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Fire still ravaging Dzükou valley: NDRF

CM undertakes aerial survey

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KOHIMA, JAN 5 (NPN): National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) has expressed concern that the forest fire at Dzukou valley was “continuously increasing its magnitude” and spreading towards the hills of neighbouring Manipur.

According to PTI, NDRF spokesman said NDRF has deployed seven teams in the affected areas of Kohima district Nagaland and Senapati district in Manipur to assist firefighters to extinguish the fire.

Of the total seven NDRF teams, three are approaching the affected area from the western side near Essi hills in Kohima district.

The rest of the team were approaching the area from the eastern side at Mao in Senapati.

The fire which initially started from the Southern side of the valley has now spread to the South-Western side burning every tree and other vegetation in its path.

The fire, at the Elephant gate has now reportedly spread to Tevirü (Cherry) range and inching closer to human habitat on the extreme West side.

NH urges Centre to announce renewal of CF with Niki’s group DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Following the recent decision of the Niki Sumi-led NSCN (K) to renew the cease fire with the government of India , Naga Hoho has urged upon the government of India to “formally announce the renewal of cease fire” with Niki’s group “without any pre-condition” for an inclusive solution.

Naga Hoho in a statement expressed its conviction and appreciation of the “matured decision” taken by ‘gen’(retd) Niki Sumi to renew the cease fire but said Nagas were “still in dark” about what was happening between the government of India and Niki’s group.

NH pointed out since its inception, it had always strived for peaceful and inclusive “Indo-Naga political settlement” through nonviolent means to resolve the long drawn political movement. NH said it was concerned when NSCN (K) abrogated the cease fire in 2015 which it signed with the Centre in 2001. For this, NH said its delegation went to Myanmar in 2016 to meet SS Khaplang leader of undivided NSCN (K) but could not meet him but conveyed to his emissary to renew the cease fire to carry forward the peace process for solution.

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“These farmers mean business. I won’t like to be around when things get hot.”

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Aerial view of the scenic Dzükou valley ravaged by the fire on Tuesday. (CMO)

Nagaland Post reporter at ground zero spoke to NDRF operational in-charge (Nagaland side) and spokesperson asst. commandant, Santosh Kumar Singh. He said the NDRF was using everything at their disposal to douse the fire that was destroying a large tract of forest ecology and biodiversity in the area. Singh lamented that the biggest hurdle affecting the operations was the strong wind blowing from different directions. Turbulence caused by the strong winds also affected the ‘Bambi

bucket operation’ being carried out by the Indian Air Force. Singh also disclosed that three NDRF teams with around 30 personnel each were engaged in the operation to help douse the fire.

He said that the NDRF personnel along with all other agencies and SAYO volunteers were able to make a fire line cutting of over 3000 metres at various locations, since it was the most effective way besides aerial support.

Southern Angami Public Organization (SAPO)

president Vimeyol Theyo, who also trekked to the base camp said that SAPO was very concerned since the fire was burning out all its ancestral land, which is a great resource to its people.

Theyo said SAPO was ready to provide manpower besides help in other form to ensure that the fire was completely doused.

He also informed that 10 volunteers from each of the 13 Southern Angami villages were regularly deployed at ground zero to assist in the fire fighting.

Health ministry ready to roll out COVID vaccine in around a week NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday said it is prepared to roll out COVID-19 vaccine within about a week, but a final decision on the launch date is yet to be taken.

At a press briefing, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said healthcare and frontline workers need not register themselves for the vaccination drive as their database has been uploaded on the Co-WIN vaccine delivery management system in a bulk. The provision of registration and editing of data would arise while immunising the population priority group, he said.

“Based on the feedback from the dr y-r un of vaccination drive, the health ministry is ready to introduce COVID-19 vaccine within 10 days from

the date of emergency use authorisation,” Bhushan said.

However, while responding to a question on the rollout of vaccines, Bhushan said the final decision will be taken by the government.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had on Sunday approved Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.

NITI Aayog member (Health) Dr V K Paul said an optimistic scenario is emerging with the pandemic situation in India consistently improving in terms of active cases and new deaths declining.

“Let’s hope this trend will continue. In terms of the new UK mutant issue, this variant has entered this

country and 71 people have been isolated. This shows our capacity to mount that kind of a scientific investigation.

“Also, we have not seen emergence of any untoward cluster in the country as of now which is reassuring,” he said.

On the two vaccines that have been granted approval for restricted emergency use by the DCGI, Paul reiterated that all scientific and statutory requirements have been met and regulatory norms followed while granting permission and authorisation.

“No vaccine today in any country has got regular authorisation. The world is exercising this option using scientific criteria and thinking to take decision in larger interest of public health and humanity,” he said.

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Meanwhile, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio undertook an aerial survey of the Valley on Tuesday to assess the damage caused by the raging fire as well as the operations being carried out to contain and douse it.

However owing to inclement weather the chopper carrying Rio and his team could not land at either of the two helipads constructed in the valley for the first responders.

According to a statement issued by the press & media of the cell at CMO, during the aerial survey, Rio witnessed the patches in the valley which were burnt and the portions where the fire was still raging. Rio also took note of ground operations being carried out by personnel of Central and State agencies like NDRF, State Disaster Response Force, forest department, Nagaland Police, etc, along with Souther n Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) volunteers for making traditional fire line cutting to contain the fire and protect

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NFHRCC seeks donation for road work

Haryana reports over 4L poultry deaths in 10 days; Kerala culls chickens, ducks

Describing the foothill road as “a dream project of the Nagas”, the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO) has urged the state government to take up the project with the Centre for inclusion as a “priority project” and also to at least take up construction of motorable road at the earliest.

ENPO through its media cell stated that the snail pace construction of “foothill road” connecting Khelma with Tizit , which started way back in 1974, has put the Nagas at the mercy of neighbouring state (Cont’d on p-8) due to frequent bandhs and

Union budget from Jan 29; likely to be held in two shifts NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) has recommended that the Budget session of Parliament be held in two parts from January 29 to April 8, and all COVID-related protocols including the shift system are likely to be followed.

According to the Committee’s recommendation, Part 1 of the Budget session would be held from January 29 to February 15, and Part 2 from March 8 to April 8.

President Ram Nath Kovind would address the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament on January 29 and the Union Budget would be presented on February 1, sources said.

Economic Survey would be tabled in the Lok Sabha on February 29 after the President’s address, sources said.

Like the Monsoon session, the upcoming Budget session is also likely to be held in two shifts -- morning and evening -- with each House sitting in one shift using both the chambers.

Each House is likely to sit for 5 hours on a working day during the Budget session, according to sources. The Lok Sabha is likely to sit in the evenings (3 p.m. to 8 p.m.) and Rajya Sabha in the mornings (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.).

crows in Indore have been found with the H5N8 strain since the pathogen was first detected in the city a week back, while in Rajasthan, after Jhalwar, birds in Kota and Baran were found with the infection.

However, no cases have been reported yet in Maharashtra, which shares borders with Madhya Pradesh.

Officials in Himachal Pradesh surveyed the area around the Pong Dam Lake sanctuary in Kangra district to check the spread of the flu to domestic poultry birds, a day after samples of dead migratory birds there tested positive for H5N8.

Till now, 2,700 migratory birds, mostly barheaded geese, have been found dead in the lake area

and samples have been sent for testing, state animal husbandry officials said.

In Kerala, the operation to cull birds in and around a one-km radius of the affected areas in Alappuzha and Kottayam was launched a day after results of samples tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal confirmed the outbreak of the bird flu in the two districts.

Rapid response teams, set up by the administration, began culling ducks, hens and other domestic birds as per guidelines, officials said.

In Indore, the presence of bird flu was first detected on December 29, when about 50 crows were found dead on the Daly College

campus of the Residency area, and tests run on two of the carcasses confirmed the presence of the pathogen.

Jammu and Kashmir sounded an alert and started collecting samples to check the health of winged guests flocking to the Union territory during winters, officials said as neighbouring Himachal Pradesh reported cases of bird flu. Joint teams of the animal husbandry and wildlife departments on Tuesday visited the Gharana wetland in the outskirts of Jammu and collected 25 bird droppings for testing to ascertain whether any of the birds are infected with the avian influenza, officials said.

Tamil Nadu stepped up surveillance on inter-state borders and announced a contingency plan for the management of possible human cases.

Karnataka health min-

suming the construction and further appealed to the firm to complete the bridge at the earliest.

Meanwhile, the committee has directed all heavy trucks and goods carriers plying on the aligned foothills road to cautiously use the road to avoid further damage and obstructing the movement of smaller public vehicle. It also urged the log truck and stone crusher operators to maintain the road for all vehicles in their area of operations.

Include foothill road as ‘priority project’: ENPO tells govt blockades imposed by various organisations.

ENPO said that foothill road would cut short travel time connecting many districts with Dimapur. It, however, expressed regret that the foothill road project has been left out in the recently announced road projects by the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) in Nagaland.

While extending its deep appreciation to the chief minister for his commitment and keen interest in the foothill road project, which was revived in the year 2013, the organization

also expressed gratitude to the NFHRCC for their “commendable job thus far” and assured to extend its support in their endeavour.

According to ENPO, the earth cutting has been completed from Tizit to Dimapur covering Mon, Longleng, Mokokchung, Wokha and Dimapur districts. It said that the Doyang bridge was also on the verge of completion.

Further, it said that the state government has also submitted for the approval of the “Trans Express Highway (Foothill Road).

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Nagaland COVID tally 11937 COVID-19 STATUS AS ON january 5, 2021 ACTIVE CASES Symptomatic District

Asymptomatic

Dimapur Kiphire Kohima Longleng Mokokchung Mon Peren Phek Tuensang

57 1 48 0 6 1 5 0 0

Death under Critical-ICU Recovered Death Migrated Total Cases Investigation Mild Moderate Severe With- With On out Oxy- VentiOxygen gen lator 10 3 0 0 0 3 6209 51 0 72 6405 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 1 0 0 41 1 1 0 0 0 0 3613 21 0 32 3715 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 18 6 1 1 0 0 0 157 2 0 6 179 0 0 0 0 0 0 592 2 0 9 604 0 0 0 0 0 0 498 0 0 0 503 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 243 1 0 0 244

Wokha

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

35

1

0

2

39

Zunheboto Total

0 118

0 17

0 5

0 1

0 0

0 0

0 3

139 11581

0 79

0 0

3 133

142 11937

*10 deaths not due to Covid-19 *0 deaths under investigation

DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Nagaland COVID-19 tally on Tuesday rose to 11937 after 2 cases were reported-- 1 each in Dimapur and Peren. Further, the distribution across various categories include 4657 cases from the armed forces/ police, 1837 returnees, 4876 traced contacts and 567 frontline workers.

PTI adds: India recorded 16,375 new cases of coronavirus, the lowest in over six months, taking the

Several States on alert as fear of bird flu grows NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): Several states on Tuesday sounded an alert to contain the H5N8 strain of bird flu and sent samples for testing while Kerala began culling of chickens and ducks.

Karnataka and Tamil Nadu stepped up surveillance and formed guidelines following the outbreak of the viral infection in neighbouring Kerala, where around 1,700 ducks have died due to the flu.

In Haryana, over four lakh poultry birds have died at farms in Panchkula district in the past 10 days, officials said, adding a team from Jalandhar’s Regional Disease Diagnosis Laboratory has collected samples.

There are no confirmed reports of avian influenza till now, a RDDL spokesperson said.

In Madhya Pradesh, officials said that 155 dead

was taken at a meeting held on January 2, 2021.

Lauding 11 Ao legislators for taking up the foothill road issue with chief minister Neiphiu Rio, the committee has further appealed to all other MLAs to coordinate among themselves and apprise the government to execute the work at the earliest. Further, NFHRCC has acknowledged the contractor M/S L Pukhato Shohe & Sons of the Doyang Bridge at Governor’s Camp, Liphanyan for re-

DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Nagaland Foothills Road Co-ordination Committee (NFHRCC) has appealed to all the apex tribal hohos to donate an amount of Rs.50,000 each to mitigate the foothill road project at the earliest preferably by last week of January 2021.

In a press release, NFHRCC convenor Supu Jamir, general secretary W Lemba Chang and assistant general secretary Chenithung Humtsoe said the resolution to this effect

ister K Sudhakar directed officers in border districts to remain vigilant in the view of avian flu outbreak in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. He said guidelines will be issued to all districts for necessary action.

In Himachal Pradesh, teams have started collecting samples of poultry from an area of 10-km radius from the periphery of the Pong Dam Lake, animal husbandry deputy director Munish Batta said.

Officials in Rajasthan said samples sent from Kota and Baran have been found positive with H5N8.

State animal husbandry minister Lal Chand Kataria said avian influenza has been found only in Jhalawar, Kota and Baran.

Till Tuesday, 625 birds have died in 16 districts.

Also, 86 samples have been sent for testing, officials said.

country’s COVID-19 caseload to 1,03,56,844, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death toll increased to 1,49,850 with 201 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 99,75,958 pushing the national recovery rate to 96.32 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent.

3 from Nagaland bag award for ‘best house construction’

The beneficiaries during the video conference award ceremony.

DIMAPUR, JAN 5 (NPN): Three beneficiaries from Nagaland of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojona-Housing for All (Urban) Mission– PMAY-HFA (U)– under Union Housing & Urban Affairs ministry bagged “Best House Construction” award along with other 85 beneficiaries from the country on January 1. The award ceremony was graced

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while secretary HUA handed out the awards to the beneficiaries through video

conference, which was attended by the DC Kohima, State mission director of PMAY-HFA (U), State nodal officer for PMAY-HFA (U) and other officials along with the beneficiaries.

The three beneficiaries from Nagaland are Seyievino Angami and John Liegise Zeliang from Dimapur and Kezhusenu Tase from Kohima, PMAY-HFA (U) State mission director and municipal affairs department joint director Temjenrenla Kechü informed in a press note.

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MP Tokheho releases biography of Dr. Nihoto

MP Tokheho Yepthomi releasing the biography on January 5.

DIMAPUR: Lok Sabha MP, Tokheho Yepthomi on Tuesday released a biography of Dr. Nihoto P. Chishi written by Dr. Hesheto Y. Chishi on the occasion of Dr. Nihoto’s 95th birth anniversary at Nihoto village.

Speaking at the release programme as guest of honour, Tokheho said Dr. Nihoto, who was also his school teacher at Aghunato town in 1963, was one of the best teachers and was always punctual and served the community

honestly and sincerely.

He also described Dr. Nihoto as a peace loving citizen and a man of charity by nature who possessed lot of values of community service and quality of life and that today’s generation should emulate. His sayings, “necessity has no law” was truly a rational thought being experienced by all in some or other ways, the MP added.

Dr. Hesheto in his author’s note described Dr. Nihoto as a man of substance, who has a golden

Power dept informs

Dimapur: Power department has informed that power supply from Vihoku village to Niuland town and villages drawing power supply from Niuland would be affected from January 6 to 16, 7 to 9 a.m. owing to

heart for the people in need and his concern for the well being of the community was deeply adorable and appreciable.

The author also stated that his contribution to the society was innumerable and immense.

The programme was chaired by director, NPPC, Ahovi Zhimomi while the invocation and benediction prayer was pronounced by pastor, NBC, Mughalu Aowomi and chaplain NPPC, Pihoshe Assumi, respectively.

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Assam Rifles conduct various activities

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles, under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N), conducted various activities for the welfare of public.

Phek battalion: Phek battalion organised coaching classes for aspirants of Sainik School, Punglwa at Phek from January 4 and would commence till February 6.

According to HQ IGAR (N), the battalion assisted a total of 29 students of class 6 and class 9 during the registration process for the entrance exam, which is scheduled to be held on February 7. A total of 15 boys and four girls are currently undergoing coaching.

