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Vol XXVIII No. 29
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00
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STATES fear influx of NRC rejects from Assam
Security beefed up along borders
GUWAHATI, JAN 5 (PTI/ AGENCIES): With the first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) published in Assam, neighbouring states such as Manipur, Nagaland and Meghalaya fear that suspected illegal immigrants, who could not make it to the list, will sneak into their territories. Taking note of this, the North Eastern states are keeping a strict vigil to check a possible influx of illegal migrants into their territories following the publication of the first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, administration and police officials have said. The NRC, first prepared in 1951, is being updated in Assam under the supervision of the Supreme Court to weed out illegal migrants. The first draft of the updated version was published on December 31. Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Manipur have taken measures to prevent illegal migrants from entering their territories. Nagaland Home Com-
missioner Abhishek Singh was confident of preventing possible spillover of illegal migrants into the state. With the Inner Line Permit system in the state and police personnel manning check gates, illegal migrants cannot enter Nagaland, he said. State Home Minister Kuzholuzo Azo Nienu, however, said the matter had not yet been throughly discussed in his department. In Arunachal, SPs of all border districts have been directed to liaise with their Assam counterparts regarding the matter, according to an official release. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister, Pema Khandu had sought information from the state director general of police on the situation in the border areas in the wake of the publication of the NRC first draft. He also directed the DGP to maintain strict vigil at border outposts to check the possible influx of illegal immigrants, the release read. Meghalaya Police tightened surveillance along the
Sumi Hoho reaffirms solution before polls
‘Worst ever’ CPU bugs affect virtually all PCs
DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Sumi Hoho (SH), in its executive meeting held at Sumi Hoho Ki, Zunheboto, on January 3 unanimously reaffirmed point no. 4 of the representation submitted to the Interlocutor for Naga talks, R.N Ravi. In a statement, SH media affairs cell said that the term of the current legislative assembly was nearing completion, while the ongoing talks for a permanent solution was at an advanced stage. SH opined that the general elections, if not deferred, may impact the ongoing talks and the smooth transition to any alternative arrangement. SH further stressed on the need for solution and not election, saying people were earnestly anticipating permanent solution. Imposing elections at this juncture may lead to differences of opinion, derailing the peace talks and prolonging the whole process, SH stated.
Amit Shah to visit state
DIMAPUR, JAN 5: BJP president, Amit Shah is setting out a tour of three northeastern States, which are among the eight States going to the polls in 2018, reports The Hindu. Senior party sources said Shah would arrive at Nagaland on January 8 after visiting Meghalaya and Tripura on January 6 & 7.
This is it!
“It will be five years in March when half a decade of monkey politics ends.” K Y M C
LONDON, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Serious security flaws that could let attackers steal sensitive data, including passwords and banking information, have been found in processors designed by Intel, AMD and ARM. T h e f l aw s, n a m e d Meltdown and Spectre, were discovered by security researchers at Google’s Project Zero in conjunction with academic and industry researchers from several countries. Combined they affect virtually every mod-
border with Assam following publication of the NRC first draft, state Director General of Police SB Singh said today. “We have taken precautions to check any infiltration of anti-national elements right from December last week,” DGP S.B. Singh told PTI. The home department had on December 22 directed the state police to step up vigil and conduct checks in the border areas, he said. Special police teams have been deployed at the Jiribam Babupara Bazar in Manipur and along the Barak river bordering Mizoram, Manipur Police said in a statement. The Barak originates in Manipur, flows through Mizoram and Assam and enters Bangladesh, where it forks into the Surma and Kushiyara rivers. Police teams have been deployed at Mao Gate in Senapati district bordering Nagaland and the TameiHaflong road in Tamenglong district bordering Assam to check the entry of migrants into the state, the release read.
ern computer, including smartphones, tablets and PCs from all vendors and running almost any operating system. Meltdown is “probably one of the worst CPU bugs ever found”, said Daniel Gruss, one of the researchers at Graz University of Technology who discovered the flaw. Meltdown is currently thought to primarily affect Intel processors manufactured since 1995, excluding the company’s Itanium server chips and Atom processors before 2013. It could
Some political groups and civil society organisations claim that the northeast has seen a rise in the number of immigrants from Bangladesh since its creation in 1971. The process of updating the NRC with March 24, 1971 as the cut-off date was initiated following a Supreme Court order. While the Narendra Modi government is yet to announce a concrete plan on the future of those who do not qualify in the citizenship test, the Assam government has said illegal immigrants will lose their voting rights. “Those failing to make it to the list will lose their fundamental and electoral rights and will only be retained on humanitarian grounds,” Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal said Wednesday. Implementation of the inner line permit (ILP) has been a long standing demand in states such as Manipur and Meghalaya to check what is seen as unrestricted entry of ‘outsiders’, especially illegal immigrants.
allow hackers to bypass the hardware barrier between applications the computer’s core memory. Meltdown, therefore, requires a change to the way the operating system handles memory to fix, which could affect the speed of the machine in certain tasks by as much as 30%. The Spectre flaw affects most modern processors, including Intel, AMD and those designed by ARM. Spectre is harder for hackers to take advantage of but is also harder to fix and would be a bigger problem in the long term, according to Gruss. Intel and ARM insisted that the issue was not a design flaw, although it will require users to download a patch and update their operating system to fix. Google said it informed the affected companies about the Spectre flaw on June 1, 2017 and later reported the Meltdown flaw before July 28, 2017.
India’s Aadhaar open for abuse: Edward Snowden NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): A day after the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) denied that there was any breach of the Aadhaar database, American whistleblower Edward Snowden said on Friday that the Aadhaar database, conceived and introduced by the Indian government, can also be misused and abused. Re-tweeting CBS journalist Zack Whittaker’s response on a BuzzFeed report on the breach of Aadhaar database in India, Snowden said, “It is the natural tendency of government to desire perfect records of private lives. History shows that no matter the laws, the result is abuse.” Whittaker had earlier said, “ICYMI. India has a national ID database with the private information of nearly 1.2 billion nationals. It’s reportedly been breached. Admin accounts can be made and access can be sold to the database, reports BuzzFeed.” The UIDAI on Thursday said the Aadhaar data including biometric information is fully safe and secure.
ESH reacts DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Eastern Sumi Hoho (ESH) has reacted to the usage of the word “Singti” by United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP) in a statement published on January 5, 2018. In a press release, ESH president, L Kahuvi Sumi, and secretary, Isac Sumi, said “Sitimi” cannot be substituted by “Singti” since the official recognition of the village by the state government was Sitimi village. ESH said the conflict between the two communities of Sitimi village was because of the misuse of the nomenclature of Sitimi. ESH has, therefore, appealed to USLP “to be very clear and wise” on the issue and “to reconstruct their statement especially on the nomenclature before publishing in local media in order to restrain the situation.” Further, ESH urged the state government to immediately intervene and settle the matter before the situation worsened.
State spent Rs 650 crore in 2017 on procurement of sub-standard meat up cultivation of cash crops like rubber, tea and coffee for economic progress as Nagaland had huge potential to boost its economy and generate employment for young people through these. Highlighting the potential of rubber plantation in Nagaland, Kikheto said out of 70 lakh standing trees, 16 lakh trees had already been harvested, yielding nearly Rs. 103 crore in rural areas in 2016-17. On tea plantation, he said it would not be feasible to set up tea factories in Nagaland as neighbouring Assam was the biggest tea growing State. He however opined that tea growers could send tea leaves in bulk to factories in Assam for processing in order to generate more income. Sema said Nagaland’s coffee was considered one of the best in the world at present and added that, since production was low in African countries due to climatic changes, the State government had tied up with South African government for trading coffee for the next 30 years. Keeping in mind the huge potential,
he said the Land Resources department had proposed to bring 50,000 hectares of land under coffee plantation, with 2,000 hectares in 2017-18. Kikheto said this would provide employment opportunities to 4,000 persons per year at the rate of two persons per hectare. He pointed out that as coffee was harvested every four years, this would continue for 40 to 50 years and that taking up its plantation would thus ensure economic development for four to five decades. Referring to the 12th Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), Kikheto said legislators had been in conflict from the beginning and that time had come for people to rethink and decide their future. On illegal immigrant issue, Kikheto suggested that, instead of making a hue and cry, Nagas should take up entrepreneurship and throw the illegal immigrants out of business stating that it was due to a general abhorrence towards hard labour in Naga society that made room for them to come in and become a menace.
Dist demand: RSZ, RSU warn of resuming bandh
SRSU slams dist administration
Correspondent
KOHIMA, JAN 5 (NPN): Nagaland spent around Rs 650 crore during 2017 for import of live meat from outside the state but which were mostly of sub-standard quality which indicated that there is a huge market for meat and allied products in the state. The huge import bill on meat which had been stated in the past was echoed by Secretary, Finance and Land Resources departments, Y. Kikheto Sema who was speaking as guest of honour at the valedictory session of the silver jubilee celebration of the Niuland Area Students’ Union hosted by Kuhoxu Kiphimi Küqhakulu Friday. While propounding livestock and poultry business, Kikheto urged the educated unemployed youths to take up piggery, poultry, dairy and goat farming in hygienic ways to ensure quality meat was provided to the people and enable circulation of money within the local community. He also encouraged students to explore taking
DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Rengma Selo Zi (RSZ) and the Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) said that they would lift the temporary suspension of the bandh at any time and resort to further courses of action should the government show unsatisfactory action or complete inaction. A joint statement from RSZ president, Kenneth Kath and RSU president, R.N. David Magh said that while the two unions continue to be firmly committed to their resolution for an indefinite bandh until their demand is met, they harkened to the call of the Rengma Hoho (RH) for a temporary suspension on humanitarian grounds. This resulted in them putting into the effect the RH’s decision and the bandh was temporarily
Parliamentary panel raps airlines for ‘rude’ conduct NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Expressing concern over the ‘rude’ behaviour of domestic airlines’ employees towards passengers, a parliamentary panel said in a report that air carriers should train their staff in soft skills in order to improve ‘consumer satisfaction’. The Parliamentar y Standing Committee on transport, tourism and culture, in its draft report titled ‘Issues Related to Improving Consumers’ Satisfaction of Airlines’, particularly singled out Indigo airlines for its employees’ ‘misbehaviour’. The airline has been shrouded in a controversy after its staff manhandled a passenger last year. “While narrating some of the incidents of misbehaviour in airlines, especially in Indigo, majority of the members opined that the attitude of the airlines’ staff is very condescending, often uncooperative and on many
occasions, downright rude,” the report said. The panel has asked the government to frame a standardised training programme “suitable to Indian conditions, emphasising courteous behaviour to the passengers”. The panel’s draft report said the “problems affecting airlines are not personal but institutional”. It recommended that employees of airlines should be trained to effectively manage crises such as delays and diversion. The panel has asked the gov-
ernment to make arrangements so that passengers don’t need to spend more than 10 minutes at check-in counters. Aviation experts, however, pointed out that the responsibility to reduce long queues is also that of airport operators. They will have to provide more space to airlines to increase the number of counters and hence reduce delays while checking in, they added. Airfares: The parliamentary panel has recommended fixing an upper
limit on airline fares, saying the pricing mechanism used in western countries cannot be applied to India. The cap, it said, should be fixed by the Civil Aviation Ministry depending on the sector. The panel also accused carriers of not passing on the reduction in aviation turbine fuel (ATF) to customers. Other recommendations of the panel included restraining airlines from charging more than 50% of the base fare on cancellation. The passenger should be refunded the tax and fuel surcharge as well, the panel said, terming the current system as “arbritrary”. Better quality food: The panel also raised complaints of non-availability of food and water onboard low-cost airlines and asked airlines that fall in this category to make food available “on demand”. The committee suggested that Airlines should offer better quality
food as well as change menus periodically. It also flayed Indigo for not providing food to diabetic passengers. In a strongly worded 26-page report, the panel said: “In Indigo, the food has to be pre-booked and on board, if someone demands food, they refuse to provide the food even to those who are diabetic and suffering from other medical conditions. A passenger has to report to the counter 2 hours before the departure time and one has to spend a few more hours in the flight without food and water and it is a horrible thing to face.” “It is unacceptable for airlines to serve unsatisfactory food after having charged customers for it. Every airline should maintain the highest quality of food and they should also change the menu occasionally instead of keeping a cold sandwich in their menu throughout the year.
called off on January 5, 8 a.m. they said. The two organizations said they dispersed the volunteers after a brief gathering at the RH office complex, which resulted in displeasure and disappointment among the hundreds of protesting volunteers. They reiterated their resolution to not stop agitating until their demand for Tseminyu district was met. They also extended heartfelt appreciation for the various tribal hohos, students’ organizations and civil societies for their support and solidarity for the cause of the Rengmas. RSZ and RSU also expressed their gratitude to the Naga public for the cooperation and support rendered towards their demand for upgradation of Tseminyu sub-division to a district.
Union Budget 2018 on Feb 1 NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Union Budget 2018 will be presented on February 1, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said on Friday. He said budget session of the parliament will be conducted from January 29 to April 6, 2018. Phase 1 of the session will be held from January 29 to February 9 and phase 2 will be from March 5 to April 6, Kumar said. Budget 2018 will be presented by the finance minister Arun Jaitley for the fiscal year 2018-19. President Ramnath Kovind will address the joint sitting of the two Houses on January 29 and the Economic Survey will be tabled on the same day. This year’s budget holds special significance as this will be the first budget in the post- GST era. Also, this will be Jaitley’s last full budget ahead of the general election in 2019.
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DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Singti Ruhsah Students Union (SRSU) has criticized the Kiphire district administration for its failure to prevent the January 3 incident at Sitimi village. In a press note, SRSU president, Atingse said the incident was a direct result of the complete failure on the part of the district administration. SRSU claimed that the administration was made aware of the prevailing situation but no elaborate security measures were taken to safeguard life or property. SRSU also questioned the administration as to why it failed to initiate action against certain persons for inciting tension through social media. Had the administration been sensitive and conducted inquiries, the situation would not have spiralled out of control, it said. However, SRSU alleged that the total breakdown of law and order was facilitated by the “inability and inefficiency” of the district administration. In this regard, SRSU has called for immediate replacement of the deputy commissioner from a sensitive place like Kiphire. The union asked the government to immediately rehabilitate the affected families and provide adequate security in Sitimi village.
