January 6, 2019

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PDA ‘parked’ Rs. 96 cr alleges NPF

zeliang demands answers from pda on parked funD, citizenship bill Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Leader of Opposition (LoO) and former chief minister , T.R. Zeliang has accused the ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP)-led People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) government, of having allegedly “parked” Rs. 96 crore, Grant-in-Aid (GiA), meant for Village Development Boards (VDBs) and also allegedly misled the people on the issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016.

Zeliang said while addressing media persons in his Dimapur office wherein he accused the state government of not releasing Rs. 96 crore meant for every household in the villages across the state.

Zeliang said that NITI Aayog had on November 8, 2017, released an additional grant-in-aid amounting to Rs. 185.09 crore for Nagaland. According, as per laid down guidelines, he said a High Level Committee (HLC), under the chairmanship of the state chief secretary, was constituted

Fuel prices cut for second day straight New DelhI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Petrol, diesel prices were slashed for the second day straight on Saturday. After the price revision, petrol became cheaper by 15-16 paise across major Indian cities while diesel became cheaper by 18-20 paise. Petrol prices are at the lowest level in over one year while diesel prices are at a nine-month low.

Jet fuel cheaper than petrol & diesel: Following reduction in international prices, state-owned oil marketing companies have reduced the price of jet fuel twice in the last 2 months. On December 1, 2018, prices were cut by Rs. 8,327.83 per kilolitre, which amounted to 10.9%.

On January 1, 2019, jet fuel prices were slashed again by Rs. 9,990 per kilolitre. As a result of these price revisions, jet fuel prices are now at their lowest in a year.

On January 4, 2019, the price of jet fuel (HPCL) at Delhi (Terminal 3) was Rs. 46,448.78 per kilolitre.

In comparison, petrol was retailing for Rs. 68.44 per litre, while diesel was priced at Rs. 62.44 per litre. In Mumbai, the price of jet fuel was Rs. 46,413.86 per kilolitre, whereas the price of petrol and diesel was Rs. 74.10 per litre and Rs. 65.34 per litre respectively.

This is it!

“Haven’t joined work yet. Still tired from all the festivals then celebrations.”

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TR Zeliang and Imkong L Imchen addressing the media. (NP)

of the government, where each household was entitled to Rs. 1000 but today stood deprived of what was due to them by the PDA government.

“When central government has released the fund and all procedures have been completed on January 2018, what is the difficulty of the department or government to release the money to the deserving beneficiaries?,” asked Zeliang.

The opposition leader also asked “Who has looted this Rs. 96 crore due to VDB?” . He also added “I feel sad for the innocent villagers because they do not know what is due to them”.

Zeliang also accused the PDA government of violating the set guidelines and not allocating suballocation funds to various departments as finalised by HLC but releasing it arbitrarily without consulting the committee constituted

by Governor of Nagaland.

The opposition leader demanded to know from the government as to why

NESO calls for 11-hr NE bandh on Jan 8 against citizenship bill

DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): North East Students’ Organisation (NESO), an amalgamation of apex students’ bodies of the seven North Eastern states, has called for an 11-hour North East bandh against Centre’s bid to pass the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in the parliament, while the AKRSU and Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) have also called for a 12-hour Assam bandh over ST status demand on January 8.

NESO, comprising of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU), Khashi Students’ Union (KSU), Garo Students’ Union (GSU) All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), Naga Students’ Federation (NSF), All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU), Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), Twipra Students’ Federation (TSF) vehemently condemned the announcement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi that the Bill will be passed soon.

The 11-hour bandh called by NESO will begin from 5 a.m. of January 8.

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the decision of the HLC constituted by the governor has been overlooked. He has called upon the governor to take cognizance of the alleged irregularity.

Firing a fresh salvo at the government on the issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the former chief minister lamented that the issue was not discussed in state assembly and then the cabinet came out with a vague decision on June 5, 2018.

Zeliang demanded that the government of the day should clarify to the people on what ground it has decided not to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 when other tribal inhabited states including Assam have opposed the Bill.

In this regard, Zeliang informed that he had written to Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on July 16, 2018 seeking clarification on the cabinet decision regarding the matter. However, Zeliang revealed that there has been no response to his query from the chief minister.

Samujjal Bhattacharya addresses a press conference Saturday. (PTI)

ference at Guwahati Saturday, AASU chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that the BJP government has forced them to declare bandh despite their reluctance.

“BJP government has snubbed the protests being carried out by the people of Assam against the Citizenship Bill and made an all out effort to pass it in the parliament. We will in no way accept it,” Bhattacharyya said.

Bhattacharya said that the AASU and 30 organisations will observe black day on January 7, when JPC will submit its report in the parliament. He further said that they will burn copies of the Bill across the state

on that day as a mark of protests.

In a press note, NESO chairman Samuel Jyrwa and secretary general Sinam Prakash Singh asserted that the students’ bodies will never accept the Bill, saying “the move by government of India is an imposition on the sentiments of the indigenous people of the North East and is very dangerous as it will reduce the indigenous people of NE to a minority.”

In this regard, NESO has requested the people of the North East region to co-operate during the bandh in order to send out a clear message to the Centre that North East is not a dumping ground of illegal migrants.

Amit Shah sounds 2019 poll bugle in NE NGT imposes Rs 100 cr fine on M’laya govt for failing to curb illegal mining

2 bank unions call for strike on Jan 8-9

by Governor of Nagaland on December 13, 2017.

The opposition leader claimed that the HLC approved release of Rs.96 crore out of the total amount of Rs, 185.09 crore as grantin-aid for Nagaland for the years – 2015-2016, 20162017 and 2018-2019. He said the HLC finalised the allocation and sub-allocation of the grant on January 17, 2018. Zeliang pointed out that the fund for 20172018 was released by the then NPF-led DAN government.

However, he said the then NPF government could not release the grant-in-aid since the model code of conduct came into effect follow-

Amit Shah (PTI)

Says defence, development will be BJP’s poll planks AG A RTA L A , JA N 5 (IANS): Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah on Saturday said the country’s defence and development will be the key focal issues of the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, terming the ‘grand alliance’ of opposition parties as leaderless and policy-less.

Shah’s remarks came a day after Defence Minister

ing announcement of State Assembly Elections 2018

by Election Commission of India (ECI) on January 18, 2018.

After the new government took over in March following the declaration of results, the former chief minister said the finance department had released Rs. 185.09 crore to Rural Development (RD) department.

However, he alleged that the NDPP-led PDA government has not released the grant-in-aid to the VDBs of the state.

According to the opposition leader, 100% of the fund should have been released to the VDBs immediately after the formation

Nirmala Sitharaman put up a spirited defence of the government stand on the Rafale fighter jet deal in Loka Sabha, saying “Bofors had brought down the Congress and Rafale will return Prime Minister Modi to power”.

“As the Modi-led government has done a lot for all sections of people in the country and given priority to the nation’s security, our main poll plank in the general election would be development and the country’s defence,” Shah told the media after addressing a gathering of BJP’s grassroots functionaries of Tripura.

“After the Supreme Court verdict and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s speech in the Lok Sabha on Friday, there is not an iota of doubt about transparency in the Rafale fighter jet deal,” he said, rejecting the opposition demand for

a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the deal.

“There is no leader, no policies, no vision and no unity about the so-called Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance). During the 2014 polls, the National Democratic Alliance had 28 parties, now it has 40,” Shah said, adding the BJP and its allies would do much better than in 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

Shah said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government was accused of Rs 12 lakh crore corruption and “now they are maligning Modi and the NDA government with “self-created accusations” to get political mileage before the Lok Sabha polls.

To a question, the BJP chief said that out of the 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, BJP would win 23 seats and that the Trinamool Congress would be voted out in the state.

GUWAHATI, JAN 5 (PTI): The National Green Tribunal Friday imposed a fine of whopping Rs 100 crore on the Meghalaya government for its failure to curb illegal coal mining in the state.

A senior advocate, who is assisting the tribunal as an amicus curiae in the matter, said a report of a high-level committee was submitted on January 2 before a bench headed by NGT chairperson A.K. Goel. The report stated that the majority of the mines in the state were operating without a lease or licence.

NGT imposed Rs 100 crore fine on the state government as a “deterrent” and for its “inaction” to curb illegal mining in the state. The lawyer said during the hearing, the state government admitted that a large number of mines were

operating illegally. At least 15 miners are trapped in the 370 foot-deep illegal coal mine in Lumthari village of East Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya since December 13 and all efforts to pump the water out of flooded mine have been in vain.

Senior advocate Raj Panjawani said the amount of the fine has to be deposited with the Central Pollution Control Board within two months. He said the bench in its order made it clear that the amount can be recovered from illegal miners and the officials responsible for operating mines illegally.

The report of the threemember committee, headed by retired Justice B P Kakoti of Gauhati High Court, has stated that there were around 24,000 mines in Meghalaya and majority of them were

operating illegally. It also said not only were there no licences or leases, but also no environmental clearance for operation of majority of the coal mines. The NGT had constituted the committee in August 2018 to supervise and look into the issue of environmental restoration plan and other connected matters in Meghalaya.

The committee was constituted during the hearing of the petition which had sought a ban on coal mining in Meghalaya. It had also taken into account some reports of the state pollution control board.

Meghalaya’s advocate general Amit Kumar said he had been conveyed about the order of the NGT imposing Rs 100 crore on the state.

He said the detailed order would be made available in a couple of days.

PM Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi trade barbs Citizenship bill: JD (U)

Rahul Gandhi misled nation, says Modi

BARIPADA/NEW power between 2004 D E L H I , JA N 5 and 2014.

(IANS): Prime MinModi said the ister Narendra Modi truth was hurting made a sharp attack the Congress and its on Congress leadleadership because ers Rahul and Sonia they were being exGandhi on Saturday posed. saying law will not “I want to clearspare anyone who Narendra Modi (File) ly state today that in“toyed” with national security vestigation will take place against between 2004 and 2014 and sug- all those who worked for the gested links between them and interest of the middlemen instead the arrested British national of national interest,” he added.

Christian Michel, the alleged The Prime Minister started his middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore speech with ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ AgustaWestland VVIP chopper and ‘Vande Mataram’ chants and case. said it was necessitated because Addressing a public rally “some people in our country here, he said the “society of have problem with these slogans thieves” was ganging up to re- as well”. move the country’s ‘chowkidar’ He also attacked the Odisha who was out to expose and catch government for not doing enough them. for women and said the Central Without taking the names government’s efforts for women of either the party or its leaders, empowerment were not reaching Modi said the Congress con- the women of Odisha as “the spired to weaken the country’s state government is not serious defence forces when it was in about women welfare”.

slams JPC’s decision PM Modi an incompetent man: Rahul DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): North

Calling Prime promised two crore Minister Narendra jobs every year was Modi “an incomstill singing ‘raag petent man who jumla’ (the tune of listens to nobody”, rhetoric).

Congress President The Congress Rahul Gandhi on scion hit out at Saturday said he Modi citing a medestroyed the “India report which Rahul Gandhi (File) dia growth story” claimed that the through demonetisation and employment scenario turned Goods and Services Tax, which bleak in the past year with alhe referred to as the “Gabbar most 11 million Indians losing Singh Tax”. their jobs.

The report cited data from “Congress built the India growth story. Modi has used the Centre for Monitoring Indian demonetisation and the Gabbar Economy (CMIE).

“Breaking! 1 crore 10 lakh Singh Tax to completely destroy jobs were lost in 2018. The prime it. He’s an incompetent man minister, who promised two crore who listens to nobody,” Gandhi jobs to the youth every year, is said in a tweet in which he also still singing ‘Raag Jumla’ (tune of shared a link to a media report rhetoric),” Gandhi said in a Facewhich described the two moves book post in Hindi.

“If Modi ji had worked as “failures”.

Rahul Gandhi also at- for the country instead of helptacked Prime Minister Na- ing Anil Ambani loot, then rendra Modi over reported the future of the youth would job losses in 2018, saying that not have been so insecure,” he the prime minister who had added.

East Executive Council (NEEC) of the JD(U) party has slammed the decision of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to submit the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016 report in its present form in the Parliament on January 7.

In a press note, chairman NEEC Senchumo Lotha and JD (U) general secretary Afaque Ahmed Khan said that the report had been haphazardly wrapped up despite strong opposition from almost all the stake holders.

“The report is arbitrarily summed up rejecting all amendments moved by the different members and is therefore bereft of all rationality and does not intend to serve the interest of the indigenous people of Assam as well as the Northeast,” it added.

Reaffirming to stand by its July 8, 2018 national executive meeting resolution, they said JD(U) will not support the Bill both inside and outside the parliament and will leave no stones unturned to ensure that the proposed Bill is withdrawn in the larger interest of the affected (Cont’d on p-7) people.

NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): A section of PSU bank employees would go on a two-day strike on January 8 and 9 in support of the nation-wide strike call given by 10 central trade unions against the government’s alleged anti-worker policy.

The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India has informed the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) of the two-day nationwide strike on January 8-9, 2019, IDBI Bank said in a filing to the BSE. In a separate filing to the BSE, Bank of Baroda said “in the event of AlBEA and BEFI proceeding on strike on January 8-9, 2019, the functioning of bank’s branches/offices in some of the zones may be affected.” Ten central trade unions -- INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, LPF and SEWA -- have also called for a nationwide general strike on January 8-9, against the “anti-people” policies of the Centre and have placed a charter of 12 demands before the central government.

Two-day postal strike

KOHIMA, JAN 5 (NPN): All India Postal Employees Union (AIPEU) Nagaland division Saturday announced joining the two-day nationwide strike scheduled for January 8 and January 9, 2019. In a press release, AIPEU-P III, Nagaland division secretary Daniel Domeh informed that the strike was called by the confederation of central government employees and national federation of postal employees in support of the 23-point charter of demands which includes scarping of New Pension Scheme (NPS). The union has informed that all public transactions in the post office across Nagaland would remain closed.

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Be a progressive society: Kenye

K. G. Kenye speaking at the RSU 35th General Session in Tsupfume in January 4.

DIMAPUR: K. G. Kenye, Member of Parliament (MP), Rajya Sabha (RS) has called upon the student community to be forward

looking, productive and a progressive society, on January 4 at Tsupfume village.

According to a press

release issued by PRO to MP (RS), Kenye said this while addressing the 35th General Session of Razeba Students’ Union (RSU),

where he also lamented that the present generation was not productive but it had only inherited things from the past generations. He questioned what the present generations’ achievements had been and what it had contributed to the world community to be proud of. There is nothing worth mentioning to be called a positive or significant contribution and whatever has been earned have been through the sweat, blood, life and sacrifices of the past generations, he said.

On identity and unity, he asserted that “we are tribal people and there is not even a single Naga who is tribe less” and “every Naga belongs to one or the other tribe”. Stating that being a tribal was a Naga’s identity, he made an appeal to stop being judgemental, quarrelsome and also to refrain from creating more divisions

among the Nagas.

He urged educated young people to not misuse the knowledge they acquired but to use them in a positive way to build a productive and purposeful society, to protect and promote the interest of one’s land and people. He further asked students to be committed and grow up as matured and responsible citizens of the world community which, he said, would be among their greatest contributions.

With all the latest technologies of the 21st century, the world has become small and the concept of the global village has arrived and so, he challenged the student community to march ahead and not become stagnant in one place.

He hoped that the younger generation would continue to strive and leave a trial which posterity would someday look back on and take pride in.

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Swachhta Pakhwada celebration concludes in Peren

One of the Swachhta Pakhwada sessions in progress in Peren.

DIMAPUR: ICAR- KVK Peren successfully completed the “Swachhta Pakhwada” celebrations, celebrated from December 16 to 31, 2018.

A press release by KVK Peren stated that during the 15-day long celebration, various activities like display of banners and taking the swachhta pledge, cleanliness and sanitation drives, campaigns on cleaning of sewage

and waterlines, awareness programs on rain water harvesting and recycling of waste water for kitchen gardening, visits to local markets and slaughter houses, promoting clean and green technologies & organic farming practices and composting of kitchen and home waste materials, workshop on Swachhta and debate competition on role of students/youth in Swachhta Hi Sewa pro-

grams and Kisan Diwas, were organized by KVK staff with active participation of local farmers of Peren district.

