July 5, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 208

THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Scarlett Johansson responds to backlash for new trans film role

England beat Colombia via penalty; reach last 8

Maha govt allocates Rs 15 cr for pension scheme for journalists

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SC clips Delhi LG’s wings AAP WINS PROXY BATTLE BY BJP AFTER COURT RULING

NEW DELHI, JUL 4 (AGENCIES): Delhi’s L i e u t e n a n t G ove r n o r (L-G) is bound to listen to the city’s democratically elected government and cannot act independently, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday, prompting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to claim victory against the Centre over administrative control of the national capital. “The L-G is bound by the aid and advice of the council of ministers,” said a five-judge bench in a majority verdict after hearing appeals filed by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal’s government against a Delhi high court judgment declaring L-G as the sole administrator of the city. The L-G’s special power -- that of referring matters to the President -- needs to be exercised in exceptional circumstances and not routinely, said the Supreme Court. All decisions by Delhi’s council of ministers,

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who are elected representatives, must be communicated to the L-G but that does not mean his concurrence is required. “There is no room for absolutism and there is no room for anarchism also,” said the court, according to news agency PTI. The judgement -- pronounced by Chief Justice Dipak Misra -- also held that the LG cannot act as an “obstructionist”. In three separate but concurring judgements, Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud and Ashok Bhushan said there is no independent authority vested with the LG to take indepen-

dent decisions. LG Anil Baijal and his predecessor Najeeb Jung and the Delhi government have been locked in a bitter power tussle ever since the AAP swept to power in Delhi in 2015. The conflicts stems out of the status of Delhi, which is a Union Territory and not a full state. As a result, the Delhi government does not have control over land, appointment of senior officers and the police force. These three are controlled by the L-G. “A big victory for the people of Delhi...a big victory for democracy,” said Kejriwal on Twitter

Rio clears air over integration comments DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has once again clarified that he had merely relayed the issues deliberated during his meeting with Union Home minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on June 12 to the media and that those were not his personal views. In a communiqué issued on Wednesday, Rio claimed that upon being asked about the issue of integration by the media, he had only replied as to what was told to the delegation led by him during the meeting by Singh. Pointing out that negotiations were on for the last 21 years and that it was the desire of the Naga people that an early solution should come, the chief minister claimed to have clearly mentioned during the meeting that the demand for integration of contiguous Naga inhabited areas was genuine.

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And the Government of India too recognised the genuineness of the demand, he added. Rio said that he had clearly mentioned that this was the point of discussion, which proved that the issue was discussed in the meeting. Stating that those were neither his personal views nor that of NDPP or PDA government, the chief minister pointed out that his office had already clarified the matter on June 14, while NDPP clarified on June 15. According to him, the PDA government’s declared policy was to play the role of an active facilitator to the ongoing Indo-Naga peace process and that it would continue to extend its support and cooperation for an early resolution to the decades-old imbroglio through a political agreement that was honourable and accept-

able to the people. He asserted, “My track record vis-à-vis the Naga political movement over the decades speaks volumes and as for me and my government, we have never deviated from our stand on the Naga peace process and the issue of integration. We stand committed to the genuine aspirations of the Nagas.” He said, however, if anyone had misunderstood the matter due to its misinterpretation in a section of the media, then he regretted it. He hoped that with this statement, truth would prevail and the matter would be put to rest. Rio also appealed to all sections of the society to continue to make collective efforts to bring the Naga family together under a spirit of oneness and unity for the greater cause of achieving lasting peace for “our people”.

minutes after the Supreme Court verdict. Kejriwal also hit out at Prime Minister saying: “If Modi govt. had not withdrawn the powers of elected govt. through illegal orders, precious three years would have been saved. People of Delhi are grateful to judiciary. Today’s order reinforces people’s faith in judiciary.”

Narayanasamy hails

Engaged in a running feud with Lt. Governor Kiran Bedi, Puducherry chief minister V. Narayanasamy has hailed the Supreme Court judgment on the powers of an elected government. “I welcome the verdict, and it is totally applicable to the government of Puducherry, which is also a Union Territory,” he told reporters. The veteran Congress leader warned that he would file a contempt petition if the Lt. Governor failed to act in accordance with the apex court verdict.

BJP state unit reconstituted DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): As per directive of the Central office, Nagaland BJP unit has reconstituted its organizational setup. Accordingly, state BJP president, Temjen Imna Along has appointed the following persons as office bearers: vice presidents- Hurui Zeliang, Dr. Sukhato A. Serna, Yanthungo Kikon, Er. C. Kawang Konyak, L. Thsangse Sangtam; general secretary, K. James Vizo, secretary (Org) Ananta Narayan Mishra, secretaries-- N. Khongwang Konyak, Khiubamdi Chewang, Khevishe Sema, Pithrongse Sangtam, Nyimathung Odyuo, Atila Phom, treasurer- Mahesh Kotecha, spokespersonsLanuakum O, B. Peniang, Hukaito Zhimomi and Zaveyi Kezo. Temjen Imna Along is also a cabinet minister and a first timer in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly.

2 attacked in Mnp after rumours over child kidnapping G U WA H AT I , J U L 4 (AGENCIES): Two persons were injured in separate parts of Manipur when people attacked them after rumours about children being kidnapped, said police. SP Kangpokpi, Hemant Pandey said one attack occurred in Champhai village and another in Ikaijoging village on Tuesday evening. Pandey said the two persons, whose identity he refused to reveal, appear to be mentally unstable and are under police guard in a hospital. “There have been rumours of cannibalism and presence of child lifters in Manipur for many days now,” Pandey said. No report of children missing has been filed in the last one month, he said. It may be mentioned that scores of incidents of locals thrashing “suspiciouslooking” innocents have been reported from different states in the past month or so. Lynchings have been reported from West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Odisha in the past two months.

Cabinet reiterates ban on appointments sans posts DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): Nagaland cabinet at a meeting held on Wednesday directed the chief secretary to reiterate afresh the earlier order banning appointments without sanctioned posts and decided that action be taken on the erring officers and penalized as per rules. According to an official bulletin, the Cabinet also directed the P&AR department to frame a policy for holding combined recruitment of Grade-C and Grade-D posts in all the departments simultaneously and submit to the Cabinet for decision. Further, the P&AR department was also directed to re-iterate its earlier order that appointment of Grade-D posts in the districts will be filled by the respective indigenous inhabitants of the districts only. In this regard, all the departments are to review all such cases of appointment and consolidate proposal by P&AR department and submit to the Cabinet for decision. On the issue of Indigenous Inhabitant Certificate, the cabinet directed the home department to issue a clarification immediately

on the orders issued by the ADC Dimapur. Cabinet observed that the order should be in line with the Notification issued vide dated 2804-1977 that clearly defined criteria to qualify as an indigenous inhabitant of Nagaland. Home department has been directed to submit a proposal to the Cabinet on the issue of ILP streamlining for decision. Besides, the Cabinet discussed and approved to exempt medical doctors in partial modification of the P&AR department memo dated June 17, 2014 and restored incentives for acquiring higher qualification. Further, the department asked to examine the issue of grant of study leave for specialisation and bring it before the Cabinet. Cabinet also approved enhancement of ex-gratia payment to the next of kin of Central Armed Police Forces/Army Personnel/ Assam Rifles/Nagaland Police who suffer fatal and non-fatal casualties during counter insurgency operations, as proposed by the home department. The Cabinet also discussed and approved the Nagaland Water Policy, 2016.

ANATG ‘temporarily’ suspends hunger strike

DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): All Nagaland Ad hoc Teachers Group (ANATG) 2015 batch has announced that its indefinite hunger strike, launched on June 29, 2018, has been temporarily suspended with effect from July 1, 2018 until further notice. In a press release, ANATG-2015 batch president, Ruguotsolie, and agitation core committee convenor, Temsuchiba Aier, said hunger strike was suspended temporarily owing to the appeal by All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA), the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) and Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) with the proposal to file the interlocutory application on behalf of ANATG-2015 batch. (Full text on p-6)

Taxi fares hiked in Kma

KOHIMA, JUL 4 (NPN): All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) on Wednesday hiked the taxi fares from Kohima to Dimapur and vice versa, including local (Kohima) taxi fares from Rs. 220 to Rs. 250 and Rs. 80 to Rs. 100 respectively with immediate effect. According to ANTA Hq Kohima, president Vibasetuo Solo, all village bound regional taxis fares have also been hiked by Rs. 10 per passenger. The decision was made following a meeting with the Regional transport Authority held on Central and State govern- June 21 at the office of the ment schemes and welfare DC Kohima. programmes, the goverLate Manik’s nor, however, regretted that wife passes away these were not reaching the targeted group. He urged DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): the university and student Mrs. Maya Bhattacharjee, community to visit villag- wife of prominent social es at regular intervals and worker and citizen of Dimaidentify the beneficiaries of pur late Manik BhattachaCentral and State flagship rjee, who preceded her in death in 2008, passed away programmes Acharya also informed at a Guwahati hospital on the meeting that President Wednesday. Late Mrs. Bhatof India Ram Nath Kovind tacharjee, mother of Monoj had urged the governors to Bhattacharjee, administraconvene meetings with vice- tor of Pranab Vidhyapith chancellors of State uni- Higher Secondary School, versities from time to time Dimapur, was also the chairand inspire them towards person of Manik BhattachaUniversity Social Responsi- rjee foundation and sponsor bility (USR). of Manik Bhattacharjee N a g a l a n d U n ive r - award to HSLC and HSSLC sity vice-chancellor Prof toppers under NBSE. Pradeshi Lal delivered the Governor PB Acharya welcome address on the expressed sadness over the occasion, while pro vice- demise of Mrs.Maya Bhatchancellor Prof RC Gupta tacharjee and prayed for gave the vote of thanks. the departed soul to rest in This was stated in a press peace. release. (Cont’d on p-7)

Empower young minds with knowledge: Gov DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya has once again called for inclusion of skill development courses in university curriculum as jobs in government sector had reached a saturation point and youth coming out of universities should be encouraged to become entrepreneurs. Addressing an interactive session with Nagaland University officials of Mereima campus on Wednesday, Acharya remarked, “Let academics empower the students and make them employable.” The governor pointed out that University Grants C o m m i s s i o n ( U G C ) ’s scheme called “Introduction of Career Oriented Courses in Universities and Colleges” aimed at introducing career and marketoriented, skill enhancing add-on courses at undergraduate level that would

prove beneficial in seeking jobs, self-employment and empower the students. Mentioning that the basic foundation of a developed society was education, he termed educational institutions as the backbone of any society. He said it was important to empower young minds with knowledge, but added that they should not be self-centred and give back to the society once they achieve their educational goals. Acharya encouraged the universities to inculcate their students with this thought as, according to him, the ultimate goal of education should be to strengthen and develop the society. He also said that in order for a State to progress its society had to be strengthened and called on the audience to play their role in developing the State. Referring to various

2 young Naga innovators win prestigious awards Reporters Without Borders urges Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): By virtue of dogged determination and untiring efforts to innovate, two young Naga college students- Zenwang Konyak and Peihaudinghave made Nagaland proud and made the rest of India stand up and take notice after being rewarded for their unconventional inventions. Zenwang Konyak, a second year BSc (Botany) student from Kohima Science College who was awarded the prestigious ‘Ashoka Youth India Youth Venture Fellowship’ in May this year for his popular work “Grow Your Plants”, a guidebook for children on how to grow indigenous plants in their homes and backyards, is travelling to Bengaluru to join 15 other bright young minds from across India to be part of the ‘Cohort’ 8 of Ashoka Fellowship scheduled next

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week. He is backed by his 24-member team ‘Echo Inspiro’. The other young innovator, also a student of Kohima Science College – Peihauding- was selected to receive an amount of Rs.2 lakhs by Entrepreneurs Associates to fund his ‘Organic Healing Paste’ invention, which acts as a paste to heal the injured parts of a plant and to enhance the roots and bark formation during grafting. The work won an award at the IIT Tech Expo in Guwahati last year and

was also declared the ‘Best Northeast Project.’ Shiroi from Entrepreneurs Associates informed Nagaland Post that Peihauding will be given the amount by the end of July. Meanwhile, speaking to this reporter before leaving for Bengaluru, Zenwang said he would be part of a week-long workshop and seminar to get national exposure on how to lead a team and be champions of new patterns of social good. He said the process started earlier in February this year

when Entrepreneurs Associates nominated him for Ashoka Youth Venture Fellowship, a programme that identifies and supports teenagers between 12 and 20 years of age who come up with innovate solutions for problems faced by their communities. He finally received a call to pitch his venture at Bengaluru in March this year after the Ashoka board was impressed by his work. Out of hundreds of brilliant student innovators and scientists who have been nominated from across the country, Zenwang made the cut along with 15 other young innovators who would be provided financial support in early stage and a lifetime membership into an expansive network of peers and partners, enabling them to achieve their vision and have even greater impact. What makes Zenwang stand out from the rest are

his innovations that focus to create and expand economic opportunities for people at the lower rung of the social and economic order, those without access to clean water, reliable energy and good health and nutrition. On being asked what the fellowship meant to him, he said, “It has provided a platform for young change makers like me from across the country and letting us exchange ideas and experiences through one’s work and interactions. During workshops we understand the cause of failures and learn from them. Being an Ashoka Youth Venturer, I come across people who are as hungry as me in seeking a change in the society. It has enlightened me about leadership, inspiration and creativity. ” He also thanked Entrepreneurs Associates for guiding and mentoring him.

India to protect journalists

NEW DELHI, JUL 4 (AGENCIES): A media watch group-- Reporters Without Borders (RWB) on July 4 expressed serious concern at “an alarming deterioration in the working environment of journalists in India” and demanded that the government ensure the safety of journalists who are feeling threatened, reports The Hindu. Repor ters Without Borders said in a report that at least three journalists were killed in India in 2017 and that a fourth case is still under investigation. In 2018, four journalists were killed in the first six months of the year itself. “The hate speech directed toward journalists has increased massively, causing serious concern for their safety,” the report said. The group said that in (Cont’d on p-7) June last, editor of Rising

Kashmir Shujaat Bukhari was shot dead as he left his office in Srinagar. In March, journalist Sandeep Sharma was crushed to death by a truck in Madhya Pradesh. And in Bihar, journalists Navin Nischal and Vijay Singh were run over by an SUV. There was no immediate reaction from the government. The group demanded a swift and independent investigation of cases in which journalists have been targeted. Columnist Neer ja Choudhary said the government was not acting as it should be, given the rise in attacks on journalists. “If the government was serious about the freedom of press, the media can’t be treated like an upstart,” she said. “Those who want to stifle dissenting voices are getting emboldened as nobody is brought to book.” K Y M C

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AIMC launches ‘Project Shakti’ in Nagaland

Congress mahila workers hold up Project Shakti leaflets at the launching on July 4. DIMAPUR: All India Mahila Congress (AIMC) launched “Project Shakti” in Nagaland in the presence of Kim Haokip, secretary, AIMC, in-charge of Nagaland at Congress Bhavan, Dimapur on July 4. A press release from NPCC media cell stated that according to Kim Ha-

okip, Project Shakti was a simple medium to establish contact between Congress mahila workers across the country and the party central leadership. She said the project would not only establish a medium to reach the voice of the Congress to every booth, block, village,

town and district across the country, but would also provide a channel for the voice, opinions and feedback of party mahila workers to reach the party central leadership. Haokip also said that the medium would be used to educate mahila workers on Congress programs

relevant to the state and districts. Adding that Congress president Rahul Gandhi was personally taking a keen interest in the project with the objective to break any barriers between the party central leadership and the grassroots workers, she explained the three simple steps for registra-

tion under the Congress’ Project Shakti through the dedicated phone number. She said the medium also has the potential to recognize party mahila workers for their hard work as the channel will be monitored constantly by the party central leadership. Haokip thanked all the participants and party mahila leaders and urged the participants to continue the registration of Congress mahila workers in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Earlier, Nagaland Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee president N. Lucy gave a brief introduction to Project Shakti. She particularly thanked AIMC secretary Kim Haokip for coming to the state and ensuring the launch of the project. The program was led by Sentila Imchen, president, Dimapur District Mahila Congress Committee (DMCC), Dimapur.

Attestation parade held at ARTCS Tuli College organizes Fresher’s Day

Gurjap Singh pinning medals on recruits during the attestation parade. DIMAPUR: A total of 223 recruits including 59 mahila recruits were inducted into the Assam Rifles at an attestation parade held at the Assam Rifles Training Centre and School (ARTCS), Sukhovi on July 4. The parade was witnessed by a large audience including parents of the recruits and was reviewed by commandant, Assam Rifles Training Centre and School, Brig. Gurjap Singh. Addressing the recruits, Brig. Gurjap Singh highlighted the antecedents of the Assam Rifles as being the oldest Para Military Force of the country and the diversified role it plays in the present day environment, ranging from security to providing welfare and developmental assistance to the civil population. Brig. Singh stated that the North East was a strategic area and its security was of paramount importance. He

also complimented commanding officers of training battalions and instructors for imparting value based training to the recruits for their futures as trained soldiers of the nation. Recruits who passed the training were also presented with awards for their outstanding performances during the training. Rfn. Twinkle Chakma was awarded the medal for being the Best All Round Recruit. Rfn. Roshan Dhurve, Rfn. Dimple Rana, Rfn. Vikash Kumar and Rfn. M. Sunila Devi were awarded the medals for being the best in Firing. Rfn. Shashi Kumar, Rfn. D. M Hokip, Rfn. T. H Valte and Rfn. Emica Marry Pasi were awarded the medals for being the best in Drill. Rfn. Aanand Kumar, Rfn. Vijay, Rfn. Kartik R, and Rfn. Sarojini Lakra were awarded the medal for being the best in Physical Training.

