July 12, 2018

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9 killed by mudslide in Tamenglong

Rescue team seen clearing the mud and debris in search for survivors on Wednesday.

Correspondent/Agencies

IMPHAL/NEW DELHI, JUL 11: At least nine people, including eight children, were killed after mudslide hit three different places in Tamenglong district of Manipur on Wednesday.

Landslides swept at least nine people to their deaths in Manipur remote and hilly district of Tamenglong, said the state’s chief minister N. Biren Singh.

“I am deeply saddened to know that nine precious life lost due to landslide at three places in Tamenglong headquarter,” he wrote on

Twitter. Eight of the victims were children, including several from one family. The deceased children included five siblings who were killed in a landslide in New Salem, Tamenglong ward number 4, according to reports.

Fire-fighters, rescue workers including paramilitary forces-- Assam Rifles, CRPF and medical staff were engaged to trace out the missing two persons.

The incidents took place at New Salem (Tamenglong ward no. 4) and Neigailong (Tamenglong ward no. 2) around 2.30 a.m.

Wednesday.

At least 15 people have died in floods and landslides in India including nine in Manipur on Wednesday, officials said, pushing the death toll from the annual monsoon rains pounding the country closer to 200.

Separately, six people were killed in floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, a Himalayan state in India’s north, officials there said Wednesday. Four members of one family were swept away by a landslide and two others drowned in a river swollen by heavy rain, state emergency department official Piyush Kumar told AFP.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (PTI): BSNL today unveiled first internet telephony service in the country that will allow users to dial any telephone number in India through its mobile app.

Now BSNL customers will be able to make calls using company’s mobile app “Wings” to any phone number in the country.

Before this, phone calls on mobile apps were possible within users of a particular app and not on telephone numbers.

“In present competitive environment, increase in market share by BSNL is laudable. I congratulate BSNL management for internet telephony which will enable consumers to make call without SIM,” Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said after inaugurating the service. BSNL customers will be able to make calls on any network in the country even by using BSNL wi-fi or any other service provider.

Telecom Commission had allowed companies who hold valid telecom licence, to provide app-based calling service even by using wi-fi connection.

Springshed development for water security launched

Stakeholders at the launch of the Multi-stakeholder Project on Springshed Development for Water Security.

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUL 11 (NPN): A multi-stakeholders engagement to provide water security by adopting scientific method on springshed management in 100 rural areas of Nagaland was launched at SIRD conference hall here on Wednesday.

Launched with the objective of providing seasonal water security and conservation of springs with a technically sound spring revival project under the springshed management in 11 districts in the State covering 100 villages, the project’s inaugural programme was organised by Northeast Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA).

A consortium comprising government departments-- Rural Development

Net to stay free: Govt approves net neutrality

NSCN (K) attending Panglong Peace conference: Report DIMAPUR, JUL 11 (NPN): R epresentatives of the NSCN (K) are also attending the third session of the 21stCentury Panglong Peace Conference, which began Wednesday at Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw, reports The Irrawaddy. NSCN (K) was invited as observer to the conference, scheduled to be held from July 11-16, 2018.

According to the report, the Myanmar’s Commander-in-Chief, Senior-General Min Aung Hlaing, in his speech, reiterated that the ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) that were yet to sign the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) needed to sign it.

Thoug h NSC N ( K) signed a state-level ceasefire accord with the Myanmar government in April 2012, it is not a signatory to the NCA. Both NLD-led government and the Tatmadaw (military)

The arrival of the monsoon, which lasts roughly from June to September, is heralded by millions of Indian farmers but the relentless rain wreaks death and destruction every year.

Already 34 people in Assam, another hilly state neighbouring Manipur, have been killed since May. Nearly 2,000 others have been forced from their homes by floodwaters.

In Maharashtra in western India, 62 people have died since June due to flooding and landslides, said the state’s revenue minister Chandrakant Patil. Another close to 60 deaths have been recorded in the country’s far south in Kerala since the monsoon hit the Indian mainland, officials said.

At least six others were reported dead in western Gujarat state this week following days of heavy showers. Monsoon rain has also pounded Mumbai since the weekend, causing floods that have interrupted transport services and stranded thousands. The financial capital floods every year, but in 2005 more than 1,000 people died when around 37 inches of rain fell on Mumbai in just 24 hours.

BSNL starts first internet telephony service in India

urged all EAOs to sign the NCA. Army chief rejected claims of some ethnic armed groups — apparently referring to the Naga, Wa and Mongla— that there is no need to sign the NCA. The report stated that since NCA was first signed in October 2015 and approved by Union Parliament in December that year, the UWSA, NDAA-Mongla and NSCN(K), all of which signed ceasefire agreements with former ruling military junta, argued that they do not need to sign NCA, and expressed their will to participate in political dialogue only.

“To those who are saying they have already made agreements in the past and that there is no need to do so again, this may go against the current democratic ethics,” Sen-Gen Min Aung Hlaing reportedly said.

NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (AGENCIES): Telecom Commission has approved the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) net neutrality recommendations which bar service providers from discriminating against internet content and services by blocking, throttling or granting them higher speed access. Some mission critical applications or services like remote surgery and autonomous cars will however be kept out of the purview of net neutrality framework.

TRAI had issued its recommendations on net neutrality in India in November 2017 asserting that there should be no intrusion of equal internet access to everyone, based on just the content. TRAI, in its recommendations, has duly noted that internet is an open platform and as such internet services must be non-discriminatory. The recommendations - which were the result of a long, multistage consultation process, according to TRAI

-- were then forwarded to the ministry of IT and Communication.

“The Telecom Commission (TC) today approved net neutrality as recommended

by TRAI expect some critical services will be kept out of its purview,” Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan was quoted by PTI as saying.

TC also approved the new telecom policy-- National Digital Communications Policy 2018 -- for seeking approval of the Union Cabinet, Sundararajan said.

“Everybody in the meeting today said that digital infrastructure is even more important than physical infrastructure for India... CEO of Niti Ayog (Amitabh Kant) said that for... districts, we must ensure digital infrastructure is provided at the earliest. Therefore, India must have ease of doing business and enabling policy environment,” she said.

According to TRAI, operators must be barred from

blocking, degrading or slowing internet traffic selectively.

Additionally, they must also refrain from getting into any tie-ups that lead to discriminatory treatment of internet traffic. Licensing terms must also detail the list of bias the operator may have in terms of offering content, the regulatory authority adds.

“Internet access services should be governed by a principle that restricts any form of discrimination or interference in the treatment of content, including practices like blocking, degrading, slowing down or granting preferential speeds or treatment to any content,” TRAI had said.

“This principle would apply to any discriminatory treatment based on the sender or receiver, the network protocols, or the user equipment, but not to specialised services or other exclusions. It would also not restrict adoption of reasonable traffic management practices by the service provider.”

general Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted the government’s stand that so far as the constitutional validity of Section 377, to the extent it applies to ‘consensual acts of adults in private’, was concerned, it would leave the question to the wisdom of the court. He also urged it not to widen the scope of the hearing to issues like gay marriages, adoption and inheritance.

SC further told the Centre that it was not “considering all these issues”. “One cannot judge these issues in vacuum ... we will not give any ruling on the corollary rights of LGBTQ community, relating to their marriage or other ancillary civil rights,” the bench, which also comprised Justices RF Nariman, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra, said.

The law officer gave an illustration and said if the right to choose a sex partner

was recognized as a fundamental right, then somebody may come up and say that he or she wanted to marry a sibling, which would be contrary to the laws governing marriages.

The bench said it would test the validity of the law in relation to the consensual sexual acts of two adults and if it decided to strike down the penal provision, then it would remove “ancillary disqualification” of LGBTQ community members which can join the services, contest elections and form associations.

“A declaration that this relationship is constitutional will remove the ‘ancillary disqualification’ for people joining services and contesting elections. It will no longer be seen as moral turpitude,” the bench said, adding that a law criminalising such a relationship was an example of “social disdain”. It said that the pe-

nal provision has a “chilling effect” not only on public services but also private employment.

Section 377 refers to ‘unnatural offences’ and says whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to 10 years, and shall also be liable to pay a fine.

Consideration of any other issue “would have far-reaching and wide ramifications under various other laws and will also have consequences which are neither contemplated in the reference, nor required to be answered by this Bench,” he said. The Centre will have to file its response after wider consultations in case the scope of the hearing widens, the ASG said. The hearing in the matter remained

NGOs like NEIDA and ECS, which were extending support for coordination, community outreach and implementation. Tsuhah informed this correspondent that PSI and ACWADAM would be the technical support agencies for the project, adding that the programme was envisaged to build capacities at multiple levels of State institutions – village and district – and undertake springshed management through a science-based participatory approach.

She added that the project further aimed to strengthen community-level institutions, both formal and informal, to ensure local ownership and management to sustain the intervention beyond framework of this project. (Cont’d on p-7)

GBs of 7 villages threaten MTYO condemns of woman bandh if road not repaired Dmurder IMAPUR, JUL 11 DIMAPUR, JUL 11 (NPN): J oint council of GBs’ representing seven villages including Awotsakili, Lokobo, Naghuto Old, Naghuto New, Vekuho Old, Vekuho New and Aizuto centre under Zunheboto district have served an ultimatum on the Nagaland national highways authority to immediately start repairing road along 30km Kitsakita-Akuluto via Asukhuto KPA and 23km Kitsakita-Akuluto via Aizuto mission centre.

In a press release, joint council chairman, Vitoshe Achumi, stated that the condition of the road has become deplorable and could endanger the lives of public travelling in the area.

The release stated that GBs and councils had a meeting and decided to impose indefinite bandh on NH-702(A) without prior information if the department failed to start repairing road within July 20, 2018.

It cautioned that the National Highway Authority (NHA) of Nagaland will be held fully responsible for any untoward eventualities.

While acknowledging that public of Zunheboto district could be affected due to bandh, the council, however, asserted that they needed to safeguard the lives of travellers.

Sec 377 example of ‘social disdain’, declaring it invalid will help: SC NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (AGENCIES): Supreme Court on Wednesday said that it doesn’t want two homosexuals enjoying a walk on Mumbai’s Marine Drive to be disturbed by the police on the pretext of Section 377 and added that declaring it invalid will help “LGBT community live life to the fullest”.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, which is hearing a clutch of petitions seeking decriminalization of the 158year-old colonial law, told the Centre that it does not want the Article to result in harassment.

The bench further added that a declaration that the penal provision was invalid would help “awakening in the society and help LGBTQ community to live life to the fullest”.

The observations came when additional solicitor

and Land Resources, Tata Trusts, Arghyam, Advanced Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (ACWADAM), People’s Science Institute (PSI), NEIDA and Eleutheros Christian Society (ECS) will work together for three years for the project.

The agreement was signed among the consortium partners in October 2017. According to NEIDA official K. Tsuhah, the consortium partners would pool in their resources with the objective of providing an innovative model of PPP. She said resources from government’s existing programmes would be leveraged with non-governmental organisations like Tata Trusts and Arghyam that were providing software support and

inconclusive and would resume on Thursday.

Centre against decriminalizing adultery

Centre on Wednesday said it was leaving it to the wisdom of the Supreme Court to decide if a law that criminalizes consensual gay sex was constitutionally valid. On the second day of the hearing on the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Indian Penal Code’s Section 377 that criminalises homosexuality, the Centre did not spell out its stand one way or the other However, it urged the five-judge constitution bench that they should confine to deciding the challenge to the law without any scope that may give rise to LGBT community claiming civil rights including right to property, inheritance marriage, adoption and other rights.

NEW DELHI, JUL 11 (AGENCIES): Centre on Wednesday opposed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Joseph Shine, seeking to make men and women equally liable under the offence of adultery.

Centre in an affidavit filed in Supreme Court (SC) argued that Section 497 of the IPC was enacted to safeguard the sanctity of marriage and diluting it would be detrimental to matrimonial bond.

SC in December last year issued a notice to the Centre asking why a married woman who is equally liable for the offence of adultery with a married man, who is not her husband, be not punished along with the man.

Under the law, the offence of adultery is criminalised, but only the man is liable for punishment.

Govt leaves it to SC’s wisdom to decriminalize gay sex

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(NPN): Medziphema Town Youth Organisation (MTYO) has vehemently condemned the “barbaric, cold blooded murder” of a woman by unknown assailants in Medziphema.

In a press release, MTYO president, Asazo Talie, and general secretary, Mhasilevi Kuotsu, said the slain woman belonged to the Nepali community.

They said it was not exactly known on what day she was murdered, but reports claim she could have been murdered on July 7, 2018.

Medziphema Town Youth Organisation has affirmed that the organisation cannot allow perpetrators of such criminal activities to disturb the congenial atmosphere of the town.

The organisation also asserted that it would render utmost cooperation in order to maintain tranquillity in its jurisdiction.

In this regard, the MTYO has appealed to the responsible authority to leave no stone unturned for nabbing the perpetrators.

It also requested all responsible citizens to coordinate with the police so the guilty could be brought to justice.

Public rally today in Eastern areas

DIMAPUR, JUL 11 (NPN): Simultaneous public rallies across Eastern Nagaland areas will be held on July 12 in solidarity with the Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization (ENPO) statehood demand.

Reviving its demand for a separate state “Frontier Nagaland, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organization had earlier, along with its federating units, unanimously resolved to urge the Government of India to respond to its demand for a separate state before declaration of the 2018 Nagaland (Full report on p-7) Legislative Assembly.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018

‘World Population Day’ observed across Nagaland

DC Kiphire speaking at the programme.

Longleng ADC, Temsuwati speaking at the programme on July 11. (DIPR)

Participants with medical officials during the programme at Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland observed World Population Day 2018 on July 11 in various district headquarters under the theme, “start a meaningful tomorrow with family planning”.

Kiphire: In Kiphire the programme was held at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall with deputy commissioner Kiphire, Mohammad Ali Shihab as the special guest.

Thanking the Medical department for selecting Kiphire as the place for celebration of World Population Day 2018, he appealed the gathering to support the department for effective execution of the work. He said that Kiphire located in the far-flung district has been neglected with basic medical facilities causing immense suffering to public in their daily life.

While lamenting on the poor infrastructure in District Hospital Kiphire, he said that without upgradeting public facilities, awareness programme alone cannot bring solution in the district. He said that

family planning was a human right so that every parent should know how to foster their children towards quality life. DC said that God has given life to everyone in proper shape but owing to carelessness of many parents, children cannot be given quality life.

Additional director, Health & Family Welfare Kohima who delivered the significance of the day said that due to lack of family planning many faced poverty. She said that world population day was observed to facilitate proper family planning and its managements. She also said that when there was family planning and management, quality education and good health can be given to every life. She also appealed the gathering to support the department for execution of family planning.

Counsellor, Family Planning Association of India, Nagaland Branch, Ville Rhetso said that role of NGOs in the society

CMO along with officials form DHS, DoH&FW and NHM at the programme.

play a vital role. She said that sexual reproductive health education was very important in present society, therefore parents should have more awareness on the issue. Counsellor also stressed on sensitization of HIV to children

by NGOs. District immunization officer (DIO) Kiphire who also spoke at the programme asked the NGOs to stress on the importance of vaccination. Welcome address was delivered by Dr. Tinurenla Anichari while note of appreciation was pronounce by general manager, FPA India Nagaland Branch, Vincent Belho. Invocation was said by Dr. Apise Sangtam, secretary USBLA Kiphire.

General secretary USLP, Tsitongse Sangtam also spoke at the programme.

The programme was compered by Sentilemla and Viketouzo. (Correspondent) Longleng: ADC Longleng, Temsuwati was the special guest on July 11 at DC’s office complex for the programme. According to DIPR report, the ADC em-

phasized on the importance of quality education which he said was an important tool to create awareness on family planning and quality of life in the present generation. In his keynote address, DPO RCH/UIP, Longleng, Dr. S. Imnameren stressing on the increasing maternal death day by day at alarming pace, he said that unplanned childbearing severely affected the child and both the parents. Short speeches were delivered by CMO Longleng, Dr. O. Kongan Phom and executive secretary PBCA, Longleng, Tialemba. Earlier, invocation was proposed by pastor LTBC, Rev. Beau and welcome address by MS District Hospital, Longleng, Dr. Toshirenla. Special numbers were presented by the Cross Road Band, short play by Adolescent Club, Marathon Race and prize distribution to the winners of the Marathon Race.

The programme was chaired by DPM Longleng, Viroli Sangtam while vote of thanks and benedic-

ANSTA Peren unit expresses resentment over delay of salary DIMAPUR: All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA), Peren unit has expressed resentment over delayed salary of teachers under ADEO and SDEO Peren.

A press release from ANSTA Peren unit president, Kaibakam Pamai and general secretary, Haidun Zeliang stated that ANSTA Peren unit has cautioned

the ADEO and SDEO Peren for delayed release of salary since past four months. ANSTA Peren unit said that it had submitted a representation to both the offices in the month of May 2018 demanding for timely release of teacher’s salary. ANSTA Peren reiterated that if salary was not paid on time then the very survival of teachers’ community would be jeopardized.

ANSTA Peren said sensing the gravity of situation which was likely to go out of hand, hereby earnestly appealed the competent authority to make every possible effort so that the teachers get their salary by first week of every month. It warned that failure would compel the association to take drastic step against the concern authority.

