July 25, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 228

DIMAPUR, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Black chapter in history of democracy, says Mayawati on K’taka developments

Racist abuse rose by 43% last season, figures show

Boris takes charge as Britain’s PM

national, Page 5

sports, Page 11

international, Page 9

NDA steamrolls anti-terror bill in parl.

Opposition Congress members walk out of the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Wednesday. (PTI)

for political vendetta.

“Features of the Bill are anti-people and antiConstitution. It is a very dangerous act,” she said.

Bahujan Samaj Party’s Danish Ali voiced similar fears. Nationalist Congress Party’s Supriya Sule pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had opposed amendments to the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) when he was chief minister of Gujarat on the ground that it impinged upon states’ jurisdiction.

“It was the Centre’s duty to consult states. Federal structures are being snatched,” she said, quoting Modi then. Under the new amendments, individuals could be designated terrorists if they commit or participate, prepare, promote or are otherwise involved in acts of terrorism. An investigating officer must obtain the prior approval of the Director General of Police to seize properties connected with militant activities.

Investigations conducted

by National Investigation Agency (NIA) officer needs the approval of the agency’s Director General.

Shah, Owaisi spar over UAPA bill

Amit Shah

Asaduddin Owaisi

Stoutly defending the amendments to the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 to make it “strict”, Home Minister Amit Shah allayed fears of the opposition parties on its misuse, saying it will keep the investigation agencies “four steps” ahead of the terrorists. Replying to a debate on the bill before it was passed by voice vote, Shah said though it will not be misused against any individual, yet, those who engage in terrorist activities against the security and sovereignty of the country, including the ‘urban maoists’, would not be spared by the investigating agencies either.

Reiterating the zero tolerance policy of the government against terrorism, Shah said the objective of the proposed amendments

is to facilitate speedy investigation and prosecution of terror offences and designating an individual as terrorist in line with the international practices. “An individual’s psychology is the birth place of terrorism, rather than an institution...,” he said.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi objected UAPA Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha on Wednesday. While discussing the law, Owaisi questioned Home Minister and asked about zero tolerance miscarriages of justice as officials don’t get suspended.

He also blamed Congress for brining the UAPA law, “I blame Congress for this, they are the culprit for bringing in this law. When they are in power they are bigger than BJP, when they lose power they become big brother of Muslims,” he further added.

20th Anniversary of Kargil War New Delhi, Jul 24 (AGENCIES): Twenty years after Indian troops recaptured several mountain tops overlooking the strategic Srinagar-Leh highway from Pakistani intruders, they will again scale the jagged heights and recreate the victory scenes to mark the anniversary of the Kargil war on July 26.

On the occasion, Nagaland is also among the

few states from where two of its sons were awarded with Maha Vir Chakra(MVC) for their heroic acts in the face of death.

Capt.Neikezhako Kenguruse of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles was posthumously awarded MVC for his daring act in securing Tololing hill during the war.

Sepoy Imliakum Ao was also awarded with MVC for his exploits while recap-

turing Tiger Hill area under Drass Sector.

The Kargil War between India and Pakistan took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district and along the Line of Control (LOC) after which India launched Operation Vijay. The Kargil war was declared over on July 26, 1999, after Indian soldiers pushed back the Pakistani troops

Capt. KENGURUSE

Sep. IMLIAKUM

Capt. Neikezhako Kenguruse a JCO in the 2 Rajputana Rifles battalion. He was from Nerhema village and was born on July 15,1974. During Kargil he was made the lead commander of the Ghatak Platoon Capt. Kenguruse of his battalion. Only the most physically fit and motivated soldiers make it into the dreaded Ghatak platoon which forms the first wave of Indian Army’s counter forces. On June 28, 1999, Capt. Kenguruse’s platoon was given the responsibility of taking out a strategic machine gun post held by the enemy on a cliff face. His team came under heavy mortar and automatic fire from above and, he was shot in the abdomen. Undeterred by the injury, Capt.

Kenguruse climbed a height of 16,000 feet. In the bitingly cold temperature of -10 degrees Celsius, he kicked off his boots to so as to use his bare feet to get a grip on the cliff. In freezing chill, he carried a RPG rocket launcher and decimated the Pakistani bunker with it. He attacked two enemies with his commando knife and single-handedly downed two more infiltrators with his rifle before a volley of bullets blew him off the cliff.

Subedar Imliakum Ao of 2nd Naga Regiment was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for showing exemplary courage in the face of the enemy at Tiger Hill during the Kargil war Sep. Imliakum Ao of 1999. Subedar Imliakum Ao was born on July 25, 1976 in the village of Chuchuyimpang in Mokokchung, Nagaland.He was promoted to the rank of Subedar on August 1,2016 and continues to serve in the Army. During Kargil war, the elite 2nd Battalion of the Naga Regiment was one of the first units to be inducted into the Drass area during the conflict. Sep.Imliakum was part of an assault group from 2 Naga that attacked and destroyed a heavily guarded Pakistani mortar position and ammunition dump on Twin Bump in the Point 4875 complex. For his act of bravery, Sep. Imliakum Ao was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra.

According to Brig(Retd).Dinesh Kumar Badola, who was then Colonel of the 2nd Naga Regiment, the unit captured three 120 mm mortar guns and two 81 mm mortar guns of the Pakistan army.

NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (AGENCIES): Lok Sabha passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019, on Wednesday despite the Opposition’s walkout. Congress, Trinamool Congress, and the Dravida Munnetra Kazagham led Opposition walkout. Interestingly, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav supported the Bill that Home Ministry claims is essential to deal with terrorism in the country. Later, Home Minister Amit Shah walked up to Yadav to thank him for his support.

Although most of the Opposition walked out of the session to protest the Bill, eight opposition Members of Parliament, including the All India Ma-

jlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi, chose to stay behind to oppose the Bill. The MPs who stayed back asked for division of votes for each proposed amendment, but were defeated.

Shah meanwhile said the amendments were necessary to keep law enforcement agencies a step ahead of terrorists. He also said the laws will not be misused—a fear the opposition has repeatedly voiced.

Opposition protested the Bill on the ground that not only could the proposed law be misused, but also that it went against the federal structure of India’s Constitution. Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra said there was fear that the provisions could be used as a tool

One held for rape in Kohima

BJP treading cautiously in Karnataka Stop violence in name of religion: Eminent citizens

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUL 24 (NPN): In a shocking incident, a 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 44-yearold labourer in Kohima Wednesday evening. The accused identified as Vishun Sahani (as per his voter identity card) allegedly took advantage of her being alone at home and committed the crime. On hearing the cry of the victim, the neighbours rushed to the house and caught the accused. The accused was allegedly thrashed by irate public. The accused was later rescued by the volunteers of Kohima Village Youth organization and handed over to police.

Police took the accused into the custody while also medical examination of the victim was conducted and result was awaited. A case has been registered against the accused and investigation is on. This is the third rape case in Kohima within the month of July.

Farewell prog for outgoing gov

D imapur , J U L 2 4 (NPN): State government would be organising a farewell programme for outgoing governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya, at State Banquet Hall, Kohima at 6pm on Thursday.

This is it!

“According to the Met, it’s supposed to be moderate rainfall.”

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KOLKATA/NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): Expressing concern at the number of “religious identity-based hate crimes” in India, a group of eminent citizens has said in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi that ‘Jai Shri Ram’ has become a provocative war cry with many lynching taking place in its name.

The July 23 letter, which also stressed that there is “no democracy without dissent”, is signed by 49 celebrities from various fields, including filmmakers Adoor Gopalakrishnan and Aparna Sen as well as vocalist Shubha Mudgal, historian Ramchandra Guha and sociologist Ashis Nandy.

“We, as peace loving and proud Indians, are deeply concerned about a number of tragic events that have been happening in recent times in our beloved country,” the open letter to Modi said.

“The lynching of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities must be stopped immediately. We were shocked to learn from the NCRB that there have been no less than 840 instances of atrocities against Dalits in the year 2016, and a definite decline in the percentage of convictions,” it continued.

Responding to the letter, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi told PTI that minorities and Dalits are safe in India and criminal incidents should not be communalised.

The letter also referred to findings of the “FactChecker indatabase” and the”Citizen’s Religious Hate-Crime Watch” and said the number of “religious identity-based hate crimes” had gone up in the last nine years; 62 per cent of the victims belonged to the Muslim community.

“About 90 per cent of these attacks were reported after May 2014, when your

Raj Bhavan holds farewell programme for Gov

Rail link to North East state capitals on track

NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): The BJP is not in a hurry to stake claim to form government in Karnataka as the fate of 17 rebel MLAs, who are from the CongressJD(S) coalition, hangs in balance with the state assembly Speaker yet to take a call on either their resignations or the two parties’ plea for their disqualification.

BJP sources said the party will be more sure of its next move after Speaker Ramesh Kumar takes a decision or the Supreme Court, which is also hearing a case related to the matter, brings a legal closure to the issue.

The party’s central leadership is weighing its options, they said.

There is also a view that the BJP should go for fresh assembly polls in the state, seeking a clear majority but many leaders feel that the party should go ahead and stake claim for forming the government.

The decision Kumar,

DIMAPUR, JUL 24 (NPN): Raj Bhavan Kohima family organised a farewell programme for outgoing governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya and his wife, Kavita Acharya, at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan Kohima on Wednesday.

According to a Raj Bhavan statement, the governor expressed his gratitude to his officers, staff and security personnel at Raj Bhavan Kohima for supporting and making his stay comfortable during the past five years as the Governor of Nagaland.

Stating that people working at Raj Bhavan had an added advantage, Acharya encouraged his officers and staffs to make use of their position in a positive way by strengthening the society. Governor expressed his desire for a developed and established Nagaland and called upon the gathering to achieve that goal by

who was elected as a Congress candidate, takes can have a bearing on the contours of the next government.

As long as the rebel MLAs remain members of the assembly, the BJP will not have a clear majority and some of its leaders apprehend that rushing to form the next government in such a scenario will not be wise.

BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, who is being seen as the likely contender for the top post again, had to resign as chief minister after the 2018 assembly polls as he could not muster a majority after staking claim to form the government on the ground that his party had emerged as the single largest one.

However, a party leader said things are more comfortable for the BJP now as rebel MLAs have already played their cards by ensuring the fall of the Congress-

JD(S) government.

“We will still wait and watch. What is the hurry,” he said.

Yeddyurappa is keen to stake claim to form the next government but the party’s central leadership is treading cautiously.

Top party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its president Amit Shah, will take a call on the matter soon, he added.

HD Kumaraswamy government in the state fell on Tuesday after it lost the confidence vote, garnering 99 votes against the 105 to the BJP in the assembly, ending the nearly threeweek-long high political drama.

The coalition needed 103 votes in its favour to win the motion as 20 MLAs — Congress-JDS (17), BSP (1), Independents (2) — skipped proceedings, reducing the effective strength of the House to 205.

Commissioner & Secretary to Governor, Dinesh Kumar presenting a momentum to Governor Acharya on July 24.

playing their respective roles efficiently. “I have enriched myself with knowledge, friendship and love during my tenure as the Governor of Nagaland and I thank you for all the love and support you all have shown me”, Acharya stated.

In his speech, commissioner & secretary to governor, Dinesh Kumar, stated that it has been an honour and privilege for all

to have worked with governor Acharya.

He said that governor Acharya, known as the people’s governor, would be remembered for his love and concern for Nagaland and its people. Over the last five years, Dinesh stated that the governor under his initiatives organised free medical camps, students and teacher exchange programmes and other outreach programmes

such as meeting with service providers, interacting with orphans and inventing to stay at Raj Bhavan, advocating government welfare programmes etc all for the benefit of the people of the State. He added that all those activities have been a positive experience for the staffs of Raj Bhavan.

He wished the best to the outgoing governor and his wife and hoped that their stay at Raj Bhavan Kohima would always be cherished in their hearts. Short speeches were also delivered by joint secretary to Governor, SK Sahoo, joint secretary to governor, George Abraham, ADC to governor Sqn Ldr Vikas Ramola, caretaker Raj Bhavan Vizolazau Yhome Kuotsu and officer in charge of special branch, CRPF and Assam Rifles. Additional secretary to governor Motuo Sote pronounced the invocation.

NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): The railways is set to link capitals of all northeastern states by March 2022, a senior official said on Wednesday.

With this linkage, all the seven northeastern state capitals will be connected to the national railway network, the railways official added.

The capitals of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura have been already been connected by broad gauge rail network.

Work on new broad gauge lines has been taken up to connect the other state capitals -- Meghalaya (Shillong), Manipur (Imphal), Nagaland (Kohima), Mizoram (Aizawl) -- which is expected to be completed by 2020.

government assumed power nationally,” the signatories told the prime minister.

They said they regretted that “Jai Shri Ram” has been reduced to a “provocative war cry that leads to law and order problems, and many lynchings take place in its name”. It is shocking, they said, that so much violence should be perpetrated in the name of religion.

“These are not the Middle Ages! The name of Ram is sacred to many in the majority community of India. As the highest executive of this country you must put a stop to the name of Ram being defiled in this manner,” the letter stated.

Criticising the lynching in Parliament is not enough, the civil society leaders said.

“What action has actually been taken against the perpetrators? We strongly feel that such offences should be declared non-bailable, and that exemplary punishment should be meted out swiftly

and surely.”

It also underscored the significance of dissent in a democracy. If someone criticises the ruling party, it does not imply they are against the nation, the letter said.

The signatories to the letter also include Bengali cinema thespian Soumitro Chatterjee, southern filmmaker-actor Revathy, directors Mani Ratnam and Shyam Benegal and social activist Binayak Sen. Aparna Sen followed up on the issues raised in the letter with a press conference in Kolkata on Wednesday.

She said it was depressing to read about lynchings across the country and asked the media to not give the letter a political colour.

“This has nothing to do with Bengal, this has to do with lynchings. Do not try to turn this into something political. This is simply something done out of concern for the humanity,” Aparna said.

12-hour KA shutdown today

Correspondent

DIPHU, JUL 24: Leftist CPI (ML), Hills State Demand Committee, Karbi Students’ Association (KSA) and a number of its associated organizations have called for a 12-hour Karbi Anglong bandh (shutdown) starting 5am of July 25, 2019.

They have called for shutdown to register their protest against BJP government’s rejection of Autonomous state (comprising three autonomous hill districts of Assam) demand provided under Article 244 (A) of Indian constitution. All essential services have been exempted from the purview of the shutdown.

Chang bodies to launch stir on Jul 26

DIMAPUR, JUL 24 (NPN): Disappointed by power department’s failure to address its grievances of excess electric billing (inflated), Changsao Thangjam Setshang (CTS), Chang Khulei Setshang (CKS), Confederation of Chang Students’ Union (CCSU) and All Ward Union, Tuensang Town (AWUTT) Wednesday announced to launch first phase agitation on July 26, 2019 starting 9am at Loyem Memorial Ground, Tuensang town.

In a press release, CTS president Naongchemten lamented that several representations have been submitted to the department, but there was no positive response from the department so far. CTS president said that citizens of Tuensang have been facing problem for a very long time.

Therefore, he said that the first phase agitation spearheaded

by CTS along with CKS, CCSU and AWUTT has announced and called upon the general public to cooperate.

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Acharya lauds media in Nagaland DIMAPUR: Outgoing Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya lauded the media in the state, particularly the newspapers, for their services in providing information and educating the people.

He encouraged the press fraternity to not just concentrate on giving information but to connect more with the people.

Acharya made this statement, when Kohima Press Club (KPC) members called him at Raj Bhavan, Kohima on Wednesday.

Interacting with the club members, Acharya reminisced, his association with the Nagas and the state during his five years tenure.

The Governor said that he understood the pulse of the people and the immense potentialities they possessed and described Nagas as “wonderful people” organized from the grassroots, disciplined and talented.

However, he felt that there was a big divide on social and economic status in the society, and called the people to make their canvas bigger by trying to

Outgoing Governor, P.B. Acharya with the KPC members on July 24.

understand the common problems.