KNCS organizes inaugural programs at Wka, Longsa vill

KNCS organised inaugural programs of its unit offices at Wokha and Longsa villages on June 16. DIMAPUR: The Kyong Naga Cultural Society (KNCS) Okying Kohima, with an aim to “research, preserve and to promote” the rich Lotha Naga culture and tradition, organised inaugural programs of its unit offices -- Wokha village, with Dr. Chumben Murry, MLA as the resource person and at Longsa village with Er. S. Emmanuel Ezung, SDO R&B, PWD, Wokha as the resource person on June 16. A press release issued K

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by KNCS Okying Kohima president, Zubemo Kithan stated that at Wokha village, Dr. Chumben Murry spoke on the importance of Tourism through the rich culture and tradition. He urged the people to be wise and careful to choose only good things when promoting the rich culture and tradition. Pastor, Wokha Village Baptist Church, O. Thungben Kikon invoked divine favour upon the newly elected office bearers of KNCS, Wokha Village unit.

The program was chaired by Erenbeni Kikonpvüi, while the invocation and benediction were pronounced by Chibenthung Humtsoe asso. pastor Wokha Village Baptist Church, and Rev. N. T. Murry. At Longsa, resource person Er. S. Emmanuel Ezung, SDO, spoke on the importance of traditional attire and on the importance of wearing different attire with different significance on different occasions. Catechist St. Peter’s Church Longsa Village, T. Timothy Ezung invoked God’s blessing and favour upon the newly elected office bearers of KNCS, Longsa village unit. The program was chaired by Mhonbeni Kithan, invocation and benediction pronounced by Zachamo Lotha youth director of Baptist Church Longsa village, and Nyanthung Ezung asst. catechist, St. Peter’s Church Longsa village. A greeting was delivered by Zayio Ezung chairman, Longsa Village Council, and vote of thanks by Amos Ezung member KNCS Longsa village unit. At both the programs welcome addresses and with a list of KNCS aims were delivered by Zubemo Kithan, chairman governing body and president of the KNCS Okying Kohima.

DIMAPUR: The Annual Fresher’s Day & felicitation program of Tuli College was held at the college, Tuli on June 29 with a day-long program. A press release from principal A. K. Ahmed said occasion was graced by Additional Deputy Commissioner Tuli, Imsongmeren as the special invitee. The chairman and the secretary of the board of governors, L. Lepzuk Lemdur and I. Meren Imsong attended the opening session of the program. Administrator I Nukshi Jamir and few other board and faculty members also attended the program. The welcome address was delivered by Abdul Kabir Ahmed, principal Tuli College. Sungjemmongla, a student of BA 5th Semester, chaired the program. A special felicitation programme was also organized to encourage meritorious students who were placed at first division in the HSSLC and BA Final Examination 2018 from the college. The special invitee handed over the certificates of honour and cash awards to the achievers. Speaking on the occasion the special invitee

urged the students to be aware of the present economic situation of the state and government policies regarding employment issues. He appealed to the students to plan for the near future from now onwards and to not fully depend only on government jobs. The second session was hosted by Nungshilong and Sosangbenla which comprised of two rounds of personality and talent tests among the fresher’s and after the final round Imlitsungba and Imtisangla Lemdur both of Class XI Arts were adjudged Mister and Miss Fresher of Tuli College 2018. The judges of the event were Imkongnukshi, Watisenla and Arennaro all faculty members of Tuli college. Changjilong assistant general secretary of the college students’ union said the vote of thanks and Imtsungliba, lecturer Dept. of History, pronounced the benediction. Tuli College is a nonprofit centre of higher education catering to the most needy aspiring students specially from the rural backgrounds.

Condolences

NSCN (I-M): NSCN (I-M) ministry of kilo affairs through its MIP has expressed deep sorrow over the premature demise of Moamanen, leacy of the Ao region on July 2 after a prolonged illness. MIP stated that late Moamanen had joined national service in 1994 and served the nation in all capacities and dimensions until his last breath. His contribution and sacrifice for the cause of the nation shall always be cherished and respected by all the national workers, stated the condolence message. It further added that his demise had caused a huge loss to the nation as he was a man of dignity and principle. Ministry of kilo affairs conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family members, relatives, friends and also conveyed prayers

for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace. GBUD: GB Union Dimapur (GBUD) has expressed grief over the demise of S. Yevuto Kiba who served the union in the early part of its formation. In a condolence message GBUD president M. Y. Ngullie described late S. Yevuto Kiba as one of the oldest GBs, a humble man with integrity and who lived life on the principal of non-violence when solving issues. GBUD stated that late S. Yevuto Kiba contributed to the upliftment of GB members as well as Naga Society, stating that his death had created a huge vacuum. Further, GBUD conveyed its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayers for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

AGEI organizes seminar for district leaders

DIMAPUR: Assemblies of God of East India (AGEI) organized a three-day seminar for district leaders with the participation of 45 pastors from North East India under the theme “living in character” at Bethesda Hr. Sec. School (BHSS), Dimapur from July 2 to 4. A press release from BHSS general superintendent AGEI, Dimapur, Rev. Moses Murry stated that, the seminar included devotional services, testimonies, exhortation and ministry reports. Resource person was Rev. Glen De Young, Ecclesia Children Minstry, USA. He focused on developing a Godly character rather than reputation. He also encouraged all the pastors to exhibit a godly character to make impacts in the lives of children. The committee expressed gratitude to the speaker, delegates and participants for the success of the seminar.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, JULY 5, 2018

news in Brief FFDAD to sell farm raised fish: Department of fisheries has informed all interested parties that the Fish Farmers Development Agency Dimapur (FFDAD) will be selling farm raised fish on July 5, starting from 8 a.m. at Fishery Office & Fish Farm, in Half-Nagarjan, United Colony Dimapur. KCSU 2nd union assembly: Kohima Chakhesang Students’ Union (KCSU) has convened its second union assembly on July 14, 11 a.m. at LCS building. All affiliated units of KCSU have been requested to attend the assembly with two representatives from each unit. All seniors have also been invited to the second union assembly. Explanation calls will be served to the units who fail to comply with the notice. For more information, one may contact 7005296917 or 8258896964. ZSU to hold felicitation program: Zhadima Students Union (ZSU) will be holding a felicitation program for its members who have successfully cleared the HSLC examinations 2018, on July 14, 10 a.m. at Zhadima community hall. All the successful members and well wishers have been asked to attend the program. GST assistance booths: Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax, Dimapur, Nagaland under the Government of India will be setting up special GST Assistance Booths on July 6 from 10:30 am to 5 p.m. at City Tower area, Circular Road and Millennium Market, G.S. Road, Dimapur on the occasion of the successful implementation of GST for one year on July 1, 2018. The arrangement has been made as part of

the GST week celebrations. DPDB Tuensang informs: The Tuensang District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) has informed its members that the meeting for the month of July will be held on July 7 at 11 a.m at the Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall. All DPDB members have been requested to attend the meeting. NSSATA informs members: The Nagaland Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) Peren unit has informed its members that a general meeting will be held on July 6 at Jalukie Town Hall at 10 a.m to deliberate various issues of the recently concluded agitation and discuss further plans/strategies. A press release by NSSATA president, Huzengluibo and general secretary, Kelidau has requested members to submit the required documents as notified earlier. Mokokchung DPDB meeting deferred: The monthly meeting of the Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) will be held on July 7 at the Conference Hall of ADC (Planning) Mokokchung from 11 a.m onwards and not as published earlier. All the DPDB members have been informed to take note of the change. (DIPR) Peren DPDB meeting on July 6: The Monthly District Planning and Development Board meeting will be held on July 6 at Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall, New DC Complex at 11 a.m. All the members have been informed to attend the meeting without fail. (DIPR)

BJP ST Morcha Nagaland calls on CM

BJP Schedule Tribe Morcha with chief minister Neiphiu Rio. DIMAPUR: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Schedule Tribe (ST) Morcha held a meeting with the chief minister of Nagaland on July 4 at the chief minister’s residence. A press release issued by president of ST Morcha Nagaland, Vineizo Triirho stated that the delegation

apprised the chief minister about the need to create a separate department for tribal affairs. Tribal funds are very often improperly implemented as it was handled by several departments, stated the release. The chief minister assured the delegation that the matter would be discussed with

the concerned stakeholders and actions taken accordingly. The chief minister of Nagaland also advised the party workers to work hard for success of the NDA in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019. He also appreciated the national policy of demonetization and GST, the release mentioned.

Deptts. reminded on overage condonation DIMAPUR: The state government has noted that many departments have failed to submit the report of all pending cases for condonation of overage employees in spite of the directive to all departments to furnish the same by June 10. In a notification, Personnel & Administrative Reforms (P&AR) department has, therefore, directed all the departments that were yet to furnish the information to submit a consolidated report of all the pending cases for condonation of overage employees to the P&AR department latest by July 30 without fail. Departments without any pending cases may submit a ‘NIL’ report.

KSON condemns murder of minor

DIMAPUR: Kuki Students’ Organisation Nagaland (KSON) has vehemently condemned the “brutal, inhumane and cold-blooded murder” of a minor girl, a class-6 student of GMS Phaipijang on July 1 at Phaipijang village. In a condemnation note from its media cell, KSON expressed anguish over the heinous crime and stated that such an act of cowardice and inhumanity should never be repeated with any individual, family, community or society. It appealed to the authority to book the culprit as soon as possible and award the highest possible punishment.

To ease traffic jam and to enable smooth flow of traffic, Kohima Village Youth Organization (KVYO) put up road divider grills at mission compound road below north police station Kohima recently on the road that leads to North Police station, Kitsubozou colony and Kohima village. (NP)

National Lok Adalats to be held in all districts DIMAPUR: National Lok Adalats will be set up in all district court premises on July 14 for citizens to dispose their cases free of cost with no court or lawyer fee for quick and effective settlement and resolution of disputes and cases. A press release by Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) nodal officer for national lok adalat, Nungsang C. Jamir stated that for any emergency, citizens may contact the office of the NSLSA located at DC office compound, Kohima. The release informed citizens that for listing matters in the National

Lok Adalat on July 14 which are pending in the high courts/district courts (other than at the Supreme Court of India) whether at pre-litigation stage or pending, the citizen’s lawyer may send his/her consent or contact the member secretary of Nagaland State Legal Services Authority. Citizens may also approach the secretary or chairman of their respective District Legal Services Authority which are attached to the district court building in every district or the concerned court immediately for referring the case to the National Lok Adalat. K

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The seized fish being buried at the Pfutsero Town Council Dumping Site on July 3. KOHIMA: An inspection team comprising a Food Safety Officials led by food security officer Phek, Samuel Zehol along with district administration, police personnel and Pfutsero

Town Traders Union conducted a raid and seized 77 kilos 400 grams of formalin laced fish from different locations at Pfutsero Town on June 30. According to a press

Kiphire DPDB discusses banking and roads DIMAPUR: The monthly meeting of the Kiphire District Planning & Development Board (DPDB ) & Felicitation program was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Conference hall in Kiphire today. A DIPR report said that the board meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner Kiphire and Vice chairman DPDB Kiphire Mohammed Ali Shihab. The DC introduced the state Bank of India general manager Gupta and his team from Guwahati who visited Kiphire district to give their support. Shihab told the officers that the district was privileged to have the SBI general manager in the meeting to hear grievances and suggestions. SDO (C) Kiphire also highlighted lapses and shortage of staff in the district banks. He requested that Gupta and his team specially consider the Kiphire district bank and enhance the number of staff. Responding to a query about why the bank was charging money from their customers to open accounts, Gupta clarified that some commissioned banks were charging nominal processing fees. He assured the board that infrastructure and equipment in the bank would be enhanced to meet requirements and

solve the problems. The DPDB also formed a committee to examine the Customer Service Point (CSP) which will conduct monthly examinations and give reports about the biggest problems of the bank. Earlier, the meet also acknowledged meritorious students and awarded them with citations certificates and incentives. Kiphire DPDB also acknowledged members who regularly attended the meeting and awarded them certificates. The meeting also discussed setting up a carpentry unit at Sanphure and the board entrusted the Cooperative Society department with the responsibility to coordinate with the district administration to verify its feasibility. The DPDB also approved the shifting of the NST station to the new site. The board requested land owners to cooperate with one another in mutual understanding. Regarding the road repair work in Kiphire town the PWD department clarified that because of the monsoons the works were being hindered. At the same time, they said that the department had put up their proposal for road repairs of four and a half kilometres in Kiphire town and as soon as they get approval, they assured the meeting that they would give the town good roads.

Fishery department organizes awareness campaign in Kiphire

Mohamed Ali Shihab speaking during the program at Delux Point in Kiphire. (NP)

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KIPHIRE, JUL 4 (NPN): Against the backdrop of large quantities of fish injected with Formalin being seized in Nagaland, Fishery Department Kiphire initiated an awareness campaign program on local fish production at Deluxe Point, Kiphire today, where fish farmers from Kiphire were sensitized about the value of local fish demands, as opposed to imported fish, and the market available for them. Gracing the program Kiphire De puty C om missioner, Mohamed Ali Shihab congratulated the K Y M C

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Fishery department and fish farmers for undertaking the initiative to promote the local fish market. He said that along with the rest of Nagaland, Kiphire administration has also banned the sale of fish in Kiphire. “Fish injected with formalin is not suitable for human consumption therefore the department and fish farmers need to tap local resources to get locally produced fish in the market, as the demand for local fish is high,” the DC said. Shihab also commented that fish farming is a livelihood income generating business and he called

for a joint collaboration between the administration, Fisheries department, fish farmers and the general public to promote the local fish industry. R. Wilfred, SDO(C) Kiphire, speaking at the program urged the Fishery department to set up hatchery units in Kiphire to mitigate the problems faced by fish farmers. He further added that creating a market for farmers was vital to enable farmers to sell their products and generate income which would allow them to sustain themselves. SDFO Mhamo Murry briefly highlighting the purpose behind the event said that the recent seizure of formalin injected fish necessitated the department encouraging fish farmers to get their fish into the market. The local fishes are organic and indigenous, he said and encouraged farmers to do away with the traditional method of fish farming and take up scientific approaches. He said the advantage of fish farming was that it cost less and generates more income for farmers compared to agricultural farming. He also added that locally produced fish have more nutritional value without side effects.

release issued by FSO, the raid was carried out after learning that some of the food business operators at Pfutsero town were selling formalin laced fish. Food safety commissioner & commissioner and secretary, Himato Zhimomi has prohibited storage, distribution and sale of fresh fish products including crustaceans treated with formalin in Nagaland for a period of three months or till corrective measures are taken. The FSO said the seized fresh fish were tested in the State Public Health Laboratory, Nagaland, Kohima and were found to be formalin positive. The seized fish were dumped at the Pfutsero Town Council Dumping Site in the presence of the inspection team on July 3. Addressing the public gathered, the Phek FSO gave a briefing on the Food Safety measures and norms and explained the relevant consequences of consuming unsafe food. He cautioned the colonies, wards, chairmen to be active and vigilant in checking for unsafe products.

DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): Altogether 40 selected beneficiaries of Dimapur got bee boxes, bee colonies and tool kits on Wednesday at Multi Disciplinary Training Centre (MDTC) Nagaland Khadi & Village Industries Board (NKVIB), Kuda village, Nagarjan Dimapur. The distribution program was organised by state office Khadi & Village Industries Commission (KVIC) ministry of MSME, Government of India, state office supermarket complex, Dimapur under the “Honey Mission” program. At the program, a keynote address was delivered by KVIC, Dimapur deputy director I. Athuba Lusang. MDTC, NKVIB, Dimapur principal Kuhovi Sema also delivered a speech on the importance of beekeeping where he spoke about the importance of focussing on honey production in the state. He lamented that peo-

The apiary kits being distributed to beneficiaries on July 4. (NP)

ple in Nagaland do not know the value of honey and bees. According to him, beekeeping makes an important contribution to sustaining integral and social forests and it is also an agriculture supporting activity under the rural development program in India. It provides nutritional economic and ecological balance while providing employment and income, he said. He added that it was important to

educate people about its benefits. Beekeeping as a low investment and skills industry has the potential to offer direct employment to lakhs of people, he said. Sema also dwelt on the health benefits of honey. 10 beehives and bee colonies and a tool kit set (containing one knife, hive stool, smoker and bee veil) were given to each beneficiary. The boxes were supplied

by Shinilo Inakhe. Later, vote of thanks was delivered by KVIC, Dimapur senior executive, Jogendre Singh. In view of the “Sweet Revolution” dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the “Honey mission” program is being implemented by KVIC across the country to supplement income and enhance the livelihood of farmers, unemployed youths, women etc.