Jalukie battalion: Jalukie battalion conducted medical camp at Nkialwa village, Peren on January 4. Medical check-up of villagers was conducted and necessary medications were also provided.

The villagers were also informed about the latest developments pertaining to COVID-19 and its precautions. Altogether, 88 villag-

ers benefited from the camp.

On December 29, the battalion also organised a free medical camp at Kanaram village, Tening. During the camp, the troops provided medical support and assistance to villagers and briefed them on the COVID-19 precautions. A total of 40 individuals benefitted from the camp.

Also, Jalukie Battalion dedicated a Volleyball ground along with playing equipment at Pelletkie vil- Under CSR activity, SBI RBO donated beds, mattresses, blankets, bed sheets and lage. The newly construct- other utilities to Ebenezer Orphanage home and House of Friendship Old Age Home, ed volleyball ground was Dimapur on December 31 by regional manager and CM, RBO, Dimapur. handed over to the villagers in presence of the village GB, chairman and important members of the village council. The inauguration of the newly constructed volleyball ground was done by the youngest girl member of the village youth club.

Meanwhile, Dimapur battalion construction a football ground and installed a rostrum at Doyapur village in Dimapur under Assam Rifles Civic Action Programme and handed over to the same to the village.

LOVC bans hunting, fishing

Dimapur: Litta Old Village Council (LOVC) in its meeting held on January 2 has resolved to ban all kinds of hunting in its jurisdiction with immediate effect. The council requested its surrounding village councils to inform its villagers in order to

prevent misunderstandings in the future. LOVC also banned fishing with chemicals, generator and battery. Heavy fine would be imposed on defaulters as per “Azah” of the village Road renovation was undertaken from December 21 to 22 at Nokhu under the initiative council. of the district administration. (DIPR)

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

5th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

new 33kV line construction work between Nito farm sub-station to Niuland sub-station of 2.5MVA, 33/11kV. Consumers have been requested to cooperate and bear the inconvenience.

Born in Oct. 1945 Died in 06 Jan. 2016

Mothers Occupy a Very Special Place in Our Hearts, Even After They Left.

Though She is no More, Her Vibrant Spirit will Always Follow, and Keep the Memories Alive.

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3 RD DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Lt. Orenponi Lotha

of Lt Mrs. NONDIYA SEB

Loving Husband, Children, In-laws and Relatives

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the family members of Late Shri. Vekuto Swuro, Constable, Excise Govt of Nagaland, who held from Rüzazho Village, would like to express our heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all for your condolences and sympathy along with cash, materials and prayer support at his sudden demise on 24th December, 2020 at Sechü-Zubza, Kohima.

Our special thanks to:1. Mr. Zhaleo Rio MLA 2. Mr. Besupra Swuro 3. Dr. Er Vekho Swuro 4. Excise Department, Govt of Nagaland.

5. Doctors and nurses Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima 6. Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima.

7. Rüzazhomi Welfare Union Kohima.

8. Rüzazhomi Women Society Kohima.

9. Sasünumi Clan, Süthozu Village.

10. Rüzazhomi Drivers' Union.

11. Rüzazho Baptist Church.

12. Kitsubozou Colony Kohima We find it difficult to thank you all individually but may the abundant blessings of God be upon far and near!

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(05.11.1947 - 06.01.2018) You are gone from our lives but never from our hearts!

Your legacy of giving and love will always be an inspiration.

Deeply missed.

Sons, daughter, in-laws & grandchildren

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Lt. T. Lima Longchar (Waromung) Diezephe 12/12/1955 – 21/12/2020 We, the bereaved family would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all those who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially at the demise of our beloved father in many ways. The Almighty God bless each and everyone of you abundantly and unceasingly.

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Born: 21.10.1970 – Died: 31.12.2020

We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all relatives, friends, neighbours, individuals and organizations, for your love, prayers and generosity at the sudden demise of TEMSÜLEMBA KICHU (S/o Late Nokchachiba).

We are deeply touched and comforted by your overwhelming kindness and support. May the Lord bless you all abundantly.

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Loving Wife, Children & Relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The family of Late Mr. Imtimatsung Jamir wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to all who provided emotional and practical support and also made charitable donations during our difficult time.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

03.05.1966 – 20.12.2020 With profound grief, we, the family members would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the relatives, neighbours, friends, well-wishers, concerned department, churches and organizations for your selfless act of kindness during the prolonged illness and demise of Late N. Supong Lemtur (Waromung). It is our prayer that may our Almighty God bless all abundantly.

Loving Wife & Family Members

Loving wife, daughter and family members

09/07/1981 – 21/12/2020

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LATE L. MEREN WALLING

Born on 30th June 1964 – Died on 13th December 2020 ‘I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.’ 2 Timothy 4:7 We experienced God’s love in the many acts of kindness we received from our near and dear ones who supported us spiritually, physically and financially during the illness and demise of our beloved father Lt. JABILONG ZELIANG who left us on 13th of December 2020 to be with the Lord.

We express our sincere thanks and gratitude to: 1. 1st NAP Battalion, E Company 2. Traffic Police, Chumoukedima 3. Police Station, Chumoukedima 4. Chumoukedima Town, Ward-2 5. Doctors and Medical Staff, CIHSR Hospital 6. Zeliangrong Baptist Church (ZBC), Chumoukedima 7. Youth Department ZBC, Chumoukedima 8. Zeliangrong Union Chumoukedima 9. Rongmei Union Chumoukedima 10. Rongmei Baptist Fellowship, Chumoukedima 11. Rongmei Christian Fellowship, Chumoukedima 12. C.R.C New Chumoukedima 13. Grace Transforming Life Ministry, Chumoukedima 14. Neighbours, friends and well-wishers We regret deeply the inability to thanks each and every individual and organisations, but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving Wife, Children, In-laws, Grandchildren and Relatives

(Nov. 28th, 1947 – Dec. 29th, 2020) The family of Late L. Meren Walling would like to express our deepest appreciation to every individual, well wishers, neighbours, churches and friends who helped and supported us financially, physically and through prayers throughout his illness and demise.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually but your good deeds will always remain in our hearts.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: 1. Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA) 2. Chumukedima Ao Baptist Arogo (CABA) 3. Valley View Sumi Baptist Akukuhou (VVSBA) 4. Gorkha Baptist Church, Kuda 5. Friday Sarasadem Telok, Electrical Prayer Cell 6. Zion Hospital Doctors and Nurses (Dr. Athiko, Dr. Sashi and Dr. Merang) 7. Aonokpu Senso Telongjem, Dimapur 8. Nokpu Senso Telongjem, Dimapur 9. Nokpu Walling Kidong Union, Dimapur 10. Nokpu Tamang Telongjem, Dimapur 11. Nagamese Prayer Group, Electrical Colony 12. Taribi Self Help Group, Electrical Colony 13. EHLA Self Help Group, Imkonglenden Colony 14. Apex Motors staff, Dimapur 15. Dimapur Ao Pensioner’s Union 16. CEC Teaching staff DP-58

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Q: Can wildfires in Dzükou

be prevented through a deterrent system?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST January 6

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Very warm with hazy sunshine 29 15 Aizawl

Sunny and pleasant

Guwahati Hazy sunshine Imphal

Plenty of sunshine

Itanagar Mostly sunny and pleasant

27 11 27 14 27 9 25 14

Shillong

Sunshine and nice

21 8

Kohima

Sunshine and pleasant

24 10

Dimapur Hazy sunshine

28 13

Sunny and nice

25 10

Mkg

Tuensang Sunny and not as warm Wokha

Hazy sun

Zunheboto Pleasant with sunshine

20 8 23 12 22 8

File photo of a tea garden in Assam.

GUWAHATI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): In this year’s Republic Day, the Assam tableau will showcase the tea garden of the state. The theme of the tableau of Assam is ‘Assam tea- the backbone of India’s economy.’ It has been cleared by the Union Ministry of Defence for presentation on January 26, the Republic Day parade in Delhi. The tableau will showcase Assam’s tea garden, tea workers’ culture and other related aspects of the tea industry, reports The Sentinel Assam.

The design for the tableau will be finalised

on January 9, by a firm named, Image Creations.

The information is shared

by Preetom Saikia, the Commissioner and Secretary of Cultural Affairs Department.

Saikia said that due to the COVID-19 protocols, the number of participants in the tableau will be restricted. The idea behind this year’s tableau is to depict a tea garden and the activities associated with it, which also includes the cultural side such as the ‘jhumoor’ dance.

The expert committee, who is supervising the tableau preparation, reviewed the model on Monday and

GoM yet to submit report on ST status GUWAHATI, Jan 5 (Agencies): The Group of Ministers formed by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to suggest measures for granting the status of Scheduled Tribe to six communities of the State is yet to submit its recommendations and the date for finalization of the report has not been fixed.

Highly placed official sources told The Assam Tribune that the Group of Ministers headed

by Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ,held two rounds of discussions with all the stakeholders twice so far to know their views. The existing Scheduled Tribe communities as well as the communities demanding the status of Scheduled Tribe were involved in the process of talks.

The last round of talks was held in October last year. The date for the next round of meeting of the Group of Ministers is yet to be finalized. Sources pointed out that the Government of India has already introduced a Bill in the Parliament for granting Scheduled Tribe status to six communities of the State – Koch Rajbongshi, Chutiya, Matak, Moran, Tai Ahom and Tea Tribes and the quantum of reservation to be given to the communities after they are given the status of Scheduled Tribe is yet to be finalized. Some existing Sched-

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uled Tribes have also expressed apprehension that the rights and privileges enjoyed by them would be affected if six more communities are given Scheduled Tribe status.

Sources said that during the discussions with the existing Scheduled Tribes of the State, the Group of Ministers made it clear that the rights and privileges enjoyed by them would not be affected. “The six communities demanding the status of Scheduled Tribe are now categorized as Other Backward Classes and the quantum of reservations enjoyed by them after they get the status of Scheduled Tribe would change.

The Group of Ministers will have to finalize the quantum of reservations without affecting the rights of the existing Scheduled Tribes including reservations in education, jobs, political reservations etc. The Group of Ministers decided to take the views of all the stakeholders into consideration so that there is no opposition when the Bill comes up for consideration in the Parliament, sources added.

Sources also said that after the Group of Ministers submits its report, it is likely to be cleared by the State Cabinet before the same is sent to the Government of India.

suggested a few modifications. Assam government has also deputed officials in Delhi, to look after the preparations there.

In last year’s Republic Day parade, Assam grabbed the limelight as it won its debut Republic Day award.

The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh gave away the Best Tableaux award to Assam last year.

It was followed by Odisha and Uttar Pradesh, both in the second position.

Assam’s theme for last year’s parade was the ‘Land of Unique Craftsmanship and Culture.’ A total of 15 states and Union territories showcased different themes in their tableaus in last year’s Republic Day. The tableau of Odisha showcased the Lord Lingaraja’s Rukuna Rath Yatra. On the other hand, the tableau of Uttar Pradesh showcased the cultural and religious heritage of the state.

Among the Ministries and Departments, the tableaux of National Disaster Relief Force and Jal Shakti Mission were chosen as the best last year.

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Shillong, Jan 5: Two more COVID-19 related deaths in the Shillong Civil Hospital, that of male patients aged 59 and 49 years, who had also been suffering from other ailments, took the fatality figure due to the viral infection up to 141 and 25 new cases of infection added up to 149 active cases in Meghalaya on Tuesday.

Director of Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War informed the new COVID-19 cases detected today included 24 in East Khasi Hills district and one in the South Garo Hills Aerial view of the Dzükou valley wildfire which caused extensive damage. district.

Wi t h 1 1 6 a c t ive COVID-19 cases and 114 deaths due to the viral disease, East Khasi Hills, which includes Shillong is the most affected district in the State.

Meanwhile, five recoveries from Covid-19 infection, recorded in East Khasi Hills district l, six recoveries in West Garo Hills district and one recovery in Ri-Bhoi district, took up the number of persons who have recovered from the disease to 13,216 on Dzükou fire operation team including Kohima police personnel, 4th NAP, forest, Tuesday.

NDRF and others. (DIPR)

Cong will win seats in single Police apprehend 4 drug peddlers , Jan 5 sam Police Headquarters digit in Assam elections: Kalita Guwahati (PTI): Police apprehended release said.

GUWAHATI, JAN 5 (AGENCIES): Assam Minister of State (Independent Charge) for the Irrigation Department, Bhabesh Kalita said that the alliance of Congress party and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) will get around 15-17 seats in the upcoming assembly elections of Assam, reports The Sentinel Assam.

Minister Kalita said at Dimu Rangia that the Congress party has vanished. They will get seats in single digits, and their alliance with AIUDF will get 15-17 seats in total.

He further criticised the newly formed regional party, Asom Jatiya Parishad (AJP).

Kalita reacted to AJP’s promise to provide employment to the youth of the state. He said that let AJP first form the government. Kalita reiterated the commitment of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for maintaining the peace and progress of the state. He said that the party is committed to the development of Assam, and they do not believe in communal politics.

Earlier in December last year, Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Ranjeet Kumar Dass said that the Congress party and All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) will only win 22 seats together in the upcoming Assam Assembly Elections of 2021.

Dass also said that that BJP-led alliance will win around 102-104 constituencies in the upcoming elections. Dass said that these figures are based on the survey done by the workers of their party.

He said that the party would field candidates in the upcoming elections from minority communities in seven constituencies of the state.

four drug peddlers from Railway Gate No 2 here and seized drugs from their possession, a release said on Tuesday.

Based on secret information, police apprehended the four drug peddlers on Monday night and seized drugs kept in small containers by them, the As-

A case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has been registered at Panbazar police station against the four accused who during interrogation admitted keeping large quantity of drugs in their house.

Further investigation is on.

Tripura teachers continue sit-in amid winter chill

Aga rtala, Jan 5 (IANS): Despite cold weather, the indefinite sitin protest by thousands of Tripura government school teachers, who had lost their jobs following court verdicts, continued for the 30th day on Tuesday even as the BJP-led state government is yet to hold any talk with them during the ongoing stir.

The agitating teachers had rejected the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government’s offer to apply for the vacant posts of different departments afresh for which the state government recently issued notifications.

Accompanied by their children and family elders, members of the Joint Movement Committee (JMC), which is spearheading the agitations, continued their sit-in demonstrations and vowed to continue their agitation until the government reinstated their jobs.

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to resolve the issue at the earliest even as the BJP and Left leaders continued to attack each other over the issue.

Both the Chief Minister and state Education and Law Minister Ratan Lal Nath have urged the agitated teachers to compete for around 9,000 vacant posts in various departments, including the Education Department, for which the state government recently issued recruitment notifications.

Accusing the previous Left Front government, Nath said due to its mistakes and wrong decisions, 10,323 government teachers had lost their jobs due to the court orders.

Sarkar, who is now the opposition leader, told the media that after the Tripura HC and the Supreme Court had terminated the jobs of 10,323 government teachers in 2011, 2014 and 2017, the then Left Front government had created 13,000 posts to accommodate these teachers alternatively.

However, he alleged that the BJP leaders, before the 2018 Assembly polls, promised to regularise their jobs if they come

to power.

“But nothing has been done by the BJP government for these hapless teachers,” said Sarkar, who was the Chief Minister for 20 years till the BJPled government came to power in Tripura in March 2018.

The BJP-led Tripura government had earlier given a lump-sum financial aid of Rs 35,000 to the residual numbers of 8,882 government school teachers, who lost their jobs from March 31 this year, following SC and Tripura HC verdicts which had cited “discrepancies in recruitments”.

Of the 10,323 former government teachers, 1,365 people got alternative jobs and availed different income avenues while 78 people died with many of them committing suicide.

JMC’s Joint Convener Dalia Das said the teachers already completed their government service for many years and several of them crossed their stipulated age limit while the state government’s offer is “impractical” and against the interest of the teachers.