“You have to strengthen the weakest link in society in order to make the chain stronger”, he said while remarking that a humane touch appears to be missing. To this, he called upon the media to play a pro-active role towards educating the people to stand up against injustice and corruption.

Acharya also termed Nagas as one among the most educated people in the country, and appealed to all educated and empowered Nagas, who were working or settled outside to return home and contribute and strengthen Nagaland with their knowledge and skills.

He further said that strengthening the society and the state should be the philosophy of every Nagas.

He admitted that there was disunity among the people of this small state, and therefore urged the people to rise up and fill the gaps by taking up the real issues.

“Nagaland can be strengthened by Nagas only. Nobody else can do it and we have the potentiality to do that,” Acharya stated.

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nor also called upon the people to accept the tribal dialect and be proud of the mother tongue as it was one’s identity.

He further said that the concerns raised by him were not criticism, but his honest retrospective views as he had a great concerns for the Nagas and aspires to see Nagas as a progressive people.

On the appointment of RN Ravi, who is also the Government of India’s interlocutor for the Naga peace talks, as his successor, Acharya termed it a positive move and reiterated that “some peace agreement” will come within this year.

He also stated that once peace comes, Nagas have to work with full speed to fill the gaps for economic development.

KPC president, Alice Yhoshü and advisor Kopelo Krome expressed their appreciation to Acharya for his close association with the press fraternity.

The Club also conveyed their best wishes. This was stated in a press release issued by KPC general secretary, Atono Tsükrü.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

H&FW to observe World Hepatitis Day DIMAPUR: Department of Health & Family Welfare will be observing World Hepatitis Day 2019 and Roll out of Hepatitis C Treatment under the theme “Invest in Eliminating Hepatitis” at Model Treatment Centre, NHAK on July 26 at 11 am at the DBT Hall, NHAK, Kohima.

Minister of Health & Family Welfare, S. Pangnyu Phom will grace the occasion as special guest.

The programme will also highlight presentation of update on Laboratory Diagnosis of NVHCP, Update on Treatment Services for NVHCP and NGO Perspective in Response to NVHCP.

ACD meeting

DIMAPUR: Aichisaghemi Community Dimapur (ACD) has convened a general meeting on July 27 at 9 a.m. at the residence of its banker Nitoshe Rochill, at Burma camp Dimapur. All citizens of Aichisaghemi residing at Dimapur have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

news in Brief BAC meeting: Speaker Nagaland Legislative Assembly and chairman Business Advisory Committee (BAC), Vikho- O- Yhoshu has convened a meeting on July 25 at 11 am in the Assembly Committee Room to finalise the provisional programme for the ensuing fourth session of the Thirteenth Assembly to commence on August 6, 2019. Therefore, all BAC members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

Seminar for media persons: Press Information Bureau (PIB), Government of India, under the aegis of Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, will be organizing a “VARTALAP”- a discourse-cum-workshop for media persons in Nagaland on implementation of centrally sponsored schemes in the State on July 25 at 10 am at the Eastgate Hotel, Kohima. Advisor to IT, Science & Technology, New & Renewable Energy, Mmhonlumo Kikon will be grace the inaugural function as chief guest.

NNC, FGN joint meeting: A joint meeting on Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) will be held on July 29 at 10 am at Transit Peace Camp, Kohima. All central authorities, regional authorities and eligible Naga army officers have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Career awareness seminar: Team Metamorphosis, Wokha in collaboration with the Phoenix Institute of Aviation and Hospitality Guwahati will be conducting a one day career awareness seminar on August 9 at 10 a.m. at DBHSS youth centre hall, Wokha. Individuals studying in class 12 and above looking for job opportunities can attend the seminar.

DIPR clarifies: Apropos the news item ‘Training on ethnic & values for public governance at ATI’, DIPR has clarified that the training programme should be read as “ethics & values for public governance” and not as published. The typological error is deeply regretted.

DAYO lauds Dimapur police; WPSF campaign in Mon Mission to cover 29 states in 29 days opposes bail to the accused

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Ao Youth Organization (DAYO) while lauding Dimapur police for arresting the prime accused, Sanjay Lodh, in the murder of a 22-year old, Tasenjungla, has demanded that the concern authority should not grant bail to the accused under any circumstances.

The body of Tasenjungla, from Molungyimsen village and a resident of Dimapur was found at a pond near Green Timber Mill, Chumoukedima on July 12 by the police.

In a press release, DAYO president, Aotemsu Aier and general secretary, S.Pangertoshi said that the victim, popularly known as Ajungla, was an orphan, living with her elder sister.

After completing her elementary studies, she was working in a private enterprise in Dimapur as a part time job.

The release stated that late Ajungla was a kind hearted soul and wanted to pursue her nursing studies. However, her life was cut short due to the “nefarious design and barbaric

actions” of the prime accused. Therefore, based on the resolution passed by the Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur on November 15, 2018, the DAYO said that it will leave no stone unturned to ensure that perpetuators of such heinous crimes against any of its bonafide members brought to justice.

D M S T: D i m a p u r Molungyimsen Senso Telongjem has also lauded the police for the “commendable investigation” and arresting the culprit in the murder of late Tasenjungla.

In a statement, DMST president, N Joseph Lemtur and general secretary, Longti Tzudir, said that there was high possibility that the accused may abscond and evade trail if release on bail, and therefore urged upon all concerned to not grant bail to the accused.

It also appealed all to ensure that the accused is convicted and given maximum punishment for his heinous crime.

“Any assistance to

escape justice to the perpetrator of such brutal crime upon a woman of its community would equally be condemned”, the release stated.

CTYO: Chümoukedima Town Youth Organisation (CTYO) has vehemently condemned the “heinous murder” of Tasenjungla by Sanjay Lodh (20) son of Gopal Lodh a resident of police complex (Chümoukedima), on July 12 near Green Timber Mill.

In a condemnation note, CTYO president, Diethosilie Shuya and assistant general secretary, Petekhrielie Kuotsu appealed to the concerned authorities to not entertain any kind of bail and award the highest befitting punishment to the culprit as per the law of the land.

The organisation has also extended its full cooperation to the concerned authorities and warned that any kind of crimes committed in its jurisdictions won’t be tolerated and string action will be initiated.

DIMAPUR: District Health Society, Mon conducted World Population Stabilization Fortnight (WPSF) campaign with the slogan, “Take Responsibility towards Family Planning; Prepare for the Wellbeing of Mother and Child” into two phases i,e mobilization week and FP services week. The district was also privileged to organize the State Level Observance of World Population Day 2019 on July 11

in collaboration with the Family Planning Association Of India (FPAI) Nagaland. The fortnight covered 380 IUCD insertions, 99 permanent sterilisation and distributed numerous numbers of temporary contraceptive methods to all the blocks.

Meanwhile, District Health Society, Mon has thanked and appreciated all its staff for the successful completion of the programme.

PBVC clarifies on police report

DIMAPUR: Purana Bazar Village Council (PBVC) has clarified that there was no road by the name “Muslim colony road” or Muslim colony within its jurisdiction.

The council was reacting to news items with regard to the arrest of a proprietor, JR Travels, Nizamul Haque, by police for selling black SIM cards on July 20 from Muslim colony road, Purana Bazar.

In a press release, head GB, Purana Bazar, Pitu Mech, stated that the council condemned the accused for misleading the police.

The council also appealed to the police to be aware of false information provided by the accused persons and cross check address before making it public in the near future.

The council further requested police to take stringent action against the accused for misleading and tarnishing the image of Purana Bazar.

Meanwhile, Addl. Dy. Commissioner of Police/ PRO has clarified that the address details of Nizamul Haque proprietor of JR Travels should be read as Daily Market, Purana Bazar and not as rendered.

Bharat Dave (L) on his arival in Kohima on Wednesday. (NP) Correspondent

K o h ima , J u l 2 4 (NPN): Motor sports enthusiast Bharat Dave, who is on mission to cover all the 29 States in 29 days on SUV arrived Kohima on Wednesday after covering 9400 kilometres.

He has already covered 19 states including Nagaland and will be leaving for Itanagar.

The 67 year-old from Gujarat started his journey on July 7 at Ahmedabad on a mission to spread the

AR commemorates 20th year of Kargil victory

Assam Rfiles personnel and students taking part in the ‘Run for our Heroes” on the 20th annivsersary of vistory for Kargil War.

DIMAPUR: Battalions of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) celebrated the 20th anniversary of victory of Kargil War by conducting various activities at various districts of Nagaland.

Kohima Battalion: Kohima battalion conducted a motivational lecture at Saint Andrews School, Jotsoma village, Kohima on July 23 by giving an insight on the valor and sacrifice of the soldiers in the Kargil War. Five K Y M C

teachers and 80 students attended the event. In another event, on July 24, a 5 Km run under the theme “Run for our Heroes” was organized where 205 students from North Field School, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Government High School and Dainty Buds School, Kohima participated.

Chieswema Battalion: Chieswema Battalion organised a lecture in Chieswema, Chizami, Pfutsero, Chakbama, Zi-

ezou and Chiepobozou COBs highlighting the epic war fought on icy heights of Kargil and to inspire youth of Nagaland to join the Armed Forces. 200 locals including teachers, students and village council members attended.

Wokha Battalion: Wokha Battalion organized a painting competition and weapon display at its headquarters in Wokha on July 23. 480 students and 15 teachers participated. On

July 24, a “Run for Fun” was organised which saw a participation of 350 students from Spring Dale, Christian Model Higher Secondary, GHSS and ARP School.

Phek Battalion: In Phek, the Assam Rifles organised an inter school painting competition where 47 students from various Government School from Meluri participated. In another event a 1.5 Km ‘Run for Our Heroes’ was also

organized at DC Ground, Phek. 137 boys and girls and 192 troops of Assam Rifles participated in the run.

Kiphire Battalion: Kiphire Battalion also organised a 2 km “Run for our Heroes” for the students of St Joseph’s School, Akhegwo village.

155 students along with staff took part in the run.

An audio-visual on Kargil war was also screened at Government High School, Kiphire followed by lecture

message “One India” and will be covering 16000 kilometres during his itinerary and will culminate on August 8 in Gujarat.

Interacting with media persons in Kohima, he said his mission was to to break world record by covering 29 days to 29 states.

His aim was to reach out to people of all states especially the young people, interact with the local people and enabling them to understand and appreciate the diversity of India

and to imbibe the innate chord binding and brotherhood.

On his challenges, Dave said in the Northeastern States, he had faced different climatic changes such as the heavy rainfall causing landslide and also hilly terrain area but added that he was on the right track to finish his mission on time.

On his future mission, Dave said he will be covering India to London by road and 14 countries by next year.

SRSU inspects educational institution, government offices

DIMAPUR: Satoi Range the rural population but the Students Union on July “doctor and medical staff ” 19 inspected the Govern- were not giving attention. ment High School Satoi and The union expressed apprevarious government offices hension that many patients under its jurisdiction to get in emergency cases may die first hand information on due to their negligence in the functioning and progress future. of the services provided by The team also visited the government. various departments within In a press statement, Satoi jurisdiction and urged SRSU president, Homugha the government officials on H Achumi said that during duty not to neglect their duty the inspection, the team as it will hamper the smooth found that absence of em- functioning of the law. ployees in all the departFurther, the union has ments. The union also found appealed to the concerned out the education sector and authority to look into the Primary Heath Care (PHC) matter and take necessary in Satoi remained neglect- measures for the well being ed. The union said it was of the people in general shocked “to see all doors at the earliest. SRSU also were locked from inside cautioned that it will initiat PHC Satoi”. The PHCs ate its own course of action for students about the vari- being envisaged to provide within its jurisdiction in the ous entry schemes of the an integrated curative and event of failing to adhere on Armed forces. preventive health care to its appeal.

Medziphema Battalion: Assam Rifles also organised a presentation on Kargil War at SFS School, DIMAPUR: A team of Army Recruiting Office (ARO) Medziphema. Two teach- Rangapahar Military Station led by Major Rishabh Singh attended the ongoing annual training camp of No ers, 40 girls and 56 boys 1 Nagaland Air Squadron NCC at Pilgrim School, here attended. The Battalion on July 22. The ten-day annual training camp started on also organised a painting July 17. Major Rishabh addressed the cadets as a part of competition on the theme career counselling programme and gave a detailed preKargil war at ARPS, Medz- sentation of all the career options available in the Indian iphema which was partici- Army. The lecture was followed by a motivational movie pated by 42 students and on the Indian Army. Pamphlets about Career options in six teachers. the Indian Army were also distributed.

Air Squadron NCC training underway

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

C.M. Chang and officials at the review meeting on July 24.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Forest Management Project (NFMP), an externally funded project by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implemented by the Department of Environment Forests and Climate Change (DEFCC) Nagaland held a review meeting at the office of the Project Management Unit, Forest Office Complex, Kohima to review the progress of the project activities.

The meeting was attended by minister of Environment Forests and Climate Change, C.M. Chang and L. Kire, Addl. chief secretary to chief minister, DEFCC, and DUDA.

In a press statement, Lhinghoikim Touthang, deputy project director NFMP said that NFMP project is for a period of ten years and as on March 31, the project has completed two year preparatory phase. The implementation phase started in April 1, 2019.

Delivering shor t speech, C.M. Chang appreciated the progress made at the level of div i s i o n a l m a n a ge m e n t units.

In his remark, L. Kire appreciated the department for the achievement made so far in the project.

He shared his experience and gave inputs on how the project can perform

Cleanliness drive in Niuland

better.

Short speech was also delivered by PCCF, HoFF and chairman of NFMPS, Rajat Pal. The meeting was attended by the members of the Project Management Unit (PMU), all the 11 Divisional Management Unit (DMU) heads.

Chief project director, Dharmendra Prakash, PCCF gave a brief overview of the project.

The three Project Directors (PD) namely PD (Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation) Vedpal Singh, APCCF; PD (Human resource development, Research and Public Relations) Supongnukshi, CCF and PD (Administra-

tion, Finance and Procurement) Meyipokyim Aier, gave power point presentations in relation to the progress made in their respective divisions.

DMU heads gave a progress report of the works done at the field level.

The release also stated that all districts had obtained the Prior Informed consent (PIC) from the villages that were selected for implementation of the project.

A p a r t f r o m t h i s, DMUs conducted awareness and sensitisation programmes at the selected villages for proper implementation of the project work, started eco- friendly and plastic free nurseries by using alternatives such as bamboo and cloth bags at the JFMC nurseries for Forestry Intervention Models.

DMU heads also stated that most of the offices and quarters constructed under the project were almost completed.

The review meeting was chaired by the chief project director while Dr. Kenie CF (STC) welcomed the members and Lhinghoikim Touthang, Deputy Project Director proposed the vote of thanks.

Coordination meeting at Bhandari

DIMAPUR: Departmental coordination meeting of Bhandari sub-division was held on July 24 at the conference hall of the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bhandari. ADC, Tiameren Chang welcomed the officers, who were newly posted in the sub division.

A DIPR report stated that after reviewing the last meeting minutes, the house discussed on various issues whereby the condition of water and electricity supply were taken up for possible improvisation for the welfare of the general public.

In the meeting, ADC informed the house that

the ambulance which was flagged off recently has been put into service to assist the public.

The programme for the upcoming Independence Day celebration was chalked out in the meeting and the departments were assigned work distributions.

The house resolved to hold mass social work as part of preparation for the upcoming Independence Day. In the meeting, department of ICDS gave a power point presentation highlighting the activities of the department.

FPAI Nagaland observes foundation day

Dignitaries with FPAI Nagaland Branch staff at the foundation day programme on July 23. (NP)

Correspondent Kohima, Jul 24 (NPN): Family Planning Association of India (FPAI) Nagaland branch observed the 70th foundation day of FPAI at RHFPC Satellite Centre, opposite NSF Martyr’s Park, Kohima on July 23.

Giving a brief overview of the association, counsellor FPAI Nagaland branch, Ville Rhetso said FPA India reaches out to

the poor and vulnerable for whom access to healthcare especially, sexual and reproductive health care is a remote possibility through reproductive health and family planning Clinic, satellite centres, outreach units, community based providers and associates clinic.