Farmers trained on SPREAD in Guwahati

DIMAPUR: A two-day inter-state ATMA Dimapur, Sentibenla Pon- organization which works under the farmers’ training on Society for Pro- gener and 11 progressive farmers theme: “local people, local food and motion of Rural Economy and Ag- from the different RD Blocks under local economy”. ricultural Development (SPREAD), Dimapur district. He emphasized on how local Northeast was organised by AgriThe release said that SPREAD- ethnic food could reach the cities and cultural Technology Management NE was established by farmer, Samir eventually improve the economy. Agency (ATMA) on June 27-28 at Bordoloi (general secretary and ecoSamir also gave a detailed exSonapur, Guwahati. logical farming expert) with a vision planation on how a bamboo bio char A press release by ATMA stated to facilitate transformation of agri- works as great fertilizer for plants and that the training was organised with cultural practices from chemo-centric how it is a good way to store and utian aim to enrich farmer knowledge on to organic production mode through lize carbon to assist in plant developthe beneficial aspects of growing local skill up-gradation to enhance farm ment. On the second day, a hands-on Correspondent crops using locally available resources resource efficiency. training on bio char fertilizer preparaand to encourage organic farming. On the first day of the training, tion, vermicompost preparation in a KOHIMA, JUL 4 (NPN): The team comprised of DPD, Samir Bordoloi introduced SPREAD- box and preparation of vermicompost Deputy director (trg) ATI, Kohima Hovithal N. Sothu ATMA Dimapur, Janet Chishi, ATM NE to the farmers as a non- profit in a pit was conducted. said the RTI act does not permit any excuse to deny A National level FMCG the information sought Company looking to through an RTI. He said Higher TSM/ASM that even if the PIO and for Assam/Nagaland, his team were penalised, the penalty should be paid Minimum Two years along with the information of Direct Sales Experience sought. in similar Sector. He said this as the Please sent resume at resource person of the one Atanu.tamuli@gmail.com, day sensitization workshop on RTI for joint directors, call at 8723899409 deputy directors, assistant 6000061270 K-1994 directors, PIOs, APIOs, The newly appointed DGP of Nagaland, T. J Longkumer called on the Governor of Nagaland B Acharya on July 4 at Raj Bhavan Kohima. The Governor congratulated Longkumer superintendents and as- P. on his appointment and wished him the best in his new assignment. (DIPR) sistant superintendents of the directorate of school education. Speaking on the role of PIO, APIO and DA, Sothu said the information sought should be provided within 30 days, provided the prescribed fees were paid. The RTI may also be rejected only on reasons mentioned in Sec 8 & 9 od the Act. He added that if any cost was involved, the PIO shall intimate the applicant and if a request is rejected, the PIO should intimate the requestor mentioning the reason for rejection, the time frame to appeal the rejection and details of the appellate authority. Sothu added that the PIO should refer appeals within 30 days of receipt of such decisions to the IDEA and then transfer the request to that third party within 5 days of receipt of the request in a written notice. The resource person maintained that the third party shall be given an opportunity to make a representation within 10 days against the provisions of information verbally or in written form. Sothu further said that the PIO shall take the decision if the information should be disclosed and communicate the same to the requestor within 4 days of receipt of such request. The resource person also gave an overview of the RTI Act and how to handle RTI applications. Principal director school education Smita Sarangi in her keynote address mentioned the importance of the RTI Act saying that it fell under the fundamental rights and so information could not be denied.

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Meghwal inspects flood affected areas in Manipur

Union minister of state for water resources Arjun Ram Meghwal inspecting areas affected by flood in Imphal on Wednesday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAl, Jul 4: Union minister of state for water resources Arjun Ram Meghwal, who is in Imphal on a two-day visit on Wednesday inspected areas affected by the recent flood. The union minister also inspected the completed and under construction major dams in the state along with state water resources minister Letpao Haokip and officials of the department concern. Talking to media after inspection, the union minister said that his visit was to take stock of the situation of the recent flood in the state and to relay the

Tripura lynching: 4 policemen suspended

Aga rta l a , J u l 4 (PTI): Four police personnel were today suspended in connection with the lynching of a person hired by the Tripura government to spread awareness against r umour-mongering last month, a senior police official said. The four were an assistant sub-inspector and a constable of the state police, and two Riflemen of the Tripura State Rifles, IG (Law and Order) K V Sreejesh said. “These police personnel were there in the area for some other purpose. We have suspended them because a departmental inquiry has been initiated against them regarding their roles on that day,” Sreejesh said. Whether there had been lapses on their part would be known after the inquiry is complete, he told reporters. Sukanta Chakrabarty (33) was lynched by a mob suspecting him of being a child-lifter at Kalachhara in South Tripura district on June 28. He was a member of a team set up by the state Information and Culture Affairs Department which was campaigning against rumour-mongering. Investigation was on to find out the cause of rumour mongering, he said adding that more people could be arrested in this connection.

ground reality and severity of the damages to the higher level at the Centre. Asserting that the Centre was taking serious note on the recent flood, which has affected several parts of the state, he assured that his ministry will provide necessary fund to restore normalcy at the best possible level. He added that his visit was also to look for a long term policy and make arrangement to prevent flood in future in the state claiming that the Central government does not believe in mere short term measures. “If the problem is not addressed with a long-term

vision, the problem will become worse and people will suffer repeatedly due to the cumulative effect,” he said. He added that the Centre was giving special focus to North East as the region remains backward in comparison to the rest of the states. State water resources minister Letpao Haokip said that his department will urge the Centre to release all the pending liability of the state while asserting that there was a pending liability of Rs 111 crore for the Thoubal Dam and Rs 25 crore of the Dolaithabi project, both under FMP. The minister further said that he would seek special fund package from the Centre to the state for taking up rehabilitation and other related works. During the visit, the Union minister held interaction with aggrieved victims of the flood whose houses have been swept away or damaged. The union minister is also scheduled to inspect the work progress of Dolaithabi Barrage Project and Thoubal Multipurpose Project in Thoubal district bordering Ukhrul and Imphal East districts on Thursday.

Imphal, Jul 4 (PTI): The wife of a lieutenant colonel has sought the help of Manipur police and social organisation to find and protect her husband, who, she claimed, had been taken into custody by the Army without issuing any warrant. Making the appeal Ranju Singh, the wife of Lt Col Dharamvir Singh, told newsmen here yesterday that he had been taken into custody without any warrant on the morning of July 1 from his official residence in Imphal. Media reports said that Lt Col Singh had reportedly accused his superiors of extortion and carrying out fake encounters. The police today said Ranju Singh had filed an FIR and the force acting on it had met the Army officers who reportedly took away Lt Col Singh and

asked them to arrange for her and her two children’s safe transportation at the earliest to where he had been taken. The woman had told the police that she had been informed over phone by the Army that Lt Col Singh is in Dimapur in Nagaland. Police said that Ranju Singh had also said that she and her children are at present not in her husband’s quarters and refused to divulge her and her two children’s whereabouts. The Army has strongly denied the charges levelled by Ranju Singh and said it they were made to “malign” its image. The Army in a press release last night said that Lt Col Singh was posted at Dimapur and had been sent to Manipur on temporary assignment. He was told to report back at Dimapur after the completion of

1.5 L people not to be included in final NRC draft: Prateek Hajela

Agartala airport renamed after Tripura’s last king

Shillong, Jul 4 (PTI): The Food safety officials in Meghalaya have collected and sent samples of fish brought from outside the state for tests to confirm if they are laced with formalin as a preservative, an official said Wednesday. Following the ban imposed by Nagaland government, about 10 different types of fish samples brought from outside the state and as far as Andhra Pradesh, have been collected and sent for testing at the Assam-based Public Health Laboratory, Food Safety deputy commissioner S N Sangma told PTI. He said in case the samples return positive with formalin, actions will be taken as per law against the distributors and the fish transported from outside may be banned. The Nagaland government had on June 22 prohibited storage, distribution, and sale of fresh fish products treated with formalin or other forms of preservatives in the state for a period of three months or till corrective measures were taken. Formalin is used to preserve bodies and prevent its decay in mortuaries. Sangma said the state is procuring test kit from Germany which would be sent to all 11 districts in the state.

Guwahati, Jul 4 (PTI): The names of around 1.5 lakh people featuring in the first draft of the National Register of Citizens would not be included in the final draft to be published on July 30 as discrepancies were found during the verification process, NRC State Coordinator Prateek Hajela said Wednesday. These names would be withdrawn as per the July 2 order of the Supreme Court that is monitoring the updation process of the NRC to identify illegal migrants in Assam, he said. “Around 1.5 lakh people, whose names were there in the first draft of the NRC, would not be included,” Hajela told PTI. After the publication of its first draft on December 31 last year, the names of 65,694 persons featuring in it were found to be inadmissible during the family tree verification process, he said. It was also found that the names of another 19,783 persons were included by mistake, the NRC state coordinator said, adding that more such cases might come up during the final quality control checks. The names of 48,456 married women, who had provided certificates from Gaon Panchayat to prove their citizenship, were also

exercise is not being done properly from the initial stage”. Hajela said he was confident that the final draft of the NRC would be published within the time limit of July 30 set by the Supreme Court. The apex court on July 2 extended the deadline for publication of the final draft of the NRC from June 30 to July 30 on account of floods in various districts, time consumption in mopup operations and activities related to database preparation. Floods in three districts of Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi, besides parts of Karbi Anglong and Hojai districts, slowed down the process considerably, Hajela said adding that the NRC officials had also been engaged in flood relief works. The first draft of the NRC, which is a list of the state’s citizens, was published on December 31 midnight as per the top court’s direction. The names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore applicants were incorporated in it. Assam, which had faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century, is the only state having an NRC, which was first prepared in 1951.

New Delhi/Agartala, Jul 4 (IANS): The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday renamed the Agartala airport after Tripura’s last ruler Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya, said an official. The decision comes in the wake of a long-pending demand of the people of Tripura as well as the state government to rename the airport after Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya as a tribute to the last ruler of the princely (1923-1947). After several hundred years of rule by 184 kings, Tripura merged with the Indian union in October 1949. In 1942, the king constructed the airport, which played a crucial role in the Second World War. The Agartala airport, earlier known as Singerbill Airport, is located 20 km north of the capital city and sits along the Bangladesh border. An official release said the Agartala airport is the second busiest airport in the northeastern India and provides crucial air connectivity in the region linking Kolkata and other major airports in the country. Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb thanked the Prime Minister for renaming the Agartala airport after Tripura’s last king.

the assignment and was also informed that he had been released by another officer. Accordingly on July 1 morning he was provided with an official vehicle along with security to proceed to his place of posting. He had officially reached Rangaphar in Dimapur at 9 pm on that night and has been “discharging his bonafide military duties”. The movements of the officer has been intimated to the Imphal West police, the Army said adding that it does not understand why Ranju Singh had chosen to stay back in Imphal despite being provided with independent staff car with security. Her unusual behaviour could speak of motives unknown to the army and that “possible family feuds or dispute need to be investigated”, the release said.

NIA takes over Manipur arms seizure case

New Delhi, Jul 4 (IANS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the arrest of two Manipur residents for carrying arms and ammunition, the agency said on Wednesday. The agency re-registered the case under the Arms Act on July 1 in compliance with a Union Home Ministry order. The case was originally registered on May 22 at Ukhrul Police Station in Manipur, a day after Assam Rifles intercepted a vehicle carrying a cache of arms and ammunition concealed in

between the Central government, governments of Tripura and Mizoram and the MBDPF yesterday. “We have signed the tripartite agreement with the Central government and Mizoram government and the repatriation will end in September. We are happy with the offer. However, the financial package offered in the deal might not be sufficient,” he said. The central government will provide financial assistance for rehabilitation of Bru community members in Mizoram and address their issues of security, education, livelihood, etc, in

handbags. On May 21, based on inputs, the Assam Rifles checked a white Maruti Gypsy, which was moving from Ukhrul towards Imphal, near Lower Hungdung. Upon its search, two German rifles, one semi-automatic shotgun and three pistols and ammunition were recovered. The occupants of the vehicle -- two Manipur residents, identified as Honpam Chithung and Mathu Manohar -- were arrested on charges of procurement and supply of arms and ammunition to insurgent groups.

consultation with the governments of Mizoram and Tripura. A statement issued by the Tripura government yesterday said that all six transit camps, which now house Bru displacement victims, would be closed down in first week of October this year. The rehabilitation package offered in repatriation deal said each refugee family would be given a financial assistance of Rs 4 lakh. The money would be deposited in the name of each refugee family head and would be handed over to them after 3 years of stay in Mizoram, officials said.

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M’laya sends fish samples for formalin tests

Wife claims officer in army custody; army rebuts

Bru refugee leaders happy with repatriation package

Aga rta l a , J u l 4 (PTI): Bru refugee leaders in Tripura Wednesday said they are “happy” with repatriation package offered by the Centre. After more than two decades, as many as 32,876 people belonging to the Bru community will be repatriated from Tripura to Mizoram following a tripartite agreement signed by the two state governments and the Centre yesterday. Mizoram Br u Displaced Peoples For um (MBDPF) secretary Bruno Msha said they were “satisfied” with the repatriation package which was signed

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found to be inadmissible. Every effort is being made to make the NRC error-free and if the name of any Indian is left out, they would get opportunities to file claims and objections, he said. The names of doubtful (D) voters and those whose cases are going on in the Foreigners Tribunals will not be included in the final draft, Hajela said. On the ‘D’ voters, the NRC state coordinator said, “We have not deleted their names but only kept them on hold. If they win the cases in the Foreigners’ Tribunals, their names will be included in the NRC later.” Meanwhile, former chief minister Tarun Gogoi while talking to reporters asked, “How is it possible that names of 1.5 lakh foreigners were included in the first draft? Who are the officers responsible for it? It proves that the NRC

NE livestock farmers, veterinarians meet Correspondent

Umiam, Jul 4: Livestock farmers and veterinarians from the northeastern states assembled here at the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) to understand the problems in animal husbandry and production with the ultimate goal of enhancing the income of the farmers and development in the Livestock sector in the region. This is for the first time that Livestock Production Division of the ICAR and National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad organized a program for the benefit of the farmers of the region. The central idea of the workshop was to understand the recent burning and pending problems of farmers and veterinarians in the grass

root level and understanding the scope of modern biotechnology in solving these problems. The farmers who attended the programme were selected from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s aspiration districts of all the North Eastern states. The Prime Minister’s aspiration district from Arunachal Pradesh is Namsai, from Manipur, Chandel from Meghalaya Ri- Bhoi from Mizoram, Mamit from Nagaland, Kiphire from Sikkim, West Sikkim and from Tripura, Dhalai. Inaugurating the programme Director of Department of Biotechnology, Dr A. K. K Rawat, said that ICAR is the only institute which has direct interaction with the farmers and is in close proximity with them which makes

ICAR unique in itself. He further emphasized on the maximum use of technology for the benefit of the farmers. He said that problems vary from region to region and the solution should be region specific and the motive should be prioritizing the farmers. NIAB director Dr Subeer S. Majumdar briefed the importance of knowing the real issues of the farmers which needs to be attended seriously to facilitate their

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NOTICE "This is to bring to your notice that all shops and restaurants of Hongkong Market under Tibetan Bhutia Buddhist Welfare Association (Dimapur) will remain closed on the 6th and 7th July 2018 due to the celebration of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama's 83rd Birthday. We deeply regret the inconvenience"

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livelihood and income. “The real issues of the farmers need to be sorted and the programme intends to solve the issues faced by the farmers at the grassroots level,” he said. The technical session witnessed farmers’ scientist interaction in which the existing problems and issues in livestock rearing in the region were comprehensively and systematically discussed with livestock farmer and field veterinarians.

