January 28, 2019 by Nagaland Post

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DIMAPUR, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.0

FM to meet heads of PSU banks

Djokovic wins 7th Aus Open title

Venezuela crisis: Maduro given ultimatum by European leaders

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sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

Jaitley lauded for rebuking CBI ‘Adventurism and megalomania have overtaken sleuths’

Chanda Kochhar case of alleged cheating and fraud in the ICICI-Videocon loan case. Jaitley, in a write-up on Facebook, had slammed the CBI for naming the “who’s who of the banking industry” without concentrating on the “bull’s eye” in the case. He had written a day after the agency filed an FIR against Kochhar and others in the ICICI case: “There is a fundamental difference between investigative adventurism and professional investigation.” Jaitley, who was holding the charge of finance ministry but is now on leave as he is away in the US for treatment, had said while adventurism leads to media leaks, ruins reputations and eventually invites strictures and not convictions, professional investigation targets the real accused on the basis of actual and admissible evidence and rules out fanciful presumptions. “One of the reasons why our conviction rates are poor is that adventurism and megalomania overtake our investigators and professionalism takes the back seat,” Jaitley wrote.

Meanwhile, the CBI transferred the investigating officer in the ICICI Bank case as its “discreet inquiry” suggested his role in leaking information related to searches, officials said Sunday. Superintendent of Police Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra was transferred to Ranchi, a day after filing the FIR in the case against former ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak and Videocon group MD Venugopal Dhoot on January 22, they said. The agency had carried out searches at multiple locations after the charge of the case was given to new Investigating officer Mohit Gupta, they said. Justifying the transfer, the CBI pinned the blame on Mishra for keeping the preliminary enquiry pending without any reasons, they said. “A discreet inquiry was conducted and role of Sudhanshu Dhar Mishra was strongly suspected. Hence he has been transferred pending detailed inquiry in the matter, being serious,” officials said.

JCPI invites organizations to discuss CAB, ILP

DIMAPUR, JAN 27 (NPN): Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) has invited all apex tribal hohos, massed based organizations, student’ and youth bodies, trade/business groups and all civil society organizations for a thorough and threadbare discussion on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 and ILP/BEFR on February 2, 2019 at Tourist Lodge Dimapur, 11 a.m. In a press note, JCPI convenor K. Ghokheto Chophy and secretary Tia Longchar expressed regret the inability to send out individual invitation to all. However, JCPI has requested all responsible leaders of the organisations to understand the emergency situation arising out of CAB and attend the said meeting positively. Given the gravity of the issue, JCPI urged all organisations be represented by the respective president or general secretary at the least. JCPI– a conglomeration of more than 20 CSOs, tribe hohos, and mass based organisations was formed under the initiative of NTC.

UNTABA flays ‘highhandedness’ of Assam authorities in border areas DIMAPUR, JAN 27 (NPN): Attempts by Assam Police to forcibly establish ‘out-posts’ within Naga territory in the recent period has been strongly condemned by the United Naga Tribes Association on Border Areas (UNTABA) which termed them as acts of “high handedness of the Assam Police and Civil Administration authorities of Assam”. In a statement, UNTABA through its chairman Hukavi T.Yepthomi and general secretary Imsumongba Pongen, further described these acts as totally in violation of the bilateral agreements made between the governments of Assam and Nagaland on several occasions. UNTABA pointed out the recent incursion by Assam for construction of Border Out Post(BOP) in the jhum fields of Lirmen village (this January) areas and also in the jhum areas of Wamaken village(last year) and the most recent being, construction of BOP within Indisen village under Dimapur district. According to UNTA-

NEW DELHI, JAN 27 (PTI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Sunday slammed the CBI for “indiscriminately targeting” some of the bankers, saying the agency has received “ultimate certificate” on its action from Union minister Arun Jaitley, who had criticised it. In a series of tweets, the former finance and home minister said he was glad that Jaitley’s conscience and legal acumen have finally stirred to condemn the “indiscriminate targeting of eminent bankers”, in cases where the allegations are about thousands of crores of rupees. “The CBI has received the ultimate certificate from the one who has the best ring-side seat, the Finance Minister (on leave): ‘Adventurism and megalomania have overtaken investigators’!,” he said. Chidambaram said

the government was in slumber when there was “indiscriminate targeting” of distinguished IAS officers and others, in cases where the allegations are about small sums of money, in an apparent reference to the Aircel-Maxis case in which a number of IAS officers have been named in the chargesheet. Chidambaram has also been named as accused by the CBI in the case. “‘What cause are we serving or actually hurting?’ asks the FM. He knows the answer. The cause of justice,” he said. The CBI is also probing the alleged role of Chidambaram as finance minister in INX media case and had last week sought the sanction of the central government to prosecute him. Jaitley had criticised the CBI for planning to question eminent bankers like K.V. Kamath in the

Budget session: VP, Speaker call for allparty meet on Jan 30

Protest against CAB continues in NE 27 dead in Sunday church bombing in Philippines

NEW DELHI, JAN 27 (AGENCIES): Rajya Sabha chairman M Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan have called separate allparty meetings ahead of the Budget session, which begins on January 31, officials said today. Sumitra Mahajan has called a meeting on January 30, while Venkaiah Naidu has invited floor leaders of all parties on the morning of January 31, before the commencement of the session. This Budget session will be the last parliamentary session of the Prime Minister Narendra Modiled government, before the general elections. The interim budget will be tabled on February 1 and both the Houses will remain in session till February 13.

Diesel price hiked NEW DELHI, JAN 27 (AGENCIES): Diesel prices on Sunday witnessed an increase of 10 paise, costing Rs 66 per litre in Delhi and Rs 69.11 per litre in Mumbai. However, petrol continued to remain steady. Notably, the fresh rise in fuel prices comes amidst the revision of global crude oil prices owing to a possible stifling of supply in the near future.

This is it!

“Both Rahul and Modi talk more about each other than national issues.” K Y M C

An effigy of Prime Minister Modi being burnt in Imphal. (NP)

Correspondent/Agencies

IMPHAL/AGARTALA, JAN 27: As North East India continues to oppose the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, agitators in Manipur burnt an effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a market in Khetriga in Imphal East district. The protest was staged under the aegis of Manipur Muslims Welfare Organisation. Sit-in protests were

also staged in many parts of the state on Sunday. A team of 130 members of six students’ bodies– AMSU, MSF, DESAM, SUK, KSA and AIMS – left Imphal for New Delhi Saturday to stage a protest at the national capital, led by AMSU president Manjit Sarangthem. Similar protest was witnessed in Mizoram, where thousands took to the streets on January 23 and burnt the effigies of Prime Minister

Modi and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. Tripura: In Tripura hundreds of people Sunday took to the streets in protest against the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Tripura’s Royal Scion Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma led the rally. Chants of “Poila Jati Ulo Par ty” reverberated in the state as people stood up against the passage of CAB. Meghalaya: In Meghalaya, four NGOs of the Garo Hills-- GSU, FKJGP, ADE and AYWO under the banner of NESO Sunday held a public meeting against the CAB under the theme ‘Save Garo Hills, Save North East’. At the meeting attended by hundreds of people, the speakers took strong exception to the ‘second class’ treatment being meted out to the people of NE, especially the tribals of the region.

Jolo (Philippines), Jan 27 (Agencies): Two bombs minutes apart tore through a Roman Catholic cathedral on a southern Philippine island where Muslim militants are active, killing at least 27 people and wounding 77 others during a Sunday Mass, officials said. Witnesses said the first blast inside the Jolo cathedral in the provincial capital sent churchgoers, some of them wounded, stampeding out of the main door. Army troops and police posted outside were rushing in when the second bomb went off about one minute later near the main entrance, causing more deaths and injuries. The military was checking a report that the second explosive device may have been attached to a parked motorcycle. The initial explosion scattered the wooden pews inside the main hall and blasted window glass pan-

The ongoing construction at Indisen village area by authorities of Assam. (UNTABA)

BA, Assam, through such acts has shown its determination to set up the BOP within Naga areas. On the other hand, UNTABA pointed out that when district administration and police in Dimapur, had submitted feasibility of opening BOP in Rilan village from the Commissioner of Police , after following procedures addressed to the Commissioner Nagaland, there has been no response. Rather UNTABA termed the lack of response as “indifferent attitude”. UNTABA also said its team had met with Nagaland chief minister besides Commissioner Nagaland on several occasions regarding

A soldier views the blast site inside a Roman Catholic cathedral in Jolo on Sunday.

els, and the second bomb hurled human remains and debris across a town square fronting the Cathedral of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, witnesses said. Cellphone signal was cut off in the first hours after the attack. Police said at least 27 people died and 77 were wounded. The fatalities included 20 civilians and seven troops. Among the wounded were 14 troops, two police and 61 civilians.

“We will pursue to the ends of the earth the ruthless perpetrators behind this dastardly crime until every killer is brought to justice and put behind bars. The law will give them no mercy,” the office of President Rodrigo Duterte said in Manila. Jolo island has long been troubled by the presence of Abu Sayyaf militants, who are blacklisted by the United States and the

the issue. The border dispute between Assam and Nagaland has been raging on in the supreme Court for the past 30 years. Further, UNTABA said Nagaland has spent around Rs.30 crore through the Commissioner Nagaland who looks after Border Affairs department but nothing tangible has been achieved. UNTABA said this was because successive governments have never taken the border issue seriously despite signing of several bilateral and trilateral agreements between the two states and with the government of India. (Cont’d on p-7)

Philippines as a terrorist organization because of years of bombings, kidnappings and beheadings. A Catholic bishop, Benjamin de Jesus, was gunned down by suspected militants outside the cathedral in 1997. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attack. It came nearly a week after minority Muslims in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation endorsed a new autonomous region in the southern Philippines in hopes of ending nearly five decades of a separatist rebellion that has left 150,000 people dead. Although most of the Muslim areas approved the autonomy deal, voters in Sulu province, where Jolo is located, rejected it. The province is home to a rival rebel faction that’s opposed to the deal as well as smaller militant cells that not part of any peace process.

Dimasa Kacharis urged to continue cooperating with other tribes Rains over NE states, Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JAN 27 (NPN): Tourism, Art and Culture advisor H Khehovi Yepthomi has appealed to the Dimasa Kachari community residing in the State to continue in their spirit of cooperation and bonding with other tribes, besides aspiring to reach greater heights. Addressing the 13th Bishu-Mini Hornbill festival at Urban Haat near Supermarket here on Sunday as special guest, Yepthomi assured the Kacharis that they had the support of the State government. “Kacharis’ hard work and patience are remarkable. If you unite and cooperate, you can overtake other tribes,” he exhorted, while also cautioning against divisions within the community. He later inaugurated stalls exhibiting and selling local products and delicacies. The two-day cultural extravaganza is a product of

a joint collaboration between Tourism, Art and Culture department and the 13th Bishu Mini Hornbill Festival Organising Committee. The inaugural day was marked by several colourful performances by various tribes and communities residing in Nagaland. The festival will culminate on Monday evening. The advisor explained that the State government had two primary reasons for according importance to mini hornbill festivals – first, the need to strengthen and disseminate cultures of diverse communities living in Nagaland and, second, to foster peace, love and unity among different tribes. Emphasising on the importance of preserving cultural heritage of different tribes in Nagaland, Yepthomi remarked, “People without knowledge of their culture and tradition is like a tree without roots.” He called upon those present to educate the younger generation about

H Khehovi Yepthomi (NP)

the culture of their ancestors and also speak and preserve the local language. “Once a community loses its language and culture, it loses its identity,” he added. The advisor stressed on preserving one’s culture as a tool for fostering love, peace and unity. He lamented that communities often failed to reconcile and look at others for peace. He reminded them that “peace starts from within” and called for becoming “channels of love and peace.” He explained how fulfilling

the two objectives through mini hornbill festivals could open avenues for tourism and boost local economy. Dimapur deputy commissioner Kevekha Kevin Zehol, who also spoke on the occasion, proposed that Bishu Mini Hornbill be extended to other villages. Commenting that many people had “subsidy-oriented mentality”, he advised the Kachari community to work harder and take their festival to all parts of the State. In his address, Western Sumi Hoho vice president Nihokhe Awomi asserted that the Sumis and Kacharis had for long maintained brotherhood and advised the latter not to “let the evil of the world corrupt” them. He lamented that children today tended to avoid indigenous teaching, but expressed optimism that festivals like the Bishu offered everyone an opportunity to pass on their rich cultural tradition to the future generation.

Other highlights of the programme included traditional Bishu prayer by Sibrai Bismai Bosong president John Jeedung, felicitation of guests and dignitaries, welcome address by reception committee convener SK Khemprai, Bishu greeting by Dimasa Public Organisation Nagaland (DPON) president K Naben, traditional welcome dance by Dimasa Kachari Cultural Club, Bamunpukhri, display of traditional game Remin Nelaiyaba, cultural dance by Burkhang Cultural Society, Dimapur, a unity dance performances by six tribes – Dimasa Kacharis, Kukis, Gorkhas, Sumis, Karbis and Garos –and vote of thanks by DPON general secretary PM Thaosen. The chairman of the programme was Kachari Tribal Council Nagaland president Ramesh Hasnu, while the compeers were Parsy Langthasa, Faihamdi longmailai and Hamrong Difoe.

Nagaland expected

DIMAPUR, JAN 27 (NPN): North Eastern states including Nagaland are expected to witness spells of light rain and thundershower at some places and intensifying cloud-cover in the next 24 hours. According to skymetweather report, a seasonal cyclonic circulation is also expected to become active in the next 24 hours due to the moving of an active Western Disturbance over the Tibet region. In this regard, the entire North East is yet again gearing up for a rainy spell in the next few days while the states of Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will receive rain and snowfall. In the last 24 hours, minimum temperature recorded at Kohima was 7.4°C, Imphal recorded 7.2°C, Guwahati 16.4°C, Agartala 15.9°C, Gangtok 7.8°C, North Lakhimpur 9.7°C, Silchar 14.2°C, Tezpur 16.1°C, Cherrapunji 11.5°C and Shillong observed 9.6°C. Day and night temperatures are all set to see a change due to the ongoing weather activities in the region. Due to clouding and rainfall activity, day temperatures will witness a significant fall by three to five degree Celsius, while night temperatures will increase marginally by one to two degree Celsius, during the next 22 to 48 hours. Thereafter, the temperature pattern will see a reversal yet again. K Y M C

NST bus and driver detained with explosives KOHIMA: A Nagaland State Transport (NST) bus (NL-11-2744), along with the driver, was detained at Wokha police station following the recovery of explosives, ammunition and weapons from inside the bus. 28 Assam Rifles, along with police representatives, discovered the items in the bus carrying around 28 passengers, near ICICI Bank, Tsumang A, Wokha at 9.30 pm on January 26. The driver was identified as Toiho Sumi, a resident of Dimapur. According to a press statement issued by SP Singh, Nb sub (GD), Wokha Battalion 28th Assam Rifles, based on specific intelligence received from 164 Naga (TA), Mobile Vehicle Check Posts (MVCPs) were set up at two locations in Wokha

The items seized from the NST bus on January 26.

Town at 8:30 pm. The search team found an unidentified lady’s bag on the bus and the following items were recovered from it: Three handmade grenades, one live round (9 mm), 12 live rounds (7.65 mm), seven live rounds

(5.56 mm), one detonator, one release spring, 150 grams of explosive/gun powder and one lead acid battery. Later, the driver and bus were given over into the custody of Wokha Police Station.

state

news in Brief NCD informs DIMAPUR: Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) has asked all Naga councillors to attend the 13th Bishu Mini Hornbill Tribal Festival on January 28, 11 am at Urban Haat, Dimapur, near Supermarket, Old Dhansiri Bridge. Thevoma Union of Rüsoma village get together KOHIMA: The Thevoma Union of Rüsoma Village will be organizing a get together on January 29 at Rüzazou, 9 am onwards. All Thevoma clan members, both young and old, have been asked to come and participate in the program. Members have also been asked to come in traditional working attires, worn by their forefathers.

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Renovated office building inaugurated in Shamator DIMAPUR: A newly renovated office building of the Sub-Divisional Officer (Soil Conservation) Shamator was inaugurated on January 24 by Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) Shamator, Wanmei Phom. In a press release, SDO (SC), Shamator, Tuensang, stated that Wanmei congratulated the officers and staff of SDO (SC) Shamator for working tirelessly to achieve this goal. He encouraged the public leaders to cooperate with the Wanmei Phom, inaugurating the renovated SDO officers to achieve development (SC) office building on January 24 in Shamator.

in all areas. DSCO, Tuensang, Lily Tep, highlighted the status of the office and also persuaded the public as well as leaders from various organizations to support and help the department so that they can work together for upliftment and welfare of the people. The program was chaired by SCA, A. Thrunso Yim, SCA, welcome address by SCA, Z. Lashi Yim and vote of thanks was delivered by Zuchumi Ovung.

Students from Eastern Bible College on an outreach ministry to Railway Colony on Saturday. The team distributed clothes to beggars near the Railway Station and shared the Gospel. (NP)

ACRYA Golden Jubilee ends Condolence messages on demise of Thungchano Tsanglao

The ACRYA Ensemble presenting a song at the closing service of the association’s Golden Jubilee.

DIMAPUR: The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Angami Christian Revival Youth Association (ACRYA) concluded with a devotional service in the evening on January 27. A press release from ACRYA media cell stated that chorals and messages through songs enthralled

the congregation, besides a powerful message delivered by Neikedozo Paphino, president Nagaland Christian Revival Church. Thousands of believers from all walks of life, tribes and places attended the jubilee. The culmination service witnessed attendance of more than four thousand believers.

