June 18, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 191

MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Will contest 55-60 seats in Madhya Pradesh polls, says BSP

Federer claims 98th ATP Tour title in Stuttgart

Didn’t always share easy relationship with my father: Sanjay Dutt

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Infotainment, Page 10

PM Modi promises more funds to states

New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI): The challenge before India is to take the economic growth rate to double-digits for which many more steps need to be taken, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a meeting of chief ministers here today.

Speaking at the Niti Aayog’s fourth meeting of Governing Council, Modi said that the world expects India to become a USD 5 trillion economy soon, according to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office.

As many as 23 chief ministers and one Lt Governor attended the meeting.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Niti Aayog ViceChairman Rajiv Kumar said some of the chief ministers could not participate as they were busy handling the flood situation in their respective states.

As per the Prime Minister’s Office statement, Modi assured the chief ministers of flood-affected states to provide all central assistance to deal with the situation.

Narendra Modi said India has no shortage of capabilities, capacities and resources and in the current financial year, the states would

DGP bans June 18 meeting DIMAPUR, JUN 17 (NPN): Director General of Police, Rupin Sharma has directed all personnel and staff of PHQ not to attend the proposed meeting at PHQ on June 18 from 8 a.m. In an order dated June 17, issued through IGP (Hqrs) DGP said the meeting was against the service conduct rules and warned that violation of the order shall be viewed seriously. It may be noted, that the order is believed to be in response to a meeting held in the PHQ on June 15 in which the personnel and staff were to sign a mass petition for retention of Rupin Sharma as DGP and failing which, future course of action was to be contemplated.

Tata launches NE Small Finance bank

GUWAHATI, JUN 17 (IANS): Tata Trusts Chairman Ratan Tata and Assam’s Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday launched the first 28 branches of the North East Small Finance Bank, the region’s first small bank. “If India has to grow as a prosperous place, we need to create opportunities and entrepreneurship,” Tata said at the function here. Tata, through the investment arm RNT Associates, has invested Rs 40 crore in the bank.

Modi for wider debate on holding simultaneous polls

(L) Narendra Modi addressing the fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog. (R) Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio and Punjab CM, Capt. Amarinder Singh are also seen in the picture. (PTI)

receive over Rs 11 lakh crore from the Centre-- an increase of about Rs 6 lakh crore from the last year of the previous government.

Observing that the Indian economy has grown at a healthy rate of 7.7 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2017-18, Modi said that the “challenge now is to take this growth rate to double digits, for which many more steps have to be taken”.

The conference deliberated on issues such as doubling of farmers’ income, development of aspirational districts, Ayushman Bharat, Mission Indradhanush, Nutrition Mission and celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Modi said 1.5 lakh health and wellness centres are being

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by NITI Aayog, Modi said states can define their own parameters to identify 20 per cent of the total blocks in the state as aspirational blocks.

As per the PMO, Modi called upon chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh, to work together to make recommendations on a coordinated policy approach on agriculture and MNREGA. Referring to the government’s flagship ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, Modi said the cleanliness drive was being discussed around the world.

In the last four years, 7.70 crore toilets have been constructed.

tal in the country without an airport. Similarly, seeking an economic package for ENPO areas, he said the most backward areas of the State were looking forward to the announcement of an economic package for creation of infrastructure, hospitals and training institutes to help them catch up with rest of the nation.

Mentioning that the birth centenary of India’s first and only Olympic football captain Dr T Ao is being observed this year and that a football academy was being set up in his honour, Rio urged the Centre to provide support for setting up sports infrastructure in the State.

This would help channelize the energy of youth in a positive manner, he added.

Commending the Centre for its focus on Aspirational Districts, the chief minister said his government was ensuring that Kiphire, which is an Aspirational District, comes up on various identified indicators and parameters.

However, he said the State also has districts like Mon that perhaps need a greater focus than Kiphire.

He, therefore, urged NITI Aayog to include Mon in the Aspirational Districts scheme. (Cont’d on p-7)

3 security personnel killed in ambush in Mon district Kaito submits proposal to NSCN (K) claims responsibility Centre for organic farming Correspondent

MON, JUN 17 (NPN): At least three security personnel were killed and around six injured in an ambush near Tenyak river, about 2 kms away from Aboi town under Mon district Sunday afternoon.

According to Mon police, the suspected militants laid an ambush near Tenyak river, close to the Border Roads Organization- GREF camp, when two of the vehicles carrying a joint team of 40 Assam Rifles and 164 TA (Naga) Bn personnel were returning to its base in Aboi town.

The attackers first triggered an IED blast and fired indiscriminately at the vehicles, police said. As per reports, police said that there was also a brief exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants.

Two of the jawans died (From top) Bullet-riddled truck at the ambush site on the spot while the other and the misfired hand grenade found at the spot. succumbed to injuries at

Jorhat Military Hospital, police said.

The deceased have been identified as one Hav. Fateh Singh, Rfn. Sachin Kumar both Assam Rifles and Hongnga Konyak of the 164 TA (Naga) Bn. The injured were rushed to the CHC Aboi for medical assistance and later airlifted to Jorhat Military Hospital.

There were also conflicting reports about the incident. Initially it was reported that the security forces were attacked on their way to collect water from the river. But later, it was reported that the joint team was ambushed while on their way back to the camp after conducting routine patrolling. However, no one from the security forces could be contacted to ascertain about the incident.

DC Mon, SDPO and Konyak Union president also rushed to the area to take stock of the situation.

NSCN (K) on Sunday claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was “a series of on-going ‘Summer Offensives’ to sanitise the land against the illegal deployment of occupational Indian forces and to rein in their illegal activities, provocative movements there by wrecking havoc, perpetrating terror and disturbances of peace and tranquillity in the Naga country.”

In an e-mailed statement to the media, NSCN (K) dy. kilonser, ‘col.’ (retd) Isak Sumi claimed that the Naga Army attacked the security forces near Aboi town and killed more than six soldiers on the spot and injured the equal number of personnel.

He further claimed that in the earlier attack at Shengha Lampong, “two soldiers were killed and two others including the unit commander in the rank of Major were also injured.”

Isak Sumi said that “the attack was precise and discriminate targeting only the Indian forces exclusively and the local village guards, residing nearby were not harmed as intended albeit alleged by some anti-national elements.”

NE beckons tourists; footfalls to grow 12% in 2019

MUMBAI, JUN 17 (PTI): Improved infrastructure and air connectivity are drawing a large number of tourists to India’s North East and looking at the current traction, footfalls in the picturesque region are expected to grow (More on p-4) by 10-12 per cent in 2019, industry experts said.

“The bookings for North East have gone up by 18 per cent as compared to the same period (AprilJune) last year. Tourism in the North East region is expected to grow by at least 10-12 per cent even in the next year,” Cox & Kings head, relationships, Karan Anand, told PTI here.

He said improved infrastructure and air connectivity have played a major role in driving tourism growth in the vast region which consists of eight states.

“Trapped in this flood.

“Air connectivity has What is worse, we’re tremendously improved going to miss World Cup with new routes opening matches.” in the region last year. New

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constructed under the Ayushman Bharat programme.

He said all aspects and parameters of human development need to be addressed and improved upon in the 115 aspirational districts.

The Gram Swaraj Abhiyan has emerged as a new model for implementation of schemes, he said, adding that it has been extended to 45,000 villages in the aspirational districts.

In his closing remarks, Modi assured the gathering that suggestions made during the meeting would be “seriously considered” in the course of decision-making.

He asked Niti Aayog to follow up with the states on the actionable points made by them within three months.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday called for “widespread” debate on holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies saying that it will result in financial savings.

Modi was addressing the fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog that was attended by chief ministers of almost all states.

The central government has been toying with the idea of holding simultaneous elections for quite sometime now.

“The Prime Minister called for widespread debate and consultations on simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabhas, keeping in view various aspects such as the resulting financial savings and consequent better utilisation of resources,” an official release said.

Niti Aayog had last year suggested synchronised, two-phase Lok Sabha and assembly polls from 2024 so as to ensure minimum ‘campaign-mode’ disruption to governance.

In his closing remarks at the meet, Modi also said that corporate investment in agriculture is very low in India and urged the state governments to formulate policies to promote industry participation in the farm sector.

Speaking on various aspects of the economy, Modi said that the world expects India to become a five trillion dollar economy soon.

He encouraged states to give fresh ideas to the Finance Commission, for incentivising outcome-based allocations, and expenditure correction.

Nagaland has special needs: Rio

DIMAPUR, JUN 17 (NPN): Pointing out that the present challenge was to ensure balanced, inclusive growth and development that met the regional aspirations of people in remotest corners of the country, Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio said States like Nagaland, with difficult terrains, have special needs with respect to building infrastructure and ensuring sufficient resources for the development needs of the people, especially as it has been ravaged by long periods of insurgency.

Speaking at the 4th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog in New Delhi on Sunday, Rio, however, said that with the prospect of a final settlement to Naga political issue looming large, people of the State were looking up to the Government of India to provide support for growth and development. He remarked that he was confident that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Nagaland would very soon be an equal and proud partner of a resurgent India.

Drawing the attention of Modi to special needs of the State, the chief minister called for development of greenfield airport at Kohima as it was the only State Capi-

flights have been introduced using Shillong as a hub to travel to other prominent tourist destinations of Meghalaya like Cherrapunji and Mawlynnong.

“The new airport at Pakyong (Sikkim) will further make reaching the northern part of the state, especially to tourist attractions such as Nathu La Pass, easier,” Anand added.

The region is mostly preferred by holiday-makers aged between 25-50 years and hailing from metros such as Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, besides Guwahati and nearby areas who flock there to explore its wildlife, rivers and culture, he said.

However, the second or third-time travellers, who are now discovering the attractions of the North East, embark on their journey to understand the lifestyle and also the culture and the cuisine of the region, he added.

Echoing a similar view, a MakeMyTrip spokesperson said high growth of travellers opting for the North East sector can be attributed to not only to better road infrastructure and rail connectivity but also to direct flight connectivity from New Delhi and Mumbai.

“Apart from this, more number of hotels are opening up in this region, making it easier for travellers to find accommodations in places which were earlier not very connected.

“At MakeMyTrip, we have seen over 100 per cent growth in the number of travellers opting for North East destinations such as Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya since the time we started offering holiday packages in the region,” he added. He said overall, the sector, including Darjeeling (a hill station which falls in West Bengal), is growing by 35 per cent for summer

travel. The MMT platform has witnessed 30 per cent growth in travel bookings to Gangtok, 120 per cent each to Shillong and Meghalaya. Manmeet Ahluwalia, marketing head of Brand Expedia in India, said for a very long period, the North Eastern part of the country had been largely unexplored due to poor connectivity and infrastructure.

However, tourism in the region is now witnessing a substantial growth thanks to a slew of government initiatives, better connectivity, infrastructure development and a variety of experiences on offer for voyagers, he added. “We have seen a yearon-year growth of 25-30 per cent over the past five years.

We are expecting the growth to continue with new government policies focusing on better infrastructure and connectivity,” he added.

Ahluwalia said besides young adults, including col-

lege pass outs and first-time earners to families, there has been a rise in queries from all segments.

“People who like exploring nature and its serenity are attracted by most of the destinations to the North East. We have also seen an increase in women solo travellers who feel comparatively safer in the environment,” he added. There has been an increase in queries and bookings from all over the country, but residents from Delhi, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Ahmedabad and Jaipur top the list of people wanting to travel to North East, he said.

“Activities like the Ziro Music Festival and Hornbill Festival, too, have started to see a lot of traction. Attendance at these events from young millennials over the past 2-3 years has helped in making North East a popular destination among tourists,” he added.

DIMAPUR, JUN 17 (NPN): In a bid to adopt organic farming in the State, and as announced by chief minister Neiphiu Rio to declare Nagaland as an ‘organic state’, .minister of Agriculture and Cooperation, G. Kaito Aye submitted a proposal to the Centre on Sunday.

According to PRO Nagaland House, New Delhi, K Mere, Kaito submitted the proposal when he met Union minister of Agriculture Farmers’ Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh at New Delhi.

Singh assured Kaito of Centre’s support to the proposal and asked the State government to submit the action plan for organic farming in the state, PRO said.

Singh acknowledged that the entire North Eastern region had the potential for

G. Kaito Aye with Radha Mohan Singh.

organic farming. Kaito was accompanied by the state JD (U) president Senchumo NSN Lotha.

Governor congratulates new office-bearers of ENPO, LEH

DIMAPUR, JUN 17 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, PB Acharya has congratulated the newly-elected office-bearers of Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation (ENPO) and Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) for the tenure 2018-2020.

In a letter addressed to ENPO president Kekongchim Yimchunger, Acharya hoped the organisation would continue to strive for economic development and social upliftment of the people of ENPO area in particular and Nagaland in general.

He said he was impressed by the contribution of ENPO in empowering women and weaker sections of the society, protecting the rights of marginalized segments, protecting the environment, spreading literacy and education, etc, through its welfare programmes and development-oriented activities. Acharya expressed confidence that ENPO would continue with its persistent efforts to economically empower the people to make Nagaland a “Golden Nagaland”.

Acharya also congratulated LEH president Zuchobeni Ezung and the newly-elected members of the organisation. He stated that women organisations play a key role in improving the lives of the marginalised and needy even in the remotest areas of the country.

Acharya urged to both the organizations to create more entrepreneurs in the society, saying it would reduce the burden of job creation and encourage self-sufficiency with the use of minimal and available resources and also identifying and ensuring the benefits of Central and State flagship welfare programmes, for the targeted beneficiaries.

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Awareness campaign on forest & wildlife held at Vishepu village

Participants, forest officials and invitees of the Forest & Wildlife Awareness programme.

DIMAPUR: Forest Department Nagaland and Vishepu Village Council (VCC) jointly organized an awareness campaign program for conservation and protection of forest & wildlife on June 14 at village council hall Vishepu.

A press release from PCC & chief wildlife warden, Nagaland, stated that conservator of Forests, Northern Territorial Circle, Mokokchung and special invitee, Y. M. Jami, stated in his speech that the

earth was the only known liveable planet in the universe, wherein forests and wildlife played an important role.

He said that they addressed issues of climate change, food & water security, environment amelioration, in addition to tangible benefits in different forms, and thus sustaining the existence & survival of earth. He appealed to all the participants to protect and conserve forests and wildlife for meeting the

needs of future generations sustainably.

Satya Prakash Tripathi, chief wildlife warden, Nagaland, in his key note address, spoke about the beginnings of the humananimal conflict prevalent in the state in general and the elephant problem in Wokha district in particular.

He highlighted the policies of the state government and the MoEF & CC, GoI, New Delhi, that have been set up to address the

problem.

He gave a power-point presentation on the importance of forest & wildlife and appealed to the people to declare their forests as “Community reserves”.

