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Vol XXIX No. 190
DIMAPUR, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00
KC(M) splits; Mani elected chairman
Colombia stun Argentina in Copa America
Donald Trump stirs up feud with London Mayor over attacks in city
national, Page 5
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international, Page 9
Indo-Myanmar ops on rebel camps
NEW DELHI, JUN 16 (AGENCIES): In a coordinated military operation conducted by the armies of India and Myanmar on their respective sides of the border, several camps of Northeast-based militant groups inside Myanmar territory were destroyed, and fleeing militants apprehended by Indian security forces. Called ‘Operation Sunshine-2’, the military action that took place between May 16 and June 8, is expected to give a debilitating jolt to insurgencies in the North Eastern states. The operation included blocks by two battalions of the Indian Army— along with Special Forces, Assam Rifles and infantry Ghataks— on the Indian side of the border while clearance action was taken by four brigades of the Myanmar Army. The military operation was coordinated between the Indian Army’s 3 Corps and the North West Army Command of the Myanmar Army. This was a follow-up to ‘Operation Sunshine-1’ from February 22 to 26, when the Indian Army had
NSCN (I-M) flays frisking near Hebron camp DIMAPUR, JUN 16 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) has accused Indian Army of going about and moving from village to village near the road that leads to Camp Hebron at the time of its choosing to frisk and question villagers. In a press release issued by its ministry of information & publicity, the organisation said the approach of Indian Army to look out for its members reminded it of the preceasefire days that it hated to look back NSCN (I-M) said such a conduct of the army was exasperating both for the villagers as well as the commuters. According to the press release, creating such an unpleasant situation where the Indian Army had become too judgemental towards NSCN (I-M) was not compatible with the present ceasefire arrangement between Government of India and the organisation. Reiterating its sincere desire for peace and not any kind of conflict, the organisation said it looked forward with hope towards building a peaceful and lasting political solution.
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File photo of arms and ammunition seized by Myanmar army during operation against North East insurgents. (CINCDS)
acted against suspected Arakanese rebel camps inside Indian territory, and fleeing Arakenese rebels were arrested by the Myanmar Army on their side. Calling the joint operation a success, a government official told The Sunday Express that the operation “was coordinated at a military level” and “possible due to trust generated between the two armies by Operation Sunshine-1”. The official added that “the valid grouse that Myanmar Army held after the 2015 cross-border strike of violating their sovereignty when we hit at a NSCN (K) camp has also been laid to rest with a coordinated ap-
proach.” Around 70-80 militants, who were apprehended by the Indian Army in Operation Sunshine-2, have all been handed over to local police forces. Sources said that at least seven to eight camps of the NSCN-K, NDFB, ULFA(I), KLO and NEFT in Myanmar’s Sagaing Region were destroyed by the Myanmar Army in mortar firing. Majority of these camps were in Hoyat, and were predominantly of the NSCN (K). Sources said the Myanmar Army had completed its debriefing of the operation and claimed that two militants were killed. Myanmar
Army has also decided to stay in these areas for another three months so that these groups get no opportunity to regroup and assemble during the monsoons. Sources said the Indian Army will provide logistics support to the Myanmar Army during this deployment as their infrastructure is stretched heavily during the monsoons. This support will include special rations and food supplies for the Myanmarese soldiers deployed in Sagaing Region. The two armies were careful to not cross over into each other’s territory but established close coordination by placing liaison officers with headquarters of the other army. Sources said the two armies took advantage of all the modern technological tools, including satellite imagery, Thuraya telephones, UAV sweeps and aerial surveillance through helicopters. Extensive joint aerial reconnaissance was also carried out by the two armies prior to the operation, which also included coordination visits by top Army officers of both sides, sources explained.
Rio renews demands at Niti Aayog meet DIMAPUR, JUN 16 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio has urged the Centre to expedite various projects that have been pending for some time like the Greenfield Airport at Ciethu, Kohima, TransNagaland Highway (Foothill Road), Dimapur-Tizit railway line along the foothills, etc, so that the State could be well connected not only within but also with other parts of the country. Addressing the 5th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi Saturday, Rio highlighted that the Ciethu airport was proposed in 2003, but regretted that even after feasibility surveys and studies by various Central government agencies and preparation of DPR, the project was still pending. He admitted out that the project might be a little costlier than other airports in
the country, but added that it was primarily due to terrain and amount of earth-cutting needed. He said villagers of the area were also prepared to give additional land, for which the government had consented to bear the cost. On the 400-km TransNagaland Highway, Rio stated that highway would connect Tizit in Mon to Khelma in Peren district bordering Assam via Dimapur town and across six districts of Nagaland along the foothills. It would connect the State with Arunachal Pradesh in the north and Assam in the south, he added. He stressed this road would improve connectivity and boost economic activity. He also urged the Centre for declaration of the alignment as national highway and give expeditious sanction to the project. Rio also highlighted the need to expand railways in the State and said the Dimapur-Zubza railway
line was underway while the Dimapur-Tizit railway line along the foothills needed to be expedited. Raising the long-pending demand for an economic development package for Eastern Nagaland districts, Rio said a meeting was held between Home ministry and state government last month after which a MultiDisciplinary Committee was constituted by the MHA on June 12 with directives to submit its report on or before August 31, 2019. The chief minister further thanked Government of India for converting all Centrally-sponsored schemes (CSS) of the North-eastern region into 90:10 funding pattern and for making the North East Road Sector Development Schemes 100% Centrally funded. He hoped the Centre would convert all existing CSS to 100 % Central funding for the North Eastern region and Himalayan States.
2 dead, 2 injured in road mishap Staff Reporter
DIMAPUR, JUN 16 (NPN): In a tragic incident, two persons died and two others sustained grievous injuries after the two-wheelers they were riding were reportedly hit by a truck near Lahorijan area on Sunday afternoon. According to reports, four persons in their midthirties from Dimapur-two each in a bike and scooty -- were on their way back from neighbouring Lahorijan area after shopping when the incident occurred. The truck, reportedly heading towards Khatkati side, rammed into the bikers and sped off from the site. The duo in the scooty died on the spot while the two injured were rushed to nearby hospital. They were later admitted to a private hospital in Dimapur. Meanwhile, sources said that the speeding truck, while trying to escape, turned turtle after losing control near a road bend in Lama Basti area, Khatkati. The driver fled from the scene, while the handy-man was caught and handed over to police.
Governor, Dy. CM, state BJP condole Chaya’s demise DIMAPUR, JUN 16 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya, deputy chief minister Y Patton and state BJP president Temjen Imna Along expressed shock over the demise of Vizopal Chaya, brand ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for Phek district and senior BJP leader on June 15. Acharya in a condolence message stated that the demise of late Vizopal, ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for Phek district, was a great loss to the people of Nagaland. Acharya conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed to Almighty to grant strength and solace to bear the irreparable loss. Dy. CM: Deputy chief minister and BLP leader, Y. Patton expressed grief and sorrow over the untimely demise of Vizopal Paul Chaya, a senior state BJP unit (Cont’d on p-7) leader.
One nation, one election on agenda as PM calls all-party meet on June 19
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an all-party meeting, in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)
NEW DELHI, JUN 16 (AGENCIES): hairing an all-party meeting on the eve of the first session of the new Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invited heads of all parties to a meeting on June 19 to discuss the “one nation, one election” issue and other important matters. Noting that there are many new faces in this Lok Sabha, Modi said the first session of the Lower House of Parliament should begin with “fresh zeal and new thinking”. Addressing the media after the meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prahlad Joshi said the prime minister urged leaders of all parties to “introspect whether members of Parliament are able to fulfil people’s aspirations as their representatives and the manner in which last two years of the 16th Lok Sabha were wasted”. An all-party meeting is a customary procedure before the beginning of every session of Parliament to ensure its smooth functioning. Joshi said that government has requested all parties, especially the opposition,
for their cooperation for the smooth functioning of both Houses of Parliament. In order to build esprit de corps, Modi has invited presidents of all those parties who have an MP either in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha for a meeting on June 19. The meeting has been called to discuss “one nation, one election” issue, celebrations of 75 years of India’s Independence in 2022 and 150 years of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary this year, he said. It will be followed by a dinner meeting with all MPs of both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on June 20 to freely interact and exchange views with the government, Joshi said, adding that these two novel initiatives would go a long way in building team spirit among all parliamentarians. At today’s meeting, the opposition demanded discussion on issues such as farmers distress, unemployment and drought should be debated upon in Parliament. After the meeting, Modi tweeted, “We had a fruitful all-party meeting today, the first one after the
election results and before the start of the Monsoon Session. Thankful to the leaders for their valuable suggestions. We all agreed on the smooth running of Parliament so that we can fulfil people’s aspirations.” Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Azad said that all those bills which are in the interest of the people “we are not opposed to them”. There should be a discussion on farmers distress, unemployment and drought, he said. He also called for early conduct of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, currently under President’s rule, asserting that if Lok Sabha polls can be held then why not state polls. It appears that the Centre wants to run the state through the Governor’s administration, he alleged. C o n g r e s s ’s A d h i r Ranjan Choudhary and K Suresh were also present at the meeting. TMC’s Derek O’Brien demanded that the Women’s Reservation Bill, which seeks to reserve onethird of all seats for women in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, be brought immediately in the session.
IMA to go ahead with nationwide strike today NEW DELHI, JUN 16 (PTI): Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Sunday said it will go ahead with its strike on June 17 with withdrawal of non-essential health services across the country in the wake of the recent assault on doctors in West Bengal. The IMA said all non-essential services, including outdoor patient department (OPD) services, will be withdrawn for 24 hours from 6 a.m. on Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday. Emergency and casualty services will continue to function, it said. The announcement came a day after Union Health minister Harsh Vardhan asked states to consider enacting specific legislation for protecting doctors and medical professionals from any form of violence. The apex medical body, however, demanded a comprehensive central law in dealing with violence on doctors and healthcare staff, and in hospitals. Security measures and the determinants leading to violence should also be addressed, it said in a statement. Exemplary punishment for perpetrators of violence should be a component of the central law and suitable amendments should be brought in the IPC and CrPC, IMA said.
It may be mentioned that the medical body had launched a four-day nationwide protest from Friday and wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding enactment of a central law to check violence against healthcare workers. Nineteen states have already passed legislations in this regard and in 2016, an inter-ministerial committee’s recommendations document was signed by the IMA with the central government, the medical body said. Hospitals should be declared as “safe zones”. Structured safety measures, including a three-layer security, CCTV cameras and restriction of entry of visitors should be well defined and enforced uniformly across the country in all sectors, it said. “Healthcare violence has its origin in high expectations, lack of infrastructure and inadequate human resources. Issues of medical profession involving doctor-patient relationship, effective communication regarding the nature of illness and professional counselling play a part as well. “The IMA expects the government of India to provide for each of these components,” according to the statement.
State IMA branch, IDANSB to join strike DIMAPUR, JUN 16 (NPN): In view of the nation-wide protest called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA), the Nagaland branch IMA has informed that all non-essential medical services will remain suspended from 6 a.m. on June 17 to 6 a.m. on June 18. Meanwhile, Indian Dental Association, Nagaland State Branch (IDANSB) has strongly condemned the frequent act of violence on doctors and hospitals, and the recent incident at NRS medical College, Kolkata. While urging all its members to extend support to the Indian Medical Association (IMA) nationwide strike on June 17, IDANSB president, Dr. Nungotso Vero has requested all members also to suspend all OPD/clinical services, except emergency and admitted patients from June 17, 6 a.m. to June 18, 6 a.m. K Y M C
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Churches organise special service to honour fathers
Fathers presenting special song at KBCK.
Children presenting action song at KLBC
The day was also observed at TOAH-DCC.
Congregation during the special service at ZTSBC.
Correspondent Kohima/Dimapur, Jun 16 (NPN): International Father's Day was observed by various churches in the State on Sunday by paying tribute to the unconditional love and support he provides to the whole family especially his children. Every year on June 16, Father's Day is observed to the fathers by paying tribute to their courage in addition
to promoting responsible fatherhood. Following are the reports. CBCK: Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima (CBCK) celebrated Father’s Day at the church premises under the theme “Biblical fatherhood”. Speaking on the occasion, Rev. P. Bonny Resii, former general secretary Asia Pacific Baptist Federation, called upon the fathers to give priority to God, family and work. He
also asked them to frame a clear vision for a healthy and progressive family. Urging them to lead the family in the right perspective, he said “We must be what we want our children to be.” He also told them to maintain a sense of love, care and dignity of the family. To the children, he called upon them to respect their parents, reminding them that, “It would not
go in vain. You will receive abundant blessings.” Women ministry of CBCK presented gifts to all the fathers present on the occasion. Earlier, the morning service was led by Rev. Vezopa Rhakho while Rev. Dr. Kevekhalo Lasuh pronounced pastoral prayer. Cornerstone choir and church workers presented special numbers. L a t e r, Ke t h ov i n o Rhakho spoke at the eve-
ning service. PBCK: Poumai Baptist church Kohima (PBCK) also celebrated father’s day at its church midland Kohima with TCGH wardencum-Sunday school superintendent K. Poune as the speaker. On the occasion, Poune encouraged father to be a God fearing, and reminded that a father should be a role for his children and that one should live prayerfully.
Special prayer for the fathers was offered by Sangla ex-women secretary. Special songs dedicating to the fathers were presented by BYF, Sunday school children, Pangaolou and Veivanai. On the occasion all the fathers of the church members were honoured with gifts. KBCK: On the occasion, Konyak Baptist Church Kohima (KBCK) honoured the fathers by presenting gifts and with special prayer. KBCK pastor H. Moba reminded the fathers, of their role and responsibility reminding them that they represent God in the Family. He said as head of the family, father should be able to solve any problem that arises within the family. ZTSBC: Zunheboto Town Sumi Baptist Church (ZTSBC) SBAK-Aizuto organised a special “Father’s Day” programme at the church devotional hall. A press release from ZTSBC media supervisor, Bombo K. Yeptho stated that, Holy word of God was delivered by Tovini Awomi women leader where she encouraged all the fathers to stand strong and lead forth their family. She also exhorted them to accept Jesus Christ as their saviour to be a good father and lead the family forward.
Sanitary pads production centre launched PC conducts ecumenical
V. Kashiho Sangtam along with the other guest after the inauguration programme. (NP)
Correspondent Kiphire, Jun 16 (NPN): Minister of Soil and Water Conservation, Geology and Mining and NSMDC Nagaland, V. Kashiho Sangtam on June 15 launched ZAK Khingkuhru Personal Wellness Centre at Forest Ward, for production of bio-degradable and eco-friendly sanitary pads for women. ZAK is a non-profit business project and aims in providing low cost sani-
tary pads to women and girls in the district. The proprietor of the centre, Adila Sangtam said that the dream to open the centre was envisioned with a passion to work for women’s welfare and after reading about the biography of the inventor Arunachalam Muruganantham and his low-cost machine. In his inaugural address, Kashiho said it was an important day, not only for Kiphire but for Nagaland that such industry
has been launched with the idea of creating lowcost, women owned and operated mini- factories, producing sanitary pads from local agriculture waste. The minister also said that Kiphire being an aspiration district people expect constructions, schemes etc, but focusing on health was important for development. He therefore said that focusing on women’s health was important as
GMS Signal declared as ‘Happy School’
RCD members, students, teachers and others at the programme.
DIMAPUR: Government Middle School (GMS) Signal Angami has been declared a “Happy School” under the literacy project of Rotary Club of Dimapur (RCD) on June 15. A press release from RCD president, Dr. Nitin Agarwal stated that, the Rotary Club provided pure drinking water, hand washing stations, painting of school building and boundary wall, running water in toilets, setting up of library K Y M C
and providing sports equipments, shoes and socks for the students. The programme was followed by tree plantation drive in the school campus. Earlier, the welcome address was delivered by Dr. Simon Dzuvichu where he highlighted about the history of the school. Sanjay Jain, club literacy chairperson spoke about the facilities provided to the school along with Rotary India's literacy mission.
President of RCD, Dr Nitin Agarwal highlighted about various Rotary service activities and stressed upon importance of social work. School head teacher Temsulila thanked the Rotary Club for upgrading the school infrastructure. The programme was attended by members of school management committee, village council, GB, teachers and students of the school and Rotary family members.
when women falls sick, family become paralyze. “In order to live healthy, one should be aware and have knowledge on how to keep oneself healthy and stay away from diseases,” Kashiho said. Meanwhile, the proprietor, of the centre Adila gave glory and praises to God for his favor and thanked District Manager CSC SPV Kiphire, Horiba and Steer Swabhiman Santinary Napkins Mumbai and Churches for their support and help. District Youth Coordinator, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Muletolu Vero, who also spoke at the programme said Kiphire being an “Aspirational District” focus should be made on the welfare of women, girls and children. E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Horiba District manager CSC SPV Kiphire and the centre was dedicated by pastor KTBL, S.Chopongkyu Sangtam. Vote of thanks was delivered by S.Likhumla Sangtam.