“We had called off our agitation after CM Biplab

Deb on October 3 assured to take steps to solve our problems permanently within two months. The two months have already lapsed but Deb and his government are yet to take any step when the teachers are suffering a lot after losing their jobs in March this year,” Das told the media.

Another JMC’s Joint Convener Bimal Saha said thousands of teachers, including their family members, are facing hardships for the past nine months while 76 retrenched teachers have already died with some committing suicide.

The teachers were inducted into the state government schools in different phases from 2010 when the CPI-M-led Left government was in power. The Tripura HC in 2011 and 2014 in separate judgements terminated the services of all 10,323 teachers, saying the selection criteria had “discrepancies” and subsequently, the apex court upheld the HC’s decision.

After separate appeals by the previous Left and the incumbent BJP governments, the Supreme Court, however, extended their services up to March 2020.

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The chief minister was addressing the launch function of a 108-day “Clean Manipur Healthy Manipur” under the “Clean India Mission” programme of the BJP Manipur Pradesh in Imphal on Tuesday.

The forest fire broke out at Dzukou Valley reportedly on the Nagaland side on December 29. As it rapidly spread to the Manipur side of the Valley, the state government prompted to swing into action to put out the fire with the assistance of the Centre.

The Centre has been deploying National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF) personnel besides helicopters of the Indian Air Force to

assist the state forces to put the fire under control.

The chief minister who informed that the fire was still visible in five locations below Mt Esii range towards Koziirii forest, said efforts were on to put the fire under control.

Apart from fire fighters of the state fire service, the police and local volunteers, 106 NDRF personnel and three IAF helicopters were deployed since Monday to combat the forest fire, Singh said.

The whole operation was being supervised by a deputy inspector general (DIG) of the state fire service department. They were trying to combat the wildfire that descended downwards of Koziirii forest,” the chief minister said.

Locals assisted in the transportation of manpower, water and food besides guiding the security and NDRF teams through steep mountains to reach ground

zero, he added.

He thanked the Centre, particularly Union home minister Amit Shah for extending assistance by providing NDRF manpower and helicopters to control the fire.

He said that Amit Shah was quick to give his response to control the fire expected to have destroyed much of the pristine forest and harm the rich biodiversity of the valley.

“Soon after I tweeted about the fire blazing the popular tourist spot after an aerial survey (on January1), Amit Shahji immediately reacted and contacted me over phone and enquired about the fire,” he said.

Within 10 minutes , Union joint secretary (Home) contacted the state chief secretary on the assistance the ministry can provide to the state to put the fire under control, the chief minister said.

The state government

5-yr-old makes it to India Book of Records

Prakriti Bora

her achievement. Born on December 17, 2015; Prakriti Bora, daughter of Bijon Bora and Rinku Bharali Bora is a UKG student of Vidya Sagar High School in Bokajan.

Delighted over Prakriti’s achievement, her mother who acted as a source of inspiration and motivation to her said, “We cannot be more proud of our daughter. She was just 4 years 11 months old when she secured her name in the India Book of Records. Not only the National song, she can also play the National Anthem ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and other nursery rhymes blindfolded on the piano as well.”

Apar t from piano, Prakriti is also keen towards Bihu dance and loves to study as well. Residents of Bokajan and her teachers have expressed happiness and wished her success in life.

Aizawl, Jan 5 (PTI): At least 11 people, including two Border Security Force personnel, have tested positive for COVID-19 in Mizoram, taking the tally in the state to 4,234, a health department official said on Tuesday.

Of the fresh cases, eight were reported from Aizawl district, two from Lunglei and one from Kolasib, he said.

Ten new patients have travel history, and it is yet to be ascertained how the remaining one person contracted the disease, the official said.

At least 4,147 people have been cured of the disease in the state, and the recovery rate currently stands at 97.95 per cent.

Mizoram now has 79 active cases, and eight patients have died so far.

al Song ‘Vande Mataram’ on the Piano blindfolded in a record 0.57 seconds.

Officials of the India Book of Records honoured Prakriti with a medal and a certificate to recognise

Khandu asks officials to expedite highway work

KSU demands removal of NEHU VC

Itanagar, Jan 5 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Tuesday asked the officials of the public works department (PWD) to take up the construction of a 25 kilometre-long road from Gohpur Tinali in the western suburbs of Itanagar to Sangdupota in the northeastern outskirts of the state capital on a priority basis.

It is the state’s first highway under the state PWD. “Once completed, the road will bring connectivity to several important national and state institutes being developed in the area such as the NIT, Jarbom Gamlin Law College, film institute, Army cantonment and the womens college,” Khandu, who also holds the PWD portfolio, said at a meeting of the department.

He thanked the people of the area for donating land for free for the construction of the road.

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carried out in collusion with two accomplices, namely Prof. Henry Lamin and Prof. G.Singhaiah, the two Pro-VCs of Shillong and Tura campuses respectively.

“We bring this play

by Prof. S.K. Srivastava and his accomplices in the corridors of power in Delhi to highlight the urgent need of correction of all-out failure, misdeed and coverup of corruption that the present cabal at NEHU is trying all out. Already the staff association of the University has brought out in the public domain the internal malfunctioning of the very office of Prof.

S.K.Srivastava along with a litany of failure, misdeed and ill-effects on the students, staff and teachers, which is just the ‘tip of the iceberg’. The larger malaise lay in violation of every bit of University’s Act, Statute, Ordinance, Rules and regulations by Prof. S.K.Srivastava, seeing which Prof. HenryLamin as the Pro-VC of Shillong and Prof. G. Singhaia as

32 arrested for embezzlement of scholarship funds in Assam GU WAHATI, JAN 5 (IANS): The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in Assam has arrested two more persons including a business correspondent of a nationalised bank, for reported embezzlement of pre-matric scholarship funds for minority students totalling about Rs 10 crore for the past two financial years.

This has taken the total number of arrests from four districts of the state to 32, officials said on Tuesday.

An Assam police spokesman said that the CID sleuths with the help of police, conducted searches at various locations under two police stations -- Nagarbera and Boko in Kamrup district, from where the two accused were arrested.

He said that one of the detainees is a business correspondent of a nationalised bank and owner of an IT centre whereas the other had acted as a middleman to misappropriate the scholarships amount meant for students belonging to the minority community.

Of the 32 accused arrested so far, there are headmasters, teachers, owners of Customer Service Point (CSP) of nationalised banks, president of a school management committee, electronic data processors besides 12 middlemen.

One of the arrested persons Robiul Islam from Goalpara district is believed to be the mastermind behind siphoning off the

11 new cases take HAPPY 50TH WEDDING Mizoram’s COVIDANNIVERSARY 19 tally to 4,234 of our Beloved Parents

Bokajan, January 5: At the tender age of 5, where most children struggle to memorise nursery rhymes, alphabets and numbers, Prakriti Bora is breaking records by playing the Nation-

S H I L LO N G, JA N 5 (AGENCIES): The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) demanded a local qualified professor to be appointed as the Vice-Chancellor of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), reports The Sentinel Assam.

Meanwhile, the Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has written to the Ministry of Education while stressing on the need to appoint the VC with the specified prerequisites, while the Meghalaya Confederation of Academic Welfare (MeCAW) has sought the expedition of the process of appointment of new VC. In a press release, the MeCAW expressed its deep concern at vicious attempts by certain vested interests to continue with the pathetic and reprehensible regime of Prof. S.K.Srivastava in a new guise.

The release further stated that the illegal, irregular and immoral acts of violation of all academic and administrative norms of the University by Prof.

S.K.Srivastava has been

Aizawl, Jan 5 (PTI): At least 67 people, including six women, have died due to substance abuse in Mizoram in 2020 with heroin being the main killer drug, an official said on Tuesday.

The state had reported 55 drug-related fatalities in 2019. “All the 67 people, who died of drug abuse last year, were addicted to heroin. The state government has been taking several measures to curb the menace,” the excise and narcotics department official said.

Most of the drugs, especially heroin, have been smuggled from Myanmar, he said.

Mizoram, which is sandwiched between Myanmar and Bangladesh, has been grappling with drug abuse since 1984 when the death of a heroin user was reported for the first time in the state. The hilly state shares 722 km of the international border with these two countries. Until 2015, spasmo proxyvon, which is used as a pain- killer, had caused maximum drugrelated deaths in the state.

With an increasing supply of heroin from Myanmar and neighbouring states, it has become the main killer drug, the official said. The excise and narcotics department’s data showed that at least 1,646 people, including 193 women, have died of drug abuse in Mizoram since 1984. In a bid to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease, the international border with the two countries have been sealed since March 2020, which has considerably reduced smuggling of drug and alcohol last year, he added.

the Pro-VC of Tura got the courage to carry out irregular acts in critical academic, administrative and financial matters.” the release stated.

It is to be mentioned that earlier, the President of India, who is also the Visitor of the North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has permitted the incumbent Vice-Chancellor (VC) of NEHU, Prof. SK Srivastava to continue in the office after the expiry of his term on September 23, 2020, stated a release from the varsity.

The release stated, “As per the communication received from the Ministry of Education, Department of Higher Education dated 22nd September 2020, Prof.

Srivastava will continue to hold office for such period not exceeding a total period of one year or till his successor is appointed, whichever is earlier.

Prof. Srivastava assumed the office of VC, NEHU on September 24, 2015, for a period of five years which was completed on September 23, 2020.

funds and was also associated with a large number of schools in submitting fraudulent applications for scholarships and withdrawal of scholarship funds.

The police spokesman said that all the people have been arrested since early last month for allegedly misappropriating the prematric scholarship funds.

According to the police officer, CID teams are regularly conducting raids in different districts to arrest the remaining accused in the case.

The CID sleuths have so far seized three laptops, 217 students’ photographs, 104 students’ certificates, 173 pre-matric scholarship forms and 11 bank passbooks.

The pre-matric scholarship for the students belonging to the minority community is a central scheme sponsored and implemented by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs for students who secure 50 per cent marks in the previous examinations and whose parents’ annual income does not exceed Rs 1 lakh.

Mizoram CM inaugurates new bailey bridge Aizawl, Jan 5 (PTI): Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Tuesday inaugurated a new bailey bridge over Kawnpui river at Bairabi on the MizoramAssam border to facilitate transportation of essential commodities.

Inaugurating the bailey bridge constructed at a cost of Rs 365 lakh, Zoramthanga said it was an important bridge to transport essential commodities for the people of Mizoram.

He attributed the opening of the road to the hard work of department, contractors and support of the residents of Bairabi. The chief minister said the state government has to construct a new bailey bridge as the existing bridge was weak and was unable to take load of heavy vehicles.

The road is also important as it links Bairabi railway station. The new bridge was constructed by a private company at the cost of Rs 365 lakh. The newly opened bailey bridge was located along the National Highway-154. The construction began in 2018. The bridge can take a load of 100 tonne.

Dear baby Vernica Jain(Gudu) May you celebrate your 7th birthday with overflowing happiness and joy, my dear girl, and we hope that this year ahead blesses you with all the wonderful things you’ve been wishing for!

Lotz of Love From, Mom, Dad, Aarav & All.

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GOD BLESS YOU WITH MANY MORE YEARS TOGETHER.

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Manipur CM N Biren Singh launching BJP s Clean Manipur Healthy Manipur under the Clean India Mission in Imphal on Tuesday.

then requested for deployment of IAF helicopters to assist the state team in dousing the fire, following which IAF sent three helicopters, Singh claimed.

Meanwhile, the chief minister expressed shock and deep sorrow over the death of assistant subinspector Nongthombam Binoy Meetei of NDRF, currently deployed at Dzuko as part of the ongoing fire fighting operation.

A resident of Luwangshangbam Maning Leikai in Imphal East district, Binoy Meetei who went to join the fire fighting operation was found dead inside one of the base camps of the NDRF on Monday morning.

The chief minister said Nongthombam Binoy Meetei failed to wake up and was found dead inside one of the base camps set up on the way to Dzuko.

He died in the line of duty serving his people. He was a committed officer. His dedication to duty and zeal for accomplishing objectives was exceptional, Singh said, adding that his work and sacrifice for the state will ever remain as an inspiration to his fellow citizens. Singh expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the deceased. He also prayed for peace to the departed soul.

The chief minister added that if not controlled on time, Dzuko wildfire could create huge environmental impact destroying vast areas of forest cover, wildlife and their habitats and thousands of plant species having precious medicinal values.

67 died of drug abuse in Mizoram in 2020: Official

We hold close to our hearts the blessings of your 50th Years together. We thank you for being our source of strength, hope & love.

As you begin another year of your lives together, we pray for God’s blessings good health with long life.

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With Prayer Loving Children, In-laws & Grandchildren

HAPPY GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY

Mr.Hokhuvi Kiba and Mrs.Hokhuli Achumi, Akuluto Town

Congratulations on 50 years of your life together.

We celebrate your lives - built together in love, and in an unwavering faith in God. You have been a blessing and inspiration to us all.

May God bless you with many more beautiful years together

Your beloved family

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Bharat Biotech, SII declare truce pledge for smooth rollout of COVID-19 vaccines

Hyderabad, Jan 5 (PTI): A day after Bharat Biotech slammed Serum Institute of India’s CEO Adar Poonawalla for his ‘water’ comment about some COVID-19 vaccines, both the vaccine makers on Tuesday jointly pledged for a smooth roll out of the antidote in the country and the world, saying saving lives and livelihoods was the most important task for them.

In a joint statement posted on their respective twitter accounts, the companies said Serum Institute Chief Executive Officer Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech Chairman Krishna Ella communicated their combined intent to develop, manufacture and supply the COVID-19 vaccines.

They said the more important task in front of them was saving the lives and livelihoods of populations in India and the world.

The vaccines were a global public health good and have the power to save lives and accelerate the return to eco-

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nomic normalcy at the earliest, the statement said.

We are fully aware of the importance of vaccines for the people and countries alike, we hereby communicate our joint pledge to provide global access for our COVID-19 vaccines, it said.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and Covaxin of the city-based Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country.

Now that two COVID19 vaccines have been issued

emergency use authorisation in the country, the focus was on manufacturing, supply and distribution, such that people who need it the most receive high-quality, safe and efficacious vaccines, the two companies said.

“Both our companies are fully engaged in this activity and consider it our duty to the nation and the world at large to ensure a smooth roll out of vaccines.

Each of our companies continue their COVID-19 vaccine development activities as planned,” the joint statement said.

Without naming

Poonawalla who had called vaccines other than that of Pfizer, Moderna and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines “just like water”, Krishna Ella on Monday in a media briefing slammed the Punebased vaccine maker for the remarks.

“We do 200 per cent honest clinical trials and yet we receive backlash. If I am wrong, tell me. Some companies have branded me like water,” Ella had said.

Poonawalla on Tuesday tweeted that there would be a statement clearing up miscommunication with regard to Bharat Biotech.

“I would like to clarify two matters; as there is confusion in the public domain, exports of vaccines are permitted to all countries and a joint public statement clearing up any recent miscommunication with regards to Bharat Biotech will be made,” he said.

Covaxin is currently undergoing phase 3 clinical trials involving 24,000 volunteers.

‘Centre has not banned export of COVID vaccine’ NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): The Union government has not banned the export of any COVID-19 vaccine that has been granted restricted emergency use approval by the drug regulator, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday, while urging the media to guard against the spread of such misinformation.

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) had on Sunday approved Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute, and indigenously developed Covaxin of Bharat Biotech for restricted emergency use in the country, paving the way for a massive inoculation drive.

Responding to a question during a press briefing on Tuesday, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bushan said, “The Union government has not banned the export of any one of the COVID-19 vaccines and this should be absolutely clear.”

Bird flu: Culling of birds begins in two districts of Kerala A l a pp u z h a / Ko t tayam, Jan 5 (PTI): Culling of chickens and ducks began on Tuesday in parts of two districts in Kerala to contain H5N8 strain of bird flu there, official sources said.

