January 7, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 30

DIMAPUR, TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020 Pages 12 ` 5.00

JNU violence: HRD Ministry meets JNU officials; VC stays away

Ronaldo hat-trick lifts Juventus

Iranians mourn Gen killed by US

national, Page 5

sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

Lokayukta cracks down on offices and employees still on holiday mood

Pictures taken by Nagaland Lokayukta police unit of directorates/offices that remained closed on January 4 and 5. (Nagaland Lokayukta)

DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Taking cognizance of several government offices remaining closed and officers and staff remaining absent from work, Nagaland Lokayukta has ordered issuing of notices to all heads of offices in question, including chief secretary, and question why appropriate action should not be taken against them under Nagaland Lokayukta Act and other provisions of civil and

criminal law.

Mentioning that it was evident from the photographs that the offices were not functioning despite a government order to keep them open on January 2, Nagaland Lokayukta Police Establishment Organisation Dy SP, B Phom in his report submitted to the Nagaland Lokayukta stated that even the salary of government employees could not be paid as the Treasuries and other

offices remained closed.

Pointing out that deprivation of salary and legitimate dues of government employees and retaining the money without any legal sanction could result in civil and criminal liability, the DySP suggested in his report that the same could be deducted from the salary of the official responsible for delay, apart from prosecution under the criminal law.

Earlier, the anti-cor-

ruption ombudsman organisation perused the report submitted by the DySP and said the matter appeared to be covered under the category of maladministration as provided in Sec. 2(1) (k) of Nagaland Lokayukta Act 2017. It directed registration of a PE for enquiry by Lokayukta Police establishment.

It asked the enquiry officer to visit all such offices to find out whether the offices were open, functioning and

attended by staff.

Calling for taking photographs of the offices and attach/enclose the same with his report for appropriate order, the Lokayukta further ordered the enquiry officer that he could also requisition IRBn personnel for his protection while carrying out/implementing the order.

Following the January 3 order of the Lokayukta, the DySP accordingly detailed constables Vezotso Yhobu and Vemutha Thira to visit the State government offices on January 4 and 5 to find out whether they were open, functioning and attended by staff, besides instructing them to take photographs of the offices.

The officials the submitted a report along with photographs of offices that remained locked/closed-District Education office, Kohima; directorates of DUDA, Land Resources, Legal & Metrology, Rural Development and I&PR, NST Div Manager’s office and Regional Transport office Kohima.

Petrol, diesel TSUD to hold black-flag protest on Jan 8 Mnp Dy. CM assures prices up for collected from its office from 9 a.m. to resolve border on Tuesday.

Condemns violence fifth straight day Meanwhile, condemning CAA issue with Nagaland DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): by ‘radical elements’ as “diabolical” and against the very tenets of Indian constitution, the IMPHAL, JAN 6: Manipur deputy Petrol prices on Monday of which was equal rights and chief minister, Y Joykumar assured on CAA protesters basis were hiked by 15 paise a opportunities to all citizens irrespec- to take up necessary measures to litre and diesel by 17 paise as global oil prices hit the USD 70 mark over fears of conflict in the Middle East.

Retail pump prices of petrol in Delhi rose to Rs 75.69 per litre--the highest since November 2018--while those of diesel climbed to Rs 68.68, according to a price notification by state-owned fuel retailers.

After Monday’s revision, petrol price rose to Rs. 73.57 a litre in Dimapur and Rs. 74.37 a litre in Kohima.

On the other hand, a litre of diesel in Dimapur and Kohima stood at Rs. 66.39 and Rs. 67.02 respectively.

India is 84 per cent dependant on oil imports.

Any spike in global prices has a direct bearing on its economy. Even domestic crude oil is priced according to international benchmarks.

The Middle East accounts for more than twothirds of the country’s oil imports, with Iraq and Saudi Arabia being the top suppliers.

Officials said there is no immediate threat of any supply disruption to India and the only impact would be felt in prices.

This is it!

“What does he mean by No Work No Pay? All of us get pay for no work done.”

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DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur (TSUD) has strongly condemned the continuing violence against students and innocent protestors across the country and universities by “radical elements and State-sponsored groups” during their protests against Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens.

The student body called for a symbolic protest and urged all its constituent units to hoist black flags at their respective offices or hoho offices as a sign of anguish and solidarity from 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

Inviting all student bodies and other civil society organisations, irrespective of tribes, to join the symbolic protest, the students’ union said it would be hoisting black flag at its office premises and requested all its leaders and well-wishers to attend the same.

It said black flags could also be

tive of their religion or caste, Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur pointed out that the continued autocratic form of governance without listening to the people was a matter of grave concern and undermined the democratic and secular principles of the country.

The frightening similarity of CAA with the Nuremberg Act of 1935 should be an eye opener for all, it added. Reminding the people that silence was not always the answer, the union said the deafening silence of European countries in the face of initial actions of Hitler had led to the tragic holocaust during the World War II. “God forbid such a thing should happen again,” it cautioned.

Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur also condemned Naga MPs who did a U-turn after so much assurance to the people and voting in favour of the Bill.

This was stated in a press release by its president Rukewezo Wetsah and finance secretary Pechesin Bukh.

resolve border tension between Tungjoy village, which falls under Senapati district in Manipur and Khezhakeno village in Phek district of Nagaland.

Responding to the memorandum submitted by Tungjoy Village Authority Council during the inaugural of the Tungjoy Glory-Day celebration, Joykumar assured the council to resolve the long-drawn border tensions between Tungjoy village and Khezhakeno village.

Most of the villagers of Tungjoy village are of the Poumai tribe with an approximate population of 10,000 as per census report of 2011.

The memorandum submitted to the deputy CM alleged that the Nagaland government was carrying developmental works along the border area such as construction of a NAP camp, an office for extra-assistant commissioner, one forest beat, one border magistrate office, construction of blacktopping road, etc.

Delhi elections on Feb 8; polls predict AAP to sweep NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): The Election Commission has announced the election dates for the much-anticipated Delhi assembly elections.

Elections in Delhi will be held on February 8 in a single phase and the results will be announced on February 11.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora addressed the media on Monday in New Delhi to announce the dates of Delhi assembly elections. Elections on all 70 seats in Delhi will be held on February 8.

Model Code of Conduct comes into effect in Delhi with immediate force, announced Sunil Arora.

CEO Delhi will be implementing the Model Code of Conduct.

The term of the 70member Delhi Assembly is ending on February 22 and a new House has to

be constituted before that.

The last assembly elections in Delhi were held in 2015, which saw Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief sweeping the elections and winning 67 of the 70 seats.

AAP set to sweep polls

The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is all set sweep back to power in the Delhi Assembly elections, according to IANS-CVoter Delhi poll tracker.

If elections are held today, AAP is all set to win 59 seats, while the BJP, which is a distant second, is tipped to get just eight seats.

The Congress is predicted to get three seats in the Delhi assembly elections.

However, if one focuses on seat projection, the AAP may get as much as 64 seats. The projection range for the BJP, which is going all out to come back to power in Delhi after nearly

two decades, is between three and 13 seats.

Meanwhile, chances for the Congress to score a duck cannot be wished away. The seat projection for the grand old party in the national capital is between zero and six seats.

Last time, AAP won an emphatic 67 seats.

The ruling AAP is expected to win 59 of 70 seats with close to 55 per cent vote share, according to opinion polls conducted by ABP. In the last assembly polls, the AAP had won 67 seats with over 54 vote share.

The BJP is predicted to secure just 26 per cent vote share, over six percent less than what it had got in the last assembly elections.The Congress is again predicted to come at number three with just 5 per cent vote share, it had got 9 per cent votes in 2015.

AAP chief Arvind Ke-

jriwal is the most favored candidate for Delhi Chief Minister. According to ABP, 70 per cent of people surveyed want Arvind Kejriwal as their chief minister. Then came BJP’s Harshvardhan and Ajay Maken of the Congress. Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari is favored by only 1% per cent people.

The survey has revealed that 62% of the respondents prefer PM Narendra Modi to continue as the prime minister while 12% prefer Kejriwal and 8% preferred Rahul Gandhi as the PM. 67% of the surveyed lot believe AAP will win the upcoming elections in the national capital. On the other hand, 19% of the respondents have chosen BJP while mere 3% are in favour of the Congress party.

AAP has also roped in master poll strategist Prashant Kishor’s I-PAC to plan its election strategy.

Police lockdown in JNU; students across India protest against attack

Hundreds of students stage a protest at main Gate of JNU on Monday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): The anger over the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) spilled on to other varsities across the country as the Centre came under a stinging attack from the Opposition, who called the rampage by masked goons on the campus an example of “state-sponsored terrorism”, while the clamour for the sacking of JNU vice-chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar grew louder.

Delhi Police Monday said the situation at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was under control even as they closed all gates of the varsity while deploying police officials outside the main gate.

From Pondicherry University to Oxford University in London, anger over the violence in JNU resonated in varsities across the country and even abroad as students protested against the attack on students and faculty members by an armed masked mob.

In India, protests took place at Pondicherry University, Bangalore University, University of Hyderabad, Aligarh Muslim University, University of Mumbai, Delhi University, Ambedkar University, Banaras Hindu University, Chandigarh University, National Law

University in Bengaluru, Savitri Bai Phule University in Pune, TISS Mumbai, Jadavpur University, Presidency University, Kolkata and IIT Bombay.

Political activists from opposition parties also hit the streets demanding a judicial probe and strict punishment to the culprits. Trade unions, cultural activists, film stars, academics and people from various walks of life, too, pledged their support to the students.

JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh, who suffered head injuries in the violence, called it was an organised attack perpetrated by some “RSS affiliated professors”.

Addressing the media with her head bandaged, Ghosh said, “It was an organised attack. They were singling out people and attacking. There is a clear nexus between the JNU security personnel and the vandals.

They did not intervene to stop the violence. For the last four-five days, some RSS-affiliated professors were promoting violence to break our movement.”

Eyewitnesses and many of those injured said the men, who as per some estimates numbered around 100, were mostly outsiders and belonged to the ABVP-- a charge the RSS and BJPlinked student outfit denied.

Bharat Bandh Jan 8: around 25 cr expected to join strike NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): Nearly 25 crore people are likely to take part in an All-India strike on January 8 to protest against the Modi government’s “anti-people” policies. Ten central trade unions (CTUs) announced the participation on Monday.

“We expect participation of not less than 25 crore of working people in the forthcoming National General Strike on January 8, 2020, to be followed by many more actions seeking reversal of the anti-worker, anti-people, anti-national policies of the Government,” the 10 CTUs said in a joint statement as cited

by PTI. Normal life across India is likely to come to a grinding halt as over 20 crore workers of Central and state government employees, bank employees, teachers and workers of railways will participate in the strike.

Banks, government offices and educational institutions will likely remain closed on the day and the railway services will also be affected. Indian Banks’ Association (IBA) confirmed

that six bank unions will participate in the strike and this will affect the ATMs and branch services.

However, online transactions will not be affected.

The main demand of the unions was for the government to drop the proposed labour reforms.

“There are objections to the amendments in the labour law, and that these should be scrapped,” said Maitreyi Krishnan, a lawyer working with one of the unions.

Unions are also demanding for the hike in the minimum wage to Rs 21,000-Rs 24,000 per month.

One of their demands also include stopping the privatisation of public sector undertakings.

The unions are also demanding the government to repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).

The bank workers are specifically striking for a raise in their wages and against bank mergers and bank reforms.

Demand for sacking VC

JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU) and JNU Teachers Association have demanded the resignation of Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar. “For four years now this Vice Chancellor has been intently engaged in the favorite project of the Sangh Pariwar which is to destroy JNU. Mamidala played a role in the maligning of JNU in 2016 planned by the RSS,” said a statement from JNUSU. “The JNU community has a single point of demand. That either this VC resign or the MHRD as the competent authority remove him! Those who are trying to malign and destroy this university will not succeed,” the union added.

M e a n w h i l e, J N U Teachers Association, in a letter to the President Ramnath Kovind, said that there is an urgent need for the removal of M Jagadesh Kumar from his position as the VC. “Instead of discharging responsibility, JNU administration is encouraging and provoking violence,” said JNUTA. “It is clear that the administration’s objective is to defend all those who did the violence. Not a single perpetrator has been caught.

We reiterate our demand that the VC must go.”

EAC chief reviews security situation DIMAPUR, JAN 6: Eastern Army Command chief Lt. Gen Anil Chauhan arrived in Nagaland on Monday to review the security situation in the Northeast. The officer is on a visit to the Army’s Spear Corps Zone till January 10, said defence spokesperson Lt Col Sumit Sharma. The Army commander will also visit the forward areas along the Indo-Myanmar border to take stock of the ground situation. During the visit, Gen. Chauhan will be accompanied by GOC 3 Corps, Lt. Gen. Rajeev Sirohi

Power outage in parts of Chümou

DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Power department has informed about power outage in parts of Chümoukedima town from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on all days with immediate effect till January 31. The shutdown has been necessitated to carry out shifting of power line due to the 4-lane works and system upgradation under IPDS program.

NLA session on Feb 10

DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, R.N. Ravi has summoned the fifth session of the 13 Nagaland Legislative Assembly to meet on February 10, 2020 at 9.30 a.m. in the Assembly Hall.

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Awareness programme on NEIDS held in Kma

DIMAPUR: Awareness programme on North East Industrial Development Scheme (NEIDS 2017) was held on January 6 at DIC conference hall, Kohima According to DIPR report, delivering the keynote address, principal secretary, Industries & Commerce, Lithrongla G. Chishi, said that the objective of the scheme was to accelerate economic growth and boost the process of industrialization in the NorthEastern region of India and also to enhance employment in the North East region. She said that the government was incentivizing primarily the MSME units through this scheme where all the eligible industrial sectors, which are getting the benefits of one or more components of any other schemes of the government, will be considered for the benefits of other components of this scheme. The government is also providing specific incentive amount through

Lithrongla G. Chisis speaking at the awareness programme on NEIDS at Kohima on January 6. (DIPR) the scheme to generate employment, she added.

Director, Industries & Commerce, K. Hokishe Assumi, apprised the entrepreneurs that government of India was giving this scheme for all the North East states to step up higher with the rest of the other states. He encouraged the participants to build up their business with vision to be able to extract

through the scheme in the right track. He informed that the registration for NEIDS can be accessed through the website www. dipp.gov.in.

NEIDS team highlighted some key features on NEIDS scheme and it’s benefits to industrial units.

It stated that the department through this scheme will provide various subsidies and benefits to all

eligible industrial units and the overall cover for the benefits under all components of incentives will be of Rs.200 crores per unit that the several rights of the centre/state government/ financial institutions have been enumerated under this scheme.

The team also informed that all eligible industries will be entitled to various transport and

employment benefits under the scheme. All such industries/units are needed to be mandatorily registered with the department.

The claims for capital investment incentive and transport incentive shall be scrutinized by independent audit agencies. Preference will also be given to the eligible industrial units under the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME).On examining the proposals for incentive, due consideration will be given to the factors such as cost disadvantage project viability, bank-ability, employment generation and promoters’ risk capital.

Programme was chaired by Lalsomkim Songson, functional manager, DIC Kohima, welcome address delivered

by GM, DIC Kohima, A. Temjen Jamir, vote of thanks pronounced by Yawelie Noudi FM, DIC Kohima and organized by the department of Industries and Commerce.

KBC commences year-long centennial celebration

Jubilee choir presenting special number during the celebration.

DIMAPUR: Yearlong celebration in commemoration of 100 years of Christianity of the Kigwema Baptist Church (KBC) was held on January 4 and 5 at Kigwema Baptist Church (KBC).

A press release from KBC publicity committee stated that, Rev. V Atsi Dolie, executive director, Angami Baptist Churches Council (ABCC) delivering the message on Sunday morning expounded on the instrumental significance of the Ark of the Covenant as a symbol of faith and God’s presence.

He elaborated that jubilee was a milestone that bestowed a unique opportunity to built, mend, forgive and repent. He also enunciated that even before a church was built, God had a mission that has been entrusted upon “us” to fulfill.”

He further stressed that the Church must understand itself, know what the message is, way of organizing the Church and that Church must be itself.”

Rev. Dr Neikedozo Paphino, president, Nagaland Christian Revival Church (NCRC) pointed

out that to commemorate the year of jubilee, the first Sunday of the year was dedicated and celebrated to declare liberty by blowing the trumpet. He described it as a time for renewal of relationship, commitment, and doing good and sharing blessing with others.

Rev. Mekhale Yhoshu, senior pastor, Kigwema Baptist Church (KBC) called on pondering about the essence of the celebration where one needed to retrospect on what kind of a Christian one was.

Diezeneino Phizo, as-

sociate pastor, Union Baptist Church shared that churches required nurturing its members, with each one taking responsibility in whatever their gifts and abilities were.

She also said mission works are at urgency, speaking in context of chaos and situations, unreached, closed countries surmounting the nation.