CEO notifies
DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): For the conduct of the upcoming general election to Nagaland Legislative Assembly (NLA), 2018, the chief electoral officer (CEO) Nagaland has notified all deputy commissioners (DCs) and district election officers (DEOs) of Nagaland to act on behalf of the state government for requisitioning of vehicles, premises etc. In a notification, CEO Nagaland stated that any vehicle, premises etc. belonging to private persons or institution/organization would be entitled for compensation under Section 161 of the R.P. Act of 1951. K Y M C
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NASU celebrates 25th anniversary
Jacob Zhimomi addressing the gathering. DIMAPUR: Niuland Area Students Union (NASU) celebrated its 25th anniversary on January 4 with adviser PHED, Jacob Zhimomi, as chief guest.
Speaking at the occasion, Jacob reminded the students that younger generation were the future of society. He said the students would have to envi-
sion themselves and pursue their objective so as to gain knowledge and wisdom with humility and apply the same for the welfare of people at large. Asserting that knowledge and wisdom must go hand in gloves – one from textbook and the other acquired from God – he said that both were equally important to achieve success in life. Jacob also encouraged the students to choose subjects that are suitable for one as well as to identify where to excel and to pursue it. Further, Jacob wished that the celebration would unlock all hurdles and bring forth many blessing to the student community and the area at large.
state ACSU general conference
DIMAPUR: Chümoukedima Kephrünuoko Krotho (All Chümoukedima Student’s Union) 1st general conference has been convened on January 9, 10 a.m. at Chümoukedima village, hosted by Chümoukedima Village Student’s Union (CVSU). The host has informed the units to strictly follow the directives as notified in the programme.
WAYO 25th anniversary
D I M A P U R : We s t e r n Angami Youth Organization (WAYO) has informed that its 25th anniversary would be held on January 6, 10 a.m. at Western Angami Youth Organization Ground, Sechii Zubza. It has been informed that unveiling of the monolith would take place near ABCC Prayer Garden.
Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018
Students participate at ‘Wiz National Spell Bee competition’ grand finale
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DIMAPUR: Students from Nagaland participated in the “8th Mega Grand Finale of the Wiz National Spell Bee competition’ held from December 26-27 at Kolkata at South City International School. According to a release by Wiz Spell Bee Nagaland, coordinator, Meyirenla Yaden, this was the second time that students from Nagaland took part in the competition and compared to previous year there was “tremendous enthusiasm’
from students to participate as 78 students from Nagaland partook in the competition. The release informed that the competition was a ranking event and only that the best from all over India were selected so all the participants walked away with trophies and certificates. Altogether 964 students battled it out in the final competition wherein three students from Nagaland competed in the top twenty. Linovini Zhimomi of St. Paul Higher
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25th National Children’s Science congress was held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat from December 27-31. Nagaland team was represented by schools from Kohima, Zunheboto, Tening and coordinated by Nagaland Institute of Health Environment and Social Welfare (NIHESW) Kohima.
KMC notifies wards: Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has notified all the 19 wards under its jurisdiction to submit the number of household in their respective wards for KMC census on or before January 31. Mokokchung DPDB: Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting for the month of January has been convened on January 8, 11 a.m. at ADC Planning Conference Hall, Mokokchung. All the members have been informed to attend the meeting. PEWT informs: Pangti Ekhung Wokha Town (PWET) has informed all the Pangtians and the inlaws of Pangti Village of Wokha Town to attend the program to commemorate the jubilee day of Pangti Baptist Church on January 10, 10 a.m. at Pangti Baptist Ekhumkho Ki. CCRCYA 45 yrs: Chakhesang Christian Revival Churches Youth Association (CCRCYA) would be celebrating its 45 years of existence hosted by Phek Village Christian Revival Church (PVCRC). CCRCYA has invited all the churches under CCRC and all the believers to be a part of the session and has further appealed all to pray for the success of the programme. For more information one has been asked to contact at 9089781398. Lost and found: Two puppies have been found from Medziphema town. Rightful owner have been asked to contact at 8730987056.
NPF 38 AC youth wing to conduct consultative meet
DIMAPUR: NPF 38 AC youth wing has convened a consultative meeting cum interactive session programme on January 10, 11 a.m. at Likya Community Hall, Wokha Town. All 38 A/C Wokha NPF colony youth wing president have been requested to attend the meetNzani ing with five active and 15 Secondary School Dimapur primary enrolled mem(Category 6) was ranked bers. 8th for which she won cash prize apart from the trophy and certificate; Nzani M Lapon of Holy Child School Dimapur (Category 6) was ranked 12th and Saanvi DIMAPUR: Thepa Khel Jain of Hope Academy Nerhema (TKN) would be Dimapur (Category 1) was organising its “Nerhema ranked 20th. Moreover five Thepa Khel Day” on Janustudents were ranked in the ary 10, 10 a.m. at Tekhuzie top 30, 14 students in top ground Nerhema. All the members and 40, 27 students in top 50, 26 students in top 60 and three in-laws of Thepa Khel have students in top 70, informed been requested to attend the programme. the release.
TKN ‘Nerhema Thepa Khel Day’
crime beat
Wokha battalion nab 2 with liquor DIMAPUR: Wokha battalion has nabbed two persons along with 5901 bottles of assorted Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) worth Rs. 7.5 lakh (approx) from pickup vehicle Tata 407 (NL05G0546) at Foot Hill road junction area. According to PRO, based on specific information, Wokha battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) established Motor Vehicle Certification Program (MVCP) and apprehended the driver identified as Yons Lotha (38) alias Pochoru son of Ezen Lotha, residence of
Wokha Bn along with arrested persons & liquor. Sangla village Wokha and co-driver T.B Gurung (48), son of Karna Bahadur Gurung, resident of Wokha. The individuals were
handed over to Bhandari Police Station along with the illegal liquor for further investigation, informed PRO.
Unidentified body found in Dimapur
DIMAPUR: Unidentified body of a nonNaga female around 40 years was found at Chakhesang Building Organization, which is under construction at Dimapur, informed Dimapur police PRO. According to PRO, no injury mark was found during preliminary enquiry and the individual is suspected to have died of
illness. After obtaining all legal formalities the deceased was shifted to district hospital morgue for post-mortem examination and identification, informed PRO. Meanwhile, claimant for the dead body or relatives and friends has been requested to contact Women Police Station, Officer-in-Charge.
Tuensang DBDB meeting discusses ensuing election Dmu police registers various crime cases
Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) held its 39th general conference at Tesophenyu village Tseminyu hosted by the Tesophenyu Group Students’ Union (TGSU) from December 18 to 20. Meanwhile, the new team RSU for the tenure 2017-2019 is led by Kisheto Kent as president and Andrew Kent as general secretary along with six other members.
DIMAPUR: Tuensang District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting on Friday discussed work distribution for the ensuing Nagaland state Assembly Elections. According to DIPR, the meeting was chaired by deputy commissioner & vice chairman DPDB Tuensang, L. Jamithung Lotha, who directed all departments under Tuensang to submit employee list for election purpose at the earliest. The DC asked the department that had not submitted the
preparation of District Vision statement 2022 to do so at the earliest. During the meeting, the forum also discussed about work distribution for the forthcoming election, wherein the DC informed PWD (RD), Power and PHED department to be prepared for necessary renovations of respective fields for pliable status for the election. The DC also enlightened all departmental heads to attend the Noklak District inaugural programme as well.
State JDU to meet central leaders on NSN Lotha’s appointment
DIMAPUR: Dimapur police in the month of January has registered two cases and nabbed individuals in separate incidents, informed a press note by additional deputy commissioner of police/PRO, Dimapur. According to Dimapur police PRO, on January 4 around 4:15 p.m., Dimapur Police apprehended two persons ‘Pvt’ of NNC (A), Joel Zeliang (35) son of Kikibe from old Peren village, presently residing at Burma Camp and Ghoikhu Swu (31) son of Lt. Inoshe from Ghokimi village Pug-
hoboto, presently residing at Lengrijan. Dimapur police PRO stated that the two were apprehended at City Tower for “extorting money” from “MAA Furnishing Store” and were reportedly members of NNC (Accordist). Police informed that a cash of Rs. 4150 along with two numbers of mobile were seized from Joel Zeliang and another Rs. 500 from Mr. Ghoikhu Swu. The arrested persons have been charged with relevant sections of law and are currently under investigation. Similarly on January
4 at around 5 p.m., AET of Dimapur Police arrested one ‘2nd Lt.’ NSCN (R) Angukavi Yepthomi (26) also known as Akavi son of Hokhovi, village of Hekheshe Medziphema and presently residing at Purana Bazaar Dimapur (Petla Colony). According to Dimapur police PRO, he was arrested on charges of “extortion” after he was found collecting illegal taxes from business establishments at New Market area. A case was registered and further investigation is on, informed PRO.
DIMAPUR: Janata Dal United (JDU) Nagaland has sought clarification on appointment of NSN Lotha as state JDU convener and has endorsed two members headed by its president, Rhekhum, to meet the central leaders in Delhi on the matter. Youth members of Baptist Church ‘A’, Medziphema town led by church In a press release JDU Nagaland, general secretary, superintendant, Menovino Krose and youth director, BC ‘A’ MT, Avitso Dolie Lakiu Kips, informed that an emergency meeting was conducted social work on December 16 at Medziphema town. called by its president on January 4, at Hotel Saramati, to discuss the “party internal development that has appeared through media”. The release informed that the house discussed the appointment of state JDU convener NSN Lotha “without the knowledge of the state unit” and resolved to clarify the matter from the party high command and acknowledge, if it was done as per the party constitution. It said the party has unanimously endorsed two member team headed by its president to meet central leaders at Delhi to take stock of the situation/ posi- Around 20 members of Hindu Society of Kohima (HSK) visited Orphanage tions. Home Kohima on January 1.
NPF minority wing meet discusses reconciliation
DIMAPUR: NPF minority wing in its joint coordination meeting at Dimapur division office conference hall on Friday discussed “true reconciliation amongst NPF minority members and new enrolment so as to strengthen the Seyochung Village Students Union (SVSU) paid homage to former minister, party”. According to NPF minorlate S. Sethricho and late Rev. T. Kyuseto Sangtam while visiting their ity wing, general secretary, Arun resting place. K
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Mishra, the meeting was chaired by NPF Minority Wing Dimapur Division, presiden,t Roshan Tamang. In the meeting, NPF minority wing central president, Bishnu Bhattacharjee, lauded the initiative of reconciliation by NPF party president, Dr. Shurhozelie and senior members of NPF which he said had “united
all party leaders in New Year”. Bhattacharjee requested minority leaders to strictly adhere with party principle and regulation and added that the minority wing was formed by seniors to address issues related to minority community in higher authority through proper channel and that it was functioning smoothly.
Meanwhile, the house decided to “welcome back” minority members who had separated from the main body during political crisis and further requested interested members to approach NPF central president in order to rejoin the NPF party fold and work together under the leadership of its president, Dr Shurhozelie. K
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Be source of inspiration, Er. Picto tells students
DIMAPUR: Parliamentary secretary for justice and law, Er. Picto Shohe on Friday has encouraged the students to keep striving for success and to be sources of inspiration for the younger generation. He was speaking as chief guest at the 26th biennial conference of the Saptiqa Area Students’ Union (SATU) being held under the theme, “orienting success” at Usutomi local ground from January 4-7. Er. Picto said “there are many formulas for success but most of them Er. Picto Shohe addressing the gathering.
are not sustainable and therefore the only strong proof formula for success is to find God.” He then urged the students to be strongly rooted in the word of God. On the theme, he said said “orienting success” meant getting conversant with success and improvising it according to the changes taking place in the competitive era. Further, he said that construction of six bridges under Atoizu area was in the offing with most of it already under construction. Two major roads in
the area are also under construction, he added. Earlier, SATU president, Atopu Achumi delivered welcome address and president of GBs Association Saptiqa Area, Inakha exhorted the gathering. In the biennial conference the gathering was enthralled with various cultural performances by Shena Old Students’ Union ( SOSU) , Usu tomi Students’ Union (USU), Saptiqa Students’ Union (SSU) and Shena New Students’ Union (SNSU).
3 NJCF appeals for prayer
DIMAPUR: Nagaland Joint Christian Forum (NJCF) has appealed all churches and Christians to pray for the success of the “Naga Day” scheduled to be held on January 10 at Kohima.
In a release, NJCF president, Rev. Dr. Z. Keyho stated that “Naga Day” would be a day where Nagas across the border would exhibit oneness and togetherness as a nation and people.
WEATHER FORECAST JANUARY 6
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Max Min
Agartala Sunny and delightful
24 10
Aizawl
Mostly sunny
Guwahati Sunny and beautiful Imphal
Sunshine and a few clouds
20 7 22 11 20 7
Itanagar Cooler with a shower in spots 18 9 Shillong
Sunshine and patchy clouds
14 3
Kohima
Sunny and cooler
15 4
Dimapur Sunny and not as warm
21 10
Mostly sunny and cooler
17 6
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Tuensang Mostly sunny and much cooler 10 2
Mostly sunny and cooler
14 9
Zunheboto Mostly sunny and cooler
14 4
Wokha
Arms license holders in Mon informed
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DIMAPUR: Arms license holders under Mon district have been informed that the National Database of Arms License (NDAL) portal for uploading details of arms licenses and issue of Unique Identification Number (UIN) to all licensees has been re-opened. According to DIPR report, last date for uploading details and generating UIN has been extended to March 31, 2018. The notification has informed all arms License holders who have not updated their details in NDAL and generated a UIN to produce their license and furnish required particulars to the office of the deputy commissioner (DC) Mon in the prescribed format available in DC Mon office. It has been informed that arms licenses without UIN would be invalid after March 31, 2018 while it has been informed that those who already have UIN need not furnish details again.
