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Pompeo reaffirms closer ties with India

Copa America: Japan, Uruguay draw 2-2

Sitharaman may meet PSU bank chiefs

international, Page 13

sports, Page 15

business, Page 8

Govt re-tables Triple Talaq Bill

Opposition parties claim it violates constitutional rights

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today introduced the triple talaq bill seeking to make instant triple talaq a crime punishable under the Indian Penal Code. The introduction of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 by Prasad saw a huge uproar in the Lok Sabha.

Opposition members demanded that the Bill should not be introduced before wider consultation involving parties from the other side of the treasury bench. In the view of opposition, Speaker Om Birla called for a voice vote and ruled that the Bill could be introduced in the Lok Sabha. But then the Opposition members insisted on division of votes. The Bill was finally tabled in the Lok Sabha with 186 votes in favour and 78 against introduction of the legislation.

“This is not a question of religion but about justice

Centre plans to connect all NE state capitals by 2020 NEW DELHI1, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): The capitals of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura have been connected by broad gauge rail network and the government plans to connect all state capitals of North Eastern states by 2020 except Sikkim, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday. In the case of Sikkim, a new line work has been sanctioned up to Rangpo in the first phase, he said.

Replying to a question if the target of connecting state capitals of North Eastern States by 2020 would be met, Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi Channabasappa said the speed of execution is good, though completion of projects is related to availability of land. The House was also informed that the average annual expenditure in new line/gauge conversion/doubling infrastructure projects during 2014-19 was Rs 25,894 crore per year as against Rs 11,527 crore per year during 2009-14, up around 125 per cent.

The average allotment per year for North Eastern states was Rs 2,121 crore per year from 2009-14. However, it increased 161 per cent to Rs 5,531 crore per year for this region during 2014-19.

Ravi Shankar Prasad (File)

Shashi Tharoor (File)

to women. This is a question of dignity of women and we are committed to protect it,” Prasad said while introducing the bill. He also taunted the opposition for continuing to object to the bill, suggesting that he had expected the parties would have done some kind of a course correction after their humiliating defeat in the national elections. “This is a question of dignity of women and we are committed to (safeguard) it,” he said. He said the job of the Parliament was to legislate and it was up to courts to interpret the law.

As soon as Speaker Om Birla asked Prasad to move the bill, several opposition members rose in protest and Birla allowed them to put forth their point of view.

Opposing the Bill, Con-

gress MP Shashi Tharoor said the proposed triple talaq law is a “textbook example of class legislation” as it discriminates against Muslims. Tharoor said he is advocating instant triple talaq but opposing making a “void act” a criminal offence punishable with a jail term.

He said abandoning of women by husbands is not unique to Muslim community, it is equally prevalent among other communities and so why not make a universal law to provide total protection to all women.

Tharoor also said the triple talaq bill does not provide for anything improving the lot of Muslim women. It only punishes the Muslim men for an act that has been declared void by the Supreme Court. Asaduddin

Blast at PPC president’s residence

Correspondent

LONGLENG, JUN 21 (NPN): Unidentified miscreants triggered low intensity crude bomb at Phom People’s Council (PPC) president Chingen Phom’s residence here around 11 p.m. on Thursday.

Though the bomb, which was thrown from the main gate of the house, exploded instantly near the main door of the kitchen, no one was injured, apart from minor damages caused in the house.

According to family members, the PPC president had just returned home after visiting his friends when unidentified miscreants threw the bomb at the house.

The miscreants had reportedly tried to intrude into the residence. But as the family members had locked the main gate from inside within minutes of PPC president’s return, the miscreants had no other option but to lob the bomb from outside and fell near the main door of the kitchen.

Police sources said the bomb, which was of low intensity, exploded at the compound PPC president’s house around 11 p.m. Longleng Police and IRB personnel rushed to the spot after

KO H I M A , J U N 2 1 ( N P N ) : E ve n a s t h e Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) department is striving towards improving the health delivery system in the State, the long-cherished dream of every Naga to have Nagaland Medical College at Phriebagei, Kohima (NMC) is set to be turned into a reality soon as the medical college is scheduled to enrol its first batch of students by 2021-22.

Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio had laid the foundation of NMC in 2014 in the presence of then H&FW minister Imkong L Imchen.

The upcoming medical college will initially function from two campuses– administrative, academic, hostel complex for students and residential complex for faculty and staff at Phriebagei, and the teaching hospital campus at Naga Hospital Authority, Kohima (NHAK).

Interacting with Nagaland Post here on Friday, director (health) and NMC

Upcoming Nagaland Medical College at Phriebagei, Kohima (NP).

nodal officer Dr Vizolie Z Suokhrie explained that owing to technical issues, the constr uction work could not kick off in time.

He said the sanctioned amount was received in 2015, but due to land issue, the construction could not take off.

Suokhrie asserted that the H&FW department, project management consultants and contractors were determined to achieve the targets of enrolling the first batch by 2021-2022.

While the first batch of admission for the 100 seats would be made possible by then, the State would have a fully functional medi-

cal college in another five years, he added.

The director said the total estimated construction cost was Rs 189 crore on a funding pattern of 90:10 between the Central and State governments, adding Rs 179.10 crore had already been received by the State.

He expressed happiness at the H&FW department being able to acquire 50.25 acres of land through “outright purchase” and handing it over along with land pattas in March 2018, adding that from 2015 till date, an amount of Rs 2.81 crore had been utilized.

4-lane works: road closure to continue DIMAPUR, JUN 21 (NPN): Dimapur district administration, which had notified total restriction of all traffic movements from Patkai Bridge to Pakala Pahar Bridge from 10.30 p.m. to 5 a.m. w.e.f May 20 to June 20, has extended restriction for a period of one month w.e.f. June 23, 2019 to July 23, 2019. In a circular, DC Dimapur stated that restriction has been imposed to avoid loss of life, property and other injuries.

DC informed that alternative route from DimapurKohima/Kohima-Dimapur for light vehicles was available via 7th Mile-New DC Office-Shokhuvi-RazapheMhaikam-Pimla-Mhainamtsi-Jhornapani/Medziphema and vice versa. Meanwhile, the Dimapur traffic police have also informed that the entry time of heavy vehicles from Newfield and Dellai check-gate into the town area would continue to be relaxed from 8 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Ban on single use plastic from Sept 17

DIMAPUR, JUN 21 (NPN): Following state government imposing total ban on single use plastic in Nagaland, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has ordered that sale (Cont’d on p-11) and use of single use plastic products would be totally banned in DMC jurisdiction with effect from September 17, 2019. In an order, DMC administrator Moa Sangtam stated that three months time has been given to dispose old stock and to avoid financial loss of the dealers/stockiest/ manufacturers/industries/ business establishments/ shop keepers. Any individual, institution/commercial establishment (educational institutions, offices, hotels, shops, restaurants, religious institutions, industries, business establishments, shop keepers, banquet halls etc.), would abide by the total ban Acharya and wife Kavita performing yoga at IG stadium. (DIPR) and any breech of law would invite penalty upto Rs. 2000, D I M A P U R , J U N 2 1 organised by the Depart- DMC cautioned.

(NPN): Led by Governor PB ment of Youth Resources & Acharya, Nagaland joined Sports in collaboration with 5 injured in mishap the fifth International Yoga the Patanjali Yog Samati, GUWAHATI, JUN 21 Day celebrations on Friday. Kohima.

(AGENCIES): At least five On a proposal mooted by The programme was persons were injured in a carPrime Minister Narendra also attended by minister truck collision at Rongbang Modi, the United Nations Agriculture, G Kaito Aye, Pathar near Manja under General Assembly adopted advisors, senior government Manja police station, Karbi June 21 as International officials led by chief secre- Anglong here on Friday Yoga Day in 2014. tary Temjen Toy and DGP morning at around 11 a.m., Governor and his wife John Longkumer, students, according to The North East Kavita Acharya took part in teachers, NGOs, and other Today. The report quoting event that was held at Indira yoga enthusiasts.

Manja Police, stated that Gandhi Stadium, Kohima (More on p-2) the incident occurred at Rongbang Pathar area, Manja when a Toyota Innova (ML-05M-4810) bound for Shillong coming from Kohima collided with a sandladen truck (AS-09C-1563) where five persons sustained injuries. It was reported that two persons were referred to Diphu Civil Hospital while three were referred to Dimapur for medical attention.

The two persons who have been admitted in Diphu Civil hospital were identified as Aochila Jamir and Ram Diamary, residents of Kohima.

Both were later referred to Guwahati Medical College.

AR apprehends ‘maj. State joins International gen.’ Yanghang involved Yoga Day celebrations in May 25 Mon ambush

PPC, PSC condemn

Polytechnic, Hukphang foundation stone laid ASUD jubilee park, free drinking water booth installed

Er. Vipulhou with officials and leaders after unveiling of polytechnic foundation stone at Hukphang under Longleng district, Friday. (NP)

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the incident and carried out a search operation, though no one has been nabbed so far.

No group or individual has claimed NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (AGENresponsibility for the explosion till the CIES): Assam Rifles on Friday aptime of filing this report. prehended a ‘maj. gen.’ of the Aug Yung led NSCN (K) at Aboi-Mon Phom People’s Council (PPC) and road. Yanghang alias Mopa was rePhom Students’ Conference (PSC) have portedly responsible for the ambush vehemently condemned the “dastardly of 40th Assam Rifles soldiers in act of blast” by unknown miscreants which two soldiers were killed, India. at the residence of PPC president at com reports stated.

The incident took place on May Longleng town.

In a press release, PPC vice presi- 25 when two Assam Rifles persondent H Tenchem Phom and PSC nel lost their lives and four others president A Mane Phom said that those injured. The gunfight with suspected who carried out the blast with whatever NSCN (K) militants had taken place the ulterior motives had no place in a in Mon area along the Indo-Myanmar border in Nagaland. civilized society.

Following the incident, security The two organisaitons termed as forces were on the lookout for Mopa “unfortunate” that such act of terror was meted upon the PPC president at for a long time.

PRO (IGAR-N) Lt Col. Vincent a time when Phom people were striving hard to maintain peace in the district. Patton, said suspected militants of PPC and PSC have called upon the the NSCN (K) triggered an IED law enforcing agencies to immediately explosion when a column of Assam arrest the perpetrators and award befit- Rifles jawans were travelling in two ting punishment as per the rule of the vehicles. Following this incident, an law. They also called upon all respon- exchange of fire occurred between sible citizens to condemn such heinous the paramilitary personnel and the act. They said that terror, hatred and ultras in which the two soldiers were intolerance cannot be allowed to win. killed.

This is it!

“I know it’s very humid and no power. But that doesn’t mean you walk in to office like this.”

Owaisi of the AIMIM took a dig at the BJP, saying it has so much affection for Muslim women but is opposed to rights of Hindu women to enter Sabrimala Temple in Kerala.

The Triple Talaq Bill violates constitutional rights as it stipulates three-year jail term for guilty Muslim men while non-Muslim men get only one year of jail term for a similar offence, he said.

NK Premchandran of the RSP also opposed the bill.

The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 was introduced to replace an Ordinance issued in February by the previous BJP-led NDA government. The Bill was introduced in December 2017 but owing to dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha, the bill had lapsed as it was pending in the Rajya Sabha.

The Bill proposes to make the practice of instant triple talaq a penal offence.

Centre had promulgated the Ordinance on triple talaq twice-- in September 2018 and in January 2019 -- as the contentious bill remained pending in Rajya Sabha, though it was passed by the Lok Sabha.

State Medical College ready to enrol first batch of students by 2021-22

LONGLENG, JUN 21 (NPN): Amidst stiff opposition by Tamlu Yongnyah Namsang Area (TYNA) public forum, comprising of 24 villages under Longleng district, for shifting of already-inaugurated Government Polytechnic Institute from Yungho Yongnyah in Longleng district to Hukpang, the

Polytechnic Institute was inaugurated on Friday.

Following the absence of Higher & Technical Education (H&TE) minister Temjen Imna Along and Health & Family Welfare (H&FW) minister S Pangnyu Phom, H&TE officer on special duty (OSD) Vipulhou Lhoungu laid the foundation stone for the Polytechnic institute at Hukphang in Longleng

district.

Along and Phom, who were invited as special guest and special invitee respectively to the programme, could not turn up at the last moment due to official work in New Delhi.

Addressing the gathering, Lhoungu remarked that it was a red letter day for the people of Longleng district in particular and State in general as it was a long cherished dream of the people to have one reputed institution in the district.

He reminded the people to extend cooperation by coming forward and leaving behind any differences if they wanted to see the fruits of success through this polytechnic, which was being set up not only for the Phom community, but for the entire people of the State.

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, JUNE 21 (NPN): Minister of PWD Tongpang Ozüküm Friday inaugurated Jubilee Park and public free drinking water booth near Hotel Saramati in Super Market area here Friday.

The park and drinking water outlet were constructed by ASUD as part of its golden jubilee celebrations (December 7, 2018) both of which will be maintained by the Union.

Speaking on the occasion, Ozüküm congratulated ASUD for carrying out noble tasks for the benefit and welfare of the denizens of Dimapur.

He pointed out that though there were thousands of organisations in the State, with their mottos and objectives to unite, develop and move (Cont’d on p-11) ahead to make a the world

Ozukum and others drink water from the newly inaugurated booth. (NP)

better place to live in; yet many were not functioning according to their objectives.

He said if only every organisation followed its objectives, then the State would indeed be a better place to live in.

“To form an organisation is very easy, but to

Theja Meru appointed as Music Task Force adviser

DIMAPUR, JUN 21 (NPN): State government has appointed renowned musician, Theja Meru as adviser of Music Task Force (MTF) under Youth Resources & Sports department for a period of one year, with immediate effect.

Meru will be avail the benefits and entitlements to that (Cont’d on p-11) of chairman of PSUs.

carry forward and focusing on its objectives is not so easy,” he quipped.

Ozüküm said though India was one of the fastest developing countries in the world, it failed to address one issue - the necessity to provide public parks or space for its people.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

5th International Yoga Day celebrated across Nagaland

Members of PYS&BST performing yoga. (NP)

Volunteers performing yoga in Mon. (DIPR)

International Yoga Day in progress in Wokha. (DIPR)

Students and volunteers performing yoga at GHSS ground, Dimapur.

International Yoga Day in progress at Shamator. (DIPR)

Staff reporter D I M A P U R , J un 2 1 (NPN): Nagaland joined the world in celebrating the 5th annual “International Day of Yoga” on Friday under the United Nations 2019 theme: “Yoga for Climate Action” by organising yoga sessions.

PYS&BST: Patanjali Yog Samiti & Bharat Swabhiman Trust (PYS&BST) in association with Lions club, Dimapur observed the Day, at Lions club, Nepali basti, Dimapur.

The programme was attended by deputy secretary, higher technical education, Nagaland Holohon Yepthomi as guest of honour. Speaking at the session, guest of honour stressed on the importance of Yoga as an exercise which can be carried by every individuals be it young or old for it is the way of life.He further reminded the gathering that Yoga was not a religion, but a way of living that aims towards a healthy mind in a healthy body. During the session, yoga instructor Subrato Nath along with Gaithanglu and Bulty Roy demonstrated the different types of yoga techniques.

Earlier welcome speech was delivered by PYS&BST state president Sanjay Agarwal. More than 50 participants actively participated at the yoga session.

NYK Dimapur: DC Dimapur Kevekha Kevin

Zehol graced the 5th International Day of Yoga –cumDistrict Youth Convention, 2019 at GHSS ground, Dimapur.

In his inaugural address, he emphasized the importance of health and stressed on the United Declaration of International Day of Yoga.

The major highlight of the event was mass demonstration of yoga led by Biman Nath, Yoga instructor, Patanjali.

Dr. Amit Das, Asst.

Prof. & Youth Mentor, NEISSR led the discussion and pep talk on “Healthy Youth, Healthy Nation”.

Earlier, welcome address was delivered by K. Phyobemo Lotha, UNVDistrict Youth Coordinator (DYC), NYK, Dimapur, and vote of thanks by Naba Singh, in charge, SAI Centre, Dimapur.

The event was jointly organized by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Dimapur, Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, Department of Youth Resources & Spor ts, Spor ts Authority of India, NSS, NCC, BS&G supported by district administration and office of District Public Relation Officer.

R A RC : R e g i o n a l Ayurveda Research Centre (RARC), Dimapur and Clinical Research Unit for Homoeopathy (CRU-H), Dimapur jointly organised and observed the Interna-

Students and BSF personnel performing yoga.

tional Day of Yoga at the campus of CMO Building, Medical Colony, Dimapur.

During the programme, research officer, in-charge of RARC, Dr. P. Srinivas, delivered a lecture on “the importance of yoga in public health” and demonstrated and conducted yoga session to the staff and public. Research Officer (H), officer-charge of CRU (H), Dr. Prabin Kumar Shaw, delivered a lecture on common health tips.

NEZCC & LFI: North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Ministry of Culture, government of India in collaboration with Livingstone Foundation International (LFI) celebrated International Day of Yoga at LFI. Altogether 1053 participants including NCC cadets from various schools and colleges in Dimapur participated. This year the event was marked by various inter-school and college competitions.

The Yoga session was led by Uto Chishi, a drama mentor from Livingstone Foundation International, who imparted various Yoga steps (Yog Asanas) including the Surya Namaskar.

The results of the various competitions held as part of the day was also declared.

MON: Department of Youth Resource & Sport under the aegis of District Youth Resources & Sports Officer conducted the day at

Felicitation-cum-police station award

DGP, T. John Longkumer with the meritorious students on Friday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA Jun 21 (NPN): Felicitation programme for HSLC and HSSLC and equivalent exam topper of 2018 and 2019 for children of police personnel-cumbest police station award for 2018 was held at PHQ Conference Hall here on Friday.

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by PUBC pastor V. Rakho followed by felicitation of meritious students.

In his speech, Director General of Police (DGP), T. John Longkumer, said that the concept was started in 2014 by the former DGP and senior officers to encourage and aid the students financially.

He also said this programme is supported by

the police officers and others by contributing few amounts.

Longkumer also congratulated all the successful students and thanked the parents and teachers for sacrificing and guiding the students.

He also congratulated the SP Peren, V.Z. Angami and his fellow policemen for winning the best police station award.

indoor Badminton Stadium, Mon. DSO Mon, Anguvito Sumi highlighted the significance of Yoga Day. Havidar Shamsheer of 35 AR, Mon Town was the Yoga guru, DIPR reported.

MGM College: MGM College celebrated International Yoga Day under the theme, “Heart Yoga” at the College Auditorium Hall.

At the programme, college principal, Fr.Dr. Shibu Varghese, highlighted the importance and usefulness of practising yoga.

Three special guests from Patanjali Yoga Group Dimapur, Bunty Roy, Rita Singh and Maithili Rongmai, sensitized the students on the importance and significance of practising Yoga and its benefits. They also gave a demonstration on the Yogic Asanas.

SSHSS: St Stephen's Higher Secondary School (SSHSS) Dimapur celebrated “World Music Day-cumInternational Yoga Day” at the School premises on Friday, with much enthusiasm and joy. The festivities included melodious musical renditions by the students and some basic yoga exercises for the students to reduce stress and improve concentration.

ISA: Indianeers Skills Academy (ISA), Gorkha Public Panchayat Complex, Chandmari, Kohima also joined the world in celebrating International Day of

Yoga.

MC: Teachers and students of Modern College observed international yoga day by partaking in a Yoga session.

MGMHSS: MGMHSS celebrated International Yoga Day wherein head master of the school B.Paul and principal, Fr. Dr. P. S. Varghese, explained the importance of the day to the staff and students. The students and teachers also partook in Yoga session.

VS&AH Jalukie: Students and faculty of college of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, celebrated International Yoga day by partaking in a Yoga session.

PYSK & GPPK: Patanjali Yog Samity Kohima (PYSK) and Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima (GPPK) celebrated International Day of Yoga by organising a Yoga session.

HVBS Jalukie: Heraka Vidya Bharati School (HVBS) Jalukie under Peren district celebrated International Day of Yoga under the theme, “Climate Action” at the school campus.

At the programme, acharya and social worker, Dr Tasile Zeliang highligted the importance of Yoga exercise in daily life and called for creating awareness on climate change through Yoga.

WSC: Weavers’ Service Centre (WSC) Dimapur, an attached office of

NCC cadets performing yoga in Tuensang.

development commissioner for handlooms, ministry of Textiles, government of India celebrated the day at Government Middle School, Toluvi Village, Dimapur.

Altogether 165 participated in the event and partook in the Yoga session led by Urmilla J. Mech.

78 Bn CRPF: 78 Bn CRPF celebrated International Day of Yoga at Unit head quarter, Zubza, Kohima and Company locations.

A lecture was delivered, unit commandant, Surender Singh on importance of Yoga and its benefits. One month Yoga training was carried out at Unit Head Quarter Zubza, Kohima as well as Company locations deployed at Kohima and Dimapur.

PVHSS: Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School (PVHSS) Dimapur celebrated International Yoga Day. Students from Primary section to Secondary section displayed various “Yoga Ashanas” at the event.

164 Inf Bn (TA): In an endeavour to promote ‘Healthy Living’, all ranks of 164 Infantry Battalion (TA) (H&H) Naga Regiment partook in Yoga session during International Yoga Day. 25th NL (I) Coy NCC: 25th NL (I) Coy NCC observed International Yoga day at the District Town Hall under the supervision of PI staffs from the NCC

Unit Hq by partaking in the Yoga session. More than 50 cadets from Woodland Higher Secondary School, Cornerstone Higher Secondary School, Government Higher Secondary School and Government College Zunheboto participated.

RJHSS: Ram Janaki Higher Secondary School, Dimapur celebrated International Yoga Day under the theme, “Practice Yoga, free from illness”. Students of various classes participated in the Yoga session conducted by the school PT teacher, 93 Bn BSF Chedema: 93 Bn BSF Chedema organized the day along with Don Bosco College Kohima students at Bn HQ Chedema.

LMHC: The combined NCC cadets of Loyem Memorial High School (LMHS), GHSS Tuensang, GHS Chaba and Akum Imlong School under 25th Nagaland Independent Coy NCC, observed the day, at GHSS campus. More than 150 NCC cadets from four different schools in Tuensang participated.

H V B S, Ja l u k i e B Peren: Heraka Vidya Bharati School (HVBS), Jalukie B, Peren district, observed the day under the theme ‘Climate Action’ with Yoga instructor Dr. Tasile Zeliang, Acharya & social worker.

YRS Wokha: Department of Youth Resources and Sports, observed the day

under the theme “Yoga for Heart” in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Wokha, Bharat Scout & Guides, NCC GHSS Wokha at Badminton Indoor Stadium (GHSS) Wokha.

HQ IGAR (NORTH): HQ IGAR (N) celebrated the day from June 10 to June 21, with participation from troops with their families, students and local residents.

A RT C & S : A s s a m Rifles Training Centre and School (ARTC&S) observed the day in all the three garrisons at Shokhuvi, Dimapur and Diphu.

Around 1969 personnels including Mahila recruits, families and children performed Yoga simultaneously.

MTC Wokha: The NSS committee members, Mount Tiyi College (MTC), Wokha along with the Student members observed the day.

Tetso College: Tetso College NCC, NSS and YI observed the day at Tetso Arena Stadium with 3 teachers, two instructors and students.

111 Bn BSF: 111 Battalion BSF along with the rest of the world celebrated Yoga day with great zeal.

The day began with Yoga exercise in Battalion HQ Satakha, Zunheboto district as well as in all Coy locations i.e. Kilomi, Phugwi, Chozuba, Chetheba, Laniye Bridge and Akash Bridge.

news in Brief SAKH general meeting: Sumi Aphuyemi Kukami Hoho(SAKH) has convened a general meeting of all Aphuyemi on June 26 at 10 a.m. at Pughoboto town to deliberate on 75 years jubilee celebration of Pughoboto town formation. All concern individuals and organizations have been requested to attend the meeting.

Wokha DPDB meeting: The monthly meeting of Wokha DPDB will be held on June 27 at DC conference hall. All members have been requested to note the change of date and attend the meeting without fail.

DNHE informs: Dimapur Nkonjan Humtsothung Ekhung (DNHE) annual function will be held on June 22 at 9 am at Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Convention Centre, River Belt Colony, Dimapur.

Archbishop of Calcutta Diocese on ‘Episcopal’ visit: Archbishop of Calcutta Diocese, Dr.Joseph Mar Dionysius, will be visiting Nagaland from June 21 to 23. He will be visiting Dimapur MGOS Church, St.Thomas Mission Society, MGM Higher Secondary School and MGM College. In a press release, Fr. Dr. P.S. Varghese, vicar and principal of MGM College informed that there will be Holy Communion by Bishop on June 23 at 8 am 11am followed by blessing ceremony of the new block of MGM College at Dimapur Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church.