Training on paper bag making at DEF Wokha DIMAPUR: Wokha Police in collaboration with Team Metamorphosis (TM) and Self Help Group (SHG) organised one-day training on paper bags making at DEF, Wokha unit drill shed on June 14. According to DIPR report, SDPO, Wokha Imkongsangba welcomed all participants and stressed on the need for a plastic free environment. SP, Wokha Manoj Kumar, shared on the threat posed due to plastic pollution and steps initiated by the unit for a plastic free “Police Reserve”. He also informed that more awareness programmes will be initiated by organizing literary competition. Oren Ngullie from Team Metamor phosis, Nyanbeni and Saroni representing SHG were the master trainers. The one-day training was organized for the spouse of unit personnel and students of Regimental School, DEF Wokha. Around 78 persons participated in the training.
dialogue and peace building
DIMAPUR: Peace Channel (PC) conducted one-day programme on ecumenical dialogue and peace building at Cathedral Church on June 16. A press release from Peace Channel office, Alino S. Chishi stated that, Rev. Dr. George Keduolhou Angami, vice principal of St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama as resource person gave an outline on the aspect of ecumenism, how it evolved and its importance. Fr. George said that with the existing and growing numbers of denominations Christology or Theology was not a concern but there was a growth on pattern of worship which differentiates people and leads to disputes. He said one of the reasons leading to this difference was the way of interpretation of the same Bible and its implementation which widely varies from ministerial to ministerial. He opined that for fruitful ecumenical cohesion
individuals in the churches must respect one another and learn reverence for each other. He firmly believes that ecumenical means unity and one must find spiritual unity by keeping Christ as a focal point. Arhomo C Ngullie, trainer and coordinator of Peace Channel facilitated a demonstration on dialogue and negotiation and highlighted the importance of the same towards rebuilding Nagaland. He also presented the objectives, motto, vision and outcome of ecumenical dialogue and peace building in Nagaland. Earlier, Ashuni Elizabeth, from Youth Association chaired the programme, David Rongmei, catechist English community cathedral delivered welcome address and Mhabeni Jennifer Kikon, general secretary, Parish Pastoral Council, cathedral invoked God’s blessing. Participants representing various associations attended the programme.
Special prayer for all the fathers was offered by Aketo Yeptho youth leader and special gifts were distributed to all the fathers. More than 3500 people attended the special service. EIS, Dimapur: Euro International School (EIS), Dimapur celebrated the day at the Rotary Club premises with the fathers of the school children, on the theme, “Health & fitness”. A press release from EIS principal, Sandeep K. Jain stated that, a special awareness session on the ill effects of tobacco products was also organised with Dr. C Tetso (program officer of National Tobacco Control Programme) as the resource person. Dr. Tetso spoke about the various effects of tobacco products and also motivated the audience to get rid of the habit. The programme started with a visual session where they were shown some father's day special videos dedicated to them, followed by a special Zumba and Yoga session. Apart from some fitness games, the fathers also participated enthusiastically in the “fruit cocktail/ decoration” competition. KLBC: Kohima Liangmai Baptist Church (KLBC) celebrated the 95th Father's Day at its church premises.
news in Brief CPO executive council meeting: Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) has convened its executive council meeting on June 29 at 11 a.m at Phek town council hall, Phek. All frontal organisations including Chakhesang Mothers’ Association, Chakhesang Students’ Union, Chakhesang Youth Front, Chakhesang Cultural Organisation, Chakhesang Wrestling Association and all the seven area presidents, VCC and head GBs from every village have been requested to attend the meeting positively. KMC convenes meeting: Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has convened a meeting with various stakeholders and the ward panchayat of ward nos. 12,13,14, 15 and 16 at KMC office on June 18 at 10 am. NNC (PB) appoints: NNC (Parent Body) under the leadership of Yilow Humtsoe, Zhiongba Yimchungrii and V.Nagi has appointed Z.Kiheto Zhimo and Kighato.H as chairman and secretary of Union Territory-1 with immediate effect. It appealed to all concerned under UT-1 to extend support for the cause of Naga people.
Clarification
DIMAPUR: Apropos the Sunday Post feature “Father As Role Models.” dated June 16, 2019, this is to clarify that the following errors had occurred: Principal Secretary Health & Family Welfare Mr. Himato Zhimomi’s name was incorrectly prefixed as “Dr”; and that the word “late” was erroneously placed before the name of Mr. Ihezhe Zhimomi, who is alive, hale and hearty and the father of Mr. Himato Zhimomi, in the said article. That the above errors had crept in while transferring the write up. Under the above circumstance, I hereby offer my sincere apologies to both Mr. Himato Zhimomi and his father Mr. Ihezhe Zhimomi, if the errors has hurt their sentiments. -Staff Reporter (writer of the Sunday Post feature on June 16, 2019)
LSU holds literary day in Kohima
DIMAPUR: Lhisemia Students' Union (LSU) held its first literary day at L. Khel indoor stadium, Kohima village under the theme, “Ladder to success” on June 15. A press release from LSU media cell stated that, various competitions were conducted under different categories- special category (nursery class 1) drawing; Category 1 (Classes 2-6) drawing and solo; Category 2 (Classes 7-10) solo, spelling bee, painting, sketching, essay writing (Tenyidie and English), quiz and Category 3 (Classes 11-12) debate on the topic “Clean Kohima is achievable”. In the first session, the programme was chaired by Vilalhou Sorhie, president LSU and exhortation by Dr. Menuosietuo Tseikha, advisor LSU. The invocation was offered by Kekuolhouthie Dzüvichü, deacon Khedi Baptist Church and special song by 2017 Spero Meliora solo winner Menuolenuo Linyii. After the prize distri-
Dr. Kenei Miachie-o, giving away the prizes to one of the student.
bution, vote of thanks was delivered by Keneikhrieu Dzüvichü, educational and statistical secretary. 137 participants took part in the event. The judges for solo were Miakhriehu Yhome and Menguseü Suokhrie, spelling bee by Kevinouleü
A press release from KLBC media cell, Rutmakbo stated that, speaker Liangmai Baptist Churches Women president, Akengiu spoke on the role and responsibilities of a father. TOAH-DCC: Tribal Old Age Home-cum-Day Care Centre (TOAH-DCC) celebrated “Father's Day” on the theme, “Heart of the father” with Moasenla Aier as the speaker. Achila, Y.Sentila and friend's, Wabong and friends and Hyoyeon Park and co. blessed the fathers with beautiful songs. Presentation to the fathers and prayer was conducted by Yala Jamir. SXCC Kidima: St Xavier Catholic Church (SXCC) Kidima under diocese of Kohima celebrated Holy Trinity -cum-Fathers’ Day 2019, where Rev. Fr. Siby John, parish priest was the main celebrant at church premises. A press release from SXCC Kidima stated that, Rev. Fr. Siby John asked the faithful to remember God the Father and be more responsible and good father for the family. Parish priest explained that father was the philosopher, leader, teacher, catechism for faith at home. Children, mothers and Franciscan Sisters of Saint Mary of the Angels also joined the liturgical feast of Holy Trinity and father day celebration with the Eucharist.
Sorhie and Kikruneinuo Liezietsu, sketching by Dziesekhrietuo Khruomo, painting by Dziesekhrielie Kesiezie, debate by Rüvuotuonuo Vizo, essay writing Khriezenuo Vizo (English) and Vizomenuo Yhome (Tenyidie) and quizmaster Richard Dzüvichü.
ATMA Wokha visits banana farm at Elumyo DIMAPUR: ATMA Wokha conducted a joint visit by scientist and extension functionaries at Tsenponthung Ovung banana farm, Elumyo village on June 14. A press release from ATMA Wokha stated that, documentary video shooting on package of practices on banana by the open box production team was also done. Deputy project director T. Subenthung Yanthan highlighted about ATMA organizational structure and its various activities. Senior scientist and head KVK, Dr. Santosh Kumar Baishya advised the farmers to follow scientific method of cultivation and to adopt the latest and modern packages of practices developed by KVK and allied department. Assistant technology manager (ATM), Elilo Kikon spoke on the cultivation practices of banana and ATM, Nzani Kikon spoke on its pest and disease management. K Y M C
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Avile Vitso addressing the gathering. (NP)
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WEATHER FORECAST June 17
(Temperature in ºC)
Max Min
Agartala A strong afternoon t-storm
35 27
Aizawl
A p.m. thunderstorm in spots 31 21
Guwahati A t-storm around in the a.m.
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A strong afternoon t-storm
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Imphal
Itanagar A t-storm or two, not as warm 27 22 Shillong A thunderstorm in spots
25 19
A thunderstorm in spots
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Kohima
Dimapur Hazy sunshine Mkg
Tuensang A p.m. t-storm in the area Wokha
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A p.m. thunderstorm in spots 28 19 20 16
A p.m. thunderstorm in spots 26 20
Zunheboto Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm 25 17
Kohima, Jun 16 (NPN): Department of Labour (DoL) is working to help the domestic workers in the state and in the process of equipping them with soft skill training in the coming days. This was disclosed by Assistant Labour Commissioner, Avile Vitso while addressing the culmination function of International Domestic Workers’ Week organized by Centre for Development Initiatives (CDI) and Ferrando Domestic Workers’ Alliance (FDWA) under the theme “Unity is our goal: A just wage is our right: marching
on to empower domestic workers” at Catholic Centre conference hall D block, here on June 15. She said that the minimum wage for the domestic workers (skilled and unskilled) have been enhanced and approved by the state cabinet. She therefore urged the domestic workers to unite themselves and get their due share from the government after fulfilling the require procedures. She also advised the domestic workers’ to be sincere and dutiful in their duty. Speaking on the theme, SDPO Nor th Kohima, Yambemo Humtsoe said domestic workers’ should
CAN Youth organise awareness on harmful effects of tobacco
Section of the participants at the awareness programme on June 15.
DIMAPUR: Project Development 4 Adolescent (D4A) under CAN Youth organized an awareness programme on the harmful effects of tobacco in collaboration with the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) at Holy Child School (HCS), Burma Camp on June 15. The programme was
graced by psychologist, NTCP Dimapur, Imkumla Aier, as resource person. A press release from (D4A) coordinator Sentiwati stated that, Imkumla Aier, shared on the harmful effects of tobacco and said that in India around 2200 people lose their life each single day due to consumption of tobacco products. She also mentioned
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that a single piece of cigarette contains 7000 chemicals where pan masala contains 3000 chemicals. She also extended her support to provide free counselling and treatment for the persons addicted to tobacco. A total of 214 students of classes 8, 9 and 10 attended the programme.
unite themselves and work together with one mind, vision and goal. Acknowledging the contribution made by the domestic workers, he said no profession or work is too small and their work was crucial in the family. He also advised the workers to be sincere and faithful with their assigned duty. Highlighting the challenges they faced by them in their work place, he encouraged them to be trust worthy, dutiful and reliable persons. He also asked them to inform the police in the event of any ill treatment they received from their employers.
Seminar on conservation in Tuensang
DIMAPUR: Nagaland Community Conserved Areas Forum (NCCAF) conducted a district level seminar at CKS hall, Tuensang Town on June 13, to create awareness in conservation of nature, especially on the threatened and endangered species in the district. A press release from NCCAF secretary, Heirang Lungalung stated that, DC Tuensang, Mohammed Ali Shihab, in his address urged the community leaders to be true to themselves and lead the people so that they become role models to follow. Pikato V Jimo (PoU) of Nagaland Empowerment of People through Economic Development (NEPED) enlightened the role of the community in conservation.Dzüthovito Lcho, range officer, Forest department, Tuensang also spoke on the occassion. Foundation for Ecological Security proposed habitats conservation at the landscape level, especially for the endangered and threatened species in the region.
Also, speaking in the programme, coordinator FDWA Kohima, Theresa Langhu said that the week-long obser vation have numerous advocacy programmes in the region through the 12 social work wings of the missionary sisters of Mary help of Christians. She said the observation covers various aspects relating to safeguarding the rights of domestic workers such as those of migrant workers, live in workers, regulation of private placement agencies and setting up of dispute settlement mechanisms like overtime compensation, weekly off, regular payment to domestic workers themselves, healthy and safe living and working environment. She said Kohima town has identified more than 680 domestic workers and children in domestic work and only 350 domestic workers have registered in the organization. Earlier, the programme chaired by Cerina Keduokhonuo Belho Women Help line Nagaland began with an invocation by Abel Lotha catechist SFS parish Kohima. The programme was attended by members of FDWA Kohima, domestic workers, students, well wishers and others.
BVP holds inter-school quiz competition
Students at the inter-school quiz competition on Sunday. (NP)
Staff Reporter D IMA P U R , J UN 1 6 (NPN): Bharat Vikas Parishad (BVP) Dimapur organised the first interschool quiz competition on the theme, “Bharat Ko Jano” at SD Jain Girls College, Dimapur on Sunday. The competition was conducted in two categories- junior and senior, where students from ten schools of Dimapur participated. The schools were- St. Xavier Higher Secondary School, Dayanand Vidya Niketan School, Hollotoli Higher Secondary School, Christian Higher Secondary School, S D Jain Higher Secondary School, Living-
stone Foundation Higher Secondary School, Vidhya Bhawan School, Cosmopolitan School Chumukdima, Kendriya Vidyalaya and Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School. In the senior category, Sachin Kr. Singh and Abhijeet Kr Das of Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School won the first position followed by Rohan Biswas and Roselyn Maria Reji of S D Jain Higher Secondary School in second position. The third position was bagged by Majidul Haque and Abhijeet Kr. Das of Kendriya Vidyalaya. In junior category, the first position went to Sahil Singh and Abhay Kumar
of Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School, second position to Nikhil Kumar jaiswal and Eepsha Choudhury of S D Jain Higher Secondary School and third position to Shamim Islam and Rahul Mazumder of Hollotoli Higher Secondary School. The quiz master was Ashim Debnath. The programme was attended by former district governor, Rotary club RID 3240, chairman IRCS Dimapur, Chandu Agarwal as chief guest, assistant director, school education, B. Nellayappan as special guest and youth activist (national level) Nagaland Arvind Damani as guest of honour.
Naga young achievers felicitated
The programme was attended by special guests, Kaheli Chophy, Femina Miss India Nagaland 2017, Bishnu Bhattacharjee, renowned social worker and political activist and Vishal Sharma, diamond director Oriens.
The young achievers at the award ceremony on June 14.
DIMAPUR: Oriens Global Marketing (OGM) Pvt. Ltd celebrated 2018-19 achievers award ceremony, where more than 60 Naga young achievers from Tuensang, Phek, Mon, Mokokchung, Kohima, Dimapur and Senapati were felicitated. The event was organized by Team Titans Global (TTG) at Hotel Acacia on June 14. According to Oriens,
Nagaland Chapter pro- mai and Henitoli Chishi. g r a m m e c o o r d i n a t o r, Roshan Tamang, the event was graced by achievers from three states of Nagaland, Assam and Manipur. Speech on scope of employment and marketing skills were delivered by Vishal Sharma diamond director Oriens, Roshan Tamang and Bishnu Bhattacharjee. Special numbers were presented by Vaijone Ve-
Tetso College holds graduation day
The graduating students on June 15.
DIMAPUR: Tetso College held its first graduation day on June 15 with founder and president/ principal emeritus of Patkai Christian College, Dr. Tuisem A Shishak, as the commencement speaker and Winsome Sitlhou, who secured gold medal in BA (Eng) under Nagaland University, as valedictorian. In his speech, Dr. Tuisem A Shishak said it was about time that instiK Y M C
tutes like Tetso College and Patkai Christian College collaborate spiritually and academically for the growth of higher education. He added that institutes of higher education should move towards excellence in research. Dr. Shishak also encouraged Tetso students to move forward with confidence and avoid being a part of the unemployable youth.