DIMAPUR: Various organizations have offered their condolences over the demise of Thungchano Tsanglao, mother of ADC Shamator, Lankonsen Tsanglao, and former president of Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH), who passed away at Zion hospital Dimapur on January 26. Y. Patton: Deputy chief minister of Nagaland, Y. Patton in a condolence message expressed deep sadness at the untimely demise of Thungchano Tsanglao. The deputy CM stated that her contribution to the Lotha and Naga society was immense and described her as a woman of integrity. He added that the void created by her demise would be difficult to fill. Further, Patton and his family has conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and beloved ones and also prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace. NMA: Naga Mothers Association

(NMA) has expressed sadness at the demise of Thungjano Tsanglao. The NMA described late Thungjano as a strong, dedicated woman leader, who devoted her life with utmost sincerity and commitment. It added that she was extremely supportive of the NMA during her tenure. NMA said her sudden and unexpected demise was a huge loss. Further, NMA prayed to almighty to give peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members to bear the irreparable loss. YTC: Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) has mourned the demise of Thungchano Tsanglao. The YTC stated that in her death, the Nagas had lost a motherly figure and the vacuum created by his death would be hard to fill. YTC prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace and conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family members of the deceased.

TR Zeliang mourns DP Panmei

Leader of Opposition, TR Zeliang, has expressed deep pain and sorrow and extended deepest condolences to the bereaved family members of Dingakthui Phianrongdi Panmei, popularly known as DP Panmei. A condolence note from Zeliang stated that the deceased was born on April 11, 1951 at Azuram Village, Tamenlong, Manipur. Apart from serving the Zeliangrong Students’ Union, the Naga Students Federation, the Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights and the North-East Students and Youth Organisation in various capacities, late Panmei guided the All Zeliangrong Students Union (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland) from 1972 to 1977 as its third president, the note added. He also served as the personal secretary of Haipai Rani Gaidinliu from 1973 to 1975. Zeliang

added that late Panmei was a Member of District Council (MDC), Tamenlong Autonomous District Council from 1984 to 1988. From 1989 to 1994, he served as general secretary of the Zeliangrong Peoples’ Convention (Assam, Manipur & Nagaland). He also founded the Christian Grammar School and served as its Principal from 1991 to 1994. Late Panmei successfully contested the Manipur Assembly Elections from Tamei-Tousem Constituency and served as Minister of Family Welfare (1995-1999) after which he rejoined Christian Grammar School and served as its Principal till 2012. Calling his demise a great loss for the Zeliangrong people and the Nagas in particular, TR Zeliang prayed that God grant peace and solace to all the bereaved family members, relatives, friends, colleagues and all his near and dear ones. “May the departed soul rest in eternal peace”, the note concluded.

More reports of 70th Republic Day celebrations from across Nagaland

ATMA Tuensang district level exhibition

TCCI members visit hospitals in Tuensang

The ATMA Tuensang Exhibition & Sales stall at the Republic Day celebration at parade ground, Tuensang on January 26. TCCI officials with staff of District Hospital Tuensang during the former’s visit to the hospital on January 26.

TUENSANG: The Tuensang Chamber of Commerce & Industries (TCCI) visited District Hospital Tuensang and Assam Rifles hospitals in the district on January 26. During the visits, the TCCI offi-

cials fed the patients and encouraged them to have faith in God, that He would heal their sicknesses, because nothing is impossible for God. The TCCI officials also interacted with hospital authorities during the visit.

DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Tuensang organised an Exhibition & Sales stall during the 70th Republic Day celebration at parade ground, Tuensang on January 26. A press release from ATMA TuDimapur Gorkha Union celebrated the 70th Republic Day at Holy Redeemer Centre in Chümoukedima. The union distributed eatables to trainees and ensang stated that, altogether, three Farmer’s Interest Group (FIGs) from administration of the centre. (GSUD advisor, Sunil Limbu)

Chessore, Sangsangyu and Noklak blocks participated on the day. Farmer’s awards with certificates and cash prizes were awarded to outstanding individual farmers and groups. ATMA also distributed leaflets and folders printed in local dialects on various agri and allied topics.

70th Republic Day celebrated in Sanis DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the country, Sanis sub-division celebrated the 70th Republic Day at Government High School, Sanis ground on January 26. Officiating principal of the school, Lt Col Meitei taking salute during the Republic Day program at A press release issued Sainik School Punglwa, Nagaland (SSPN). (SSPN) by EAC, Sanis stated that additional deputy commissioner, Zibenthung Kithan unfurled the National Flag and delivered the Republic day message. Other highlights of the program include presentation of cultural songs from Hajang Women Group and Khumvu women group, presentation of choreography by Sunday school children and display of cultural dance by Lotsu cultural troupe. Later an exhibition football match was played Puliebadze Club visited Bright Morning Star Children Home (BMSCH) to mark Republic Day on between the government Saturday. Welina, house mother delivered the welcome address, and the club also shared a brief employees and citizens of speech on the occasion and explained the reason behind the goodwill visitation. (NP) Sanis town. K

Vivekananda Welfare Foundation (VWF) celebrated the 70th Republic Day with the kids of Children Home (a unit of Prodigals’ Home), Fellowship Colony, Dimapur. The team was led by president of VWF Niranjan Saha. (VWF media cell)

Lions Club of Kohima (LCK) visited the State Mental Health Institute (SMHI) Aradura Hill, Kohima to mark the 70th India’s Republic Day, and held a fellowship with the inmates. LCK also donated refreshments to the inmates of the institute. The program was chaired by president Er. Aroba. (LCK President)

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WEATHER FORECAST January 28

(Temperature in ºC)

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Agartala Intervals of clouds and sun

28 16

Turning cloudy

23 10

Guwahati Hazy sunshine

27 13

Aizawl Imphal

Partial sunshine; nice

25 9

Itanagar A passing afternoon shower

23 12

Shillong

An afternoon thundershower

16 9

Kohima

Cooler; a stray p.m. shower

16 10

Dimapur Clouds and sun

25 14

Partial sunshine

21 9

Tuensang Cooler; an afternoon shower

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Mkg Wokha

Hazy sunshine; cooler

Zunheboto Hazy sunshine

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13th Bishu-Mini Hornbill festival

Meetings in Wokha deliberate improving health care service delivery

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Dr. Robin Lotha and Dr. Zuben Kikon with MOs, nurses and DPMU staff, during one of the meetings held between January 18 and 24.

DIMAPUR: “Re-strengthening” meetings of Medical officers, nurses and DPMU staff were held on January 18, 19 and 24, at the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMOs) conference hall in Wokha. District Media Officer, Mhonbeni Ezung, in a press release reported that CMO, Dr. Robin Lotha and

deputy CMO, Dr. Zuben Kikon called the meeting to re- strengthen/improve Health Care Service Delivery. The staff were strictly told to maintain regular attendance at their respective posting places. They were also directed to submit monthly reports regularly on the 3rd of every month at the

NHM section of the CMO’s office. Reminding the staff to make the Village Health & Nutrition Day activities more effective from this year, the CMO encouraged them to participate in the activity and send proper documentation with pictures to the CMO’s office without fail. Dr. Zuben, spoke on

flagship program activities like the “Beti Bacchao, Beti Padhao” “Gram Sabha Panchayat”, “Malaria Elimination by 2030”, AYUSHMAN BHARAT“National Health Protection Mission/Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna” campaigns. He asked for related information to be disseminated among the public. Dr. Zuben also urged the staff to be involved in the Gram Sabha representing the department at the village level and submit the Health Centre list of requirements on priority basis for inclusion in the Gram Sabha panchayat activities. Dr. Khelito, DPO (RCH/UIP), also spoke of the upcoming Intensive Pulse Polio Immunization campaign, to begin from the month of February 2019. She requested the Medical officers to submit the micro-plans for their respective jurisdictions. Dr. Zathung, DVBO, Dr. Benchilo, DTO, Dr. Mhonchan, ZLO and district facilitator, (Nagaland Health Project), also highlighted program activities achievements, and targets at the meeting.

Burkhang Cultural Society presenting a cultural dance during the celebrations on Sunday. (NP)

Two contestants push against each-other with a large wooden dowel demonstrating the traditional game Remin Nelaiyaba, on Sunday. (NP)

AR lecture on TWUK celebrates Tsahyok Nye in Kohima Mission Walk along the path that Free Movement brought the Gospel to Nagaland Regime

Members of Molungkimong Baptist Church Women Ministry on the banks of the Tzürang (Tero) River before the Mission Walk on January 25.

DIMAPUR: In remembrance of the coming of the Gospel to Nagaland through Evangelist Godhula (October 1871) and pioneer American missionary Dr. E.W. Clark (December 18, 1872), the Women Ministry department of Molungkimong Baptist Church organized a ‘Mission Walk’, on January 25. The walk began from the banks of

Tzürang (Tero) river and went to Molungkimong. It is a journey of approximately 8.43 kilometers. A press release issued by associate pastor (W), Asenla Tzudir, stated that this was the path through which the gospel first came to Nagaland. Burdened with the Naga Mission, pioneer missionaries undertook the dangerous and exhausting

journey to come to the Naga land with the Gospel. Altogether 52 members undertook the walk, remembering the sacrifices of the two pioneers, and with a vision to broaden God’s vineyard. This historical path was the erstwhile Rongsensü Lenmang (Ao-Ahom Trade Route) which today is known as the ‘First Gospel Path’ to Nagaland.

DIMAPUR: Phek and Kiphire battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted awareness lectures on “Free Movement Regime” at Akhen and Pungro on January 23 and 24 respectively. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the topic “Free Move Regime Policy” was covered in the lecture. Under this, citizens of India and Myanmar holding valid border passes, issued by competent authorities can enter and stay within 16 kms on either sides of the Indo-Myanmar border for a maximum period of 14 days. Rules and regulations of “Free Movement Regime” were also covered. 22 residents attended the lecture from Aken village, while 32 village guards attended the lecture in Pungro.

DIMAPUR: Tikhir Women Union Kohima (TWUK) celebrated its 4th Tsahyok Nye festival on January 24 at the Jubilee Memorial Hall in Lerie, Kohima. TWUK president, Linsushi W, in a press release said that Nyemoi Kius encouraged womenfolk to re-strengthen their efforts in pursuing their goals and also to preserve and uphold their rich cultural and traditional values. Newtoli, lecturer Asian Theological College, Kohima, gave a special presentation on the topic, “The role of Women at home and in the society”. The event was marked with traditional dances and folk songs, followed by the felicitation of women who cleared the NPSC 2018 examinations. A vote of thanks was delivered by the TWUK vice Members and office bearers of Tikhir Women Union Kohima with others after the Tsahyok Nye festival celebrations in Kohima, on January 24. president. Earlier, the program began with an invocation prayer offered by Venong, associate pastor TBCK.

BBBP week observance reports

DIMAPUR: The State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) Nagaland, Women Helpline 181 and Sakhi-One Stop Centre of Kohima and Dimapur in collaboration with the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board, observed the weeklong celebration of Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Week from January 21 to 26, under the theme “Empowering girls for a better tomorrow”. The six-day program had varied activities and awareness programs targeting stakeholders of all age groups at large. One of the important objectives of this program was to disseminate information on various issues concerning the Girl Child through media, distribution of pamphlets, etc. Radio messages on Health and Nutrition by the POSHAN Abhiyan Scheme and The Implications of Early Child Marriage and POCSO Act by the Integrated Child Protection Society (ICPS) both under the department of Social Welfare, were also aired

during this week as part of the BBBP campaign. The celebration started off with a Door-to-Door Awareness Campaign at Officers’ Hill, New Market and Jotsoma in Kohima and Kuda Village, Residency Colony and PWD Colony in Dimapur. A total number of 105 households were covered under this campaign, including vegetable vendors in and around these places. Posters and stickers were pasted on Panchayats, Anganwadi Centres and other locations. Slogan and drawing competitions were also part of the campaign. An awareness program was also held at Dimapur Government College in collaboration with District Legal Services Authority. Teams also visited the Maternity Wards of Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima and District Hospital Dimapur. An awareness program was also held at Primary Health Centre (PHC), P. Khel and Urban Primary

Health Centre (UPHC), D. Khel. A street play at the Old MLA Hostel Junction in Kohima was performed by volunteers from Science College Evangelical Union, Kohima on issues highlighted under the BBBP campaign’s theme. Questions on the disparity of literacy rates of boys and girls were also raised in one of the acts, with a performer asking why Nagaland currently has a literacy rate of 83% for boys and 76% for girls. A signature campaign on the theme, Empowering Girls for a Better Tomorrow, was conducted throughout the week. To c u l minate the weeklong celebrations, a program was held at the office of Nagaland State Social Welfare Board with the staff.

KUT to celebrate Khaozaosie Hok-Ah DIMAPUR: The Khiamniungan Union Tuensang (KUT) is organizing a Khaozaosie Hok-Ah festival celebration program at Tuensang Town on January 29. KUT general secretary, Mudang, in a press note appealed to all Khiamniungans living in and around Tuensang Headquarters K Y M C

to compulsorily attend the festival program, and also extended an invitation to everyone from other communities living in Tuensang HQ to come and be a part of the festival. The formal program shall begin from 9 a.m at Parade Ground Tuensang Town. K Y M C

Twitter battle between Rahul, Sarma over CAB

Rahul Gandhi and Himanta Biswa Sarma (File)

Guwahati, Jan 27 (Agencies): A war of words broke out on Twitter between Congress president Rahul Gandhi and senior Assam BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma over the Citizenship Amendment Bill. According to Hindustan Times, there have been widespread protests in the northeast against the Citizenship Bill that seeks to confer citizenship on non-Muslim religious groups from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Rahul Gandhi alleged that the BJP was trying to polarise the region for political gain. “I am disturbed by

the growing violence and unrest in the N East where religion & ethnicity are being used as weapons by the BJP to polarise the region for political gain. This type of politics, that pitches brother against brother & fans hatred, is evil & must be stopped,” he tweeted. Himanta Biswa Sarma, a former Congress leader who joined the BJP in 2015, hit back saying that it was the Congress which had “strangulated the Northeast” for decades. “Dear @Rahul Gandhi~Perplexed by your anxiety. Are you aware how @INC India has strangu-

Efforts on to retrieve dead miners in Meghalaya Correspondent

Shillong, Jan 27: Indian Navy divers on Sunday are continuing efforts to retrieve the body of a miner, which was detected on Saturday by an underwater remotely operated vehicle (UROV) inside a rat-holt coal mine at Ksan village in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills, where 13 more remained trapped for 45 days now. “The Navy Divers are trying to retrieve the second dead body detected inside the rat hole of the main shaft but due to many obstacles, which include exhaust pipes used by coal miners inside the rat-hole mine and turbidity of the water the retrieval has become very difficult,” Rescue Operations Spokesperson, Reginald Susngi said. On Sunday, a 15-member Navy diver team from Visakhapatnam detected another body with the help of an UROV at an approximate depth of 160 and 280

feet inside a rat-hole coal mine, but through a complex maze of sub rat-hole mines. “They (Navy) are making all efforts. Let us hope they will be able to pull out the body soon,” he said. T h e s e c o n d b o dy, which is yet to be identified, was detected in the same rat-hole coal mine where the UROV found the first body of a miner on January 16 -- 32 days after the miners got trapped inside the mine on December 13 as water gushed in. On Friday, the body of a coal miner retrieved from the flooded coal mine, and on Thursday was identified as Amir Hussain of western Assam’s Chirang district. Police handed over the body to his family on Saturday. Coal mine accidents are rampant in the mountainous state for their unscientific “rat hole mining” habits even after a National Green Tribunal imposed an interim ban in April 2014.

lated NE for decades? Don’t give value judgements. We’re talking to people to address genuine concerns. Some fake protestors, with bare or no support, are withering away. Rest assured, NE is safe!” Sarma tweeted The Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha in the Parliament’s winter session of Parliament, but was stalled in the Rajya Sabha. Voting on it is expected in the Rajya Sabha during the budget session beginning January 31. There’s fear in the Northeast that passage of the Bill could lead to large scale migration from Bangladesh and affect indigenous populations. The Bill has sparked protests across much of the Northeast and spurred the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) to walk of the BJPled government in Assam last month. Last week, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav rushed to Assam after five MLAs of the ruling party in Assam openly voiced their opposition to the Bill as it would violate provisions of the Assam Accord, signed in 1985 after a six-year agitation against illegal immigrants.

NRC a ‘waste paper’: Gogoi Guwahati, Jan 27 (PTI): Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi on Sunday described the NRC a “waste paper” and said it should have been linked to voters list. “The whole exercise by spending crores of rupees to update the NRC for detecting illegal foreigners have been wasted. The process was started in 2013 and in five years they (the BJP government) could not publish a correct NRC,” the senior Congress leader said. The NRC is a “waste paper and has become valueless now”, Gogoi told a press conference here It should have been linked to the voters list till January 2019. Those over 40 lakh people left out of the complete draft of the (NRC) are still in the voters list and they will cast their vote, he said. “We (when Gogoi was the chief minister) had impressed upon the Centre that a similar NRC updation exercise has to be taken up in all states and not exclusively in Assam,” Gogoi added.

northeast Four life convicts released in Mnp Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jan 27: On the occasion of the 70th Republic Day, the sentences of four life convicts were commuted in Manipur on January 26. A press statement by superintendent of Manipur Central Jail Sunday stated that the four convicts lodged in Manipur Central Jail, Sajiwa were released, on the occasion of Republic Day and in pursuance of an order of the State home department. The four released were Oinam Birachandra Singh (70) of Kakyai Langpok village (Bishnupur district), Wangkhem Jadumani (70) of Lambal village (Imphal West), Narengbam Shyamkumar Singh (70) of Lalambung Makhong (Imphal West) and Thangjam Khomdon alias Khondonlei Singh (70) of Nungbram Awang Leikai (Imphal East). The 70th Republic Day celebrations, 2019 concluded on Sunday with “Folk Dance Competition and Beating the Retreat ceremony” held at 1st Bn Manipur Rifles parade ground. State Governor Dr Najma Heptulla, who graced the ceremony as chief guest gave away prizes to winners of parade contingents in different categories.