Visato Yhoshu, administrator, Vineyard School, Kohima stressing on the power of praising God expressed that praise has the power of bringing victory, deliverance and results in God’s blessings. Towards this, he said that true praise should come from the heart and in ways and forms that was worthy of lifting His name.

Dr. Akho Yhokha, executive chairman, KBC said the seeds of Christianity in the village can be attributed to American missionaries, namely Rev CD King, Dr. SW Rivenberg and JC Tanquish who brought the good news to the Angamis.

He also mentioned four early converts from Angami region, Sieliezhu, Kruneizu, Nisier and Saho. He also mentioned the first converts in the village in 1920 were

Lhouruya Yano and Pfungulie.

Rev. Viketuo Kiso, pastor, Kigwema CRC said that before the church was constructed, the site was filled with unpleasant sights and sounds were heard and seen. He added that all these ceased after the Baptist Church was constructed.

“I believe it was God’s plan who chose the site for which we are here celebrating 100 golden years,” he added.

The celebration saw the attendance and participation of church members from the village, other churches and fellowships from the village. The culmination of the jubilee will be observed in December, 2020.

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news in Brief YAA 54th general conference: Yimchungrü Akherü Arihako (YAA) will hold its 54th general conference under the theme, “Transcendence with an inquisitive mind” from January 7 to 10, hosted by Sotokur village. Students who have secured top position in HSLC, HSSLC, degree/university exam and who have distinguished achievement in the field of games & sports, music and art or any curricular activities who have excelled or represented in the state or national level during the year 201819 are requested to submit their admit card, mark sheet, award certificate etc. to the YAA education & statistical secy.

YTC, YWO, YBBA, YGOA, YGBU, WYH, PFPS, STPF, CAPF and former YAA officials are invited to attend the programme. All the village VCCs VDB secretaries and SMC chairman are to attend the session positively.

STO Chozuba informs: Sub-treasury office (STO), Chozuba has informed all the pensioners under Chozuba that there will be physical verification for Sekruzu area, Yoruba village, and Rikhuba on February 10. For Chetheba and Chozuba area, the verification will be done on February 11 during the office hour.

Dimapur DPDB meeting: DC Dimapur, Anoop Khinchi has informed that the DPDB meeting of Dimapur district for the month of January 2020 will be held at DC conference hall on January 8, 11 a.m. All the members have been requested to attend positively.

Mokokchung DPDB meeting: Asst. development commissioner, district planning machinery cell, Mokokchung has informed that DPDB meeting will

be held on January 10, 11 a.m at the conference hall of ADC Planning, Mokokchung. All the DPDB members have been informed to attend the meeting.

Peren DPDB meeting: Deputy commissioner Peren, Sentiwapang Aier has informed all board members that the monthly DPDB meeting will be held on January 14 at DC’s conference hall, , New Peren where work distribution for social work in view of the forthcoming Republic Day celebration will also be chalked out. All the board members are to attend the meeting positively.

Kiphire DPDB meeting: DC Kiphire, Sarita Yadav has informed that the DPDB meeting will be held on January 13, 11 a.m at DC conference hall. All the DPDB members have been informed to attend the meeting positively.

Wokha DPDB meeting: Vice-chairman DPDB & deputy commissioner, Wokha, Orenthung Lotha has informed that DPDB meeting will be held on January 9, 11 a.m at deputy commissioner’s conference hall, Wokha. All members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

TSA 53rd general session: Tsarü Suro Ashimükhong (TSA) will be holding its 53rd general session on January 21 to 22. All the concerned Tsarü citizens have been requested to attend the session without fail.

AYO elects new team: Angami Youth Organisation (AYO) elected a new team of office bearers for the tenure 20202022 on January 4 at APO building, Kohima. The new team is led by Kekhrie Pfukha as president, Visako Rino as general secretary along with 14 others.

Special handloom expo in Mokokchung

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Handloom & Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd (NHHDC Ltd) Dimapur will be organizing a special handloom expo at Multi Sports Hall, Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung town, from January 31 to February 13, sponsored by development commissioner (Handlooms), Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India, New Delhi. Interested

25th Wedding Anniversary

entrepreneur, co-operative societies, NGOs, apex societies, SHGs, etc. may apply to the project cell, NHHDC Ltd, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur, along with the copy of details address, mobile number, bank A/C No with IFSC

code number of the participants on or before January 27 during the office hour.

The event is purely for handloom items and participants with handicrafts products shall not be allowed.

OFFICE OF THE

CHOZUBAMI STUDENTS’ UNION

FELICITATION

The Chozubami Student’s Union and the Village Education Committee (VEC) Chozuba, proudly congratulates Dr. Cthitü Nienü for securing the post of EAC (Rank 11th) under Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department in the recently declared NPSC Exam 2018. We pray and wish him more success in his future endeavours.

VEC Chairman CSU President Veta Keyho Mülekho Rio

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Mr. Sao Chang and Mrs. Chemden Chang Dear mom and dad, Congratulations on your 25th year of togetherness.

You both are the synonym of LOVE. Thank you for being a blessing in our lives.

May God bless this beautiful union always!

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-Loving children.

With utmost pride and honour, we the Ao Students’ Union Dimapur would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to our former Executive Member, Miss Kathyienla, D/o Shri. Temsumeren and Smti. Watisenla, for successfully achieving the post of Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) in the recently declared NPSC Examination.

The Union further extends sincere prayers and warm wishes in all her future endeavors.

Sd/Sd/(Moayanger) (Aoniken Walling) President, ASUD General Secretary, ASUD DP-99 OFFICE OF THE

MISHILIMI STUDENT’S UNION

The Mishilimi Student’s Union (MSU) express our heartiest congratulations to Miss Omegali Sheqi, D/o Mr & Mrs Inashe Sheqi for successfully clearing the post of Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) in the recently conducted Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) Examination 2019. The Union takes pride in your achievement and wishes good health and more success in your life as you persist to work with renewed zeal and dignity.

Pihoto H Sheqi Khuvito K Sheqi President, MSU General Secy. MSU

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WEATHER FORECAST January 7

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

23 10

Aizawl

Brilliant sunshine

20 6

Guwahati Partly sunny and nice

22 9

Partly sunny

20 5

Imphal

Itanagar Clouds and sun

19 8

Shillong Partly sunny

15 1

Kohima

Cool with clouds and sun

Dimapur Partial sunshine Mkg

Partly sunny and cool

15 4 20 9 17 5

Tuensang Cooler with clouds and sun

10 2

Cooler with periods of sun

15 8

Wokha

Zunheboto Partly sunny and cooler

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(Inset) Neiba Kronu. Competition of traditional soaked rice pounding during Zhavame day celebration. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA , JAN 6 (NPN): The two-day first Zhavame day with the theme “Culture : Retrospect, revive, bequeath” with minister of Planning Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Neiba Kronu as the special guest got underway at public amphitheatre, Pame Tsüdu Zhavame village under Phek district , about 80 kms away from the state capital on Monday.

Kronu in his address

lauded Zhavame village for its hard working culture and being a popular village not only in Phek district but across the state. He reminded that due to its hard working culture and vegetable production the village was declared as “organic vegetable village” by the state government. Minister assured to the village farmers to set up an outlet for the produces from the village in Dimapur to solve marketing problem.

Minister appealed the gathering to maintain unity

and cordial relationship amongst themselves and with the neighbouring villages to ensure peace and harmony in the village.

For sustainable development, Kronu urged the people to conserve forest and its biodiversity. In this regard, minister shared his vision to make Mt. Kapamodzu a tourist destination to create job opportunity and he assured to build a rest house for the visitors.

He encouraged the villagers to also start coffee plantation which can grow

General officer c-in-c visits Dimapur

Gorkha Youth Club Dimapur (GYCD) distributed clothes to some needy people at Dimapur town on January 5, led by Shiva Kumar BK president, Ashok Lama vice president along with the office bearers of GYCD. (GYCD)

Ao Christian Revival Youth Fellowship Dimapur (ACRCYFD) organised a youth Bible study at Ao Christian Revival Church Dimapur (ACRCD) on January 4. An elaborate study divided into four sessions focusing on the fundamental teachings of the Bible was imparted by Rev Dr Imchayanger, pastor, ACRC. Altogether 59 youths attended the Bible study. (ACRCD)

DIMAPUR: Lieutenant general Anil Chauhan, general officer commandingin-chief Eastern Command is on a visit to the Army’s Spear Corps Zone from January 6 to 10.

According to PRO (Def), the general officer, during the visit will be accompanied by lieutenant general Rajeev Sirohi, general officer commanding Spear Corps. As part of his assessment of the prevailing security situation in the North East states, the Army commander, commenced his visit from Dimapur on January 6.

On arrival at Dimapur, he was briefed on the progress of operations being undertaken by the Spear Corps. During his visit, he will be briefed by the operational commanders of Manipur and Nagaland besides interacting with civil dignitaries of the states respectively. Army commander will also visit forward areas along the Indo Myanmar border to take stock of the situation on ground and interact extensively with the men deployed in the remote areas of North East.

Karbis observe Rongker to welcome New Year

Participants performing rituals at the Rongker festival. (Northeast Now)

DIPHU, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): To welcome the New Year, the Karbi people in Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong, and other areas observed Rongker, a ceremony to pray to the almighty, Hemphu.

Rongker is observed to seek blessings for the villagers and all other people of the Karbi tribe in the New Year.

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falls on February 1. However, some villages observe Rongker on January 5 and others on February 5.

Among the villages, which observe Rongker in Diphu area are Lorulangso No. 2, now known as Longrun Lamngso.

In the mor ning at 10 am, the tribal priest gathered to offer prayers and sacrifice to Hemphu and other deities at the

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Rongker Than. Village headman Harlongki Bey supervised the proceedings while priest Songja Bey and others performed the puja – Se Karkli. The village falls under Ward No. 12, the constituency of the chairman of Diphu Municipal Board, Rah Kro. Kro took the initiative to construct the approach road to the Rongker Than.

On the occasion, Village

Development Committee president Ratneswar Tisso, secretary Khorsing Engti and others were present.

This is the 24th year of the village.

A discussion for celebration of the Silver Jubilee next year was also discussed. Another village that also observed Rongker for welcoming the New Year was Joysing Teron village, Birla here. Rongker was being observed since the morning under the leadership of village headman Rajeshwar Teron who offered sacrifice to Hemphu, Mukrang and Rasinja.

Priests Dhoneswar Teron along with headman Teron, Kolomsing Bey, Longki Terang, Dhoneswar Teron, Harsing Timung, Khoyasing Teron and Semson Sing Teron offered the sacrifice. Villages in and around Diphu town – Chephongsajir, Rongchingri, Sankur Anglong and Rongtharve – also observed Rongker.

under the trees to boost the income of the people.

He further encouraged the villagers not to have differences on political line but collectively work together for the development of the village.

Earlier, Neiba Kronu unveiled the monolith of the first Zhavame day celebration.

Ex-minister Deo Nukhu in his address lauded the reconciliation programme organized by the village recently which would strengthen the village relationship and to promote the prosperity of the village. While appreciating the various initiative of the Zhavame Students’ Union, former minister also advised the union to focus on village sanitation and forest conservation. Nukhu encouraged the farmers to work harder and produce more as when population increases the demand would be more, leading to increased earning for livelihood.

Village council chairman Vivotso Domeh in his address informed that the first Zhavame day celebration was part of the village resolution and it would be celebrated after every five years. He said this celebration was initiated with the motive to strengthen relationship among villagers and know each other better as villagers settle in different

places away from village. He appealed them to be good citizens and to be honest wherever they are and set good Christian examples.

Domeh urged the gathering not to forget the good culture of forefathers and pass on to the upcoming generations too.

The programme was chaired by convenor organizing committee D. Mosonyi Domeh, compeered

by Martha Dukru and Vipa Domeh, invocation prayer by pastor Zhavame Baptist Church Rev. Akha Shupao, welcome address delivered by village council chairman Vivotso Domeh, special songs presented by Zhavame Union Kohima, while benediction prayer said by catechist St. Ignatius Catholic Church Muzho Michael Krocha.

Other highlights included competitions like pounding soaked rice, traditional sound making, bamboo climbing, pounding & winnowing of rice and other traditional practices.

Programme was attended by thousands of villagers living in Kohima, Dimapur, Phek town, Pfütsero town and others places besides from the village. Earlier, the special guest was received by the men folk with traditional attires. On second day, competition on various traditional practices will be held.

Imlomi Students’ Union celebrates golden jubilee

Vikugha Kiba, DPO, Land Resources Zunheboto, speaking at the inaugural function of ISU.

DIMAPUR: Golden jubilee celebration of Imlomi Students’ Union (ISU) was graced as special guest by Vikugha Kiba, DPO of Land Resources Zunheboto on January 4.

A press release from ISU president Tokavi stated that, speaking on the occasion, Vikugha urged the students’ union to chart a new course of vision during the jubilee celebration.

He encouraged them to live accordingly for

a brighter future and to preserve and promote the cultural and lingual identity of forefathers.

He also cautioned the young people about losing work culture in today’s changing world and asked them to come out of their comfort zone and endure beyond for better future.

He reminded the students to utilize their precious time judiciously and be prepared to face the competitive world at the end of the day.

Arunachal PCCF visits D Ering Wildlife Sanctuary PA S I G H AT, J A N 6 (AGENCIES): The principal chief conservator of forest (PCCF), head of forest (HoF) and principal secretary, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Manmohan Singh Negi, visited D Ering Wildlife Sanctuary on Sunday, reports Northeast Now. During his visit the IFS Officer of 1982 UT cadre said the sanctuary has huge potential for tourism.

While visiting the core zones areas of the sanctuary in East Siang District, Negi said the Sanctuary has improved a lot since his DFO days when he had served the sanctuary as divisional forest officer during 1988-89. “I am glad to see the sanctuary is improving a lot today by the hard effort of the present divisional forest officer, Tasang Taga along with its range officers and field staffs.

The management intervention is very good now and the conservation and protection of wildlife awareness among the public are inevitable by the improvement and progress of the sanctuary,” he said.

“The wild animals are now thriving in the DEWS and

Hailstorm hits normal life in Mangaldai

MANGALDAI, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): Hailstorm lashed Mangaldai town in Darrang district and its adjoining areas on Sunday evening pushing the mercury go down to a minimum level, reports Northeast Now. It started at around 7-35 in the evening and lasted for more than 30 minutes. The hails which were small and medium in size hit vehicles and several persons in the busy evening market.

However, no report of any damage to life and property has been received.

The power supply was immediately scrapped to avert any possible eventuality leaving the township in the dark. The power supply was restored later on.

Unprecedented shivering cold wave following the hail shower has badly hit the normal life as people were forced to remain inside their houses taking warmth either from fire or room heaters.

Manmohan Singh Negi accompanied by other officials on their visit to the wildlife sanctuary. (Northeast Now)

it has huge tourism potential today and tourists must opt for this sanctuary for wildlife tourism,” added Negi.

Negi inspected the main wildlife habitats like vast grasslands, natural lake (locally called ‘Jopong Patang’) and a grassland in the middle of high forest (locally called ‘Mikok’) etc besides seeing the ongoing construction of range office, transit camp and a watch/animal viewing

tower.

While closely watching a motherless elephant cub separated from the herd, Negi suggested DFO Tasang Taga to give proper medical care to the cub by inviting veterinary doctors. Negi also assured to look into providing proper financial assistances to increase the depth of the natural lake ‘Jopong Patang’ so that the water remains in the lake even in the dry days.

He also felt the need to raise/construct a flood protection along the stretches of thick forest of Jopong in the north (Jopong podum/ Jopong mata) where erosion is potentially threatening the major wildlife habitats.

Negi was also accompanied by DFO territory, Tashi Mize (former DFO of DEWS) along with state Wildlife Board member M Tayeng, range officers, O Tayeng and D Koyu etc.

Si-Donyi festivities begin in Arunachal

Colourful dancers at the Si-Donyi festival. (Northeast Now)

I TA NAG A R , JA N 6 (AGENCIES): Si-Donyi festival celebrations began with traditional fervour in Daporijo, Dumporijo, Taliha, Nacho, Naharlagun and other places of Arunachal Pradesh, reports Northeast Now. Attending the third day of the festival in Upper Subansiri headquarter Daporijo, Tagin cultural society secretary-general

Lardik Kare underscored the need to preserve one’s language along with the flora and fauna.

He also expressed displeasure over the state government’s decision to schedule the state assembly session and the Arunachal Pradesh teachers’ eligibility test on days close to the festival. He said this is depriving many from attending the festival, including

candidates and legislators from the community.

Kare highlighted the demand for construction of the Mebigeko-Gerukahamukh road, which is the shortest route connecting Upper Subansiri with Itanagar via Assam.

He also called for early construction of the Taliha-Tato road connecting Upper Subansiri with Shi-Yomi district.

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Govt committed to protect indigenous people: Mnp CM Correspondent

IMPHAL, JAN 6 (NPN): Manipur chief minister, N Biren Singh on Monday said that his government was committed to protect the indigenous population of the state.