Tripathi asked them to contact forest officials immediately if animals disturb their crops, property or hurt human life. He also dwelt on wildlife crime, applicability of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in Nagaland and also highlighted association of 111 Battalion, BSF, Satakha with plantation and nature conservation projects.

The prog ram was chaired by deputy commandant, 111 Battalion, BSF Satakha, Hushka Sema, invocation prayer was delivered by pastor Baptist Church Vishepu while EAC Satakha welcomed the participants.

The head GB of Vishepu village also requested all the government departments to address village problems by making frequent visits. Sanjeev Sharma, commandant, 111 Battalion, BSF, Satakha proposed the vote of thanks.

Poumai Baptist Church Kohima conducts Father’s Day service

news in Brief RSUD felicitation program

Women’s society presenting a special dedicatory song for fathers on Father’s Day, Sunday. (NP)

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KO H I M A , J U N 1 7 (NPN): Poumai Baptist Church, Midland Kohima, celebrated Father’s Day under the theme “Attributes of a Godly father” with women secretary Solomi as the speaker on Sunday.

Citing the example of Joseph and Abraham from the Bible, Solomi said a Godly father should be faithful like them and lead with exemplary actions.

She said a Godly father should be a good teacher in the family and should not scold the children in anger but discipline them with

Students educated on skilling for livelihood in Kiphire

Representatives of Bengali Students Union, Vivekananda Welfare foundation, Dimapur Bongs, Chumukedima Hindu Yuva, Dimapur Muslim Council, Landmark Colony Council secretary, PWD Durga Puja Committee, felicitated Geoffrey Yaden, Brand Ambassador of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Dimapur led by Bishnu Bhattacharjee, social worker and member of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Dimapur District.

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care and love to lead and guide them in the Lord.

Stressing on the quality of a Godly father, she said a family is always full of good hope if it has an exemplary father.

She told the fathers that they were the role models for their children and family. Solomi said a spiritual father should be a reliable person and dependable in everything he does. She encouraged fathers to foster qualities that please God adding that a Godly father of quality was very rare and precious, and she encouraged the fathers present to be one

of them.

The church service was led by women vice secretary, Esther, invocation prayer was said by ex-women chairperson, Khane, special prayer for the fathers was led by women chairperson Esther, poetry ode to the father was read by Sunday School children, special dedicatory songs were presented

by Women’s Society and Sunday School children and youth members, a skit dedicated to the fathers was performed by BYF members and the closing prayer was pronounced by Mate Hrani.

T h e Ro n g m e i S t u dents’ Union Dimapur (RSUD) has informed all Rongmei students who have successfully passed the HSLC/HSSLC 2018 examinations that the union will be organizing a felicitation program on June 23 at Rongmei Tribal Court, Dimapur. Students are to submit a photocopy of their marksheets and admit cards to the union on or before June 22. For further details, one may contact 8014568462/ 7005151490.

KLCEU one day retreat Kohima Law College Evangelical Union (KLCEU) will be conducting a one-day retreat on June 19, 9: 30 a.m. under the theme “To walk just as He walked”(1 John 2:6) at City Church Kohima with EGF Dimapur Levika and G. Rio’s Higher Secondary School Kohima student counsellor Aphre, as speakers. The praise & worship team will be led by KLCEU executives.

GPPK holds annual general meeting

DIMAPUR: An awareness program on skilling for livelihood and career options for students was held on June 15 at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kiphire by the department of employment, skill development and entrepreneurship.

A press release from the department stated that a session was conducted on “skilling intervention”

by Menguzelie, TC, ESDE and Anirbam, operations manager, Emporium, Kolkata and state marketing head, Makeover Academy, Siliguri on “career opportunities in private sector with special focus on ser-

vice industry”.

Another session on “career options after Class -10, PU, Graduation and preparation for Competitive Exams” was conducted by assistant director, ESDE, Zubemo Lotha Tsanglao and E.O, DEE, Phek, Gideon L. Sumi.

The awareness program was attended by 130 school students from different schools in Kiphire, commissioner & secretary, labour and employment, skill development & entrepreneurship, Anenla T. Sato, DC Kiphire, Muhammad Ali Shahib, joint director and convenor of the mela, C. Lotam Chang Nagaland DGP Rupin Sharma with GPPK officials at GPPK Hall Chandmari. and other officials.

D I M A P U R : G o r k h a community to offer rehab Suresh Kr Lama, treasurer, Public Panchayat Kohima programs to improve the Y B Rana and welfare sec(GPPK) held its annual health of people addicted retary, Mohan Gurung. general body meeting on to alcohol.

Short speeches were June 16 at GPPK Hall A presidential address also delivered by the GPPK Chandmari Kohima, with was delivered by Santu advisors and the heads of DIMAPUR: A plantation drive was organised by Nagaland DGP, Rupin Thapa while former presi- GPPK sister organizations Kohima Forest Division in collaboration with district Sharma as the chief speak- dent and advisor GPPK, - Mahila Samity, Sahitya Gayatri Devi, general sec- Kala Sanstha, Youth Asadministration, Tseminyu Town Youth and Tseminyu er.

A press release from retary Nagaland Gorkha sociation and Students Students Union in Tseminyu on June 15.

A press release from the department reported that GPPK stated that Sharma Association, Prem Kumar Union. A welcome song around 2000 fruit and flowering species were distributed called upon the Gorkha Thapa and GB Kamal Ba- was presented by Gorkha community in the state hadur Chetri also exhorted Bishwakarma Pariwarik and planted on selected sites in Tseminyu Town.

Welfare Society while a The plantation drive was carried out at the ADC to uphold their good re- the gathering.

During the business special number was preoffice complex, ADC residence area, areas near SDO, lationships with the local session, reports were pre- sented by Karishma and PWD office, SDEO office, SBI, Bank area, Treasury, people.

He also asked the sented by general secretary, Binod.

NST Colony, Rest House and Forest colony.

Kohima forest division conducts plantation drive in Tseminyu

A retreat was held at Sechii Zubza for “Aspirants of Don Bosco” from June 13 to 16 on the theme “Putting God First” with Fr. Samuel Elow, SDB the Rector of Don Bosco along with Rev. Fr. C. Joseph.

KSTH & NSCW organize legal awareness seminar

Village Level Organization (VLO) Aoyimkum village Dimapur under the Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) distributed blankets as gifts on Father’s Day to the five oldest men in Aoyimkum on June 16.

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KSTH and NSCW organized a legal awareness seminar on June 16 in Kohima.

should be clearly aware of any woman who felt she NSCW. A welcome address prayer was pronounced by how the rules were being had been wronged could was given by president, Himali K Kiba, assistant disregarded, even leading bring her grievances to the KSTH and the invocation pastor, SABCK. to eventual imprisonment in some cases.

He said that the male centric Naga society was the basis for growth in the SM Colony, Dimapur (Via-Civil Hospital Road) Estd - 1992 gender gap and said that education was the best tool to bridge this gap.

Earlier in the pro- Spot Admission going on for : gramme moderated by Kavili Achumi, the intro- 1. B.A – GENERAL & HONOURS (English, Political Science, Education). ductory note was delivered 2. HIGHER SECONDARY (Class-XI & XII) (Arts & Commerce).

by Kakheli Jakhalu, member, NSCW. She said that 3. B.Com – GENERAL & HONOURS (Accountancy & Management).

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Members of Dimabang Halali Hosom (Society) Dimapur, Nagaland celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday, at New Bamunpukhuri. The program was organised by wives and children of the society members. The organizers also presented umbrellas to all the society members as a Father’s Day gift.

DIMAPUR: A legal awareness seminar was organized

by Kohima Sumi Totimi Hoho (KSTH) in association with the Nagaland State Commission for Women (NSCW) at the auditorium of Mt. Olive College, Kohima on June 16 with about 80 women participants.

A press release issued

by KSTH president, Ghovili Achumi stated that advocate Gauhati High Court (Kohima Bench), Joshua Sheqi, while speaking as resource person on the topic “Know your rights: Challenges faced by the female gender” spoke about legislations and efforts to close gender inequity. He spoke about the laws governing rights of marriage, divorce and inheritance, protection of women from domestic violence and the need for womenfolk to be aware of these rights. He also enlightened the participants on the issues of human trafficking in India and prohibition of child labour; and stressed on the points where women

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WEATHER FORECAST June 18

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Accused has the right to know grounds of arrest: WDLSA

stated that the Prison Act 1894 guarantees the right to meet friends and consult lawyers, the right against solidarity confinement and under Article 21, the right to A training program on household level composting was held at Middle Point Colony on free legal aid and right to a June 16, under “Garbage to Gold” Project by Pro Rural in collaboration with DMC. speedy trail etc.

Speaking about Lok Adalats, with emphasis on alternative dispute resolution, Gracy Ezung, retainer lawyer WDLSA said that Lok Adalat was a forum where disputes pending in the court could be settled through compromise.

Meribemo Lotha also chaired the program and Wokha District Legal Services Authority members with jail officials on June 16. delivered the vote of thanks, DIMAPUR: Renbonthung awareness drive on the basic cases. This denies them of while welcome address was Tsanglao, panel lawyer rights of prisoners. Ren- their basic rights as enshrined pronounced by Mhademo Wokha District Legal Ser- bonthung also pointed out in Article 39a of the constitu- Kithan, assistant jailor, district jail Wokha. vices Authority (WDLSA), that it was the legal obliga- tion of India, he added. on June 16 said that who- tion of the police to reveal He said that to assist ever was arrested should where the arrested person the underprivileged jail inbe informed of the grounds was being held to any of mates in contesting their on which they were be- his friends, relatives, that case the NSLSA had opened ing arrested, which is a the prisoner may nominate a legal services clinic at statutory recognized right for the purpose of receiving district jail Wokha, deputof an arrested person. He such information. ing a panel lawyer to assist explained that no person Also speaking during the underprivileged inmates can be detained in custody the drive, Meribemo Lotha, through free legal aid. without being informed of panel lawyer WDLSA and Highlighting the rights the grounds of their arrest. in-charge of district jail said of prisoners, David Ezung, A press release by Na- that poverty, social and eco- panel lawyer WDLSA galand State Legal Services nomical backwardness and said that under Article 14, Authority Kohima, public lack of legal awareness were equality before law, whether relation assistant stated that the reasons for which some prisoner or innocent citiRenbonthung was speaking underprivileged inmates zens were protected by the during a WDLSA legal were unable to defend their constitution of India. He

WDVCCA executive meeting resolves

DIMAPUR: The Wokha District Village Council Chairman Association (WDVCCA) held a meeting of its executive council on June 15. Lotha Hoho, Lotha Students’ Union, ACAUT Wokha unit, ACVA Wokha unit and GBs Association attended the meeting.

A press release from Wokha District Village

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Council Chairman Association president, Myingthungo Odyuo and joint secretary, Thungchamo stated that during the meeting, the executive council resolved to affirm the Naga common resolution of “one government, one tax” adopted on October 31, 2013.

It also resolved that in case of any tax related

harassment of any of its members, the association would view it seriously and the Wokha District Village Council Chairman Association would withdraw cooperation and support from the erring organization.

In this regard, all concerned have been directed to comply with the resolutions.

CAGBA executive meeting Dimapur: Chumukedima Area GBs Association (CAGBA) has convened an executive meeting on June 20, 10 a.m. at Dimapur District GB Association Office, 5th mile, near Faith Service Station. All executive members have been asked to attend the meeting.

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23 dead in NE flood, Assam still grim Manipur seeks immediate

GUWAHATI, Jun 17 (Agencies): A six-member delegation of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), including its three ministers in the BJP-led coalition government in the state, called on Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray in Mumbai on Saturday and sought his party’s support to block the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

According to TNN, AGP president and state agriculture minister Atul Bora said, “This is the first time that AGP and the Shiv Sena have met. We have decided to work together for strengthening regional politics. The Shiv Sena chief immediately called up his party’s leader in the Rajya Sabha, Sanjay Raut, to ask all members of Parliament of the party to stand with the people of Assam.” Bora added that he has invited Thackeray to visit Assam and Thackeray in turn has accepted the invitation.

The meeting comes at a time when the rift between Shiv Sena and BJP has become apparent with the former publicly criticizing the Centre’s policies. On Saturday, the party slammed the “violence, bloodbath and series of killings” in Kashmir, with particular reference to the gunning down of editor of ‘Rising Kashmir’ Shujaat Bukhari.

Though BJP have been wooing Shiv Sena to contest the Lok Sabha polls together next year, the latter has declared that it will go it alone in 2019. AGP is trying to unite regional parties outside the state to drum up support for its opposition to the bill.

The party has said they will remain a part of the BJP-led alliance government while continuing to oppose the bill.

An AGP delegation led by Bora had met President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, home minister Rajnath Singh to express their opposition to the bill.

As of now, Brahmaputra at Nimatighat in Jorhat, while Barak at AP Ghat in Cachar and Badarpurghat in Karimganj are flowing above the danger mark.

Other rivers like Dhansiri at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia Bharali at NT Road crossing in Sonitpur, Kopili at Kampur in Nagaon, Katakhal at Matizuri in Hailakandi and Kushiyara at Karimganj town are also flowing above the danger mark.

In Manipur, water level of major rivers flowing in the five districts of the Im-

the intensity of rainfall going down.

According to the latest report available from the State Relief and Disaster Management, one person drowned in the past 24 hours, taking the death toll in the state to 8. The number of livestock killed has been estimated at 400, while the area of paddy fields affected is at 3,947 hectares so far.

The overall flood situation in Tripura too improved significantly today with water receding in all the major rivers of the state.

However, several localities

Tata launches North East’s first small finance bank

GUWAHATI, Jun 17 (Agencies): North East Small Finance Bank Ltd, the first small finance bank from the region, was formally launched by Tata Trusts chairman, Ratan Naval Tata at a function here on Sunday evening, TST reported.

Sources say that Tata, through his investment arm, RNT Associates Pvt Ltd, has invested Rs 40 crore in the bank.

Twenty-eight branches of the bank were declared open across Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.

Formerly known as RGVN (NE) Microfinance Ltd, and having started operating as a bank since October 2017, North East Small Finance Bank has enhanced its prime focus to expand its horizon by extending financial inclusion to all sections of the society, especially to the financially weaker sections to bring them under the umbrella of mainstream banking and inculcate the banking habit.

The bank plans to have its footprint across remote locations in all eight states of the Northeast by the end of the current financial year.

“We have converted 28 of the 156 branches that we had under RGVN

(NE) MFL into branches of NESFB. Of the 28, we have opened three bank branches in Tripura, one in Meghalaya, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh and the rest in Assam. Now we plan to have 80 additional banks in a year’s time with branches in all the states of the region by March 31, 2019,” Rupali Kalita, managing director and chief executive officer of NESFB, told reporters here on Sunday.

Sixty nine per cent of the branches are located in the rural areas. The Reserve Bank had issued licence to the bank under Section 22 (1) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, to carry out the business of a small finance bank.