It is hereby notified to all concern that the land selling/ purchasing under the jurisdiction of Zutovi Village under Dhansiripar Sub-Division, Dist. Dimapur, Nagaland without the knowledge/concern of the undersigned will be doing so on this own risk/peril. (Victo Achumi) Head G.B cum VCC Zutovi Village Contact No. 8837411429

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AFFIDAVIT DECLARATION

Regd. No. : 8052/17 Dt. 15/11/17 I, Shri. W Phyophio Kikon son of Late T Wonimo, aged about 47 years, and a present resident of Lower PWD, Kohima, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under: 1. That I am bonafide citizen of india 2. That my correct and official name is W Phyophio Kikon. 3. That I presently working as a LDA at civil Secretariat, Kohima, Nagaland. 4. That however in my Service Book my name has been entered and recorded as W Phyophio instead of W Phyophio Kikon 5. That the names W Phyophio Kikon and W Phyophio refer to one and the same person, i.e., myself. 6. That this affidavit is made to declare that my correct and official name is W Phyophio Kikon and the same shall be used for all official purposes, future references and correspondences. 7. That this affidavit shall also be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and the same shall be used for any rectification if arises in future. That the statements from para 1-6 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. I solemnly sworn and sign this affidavit before the competent authority at Kohima, on this the 15th day of November, 2017. DEPONENT MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC K-1989

I, Shri. Lichumthung Lotha aged about 54 years a resident of Likya Colony, Dist. Wokha in the state of Nagaland do hereby solemnly an oath and declare as under:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India, belonging to Lotha/Naga tribe of Nagaland. 2. That in all my Official documents my name has been entered and recorded as Shri. Lichumthung Lotha. 3. Whereas, in my service Appointment Order, my name has been inadvertently written and entered as Shri. K. Lichumthung. 4. That the above name Shri. Lichumthung Lotha and Shri. K. Lichumthung refers to one and same person i.e. my name and is interchangeable and indistinguishable. 5. Henceforth, I shall be known as Shri. Lichumthung Lotha for all official purposes 6. That this affidavit shall be used as a piece of evidence in reference to the above paragraphs for all Official purposes, correspondences and records and is made for the purpose of any complications that may arise in future with regard to my name and I sign this affidavit before the competent authority. DEPONENT Shri. Lichumthung Lotha Solemnly sworn and sign this affidavit before me by the deponent on this day of the 30th of 3 2015 Regd. No. 2026, Date 30/3/15 1ST CLASS MAGISTRATE DP-4973

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Dated Kohima, the 4th July 2018

CALLING NOTICE

Name : F/M GWASINLO TEP S/O : TESHENLO TEP VILLAGE : ZIPHENYU P.O/PS : TSEMINYU DIST : KOHIMA Whereas, you had been found absent from the Government Bonafide duty since 07/06/2018 and absconding from duties till date. Hence, you are directed to report to your place of posting i.e. Fire Station, Wokha within 15(fifteen) days from the publication of this Notice. Failure to Report within a time frame given will invite disciplinary proceeding against you. D.I.G. (F & E.S) Nagaland, Kohima DC-1267

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Dated Kohima, the 4th July 2018

CALLING NOTICE

Name : F/M SOYHUNLO SEMP S/O : KEGWANGE VILLAGE : TSEMINYU P.O/PS : TSEMINYU DIST : KOHIMA Whereas, you had been found absent from the Government Bonafide duty since 21/06/2018 and absconding from duties till date. Hence, you are directed to report to your place of posting i.e. Fire Station, Peren within 15(fifteen) days from the publication of this Notice. Failure to Report within a time frame given will invite disciplinary proceeding against you. D.I.G. (F & E.S) Nagaland, Kohima DC-1267

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Complete reports of medical college inspections; CIC directs MCI

New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI): The Central Information Commission has directed the Medical Council of India to place in the public domain inspection reports of all medical institutions in the country within six weeks, in a major decision for the cause of transparency. The Council is a statutory regulator of medical education infrastructure in the country. It monitors and regulates number of seats, course structure and quality of education. The CBI is probing a number of cases related to alleged corruption in finalising inspection reports of MCI on the basis of which clearance are given to a medical college to run a course and take admissions. “Keeping assessment reports hidden in files away from public gaze is counterproductive for efficiency of medical education system as prevailing in the nation,” Information Commissioner Yashovardhan Azad said in his order. Azad said, leaving no room for administrative ambiguity and countering likelihood of corruption is as important as fighting actual corruption in all forms of governance. “Probity demands that

Yashovardhan Azad (file) the MCI ought to have proactively disclosed the medical assessment report on its website so that all stakeholder viz, the government, the promoters of medical institutions, surveyors, existing and aspiring medical students get to know a real time crystal clear report card of a particular medical institution,” he said. The matter pertained to RTI application filed by a person called Deepak S Maravi who had demanded inspection report of the Gandhi Medical College in Bhopal which was denied by the MCI, saying the assessment report is under consideration of the Postgraduate Committee of the Council, hence cannot be shared. Failing to get any satisfactory response, Maravi approached the Commission which is the highest adjudicating body in the RTI

matters. When prodded by Azad, MCI official said that inspection reports of medical colleges as prepared by MCI are not made public as per prevalent practice. “When asked for the reason and legal justification under Section 8 of the RTI Act to keep the inspection reports as ‘classified’, the PIO was unable to cite any reason,” he noted. The Information Commissioner said the PIO (Public Information Officer) has not cited any exemption clause under Section 8(1) of the RTI Act to justify his reply which is “patently unlawful”. Azad said as on date, a common citizen does not know the input i.e. the assessment process; the parameters of evaluation by the MCI, the precise reasons for decision of granting or rejecting recognition. What is available in the public domain is the end result of the assessment process, he said. He noted that the MCI monitored inspection of medical colleges is performed in course of statutory function under the MCI Act. “Medical Education is a completely regulated sector and thus, inspection

report which is a prerequisite of getting a nod from apex medical regulator MCI to impart medical education is a statutory assessment,” he said. The assessment report cannot be denied to Parliament and hence, the Commission sees no reason to keep the same precluded from public glance, he said. “The Commission strongly feels that by placing the MCI recognized medical institutions’ periodic assessment report in public domain, the opacity in the prevailing system of medical education in India would be reduced,” he said. He said regulating bodies like the MCI have much to do to keep the faith of millions in their tasks performed to uphold the highest standards in medical education. “The Commission in exercise of powers vested under...the RTI Act directs the Medical Council of India to publish all assessment/inspection reports of medical institutions inspected by it. State wise arrayed inspection reports from current academic year shall be placed on the MCI website within 6 weeks,” Azad directed.

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Bavaliya allotted 3 portfolios in Gujarat govt Ahmedabad, Jul 4 (PTI): Senior OBC leader Kunwarji Bavaliya, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP-led Gujarat government as a cabinet minister, was today allotted three portfolios of water supply, animal husbandry and rural housing. Chief Secretary J N Singh informed this in a statement after a cabinet meeting was held in Gandhinagar today. “All of them (portfolios) are of my interest as they touch issues of the rural population. I am confident that I will be able to do justice to all these departments,” Bavaliya told reporters. Bavaliya, a fivetime Congress legislator from Jasdan seat in Rajkot, had yesterday quit the party and hours later was inducted as a cabinet minister in the Vijay Rupani government. In the fast-paced developments, Bavaliya resigned from the Congress, drove to the BJP office where he was inducted into the party and took oath as state minister at the Raj Bhavan in Gandhinagar. He had accused Congress president Rahul Gandhi of “playing casteist politics in the party”. With the entry of Bavaliya who hails from Saurashtra, the BJP is hoping to attract voters from Koli community, which has a sizable presence in the region.

Maha govt allocates Rs 15 cr for pension scheme for journalists Nagpur, Jul 4 (PTI): The Maharashtra government tabled supplementary demands worth Rs 11,445 crore in the Legislative Assembly today, including Rs 15 crore for the implementation of a pension scheme for senior journalists in the state. The supplementary demands, which will come up for discussion next week, were tabled by Minister of State for Finance Deepak Kesarkar on the first day of the monsoon session of the state legislature. The government made a provision of Rs 15 crore for implementing the pension scheme for journalists, called Acharya Balshastri Jambhekar Sanman Yojana. The provision has been made under the grantsin-aid (non salary) to the Director of Publicity. The government also allocated Rs 250 crore to National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL) as the state’s share to the special purpose vehicle of MumbaiAhmedabad bullet train project. The other significant demands include Rs 5 crore for the development and recarpeting of airstrips of Karad and Chandrapur airports. It has been decided to provide additional funds

Deepak Kesarkar (file) of Rs 159.63 crore for the purchase of two helicopters for the air travel of very very important persons (VVIPs). As the provision made in the current financial year for the installation of CCTV surveillance system in the state is found to be insufficient, it has been decided to make an additional provision of Rs 35 crore for CCTV projects in Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad and other cities, it said. It has been decided to make a provision for newly generated “basic infrastructure facilities” for the naxalhit Gadchiroli district. The Centre has provided Rs 5 crore funds under the special central assistance scheme, which needs to be revalidated and budgeted under this scheme. Another demand of Rs 62 lakh has been presented for expenses associated with the commission of inquiry into the Bhima Koregaon violence.

Lucknow University teachers attacked; varsity closed Lucknow, Jul 4 (PTI): Lucknow University was closed today till further orders after a group of students protesting over admission to the new academic session attacked teachers, injuring over a dozen of them, officials said. LU vice chancellor S P Singh said the youths claimed they were from the Samajwadi Party. “Over a dozen teachers were injured in the incident. I might have also been attacked by them but my colleagues saved me and I reached my office,” he told reporters. “All those involved in the incident were not LU students, and were anti-social elements and outsiders claiming themselves to be SP workers. There were 25-30 such persons involved in the attack,” he said. “The University has been closed sine die and the counselling going on for the admissions has also been stopped. We are going to lodge an FIR in this connection against those whom we identify,” the VC said. When asked when the university planned to reopen, the VC said, “It has been closed till further orders.” Among the teachers injured are proctor Vinod Singh and chief provost Sangita Rani, university officials said. Some university guards were also hurt.

Govt hikes annual maintenance Amarinder orders mandatory dope test on all govt employees cost of Air India’s VVIP aircraft New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI): In a relief to cash-strapped Air India, the government today approved a proposal to enhance the expenditure for operation and maintenance of the carrier’s VVIP aircraft by nearly Rs 200 crore from Rs 336.24 crore. Air I ndia eng a ges the ‘Special Extra Section Flights’ (SESF) or VVIP aircraft such as the Boeing B747-400 for the President, the Vice President and the Prime Minister. The proposal was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to help ease some of the fi-

nancial burden of the airline facing “serious” financial and liquidity position, an official statement said. “The CCEA has given its approval to enhance the expenditure for ‘Special Extra Section Flights’ (SESF) operations from Rs 336.24 crore plus applicable taxes to Rs 534.38 crore plus applicable taxes for 2016-17 with built-in annual escalation of 10 per cent to compensate the cost of living index and exchange fluctuation for the maintenance of B747-400 aircraft,” the statement said. The annual maintenance cost of Rs 336.24 crore was last fixed in 2011 by the CCEA for the aircraft

Remain accountable, responsible and vigilant: Centre to WhatsApp N EW D ELHI, J UL 4 (AGENCIES/PTI): A day after Centre warned WhatsApp not to allow its the platform to be used for malafide activities, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Wednesday has once again asked owners of instant messaging app to work closely with the IT Ministry and remain “accountable, responsible and vigilant” towards ensuring that nobody misuses their platform. “India is emerging as a big digital power. Whatsapp has the biggest spread in India across the world just like Facebook and Twitter. While we completely welcome them in India’s digital story and also making a commercial success of it, they must remain accountable, responsible and vigilant. It’s their responsibility to ensure that nobody can misuse their platform,” Prasad said here. “We found that disinformation and provocative messages on WhatsApp played a major role in instigating violence. The use, misuse and abuse of the platform which leads to killing of innocent people is clearly not acceptable. WhatsApp had submitted the Ministry’s queries to its California office. Today we got a response from them ensuring that new features like the administrator of group controlling the messages can be useful in controlling the spread of rumours,” he added.

WhatsApp to take steps to curb misinformation

Amid a spate of lynchings purportedly triggered by messages on its platform, WhatsApp on Wednesday said it is “horrified” by the “terrible acts of violence”, and outlined steps being taken by the company to curb abuse of the messaging platform. In its response to the IT Ministry’s missive, WhatsApp has said false news, misinformation and spread of hoaxes are issues that need to be dealt with collectively, by government, civil society and technology companies working together. “WhatsApp cares deeply about people’s safety, which is why we designed our app with security in mind...,” it said. The company also said it follows a two-pronged approach that includes giving people controls and information they need to stay safe, and working proactively to prevent misuse on WhatsApp. In its detailed response sent to the IT Ministry, a copy of which has been seen by PTI, WhatsApp has listed out the various measures being undertaken by the platform to curb spread of false news and misinformation. These include product controls, digital literacy, fact checking advocacy and proactive actions to tackle abuse.

maintenance. Since then, there has been a substantial increase in the expenditure incurred by Air India on maintenance of these aircraft because of increase in the cost of living index, depreciation of the rupee against the US dollar and increase in the material cost, the statement said. “It is therefore necessary to review the estimates/ reimbursements provided to Air India since the year 2011-12 as the cost base has not been indexed to inflation. Since, Al is suffering financial losses, the airline cannot afford to provide any services below its cost,” the statement said.

Chandigarh, Jul 4 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today ordered mandatory dope test on all government employees, including police personnel, from the time of their recruitment through every stage of their service. The chief minister has directed the Chief Secretary to work out the modalities and issue necessary notification in this regard, an official spokesperson said here. The chief minister has ordered drug screening to be mandatorily done in all cases of recruitment and promotions, as well as the annual medical examination that certain employees are required to undergo in accordance with the nature

of their duties. Dope test would be made mandatory for all recruitments as well as promotions to be made by various Punjab government departments, according to the spokesperson. Fur ther, dope test would also be made a mandatory part of the Annual Medical examination of all civilian/police employees of the Punjab government, wherever prescribed, he added. The move is part of a series of initiatives taken by the chief minister over the past three days to eliminate the drug menace from Punjab. The orders come on a day the chief minister

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to give up their nefarious activities or face stringent action. On July 2, the Punjab Cabinet had decided to recommend to the Centre death penalty for drug peddlers and smugglers.

Amarinder writes to Rajnath Singh

Amarinder Singh (file) formally communicated his Cabinet’s recommendation to the Centre, seeking amendment to the NDPS Act to provide for death penalty for first-time offenders too. Singh has already issued a strict warning to drug smugglers and peddlers

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CALL FOR PERSONAL INTERVIEW

In pursuance of the Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission Advertisement NO. NSRLM/SMMU/ADVT/2012-13 dated 19/04/2018 and Notification dated 25/05/2018 and 30/05/2018, the Written Examination for Area Coordinators and Accountant Cum Data Entry Operators was conducted on 9th June 2018 and in ratio of 3:1 candidates bearing the following roll numbers in ascending order are shortlisted for Personal Interview. District Dimapur (6 Post) Kiphire (8 Post) Kohima (10 Post) Mokokchung (11 Post) Mon (11 Post) Phek (11 Post) Wokha (6 Post) Zunheboto (12 Post)

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Accountant Cum Data Entry Operator (15 Post) 9003, 9005, 9008, 9010, 9015, 9016, 9018, 9029, 9036, 9039, 9049, 9065, 9067, 9070, 9074, 9076, 9083, 9087, 9088, 9090, 9098, 9111, 9122, 9125, 9133, 9138, 9144, 9155, 9157, 9162, 9163, 9164, 9169, 9175, 9181, 9183, 9196, 9197, 9202, 9205, 9206, 9207, 9210, 9219, 9224, 9225, 9233, 9245, 9248, 9252, 9254 Date of Oral Interview: 17th July 2018 : Area Coordinator for Dimapur, Kiphire, Kohima, Mokokchung, Phek and Wokha District 18th July 2018 : Area Coordinator for Mon and Zunheboto District Accountant Cum Data Entry Operator Time : 10:00 AM onwards Venue : Mission Director’s Office Chamber, MGNREGA & NRLM Building, 1st Floor Note: The shortlisted candidates must bring their Admit Card issued by the Mission and their academic documents/certificates in original on the day of interview. Sd/(ATHEL O. LOTHA) Addl. Secretary, RD & Mission Director, NRLM Nagaland: Kohima DC-XXXX

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today wrote to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh recommending death penalty for first-time drug smugglers and peddlers, an official spokesperson said. The decision to send a formal recommendation to the Centre to initiate the process of amending the Narcotic Drugs and Psycho-

tropic Substance (NDPS) Act, 1985, was taken on Monday in a Punjab Cabinet meeting chaired by the chief minister. In his letter, Amarinder Singh stressed on the need to strengthen the existing enforcement measures to provide for more deterrent punishment to the offenders. The Punjab chief minister pointed out that the NDPS Act, in its current form, provides for death penalty if certain offences are committed twice. This, the chief minister said, meant that a person can get away with these offences at least once, causing substantial damage to the youth and the society.

VACANCY FOR TEACHERS

1. Walk in interview will be conducted by Assam Rifles Public School, Dimapur as per following programme:(a) Dimapur - 14 July 2018 for vacancy of High School Teacher (TGT) Mathematics Teacher. 2. Qualification requirement :(a) For the post of High School Teacher (TGT) Mathematics : (i) B.Sc (Mathematics). (Post Graduate will be preferred): (ii) B.Ed. 3. Candidates who are willing to work at Dimapur School only to apply. Residential accommodation will be provided to deserving cases. 4. Application with the telephone number of the candidates must be submitted by hand to the officer on or before 10 Jul 2018 on the following address:For Dimapur - Principal Assam Rifles Public School (High), Dimapur ARTC & S, Dimapur (Nagaland). PIN – 797112 5. All expenses will be borne by the candidates themselves. 6. Pay and perks will be as per prevailing scales in comparable institutions. Deserving candidates will be considered for higher pay scales. DC-XXXX

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Dichotomy on plastic

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orld Environmental Day or Earth Day are observed with much fanfare throughout India making it look as if the mere observance has brought about the desired change/objective to save the planet Earth. One of the biggest obstacles to the implementation of plastic bans on the ground, say activists, is the lack of political will. The challenge before a fast-growing consumerist world is on how to solve the ever growing piles of garbage which pose serious threat to the environment. The challenge is on curbing the use of plastic but the bigger challenge is on how to dispose off tons of garbage? Experts have pointed out that plastic pollution cannot be curbed with laws but implementation which environmentalists stressed, was all about proper disposal of plastic waste. Maharashtra is another classic example of the dichotomy on plastic pollution. While the state is the 18th state in India to enforce a complete ban on plastic bags; yet on the ground,many environmentalists are not very optimistic, given the poor history of implementing similar plastic bans in 17 other states and Union Territories so far. The ban includes polythene carry bags of all sizes and thicknesses, as well as thermocol, disposable plastic plates, bowls, cups, straws, cutlery, and pouches. Those who violate the ban, both manufacturers and users could be fined a minimum of Rs 5,000. The only plastic items exempt from the ban are milk pouches, wrappers for processed food, dustbin liners, packs for medicines, solid waste and agricultural products, and polyethylene terephthalate or PET bottles. Policy and regulation through institutional framework, legal framework, environmental norms, and policy initiatives from the government need to be mainstreamed to formulate a common ground for multi-strategic action. Fulfilling the promise of a plastic-free India requires a much more radical approach than a ban. After all, environment conservation is also about an individual’s conscious and social responsibility. With population explosion, coupled with improved life style of people, results in increased generation of solid wastes in urban as well as rural areas of the country. In India like all other sectors there is a marked distinction between the solid waste from urban and rural areas. However, due to ever increasing urbanization, fast adoption of ‘Use & Throw’ concept and equally fast communication between urban and rural areas the gap between the two is diminishing. The solid waste from rural areas is more of a biodegradable nature and the same from urban areas contains more non-biodegradable components like plastics and packaging. The fact is the so-called “plastic ban” experience has been far from encouraging, whether in Delhi or elsewhere. The only heartening piece of news is from the north eastern state of Sikkim. The NE state is a model for all. It is also the first state to be declared totally organic in 2016. It took the state 13 years to fully implement organic farming since the idea was mooted way back in 2003. Why it is difficult to effectively ban plastic is because of its low cost, ease of manufacture and resistance to water, versatile plastics are widely used in packaging products, ranging from a paper clip to aircraft to space ships. Disposal should be given equal priority as banning plastic otherwise, all the slogans will remain meaningless.