TO Kiphire informs: Treasury officer (TO) Kiphire has informed all pensioners (both living and family) drawing pension from the Kiphire treasury, that there will be separate physical verification for Pungro and Kiphire pensioners, during office hours. All the pensioners have been requested to appear physically along with their pensioners personal copy and pensioners ID card as per the dates mentioned: Pungro, ADC office on June 28; TO Kiphire from July 9 to 11.

ADC Chiephobozou, Vekhoyi Chakhesang inaugurating the agro service center on June 19.

Agri deptt. distributes power tillers Kohima: SDAO Chiephobozou sub-division organized a programme for distribution of power tillers and brush cutters on agro machineries under SMAM: 2018-19 at Chiephobozou sub-division on June 19.

A press release from SDAO Chiephobozou stated that ADC Chiephobozou, Vekhoyi Chakhesang

encouraged the beneficiaries to make best use of the agro machineries and to strive to achieve self sufficiency in food security The ADC also lauded the Agriculture department for distributing the much needed agro machineries to the farming community.

A short speech on

behalf of the beneficiaries was delivered by Neitso Sogotsu, where he expressed gratitude to the department for giving them the farming machineries.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Seyievonuo, SDAO Chiephobozou and vote of thanks by Nekholü Rhakho, AO. K Y M C

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WEATHER FORECAST June 22

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Agartala An a.m. thunderstorm is spots 32 26 Aizawl

An a.m. thunderstorm is spots 28 21

Guwahati A thunderstorm is spots

32 26

A thunderstorm is spots

29 22

Itanagar A morning thunderstorm

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Imphal Shillong

Some sun, a t-storm in spots

25 19

Kohima

Periods of rain and a t-storm

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Dimapur A t-storm around in the a.m.

32 24

An a.m. t-storm in the area

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Tuensang Cloudy, a t-storm in spots

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Mkg Wokha

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Zunheboto Mostly cloudy, a thunderstorm 25 19

P.B Acharya and Dr. Neikesalie Kire with KMC members and lucky winners. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA Jun 21 (NPN): Nagaland governor P.B. Acharya and his wife distributed umbrellas to the ten lucky street vendors at the distribution programme held at KMC office here on Friday.

T h e w i n n e r s we r e selected through a lucky draw.

In his short speech, the Governor acknowledged the work of the street vendors and stated their work might be small, but they were providing the daily needs

for everyone.

He also stressed on the street vendor vendors act and called for providing social security and livelihood to them.

Acharya also highlighted the schemes available for street vendors and called upon the citizens to help and guide the street vendors in getting their due share.

Further, the Governor also urged all the vendors to open their account under Jan Dhan Yojana, which can be opened with zero balance.

Also, speaking at the

Rio calls on Acharya; discusses issues

Governor Acharya along with Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and others at Raj Bhavan Kohima on June 21.

DIMAPUR: State chief minister, Neiphiu Rio called on the Governor PB Acharya at Raj Bhavan on June 21.

According to PRO to Governor, during the

meeting, various matters related to the State were discussed.

The chief minister was accompanied by advisor Fire & Emergency Services, Pohwang Konyak

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and chief secretary, Temjen Toy. Commissioner and secretary to Governor, Dinesh Kumar, and Lt. Col Oberoi representing IGAR also attended the meeting.

programme, advisor, Rural Development, Dr. Neikesalie Kire said that this might be a small initiative but working for the welfare of the vendors was more important. He promised more such programmes in the future.

He also suggested establishing markets in each ward which will be beneficial to both the customers and vendors and also save time from traffic problem.

State mission director and SUDA secretary S. Takatuba Aier enlightened street vendors rule, 2019.

Campaign on legal assistance for family of prisoners

DIMAPUR: Phek District Legal Services Authority (PDLSA) launched the campaign for legal assistance to the family of prisoners on June 19 at District Jail, Phek.

A press release from PDLSA stated that APPcum-government pleader, District Court, Phek, Samual Ritse, stressed about the legal services authority, schemes and right of the accused persons, while Assistant Jailor, District Jail, Phek, Dozhoyi Ciikhamu, highlighted about the legal aid clinic at District Jail and urged prisoners to reform and become a responsible citizens.

The inaugural speech for the campaign was delivered by chairperson, PDLSA, Mezivolu T Therieh, who stressed for creating awareness about rights, benefits, entitlement under various schemes and programme through the campaign.

She further stated that as per the annual report “Prison Statistics India�

2015, published by National Crime Report Bureau (NCRB), Nagaland state has a total inmate’s population of 499, ranked at 27th position among Indian states and Union Territories.

ADC office Tseminyu gets new building

Advisor for CAWD, Skill Development, Labour & Employment, Kazheto Kinimi speaking at the inaugural of the new ADC Tseminyu office building on June 21. (DIPR)

D I M A P U R : A dv i s o r, CAWD, Skill Development, Labour & Employment, Kazheto Kinimi inaugurated the newly constructed building of ADC office, Tseminyu on Friday.

According to DIPR, the advisor in his inaugural address termed the new office building as the symbol of power which play the role of law, and would be beneficial to the citizens.

He informed the gathering that the PDA government led by Neiphiu Rio

was working with full effort with the Central leaders for bringing more infrastructural developments in the state.

He also promised to provide furniture for the new office building.

The advisor also unveiled the plaque of the inaugural stone.

Advisor Veterinary & Animal Husbandry, and Women Resources, R. Khing in his short speech thanked the government for the new office building.

He said that the construction of the new ADC office

building at Tseminyu was solely initiated by former parliamentary secretary Er. Levi Rengma.

The new building was dedicated by S. Kent, Sr Pastor, Tseminyu Town Baptist Church.

The technical report of the construction was presented by Er.Sungti Amer, Executive Engineer, CAWD, Nagaland.

ADC Kohima, Lithrongla T. Rutsa also spoke at the programme.

Vote of thanks was delivered by Tsutsowe Kupa, SDC (C) Tseminyu.

Department of Power cautions public

DIMAPUR: Department of Power has informed that the132KV Wokha-Doyang NH-61 Transmission line will be test charged at the rated voltage on June 23 at 12 noon and will be kept charged at idle condition upto the dead end tower at 132/33KV Sub-Station, Philimi switchyard under Zunheboto district.

In this regard, residents of Longsa village, Niroyo village, Nr ung Longidang village, Wokha village, New Wokha Village, Koro village, Koio village, Chukitong Town, Tsungiki village and Philimi, have been informed not to touch the said line or go near the line.

Executive engineer

transmission division, Kohima, Er. Tiameren Walling cautioned that anybody doing so shall be at their own risk and the department of Power shall not be held responsible for any untoward incident whatsoever.

Tobu SDPDB to initiate action against absentees

DIMAPUR: Members of the Tobu Sub-Divisional Planning and Development Board (SDPDB) at its monthly meeting held on June 21 has decided to take strong action against the head of officers, who failed to attend the meet-

ing. According to DIPR, the meeting was held at ADC conference Hall and attended by advisor Department of Under Developed Areas (DUDA), Bongkhao Konyak.

At the meeting, agendas such as upgradation

o f G ove r n m e n t H i g h School to Higher Secondary School Tobu HQ; upgradation of Government Middle School to Government High School Moknyakshu Town; registration of Tobu Area Students’ Union; immediate

posting of Head Master and Assistant Head Master at Government High School Tobu; recognition of Yongkhao Changlu Village and opening of Government Primary School at Yangmai Village were discussed.

‘Shaala Siddhi’ training in Mon

` - Training on Shaala Siddhi was held at Council Hall, Mon on June 21. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: One-day training on “Shaala Siddhi� for head teachers and teachers- in-charge (elementary) level under Mon district was held at Council Hall, Mon on June 21 under the aegis Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Assistant director, Directorate of School Education, Nellayapan, who was the resource person, said that “Shaala Siddhi� is a tool meant for evaluation for improvement of schools in order to facilitate each school to provide consolidated self-evaluated report in key performance domain and core standards, including action for improvement.

He therefore advised the trainees to be honest while submitting the reports, DIPR reported.

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He also stressed on the seven key domains; enabling resources of school such as availability, adequacy and usability; teaching-learning and assessment; learners’ progress, attainment and development; managing teacher performance and professional development; school leadership and management; inclusion, health and safety; protective community participation. He further explained on the School evaluation dashboard on demographic profile, class annual attendance rate, learning outcomes and teachers’ profile. Limathung Sr.SDEO and additional charge DEO Mon delivered the welcome address. The programme was organised

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RBI will lift ban soon: Manipur CM

Manipur CM N Biren Singh taking part in the Yoga practice on International Yoga Day celebrated in Manipur too on Friday.

Correspondent IMPHAL, Jun 21: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Friday said that overdraft in the state government accounts has been neutralised and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon lift the ban imposed on payments from government accounts.

Speaking on the sideline of the 5th International Day of Yoga, 2019 held at Indoor Stadium of Imphal’s Khuman Lampak Sport Complex, the chief minister said that principal secretary (finance) govern-

ment of India informed him about neutralising the overdraft following release of state share of Central taxes.

However, the state government was yet to receive official letter from the Reserved Bank of India (RBI), Singh added.

To queries from the reporters, the chief minister said that a cabinet meeting will be convened soon to discuss whether the state government will lift the ban recently imposed on recruitments in various government departments.

Earlier, addressing the

international Yoga Day celebration, the chief minister said, “If there is unity, sincerity and transparency in governance, then the government would gain trust from the people.”

He observed that trust was the most important component so as to have peace and tranquillity amongst the communities.

The chief minister further said that India is being transformed under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his slogan like "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas", "Saab

Young Leaders Connect: Rijiju named new chairperson G U WA H A T I , J UN 2 1 (AGENCIES): Union minister of state for youth affairs & sports and minority affairs Kiren Rijiju has been named the new chairperson of Young Leaders Connect (YLC), an initiative to provide a common platform for achievers from the Northeast.

Rijiju will take over from former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia at the seventh edition of YLC, which is likely to take place in Delhi this year.

The core objective of YLC, which was started under the aegis of YouthNet Nagaland in 2011, was to bring together young leaders and achievers from different fields in and outside Northeast with the aim of inspiring and aiding the aspiring youth of the region.

YLC also brings together leaders and change makers from different spheres to brainstorm about the future of Northeast India. The objective is also to identify and strengthen the role of the region in nation building and also act as a catalyst to grow and develop the region.

Kiren Rijiju (File)

Further, YLC supports the North East Entrepreneurship Fellowship programme for 25 entrepreneurs from the eight states.

The programme, which is in collaboration with IEF Foundation and YouthNet, helps the entrepreneurs with focused training in running and growing their business, exposure to markets and new business across the country.

It also provides a platform to meet, network and learn from established business leaders.

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Highlighting significance of Yoga, Singh said that the true essence of Yoga was to strengthen the mind as well as body, preserve the nature and to build compassion and kindness for others.

"Health is Wealth" he said adding that, “at the same time we need to have a healthy mind to bring peace, tranquillity and harmony in the society.”

“Crimes and other unwanted incidents could be reduced if we have a healthy mind,” he added.

State health and family welfare minister L Jayantakumar said that good health and well-being of every citizen is the priority of the present government.

He said, “Yoga is such a practice to strengthen the body, mind and soul to have good health.”

The chief minister and ministers who attended the celebration function also took part in the common Yoga protocol.

It may be mentioned that the International Day of Yoga is being celebrated annually on 21st June since its inception in 2015 after the unanimous declaration by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 2015.

Barpeta (Assam), Jun 20 (PTI): Complaints were filed against a little-known right-wing organisation on Thursday for allegedly assaulting a group of people from the minority community in Assam and forcing them to utter slogans ‘Jai Shree Ram’ and ‘Pakistan Murdabad’.

Two FIRs were filed against the right wing organisation and its founder by the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) and the North-East Minorities Students’ Union (NEMSU).

According to the police, the Tuesday night incident came to light after a video of the purported attack and the forcible utterance of slogans went viral on social media.

The complaints stated that a group of men claiming to be members of the right-wing group stopped an autorickshaw in Barpeta town and beat up the youth travelling in it.

The victims, who were from a minority community, were then forced to utter slogans like ‘Jai Shri Ram’, ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ and ‘Pakistan Murdabad’.

Hurling abuses, the attackers themselves shot the video and uploaded it on social media.

Congress MP from Barpeta, Abdul Khaleque, said he has asked the superintendent of police to take action in the incident.

Dignitaries from Kaziranga University addressing the press.

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sor and Head IBM India ICE division ,Mr. Parikshit Markanday - Business Head - TIMESPRO, Mr. Vinay N - Director (India), Silverpeak Global Pvt. Ltd. among several other distinguished guests.

Dignitaries from Kaziranga University included Dean of the newly-established School of Health Sciences Prof. Dr. Ashok Kayal, Former Professor and Head, Department of Neurology, Gauhati Medical College; Prof.

Puranjoy Das, Dean of the Career Department & Placement Cell (CDPC) and Mr. Bobby Roy, Dean of Admissions and Marketing at KU. The meet focused on the University’s exceptional placement performance,

GUWAHATI, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to procure all terrain vehicles (ATV) after huge difficulties were faced in locating the crash site of AN-32 aircraft in Arunachal Pradesh, reports Northeast Now news.

ATVs are special vehicles equipped with low pressure tires and it can be used to travel over difficult and rough terrains.

As per reports, demonstrations on the uses of ATVs were given to an Air Force team at Faridabad.

Sources said the Air Force team was shown how ATVs equipped with medical facilities can be used to carry out rescue operations.

Indian Army and paramilitary forces are equipped with a sufficient number of ATVs. The ATVs that are used by the security forces are mainly obtained from Polaris, a leading manufacturer of automotive and defence vehicles.

The AN-32 aircraft with 13 persons onboard, had gone missing on June 3, about 30 minutes after taking off from Jorhat in Assam for Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh.

Tripura observes Yoga Day with zest

Tripura CM Biplab Deb performing Yoga.

AGARTALA, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): Thousands of people, men and women, young and old, VIPS including Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and other senior BJP leaders on Friday observed the fifth International Day of Yoga in Tripura by practising yoga across the state, reports The Northeast Today.

The main function in the state was held in Umakanta Mini Stadium in Tripura.

Addressing the event, CM Biplab Kumar Deb stated that Yoga is all about creating a balance in our mental and physical health.

I would like to urge everyone from all walks of life to practice Yoga everyday for a better life. Wishing you a

healthy and stress-free life on International Yoga Day, he added.

Chief Minister Deb said Prime Minister Narendra Modi made yoga a revolution not only among Indians but also people of other countries.

“Today (Friday), Yoga Day was observed from Gram Panchayat level to state level including in all educational institutions,” said Deb who also performs various physical exercises daily.

“The Union government had urged the people to make yoga a part of life for a healthy lifestyle.

My government also asking people specially the students and youths to perform yoga for their individual wellbeing,” the

Chief Minister said.

Troopers and senior officials of Border Security Force, Central Reserve Police Force, Assam Rifles, Tripura State Rifles and other senior officials also performed yoga in the main function and elsewhere in the state.

The first International Yoga Day function held on June 21, 2015, at Rajpath in the national capital witnessed Narendra Modi performing Yoga along with over 200 million people across the country and over 37,000 people in Delhi alone.

The second edition was held in Chandigarh with the participation of over 30,000 people in the presence of the Prime Minister.

Youths of minority PIL in Gauhati HC against transfer of 4 elephants community beaten up in Barpeta

Kaziranga University holds press meet

DIMAPUR, JUN 21, AGENCIES: Kaziranga University held a press meet on June 20 in Guwahati to highlight its stellar placement records over the years and also threw light on some of its most prestigious academic collaborations and partnerships, unprecedented in the North East.

The press meet was conducted in the presence of several esteemed guests and dignitaries at the Gateway Grandeur Hotel, Guwahati. Those who attended the press meet were Basant Khetan, Pro-Chancellor, Kaziranga University, Dr. P.K Mishra, Vice-Chancellor, Kaziranga University, Dr. Pulijala Srinivasa Rao, CEO – Apollo MedSkills, Mr. Sanjiv Mehta Advi-

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and also highlighted its prestigious collaborative accomplishments.

In line with its endeavour to establish profitable and working tie-ups with renowned business and corporate houses, academic & research institutes and professional industry partners, Kaziranga University has over the years, established several national and international collaborations to conduct one-of-a-kind courses and programmes for the students of the North East.

This is with a view to guide, motivate and expose the students to handson learning approaches that are directly provided from experts in various fields, giving the students a chance to boost their re-

search awareness, technical knowledge and skills.

Promoting entrepreneurship with an aim of facilitating a culture of incubation and start-ups, KU has also recently partnered with Assam Startup – The Nest (a Govt. of Assam initiative) as its first academic partner to facilitate district level entrepreneurship through entrepreneurship development centers and incubation cells within the University. Another esteemed partner collaboration promoting entrepreneurship in the region is with the Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE) to collaborate in training, research, incubation and knowledge sharing in the areas of Entrepreneurship Education and Development.

In terms of International and national placements of students as well, Kaziranga University’s performance has been remarkable. Like previous years, Kaziranga University has brought several renowned corporate houses and companies into the region and has encouraged them to establish facilities to cater to the needs of students, not only of Kaziranga University but all over the North-East.

lease to outside the states have not been returned back.

They also mentioned about a big elephant smuggling racket in regard from Assam and Ar unachal Pradesh.

Meanwhile, Sangita Iyer, an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), has also filed an instant writ-petition at the Gauhati High Court with the prayer to immediately stop the transportation of the four juvenile elephants from Assam to the Jagannath Temple of Ahmedabad.

The petitioner, a permanent resident of Toronto in Canada, has requested the Gauhati High Court to stop the transportation of the elephants till the weather is conducive and the legal status of the two elephants, allegedly captured from the wild, are established.

Iyer, a multiple awardwinning nature and wildlife journalist and filmmaker, said it is going to be a grueling 96-hour journey for the four elephants under extreme heat.

GUWAHATI, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Gauhati High Court on Friday to stop the transportation of four elephants to the Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad, reports Northeast Now news.

Avinava Prayash, a Guwahat-based NGO, represented by its Secretary, Urmi Mala Das and Nandini Baruah, founder of ‘Purr Paws Foundation’, filed the PIL under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, challenging the action of Assam Forest Department to transport four elephants amidst the heat wave in North India.

Assam Forest Department granted permission for transportation of four juvenile elephants, including two females, to Ahmedabad for participating at the Rath Yatra festival to be held there on July 4.

Senior Advocate Bhaskar Dev Konwar will appear for the petitioners and permission has been granted to list the PIL for

hearing on June 24. The case has been registered as PIL No.39/2019.

The Petitioners have contended that the decision of the Assam Forest Department is in violation of the relevant provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and relevant orders of the Supreme Court in this regard.

Transporting the elephants in railway wagons in the prevailing heat-wave conditions in North India, would subject the animals to extreme stress, pain and cruelty and they may not survive the long journey of 3,106 kms, the petition said.

The petitioners said it

Chinese army join Indian army for Int’l Yoga Day

Karimganj court issues warrant against BJP legislator Shiladitya

Guwahati, Jun 21 (PTI): Chinese army troops and civilians for the first time participated in a joint Yoga session with Indian army personnel along the Indo-China border in the Eastern border on Friday.

Altogether 70 Chinese army personnel and 30 civilians participated in the joint yoga sessions at Nathu-La in Sikkim and at Bumla and Wacha-Damai in Arunachal Pradesh, a defence spokesperson Lt Col Harshwardhan Pande said.

Participation of Chinese army personnel in such an event during border personnel meetings will go a long way in promoting peace and tranquility along the borders, he said.

The event was oragnised as a part of India’s fifth International Yoga Day celebrations.

Meanwhile, Eastern Command with an aim to promote better mental and physical health of people on the theme ‘Yoga for Heart’ organised various events where a large number of troops, their families and local citizens participated in far flung areas of the East and North Eastern region.

Guwahati High Court (File)

GUWAHATI, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): A court in Assam’s Barak Valley has issued a warrant against BJP legislator Shiladitya Dev after he failed to appear before the court on Thursday in connection with a case related to hate speech.

The court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of the Karimganj district has issued the warrant against Dev and asked the police to ensure that the BJP legislator is present before the court on June 23, reports Northeast Now news Junaid Ahmed, a Congress worker in Karimganj had filed a case against Dev as the BJP legislator during one of his speeches stated that 80 percent of the Muslims living in Assam are of Bangladeshi origin and also questioned as to why ULFA (I) chief Paresh Baruah never trigger blasts during Eid celebrations.

Based on a FIR filed

by Ahmed, the court took cognizance of the speech under several section of the IPC against the BJP legislator and asked him to appear before the court.

Although Dev had earlier sent his advocate to appear before the court, he never

appears that two of the four elephants were not captive born, and were caught from the wild and domesticated.

They said micro-chips on the two elephants were implanted in June 15 and ownership certificates for the two elephants have also been issued specially to facilitate the process of their transportation to Ahmedabad.

The Indian Elephant is a Schedule-I animal under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and Section 9 of the Act prohibit capture of elephants from the wild.

The petitioners have also contended in the PIL that 53 elephants from Assam which were given on

Shiladitya Dev

appeared before it in connection with the case. However, on Thursday neither Dev nor his advocate appeared before the court forcing the lower court to issue warrant against him.

The CJM asked the police to ensure that Dev is produced before the court on June 23.

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Additional exclusion in NRC to be published on June 26

The draft published on July 30 last included the names of 2.9 crore people out of total applications of 3.29 crore, while 40 lakh people have been left out in the draft.

Guwahati, Jun 21 (PTI): An additional exclusion list to the draft NRC will be published on June 26 containing the names of those who figured in the draft published on July 30, 2018 but were subsequently found ineligible for inclusion. According to an official release on Friday, the list will also include those found ineligible during hearings held for disposal of claims and objections.

The persons, who will be excluded, will be in-

formed individually through Letters of Information (LoI) to be delivered at their residential addresses and such persons will have the opportunity to file their claims at the designated NRC Seva Kendras (NSKs) within July 11. Their claims will be disposed thereafter before publication of the final National Register of Citizens on July 31, the release added. The exclusion list will be published at designated NRC Seva Kendra, at the office of the Deputy Commissioner/

SDO (Civil/Circle Officer) where the additional list for the village/wards will be available in a consolidated manner.

It will be also available online. Those persons whose draft status will change to exclusion in the additional list will be highlighted there as ‘excluded in additional list’. Those persons already included in Draft NRC published on July 30, 2018 and not getting affected by additional list will continue to be displayed as before.

Two held for attempting to sell Pangolin in Guwahati GUWAHATI, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): The sleuths of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Assam forest department officials have rescued an adult pangolin, an endangered mammal, from two people who intended to sell it to a person from Nagaland, reports Northeast Now news.

The accused were arrested for their involvement in trading the endangered wildlife species under relevant sections of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Senior WCCB officials on Friday said that they were arrested on Thursday night from a hotel in Guwahati and the pangolin was seized Unfortunately, the person who wanted to buy the pangolin managed to escape.

“The arrested duo have been identified as Micheal Palmar from Meghalaya and Biri Hachi from Arunachal Pradesh. The two had brought the pangolin from Naharlagun and supposed to sell it to one person from Nagaland,” said an official.

The official said that the illegal trade of wildlife have been on the rise in the

File photo- Chinese Pangolin.

entire Northeastern states and added that pangolin is traded for its meat as well as for its scales.

“The scales of the pangolin are in high demand in some of the Southeast Asian countries where they are used in dry forms to cure a variety of diseases. Some of the people in these countries believe that the scales of pangolin are helpful in treatment of excessive nervousness and hysterical crying in children, women possessed by devils, malarial fever and deafness,” the official added.

Two varieties of pangolins are found in the forests of Northeast Indian states—the Chinese pangolin and Indian pangolin.

Both the varieties have been listed as threatened species by the IUCN red list.

Probe fast-tracked in Arunachal girl’s death EastMojo a day after appearing for the NCPCR hearing on Thursday.

The case made headlines after it was alleged that all the evidence was frenetically destroyed and the deceased quietly buried soon after the discovery of the girl’s body. The deceased’s body was exhumed from a graveyard in Lakhimpur on June 8 after the police obtained the necessary permissions from the district magistrate and director of the Tomo Riba Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (TRIHMS) to determine the exact cause of her death.

The local magistrate and a team of Assam Police were also present during the exhumation process.

Amo said that the police were seriously examining all angles in the investigation and might initiate action against the officer initially assigned to the case for failing to properly handle it.

“We may register one more case against the police officer who failed to take sufficient action on this matter. I have asked my

DSP to conduct an inquiry and submit a report,” he stated.

Amo declined to divulge any more details as investigation was still underway in the case.

New facts emerge M e a n w h i l e, o t h e r sources have apprised EastMojo of certain new facts that have come to light in the past few days. Citing the deceased’s school records, the Itanagar-based sources claimed that the victim was not a house help but a regular student at a government school and was studying in the sixth standard. The same sources also claimed that she was not 12, as was widely reported, but 14 years, as per her birth records.