He was addressing at the 45th foundation day of Manipur Press Club (MPC) here at its complex in Imphal’s Majorkhul. Singh said that there is a provision in the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system that gives the state government an inherent power to relax any of the guidelines at its discretion.”

He added that it also provides a power to doubt or issues not addressed in the guidelines be vested with the home department whose decision shall be final.

The chief minister made the statement in the backdrop of alleged flaws in the ILPS guidelines framed by the state government which were pointed out

by JCILPS, student bodies and opposition Congress as well. He informed that the registration counters for providing ILP to nonlocals have been opened at various areas and police stations. The chief minister

was referring to the special camp for issuance of ILP to the non-Manipuri’s being held in Imphal by the authority of Imphal West district administration since January 4 last. Such camps will also be organised in hill districts of the state soon, he added.

He also disclosed that computerized registration system for ILPS would be introduced soon to overcome any hassle. He also said that the government welcomes any positive suggestion and advice from the people for proper implementation of ILPS in the state.

The chief minister then appealed to the civil societies not to indulge in the implementation process of ILPS rather they should inform the government authorities or law enforcing agencies like police for smooth implementation of the system. Touching on various issues faced by the media fraternity, Singh disclosed that journalists, newspaper hawkers were covered under CHMT scheme and the state cabinet has also approved to the increase of pension amount of retired journalists from current Rs 4000 to Rs 8000 per month.

Left leaders demand autonomous state

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DIPHU JAN 6 (NPN): Concerning with the implementation of the clause 6 of Assam Accord, High Level Committee members held a consultative meeting with Hills State Demand Committee (HSDC), representing the hill districts of Karbi Anglong on January 3.

The regional party and its allies like Karbi Students’ Association (KSA), Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA), All India Students Association (AISA) and Revolutionary Association (RYA), Hills Committee, All India Progressive Youth Women Association (AIPWA) associated with CPI (ML) Hills Party Committee expressed their stand on the issue relating Clause-6 of the Assam Accord also submitted its written representation to the committee members.

In its representation, the parties made it clear that implementation of Article 244 (A) of the Constitution can only protect the interest of the indigenous tribes of the region. The party said that the indigenous tribes of the three hills district of Assam covered under Sixth Schedule of the constitution are facing threat in absence of Inner Line Permit (ILP) regulation. “The indigenous tribal people living outside the Sixth Schedule of Assam

should also be protected from the danger of extinction since the infiltration of the outsiders are very large,” the party mentioned.

The regional party pointed out that the Karbi language is also under threat which has been acknowledged by the UNESCO. “The Karbi language also needs to be protected and developed through inclusion in the Eight Schedule of the Constitution of India,” demanded the party. The party also stated that lack of job and economic opportunity remains the main cause of youth’s involvement with extremist organization. The parties demanded that the ratio of job reservation for the Schedule Tribe (Hills) to 80 % within the geographic limit of the three hills Autonomous hill districts of Assam.

The party demanded for implementation of Article 244 (A) of India Constitution by creation of Autonomous State the power of Sixth Schedule, and that MOU and MoS be restored in letter and spirit.

The party also stated that there is no any objection on the resolute decision taken by certain organizations outside the Sixth Schedule areas and their party will extend their support on the decision regarding the Assam Accord which is excluded the Sixth Schedule areas of Assam.

State IPR Minister Th Biswajit who also present on the occasion said that media must play a constructive role towards bringing development in the region. He stated that media, the fourth pillar of democracy, has the responsibility to act as a watchdog to protect public interests against injustice, unfairness and corruption in our society.

Expressing concern over the fake news in the age of new media, the minister said that journalists and media houses must uphold their accountability and credibility.

On the occasion, the chief minister launched the official website of All Manipur Working Journalists Union (AMWJU) www. amwju.org and also released a souvenir. Former secretaries of Manipur Press Club were also felicitated on the occasion.

Member of Parliament (MP) Dr. RK Ranjan, IPR Director H Balkrisna, president of Editors Guild Khogendra Khomdram, president of AMWJU Bijoy Kakchingtabam, members of Manipur Press Club and others also attended the programme.

‘Explain NRC coordinator’s social media posts’ NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Monday sought an explanation from the Assam government in connection with the allegation the state coordinator for NRC had made communal statements.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and comprising Justices B.R. Gavai and Surya Kant said that newly-appointed NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma should have not made these statements.

“You (the Assam government) have to explain this... He should not be saying all this,” said the court after senior advocate Kapil Sibal cited the alleged statements made by Sarma. The court, hearing the petition seeking removal of the newly-appointed state coordinator, also asked the Assam government to ensure that Sarma withdraws these objectionable Facebook posts.

The court also issued notices to the Centre and Assam governments and sought their reply within four weeks.

Sibal, who was representing an NGO, told the top court that Sarma has made several anti-immigration posts, allegedly against Bengali Muslims and Rohingyas and mainly published on social media platform Facebook prior to his appointment as the state coordinator.

M’laya Home Minister confronts journalist Correspondent SHILLONG, JAN 6: Meghalaya Home Minister, James K Sangma came face-to-face with a Shillongbased scribe in the state secretariat on Monday.

The incident occurred at around 1730 hours when reporters were waiting outside his office chamber for nearly two hours to get an audience with the Home Minister with a sole intention to seek answers on various issues especially relating to the prevailing law and order situation in the state.

Though, the Home Minister did not give them an audience.

However, when Sangma came out of his office chamber, the waiting journalists greeted him happy new year and one of the senior journalists was trying to hold the home minister’s hands in a friendly manner.

Sangma, who is also holding the Power and District Council Affairs portfolios, also reciprocated to their greetings but refused to take questions even as he accused the journalists of blocking his way.

“What the hell are you doing? Why are you blocking my way like that,”

Sangma asked the senior jour nalists even as he pushed him.

On hearing this, the senior journalist clarified that nobody was blocking the way and equally reacted to the home minister’s attitude, “Who the hell you think of yourself ? Who are you?”

Immediately the home minister returned and moved closely to confront the senior journalist and asked with unpleasant words, “ what is your problem?”

The journalist clarified that he did not mean anything, and there was no intention to block the home minister’s way.

“I only want to ask you some questions, but I am not blocking your way. If I blocked you, you have your guards,” the senior journalist said. Seeing the heat of the moment, a personal assistant of the home minister stood in between the home minister and the journalists while security personnel stood guarding him.

However the home minister tried to move towards the journalist and repeatedly asked, “what is your problem ....?

Later the home minister left the scene along with his personal assistant and security guards.

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Manipur Assembly resolves to ratify 126th Amendment Bill

A brief sitting of Manipur Assembly to ratify 126th amendment of Constitution convened on Monday in Imphal. (NP) Correspondent IMPHAL, JAN 6 (NPN): A brief three-minute session of Manipur Legislative Assembly (MLA) on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution for ratification of the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Amendment) Bill, 2019.

Winter session of the state Assembly was re-convened by MLA Speaker on Monday to adopt the resolution on ratification of the Constitution (126th

Ruling BJP ally among Tripura parties resume anti-CAA stir

AGARTALA, JAN 6 (IANS): After about a month Tripura’s tribal based parties, including the junior ally of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Monday resumed their agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), which has eight MLAs and two ministers in the BJP-led government in the state, restarted their sitin-demonstration in Khumulwng, the headquarters of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

Other tribal parties, including the Joint Movement Against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (JMACAB), a conglomeration of many tribal parties, led by the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura (INPT) had called off their agitation against the CAA on December 11 after a meeting with Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. However, they would be resuming their anti-CAA protest and will hold a rally on Tuesday in Agartala.

“Thousands of tribals, including women and youths from across Tripura took part in the indefinite sit-in-protest in Khumulwng (25 km north

of Agartala) on Monday.

Our top leaders including party President Narendra Chandra Debbarma and General Secretary Mevar Kumar Jamatia lead the sitin-demonstration,” IPFT Assistant General Secretary and party spokesman Mangal Debbarma told IANS over the phone. Debbarma is the Revenue and Fisheries Minister, while Jamatia is the Minister for the Tribal Welfare and Forest Departments.

Besides keeping Tripura out of the purview of the CAA, the IPFT has been demanding creation of a separate state for the tribals and inclusion of the tribal language “Kokborok” into the 8th schedule of the constitution. A delegation of the IPFT leaders led by party General Secretary Mevar Kumar Jamatia met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on December 12 and discussed their demands.

“Though the Union Home Minister had assured us to take favourable steps towards our demands, but we are yet to get any positive response from the Central government. We are still hopeful that the Central government would take positive steps in regards to our demands,” Debbarma told the media as the sit-in-

demonstration was going on. He said: “Amit Shah had told us that after the Christmas (on December 25) he would look into our issues or would hold another round of meeting with us, but nothing that we could notice has happened as of now.

“Despite the CAA, various border management measures and steps including erection of border fencing, the infiltrations from across the border are unabated. The influx from Bangladesh already had a huge burden on our resources and economy. The increasing unemployment would be further aggravate.”

The JMACAB convener Anthony Debbarma told the media that after the meeting with the Union Home Minister on December 12, the leaders of the JMACAB met Tripura Chief Minister on December 18 and January 2 to resolve their demands, but nothing appeared yet.

The JMACAB and various other tribal parties, including the tribal front of the CPI-M, the Tripura Rajya Upajati Ganamukti Parishad (TRUGP)-- the state’s oldest tribal based party, have been demanding that the Northeast states be keep out the ambit of the CAA.

Family of agitating labourers come out on streets in Imphal

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IMPHAL, JAN 6 (NPN): Families of arrested labourers of Food Corporation of India (FCI) staged a protest at the crowded bazar area of Imphal on Monday resulting in a brief chaos.

Labourers working at FCI godown in the state were agitating for around a month over alleged exploitative practices in FCI by the private contractors.

Labourers on failing to suspend their agitation, the contractors of the FCI dealing with the loading and unloading of FCI items at the godowns terminated them from their works.

Even as they were sacked from the job, the labourers continued to stage protest against the contractors and FCI authority during which 31 of them were arrested by the police, K Y M C

Two daughters of FCI labourers cry during protest demanding release of their fathers on Monday. (NP) who are currently in jail.

Demanding release of the jailed labourers, their family members have been launching a series of protests in the last few days.

Earlier, family members staged the protest at FCI godown campus and FCI office in Imphal. While demanding release of the labourers, the families had even deposited their cooking utensils to the FCI office.

The protest was to highlight the miseries being faced by them in the absent of their breadwinners.

Also, children of the labourers had also surrendered their text books and bags to the director of state education department saying that they were compelled to leave the school when their fathers who are the breadwinners were kept confined by the authority.

On Monday, the families including wives and children of the labourers suddenly gathered at Shamu Makhong, on the side of the BT road that runs in the heart of the capital city and staged protest.

The protestors demanded to arrest them too as they were unable to bear the burden of running their families after their breadwinners were arrested and kept in jail. During the protest, the protestors displayed placards read as “Arrest us too and send us to jail”, “Stop exploiting poor,” “Allow us to live,” etc.

Police personnel on duty made an attempt to disperse the protestors but failed as the crying agitators remain seated.

One of the protestors relayed the plights of her family when her husband was arrested and jailed for

days. Irom Ranjana Devi lamented that since her husband was arrested and jailed, she has been put in a live of misery with her children, saying her family has been almost reduced to

begger.

Ranjana further blamed the concerned authority of state government for remaining silent even as families of labourers were leading an extremely misery life.

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Amendment) Bill, 2019.

During the session that lasted for only three minutes, chief minister N Biren Singh who is the leader of the house moved the resolution for passage of the ratification of amendment of the Constitution.

Prior to the motion, secretary of Manipur Legislative Assembly relayed the message from Rajya Sabha Secretariat for ratification of amendments to the Constitution (126th Amendment) Bill, 2019 and laid the

message on the table of the house along with the copy of the Bill as passed by both Houses of Parliament.

On the eve of the sitting (on Sunday), opposition Congress had proposed the government to table the guidelines of the ILP system framed by the state government while pointing out loopholes. However, the house did not take up the agenda as the Speaker adjourned the house sine die soon after the adoption of the resolution.

Tarun Gogoi decries attack on JNU students

GUWAHATI, JAN 6 (PTI): Senior Congress leader Tarun Gogoi Monday decried the attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University students and said it points to BJP’s policy of repressing protests by youths.

The attack indicate that the Narendra Modi government has no concern for democratic norms and the democracy in the country is under threat, he told newsmen here.

“We condemn this act. Such actions will bring further misfortune to the country as the very fabric of the nation’s unity and integrity has been threatened.... The protests against the CAA started in Assam and the movement against it strengthened in the state. But soon it spread across the country with the government adopting repressive measures to repress it,” the Congress leader said.

The protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens across the country have made it clear that Indians do not want the kind of Hindutva that the BJP and the RSS want to bring in the country, he said.

Continuing his attack, the Congress veteran said “The prime minister alleges that we(Congress)

are talking the language of Pakistan, but it is he who has reduced himself to the level of the neighbouring country. He is following Jinnah’s two-nation theory on the basis of religion and has emerged as an avatar of India’s Hindu Jinnah,” Gogoi said.

“We are Hindus but we don’t want our country to become a Hindu Rastra.

The majority of the people who are protesting and even those killed are Hindus. They do not want the Hindutva the BJP and RSS are propagating,” he said.

But the Modi government is so arrogant that it will go to any extent to ensure that its agenda is imposed on the people and will not budge an inch as far as the implementation of the Act is concerned, the former Assam chief minister said.

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Regd. No. 27/2020 Date : 06/01/20 AFFIDAVIT SMT. ROLI D. YEPUTHO alias DOSHEHE ROLI (D.O.B 15/09/1995), resident of H/No. 04, HOME OASIS, NOTUN BOSTI, DIMAPUR, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :1. That, I am a resident of above stated place.

2. That, my correct name is ROLI D. YEPUTHO which has correctly been entered in my Birth Certificate but in my passport my name was entered as DOSHEHE ROLI which needs to be corrected as ROLI D. YEPUTHO. 3. That my correct date of birth is 15/09/1995 which has correctly been entered in my Birth Certificate but in my Passport my Date of Birth was entered as 15/09/1994.

4. That, ROLI D. YEPUTHO and DOSHEHE ROLI refers to my name and is of one and same person, i.e., mine only.

5. That henceforth I shall be known as ROLI D. YEPUTHO for all purposes and intents and my date of birth shall be known as 15/09/1995 for all purposes and intents.

6. That, the statements made above are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, nothing is stated is false.

DEPONENT Sworn before me on this the 6th day of January, 2020.

Magistrate/Notary Public DP-94

AFFIDAVIT Regd. No. 668/2020 Date : 06/01/2020 I, Shri. BENDANGMONGBA OZUKUM, father of Smti. NUKSHIMENLA OZUKUM, resident of House No. 5, Sector – B, Aoyimti Village, P.S. – Diphupar Police Station, in the district of Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly declare on oath as under :1. That I am a citizen of India by birth and a resident of the aforesaid locality.

2. That my daughter's name has been mistakenly entered/recorded as NUNGSHIMENLA OZUKUM in my Service Records, whereas in all my/her other relevant documents it has been entered/recorded as NUKSHIMENLA OZUKUM. 3. That henceforth my daughter's name i.e NUKSHIMENLA OZUKUM shall be used in all her future official use and correspondences.

4. That this affidavit shall be used as a piece of documentary evidence to authenticate her actual name i.e. NUKSHIMENLA OZUKUM and shall produce before any competent authority as and when required.

5. That the statements made in paragraph No. 1,2,3 and 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

And I signed this affidavit on this the 6th day of January 2020 at Dimapur.

Deponent Solemnly affirmed and declared before me, who is identified by Smti. Botoli Sumi, Advocate on this the 6th day of January 2020 at Dimapur.

Notary Public Dimapur : Nagaland DP-89

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JNU violence: HRD Ministry meets JNU officials; VC stays away

NEW DELHI/ BHUBA N E S WA R , JA N 6 (PTI): The HRD Ministry on Monday met officials from the JNU administration and took stock of the situation on the campus following Sunday’s violence, even as Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar skipped the meeting.

The meeting was attended by the JNU registrar, proctor and other admin officials who briefed the ministry officials on the sequence of events that took place on the campus and the measures taken to restore normalcy.

The HRD Ministry had called an urgent meeting over the violence that took place at JNU. The ministry had on Sunday sought an immediate report from JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar after the violence broke out and students and teachers were attacked.

There was heavy deployment of police on Monday outside the Shashtri Bhawan here which houses the HRD Ministry.

“A detailed report has

been sent to the HRD Ministry about the sequence of events. The top administration officials are at the Ministry to provide all details leading to present situation,” JNU Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar told PTI. Violence broke out at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Sunday night as masked men armed with sticks attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in the police.

Many were admitted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences here with injuries and discharged on Monday. JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh suffered a head injury.