Farmers also shared their experiences and gave feedback on cultivation of improved varieties of rice, maize French beans and Vanaraja chicks. Two beneficiary farmers were commended and felicitated for success in rearing Vanaraja poultry.

Wildlife conservation program in Songlhuh Assam Rifles civic activity reports

Organizers, participants and others after the wildlife conservation drive conducted in Songlhuh on January 5.

DIMAPUR: Songlhuh Youth and Students Union (SYSU), in collaboration with Jalukie BN, Assam Rifles, conducted a wildlife conservation drive on January 5, to educate locals about the importance of

wildlife.

A press release from SYSU media cell, Richard Singson stated that the conservation message was conveyed to the villagers and SYSU members helped in translating it for the offi-

cer representative of Assam Rifles. Villagers from all age groups attended the lecture and showed keen interest in contributing to the preservation of wildlife effort.

Elders and village authorities pledged to control

hunting habits of locals in their village.

The Assam Rifles representative also laid emphasis on implementing timely measures to save the wildlife and environment for the next generation.

ACU leaders meet & convention DIMAPUR:The Angami Catholic Union’s (ACU’s) 2nd Leaders Meet & 11th Convention will be held from January 11 to 13 at St. Leo Church, Phevima (Kacharigaon) in Dimapur.

Azhove Resu, in a press release said that the meet & convention will be held under the theme, “Rooted and build up in Jesus Christ”, (Colossians 2:7)

Hectic preparations are underway for the upcoming 13th general conference of the Lotha Middle Range Students’ Union (LMRSU) scheduled to be held from January 9 to 11. Seen in the photo is the morung and pandal construction in progress. (Abemo Lapon, President LMRSU)

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles, the oldest para-military force of India, continues its civic action programs to uplift the lives of the rural population and to improve relations between security forces and the civilian masses. Following are some reports of their activities.

Phek Battalion medical camp at Molen village: Phek Battalion conducted a free medical and check up camp at Molen village, Phek district on January 2.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), a specially constituted team under Assam Rifles Medical Officer examined 96 people. Free medicines were also provided to ailing patients. Apart from medical assistance, basic awareness on epidemic diseases and precautions against them were taught.

Chieswema Battalion free medical camp in Botsa: Chieswema battalion of Assam Rifles conducted a free medical camp on December 19 at Botsa village under Chiephobozou sub-division, Kohima.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the aim of the medical camp was to provide free medical treatment to local residents of remote areas devoid of requisite medical facilities. A specially constituted medical team of two doctors and four medical staff under chief medical officer commandant Ch Saleo Mao conducted the medical camp where the team treated patients besides providing medicines to the needy. Apart from providing medical assistance, basic knowledge on health education including precaution from common viral diseases

An Assam Rifles personnel hand out medication to a patient at the free medical and check up camp at Molen village on January 2.

was also taught. A total of 197 patients -- 67 male, 93 female and 37 children -- were treated during the medical camp.

Mokokchung Battalion free medical camp at Nian village: Mokokchung battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a free medical camp at Nian village, under Longleng district on December 19.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), people from all walks of life and belonging to various age groups were given basic diagnosis as per their illness along with

necessary prescribed medicines. The village chairman and GB also attended the camp, where 294 patients -- 82 male, 131 female and 81 children -- were treated by the team for various ailments and free medicines were also distributed to the people attending the camp.

Phek Battalion free medical camp in New Thewati: Phek battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted a free medical and check up camp in New Thewati village on December 19.

According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the aim of the

medical camp was to provide free medical treatment to the local populace of New Thewati and neighbouring villages who are devoid of requisite medical facilities.

Free medicines were provided to the ailing patients. The medical team also visited the house of elderly people who were too weak to attend the medical camp. Basic knowledge of epidemic diseases including precautions was also imparted. A specially constituted team under Assam Rifles medical officer examined 92 people (33 male, 23 female and 36 children).

Kiphire Battalion of Assam Rifles constructed and inaugurated a community rest house at Tukhinkiu village on January 3. GBs and womenfolk were present for the inauguration. (PRO HQ IGAR-N)

Educated youth pivotal to society’s growth: Jacob Tokheho urges students to be self-reliant

Jacob Zhimomi speaking at the 39th AASU general conference at Shokhuvi village on Saturday.

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DIMAPUR: Jacob Zhimomi, minister of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), said that collective effort of all the people was needed for growth of society, while he also added that educated youth play pivotal roles in this growth.

A press release from Aqahuto Area Students' Union (AASU) media cell stated that, Jacob said this while addressing a gathering of students at the 39th General Conference of AASU at Shokhuvi village, in which he was the special guest on January 5.

Hoisting the union flag to mark commencement of the conference, Jacob questioned where the youth stood in context of Naga society and challenged them to be disciplined, humble and pursue their goals.

He asserted that it was an era of youth empowerment, where youth are leading the world in every field.

Encouraging the students to opt for job oriented technical subjects and take up pro-

fessional courses to be able to fit-in in this competitive world, he also urged parents to continually encourage and teach their children to be hardworking. Such values will motivate students to become self-sufficient, self-dependent and not becoming a liability for anyone, he added.

Jacob also encouraged the students to uphold moral values of life and further promised that he would take up the matters in the memorandums presented to him positively. He also sought cooperation of the people to bring all round development.

P r e s i d e n t o f We s t ern Sumi Students Union (WSSU), Kakiho Awomi who was also present on occasion along with his colleagues, also exhorted the students.

H. Benrimong, SDO Civil, Dhansiripar subdivision, spoke in the afternoon session.

More than 600 students representing 16 units of the area are attending the confer- Tokheho Yepthomi speaking at the ESSU 39th Annual Conference ence. inaugural session held in Aghunato on January 4.

DIMAPUR: Lok Sabha MP Nagaland, Tokheho Yepthomi exhorted the Eastern Sumi Students’ Union (ESSU) at its 39th Annual Conference inaugural session held at Khetoi village, Aghunato on January 4.

According to a press release by one Mulato Katty, in his message, the Lok Sabha MP urged students to look beyond government service as a means of employment.

He highlighted the ramifications to inducting excessive government employees on the economic health of the state.

He also urged the students to become entrepreneurs and be independent of government dependency. Emphasizing on dignity of labour, he pointed out that vocational jobs were among the best solutions for a weak economy.

He appealed to students to have a clear mindset about what they wanted to pursue after completing their education and not burden parents with finding employment for them.

The ESSU conference is being held over a period of three days from January 4 to January 6.

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(Inset) Leishiyo Keishing. The host village demonstrates traditional fire making. (NP)

on for their livelihood.

The forests and land are also closely related to the culture and tradition for making clothes, cultivation, producing food items and other things, he added.

He advised villagers to not exploit the forest for selfish benefits.

The MLA also shared some words on the importance of the Forest Dwellers Act (FDA) 2006 for tribals.

Chairman ADC Senapati Manipur, ML Markson, in his address as special guest said preserving culture was very important

as it retains identity. He lamented that many Nagas were losing the valuable cultures of their forefathers and are starting to adopt western culture.

He reminded the gathering that dance, song and food alone are not culture but upholding the dignity and virtues of the forefathers constitute the act of preserving culture.

He also stressed on the importance of building good relationships with neighbours and creating a cordial atmosphere for developmental activities.

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Phekmi Collegiate Forum session held in Phek

CPO general session & Chakhesang day

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Correspondent KOHIMA, JAN 5 (NPN): The Poumai community celebrated Thounii Festival (New Year festival or festival of dawn), one of the biggest festival of the Poumais, under the theme “Culture for progress” at Lakhamai village. The celebration was organized

by Poumai Naga Union with Manipur MLA, K. Leishiyo Keishing as chief guest, on January 5.

Keishing, in his address based on the theme, spoke about the importance of culture for the society to

progress.

According to him, if culture is not preserved, identity would vanish soon.

He reminded the gathering that Nagas should not forget their roots and their ancestors’ cultural virtues like sincerity, honesty and hard work.

Keishing lauded the efforts of the Poumai tribe in organizing the festival celebration annually to preserve the culture of their forefathers.

He stressed on the importance of preserving the forests and land on which tribal people depend

Kodom Khullen village presenting a cultural dance. (NP)

Vechisa Venuh speaking at the 31st PCF session on January 5 at Phek village.

DIMAPUR: The 31st session of the Phekmi Collegiate Forum (PCF) was held at Phek village Panchayat Hall under the theme “Sustainable development through education” on January 5.

A press release issued by PCF media cell stated that Vechisa Venuh, vice principal DIET Chiechama, as speaker of the session, encouraged the members to be diligent, hard working and possess “a never give up attitude”.

He further laid stress on

the importance of health in the success of a person and advised the students to refrain from using tobacco products and other substances detrimental to health.

He also challenged the members to sit for competitive examinations and come out with flying colours.

Venuh congratulated NPSC successful candidate Er. Nuthozo Hoshi for setting an example by utilizing the talents that God has given all human

beings.

He further promised a cash award of Rs. 5000 each to all NPSC successful candidates for the coming year as a gift of encouragement.

Phek village council chairman Chivozo Soho also exhorted the gathering.

VCC, PCF and Phek Students’ Union jointly felicitated Er. Nuthozo Hoshi with a certificate of achievement.

The prog ram was chaired by PCF vice presi-

dent Sekhopa Rhakho and earlier, the PCF president Vekhopu Venuh delivered a welcome address.

Veshe Chizo gave a statistical report. Around 300 members attended the session.

Meanwhile, the nomination committee has announced a new team of PCF office bearers for the session 2019-20 led by president Vekhopu Venuh (re-elected), vice president Kho-o Keyho, general secretary Veshe Chizo along with 14 others.

source development and Employment North Eastern Council Ministry of DoNER GOI, KH. Siile Anthony, in his address as one of the special guests, challenged the community to preserve forests and nature for the upcoming generations.

He advised the people to teach the positive aspects of culture to the younger generations so that they may be passed down to upcoming generations.

Naga People’s Organization president, Solomon Arow, in his address stressed on the need to

preserve and promote culture saying that without culture, identity is lost. He said the present generation should preserve and protect culture.

President PNU, L. Soloni Pao in his presidential address said this festival was celebrated to preserve and rejuvenate culture.

Earlier, the chief guest unveiled the festival monolith.

The program was compeered by Kh. Hragaolou and Khrune Sha, and led

by Th. Sokho George. It started with a traditional blessing offered by Th.

Houba, chief of Kodom Khullen village. The host village demonstrated traditional fire making, a folk song was presented by Lakhamai village, cultural items were performed by Sirong village and Phaomai. J. Kumo Sha, general secretary PNU, proposed a vote of thanks, and the benediction prayer was said by Rev. H. David pastor LBC. The celebration was attended by thousands of delegates from 80 villages, dignitaries, ADC members, government officials, and members of the public.

DIMAPUR: Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) will hold its 37th General Session & 5th Chakhesang Day on January 9 and 10 at Chesezu village, Phek district. The general session will be held on January 9, 1 pm onwards and the 5th Chakhesang Day will be held on January 10, 10 am. All executive council members, area/range presidents and colleagues, VCCs and members, pastors, GBs, VDB secretaries and members have been The additional director of Food & Civil Supplies, Sentirenla Longkumer, on Friday, requested to compulsorily inaugurated a newly constructed Chuchuyimlang Senso Telongjem, Mokokchung attend the session with not Multi-Purpose Building at Penli Ward. (NP) less than ten members from each village. Present legislators and former legislators, former CPO officials, frontal organization presidents and colleagues and well wishers have also been invited to the program.

ACRYA mass social work

Dimapur: The Angami Christian Revival Youth Association (ACRYA) Golden Jubilee Organising Committee has informed all concerned that a mass social work will be conducted at the state capital on January 8, 6 am to 9 am. All committee members and Church unit members (along with work equipment) have been requested to take part in the social work without fail.

Shamator to Dimapur NST service flagged off

The NST bus service (Shamator to Dimapur night service) being flagged off from Shamator by Toshi Wungtung on January 4. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: A Nagaland State Transport (NST) bus service from Shamator to Dimapur night service was flagged-off by advisor K Y M C

IPR, SCERT, VG & chairman DPDB Tuensang, Toshi Wungtung on January 4 from Shamator.

According to a

DIPR report, Wungtung expressed gratitude to chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, minister Transport, Civil Aviation & Rail-

ways, Paiwang Konyak, and the NST department for making the dream of the citizens of Shamator and its neighbouring areas come true.

He exhorted the public on the importance and necessity of transport and communication which, he said, is one of the most important departments for all round development.

He also urged the public to take care of public property just as they would their property by keeping things neat, tidy and safe. He further appealed to the people to cooperate with the department for smooth and safe functioning of public services.

Chairing the program, ADC Shamator, T.

Lankonsen Tsanglao, also expressed gratitude to all the people who contributed to the success of the great service.

He especially thanked Toshi Wungtung, calling the day a Red Letter Day for Shamator.

Earlier, invocation was offered by pastor S T B C Rev T h a n k . A speech on behalf of the department was delivered by AGM Dimapur, Thomas Kiutsamong, short speeches were also delivered by president YTC, Throngso, STPF, Thudan, senior department driver, Zungkum.

The dedicatory prayer was offered by ES YBBA, Dr. S.J. Album followed by the speech and flag-off by the special guest.

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Shillong, Jan 5: Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly, who has discovered more than 1,700 caves in Meghalaya, said on Friday that the coal mining disaster in Meghalaya could have been prevented if the state mining policy was in place.

At least 15 miners are trapped inside a rat-hole coal mine, which are on the lateral side of main shafts since December 13.

“We have heard of such coal mining disaster in the past. But the government is still not serious at all to come up with a mining policy to regulate mining activities and prevent such disaster,” the founding member of Meghalaya Adventurers’ Association, said.

Daly had discovered more than 1,700 caves and mapped nearly 1,000 of them so far, strongly believes that the 15 miners trapped inside the flooded coal mine might have “perished”. “… My impression and believed was that there was no question of rescue because the miners inside would have died in two minutes after the water gushed inside those rat-hole mines,”

Brian Dermot Kharpran Daly. (File)

the Tenzing Norgay National Adventure Awardee, said.

“We must understand that these miners are not trapped in a flooded cave like those boys in Thailand where they could find higher grounds.

But these miners are trapped in a two-feet or maximum four feet man-made tunnel known as rat-hole digging coal,” Daly explained.

“If they were trapped in a cave, we would definitely go the site and try to help them with our expertise. But this is something else. These people have no chances …. We won’t have the expertise to go inside that tunnel to pull out the

bodies,” he added.

Daly, who discovered India’s longest sandstone cave at 24, 583 metres in length in Meghalaya said, “Even the specialized divers from the Indian Navy will not be able to crawl those rat-hole mines with their cylinders and their equipments as those holes are only two feet or maximum four feet high in that flooded mine.”

“Basically, I don’t see how the Indian Navy can help anything at moment,” Daly said suggesting the Meghalaya government to immediately conduct a study on the flow of the Le-tein river in the mining area.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019

Protests against Citizenship Bill rock Assam G u wa h at i , Ja n 5 (PTI): Protests over the Citizenship Bill erupted at various places in Assam on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government was working to ensure the proposed legislation gets Parliament nod.

The agitators burnt effigies of Modi in Lower Assam and Dibrugarh, even as Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal assured the people that he would protect the interests of the state.

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant nationality to people belonging to minority communities -- Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of their residence in India.

Several indigenous organisations in the state have been opposing the bill as they believe it would harm their cultural identity.

The PM, after flagging off the BJP’s Lok Sabha poll campaign in the northeast, said Friday that the bill was “not for the benefit of anyone but a penance against the injustice and many wrongs done in the past”.

Around 70 organisa-

tions, led by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS), took out protest rallies in the state capital in the morning.

The KMSS members had plans to march to the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) headquarters here to ask the party to break off its alliance with the BJP, but the police prevented them from doing so, its leader Akhil Gogoi Gogoi told reporters.