The association, she said envisions that all people should be empowered to enjoy their sexual and reproductive health choices

and rights in India, free from stigma and discrimination.

Rhetso further said t h a t F PA I N a g a l a n d Branch was established in 1977 by group of likeminded and social concern for the welfare of the poor people.

General manager, Vincent Belho delivered the welcome address and vote of thanks by programme officer Akangkokla Namo.

CCRCN releases Nagamese Bible

DIMAPUR: Council of Christian Revival Churches, Nagamese Nagaland (CCRCN) organised a “thanksgiving programmecum-Nagamese Bible inauguration” on July 21 at Apostolic CRC Dimapur.

The service was led by pastor Avilie Puro and the message was shared by president NCRC, Rev. Dr. N. Paphino.

In the programme, special numbers were presented by different churches

followed by a brief note on the making of Nagamese Bible by chairman CCRCN pastor, K.V. Sezo Yhome.

Meanwhile, the council has extended gratitude to chief minister, Neiphiu Rio for providing assistance.

NLSF meets Vice Chancellor NU

Students of SSUNT, town council, SSUNT banker, Niuland police, elderly citizens DIMAPUR: Nagaland law Students’ Federation after the cleanliness drive.

DIMAPUR: Sumi Students Union Niuland Town (SSUNT) carried out a cleanliness drive in Niuland Town on July 24, under the theme “Our Land, Our Duty”.

In a press release by SSUNT Information & Publicity secretary, Hetoli Chophy, stated that students above class 8 took part in the drive. They cleaned the areas within the town and put up several banners

in different places.

SSUNT president, T. Kavika, said that it was the duty of every individuals to keep the environment clean stating that every action and responsibility begins at home.

Town Council, Niuland police and some elderly denizens also joined the students in the cleanliness drive.

After the drive, the union in collaboration with

Niuland police, carried out a surprise checking in all shops within the town.

D u r i n g t h e d r ive, many expired items, both eatable and non-eatables were seized and burnt.

The release further stated that the union has issued prior notice to all shopkeepers with a warning to penalise the defaulters.

Meanwhile, the union sought cooperation from all right thinking citizens.

(NLSF) on July 23, headed by its president C. Talimoa Chishi held a meeting with Vice Chancellor, Pardeshi Lal and Registrar, Dr. Abemo at Nagaland University Headquarters, Lumami.

At the meeting, setting up of Post Graduate Degree (LLM) under the initiative of Vice Chancellor, Nagaland University were also discussed.

In a press statement, NLSF president, C. Talimoa and general secretary, Dieku Wetsah, stated that the federation grievances faced by the law students in the state were discussed. The vice chancellor promised to fully set up P.G. Degree (LLM) in the next coming academic session and to take up a separate law department.

NLSF further urged all to keep on contributing good wisdom and support for the betterment and upliftment of the law students in the state.

LOU, NH-29 informs registered members

DIMAPUR: Landowners Union (LOU) NH-29 (Purana Bazaar To Chumoukidema) has informed all the registered landowners NH-29 (Purana Bazaar to Chumoukidema) to append their signature in the “VAKALAT-

NAMA Form”, which would be available at the treasurer’s residence (Charity Residential School, Library Hall, 5th Dimapur) from July 25-31, 2019 between 9am and 4pm.

The union also informed that

Awareness on health & nutrition

an executive meeting would be held on August 10, 2019 at the treasurer’s residence at 11am. The union has asked all the office bearers, executive members and advisors to attend the DIMAPUR: As part of Nuiland Block Convermeeting without fail. gence Action Plan (BCAP) for June to August, Nuiland ICDS project, in convergence with CHC Nuiland, organised awareness programme on health and nutrition of adolescent girls at ADC conference hall, Nuiland on July 22.

A press release by member secretary, BCAP committee, Akali Sema, stated that resource person, MO, Dr. Merang Ao, spoke on the topics of health care of the adolescent girls, between the 10 to 19 years.

Soaps were distributed and proper hand washing steps were demonstrated to encourage hygienic hand wash practice.

Officials of DLM&CP, DLSA Phek, members of PTYS, GBs and PTCCF at the consumer awareness programme.

The programme was DIMAPUR: Department of Town Colony Chairman’s A press release from of consumers with refer- chaired by super visor, Legal Metrology & Consum- Forum (PTCCF) organised DLM&CP, stated that NJS, ence to Consumer Protec- Zipila Sangtam and vote of thanks by supervisor, er Protection (DLM&CP) a consumer awareness pro- District Session Judge, tion Act 1986. and District Legal Services gramme at PTC Hall, Phek Mezivolu T. Therieh, who The programme was Nyusasie Katiry.

Altogether, 41 adolesAuthority (DLSA), Phek, on July 24. The programme graced the programme as c h a i r e d b y p r e s i d e n t , in collaboration with Phek was held under the theme the guest speaker, high- PTYS, Neizote Venuh and cent girls participated in Town Youth Society (PTYS), “Your Rights, Your Respon- lighted in detail about the Alo Nuh invoking God’s the awareness programme, the release stated.

Phek Town G.Bs and Phek sibilities”. rights and responsibilities blessing.

Consumer awareness programme at Phek

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Bandh hits normal life in Manipur

Correspondent

IMPHAL, Jul 24: Police picked up five members of a student body supporting the 24-hour bandh that paralysed normal life in Manipur on Wednesday.

“JAC against Mysterious Death of Ningthoujam Babysana Chanu” gave the state-wide bandh which commenced from Wednesdsay morning at 6am to protest against the “unsatisfactory response” of Manipur government regarding the controversial death of a minor girl student in her hostel room on July 18.

The 14-year-old girl student was found hanging to death in controversial circumstances. JAC and student bodies based in the state have been pressing the state government to investigate into the case and deliver justice to the family of the victim.

The bandh hit normal life across the state, particularly in valley districts as it got extensive supports from almost all section of the society, particularly local women and student bodies.

Imphal street during the 24-hr bandh on Wednesday to protest the controversial death of a girl student. (NP)

Educational institutes, shops and markets were closed and vehicular movement remained suspended due to the strike. Government offices did not function properly due to thin attendance of staffs.

The protesters blocked roads in various localities in Imphal and others valley districts. They lit fire and put up barricades in the middle of the road at many places.

A report said that police picked atleast five members of the All Manipur Students’ Union at Kakching Bazar in Kakching district while they were imposing the bandh.

S t a t e g ove r n m e n t

deployed police and security forces at sensitive locations, particularly in Thangmeiband area where the deceased student hailed from to prevent any untoward incident.

Heavy security was seen deployed in the vicinity of the chief minister’s bungalow, Raj Bhavan and the surrounding areas of the high-security zone.

No major untoward incident was reported during the bandh which would conclude at 6am on Thursday, police said.

Meanwhile, All Manipur Students’ Union (AMSU) has set 12-hour deadline to the state government to arrest authorities

of the Standard Roberth Higher Secondary School where the deceased girl studied by staying in the boarding run by the school authority.

Addressing a news conference at AMSU office, its president Peter Laishram named the authorities of the schools they wanted to pick up and interrogate to find the truth behind the death of the student.

He demanded that principal of the school Pheiroijam Landhoni Devi, coordinator Pheiroijam Romita Devi, administrator Ibotomba, head warden Kamei Ileen and dormitory warden Nongmaithem Jinnty must be booked and interrogated within 12 hours.

The bandh imposed on Wednesday which the student body extended its support to was only an initial step, the president said.

He also threatened of intense forms of agitations if government fails to take up satisfactory steps to find the truth behind the death of the student.

Laishram demanded immediate unconditional release of the five members of the student body who

were picked up by the police while imposing bandh in Kakching district.

If government fails to release them, it will be pouring fuel to the burning fire, he warned.

On the other hand, Congress leader Kh Joykishan and MLA of Thangmeiband Assembly where the deceased girl hailed from today slammed the state government alleging that government did not take the case seriously.

He said that the state government did not take the case seriously as shown by the fact that even though police claimed they arrested two persons in connection with the case, it was not announced officially.

The opposition MLA said that state education minister and Imphal West SP during a talk with the leaders of the JAC informed that police have arrested two persons in connection with the case.

“But, they refused to name the arrested persons.

The police also not make any official release regarding the arrest. This is nothing but trying to fool the people,” he alleged.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

Tripura MP donates salary for Assam flood relief

Pratima Bhowmik (File)

Agartala, Jul 24 (IANS): Pratima Bhowmik, the Lok Sabha MP from Tripura West parliamentary constituency, donated Rs 1,00,000 from her first month’s salary for Assam flood relief, a BJP leader said here on Wednesday.

Bhowmik, 50, is also the General Secretary of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Tripura.

“Pratima Didi donated Rs 100,000 from her first month’s salary for Assam flood relief. She handed over the amount to an Assam government official in New Delhi on Tuesday,” BJP leader Victor Shome told IANS. At least 67 people have died and 33,55,837 have been affected in the deluge that has inundated over 2,000 villages in 17 districts of Assam.

One more die of JE in M’laya, death toll rises to 4 Correspondent Shillong, Jul 24: One more person in Meghalaya died of Japanese Encephalitis (JE), taking the death toll to four in the last three months, an official said on Wednesday.

Jobath A Sangma, who was tested positive with Acute Encephalitis Syndrome, passed away at his residence in West Garo Hills district in the wee hours of Wednesday, District Magistrate, Ram Singh said.

“Sangma was working as National Rural Livelihood Mission cluster coordinator in Rongra , South Garo Hills district, where he must have got infected,” Singh said.

Health department officials said the first case of a patient die of Japanese Encephalitis, which is also known as brain fever was first reported on May, the second death on June and two more deaths this

months .

“66 people - 47 in Garo Hills and 19 in Khasi Hills - have been tested positive with Japanese encephalitis till July 24,” the health official said.

Health and Family Welfare Minister A.L. Hek said he has directed hospital authorities to provide adequate treatment and medicines to those suffering from the disease.

Chief Minister Conrad Sangma had last month reviewed the nature of the disease and precautionary measures are being undertaken by the departments concerned in order to prevent the spread of the disease.

Encephalitis results in inflammation of the brain, affecting the patient's central nervous system. It is caused by bacterial or viral infections of the brain, injection of toxic substances or increased complications of an infectious disease.

Mnp Edn minister invites suggestions for NEP 2019

Manipur education minister Th Radheshyam at the consultative meet on NEP 2019 held in Imphal on Wednesday. (NP)

Correspondent IMPHAL, Jul 24: Manipur education minister Thokchom Radheshyam on Wednesday invited suggestions from stakeholders for incorporation in the “Draft National Education Policy (NEP), 2019” to make the the education system better.

T h e m i n i s t e r wa s speaking at the “1-Day Consultative Meet” on National Education Policy (NEP), 2019 organised by directorate of State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) at the Multipurpose Hall, SCERT today. He observed that edu-

cation policy is the guideline to prepare the young minds through better education He said that opinions and views specifically focusing on areas that are strongly felt essential to be introduced into the education system of Manipur, needed to be pointed out and contributed as suggestions on the Draft National Education Policy (NEP), 2019 to make the education system of Manipur better.

He explained that there are many choices and making the right choice has become difficult. The children, he added, need to be taught to make the right

OFFICE OF THE SEYOCHUNG AREA UNION KOHIMA KOHIMA, NAGALAND

FELICITATION

The Seyochung Area Union Kohima (SAUK), Kohima would like to express our heartiest congratulations to the following members on their promotion.

1. Smti. Thungchanbeni Patton, wife of Mr. Tsipithong Sangtam on her promotion to Dy. Registrar of Co-operative Societies.

2. Mr. Lirichum Anar, son of Mr. Kyurimong on her promotion to SubRegistrar of Co-operative Societies.

The Union wishes them good luck and success in their entire future endeavours.

President, SAUK K-2002

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND No.JUD-21/SUCCTN/LEGAL GRDNSP/2018/573 ZBTO, Dated the 17/07/2019 NOTICE CALLING OBJECTION FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE Smti Ghokheli Sema of Khughutomi village, under Zunheboto District has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring that her husband Late Ghokishe Sema has expired on 05/01/2017.

It is hereby notified that if No Objection to issue this Certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued and no further complaint will be entertained for the issue of the same.

Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto, Nagaland DP-5709 Regd. No. : 313/2019

AFFIDAVIT

Dated : 23/7/19

I, T MANZEI, Son of TONCHING permanent resident of SHIYONG Village presently residing at Shamnyu Ward under Mon District in the State of Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under : 1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and native of above mentioned address.

2. That, my name and my father name has been entered incorrectly/mistakenly recorded as MANZEI KONYAK Son of TONSHING KONYAK in my Bank Pass Book instead of T MANZEI Son of TONCHING as per my other Official documents.

3. That, both T MANZEI Son of TONCHING and MANZEI KONYAK Son of TONSHING KONYAK is used by the same and one person.

4. That, Officially my name is T MANZEI Son of TONCHING. 5. That, let this affidavit be handed over to the appropriate authority concerned for necessary clarification and acceptation thereof.

That, the statement in Paragraphs 1 to 5 are made and signed to the best of my knowledge and belief wherein nothing materials has been concealed.

Deponent Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this 23/7 day of July 2019 at Mon. Magistrate MC-28

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choice and remain relevant for future too.

Education is to make children curious and imagine new things, he said adding that children should not be pressurized but rather let them grow freely. He highlighted that due to excessive academic pressures and demands from parents and peer groups, there is issue of high rate of suicide cases in the country.

He asserted that in this draft policy, certain views should be put up to address these issues and bring a positive change.

Joint secretary (educa-

tion) of Manipur government L Nandakumar Singh also revealed that by 2020, half of the India’s total population will be under 26 years of age.

India being a diverse nation, it is important that suggestions on the Draft NEP, 2019 be put up before it is finalized so that the views and suggestion specifically made in accordance to need of the state could be furnished as part of the education system, he added.

SCERT director Dr M Meenakumari Devi, highlighting the different parts of the Draft NEP, 2019, said that the consultative meet mainly focussed on the school education under which - pedagogy & curriculum in schools, teachers and teacher education were the sub-section being discussed.

Reading out the vision of the Draft NEP, 2019, she said that the new policy was drafted in order to meet the need and demand of the 21st century.

Academicians, officials of SCERT, teachers and students attended the programme.

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Wishing you good health, long life and blessings on your special day.

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Wishing you a very happy 10th Birth day, on this day 25th July, as you enter in to a new life journey. May God bless you long life, knowledge and wisdom.

Best wishes from Lil bro, Thulunsori Tsongs and loving Dad & Mom.

APOLOGY LETTER

I, Mr. NOKMAO KONYAK, Son of Shri. Pewang Konyak of Zangkham Chingnyu Village, in the Presence of Mopong Hongkong Union Dimapur and between both the family members, do hereby apologizes to Miss ANGSHAN KONYAK daughter of Shri. Kaihong Konyak of Changnyu Village and especially to Konyak in general for posting and spreading inappropriate pictures at social media outlet like whatsapp and facebook.

With my deepest regret, on this day dated the 20th July 2019, I, do hereby solemnly swear that I shall not repeat such crimes again in the days to come.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME.

DP-5722

(NOKMAO KONYAK) Zangkham Village P.O. Tizit Dist : Mon, Nagaland

INFORMATION TO ALL THE ALUMNI OF LITTLE DAFFODILS HR. SEC. SCHOOL: DOYAPUR This is to inform all the Alumni, that there will be a meeting on 27/07/2019 at 10:00 A.M regarding the SILVER JUBLIEE celebration of the school to be held on 31/10/2019 in the School campus.

For Further information contact : 8787497073 : Maismai 9774946729 : Hemtaidi 9378060977 : Arnold 7641837471 : Avizo

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

‘No question of mediation on Kashmir’

NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): There was no discussion on Kashmir in the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan recently and there is no question of any mediation on the issue, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Amid a walkout of proceedings by the opposition which has been demanding a statement from the prime minister since Tuesday, Singh said in the House that mediation on the Kashmir issue is also ruled out as it is a question of national pride for India.