“We plan to focus on expansion in the Northeast only for now as the region is under-banked and financially excluded compared to other states of the country,” Kalita said, when asked about if there was a plan to grow outside Northeast, Nine companies have invested in the bank, aggregating Rs 298 crore through RGVN (North East) Microfinance Ltd. The total loan portfolio was Rs 1,089 crore on March 31 this year.

So far, agriculture and allied sector has been allot-

ted the highest percentage of loans at 39.40 per cent followed by petty trade (32.91 per cent).

Till March 2018, the bank had 521,019 borrowers, with the increase apparently substantial since March 2016 onwards when it had 291,552 borrowers.

“The bank has brought in a robust core banking system with allied supporting infrastructure and banking process. Simultaneously, we have strengthened the skill set of human resource by training the existing resource and inducting professional and experienced personnel,” Kalita said.

A small finance bank is mandated to provide 50 per cent of its business as loans (between Rs 5lakh and Rs 25 lakh) to low income groups.

The bank intends to extend its services and products to the doorstep of the customer, with the support of latest technology (handheld device) and meet the objective to become the “Doorstep Banker” offering a bouquet of products with competitive and attractive rates of interest.

Till date, the bank has recruited 1087 people who are from the region. “Our default rates are minimal.

It’s less than .5 per cent,” said an official.

NAGALAND BHOJPURI SAMAJ FELICITATION PROGRAMME

Nagaland Bhojpuri Samaj, Dimapur is organizing 8 th felicitation programme for the rank holders/toppers etc., belonging to Bhojpuri Samaj on 24th June 2018 at Holy Cross Auditorium, Holy Cross Higher Secondary School, Dimapur.

P.G/Degree and Higher Secondary students having passed with 75% and above and high school students having passed with 80% and above are eligible for the same.

Students/Parents/Guardians are requested to submit self attested photocopies of the relevant certificates and Mark Sheets positively by 22nd June 2018 to Gupta Fashion, Durga Mandir, ReConnect Plaza, M.P. Road, Zoom Xerox, near SP Office and Uma Xerox, Circular Road, Dimapur.

For further details Call us at:- 9436007107, 9436013686.

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Nungshikumba Aso Ilangtsür Dimapur FELICITATION

President Nungshikumba Aso Ilangtsür Dimapur

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We are immensely proud to congratulate Ms. Imnasenla (D/o Mr. Mrs. Imsuyanger Jamir) for being the Nagaland University Topper in Education (Honours) subject from Unity College Dimapur.

We also extend our felicitations to all the successful students in the HSLC, HSSLC and University exams. Wishing you all a bright future ahead.

General Secretary Nungshikumba Aso Ilangtsür Dimapur

phal Valley has receded considerably with only Lilong River flowing a little above the “warning level”.

Flood control officials said the situation has improved a lot and water level of the previously inundated localities has gone down.

The Imphal river, however, is reported to be a “highest flood level” at the Minuthong area by a few margins, although in general it is below the danger mark.

The Iril and Nambul rivers too have gone low below the highest flood level and there is no immediate danger with

TSUNGIKI GAZETTED OFFICERS’ FORUM H.Q., TSUNGIKI VILLAGE WOKHA : NAGALAND

FELICITATES The Tsungiki Gazetted Officers’ Forum (TGOF) heartily congratulates the following esteemed members on their recent promotions : 1. Mr. Elans Kikon (S/o Late Chonsuo Kikon), promoted to Registrar, Department of Geology and Mining, Government of Nagaland.

2. Mr. Renphamo Kikon (S/o Late Yantsunyimo Kikon), promoted to Section Officer, Nagaland Civil Secretariat.

3. Mrs. Lily Kikon (W/o Mr. Yimbia Kikon), promoted to Manager, State Bank of India.

The TGOF further wishes them a bright future.

W. Yibemo Kikon Er. Mhonlumo Kikon General Secretary, TGOF President, TGOF

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IMPHAL, Jun 17: Manipur government has urged the Centre for immediate flood relief assistance after a incessant rains in more than a week claimed seven lives and affected over 146 villages rendering homeless over 1.50 lakh people.

The torrential rainfall has caused landslides and flash floods in several parts of the state.

State government was apprehensive that there might be shortages of food and other essential commodities after massive landslides at two places totally cut off Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37, which is the supply route to Manipur.

Chief minister N Biren Singh said that state government and NHDCL (National Highway Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited) were working round the clock to reopen the NH 37.

During his visit at flood affected areas in his Heingang Assembly constituency in Imphal East, the chief minister told reporters that he had held a

telephonic talk with Union home minister Rajnath Singh and briefed about the current flood situation in the state.

Following the telephonic talk, the Union home minister had already directed the Union home secretary to provide immediate help for the flood affected people of the state.

He added that he had sought immediate flood assistance to rebuild houses, repair and construct roads damaged by the massive flood which had hit the state since last week.

However, he said, “We can’t wait for the relief as-

SHILLONGm Jun 17 (Agencies): Three days after the mobile internet was restored, the state government has again disconnected the service for 48 hours from Saturday afternoon due to malicious postings by some social media users.

According to The Shillong Times, it was on June 13 that the home department had restored mobile internet in Khasi-Jaintia Hills and Ri Bhoi after it was disconnected on June 1 for the first time. Panic spread in the city after the fresh ban on mobile internet as a section of people wanted to know whether it was the result of any further trouble.

However, police said that there was no trouble in the city and added that the move to disconnect mobile internet was to prevent any inflammatory postings.

A notification by Commissioner and Secretary in charge Home, S. Kharlyngdoh said he had received report from Director General of Police that a serious law and order continues to prevail in Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Ri Bhoi having potential threat to public safety and messaging system like WhatsApp and social media platforms like

Facebook, Twitter and You Tube are likely to be used for the transmission of information like pictures, videos and texts that have the potential to inflame passions and thus exacerbate the law and order situation in the entire Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Ri Bhoi. The notification further said that the prohibition on the use of social media for 48 hours from 3 pm on Saturday in East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills, Ri Bhoi, West Jaintia Hills and East Jaintia Hills is in order to prevent the misuse of such media to disturb peace and tranquility and for maintaining law and order. According to the government, the violation of promulgation will be punishable under section 188 IPC and also under the provision of the Indian Telegraph Act 1885.

In a statement issued, the SP (city) Stephan Rynjah said that it has been observed that recently, some people with vested interests have posted provocative posts, hate messages, rumours and fake news in the social media which have lead to incitement of communal feelings and sense of insecurity in the minds of certain sections of society.

sistance sought from the Centre as the process of releasing the fund may take some time. So, we are providing all possible assistances to the flood victims with state’s available resources.”

He said that so far, state government has been providing rice and other essential food items from the available stocks.

The chief minister also visited Maiba Khul and Mongjam villages in Imphal East district where over 22 houses were totally destroyed by flood waters and around 120 people were rendered homeless.

Dearest Aarav (Babu) We pray to God to give you what you deserve and NOT what you desire, because your desire maybe few but you deserve A Lot my son Aarav(Babu) ...wish you a very happy Birthday.

Lotz of luv, MOM, DAD & FAMILY. To our dearest Onyu, Obi (Atila) An ocean of knowledge. An institution of experience. A person whose heart hold love and care in abundance.. Thank you for all the Love , care n support! Wishing you a wonderful Birthday! We Love you!

God bless!

With love and prayer your husband, children, in-laws and grandchildren.

Fresh 48 hours mobile internet ban in Shillong

Dear Nokhozo, Wishing you a very happy birthday.

God bless you.

From, Teachers and Friends, Little laureates Montessori School Selouphe.

Dear Pinky, my soulmate, Marriages are made in heaven I agree.... but so is thunder and lightning. Real relationships are when you can fight like enemies, laugh like best friends & love like soul mates. Lets celebrate this special moment like there’s no tomorrow. Happy birthday to a wonderful wife and mother.

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Happy Birthday John Achumi

FELICITATION

AFFIDAVIT (Declaration)

I, Smti, A Ayekali, daughter of late Ilhovi, aged about 39 years, permanent resident of Toluvi Village, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my correct and official name is A Ayekali.

3. That however, in my appointment Order bearing Office Order NO-EE/ZBT/1383/Dt Zbto the 10th/12/2002 and also in my Service Book my name has been entered and recorded as Aneshe I Assumi instead of A. Ayekali.

4. That the names A Ayekali and Aneshe I Assumi refer to one and the same person i.e., myself.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare that my correct and official name is A Ayekali and the same shall be used for all official purposes, future references and correspondences.

6. That this affidavit shall also be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mention above and also to be use for any rectification if arises in future.

That the statements from para 1-6 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. And I sign this affidavit before the competent authority at Kohima, Nagaland on this the 7th day of June, 2018.

DEPONENT Regd. No. 1336/18, Date 07/06/18 Magistrate/Notary Public

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Villagers cross flood waters in a boat, in Hojai on Sunday. (PTI)

still remained submerged in the Kailashahar subdivision, leaving over 3,000 farmers jittery.

Altogether, 32,000 people affected by flood are still housed in 173 relief camps -- mostly in worst-hit Unakoti district, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). The river Manu, which had caused extensive damage in the Kailashar and Kumarghat sub-divisions in Unakoti district, is now flowing twometres below the danger level as there was no fresh downpour over the past 48 hours.

The Manu river’s danger mark is at 24 metres, while the water level stood at 22.22 metres.

When contacted, District Magistrate (DM) Unakoti district D Darlong confirmed that the overall flood situation has been better in the district but relief work was still underway.

Three persons have died and seven others were injured in flood-related incidents since June 5, while 24 huts were completely destroyed, besides leaving several acres of crops damaged, according to the latest report of the SEOC.

SUMMON FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE (ORDER - V, RULE - 1, 5, 20)

The Court of Shri Ajongba Imchen Civil Judge Sr. Division, Dimapur, Nagaland.

Suit No : Civil Suit No. 3 of 2018 Plaintiff : Shri. E. Mantok Konyak Defendants : Shri Harjit Singh Jaggi. Prop. New Orchid's, Holy Cross School Junction, Dimapur.

To,

Shri. Harjit Singh Jaggi Prop. New Orchid's Holy Cross School Junction Dimapur, P.O. Dimapur.

Whereas the plaintiff above named has instituted a suit against you for recovery of arrears of house rent of Rs.7,72,200/(Rupees seven lakhs seventy two thousand and two hundred) only as on 31/03/2018 and for ejectment from the premises.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on 5/07/2018 at 10:00 A.M. Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this the 6th day of June 2018.

Shri. Ajongba Imchen Civil Judge (Senior Division) Dimapur : Nagaland

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Guwahati//Imphal/ Agartala, Jun 17 (PTI): The devastating flood in the Northeast has claimed six more lives during the past 24 hours, taking the death toll to 23, although the situation in the region showed a marked improvement Sunday, barring Assam, officials said.

While five more people died in Assam since yesterday, one person lost his life in Manipur.

In Assam, 4.5 lakh people have been affected in the deluge across six districts.

According to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), all the five persons lost their lives in three districts, taking the death toll in the state to 12 in the first wave of flood this year.

The ASDMA said over 4.48 lakh people have been affected in Hojai, Karbi Anglong West, Golaghat, Karimganj, Hailakandi and Cachar districts.

According to the report issued today, Karimganj has been the worst-hit with nearly 2.15 lakh people affected followed by Hailakandi where over 1.93 lakh people have been suffering in the deluge.

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The Singrijan and Khopanala Village Councils heartily congratulate Miss. Elina Kharia, D/o Stanish Kharia for securing letter mark in Science, Social Science and Environmental Studies, Miss. Neesha Giri, D/o Hima Giri in Science and Social Science and Nitesh Dorjee, S/o Sankha Dorjee in Social Science of Singrijan Village in H.S.L.C examination - 2018. Further, aforesaid councils also congratulate all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC examination 2018 of the Singrijan and Khopanala Village.

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(Tezu Pradhan) Head G.B., Singrijan and Khopanala Village, Dimapur

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOHIMA : NAGALAND NOTIFICATION

NO. REV/DC/RLY/2008(Pt)/1379

Dated Kohima the 18th May 2018

It is hereby notified for general information that land measuring 10294139 Sq ft from plot No. 1 to 166, is required for acquisition, for construction of BG Railways Line at Senchü, Zubza, under Kohima District.

Now therefore, in exercise of the power conferred

by Section 9 (2) of the Nagaland Land Acquisition Act 1965, Acquisition Act 1884, I Shri. Rajesh Soundararajan, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Kohima District, Nagaland duly Authorized by the State Government as component Authority do hereby Notify that if any person/ party have any claim/objection over the said area, the same may be submitted to this office within period of 30(thirty) days w.e.f. the date of this notification.

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(Rajesh Soundararajan) IAS Deputy Commissioner Kohima : Nagaland

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018

Kejriwal sit-in: 4 CMs urge Modi to resolve Delhi crisis

New Delhi, Jun 17 (AGENCIES/IANS): Four non-BJP Chief Ministers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 17 at the meeting of the NITI Aayog’s fourth general council meeting here and urged him to immediately resolve the problems of the Delhi government.

The four Chief Ministers — West Bengal’s Mamata Banerjee, Kerala’s Pinarayi Vijayan, Karnataka’s H.D. Kumaraswamy and Andhra Pradesh’s N. Chandrababu Naidu — have extended their support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s sit-in protest at Lt. Governor Anil Baijal’s office-cum-residence, Raj Niwas.

“I along with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala have requested the Prime Minister to resolve the problems of Delhi government immediately,” Banerjee tweeted. She is in Delhi to attend the NITI Aayog meeting. The meeting, chaired by Modi, was not attended by Kejriwal

H.D.Kumaraswamy, Mamata Banerjee, N. Chandrababu Naidu and Pinarayi Vijayan having a discussion with Narendra Modi.

among others.

In a bid to show their solidarity with Kejriwal, the four Chief Ministers met on June 16 and discussed a strategy to provide support to the AAP leader who wants IAS officers to end their non-cooperation with his government. The four Chief Ministers visited Kejriwal’s residence and met his family.

They also wrote to Baijal seeking to meet Kejriwal.

They said the permission was denied and wondered

if this was possible in a “democracy”. At a joint press conference on June 16, they accused the Central government of “restricting the federal system” and termed it a threat to the nation.

Not on strike, says Delhi IAS officers

Denying the AAP government’s allegation that they are on strike, the Delhi IAS Association on Sunday said they are totally neutral towards all political parties

but they need a “culture of trust” to work.

“Cameras and recording cannot ensure my security. No one has assured us of our security and safety.

There has been no attempt from the government to reach out to us so that we can feel safe,” IAS Association Secretary Manisha Saxena told the media here.

“We all had various experiences of assault. We will not attend a meeting if we are not feeling safe. We have gone out of the way to ensure that public do not suffer, their work does not suffer, but we will not work at the cost of our life. “We don’t go to places where we don’t feel safe. We need a culture of trust to work,” she said. The officers said they are feeling unsafe after the alleged assault on Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.

