using force “have failed

to understand projecting strength is more secure for uniformed and civilian personnel,” it said.

The panel appointed last year by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was headed by retired Brazilian Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz, a veteran of UN operations.

The recommendations were accepted by the UN and its Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support announced a time-bound Action Plan to implement them.

The report said that since 2013 the number of casualties of violent incidents have spiked, claiming the lives of 195 peacekeepers. Seven of them were Indians killed in South Sudan.

This was more than during any five-year period in history since peacekeeping operations were launched in 1948, it noted.

In all 161 Indian peacekeepers have been killed in 49 missions.

“Fatalities are rising in United Nations peacekeeping operations because the United Nations and the Member States are failing to adapt and take measures needed to operate

securely in dangerous environments,” the report said.

“This indicates that a lack of will, determination, and accountability among the United Nations and Member States continues to put personnel at risk.”

The adversaries the peacekeepers face, the nature of the conflicts and the conditions they have to operate in have changed very dramatically but UN and troop contributors have not adapted to them, the report said.

“Peacekeeping environments now feature armed groups, terrorists, organised crime, street gangs, criminal and political exploitation, and other threats,” the report said.

“If the United Nations and T/PCCs (troop and police contributing countries) do not change their mindset, take risks and show a willingness to face these new challenges, they will be consciously sending troops into harm’s way,” the report warned.

At the level of framing the mandates and implementing them, the report criticised the “overstretched deployment without a clear objective” spread over large geographic areas.

Washington, Jan 23 (Agencies): President Donald Trump signed a bill Monday night ending the government shutdown, capping off a nearly three-day deadlock and reinstating funds until February 8, a senior administration official said. The House and the Senate voted Monday to end the government shutdown, extending funding for three weeks, following a deal being reached between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding assurances related to immigration.

The House passed the

continuing resolution 266159, with 36 more yes votes than the four-week resolution they passed last week.

The movement comes thanks in part to commitments from McConnell and other Republicans in bipartisan meetings, according to four Democratic sources.

The votes came several hours after the workday for hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal employees was supposed to have begun, and it comes three days after the government officially shut down Friday at midnight. The movement comes thanks in part to commitments from McConnell

Minor rape: Prime suspect arrested in Pak’s Punjab

Alaska hit by 7.9 earthquake; EU takes Panama, seven others off tax haven list tsunami warning cancelled

There will be subsidized Sale of the following Agriculture Farm Machineries at DDSC stadium Dimapur on Republic Day celebration at Agriculture Dept. stall.

1. Water Pump both diesel and kerosene (Rs. 16, 000/-).

2. Knapsack Sprayer (Rs. 1000/-).

Interested buyers are requested to submit Photostat copy of Aadhaar Card and Bank Passbook (front page).

District Agriculture Officer Dimapur, Nagaland.

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The Kangtsüng Senso Sorkar Mapa Inyaker Telongjem with immense pride and pleasure would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to our former president Shri L.Kümzük Jamir, S/o Lt. Pursüsü on being promoted to the post of Head master in the Department of School Education, Nagaland and bring laurels to the Association and the village as a whole.

The KISSMIT wishes and prays that the almighty God grant good health and wisdom in all his future endeavour.

Sd/Lepzük Jamir M.Alem Jamir President KISSMIT General Secretary, KISSMIT

I, Mr. Yangdipi Sangtam, General Secretary, NPF Tuensang Division do hereby tender my resignation from both active and primary membership from the NPF party to strengthen the NDPP party under the able and dynamic leadership of Mr. Chingwang Konyak, President NDPP, Mr. Alemtemshi Jamir, Working President NDPP and Mr. Neiphiu Rio.

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All Nagaland Directorate & District Govt. Drivers’ Union H.Q. Kohima would like to express profound gratitude and takes immense pleasure in conveying our heartiest congratulations to Mr. IMRONGTOBA on being promoted to the post of Vehicle Inspector in the office of the Engineer-in-Chief Department of Power Kohima Nagaland. The AND & DGDU pray to the Almighty God to grant you wisdom and good health as you venture forward with more responsibilities.

Further, the AND & DGDU would also like to acknowledge and extend appreciation to the State Government for the consistent effort and deep concern to the Drivers’ Union. The AND & DGDU in this regard will extend all possible help and cooperation to the Government and Department.

(YAMBAHADUR RANA) (C.K. LONGCHAR) General Secretary President AND & DGDU AND & DGDU

Yangdipi Sangtam

WORD OF GRATITUDE The Mangmetong teachers take this privilege to express our profound gratitude and happiness to Mr & Mrs Imkong L. Imchen, Honourable Minister Health & Family Welfare, Election and Parliamentary Affairs for Sponsoring the Mangmetong Teachers Educational Tour to Shillong & Cherrapunji from 4 th Dec to 8 th Dec.2018.

May God bless his Family Abundantly.

Mangmetong Teachers Mokokchung : Nagaland.

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Tsungon 23/01/2018 lo Chukitong yanchungi nzontsu ethungta (General Election) 2018 ji tsukona thyutasanta ji GHSS Chapel Hall jilona khitacho.

1. 2018 General Election shilo Political Party ochina ha Party Office, Youth Camp yanchungi n-chonchithokala to methakcho.

2. Yanchungi Vote shita ji khunga khanala to methakcho.

3. Oyan tachungi Political Party ochinaha soko kinokiri hansi n-roche, shikvü yesoa rhumata tsona echa Rs. 5000/- khiyiv.