“We took out the rally to urge the people to come out of their homes and protest against the prime minister’s announcement.

The bill will put the identity of the indigenous people at stake. “We cannot tolerate a leader coming from Delhi and threatening our very existence while the chief minister and other BJP leaders applaud him,” Gogoi said.

Meanwhile, Sonowal on Saturday asked the people to keep calm as the state government would never do anything to harm their interests. “I am the chief minister of Assam and I have been entrusted with the duty of protecting the interest of the people of both Brahmaputra and Barak Valley. People should not doubt the government’s intention,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.

Mnp trade unions gear up for strike Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jan 5: Trade unions in Manipur are gearing up to make the proposed 48-hour-long nationwide general strike on January 8-9 a success in the state.

The trade unions were holding a series of public convention at various part of the state in the last few days to create awareness to the people, particularly to labour class people, employees of state and Central government sectors about the proposed two-day nationwide strike.

During the awareness conventions, the leaders of the trade unions claimed that the proposed strike will be a “historic event” while asserting that they would get the support of over 14 crore workers from across the country this time.

“In the two-day national bandh of 2013, around 13-14 crore workers took part. This year, with employees from state and Central governments, along with various other sectors, the number is going to be more than that,” general secretary of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Manipur unit, L Sotinkumar declared.

In one of the series of convention held on Friday at Moreh, Manipur’s town at the Indo-Myanmar border, Sotinkumar said that

the general strike on January 8 and 9 will be a great success as different unions of the state including workers association and employees organization will manifest their unity against anti-labour and anti-people policies of the government during the general strike.

Several volunteers from more than hundred different parts of the state will come out on the street during the two-day proposed strike to impose it, he added.

He alleged that the monthly income of daily wage workers, contractual and casual state employees, Anganwadi workers, Asha facilitators, VDF, Home Guard, and street vendors were very low under BJP-led NDA government regime.

The trade unions across the country were demanding framing of minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month or Rs 600 per day for the daily wage workers, Anganwadi workers, Asha facilitators, VDF etc.

Permanent job for casual state employees was also much needed requirement at the present scenario.

Informing that Coordinating Body of Trade Unions Manipur was all set to fully support the two-days nationwide general strike on January 8-9, he said that the strike was

against the anti-people, anti-worker, anti-national policies of the present regime.

He further expressed utter dismay that the government instead of working to give the demands of the Central and state employees, farmers, workers etc, has introduced employer friendly labour codes.

He said that a national convention of workers in a meeting held on September 28, 2018 in Mavlankar Hall, New Delhi had decided to go for the two-day nationwide general strike.

The strike will also register protest against the authoritarian government led

by PM Narendra Modi.

Sotinkumar continued that for the employees and workers of Manipur, implementation of 7th Pay Commission in Manipur, implementation of Defined Pension Scheme instead of New Pay Scheme, regularization of contractual and casual teachers, employees and workers etc, are some of the important demands as part of the nation-wide general strike.

The convention was also attended by convener Coordinating Body of Trade Union Manipur Kshetrimayum Santa, general secretary All Manipur ASHA Workers’ Union Manipur AkThoibi Devi among others.

Imphal womenfolk hold protest against blast Karbi people observes ‘Rongker’

Women of Imphal locality protesting against bomb blast at thickly populated area on Saturday. (NP)

after examining a CCTV installed at the main entrance gate of the contractor.

Police said that one of two miscreants who came on a Activa brand scooter together placed the IED at the site while the other lobbed the hand grenade towards the house of the first class contractor.

No casualty was reported in the blast. However, some locals escaped with impact from the blast, locals alleged.

Alleging that the blast was triggered while many locals were nearby, womenfolk of the locality questioned the motive behind triggering blast at the heavily populated area.

AGP draws flake for not snapping ties with BJP

Diphu Jan 5: The Karbi community across Karbi Anglong observed Rongker the post harvesting festival today across east and west Karbi Anglong today. People particularly the rural population observed the day with religious dedication and cultural fervor. Generally the ceremony is observed in the commencement of New Year seeking peace, prosperity and excellent yield in the village by propitiating the divine being. Kurusar (priest) perform entreaty and offer animal sacrifices to conciliate the Karbi deities and seek their blessings for the welfare of the village and its look after from any evil body and natural calamities. The community believes that non-observance of the ritual will invite hardship upon the village and its inhabitants.

Taufeeq Sarwar, It’s a happy day! It’s a fun day! It’s your birthday! Blow all the candles in one go! Dance and sing with your friends and around you go, go, go! Oh yes, you can eat your cake but not in one go! Awesome fifth birthday, you little show stopper! Vernica jain(Funny Gudu).

Lotz of luv Mom, Dad, Aarav, Tia & All.

ANNEXURE-E AFFIDAVIT

OFFICE OF THE THANG HOIKAM KOHIMA

Regd. No. 19/2019

Dated 04/01/2019

P. O. KOHIMA- 797001, Nagaland

By this deed I, the undersigned PARASMAL JAIN (New Name) previously called PARAS GANGWAL JAIN (Old Name), doing business (give profession or vocation) and resident of House No.48 B, Behind DMC Office, Kalibari Road, Dimapur, Nagaland-797112 (address) solemnly declare.

1. That for and on behalf of myself, my wife, children and remitter issue, I wholly renounce/ relinquish and abandon the use of my former name/surname of Paras Gangwal Jain and in place thereof, I do hereby assume from this date the name/ surname Parasmal Jain, so that and my wife, children and remitter issue may hereafter be called, known and distinguished not by my former name/surname, but assumed name/surname of Parasmal Jain.

2. That for the purpose of evidencing such my determination declare that I shall at all times hereafter in all records, deeds and writings and in all proceedings, dealings and transactions, private as well as upon all occasions whatsoever, use and sign the name of Parasmal Jain as my name/surname in place and in subsititution of my former name/surname.

3. That I expressly authorize and request all persons in general and relatives and friends in particular, at all times hereafter to designate and address me, my wife, my children, and remitter issue by such assumed name/surname of Parasmal Jain.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my former name Paras Gangwal Jain and adopted name/surname of Parasmal Jain and affix my signature and seal, if any, this 4th Day of January, 2019.

Signed sealed and delivered by the above name Date : 04/01/2019 Former Name : Paras Gangwal Jain PARASMAL JAIN In the Presence of: Name : Kishon Torbi Name : Sher Singh Address : H.No.11, Type-2, C.C.I Colony Address : Khatoti Khurd(142), Bokajan, Karbi Anglong (Assam) Mahendragoan, Haryana PANKAJ JAIN NOTARY PUBLIC DP-125

OFFICE OF THE

FELICITATION

N. S Ayang General Secy., TSA

(VONGTOJUV C) President, VVSU

(WONGTSUCHU YIM) Gen. Secretary,VVSU

Be it known to all concerned that, the undersigned are the descendents and legal heirs of Late Phyolumo Lotha, and the property belonging to Late Phyolumo Lotha located at Church Colony Wokha, being an ancestral property, no individual has absolute right to deal with the property in any manner whatsoever, unless otherwise decision made in this regard.

Hence, any person/persons or society or body incorporate, dealing with the above said property for any purpose whatsoever viz, sale, mortgage, security or any manner, without the knowledge and consent of the undersigned, shall be doing at his/her/their own risk.

The Orangkong Union Nyengching Longleng expresses our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Smti. M. Nyathai Phom, lady wife of Shri. S. Pangnyu Phom, Hon'ble Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland for gracing the 3rd Winter Night Carnival as a Special Guest of the Opening Ceremony; And also our thanks goes to Smti. A. Asangla Phom, lady wife of Shri. B.S. Nganlang Phom, Member of Legislative Assembly, Govt. of Nagaland for her presence as her Special Guest of the Closing Ceremony of the 3rd Winter Night Carnival on 18th Dec' 2018 at Local Ground, Longleng.

The Orangkong Union Nyengching Longleng also takes this privilege to thank the following groups and individuals.

1. Shri John Tsulise Sangtam, Deputy Commissioner Longleng 2. Shri Yangpa Konyak, S. P Longleng 3. Shri Imtizulo, P.S to Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland 4. The Phom People's Council H.Q, Longleng 5. The President, Phom Student's Conference 6. The President, Longleng Town Student's Union 7. The President, 11 Ward Union, Longleng 8. The Longleng District VDB's Association 9. The President, Longleng District Driver's Union 10. The President, I.E.F Unit, Longleng 11. Longleng Town Baptist Church 12. Konyak Baptist Church, Longleng 13. The Orangkong Village Council 14. The La-Union Nyengching, Longleng 15. The Action Committee, Nyengching, Longleng 16. The Orangkong Student's Union, Nyengching, Longleng And also those individuals who have contributed towards the union materially and financially which made the 3rd Winter Night Carnival a grand success. May God bless all.

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With immense pride and joy, we the Vongtsuvong Village Students' Union extends our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Deventhong T for achieving the post of Assistant Geologist Class-I, Gazetted. The Union wishes him the best and success in his future endeavours.

Mongli L. Thonger General Secretary Ph : 7005402352

LONGLENG - 798625 : NAGALAND

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Kivigho V. Chishi Convenor Ph : 8837207330

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Nagaland Finance & Accounts Service Association (NF&ASA) takes immense pleasure in congratulating its sitting President Shri.R.N Yanthan for being promoted to the post of Principal Director, Department of Treasuries & Accounts with effect from 1st Jan. 2019.

The Association also extends heartiest congratulations to the following members who have been promoted to the higher posts in the Department: 1. Smti. Vahani Thisa - Director 2. Shri. Adi Naleo - Director 3. R.N Lama - Addl. Director 4. Smti. Alemla - Addl. Director 5. Shri. H. Hoshito - Addl.Director We pray to Almighty God to grant you all good health and wisdom in all your future endeavours. Wish you all success in your new position.

(TEMSU LONGKUMER) General Secretary, NF&ASA K-28

Welcoming all the alumni to be a part of BHSS's upcoming Silver Jubilee programme commencing on 29th & 30th Jan 2019.

There will be an alumni meeting on this regard on 8th Jan 2019 at 10:00 am.

Venue : New School Campus Your participation in highly anticipated.

ORANGKONG UNION NYENGCHING

N. INokdang President, TSA

OFFICE OF THE VONGTSUVONG VILLAGE STUDENTS' UNION

NOTIFICATION BETHESDA HR. SEC. SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

OFFICE OF THE

We the Tsarü Suro Ahimükhong would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Ms. SELILA, D/O Lt. Khumlimong Stm & Mrs. Rebabenla Stm of Tsarü (Chare) Village who succeeded in the recently declared Combined Technical Service Exam NPSE to the post of Inspector (Agri. Deptt.)

The TSA further wishes her success in all the future endeavours.

NAGALAND FINANCE & ACCOUNTS SERVICE ASSOCIATION NAGALAND –KOHIMA -Reg.No.3004-Dated 8/9/1987

FELICITATION We the Thang Hoikam Kohima with immense pride, acclaimed and congratulate the following candidates for successfully clearing in recently declared NPSC Combined Technical Examination by securing the coveted post.

1. Dr. Chongnya B. Lam, Medical Officer, Health and Family Welfare.

2. Er. Sumo. T. Junior Engineer, Work and Housing.

We also convey the best wishes to all the successful candidates in their future endeavor.

B. Lamnia M. Lam President Vice President K-27

TSARÜ SURO AHIMÜKHONG TSARÜ VILLAGE Dist. Tuensang, Nagaland

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G u wa h at i , J a n 5 (IANS): A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi stirred a row over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) drew flak even from within for failing to come out of the alliance with the saffron party. While the regional political party has been announcing that it will break the alliance if the BJP goes ahead with the Citizenship Bill, pressure is mounting on it to break ties with the BJP after Modi made it clear that his government was going ahead with the Bill. “Pressure is mounting on the party leadership to break the alliance with BJP. While some leaders feel the party should come out of the alliance immediately, there is a faction which believes the AGP should wait till the last moment,” said a senior party leader on condition of anonymity on Saturday.

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IMPHAL, Jan 5: ‘Do not trigger bombs at highly populated areas,’ read of the placard displayed by womenfolk of a locality in Imphal who staged a protest against bomb blast in their locality on Friday evening.

On Friday, around 5.30 pm, a hand grenade suspected to be hurled by militants exploded at Yaiskul locality located in the heart of capital city.

Another IED placed nearby the site where the blast took place failed to explode. It was later safely defused by experts of the state police bomb detection and disposal squad.

Police suspected that the hand grenade and the IED targeted a class-I contractor, Yumnam Tomba,

The womenfolk who staged a sit-in-protest against the blast said that they were against any form of violence whether the explosives targeted an individual or the local people.

They worried what would happen if the IED was happened to explode.

Talking to repor ters, Yumnam Bimolata Devi, local meira paibi (women torch bearers) leader strongly denounced the blast in the congested area.

Many people including children used to go passing the site and if the IED happened to explode casualty would have been inflicted to a good number of people.

If any of the revolutionary group was responsible for the blast, it was strongly condemnable.

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(A. Nyeklom Phom) (L.T. Hendok Phom) General Secretary Chairman Organizing Committee Organizing Committee 3rd Winter Night Carnival (2018) 3rd Winter Night Carnival (2018)

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019

Vijay Mallya declared ‘FEO’ by court in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI): Weeks after a UK court ordered his extradition, former liquor baron Vijay Mallya, accused of defaulting on loans of over Rs 9,00O crore, received another blow as a Mumbai court declared him a “Fugitive Economic Offender” (FEO).

Mallya on Saturday became the first businessman to be declared an FEO under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act which came into existence in August 2018.

The Enforcement Directorate had moved the special court for FEOA for this purpose.

The agency had requested the court that Mallya, currently in the United Kingdom, be declared a fugitive and his properties be confiscated and brought under the control of the Union government as provided under the act.

“The application of the ED is partly allowed.

Vijay Mallya is declared as Fugitive Economic Offender under section 12 (i) of the FEO Act,” said judge M S Azmi in the order.

Vijay Mallya (File)

Hearing on the second part of ED’s plea — confiscation of properties — will start from February 5.

Incidentally, the same court is also hearing ED’s plea to declare diamond merchants Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi FEOs in the Punjab National Bank fraud case.

Mallya’s lawyers requested the court to stay the order for four weeks so that they could obtain its full copy and move the high court. The judge declined, saying a court under the FEO Act can not stay its own order.

The ED had argued that it made all possible ef-

BJP veteran seeks Gadkari as Deputy PM Lucknow, Jan 5 (IANS): Veteran BJP leader Sanghpriya Gautam dropped a bombshell on his party on Saturday when he demanded that Union Minister Nitin Gadkari should be made the Deputy Prime Minister while union Home Minister Rajnath Singh should be assigned the charge of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. He also suggested that Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah must work hard in the Rajya Sabha while paving the way for former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the party President.

In a letter released to the media, the former union Minister also said that the incumbent Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Yogi Adityanath, should be sent to do religious work.

Admitting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the tallest leaders

Nitin Gadkari (File)

the country had produced, the BJP leader said that a repeat of the Modi wave in 2019 was in doubt.

“The Modi mantra is unlikely to work again in the forthcoming general elections and the party workers admit this in private and are suffering in silence,” he said. Alleging that there was widespread anger against the policies of the union government, Gautam said that the situation was so grim that if elections were to be held right now, the BJP will be routed in all states barring a few.

Six students, bus driver killed in Himachal accident Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS): Seven persons, including six school students, were killed on Saturday when a bus skidded off the road and rolled into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district, an official said.

The victims, in the age group of 10 years, were going to Adarsh Vidya Niketan in Dadahu town when the accident occurred near Renukaji, a known Hindu shrine about 40 km from district headquarters Nahan and 150 km from the state capital. The dead included the bus driver.

While seven injured students were admitted to the Y.S. Parmar Medical College in Nahan, five critically injured were referred to the PGI in Chandigarh.

Deputy Commissioner Lalit Jain told IANS that the district administration provided a relief of Rs 20,000 each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 10,000 to the injured.