CAN Youth conducts capacity building workshop

CAN Youth along with participants.

DIMAPUR: Capacity building workshop on “discovering self and career opportunity” was conducted for youths of Signal Angami village at its panchayat hall by CAN Youth on July 9.

A press release by CAN Youth secretary, Zhove Lohe stated that CAN Youth has targeted to facilitate 10 village/ K

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Kivitoli Sema program facilitator, CAN Youth enlightened the youths about the program plan and vision of the workshop. CAN Youth founder and Jenpu Rongmei enlightened the youth about skills and talents that go wasted and undiscovered while in search of

government service. He encouraged the youths of Signal Angami village through conducting different activities related to capacity building how to succeed in life by managing proper effort, skills and hard work. He also challenged the youths to be self dependent and work for the sustainability of one’s life.

Wokha DC, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon addressing the function on July 11 at Wokha. (DIPR)

Some of the youths shared that government should start a program where young entrepreneurs could pitch their ideas to government, bringing more private sector markets and increased development in tourism sector. CAN Youth team was assisted by MSW Interns from Bosco Institute Jorhat, Assam.

tion were pronounced by DVBO Longleng, Dr. ManyauPhom and associate pastor (Women) LABA, Asangla respectively.

Wokha: In Wokha the programme was held at deputy commissioner’s conference hall, with DC Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon as the chief guest. Addressing the participants, the chief guest said the problem of population varied from place to place in different parts of the world. In India, the rate of population growth was high but in certain countries the growth was declining and this problem had to be tackled, he said. Deputy CMO, Dr. Zuben Kikon while delivering the key note address stressed on the various problems created due to rapid growth of population and the importance of proper counseling and awareness to eligible couples for population control. The function was chaired by DPO (RCH/ UIP), Dr. Khelito Zhimomi while vote of thanks was delivered by DVBO

(VBDCP), Dr. Zathung.

CMO Dimapur: The programme was observed at CMO’s conference hall, Dimapur on July 11.

Speaking on the occasion, district programme officer, RCH-UIP, Dr Rebecca Y. Sema oriented the members on the activities to be carried out during the Population Stabilization Fortnight from July 11 to 24. She briefed the members on the activities to be carried out in all the blocks and urged the health workers to encourage eligible couples on birth spacing and to motivate men folk to participate in family planning methods.

Medical superintendent, District Hospital Dimapur, Dr Z Kheshito Zhimo also urged members to educate the public on the different choices of family planning methods and to patiently answer their queries to eliminate their doubts and fears. He further stressed the need to fully convince the beneficiaries before referring them to hospitals in town

areas for sterilization so as to not waste their time and money travelling to Dimapur.

Deputy CMO, Dimapur, Dr Antoly Swu as chairperson also requested the health workers to spread the message of family planning and to refer beneficiaries to the nearest health units to avail free family planning method.

CMO Zunheboto: In Zunheboto, the programme was held at CMO office with Dr. Alemwabang Aier, DPO (RCH &UIP), Zunheboto as the resource person. A press release from district media officer, CMO Zunheboto, Shekho Sophie stated that Dr. Alemwabang Aier highlighted about the significance of the day. Dr. Aier also emphasized that family planning has an important long-term impact on the financial situation of any family. He shared a power-point presentation and highlighted that during the Population Stabilization Fortnight from July 11-24 various FP methods would

be carried out. Free IEC materials were distributed during the observance.

The programme was attended by CMO staff, DH staff, stakeholders, students and medical fraternity from the blocks. Vitoli, DPM, chaired the programme and Dr. Hoito Sema, deputy CMO gave the welcome address.

CMO Kohima: Chief medical officer (CMO), Kohima along with District Health Society, department of Health & Family Welfare, NHM observed the day at CMO’s conference hall on July 11. The programme was chaired by deputy CMO, Dr. Avile Zao with technical session presentations on “World Population Day & Population Stabilization Fortnight” from July 11 to 24.

CMO, Dr. Ritu Thurr, in his closing remarks stressed on mobilizing and carrying out intensive awareness as to reach maximum targets.

He also said that all health providers should be accountable and prompt in carrying out the activities.

news in Brief KSUK general meeting: Konyak Student Union Kohima (KSUK) has convened its general meeting on July 14,10 am at its treasurer’s residence (below Pinewood School PWD) Kohima. All the executive members, advisors and institution representatives have been requested to attend the scheduled meeting positively.

SKCC convenes joint meeting: Sumi Ki Construction Committee (SKCC) has convened a joint meeting with Western Sumi frontal organizations on July 14, 10 am at WSH Hiyam, Chekiye. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

ANPSTA general meeting: All Nagaland Pre-Service Teachers’ Association (ANPSTA) has informed all D.Ed/ PSTE trained candidates that general meeting has been convened on July 13, 10 am at LCS Building, opposite Old MLA Hostel, Kohima. Individuals without association ID card will not be allowed to attend the meeting. In the eventuality of failure to attend the meeting, ANPSTA will not be responsible for non-inclusion of names in future association endeavours.

RSU 2nd union assembly: Rengma Students’ Union (RSU) has convened its second union assembly for the tenure 2017-19, on July 14, 11 a.m. at RSU office headquarter Tseminyu. All the units, subordinate bodies, seniors, tribunal members have been requested to attend the meeting.

For more information one may contact at 9077261614 or 8794566196.

SC Purana bazaar ‘B’ public meeting: Sumi Community (SC), Purana bazaar ‘B’ has convened its public meeting on July 14, 3 p.m at the residence of its banker, Khatovi. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

PPO executive meeting: Podinakup Public Organization (PPO) Lotsu, Wokha district has convened executive meeting on July 14, 10 a.m at Morakjo village council hall. All executive members, advisory board members, elders and council members of all 10 villages have been requested to attend the meeting.

CASU to convene meeting: The Coco Area Students Union (CASU) has convened a meeting for the upcoming 50th golden jubilee program on July 14, 3 pm at Saramati Hotel, Dimapur. All the jubilee planning board members, CASU executive and advisors, welfare chairman, students union unit presidents have been requested to attend the meeting.

GHS Colony Wokha meeting: Government High School (GHS) Colony Council Wokha has convened a general meeting on July 14, 3 p.m at the compound of GHSS

Wokha. All residents of the colony have been asked to attend the meeting.

EFG, VYK training: Earth Friendly Generation (EFG) in collaboration with Vishwa Yuvak Kendra, New Delhi, two-day state level training on organic and natural farming for NGOs, VOs, CBOs, government departments etc would be held on July 23-24, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) Conference Hall, New Secretariat, Kohima, Nagaland. Last date for reservation of seat would be July 17. For any queries one has been asked to contact EFG assistant director, Khrieketoulie Metha (9856139219) or EFG project coordinator, Vizosul Kikhi (08220425163).

NSUD informs: Naga Students’ Union Dibrugarh (NSUD) has informed interested students seeking admission at Dibrugarh University that online form filling up portal has been open for various courses. Intending candidates may visit official website of university www.dibru.ac.in. For further information, one may contact NSUD president Khuvishe Sema at 7630919002 and general secretary, Kenieseno Neihu at 9742194421.

NBSE notifies: The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has notified all concerned that the following steps needed to be taken for availing the Central Sector Scholarship Scheme (CSSS) as directed by the Ministry of Human Resources Development, National Scholarship Division, Government of India: Application for fresh as well as renewal of scholarship must be submitted through the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) during July-September 2018. For the actual date of submission, go to the portal http;//scholarshin.gov.in; Aadhaar seeding is mandatory for disbursement of all scholarships; Every beneficiary needs to have a separate bank account and get their Aadhaar number linked with their bank account number; Principal/ Head of the Institutions must register their institution first in the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) (http://scholarship.gov.in). They are requested to inform and sensitize their eligible students for CSSS to apply through the NPS portal within the time frame; The head of the institution must verify the application of the CSSS beneficiary students (new and renewal) before forwarding to the given portal.

The beneficiary students must be advised to submit the application within the stipulated time notified in the portal; The beneficiary students/applicants in preceding years are directed to check whether their given bank account is still active and Aadhaar linked. The NBSE must be informed on this status at the earliest through mail at (nagaboard@ gmail.com).

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WEATHER FORECAST July 12

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala An afternoon thunderstorms

33 26

Aizawl

A p.m. thunderstorm in spots 28 21

Guwahati Cloudy, a t-storm in the p.m.

32 26

A stray a.m. t-storm, cloudy

28 22

Imphal

Itanagar A morning t-storm, cloudy

28 24

Shillong Couple of thunderstorm

23 19

Kohima

A shower and t-storm around

24 20

Dimapur A p.m. thunderstorm in spots 29 25 Mkg

Cloudy, a shower or t-storm

Tuensang Cloudy, a t-storm in spots Wokha

25 21 19 16

An a.m. thunderstorm or two 24 22

Zunheboto Cloudy, a shower or t-storm

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Advisor for DUDA, N.Bongkhao Konyak during the launch of DUDA’s website at DUDA’s Conference Hall on July 11. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: The advisor for Department of Underdeveloped Area (DUDA), N. Bongkhao Konyak launched the department’s website at DUDA’s conference hall in presence of IT director, IT officials and department’s officials on Wednesday.

According to DIPR report, speaking at the launching programme, Bongkhao stated that in today’s digital and electronic media, website was one of the most important platforms to connect with the public and congratulated the department for successfully launching its official website today. He

also thanked the IT department for setting up and fulfilling the programme.

He said that the launching of website of all the departments was one of the policies and programmes of the PDA government to ensure transparency and for dissemination of information to the public. He also hoped that the people living in far and remote villages including the international border villages would be able to access information and also know about the policies and programme of the department.

Joint director DUDA, Dr. Anungla Imdong Phom in her concluding remarks,

stated that the department has achieved a milestone by launching its official website today.

Giving a brief highlight on creation of the department, Dr. Anungla said that the department was initially created in 2003 for Eastern Nagaland i.e Tuensang, Longleng, Mon and Kiphire with an aim to uplift the livelihood of the area people and added that over the years the department has achieved in many ways. She also highlighted some of its achievements made in the sectors of education, health, research & expert studies and road & infrastructure.

DIMAPUR, JULY 11 (NPN): Yemhi Memorial College (YMC) Dimapur observed its 5th foundation-cum-fresher’s day 2018, on Wednesday here at the college premises, Nepaligaon, with director, Higher Education, Nagaland, Kuholi Chishi as the chief guest.

Speaking at the programme, Chishi lauded the entire YMC family for their growth and progress despite of being a young institution. She encouraged the students by making three special mentions such as, to discover themselves, to pay attention to small things, and to make a little extra effort. She opined that, gone were the days, when college students were old and matured, but maintained that most students entering colleges today were in their teens.

Chishi urged the young students to learn to discover themselves by making the right choice in life, optimizing their potentials and talents that God has given to them. She said that it would be painful, if they failed to make use of their potentials. Living in a day where quality has become the essence of the day, she exhorted them not to be pretentious but to do good things, being who

Neikha calls on union minister of state NBHM & DMC distribute

Zale Neikha with Col. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.

DIMAPUR: Advisor for department of Youth Resources and Sports, Nagaland, Zale Neikha called on the union minister of state (independent charge) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Col. Ra-

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jyavardhan Singh Rathore at his office residence in New Delhi on July 10.

During the meeting, Zale Neikha appraised the ongoing centrally sponsorship scheme in the state and infrastructures needs

of the Youth Resources & Sports department.

Advisor had also briefed on the Dr. T. Ao centenary celebration and laying of foundation stone of Dr. T. Ao Regional Football Academy at Dimapur for which the funding was sanctioned from NEC. Advisor also stressed upon the need for exposure programmes so as to keep in pace with the rest of the world.

The union minister assured to take up the infrastructure needs and see that that the sanction was done at the earliest in the interest of Naga youth.

He also wished the state on the ongoing Dr. T. Ao centenary celebration and the upcoming Regional Football Academy.

With regard to the exposure programmes, the union minister stated that the prime minister has made special mention and issued directives for all the legislators to go on exposure programmes which would benefit the country.

bee-keeping boxes

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Beekeeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) in collaboration with Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC), under the initiative of Moa Sangtam, chief administrative officer, DMC, distributed 40 beekeeping boxes to the beneficiaries at United Colony, ward No, 20 Dimapur.

A press release from NBHM stated that, distribution programme was organised under the banner of “A Better Dimapur”, wherein Ntsemo Ngullie, chairman, NBHM graced the occasion as special invitee.

Ngullie encouraged

Director, Higher Education, Kuholi Chishi (third from right) with principal YMC and other colleges’ principals. (NP)

they are and urged them to work and learn qualitatively so as to be satisfied at the end of the day.

She reminded them that quality does not necessarily mean doing “big things” but it is paying attention to small things. “We fail to do things qualitatively because we failed to look into smaller details of life”, she added. She explained the writings on the wall she came across, which read, the difference between the two words “ordinary” and “extraordinary” which was differentiated with a small word between them called “extra”, to make a differ-

ence. She encouraged them to make a little extra effort to make a difference and to achieve something in a big way. Making a small mention of little thing like “etiquette” and “stewardship”, she called upon the students to start paying attention to little things.

The chief guest encouraged the students to struggle by themselves and to not expect people to help them. She further urged them to be the achiever and make relentless efforts to come out of difficulties.

Principal YMC, Makhan Chetia while presenting the 5th foundation

day message informed that YMC was established in July 13, 2013 in memory of late Rev, Yemhi by his grand children and great grandchildren. Late Rev. Yemhi was born in the year 1875, died on October 3, 1932, the first among Sumis to be ordained and one of the pioneer of Christian missionaries, who also worked in closed association with three prominent foreign missionaries.

In the second session, Mister Fresher of YMC Dimapur 2018 was bagged

by Niloka K. Sumi, while Wikhailiu Newmai was adjudged as Miss Fresher.

Legal services authority meeting held at Mokokchung

e d u c a t e d u n e m p l oye d youths to take up this mission seriously and upgrade bee-keeping to a commercial and scientific level, as it was beneficial. He appealed to the educated unemployed youth to avail the opportunity as no government the day could afford to provide government jobs to every individual. He also explained that Naga honey has been applauded all over the world as the best honey and the demand was rapidly increasing.

T h e f u n c t i o n wa s Mokokchung, Sachin Jaiswal, speaking at the consultative meeting at ADC’s chaired by Kenneth Tso- DC conference hall, Mokokchung on July 11. (DIPR) poe, general secy, Dimapur DIMAPUR: Nagaland report, the DC in his short awareness and empower District GB Association.

S t a t e L e g a l S e r v i c e s speech thanked the legal the people, he said.

Authority (NSLSA) & services authorities for A power-point briefM o k o k c h u n g D i s t r i c t organizing the consulta- ing on mega legal services Legal Services Authority tive meeting focusing on to be held on July 21 was (MDLSA) held a consulta- the mega camp to be held presented by Limasenla tive meeting with various on July 21 at Mokokchung project co-ordinator MDLDIMAPUR: Leo Club of Dimapur conducted an orienta- government departments, town.

SA. She invited individual tion-cum-workshop training programme for its members stake holders and NGOs Key note address was or groups facing problems on July 8. A press release by the club informed that district on July 11 at the ADC’s given by principal district & to come and avail the ser322d, past district president, Lion Kamal Sharma and vice conference hall Mokokc- session judge & chairman, vices in the camp. The district president of Leo district 322d, Leo Sumit Sanjay hung, in the presence of MDSLA Khape Koza. meeting was chaired as Jaiswal led the programme. The program was headed by deputy commissioner, Sa- This programme aimed to well as concluding remarks the president of Leo club of Dimapur Leo Rishab Chhabra chin Jaiswal. connect the schemes with given by Temjenkaba PLV and the information was given by PRO Leo Pravin Jain.

According to DIPR the people and also give MDLSA.

LCD organises orientationcum-workshop

Interstate exposure tour of SAMETI CCPRA conducts w’shop on inter-cultural relationship & IETC officials to Meghalaya DIMAPUR: A workshop on inter-cultural relationship was organized by the Clark Centre for Peace Re s e a r c h a n d A c t i o n (CCPRA) for the graduating students of B.D and M.Th on July 10 at Clark Theological College (CTC) Aolijen.

A press release from CTC Aolijen stated that, the resource person for the workshop was Arenla Mar, presently doing her Masters in Communication Studies at Bob Jones University, South Carolina, USA. She emphasized on two impor-

Team from Nagaland with officials of 1917 i-TEAMS. DIMAPUR: State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Nagaland organized and sponsored an interstate exposure tour for officials of SAMETI and IETC to Meghalaya from July 3 to 7.

The tour included visits to important offices such as Central Potato Research Station (CPRS), K Y M C

KVK (East Khasi Hills), Meghalaya Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (MAMETI), Integrated Agriculture Training Centre (IATC), State Biological Control Laboratory (SBCL), 1917 Integrated Technology Enabled Agri Management System (1917-iTEAMS), floriculture nursery, fruit garden

and fruit and vegetable processing unit.

During the visit, the team interacted with the heads and staff of all the offices wherein, they were taken around the official establishments and introduced to the activities undertaken in the different departments.