4. Candidate ochona election Campaign oyani roa sana enga tsukona tia lanchiala yuta jo (6:00 am - 6:00 pm). Tolia Council thungina lanchi kako khisanati thyutasanta ji khithokvü, elani party ochinaha ochia nshumche to methakcho.

5. (Poling day) Vote pita nchok jo phyipo-yanpoe elani okho ochi naha Polling Station jianglo oro nkhetsuche.

Ochongna oro shikvü yesoa sana kija epup tsovü to khunga methakcho.

6. NBCC clean election ji oyamo naha ekyo-erong piala to methakcho.

Nkhanimo Ezung Head GB i/c Chukitong, Wokha : Nagaland

Benjamin Ngullie Secretary Chukitong, Wokha : Nagaland

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The Kohima Yaongyimchen Students’ Unit convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Phomli Phom, S/o Mr. C. Chuba Phom & Mrs. N. Songnelemla Phom of Yaongyimchen village, Longleng for being successfully selected to the post of Data Processing Operator (DPO) under the Department of Chief Electoral Office, Kohima; Nagaland.

The Unit further wishes and prays that the gracious God bless and guide him in his future endeavour.

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PANGTI VILLAGE COUNCIL WOKHA : NAGALAND

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Pangti yamo nzontsu thyutasanta ji 27th Jan. 2018 lo Pangti Village Community Hall jilo na enyathung 8:00AM lona benkai khiv.

Hoji tsukona oyamo kyong hapoi evan topvu na thyuta santa jilo myanta oyi thetale to ntsijanta la.

Chairman Pangti Village Council.

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The Old Riphyim Students’ Union would like to express our sincere appreciation and indebtedness to all those individuals and groups for their selfless service and generous contributions towards the grand success of our 61st General conference held on 2nd – 3rd Jan. 2018. The Union specially acknowledge the following for their service rendered towards the union.

1. Shri. Y Patton, Former Home Minister 2. Shri. C Hachio, Chief Guest 3. Shri. Mhonthung Ezung, Theme Speaker 4. Shri. Zuchobemo Patton, Program Courtesy 5. Old Riphyim Village Council.

The Union further wisher and prays that God Bless you all Abundantly.

(BHANBEMO PATTON) Newly Elected President ORSU

tified by the EU,” the statement said.

“In each case, the commitments were backed by letters signed at a high political level.”

The lists came a year on from the leak of the “Panama Papers” -- a massive amount of data from a prominent Panamanian law firm showing how the world’s wealthy stash assets.

The EU originally screened a total of 92 countries to draw up the list, which is expected to be continuously updated.

KUKUSÜ SÜTSA Sümi Union NST Dimapur annual session-cum-picnic Shi ani. Tighenguno ni Sümi Union NST DImapur lo kihiküsümi (members) NST staff, Eno Pensionerqo Dimapur lo ngo aghi kemi kümtsü akibolomi sasü ighi no kükümügha ighilu peni ke kusü ani.

Atsala : - 27th Lu-qhi (Jan) 2018 A-a:- Zutovi Ghami Ghoki Ado :- 10:00 am (Picnic –a- toveni) VICTO SUMI Alakhu mpeu Sumi Union NST Dimapur Nagaland

(KUHOTO AYE) Akiyetou Sumi Union NST Dimapur Nagaland

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The eight countries will now be on a “grey list” of countries that have made unspecified commitments to the EU on reforming their tax laws.

The blacklist now covers just nine jurisdictions: American Samoa, Bahrain, Guam, Marshall Islands, Namibia, Palau, Saint Lucia, Samoa and Trinidad and Tobago.

Ministers agreed that “delisting was justified in the light of an expert assessment of the commitments made by these jurisdictions to address deficiencies iden-

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NIHOTO YANTSAE CHATHE ZHUKHU PANKALO DR. TM. BLOCK JILO LIKO SHITRAE ELIO JIANG JI YANPVUI EJAN LANPVU TSEN JIANG PITHAKO Jl TSUKONA ENHUNGO LIKO YO JIANG ERANGTSUNG THETA ERANTAE VATAV TSUKONA EJON (JANUARY) CHORO 27/01/2018 LO SHOMPO RHONCHUMO YANTHAN KI NA THYUTASANTA (MEETING) KHITALA HOCHI TSUKONA OTSUK AKVUNA MMYANTA ORO THTHYUTASANTA JILO THETALE TO NTSIJANTALA.

PHILIMI STUDENTS' UNION With immense pride and gratitude, the Philimi Students' Union extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. S. Bovito Chophy, son of Mr. & Mrs. Shitoho Chophy for winning Bronze Medal under 49 KG Cadet Boys, during the recently held 4th North-East Kyorugi Taekwondo Championship at Karimganj, Assam.

The Union expresses joy and happiness for his achievement, and wishes him the best in his future endeavour.

Mughavi D. Swu President, PSU

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enough that you start thinking to yourself, ‘Boy, I hope this stops soon because it’s just getting worse,’” Athey said.

Initially, the USGS said the earthquake was a magnitude 8.2. That prompted the tsunami warning for coastal Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia, while the remainder of the US West Coast was under a watch.

An advisory remained in effect for a small part of the state. Watches were canceled for Washington, Oregon, California and Hawaii. Officials in Japan also said there was no tsunami threat there.

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The strong earthquake hit at 12:30 a.m. (local time) and was recorded about 170 miles southeast of Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska.

Kodiak Island is located about 200 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city, which was not under a tsunami threat.