Witnesses said the administration had a tough time extricating the victims from the badly-mangled bus.

Prima facie the accident happened due to negligence of the bus driver, the police said. The state government in November banned plying of school buses older than 15 years after a school bus accident in Nurpur town in Kangra district that claimed 28 lives, including 24 students in the age group of nine to 12 years.

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forts to bring Mallya back to India, but failed.

The extradition process in the UK court was a proof enough that he was not willing to return, ED counsel D N Singh had contended.

Even after the London court upheld Indian authorities’ plea for his extradition, Mallya decided to appeal against the order before the higher court there and refused to return, so he should be declared an FEO, Singh had argued.

Mallya’s lawyers contended that as he had surrendered before a magistrate’s court in London (during the hearing on his extradition case) and obtained bail, he could not be called a fugitive.

They had also questioned ED’s claim that he left India under suspicious circumstances, arguing that he had left to attend a meeting of World Motor Sports as the director of an F1 team (Force India). Mallya left India on March 2, 2016. A court in London on December 10, 2018 ordered his extradition.

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AgustaWestland case: Michel sent to judicial custody New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS): A Delhi court on Saturday sent British national Christian James Michel, the middleman in the Rs 3,600-crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal case, to judicial custody till February 26. Michel, who was with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) since December 22, was produced before Special Judge Arvind Kumar around 2 p.m. who sent him to judicial custody.

The ED sought his judicial custody in connection with its probe into a money laundering case.

In the court, ED counsel D.P. Singh said the audit reports submitted during the trial of the Italian court appeared to be “factually incorrect” and hence it was required to to be seen whether the Italian court had based its decision on the same audit report. Singh also informed the court that the investigation into Michel’s role had been fruitful.

“We have investigated how hawala cash circulated through multiple bank accounts,” he said, adding that the agency had identified Michel’s properties purchased out of the proceeds

Christian James Michel (File)

of crime.

“During questioning, Michel has given contradictory answers to various questions and he was not able to explain the contradictions,” Singh said.

The ED counsel also said that Michel had received euro 24.25 million and pound 16,096,245 from the AgustaWestland deal.

“During his interrogation, it was observed that he received money for other defence deals,” Singh said.

Michel was extradited to India on December 4 from the United Arab Emirates and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) got his custody till December 19. Michel was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on December 22 and sent to a seven-day ED custody over money laundering charges by a court here.

Modi should speak in Parliament on Rafale deal, says H D Deve Gowda

Bengaluru, Jan 5 (PTI): Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should speak on the Rafale deal in Parliament as charges had been levelled directly against him.

The former prime minister also hailed Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her speech on the issue in the Lok Sabha on Friday, but said it was not sufficient.

In her point-by-point reply on the Rafale debate, Sitharaman put up a spirited defence of the deal and launched a counter-attack on the Congress.

“Why can’t the prime minister come to the House and speak? The defence minister argued well but that’s a different matter,” Gowda told reporters here.

Deve Gowda (File)

“The charge is against the prime minister. Be it the prime minister or any other leader, when there is a charge, he should come before the House,” he said.

The JD(S) chief felt that Modi has given the people a reason to doubt him by not speaking on the issue.

“It is not a question of whether he (Modi) is right or someone else is. But the only problem is why the prime minister is not coming

to respond to the question,” Gowda said.

He said the prime minister was giving interviews and was set to address 200 rallies, but what was more important was that he should have spoken in Parliament as well.

“My advice to the prime minister is that when such an allegation is made, he should be in the House and face it,” Gowda said.

The Congress has been targeting Modi on the multimillion dollar fighter jet deal.

It alleges alleging that price of each aircraft was sharply hiked from around Rs 526 crore, negotiated under the deal during the UPA, to Rs 1,600 crore and that the deal will help Anil Ambani get Rs 30,000 crore benefit through offset contract.

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Can’t return for safety concerns: Nirav

Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI): Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, a prime accused in the PNB fraud case, told a court here Saturday that he cannot return to India due to safety concerns and also because his case has been politicised.

Modi’s lawyer filed his reply to the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) plea seeking to declare the diamond merchant a fugitive under the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act (FEOA) before the special court for cases filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Modi feared for his safety given the violent threats made against him “as illustrated by the burning of his effigies”, the reply

Nirav Modi (File)

said. Statements made by politicians from all parties showed that they had “prejudged the issue of his guilt” and his case was being used for political purposes, it added.

While he left the country long before a case was registered against him, the ED tried to “falsely implicate” him for offences

“backed by shallow claims”, Modi’s reply said.

The fugitive diamond merchant also claimed to have duly replied to the ED’s summons.

According to the ED, Modi failed to respond to its summons thrice, after which it filed the plea under the FEOA. The ED did not mention that he had stated in his reply that he could not travel as his passport had been revoked, Modi said.

According to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi cheated the Punjab National Bank (PNB) of Rs 14,000 crore by fraudulently securing Letters of Undertaking (LoUs) to obtain credit overseas.

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Trump’s gambit

hutdown in the US happens when Congress fails to pass sufficient appropriation bills or continuing resolutions to fund federal government operations and agencies, or the President refuses to sign into law such bills or resolutions. The present shutdown is the third partial shutdown of the United States government began at midnight EST on Saturday, December 22, 2018, and has crossed over to the new year as of January 5, 2019. US president Donald Trump has refused to budge from the $5 billion that he wants from Congress in order to build the wall across the border between the US and Mexico.

Trump had promised to build the wall in order to prevent influx of lakhs of illegal Mexican immigrants.

He believes that Mexican immigrants are mostly criminals involved in drug trafficking from Mexico or carriers of drug cartels. Trump had used harsh and derogatory words to describe Mexican immigrants as thugs, rapists and murderers. Trump’s opinion find description in most Netflix movies on narcotics that show Mexicans as brutal murderers, rapists and violent criminals. The point is whether these are what Trump thinks Mexicans are? Anyway, the border wall is almost the same that India has with Bangladesh.

Mexicans have a long and deep involvement with American history. Mexico is the top origin country of the U.S. immigrant population. In 2016, 11.6 million immigrants living in the U.S. were from there, accounting for 26% of all U.S. immigrants. The next largest origin groups were those from China (6%), India (6%), the Philippines (4%) and El Salvador (3%).

A majority of recent immigrants of Mexican origin living in the United states are thought to be undocumented, leading to a contentious policy debate concerning the collateral consequences of this particular type of immigration. Indeed a narrow majority of US natives indicate a belief that Mexican immigration increases crime in the United States. It therefore not simple to give judgment on the character of all Mexican immigrants without proper evidence. A similar opinion exists among many in the north east about Bangladeshi immigrants. A report from Democrats on the Senate Appropriations Committee, which was released ahead of the partial shutdown, said 9 out of 15 federal departments and “dozens” of U.S. agencies would close. As funding runs out, more agencies are closing. The shutdown is in its 14th day. Trump has vowed to reject any measure that does not provide funding for his proposed US-Mexico border wall.

Although surveys at first showed more Americans blaming him for the shutdown than Democrats, later polling showed the fault more evenly split. And the voters he cares most about, his core conservative supporters, are more enthusiastic than the public at large. He has told people that “my people” love the fight, and that he believes he is winning. Not only are national security hawks cheering him on to defend a porous southern border, but so too are former presidents who he says have secretly confessed to him that they should have done what he is doing.

Also, not only do federal employees accept being furloughed or forced to work without wages, they have assured him that they would give up paychecks so that he can stand strong. Despite his growing unpopularity with the media, Trump’s stock is rising among public because the economy has picked up and more jobs are being created. Perhaps there is a method and design to all his idiosyncrasies.

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.

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Take care, be kind, be considerate of other people and other species, and be loving. ~ John Lithgow

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019

Post-mortem

Interracial relationships: A Naga perspective M a r r i a g e, a l s o called matrimony or wedlock, is a socially or ritually recognised union between spouses that establishes rights and obligations between those spouses, as well as between them and any resulting biological or adopted children and affinity (in-laws and other family through marriage).

The definition of marriage varies around the world not only between cultures and between religions, but also throughout the history of any given culture and religion, evolving to both expand and constrict in who and what is encompassed, but typically it is principally an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually sexual, are acknowledged or sanctioned. When defined broadly, marriage is considered a cultural universal. The life of man and a woman changes once they enter in wedlock.

The gender based roles see their prominence in matrimonial unions.

The ‘Matrimonial institution’ was not a natural outcome of human evolution but was an ‘invention’ necessary for social stability of mankind. During ‘nomadic’ era of human civilization the concept of marriage was unknown. There were unrestricted relationships and sexual unions which solely motivated by the ‘basic instincts’ of man.

However, as hunter-gatherers settled down into agrarian civilizations, society had a need for more stable arrangements. The first recorded evidence of marriage ceremonies uniting one woman and one man dates from about 2350 B.C., in Mesopotamia. Over the next several hundred years, marriage evolved into a widespread institution embraced by the ancient Hebrews,

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Greeks, Indians and Romans. A primary purpose of marriage was to bind women to men, and thus guarantee that a man’s children were truly his biological heirs. Through marriage, a woman became a man’s property.

In the betrothal ceremony of ancient Greece, a father would hand over his daughter with these words: “I pledge my daughter for the purpose of producing legitimate offspring.” Among the ancient Hebrews, men were free to take several wives; married Greeks and Romans were free to satisfy their sexual urges with concubines, prostitutes, and even teenage male lovers, while their wives were required to stay home and tend to the household. If wives failed to produce offspring, their husbands could give them back and marry someone else.

The basic role of a woman as a child bearer remains at the very core of matrimonial alliance, however, with the passage of time the dimensions of meanings, interpretations and importance of marriage changed. With the idea of ‘extra-community’, ‘inter-racial’, ‘cross-cultural’ marriages new doors of possibilities opened. Marriage no longer remained a factory to produce legitimate children to inherit man’s property but evolved as a platform of ‘cultural exchange’ through the union of families and societies.

Naga society is one of the most advance and liberal societies in terms of interpersonal relationships and matrimonial alliances. Naga men and women are allowed to choose their partners for the purpose of marriage with little interference from the family. It has also been observed that

many Naga girls are also opting for ‘interracial’ marriages.

A union of the Nagas with the outside world through the sacred relationship like marriage has a social meaning as well as far fetching impact on society. As it is widely known fact that the IndoNaga Relationship is a result of British invasion on the independent Naga nations. Arrival of British connected the ‘completely disconnected’ Nagas with the neighbouring Indian region. Had there been no British interference, there would not have been any relation of Indians with the Nagas. With the departure of the last British soldier and arrival of First Indian “JAWAN” on the independent Naga soil the social, political and cultural destiny of the Nagas changed manifold which has further forever influenced the relationship between the Nagas and the Indians. This may be the reason because of which Nagas prefer to identify themselves firstly as the ‘Nagas’.

The uniqueness of the Nagas lies in the uniqueness of their histor y which has a rare distinction of being the history of ‘Free People’.

The culture and traditions of the Nagas is unique which even after the arrival of Christianity, still exists in purest form. The complex social structure which has evolved over the period of thousands of years still exists in Naga society. Rich Naga culture is a big mystery for NonNagas which has a great potential to confuse an outsider who is not willing to look beyond what is being ‘shown’ to him by the mainstream media and mainland Indian narratives. Nagas are often identified as head-hunters but there is much more in the Naga culture than

just head-hunting (which used to be considered as a supreme act of bravery in the Battle). The entire history of the Nagas is an incomprehensible saga of Blood and Sorrows, Pain and Happiness, Defeats and Victories, AND Dreams and Destructions.

Ever y Naga share the burden of history on her/ his shoulder. This is what sets them apart from rest of the world flourishing around them. Therefore, in this context, when a girl or a boy from Naga community decides to marry an outsider they should well know the fact that they are going to be the ‘Ambassadors’ of their community.

As has been obser ved, the interracial marriages with the mainlanders (and also with Foreigners in some cases) are now common among the Nagas. These alliances were made possible due to migration of Nagas outside Nagaland in search of job at an early age. It has also been observed that the outsiders are attracted more to the beauty and unique racial attributes of Naga girls than the culture and the history they belong to. The relationship that based solely on limited aspects of human personality will not have any fulfilling outcome especially when the non-Naga man refuses to surrender his cultural, social, racial and religious baggage and identification markers that he carry along with himself. As a social scientist and political thinker I am compelled to raise a question as to whether the mainland Indians (or foreigners) who are in matrimonial alliance with the Naga girls has any affinity to the ‘social truth’ that they carry within them. Nagas are versatile.

Naga girls are flexible in terms of socio-cultural

adaptability, however, whether such quick adaptation of alien culture after marriage alienating them from their own roots? The questions are very serious in the context of miniscule population of the Nagas in India.

Girls and women have traditionally been considered as the custodians of culture and honour in Naga society.

Therefore, it becomes a cardinal duty for a Naga girl who is marrying an outsider to introduce her husband, his family members and their friends to the beauty of her rich culture, traditions, belief systems, cuisines, way of life and perspectives. A Naga girl marrying an outsider must take due care while raising her mixbreed children and she should see that the children must inherit ‘every’ cultural treasure-songs, languages, art, stories, legends etc of her tribe from her.

When we examine the ‘Social Outcome’ of cross-cultural, interracial marriages involving Naga girls (and boys in rarest of the rare cases) a shocking reality gets revealed before us. Almost all the nonNagas exhibit ignorance with less or no affinity to the socio-cultural roots of their Naga wives. There are almost no cases wherein mix-breed children are given Naga names. There are no cases where mix breed children are allowed to learn and become fluent in the mother tongue (also clan dialect) of their mother or non-Naga husband has taken extensive initiative in encouraging his Naga wife to teach time-tested Naga values to their children. Unfortunately, it has also been observed that the mainland Indians after marrying a Naga girl imposes their own cultural values upon her by disregard-

ing her own. The words may sound harsh, but very close to the reality available for empirical observation, study and conclusion.

Interracial Marriages helps in breaking the artificial socio-cultural-political barriers that separates humanity, however, the marital union should not result in cultural hegemony. Non-Nagas who desire to marry or already married to Naga girls must rejoice for having an opportunity to learn and embrace new culture, language, cuisine and values.

Cross-cultural marriage is a union that can produce children without any social tags. Such unions have a potential to create a race of ‘FREE PEOPLE’ who respect humanity and will be liberated from community consciousness as well as social prejudices.

Nagas are minority in India with population of few lakhs. Girls who are marrying outside should never take their marital union lightly. Just like Jewish Girls, they should keep the fire of extreme pride for their culture and social roots alive in their heart, mind and soul.

Naga Girls are beautiful, hardworking, honest and talented. With their charming personality and caring heart they should spread the light of the traditional Naga values wherever they go. This is the way to spread the message of the Nagas in other worlds. Our daughters are the Ambassadors of our Naga soil. May the songs of the Nagas echo in other worlds through the hearts of our girls.

May the Daughters of Lijaba be the torchbearers for Nagas. May our daughters be the messengers of peace, justice and love. AMEN !

Aniruddha Babar, Ph.D, Tetso College, Dimapur

Noise ruins and blights lives in our noisy planet

eace and quiet is undeniably luxury for me at home. But my city and the surrounding area have chosen noise that has ruined our serenity.

2019 finally set off at dawn.

For me it’s another eve of the last year. I wished for peace, twitted a couple of post, chatted with few good friends and had quiet dinner at home. Peace and quiet is undeniably luxury for me at home. But my city and the surrounding area have chosen noise that has ruined our serenity. DJ Night culture had been embraced by most of the Hotels to cater to a select group of entertainment seekers on that eve. It was festive spirits to cheer for the New Year. The bars and restaurants were rolling out their seasonal cocktails. The rock and roll goers were thronging at Pubs and Hotels. Music lovers went mad at concerts. Shortly after dinner, I realised that the tranquillity of my surroundings had totally been shattered.

On festivals, the noise goes severe. About the same time the loudspeakers take to the air from religious places. The vehicles clogged the motorway, blowing ear- piercing horns.