“There was no discussion on Kashmir during the meeting between the Prime Minister and US President Trump in June. There is no question of any mediation on Kashmir issue,” he said Singh also asserted that when India talks to Pakistan, it will not be limited to the issue of Kashmir, but also include Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK).

US President Trump had on Monday claimed that Prime Minister Modi had asked him to play the

Rajnath Singh speaks at Parliament. (PTI)

role of a mediator on Kashmir.

The defence minister said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was present at the Trump-Modi meeting held on the sidelines of the G20 meeting in Osaka and his statement is the “most authentic” on the issue.

The external affairs minister had already made a statement in both houses of Parliament on Tuesday, making it clear that the prime minister had made no such request to the US President.

Earlier, during Question Hour, the Congress,

DMK and a few other parties came to the well demanding presence of Modi in the House and a statement from him.

They were continuously engaged in sloganeering, trying to disrupt the proceeding of the House.

When the Zero Hour began, Speaker Om Birla allowed Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury to speak and also asked him to stay put in the House when the government will reply to his statement.

Chowdhury said the entire country was confused following the state-

Black chapter in history of democracy, says Mayawati on K’taka developments LU C K N OW, J U L 2 4 (PTI): BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday said the manner in which the JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka has been pulled down will go down in the history of democracy as a “black chapter”.

Mayawati, who on Tuesday night expelled its lone party MLA in Karnataka hours after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy lost the trust vote in the state assembly, said in a tweet, “The manner in which BJP kept all constitutional norms aside and used money and power to pull down Opposition-led government in Karnataka will be registered in the history of democracy as a black chapter.”

“Any amount of condemnation of such an act is not enough,” Mayawati

4 Amarnath pilgrims die; toll reaches 30 SRINAGAR, JUL 24 (PTI): Four Amarnath pilgrims have died over the past 24 hours en route the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, taking the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage to 30, officials said on Wednesday.

“While three pilgrims died on Tuesday, one more pilgrim died this morning due to various causes during their pilgrimage to the holy cave shrine of Shri Amarnathji,” they said.

The officials said the death toll in this year’s pilgrimage has now gone up to 30, which included 26 pilgrims, two sevadars (volunteers) and two security forces personnel deployed on duty en route the holy cave.

In addition to these, 40 others have been taken ill or sustained injuries due to shooting stones and other causes since the pilgrimage began on July 1, they said.

Deaths due to cardiac arrest triggered by lack of oxygen in the area around the cave shrine have been common over the years, prompting the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board to issue regular health advisories to the pilgrims.

All pilgrims are required to get a fitness certificate from a doctor before undertaking the pilgrimage to the cave shrine located at an altitude of 3,888 metres.

Mayawati (File)

said.

On Tuesday, the Kumaraswamy government collapsed after losing the confidence motion, garnering 99 votes against 105 to the BJP. The coalition needed 103 votes to win the trust vote as 20 MLAs — Congress-JDS (17), BSP (1), Independents (2) — skipped proceedings, reduc-

ing the effective strength of the House to 205.

Kumaraswamy later submitted his resignation to the Karnataka governor, capping an intense power struggle triggered by a raft of resignations by rebel MLAs. He has been asked by the governor to continues as caretaker CM until his successor takes over.

Mayawati expelled her lone MLA in the state for skipping the trust vote.

She said in a tweet that the absence of Bahujan Samaj Party legislator N Mahesh during the trust vote and he violating the directives of the party high command to support the Congress-JD(S) coalition amounts to indiscipline.

“The party has taken in very seriously, and hence Mahesh has been expelled from the party with immediate effect,” she added.

ment of President Trump and it would be appropriate to hear from the “horse’s mouth”, the prime minister, to make the issue clear as it was a matter between him (Modi) and Trump.

“What is wrong if we are seeking a statement from the horse’s mouth.

The prime minister must come to the House and make a statement,” he said.

However, when deputy leader of Lok Sabha and the defence minister rose to make a statement, the Congress, DMK and other members staged a walk out in protest.

Singh said the opposition had promised to listen to the government, but by walking out, they have “broken their promise”.

Earlier during Question Hour, as the uproar continued, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said that while no doubt about the issue is left since the External Affairs Minister has already given a statement, the defence minister would respond during Zero Hour as the Opposition has again raised the matter.

‘Cong becomes big brother of muslims after losing power’ NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi Wednesday blamed Congress for bringing the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), saying the party becomes big brother of muslims when it is in Opposition and bigger than BJP when it is in power.

Speaking on the UAPA Bill in LS, Owasi said he has been victim of this act and that Congress would realise what they have done only if their leader spends several months in prison.

Dedicating his speech to what he called innocents who have suffered due to this law, Owasi said: “I blame Congress party for bringing this law. They are the main culprits of bringing this law.

When they are in power they are bigger than BJP, when they lose power they become big brother of muslims.”

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT For all the love, support, and care that Kenei was showered upon during the long battle with his sickness, we are grateful to all our folks.

We acknowledge the support of the honourable MLA, Moatoshi Lkr through this facet of our lives.

Our sincere gratitude also to the Khonoma Riifiino Dimapur Unit, neighbours of Hill View Colony Council, Women & Youth Organisation.

May you continue to be such Christian neighbours.

Dr. Manong, Dr. Asho (Zion Hospital) Dr. Along, Dr. Avilie, & Dr. Imola, (Eden hospital) you’ve all played major roles in bringing hope, and light to our lives. Throughout the ordeal, you made us experience the loving care of our Maker; Kenei’s battle was victorious because you all helped him through it.

Nurses of C Wing, dialysis unit, OT & ICU staff (Eden hospital); KENEINGULIE ZIEKHRII thank you, for being the angels in 11.12.1995 – 19.07.2019 Kenei’s life.

Words are inadequate to express our gratefulness to each and every member of Angami Baptist Church Razhiiphe, whose unceasing love, care, and support stood as a pillar to our family.

Kenei’s friends, and kin who stood by us as a beacon of God’s providence, and faithfulness, we are ever grateful and thankful for you all.

We regret our inability to mention most individuals but the contributions of each loved one haven’t gone unnoticed.

The Lord bless you all!

Through Kenei’s arduous battle, we have realised that “Victory in the blood of Jesus” is also losing life here on Earth yet being saved for eternity.

As we continue to celebrate Kenei’s life, our family shall keep each of you in our prayers.

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.”

“Victory in the blood of Jesus” -Mum, Dad and sisters.

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GoM workplace sexual harassment reconstituted

Committed to addressing all issues with Pak bilaterally: Government

NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): The government has reconstituted the Group of Ministers looking after the issues of how to prevent sexual harassment at workplace and strengthen legal frameworks with Home Minister Amit Shah replacing his predecessor Rajnath Singh, officials said on Wednesday.

The other members of the reconstituted GoM are: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani.

Apart from Singh, who is now the defence minister, the GoM in the last government, had then External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and then Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi as its members.

The GoM was set up to examine and give recommendations for strengthening the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at workplace in October 2018.

NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): The government Wednesday said it wants normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and was committed to addressing all outstanding issues bilaterally as it asserted that the onus is on Islamabad for creating a terror-free environment for a meaningful dialogue.

In written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said India has asked Pakistan to take “credible and irreversible” steps to end cross-border terrorism and dismantle terrorist infrastructure in territory under its control. Till then, he said, India will continue to take firm and decisive steps to respond to all attempts at cross border terrorist infiltration and supporting cover fire by Pakistan forces.

“The government desires normal neighbourly relations with Pakistan and is committed to addressing all outstanding issues bilaterally and peacefully in accordance with the Simla Agreement and the Lahore Declaration,” Muraleed-

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR DEAREST MOTHER

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haran said. However, any meaningful dialogue can only be held in an atmosphere free from terror, hostility and violence, he said.

“The onus is on Pakistan to create such a conducive atmosphere,” he said.

The minister said following major cross-border terror attacks in India, Indian forces carried out counter-terror surgical strike against terrorist launch pads along the Line of Control in September 2016 and a preemptive counter terrorism air strike against terrorist camp in Balakot, Pakistan,

in February.

After the Pulwama cross-border terror attack in February, India withdrew the most favoured nation status accorded to Pakistan and imposed a customs duty of 200 per cent on all goods originating in or exported from Pakistan, he said.

The Indian government suspended cross-LoC trade from April 19, 2019, on receiving reports that cross-LoC trade routes are being misused by Pakistanbased elements for funnelling illegal weapons, narcotics and fake currency, Muraleedharan said.

He said that as a result of the government’s persistent efforts, there is enhanced concern in the international community over terrorism emanating from Pakistan, including the continuing activities of internationally designated terrorist entities and individuals such as Jamaat-ud Dawa (JuD), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad, Hizbul Mujahideen.

AC K N O W L E D G E M E N T

It is with great sorrow that the Past Pupils Association of Little Flower Hr. Sec. School, Kohima regrets to inform all the past pupils, well wishers and parents that Sister Nunes Victoria Claudia, FMA, left us to be with our Heavenly Father.

Sister Victoria was the former Principal of LFHSS, Kohima from 2003 to 2004. She was loved and cared for by the Little Flower fraternity. After a prolonged illness, she breathed her last on the 17th July 2019 at St. John's Hospital, Guwahati.

We pray to God to grant her eternal rest.

K-2000

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER

ALEMKALA IMCHEN MANGMETONG 25-07-2018

It's been a year since you left us. No words could ease what we truly feel.

Your love is our guide. Your loving memories will always be treasured in our hearts which will never fade away.

We love you and we miss you every single day.

With deepest love Husband, children, in-laws & grandchildren DP-5712

Late Mrs YAGE AO (TIAKALA) 25/07/2018

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

A year has passed since God called you home but not a single day has passed without thinking of you. Your memory has become a treasure to us and you are missed beyond measure, until we meet again in that heavenly abode .

Loving husband, children, in-laws and grand children K-2004

GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

Born On: 07/02/1962 – Died on: 10/07/2019 We, the bereaved family members of LATE SUZUMAR OZUKUM would like to gratefully acknowledge and express our heartfelt gratitude and profound appreciation to all who stood by us physically, financially and spiritually during his illness till his last journey. We express our immense gratitude to all the churches, organizations, neighbours, and well wishers who stood by us in our time of bereavement.

Our heartfelt gratitude also goes to all the doctors, nurses, attendants and caregivers for the sincere and compassionate care extended during his ailment.

We would especially like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Doctors and Staff of CIHSR, Dimapur 2. Doctors and Staff of Eden Hospital, Dimapur.

3. Er. Menang, Executive Engineer, PWD (R&B) Tuensang Division and Staff.

4. Mongsenyimti Senso Telongjem, Dimapur 5. Mongsenyimti Senso Telongjem, Mokokchung.

6. Mongsenyimti Senso Telongjem, Tuensang.

7. Tuensang Ao Baptist Church.

8. Sungkomen Ao Baptist Church, Mokokchung 9. Mongsenyimti Ao Baptist Church.

With profound gratitude.

Loving Wife, Children and Family Members.

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KELE SALE 25-07-2016 Three years ago, on this saddest day, you left us to rest in eternal peace with our Lord. Your absence has created a void so vast, nothing can fill it. Gone too soon, but the years you lived were never in vain. Words will never be enough to express how much you’re missed. We love you Kele.

Daddy, Mummy & Anya K-2003

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

“DEATH END’S A LIFE, NOT RELATIONSHIP”

Born: 19th Oct 1952 Died: 19th July 2019

We the bereaved family members of LATE R. MOTSUTHUNG KIKON would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, unions and well wishers who stood by us with prayer, physically, financially and materially during his illness and demise on 19th July 2019.

We would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. P.W.D Colony Council & Youth Organisation, Wokha 2. PWD Yankho Eloe Hoho, Wokha 3. Amotsϋ Lobemo Rϋi 4. Wokha Town Kikon Ekhung 5. Wokha Town Tsungiki Ekhung 6. Kohima Tsungiki Ekhung 7. Dimapur Tsungiki Ekhung 8. Wokha Town Colony Union 9. Deputy Commissioner & Staff Wokha 10. Wokha District Women Sports Association 11. Yankeli Eloe Okho Wokha 12. Tsungiki Baptist Church 13. Wokha Town Baptist Church 14. Kohima Lotha Baptist Church 15. Dr & Staff of Zion Hospital Dimapur 16. Dr & Staff of Panesia Nursing Home Wokha 17. Dr & Staff of Apollo Hospital Guwahati 18. Dr & Staff of NEIGRIHMS Shillong 19. Shri. A Robin Lotha, Addl. Secy., Transport Department, Kohima/NL 20. Alumni Association JNV Chukitong Wokha 21. All individuals and friends We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual personally, we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, children, in-laws, grandchildren & family members K-2009

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 228 Dimapur, THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

Shenanigans of politics

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fter a week of intense speculations and political machination, the political drama in Karnataka ended after the shaky Congress-JDS coalition led by Kumaraswamy lost the trust vote by 105-99 to the BJP. The halfway mark of the house is 112 but one seat for Anglo-Indians was not filled and two other seats remaining vacant. Since 15 rebel MLAs from Congress(12) and JDS(3) had stayed away and given protection against disqualification by the Supreme Court, the halfway mark was reduced to 105.

Out of the 209 MLAs eligible to vote, 105 BJP MLAs voted against the government, 99 Congress and JD (S) MLAs voted for the coalition, while two independent MLAs and a BSP MLA abstained. Speaker and nominated member were not eligible to vote. The JDS has a chequered history in Karnataka politics and has never completed the full terms either with Congress of BJP. After the 2004 assembly elections, no party was anywhere near the majority mark of 112. Out of a total of 224 seats, the BJP won 79, the Congress 65 and the JD (Secular) 58. JDS combined with Congress and N Dharam Singh (Congress) became chief minister and Siddharamiah (of JDS) the Deputy chief minister. The coalition lasted till 2006 following the expulsion of state JDS president and Deputy chief minister Siddaramaiah from the party by Deve Gowda. Then Deve Gowda’s son HD Kumaraswamy, also of the JDS, brought in a new twist when he garnered support of 46 other MLAs and withdrew support from the Congress. Kumaraswamy then became chief minister after he struck a deal with the opposition party, the BJP, to form an alternative government.

The JDS-BJP coalition was as shaky and Kumaraswamy later withdrew support to the BJP when he refused to let Yeddyurappa to be chief minister as per agreement. After a brief spell of president’s rule, Yeddyurappa returned back after JDS decided to back him. However, that also did not last. Later In 2008 Yeddyurappa returned power after BJP was able to form the first ever government with support of independents. He however, had to quit in 2011 after being indicted for corruption. Sadanand Gowda took over as chief minister and later was replaced by Jagdish Shettiar. In 2013 the INC under erstwhile Janata Parivar leader Siddaramaiah won the election with an absolute majority of 122 seats (including the Piriyapatna seat), nine more than the majority mark of 113.

As a result, the INC returned to power on its own after nine years with Siddaramaiah becoming the Chief Minister. In 2018 BJP under Yeddyurappa won 104 seats while incumbent Congress won 80 and the JDS won 37. Yeddyurappa was appointed chief minister on My 17,2018 but resigned two days later before the trust vote after failing to cobble up a majority. The fate of the 15 rebel Congress and JDS MLAs will be decided by the next speaker who is likely to be from the BJP. The rebels face disqualification for acting against their respective party whips. The next BJP government will last only if it is able to poach MLAs from other parties. Be that as it may, for the Congress its setback in Karnataka can be squarely blamed on the greed of its state party leaders who have placed self interests before party.

DailyDevotion His Nature and Our Motives

…unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven. —Matthew 5:20

The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been made good by the supernatural grace of God. The only thing that exceeds rightdoing is right-being. Jesus Christ came to place within anyone who would let Him a new heredity that would have a righteousness exceeding that of the scribes and Pharisees. Jesus is saying, “If you are My disciple, you must be right not only in your actions, but also in your motives, your aspirations, and in the deep recesses of the thoughts of your mind.” Your motives must be so pure that God Almighty can see nothing to rebuke. Who can stand in the eternal light of God and have nothing for Him to rebuke? Only the Son of God, and Jesus Christ claims that through His redemption He can place within anyone His own nature and make that person as pure and as simple as a child. The purity that God demands is impossible unless I can be remade within, and that is exactly what Jesus has undertaken to do through His redemption.