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S h i llo n g, Ja n 5 : Shar pening his attacks on the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Friday likened the two as “agents of devils”, even as he voiced confidence that Congress party will retain power in Meghalaya. The veteran Congress leader accused the BJP-led NDA government at centre of being dictated from RSS headquarters in Nagpur to pick and choose who should be inducted in the cabinet. “Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) does not have the power to decide alone on who should be a minister (inducted in his cabinet). This is how this NDA government is working,” the veteran Congress leader said. “That is why you see government sometimes doing things to embolden the so-called fringe elements,” he added. Sangma was addressing his party leaders felici-
Mukul Sangma tating Public Health Engineering Minister Celestine Lyngdoh, who has been newly appointed as Meghalaya Congress president. “What is the agenda of BJP? We need to keep on asking the agenda of the BJP, the agenda of NDA government. The agenda of the NDA government is the agenda of the BJP and the agenda of the BJP is the agenda of RSS. It is the RSS who dictates, it is the RSS who decides,” the Chief Minister said. Exhorting Congress leaders and workers to fight against RSS agents in Meghalaya, Sangma said, “We have to fight against the agents of devil. They are agents of devil because they
want to divide the people, to make people fight; they want to make people kill each other. Will agent of God engage in these kinds of agendas?” “These agents of RSS have been dividing our people. They have started dividing our Garos by saying your culture and tradition are different and you were not Christians. How can our people be like one of them when we are tribals, we are non-vegetarian and our people eat everything that moves,” the Chief Minister said. On the recent attacks of the Christian missionaries, Sangma said, he had to write a letter to the Union home minister Rajnath Singh after requests from the people of the state who have children staying in other parts of the country. “I had to write a strong letter to the union home minister. It is a dangerous trend and there will be repercussion if your boys and girls there become victims of such elements. There will be spill over effect that can result to chaotic law and
order situation,” he said. On Congress’ prospect in the upcoming assembly elections, Sangma voiced confidence that the ruling Congress will win in as many as 38 seats in the assembly polls. “As of now, Congress will win in 38 seats. We are far ahead (of others),” Sangma said. However, the Congress has already suffered a major setback after seven of its legislators resigned as members of the assembly and joined the BJP and National People’s Party to contest the state polls. Moreover, veteran Congress legislator’s state Congress president and four-time Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, incumbent Deputy Chief Minister Prof Roytre Christopher Laloo and Health and Family Welfare Minister Roshan Warjri have been declared “retired” from electoral politics. The ninth Meghalaya Assembly, comprising 60 members, was constituted on March 1, 2013, and its term expires on March 6.
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Scrub typhus virus: One dies, 47 infected in Mizoram Aizawl, Jan 5 (PTI): One person died and at least 47 people have been infected with suspected scrub typhus virus at Phullen village in Aizawl district, Health department officials said Friday. Nodal officer of the State Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) Dr Pachuau Lalmalsawma, who visited Phullen village yesterday said the spread of the disease has been contained and the patients were given medical treatment. Lalmalsawma said that the first case was detected during the last part of November and new infection detected till January 3. Scrub typhus is a miteborne disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Symptoms are fever, a primary lesion, a macular rash, and lymphadenopathy. Cases of scrub typhus infection have been detected in Champhai, Aizawl and Lunglei districts. Over a hundred people have died in the state during the past few years due to scrub typhus infection, officials said.
Preserve tradition and culture: Mnp CM Poumai celebrates Thonii festival
(Inset): N. Biren Singh addressing the gathering. Laii villagers performing cultural dance during Poumai Thounii festival (NP). Correspondent
Kohima, Jan 5 (NPN): Poumai community celebrated “Thounii,” one of the oldest and most popular customary festivals of the tribe with chief minister of Manipur N. Biren Singh as the chief guest and works minister Biswajit Singh as the functional president at Thingba Khunou (Shomai) village on Friday. The festival was jointly organized by Poumai Naga Union and Shomai village. Addressing the mammoth gathering, the chief minister stressed on the need to preserve and protect the tradition and culture of forefathers. While stat-
ing that every community should revive, sustain and preserve the historical places of forefathers, Singh urged the community not to lose the oral history passed down by the ancestors. On the development front in the hill districts of Manipur, Singh said development was lacking due to lack of proper planning. He, however, assured that the developmental activities of the state would be on topographical need based and accordingly budget would be sanctioned. The chief minister further informed that anti-corruption cell of the state would be fully functional soon to check all corruption activities in the
state. While asserting that his government was committed to fight against corruption, Singh challenged the young and educated people to work hard. The programme was led by H.Liba, God’s blessing was invoked by Rev. P. James, executive secretary PNBA and the welcome address was delivered by CD Jongeo John. Folk songs were presented by Koide village, Tungjoy village, Laii village. Earlier, the chief guest unveiled the Thounii monolith. He also released Poukhe laqobvii English-Poula dictionary written by P.S. Lolly and Poumai Naga folk tales written by Paul Punii.
ASDC, JACAS condemn Rijiju’s statement BJP using dirty tricks to destabilise Tripura govt: CPI(M)
‘Will punish officers involved in belt scam’ Singh demonstrated the poor quality of the belts by tearing one of them up. The Chief Minister said at the presser that two senior police officers, Faumei Gonglin and M. Kumarjit, were suspended in connection with the scam. S. Manglemjao, a retired Inspector General of Police was also denied pension benefits. The government had blacklisted the supplying firm, M/s Abdul Gani Khan.
Nerhemia Dieliekevi Krodi Kehou Convention to be held
N e r h e m i a D i e l i e k e v i K r o d i Ke h o u Convention will be held on Jan. 7th 2018 at 10:30 am. The venue will be at Tekhuzie Nerhema with speaker Rev. Dr. Tseibu Rutsa, President NDLK on the topic Ebenezer “Thus far the Lord has helped us” (1 Samuel : 7-12) It is informed that transportation from Kohima Town will be provided. All citizens, servants of God and womenfolk Married to other villagers are invited to attend the programme. K-34
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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZUNHEBOTO NO.JUD.21.2017-18 NOTICE CALLING OBJECTION FOR THE ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE Shri/Smti Kheholi Sema of Sukomi District Zunheboto has applied for issue of Succession Certificate/guardianship certificate declaring that His/Her/Wife/Husband Late M. Luzhekhu Sema has expired on 01-12-2017. It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same. Tridibesh Roy, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Zunheboto : Nagaland K-33
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We the Yimpangpvüi Yanpoe Yanpi (YYY) Union Wokha town with immense joy and honour congratulate the following members;1. Renchumi Kikon, on promotion to SDEO in Edn Deptt. 2. Morothung Ezung, for the achievement in the recently declared NPSC 2016 on qualifying to the post of Vet Asst. Surgeon Cl-I Gazetted. 3. Senjano Imchen, qualifying to the post of Asst. Bank Manager in HDFC Bank. May the Lord continue to bless them abundantly in all their future endeavour. E.L. Ngullie Z. Tungoe Chairperson Secretary
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Imphal, Jan 5 (IANS): Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh has said that all guilty police officers involved in a scam involving purchase of sub-standard belts for the police and paramilitary battalions will be punished. The police department had purchased 20,000 leather belts at Rs 24,40,000 that were supplied during 2013-14. At his press conference late Thursday,
Hyderabad, Jan 5 (PTI): The CPI(M) on Friday alleged that the BJP was misusing power and resorting to “dirty tricks” to destabilise the Tripura government, led by the Left party. The charge comes a day after the saffron party urged the Election Commission (EC) to appoint the micro-observers in pollbound Tripura from outside the state and deploy a maximum number of paramilitary forces, alleging that an atmosphere of fear was prevailing in the north-eastern state. “The BJP-RSS is misusing power to destabilise the Tripura government through dirty tricks,” CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat told PTI. Tripura, she said, was a symbol of peace and harmony in a region which had a history of ethnic conflicts. The CPI(M) govern-
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ment in Tripura had done better than the BJP-ruled states as far as the social and development indicators were concerned, Karat added. “False charges, manufacturing lies and the abusive statements of BJP leaders will cost them heavily in the coming election (in Tripura), in which the Left Front will emerge even stronger,” she claimed. The BJP had yesterday said only those government officials should be deployed on poll duty in Tripura, who gave a declaration that they were not members of any political party or any trade union, affiliated to a political outfit. “The micro-observers should be appointed from outside the state, because the CPI(M) has started giving membership to the state government employees. Polls cannot be held with the members of the Left party inside the booth,” Regd. No. 07/18
The Kiyeto Village Baptist Church takes immense joy and honour and conveys heartiest congratulations to Rev. Phushito Chishi Pastor Lhomithi Baptist Church and Rev. Viyeto Chishi Pastor Sumi Baptist Church Padumpukhuri on being ordanied by WSBAK. The Church further prays and wishes them fruitful prospect in the church ministry.
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We the Western Sumi Youth Front, Toluvi (WSYF,T) take immense pride and honour to congratulate Shri. Abovi Awomi from Toluvi Village for being elected as the president of HASSU. We believe that your strong leadership will bring change in our society for our better tomorrow. And we wish you great success in your future endeavours. Hokai Chishi President WSYF, Toluvi
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I, Smti. Nikina M. Chishi, D/o Shri. Mughato resident of H/No. 11, at 5th Mile Sugar Mill/Unity Village Dimapur District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under :1. That, my name is Nikina and Chishi is my sure name/title, whereas M. in between my name and title stand for the name of my father Mughato which has been put according to our custom. 2. That, the names Nikina M. Chishi, or Nikina Mughato Chishi or Nikina Chishi are one and the same person of my name. 3. That the contents of this Declaration are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing is concealed thereof. Deponent Notary Public DP-115
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Regd. No. 2686/2017, Dated : 05/09/2017 I, Ivitoli Chishi, D/o Nikuto Chishi, R/o Block-2 Thilixu Village, Dimapur- 797112, Nagaland,do hereby solemnly affirm and declare that my name is inadvertently entered as Ivitoli N. Chishi, D/o Nikuto instead of Ivitoli Chishi, D/o Nikuto Chishi in some of my documents and both refer to one and same person. From today I shall be known as Ivitoli Chishi, D/o Nikuto Chishi in all my official documents. NOTARY PUBLIC DP-139
saffron camp. Sarma had also claimed that the BJP would sweep the Tripura polls, following which the number of CPI(M) members would be
reduced to less than 10 in the 60-member Assembly. The current term of the Tripura Assembly is scheduled to come to an end on March 6.
Congratulations to the 4-year-old princess! On your special birth-day you can enjoy yourself today as a great queen. Wishing lots of fun for you and your friends!! Lotz of Luv, Dad, Mom, Aarav,Tia &All
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It is to inform any individuals/group or societies that the plot of land with building bearing Patta No. 1390, Dag No. 13/1668, Situated at Niu Colony is free from encumbarances and that I have no intention to sell or to Mortgage my property. That, any individuals/group/society etc.. dealing in this land without the approval or knowledge of the actual owner ie... me, shall be doing so at their own risk. For further information contact : 9862277042 (Land owner) Shri. Michael Pelelhoutuo Medeo DP-140
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The Toluvi Village Council congratulates Mr. Abovi K. Awomi, S/o Lt. Kavito Awomi President and Mr. Ghukato I. Labo, S/o Inaho Labo Asst. Finance Secretary for being elected as President and Asst. Finance Secretary Highway Area Sumi Students' Union for the tenure 2018-2019. Further the Council wishes the duo a bight future. (Angukato Zhimomi) Secretary Toluvi Village Council
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Dt. 13/12/17 AFFIDAVIT (DECLARATION OF NAME) I, Smti. Lankono Odyuo aged 48 years D/o Shri, Zuthungo Ovung and W/o A. Chumremo Odyuo of Phiro village, Wokha district presently residing at AG colony Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am the bonafide citizen of India and belong to Lotha-Naga community. 2. That my name as entered in my HSLC admit card is Lankono Ovung and in my Aadhar card it is recorded as Lankono Odyuo, in my SBI saving account number 30866412869 and in my LIC policy number 34018987301 it is entered as Mhalo Odyuo and in my EPIC it is entered as Mhalo respectively. 3. That Lankono Ovung, Lankono Odyuo, Mhalo Odyuo and Mhalo are the same person and one identity only and that is me. All these names are in use for official and nonofficial purposes whatsoever and there is no duplicity. 4. That henceforth my official name shall be known as Lankono Odyuo for all official matters, future correspondences and references and this affidavit shall bear evidence for all official purposes. 5. That the statements made in this affidavit at the above paragraphs are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and no martial facts are concealed therein. And I sign this affidavit before the competent authority on this day the 13 Dec.2017. DEPONENT Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent above mentioned named on this day the 13rd of December 2017 at Kohima. Magistrate/Notary Public K-40
With deep pride and honour, we the Toluvi Village Students' Union extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Abovi Awomi for being elected as the president of Highway Area Sumi Students' Union (HASSU). The Union further wishes and prays that the Almighty God bless and guide him in his future endeavours.
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The Humtso Village Council, extends our heartiest congratulations to our esteemed members; 1. Y. Zubeno Shitiri, for being promoted to Asst. Director, School Education, Govt. of Nagaland. 2. A. Woremo Humtsoe, S/o. Ademo Humtsoe for getting the post of LDA cum Computer Asst. in the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Govt of Nagaland. The Council further wishes them great success throughout their career.
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BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma had said in New Delhi. “We also request the EC to deploy a maximum number of paramilitary forces in the state to ensure a free-and-fair election,” he had said. Sarma, a minister in the BJP government in Assam, is also the convener of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), a coalition of the BJP and regional parties from the north-east. The CPI(M) has been ruling Tripura since 1993 and elections in the northeastern state have traditionally been two-cornered contests between the Congress and the Left party. The BJP’s bid to emerge as a force to reckon with in the state got a boost last year with seven MLAs — six from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and one from the Congress — joining the
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of three hills districts of Assam. Joint Action Committee for Autonomous State (JACAS) has also expressed its opposition towards State government’s move to scrap Article 244 (A) that provides formation of an autonomous state within the State of Assam. JACAS in a statement issued by its chairman Khorsing Teron has termed the proposal of the state government as “very unconstitutional and undemocratic and tantamount to denial of the democratic rights of the hills people.”