The team made field visits to a floriculture nurs-

ery run by a progressive farmer and fruit garden under the department of Horticulture. One of the highlights of the tour was the visit to 1917- iTEAMS which is an initiative of the Participants of the workshop with the resource person Arenla Mar and Imtiwala department of agriculture, Imchen, program coordinator, CCPRA. Meghalaya to enable and facilitate access to remutant areas, namely culture Altogether 78 students and communicate effecnerative and sustainable and need for intercultural attended the workshop. tively as they faced the markets for farmers’ procompetence in today’s The main objective of this challenges and pressures of duce through the impleworld and barriers and as- workshop was to prepare diverse cultural practices, mentation and operation sessment of intercultural the students to understand values, beliefs and lifestyle of a logistics and extension competence. more about diverse cultures in their ministries. facilitation service.

Meghalaya is the first state in the country to start such an initiative for fanners.

The team also visited Mawlynnong village in East Khasi Hills district, popularly known as the cleanest village in Asia and Dawki in West Jaintia Hills distict which is famous for the Umngot river that separates India and Bangladesh.

The tour was led

by Tiajungla Longchar and Sentinaro Longchar, Deputy Project Directors Quarterly review meeting of APMCs Nagaland held on July 10 at Nagaland State Agricultural Marketing Board (NSAMB) office complex, 4th Mile, Dimapur.

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Assam rolls out special rhino protection force Guwahati, Jul 11 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Wednesday gave away appointment letters to 90 constables who will form the crux of Special Rhino Protection Force raised by the state government.

The newly recruited constables would maintain liaison with the higher ups of the security mechanism of the Kaziranga National Park to form a team to protect the wild lives from poachers. “Protecting rhinos along with other wild lives are our commitment and raising the special force is a step towards protecting our rhinos from poaching,�

Sonowal said addressing the new appointees.

Recruitment of the 90 constables through rigorous recruitment process will help in adding teeth to the rhino protection efforts, he said.

The government of Assam has raised the Special Rhino Protection Force from people living in the fringe areas of the Kaziranga National Park. “Strengthening the forest protection mechanism by regular appointments and imparting technical training to employees are essential for sustainable management of forest and environment conser vation�, the chief minister said.

The government has formed fast track courts to bring the perpetrators of wild life crime to justice.

Akhil Gogoi (File) cards and employment for people belonging to six religions hailing from foreign countries. But at the same time, the Government is yet to provide land patta to the people of tea tribes, Adivasis, who came to Assam 200 years ago or the indigenous people of Assam, who have no land.�

The KMSS leader also said, “Due to such reasons, the people of Assam have spontaneously come out to the streets in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.�

The public meeting was chaired by Dibyajyoti Das, president, Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), Sivasagar District Committee while KMSS leader Lochan Shyam Go-

hain explained the objective.

The dignitaries who attended the meeting included Angkuran Phukan of Ahom Sena, Hemanta Changmai of Tai Ahom Yuva Parishad, Mohendra Dihingia of Ahom Jatiya Gana Mancha, Dhirendra Chetia of KMSS, Palash Changmai of AJYCP, Minirul Islam Borah of Ujani Asom Muslim Kalyan Parishad, Prabin Das of Scheduled Caste Students’ Union, Nitul Borgohain of AATASU, Dhaijya Konwar of KMSS, Muruli Tanti of Chatra Mukti Sangram Samiti. All the speakers strongly protested against the Citizenship(Amendment) Bill. At the same way, the speakers also expressed strong resentment at the eviction notice ser ved against the Kaziranga National Orchid Park.

The leaders representative various organisations said, “If necessary, the people of Assam will collect money door-to-door for purchase of the said land where the orchid park.

The meeting was anchored

by Dulal Kalita. Later, a protest rally was also taken out throughout the Amguri town by shouting slogans.

Army officer appears before Mnp HC after habeas corpus Imphal, Jul 11 (PTI): Lt Col Dharamvir Singh, whose wife had filed a habeas corpus petition, today appeared before the Manipur High Court along with two other army officers.

They were produced before division bench of Chief Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice Kh Nobin Singh.

The high court had on July 5 directed General Officer Commanding (GOC) 3 corps to produce Lieutenant Colonel Dharamvir Singh before it.

The directive was issued by Justice Kh Nobin Singh in response to the habeas corpus petition filed

by Ranju Singh, the wife of Lt Col Singh.

The two army officers - Lt Colonel Nanda and Major Rathod -- who appeared before the division bench denied that Lt Col Singh was detained as alleged in the petition.

The division bench suggested that the matter be heard in camera in the presence of the counsel of both

the sides. The next hearing was fixed on next Friday.

Ranju Singh had in a writ petition on July 5 urged for the release of her husband and passing of an order to safeguard his human rights and produce him before the court.

She had also lodged an FIR at the city police station here on July 4 claiming that three army officers, including the two who appeared before the high court today, had along with eight to 10 uniformed jawans had taken away her husband from his official residence here on July 1 without issuing any warrant.

In the FIR, she had charged the army officers of wrongful confinement and kidnapping and concealing with criminal conspiracy by using arms and told the police that she was informed over phone by the Army that Lt Col Singh is in Dimapur in Nagaland.

The Army had said the allegations baseless and an attempt to malign its image.

Guwahati/Mariani, Jul 11 (Agencies): Just a day after a girl student of Assam Agriculture University was found murdered aboard a train at Simaluguri railway station in Assam’s Sivasagar district on Tuesday, a dead body of another woman has been recovered from a toilet of the Avadh Assam Express that had halted at Mariani Railway Junction around 2 pm on Wednesday.

What is more shocking is the fact that it seems the particular woman was also murdered in a similar way as a piece of cloth (gamusa) was found tied up around her neck when the body was recovered.

Blood was oozing out of her nose showing signs of violence and she was in a half-naked state just like the ‘Simaluguri incident’, according to reports.

The identity of the woman is yet to be ascertained and a police team, as well as railway police, have arrived on the scene. Preliminary reports suggest that she might have been raped before she was murdered.

The body was recovered from a toilet of the coach reserved for specially-abled people in the train, according to preliminary reports.

MU crisis: JCSF announces indefinite closure of colleges

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IMPHAL, Jul 11: Joint Colleges Students’ Forum (JCSF) Wednesday announced indefinite closure of all colleges affiliated to Manipur University from Thursday, after responsible authority failed to resolve the prevailing imbroglio in the Manipur University.

Addressing a press c o n f e r e n c e, c o nve n e r Arambam Vikash of JCSF said that the decision to close down the colleges was taken after the authorities failed to resolve the crisis within the deadline set by the forum.

The forum had given the authorities three days time to resolve the crisis claiming that the demand for removal of the vice chancellor prof AP Pandey, has greatly affected the normal academic calendar of the colleges affiliated to the university. “We had given three days to solve the crisis as our career are at stake but as the authorities fail to listen to our demand we are left with no choice but to shut down the colleges�, Vikash said.

The agitating students, teachers and staff of the university also resorted to relay hunger strike which

have entered fourth day on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, activists of All India Students’ Federation (AISF) carried out a rally in New Delhi showing solidarity to the demand of the students, teachers and staff of Manipur University. According to source, national president AISF, Syed Vali Ullah Khadri led the protest which started from AISF office at 47 Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi , at around 11 am.

During the rally, various slogans demanding removal of the prof AP Pandey from the post of vice chancellor were shouted while passing through the office of the Union ministry of human resource at the national capital.

A memorandum was also submitted to the Union HRD minister as well as to the President of India, who is the visitor of the university.

Around 100 student activists of the All India Students’ Federation who took part in the rally carrying placards which read “Shame shame HRD ministry�, Don’t spoil the universities of the country�, “Removed AP Pandey from the Manipur University� etc.

Assam flood situation still grim Guwahati, Jul 11 (PTI): The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim today with over 24,000 people affected in three districts, though the water level in the major rivers of the state was receding, officials said.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today visited Biswanath district, which was hit by the flood a few days ago.

A population of 24,244 was affected by the flood waters in 33 villages of Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Jorhat districts, the daily bulletin of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.

Yesterday, the ASDMA had reported 24 villages in those three districts were under water and a total of 19,170 people affected. The death toll in the current wave of floods in the state stood at 34, with no fresh casualty reported. A crop area of 1,309 hectares was damaged, the ASDMA report said. Heavy erosion was

also reported from two villages in Biswanath district, it added.

As many as 1,910 people had taken shelter in eight relief camps in Dhemaji and Lakhimpur, the report said.

Damage to embankments, roads, bridges and culverts were reported from Lakhimpur and Charaideo. The Brahmaputra river was flowing above the danger mark at Nematighat in Jorhat district and the Jia Bharali

river was flowing above the danger mark at the NT Road crossing in Sonitpur, the Assam State Disaster Management Authority report said.

Sonowal visited Biswanath district and reviewed the erosion on the bank of the Chatrong river at Gohpur.

He also handed over a cheque of Rs 4 lakh as ex-gratia to Bhadra Bora, father of Dipankar Bora, who had drowned in the flood, at Gohpur.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

NAGALAND STATE PHARMACY COUNCIL

(Constituted u/s 19 of the Pharmacy Act, 1948) NO.NSPC-1/MEET/2009 Date, 10th July 2018

Dearest Saira Baby, “HAPPY BIRTHDAY to a darling little angel. You have blessed the hearts of so many in just a year, and we know you’ll touch so many more in the years to come.�

From, Kamal Kaka, Rana Family & all loving ones.

Happy Birthday to lovely sister ! I wish you all the best and may our loving God bless you richly have a fun filled joyous day.

From, Vili

HC rejects interim bail plea of Assam MLA accused of rape GUWAHATI, Jul 11 (Agencies): Gauhati High Court on Wednesday rejected the plea for interim bail by All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) MLA from Algapur Assembly Constituency in Assam, Nizam Uddin Choudhury who has been accused of rape by a 19-year-old woman.

According to The Shillong Times, rejecting the interim bail plea of the MLA, the High Court has directed the police investigation team to submit the case diary to the court on July 18 next.

Meanwhile, Assam police is yet to question the MLA though it have arrested the woman’s husband Sahid Ahmed Laskar from Guwahati airport on Saturday evening as he was to board a Mumbai-bound flight. The woman accused her husband of colluding with the MLA. The 19-year-old woman accused that MLA Nizam Uddin Choudhury

OFFICE OF THE

DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

FELICITATES

The LUVISHE GHAMI KUPOSHUKULU DIMAPUR would like to take the pride and honour to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss. Khelito. K. Awomi, daughter of Mr & Mrs Kiheto Awomi for qualifying NEET Exam for undergoing MBBS Course.

The Kuposhukulu also express pride and honour to congratulate and felicitate the successful students in their respective exams.

The Kuposhukulu further wish them a bright future ahead.

(HEITO. T. MURU) CONVENOR

MEETING NOTICE

This is an information to all the members that the 9th Nagaland State Pharmacy Council meeting will be held on 16th July 2018 at SPMU hall, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima at 11:00 am. All the council members under section 19 clause (a),(b),(c),(d) and (dd) of the Pharmacy Act 1948 are therefore requested to attend the meeting without fail.

(Khele Thorie) Deputy Director (Pharmacy) & Registrar NSPC. K-2046

OFFICE OF THE

JOTSOMA VILLAGE COUNCIL KOHIMA : NAGALAND

NOTICE

The Jotsoma Village Council in its meeting on the 8th July reaffirmed that, in continuation of its earlier order regarding rearing of Dogs in the Jurisdiction of Jotsoma Village, informs the general public that all dogs within the village jurisdiction should be vaccinated and chained. Dogs wandering unattended in the area may attract any type of actions where no complaints will be entertained.

The Council directs all the dog owners to strictly adhere to the order, and warn that defaulting owners would be viewed seriously and actions may be initiated accordingly.

Mego Nagi P. Rino Chairmain, JCV Secretary, JVC CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS AT LUMDING DIVISION

E-Tender Notice No. : LMG/Engg. /37 of 2018 (Item No. 1 & 2), Dtd.: 05-07-2018. Work tenders through "E" Tendering system are invited for the works as detailed below: SN : 1.

Brief Description of Item: Recoupment of supply of monsoon stock boulder, unscreened shingle etc. under the jurisdiction of DEN/IV/ Lumding. Tender Value : ` 50,59,616/-; Earnest Money: ` 1,01,200/-. SN : 2. Brief Description of Item: At Lumding-Treatment of leaky roof including repairing of ceiling of 6U '67( /0* V RIÂżFH UHSDLUV WR 6U '20 V RIÂżFH UHSDLUV WR ZLQGRZV RI '50 V RIÂżFH building and repairs to leaky roof of godown including pathways LQVLGH '50 RIÂżFH FRPSOH[ Tender Value : ` 93,03,470/-; Earnest Money: ` 1,86,070/-.

The complete information with tender documents of above e-tender will be available upto 15.00 hrs. of 13-08-2018 in website http://www.ireps.gov. in. The tenderer requires to submit their e-tender on this website only. Date & time of closing of above E-tender: 15.00 hours of 13-08-2018. Date & time of opening of above E-tender: 15.00 hrs. of 14-08-2018.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MON : NAGALAND

NO.GA/JUD-08/2018-19/227

NOTICE

Dated, Mon the 25/05/2018

Whereas an application has been submitted by Smti. Ngampo Konyak with prayer for issue of Succession Certificate for drawal of entitled pension dues and any other outstanding dues from the Government of Nagaland on behalf of her husband deceased Late Honpa, Ex Chowkidar under the establishment of Divisional Forest Officer, Mon who expired on 15/01/2018.

Objection are hereby invited from persons having objection or claim for drawal of the said dues by the applicants within 30 (thirty) days with effect from the date of issue of this Notification. No petition will be entertained after the expiry of the given period.

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DECLARATION I, Mr. Roko Sophie, on behalf of Kezekevi Society, Jakhama, resident of Tenyiphe Village, District-Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows : 1. That I on behalf of the Kezekevi Society, Jakhama execute this declaration for the general public that Mr. Thejavilie Zumu, son of Mr. Suolahie Zumu, resident of Touphema Village, Kohima had taken a loan from our society for a period of 6 Months vide Loan Agreement dated 25/04/2016 by mortgaging his land measuring 100 x 102 along with land patta issued by ChĂźmoukedima Village Council situated behind MST Centre, Ward No-10, Chumukedima covered by Serial No. 10005 dated 02/06/2015 with the following boundaries. i. North : Keviyanei ii. South : Colony Road iii. East : Asale iv. West : Colony Road 2. That on two occasions, he had prayed for extension of one month time for payment of the loan amount i.e., on 29/10/2016 and 7/2/2017 to which the society had willingly consented for time extension, However the borrower had sold the said land to three individuals namely Mr. Viselie, Mr. Nihoto sometimes in the month of November/ December, 2016 and on 17/02/2017 to Mr. Nungshi without the knowledge of the society which is against the terms and condition of the said loan agreement executed between both the parties.

3. That I hereby declare that the dealing with the three individuals is null and void in connection with the said plot of land and is at their own risk and further warns that no claim or counter claim shall be made against the said plot of land by any individual or group/ society as the borrower has miserably failed to repay back the loan amount till now.

IN WITNESSES WHEREOF, this declaration is made on this day, the 10th day of July, 2018.

Witnesses :

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Declarant Notary Public

had raped her on two occasions on May 19 at the Government Circuit House in Hailakandi and on May 23 at her home.

On the basis of the complaint lodged by the woman, the police has registered a case (No.529/18) under IPC Sections 376 (rape), 342 (wrongful confinement) and 35 (collusion) against the MLA and her husband.

The woman in the FIR alleged that she was taken to the MLA at the Circuit House in Hailakandi by her husband on May 19, where she was raped by the legislator. Again on May 23, her husband brought the MLA home and the latter raped her as her husband left her alone with the MLA. The MLA has denied the allegation and termed it an attempt to tarnish his image. He said the woman and her husband had problems between them and he was trying to help them to resolve after the mad had sought his help.

LUVISHE GHAMI KUPOSHUKULU

(HONITO AWOMI) SECRETARY

FELICITATION

The Notun Bosti Council Dimapur (NBCD) on behalf of all the citizens of the Colony, would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Mayang Lima, son of Late Limakumzuk on being appointed as State Vigilance Commissioner Nagaland.

The Council lauds you for bringing laurels to the Colony and prays that our Almighty God continue to bless you with wisdom, long life and integrity to enabling you to render an impact full service to the society and continue to be an inspiration to the Naga people.

E. Jon Ezung Chairman Notun Bosti Council Dimapur : Nagaland

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Gaurisagar, Jul 11 (Agencies): Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader Akhil Gogoi has alleged ‘Jatiya Nayak’ Sarbananda Sonowal-led Assam Government is being run from Delhi and Nagpur, reports Northeast Now. While addressing a mass rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, farmer leader and noted RTI activist Gogoi also alleged, “Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted before the Assam Assembly elections that the illegal foreigners would have to leave with bag and baggage from the State within May 16, but now his Government is planning to give shelter to 1.90 crore Hindu (Bangladeshi) foreigners.�

The mass rally, joined by more than 20 organizations, was held at Amguri Aauniatia Hem Chandra Dev HS School playground in Sivasagar recently.