The investigation was delayed after her parents’ initial resistance to file a police report. It took a lot of cajoling on part of the state member of the NCPCR, Rosy Taba Gongo, to convince them to file an FIR. EastMojo also learnt that deeply unhappy with the initial forensic report filed in the case, the NCPCR is likely to summon the

Wing Commander G M Charles cremated with full military honours

Sadhus perform yoga at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): The Arunachal Pradesh police are all set to re-examine the evidence in the alleged suicide of the young girl whose body was recovered from the house of a state lawmaker even as new details have emerged in the case that was widely reported across the country, reports East Mojo.

The body of the victim was reportedly found hanging from the ceiling of the Janata Dal (United) legislator Techi Kaso’s home on May 20. The tribal girl was the daughter of a couple who was working in the Kaso household for the past three decades. The family originally hails from Lakhimpur district in the neighbouring state of Assam.

Unsatisfied with the line of investigation, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) had taken sou moto cognisance of the matter and summoned the Itanagar superintendent of police to appear before a panel in New Delhi on June 19.

EastMojo had first reported on the development on June 15. Sources privy to the investigation also informed the portal that the appearance of the story has helped fast-track the investigation ever since.

“I presented before the NCPCR panel the investigation and action taken so far. I have informed that as per their earlier direction, we have already changed the investigating officer.

In place of a sub-inspector rank officer, a deputy superintendent of police has been assigned to the case,” Itanagar SP Tumme Amo told EastMojo.

Amo said that the police also made an arrest in the case earlier this week.

“On the basis of certain new evidence emerging, we have taken one person into custody. In addition to the existing case registered under Section 174 of CrPC, we have filed a case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) and other acts of the Indian Penal Code (IPC),” said Amo. Amo was speaking to

An IAF official handing over wing commander MG Charles’s official belongings wrapped in the national Tricolour to his wife Sony.

Jorhat (Assam), Jun 21 (PTI): Wing Commander G M Charles, who piloted the AN-32 aircraft which crashed in Arunachal Pradesh on June 3, was cremated with full military honours in the presence of senior officials of the Indian Air Force and district administration here on Friday.

Charles, survived by his wife and eight-year old daughter, was cremated at the Garmur Crematorium

and his funeral pyre was lit by his batchmate Rakesh.

The Wing Commander, who hailed from Pune, had lost his parents at an early age and his immediate family members present at Jorhat decided to cremate him here.

Station head of IAF Station at Jorhat Air Commodore S K Verma, Jorhat De puty Commissioner Roshni Korati, Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Nimbalkar and senior In-

dian Air Force and army officers were present at the crematorium and laid wreaths on the air warrior while four rounds of gun salute were also fired to honour him.

The Wing Commander and 12 other IAF personnel were killed when the AN32 aircraft in which they were flying to Mechuka from Jorhat Air Force station crashed near Mechuka along Indo-China border on June three last.

GUWAHATI, JUN 21 (IANS): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his Cabinet colleagues and a large number of people participated in the main Yoga Day event held at Sarusojai stadium in Guwahati.

“Yoga practice enhances spiritual and physical health. Participated in yogaday2019 along with thousands of people in Guwahati. I urge all to embrace yoga as a way of life for a healthy lifestyle,” Sonowal tweeted after the event.

Several Naga sadhus as well as other devotees also performed yoga at the ancient Kamakhya temple at an event organised to mark the Yoga Day celebrations.

Thousands of people from across the country and abroad have converged at the Kamakhya temple for the annual Ambubachi festival, which starts on Saturday.

The temple doors remain shut during the threeday festival, which marks the annual menstruation of Goddess Kamakhya.

Farmer also stop work during these three days when Mother Earth is believed to be “impure”.

doctor who carried it out to New Delhi.

One of the reasons the case has got a lot of national attention is due to the fact that it comes amidst reports of rising incidences of crimes such as child labour and trafficking of minors from the Northeast region. In a recent incident, 17-year old Dolly Wangsa is reported missing from her home in Lohit district in Arunachal since June 14.

In another famous case, in December 2017, 17-year old Jenti Bellai from the same district was traced to Noida after she was lured there by her Facebook friend, Akhtar Hassan, on the promise of securing her a job in the Delhi-NCR. It is primarily owing to the recurrence of such incidents that NCPCR is very serious about expanding its reach in the region through its Northeastern cell. In fact, two of the commission’s important pan-India hearings pertaining to the protection of child rights would be held in Arunachal’s Namsai and Mizoram’s Namit districts over the next one month.

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Central team downplays fears of JE in Meghalaya, none test positive TURA , JUN 21 (AGENCIES): In a major relief to residents, none of the Japanese Encephalitis (JE) cases that until now were thought to be positive, have shown any symptoms of the disease as per the latest reports of the Central team that visited Tura in West Garo Hills, reports The Northeast Now news.

The latest reports come in when the entire region was in a state of panic and is a complete volte face to earlier announcements.

The revelation came about this evening after a conversation with the deputy commissioner of West Garo Hills (WGH) who confirmed the earlier cases were only a false alarm and none of the patients have contracted the disease, including those diagnosed earlier through local hospitals. According to reports available yesterday, 17 cases of JE detection had come about in the district of West and South Garo Hills, with most of them being from Tura. As to how the cases earlier were diagnosed with having contracted JE is still being looked into.

“We have called a meeting of local committee members as well as all

AGP delegation meets PM New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI): A delegation of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Thursday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed with him various issues concerning the state.

The team, led by AGP president and Assam minister Atu Bora, apprised the Prime Minister about the prevailing situation in the state.

Newly-elected Rajya Sabha MP Birendra Prasad Baishya said it was a courtesy call on Modi, who was elected as Prime Minister for the second consecutive time.

The AGP delegation also met Home Minister Amit Shah.

Apar t from Bora, the AGP team included Baishya, Assam ministers Keshab Mahanta and Phani Bhusan Choudhury.

The AGP is a constituent of the NDA and a partner in the Assam government. PTI ACB

None of the cases are clinically positive; central team. stake holders involved in the matter tomorrow. None of the cases are clinically positive for AES as per the Central medical team. We are however maintaining precautions and the meeting tomorrow will carry the same message,” said Ram Singh.

Alarm bells had rung across the state due to the panic set in after the announcement of detection of JE leading to the entire state medical unit along with the CM, Conrad K Sangma, coming down to Tura to take stock of the situation as well as to try and prevent further outbreaks.

Pig rearers within the town were also off loaded of their stock owing to the crackdown of the district administration within town limits. Meanwhile, panic has set in after reports of 17 cases of JE being detected in

Garo Hills leading to panic with many people buying medicines. CEPARD, an NGO from the region has hit out at the non availability of medicines for JE vaccination in the Tura Civil Hospital while private hospitals in Tura are making a huge profit – selling the vaccines for Rs 675 each.

“Why has the government not made the medicines available to the people – most of who are poor?

This is leading to many private hospitals making a killing at the expense of the common man. The government should take responsibility for ensuring the poor are able to afford the vaccination as well as medicines if they have contracted the disease,” said president of CEPARD, SR Sangma, prior to knowing that none of the cases tested positive for AES.

Dog squad of BSF performs yoga in Arunachal and Jammu

ITBP’s Animal Training School (ATS) jawaans perform Yoga with dogs at Lohitpur, Arunachal Pradesh.

ITANAGAR, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): On the fifth International Yoga day today, thousand of enthusiastic people were seen participating on this occasion, but none the less, man’s best friend dogs are also not far behind when it comes to practicing Yoga Asanas. The dogs practising yoga in Arunachal Pradesh will make you go aww!

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) person-

nel from Animal Training School (ATS) performed asanas with dogs on the river bank of Lohit Valley in Arunachal Pradesh.

Photographs of the event show the dogs doing asanas along with their trainers, reports The Northeast Today. It may be mentioned that there is a yoga for dogs as well which is called “Doga”, it was first started

by Suzi Teitelman in New York in 2002. In Doga, dogs are used as props.

2004 Dhemaji blast case deferred to July 4 Dhemaji (Assam), Jun 20 (PTI): A local court on Thursday deferred pronouncement of verdict in the 2004 ULFA triggered Dhemaji blast case that claimed 13 lives including school children, following the death of a defence counsel in an accident.

The Dhemaji district and sessions court has posted the matter for July 4.

The Dhemaji Bar Association appealed to the The blast on the Independence Day killed 13 people including 10 school children. court to postpone the verdict as Ghanashyam Lahon, its general secretary who was defending four of the 15 accused in the blast case, was killed in a road accident on Wednesday night.

The blast on the Independence Day had killed 13 people including 10 school children and injured 40 others in the Dhemaji College ground.

The IED planted at a corner of the ground exploded prior to hoisting of the national flag in presence of government officials, security personnel, students and teachers of various schools attending the function.

Police had chargesheeted 15 persons, including ha rd c o re ULFA c a dr e Rashid Bhorali, who was allegedly the mastermind behind the blast.

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Bags of problems

agaland becomes the latest to issue a complete ban on single-use plastic after the cabinet decided on it on June 10,2019. According to the notification in the Nagaland Gazette stated, the ban will come into effect three months after the notification dated June 17,2019. Plastic items banned include- 1.all plastic carry bags, with or without handles, irrespective of thickness and size; 2. plastic cutlery including plates, plastic cups, straws, stirrers etc, 3. cutlery and other decorative made of styrofoam (thermocol) and 4.polythene, nylon, poly-vinyl-carbohydrates, poly-propylene and poly-Styrene. While the notification informed about the ban, yet there was no mention about penalty imposed on violation of the ban. In other states, using a plastic bag can attract fines--from Rs 500 to Rs 25,000-and storage and distribution can lead to imprisonment up to five years. By the beginning of this year, local governments in more than half of India’s 29 states and 7 territories had crafted legislation taking aim at single-use plastic. Twenty Indian states have a complete ban on manufacture, supply and storage of polythene bags and other plastic items such as cups, plates, spoons, glasses while five states have a partial ban. With a population of 1.35 billion, India is saddled with more than 550,000 tons of mismanaged plastic waste reaching the ocean every year. Experts have estimated that annual waste generation in India will increase to 165 million tonnes by 2030. This means that around 66,000 hectares of land is needed to set up a landfill site which is 10 metres high and can hold up to 20 years’ waste. With global concerns on the threat posed on the environment by plastic, the ban will cause much problems since alternatives are not easily available. Scientists estimate that every square mile of oceans contains about 46,000 pieces of floating plastic. Plastics take around 500 to 1000 years to completely degrade due to the presence of complex polymers. As a result, till now whatever bit of plastic has ever been manufactured or used by us can be found in some form or the other on the planet. According to The World Economic Forum study done on plastic pollution around the world, Oceans will have more plastics than fish by 2050, if plastic pollution continues to rise. India’s contribution to plastic waste that is dumped into the world’s oceans every year is a massive 60%.

Governments face resistance from manufacturers and wholesalers of plastic products. State governments are also working to reduce the manufacturing of plastic by shutting down factories and preventing import of plastic products. Convincing consumers to shift away from the convenience of plastics is not easily accomplished. What is needed is alternative to plastic items especially in packaging and carry bags. Earlier, brown paper bags were used but the weight they could hold was limited unlike plastic bags. Besides not being water proof, 70 percent of the “new” bags provided at stores are made from recycled paper themselves. Plastic bags are easily available and convenient. It will be a big task replace single-use plastic primarily since customers are not charged for carry bags. The government could offer incentives to any small scale industry for the manufacture of biodegradable package or carry bags. However , what needs to be borne in mind is the issue of environment that which has to be protected by all means.

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The Ministry of the Inner Life

You are…a royal priesthood… —1 Peter 2:9 By what right have we become “a royal priesthood”? It is by the right of the atonement by the Cross of Christ that this has been accomplished. Are we prepared to purposely disregard ourselves and to launch out into the priestly work of prayer? The continual inner-searching we do in an effort to see if we are what we ought to be generates a self-centered, sickly type of Christianity, not the vigorous and simple life of a child of God. Until we get into this right and proper relationship with God, it is simply a case of our “hanging on by the skin of our teeth,” although we say, “What a wonderful victory I have!” Yet there is nothing at all in that which indicates the miracle of redemption. Launch out in reckless, unrestrained belief that the redemption is complete. Then don’t worry anymore about yourself, but begin to do as Jesus Christ has said, in essence, “Pray for the friend who comes to you at midnight, pray for the saints of God, and pray for all men.” Pray with the realization that you are perfect only in Christ Jesus, not on the basis of this argument: “Oh, Lord, I have done my best; please hear me now.”

How long is it going to take God to free us from the unhealthy habit of thinking only about ourselves?

We must get to the point of being sick to death of ourselves, until there is no longer any surprise at anything God might tell us about ourselves. We cannot reach and understand the depths of our own meagerness. There is only one place where we are right with God, and that is in Christ Jesus. Once we are there, we have to pour out our lives for all we are worth in this ministry of the inner life.

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The long journey of hope and reconciliation: Engaging the past, present and future

n 22nd February 2008, The Morung Express, carried an article that read: “Peace Meet carries on with empty chairs,” reporting that the Naga Peace Convention had few takers when the State election was at its peak. However, on 24th February 2008, the same newspaper had an article that read: “RECONCILIATION: A common road to freedom.” This article described the Naga Peace Convention of February 21-23, 2008 as: “It was explicit! It was concrete! It was moving and alive! It was an assertion that Naga history and political rights will not disappear into oblivion.” What caused the shift to occur between the two headlines? For some it was the divine intervention working in the hearts and minds of the people. It was in response to the call of God through a Divine Revelation given to the Shisha Hoho.

Amidst the Naga “factional” violence and killings, in March 2008, Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) was named with the mandate of 39 Naga bodies from across Naga-Land and various Church Councils.

Journey of Common Hope The primary mandate given to the FNR was to work for healing and reconciliation of Naga people through genuine forgiveness, mutual respect and shared understanding based on their historical and political rights. The FNR-led initiative became the most motivated since factional conflict took over the Naga national movement. It brought Naga Political Groups (NPGs) together for the first time after numerous splits of the Naga political groups competing over authority, control, and legitimacy. After several consultations the Covenant of Reconciliation (CoR) was signed on June 13, 2009, which drastically reduced the level of violence and bloodshed, and provided avenues that ceased armed confrontation. It was an extraordinary moment for transformation and healing of our broken land. The reconciliation process accomplished more in a span of 5-6 years than 3 decades of unsuccessful efforts to stop the inter-factional violence.

The signing of the CoR has set in motion the journey of Naga reconciliation where FNR members travelled to foreign countries and to various Naga towns and villages to strengthen the process. FNR brought all NPGs together through various platforms and meetings, leading to reconciling among themselves and several agreements being signed.

Notable outcomes are the Naga Concordant, the Lenten Agreement.

Apart from the closed-door meetings, with the help of international consultants and experts on peace and reconciliation, seminars and public meetings took place on several occasions. One was held at Agri-Expo in 2012 when a massive crowd of more than 40 thousand persons came together. Then, June 13, 2019, marked the 10th anniversary of signing the CoR, as the people continue to walk

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section of people in the country is understandably livid today at their worst nightmare having turned true. For, the return of Narendra Modi once again at the helm (and with a much bigger mandate) despite their relentless campaign in the past five years to somehow stop the juggernaut that started rolling in 2014 has upset the apple-cart for the second time, and perhaps forever. The ecosystem that actively patronised and sustained them, who have a highly archaic, if not debauched, worldview and a vulgar sense of supremacy, was now gone for good.

It needs no iteration that the old order in the country primarily sustained on socialism that was elitist in nature, an ecosystem where the real beneficiaries were an elite class comprising the politicians, babus, businessmen and industrialists, middlemen, a section of journalists, the mafia, etc.

And these people derived maximum dividends from the system as they had access to all the good that it had to offer, including the power and privileges that accompanied them.

One merely needed to have a “connection” with someone up in the hierarchy to have access to virtually all the good things in life, including but not limited to getting a basic landline telephone or an LPG connection, opening a petrol pump, getting licence for setting up an industrial plant or even influencing government

the ‘Journey of Common Hope.’

Naga Reconciliation: Causes, Caution, Concern and Critique I have often wondered what we would have gained from the reconciliation process if all the stakeholders tried to be accountable, honest, and transparent with each other. Clearly, reconciliation cannot recede into the background if we are to have a future as a people which requires everyone’s efforts to carry it forward.

Interactions with stakeholders over the last eight years have shaped my perspective. There is a strong recurring voice from different stakeholders which say that despite the agreements and understandings that were arrived at during the Naga reconciliation process, the inability to implement them continues to be a roadblock. This has led to weakening of the reconciliation process and created a deep sense of disappointment and dampened the hopes of many.

The reconciliation process no doubt contributed to the relative peace and semblance of normalcy that we continue to enjoy. Yet, the burden for a political settlement has tried to limit and define the reconciliation process.

Reconciliation, broadly understood, touches all aspects of life and is multi-faceted and multi-layered.

FNR is looking at a people’s perspective which embraces this broader expanse of peacebuilding. People’s reconciliation encompasses truthtelling and healing of past traumas.

The reconciliation process itself needs to remain people centered and driven. It is crucial to underscore the fact that FNR is looking at reconciliation from a long-term people’s perspective which is must broader.

This article attempts to address the drawbacks, while at the same time highlight the potential of collective reflection and action in the context of an incomplete reconciliation process.

Forum for Naga Reconciliation Due to the contextual situation in which FNR was formed, its initial work concentrated on the NPGs. FNR’s primary objective in the first phase was to end the “interfactional” violence and enable the groups to reconcile on the basis of the Naga historical and political rights based on the spirit of genuine forgiveness.

The “compromised situation” in which the Naga reconciliation process was born weakens FNR’s natural ability to be fully effective.

There are voices within and without pointing to FNR’s inability to push the NPGs in implementing the various agreements and commitments.

It is, however, filled with optimism because it ended the violence that has been devastating the Naga people for decades.

However, FNR has a limited mandate and cannot be held accountable for all that seems to be in need of repair within Naga political life. FNR has demonstrated,

through its inclusive approach, that reconciliation which transforms society involves a collective effort.

The responsibility has to be equally shared by all stakeholders, including the common people.

One visible change in FNR’s strategy is to extend the spirit of reconciliation and better understanding to all the neighboring communities and nationalities which transcend geographical divisions. This has been amplified in the form of FNR organizing and celebrating the first Naga Day on 10 January 2018, attended by Nagas from all Naga inhabited areas.

Events and landmark agreements like Naga Day and CoR have been significant in changing the political discourse of reconciliation.

Naga Political Groups All NPGs are recognized for having the courage and foresight to come together despite the insurmountable difficulties that had to be overcome in order for the Naga reconciliation process to exist and come thus far. Their commitment is a necessity for the reconciliation process to proceed to its logical conclusion. The process is dependent on their willingness to cooperate, collaborate and work together.

The NPGs have had challenges, and in some cases failed to implement the agreements which have impeded the reconciliation process.

The issues of accountability, selfinterest and personal group glory have left the reconciliation process in a limbo. We have a problem with what Vaclav Havel called “telling the truth” to each other. The NPGs still have difficulty finding common ground to help the process by trusting and communicating with each other.

The NPGs have been urged to honor the CoR and to remain committed to addressing all outstanding issues. The FNR is steadfast in ensuring that all groups are included in the reconciliation process, as Naga Reconciliation is “neither selective, exclusive, nor is it about merging.”

Rather it stands for mutual respect, acceptance and equality in rebuilding the wholeness of the Naga people.

Government of India The situations prevailing are mostly self-created, then nourished and taken advantage of by external influences and conditions. The role of Government of India (GOI) cannot be absolved from this equation.

It’s what governments do: create divisions, engineer defections and use force.

From the perspective of the third party, the State wouldn’t want the groups to come together, because unity strengthens the negotiating position of the Naga political groups.

Perhaps it is something the government is not prepared to do. So, they are romancing at different levels with the NSCN then and now with the NNPGs. The unspoken thing is that they are romancing around the agreement, an agreement of which only the three parties are aware.

Reconciliation as a means to unite a people is seen as a threat by the ‘other.’ A straightforward message for GOI would be to give peace and reconciliation a chance, and to stop its divide and rule tactics.

Naga Civil Society Organisations FNR came about through the support of the Naga civil society organizations (CSOs), and carry their ‘mandate’ and representing the will of the Naga people. This mandate allowed the FNR to become a ‘national’ body in itself, making independent decisions on behalf of the Naga reconciliation process that it set in motion. FNR came together drawing people from various walks of life, including members of CSOs. Over the years, Naga CSOs have been broken up along state, regional and tribal lines, thereby cracking their own united mandate. Since the FNR has managed to function independently, it has navigated its way through civil society cracks by dealing directly with CSOs instead of relying wholly on ‘apex bodies,’ of which there are many today. Relative peace has been brokered and a sense of peaceful atmosphere prevails not only among the NPGs but also among the Naga public.

But what remains is the huge gap between the Naga CSOs and the FNR in understanding where the reconciliation process is heading. The sad reality is that not only NPGs, but Naga CSOs need reconciliation, which is now a mirror image of the Naga people. Truth telling becomes a casualty and the trust deficit has come at a great cost.

Therefore, mutual understanding and honest conversation between NPGs, as well as CSOs and the public is an essential ingredient for healing and restoring people’s dignity towards a holistic Naga destiny.

Naga People The question is whether the people are aware of the FNR role and understand how it emerged during a very difficult and violent situation. The NPGs came into the reconciliation process and continued as a response to the deep need and frustration expressed by the people. Clearly, as long as the people pushed, the reconciliation process progressed. This push was evident from 2009-2014, but after the factional violence subsided, the public became complacent.

There is a misconception that reconciliation is only a form of conflict management. For some, reconciliation is seen as a pre-requisite to bring settlement. This makes reconciliation very narrow. But from the point of reconciliation the process has to continue beyond settlement.

Reconciliation is not conflict management but conflict transformation and healing of our people. If it was settlement-centric process the FNR’s mechanism and activities would have been totally different.

It is evident that FNR’s goal is to bringing Nagas together based on

Modi and collapse of old order

policies to benefit a particular group of people, etc.

It was a system where relationships were forged based on mutual benefits. For instance, the business lobby would try to keep the ruling class in good humour, while the latter would reciprocate with “favourable” policy decisions. A prominent corporate group being allocated prime agricultural lands for building what is today millennium city Gurugram reportedly without any proper bidding process can also be attributed to this unholy alliance, as was the arbitrary allocation of 2G spectrum few years back.

A section in media fraternity too couldn’t remain immune to the system. They were told to gloss over some of post Independent India’s worst carnages or fiscal impropriety in lieu of power and position, so infamously epitomised by Nira Radia tapes that implicated a prominent journalist as a “power-broker” few years back. So, while glossing over the 1969 Gujarat riots (over 5,000 killed), the 1979 Marichjhapi massacre (over 4,000 killed), the 1983 Nellie massacre (over 2,000 killed), the 1984 anti-Sikh riots (over 3,000 killed), the Naga-Kuki clash in Manipur (approximately 1,000 killed) etc, they become fixated only with the 2002 Gujarat riots.

This section of journalists, besides some media owners, was suitably compensated with State honours, perks and

other emoluments, including free foreign junkets.

Further, under such a licentious system, middlemen flourished, especially in the North Block trying to clinch mega defence deals with kickbacks being an accepted norm.

Unfortunately, even a section of intelligentsia was sucked into this vortex of exclusivity and entitlements, and some of them were allowed to head prestigious institutions.

The ruling political class, of course, benefited the most as it held the purse string.

Members of the class, irrespective of their ideological differences, had an unwritten code not to harm each other’s interests. So, the Abdullahs were given a carte blanche to run the affairs of Jammu & Kashmir by the then incumbents in New Delhi, only to create the mess that the State is in today. The long leash given to Hurriyat leaders, including security cover and other State facilities, thus far can also be attributed to the then incumbents’ convergence of “interests”. The entire relationship was thus somewhat incestuous. It was an exclusive durbar operating out of Delhi and all the beneficiaries drawn from the privileged class across the country were its courtiers, and where the commoners had little access or even aspire to. The privileged few monopolised power and privileges, besides taking it upon themselves to dictate the country’s socio-economic and

political destiny and the entire discourse surrounding it.

However, the Modi Inc rattled the old order. His ascension to power in 2014 marked the end of an era as he demolished this durbar whose basis was entitlements.

It changed the entire power equation. And if Modi used his first term to prepare ground for a new order by knocking down a system that well-nigh outlived its utility, Modi 2.0 has served to cement this new order.

In the new order where Modi himself is an “outsider”, the power centre shifted out of New Delhi and dispersed among the countrymen who hold the strings. They can now directly communicate with the Prime Minister or any other member in his Council of Ministers through mediums like Facebook and Twitter, which was unthinkable a few years ago. Tales abound of Modi and his ministers stepping in and intervening to address individual grievances, especially in times of crises.

For a Prime Minister responding to SOS messages and communicating with the people directly, the rules of public engagement marked a clear departure from the past, and are perhaps a defining moment for India’s democracy.

The over-dependence on traditional media for reaching out to the masses has been junked.