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Cong reaches out to forum against Citizenship Bill Guwahati, Jan 27 (Agencies): The Congress on Saturday reached out to the Forum Against Citizenship Act Amendment Bill, led by noted intellectual Dr Hiren Gohain. The Cong ress has also decided to send a joint delegation of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) and Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leaders on Wednesday to meet AICC president Rahul Gandhi to discuss the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. AICC general secretary in-charge of Assam Harish Rawat, APCC president Ripun Bora and CLP leader Debabrata Saikia were present at Saturday’s meeting with the Hiren Gohain-led Forum, say media reports. Apart from Dr Hiren Gohain, the meeting was also attended by other members of the Forum like Haidar Hussain, Santanu Borthakur, convenor Manjit Mahanta and Amar Asom editor Prasanta Rajguru. Informing about the meeting, APCC president Ripun Bora on Saturday stated on his Twitter handle: “Had a fruitful interaction with some prominent intellectuals of Assam including

Congress leaders including AICC general secretary Harish Rawat meet leaders of Forum Against Citizenship Act Amendment Bill and others on Saturday. (Twitter)

Dr Hiren Gohain, Haidar Hussain, Prasanta Rajguru, etc. regarding CAB-2016 in presence of Harish Rawat, AICC GS, Tarun Gogoi, Ex-CM, Debabrata Saikia, CLP leader & many Congress leaders of APCC.” Earlier on Friday, the Congress had a two-hour long meeting with the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and 69 other organizations where it apprised of its stand against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. During the meeting on Friday, the Congress also reportedly revealed before the leaders of 70 organisations how it planned to tackle the issue when

New Delhi, Jan 27 (Agencies): The first-ever captive elephants’ census in the country has enumerated 2,454 jumbos, out of which, more than two-thirds are in private custody. The census, undertaken on the orders of the Supreme Court, computed 2,454 captive elephants in 28 states and Union Territories. According to CNNNews 18, Ar unachal Pradesh, Telangana, Sikkim, Mizoram, Himachal

Pradesh, Nagaland, Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Daman and Diu are still to submit their reports in terms of the order by the Supreme Court. Out of the captive elephants, 1,809 are in private custody. Private custody would include elephants owned by individuals, circuses and temples. The other class of captive elephants are with the government’s forest department and in zoo or rehabilitation centres.

The report submitted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Supreme Court demonstrated that individuals own 1,687 of 1,809 captive elephants. Assam has the highest number of captive elephants — 905, out of which 752 are in private custody. Kerala has 518 captive elephants, followed by Kar nataka and Tamil Nadu with 184 and 138 elephants, respectively. Out of 518 elephants

role in the Rajya Sabha. They (Congress) wanted to meet us.” The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) on Friday sought to meet the Congress leaders and wanted the party’s support in opposing the Bill in the Rajya Sabha. They also wanted a meeting with Congress president Rahul Gandhi. CLP leader Debabrata Saikia, who had attended Friday’s meeting, said: “We conveyed to them (70 organisations) that our AICC in-charge (Harish Rawat) represented the high command and our stand will remain anti-Bill in and outside Parliament.”

IAS officers not allowed to attend Earthquake rocks Senapati Republic Day event in Mizoram Aizawl, Jan 27 (Agencies): “Shocked” and “insulted” after not being allowed to enter the venue of the Republic Day celebrations in Aizawl, two IAS officers have written to the home ministry seeking action. The powerful NGOs in Mizoram, including the Young Mizo Association, had announced a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. In a letter to Union Home Secretary with copies marked to state government officials Krishna Mohan Uppu, the Additional Chief Electoral Officer, Mizoram, said he has “never faced such an insult and indignation in my entire life as a civil servant”. Uppu detailed how he arrived at the Assam Rifles ground, the venue of the celebrations, at 7 am but was prevented from entering by representatives of the

NGOs. In his letter, Uppu wrote how he tried to reason with the NGO representatives and the police personnel on duty but they were told that only secretary level and above officers will be allowed to go. “Sensing that there might be a law and order situation if we keep arguing with the NGOs and since the police personnel on duty were discharging their duties to ensure invitees are allowed peaceful access, we had to stay put outside the venue,” the letter reads. “After waiting for an hour, we had to leave the venue with a heavy heart and a feeling of insult and indignation for not being allowed to attend Republic Day celebrations in my own county and the very state I am working,” Uppu wrote in the letter. Bhupesh Chaudhary, another young IAS officer, posted as registrar of coop-

erative societies, too, wrote a similar letter and said he, too, was not allowed and was told that the government of Mizoram has entered into an agreement with the NGO coordination committee, a group of powerful Mizo NGOs, which said that only secretary level and above officers would be allowed on the premises. “It is most unfortunate that in my own country I have been stopped from attending Republic Day celebrations by the people of the same country. Can it get worse,” Chaudhary said adding at least eight to nine officials were prevented from attending the function “forcefully”. “We are bound by the government orders not by diktats of the NGOs,” he said. “This is unthinkable in free India,” he said. Both Uppu and Chaudhary have demanded investigations and action on the incident.

Assam has highest number of captive elephants

The ongoing elephant training in Manas. (Dr Bhaskar Choudhury/IFAW-WTI)

it comes up in the Rajya Sabha during the budget session. The budget session of the Parliament will start from January 31, 2019. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was passed in Lok Sabha on January 8, 2019. The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre will try to get the Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha where it has no majority. The move of the BJP in Rajya Sabha can be derailed by the Congress and other non-NDA parties. The report quoted Manjit Mahanta, convenor of the Forum as saying: “The meeting was on the Bill and what will be their

in Kerala, 479 are kept by individuals and the remaining 39 are with the state forest department. While Tamil Nadu has the highest number of elephants, 39, in temples, followed by Karnataka, which has 28 captive elephants in temples, Gujarat has the highest number of elephants in circuses — 12. As many as 335 elephants in Assam are in private custody without any ownership certificate whereas this number is 134 in Kerala. The census had to be carried out by the states to ascertain the number of captive elephants pursuant to various directives by the Supreme Court, which has been dealing with a PIL in this regard. In November last, a bench headed by Justice AK Sikri had set a deadline of December 31 for completion of the survey. “The Chief Wild Life Warden of each State must ascertain and identify elephants in captivity in that particular State and whether the owners of these elephants have an ownership certificate,” stated the order, following which the census took place and records were furnished.

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S E NA PATI , J an 2 7 (Agencies): An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale struck off Senapati district in Manipur on Sunday. No immediate damage or casualties have been reported so far. According to ANI, the quake hit at around 10.19am at a depth of 50km in Senapati, according to

the Indian Meteorological Department. This is the third earthquake in Manipur in last three days. On 25 January, a 4.0 magnitude ear thquake struck Chandel district of the state. Three hours later, another earthquake of magnitude 4.6 hit Churachandpur.

CANCELLATION & SHORT TERMINATION OF TRAIN SERVICES

Due to Non Interlocking work in connection to doubling work between Lumding and Hojai, the following trains will be Cancelled & Short terminated are as under: CANCELLATION (1) 15665 (Guwahati-Dimapur) BG express from 31-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Guwahati & Dimapur. (2) 15666 (Dimapur-Guwahati) BG express from 31-01-19 to 02-0219 will be cancelled between Dimapur & Guwahati. (3) 15669 (Guwahati-Dimapur) Nagaland express from 30-01-19 to 01-0219 will be cancelled between Guwahati & Dimapur. (4) 15670 (Dimapur-Guwahati) Nagaland express from 31-01-19 to 02-0219 will be cancelled between Dimapur & Guwahati. (5) 15603/05 (Guwahati-Ledo-Dibrugarh) Intercity express from 30-01-19 to 01-02-19 will be cancelled between Guwahati-Ledo-Dibrugarh. (6) 15604/06 (Ledo-Dibrugarh-Guwahati) Intercity express from 31-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Ledo-DibrugarhGuwahati. (7) 55601 (Guwahati-Lumding) passenger train from 31-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Guwahati & Lumding. (8) 55602 (Lumding-Guwahati) passenger train from 31-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Lumding & Guwahati. (9) 15717 (Guwahati- Mariani) Intercity express from 28-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Guwahati & Mariani. (10) 15718 (Mariani-Guwahati) Intercity express from 28-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Mariani & Guwahati. (11) 15967 (Rangiya-Dibrugarh) express from 30-0119 to 03-02-19 will be cancelled between Rangiya & Dibrugarh. (12) 15968 (Dibrugarh-Rangiya) express from 28-01-19 to 01-0219 will be cancelled between Dibrugarh & Rangiya. (13) 15927 (Rangiya- New Tinsukia) express from 28-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Rangiya & New Tinsukia. (14) 15928 (New Tinsukia-Rangiya) express from 29-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be cancelled between New Tinsukia & Rangiya. (15) 12086 (Dibrugarh-Guwahati) Shatabdi express journey commence on 30-01-19 & 01-02-19 will be cancelled between Dibrugarh & Guwahati. (16) 12085 (Guwahati-Dibrugarh) Shatabdi express journey commence on 31-01-19 & 02-02-19 will be cancelled between Guwahati & Dibrugarh. SHORT TERMINATION & PARTIALLY CANCELLATION (1) 55601 (Guwahati-Lumding) passenger journey commence on 28-01-19 to 30-01-19 will be short terminated/short originated at Chaparmukh Junction and partially cancelled between Chaparmukh & Lumding. (2) 55602 (Lumding-Guwahati) passenger journey commence on 28-01-19 to 30-01-19 will be short terminated/short originated at Chaparmukh Junction and partially cancelled between Lumding & Chaparmukh. (3) 15769 (Alipurduar-Lumding) Intercity express journey commence on 28-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be short terminated/short originated at Chaparmukh Junction and partially cancelled between Chaparmukh & Lumding. (4) 15770 (Lumding-Alipurduar) Intercity express journey commence on 28-01-19 to 02-02-19 will be short terminated/short originated at Chaparmukh Junction and partially cancelled between Lumding & Chaparmukh. (5) 55616 (Silchar-Guwahati) Fast Passenger journey commence on 31-01-19 & 01-02-19 will be short terminated/short originated at Lumding and partially cancelled between Lumding & Guwahati. (6) 55615 (Guwahati-Silchar) Fast Passenger journey commence on 31-01-19 & 01-02-19 will be short terminated/short originated at Lumding and partially cancelled between Guwahati & Lumding. REGULATION (1) 14020 (Anand Vihar-Agartala Tripura Sundari) express journey commence on 28-01-2019 to be regulated for 02.00 hrs. between Guwahati & Hojai. (2) 15942 (Dibrugarh - Jhajha) express journey commence on 31-01-2019 to be regulated for 02.00 hrs. between Furkating Junction & Lumding. (3) 12507 (Thiruvanantapuram Central-Silchar) express journey commence on 29-01-2019 to be regulated for 03.00 hrs. between Guwahati & Hojai. (4) 13281 (New Tinsukia- Rajendra Nagar Terminal) express journey commence on 28-01-2019 to be regulated for 02.00 hrs. between Furkating Jn. & Lumding. (5) 22501 (Ksr Bengaluru- New Tinsukia) express journey commence on 29-01-2019 to be regulated for 03.00 hrs. between Guwahati & Hojai. (6) 15601 (New Delhi-Silchar) Poorvottar Sampark Kranti Express journey commence on 31-01-2019 to be regulated for02.00 hrs. between Guwahati & Hojai.

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NDA govt committed towards universal healthcare: Modi

Madurai, Jan 27 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said the NDA government was committed to strengthening initiatives for ensuring universal healthcare and the “pathpbreaking” Ayushman Bharat scheme is being implemented to holistically address health issues. Addressing the gathering after laying the foundation stone for Rs 1,264 crore AIIMS at Thoppur near here, he outlined the welfare initiatives taken by the Centre on the health care front. The AIIMS reflects the vision of “Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat,” he said. AIIMS in New Delhi had cultivated a brand name for itself in healthcare and with the AIIMS in Madurai to come up “we can say that this brand of health care has been taken to all corners of country from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to Madurai, from Guwahati to Gujarat,” he said. Expressing confidence that the proposed AIIMS will benefit the entire Tamil Nadu, he said “the NDA government is giving great priority to health sector so that everyone is healthy and healthcare is affordable.” Through the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana, the government

Narendra Modi (File) has supported up gradation of government medical colleges across the country, he said. The Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana and other similar plans are making safe pregnancy a mass movement, he said. Besides in Delhi, there are six other functional AIIMS at Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Jodhpur, Patna, Raipur and Rishikesh. The Centre has also proposed to set up 14 news AIIMS across the country. Expressing happiness over inaugurating the new super speciality blocks in Tamil Nadu government medical colleges, Modi referred to the Central government health initiative Mission ‘Indradhanush’. The speed and scale of ‘danush’ (arrow) was working and seting a new paradigm in preventive health care. The number of MBBS seats have been increased by almost 30 per cent in the

last four-and-a-half years, he said. T h e “A y u s h m a n Bharat,” is a carefully thought out approach to ensure achievement of universal health coverage and it is a “pathbreaking intervention,” to holistically address health issues. About 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres were being set up to provide comprehensive primary care and preventive health services, the Prime Minister said. The PM Arogya Yojana (Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana) provides financial protection upto Rs 5 lach per family per year to cover over 10 core needy families in case of hospitalisaiton. “It is the largest health insurance scheme in the world,” he said. About 1.57 crore people in Tamil Nadu were covered under the scheme and in just over three months about 89,000 patients had undergone treatment for which more than Rs 200 crore had been authorised. While the NDA government was committed to Tuberculosis elimination by 2025, the Prime Minister said he was happy to learn that Tamil Nadu intended to achieve the goal by 2023, and pledged the Centre’s support for it.

MDMK cadres stage protest against PM Modi

Vaiko (File) Madurai, Jan 27 (PTI): Led by party chief Vaiko, MDMK cadres Sunday staged a black flag demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi shortly before he arrived here, accusing him of betraying the interests of Tamil Nadu. Police said more than 100 protesters were detained and later let off. Earlier, a scuffle broke out between the Police and the MDMK cadres as the police asked them to diperse. Releasing black baloons, the protesting party cadres raised slogans against Modi alleging that he betrayed the interests of Tamil Nadu on Cauvery and other issues. The Prime Minister arrived at the airport here about 30 minutes later and is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for the All India Institute of Medical Sciences near here and also address a public meeting. The protest was held near the Periyar bus stand in the city, away from the

venue of the AIIMS site and not in the route taken by the Prime Minister from the airport. In a counter move, BJP youth wing supporters put up posters sarcastically “welcoming Vaiko”. “We are here to welcome you and give a send off to you,” the posters read. The MDMK cadres claimed that the centre had accorded “permission to projects like neutrino and hydrocarbon extraction” which, according to them, would have an adverse impact on the livelihood of the farmers and also affect the common people. On the Cauvery issue, they alleged that the Centre was supportive of Karnataka’s bid to build a dam at Mekedatu across the river by giving permission for preparing a detailed project report. The MDMK cadres, however, said the protest was not against the AIIMS. Slogans like “go back Modi,” and counter hashtags “Madurai thanks Modi,” and “TN welcomes Modi” trended on micro blogging site Twitter. Tamil Nadu unit BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan and Union Minister of State for Finance and Shipping Pon Radhakrishnan strongly condemned MDMK for staging the protest ahead of the prime minister laying the foundation for a big project beneficial to the state.

Save farmers first: Akhilesh tells Yogi New Delhi, Jan 27 (AGENCIES): Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday criticised Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath for his remarks that if the Supreme Court is unable to give a verdict on the Ram Temple issue, it should “hand it over to us” and it will be resolved within 24 hours. Reminding the UP CM, Akhilesh said the farmers need to be saved first. “I would like to tell CM that people have given him 90 days, do something to save the crops from the bulls. Farmers need to be saved first. We have just celebrated 26 January, if a CM says such things on 26 January you can imagine what kind of CM he must be,” Akhilesh said. On Saturday, in an interview to India TV, the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said that the people’s “patience” on the Ram Temple issue is running out. “The unnecessary delay... is causing a crisis so far as people’s patience and trust are concerned. I want to say that the court should give its verdict soon, and if it is unable to do so, it should hand over the issue to us. We will resolve the Ram Janmabhoomi dispute within 24 hours. We won’t take 25 hours,” Yogi Adityanath said.