Tetso College principal, Dr. P.S. Lorin, presented a brief history of the college’s humble beginnings since 1994, and encouraged the graduating the students to create a positive impact in society and continue to live true to the college’s motto to “strive for excellence”. In a introductory remarks, Dr. Hewasa Lorin, reminded the students that they are not only graduating with a degree but as a more
complete person, knowing that their responsibility also lies in improving the society and the state. The function was chaired by Dr. S. Elika Assumi, opening prayer by Haiwalo Apon, executive secretary, CRBC (Council of Rengma Baptist Churches). A folk fusion song was presented by Pretty Rhythm. 134 students completed their graduation. K Y M C
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Khandu seeks Centre’s help to fast Centre asks Mnp CM to cut expenditure track rail project, reform agri sector
Correspondent
IMPHAL, Jun 16: The Prime Minister and Union finance minister have told Manipur chief minister to cut expenditure so as to arrive at a sustainable solution to state’s financial problem. Both the Central leaders have also advised the chief minister that the state should focus on additional resource mobilisation. The state is currently facing an overdraft of Rs 274.46 crore following which Reserved Bank of India (RBI) has banned withdrawal of Manipur government’s bank accounts since June 12. The chief minister met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to convey the grim financial position of the state and seek Centre’s assistant to get rid of the situation. An official release of CM’s secretariat said chief minister N Biren Singh met Prime Minister and Union finance minister at New
Manipur CM calls on Prime Minister in New Delhi to apprise him of grim financial position of state. (NP)
Delhi separately on Saturday and apprised them of the financial situation of the state. During the meetings, the chief minister requested them that the state government may be given the flexible to decide the quantum of borrowings under Open Market Borrowing within the overall ceiling fixed by Union finance ministry. He further requested
Tripura CM urges new waterways with Bangladesh
Agartala, Jun 16 (IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has requested the Centre to create new waterways between the state and Bangladesh to boost trade and tourism in the northeastern region, an official said on Sunday. “If new waterways are created between Tripura and Bangladesh, the state would be the gateway for the entire northeastern region and adjoining areas. The proposed waterway project using the Gomati river must be expedited,” the official said quoting Deb from the NITI Aayog meeting in New Delhi on Saturday. He said in order to boost tourism in the state, the Union Tourism Ministry might help construct ropeways connecting the historic “Matabari” Tripura Sundari Temple and Chhabimura, the mountain wall on the banks of Gomati famous for its rock sculptures. Deb also demanded more financial support from
the Centre’s PSUs and autonomous bodies Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund for creation of new infrastructure in the northeast. “The public sector companies and undertakings should be allowed to spend at least 10 per cent of their CSR funds in the northeastern states. This will help in early implementation of ‘HIRA’ (Highways, Inland Waterways, Railways and Airways), the grand initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The initiative would not only boost tourism but also many other sectors in the region,” he added. The Chief Minister also asked for amending of the existing aviation guidelines to facilitate private operators to increase flight frequency to the Northeast. Asserting that Tripura was a flood-prone state, he also demanded an increase in the State Disaster Response Fund from the existing Rs 38 crore at present.
to allow additional borrowing within the overall ceiling allowed for the state of Manipur, while requesting them for advance release of state share of Central taxes, due to release around June 21 this year. The chief minister also requested them to advance the release by few days so as to come out of the overdraft, the release said
In response to his request, the Prime Minister as well as finance minister assured the chief minister that they will look into both the demands of the state government positively. The chief minister was however urged to focus on additional resource mobilisation of the State as well expenditure cuts, so as to arrive at a sustainable solution to the financial problem of the state. The chief minister who is currently camping in the national capital also met with the Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and took up the matter of 66.91 acres of land at Koirengei Old Airfield currently in possession of the Army. The state government has been pressing the Centre Army to leave the land while expressing state’s desire to restore the land for expansion of ongoing state capitol project. The chief minister convinced the new defence minister about the state proposal of restor-
ing the land saying that rapid urbanisation and construction of state capital complex in and around Koirengei area of Imphal city which includes state Assembly, High court complex and civil secretariat has felt the need for restoring the land. Mention may be made that once an airfield, the Koirengei Old Airfield was remained as barrel land for a long time. However, few years ago, the Army had set up its base by taking over most part of the field. The Union defence minister was convinced that the land was no longer required by the defence authorities for the purpose for which it was originally envisaged. “It was emphasised that the land is located in a highly populated area and is better suited to meet the needs of growing Imphal city rather that of an airfield, the release said. Defence minister assured that he will look into the matter, the release added.
Correspondent IMPHAL, Jun 16: Even as a spokesperson of Manipur government refused ministers camping in New Delhi over leadership change, a BJP spokesperson hoped that party national leaders will resolved the crisis within the party soon. Among the ministers and MLAs who had rushed to New Delhi in the wake of revolt for replacing N Biren Singh as chief minister, some of them returned to Imphal on Sunday. Among them was state education minister Th Radheshyam who is also one of the government spokespersons along with spokesperson of BJP state unit MLAs, S Rajen. Interestingly, the two spokespersons had different version on the prevailing political situation within the ruling parties over power tussle, while talking to reporters at Imphal Airport. Education minister Th Radheshayam who denied ministers camping in
New Delhi, claimed that the ministers were in the national capital only to give courtesy calls to new Union ministers. The state ministers met with Union ministers related with portfolios they are in-charge and during the meetings they tabled states proposals for various developmental schemes, the education minister claimed. “The ministers’ visit was only courtesy call on new Union ministers. Their visits were related with their official business” he said. He added that the ministers were in Delhi only to draw attention of the new Union ministers to various development activities related with their respective portfolios. The education minister claimed that he himself also called on related Union minister who assured him of a sanction of Rs 200 crore for development of education sector. Denying having any crisis in the collation government, the education minister
said that there was no question of ministers and MLAs of ruling parties camping at New Delhi or power tussle within the party. At the same time, the minister asserted that BJP is a well organised party and discord among the party MLAs,if any, will be resolved by party leaders at the Centre. Besides having an incharge of Manipur, the party has separate cell to deal with the political affairs of Northeast states. The party’s concerned in-charges were always monitoring the political situation in the state as well as in other northeast states and passing the information to the higher authorities of the party to resolve any problem coming up from time to time, he said. There was no question of change of guard in the coalition government. The chief minister will be coming back to Imphal in the two or three days after completing his official business at the national capital.
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AFFIDAVIT (CHANGE OF NAME) Through this Affidavit Regd. No. 105/19, dated 13/06/2019. I, solemnly affirm an oath and declare that my official name shall be now called Shri. Wonchithung N Jami, S/o. Nribemo Jami & Smti. Oponrhoni resident of Etsutchukha Colony, Wokha Town (my earlier name Limhachan N Jami) and the same shall be used in all future correspondence and references hereinafter. Deponent, Oren Humtsoe (Advocate & Notary Public) GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
WOKHA : NAGALAND No. Judl-47/2017-18/ Dt, Wokha the 13th June 2019
NOTICE
File photo of Willys Jeep and Maruti 800 cabs in Shillong
are often seen with added trailers used to carry potable water to localities in water scarce Shillong. In most of the localities in the hill town, the roads are so narrow that bigger trucks carrying tankers cannot enter. The Willys with added trailers are also used to transport construction materials and other stuff to localities with narrow roads where trucks and other bigger commercial vehicles cannot enter due to road size. It may be mentioned here that Union Minister of Nitin Gadkari had recently said that the government is
Pema Khandu (File)
the enormous potential of the state in the fields of agriculture and allied sectors, tourism and hydro power, which, he insisted, if systematically harnessed would take the state to new heights. The chief minister also sought the Centre’s support in modernising the police force in the state, while participating in a discussion on security matters. Stressing the need for a permanent bureaucracy, Khandu requested the policy think-tank to consider creating a separate IAS cadre for the state.
The pace of development gets affected as the state still functions under Union territory cadre, the CM said. “Owing to Arunachal’s vastness and diversities, the officers posted here need at least two to three years to understand the pulse of the state. By the time they know, they are transferred, hampering development,” he reasoned. Claiming that the state has been ignored when it came to distribution of foreign funds, Khandu requested Niti Aayog to device a mechanism to overcome this hurdle and compensate Arunachal Pradesh accordingly. The CM also urged the Centre to relax the guidelines of its flagship programmes for Arunachal Pradesh. “The tough and the inaccessible terrain in the state makes it difficult for agencies to implement the programmes as per guidelines,” he said.
Biswajit turns down deputy CM post as power tussle continues
New policy may spell doom for old Willys, Maruti 800 in Shillong
GUWAHATI, JUN 16 (AGENCIES): Centre’s proposed policy to scrap commercial vehicles above 10 years old may not get the expected cheer in Meghalaya capital Shillong, reports Northeast Now news. Well maintained Maruti 800 and Willys Jeep dating back to several decades are not only the beauty of the roads in Shillong also known as Scotland of the East but also lifelines for many in the Meghalaya capital town. Taxi service is the lifeline of Shillong where roads are narrow and there are plenty of camel back elevations. Although vehicles of different makes are being used as taxis in Shillong, yet decades old Maruti 800 painted in black and yellow are still popular as taxis among the commuters. Similarly, the Willys Jeep are also the lifelines for many in Shillong—old Willys are often seen donning their new avtars in the Meghalaya capital. Willys
Itanagar, Jun 16 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh C h i e f M i n i s t e r Pe m a Khandu has emphasised the need to fast track communication programmes in the state, while seeking support from the Centre for structural reformation of the state’s agriculture sector, an official release said. Addressing the fifth governing council meet of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, the chief minister presented the status of rail, road and air projects in the state. He also underlined the roadmap for Arunachal’s development, with special mention of rainwater harvesting and water management plans, the release said. Speaking on the ‘aspirational districts programme’, Khandu briefed Niti Aayog on the achievements and challengesfaced by the state in implementing it. He also shed light on
working on an integrated policy that will ensure that commercial vehicles that are more than ten years old will be scrapped as level of air pollution in on the rise. He said that the proposed policy might have features like tax exemptions and discounts that totals up to Rs 2.5 lakh on vehicles purchased for about Rs 10 lakh at the time of new purchase and stated that the government is planning in this like due to the rising pollution level in the country, mostly contributed by old vehicles that are based on old technology.
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Whereas Smti. Emilo Ngullie, daughter of Late. Smti. Nrano Lotha, a permanent resident of Pangti Village, has applied for issue of succession certificate to enable her to draw all dues and benefits/family pension and to close SBI AC No. 11766587018 in favour of her deceased mother Late Smti. Nrano Lotha who expired on 20/06/2018. Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby invited to file claims or objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. Further, no claims or objections shall be entertained after the cut off date and succession certificate shall be issued to the concerned. (ANDREW C. IMTI) Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, Nagaland WC-206
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ZUTOVI VILLAGE COUNCIL DHANSIRIPAR SUB-DIVISION DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND
PUBLIC NOTICE It is hereby notified to all concerned that any kind of fishing and hunting in an area the jurisdiction of Zutovi Village is hereby prohibited with immediate effect. Defaulters will be penalized fine amounting to Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) to Rs.10000/- (Rupees ten thousand) followed with seizure of fishing/hunting equipments/materials.
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After arrival at Imphal, he will resolve all discord among the party MLAs and ruling partners if any, he added. On the other hand, state BJP spokesperson MLA S Rajen who also returned to Imphal on Sunday hoped that the crisis within the party and among the coalition partners will be resolved by the national party leaders soon. “I believe that party high command will come out with a solution acceptable to all within the next few days,” he said. He termed the present crisis within BJP and ruling partners as family matter which is to be solved by the elders (senior party leaders).
Meanwhile, reports said that efforts of the national leaders to resolve the crisis within the party remained unfruitful. With the objective of ending the crisis, BJP national general secretary (Northeast in-charge) Ram Madhav have been holding a series of meetings with chief minister N Biren and the rival camp demanding removal of N Biren separately. Minister Th Biswajit who is allegedly leading the rival camp reportedly turned down the offer of the post of deputy chief minister to resolve the issue. The chief minister and his supporters have been convincing national leaders by presenting detail report
on the origins of the political turmoil within the ruling party and major factors responsible for the overdraft. The chief minister has reportedly levelled several charges against different ministers while convincing the national leaders and also to protect his chair. The rebelling MLAs have also been reportedly convincing the national leaders to remove Biren as chief minister by levelling various charges against the incumbent chief minister. They even charged the chief minister of giving greater importance to defector Congress MLAs who joined the BJP. They also alleged rising corruption level in the state under Biren’s leadership.
NORTH EAST ZONE CULTURAL CENTRE (NEZCC) MINISTRY OF CULTURE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
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Dated June 12, 2019
NOTICE INVITING EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
The North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), an Autonomous Body under Ministry of Culture, Government of India, hereby invites Expression of Interest from reputed and experienced Chartered Accountant Firms based in North Eastern States for auditing and preparation of Accounts of NEZCC for the Financial Year 2018-19 comprising of Balance Sheet, Income and Expenditure Statement and Receipt and Payment Account as per the prescribed format of accounts for Central Government Autonomous bodies. Interested Chartered Accountant Firms based in the North Eastern States having at least 3 (three) years experience in preparation of Final Accounts as per the prescribed format of accounts for Central Government Autonomous Bodies may collect the application form/EOI documents from the Office of the undersigned during office hours and submit their bids on or before 28 June, 2019 upto 13:00 hours. No bids received after the last date of submission i.e. on 28 June, 2019 upto 1300 hours will be accepted. EOI Document containing the details of qualification, criteria, brief objective & scope of work, etc. can also be downloaded from the NEZCC website www.nezccindia.org.in. The undersigned reserves the right to accept or reject any or all the bids without assigning any reason thereof. Jitul Sonowal Director North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC) DC-925
OFFICE OF THE
TAMLU YONGNYAH NAMSANG AREA (TYNA) PUBLIC FORUM HQ. TAMBLU : DIST LONGLENG : NAGALAND
MEETING INFORMATION
There will be an emergency meeting of Tamlu, Yongnyah & Namsang Area (TYNA) Public Forum on 18th June 2019 at Tamlu ADC Hq. at 10:00 AM in connection with the shifting of Government Polytechnic Institute from Yongho Yongnyah which was already inaugurated on 26/09/2017 by Shri. N. Thomas Lotha, the then Hon’ble Parlimentary Secretary, Technical Education, Nagaland Kohima. Inspite of several reminders served to PPC, it failed to implement its resolution No.3, which resulted in shifting of Government Polytechnic Institute from the original site (Yongho Yongnyah) to a new site Hukphang. Therefore, in the event of Government going ahead with the inauguration of the newly selected site (Hukphang) in violation of the PPC resolution and more against the wishes of the people of 49 Tamlu A/C, the TYNA consisting of 25 villages shall be left with no option but to uphold its resolution adopted during TYNA meeting held on 14th August 2017 and reiterated on TYNA meeting held on 13th June, 2019 which are: 1. Non- Co-operation to PPC. 2. Mass resignation from all the Phom General Organisations / NGOs . Therefore, all the under mentioned members/units i.e Village Councils, Students Union, Goan Buras, TYNA Unit Longleng/Dimapur/Kohima/Mon are requested to attend the meeting without fail. (V. LONGPA PHOM) (BUPHEI PHOM) K-1649 G/Secretary President
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KC(M) splits; Mani elected chairman Kottayam, Jun 16 (PTI): The Kerala Congress (M), a key partner of the Congress-led UDF, suffered a split Sunday with a faction in the party electing Rajya Sabha MP Jose K Mani, son of its founder late K M Mani, as the Chairman. The development capped weeks-long infighting in the party between supporters of Jose Mani and working chairman P J Joseph following the demise of K M Mani in April this year. Jose K Mani was elected as the chairman of the party by the leaders supporting him at a meeting of the State Committee members here convened by him. Reacting to the development, Joseph said Jose Mani was elected by “a crowd” and not by the state committee and all of them will be treated as having quit the Kerala Congress (M). The decision would not sustain in law as it was taken by “violating” all norms of the party constitution, he charged. Hours ahead of the meeting, the faction led by Joseph declared it as ‘invalid’ and said it was against the party Constitution. After the meeting, ‘presiding officer’ K Z Kunjeriya
Jose K Mani (File) announced to the party workers that Jose K Mani has been “elected unanimously” as chairman. Out of 437 state committee members of the party, as many as 325 attended the meeting, the faction leaders claimed. The Kerala Congress, which has a history of splits since its inception in 1964, has a strong base in the central Travancore belt, especially among Christians. Expressing his gratitude to the party leaders for electing him as ‘chairman’, Jose K Mani said “K M Mani sir is with is in our forward journey.I will work hard to follow the path shown by him.” The party would function unitedly, he said in his speech in the presence of
mediapersons. According to leaders of the Joseph faction, there are a total of 437 members in the Kerala Congress (M)s jumbo state committee. Senior leaders of the party, including former Rajya Sabha MP Joy Abraham, MLAs C F Thomas and Mons Joseph, did not attend the meeting, sources in the Joseph faction claimed. Out of five MLAs of the Kerala Congress (M), only two --attended the meeting. Jose K Mani’s followers said KC(M)’s Idukki MLA Roshy Augustine and Kanjirappally MLA N Jayaraj and lone Lok Sabha MP of the party, Thomas Chazhikadan, were the prominent leaders who attended the meeting. Talking to reporters in
Thodupuzha, Joseph criticised the manner in which Jose K Mani was elected as chairman. He was elected by a crowd, not by the party’s state committee. Most of the people attended the function were not the party’s state committee members, he claimed. The party can function only on the basis of its Constitution, Joseph said. However, extending an olive branch, he said those who rectify their ‘mistakes’ can comeback tothe party fold. CPI(M) State secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said the party suspected the hand of Congress behind the split of the Kerala Congress (M). “It is a strategic move by the Congress to reap political benefit in Kottayam area by splitting its ally,” he alleged. Trouble had been brewing in the KC(M) following the demise of K M Mani. The Party’s Organisational General Secretary Joy Abrahams letter to Chief Election Officer Teeka Ram Meena declaring Joseph asKC(M) chairman after the veteran’s death had been opposed by the faction headed by Jose K Mani.
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Two held for forging government documents in J&K Jammu, Jun 16 (PTI): Two persons were arrested here on Sunday for allegedly preparing fake government documents of various officers and issuing to the people, officials said. A police team intercepted a vehicle with bovines at the Sidhra bridge. They ar rested Zahoor Ahmed and registered a case for bovine smuggling, the police said. The accused produced a permission issued by the Jammu deputy commissioner regarding transportation of bovines. The permission was scrutinised and it turned out to be fake, the police said. Based on Ahmed’s disclosures, a person named Bipin Singh was immediately apprehended. Singh revealed that he used to make fake registration certificates, driving licenses, insurance certificates, route permits from a person named Vikram Seth, the police said. Seth was also arrested and he confessed to making various type of fake government documents of officers, the police said. More arrests cannot be ruled out, the police added.