This is a game-changer that some are yet to come to terms with, especially the courtiers

the historical and political rights. The Naga Day on January 10, 2018 was seen as a symbolic action taken to mobilize Nagas Without Borders.

FNR needs to reach out more to the people and create structures that will make it possible for them to effectively communicate, mobilize and engage people across all sections of society.

Conclusion In an increasingly confusing topsy-turvy world of the Nagas, where do or how do we address the need for the reconciliation process to be invigorated? The political developments, after signing the Framework Agreement and the subsequent talks between the Government of India with the 7 NNPGs, highlight what will become of the incomplete reconciliation among the Nagas.

The FNR’s main objective was to work for the complete cessation of factional armed violence, and all other forms of violence. Since the factional violence has significantly reduced, the FNR recognizes that the reconciliation process needs to go further. It must include forgiveness and healing, both between factions, as well as between factions and ordinary Naga men and women.

Whatever political settlement is sought by the negotiating parties in New Delhi, whether NSCN-IM or the NNPGs, how costly it will be to ignore reconciliation within the Nagas?

History has lessons for all of us. Reconciliation needs to go beyond reaching a political settlement. It must initiate the process for imagining a new post-conflict Naga society. A political solution without reconciliation will only lead to further conflicts. Therefore, we need to disengage from the traditional concept of time (pastpresent-future) and reframe time in a relevant and contextual manner. It is “reconceptualising time” (futurepast-present) by understanding first and visioning a shared future and learning from past experiences that we can meaningfully engage with our present realities.

I write here as a Naga seeking to persuade our Naga family that reconciliation is the only way forward as a people. We cannot be indifferent or neutral with respect to our common future. Only a radical spirit of reconciliation can free us and cause us to reach out generously, and lovingly towards each other. As emphasized by FNR in their latest communiqué, the path ahead is still in construction, the memory of what was our past and a deep desire to move on in the right direction of continual transformation is the yearning of all citizens. By doing this, we are awakening our conscience and renewing our commitment to reconciliation and peace.

Zhoto Tunyi About the author: Zhoto Tunyi teaches Political Science at Patkai Christian College (Autonomous) in Dimapur, Nagaland.

of the erstwhile durbar.

Further, with initiatives like direct bank transfer to beneficiaries after Jan Dhan Yojana, Modi has re-written the rules of public service delivery too. He also encouraged the country’s large middle class to become aspirational through schemes like Start-up India, while at the same time promoting skills of unskilled youth through Skill India programme. This helped him in achieving the critical mass that ensured his victory. And the new norm of governmentto-government deals for defence purchases marked the death-knell for middlemen.

Likewise, State patronisation of the Left-inclined intellectuals stopped in favour of the Right-inclined.

Actually, Modi is in sync with the New India that is proud of its ancient heritage,

yet aspirational. He is acting as a catalyst in furthering this, evident in yoga becoming an international day during his tenure and in his aggressive pitching for other traditional wellness practices, which all paid him rich political dividend.

However, having ridden the crest of public goodwill and raised public expectations, it would be interesting to see how Modi 2.0 delivers in coming days. Those criticising him would do well to understand the new rules of the game, before engaging him. Else, they would face the same fate like they did in the recent General Election. Their “social engineering” is also unlikely to give good returns as people have largely moved over caste, ethnic, linguistic and religious fault lines.

Anirban Choudhury, Guwahati

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Let’s plant more trees in Dimapur

Sir,

With the temperatures soaring this year and no respite for Dimapurians from the scorching summer, I would like to appeal to all responsible social organizations, educational institutions and NGOs to mobilize the public to plant more trees as there is very less green cover in the main town area of Dimapur. This way, we can help bring down the temperature and also contribute to the future generation.

Mary K. Khermahal 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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rienced,” he told the gathering. Noting that good health motivates to scale new heights, Modi said, neither dreams can be realised nor objectives achieved through a tired body and broken mind.

“We should make efforts to take yoga from cities to villages and tribal areas,” the prime minister said.

“Yoga should be taken to tribal homes and made an inseparable part of the life of the indigenous people.”

He stressed that for yoga to become popular, infrastructure for it must be strengthened.

The government, he said, was working on it.

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To win poll, BJP misled voters over AIIMS site, says Congress

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ments. He should resign on moral grounds,” said Congress leader Capt Ajay Yadav here on Thursday.

Ved Prakash Vidrohi, former state Congress spokesman, said the announcement of AIIMS in Manethi village was nothing but a conspiracy hatched by Rao Inderjit and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to woo voters during the Lok Sabha elections.

The AIIMS Sangharsh Samiti, which staged a dharna in Manethi village for 127 days for a new AIIMS, has called a pancyayat on Sunday to decide the future course of action if the project is shifted to an alternative site. “We will not let the government change the AIIMS site, as people of the region had struggled for more than four months to get the project implemented,” said Sheotaz Singh, sarpanch of Manethi village and convener of the committee.

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): A total 36 people have died due to heat-related ailments in the country this year till June 9, Minister of State for Health Ashwini Choubey told the Lok Sabha on Friday.

Citing data by the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Choubey said 25 people died in 2018, 384 in 2017 and 1,111 in 2016 due to heat-related ailments.

Responding to a question on whether the government has set up infrastructure in government hospitals to deal with patients suffering from heat wave-related problems, Choubey said the primary responsibility of heat wave management rests with the states and the state governments concerned are required to undertake necessary measures as per their relief codes/relief manuals.

He said they are required to set up infrastructure in government hospitals to deal with patients suffering from heat wave-related ailments. In 2016, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) issued guidelines for ‘Preparation of Action Plan – Prevention and Management of Heat Wave’. The NDMA issued revised guidelines in 2017.

The Health Ministry had also issued guidelines on ‘Prevention and Management of Heat-related Illness’ in 2015.

Mortal remains of IAF personnels consigned to flames Palwal, Jun 21 (Agencies): Mortal remains of two IAF personnel, who died in a plane crash in Arunachal Pradesh earlier this month, were consigned to flames at their native places in Haryana on Friday.

Flight Lieutenant Ashish Tanwar (29) and airman Pankaj Sangwan were among the 13 people on board the AN-32 aircraft that had crashed on June 3, about 30 minutes after taking off from Jorhat in Assam.

While Tanwar hailed from Palwal district, airman Sangwan belonged to Sonipat. Their mortal remains were consigned to flames with full state honours at their native places.

All 13 people on board the AN-32 aircraft were declared dead after a team of rescuers had found the wreckage of the plane in a heavily forested mountainous terrain.

Heart-rending scenes were witnessed on Friday after mortal remains of the

Family member during the funeral ceremony of the army soldier, whose mortal remains were recovered from the site where an Indian Air Force AN32 aircraft crashed. (PTI)

flight lieutenant and the airman, draped in the Tricolor, were taken to their native places.

Their family members were inconsolable.

Sombre mood prevailed at Deeghot village of Palwal and Kohla village in Sonipat, where the last rites of Tanwar and Sangwan, respectively, took place.

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While six bodies were retrieved on Wednesday, the remaining seven were recovered Thursday.

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Modi’s likely meeting with US President Donald Trump, the first since his re-election last month, is set to attract a lot of attention amid strengthening of strategic ties between the two countries.

“Over a period of time, particularly after the economic shock of 2008, the G-20 has become a very important global platform,” Prabhu said, adding the G-20 countries contribute about 85 per cent of the world’s GDP. The issues under discussion at the summit will include free trade and economic growth, global economy including taxation, finance, digital economy and artificial intelligence, inclusive and sustainable world,

energy and environment, society 5.0, quality infrastructure, global health, aging, climate change, and marine plastic waste, he said.

Talking about India’s agenda at the meeting, Prabhu said India will be discussing important issues such as energy security, financial stability, reforming multilateralism, and WTO reform.

“We strongly feel that WTO should be strengthened and it should be the body through which global trade should be regulated,” he said.

Prabhu said issues such as return of fugitive economic offenders, terrorism, portable social security schemes, disasterresilient infrastructure, as well as food security will also be raised by India.

There are going to be four sessions -- global economy: trade and investment; innovation in digital economy and artificial intelligence; addressing inequalities and realising and inclusive sustainable world; and climate change, energy and environment, he said, adding the prime minister will lead India’s stand on all these issues.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): The government has evolved a new scheme to provide social security pension of Rs 3,000 per month to farmers above the age of 60 years, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.

Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said the government has approved a pension scheme for all small and marginal farmers (SMF), subject to certain exclusion clauses, with a view to provide social security net as they have minimal or no savings to provide for old age and to support them in the event of consequent loss of livelihood.

The scheme provides for payment of a minimum fixed pension of Rs 3,000 per month to eligible farmers on attaining the age of 60 years. It is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme, with entry age of 18 to 40 years.

village approved from the FAC by putting in a request for diverting the forestland, but the plan could not succeed as most of 224 acres provided by the Manethi gram panchayat come under the APA and the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

If AIIMS was to come up on the proposed site, 15,886 trees and 29,943 plants would have had to be felled, they added.

Meanwhile, Opposition leaders have attacked the BJP government for choosing a site that has been turned down. They have accused Rao Inderjit of misleading people in the name of AIIMS to garner their votes during the Lok Sabha elections.

“Rao Inder jit was aware that AIIMS cannot come up in Manethi area as it is part of the APA. But he kept people of south Haryana in the dark. He has played with people’s senti-

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Rewari, Jun 20 (Agencies): The proposed site for much-hyped All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the district’s Manethi village has come in sharp focus after a Central panel advised the Haryana Government to look for an alternative site.

The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) of the Union Environment, Forests and Climate Change Ministry has termed the proposed AIIMS site in Manethi village “non-specific” as it is part of the Aravalli Plantation Area (APA) and any diversion would result in honeycombing of the only forest patch on the landscape. The district administration is silent over the matter, but sources say that administrative officers were aware that the proposed site was part of the APA and that sooner or later it might face legal hurdles.

In spite of that, the district administration recommended the site following political pressure from Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh as he wanted AIIMS to come up in the Bawal Assembly segment, from where his loyalist Banwari Lal is an MLA. Hence, no alternative site was recommended.

The sources said the state authorities were confident that it would manage to get the site in Manethi

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ailments, Modi said, “Yoga can play a huge role in tackling the issue and hence, this year’s theme is ‘Yoga for Heart’.”

Heart-related ailments have increased manifold in the country, for which awareness on heart care, prevention through yoga and proper treatment are necessary, the prime minister said. Modi also said the government has been working to make yoga a pillar of preventive healthcare.

“We can say, in India, awareness of yoga has reached every corner and section. From drawing room to boardroom, from parks in cities to sports complex, all around yoga can be expe-

Hisar, Jun 20 (AGENCIES): The Haryana Police today placed Arjuna Award winning boxer Jai Bhagwan, an Inspector, under suspension following a departmental inquiry over his alleged misbehaviour with a hotel manager in Sirsa town.

DSP Aryan Chaudhary said Jai Bhagwan, posted recently as SHO of Rori police station with additional charge of Kalanwali police station, entered into an argument with the hotel manager on June 16. Bhagwan, accompanied by a woman, had gone to the hotel to hire a room when its manager demanded their ID proofs.

The manager objected to the document furnished by the woman, leading to alleged misbehaviour by Bhagwan. The DSP said SP Arun Singh had placed Inspector Jai Bhagwan under suspension on the basis of a preliminary inquiry.

Police spokesperson Surjeet Singh said the hotel’s CCTV footage showed Inspector Jai Bhagwan misbehaving with the manager and slapping him. Manager Vijender lodged a complaint with the Sirsa police and an inquiry was initiated.

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan next week to attend the G-20 summit where issues such as financial stability, WTO reform, black money, and terrorism will be on top of the agenda for India.

Modi will attend the 14th G-20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, from June 28-29.

The summit will also be attended by Heads of State or government of member countries, EU and other invited nations and international organizations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.

MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar announced that former Union minister Suresh Prabhu would be India’s Sherpa at the 14th meeting of the world’s top economies in Osaka, Japan.

“This would be the sixth time that Prime Minister Modi would be participating in the G-20 summit.

Apart from participating at the summit, the prime minister will also have bilateral meetings. He will also have plurilateral meetings which would be announced closer

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ing yoga, Modi said, research on yoga should be given emphasis for providing updated information about yoga, just like a phone is updated with the latest software.

“With the increasing importance of yoga, the role of trainers and institutions related to yoga will also increase,” he said.

“Peace and harmony are related to yoga. People across the world must practice it,” Modi said.

On his way out of the venue, Modi shook hands with several participants, including school children, who reached out to the prime minister over barricades.

Soon after finishing his address to a packed ground, Modi, donning white tracks, white T-shirt and a scarf, got down the stage and joined the yoga enthusiasts as a trainer conducted various yoga asanas and pranayam.

Along with thousands of yoga practitioners, the prime minister performed Uttan Aasan, Padhastasan, Tarasan, Vriksh asan, Virbhadrasan, Pravritta Ardh Chandra Asan, Paribritt Parshwa Asan and Vajra Asan amidst a brief drizzle.

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RANCHI, JUN 21 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said yoga is above caste, religion, colour, gender and region as he meticulously performed various asanas with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground here to mark the fifth International Day of Yoga.

Modi also urged people to make yoga an integral part of life.

“We should make efforts to take yoga from cities to villages and tribal areas.

Yoga is above religion, caste, colour, gender and region, it is above everything,” he told the gathering. The main event on Yoga Day was held in the Jharkhand capital.

The International Day of Yoga is being celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015.

“It (yoga) is constant and evolving for centuries.

The essence of yoga has been stable and remained the same -- healthy body, stable mind, spirit of oneness.

Yoga has provided a perfect blend of knowledge, karma and bhakti,” the prime minister said.

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State-run Bank of Baroda has become India’s second largest public sector bank after its merger with Dena and Vijaya Bank.

The amalgamation of the two lenders with BOB, will be effective from 1 April, 2019.

The country’s first three-way bank merger has taken the combined geographical reach of Bank of Baroda branches to 9,490, its strength of ATMs to 13,400 and employees to 85,678 who now serve 120 million customers. The permutation-combination of other bank mergers are also being discussed, said the sources.

experiences. The three new tablets that we are launching with bigger screens and topof-the-line features will take those experiences to a brand new level,” Babbar added.

The company is set to launch Galaxy Tab S5e in the Rs 35,000-Rs 40,000 price range, Galaxy Tab A10.1 in the Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 range and Galaxy Tab A8 around Rs 10,000 early next week.

The shipment of 4G tablets grew 62 percent in India in the first quarter of 2019, according to CyberMedia Research (CMR).

Lenovo with 26 per cent led the market, followed by Samsung at 17 per cent and iBall also at 17 per cent. Apple was fourth with 9 per cent market share.

The overall tablet market saw a 11 per cent decline in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter last year.

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USD 1.353 billion to USD 394.44 billion.

Expressed in dollar terms, foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and yen held in the reserves.

G o l d r e s e r ve s r e mained stable at USD 22.958 billion, according to the RBI data.

Special drawing rights with the Inter national Monetary Fund fell by USD 0.1 million to USD 1.449 billion.

The country’s reserve position with the fund also declined by USD 0.2 million to USD 3.345 billion.

New Delhi, Jun 21 (IANS): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman may meet CEOs of PSU banks to discuss the roadmap ahead for consolidation, lendings to farm sectors, MSMEs, inclusive financial growth, NPA controls concerning financial situations and standby solutions for liquidity crisis, according to banking sources.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was earlier scheduled to hold the meeting, but it was cancelled.

Now the Finance Minister is likely to chair the meeting, sources added. Earlier this month, Sitharaman had met the bankers for pre-Budget consultations.

Modi’s meetings with

New Delhi, Jun 21 (IANS): Samsung which gained 51 per cent market share (by value) and 50 per cent market share (by volume) in the first quarter of 2019 in the Indian tablet market is set to launch three new tablets early next week, a top company executive said on Friday.

In 2018, Samsung had 50 per cent market share (by value) and 49 per cent market share (by volume), according to German research firm Gfk. “We received doubledigit growth last year in India and this year, we are aiming for 20 per cent growth in the otherwise stagnant tablet space in the country this year,” Aditya Babbar, Director, Mobile Business, Samsung India, told IANS. “Tablets are now being used more for browsing, shopping and entertainment

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Mumbai, Jun 21 (PTI): India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by USD 1.358 billion to USD 422.2 billion in the week to June 14 due to fall in foreign currency assets, RBI data showed.

Foreign exchange reserves had increased by USD 1.686 billion to USD 423.554 billion in the previous reporting week.

Forex reserves had touched a record high of USD 426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018.

In the reporting week, foreign currency assets, which is a major component of the overall reser ves, decreased by

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Dimapur, Jun 21 (NPN): NIIT Dimapur has announced the launch of NSQF mapped GNIIT for enhancing employability and preparing professionals for IT Industry. The announcement was made during its 19th annual day held at NIIT Dimapur Center on June 18. The course will allow students undertaking GNIIT to be prepared for careers in IT Industry.

The GNIIT course is now aligned to National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF) regulations and maps to profile of “Software Developer”. It encompasses “7” out of “7” National Occupational Standards (NOS) of “SSC/ Q0501 - Software Developer” Qualification Pack issued by “IT-ITeS Sector Skill Council NASSCOM”.

The NSQF level of the updated GNIIT programme is 7 as certified by NASSCOM. Bimaljeet Singh, president, Skills and Careers Business (India), NIIT Ltd, said, “We at NIIT are focused towards providing Industry ready curriculum that allows the students to seize the best career opportunity.

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on goods from the US. The minister said irrespective of the world trade situation, India is looking at ways to “encash’ opportunities to further exports.

The minister further said India is competent to handle the international trade situation.

Goyal also dismissed contentions that India’s exports have been hit badly after the US has terminated its Preferential Trade Treatment or GSP (Generalized System of Preferences) to India from June 5 this year.

“I would like to submit that the total impact of GSP is under USD 250269 million in a year and for a country of size and strength of India, I can assure members (of the House) that it will not have any significant impact.

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directive said.

The service records of employees working under banks, PSUs and central government departments will be reviewed as per the Personnel Ministry guidelines under Fundamental Rule 56 (J), (I) and Rule 48 of Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules 1972, a senior official said.

These rules allows government to retire a public servant in public interest “whose integrity is doubtful” and those “found to be ineffective” in working, he said.

The central government had recently retired 15 officers of Indian Revenue Service (Customs and Central Excise) in public interest under these rules. Earlier this month, 12 officers of Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) were also dismissed from service.

The mission to eliminate corruption from public life and government services will be implemented with greater zeal, President Ram Nath Kovind had said on Thursday, suggesting harsher steps may be on anvil to check graft.

Addressing both the Houses of P0arliament, he had said the government will make zero tolerance policy against corruption more comprehensive and effective.

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New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI): Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said India is well placed to handle the “crossfire” resulting from global trade war on the strength of the country’s economy.

At a time when the world is witnessing trade wars across nations, India too will be impacted.

“Obviously, in a situation when the world is seeing trade wars across nations, across continents, India will come in the crossfire. But then its a cross fire which we can handle,” the minister said during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha.

The global trade war has been triggered by the US after it raised duties on imports, including aluminium and steel. Other countries, including India too retaliated by raising import duty

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI): The Centre has asked banks, PSUs and all its departments to review service records of employees working under them to weed out corrupt and non-performing ones.

The Personnel Ministry has written to secretaries of all central government departments asking them to carry out the review of all categories of employees in “letter and spirit” and to ensure that decision to retire a public servant is not “arbitrary”.

“All ministries/departments are requested to undertake the periodic reviews in letter and spirit, including in public sector undertakings (PSUs)/ banks and autonomous institutions, under their administrative control,” it said.

The ministries or departments should ensure that the prescribed procedure like forming of opinion to retire a government employee prematurely in public interest is strictly adhered to, and that the decision is not an arbitrary one, and is not based on collateral grounds, the Personnel Ministry said.

All government organisations have been asked to furnish a report to the Ministry in a prescribed format by 15th day of each month starting from July 15, 2019, the

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tion,” he said when asked if India was discussing the issue with the US. GSP, the minister said was unilateral, non-obligatory concession given by the US to India as developing country.

“Some of the demands that were raised on India were such that India could not yield. I think national sovereignty and national interest is paramount,” he said when asked if the government would initiate further negotiations in this regard with the US. He further said India will continue to negotiate with all countries, including the US, but it will not be at the cost of sovereignty.

O n t h e c o u n t r y ’s exports, Goyal said it increased significantly during the last fiscal and in the current year also, the outward shipments are showing increasing trends.

He further said India has fortified its foreign exchange reserves and the government is taking proactive measures to promote exports.

On a question related to the forthcoming visit of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to India, Goyal said there will be discussions on several issues.

Pompeo will be visiting India from June 25-27.

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Washington, Jun 21 (AFP): Iran said Thursday it had recovered parts of a US spy drone in its territorial waters, after downing the aircraft in a missile strike slammed by President Donald Trump as a “big mistake.” Under pressure to respond to the high-stakes incident in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, where a series of tanker attacks have sent tensions soaring with Iran, Trump initially struck a combative tone.

“Iran made a very big mistake!” he tweeted in response to news Iran had shot down the Global Hawk surveillance aircraft -- which the Pentagon says was above international waters at the time. “This country will not stand for it, that I can tell you,” he said later at the White House.

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Tory leadership: Hunt to face Johnson London, Jun 21 (IANS): Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Jeremy Hunt will go head-to-head to become the country’s new Prime Minister amid claims that tactical voting knocked Environment Secretary Michael Gove out of the race.

Johnson’s team has denied such tactics - but at least one backer suggested some MPs may have switched votes to end Gove’s campaign, the BBC reported.

Thursday’s vote put Johnson and Jeremy Hunt top in the race and they will now battle it out to become the next Prime Minister.

Hunt promised Johnson “the fight of his life” in the coming weeks, the report said. Johnson’s place in the final two had been widely expected as he had been the frontrunner in all four previous ballots of Conservative MPs, with Gove and Hunt vying for second spot.

Two ballots were held on Thursday, resulting in the elimination of Home Secretary Sajid Javid and Gove.

Johnson and Hunt will now have to convince the Conservative Party’s 160,000 members to vote for them, with the contest ending in late July.

After Thursday’s results, some of Gove’s supporters claimed Johnson’s backers may have voted for Hunt to eliminate their candidate.

However, Gove’s campaign manager Mel Stride dismissed suggestions there had been a vote-switching operation, saying: “It doesn’t seem to me on first observation of this that there has been. “Because we didn’t see a situation where, as some had speculated, a very large number of votes might have transferred from, say, Boris Johnson to Jeremy Hunt. “It would appear to me everybody has behaved pretty much as one would hope they would.”

Johnson and Hunt will now take part in hustings in front of Conservative Party members around the country, before members’ postal votes are counted, with the final result to be announced during the week of July 22.

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unsure what Washington’s next move would be.

“You will find out,” Trump said, when asked about possible retaliation.

In Tehran, however, the message came loud and clear. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif announced late Thursday that parts of the drone had been recovered in Iranian territorial waters, as Tehran moved to bring the incident before the United Nations.

“We don’t seek war, but will zealously defend our skies, land & waters,” Zarif said.

T h e Pe n t a g o n d e nounced the “unprovoked attack,” claiming the navy drone was 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Iran when destroyed by a surface-to-air missile.

But the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said

it brought the drone down as it was “violating Iranian air space” over the waters of Hormozgan province.

Zarif provided coordinates to back the claim.”At 00:14 US drone took off from UAE in stealth mode & violated Iranian airspace,” Zarif tweeted.

“It was targeted at 04:05 at the coordinates (25?59’43”N 57?02’25”E) near Kouh-e Mobarak.”

“We’ve retrieved sections of the US military drone in OUR territorial waters where it was shot down.”

But the Pentagon published a map showing the flight path of the drone, which indicated it traveled outside of Iranian waters and included a photograph showing it was at the coordinates (25?57’42”N 56?50’22”E) when it was downed.

WASHINGTON, JUN 21 (AGENCIES/PTI): U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he called off a planned military strike against Iran because it would have been a disproportionate response to Tehran’s downing of an unmanned U.S. surveillance drone, adding that more sanctions have been imposed, reports Reuters. “We were cocked & loaded to retaliate last night on 3 different sights (sic) when I asked, how many will die,” Trump wrote in a series of morning tweets.

“150 people, sir, was the answer from a General.

“10 minutes before the strike I stopped it, not proportionate to shooting down an unmanned drone.

I am in no hurry.” Trump said U.S. sanctions imposed on Iran were having an effect and, without mentioning details, said more were added Thursday night. Iranian officials told Reuters on Friday that Tehran had received a message from Trump warning that a U.S. attack on Iran was imminent but that he was against war and wanted to talk.

Trump’s tweets did not address whether he had sent a message to Iran’s leaders but repeated his attacks on the deal secured by his Democratic predecessor, Barack Obama. He also reiterated his stance that Iran would not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons.