Yogi Adityanath and Akhilesh Yadav (File) When asked why the Centre had not brought an ordinance on the issue, he said it could not be done since Parliament can’t discuss matters that are sub judice. Saying that they were leaving it to the court, he said, “Had the court given justice based on the 1994 affidavit filed by the then central government, a good message could have gone to the country. It would have been a nice example. But this unnecessary delay is causing a situation where people’s patience is fast running out.” AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi took to Twitter to criticise the Uttar Pradesh CM’s remarks. “I am sure you will in an hour by destroying Constitution,& Rule of Law, by Closing all Courts of Law, if needed by Encounters also as this is your way of doing JUSTICE, but fortu-

nately in India Ambedkars Constitution is still relevant and we are celebrating it today,” Owaisi tweeted. The Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Friday reconstituted the bench hearing the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute. The new five-judge bench will hear the case on January 29. Earlier, Justice Lalit recused himself from hearing the case after it was pointed out that he had appeared in a related case in 1997. The reasons for Justice Ramana’s exclusion are not known yet. The case has been pending before the Supreme Court since 2010. The top court was scheduled to hear the case in October last, but put it off to January 2019 after rejecting the UP government’s plea for speedy hearings with CJI Gogoi saying the court has its “own priorities”.

Mementos gifted to PM go under the hammer Gurugram building collapse: Owner held

Visitors at an auction of mementos, presented to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi, Sunday. (PTI) New Delhi, Jan 27(PTI): The mementos gifted to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go under the hammer at a two-day

auction starting Sunday. The funds raised through the auction, held at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA),

Delhi, will go to the government’s flagship project ‘Namami Gange’. A dedicated site http://pmmementos.gov.

in”pmmementos.gov.in — has been set up to display and e-auction the mementos that are priced between Rs 100 and Rs 30,000. Visitors to the site can search through the mementos on the basis of price range. One can also filter through the mementos on the basis of material - brass, ceramic, cloth, glass, gold, metallic item etc. Each product has been listed with a short description including its dimensions, weight and who gifted the memento to the prime minister. The only gold-plated memento on auction is an idol of Radha and Krishna, the base price for which has been set at Rs 20,000. The 4.76 kg idol was gifted to the prime minister by the Mandvi Nagar Palika in Surat. A

2.22 kg silver plate, gifted to the prime minister by former BJP MP C Narasimhan, priced at Rs 30,000, is the most expensive memento in the catalogue with a blue brocade shawl with tassels being the least expensive at Rs 200. Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma earlier said that 1900 gifts received nationally and internationally by the Prime Minister will be on auction.

PM defends Padma recipient Narayanan

New Delhi, Jan 27(PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) in Kerala for implicating ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan in a false espionage case while his government had honoured him with a Padma award on this Republic Day. “More than two decades ago, a hardworking and patriotic ISRO scientist, Nambi Narayanan was implicated in a false case, just because a few UDF leaders were settling political scores. Imagine, for their own politics, they damaged national interest,

Nambi Narayanan (File) troubled a scientist,” Modi said while addressing a rally in Kerala’s Thrissur. “It is an honour that our Government had the opportunity of conferring a Padma Award on Nambi Narayanan. We value each and every person who is working to make India

stronger,” he added. Attacking the Congress further over the espionage charges against the scientist, which were scrapped by the Supreme Court, and corruption cases in Kerala, especially the solar scam under then chief minister Oommen Chandy, he said,“For them science can be abused as spying, for us science is a matter of national pride.For them solar was a means for a scam, for us solar is a means for a global alliance.” Narayanan had expressed happiness over the Modi government’s decision to confer him the Padma Bhushan, describing

it as “an acknowledgement of my innocence”. Narayanan had run into a huge controversy during 1990s when he was arrested on spying charges. He was heading the cryogenic division of the ISRO when he and another scientist D Sasimukar were arrested in the alleged espionage case in 1994. They were held with two Maldivian women on charges of selling space secrets of the country to foreigners. Following a protracted legal battle, the Supreme Court quashed the case against Narayanan, who was cleared of all the charges.

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Gurugram, Jan 27 (IANS): The owner of the building that collapsed here on January 24 in which seven people were killed has been arrested, police said on Sunday. Dayaram, 50, a resident of Ullawas village, was booked under Sections 288 (negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing building), 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 34 (common intent) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police said the accused was produced before the court of the duty magistrate that remanded him to fourteen days judicial custody. The semi-constructed three-storey

building (on a 125 square yard plot), with concrete roofing placed for the fourth floor, collapsed resulting in the entire building coming down early in the morning. Kuldeep (32), Vishal (17), Altaf (24), all hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Ambedkar Nagar district and Anand (22), who hailed from Samastipur in Bihar were among those killed. The other four victims were from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. All those killed were working as security guards. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has announced a compensation of Rs three lakh each to family members of the deceased.

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A tweet turns tale

inance minister Arun Jaitely’s rebuke against the CBI was significant as it comes when the agency’s reputation has been demolished by the government of the day itself and today it has been left with no head. The fiasco in the agency over the last few months has led many to believe that the Modi government has left it high and dry because of constant interference. Jaitley is currently under treatment for soft tissue cancer in the US. Modi has temporarily allotted the finance portfolio to Union railways minister Piyush Goyal. Certainly the reason(s) that had led the influential minister to make such a harsh comment was compelling. Jaitley’s comments were prompted by the CBI case against former ICICI boss Chanda Kochhar, her husband Deepak Kochhar and Venugopal Dhoot, the head of the Videocon group. It has been alleged that Dhoot transferred a majority of the loan amount he received from the ICICI bank in 2012 to Nupower - a company owned by Deepak Kochhar and two of his relatives. The CBI was probing the roles of CEOs-Sandeep Bakhshi, Zarin Daruwala and KV Kamath-as they were part of the ICICI committees that sanctioned the loans to the Videocon group. ICICI gave loans worth Rs 3,250 crore to the Videocon group in 2012. On January 22, the CBI filed a first information report on the basis of the preliminary probe report.”These loans have turned NPA resulting in wrongful loss to ICICI Bank and wrongful gain to the borrowers and accused persons. The role of these senior officers of the sanctioning committee may also be investigated,” the FIR said. Jaitely had tweeted : “There is a fundamental difference between investigative adventurism and professional investigation” while commenting on the ICICI case. Further, Jaitely continued : “Adventurism leads to media leaks, ruins reputations and eventually invites strictures and not convictions. In the process, the targets are ruined because of harassment, loss of reputation and financial costs. It costs people their career,” he wrote, adding a word of advice for the CBI, “Follow the advice of Arjun in the Mahabharat -Just concentrate on the bull’s eye.” Under normal circumstances, the Union finance minister’s strong comments on an ongoing probe into an alleged bank fraud would attract sharp attention. Thus when the country’s finance minister, considered to be among the tetra-top of the Modi government says something, it resonates across the nation and even beyond. Many believe that more than Jaitley’s concerns for investor sentiments- which has anyway remained low in the last few years - was his desperation to keep the corporate sector happy that prompted the quick response on the issue. In the ICICI alleged fraud, the CBI has only expressed the need to examine these corporate honchos and has not pressed any charges against them. However, that was enough for the Union finance minister to stand up and defend them. This shows the pull of the corporate sector in the Modi cabinet. After Jaitley’s rebuke the officer involved in the ICICI probe was transferred. Jaitely’s concern for the CBI’s “adventurism” did not include many past probes where reputations of many senior bureaucrats were damaged. Instead, as the Union government’s record show, it does not hesitate in trampling over public institutions if doing so meets its immediate political objectives.

DailyDevotion Look Again and Think Do not worry about your life… —Matthew 6:25 A warning which needs to be repeated is that “the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches,” and the lust for other things, will choke out the life of God in us (Matthew 13:22). We are never free from the recurring waves of this invasion. If the frontline of attack is not about clothes and food, it may be about money or the lack of money; or friends or lack of friends; or the line may be drawn over difficult circumstances. It is one steady invasion, and these things will come in like a flood, unless we allow the Spirit of God to raise up the banner against it. “I say to you, do not worry about your life….” Our Lord says to be careful only about one thing— our relationship to Him. But our common sense shouts loudly and says, “That is absurd, I mustconsider how I am going to live, and I must consider what I am going to eat and drink.” Jesus says you must not. Beware of allowing yourself to think that He says this while not understanding your circumstances. Jesus Christ knows our circumstances better than we do, and He says we must not think about these things to the point where they become the primary concern of our life. Whenever there are competing concerns in your life, be sure you always put your relationship to God first. “Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Matthew 6:34). How much trouble has begun to threaten you today? What kind of mean little demons have been looking into your life and saying, “What are your plans for next month— or next summer?” Jesus tells us not to worry about any of these things. Look again and think. Keep your mind on the “much more” of your heavenly Father (Matthew 6:30).

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Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ~ Helen Keller

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019

UN predicts global financial turmoil

he global economy is stagnating and income inequality is increasing concerns over growth as India enters vibrant political phase and pines for economic direction. The phase is important and critical. The world stagnation as the UN has predicted in 2019 and 2020 in its World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2019 has ramifications for India. Its efforts for economic recovery would be affected impacting its future budgetary provisions. Will its political wisdom be able to address that? Would a Congress trying to fight on “front foot” with Priyanka Gandhi being formally launched as AICC general secretary and Rahul Gandhi as a sober campaigner be able to make difference? The crucial question – whether the Congress has a vision beyond Manmohanomics. The Manmohanomics in 1991 did one good thing. It ushered in partly in practice more in theory an era of liberalisation. The 1991 path has been followed willy-nilly by all successive government, irrespective of the political colour. All finance ministers after Manmohan Singh, followed his path. That

was good – as there was a predictability of the course. But with years the supposed liberalisation that was talked in 1991, got lost somewhere. It has lead to a firmer grip by the bureaucracy or the government itself of the course and lives of the people and their businesses. This has led to a certain level of GDP growth but the social distribution of wealth has been convoluted leading to severe concentration of wealth, as per OXFAM, in 1 percent people and the growth of wealth of the multitude in most cases either has been minimal or reduced. The worst has happened to the daily wage labourers. Their earnings came down. The WESP has noted the trend happening in different regions. Though it predicts a 3 percent annual growth till 2020 globally, but sees deceleration to 2 percent in the EU and the US, “as the impulse from fiscal stimulus in 2018 wanes. The Brexit or not has shaken the European economy”. China is slowing down to 6.6 percent. Several parts of Africa, Western Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean are likely to see incomes stagnating. Without mentioning India, WESP says, “Even where per capita growth is

strong, economic activity is often driven by core industrial and urban regions, leaving peripheral and rural areas behind”. This is happening in Indian farms and rural areas. The political fall-outs marked the recent assembly elections. The global slowdown has impact on Indian exports and can cause Shivaji domestic discontent. Peculiar to Indian scenario, the WESP says, there “is a confluence of risks with the potential to severely disrupt economic activity and inflict significant damage on longer-term development prospects. The risks include waning support for multilateral approaches; the escalation of trade disputes; financial instabilities linked to elevated levels of debts; and rising climate risks, as the world experiences an increasing number of extreme weather events”. The prediction is pessimistic. India is suffering many of these. The growth is not being reflected in people’s happiness. That is the greatest challenge to the political contenders for the 2019 elections. So far, no political party has shown that they have a grasp of the situation. Instead all of them are in a wilderness failing to

understand the crisis. The Indian voters need an answer. The opposition is vocal that the BJP does not understand it. True or not, do any of them understand? The recent assembly polls brought to the fore not only the crisis but also that if a Telangana government had brought a half-baked solution for Sarkar i n c r e a s i n g farmers’ income by paying them Rs 4000 (now Rs 5000) per acre of their hold, all others are considering this as an instant vote-catching mechanism. The announcement of Priyanka Gandhi leading eastern UP, once a Congress citadel has warmed up politics. One would have liked to see if there was a firm economic pattern also. No regional or national party has shown that vision, concept or wisdom. The parties are suffering from myopia. They have lost sight of the fundamental problems. Competitive rhetoric is raising doubts. People are in a quandary. They do not find a solution to joblessness, underemployment and falling incomes and a continuous rising inflation. The governments have lost will and control to correct the situation. So the UN chief economist and assistant secre-

tary-general Elliott Harris says, “Alongside various short-term risks, there is an increasing urgency to deal with much more fundamental problems”. He does not find sustainable development goals being achieved or poverty elevated till 2030. So does not political parties in this country. They are busy in caste politics, religious divide and raking up parochial issues. All lead to ignoring the 2030 SDG goals. India does not seem to have yet found the path. A country that was once led by its own economic wisdom of Chanakya, that followed Gandhian principles, Marx, Engels, socialism or Keynes, and now the market economy or Deen Dayal Updhyay’s integra humanism, today finds all of these have failed and now they do not have a model to follow. The governments are only tightening financial conditions through the banks and other instruments of taxation or interest rates. The UN says it can lead to financial turmoil. The WESP says “as global financial conditions tighten, an unexpectedly rapid rise in interest rates or a significant strengthening of the US dollar could exacerbate emerging market fragilities, leading to height-

ened risk of debt distress. This risk can be further aggravated by global trade tensions, monetary policy adjustment in developed economies, commodity price shocks, or domestic political or economic disruptions.” That exactly is happening here. Large external financing needs and limited policy buffers are particularly vulnerable to financial stress. Often it is said that the country should spend more on research. It is doing. Its research investment in theoretical non-productive research has grown phenomenally. Universities are producing more doctorates. But fundamental thinking is eluding. This leads to uneven economic growth. The fears of incomes stagnating further would be real. It says double digit growth is required. That is also not a solution. Growth and amelioration of conditions are not synonymous. So the government may continue or change for the present, ground realities may be disturbing and solutions half baked. Income inequality, as feared by the UN, is likely to aggravate. For a solution there has to be dialogues and political leadership has to be sagacious. A tall order!

Post-mortem

Nagaland: A diaspora of Nagas

agaland is located at a strategic cusp in North-East India. However for decades it has suffered from armed conflict and political instability. Studies have predicted that exposure to such conflicts leads to increase in level of fear, which in turn would decrease psycho-social well-being (assessed with the indices like life satisfaction, self-esteem and general health). Issues ailing this hill state range from social, economic to political. The widespread corruption and struggle for power in the state is a routine affair. Conspicuous is the divide between rich and poor, the mighty and the humble which is rarely based on competence and is mostly attributed to tribal and ancestral affiliations. Ironically, it is observed that these very affiliations are also the ones that have kept the State together, acted as the glue and thwarted many anti peace activities. Tribal inclinations seem to be a necessary evil that while resulting in many dreadful activities are also vital to keep the area under control and organised. Old traditions and religion have played a pivotal role in providing simple and effective means to address issues and to organise the day-to-day life of the majority rural populace. To understand the nuances and challenges faced by the Naga society is complex. However, some issues clearly stand out and are evident even to a novice settler. Firstly, socially, Naga is a word that provides patronage and a unique identity to numerous clans. There are over 12 different tribes under the Naga community. There are further divisions of the tribes into regions e.g Konyak tribe is divided into upper and lower Konyaks. A group of villages is generally of one clan and headed by a Chief Angh and Dy Angh traditionally. With the emergence of modern political system, dual hierarchy is being followed i.e traditional and political. Tribal affiliations, however remain supreme wherein pride of being a Naga is often subdued by the stronger affiliation to one’s clan and tribe. There have been many harmful outcomes of strong tribal affiliations as is evident from formation of numerous national groups working from their respective community strong points. However, off late the ease of travel and communication have also accrued few advantages which

can be seen during inter-tribe and inter-clan competitions giving rise to healthy contests in varied fields. Secondly, politically, while the random Indo-Myanmar boundary demarcation by the British is never considered a sensitive issue of Naga ethnicity, the traditional system of governance and quest for authority has wrested the power in the hands of few. Independence of the country led to the establishment of constitutional system that is chosen by the people for the people. This process is however exploited and subject to deep rooted corruption in the state. It is easily discernable that the extent to which the development process should have progressed, has failed because of vested interests, lack of will and a parallel influence exerted by the numerous UG factions. This scenario over the past yrs has given rise to unemployment, under-development and colossal loss to the exchequer, thus completing the vicious circle of presence and sustenance of groups with vested interests. The keenness to become part of the social-political structure in the Naga youth is therefore very strong and overrides the initiative to initiate self help ventures. Thirdly, economically, the porous boundaries along the Indo Myanmar border have led to illegal smuggling of contraband items, liquor and drugs. The homogenous ethnicity on either side and strong tribal affiliations further prevent any majanti smuggling drive/ actions to be effective. As a result viable projects have yet to be operationalised and the local rural populace continues its way of life following primitive means of livelihood. The state of Nagaland is a reservoir of resources but insurgency and socio-political interplay has prevented even the basic facilities of medicines and transportation to reach the hinterland. There is a bright scope of tourism and sports in the state. Hopefully, with the resurgence of peace initiatives between National Political Groups and Government of India, there is a glitter of hope and a strong positive sentiment that the near future shall bring in prosperity and growth, propelling Nagaland from the trenches of backwardness to being the Jewel of North East. N Malhotra, (reachdeepanywhere@gmail.com)