Rapid response teams, set up by the administration, began culling ducks, hens and other domestic birds in and around a one km radius of the affected areas in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts on Tuesday morning as per the guidelines issued by the government, they said.

The operation was launched a day after results of the samples tested at the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases in Bhopal confirmed the outbreak of the bird flu in the two districts.

Alappuzha district authorities said culling of birds in four panchayats of Nedumudi, Thakazhy, Pallippad and Karuvatta in Kuttanad region, where the outbreak has been reported, was ex-

Animal Husbandry Department cull ducks en masse at four places, in Alappuzha district of Kerala, Tuesday. (PTI)

pected to be completed by Wednesday evening.

In Karuvatta panchayat alone, around 12,000 birds will be culled, an official said. In the affected areas of Neendoor panchayat in Kottayam district, the rapid response teams have culled some 3,000 birds so far, authorities said.

Around 1,700 ducks had died in a farm in Neendoor due to the viral infection. Officials have said around 40,000 domestic birds, including 34,000 in

Kuttanad region alone, will be culled to check the spread of the H5N8 virus.

Although the situation has been brought under control, authorities have sounded a high alert in the districts, considering the potential of the virus to infect humans. The Alappuzha District Collector has banned the use and trade of meat, eggs and waste of domestic birds, including ducks and chicken, in Kuttanad and Karthikappalli Taluks, officials said.

VHP, Bajrang Dal workers detained In 2:1 verdict, SC gives green signal for Central Vista revamp during protest over temple demolition

Police stop VHP supporters who were taking part in a protest in Chandni Chowk area. ((PTI)

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI): Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal members were detained by police during a protest on Tuesday over the demolition of a Hanuman temple at Chandni Chowk in Delhi.

The temple was demolished on Sunday by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation in accordance with court orders as part of the ongoing Chandni Chowk beautification plan.

The protesters, carry-

ing saffron flags and raising slogans, took out a march from the Gauri Shankar Mandir to the site where the temple existed. They were stopped by police at a barricade.

According to VHP spokesperson Mahendra Rawat, around 15-20 workers and leaders, including its Delhi unit president Kapil Khanna, vice president Surendra Gupta, secretary Ravi and Bajrang Dal state convener Bharar Batra were

detained during the protest.

A senior police official said 27 protesters who gathered near the Gauri Shankar temple on Tuesday were detained owing to COVID19 guidelines. They were taken to a nearby police station and released later.

These protesters belonged to Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal outfits, the official said. As a precautionary measure, security personnel have been deployed in the area, police said.

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the green signal to the Centre’s Rs 13,500 crore Central Vista revamp project here that includes a new Parliament building, holding there was “no infirmity” in the grant of environment clearance and permissions for change of land use.

Observing it cannot jump to put a “full stop” on execution of policy matters and the courts cannot be called upon to “govern”, a three-judge bench in a 2:1 verdict at the same time said it is the “bounden obligation” of the government in a democratic set up to keep the citizens well informed about its actions as disclosure of full information is empowerment and acts as an “enabler for meaningful participation”.

Justice Sanjiv Khanna gave a dissenting judgement in which he touched upon issues like the “failure” to take prior approval of the Heritage Conservation Committee(HCC). He also said public participation is

not to be a mechanical exercise or formality.

The ambitious redevelopment project of the Central Vista -- the nation’s power corridor -- envisages a new triangular Parliament building, a common central secretariat and revamping of the three-km-long Rajpath, from Rashtrapati Bhavan to India Gate. The Parliament building, with a seating capacity for 900 to 1,200 MPs, is to be constructed by August in 2022 to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Independence.

A three-judge bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar in the majority verdict held that the grant of environmental clearance and the notification for change in land use for construction of the new Parliament building under the project was valid.

“We hold that there is no infirmity in the grant of: (a) ‘No Objection’ by the Central Vista Committee (CVC)….b)‘Approval’ by the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC) as per the DUAC Act, 1973; and (c)

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of the statutory provisions, failure to take prior approval of the Heritage Conservation Committee(HCC) and the order passed by the Expert Appraisal Committee, I have penned down a separate dissenting judgment,” Justice Khanna said.

He, however, concurred with the majority verdict on the aspects of “notice inviting Bid, award of consultancy and the order of the Urban Arts Commission, as a standalone and independent order”.

The majority verdict

was of the view that prior permission of the HCC can be obtained when the development work commences and it was not needed at the stage of planning and formalization of the project.

“Accordingly, the respondents (authorities) shall obtain...prior permission of the designated Authority before actually starting any development/redevelopment work on the stated plots/structures/precincts governed by the heritage laws...if already not obtained,” it said.

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also mark the 75th anniversary of UNICEF. Over the course of the year, UNICEF and its partners will be commemorating the anniversary with events and announcements celebrating three-quarters of a century of protecting children from conflict, disease and exclusion and championing their right to survival, health and education.

“Today, as the world faces a global pandemic, economic slowdown, rising poverty and deepening inequality, the need for UNICEF’s work is as great as ever,” said Fore.

“For the last 75 years, throughout conflicts, displacements, natural disasters and crises, UNICEF has been there for the world’s children. As a New Year dawns, we renew our commitment to protect children, to speak up for their rights, and to make sure their voices are heard, no matter where they live,” Fore said.

In response to the global pandemic, UNICEF launched the Reimagine campaign, a global effort to prevent the COVID-19 pandemic from becoming a lasting crisis for children.

Through the campaign, UNICEF is issuing an urgent appeal to governments, the public, donors and the private sector to join UNICEF as it seeks to respond, recover and reimagine a better, post-pandemic world.

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UNITED NATIONS, JAN 5 (PTI): More than 371,500 babies were born worldwide on New Year’s Day and India is estimated to have recorded the highest number of births at around 60,000, according to the UN’s children’s agency.

UNICEF said that an estimated 371,504 babies were born around the world on New Year’s Day. Fiji in the Pacific was projected to have welcomed 2021’s first baby while the United States would welcome its last.

Globally, over half of these births are estimated to have taken place in 10 countries: India (59,995), China (35,615), Nigeria (21,439), Pakistan (14,161), Indonesia (12,336), Ethiopia (12,006), the United States (10,312), Egypt (9,455), Bangladesh (9,236) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (8,640), it said.

In total, an estimated 140 million children will be born in 2021 and their average life expectancy is expected to be 84 years, the UN agency said.

“The children born today enter a world far different than even a year ago, and a New Year brings a new opportunity to reimagine it,” UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore said, calling on nations to make 2021 the year they start to build a fairer, safer, healthier world for children.

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illions of people worldwide have been infected with COVID-19 and so far, more than a million have lost their lives because of the pandemic. A huge global research effort is taking place to bring a fast-tracked vaccine to the market.

Currently there are more than 165 vaccines being developed, with some already in human trials. The race to be the first to obtain the vaccine against COVID-19 has led to some expressing concerns about drastically cutting short the time needed for “trials”. Vaccines undergo at least three phases of human trials before they get approved. During Phase I, small groups of people(around 100) receive the trial vaccine. In Phase II, the clinical study is expanded and vaccine is given to 1000 to 2000 people who have characteristics (such as age and physical health) similar to those for whom the new vaccine is intended. In Phase III, the vaccine is given to 10,000 to 20,000) people and tested for efficacy and safety.

Many vaccines undergo Phase IV formal, ongoing studies after the vaccine is approved and licensed.

What has dominated the concerns about the manner in which the trial periods have been drastically cut short is about the side effects. According to eminent virologists, it takes anywhere between ten to fifteen years to produce an efficacious vaccine. However, because of the extreme urgency to halt the rampaging virus, some pharmaceutical firms have rushed to conduct trials within 11 months. Physical distancing, the use of masks and test, track and trace programmes are currently the only effective measures against the spread of the disease, and economic sectors that rely on close physical proximity between people, such as recreation and retail, will continue to be the most affected.Even in terms of cost, it is estimated that investments to find discover an efficacious vaccine is a whopping Rs.95 lakh crore. The total wealth of India as per reports is around Rs.13 lakh crore. The COVID-19 has become the most deadly virus that has not only caused a global health crisis but also ruined the economies of countries.

National governments are spending trillions of dollars to fight the negative economic impact, but until there is a vaccine or other treatment widely available, the financial cost will continue to be felt around the world.

Even when a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine or treatment is eventually developed, further challenges will emerge with regard to the manufacturing and distribution process. There is a threat that 'vaccine nationalism' could have negative consequences on how well the global pandemic is managed and contained.

This is also evident in India where the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation accorded approval for restricted emergency use of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine Covishield, manufactured by the Serum Institute of India (SII), and the indigenously developed vaccine Covaxin of Bharat Biotech. A doctor-cumresearch head of a lab affiliated to a government research lab also expressed reservations about the nod given to Covaxin since its efficacy has not been proved. Malini Aisola of the All India Drug Action Network questioned the motive of top experts in the Subject Expert Committee(SEC) of the government in approving the covaxin post-haste. The government’s director of AIIMS however said covaxin was only a “back up vaccine” to be used in emergency but was not forthcoming about its efficacy. Vaccine nationalism is thus, an invitation to one problem while trying to solve another.

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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The art of being happy lies in the power of extracting happiness from common things. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021

Post-mortem

Yemen government A has tough road ahead

New Years Expectation

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ultiple explosions rocked the Aden International airport shortly after an aircraft landed carrying the newly formed cabinet of the country's Saudi-backed government. Dozens of casualties were reported and the Yemeni government blamed Houthi rebels for this attack. Recently a power-sharing government was announced in wartorn Yemen consisting of 24 ministers including representatives of the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC), which is backed by the UAE and Yemeni government headed by President Hadi. Prime Minister Dr. Maeen Abdulmalek Saeed was reappointed to head the new cabinet. The unity agreement comes as the Houthis have consolidated control over most of Yemen’s north, with the exception of the oil-rich area of Mareb. It also comes just ahead of the swearing-in of US President-elect Joe Biden, who has promised to end Washington’s support to the Saudi-led military coalition. Under the supervision of the Saudi de-escalation committee in Yemen, hundreds of military troops from the former government and the STC departed contested areas in the southern province of Abyan. Military units also withdrew from Aden and were redeployed in battlefields with the Houthis. The formation of this government which is based now in the temporary capital Aden is definitely a positive sign and this was one of the major demands of Yemen civil society.

Also, it’s being seen as a unification of all anti-Houthis forces.

But the newly formed government of the poorest country in the Middle East faces towering political, security, and economic challenges. Let’s have a look at these challenges Humanitarian crisis- The imminent threat of famine has made the majority of Yemenis dependent on some form of aid for survival, a situation the United Nations calls the world's

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nder the given situation, the Tenyemi National Workers Forum (TNWF) is faced with the national necessity to look back into mischievous indulgence of Dr. SC Jamir that brought terrible harm to the Naga national workers in particular and the Naga national movement in general.

We hereby resolved to issue a press statement to set the record straight.

In the tumultuous history of Indo-Naga political conflict, there are certain matters that remain a secret but there are certainly organized conspiracies and plots we have to bring out of the closet that are closely linked with SC Jamir because he is one who bloodied Naga history and spit venom to all who are against NPC’s (Naga People’s Convention) 16-Point Agreement, not even sparing Mr. AZ Phizo, the revered President of the Naga National Council (NNC), who led the Nagas from the front to declare Naga Independence on the 14th August, 1947.

Thus, Dr. SC Jamir spare no effort to make roughshod of everything but stick to his infidelity to kiss history in his desperate defense of 16 Point Agreement, standing by his off-repeated effrontery that the 16 Point Agreement is the alpha and omega for Naga political solution. This is reflected in his last interview to Dimapur Today and uploaded on YouTube.

Naga people, particularly those in the field doing the donkey’s job fighting for the political rights, bewails the like of SC Jamir who have done every conceivable things to finish off the Naga political issue using the most repugnant policy.

The Naga people naturally find his political ideas totally repulsive.

Delinquent person as he proved himself to be, he fiddled with Naga political issue as his personal fiefdom and put the bona fide Naga freedom fighters on his firing line using the most abominable weapons of destruction.

He was the last surviving Naga signatory of the 16 Points Agreement which led to birth of the present Nagaland state in 1963. The 16

worst humanitarian crisis. According to a recent report of Unicef some 80% of the population needs humanitarian assistance, including more than 12 million children. Also, public health experts warn that the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have significant negative effects on Yemen’s vulnerable population. To date, most humanitarian agencies believe that the extent of the outbreak in Yemen has been underreported.

Crumbling Economy- Yemen is facing unprecedented economic and financial challenges, precipitated by the intensification of conflict since September 2014. The economy has also been hit by inflation, with Yemen's currency is being traded at approximately 750 against the US dollar in the government-controlled areas. That has placed many essential goods out of reach of common people as Yemen imports 90% of its staple food. Trade has nosedived and investment is almost non-existent. Hydrocarbon production which used to be 125,000 barrels per day before the start of the conflict and accounted for 90% of exports in 2015, is expected to continue to decline.

Political Instability- For the time being it seems that all the anti-Houthis forces i.e., Government headed by President Abd-Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Southern separatist STC, and main Sunni Islamist party Islah are united and part of the new government. But to balance a decentralized federalist state that provides equal degrees of autonomy and resource sharing to southern separatists, northern tribes, and other traditionally independent regions in Yemen will be a tight rope walk. Any Yemeni national leader should be capable of “dancing on the heads of snakes,” as the late president Ali Abdullah Saleh described the challenge of governing the poor and divided country.

Military Pressure- Yemen's government troops and the Houthi militia

are constantly engaged in regular confrontation at multiple fronts especially in the country's southwestern province of Taiz and near the oil-rich region of Marib. Also, Iran is increasing its military support to the Houthis. Yemeni military commanders have recently told Arab News that the Houthi bombardment has become more destructive and precise, killing more soldiers and civilians. This shows that Houthis have restocked their depleted arsenal of weapons with more advanced ones. Houthis are also carrying out strikes through the use of missiles and armed drones deep inside Yemeni government-controlled territory.

It should be remembered by the international community at large and especially by Yemen's wealthy Arab neighbours that’s Yemen’s war is a gift to Iran. Tehran sees it in this way that quiet manipulation of the Yemeni war has reinforced its main opponent Saudis fears that it is flexing muscle in their backyard. Iran’s relationship with the Houthis plays into Iran’s strategy of controlling key Arab waterways. Control of Yemen and its strategic ports give control of vital commercial and energy shipping lanes that connect the Red Sea to the Indian Ocean and the Middle East to Europe. It is in the benefit of everyone apart from Iran that Yemen remains stable and peaceful. As unstable and war-torn Yemen will remain a haven for terrorist groups like Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Also prone to Iranian manipulation. Hence all the world and regional powers should support the new government with all their means. So that this government is able to bring security and stability to this war-torn country.

Manish Rai (Author is a columnist for the Middle East and Af-Pak region and Editor of geopolitical news agency Viewsaround)

s we usher into the New Year, there is an aroma of optimism in the air on the prospect of the dawn of peace and stability in the State except the prevalence of pandemic as our guest. The State has suffered long enough under the weight of uncertainties and staggering development and people do deserve a spell of peace and progress.

The size of Nagaland State to my view will neither grow nor shrink in the coming days as the prospect of give and take attitude of our neighbors will not be generous. The issue of separate flag and a separate constitution may also remain more of an academic issue for debate but less a reality. Nothing historic nor extra-ordinary elements may be stored up in the coffer of final peace settlement as we have presently acquired most of the ingredients that are accommodative and workable. Talks and parleys will continue in the coming days with the characteristics displays of hopes and despairs and some rooms in the Guest House in Delhi will remain occupied with the harbinger of peace for quite sometime.