The escalating tensions

come after Tehran on Thursday said it had shot down an unmanned U.S. military surveillance drone with a surface-to-air missile following a spate of attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf region.

Trump says Iran made ‘very big mistake’ by downing US drone

President Donald Trump said Thursday that Iran has made a “very big mistake” by shooting down a US spy drone, an incident that is likely to further escalate already soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran. Both the US and Iran said that Iranian forces had shot down an American military surveillance drone, but the two sides offered conflicting details on the incident.

US officials confirmed that a high altitude drone on a surveillance mission over the Strait of Hormuz was hit by an Iranian surface-to-air missile in international airspace.

Iran, however, said its elite Revolutionary Guard shot down an RQ-4 Global Hawk drone as it flew over southern Iran and that the incident sent a “clear message to America”. The US military’s Central Command confirmed a US Navy Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS-D) aircraft was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system.

United Nations, Jun 21 (IANS): Deputy UN Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has said that yoga can help the world in these troubled times by inspiring the adoption of a sustainable lifestyle to fight climate change and by promoting tolerance and peace.

Addressing the fifth International Yoga Day celebration here on Thursday, she said: “The essence of yoga is balance not only within us, but also in our relationship with humanity, with the world. As such, yoga can promote solidarity, social integration, tolerance justice and peace.

“It teaches us a holistic vision of the world encouraging us to live in harmony with ourselves, society and nature.”

The theme of the celebration was Yoga and Climate Action, and Mohammed said that yoga “has a valuable contribution in addressing climate change, the defining issue of our time, by inspiring us to shift away from the unsustainable practices towards inclusive green growth, conscious consumption and much more sustainable lifestyles”.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a video message that the global significance of yoga is that like it unites tbe body,

Amina Mohammed (File)

mind and soul, it can also unite the world.

The celebration was filled with symbolism relevant to the issues of the day.

In a show of the nature’s challenge, week-long rains continuing into the day, turned the UN lawns soggy, forcing the event indoors into the General Assembly chamber.

And the hall that often echoes with words of disharmony and confrontation instead reverberated with chants of “Om, Om Shanti” led by the yoga gurus.

In a sign of human ingenuity meeting nature’s adversities, the yoga masters quickly changed the planned mass outdoor yoga exercises into a performance of “office yoga” for closed in spaces by the diplomats, officials and yoga enthusiasts thronging the Assembly chamber.

India’s Per manent Representative Syed Akbaruddin noted that the International Yoga Day was born

in that very hall through a resolution adopted by the Assembly in 2014.

“There is growing discourse among theglobal community that yoga can be one of the tools in our collective quest for promoting sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature,” he said.

Yoga drives the quest for balance and this “provides us with a framework for managing our needs and desires” he said.

“When applied to communities and societies, yoga offers a toolkit for embracing lifestyles that are sustainable, lifestyles that appeal to the human yearning for harmony.”

Celebrity yoga instructor and pranic healer Sunaina Rekhi of Mumbai’s Yoga Gallery received loud cheers as she led the audience through a freewheeling session of joyous yoga with feet stomping and jumping in place showing how to relieve stress and relax.

Swami Paramananda of the Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre, and Kevin Tobar from the Bhakti Centre led chants and yoga exercises adapted for practice in confined spaces like offices.

Since Wednesday, a light show of yoga asanas is being projected on the north face of the iconic, 39-storey UN building at night.

India’s NSG membership was HK protesters up ante, gather outside parliament not on plenary’s agenda: China Beijing, Jun 21 (PTI): China on Friday said that there would be no discussion on India’s entry into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) before reaching a specific plan on non-NPT members’ participation in the elite grouping, as it declined to give a timeline to reach a consensus among member states on this issue.

Ever since India applied for the membership of the NSG in May 2016, China has been insisting that only those countries which have signed the NonProliferation Treaty (NPT) should be allowed to enter the organisation.

The NSG is a 48member grouping which regulates the global nuclear commerce.

India and Pakistan are not signatories of the NPT. After India’s application, Pakistan too has applied for the NSG membership in 2016.

Answering a spate of questions whether any change of China’s stand on India’s entry into the NSG which is holding its plenary meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 20-21, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told a media briefing here that the group will not discuss the entry of countries who have not signed the NPT “before reaching a specific plan”.

“So there is no discus-

Lu Kang (File)

sion on India’s participation,” he said.

China while blocking India’s entry into the NSG has called for a two-step plan that stipulates the need for the NSG members to arrive at a set of principles for the entry non-NPT states and then move forward discussions of specific cases.

Lu said that Beijing was not blocking New Delhi’s entry and reiterated Beijing’s stand that rules and procedures of the NSG should be followed.

“There is no blocking by certain members. Because there are procedures in the NSG and members make decisions according to the procedures and proceedings. As far as I know, this plenary meeting is being held and there will be discussions on the NPT non-parties participation and the political and legal issues concerning that,” he said.

“Before reaching a specific plan, the NSG will not discuss on the participation

of certain NPT non-party (countries who have not signed NPT). So there is no discussion on India’s participation,” he said.

“As far China’s position is concerned, we respect the NSG rules and regulations and we will seek non-discriminatory solution that can be accepted by all,” he said.

On India’s assertion that majority of the NSG member states backed its entry while China continued to block it, Lu said, “I cannot say for India whether China is blocking it. But I must say that the NSG is a non-proliferation mechanism multilaterally and there are certain rules and procedures and all members must follow the rules and procedures. And the decisions must be based on consensus”.

“The entry of India or any other country I believe it is an internal affair of the NSG to discuss this. So we are doing it totally in accordance with rules within this mechanism,” he said.

“As for the plan, we still need more consultation and we cannot predict one year, two years whether any time period to have consensus but the decision must be based on consensus,” he said.

Asked whether there was any progress on this in the India-China bilateral dialogue on non-proliferation issues, he said, “I don’t have any specific answer”.

Hong Kong, Jun 21 (IANS): Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Hong Kong parliament on Friday, a day after the end of a deadline to the region’s leader to completely withdraw a contentious extradition bill, among other demands.

The protesters, most of them students dressed in black, arrived at the Legislative Council (LegCo) complex, accompanied by opposition lawmakers and also demanded the release of all those detained to date as well as an investigation into police actions during the protests, reports Efe news. Representatives of opposition movements in Hong Kong on Thursday issued the ultimatum to Chief Executive Carrie Lam to permanently withdraw the extradition bill or be prepared for new protests such as those that have been witnessed in recent weeks.

Pro-democratic opposition newspaper Apple Daily called for fresh protests from Friday if Lam did not accept the demands by 5 p.m. on Thursday.

One of Hong Kong’s most prominent student activists, Joshua Wong, 22, who is widely known for his leading role in the 2014 pro-democracy protests, had told Efe news that they had not made the ultimatum but that they supported it.

Some of the demonstrators gathered in the front of the parliament carrying placards asking the police

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION Nagaland : Kohima - 797004

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Sl. No. Name of candidate NSEE Rank NSEE Marks Course 1 Ms. NGUROVINO AGNES 39 282 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 2 Mr. AKIYETO K ACHUMI 43 272 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 3 Mr. NITO ZHIMOMI 88 235 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 4 Ms. LIMASANGLA PONGEN 89 234 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 5 Mr. HAIDWASAPLUNG MERU 90 234 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 6 Ms. KUMSUTOLI ASSUMI 91 233 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 7 Ms. YANPENI KIKON 92 233 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 8 Mr. M PHAKMEI PHOM 95 229 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 9 Ms. THENUSONUO SUOKHRIE 96 228 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 10 Ms. WANDENG CHANG 97 227 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 11 Ms. MOIKEM YANLEM (BT-1) PHOM 99 226 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. 12 Ms. NUSOLU NAROH (BT-2) CHAKHESANG 120 209 B. SC. HORTICULTURE. The Selection of Candidates for undergoing BV SC. & A.H., B.Sc. Horticulture and B. Sc. Nursing, for the session 2019-2020 had been done purely in anticipation of last year seats allocation and nominaton of such candidates will be subjected to seat received from concerned sources.

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Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Hong Kong parliament.

not to fire in reference to On Tuesday, Lam at a asked its citizens to give the violence that broke out press conference offered her her another opportunity so between police officials and “most sincere apology to all that her government could people of Hong Kong” and rebuild trust. protesters last week.

Other groups of protesters congregated outside the offices of the Chinese government located nearby PO:TZUDIKONG, PAPER NAGAR (TULI), and in the adjacent Tamar DIST–MOKOKCHUNG 798623 Park while police cordoned off access to the local headWALK– IN- INTERVIEW quarters of the People’s A WALK-IN-INTERVIEW will be held on 8th July 2019 Liberation Army.

The offices at the leg- at 9 AM, in the Vidyalaya Campus to prepare a panel islative complex as well as of teachers for PGT-( Eco), TGT-(Hindi, Maths) so as the headquarters of the local to utilize their services as and when required on purely government, located nearby, PART-TIME CONTRACTUAL BASIS during the Academic have been closed for security Year 2019-20. Eligible candidates should appear for the interview along with all original certificates & testimonials, a reasons.

Organizers have also set of attested photocopy of the same & two latest passport made a call on social media size photographs. For application form & other details for protests on roads and refer to our school notice board or visit us at www.kvtuli.in public transport and urged Qualification, Remuneration and working hours as per KVS people to gather in other norms. For more details please visit www.kvsangathan. parts of the city to show nic.in. No TA / DA will be given to the candidates for attending the interview. their support.

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Teachers training concludes

Menukhol John addressing the teachers at the valedictory programme. (NP)

Correspondent Ko h i m a , J u n 2 1 (NPN): The four-day, training on mathematics and science teachers under Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan (RAA) programme came to an end at the conference hall of Directorate of School Education, here on Friday.

The training was organized by Nagaland education mission society Samagra Shiksha Nagaland in collaboration with Unit of Science and Education Development (UNISED).

The trainers were subject expert nominated by IIT Kanpur.

Principal secretary, School Education and SCERT, Menukhol John in his valedictor y address urged the teachers to put into practice in the classroom what they have learnt in the training.

Admitting the poor performance by the government schools in the state, the principal secretary challenged the government schools teachers to reverse the performance of the school in the coming days.

He also urged the teachers’ participants of the training to motivate their colleagues to perform better. He further said that

such training programme will be conducted in other parts of the district in zone wise to reach out to other schools in the state.

Director UNISED IIT Kanpur, Javed Alikhan in his address said under RAA prog ramme, the Government of India aims to promote mathematics and science in the country.

He advised the teachers to encourage the students to ask questions based on observation and try to connect them even outside the classroom.

Education advisor to the President of India, Dr. A.K. Tripathi in his address urged the mathemat-

ics and science teachers to impart their knowledge to their colleagues.

He advised the teachers to utilise the math and science kits wisely and properly so that students were benefitted.

Director School Education, Wongthungo Tsopoe in his address said that this was the first of kind of training conducted by the department and urged the teachers to ensure improvement in the students’ performance.

Subject expert nominated by IIT Kanpur Anurag M.Tech and Javed Alikhan were the resource persons during the training. They also demonstrated various items based mathematics and science subjects.

During first phase of training on June 19 and 20, around 79 teachers from GMS, GHSS of Dimapur district and in the 2nd phase 60 teachers from districts of Kohima , Phek and Kiphire attended the training.

On the concluding day, Science and Math kits were distributed to all the participants.

NSCN (I-M) condolence Dimapur: NSCN (I-M) has mourned the untimely demise of Orenthung Ovung, Tatar (Member of Parliament) son of Renimo Ovung from New Chandalashung village under Lotha Region on June 20.

In a condolence MIP, said late Orenthung was one of the most senior Lotha Naga national workers and a pioneer of Lotha region. He joined the national service in August 1990.

Further, the NSCN (I-M) has also mourned the untimely demise of Corporal (Posthumous) Kekho Kisham son of Nali Kisham from Lazu village under Pangmi Region on June 14, while in the line of duty. He joined the national service in September, 2015.

Both of them served the Naga nation with unwavering national spirit until their demise, MIP said.

Further , MIP said that for their selfless services rendered to the Naga nation, their names shall be recorded in the pages of the Naga history.

NSCN (I-M) also extended condolences to their bereaved family members and pray for their souls to find eternal peace and rest.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

Advocacy programme on HIV & AIDS

Members of NDO and others at the advocacy programme on June 19

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Development Outreach (NDO) social wing of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) organised one day advocacy programme for local area church leaders on HIV & AIDS under Khiamniungan Baptist Churches Association (KBCA) on June 19 at its mission centre, Komking, Noklak under Tuensang district.

A press release by NDO stated that the resource persons for the programme were in-charge ART Centre Tuensang, Dr. Toshi Jamir, Rev. C. Amop Noklang and A. Vikheho Chisho from NDO. The release stated

that the resource persons spoke on topics such as, “What is HIV? How it is transmitted?”; “How can we prevent from the disease?”, “reduce stigma and discrimination” and “responsibility of the church to create an enabling environment”.

Meanwhile, NDO stated that to make its ministry relevant to the present changing time, the NDO has identified health (specifically HIV & AIDS) as one of the pertaining issue that is prevailing in Naga society.

In the context of a Christian state like Nagaland, NDO said the church undoubtedly has a

great responsibility in the fight against the pandemic of HIV & AIDS. It said NBCC has recognized the seriousness of the problem and continues to fight against the pandemic across the state actively by training and equipping church leaders time and again with the support of the Legislator’s Forum on AIDS (LFA).

The release said NDO and LFA having common goal have partnered in order to reach out to the masses in advocating and training church leaders to take up more responsibility by addressing the issue appropriately and with compassion.

2-wheeler taxi riders reiterate appeal LSHSS observes ‘Charity Week’ Organisations condemn AR raid Correspondent

service. It therefore, urged the state government to look into the matter seriously at the earliest.

He also claimed that DC Kohima has refused to issue temporary authorization to the riders while the process for legalization was underway.

E a r l i e r, t h e t w o wheeler riders have urged the concerned citizens and civil societies to request the transport department to take up the matter and expedite the legalisation of two-wheeler taxi service in the state. They claimed that the feasibility and applicability of two-wheeler taxi service, which had been functioning in Kohima town for almost a year, has been proven.

DIMAPUR: As part of its “5th Charity Week” observed from June 17-22, Little Star Higher Secondary School (LSHSS) Dimapur visited Assisi Evening School and Integrated School to distribute food and stationary items to more than 1000 students of the Evening School and Integrated School which caters to children from impoverished and marginalised families.

A press release by LHSS Dimapur stated that the items were donated by the management, parents, teachers, staff and students.

During the visit, supervisor of LSHSS, Imnajungla, led the short introductory service while Sister

Benisha, headmistress of Assisi Evening School gave the welcome address.

Sister Benisha said it was the first time in the history of the school where such magnanimity was shown to the school and students.

Two students of LSHSS, Simon Mech and Sungjemnola of Class 12 Science and Arts respectively, shared their experiences of charity week activities and how it has impacted their lives.

The students of Assisi School also presented two special numbers while the Junior Choir of LSHSS sang two choral numbers followed by concluding remarks by LSHSS chairman, Nini Sekhose.

D IMA P U R : N e r h e m a Youth and Sports Organisation (NYSO), Northern Angami Youth Organization (NAYO) and Lower Bayavü Youth Society (LBYS) have condemned the raid carried out by Assam Rifles at the residence of Kezhaleo Riilho Class-1 contractor at Lower Bayavii on June 20 night.

In a condemnation note, NYSO president Nouvilie Rülho and general secretary, Neilhouvolie Chatsu said such sudden unwanted intrusion into the personal house was tantamount to insult and threat to all members. It therefore, stated that in the event of any future incident of this kind to any of its members, the

organisation will impose non-cooperation to such elements.

In a separate statement, NAYO press secretary, Kiyasetuo Kengurusie questioned the “Assam Rifles on what possibilities of harmfulness did AR sensed that they had acted as mentioned recovering no illegal things beside, tarnishing the good image of an innocent public, causing mental harassment, terrorising and creating fear psycho to his wife and young children?”.

Also, accusing the Assam Rifles of creating terror situation instead of providing peaceful security, NAYO challenged the Assam Riffles to change its “infamous/hypocritic”

slogan, “Friend of the Hills” to “Terror of the Hills” in order to reveal their real intention toward Nagas.

In another statement, LBYS while condemning the AR raid said that such unbecoming character and motive of the oldest paramilitary force who tags themselves as “Friends of the Hill People” was totally uncalled for and deserved condemnation in the highest level when citizens are thriving for peace.

The society also stated that the action of AR has threatened the peace and security of its denizens. It further, asked the Assam Rifles to improve its “intel and stop committing such disastrous acts which causes social disharmony”.

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Ko h i m a , J u n 2 1 (NPN): After All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) stopped them from plying in Kohima town since June 17, for non-possession of permit, the two-wheeler taxi riders have reiterated its appeal to the transport department to legalize twowheeler taxi service in the state at the earliest.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, one of the representatives of two-wheeler taxi riders, Chumben Yanthan claimed that the state government was “deliberately” ignoring in issuing an official order for two-wheeler taxi permit though they have submitted the proposal last year.

Yanthan said that already 14 states in India have legalised two-wheeler taxi permit including Mizoram, Assam, Delhi and others.

He said that in Kohima for running the service, 52 youths, who have completed their graduations and further studies, etc, were engaged in income generation.

The introduction of two-wheeler service was also a great help to the citizens to tackle traffic hassle and enable them to reach their destination easier with cheaper rate, he said.

He however said that they did not want any confrontation with the ANTA and has kept on hold their

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

Any bill pending in RS for over 5 yrs should be lapsed : Naidu

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday suggested that any bill pending for more than five years in the Upper House should be considered lapsed.

He also called for a debate on the rule that provides for automatic lapsing of any bill passed by the Lok Sabha but pending in the Rajya Sabha with the dissolution of the lower house of Parliament.

Expressing concern over loss of time due to disruptions, he said the present “dysfunctional, disruptive environment must change” and further weakening of democratic structures cannot be allowed.

Naidu said as many as 22 bills, pending in the Rajya Sabha, had lapsed with the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha last month and another 33 bills have been pending consideration in the Upper House for years including three that have been pending for more than 20 years.

Under the provision of the Constitution, Bills passed by the Lok Sabha during the course of its five year term and pending in the Rajya Sabha get lapsed with the dissolution of the House of the People.

Separately, any Bill intro-

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duced in the Rajya Sabha remained a property of the House irrespective of the fate of Lok Sabha.

“In effect, the Lok Sabha has to take up these 22 bills again for consideration and passing. I am afraid it would take a minimum of two sessions for doing so. And this means that efforts of the Lok Sabha for passing these 22 bills have been rendered waste,” he said, adding bills that lapsed include land acquisition bill, triple talaq bill, Aadhaar amendment bill and Motor Vehicles Bill.

Given the implications, “There is a need to rethink the provision regarding lapsing of bills in the Upper House of Parliament,” he said.

“I suggest a wider debate on the matter of automatic lapsing of Bills in Rajya Sabha,” he said.

Naidu said of the 33

bills pending for years, the oldest pending bill, the Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 1987, has been pending for more than 32 years.

Two other bills are pending for more than 20 years, six are pending between 10 and 20 years and 14 bills are pending between 5 and 10 years.

“Such long pendency does not reflect well on the functioning of the Parliament,” he said.

“In order to streamline the process, I suggest that if a Bill is not taken up for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha within five years of introduction of such bills, such pending bills should be treated as deemed to have lapsed,” he said.

He also sought a debate on the reasons why there was a wide gap between the number of bills passed by the 16th Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, especially when compared to the 15th Lok Sabha.

All stakeholders, he said, need to give a serious thought to the decision making process and see if dialogue and debate can follow the path of consensus building and searching for the ‘meeting ground’ or the ‘zone of convergence’ rather than expanding the ‘zone of divergence’, he said.

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AES claims 136 lives in Bihar; spreads across 16 districts

New labour Bill: Ensure ‘safety’ if women work after 7 p.m.

PATNA, JUN 20 (PTI): Brain fever has afflicted more than 600 children across 16 districts of Bihar of which 136 have lost their lives since the beginning of this month, the state health department said on Thursday.

According to statistics released by the department, the total number of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome (AES) cases registered across the state since June 1 was 626, and the total number of deaths caused by the same has mounted to 136.

Muzaffarpur district has bore the maximum brunt, accounting for 117 deaths so far. Besides, deaths have been reported from districts like Bhagalpur, East Champaran, Vaishali, Sitamarhi and Samastipur.

The department also said that among the various complications that are covered under the umbrella term AES, hypoglycemia or very low blood sugar level was the most prevalent as it has afflicted 520 children and accounted for 110 deaths.

Experts have blamed the high incidence of hypoglycemia on a toxin found in unripe litchi fruit, which is believed to be consumed by malnourished children from underprivileged backgrounds.

There have been a few instances of Japanese En-

cephalitis and herpes, too, which are caused by viral infections, the health department said.

The Centre as well as the state government have taken a grim note of the alarming number of deaths caused this year, the highest since 2014.

Union Health Minister Harshvardhan visited Muzaffarpur on Sunday, two days before Chief Minister Nitish Kumar toured the district and held a meeting with officials to review the situation.

The state health department has deputed additional medical officers, child specialists and nurses from other districts to Muzaffarpur to help the health officials in the district.

Health workers were being provided with packets of oral rehydration solution for free distribution in the affected regions, so that dehydration and electrolyte imbalance could be kept at bay in the event of onset of fever.

The gover nment has also announced that it would reimburse any expenses involved in getting children treated at private hospitals and nursing homes or hiring of ambulances.

Many child specialists, not associated with any government hospital, are holding free camps for the afflicted children.

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (IANS): ‘Dignity and security’ of a woman worker is paramount says the new labour Bill, likely to be introduced in the ongoing session of Parliament.

As per the new Bill, working hours for women are to be between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. However, beyond these timings, the employer would have to ensure ‘safety’ of a woman worker.

Besides, on a holiday, a woman worker cannot be called for work. In case, there is an urgency for her to be called to work, her safety would have to be ensured by the employer.

Another important feature of the Bill is the definition of family (of a worker under the law), which now includes dependent grandparents. In other words, benefits granted to parents would now be availed by dependent grandparents too.

Sources said that the Bill, Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions 2019, cleared by the Cabinet is being vetted by the Law Ministry and would soon be introduced in Parliament.

Last week, a Group of Ministers(GoM) chaired by Home Minister Amit Shah suggested certain points in the Bill, including “taking

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the consent of the worker with respect to overtime hours.”

For the benefit of both the worker and the employer, overtime hours enhanced to 100 hours would be further enhanced to 125 hours per month. Similarly, welfare provisions like creche for children, canteen for quality food, first aid facilities in case of any mishap and provision of a welfare officer in an establishment have also been given importance.

These welfare steps would have to be ensured by “all establishments as far as practically feasible.”

Like the wage bill, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill subsumes relevant provisions of at least 13 existing Central Labour Laws.

“We have tried to make laws easier and better for the worker. We have also tried to ensure a balance between rights of the workers and the employers.

The government has given top priority to the safety of women. For working journalists, including those

working in the electronic media, better wages and working conditions have been assured,” said a top official of the Labour and Employment Ministry.

Sources said on the instructions of the leadership, several other benefits would be granted to workers. For instance, employers would provide free of cost annual health checksup for employees above prescribed age. Employers would also be expected to provide an appointment letter to every employee.

The radical changes for the benefits of the worker have been included in the Bill after extensive consultations with all stake holders, including the central trade unions, employers associations and state governments.

The Prime Minister’s Office had a series of meetings over the Bill. Earlier last year, the draft of the bill was uploaded on the website of the Labour and Employment Ministry to include suggestions of the stake holders as well as general public.

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Through tender, the department engaged project management consultant IQVIA (funded by World Bank) in May 2017, which will provide construction advisory services, construction supervisions and management of medical college for five years.

The conceptual master plan was approved by the then chief minister in 2017 to begin work on the layout designs and drawings of the building as per Medical Council of India regulations for 100 seats.

The director said tender was floated in August 2018 and the contracts were awarded in November, adding all contractors were on board now.

Expressed apprehensions over “known and unforeseen challenges”, Suokhrie said limited working period

and heavy rainfall could result in time and cost overruns, which might push the targeted year for completion of 2020.

However, despite all odds, Suokhrie said work order was issued and site developmental activities were in progress, adding the ongoing construction work included boys’ and girls’ hostels, apartments measuring 100 sq metres (comprising four blocks with 24 units), apartments measuring 200 sq metres (comprising one block with 10 units), sports complex, medical superintendent’s and dean’s residences, etc.

Deputy director Dr Kika Longkumer, who was also present during the interaction, explained that to begin with, a medical college needed to have 300-bedded teaching hospital facility. He said teaching hospital would function from NHAK (which had 300

beds) at the initial stage, while the administrative complex would be located at the college campus.

By the fourth year, he said the teaching hospital would be shifted to NMCK complex, which would be equipped with 500 beds.