2019 General Election A matter of anxiety

NSUD: Living outside the state

here is common belief that the way you greet a new environment is indicative of the way that you will be spending it. Needless to say, when it comes to city life many youths have been clasping different experiences in various professions. Perhaps, the Naga Students’ Union, Delhi (NSUD) is deeply concerned about the youth career and congenial atmosphere for the new entrants in the capital city particularly on this very year. Undoubtedly, parents should be well certain about their children’s career and its fields to settle. While, we should not be convinced by many false promising jobs and pretty fat salary which is attractively advertised on social media occasionally. Recently, on the 21st of December, 2018 the drama of scam call centre is one of the lesson to learn, where 126 (one hundred and twenty six) people were arrested during a raid on a fake call centre that cheated bunch of Americans. Majority of the culprits were from Northeast, especially Nagaland and Manipur. In this regard, the NSUD invited several meeting at Nagaland House, New Delhi along with the lawyers and accused family members & relatives. The Speaker NSUD, Hinoto P Aomi stated “The concerned Noida Police Station was visited to ensure the investigation transparency and tête-à-tête interacted with our brothers and sisters who are in jail. Further, it was personally requested to the Luksar jailer to keep an eye on them as their necessities are met”. The case is handled by lawyers and it is our priority to bail those accused at the earliest. Regardless, those accused were innocent however the jobs portals persuaded them and compelled to forcefully work under the command of a supervisors not aware of their intentions and earned a meagre amount to sustain a living and support their parents. It’s irony that the owner of the scam company is absconding whereas the innocent employees is in threat. Therefore, the Union vehemently appeal the concern authority and police to take a stringent action against the masterminds and release those innocent accused who are victimized. Besides, the NSUD acknowledged and appreciated the support of the Nagaland House, New Delhi and the Noida Police for their co-operation. The Union, beseech the accused family members/relatives to contact NSUD and lawyers for further updates. In any way the NSUD does not encourage any illegal activities, if any member/s found involving or in support of such company/s; the Union shall take a dreadful penalty against such miscreant. Furthermore, the Union fervently request the parents to kindly seeks the NSUD office for any assistance in prior of sending your children to Delhi. We need to create a safe community and address such issues and awareness should be raised among youths and school children, teachers and parents. Mathiuchunbou Rimai, General Secretary, Naga Studentss’ Union, Delhi

arming up of General Election 2019 hitted to the citizens of the country, the anxiety in the people would have been usual with reference to the previous elections 2014; which of the election brought a mass revolution through public opinion 2014 is historic because, the Congress led UPA government was ruling for 10 years in the parliament which of the government remained under pressure of scams and corruptions, on the other, Prime Minister Shri Manmohon Singh was unable to administer the unlikely corruption cases; by the time Manmohon Singh was under control of the National Advisory Council whose chairperson was Smt. Sonia Gandhi. It was fact and exposed that Manmohon was on chair of Prime Minister under dictation of Sonia Gandhi. This is not my word, it is the word of Sanjay Baru, through his book “Accidental Prime Minister”. It is also widely exposed matter in the country. UPA lost, NDA — led by Shri Narendra Modi won the election with full majority. NDA’s position has been firmed after winning UP, H.P. Utharakhand, Assam and Tripura assembly election. Narendra Modiji’s popularity climbed high; Modiji’s popularily inside India has been lowering with the popularity on the abroad nations. Narendra Modiji improves relations with the Arabian states even maintained high rise friendship with Isreal, which was exceptional at the same time America’s friendship also improves even being holding better friendship with Russia. In the mean time, India has shown own capability upon Pakistan. India has shown strategic power to China after long interval. Thus, India could sail allround improvement in the

country. But, the atmosphere of Manipur is different look on the eve of General Election. Inspite of studying the momentum of the Nation, by which, a leader could educate the people about the works done by the Govemment of NDA, local leaders of BJP are trying to shine own personality. To make publicity about own personality should not act through postering in public before the individual has been properly nominated by the particular party. But, postering photos in favour of individual candidature is against the constitution, rather, ruling party has to-check the activities of the individuals, so that, misunderstanding in the mass can be removed. Otherwise, people thought that the photo postered individual has been nominated by the party to be MP candidate, since such time should have been awaited. Therefore, anxiety of the candidates have been appeared, which is not yet appeared in the people is astonished. Rather, recommendation of candidature from Mandal Committee would not come into media which now trying to traditionalise, would be wrong step. Because, to be a parliamentarian would elect by the people of Manipur. Therefore, let the people curious to elect a deserving candidate before anxiety of the candidate express in public demain. There and there alone a perfect parliamentarian can be selected, nominated and elected at the right point of time. Therefore, the party elements have to enquire the matter of self-press-up publicity, hence such activity should not be allowed; because the party is Naitonal Party; for which the people prayed for. B. Angousana Sharma, An Onlooker

Reader’s Post Sir,

Food for thought

Republic Day January 26 was a very subdued affair across Nagaland due to the boycott call given by NSF. While absence of public and school children may not have deterred the authorities in carrying out their duty, it is also food for thought in regard to various issues that’s plaguing our state at this present juncture. Public leaders and government of the day must be wise enough to protect and safeguard the rights of Nagas in every possible way. Governments may come and go but a decision that’s going to affect Nagas adversely must never be encouraged but nipped from the bud. Shiwoto Zhimo, Dimapur Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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SC cancels Jan 29 hearing on Ayodhya case

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ary 25 as Justice U U Lalit, who was a member of the original bench, had recused himself from hearing the matter. When the new bench was constituted, Justice N

V Ramana was also excluded from the re-constitution bench. No reason was cited for the exclusion of Justice Ramana in the new Constitution bench.

Poonam re-appointed Regional Director of WHO New Delhi/Geneva, Jan 27 (IANS): Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-year term. The WHO Executive Board on Saturday unanimously endorsed Dr Khetrapal Singh, who was earlier also unanimously nominated by 11 Member countries of the Region for another five years. Congratulating her, WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “The first woman to become Regional Director of WHO SouthEast Asia Region, you have provided dynamic leadership in a region that accounts for a quarter of the world’s population but a disproportionate burden of diseases. Under your leadership, the region has made remarkable progress.” In her acceptance speech, Khetrapal Singh said: “It is a privilege to once again be appointed as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region.

The confidence you have reposed in me is humbling.” Outlining her vision for the second term that begins on February 1, Khetrapal Singh said sustaining the gains, accelerating progress to finish the unfinished agenda and innovating, would be the approach to ensure the health and well being of the 1.8 billion people across the region. In her first term, Khetrapal Singh focused on building an increasingly responsive and accountable WHO in the region, while prioritising persisting and emerging epidemiological and demographic challenges; promoting universal health coverage and building robust health systems; strengthening emergency risk management and articulating a strong regional voice in global health agenda. She identified eight flagship priority programmes, focusing on results and accountability, which are cascading into sustainable and result-oriented efforts. In the last five years, inclusive, sustainable and quantifiable gains have been

made in the Region and are accelerating in pace every year, she said. Certified polio-free in 2014, WHO South-East Asia became the second WHO Region to eliminate maternal and neonatal tetanus in 2015. Four countries eliminated measles and six controlled rubella. Maternal and under-five deaths reduced significantly. Thailand became the first in Asia-Pacific and the first with a large HIV epidemic -- to eliminate motherto-child transmission of HIV and syphilis. Maldives and Sri Lanka were certified malaria free. Maldives, Sri Lanka and Thailand eliminated lymphatic filariasis, India was declared yaws-free and Nepal trachoma-free. For universal health coverage, access to safe, high-quality medicine is being enhanced through the South-East Asia Regulatory Network established in 2016. The countries have developed multi-sectoral action plans for a whole-of-society approach to reverse noncommunicable diseases.

D IMA P UR , J A N 2 7 (NPN): Expressing dismay over the publication of a photo of representatives of an NGO visiting AIDS hospice and distributing rations on the occasion of Republic Day, Kripa Foundation cautioned that it was a violation of HIV/AIDS Act, 2017. KF explained that such act of sharing of photos of People Living With HIV (PLHIV), especially of children, was liable for legal action as per the HIV/AIDS Act, 2017 for disclosing their HIV status. Kripa Foundation director Abou Mere appealed to all citizens to be cautious while sharing photos of PLHIV and also to read and understand the

Act. He pointed out that penalties under this section 39 of the Act included punishment with fine, which could extend up to Rs 1 lakh, “unless such disclosure is pursuant to any order or direction of a court.” According to the Act, those committing such violations needed to undergo a fixed period of counselling related to the violation committed and fixed period of social service. He further reiterated that it was imperative that the State government created awareness on the HIV/AIDS Act, 2017. He called for better coordination between state government and NGOs to ensure greater synergy, work

Besides the CJI, the new bench comprises justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer. In the fresh bench, justices Bhushan and Nazeer made a come back to hear the matter. Both of them were part of a earlier bench headed by then CJI Dipak Misra (now retired).It had on September 27, 2018, refused to refer to a fivejudge Constitution bench the reconsideration of the observation in its 1994 judgment that a mosque was not integral to Islam. While Misra and Bhushan had said it has to find out the context in which the five-judge bench had delivered the 1994 judgment, Justice Nazeer had given a minority verdict disagreeing with the two judges. Nazeer had said whether a mosque is integral to Islam has to be decided considering religious belief which requires detailed consideration. On January 10, Justice Lalit

had recused himself after expressing disinclination to participate in the hearing any further as he had appeared as a lawyer for former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh in a related matter “sometime in the year 1997”. Fourteen appeals have been filed in the apex court against the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment, delivered in four civil suits, that the 2.77-acre land in Ayodhya be partitioned equally among three parties -- the Sunni Waqf Board, the Nirmohi Akhara and Ram Lalla. On January 10, the bench in its order had noted that the apex court registry’s secretary general has informed the CJI that in four suits, out of which these appeals have arisen, in all 120 issues have been framed for trial and a total of 88 witnesses were examined. It had noted that depositions of witnesses run into 13,886 pages and a total of 257 documents exhibited.

Six held in fake death certificate issuing case

PWD minister surveys Pongshei Bridge

Thane, Jan 27 (PTI): Six persons, including two doctors and a civic-run crematorium employee, were arrested in Thane in Maharashtra for allegedly creating fake death certificates to claim insurance, police said Sunday. Senior Inspector Sanju John of Thane Police’s Crime Branch identified the main accused as Kalyan-resident Chandrakant Narasimulu Shinde and said the latter had claimed at least Rs 81 lakh from private insurance firms using such forged death certificates. “Shinde first got in touch with Tejpal Ramveer Mehrol, an employee at the Mumbra civic crematorium. Mehrol managed to get fake death certificates from Abdul Mohid Siddiqui and Imran Siddiqui, two doctors operating from Mumbra,” John said. “The two doctors have issued 13 death certificates in this manner, including ten in the names of people who are alive and residing in Andhra Pradesh,” the official said.

UNTABA flays ‘highhandedness’ of Assam authorities...

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UNTABA also said it had intimated to the government of Nagaland to appoint an indigenous Naga of the state as Advocate General (AG) as such a candidate would know the “real history of the land and the Naga people” unlike the current AG who is not indigenous to Nagaland. Further UNTABA said the present PDA government in Nagaland under chief minister Neiphiu Rio , who had also

represented the state as Lok Sabha MP, has not highlighted the issue in right perspective for which it(UNTABA) had met him on several occasion in Delhi. UNTABA has condemned the Assam authorities for the high handedness and cautioned it not to “assert authority unilaterally” otherwise Naga people would be compelled to take their own course of action which could affect the “cordial relationship between the people of the two states.”

Chingwang Konyak discussing the bridge construction with Tongpang Ozukum on January 26. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: PWD minister, Tongpang Ozukum and PDA chairman & president NDPP, Chingwang Konyak, along with a host of NGOs, civil societies, public leaders and party workers from Mon and Longleng districts surveyed the Pongshei Bridge construction on January 26. According to a DIPR report, speaking to a large gathering at a survey program in Lainyu field, Ozukum said the large participation of people from both the districts showed how urgent and important it was that the bridge be completed, so that it could better connect Longleng

in partnership and make people aware and understand about the Act and its rules. Mere wished no one landed into a legal problem “due to his or her ignorance of the Act.” He also pointed out that the state government was required to appoint one or more ombudsmen under section 49 of the HIV/AIDS Act 2017 to inquire into violations of the provisions of the Act. Further, Mere reminded the government of its obligation to appoint ombudsmen and establish strategies and action plans to prevent HIV and human rights violation of PLHIV, especially of children who cannot voice or asset their rights on their own.

and Mon districts. The minister was cautious, asserting that he would not make any assurances without a feasibility report from technicians and engineers. He however said that since the construction of the bridge had become a priority need of the people, and it had, according to him, become his dream project, he would urge the chief minister to help complete the bridge quickly. Chingwang Konyak, and PPC president & exMLA, N. Metpong Phom also spoke at the function. In their speeches they shared and highlighted the background and history of

the road and bridge, and said that it was the shortest distance between the two district headquarters. They also pointed out that construction of the bridge was neglected in the past due to politicizing of developmental projects by political parties. Earlier, an invocation and a welcome address were said by Chingbam Phom, pastor NBC, and Hamyong Phom vicepresident NDPP Longleng. A vote of thanks was pronounced by Kemang, Angh Wanching village, and Lukai Konyak, pastor Chingphoi village respectively.

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T h r i ss u r , J a n 2 7 (IANS): Dubbing the opposition as a “corrupt house”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said in the last four years, people in Delhi have made him a “chowkidhar”. “As long as I am there in Delhi, I will not allow any kind of corruption and will not allow the nation’s unity and integrity to be destroyed,” said Modi, addressing a mammoth rally of his party workers here. After inaugurating the meeting of the state Yuva Morcha, he said: “My friends in the opposition are bankrupt when it comes to development of the nation. All they have is hatred against Modi. Their day begins by abusing Modi and ends by again abusing Modi. All I wish to tell them is ‘you may abuse me, but please don’t mislead the farmers, youth and the poor’ and don’t destroy the great nation and its progress,” said Modi. “The opposition is destroying agencies like the CBI, armed forces, police, CAG and even the Election Commission as all these organisations are wrong for them, while they (Congress) are right.

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New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI): The Supreme Court Sunday cancelled the January 29 hearing in the politically sensitive Ram Janambhoomi-Babri Masjid land title dispute case as one member of the fivejudge Constitution bench would not be available. The sitting of the Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi stands cancelled as Justice S A Bobde will not be available on January 29, as per a notice issued by the Supreme Court registry. “Take notice that due to non availability of Justice S A Bobde on January 29, 2019 (Tuesday), sitting of Constitution bench in Chief Justice’s court, comprising the Chief Justice, Justices S A Bobde, D Y Chandrachud, Ashok Bhushan and S A Nazeer, stands cancelled. “Therefore, Constitution bench matter will not be taken up for hearing,” the notice stated. The five-judge bench was re-constituted on Janu-

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B e r h a m p u r , Ja n 27 (PTI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Sunday distributed benefits to farmers under the newly launched Krushak Assistance for Livelihood Income Augmentation (Kalia) scheme in his home district Ganjam. While around 25,000 eligible farmers in the district will get the first installment of Rs 5,000 under the KALIA scheme, around 14,800 of them are the share-coppers, official sources said.

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Chennai, Jan 27 (PTI): Since standardisation has been notified, India can become one of the most competitive economies in the field of technical textiles, Union minister Smriti Irani said on January 27. Speaking after inaugurating a three-day ‘reverse buyers sellers meet’ and Global Textile Expo, she told the foreign buyers from over 20 countries that India recently ensured that HSN codes were notified for over 207 textile items. In the area of cotton, India has a surging potential particularly in the field of medical textiles; and because of standardisation, the country can become the most competitive economies in the technical textiles, she said. The minister also appealed to Tamil Nadu to unleash the untapped potential so that the state can be at the forefront. She further said that the technical textiles market is likely to touch USD 3 billion in another two-anda-half years. Amongst all the schemes that has been enunciated and presented to the textile industry, she said, most of the benefits have been accrued and established by Tamil Nadu.

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Irani also highlighted various schemes where Tamil Nadu gained the most, which include yarn bank scheme, powertex, powerloom cluster, group insurance scheme under social security and also GST. Stating that the visiting foreign buyers may be wondering why she was talking about the schemes, subsidies and taxation in this meet, which was to initiate buyers and sellers, the minister said, “We are hoping to lessen the burden on our units so that they become competitive in terms of price. We become best price point.” Tamil Nadu handlooms minister, O S Manian, appealed to youngsters to come forward to weaving and join the textile industry and showcase their talent and innovations to uplift the livelihood of weavers and the sector as a whole.

Smartphone makers seek export incentives to grow India’s production M U M B AI , j a n 2 7 (Agencies): Smartphone makers in India are calling for export credits on devices and tariff cuts on machinery imports as part of measures they say will make Asia’s third-biggest economy a global smartphone manufacturing hub. The India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), whose members include some of the industry’s biggest names including Apple Inc, made the proposals in a 174-page document reviewed by Reuters and submitted to the government ahead of its annual budget announcement next week. “As the country is nearing to achieve saturation point... without an export take off manufacturing growth cannot be sustained and accelerated,” the ICEA said in the document. The ICEA confirmed it submitted the document. The finance and technology

ministries did not respond to requests for comment. T h e g ove r n m e n t ’s ‘Make in India’ campaign beginning 2014 and gradual tax increases on imports of mobile phone components have spurred the creation of more than 260 manufacturing units in the country and over 600,000 jobs, ICEA said. That has helped India become the second-biggest producer of mobile phones after China, and prompted foreign smartphone makers such as Oppo and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as well as contract manufacturers like Wistron Corp and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn) to ramp up production for phones primarily sold domestically. The industry is now set for a further boost under a broader National Policy on Electronics currently in the works. Yet at the same time, the government also appears

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to be raising obstacles. Next month, it will begin taxing imports of touch panels two months earlier than initially planned, sending mixed messages to handset manufacturers as setting up the means to assemble panels locally is a significant expense. “Consistency in policy is important for any industry to mature,” said Navkendar Singh, associate research director at consultancy International Data Corp.