The road rage drivers press the horns out of habit than necessity. The other day I left a movie theatre with a fuzzy feeling in my ears. Even at my daughter’s School Annual Day, the sound was getting unbearable and exceedingly loud. That loudness is definitely not OK. Thus Singers suffer from tinnitus for dealing with noise exposure for hours touring night after night.

Does anybody ever wonder if the noise could be damaging our hearing?

Noise is an unwanted and objectionable sound. Music and

bells produce a pleasant signal which is called sound but unpleasant sounds are noise. But sometimes one person’s music is another’s noise. Under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, Government of India came up with Noise Pollution (Control and Regulation) Rules in the year 2000 that were amended later. Section 5 lay down the restrictions on the use of public address (PA) systems. It shall not be used at night except in closed premises.

The state Government may permit till midnight during festive occasion not exceeding fifteen days in a calendar year. The maximum noise levels permissible are between 50 and 75 db during day and between 40 and 70 db at night. In private place, it shall not exceed > 5 dB (A).

Do we follow those guidelines? To prevent noise, the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit 1992, gives guidelines and precautionary measures to polluters. Those info graphic data need immediate attention towards threshold of hearing (frequency 20 to 20,000 Hz cycles per second and intensity 0 db to 120 db or 0.00002 Pa to 20 Pa).

Surprisingly many hotels do such vandalism by playing DJ on terrace with high decibel audio above threshold limits.

Neither they have building design and location nor they have perfect acoustics. A shrill yelling comes out till mid night.

They are least bothered about the inconvenience of residents and even not bothered to take permission from the District Administration. Those are such bizarre and unconvincing fusion of musical forces.

Concerned citizen often calls for complaint of late night celebration. Will the authorities measure the actual noise level against the possession of noise exposures of hoteliers?

It is a necessity to raise public awareness on the health impacts of noise. Those private parties gotta no right by disturbing others. To cap on noise, no engineering measures are taken by defaulters. Only Legal measures could control of deadly noise emissions that buzzing and ringing in our ears.

No doubts music has many roles. Children are taught Piano/Violin to improve language skills. Young people have a healthy auditory system.

Children are more susceptible to noise effects. The higher magnitude of sound effects us from annoying to possible pain, damage to eardrum rapture. Children are vulnerable to dyslexia, hyperactivity and ototoxic medication leading reduces performance and provoke annoyance responses. We saw musicians wear earplugs to avoid vibration. Even our parliamentarians with protective Ear Defenders are to witness all noise at various Sessions.

Regardless of size, playing any musical instrument can cause harm our hearing, if played loud enough (periodicity) and long enough (duration). Excessive noise seriously harms human health and interferes with our day to day life. It can disturb sleep, causes cardiovascular and psycho-physiological effects, and changes social behaviour As far as loudness for human is concerned sounds more than 85dba can be dangerous for noise-induced hearing loss. The hearing threshold for breathing is 0-10 dba, quiet conversation at 50 dba, for traffic at 70 dba

causes annoying, factory/train at 80 dba for possible hearing damage, jet take off at 100 dba for ear tinnitus, 120 dba for human pain, 150 dba for eardr um r upture. The prolonged exposure to noise can kill people from heart disease.

We suffer a heavy toll of death and disability through exposure to excessive noise. Many are not aware that the sirens on emergency vehicles produce 120 db. Even noise from rock concerts is harmful to animals.

Traffic noise alone is harmful to the health of almost every city dwellers. Should I wear earplugs to concerts/festivals next time?

World Health Organisation cautioned the deadly loss of healthy living from environmental hazard especially from air as well as noise pollution.

European Union takes serious action on noise to make our earth a quieter place. They offer technical and policy guidance to protect health from time to time. But we in India continue hearing that unhealthy sound levels in our noisy planet. The festivals are enjoyable and relaxing but we need to enjoy the sounds safely. The other day I could not sleep until the last shrill laugh at midnight. Hoteliers have no business to shatter the neighbouring environment.

Noise has to be controlled at the source itself. Are earplugs and bedroom swaps a last resort against noise pollution? The hazard is increasing day by day that kills thousand each year. Humanity will have to find a new earth to live if earth becomes uninhabitable.

Kamal Baruah, Guwahati

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Appeal to NBSE to accept transfer certificates

I would like to draw the attention of the Nagaland Board of Secondary Education with regard to transfer certificate for classes 1 to 8.

It is a common practice in schools in Nagaland to demand for transfer certificate countersigned by District Education Officer(DEO) or Inspector of Schools(IS) from students from neighbouring states seeking admissions in Nagaland schools. In the absence of ‘countersigned transfer certificate’ the students are denied admissions in school. However, these students face unaccountable problems in their pursuit to get their transfer certificate countersigned by their respective DEOs. Therefore, I would like to make an appeal to the NBSE to accept transfer certificates issued by their schools even without the ‘countersigned’ as the future of the students cannot be put into stake for want of such countersigned transfer certificate.

Lilon Lamichhane (Teacher), Old Lahorijan, Assam

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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dubs Congress’s farm Sabarimala violence: 1,286 cases filed Modi loan waiver as ‘misleading’ Ramesh Chennithala said the Chief Minister need not teach his party anything.

“Who does not know that it is Vijayan who is giving all the support to the Sangh Parivar forces and as a result they are creating mayhem in the state. We don’t have to learn anything form Vijayan,” said Chennithala.

The attacks, which disrupted normal life, marked return of political violence on large-scale after a gap of over a year in the sensitive district.

Ke r a l a h a s b e e n rocked by violent protests

by BJP-RSS and right wing outfits after two women of menstruating age offered prayers at the Lord Ayyappa temple on January 2.

Besides Kannur, Perambra in neighbouring Kozhikode, Malappuram and Adoor in Pathanamthitta, where the Ayyappa shrine is located, also witnessed a series of similar attacks and vandalism Friday night

and in the early hours of Saturday.

As the violence continued to disrupt normal life in Kannur and other places, state police chief Loknath Behera sounded a state-wide alert and gave direction to take stern action against those responsible for the attacks on the houses of party leaders.

The entr y of two women into the hill shrine on Wednesday, the first time since the Supreme Court in September last year lifted the age-linked ban on the entry of women devotees, has triggered massive protests in Kerala.

So far, over 1,700 people have been arrested in connection with violence in various parts of the state.

Located in north Kerala, Kannur has been the hotbed of political violence especially between the CPI(M) and BJP and witnessed bloddy clashes and killings over the years.

SP, BSP finalise ‘Mahagathbandhan’ Yellow alert sounded over cyclone ‘Pabuk’ in UP; Congress likely go alone

Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati (File)

LU C KNOW, J AN 5 (AGENCIES): As the 2019 election is approaching, the seat sharing deal for the Uttar Pradesh between the SP and the BSP is on but both the parties have snubbed the Congress, who will be going alone in the polls.

PL Punia, a Rajya Sabha member from the Congress, today said his party is preparing to contest alone.

“A coalition is not important... Our workers are ready... We have not spoken to anyone about an alliance,” he said.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party boss Mayawati met in Delhi Fri-

day over the seat sharing formula in Uttar Pradesh for the national elections.

The two leaders, both upset with the Congress, were not too keen on allying with it in Uttar Pradesh, sources had said.

However, this afternoon, a senior Samajwadi Party leader tried to downplay the reports. Ram Gopal Yadav, uncle of Akhilesh Yadav and effectively number 2 in Samajwadi Party, said talks of sidelining the Congress are “imaginary”.

“Why are you imagining?” he asked reporters.

Akhilesh Yadav had last week hinted at payback when his party’s only law-

maker in Madhya Pradesh did not make it to new chief minister Kamal Nath’s list of ministers. The Congress, he said, had gone back on its promise to do so, despite his party’s role in helping the Congress reach the majority mark.

“Thanks to the Congress, they did not make our vidhayak (legislator) a minister,” Akhilesh Yadav had told reporters last week. By doing so, the Congress had “cleared the path for Uttar Pradesh,” he had said.

Mayawati, after ruling out a pre-poll alliance with the Congress, had reluctantly extended support to the party after the recent round of assembly elections to keep the BJP out of power in Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress fell a whisker short of majority.

Earlier this week, she said she would “reconsider” her support if the cases filed in the two states against the “innocent” during April’s all-India strike by Scheduled Castes are not withdrawn.

The Congress, she said, should not work like the BJP, which did not keep its promises.

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rigation to a 19,604-hectare area in Jharkhand and also in parts of the neighbouring Bihar. “Earlier, the Congress government had forced farmers to borrow loans and today, they are misleading them with promises of loan waivers.

“Had I considered farmers as a vote bank, I could have waived their Rs one lakh loan...this (loan waiver) could have provided an immediate succour to farmers, but our priority is to provide them with facilities to boost their produce for doubling their income and this will help the farmers for

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generations,” he said.

Modi took a swipe at Congress president Rahul Gandhi, saying “he might not be knowing what is Koel...whether it is an irrigation project or the name of a river or a bird”.

The prime minister praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his Jharkhand counterpart Raghubar Das for working together for this ambitious irrigation project spread over the two states and said this was a good example of federalism which others should learn.

“At a time when many states are fighting with each other (over water and other issues), the way Nitish Kumar and Raghubar Das and the MPs of Bihar and Jharkhand worked together for the Koel Karo Mandal project is a good example of federalism which others should learn,” he said in the presence of Das and a large number of MPs from the two states.

(From p-1) Zeliang slammed the NDPP-led PDA government of setting a bad precedence in not replying to queries posed by the opposition. He also said the PDA government should not only reply to the opposition but also to the Naga people on why it has not opposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, that was a threat on the citizens. Also speaking to the media, Imkong Imchen, MLA, said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 was “negatively determining factor for the survival of the Naga people”. Referring to cabinet decision on the issue, Imchen said the cabinet’s view that Nagaland is protected under Article 371(A) of the Constitution and the Inner Line Permit regulations, was “an insult to the intellect of the Naga people”. He opined that Article 371 (A) cannot override “Union Law” but if Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 is passed by the parliament then the bill will override Article 371 (A). “Even if Naga people protest against the Bill after it becomes an Act then we cannot do anything. It will be against the ILP, the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulations, 1873”, warned Imchen.

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The sea condition will be high over the Andaman Islands, the Andaman Sea and the adjoining areas of east-central and south-east Bay of Bengal till January 7 due to the cyclonic storm ‘Pabuk’, a home ministry official said, quoting a weather bulletin. ‘Pabuk’ originated over the Gulf of Thailand and neighbour-

Da lt o n g a n j (J’khand), Jan 5 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a dig at the Congress on Saturday for “misleading” farmers in the name of loan waiver, in spite of considering them as merely a “vote bank”.

He further said for the BJP, farmers were the “annadata” (provider of food) for whose genuine welfare his government had been working sincerely.

“We consider farmers as the ‘annadata’, unlike the previous governments who considered them as a mere vote bank,” the prime minister said, addressing a crowd here in Jharkhand, while elaborating on the difference between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

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A statement issued by Behra said that so far 3,178 arrests had been made and 487 of them were in custody while 2,691 had got bail.

In Palakkad district, which witnessed the worst violence, 4,946 cases had been registered. Kozhikode accounted for 3,763 cases.

The shutdown was called by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SKS) to protest against the visit of two women to the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday. It got the support of the BJP and Sangh Parivar outfits.

While most violence took place on Thursday, on

Thursday night the house of CPI-M Thalassery legislator A.N. Shamsheer came under attack from suspected Sangh Parivar groups. A similar attack place on the house of former Kannur CPI-M district secretary P. Sasi.

Following the violence, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked for a detailed report from the Kerala government.

Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that the Sangh Parivar forces were purposely trying to create unrest and what was more surprising was that the Congress was silent.

“Violence will be dealt with an iron hand,” said Vijayan.

State BJP President P.S. Sreedharan Pillai told the media that Vijayan was creating a bad precedent by registering cases and arresting innocent supporters.

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T h i ru va na n thapurma, Jan 5 (IANS): Violence involving BJP-RSS and ruling CPI(M) workers rocked politically volatile Kannur district in north Kerala Saturday with a number of houses and shops of rival leaders and workers being attacked over the Sabarimala issue.

Bombs were hurled at several places, including at the houses of CPI(M) MLA A N Shamseer in M a d a p e e d i k ay i l , B J P leader and Rajya Sabha member V Muraleedharan at Vadiyil Peedikia and former Kannur district secretary of CPI(M) P Sasi at Thalassery past midnight, police said. No one was injured in the attacks.

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“One of the P&W engines of IndiGo neo aircraft operating on ChennaiKolkata route on January 3 stalled mid-air followed by a loud bang and sparks from it and smoke, leading to heavy vibration,” a source said.

The incident forced the A320neo aircraft to return to Chennai under emergency conditions, he added.

The number of people on board the flight could not be ascertained. “This was for the first time that that an A320neo faced multiple problems -- smoke, heavy vibration, loud bang and engine stalled -- in one single flight,” the source added.

IndiGo, which is facing such issues in the A320neo planes powered by P&W engines since their induction in the fleet in 2016 and has received compensation from both Airbus and the engine maker for each grounding, said the aircraft returned to Chennai due to “technical

caution” noted by the crew.

“An IndiGo f light 6E 923 (Neo) operating Chennai-Kolkata route on January 3 returned to Chennai after take-off due to a technical caution noted by the crew. “The crew followed the normal operating procedures and asked for a priority landing. There was no engine shutdown and no emergency landing was declared as per the report,” IndiGo said in the statement.

Meanwhile, the government’s apex aircraft investigation body AAIB has rushed a team to Chennai to assess the incident and take a call on the probe.

“As per settled practice, we have sent a team. We are awaiting details,” a senior official of the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) told PTI. The official, however, said it was not yet decided whether AAIB will probe

GST non-compliance rate rises 3-fold

NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): GST compliance has steadily declined over the past one year as 28.75 per cent of regular taxpayers did not file returns in November 2018 compared to 10.56 per cent in the November 2017, which is an almost three-fold increase in non-filers, a written reply by MoS Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla in Lok Sabha shows. Among composition taxpayers, the non-filers has increased to 25.37 per cent in the July-Sept period of 2018-2019 from 15.03 per cent in the July-Sept of 2017-2018.

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an annual turnover of up to Rs 1 crore can opt for the scheme. Asked whether the authorities are considering putting in place an extensive plan to hunt for these missing GST taxpayers, the minister stated, “Details of the non-filers of returns are regularly shared with the jurisdictional tax authorities and measures including inspection, visit of premises, search and seizure are being undertaken wherever required”.

Fake invoices to claim input tax credit increased from only 4 cases involving Rs 9.75 crore in 2017-18 to 499 involving Rs 3894.94 crore in 2018-19, the reply said.

Input credit means at the time of paying tax on output, a business can deduct from it the tax already paid on inputs.

Fiscal repercussions: With a shortfall in seven of the nine months so far in 2018-19, GST collection in January, February and March has to be on average Rs 1.23 trillion to meet the budgeted target, as reported earlier by Business Standard.

Admitting that the fiscal year would end with some shortfall, finance ministry officials have said the amount would be near Rs 40,000 crore. Tax evasion detected in April-November stands at Rs 12,767 crore, of which Rs 7,910 crore has been recovered, according to the data presented by the finance ministry in Parliament, as reported earlier by Business Standard. The minister told Parliament that late fees for filing GST returns have been waived in the last GST Council meeting to increase tax compliance.

the incident or the aviation regulator DGCA. The bureau, which investigates serious incidents and accidents involving Indian registered aircraft, is already probing IndiGo Jaipur-Kolkta flight smoke incident on December 10.

Queries sent to Pratt & Whitney remained unanswered. Airbus evaded a detailed response to PTI queries and only said that it was “working closely with the engine maker to minimise disruptions”.

In India, two budget carriers IndiGo and GoAir operate P&W engine-powered Airbus A320 planes, while Air India and Vistara, which also operate these latest single-aisle planes, have CFM engines.

However, the P&W engines-run aircraft have been facing glitches every now and then since their induction in the fleet by the two operators in 2016, with several instances of mid-air engine shutdowns.

However, the engine maker has failed to come up with any tangible solution to fix these issues so far despite frequent grounding of these planes and passengers safety at risk.