Reports varied about how long the shaking lasted.

In the popular cruise ship town of Seward, about 230 miles northeast of Kodiak Island, fire chief Eddie Athey said the quake felt like a gentle rattle and lasted for up to 90 seconds. “ I t we n t o n l o n g

including Oxfam who say the EU’s commitment to tackle tax avoidance after the “Panama Papers” leak last year has now been watered down.

“Eight jurisdictions have been removed from the EU’s list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, following commitments made at a high political level to remedy EU concerns,” an EU statement said.

French finance minister Bruno Le Maire tweeted that “European pressure has brought its first results!”

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Anchorage (Alaska), Jan 23 (Agencies): A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state’s coast and sending some residents fleeing to higher ground.

Officials at the National Tsunami Center cancelled the warning after a few tense hours after waves failed to show up in coastal Alaska communities.

Alaska’s Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said there have been no reports of damage, so far.

B ru s s e l s, J a n 2 3 (AFP): The EU removed eight countries including Panama from its new tax haven blacklist today after they pledged to address its concerns, in a move swiftly condemned by activists.

The United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Mongolia, Macau, Grenada and Barbados were also lifted from the list by finance ministers, in a move that comes just weeks after the bloc unveiled its original list of 17 non-EU nations.

The decision drew criticism from campaigners

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Lahore, Jan 23 (PTI): A prime suspect in highprofile rape and murder case of seven-year-old has been arrested in Punjab province of Pakistan.

Police sources confirmed suspect Imran Ali, 23, a neighbour of the minor, had confessed to his crime before an investigation team.

They said Ali had been taken into custody over two weeks ago but was let to go on the victim family’s interference ‘claiming that he could not be a culprit’.

Punjab government spokesman Malik Ahmad told PTI that Ali had confessed to his crime but it would be confirmed whether he is the culprit or not after a DNA test.

“Imran Ali’s DNA test is underway and hopefully we will have the report later in the day,” Ahmad said, adding the suspect has been arrested from Pakpatan district of Punjab.

On January 5, the minor had gone missing while going to a religious tuition centre near her house in Kasur city, some 50-km from Lahore. Her parents had been in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and she had been living with her maternal aunt.

and other Republicans in bipartisan meetings, according to four Democratic sources.

“We will vote today to reopen the government,” Schumer said earlier on the Senate floor, saying he and McConnell had reached an “arrangement.”

McConnell reiterated the same on the Senate floor, adding the shutdown was distracting senators from focusing on passing legislation. “I respect the passion that many of my friends in this chamber, Democrat and Republican alike bring to the major issue before the Senate, all of these issues,” McConnell said. “But we

should not let the political feuds or policy disagreements obscure the simple fact that every member of this body cares deeply about the challenges facing our country.”

He continued: “It’s evident that this government shutdown is doing nothing, absolutely nothing to generate bipartisan progress on the issues the American public care about.” The Senate passed the measure earlier Monday 81-18. The Senate vote was moved from 1 a.m.

ET Monday to noon after it became clear Democrats would block the spending bill over disagreements on a variety of issues, most notably what do about young people affected by the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Flake said Sunday night he was now a “yes” on the funding bill and it was his hope that six or seven more moderate Democrats would come on board to get the continuing resolution over the finish line -- to 60 votes -- to end the shutdown.

He said the Democrats still want something tangible on DACA but said it was problematic because it could run into the February 8 funding deadline. He argued that they won a concession from McConnell that he isn’t

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Teletubbies’ Tinky Winky actor Simon Shelton dies aged 52

No ban on ‘Padmaavat’; SC clears pan-India Jan 25 release T T he Supreme Court on Tuesday asked all states to comply with its order not to stand in the way of the release of controversial film “Padmaavat” as it dismissed last ditch efforts by Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments to block its January 25 release.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: “People must understand that the Supreme Court has passed an order and it must be complied with.”

“Our order is to be complied with by one and all. A few hundred people come on the street and create a law and order situation demanding ban. That can’t be accepted,” Misra said.

“You can advise them not to watch the movie if they don’t like it. We will not modify our order,” the Chief Justice told Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who tried to flag the law and order situation as a ground for blocking release of the film. The court also dismissed a plea

by Akhil Bharatiya Karni Mahasangh, saying: “We are not inclined to modify order” -- clearing the decks for the release of the Sanjay

Leela Bhansali directorial.

Admitting that maintaining law and order was the state’s obligation, Mehta appearing for the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments urged the court to appreciate the ground situation and threat to breach of peace.

“You can’t make virtue of creating trouble. You can’t first create trouble and then make a virtue of it,” said Justice Chandrachud.

Seeking clarification, Mehta said a situation could arise where after the release of the film, there could be trouble in some parts.

“Let the state honour this order. Rest we will deal with when it comes to it,” Justice Khanwilkar said.

‘Disheartened’ with SC verdict, says Karni Sena The Shri Rajput Karni Sena on Tuesday said it was “disheartened” with the Supreme Court dismissing pleas to ban the release of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat”, with its Chittorgarh unit chief claiming that over 1,900 women have signed up for “jauhar” are are “ready” to commit mass immolation.

Speaking to the media after the Supreme Court dismissed the plea of the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh governments seeking a ban on the film, Lokendra Singh Kalvi, patron of the organisation, said: “It is

disheartening to know that the Supreme Court hasn’t respected the public sentiments. “However, now we are standing the in people’s court and are confident that people will support us to observe junta curfew,” he said.