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I, Ms. Alokaki Wotsa, D/o. Sukhato Wotsa, resident of H/No. 26, Naithu Khel Sovima, Dimapur ; Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under : 1. That, I am bonafide citizen of India. 2. That, in my Aadhaar Card my name had been recorded as Ms. Alokali Wotsa, whereas in my SBI Bank Pass book my name had been entered as Ms. Alokali. 3. That, Ms. Alokali Wotsa & Ms. Alokali refers to one and same person. Henceforth now onward I shall be known and called as Ms. Alokali Wotsa for all official and correspondences. 4. That, the statements made from para 1 to 3 are made by me which is true and correct to the best of my knowledge belief and nothing declared false therein. DEPONENT DP-125
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Diphu, Jan 5: The Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) has Friday condemned the statement of minister of State for Home affairs, Kiren Rijiju to scrap Article-244(A) from the Indian Constitution. The committee has also asked BJP Karbi Anglong district committee to clarify on the statement. ASDC general secretary and publicity in charge, Denial Teron termed the statement made by Rijiju as
“deliberate denial of the constitutional right of the people of three autonomous hills districts of Assam i.e. Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao for achieving an Autonomous State.” While reminding that the ruling BJP had given top priority for implementation of Article-244(A) during the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council’s general election, Teron said that the statement of Union minister for scrapping of the article was an insult and disrespect to sentiments of the people
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Triple talaq bill pushed to Jan. 29 budget session
NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (IANS): With the Rajya Sabha adjourned sine die on Friday, the controversial triple talaq bill was pushed to the budget session that begins on January 29. Government sources ruled out any possibility of an ordinance on the bill, stuck in the Rajya Sabha. T h e b i l l , a l r e a dy cleared by the Lok Sabha, could not be passed in the upper house due to a deadlock over opposition’s demand seeking its reference to a Select Committee for close scrutiny. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said he hoped that the Congress and other oppo-
sition parties would agree on passing the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights in Marriage) Bill, 2017. The legislation proposes to criminalise instant triple talaq and suggests up to three years in jail as punishment for a Muslim husband who divorces his wife by uttering “talaq” thrice. Asked about a possibility of bringing in an ordinance till the bill cleared, Ananth Kumar parried a direct reply and said: “The dates for the budget session have already been announced. “We hope the Congress will understand the public opinion on the issue,
Congress doing injustice to Muslim women: Ananth
Lalu Prasad seeks minimum punishment in fodder scam
NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (IANS): Parliamentary Affairs Ministers Ananth Kumar on Friday accused the Congress of doing injustice to the Muslim women by opposing the Triple Talaq Bill saying that they should learn from the past and let the legislation pass. “They are not thinking about ensuring justice to the Muslim sisters. They are doing injustice the same way they did in the ShahBano case,” Kumar told reporters here in Parliament. Condemning the Congress’s demand to refer the bill to the Select Committee, Kumar said: “Everyday they bring a new excuse and their demand to refer the bill to the Select Committee is just a trick to misguide all. I condemn this. “The Congress should learn from history and allow the Triple Talaq Bill to pass.” The BJP leader’s remarks came as the deadlock over the bill in the Rajya Sabha continued on Thursday with the government rejecting the opposition’s insistence on sending the bill to the Select Committee for detailed scrutiny.
Lalu Prasad RANCHI, JAN 5 (IANS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday sought a lenient view of the special CBI court on quantum of sentence in a fodder scam case he was convicted in on December 23. The for mer Bihar Chief Minister and other convicts were produced through video conferencing before special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) judge Shivapal Singh. “We sought minimum punishment to Lalu Prasad. We requested for a lenient approach by the court towards Lalu Prasad citing his health condition. His heart valve has been changed. He is suffering from many diseases
reconsider their stand and pass it in the budget session. There is anger among people on this issue.” The minister slammed the Congress for stalling the bill. He said they were against the empowerment of Muslim women in India. He said the government was committed to passing the legislation, also opposed by various Muslim groups. “The intention of the (Narendra) Modi government is clear. We want equality and respect for the Muslim women, and the Congress is opposing it. They have just shown their double standard.
and he has to take many medicines,” his lawyer Chitranjan Kumar told reporters. “We told the court that there was no direct evidence against Lalu Prasad. He was in jail for one year in this case, facing the case for last 20 years and never disobeyed the court,” he added. According to lawyers, the CBI court heard arguments regarding quantum of sentence of five convicts on Thursday and for five more, including the former Bihar Chief Minister, on Friday. The remaining six convicted people’s argument will be heard on Saturday. The CBI will then present its side. The court will then deliver quantum of sentence on Saturday or fix any other date. According to lawyers, Lalu Prasad can be awarded three to seven years imprisonment. If he gets three years jail, he would get bail soon after sentencing. Lalu Prasad is at presently lodged in the jail here.
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Bhide denies he was behind BhimaKoregaon violence MUMBAI, JAN 5 (PTI): Pro-Hindutva leader Sambhaji Bhide, accused of instigating the violence against Dalits during the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, today denied that he had any role in the episode. The violence that occurred near the war memorial at Bhima-Koregaon in Pune district on January 1 had triggered a sharp reaction from Dalit organisations, which called for a shutdown in Mumbai and elsewhere in Maharashtra. Bhide, who heads the Shiv Pratishthan Hindustan outfit, said he was willing to face any inquiry in this regard. “Order a judicial or a CBI probe. Appoint Lord Yama himself to head any machinery to probe the violence. I am prepared to face any probe. All allegations against me are baseless and the truth will come out after the probe,” the octogenarian told reporters at Sangli in western Maharashtra where he had a considerable following. On January 2, a day after the violent clashes, the Pune police had lodged a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Bhide and others. Dalit leaders celebrate the victory of the forces of the East India Company over the Peshwa’s army in the battle of Bhima-Koregaon in 1818 as the British forces also had Dalit Mahar soldiers in their ranks. Some pro-Hindutva outfits had opposed the celebrations this year. In a related development, the Cantonment police in Aurangabad, which had registered a case against Samast Hindu Aghadi leader Milind Ekbote and Bhide in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence, today transferred it to the Shikrapur police station in Pune district, where cases were already lodged against the two.
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n the past when there was an opposition in the state, the issue of extension of the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA)was used like canon fodder to beat the government of the day with. While an opposition party would accuse the government of giving the nod to extend an unpopular Act, the government on the other hand, would wash its hands off by responding that the Act is extended by the central government under various constitutional provisions. The Act was extended for a further period of six months on January 2,2018 to all of Nagaland after the earlier extension made on June 30,2016 expired. Through a Notification the DAA was extended to cover the entire State of Nagaland by six more months, within the enabling provisions of Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The areas, which today constitute Nagaland State, have effectively been under the purview of AFSPA since May 1958.Not surprisingly, after Nagaland became the only state without an opposition party, there was not even a whimper when the Disturbed Areas Act was extended. It may be noted that the AF(SP)Act 1958 has been in force in Nagaland since 1958 under varying degrees. The Act is considered a necessity by the armed forces in order to operate against underground groups across the north east. The Act comes within the enabling provisions of Section 3 of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The Act is meant to facilitate counter-insurgency operations by the Indian army in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura(though the latter has revoked the Act from the state). The Act also provides overriding powers to the armed forces by which any officer even down to the level of an NCO can order any action during operations which may even mean curtailment of the fundamental rights of any citizen through detention and even result in death. After providing such draconian powers, the Act then insulates the armed forces from being taken to civil court without the nod from the Central government. The AFSPA is a symbol of legalised repression for Nagas who had faced untold tragedies since the 50s throughout Nagaland(then Naga Hills district and Naga Hills Tuensang Area). The Justice Jeevan Reddy Committee had submitted its report in 2005 wherein it had recommended the repeal of the Act. Perhaps it may have been debated but the question why is the Armed Forces(Special Powers)Act in force only in the north east states and Jammu and Kashmir, when there have been many violent Naxal incidents in several states, claiming the lives of hundreds of central paramilitary and police forces? The AFSPA has not been promulgated in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh-Tamil Nadu border and Telangana despite Naxals/Maoists killing hundreds of central and state security personnel during the past many years. The Act comes into force whenever there is breakdown of law and order where armed forces are called in to aid the civil government. That may imply that there has been inadequacy or ineffectiveness of normal institutions of civil and police administration including central paramilitary forces and army in Nagaland.
DailyDevotion The Life of Power to Follow
Jesus answered him, “Where I am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward.” —John 13:36 “And when He had spoken this, He said to him, ‘Follow Me’ ” (John 21:19). Three years earlier Jesus had said, “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19), and Peter followed with no hesitation. The irresistible attraction of Jesus was upon him and he did not need the Holy Spirit to help him do it. Later he came to the place where he denied Jesus, and his heart broke. Then he received the Holy Spirit and Jesus said again, “Follow Me” (John 21:19). Now no one is in front of Peter except the Lord Jesus Christ. The first “Follow Me” was nothing mysterious; it was an external following. Jesus is now asking for an internal sacrifice and yielding (see John 21:18). Between these two times Peter denied Jesus with oaths and curses (see Matthew 26:69-75). But then he came completely to the end of himself and all of his self-sufficiency. There was no part of himself he would ever rely on again. In his state of destitution, he was finally ready to receive all that the risen Lord had for him. “…He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’ ” (John 20:22). No matter what changes God has performed in you, never rely on them. Build only on a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ, and on the Spirit He gives. All our promises and resolutions end in denial because we have no power to accomplish them. When we come to the end of ourselves, not just mentally but completely, we are able to “receive the Holy Spirit.” “Receive the Holy Spirit” — the idea is that of invasion. There is now only One who directs the course of your life, the Lord Jesus Christ.
Quotes
If you want to conquer fear, don’t sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
~ Dale Carnegie
Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018
Post-mortem
The neglected dwindling aquatic resources of Nagaland: The end of Innocence -II
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wo out of 35 most important biodiversity hotspots worldwide, namely the Indo-Burma and Himalayan region are located in the North-Eastern Region of India. While prominent species such as the Rhino and Tiger have been successfully protected in the region and elsewhere; the celebrated Hornbill, the endemic State bird ~ITragopan blythii ~Iand the less prominent visitor ~IFalco amurencis~I (Amur falcon) all have been adopted for conservation in Nagaland. The medicinal Ginseng, or the multipurpose Bambusa/ Sinarundinaria have been on board the protected list, however very less attention is being paid to the vast and diversified lotic and lentic aquatic ecosystems which are home to a vast array of endemic aquatic species, about 266 species (recorded and reported), and are contained in more than 19,000 Kilometers of rivers, 144,000 hectares of lakes, 24,000 hectares of reservoirs and over 1.0 million hectares of wetlands (inclusive of floodplain wetlands) in the region. Nagaland having a total length of about 1600 kilometers of rivers, some 2500 hectares of reservoirs and lakes and about 1500 hectares of wetlands is home to about 149 fish species, most of which are endemic, but as many as 103 species categorically come under various levels of conservation status. About 29 species are already endangered, 44 species are highly vulnerable while about 30 species are on the threshold of near threatened. Meanwhile, the Chocolate mahseer, ~INeolissochilus hexagonalepis ~Iwhich figures in the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Red list of threatened species has been adopted as the State Fish of Nagaland. The aquatic resources and ecosystems have been
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olomon stood exalted in the world as a towering flawless personality. There was no one as great, as wise, as rich and as envied as Solomon. It was a touch of God that carved Solomon’s place in history. No man began with more promise than Solomon. So great was God’s faith in Solomon that He gave him a blank cheque opportunity to ask for whatever he wanted and because of the purity of Solomon’s request-wisdom to rule God’s people – God gave far more abundantly beyond all that he asked or imagined. However, Solomon stood as a mute reminder that a great beginning is no guarantee of a great ending. Solomon drifted and finally defected several times from God as done by many today. This is erosion in one’s life. From a distance Solomon looked well polished, but a closer look revealed the surging washed out integrity and morality. Solomon had gold crown so also had clay feet. His rich and famous life style had subsequently led to moral bankruptcy as well. Under Solomon, Jerusalem glistened like a brilliant gem where peace shone for forty years. Indeed, during his reign Jerusalem was “a city set on a hill” – a light to the world. His fame inundated the entire Middle East and Africa. So incredible were the reports that the queen Of Sheba herself journeyed from her kingdom in Africa to verify the flood of rumors. Her breath was literally taken away when she saw Solomon’s wisdom and glory. In the early stages of Solomon’s reign, it was explicitly clear that God
affected largely by anthropogenic activities like dam construction on major riverine systems, pollution through discharges of effluents, mineral mining (coal) etc. and the threats on these fragile and vulnerable aquatic resources are likely to exacerbate due to the effects of climate change where vulnerable communities are largely dependent on these resources for their livelihood. An anecdote substantiating my write-up is reproduced here, wherein my personal observation reveals some alarming and disturbing trend in the abundance of aquatic biodiversity in a small steam traversing the outskirts of Mangkolemba town. It was sad to find no sign of aquatic life in this stream which once abounded in small shell and fin fishes. This difference was observed within a span of some 10 years when I first fished in the river in 2004 and then during my basic research which took place in 2015. As our team goes about exploring more areas, it was also observed that several acres of land have been turned into wasteland. Urbanization, Corporate greed, Exploitation of resources (of human and natural) has shattered ideals where cynicism had already set in. Don Henley’s “End of Innocence” comes to mind as one cross these ugly images of exploration where acres of land are excavated for the purpose of unregulated coal mining. This activity not only degrades agricultural lands, forests, and scenery of an area but has its impact both on surface as well as ground water. Piled waste materials from these mining sites create runoff that both pollutes and alters the flow of local rivers and streams. The situation is worsened as rain water percolates through these piles where water soluble components are dissolved in the runoff water and cause the eleva-
tion of Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in local water bodies. This in turn renders the water unfit for consumption, for agriculture and farming purposes. The acidity and presence of metals in the water runoff are directly toxic to aquatic life. Some of these metals bio-accumulate in the aquatic food chain and pass it on to humans. Communities living at the vicinity and downstream are displaced owing to unfavorable living conditions. Those without any option but to continue living in the area become victims of various ailments resulting from the exposure to the toxic effects of pollutants. Late/failed monsoon with prolonged dry spells leading to drying up of aquifers and ponds, and decline in ground water table coupled with unethical anthropogenic activities in the form of unplanned and unregulated dam construction on rivers, developmental projects sans Environmental Impact Assessment, discharge of effluents into river systems etc. are all contributors to the dwindling freshwater aquatic resources of the state. Again, these aquatic resources, their management and conservation are being neglected due to the absence of a managing body as they primarily come under private or community waters which otherwise could be well protected by the involvement of the community themselves, as some like the Ao and Chakhesang communities are already doing it. “Climate change” is one of the biggest causes of social injustices of our generation, where the vulnerable communities are affected the most. Therefore, adaptation measures like sustainable use of aquatic resources by local population and protected area management can efficiently buffer negative impacts of climate change. Erratic rainfall patterns influencing flash floods in