The Left-controlled JNUSU and the ABVP blamed each other for the violence that continued for nearly two hours.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ had urged JNU students to maintain the dignity of the university and peace on the campus.

Universities cannot become ‘political dens’: HRD minister

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Monday asserted educational institutions cannot be allowed to become “political adda”, and vowed “strong action” against the perpetrators of Sunday night violence at JNU. Pokhriyal, who was here to attend some official events, said educational in-

Thirty-four people ad“34 people including went investigations and mitted to AIIMS Trauma students and faculty mem- were given treatment. All Centre here after violence bers of JNU were admit- of them were discharged by at the JNU were discharged ted at the AIIS trauma Monday early morning,” a on Monday morning, offi- centre after violence in senior doctor said. cials at the hospital said.

JNU on Sunday. Four of Violence broke out at Four out of the 34 them which includes JNU the Jawaharlal Nehru Unipeople, which included fac- Students’ Union president versity on Sunday night as ulty and students of JNU, Aishe Ghosh had head a group of masked people Union Home Minister Amit Shah talks with Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal during had minor head injuries, injuries. One person had a armed with sticks and rods while other had abrasions, fracture in fingers. attacked students and teachinauguration of a ‘Cycle Walk’, in New Delhi, Monday, Jan. 6. (PTI) fracture and lacerations on “They were attended ers and damaged property Shah speaks to Delhi LG; requests him to call JNU representatives for talks the forehead among others. to by the doctors, under- on the campus.

Union Home Minister sation between the home from the JNU,” an official Around 700 police personnel deployed outside JNU gates Amit Shah on Monday minister and the LG came said.

A day after violence large deployment has been sticks and rods attacked talked to Delhi Lieutenant a day after masked men Yesterday, the home Governor Anil Baijal and indulged in violence on the minster had spoken to Delhi broke out on JNU campus, made to maintain law and students and teachers and damaged property on the requested him to call repre- JNU campus.

Police chief Amulya Patnaik around 700 police person- order.

Violence broke out at campus, prompting the adsentatives from Jawaharlal “The home minister and ordered an inquiry into nel were deployed outside Nehru University (JNU) for spoke to the LG and request- the incident. The Home its gates on Monday, police Jawaharlal Nehru Univer- ministration to call in police sity (JNU) on Sunday night which conducted a flag discussions, officials said. ed him to initiate discus- Ministry has sought a report said.

The police said the as masked men armed with march.

The telephonic conver- sions with representatives from the Delhi Police.

Representational image.

September, 224 in April, 203 in October, 103 in February and 84 in November.

In 2018 and 2017, 1,458, and 1,412 stone pelting incidents were reported in the erstwhile state, respectively.

However, stone pelting incidents in 2019 were down compared to 2016, which reported 2,653 such cases as the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani had triggered violent protests across Kashmir.

As per the reply to a Right To Information ap-

plication of social activist Rohit Choudhary by the Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 1,996 incidents of stone pelting were reported in Jammu and Kashmir up to November end in 2019, of which 1,193 took place in four months from August.

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Dilbag Singh had earlier said the level of over all violence was down by 8 per cent in 2019 compared to 2016 due to the “best and exemplary handling” of the situation.

BJP slams Priyanka for supporting Bhim Army Chief

2 B’deshi, 3 others sent to JC for antiCAA violence

L U C K N OW, J A N 6 (IANS): The Bhim Army has demanded the immediate release of its president Chandrashekhar from jail on medical grounds.

The BJP, meanwhile, has slammed Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for tweeting in support of Chandrashekhar.

The Bhim Ar my chief ’s physician (Dr) Harjit Singh Bhatti has claimed that he is suffering from a disease which requires biweekly phlebotomy, a ‘procedure to remove extra red blood cells to treat certain blood disorders’.

The doctor has requested that Chandrashekhar be admitted to the AIIMS for treatment without which he may suffer a sudden cardiac arrest.

The Bhim Army chief is lodged in Tihar jail after he led a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra came out in support of Chandra Shekhar and demanded that he should be given immediate medical attention and shifted to

a hospital.

The UP BJP spokesperson Manish Shukla said, “It is the jail administration that needs to decide on the health condition of Chandrashekhar. However, instead of expressing concern on his health, Priyanka should condemn the death of infants at Kota government hospital. It is because the Congress government is in power in Rajasthan that she has chosen not to react on this issue. This is hypocrisy.”

Responding to the BJP, UP Congress spokesperson Ashok Singh said, “Chandra Shekhar has not done any heinous crime.

Therefore, if he has serious health issues then he should be shifted to AIIMS. Our government has never done politics on the death of children.

Our government in Rajasthan is doing its best to provide better medical facilities. The main issue in the country is growing unemployment and economic slowdown but the BJP is once again trying to divert the attention of people.”

attack,” he told reporters.

The minister’s comments came a day after the prestigious JNU campus was rocked by unprecedented violence, with masked men brandishing iron rods and sticks going on the rampage, leaving scores injured, including its students union president Aishe Ghosh.

34 people admitted to AIIMS after violence at JNU discharged

Political parties 1,999 stone-pelting incidents in 2019 in J-K, 1,193 post abrogation of Art 370 condemn JNU violence

JAMMU, JAN 6 (PTI): Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a spike in stonepelting incidents in 2019 as compared to 2018 recording 1,999 such cases, of which 1,193 took place after the Centre announced the nullification of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into Union territories on August 5, according to official data.

The data revealed that the highest number of 658 stone-pelting incidents took place in August last year, followed by 257 in May, 248 in

stitutions were meant only for imparting education and should not be used for political purposes.

“I have said this earlier also that these autonomous institutions cannot be allowed to become political ‘adda’ (dens). Strong action will be initiated against people involved in such an

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): A Delhi court on Monday remanded five persons, including two Bangladeshi nationals, arrested for allegedly causing violence during an anti-CAA protest recently at Seempuri in Delhi, in judicial custody.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mona Tardi Kerketta sent the five to prison for two weeks under judicial custody after the Crime Branch sleuths produced them before the court.

The accused, remanded to judicial custody, include Ghaziabad resident Mohammad Shoiab (19), Pilibhit resident Mohammad Amir (24), Seemapuri resident Yusuf (40), besides the two Bangladeshi nationals Mohammad Azad and Mohammad Subhan. The court sent them to judicial custody as the police did not seek their remand for custodial interrogation.

Apart from 5 arrested, two juveniles too were detained and sent to the Juvenile Justice Board, a police officer said. In the case, the police had earlier arrested 11 persons, who are currently in the judicial custody.

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): Politicians cutting across party lines, actors, activists and business tycoons strongly condemned the attack on JNU students, with Congress president Sonia Gandhi demanding a judicial inquiry into the violence. Sonia Gandhi said the “bone-chilling attack” on JNU students was “a grim reminder of the extent the Govt will go to stifle and subjugate every voice of dissent”.

“Everyday campuses and colleges are raided across India, either by the police or lumpen elements with the support of the BJP government. Students and youth need affordable education, a deserving job, a promising future and a right to participate in our thriving democracy. Sadly, Modi Govt seeks to suffocate and restrain each one of these aspirations,” Gandhi said.

The sternest criticism came from BJP’s erstwhile ally Shiv Sena, with party chief and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray comparing the JNU violence with the 26/11 terror attacks.

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said “Nazi-style attacks” on students and teachers inside the campus were an attempt

to create unrest and violence in the country.

Calling it a “planted attack” on democracy, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the JNU incident was a fascist surgical strike on the student community.

Pushing back against the united broadside by the Opposition, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar accused the AAP, Congress and Left of trying to create an atmosphere of violence and unrest in the country, especially in universities.

“I condemn the violence which took place last night in JNU. Some elements from Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, and the Left are deliberately trying to create an atmosphere of violence and unrest in the country, especially in universities. This should be investigated,” Javadekar said.

Speaking to reporters at Dehradun, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ said universities won’t be allowed to become “addas” of politics. “I have said this earlier also that these autonomous institutions cannot be allowed to become political ‘adda’ (dens). Strong action will be initiated against people involved in such an attack,” he said.

Chinmayanand next hearing on January 20 SHAHJAHANPUR (UP), JAN 6 (PTI): Former Union minister Swami Chinmayanand, who has been accused of sexual exploitation by a law student, appeared before a local court here on Monday.

C h i n m aya n a d wa s brought to the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Omvir from the jail amidst tight security, said his counsel Om Singh.

He said the court has fixed January 20 as the next date for hearing.

The counsel for the law student, Kalvinder Singh, said she could not appear before the court as she was unwell.

Chinmayanand, whose trust runs Shahjahanpur Law College, where the student studied, was arrested under Section 376C of the IPC, an offence pertaining to abuse of one’s position by a person in authority to “induce or seduce” a woman under his charge to have “sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape”.

Chinmayanand also faces charges of stalking under Section 354D, wrongful confinement under Section 342 and criminal intimidation under Section 506 of the IPC.

‘Will fight Delhi Assembly poll on basis of its govt’s work’

Arvind Kejriwal

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the upcoming Assembly elections will be fought on the basis of the AAP government’s work and noted that his party will run a “positive” campaign.

At a press conference on Monday evening, Kejriwal appealed to the people of Delhi to “vote for us (AAP) only if you think we have done good work in the last five years”.

“If I have done work, then vote for me. If I have not done work, then don’t vote for me,” said Kejriwal.

He urged supporters of BJP and Congress to vote for Delhi and not for “your political party”.

“We will ask for votes from BJP supporters as well as Congress supporters. We

will go door-to-door and urge supporters of the Congress and the BJP to vote for us,” he said.

Kejriwal said the AAP will run a “positive campaign” and not abuse anyone.

“All Amit Shah ji (Home Minister) did in his speech recently was abuse me. I will not indulge in anything like that. We will not abuse anyone.

“In 70 years, for the first time, people will vote on schools and hospitals, our whole campaign will be a “positive campaign”, he added.

He said this time people will cast their vote on the basis of the positive work done by the AAP government.

Earlier, he said on Twitter that the election will be fought on the basis of the AAP government’s work.

The election to the 70member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11, the Election Commission announced on Monday.

Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said the notification for the polls will be issued on January 14 while the last date of withdrawal of candidature will be January 24.

‘Mallya can’t use pendency of plea to stall insolvency proceedings’ NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): The Supreme Court Monday said fugitive economic offender Vijay Mallya cannot use pendency of his plea in the apex court to stall insolvency proceedings initiated against him by lenders in other countries.

A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde passed the order after the Centre told the court that Mallya used pendency of his plea to stall the UK court from delivering verdict in insolvency proceedings.

Pendency of the case is not a ground for holding any case anywhere in the world, the apex court said.

“In view of the letter circulated by Advocate-onRecord for the petitioner, list these matters on January 10, 2020...subject to the condition that the pendency of these special leave petitions shall not be used as a cause for seeking adjournment in any matter before any Tribunal, Court or Authority anywhere,” said the bench, also comprising Justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, informed the court that proceedings in the UK

till date.

Mallya had earlier moved the apex court challenging the confiscation of properties belonging to the companies owned by him

Vijay Mallya (PTI)

in an insolvency case filed

by SBI against Mallya, have been concluded and the order reserved.

Mallya’s lawyers have asked the UK court not to pass any order contending that settlement proposal is pending in the apex court here, Mehta said and asked the court to clarify the position.

Mallya, currently in the UK, has been charged by the Enforcement Directorate of defaulting on bank loans amounting to Rs 9,000 crore. He is facing extradition trial in the UK. Mehta told the court that Mallya has been assuring the consortium of banks since 2013 that he will repay the money and not a single rupee has come from him

and his family members.

He said in the plea that no property other than that of Kingfisher Airlines, facing cases of alleged irregularities, should be attached.

On July 11, last year the Bombay High Court had refused to grant stay on proceedings before a special court on confiscation of Mallya’s properties.

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Turf war for JNU

here is no second opinion that violence in universities is causing the biggest damage to the academic environment and this has only affected the careers of aspiring students and research scholars. Student violence has become a serious issue for the universities and colleges of India as the political rivalries between the Left and Liberals on one side and the extreme Hindu right wing students on the other, have disrupted the smooth running of the educational organizations all over the country. Agitations and violence in universities is no longer rare but frequent. The recent violence in Jamia Millia Islamia when anti-CAA protestors were lathi-charged or fired upon by Delhi Police was more shocking when the policemen entered the library where students were peacefully engaged with reading and without any provocation, fired tear gas shells into the room. This issue has been relegated to the twilight zone of ‘inquiry’ which would take months and finally nothing would come out. Even in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) episode on January 5, the Delhi Police did not do itself much credit. Video footings clearly show that the Delhi Policemen merely stood as onlookers and did nothing to prevent hooded goons from entering or leaving the campus. Were they working in cahoots with some organisation? There may be some who would like to know the reason for the goondagiri but frankly no reason can ever justify such criminal and murderous acts. Some said the issue was about the arbitrary fee hike imposed by the authorities without consultations. JNU is among the top universities of India which imparts quality social education. Ever since its establishment in 1974, JNU has earned a reputation for being a bastion of left-wing intellectuals and thoughts and a hotbed of political activism. The fees are hardly worth mentioning but the facilities are tremendous.

The Left-leaning and Liberals may say that since JNU is meant to provide quality education to those who cannot afford, fees cannot be hiked. This is illogical since fees have to be reviewed at some point but in a manner that is transparent and acceptable.

The critics also argue that the fee hike is a clear indication which does not camouflage the intention of turning JNU into a private university by handing it over to some corporation. The issue of fee hike led to massive protests and subsequent police brutality but the issue remained unresolved. Amidst all that happened in JNU on Sunday, the vice chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar was nowhere to be see or heard. The VC cannot make himself scarce when his own students were being beaten up by invading goons. The violence was all about the game of one upmanship. Sunday’s violence bore the imprints of muscle politics or goonda giri. Masked goons were allowed to have a free run of the university campus.

They chose their targets and vandalised property with impunity. JNUSU has blamed the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), for the violence. However, the ABVP has accused the Left of attacking those who went to register under the new fee structure. JNU is going to be fought over bitterly in the next few months. The BJP/RSS wants to remove every trace of left-ism or liberalism from the university. However, one can only hope that the career of students and future of coming generation is not jeopardised due to the turf war.

DailyDevotion Worship He moved from there to the mountain east of Bethel, and he pitched his tent with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east; there he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.

—Genesis 12:8 Worship is giving God the best that He has given you. Be careful what you do with the best you have.

Whenever you get a blessing from God, give it back to Him as a love-gift. Take time to meditate before God and offer the blessing back to Him in a deliberate act of worship. If you hoard it for yourself, it will turn into spiritual dry rot, as the manna did when it was hoarded (see Exodus 16:20). God will never allow you to keep a spiritual blessing completely for yourself. It must be given back to Him so that He can make it a blessing to others.

Bethel is the symbol of fellowship with God; Ai is the symbol of the world. Abram “pitched his tent” between the two. The lasting value of our public service for God is measured by the depth of the intimacy of our private times of fellowship and oneness with Him. Rushing in and out of worship is wrong every time— there is always plenty of time to worship God. Days set apart for quiet can be a trap, detracting from the need to have daily quiet time with God. That is why we must “pitch our tents” where we will always have quiet times with Him, however noisy our times with the world may be. There are not three levels of spiritual life— worship, waiting, and work. Yet some of us seem to jump like spiritual frogs from worship to waiting, and from waiting to work. God’s idea is that the three should go together as one. They were always together in the life of our Lord and in perfect harmony. It is a discipline that must be developed; it will not happen overnight.

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I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best. ~ Oscar Wilde

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What JNU violence tells us about today’s India

unday’s treatment of JNU students is proof that we are living in an age where ideological differences in places of learning will be crushed with brute force.

The violence on Sunday night at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) is a blot for any democratic society. For hours, goons from outside ran riot in the campus, violently beating up students and teachers, both men and women. Even as the violence was underway, a mob gathered at the main gate of the university, inciting violence against JNU students and heckling and even beating up journalists and civil society activists.

All this happened even as the police was present.

Yesterday’s attack has taken the intimidation being meted out to JNU to a completely different level. This cycle started three years ago, when the police arrested Kanhaiya Kumar, the then JNUSU president and two others, under charges of sedition. A chargesheet is

yet to be filed in the case.

Since then, JNU has faced constant vilification, intimidation and intermittent violence. Yesterday’s is only the biggest, but not the first attack. While the so-called nationalists have tried to portray JNU as a hub of “anti-nationals”, the JNU administration has been continuously pushing students and teachers against the wall while undermining all democratic forums inside the university.

The latest in this series is the fee hike announced last year, which has triggered massive protests both inside and outside the campus, so much so that the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) had to constitute a committee to talk to the JNU Students’ Union (JNUSU). The ViceChancellor has not been talking to the students for a very long time now. The JNU administration’s statement on yesterday’s incidents is a cynical attempt to portray the anti-fee hike protesters as the villains

behind the violence, which is completely against the version of most students and teachers.