No one can make himself pure by obeying laws. Jesus Christ does not give us rules and regulations— He gives us His teachings which are truths that can only be interpreted by His nature which He places within us. The great wonder of Jesus Christ’s salvation is that He changes our heredity. He does not change human nature— He changes its source, and thereby its motives as well.

Quotes

You shouldn’t be greedy. You should feel good about yourself and not be greedy of what other people have. ~ Gina Carano

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

Post-mortem

Restoring a pro-people approach in Kashmir I

t is not surprising at all that the maiden trip of India’s new Home Minister Amit Shah to Srinagar - during which he emphasised the need for carrying development to the grass roots, pulled up the state administration for its failures and reiterated the policy of relentless pursuit of the terrorists - has left the communal-minded Valley parties and the separatist lobby with no scope for raising any political criticism of the visit. The opponents of the Narendra Modi regime have not been able to find fault with the centre’s decision to extend reservations granted to people living in the hazardous territory along the Line of Control (LoC) to those settled on the International Border on the same grounds, for fear of exposing their communal outlook.

However, the Valley parties - like the separatists there have for long got away with their blatantly sectarian line that regarded Kashmir not as a territorial problem caused by the Pak occupation of a part of the state but as a ‘Muslim issue’ - and run their politics in total disregard of the reality that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral state housing multiple faiths and communities.

Both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the

National Conference (NC) were a mute spectator to the planned ouster of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley instigated by Pak Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and what is worse they spinelessly endorsed the attempt of Pakistan to replicate the Afghan Jehad in Kashmir in the early Nineties through a sustained infiltration of Mujahideen of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an outfit that comprised the Ahle Hadis and followed the extremist Hanbali line.

The LeT gradually subjugated the outfits of Jamaat, a Hanafi organisation subscribing to Ijtehad, to a degree where Burhan Wani and Asiya Andrabi would take orders directly from Maulana Hafiz Sayeed based in Pakistan. The Salafi influences imported by these terrorists have nearly destroyed Kashmiriyat that represented the people-oriented value system of Kashmiris.

The only agenda the political parties of the Valley are now able to pursue is to demand early assembly elections, invoking the moral narrative that an elected government was always to be preferred over the President’s rule, in a democracy. But what has their own record of long years in office got to show - beyond the paralysis of a subverted administration, appeasement of pro-

Pak lobbies and permissiveness of corruption?

The NC leadership is faulting the BJP for having run a coalition with PDP. It is true that the intent of the centre to opt for that arrangement to encourage the party of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to come closer to the national mainstream proved misplaced but it is all aimed at scoring a point for NC against its political rival.

It needs to be mentioned, however, that the inordinate delay on the part of the BJP in pulling out of a coalition that had put the state on the path of alienation and given total freedom to militants, has remained totally unexplained. During Mehbooba Mufti’s regime the NC also maintained a pro-Pak stand on the issue of cross-border terrorism and even made an absurd statement that the centre should talk to Pakistan if it wanted stone pelting to stop. Was this not a clear admission that Pak agents were behind the disturbances caused by stone pelters and that the administration was too complicit to even identify the masterminds who planned the mischief ? There has been an unmistakable competition between the two Valley parties to keep the separatists on their side for gaining power. This story has not changed and the Modi

government would be well advised not to encourage these communal forces ever in future.

All these years the average Kashmiri in the Valley and the citizens elsewhere in the state have suffered at the hands of their greedy political masters. They were kept from development at the ground level and fed on anti-India propaganda all the time. The question of India resuming talks with Pakistan lies on the centre’s turf, connected as it is to the unfinished agenda of what should be done with LoC and it does not permit involvement of any third party, internal or external. People of Jammu and Kashmir have the right to make demands on the democratically-elected rulers of the state for promoting development and establishing peace. They should not let the latter remain preoccupied with their own political games. Even the basic step of getting all district magistrates (DMs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to regularly interact with citizens was not brought into play in Jammu and Kashmir. The initiatives taken under the President’s rule to pave the way for elections to the panchayat and municipal bodies are unnerving the Valley parties who were feeling left out and were therefore raising a bo-

gey that these elections could be held only when there was an Assembly in place.

It is in this backdrop that the first visit of the new Home Minister to Kashmir has laid the groundwork for a constructive set of policies to be implemented there in a time frame. There is no compromise with terrorism and relentless pursuit of the mujahideen and their local acolytes through Intelligence-based operations has to be kept up. The state should put the J&K Police in the forefront of a drive against enemy agents hibernating in villages and towns based on local Intelligence, instead of leaving everything on the shoulders of the army.

The state administration has to be sternly handled to get it to measure up to the challenge both in the spheres of development and security. Separatists playing the Pakistan game have to be shown their place and legally proceeded against.

Evidence is now piling up about the intricate channels through which Pakistan is funding its agents and the separatists in the Valley and elsewhere to run its proxy war against India. The Modi government gets the credit for hitting at the root of the covert offensive of the enemy. In Jammu and Kashmir the state’s outreach to the

people has to be intensified to encourage them to take charge of the local self bodies, become stake holders in their own development and not allow corrupt politicians to line up their pockets. The cause of local self governance is best served when divisive party politics is not allowed to spoil it. Once the state tastes the fruits of a democratic advancement and learns to avail of the enormous opportunities that the Kashmiri youth had for them all over India the artificial construct of ‘total alienation’ floated by vested political interests will tend to fade away. The questions of autonomy enjoyed by the state of Jammu and Kashmir under the Constitution would then cease to be a bone of contention between the Centre and the state or between the state and its regions and evolve on two basic paradigms - that it all had to be about the integral state of Jammu and Kashmir treating all its citizens on the same footing and that the threat to the state was from a hostile Pakistan needing to be countered by an alliance of Kashmiris, security forces made available to the state and the political leaders who believed Kashmir had a pride of place in India.

D.C. Pathak

R.I.I.N. & the immigrant boogeyman Can RIIN tackle illegal immigrants?

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begin with the clarification that my objection and the objections of the N.S.C.N. (I-M) and Naga Hoho to the proposed Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland are wholly disconnected. My purpose is to protect the People of Nagaland from a fruitless and expensive exercise, which will cost money and cause endless harassment to every person in Nagaland; while theirs is to ensure that Manipuri Nagas are not denied, in any way, the possibility of obtaining indigenous status in Nagaland.

Just as grownups use the threat of the boogeyman to distract and scare children into obedience, the proponents of the R.I.I.N. are using the threat of Nagaland being flooded by immigrants to make money, without regard to the expense and trouble they put us through . Assam has completed its National Register of Citizens; have they evicted even one person who is not in the registry? No. Has Nagaland seen the expected influx of Illegal Bangladeshi Immigrants, which the doomsayers predicted would be a result of the N.R.C.? No. What is the population of immigrants in Nagaland? Has there been a massive jump in their population in recent times? How much property has been acquired in Nagaland by the immigrants? How many jobs in the government and private sectors have been usurped by the immigrants? What jobs are the immigrants performing that Nagas are willing to do?

Without a shred of evidence, our basest emotions, our innate bigotry, our xenophobia are being played on to get our blind obedience to this gargantuan scam. Who is this Naga Dictator that creates the boogeyman of the immigrant, to fool Nagaland, just as Hitler created the boogeyman of the Jew, to fool Germany?

Who dares to question my indigenity by this backdoor method?

When did the Nagaland State Legislative Assembly discuss this issue and pass a law to legitimize the creation of a register of indigenous people of Nagaland? Declare the Minutes of the Cabinet Meeting that passed the resolution to create the R.I.I.N. Where were the jackasses pushing for this register when the issue of the Indigenity of the Rongmeis was all the rage in Nagaland? How have you suddenly become experts in defining indigenity?

It was my letter, “Indigenity: Whose Fallacies?” published in the Eastern Mirror on 1-11-16, which laid to rest the issue and created the accepted definition of Indigenity. In it, I stated, “…an indigenous inhabitant of a particular geographical area is one who can show later arrivals the jungles he hunted in, the streams, rivers and lakes he fished in, the wells he drank from and the forests he cleared, to till the land and plant his crops on.” That is what defines indigenity

across the world, not the year 1963.

A Government may decide who is a citizen of the state, but cannot grant Indigenity. Indigenity belongs only to the people whose forefathers carved the land out of the wild.

The hurry to make money at our expense shows in the list of organisations invited to discuss the R.I.I.N. issue. Leaving aside the absurdity that organisations which represent the interests of Manipuri Nagas being invited to discuss indigenity in Nagaland, the real indigenous Tribes of Nagaland, the Kacharis, the Kukis and the Garos have been excluded.

They may be small in number, but they are indigenous to the State of Nagaland in every way. The Kacharis and Kukis were equal partners in the formation of the State of Nagaland, they have had representatives in our State Assembly in the days when poor intellectuals were valued above rich donkeys. The Memorandum to the Simon Commission which is the wellspring of Naga Identity and Nationalism has the signature of Mr. Lengjang Kuki.

The character of a society is determined by the way we treat the minorities in our midst. Cowards and bullies suppress, silence and crush the weak; are Nagas so cowardly, weak and insecure that we are afraid to let the minorities express themselves?

Are you R.S.S. Bakhts that you would refuse the minority a voice?

I am hopeful that either the Sumi Hoho or some other Tribal Body rejects this swindle of the R.I.I.N. and rejects it. One Tribal Organisation is enough to make this whole house of cards collapse. You will be seen as the people who saved every Naga across the world, time, trouble and money.

The majority of us have Aadhar Cards, take printouts of the Aadhar, visit every village, town, colony and ward across Nagaland to check who are enumerated in the Aadhar rolls.

Delete the suspicious ones and include the genuine ones who have not enrolled yet, then make whatever register you want to. The same people who granted fake indigenous certificates for the Aadhar will be the same people who will be making the R.I.I.N., so this R.I.I.N. will not protect your indigenity in any manner.

Aadhar is like a precision rifle made to shoot certain targets, use it to safeguard the indigenous people of Nagaland. Don’t substitute it for an inferior R.I.I.N. For whether it’s the Aadhar or the R.I.I.N. or a thousand other systems, the equipment will not work as long as the same blind, corrupt men are handling it.

God Save Nagaland Kahuto Chishi Sumi Akukau (G.B.) Hevishe Village, Khaghaboto Range Kahuto107@gmail.com

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aving the RIIN may help create a data base of some sort but it is certainly not the real answer to tackle the menace of illegal immigrants or even of fake indigenous certificates.

The solution lies in ending all forms of corruption and improving our governance.

Bringing the RIIN at this juncture may also complicate the situation and further delay the implementation of the ILP as suggested by the Abhishek Singh committee.

The fact that the government notification dated 29th June, 2019, to give effect to the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN), has yet to take-off, instead seeking public consultation on what is an intricate matter of identity, rights and customary law, the best course would be to defer the idea of RIIN for now or atleast make sure that any delay in completing the RIIN should not come in the way of putting in place the new proposed system and ensure that no illegal migrants can enter.

One argument being put forward in the ongoing public debate is that the RIIN is required to enforce the Inner Line Permit (ILP) and that its implementation would be meaningless without the RIIN. However this may not necessarily be the case. We believe the two can be delinked. The ILP was always there from before but could not be strictly enforced and monitored by the government.

Previous to the Abhishek Singh Committee, we had two other committees in 2016 and 2017 headed by knowledgeable Naga IAS officers. They were

Sir,

Naga Republic View the Sentiyanger Committee and Kesonye Yhome Committee.

Both committees did not go into the subject of having the RIIN but nevertheless gave strong recommendations to strengthen the ILP system.

However the government never cared enough to implement these. It is unfortunate that the priority and initial focus on strengthening the ILP system has been unnecessarily diverted by the contention over RIIN. Without wasting time, the other substantive part of the Abhishek Singh Committee report should be implemented. This includes the recommendation for a robust online system to issue, monitor and track ILPs and also a permanent ILP committee in the Home Department.

Further, the views of Commissioner, Nagaland (made to the Abhishek Singh committee) is worth revisiting.

According to the Commissioner, if at all ILP is extended to cover the whole of Dimapur, one of the mechanisms that could be considered is to “first identify the Non-Naga indigenous inhabitants and issue them with special cards or by whatever nomenclature it may be termed… “ It is obvious that the commercial hub of Dimapur is the real problem when we talk about the threat posed by illegal immigrants. So instead of undertaking a long and sensitive exercise that may lead to more question than answers, if the problem area of Dimapur can be first targeted and tackled on an emergency basis. The Joint Committee for Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) has been urging the Government to notify extension of BEFR, 1873 to cover the entire

administrative jurisdiction of the state including Dimapur immediately. Even if the RIIN goes ahead, the work on a robust online system to issue, monitor and track ILPs should start without delay.

The government should also take note that an important consensus seems to have emerged. That an exercise like RIIN, to determine citizenship of the indigenous inhabitants, is best left to the wisdom, knowledge and tradition of the respective village republics.

One idea is to let every village in Nagaland, under the supervision of their respective tribal hoho and apex church body, list out the names of all its citizens. Based on this first draft list, further steps can be taken to compile the main register. In fact, each village, irrespective of tribe, has its own register of indigenous inhabitants. Even outside the village, the respective village union/s in places like Kohima, Dimapur, Tuensang, Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Wokha etc maintain a register of members.

To conclude, the recent discourse over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), Article 371 (A), the proposed exercise of creating the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland (RIIN) or even the Naga peace talks, cannot be seen in isolation to each other. All of them are linked somehow to the bigger picture of safeguarding the time tested culture, tradition and rights of the Naga people.

The Naga Republic (http:// www.thenagarepublic.com/) is an independent journal of news, opinion and research run by senior journalist Along Longkumer

Reader’s Post On customary law regarding land property

My fellow Nagas, going through the caption general information (a reminder) which appeared on N.P page 15 on 23/07/19 third Para, “That a property sold by their ancestors being claimed by them after a lapse of 61 years is in violation of the Lotha, Naga Customary Law. This was the reason why Shri Yantsow Murry and Shri Vandan Murry were compelled to withdraw their title Suit Vide Civil Suit No. 1/2009. It is also advised that such trend should be condemned by the society as a whole in order to avoid any such occurrences in future”. As this selfish tactics has been practicing by some individuals, which spoils and defames, otherwise an humble villagers. Alas, ironically but the truth is, some piece of lands were sold two/three times, first by their grandparents then by the fathers and then by the sons. Well, back to the said articles in this esteem papers, To me, as of now it has been 71 years (1948-2019) and we all need to give a serious thought for this issues and never allows this trends by some dacoits and anti social elements in a clan or tribe. As, we the poor publics who had bought lands and houses in our towns and cities will soon be forced to vacate their sweat and tears hard earned lands and houses and become refugees, if these kind of habits continues. Though they may have guns, money and muscle powers as well as taking advantages for dwelling in nearby towns.

Chichamo Lotha, VDB Secy. New Wokha Village, Wokha, Nagaland.

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

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2019

Govt passing bills in Parl without scrutiny: TMC NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): The TMC on Wednesday demanded that the RTI amendment bill be sent to a select panel and alleged that the government was passing bills in Parliament without any “scrutiny”.

TMC MP and national spokesperson Derek O’Brien charged that the government used its “brute majority” in Lok Sabha to bulldoze the “faulty RTI Bill”.

“We demand that the RTI amendment bill be sent to a select panel,” O’Brien told reporters in Parliament.

Earlier, in the morning, he had said bills are being passed in Parliament without any scrutiny.

“Three Bills listed for passing today in Rajya Sabha. All with ZERO scrutiny. And the govt ex-

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pects us to be what ? Mute spectators! Constructive Opposition (in) Parliament,” he tweeted.

On Tuesday, he alleged that the government was trying to bulldoze the opposition.

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The Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2019 and The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019 are listed for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

On Monday, Lok Sabha passed the Bill amending the Right To Information Act, amid objections by the Opposition which alleged that it was an attempt to undermine the law and make the transparency panel a “toothless tiger”.