Shiv Sainiks will help in Ram temple construction: Thackeray
Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackerayand others arrive to offer prayers at the makeshift Ram Lalla temple, in Ayodhya on Sunday. (PTI)
Ayo d h ya , J u n 1 6 (IANS): Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray said here on Sunday that he was confident that a grand Ram temple will be built soon and, if needed, Shiv Sainiks would help in the temple construction. “ We a l l wa n t t h e temple. It is time for all to Hindus to remain united so the temple is built soon. The Modi government is a ‘mazboot’ government and can take decisions. The Shiv
Sena is with the government and we are hopeful that the temple will come up soon,” he said in a brief press conference after visiting the Ram Janambhoomi makeshift temple. Thackeray said that his MPs had come to offer prayers at the Ram temple before the Lok Sabha session begins Monday. “As far as coming here, who would not want to come here again and again? I came here in November
and will come again,” he said. Thackeray, his family and all 18 Members of Parliament of the party were in Ayodhya to offer prayers at the Ram Janambhoomi temple. Thackeray, who was welcomed by Union Minister Arvind Sawant at the airport earlier in the day, said that coming to Ayodhya was a matter of faith for him. He said he was confident that a grand Ram temple would be built soon.
Heatwave claims 61 lives in Bihar Vayu to weaken before recurving towards Guj coast Ahmedabad, Jun 16 (PTI): Cyclone Vayu is likely to gradually weaken into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours before it recurves and crosses the Gujarat coast by Monday midnight as a depression, the meteorological department said. On Sunday morning, the cyclone remained centred about 470 km westsouthwest of Porbandar, 440 km southwest of Dwarka and 545 km southwest of Bhuj, the India Meteoro-
Rain in Delhi brings respite from intense heat A mother offers water to a child, covered with a towel to avoid sunlight.
TMC worker killed in WB; three held Ko l k at a , J u n 1 6 (IANS): Three persons have been held for interrogation in connection with the killing of a local Trinamool Congress leader in West Bengal’s Hooghly district, police said on Sunday. “Manoranjan Patra, 55, was beaten to death near the Trinamool party office in Harishchowk. Like every day, he was on his way to the party office when some people attacked him on Saturday. Three individuals have been held for interrogation,” an officer of Khanakul police station said. A Trinamool supporter claimed that Patra was threatened by some Bharatiya Janata Party activists a few days back. Patra’s body has been sent for post-mortem and investigations are going on, the officer added. K Y M C
Rs four lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin of those killed, an official release said. He directed the officials concerned to take necessary steps and measures in dealing with the heat. The chief minister also asked the officials to provide all medical help to those affected. State capital Patna registered a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius on Sunday, eight notches above normal, the Patna Meteorological Centre said in a bulletin. On Saturday, the city recorded a maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees
Celsius, the highest for June in the past 10 years. A heatwave is declared when the maximum temperature is recorded above 4.5 degrees from its normal maximum for two consecutive days, a Met official said. Gaya witnessed a high of 44.4 degrees Celsius, while Bhagalpur recorded 41 degrees Celsius, both the readings well above the normal for this time of the year, it said. Met officials said Patna is likely to witness heatwave for the next three days, while in Gaya, the extreme heat will be experienced for at least two days.
ally into a cyclonic storm during the next 24 hours,” it said. “It is very likely to move west-northwestwards during the next six hours, gradually recurve thereafter northeastwards and cross north Gujarat coast by June 17 midnight as a depression,” the IMD said. North Gujarat and Saurashtra-Kutch regions are likely to receive widespread rainfall on Monday, while the remaining parts
of the state are likely to get scattered showers, it said. On Tuesday, the entire state will receive fairly widespread rainfall, it said. The IMD also forecast heavy rains at isolated places in Saurashtra-Kutch regions on Monday, and heavy to very heavy rains in
north Gujarat and the districts in Saurashtra-Kutch on Tuesday. Meanwhile, rainfall in Ahmedabad and rest of the state brought respite from the scorching heat. The maximum temperature in Ahmedabad is expected to hover around 37 degree Celsius, the IMD said.
1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY
OF LT. ER. PONASOWA (CHUCHUYIMPANG) DIED ON 17.06.2018
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
It's already been a year and we still can't believe you're gone, you will forever remain alive in our hearts and memories. We miss you so much. Loving wife, children & relatives DP-4671
Died on 02.06.2019 On the morning of 2nd June 2019 our dearest father Late Imkonglepzung Jamir (Chuchuyimlang Village) peacefully left for his heavenly abode. We the bereaved family members would like to convey our sincere gratitude to those who stood by us spiritually, physically, financially and materially during his illness and at his sad demise. May God bless you all. Loving wife, children and grandchildren MKC-374
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LATE IMPODI OZUKUM Born 09.04.1991 – Died .12.06.2019 Words are inadequate, but through this column, we the bereaved family members of our beloved Lt. Impodi Ozukum (Mopungchuket) would like to acknowledge and express our heartfelt gratitude to every individual, churches, unions, neighbours, relatives and his friends who stood and comforted us at his sudden and untimely demise on 12/06/19. We would also like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Lenjem Hospital, Mokokchung for their kindness and care shown to him on the tragic day. Indeed we are truly humbled and grateful for honouring him by your presence and also for supporting us in times of our grief. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually, but your continuous support will always be remembered and it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God will bless you all abundantly in return for your kind deeds. Loving dad, brother and sister, and relatives MKC-375
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Patna, Jun 16 (PTI): At least 61 people have died in three districts of Bihar as a blistering heatwave swept several places in the state, officials said on Sunday. Thirty people have lost their lives due to the sweltering heat in Aurangabad, while 20 have died in Gaya and 11 in Nawada district so far since Saturday, Disaster Management Department’s Principal Secretary Pratyaya Amrit said. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over the deaths due to “loo” and heatstroke in the three districts, and has announced a payment of
New Delhi, Jun 16 (IANS): Light rainfall on Sunday brought respite from the intense heat in the national capital, with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The weather office has forecast rain during the day and said that the maximum temperature is likely to hover around 40 degrees Celsius. “The sky will remain cloudy in the day. Duststorm and thunderstorm accompanied by lightning and gusty winds at the speed 40-50 km per hour is expected at some isolated places,” said an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official. Saturday’s maximum temperature was recorded at 43.4 degrees Celsius, four notches above the season’s average.
logical Department (IMD) said in a bulletin. The severe cyclonic storm over northeast and adjoining east-central Arabian Sea moved nearly westwards with a speed of about 12 kmph in the last six hours, it said. “It lay centered at 8.30 am on June 16 near latitude 20.8N and longitude 65.2E over northeast and adjoining northwest and central Arabian Sea”. “The system is very likely to weaken gradu-
1933 – 2019 The bereaved family members of Late Mrs. Vehukhulü Lohe, W/o Mr. Zhetoyi Lohe express our utmost gratitude to all individuals, organisations, churches, neighbours and well wishers who stood by us in prayer and helped us materially and financially during her prolonged illness till her last breath on 12.06.2019. We convey our special thanks to: 1. Phek Town Baptist Church 2. PTBC W/Deptt. 3. K. Khuno Baptist Church 4. K.B.C W/Deptt. 5. K. Khuno Village Council 6. K. Khuno Welfare Union, Phek Town 7. K. Khuno Students' Union 8. Bethany-I Colony/Youth 9. Phek mia Pfu 10. CBCC Pfutsero 11. Baptist Theological College 12. Chakhesang Women Welfare Society T. Chikiri Pfutsero 13. Chakhesang Mission Centre Church T. Chikri Pfutsero 14. Rukizu Baptist Church Pfutsero 15. Rukizu Baptist Church Children Deptt. Pfutsero 16. NCSU Phek District 17. Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu MLA 19th A/C 18. Kupota Khesoh 19. Salie Khesoh 20. N. Theyo We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual but we pray that God bless you all abundantly. Family members & relatives DP-4726 K Y M C
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OPINiON/EDITORIAL
Budget not to be soft candy
Nagaland Post
Multi-billionaire debtors be given loans at commercial market rates.
Vol. XXIX NO. 190 Dimapur, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 2019
Didi on the backfoot
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or TMC supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, her cup of woe seems to overflow after her party suffered a setback at the hands of the resurgent BJP in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections in the state. Barely a month after the bad news comes the strike by the entire medical doctors in the state which has paralysed the medical services for the sixth consecutive day. It all started with an incident on June 10, 2019 when septuagenarian Mohammad Sayeed, died at the NRS Hospital in Kolkata following what the hospital calls a massive cardiac arrest. His death triggered a series of unfortunate events when the relatives blamed doctors for negligence. The verbal abuses and threats continued at the staff of Nil Ratan Sircar (NRS) Medical College and Hospital. Later a mob of around 200 stormed the hospital and assaulted doctors with one of them being seriously injured with a fractured skull. What started as a fightback by junior doctors touched the medical fraternity at large. It soon transcended the geographical boundary of the state to become a national concern. Medical doctors of the state called for a protest that spread across Bengal. Mamata had threatened to invoke the Essential Services (Maintenance) Act and issued a deadline to return to work but to no avail. She has blamed the BJP for instigating the protests. Even the Calcutta High Court on Friday handed a snub to the Mamata government by refusing to pass any interim order on the strike by junior doctors. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) comprising of around 3.5 lakh doctors nationwide have also called for a 24-hour strike on June 17. The doctors on strike have called for stricter police protection and government regulations after the rising incidents of attacks against them. They have asked for the arrest of all the culprits involved in the NRS attack. They also want the chief minister to tender an unconditional apology for the intimidating manner in which she addressed protesting doctors at the SSKM Hospital. The current incident has also become embroiled in a political imbroglio, with communal undertones. Her pandering to minorities even after the poll setback has completely isolated a section of the majority community where a whopping 57 percent of them had voted for the saffron unit according to a CSDS post-poll survey. Mamata has been ruling Bengal like a despot and has been allowing her party goons to run riot. However, after the massive setback in the Lok Sabha election where her party could win only 28 of the expected 42 seats and the BJP nosing in close with 18 seats, Mamata seems to be going down. The doctors in Bengal signify the seething anger and frustration against Mamata’s style of functioning. The TMC has proved to be no better than the regime it replaced. Bengal used to be ruled by CPM goons who later switched sides to the TMC. The same habit continued since Mamata won Bengal in 2011 and 2016. Mamata has to eat humble pie and agree to the demands of the doctors. For a politician who never bowed down and who once dreamt of playing a big role in national affairs, Mamata is now left struggling to survive the onslaught from the BJP and the doctors’ strike could possibly be a sign of pent up anger against her misrule.
DailyDevotion “Will You Lay Down Your Life?” Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends….I have called you friends… —John 15:13, 15 Jesus does not ask me to die for Him, but to lay down my life for Him. Peter said to the Lord, “I will lay down my life for Your sake,” and he meant it (John 13:37). He had a magnificent sense of the heroic. For us to be incapable of making this same statement Peter made would be a bad thing— our sense of duty is only fully realized through our sense of heroism. Has the Lord ever asked you, “Will you lay down your life for My sake?” (John 13:38). It is much easier to die than to lay down your life day in and day out with the sense of the high calling of God. We are not made for the brightshining moments of life, but we have to walk in the light of them in our everyday ways. There was only one brightshining moment in the life of Jesus, and that was on the Mount of Transfiguration. It was there that He emptied Himself of His glory for the second time, and then came down into the demon-possessed valley (seeMark 9:1-29). For thirty-three years Jesus laid down His life to do the will of His Father. “By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren” (1 John 3:16). Yet it is contrary to our human nature to do so. If I am a friend of Jesus, I must deliberately and carefully lay down my life for Him. It is a difficult thing to do, and thank God that it is. Salvation is easy for us, because it cost God so much. But the exhibiting of salvation in my life is difficult. God saves a person, fills him with the Holy Spirit, and then says, in effect, “Now you work it out in your life, and be faithful to Me, even though the nature of everything around you is to cause you to be unfaithful.” And Jesus says to us, “…I have called you friends….” Remain faithful to your Friend, and remember that His honor is at stake in your bodily life.
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“If typos are God’s way of keeping a writer humble, plot holes certainly keeps one on their knees.” ~ E.A. Bucchianeri
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he first budget, after a massive election victory, is neither an easy process for the government nor it has compulsion to be soft. It may tend to maintain a balance but with revenue crunch there are likely to be efforts to raise it. Except for Haryana and Maharashtra, which are going to polls in October no other state is going to poll this year. Elections in Delhi would be in January 2020. This gives further leeway. The budget certainly would not be populist. The income tax has been taken care of in the interim budget. The limit has been increased to Rs 5 lakh. This was not made the base of exemption limit. Now for those above earning Rs 5 lakh may have this as the base. There can be some surprises and government may propose moves which may continue to pinch taxpayers. Not many remember that the 2017-18 budget had increased the cess to 4 percent from 3 percent though standard deduction was raised. This raised liability on higher tax slabs. They may remain the target again. There remain seri-
ous concerns. The GDP data controversy is on. These are questions on book keeping. The debate on growth also does not show unanimity. Stress is seen in manufacturing, industrial index, skewed GST on petro prices and less than expected show by the economy. The annual growth rate in car sales in May 2019, as per society of Indian automobile manufacturers (SIAM), was -26 percent, the lowest since the -31 percent in September 2001. The trend started in November 2018. The sales have shown falling since the NGT ordered junking for operational ten-year old cars on false environmental concern. Cars contribute less than 2 percent of total pollution. Cars are family properties and mostly a lifetime buy. Quixotic policy decisions have seen diesel car sales going to a critical low forcing Maruti to abandon production. This is crisis of confidence. It is not a benign issue. It can lead to a deceleration in economic activity through a negative multiplier effect. Besides, it is unwise for the government to fall into the trap of the US and
western oil sellers propaganda of junking diesel. With latest technology, diesel is not that pollutant. The policy makers have to see it from an economic viewpoint. Every day 12 billion litres of petrol and 27 billion litres of diesel is consumed. EnShivaji tire transport fleet operates on diesel. It is a refining byproduct, cheaper and effective fuel. Refining capacity has increased to 230 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) and as per petroleum ministry imports in value terms have come down to Rs 4.16 lakh crore for 202 MMT import in 2015-16 from Rs 6.87 lakh crore for 189 MMT in 2014-15 due to fall in crude prices. International oil sellers do not want India to have this benefit. Now if India stops using diesel vehicles, about 10,000 billion litres of diesel refined a year in the country would go waste, increase international crude prices as India would import more and prop up profits of the western giants. The budget has to address this critical issue. Next year for prepara-
tion of BS 6 (Euro VI) fuel, Indian Oil and would shut down 11 refineries for roughly a month. During that time processed fuel has to be imported. Instead of falling into the trap of oil-industry propped environment lobbies, India Sarkar m u s t s e l l diesel at cheaper rates to give boost to its economy. New auto tech has made diesel more efficient with BS 6 as good as petrol. Policy glitches have caused many uncertainties The countr y must change its diesel policy ignoring international lobbyists. This would bring down operational costs of farms and industry that both are clamouring for and overall economy. It would slash even government’s own fleet cost. The decision would take the industry to fast lane. The government also should accept that despite our space mission progress of going to mars and moon, it is yet a developing nation. Its finances are critical though we may be a $ 5 trillion economy in a few years. Disparity is growing
and so is inflation. Food prices are inching ahead but farmers still have to wait for doles. While PM Kisan Samman Nidhi (PMKSN) has provided necessary cash to lubricate the rural economy, the nation has not yet streamlined the agro-product sales. Kisan is forced to sell at distress prices despite now higher MSPs. The corporate and middle men still rule the farm market. The government can consider giving higher relief to I-T payee farmers considering often they get paid less than their production cost. They pay I-T as their volumes are large. There is no harm in extending them the PMKSN benefit too. Tax losses if at all would be notional as their numbers are very few. A key issue is domestic savings. Savings of India’s poor have sustained Indian economy for decades buoyed by reasonable interest that they were getting. The government needs to bolster the National Savings Scheme, which even collected 25 paise from children, to launch new campaigns to increase savings. It also has to consider giving them higher interest and not cut RBI rates to
subsidise the giant multibillionaire debtors (MBD). The MBDs should be given loans at commercial market rates. They should be forced to use their huge savings. Public money, they must be told, is neither free nor poor savers should subsidise the giants. Long-term savings has to be incentivised. Savings rate surged from 25.9 percent in 2003 to 36.8 percent in 2008. Since 2012, because of deviant UPA policy, aggregate savings rate declined from 34 percent to 30.5 percent in 2017-18. Household savings plunged from 22.4 percent in 2012 to 17.6 percent. This has been the mainstay of economy from 1950s to 1980s. Provisions of Section 80C has to be widened and limit must be increase to Rs 3 lakh at the least. This would bring in more funds to the government programmes, a necessity as deficit is increasing. There are many critical areas like re-skilling workforce, strengthening defence, integrate neighbourhood, Jal –water- mission, good education and health. Each needs investment. The budget would not be a soft candy but has to be an agent for growth.