some places and droughtlike situation in other places, change of fluvial dynamics of river systems leading to loss of feeding and breeding grounds of fish, unethical traditional fishing methods leading to colossal loss of aquatic biodiversity are some examples of habitat and biodiversity loss. While, both Mitigation and Adaptation are measures to cope with the impacts of climate change, however, climate change challenges have made traditional coping strategies ineffective and have put the lives and livelihoods of several million people at serious risks. This underlines the urgent need for promoting climate change adaptation and climate resilient development. Moreover, the economies of developing countries are closely linked to natural resource base and to climate- sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water and forestry, and therefore are faced with a major threat from projected changes in climate. As stated by Junine Kuriger of SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation), it has become important to suitably integrate climate risk management into mainstream development activities as this alone will ensure that development is relatively insulated from the impact of climate change and climate variability. This can also ensure that new project initiatives avoid activities that inadvertently increase vulnerability, thereby mal adaptation. In the process of pursuing assessment of project initiatives at different stages, it is crucial to holistically analyze the context in which the project is being planned or implemented, in terms of livelihoods, resources and socio economic activities and determine if these will have direct or indirect links with climate change. Ketusielie Angami
Say Aye...!!! For a fullfledged Tseminyu district
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hile the government’s unprecedented move to upgrade Noklak subdivision to a full-fledged district was truly a stupendous decision, worth every praise. It’s deafening silence, completely ignoring and sitting on the genuine demand of our Rengma brethrens, for a separate district looks kooky and ridiculous. It’s bizarre as to why till now, our Rengma brethrens should be denied a separate district. The demand for Up-gradation of Tseminyu to a full-fledged district seems, “Just and Fair”. This demand has been dragging on for long without any solution, for reasons best known to successive governments. So why this step motherly treatment to our Rengma brethrens? Tseminyu being one, among the oldest subdivision of the state has been overlooked for long. It’s a complete deprivation of due rights to our Rengma brethrens. The big question here is what is stopping the government from Upgradating Tseminyu to a full-fledged district? Does it, in any way infringes on the socioeconomic, political interest of other tribes or districts? Will there be a boundary issues/disputes with neighbouring districts, tribes, with the Up-gradation? Do they fall short of population and area parameters, to be upgraded to a full-fledged district? If Tseminyu fulfils all these parameters, and the government is without any genuine explanation as to the ground of denial, I say, minus bias and prejudice, there is no reason why Tseminyu should not be upgraded to a full-fledged district. Rengma’s being one of the major Naga tribe and having contributed to the cause of the state, no less than any other Naga tribes, certainly does not deserve
King Solomon – The Bible’s Wisest Fool
was with him. Humility, integrity and loyalty were the qualities he had. Solomon was a Renaissance man in every sense of the word – his interests were broad and his intelligence deep. His interests included writing, music, botany and various branches of zoology. In Solomon, we find authentic spirituality wedded to academic excellence. Solomon was a skilled administrator. Solomon’s administrative gifts were also utilized in the architectural realm e.g. the Temple he built for the Lord. Like all leaders, Solomon was a diplomat and had alliances. One such alliance was with Hiram the king of Tyre. Solomon too was an excellent business man and his business extended as far as Egypt. Fortune, fame, friends, and fulfilled fantasies became his daily delights. And all that his eyes desired he did not refuse them. He did not withhold his heart from any pleasure. Solomon like all of us had feet of clay and that feet of clay began to wash out beneath him. David, the father of Solomon exhorts us in Psalm 103, “And all that is within me, bless His Holy name. Bless the Lord, Oh my soul, and forget none of His benefits.” Solomon forgot God, we do it daily, and when Israel entered the Promised Land, they forgot that it was God who had brought them there. God’s warning to them, however, was clear. Solomon did not pay heed to his father’s advice. Forgetting God is the first step to falling away from God’s mercy. Bored and disillusioned, nothing satisfied Solomon any longer and
nothing stimulated him. A closer look revealed a sign of erosion – a chip here, a crack here, and a compromise here, he was crumbling. Very few things deteriorate suddenly. No church suddenly splits, no marriage suddenly dissolves, no child suddenly become delinquent, no friendship suddenly ends, and no building suddenly collapses. It happens slowly, grain by grain and compromise by compromise. The first sign of erosion we see in Solomon’s character is a little chip of compromise through marriage alliance with Pharaoh King of Egypt. Solomon brought his daughter to the city of David. The marriage was a union of two nations – not of two people. It was based on political diplomacy – not love. Such marriage was against God’s instruction to Israel not to marry foreigners who worshipped other gods. Solomon tolerated what God condemned and embraced what God abhorred. However, Solomon’s relationship with God was not totally cut off for he said, “my wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel because the places are holy where the ark of the Lord had entered. Solomon knew that a woman from an unholy background had no business being in a holy place. He found a place for her somewhere in his kingdom. Having made a place in his kingdom and in his heart he opened a Pandora’s Box of idolatry, and innumerable other iniquities. In business transaction too Solomon traded several cities in exchange for building materials with his friend Hiram. Later, when Hiram
inspected his acquired real estate he found that he has been cheated by Solomon. Hiram attempted to reconcile matters with Solomon but Solomon made no effort to admit the wrong doing. Again we see signs of Solomon’s character eroding in a shady business deal and ill treatment of a friend. Solomon was into corruption. Further King Solomon loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh. Throughout the writings of Moses God warned against this practice of marrying foreign women. But Solomon ignored it. As a result his seductive wives adulterated his heart. And with the introduction of more foreign wives a spirit of religious infidelity infiltrated the nation. Solomon built alters of sacrifice for them who burned incense and made sacrifices to their gods. Solomon was over exposed to the material world early in his reign. In his youth he was very spiritual but gradually lost his sensitivity towards God. He was over indulged which led to irresponsibility. David did the fighting while Solomon received the benefits. Solomon was over promoted – pushed up too fast which led to weak professionalism. All these weaknesses are present today in our society and are practiced by our rulers, leaders and politicians of all colors, shapes and sizes. Power had corrupted the pure heart of the state. “Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” Today, no man is good enough to be trusted with unlimited power. Power is a heady wine that will intoxicate the best of
hearts, dull the best of minds and blur the best of vision. Naga society is replete with the wreckages of nepotism, corruption and back door transaction due to unaccountable authority. Sadly Solomon was no exception. We have many Solomon today in our midst. Finally, God was angry with Solomon – and was for good reason. All because Solomon turned away from God and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. Therefore, the angry God said to Solomon, “I will surely tear the kingdom from you and will give it to your servant.” It is no surprise that Solomon would eventually harvest what he had sown. As a brutal reminder of his defiant days three men cast long shadows across Solomon’s death bed – Hadad from Edom, Rezon from Damascus and Jero-
to be treated this way. The indefinite bandh called by the Rengma Hoho for the cause of full-fledged district is justified, because of the apathy of successive governments towards their genuine demand. It is time, our Rengma brethrens, cutting across party affiliation, fight it out in unison to achieve their long denied due right, of a separate district headquarter to enjoy the various benefits, developments and convenience that comes with it, which includes, enhancement of administrative infrastructure, judiciary, better governance, law and order, administration related convenience, development of the area and for the progress of its people in all spheres. Here, care should be taken that, no person/ individual be allowed to, give political colour to or derive a political mileage out of, this fight. The government should be sensible and must not play politics with the people’s sentiment. It should not, be biased and prejudiced in favour of, or against any particular tribe/region, or appease one and upset the other. It’s time the government be serious and do the required necessary, to resolve this issue once and for all, in the best interest of the people concerned. After all, all these years, our Rengma’s brethrens have been a good, peace loving and responsible citizens, and have shown great patience towards theirs this endeavour. However, their patience should not be mistaken as weakness and inability to fight for their right. The government has proved its mettle and delivered, in the case of Noklak. I sincerely am hopeful, that the government under the leadership of our CM will not deny our Rengma brethrens, what they rightfully deserve. Hukai. H Zhimo, Forest Colony, Dimapur
boam from Israel. Although his forty years reign was a golden age of peace for Israel, as the sun set on his life the dark clouds of judgment were gathering and closing in on him. Erosion is not limited to soil along the banks of a river. It can happen in life as well. It sweeps away character slowly and silently. Solomon who became a king also became a fool all because of his spiritual defection. And for the rest of his life, he was busy mopping up the consequences. The life history of Solomon is a serious reminder for all of us to take early preventive measures. Let the year 2018 be the year to start soul conservation project and repair the foundation of our relationship with the Lord before downfall like Solomon. Mapu Jamir I.A.S. (Retd.)
Reader’s Post
Sir,
An appeal to ACAUT
Through this column, I would liked to draw the kind attention of The Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) media cell and its executive members, as to why they are maintaining a complete silence on the regularization of 42 contract or casual Lower Grade Assistant (LDA), Secretariat Administrative Branch under Home Department, who got their service regularized on August 3, 2017, while not allowing the regularization of these few contract government servants, who had completed more than three years of continuous service prior to June 6, 2016. Since the Government had banned all contract appointment after June 6, 2016, it is a humble appeal to our honorable Chief Minister to kindly regularize the services of those few contract government servants, who completed three years of continuous service prior to June 6, 2016 at the earliest. Pikato, Dimapur
Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.
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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2018
LS adjourned sine die; 12 bills passed in Winter Session
NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): The Lok Sabha was today adjourned sine die, bringing to an end the short Winter Session during which the House passed 12 bills, including the ‘triple talaq’ legislation that seeks to criminalise instant divorce in the Muslim community. Announcing the adjournment, Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the session, which commenced on December 15, had 13 sittings spread over 61 hours and 48 minutes. The House lost about 15 hours due to disruptions and adjournments. Important bills passed during the session included the central road fund (amendment) bill, the requisitioning and acquisition of immovable property bill, the national capital territory of Delhi laws (special provisions) second (amendment) bill and the goods and services tax (compensation to states) amendment bill. A bill to hike the sal-
A view of the Lok Sabha assembly on the last day of the Parliament winter session in New Delhi.
ary of high court and Supreme Court judges was also passed. The Speaker said 16 bills were introduced by the government in the session. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was present in the House as she announced its adjournment after briefing members on the proceedings during the winter session. The discussion on supplementary demands for grants, second and third batch for 2017-18, lasted
for more than six hours before the demands were voted and the related appropriation bills passed, she said. “In this session, while we lost over 14 hours and 51 minutes of time due to interruptions followed by forced adjournments, the House also sat late for 8 hours and 10 minutes to discuss various important issues,” she said. During the session, 280 starred questions were listed, of which 45 ques-
Naidu to soon decide on privilege notice against Congress President
NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu today said he will take “necessary decision” at the earliest on a privilege notice served by BJP MP Bhupinder Yadav against Congress President Rahul Gandhi. However, he said the matter fell under the purview of the Lok Sabha. On December 28, Yadav had given notice under Rule 187 alleging that the Congress President had “intentionally, maliciously and disrespectfully twisted” the name of Leader of the House and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in a tweet. Gandhi, a Lok Sabha member, had tweeted in connection with Jaitley’s
M Venkaiah Naidu
statement after an agreement to end an impasse in the Upper House was reached between the treasury and opposition benches over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh during the Gujarat assembly election campaign. During the Zero Hour
on the last day of the Winter Session, Yadav wanted to know the fate of his privilege notice, to which Naidu said it was under his consideration. “Your notice is under my consideration. I have already told you, I will be taking action immediately, but it’s not within the purview of Rajya Sabha, finally it has to go to Lok Sabha. I will take necessary decision at the earliest,” the Chairman said. The House was adjourned sine die later in the day. Earlier, Naidu asked ministers to take prior permission along with reasons from the Chair for allowing their colleagues to lay papers in the House on their behalf.
tions were answered orally. Written replies to the remaining starred questions along with 3220 unstarred questions were tabled, she said. About 198 matters of urgent public importance were raised by the members and by sitting late in the evening, while the members also raised 226 matters under rule 377, she said. Standing committees presented 41 Reports to the House. The Lok Sabha held a short duration discussion under rule 193 regarding natural calamities in various part of the country, with special reference to cyclone Ockhi in South India. The discussion was concluded with the reply by Home Minister, she said. During the session, as many as 2255 papers were tabled by the ministers concerned, she said, adding that 98 Private Members’ bills on different subjects were also introduced.
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Bill to set up global State spent Rs 650 crore in 2017 on Rahul attacks arbitration centre procurement of sub-standard meat govt over delay in and lauded their contribu- appointing Lokpal introduced in LS (From p-1) tions towards the betterment NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): A bill to set up a new international arbitration centre here to replace and take over the undertakings of its present ‘avatar’ - the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution which works under the aegis of the Supreme Court, was introduced in the Lok Sabha today. The New Delhi International Arbitration Centre bill, introduced by Minister of State for Law P P Chaudhary, says the centre will be an institution of national importance and work for developing mechanism of international arbitration in the country. The bill said the International Centre for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ICADR), which works under the aegis of the Supreme Court, has not been able to actively engage and embrace developments in the arbitration ecosystem. The new body will take over the undertakings of the ICADR which was set up in 1995. The Chief Justice of India is the ex-officio chairperson of the ICADR, while former law minister H R Bhardwaj is the patron of the institution.
Acknowledging clean election campaign spearheaded by Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), Kikheto said the campaign should not only be confided to state Assembly polls but implemented in all elections– in electing office bearers to the church, NGOs, Municipal bodies, students’ unions, etc. Sharing his experience while being on official duty to other states of India as Election Observer, Kikheto remarked that the election process in Nagaland was worst and needed to undergo a complete change. Supporting the resolution passed in the NLA, he also opined that Nagas from all walks of life should appeal to Government of India to give peace a chance by withholding the Assembly election and pave way for political solution to the decades-long Naga conflict. On the silver jubilee celebration of Niuland Area Students’ Union, Kikheto said it was an occasion to “cherish the past and claim the future”. Sema acknowledged the pioneers of the students’ body who were still alive
NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (IANS): Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday introduced, in the Lok Sabha, a bill for the establishment of Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), an executive agency to promote, protect and enforce the rights of consumers. The Consumer Protection Bill, 2018, was introduced after Paswan withdrew an older bill, The Consumer Protection Bill 2015. The bill would amend the Consumer Protection Act, 1986. The CCPA will make interventions when necessary to prevent consumer detriment arising from unfair trade practices and to initiate class action including enforcing recall, refund and return of products.