“If the Chief Secretary can go for a meeting late at night, that shows our commitment level.

But we have to also look for our safety and selfdefence,” said a member of the association.

Man marches 1,350 km to meet PM Modi NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (AGENCIES): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday came out in support of Odisha-resident Muktikant Biswal who has covered a distance of 1,350 km on foot to remind Prime Minister Narendra Modi of his “unfulfilled” 2015 promise.

Citing a news report on Biswal’s desperate attempt to bring to the fore the precarious medical and infrastructure facilities in his city, the Congress president tweeted: “The PM promised Rourkela a multi-speciality hospital three years ago.

Now, Muktikant Biswal has walked 1,300 km to Delhi because the PM hasn’t kept his promise and people are dying.”

Biswal, a 30-year-old from Rourkela, has completed 1,350 km so far to meet the Prime Minister and remind him about his 2015 promise. He was admitted to a hospital on the Agra National Highway after he fainted.

“I assure Mr Biswal: the people of India and the Congress party will keep the PM’s promise for him,” the Congress president added.

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Nirav Modi, Mallya face fresh charges

New Delhi, Jun 17 (AGENCIES): Agencies probing the alleged $2-billion PNB fraud have detected that absconding diamond merchant Nirav Modi possessed at least half-a-dozen Indian passports and a fresh FIR is being mulled against him for this offence, officials said on Sunday.

Nirav Modi has been traced to Belgium by Indian intelligence agencies and his frequent travels, despite the revocation of his passport, have led the sleuths to unearth that of the six passports he held, two were active for quite some time.

The four other passports were found to be not active, sources said.

Of the two active passports, one had Nirav Modi’s full name while the other only had his first name with a 40-week UK visa issued against it and that is probably how he kept travelling to various countries, despite the government revoking his first known passport earlier this year, the sources told PTI. The sources said the government, through the Ministry of External Affairs, has informed the Interpol about the two revoked passports of Nirav Modi,

Vijay Mallya (L) and Nirav Modi. (file)

but it appears that in the absence of a uniform international mechanism, the legal blocking of the documents in various countries could not be done and the fugitive diamantaire kept using those to travel through airports and possibly seaports too.

The revocation order of the passports has been appended to the application of the probe agencies (CBI and ED), seeking an Interpol arrest warrant or a “red corner notice” against Nirav Modi.

In more trouble for liquor baron Vijay Mallya, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is set to soon file a fresh charge sheet against him and his companies on charges of money laundering and allegedly cheating a consortium of nationalised

banks to the tune of Rs 6,027 crore, officials said on Sunday.

With this charge sheet (also known as the prosecution complaint), official sources told PTI, the Central probe agency will immediately seek from a court permission to “confiscate” more than Rs 9,000 crore worth assets of the beleaguered businessman and his firms under the recently promulgated Fugitive Economic Offenders Ordinance.

The ED last year had filed its first charge sheet against Mallya, now in London, in the about Rs 900 crore IDBI bank-Kingfisher Airlines (KFA) alleged bank loan fraud case.

It has attached assets worth Rs 9,890 crore in this case till now.

Will contest 55-60 seats in No headway in journalist Bukhari murder probe Madhya Pradesh polls, says BSP

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month that the party was trying to bring “like-minded” parties together.

The Congress is the principal Opposition to the ruling BJP in the state.

Ahirwar contended that the Congress had more to gain from an alliance with BSP. “(The) Congress wants to get our share of the vote bank and that is why it is desperate to ally with us...

But this misinformation is

People protesting against the killing of Shujaat Bukhari.

the officers said.

Qadri may not be connected to the three main suspects , a police officer said on condition of ano-

nymity. The three men appeared to have taken several precautions to conceal their identities, which suggested they were aware of the pres-

ence of cameras in the area, a second officer said, also requesting anonymity .

The special investigation team (SIT) formed to trace Bukhari’s killers held its first meeting on Saturday. A third police officer said the SIT had not been able to find any tangible lead, adding that the probe was being conducted on a ”fast-track basis.”

“We are on it. May be the breakthrough could be achieved in the coming days,’’ he said.

Bukhari, 50, who was editor-in-chief of the Rising Kashmir newspaper, was killed in a drive-by-shooting two days before Eid, plunging the Kashmir valley into

mourning and sparking condemnation across the board.Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said terrorism had “hit a new low” with the killing of Bukhari, who championed peace in the region torn by an almost three-decade-old separatist campaign.

Hours after the crime, police released two sets of pictures and asked people to identify the suspects, which they have so far not been able to do so, officers said.

Police say they have knowledge about the weapons used by the gunmen on the basis of empty bullet shells recovered from the site of the crime.

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Bhopal, Jun 17 (AGENCIES): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is planning to contest elections in 55-60 of the 230 seats in the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh and is in the process of selecting candidates, according to state party president Narmada Prasad Ahirwar.

The BSP currently has four seats in the assembly, from the Chambal and Rewa division.

“Behenji (BSP chief Mayawati) has instructed us to be prepared to contest 55-60 seats and we are in the process of identifying them and selecting our candidates,” Ahirwar told reporters on Sunday.

Ahirwar said there was no talk of a pre-poll alliance with the Congress at a time when Opposition parties are in the process of putting together a federal front to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), particularly since the Congress state chief Kamal Nath said last

causing problems for us as it is demotivating our workers,” Ahirwar said.

In the 2013 assembly elections, the BJP had got nearly 45% of the votes case, while the Congress had got 36% and the BSP 6%.

When asked if the party could form an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the state on the lines of the tie-up in Uttar Pradesh, Ahirwar said the SP has no base in Madhya Pradesh, and therefore, a tie-up would be meaningless.

When asked about A h i r w a r ’s c o m m e n t s, state Congress spokesperson Manak Agrawal said: “We are not spreading any rumours. We are only repeating what our national president Rahul Gandhi has said about allying with like-minded parties.”

Srinagar, Jun 17 (AGENCIES): The only man arrested in connection with the murder of senior Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari after being captured on cameras stealing the pistol of one of his slain security guards has not provided any clues yet and may not be connected to the three main suspects, senior police officers familiar with the investigation said.

Zubair Qadri has been unable to provide any leads to the three motorcycleborne men who sprayed gunfire at Bukhar’s car on Thursday evening after he left his office in Srinagar before iftar, killing him and two of his security guards,

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A global sport

little over half ( 4.3 billion or 430 crore) of the world’s population of 7.6 billion( or 760 crore) are expected to watch the ongoing FIFA Word Cup 2018 competition which began on June 14 and to end on July 15, 2018.

This proves that football or soccer, is indeed the world’s undisputed king of all games. It is played in over 200 countries and its popularity rising in America, Japan, Canada etc where other sports dominate. In fact, after the home fans, the highest number of match tickets has been lapped up by the Americans who are not participating. The fans of the 32 teams participating in the World Cup would form the most passionate audience, but the TV audience is truly worldwide, running to billions. There will be no dearth of passion in nonparticipating countries. Every four years, it serves up an intoxicating cocktail of nationalism and sport. Over the next one month and 64 matches, the global community of football fans will be riveted to the action in Russia, which hosts the World Cup across 11 cities. Just on the fourth day of the FIFA World Cup 2018, football fever has gripped the world over with no clear favourites this time.

Top footballers like Lionel Messi of Argentina and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal are being watched with interest. However, when it comes to winning the Cup, the presence of such football superstars is not a surety. Football is also more popular than cricket in India but owing to poor organisation the game at the grass root has not been able to come up. In fact, some 100 years ago on July 29,1911, eleven barefoot Indian natives created history by winning a football match. The men wore the green and maroon jerseys of Mohun Bagan and beat a British team called the East Yorkshire Rifles 2-1 to win the IFA Shield. It was the first time an Asian team had beaten any European team to win a football championship. It was also an achievement for the north east when Dr.Talimeren Ao led the first Indian Olympic football team at the 1948 London Olympics. India with a population of 125 crore is currently ranked 97th out of 211 countries under FIFA and its ranking keeps getting worse every year. Other countries like Burkina Faso ranked 55th under FIFA has less than 2 % of India’s 125 crore people or Croatia ranked 18 with hardly 4 crore people or Iceland with 3.34 lakh people is ranked 22nd- are way ahead. Football needs to be based on grass root foundation and a league system that promotes and rewards talented players. In addition, there is need to hold few more international standard tournaments in India like the India Super League(ISL). The other domestic league, known as the I-League has not been very successful in comparison with the ISL in terms of attendance. The ISL now has to go deeper in developing and promoting grass root level football where young children can be brought up. The most important issue: It will take time, but India will get there. Rome was not built in a day!

DailyDevotion Beware of Criticizing Others Judge not, that you be not judged. —Matthew 7:1 Jesus’ instructions with regard to judging others is very simply put; He says, “Don’t.” The average Christian is the most piercingly critical individual known. Criticism is one of the ordinary activities of people, but in the spiritual realm nothing is accomplished by it. The effect of criticism is the dividing up of the strengths of the one being criticized. The Holy Spirit is the only one in the proper position to criticize, and He alone is able to show what is wrong without hurting and wounding. It is impossible to enter into fellowship with God when you are in a critical mood. Criticism serves to make you harsh, vindictive, and cruel, and leaves you with the soothing and flattering idea that you are somehow superior to others. Jesus says that as His disciple you should cultivate a temperament that is never critical.

This will not happen quickly but must be developed over a span of time. You must constantly beware of anything that causes you to think of yourself as a superior person.

There is no escaping the penetrating search of my life by Jesus. If I see the little speck in your eye, it means that I have a plank of timber in my own (see Matthew 7:3-5). Every wrong thing that I see in you, God finds in me. Every time I judge, I condemn myself (see Romans 2:17-24). Stop having a measuring stick for other people. There is always at least one more fact, which we know nothing about, in every person’s situation. The first thing God does is to give us a thorough spiritual cleaning. After that, there is no possibility of pride remaining in us. I have never met a person I could despair of, or lose all hope for, after discerning what lies in me apart from the grace of God.

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Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. ~ Mother Teresa

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2018

GST will not solve problem of high prices of petrol and diesel

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n the recent past, suggestions have been made to bring petrol and diesel under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST).

Actually, petroleum products are already under the ambit of GST, unlike alcohol, real estate and electricity. It’s just that currently they are taxed at 0% under GST, and hence, no tax is collected.

Given this, in order to start taxing petrol, diesel, etc., under the GST, only a consensus of the GST council (a body which primarily consists of the finance minister of the central government and the finance/taxation ministers of the state governments) is required.

In order to understand how taxing petrol and diesel under the GST will make a difference, we first need to take a look at the current pricing mechanism. Let’s consider the price of petrol in Delhi today, i.e., June 13, 2018.

The retail price of nonbranded petrol is Rs 76.43 per litre. To following may be read to understand the basic price, tax and sale price.

The price charged to dealers by the oil marketing companies is Rs 37.08 per litre. On this there is a fixed excise duty of Rs 19.48 per litre charged by the central

government. The excise duty on petrol had stood at Rs 9.48 per litre in September 2014. This was increased to Rs 11.02 per litre in October 2014. And then raised to Rs 21.48 per litre by July 2017.

In October 2017, the excise duty on petrol was cut by Rs 2 and brought down to Rs 19.48 per litre, where it currently stands. State governments have also increased their taxes on petrol and diesel, over the years.

Over and above the excise duty collected by the central government, there is a dealer commission of Rs 3.62 per litre. Adding up the price charged to dealers, excise duty collected by the central government and the dealer commission, we get a total of Rs 60.18 per litre.

On this the Delhi state government charges a value added tax of 27%. Hence, 27% of Rs 60.18, works out to Rs 16.25. Adding this, gives us the ultimate retail price of Rs 76.43 per litre.

This is the price petrol is sold at the pumps. Diesel, though sold at a different price, is priced similarly.

There are multiple problems with this structure. Let’s discuss them one by one.

1) The price charged to dealers is Rs 37.08. On this there is a total tax of Rs 35.73 (Rs 19.48 excise +

Rs 16.25 value added tax) or more than 96% of the price charged to dealers. This is too high. Nevertheless, how much to tax is the prerogative of the governments and one cannot argue much against this.

2) The value added tax charged by the Delhi government and other state governments, is ad-valorem, i.e., a certain proportion of the price. This basically means that the higher Vivek the price of petrol, the more the taxes earned by the state government. This isn’t fair. Every state government makes an annual budget every year.

In the budget, they project their expenses for the year.

Accordingly, they project their revenues as well. Since revenues are projected in advance, the state government value added tax on petrol (and diesel) should be fixed per litre of sale.

3) There is double taxation happening in the current pricing structure. The state government value added tax is charged on the excise duty collected by the central government as well. This isn’t fair again.

What would be the impact if double taxation is done away with? The price charged to dealers is Rs 37.08. Then there is a dealer

commission of Rs 3.62 per litre. When these two elements are added we get a total of Rs 40.70 per litre. On this a state government value added tax of 27% amounts to Rs 10.99 per litre.

This means that the retail price of petrol will be Rs 71.17 per litre (Rs 37.08 dealer price + Rs 19.48 central excise + Rs 3.62 dealer commission + Rs 10.99 state government value added tax). This is Rs 5.26 per Kaul litre lower than the current price of petrol (Rs 76.43 - Rs 71.17).

This double taxation can be corrected, by starting to tax petrol and diesel under the GST. How will things look then? The answer is fairly simple. It actually depends on the rate of tax. Currently, the highest rate of tax under GST is 28% (without taking the different cesses into account).

What would be the price of petrol, if the current taxing mechanism is done away with, and petrol is taxed under the GST. The price of petrol, if taxed at the top GST rate of 28%, would be around Rs 52.1 per litre, significantly lower than the current price of petrol in Delhi. Of course, this would mean that both the state governments as well as the central govern-

ment would not be able to earn the huge amount of money that they currently earn by taxing petroleum products.

In the above example the GST collected is Rs 11.4 per litre. The GST would be split equally between the state and the central government, at Rs 5.7 per litre each. As we have seen in Table 1, the central government currently earns Rs 19.48 per litre as tax for every litre of petrol that is sold.

Their earnings from taxing petrol will fall by more than 70% per litre.

In April 2018, the Press Trust of India, quoted a finance ministry official as saying: “Every rupee cut of excise on fuel will result in a loss of Rs 13,000 crore to the government.” In the example taken above, the central government loses Rs 13.78 per litre. This means, the central government taxes from petrol will come down by close to Rs 1,80,000 crore during the course of one year. (Of course, this is not an exact calculation, given that petrol prices will vary through the year. But the larger point here is that any move to GST will cost the central government a lot of money).

The Delhi state government, along with other state governments will also

see a significant fall in tax collections from petrol and diesel.