The RTI amendment bill seeks to give the government powers to fix salaries, tenures and other terms and conditions of employment of information commissioners.

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1 coal miner killed, 3 feared trapped in Odisha mine mishap TALCHER (ODISHA), JUL 24 (PTI): A coal miner has been killed and three are feared trapped after a dump slide at an opencast mine in Talcher coalfields here, an official said on Wednesday.

Nine workers were also injured in the accident, he said. The coal miners were working on earthmoving machines in the Bharatpur mine of the Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) when the accident took place around 11.30 pm on Tuesday, trapping the 13 workers, the official said.

The workers came under a landmass as a portion of earth broke loose and collapsed due to a strata failure, MCL spokesperson Dikken Mehra said. Fellow miners and rescue teams pulled out nine workers and shifted them to the company’s hospital in Talcher, he said.

Body of a missing coal miner was recovered on Wednesday. An operation is underway to rescue the three

workers who remain trapped under the debris, Mehra said. The rescue operation is being carried out with the help of MCL’s mines rescue team, local police and MCL security personnel.

Senior officials of the MCL, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited, have rushed to Talcher to oversee the rescue operation, Mehra said.

An inquiry committee, under the general manager (safety and rescue), has started an investigation to ascertain the cause of strata failure, he said. The spokesperson termed “incorrect” media reports claiming that blasting led to the dump slide.“This is factually incorrect as no blasting operation takes place during night hours in coal mines of the company,” Mehra said.

There is a fixed schedule for blasting operations in all MCL mines with an early warning system, which ensures that no untoward incident takes place, he added.

EVMs manufactured by 2 state-run companies, ‘completely non-tamperable’ NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): Electronic voting machines (EVMs) are manufactured by two public sector companies without any technical collaboration with any foreign establishment and the devices are “completely non-tamperable”, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

In a written reply, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said quoting the Election Commission that there is “no technical collaboration with any foreign establishment” to manufacture EVMs. He said the machines are indigenously designed, developed and manufactured by Bharat Electronic Ltd. and Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. under technical guidance of the Commission’s Technical Expert Committee.

“The Commission has informed that the EVMs are completely non-tamperable.

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sound and the Commission has put in place strict administrative safeguards for their free, fair and transparent use,” he said.

Ahead of the recent LS election, several opposition parties had questioned the reliability of the voting machines and urged the EC to go back to the ballot paper system. But the EC has asserted that EVMs are “here to stay” and it won’t go back to ballot papers. Prasad said following the recommendations of its Technical

Expert Committee in 2007, the Commission formally declared 1989-90 vintage EVMs not fit for further use.

The next model of EVMs (M-1), manufactured from 2000 to 2005, have also been put out of use after the 2014 LS elections due to their non-compatibility with VVPAT. However, M-1 EVMs which are under 15 years of life are being provided to the State Election Commissions (a separate body under the Constitution) for use in local body elections.

For replacement of 9,30,430 M-1 EVMs and to meet the requirement of voting machines for the 2019 LS elections, as well as simultaneous polls in some states, the Commission procured 13.95 lakh Ballot Units (BUs) and 10.55 lakh Control Units (CUs) between 2016 and 2019. One control unit and at least one ballot unit makes for one EVM.

‘IS-inspired’ group influenced Heavy rain in Mumbai after dry spell; trains, road traffic hit

by Zakir Naik’s speeches: ATS a private hospital, he said.

The rains, however, brought good news for city residents facing water woes due to drying up of lakes and reservoirs around the metropolis, the official said.

The weatherman has predicted more rains in the city and its suburbs during the next two days.

The heavy downpour since midnight caused water-logging in low-lying areas of Sion, Dadar, Mumbai Central, Kurla, Andheri and Sakinaka, slowing down vehicular movement on roads, the BMC official said.

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The observatory in suburban Santacruz recorded 58mm downpour in the same period, he added.

Some buses of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) were diverted due to water-logging on a few routes in the city, BMC said.

Suburban trains on the Central Line were running late due to flooding in lowlying areas.

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The ATS found several videos featuring Naik and his images on social media profiles of the accused, it said. “The group had planned a mass killing of devotees at the 400-year-old Shree Mumbreshwar Temple at Mumbra by poisoning the ‘maha prasad’ there” a senior ATS official said, quoting the charge sheet.

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They had tried to poison the temple’s ‘maha prasad’ (holy food) at the temple, it said, adding that they also underwent training for making explosives and poison and participated in blast trials at a hill near the Mumbra bypass in Thane district.

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Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at 68.9922 and for rupee/euro at 77.2055.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): Gold prices resumed the nor thward movement on Wednesday, rising by another Rs 150 to Rs 35,870 per 10 gram at the bullion market here in line with a firming global trend, according to the All India Sarafa Association.

Silver rates also firmed up by Rs 350 to Rs 42,300 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

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DIMAPUR: A new State Bank of India (SBI) ATM was inaugurated at SASRD, Medziphema Campus, Nagaland University on July 23. The ATM was inaugurated jointly by Pro-Vice Chancellor SASRD, Professor T. Lanusosang, and GM, Network-II, SBI LHO Guwahati, Digmanu Gupta.

A press release from deputy registrar, Otova Swu stated that the GM, Netwrok-II SBI LHO, Guwahati congratulated SASRD, particularly the Pro-VC, SASRD for his relentless pursuit in getting the ATM installed. In return, the ProVC acknowledged the SBI team for recognizing the need of SASRD and actu-

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State Bank ATM inaugurated at SASRD Medziphema campus

Central Bank (ECB) policy statement to be released on Thursday.

Other major global cues that are going to dictate terms to the rupee include the US second quarter preliminary GDP print on Friday and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on July 31, traders said.

Brent crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.25 per cent to USD 63.99 per barrel.

Foreign investors remained net sellers in the capital markets, offloading shares worth Rs 2,607.97 crore on Tuesday, provisional exchange data showed.

“So far this month, foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net sellers in the capital markets, pulling out USD 1.48 billion,” Sharma said.

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but to send an electronic claim, money is going to reach you. The whole business is about trust with the person who is paying the tax, who is helping build the country, and you are facilitating the process. It should strictly be as simple as that.

“It’s about having right information about people and better trust between you and assessee. And if only that kind of understanding exists between assessee and you, there is no need to put in extra effort to address issues of avoidance and evasion,” Sitharaman said.

Explaining the rationale for higher taxes being imposed on individuals who earn more, the minister said tax is not collected as a punishment, but with the intent that those who earn a lot if they can contribute more towards nation building.

MUMBAI, JUL 24 (PTI): The Indian rupee furthered its weakening trend for a third session in a row on Wednesday, edging lower by 4 paise to 68.98 against the US dollar as foreign fund outflows and higher crude oil prices weighed on sentiment.

An unabated sell-off in domestic equities also impacted trading pattern in the forex market.

The r upee opened sharply lower at 69.10 but pared most of the the losses during the day and finally settled at 68.98 against the American currency, lower by 4 paise over its previous close at the interbank foreign exchange market.

The domestic currency had settled at 68.94 against the US dollar on Tuesday.

“The rupee opened on a weak note and settled 4 paise down against the US dollar amid sustained foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices. Lower domestic equities and mixed Asian currencies against US dollar weighed on rupee,” said V K Sharma, Head-PCG & Capital Market Strategy, HDFC securities.

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She said if the assessees are not avoiding and evading taxes, then the taxmen owe the assessees good service.

“If avoidance and evasion are two things in your mind, ‘a’ and ‘e’, of the 5 vowels,.... then the other 3 letters comes into play -- ‘i’, ‘o’, ‘u’. No avoidance and evasion, then you owe the assessee a good service, facilitation,” she said.

She said the three enforcement wings of the revenue department -- the Income Tax, the Enforcement Directorate and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence -should share the information about assessees base and profile of assessee for better coordination in an investigation.

“If only these three (wings) shared the information about an assessee, you would have no businesses

Sitharaman also asked the tax officials to be sensitive, despite on a regular basis, dealing with people who are avoiding paying taxes and are gaming the system.

“I would still say, it is possible for you today because there is so much available in terms of data, big data. If the three departments among yourself share the information, you would be better enabled to become facilitator of taxpayer. I wouldn’t think it is impossible to maintain the sensitivity... So the larger message of what the Prime Minister feels that we should be seen as facilitator, we want the income (tax) but we should clearly not be on a over-drive,” she said.

Sitharaman said the Budget 2019-20 has set a “very easy target” of direct tax collection in current fiscal.

“If in the last five years, you could double, what we have given you this year is nothing at all. So somewhere between Rs 11.8 lakh crore to slightly over Rs 13 lakh crore is no big deal at all.

You have not been given a big target... The target given to the direct taxation people are imminently achievable, we are all here to facilitate it and with that, next year we can all sit and have a higher target,” she said.

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“We are not punishing those who are earning, we need tax because we want to have greater, better, ... income or resource distribution,” she explained. “The nation takes that tax more because we want to redistribute it for people who have not been so able to make that kind of an earning for themselves,” she said further.

The larger principle of taxation is that the government is not here to bring in something which is going to be too much on the shoulder the rich, the minister said.

“Yes we need that money ... would you help us to redistribute some (higher earning) for those who are less fortunate. So if that broader spirit is understood, the income tax officers will not be looked at as: ‘Oh my God, I don’t want anybody from the department come near me’”.

In 2019-20 Budget, the government had increased surcharge from 15 per cent to 25 per cent on those with taxable income between Rs 2-5 crore and from 15 per cent to 37 per cent for income above Rs 5 crore.

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NEW DELHI, JUL 24 (PTI): Finance Minister Niramla Sitharaman on Wednesday asked taxmen to firmly deal with those who try to evade taxes and game the system but act as facilitators to those who want to pay taxes honestly.

While she stressed that taxpayers should treat tax payment as contribution towards nation building and not as punishment, the minister asked three investigating wings of the revenue department to share information among themselves to nab evaders. Addressing officers at the Income Tax Day celebration here, Sitharaman said that efforts should be made to increase the tax base from 8 crore currently as desired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

She also said that the direct tax collection target of Rs 13.35 lakh crore for 201920 set in Budget was achievable, as the tax department has doubled the collection in the last five years. “...Those gaming the system are the ones you (taxmen) have to keep a watch on... data mining, big data usage are all instruments in your hand to understand where the wrongdoing is happening and I am with you if you are firm on those people. I am fully with you if you are really firm on gaming,” she said.

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London, Jul 24 (PTI): Boris Johnson officially became Britain’s new Prime Minister on Wednesday and promised to leave the European Union on October 31 “no ifs, no buts” under a “new deal” with the 28member economic bloc.

The 55-year-old former foreign secretary and London Mayor met Queen Elizabeth II, who asked him to form a new administration, Buckingham Palace A picture released by the palace showed Johnson shaking hands with the 93-year-old monarch and bowing.

Speaking outside Downing Street after his appointment by the Queen, Johnson said he wanted to “change the country for the better”. He said the UK would leave the EU on October 31 “no ifs, no buts”.

“The buck stops with me,” he added.

The newly appointed Prime Minister said “his job is to serve the people”.

Theresa May, who was forced to resign amid a mounting rebellion from within her party over her Brexit strategy that failed to clear the Parliament votes threshold three times, earlier in the day formally tendered her resignation to the Queen.

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The prospect will prove divisive as the Opposition Labour Party and pro-EU Liberal Democrats have already voiced plans to bring down his government if he attempts a drastic no-deal exit from the EU. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has demanded that Johnson call a General Election and promised to table a motion of no confidence in him “when it is appropriate to do so”.

The MPs from within Johnson’s own party remain vehemently opposed to a no-deal Brexit, with Chancellor Philip Hammond, justice secretary David Gauke and international development secretary Rory Stewart among some of the Cabinet members who have already declared their defiance by refusing to serve in his Cabinet.

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The 47-year-old ardent Brexiteer declined to “speculate” over Johnson’s plans but said she was confident the new Prime Minister had plans for a “diverse” Cabinet, given his track record of deploying a diverse team as the Mayor of London.

“It is important that the Cabinet should represent modern Britain as well as a modern Conservative Party,” said Patel, a prominent member of the “Back Boris” leadership campaign.

Fellow Brexiteer Rishi Sunak, the son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy, and housing minister Alok Sharma are also in line for frontline jobs in what Indian-origin peer Lord Jitesh Gadhia has hailed as the most diverse Cabinet in British history.

“Johnson will appoint the most ethnically diverse Cabinet in British history.

This is a big moment - and a bold statement - by the incoming Prime Minister,” said Gadhia.

Johnson, the UK’s third Prime Minister since the June 2016 referendum in favour of Brexit, will

face some of the same challenges as in the path of May, including a very slim parliamentary majority and a reliance on the support of the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland in order to govern.

The DUP has been one of the central critics of the controversial Irish backstop - a post-Brexit insurance policy against a hard border between EU member-country Ireland and UK territory Northern Ireland.

It has been rejected by Brexiteers as a way of keeping the UK tied to EU rules even after Brexit, ultimately resulting in the collapse of May’s premiership.

The former Mayor of London, who has in the past described himself as a “son-in-law of India” by virtue of his now estranged wife Marina Wheeler’s Indian mother - Dip Kaur, has stressed that the UK’s relationship with India must run deeper than just trade.

In a letter earlier this month, Johnson had played up his “personal relationship with Prime Minister (Narendra) Modi” as he promised to deliver a “truly special UK-India relationship”.

“If I am elected Conservative Party Leader and Prime Minister, I will work closely with our friends in the Indian Government, business and society to deliver a truly special UK-India relationship,” he had said.

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LAHORE, JUL 24 (PTI): An Anti-Terrorism Court in Pakistan’s Gujranwala on Wednesday extended Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed’s judicial remand for another 14 days.

Saeed, a UN designated terrorist whom the US has placed a USD 10 million bounty on, was travelling to Gujranwala from Lahore to get pre-arrest bail in terror financing cases registered against him there when he was arrested on July 17. On the same day, he was presented before the ATC that sent him on judicial remand for seven days.

On Wednesday, Saeed was presented before the ATC in Gujranwala that extended his judicial remand for another 14 days, Geo TV reported. The court directed the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of Punjab Police to present a complete chargesheet against Saeed

by August 7. The CTD on July 3 had registered 23 FIRs against 13 top leaders of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) including Saeed on the charges of “terror financing” in different cities of Punjab province.

US President Donald Trump had hailed Saeed’s detention and said it was a result of “great pressure” exerted by his administration on Pakistan in the last two years.

WASHINGTON, JUL 24 (PTI): Prime Minister Imran Khan has admitted that about 30,000-40,000 “armed people”, who have been trained and fought in some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir, were in Pakistan and accused the previous governments of not telling the truth to the US about the militant groups operating in the country.

India and Afghanistan accuse Pakistan of providing safe haven to the Afghan Taliban, the Haqqani network, Jaishe-Mohammed, Lashkare-Taiba and other militant groups, which carry out attacks in the two countries.

Khan, who is on a three-day official visit to the US, also admitted to American lawmakers that successive governments in Pakistan did not tell the truth to the United States, in particular in the last 15 years, that there were 40 different militant groups operating in his country.

“Until we came into power, the governments did not have the political will, because when you talk about militant groups, we still have about 30,000-40,000 armed people who have been trained and fought in some part of Afghanistan or Kashmir,” Khan said during his appearance at the US Institute of Peace, a US-

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“There was a watershed in Pakistani politics.

In 2014, the Pakistani Taliban slaughtered 150 school children at Army Public School (in Peshawar). All the political parties signed the National Action Plan and we all decided after that, that we will not allow any militant groups to operate inside Pakistan,” he said.

Khan said it is in the interest of Pakistan that “we do not allow any armed militant groups to operate” in our country.

“We are the first government that has started disarming militant groups.

This is the first time it’s happening. We’ve taken over their institutes, their seminaries. We have administrators there,” said Khan, whose Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party formed

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BEIJING, JUL 24 (PTI): China on Wednesday warned of a “war” if there was a move towards Taiwan’s “independence” as it accused the US, which plans to go ahead with a potential USD 2.2 billion arms deal with the selfruled territory, of adopting “unilateral policies” and undermining global strategic stability.