JALANDHAR, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): A day after the expose by The Tribune on unauthorised people freely accessing Aadhaar data, the government made no announcement of any formal investigation being launched, and the UIDAI denied there was any breach. However, multiple security agencies were understood to have got into motion as several made contact with The Tribune to get information. A cyber crime team of Punjab Police arrived in Jalandhar and started investigations, while the Intelligence Bureau (IB) was learnt to be checking on the extent of breach of the UIDAI data. The latter were also looking into whether any biometric access too had been sold out.
Sources said the bureau was also investigating a case reported recently from Jalandhar in which a Pakistan national had managed to secure an Aadhaar card. The matter was till now being probed by the state police. Meanwhile, the Rajasthan Government too started an investigation. During the sting operation by The Tribune, an anonymous group had provided it access to a portal that seemed to have been hosted by Rajasthan. W h i l e t h e U I DA I claimed that it maintains a complete log of anyone accessing the data, the illegal activity is suspected to have been going on for the past six months. From the portals to which access was provided, it seemed one was
adding that it denigrated the dignity and honour of women. The Left leader said the bill should be referred to the Select Committee for a debate and necessary
amendments. Claiming that the Centre had tabled the bill in Parliament in a hurry, he pointed out that it was passed in the Lok Sabha after a four-hour discussion.
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Wanted a qualified (B.Th/B.A/B.Sc) and experienced male warden with excellent communication skill and commanding power for immediate appointment. Tobacco lovers need not apply. Come with original documents for interview on 08/01/2018 (Monday) between 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. DP-117
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Near D.C’s Office complex, D.C. Court Area, Dimapur DIMAPUR : NAGALAND
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bune, and received a similar response. When contacted, one of the Village Level Enterprise (VLE) operators in Punjab said while the government under the Digital India project had provided free logistic support to them, some agencies outsourced by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology had taken up to Rs 3 lakh from them to install the systems for them. “After spending so much, our major job of Aadhaar service was taken away from us. So when the offer came for unauthorised access to Aadhaar details and printing cards, many of us were tempted to buy the access from the anonymous source,” the operator said on the condition of anonymity.
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of the Central government (portal.uidai.gov.in) and the other of Rajasthan. Yet, UIDAI and Rajasthan officials seemed to have been caught by surprise. Shortly after the expose, the portal that seemed to be of the UIDAI became inaccessible. However, no one was named by any agency as suspect in the matter even after 24 hours. Shockingly, when contacted on Thursday by people cooperating with The Tribune in the sting, the anonymous groups selling data access were still found active. However, they refused to make a portal for Punjab, but offered to do it for any other state. A few other news channels and websites also attempted to contact the numbers of the data sellers published by The Tri-
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by the Modi government was to “cheat” the Muslim women. The CPI(M) had always opposed the “primitive” triple talaq practice, Balakrishnan asser ted,
NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi today hit out at the Modi government over continued delay in appointment of Lokpal, even four years after the enactment of the law for setting up the institution, asking how long will it “blow the tune of falsehood”. “Four years have gone by, but the Lokpal has not come. The public is asking only one question, till when will you blow the tune of falsehood? “Are the ‘defenders of democracy’ and ‘harbingers of accountability’ listening?” he asked in tweets using ‘#FindingLokpal’ as hashtag. Under the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, ombudsmen are to be appointed at the Centre and in states for inquiring into allegations of corruption against public functionaries. Gandhi also highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tweet of December 2013 on the passage of the Lokpal Bill when the Congress-led UPA was in power at the Centre and he was the Gujarat chief minister.
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Political gains motive behind triple talaq bill: CPI(M) T H I RU VA NA NT H A P U R A M , JA N 5 (PTI): The CPI(M) today accused the BJP-led government at the Centre of using the triple talaq bill for “political gains”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was using the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2017 for political gains, Kerala CPI(M) secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan alleged in an article published in party organ “Deshabhimani”. Besides, the bill also had a hidden agenda to “harass” Muslims, he alleged, adding that the “wolf in a deer skin trick is being used for the propaganda”. Divorce was a civil matter and the move to make it a criminal offence was not with an objective to protect the Muslim women, but with a view to target the community, the CPI(M) politburo member alleged. He clarified that his party welcomed the Supreme Court verdict on instant triple talaq, but added that the bill introduced
of students of the area. He regretted that despite many jubilee celebrations marked by pomp and gaiety, Nagas forgot the main purpose of “forgiving and forgetting, in letter and in spirit”. He said many unsettled and pending cases of conflict within the society, church, political parties, factions, tribes, areas, clans, khels, etc, had defeated the very purpose of celebrating jubilees. Kikheto appealed to students to clean their minds and celebrate jubilees in letter and spirit by forgiving and forgetting all conflicts and start anew. He also said that buying new clothes, new car, smartphones or gadgets and pursuit of easy money did not qualify as progress or improvement and reminded the youth of the struggle of their parents to give them quality education. Kikheto also advocated developing the “work and eat” culture and make the most of the abundance provided by the nature to ensure that the local economy was developed and money circulated among Nagas.
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Reliance Telecom for its dues. But RCom Chairman Ambani said that the telco had reached an out-ofcourt settlement with Chinese lenders, without disclosing details. ET had reported that CDB and other Chinese lenders were in advanced talks to take up 70% in the development of Dhirubhai Ambani Knowledge City (DAKC). In an inter view to ET, Ambani had said that all lenders were on board RCom’s plans to repay a chunk of itsRs 45,000 crore debt by March. The plan envisages selling its wireless assets, including spectrum, towers and fibre, for under Rs 24,000 crore to Reliance Jio, monetising its real estate assets in DAKC to generate Rs 10,000 crore, and divesting stake worth Rs 4,000 crore in the residual RCom, which consists of the global undersea cable business, data centres and enterprise business, to overseas private equity investors.
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As per the CSO data, the expansion in activities in ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ is likely to slow to 2.1 per cent in the current fiscal from 4.9 per cent in the preceding year. The growth in manufacturing sector, too, is expected to decelerate to 4.6 per cent this fiscal, down from 7.9 per cent in 2016-17.
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operational creditor, is aiming to recover Rs 1,150 crore from RCom, while CDB, a secured lender accounting for 37% of RCom’s total secured debt, has dues worth Rs 11,460 crore. “Yes, we will continue with the insolvency petition,” Ericsson said in an emailed response to ET’s query. RCom and CDB did not respond to ET’s queries on the matter. RCom is trying to find solutions to the problems of unsecured lenders and operational creditors, Ambani said at a media briefing late December. Ericsson told the courts earlier that RCom had not paid it dues for two years and only a few postdated cheques were given. In September last year, it filed for insolvency in the NCLT to recover the dues from the operator for services and equipment supplied. Negotiations for an out-of-court settlement have failed. CDB moved the NCLT in November against both RCom and its subsidiary
at 6.5 per cent as compared to the growth rate of 7.1 per cent in 2016- 17,” said the Central Statistics Office (CSO) while announcing the first advance estimates of National Income 2017-18. The growth of real Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2017-18 is anticipated at 6.1 per cent as against 6.6 per cent in the previous year. Economic activities were affected by demonetisation announced on November 8, 2016 and subsequent implementation of a new indirect tax regime (GST) from July 1 in the current financial year.
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MUMBAI, Jan 5 (Agencies): China Development Bank (CBD) plans to withdraw its insolvency filing against Reliance CommunicationsBSE 2.10 % (RCom), leaving Swedish equipment maker Ericsson the sole foreign company battling to recover dues from the Anil Ambanicontrolled telco. According to Economic Times, the hearing in the case is slated for Friday in the National Company Law Tribunal. “CDB has already received some payment and is happy with the deal it is being offered,” said a person familiar with the matter. The Chinese bank, RCom’s largest lender, will still have the right to refile this application if the final settlement is delayed, the person said. It is unlikely that operational creditors — vendors with outstanding payments — and unsecured lenders will receive significant payments, if any at all, another person close to the developments said. Ericsson, an
New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI): The economic growth is expected to slow to a fouryear low of 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, the lowest under the Modi-led government, mainly due to poor performance of agriculture and manufacturing sectors. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was 7.1 per cent in 2016-17 and 8 per cent in the preceding year. It was 7.5 per cent in 2014-15. The Narendra Modiled NDA government had assumed office in May 2014. “The growth in GDP during 2017-18 is estimated
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first such raid carried out by the department in Mumbai ever since the implementation of the GST by the government. Nationwide launch of the eway bill from February 1 is expected to check evasion by ensuring goods are tagged and tax paid. It could not be rolled out earlier as software and nationwide system was not ready. The government fears lack of monitoring of cargo movement could have allowed cash dealing across the entire value chain to evade taxes, which could have been reason for the sharp decline in GST collections in past two months. According to government data, GST collection for the month of November slipped to a five-month low of Rs 80,808 crore. Nearly six lakh taxpayers availing the simple composition scheme under the GST have paid a tax of only about Rs 250 crore for July-August, leading the government to suspect large-scale evasion.
of the note is chocolate brown, it said. “The new denomination has motif of Sun Temple, Konark on the reverse, depicting the country’s cultural heritage,” RBI said. Among the salient features of the banknotes, on the obverse (front) the note will bear portrait of Mahatma Gandhi at the centre, the Ahshoka Pillar emblem on the right, watermarks and number panel with numerals growing from small to
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NEW DELHI, Jan 5 (Agencies): Suspecting large-scale evasion, the government has got into action as collection of Goods and Services Tax is declining. In the first case of its kind in Mumbai, and probably the biggest in the country, 90 parcels containing jewellery have been confiscated by the GST department for flouting of tax norms. 85 carriers have been detained for ferrying consignment without proper paperwork, reported Economic Times. In November last year, the Kerala state GST Department had seized 14.5 kg of gold ornaments worth Rs 4.80 crore. In December, the department seized 3 kg of gold from a Mumbai native in Kochi. So far, the government had been trying to lighten the compliance burden on businesses due to the complexity of the new tax regime. But the GST raids indicate that the government is no longer going to be soft on compliance. This is the
Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI): The Reserve Bank will soon bring into circulation new Rs 10 denomination banknotes in chocolate brown color, which will have India’s cultural heritage Konark Sun Temple as a motif on the reverse side. The central bank will shortly issue Rs 10 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (new) series, bearing signature of Urjit R Patel, Governor, RBI, it said in a release. The base colour
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of the MAB of Rs 5,000. If the shortfall is 50 per cent or less of the MAB, then the bank will charge Rs 50 plus GST. In rural areas, the monthly average balance requirement has been kept at Rs 1,000. Any shortfall in maintaining minimum balance in rural areas can attract penalty in the range of Rs 20 to Rs 50 plus GST. However, after criticism by customers, it reduced those charges with effect from October 1. SBI’s plan to reduce the minimum balance requirement reportedly comes after the negative news on the income generated on the fees. A finance ministry data, released this week, showed that SBI netted a windfall of Rs 1,771.67 crore, more than its second quarter profit, from customers for non-maintenance of monthly average balance in savings accounts in eight months of 2017-18.
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fund companies, where several prominent persons were allegedly involved. Choudhury was supported by members of the Left parties. TMC leader in Lok Sabha, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, had in the past been arrested by the CBI in connection with the Rose Valley chit fund scam in West Bengal. Jaitley said the gov-
New Delhi, Jan 5 (Agencies): Country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) is likely to reduce minimum balance requirement for savings accounts, media reports said on Friday. SBI currently charges penalty from customers for non-maintenance of monthly average balance in savings accounts. The rates of monthly average balance is Rs 3,000 for metros, Rs 2,000 for semiurban areas and Rs 1,000 for rural areas. The SBI, after a gap of six years, had reintroduced the monthly average balance (MAB) charges from April 1, 2017. As per the list of revised charges of SBI, failure to maintain monthly average balance in accounts attracts penalty of up to Rs 100 plus goods and services tax (GST). In metropolitan areas, there will be a charge of Rs 100 plus GST, if the balance falls below 75 per cent
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ernment was working on enacting an effective legislation to protect the investors’ interests. As per the Companies Act, a private company is permitted to accept deposits from its Directors and their relatives and also up to certain limit from its members only. Jaitley said various complaints in respect of violations of terms and conditions of the deposits have been received by Registrar of Companies (ROCs) against 24 private companies, as per the provisions of the Companies Act. “Prosecutions under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956/2013 have been filed against the 4 companies involving 15 cases, which are sub-judice, and in other cases the matter is under examination or at inquiry/inspection stage,” he said.
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New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI): All those involved in cheating investors in chit funds companies will not be spared and action will be taken against them whatever post they may hold, the government said in Lok Sabha on Friday. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the Sebi was looking into the chit fund issues and efforts were on to seize the properties of such companies and sell them so that the investors’ money can be returned. “Some money has been retrieved after a complicated procedure. Whoever has done, whatever post he may be holding, action will be taken against them as per law,” he said during the Question Hour. Jaitley’s response came after Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said thousands of people in West Bengal were cheated by chit
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WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (PTI): The United States has suspended more than $1.15 billion security assistance to Pakistan, accusing Islamabad of harbouring terror groups like the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network within its border and showing unwillingness to take “decisive actions” against them. The freezing of all security assistance to Pakistan comes days after President Donald Trump, in a new year tweet, accused Pakistan of giving nothing to the U.S. but “lies and deceit” and providing “safe haven” to terrorists in return for $33 billion aid over the last 15 years. Prominent among the suspended amount include $255 million in Foreign Military Funding (FMF) for the fiscal year 2016 as mandated by the Congress. In addition, the Department of Defense has suspended the entire $900 million of the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) money to Pakistan for the fiscal year 2017. “Today
Pakistani religious students protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in Lahore, Pakistan, Friday. (AP/PTI)
we can confirm that we are suspending national security assistance only, to Pakistan at this time until the Pakistani government takes decisive action against groups, including the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani Network. We consider them to be destabilising the region and also targeting U.S. personnel. The U.S. will suspend that kind of security assistance to Pakistan,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters.
The U.S., she said, will not be delivering military equipment or transfer security-related funds to Pakistan unless it is required by law. Referring to the new South Asia Policy announced by Trump in August, Nauert said despite a sustained high-level engagement by this administration with the government of Pakistan, the Taliban and the Haqqani Network continue to find sanctuary inside Pakistan as they plot to destabilise Afghanistan and also attack the US and
allied personnel. Department of Defense Spokesperson Lt Col Mike Andrews told PTI that National Defense Authorisation Act 2017 provides up to $900 million for Pakistan in Coalition Support Fund. Of these funds, $400 million can only be released if the Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis certifies that the Pakistan government has taken specific actions against the Haqqani Network. “At this stage all Fiscal Year 17 CSF have been suspended, so that’s the entire amount of $900 million,” Andrews said. During an interaction with Pentagon reporters, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis did not respond to question if he was in favour of cutting off the aid to Pakistan. “I prefer not to address that right now because it’s obviously still being formulated as policy. But I’ll give my advice on it to the President. I also agree on some confidentiality there,” he said.