DailyDevotion One of God’s Great “Don’ts”

Do not fret— it only causes harm. —Psalm 37:8 Fretting means getting ourselves “out of joint” mentally or spiritually. It is one thing to say, “Do not fret,” but something very different to have such a nature that you find yourself unable to fret. It’s easy to say, “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him” (Psalm 37:7) until our own little world is turned upside down and we are forced to live in confusion and agony like so many other people. Is it possible to “rest in the Lord” then? If this “Do not” doesn’t work there, then it will not work anywhere. This “Do not” must work during our days of difficulty and uncertainty, as well as our peaceful days, or it will never work. And if it will not work in your particular case, it will not work for anyone else. Resting in the Lord is not dependent on your external circumstances at all, but on your relationship with God Himself. Worrying always results in sin. We tend to think that a little anxiety and worry are simply an indication of how wise we really are, yet it is actually a much better indication of just how wicked we are. Fretting rises from our determination to have our own way. Our Lord never worried and was never anxious, because His purpose was never to accomplish His own plans but to fulfill God’s plans. Fretting is wickedness for a child of God. Have you been propping up that foolish soul of yours with the idea that your circumstances are too much for God to handle? Set all your opinions and speculations aside and “abide under the shadow of the Almighty” (Psalm 91:1). Deliberately tell God that you will not fret about whatever concerns you. All our fretting and worrying is caused by planning without God.

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“The only thing faster than the speed of thought is the speed of forgetfulness. Good thing we have other people to help us remember.” ~ Vera Nazarian

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On Nagaland NEET performance

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his has been disturbing my mind for quite a long time and with the recent declaration of the merit list of NEET UG by our state, I can wait no longer to bring out my concern to public attention. First of all, to all the medical aspirants who made it this year, very big congratulations, your hard work and dedication paid off. Ever since the states stopped conducting medical exams (2016), there is now only one common exam for all the medical aspirants’ i.e NEET UG in the country. Having got through the medical exam i.e NSEE (ours was the last batch to give the exam), by God’s grace, I got my seat in the heart of the country. Now, far away from home, I got to experience a new life, new to everything and exposed to the competition outside the state which had been an eye opening experience for me. Having friends from other northeast states as well as the mainland friends, we would often enquire and learn about each other’s culture and be updated with what is happening in each of our states. The most awaited time finally arrived, the NEET UG result, I was curious about how our state as well as the other northeast states performed this year. The highest mark scored by our state was 371 which is quite good. When I asked my Arunachali friend about their state performance and came across their result, it had me to think deep. Around 15 students scored 400+ and many scored 300+. I also learned that all the schools in Arunachal are CBSE based. Apart from Arunachal Pradesh, other northeast states are performing really well! Our state’s score exceeding 300 was only one. It’s not easy to score even 200 and I appreciate all who made it. But the competition outside our state is quite high. In terms of competition, our state is really very poor. Now, coming back to what I have to say, I would like all the readers to think about it. Having been studied in Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) till my twelfth, there’s a lot of challenges that I myself have faced in terms of medical exam. This has been kitchen’s talk. I’m not discouraging students from the NBSE board. Every board has its pros and cons and our state board like any other has its pros and cons, but recently I feel the impact of cons is weighing more than its pros. In comparison to other boards, CBSE in particular, as the NEET UG exam is conducted following the CBSE course, our board is lagging behind. As a concerned citizen and a medical student in particular, having experienced the education system of the state, I would like to express my opinion with interest to the NEET UG. As I was writing about the textbooks that our board had been using, I came to light that this year, the present class eleven has started using NCERT books which is being used by the CBSE board. I appreciate the changes that have been made in the textbooks. About the books that we used until this year: the syllabus was the same but the books were not as efficient as the NCERT books. Coming back to biology, the questions for NEET UG are solely from NCERT text book (CBSE). Our past textbook (NBSE) was quite thick with no head or tail. It’s of a high standard book but it was at the

same time not at all productive for NEET aspirants. It’s a big “No” for NEET preparation. To make it in biology, mastering NCERT is more than enough. It is precise and clear. I appreciate the board for looking into the books provided, after all, in the end, it is the NEET UG exam the students will be facing. Till the last moment, our students had to study the thick biology book for board exam and in the end just when only a month was left for NEET exam, shifted to NCERT book, which the other students from CBSE board had been mastering in their eleventh and twelfth classes. Our board focuses more on quantity rather than quality. The conceptual building up of the students is a must. Our board demands quantity to score good marks rather than focusing on questions that build up a student’s concept. In physics, the majority of the questions are solving the derivations rather than using the derivations into solving conceptual questions. Due to poor performance of our students in NEET UG, we are deprived of the 15% seats under all India quota which is open to all. Our students are unable to reach that level of availing seats under centralized counselling. The seats that our students are availing is under the 85% seats which the Govt. Of India has for the states. Maybe, it’s time our board make changes to the way it’s being run, compare the quality of the questions being asked by other boards and henceforth make necessary changes for the betterment of the student’s future. On my survey, the toppers of our state board don’t seem to be doing well in the NEET exam. Freshers qualifying the exam are few. The question arises here: where is the quality? The NEET exam demands quality, is our state producing quality? What about the students, are we trying? Our students are not aware of how the students from other parts of the country are working hard day and night to make it through the exam. Not aware of which books to study, when to start preparing? I’m not against our state board but I really feel our state board should also take the step in bringing the change. I hope we don’t remain blinded to the arising competition. It’s high time for the board also to be aware of the present scenario and try to dig out the reason behind the poor performance by our state and make changes for the betterment of our students who holds the future. The students at the same time, since I’m focusing on NEET, I would like to encourage the NEET aspirants not to repeat the mistakes we made in the past by being “UNAWARE”. If you really want to do well, start your preparation from now on, while you still have time. Clear your concepts well. Focus on quality. It’s not easy but it’s not impossible. I’ve seen it, experienced it and by it I say, Nagas are no less. We have the potential but the preparation is missing, the determination is missing. This is your time! Don’t miss it! Enjoy at the same time, focus on your goal. Alowie Nyusou, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Skin infection in your pet dog and its preventive measures

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wning a pet dog is a wonderful experience as they make a lot of differences in our life with their much energetic playful nature, faithful and unconditional love. But it comes with a high responsibility as the owner need to devote valuable time to take care of the dog housing, nutrition and health status. Skin infection is one of the most common problems in dog affecting all age group and occurs mostly due to improper sanitation, poor management and nutrient .It causes impaired health condition and productivity of dog. Skin infections are mostly caused by external parasitic infestation like lice, fleas and mites. Lice and fleas infest the skin, they bite and suck blood and causes mild to severe skin irritation and allergy dermatitis. Mites infest the skin and causes severe skin infection leading to secondary bacterial and fungal infection. Infestation of skin with parasitic mites is termed as Mange. Two types of mange infestation are 1. Sarcoptic mange-it infects the ear, muzzles, face and elbow. There will be scale, crust formation and hair falling. Dog becomes weak and emaciated with a sour odour body smell 2. Demodectic mange- it infect the entire body of the dog and there will be heavy loss of hair, thickening and wrinkling of the skin, formation of small pustules and sometime blood ooze out of the skin. Some Preventive steps to control skin infection in dog1. Always keep the dog shed dry and clean 2. Well balance nutritious diet 3. Regular brushing, grooming and bathing of the dog at least once a week with good quality dog shampoos 4. Daily cleaning of the dog shed,food and water utensils with water and disinfectants Solution 5. Regular and timely deworming and vaccination 6. Isolation of the infected dog 7. Yearly check-up of dog 8. Proper disposal of dead dog by burial method In cause of suspected mange infestation in your pet dog the owner should immediately consult a veterinarian since it is a highly contagious disease that may spread among dogs and even to human being. Dr.Elizabeth Yhome, Veterinary Surgeon, Veterinary Hospital Kohima

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ANATG 2015 temporarily suspends indefinite hunger strike

n view of the recent temporary suspension of the INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE which was launched w.e.f 29th June 2018, The ANATG-2015 Batch would like to clarify its stand to all concerned , that despite launching 4 ( Four) phases of agitation owing to the unjust delays by the Government/ Department to regularize the service of 1166 Grade III Adhoc Teachers, the group launched the INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE w.e.f 29th June 2018. The INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE continued till 30th June 2018 and was to pursue further as per the collective resolution, but owing to the appeal by the Esteemed All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association- ANSTA, the Naga Students’ FederationNSF and the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation – ENSF with the proposal to file the INTERLOCUTORY APPLICATION-(IA)on behalf of the ANATG-2015 Batch, the group by acknowledging the kind concerns and gestures from the esteemed Association and Organizations had to temporarily suspend the INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE and also since the Competent Government/ Department remained adamant to file the Interlocutory Application-(IA) before the Hon’ble Court even after an INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE was launched. It may be mentioned time and again that as per the official legal statement made by Shri. K. Sema- Senior Additional Advocate General, vide letter NO-AG/ESTT-11/2018 dated Kohima the 17th May 2018, the regularization of ANATG-2015 Batch cannot be processed till any of the two Legal options are being enforced i.e (i) Till the WRIT PETITION NO_ 145(k)/2017 is disposed off. OR (ii) Till any order is passed by the Hon’ble Court modifying the INTERIM Order dated 28- 07- 2017 favoring the ANATG-2015 Batch. In view of the aforementioned legal options from the Government , the ANATG2015 Batch was compelled to opt for the second legal option i.e urging the Competent Government/ Department to immediately file the Interlocutory Application before the Hon’ble Court to avail any order that modifies the

INTERIM ORDER dated 28-07-2017 which favors the ANATG-2015 Batch, and redress our genuine aggrieved matter at the earliest , and following which various Official Letters/Representations and Ultimatums were placed before the esteemed authority vide letter dated Kohima the 20th June 2018, 22nd June 2018, 23rd June 2018, 25th June 2018, 27th June 2018, 28th June 2018, and 29th June 2018 along with the Observation Letter from the Esteemed Parent Body of the Entire teaching Communitythe ANSTA Vide letter dated Kohima the 23rd June 2018 appealing the Government/ Department to move the Interlocutory Application-(IA) before the Hon’ble Court. And to our utter dismay, despite the gravity of the aggrieved situation, the Government/ Department sent a Letter to the Aggrieved ANATG2015 Batch vide letter NO: DSE/ESTT/REG/01/13 (pt-iii)/ 157 dated Kohima the 29th June 2018 stating that the Government of Nagaland has already filed an Affidavit for Preliminary Objections on the Maintainability of WRIT PETITION (c) NO: 145 (k)/2017 and as such it was felt unnecessary to file the Interlocutory Application to redress the grievances of the aggrieved ANATG-2015 Batch. It may also be mentioned that at the time when an ULTIMATUM dated 30th April 2018 was served to the Competent Authority to redress the aggrieved matter of the ANATG-2015 Batch , our appeal was turned down by the Government/ department stating that the ANATG2015 Batch was impleaded in the On-going Court matter , and following which the aggrieved Group pleaded the Government/ department that since the ANATG-2015 Batch was not in any way impleaded in the Court case , our service should be regularized ,where the Government directed the aggrieved Group to furnish an assurances of their stand in written from the petitioners then only the matter shall be taken into consideration. Subsequently the ACAUT & PSAN by considering the gravity of situation , they made their clarification clearly on how the aggrieved ANATG-2015 Batch was not at all impleaded in the Ongoing Court case vide Press Release dated 30th June 2018

through all the Local Dailies. Hence an official statement from the petitioner was also placed before the competent Government/ Department which clearly stated that the ANATG-2015 Batch was not at all impleaded in the Ongoing Court case and that only the Post which comes under the NPSC purview was being impleaded in the Court case vide WP(c) No- 145 (K)/ 2017. But the written clarification is being overlooked by the Government / Department despite their earlier Directives and assurances. T h e A NATG - 2 0 1 5 Batch through this statement would also like to clarify to all the Right Thinking Citizens that it was only due to the Recruitment Policy of the Government of Nagaland that the present aggrieved Grade-III Adhoc Teachers had to occupy the Vacant State Sanctioned Post on Adhoc basis. Had the Government conducted recruitment Test before the appointment , the present aggrieved teachers could had followed the recruitment policy in order to occupy the sanctioned post on regular basis. But the present aggrieved grade-III teachers had to complete a minimum of 3 ( Three) years of service and appear the suitability test of which all the present 1166 Grade-III Adhoc teachers have successfully cleared the Departmental Suitability test , Spot verification of Documents on 20th May 2017, with all other necessary clearances from the esteemed P&AR Department. Subsequently the ANATG-2018 Batch on 30th June 2018 by considering the sympathetic concerns from the All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association- ANSTA, The Naga Students’ FederationNSF and the Eastern Naga Students’ Federation-ENSF, has resolved to temporarily suspend the INDEFINITE HUNGER STRIKE and all other democratic acts of resentment w.ef 01-07-2018 untill further notice. It is also to be noted that a final agreement is yet to be finalized with the Government/ Department along with the ANSTA/ NSF/ENSF and the aggrieved ANATG-2015 Batch likely on 5th June 2018.

Ruguotsolie, president. and Temsuchiba Aier, Convenor, ANATG2015 batch, Agitation Core-Committee

The importance of counselling (From previous issue) Counsellors use a variety of methods in which to help a person in whatever they are going through. They will help by posing questions and having the person do some introspection and selfunderstanding. Often, the answers to life’s questions are right in front of us. We just don’t see them clearly because we’re so embroiled in the melee of what is going on around us. A counsellor will help a person to identify what these questions are and how they should answer and be answered. It’s not always easy. Often we have to make choices that will alter our world as we know it. A counsellor can help guide a person through this so that they can move forward in life. It can be scary to make changes that will alter your world. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and focus on the negative in life. Often it’s the fear of the unknown that holds us hostage. Counsellors can guide people through these ruts and help them to move forward in their life without regret. Sometimes, it’s fear that has held us; hostage, all these years and a good counsellor can help us to alleviate our fears. Choosing to go to counselling isn’t a bad choice; it’s nothing to be ashamed of. There are many times where the importance of counselling will help a person to

move forward in their life and enjoy it to its fullest. There are counsellors for anything and everything in life that a person can imagine. Choosing to counsel is a huge step and will go far in helping a person to enjoy their life. Counselling is good for you: Counselling can be useful for anyone who wants to explore the way they’re thinking or feeling further, as well as for anyone experiencing a problem or issue they are keen to resolve. People may choose to speak to a counsellor because they feel they cannot speak to their other half/friends/family about such personal issues, or they may simply wish to speak to a professional with an objective viewpoint. Today our world community becomes more and more electronic, there are certainly benefits, however, there are also serious drawbacks. Personal physical relationships have decreased significantly thereby reducing our opportunities for real live connections with the people around us. There was a day when I might not have been able to communicate with someone around the world, but when I needed validation, support, connection, and relationship, I could go to my best friend down the street, spend the night, and get what I needed from that relationship. Now, what I might get is a quick text or an email instead. Because the need for connection in humans is

fundamental, counselors can be a very important surrogate to get that connection. Conclusion: The need for a professional counselling service is increasing due to the increasing complexities of modern day living, aggression, behavioral problems, drug abuse, alchoholism, sexual abuse, the HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases. The need for counselling service is universal for all categories of people, catering to the needs of psychological and emotional wellbeing and therefore, the need of counselling does confine to all. Those

called upon immediately to help reduce the pain of another, such as that brought about by bereavement, job loss, physical or sexual abuse, are not always the professionally trained counsellors but often the parent, friend, manager, nurse, doctor, or cleric, any of whom can do much to relieve the pain of crisis by listening, hearing and understanding what the other person is experiencing at that particular time. (Concluded) Rev. Fr. C. Joseph, Counsellor-St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

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The NWHD highly acknowledge and appreciated the ongoing team clean Dimapur under the leadership of CEO Moa Sangtam, a young man with a vision to bring a change in Dimapur after such a long decade with community participation with civil societies, students, well wishers from different sectors. NWHD fully support DMC initiative program and tender its full support and at the same time fervently request all right thinking citizens to participate without any expectation to make Dimapur a healthier place to live in. DMC circulation for Nyamo Lotha road stretch to be looked after by team clean Dimapur is a challenge and responsibility for all business community and Dimapurians equally. Therefore NWHD appeal everyone to abide by DMC circulation and be part of team clean Dimapur. Keninguno Kath, publicity and information secretary NWHD 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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21. Under ‘nikah halala’, if a Muslim woman after divorce by her husband three times on different instances, wants to go back to him, she has to marry another person and then divorce the second husband to get re-married to her first husband. “Declare the dissolution of the Muslim Marriages Act, 1939 unconstitutional and violative of Articles 14, 15, 21 and 25

of the Constitution in so far as it fails to secure for the Indian Muslim women the protection from bigamy which has been statutorily secured for Indian women from other religions,” said her plea filed through advocate V.K. Biju. The apex court has been hearing pleas filed by Sameena Begum, Nafisa Khan, Moullium Mohsin and BJP leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar Up-

adhyay on the issue. Article 14 guarantees equality before law, Article 15 prohibits discrimination on the grounds of religion, race, caste, sex or place of birth and Article 21 guarantees protection of life and personal liberty. Telling the court that though different religious communities are governed by different personal laws, Upadhyay had contended that “personal laws must meet the test of constitutional validity and constitutional morality in as much as they cannot be violative of Articles 14, 15, and 21”. Pointing to the “appalling” affect of polygamy and other such practices on the Muslim women, senior counsel Mohan Parasaran had earlier told the apex court that the 2017 judgment holding instant ‘triple talaq’ as unconstitutional had left these two issues open and did not address them.