China views Taiwan as its inalienable part that has to be reunified with the mainland, even by force.

Releasing a white paper, Chinese defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian said China would make its greatest effort for peaceful reunification of Taiwan with mainland China.

“However, we must firmly point out that seeking Taiwan independence is a dead end. If there are people who dare to try to split Taiwan from the country, China’s military will be ready to go to war to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity,” he said.

The US State Department recently approved a USD 2.2 billion defence deal with Taiwan. The deal includes 108 Abrams tanks and 250 Stinger surface-to-air missiles. Beijing had vehemently protested the move, saying that the US arms sale infringes on China’s sovereignty and national security and also seriously violates the basic norms of the international law and the international relations, as well as the One-China principle. The ‘One-China’ policy states that Taiwan and Tibet are part of China’s mainland.

China made the ‘One-China’ policy a prerequisite for countries to establish diplomatic ties with it. Taipei had defended the deal, saying the US weapons will help strengthen Taiwan’s self-defence in the face of a growing military threat from China.

Most of the countries, including the US, do not recognise Taiwan as an independent nation. Though the US had switched diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing in 1979, it remains the self-ruled island’s most powerful unofficial ally and the biggest arms supplier.

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its first federal government in August last year.

“So it is for the first time in Pakistan that we have decided that there will be no armed militias in our country,” he added.

The Khan gover nment has taken control of the Jamat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and the its charity wing the Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) properties including seminaries and mosques across the country following international pressure built up after the deadly Pulwama attack on February 14. According to officials, JuD’s network includes 300 seminaries and schools, hospitals, a publishing house and ambulance service.

The JuD is believed to be the front organisation for the LeT which is responsible for carrying out the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people, including Americans.

“We were fighting the US war on terror. Pakistan has nothing to do with 9/11 (attack). Al-Qaeda was in Afghanistan. There were no militant Taliban in Pakistan. But we joined the US war. Unfortunately, when things went wrong, where I blame my government, we did not tell the US exactly the truth on the ground,” Khan said while speaking at another event later.

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Celebrities write to PM over lynchings C elebrities including Anurag Kashyap, Aparna Sen, Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Mani Ratnam and Konkona Sen Sharma, have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing their concerns over the growing the cases of lynching in India.

As many as 49 celebrities from different backgrounds have joined forces to address the issue and come out with the letter, dated July 23 and addressed to Prime Minister Modi.

Among the signatories are Shyam Benegal, Riddhi Sen, Ramchandra Guha, Binayak Sen, Soumitra Chatterjee, Revathy, Shubha Mudgal, Anupam Roy amongst others.

“Dear Prime Minister, we as peace loving and proud Indians, are deeply concerned about a number of tragic events that have been happening in recent times in our beloved country,” the letter starts.

“Our constitution describes India as a secular socialist democratic republic where citizens of all religion, ethnicities, gender

Aparna Sen addresses the media after she and 49 others wrote an open letter to PM protesting against the recent incidents of lynchings, in Kolkata, Wednesday. (PTI)

and castes are equal,” they said.

The letter further read: “The lynching of Muslims, Dalits and other minorities must be stopped immediately. We were shocked to learn from the NCRB (National Crime Records Bureau) reports that there have been no less than 840 instances of atrocities against Dalits in the year 2016, and a definite decline in the percentage of convictions.”

They also pointed out: “254 religious identitybased hate crimes were reported between January 1, 2009 and October 29, 2018.”

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pressed regret that not much has been done to tackle the issue.

“You have criticised such lynchings in Parliament Mr. Prime Minister, but that is not enough!

What action has actually been taken against the perpetrators? We strongly feel that suck offences should be declared non-bailable, and that exemplary punishment should be meted out swiftly.”

“Regrettably “Jai Shri Ram” has become a provocative ‘war cry’ today that leads to law and order problems, and many lynchings take place in its name. It is shocking that so much violence should

be penetrated in the name of religion.”

On raising their voice against an issues in the country, the celebrities noted that they should not be “branded anti-nationals”.

“There is no democracy without dissent. People should not be branded ‘anti-national’ or ‘urban Naxal’ and incarcerated because of dissent against the government.

“Criticising the ruling party does not imply criticising the nation. No ruling party is synonymous with the country where it is in power. It is only one of the political parties of that country. Hence antigovernment stands cannot be equated with anti-national sentiments. An open environment where dissent is not crushed only makes for a stronger nation,” it added.

They concluded the letter by saying: “We hope our suggestions will be taken in the spirit that they are meant -- as Indians genuinely concerned with, and anxious about, the fate of our nation.”

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All the well wishers have been requested to contribute anything apart from meats and fruits.

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However, owing to cost factors, the F-14 Tomcats were discontinued in September 2006.

Now, 33 years after the first film, the Tomcat will once again be seen on the Hollywood screen. Whether the jet appears in a flashback sequence or whether Cruise as Maverick actually flies one remains to be seen.

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“Imran Khan, sir, I am a documentary filmmaker from India and have made a documentary on Sindh called ‘Sindhustan’.

I have been rejected twice to get a visa to Sindh but I hear you are different and want peace... So do we! Please invite me and my film to Sindh .. it is my dream!” Bhavnani tweeted on Tuesday.

According to the Twitter page of “Sindhustan”, the documentary tells the story of the largest migration of a culture in history told through ink (tattoos).

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Cruise brings back retired fighter jet in ‘Top Gun’

ew “Top Gun: Maverick” trailer features the F-14 Tomcat, the supersonic fighter jet that shared as much screen space as Tom Cruise in the original 1986 film, “Top Gun”. The United States Navy, incidentally, discontinued the Tomcats in September 2006.

The logic forwarded for bringing back the retired fighter jet in the sequel is simple: The F-14 Tomcat played an important part in the 1986 original movie. Since Cruise as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell hasn’t retired in the sequel, the jets have to be around,

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ndigenous Folkarts & Music School Nagaland (IF&MSN), differently able Students performed Folk Choreog raphy at Devya Kala Shakti programme at the Parliament Housen New Delhi on July 23 and 24.

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A team of nine members, comprising of six differently able artists three hearing impaired, one locomotor disability, one disability amputee, and one low vision, with three escorts and a folkdance teacher participated at this national Mega culture event.

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Naga folkdance and cotton spinning in the form of choreography, designed by Guru Dr. Hesheto Chishi, Director Indigenous Cultural Society Nagaland. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha speaker and a host of dignitaries witnessed the impressive event of the first day, followed by interactive meet with the president of India Kovind at institute of physically handicap New Delhi on the second day.

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We the Changlangshu Women Welfare Society and the KGBV CENTER BUMEI (Girls Hostel) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the 40 Assam Rifles A-Coy for Contributing one Computer set to KGBV Hostel Bumei (Changlangshu) and also some sports goods such as volley ball, football, carrom board and many more. We are indeed grateful for your kind and thoughtful gesture of generosity. Looking forward for your more support and contribution for the upliftment of the under-privileged children of our Area.

The Farmers in Akuhaito under Atoizu Division has expressed gratitude and appreciation to Shri. I. Chubatoshi, District Horticulture Officer, Zunheboto and his team for construction of Evaporative cool chamber and poly house at Akuhaito, which proved to be very helpful as the crops could be stored for a longer period.

They further acknowledged the Department for their active participation in all round development in the field of Horticulture.

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Meanwhile we acknowledge with gratitude the guidance and mentorship of Rev. Dr. Stephen Tee, Director MIU, Dr. Tony Foo the adjunct faculty and Rev. Dr. Thungdemo the Coordinator MIU and Principal of EBC for enabling him to achieve this goal.

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Sindhu advances; Srikanth crashes out of Japan Open

P.V. Sindhu defeated Yue Han 21-9, 21-17 in her opening match.

Tokyo, Jul 24 (IANS): Ace Indian shuttler P.V. Sindhu kicked off her Japan Open campaign on an emphatic note as she registered a comprehensive victory over China’s Yue Han in her first-round clash of the $750,000 tournament.

The Olympic silver medallist needed just 37 minutes to defeat Han 21-9, 21-17 in her opening match on Wednesday. Fifth-seeded Sindhu will now face Japan’s Aya Ohori -- whom she had

recently defeated in the Indonesia Open -- in the second round.

However, there was disappointment for Kidambi Srikanth as he bowed out of the men’s singles event after suffering a stunning defeat to compatriot H.S. Prannoy in his first-round match. Prannoy defeated Srikanth 13-21, 21-11, 2220 in a match that lasted for an hour.

Unseeded Sameer Verma also crashed out of the tournament after suffer-

ing a 21-17, 21-12 defeat to Denmark’s Anders Antonsen in his match.

In men’s double event, the Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty progressed to the next round after defeating Britain’s Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge 21-16, 2117 in 43 minutes.

In mixed doubles, Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Reddy N. Sikki also crashed out of the tournament after losing their opening match 11-21, 14-21 to Chinese pair of Zhend Si Wei and Huang Ya Qiaong in less than 30 minutes.

In women’s doubles, Ashwini Ponappa and Reddy N. Sikki lost 16-21, 14-21 to South Korea’s kong Hee Yong and Kim So Yeong to make exit.

On Thursday, B. Sai Praneeth, who shocked Japan’s Kento Nishimoto in the opening round, will compete with Kanta Tsuneyama of Japan while Prannoy will lock horns with Rasmus Gemke of Denmark.

In mixed doubles, Ashwini Ponappa and Satwiksairaj Rankireddy will be competing against Thailand’s Dechapol Puavaranukroh and Sapsiree Taerattanachai in their second-round contest.

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khao Government College, Mon. The press release by PRO, IGAR (N) further stated that principal of Wangkhao Government College, Dr M Libanthung Ngullie and President of Konyak Student Union were present for the handing and taking over.

Ehsan Mani appointed chair of key ICC committee Lahore, Jul 24 (IANS) : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani has been appointed as Chairperson of the ICC’s Financial and Commercial Affairs Committee (F&CA). The appointment was made during last week’s ICC Annual Conference.

According to a PCB press statement, “the F&CA is one of the ICC’s most important committees, which assists the organisation in discharging its responsibilities in relation to all financial and commercial matters relating to and concerning it.”

Mani, who is a Chartered Accountant by profession, will return to the position nearly after 17 years. He was the ICC’s first-ever F&CA Chairman in 1996 and served until 2002.

Mani will chair the committee that will also include Indra Nooyi (independent director), Amitabh Choudhary (BCCI), Chris Nenzani (CSA), Imran Khawaja (ICC ViceChairman), Earl Eddings (CA) and Colin Graves (ECB). ICC chairman Shashank Manohar and ICC chief executive officer Manu Sawhney will also sit on the F&CA as ex-officio members.

Racist abuse rose by 43% last season, figures show MANCHESTER, JUL 24 (AGENCIES): The rise in reports of racist abuse in football can be linked to Brexit, Kick It Out chief Roisin Wood has claimed, reports BBC Sports.

Statistics gathered by the anti-discrimination charity showed reports of racism in English football rose by 43% - from 192 to 274 - last season. “I think you can’t not link them together,” Wood told BBC Sport.

“We’re seeing a lot of reports of ‘go back to where you came from’ which we haven’t seen for a while which seems to be on the back of Brexit.”

Factoring in all forms of discrimination, reports of abuse in professional and grassroots football increased by 32% to 422, up from 319 during 2017-18. A further 159 reports were received via social media.

Reports of faith-based discrimination - including Islamophobia and anti-Semitism - rose by 75% from 36 to 63, a higher percentage than any other form of abuse during the period. It is the seventh consecutive year reported incidents of discrimination within football have increased, and the 581 total reports is more than double the figure from five years ago.

“If we’re seeing a rise in hate crime, the Home Office is seeing a rise in hate crime and other bodies are

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CONMEBOL had responded to Messi’s comments and had accused the Barcelona star of a “lack of respect.”

Messi’s ban is expected to be served in Argentina’s first qualifier for the 2022 World Cup.

the professional game had increased by 46%, the Football Association said it had made “huge strides” in recent years to ensure English football is a “diverse and inclusive” game. This includes a new inclusion plan - ‘In Pursuit of Progress’ - which aims to “create opportunities in football, both on and off the pitch, for people of all backgrounds”, as well as funding two extra grassroots officers, based at Kick It Out, who work directly with the County FA network.

“We strongly condemn all forms of discrimination and encourage all fans and participants who believe that they have been the subject of, or witness to, discriminatory abuse to report it through the appropriate channels: the FA, our County FA network or via our partners at Kick It Out,” the FA’s statement added.

Kick It Out says the FA has not informed them of

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2nd Timothy 4:7 “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”.

Late Hezheli I. Achumi was the first Lady among Sumi Community who studied Bible School vernacular at ABI Aizuto 1949. She served as Pastor (women) in four different villages on different occasions during 1950-1986.

We the bereaved family members of Late Hezheli I. Achumi, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, friends, relatives and well wishers who supported us spiritually, physically, financially and morally at her demise on 19th July 2019.

Our special thanks to :1. Hovukhu Village Baptist Church and all the villagers.

2. Hd. G.B, G.B’S and Village Council, Hovukhu Village.

3. Aotsakili Baptist Church.

4. G.B’s, Elders and dwellers of Aotsakilimi, young and old.

5. Aotsakili Union, Zunheboto.

6. Aolsakilimi residing in different places.

7. All the relatives from Lokobomi village.

8. A.T.C. Aizuto 9. G.Bs of Niuland Town.

10. Sons in law and Daughters in-law.

11. Thilixu Village Baptist Church We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual but we pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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the outcome in 79% of the 109 discrimination cases reported in grassroots football - 40% of which were from under-18 football. Incidents of racism marred the 201819 season, with Raheem Sterling and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang among several players to face abuse.

In December, Manchester City and England forward Sterling suffered alleged racist abuse from Chelsea fans during City’s 2-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge, and followed that the next morning with an Instagram post in which he questioned newspapers’ portrayal of black players and said it fed prejudice and aggressive behaviour. In March, Sterling was vocal in condemning the racist abuse received by England players during their 5-1 win in Montenegro as well as offering support to his younger team-mate Callum Hudson-Odoi.

And in April he was quick to call out Leonardo Bonucci when the Juventus defender suggested that his team-mate Moise Kean was partly to blame for the racist abuse he received from Cagliari fans.

He was presented with his Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award in the same month, with FWA chair Carrie Brown citing his public stance on racist abuse as being just as important as his exploits on the pitch.

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We t h e b e r e a v e d f a m i l y m e m b e r s o f L AT E LOBENKOKBA JAMIR (Longsa) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, friends, neighbors’, unions, churches and all the well wishers who stood by us physically, spiritually, financially and emotionally at the sudden demise of our beloved, who left us for his heavenly abode on 21.07.2019. We deeply regret our inability to thank individually but your good deeds and gestures will always be remembered. And we pray that our Almighty God bless all of you abundantly.

DIMAPUR: Khiamniungan Students Union Dimapur (KSUD) has informed those concerned that the penalty shoot-out scheduled for July 27 has been postponed to August 12 due to unfavourable circumstances.

The release by the information and publicity secretary, Tsoatham stated that Union “deeply regret” the inconveniences,.

L o n d o n, J u l 2 4 (IANS): Argentina captain Lionel Messi has been handed a fine of $1,500 for his inflamatory comments about CONMEBOL -South America’s football governing body -- at this year’s edition of Copa America.

Besides the fine, Messi will also serve a one-game suspension for the red card he received against Chile in the competition’s third-place match, reports goal.com.

Messi had said that he and his team were the victims of “corruption” after the forward was sent off for an altercation with Gary Medel during the first half of Argentina’s 2-1 defeat of Chile. He had also said the tournament was “set up” for Brazil,

seeing a rise in hate crime, it’s linked because that’s what is going on in society at the moment. If it’s there, we’ll see it in football,” Wood added.

“In some of the cases we have seen, there is a real hatred there which we haven’t maybe seen as much of in the past where it’s really violent and very targeted, particularly on social media.