Kalvi said he wanted the other six historians to be shown the movie. Only three of nine historians had been shown the film by Bhansali.

Meanwhile, a senior spokesperson of the Karni Sena from Chittorgarh said that “people from the city of Queen Padmavat are disheartened with the verdict of the Supreme Court”.

(IANS)

ributes have been paid to actor Simon Shelton, best known for playing purple Teletubby Tinky Winky, following his death at the age of 52.

Actress Emily Atack said her “wonderful uncle” had been “taken so suddenly” and was “the kindest and most talented man you could ever wish to meet”.

Shelton took over the role of handbag-carrying Tinky Winky after original actor Dave Thompson was sacked in 1997.

Other roles included The Dark Knight in children’s TV show Incredible Games.

According to the actor’s son Henry, Shelton - who was also known as Simon Barnes - died on 17 January. The original Teletubbies ran on the BBC from 1997 to 2001 and spawned a number one single, called Teletubbies say ‘Eh-oh!’, in December 1997.

Speaking in 2008, Shelton said he had little inkling Teletubbies would be the success it was when he was cast as Tinky Winky.

“I didn’t know it would be as big as it was, but I did know as soon as I started working on it that it had something special,” he said.

The father of three lived in Ampthill in Bedfordshire.

(BBC)

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Perry, Klum celebrate Minnie Mouse’s Walk of Fame Star honour

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ar toon character Minnie Mouse has got her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Singer Katy Perry and supermodel Heidi Klum wore polka dots to celebrate the milestone.

The Disney character was honoured with the 2,627th star in front of El Capitan Theatre here on Monday, reports aceshowbiz.com.

Minnie’s partner Mickey Mouse as well as Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger also attended the ceremony.

Perry wore a custom dress and hat by Christian Siriano for the special occasion. She playfully said as she began her presenter’s speech, “Who wore it best, who wore it best?”

Minnie greeted the “Dark Horse” hitmaker with a smile and exchanged a welcome kiss with the singer on the podium.

Klum, meanwhile, opted for a black polka dot dress, which she accessorised with a mouse ear headband.

The honour came 40 years after Mickey Mouse received his star in 1978 and became the first cartoon character to get a star.

This year marks the 90th anniversary of the “official First Lady of Walt Disney Company” in entertainment since first being created in 1928. “I’m so grateful and I want to thank all my friends from around the world. And Mickey, I’m so happy you’re

here to share this wonderful day with me,” Minnie Mouse said in her speech.

Minnie added: “This really is the best day ever!”

Perry said of the cartoon character: “It’s always so comforting to see her face. Seeing Minnie is like returning home. It is a special skill to bring joy to so many and she does it with an effortless bat of a lash.”

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he Oscar nominations are being announced early Tuesday morning.

Tiffany Haddish and Andy Serkis are making the announcement alongside Academy president John Bailey, starting at 5:22 a.m.

PT, live from the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Jimmy Kimmel is returning as host of the Dolby Theatre at HollyABC will broadcast Academy Awards, which wood & Highland Center the show live on Sunday, are taking place at the in Hollywood.

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Production Design: The Shape of Water Beauty and the Beast Star Wars: The Last Jedi Blade Runner 2049 Sound Mixing: Darkest Hour Baby Driver Dunkirk Blade Runner 2049 The Shape of Water Dunkirk Cinematography: The Shape of Water Blade Runner 2049 (Roger Deakins) Star Wars: The Last Jedi Darkest Hour (Bruno Delbonnel) Animated Short Film: Dunkirk (Hoyte van Hoytema) Dear Basketball Mudbound (Rachel Morrison) Garden Party The Shape of Water (Dan Laustsen) Lou Costume Design: Negative Space Beauty and the Beast (Jacqueline Durran) Revolting Rhymes Darkest Hour (Jacqueline Durran) Live Action Short Film: Phantom Thread (Mark Bridges) DeKalb Elementary The Shape of Water (Luis Sequeira) The Eleven O’Clock Victoria & Abdul (Consolata Boyle) My Nephew Emmett Sound Editing: The Silent Child Baby Driver Watu Wote/All of Us Blade Runner 2049 To be concluded....

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iley Cyrus revealed her Vegemite tattoo - an apparent ode to her fiance Liam Hemsworth - some time ago.

And it has now been revealed that The Hunger Games hunk also has the same etching on his ankle.

Liam showed off the design during an outing in Byron Bay this month, but he is believed to have had the tattoo done in 2016.

The Party In The U.S.A songstress has her jar of Australia’s famous breakfast spread on her arm, while Liam’s is located on his

leg. Last year Miley enlisted celebrity tattoo artist Doctor Woo to ink a pot of the distinctively Australian snack food on her bicep.

The songstress showed off the artwork in a picture posted by Woo on his Instagram account. ‘@mileycyrus don’t play when it comes to #vegemite #halfneedle’ Woo wrote alongside the black and white image.

Meanwhile, it has recently been revealed that Liam has been sporting the tattoo for some time.

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With great joy and honour, the Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Padum Pukhuri convey our heartiest congratulations to Rev. Viyeto Chishi, Pastor SBAPP for being Ordained as Reverend, and Mr. Asheto Swu, Associate Pastor General, SBAPP for being Awarded as Ministry License by the Western Sümi Baptist Akukuhou Küqhakulu (WSBAK).

Further, we pray that our Almighty God continue to bless them in all their future endeavour.

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ritney Spears is bringing her Las Vegas show to the UK. As part of the Piece of Me tour, the singer will headline Brighton Pride and will perform in Scarborough in August.