Post-mortem
Decade since a ‘Milestone’ – The Climb Uphill
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Nagaland speaks of its journey since the Covenant of Reconciliation (June 13, 2009)
ear & Trauma: 10 years have gone by since the Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) brought three key leaders of the Naga movement, Isak Chishi Swu, SS Khaplang and S Singnya, to sign the Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR) on June 13, 2009. The leaders committed themselves to “Naga Reconciliation and forgiveness based on the historical and political rights of the Nagas.” The Covenant was a milestone in the world that the Naga people came to inhabit after the ceasefires of 1997 (GoI-NSCN IM) and 2001 (GoI-NSCN K). “In the 3-4 years leading to the signing of the CoR, violence had peaked,” remembers journalist Merina Chishi as we speak over coffee at a bakery in Dimapur. 10 years ago, the peace of mind required to carry on such reflections in a public space would have been a luxury. Today, we are not plagued by the kind of fear or suspicion that swamped those post ceasefire years. “Cadres were deserting one camp (group) for the other; if they bumped into each other on the streets, they shot,” explains Chishi. The theatre of the ‘deserters’ war, as she terms it, had moved into Nagaland’s cities. Gun battles became a hallmark of the urbanscape, “mainly in Dimapur,” notes journalist Imti Longchar. “If the Naga groups fought each other in the remote hills in the late 1980s, in the 2000s, they were fighting it out in urban civilian areas.” Jo u r n a l i s t s we r e ove r stretched. 2005 onwards, many nights would bring news of gunfights and an unidentified corpse, “particularly along the National Highway 29,” says Longchar. Journalists responded even before the Nagaland police whose major role during the years was to “retrieve bodies,” wrote The Telegraph. Throughout 2007 and 2008, ‘interfactional’ violence took ‘inter-community/tribal’ colour and vice versa—among the Nagas, colonies were burned down, camps raided, brothers waylaid and scores killed. The fear, suspicion, cynicism and desensitization to violence among people had gone beyond nausea. “In early 2009, I had seen a gruesome dead body to report on the matter,” narrates former journalist Bonnie Konyak. “Soon after, we were at the East Police Station for further reports and I was so hungry I gorged down a plate of puri-sabji. Someone asked me, how can you eat after seeing all that? That’s when I realized how desensitized I had become to
Sometime in 1993-94, a gun battle ensued near my home in Dimapur. Though shielded by concrete houses, my fear stricken 10-year-old mind could only imagine bullets whizzing towards us; worse still, if it was an ambush, ‘combing operations’ would follow. A ceasefire came in 1997 but the fear remained. In the 2000s, this fear shifted to falling prey to machine gun fire by one of our own. Imagine, today, living without that basic, pressing, fear of being gunned down at any moment by anyone. Imkong Walling, Journalist the violence, too comfortable with death,” reveals Konyak, voicing many civilians of the time. They were “stressed out, overworked and traumatized.” It resulted in her leaving the field to become a health worker in her home district, Mon, where she has lived ever since. The State remained a spectator and “the onus of peace fell upon the public,” says Imti Longchar. As gunfights continued, women of the colonies, he reminisces, often “came out in groups beating dekchis (steel pots and pans) with sticks and stones to ask the groups to vacate the area.” But these ad-hoc efforts could not be sustained. The Naga civil society eventually came together to affect the formation of the FNR in 2008. Several meetings and activities later, the CoR between the three leaders came into being in 2009. “Slowly, but steadily, the killings stopped,” acknowledges Merina Chishi. In Pursuit of Peace: Nagaland has seen a spurt of growth and development in the last 10 years. Real estate has proliferated in urban areas, schools of higher education have emerged, new civil rights’ movements have taken shape, government schemes have penetrated remote areas and entrepreneurship has become a trend. Indigenous women farmers can reach city markets at a greater pace today, 545 Non Government Organizations are registered in Nagaland State annually, mobile phone networks are accessible throughout the hills. For Bonnie Konyak, the CoR was a “milestone” that carved a path for these events to unfold. “The CoR provided the groups with the first opportunity to sit together and arrive at a common understanding. It was commendable on part of the FNR to open the door to all groups; a good beginning,” propounds Geoffrey Yaden, Editor of Nagaland Post. The ceasefire between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) in 1997, and the then NSCN (K) in 2001, had provided little scope for the same. “The ceasefires were not well defined and there was no written document to adhere to,” informs Alemtemshi Jamir (IAS retd.), who was the Development and Planning Commissioner of Nagaland State in the early 2000s. While it left State
has been syndicated,” adds the businessperson. ‘Black Became White’: Development, notes Geoffrey Yaden, is not just “buildings coming up” nor is the economy “run through entrepreneurship.” Yaden is responding to questions raised on how the economy has benefitted in the years post signing of the CoR—as killings reduced, has the economy gained? “Extortion curbs economic activities,” he says, and “post 2003, the government has become free for all.” He uses a slightly different peg – Dimapur was a flowering economy till the Naga political groups recognized its importance as the “land of milk and honey” in the late 1980s; as the number of ‘factions’ proliferated over the past decade, Nagaland’s economy took a toll. Infrastructure collapsed, in his opinion, as did business and industry. 2003 onwards, civil society organizations seemingly “worked closely” with the government in Nagaland State and Naga political groups dug their heels deeper into state politics. “In a way, the FNR spoiled the party but was unable to sustain this action,” notes another journalist. Ultimately, the question emerged, did reconciliation really happen? If not, then what happened? Merina Chishi highlights, “10 years back, you wouldn’t see a bureaucrat play badminton or have tea with a national worker in public. It is common now. Fear used to be a shield between us and them, now it is gone.” Isn’t that a good thing? “Yes. Reconciliation has helped the Naga national workers and the civil society – they got contracts and expanded their businesses,” she concedes. This was already happening post 2003, she reflects, but post 2009, “much of what was black became white.” (To be concluded) Aheli Moitra
agencies helpless, the FNR’s efforts the FNR-led process became bore fruit. “It led to the reduction necessary. of violence and removed the heavy The non-Naga communiair of tension.” ties of West Indian origin living For Fr. Dr. CP Anto, Prin- in Nagaland also felt its impact. cipal of the North East Institute Throughout the 1990s and 2000s, of Social Sciences and Research, almost every non-Naga business Dimapur, “Reconciliation is an family had at least a relative or abstract, philosophical concept. two kidnapped by Naga political The signing of the CoR in 2009 groups. “If you made Rs. 50,000, converted it into a reality for the someone in your family was likely Nagas.” to be kidnapped for 10 days at a The CoR was a “political, so- stretch,” reveals a prominent busicial and moral commitment by the nessperson, whose family has been leaders of the groups responding based in Dimapur since 1880. If to the desire of every individual, kidnapped, the families had to pay home, family, church, civil society up; they could neither approach and intellectual for peace,” main- the police nor the army. tains Toshi Wungtung, advisor to The Naga Reconciliation Prothe Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ cess, or even the CoR, facilitated Organization (ENPO) in the early by the FNR may be conceptually years of the FNR, as well as the blurred in their memories, but they ENPO’s representative to the Naga acknowledge the last 10 years have Reconciliation Process. Currently, brought respite. he is advisor to the Government “Earlier, if you had asked us of Nagaland for Information & about Naga political groups, we Public Relations, SCERT and wouldn’t even be willing to talk Village Guards. about it,” shrugs a social worker “It generated a lot of hope from the non-Naga community as among Naga people. The football we meet in a confined undisclosed matches that followed between location. Free speech seems to national workers and Naga civil be a luxury for them even today. society showed to the people that Most of the old inhabitants of they could work together despite Dimapur have shared close relabeing from different groups,” he tionships with the Naga national elucidates. For the groups, the workers of yore – “when they activities facilitated by the FNR came down to Dimapur in the helped them “express themselves early years of the struggle, they freely, bringing them closer to- would stay with us. Their fight gether, removing animosity and was with the Government of Inhatred.” dia, not us. Both our communities A renewed hope sprouted – recognized that.” that the signatory groups will come While such an integrated together, present a common Naga understanding of the shared space front at the Indo-Naga talks table is yet to emerge, “the horror of the to pursue a common agenda. 1990s and 2000s has diminished,” “What the ceasefires could they admit. “There are no more not achieve, the Naga Reconcili- kidnappings. Now the groups ation Process did. It gave out the operate taxation smoothly and strong message that no group had even the pen you are writing with monopoly of the Naga issue and that all Nagas are stakeholders in the peace process,” Wungtung asserts. “It also brought home the message that unless you stopped killing each other, you cannot pursue a common solution,” he notes, while giving a background on how the ENPO had already resolved alongside Eastern Naga Sir, Traffic Island under construction at the intersection, DC Court national workers across groups – on December 18, 2007 – that no Junction needs to be properly monitored. There are four roads in-fighting will be entertained in from different directions and with vehicles rushing in from all the “ENPO areas” consisted of four sides there are grave chances of accidents. This junction has Mon, Tuensang, Noklak, Kiphire always been subject to accidents at night or even during daytime and Longleng districts. The same even in the past. The sooner the traffic island is constructed, the had to be extended to all Naga better for public welfare. Emilo Kithan, DC Court Junction, Dimapur areas, beyond borders, for which 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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Noose tightens on Swiss a/c holders
28 bills to be discussed in Maha monsoon session Swiss authorities to share Details of at least 50 Indians Mumbai, Jun 16 (PTI):
Berne/New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI): Swiss authorities are in process of sharing details of at least 50 Indian nationals having accounts in Switzerland-based banks, with regulatory and enforcement agencies in the two countries tightening their noose on individuals suspected to have amassed illicit wealth. These individuals largely include businessmen associated with companies, including the dummy ones, in sectors ranging from real estate, financial services, technology and telecom to paints, home decoration, textiles, engineering goods, gems and jewellery. Officials involved in the process of mutual administrative assistance between the two countries said. Switzerland has been striving hard for the past few years to shed a longstanding perception of it being a safe haven for black money, while the issue has
been a politically sensitive one in India as well. When the Modi government first came to power in 2014, it had termed the crackdown on the black money, including those allegedly parked in Swiss banks, as a key focus area. Since then, the two countries have strengthened their framework for the exchange of information in cases of financial wrongdoings, including by signing the global automatic exchange of information framework. The two countries have also strengthened
their bilateral pact on this front and the economic considerations for boosting the bilateral economic ties have further helped increase the cooperation when it comes to bringing to book the people with dubious records, especially in amassing illicit wealth. Citing the federal gazette notifications issued by the Swiss government to the concerned individuals, the officials said at least 50 Indian nationals have been issued notices in the past few weeks giving them one final opportunity to appeal against proposed sharing of
their details with the Indian authorities. Some of these notices have followed after the preliminary appeals by the concerned clients of Swiss banks have already been rejected due to inadequate supporting facts and documents, leaving a limited chance of their further pleas getting heard, officials said. They said the sharing of details of Indian clients of Swiss banks with dubious records, showing suspected illegalities in amassing of funds deposited there, has been a continuing process in the recent months. While details of more than 100 Indians nationals have been shared in the past one year by the Swiss government with the Indian authorities, there is a high chance that a large majority of the cases currently under scrutiny would result in the administrative assistance being provided in the coming months, officials said.
A total of 28 bills will be discussed in the monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature beginning Monday, which will be the last session ahead of the assembly elections, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said here Sunday. The chief minister also said the state government was in the process of uploading database of 1.2 crore farmers on the Union government’s portal, which will be used for the “Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana” for disbursal of funds ahead of the kharif season. “We plan to introduce 13 new bills in the monsoon session whereas 15 bills are already pending before the legislature-- 12 of them in the Legislative Assembly and three in the Legislative Council,” Fadnavis told reporters. The chief minister also rubbished the Opposition’s allegation that his government’s claim on development were “virtual” and didn’t reflect on the ground.
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Encephalitis toll rises to 83 in Bihar Patna/Muzaffarpur, Jun 16 (PTI): With one more child dying of suspected AES in Muzaffarpur on Sunday morning, the death toll of children in the district rose to 83 this month, even as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced an ex-gratia of Rs four lakh each. Kumar expressed grief over the children’s death in Muzaffarpur and ordered payment of Rs four lakh as ex-gratia to the next of kin of the deceased, an official release said. He also directed the officials of the Health department and the district administration as well as doctors to take all possible measures to tackle the disease. The chief minister prayed for a speedy recovery of the children suffering from suspected Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES). A press release issued by the Muzaffarpur district administration said till Sunday 9 am, 83 children had died at the state-run Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital (SKMCH)
A woman carrying a child showing symptoms of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome arrives at hospital for treatment, in Muzaffarpur on Sunday. (PTI)
and the Kejriwal Hospital, which was run by a trust. According to the release, 69 children had died at the SKMCH, while 14 died at the Kejriwal Hospital due to suspected cases of AES. Officials, however, maintained that a majority of the victims, most of whom were below 10 years of age, had fallen prey to hypoglycemia, a condition caused by a very low level of blood sugar and electrolyte imbalance. Since June 1, 197 chil-
dren were admitted to the SKMCH while 91 were taken to Kejriwal Hospital with suspected AES, but most of them were found to be victims of hypoglycemia. Principal Secretary (Health) Sanjay Kumar had said a few days ago that the disease had affected 222 blocks in 12 districts, especially in Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Sheohar and East Champaran. A team of experts from the Centre visited Muzaffarpur on Wednesday.
Governor, Dy. CM, state BJP condole... J&K on high alert after Pak warns India of terror attack S r i nag a r , J u n 1 6 (IANS): An intelligence input about a major terror strike in Kashmir, reportedly shared by Pakistan, has prompted a high alert in the valley, a top security official said here on Sunday. The input talks about Al Qaeda’s plan to carry out the attack in Awantipora area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district, either before or during the Amarnath Yatra beginning on July 1, to avenge the killing of Zakir Musa, chief of Ansar Ghazwatul Hind (AGH), who was shot dead recently in an encounter with security forces, the official said. “The input has been shared with all security forces engaged in counter insurgency operations in the
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AGH, a proclaimed affiliate of the global terror network. There is no question of any lowering of guard even if the input hadn’t been there,” added the official. On February 14, Pulwama district was witness to a ghastly terror attack on a CRPF convoy, in which 40 personnel were killed. The attack had triggered military tensions between India and Pakistan.
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the state police. “About 450 additional companies of central armed police forces (CAPF) are being deployed for the overall security of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra. This is in addition to the already in place security grid engaged in anti-militancy operations,” he said. “The input Following Pakistan’s input on a possible terror says Al Qaeda is planning attack, all the security agencies in Jammu and the attack to avenge the killing of Zakir Musa, chief of Kashmir have been put on a high alert.
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vanced Rs 1,045.95 crore to Rs 8,34,819.67 crore and that of ICICI Bank rose by Rs 745.32 crore to Rs 2,69,593.17 crore. Infosys added Rs 458.73 crore to its valuation to reach Rs 3,23,475.68 crore. In contrast, Kotak Mahindra Bank’s m-cap dropped Rs 7,359.21 crore to Rs 2,81,349.02 crore and that of HDFC plummeted Rs 4,444.12 crore to Rs 3,75,944.90 crore. HDFC Bank’s valuation declined by Rs 3,151.75 crore to Rs 6,64,855.29 crore and that of Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) dipped Rs 1,439.59 crore to Rs 3,95,065.37 crore. In the order of top-10 firms, TCS was at the number one position, followed by RIL, HDFC Bank, HUL, HDFC, ITC, Infosys, SBI, Kotak Mahindra Bank and ICICI Bank.
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI): State-owned Punjab National Bank has put on sale six non-performing loans amounting to over Rs 1,000 crore, including two accounts of Vandana Vidyut and Visa Steel. Asset reconstruction companies (ARCs), nonbanking financial companies (NBFCs), other banks and financial institutions can submit binding bids till June 26. The bids will be opened on the following day. “We intend to place the (six accounts) for sale to ARCs/NBFCs/Other Banks/FIs etc,” said a notice put up by PNB. The reserve price for the six non-performing assets (NPAs) has been fixed at Rs 342 crore. Bhopal-based Vandana Vidyut Steel owes Rs 454.02 crore, while Kolkata located Visa Steel has an outstanding balance of Rs
443.76 crore. The rest four NPAs - Temptation Foods, Helios Photovoltaic, Cabcom Cables, and Zoom Vallabh Steel - are Delhi based. The sale process is to be handled by the Stressed Assets Targeted Resolution Action (SASTRA) Division of the bank. The submission of financial bids will be only through e-auction method, which will take place on the portal of the bank, it said. Punjab National Bank (PNB), which was hit by a massive Rs 14,000-crore scam allegedly perpetrated by jeweller duo Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, has enhanced its recovery mechanism by forming the Stressed Asset Management Vertical (SAMV) and SASTRA. It is also looking to raise Rs 10,000 crore in 2019-20 from sale of non-
core assets, rights issue and expected write-backs from two large accounts undergoing insolvency proceedings. For the full fiscal 201819, the bank’s consolidated net loss was at Rs 9,570.11 crore, as against a loss of Rs 12,113.36 crore during 2017-18. Its income during the fiscal ended March 2019 rose to Rs 59,514.53 crore compared to Rs 57,608.19 crore in preceding year. Gross NPAs of the bank stood at Rs 78,472.70 crore at the end of the financial year 2018-19, lower than Rs 86,620.05 crore reported in 2017-18. Net NPAs were valued at Rs 30,037.66 crore as against Rs 48,684.29 crore. The Delhi-headquartered bank had recovered Rs 20,000 crore in 2018-19 as against Rs 9,666 crore in the previous fiscal.