During the entire course of agitation against the fee hike, JNU’s detractors have been ridiculing and dismissing the protest by portraying the fact that JNU students are used to doles from the state, even though many of them can afford to pay higher fees.

While there can hardly be any engagement with the vilification and the violence and intimidation being meted out to the university, the argument for differential fee structure - charging those who can pay a higher fees - in higher educational institutions deserves to be countered.

Like all other investments, spending on higher education hinges on a costbenefit analysis by a young student and his family.

While the costs are clear - fees and other related expenses - there is a significant amount of asymmetry in information about the ben-

Keep the demand fires burning in 2020

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o now that the wine has run dry; the Christmas cake is mere crumbs and the New Year eve shenanigans are forgotten let’s get back to basics. What is 2020 going to be about?

In one word- tough except for large industry and private banks which shall clock handsome bottom lines, their bonus boosted employees and government servants, who are indexed against inflation. But that is just one third of Indians.

For the other two thirds – 160 million families, government will need to preserve informal income and employment by stepping up outlays on schemes – like NREGA and the original PM Kisan scheme for farms below 2 hectares – both of which are designed to transfer incomes to where they are most needed.

Long term domestic money is cheap and can get cheaper if the government ties up concessional funding on a never-before scale to enable it to fast forward much needed infrastructure investments.

Some in the BJP/RSS juggernaut and in the left, view this with disfavor as it means extending a begging bowl to the West. Two points here. First false pride comes cheap for the proud but very expensive for their dependents – remember how Bollywood delighted in caricaturing proud zamindars or yore who lived in huge havelis but with no money to put food on the table. False pride in the government’s case will deeply hurt the more than 100 million families who survive on casual selfemployment. Others cite an excess of liquidity as the reason why more foreign money cannot help. They forget that multilateral funds shall not crowd out domestic liquidity for the private sector once investment revives.

Banks have no takers for their cash because of the very high interest rates they charge for loans, despite a steep fall in the repo rate to 5.15 % and hopefully to 4.75 in February 2020. They can do so because they are an oligopoly. This is the cheapest way they can provide against 9 per cent of assets which remain non-performing.

This is despite the hand-out of Rs 3.5 trillion given to them by the government. More NPAs can be expected from the NBFCs, one third of whose assets are held by banks. Livelihood loans extended in loan melas during the recent elections have an unsustainably high proportion of NPAs. But their volume is small.

Private banks comprise around two thirds of fresh lending now, though they hold only one third of bank assets. They compete against inefficient and stressed public banks and have no incentive to reduce interest rates and pare high margins.

The Modi governments had a dream of “less government and more governance”. This objective can be preserved if government is bold enough to contain employment in the public sector. In 2016-17 the average cost of a civilian Union government employee was Rs 0.5 million per year in pay and allowances. The pension burden of just under Rs 2 trillion is additional.

Citizens wonder if they are getting a bang for their bucks.

The average pay can and should increase to around Rs 1 million per year to enhance the skills profile of government employees. The total expense can

efits of studying in an elite university.

A Bihari middle class family would not know that getting into JNU can also be a launchpad for an Ivy League PhD programme. They would not know that years of exposure to research and debates can make a good journalist out of you. The economic and cultural elite and their children know these benefits much better than the non-elite while making this decision.

Given this information deficit, the non-elite are always more willing to settle for “safer” but less rewarding options in education. They would want their children to become a school teacher or bank probationer officer, rather than go for an MA or PhD. This tendency to settle for less rewarding options would increase manifold if the fees in these elite institutions become significantly higher, as the costs would increase.

This is the biggest reason why differential fee

structure in elite universities ought to be opposed.

Low-fees, yet resource rich public universities allow India’s non-elite to live and compete with their peers from very privileged background on same terms. Both of them learn from each other in this process. The non-elite learn about new opportunities and break new knowledge frontiers.

The elite learn from the experience of backwardness, discrimination and deprivation of their nonprivileged classmates. The teachers learn about dealing with a class which has students from some of India’s most elite families and first generation learners at the same time. This is the biggest pedagogic challenge in a society like India.

Institutions such as JNU and Delhi University are elite spaces. But they are also the biggest facilitators of promoting equality in the next generation of social elite in the country. This is essential for deepening democracy and furthering jus-

tice. It would be a travesty if all this were frittered away for a few hundred crore rupees in fiscal savings.

It needs to be underlined that even the fee hike, which has been unleashed in JNU, cannot recover an overwhelming share of the spending on running the university. For that to happen, the fees will have to go into tens of lakhs.

One need not always agree with everything JNU students say and demand.

But they should always have the right to say these things as long as they are democratic and non-violent, which JNU has always been.

Yesterday’s treatment of JNU students is proof that we are living in an age where ideological differences in places of learning will be crushed with brute force, and the state at best will remain a bystander.

A society which condones violence against its universities is only condoning the destruction of its future.

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The US Left and Indian democracy

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be contained at between Rs 3 to 4 trilhe nullification of Article “erasing” Kashmir, but little the West is the canary in the lion by changing the mix and steadily 370 has prompted the concern is shown for iniqui- coalmine. reducing the number of low skilled Left-Liberal segment of ties that sheltered under the One subset of the diaspogeneralists who are 85 per cent of total the American establishment to benign term, for instance the ra poses a more intractable government employment. Ramping denounce Indian democracy ethnic cleansing of Pandits, problem. Indian-Americans up incomes is best done equitably and as “majoritarian”. The charge discrimination against women comprise a tiny fraction of efficiently by scaling up the spend on is fascinating because it says and Dalits, gross corruption, the American population, and NREGA from Rs 0.6 trillion this year more about the motives and and the blight of dynastism. they cluster along the coasts, to Rs 2 trillion in FY 2021 This would fate of American “progressivThe third implication is where the Democrats domiassure 200 days (instead of 100 days) of ism” than it does about Indian more worrying still. Because nate. For the foreseeable future, scarce work for around 22 million daily democracy. they wish to “ally” with “pow- then, we should expect that wage workers with an annual income For much of the 20th erless” minorities, Left-Liberals Indian-American politicians of Rs 75,000 each. It also provides the century, Left-Liberals believed confront an uphill battle against most effective “minimum wage” for that social norms and eco- majorities. They respond by wishing to climb the ranks in the Democratic Party will be informal private employment. nomic inequalities had left seeking to divide or delegitimise Similarly scaling up the outlay individuals powerless in spite the majority. Thus, the fervent only too keen to prove their for the PM Kisan Samman Yojna – of the individual and political cry that a Hindu is a member of distaste for “majoritarian” but only for those with farms below 2 liberty granted by law. Hence, a caste, class, community, eth- India. India’s foreign minister hectares – from Rs 0.75 trillion to Rs 2 they sought to foster human nicity, region — anything but S Jaishankar’s ambushing in trillion would benefit around 40 million capabilities through educa- a Hindu. Thus, the charge that Congress is an indication of farmer families with an annual transfer tion and redistribution, with Hindus that bring religion into what is to come.

The graver problem, then, of Rs 60,000 per family. a view to making individuals politics are “fundamentalists”, is that Indian diplomacy, esThe fiscal cost of these additional “truly” free. but minorities that do the same pecially under the Bharatiya allocations is around 1.4 per cent of When electorates pre- are “expressing” themselves. Janata Party, will have to wade GDP. By directly enhancing consump- ferred markets and individual These shortcomings are tion, demand will flare and benefit all choice, Left-Liberals shifted why Indians, who are instinc- into partisan politics. ‘Howdy producers, retailers and employees in focus to a different kind of pow- tively moderate, should be wary Modi’ is a harbinger in this the formal sector. But to keep the de- erlessness. Now, the concern of the Left-Liberal critique of respect. Critics worry that mand fires going, government must hike is for groups whose identity our democracy. To sweepingly Democrats will respond by investments in infrastructure to halve and interests are endangered declare every grievance of the punishing India. But recall the the high logistics cost of 15 per cent for by virtue of their being “pow- majority as illegitimate and sanctions and vilification that producers and expand primary health erless” minorities. Thus, to unworthy will not foster peace- Democrats unleased in 1998 service and the Ayushman Insurance take a well-known example, ful co-existence. It will only after the nuclear tests. Two coverage, by spending an additional 1 “Happy Holidays” is prefer- redouble those grievances, and years later, Bill Clinton was high-fiving members of the Lok per cent of GDP over last year. able to “Merry Christmas” as set the stage for the rejection of The more important thing is to cut the traditional greeting “alien- democracy itself, as the rise of Sabha. Why? Because India too nominal GST tax rates to reduce the ates” non-Christian minorities the Far Right in Europe makes has cards to play. It can widen its base of support in the US by entry level tax threshold for becoming in America. it evident. pressing ahead with economic “honest” tax paying producers in the Ideas do not gain tracChallenging this Amerimedium and small scale-sector, where tion unless they speak to some can Left-Liberal narrative will reform. It can also complicate the tax buoyancy is currently missing. aspect of the human condi- incur two costs. The relation- the US’ efforts to contain China Large businesses have adjusted well and tion. To wit, contemporary ship with the diaspora will by supporting Asian solidarity have been rewarded with handsome, progressivism is to be lauded suffer. At universities, where against a meddling West.

Hopefully, none of this indeed mouth-watering corporation tax for sensitising majorities to Left-Liberals dominate, Indianreductions, boosting the bottom line the ways in which they may Americans learn about Godse will come to pass. An ideology that ranges itself against issues particularly for new investments. injure minorities. At the same and Godhra, but the grievances Low growth levels however cre- time, its single-minded focus on that motivate Hindu national- that a majority of citizens feel ate unique problems like declining minorities has some troubling ism — for instance, the Moplah strongly about will always tax revenues. The shortfall against the implications.

Rebellion or the destruction of struggle in a democracy. The targeted revenues in FY 2020 could One is that progressives temples — are ignored or even Labour party’s recent crushing be Rs 3 trillion (1.5 per cent of GDP). are prepared to shout down ridiculed as the pet peeves of defeat ought to give American It is to avoid a similar outcome in FY as illegitimate any law that a rabid fringe. Thus, it is that progressives pause. But should 2021 that a big incremental fiscal boost affects a minority — even if an Indian American becomes they seek continued confronamounting to 2.5 of GDP has become that law has democratic back- a “South Asian” and then a tation then, for the reasons necessary. ing and legal sanction. But if “person of colour” who de- indicated earlier, we should not This means targeting a fiscal democratic procedures and nounces “Islamophobia” but shy away from replying that, deficit (FD) of 5.7 per cent of GDP institutions are rejected, then is barely aware of the plight of when there are disagreements over minority rights, it is for for FY 2021 instead of the nominal how to settle disputes over the Kashmiri Pandits. target of 3.3 per cent in FY 2020. The what is a legitimate course of This breach may heal it- our procedures and institutions, UPA 2 government had a similar FD action? Will The Washington self. As in England, where and not The New York Times, of 5.9 per cent in FY 2012. Admittedly, Post issue decrees?

British-Indians have drifted to arbitrate what is and is not inflation will be stoked as previously.

Another implication is the away from the Labour Party, a legitimate course of action.

But its increase will be moderated in valourisation of those identi- Indian-Americans may have How we, in India, should assess FY 2021 as there is existing surplus ties and interests better able second thoughts when they the health of these checks and capacity in industry and in utilities to to articulate their victimhood. realise what progressivism balances will be the subject of provide a supply response.

Thus, the abrogation of Article means for them in practice. The a subsequent essay.

The final demand boost can be 370 is vigorously criticised as resurgence of anti-Semitism in Rahul Sagar from exports (including aggressive agricultural exports) where the INR needs to depreciate to between Rs 75 to 80 against the basket of currencies. An INR close to its real rate will protect domestic manufacturers from imported competition; dissuade large industry from borrowing overseas and create domestic demand for the excess liquidity.

Finally pray that all remains well Sir, Overtaking somebody on the road in itself is very annoying but to come on full speed with the World and oil remains steady.

Prime minister Modi is a lucky general from the wrong side is seriously stupid and shows the ignorance of traffic rules. The other and so this seems likely. It’s not all night as I was driving home, another car was overtaking at full speed and nearly collided doom and gloom. But it is a lot of grunt with my car. When I stopped the vehicle, the other party just left at full speed with no regard work to get the bureaucratic plumb- for other vehicles which may be approaching. Such reckless driving is uncalled for and this ing to stand aside rather than impede is what causes so many unwanted accidents for people who diligently follow traffic rules. If growth. Cracking the whip can work his vehicle had collided with mine, he would have shown more anger even if all evidence pointed to his fault. Let us love our own lives and care for others too by being more careful in short spells.

(IANS) and keeping to one’s side of the lane.

Temsunaro Longkumer, Signal Angami, Dimapur Sanjeev Ahluwalia Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Congress, AAP committed sin of ‘NRC is mischievous plan to divide India’ burning Delhi in fire of riots: Shah

basic tenets of a democracy.

It is this perverse burden of proof that was applied in Assam: the result was that 19,06,657 people were identified as illegal migrants or stateless persons. Most of them belong to the poorest and vulnerable sections of society. No one knows what their fate will be,” the senior Congress leader said.

The NPR of 2020 with additional fields of information is a disguised attempt to carry out an Assam NRClike exercise throughout the country and must be “stoutly opposed”, he told reporters.

“The NRC-CAA-NPR exercise is part of the RSSBJP plan to push its divisive agenda of a Hindu Rashtra.

The Constitution of India embodies the values of equality, equal protection

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Congress and the AAP of “burning the national capital in the fire of riots”.

Addressing a gathering here, Shah said the Congress and the AAP “misled the youth and people of Delhi and committed the sin of burning the national capital in the fire of riots”.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, his party and AAP are responsible for “riots” and breach of peace in the national capital over the amended citizenship law, he alleged. “Unashamed, they are still saying they will give legal aid to those behind the riots, go to their houses and take care of them,” he charged.

Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi brought in the new legislation to give citizenship to minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have sought refuge in India, but “Congress and AAP, especially Rahul and Priyanka (Gandhi Vadra), are misleading minorities in the entire country”.

“They are telling them ‘you will lose your citizen-

Shocked, anguished at attack Ease of regulations to open up skies for drones in India: DFI in JNU campus: state NSUI

Bloody Sunday for UP with 13 murders in 24 hrs L U C K N OW, J A N 6 (IANS): With 13 murders rocking Uttar Pradesh in less than 24 hours, it was a bloody Sunday for the state.

The murders were reported from Prayagraj, Lalitpur, Hardoi, Barabanki, Agra, Kasganj and Mainpuri.

Sunday dawned with the murder of 5 members of a family in Prayagraj and then 2 others were shot from close range near a police station in Barabanki district.

A double murder sent shockwaves in Lalitpur district, while one each was reported from western Agra, Kasganj and Mainpuri.

In Aliganj area of Kasganj district, Rajesh, a relative of BJP MLA Satyapal Rathore, was killed in a group clash over laying of electric cables.

In most cases, the murders have taken place in areas that are not covered by CCTV cameras.

Congress spokesman Duhendra Tripathi said the law and order situation in the state was plummeting with each passing day.

“The fact remains that criminals are no longer afraid of police. They know that getting away with murder is the easiest thing to do in UP. As for the police force, all is apparently not well there and number of suicides by police personnel in recent months is an indication of this,” he said.

students, and wanted to know if this was what “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi had meant.

The union also expressed its shock at the apathy of Delhi Police which allegedly did absolutely nothing to contain the situation. This only signified the nexus between the perpetrators and the police who were directly under the Union home ministry, it added.

Expressing its sympathy and support to JNU students and faculties at this hour of grief, NSUI Nagaland appealed to the authority concerned to fasttrack the case to ensure speedy justice to the victims and also ensure stringent action against the perpetrators so that this type of “thuggery” did not become a precedent. This was stated in a press release by its president X Chophika Sumi.

regulations are not yet ready for the drone industry, which, frankly, is a complicated thing to work on,” Kulshreshtha told IANS on the sidelines of the ‘Drone Festival of India 2020’ here.

“Regulations have slowed down the industry as investors have been wary of infusing funds into the startups to date.

“We are running slightly slow on the timeline at the momentum but today, we have got good commitment from Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri that the government is working on the regulations and would solve it together with

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IANS reported last week that India will soon conduct ‘Beyond Visual Line of Sight’ (BVLOS) test flights of drone systems for the creation of last-mile air delivery connectivity in the country.

On Monday, Puri confirmed this, saying that the experiments to study the operations of commercial drones which operate beyond the BVLOS range would be carried out in January. Unlike the reported figure of 40, India currently has nearly 100 drone startups and the autonomous

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ship due to CAA’. There is no provision in the amended law that takes away citizenship of people. Why are you lying?” Shah said.

The country is “watching with binoculars Rahul Gandhi supporting rioters”, he said, adding the Congress leader is identifying himself with those vitiating peace in the country.

Shah, who is also the BJP president, said that Delhi bore the brunt of “riots” for four days during the recent violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). He held the AAP government and the Congress responsible for it.