Brighton Pride tweeted “We are thrilled to announce that legendary pop icon Britney Spears will be the headline act for Pride on Sat 4th Aug”.

Britney will also perform shows in Manchester, Glasgow and London - as well as dates in Germany, Belgium and Sweden.

The Brighton date will be the first time the full Piece of Me show has been performed in Europe.

The festival, which attracts around 300,000 people to the city, was headlined by the Pet Shop Boys last year.

Britney started her Piece of Me residency in Las Vegas in 2013. It ended on 31 December 2017 after 250 performances.

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India aim to avoid whitewash vs SA

Rohit Sharma (R) jumps as he celebrates with bowler Jasprit Bumrah after dismissing South Africa’s Quinton de Kock during the second Test match. (PTI file photo)

Johannesburg, Jan 23 (IANS): India will aim to avoid an embarrassing series whitewash and salvage some pride when they meet a confident South Africa in the third and final Test match which starts at the Wanderers Stadium here on Wednesday.

In the first two Test matches, India were outplayed in every department of the game. Skipper Virat Kohli also agreed that their opponents were way better.

But in the upcoming match, India will like to turn the tables and like to finish the series on a posi-

tive note.

However, it will not be an easy job for the Indians. With the conditions and pitch favouring the hosts, the visitors may find it tough to survive the full five days.

India could witness an archetypal South African wicket -- hard and dry with plenty of bounce -- which often provides lots of seam movement up front.

Spinners could also play an important role on the fourth and fifth days, so the inclusion of a tweaker could be helpful in the second innings.

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In the batting department, apart from Kohli, all the other batsmen have totally failed to step up to the occasion.

Some of them are guilty of playing reckless shots -- which would have worked on a slow pitch -- in the first two Tests and coming into the third game, they will have got a measure of the task ahead.

The Indian team is full of stroke-makers like Shikhar Dhawan, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya. Their attitude of dominating the bowlers with a flurry of

strokes will not work in the third match.

Instead, they must harness the art of controlling the South African pace quartet by curtailing their habit of going after each and every delivery.

Calls for the inclusion of Ajinkya Rahane, known for his quiet approach, instead of fellow Mumbaikar Rohit Sharma have grown over the last few days.

It will not be a surprise if either Lokesh Rahul or Rohit sit out, while Parthiv Patel may find himself in the openers’ slot.

In ther bowling department, seamers Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Hardik Pandya, alongwith lone spinner Ravichandran Ashwin played sensibly but the fielding let them down.

On the other hand, South Africa will depend upon Dean Elgar, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers and Faf du Plessis to score the bulk of their runs.

Rookie pacers Lungi Ngidi, who was the man of the Match in the last game will be crucial once again along with Vernon Philander, Morne Morkel and Kagiso Rabada. Keshav Maharaj will be the lone spinner for the hosts and may play a crucial role in the second innings.

WI to host 2018 Women’s World T20

DUBAI, Jan 23 (PTI): The 2018 edition of the Women’s World T20 will be hosted

by Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana and St Lucia from November 9-24, the ICC has announced. The three venues were selected by Cricket West Indies through a bidding process and have been ratified by the ICC. The preliminary round matches will be held at the Guyana National Stadium and Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia, while Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda will stage the two semi-finals and the final. The hosts will be joined by Australia, world champions England, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka who have all achieved qualification.

The remaining two spots will be taken by Bangladesh, Holland, Ireland, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Thailand, Uganda or UAE, all of whom will compete in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 Qualifier in the Netherlands from 3-14 July. The November event in the Caribbean will be the first stand-alone ICC Women’s World Twenty20 after the past five events were played alongside the men’s event.

Root to miss T20 tri-series; Ben Stokes delays return

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S Y D NE Y, J a n 2 3 (Agencies): Joe Root on Tuesday pulled out of England’s Twenty20 tri-series against Australia and New Zealand, as Ben Stokes confirmed his return to international cricket would be delayed by a court appearance.

Test captain Root will return to England before playing in the one-day international series against New Zealand in late February.

Root said he did not like missing games but made a decision to “have a little break”. His replacement has not yet been named. “I came into this tour wanting to play everything. I love playing for England and I don’t like missing games of cricket,” the 27-year-old Yorkshire

batsman said in a statement.

“I had a long chat with (coach) Trevor Bayliss about things and there’s obviously a big summer ahead and a lot of cricket still to be played. It’s going to be really important to make sure that I’m available for all of that.”

Stokes is due in court to face charges of affray on February 13, the same day England play New Zealand in the T20 series.

The 26-year-old missed England’s Ashes series defeat in Australia after he was suspended from international duty by the England and Wales Cricket Board following his involvement in an incident outside a nightclub in September. He was last week included in the squad

to play the triangular T20 tournament.

“As has been confirmed in the media a first hearing date at court has been set for 13th February,” Stokes tweeted Tuesday.

“In the circumstances, I have decided that it would not be right to join my teammates until after attending court on the 13th.”

The news came ahead of this year’s Indian Premier League auction set for January 27-28 in Bangalore, with both Root and Stokes lining up as among the top-ranking players the eight teams can bid for.

The T20 tri-series takes place in Australia and New Zealand from February 3-21. England’s five-match ODI series against New Zealand runs from February 25 to March 10.