US dollar weakens against major currencies

N E W YO R K , JAN 5 (IANS): The US dollar weakened as the US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s dovish remarks on rate hikes coupled with strong jobs data alleviated traders’ demand for safe havens.

In late New York trading on Friday, the euro was up to $1.1398 from $1.1391 in the previous session, and the British pound rose to $1.2740 from $1.2629 in the previous session, Xinhua news agency reported. The Australian dollar rose to $0.7116 from $0.7002.

The US dollar bought 108.52 Japanese yen, higher than 107.75 Japanese yen of the previous session.

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to 1.3394 Canadian dollars from 1.3480 Canadian dollars. Powell said the central bank would remain patient in hiking benchmark overnight lending rates. He stressed Fed’s future move will depend on “how the economy evolves”.

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US total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 312,000 in December, exceeding market expectations, the Department of Labor said on Friday.

T h e d o l l a r i n d ex , which measures the greenback against six major peers, decreased 0.13 per cent at 96.1871 in late trading.

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DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Ayida Honda on January 4, 2019 launched the allnew Honda CR-V in Dimapur with its first customer.

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New Honda CR-V includes the Honda Sensing suite of advanced safety and driver assistive technologies which includes ABS with EBD and brake assist, front and side curtain airbags, ESC, agile handling assist, left blind spot camera view, motion-adaptive power steering, driver attention monitor, electronic parking brake, automatic brake hold and hill assist which has rated 5-star by ASEAN N-CAP. It is the best in the range with high ground clearance of 208mm and all-wheel drive offering better mileage in its class with 19.5 Kmpl (i-DTEC) and 14.4 Kmpl (i-VTEC).

New Delhi, JAN 5 (PTI): The Centre has amalgamated three Regional Rural Banks (RRB) -- Punjab Gramin Bank, Malwa Gramin Bank and Sutlej Gramin Bank -- into a single RRB with effect from January 1.

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), Punjab and Sind Bank said the central government, after consulting the sponsor banks of the three RRBs, felt that in the interest of the banks and the areas served by them, they should be amalgamated into a single RRB. “The Central Government has amalgamated the said Regional Rural Banks in to a single Regional Rural Bank with effect on and from January 1, 2019,” the filing said. The sponsor banks of the RRBs are National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Government of Punjab and Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India and Punjab and Sind Bank, it added. The idea behind the merger is to have a strong PSU bank as the sponsor for these banks so that not only can their capital adequacy be increased but also their expansion can be fast-tracked.

Consumer forum fines store for charging on paper carry bags CHANDIGARH, JAN 5 (IANS): The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum in Chandigarh has imposed a penalty of Rs 13,000 on a leading retail store for charging Rs 5 from a consumer for giving a paper carry bag to carry items that were shopped at the store.

Terming the charging of Rs 5 for each paper carry bag as “high-handedness” on part of the Lifestyle retail chain store, the forum pointed out that the store could not take the excuse that plastic carry bags were banned and they had to charge for the paper carry bags from consumers shopping at their store.

The complaint was made to the forum by a couple, Pankaj and Sangeeta Chandgothia, from Chandigarh. The decision was delivered by the forum on Friday.

Lifestyle store has been asked to deposit Rs 10,000 as penalty in the Consumer Legal Aid account and pay Rs 1,500 each to the complainants towards compen-

sation for “harassment and mental agony” and as litigation expenses.

“The opposite party (Lifestyle store) has also argued that post ban of plastic bags, it started providing paper bags to its customers on payment of its price. However, we feel that banning of a product does not entitle the opposite party to charge for its substitute and the opposite party and all other shops like it are obliged to provide carry bags free of cost to carry the purchased items to their customers, as the customers cannot be expected to carry the items in hands,” the forum stated in its order.

The forum noted that the carry bag, for which the consumers had to shell out extra amount from their

pocket, is a printed carry bag on both sides, which has a prominent display of the advertisement of the store and is serving as an advertisement for them.

“In this manner, the complainants and other gullible consumers like them have certainly been taken for a ride by the opposite party for advertising their name.

Undoubtedly, the opposite party has several stores across the country and in the above said manner, made lot of money, thus, the act of opposite party by forcing the gullible consumers to pay additionally for the paper bags is surely and certainly amounts to deficiency in service and its indulgence into unfair trade practice,” the forum pointed out.

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Mumbai, Jan 5 (PTI): An IndiGo Airbus A320neo plane flying to Kolkata from Chennai suffered a mid-air engine failure with a “loud bang” and was forced to return mid-way Thursday, prompting the civil aviation ministry to order a review.

The January 3 incident, which came to light on Saturday, is the latest in a series of cases involving a Pratt & Whitney engine. The plane returned mid-way to Chennai and has been grounded there since then due to damaged engine blades, sources said. An IndiGo spokesperson said in a statement that its crew took note of a “technical caution” and decided to return the flight to Chennai, even as sources said the engine of the aircraft stalled mid-air with a “loud bang”.

When contacted, Civil Aviation Secretary R N Choubey told PTI, “Ministry has taken serious note (of the incident) and we will review it on Tuesday.”

He was asked whether the ministry will direct the aircraft maker Airbus and US-based engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney to stop deliveries unless all issues are fixed.

NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): Ericsson India Pvt Ltd Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for the second time against Chairman of Reliance Communication Ltd (RCom) Anil Dhirubhai Ambani for allegedly not complying with its order to clear dues of Rs 550 crore.

Besides seeking contempt proceedings against RCom chairman and two others, Ericsson has also sought that they be “detained in civil prison” unless they purge themselves by making the payment.

It also sought directions to the Ministry of Home Affairs to prevent Ambani, Reliance Telecom Ltd chairman Satish Seth and chairperson of Reliance Infratel Ltd Chhaya Virani from leaving the country.

“The contemnor named above having committed and guilty of contempt of court be directed to be detained in civil prison unless the aforesaid contemnors purge themselves by making payment of Rs 550 crores along with interest thereon in terms of the order dated October 23, 2018”, the plea said.

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billion for the wall because “we’re not talking about games, we’re talking about national security. It’s a problem of terrorists.”

Democrats were equally dug in, saying the matter of a border barrier should only be brought up once the government has reopened.

“We cannot resolve this until we open up government and we made that very clear to the President,” Democrat House Speaker Pelosi said after the White House meeting.

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The storm, that made landfall in southern Thailand on Friday, lost its momentum on Saturday, allowing the resumption of ferry and air transport services.

It has now weakened into a depression and moved from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea. Bangkok Airways resumed its services after having cancelled all its operations to Samui island airport since Friday. The airports in Nakhon Si Thammarat and Surat Thani also resumed activity around midday.

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Washington, Jan 4 (AFP): Saudi Arabia’s investigation and handling of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi still lacks full credibility and accountability, a senior US official said Friday.

Secretar y of State Mike Pompeo will continue to press the Saudis on Khashoggi’s murder when he visits Riyadh next week as part of an eight-country tour of the Middle East, the official said.

“He will raise the case of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and continue to push for accountability and credibility from the Saudi leadership as they move through the legal process that began earlier this week,” the official told journalists on condition of anonymity.

“I don’t think, from our point of view, that the narrative emerging from the Saudis throughout the legal process has yet hit that threshold of credibility and accountability,” the official said.

In a case that shocked the world and created a sharp rift with Washington, Khashoggi was murdered and his corpse dismembered inside the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate on Oc-

tober 2.

After evidence emerged that the killing was done by a team of Saudis sent from Riyadh and closely linked to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Washington demanded a transparent investigation.

On November 15, Riyadh prosecutors announced indictments against 11 people, and on Tuesday prosecutors said they were seeking the death penalty against five of them.

But at the same time Prince Mohammed, whose right-hand aides were allegedly involved in the murder, was exonerated despite US intelligence reportedly having evidence that he was behind it.

Despite the indictments so far, it was not clear if anyone in Prince Mohammed’s close orbit would be charged.

The case has made it difficult for the Trump administration to return the crucial bilateral relationship back to normal.

A bipartisan resolution approved by the US Senate last month also held the crown prince responsible for the killing.

“The Saudis should have a credible narrative for what happened in the consulate and subsequent events,” the US official said Friday.

“It’s in their interest to pursue this as aggressively as they can to get this albatross off their backs and to get out from under the shadow of this incident, which has caused such an outcry.”

city suffered significant damage as several districts were flooded and buildings were affected. Electrical poles were brought down by strong winds, affecting power supply.

Videos posted on social networks showed islands popular with tourists such as Koh Tao and Koh Samui affected by strong winds, heavy rain and high waves.

With a wind speed of 55 km per hour, Pabuk moved from the Gulf of Thailand to the Andaman Sea, raising strong winds, high tides, heavy rains and flash floods on Saturday, said a statement from the Meteorological Department.

It is feared to devastate Thailand’s famous tourist destinations on the shores of the Andaman Sea such as Phuket, Phang Nga, Krabi and Ranong provinces.

Tokyo, Jan 5 (AGENCIES): A Japanese sushi boss has paid a record $3.1m (£2.5m) for a giant tuna at the first new year’s auction in Tokyo’s new fish market.

S e l f - s t y l e d “ Tu n a King” Kiyoshi Kimura bought the 278kg (612lbs) bluefin tuna, which is an endangered species.

He spent more than twice the previous record of $1.4m, which he paid in 2013.

Wholesalers and sushi company owners often pay high prices for the best fish at the first pre-dawn auction of the new year.

“I bought a good tuna,” Kimura told AFP after the auction.

“The price was higher than originally thought, but I hope our customers will eat this excellent tuna.”

Kimura has been the highest bidder at the new year auction for seven of the past eight years.

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“There are movements on the ground about which they (UNHCR) are concerned, but they are in charge of this particular file and we will see how it goes with their efforts,” Haq said.

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However issues including concerns about outdated fire regulations and hygiene controls prompted the market to be moved to a larger and more modern site.

The Inter national Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species says Atlantic Bluefin are endangered while the Pacific Bluefin are vulnerable.

Last month Japan announced it would restart commercial whaling.

The country said it would withdraw from the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which banned commercial whaling in 1986 after some species were driven almost to extinction.

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U n i t e d Nat i o n s, Jan 5 (IANS): The UN is “very concerned” over India sending back Rohingya refugees to Myanmar without the world body’s refugee agency ascertaining if they are voluntarily returning, according to an official here.

“Whenever any family is returned, we want to make sure that the nature of their return was voluntary and UNHCR (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) was not able to assess the voluntary nature of that return. So we are very concerned about this,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq on Friday.

The UN maintains that conditions are not safe for the Rohingyas to return home. Asked if Guterres would intervene and talk to Indian leaders about it, Haq indicated that there were no immediate plans for him to get involved.

Japan sushi tycoon pays record tuna price

3 killed by storm Pabuk in Thailand; 34,000 evacuated

Ba n g ko k , Ja n 5 (IANS): Tropical Storm Pabuk has killed three people and prompted an evacuation of more than 34,000 villagers in southern Thailand, a senior government official said on Saturday.

Director General of the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) Chayaphol Thitisak said one fisherman was killed due to the tropical storm in the sea off Pattani province, while two elderly persons were reportedly killed in Nakhon Si Thammarat province on Friday.

Rescue services said that the fisherman’s body was recovered after his boat capsized, while out of six people on the boat, four others were saved and one was missing.

The storm led to the evacuation of more than 34,000 villagers in several districts of Nakhon Si

cluding Transportation and Justice, along with dozens of national parks, which are popular tourist attractions.

In Friday’s news conference, Trump also told reporters he might consider asking his cabinet to decline a $10,000 raise that is due to take effect because a pay freeze has expired as an inadvertent result of the shutdown.

The fiscal fiasco began when Congress and Trump failed to reach an agreement over a budget bill in December.

The Republicans had passed an initial funding bill including $5bn (£4bn) for the wall, when they still had a majority in the House, but they could not get the necessary 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate.

Two vulnerable Republican senators up for re-election in 2020 - Cory Gardner of Colorado and Susan Collins of Maine have broken ranks to back approving the budget and ending the shutdown.

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crats’ refusal to approve its financing.

“We can call a national emergency and build it very quickly... I haven’t done it.

I may do it. If we can do it through the negotiating process, we’re giving that a shot.”

Trump considered the idea of building a barrier of “artistically designed steel slats” as an alternative to a cement wall, though he gave no details about that possibility.

He said there was an immediate need for $5.6

leader Chuck Schumer said: “We told the President we needed the government open. He resisted.”

White House and Congress officials will schedule to meet later on Saturday in a fresh bid to resolve the standoff.

Trump said he designated a group of aides, including Vice President Mike Pence, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, to participate in the weekend discussions, which he described as meant to “determine what we’re going to do about the border”.

The government has been in a partial shutdown since December 22 as negotiations between Republicans and Democrats in Congress remain blocked

by Trump’s demand to include in the budget proposal funding for the border wall.

The paralysis of the administration affected 10 government agencies, in-

UN concerned over India returning Rohingyas to Myanmar

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Washington, Jan 5 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency that would allow him to order construction of a border wall with Mexico without Congressional approval of the needed funds.

The President’s remarks came on Friday after he met senior Democrats, who refused his requests for funding, CNN reported. The impasse has seen Trump withhold support for a bill to fully fund the government till he gets money for the border wall.

He said he was prepared for the partial government shutdown -- now in its third week -- to last years.

Around 800,000 federal workers have been without pay since December 22.

“I can do it if I want,” Trump told a press conference when asked about the possibility of starting construction on the wall without a go-ahead from Congress, due to the Demo-

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US jury to decide on Ed Sheeran’s plagiarism case A

Britney Spears takes work break

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op star Britney Spears has announced that she is taking an “indefinite” break from work.

Spears made the decision in order to focus on her father’s Jamie’s health, as he recovers from a recent life-threatening illness.

Her new Park Theater Las Vegas residency, which was due to start in February, has been put on hold.

“I am dedicating my focus and energy to care for my family,” she said, adding they have a “special relationship”.

“I want to be with my family at this time just like they have always been there for me,” she added.

Spears’s father became seriously ill two months ago when he suffered a spontaneous ruptured colon.

She wrote on her Instagram page that he “almost died.”

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songs included their bass lines and percussion and said listeners might consider the songs’ “aesthetic appeal” to be similar.

He said there was disagreement over whether the harmonic and rhythmic composition of Gaye’s song was too common to merit copyright protection.

Jurors “may be impressed by footage of a Sheeran performance which shows him seamlessly transitioning” between the songs, Mr Stanton added.

Sheeran’s defence team has argued that Thinking Out Loud is different because it has “sombre, melancholic tones, addressing

Olivia Newton-John dismisses death rumours

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livia Newton-John has scotched speculation over her health and told fans “rumours of my death have been greatly exaggerated”.

The Australian Grease star revealed in September she had been diagnosed with cancer for a third time.

Re por ts recently emerged in the US and Australia speculating that she had only weeks to live.

Newton-John, 70, has now assured fans in a video released on Twitter that she is “doing great”.

Fellow Grease star, Didi Conn - who played Frenchie in the hit film - told ITV’s Lorraine show: “She’s laying a little low. But... she’s full of life.

Will Smith reveals difficult relationship with son Trey

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ill Smith has a reputation as a family man, but his blended brood wasn’t always close-knit.

The two-time Oscar nominee revealed in a heartfelt Instagram video on Tuesday that he and his oldest son Trey “struggled for years” after the “Men in Black” star divorced Trey’s mother, Sheree Zampino, in 1995.

“So I’m in Abu Dhabi at the F1. I brought my son Trey. We been hanging and usually I take my kids separately on stuff just so they have their individual daddy time,” a teary Smith, 50, said in the video. “So we’ve been doing this, me and him hanging out at the F1. And he just hit me with, ‘You know what dad? I just realized you’re not just my dad.’ He paused and he said, ‘I’m pretty sure you’re my best friend.’”

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long lasting romantic love” while Let’s Get It On is characterised as a “sexual anthem”.

Sheeran and the record companies have not yet responded to Judge Stanton’s ruling.