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Sanga (HYS) has paid homage to the departed soul of Maya Bhattacharjee, the one who stood by Manik Bhattacharjee all the time and the one who has been the spinal cord of the Bhattacharjee family. In a condolence message, HYS on behalf of its members, office bearers and advisors conveyed condolence to the family of late Maya Bhattacharjee and prayed that her soul abode in peace. MCD: Muslim Council Dimapur (MCD) expressed

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sage, Tovihoto prayed to Almighty God to grant comfort and provide strength to the bereaved family to tide over the loss. He also offered deepest sympathies to the family members and prayed that God rest her soul in eternal peace. DSC: Dimapur Sumi Council (DSC) has expressed deep grief and pain over the demise of Maya Bhattacharjee. In a condolence message, SCD described her as “a motherly figure” and said her death was not only a loss for the family but also the people of Dimapur cutting across caste, creed and religion. Stating that she would be deeply missed, the SCD expressed condolences to the bereaved family and also prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace. HYS: Hindu Yuva

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DIMAPUR, JUL 4 (NPN): Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) has alleged that the social welfare department was neither following the Supreme Court direction nor adhering to the Government of India Guidelines in awarding the contracts for supply micronutrient fortified food under Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme. NPRAAF through its information & publicity cell cautioned the department that not following court order and not adhering to guidelines would invite persecution under the law. The Ministry of Women & Child Development, in a letter dated September 26, 2014 to all the States and Union Territories, sought strict implementation of the feeding norms while providing Take Home Ration (THR) under ICDS scheme. The ministry had emphasized the need for procurement of supplementary nutrition food in accordance with the guidelines of the Government of India and in the light of the Supreme Court judgment. The ministry communicated to all the secretaries/incharge of ICDS that “bona fide manufacturer”, who fulfills the norms and standard laid down in the policy of government of India dated February 24, 2009 and direction of the Supreme Court on August 19, 2011, can be considered for supply micronutrient fortified food. The Supreme Court

judgment (2011) 9 SSC 340 also held that “The supplier is required to provide fine mix of all kinds of ingredients including the revised intake of proteins and calories to the precise level. In fact, the level of precision is earmarked for each kind of food. The concept behind the same cannot be permitted to be demonized by referring to it as food prepared by ‘automated machines’. The procedure adopted is necessary to ensure that there is ‘zero infection’ in the food which is going to be consumed by infants and children who are already under nourished. Further, the Government of India vide letter No. 5(25)2010-tech, dated 15.03.2012, communicated to state governments that safety standards should be strictly followed while providing Supplementary Nutrition Programme (SNP) and that it was necessary to take adequate precaution and ensure that any food supplied through the ICDS system was safe and nutritious. It also emphasized it was necessary to be vigilant and anyone violating food safety and standards are booked and taken to task promptly. In this regard, NPRAAF has appealed to the social welfare department to implement all schemes under ICDS strictly adhering to the government of India guidelines. It also urged the department not take the matter lightly but take action. Further, the forum appealed to the social wel-

fare department to strictly implement all the flagship programmes under Wheat Based Nutrition Programme (WBNP) and National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013. NPRAAF stated that under the programme the centre has allocated food grains at the subsidized price not exceeding Rs. 3 per kg for rice, Rs. 2 per kg for wheat and one rupee per kg for coarse grains. Since the Nagas do not consume wheat, it said the Centre converted wheat into rice in addition to state’s share of rice. As such, the forum said there should be sufficient rice to distribute to the targeted beneficiaries. NPRAAF pointed out that the ministry of women & child development has also enhanced the supply of rice to the state from 4061 metric ton to 5000 plus 5000 MTs of rice (converted from wheat) just in one quarter of fourth quarter allocation annually to Nagaland. In this regard, the forum said that the state government should be in a position to distribute the food adequately. It also appealed to department to make good use of National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) fund to help the old age, differently abled and the poor. Meanwhile, NPRAAF stated that it would submit a memorandum to social welfare department in relation to improvement in dispensation of ICDS/programme in the larger interest of the state and the targeted beneficiaries.

Gadkari flags off taxi ambulance service New Delhi, Jul 4 (IANS): Union Transport and Highway Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday flagged-off the taxi-ambulance service initiated by the Wagon Cab startup. In the initial phase, the Wagon Cab will operate with 200 such taxis which will be driven by drivers trained in medical aspects. “Time plays an important role in our lives, especially in the context of road accidents. With the launch of Hospital wagon as a Taxi Ambulance service, we are looking forward to make the roads of Delhi-NCR safer,” Uttam Bose, COO and Co-founder of Wagon Cab said in a statement.

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(From p-1) In his condolence message to Manoj Bhattacharjee, the governor said “she was a source of inspiration to you and your late father Shri Manik Bhattacharjee, a great social worker and educationist.” Governor conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and further prayed that Almighty grant them strength and solace to bear this irreparable loss at this hour of grief. To v i h o t o : A d v i sor power & chairman DPDB, Dimapur, H Tovihoto Ayemi, MLA, has expressed deep shock over untimely demise of Maya Bhattacharjee and said that “in her passing, we have lost a wonderful being, gentle soul and a woman of distinguished humanity.” In his condolence mes-

(From p-1) Zenwang also has more inventions to his name – a water harvesting technology called UHarvest, a thermo-electric device that can generate electricity form fireplace using the Seebeck Effect, the Hydrowingen and a tea leaf cutting machine. When asked what message he had for young innovators, he said every youngster was a potential change-maker. He appealed to the youngsters to be passionate for becoming agents of change in their society as they were very dynamic. Like Zenwang, Peihauding’s inventions also aim at helping farmers eliminate challenges that affect crop yield. His other notable inventions are a Plant Organic Absorbing Device (POAD) to extract minerals from plant without cutting it and Bio Enhancer, an organic fertiliser to enhance growth of plants and promote soil fertility by absorbing harmful chemicals present in the soil. Peihauding had represented Kohima Science College (Autonomous), Jotsoma at the TechExpo organised by IIT Guwahati from August 31 to September 3 last year and his “Organic Healing Paste” was awarded first prize and given Rs 60,000 as reward in the senior category of the expo. His project was also adjudged the “Best Northeast Project” at the event. Nagaland Post was unable to reach Peihauding.

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New Delhi, Jul 4 (IANS): The Supreme C o u r t o n We d n e s d ay sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea that challenged the constitutional validity of the practice of polygamy and ‘nikah halala’ among Muslims in India. A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud issued the notice to the Centre and tagged the plea with similar petitions pending before it. The fresh plea filed by Women Resistance Committee Chairperson Nazia Ilahi Khan, a practicing advocate at the Calcutta High Court, has challenged the practice of polygamy, ‘nikah halala’, ‘nikah mutah’ (temporary marriage among Shias) and ‘nikah misyar’ (short-term marriage among Sunnis) on the grounds that these were violative of the Constitution’s Articles 14, 15 and

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Asrani said he intends to increase the production capacity of Goa Kings Beer from existing 2 million cases to 4 million cases annually. Balakrishnan is chief commercial officer of ACC Cement maker ACC today appointed Sridhar Balakrishnan as its chief commercial officer. He will lead commercial strategy and execution, ensuring an optimum and profitable product portfolio, and building the right sales organisation to deliver business goals and will also serve as a member of the executive committee, it said in a statement.

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Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI): Mid-size private sector lender Yes Bank Wednesday said it received final Sebi regulatory approval to begin mutual fund business. The bank had already received the approval for the same from the Reserve Bank earlier. “Yes Asset Management will further complement the bank’s retail liabilities and wealth management strategy, and also allow it to build on the bank’s distribution network to provide customers a seamless investment and banking experience, the bank said in a statement. Yes Bank has been

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“We are taking steps to strengthen Air India’s management practices and operational efficiencies so as to make it profitable again,” Goyal told reporters on the sidelines of a conference here. Noting that Air India’s problems can be attributed to the acquisition of an expensive fleet and having run up huge debts, the Minister said with the government’s new thrust on turning around the national carrier, there would be visible change in the next 18 months. “Improvement in the functioning of Air India and its profitability would help us fetch a better value,” he said.

Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI): Gold prices rebounded by Rs 245 to Rs 30,510 per ten grams Wednesday, largely on a firm trend overseas along with increased buying by local jewellers. Silver, too, rallied Rs 240 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units. Standard gold (99.5 per cent purity) moved up by Rs 245 to end at Rs 30,510 per ten grams from Tuesday’s level of Rs 30,265. Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also rose by a similar margin to close at Rs 30,660 per ten grams against Rs 30,415 earlier. Silver (.999 fineness) shot up by Rs 240 to end at Rs 39,280 per kg as against Rs 39,040 previously. Globally, gold hit a one-week high, rebounding from this week’s seven-month low, helped by a softer dollar and smouldering trade tensions, though gains were limited by the prospect that rising interest rates will support the greenback.

The government in 2014 made mandatory for companies to spend 2 per cent of their three-year average annual net profit on CSR activities in each financial year, starting from FY15. The norms are applicable to firms with at least Rs 50 million net profit or Rs 10 billion turnover or Rs 50 billion net worth. The report also revealed that the top 20 corporations command over 45 per cent of the prescribed CSR in the country. In addition, the top 500 companies, which contribute to over 90 per cent of the total CSR spend, are estimated to spend over Rs 110 billion on social initiatives in FY19, the report said. In terms of sectors, education is expected to be the most favoured area of CSR investment in the coming years.

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New Delhi, Jul 4 (IANS): The government is making efforts to turnaround Air India and make it profitable again to be able it fetch higher value from its strategic disinvestment, acting Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. Last month, the government said a 76 per cent stake sale process of the national carrier has ended as “no interest” was shown by bidders but it remains committed to the strategic divestment for which other alternatives will be evaluated. The sale offer failed to attract any bidder by the deadline for submitting preliminary bids on May 31.

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Mumbai, Jul 4 (PTI): The total corporate social responsibility (CSR) spending by the top 500 companies in the country since the applicability of mandatory CSR in 2014 is likely to cross Rs 500 billion by March 2019, said a report. The CSR compliance is also likely to improve and fall in the range of 97 to 98 per cent by financial year 2019-20, according to a research done by development sector platforms CSRBOX and NGOBOX. “Mandatory CSR has gradually formalised the corporate philanthropy with emphasis on impacts on the ground. With on an average Rs 120 billion funding annually, there is a lot that can be done in education, healthcare and rural development areas,” said Bhomik Shah, chief executive officer, NGOBOX and CSRBOX.

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According to the government, the MSP of cotton (medium staple) has been raised to Rs 5,150 from Rs 4,020 and that of cotton (long staple) to Rs 5,450 from 4,320 per quintal. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has pegged the production cost of medium staple cotton at Rs 3,433 per quintal and the MSP increase is 50 per cent over the cost. In pulses, tur MSP has been raised to Rs 5,675 per quintal from Rs 5,450, and that of moong to Rs 6,975 per quintal from Rs 5,575. Urad MSP has been hiked to Rs 5,600 from Rs 5,400 per quintal. The MSP of tur and urad has been raised by up to 66 per cent over their production cost. Among oilseeds, MSP of soyabean has been increased to Rs 3,399 per quintal from Rs 3,050, while that of groundnut (shell) to Rs 4,890 per quintal from Rs 4,450, sunflower seed to Rs 5,388 per quintal from Rs 4,100, Sesamum to Rs 6,249 per quintal from 5,300 and niger seed to Rs 5,877 per quintal from Rs 4,050. There has been 50 per cent increase in the MSP of oilseeds over the cost of production.

of Hollywood actor Mila Kunis as its brand ambassador. According to the statement, “from 2006 through 2012, Beam’s Indian subsidiary used third-party sales promoters and distributors to make illicit payments to government employees to increase sales orders, process license and label registrations, and facilitate the distribution of Beam’s distilled spirit products”. The parties involved reportedly received kickbacks through escalated bills and the expenditure incurred was fudged at the subsidiary level. While Beam has not accepted or denied the allegations, it issued a statement saying that it is “committed to doing business the right way everywhere they we operate.”

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advisory body CACP has calculated production cost of paddy at Rs 1,166 per quintal and the government has raised the MSP of paddy (common grade) by Rs 200 to Rs 1,750 per quintal for 2018-19 season, he said. The support price of Grade A variety of paddy has been raised by Rs 180 per quintal to Rs 1,770. The increase in paddy MSP is 50-51 per cent over its production cost. “This will send a positive message to farmers and boost their confidence and end farm distress,” Singh said. Terming it as a historic decision, the minister said the sharp increase in MSP was done after lot of consideration and “not in hurry”. The hike in the MSP will cost the exchequer over Rs 15,000 crore, he added. “This will increase the income of farmers and purchasing capacity, which will have impact on wider economic activity”. Replying to a queries on likely impact of MSP hike on price rise, Singh said, “We are concerned about inflation. It is not correct to say that inflation will go up. We have controlled inflation in last four years and will succeed in controlling it in future as well as”.

NEW DELHI, JUL 4 (AGENCIES): The maker of Jim Beam bourbon whiskey, Beam Suntory, will be doling out more than $8 million (Rs 55 crore) as penalty after US regulators found it was allegedly bribing government officials in India to make inroads into the burgeoning market. The whisky-maker’s Indian subsidiary reportedly bribed officials to speed up process pertaining to acquiring licenses and distribution, the US Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement. The development comes as a blotch in the over 200-year old history of Jim Beam. The company, which is credited with giving birth to ‘bourbon whiskey’, brands its product as ‘World’s finest’ and boasts

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New Delhi, Jul 4 (PTI): The government Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for paddy by a record Rs 200 per quintal that will cost the exchequer over Rs 15,000 crore, and help fulfil its poll promise to give farmers 50 per cent more rate than their cost of production. The decision, taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, comes less than a year before next general election. The previous highest hike in paddy MSP was Rs 170 a quintal in the 2012-13 the election year of UPA-II. In the last four years, the NDA government has raised the paddy MSP between Rs 50-80 per quintal. While the BJP had promised in 2014 to give farmers a price of 1.5 times of cost, an announcement to give effect to the promise was made in the government’s fifth and final annual Budget presented on February 1 this year. Briefing about the CCEA decision, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said the cabinet has approved the MSP of 14 kharif (summersown) crops for the 2018-19 season. The government’s price

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had incurred after the promulgation of the NRO. “I have a thousand people in mind who we have to get all (assets) details from,” the chief justice remarked during today’s hearing. The chief justice also asked the respondents to submit details of assets held by their family members. When asked when Z a r d a r i a n d Q ay y u m would submit their asset details, Farooq H Naek, who was re por tedly among the drafters of the NRO, responded that the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader has already submitted his reply. Zardari, 64, will contest for a National Assembly seat from his native town Nawabshah in the upcoming general elections, making

his return to the electoral and parliamentary politics after a gap of 24 years. The court gave Musharraf two weeks to submit his reply in the case. The chief justice remarked that respondents should take the apex court into confidence as to whether they have assets abroad. “What is the issue in taking the Supreme Court into confidence?” Those who think they will not be caught will be found and apprehended, warned the top judge, adding that a lot of work still needs to be done. “We need to root out corruption and create dams.” Qayyum and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) also submitted their replies in the court today.