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North Korea accepts S.Korea’s offer for talks ArraySeoul, Jan 5 (IANS): North Korea has accepted South Korea’s proposal for official talks, in what will be the first highlevel contact to take place between the two countries in more than two years. South Korean Unification Ministry spokesman Baik Tae-hyun told the media that North Korea informed its southern neighbour by fax at 10.16 a.m., that they have accepted the Seoul’s offer to initiate talks, reports CNN. The person-to-person talks will be held January 9 -- a day after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s birthday -- at the Peace House, located on the South Korean side of the truce village of Panmunjom, located in the Demilitarized Zone between the two nations. Baik said the two sides agreed to work on the details of the talks “through the exchange of documents”, and the agenda items will be “issues related to improving inter-Korean relationships including the Pyeongchang (Winter) Olympic Games”.
N Korea accidentally hit one of its own cities with a missile: Report 200,000. The missile likely exploded on impact, causing significant damage to a complex of industrial or agricultural buildings, The Diplomat magazine reported, citing a US intelligence source alongside satellite imagery. After its launch from the Pukchang airfield, the missile flew approximately 24 miles to the north-east, the report stated, adding that it flew no higher than around 43 miles. A US government source said the missile’s first stage engines failed around a minute after it was launched.
Liquid-fuel missiles can cause massive explosions when they fail, and satellite images from Google Earth taken after the test show a cleared area where a building once stood and damage to a greenhouse caused by debris. However, as the publication pointed out, it is impossible to verify whether the accidental strike caused any deaths due to the secretive nature of the North Korean regime. The report highlights the danger of another North Korean missile test failing at the wrong time. If the missile fell towards Japan, its trajectory
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situation facing his country is the most perilous since the Second World War because of North Korea’s “unacceptable provocations”. “It is not an exaggeration to say that the security environment surrounding Japan is at its severest since World War Two,” Shinzo Abe said, as he vowed to bolster the country’s defences and protect the Japanese people. “By raising pressure on North Korea, together with the international community, I intend to do my utmost to solve North Korea’s nuclear, missiles and abduction issues.”
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Ankara, Jan 5 (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Israel Friday of meddling in Iran after Turkey’s neighbour was gripped by several days of deadly unrest. A total of 21 people died and hundreds were arrested in the week-long protests which were the biggest challenge to the Islamic regime since the 2009 mass demonstrations. “We cannot accept that some countries -- foremost the US, Israel -- to interfere in the internal affairs of Iran and Pakistan,” Erdogan told reporters before heading on a trip to France. “It is turning the people against each other in these countries. It’s a shame that we have seen this done in many nations... We saw this in Iraq.” Erdogan did not expand on the nature of the alleged meddling in Pakistan but on Thursday the
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US announced a freeze in deliveries of military equipment and security funding until Pakistan cracks down on the militants. The Turkish president then referred to problems in “Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia” and in African countries including Sudan and Chad. He claimed a “game was being played” in certain countries, which he noted were all Muslim-majority nations. “They are taking steps towards making the
plentiful underground riches in all these countries their own resources,” he said. “Sorry, these realities should be known by our people and all people,” he said. Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke on Wednesday in a call in which the Turkish leader gave his support for the return of “peace and stability” to Iran. Erdogan today praised Rouhani’s statements that the street protests were the people’s “democratic right”, saying this had helped normalise the situation. Turkey’s conservative media had previously accused the US and Israel of stoking the Iran protests as part of a purported plot to transform the Middle East. Erdogan has on occasion criticised Iran’s “Persian imperialism” in the Middle East amid bouts of tension in the Turkey-Iran relationship.
UN Security Council to meet on Iran protests
UNITED NATIONS, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): UN Security Council is planning an emergency meeting about Iran on Friday, after the US asked the world body to show support for Iran’s anti-government protesters.
With council members divided in their views of the demonstrations, it’s not yet clear how the discussion will take shape or what might come out of it. Alma Konurbayeva, a spokeswoman for current council president Kazakh-
stan, confirmed that the meeting is about Iran. The US called on Tuesday for such a session, but council members could insist on a vote before taking up the topic, and it would take nine of the 15 votes to go forward.
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LONDON, Jan 5 (Agencies): A North Korean missile reportedly crashed into one of its own cities after it failed just minutes following its launch. US officials said the Hwasong-12 intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) was initially thought to have disintegrated mid-flight after it was fired on 28 April last year, reported The Independent. However, new data suggests it landed in the city of Tokchon, around 90 miles north of the secretive communist country’s capital, Pyongyang. Tokchon has a population of around
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Spotify has filed to go public, according to reports S potify has filed to go public on the New York Stock Exchange, according to reports from both Bloomberg and Axios on Wednedsay. The news has been rumoured for the better part of last year, though the company, per the reports, sent documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission in late December to begin the process of bringing the company public. What’s notable about the filing, according to Bloomberg, is that Spotify would be “the most prominent company by far” to use something called a direct listing, in which a company opens itself to private investors and traders first before truly going wide to the public. The reports suggest that the company aims to list publicly in the first quarter
of 2018. Well, that’s all imposing and complicatedsounding, but what does this mean for the average music listener? Not a whole lot at the present moment, unless you also happen to be a Wall Street stock trader. However, the Bloomberg report suggests that the continued success of Spotify - which was last valued at $15 billion [~£11 billion] - under a
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estimated to be 20,000 years old. Chiuri discovered that Christian Dior was fascinated by Lascaux-the latter’s Ovale collection of 1951 featured prints inspired by the paintings. Many of the dresses highlighted Chiuri’s favorite silhouette: square neckline, corseted bodice, A-line midi skirt. There were also plenty of her signature balletic, sheer embroidered gowns. Some came with a sequined handprint motif, while others had primitive-looking embroideries of women and animals. In earthy shades of tan, rust, ochre, terra-cotta and dusty blues, the prints looked surprisingly close to the real cave drawings. Coats in the waisted, midi-length silhouette so associated with O’Keeffe were among the
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hris Cornell’s management team are advising fans that filming at the late Soundgarden singer’s gravesite at the Hollywood Forever cemetery is not permitted. “We understand that some of Chris’s fans wish to video their visits at Hollywood Forever, but we’ve had confirmation that it’s against their policy,” tweeted the singer’s management alongside a letter from the institution to his widow, Vicky. “We’d like to thank everyone for their understanding.” Noting that Cornell’s fans “are always respectful of his space and leave sweet gifts and notes,” Noelle Berman, the Dishow’s subtlest and most rector of Private Estates chic-looking pieces. for Hollywood Forever (Inquirer.Net) advises Vicky in the letter direct listing could mean that other millennial tech companies like Uber and Airbnb would attempt the same if they go public. Last year, Spotify made huge licensing deals with every major music label in 2017. As Pitchfork pointed out, some of these deals suggest that the service could easily begin blocking certain albums to free users. (Noisey Canada)
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talian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first female creative director of Dior, launched the brand’s 2018 Cruise Collection in Calabasas, a rocky canyon preserve 25 miles west of Hollywood. Chiuri’s apparent inspirations for her 80-piece show were the rough weather Western wardrobe of Santa Fe painter Georgia O’Keeffe (turquoise bangles, skinny leather belts and Navajo blanket coats), Frida Kahlo’s imagery (a Tarot card, Dia de los Muertos embroidery), and even Diana Vreeland’s early modeling days for Harper’s Bazaar, when she wore a black felt Spanish hat and a maxi skirt, two items worn by almost every model for the show. The primitive wall paintings in the Lascaux caves in France,
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of the company’s strict nofilming policy as a way of protecting “the privacy of all the families who have entrusted us to care for their loved ones.” Berman goes on to further explain that while the company maintains an “open gate” policy that provides access to all areas, security in “instructed to stop anyone filming” and “instructed to be polite but firm” in this regard. “It is an honor to have your husband with us,” adds the Director. “We love that so many of his fans visit and spend the day here. Every time I pass his area, there is someone there visiting Chris. It is beautiful to see and reminds me how special and adored your husband is.” (hennemusic)
aul McCartney says he hopes to release his new studio album - the follow-up to 2013’s New - later in 2018 P a u l McCartney says he’s putting the “finishing touches” on his new studio album. The former Beatle reported in March last year that he was working with Adele and Foo Fighters producer Greg Kurstin on the record, which will be his first solo release since 2013’s New. And during a Q&A session on his website, McCartney has given an update on how the album is shaping up. When asked what he’d like to achieve in 2018, McCar tney answers: “I’ll probably be putting out a new album. So, I’d like that to be something I really love and then hopefully the
fans will love it too! tle!” “We’re putting the Last year, McCartfinishing touches to it ney released his Flowers now. So, I would like In The Dirt reissue, to achieve making which featured that a really great his work with album. Fingers Elvis Costello crossed! That’s from 1989. n o t w h a t i t ’s (TeamRock) called, but fingers crossed! It could be… it could be the new album t i -
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ill date, Sonam Kapoor has been part of two biopics. One, where she played a small but impactful role of Biro in Bhaag Milkha Bhaag and the other that was based on Neerja Bhanot’s life. But is she willing to do more biopics? The actress says, “Why not? There are so many interesting stories to tell, so many lives that have been lived. If something interesting comes up, I’ll do it for sure.” Ask her to name someone she wants to play and she immediately responds. “Frida Kahlo because she motivates me in so many ways. I think she is extremely inspiring and her story is worth telling. I admire her immensely.” K Y M C
That reminds us that there were initial talks of her playing painter Amrita Sher-Gil (who is called India’s Frida Kahlo) in a biopic, too. Last year, in an interview with After Hrs, the fashionista had confirmed the news and said, “Yes, I’ve been approached to play Amrita Sher-Gil; it’s a great role. I also have a keen interest in painting and not many know that I can actually paint well. So, let’s see what happens.” However, now Sonam states that she is no longer a part of the project. “I’m not doing it anymore,” she tells us, without revealing any further details about why she opted out of it. (DNA India) K Y M C
Steve Smith (2nd right) celebrates with teammates after catching out England’s Dawid Malan during the second day of their Ashes cricket test match. (AP/ PTI)
trail by 153 runs. Smith also became the joint-second fastest batsman to reach 6,000 Test runs in 111 innings equalling West Indies’ Garry Sobers. Opener David Warner (56) earlier played an important knock to bring up his 27th half-century. For England, pacers James Anderson (1/25) and Stuart Broad (1/28) returned a wicket each. Earlier, resuming the day on 233/5, England rode on cameos from all of
Moeen Ali (30), Tom Curran (39) and Stuart Broad (31) to extend their total to respectability before they were bundled for 346 runs in their first innings. After Cameron Bancroft (0) was dismissed and Australia were reduced to 1/1, Warner and Khawaja went about the rebuilding process with ease, comfortable in their respective, familiar roles. Khawaja was patient, knocking the ball about and rotating strike even as Warner harried the bowl-
ers -- there were three fours off Curan in the 14th over, not allowing the medium pacer to settle on a line and length. Warner’s 50 came off 89 balls but his stay didn’t last long thereafter. Shortly before tea, Anderson managed to induce an edge that was pouched happily by Jonathan Bairstow behind the stumps, ending the 85run second-wicket stand. England headed into tea buoyed by the dismissal but that was the last bit of cheer they had in the day. Smith and Khawaja saw to that. Khawaja’s proactivity allowed Smith time to work his way into rhythm -- his first boundary came off the 43rd delivery he faced, a whip to midwicket off Crane full toss. There was the hint of a chance when Crane managed to induce an edge off Smith that fell just short of slip. There were further bellows from the England fielders when another outside edge, off Broad, flew just past first slip. Despite the early signs though, it just wasn’t England’s day. Brief scores: Australia 193/2 (Usman Khwaja 91 batting, Steven Smith 44 batting; James Anderson 1/25) against England 346.
Kuluveto is Phekmi wrestling champion
Di m a p u r , J a n 5 (NPN): Kuluveto Venuh emerged the champion of A team category of 43rd Phekmi Wrestling Association (PWA) meet 2018 held at Phek village local ground on January 4. He pocketed a cash prize of Rs. 25,000. Vekutho Soho bagged the second position while Chotha Soho and Shemutu Keyho took the third and fourth place respectively. In B team category, Kuluvezo Soho claimed the champion title. He was awarded a cash prize of Rs.10,000. M h a s h e o Ve nu h , Chizoto Vero and Vekuhu Rhakho took the second, third and fourth place respectively. Wrestlers selected to represent PWA in the PAWA meet are Shurhoneyi Soho, Kuluveto Venuh, Vekutho Soho, Chotha Soho, Shemutu Keyho, Putuzo Keyho, Shediekho Hoshi and Shelutso Soho. E a r l i e r, S h evo h i i Nienu, 1st class contractor and Kiihuniesa Vero, PA to home minister graced the meet as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively.
Siniakova to face Halep in Shenzhen final S h e n z h e n, J a n 5 (Agencies): Defending champion Katerina Siniakova overcame Maria Sharapova in a tense Shenzhen Open semi-final to set up a showdown with world number one Simona Halep. Siniakova claimed the first of her two WTA singles titles at the hard-court event in China last year and will be back in the final on Saturday after beating Sharapova 6-2 3-6 6-3. A battling Sharapova saved three match points, but was unable to deny an emotional sixth seed from the Czech Republic a hardearned victory on Friday. The vibrant Siniakova mixed up her game with great effect in the first set, working Sharapova around the court and unleashing rasping winners to break twice before serving out the set in assured fashion. Sharapova showed the fighting qualities of a fivetime grand slam champion to force a decider, opening up a 3-0 lead in the second set, which she wrapped up with a powerful serve followed by a forehand winner. S i n i a k ova g o t t h e breakthrough in the final set, the 21-year-old world number 47 firing a backhand winner down the line to lead 4-2 and showed her emotion after Sharapova drilled a forehand beyond the baseline. Top seed Halep was
Katerina Siniakova beats Maria Sharapova 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the Shenzhen Open final.
beaten by Siniakova in the second round in Shenzhen 12 months ago and will get a chance to gain revenge after overcoming Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-4 in an all-Romanian semi-final. Begu was no match for her doubles partner, the 2015 champion combining
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Mohamed Salah named 2017 African Player of the Year
Salah with African Player of the Year award.