“Some of the social media reports we’ve seen you wouldn’t want anyone to see.

“We’re talking to people all the time that feel, post-Brexit, that ‘maybe this country isn’t for me’. “[Politicians] have to take that responsibility very seriously, they are the leaders of the country and they need to set the tone. Society is reflected in football.”

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DIMAPUR, JUL 24: In a bid to encourage students to partake in extracurricular activities and motivate potential talents to make a mark in the field of games and sports, Mon battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N), July 22 handed over sports items for students of Wang-

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We, the bereaved family members of Late NATOHO YEPTHO, would like to express our heartfelt thanks and immense gratitude to each and every individual, families, relatives, friends, neighbours, churches, organizations, unions, fellowships and well wishers, for extending us your love and support, financially, spiritually and emotionally in our moment of loss and grief.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one of you individually, but its our sincerest prayer that God bless you all abundantly and your good deeds and prayers will always be remembered in our hearts.

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We the bereaved family and relatives of Lt. OHITO K. SHOHE wish to express our deep appreciation to every one for supporting us and extending your immense kindness to him and our family during his prolonged illness and his demise.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude for the expression of your love, sympathy and grace to our family through your physical presence, financial and material donation and your sincere prayers.

We also convey our special thanks to :1. Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church 2. Xuvihe Prayer Fellowship 3. Xuvihe Women Dept.

4. Xuvihe Youth Dept.

5. Xuvihe Sunday School Dept.

6. SST Sematilla 7. Sematilla Prayer Fellowship 8. Women Dept. - GNBC Dmp. 9. General Dept. - GNBC Dmp. 10. Railway Bazaar Youth Society 11. Mukhami Union Dmp. 12. Rev. Vitoshe Swu, Senior Pastor, DSBC 13. Rev. Yehoshe Chishi 14. Ino. Tohovi, Asst. Pastor DSBC 15. Ino. Inoli Kakheli Zhimomi, WSBAK Women Secy.

16. Ino. Y. Vikheho Swu, MLA 17. Ino. Qhevihe Chishi Swu 18. Ino. Inoli. Er. Atoi Assumi Born on : 01/09/2000 19. Ino. Kikheto Wotsa Died on : 20/07/2019 20. Ino. Ikato Chishi Swu 21. Ino. Pashito Chishi 22. Ino. Xukivi Shohe 23. Ino. Vihoto H. Achumi 24. Friends of Lt. Ohibo, S.M.C (Students of Cl-12 Batch 2017-18) Loving Dad, Mom, Sisters & Loved Ones.

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Sonowal, while hailing the initiative of Goalplay, thanked Kahn for choosing Guwahati as one of the venues and assured that the government will help in all possible manner to enable Goalplay to materialise its plan.

Sonowal also agreed in principle that two talented goalkeepers from the state will be picked and sent to Munich for advanced training. He asked Moritz to train the potential coaches from the state to help them learn all modern traits of coaching so that they can prepare players from Assam for the international level.

Sonowal also requested Moritz to convey the state government’s invitation to Kahn to come to Assam and encourage the football playing talents in the state.

During the discussions, the Chief Minister also informed Moritz about the state government’s plans to give unprecedented importance to promotion of sports and its infrastructure in Assam.

Moritz said that Goalplay is likely to select the potential goalkeepers for training in Munich in September.

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L ondon, J ul 2 4 (IANS): Heather Knight will lead the 15-member England squad for the T20I series against Australia, the final part of the multi-format Women’s Ashes series which begins on July 26.

20-year-old spinner Mady Villiers has earned a first-time call-up after she put in an impressive performance for England’s Academy during the tour game against Australia earlier this month, scoring an unbeaten half-century while batting at No.9.

With the score at 8-2 to the visitors, England need to win all three remaining games to tie the series 8-8.

Australia retained the urn with the drawn Women’s Test at Taunton.

“It’s almost like a oneoff IT20 series and we need to give it everything across these last three matches,” said Knight. Squad: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Katherine Brunt, Kate Cross, Sophie Ecclestone, Georgia Elwiss, Jenny Gunn, Amy Jones, Laura Marsh, Nat Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor, Mady Villiers, Lauren Winfield and Danni Wyatt

M O S C O W, J U L 2 4 (AGENCIES): Russian boxer Maxim Dadashev has died at the age of 28 following injuries suffered in his IBF light-welterweight fight against Subriel Matias, reports BBC Sports .

Dadashev was reportedly unable to walk to the dressing room after his bout was stopped by trainer Buddy McGirt at the end of the 11th round on Friday.

He was hospitalised with bleeding on the brain and underwent emergency surgery but failed to recover.

The Russian Boxing Federation says it has opened an investigation. Secretary general Umar Kremlev suggested there was “some kind of violation”, adding in a statement: “We lost Maxim Dadashev. He was our young prospect.

“We will fully support his family, including financially. We will complete the investigation into the circumstances surrounding this fight, we need to know the truth about what happened. “This happens in any sport. I think some human factors intervened, there was some kind of violation.”

USA-based Dadashev had won all of his previous 13 fights but had to absorb

Will keep performing to Trescothick to join England coaching camp for Ashes series impress selectors: Shubman

Dejan Papic appointed India’s table tennis coach

The COO of Goalplay, Moritz Mattes met Assam CM Sonowal and expressed the academy’s desire to set up a centre of excellence in the state.

Guwahati, Jul 24 (IANS): Legendary German footballer Oliver Kahn’s academy Goalplay has expressed its desire to set up a centre of excellence for goalkeeping in Guwahati.

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Goalplay, Moritz Mattes, on Tuesday met Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and expressed the academy’s desire to set up a centre of excellence in the state.

Founded by German goalkeeper Oliver Kahn, Golaplay is a training academy for optimising goalkeepers’ performance.

Kahn is known for his performance in the 2002 World Cup, in which Germany lost to Brazil in the final with the goalkeeper winning the Golden Ball award for his brilliant performance.

Moritz said that as part of its expansion plans, Goalplay will set four cen-

tres of excellence in the country, one each in east, west, north and south India.

“Guwahati will be the venue for our centre of excellence in the eastern region,” Moritz told the Chief Minister during the meeting and informed that with the help of the sports department, Goalplay will pick two potential young goalkeepers from the state to be sent to its centre in Munich for advanced train-

New Delhi, Jul 24 (IANS): Disappointed after not getting selected in the India squad for the upcoming West Indies tour, Shubman Gill has insisted that he will not spend time thinking over it and instead, would continue to perform to the best of his ability and score runs in order to impress the selectors.

Gill has been knocking on the senior selectors’ doors ever since he burst on to the scene at the ICC Under 19 World Cup in New Zealand in 2018, where he scored 372 runs at 124 to help his side clinch the title.

The 19-year-old made his ODI debut with the senior squad during India’s tour to New Zealand earlier this year, but was unable to impress, making scores of nine and seven in his two ODI outings.

However, he was part of the India A squad that recently played five unofficial ODIs against West Indies A in the Caribbean, scoring 218 runs which Champions Thunderbolt and runners-up Lotovi and organiser KUTO FC India A won 4-1. Despite and others after the final match of the 1st Open Soccer Tournament 2019 that, he could not impress at Showuba on Wednesday. In the final, Thunderbolt beat Lotovi 1-0. The the selectors to get a spot in final match was graced by entrepreneur, Feroz Khan. the limited-overs squad.

L ondon , J ul 2 4 (IANS): Former opener Marcus Trescothick will join the England coaching camp for the first two Test matches of the upcoming Ashes series starting August 1 in Birmingham.

Trescothick, who recently announced his decision to retire as a player at the end of this year, will spend the training days

ahead of the Edgbaston and Lord’s Tests with the England squad at both training sessions and at the team hotel, reports ESPNcricinfo.

Former batsman Jonathan Trott has fulfilled a similar role with England ahead of the Test against Ireland. Both these appointments does not necessarily suggest that

Trescothick -- or Trott -- is about to be appointed as the England batting coach once the tenure of Mark Ramprakash ends.

The duo has been included in the set-up to ease the burden on ECB’s leading batting coach, Graham Thorpe on training days where coaches are expected to provide throw-downs for several hours at a time.

Shubman Gill (File) “I was waiting for the Indian senior team to be announced on Sunday and I expected to be selected for at least one of the squads,” Gill told CricketNext. “It was disappointing not to get picked but I am not going to spend time thinking over it.

I’ll keep scoring runs and performing to the best of my ability to impress the selectors.”

BCCI chief selector M.S.K. Prasad, while announcing the squad, said Gill was discussed at the selection meeting which took place on Sunday. “He went to New Zealand when K.L. Rahul was suspended and now Rahul has come back so he (Gill) is in the waiting list. Definitely he will be considered in the future.”

New Delhi, Jul 24 (IANS): Canada’s Dejan Papik has been appointed as the chief coach of India’s table tennis team.

On Tuesday, Papik accepted the one-year contract which was offered to him by the Sports Authority of India (SAI).

The Indian team has been playing without a coach since the Asian Games in Jakarta last year.

Without a coach, the Indian team suffered a lot of defeats in several important tournaments. However, in the recently concluded Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship, India won the gold medal in all the categories.

It is reported that the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) had shortlisted Papic back in March but the contract was sent to him by SAI only a couple of weeks back.

A TTFI official said: “Our former coach Massimo Costantini brought a lot of success to the team.

We hope the new coach will also take the team to the new heights of success.”

Maxim Dadashev a barrage of punches from Puerto Rican Matias during the course of the fight in Maryland. McGirt had said afterwards he “could not convince” his fighter to stop, but opted to throw in the towel when he saw him “getting hit with more and more clean shots as the fight went on”.

The Russian Boxing Federation said that after the fight, Dadashev’s condition worsened and doctors diagnosed a cerebral edema and a “difficult” surgery took place, but his heart stopped on Tuesday.

Northern Ireland’s former world champion Carl Frampton was among those to pay tribute, saying on Twitter: “Saddened to hear about the passing of Maxim Dadashev. Deepest condolences to his friends

and family. RIP.” British boxing promoter Eddie Hearn added: “So terribly sad to hear the news of the passing of Maxim Dadashev. Rest in peace.”

E S P N. c o m w r i t e r Steve Kim, who was ringside at the bout, spoke to BBC World News and said: “Nobody thought that fight should’ve been stopped really any earlier than it was.

“McGir t was ver y much lauded for stopping the fight against the wishes of Dadashev after the 11th round. Unfortunately that was a very physical fight for him against Matias, who was strong and was consistently hitting him with hard shots but never really putting him away and it wasn’t until the 11th that he started to bend physically.

“I’ve written extensively in the past, excoriated trainers for being braver than their fighters. I’ll be honest I don’t think you can second guess or even question the decision made from that corner on the night.

“The referee was Kenny Chevalier, a veteran referee, he’s done many championship fights and he’s quite prominent in that part of our country.

Tokyo 2020 Olympic medal design unveiled

Over 90% of Japanese cities, towns and villages participated in the recycling drive to produce the medals TOKYO, JUL 24 ( AGENCIES): Tokyo 2020 medals created entirely from recycled consumer devices have been unveiled in the Japanese capital.

The medals, which are designed to resemble polished stones, are the first sustainable medals in Olympic history according to organisers. About 32kg of gold were extracted from 6.2 million used mobile phones donated over two years by the Japanese public. They also recovered 3.5 tonnes of silver and 2.2 tonnes of bronze to make 5,000 Olympic and Paralympic medals. The medals at Rio 2016 included an element of recycled material, but at a lower level to those produced for 2020.

The front of the Olympic medal shows the tra-

ditional design featuring the goddess of victory, but since Munich 1972 the host nation have designed the reverse of the medal.

The design is “intended to symbolise diversity and represent a world where people who compete in sports and work hard are honoured” according to organisers.

Four different robots will also be in operation at venues, including versions of mascots Miraitowa and Someity who will be able to wave, shake hands and greet visitors.

Other models will move around venues capturing video and audio to transmit to people unable to attend the Games or collect hammers, javelins, discuses and shot puts used in athletics’ throwing events.

Shoaib Akhtar wants Sarfaraz to National Games not in Nov, Jonty Rhodes submits application be removed, calls for split captaincy but May 2020: Goa CM for position of India’s fielding coach

Shoaib Akhta (L), Sarfaraz Ahmad (R). ( File) New Delhi, Jul 24 (IANS): Following Pakistan’s dismal performance in the 2019 World Cup, former speedster Shoaib Akhtar believes Sarfaraz Ahmed should be kept in the team for his wicket-keeping and batting skills and not as a captain in any of the three formats.

“He (Sarfaraz) should be used for his wicketkeeping and batting skills,” Akhtar said in a video posted on his YouTube channel.

“No way should he continue as captain of the team. He

should not be the captain in any format.”

Pakistan were knocked out in the group stage of the 2019 World Cup. Sarfaraz Ahmed’s men finished fifth in the points table -- at equal points (11) with New Zealand after the round-robin stage. However, the Black Caps qualified as the fourth team for the semi-finals owing to better net run-rate.

According to Akhtar, Haris Sohail should lead Pakistan in ODIs and T20Is whereas Babar Azam should be handed over the captain-

cy in Test cricket. “Haris Sohail should be made the captain. He should captain the side in ODIs and T20Is. They should test him (Babar Azam) in Test cricket. I wish him the best. He has scored a lot of runs,” he said.

The ‘Rawalpindi Express’ had earlier lashed out at Sarfaraz following Pakistan’s defeat in the roundrobin stage of the World Cup and had termed the 32-year-old as a “brainless captain”.

Recently, former Pakistan skipper and current Prime Minister Imran Khan, also said that he is working on a plan to develop “best cricket team of the world”.

“After the World Cup, I have decided that I will improve this Pakistan team.

I am going to reform Pakistan cricket,” said Imran while addressing a gathering of Pakistani-Americans at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington DC on July 21.

Pramod Sawant (File) Panaji, Jul 24 (IANS): Hours after a Goa Minister announced that the muchdelayed National Games would be held in the state in November, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said that it will not be possible to organise them this year.

“After the dates for the Games are announced, we will need at least five months to purchase sports equipment that has to be imported from foreign countries. We have informed the Indian Olympic Association to give allocate dates in May 2020.

Hosting the Games in November this year would not

be possible because it is only three months away,” he told the Assembly. He Sawant also said that it would take the Goan contingent “at least five months” to prepare for the event and that training for the same had not even begun. Delay in completing the requisite infrastructure in Goa has been one of the reasons behind the delay in hosting the Games, the last edition of which was held in Jharkhand in 2011. Earlier on Wednesday, in a written response to a question from Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party member Sudin Dhavalikar, Sports Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar had said that the state had written to the IOA about its intent to host the 36th National Games in November. “The state government has proposed to the Indian Olympic Association its intent to host the 36th National Games in November 2019 and preparations for hosting the event are going on in that direction,” Ajgaonkar said.

New Delhi, Jul 24 (IANS): Former South Africa cricketer Jonty Rhodes has applied for the position of India’s fielding coach and is undoubtedly one of the biggest names to have applied for the job after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) invited application for the position of head coach and support staff for the Indian team.

Speaking to IANS, a senior BCCI functionary confirmed that Rhodes has applied for the position of fielding coach and while he hasn’t worked with any national team, he is eligible because he has coached Mumbai Indians for nine seasons.

“Yes, Rhodes has applied and while it is true that he hasn’t coached any international team, he has been involved with Mumbai Indians for nine seasons and as per the eligibility criteria, you need to have

Jonty Rhodes (File) worked with an IPL team for three seasons if not an international team,” the functionary said.

Rhodes changed the idea of fielding in world cricket with his famous run out of Inzamam-ul-Haq during the 1992 World Cup. While the standards of Indian fielding has also improved in recent times, the functionary said that him working with Mumbai Indians means that he also understands the way Indian players function.

“His involvement with MI till the last season will also come in handy if he does get the position because he understands how Indians function and what are their areas of strengths and weaknesses,” the functionary added.

R. Sridhar is the current fielding coach and the Indian support staff has been given a 45-day extension after their contracts came to an end during the 2019 World Cup in England and Wales.

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