Meanwhile, the director informed this correspondent that tender would be floated very soon for improvement of NHAK infrastructure and equipment upgrade, which would be funded

by World Bank. Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya is scheduled to visit the construction site next week.

As already reported, H&FW minister Pangnyu Phom had met Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan in New Delhi on June 17 and sought the Central government’s support towards completing the medical college within the stipulated time.

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He underlined that public places were not only meant for recreational purposes, but t also had health, environmental and social benefits. He expressed a wish that parks and public places were created in every colony.

The minister urged the gathering to do something

for benefit of the people of Dimapur in general and challenged them to emulate ASUD in making the State’s commercial hub a better place to live in.

He concluded by making an appeal to ASUD to broaden its horizon and take more responsibilities, including joining hands with others, to uplift and make Dimapur a better place to

live in.

Words of appreciation were delivered by Development Authority of Nagaland, Dimapur Naga Council, Ao Senso Telongjem, Dimapur and Dimapur Naga Students’ Union.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by member secretary, ASUD jubilee planning committee, Mozen Aier and dedicatory prayer

for the jubilee park and free public drinking water booth was offered by DABA associate pastor Rev Ariba Imchen.

Jubilee planning committee convener K Temjen Jamir delivered the welcome address and also initiated felicitation of special guests.

Vote of thanks was delivered

by ASUD executive convener Lanutoshi Aier.

lature Party with it in the ers were in touch with the Upper House.

BJP and “they want to join The Congress in Te- the party. We, in Andhra langana has also been hit by Pradesh and Telangana, indesertions with 12 of its 18 vite them to strengthen the MLAs in the state joining party,” he claimed. the ruling TRS. Buoyed by its good Congress is a fast-dis- showing in the recent Lok appearing party in Telan- Sabha elections in Telangana. Day by day, hour by gana, where it won four hour it is getting reduced. seats, BJP has set its eyes Many leaders in the Con- on further strengthening the gress as well as TDP believe party and is wooing leaders BJP under the leadership from other parties.

P Muralidhar Rao (File) of Narendra Modi alone Senior TDP leader and His comments come can fight against the TRS,” former minister E Peddi in the backdrop of four of Rao said.

Reddy has recently said he the six TDP MPs in the Many senior lead- has plans to join BJP. Rajya Sabha joining the BJP Thursday and seeking merger of the TDP LegisDimapur Nkonjan Humtsoe Ekhung,

Dimapur : Nagaland.

OFFICE OF THE

KANDI NI UNION DIMAPUR DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

FELICITATION

With great honour and pride the members of Kandi Ni Union Dimapur would like to convey heartiest congratulations to Shri. Azuto Semy for being promoted to the post of Joint Labour Commissioner under the Department of Labour & Employment Nagaland, Kohima.

We wish him success in all his future endeavours.

SENTENLO APON Secretary Kandi Ni Union Dimapur

MEHAITHI APON President Kandi Ni Union Dimapur

FELICITATION

With immense pride and honour, the Office of the Satakha Old Students' Union extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Akashi Zhimo, D/o Mr. Kavito Zhimo for bringing laurels to the Students' Union by securing Top 2 Position (Dept. of Chemistry) in the recent undergraduate exam under Nagaland University.

Further, the Union also extends heartfelt congratulations to all the successful candidates and conveys the best wishes for more success and progress in life.

(BOTOHO ZHIMO) (KITO AWOMI) President Gen. Secy.

OFFICE OF THE

SAPOTIMI STUDENTS' UNION SURUHUTO Dist. Zunheboto - 798620, Nagaland

Epoe-tso khumshum Tsungon : June 22nd 2019 Yuta : 9:00 am Venue : Don Bosco Conference Hall, River Belt, Dimapur.

Nzansi Epoe-tso topvuna nyanta rotale.

OFFICE OF THE THETSÜMI WELFARE SOCIETY KOHIMA CONDEMNATION

The Thetsümi Welfare Society, Kohima vehemently condemns the immoral act committed by Mr. Ngunyi Tsuzuh on two minor girls at Lower Kitsubozou colony, Kohima on June 15, 2019. The TWS, Kohima in accordance to the Society’s resolution imposed disciplinary action on the perpetrator. The society further appeals to the authority concerned to award befitting punishment as per the law.

Sd/-THEJASALIE NUH Sd/-VEKHROPE K. LASUH General Secretary, TWSK Chairman, TWSK

APOLOGY

I, Shri. Tinotoshi Ao, S/o Late Lipok Ao, native of Mekuli Village, Dist- Mokokchung, Nagaland and presently residing at Bor Lengri, Karbi Anglong, Assam, would like to render my sincere apology to Chang Union Dimapur for physically assaulting and torturing Miss Benjong Yimchiela, D/o Mr. Sungluba of Waoshu Village, Tuensang District, whom I accommodated at my residence for her further studies and to help us in our domestic works in her free time and not informing the Chang Union Dimapur. That I have accepted my inhuman act and mistake committed before the Chang Union Dimapur in presence of Ao Senso Telongjem Dimapur and Bor Lengri Tribal Council, Karbi Anglong.

FELICITATION

With immense pride and joy we the Sapotimi Students' Union (S.S.U) would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss Newtoli G. Chishi, D/o Late Mr. Goshito Chishi and Mrs. Hekhuli Chishi for securing top 3 position with 96.71% in the Department of English in the recent undergraduate exam conducted under Nagaland University.

The Union also extends further heartiest congratulations to all the successful candidates of H.S.L.C, H.S.S.L.C and undergraduate exam, 2019 and convey our best wishes and prays for more success in the future endeavor too.

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HYDERABAD, JUN 21 (PTI): A day after four TDP MPs joined it, BJP general secretary P Muralidhar Rao Friday claimed many more leaders were in touch with the party and it will occupy the principal opposition space in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh within two years.

“In the coming days, there will be a lot of changes in Telangana’s political scenario. In both the Telugu states - Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, BJP is the only party which can fill the space of opposition in the next tpw years,” he told a press conference here.

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DIMAPUR, JUN 21 (NPN): Tamlu Yongnyah Namsang Area (TYNA) public forum, which comprises of 24 villages under Longleng district, has “outrightly” rejected inauguration of “two foundation stones” for one institution (government polytechnic) in Longleng district. TYNA had recently opposed shifting the already-inaugurated

tribal body, which it said has resulted in “cropping up of misunderstanding” among the people. “TYNA people now understand that it is nothing but a design to play a divisive policy to the people of Phom in particular and ENPO in general,” the forum stated.

The forum, on behalf of the TYNA people, questioned the minister if it was “a change that your government has promised to the people?” The forum stated that never in the history of Nagas two foundation stones were laid for one institution. It asserted that if the mistake committed was not corrected “this will go down in the history of Phom people.”

Meanwhile, TYNA forum has informed all the political leaders, public leaders, intellectuals, village councils, GBs, student leaders, officers, village citizen office bearers, employees and all the unions of different places to reach Tamlu town for an emergency meeting on June 24, 2019, which would begin at 11am.

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TINOTOSHI AO S/o Late Lipok Ao Bor Lengri, Karbi Anglong.

OFFICE OF THE

OLD RIPHYIM STUDENTS’UNION WOKHA: NAGALAND

FELICITATION

With much pride and honor, the Old Riphyim Students’ Union extend our heartiest congratulations to the following members on being elevated to higher status in their profession.

1. Shri Mhathung Tungoe, NSS on promotion to Additional Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Mrs. Y. Chichanbeni Patton, on promotion to CDPO, Social Welfare Department.

3. Ms. Abeno Patton, on promotion to Asst. Director, Industries & Commerce.

4. Mrs. Lideno, on promotion to Inspector of Agriculture.

5. Mr. Hachibemo Patton, on promotion to UDA, Power Department.

6. Mr. Z Chibenthung Tungoe, on promotion to UDA, Power Department.

The Union wishes them good health and pray for greater success in their future endeavor. The union further congratulates all the successful students of HSLC, HSSLC and Undergraduates examinations and convey our best wishes for their future endeavor.

(Bhanbemo Patton) (Renlamo Patton) President, ORSU General Secretary, ORSU

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Government Polytechnic Institute from Yungho Yongnyah in Longleng district to Hukpang in the same district. In a press release, TYNA president Büphei Phom and general secretary V Longba Phom condemned the inauguration of foundation stone of polytechnic institute at Nagah junction Hukphang, saying the same foundation stone was erected on September 26, 2017 at Yungho Yongnyah by the then parliamentary secretary technical education N Thomas Lotha.

The forum accused minister higher technical education Temjen Imna Along of turning a deaf ear to the appeals made by several organisation to do the justice with regard to polytechnic institute in Longleng district.

It stated that several representations have been submitted to the minister to uphold the resolution No. 3 of Phom People’s Council (PPC). However, TYNA forum alleged that the minister went ahead “undermining” the resolution of the apex

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Explaining that the new institution was being set-up to bring development not only to Longleng district but to Nagas as a whole, the OSD urged leaders and people of the district to give importance to education so that future youth could be technically qualified to lead the society. He observed that setting up polytechnic institutions all over the country was one of most important programmes initiated by the Central government.

Based on this programme, he said the State government had started implementing the policy in 2012 and, accordingly, he added that so far three polytechnic institutions had already started functioning in Dimapur, Phek and Tuensang. He said construction o polytechnic at Kiphire too was almost complete and that academic session would start very soon. Stressing on unity, peace, cooperation and understanding among all sections of the people so that Longleng district could

progress along with other districts, Lhoungu urged the people to cooperate with the government and leave behind differences, if any, for development and for the betterment of future generations. He assured support and guidance in ensuring early completion of the new polytechnic institute.

Others who attended the programme included SDO (Civil) Robin and public leader Pukyung Phom.

While the function was chaired by DTE project director Tiakaba Amer, invocation prayer was said by Hukphang Baptist Church pastor N Chinglau.

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prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine, Madhav said people here were forced to go on to the streets to save their traditions and this was like the situation that prevailed under the Mughal rule.

Some people think that “every tradition in this country is to be dismissed, or hated. Whether it is Sabarimala tradition, or yoga. Because it is Indian. Because this is based on ancient wisdom of this country, they hate it”, he said.

“They just want to destroy it, They do not realise that this tradition, this culture, this value system is what is going to ultimately save the world and take it on the path of peace, prosperity and development.

They are out to destroy these traditions. We need to teach yoga to them also,” Madhav said.

The national secretary of the party said the state government should have come forward and practise yoga to make Kerala a better place, adding that even the British used to respect Indian traditions.

“I wish your state government has also celebrated this yoga day. They should have come forward and

and practised yoga, and developed some patience, so that in Kerala you would have had better peace. Today people in Kerala are forced to go on to streets to save their traditions.

“In this country, this used to be the situation under Mughal rule. Even the British used to respect the traditions here. But today under the rule of our own people... we have to go the streets and run hundreds of kilometres of human chain to protect our temples and traditions,” the BJP leader said.

The Kerala government had arranged various functions across the state to celebrate yoga day with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan participating in one such event in the capital city.

Madhav also said that the country’s “ancient wisdom” should have been given to the world when the country got independence.

“We should have gone out and told the world that more than non-alignment, more than many other things, it’s yoga, ayurveda.

It is the way of life that ancient Indian sages have developed that is what we have to offer to you,” he added.

No doubt mid-term polls will happen in Karnataka, says Gowda

BJP demands nonbailable offence on doc attackers

T H I RU VA NA N THAPURAM, JUN 21 (PTI): Alluding to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who courted controversy for browsing his mobile phone during the President’s address, BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav said on Friday that there were “kids” in Parliament and yoga will help those with “kiddish temperament”.

Inaugurating a programme organised by the BJP here to celebrate the International Day of Yoga, Madhav took the dig at Gandhi.

Madhav’s comments comes days after Ramdev had said Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi performed yoga in private and their heirs did not honour it which is why power has eluded them.

During President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to a joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament on Thursday, Gandhi was seen scrolling through his mobile phone, kicking up a row.

“In the classroom, it might get difficult to focus on what the teacher is teaching. Its difficult to focus on our textbooks during examination. We fall asleep. But don’t worry.

BENGALURU, JUN 21 (PTI): In a sign of growing tensions in the ruling alliance in Karnataka, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda Friday said there was no doubt there would be midterm polls to the state assembly.

Gowda also said he did not know how long the Congress-JD(S) government, headed by his son H D Kumaraswamy, would continue and it was in the hands of the senior coalition partner.

“There is no doubt that there will be mid-term polls.

They (Congress) had said they will give support to us for five years. I am watching all the developments and their behaviour. Our people are intelligent enough.

We need not have to teach them,” he told reporters here. Gowda’s salvo came amid reports that Congress Legislature Party leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah had conveyed to party president Rahul Gandhi that the alliance was causing damage to the grand old party and it became clear in the recent Lok Sabha polls’ outcome.

The BJP had crushed the Congress and JD(S), winning 25 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats and leaving only one seat each to the two alliance partners. The BJP-backed independent candidate had won the Man-

Ram Madhav (File)

There are kids in schools, there are kids in Parliament also,” Madhav told the gathering, including school children.

“They can’t even focus on the speech by our President. They have to go through their mobile phones, check their messages, or play video games.

This kiddish temperament of unstable mind, if this needs to be controlled, you need yoga,” the BJP leader said.

Following the controversy over Gandhi using his phone, the Congress objected to comments made by some BJP leaders and said the ruling party should not make such remarks.

On the Sabarimala temple issue, which saw protests breaking out after the Kerala government decided to implement the apex court verdict allowing women of all ages to offer

H D Deve Gowda (File)

dya seat. Gowda said he has started the exercise of strengthening the party by conducting various meetings with the leaders.

“We will continue doing our work... these programmes will go on. I don’t know how long this government will stay. It is in the hands of Congress leaders and not Kumaraswamy,” the JD(S) supremo said.

He also reminded the Congress leaders again that it was they who had approached the JD(S) to form the government with Kumaraswamy as the chief minister.

“I was not after the formation of the coalition government. It is they (Congress) who came to us. I don’t know whether they agreed for it or the Delhi high command directed them to do so,” he added.

Gowda, who was defeated from the Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency, also spoke about how he has been blamed for it.

“We had got eight seats

SC to hear plea for UP Bar Council chief’s murder

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): The Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking CBI probe into the recent murder of UP Bar Council (UPBC) president Darvesh Singh Yadav, who was shot dead in the Agra court premises. The plea, filed by advocate Indu Kaul, was listed before a vacation bench of justices Deepka Gupta and Surya Kant who agreed to hear it next Tuesday saying that it was a “serious matter”.

Yadav, who was the first woman president of the Bar Council, was shot thrice by another lawyer Manish Sharma, who had been her long-time acquaintance. The petition, which seeks direction to the Bar Council of India (BCI) for formulation of social security measures for lady advocates, listed out different incidents of sexual harassment against women

lawyers in different court premises including Delhi High Court and trial courts.

The plea said safety of women lawyers in court premises and at chamber blocks should be “paramount” or else incidents like these could be “discouraging” for new female entrants in the legal profession.

The plea also sought a direction to the Delhi Bar Council for disbursing the sum of Rs 50 lakh received from AAP government towards social security measure and asked for a direction to the UPBC to pay Yadav’s family a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs.

It claimed that the BCI instead of paying compensation to the deceased from its own Advocate Welfare Fund collected from lawyers across the country, is issuing a press release for collection of funds.

in the seat-sharing arrangement with the Congress. I told Rahul Gandhi that if you think you do not want a particular seat then give us the one you had lost.

Did I ask for Tumkur? No. Siddaramaiah had told me.

He said he did it for Mysuru (to win Mysuru seat). They have openly said that I am responsible for the defeat in Tumkur and Mysuru. Leave it now,” he said.

As Gowda’s remarks raised alarm bells within the coalition, Kumaraswamy went into a damage control mode and said his government was safe.

He asserted that his father has been misunderstood.

“What he has said is that be prepared for the urban local body elections.

Deve Gowda has not said that the assembly election will take place. He has given a clarification also. There is no question of mid-term polls. The government will continue for the next four years,” he said.

He also said the government would focus on rectifying the mistakes.

Reacting to Gowda’s remarks, BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa said there was no need for the midterm poll and people would not like it.

He asserted the BJP would not let it happen and, if required, it would form the government.

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): A BJP member in the Rajya Sabha Friday demanded that attack on doctors by patients be made a non-bailable offence and that fast track courts be set up for trial of such cases.

Raising the issue through a zero hour mention, Vikas Mahatme (BJP) said doctors in the Kolkata government hospital were recently attacked by relatives and friends of a patient. He said the West Bengal government did not handle the situation well, a remark which evoked vociferous protests from the TMC. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu did not allow anything that TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy said to go on record.

Mahatme demanded there should be fast track courts for trial of cases of attacks on doctors. Also panic buttons should be installed in hospitals to alert authorities about any such incident immediately.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 21 (PTI): The Central vigilance Commission (CVC) has sought sanction to prosecute some serving and retired bureaucrats, including former Niti Aayog CEO Sindhushree Khullar and the ex-secretary of Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Anup K Pujari, for their alleged involvement in a corruption case, officials said Friday.

Besides them, the anticorruption watchdog has sought approval to prosecute Prabodh Saxena, who is Principal Secretary in the Himachal Pradesh government, and Rabindra Prasad, former Under Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs in the case involving INX Media, they said.

The CVC has sent a request seeking prosecution sanction against these employees to the Finance and the Personnel ministries, the officials said.

The case related to the alleged irregularities in granting clearance by the Foreign Investment

Date : 21/6/19

Dated Tsg. the 20th May' 2019

OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Shri. Imshilemba Sangtam of Chare Village District Tuensang has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate/ draw/transfer/withdraw the debts & security in respect of his Late wife Lijungla Sangtam who expired on 27/02/2018.

Now therefore, public are hereby asked to file claims/objection if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

(VICTO SEMA) Principal District & Session Judge Tuensang, Nagaland

AFFIDAVIT

Dated : 21/06/2019

I, Shri. M. YARENTHUNG KHUVUNG, S/o R. MHONCHAN, aged about 52 years old and resident of EKHYO YAN, Dimapur : Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirmed and state as follows : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and presently residing at the above mentioned address.

2. That due to inadvertent and bonafide mistake, my name was wrongly entered as M. YANRENTHUNG and YANRENTHUNG LOTHA in my HSLC Admit Card bearing Roll No- 6102 and appointment order dated 13th March 1987 respectively instead of M. YANRENTHUNG KHUVUNG as have been mentioned in my service book and have been using the same till date.

3. That this affidavit is sworn solely for the purpose of declaring that my correct and official name is Shri M. YARENTHUNG KHUVUNG and not as YANRENTHUNG or YANRENTHUNG LOTHA. 4. That Shri M YARENTHUNG KHUVUNG, Shri. YANRENTHUNG and YANRENTHUNG LOTHA is one and same person and as such, from now on I shall be called and known as M YARENTHUNG KHUVUNG and the same shall be use in all official purposes and piece of evidence in future.

5. That the statements made in this affidavit are true to my personal knowledge and nothing is concealed thereof.

DEPONENT Sworn before me by the deponent on this the 21st day of June 2019.

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Kejriwal meets Modi, invites him to visit Mohalla clinics

NEW DELHI, JUN 21 ( AG E N C I E S ) : C h i e f Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, 21 June, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and invited him to visit Mohalla clinics and schools in Delhi.

He also asserted that his dispensation will examine whether the Centre’s Ayushman Bharat programme can be integrated with Delhi government’s health scheme.

Kejriwal, who had skipped the all-party meeting called by the PM Modi two days back, also assured full cooperation of his government to the Centre.

It was the first meeting between Kejriwal and Modi since the BJP-led NDA formed government for second term following a thumping victory of the Bhartiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha elections.

“Ayushman Bharat was briefly discussed. Informed Hon’ble PM that Delhi Govt’s health scheme is much bigger and wider in scope,” Kejriwal said in a series of tweets after the meeting.

Under the ‘Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (AB-

Arvind Kejriwal and Narendra Modi. (File)

PMJAY), the government aims to provide health protection cover to 50 crore poor people. Under this, so far about 26 lakh poor patients have availed treatment in hospitals.

Earlier this month, Kejriwal had said his government’s health scheme was “ten times bigger and comprehensive”.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had earlier said the AAP government would not implement the Centre’s flagship Ayushman Bharat scheme.

According to Kejriwal, during the meeting, he also invited the prime minister to visit a mohalla clinic and a government school being developed by the AAP dispensation.

Kejriwal, who has been a vocal critic of Modi, also sought to work with the BJP-led central government to develop the national capital.

“To develop Delhi, capital city of India, it is important that Delhi government and the Centre work together,” he said in another tweet.

Kejriwal also sought the Centre’s support in executing the Delhi government’s plant to store Yamuna water during rainy season.

Kejriwal, his ministers and Aam Aadmi Party leaders have accused the Modi government of creating hurdles in the works of AAP government on several occasions in the past.

CVC seeks sanction to prosecute former Niti CEO

PUBLIC NOTICE

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE TUENSANG, NAGALAND

Regd. No. 297/2019

PATNA, JUN 21 (PTI): Governor Lalji Tandon led International Yoga Day celebrations in the Bihar capital on Friday with leaders of the BJP and the JD(U) taking part in the event, but Chief Minister Nitish Kumar remained conspicuous by his absence.

The event served as an occasion to demonstrate cordiality between the ruling coalition partners BJP and the JD(U). The function at a stadium in the city was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi and cabinet ministers Mangal Pandey and Pramod Kumar.

All eyes were, however, on cabinet ministers Maheshwar Hazari and Shravan Kumar as their presence marked the JD(U)’s first participation in the event.

Although Nitish Kumar is known to be a yoga enthusiast, he has maintained a studied distance from such celebrations holding that the discipline was best practised in solitude.

Leaders of his party had so far not been seen at International Yoga Day celebrations, not even after the JD(U) resumed its alliance with the BJP in July, 2017, after a gap of four years.

This is to inform to the public in general that I Shri Joseph Lotha, Son of Yansoromo Lotha, resident of 2½ Mile, Dimapur, Nagaland. That Miss Nzano Lotha, Daughter of Shri Yansoromo Lotha, Resident of Dimapur, Nagaland.

That my sister Miss Nzano Lotha has taken loan from group/society/ individual or Banks for her own benefits and I don't have any connection regarding her Loan taken from different Group/Society/Individual or Banks and I don't have any knowledge about the Loan taken by my sister.

That after the publication of this notice, I Shri Joseph Lotha will not be held responsible for any act done by my Sister Miss Nzano Lotha about her any debt taken by her with anyone/society/organization etc. those who are dealing with her is dealing with his or her own risk, and should not come to me for any Debt/Loan taken by her in the days to come.

Date : 21st June 2019.

Place : Dimapur Shri Joseph Lotha Regd. No. H/169/2019 DP-4871

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Notary Public

Sindhushree Khullar (File)

Promotion Board (FIPB) to INX Media for receiving overseas funds to the tune of Rs 305 crore.

Both the CBI and ED are probing the case.

During the probe, the investigating agencies claimed to have found the role of these serving and retired bureaucrats, hence the sanction from appropriate government authorities was required to prosecute them,

NOTICE

The Khezhakeno Gazetted Officers' Forum had a get together with retired officers on 9th June 2019 at Hotel Vivor, Kohima hosted by Mr. Timikha Koza, Advocate and President, TPO and his lady wife Mrs. Khanrinla T. Koza, Secy., Justice and Law and the new executive team for the tenure 2019-2021 with the following members were introduced: President - V. Pfukrulhou Koza Vice President - Medovilie Ladu General Secy - Dr Joel Koza Joint Secy - Vekhrolo Koza Finance Secy - Er. Daniel Kevie Statistical, Publicity and Information Secy - Seyievelo Sono

BEFORE NOTARY PUBLIC/OATH COMMISSIONER NAGALAND DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Regd. No. 311/19 Dt. 21/6/19

the officials said.

Khullar served as additional secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs during 2004 and 2008.

She was in 2015 appointed as Niti Aayog CEO. Pujari was the Joint Secretary during 2006 and 2010; Saxena served as the Director of the Department between 2008 and 2010, and Prasad also worked during the period under

investigation, they said.

An FIR was filed by the CBI on May 15, 2017 alleging irregularities in the FIPB clearance to INX Media for receiving overseas funds in 2007 when P Chidambaram was the Finance Minister in the UPA government.

INX Media was once owned by Peter and Indrani Mukherjea, prime suspects in this money laundering and corruption case.

P Chidambaram’s son Karti is also under probe by the CBI and the ED regarding various clearances given to the company.

According to the investigating agencies, INX Media showed a transaction of Rs 10 lakh named against Advantage Strategic Consulting Pvt Ltd, a firm which is allegedly indirectly owned by Karti, as management consultancy charges towards an FIPB notification and clarification.

AFFIDAVIT

I, Smti. Merentula Ao, W/o Imtiwapang resident of H.No. 06 at "C" Khel Kuda Village Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under :1) That, my name was written in short as Atula in my appointment order under the Education Department as a four Grade service whereas my full name Merentula Ao was used in my School records and other documents.