Townsend’s family were looking forward to the case being heard in court, their lawyer Pat Frank told Reuters.

They say that Sheeran and the record companies “copied the heart of Let’s and repeated it continuously throughout Thinking”, according to court papers filed in 2016.

In 2017 Sheeran settled a $20m copyright infringement claim against him in the US, over his hit song Photograph.

Songwriters Thomas Leonard and Martin Harrington had sued the singer in 2016, claiming his hit ballad had a similar structure to their song Amazing.

Also in 2017, the team behind TLC’s 1999 single No Scrubs were given writing credits on Ed Sheeran’s Shape of You. It came after critics and fans made comparisons between elements of the songs.

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quipped, “I was like, ‘Whoo. Yeah, man. Probably. Probably.”

The “Aladdin” actor admitted in his caption, “We STRUGGLED FOR YEARS after my Divorce from his Mother. He felt betrayed & abandoned.

It is a Wild Blessing to recover & restore a Loving Relationship with My Beautiful Son! @ treysmith0011.”

Smith began dating his current wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, while he and Zampino were separated, but not divorced, which Pinkett Smith later admitted she regretted. Pinkett Smith, 46, and Will tied the knot in 1997, and the “Gotham” actress insists the couple will “never” divorce, despite oversharing about their previous marital discord.

“We are family,” she said. “Take out all that whole marriage, relationship crap, at the end of the day, Will and I are family. I am going to hold him down, doesn’t matter. All that relationship and what people think ideas of a husband, partner and all that, man, whatever. At the end of the day, that is a man that can rely on me for the rest of his life, period.”

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“When she signs her letters it’s always, ‘With love and light’, and when she performs she reaches out. The last song she always sings is I Honestly Love You to her fans and she really does.”

Conn, who will compete in this year’s Dancing On Ice, said: “She’s well.

When she took some time off she said: ‘I’m going to be back in six months.’ It wasn’t even six months. It was fourand-a-half months.”

In September last year, Newton-John revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer for the third time in three decades, telling Australian news programme Sunday Night that doctors had found a tumour in her lower back in 2017 (stage four breast cancer that has spread to the spine).

She said she believed she would “win over it” and was now using medicinal marijuana and other natural remedies alongside radiation therapy.

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Music album in Ao dialect released Megadeth teases January 11 announcement

Bendangtoshi and Moa Longkumer.

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inger/songwriter Bendangtoshi has released a love song album in Ao dialect titled ‘Na TetiMeimtsü’.

SCERT Nagaland, joint director, Moa Longkumer, who is also a former noted singer, released the album in Dimapur. Speaking at the release party, Longkumer said that the ability to sing is one of God’s greatest gifts.

He expressed hope that the songs will reawaken love in the hearts of people.

Encouraging the artiste, Longkumer also added that he hopes Bendangtoshi continues to inspire people by bringing out more albums in the future.

Bendangtoshi said that he has collaborated with many artistes in the past but he has always had the desire to bring out his own solo album. Although it took him many years, he never

lost sight of his vision and this album is a fruit of his dedication and hard work.

He thanked God for his blessings and hoped that his listeners will enjoy the songs.

As a young kid, Bendangtoshi said he had always dreamed to be one of the best singers in Nagaland which fuelled his passion and kept him working hard.

Years later, in 2002, he was adjudged the Best Vocalist at the 2nd Hornbill Open Beat Contest. Reminiscing on the path that has led him to this point, Bendangtoshi acknowledged and thanked God and all the people who believed, supported and helped him along the way.

The album can be found at Bible House, New NST Kohima; Glitzy Shop IM Road, Near Elite Hostel, Mokokchung. One may call 9436275111 for more details on the album.

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egadeth is teasing a special announcement that will be delivered on Friday, January 11 via the band’s official web site and social media.

A 25-second video featuring a snippet of Megadeth’s classic track “Take No Prisoners” has been uploaded to the band’s YouTube channel, leading some fans to speculate that the announcement will involve a reissue or event related to 1990’s “Rust In Peace” album, on which the song originally appeared.

Megadeth’s landmark fourth LP, “Rust In Peace” was the band’s first effort to feature the Dave Mustaine/ Marty Friedman guitar team and is regarded as one of the most instrumentally complex and technically proficient metal releases in history.

Last fall, Mustaine discussed the making of “Rust In Peace” in a video to promote a new limited-edition pressing of the album on translucent blue 180-gram vinyl.

Speaking about the LP’s musical makeup, Dave said: “The scope and the grandeur of the arrangements is something that I truly believe is beyond the scope of my little brain.

And the playing is so... the caliber is so high that I believe if I was left on my own, I probably wouldn’t have challenged myself so much.”

Mustaine also gave credit to Friedman, who joined Megadeth just prior to the album’s recording.

“You have to add in the secret weapon — Marty Friedman came into the

band,” Mustaine said.

He continued: “When we auditioned him… we had been looking for years, and [we had] his little CDs on the table. I looked at it and Marty had black hair to here and orange hair down to here. I thought, ‘He looks like a piece of Halloween candy’... I just thought it was goofy-looking, so I kept looking, kept looking, kept looking and I finally got mad and I said, ‘Okay! Put that in there!’ And he puts it in and I went [give a look of surprise], ‘That guy wants to play with us?’ He says, ‘Oh yeah.’ I said, ‘Get him down here.’ So we’re playing along, the solo comes up, and [Marty] goes over there and I was like... [surprised] because... he did it... and no one was able to do that.”

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Korn guitarist opens up about his struggles

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orn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch spoke to “Fox News @ Night With Shannon Bream” about “Loud Krazy Love”, the recently released Showtime documentary which documents the musician’s struggles with addiction and his turbulent relationship with daughter Jennea.

Asked how how the band’s excessive lifestyle, fueled by drugs and alcohol, drove him to addiction and pushed him to quit the lineup in 2005 to focus on raising Jennea, Welch said (see video below): “Words can’t express how lost I was — being a multi-millionaire and not being able to find the meaning of life. My spiritual life was everything for me. I didn’t like the religious aspect of Christianity and hearing all about it, but the indwelling Christ came and changed everything for me. And it was the best thing that ever happened to me since I was born.”

He added: “I was just done. I had this dream when I was a kid. And it didn’t involve drugs and just treating women like objects and

all this stuff year after year.

And it starts to wear on your soul and your emotions.

And the touring lifestyle is not easy, so I was ready

for a change. In my own mind, I couldn’t walk away, though, but when I found my spiritual life, it gave me the courage to do something for my daughter, who was six years old at the time. She deserved it.”

Welch left Korn in early 2005, at the same time announcing that he kicked his addictions to drugs and alcohol by becoming a bornagain Christian. He rejoined the band in 2013.

The guitarist told The Christian Post that he un-

derstood the criticism he received from some members of the Christian community for returning to the group.

“I followed God right back into Korn, and He’s there and I’m not separated from them or the fans any longer,” Welch said. “He says in the Bible He’s going to restore all things. God is so good that He’s restored me in that way… He gives you glimpses of that by restoring your life. He restored me in a way that’s unique to me.”

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50th Wedding Anniversary 08-01-1969 to 08-01-2019

FELICITATION The KUKHUPU CHISHI CLAN WELFARE conveys our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Josia Sema S/o Dr. Khashepu Chishi and Mrs. Khevili Chishi of Litsami Village, residing at Thilixu Village for your achievement to the post of Medical Officer (Cl-I Gazetted) 4th Rank under H&FW in the recently declared NPSC Exam 2017.

All the CLAN members extend its sincere appreciation for bringing pride and laurels and wish him the very best in all his future endeavours.

Khuwoto Chishi Chairman, KCCW

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Mr. T. Shingti Noklang & Mrs. H. Chongthei Ongh

We give glory and honour to our Heavenly Father for leading our parents thus far.

Onyiü and Opa, as we celebrate this remarkable milestone, it is our fervent prayer that our Almighty God continue to add many more years to your lives and keep you strong and healthy.

Happy Anniversary!

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US judge has rejected Ed Sheeran’s call for a legal case accusing him of copying parts of Marvin Gaye’s Let’s Get It On to be dropped.

In his decision released on Thursday, District Judge Louis Stanton said a jury should decide.

He said he found “substantial similarities between several of the two works’ musical elements”.

Sheeran denies ripping off sections of the 1973 classic for his number one hit Thinking Out Loud.

The action has been brought against Sheeran, Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Atlantic Records by the estate and heirs of the late producer Ed Townsend, who co-wrote Let’s Get It On with Gaye.

Judge Stanton is also overseeing a separate $100m case over the same track launched last June by the company Structured Asset Sales, which owns part of the copyright in Gaye’s song.

Judge Stanton said the similarities between the two

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PKL Season 6: Bengaluru Bulls clinch title

Bengaluru bulls players celebrate their victory after beating Gujarat raiders in the Pro Kabbadi league season 6 finals, in Mumbai on Saturday (PTI

MUMBAI, JAN 5 (PTI): Raider Pawan Sehrawat starred for Bengaluru Bulls as they defeated Gujarat Fortunegiants 38-33 in a pulsating final to lift their maiden Pro Kabaddi League title here on Saturday.

Sehrawat accumulated 22 points in his 25 raids and turned the match on its head as he single-handedly took the southern outfit to a memorable win. Their second-best player was Sumit Singh (3 points).

It was heartbreak for

KBC annual sports meet culminates

DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Annual sports meet of Koinonia Baptist Church, which was held from December 27-29, 2018 culminated with its final matches on January 2, 2019.

The men’s football league final was played between Prayer centre and Junior CYE. The lone goal from Prayer centre’s Thana Zeliang led the team to retain Championship of the league match.

One yellow card each was issued to both the teams. The official referee was Kezevituo Vizo of Kohima Town Club.

The results of the 4-day long sports are: Volleyball men -- Prayer

Centre (champion) men’s fellowship (runner-up); volleyball women -- Youth Department (champion) women’s fellowship (runner-up); penalty shoot-out women – women’s fellowship (champion) prayer centre (runner-up); penalty shoot-out men – men’s fellowship (champion) Junior Cye (runner-up); men’s football league Prayer centre (Champion) Junior cye (runnerup); Chess open Deacon Yavituo Üsou (first) Kezevituo Suokhrie (second); Badminton double men prayer centre (first) prayer centre (second); Badminton double women Youth dept. (first) Women fellowship (second).

Gujarat yet again like the last season, when they ended up as runners-up.

Pawan was the difference between the two teams as he pulled back his side into the game after trailing 9-16 after the first half at the NSCI Dome at Worli.

A resurgent Bengaluru, courtesy Pawan's show, inflicted all-out not once but twice on the Gujarat team to move ahead and then held their nerve to come out triumphant.

Earlier, Bengalur u opened their account by sending off Gujarat's star raider Sachin Tanwar in the opening minute. Gujarat's raider K Prapanjan made it 1-1 after a successful raid.

After Gujarat went ahead 2-1, they brought back Sachin Tanwar. But Pawan Kumar Sehrawat attempted two successful raids to take them 3-2 ahead.

In a final where every point mattered, the two teams were going neckto-neck with 4-4, after the initial seven minutes of the match.

The two teams showed amazing skills, that included super tackles and raids, and were locked at 7-7 with eight minutes to go for the completion of first half.

But then Gujarat seemed to have found the momentum as they surged ahead 11-7 with a couple of successful raids and tackles.

And then Gujarat inflicted

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CGY 4th annual sports meet concludes DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Chümoukedima Gorkha Youth (CGY) 4th annual sports meet concluded on January 4, 2019 with Gorkha Youth Club Dimapur (GYCD) president Shiva Kumar BK as special guest.

In his short speech, the special guest advised the youth to have a clear vision and choose particular sports. He also encouraged the youth to be sincere and work hard. GYCD president Shiva Kumar challenged the youth to maintain consistency and aim for national level and Olympic games.

Earlier, God’s blessings were invoked by Robert Aley, Pastor Nepali Baptist Church Chümoukedima, Welcome address was delivered by Chümoukedima Gorkha Youth (CGY) sports secretary Jacob Sundas. While programme was chaired by Chümoukedima Gorkha Youth (CGY) finance secretary Beckey Panthy, CGU vice president Aditya Rai exhorted and vote of thanks was proposed by CGY assistant sports secretary David Malla.

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DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Vankhosung defeated Rising Star by 2 runs and Juggernauts CC defeated Sportiff Club by 8 wickets on Saturday at the ongoing 23rd edition of Winter Cricket Challenge, organized by Senior Noble Klan, played at Local Ground, Wokha.

In the first match, Vankhosung CC, which won the toss and opted to bat first, set up a victory target of 138 runs for the loss of 9 wickets, with a solid knock of 55 runs (Not out) by the opening batsman Renbemo Kikon.

He was accompanied by Ekonthung 15 runs and Renben 13 runs respectively. Renbemo claimed 3 wickets and Chichamo and Kunal claimed 2 wickets each for Rising Star.

Rising star batsmen were bowled out 3 runs short of the victory target at 135 runs. Alamo 38 runs, Abel 14 runs and Khyolamo 14 runs were the contributors for Rising Star.

Subenthung, Zubenthung and Mhademo claimed

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We t h e b e r e a v e d family members of Late K Limanungsang would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Naga United Ao Baptist Arogo, Waromung Senso Telongjem Diphupar Area, Waromung Baptist Arogo, every individuals, families and well wishers who supported us physically, financially, morally and in prayers during his prolonged illness and following his last 15/12/1965 – 30/12/2018 journey on 30th December 2018.

We have been immensely blessed and indebted to everyone. May Almighty God shower abundant blessing to you all.

Loving Wife, Daughter & Relatives.

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DAVID IMCHEN

16.01.1975 TO 06.01.2018

It was hard losing you. But, it is harder, learning to live without you.

Loved ones.

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Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants. Psalm 116:15 We the bereaved family members of Late C. Repachiba (Ex-Pastor) humbly express our profound gratitude to all individuals, associations, neighbours, churches who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially during his brief illness and at the sad demise.

We regret our inability to thank everyone personally but may the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving Wife, sons, daughters, grandchildren, great grandchildren, in laws and relatives.

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15.02.1933 – 31.12.2018

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1st Death Anniversary of Late Orenponi Lotha

2 wickets a piece. In the second match, Sportiff Club won the toss and set up a victory of 117 with a contribution from the bat of Nemichand 31 runs and Zachamongullie 21 runs.

Renchio Claimed 3 wickets and Chonben claimed 2 wickets for Juggernauts.

Jugger nauts CC reached the target in the 13.2 over of the match with a solid 2nd wicket

partnership of 108 runs between Anil Sharma and Mhajan Patton, both the batsmen were unbeaten on 65 runs and 33 runs respectively. The 2 wickets were claimed by Nzanthung and Mhachan of Sportiff Club.

SUNDAY MATCHES 1st Match EYL Vs Waxen CC 2nd Match Veterans XI Vs Athlete Brothers Club

13th Death Anniversary of Lt. Malemtetla Sanglitziir Temeim Oja, It’s been 13 years since you left us for your heavenly abode, but your loving voice is still fresh in our hearts and your words fondly remembered.

We miss you and remember you each day with silent tears.

Loving Children, In-laws, Grand children & Great- grand children.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable”

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A year has gone since God called you to your heavenly home yet the memories and the legacy you left behind remain in our hearts forever.

Words cannot express how much we miss you but we live in the hope that we will meet again someday at our saviour's feet.

You are remembered with love and deeply miss, Apvü!

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Shyam Gurung would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us through their prayers, financial contribution and their valued physical presence during his Sickness and his sad demise on the 24th December’2018.

Though, we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, We Pray that, Our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Our Special Thanks to : Doctors and Nurses, CMC Vellore.

Doctors and Nurses, Shamrock Hospital, Dimapur Doctors and Nurses, Eden Hospital, Dimapur Dr. Nicky Kire, Advisor R & D Mr. Sasank Ghatraj, PDA Member, Government of Nagaland G.B., Chairman & Village Council Members Doragapathar, Dimapur.

Chairman & Members Gorkha Pariwar, Doragapathar, Dimapur.