Dutch striker Sifneos US gymnastics board members resign amid sex scandal Dismal start for India at Indonesia Masters leaves Kerala Blasters

Sifneos left former club RKC Waalwijk and joined Kerala Blasters in the hope of getting regular minutes. He has also said that Rene Meulensteen, who the club sacked earlier this month, was one of the main reasons for him to make the move to India.

An injur y to Iain Hume paved way for the Dutchman into the starting lineup of Meulensteen and he made use of the chance by scoring a goal on his first start, against Mumbai City.

However, Sifneos’ last start came in a win against Mumbai City earlier this month.

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listening to victims testifying abuses before Nassar’s sentencing later this week, pressures are also mounting on US Gymnastics.

Some of the victims went further and alleged that the organization sought to buy silence with regard to the abuse by Nassar.

More than 100 victims of the disgraced doctor have reported sexual assaults to police, including

several Olympic medallists from the team of American gymnasts. Many of the victims were teenagers when they were sexually abused

by Nassar, with his hands, during medical treatment.

Following the disclosure of the scandal, the former USA Gymnastics president resigned last year and the organization adopted a series of measures in order to prevent future cases of abuse.

Words are inadequate to express and repay your good deeds but it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Late Mr Chudimo Kath Born on : 10/09/1938 Died on : 13/01/2018

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23/05/1958 – 18/01/2018 We, the bereaved family, would like to thank every individual, churches and organizations who stood by us physically, financially, materially, morally and prayer during his illness till his last breath.

We are indebted to each and everyone for your kindness and support.

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We the beloved family of Late PANGER AO, (Yaongyimsen) would like to express our sincere gratitude to all those who supported us spiritually, financially and physically during the brief illness and at the sad demise of our beloved father.

We are truly humbled and remain deeply indebted for the rich homage paid to the departed soul. It is our fervent prayer that the Almighty GOD blesses you all abundantly.

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21-01-2018 We the family members of Lt. Shri Zakiho Sothu express our sincere gratitude to all of our friends and well wishers who shared our sorrow and grief. Your physical presence, financial and moral support means to us deeply.

Our special thanks to:1. Viswema Christian Revival Church 2. Viswema Baptist Church 3. Peraciezie Baptist Church 4. Rachüma Khel Panchayat We regret our inability to mention and thank every individuals, words are not enough to repay your kind deeds.

May the good Lord bless you richly.

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Panji Ahmad Maulana in the men’s singles qualifiers.

In women’s singles qualifiers, Sri Krishna Priya Kudaravalli went down 7-21 9-21 to Goh Jin Wei of Malaysia.

Men’s doubles pair of Kapil Chaudhary and Brijesh Yadav too lost 12-21 8-21 to Indonesian combo of Sabar Karyaman Gutama and Frengky Wijaya Putra.

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We the family members of Late Chudimo Kath would like to extend our sincere and profound gratitude to each and every individuals, families, friends, churches, neighbours and well wishers, who stood by us and shared our grief and sorrow at the demise of our beloved father.

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J A K ARTA , J a n 2 3 (PTI): India witnessed a dismal start at the Indonesia Masters as none of the shuttlers could cross the qualifying stage at the $350,00 World Tour Super 500 tournament.

While Abhishek Yelegar lost 20-22 14-21 to Vega Vio Nirwanda of Indonesia, Subhankar Dey suffered a 9-21 21-23 loss against another local player

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Kochi, Jan 23 (Agencies): Indian Super League (ISL) side Kerala Blasters and Dutch striker Mark Sifneos have mutually agreed to part ways, the club confirmed on Tuesday.

The 21-year-old has four goals and an assist from 12 appearances and was the first player to score for Blasters this season.

A statement by the club read, “Kerala blasters and Mark Sifneos have mutually agreed to part ways. We are grateful for all his contributions to the club. The club would also like to wish him well for the future.”

to this organization. We support their decisions to resign at this time. We believe this step will allow us to more effectively move forward in implementing change within our organization,” US Gymnastics President and CEO Kerry Perry said in a statement.

“As the board identifies its next chair and fills the vacant board positions, we remain focused on working every day to ensure that our culture, policies and actions reflect our commitment to those we serve,” he added.

Nassar has pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault under the guise of medical treatment.

As a court in Lansing, Michigan has been

We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Neikehieto (Japan) Isaac Ngusanyü, would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us during the brief illness and at the sad demise of our beloved on the 19th of January 2018.

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to:1. Dr. Brian and Team, NEIGRIHMS, Shillong 2. Dr. Sedevi & Dr. Megongusie & Dr. Krosakhol Pucho & Team CIHSR, Dimapur.

3. Angami Baptist Church, Diphupar ‘B’ Dimapur 4. Kuda Razha Phesama Thenumiapfü Krotho 5. Doctors & nurses CCD, NHAK, Kohima 6. Mr. Vilelie Khamo 7. Mr. Ketoupuzo Lhoushe 8. Mr. Seyievilie Peter 9. Mrs. Ane-ü Khaming 10. Mr. Beiseneito Kuotsu 11. Mr. Vekhosa Kotso SP (Narcotics) under IG (CID) 12. Mr. Vikho-o Yhoshü 13. Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire 14. New Reserve Council, Phesama 15. New Reserve Youth Organisation, Phesama.

16. Nousi Krotho Diary Farm, Phesama.

17. St. Xavier’s Catholic Church, Tekhuba.

18. St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Phesama.

19. Meriema Youth Society, Phesama.

20. Christian Youth union, Phesama.

We deeply regret for not being able to mention each and everyone but we remain indebted and pray that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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It's been a year since you left us but you are never forgotten. You are always remembered and will continue to live in our hearts. The only hope that keep us going is to reunite with you in heaven, someday.