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Accra, Jan 5 (Agencies): Mohamed Salah has been named 2017 African Player of the Year at the Confederation of African Football awards gala in Accra, Ghana. The Egypt international beat Senegal forward and Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane and Borussia Dortmund and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the award. Salah had a sensational year for both club and country in 2017. He scored 10 goals for Roma between January and
May before signing for Liverpool last summer. He settled immediately at Anfield and has been in unstoppable form for Jurgen Klopp’s men, with 24 goals in all competitions. He also scored both goals in Egypt’s 2-1 win over Congo in World Cup qualifying, the second a 94th-minute penalty which secured Egypt’s place in the finals for the first time since 1990. “I think we have a good national team and we did very well in the Africa Cup and qualification for World
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Cup,” said Salah before the awards ceremony. “We deserved that, everyone saw that and I am very happy and very excited for the World Cup and I am very sure we are going to do something special at the World Cup.” Both Salah and Mane attended the gala in Accra despite it being held just 24 hours before Liverpool’s FA Cup third round tie against Everton. Jurgen Klopp today revealed that Salah would miss the derby through injury but he had already given
his blessing for the pair to make the 6,600-mile round trip. “It is not a problem, we have everything organised,” said the Liverpool manager earlier this week. “We have two of the three best African players in our squad. We have to show them respect. We are going to sleep in a hotel the night before the match, they are going to sleep on a plane. That is the only difference.” Salah is the second consecutive Premier League player to win the award following Leicester’s Riyad Mahrez.
a positive approach with great defence in a typically sprightly display as she builds momentum ahead of the Australian Open. Halep has now won her last 11 matches against compatriots and will attempt to secure a first title since May on Saturday.
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Ashes Test: Australia 193/2 on Day 2
Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS): Top-order batsmen Usman Khwaja (91 batting) and Steven Smith (44 batting) stayed unbeaten to help Australia post 193/2 against England on the second day of the fifth and final Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday. Khwaja, who notched up his 11th Test half-century, was at crease with skipper Smith when umpires called it a day. The two have stitched an unbeaten 107-run stand for the third wicket to help Australia
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Born on : 15/06/1990 – Died on : 15/12/2017 The bereaved family of Lt. Renphamo Tungoe would like to express our sincere and profound gratitude to all our relatives, friends, neighbours, churches, organisations and well wishers who stood by us with prayers, material support, financial and physical assistance at the sudden demise of our beloved father. We convey our special thanks to : 1. Commandant and all rank and files of 7th NAP Battalion Bhandari. 2. Staff and students of 7th NAP Unit School, Bhandari 3. Lotha Ekhung 7th NAP Bhandari. 4. Doctors and Nurses of CHC Bhandari. 5. Bhandari Town Lotha Baptist Church We regret our inability to reach out and thank all of you individually nor repay your good deeds extended towards our family, but it is our sincere and humble prayer that our God Almighty bless you all abundantly. DP-119
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Born on : 13.11.1996 – Died on : 02.01.2018 We, the family of Late Mhademo Kikon would like to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartful thanks to : 1. Doctors and nurses of Zion Hospital and Research Centre Dimapur 2. Bor Lengri Lotha Baptist Church 3. Dimapur Tsungiki Ekhung 4. Bor Lengri Yankho 5. Bor Lengri Youths 6. Neighbours 7. Well wishers We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all. DP-131
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Mayam Riyam Member Shulahü Chüzho, s/o Late Hüvahi Chüzho of Phusachodümi village, born on 17/11/1900 joined the Naga National Service from grassroot level under NCC Wing since 1951. Many times the Naga Federal Authority acknowledged his sacrificial services to the people in crucial events. He strongly honored our rich Naga culture, traditions and customary laws and served the nation till his last breath with dignity and perseverance. We would like to thank all those who stood by us and extended condolences for him and his bereaved family.
26th May 1985 – 13th December 2017 The family members of Dr. LHUVETO NYEKHA C.M.O. Tizit Primary Health Centre would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to one and all who stood by us morally, physically, in material and in prayer support during the brief illness at RIMS Imphal till he breathed his last on 13th December 2017. Our sincere gratitude to Dr. Dietho Koza, Dr. Atou, Dr. Yepeto Lohe, all Nurses and staff of ICU RIMS for their constant care and all round support and also convey our special thanks to the following individuals and organizations :1. Mr. Kuzholuzo Azo Nienu, Minister Home Nagaland 2. Mr. Zachilhu Vadeo, Former Minister Nagaland 3. Rev Dr Vevo Phesao, Sr Pastor CBC Minister’s Hill Kohima 4. Mr. Toshi Aier, IAS Rtd Chief Secretary 5. Mr. Khekiye Sema, IAS Rtd Secretary 6. Mrs. Chubala Anar, Secretary P & AR 7. Mr. Mulekhoyi Medeo, OC Khuzama PS 8. Mrs. Ikhuli Kamili Yeptho, Spirit of Faith Church Imphal 9. Tizit Block Medical Staff 10. Officers and Staff Health & Family Welfare Nagaland 11. Nagaland Medicos Union Imphal NMUI 12. Blood Donors 13. S Hetoyi Village Prayer Fellowship 14. Kiyekhu Village 15. Chakhesang Upper Forest Colony Prayer Fellowship 16. Agri Forest Electrical Youth Fellowship 17. Mewibogei Council & Youth 18. Agri Forest Women Prayer Fellowship 19. Upper Agri Forest Chakhesang Union 20. Chakhesang Baptist Church Minister’s Hill & Youth 21. Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima 22. Dzulhami Welfare Society Kohima 23. Dzulhami Women society Kohima 24. Dzulhami Baptist Church 25. Dzulhami Village Council. Words fail to reach you individually, nevertheless it remains our sincere prayer God Almighty in turn richly Bless all abundantly for all your kind deeds.
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With deep gratitude and appreciation we sincerely convey our thanks to every individual and communities who stood by us and supported our family in cash and kind during the illness and demise of our beloved Father Late Dhurba Kumar Gahatraj on the 28th of Dec. 2017. It is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless one and all abundantly. “Shraddha will be held on the 9th of Jan’18 at his residence at Merhülietsa Colony”. Loving wife, children, grandchildren, in-laws & relatives.
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Real win; Barcelona held in Copa Del Rey
M A D R I D, J a n 5 (Agencies): Real Madrid are on the verge of reaching the King’s Cup quarter-finals after winning 3-0 at Numancia on Thursday while holders Barcelona still have work to do after being held to a 1-1 draw at Celta Vigo. Gareth Bale made his first start in over three months and opened the scoring for Real against the second division side from the penalty spot in the 35th minute, but the hosts remained in contention until they had midfielder Pape Diamanka sent off for a second booking on the hour. Numancia still troubled Real with 10 men and Inigo Perez gave Zinedine Zidane’s side a fright by hitting the bar but Real stretched their lead with two late strikes. Isco converted from the penalty spot in the 88th minute and Borja Mayoral scored a header in stoppage time to give Numancia a near impossible task in the sec-
Gareth Bale (left) dribbles past Numancia defender Gregorio Sierra during the Copa del Rey showdown in Soria.
ond leg at the Bernabeu on January 10. “I’m happy we kept a clean sheet. We scored two goals from the penalty spot but they all count,” Real defender Nacho Fernandez told reporters. “They hit the crossbar but overall we were strong in defence and didn’t suffer
too much.” Triple Cup holders Barca failed to win away to Celta for the third consecutive game in all competitions and head into the second leg at the Nou Camp on January 11 needing a win or a goalless draw to qualify for the quarters. Barcelona forward
Jose Arnaiz poked in Andre Gomes’s low cross to complete a sweeping counter-attack and put Barca ahead in the 15th minute, scoring for the third Cup game in a row. Denmark international Pione Sisto levelled for Celta in the 31st, smashing the ball into the roof of the
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DYRS informs on admission to sports academy
DIMAPUR, Jan 5 (NPN): Department of youth resources and sports will be conducting selection test for admission into sports academy Dimapur in the discipline of football boys (under 14 and under 17) from January 17 to 19 at state stadium, Dimapur. net after Iago Aspas had Application forms will be available at State sports hostel, Dimapur and Kiran Sports. hit the underside of the crossbar. Barca’s record signing Ousmane Dembele came on in the second half to make his first appearance since rupturing his hamstring in September and nearly scored the winner, but his low shot was saved by Celta goalkeeper Sergio Alvarez. Barca hit the woodwork twice, Sergio Busquets crashing a shot against the bar and Sergio Roberto striking the post in stoppage time while Turkish international Emre Mor went close to grabbing a winner for Celta. Coach Ernesto Va l ve r d e m a d e s eve n changes to the Barca side that beat Real Madrid 3-0 in their last game while Celta, coached by former Barca assistant Juan Carlos Unzue, fielded a fullstrength team. Leganes beat Villarreal 1-0 at home and Levante won 2-1 at Espanyol.
Spurs held by West Ham at Wembley Serena pulls out of Aus Open MELBOURNE, Jan 5 (Agencies): Defending champion Serena Williams pulled out of the Australian Open on Friday, saying she was “super close” but still not at the level she needs to be after giving birth to her first child. The American 23-time Grand Slam winner made a tentative return at an Abu Dhabi exhibition late last month, losing to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. Prior to that her last competitive match was at the Australian Open final
almost a year ago, which she won despite being two months pregnant, memorably beating sister Venus in the decider. “After competing in Abu Dhabi I realised that although I am super close, I’m not where I personally want to be,” the 36-year-old said in a statement. Her withdrawal deprives the opening Grand Slam of the year of another major star, after former world number one Andy Murray and Japan’s Kei Nishikori both pulled out injured on Thursday.
JYO volleyball tourney underway Star striker Harry Kane in action aganist West Ham players during an EPL match at Wembley.
Lo n d o n, Ja n 5 (Agencies): HeungMin Son’s late piledriver cancelled out Pedro Obiang’s stunning effort to spare Tottenham’s blushes in a 1-1 draw with West Ham at Wembley. The relegation-threatened Hammers spent the majority of the game on the back foot but Obiang’s 70th-minute thunderbolt - their first shot on target - moved them to within reach of an unlikely victory. But Son’s 10th goal of the season salvaged a point for Spurs, who remain fifth in the Premier League. David Moyes’ men extended their unbeaten Wembley run to nine games, and climbed up to 15th in the table as a result. West Ham’s goal was under threat from the first whistle. Declan Rice was forced to hook a Kane ef-
fort, which flashed across goal, away on four minutes before a flap from Adrian at the resulting corner presented Eric Dier with a chance, but his effort was blocked. The Hammers weathered the early Spurs onslaught but remained firmly on the back foot; the offside flag coming to their rescue as Kane’s deflected effort was correctly ruled out. Kane drew Adrian into action with the game’s first shot on target on 28 minutes, and Son and Eriksen tested the Hammers goalkeeper soon after as Spurs cranked up the pressure. However, West Ham reached the interval unscathed, with Kane unable to take Serge Aurier’s 34thminute knock-down into his stride before Eriksen’s deflected effort drew a fin-
gertip save from Adrian. A misplaced pass from Davinson Sanchez released Javier Hernandez through on goal shortly before the hour, but the Spurs centre-back showed great pace to recover. Pablo Zabaleta’s lastgasp intervention denied Kane at the end of a flowing 67th-minute attack, with Alli heading the rebound over, and West Ham’s dogged defensive display was soon rewarded as Obiang’s thunderous strike beat Hugo Lloris all ends up. Spurs stirred but required a moment of brilliance to break West Ham’s resolve as Son’s swerving 25-yard effort found the top corner. The hosts then pushed for a winner, but the Hammers held on for a valiant point at the home of their fierce rivals.
D imapur , J a n 5 (NPN): The 6th Japukong Youth Organisation (JYO) volleyball tournament was inaugurated by Dr.Benjongliba Aier, parliamentary secretary, CAWD & Taxes at Yajang ‘C’ village on January 4. In his inaugural speech, Dr. Aier called on the youth of Japukong range to work together to face the challenges ahead. While emphasizing on the importance of unity, he said, “sustainable development rests on the principle of unity that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs by integrating environmental health, economic profitability and social and economic equity.” Dr. Aier further encouraged the youth to be sincere, punctual and to avoid all the evil vices in order to build up their physical and spiritual life. Altogether, 24 teams are participating in the tournament.
India 28/3 after bowling out SA for 286 on Day 1
Hardik Pandya celebrates the taking of the wicket of Faf du Plessis in Cape Town, South Africa on Friday. (AP/PTI)
Cape Town, Jan 5 (Agencies): Skipper Virat Kohli’s perennial weakness outside the off-stump was once again exposed as India were in deep trouble at 28 for 3 after bowlers dismissed South Africa for a modest 286 on the opening
day of the first cricket Test. In their 11 over burst during the final hour, the South African trio of Vernon Philander (1/13 in 4 overs), Dale Steyn (1/13 in 4 overs) and Morne Morkel (1/0 in 2 overs) troubled the Indian top-order with
bounce, seam and swing. Murali Vijay (1) flashed at an away going delivery from Philander while Shikhar Dhawan (16) found Steyn’s pace too hot to handle going for a pullshot on a delivery that climbed on him. Skipper Kohli (5), who has had serious problems with moving deliveries on the ‘fourth stump’ found Morkel getting one to rear from back of the length with a shade away movement. Just like England tour of 2014, Kohli fished at the delivery to find Quinton de Kock gobble up the prize catch. Earlier, paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar scalped four wickets to help India bundle South Africa out for 286 shortly after tea. Resuming the final ses-
sion at 230/7, the South African lower middle order comprising Keshav Maharaj (35) and Kagiso Rabada (26) offered stiff resistance until off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin effected the run-out of Maharaj to end his 47ball vigil at the crease. The Chennai tweaker struck once again to dismiss tailender Morne Morkel (2) while Dale Steyn remained unbeaten on 16 as the South African innings folded for 286. For the Proteas, former captain Ab de Villiers (65) and skipper Faf du Plessis (62) got to their respective half centuries. Brief Scores: India 28 for 3 (Dhawan 14, Kohli 5) trail SA 286 (de Villiers 65, du Plessis 62, de Kock 43; Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4/87) by 258 runs
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