Gorkha Public Panchayat, Kohima.

Born : 16th April, 1975 – Died : 31st December, 2018 We, the bereaved family of Late Temjen Aier (Guru Matha) of Longpayimsen Village, would like to express our profound gratitude to each and every individual and organization that stood by us during his short illness and sudden demise.

Although we are unable to thank each and every one of you personally, we are humbled by your care and support and pray that God bless you abundantly for your gracious deed.

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(5/11/1947 - 6/01/2018)

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Match in progress between Juggernauts and Sportiff.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

AR football tourney postponed DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): District Level Football tourney organised by the Assam Rifles has been postponed to January 14-19, 2019. The competition is being organised by Dimapur Battalion under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) in collaboration with the Dimapur Football League. Registration would be open till January 12, 2019. Entry to the tournament is free of cost and could be done at Khasiram, HQ 5 Assam Rifles (8229925201/8630337753) or with the Dimapur Football League (8575394092).

an 'all-out' on their opponents to increase their lead to 15-9. At the half-way mark, Gujarat led 16-9.

After the change of ends, Bengaluru, with some fine defence and tackles, made it 17-21.

However, the turning point came when Sehrawat grabbed six points for his side after two successful raids which led to Gujarat's all-out as Bengaluru edged ahead 23-22, with about nine minutes before the final whistle.

Bengaluru and Gujarat were tied at 29-29 at one point. Again it was Pawan, who grabbed two points for his team, to take them 31-29 ahead, with two minutes remaining for the final whistle.

Again a successful raid

by Pawan meant that Bengaluru inflicted another 'all-out' and surged 36-30 ahead and then ended the game at 38-33.

Bengaluru went home richer by Rs 3 crore while Gujarat bagged Rs 1.80 crore as prize money. The seventh season of the Pro Kabaddi League will begin in July.

3RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY LT. MRS NONDIYA SEB

Vankhosung CC, Juggernauts register wins in 23 WCC

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(1957 to 2018)

Loving Wife, Son, Brother, Sisters, Niece, Nephew, Grandsons, Granddaughters

September 23, 1964 – November 30, 2018

The family members of Late H. NYAMPONG CHANG would like to express our sincere gratitude to all who were there and helped us during our sad loss.

Your support at this difficult time was very much appreciated and of great comfort to our family.

Our thanks to Chang Baptist Church Kohima (CBCK), Lerie Chazou Colony Kohima (LCCK), Tuensang Town Baptist Lashong (TTBL), Staff of Directorate of Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, all our extended families, relatives, neighbours and friends who supported us in all capacities, prior to and after the funeral.

A special word of appreciation to the staff, doctors and nurses of K. P. Bethesda Hospital who attended and treated him with dignity.

As it is not possible to thank all those concerned individually, please accept this press acknowledgement as a token of our heartfelt appreciation. May the Almighty God shower His blessings upon you all.

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Loving Wife and Children

We the bereaved family of Late Mr. Rüükerhe Chücha would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all those who stood by us spiritually, morally, physically and financially during the prolonged illness and sad demise of our son/brother on 27th December 2018.

We convey our special thanks to :1. Doctors & Nurses, CIHSR Dimapur 2. Doctors & Nurses, Zion Hospital Dimapur 3. NU SASRD, Medziphema 4. Churches of New Socünoma Village 5. Village Panchayat, New Socünoma Village Though we are unable to thank everyone individually it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you abundantly.

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4th Test: Indian bowlers dominate 3rd day

SYDNEY, JAN 5 (IANS): Australia were left struggling at 236/6 in their first innings, trailing India by 386 runs at stumps on the third day of the fourth cricket Test here on Saturday.

At the close of the day’s play, Peter Handscomb was batting on a patient 28 while Pat Cummins was on 25 at the other end.

The day belonged to the Indian bowlers as they completely dominated the Australian batsmen, putting the visitors in a very good position to push ahead for a win.

The Australians will thank the weather gods for some respite as poor light and rain forced the umpires to take the players off the field before calling it a day around an hour before the scheduled close of play.

After a somewhat quiet opening session, the Indians took the upper hand after lunch as the Australians lost wickets at regular intervals.

Kuldeep Yadav was the most successful bowler for India with figures of 3/71.

Fellow Left-arm spinner Ravindra Jadeja also took two wickets.

Resuming the day at the overnight score of 24/0, Australia lost their first wicket when Usman Khawaja was dismissed by Yadav.

Khawaja, who was

Spinner Kuldeep Yadav celebrating a wicket in the Sydney Test.

batting slowly and steadily, scored 27 runs off 71 balls with three hits to the fence.

He gave good support to fellow opener Marcus Harris who was in good form at the other end.

The two of them put together an opening partnership of 72 runs to give the Australian innings a steady start.

The Australians were forced onto the back foot

in the second session as the Indian bowlers started to dominate.

Harris was the first to depart after lunch when he was bowled by Jadeja.

Harris scored 79 runs with eight boundaries studding his 120-ball stay in the middle.

Jadeja bagged his second wicket soon after when he sent Shaun Marsh back to the pavilion.

Bopanna serves big in Tata Open title win with Sharan

Tennis players Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan hold trophies after winning the ATP tour title at Tata Open Maharashtra 2019 in Pune, Saturday. (PTI )

PUNE, JAN 5 (PTI): Rohan Bopanna combined booming serves with exquisite backhand winners during his blossoming partnership with Divij Sharan as the Indian pair won its maiden ATP tour title at the Tata Open Maharashtra here on Saturday.

Bopanna lost just four points on his serve during the entire match as the top seeded Indians produced a dominating 6-3 6-4 win over British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Maara.

This was veteran Bopanna’s 18th ATP tour title while Sharan has now won his fourth tournament on the circuit. Bopanna carried the team smartly in this tournament even as Sharan

would require to do more when they compete against tougher opponents at the Australian Open.

Sharan dropping the serve in the eighth game of the second set was the only blemish as there was no drama in the final after they played two intense and dramatic matches en route the title clash.

Before this, Bopanna won the Vienna event in October 2017 with Pablo Cuevas and Sharan won the Antwerp trophy with Scott Lipsky in the same month.

A little opening for a break emerged for the top seeded Indians when Bambridge served a double fault to go down 0-30 in the sixth game but they came

back strongly. Left-handed Sharan was down a deciding point in the next game when Bopanna made an error on the overhead smash volley but the Indians managed to hold. Then followed a super show from Bopanna, who unleashed his single-handed backhand thrice to earn the first break of the match and then served out the set in the next. The Coorgi lost just three points in his three service games as he was the standout performer in the summit clash.

He continued to serve big even as Sharan’s serve was under pressure again in the fourth game when he went down 0-30 but the Indians escaped with the left-hander holding his own with an ace. Sharan hit a crushing service return winner off Bambridge before another good return to draw level, which he could not pick up. It gave the Indians a break chance, which was converted when Bambridge faltered, netting a return.

Bopanna came out firing once again, serving at love, to make it 4-2 which became 5-2 when they broke O’Maara in the next.

ABU DHABI, JAN 5 (PTI): Underdogs India will look at their impressive results in recent months for inspiration when they open their

AFC Asian Cup football campaign against Thailand here Sunday.

With the continental showpiece event being ex-

panded to 24 teams for the first time from the earlier 16, the Indian side have a real chance to make it to the knock-out rounds, which

Roger Federer wins third Hopman in dramatic fashion PERTH (AUSTRALIA), Jan 5 (AGENCIES): Roger Federer became the most successful player in Hopman Cup history when he led Switzerland to a 2-1 win in an enthralling final of the mixed teams tournament in Perth Saturday.

In what is tipped to be the final edition of the unique tournament, the best was saved for last as Federer became the first player to win three Hopman Cups, teaming with Belinda Bencic to make it successive titles in Perth.

For the second year in a row, the Swiss beat the German pairing of Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber by claiming a deciding mixed doubles rubber which was loaded with drama.

It was Switzerland’s fourth title overall, behind only the United States with six, and Federer first won the Hopman Cup back in 2001 when he teamed with Martina Hingis.

The 37-year-old gave the Swiss the early ascendancy with a straight sets win against Zverev, before Kerber squared the tie by beating a dogged Bencic to set up the mixed doubles decider.

Federer was a dominant figure in an extraordinary doubles match as the Swiss claimed the abbreviated format 4-0, 1-4,

Roger Federer and Belinda Bencic kiss the trophy after winning the final at the Hopman Cup in Perth, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

4-3 (5/4) to clinch the title despite Germany having two match points.

Fittingly, it was Federer who served out the match in the third set tie-break, having been unable to do so earlier in the set.

The tournament came down to a single point at 4-4 in the third set tie-break, with both teams holding match point and after an extended rally Zverev dumped a backhand into the net to hand the Swiss victory.

Federer also became the first player to win successive Hopman Cups and said the records were a nice bonus for winning the title.

Zverev and Kerber were despondent after the loss and the former said it was a tough pill to swallow.

In the men’s singles, Federer bounced back from a November loss to Zverev in London to beat the big-

serving German 6-4, 6-2 and make it a clean sweep of his singles matches in Perth for the second year running, less than two weeks before he defends his Australian Open title.

It was a high-octane match, with plenty of big serves and clean winners, but Federer was able to answer everything the 21year-old threw at him.

He broke Zverev in the 10th game of the first set and then tightened the noose on the German, with two more breaks in the second set. Federer, who also beat Zverev in three sets in last year’s Hopman final, clinched the match with a typically crisp forehand volley.

He was pleased to maintain his unbeaten singles record during the week, during which he never dropped his serve.

Marnus Labuschagne seemed to be in good touch before Ajinkya Rahane pulled off an excellent catch off Mohammed Shami’s bowling.

Travis Head fell to a superb caught and bowled effort by Yadav shortly before tea as the hosts plunged into further trouble.

The Australians ran into even deeper trouble in the very first over after tea as

Tim Paine was bowled by a flights delivery by Yadav.

But Cummins and Handscomb ensured that the Australians lost no more wickets before the close of play.

BRIEF SCORES: Australia (first innings): 198/5 (Marcus Harris 79; Kuldeep Yadav 2/50, Ravindra Jadeja 2/51) vs India (first innings): 622/7 declared at tea on Day 3.

Maradona out of hospital after internal bleeding

Man Utd stroll past Reading in FA Cup

BUENOS AIRES, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was released from hospital after being admitted earlier on Friday with internal bleeding in the stomach which was discovered during routine examinations, his daughter Dalma said.

“For those who were really worried about my dad I can tell you that he is well,” Dalma wrote on twitter after fears over her father’s health spread. “He is going home soon.”

The 58-year-old was having a routine medical in his homeland before returning to Mexico, where he is coach of second division side Dorados de Sinaloa, when doctors discovered the problem. However, a source close to the family told Reuters the problem was not serious and that the former Boca Juniors, Napoli and Barcelona midfielder, who famously led his country to the 1986 World Cup title, was not in any danger.

Another source said Maradona, who left the hospital without talking to the media, may have to undergo more tests.

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata (R) celebrates scoring the opening goal during their English FA Cup third round match against Reading at Old Trafford, on January 5, 2019

MANCHESTER, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Ole Gunnar Solskjaer enjoyed a fifth successive win in as many games as interim manager of Manchester United when his side beat Reading 2-0 in the third round of the FA Cup at Old Trafford on Saturday.

The former United striker had already guided the Red Devils to a run of four straight Premier League victories since being appointed coach after

India face Thailand in AFC Asian Cup opener

India football team take part in a training session on the eve of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

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will be a first after their runners-up finish in 1964.

Both in 1984 and 2011, India were knocked out of the tournament at the group stage. The two top sides from each of the six groups made up of four countries as well as four third-place teams will advance to the Round of 16.

India, playing in their four th Asian Cup, are entering the tournament on the back of a goal-less stalemates against World Cup-winning Italian coach Marcello Lippi’s China and Oman in the lead-up to the tournament. They lost narrowly (1-2) to Jordan in their third big match ahead of the Asian Cup. These results were preceded by a 13-match unbeaten run in international friendly matches and the Intercontinental Cup at home last summer.

Constantine’s players will also be keen to improve upon the disastrous performance of the country in 2011 edition, when it badly lost all its group matches.

Sunday’s Group A match against Thailand at the Al Nahyan Stadium will be crucial for India as a positive result will boost the Stephen Constantine-coached team’s chances of making it to the Round of 16.

If India beat Thailand on Sunday, then a draw in the remaining two matches -- against hosts UAE (January 10) and Bahrain (January 14) -- could be enough for them to qualify for the knock-out round.

Defensive discipline will be one of the key factors for India against a Thailand team that scored a lot of goals at the ASEAN Football Federation Championship.

controversial former boss Jose Mourinho was sacked last month. That winning sequence was maintained against second-tier strugglers Reading, with the third round marking the entry into the FA Cup, the world’s oldest senior knockout football competition, of England’s top-flight clubs.

United, last season’s losing finalists, were 2-0 up before half-time, thanks to goals from Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku but Read-

ing had their chances against a still suspect defence. Mata gave United, 12-times winners of the Cup, the lead in unusual fashion in the 22nd minute.

United initially had a goal disallowed for offside against Fred but referee Stuart Attwell, after a lengthy consultation with the video assistant referee, awarded the home side a penalty for a foul on Mata in the buildup. The Spanish midfielder then scored from the spot

himself, sending Reading goalkeeper Anssi Jaakkola the wrong way. Alexis Sanchez and Lukaku were both making their first United starts under Solskjaer and the pair combined to make it 2-0 deep into stoppage time at the end of the first-half.

Fr o m S a n c h e z ’s through-ball, the onrushing Lukaku calmly rounded Jaakkola and scored from a tight angle. Elsewhere, an all-Premier League clash saw Brighton win 3-1 away to south coast rivals Bournemouth.

Brighton, beaten in a replay by United in the 1983 FA Cup final, scored with what amounted to their first attack of the game when Anthony Knockaert fired them into a 31st-minuted lead. And three minutes later it was 2-0, when Yves Bissouma’s long-range shot went in off the post.

Bournemouth pulled a goal back through Marc Pugh’s fine effort from 20 yards out but Brighton restored their two-goal lead in the 64th minute when Florin Andone headed in from the Seagulls’ first corner of the game. Marko Arnautovic had a bizarre match as West Ham beat Championship club Birmingham 2-0.

I-League: Mohun Bagan faces spirited Real Kashmir KOLKATA, JAN 5 (PTI): Former champions Mohun Bagan will be bolstered by the return of a fit-again Sony Norde when they face a spirited Real Kashmir FC in their I-League fixture here Sunday.

Having missed a fourth consecutive match for his muscle injury, the I-League winning star Haitian forward was seen training in full flow and was named in the 18-member squad.

O ve r c o m i n g t h e i r derby loss, Mohun Bagan won back-to-back matches against Minerva and Shillong Lajong FC but only to falter against Neroca FC in their previous encounter to slip to sixth position on the table.

“Sony is fit now and will be in the 18-man squad.

Our target is to get three

points at any cost,” coach Shankarlal Chakraborty told reporters on the eve of the match.

With the team having a long injury list that has the likes of Pintu Mahata, Sukhdev Singh and the latest being Sourav Das, the return of Norde will be a big relief for the team who have won only one from six matches at home.

With Norde back, the Mohun Bagan coach may look to bench last season’s leading scorer Aser Dipanda, while giving a central role to Henry Kisseka.

In the first leg, Real Kashmir lost to Mohun Bagan by a solitary goal and since then the debutants are on a unbeaten run from six matches.

“The first leg match was different. It was a differ-

ent ground, different conditions. Currently they are ahead of us so we have to focus on the game,” the Mohun Bagan coach said.

“I have told everyone to forget about what we did in the first phase. We have to focus on the second leg. Currently we are concentrating on Real Kashmir game.

“Real Kashmir are a good side, they are in good form at the moment and are very consistent. They have very good foreign players.

The Indian players are also supporting them. We have to be very cautious against them. They did well against EB too.”

Away from home for three matches, Real Kashmir have scored five points which include a win over leaders Chennai City to remain in title contention.

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