He said Rahul Gandhi and Kejriwal spoke the language of Pakistan and

CAA not against Indian Muslims, Modi govt is for all: Minister

HYDERABAD, JAN 6 (PTI): Amid the ongoing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Monday said the amended law is not against the Muslim community in India andthat the Narendra Modi-led BJP government at the Centre is for all.

Speaking at the second national conference of All India Working Journalists Association (AWJA) here, the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment said development of Muslim community has

been the stand of the Modi government even as he appealed to the community to stop their agitation against the amended law.

He said the Act was for minorities in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who face religious persecution.

“The Narendra Modi government is for all. The CAA is not against the Indian Muslim community.

This law is (to provide citizenship) for persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India before 2014, he said.

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DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) Nagaland unit has expressed its deep shock and anguish over the “dastardly” attack allegedly by ABVP goons inside Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus in New Delhi on Sunday night.

The student body, affiliated to the Congress party, condemned the act of ABVP goons for allegedly going on a rampage inside the campus armed with rods, sticks and stones with their faces covered under the cover of darkness while chanting provocative slogans like “Desh ke gadaron ko goli maro salon ko” (shoot antinationals).

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NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (IANS): Indian drone manufacturers have all the ingredients to be at par with the world in developing topof-the-line unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) but unfortunately, lack of friendly regulations have kept the industry away from a perfect take-off to date, Rahat Kulshreshtha, President of the Drone Federation of India (DFI), a non-profit industry body, said here on Monday.

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demanded proof from the prime minister when the forces conducted surgical strikes on terror camps in Pakistan. “No one had the courage to revoke Article 370. Modiji did it in one stroke. Our flag is flying high in Kashmir. No one can separate Kashmir from India now,” Shah said.

The Congress adopted double standards on the issue of building a Ram temple in Ayodhya. For their vote bank politics, they delayed resolution of the issue, he alleged.

“Don’t worry. Let Rahul, Kejriwal and company do whatever they want. A sky-touching temple will be built in Ayodhya,” he said.

The home minister also criticised Kejriwal for not granting sanction to prosecute those who allegedly raised anti-India slogans on JNU campus in 2016.

“Some students shouted anti-India slogans, said ‘Bharat tere tukde honge’.

Tell me should not they be sent to jail? But Kejriwal is not granting sanction to prosecute them. Who do you want to save, Kejriwal ji?” he asked in a dig at the AAP chief ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls.

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ence between the National Population Register of 2010 and the NPR of 2020 and it must be opposed after a “failed” Assam NRC-like exercise.

“The NRC is a sinister and mischievous plan to divide India. Under the NRC, every person residing in India has to prove that he is a citizen of India. In modern, liberal democracies, citizenship is based on the principle of territoriality,” he told reporters.

Chidambaram said if the state suspects that a person is not a citizen, the burden of proving that the person is not a citizen lies on the state. On the contrary, under the NRC, the burden of proving that he is a citizen falls upon the person concerned, he said.

“This is contrary to the

NPR 2010 was conducted in a few states when there was no controversy about NRC and without the unhappy experience of the Assam NRC,” he said.

He said earlier there was no CAA looming large and the NPR 2010 gathered data in respect of only 15 fields while to the contrary, NPR 2020 will be conducted all over the country.

Chidambaram said it will be done in the background of the “disastrous experience of the Assam NRC and the discriminatory CAA”, and the form that will be used in NPR 2020 will have many additional fields -- “all mischievous and irrelevant to a census”.

“NPR 2020 will ask for information on the last place of residence, the place of birth of the parents, voter identity, passport number, driver’s licence, PAN and Aadhaar. Who added these additional fields and why?

In terms of text and context, NPR 2010 and NPR 2020 are very different. NPR 2020 with the additional fields is a disguised attempt to do an Assam NRC-like exercise throughout the country and therefore, it must be stoutly opposed,” the Congress leader said.

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of the laws, secularism, humanism and constitutional morality. In order to protect these values, every patriotic Indian has the duty to fight the pernicious doctrine of Hindu Rashtra,” Chidambaram said.

The Congress leader said that is why thousands of people, especially students, are on the streets to save the idea of India and protect the Constitution given to us by Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Babasaheb Ambedkar.

“Abraham Lincoln saved the Constitution of the United States in 1865, our task and our duty are not different,” he noted.

Chidambaram said the widespread protests have forced the government to backtrack on what the home minister and other ministers had said in Parliament on many occasions, the most recent being December 9 in Lok Sabha and December 11 in Rajya Sabha.

“The government has therefore come up with the idea of National Population Register (NPR) and has attempted to liken it with the census-related exercise undertaken in 2010. There is a world of difference between NPR 2010 and NPR 2020.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday dubbed the National Register of Citizens a “sinister and mischievous plan” to divide the country and alleged that the NRCCAA-NPR exercise is part of the RSS-BJP plan to push its “divisive” agenda of a ‘Hindu Rashtra’.

Te r m i n g t h e C i t i zenship Amendment Act (CAA) “patently discriminatory”, he said three neighbouring countries have been included, while Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Bhutan excluded and some minority groups, including Muslims, kept out of its ambit.

The people who will be directly affected will be the Muslims of India, Chidambaram said, adding that all other religious groups, even if excluded under the NRC, will be included under the CAA and it is only the Muslims who will be identified as illegal migrants under the NRC and excluded under the CAA. “Naturally, there is widespread fear and uncertainty among the Muslims of India, the former Union finance minister said.

He also clarified that there is a world of differ-

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GANDHINAGAR, JAN 6 (PTI): Central Depository Services (India) Ltd, India’s first listed depository, on Monday inaugurated its first branch at the GIFT City here, introducing delivery-based trading to the existing list of products traded at the IFSC, a senior official said.

This is the first depository to start its operations in the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), said Nehal Vora, managing director and chief executive officer, CDSL. Vora said the operation of CDSL at the IFSC has been launched following requisite approval from markets regulator Sebi.

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NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): Ahead of the annual Union Budget presentation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with top business tycoons to discuss issues facing the economy and measures needed to boost growth and create jobs.

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani, Tata group patriarch Ratan Tata, telecom czar Sunil Bharti Mittal, billionaire Gautam Adani, Mahindra Group chairman Anand Mahindra, and mining baron Anil Agarwal were among those present at the discussion.

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran, TVS chairman Venu Srinivasan, L&T head AM Naik were also present, according to a photograph of the meeting released here.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will pres-

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): Investors’ wealth on Monday got eroded by Rs 3.39 lakh crore after the sensex plummeted 793 points amid the Union Budget overhang and heavy sell-off in global equities. Intra-day, the 30-share BSE benchmark index fell sharply by 907.91 points to 38,605.48. It closed at 38,720.57, down 792.82 points, or 2.01 per cent, reported Times of India.

Led by the sharp selloff in equities, the market capitalisation of the BSElisted companies dropped by Rs 3,39,192.97 crore to Rs 1,47,96,302.89 crore.

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Further stimulus measures are expected in the upcoming Budget where the focus is likely to be on reforms, including some structural measures such as reducing red tape and boosting foreign direct investment.

The meeting with industrialists is in the series of discussions that Modi has had during the last couple of weeks to seek suggestions to revive growth.

In the previous meetings, he met Kotak Mahindra Bank CEO Uday Kotak, State Bank of India head Rajnish Kumar, HDFC Bank managing director Aditya Puri, IT industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai; former finance secretary Hasmukh Adhia; Tech Mahindra CEO CP Gurnani, Intel India general manager Nivruti Rai and Tata Consultancy Services chief executive Rajesh Gopinath.

He also reportedly has held one-on-one meetings with sectoral experts.

Modi has so far met over 60 entrepreneurs and businessmen from sectors such as FMCG, finance, renewable energy, diamond, retail, textiles, MSMEs and startups and technology.

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Mourners attend a funeral ceremony for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani and his comrades in Tehran, Iran, Monday. (AP/PTI)

TEHRAN, JAN 6 (AFP/ IANS): A sea of blackclad Iranians on Monday mourned the top commander killed in last week’s US drone strike that inflamed tensions across the Middle East, as NATO was set to discuss the spiralling crisis.

Iranians clutching “Down with USA” signs and portraits of their hero Qasem Soleimani massed as supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei presided over prayers for the slain head of the Revolutionary Guards’

Quds Force. The targeted killing of 62-year-old Soleimani ordered by US President Donald Trump saw the Islamic republic vow “severe revenge” before Tehran also took a further step back from the already tattered 2015 nuclear accord with world powers.

In an escalating war of words that has heightened international concern and rattled financial markets, Trump threatened yet more “major retaliation” if Tehran hits back, includ-

ing strikes on Iranian cultural sites. Iraq’s parliament meanwhile demanded the government expel the 5,200 American troops stationed in the country in response to the Baghdad drone attack which also killed top Iraqi military figure Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis.

The raw emotions sparked by the US killing of Soleimani were on full display in Tehran, where mourners formed a sea of black, dotted with red Shiite flags and white signs,

in what state television said was a “several millionstrong” turnout.

As they marched down a main artery of the Iranian capital, the mourners chanted “Death to America” and “Death to Israel”.

Khamenei appeared to cry as he prayed over the flag-draped coffins containing the remains of Soleimani and five other “martyrs” killed in the strike. The supreme leader was flanked

by President Hassan Rouhani and other top political and military figures as well as Soleimani’s son and the slain general’s replacement as Quds commander, Esmail Qaani. “Down with USA,” read a placard held up by a young woman wearing a black chadour, while another sign, held aloft by a man, called for “#hard_revenge”. “We must give a crushing response,” one of the mourners told AFP. “We must target whatever military base they have in the region,” said the 61-year-old businessman who gave his name as Afkhami.“We must attack all that are in the range of our missiles.” Soleimani was one of Iran’s most popular public figures, seen as a hero of the 1980-88 IranIraq war.

Iran abandons nuclear deal in response to Soleimani’s death

The Iranian government has announced that it would abandon the nuclear deal signed with several world powers in 2015, in response to the US drone attack that killed Major General Qasem Soleimani, adding that it will continue cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

According to the official statement on Sunday, Tehran said it will no lon-

PLA begins military exercises in Tibet BEIJING, JAN 6 (PTI): The Chinese army has begun major military exercises in the high-altitude Tibet bordering India, deploying latest weapons including the Type 15 light battle tank and the new 155-MM vehiclemounted howitzer, a media report said on Sunday. The People’s Liberation Army Tibet Military Command started its New Year exercises in which it has deployed helicopters, armoured vehicles, heavy artillery and anti-aircraft missiles across the region from Lhasa, capital of Tibet, to the border defence front lines with elevations of more than 4,000 metres, state-run Global Times reported.

ger abide by any of the limits on enriching uranium contained in the nuclear deal after the January 3 attack, reports Efe news.

“The government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has in a statement announced its fifth and final step in reducing Iran’s commitments under the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action),” Iranian state television said. “The Islamic Repub-

lic of Iran no longer faces any limitations in operations,” it added, although the regime did not specify what levels it would move to in terms of enriched uranium and other areas.

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Starting now, Iran says that its nuclear program will be developed based only on its “technical needs”, the announcement added that came after a cabinet meeting in Tehran presided over by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani.

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Milanovic wins Croatia presidential poll ZAGREB (CROATIA), JAN 6 (AGENCIES): A leftist former prime minister, who has pledged to make Croatia a tolerant country turning the page on its wartime past, has defeated the incumbent conservative in a presidential run-off vote on Sunday, official results showed.

Zoran Milanovic took 53.25 per cent of the vote while President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, who had tried to unite a fractured right-wing, garnered 46.67 per cent, according to results based on vote count at nearly all polling stations released by the electoral commission. Some 3.8 million people were eligible to

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vote in a second-round election that was held just days after Croatia took over the European Union’s helm for a six-month period, which will be dominated by Brexit and the bloc’s enlargement.

At the same time, the EU’s newest member is struggling with a mass exodus of its people, corruption and a lacklustre economy

at home. Grabar-Kitarovic campaigned on a slogan promoting “real Croatia”, hinting she believes the ruling conservative HDZ party that backed her was the only one who can truly represent the country.

Milanovic, a former Social Democratic premier, called such statements “very dangerous”, and advocated for a “normal Croatia” as a liberal democracy which promotes equality for all citizens.

“This election is not a showdown with anyone but an attempt to be a normal, decent country,” Milanovic, said after casting his ballot in native Zagreb. The 53year-old stressed that the

Aus allocates $1.39bn for bushfire recovery fund C A N B E R R A , JA N 6 (IANS): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday announced the allocation of AU$2 billion ($1.39 billion) to a bushfire recovery fund for rebuilding areas affected by the destructive blazes over the next two years.

The National Bushfire Recovery Fund, which will be led by former Australian Federal Police Commissioner Andrew Colvin, will be dedicated to helping rebuild houses and infrastructure damaged by the fires that have raged in the country since September 2019, reports Efe news.

“Whatever it takes, whatever it costs,” Morrison told reporters after meeting with his cabinet’s national security committee.

The prime minister said that the fund was independent of other already approved aid, underlining that it was an “initial”

commitment which can be increased if necessary and if the damages go up.

“What we are focusing on here is the human cost and the rebuilding cost for people’s lives... ensuring we can do everything we can, as quickly as we can, to support that recovery effort,” he said.

The measure followed the deployment of 3,000 army reservists and an allocation of AU$20 million to lease four planes and other air measures announced by the leader on Saturday, at the end of one of the worst days in this wave of fires.

The fires, considered among the worst of the century in Australia, have caused 23 deaths (revised toll) and destroyed more than 1,500 homes since September - around half of them since the end of the year - and have burned almost six million hectares of land, equivalent to twice the area of Belgium.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY Lt. Medolenüo Yhome (AKO) Loving & Missing You.

Mom & Family Members.

Lt. KETSOZELIE KIRE son of Lt. KEHOUCHÜKHRIE KIRE Peacefully passed away on 12th December 2019, at GNRC Hospital Guwahati.

We the family would like to thank you for all the love and care you’ve extended to us. Your prayers and support have been a tremendous help in this time of mourning. We are comforted by the word of God in ROMANS 10:9-10 it says that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

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Through this column, we, the bereaved family members of Late Kavili Rachel Shikhu express our profound gratitude and thank each and every one who stood by us during our time of grief at the sudden demise of our beloved sister on the 14th of December 2019.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to : 1. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church (DSBC) 2. Xuvihe Prayer Fellowship (XPF) 3. Sematilla Prayer Fellowship (SPF) 4. Aotsakili Union, Dimapur 5. Relatives and friends who came from near and far.

While we are unable to thank you personally, we want to acknowledge each and every one of you and pray that God Almighty bless you all abundantly.

“wars are over”, referring to Croatia’s 1990s independence conflict, and that the country should now fight for its place in Europe.

Grabar-Kitarovic, 51, the country’s first female president, tried to lure back hardliners who had voted for a nationalist folk singer in the presidential election’s first round in December.

She stressed unity, patriotism and references to the 1990s independence war that remains an emotive issue, in her re-election bid.

Dominating in cities, Milanovic had led the first round with about a third of the vote, thanks in part to the split among the rightwingers.

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We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual for your unconditional help and support. But it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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TEMSUTOSHI Words are inadequate and insufficient to express our sincere gratitude to all individuals churches, Village Council and well-wishers who stood by us and comforted us, physically, financially and spiritually during the time of Mr. Temsutoshi suddenly who went missing on 25th December 2019 and located his dead body on 30 th December 2019 in Khumongshir Village.

We do convey our special thanks to: 1. S.P. Zunheboto.

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Awkwafina among BAFTA ‘Once Upon A Time In H’wood’ wins top honour in Golden Globes Ward, Rising Star Award nominees The full list of winners Golden Globes 2020

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uentin Taranti no’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” was named as the Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy at the 77th Golden Globe Awards ceremony at Beverly Hills Hilton on the night of January 5, celebrating the best of the last year in film and TV. The film beat out “Dolemite Is My Name”, “Jojo Rabbit”, “Knives Out” and “Rocketman” for the honour.

Producer David Heyman accepted the prize on the stage, after being put in front by director-writer Tarantino, Margot Robbie and other team members. The film’s leading

stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt remained seated. The movie follows the fictional actor Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) as he navigates 1960s Hollywood, while trying to stay relevant as an actor. Pitt is seen as his stunt double and close friend, while Margot Robbie plays Sharon Tate.

Tarantino has woven real life stories into the plot with the infamous Charles Manson murders, including actress Sharon Tate, as a backdrop to make it more intriguing.

Tarantino also won Best Screenplay - Motion Picture. He was pitted against Noah Baumbach (“Marriage Story”), Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

(“Parasite”), Anthony McCarten (“The Two Popes”) and Steven Zaillian (“The Irishman”).

He dedicated his win to Robert Bolt, “the dean of screenwriters”. He also congratulated himself for solely writing the script of the film as he said “I did it”.