The overweight and oversized Government employees of the State that includes, besides regular appointees, back door or front door appointments, excess appointment, proxy appointment and so on will continue to devour the junk of State finances, living no alternatives for the Government but to fondle with the meager left over amount for the maintenance of the entire State’s machineries that includes various developmental initiatives that infact is the need of the hour.

There is ever y likelihood that a good number of the regular appointees of the Government will continue to

remain nonchalantly at District Headquarters or many at Dimapur and their substitutes will perform the ambassadorial assignments at the place of posting and pay and allowances in such cases will be mutually shared between the appointees and its substitutes. Such pattern of administration has become a work culture against which none will complain and there is no effective machinery to exercise control over such lapses.

Those few sincere officials will continue to bear the burden of overwork and work overtime and those irresponsible officials with empty drums that entered the service from backdoors and front doors will move around scot-free either politicizing or even preaching in Churches.

People both from the rural and urban areas of the State will be able to have a taste of peace and tranquility in the State to some extent in the coming days. It is infact appropriate time to speed up initiatives in taking up various developmental programs instead of investing precious time and money on erecting welcome gates and monoliths.

People expect to hear from public leaders on their vision and programs that are prepared for the masses but it is likely that they may rather resort to the usual norms of spending more time in Delhi or elsewhere instead of staying at home working with the people.

We will be entering into the New Year under the shadow of pandemic. Leaders that will not bulldoze problems but handle problems with care and leaders of vision and competence in motivating the people to move forward towards the goal of meeting their needs has become the need of the hour.

Tali Longkumer

The history of SC Jamir’s conspiracies Points Agreement was signed between the Naga People’s Convention (NPC) and the Government of India (GoI) in 1960 making Nagaland the 16th state of the Indian Union. The historical fact behind NPC’s role is mediator turned treachery. Thus, this agreement was signed behind the back of Naga freedom fighters. Consequently, the 16 Point Agreement became the source of political turmoil that followed. Today, SC Jamir is meddling in Naga issue using the NNPGs to find Naga solution on the basis of the 16 Points Agreement.

On the ongoing contentious issue of the Naga flag and Yehzabo (constitution) he deplores the issues saying that it is not applicable to the present Nagaland state.

This put him in direct conflict with the Naga political group like NSCN which is ready to fight on to the last man standing in defense of Naga flag and constitution that identify Naga political issue to the world.

With his inherent antiNaga political movement Jamir made bewildering allegations against our highly revered AZ Phizo. He went far enough to say that AZ Phizo never talk about Naga flag and constitution. This smack of his sick mind and nothing else as only insane person will question about Phizo not talking anything on flag and constitution. Jamir need to ponder on these following points of historical facts: Is 1947 Naga flag hoisting ignored by Jamir?

Is the 14th August, 1947 Naga Independence declaration byPhizo without flag and constitution?

Is 1951 plebiscite without flag and constitution?

Phizo gave his life and everything for the Naga nation. Does Dr. Jamir’s allegations on Phizo qualify in any manner?

It may be made known of one incident when the then Prime Minister of India Mr. Jawaharlal Nehru issued a statement in Lok Sabha wherein he expressed his desire to meet Phizo in India.

But apprehending disturbing the 16 Points Agreement SC Jamir who was then Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry

of External Affairs (MEA) raised his voice against the proposal as he also prevailed upon Shilu Ao, Chief Executive Counselor to go against the proposal of Nehru.Nehru was politically conscious enough that the 16-Point Agreement is not going to be basis for Naga political solution and that was the sole reason he wanted to talk toPhizo. But this plan was aborted by SC. Jamir’s conspiracy.

During the height of Naga political struggle under National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) after the Khaplang engineered crisis, SC Jamir was at his game as a frenzied demagogue restless to destroy Naga political struggle spearheaded

by NSCN. When SC Jamir was the Chief Minister of Nagaland state he openly collaborated with the central government in order to destroy the NSCN. He used NSCN-K leaders like Dally Mungro and Kitovi Zhimomi and their boys like his private army to target NSCN and its public supporters. The formation of Nagaland Youth Liberation Front (NYLF) 6th Brigade and 9th Brigade are all linked to SC Jamir’s evil design to crush the NSCN. However, God forbid Jamir to have his way. These anti-NSCN forces were all eliminated in the counter operation launched by NSCN. But the desperado Jamir went for another abhorrent anti-NSCN operation under his horrendous dementedness to evict the NSCN from Nagaland soil by declaring that the “chaff and paddy” must be separated. Under this policy he made a joint issue with NSCN-K and served “quit notice” against the Tangkhuls in Nagaland state. Much to his sadistic pleasure, as many as thirty five (35) innocent Tangkhuls that includes chemist, scientist, teacher, pastor, students, farmers and innocent laymen were killed

by NSCN-K in Kohima and Dimapur mainly. But the Tangkhuls stood their ground as they find no reason to quit Nagaland.

Determined to eliminate the freedom fighters led by NSCN, Jamir have his way again when he was provided by the centre Rs.103

crores as Peace Offensive Operation against NSCN. NSCN-K was also provided 100 AK-47s as a part of his Peace Offensive Operation.

These AK-47 pieces were meant for modernization of Nagaland state police force.

Any amount of monetary incentive was paid for killing any NSCN members or any public members belonging to the Tangkhul community. He also made fervent appeal to the Government of India to book NSCN leaders under Interpol Act. When Indo-Naga ceasefire was declared in 1997 he raised hue and cry, showing his strong displeasure for signing ceasefire with NSCN without taking the state government into confidence.

He also questioned why the talk should be without precondition. He bemoaned that talk with NSCN should be conditioned under the constitution of India.

In the year 1998 when Naga people decided to take the stand “we want solution not election” Jamir defied all political parties and Naga people’s decision and went ahead with election and got his INC candidates elected without people’s mandate.

He put himself to the chief minister’s throne without going through the process to get democratic sanctity.It washis defiance that has gone down into Naga history.

Much to the chagrin of the Naga people Jamir have the temerity to test the nerve of the Naga people when he wrote a book “The Bedrock of Naga Society” stating that the 16 Points Agreement is the alpha and omega for Naga solution. This controversial book was deliberately released when the Indo-Naga political talk was steadily progressing. Ultimately, he was made to bite the dust as Naga people disowned the book that tried to rewrite Naga history based on India created 16 Points Agreement.

Thus, Naga history was saved from getting disparaged and distorted in the hands of SC Jamir.

For the Naga people, Jamir is nothing more than a saddest fish that swims in the dirty water, his existence that the Nagas bewail. He continues to befuddle and beguile. Thus, misguided ele-

ments he ganged up to oppose Naga solution tooth and nail.

His whole life is focused on indulging in nefarious act to sabotage the Naga people’s political movement to reset the political status that was suppressed by the Government of India. In the true sense of the term he is a hard core political criminal under whose bloody hands many lost their lives for standing up to defend the political and historical rights of the Naga people.

Jamir remains the begotten son of India as he has been faithfully doing the biddings of the Government of India since Jawaharlal Nehru’s time. Even after Naga people throw him out from election he was rewarded by the Government of India by giving him the post of Governor two times in different states.

For him, to defy Naga people’s aspiration he considered it as rectitude. But his hands are smeared with the blood of Naga freedom fighters. Incongruous was his handling of Naga issue and indelible are his misdoings against the Naga people. He continues to glorify the 16 Points Agreement but the fact shall remain standing that he had a long and inglorious chapter in Naga’s history.

Even at his age he show himself a man he is as he speaks out of context in his interview and scornfully touched on the names of Mr. AZ Phizo, Gen. (Retd.) Kholi Konyak and Mr. Th. Muivah. It may be recalled that on the 29th February, 2012 Agri-Expo, Naga People’s Consultative Meeting, Jamir

made cheap of himself as he accused (L) Gen. Kholi Konyak of speaking Muivah’s words on inability to obtain sovereignty. Indeed he proved himself a political pariah who continues to be on collision course with history to destroy Naga people’s political identity.

Significantly, when the Naga stakeholders speak out their minds to condemn and reject the rejected 16-Points Agreement reacting to SC Jamir’s personal viewpoint on 16-Points Agreement he said, “the truth is bitter”.

Jamir continues to resist the simple historical fact that the Naga people hold.

It was the failure of the 16Points Agreement that the Government of India had declared ceasefire and hold political negotiation to put things right for the lasting Naga solution. How long is he going to demonize the historical reality?

TNWF also would put on record that it resolved to stand together and uphold the Naga National principle based on 1951 plebiscite till an honorable and acceptable settlement is achieved.

The TNWF also resolved to respect the traditional land boundaries and protect the Tenyemi’s ancestral land from encroachers wherever it may be.

Kuknalim!

1. Rev. A Puni President, Tenyimi National Workers’ Forum; 2. Col. Akho Angami, Vice-President, Tenyimi National Workers Forum; 3. DG Robert, Secretary, Tenyimi National Workers’ Forum

Reader’s Post

Need to strictly monitor our tourist spots Sir,

It is indeed heartbreaking to see Nagaland’s paradise and pride -the Dzukou valley engulfed in flames. Though the cause of fire has not been established, I would like to point out that tourists in the past have left behind a trail of litter and it often the locals who have to do the cleaning up. I hope there is stricter monitoring so that our tourist spots are not littered or destroyed.

Mhathung Yanthan, Dimapur

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

UK PM postpones India visit due to COVID crisis London, Jan 5 (PTI): British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday spoke to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to express his regret over not being able to visit India as planned for the Republic Day on January 26 due to the growing health crisis created by the new variant of coronavirus in the UK. Johnson’s call with Modi came a day after he addressed the nation in a televised address to plunge the country into a new stayat-home lockdown as his medical chiefs warned that the National Health Service (NHS) was under threat of being overwhelmed by the rising infection rates.

Johnson has indicated that his India visit would take place during the first half of this year and before the G7 Summit presided over by the UK, planned for later this year.

“The Prime Minister spoke to Prime Minister Modi this morning, to express his regret that he will be unable to visit India later this month as planned,” a Downing Street spokesperson said.

“In light of the national lockdown announced

Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. ( PTI )

last night, and the speed at which the new coronavirus variant is spreading, the Prime Minister said that it was important for him to remain in the UK so he can focus on the domestic response to the virus,” the spokesperson said.

The two leaders underlined their “shared commitment” to the bilateral relationship, and to continuing to build on the close collaboration between India and the UK – including in response to the pandemic.

“The Prime Minister said that he hopes to be able to visit India in the first

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half of 2021, and ahead of the UK’s G7 Summit that Prime Minister Modi is due to attend as a guest,” the spokesperson said.

Johnson accepted Modi’s invitation to be the chief guest at the Republic Day parade on January 26 last month.

While accepting Modi’s invitation, Johnson had extended an invite to the Indian Prime Minister to attend the UK’s G7 Summit as one of three guest nations alongside South Korea and Australia – with a focus on his declared ambition to work with a group of “like-

minded democracies” to advance shared interests and tackle common challenges.

Last month, Johnson had written to Modi to formally accept his invitation to visit India as Chief Guest at the Republic Day Parade, which was to mark his first major bilateral visit since taking office in 2019 and the first since Britain’s formal exit from the European Union (EU) at the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020.

“I am absolutely delighted to be visiting India next year at the start of an exciting year for Global Britain, and look forward to delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship that Prime Minister Modi and I have pledged to achieve,” Johnson said at the time.

“As a key player in the Indo-Pacific region, India is an increasingly indispensable partner for the United Kingdom as we work to boost jobs and growth, confront shared threats to our security and protect our planet,” he said.

It followed Modi’s invitation to Johnson in a phone call in November 2020, ahead of UK Foreign Secre-

tary Dominic Raab’s precursor tour of India to lay the groundwork for the prime ministerial level talks.

Healthcare was among the key sectors of focus during Raab’s visit and cooperation in the field of coronavirus vaccines was to also be among the priorities for Johnson’s visit.

“As the ‘pharmacy of the world’ India supplies more than 50 per cent of the world’s vaccines, with over a billion doses of the UK’s Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine being manufactured at India’s Serum Institute in Pune,” Downing Street had said when confirming the Johnson’s planned India visit. “Our countries have cooperated closely throughout the coronavirus outbreak to maintain the flow of medical goods for our citizens. The UK has received 11 million face masks and 3 million packets of paracetamol from India during the pandemic, and we continue to work together to keep vital supply chains open,” it said.

Trade and investment, defence and security and climate change were among the other priority areas identified on both sides.

Farmers defer Jan 6 & 7 tractor march by a day over poor weather forecast

Farmers shout slogans while riding a tractor during their ongoing agitation against Centre’s farm reform laws, at Delhi-UP border near Ghazipur in New Delhi. (PTI)

New Delhi, Jan 5 (PTI): Protesting farmer unions Tuesday deferred their proposed tractor march from January 6 to January 7 due to a bad weather forecast, even as they asserted they will intensify their stir in the coming days.

Addressing a press conference at Singhu Border here, union leaders said thousands of farmers will take out the tractor march

from all protest sites to the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) on January 7.

Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav said the decision to defer the march was taken over forecast of bad weather condition on Wednesday.

The city has been receiving rains sporadically over the past three days.

The unions said the agitation against the three

agriculture laws will be intensified in the coming days.

Talking about their other proposed tractor march to Delhi on January 26, farmer leader Joginder Nain said, “We will send 10 tractor trollies from every village in Haryana. We request people to come -- at least one from a house. and a total of 11 women from a village.”

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Mehta said that he had received the report in the morning and would be filing it during the course of the day.

Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for Bose, said that timing of the incident is important.

He said that the timing of the incident recorded in the FIR and the report of CISF are different and sought placing on record the movement log book.

The bench directed Mehta to place on record the movement log book in sealed cover and posted the matter for further hearing next week.

Bose has sought direction for transferring investigation in the case to CBI or SIT or any independent agency but not West Bengal Police.

He has also sought stay of investigation and further proceedings in FIRs lodged against him by the West Bengal Police pertaining to the alleged scuffle that took place on December 6.

Haryana (approximately 79 km in Mahendragarh and Rewari districts) and Rajasthan (approximately 227 km in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Nagaur and Alwar districts). It consists of nine newly-built DFC stations, of which six are crossing stations -- New Dabla, New Bhagega, New Sri Madhopur, New Pachar Malikpur, New Sakun and New Kishangarh -- while the

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to place on record the special incident report filed by CISF on an alleged scuffle between the Trinamool Congress workers and security staff of West Bengal BJP leader Kabir Shankar Bose.

The top court also asked the Centre to file in sealed cover the movement logbook of the leader pertaining to the day of incident.

A bench of Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Dinesh Maheshwari and Hrishikesh Roy posted the matter for hearing next week after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that he will be filing a special incident report in the matter during the course of the day.

At the outset, the bench told Mehta that as per the last order of the court he was supposed to file a special incident report.

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stack long-haul 1.5-km-long container train hauled by electric traction from New Ateli-New Kishangarh during the event.

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reconsider his decision.

BJP spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said that if Shukla wants to join his party, he is welcome.

“The Trinamool Congres has no political ideology, no direction. It was established on anti-CPI(M) plank which is no more relevant now. People at the grassroot level are aware that the TMC’s days are numbered. Just wait for some more time,” he told reporters.

Bhattacharya did not comment on whether the party had been in touch with Shukla.

BJP leader and Union minister Babul Supriyo urged Shukla to leave the TMC and join the BJP. State Congress president Adhir Ranjan Choudhury claimed the TMC is collapsing and Banerjee does not know how to prevent it.

“We will not ask Shukla to join the party. But our door is open for those who want to be part of the Congress family, those who can’t be with the BJP for ideological reasons,” said Choudhury who is also the leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha.

Senior CPI(M) leader Sujan Chakraborty said that Shukla was a sportsman who was made an

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Kolkata, Jan 5 (PTI): The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said that the resignation of Laxmi Ratan Shukla as West Bengal minister of state for youth services and sports is unfortunate but it will not affect the party, while the BJP said that the former cricketer is welcome to join the saffron camp.