It is seen that on June 13, 2018, the governments (central and state) will collect Rs 35.73 per litre as tax for every litre of petrol sold in Delhi. If this were to be replaced by a GST of 28%, the collections will come down to Rs 11.40 per litre.

This tells us very clearly that moving to a GST based structure for petrol and diesel pricing, does not make much sense for either the state governments or the central government. For state governments to agree to this move, the central government will have to compensate them for the loss in revenue. Where is this money going to come from?

Of course, the GST Council has an option of introducing a higher rate of tax for petrol and diesel, and then ensure that the revenue collected by the state governments as well as the central government continues to remain the same.

In that case the only thing that will happen is that pricing of petrol and diesel will become more transparent. In fact, in itself that is not a bad thing at all. More transparency in government is always a welcome move.

Post-mortem

Backdoor appointments vis-a-vis Facilitation visa-vis house raids false RTI disclosures by LMCP T

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ver the years, before the formation of People for Democratic Rights (PDR) in 2017, some citizens who were to become members in PDR had been keeping track of the irregularities especially on appointment matters in Legal Metrology and Consumer Protection (LMCP) Department, Government of Nagaland through the voluntary RTI yearly disclosures furnished to the Nagaland State Information Commission (NSIC).

Having minutely studied the yearly RTI disclosures submitted by the LMCP to the NSIC, PDR has detected various anomalies regarding backdoor appointments, ghost names, and double names within the Department, contradictory appointment dates, early promotion against laid down rules etc. All such irregularities concern close relations of certain officers in the Department by manipulating and rewriting existing official records.

As per RTI disclosure of 2012-2013, the date of first appointment of a certain female as LDA-cum-C/Asstt is mentioned as 01-08-2008 where as in the RTI disclosure of 2014-2015, her date of first appointment is shown as 23-05-2013, both with same date of birth as 1003-1990 and same designation thus contradicting Department’s own earlier record. Further, in RTI disclosure of 2016-17, her date of first appointment still shows 23-05-2013 yet by that time she has already become a UDA and the date of appointment to that promoted post is shown as 01-03-2016. Being promoted to UDA in less than three years after joining service as LDA breaks all promotion rules and she superseded senior colleagues. Another question arises as to when did she first join the Department: 01-08-2008 or 23-05-2013? In the 2012-13 RTI disclosure, only the first name of her father is mentioned while in the RTI disclosure of 2014-15 and 2016-17, her father’s full name is mentioned. It is to be mentioned that this was a backdoor appointment.

As per RTI disclosure of 2011-2012, the designation of a certain male employee is shown as Peon in Kohima District Office. RTI disclosure 2012-2013 still mentions his designation as Peon with date of birth as 05-10-1992 and ‘Date of first appointment’ shown as 10-10-2007.

However, in RTI Disclosure of 2014-2015, the same person with same date of birth as mentioned in previous RTI disclosures, is now mentioned as an Inspector with ‘Date of first appointment’ as 04-03-2014.

Additionally, RTI disclo-

sure of 2016-17 mentions the same person’s ‘Date of entry into service/first appointment’ and ‘Date of appointment to present post’ as 04-03-2014.

The contradictory dates of entry into service in different RTI disclosures reflect a clear picture of manipulation/backdoor appointment. This is a case of a Peon being promoted to the post of an Inspector, a post covered under NPSC. If the case is not of a Peon being promoted to Inspector, then the different dates of entry into service clearly shows manipulation of service records to make backdoor appointments. Moreover, in 201213 RTI disclosure, under the ‘father’s name’ column, the Peon mentions only the last name of his father whereas in the rest of RTI disclosures, the Peon who is now an Inspector uses only the first name of the father. The different/incomplete names of father provided is to hoodwink the public and government that the Peon and the Inspector were different persons whereas the two are the one and same person with same date of birth and there is only one person by that name in the employee list.

As per RTI disclosure 201415, the date of first appointment of a certain female as LDA-cum-C/Asstt is shown as 01-12-2014 with date of birth mentioned as 24-08-1980. 11.

However, it has been confirmed that the same female was promoted to UDA within two years superseding other seniors.

As per 2012-13 RTI disclosure, another female (Inspector) with date of birth 18-04-86, the date of first appointment is shown as 05-11-2010. However, in RTI 2016-17 disclosure, her date of entry into service/first appointment and date of appointment to the present post is shown as 04-11-2010. Two different dates of appointment has been furnished thus leaving enough room for people to conclude that such contradicting dates arose owing to manipulations in the backdoor appointment. Her date of birth remains the same in both the RTI disclosures yet the spelling of father’s name differs.

As per 2012-13 RTI disclosure, another female’s (LDACUM-c/Asstt) date of first appointment is mentioned as 01-11-2010 and date of birth as 05-01-1985. Whereas as per 2014-15 RTI disclosure with the same date of birth, she is shown to be appointed on 0305-2010. Two contradicting service records being submitted to the NSIC. As per 2012-13 RTI disclosure, a certain female who came out through NPSC as an Inspector is shown as appointed

on 15-10-2011. However, she did not accept the Post but surprisingly her name continued to feature in the employee list as per other RTI disclosures of the Department. The question is who was drawing salary in her name all these years? She got SDO through technical exam.

Her name ceased to exist in the RTI disclosure of 2016-17.

As per RTI disclosure 20142015, a certain female with date of birth 03-5-1982 is shown as appointed LDA-cum-C/Asstt on 21-06-2010. However, in RTI disclosure 2016-17, her name with same date of birth as is shown to be appointed as LDA-cum-C/ Asstt on 05-09-2011. Such contradicting service records show clear manipulation galore in the Department flooded with backdoor appointments.

There were several other appointments made in 2013 with ghost names and their salaries were drawn for years. However, their names no more feature in the RTI disclosure of 2016-17.

All these irregularities in the Department exhibit an uncontrolled high degree of manipulation and nepotism practiced by those in powerful positions. Out of turn promotions and backdoor appointments are a serious matter which needs to be deeply inquired into. Manipulated/ contradictory RTI disclosures submitted to the NSIC needs an inquiry by the appropriate authority. Misleading the public with false information through the very RTI Act meant to provide honest and truthful disclosures and by the very Department meant to protect the interest of the consumers and public should be dealt with appropriately. PDR appeals the Chief Information Commissioner, Nagaland to take urgent cognizance of such manipulated/false RTI disclosures submitted to its office and take action upon the department and officers for misleading the high office of NSIC and the public.

PDR demands proper explanation from the LMCPD into these issues at the earliest and to take immediate action. For now, PDR has not disclosed the names of the appointees with the hope that the Department would take action. However, if the cooperation of the LMCP Department is found wanting and instead provides negative response, then, PDR would be compelled to disclose the names of the appointees and the names of those officers under whose hands the appointments/manipulations were made and their relation with the appointees thereof.

Hukato Zhimo, convenor, People for Democratic Rights & Temjen Aier, secretary, People for Democratic Rights

he recent raid of the house of Mr. V. Nagi, General Secretary, NNC (Parent Body) at his village Jotsoma by Assam Rifles has become controversial.

Although none is above law irrespective of status or organization to which one belongs, the victim of the said raid happened to be an official participant representing his group in the ongoing negotiation with GOI. The story of this particular raid is being debated widely in the media because of claims and counter claims. The raiders claimed that the house was not ransacked.

On the contrary, the group of the victim countered that the house was ransacked. Eventually, the NELIVE TV had visited the victim’s home and highlighted the amount of its findings of ransacking and the interviews of the family members through its channel which stands as proof. To disprove it seems to be impossible now.

Meanwhile, the Assam Rifles who raided the house claimed that Nagaland Police was present when raiding took place. In other words, the raid was a joint venture. Here comes the perplexity. The PDA Govt. declared that it is facilitating the political negotiations. When we talk about negotiation, there are two groups having talks with GOI separately. The NSCN(IM) has its negotiation running for more than 2 decades. The 6 NNPGs under the aegis of Working Committee had started the dialogue with GOI since October 2016. Therefore, if at all, PDA’s facilitation is not selective, the involvement of Nagaland Police in the said raid should have been different in nature for the fact that law and order is the subject of State Govt..

The contentious issue in the present context is, if any individual belonging to a negotiating party is earmarked by any security agent for any law and order related reason, and as and when it comes to the knowledge of State Govt. as in the case of Nagi, it should have been the procedure that State Govt. handles such case without letting other para military forces manning it in view of we being under extraordinary situation. The fact is that negotiation is a very sensitive issue as everybody knows and mishandling of any

such case can lead to jeopardizing the process of negotiation. Exactly, we came across the reaction of the Working Committee to the recent raid of Nagi’s house was to keep the process of negotiation under suspension till the tribal hohos and civil bodies appealed to Committee to review the decision, and now we are relieved that it responded positively to the call of the people.

If the process is delayed it will be to the disadvantage of the Nagas in particular because the term expiry of the present Union ministry is fast approaching. Therefore, if at all, PDA is committed to its role of facilitation, it should never have left any stone unturned to ensure that no such untoward incident was allowed to hamper the process of negotiation in any manner at this moment.

Whereas, the last joint raid on the house of Nagi by Assam Rifles and Nagaland Police painted the stance of PDA relating to facilitation hazy. It is not imaginable that PDA would be playing the role of spoil-sport for particularly the negotiation between Working Committee and GOI. And yet, if PDA is not cautious and allows similar provocative action against the negotiating parties is repeated, it should be ready to give answer to Naga people.

The reason for the above introspection is that the Nagas have to wriggle out of the prevailing situation of both political and economic stagnation and retrogression. There is no ambiguity that no negotiating party will fetch Independent and Integration out of the ongoing negotiations. Yet, I definitely prefer to have a solution if that is promotional one even without those principal aspirations rather than the continuance in status quo. Whereas, the GOI is found sincere in working out solutions for the Nagas in India we cannot afford to mishandle the situation.

If we miss this opportunity, only God knows how many decades we have to wait for the next chance. It should therefore be the endeavor of all the Nagas to lend support to our negotiators rather than discouraging them in any direct or indirect maneuvers.

Z. Lohe

Reader’s Post Sir,

Put into practice

With the football fever raging across the world and more so hit hard in Nagaland, there is evidence of some standstill of activities everywhere.

For instance, people are not where they are supposed to be because they are in the place where a TV and action is happening. Efficiency and diligence are taking a backseat all for the sake of the world cup. Sometimes, I wonder if we could show the same fervour to be productive in this debt rendered state of ours. Instead of just watching, it is time to put into practice by building up infrastructure to train the youngsters.

Limatoshi Pongen, Dak Lane Kohima

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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The Home Ministry appreciated the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir for showing “exemplary restraint” during Ramadan despite grave provocation by the terrorists.

When the conditional Ramadan ceasefire began, it was assumed that it would be extended to cover the

upcoming Amarnath Yatra.

But unending violence by militants, who continued to target and kill security personnel, forced the government’s hands.

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh in a series of tweets said that the decision to not conduct counter insurgency operations in the state had been taken “in the interests of the peace loving people of Jammu and Kashmir, in order to provide them a conducive atmosphere to observe Ramzan”.

He said though the security forces had “displayed exemplary restraint” during the ceasefire which has been

Karnataka seeks 50% central aid for farm loan waiver should use expertise to develop framework, strategies and practices to usher in a climate resilient agriculture revolution in the country.

“As a leader in agricultural marketing reforms, our state has brought many transformations that were studied by the central government and incorporated in the e-NAM (electronic

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Pune, Jun 17 (AGENCIES): Maharashtra SIT is planning to interrogate the arrested Sri Ram Sene activist Parashuram Waghmore, prime accused in the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, in connection with the killing of veteran communist leader Govind Pansare, said police sources.

“A team of the State SIT will be going to Karnataka soon to interrogate Waghmore,” said Sanjay Kumar, additional director general (ADG), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), who is heading the SIT in the Pansare murder case. Speaking to The Hindu, Kumar, however, said that the Maharashtra SIT would not be seeking Waghmore’s custody as the suspects in both crimes [Lankesh and Pansare] were affiliated to different

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Thanking New Delhi for taking steps to meet the aspirations and needs of the people, Rio expressed the hope that it would continue extending support to Nagaland and the Northeast in improving connectivity – roads, railways and air – and also Internet connectivity for better physical integration with the mainland.

This would go a long way in making the region an equal partner in the transformation of the nation to a New India by 2022, he remarked.

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“As we are ready to waive loans to free farmers from debt, I request the Central government to provide 50 per cent financial support to our initiative,” he said at the fourth meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog here.

Admitting that about 85 lakh farmers across the southern state were in debt for raising bank loans, he said they were in distress due to recurring droughts and crop failures over the years.

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He also said that once the Agriculture Produce & Livestock Marketing Act and Contract Farming & Service Act are approved and notified, the existing APMC in the districts would be revamped and reconstituted as per the new Acts. This will pave the way to resolve the long-standing

problem of agriculture marketing in the State to some extent, he added.

Rio also infor med the meeting that the State was implementing the Soil Health Card Scheme and that so far 50,135 out of a target of 55,705 soil health cards have been distributed. He added that under MGNREGS, only water conservation works were being taken up in June and July and that a minimum of 2,480 water conservation works would be completed

by June 2018.

The chief minister further claimed that with the launch of Special Intensified Mission Indradhanush, full immunisation had gone up from 26% in 2015 to 61% now, adding he was hopeful of achieving 90% full immunisation by December this year. Mentioning that Nagaland had a shortage of specialist doctors, Rio said tie-ups with super speciality hospitals would be required under Prime Minister Rash-

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“widely appreciated all over the country including Jammu and Kashmir in bringing relief to the common citizens, the terrorists have continued with their attacks on civilians and (security forces), resulting in deaths and injuries”.

“The operations against the terrorists (are) to resume,” he said.

Jammu and Kashmir ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) spokesman Rafi Ahmad Mir expressed unhappiness over the Central government’s decision not to extend the ceasefire.

Mir said: “The party was not happy with the decision announced by the Union Home Ministry in view of the unending violence during Ramadan, blamed mostly on militants.”

Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said: “The ceasefire was the Centre’s initiative... Its failure is the failure of everyone who wanted to give peace a chance.”

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The Home Ministry announcement, a day after Eid festivities, said that operations against the militants will resume.

“The Government of India decides not to extend the suspension of operations in Jammu and Kashmir announced in the beginning of Ramadan,” a Ministry statement said.

It said the “security forces are being directed to take all necessary actions as earlier to prevent the militants from launching attacks and indulging in violence and killings”.

“The government is committed to working for creating an environment

Gandhinagar, Jun 17 (AGENCIES): Gujarat government on Saturday ordered an inquiry by the cyber cell of state police following rumours of chief minister Vijay Rupani’s “impending resignation” circulating on social media for the last couple of weeks.

The probe is aimed at nabbing those trying to create “instability” in the state, government officials said.

For nearly two weeks, social media in Gujarat has been abuzz with rumours of the likelihood of Rupani stepping down.