The director went on to thank the film’s “fantastic” cast, saying that they took the script “from the page and added a slightly different layer from the pagea. Giving shout-outs to Pitt, DiCaprio, Julia Butters and Margot Robbie, he said that they brought “more goodness than a movie I had ever been involved in”.

(IANS)

Bollywood’s attendance poor in CAA meet with government

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everal Bollywood personalities have been voicing protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) on social media, but no one seems interested in discussing the issue face to face with authorities.

On Sunday very few representatives from Bollywood turned out to attend a meeting to discuss the CAA, hosted by Minister of Railways and Commerce, Piyush Goyal and National Vice President of BJP, Bai-

jayant Jay Panda. The meeting was hosted at a Mumbai hotel on Sunday evening. As per reports, Bollywood’s representatives who attended it includes lyricist and CBFC chairperson Prasoon Joshi, producers Bhushan Kumar and Ritesh Sidhwani, filmmakers Abhishek Kapoor, Kunal Kohli, Rahul Rawail and Anil Sharma, music composer Anu Malik, actors Ranvir Shorey and Urvashi Rautela and singers Shaan and Kailash Kher.

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can be assumed the meeting was quite a flop show.

Reportedly, high profile names like Karan Johar, Kabir Khan, Siddharth Roy Kapur and Farhan Akhtar were invited but they failed to show up. Looks like BTowners did not really have time to have a discussion with the government about the “myths and realities pertaining to the Citizenship Amendment Act” as mentioned in the invitation card.

(IANS)

Best motion picture drama: 1917 Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – drama: Renée Zellweger, Judy Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – drama: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Best motion picture – musical or comedy: Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Best performance by an actress in a motion picture – musical or comedy: Awkwafina, The Farewell Best performance by an actor in a motion picture – musical or comedy: Taron Egerton, Rocketman Best motion picture – animated: Missing Link Best motion picture – foreign language: Parasite Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in any motion picture: Laura Dern, Marriage Story Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in any motion picture: Brad Pitt, Once Upon A Time… In Hollywood Best Director: Sam Mendes, 1917 Best Screenplay – motion picture: Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon A Time…

In Hollywood Best Original Score – motion picture: Hildur Guönadóttir, Joker Best Original Song – motion picture: ‘I’m Gonna Love Me Again’, Rocketman Best Television Series – drama: Succession Best performance by an actress in a television series – drama: Olivia Colman, The Crown Best performance by an actor in a television series – drama: Brian Cox, Succession Best television series – musical or comedy: Fleabag Best performance by an actress in a television series – musical or comedy: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag Best performance by an actor in a television series – musical or comedy: Ramy Youssef, Ramy Best television limited series or motion picture made for television: Chernobyl Best performance by an actress in a limited series or a motion picture made for television: Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon Best performance by an actor in a limited series or a motion picture made for television: Russell Crowe, The Loudest Voice Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Patricia Arquette, The Act Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, limited series or motion picture made for television: Stellan Skarsgård, Chernobyl Carol Burnett Award: Ellen DeGeneres Cecil B. DeMille Award: Tom Hanks (NME)

AR Rahman opens up on his iconic song ‘Maa tujhe salaam’

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usic Maestro AR Rahman, who turned a year older on Monday, has delivered multiple chartbusters in his musical career spanning over two decades. However, it is the patriotic song “Maa tujhe salaam” from the 1997 album “Vande Mataram” that holds the most special place in the Grammy and Academy Award-winning musician’s life. While remembering the song, Rahman also spoke about his relationship with his mother, Kareema Begum, and how she has been pivotal in defining his success -- especially the perticular song.

“In all lives, the common factor is, not many people have seen the divine, but we are created through our parents. If we have a sound and love in that life where we get the nurturing of a mother and a father, I think we are stable in mind,” he said. “I had this in my mind on how to crack it because I was very objective about it, thinking whether patriotism will work or not. So, I was like, forget about the country, let’s do it as a personal song -- like singing a song for one’s mother.

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ernment of India for their brutality and barbarism. #JNU #AMU #Jamiya #NoToNRC #NoToCAA. Mahesh Bhatt: It’s here! Fascism has come to India in the name of national security. Time to shed our toxic silences and speak against it in one voice.

Rajkummar Rao: What happened in #JNU is shameful, horrific and heartbreaking. Those who are responsible behind these attacks should be punished. #JNUViolence.

Manoj Bajpayee: Cruel...horrific.....scary..images from JNU are very disturbing. It should be condemned in no uncertain words. No democracy should allow colleges and universities to be so unsafe that goons can enter at will at any time to hurt and intimidate.

Nimrat Kaur: Disgusted with the cancerous India we wake up to every single day. What’s next?

Who’s next? Where’s next?

We’re yet to heal from all

the recent horrific atrocities and new ones just bulldoze their way right in. Sickened to disbelief. #JamiaMilia #UP #JNU #India.

Sharing a newspaper clipping about the attack, Twinkle Khanna tweeted: India, where cows seem to receive more protection than students, is also a country that now refuses to be cowed down. You can’t oppress people with violence-there will be more protests,more strikes,more people on the

street. This headline says it all. Actress Taapsee pannu too shared a photograph of the same clipping and wrote: Sums it all For everyone who refuses to look at it, acknowledge it let’s wait till your house burns down.

Kriti Sanon: It breaks my heart to see what happened at JNU! What’s going on in India is horrifying!!

Students & teachers being beaten up and terrorised by masked cowards!! The constant blame game!Stooping

ture – Musical Or Comedy for The Farewell last night (January 5), becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win the award.

“It’s truly an honour to be nominated for the EE Rising Star award,” she said. “I’m grateful to BAFTA and the jury for the nomination and that I am able to share this recognition with so many other talented actors and actresses.”

Whoever wins the award will follow Black Panther‘s Letitia Wright, who took home the gong in 2019, as well as the likes of Tom Holland, John Boyega, Kristen Stewart and Tom Hardy.

The 2020 BAFTA Film Awards nominations will be unveiled on January 7, while the ceremony is due to take place on Sunday, February 2.

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Anurag Kashyap trolled after his Twitter profile pic shows Modi, Shah in masks

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fter several masked individuals thrashed students and teachers at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi filmmaker Anurag Kashyap changed his profile photograph on Twitter.

Kashyap on Monday morning changed his display picture (DP) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in masks.

The image currently has 6.2K retweets and 19.9K likes.

However, there was severe backlash, too. As soon as the image was uploaded on the microblogging website, a section of social media started trolling Kashyap.

A user wrote: “This man should be arrested.. cant believe this conspiracy terrorist is falling for this...@DelhiPolice should take action against this terrorist sympathiser..he is insulting our honourable PM @narendramodi and @AmitShahji.”

Another wrote: “Why no action is taken on him by the police for showing PM and HM in such a low. This blatant abuse if right to speech n expression. @narendramodi @ PMOIndia @AmitShah please take action on this goon spreading hatred for our leaders.”

One simply asked for some action to be taken against Kashyap: “Plz take

Bollywood celebs condemn JNU attack

gamut of Bollywood personalities like Reema Kagti, Rajkummar Rao, Manoj Bajpayee and Nimrat Kaur, among many others have condemned the attack on students and teachers by a mob at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in Delhi.

Several masked individuals thrashed students and teachers inside the campus here with wooden and metal rods on Sunday.

While the number of the injured in the various clashes which occurred throughout the day was not yet known, at least 20 students were admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences with severe injuries, including the Students Union President Aishe Ghosh, who was reportedly hit over the eye with an iron rod.

Here’s what the celebrities have tweeted: Reema Kagti: I stand with the students and people of India. Shame on the gov-

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AFTA has unveiled its nominees for the 2020 EE Rising Star Award, with Blue Story‘s Micheal Ward and The Farewell star Awkwafina among those vying for the gong.

Completing the five nominees for the prestigious prize – which is voted for by the public – are England Is Mine‘s Jack Lowden, Booksmart‘s Kaitlyn Dever and It Comes At Night‘s Kelvin Harrison Jr. “The last two years have been unbelievable, and now to find out that my industry has recognised my work and put me up for the EE Rising Star Award, really is the most amazing thing to happen,” he said.

Awkwafina’s nomination comes after she took home the Golden Globe Best Performance By An Actress In A Motion Pic-

so low for political agendas!

Violence is never a solution!

How have we become so inhuman?

Sonam Kapoor: Shocking disgusting and cowardly.

Have the balls to at least show your face when you want to attack innocents.

Tahir Raj Bhasin: Attempting to shut down student voices of dissent with violence is the death of democracy. #Jnuattack Anurag Basu: Organised attack on the students

because what they say, do or believe in?! Since when has having an opinion a crime in modern India! Cover your faces, the world is looking at you....#SOSJNU. In another tweet, Basu wrote: Only credible voice of resistance and opposition left in this country are students, You’ll not be able to muzzle this voice. Keep trying. #JNUattack.

Amyra Dastur: So this is what it’s c’me to? Beating up students and teachers with steel rods! Shutting off Street lights! Masked Extremists destroying everything in their path and the Police stand idle! India will not be ruled by Gundagiri! #IStandWithJNU Saiyami Kher: What happened in #JNU is appalling, horrific and heartbreaking. Policies, religion, ideology nothing matters and cannot justify violence. We are Indians first. These cowardly masked attackers need to be punished.

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some action on this guyz, with why we are watching movies of this kind of personality person.”

Others came out in support of the filmmaker.

“We want our peaceful, progressive and developing India back! People have been conned, now all the Bhakts should stop??? and rethink, for the sake of their Children,” said

a user.

A user said: “We need more people like you who can dare to speak the truth.

Being a celebrity, you have to power to reveal the truth with facts.

Wish other celebrities could follow your foot steps. Salman and Shahrukh for example. I wonder about their silence these days.”

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Gaga opens up about developing PTSD after being ‘raped repeatedly’ at age 19

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ady Gaga has spoken candidly about developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after she was “raped repeatedly” at the age of 19. Gaga was speaking to Oprah Winfrey during the opening date of the latter’s ‘Oprah’s 2020 Vision Tour’, which took place in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday (January 4).

The singer spoke about how she developed PTSD “as a result of being raped and also not processing that trauma”.

“I was raped repeatedly when I was 19 years old,” Gaga said (via The Oprah Magazine). “I also developed PTSD as a result of being raped and not processing that trauma. I did not have anyone help me, I did not have a therapist, I did not have a psychiatrist, I did not have a doctor help me through it.

“I just all of a sudden became a star and was

travelling the world, going from hotel room to garage to limo to stage, and I never dealt with it.”

Gaga added: “I started to experience this incredible, intense pain throughout my entire body that mimicked the illness I felt after I was raped.”

The singer later confirmed that she has chosen to keep the identity of her rapist private. “Through the #MeToo movement I have made the personal choice not to say who it is because I choose to not relive it,” Gaga said.

“That’s my personal choice. I hope that the world respects that.”

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ISL: Odisha FC stay close to top four Cape Town Test: Malan’s fifty

Jerry Mawihmingthanga of Odisha FC celebrates after scoring at the Kalinga Stadium Bhubaneswar.

BHUBANESWAR, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): Odisha FC registered an important win after getting the better of Chennaiyin FC 2-0 in an Indian Super League (ISL) clash at the Kalinga Stadium here on Monday.

First-half goals by Jerry Mawihmingthanga (37’) and VinitRai (41’) were enough for JosepGombau’s side to make it three

wins out of their last four matches.

The upturn in form has seen Odisha FC (15 points from 11 matches) climb to within a point of fourth-placed Mumbai City FC. A fifth defeat of the season for Chennaiyin FC sees them languishing in ninth position. The game got off to a scrappy start with the teams struggling to

string together any move of note in the first 20 minutes.

However, the action livened up in the 21st minute when Marcos Tebar headed in an Odisha FC corner only to see the referee disallow the goal for an obstruction on Chennaiyin goalkeeper Vishal Kaith.

Immediately after that, NandhakumarSekar wasted a glorious chance

to give the home side the lead after blazing away Xisco Hernandez’s square ball into the box with the goal at his mercy. In the 24th minute, there was more drama as ShubhamSarangi was adjudged to have wrestled Chennaiyin striker NerijusValskis to the ground while contesting a cross inside the box. The referee awarded a penalty,

but Valskis sent the spotkick well over.

Chennaiyin would regret that miss as Odisha scored two goals in quick succession to floor the away side. In the 37th minute, the lively Xisco fed Aridane Santana down the right-wing. He flashed a cross across the box which was missed altogether by Vishal Kaith and LaldinlianaRenthlei. Jerry Mawihmingthanga had an easy task of tapping it in to give Odisha the lead.

Four minutes later, C h e n n a i y i n we r e l e f t stunned as VinitRai, after receiving the ball from Tebar about 20 yards from goal, unleashed a powerful strike that beat Kaith all ends up. After the restart, Chennaiyin showed a bit more urgency in their bid to claw back into the game but could not really settle into any rhythm.

LallianzualaChhangte and Rafael Crivellaro did get into threatening positions but could not find a telling final ball as the away side’s frustrations grew.

In the 67th minute, Odisha goalkeeper Francisco Dorronsoro had to dive full length to keep out a cross from Andre Schembri that looked heading into goal. Odisha looked comfortable in dealing with whatever Chennaiyin threw at them as they saw off the game without further scares to notch an important victory.

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CAPE TOWN, JAN 6 (IANS): Debutant Peiter Malan scored a defiant unbeaten 63 as South Africa remained on course in their stiff chase of 438 to end Day 4 of the second Test against England at 126/2, still 312 runs behind, here on Monday.

Malan faced 193 deliveries and hit just two fours as he first stitched a 71-run stand with opening partner Dean Elgar (34) and then shared a 52-run stand with Zubayr Hamza (18) before England’s pace ace James Anderson removed the latter with a beautiful reverse swinging delivery that found the batsman’s outside edge and sailed to wicketkeeper Jos Buttler in the penultimate over of the day.

Elgar, who slammed 88 in the first innings, was dismissed by part time spinner Joe Denly who had him caught behind after the Proteas started well in their pursuit of a daunting target.

Malan got to his 50 off 144 balls and never looked out of place in his first Test as he negotiated spin well and also saw off the challenge from Anderson and Stuart Broad early on with Elgar at the other end.

Earlier, resuming at 218/4, Ben Stokes launched a brutal assault while Dom Sibley made an unbeaten century to help the tourists declare at 391/8. Stokes smashed 72 off 47 balls,

England’s batsman Dom Sibley celebrates scoring one hundred at the Newlands Cricket Stadium in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday. (AP/PTI)

while Sibley got to his maiden Test hundred off 269 deliveries. His unbeaten knock of 133 was laced with 19 fours and a six.

Stokes and Sibley added 157 runs in just 32 overs before the declaration to fire England in a position of strength before Malan and Elgar dug deep and took the hosts to 46 for no wicket at Tea.

South Africa currently lead the four-match series 1-0 after winning the first Test in Centurion by 107 runs.

Brief scores: England: 269 all out & 391/8d (Dom Sibley 133 not out, Ben Stokes 72, Joe Root 61; Anrich Nortje 3/61); South Africa: 223 all out & 126/2 (Pieter Malan 63 not out, Dean Elgar 34)

WSSA sports meet gets underway Gearing up for the challenges Wishes pour in as Kapil Dev turns 61

January 6, 2020 at Suhoi Village under Kuhuboto Sub-Division with Minister PHED N Jacob Zhimomi as special guest.

K O L K AT A , J A N 6 (IANS): Ace India pacer Mohammed Shami, who has been rested for the T20 series against Sri Lanka, on Monday posted a photo of him working out, with a caption saying he is getting ready for the “challenges” ahead this New Year.

“Training in progress... Gearing up for the challenges ahead,” Shami said in a tweet with a picture of him working out.

Shami finished 2019 as the leading wicket taker in one day internationals with 42 scalps from 20 matches.

He will next take part in the one-dayers against Australia starting January 14 in Mumbai. India will take on Australia in three ODIs. Recently, batting great Sunil Gavaskar reserved high praise for Shami.

Gavaskar, who played in an era when Caribbean pacers used to dominate batsmen around the world, said that Shami reminded him of Barbadian fast bowling legend late Malcolm Marshal.

Mohammed Shami

“He reminds me of Malcolm Marshall, who still wakes me up from deep sleep,” Gavaskar said in the commentary box.

“When he is running in, when the spider cam actually takes it, it is such a sight. It is almost like a leopard going for the kill,” Gavaskar said.

Shami’s 42 ODI scalps last yeat included a hat-trick against Afghanistan in the World Cup. Gavaskar also said that the 28-year-old was his favourite among the highly rated Indian pace attack.

TASU federal assembly sum sports meet kicks off

NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (IANS): India’s first World Cup-winning captain and legendary cricketer Kapil Dev turned 61 on Monday and wishes for the former all-rounder poured in on various social media platforms. Kapil had led India to their maiden World Cup title in 1983.

Not only the cricket fraternity but also wishes by personalities from other walks of life came in for the legend.