Gogoi stated, “The Union Government has already directed the State Governments to arrange necessary measures for procurement of land in anywhere in India, to open bank accounts, provide Aadhaar

Another body of a woman recovered from train in Assam

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018

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Kavito Ayami Secretary Notun Bosti Council Dimapur : Nagaland

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AFFIDAVIT

DECLARATION OF ACTUAL NAME I, Shri P. Kughaho Zhimomi, S/o Phushito Zhimomi, permanent resident of Zungti Village, district Zunheboto, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1 That I am a bona-fide citizen of India, belonging to Sumi Naga 2. That my actual name is Shri. P. Kughaho Zhimomi, which is used in all my official documents, however, in some of my official documents it has been inadvertently entered and recorded as Kughaho Zhimomi.

3. That the above mentioned names P. Kughaho Zhimomi and Kughaho Zhimomi are one and same person which is referred to me.

4. That through this declaration I shall rectify the use of my name as P. Kughaho Zhimomi for all official purpose and legal proceedings and at all times and occasions.

5. That the statements made above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing has been concealed therein.

DEPONENT Solemnly affirm and declared an oath before me on this day 11th June '18 at Zunheboto, Nagaland.

First Class Magistrate/Notary Public Zunheboto, Nagaland

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I, Mr. Babul Singh, S/o Raju Singh, R/o H/No. 44, Zeliangrong Village, Dimapur-797112, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm & declare on oath as follows : 1. That, I married Mrs. Champa Devi, D/o Khagen Biswas, R/o Rairanga Siliguri, West Bengal.

2. That, on 04/05/18 my wife Mrs. Champa Devi, willingly ran away from home after taking borrowed money and ATM Card.

3. That, my wife Champa Devi has refused to return home nor disclosed of her whereabouts in spite of my repeated request made through phone calls.

4. That, for the welfare of my two children, I am left with no other option but to divorce Mrs. Champa Devi for deserting me her lawful husband and because of her incorrigible behaviors and irreconcilable differences.

5. That, I shall not have any marital relationship or any obligation to Mrs. Champa Devi, after divorce and shall not be held responsible for her financial dealings with any individuals or society groups.

6. That, I made this Affidavit to declare SEPERATION and DIVORCE to Mrs. Champa Devi.

That the statements made in para (1–5) are true to the best of my knowledge and information and nothing is false and I sign this Affidavit on this 11th July 2018.

Declarant Solemnly affirmed before me.

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Gangster Bajrangi murder: Let SC decide on gay sex, says govt Pistol, bullets smuggled into jail

Supreme Court of India. (file) property, inheritance marriage, adoption and other rights.

“Whatever may not be in question may not be decided,” Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the court expressing the apprehension of the Centre.

He told the court that if it intended to touch on other issues like same sex marriage, then the Centre will file another detailed affidavit. Airing the government’s concerns, Mehta referred to Justice Chandrachud’s observation made during the course of the hearing on Tuesday that in Hadiya judgement, that “we have already decided that the right to choose partner is a fundamental right”.

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HC suggests fresh plea for CBI probe against Daati Maharaj New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday suggested to an NGO seeking a CBI probe against self-styled godman Daati Maharaj, who has been accused of sexual assault by a woman, to file a fresh plea along with the woman’s affidavit.

The court was hearing the plea by NGO Delhi Citizen Forum for Civil Rights, filed through advocate Joginder Tuli.

Justice Mukta Gupta observed that the NGO, which filed the plea, was not the victim and thus had no locus standi in the criminal matter.

The court suggested that the petitioner withdraw the plea, with the liberty to file it again along with the woman’s affidavit.

The petitioner-NGO then withdrew the plea.

The petitioner had sought the case’s transfer to the Central Bureau of Investigation on the ground

that it relates to a period from January to March 2016 and technical and forensic capabilities of the investigating agency will play a major role in ensuring a fair probe.

The NGO pointed out that no arrest had been made so far.

“The delay in the arrest of accused amounts to interference with evidence and witnesses in the case,” the petitioner contended. “... a number of politicians and senior government officers are regular visitors to Shani Dham temple at Fatehpur Beri... hence, a fair investigation by the Crime Branch cannot be assured,” the plea said.

The incident came to light after the 25-year-old victim registered a case at Fatehpur Beri police station under Sections 376 (rape), 377 (unnatural sex) and 354 (molestation) of the IPC against the godman, the founder of the Delhi-based Shree Shanidham Trust.

Global workshop discusses roadmap for new polio vaccine

Hyderabad, Jul 11 (IANS): Vaccine manufacturers, representatives of World Health Organisation (WHO) and regulatory agencies from various countries on Wednesday began discussion to develop an international reference standard and reagents to evaluate Sabin Inactivated Polio Vaccine (sIPV).

The two-day first global workshop to discuss and finalise the candidate for international reference standard for sIPV is being organised here by Programme for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH) with support from Gates Foundation.

Vaccine manufacturers from various countries, and 35 agencies including WHO, PATH, National Institute for Biological Standards and Control (NIBSC), Britain, US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) were attending the workshop. Kutub Mahmood, Scientific Director, PATH told reporters that during the workshop, they hope to have a consensus on global standard for sIPV. Fred Cassell from PATH, Martin Eisenhawer and Tiequn Zhou from WHO, Shanda Boyle from BMGF, Phil Minor from NIBSC and Harshavardhan from Bharat Biotech spoke about the roadmap for this global collaborative effort aimed at developing an affordable and efficacious polio vaccine.

While the experts mentioned that there 2 licensed products currently available from China and Japan, there is a need for additional manufacturers to meet the demand for sIPV to assist in the vaccine supplies for global eradication of Poliomyelitis. With successful global polio eradication in near future, immunization with oral polio vaccine will be discontinued.

The experts say sIPV will have higher efficacy than oral vaccine. They said this help overcome problems in north Indian states like Uttar Pradesh where children are being given dozens of oral polio vaccines. They believe that 2-3 doses of sIPV will be sufficient.

It was indicated around 230 million doses of sIPV at affordable price would be required annually for global vaccination. The experts also highlighted the need for GAP III containment facilities for the manufacturers of polio vaccines, including sIPV. Kutub said 18 manufacturers around the world including two from India were engaged in development of sIPV. Panacea Biotech and Bharat Biotech of India are in various stages of development.

tion, Justice Chandrachud said they were not going to decide “kinky issues”.

“We are (debating) on whether the relationship between two adults is itself a manifestation of Article 21 of the Constitution,” he said. “We don’t want a situation when two gays enjoying a walk on Marine Drive should be disturbed by police and charged under Section 377 IPC,” he said.

Chief Justice Misra said: “We will decide whether consensual sex between two consenting adults is a crime or not.”

Dispelling the apprehensions of the Centre, he said: “We can’t judge an issue in vacuum”, thereby telling Mehta that the issue of other rights of LGBT

community was not before the bench. The court was hearing of a batch of petitions by hotelier Keshav Suri, Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Bharatnatyam dancer Navtej Singh Johar, a group of past and present IITians and 12 bureaucrats who are LGBT, NGO Voices Against 377, and others assailing the constitutional validity of Section 377 criminalising homosexuality.

In 2013, the top court had set-aside a Delhi High Court’s July 2, 2009 verdict decriminalising gay sex.

Appearing for the petitioners challenging the constitutional validity of the Victorian-era law, senior counsel Anand Grover, Shyam Divan, advocate Menaka Guruswamy, Saurabh Kirpal and Jayna Kothari assailed the penal provision on different grounds including its being violative of the Constitution’s Article 14, Article 15, Article 19 and Article 21. Telling the court that in the past, people from the LGBT community were hesitant to approach the court, Grover said that today many of them are coming because they feel court is “empathetic and sympa-

thetic to their plight.”

He said that when in 1947 when India became independent, many including LGBT community did not feel that way, and are now seeking full independence from the yoke of British law. Seeking a declaration that the fundamental right to life under Article 21 also covers “right to intimacy”, Divan told the court in a medical emergency, LGBT people find it difficult to accompany the loved ones to the hospital and sign the document necessary for certain surgical procedures.

The hearing witnessed Justice Nariman brushing aside objection by Mehta to Guruswamy’s pitching for the right of the LGBT community to form association under Article 19(1)(c).

As Mehta told the court that hearing was limited to the challenge to the Section 377 that criminalises the consensual sex between two consenting adults and the issue of formation of association by invoking Article 19(1)(c) could not be raked up, an unimpressed Justice Nariman told him that he could respond to the arguments in the course of his submissions.

Strong evidence against those arrested for Naxal links: Maha CM Nagpur, Jul 11 (PTI): Several pieces of evidence have been found against those arrested for alleged Naxal connection to the Bhima-Koregaon violence, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said.

Evidence suggesting a direct link of the accused with Naxal leaders was found during the probe, he told the Legislative Council here. Police also found some e-mails (sent or received by the accused) pertaining to “conspiracies”, the chief minister said.

MLC Kapil Patil had raised the issue during Question Hour, noting that there was also a lawyer among those accused. There is a dif-

Devedra Fadnavis (file) ference between sympathising with an ideology (such as Naxalism) and actually practising it, he said, asking whether the government will consider releasing the accused from prison until the judicial inquiry in the matter is complete. Neelam Gorhe of the Shiv Sena

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sought to know the status of investigation and when a charge-sheet will be filed.

Replying to Gorhe’s question, Fadnavis said, “A judicial inquiry is underway, and hence making acomment on this will not be appropriate.”

Police will file the charge sheet in the stipulated period, he said.

Last month Pune Police arrested five people from Mumbai, Nagpur and Delhi, including Dalit activist Sudhir Dhavale, for allegedly having close links with the Naxals. Dhavale was one of the organisers of Elgar Parishad, organised to commemorate 200 years of the Bhima-Koregaon battle on December 31 last year.

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L u c k n ow, J u l 1 1 (AGENCIES): Police believe that the pistol and bullets used to murder gangster Prem Prakash Singh alias Munna Bajrangi may have been smuggled into the Baghpat district jail in food packets meant for rival Sunil Rathi.

“Initial investigation clearly suggests that a pistol, two magazines and multiple cartridges were smuggled into the premises in these packets as there are no CCTV cameras or metal detectors installed at the prison’s entrance,” a senior IPS officer privy to the investigation said.

Rathi – a murder convict serving life imprisonment – enjoyed the privilege of getting food packets and other items of everyday use from external agents without the court’s permission, the IPS officer said, adding that the aides who supplied these articles did not even jot down their names in the visitors’ register.

According to the officer, the Baghpat jail authorities were unable to check the food packets due to an acute staff shortage. The facility has only 33 staffers –

Munna Bajrangi (file) including the jailor and three deputy jailors – to oversee as many as 816 inmates.

Bajrangi was taken to the Baghpat district jail for a court hearing despite his wife, Seema Singh, holding a press conference at Lucknow on June 29 to declare that his life would be in danger there. The gangster’s lawyer, Vikas Srivastava, condemned the manner in which officials took him to the prison despite repeated requests that the court hearing be conducted through video conferencing. “Most of the inmates of Baghpat jail are supporters of Rathi.

Either the jail personnel supported Rathi or were afraid of him. Interestingly, six other inmates who had earlier confronted Rathi in

Baghpat jail were transferred to different district jails on the recommendation of the then jailor Uday Pratap Singh a few months ago,” he said.

A police inspector posted in Baghpat admitted that Rathi, a local resident, enjoys considerable clout in the jail. “There have been many reports of the gangster making extortion calls from prison in the past,” he added.

A senior police officer said considerable planning seemed to have gone into Bajrangi’s murder. “When questioned, Rathi admitted that he took a bath and washed his clothes immediately after executing the murder. The pistol used for the crime was thrown into an eight-foot-deep drain on the premises in an attempt to wash off his fingerprints,” a police officer said.

The weapon, besides two magazines and 22 cartridges, were recovered from the drain after a marathon search of over nine hours.

“There is a very low probability of us finding any fingerprints or gunpowder on the pistol,” the officer admitted.

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): The Central government on Wednesday said it was leaving it to the wisdom of the Supreme Court to decide if a law that criminalizes consensual gay sex was constitutionally valid.

On the second day of the apex court hearing on the plea challenging the constitutional validity of Indian Penal Code’s Section 377 that criminalises homosexuality, the Centre did not spell out its stand one way or the other.

A brief affidavit it filed said: “...so far as the constitutional validity Section 377 to the extent it applies to “consensual acts of adults in private” is concerned, the Union of India would leave the said question to the wisdom of this Court.”

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 215 Dimapur, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018

Multiplicity of ideas

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hile all states of the north east form the North Eastern Council (NEC) and the plenary sessions come up with complaints or suggestions; the fact of the matter is that the Council has been sidetracked by Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and the inter twining of roles and powers only reflects the multiplicity of ideas and a duplicity outcomes. The NEC was initially set up as an advisory body but now sanctioned as a Regional planning body since 2002. The North Eastern Council which was created to complement and supplement the developmental efforts of the States has already contributed immensely in terms of institution building, transport and communication, power generation and transmission and creation of different kinds of infrastructural facilities with a view to positioning the States to launch themselves into a self-sustaining growth trajectory. In terms of distribution, the financial resources spent has been 47% towards transport and communication, 14% in agriculture, 11% in human resource development and education, 9% in power, 4% in health, 3% in tourism and 3% in industries for fiscal year 2017. The member-states are known as Special Category States and DoNER provides additional funding of 10% from Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) during the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. The rule was that the union ministries were mandated to spend 10% of their budget allocations for the development of North-Eastern region. However, in case the ministries failed to spend the said amount for north-east development purpose, those unspent funds would be diverted to a Non-lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR). of Non Lapsable Pool. NEC member states discuss any matter of common interest and decide the action to be taken on any such matter. However, in September 2001, Department of DONER (Development of North Eastern Region) was formed and was upgraded to a ministry in May, 2004. To enable a separate ministry, the government of India placed DoNER under a minister and so the body became the only ministry that deals with a particular region in India’s Union ministries. On the other hand, NEC was there since 1972 with its secretariat in Shillong. NEC was listed as one of the associate members of DoNER despite the former being set up by an Act of Parliament. DoNER acts as a facilitator between the Central Ministries/ Departments and the State Governments of the North Eastern Region in the economic development including removal of infrastructural bottlenecks, provision of basic minimum services, creating an environment for private investment and to remove impediments to lasting peace and security in the North Eastern Region. The secretary of NEC was fully in charge of the administration and would undertake tours to various states. One of the Governors of the region used to be the chairman of NEC. This was changed after BJP came to power in 2014 when a union minister was made chairman of both NEC and DoNER. Even the DoNER secretary became more important and the NEC secretary was eventually sidetracked. More changes have taken place with NEC as indicated when the union home minister Rajnath Singh chaired the 67th plenary session and also became the exofficio chairman of NEC. The NEC and DoNER have their respective roles to play and a clear delineation of roles and powers need to be made so that both can complement each other.

DailyDevotion The Spiritually Vigorous Saint

…that I may know Him… —Philippians 3:10 A saint is not to take the initiative toward self-realization, but toward knowing Jesus Christ.

A spiritually vigorous saint never believes that his circumstances simply happen at random, nor does he ever think of his life as being divided into the secular and the sacred. He sees every situation in which he finds himself as the means of obtaining a greater knowledge of Jesus Christ, and he has an attitude of unrestrained abandon and total surrender about him. The Holy Spirit is determined that we will have the realization of Jesus Christ in every area of our lives, and He will bring us back to the same point over and over again until we do. Self-realization only leads to the glorification of good works, whereas a saint of God glorifies Jesus Christ through his good works. Whatever we may be doing— even eating, drinking, or washing disciples’ feet— we have to take the initiative of realizing and recognizing Jesus Christ in it. Every phase of our life has its counterpart in the life of Jesus. Our Lord realized His relationship to the Father even in the most menial task. “Jesus, knowing…that He had come from God and was going to God,…took a towel…and began to wash the disciples’ feet…” (John 13:3-5).

The aim of a spiritually vigorous saint is “that I may know Him…” Do I know Him where I am today? If not, I am failing Him. I am not here for self-realization, but to know Jesus Christ. In Christian work our initiative and motivation are too often simply the result of realizing that there is work to be done and that we must do it. Yet that is never the attitude of a spiritually vigorous saint. His aim is to achieve the realization of Jesus Christ in every set of circumstances.

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The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others. ~ Albert Schweitzer

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 12, 2018

Post-mortem

The (Other) Allegory of the Cave

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he story of the 12 Thai boys in the cave, which gripped the attention – and held the breath – of the world for over a fortnight, has, thankfully, ended happily. One is quite aware that this real-life story – as all such poignant stories – should be taken in its own unicity and integrity. Real stories are not mere stories to be insensitively and carelessly “used” for analogical or allegorical purposes – an infraction that (we) preachers are often guilty of.

And yet, irresistibly, the 18-day saga of the “Dingy Dozen” is an almost-perfect dramatic enactment of the gospel story. In the first place, we have the twelve members of the “Wild Boars” football team, who went on a “wild bore” into the cave. These boys were no ordinary boys.

They were all ably-gifted with fine genes, ample talent, and bright futures. But through a mixture of daredevilry, delinquency, stupidity, and chance and circumstance, they ended up where they ended up, precariously perched on a ledge, helpless and hopeless – “between a rock and a hard place” and “between the devil and the deep blue sea,” rolled into one!