Shukla’s resignation came months before the assembly election in the state and almost a fortnight after transport minister Suvendu Adhikari left the party and joined the BJP. The Congress claimed that TMC is collapsing and party supremo and state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has no remedy for it, while the CPI(M) asked her to explain why the state’s ministers one after another are losing faith in her.

“Mamata Baner jee had given Shukla due respect and even made him a minister. He was inducted as part of our policy to give prominence to people from different walks of life. It is unfortunate if he quit his post, but it won’t affect the party,” TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh said.

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The meeting took some collective decisions like increasing manpower at ground zero from the current 80 personnel to 100, who will constantly monitor the situation.

It also decided to urge the state government to request more sorties from the Indian Air Force.

A recce team was also formed and despatched to inspect the fire up-close as it was inching closer towards the main valley from the Southwestern side of the range.

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teers continuously camped in the valley to keep a close watch on the fire situation.

It was also observed that there were no damages yet due to the fire in the main part of the picturesque Dzükou Valley.

Those who accompanied the chief minster on the aerial survey includedIT&C, NRE and science & technology adviser Mmhonlumo Kikon, technical education and election adviser Medo Yhokha, Home commissioner Abhijit Sinha, DGP John Longkumer and Kohima district forest officer accompanied the chief minister in the aerial survey.

Meanwhile, a special review meeting held at the

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immediately. Kohima District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) requisitioned police personnel, SDRF Kohima unit, home guards and civil defence and together with NDRF unit, Kohima forest division, along with large number of volunteers provided by SAYO, successfully executed a traditional fire control line on December 31 and January 1 stretching over seven km to protect the most fragile part of the valley.

CMO said subsequently, three more IAF helicopters were requisitioned by the State. Two more units of NDRF personnel were also deployed from outside the State to contain the fire, even as the SAYO volun-

ance Industries were among the laggards, tumbling up to 2.06 per cent.

“Domestic equities saw a brisk recovery from today’s low mainly led by sharp rebound in banking and IT stocks. Continued improvement in COVID-19 recovery rates along with likely commencement of vaccination drive shortly and sustained improvement in key economic data defied weak global markets.

“IT stocks witnessed strong buying ahead of TCS’ 3Q FY21 numbers...Key economic data for Dec’20 have been quite encouraging, which along with likely commencement in vaccination drive in India have bolstered investors’ confidence.

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BSE bankex, finance, IT, teck, consumer durables and capital goods indices rose up to 1.90 per cent, while metal, energy, realty, oil and gas, basic materials and auto closed lower.

Broader BSE midcap and smallcap indices climbed as much as 1.38 per cent.

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(From p-1) the valley, which has been made over a length of more than 9 km till date.

CMO said Rio appreciated the efforts made by everyone which prevented further spread of fire and helped keep the situation under control.

In view of the fire still spreading at some locations, Rio sought continued coordinated effort by all the agencies involved so that the situation was brought under full control and the pristine valley remains protected.

CMO office said that the government, consequent to reports received about the raging fire in Dzükou Valley on December 29, requisitioned IAF helicopters

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MUMBAI, JAN 5 (PTI): Equity benchmark Sensex defied gravity for the 10th straight session to close at a fresh lifetime high on Tuesday as robust buying in financial and IT stocks offset lacklustre global cues.

Persistent foreign fund inflows supported the benchmarks, though a weakening rupee capped the gains, traders said.

Despite opening on a negative note, the 30-share BSE index pared all losses and staged a smart recovery to end 260.98 points or 0.54 per cent higher at 48,437.78.

It touched an all-time high of 48,486.24 during the day.

The Sensex has closed at record highs for seven sessions on the trot.

The broader NSE Nifty rose 66.60 points or 0.47 per cent to settle at a new peak of 14,199.50. It scaled a record intra-day high of 14,215.60.

Axis Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rallying 6.31 per cent, followed by HDFC, IndusInd Bank, TCS, Asian Paints, HCL Tech, Titan and ICICI Bank.

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cut reliance on imports for meeting oil needs as well as reduce carbon emissions.

Also, the focus on renewable energy by using abundant energy from the sun and wind to generate electricity and promoting the use of battery-operated electric vehicles will help India meet its COP-21 commitments for cutting carbon emissions.

The Prime Minister said the government is working with a vision to connect the entire nation with one-pipeline grid that will help improve clean energy access as well as also aid in the development of city gas projects.

The new pipeline inaugurated on Tuesday is part of that plan, he said.

This new line will help take the fuel to industries such as petrochemical plants

MUMBAI, JAN 5 (PTI): The rupee depreciated by 15 paise to settle at 73.17 against the US dollar on Tuesday, in tandem with most Asian currencies as fresh lockdowns in Europe and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East sapped risk appetite.

However, unabated foreign fund inflows and weakness of the American currency in the overseas market restricted the rupee’s fall, forex dealers said.

At the interbank forex market, the domestic unit opened flat at 73.02 against the greenback. It swung between a low of 73.27 and a high of 73.02 during the session.

It finally settled at 73.17, down 15 paise against its previous close.

On Monday, the rupee had appreciated by 9 paise to close at a four-month high of 73.02.

Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, fell 0.19 per cent to 89.69.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, advanced 0.72 per cent to USD 51.56 per barrel.

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away from being highly dependent on polluting coal and liquid fuels for meeting its energy needs.

As much as 58 per cent of all energy consumed in the country currently comes from coal while petroleum and other liquids make up for 26 per cent of the energy basket. Share of natural gas is just 6 per cent while that of renewables is less than 2 per cent.

Modi said the share of natural gas, which is cleaner and can be transported through pipelines thereby cutting vehicular movements needed for other fuels, is targeted to be raised to 15 per cent by 2030.

By the same time, petrol will be doped with as much as 20 per cent of ethanol extracted from sugarcane and other agro products, he said. This would help

He said his government has doubled the LPG user base in six years by issuing 14 crore connections equivalent to the ones that were issued in six decades prior to it. As many as 8 crore free LPG connections were given to poor women under the Ujjwala scheme and 12 crore free LPG refills were provided during lockdown last year, he said.

The abundant availability of LPG has ensured that states are no longer fighting for raising the kerosene quota and are instead declaring themselves kerosene-free.

“We are working to provide clean, affordable and sustainable energy,” he said.

Modi said his government’s integrated approach to energy planning has bought various reforms across the oil and gas sector, covering exploration and production and natural gas marketing and distribution.

“We plan to achieve one nation one grid. We also want to shift to the gas-based economy,” he said adding crores of rupees will be invested in the oil and gas sector this decade in raising the share of natural gas in the energy basket.

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PM Modi dedicates Kochi-Mangaluru Natural Gas Pipeline to the nation, via video conferencing, Tuesday. (PTI)

and fertiliser units as well as provide fuel for city gas projects for supply of CNG to automobiles and piped cooking gas to households in cities along the route, he said.

It will also help a 5 million tonnes a year liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Kochi to achieve full capacity. The terminal has been operating at less than 10 per cent of the capacity for last few years as there was no pipeline to take the gas to users.

Outlining the work done by his government in the energy sector, Modi said 900 CNG stations were set up till 2014 from the advent of CNG as fuel for automobiles in the country around 1992. In the last six years, the number of CNG stations has gone up to 1,500 and the target is to take them to 10,000, he said.

Also, 25 lakh households had piped natural gas connections for using the fuel for cooking purposes till 2014 which has risen to 72 lakh now, he said adding the new pipeline would help add 700 CNG stations and provide 21 lakh piped cooking gas connections in Kerala and Karnataka.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 5 (PTI): Enunciating his energy roadmap, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the share of natural gas in India’s energy basket will be more than doubled, energy sources diversified and the nation will be connected with one gas pipeline grid to help bring affordable fuel to people and industry.

Inaugurating a 450-km natural gas pipeline between Kochi in Kerala to Mangaluru in Karnataka, he said India under his government is seeing unprecedented work on highways, railway, metro, air, water, digital and gas connectivity which will aid economic development. The government has an “integrated approach to energy planning. Our energy agenda is all-inclusive,” he said. While on the one hand, the natural gas pipeline network is being doubled to about 32,000 km in 5-6 years, on the other, work on the world’s biggest hybrid renewable plant combining wind and solar power has started in Gujarat.

Also, the emphasis is being laid on manufacturing biofuels as well as electric mobility, he said.These measures will help India move

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Control of the Senate is at stake in Tuesday’s US Senate runoff elections in Georgia. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

rently hold 52 of the 100 seats. If both Democrats win on Tuesday, the Senate will be evenly split, allowing incoming Democratic vicepresident Kamala Harris the tie-breaking vote.

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Vietnam jails journalists for ‘propaganda’ critical of state

Phan Chi Dung (R), Le Huu Minh Tuan (C) and Nguyen Toung Thuy (L) stand between police during their trial on January 5. (Reuters)

HANOI, Jan 5 (Reuters): A court in Vietnam on Tuesday sentenced three freelance journalists known for their criticism of government to between 11 and 15 years in prison, after finding them guilty of spreading anti-state propaganda.

P h a m C h i D u n g, Nguyen Tuong Thuy and Le Huu Minh Tuan were convicted of “making, storing, spreading information, materials, items for the purpose of opposing the state” at a one-day trial in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Public Security said.

Dung established the Independent Journalists Association of Vietnam in 2014, which police said had sought regime change.

D e s p i t e swe e p i n g economic reform and increasing openness to social change, Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party retains tight media censorship and tolerates little criticism.

The party, under the leadership of 76-year-old Nguyen Phu Trong, has intensified a crackdown on dissent ahead of its fiveyearly congress due to be held later this month.

Dung was jailed for 15 years and Thuy and Tuan 11 years each. Reuters could not immediately reach their lawyers for comment.

They wrote stories to “distort and defame the people’s administration, infringe the interests of the Communist Party of Viet-

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“These are especially dangerous activities that if not stopped could hurt national security,” it said.

Amnesty International said the verdict underscored the government’s contempt for free media, particularly ahead of the congress.

“Even by its own deeply repressive standards, the severity of the sentences show the depths being reached by Vietnam’s censors,” said its deputy regional director, Emerlynne Gil. Ahead of the trial, Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch, called the charges “bogus”.

looking to turn out supporters in major urban areas, particularly the suburbs of Atlanta. The issue of long lines of voters could be more of a problem for them.

For the Republicans, getting out voters on the day is even more crucial, and they will be looking to the stronghold of north Georgia, as well as rural areas and smaller towns.

When will we know the result? You’d be brave to give a time. There were two recounts before Joe Biden was declared the winner over Donald Trump in November’s presidential poll.

Generally, results come in quickly but if these races are close, it could be days.

Mr Perdue nearly won first time out against Mr Ossoff in November, falling just short of the needed majority with 49.7%. The other seat had more candidates, with Mr Warnock recording 32.9% to Ms Loeffler’s 25.9%.

A Democrat has not won a Senate race in Georgia in 20 years, but the party will be buoyed by Mr Biden’s presidential election win over Mr Trump there.

Mr Biden’s margin of victory was about 12,000 votes among five million cast.

Iran’s 20% enriched uranium products ready Tehran, Jan 5 (IANS): An official of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Tuesday that the country has produced its first product a few hours after restarting the enrichment of uranium up to a purity level of 20 per cent at the Fordow nuclear facility.

“The process of producing 20 per cent enriched uranium took more than 24 hours, but with new technologies this time it has now been reduced to 12 hours,” Xinhua news agency quoted AEOI spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi as saying.

The process bena after informing inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the spokesman said.

“Obtaining of 20 per cent enrichment is underway in two cascades” at the Fordow facility, he added.

The 20 per cent uranium enrichment process was launched on Monday as part of Iran’s Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions which was approved by Parliament in December 2020, according to Kamalvandi. He noted that this action was taken in order to protect the rights of the Iranian people. “We have the ability to enrich uranium above 20 percent (purity) easily and we are considering it,” the spokesman added.

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Washington, Jan 5 (PTI): US President-elect Joe Biden has blasted Donald Trump for seeking to overturn the November 3 election result, saying the outgoing president spends most of his time “whining and complaining” rather than doing “the work” of his office.

Trump, a Republican, is yet to concede the elections and has filed several lawsuits challenging the presidential poll result that gave Biden, a Democrat the required Electoral College votes to be the 46th US President.

Tr ump alleges that there was a massive voter fraud. Election officials and the media have said that

Islamabad, Jan 5 (PTI): Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Evacuee Property Trust Board (EPTB) to start reconstruction of a centuryold Hindu temple that was vandalised and set on fire by a mob in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province last week, saying the attack has caused “international embarrassment” to the country.

The apex court, which took notice of the attack and ordered the local authorities to appear before the court on January 5, also directed the board to submit in court details of all functional and non-functional temples and gurdwaras across Pakistan, Dawn newspaper reported.

The attack on the temple in Terri village in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Karak district on Wednesday by members of radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (Fazal ur Rehman group) drew strong condemnation from human rights activists and the minority Hindu community leaders.

During the hearing on Tuesday, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed also directed the EPTB to clear encroachments from temples across the country and take action against officials involved in the encroachments.

Justice Ahmed said that the Karak incident had

Police officer stand guard at a Hindu temple which was set on fire and demolished by a mob. (AP/File)

caused “international embarrassment to Pakistan”.

The EPTB is a statutory board that manages religious properties and shrines of Hindus and Sikhs who had migrated to India following the partition.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief secretary, police chief, and Dr Shoaib Suddle, the head of a commission on minorities’ rights, were also present during the hearing.

Suddle, who visited the temple in Karak district and presented a comprehensive report in the case to the Supreme Court on Monday after it asked the one-man commission on the rights of minorities to probe the attack, told the court that the provincial EPTB “did not protect the shrine”, the paper said.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan then questioned the police chief on how the attack could have happened when

TSUNGIKI GAZETTED OFFICERS’ FORUM H.Q., TSUNGIKI VILLAGE, WOKHA: NAGALAND

The Tsungiki Gazetted Officers’ Forum (TGOF) extends heariest congratulations to: 1. Shri. Nchumthung Ngullie on his recent promotion to Joint Director under Department of Rural Development, Government of Nagaland.

2. Shri. Z. Chanbemo Kikon on his recent promotion to Headmaster under Department of School Education, Government of Nagaland.

TGOF further wishes them success in their future endeavours.

Sd/Sd/Er. Mhonlumo Kikon W. Yibemo Kikon President, TGOF General Secretary, TGOF

AYEMI LHOVUTHA KUGHUKO KUQHAKULU FELICITATION

With immense pride and joy, we the AYEMI LHOVUTHA KUGHUKO KUQHAKULU of MAPULU, VEKUHO, LITTA AND KHEHOI VILLAGE would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to: Dr. KITONI K. AYE, D/o Mr. KIKHESHE AYE and Mrs. HESHELI AYE of MAPULUMI Village for successfully completing her Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences, Himachal Pradesh.

We praise our Almighty God for her accomplishment and wish her success in all her future endeavours.

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there is no evidence to back his claims. He has also lost dozens of lawsuits.

“The president spends more time whining and complaining than doing something about the problem. I don’t know why he still wants the job. He doesn’t want to do the work,” Biden said on Monday at a drivein election rally in Georgia where he sought support for two Democratic candidates.

Runoff elections in Georgia will determine which party controls the Senate.

“Do it for all of those who have given up so much.

Think of all of those who have given up so much to secure that right. Do it for

the country you love because I know you love this country and the future you want to build for everyone in this country. Do it for all of those around the world who aspire like us to be free and the democratic people who look to us,” he said.

Biden, 78, was confirmed the winner of the presidential election by the Electoral College on December 14 after all 50 states officially certified the voting results.

According to official results, Biden collected 306 electoral votes as opposed to 232 votes cast for Trump.