“Wishing you a day filled with happiness and a life filled with joy. A very happy birthday @therealkapildev Paaji,” former batsman VVS Laxman tweeted.

Wishing Kapil, Mohammad Kaif also thanked the former cricketer for being a role model for the younger generation. “Many more happy returns of the day @therealkapildev Paaji.

Thank you for inspiring a whole generation of youngsters,” Kaif tweeted.

“Wishing Team India’s greatest all-rounder and 1983 World Cup winning Captain Kapil Dev a very

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YANTHANTSU EKHUNG H.Q. WOKHA, NAGALAND

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M. Yanthan Chairman Yanthantsu Ekhung

Renbio Yanthan Secretary Yanthantsu Ekhung

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The Yanthantsu Ekhung extends heartiest congratulations to Mr. Richard Yanthan, S/o Mrs & Mr. James Yanthan of Lakhuti Village who secured the post of EAC from the recently declared NPSC result.

The Ekhung further wishes success in all his future endeavours.

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Advisor Er. Zalie Neikha being introduced to players at the 36th TASU federal assembly sum sports meet.

DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Advisor Youth Resource & Sports Er. Zalie Neikha graced the 36th session of the Tobu Area Students’ Union (TASU) Federal Assembly cum Sports meet 2020 as the special guest on January 6 at Monyakshu Village, Mon district.

Speaking at the opening session, the minister emphasised on quality education and said that to K Y M C

acquire academic degree was easy these days, but only the best of the best get employed as government officers.

Asserting that God has gifted everyone with a unique talent, the advisor, therefore, urged the parents not to pressurize children and go against the wishes of children while pursuing academic education.

Stating that that sports

too was a platform to create job avenues, the advisor, however, appealed to the participating students not to give up their schooling for the sake of spots. He maintained that sports and education must go hand in hand to obtain job in the field of sports.

Zalie Neikha also challenged the student community to adopt work culture and encouraged them to

become entrepreneurs.

On the occasion, the advisor assured to construct a football ground at Tobu region. Neikha also inspected the players and declared the tournament open.

The opening match was played between Monyakshu village students’ union (MVSU) and Pessao village students’ union (PVSU).

The MVSU defeated the PVSU 5-0.

AILLY MUKHO CLAN TAMLU P.O. Tuli B.P.O. Tamlu District : Longleng : Nagaland

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Through this column the Ailly Mukho Clans takes immense pride and honour to congratulate Mr. Mopling M Phom, S/o Mr & Mrs Mongjang Phom for securing the post of Extra Assistant Commissioner (EAC) in the recently declared N.P.S.C. Exam 2019.

It has added another feather in the crown particularly to the clans, village and community in general. The Clans pray and wish that Almighty God guide and bless him abundantly in all his future endeavours.

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Kapil Dev

happy birthday,” the BCCI tweeted.

“Happy Birthday to one of the legends of Indian cricket @therealkapildev Sir. Have a blessed year ahead,” India opener Shikhar Dhawan tweeted.

Kapil’s former teammate and legendary spinner Bishan Singh Bedi said:

“Birthday Greetings for the greatest Indian all rounder till date..God Bless Kaps now & Always..Love All Always.!”

Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor was also not behind and wrote: “An absolute great. And gave us all so much pleasure whenever he played. A superb player & a peerless entertainer. Happy birthday Kapil Dev.” Kapil had made his debut for India against Pakistan in Quetta on October 1, 1978 before making his Test debut later that month in Faisalabad. He represented India in 131 Tests, amassing 5,248 runs and 434 wickets.

In 225 ODIs, Kapil accumulated 3,783 runs with 253 wickets.

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With immense pride and joy, the Khar Senso Telongjem Diphupar, Chumukedima Area and Khar Fellowship Diphupar would like to congratulate Mr. M. Limanungsang Ao, S/o Mr & Mrs. Mapangtemjen Jamir and Miss Nikchala Walling, D/o Mr & Mrs Aomayang Walling for securing the post of Secretariat Assistant under Personnel & Administrative Reforms Department in the recently declared NPSC result 2019.

The union further wishes them success in their future endeavours.

Imtitemsu Walling President, KSTDCA

L. Wati Kichu Convener, Khar Fellowship Diphupar

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DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Western Sumi Sports Association (WSSA) 21st MBE Zhuikhu Memorial Trophy annual meet got underway

ahead: Mohammed Shami

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AOLI OZUKÜM MUNGDANG H.Q. MOKOKCHUNG

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Aoli Ozuküm Mungdang takes immense pleasure and joy in felicitating a beloved son of Süngratsü Village, Yimkum I. Ozüküm, son of Mr. Imtilepzuk Ozüküm and Mrs. Merainla Aier who was selected for the post of Extra Assistant Commissioner in the recently conducted exam to the most prestigious administrative service of our state by NPSC. The Mungdang conveys heartfelt congratulations and wishes success in all future endeavours.

Through this medium, we the descendants of Obula Longka express profound happiness and prays that in the years to come may your wisdom and humility lead every step in serving the people with diligence. May Almighty God grace you with long life to achieve higher stature in serving our nation through your defining service.

Sd/Sd/Wb. Zülutemjen Ozüküm Wb. M. Zülu Ozüküm Mendenbuba Tongti Zülür Aoli Ozüküm Mungdang Aoli Ozüküm Mungdang

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PHED minister Jacob Zhimomi addressing the WSSA annual meet at Suhoi village on Monday.

In his inaugural speech, the minister urged the western Sumis to continue uplifting people under one platform irrespective of any social bias. “We should not forget our forefathers and leaders who stood all the way long in preserving and protecting the land for the younger generation for their livelihood,” he stated. Jacob also encouraged the players to play in true sportsmanship spirit and give their best.

Stating that sports with education alongside was the best tool for a sportsman, the minister, therefore, encouraged the players to give education as important as the game.

Earlier during the day, the minister also inaugurated Suhoi village playground rostrum.

The tournament would culminate on January 11, 2020 with Advisor, Food & Civil Supply, LMCP and Taxes Pukhai Assumi as special guest of the closing ceremony. He would give away prizes to the winners.

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Ronaldo hat-trick lifts Juventus third on 81 minutes, before Ronaldo completed his hattrick a minute later.

Juve are three points ahead of Inter in the table with

Antonio Conte’s side travelling to Napoli later on Monday, looking to keep pace with the eight-time reigning champions.

Ibrahimovic fails to fire Milan

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during an Italian Serie A soccer match between Juventus and Cagliari at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy, Monday.

MILAN, JAN 6 (AGENCIES): Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Serie A hattrick to lift Juventus top of the table with a 4-0 win over Cagliari on Monday.

Portugal forward Ronaldo struck for the fifth consecutive league game to move the champions back above Inter Milan in their first match since the Italian SuperCup defeat to Lazio in Saudi Arabia last

month.

“I’m happy with this first hat-trick. But the important thing is the team, which played very well,” said Ronaldo.

“We had to win to go ahead and put Inter under pressure.”

Maurizio Sarri’s side had been pegged back in the first half by the sixthplaced Sardinians who have been pushing for a

spot in the Champions League places this season but fell to their third consecutive defeat.

The second-half was all one-way traffic with 34year-old Ronaldo breaking the deadlock just after the interval.

He added a second from the penalty spot on 67 minutes then set up Gonzalo Higuain who came off the bench to strike a

Ronaldo’s heroics overshadowed Swedish star Ibrahimovic’s debut for Milan as he came off the bench after 55 minutes against Sampdoria.

The 38-year-old came on for Poland striker Krzysztof Piatek to deafening applause from the 58,000 crowd in his first appearance after rejoining the club last week. But there was little else to cheer for the hosts who extended their winless run to three games and remain 12th in the table.

“The disastrous defeat in Bergamo has remained within us,” said Milan coach Stefano Pioli after the 5-0 loss to Atalanta last time out.

“It is a shame not to have won. Ibra’s impact was absolutely positive.

“He immediately gave support, but the team is not yet used to his presence, we could look to him more.

“His physical prowess gives us some more solutions, but we lacked quality from everyone.”

Atalanta continued their fine form, closing to within a point of fourth-placed Roma, who lost 2-0 to Torino on Sunday, with another 5-0 rout, this time of seventh-placed Parma.

The side from Bergamo were already three goals up before the break thanks to Alejandro Gomez, Remo Freuler and Robin Gosens, with JosipIlicic adding a double in a nine minute second-half spell.

New Fiorentina coach Giuseppe Iachini had to settle for a 1-1 draw against Bologna in his first game after taking over from Vincenzo Montella.

The Tuscany side had lead for most of the game after Marco Benassi volleyed in on 27 minutes but Riccardo Orsolini grabbed a point for Bologna deep into injury time.

64th KVSA meet 2020 kick starts

(L) Chief host Neiphi Kire speaks at the event. (R) A contingent marches in during the opening ceremony of 64th KVSA meet 2020 at Khuochiezie on Monday. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, JAN 6 (NPN): 64th Kohima Village Sports Association (KVSA) meet 2020 began at Khuochiezie (Local Ground) here Monday evening following a glittering opening ceremony.

The programme began with blowing of Teiiutu and beating of drum followed by display of different colours of flag by children and then KVSA flag held by retired sportspersons made its grand entrance.

After the contingents from the four khels namely Tsütuonuomia (T. Khel),

Lhisemia (L. Khel), Dapfhütsumia (D Khel) and Pfuchatsümia (P. Khel) besides KVSA office bearers and the mascot (Adielo) marched in, the KVSA theme song followed, which was composed by Medongulie Tsiekha was sung by Mengu Suokhrie. A stag named “Adielo” is the official mascot of KVSA meet 2020. Adielo in Tenyidie means ‘to forgive one another’ or ‘to think for the welfare of one another’.

The opening session also witnessed a drill display by more than 210 participants from Kohima village

students union (KVSU).

On the occasion, the 75th anniversary photo album of KVSA was also released by chief host Neiphi Kire, chairman Kohima village, who blessed the meet.

Speaking at the event, the chief host expressed happiness that a large number of players were taking part in this year’s meet.

Kire expressed hope that the theme “Adielo” would bring the villagers closer and bind them stronger. “In the busy and fast running world, we should all prioritise our work and also give our best for the benefit

of our society,” he stated.

Stating that the most important part of the 64th KVSA meet was the players, Kire said “we should know and understand the hard work of our players.” He said that one should give importance to the sportspersons in the state and create awareness about government schemes and employment through sports. Earlier, the programme began with invocation by Ebenezer Baptist Church pastor Keviyiekielie Linyü. In spite of the cold weather, the ground was packed with spectators and sports enthusiasts.

A total of 33 events have been planned for the six-day sports meet including 26 athletics, 6 games (outdoor and indoor) and wrestling. Altogether, 114 medals would be given away including 45 gold, 45 silver and 24 bronze. The organizer had informed that the football and athletic would be held at IG stadium Kohima, under 16 (boys) wrestling at L. khel indoor stadium, badminton, table tennis and chess (men & women) at indoor stadium and basket ball, volley and wrestling at Khuochiezie (local ground).

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2020

Aus win 3rd test; claim series sweep SYDNEY, JAN 6 (AP): Australia closed out its home test season in emphatic fashion by crushing New Zealand by 279 runs in the third test and completing a 3-0 series sweep over the International Cricket Council’s No. 2-ranked team.

Au s t r a l i a q u i c k ly wrapped up victory on the fourth day at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday, first dominating with the bat and then simply sweeping away the tourists’ batsmen in a devastating bowling spell in the afternoon.

David Warner scored 111 not out and shared century partnerships with Joe Burns and Marnus Labuschagne as Australia built a 416-run lead before declaring at 217-2.

Nathan Lyon then claimed his second fivewicket haul in as many days and Mitchell Starc took three wickets as New Zealand was dismissed for 136, its lowest innings score of the series.

Warner was at his counter-punching best in bringing up his 24th test hundred and fifth at the SCG shortly after lunch and celebrated with his customary leap, before kissing

Australia’s Mitchell Starc celebrates with teammates at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Monday. (AP/PTI)

the badge on his helmet and raising both arms to his home crowd.

Labuschagne (59), with an Australian record 895 runs in five tests this southern summer, continued to accumulate quickly and reached his half century off 64 balls with four boundaries before holing out in the deep off Matt Henry, prompting the declaration by Paine.

New Zealand received a rare bonus this series with Australia incurring a fiverun penalty for running on the pitch late in its innings.

The decision by umpire Aleem Dar that Warner and Labuschagne were not veering off the pitch quickly enough while running between wickets seemed

IOA gets support from World Archery for Commonwealth C’ships NEW DELHI, JAN 6 (PTI): The Indian Olympic Association on Monday received full support from World Archery on its proposal to host a Commonwealth championships for the sport, which is not in Birmingham CWG roster, in March 2022.

IOA chief Narinder Batra had written to the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) on January 3, proposing to host Commonwealth Championships in shooting and archery, which he had described as “two adjunct complementary events to the 2022 Commonwealth Games”.

World Archery’s secretary general Tom Dielen, in a letter to Batra on Monday, backed the IOA’s proposal to host a Commonwealth Championships and said it will provide all the necessary help in hosting such a tournament.

“We have well received a copy of your proposal to the CGF and we are pleased that Indian included archery in this proposal. World Archery

is giving full support to this proposal to have an archery competition in India as part of Commonwealth Games friendship programme,” Dielen wrote in the letter.

“We will work with the Indian government, IOA and you to finalise the details and the exact programme but would suggest adding the mixed team events which will also feature in Tokyo 2020,” he added.

In the case of the proposed shooting championships, the IOA sent its proposal on CGF’s recommendation after the Indian Olympic body threatened to pull out of the 2022 Birmingham Games for dropping the ‘optional’ sport from its roster.

Shooting’s international federation has also given full support to India for hosting the championships.

In a surprise move, the IOA also decided to send a proposal to host a Commonwealth Championships in archery, along with that of shooting, after

getting approval from its General Body during its annual meeting on December 30.

Though both are optional sports in Commonwealth Games, shooting, barring Edinburgh 1970, has featured in every edition since the 1966 Kingston Games.

But archery has been part of the CWG only twice in the past -- 1982 edition in Brisbane and 2020 Delhi Games.

In his letter to CGF chief Louise Martin, Batra had stated that the medals won in these shooting and archery championships should be added to the country’s final tally of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Sports Ministry has already given approval to host both the shooting and archery championships. While the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has committed to bear the expenses of the shooting event, the ministry is expected to foot the bill for the archery championships.

harsh on the hosts. The five runs were subtracted from the victory target for New Zealand which had stood at 421.

Not that Australia needed that many runs, with the bowling group ending New Zealand’s resistance inside 48 overs.

Starc (3-25) had opener Tom Blundell (2) caught by a diving Lyon at point, before trapping captain Tom Latham (1) LBW in his next over to have the tourists at 4-2.

Ly o n ( 5 - 5 0 ) w a s bought into the attack and had Jeet Raval and test rookie Wayne Phillips caught behind by Tim Paine in consecutive wicket maidens to have the tourists at 27-4 at tea.

ISL: Jamshedpur FC rope in David Grande

JAMSHEDPUR, JAN 6 (IANS): Jamshedpur FC on Monday announced the signing of Spanish forward David Grande for the remainder of the 2019-20 Indian Super League (ISL) season to add depth to the squads strike force.

David Grande signed from Segunda B Division Club, Unionistas de Salamanca, where he has scored nine goals in 18 appearances in the ongoing 2019-20 season.

The Spaniard began his career with Albacete in 2012-13 and went on to play for Getafe II, Lealtadd, Granada II, Ponferradina, Malaga II, all in Segunda B, before joining Unionistas.

David has scored 41 goals in 141 appearances in the Segunda B Division since making his debut and has been a regular feature in the clubs he has played for.

On singing for Jamshedpur FC, Grande spoke about his excitement of playing in India as he said, “It’s a massive opportunity for me to play at such an important club in India.”

Winter badminton coaching camp begins

Training session underway at the winter badminton coaching camp, Indoor Badminton Stadium Dimapur (NP) Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JAN 6 (NPN): Winter badminton coaching camp, organised

by Shuttlers United Dimapur (SUD), commenced at Sakus Mission College, Indoor Badminton Stadium, here on Monday.

Addressing the trainees and the parents at a short inaugural programme, SUD president Dr. Benjong stated that the second coaching camp was being organised by SUD with

the aim to promote children who has interest for the game as well as to promote the game of badminton to higher level.

Acknowledging the trainers and his assistants for their zeal to promote the game, he also thanked them for the valuable service rendered to the club and the trainees.

Dr. Benjong was optimistic that the coaching camp would bring out players, who in the future would play not only in the district and state level,

but also in the national and international levels.

It may be mentioned that SUD had earlier provided free badminton coaching camp in the year 2017. The club further plans to provide more free coaching camps so as to bring out star players and also to promote the game.

The coaching will continue for a period of 20 days and is conducted for the age group between 15 to 20 years.

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