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“Back-and-forth in policy hurts investor sentiment and the country’s positioning as a destination to manufacture.” In its document, ICEA proposed the government raise the export credit received on the value of mobile phone shipments to 8 percent from 4 percent. It also called for the introduction of a 5 percent export credit on services such as mobile apps. Other proposals from the body - which also counts Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, Oppo and Foxconn among its members - include lower import taxes on capital goods such as machinery and ensuring manufacturers have access to low-cost capital. “The next phase (of manufacturing) can now probably be driven by ex-

port incentives,” said Vikas Agarwal, India head of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus, which is not an ICEA member. “The eventual goal is to establish India as the preferred destination - and not just driven by duties, but by the opportunities in the Indian market.” The ICEA, formerly the Indian Cellular Association, also called on the government to re-consider levying duties on new components, and allow for the local manufacture of parts already under the import tax regime to develop in a Looking for 55 Executives for International Call Centers, Salary under company payroll. Interview on 29 January (Tuesday) 9 am onwards. Ve n u e : H o t e l A c a c i a , Dimapur, Nagaland. Call : 9707816259, 9401177427

timely manner. The import tariff on touch panels has been of particular concern to manufacturers including Samsung. The South Korean firm has written to the federal government saying it cannot make two of its high-end models in India because of the tariff, the Economic Times reported this week. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters Samsung had written to the government, and that the firm was investing in a touch panel assembly plant in India which would ready by the end of March 2020. The government aims to export $9 billion worth of mobile phones in the year ending March 2020 from just $100 million in 2017, the ICEA said in a previous report. “Despite some improvement in exports since 2015, India still has a long way to become an export hub,” it said.

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Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) added Rs 2,013.12 crore to Rs 3,79,462.96 crore in its m-cap. On the other hand, ITC’s valuation slumped Rs 14,512.6 crore to Rs 3,41,995.13 crore. The m-cap of HDFC Bank plunged Rs 9,925.35 crore to Rs 5,69,654.78 crore, and that of ICICI Bank dropped Rs 9,528.29 crore to Rs 2,30,019.68 crore. State Bank of India (SBI) suffered an erosion of Rs 8,879.96 crore to Rs 2,54,573.86 crore and HDFC Rs 5,235.79 crore to Rs 3,40,042.64 crore. The m-cap of Infosys dipped Rs 349.49 crore to Rs 3,18,998.67 crore. In the ranking of top 10 firms, RIL was at number one place followed by TCS, HDFC Bank, HUL, ITC, HDFC, Infosys, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank.

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI): Concerned over a decline in GST revenues, tax officials are likely to examine the high usage of input tax credit (ITC) to set off tax liability by businesses, sources said. The issue of high ITC was flagged at the meeting of the Group of Ministers (GoM) which was set up by the GST Council to look into the reasons for revenue shortfall being faced by a large number of states. According to sources, availing ITC ideally should not result in loss of revenue but there could be possibility of misuse of the provision by unscrupulous businesses by generating fake invoices just to claim tax credit. During the meeting of the GoM, it was pointed out that as much as 80 percent of the total GST liability is being settled by ITC and only 20 percent is deposited as cash. GST revenue has averaged around Rs 96,000 crore per month so far this fiscal and this reflects the cash component being deposited by businesses.

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New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI): Four of the top 10 most-valued firms together added Rs 54,456.69 crore in market capitalisation (m-cap) last week, with RIL taking the lead as its valuation surged the most. While RIL, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), HUL and Kotak Mahindra Bank were the gainers, HDFC Bank, ITC, HDFC, Infosys, SBI and ICICI Bank suffered losses in their valuation for the week ended on January 25. The m-cap of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) soared Rs 40,123.6 crore to Rs 7,89,953.18 crore, making it the top gainer among the ten most-valued entities. The valuation of TCS jumped Rs 6,998.2 crore to Rs 7,20,101.39 crore, and that of Kotak Mahindra Bank climbed Rs 5,321.77 crore to Rs 241,351.74 crore.

ance Company, Oriental Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in the Budget speech had announced that the three companies would be merged into a single insurance entity. The process of merger is likely to be completed during the current fiscal. As on March 31, 2017, the three companies together had more than 200 insurance products with a total premium of Rs 41,461 crore and a market share of around 35 per cent. Their combined net worth is Rs 9,243 crore, w i t h t o t a l e m p l o ye e strength of around 44,000 spread over 6,000 offices. In 2017, state-owned New India Assurance Company and General Insurance Corporation of India were listed on bourses. Initial estimates suggest that the combined entity formed by merging the three insurers will be the largest non-life insurance company in India, valued at Rs 1.2-1.5 trillion.

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New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI): The upcoming Budget may have provision for Rs 4,000-crore capital infusion for public sector general insurance companies to shore up their capital. The Budget 2019-20 is likely to be presented on February 1. According to sources, the Department of Financial Services sought Rs 4,000 crore in the Budget for fund infusion in three insurance companies -- National Insurance Company, Oriental Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company. Depending on the capital that Budget provides, individual allocation would be made, sources added. This capital is required to strengthen their financial health. The profitability of many general insurance companies, including that of state-owned ones has been under pressure owing to rising underwriting losses and higher claims. It is to be noted that the government, in Budget 2018-19, had proposed to merge National Insur-

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day as Arun Jaitley is away to the US for a treatment, is his expected to discuss a host of issues including credit offtake and bad loan position of lenders. Among the key issues, sources said, the meeting will review progress of various schemes of the government being implemented through the government. It will also review the credit flow to MSMEs, agriculture and retail sectors. Besides, sources said, the meeting will also review financial performance of the banks for the nine months ended December 2018. Non-performing assets (NPAs) would also come up for deliberation, they added. Public sector banks

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New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI): Finance Minister Piyush Goyal will meet the CEOs of public sector banks Monday to take a stock of the banking sector, and discuss ways to improve their financial health, sources said. The meeting assumes significance as it comes just three days ahead of the Budget 2019-20, the last from this government before the general elections expected to be held in April-May. The full-day meeting is likely to be attended by Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das, who is going to announce his first monetary policy review on February 7. Goyal, who was given additional charge of the finance ministry last Wednes-

(PSBs) have seen decline in bad loans by over Rs 23,000 crore from a peak of Rs 9.62 lakh crore in March 2018 due to various initiatives taken by the government. At the same time, PSBs have also made a record in recovery of Rs 60,726 crore in the first half of the current financial year, which is more than double the amount recovered in the corresponding period last year. According to the latest finance ministry data, nonNPA accounts overdue by 31 to 90 days (Special Mention Accounts 1 & 2) of PSBs have declined by 61 per cent over five successive quarters - from Rs 2.25 lakh crore as of June 2017 to Rs 0.87 lakh crore in September 2018. In his first stint as finance minister for 100 days last year, Goyal was instrumental in setting up a committee headed by nonexecutive chairman of Punjab National Bank Sunil Mehta to examine whether creation of an asset reconstruction company or asset management company to help in faster resolution of stressed assets.

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US govt agencies gear up to restart operations WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Agencies): US government agencies that had largely shuttered operations for five weeks during a budget standoff said on Saturday they were moving swiftly to resume operations and compensate employees for missed paychecks. According to Reuter, the White House held a conference call with Cabinet department financial officers late Friday to discuss the resumption of government operations, while agencies began to grapple with a backlog of management and policy issues. The partial government shutdown - at 35 days the longest in U.S. history led to some 800,000 federal workers going unpaid, including 380,000 furloughed workers. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a measure to fund the government for three weeks as congressional negotiators try to hammer out a bill to fund the federal government through Sept. 30. Trump had demanded $5.7 billion in funding for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, but Democratic legislators refused to include the money.

‘Significant progress’ on USTaliban talks Washington, Jan 27 (PTI): The US has made “significant progress” in its peace talks with the Taliban to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, a top Trump Administration official has said. However, Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, cautioned that nothing has been finalised yet. Afghanistan-born Khalilzad said this in a series of tweets after six days of talks with the Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar. He now heads to Kabul for consultations with the elected Afghan government. “After six days in Doha, I’m headed to Afghanistan for consultations. Meetings here were more productive than they have been in the past. We made significant progress on vital issues,” he said Saturday. “Will build on the momentum and resume talks shortly. We have a number of issues left to work out. Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and ‘everything’ must include an intra-Afghan dialogue and comprehensive ceasefire,” Khalilzad said.

The Us Capitol building is seen as a partial government shutdown enters its 19th day on Capitol Hill in Washington on January 9, 2019. (File photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst)

The White House Office of Management and Budget’s acting chief, Russell Vought, told agencies in a memo to reopen “in a prompt and orderly manner.” Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb wrote Saturday on Twitter that the agency would send back pay to staffers no later than Thursday. Gottlieb told employees the FDA would hold an all-hands meeting on Tuesday. “There will be impacts from this prolonged lapse in funding,” he wrote. “But this agency has always faced challenge.” The Coast Guard told personnel it was “working

through the weekend to process your pay as quickly as possible” and said back pay should be received by Thursday. Federal workers are owed about $6 billion in back pay, according to a study released last week. It will take agencies days to dig out from weeks of unread emails and deal with other logistical issues like expired email passwords or ID badges, agency officials said. Furloughed workers were told not to read emails or answer phone calls while off duty. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) asked employees for “patience and attention, especially

Lanka’s new constitution a non starter, says Rajapaksa C o lo m b o, Ja n 2 7 (PTI): Sri Lanka’s Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has said Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe’s government lacks political capability and does not have adequate support in Parliament to pass the new Constitution, which he claimed that if introduced will divide the country. He also reiterated his demand for a fresh poll in the island nation. “The current government lacks political capability to enact the proposed new Constitution. They have no support in parliament to pass that,” Rajapaksa told reporters on Saturday. “This is a Constitution which aims to divide the country,” he said, adding that the government has failed to deliver their promises made in elections and made it unpopular. “We want a general election,” he said. Sri Lanka’s former strongman, who attempted to overthrow Wickremesinghe with the help of President Maithripala Sirisena last year, has been attack-

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ing the prime minister’s move to introduce a new Constitution after a report prepared by the Panel of Experts for the Steering Committee was presented in Parliament early this month. During a debate in the House, Rajapaksa said the effort must now be abandoned and there must be a fresh parliamentary poll. The Rajapaksa camp claims that the report is the new draft of the Constitution and it aims to dilute the unitary state of the island nation, degrading the upmost position granted to the majority Sinhala Buddhist religion in the current Constitution.

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during the first 48 hours,” noting that the vast majority of employees’ laptops and smartphones have been inactive for more than a month and have not had “critical, regularly scheduled maintenance.” During the shutdown, some government agencies did not complete contracts for grants, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) stopped reviewing and making public new auto safety recalls, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stopped certifying some new aircraft and routes. The Smithsonian Institution said museums in Washington and the National Zoo will reopen on Tuesday. In Philadelphia, Independence National Historical Park - which includes a center that houses the Liberty Bell, a symbol of American independence - reopened on Saturday. Other sites are reopening on Sunday, including Ford’s Theatre in Washington. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton said on Saturday in a statement that the agency is “continuing to assess how to most effec-

tively transition to normal operations.” He said some SEC units, including those devoted to corporate finance, trading and markets, and investment management and the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, “will be publishing statements in the coming days regarding their transition plans.” The SEC has been unable to approve initial public offerings during the shutdown, and some analysts had suggested the issue could delay IPOs in 2019. It will take the Federal Register, which publishes government regulatory actions, weeks to catch up with the backlog of documents, which will delay the start of public comments on some proposals. The shutdown is also likely to delay the rollout of Trump’s 2020 budget proposal and congressional hearings on the budget. It is not clear when Trump will deliver his State of the Union Address, but one administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said on Saturday it is not likely to be until February.

UK firms plan mass exodus over no-deal Brexit

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Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 7 (IANS): In order to cope with a no-deal Brexit, thousands of British companies are gearing up to move operations abroad if the UK crashes out of the European Union, the media reported. The British Chambers of Commerce said on Saturday that it believed the companies that had already gone ahead with their plans represented the “tip of the iceberg” and that many of its 75,000 members were already spending vital funds to prepare for a disorderly exit, reports the Guardian. T h e d eve l o p m e n t comes before a crucial week in Parliament, in which MPs will try to wrest control from Prime Minister Theresa May’s government in order to delay Brexit and avoid a no-deal outcome. The BCC said that in recent days alone, it had been told that 35 firms had activated plans to move operations out of the UK, or were stockpiling goods to combat the worst effects of Brexit.

Brumadinho, Jan 27 (Agencies): Brazilian firefighters said on Saturday that at least 40 people were killed when a dam burst at an iron ore mine owned by Vale, as rescuers continued to search for hundreds still missing. The Minas Gerais state fire department also said 23 people have been hospitalised after the dam released a torrent of mud on Friday, leaving a roughly 150-metrewide wake of destruction. In an earlier statement, the department had said 300 people were still missing and 46 had been found alive. Firefighters focused their hopes for finding survivors on a bus, a train, mining offices and nearby homes that were buried on Friday in mud after the dam break at Vale’s Corrego do Feijao facility in Minas Gerais state. Frantic family members of the missing crowded into a warehouse set up by Vale for those affected, next to a stretch of river now demolished by the sludge. More than a dozen helicopters helping to survey the area took off and landed from a football field nearby. “Unfortunately, at this

Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 7 (Agencies): European powers have warned Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro that he must call elections within eight days or they will officially recognise the opposition’s claim of leadership. According to BBC, Mr Maduro is under pressure after his rival Juan Guaidó declared himself “acting president” on Wednesday. Several countries, including the US, already back Mr Guaidó as president. Venezuela later rejected the ultimatum at a UN meeting, where divisions between world powers were laid bare. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza told members of the UN Security Council in New York that Mr Maduro’s presidency was legitimate, and the country would not be pressured into calling elections. “Nobody is going to give us deadlines or tell us if there are elections or not,” he said. President Maduro was sworn in for a second term earlier this month after an election marred by an opposition boycott and allegations of vote-rigging, leading to large anti-Maduro

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Tuesday when he publicly argued that the US extradition request for Ms Meng was seriously flawed. The next day he issued a statement saying that he “misspoke” and regretted that his comments had created “confusion”. But on Friday he was quoted as saying it would be “great for Canada” if the US dropped the request. Mr McCallum was appointed Canada’s ambassador to China in 2017, stepping down as the immigration minister. Canadian media say he was eager to take over the posting because of his strong personal connection to China. Mr McCallum’s wife is ethnically Chinese, and he had a large Chinese-

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New York, Jan 27 (IANS): With increasing cases of data breaches and information loss happening on the Internet, cyber attacks are outpacing physical attacks among far-left groups and can cause greater destruction, researchers say. According to lead author Thomas Holt, Professor at the Michigan State University (MSU), the high-profile nature of the internet -on which the ideological groups can manipulate traffic -- is the ideal platform to attack. The ideologically motivated attacks are devised to have an emotional and economic impact on groups that go against their beliefs. “Little work has been done around the use of the internet as an attack space,” Holt said. “The bottom line is that these attacks are happening and they’re overlooked. If we don’t get a handle understanding them now, we won’t fully understand the scope of the threats today and how to prevent larger mobilization efforts in the future.” To understand these attacks, Holt analysed the scope, growth and impact of ideological cyber terrorist incidents from far-left

groups, such as the Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front and the hacker conglomerate group, Anonymous. These groups, do not necessarily want to physically harm humans; rather, they are motivated by animal and environmental activism and feel passionate about attacking companies,

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protests. He accuses Mr Guaidó, the head of the National Assembly, of mounting a coup. On Saturday, permanent Security Council members France and the UK joined Germany, Spain and other European nations in what looked like a co-ordinated demand that elections be called in Venezuela within eight days. An EU statement was more cautious, seeking fresh elections or the bloc would take “further actions, including on the issue of recognition of the country’s leadership”. Speaking on behalf of the EU, UK Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan said Venezuela needed a government “that truly

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Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro rejected an international ultimatum to call elections within eight days and said opposition leader Juan Guaido had violated the country’s constitution by declaring himself leader. According to Reuters, Maduro, in an interview with CNN Turk aired on Sunday, also said he was open to dialogue and that meeting US President Donald Trump was improbable but not impossible. Washington, which has recognised Guaido as leader, had on Saturday urged the world to “pick a side” on Venezuela and financially disconnect from Maduro’s government.

Policemen and rescue personnel work at a blocked road after a dam collapsed, in Brumadinho, Brazil, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

point, the chances of finding survivors are minimal. We’re likely to just be recovering bodies,” Romeu Zema, governor of Minas Gerais, told local media. Among those missing are up to 200 residents of the rural area of Brumadinho in the state of Minas Gerais, where the mine was located, as well as about 100-150 miners, operated by mining company Vale. Vale president Fabio Schvartsman said he did not know the cause of the accident and added that the company had taken

Huawei row: Canada sacks China envoy Cyber attacks outpacing physical attacks Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 7 (Agencies): Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada’s ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about an extradition case involving a senior executive from the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei. Mr Trudeau said in a statement he had asked John McCallum to step down, but did not offer a reason. The detention of Meng Wanzhou, at the request of the US, angered China and soured Canada’s relations with Beijing. Ms Meng, Huawei’s chief financial officer, is accused by the US of evading sanctions on Iran. Both she and Huawei deny those allegations. In a statement, the Canadian prime minister said: “Last night I asked for and accepted John McCallum’s resignation as Canada’s ambassador to China.” The veteran diplomat, Mr Trudeau added, had served Canadians honourably and with distinction with many positions in cabinet. He also thanked the diplomat and his family for their service. Mr McCallum caused controversy on

represents the will of the Venezuelan people”. Russia, a UN Security Council member, has said foreign support for Mr Guaidó violates international law and is a “direct path to bloodshed”. China, Mexico and Turkey have also publicly backed Mr Maduro.

organisations and government entities that go against their beliefs, Holt explained, in the paper published in the Terrorism and Political Violence journal. Holt’s research also examined physical and cyber terror attacks committed by these far-left groups between 2000 and 2015 in the US, UK and Canada.

measures to boost security at dams. Brazil’s Environment Ministr y announced a prompt fine of 250 mil-

lion Brazilian real ($66.2m) against the mining company. Local media reported that authorities had seized company assets as a security.