The home department ordered an inquiry two days after Patidar quota leader Hardik Patel in Rajkot claimed that Rupani has resigned and a Patel or a Kshatriya leader would replace him. “The inquiry by cyber cell has been ordered against all the messages that through religious content or fiction are trying to destabilise the state. This also includes CM’s resignation rumours and other such messages like reading the Delhi visit of deputy CM Nitin Patel to an event as some sign of political changes,” said minister of state for home Pradipsinh Jadeja.

Jadeja, however, declined to comment if any action would be taken against Hardik, who had openly claimed the change of guard within 10 days. Hardik’s statement also evoked a response from Rupani himself, who called the assertion baseless. The political speculation started a fortnight ago after a meeting of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was held at its Gandhinagar headquarters to begin preparations for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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base effect will likely sustain growth at 7.5 per cent till September, it should slip to 7 per cent in second half of 2018-19,” it added.

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New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI): Retail inflation is expected to edge up further but will cool off in the second half of the ongoing financial year 2018-19, experts say.

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BofAML in a research note said, it expects inflation to cool off to 4.2 per cent in the second half of 2018-19 (verses RBI’s 4.7 per cent) as base effect fades.

“In our view, fundamentals do not support higher inflation. Growth remains weak with capacity utilisation running at sub-75 per cent. Although

NEW DELHI, Jun 17 (PTI): Wilful defaulters borrowing Rs 25 lakh and above owed more than Rs 15,490 crore to Punjab National Bank (PNB) as of May end, up 2 per cent from the preceding month.

The data from the state-owned Punjab National Bank covers the big wilful defaulters who are not paying back their loans despite having the capacity to do so. These borrowers of PNB had defaulted on loan repayment of Rs 15,199.57 crore as on April 30 2018.

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and also bring down the NPA level.

At the same time, IFCI is looking at monetising some of its investment in power and telecom sector, Rao said without naming the companies.

He also said that Bhushan Steel resolution has brought to the firm Rs 329 crore and there is more in the pipeline.

Of the 12 large NPA accounts with over Rs 5,000 crore, identified as bad loans

by Internal Advisory Committee of RBI for undertaking resolution under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) last year, IFCI has exposure in 6 such cases, he said.

The accounts referred to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) under IBC are: Bhushan Steel Ltd, Bhushan Power & Steel Ltd, Essar Steel Ltd, Jaypee Infratech Ltd, Lanco Infratech Ltd, Monnet Ispat & Energy Ltd, Jyoti Structures Ltd, Electrosteel Steels Ltd, Amtek Auto Ltd, Era Infra Engineering Ltd, Alok Industries Ltd and ABG Shipyard Ltd to NCLT.

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KO L K AT A , J u n 1 7 (Agencies): The Life Insurance Corporation of India, the country’s largest insurance company, has received a Rs 2,050-crore service tax notice from the Directorate-General of Goods & Services Tax Intelligence (DGGI).

Tax officials said the notice was issued by the DGGI’s Kolkata zonal office for alleged “suppression of facts with intent to evade payment of service tax” on forfeited policies (policies discontinued because of non-payment of premium).

The DGGI notice to LIC was for non-payment of service tax on forfeited policies since July 2012. LIC officials admitted getting the DGGI notice “based on tax officials’ interpretation of certain provisions of the Finance Act” but added that they had replied to the notice and there was no suppression of facts.

consolidation will be a very important contributor to the strengthening of India’s fiscal dynamics and overall sovereign credit profile,” Foster said.

The government plans to bring down the fiscal deficit - the gap between total expenditure and total revenue - during 2018-19 to 3.3 per cent of the gross domestic product (GDP), from 3.53 per cent in last fiscal.

Asked about the 0.25 per cent hike in interest rate by the RBI after a gap of over four years, Foster said from a sovereign rating perspective it would help in containing inflation and ensuring more sustainable growth.

“The MPC’s recent monetary policy decision is in line with the RBI’s inflation targeting objectives, which supports the credibility of Indian monetary policymaking and contributes to a more sustainable growth dynamic by focusing on the anchoring of inflation expectations,” he said.

New Delhi, Jun 17 (PTI): Saddled with bad loans, the country’s oldest financial institution IFCI expects to recover about Rs 2,000 crore from the resolution of non-performing assets (NPAs) during the current fiscal.

The state-owned term lender has also lined up some of its non-core fixed assets including commercial real estate for sale in 2018-19 provided they fetch good value, IFCI Managing Director E S Rao told.

The net NPAs or bad loans of IFCI were at Rs 5,100 crore at the end of last financial year, March 31, 2018, he said.

“Lear ning cur ve is there in NCLT activity...we are expecting good recovery would start happening this year. Against the target of Rs 1,050 crore, we achieved Rs 960 crore last fiscal. That effort would continue even this year. We are expecting recovery of Rs 1,800-2,000 crore for this financial year,” he said. Enough of provision has been done, so the recovery would add to the bottomline of the company

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NEW DELHI, Jun 17 ( P T I ) : R a t i n g a ge n c y Moody’s has sounded a note of caution that any reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel would adversely affect fiscal deficit unless it is matched by a commensurate cut in expenditure.

Pressure has been mounting on the government to cut excise duty on petrol and diesel to bring down their prices which have gone up following a spike in crude prices in the international market.

According to government estimates, every rupee cut in excise duty on petrol and diesel will result in a revenue loss of about Rs 13,000 crore.

Observing that fiscal consolidation would be closely watched for assigning the sovereign rating, Moody’s said India’s biggest challenge is its fiscal strength which is relatively low as compared to ‘Baa’ rated peers.

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Yemen war: Battle rages over Hudaydah airport

This still image taken from a video provided by Arab 24 shows Saudi-led forces gathering to retake the international airport of Yemen’s rebel-held port city of Hodeida from the Shiite Houthi rebels, June 16, 2018.

Lo n d o n, J u n 1 7 (Agencies): Pro-government forces in Yemen, backed by a Saudi-led coalition, have launched air strikes on the airport that serves the key port city of Hudaydah. They have also been fighting Houthi rebels on the ground with mortar fire.

The pro-government forces said they had taken control of the airport on Saturday, but the rebels denied this. Meanwhile the UN envoy to Yemen is holding a second day of talks in the capital Sanaa, aimed at securing a rebel withdrawal from Hudaydah.

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The Hudaydah offensive, which is being directed by the United Arab Emirates, began on Wednesday.

AFP news agency quotes medical and military sources as saying at least 139 fighters - most of them rebels - have been killed. Houthi news sources say more than 50 pro-government forces have been killed. The government has said it will not attack the port and will seek to preserve key infrastructure.

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Yemen has been devastated by a conflict that escalated in early 2015, when the Houthis seized control of much of the west of the country, including the capital Sanaa, and forced President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi to flee abroad.

Alarmed by the rise of a group they saw as an Iranian proxy, Saudi Arabia and eight other Arab states intervened in an attempt to restore Mr Hadi’s government. Almost 10,000 people - two-thirds of them civilians - have been killed and 55,000 others injured in the fighting, according to the United Nations.

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Facing coalition crisis, Merkel ‘Historic’ deal sign on Macedonia’s name seeks migrant talks with EU BERLIN, Jun 17 (Agencies): German Chancellor Angela Merkel is seeking talks with some EU member states on migrant policy before a leaders summit at the end of the month, a government spokesman said, in a last-ditch bid to avert a coalition crisis erupting this week.

According to Reuter, the spokesman denied a report in Bild newspaper that Merkel was trying to arrange a special summit on migrant policy, saying such a meeting would be a matter for EU institutions.

“But of course the German government is having talks in this regard with several member states and the (European) Commission,” gover nment spokesman Steffen Seibert tweeted.

EU states are deeply divided on how to deal with large numbers of people fleeing conflict, especially from the Middle East. The issue has come to a head in the last week with a new Italian government refusing to let a ship with hundreds of migrants dock at its ports.

The ship arrived in Spain on Sunday. Time for a deal is pressing for Merkel, at loggerheads with her conservative Bavarian allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), who share power with her Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Social

Democrats in a loveless coalition.

In an extraordinary move, the CSU - facing a tough regional election in October - has threatened to defy her and on Monday go ahead with plans for Germany to send back migrants already registered in other EU states.

This unilateral approach, a reversal of her 2015 open-door policy, would undermine Merkel’s authority and be a blow to the EU’s Schengen openborder system. Such a direct challenge to Merkel would force her to fire Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, a Bavarian who has long been a thorn in her side on migrant policy.

There is even talk that the 70-year-old conservative parliamentary alliance between the CDU and CSU could collapse. Seehofer told Bild am Sonntag newspaper: “No one in the CSU has an interest in bringing down the chancellor, to break up the CDU/CSU parliamentary alliance or to blow up the coalition.”

However, in terms of substance, he showed no sign of shifting his position.

“We want a solution for sending back refugees at our borders,” he said. Two other leading CSU members said they wanted to start implementing the policy quickly.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras (right) met Zoran Zaev near the border between the two countries.

Lo n d o n, J u n 1 7 (Agencies): Greece and Macedonia have signed a deal that aims to settle a decades-long dispute over Macedonia’s name.

Under the agreement, Greece’s neighbour will be known as North Macedonia. Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said it was “a brave, historic and necessary step for our peoples”.

H e a t e d r ow s ove r Macedonia’s name have been going on since the break-up of the former Yugoslavia, of which it was a part, and have held up Macedonia’s entry to Nato and the EU. Greece has long argued that by using the name Macedonia, its neighbour was implying it had a claim on the northern Greek province also called Macedonia.

The two countries’ leaders announced the deal on Tuesday and have pressed ahead

despite protests.

Mr Tsipras and his Macedonian counterpart Zoran Zaev watched as their foreign ministers signed the deal on Lake Prespa on Greece’s northern border on Sunday.

The agreement still needs to be approved by both parliaments and by a referendum in Macedonia.

Nationalists on both sides say it erodes their identity. On Saturday Mr Tsipras survived a no-confidence vote over the deal amid accusations he made too many concessions.

It looked like the setting for a wedding. A white marquee erected on the banks of a picturesque lake.

And indeed, one of the participants was agreeing to change its name.

After almost three decades of dispute, the northern neighbour of Greece should soon become North

Macedonia. An elderly man in the audience nodded and smiled. This was Matthew Nimetz - the UN mediator who has spent a quarter of a century trying to find a solution acceptable to both countries.

He called the prime and foreign ministers “four outstanding leaders” with “political courage, vision and diplomatic skills”.

Under the deal, the country known at the UN as Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Fyrom) would be named Severna Makedonija, or Republic of North Macedonia.

Its language would be Macedonian and its people known as Macedonians (citizens of the Republic of North Macedonia).

As part of the agreement, Greece would lift its objections to the renamed nation joining the EU and Nato. There is still some way to go before the name change becomes official.

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If voters there support it, the government would have to change the constitution, which is a key Greek demand.

Things have been complicated further as Macedonia’s President Gjorge Ivanov is refusing to sign the agreement.

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My dad, my superhero: Bollywood celebs share Father’s Day musings F ather’s Day on Sunday led Bollywood’s celebrity brigade to share emotional notes on their father and fatherhood too.

From Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Kumar and Madhuri Dixit to Vicky Kaushal and Kriti Sanon -- here’s what the celebrities had to say: Shah Rukh shared a photo of a card which read “You’re the best papa in the world”. He captioned it: “Notwithstanding that the kids had no other option and yeah I admit maybe there is just a hint of a bias here... This kinda completes a father’s life.”

Madhuri Dixit: Thank you for being there at every step of my life, Dad. You have always been my inspiration and a pillar of strength. You truly are the best. I miss you. I’m so grateful that my boys have an amazing father just like you. I wish a very Happy Father’s Day to all Super Dads out there.

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It’s Father’s Day and the little one asks “Dad, can I have a pet?” My fatherly love taking over, “Of course Beta what would you like?”

She, “Dad, can you get me a unicorn with wings”. Any suggestions?

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father has always thought a lot about others, how to help them, how to make things better for them, for his people, his friends, his family and his enemies even.

In all these years, I have tried to make him realise it’s time to become selfish and think of yourself first but he’s a king, my father. He can never change his impulse to help and be there for others.

Happy Father’s Day to the most selfless man I know.

I’m proud to be your son.

Genelia Deshmukh: Happy Father’s Day Baba...

Always going to hold your hand because that’s “our safe place” and that’s our strength.

Sonu Sood: Som e bonds can’t be put in words.

For me everyday is Father’s Day. Today I miss you more Papa. Life will never be the same without you.

Kriti Sanon: They are unwavering in their support; steadfast in their love.

And they also never miss a chance to crack a bad joke.

That’s why we love you dads. Happy Father’s Day. Sunny Deol: Because of my father, we are what we are today. Love you Papa.

Rahul Dev: To all those committed fathers out there and their children, enjoy each other, celebrate life.

Raveena Tandon: Always Daddy’s girl. Great childhoods are made possible because of great dads (and moms). Am lucky for mine :) Happy Father’s Dad! My Daddy Bestest.

Aditi Rao Hydari: Happy Father’s Day Baba.... so much left to do, to be said.

Vicky Kaushal: Happy Father’s Day Dad! Celina Jaitly: This is our first Father’s Day with-

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out papa. It’s heartbreaking because even ma has gone.

I pray for his soul, I pray he guides us, I pray for all those who have lost their beloved fathers... miss you daddy.

Gul Panag: Happy Father’s Day to the best father. He has always taught by example. He has set very high standards of integrity, honestly and propriety for Sherbir and me to follow.

And fitness too! He is still the smartest, most well read man I’ve come across. A true role model.

Amruta Khanvilkar: Here’s to all the super heroes. Thank you for being there.

Jackky Bhagnani: My ‘bade miyan’ has always been by my side no matter what! Our father-son partnership has forever been the best. Whatever I’m today I owe to you, Papa! After all I am a chip off the old block.

My daddy strongest.

Chitrangda Singh: We somehow always end up telling our mothers more than we do to our dad... For all the times it’s left unsaid, love you pa.

Neena Gupta: Happy father’s day my dad who stood by me like a rock in my most difficult times love you miss you.

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ctor Sanjay Dutt, whose life of ups and downs has inspired a Bollywood biopic “Sanju” that tells a fatherson story, says he did not share an easy bond with his late father Sunil Dutt. On Father’s Day on Sunday, Sanjay, now a dad of three, remembered his father.

“Whatever I am today is because of my father.

He is my inspiration and I miss him every day. I did not always share an easy relationship with him. But he always stood by me. I wish he was here to see me as a free man and the beautiful family that I have today. He would have been proud,” Sanjay said in a statement to IANS. It was in February 2016 that Sanjay walked out of jail completing his prisonterm for illegal possession of arms. For the actor, his father was always a pillar of strength throughout his roller-coaster personal and professional life.