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Washington, Jan 23 (IANS): The United States Gymnastics Board of Directors executive leadership - Chairman Paul Parilla, Vice Chairman Jay Binder and Treasurer Bitsy Kelley - have resigned amid a sex scandal.

US Gymnastics has been under fire since former gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar admitted molesting athletes during medical treatment when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics. Nassar has already been sentenced to 60 years in prison for child pornography crimes, reports Xinhua news agency.

“US Gymnastics thanks Paul Parilla, Jay Binder and Bitsy Kelley for their many years of service

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We the family members of Late Viyili K Tsuqu would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to one and all who stood by us morally, physically, financially and in prayer from the time of her short illness till her death.

We would like to convey our sincere thanks among many whom we are deeply indebted :1. Dr. Sukhato A Wotsa Born : 1929 (Faith Hospital).

Died : 01/01/2018 2. Dr. Victo A. Wotsa (Nikos Hospital).

3. Dr. Longshithung Jami (Nikos Hospital) 4. Er. Hotokhu Achumi 5. Er. Veqheto Shohe 6. Er. Khehoshe Zhimo 7. Henito Achumi 8. V. Hetoi G.B Asukiqa 9. Pikuto Shohe G.B. Awohu.

10. Khehuto Kiba H/G.B Khehuto Village 11. P.W.D/ Supply Sumi Prayer Fellowship (Dmr) 12. Thahekhu Block-5 Fellowship 13. Asukiqa Baptist Church W/Dept.

14. Khumishi Baptist Church, W/Dept, Y/Dept.

15. Lomithi Prayer Fellowship, W/Dept.

16. Kitami Baptist Church.

17. Kitami Inalimi Kuposhukulu.

18. Kitami Students' Union 19. Kitami Village Council 20. Kitami Union Dimapur 21. Kitami Union Kohima 22. Ghokimi Union Dimapur 23. Puneboqa A.G. Church.

24. Mugha (SHG) We regret as we could not mention all the names who stood by us, it is our sincere prayer that God Almighty bless you all abundantly.

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Aus Open: Cilic in semis after Nadal retires Swansea stun below-par Reds ment in the world, it's obviously very pleasing, but of course I want to keep going," Edmund said after the win.

Dimitrov, the 2017 ATP Finals champion, conceded his serve twice on his way to losing the match in two hours and 49 minutes.

Edmund's win came

as revenge for his previous two defeats against Dimitrov in as many career matches, including a recent 2018 Brisbane International quarter-finals encounter.

After this victory, the 23-year-old Edmund secured a spot in the ATP rankings top 30, his career high singles position.

Wozniacki, Mertens reach semifinals

Mawson (2nd left) celebrates with his team-mates after giving his team the lead.

Marin Cilic reached the Australian Open semi-finals after Rafael Nadal retires hurt on Tuesday.

Melbourne, Jan 23 (Agencies): Marin Cilic will play Kyle Edmund in the semi-finals of the Australian Open after Rafael Nadal retired during the deciding set of their clash with a hip problem.

The world No 1 looked to be on his way to yet another grand slam semi-final when he moved two sets to one in front but he called for the trainer after going a break down in the fourth set.

Nadal took a medical time-out but was clearly hampered in his movement and, after limping around the court for two games at the start of the fifth set, he headed to the net to shake hands.

The 3-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5),

6-2, 2-0 victory gave Cilic a first victory over Nadal since 2009 and sent him through to his first Australian Open semi-final since defeat by Andy Murray in 2010.

Cilic said: “It was an unbelievable performance from both of us. It’s really unfortunate for Rafa. He’s an unbelievable competitor, always gives his best.

When you’re wounded, sometimes the balls are going in, so I was really paying attention to the first couple of games. It was absolutely important for me to continue with my intensity.”

Cilic and Edmund have played once before, with the Croatian winning in straight sets in Shanghai

last October.

“He’s had an amazing run,” said Cilic. “A few five setters, tough battles, and then a great match today.

Big congratulations to him for making the semi-finals.

Kyle is also a big hitter, big serve, big forehand, so I have to take care of my side of the court.”

Earlier, British tennis player Kyle Edmund knocked out Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the semifinals.

This was the first time Edmund advanced to the semi-finals in a Grand Slam tournament, ending world No.3 Dimitrov's bid for a first major title.

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Rokotsizo is CSA Group ‘D’ wrestling champ

Winners along with officials and office bearers after the event.

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D i map u r , JA N 2 3 (NPN): Rokotsizo Krose from Medziphema town emerged as the winner of Chakhroma Sports Association Group ‘D’ wrestling meet 2018 held at Medziphema local ground on

Tuesday.

A total of 30 wrestlers from five member villages participated in the event. Vikehiepie Sirie and Neizosielie Krose both from Medziphema town secured the second and third places respectively while Keviselie Terhüja from Medziphema

village bagged the fourth position.

During the meet, 15 wrestlers qualified for the next round and they will compete at the Chakhroma Sports Association wrestling meet scheduled to be held on February 7 at Chumukedima.

Caroline Wozniacki

Elise Mertens

Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semifinals at Melbourne Park with a 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-2 win over Carla Suarez Navarro in an early Wednesday morning finish at Rod Laver Arena.

The second-seeded Wozniacki won the first seven games of the match but trailed 4-2 in the second set before staging a comeback.