To win the presidential election, the winner must get at least 270 out of the 538 Electoral College votes.

Pak’s SC orders reconstruction of vandalised Hindu temple

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Last year, IANS in a major expose revealed how the US government agencies have been funding the Islamic charities linked to terror groups based in Pakistan and the Middle East through InterAction.

InterAction’s Together Project involves the most controversial Islamic charities including Helping Hand for Relief & Development (HHRD), which works with the charitable and political wings of Lashkar-e-Taiba, the Pakistani terror outfit directed against India in Kashmir. The US Senate probe into World Vision and its ties with ISRA had been initiated in 2019 after the Middle East Forum’s Sam Westrop and Cliff Smith exposed the details through a series of articles published in 2018.

Islamabad, Jan 5 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that the 11-party PDM opposition alliance poses no threat to his government.

Addressing the meeting of his spokespersons on Monday, Khan said: “The PDM has almost lost and died its own death, so it is no more a threat to the government.”

The Prime Minister also directed his spokespersons to give a “tough time” to the opposition in the media, Dawn news reported.

Khan said that the Pa k i s t a n D e m o c r a t i c Movement’s (PDM) main agenda was to seek National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO)-like concessions for its leaders.

“PDM’s entire movement is aimed at getting an NRO, but I will not give them any relief,” he added.

Talking about the opposition alliance holding rallies despite warnings amid the coronavirus pandemic, the premier said that the PDM tried to play with the lives of the people, The Express Tribune reported.

Joe Biden blasts Donald Trump for ‘whining’ about US election result

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Obama administration knowingly funded al-Qaeda affiliate: report New Delhi/Washington, Jan 5 (IANS): Former US President Barack Obama’s administration knowingly funded a sanctioned affiliate of the pan-Islamist banned terror outfit al-Qaeda, as per a recently released report of a US Senate committee.

The report is based on a probe by the office of the Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) into the Obama administration’s approval of a $200,000 grant to a US evangelical aid organisation World Vision for the al-Qaeda affiliate, Islamic Relief Agency (ISRA).

Incidentally, World Vision works in India as well and is a member of InterAction, America’s largest alliance of international non-profit organisations.

PDM poses no threat to govt: Imran Khan

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London, Jan 5 (Agencies): The US state of Georgia is going to the polls in a vote that will decide whether President-elect Joe Biden’s Democrats control the Senate.

According to BBC, victory in the two runoff elections would give Mr Biden control over the whole of Congress and with it the power to push forward his progressive agenda.

Mr Biden said Georgians could shape the US for years to come.

Republican President Donald Trump told voters it was their “last chance to save the America that we love”.

Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue currently hold the two Senate seats in the state. Ms Loeffler is taking on Reverend Raphael Warnock and Mr Perdue is battling Jon Ossoff.

None of the candidates reached the 50% needed to win outright in the elections in November, forcing Tuesday’s runoffs under Georgia’s election rules. Voting begins at 07:00 (12:00 GMT).

The vote will decide the balance of power in the US Senate.

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there was a police check post next to the temple.

“Where were your intelligence agencies?” the judge asked.

The police chief told the court that a protest by the Jamiat Ulema-i-IslamFazl (JUI-F) was going on near the site on the day of the incident which was sponsored by Maulana Faizullah.

“Out of the six ulema at the protest, only Maulvi Mohammad Sharif incited the crowd,” the police chief said.

The official informed the court that 109 people involved in the attack were arrested while 92 police officials, including the superintendent of police (SP) and deputy superintendent of police (DSP) who were on duty at the time, were

suspended.

Chief Justice Ahmed said that “suspension was not enough”.

The judge also slammed the EPTB chairman, saying he should “not sit on the chairman’s seat with government mentality”.

“Your employees are doing business on the land meant for shrines. Arrest them and start the reconstruction of the temple,” Justice Ahmed directed.

“Money should be taken from Maulvi Sharif for reconstruction of the shrine,” the chief justice remarked.

Justice Ahsan observed that the EPTB “has the money to construct its own buildings but does not have money for Hindus”.

The bench directed that details of functional and non-functional shrines, records of disputes on EPTB lands and a report on the performance of the EPTB chairman be submitted to the court in two weeks. It also directed the KP branch of the EPTB to hold discussions with the provincial minorities commission, the paper said.

The apex court said a detailed judgement would be released later and adjourned the hearing for two weeks.

IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE

WOKHA : NAGALAND S/C No. 109/2020 NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late T. Mhonbemo Lotha has been applied by Smti. M. Achano Lotha, W/o. Lt. T. Mhonbemo Lotha, H/No. Chanka Colony, Nagaland for possession of; 1). SBI Bank Account bearing No. 31737358899 2). Service Book bearing Code No. 72206 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before 09/01/2021.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 09/12/2020.

Sd/- District & Sessions Judge Wokha : Nagaland WC-06

DECLARATION Regd. No. 218/2020 Date 21/12/2020 I, Shri. CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, aged about 76 years, resident of Zeliangrong Village, Dhobinala, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under:1. That my son Shri. Dinesh Rai has gone astray and despite my best efforts to rehabilitate and mend his ways, he is out of my control.

2. That I disown my son Shri. Dinesh Rai and Dis-inherit him from my all movable and immovable properties and he shall be dispossessed of all hereditary rights in any of mine as well in any ancestral properties.

3. That any contract or agreement entered by my son with any individuals or groups without the knowledge and consent of the family members, The family members shall not be held liable/responsible for such acts done by him.

4. That my son has availed/entered into monetary transactions with certain groups/individuals without the knowledge and consent of the family members, therefore the family members shall not be responsible or held accountable for such transactions.

5. That any body dealing with my son Shri. Dinesh Rai shall do so at his/her own risk and responsibility and I shall neither be responsible nor liable for any act done or committed by my son.

DEPONENT VERIFICATION

I, Shri. CHANDRA KUMAR RAI, do hereby solemnly affirm and verify that the contents of para 1-5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and that nothing material has been mis-stated nor mis-represented thereon. And I signed this affidavit on this the 21st day of Dec 2020.

DEPONENT Solemnly affirmed and sworn before me.

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Sharon shares her battle with COVID-19

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n Monday’s episode of her talk show "The Talk", Sharon Osbour ne discussed her recent battle with COVID-19.

"I'm feeling really fine now, except that I'm still very tired," she said, less than a month after she announced her positive coronavirus diagnosis. "I nod off at ridiculous times of the day. And I'm good.

"I went through all the symptoms — headache, eye ache, body ache, dizziness, sickness; all of it," Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager explained. "But

there's people who are much worse than I got it; they have it much worse.

And I just think I came out very lucky.

"By the way, I still can't smell very much or taste very much," Sharon added.

When the Emmy-winning host of "The Talk" first revealed her positive diagnosis on December 14, she said she was hospitalized for the infectious disease for a short time and was isolating away from Ozzy, who had tested negative.

In November, Ozzy told GQ magazine that he

suffers from a respiratory disease which puts him at an increased risk of severe pneumonia and poor outcomes if he was to develop COVID-19.

Less than two months ago, Sharon announced that she was self-quarantining after being in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Just three months earlier, Sharon revealed that two of her and Ozzy's granddaughters, five-yearold Andy Rose and threeyear-old Minnie, had been infected with the novel coronavirus. At the time,

Rahat overwhelmed as ‘Zaroori tha’ crosses 1bn views

Actor-Comedian Eddie Izzard Defends J.K. Rowling

Sharon said that Minnie contracted the virus "from somebody who works for my son." She said her granddaughter's diagnosis "just goes to show you … that children can get COVID." In September, Ozzy said he won't have a coronavirus vaccine despite his Parkinson's disease putting him at greater risk.

Speaking on Rock Classics Radio on Apple Music Hits, he said: "I'm trying to recover so I can get...

The only good thing about this pandemic, I couldn't work anyway because of my injuries. I'm hoping that I'll be booking 2022, I think.

Last July, Ozzy said that he was still "not back to 100 percent" after suffering from several medical issues last year, including a fall, neck surgery and hospitalization for the flu.

Ozzy also said that he was looking forward to performing again once he has regained his health and the coronavirus pandemic has subsided.

When the pandemic struck, Ozzy had just released his first solo album in a decade, "Ordinary Man", which he recorded in 2019 while recovering from surgery and related illnesses. The Black Sabbath singer had previously canceled all his 2019 tour plans, and the rescheduled 2020 shows were also scrapped.

(Blabbermouth.net)

Olivia Wilde dating Harry Styles

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livia Wilde appears to have fallen for her Don't Worry Darling co-star Harry Styles after attending a wedding as the pop star's date.

The actress-turneddirector called off her engagement and ended her nine-year romance with comedy star Jason Sudeikis, the father of her two children, last year, and now she has seemingly moved on with Styles.

The new couple was filmed together over the weekend, as Wilde accompanied the One Direction singer to his manager's wedding at the San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California, where Styles actually officiated the COVID-safe nuptials, with just 16 guests were in attendance.

In video footage posted on the New York Post's Page Six site, the stars, both wearing face masks, are caught on camera walking and holding hands at the venue, while other images show Styles donning a white robe as he takes photos with the groom, Jeff Azoff, and his bride, Glenne Christiaansen.

At 36, Wilde is 10 years older than Styles, but the pop hunk is known for his penchant for dating older women. He was last linked to 30-year-old model Camille Rowe in 2018, while he has also romanced Taylor Swift, 31, and tragic British presenter Caroline Flack, who died in February, 2020 at the age of 40.

(Music News)

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‘Bond girl’ Tanya Roberts not dead but critical, publicist now says

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ond girl Tanya Roberts not dead but critical, says her representative in a new statement.

Hours after declaring her dead, Roberts' publicist Mike Pingel shared that she is still alive and continues to be in hospital, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

"I did get confirmation (of her death), but that was from a very distraught person (Roberts' boyfriend, Lance O'Brien).

And so yes, this morning at 10 a.m. ... the hospital did call to say that she was still alive but it's not looking good. We will hopefully have informa-

tion (soon). It's upsetting," Pingel said.

During a video interview with Inside Edition, O'Brien got a call telling him that Roberts was not dead.

"The hospital is telling me she is alive. They are calling me from the ICU team," he is seen saying.

The hospital, CedarsSinai Medical Center, where the actress is being treated has not shared any information about her due to "patient privacy laws".

On Sunday, Pingel said that Roberts had collapsed while walking her dogs on Christmas Eve, then was admitted to the

hospital.

Roberts is best known for playing the Bond girl in the 1985 film "A View To A Kill". She essayed the character of Stacey Sutton in the John Glen directorial that had Roger Moore essaying Agent 007, and also starred Grace Jones.

On the small screen, she played an Angel in the popular series "Charlie's Angels". Roberts replaced Shelley Hack, appearing as Julie Rogers in the fifth and final season of the show in 1980. She also appeared in episodes of "Fantasy Island" and "Love Boat".

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opular singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is overwhelmed as his song Zaroori tha has got over one billion views on YouTube. The song was released six years ago and its video features former couple Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon, who rose to fame following their appearance on Bigg Boss 7.

The heartbreak song was part of the album Back 2 Love, released globally in June 2014.

"It's an overwhelming feeling reaching a milestone of 1 billion views on YouTube," said Rahat.

He thanked the team behind the song, including lyricist Khalil-ur-Rehman

Qamar for "inking such beautiful and meaningful words of 'Zaroori tha'".

"The on screen chemistry of Gauahar Khan and Kushal Tandon was loved by everyone. It's a big achievement for all of us involved," said the singer.

In December, Rahat had encouraged his fans to help him achieve the milestone. He had posted on Instagram: "My sincere thanks to everyone involved, specially YOU the audience, the listeners and my fans who have always given me so much love and affection. Lets get to this milestone of 1 billion together."

(IANS)

ctor-comedian Eddie Izzard, who identifies as “gender fluid,” leapt to famed author J.K. Rowling’s defense amid the ongoing debate over gender identity and its impact on women, concluding that the Harry Potter author is not “transphobic.”

“I don’t think J.K. Rowling is transphobic. I think we need to look at the things she has written about in her blog,” the British comedian said in an interview with the Daily Telegraph, urging people “look at the things she has written about in her blog.”

“Women have been through such hell over history. Trans people have been invisible, too,” Izzard, who has been described as having both “boy and girl mode,” Izzard continued.

“I hate the idea we are fighting between ourselves, but it’s not going to be sorted with the wave of a wand. I don’t have all the answers. If people disagree with me, fine – but why are we going through hell on this?”

(Breitbart)

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a p a l m Re c o r d s noted that Alexi and Bodom After Midnight recorded three songs and shot one music video last year, which “will be released later on posthumously.”

“More than 25 years of friendship. We lost a brother,” said Children of Bodom’s Henkka Blacksmith, Janne Wirman and Jaska Raatikainen. “The world lost a phenomenal song writer and one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Memories and Alexi’s music will live forever. Our thoughts are with Alexi’s family during this difficult time.”

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ing to the terrible news.

“Alexi Laiho was a monumental talent & a genuine, caring & thoughtful person,” said Lamb of God’s Mark Morton. “He will be greatly missed. Rest In Peace Alexi.”

Queensrÿche guitarist and songwriter Michael Wilton posted, “I am in shock – just heard of friend and renowned guitarist Alexi Laiho’s passing.

On behalf of myself and Queensryche we send our deepest condolences to his band mates, family and fellow friends. RIP brother.”

Testament shredder Alex Skolnick shared, “Sad news. #AlexiLaiho created new possibilities in extreme metal with technically sophisticated solos that held their own alongside the best in more popularized

metal genres. Didn’t know him well, but we had appearances together over the years. A good guy, far too young to go RIP.” Dave Mustaine tweeted, “So sad to hear about the passing of Alexi Laiho.

We often toured together, he was truly an incredible talent. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and fans”, One of two lead guitarists for power metal band DragonForce, Herman Li also tweeted, “Rest in Peace Alexi Laiho. Alexi has been an incredible gift to the metal world with his amazing talent and monster guitar playing. I've always regarded Alexi as one of the best metal guitarists of this generation, together with his exciting approach and attitude”.

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SA thrash Sri Lanka by 10wkt to sweep Test series

Dean Elgar watches the ball after playing a shot as Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella looks on Tuesday. (AFP)

London, Jan 5 (Agencies): Mark Boucher won his first Test series as South Africa coach as the Proteas thrashed England’s next opponents Sri Lanka within three days in the second Test.

Dimuth Karunaratne moved to his first overseas century since 2017, before Sri Lanka lost their final six second-innings wickets for 35 runs, Lungi Ngidi taking 4-44. That left South Africa needing just 67 to win and Dean Elgar and Aiden Markram wrapped up the 10-wicket win in just 13.2 overs. Sri Lanka’s twoTest series against England

Indian chess is in good hands, says AICF secretary Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS): Bharat Singh Chauhan, who has retained his secretary post in All India Chess Federation (AICF), has stated that a lot of good things are in the offing for the Indian chess, including the long impending Indian league, a property that many prospective sponsors are looking at.

On Monday, the impasse in the Indian chess finally came to an end as Chauhan and his team scored a huge victory over the camp headed by sitting president P.R. Venketrama Raja in an online election conducted as per the directives of the Madras High Court. The new office-bearers will hold posts till 2023.

Team AICF: President: Sanjay Kapoor Vice presidents: Anantha D.P, Bhavesh Patel, Vipnesh Bhardwaj, Ajay Ajmera, PC Lallianthanga and Er. Niapung Konia Secretary: Bharat Singh Chauhan Joint Secretaries: Rajesh R, Mahendra Dhakal, Atul Kumar, Mughaho Awomi, Diljeet Khanna & Atanu Lahiri Treasurer: Naresh Sharma

starts on January 14. Former wicketkeeper-batsman Boucher took over as South Africa head coach in December 2019 and lost his only previous Test series against England 3-1.