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ntertainment company Warner Bros is cracking down on local Harry Potter fan festivals, saying it is necessary to halt unauthorised commercial activity.

Fans, however, liken the move to Dementors -- evil characters in the “Harry Potter” franchise -- sucking the joy out of homegrown fun, while festival directors say they will transfigure the events into generic celebrations of magic, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

“It’s almost as if Warner Bros has been taken over by Voldemort, trying to use dark magic to destroy the light of a little town,” said a 21-year-old junior at Chestnut Hill College, which hosts a Quidditch (game in “Harry Potter”) tournament that coincides with the annual suburban Philadelphia festival.

Philip Dawson, Chestnut Hill’s business district director, said the studio reached out to his group in May, letting them know new guidelines prohibit festivals’ use of any names, places or objects from the series.

That ruled out everything from meet-and-greet with (character) Dumbledore and Harry to Defense Against the Dark

Arts classes.

“It was very quickly apparent we were not going to be able to hold festival like years past,” he said.

The late October festival drew about 45,000 fans last year. This year, they will instead have a “wands and wizards” family night and pub crawl and other magic-themed events, and people can still dress as their favourite characters.

“We want to make the best of it,” he said.

Chestnut Hill isn’t the only community to receive cease-and-desist letters from the entertainment company. Festival directors around US, including in Aurora, Illinois, and Ithaca, New York, were also told the new guidelines would prohibit much of the Potter-themed activities, which are typically free events.

It’s all about protecting the trademark.

“Warner Bros is always pleased to learn of the enthusiasm of Harry Potter fans, but we are concerned, and do object, when fan gatherings become a vehicle for unauthorised commercial activity,” the company said.

Fans of the Philadelphia festival took to Twitter to try to get J.K. Rowling to help save the festival.

A spokeswoman for the author said she had no comment.

Ithaca’s “Wizarding Weekend” grew from a small celebration in an alleyway in 2015 to a fullfledged Potter-fest hosting over 20,000 fans last year, said Darlynne Overbaugh, the festival’s director. Warner Bros sent her a letter in February.

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cat on the floor whom she feeds milk (some blatant brand promotion here) and her ailing mother on the bed who implores the daughter to take it easy and yes, to carry the bag to work that suits her dress.

We don’t see these people (and the cat with the Amul milk). We only take Kalki’s word for it.

And her word, we soon realise, is not dependable as she is a neurotic, paranoid woman whose consciousness has collapsed into a delusional heap.

The actress delivers yet another persuasive performance pulsating with paranoiac possibilities.

The aura of desolation and desperation that Kalki creates in this disturbing yet not fully satisfying short-film creeps up on us in sinister shapes that claim our sanity, challenging us to see urban neurosis as Nise with American Conductor Lindsay Ross Byod. a sickness that is rapidly ise Meruno has yet was satisfied that the tour growing endemic. again completed a turned out to be a grand Kalki is effective in UK concert tour success and that he felt the portraying the scourge of along with Capital City hand of God leading the suburban spinsterhood.

(IANS) Minstrels, thus adding an- way all along. The highlight other feather to his cap. of the tour was to meet Soon after performing at eminent Irish Conductor The Palm Expo in Mumbai, Martin Barrett who had Nise left for a concert tour come to one of his concerts to Scotland, Ireland and in Ireland, he said. went on to criticise the London for over 2 weeks.

He added that meetactor for “ranting and yell- The first concert was in ing the Irish conductor and ing” at him “like a crazy Haddington and Edinburgh, listening to the Westminster roadside person”.

Scotland then to Belfast, Abbey Choir live in London The man who identi- Northern Ireland. The fi- during their Evensong were fied himself as Arhhan nal one was in London some memorable moments Singh shared a post on Fa- where they performed at during this tour. Two years cebook, saying though he the Nehru Centre, Indian back during his Europe conis “apologetic” for his care- High Commission and Tara cert tour, Nise visited Auslessness, the actor could Arts Centre. tria, Hungary, Prague, Geruse some etiquette in her In a chat with Na- many and Switzerland. speech.

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nushka Sharma took a passerby to task when he allegedly threw garbage on the road and her husband Indian cricket skipper Virat Kohli recorded the incident in a video that has now gone viral on social media.

In the 17-second-long clip, the actor can be seen scolding the man in a chauffeur-driven dark sedan for littering the streets.

The video, however, did not capture the man in the act.

“Why are you throwing garbage on the road, you cannot just throw plastic on the streets just like that,” Sharma can be heard as saying in the video shared by Kohli on Twitter She then asks the man to use a dustbin instead of throwing garbage on the streets.

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He further called out people for turning everything on social media into a meme.

“Lot of people who don’t have the courage to do something like this find it funny. Everything for people nowadays is meme content. Shame,” he wrote in another tweet.

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service that Jay-Z partially owns. The album features Beyonce rapping on songs more than she has done on previous releases. One song that features a profanity in its title includes Jay-Z lashing out at the Grammys.

He was the top nominee at February’s awards show, but left empty-handed.

In 2013, Beyonce released the self-titled album “Beyonce” without any notice.

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or Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor, failures have translated to more learning than his success stories.

In a rare question and answer session with fans on social media on on Sunday, when a user asked him about how he deals with frustration and failures, Ranbir said: “I have only learned from my failures and not from my successes.”

And how does he celebrate success?

“By wiping the sweat off my forehead and muttering ‘bach gaye’ to myself,” said the actor, who has had a career of many hits and misses in Bollywood.

Having forayed into films with “Saawariya”, Ranbir featured in films like “Wake Up Sid”, “Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani” and “Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year” before entering a new league with movies like “Rockstar”, “Barfi!” and “Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani”. “ B o m b ay Ve l ve t ” , “Tamasha” and “Jagga Jasoos” are some of the films that didn’t work for Ranbir.

When a fan asked where does Ranbir see himself 10 years from now, the actor said: “I hope I can continue entertaining all of you for years to come.”

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ay-Z and Beyonce are keeping up a family tradition, dropping a surprise album before anyone knew it was coming.

The couple released a joint album that touches on the rapper’s disgust at this year’s Grammy Awards and features a shout out from their daughter Blue Ivy to her siblings. The ninetrack album “Everything Is Love” dropped Saturday on the Tidal music streaming

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he quirky and compelling Kalki Koechlin essays a dysfunctional French immigrant in an Indian metropolis struggling against and being defeated by loneliness and discrimination in “The Job”, a strange and disturbing short film produced by Kushal Shrivastava who directed last year’s whimsical thriller “Vodka Diaries” -- and directed by Siddharth Sinha.

For some of the 15odd minutes of running time, we see Kalki washing her hands in the restroom of her workplace. This is a suburban recreation of William Shakespeare’s “Lady Macbeth” who, stricken with guilt washes her hands over and over again trying to rid herself of the imaginary blood on her hands.

It is not only the blood that is imagined by this unnamed French woman, frightening in her forlornness struggling to articulate her inner demons. We see her indulge in conversations with entities that only she can see: her bully of a boss, a credit-card consultant on the phone, her pet

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Roger Federer beat Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 (3) to mark his return from three months off with the Stuttgart Open title.

Stuttgart, Jun 17 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : Ro g e r Federer celebrated returning to the top of the world rankings by defeating Milos Raonic in the final of the Stuttgart Open on Sunday and lifting the 98th tourlevel title of his garlanded career.

The 36-year-old, who by reaching the final had already guaranteed his return to world No.1, supplanting Rafael Nadal when the new rankings are released on Monday, continued his domination over the Canadian with a 6-4 7-6(3) victory.

Federer’s 78-minute win, sealing his first Stuttgart triumph, was the perfect tonic for the Swiss in the build-up to defending his

Wimbledon crown, having extended his unbeaten 12month sequence in grass court matches to 16.

Federer, who beat Raonic en route to winning Wimbledon last year, broke the Canadian’s powerful serve just once in the third game but with his own delivery proving unbreachable, it was enough for him to win the first set.

In a decisive tiebreak after no breaks in the second set, a double fault from Raonic paved the way for Federer, playing his first tournament in 11 weeks after giving the claycourt campaign a miss, to claim victory.

On Monday, Federer will begin a record-extending 310th week at the top of

the rankings before seeking to defend his Halle grasscourt crown. If he manages to do so, he will then seek a landmark 100th career title at Wimbledon.

American Jimmy Connors is the all-time leader with 109 career singles titles.

“I played very well throughout the tournament, it is a great comeback for me. I am so happy to have won,” said Federer.

“I was hoping to play a couple matches here but I have played four and won them all. The last few have been very good. I hope I keep it up at Halle and Wimbledon. It will give me a boost as well being back at world number one,” he added.

Jayaram loses in semifinals of US Open FULLERTON, Jun 17 (PTI): Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram suffered a straightgame loss to The Netherlands’ Mark Caljouw in the semifinals of the USD 150,000 US Open Badminton World Federation World Tour Super 300 tournament.

The 30-year-old Indian lost 13-21, 21-23 to sixth seed Mark in the men’s singles semifinals that lasted 36 minutes at the Fullerton Titan Gym. Jayaram, who had suffered a hamstring injury during the Senior Nationals Championship last year that saw him slip from world no 13 in September to current ranking of 134, was no match for Mark in the opening game.

The Dutch shuttler quickly jumped to a 11-3 lead at the breather and kept his nose ahead after the break to pocket the first game.

In the second game, Mark once again grabbed a 11-7 lead at the interval but Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram fought back to turn the tables at 13-12 and again held a slender 18-16 lead at one stage.

However, Mark Caljouw kept breathing down his neck and eventually sealed the contest to reach the finals.

England beat Aus to take 2-0 series lead

England players celebrate after taking a wicket during the 2nd ODI against Australia.

CAR D I F F, J u n 1 7 (Agencies): Jason Roy returned to the scene of one of his greatest disappointments to score a century as England beat Australia by 38 runs to win the second one-day international at Cardiff on Saturday.

Roy’s 120 and stand-in captain Jos Buttler’s 91 not out took England to a total of 342 for eight as the hosts went 2-0 up in this fivematch series.

Australia opener Shaun Marsh made 131 to became the first Glamorgan bats-

man to score an international century at the Welsh county’s Sophia Gardens headquarters.

But their 304 all out meant world champions Australia had suffered a seventh defeat in their last eight ODI matches.

The Yorkshire duo of fast bowler Liam Plunkett (four for 53) and leg-spinner Adil Rashid (three for 70) shared seven wickets as England won with 17 balls to spare.

Despite Marsh’s heroics, an Australia side missing

star batsmen Steve Smith and David Warner, both given year-long bans for their roles in the Cape Town ball-tampering fiasco in March, just fell short.

Roy and Jonny Bairstow (42) got England off to a brisk start as, Australia, also without their injured Ashes-wining pace attack of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood, failed to gain the swing captain Tim Paine had hoped for when he won the toss in overcast conditions.

Roy, completed a 52-

Raina to replace Rayudu for Eng ODI series NE W D E L H I , J u n 17(Agencies): The AllIndia Senior Selection Committee has named Suresh Raina as Ambati Rayudu’s replacement in India’s ODI squad for the three-match series against England. The announcement came after Rayudu failed to clear his fitness test that was held at NCA, Bengaluru on Friday.

WDCA to conduct selection trial

Dimapur, Jun 17 (NPN): Wokha District Cricket Association (WDCA) will be conducting a selection trial to select the district U-19 team on June 18 at 2:30 pm at local ground, Wokha.

The selected players will represent Wokha district at the Nagaland Cricket Association U-19 Cricket tournament. Interested players have been informed to bring a xerox copy of Aadhar card, birth certificate and matric admit card or CR book during the selection trial. For more information, contact 8118915539.

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Raina, who played his last ODI against South Africa in October 2015, was one of the first players last year to have flunked the YoYo test (along with Yuvraj Sigh), has comfortably cleared it this time round.

The 31-year-old Raina, a seasoned campaigner of 223 ODIs with 5568 runs under his belt, is a part of

the current T20 squad. He beat an in-form Rishabh Pant due to his vast experience.

Rayudu’s YoYo Test failure has come as a shock for many, especially after his successful IPL campaign (602 runs) with Chennai Super Kings. Rayudu scored a dismal 14 in the test while qualifying mark is 16.1.

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ball fifty before launching Marcus Stoinis into the River Taff End with a superb straight six.

The first of two rain breaks came when Roy was on 66 not out. But soon after play resumed, Roy pulled Andrew Tye for six.

Come a second rain break, Roy was 91 not out.

He kept his concentration and pushed left-arm spinner Ashton Agar for two past point to complete a 97-ball century including nine fours and two sixes.

Roy was eventually dismissed during an eventful 36th over. Marsh was dropped twice at midwicket

by Bairstow and substitute Tom Curran on his way to a 95-ball century, that included 10 fours and three sixes. Agar (46) offered Marsh excellent support in a sixth-wicket stand of 96 before he was stumped by Buttler off Rashid.

The wicket England needed came when Plunkett bowled Marsh with a full delivery to leave Australia 293 for eight.

The ODI series continues at Nottingham’s Trent Bridge on Tuesday.

Indian women lose to Spain in fourth game MADRID, Jun 17 (PTI): The Indian women’s hockey team suffered a 1-4 defeat against hosts Spain in the fourth game to trail 1-2 in the five-match series.

Lola Riera (10’, 34’) continued her fine form with a double strike while the other goals came from Lucia Jimenez (19’) and Carmen Cano (37’). India’s only goal of the match was scored by Udita in the 22nd minute.

While Spain beat India 3-0 in the opener, the second game between the two sides finished with a 1-1 draw. The visitors bounced back with a 3-2 win in the third match before being outplayed in the fourth game played yesterday.

Spain won two penalty corners within the first five minutes to put pressure on the away team.

But the Indian team was up to the task and kept out the two tries from the world no 11 side.

Spain looked in prime form during the opening 20 minutes of the match, which saw them score twice.

After the early setback, it was India’s turn to put pressure on the hosts.

The visitors focused on their defending and built some momentum, causing the Spanish side to play deep.

The pressure paid off for the visitors in the 22nd

Lorenzo wins Catalonia GP

MONTMELO, Jun 17 (Agencies): Ducati’s Jorge Lorenzo powered from pole to claim victory in a second straight race at the Grand Prix of Catalunya on Sunday ahead of championship leader Marc Marquez and Valentino Rossi.

The three-time world MotoGP champion won at Mugello last time out in his first win for Ducati, and celebrated his win at Montmelo wildly after a race in which half the competitors failed to finish.

After seven of the season’s 19 races, Lorenzo stands seventh in the overall standings on 66pts, with Marquez atop the pile on 115, followed by Rossi (88) and Maverick Vinales (77).

Lorenzo, who will quit Ducati to join up with Marquez at Honda next season, finished 4.479sec ahead of Marquez, with Rossi at almost 7sec.

Marquez and Suzuki’s Italian rider Andrea Iannone briefly passed Lorenzo before the latter regained the lead and led through to the finish line.