‘Addictive’ Facebook bad for kids, admit insiders

IS leader Baghdadi’s son ‘killed in Syria’

London, Jul 4 (IANS): Some features in Facebook were designed keep users hooked on the platform which may harm children and adolescents, senior Facebook insiders admitted in a BBC Panorama programme. The social networking giant is very much aware of the negative effects of addictive technology, according to Sandy Parakilas, a former Facebook platform manager, The Telegraph reported on Tuesday. “There was definitely an awareness of the fact that the product was habitforming and addictive,” he was quoted as saying by the BBC. Facebook’s founding president, Sean Parker, earlier said the company was “exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology” and that the company set out to consume as much user time as possible.

In response to Parker’s allegation that Facebook had effectively sought to hook people from the outset, senior Facebook official Ime Archibong told the BBC it was still looking into the issue. Leah Pearlman, co-inventor of Facebook’s Like button, said she had tried to stop using Facebook after leaving the company as she had begun basing her sense of self-worth on the number of “likes” she had. The tech insiders also expressed alarm at the way younger children are now being targeted with the launch of Facebook Messenger designed for children under 13. The Messenger Kids app was launched in the US last year. In June this year, Facebook introduced the video calling and messaging app to families in Canada and Peru.

Beirut, Jul 4 (Agencies): The Islamic State group says the son of its leader has been killed fighting Syrian government forces, reports AP. The announcement of the death of the young son of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appeared on the group’s social media accounts late Tuesday. It included a picture of a young boy carrying a rifle and identified him as Huthaifa al-Badri. The statement, dated this month, said he was an elite fighter, known as an “inghimasi,” who was killed while fighting Syrian and Russia troops at a power station in the central Homs province. It did not specify when he was killed. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitoring group, said the most recent IS operations in the area were in the first two weeks of June.

Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib Thailand cave: Video shows boys in good health charged with corruption London, Jul 4 (Agencies): Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been charged with corruption, in a dramatic fall from grace two months after he lost office, reports BBC. He pleaded not guilty to three counts of criminal breach of trust and one of abuse of power, and was freed on bail. Mr Najib is accused of taking $700m (£517m) from a state fund he set up. Police have recovered $273m in luxury goods and cash from raids on properties linked to Mr Najib. He and his wife say the items were legally acquired. A new investigation into the state development fund 1MDB began after his shock election loss in May. Mr Najib was arrested by anti-corruption authorities on Tuesday and spent the night in detention. In a video posted on Twitter a day earlier, he appealed to the public not to believe the reports, saying that not all of the accusations were true. “I have not had a chance to defend myself,” he said. The charges against him each carry a maximum of 20 years imprisonment. The bail amount was set at 1m Malaysian ringgit ($250,000; £190,000). Several hundred people gathered outside Kuala

Lumpur High Court to see Mr Najib. Some of his supporters turned up, as did dozens of journalists. There were also onlookers; people who had come simply to see a former prime minister appear in court. Mr Najib showed little emotion as he pushed his way through the crowd to the court’s main door. It’s not clear if it was his decision to walk in using the front entrance, or whether he had been forced to. Inside, other cases were taking place, but the main interest was on Mr Najib. Ushers constantly tried to silence excited people gathered in corridors; the noise was disturbing other cases. Lawyers waiting to be called for their own hearings wandered over to try to get a look at the former prime minister. “I never thought I’d see the day,” said one. 1MDB, set up by Mr Najib in 2009, was meant to turn the capital, Kuala Lumpur, into a financial hub and boost the economy through strategic investments. But it started to attract negative attention in early 2015 after it missed payments for some of the $11bn it owed to banks and bondholders.

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London, Jul 4 (Agencies): A new video has been released of the 12 boys and their football coach trapped in a Thai cave, in which they say they are in good health. Smiling and at times laughing, they each introduce themselves one by one, reported BBC. They were found on Monday after nine days trapped deep in the cave by rising water, and have since received food and medical treatment. But their rescue might take months, as they must either be taught to dive or wait for the water to recede. The concern is that the rainy season has only just begun, so water levels in the Tham Luang cave will almost certainly continue to rise.

Yemeni rebels express ‘strong desire’ for peace: UN envoy SANAA, Yemen, Jul 4 (Agencies): The U.N. envoy to Yemen on Wednesday expressed optimism after meeting with the top leader of the Houthi rebels in a bid to end the country’s devastating civil war. In a statement issued before his departure from the rebel-held capital, Sanaa, Martin Griffiths said the rebels expressed a “strong desire for peace” and discussed “concrete ideas for achieving peace,” without elaborating, reports Foxnews. He said he may meet with President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi in the south-

ern city of Aden. A Saudi-led coalition allied with Hadi’s internationally recognized government has been at war with the Houthis since 2015, and previous peace efforts have failed. The U.N. hopes to prevent a full-scale coalition assault on the port city of Hodeida, a vital lifeline for a country already teetering on the brink of famine. The government has called on the Houthis to withdraw from all the areas they control, including a “complete and unconditional” pullout from Hodeida. The Houthis have re-

work out how best to bring them all to safety, with officials stressing that they don’t intend to take any risks with the boys’ safety. At a press conference on Wednesday morning, authorities said no rescue attempt would be made that day, but that conditions were perfect for a rehearsal. Water continues to be pumped out of the cave complex, and officials have said they are confident they’ve been able to stop more water getting in to the chamber the boys are in. Emergency teams are also trying to install a phone line so the group can talk to their families, but attempts to do so failed on Tuesday. Outside the cave, medics are staging rehearsals in case the group can be brought out soon.

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fused to withdraw from Hodeida, but they recently offered to let the U.N. manage the port as part of a cease-fire in the city. Griffiths said earlier that both sides have agreed to the deal in principle, and that the U.N. would take over administration of the port as soon as they finalize the agreement. The United Arab Emirates, a leading member of the coalition, has said operations in Hodeida have been paused to give the envoy a chance to broker a peaceful resolution. The fighting has largely been confined to the city’s outskirts.

ISL A M A BA D, J u l 4 (Agencies): The Pakistani opposition party led by former cricket star Imran Khan appears to be gaining ground ahead of a July 25 general election, with one new poll showing it pulling ahead of the outgoing ruling party and another showing it only slightly behind, reports Reuters. A survey by Pulse Consultant showed Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

(PTI, or Pakistan Justice Movement) ahead with 30 percent of the respondents nationwide, compared to 27 percent for its main rival, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was at 17 percent. A separate nationwide poll by Gallup Pakistan had PML-N on top with 26 percent, PTI with 25 percent and the PPP at 16 percent.

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The video posted on the Thai Navy SEAL Facebook page shows the team draped in foil blankets to keep them warm. Lit by torches and with divers sitting alongside, they each give their name and the traditional “wai” greeting, putting their palms together. Two other videos show the group having some light scratches treated by a military doctor. The boys are also again seen asking how soon food is coming. Written on a rock in the cave can be seen the name of the football team and of the Navy Unit involved in the rescue. Two Navy SEAL divers will be staying with the group underground from now on. Rescuers are trying to

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I s l a m aba d, J u l 4 (PTI): Pakistan’s Supreme Court Monday sought details of former presidents Pervez Musharraf and Asif Ali Zardari while hearing a case on the recovery of losses incurred because of the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO). The apex court ordered that all respondents should declare their properties held abroad as well as foreign accounts and any offshore companies they own in affidavits submitted to the court, Dawn News reported. The NRO was promulgated in October 2007 by the government of the then president Musharraf. Under the ordinance, cases against politicians were removed, paving the way for many of their return to country. Chief Justice Saqib Nisar also ordered former attor ney general Malik Qayyum to provide details of his assets. The three-member bench — comprising the chief justice — was hearing a petition moved by the president of Lawyers Foundation for Justice, Advocate Feroz Shah Gilani, for the recovery of losses Pakistan

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he climax of England’s World Cup penalty shootout win over Colombia was watched by 23.6 million viewers on ITV, according to overnight figures. More people tuned in between 21:50-21:55 BST on Tuesday than at any other time since the 2012 Olympic closing ceremony. A record 3.3 million people watched online via the ITV Hub, ITV said. E n g l a n d ’s v i c t o r y means they will face Sweden in the quarter-finals. That game will be shown on BBC

One on Saturday. Tuesday’s match ended the so-called “curse of ITV” - which had seen England lose every World Cup match broadcast on the network (with one exception) over the last 20 years. On the BBC, the team emerged victorious in nine out of 13 matches during the same time period. However, the clash with Colombia went right to the wire. Harry Kane gave England the lead with a penalty in the 57th minute before Colombia scored a

dramatic equaliser in added time to send the match to extra time and penalties. Eric Dier scored the decisive spot-kick to give England victory 4-3 on penalties. An average of 20.1 million watched the last 16 match in its entirety. ITV said it was the highest peak audience for live sport since England played Portugal in the 2004 European Championships. According to the broadcaster’s figures, the most-watched single minute of Tuesday’s game was

21:52 BST, when 24.4 million people tuned in. At this point roughly four in five people watching TV in the UK (81%) were tuned to ITV. Record viewing figures of the last 25 years: 32m-Princess Diana’s Funeral (1997) 27.3m-Olympics Opening Ceremony (2012) 26.6m-Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton (2011) 26.3m-Olympics Closing Ceremony (2012) 26.0m-World Cup: England vs Argentina (1998) The knock-out match proved a bigger draw than England’s group games - more than 18 million watched the matches against Tunisia and Belgium at their peaks, while 14 million saw the win over Panama. The game also saw a record number of streams of a live event with 3.3m simulcast requests on the ITV Hub. England’s opener with Tunisia was previously the most popular online match with 3.22m viewers. The biggest-ever average audience for an England World Cup game of recent years is 26.2 million, which was recorded for England’s semi-final against West Germany in 1990. (BBC)

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he superior documentation of Whitney Houston’s tragic life, ‘Whitney’ paints a detailed picture of a complex character If you saw Nick Broomfield’s Whitney Houston documentary, Whitney: Can I Be Me, last year, then you may think you don’t need another raking over the singer’s sad life. If so, please reconsider. Kevin Macdonald’s effort is easily the superior film – a deep dive into Houston’s life, with revelations about both the horrors she suffered and the woman she was behind the picture-perfect pop-star. Any look at Houston’s life is going to be profoundly sad, because it’s a story that, from a distance, makes no sense. A woman who it seemed had everything – a once-in-a-generation voice; global fame; timeless hits – kept crawling back to drugs that would rob her of first her voice, then her life. In interviews with many of the most important people in her life, Whitney finds that the answer to Houston’s downfall is much more complicated than it might appear, certainly not just down to her difficult marriage to Bobby Brown. Macdonald makes strong use of a mix of archive footage and interviews

Whitney Houston with Houston’s friends, family and colleagues. Some of the clips reveal a woman more ego-driven than we typically saw. In one clip, taken from a time when Houston’s chart success was waning, she bitches about the popularity of Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul, who Whitney claims is “out of key on her record”. Interviews with her friends and family are, understandably, much more forgiving, but the combination of the two gives us a rounded view. There is still one great hole in Whitney, and it’s the same one as Can I Be Me – Robyn. Robyn Crawford was part of Houston’s life for decades and it’s been widely said that the pair were in a relationship. As probably the person who knew her

best, Crawford’s side of the story, and insight into Houston’s loves and fears, is the most important one to really explaining her. She didn’t contribute to either film and both feel the lack, using others to speculate on their relationship in a way that’s more gossipy than revealing. That omission aside, Whitney is a powerful reminder of just what an incredible pop star Houston was, and a sensitive and shocking examination of a life that was far from perfect. A descent that seemed inexplicable starts to make sense as we hear of her fractured childhood and the abuse she suffered, and how the love and safety she sought never quite found her. Expect to cry, and not just at the power of Houston’s voice. (NME)

Scarlett Johansson responds Siri has been telling people that Stan Lee is dead to backlash for new trans film role

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iri has reportedly been telling users that comic book legend Stan Lee has died – but he hasn’t. As Cinemablend reports, when asked ‘how old is Stan Lee?’ Apple’s digital assistant would reply: “Stan Lee died July 2, 2018, at age 95. However, while the Marvel comic book legend has suffered a bout of ill health recently including a battle with pneumonia, Lee remains alive at the time of

me — or please let us fans buy you a new place to live. We miss you, sir.” Meanwhile, Lee was also recently accused of groping nurses in his Hollywood Hills home. It was alleged that he had been

walking around naked, asking nurses for oral sex and wanting to be “pleasured”. Lee’s lawyer denied the claims, characterising the allegations as extortion and blackmail. (NME)

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The film, which was based off a Japanese manga character, sparked a petition to recast her in the role. Johansson addressed the backlash in a 2017 interview with Maire Claire and said that she “certainly would never presume to play another race of a person.” “Diversity is important in Hollywood, and I would never want to feel like I was playing a character that was offensive,” she said before defending her decision to star in the film. “Also, having a franchise with a female protagonist driving it is such a rare opportunity. Certainly, I feel the enormous pressure of that — the weight of such a big property on my shoulders.” (FoxNews)

As his health deteriorates, writer and director Kevin Smith recently invited comic book icon Stan Lee to come and live with him. “We love you,” he Tweeted. “You are always welcome to come live with

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Johansson’s comment referred to other actors and actresses who have been critically acclaimed for their portrayals as transgender characters in recent years. In 2000, Hilary Swank won the Oscar for playing a female transiting into a male in the hit film “Boys Don’t Cry,” and five years later, Felicity Huffman portrayed a transgender man in the film “Transamerica.” Later in 2014, Jared Leto won the Oscar for his performance as a transgender woman dying of AIDS in “Dallas Buyer’s Club,” while Eddie Redmayne was nominated for his role of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe in “The Danish Girl.” According to Bustle, “Rub & Tug” tells the story of a transgender man, Dante “Tex” Gill, played by Johansson, who owns a massage parlor in Pittsburgh’s underground sex industry in the 1970s. But this isn’t the first time the actress has been scrutinized for her film roles. Back in 2015, Johansson took on the role of an Asian character and was accused of white-washing the film “Ghost In The Shell.”

publishing. Apple have since corrected the mistake. Earlier this year, it was announced that Lee is seeking more than $1billion in damages from his former company POW! Entertainment – claiming that he was tricked into signing a deal that saw him give away rights to use his name and likeness. He alleges that POW! co-founder Gill Champion and CEO Shane Duffy brokered a “sham deal” to sell off the company to Camsing, of which Duffy is also Vice President. His lawsuit argues that POW were trying “to fraudulently steal Lee’s identity, name, image and likeness as part of a nefarious scheme to benefit financially at [his] expense” – following his “devastating” decline in health due to macular degeneration. They deny any wrongdoing.

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The office of the Village Level Organisation (VLO) Toluvi Village was inaugurated on 2nd July 2018 by Shri. K. Yamao Konyak BDO Chumukedima (Block) in presence of Chairman Village Council, Ex-Chairman, Ex-VDB Secretary and SHG members of the village.

With immense joy and pride we the Pusa Clan of Rachü Khel, Viswema Village would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Khriemenuo Pusa, daughter of Lt. Viphekhwel Pusa and Mrs. Neisa-u Pusa on being awarded with Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) on her thesis entitled “Floriculture in Nagaland: A comperative study of Dimapur and Kohima District”, under the guidance and supervision of Dr. Giribabu M., Department of Economics, Nagaland University, Lumami. The Clan further wishes and prays to Almighty God to Bless her with joy and success in all her future endeavors. With Love and Prayer Pusa Clan. Rachü Khel Viswema Kohima District. Nagaland. K-1992

Kavili, President, VLO

Vilika H. Aye, Secretary, VLO

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Kohima Surumi Community, with immense joy and pride, extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Angukali Shikhu, D/o Dr. Nitovi & Mrs Kahoni Shikhu for successfully clearing her Class XII (Science CBSE) with 94.8% and JEE qualified to undergo B.Tech at IIT Guwahati. We further congratulate all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC ‘2018. The Community wishes them all success and best for their future endeavor.

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India’s KL Rahul celebrates making his half century during the Twenty20 cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester, England, Tuesday. (AP)

Chasing 160, India quickly overcame the early loss of opener Shikhar Dhawan (4) as the righthanded duo of Rahul and Rohit helped the visitors race to 50 in the first five overs. Rahul continued his glorious run with the bat, dominating the partnership with Rohit, who uncharacteristically played the perfect second fiddle to the Karnataka youngster. Rahul started the onslaught right from the word go before meting out some special treatment to offspinner Moeen Ali, whom he welcomed with a superb

reverse sweep that yielded a boundary and followed up with a massive six over long on. The right-hander then picked the leg-spinner Adil Rashid for a boundary to third man to get to his half century off just 27 balls, before launching Liam Plunkett for two sixes and as many fours to milk 20 runs from the paceman . With India comfortably placed at 103/1 midway through the innings, Rohit too stepped up the gas by launching Rashid for a towering six over mid wicket before falling to the same bowler.