Sri Lanka, who were ranked fifth in the world above South Africa - before the series, have suffered two heavy defeats on this tour after losing the first Test by an innings and 45 runs in Centurion last week.

They started day three with a slender five-run lead, and Karunaratne and wicketkeeper Niroshan Dickwella added 26 before the former was dismissed by

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Pakistan playing school-level cricket: Akhtar New Delhi, Jan 5 (Agencies): With Pakistan finding themselves in a difficult position in the second Test against New Zealand, former pacer Shoaib Akhtar on Tuesday lambasted the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for bringing in ‘average players’ and said the team is playing ‘school-level’ cricket.

New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson and Henry Nicholls scripted the third-highest partnership for the Kiwis in the longest format of the game as the hosts completely dominated the Pakistan bowlers.

“The policies of the Pakistan Cricket Board is seeing them get what they had sowed. They keep bringing and playing average players, and they keep making an average team and will continue to do average work and because of this, average results will keep coming,” Akhtar said in a video he shared on Twitter. “Whenever Pakistan will play Test cricket, they will be exposed. They are playing school-level cricket and the management has made them school-level cricketers. And now they are again thinking to change the management but when will you change?” he added.

Antetokounmpo shines as Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 125-115

Giannis Antetokounmpo was key to the Bucks’ success against Detroit Pistons.

London, Jan 5 (Agencies): Two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 43 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks to a 125115 win over the Detroit Pistons.

The 26-year-old scored 30 of the Bucks’ 67 first-half points before a superb late block and put-back basket to end the Pistons’ comeback hopes.

“The block and putback was big,” said Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer.

The Bucks now have four wins, while the Philadelphia 76ers lead the Eastern Conference on six wins and one loss.

All five Philadelphia starters reached double figures on Monday as they

BCCI now worth a colossal Rs 14,489 crore New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS): The Indian cricket board, the world’s wealthiest of the game, was worth a colossal Rs 14,489.80 crore at the end of financial year 2018-19, having added Rs 2,597.19 crore to its financial might. This is as per the latest balance sheet available, accessed by IANS. More than half of the Rs 4,017.11 crore the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) earned under “income” during the year came from the 2018 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) -- Rs 2,407.46 – as per the balance sheet that is still not in public domain while the accounts of 2019-20 are still not ready.

However, it is pertinent to note that the BCCI is involved in several highprofile litigation cases, with Income Tax department, erstwhile IPL Kochi and Deccan Chargers franchises, Sahara, Neo Sports, and the World Sports Group etc. If all these cases/arbitrations

Anrich Nortje’s short ball.

Dickwella fell to the impressive Ngidi four balls later before pace bowler Lutho Sipamla, in just his second Test, took three wickets to wrap up the tail.

Markram and Elgar who made a century in the first innings - made light work of the required target to seal a convincing Test and series win.

BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka 157 & 211 (Dimuth Karunaratne 103, Niroshan Dickwella 36; Lungi Ngidi 4/44) vs South Africa 302 & 67/0 (Aiden Markram 36 not out, Dean Elgar 31 not out; Asitha Fernando 0/20)

go against the BCCI, it will be in deep trouble and may end up paying through its nose.

During FY 2018-19, the second biggest income of BCCI came from grant of media rights of the Indian team -- Rs 828 crore.

At the same time, the BCCI incurred an expenditure of Rs 1,592.12 crore during the year. The BCCI’s net worth was Rs 5,438.61 crore at the end of FY 201415, and at close of 2015-16, the financial year during which it earned a massive Rs 2,408.46 crore, its net worth rose to Rs 7,847.07 crore. Then, the board breached the Rs 8,000-crore mark in 2016-17, taking its net worth to Rs 8,431.86 crore. And in 2017-18, the board added a colossal Rs 3,460.75 crore in just one year to take its worth to Rs 11,892.61 crore. And, now, after the finalisation of the 2018-19 balance sheet, the worth has shot up to Rs 14,889.80 crore.

beat the Charlotte Hornets 118-101.

In the Western Conference Stephen Curry followed up a career-best 62point effort with 30 more in just 31 minutes to propel the Golden State Warriors to a 137-106 win over the Sacramento Kings.

The Dallas Mavericks won a Texas tussle with the Houston Rockets with help from Luka Doncic’s first triple-double of the season.

Doncic hit 33 points, 16 rebounds and 11 assists as Dallas held off a late Rockets push for a 113-100 victory.

It was the 21-year-old’s 26th career triple-double and after a perceived slow start to the season for Doncic, coach Rick Carlisle

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said: “You can see that he’s getting better and better as each day goes by.”

Jayson Tatum scored 40 points as the Boston Celtics overcame a 13-point first-quarter deficit to win 126-114 at the Toronto Raptors.

Payton Pritchard contributed 23 points and eight assists for the Celtics, who moved their record to five wins from eight.

In the tightest game from Monday night’s fixtures, Malcolm Brogdon lofted home a 12-foot floater with 3.6 seconds of overtime remaining as the Indiana Pacers secured a 118116 win over New Orleans Pelicans.

Victor Oladipo scored 25 points on the night as the Pacers moved third in the Eastern Conference with five wins and two defeats this season.

The New York Knicks erased a 15-point thirdquarter deficit to win 113108 at the Atlanta Hawks.

Julius Randle top-scored for the Knicks on 28 but a late three-pointer by Austin Rivers was key as they moved to four wins from seven games.

Southampton shock Liverpool 1-0

Danny Ings’ second minute strike was enough for three points to lift the Saints up to sixth.

London, Jan 5 (AP): Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl slumped to the ground, pulled down the bill of his cap, and wept after another big win for his team in the English Premier League.

On the receiving end this time was Liverpool, which also appears to be on its knees in what is shaping up to be the most open title races in years.

Danny Ings, a former Liverpool player, scored in the second minute to lead Southampton to a 1-0 win over the defending champions at an empty St. Mary’s Stadium on Monday.

Liverpool has gone three games without a win

— after back-to-back draws against West Bromwich Albion and Newcastle — and leads on only goal difference from great rival Manchester United, which has played one game fewer.

United isn’t the only team in striking distance of the lead approaching the halfway point of the league.

Four points separate Liverpool from seventh-place Everton, with 10th-place West Ham only seven points off the lead in what was always going to be a disjointed season amid the pandemic.

Southampton is in the mix, too, its latest win lifting Hasenhuttl’s team to sixth place in a season when it has been top — albeit briefly —

Williamson’s double ton put NZ on top against Pak

Pele updates Instagram bio after Ronaldo breaks his record

Christchurch, Jan 5 (IANS): Captain Kane Williamson’s purple patch with the bat continued on Tuesday as he scored yet another double century to put New Zealand on the ascendency in the ongoing second and final Test against Pakistan at the Hagley Oval.

Williamson’s 238, along with 157 from Henry Nicholls and unbeaten 102 from Daryl Mitchell, helped the Black Caps declare their first innings on 659/6 in reply to Pakistan’s 297 compiled on the first day of the Test match.

Resuming the third day at 286/3, the hosts swelled up their lead as Williamson and Nicholls shared a mammoth 369-run partnership for the fourth wicket, during the course of which Williamson scored his fourth double ton while Nicholls reached his seventh hundred.

However, the cherry on the top was the maiden Test hundred from Mitchell as he helped New Zealand take a 362-run lead.

for the first time since 1988.

It all proved too much at the final whistle for the emotional Hasenhuttl, whose team was heavily depleted for the game.

“When you see our guys fighting with everything they have, it makes me really proud,” the Austrian coach said. “You need to have the perfect game against Liverpool and I think we did have that.

“It was an intense game, my voice is nearly gone. The guys are tired — you have to be to win against such a team. The guys believed in what they were doing.” Few could have foreseen this sudden drop-off by Liverpool, which has failed to score in

successive games for only the second time in Jurgen Klopp’s five-year tenure.

Indeed, such has been Liverpool’s lack of cutting edge of late that Klopp’s team has managed just seven shots on target in the past three games. In the game before that, Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 7-0 away.

“Our decision-making was just not good,” Klopp said. “That is how it is when you don’t have momentum.

We should have had much more chances.”

S o u t h a m p t o n wa s missing the spine of its team, with first-choice goalkeeper Alex McCarthy (coronavirus), central midfielder Oriol Romeu (hamstring) and striker Che Adams (concussion) joining giant center back Jannik Vestergaard on the injury list.

But the Saints still had Ings, who latched onto a free kick by set-piece specialist James Ward-Prowse and lifted a bouncing ball over goalkeeper Alisson Becker and into the far corner.

“We all know how good Prowsey is on setpieces, and all the parts came together and luckily I got the goal,” said Ings, who had an injury-plagued spell at Liverpool from 2015-18.

“We had a chat before the game to see if there was a moment where we could get in quickly and luckily it paid off.”

There is a confusion surrounding how many goals Pele scored.

New Delhi, Jan 5 (Agencies): After Cristiano Ronaldo went past Pele in the list of most official goals ever scored, the Brazil legend updated his Instagram bio to cheekily dispute the record, claiming that he continues to be the ‘leading goal-scorer of all time.’ Ronaldo started 2021 with a bang as he scored twice during Juventus’ 4-1 victory over

Udinese. In doing so, he overtook Pele’s incredible goal scoring record of 757 strikes.

Ronaldo has now notched 758 goals during his illustrious career and sits second in the all time goal scoring list, just one goal away from Josef Bican. It seemed only a matter of time before the former Manchester United and Real Madrid

star moved up in the charts, particularly after surpassing 40 goals (yet again) for a calendar year in 2020.

Official figures are widely disputed but as far as the official tally goes, Pele stands third with 757 strikes. However, the 80year old reiterates that he in fact scored in excess of 1,200 times in his bio update, claiming to be the highest goal scorer of alltime.

Pele updated his bio and under ‘3x World Cup Champion’, he added ‘Leading Goal Scorer of All Time (1,283).’ The records from the 80-yearold’s playing days aren’t as complete as they are today and there is particular uncertainty about his stats in South America.

The goals reportedly include friendlies, tour matches and from his time in the army.

OBITUARY “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”

2 Timothy 4:6

LATE HASALI ACHUMI Born on: 01.02.1945 – Died on: 22.12.2020 No words would ever be enough to describe how wonderful of a person you were.

If we know what love and to be loved feels like, it is all because of you.

You were a loving wife, a kind mother and the best grandmother that we could ever ask for and we wouldn’t trade it for anything else in this world.

You were so kind, so generous, so selfless, with a heart of gold. Even when you were so sick, you always thought of our well-being.

You cared for us in a way that no one ever would and life is not going to be the same without you. Even though we are grieving your loss, we are at peace knowing that heaven is celebrating your eternal life.

We, the bereaved family would like to convey our sincere gratitude to the churches, every organisation, individuals, neighbours, friends and well-wishers who stood by us physically, financially and through prayers during this very difficult time and provided us with strength, comfort and unconditional love. Though we cannot thank each one of you individually, our prayers will always be with you. May God continue to bless you all.

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ISL: Mumbai go top with 3-1 win over Bengaluru

Mourtada Fall of Mumbai City FC scores a goal against Bengaluru FC, Tuesday. (PTI)

New Delhi, Jan 5 (Agencies): Mumbai City FC extended their unbeaten run in the ISL 202021 with a comfortable 3-1 win over Bengaluru FC at the Fatorda Stadium, on Tuesday. Goals from Mourtada Fall (9’), Bipin Singh (15’) and Bartholomew Ogbeche (84’) helped the Islanders remain unbeaten in their last eight games and climb to the top of the table.

Sunil Chhetri (79’) scored late but it wasn’t enough to rescue BFC, who have now suffered three straight league defeats for the first time ever, News18 reported.

BFC squandered an early chance when Brown was set through on goal, but with just the keeper at his mercy, the 30-year-old fired over the crossbar. Unlike BFC, Mumbai didn’t miss their chance and took the lead in the ninth minute.

Bipin’s looped corner was headed across the goal by Hernan Santana. Fall leapt highest to nod the ball into the net. Lobera’s men nearly doubled the tally soon.

Ahmed Jahouh chipped in

for Bipin on the right and the Mumbai maintained their latter cut it back for Adam two-goal lead at the break. le Fondre in the box. The Mumbai were unlucky Englishman’s shot though to concede a penalty in the was deflected off target.

78th minute when Silva was But it didn’t take long challenged in the box by before the ball found the Fall. Though the Senegaback of the net again. The lese appeared to have won second was a perfect team the ball, the referee pointed goal which saw Santana towards the spot. Chheand Le Fondre combine to tri kept his composure and find Mandar Rao Dessai scored. In the 84th minute, on the flank. The full-back a howler from BFC keeper whipped in a perfect cross Gurpreet Singh Sandhu for Bipin, who timed his restored Mumbai’s two-goal run to get past his marker cushion. Ogbeche nodded and score the team’s second in a Cy Goddard corner, goal. Mumbai were brilliant which Gurpreet fumbled in attack while their defence and let in. There was late was good enough to keep drama as Jahouh received BFC at bay. Keeper Am- his marching orders for the rinder Singh did well to keep second time this season, folCleiton Silva’s free-kick out lowing a second booking in of goal with a diving save as the match.

Pos Club M W D L Pts 1 Mumbai City FC 9 7 1 1 22 2 ATK Mohun Bagan 9 6 2 1 20 3 FC Goa 9 4 2 3 14 4 Jamshedpur FC 9 3 4 2 13 5 Bengaluru FC 9 3 3 3 12 6 Hyderabad FC 9 3 3 3 12 7 NorthEast United FC 9 2 5 2 11 8 Chennaiyin FC 9 2 4 3 10 9 Kerala Blasters FC 8 1 3 4 6 10 SC East Bengal 8 1 3 4 6 11 Odisha FC 8 0 2 6 2

sports Rahul ruled out of last two Tests due to wrist injury Sydney, Jan 5 (IANS): Right-handed batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the remaining two Tests of the ongoing four-match series against Australia and will fly home after he sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

A statement from the Indian cricket board (BCCI) on Tuesday said, “KL Rahul sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the MCG during Team India’s practice session on Saturday.

The wicketkeeper-batsman will not be available for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he will need about three weeks’ time to recover completely and regain full strength.”

“He will now return to India and head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of his injury,” the statement added. Though part of both the white ball and red ball squads, Rahul was kept on the bench for the first two Tests. He was likely to play the third Test starting Thursday, either in place of Mayank Agarwal as opener or instead of Hanuma Vihari in the middleorder. His injury comes as another blow for Team India who have already been weakened by the absence of pacers Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav and regular skipper Virat Kohli.

While Shami and Umesh returned to India to recuperate from injuries they suffered during the ongoing Test series, Kohli returned home after first Test to attend the birth of his first child. The four-match series is currently tied at 1-1 with Australia winning the first Test in Adelaide while India registering a win in the second in Melbourne.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 2021

Football tournament in Noklak kicks off

DIMAPUR, Jan 5 (NPN): A football tournament organised by Khiamniungan Students Union in collaboration with Khiamniungan Sports Council kicked off on January 5 at public ground, Noklak with 18 teams vying for the title.

Held on the theme, “Invigorating the talent”, the opening ceremony was graced by Nagaland Football Association vice president, Colo Meru. Meru in his speech reminded the players that to become a good sportsman, proper training should start from a young age, DIPR reported.

He mentioned that

Mero with official of the organising team on January 5. (DIPR)

initiatives should start from the grass roots level adding that sports activities in schools and villages should be organised so that many sportsmen will come up from the district. He also encouraged the players to be disciplined in all areas.

Khiamniungan Sports Council, president, Er.Elo Khiamniungan also spoke during the occasion. Earlier, welcome address was delivered by games and sports secretary, Khiamniungan Students Union Sheying.

Indian Red Cross Society Noklak District Branch set up a stall for awareness of COVID-19 and distributed face mask and soap to participating teams.

The tournament will continue till January 14.

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