This ordeal and predicament of “The Twelve” is a snapshot of the human condition, as diagnosed by the Bible. (Ring a bell? “Twelve Sons”? “Twelve Tribes”?

“Twelve Apostles”? Twelve “us”?) Created good and glorious, but invariably “foolish, disobedient, led astray, enslaved” (Tit. 3:3), we have

found our way into . . . lostness. They got there on their own; but they can no longer get out on their own. No way forward. No way back. No light. No food. No air. No help. No hope.

“Out of the depths I cry out to you, O LORD!” (Ps. 130:1).

Then suddenly: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Is. 9:2).Like the two British cave-divers – strangers from a distant land – who came searching for, shone their light on, and spoke to the boys with questionings, God, the Stranger, comes to us, shines His light on us, and asks: “Where are you?” (Gen. 3:9).

The search has ended.

But the rescue has only begun.

Enter Navy SEAL Petty Officer First Class SamanKunan! The tragic death of the man brings us close to what is at the heart of the gospel – sacrifice. Like this hero, who, in the process of supplying oxygen canisters to the boys, ran out of air himself, Jesus came into the world to give us life – and, in the process, laid down His own. Jesus did not just give us life. He gave us His life.

“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends” (Jn. 15:13).

“When you go home, tell them of us and say: For their tomorrow, we gave our today.”

Even then, the boys still

had the waters to traverse, a baptism to undergo, and the serpentine tunnel to navigate – not unlike the people of Israel, who, although they had been redeemed from Egypt, still had to face and pass through the chaos of the sea, navigate the dry and dreary wilderness, suffer from snakebites, and cross the Jordan river.

So also our Christian life. We have been reached and redeemed. But we have a baptism to undergo; we have to negotiate the rocky perils, pitfalls, and pains of life; face the chaotic waters of chance and necessity; and endure the chokings of the serpentine enemy of our souls. We often do not see the light at the end of the tunnel.

But, like the boys, we have now been supplied food, drink, and air – God’s word, the Lord’s table, eternal life.

And, as each boy was led and accompanied along the journey back by two expert Navy SEALs, alongside us have also come – to guarantee, to guard, and to guide – “the seal” of God’s Spirit and “the sealed” Bride of Christ, the Church. “The Spirit and the Bride say, ‘Come’” (Rev. 22:17).

We may be crawling; but we are moving. We may even be bleeding; but we are still breathing. We are not out of the tunnel yet; but we are on our way home. And “creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the sons of God” (Rom. 8:19) – so that the world, too, may breathe again.

Kethoser (Aniu) Kevichusa

Covenant

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“covenant” is a mutual agreem e n t b e t we e n G o d a n d person(s). God and Abraham entered one of such covenant. God declared that He would keep His promise to Abraham and his descendants in the form of an everlasting and divine contract. The outcome of this covenant was the assurance of inheritance of the land of Canaan forever; and more importantly, God becoming the God of Abrahams’ offspring. As a definite evidence for the mutual consent Abraham and his descendants were commanded to circumcise every male member thereof (Genesis 17:7-12).

The religion of Old Testament begun from this Abrahamic covenant, and it became central to the theology of the Old Testament. Throughout the ages, precepts and biblical interpretations were constructed around this motif. The theological concept of covenant became the organizing principle for Christian theology. It opened up the possibility to view the history of God and his dealing with humankind, from creation to Fall to Redemption to Consummation.

The Israelite history of engagement with the “covenant” saw numerous low points for betraying the ancient pact. The Israelitesstubbornly broke their covenant, crimes were committed, verdicts were pronounced through the prophets, and sentences were passed. Consequentially, and that predictably, punishment followed and the nation suffered.

To further clarify our contention, a typical example is of the fiery prophet Elijah, who appeared before King Ahazto admonish the Northern Kingdom of Israel for their wrongdoings. It was a stern warning against the oscillation between the worship of Baal and Jehovah. This exercise, the worship of two gods, was a direct challenge to the covenant. Therefore, the Lord through Elijah reproached the Israelites: “If the Lord is your God follow him. If Baal is your God

worship him.” This generation of Israel forgot their God. That made God angry. The Northern Kingdom was judged, found guilty, and the punishment that followed was the annihilation of the Kingdom.

Coming to the Naga context, do not take me wrong, when I said, PLEBISCITE IS NAGA COVENANT. It is a document that your fathers through solemn oath and thumb impression testified Naga country as sovereign on May 5, 1950. Plebiscite was reaffirmed on Naga Republic Day, April 27, 1955.

The document reads: “Any person or persons who in order to destroy or undermine the integrity and wellbeing of Nagaland and who for this purposefully act about or set up organization against or oppose the political administration and traditional institution of the nation or an attempt to do so, as whether into or without the aid of another country or countries shall deemed to have committed treason.”

Nonetheless, the sixteen-point agreement was brought against the will of the people. Thereby national covenant was broken. Crime was committed, and consequently, the Naga people suffered. But the promise of the Lord never wavers, for the sake of the covenant. Tens of thousands people shed their precious blood, we cannot play with human blood, every drop of blood cannot be forgotten before God. The Naga ALEE COMMAND in 1962, while at East Pakistan, stated that, Naga people love peace, but they cannot afford to let their land be occupied by sheer military force of aggression. Furthermore, as long as the invading forces remain, the Nagas are bound to fight. ALLEE CAMMAND’s conviction still stands tall. Thank God, today, our leaders are committed to “talk.” I appeal my dear Nagas to relentlessly pray and support the “peace talk” so that God’s leading hand will see us through to attain our aspiration. Amen!

Rev. Dr. V. K. Nuh

Mission enrichment and mission empowerment

(From previous issue) As a result of the above statement about the mental attitude, there are two affects: the negative affects and the positive affects. The negative affect is that everyone wants to be the owner of something they do. If one church sends a missionary with a very little supports, they do not want that missionary to get or seek extra help from other church or churches. They want that particular church and the missionary to be their own church and missionary because they want to be the owner. However, they aren’t able to support with hundred percent, and therefore sustainability is not maintained. Therefore, the mission works are unnecessarily delayed.

This identity crisis has caused a lot of problems in fulfilling the Great Commission of Christ.

One of the common

problems is that they do not want others to come in and join their hands to help the works because that is their own. The tribalism attitude is that they don’t want to share their rights and identity with others. They are very fond of elevating and showing off their activities to others as a matter of pride for their achievements.

In such situations, what should be done in our approach to missions?

Another thing we need to take note is that the tribal’s mentality is often ver y biased and self-centered. It should likewise be noted that the tribal people are very proud people. They are naturally endowed with a high self esteem. Their preference is their tribe and close community.

They tend to despise and look down on other tribes and their cultures. A lot of unnecessary competitions

are taking place amongst the tribals in northeast India. It is because of their proud nature that they will not depend on others for their livelihood.

Therefore, development is often a slow process.

They don’t easily complement people of other tribes, particularly when other tribes are smaller in number than their own. I strongly believe that it will not be too much to say that their world and their understanding of world missions are solely rolling around their communities and vicinities.

However, we can always look at the positive points of view of these people and their natures.

Since these tribal people want everything in their own names and identities, it is good to give them the whole ownership and credits. To do this, we need to know how to enable mission

empowerment. This is the implementation part of missionary work. In other words, it is important to put the responsibility for missionary work into the hands of the local believers . There are lots of competitions and comparisons amongst the tribal communities. Sometimes it is done with the wrong motives and ungodly manners. Therefore, it results in people groups becoming enemies of each other.

After all, some were head hunters in the past!

Ye t , t h e s e s t r o n g tribal attitudes can be used meaningfully for the implementation of the present day mission efforts. It is for their tribes’ pride to execute the extraordinary things so that people will understand that it is great. The rest will take the challenge to do better or more in order to gain the recognition and reputation. I am not

Do we have a civil society in Nagaland?

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hat are the roles of Civil Societies? Day by day our state is going from bad to worse. Many of our so-called civil societies leaders refuse to question the political leadership, as a result, we are just left to suffer.

Don’t they have the power to ask why the roads are so bad?

Don’t they have the power to ask why we don’t find doctors in the hospital? Why are there no teachers in the schools? I think our leaders are sleeping along with the corrupt leaders. I know that widening of road between Kohima and Dimapur is going on but that doesn’t mean there is no fund for renovation for the two-lane road which is the life-line for not only Kohima but for other districts as well as for Manipur state too.

I wonder what the Meitei people must be thinking of us.

While cutting the four-lane road in between Guwahati and Shillong, I travelled there a number of times but never saw such kind of horrible road condition instead they gave their

best to provide a smoother road to avoid criticism as they have a thing called “shame” which we the Nagas lack in having it. The other North Eastern states didn’t need so much money like us to build High Court and Stadiums but yet they have completed and above all, they are functioning. I am also sad to see some badminton stadiums built on private land which will be later converted to private properties as there is no proper Mou document for the government to claim it later. In spite of all the wrong things, our leaders are just keeping quiet and watching all the comedies of the state.

I have stopped expecting from Naga Hoho, Naga Mothers Association and Naga Students Federation since long ago and today NTC and ACAUT also facing its natural death after their suicidal attempt by endorsing “solution before election” without explaining to the people and when people asked a question regarding their unusual stand the question became laughable for the

suggesting to encourage them to do it for fame or reputation, but what I am saying is that the tribals’ mentality is very narrow mindedness. Therefore, in this juncture of the mission empowerment it is the positive approach to the mission that will make them to be successful.

Conclusion: Mission Enrichment will help the churches and believers to understand the importance of mission. Having properly understood the urgency of mission and the benefit of doing mission, the churches and believers will come forward for the implementation of the mission. The tribal people from the Northeastern part of India are very simple and straight forward. Once they understand the truth, it is very easy to execute because they are a very brave people. They are of a very

independent mindset; no wonder they are fighting for political independence from India! Therefore, I strongly believe that the Northeast people are the right people, living in the right place, believing in the right God, to preach the right gospel to the dying people of this world. So let us stir up the churches in Northeast India for missions.

If your church is interested in missions and willing to know more about missions, you may invite us for two days of local church based “Mission Enrichment and Mission Empowerment.”

Your church will never be the same. Your church will ever be on fire for missionary endeavor.

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ACAUT as a result, from that day onwards many people like me turn against the very organization which we loved and supported. Unless they make their position clear even if they organize a really or whatever they do I will be the last person to support them though they Sir, Taxis are predominantly used by people with mobility problems may not need me or my support to function. My main concern and people who do not own cars to perform trips which would have is what also has happened to otherwise been impossible. This section of people comprises more than tribal leaders? Don’t you know 80 percent of the population. Bus services particularly the Nagaland that your doctors and teachers State Transport is expected to cater to a larger amount of the demand are flooded in Kohima and and taxis should play the role of plugging the gaps that are left by bus Dimapur? The government is and other modes. But sadly this is not the case in Nagaland.

The sudden disappearance of Dimapur- Kohima taxis in the paying them to serve you and if they don’t you have all the designated stands and the trend of sudden fare hike by taxi operators rights and powers to question particularly in Dimapur and Kohima is a common phenomenon. In and punish them according to many situations you are charged anywhere between rupees 500 & 1000 for a 74 kilometer distance between Kohima and Dimapur! The the law.

The government has not deplorable National Highway condition is an excuse but is there any only provided the manpower authority to regulate and monitor the system? The drivers and the but infrastructure including brokers in the stations turns out to be most insensible and roughneck free medicines too so you need towards the commuters. The repeated incidents of such episodes to check few things and do only reflect the mentality of the people living there including the something for your people too responsible administration and the poor income opportunities given or else one day you also will by the government.

The Yellow, the yellow and black stripped, and colourful (withface your natural slow death like other above-mentioned out a taxi license) are the three types of taxis available in Kohima.

Actual fare is just on papers, they charge different. We need to cororganizations. rect this.

Robert N. Solo, T. Khel C Akum Jamir, Kohima Kohima Village 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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Central government opposes plea to decriminalize adultery

New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): The Central government has opposed a plea for decriminalising adultery in India, saying striking down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code which penalises only men who are found engaging in adultery, would be “detrimental” to the intrinsic Indian ethos which gives paramount importance to the institution and sanctity of marriage.

As per the law, there are provisions which provide for punishment only to a man for having extramartial sexual relation with

the wife of another man, although women are immune from such punishment.

The government, in an affidavit filed before the apex court, has stated that Section 497 “supports, safeguards and protects the institution of marriage”.

“It is submitted that striking down section 497 of IPC and Section 198(2) Cr.P.C. will prove to be detrimental to the intrinsic Indian ethos which gives paramount importance to the institution and sanctity of marriage.

“The provisions of

PepsiCo to help Maha implement plastic ban

Nagpur, Jul 11 (IANS): PepsiCo on Wednesday expressed its commitment to support the plastic ban enforced in Maharashtra, including the extended producer responsibility for PET plastic waste bottles, a top company official said.

PepsiCo India President and CEO Ahmed ElSheikh met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis here and said it has partnered with Gem Enviro Management for setting up infrastructure to collect and recycle the PET plastic bottles in the state. Pledging to collect and recycle all the PET plastic bottles generated through PepsiCo’s beverages, he said that Gem Enviro will set up Reverse Vending Machines, collection points and

centres at various locations in Maharashtra. “The programme will also ensure effective recycling of the PET waste collected. In addition, through the Indian Beverage Association, we are also setting up a consortium for industry players to come together and work towards enhancing the plastic waste management infrastructure in the state,” ElSheikh announced.

He added that the company plans to design all packaging to be recoverable or recyclable by 2025 for which it is working on new technologies for sustainable packaging solutions.

“We will be piloting the first ever 100 per cent compostable, plant-based packaging for our popular

Springshed development for water security launched (From p-1) On the criteria for selection of villages, Tsuhah explained that villages dependent on spring water for domestic consumption, having acute drinking water shortages and water quality issues were selected for the project. She added that villages with better accessibility and reasonably good roads to facilitate supervision and monitoring of fieldwork, village clusters with three or four villages per cluster and villages willing to collaborate and cooperate with the government and NGOs for springshed development activities were also selected.

Tsuhah mentioned that villages willing to provide at least 10% of their own con-

tribution to the project in the form of free labour and locally available materials and recognised with good track record in implementation of government-funded projects were chosen too.

Agreements were also signed by the consortium partners with villages and community for utilising MNREGA funds for the springshed management.

Speaking at the inaugural programme, PSI director Debashish Sen explained the concept of springshed development and shared experiences of the Himalayan region. Officials from rural department and land resource departments, NEIDA and others attended the launching programme.

snacks products - Lay’s and Kurkure - this year, and have resized these snacks packaging to reduce paper consumption in the value chain,” ElSheikh said.

Fo r t h e b eve r a ge s business, the company has launched Pepsi Black in non-returnable glass packaging and will collaborate with Central Pollution Control Board for two pilot projects for multi-layered packaging waste management.

“As part of our efforts to increase recycling, we have also successfully piloted a ‘Film to Fuel’ project at our Pune plant to convert all the packaging film waste from the plant, into fuel, ensuring 100 percent recycling of packaging waste at the plant,” said ElSheikh.

sexual intercourse takes place with the consent of both the parties, there is no good reason for excluding one party from the liability.”

The Home Ministry sought dismissal of the plea and referred to Justice Malimath Committee report on reforms in the criminal justice system which had suggested making section 497 gender-neutral.

After the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs took note of the need for criminal justice reforms, the Law Commission is also considering the recommendation to make Section 497 gender neutral, it added.

“The decriminalisation of adultery will result in weakening the sanctity of a marital bond and will result in its laxity.”

The PIL challenging the constitutionality of such adultery laws is currently pending before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court.

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Wednesday accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of a witch-hunt in the AircelMaxis case since there was no FIR in the matter.

“In the Aircel-Maxis case, there is no FIR mentioning a scheduled offence and no public servant has been named. The ED is on a witch-hunt and the allegations will be answered in court,” the former Union Finance Minister tweeted.

A special court here on Tuesday extended till August 7 the interim protection from arrest granted to P. Chidambaram in the AircelMaxis deal case. Special Judge O.P. Saini directed Chidambaram to join investigations, whenever required. The ED had claimed the former Finance Minister and his son Karti were evasive in their replies and as such the ED would not be able to get to the truth if they were granted bail.

Aadhaar helped save Rs 90k cr: UIDAI chairman

Hyderabad, Jul 11 (IANS): India has so far s ave d ove r R s. 9 0 , 0 0 0 crore with the use of Aadhaar, UIDAI Chairman J. Satyanarayana said on Wednesday.

On an average, around three crore people are using Aadhaar every day and it is primarily used for ration, pension, rural employment, and scholarships, he said at in his address at an international conference on digital identity, with a special focus on Aadhaar.

The three-day conference being organised by the Indian School of Business (ISB) began on Wednesday.

Satyanarayana, in his key-note address, said that more than Rs 90,000 crore are estimated as reported savings or gains by the

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Emphasising that the governance system has constantly been changing with the growth of technology and that the country was moving towards a scenario of “invisible governance”, he underlined the need for research in some areas.

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CBI files charge sheet against BJP MLA in Unnao rape case

Lu c k n ow / N e w Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday filed a charge sheet in a Lucknow court against the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case.