Large-screen TV sales soar as World Cup fever grips fans
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI): Rains may have washed out some keenly awaited contests in the ongoing cricket World Cup, but that has not deterred Indian fans from upgrading to high-end TVs to enjoy the matches. Consumer electronics makers as Sony, Samsung, LG and Panasonic have reported up to 100 per cent jump in sales of large-screen TVs (55-inch and above) compared to the same period last year. Interestingly, the sales spurt has not been restricted to just the metros, as smaller cities such as Hubli, Jabalpur, Raipur, Ranchi, Kochi and Nagpur too have posted robust numbers. Moreover, companies expect sales to pick up further as the tournament progresses towards the knock-out rounds, and have lined up attractive of-
fers, including easy financing and cashbacks, to woo the fans. “The World Cup started around 10 days ago and now we can see the largest screen sizes, particularly 55-inch and above 4K TVs, a sales jump of almost 100 per cent. This is twice what used to be in the same time last year,” Sony India BRAVIA Business Head Sachin Rai told PTI. Samsung India Senior Vice President, Consumer Electronics Business, Rajeev Bhutani said that as India progresses ahead in the competition, sales would increase. “Cricket fans across India are upgrading to bigger TV screens to enjoy the World Cup. In the month of May, we saw sales of 55inch and above TVs, which include our QLED TVs, double over last year. Sale of 75-inch and above TVs
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New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI): Six of the 10 most valued Indian companies together added Rs 34,250.18 crore in market valuation last week, with TCS accounting for the lion’s share of the gains. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), ITC, Infosys, SBI and ICICI Bank were the other companies which witnessed a rise in market capitalisation for the week ended on June 14, while HDFC Bank, HUL, HDFC and Kotak Mahindra Bank suffered losses. The m-cap of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) jumped Rs 27,523.74 crore to Rs 8,45,149.61 crore. I TC ’s va l u a t i o n zoomed Rs 2,513.02 crore to Rs 3,40,728.67 crore and that of SBI climbed Rs 1,963.42 crore to stand at Rs 3,06,872.77 crore. The m-cap of RIL ad-
New Delhi, Jun 16 (PTI): Honda Cars India is considering to increase vehicle prices by up to 1.2% from next month to offset rise in cost of raw materials and introduction of new safety features, as per a senior company official. The company currently sells a range of models from premium hatchback Brio to premium sedan Accord Hybrid, priced between Rs.4.73 lakh and Rs.43.21 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). “ We a r e wo r k i n g on price increase on our models from July,” HCIL Senior Vice President and Director Sales and Marketing Rajesh Goel said. He said the cost of raw material has gone up in the last few months, but the same is currently being absorbed by the company.
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the government this fiscal as well. How much will come would depend on the government fiscal math that the Budget division of the Finance Ministry will take a final call near Budget preparation, the sources noted. Initial estimate indicates capital requirement of Rs 20,000-30,000 crore, provided banks are also able to raise funds on their own from the market both through asset and share sale, they added. Many banks, including State Bank of India and Bank of Baroda (BoB), have already got the board approval for capital raising as and when required. For example, BoB plans to raise Rs 11,900 crore during the current fiscal through share sale, including Employee Share Purchase Scheme to shore up capital for meeting business expansion requirement. The bank expects to garner Rs 1,500 crore from Bank of Baroda Employee Share Purchase Scheme (BoB-ESPS). ESPS will be within overall limit of capital plan 2019-20 of Rs 11,900 crore.
Goel said the company is contemplating to pass on some of the increase in input cost to consumers. “This price increase is due to accumulated raw material cost increases in the past which we have been absorbing so far and also safety regulation implementation. The increase (vehicle cost) would be up to 1.2%,” he noted. This is the second time this year that the company is mulling to increase vehicle prices. The company had announced to hike prices by up to Rs.10,000 across its model range with effect from February this year. In January, various other automakers had announced to increase vehicle prices. Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) had announced to hike prices by up to Rs.10,000. Besides MSI, automakers like Toyota Kirloskar Motor and utility vehicle maker Isuzu Motors India had also announced plans to hike prices of their respective models from January.
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Damaged tanker arrives at UAE anchorage checks and formalities”, it added. The other ship, the Front Altair, has left Iran’s territorial waters, multiple sources said Saturday. It was “heading toward the Fujairah-Khor Fakkan area in the United Arab Emirates”, the ports chief of Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan told the semiofficial news agency ISNA. A spokeswoman for Frontline Management, the Norwegian company which owns the ship, said “all 23 crew members of the tanker departed Iran” and
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Dubai, Jun 16 (AFP): A damaged Japanese tanker arrived Sunday at a UAE anchorage site after it was rocked by explosions in Gulf waters as Saudi Arabia accused arch-rival Iran of being behind the attack. The Kokuka Courageous was carrying highly flammable methanol through the Gulf of Oman on Thursday when it came under attack along with the Norwegian-operated Front Altair -- the second assault in a month in the strategic shipping lane. US President Donald Trump has said the twin attacks had Iran “written all over it” -- rejecting Tehran’s vehement denial -- and its
key Gulf ally Saudi Arabia has also lashed out against Tehran. In his first public comments since the attacks, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in remarks published Sunday he “won’t hesitate” to tackle any threats to the oil-rich kingdom. “We do not want a war in the region... But we won’t hesitate to deal with any threat to our people, our sovereignty, our territorial integrity and our vital interests,” he told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. “The Iranian regime did not respect the presence of the Japanese prime minister as a guest in Tehran and responded to his (diplomatic) efforts by attacking two
tankers, one of which was Japanese.” The US military on Friday released grainy footage it said showed an Iranian patrol boat removing an “unexploded limpet mine” from one of the tankers. “Kokuka Courageous has arrived safely at the designated anchorage at Sharjah,” the vessel’s Singapore-based BSM Ship Management said in a statement Sunday. The crew, who remained on board, were “safe and well”, it said. A damage assessment and preparations for transferring the ship’s cargo would start “once the port authorities have completed their standard security
flew to Dubai on Saturday. The UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Saturday called on world powers “to secure international navigation and access to energy”, a plea echoed by regional ally Saudi Arabia after the incident sent crude prices soaring. Thursday’s attacks took place southeast of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital corridor connecting the energy-rich states of the Middle East with markets in Asia, Europe, North America and elsewhere.
Iran hints US could be behind ‘suspicious’ tanker attacks TEHRAN, JUN 16 (AFP): Iran’s parliament speaker hinted Sunday that Washington could be behind the “suspicious” tanker attacks in the Gulf of Oman to pile pressure on Tehran, official news agency IRNA reported. “The suspicious actions against the tankers... seem to complement the economic sanctions against Iran considering that (the US) has not achieved any results from them,” Ali Larijani told MPs. He backed his claim by saying there had been a precedent “during World War II, when Americans targeted their own ships near Japan to create an excuse for hostility”.
A non-belligerent state at the beginning of World War II, the US went to war after Japan’s surprise attack on the American Pearl Harbour base in Hawaii on the morning of December 7, 1941. A Japanese-owned tanker, the Kokuka Courageous, and a Norwegianoperated one, the Front Altair, were attacked on Thursday and left ablaze as they were passing through the Gulf of Oman Washington accused Tehran of being behind the attacks, that took place at the same time that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was in Tehran for talks aimed at defusing tensions between Iran and the United States.
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UAE calls on world powers to protect Gulf shipping route Dubai, Jun 16 (IANS): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called on world powers to help secure maritime traffic and energy supplies in the Gulf of Oman, following last week’s attacks on two tankers in the key shipping channel, the media reported on Sunday. “The inter national community must cooperate to secure international navigation and access to energy,” the Khaleej Times quoted UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan as saying at a summit in Bulgaria on Saturday. On June 13, two oil tankers -- Front Altair, owned by shipping company Frontline Ltd. that is controlled by Norwegian-born magnate John Fredriksen, and the Panamanian-flagged Kokuka Courageous -- were reportedly hit by unknown attackers in the Gulf of Oman. The crew of the tankers of 44, including 11 Russian nationals, were transferred to the Iranian port city of Jask. The US has blamed Iran for the attack. Regarding a similar attack on four commercial vessels off the coast of the UAE in May, the Minister said a “state sponsor” was involved, but did not name any particular country. “We haven’t named the state, but we hope that we can further work with our friends and partners in preventing such escalations from moving
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forward. “We are in a complex region that has many resources, whether gas or oil, that are necessary for the world. We want the flow of said resources to remain safe, and to ensure the stability of the global economy. We must also secure our peoples and our economies,” Sheikh Abdullah said. He added that there were some 184 oil and shipping vessels, among others, in the area where the first attacks took place last month. The Minister said the area in which the incidents took place has vital economic and geo-political significance and that interruptions like the attacks can lead to impeding the global supply of oil. “Real regional security and stability will only be attained when regional actors work together. Our region is the main energy supplier to the world; our safety and security is key to ensuring prosperity and stability for all,” the Khaleej Times quoted Sheikh Abdullah as saying.
‘Saudi Arabia wants no war, firm against threat’ Riyadh, Jun 16 (IANS): Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud said on Sunday that his country wants no war in the region but will not hesitate to deal with any threat. “The Kingdom does not want a war in the region, but we will not hesitate to deal with any threat to our people, out sovereignty and out vital interests,” he said in an interview with the Asharq al-Awsat newspaper. He also urged the international community to take a firm stance on Iran’s recent actions in the region, reports Xinhua news agency. On the Yemen crisis, he expressed Saudi Arabia’s rejection to the existence of outlawed militias near its borders while reaffirming support to all efforts for a political solution in the war-torn country. T h e S a u d i C r ow n Prince also highlighted the strategic relations with the US as a key factor in achieving security and stability in the region. Referring to the “painful” crime of murdering the Saudi journalist and The Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, he said Riyadh sought “full justice and accountability”. “Any party seeking to exploit the issue politically should stop and provide the court in the Kingdom with any evidence which will contribute to achieving justice,” he added.
Donald Trump stirs up feud with India-Israel ties in ‘upward Mass protest in HK over extradition bill London Mayor over attacks in city trajectory’: Indian envoy London, Jun 16 (PTI): US President Donald Trump has further stirred up his ongoing feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan by blaming the Pakistani-origin Labour leader a “disaster”, blaming him for a recent spate of stabbings and street violence in the UK capital. Trump and Khan have repeatedly clashed ever since the mayor questioned the red carpet being rolled out for the US President by Britain, most recently for a state visit hosted by Queen Elizabeth II earlier this month. Khan has also likened Trump to “20th century fascists” for his divisive views on immigration, with Trump hitting back with social media messages about his “terrible job” as Mayor of London. The US President’s latest intervention on Twitter follows in the same vein, demanding that Khan should be replaced. “London needs a new mayor ASAP. Khan is a disaster - will only get worse,” he said, while retweeting a message that highlighted two stabbings and a shooting in London in the last few days. “He is a national dis-
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grace who is destroying the city of London,” a follow-up message read. Khan’s spokesperson said the London Mayor’s thoughts were with the victims’ families and he “is not going to waste his time responding to this sort of tweet”. “Violent crime has no place in our city, and there’s no higher priority for me than Londoners’ safety,” Khan said on Twitter. His online feud with Trump dates back to just after Trump took office in 2016, when the Mayor called the President’s proposed Muslim immigration ban “divisive and outrageous”. After the Islamic State (ISIS) claimed the
Progress in garbage sorting on Mount Everest Lhasa, Jun 16 (IANS): Garbage was sorted for collection during the latest climbing season on the north side of Mount Everest in Tibet, officials said here on Sunday. As the climbing season ended at the end of May, the Tibet Mountaineering Association, which administers all climbing activities on the north side, is still busy sorting the accumulation of garbage over the past few months. “The total volume of garbage produced by climbers amounts to 13 tonnes. It is generally classified into domestic waste and mountaineering garbage,” Pema Tinley, deputy director of the association, told Xinhua news agency, adding that his department had already prepared different containers for various types of waste before the season began. Domestic waste is further sorted into kitchen
waste, human waste, polluted water, cigarettes, and others. At the base camp of 5,200 metre, each waste category is placed into separate drums that the association gave out to all nine teams registered to climb from the north side this year. “Those drums were bought from Nepal. They are specially designed for the extreme weather here in the Himalayas, and are solid enough to stand the low temperatures,” Tinley said. Tinley started working on the mountain in early April. Fellow colleague Dechen Udrup was appointed to take charge of environmental protection. “We went to each team every day to see if they were sorting garbage as we required, and sometimes we went up to the camps at 5,800 and 6,500 metres. Garbage-sorting also needed to be implemented up there,” said Udrup.
2017 London Bridge terrorist attack, Trump said Khan was guilty of “pathetic” behaviour and in July last year he claimed the Mayor had “done a very bad job on terrorism”. Opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn attacked the US President’s latest outburst, saying it was “absolutely awful to see Donald Trump using the tragedy of people being murdered to attack the Mayor”. He tweeted: “Sadiq Khan is rightly supporting the police to do their job while Katie Hopkins spreads hateful and divisive rhetoric. They seek to divide at a time we need to come together.” The Metropolitan Police said 14 people - including several boys and a girl - have been arrested in connection with the incidents of stabbing and shooting in Wandsworth, Plumstead and Clapham areas of London. An 18-year-old man was stabbed to death on Friday afternoon in Wandsworth, south London, then minutes later a 19-year-old man was shot dead in Plumstead, south-east London.
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Tel Aviv, Jun 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have used their “excellent” personal equation to deepen the bilateral ties which are moving in an “upward trajectory”, India’s Ambassador to Israel Pavan Kapoor has said. Ties between India and Israel, into the 27th year now, strengthened with Modi’s historic visit to the country in July 2017 during first term, Kapoor told PTI. Stating that the relationship is moving in an “upward trajectory”, the envoy said, “Modi and Netanyahu share an excellent equation and it is in their tenure that we have had Modi coming to Israel for
the first time and Netanyahu visiting India”. Modi visited Israel in July 2017, the first visit by an Indian prime minister in 70 years. During the historic visit, the personal chemistry and the warmth between Modi and Netanyahu, also known as Bibi, were apparent not only in their prepared remarks but also their repeated hugs. In their prepared speeches, both leaders described each other as, “my friend” and embraced each other three times. Ambassador Kapoor said that a lot of people from India and Israel are travelling to each other’s countries for work and leisure and that has pushed tourism.
Hong Kong, Jun 16 (IANS): A mass protest was staged in Hong Kong on Sunday calling for the complete withdrawal of the government’s extradition bill and the resignation of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, a day after she announced the suspension of the controversial legislation. The protesters, the vast majority of whom were dressed in black as a symbol of what they consider to be a loss of democracy in Hong Kong, also urged that Lam, who has only suspended the bill temporarily, must condemn the excessive use of police force during the June 12 protests, reports Efe news. Sunday’s protest, which left Victoria Park and was heading towards the Legislative Council headquarters, also held a minute’s silence for the death of a young man who fell from a scaffolding on Saturday night while trying to put up a poster, and many were seen to wear bows and flowers as a sign of mourning. Youths along with families and children participated in the protest carrying banners with the slogans “Stop the violence, we are not rioters” and “No to police brutality” amid demands for all charges to
Most of the participants, dressed in black, were are yelling “withdraw”. They are also carrying flowers and banners demanding the bill be revoked.
be dropped against those arrested during protests. L a m o n S a t u r d ay b a c k e d d ow n a n d a n nounced the suspension until further notice of the controversial legislative proposal that would allow those accused of certain crimes to be extradited to China. Lam’s change of stance, which had strongly been in defence of the bill, came after meeting her government and after some political leaders urged her to postpone it or suspend it. Sunday’s march is a follow-up to the June 12 protests, when hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets to call for the bill to be cancelled, though at the time they only achieved a postponement of its second reading in the Legislative Council. Police dispersed crowds
in front of the legislature that day, firing tear gas and rubber bullets which left 81 people wounded, two of whom are in a serious condition, while 11 people were arrested, according to the authorities. Hours before the march began on Sunday, the Civil Human Rights Front expressed its support for the general strike called in Hong Kong by trade unions on June 17 and urged Hong Kong citizens to join it. Proposed in February, the bill passing into law would allow the chief executive’s headquarters and the Hong Kong courts to process extradition requests from jurisdictions without prior agreement - in particular mainland China and Taiwan - and without legislative supervision.