Thousands told to evacuate

Authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate from a dam at risk of giving way in south-eastern Brazil, just days after a nearby dam collapsed. At least 37 have been killed and about 250 others are feared dead in Friday’s disaster at an iron ore mine near the town of Brumandinho. Officials warned of dangerously high water levels at the second dam and have ordered the town’s bridges to close. Both dams at the mining complex belong to Vale, Brazil’s largest mining firm. It is not clear what caused the failure of the first dam near Brumandinho, which is home to some 39,000 people.

OFFICE OF THE EMLOTOKUJO UNION DIMAPUR, NAGALAND

FELICITATION

The Emlotokujo Union, Dimapur takes great pride in congratulating our bonafide members 1. SHRI H. HOSHITO SEMA (Vekuho) residing at Chekiye Village, promoted to Additional Director, Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts, Kohima. 2. ER. K. HOWOTO CHISHI (Yesholuto) residing at Diphupar 'A', promoted to Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division, Tuensang. The Union is immensely proud for your promotion to the higher post. May the Almighty God bless both of you and the Union wishes good health and greater success in future endeavours. Er. Vikishe Chishi Swu Khetolu Katty President, EUD Secretary, EUD

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Banksy tribute to Bataclan terror victims stolen in Paris

Bradley Cooper surprises fans at Gaga’s show

My mother is the reason I’m here now: Anuradha Roy

a garage in the UK was recently sold privately for a “six-figure sum”. Last October, Banksy made headlines after one of his paintings was sold for more than £1m at auction by Sotheby’s in London - and then immediately shredded itself. Who is Banksy? Banksy is a famous - but anonymous - British graffiti artist. He keeps his identity a secret. Banksy tribute to Bataclan terror victims stolen in Paris He produces n artwork by the “Banksy’s work, a pieces of work which pop British artist Banksy symbol of recollection and up in public places, such as painted as a tribute belonging to all: locals, Pari- on the walls of buildings. A to the victims of the 2015 sians, citizens of the world, lot of his art is done in a parterror attack at the Bataclan has been taken from us,” the ticular style which people music hall in Paris has been Bataclan wrote in a state- can easily recognise. stolen. ment posted on Twitter. He began spray-paintThe work, which deThe theft, which oc- ing trains and walls in his picted a young female figure curred overnight on Fri- home city of Bristol in with a mournful expression, day, involved “a group of the early 1990s. But in the was cut out and removed hooded individuals armed 2000s, he expanded his work from one of the emergency with angle grinders”, AFP beyond Bristol and was soon doors at the venue. news agency reports, citing leaving his artistic mark all “We are today filled a source close to the inves- over the world. with a deep sense of in- tigation. Earlier this month, a dignation,” the Bataclan The suspects then re- piece of graffiti discovered tweeted. portedly drove away with at a monorail station in In November 2015, 90 the artwork in a truck. Tokyo, Japan, caused a stir people were killed when Banksy’s art has be- for bearing resemblance to armed militants targeted come extremely popular and the famous Banksy painting the venue during a rock sought-after. A piece of his “Umbrella rat”. concert. work which appeared on (BBC)

ctor-director Bradley Cooper made a surprise appearance at Lady Gagas show here. The crowd at Las Vegas’ Park Theater was treated to Cooper’s surprise appearance during Gaga’s finale performance of the song “Shallow”, according to hollywoodreporter. com. The song, which was nominated for an Academy Award earlier this week, is the closing number of the “Enigma” show, the residency that kicked off in December last year. Attendees had no idea a duet was in store when the actor appeared on stage. The two embraced and he followed Gaga to the piano. “I even got you in ears,” Gaga told Cooper of the monitors used during live stage performances. “I can’t hear anything,” he cracked. Following the performance, as each of Gaga’s dancers took a bow and introduced themselves, Cooper shyly joined in and said: “Bradley, thank you.” He then pitched his baseball cap into the crowd. “Shallow” is slated to be performed at the Oscars in February, reported variety.com. (IANS)

Facebook ‘tricked’ kids, parents to spend money on ‘free’ games: Report

Social media propagating negative information

Wonder Woman 3’ will be a ‘Contemporary Story’: Director

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a c e b o o k e n g a ge d in practices that “tricked” children and their parents into spending money in free-to-play games, the media has reported. According to records that are part of a class-action lawsuit, and include internal Facebook memos, secret strategies and employee emails, the social media giant engaged in what was internally dubbed “friendly fraud” in order to maximise its revenues. “And the company often denied attempts by parents to recover hundreds or even thousands of dollars until credit card companies ‘clawed back’ the money from Facebook,” the VentureBeat reported late on Saturday.

The story detailed the case of one 12-year-old boy who had spent nearly $1,000 in the game Ninja Saga. That case led to a lawsuit in 2012, the report added. The time span for the abuses covered 2010 to 2014, but the documents related to these cases were not released until now. An internal Facebook survey of users found that many parents did not even realise that the social networking giant was storing their credit card information. And parents also did not know their children could use their credit card without re-entering a password or some other form of verification, according to the Reveal. (IANS)

onder Woman has already fought in World War I, and in next year’s Wonder Woman 1984, she will head to the 1980s. Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has an idea where a third installment could go after that, and in a departure for the series, she does not expect Wonder Woman 3 to be set in the past. “I’m not set, but I’m not dying another period piece,” Jenkins told The Hollywood Reporter’s Brian Porreca at Sundance Saturday. Jenkins referenced a THR piece by published Friday suggesting that Wonder Woman 3 should go to the future, and she seemed receptive to the idea. “It’s definitely one of the things we talked about,” said Jenkins. “I’m not planning to put it in the past again, because where are you going to go? You have to go forward. It’s definitely a contemporary story. That’s all I can say. (THR)

egative messages a b o u t va c c i n e s propagated on the social media are acting as the main barrier to vaccinations, a report from the UK-based charity Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) has revealed. The re por t, titled “Moving the Needle”, identified two in five (41 per cent) parents, saying they are often or sometimes exposed to negative messages about vaccines on social media. This increased to as many as one in two (50 per cent) among parents with children under five years old. Traditional media, on the other hand, continued to be influential, and was highlighted by healthcare professionals as impacting the public’s views on

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an Booker Prize nominated novelist Anuradha Roy said on Sunday that her mother is the reason that she is here -- known on the global stage as a writer par excellence -- now. Roy star ted writing at the age of six, when her mother gifted her a notebook. “It soon filled up with little stories, and she’s the reason that I’m here now,” said Roy at a session at the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival here. Her mother, much like Gayatri, one of the protagonists of “All The Lives We Never Lived”, had to work hard to cater to her love of painting, culture and the arts. It does not come as a surprise, then, that the novel is dedicated to her. History and fiction blend into each other in Roy’s narrative. Russianborn German artist Walter Spies, who was imprisoned on multiple occasions, accused of pederasty (perhaps because he was homosexual), and died in the sea during the Second

vaccines. The fear of side effects of vaccines was found to be the primary reason for choosing not to vaccinate, while lack of confidence in the effectiveness of the vaccine was the key reason for parents choosing not to vaccinate their children against flu, the report said. “Fear and misinformation about vaccines can cause significant damage to seemingly stable vaccination programmes,” said RSPH Chief Executive Shirley Cramer. “With the dawn of social media, information - and misinformation about vaccines can spread further and faster than ever before and this may, unfortunately, be advantageous for anti-vaccination groups,” Cramer added. The report also called for social media platforms and the press to do more to combat “fake news” as millions of lives have been saved through vaccination, and side effects are rare. (IANS)

racy” was, for her, worth it. “Fiction is the space in which things happen that could have happened, even if they did not. The desire to explore different lives is at the centre of both Roy’s fiction and her values. She chose Spies as one of her characters after learning that he was Tagore’s guide in 1927, on his trip to Bali. “Tagore had in common with Walter Anuradha Roy the idea that nationalism should not be World War, is a central narrow patriotism, that character. In the novel, Spies curiosity for the world outmeets Gayatri, who runs side was fundamental and away with him from her that the sense of humanity stifling marital home in was far more important,” the fictional town of Mun- she said, and ultimately, tazir, whose name means this is the vital difference awaiting impatiently for between Spies and Nek Chand, Gayatri’s intensely someone. Both seeking a home “patriotic and patriarchal” in which they could be husband in the novel. After all, as far as Roy their unmitigated selves, they create the space they is concerned, no matter need in Spies’ island home what themes reviewers and critics unearth in her writof Bali. “To me, it’s more im- ing, her novels are and will portant to stay true to the always be “about people’s voices of the characters ability to find common within the concert of voices ground, without a language in common”. in the novel,” she said. (IANS) The risk of “inaccu-

Matthew McConaughey joins BTS A.R.M.Y.

atthew McConaughey has officially joined the BTS A.R.M.Y. During a visit to The Ellen Degeneres Show on Monday (Jan 21), the Oscar-winning actor said he and his family had a blast at the superstar K-pop group’s concert in Dallas. McConaughey and his wife, Camila Alves, took their oldest son, Levi, to see the South Korean boy band to celebrate their child’s 10th birthday last summer. “We took a couple of his friends, Camila and I went, and we loaded [them] up -- we had a blast,” McConaughey told Degeneres. “We got out of our seats, we got right down in the pit and broke a sweat dancing. It was fun.” McConaughey was on the show to promote his latest film, Serenity, with co-star Anne Hathaway. (Billboard)

Def Leppard finally entering RRHF

fter years of eligibility, Def Leppard are finally entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019. While they’re best known for the sonic maximalism exhibited on such mega-hit albums as 1983’s Pyromania, 1987’s Hysteria and 1992’s Adrenalize, a look at the creation of Def Leppard’s very first EP -- released 40 years ago this month -- reveals a DIY aesthetic as crude as the operations of contemporary U.K. crust-punk luminaries such as Discharge and Crass. “We got together in my parents, well my bedroom in my parents’ house,” singer Joe Elliott said during a 2017 interview with the Life In The Stocks podcast. “I met [original guitarist] Pete Willis in the street and just said: ‘I just bought this Les Paul copy.’ Thirty quid from a junk shop on London Road. And you know I was inspired in ‘77 by the likes of the Pistols and The Clash who, you know, even I could tell they weren’t exactly musicians in the sense of playing guitar like Jimmy Page or Eddie Van Halen

or whatever. And I thought well if they can, I can.” Yet in spite of the primitive exterior of The Def Leppard E.P. -- its cover a cheeky take on the band’s name in a send-up of the His Master’s Voice logo (which Elliott’s mum helped assemble) -- the initial lineup (Elliott, bassist Rick Savage, guitarists Willis and the late Steve Clark, plus session drummer Frank Noon) was already gunning for a position far above the underground from the get-

go. Post-punk might have been in the periphery of the band’s world in Sheffield, England (Pulp and The Human League were gearing up for takeoff around the same time as Def Leppard) but these guys were still very much high on the glam albums of their youth, looking to bring the glitterbomb pop of Marc Bolin and David Bowie into the intense nature of England’s new wave of hard rock and heavy metal. (Billboard)

Cyber attacks outpacing physical terror attacks

ith increasing cases of data breaches and information loss happening on the Internet, cyber attacks are outpacing physical attacks among far-left groups and can cause greater destruction, researchers say. According to lead author Thomas Holt, Professor at the Michigan State University (MSU), the high-profile nature of the internet -- on which the ideological groups can manipulate traffic -- is the ideal platform to attack. T h e i d e o l o g i c a l ly K Y M C

motivated attacks are devised to have an emotional and economic impact on groups that go against their beliefs. “Little work has been done around the use of the internet as an attack space,” Holt said. “The bottom line is that these attacks are happening and they’re overlooked. If we don’t get a handle understanding them now, we won’t fully understand the scope of the threats today and how to prevent larger mobilization efforts in the future.” To understand these

attacks, Holt analysed the scope, growth and impact of ideological cyber terrorist incidents from farleft groups, such as the Animal Liberation Front, Earth Liberation Front and the hacker conglomerate group, Anonymous. These groups, do not necessarily want to physically harm humans; rather, they are motivated by animal and environmental activism and feel passionate about attacking companies, organisations and government entities that go against their beliefs, Holt explained, in the paper published in the Terrorism and Political Violence journal. Holt’s research also examined physical and cyber terror attacks committed by these far-left groups between 2000 and 2015 in the US, UK and Canada. “These groups might strike domestically, but their damage on the web can be widespread and a concurrent risk for companies and consumers alike. It could be even greater,” Holt said. (IANS)

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WI crush England by 381 runs in 1st test AIFF gears up for coach hunt

Bridgetown, Jan 27 (Agencies): Part-time off-spinner Roston Chase took eight wickets as West Indies crushed England by 381 runs in the first test in Barbados on Saturday. Chase seized his chance to shine in the absence of any specialist spinner in the team, picking up a test-best eight for 60 at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. West Indies, rank underdogs in the three-match series, bowled out England for 246 in the second innings after dismissing them for 77 in the first. They won with more than a day to spare in what can only be termed a shambolic display by the visitors, who were coming off a summer series win over number one ranked India. The England top-order all got starts in the second innings but only opener Rory Burns (84) turned it into a big score. “Bitterly disap-

Arsenal in talks to sign Perisic

Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 7 (Agencies): Arsenal are in talks to sign winger Ivan Perisic from Inter Milan. The Gunners want to sign the 29-year-old on loan with an option to buy, but the Italian side are only interested in a permanent deal. Perisic has scored three goals and registered five assists in 25 appearances in all competitions this season for Inter. Back in November Perisic hinted at his desire to one day play in the Premier League. He said, “I have always said that it is my dream, in football everything is possible, we will see in the future. Now I’m focusing on Inter.” Inter Milan manager Luciano Spalletti says Perisic will not be sold on the cheap, while Gunners boss Unai Emery previously told the media that Arsenal can only sign players on loan this month. Perisic was previously linked to a move to Manchester United when Jose Mourinho was in charge.

West Indies players celebrate after beating England in the first test in Barbados.

pointed,” England captain Joe Root said in an on-field interview. “We’re a far better side than we’ve played this week and we’ve got to keep remembering how well we have played of late.” Statisticians reached for the record books to put the result into historic perspective, revealing only two

occasions when the Windies won by bigger margins by runs. They defeated England by 425 runs in Manchester in 1976 and dusted Australia by 408 runs in Adelaide in 1980. “It’s difficult to explain and hard to take,” Root added. “We didn’t underestimate them. It just showed

how difficult it is to win away from home.” Chase’s extraordinary figures - better than Shane Warne’s test best of eight for 71 - were achieved even though he did not exact prodigious turn. He got just enough, however, to keep the batsmen on edge. Chase came into the match with a profligate test

bowling average of over 40. He flighted the ball well but was aided by some poor shots by the batsmen. Despite Chase’s heroics, West Indies captain Jason Holder was named man of the match after his unbeaten second innings knock of 202. “Really good test match for me personally. To come back the way I’ve come back I’m really pleased,” Holder, who missed the recent tour of Bangladesh due to a shoulder injury, said. “I’ve put in a lot of hard work over the last couple of months trying to get myself back to full fitness. I’ve had a lot (of emotion) bottled up for a long time.” He also heaped praise on Chase. “He bowled extremely well today. He got the ball in a really good area.” The second test starts on Thursday in North Sound on the island of Antigua.

Atletico Madrid top Getafe 2-0 in La Liga Madrid, Jan 27 (IANS): An opportunistic Atletico Madrid capitalised on their first two goal-scoring chances in a 2-0 home win over Getafe in La Liga. Atletico’s complete domination of Getafe in the era of head coach Diego Simeone also continued with this latest triumph. In 15 official matches since Simeone took the helm of Atletico, the team has a record of 13 wins, no losses and two draws against Getafe, while the Azulones have not scored a single goal in any of those contests. The visitors, who boast a well-organised defense that typically allows little space to attack, appeared to be executing their game plan to perfection at Wanda Metropolitano Stadium when Atletico superstar Antoine Griezmann received a pass from Thomas Partey and snuck a left-footed shot inside the near post past Getafe net minder David

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Soria in the 27th minute. For Griezmann, that was his 11th goal in his last 15 matches, a torrid stretch in which he also has tallied six assists. Just 10 minutes later, Atletico Madrid doubled their lead when Spanish midfielder Saul Ñiguez put home the rebound after Getafe goalkeeper David Soria had saved a shot by Nikola Kalinic. The visiting club began seeking out scoring chances more aggressively after the intermission but were unable to get anything past

Atleti’s defense even though Uruguayan defender Diego Godin did not play in the second half due to a thigh injury. Afterward, Getafe right back Damian Suarez

lamented his club’s poor performance against their biggest nemesis. With the win, Atletico Madrid are just two points behind Lionel Messi and Barcelona.