“After investigation, a charge sheet has been filed in a Lucknow court against Sengar and (his aide) Shashi Singh under Sections 120B, 363, 367, 376(1), 506 of the IPC (Indian Penal Code) and Sections 3 and 4 of Pocso (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act,” CBI Spokesperson Abhishek Dayal said in New Delhi.

A CBI official said that the teenager was first raped by the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA on June 4, 2017 evening, whereas she was gang-raped by another group of accused between June 11 to 20.

Sengar, who represents Bangermau Assembly constituency, is in jail for allegedly raping the

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teenager at his home when she went to meet him for a job. Shashi Singh allegedly lured the girl to the MLA. In April, the victim tried to commit suicide outside Uttar Pradesh C h i e f M i n i s t e r Yo g i Adityanath’s house, alleging that the police did not act though she had approached them several months earlier.

The CBI arrested Sengar on April 13.

The CBI registered three cases on April 13 regarding the rape as well as the victim’s father’s death in police custody following a request to the Centre from the Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya, Jul 11 (AGENCIES): In a first, Uttar Pradesh has decided to conduct police verification for saints and sages. The step has been taken keeping in mind the rise in number of fake sadhus exploiting their followers in India.

The move, which comes ahead of Kumbh Mela 2019, has been welcomed by several sadhus based in Ayodhya.

‘This is a good step, we welcome it.

This way people won’t be cheated and saints image will not get maligned,” said one saint.

Commenting on the development, Circle Officer (CO) RK Sao said, “This is being done to reduce incidents of frauds & crime.”

Over the last few years, several controversies emerged around self-styled godmen including Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh, Asaram and Rampal.

Following the controversies, an apex body of sages – Akhil Bharatiya Akhara

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Parishad Parishad – released two lists of “fake babas” names of 17 fake sages and self-styled godmen.

“We have passed a resolution that the Uttar Pradesh government should set up a monitoring committee which would keep a close eye on the work being done for Kumbh Mela, 2019 and this committee should consist of a member from each akharas,” Giri said.

In August 2017, Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Singh was convicted of raping two sadhvis or female followers.

Following the conviction, deadly riots ensued in Panchkula and surrounding areas, killing at least 38 and injuring over 250 people.

The mob – consisting of Dera followers – set scores of vehicles, including private and government cars and media vans, on fire. Police and fire brigade vehicles were also set on fire. Several mediapersons were also injured in the incident.

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In the first FIR, the CBI named Sengar and Shashi Singh. The second FIR is against four of Sengar’s accomplices -- Vineet, Baua, Shailu and Sonu -- on charges of rioting, criminal intimidation and voluntarily causing hurt.

The third is a crossFIR filed by Sengar’s brother Atul Singh, who claimed that he was attacked by the victim’s father. Atul Singh is currently in judicial custody.

On Saturday, the CBI filed the charge sheet against five men, including Sengar’s brother Jai Deep Singh alias Atul Singh Sengar, Vineet Mishra alias Vinay Mishra, Birendra Singh alias Bauwa, Ram Sharan Singh alias Sonu and Shashi Pratap Singh under Sections 302 (murder), 506 (criminal intimidation), 147 (rioting) and 148 (rioting, armed with deadly weapon) of the IPC in a case related to the death of the girl’s father in police custody.

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law under challenge in the present writ have been specifically created by the legislature in its wisdom, to protect and safeguard the sanctity of marriage, keeping in mind the unique structure and culture of the Indian society,” read the affidavit.

The Ministry of Home Affairs in its affidavit further stated that the Law Commission was currently examining the issues, has identified certain focus areas and formed sub groups to deliberate on such areas, it added.

The government has filed the affidavit on a plea which pointed out that only men can be punished for the offence of adultery for having consensual sex with the wife of another man. The plea filed by Joseph Shine, an expatriate Indian living in Italy, contended that Section 497 was unconstitutional on the grounds that it discriminates against men and added that “when the

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Vodafone CEO Vittorio Colao, who will remain in office till October, said: “Yes. I am optimistic” that the new entity, to be named Vodafone Idea Ltd, will be in place before he remits the office.”

When asked for plans of the British telecom firm post the new entity comes in place, Read said: “We have always been a strong investor in India. We will remain that”. The combined operations of Idea and Vodafone will create the country’s largest telecom operator worth over $23 billion (or over Rs 1.5 trillion), with a 35 per cent market share and a subscriber base of around 430 million.

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of Telecom on July 9.

“They met me and to thanked that we have done it very quickly,” Sinha said.

Vodafone CEO designate and Chief Financial Officer Nick Read, after meeting Sinha, had Tuesday confirmed receiving the letter approving the merger.

“We are happy to receive the letter,” he had said.

There have been industry speculations that Idea Cellular and Vodafone may challenge in court the demand of Rs 39.76 billion for one time spectrum charge of Vodafone India, and joint bank guarantee of Rs 33.42 billion sought by DoT before it grants final approval for the merger.

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time spent on recovery -- are difficult and expensive to manage. For example, the study found that one-third of the cost of “mega breaches” -- involving over one million lost records -- were derived from lost business.

In the past five years, the amount of mega breaches has nearly doubled, from just nine mega breaches in 2013 to 16 mega breaches in 2017. The study also calculated the costs associated mega breaches ranging from one million to 50 million records lost, projecting that these breaches cost companies between $40 million and $350 million, respectively. For mega breaches, the biggest expense category was costs associated with lost business, which were estimated at nearly $118 million for breaches of 50 million records -- almost a third of the total cost of a breach this size.

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI): Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday that the government has approved the Idea Cellular and Vodafone India merger, the sector’s biggest, but the companies need to complete some formalities for the final closure of the deal.

“We have already approved merger of IdeaVodafone. There are some formalities which are pending that they have to complete for it (the merger),” Sinha told reporters on sidelines of a BSNL event -- the first on-record confirmation from the government side.

Top management of Vodafone, the British telecom firm, met the minister on Tuesday after the deal was given conditional approval by the Department

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cer, IBM India/South Asia, said in a statement.

Based on in-depth interviews with nearly 500 companies globally that experienced a data breach, the study analysed hundreds of cost factors surrounding a breach, from technical investigations and recovery, to notifications, legal and regulatory activities, and cost of lost business and reputation.

The global average cost of a data breach is up 6.4 per cent over the previous year to $3.86 million, the report said.

The average cost for each lost or stolen record containing sensitive and confidential information also increased by 4.8 per cent year over year to $148, the findings showed.

Overall, the study found that hidden costs in data breaches -- such as lost business, negative impact on reputation and employee

years of the Narendra Modi government.

The finance ministry said India’s economy would clock 7.5% growth in 2018-19, the upper range of growth projected by the Economic Survey.

India is expected to grow at 7.4% in 2018 and 7.8% in 2019, leaving its nearest rival China behind respectively at 6.6 and 6.4% in the two years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in April this year. Last year in December, the World Economic League Table (WELT) 2018 released by the Centre for Economics and Business Research forecast that India would “leapfrog” Britain and France to become the world’s fifth largest economy in 2018, ahead of an oncoming major global economic shift towards Asia.

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Bengaluru, Jul 11 (IANS): The estimated average cost of a data breach in India went up to Rs 11.9 crore in 2017 -- a nearly eight per cent increase from 2016, an IBM study revealed on Wednesday.

Malicious or criminal attacks were the root cause for 42 per cent of data breaches, according to the 2018 edition of the “Cost of a Data Breach” study conducted by US-based Ponemon Institute on behalf of IBM Security.

An estimated per capita cost per lost or stolen records reported last year was Rs 4,552 -- a 7.8 per cent increase from the previous report. “The threat scenario shows a significant rise in both number and sophistication of breaches in this year’s report, which is alarming as it continues to rise in India,” Vikas Arora, Chief Transformation Offi-

New Delhi, Jul 11 (Agencies): Updated World Bank figures for 2017 show that India is now the world’s sixth-biggest economy, having muscled past France, which was pushed to the seventh spot, news agency AFP reported on Wednesday. India’s gross domestic product (GDP) stood at $2.597 trillion at the end of 2017, compared to $2.582 trillion for France.

According to Business Standard, the US continued to be the world’s biggest economy, followed by China, Japan and Germany.

Britain remained the world’s fifth-biggest economy with a GDP of $2.622 trillion at the end of 2017. Backed by government spending and investment, India’s economy grew at a seven-quarter high of 7.7% in the JanuaryMarch quarter of the financial year 2018. But this did not prevent GDP growth, at 6.7% in 2017-18, from falling to its lowest rate in four

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Germany ‘captive of Russia’: Trump

B RU S S E L S, J U L 1 1 (IANS): US President Donald Trump launched a blistering attack on Germany on Wednesday ahead of a NATO summit here, accusing it of being beholden to Russia as it buys energy from Moscow. “Germany is captive to Russia because it’s getting so much of its energy from Moscow,” Trump said at a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, his first since arriving in the Belgian capital.

He arrived in Brussels on Tuesday evening here for the summit scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, after which he is expected to visit Britain and later meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Finland’s capital Helsinki, the Washington Post reported.

Tr ump went on to complain that the US was expected to “defend them against Russia”, despite Germany making “billions of dollars” in energy payments to Moscow. “I think it’s something that NATO has to look at,” the US President said.

He earlier protested

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about Europe’s “lagging defence spending”, saying that NATO nations were taking advantage of US military largesse at the same time they were offering unfair trade terms to US businesses. Trump targeted Germany as it has not met its NATO spending commitments and is beginning construction of a second natural gas pipeline to Russia.

Stoltenberg pushed back on the US President’s comments, saying that while there may be differences of opinion within the alliance, “we are stronger together than apart”.

Tr ump retor ted by again asking how the NATO alliance could be stronger when Germany is “making

Russia richer”.

He also accused Europeans of failing to pay enough for NATO operations. European Council President Donald Tusk accused him of criticising Europe “almost daily”, tweeting: “Dear America, appreciate your allies, after all you don’t have that many”.

Merkel dismisses Trump’s criticism

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday reacted to a statement made hours earlier by US President Donald Trump here accusing Germany of becoming “a captive to Russia”.

Merkel, on arrival for

Thai boys in hospital after cave rescue

In this image made from video, three of the 12 boys are seen recovering in their hospital beds in Thailand on July 11, 2018. (AP/PTI)

CHIANG RAI, JUL 11 (AFP): Video footage emerged today of several of the Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave recuperating in hospital, as the stunning images of the youngsters being freed from their ordeal on stretchers was also released for the first time.

The video shows several of the “Wild Boars” football team in hospital, after being rescued from the Tham Luang cave in northern Thailand in a three-day operation which ended successfully yes-

terday.

Doctors have said they are in good physical and mental health -- a view backed up by the footage made available by the Thai government showing them behind quarantine glass in bed wearing smocks and facemasks, flashing peace signs and doing the traditional “wai” greeting.

They do not look shell-shocked or stunned despite a potentially harrowing 18 days inside a dank, dark cave followed by a risky rescue operation

that was dubbed “Mission Impossible”.

A former Thai Navy SEAL died while helping install oxygen tanks in preparation for the extraction. Later Thai Navy SEALs posted clips from the painstaking rescue that was carried out in three phases ending yesterday.

It showed divers in headlights and scuba-gear carrying out the boys on heavy-duty stretchers. Experts have warned of possible long-term trauma from their experience in Tham Luang but medical officials have issued a drumbeat of mostly positive news about their condition, saying they are eating normal food and even asking for chocolate.

The boys rescued from a Thai cave were passed “sleeping” on stretchers through the treacherous pathways, a former Thai Navy SEAL who was the last diver to leave the Tham Luang complex told AFP today.

a NATO summit, dismissed Trump’s statement accusing her country of being “totally controlled by Russia”, in reference to Moscow’s gas supplies to Germany, Efe news reported.

Merkel called Germany an independent country and that its foreign policy lacked any foreign interference. “I experienced the Soviet occupation of one part of Germany myself. It is good that we are independent today,” she said.

Merkel added that Germany was the third biggest provider of NATO troops, NATO infrastructure and for many years, one of the most actively engaged NATO countries in Afghanistan.

She pointed out that Afghanistan was the first time in NATO’s history during which the Atlantic Charter’s Article 5 had been invoked. The above article enshrines the Atlantic alliance’s principle of collective defence whereby each member state must consider an armed attack against one member state to be an armed attack against all.

11 killed in attack on Afghan education office JALALABAD, JUL 11 (AFP): At least 11 people were killed after gunmen stormed an education department compound in eastern Afghanistan today, officials said, sparking an hours-long battle with security forces in the latest attack in the restive region.

Ten others, mostly employees, were wounded in the second attack in Jalalabad city in as many days, Nangarhar provincial governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani said in a statement.

Many of the workers were trapped inside the building during the gun battle between security forces and militants, which has ended. Twenty staff members were rescued.

The 11 dead were all employees of the education department branch and included the director, Khogyani said.

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OPEC warns of trade war ‘risks’ for oil market

Myanmar opens 3rd Panglong peace conference with ethnic rebel groups

PARIS, JUL 11 (AFP): The OPEC cartel today warned that global trade tensions could have a negative impact on the oil market by pushing down demand for crude.

In its monthly report, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries said buoyant world trade in 2017 and 2018 had helped impulse economic growth, and therefore demand for crude.

But this may change further down the line, OPEC said, as the United States and China fired the latest shots in their escalating trade war.

Washington yesterday threatened to impose new tariffs on another USD 200 billion in Chinese goods and Beijing vowed to retaliate.

The latest moves in the trade war between the world’s top two economies came just after tit-for-tat duties on USD 34 billion in goods came into effect.

According to OPEC, “the re-emergence of global trade barriers has thus far only had a minor impact on the global economy”.

However, “if trade tensions rise further, and given other uncertainties, it could weigh on business and consumer sentiment,” the report warned. “This may then start to negatively impact investment, capital flows and consumer spending, with a subsequent negative effect on the global oil market.” OPEC’s latest report comes after the cartel and non-member Russia pledged to boost oil production in a meeting in Vienna last month.

NAYPYITAW, JUL 11 (AGENCIES): Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s military commander on Wednesday opened a major conference with representatives of ethnic minority groups to try to move toward a lasting peace after seven decades of strained relations and armed conflict, reports AP. “I am worried that any delay in the peace conference could affect our people’s chance to get peace,” said Suu Kyi in a speech to the attendees. “That is the reason we are trying today to solve the problems politically by this peace conference.”

The third session of the 21st Century Panglong Conference is scheduled to last five days and follows meetings held in August 2016 and May 2017. Those sessions failed to make much headway in resolving differences between the government, the military and ethnic rebel groups seeking greater autonomy.

In his speech on the conference’s opening day, military commander Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing urged all stakeholders in the peace process to swiftly reach an agreement, citing the delay in the peace process as contributing to the lagging development of the country.

“Bold steps must be taken without delay in implementing the peace process,” he said, urging groups to prioritize peace over political demands. “The sound of guns will become silent if all the groups with the true wish for peace observe the

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agreement.”

Since 2015, the government has promoted a ceasefire agreement that several ethnic minority groups have signed. However, some other major rebel groups, especially in the country’s north, are wary of committing to the deal until political terms are made clearer.

They also have accused the government of provocative armed aggression.

“If we are expecting peace in the whole union, we need to work on the cease-fire process first,” said Doi Bu, a member of the Unity and Democracy Party of Kachin State, where clashes between Myanmar’s military and armed ethnic groups have displaced thousands. “(Peace) is urgently needed to solve the problems. If not, there will be no development. War needs to stop immediately back in our states.”

The event is named after the original 1947 conference convened by Suu Kyi’s father, Gen. Aung San, who was head of an

interim government while his country — then called Burma — prepared for independence from Britain.

An agreement brokered by Aung San and signed by several major ethnic minority groups granted minorities significant autonomy and the right to secede if they joined a post-independence federal union. But Aung San was assassinated shortly after and the deal fell apart.

Since then, ethnic groups have accused successive, mostly military governments of failing to honor the 1947 pact.

Despite the framework of the conference allowing only the cease-fire signatories to attend, Myanmar’s government invited a political alliance of non-signatory armed ethnic groups from the north of the country, often referred to as the Northern Alliance, to attend the conference. The non-signatories will be allowed to attend the group discussions, but will not be permitted to speak, said government spokesman Zaw Htay.

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HIROSHIMA, JUL 11 (AGENCIES): Residents shoveled mud and debris to clear streets so they could get out for food and other supplies Wednesday in areas of western Japan hard hit by landslides and flooding that still swamped some areas, reports AP. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited an evacuation center in the city of Kurashiki in Okayama prefecture, where more than 40 of the 176 victims died. He ducked in front of an elderly woman sitting on the floor, and pledged to her that his government will do its utmost to bring back her ordinary life as soon as possible.

About 200 residents were taking refuge at the shelter he visited.

Tens of thousands of rescue and recovery workers and volunteers were searching for people still missing.

In areas where searchand-rescue operations had ended, construction workers and residents worked in neighborhoods to clear mud and debris and restore vehicle access to the outside and get supplies and food.

In Hiroshima’s Asakita ward, resident Nobuaki Hyuga walked to a neighborhood convenience store but could only find ice cream and juices, so he had to go further to find bread and other foods. “We are cut off from the road and we can’t go anywhere by car,” Hyuga said.