Suarez Navarro had to save one match point in the 10th game before Wozniacki was outclassed in the tiebreaker.

Wozniacki had an early break in the deciding set to take a 4-2 lead, then broke again in the seventh game before serving out

the match in 2 hours, 11 minutes.

Wozniacki, who can return to the No. 1 ranking with her first Grand Slam singles title, plays Elise Mertens in the semifinals.

Earlier, Elise Mertens stunned fourth seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 6-4, 6-0 to reach the semi-finals.

The 22-year-old took just one hour and 13 minutes to keep her dream alive at her maiden Australian Open, the season’s first Grand Slam event, reports Efe. Mertens hit 26 winners and broke Svitolina’s serve five times out of nine on her way to the convincing straight sets victory.

India face NZ in 2nd leg of fournation tourney

HAMILTON, Jan 23 (PTI): India would be aiming to put behind the disappointment of a first-leg final loss when they open their campaign against hosts New Zealand in the second leg of the Four Nations Invitational Hockey Tournament on Wednesday.

In the first leg of the tournament, India got off to a good start with 6-0 win against Japan but lost 0-2 to Belgium in the following match.

Winning 3-1 against hosts New Zealand, who had beaten Belgium 5-4 in their first match, put the Manpreet Singh-led Indian team in the final.

India topped the pool table with a total of nine goals, having conceded only three in the pool stage while Belgium scored ten goals but conceded six.

S WA N S E A , J an 2 3 (Agencies): Alfie Mawson scored the winner as Swansea boosted their survival hopes with a battling 1-0 victory over Liverpool on Monday night.

Mawson punished a tame defensive header from Virgil van Dijk - who was making his Premier League debut for the Reds - five minutes before half-time to hand the Swans a vital victory in their battle against the drop.

Liverpool pushed for an equaliser but failed as Roberto Firmino struck the post and Mawson blocked Adam Lallana’s rebound in a thrilling finale in stoppagetime.

But the night belonged to Swansea as they moved level with 19th-placed West Brom at the bottom of the table and three points from

safety, while Liver pool missed the chance to go third and remain fourth.

L u k a s z Fa b i a n s k i bravely smothered Sadio Mane’s effort on nine minutes before he could convert from Emre Can’s lofted through ball, while Martin Olsson hacked Firmino’s goal-bound effort off the line five minutes later.

Swansea were on the back foot but had the ball in the Liverpool net as Jordan Ayew fired home from a narrow angle on 17 minutes, but it was chalked off after the officials spotted the ball had gone out of play.

Van Dijk came within inches of scoring as he glanced a header wide on 23 minutes, and he almost turned provider seven minutes later when his chipped pass released Mohamed Salah, who fired a volley

over.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain registered the first attempt on target soon after but for all of their dominance it was Swansea who took the lead as Van Dijk’s poor defensive header set up Mawson to fire home from six yards.

Mane had a glorious chance to haul Liverpool level on the stroke of halftime but he volleyed Salah’s cross wide, and the trend continued in the second half as the visitors, confronted by a resilient defensive display, continued to misfire.

Salah and substitute Danny Ings drew fine saves from the inspired Fabianski before Firmino headed against the post deep into added time and Mawson’s stunning intervention prevented Lallana from converting the rebound.

Chelsea close in on Dzeko, Palmieri signing

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Emerson Palmieri

L o n d o n , J an 2 3 (Agencies): Chelsea have moved closer to agreeing a deal for Roma duo Edin Dzeko and Emerson Palmieri, according to Sky sources.

It is understood that the deal is progressing and the two clubs are close to reaching an agreement.

Both Chelsea and Roma quickly came to an understanding of the value needed to make the transfers happen, with the Italian side putting a price

tag in excess of £45m on the pair.

Antonio Conte is keen to bring Dzeko to Stamford Bridge to add power to his forward line, while the player has also expressed a desire to join Chelsea.

It would see a return to the Premier League for Dzeko, having spent five years at Manchester City.

As with all deals at Chelsea, the final decision on the transfer of the players will be left to director Marina Granovskaia.

Alexis Sanchez

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Manchester, Jan 23 (IANS): Manchester United on Monday completed the signing of Chilean football star Alexis Sanchez while their club forward Henrikh Mkhitaryan moved to London rivals Arsenal in a straight swap deal.

Alexis Sanchez said: “I am thrilled to be joining the biggest club in the world. I have spent three-and-a-half wonderful years at Arsenal and I bring with me very positive memories of that

great club and its fans.”

“The chance to play in this historic stadium and to work with Jose Mourinho was something I could not turn down. I am very proud to be the first Chilean player ever to play for United’s first team and I hope I can show our fans all around the world why the club wanted to bring me here,” he added.

Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho commented: “Alexis is one of the best attacking players in the

world and he will complete our very young and talented group of attacking players.

He will bring his ambition, drive and personality, qualities that make a Manchester United player stronger.”

The Portuguese tactician also wished the Armenian who secured a move to the London club best for his future.

Meanwhile, Mkhitaryan expressed his joy on moving to Arsenal while the club coach Arsene Wenger expressed his views on the new recruit.

Mkhitaryan said: “I’m very happy that we could finish this deal and I’m very happy to be here. It’s a dream come true because I’ve always dreamed of playing for Arsenal. Now that I’m here, I’ll do my best for this club to create history.”

“Henrikh is a ver y complete player. He creates chances, he defends well, he can absorb distances and he is very committed as well.

I must say he’s a player who has all the attributes,” Wenger said.

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