2) That, the names Merentula Ao and Atula are one and the same person of my name, but my name in full is Merentula Ao and I shall be known as Merentula Ao for ever and for all purposes.

3) That the contents of the Declaration are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Deponent Solemnly affirmed and declared before me by the Deponent.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HEAD-QUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA CAMP-DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE Dated, Dimapur the 21st June, 2019 No-REV-34/Notice/2019-D/1958/ Notice is hereby given that Chakhesang Public Organisation, has applied for issue of Duplicate land Patta/Duplicate Land Patta Book covered by Patta No - 53, Dag No 535, 784, measuring an area 00B-02K-06 Ls, situated at Block No 6, Mouza No - 01.

The said land is bounded as under :North : Approach road, East : T. Vero West : Main road, South : Plot of Vide Therefore, the undersigned do hereby invite claims/objection concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this court on or before 1 (one) month from the date of publication in local newspaper.

(KEVEKHA KEVIN ZEHOL), NCS Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur DP-4873

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PFUTSERO : NAGALAND No. Jud-4/SC/2014/218 Dated Pfro, the 12th June 2019 NOTICE Whereas Smti Adaphro Tetseo, W/o Lt. Thepureyo Tetseo, Language Teacher Education Department of Zhipa Colony, Pfutsero Town under Phek District has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 to draw the service benefits, family pension, bank A/c etc. belonging to Lt. Thepureyo Tetseo who expired on 24/05/19.

Therefore, notice is hereby issued inviting any claims and objections from the public pertaining to the above mentioned property and the same to be submitted to the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner Pfutsero, within a period of 30 days from issue of this notice. In the event of this office not receiving any claims and objections within the stipulated time, Succession Certificate will be issued to the applicant as prayed for.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND No. Judl-47/2017-18/ Dt, Wokha the 14th June 2019 NOTICE Whereas Shri. Moyithung E. Yanthan, son of Late Smti.

Yanbano Lotha, a permanent resident of Wokha Town, has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable him to draw all dues and benefits pertaining to PPO No. 111507005 and to close SBI AC No. 33014208002 in favour of his deceased mother Late Smti. Yanbano Lotha who expired on 08/03/2019.

Now, therefore, the public and relatives are hereby invited to file claims or objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. Further, no claims or objections shall be entertained after the cut off date and Succession Certificate shall be issued to the concerned.

(ANDREW C. IMTI) Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Wokha, Nagaland WC-222

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International

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

Mexican airline offers Pompeo reaffirms closer ties with India Over 130 refugees airlifted migrants $1 fares to return to Niger from Libyan capital

The refugees, from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan, and including 65 minors, were evacuated from Tripoli late on Wednesday.

Tripoli, Jun 21 (IANS/ AKI): A total of 131 refugees were evacuated to Niger from Tripoli, the United Nations refugee agency said on Thursday - tge World Refugee Day - urging states to help it airlift thousands more people to safety from war-torn Libya.

The refugees, from Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan, and including 65 minors, were evacuated from Tripoli late on Wednesday by the Emergency Transit Mechanism in Niger, which is run by the UNCHR. Some of the refugees had been detained for over a year, the UNCHR said.

They will now receive humanitarian assistance at the ETM while further options for them, such as resettle-

US backtracks, says no plans to cap H-1B work visa WASHINGTON, JUN 21 (AGENCIES): The Trump administration has no plans to cap H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, the State Department said on Friday, reports Reuters Reuters reported on Thursday that the United States had told India it was considering restricting the H-1B visa programs for countries with the data storage requirement. The H-1B programme issues US visas to skilled foreign workers.

“The Trump Administration has no plans to place caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally,” a State Department spokeswoman said in a statement in response to the Reuters article.

While an administration’s “Buy American Hire American” executive order calls for a broad review of U.S. worker visa programs, including the H-1B programme, it was not targeted at a specific country, the spokeswoman said.

It is “completely separate from our ongoing discussions with India about the importance of ensuring the free flow of data across borders,” the spokeswoman added.

Earlier on Thursday, India said it was in talks with the United States on H-1B visas, but foreign ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar told a news conference: “We have not heard anything officially from the US government” on capping such permits for Indians.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is scheduled to visit New Delhi next week for talks that will include areas of disagreement between the two countries over trade.

Two senior Indian officials told Reuters on Wednesday they had been briefed last week on a US plan to cap the number of H-1B visas given annually to Indians at between 10 per cent and 15 per cent of the total number issued.

There is no countryspecific limit on the 85,000 H-1B work visas the United States issues every year, and an estimated 70 per cent of them go to Indians.

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ment, are pursued, it said.

“On World Refugee Day, for the first time in a long time, these refugees will be able to sleep at night knowing they and their families are out of harm’s way,” said Jean-Paul Cavalieri, UNHCR mission chief for Libya.

“We cannot underestimate just how important these life-saving evacuations are.”

But more needed to be done, Cavalieri underlined. With the conflict in Tripoli showing no sign of ebbing, 3,800 refugees and migrants trapped in detention centres remain at risk of being caught up in the deadly clashes between eastern warlord Khalifa Haftar’s forces and militias

loyal to the UN-backed government, the UNHCR said.

Rising numbers of people are also being brought to detention centres after being intercepted by the Coast Guard off Libya’s coast, meaning many more places are urgently needed.

“States urgently need to come forward to help us evacuate other vulnerable refugees out of Libya,” Cavalieri underlined, calling on local authorities to free all refugees and asylum-seekers from detention.

The UNHCR said has helped 1,297 vulnerable refugees to leave Libya this year, including 711 who have been airlifted to Niger, 295 to Italy, and 291 who have been resettled to Europe and Canada.

All the refugees airlifted abroad were previously released from detention centres across Libya and sheltered at the UNHCR’s Gathering and Departure Facility in Tripoli, where they received food and medical aid including psycho-social support, as well as clothes and hygiene kits, the UN agency said.

Mexico Discount Airline Offers $1 Fares for Central American Migrants Headed Home.

Mexico City, Jun 21 (IANS): A Mexican airline has launched a promotion that offers Central American migrants $1 fares, including taxes, to return home.

The programme, called “Reuniting Families”, is for those who “want to voluntarily return to their country of origin”, the airline said on Thursday.

Till June 30, Central Americans looking to return can show up at airports in Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Guadalajara and Mexico City, reports Xinhua news agency. Volaris is pleased to serve those who are willing to take its flight to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Guatemala.

Adults only need to show a national identification, while minors are required a birth certificate or passport.

“In this way, Volaris

bolsters its commitment to unite families and collaborate by offering an alternative solution to the immigration phenomenon in recent months,” the company said.

Since the end of 2018, thousands of Central American migrants have been fleeing poverty and violent crime at home by forming successive caravans heading north to the US border, where they hope to apply for asylums.

This isn’t the first time the carrier has based a promotional campaign on the immigration issue.

New York, Jun 21 (IANS): Ahead of his New Delhi visit, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday to convey “strong US commitment to working closely with the new Indian government to advance our strategic partnership”, according to his spokesperson Morgan Ortagus.

Pompeo, who begins a three-day visit to New Delhi next Tuesday, congratulated Jaishankar on becoming the external affairs minister and discussed security and economic cooperation between the two countries with Jaishankar, she said in a statement. “Secretary Pompeo and Minister Jaishankar also discussed shared US and Indian objectives in safeguarding a free and open Indo-Pacific, US-India security cooperation, and the US-India economic partnership”, Ortagus said.

Pompeo’s visit will be the first high-level meeting between the two countries after the Lok Sabha elections returned Prime Min-

Mike Pompeo (File) ister Narendra Modi with a stronger mandate.

O n We d n e s d a y, Pompeo cancelled a visit to Sri Lanka next week citing “unavoidable scheduling conflicts”.

Earlier in New Delhi, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “Secretary Pompeo’s visit will provide an opportunity and importance for both sides to explore ways to further strengthen India-US strategic partnership and continue the high-level engagement on matters of mutual interest, including bilateral, regional, and global issues.

“We look at this visit

as an opportunity to discuss the issues which will be on the table,” he said.

Key bilateral issues, like trade, are expected to be discussed at the meeting between Pompeo and Jaishankar.

Bilateral trade between India and US has almost touched $150 billion and there has been a growth every year in the last few years, Kumar said, adding there has been a seven-fold increase since 2001.

“There are 500 US companies operating in India”, he said. “The contribution of Indian-Americans in the growth of US has been recognized by the US leadership. US has supported India for the permanent member of the (UN) Security Council. Last year, we held a two-plus-two dialogue (between Foreign and Defence Ministers/ Secretaries).

There is lot of cooperation going on in the high technology trade. So, there is plenty of action going on between India and US bilateral relationship.”

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“Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him; I will protect him for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. With long life will I satisfy Him and show him my Salvation” Psalms 91: 14-16

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY Of our beloved Daddy Late ZAKIEVOZO BELHO

22nd June 2018

“If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord.

So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord”. (Romans 14:8) Apfuo, A year has passed by since you left us for your heavenly abode but there’s not a single day that we didn’t miss you. You left this world so quickly. Each passing moment reminds the sweet memories of you. A light from our home is gone; a voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home that can never be filled. You were our strength and still are; we miss you and love you.

“SINGING WITH THE ANGELS AND WAITING FOR US TO JOIN YOU THERE”.

Loving wife, son, daughter and family members.

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and the time has come for my departure. “ I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”.

We the bereaved family members of Lt. Vikali A. Awomi would like to gratefully acknowledge and express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals and well wishers who stood by us through prayers, physically and financially at the sudden demise of our beloved on 12/06/2019.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Sumi Baptist Church Kohima 2. SBCK (HBS) Fellowship 3. SBCK (HBS) Youth Fellowship 4. HBS Sumi Community Kohima 5. S.T.H Kohima 6. Principal and Staff of DBHSS Kohima 7. Officers and Staff, Directorate of Treasuries & Accounts 8. Imloto Kuposhukulu Kohima 9. Kulolaumi Kuposhukulu Vekuho 10. G.B Peraciezie Kohima 11. NSCN (IM) High School Unit, Kohima 12. Mr. & Mrs. Akuto Awomi, P/s to Hon’ble Minister (Agri.)

13. Mrs. & Er. Aghovi Chophy, S.D.O & Family 14. Mrs. & Mr. Joel Kath & Family 15. Atoizu Town Baptist Church (SBAK Nito Mt) 16. Atoizu Town Baptist Church (SBAK) Aizuto 17. Christian Revival Church Atoizu 18. St. Peter’s Church Atoizu 19. Atoizumi Kuposhukulu Kohima 20. Asukhuto Town Baptist Church (SBAK Nito Mt) 21. Vekuho (New) Baptist Church 22. Vekuho Kuposhukulu Atoizu 23. Students’ Union Atoizu Town 24. Vekuhomi Students’ Union 25. Doctors & Nurses, Oking Hospital Kohima We have failed to mention each every individual but uphold your kind deed for your unconditional support and it is our earnest prayer to Almighty God to bless you all abundantly.

Loving husband, daughters, sons, parents, brothers, sisters, in-laws and relatives.

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Lt. L. Khezheto Awomi (1922 – 22/05/2019) Dearest Dad, We have heard and seen of your courageous journey, How you stood the test of times, How you saved the lives of your comrades, How you risked life and initiated for the sake of your people, How you parent the parentless child, How you cheerfully ‘gave and gave’ and never ask anything in return, It is difficult to understand if we could ever live up like you, We now only have 97 years of LIFE’s testimony, it is the best but we wish for more…

We are saddened yet truly blessed to have witness your love for God, and be part of your prayers, love and warmthness.

Dear Dad, Grandpa!

In our eyes, you are to us like David“Man after God’s own heart”.

We are sad to depart from our precious father but we shall meet again in Heaven.

We convey our heartfelt gratitude to : 1. Shri. Tokheho Yepthomi, M.P (Lok Sabha), New Delhi.

2. Shri. Pukhai Assumi, Advisor Nagaland, Kohima.

3. Shri. Hovishe Arkha, Principal, Olympic School, Zbto.

4. Shri. Niuto Awomi, G.B, East Dimapur.

5. Shri. Ahovi Zhimomi, G.B, Padam Pukhuri.

6. Shri. P.Tohevi Awomi. G.B , Lotovi Village.

7. Shri. Vikuto Zhimo, Hd. G.B, Kiyeshe Sukhai Village.

8. Shri. Hokheyi Zhimo, G.B, Khewoto Village.

9. Shri. Vihoyi Aye, G.B, Ghukhuyi Village.

10. Shri. Ghovito Zhimo, G.B, Nihoshe Village.

11. Shri. Kahuto Zhimo, G.B, Nihoshe Village.

12. Shri. Zhekuto Zhimo, G.B. Khekiye.

13. Shri. Kakheto Zhimo, G.B Hoshepu.

14. Shri. Hokheyi Awomi, Kiyeshe Sukhai Village.

15. Shri. H.K.Zhimo, V.P. Naga Hoho.

16. Shri. Ikuto Zhimomi, Retd. Director.

17. Shri. Pukhalu Awomi.

18. Shri. Nitovi Awomi.

19. Shri. Hoyivi Awomi, President SAK. 20. Shri. L. Thungdemo, I.G. Prison.

21. Shri. Hamtok Phom, Supdnt., Tuensang.

22. Shri. Imtiangshi Jamir, A.I.G, Central Jail, Dimapur.

23. Shri. Nikaho Yepthomi, President, Prison Service Association, Dimapur.

24. Shri. Zuhoi Muru, Nihoshe.

25. Shri. Khukiho Muru, Satakha.

26. Shri. Khuito Awomi, Retd. BSF. 27. Shri. Marwati Jamir and relatives, Kensa, Mkg. 28. Shri. Khehoto Chishi, President (HAUD) 29. Shri. Avito Chophy, Pastor, Sumi Baptist Church Diphupar.

30. Shri. Akaho Aye, Pastor, Nihoshe Baptist Church.

31. Hoshepu Area Union Dimapur.

32. Aghunato Area Union Dimapur.

33. Sumi Alakishi Kighini Muqo.

34. Doctors and Nurses, Zion Hospital East Dimapur.

35. Sumi Awomi Kuposhukulu (SAK) Dimapur.

36. Nihoshe Welfare Society, Dimapur.

37. Nihoshe Welfare Society, Zbto.

38. Sumi Baptist Chruch Diphupar.

39. Nihoshe Baptist Church.

40. Hoshepu Baptist Church ( Aizuto)

We are fortunate to have received immense blessing through the prayers and financial support from friends, community colleagues and well wishers. We regret not being able to thank each individual personally but we pray that Almighty God bless each one of you abundantly.

07/12/1977 - 12/06/2019

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Infotainment

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 2019

celebs 1st music industry stakeholders’ conclave B-Town urge fans to

WMD observed in Kohima

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rom veterans like Dhar mendra and Hema Malini to younger actors such as Akshay Kumar and Bipasha Basu -- Bollywood celebrities, for whom fitness is a way of life, advocated the benefits of yoga on the occasion of International Yoga Day on Friday.

Here’s what the celebrities had to say: Akshay Kumar: Sharing something I am extremely proud of...post her knee surgery at the age of 75, my mother started doing yoga and now it is part of daily routine, improving one day at a time.

Dharmendra Deol: Yoga to be healthy healthy and strong. Today is the day, start it today. Love you.

Anupam Kher: Happy International Yoga Day to you all. “Let your whole body breathe,” says my yoga teacher.

Hema Malini: Yoga is a part of my daily morning routine! The benefits I derive are immense - I request all of u to make it an integral part of ur daily activities too.

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Marmenla peforming during Nagaland music industry stakeholders conclave (NP). Nise Meruno performing at RCEMPA (NP).

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irst music industry stakeholders conclave under the theme “Music and Arts greater heights” coinciding with World Music Day was held at RCEMPA Jotsoma on Friday. The celebration was managed by imagi.

Nation, powered by MTF and sponsored by Audio garage, Shiu Lights, metal gear, Beat devices, Unitex, project 72 hours, Nagaland musicians collective, KNK motors, Take one production, Crescendo and Disong designs.

Addressing the gathering during conclave, renowned singer, Nise Mer-

uno said that those who are in the music profession must work hard and be serious to go higher. He advised the singers to be truthful to the music by displaying their reality in the show and being nice to the people. He challenged the musicians to discover oneself ‘the hero’ they have inside and optimize with confidence. He advised the artistes to encouraged and support each other to go forward.

Another successful singer from the state who worked at Hyderabad, Marmenla Pongen opined that patient, hard work and humble are essential

qualities to achieve in the field of musician. Giving credit to her mother in her achievement, she said her mother was her mentor, aspiration and guide. She advised the young upcoming singers of the state to be humble and avoid ego but use their talent wisely and urged them to never stop dreaming great things in life.

Apostle Rev. Luoliehu Yimsung addressed the gathering and encouraged the musicians of the state from the word of God as special guest.

In group discussion and consultation session,

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director Music Academy Kohima Khyochano TCK spoke on “Music Education”, music director Sumi BaptistCchurch Kohima James Swu spoke on choir, member Rattle & Hum music society Theja Meru on artist management and proprietor Audio Garage Atsung Jamir on production.

Open Mic session was graced by secretary YRS Lhouchalie Viya NCS as special guest and the evening concert was graced by advisor rural development Dr. Neikiesalie Nicky Kire as special guest.

Audience were enthralled by local popu-

Motu Patlu join PM Modi for yoga session

lar artistes of the state that includes Methaneilie, Trance Effect, Tune Up Channel, Since 90s, The Teaspoon Project, Tetseo Sisters, Atsunglir, Asu Jamir, Abdon Mech, Gabby Pucho, Linthoi, Ronnie, LC Sekhose, Rucks Otto, Moko Koza, Keneisenuo Sorhie, Bozio Nienu, Ayim Longchar, Gear Men Dudes, Music Academy Kohima, Jam Tree, WMD Choir Madnug, Afang & crew, Kevin Lywait. On the occasion one face of the RCEMPA building Art by project 72 hours was also unveiled.

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oining the rest of the world, the state capital also observed ‘World Music Day’ marking the 4th edition at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow, Raj Bhavan on Friday evening.

The event is being initiated

by Symphony Academy of Music and Musicians Guild to promote local musicians in the state.

Hundreds of music fans from around Kohima came to witness the musical event as 12 artist and band took the stage. Hornbill National Rock Contest 2009 winner, Lui Tzudir made

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Fans can get the set of four statues — one each of Philip Anselmo, “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott, Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul Abbott — for $499.99, or order their favorite member of PANTERA individually for $149 apiece.

KnuckleBonz has been creating highend statues since 2003 and continues to be dedicated to honoring music’s greatest performers through master artistry in the limited-edition statue series called Rock Iconz. The company’s goal is to capture a “live performance” moment in each limited edition.

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Markle, Harry split from shared charity with William, Middleton

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t’s officially over for the fab four. Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have separated from The Royal Foundation, their former joint charity with Prince William and his spouse Kate Middleton.

“The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex has today announced the conclusions of a review into its structure, and how it will best support Their Royal Highnesses with future charitable activity,” the palace announced in a statement on Thursday, as reported by People magazine.

“Later this year The Royal Foundation will become the principal charitable and philanthropic vehicle for The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,” the statement continued. “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will establish their own new charitable foundation with transitional operating support from The Royal Foundation. In addition, both couples will continue to work together on projects in the future, including on The Foundation’s mental health program, Heads Together.”

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created to “best complement the work and responsibilities of Their Royal Highnesses as they prepare for their future roles, and to better align their charitable activity with their new households.”

“The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are incredibly proud of what they have achieved together through The Royal Foundation. They are especially proud to have established a charity that has had, and will continue to have, significant long-lasting impact, changing lives for the better,” read the statement.

People magazine reported the British royal couples separated their joint “court” at Kensington Palace and created two separate offices. Markle and Harry’s office moved out of Kensington Palace and into Buckingham Palace, where

Queen Elizabeth II resides.

Middleton and William’s office remains in Kensington Palace, where they live with their three children.

Markle and Harry reside to Windsor Castle’s Frogmore cottage with their firstborn son Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.

While the breakup might sound like another sign of the alleged royal feud between the princes, royal expert Katie Nicholl recently told Entertainment Tonight that Archie’s birth “has probably really helped to improve the relationship.”

Rumors of a crack between Harry, 34, and William, 36, have dominated headlines in recent months.

At the family’s Easter service in April, the brothers were reportedly distant from one another, not speaking to each other outside of St. George’s Chapel in Windsor, either before or after the service.

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t started life as an unexpected challenge on Twitter, but now it looks like Justin Bieber‘s UFC showdown with Tom Cruise could actually happen.

Last week, Bieber challenged Tom Cruise to test his strength in the UFC Octagon.

Despite a discer nible lack of bad blood between the pop giant and the screen icon, Bieber

issued the bizarre challenge online and even tried to catch the attention of UFC boss Dana White to secure the bout.

While Bieber has since backtracked and said that Cruise has the “dad strength” that would allow him to “whoop my ass”, the prospect isn’t dead in the water.

According to TMZ, White has received confirmation from Bieber’s

manager, Scooter Braun, that the singer is indeed open to stepping into the octagon. However, there needs to be mutual interest on Cruise’s side.

To that end, entertainment mogul Ari Emanuel, whose firm William Morris Endeavor owns UFC, reportedly told Braun that he thinks Cruise is equally fascinated by the idea.

Dana White has also previously said he thinks

90th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

OFFICE OF THE

KISETONG VILLAGE STUDENTS' UNION

of

BPO Kisetong Village P.O & Dist, Kiphire-798611, Nagaland.

MR. O. LIMA LEMTOR (Kangtsung)

22.06.1929 – 22.06.2019 Old age is a great blessing for living this life and we are grateful for having you as our grand father.

We all wish you a very Happy Birthday.

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The sons and daughters of Late Akangnungba Chang, Litem Village would like to express our heartiest congratulations to our sister, A. Alemla Chang on being conferred the Governor's P.B Acharya's Award in the field of Skill Development.

We would also like to thank the Changsao Thangjam Setshang for taking this initiative and for acknowledging the hardwork and dedication of our sister.

May our Almighty God continue to grant her blessings, good health and wisdom for the betterment of the future generation.

Loving brothers and sisters.

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that a fight between the two would be “the easiest fight to promote in the history of my career.”

While it’s unclear who would emerge victorious between the pair, it’s worth noting that Cruise is well known for performing all his own deathdefying stunts. Bieber was previously punched by Orlando Bloom during a fight in Ibiza.

Meanwhile, Bieber broke his own self-imposed hiatus last month to release a new single with Ed Sheeran.

The pair have teamed up on ‘I Don’t Care’, marking their second collaboration after Sheeran wrote ‘Love Yourself ’ from Bieber’s 2015 album ‘Purpose’. It features on Sheeran’s forthcoming ‘No.6 Collaborations Project’, which is set to arrive in July.

Cruise will next be seen in the anticipated Top Gun: Maverick, a direct sequel to the 1986 movie. It is set for release in 2020.

(NME)

FELICITATION With immense pride and honour KISETONG VILLAGE STUDENT'S UNION would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss C. Elina Sangtam for bringing laurels to Union by winning the crown of 1st MIHM Queen Universe International 2019 held at New Delhi.

The Union further wishes her the best and for more success in her future endeavor.

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nuckleBonz, creator of the Rock Iconz music collectible series, has announced the production of a set of PANTERA “Cowboys From Hell” collectible statues, available for pre-order now at this location.

This is a limited-edition collectible; only 3,000 of each statue are made by hand and sold worldwide. Each statue is hand-painted and numbered and come with a certificate of authenticity printed on the base of each collectible statue.

Each statue stands approximately eight and a half inches tall and is officially licensed.

t was a yoga day out for Indian animated characters Motu Patlu as they joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of International Yoga Day on Friday.

Entertainment franchise Nickelodeon sent out a message of physical and mental well-being with a fun campaign called ‘Yoga Se Hi Hoga’ with Nicktoons Motu Patlu, Shiva and Rudra. Shiva and Rudra performed yoga at an event in Mumbai.

As part of this initiative, Motu Patlu were seen spreading the message of a healthy lifestyle at the yoga event here and performing asanas with Modi.

The animated characters also featured in the video which Modi posted on his official Twitter handle.

Modi performed yoga along with around 30,000 people at Prabhat Tara grounds here on the occasion of the fifth International Yoga Day. (IANS)

an emotional comeback to performed on the stage.

During the event, various bands such as Lord of Rocks, Divine Connection, Purple Fusion, Papersky,UDX, Seyievinuo Chüzo, Verie, Lui Tzudir, Joshua Shohe feat Zubeni Kikon, Annie’s OK and The Paradigm Shift performed during the occasion. Second runners-up of the Hornbill International Rock Contest 2018 Ambush band from Assam (Diphu) was the highlight of the show.