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday came down heavily on the Centre and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for not being able to protect the iconic Taj Mahal, asking to “shut it down” or “demolish or restore” the Mughal structure.

The apex court was unhappy as the Uttar Pradesh government failed to come out with a vision document to protect the Taj Mahal.

A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak was upset with the authorities for not taking any step to preserve the Taj Mahal and said its “sheer lethargy” on the part of the authorities.

“There is absolutely no willingness to protect the Taj Mahal. Pristine beauty of Taj Mahal has

to be protected. You can shut down the Taj Mahal it demolish it. Restore it if you want or demolish it if it has to be demolished,” said the bench.

The court said the Taj Mahal is more beautiful than the Eiffel Tower and could have solved the country’s foreign exchange problem.

“There is the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Perhaps it is nothing compared to Taj Mahal. Our Taj Mahal is more beautiful. 80 million go to watch Eiffel Tower which looks like a TV Tower. This is eight times more than what we have.

If you had looked after it, your foreign exchange problem would have been solved.

“Do you realise the loss caused to the country due to your apathy?,” ob-

served the bench.

The Uttar Pradesh government had earlier told the bench that it would place before the court a draft of vision document on protection and preservation of the Taj Mahal that was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.

Saying it would hear the case next on July 31 on a day-to-day basis, the bench told the Central government to furnish full details of the steps taken and action it intends to take for protecting the Taj Mahal along with timeframe and responsibility and accountability of the departments concerned.

During the hearing, the bench said that there was a report of the Parliamentary Standing Com-

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mittee, which dealt with the effects of pollution on Taj Mahal, but the authorities have not bothered to take appropriate steps on the issue.

The Central government submitted that the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur was conducting an assessment of air pollution level in and around the Taj Mahal and Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) and the report would be given within four months.

The court also sought personal appearance of the chairman of Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) -- a 10,400 sq km area spread over the districts of Agra, Firozabad, Mathura, Hathras and Etah in Uttar Pradesh and Bharatpur in Rajasthan -to explain violation of its orders prohibiting expansion of industrial units in the zone.

The Uttar Pradesh government had said it was also trying to take care of the environment around the structure so that the historic monument could be there for another 400 years and not just for a generation.

The court has been hearing a plea filed by environmentalist M.C. Mehta seeking protection of the Taj from the ill-effects of polluting gases and deforestation in and around the area.

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BC has released a full list of their topearning stars as part of its annual report.

Last year, the television giant romised to take action to reduce its gender pay gap further. Their salary list from last July found tht only 34 of the 96 BBC stars were women, compared to 62 men.

2018’s list sees Gary Lineker take over Chris Evans as the highest paid BBC star. Between 20172018, Lineker earned between £1.75m-£1.76m, while Evans earned between £1.66m-£1.69m.

Claudia Winkleman is still the highest paid female employee, earning between £370,000-£379,999. She was 8th in last year’s list but has now dropped to 13th place.

The BBC did add that the published salaries don’t reflect some pay rises and pay cuts – those will be published in next years’ list.

Shows such as Strictly Come Dancing are no longer included in this list as they are made by BBC Studios which is now considered a commercial entity.

Speaking of their gender pay gap report back in October, Lord Hall said: “Fairness in pay is vital.

We have pledged to close the gender pay gap by 2020 and have targets for equality and diversity on our airwaves. We have done a lot already, but we have more to do.”

(NME)

amazing platform,” Jenner told Forbes. “I have such easy access to my fans and my customers.”

In addition to bringing in millions from her families’ reality shows and many more millions from product endorsement deals, Forbes estimates her booming makeup company, Kylie Cosmetics, is worth nearly $800 million. Jenner is the sole owner.

“I struggled for a minute with finding something to do on my own,” Jenner

explained.

That’s when the makeup-obsessed teen decided to launch her own company.

“I said, ‘I’m ready to put up my own money. I don’t want to do it with anyone else,’” Jenner said, adding that she used $250,000 of her savings from past modeling gigs to make her first 15,000 lip kits. She used her social media accounts and loyal following to tease the kits which sold out in less than one minute in 2015.

Joaquin Phoenix becomes the latest Joker in the pack

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ladiator star Joaquin Phoenix is to play Batman’s nemesis The Joker in a stand-alone film exploring the origins of the cackling comic book villain.

Co-written and directed by The Hangover director Todd Phillips, the currently untitled film is set to begin shooting in New York this September.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, it will be both “a gritty character study” and “a broader cautionary tale”.

Phoenix’s other roles include Johnny Cash in 2005 biopic Walk the Line.

The 43-year-old was recently seen playing Jesus in Mary Magdalene and as a troubled vigilante in You Were Never Really Here.

Introduced in the very first Batman comic in April 1940, The Joker is synonymous with green hair, lurid clothes and an ever-present grin.

Just for a laugh, here’s a look at some of the other big-name actors who have taken on the role.

Jack Nicholson: Signing up to play The Joker

in Tim Burton’s 1989 film earned the Oscar-winning star of Chinatown and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest a cool $100m (£75m) in profit participation.

It also saw Nicholson earn a new generation in fans, thanks in part to such now-iconic lines as “Never rub another man’s rhubarb” and “Ever dance with the devil in the pale moonlight?”

“I was particularly proud of my performance as the Joker,” he told Esquire in 2007. “I considered it a piece of pop art.”

Heath Ledger: The late Australian actor made such an indelible impression in 2008’s The Dark Knight that he end up winning a posthumous Academy Award.

Drawing inspiration from Francis Bacon’s paintings, punk rocker Sid Vicious and Malcolm McDowell’s Alex character in A Clockwork Orange, he boldly re-imagined The Joker as a demented agent of chaos.

“The character of the Joker was just too good to turn down,” Ledger told author Joseph McCabe in 2007. “I knew it was open for a fresh interpretation.”

Mark Hamill: When not playing Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars films, Hamill has kept himself busy voicing The Joker in the Batman cartoon series and numerous video games.

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Was amused to bag Manmohan’s role: Anupam Kher

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eteran star Anupam Kher says he had mixed emotions when he bagged the role of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in “The Accidental Prime Minister”.

Anupam on Wednesday treated his fans to a question and answer session on Twitter, where a fan asked about his reaction on bagging the role of Singh.

“I was amused and confused in the beginning.

But then I read the script.

It blew my mind. It challenged the actor in me,” Anupam wrote.

Another fan asked Anupam about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s character in the film.

“Will be introducing the actor in due course,” said Anupam, who has been revealing the actors playing the various characters in the film. He said it has been a “brilliant experience” shooting for the film, which has been shot in London and Delhi.

“One doesn’t get such script so often. There was no struggle. I am a trained professional actor. I am sincere to my profession,” he said.

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Mohanlal’s stand on Bruno Mars halts gig after on-stage fire Dileep still an issue

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ylie Jenner is not only the youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, she’s also on her way to becoming the youngest self-made billionaire.

The 20-year-old graces the cover of Forbes’ August issue and the magazine estimates her current wealth at a whopping $900 million. Her famous sister Kim Kardashian West is only worth $350 million by comparison.

According to the magazine, the new mom will reach billionaire status by next year making her the youngest billionaire ever -- male or female. The current title holder is Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg who became a billionaire at age 23.

How did Jenner make her fortune?

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he Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Wednesday said it did not agree with Malayalam movies superstar Mohanlal’s explanation for revoking the suspension of actor Dileep, an accused in the actress kidnap case, from AMMA. At a meeting of Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA) last month, after Mohanlal took over as its new President in place of Innocent, Dileep’s suspension was revoked.

The WCC expressed resentment over the development and four of its supporters resigned from AMMA while another three demanded a meeting to discuss the issue.

On Saturday, the superstar told the media that there was no vested interest in revoking Dileep’s suspension from the actors’ body and the decision was taken as not even a single member was opposed to the move in the annual general body meeting.

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her thesis entitled “Floriculture in Nagaland: A Comparative Study of Dimapur and Kohima Districts”, under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Giribabu M. Department of Economics, Nagaland UniversityLumami.

2. Mr. Kelengol Kin, S/o Leho Kin, for receiving Gold Medal in M.A Political Science, from ICFAI University, Dimapur.

The R.S.U acknowledges them for bringing laurels to the Union and extend its prayers for their future endeavors.

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e’s too hot - hot DF Concerts said: “During the Bruno Mars show, there damn! Bruno Mars was an incident involving was forced to halt one of the stage lights a gig in Glasgow when his meaning the show was stage lights caught fire. stopped temporarily.

The US Grammy win“Thanks to the quick ner was four songs into his thinking of our stage team set at Glasgow Green when who assessed the situation, on-stage pyrotechnics apthis incident was quickly parently set the lighting resumed. There were no responded to, allowing the rig ablaze. show to continue safely.”

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OFFICE OF THE RACHÜ STUDENTS’ UNION As he returned to the VISWEMA : NAGALAND stage, Mars improvised an a capella chorus of “We burned the stage down in Glasgow.”

During the break, video screens at the outdoor venue informed fans: “It is necessary to stop the show temporarily. Further information to follow.”

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he dramatic operation to rescue 12 boys and their coach from a cave in northern Thailand has caught the interest of Pure Flix Entertainment, which is out to secure movie rights to the story.

The banner’s CEO Michael Scott on Tuesday took to Facebook and posted a video to make the announcement. The K Y M C

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by Adam Smith of Kaos Entertainment and will carry a budget of $30 million to $60 million, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

The Thai cave rescue case is about the massive operation conducted to save the 12 boys trapped in Thailand’s Tham Luang Nang Non Cave.

Scott has been doing research in the rescue areas

for several days.

“The braver y and heroism I’ve witnessed is incredibly inspiring, so, yes, this will be a movie for us,” Scott told The Hollywood Reporter during a phone call from Thailand.

Wanting to create the inspiring film, Scott said: “I have spoken to some of the 90 divers involved in the rescue mission and some of the family members of boys

who were trapped in the cave, though not the boys themselves as they are still hospitalised.”

For Scott, the story is personal as he lost his wife’s friend Saman Kunan while volunteering as a rescuer.

“This isn’t just about a movie, it’s about honouring everybody involved, including the soldier who died,” Scott added.

(IANS)

petition to seek the removal of certain content from the web series “Sacred Games” on the grounds of insulting former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi will come up for hearing in the Delhi High Court on Thursday.

The plea, filed on Wednesday, was mentioned before a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar but the bench recused itself from hearing the matter and listed it before another bench.

The plea filed by lawyer Nikhil Bhalla through advocate Shashank Garg sought the removal of two contents that he maintained “tarnished” the image of the former Prime Minister.

The lawyer claimed that the series incorrectly depicts historical events like the Bofors and Shah Bano cases, the Babri Masjid case and the communal riots.

On Tuesday, a Congress activist in West Bengal filed a police complaint against actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, over-the-top media services provider Netflix, and the makers of “Sacred Games” for “insulting and abusing” Rajiv Gandhi.

The complainant said that the show had a scene in which Siddiqui, playing the protagonist, is seen and heard “abusing Rajiv Gandhi, calling him ‘fattu’, which was shown as pu*** in the subtitles”.

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tingent to bring the sporting glory to our country. We have been associated with Special Olympic Bharat over the years and are proud of the talented athletes they nurture.”

Five-times world boxing champion M.C. Mary Kom said: “Special Olympics Unified Sports is a great initiative and it is amazing that the women from our country will be representing our nation at the Unified Cup 2018. Wishing the entire team all the very best for the game.”

Entire men’s hockey team included in TOPS New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI): In a departure from the norm, the Mission Olympic Cell Wednesday included the entire Indian hockey team in the TOP scheme, rewarding the players for their silver medalwinning performance at the Champions Trophy.

Athletes from different sports have been included in Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) individually but it is first instance that an entire team has been made beneficiary of the financial assistance scheme.

Each of the 18 members of the hockey team will now get a monthly allowance of Rs 50,000. The men’s hockey team, under new coach Harendra Singh, ended runner-up at the Breda event after losing the final to Australia in a thrilling penalty shootout.

A press release from the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said that the women’s hockey team’s inclusion in the TOPS would depend on the review of its performance in the upcoming World Cup and

the Asian Games. Among the other notable decisions taken, double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar has been sanctioned Rs 6.62 lakh for hiring two sparring partners and a physiotherapist for his ongoing training stint in Georgia.

Another Rs 3.22 lakh has been sanctioned for Bajrang Punia and Sumit for their training and tournament participation in Turkey. Boxer Sarajubala Devi got an extension under after qualifying for the Asian Games. Among the other

sports, gymnastics received a total grant of Rs 21.76 lakh.

It includes Rs. 7.76 lakh for the month-long training program of Pranati Nayak in Uzbekistan. Another Rs 14 lakh (approximate) was sanctioned for the 32-day program including a training camp in Belgium for Ashish Kumar and Aruna Budda Reddy. Davis Cupper Ramkumar Ramanathan will get Rs 12.57 lakh for his training (under coach Angel Gimenez Alonso), competition and equipment expenses leading up to the

Asian Games. A total of Rs 11.48 lakh has been budgeted for the purchase of archery equipment for three compound archers Trisha Deb, Rajat Chauhan and Jyothi Surekha Vennam and one recurve archer Promila Daimary.

Further, Rs 4.04 lakh has been sanctioned for the engagement of Italian coach Sergio Pagni to train India’s compound archers for a period of 10 days at the SAI Sonepat centre ahead of the Asian Games.

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India eye winning start against Eng Nottingham, Jul 11 (IANS): Fresh from their Twenty20 International (T20I) series win, an upbeat India will be eyeing to continue with the momentum when they take on England in the first of the threematch One-Day International (ODI) rubber at Trent Bridge here on Thursday.

The Virat Kohli-led side won the recently concluded T20I series 2-1 and the team management hopes for another valuable performance by the team.

With the ODI World Cup scheduled to be held here next year, the threematch series will also give Kohli and his teammates a fair idea of the playing condition in England. The men in blue carry a deep batting line-up with most of their

batsman in good touch with the willow. While both Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul slammed a ton each in the T20I series, Kohli missed his half-centuries by whiskers on a couple of occasions.

Suresh Raina, who replaced an unfit Ambati Rayudu, and Mahendra Singh Dhoni will once again provide depth to the batting order while all-rounder Hardik Pandya too has the ability to demolish any bowling attack.

In the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal will once again be the key. Kuldeep has claimed 20 wickets in his last eight ODIs while Chahal scalped 24 wickets in his last ten outings. Apart from the duo, Umesh Yadav and Bhuvneshwar Kumar

will share the new ball.

On the other hand, hosts England, would try to leave the T20I series defeat behind and will take some motivation from the ODI series against Australia, where the Eoin Morgan-led side had crushed the visitors 6-0.

It was the same ground where England scripted a world record in ODI history after putting 481/6 on board against Australia recently.

Like India, the hosts’ batting line-up also runs deep with the likes of Jos Buttler, Jason Roy, Alex Hales, Jonny Bairstow, Morgan and Ben Stokes.

Squads: India- Virat Kohli (Captain), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, MS Dhoni (Wicket-

keeper), Dinesh Karthik, Suresh Raina, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shreyas Iyer, Siddarth Kaul, Axar Patel, Umesh Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Bhuvneshwar Kumar England- Eoin Morgan (Captain), Jason Roy, Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler (Wicket-keeper), Moeen Ali, Joe Root, Jake Ball, Tom Curran, Alex Hales, Liam Plunkett, Ben Stokes, Adil Rashid, David Willey, Mark Wood.

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archers who will be trained are Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan, Trisha Deb and Jyothi Surekha Vennam.

Judokas Avtar Singh and Vijay Kumar Yadav will get Rs 3.55 lakh for their training, competition (to be accompanied by coach Yashpal Solanki) and equipment expenses ahead of the Asian Games. The committee also decided to exclude Tulika Mann from the TOPS scheme due to her recent below-par performances.

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LT. NUKSHILA LONGCHAR

Died : 12.07.2014

Every passing years after you left us, your memory is the only treasure that we carry in our hearts.

Loving family members

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Late Rev. Huzubo Retd. Pastor Tening Village Baptist Church Date : 12/07/2018 Time : 11:00 AM Venue : Tening Christian Village, Nagaland

10th DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved father

Late Shihoto Swu

Dad...

Your life was a blessing Your memory a treasure You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.

From loving Wife, children & in-laws

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of our beloved father Lt. YIKHYAO KITHAN It's been one year since you left us, the memories and the deed you have done for us are still fresh. The fact that you are no longer here will always cause us pain in silent tears. We miss you beyond measures and you will remains forever in our hearts.

Loving wife, children & grandchildren

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of our beloved Brother Lt. Romet Lotha Holding on to our memories the ones that are so dear, to try to keep you close now you are not here, you were called it was your time. But it is so true you have left beautiful memories in our hearts.

You were very special to us and we want to say we feel lost in many ways. We love and miss you deeply.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"The Lord gives and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of the Lord" Job 1:21 We the family members of Lt. Nsale Kent, W/o Rev. Alikha Kent sincerely express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, churches, associations, unions, neighbours, friends and well wishers who stood by us physically, materially, financially and prayer at the demise of our most beloved mother on 6th July 2018 at Yikhanu Village. Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

We are deeply touched by your love and concern which you have shown to us during the time of our grief and sorrows.