A year ago you left us to be with our Almighty God It was like a dream to us. Your death has left us bereft and this void can never be filled. We feel you would come back home soon. Dear Apuo, we hope and pray that you are happy with our God Almighty in heaven.

Till we meet again. We miss you greatly.

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minute when Udita found the back of the net after linking up with her teammates to score a field-goal.

The visitors started to play expansive hockey in the closing few minutes of the second quarter and could have equalised before the half-time break, but young striker Lalremsiami dragged her shot wide of the post.

The third quarter was a crucial one in context of the match, and Spain’s attackers made sure that they stamped their authority by increasing their lead. The hosts scored their third goal

on the back of a penalty corner in the 33rd minute when the drag-flick was adjudged to be blocked by the last Indian defender.

The umpire awarded Spain with a penalty stroke which was well converted

by Riera in the 34th minute.

Another attack by the Spanish three minutes later saw Carmen Cano deflect a cross from outside the striking circle into the back of the net, making the score 4-1 in favour of the home side.

The visitors tried to pull a goal in the very next

minute, but Lalremsiami saw her shot being saved by Spanish goalkeeper Melanie Garcia.

Spain won back-toback penalty corners at the start of the fourth quarter, but the first rusher blocked the first try while India’s goalkeeper Swati made a save on the hosts’ second attempt.

India tried to build some attacks in the final quarter but Spain made sure that they were not successful.

The two teams will play their fifth and final match on Monday.

Chandimal charged after tampering row St. Lucia, Jun 17 (Agencies): Sri Lanka skipper Dinesh Chandimal has been charged by the ICC after a ball-tampering row overshadowed the third day of his team’s second Test against the West Indies.

The tourists refused to take to the field in St Lucia for two hours on Saturday, following a decision by umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould to charge Sri Lanka with altering the state of the ball during the latter stages of Friday’s play.

C r i c k e t ’s g ove r n ing body said on Sunday that Chandimal had been charged for “breaching Level 2.2.9 of the ICC Code of Conduct” - a rule which deals with altering the state of the ball.

Sri Lanka eventually resumed play on day three on Saturday under protest, after delaying the start and strongly denying they had tampered with the ball.

The visiting team was charged with altering the condition of the ball by the umpires after they reviewed video of the West Indies’

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first innings on Friday.

They penalised Sri Lanka before play on Saturday with a change of ball and the award of five runs

to the West Indies.

Sri Lanka protested by refusing to leave their dressing room for nearly 90 minutes.

Then the team went out to the middle and walked back to the boundary, where arguing with officials continued for another 40 minutes.

Sri Lanka Cricket advised the team to play “under protest” and that team management said no players “engaged in any wrongdoing” - while it would take all steps to defend any player charged with “any unwarranted allegation”.

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Your life was love and labour, Your love for your family true, You did your best for all of us, We will always remember you.

We sat beside your bedside, Our hearts were crushed and sore, We did our duty to the end, ‘Til we could do no more.

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In tears we watched you sinking, We watched you fade away, And though our hearts were breaking, We knew you could not stay.

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Our hearts cannot tell what to say, But God only knows how we miss you, In our home that is lonely today.

All that we’ve and we are now To you mother we sincerely owe; Never shall we forget your wonderful ways In tribute we offer you gratitude and praises.

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Angami Public Organisation (APO) is deeply saddened by the demise of KEVIMEDO RUTSA former Vice president of APO and former Kohima Village Council Chairman. KEVIMEDO RUTSA passed away at the age of 90 after a lifelong of service to the society. APO conveys its heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. He was a leader who always upheld the truth, a man who served the society to the best of his abilities. We the Angami Public Organisation cannot express our sorrow with words and the void created by his demise will be difficult to fill.

May our Almighty God give the bereaved family the peace and comfort that they need and may his soul rest in peace.

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Germany shocked 1-0 by Mexico in thriller Serbia edge out Costa Rica 1-0

Mexico’s Hirving Lozano celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s opening goal during their group F match against Germany in the Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow on Sunday.

M o s c ow, J u n 1 7 (IANS): Mexico created the first upset of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, overcoming defending champions Germany 1-0 in a frenetic Group F game at the Luzhniki Stadium here on Sunday.

Forward Hirving Lozano’s 35th-minute goal proved to make the difference in a match played at a very high tempo as fourtime champions Germany began their title defence on a disastrous note.

The game opened up at a breathtaking pace, with both Germany and Mexico

playing an open game, going on an all-out attack.

Ranked 14 places below than the world No.1 Germany, Mexico took the European powerhouse head on, playing a quick counter-attacking game.

Germany captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer was called into action to block a long-range effort from midfielder Hector Herrera in the ninth minute and five minutes later, forced to keep away a header from Mexican centreback Hector Moreno off a corner in the 14th minute.

Mexico continued to

threaten Neuer’s goal as Miguel Layun fired one over the cross-bar in the 25th minute.

The Latin Americans were rewarded with the 1-0 lead when a German attack broke down, leading to a quick counter-attack spearheaded by Javier Hernandez. Just over the halfway line, the West Ham United striker spotted Lozano at the left between opponent central defenders Mats Hummels and Jerome Boateng. Lozano raced into the box before employing a right footed drive which beat Neuer at

the bottom left corner.

In the second half, Germany showed their intent to push for an equaliser but had to remain alert to avoid any counter-attack.

However, left-back Marvin Plattenhardt was at fault when he moved ahead and Javier once again raced ahead for a counter-attack. With Boateng closing down on him, he attempted a poor side-pass to Vela, in a big relief to the Europeans.

After this chance, Mexico were quick to put in defender Edson Alvarez, substituting Vela.

Seeing Mexico intent on going for defensive depth, Germany decided to shift gear, replacing midfielder Sami Khedira with creative forward Marco Reus in the 59th minute.

L a t e r, G e r m a n y pinned Mexico inside their box, creating one chance after another. Joshua Kimmich, and Werner were guilty of heading corners off target, while Julian Draxler saw a curling attempt at goal deflected behind for a corner.

Mexico waited for their counter-attack and twice Layun had the opportunity to give his side a cushion goal. But his shots were not on target, even failing to test Neuer in the 80th minute mark.

With times running out, a desperate Germany coach Joachim Loew decided to substitute left-back Plattenhardt with striker Mario Gomez, moving the team’s formation to a 3-21-4. However, Mexico, with determination, defended their slender one-goal lead to secure a crucial win.

Today’s matches 1st match: 5:30 pm Sweden vs South Korea 2nd match: 8:30 pm Belgium vs Panama 3rd match: 11:30 pm Tunisia vs England

Croatia beat Nigeria to top Group D ‘It hurts’: Messi breaks

Croatia’s players celebrate after Luka Modric scored from a penalty spot during their match against Nigeria.

Kaliningrad, Jun 17 (IANS): Croatia went to the top of Group D in the FIFA World Cup following their 2-0 easy victory over Nigeria.

Veteran striker Mario Mandzukic played his part in both the goals from Croatia, who now have three points. Croatia, playing with a 4-2-3-1 formation, expectedly controlled the game from the beginning. Luka Modric and Ivan Rakitic, playing in a two-man midfield, had their say in everything, making

critical forward passes and stopping Nigeria’s mobility towards Croatian goal.

Croatian left winger Ivan Perisic had the first shot on goal but his shot sailed over the cross-bar.

The first goal for Croatia resulted after Nigerian midfielder Oghenekaro Etebo deflected in a diving header from Mandzukic at the left post into his own net following a corner kick from Luka Modric in the 32nd minute.

Till the first-half end, Nigeria failed to create any-

thing and hardly looked like getting an equaliser.

At the beginning of the second-half, Nigeria tried to push for an equaliser. They earned multiple corners but Mandzukic and his teammates showed their hard work to deny the Africans.

Then off a quick switch of play, Modric played a through ball to Perisic on the left and the latter fired in a swinging cross inside the box but Croatian right winger Ante Rebic’s right foot put a heavy touch for the ball to fly over.

The European team got its cushion goal in the 71st minute when William Ekong brought down Juventus star Mandzukic inside the box while defending a corner, leading to a penalty from which captain Luka Modric scored.

Afterwards, Croatia withdrew some of their attackers to make it a heavy midfield and successfully defend their two-goal advantage for the convincing victory.

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M o s c o w, J u n 1 7 (Agencies): Lionel Messi said he was “obviously hurt” by missing a penalty in Argentina’s 1-1 draw with Iceland at the World Cup on Saturday.

The 30-year-old saw a spot-kick saved by Iceland goalkeeper Hannes Halldorsson with the scores level in the 64th minute. “It would have changed the script. It was the advantage,” said Messi about his penalty.

“Obviously it hurts me to have missed the penalty.

They would have opened a little more and we could have found more spaces.

I feel responsible for not having been able to take the three points. I have no doubt that a goal from the penalty kick would have changed everything,” said Messi.

“We have the bitterness of not being able to take the three points that we deserved. To start with winning is always important, now we have to think about

Low-key England start as favourites against Tunisia

England’s Dele Alli controls the ball as he and his team-mates take part in a training session session in Spartak Zalenogorsk ground.

Volgograd, Jun 17 (IANS): Low on expectations after repeated failures at major football tournaments, a youthful England side will look to start their World Cup campaign on a winning note when they take on Tunisia in a Group G encounter on Monday.

England are the third youngest team in the tournament and head coach Gareth Southgate has done his utmost to lower the expectations.

After the humiliation of a second round exit at

the hands of Iceland in Euro 2016 and their failure to get past group stages in Brazil four years ago, England fans do not have high hopes from Harry Kane and Co. England don’t boast of big names this time but there is a sense of bonhomie among the players and in Southgate they have a coach who understands them.

The squad has plenty of attacking talent with Harry Kane and Raheem Sterling expected to start

up front with Jesse Lingard and Dele Alli playing behind them.

That means forwards Marcus Rashford and Jamie Vardy are likely to start on the bench, giving Southgate plenty of options if his chosen strike pair fail to deliver. The quality is thinner at the back but Southgate is hopeful that players like Harry Maguire and Kieran Trippier can turn their club form into solid displays in Russia. Southgate can also bank on the experienced Chelsea defender Gary

Cahill (58 caps) and Manchester United’s Ashley Young (33 caps).

Coming to Tunisia, they are playing in their fifth World Cup but they have never got beyond the group stages. Tunisia’s only victory in 12 World Cup campaigns came in 1978 when they saw off Mexico to register the first ever win by an African team on the biggest stage of world football.

This time, Tunisia’s biggest weakness is the lack of superstars who can lead them to victory.

The squad, dominated by local based players, doesn’t include influential midfielder Youssef Msakni and the Tunisian league’s top scorer Taha Yassine Khenissi, who have both been forced out by injuries.

Defender Syam Ben Youssef is now seen as an important figure in the team as he will have to deal with some of the best attacking talents in the world.

The 1.89m tall player, who plies his trade in the Turkish league, is good at controlling high balls, but if England put the ball behind Tunisia’s defence line, the African outfit could be in trouble.

Aleksandar Kolarov is mobbed by Serbian team-mates after he scored a goal against Costa Rica at the Samara Arena on Sunday.

Samara, Jun 17 (Agencies): Aleksandar Kolarov’s brilliant secondhalf free-kick saw Serbia beat Costa Rica in their opening Group E contest.

The Serbs won the game thanks to captain Kolarov’s wonderful strike 11 minutes into the second half, the third direct free-kick already at this World Cup. Mladen Krstajic’s side held out comfortably thereafter in Samara to get their campaign off to a winning start, with Costa Rica lacking the cutting edge to really threaten their opponents.

In a tight and evenlymatched first half, it was Costa Rica who created the best opening before the break, only for unmarked centre-back Giancarlo Gonzalez to head wastefully over the bar after a nicely worked short corner.

Serbia controlled large parts of the opening 45 minutes, although the closest they came to actually breaking the deadlock was an acrobatic overhead kick from Aleksandar Mitrovic a minute before the interval.

Mitrovic’s effort produced a smart reaction stop from Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas and despite the flag going up for offside, the Newcastle United forward’s audacious effort would in fact have stood had it gone in and been referred to VAR. Serbia really should have opened the scoring five minutes after the break, only for Mitrovic to fluff the chance, having been played clean through by Sergej Milinkovic-Savic’s astute pass. However, that miss was soon forgotten as Kolarov - who almost did

not make the game after picking up a leg injury in the warm-up - beat Navas from distance.

Serbia could have further extended their lead, only for substitute Filip Kostic to somehow fail to make proper contact with Dusan Tadic’s centre, before Mitrovic again failed to hit the target after being released by Milinkovic-Savic’s through ball.

And the low-key contest ended with drama when Malang Diedhiou used VAR to decide if Nemanja Matic and then substitute Aleksandar Prijovic should be sent off, but the Senegalese official deemed neither worthy of a red.

Costa Rica take on Brazil in St Petersburg on Friday, while Serbia face Switzerland in Kaliningrad later that day.

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Croatia. We will try to pass this quickly,” he added.

Messi has now missed four of the last seven penalties that he has taken for Argentina and Barcelona. But he added, “We have not lost our hopes despite the draw, we still have the same desire. I think we deserved the victory. We worked hard trying to find spaces in the Icelandic defence, but we couldn’t do it.”

Argentina next face Croatia, who beat Nigeria 2-0 in their opening match to top the group. “We didn’t plan to start with a draw in the first game, but no team will make it easy for you to win,” said Messi.

The World Cup is a gold trophy that is awarded to the winners of the FIFA World Cup association football tournament. Since the advent of the World Cup in 1930, two trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy from 1930 to 1970, and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from 1974 to the present day.

The first trophy, originally named Victory, but later renamed in honour of former FIFA president Jules Rimet, was made of gold plated sterling silver and lapis lazuli and depicted

Nike, the Greek goddess of victory. Brazil won the trophy outright in 1970, prompting the commissioning of a replacement. The original Jules Rimet Trophy was stolen in 1983 and never recovered.

The subsequent trophy, called the “FIFA World Cup Trophy”, was introduced in 1974. Made of 18 carat gold with a malachite base and weighs 6.1 kilograms.

The trophy was made by Stabilimento Artistico Bertoni company in Italy.

Salah ‘ready to play against Russia’

Mohamed Salah

M o s c o w, J u n 1 7 (Agencies): Mohamed Salah is “ready to play against Russia” after taking part in full training, says Egypt manager Ihab Leheta.

Salah, who has been recovering from the shoulder injury, was an unused substitute in 1-0 defeat to Uruguay.

With two games remaining of the group stage, Egypt need to beat Russia if they are to stand a realistic chance of progressing to the knockout phases.

Leheta said, “Salah participated in training with his team-mates for the entire session and he is ready to play against Russia according to technical staff.

Salah did not ask to play against Uruguay. The Russia game is difficult because of our defeat against Uruguay. Winning is our only choice.”

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