FUNERAL SERVICE

Funeral Service for Late Mrs Thungchano Tsanglao, W/o Dr. L. T. Tsanglao will be held on January 28, 10 am at Church Colony, Wokha Town. Late Mrs Thungchano Tsanglao was former president of Lotha Eloe Hoho. Family members DC-115

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI): The All India Football Federation (AIFF) Sunday said it will launch its hunt for a new national coach in the next few days and would be aiming for a “dynamic personality” with considerable international experience instead of a highprofile name. Stephen Constantine’s departure after the heartbreaking group stage exit at the AFC Asian Cup has left the top post vacant. AIFF general secretary Kushal Das said the candidate to replace him has to be well versed in man management, adding the federation will advertise for the coach’s post within the first week of February. “The experience of having coached a national team is always important because what you get from that, you won’t get elsewhere,” Das told PTI. “He has to be good in man management, has to have a vision for Indian football and he should be

someone who is ready to take us to the next level. We are just not looking at some big names.” India went into the Asian Cup rejecting rumours of a longstanding feud between Constantine and a few senior players, including the talismanic Sunil Chhetri, and the AIFF wants to avoid a similar situation in the future. The apex body had, in the past, refused to acknowledge when asked if all was good between the coach and players. Das stressed on the need for the head coach to have good relations with players, support staff, Indian

football administrators and the clubs. “Ideally, he should be a father figure working in tandem with the players, clubs and All India Football Federation. He has to tell us about his vision and be willing to accept the challenge of taking our football to the next level, which is exactly what we want,” Das said. India’s promising start to the Asian Cup ended in a heartbreak when they conceded a 90th-minute penalty for Bahrain to eke out a 1-0 win in their final group engagement in Sharjah. The result was a far cry from the 4-1 demolition of Thailand in their tournament opener, prompting Constantine to step down. Under the tutelage of Constantine, India did make progress, especially in FIFA world rankings, when they broke into the top-100 last year while enjoying an unbeaten run of 13 matches and qualifying for their fourth Asian Cup.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

(22.09.1948 – 24.01.2019) We the bereaved family members of Late Merentoshi Changkiri would like to express our deepest and sincere gratitude to all relatives, friends, neighbours and well wishers who stood by us physically, materially and financially during the prolonged sickness and sad demise of our beloved father. We would like to convey our sincerest thanks to:1. Doctors, Nurses & Staff of NHAK(Oncology Ward & ICU) 2. Kohima Ao Baptist Arogo (KABA) 3. Changki Union Kohima 4. Changki Fellowship Kohima 5. Kohima Changki Kaketsuri Longjem 6. Changkilari Telongjem Kohima 7. Changkiri Kidong Telongjem, Kohima 8. Kohima Longchalari Telongjem 9. Sangpangmen Sector Telongjem, Kohima 10. Tekong Mepu Telongjem, Kohima 11. Mewibogei Colony, Kohima 12. Officers & Staff of NRE (Secretariat & Directorate) 13. Officers & Staff of SBI 14. Officers & Staff of Engineer-in-Chief (NPWD) Though we are unable to thank each and every individual, it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God continues to shower His rich blessings upon all of you abundantly. Loving wife, children, grandchildren and relatives. DC-114

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5TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LATE TSUTSAMO KIKON 01/05/1941– 28/01/14

Dearest Apo. Lonely is the home without you Life to us is not the same, The world would be like heaven If we could have you back again. How dearly we loved you, Apo. And prayed you might live, But Jesus just beckoned, And we had to give, in His will we abide.

God called your name so softly That only you could hear; And no one heard the footsteps, Of angels drawing near. The golden gates stood open, God saw you needed rest; His garden must be beautiful, He only take the best.

God gave us strength to bear it And courage to fight the blow, What it has meant to lose you God alone will ever know

Sadly missed and always remembered by your loving wife and children

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IN GRATITUDE

Late Watilong Born on 27/12/2002 – Died on 25/1/2019 We, the family members of Lt. Watilong, would like to offer our heartfelt gratitude and thank to all who stood by us at the sudden demise of our beloved on 25th of January, 2019. We convey our special thanks to:i) Baptist Church Changki ii) Women Department Changki iii) Geology and Mining Drilling Company (14th Unit) iv) Horticulture Department, Longnak v) Coal Traders Union, Changki vi) Friends, neighbours and well wishers. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one of you individually but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God showers His blessing and grace abundantly upon your lives. Loving dad, mom, brothers, & family members. DC-112 K Y M C

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Born 04.05.1927 – Died 16.01.2019. We the bereaved family members would like to humbly extend our profound gratitude to each and every individual, churches, doctors and nurses and different organisations for extending your sympathy and prayers in every possible ways, during her illness till her last journey. It is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God will bless you all abundantly. Loving family members and relatives. MKC-43 K Y M C

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Djokovic wins 7th Aus Open title

Nadal could only congratulate an opponent that condemned him to his worst Grand Slam defeat in their long rivalry. “It has been very emotional two weeks. Even if tonight was not my best, I had somebody that played much better,” said the 32-year-old. “I am going to keep fighting hard, going to keep working hard to be a better player every time, for the good things in life.”

Herbert, Mahut win men’s doubles title

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic holds his trophy aloft after defeating Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles final at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Sunday. (AP/PTI)

Melbourne, Jan 27 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : N ova k Djokovic claimed a record seventh Australian Open crown on Sunday as he demolished Rafa Nadal 6-3 6-2 6-3 in his most dominant Grand Slam win in his long rivalry with the Spaniard. The peerless Serb broke Nadal five times at a stunned Rod Laver Arena while conceding only a single break point to clinch his 15th Grand Slam title and third in succession after winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open. The pair’s 53rd Tour clash and eighth in a major final was not the marathon

battle it was expected to be, as top seed Djokovic bulldozed through the first two sets with machine-like precision and wrapped up the match in just over two hours. Sealing the win on the second championship point when a desperate Nadal fired a backhand long, Djokovic kneeled on the blue hardcourt and shook his fists at the sky, letting out a roar of triumph. “I am just trying to contemplate on the journey in the last 12 months,” Djokovic said beaming at the trophy ceremony. “Like Rafa, I had surgery exactly 12 months ago,

and to be standing now here in front of you today and managing to win this title and managing to win three out of four slams is amazing. I am speechless.” Having moved past Roger Federer and Roy Emerson’s six titles to take sole ownership of the record, Djokovic took back his mantle as master of Melbourne Park. On the strength of his annihilation of Nadal, a 17times Grand Slam champion who had entered the final in outrageous form, Djokovic’s Australian haul appears set to grow in coming years. Blitzed from the start,

CM to inaugurate astro turf pitch today

A view of the Astro turf football ground at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima.

Kohima, Jan 27 (NPN): Nagaland’s first astro turf football ground will be inaugurated by chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday at I.G Stadium, Kohima. Chief minister in a tweet said Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima will be the first astro turf football ground in Nagaland and one of the best in the country. The inaugurating will be followed by an exhibition football match between CM

XI and Chief Secretary XI to mark the commemoration of 20th Inter District Football Championship (Dr T Ao trophy) jointly organised by department of youth resources and sports and Nagaland Football Association. The Chief Minister’s XI team will be led by K.T Sukhalu, IAS (Rtd), advisor, School Education as team manager and Neiphiu Rio as team captain. Opposition

party leader TR Zeliang and other members such as Kuzholuzo Nienu, Chotisuh Sazo, Yitachu, Khriehu Liezietsu, Keneizhakho Nakhro etc are also in the team list. Temjem Toy, chief secretary and T John Longkumer, DGP will be the captain and vice captain respectively for Chief Secretary’s XI while Menukhol John, principal secretary, school education and I. Himato Zhimomi, principal secretary, health and family welfare are the team managers. Meanwhile, the department of youth resources and sports has informed that public transportation has been arranged from High School Junction Kohima to I G Stadium on Monday for nominal charge. Former Indian national football captain Bhaichung Bhutai will be delivering the Dr T Ao memorial lecture commemorating 100 birth anniversary of Dr. T Ao at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan, Kohima on Monday evening at 6:00 pm.

Fifth-seeded PierreHugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut won their fourth Grand Slam men’s doubles title when they were crowned Australian Open champions Sunday in a tough final 6-4, 7-6 (7/1). The French pair overcame Finland’s Henri Kontinen and Australia’s John Peers, seeded 12, to become one of an elite group of just eight to claim doubles titles at all four of the major tournaments. “Nicolas, our first tournament together was here in 2015 and we went all the way to the final,” said Herbert. “Now we have won all of the Grand Slams. Thanks for sharing the court with me. It has been fun.” They are the second all-French pair to win in Australia after Michael Llodra and Fabrice Santoro, who won back-to-back titles in 2003-04.

DDFA announces list of selected football players Dimapur, Jan 27 (NPN): The Dimapur District Football Association (DDFA) has announced the final list of selected players to represent Dimapur district in the coming Inter District Football Tournament 2019 to be held in Kohima from January 29 to February 2. The selected players are Inaka Achumi, Tesinsen Kath, Mhasita, Nighato T. Sumi, Ito, Letkhokai Kuk, Ngaugiadi Siarau, Hikato A. Yepthomi, Winamthiu Ringdi, Hethanlo Kath, Haotinlen Thomson, Thanglenhao Kholhou, Karan, Hokiyi Sumi, Sinlo Kent, Shitomong, Niamlungpu Kamei, Vinoka Sumi, Inavi, Yimtokiu, Mongtei, and Lolenyuba. The team will be led by Tsenthungo Lotha as team manager and Daniel Rongmei as team coach. For further information, selected players have been asked to contact Joseph Sumi, president, DDFA at 8787516188.

Luiz poised to pen new Chelsea deal Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 7 (Agencies): David Luiz is close to agreeing a oneyear contract extension at Chelsea. The Brazilian defender will see his current deal at Stamford Bridge expire at the end of the season. He has been edging towards the free agent pool with no renewal in place. Speculation has linked him with moves elsewhere as his contract runs down, with Napoli and Monaco among those to have been credited with holding an interest. Luiz is, however, ready to bring any uncertainty over his future to a close. A 12-month agreement is on the table and the 31-year-old is ready to put pen to paper. It is understood that his representatives have been in London for meetings with Chelsea. With positive talks held, all parties are now prepared to prolong their association. He endured a tough time towards the end of Antonio Conte’s spell at the helm, with it looking like he would move on at one stage. Maurizio Sarri has welcomed him back into the fold, though, and handed him regular game time this term. As he remains an important part of the club’s plans, Luiz is willing to commit his immediate future to Chelsea.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 2019

State muaythai boxers win 5 medals at NE Youth Festival

Boxers with association president, Takameren and general secretary, Botovi Achumi.

Staff Reporter

D i m a p u r , Ja n 2 7 (NPN): Five boxers representing Nagaland Muaythai Association won five medals- two gold and three bronze, at the Northeast Youth Festival at Dantam, West Sikkim held from January 21 to 24. Pholin Konyak won a gold medal in the 51 kg category while T. Chingjei won a gold in 47th kg category. The bronze medal winners were Pangmei (43 kg), Nyangka (47kg) and

Chingzei (51 kg). The 11 member state muaythai team consisting of five officials was led by ANAMA president, Takameren, Botovi Achumi as team manager, Moanungsang as assistant team manager, Pangmei as coach and Kennito Chishi as referee and judge. Meanwhile, the Nagaland Muaythai Association has appreciated the state government, department of youth resources and sports and chief patron of the association and chief

secretary, Temjen Toy for their encouragement and support towards the association. The Nagaland Muaythai Association will also be participating in the upcoming National Muaythai championship to be held at Guwahati, Assam in May. Nagaland Muaythai Association also appealed to the State government to continue to extend support to the sportspersons in the state, who have the potential to become best sports persons.

Saina wins Indonesia Masters after Marin retires J a k a rta , J a n 2 7 (Agencies): Saina Nehwal was declared the winner of the Indonesia Masters 2019 on Sunday but not in the way she would have hoped for. The Indian shuttler picked up the title as the reigning Olympic and World Champion Carolina Marin retired with an injury in the opening game of their final in Jakarta. Saina is now the 1st Indian shuttler to win a medal at the Olympics, win a Superseries event, win a World Tour 500 event, win a silver at the World Championships Indonesia Masters. Marin star ted the women’s singles final well, winning the first three points of the match. The Spaniard was aggressive in her approach, with Saina claiming her first point after an unforced error by Marin, who still led by 4-1. Marin had taken a seven-point lead and was up 9-2 when she appeared

Saina Nehwal returns a shot to Carolina Marin during the final of the women’s single match on Sunday. (AP/PTI)

to painfully injure her right knee while executing an overhead forehand smash on the jump. She collapsed on the court, wriggled in pain before getting up, limping and deciding to continue the match. The three-time world champion’s brave decision

fetched her the next point with a smash on Saina’s body but had to withdraw from the final immediately afterwards, limping back in tears. The London Olympics bronze-medallist Saina, who last won a BWF title in 2017 in Malaysia, said

after the match, “It is important year for all of us. This was not good at all. She is a tough competitor, she started off well and it is unfortunate what happened today.” Saina, who had suffered a shin injury late last year, said, “I just came out of injury. I played these events to see how good is this. And I’m happy I could play the semifinals at Malaysia and final here. Looking forward to get back to shape and play next tournament.” “I have been getting injured in the last few years. I always try to come back stronger, there is no secret. I want to thank physios and coaches who are supporting me a lot,” she added. S a i n a h a d wo n a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, a bronze at the Asian Games, besides reaching finals at the Denmark, Indonesia Masters and Syed Modi International.

Manchester City thrash Burnley 5-0 in FA Cup Sala search fund reaches target L o n d o n, J a n 2 7 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : M a n chester City’s quest for four trophies continued with a 5-0 thrashing of Burnley to march into the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday. City boss Pep Guardiola labelled talk of a quadruple as “fantasy” earlier in the week, but after cruising into the League Cup final in midweek, the English champions are in contention for a clean sweep of trophies as they challenge Liverpool in the Premier League and face Schalke in the last 16 of the Champions League. The defeat left Burnley to concentrate on their bid for survival in the top flight. Guardiola named a strong side with just four changes from last weekend’s Premier League win at Huddersfield. Gabriel Jesus continued his hot streak with a fine individual run and powerful finish past Nick Pope to open the scoring with his eighth goal in five games.

Gabriel Jesus celebrates after putting Manchester City 1-0 up against Burnley during their FA Cup fourth round.

Burnley wasted a great chance to level when Matej Vydra fired wide with just Ederson to beat and within seconds Bernardo Silva’s deflected effort gave City breathing space. Kevin de Bruyne’s brilliant free-kick then made it 3-0 and another

wicked delivery from the Belgian forced Kevin Long to turn into his own net for the fourth before Sergio Aguero rounded off the scoring from the penalty spot. Meanwhile, Millwall struck in the final seconds of injury time to shock

Everton 3-2 in the FA Cup fourth round while AFC Wimbledon beat West Ham. Everton twice led at The Den, but were left to rue the lack of VAR at the game as Millwall’s second goal, from Jake Cooper, was allowed to

stand despite coming off the defender’s arm. However, Marco Silva’s team only had themselves to blame after dire defending saw them concede from three set-pieces in a 3-2 defeat. Richarlison’s long range effor t squirmed through Jordan Archer’s grasp to give the visitors a lead that lasted just four minutes when Lee Gregory’s header levelled in firsthalf stoppage time. Substitute Cenk Tosun restored Everton’s advantage before the moment of controversy when the ball ricocheted off Cooper’s arm and into an unguarded net. But with VAR not in use, referee Michael Oliver had to stick by his original decision to give the goal despite Everton’s furious protests as the incident was replayed on the big screen. Worse followed for the visitors, when Murray Wallace turned home another free-kick launched into the box in the 94th minute.

Lo n d o n, Ja n 2 7 (Agencies): A fundraising campaign aimed at relaunching the search for missing Cardiff striker Emiliano Sala has reached its revised target of €300,000. The GoFundMe page, set up by French sports agency Sport Cover, says it is motivated by “the urgency of the situation and the decision of the authorities not to pursue the search”. Cardiff joined Lionel Messi and Diego Maradona in demanding the hunt for the plane carrying their missing Argentine forward to start again, after the search for Sala and pilot David Ibbotson was called off on Thursday afternoon following three days of scouring the English Channel. Argentina’s president Mauricio Macri also told his foreign minister to issue formal requests to Britain and France for search efforts to resume, according to a statement from the premier’s office on Friday. A host of European football stars have donated to the search fund, including Manchester City mid-

Tributes to Emiliano Sala outside the Nantes FC ground.

fielder Ilkay Gundogan, Valencia’s Geoffrey Kondogbia, Bayern Munich player Corentin Tolisso and Roma’s Maxime Gonalons among the donors. Sala’s sister, Romina, has also pleaded with rescuers to keep looking, describing the 28-year-old as a “fighter” who is “not going to give up”. The plane left Nantes for Cardiff at 7.15pm on Monday and lost contact with Jersey air traffic control not long after requesting to descend towards the

Welsh capital. After signing for Cardiff last Friday, Sala wanted to return to former club Nantes to say goodbye to team-mates and collect his belongings before returning to Wales on Monday, and McKay stepped in after the footballer struggled to find a commercial flight. Cardiff ’s staff and supporters will wear yellow daffodils at Arsenal on Tuesday in respect of Sala and the club captains will place flowers at the ground.

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