(Correspondent)

CHRISTIAN REVIVAL CHURCH HIGH SCHOOL AREA: KOHIMA

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With great joy and honour the church congratulate Dr. Peleneituo Rutsa (Dziese) in completing his Doctor in Ministry (D. Min) at Asian Christian Academy in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. He completed his dissertation under the topic “Selected Case Studies on George W Supplee and Benny Prasad on their Impact with Christian Music in Spreading Gospel” The Church wish him all the best in his future endeavour and pray that may God in His grace continue to shower His grace upon him.

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Copa America: Japan, Uruguay draw 2-2 PORTO ALEGRE, Jun 21 (Agencies): Two goals from Koji Miyoshi helped Japan secure a hardearned point in a 2-2 draw with Uruguay at the Copa America on Thursday.

Miyoshi twice fired Japan into the lead only for Uruguay to level through a controversial penalty from Luis Suarez and a secondhalf header from Jose Gimenez. The draw means Japan have an outside chance of reaching the quarter-finals from Group C, with one game remaining against Ecuador.

Uruguay, who trounced Ecuador in their opening game, missed the chance to make certain of their place in the last eight against a Japan team who had been trounced 4-0 by Chile in their opening game.

Japan had been let down by poor finishing in their defeat to Chile, but were a different proposition at the Arena do Gremio as coach Hajime Moriyasu range the changes in his starting line-up.

Former Leicester City striker Shinji Okazaki started alongside Hiroki Abe up front as Moriyasu relegated Ayase Ueda and Takefusa Kubo to the bench.

Miyoshi meanwhile provided attacking thrust in a new-look Japanese midfield.

Uruguay’s Luis Suarez in action during their Copa America match against Japan.

Abe created a half-chance on 10 minutes but Okazaki was unable to control his attempted header and flashed his effort high and wide.

Uruguay meanwhile always looked threatening going forward, with the strikeforce of Edinson Cavani and Luis Suarez causing problems for the Japanese back four.

Cavani almost created the opening goal for Suarez in the 12th minute, working a one-two with Diego Godin before crossing for Suarez.

The Barcelona star however could only direct his chance at goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, who gathered safely.

Naomichi Ueda then had a half-chance for Japan at the other end but his glancing header from a free-

kick was easily saved.

With Uruguay’s defence looking uncharacteristically vulnerable, Japan took the lead on 25 minutes when a long diagonal pass from Gaku Shibasaki sent Miyoshi racing clear.

The 22-year-old Yokohama F. Marinos midfielder still had plenty to do, but ghosted to the byline before smashing into the roof of the net from a tight angle.

But Japan’s joy was short-lived as Uruguay were gifted an equaliser with a VAR-assisted penalty four minutes later. There appeared to be no question of a foul after Cavani and Ueda came together in the penalty area with the Uruguayan striker stretching to reach

a pass.

But VAR ruled that Ueda had fouled Cavani prompting Colombian referee Andres Rojas to point to the spot. Suarez stepped up to convert and Uruguay were level. Cavani almost gave Uruguay the lead in the 36th minute with 25-yard rocket that crashed off the bar but Japan reached the break level.

The second half saw Uruguay gradually get on top but yet another incisive break from Japan led to Miyoshi grabbing his second to make it 2-1 in the 59th minute. Again though Uruguay were quick to respond, Gimenez heading in Nicolas Lodeiro’s cross in the 66th minute to make it 2-2.

dismisses Warner keen to catch up on lost time Maradona Alzheimer’s rumours

Nottingham, Jun 21 (IANS): David Warner has been on a roll in the 2019 edition of the World Cup in England and Wales. While he hasn’t gone slam-bang from the word go, his mature approach has seen him amass 447 runs from six innings at an average of 89.40. While he leads the run-getters’ chart at present, it is all about making up for lost time as he spent 12 months away from the game thanks to his involvement in the Sandpaper Gate.

“It’s just more runs that you can miss out on. For me it’s about going out there and putting my best foot forward for the team and trying to score as many runs as I can. To make up for all the runs that I’ve missed out on and for the team,” he said.

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Asked about his slightly slower approach at the crease in comparison to his usual way of starting with a bang, Warner said that he has been trying to bat deep and act mature in conditions which undoubtedly help the bowlers at the top of the innings.

“I don’t mean to go out there and bat slow. I’ve tried to get a calculation, how many fielders I’ve hit in the first 10 (overs). I got frustrated against India. I got frustrated against Afghanistan. And then today, Finchy (Aaron Finch) kept telling me to hang in there and bat deep and bat time. And that was in like the eighth or ninth over. Because it’s generally not my game to stick there, and I usually try and go after it a little bit. Must be a bit more maturity, I think,” he explained.

Confident India aim to continue winning run against Afghanistan

Buenos Aires, Jun 21 (IANS): Argentina football great Diego Maradona has posted a video on the social media denying reports that he was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

The 58-year-old’s comments came a day after his lawyer, Matias Morla also responded to speculation that his client was suffering from the degenerative illness.

“They lie, they lie.

They talk about Alzheimer’s and they don’t even know what the word Alzheimer’s means,” Maradona said in the video published on his Instagram account on Thursday, reported Xinhua news agency.

“People who have Alzheimer’s die, I’m not dying,” the 1986 World Cup winner said, adding that some journalists were intent on “causing confusion”.

Murray to partner Pierre-Hugues at Wimbledon Lo n d o n, J u n 2 1 (Agencies): Andy Murray has confirmed he will play doubles at Wimbledon alongside France’s PierreHugues Herbert.

The three-time Grand Slam champion played his first competitive match for more than six months on Thursday, partnering Feliciano Lopez in the FeverTree Championships at Queen’s Club.

Murray is unlikely to play singles at Wimbledon as he continues his rehabilitation from a second hip operation but the former world No 1 has confirmed he will partner Herbert when the tournament begins on July 1. “It’s a long story, really, but my coach saw him a little while ago and told him that I might be playing doubles at Wimbledon,” said Murray.

Murray also hopes to play in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon if he is able to find a suitable partner.

“I would like to,” he said. “I have spoken to a couple of players. I’ve been rejected a couple of times so far! But if I’m feeling good, I will. I sort of asked a couple of people to play, but I need to wait and see how I’m feeling first, and if I feel good, then I would like to.”

Cech returns to Chelsea as advisor

L o n d o n, J u n 2 1 (Agencies): Chelsea have appointed former goalkeeper Petr Cech as their new technical and performance advisor.

The 37-year-old’s role will be to provide advice on all football and performance matters, as well as developing stronger links between the academy and first team.

Cech will be based at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground and will work closely with director Marina Granovskaia and the coaching staff. He will also travel with the team home and away.

After confirming his return to Stamford Bridge, Cech told the club’s website, “I feel very privileged to have this opportunity to join Chelsea again and help create the best possible high level performance environment to continue the success the club has had over the past 15 years.”

“I’m looking forward to the new challenge and hope I can use all of my football knowledge and experience to help the team achieve even more success in the future.”

Cech’s return to Chelsea is his first move since ending his playing career at the end of last season.

His last professional match was Arsenal’s 4-1 defeat

NSFA to take part in NE strongest man competition D i m ap u r , J u n 2 1 (NPN): The Nagaland Strongest & Fittest Association (NSFA) will be participating in the North East Strongest Man Competition 2019 schedule to be held on July 20 at Polo Ground, Shillong. The event is organised by Meghalaya

Strongman & Amateur Power Sports Association under the banner of Strongman Cooperation India.

The NSFA participating team shall be fully sponsored by KC Angami, Class-I Contractor, said Keduovilie Zumu, president of NSFA.

Petr Cech returns to Chelsea after being appointed as new technical and performance advisor.

to Chelsea in the Europa League final in May. The former Czech Republic international spent 11 years at Chelsea, winning 13 major trophies, including four Premier League titles and four FA Cups, before joining Arsenal in 2015.

Cech played a starring role as the Blues won the Champions League in 2012, saving a penalty in extra-time against Bayern Munich before stopping two more in the shootout.

His return to Stamford Bridge sees him take

on some of the responsibilities of Michael Emenalo, who left his role as Chelsea’s technical director in November 2017 to join Monaco.

One of Cech’s first involvements will be to advise the club on the appointment of a new head coach following the departure of Maurizio Sarri.

Cech’s former teammate Frank Lampard is expected to be approached

by Chelsea for the job after leading Derby to the Championship play-off final in his first season in management.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family of Lt. Temjenkaba would like to express our deepest gratitude to those who stood by us physically, financially, spiritually and materially during his illness and sad demise.

We regret our inability to mention each and every individual/ organizations, but it's our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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20TH DEATH ANNIVERSARY (22.06.2019) Late AKANGMEREN JAMIR (Mongsenyimti Village) Temein oba na Sur kum metsu jungaka nü temeim tepela jakden onoki mamateter aser onok den teti Ali ama pelemer.

Temeim chir nungertem aser kinungertem.

MKC-305 1933 – 29th May 2019 We the children and grandchildren of Lt. Vizopal Kiso, convey our heartfelt thanks to the many friends, neighbours, churches and well wishers who provided spiritually, emotionally and practical support at the sudden demise of our father and grandfather.

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India players take part in practice session ahead of Afghanistan match.

Southampton, Jun 21 (IANS): With three wins in four matches (including a no result), Team India will be looking to come out with yet another commanding performance and continue their winning run in the ongoing World Cup when they take on Afghanistan at the Rose Bowl here on Saturday.

The Men in Blue have so far been able to put on complete performances in each of their three games against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan.

While the top-order has consistently given good starts, the bowlers, aided by some brilliant fielding, have backed it up with disciplined performance.

Rohit Sharma has been in imperious form and has scored two hundreds and a half-century.

Virat Kohli has also looked in his usual hard-hitting form and K.L. Rahul has K Y M C

been in fine touch too.

However, injury to key players like Shikhar Dhawan and Bhuvneshwar Kumar has led the team management to worry a little.

Dhawan has been ruled out of the tournament with a fractured thumb and stumper Rishabh Pant has been inducted into the squad.

Bhuvneshwar is suffering from a hamstring injury and has been sidelined for the next two-three games.

W h i l e, R a h u l r e placed Dhawan in the opening slot against Pakistan, Mohammad Shami will in all likelihood play his first match of the ongoing World Cup against Afghanistan.

There is also some doubt over Vijay Shankar’s inclusion, who was in pain after being hit on his toes by a Jasprit Bumrah yorker during India’s training ses-

sion on Wednesday. However, Bumrah revealed that there was no serious concern and Shankar is fit to play.

Afghanistan, on the other hand, have just not been unable to recreate the magic they did in the World Cup Qualifiers and Asia Cup last year, and have faced five defeats in as many games so far.

They have been below par with both bat and ball and the sloppy fieldwork has also not helped their cause.

Rashid Khan has not been able to find any rhythm and has gone for plenty without taking many wickets in the ongoing tournament so far.

Thus, Afghanistan would hope that their star cricketer comes out with a much improved performance and help them earn their first points in the showpiece event.

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But as GOD calls us one by one, the chain will link again Your family here is proud that you are in His kingdom And we are cozy in heart that there stood my father in Heaven Shower us your blessings if possible from your end You have sowed your seed not on barren So we may harvest what all you lived You will always be a hero of our faith....

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SL beat Eng to keep semi hopes alive

Leeds, Jun 21 (PTI): Angelo Mathews hit a patient fifty before veteran pacer Lasith Malinga returned with a sensational four-wicket haul as Sri Lanka stunned hosts England by 20 runs in a lowscoring thriller to keep their World Cup semifinal hopes alive, here Friday.

Electing to bat, Sri Lanka managed a modest 232 for nine, riding on an unbeaten 115-ball 85 by Mathews.

The 1996 champions then returned to dismiss England for 212 in 47 overs to register only their second win in this World Cup. Malinga (4/43) emerged as the star for Sri Lanka as he dismissed the top three -- James Vince (14), Jonny Bairstow (0) and Joe Root (57) and also accounted for Jos Buttler (10).

Off-spinner Dhananjaya de Silva (3/32) then moped up the tail with a quick three-wicket burst.

After Root’s 89-ball fifty, Ben Stokes kept England in the hunt with a 89-ball 82 but he ran out of partners.

The win took Sri Lanka to fifth spot with six points from six matches, while England remained in third spot with eight points from six games.

Earlier, Mathews added 71 and 57 runs with Kusal Mendis (46) and Dhananjaya de Silva (29) for the fourth and sixth wickets,

Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Jonny Bairstow during their match against England in Leeds on Friday.

Mathews and Dhananjaya then took the team close to the 200-mark.

Once Dhananjaya was removed by Archer in the 44th over, it was a lonely battle for Mathews.

Chasing the total, England could not recover from the twin strike by Malinga and could score only 38 for two in the powerplay.

Root and Eoin Morgan (21) added 47 runs for the third wicket before Isuru Udana (2/41) produced a stunning caught-and-bowled effort to remove the skipper as England slipped to 73 for 3 in 18.4 overs.

Root completed his fifty off 78 balls and soon new man Stokes brought up the team hundred with a

boundary off Pradeep.

Malinga then brought Sri Lanka back in the match when he had Root caught behind off a ball drifting down the leg side.

De Silva then had Moeen Ali holed out to longoff, while Chris Woakes’ thin edge was caught by the keeper and another edge sent Adil Rashid back to the hut as England slipped to 178 for 8.

Brief score Sri Lanka: 232/9 (Angelo Mathews 85, Avishka Fernando 49; Mark Wood 3/40) England: 212 all out (Ben Stokes 82 n.o, Joe Root 57; Lasith Malinga 4/43, Dhananjaya de Silva 3/32)

AIFF set to offer top status to ISL

Atletico sign Llorente from Real

Panaji, Jun 21 (Agencies): The All India Football Federation is all set to approve the Indian Super League (ISL) as India’s top football league in an executive committee meeting that will be summoned next month, The Times of India reported.

According to the report, AIFF is set to “honour” the contract with IMG-Reliance which has a clause to make ISL the “most senior and prestigious football league in India”.

“It’s in the contract (that ISL will be the top league). Initially, we felt that let the tournament happen and then we will see.

After five years, we have to honour the contract. Let the executive committee decide,” said AIFF general secretary Kushal Das told the newspaper.

The contract which Das mentioned is the Mas-

respectively, as Sri Lanka recovered from three for 2.

Playing his first World Cup game, Avishka Fernando, too, contributed with a 39-ball 49.

Sri Lanka lost Dimuth Karunaratne (1) and Kusal Perera (2) in three balls to be reduced to three for 2.

Fernando then blasted six fours and two sixes, sharing some valuable runs with Mendis. But an upper cut gone wrong saw Sri Lanka lose Fernando and slip to 62 for three.

Leg-spinner Rashid struck twice on successive balls, removing Kusal Mendis and new man Jeevan Mendis (0), as Sri Lanka slumped to 133 for five in the 30th over.

ters Rights Agreement (MRA) signed originally between AIFF and IMGReliance and now between AIFF and Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL), a subsidiary of IMG-Reliance where Star is also a partner.

AIFF also granted FSDL the “full and unfettered right and ability to establish the ISL and to decide upon the format, rules, and structure of the ISL and the teams and players which will compete in it.” in the agreement that bagged AIFF Rs 700 crore, according to the report.

AIFF has maintained

ambiguity about the domestic pecking order in Indian Football for a while.

It initially stated I-League will be India’s premier football league while ISL was only a competition. However, that stance has slowly changed with AIFF stating in a meeting in 2016 that I-League would be discontinued and another competition named League One with no promotion and continental slots would be introduced.

With ISL set to be the top dog in Indian football, the solitary AFC Champions League playoff spot will be offered to its winners with the Super Cup winners getting the AFC Cup slot. The Super Cup too could be expanded to a new 20-team format from next season with each team getting a minimum of three games, however, there is little or no clarity over the issue.

M a d r i d, J u n 2 1 (Agencies): Spanish midfielder Marcos Llorente has signed for Atletico Madrid from city rivals Real Madrid. The 24-yearold has put pen to paper on a five-year deal for a reported £35m fee.

Llorente completed the move after passing his medical at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra and he becomes Diego Simeone’s second signing of the summer following the arrival of Felipe from FC Porto.

The transfer could pave the way for Rodri to complete a move to Premier League champions Manchester City, who are ready to pay his release clause.

Rodri told Atletico earlier this month that he wanted to leave the club for a new challenge. He has also interested Bayern Munich.

Liverpool must splash the cash, says Klopp Lo n d o n, J u n 2 1 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : Ju r ge n Klopp says Liverpool must continue to “splash the cash” if they want to remain competitive with Europe’s elite clubs. The Reds spent over £170m on Alisson, Naby Keita, Fabinho and Xherdan Shaqiri last summer.

Klopp is yet to add to his squad during the current transfer window, but speaking to German broadcaster ZDF about his Pogba comments, he said, “Back when I was in Germany, Bayern had a bottomless pit of money, like £100m. In today’s market, that gets you one centre-back. So this bottomless pit of money is enough to buy one player in today’s world and that doesn’t even cover their wages.”

“The market has changed more than I expected, but I stand by what I said. Maybe things were lost in translation but my point was, if we reach a point where football is solely about money and not football, then I’m leaving; and I still feel the same way about it.”

“Liverpool is an ambitious club and if we didn’t spend the same amount of money as others, we wouldn’t be able to compete.

Everybody’s splashing the cash, so we have to do the same.”

New Delhi, Jun 21 (PTI): Disappointed at the dropping of shooting from the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Friday said it will not be averse to taking an unprecedented step, including pulling out of the multisporting event.

The Commonwealth Games Federation on Thursday left out shooting from the 2022 Birmingham Games in its Executive Board meeting while recommending the inclusion of three new sports.

Former sports minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had last year written to his British counterpart as well to the CGF President, urging them to intervene and ensure that the sport remains a part of the 2022 edition.

The CGF, however, had left it to the host na-

but despite Sweden’s determined resistance, the mark seemed destined to be beaten at the Stade Oceane.

Five minutes into the second half, Heath’s header took a deflection off Andersson as the U.S. doubled their lead.

The goal was confirmed after a VAR review which ruled that Heath was not offside.

Chile, Thailand eliminated

Lindsey Horan wheels away in celebration after scoring a goal during the Women’s World Cup match between USA and Sweden.

LE HAVRE, Jun 21 (Agencies): Holders the United States beat Sweden 2-0 on Thursday to maintain their perfect women’s World Cup record and top Group F, setting up a last16 clash with Spain.

Lindsey Horan netted the tournament’s fastest goal after three minutes and Jonna Andersson scored an own goal as the U.S. beat

the record for most goals (18) in the women’s World Cup group stage.

Sweden, who were also qualified before kickoff, finished second in the group with six points and will face Canada for a place in the quarter-finals.

“It’s a good performance and we wanted to continue to build momentum,” U.S. coach Jill Ellis

told a news conference.

“We have things to work on to make sure we’re sharper next game, and the players know that. It was a rival game and I thought the players showed a great mentality.”

The U.S. did not concede a goal in the group phase.

“It’s huge and a big part of what we’re trying

KFL-3: Vanguard FC retain top spot

Forerunners FC midfielder Vekhruto Resu (orange) vies for the ball against Vanguard captain Nighatu Sumi during their match on Friday. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, Jun 21 (NPN): A second half goal from Yhunshalo Kemp helped league leaders Vanguard FC draw against Forerunners FC 1-1 in a thrilling encounter at the ongoing Seyie Auto Kohima Football League-3 here at IG Stadium, Kohima on Friday.

With the draw, Vanguard FC retained the top spot on the league table despite having the same points (13 points) on better goal difference.

The encounter between the top teams was evenly contested as hundreds of fans came to witness the match. The match didn’t disappoint, however the match was stop three times due to bad weather.

Vanguard FC got off a

better start but was unable to convert the chances that can their way. They managed to keep Forerunners FC striker Khwetelhi Thopi quite for most of the match.

But they were undone as Vekhruto Resu scored in the 43rd minute to give the lead to Forerunners FC. Y h a n s h a l o Ke m p missed two golden opportunities to head home but in the second half, he made no mistake to head the equaliser in the 58th minute.

Vanguard continued to put pressure on the opponent team but couldn’t break through to find the lead. Forerunners had some nervy defending lapses but manage to hold on till the end of the final whistle.

With a match each remaining, both teams have to win their last match and also

score as many goals as they can to decide the champions of the third edition.

Vanguard FC will take on Khriekesa in their last match while Forerunners FC will play A Yhome FC.

KTC penalty shootout today

The Kohima Town Club will be organising the first penalty shootout 2019 at IG Stadium, Kohima on June 22. The champions and the runners up will receive Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 30,000 respectively along with citations.

The best goalkeeper will also receive Rs. 5000 thousands along with citation.

Today’s match Time: 3:00 pm A Yhome FC vs United 16 FC

Pulling out of 2022 CWG cannot be ruled out, says IOA

Women’s WC: Perfect US beat Sweden 2-0 to do both offensively and defensively. We talk about the idea of 360-degree defending where everyone is defending,” said midfielder Tobin Heath.

The U.S. made a fast start when Horan tapped in the opening goal from close range from Megan Rapinoe’s corner.

That equalled Norway’s record group-stage tally of 17 set in 1995

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Chile were eliminated from the women’s World Cup after missing a late penalty that would have sent them through in a 2-0 win over Thailand on Thursday.

Francisca Lara’s 86th-minute spot kick-rattled the bar as Chile finished third in Group F but short by one goal of advancing into the knockout stage.

Yanara Aedo’s strike bounced off the post and into the feet of keeper Waraporn Boosing as Chile scored their first women’s World Cup goal, Maria Jose Urrutia doubling the lead in the second half but the South Americans came up just short.

The U.S. beat Sweden 2-0 to top the group and Thailand, who conceded 13 goals in their opening game against the defending champion Americans with a different keeper, finished without a point.

“I do feel proud of the effort the players were able to make in this match and up until now,” Chile coach Jose Letelier told a news conference.

“Football does create this type of situation whereby from one moment to another you just go through all types of emotions; from the peak of happiness to the depths of despair, that’s what it’s all about. We’re totally at peace with all that we did and all of the players that have taken part in the process thus far.”

tion, in this case England, to decide the fate of shooting, which has always been an optional sport.

The decision to leave out shooting has dealt a big blow to India which had won as many as 16 medals out of 66 in the 2018 Gold Coast CWG, and the IOA said that pulling out of the Games altogether cannot be ruled out.

“Shooting is a big

sport in India and for many shooters CWG is a stepping stone to Olympics two years later. It is a big setback for shooting as well as Indian sport as a whole. We have made representations to the CGF, and the government has also done that, but still shooting has been left out,” IOA Secretary General Rajeev Mehta told PTI. “We know it is difficult now to overturn the CGF decision but all is not lost still. We have one month’s time (before the inclusion of new sports is voted by all the 71 CGF members). The IOA Executive Council will take a decision within the next two weeks and we are not averse to taking a major decision,” he added.

Asked if the IOA could even contemplate pulling out of the 2022 Birmingham CWG, Meh-

ta said, “That cannot be ruled out. We can even go to that extent.”

Mehta said that the IOA will again write to the CGF in the coming days, requesting a review of the decision.

IOA top brass will be attending the International Olympic Committee’s Congress in Switzerland from June 24-26, in which its chief Narinder Batra is set to be elected as a member, and Mehta said they will take a decision on the shooting issue after that.

Shooting was one of the five sports applied for the 2022 CWG but it failed to find a place despite strong lobbying by the president Of International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) President Vladimir Lisin. The sport has featured in every Commonwealth Games since 1966 with the exception of Edinburgh 1970.

Torres announces retirement from football M a d r i d, J u n 2 1 (IANS): Spanish football legend Fernando Torres, 35, has announced his retirement.

“I have something very important to announce.

After 18 exciting years, the time has come to put an end to my football career.

Next Sunday, the 23rd at 10:00 am, local time in Japan, I will have a press conference in Tokyo to explain all the details,” commented Torres on a social media post on Friday.

The striker, known as “El Nino” (the kid), began his career with Atletico Madrid, before moving to Liverpool, Chelsea and AC Milan, reports Xinhua news agency. He left Atletico for a second time at the end of the 2017-18 season to finish his career playing for Sagan Tosu in the Japanese J-League.

Torres scored a total of 260 goals in 760 career appearances. Eighty one of those goals came with 142 games for Liverpool, prompting Chelsea to pay a then British record transfer of 50 million pounds (63.5 USD) to sign him in 2011, although he struggled to recapture his goal-scoring form at Stamford Bridge.

Torres also made 110 appearances for Spain, net-

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ting 38 goals, including the goal which won Spain the 2008 European Championships against Germany, opening the door for a golden era which also saw the Spanish side win the 2010 World Cup and 2012 European title.

However, it is with Atletico where Torres is an authentic legend; he made his first team debut as a 16-year-old and made 244

appearances before joining Liverpool in 2007.

He then returned for four more seasons in 2014 and although he no longer had the pace which made him such a lethal striker, he still averaged a goal every four appearances, while his willingness to give everything in every game made him one of the most loved players in the club’s history.

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