Loyola HSS, Mt. Sinai HSS win

Action in the match between St. Paul Phesama and Mt. Sinai HSS on Wednesday. (NP)

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Kohima, Jul 4 (NPN): Loyola Higher Secondary School and Mt. Sinai Higher Secondary School won their respective matches in the 2nd Kohima district inter-school football tournament at Khuochiezie Kohima on Wednesday. Both teams from poolA will face again on July 6

before the semi-finals on July 7. In the semifinals, winner of Pool A will meet loser of Pool B while winner of pool B will take on loser of Pool A. The tournament is jointly organized by Royal Club Kohima, State education department and youth resources and sports. In the first match, Loyola HSS beat Don

Bosco Higher secondary School 3-1. Keduchoto of Loyola HSS opened the account in 5th minute. The first half ended with 1-0 in favour of Loyola. The second goal for Loyoal came through an own goal in the 58th minute. The third goal was scored by Kimeuthasusow in 68th minute. In the second quarterfinal match, Mount Sinai Higher Secondary School overcame St. Paul Phesama 2-1. Moses Marak of Mt. Sinai netted the first goal in 17th minute. The joy was short lived as St. Paul Phesama found the equalizer through Mhasineizo in 22nd minute. The first session ended 1-1. After the breather, Toshisonglung scored the second goal in the 56th minute to seal victory for of Mt. Sinai HSS. Kinggau Lungalung and Toshisonglung of MT. Sinai and Mezhiivilie and Mhasineizo of St. Paul received yellow cards for foul play. THURSDAY’S MATCHES St. Mary‘s Cathedral Vs Chandmari HSS: 1pm Northfield Vs G. Rio School: 2:40 pm.

Ro h i t ’s d e p a r t u r e brought in skipper Virat Kohli (20 not out off 22 balls), who was seven shy of becoming the fourth batsman to notch 2000 T20I runs. Kohli, not only got to the landmark but also ensured Rahul get to his deserving second T20I century with a single before the skipper finished off in style with a thunderous six off Ali to guide India home. Earlier, England had themselves to blame for wasting a sound 50-run opening start from Jason Roy (30) and Jos Buttler (69) as Kuldeep (5/24) triggered a collapse that saw Alex Hales (8), Eoin Morgan (7), Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (0) departing in quick succession -- the latter three in a span of four deliveries. Buttler, however continued tormenting the Indians with a 46-ball knock laced with eight fours and a couple of sixes before becoming Kuldeep’s fifth victim, thanks to a brilliant catch by Kohli after Rahul dropped him one ball earlier. Towards the end, lower order bat David Willey’s unbeaten 29 off 15 balls helped England to some sort of respectability. Brief Scores: England 159/8 (Jos Buttler 69, Jason Roy 30; Kuldeep Yadav 5/24) lose to India 163/2 (Lokesh Rahul 101 not out, Rohit Sharma 32, Virat Kohli 20 not out) by 8 wickets.

Indonesia Open: Sindhu enters pre-quarters Jakarta, Jul 4 (IANS): Rio Olympics silver medallist P.V. Sindhu was the lone bright spot in an otherwise disappointing day for India at the Indonesia Open badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Barring Sindhu, who advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of women’s singles after registering a win over Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong 21-15, 19-21, 21-13, all the other Indian shuttlers, including World No.7 Kidambi Srikanth crashed out. Sindhu the World No.3 overcame a stiff challenge from the Thai shuttler before pocketing the affair 21-15, 19-21, 21-13. The Hyderabadi will now face Japan’s Aya Ohori on Thursday. On Thursday, London Olympics bronze medallist Saina Nehwal will also be in action in the prequarters, where the former World No.1 will be up against Chinese Chen Yufei. Meanwhile, in another women’s singles match on Wednesday, young Vaishnavi Reddy Jakka failed to put up a fight against Denmark’s Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt before going down in straight games 1221, 10-21.

Two Koreas begin basketball friendlies in peace gesture

SAI will now be Sports India: Rathore NEW DELHI, Jul 4 (PTI): More than 34 years after coming into existence, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) is set to be renamed as Sports India, Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore announced Wednesday after the sports body’s governing body meeting here. “Sports Authority of India is being renamed. The word authority is being removed. It will be known as Sports India now,” Rathore said after the meeting even as the press release issued by SAI had no mention of the change in name being approved. The sports body, established in 1984, organised its 50th GB meeting, where it was also decided that coaches will be given a say in decision making and the food expenses of athletes will also be increased. The governing body also advised SAI to bring in reputed companies in the hospitality sector to manage the residential and food facilities under the SAI Residential Scheme. “It was emphasised that the highest quality of food and nutrition which is appropriate to the development of athletes at various levels should be ensured and there should be zero compromise on this issue,” said the release. Recently, the Indian men’s hockey coach Harendra Singh had highlighted the shockingly low level of hygiene at SAI’s Bengaluru centre, where the quality of food and standard of living came under the scanner.

South and North Korean players of Team Peace, in white, and Team Prosperity play during a friendly basketball game at Ryugyong Jong Ju Yong Gymnasium in Pyongyang, North Korea, Wednesday. (Korea Pool via AP)

SEOUL, Jul 4 (Agencies): North and South Korea joined forces for their first basketball friendly in 15 years on Wednesday amid a warming of relations since the Winter Olympics in the South and easing tensions over the North’s nuclear and missile programmes, reports Reuters. Women athletes from the traditional foes put political differences aside to form two joint North-South teams, “Peace” and “Prosperity”, in the friendly in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang, the packed crowd shouting and waving balloons in what turned out to be a thriller - Prosperity won 103 to 102. Two men’s teams were playing later in the day. “I am proud that sport has stood at the forefront of opening this great path to reconciliation, peace and prosperity between North and South Korea,” North Korean Vice-Minister of Sports Won Kil U told the South Koreans on arrival

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of our beloved daughter LT. ATONO ZAO Our hearts still ache with sadness, and many tears still flow. What it meant to lose you, no one will ever know. We hold you close within our hearts, and there you will remain. To walk with us throughout our lives, until we meet again… We miss you deeply.. Family & loved ones DP-4982

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family members of Late Mezan Melitus Zhotso, sincerely express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals, neighbours, friends, Holy Cross Parish Priest and sisters, Holy Cross ACU, Eros Lane Colony, doctors and nurses of Eden Hospital, family and friends from Jakhama and Kohima, and all well wishers who Born : 15th March, 1941 stood by us, physically, Died : 27th June, 2018 financially and morally during the illness and at the demise of our beloved father on 27th June, 2018. We deeply regret our inability to thank you all personally, but your prayer and good deeds shall ever remain in our hearts. The Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving wife, children, grandchildren, in-laws and relatives

on Tuesday. The South Koreans will return on Friday after two more games on Thursday, this time with teams divided by country but no flags being shown. North Korean leader and basketball fan Kim Jong Un was not spotted in the crowd on Wednesday but the chairman of the North’s National Sports Guidance Committee, Choe Hwi, who also visited South Korea for the Winter Olympics, was sitting next to the South’s Unification Minister, Cho Myonggyon, clapping hands. Kim had suggested the friendlies to South Korean President Moon Jae-in in April when the two held their first summit at the border village of Panmunjom straddling the two Koreas. It was the fourth time the two sides, technically still at war since their 195053 conflict ended in a truce, not a treaty, have played together, the last match taking place in 2003. Kim has in the past

invited former U.S. NBA players to Pyongyang to play with North Korean players. He also struck up a friendship with former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman. Rodman, a basketball Hall of Famer and five-time NBA champ, has travelled to North Korea multiple times, prompting ridicule and criticism from some U.S. politicians and activists that his visits served as fodder for North Korean propaganda. Relations between the two Koreas have been warming since North Korea sent athletes and a high-ranking delegation to the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February following a year of tension and bellicose rhetoric from both sides over North Korea’s weapons programmes. Last month, Kim held a summit with U.S. President Donald Trump, a meeting that would have been unthinkable just weeks earlier.

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The family members of Late Yashinungla (Merangkong) expresses our heartfelt gratitude to all who stood by us in prayers and gave us comfort at the demise of our beloved on 30th June 2018. Though we are unable to thank you all personally to thank each one of you, it is our prayer that Almighty God bless you abundantly. Loving family members and relatives MKC-131

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05-07-2017 Dearest Mom, one year has passed by without you. We miss you so much. Our hearts and eyes are still wet with silent tears, we cherish every moment of your short stay with us and your unceasing prayer. Thank you MOM. Loving husband, children, grandchildren and in-laws.

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India beat Eng by 8-wkt in T20

Manchester, Jul 4 (IANS): Riding on a flashy unbeaten century from Lokesh Rahul and chinaman Kuldeep Yadav’s maiden T20 International fifer, India outclassed England by eight wickets in the opening match and go 1-0 up in the three-match rubber at the Old Trafford cricket stadium here on Tuesday. Rahul struck a breezy 54-ball 101, laced with 10 fours and five sixes to anchor India’s run chase that saw him forge a masterly 123-run second wicket stand with opener Rohit Sharma (32 off 30).

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Melbourne, Jul 4 (IANS): Refuting all claims of softening of bans on former skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner for their involvement in ball tampering, Cricket Australia on Wednesday dismissed the reports as “purely speculative”. “At no stage have we, or are we considering lessening the current sanctions in place for respective players in relation to the incident in South Africa,” a CA spokesperson told cricket.com.au. “The CA Code of Conduct does not allow for reversal or lessening of sanctions once players have fully accepted the charges”, he added.

22-07-1979 to 30-06-2018 We the bereaved family of KEZHOCHO BERNARD RHETSO (KAJI) would like to express our heartful gratitude to friends, neighbours, relative and well wishers from near and far who stood by us physically, financially, spiritually and materially during his sudden demise. A special word of thanks to: Viswema Catholic Union Kohima Oking Hospital ICU Staff Midland Youth Organization FPAI Kohima SFS Parish Kohima Kirha Union Kohima Rhetso Kecha Krotho Kohima Rhetsomi Kewhira Krotho We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual, but we pray that almighty God will bless you all abundantly. Loving family members.

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(01.09.1979 – 05.07.2017) i carry your heart with me (i carry it in my heart) i am never without it (any where i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing, my darling) i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart) (By E. E. Cummings) DP-4930

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England beat Colombia via penalty; reach last 8

Jordan Pickford saves Colombia’s fifth penalty from Carlos Bacca to put England in quarterfinals.

Moscow, Jul 4 (IANS): England survived a penalty shootout for the first time in their FIFA World Cup history as they overcame a combative Colombian team with a 4-3 (1-1) victory on penalties here on Tuesday to set-up a quarter-final against Sweden. Harry Kane marked his sixth goal of the tournament as he converted a

penalty to give England the lead in the 57th minute but Colombia bagged their equaliser in the third minute of the injury time when Yerry Mina headed into the net from a corner, taking the game to extra time. With no goal scored in the extra time, the match was decided via penalty shootout, where England prevailed, with Carlos

Bacca and Mateus Uribe failing to convert for Colombia. Jordan Hendersen missed out for England but Kane, Marcus Rashford, Kieran Trippier and Eric Dier one after other. The win takes England to the last eight stage for the first time in 12 years and for a place in the semifinals after a gap of 28 years, they will battle Swe-

den, who beat Switzerland earlier in the day. England launched fast attacks and created a few threats through some early set pieces which were largely blocked by the Colombian side. The first real chance for England came in the 16th minute, when captain Kane, receiving a Kieran Trippier cross from the right, strained his neck to head towards a halfempty net, but the ball went over the bar. In the 39th minute, Kane was brought down and England was awarded a free kick, but Trippier kicked the ball wide. Meanwhile, Colombia’s attempts to launch counter attacks were also in vain in front of England’s defense, though having come out unscathed from early pressure exerted by the Europeans, they had their time of ball possession. In the injury time, Colombia made a threat with a Juan Quintero shot, but the ball bounced and keeper Jordan Pickford of England held it fast. Nine minutes into the second half, Carlos Sanchez fouled Kane inside the box while defending a corner, leading to

a penalty. Kane stepped up and shot down the middle as Ospina dived to his right, failing to block the penalty. Colombia made couple of attacking substitutions and pressed high and sensed a perfect opportunity when Carlos Bacca snatched a ball away from Walker near the half-way line on the left and passed it to Cudrado on the right-hand side. The latter blazed the ball outside the right bar from 18 yards. T h e 3 0 m i nu t e s of extra time saw both teams dropping their intensity and involving with some heated ar-

guments –which were also seen in the first 90 minutes. As the 30 minutes of extra time yielded no goal, penalty shootout began. Radamel Falco, Cuadrado and Luis Muriel scored the first three attempts for Colombia, while England’s third attmept, from Hendersen was saved by Ospina, giving the South Americans a 3-2 lead. Uribe was denied by the cross-bar, while Trippier levelled 3-3 for England. Bacca had his spot-kick saved by Pickford, while Dier converted England’s fifth attempt to give his side a 4-3 win.

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FIFA world cup 2018: top contenders for Golden Boot

M o s c o w, J u l 4 (Agencies): The FIFA World Cup has already witnessed some surprises and line-up of wonderful matches. Fans have witnessed champions like Germany, Spain, Portugal and Argentina depart ahead of the quarter-finals. This has made the competition for the highest goal scoring player interesting. Harry Kane, England (6 goals) Harry Kane, Captain of the England national team is on course to become England’s first winner of the Golden Boot since Gary Lineker in 1986 after his penalty against Colombia took his tally this tournament to six goals in four matches.

Harry Kane Romelu Lukaku, Belgium (4 goals) Belgium Player Lukaku and Cristiano Ronaldo are tied on four goals each, although it is impossible for Ronaldo to win the award given the fact that Portugal has crashed out of the tournament. Lukaku stands second in the goal tally. Russian Striker Artem Dzyuba, Russian left winger Denis Cheryshev, Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe from France are tied with 3 goals each.

Diatchenko stuns Sharapova; Helep, Djokovic win

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Wim bledon, Jul 4 (IANS): Russia’s Maria Sharapova suffered an upset against 132nd-ranked countrywoman Vitalia Diatchenko, who prevailed 6-7 (3-7), 7-6 (7-3), 6-4 in the first round of Wimbledon tennis championships hereAon Tuesday. The 24th-seeded Sharapova, who was playing Wimbledon for the first time since returning to the WTA Tour last year after serving a 15-month doping suspension, won the first set in part due to her opponent’s six double faults, reports Efe. But the 27-year-old Diatchenko was more solid down the stretch and corrected her serving problems, committing just three double faults over the final two sets.

The underdog’s superior winning percentage on second-serve points (a reflection of her superiority from the baseline) was the difference, as she won 53 per cent of those points compared to 41 percent for her much more accomplished countrywoman. The 2004 champion and 2011 runner-up, who did not compete in last year’s event due to injury, had never before lost in the first round of Wimbledon in 13 previous appearances. Meanwhile, top-seeded Simona Halep of Romania began her journey at the 2018 Wimbledon with 6-2, 6-4 first-round victory over Kurumi Nara. The world No. 1, fresh off winning her first Grand

Slam title at the French Open, needed just an hour and 18 minutes to beat the Japanese world No. 100. The Romanian star had not played an official tournament match since her breakthrough performance in Paris. Halep will square off in the second round against Chinese world No. 126 Saisai Zheng. In the men’s section, three-time champion Novak Djokovic cruised into the second round with a 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 victory over American Tennys Sandgren. The score was a perfect reflection of the reality on court, as the Serbian 12-time Grand Slam champion faced just one break point (losing it to drop serve) and converted

seven of his 19 breakpoint chances. Sandg ren was a potentially tough firstround opponent who made a surprise run to the quarter-finals of this year’s Australian Open. But he was no match for an all-time great player who has shown in recent weeks that he has put his injury woes behind him and is ready to go deep at major tournaments. Djokovic will next take on Argentina’s Horacio Zeballos in the second round.

Meghalaya woman out to conquer Formula race track

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Shi l l o n g , J u l 4 (Agencies): With an incredibly strong automotive passion and love for speed, Phoebe Dale Nongrum is out to conquer the male-dominated sport of racing, as she becomes the first woman from the state and the region to be selected into a Formula LGB 4 team. According to The Logical Indian, 30 -yearold Nongrum has been inducted into the Ahura racing, a professional racing team, recently and she will be racing in different circuits in India. Women still account for perhaps

only one per cent of race drivers globally. Yet there is a hopeful prospect for women in Nongrum, who fuelled her love for speed and machines when she was 12 years old. “When I was a kid my dad (the current DIG of the Garo Hills, Onesimuss Pasi) use to make me sit on his lap while driving and let me have the steering so I learn how to drive and it became my passion! So I have been driving for about a good 18 years now,” Nongrum said in an interview with Highland Post. Nongrum shares her extraordinary journey, speaking

about how she participated in her first street drag race at the age of 18 with her mother by her side. “My skills kept improving on the roads of Shillong as it’s a hill station, I learned my corner’s and turns on those roads. There were no tracks then so the road was all I got to perfect my skills,” she said. Her love for the wheels never ended even as she left for Bangalore to pursue her further studies. She returned to the state and conquered the dirt track and won her first autocross. Nongrum also co-drove at two National Rallies, the Arunachal festival of speed and the Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) and took home the win. Talking about the new opportunity she has at hand, Nongrum said Ahura racing is a professional racing team formed in 2017, owned and managed by Three-Time National Champion, Sarosh Hataria who has two decades of successful racing experience. He had held a talent hunt for women drivers for the Formula LGB 4. Talking about how she found being a woman in motor racing which is considered a man’s world she said, “I think women can equally run the world.” Asked about her future, Nongrum said, “My plans are to keep fighting to get further in this field and be able to compete with men on the tracks and be able to achieve a podium beating the men.”

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