Israeli PM’s wife sentenced for misusing state funds Zuzana Caputova sworn in as
Jerusalem, Jun 16 (AP): A Jerusalem magistrate court on Sunday sentenced Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to pay a fine of more than USD 15,000 for misusing state funds. The sentencing comes after she agreed to a plea bargain that ended the years-long saga of just one of the high-profile corruption cases involving the prime minister’s family. The court ruling settled allegations that Sara had misused some USD 100,000 in state money on lavish meals. She was indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust last year after the State Attorney’s office accused her of running up large tabs at luxury restaurants while the official residence employed a fulltime chef between the years 2010 and 2013. The settlement saw her admit to a more minor charge of “intentionally
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives in the Magistrate’s Court in Jerusalem on June 16.
exploiting the mistake of someone else,” specifically by misleading officials who didn’t realize she already benefited from chefs on the government payroll. Under the terms of the bargain, Sara agreed to pay USD 2,800 in fines and hand the remaining USD 12,500 back to the state. The settlement also reduced the overspending charge to
USD 50,000. But the prime minister himself remains the main focus of the family’s legal troubles. He is facing an indictment on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust, pending a hearing scheduled for early October. He has pushed for a postponement and can still request an extension from the Supreme Court.
Netanyahu is accused of accepting lavish gifts from billionaire friends and promising to promote advantageous legislation for a major newspaper in exchange for favourable coverage. He vehemently denies wrongdoing, portraying himself as a victim of media-orchestrated persecution against him and his family in an attempt to oust him from power. The prime minister and his wife have a reputation for leading indulgent lives at public expense, out of touch with most Israelis. The 60-year-old, Sara, in particular has been accused of excessive spending, using public money for her private, extravagant tastes and for abusive behaviour toward her personal staff. These allegations earned her an image as the Israeli Imelda Marcos, the former Philippine first lady infamous for her collection of designer shoes.
Slovakia’s first female Prez
Zuzana Caputova
Bratislava, Jun 16 (IANS): Anti-corruption campaigner Zuzana Caputova has been sworn in as Slovakia’s first female President. The swearing-in took place before Constitutional Court chair Ivan Fiacan during a ceremonial parliamentary session held in Bratislava on Saturday, Xinhua reported. Caputova gave her first speech in office, saying she does not want to rule from
the office but to serve people and Slovakia. “By taking the constitutional oath, I assume all the commitments and obligations of the public service. I haven’t come to rule, I’ve come to serve citizens, inhabitants, Slovakia,” said Caputova, adding that she offers expertise, emotion and a healthy activist interest. Caputova also claimed allegiance to the pro-European and pro-Atlantic orientation of Slovakia.
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Mobile phones are Trophy necklace made of changing the human skeleton pieces of human skull discovered
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wo skulls which were recently discovered in the Belize jungles could hold the key to discovering why the once powerful Mayan civilisation collapsed. The painted human skulls were thought to be worn around the neck on the pendants of victorious warriors as trophies, over a thousand years ago at Pacbitun, a Maya city. Researchers say the skulls, which were placed on the chest of a northern warrior, likely represent gruesome symbols made from the heads of defeated foes. Both skulls are similar to depictions of trophy skulls worn by soldiers in stone carvings and on painted ceramic vessels from other Maya sites. Archaeologists are fascinated by the mystery of 'the collapse' of this once
powerful empire. Earlier studies focused on identifying a single cause of the collapse like warfare, loss of faith in leaders or drought. With the help of LiDAR surveys, researchers found evidence that some southern lowland cities, quickly constructed fortresses, according to the Live Science. This indicated that violence and warfare between the north and the south could have partly contributed to the end of the empire. The trophy skulls, together with a growing list of scattered finds from other sites in Belize, Honduras and Mexico, provides further evidence that the conflict may have been because of rising powers in the north pitted against the established dynasties in the south. The skulls likely were
embellished with feathers, leather straps held in by holes that had been drilled into the skulls. Other holes served to anchor the jaws in place and suspend the cranium around the warrior's neck The backs were sawed off, the researchers claim, to make the skulls lie flat on the wearer's chest, the publication said. The Maya empire flourished throughout Central America, with the first major cities appearing between 750 and 500 B.C. But beginning in the southern lowlands of Guatemala, Belize and Honduras in the eighth century A.D., people abandoned major Maya cities throughout the region. At the northern site of Xuenkal, Mexico, Dr Vera Tiesler and colleagues used pinpoint the geographic origin of a warrior and his trophy skull. He was local from the north. But the trophy skull he brought home, found atop his chest in burial, was from an individual who grew up in the south. Other evidence at a number of sites in the southern highlands seems to mark a sudden and violent end for the community's ruling order. Archaeologists have found evidence for the execution of one ruling family and desecration of sacred sites and elite tombs. (Victoria Bell for Mailonline)
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eople spend so much time looking down at smartphones and tablets they are growing bony 'spikes' on the backs of their heads, scientists say. Researchers said growing numbers of people have growths called enlarged external occipital protuberances at the base of their skull. Considered rare when they were first discussed in the 1800s, we may now be able to feel the bony lumps with our fingers or see them on bald people. And younger people are developing them faster, with research showing the bumps are most common among 18 to 30-year-olds. Scientists at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, have done detailed research into the phenomenon. They scanned more than a thousand skulls belonging to people ranging in age from 18 to 86, BBC Future reports. The lead researcher, Dr David Shahar, told the BBC: 'I
have been a clinician for 20 years, and only in the last decade, increasingly I have been discovering that my patients have this growth on the skull.' Dr Shahar suggests the reason for the bony spike becoming more common is the amount of time people – particularly the young – spend looking down. On average the EOPs measured 2.6cm (1in), which the scientists said was 'significantly larger' than the average in 1996. The reason for this, they suggest, is a 'hand held technological revolution'. According to research revealed last year, the average person in the UK spent 24 hours per week – about three-and-a-half per day – on their smartphones in 2017. On average, people check their phones every 12 minutes, disturbing stats from communications regulator Ofcom revealed. Some 78 per cent of Britons own a smartphone and one in five adults spend 40 hours or more online every week. Dr Shahar said that, although the bony lumps are unlikely to cause any damaging effects themselves, they may never go away. He added: 'Imagine if you have stalactites and stalagmites, if no one is bothering them, they will just keep growing'. (Sam Blanchard senior health reporter for Mailonline)
7th Annual Fashion 2019 of department of Fashion Technology, The Global Open University (TGOU) concluded on June 13 with Kevekha Kevin Zehol, DC, Dimapur as chief guest and Dr. V.S ivak Kumar deputy director (processing) Weaver Service Centre, Govt. of India, Ministry of Textiles as the guest of honor. Others present were panel of judges, director and registrar Dr. Imotemsu, faculty and special invitees. The winner of the title are: Best designer Aienla Keyho; Best creativity Japuno and best garment construction Mulutalu Chuzo. (TGOU)
Sunil Chhetri to make digital debut with ‘Bombers’
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ootball star Sunil Chhetri is excited about making a cameo in a web series "Bombers", a high-octane football drama. Talking about why he agreed to be part of the show, the 'Captain Fantastic' told IANS, "It's a story about characters who
lose their focus in life and how football brings them together. This is a story of redemption, where sport gives them a chance to find their way in life." "Bombers" features Ranvir Shorey, Varun Mitra, Aahana Kumra, Sapna Pabbi, Prince Narula, Zakir Hussain, Annup Sonii and
Meiyang Chang, among others. The 10-episode show will start streaming on the OTT platform ZEE5 on June 22. The show intends to support a special programme 'Education With a Kick' of the Oscar Foundation. The programme encourages underprivileged children to learn life skills to complete primary education. As the footballer met the children from the organisation, he said: "I enjoyed meeting such enthusiastic talents. In fact, we had a game with those kids and it was so much fun." (IANS)
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huge artwork 2,000ft-long which hopes to highlight the plight of refugees has been unveiled on the lawn under the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The 1,970ft graffiti Beyond Walls, by artist Saype, real name Guillaume Legros, shows a line of clasped hands and is painted on the grass of the Champ de Mars. The stunning bio-
degradable work is best viewed from the top of the Eiffel Tower and serves as a tribute to the charity SOS Méditerranée. The humanitarian organisation works to rescue migrants at risk of drowning in the Mediterranean Sea. An average of six refugees died every day last year trying to cross the sea, according to the UN. The artwork is designed to dissolve into the
soil and people will walk over it at the popular tourist hotspot. It was inaugurated by the Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo and it marks the start of a three-year project in which Saype will display similar pieces in cities around the world including London, Berlin and Nairobi. The 30-year-old is the first artist who has ever been allowed to work on
the hallowed turf beneath the Eiffel Tower, according to The Guardian. He said the image is a 'symbol of togetherness at a time when people are more and more turning in on themselves'. His grandparents were French Resistance fighters under the Vichy Regime, inspiring him to create work which challenges barriers and conflict. He said: 'Right now, it seems like we've all got short memories, that we're living in a kind of negative, prewar atmosphere with economic crisis and people putting up barriers.' The origin of the hands in the painting is unknown and the image is deliberately ambiguous, representing a rescue or friendship. The project took more than 1,300 litres of paint and many weeks to create, and will disappear within days. (Jack Newman for Mailonline)
More than 500 species of plants have disappeared in 250 years
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he shocking number of plant species that have gone extinct in the past 250 years have been revealed by a new study. Experts found that 500 species - more than twice the number of birds, mammals and amphibians recorded as extinct - are no longer found on Earth. Around two species of plants go extinct every year - although the true figure is likely to be even higher as plants may be disappearing before they are even discovered, the researchers said. Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Stockholm University analysed all plant extinction records worldwide to arrive at the figure. One plant - the banded trinity - has not been seen since turning up in a field in Chicago in 1916. Others include the Chile sandalwood, a tree that grew on the Juan Fernandez Islands between Chile and Easter island and was heavily exploited for its scent. Another is the St Helena olive, first discovered in 1805 on the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic. One lone elderly tree survived K Y M C
until 1994 and two more were propagated from cuttings, but they succumbed to a termite attack and fungal infections in 2003. The research brought together data from fieldwork, literature and herbarium specimens. It showed how many plant species have gone extinct, what they are, where they have disappeared from and what lessons can be learned to stop future extinction. The study found that 571 plant species have disappeared in the last two and a half centuries - four times more than the current listing of extinct plants. The figure is also more than twice the number of birds,
mammals and amphibians recorded as extinct - a combined total of 217 species. Dr Aelys M Humphreys, assistant professor at the Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences at Stockholm University, said: ‘Most people can name a mammal or bird that has become extinct in recent centuries, but few can name an extinct plant’. The scientists found that plant extinction is happening as much as 500 times faster than ‘natural’ background rates of extinction - the normal rate of loss in earth’s history before human intervention. Islands, areas in the tropics and areas with a Mediterranean climate were found to have the highest rates of extinction. The research suggested that the increase in plant extinction rates could be due to the same factors that are documented as threats to many surviving plants - change of land use resulting in the fragmentation and destruction of native vegetation, particularly range-restricted species. (Colin Fernandez science correspondent for the daily mail and Tim Collins for mailonline.)
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Colombia stun Argentina in Copa America Returning Sharapova inspired by Nadal
Messi wasted the best strike floored Argentina chance of the game be- and although they came fore Martinez’s piledriver back with a couple more broke the deadlock when attempts, they never looked he skewed a rebound wide like scoring. from close range, and the “We were good in the Barcelona forward also first 20 mins then we had a went on a thrilling solo run bad end to the half,” said into the area but could not Scaloni. get a shot away. “We lost the ball a A mass brawl en- lot but in the second half sued when Messi was cut we were very superior to down by Colombia’s Juan Colombia. Then, when we Cuadrado in the second were playing at our best, half while Argentina mid- they scored on the counfielder Leandro Paredes terattack.” fizzed two shots at goal. Argentina, who won A goal from Lionel the last of their 14 South Scaloni’s side looked immi- American titles in 1993, nent but Colombia’s usual face Paraguay in their sectalisman James Rodriguez ond match in Belo Horisplit their defence with an zonte on Wednesday. Colombia, Copa Players of Argentina and Colombia vie for the ball during their Copa America match. impressive long pass to Martinez, who had come on America champions once Salvador, Jun 16 Duvan Zapata made dou- Arena Fonte Nova, provid- early in the game after Luis in 2001, next play the Qa(Agencies): Roger Mar- bly sure Colombia would ing a much-needed boost Muriel was forced off by taris in Sao Paulo, also on tinez scored an outstanding record their first win over for tournament organis- injury. Martinez’s stunning Wednesday. goal as Colombia beat Ar- Argentina since 2007 by ers CONMEBOL after gentina 2-0 in an exciting pouncing from close range over 40,000 seats were left finale to a Copa America to knock in a cross from empty in Peru’s game with Venezuela and Peru played to a 0-0 draw in their Group B opener on Satur- Jefferson Lerma 15 min- Venezuela earlier in the opening match at the Copa America, a Group A contest. day that burst into life after utes later. day. The result on Saturday night leaves the two teams a sluggish start. “We knew that it was The fans were strugJust as Colombia a long time since we beat gling for anything to get ex- presently in a tie for second place in their group behind looked like being over- Argentina and we’re de- cited about as the first half hosts Brazil, who routed Bolivia 3-0 in their opening game on Friday night, reports Efe news. whelmed by a dangerous- lighted,” Zapata told re- dragged on, however. The man of the match at Arena do Gremio stalooking Argentina side, porters. Colombia initially dium in this southern city was 21-year-old Venezuelan substitute Martinez con“We’ll enjoy this, it’s looked stronger but Argentrolled a cross-field ball a great result but the tour- tina were a different beast goalkeeper Wuilker Fariñez, who made numerous on the left wing in the nament goes on and there when Rodrigo de Paul re- remarkable saves to keep Peru off the scoreboard. Peru was the more aggressive side overall and 71st minute before cut- are lot of difficult games placed Angel di Maria imlooked determined to show that their World Cup finals ting across the area and to go.” mediately after the interval appearance last year was no fluke, but they had two smashing it into the far top Both sets of support- and captain Lionel Messi corner. ers whipped up a lively was able to find space to apparent goals disallowed for offside and also botched scoring chances with several bad passes. His fellow substitute atmosphere at a near-full cause some problems.
Venezuela, Peru play goalless draw
Pogba hints at Man Utd exit
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TOKYO, Jun 16 (Agencies): Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba suggested on Sunday that he could be open to a move away from the Premier League side, telling reporters in Tokyo that now “could be a good time to have a new challenge somewhere else”. The Frenchman has been linked in the British media with a move to Real Madrid to work with coach Zinedine Zidane, or with a return to his former club Juventus. Pogba’s time at Manchester United has coincided with some insipid performances on the pitch and organisational turmoil
at the club. “Like you said, there is a lot of talking and a lot of thinking as well,” Pogba, 26, told reporters in Tokyo. “For me I have been for three years in Manchester and have been doing great; some good moments and some bad moments, like everybody. Like everywhere else. After this season and everything that happened this season, with my season being my best season as well... I think for me it could be a good time to have a new challenge somewhere else.” “I am thinking of this: to have a new challenge somewhere else.” Pogba, who moved to Old Trafford from Juventus for a then-world record transfer free of 89.3 million pounds ($112.43 million) in August 2016, has seen Jose Mourinho replaced as coach by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer during his time at the club. Although inconsistent, the World Cup winner has scored 24 goals in 92 appearances for United and was named in last season’s PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
SANTA PONSA, Jun 16 (Agencies): Maria Sharapova says she will draw inspiration from Rafael Nadal’s incredible powers of recovery as she resumes her injury-hit career on the Spanish great’s island next week. The 32-year-old Russian has not played a competitive match since pulling out of the St Petersburg Open in January and underwent surgery on her right shoulder a few weeks later. She returns to action on Tuesday at the Mallorca Open grasscourt event as she prepares for Wimbledon, the tournament that launched her to fame and fortune 15 years when she claimed the title as a teenager. Sharapova was already training on grass in the sunshine Balearic isle while Nadal was winning his recordextending 12th French Open last weekend, having battled back from knee injuries. “He is the ultimate fighter and an amazing example of what you can achieve if you have the will and the passion for what you do,” Sharapova said on Sunday. “I’ve always admired the way he has fought through all the injuries he’s had and he’s the greatest example of that. The sport is so physical, especially the way he plays, but brings an optimistic perspective on his
Maria Sharapova
work that he can come back and be a champion. He is extremely motivated.” Five-time Grand Slam c h a m p i o n S h a r a p ova , ranked 86th in the world, says she is pain free and happy to be back on court, although admits the real test will be in matches. “The shoulder is doing well, I took my time in order to come back to my first event and feel that I have a really good chance at it,” Sharapova told Reuters. “With every match it will be a good test, but I need to get it out into the battlefield to test it. You can heal all you want but when you get back to your sport it’s a different ball game.” Sharapova admits few people will “give her a shot” at challenging for the Wimbledon title, but believes she has a chance of making an impact if her shoulder holds up. Most of all, however, she is excited to return with
her passion for the sport intact after so many injury setbacks and also missing 15 months because of a doping ban. “I still have many expectations on myself even though I think I also have many opportunities to do other things,” said Sharapova. “But this sport is very unique and special and I enjoy trying to be better every day.” She said she hopes the decision to undergo surgery will allow her to start enjoying the sport again. “Before it was about pain management, I wasn’t really enjoying playing because after every match I was thinking about what I needed to do to help my shoulder,” she said. “There were some great matches at the start of the year but once I played that first match in St Petersburg I knew that I needed a clear mind.”