We would like to give special thanks to the followings: 1. Shri R. Khing, Advisor Veterinary and Animal Husbandry, Women Resources.

2. Shri Thapi Semy 3. Rev. Moses Murry, General Superintendent AGEI 4. Rev. Tusaya Kath, Superintendent, Nagaland District, AGEI 5. Rev. Shukhi Mesen 6. Rev. Pikhato Kath 7. Rev. Kasthang Kath 8. Rev. Thanglo Kath 9. Rev. James Kath 10. Rev. Sutensha Kath 11. Shri Zhupithang Thono 12. Dr. Bentilo Kath & Brothers 13. Er. Nimo Kath 14. Shri Hethinon Mesen 15. Shri Avilie Tep 16. Er. Agwaseng Kent 17. Shri Hechulo Semy 18. Shri Khanchulo Kath 19. Dr. Hauto Woch 20. A.G Church Yikhanu 21. Yikhanu Prayer group 22. Ehunnu and Yikhanu Women Fellowship 23. Ehunnu Baptist Church 24. A.G Church Tseminyu 25. A.G Church Puniboga 26. K. Station Baptist Church 27. Ehunnu and Yikhanu Union, Tseminyu 28. Ehunnu and Yikhanu Union, Dimapur 29. Ehunnu Village Council 30. Chunlikha block V.D.B Association 31. Grace A.G Church Diphupar B 32. Chunlikha Kethan, Tseminyu 33. Ehunnu and Yikhanu Students' Union 34. St. Gabriel School, Dimapur Loving husband, children, grandchildren, great*grandchildren and in-laws.

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to the United World Wrestling. This time they had spoken to the UWW in advance,” Prasood said.

“We organise these championships for the development of the sport and our athletes. We are glad that now we can conduct it smoothly,” he added.

More than 300 wrestlers, including 100 women, from 18 countries will compete in the Freestyle and Greeco Roman style competitions in the six-day championship which is offering 10 gold, 10 silver and 20 bronze medals.

Recently squash players from Pakistan had also struggled to secure visas for the Junior World Championship, starting July 17 in Chennai.

India and Pakistan have not played a full bilateral cricket series since 2007 with the Indian government not giving a go ahead to the BCCI in the backdrop of tense relations between the two countries.

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up to face global competition in Chicago.

The participants and coaches arrived from the states of Delhi, Goa, Maharashtra, Punjab, Kerala and Rajasthan to depart for the big event where they will represent India.

Speaking at a function for the athletes, Ajay Khanna, Vice President and Country Head, Herbalife Nutrition India Said, “The Special Olympics Unified Cup could not be more exciting, and we are happy to partner with the Indian con-

and compete. They will be granted visas,” WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar told PTI. “We have to give an undertaking to the Crime Branch that we will take responsibility of the Pakistani wrestlers. We have to ensure that Pakistani wrestlers do not go anywhere except the hotel and the venue,” Tomar added.

The WFI official also said that wrestlers from Iraq and Afghanistan have not sent any entry for the competitions.

WFI President BB Sharan Singh had sought a meeting with Home Minister Rajnath Singh today to sort out the issue but eventually it was not required.

Federation secretary V N Prasood welcomed the development.

“It’s a good for us and for the championships. Last time also Pakistani wrestlers had not got clearance and it created problems for us. They had complained

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New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): A football team consisting of six athletes with intellectual disability and five mainstream athletes from India, which are supported by Herbalife Nutrition, will leave on July 15 for the Special Olympics Unified Cup, scheduled to be held between July 17 to 20 in Chicago, it was announced on Wednesday.

Having practised across training camps held every month since March 2018 and regularly in their respective states, the team is geared

Cristiano Ronaldo

istering 119 assists in 438 appearances, averaging 50 goals scored per season.

According to mirror.com, this is the break up of how much Cristiano Ronaldo will earn at Juventus Football Club: 12,00,00,000 Euros in four years (9,69,20,10,831 Rupees) 3,00,00,000 Euros a year (2,42,30,02,716 Rupees) 2,500,000 Euros a month (20,19,16,893 Rupees) 625,000 Euros a week (5,04,79,223 Rupees) 89,285 Euros a day (72,11,259 Rupees) 3,720 Euros an hour (3,00,457 Rupees) 62 Euros a minute (5,007 Rupees) Hours after Juventus announced about the deal, Ronaldo wrote a letter to his fans wherein he expressed gratitude towards his previous club.

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI): Decks were Wednesday cleared for participation of Pakistani grapplers at the Asian Junior Championship after Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) agreed to give an undertaking that the movement of the contingent from the neighbouring nation will be restricted to the competition venue.

After much delay, WFI had got the clearance yesterday for the six-day event, starting July 17, but the Home Ministry had put on hold participation of Pakistan, Iraq and Afghanistan.

A miffed WFI feared that it could be penalised by the world body United World Wrestling (UWW), if Pakistani grapplers will be denied Visa.

The MHA had not cleared participation of Pakistani wrestlers for the Asian Cadet Championship in 2015.

“We got a call from a home ministry official today that wrestlers from Pakistan can come to India

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Boxer Mary Kom poses for a group photo at the send-off ceremony of the Indian contingent for Special Olympics Unified Cup 2018, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (PTI)

New Delhi, Jul 11 (Agencies): Italian Club Juventus have officially announced the signing of star striker Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. According to goal.com, a fouryear deal worth 100m euros (£99.2m) has been reached between the two clubs.

With the signing, Ronaldo has become one of the four most expensive players of all time, reports India. com. The top two world record transfer fees have been paid out by Paris StGermain – the £200m they paid Barcelona for Brazil forward Neymar last August and the fee of around £166m for France forward Kylian Mbappe in July after a successful season on loan with PSG. Ronaldo spent nine years with the current European champions, winning several accolades to his name and for the club. “The time has come to open a new stage in my life, that’s why I asked the club to accept transferring me,” Ronaldo said.

The five-time Ballon’Dor winner is Real Madrid’s all-time top scorer scoring 450 goals and reg-

Died : 12.07.2017

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late S. Yevuto Kiba G.B. (24-04-1943 – 03-07-2018)

The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away.

Blessed be the name of the Lord. – Job 1:21 B We the family members of Late Mr. S. YEVUTO KIBA, G.B. River Belt Colony, Dimapur, express our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, churches, colony fellowships, Don Bosco Hr. Sec. School Management, Councils, Union bodies and different organizations who stood by us during his brief illness and at the sad demise.

Although we are unable to thank each and everyone of you individually, the services that you extended to us physically, mentally, spiritually and financially can never be repaid back but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless each one of you abundantly.

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Wife, children, in-laws & grandchildren

03/03/1929 – 03/07/2018 We the bereaved family members would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals, relatives, neighbours, churches, organizations and well wishers who stood by us physically, financially, morally and through prayers during his prolonged illness and at the demise of our beloved father Late Nungsangmeren Lemtur of Waromung Village on 03/07/2018.

The Great Almighty God bless you all.

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France beat Belgium to reach WC final

France’s Samuel Umtiti, 2nd right, scores the opening goal during the semifinal match between France and Belgium at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the St. Petersburg Stadium in St. Petersburg, Russia, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

St. Petersburg, Jul 11 (IANS): France edged past Belgium 1-0 to book their place in the final of the FIFA World Cup in a rip-roaring semi-final clash here on Tuesday.

Centre-back Samuel Umtiti headed home from close range in the 51st

minute and that proved to be the winner in a match littered with goal-scoring opportunities.

Belgium played with a lot of gusto as skipper Eden Hazard led from the front making jinking runs throughout the game down the right channel.

But the goal would just not come for the Roberto Martinez-coached side who were in the semis for the first time since 1986.

France, who will play the World Cup final for the first time since 2006, will either take on England

Mary Kom eyes sixth world title New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI): Indian boxer M.C. Mary Kom says that she has her sights set on a historic sixth World Championship crown and is training “smartly” to achieve it.

The 35-year-old had pulled out of the Asian Games due to a shoulder problem, but is expected to be back in action at the World Championships to be held in New Delhi in November.

“One thing I am certain of that if I don’t get any injury and give 100 per cent in my training, then I definitely I can say that I am going to win the World Championship. If something in between happens, then I can’t say. But, I am healing well,” she told reporters, here.

“I am training smartly for the World Championship. Six-seven years ago,

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we would train for twothree hours, but now, it is not required.

We are able to do everything in an hour of training. Staying fit is very important for a comeback, so I would say one should be clever with the training,” she added.

Talking about the performance of the young generation of women boxers, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist said that it was ‘unfortunate’ that the girls were not able to win medals at Gold

Coast.

“The girls are training well, working hard. I want them to perform well at the Asian Games and get medals. The federation is taking initiative to see what is better for the boxers,” Mary said.

Asked about her comeback and what keeps her motivated, the diminutive Manipuri said, “Winning for my country keeps me going. I don’t ask myself if I can (perform), I ask why can’t I?” Being a sportsperson and a mother can be difficult and Mary, like any parent, has her regrets about missing out on spending time with her children.

“My children saw the CWG and felt very happy.

They were able to understand the feeling behind it.

They want me to do well, but miss that connection with their mother.”

or Croatia in the summit clash on Sunday.

The match began at a breakneck pace with Belgium bossing possession initially only for the French to catch up.

Kylian Mbappe danced forward inside the first 10 seconds and crossed low for Antoine Griezmann who failed to get on the end of it.

Hazard then put in a dangerous cross which was turned behind by Umtiti. It was an end-to-end affair as Kevin De Bruyne lobbed a pass to Hazard who shot past the post.

France took time to work Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who smothered a Blaise Matuidi effort in the 19th minute.

Then, moments later, at the other end, Hazard’s goal-bound shot was flicked over the bar by the retreating Raphael Varane.

H u g o L l o r i s wa s forced into a brilliant save at the other end too when his Tottenham teammate

East Bengal rope in 2018 World Cupper Acosta Ko l k at a , J u l 1 1 (IANS): City football giants East Bengal on Wednesday announced the signing of Costa Rican defender Johnny Acosta Zamora who was part of the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup. The 34-year-old will join East Bengal’s ranks for the upcoming season.

Acosta started in all three group games for Costa Rica at the World Cup in Russia.

“East Bengal is one of the greatest clubs in India. I convey my best to my new club. My aim is to encourage the other Indian footballers and guide them and at the same time win silverware for East Bengal,” Acosta said in a statement.

Acosta has 69 international caps to his name and has scored two goals.

Toby Alderweireld took aim after a corner.

For France, Olivier Giroud and Griezmann came close to scoring after the half-hour mark before Benjamin Pavard was set up by the brilliant Mbappe only for Courtois to stick his leg out and divert the ball.

It was travesty that both teams went into the break locked goal-less.

Belgium fell behind minutes into the second period when Umtiti leaped ahead of Marouane Fellaini to head home a corner taken by Griezmann.

Belgium probed on numerous occasions as Lukaku came the closest to scoring in the dying minutes of the game after De Bruyne’s stunning lofted pass teed the Manchester United striker up.

Six minutes of injury time provided Belgium with hope but France ran the clock down and almost made it 2-0 as Griezmann and then Corentin Tolisso’s shots were well saved

by Courtois.

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Djokovic in Wimbledon semifinals

Novak Djokovic

London, Jul 11 (Agencies): Novak Djokovic became a serious Wimbledon title contender as he made his first semi-final since 2015 with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2 win over Kei Nishikori. It was performance of resilience and resolve from the former number one, reminiscent of the player who held all four Grand Slam titles two years ago.

After Djokovic took the first set, his Japanese opponent saved four break points before levelling. The Serb took the next and fought from a break down in the fourth to win. Djokovic told BBC Sport: “It feels great to be in the last four of a Slam.

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Kohima, Jul 11 (NPN): First summer basketball coaching camp organized by the Suncity Kohima and Professional Basket and Football (PB&F) sports

management is currently underway at Christ King Higher Secondary School Kohima.

The camp which began on July 4 will conclude on July 15. Altogether 63 boys and girls under four

categories Under- 14, 16, 18 and seniors are attending the camp.

During the interaction with the media persons, chief welfare inspector / sports southern railway, former Indian women bas-

ketball player representing India and trainer of the coaching camp Prasanna Jayasankar, who is in the state for the second time for basketball coaching, said Nagaland has lots of potential basket ball players.

Federer crashes out

Defending champion Roger Federer crashed out

Sindhu, Kashyap win in Thailand Open

PV Sindhu

Ban g ko k , J u l 1 1 (Agencies): Star Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu, Parupalli Kashyap and HS Prannoy on Wednesday all progressed through the second round of the Thailand Open badminton tournament after registering straight game victories in their respective matches.

According to India. com, 2014 Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap,

Parupalli Kashyap

who is making a return after recovering from a stress fracture on his shin, defeated Canada’s Jason Ho-shue 21-15, 21-17 in a match that lasted for 38 minutes.

Fourth-seeded Prannoy, on the other hand, beat Pablo Abian 21-16, 21-19 in 35 minutes.

In the women’s singles event, Sindhu, the Rio Olympics silver medallist, registered a comfortable

Summer basketball camp underway in Kohima

Participants of summer basketball coaching camp at Christ King HSS Kohima along with organizer and trainer on Wednesday. (NP)

couple of weeks. The level of tennis has been going up in the past couple of months and tournaments.

Djokovic’s last run to the final four at Wimbledon ended with him winning the tournament - and he then went on to lift the 2015 US Open and 2016 Australian and French Open titles, becoming only the third man to hold all four Grand Slam trophies at the same time.

This is a 32nd Grand Slam semi-final appearance for Djokovic, although there was some doubt he would reach that mark.

after eighth seed Kevin Anderson fought back from two sets down in a gripping quarter-final.

Top seed Federer, who was aiming for a recordequalling ninth singles title, missed a match point in the third set. It proved pivotal as the South African recovered to win 2-6 6-7 (5-7) 7-5 6-4 13-11 in four hours and 13 minutes.

Eight-time champion Federer has already won more Wimbledon singles titles than any other man, but was aiming to equal Martina Navratilova’s all-time record. The Swiss, who turns 37 next month, had been utterly dominant on his way to the last eight, swatting off Dusan Lajovic, Lukas Lacko, Jan-Lennard Struff and Adrian Mannarino in a combined total of little more than six hours on court.

But Anderson, playing in his first Wimbledon quarter-final, finally made the 20-time Grand Slam champion look human.

The 32-year-old became the first opponent to win a service game, and then a set, against Federer at this year’s Championships.

However, to promote them, she said government should give importance and also spend time and money.

According to her, sports and athletic was the best way to change one’s character and behaviour.

Jayasankar, who also captained the senior Indian women team in the 13th Asian basketball confederation championship at Singapore in 1990, said to become a professional player and excel, the players needed to be trained from the age of eight. She further said that most of the states in the country were providing special job quota for sportspersons upto 15-20%, but in North East states and Nagaland there was less privileges and encouragement for the sportspersons.

She said that of the 63 total students, around 40 of them were talented and can do much better if guided and trained them properly. 30 students will be selected for further coaching at Chennai during winter vacation, she added.

Technical director Nagaland basketball association and former national basketball player Zhatuo Rutsa said through this coaching, it want to spread the important message of sports and basketball and provide opportunity to the upcoming kids to learn basic fundamental of the sport through coaching. FIBA coach, manager North East PB&F and former national basket ball player SJ Coronet was also present during the interaction.

21-8, 21-15 win over Bulgaria’s Linda Zetchiri to enter the second round of the USD 350,000 BWF World Tour Super 500 tournament.

However, there was disappointment for Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka who crashed out of the tournament after suffering a 13-21, 17-21 defeat against Sayaka Sato. The 16-yearold from Hyderabad had

clinched the Iberdrola Spanish Junior in February and reached the final at Iceland International in January.

Swiss Open champion Sameer Verma will later look to go deep in the draw when he opens his proceedings against Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk.

In the mixed doubles event, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa edged past Akbar Bintang and Winny Oktavina Kandow of Indonesia 19-21, 21-14, 21-17 in their first-round match which lasted 48 minutes.

In the men’s doubles event, Anilkumar Raju and Venkat Gaurav Prasad got knocked out after suffering 21-14, 12-21, 14-21 defeat against Hong Kong’s Chung Yonny and Tam Chun Hei.

It was my dream to beat top ranked paddlers: Manika New Delhi, Jul 11 (IANS): India’s table tennis star Manika Batra said it was her dream to beat top ranked players and she has achieved it in the Commonwealth Games.

Manika defeated world number four Feng Tianwei as well as Zhou Yihan in the Commonwealth Games this year.

The 23-year-old clinched a gold medal in the women’s singles category outplaying Mengyu Yu of Singapore 4-0 (11-7, 11-6, 11-2, 11-7). She also clinched silver in women’s doubles with veteran Mouma Das and bronze in mixed doubles category with Sathiyan Gnanasekaran.

“It was my dream to

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beat top ranking players and I achieved that to make history at Commonwealth Games 2018,” Manika said in the special issue of India’s Golden Girls, Femina, magazine.

“When I play, I never focus on whether my opponent is the world number four or if she is from Singapore. I just play my game and give it my 100 per cent.

That’s what I did at the Commonwealth Games 2018,” she added.

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