Marquez storms to Catalan MotoGP victory We have been improving
Spain’s Marc Marquez, on a Honda, stretched his lead atop the standings after streaking to victory in Sunday’s Catalan MotoGP.
Barcelona, Jun 16 (Agencies): Spain’s Marc Marquez, on a Honda, stretched his lead atop the standings after streaking to victory in Sunday’s Catalan MotoGP. It was five-time world champion Marquez’s first victory on his home region Montmelo track since 2014 and came hot on the heels of that of his younger brother Alex in the Moto2
class earlier in the day. French Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo, just 11 days after undergoing surgery on his arm, started from pole in the seventh MotoGP of the season and eventually came in second, 2.66sec off Marquez. Marquez benefitted from a fall by Italian rival Andrea Dovizioso to consolidate his lead in the world championship rank-
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His victory came on the 70th anniversary of MotoGP. The competition’s first race, the Tourist Trophy of the Isle of Man, was held in 1949 and won by Britain’s Freddie Frith. Alex Marquez, on a Kalex, saw his Moto2 win propel him atop the category’s standings. Marquez clocked 38min 25.678sec to finish
ahead of Switzerland’s Thomas Luthi, with another Spaniard, Jorge Navarro, rounding out the podium at the Montmelo circuit. The victory saw Marquez leapfrog Italian teammate Lorenzo Baldassarri in the standings. There was more glory for Spain in the Moto3 when Marcos Ramirez, on a Honda, notched up his maiden victory, and in doing so became the 12th different winner in the last 12 races in the highly competitive class. Ramirez took the lead from Honda teammate Kaito Toba after the Japanese, who started 24th on the grid, fell on the final lap. Despite a last-corner pass attempt from KTM’s Spanish rider Aron Canet, Ramirez held on through to the line of a chaotic, crash-marred race. Spain’s Canet heads up the riders’ standings, extending his lead from three points before the race to 23, with his closest rival Lorenzo Dalla Porta forced to retire with trouble on board his Honda.
with each game: Finch
London, Jun 16 (IANS): Defending champions Australia are leading the World Cup 2019 points-table after their 87-run victory over Sri Lanka and skipper Aaron Finch feels his side is improving with each game and performing well in the middle overs. Finch, whose team has now four wins from five games and eight points in their kitty, starred with the bat against the Lankans on Saturday as his scintillating 153-run knock powered Australia to an impressive 334/7 before pacer Mitchell Starc also rose to the occasion, picking four wickets for just 55 runs. Showering praise on the pacer, Finch said: “Starc-ey - As soon as he gets a sniff of a new batter, he’s all over ‘em. He is a world-class bowler and he is doing the business again in an ICC tournament.” “I thought we were a touch short with the new ball. You want to bowl top of off, but when we were getting hit we had to change our plan and we were a bit slow to do that and lost a bit
of momentum. It was nice to see Maxwell bowl well. He had a big boundary to play with, here,” he added. The Aussie skipper also said they have been improving with each game but still there are few areas where he wants to improve. “We have been improving with each game. The way we dragged it in the middle overs was impressive,” Finch opined adding: “We will have to assess the conditions and think about the best combination for the game. We have played some really good cricket in patches and there are some areas to improve, which is a real positive.” After putting a decent total, the Aussie bowlers also stepped up as Starc and Kane Richardson, who packed back three Lankan batsmen for 47 runs, helped Australia bundle out their opposition at 247, setting a comfortable victory for their side. While, Sri Lanka will next take on hosts England on June 21, Australia will be up against Bangladesh a day before.
Federer ‘fresh’ for tenth Halle title tilt Open penalty shoot-out Fury downs Schwarz in 2nd round TKO
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Halle Westfalen, Jun 16 (Agencies): Roger Federer says staying wide awake will be the key to his grass court season with his focus on claiming a record tenth Halle title this week. The 37-year-old Swiss was given the run around by Rafael Nadal last time out on the Roland Garros clay, but says he’ll be back in his element on his prefered lawns at the freshly renamed Noventi Open. “It was good to reach the semi-final of a Grand Slam tournament again, and in my first appearance K Y M C
in Paris for four years,” said Federer, who last won the title in Paris in 2009. “I feel fresh, rested and ready for the grass season now,” said Federer, who will target a ninth Wimbledon win in July. “The surface suits me: I like the intuitive, aggressive game,” Federer told a press conference ahead of Halle. “The matches on grass are often decided in a few rallies. You have to stay awake and concentrated.” Federer added, “Winning the tournament always has to be my goal in Halle.” “I love to play at this
venue, so I am going into the tournament with a very good feeling,” said Federer, who first appeared in Halle in 2000 and has gone on to play the tournament 15 times. “It would be just amazing to win for a 10th time,” said Federer, who was beaten by Croatia’s Borna Coric in the final last year. Federer also revealed he would have a bird’s eye view of the action while resting up at his hotel, where his room overlooks Court 1. “When friends come here they can’t believe you can watch tennis from the hotel. It is totally cool to watch your rivals and friends playing from your balcony.” Federer gets his campaign under way against a tricky opponent in John Millman, who beat him at Flushing Meadows last season. “John is always a tough opponent who doesn’t give anything away. He always gives 100 percent on court and it will be a real test, but that is perhaps exactly what I need.
Dimapur, Jun 16 (NPN): The youth ministry of Viyito Baptist Church will be organising open penalty shoot-out on July 5. The champions of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs.30,000 while the runners up will pocket Rs.15,000. Interested team can avail the forms from Kiran Sports, Dimapur. For more information, contact 8787585609 or 7005150459.
Faith in Action Taekwondo conducts belt grading test
Students who appeared in the belt grading test.
Dimapur, Jun 16 (NPN): Faith in Action Taekwondo conducted a colour belt grading at Faith in Action Taekwondo Academy’s Headquarter, Immanuel Hall, Y. Zhimo colony, Dimapur on June 15. Altogether, 80 players from Westside School, Vision Home Higher Secondary School, Paranabanada Women College and Im-
manuel Hall appeared in the grading test. The grading was conducted by master Deep Kumar, Black Belt 5th Dan, International Instructor and Examiner under the curriculum of Kukkiwon, World Taekwondo Headquarter, South Korea. Out of 80 players who took part in the test,14 were awarded double promotion for their performance.
Las Vegas, Jun 16 (Agencies): Tyson Fury returned to winning ways in spectacular fashion as he put on a punch-perfect display to stop Tom Schwarz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Fury was a class above the previously unbeaten German, dropping his man in the second before referee Kenny Bayless ended things later in the round after a series of unanswered shots. Making his Las Vegas debut, Fury received rapturous support from an expectant crowd and paid them back with a stunning and vicious performance. The ‘Gypsy King’ had been at his flamboyant best for most of fight week and the vibrant show continued inside one of boxing’s most famed venues, Fury dancing his way to the ring, draped in colours of the American flag, those spectating cheering his every move. With the sound of the first bell, any sign that Fury may have wrongly overlooked his opponent were soon put aside, the sheer gulf in ability quickly becoming apparent. Fury, the taller of the pair, circled his man on the
Tyson Fury defeated Tom Schwarz in an impressive display in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
back foot for the first three minutes, prodding home with the jab at will, slowly bringing his hooks into play, a solitary left hand from Schwarz all he got in return for his troubles. After a dominant opener, the Brit switched to southpaw for the second period and the fluidity flowed even better, two wide hooks staggering Schwarz back before an uppercut just missed the German’s chin. The underdog decidedly swarmed forward and managed to corner his taller foe but his shots did little to overcome the rapid reflexes of Fury, a thumping left soon nailing him clean.
The ‘Gypsy King’ then effortlessly spun Schwarz to unload a series of fast punches before a rope-adope display added to the spectacle, the ecstatic crowd lapping up every minute. With those watching in the palm of his hands, Fury jumped off the ropes to unleash a heavy combination through the guard that then had Schwarz grounded. The German rose to his feet but his time was clearly up. The fight beaten out of him after just five-and-a-half minutes, the Manchester man viciously pummelled home shots from all angles before the referee mercifully waved it off. K Y M C
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Rohit Sharma (right) celebrates his century with captain Virat Kohli during the Cricket World Cup against Pakistan on Sunday. (AP/PTI)
Manchester, June 16 (Agencies): Chasing a stiff 337-run target, Pakistan were 166 for six in 35 overs against India when rain halted play in their World Cup clash, here Sunday. Imad Wasim (22) and Shadab Khan (1) were at the crease when the skies opened up as Pakistan need 171 more runs from 15 overs. Earlier, Rohit Sharma pulverised a pedestrian Pakistan attack with a stylish
hundred to lead India to a challenging 336 for five. The Indian vice-captain scored his 24th ODI hundred - 140 off 113 balls while KL Rahul (57) played the perfect second fiddle in an opening partnership of 137 runs. Skipper Virat Kohli switched gears effortlessly during his 77 off 65 balls and also became the quickest to 11,000 ODI runs, eclipsing a 17-year record held by
iconic Sachin Tendulkar. Mohammed Amir (3/47) pitched the ball up and maintained discipline despite a couple of official ‘warnings’ for running onto the pitch while Wahab Riaz (1/71) and Hasan Ali (1/84) bowled short consistently. Courtesy Amir, Pakistan did make a comeback in the final few overs as India managed only 38 runs in the final five overs. Vijay Shankar (15 off 15 balls)
struggled with his timing, failing to read Amir’s cutters. The strategy to field two spinners - Imad Wasim (0/49) and leg-spinner Shadab Khan (0/61) - didn’t work for Pakistan. Their veteran part-timers Shoab Malik and Mohammed Hafeez bowled one over each. Pakistan bowlers bowled full length balls, which worked to Rohit’s strength as he played two
Indian men’s recurve team win silver in World C’ships
Pravin Jadhav (right), Atanu Das (center) and Tarundeep Rai end their campaign with a silver medal.
Den Bosch, Jun 16 (PTI): The Indian men’s recurve team cracked under pressure against China to settle for a silver in the Archery World Championships here Sunday. Seeking a maiden gold in the World Championships, India led 27-26 midway into the first set but the trio of Tarundeep Rai, Atanu Das and Pravin Jadhav let the opportunity slip later in the summit clash. The Chinese team of Ding Yiliang, Wei Shaoxuan and Feng Hao produced a solid and consistent per-
formance as they capitalised from the second set to seal a 6-2 win. India thus ended their campaign with one silver and two bronze medals won in the women’s compound team and individual events. The men’s recurve team was featuring in the final of World Championships after a gap of 14 years. This was India’s sixth silver at the World Championships where the country is yet to win a gold medal. Rai, along with Jayan-
ta Talukdar and Gautam Singh, had lost to Korea 232-244 in the final of World Championship in Madrid 2005. The men’s recurve team, who had slumped to number 17 in rankings from being number one in May 2011, had also surprised everyone by sealing the Olympic quota place ahead of the fancied women’s team. This was also for the first time since 2014 that the Indian men’s team made the final of a world event. India had ended up with a
silver at the Wroclaw Stage IV World Cup in 2014 with Rai being a member of the team, alongside Das and Jayanta Talukdar. Up against the fifth seed China who had upset top seed Korea in the semifinals, the Indian trio lost the first set by a point as the scores were levelled at 53-all. The young Chinese team spearheaded by 23year-old Yiliang were at its best in the second set where they shot four perfect 10s to score 58 out of 60 while India wobbled with a score of 51 with Rai slipping to the outer 7-circle to trail 1-3 at the midway stage. Needing a 10 to seal the issue in the third set, Ding narrowly missed the inner ring for a 56-56 draw that kept India’s hopes alive. India needed a win in the fourth set to take the match into the shoot-off but the nerves got on to them as the trio ended with three 8s, while the Chinese shot three 10s to take the fourth set 57-52 and seal the gold by a distance. The silver and two bronze at the 2019 World Championships took India’s overall count to eight medals in the premier biennial competition.
shots – pull and cut during his innings that had 14 boundaries and three sixes. Unlike the Champions Trophy final, the Indians were positive from the start. Rahul pulled Amir for a boundary and then Rohit creamed off runs from Hasan Ali. Rohit also treated the fans with some deft late cuts, back cuts and upper cuts and the occasional slog over deep mid-wicket. When Riaz came to bowl, he erred both in line and length as his strategy to pepper the Indian batsmen with short pitch stuff backfired. He lost rhythm after getting a warning for stepping onto the ‘dangerous area’ and had to come round the wicket. T h e o n ly t i m e h e looked good was when he bowled full slower delivery to Rahul, who lobbed it to the cover fielder. Hardik Pandya scored 26 off 19 balls during his hit and miss effort while Mahendra Singh Dhoni edged one off Amir behind the stumps after which rain stopped proceedings. Brief scores India: 336/5 (Rohit Sharma 140, Virat Kohli 77; Mohammad Amir 3/47) Pakistan: (Fakhar Zaman 62, Babar Azam 48; Hardik Pandya 2/40, Kuldeep Yadav 2/32, Vijay Shankar 2/22 )
Arsenal to keep AC Milan target Torreira L on d on , J u n 1 6 (Agencies): Arsenal are refusing to sell midfielder Lucas Torreira amid interest from AC Milan. With Marco Giampaolo set to move from Sampdoria to the San Siro as manager, he is keen to re-sign his former player, who joined the Gunners for £26m last summer. But Milan look likely to switch to other options, including Sassuolo’s Stefano Sensi, due to Arsenal’s plan to keep the Uruguayan. Torreira made 34 Premier League appearances as the mainstay in Unai Emery’s midfield last season, scoring twice, and he played in 16 further cup matches. Torreira broke into senior football at Pescara, having moved to Italy as a teenager, before joining Sampdoria for little more than £1m in 2016. Tor reira made his Premier League debut on August 12 as a substitute against Manchester City, and registered his first of five assists last season in the win over Cardiff City on September 2. The midfielder scored his first goal for the club in the 4-2 north London derby win over Tottenham in November.
Canada players celebrate after scoring a goal during their Women’s World Cup match against New Zealand.
GRENOBLE, Jun 16 (Agencies): Jessie Fleming and Nichelle Prince got second-half goals to give Canada a 2-0 win over New Zealand on Saturday and book their place in the last 16 of the women’s World Cup. Canada dominated the first half and Fleming put them ahead three minutes after the interval following a fine run by Prince who cut the ball back for her team mate to score from eight metres. Prince grabbed the second goal 11 minutes from time, stabbing home
from close range after Christine Sinclair’s header struck the post. The result takes them to six points, equal with Group E leaders the Netherlands, who beat Cameroon 3-1. “It is a great team, I can trust the players,” Canada manager Kenneth Heiner-Moller said. “Players from the bench are contributing and the team are getting better.” The defeat means the New Zealanders, who never had a shot on target the whole game and ended the match with just 30 percent
of possession, have now gone 14 games without a win at the women’s World Cup. They lost their opening match against the Netherlands and sit bottom of Group E with only a faint chance of progressing to the second round. Canada’s clean sheet extended to 256 minutes their run without conceding a goal at the World Cup which goes back to 2015. The Canadians now play the Netherlands on Thursday, while New Zealand meet Cameroon the same day.
Sarri leaves Chelsea for Juventus
L on d on , J u n 1 6 (Agencies): Chelsea have announced that manager Maurizio Sarri has joined Juventus on a threeyear contract. The Italian succeeds Massimiliano Allegri after informing Chelsea, who will get £5m in compensation, of his desire to return to his native country following their triumph in the Europa League. Sarri’s departure is set to pave the way for Frank Lampard to return to Stamford Bridge as boss, with Chelsea expected to approach his current club Derby, who have been trying to offer him a new deal. Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia has suggested the club could not stand in the way of Sarri’s “strong desire” to return to Italy and be closer to his elderly parents. “In talks we had following the Europa League final, Maurizio made it clear how strongly he desired to return to his native
Maurizio Sarri
country, explaining that his reasons for wanting to return to work in Italy were significant,” she said. “He also believed it important to be nearer his family, and for the well-being of his elderly parents he felt he needed to live closer to them at this point.” “ M a u r i z i o l e ave s Chelsea with thanks from us all for the work he and his assistants did during the season he spent as our head
coach, and for winning the Europa League, guiding us to another cup final and a third-place finish in the Premier League. We would also like to congratulate him on securing the role as big as any in Serie A and to wish him the best of luck for the future.” Sarri leaves Chelsea after just one season in which they finished third in the Premier League restoring the club’s place in the Champions League - and secured the 60-yearold’s first major trophy as a manager. This is despite Blues fans expressing their discontent at his ‘Sarri-ball’ tactics and team selections, notably during the 2-0 home defeat to Manchester United in the FA Cup in February. Whoever takes over at Stamford Bridge will not be able to sign any new players, with Chelsea’s ongoing FIFA transfer ban which is pending an appeal lodged with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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