June 29, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 202

DIMAPUR, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Sheila Dikshit meets Rahul, dissolves 280 block Cong committees in Delhi

England storm into Women’s WC semis

‘Short war’ with Iran is an illusion’

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sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

State govt to bring Dimapur under ILP

DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): In the backdrop of a PIL being filed by one Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in Supreme Court against extension of ILP to Dimapur and the public apprehension arising out of it thereafter, NDPP reiterated that the PDA government had already decided to extend ILP regime to in the entire state including Dimapur district.

It may be mentioned that Nagaland Post had published the details of the ILP committee report and it recommendations, submitted to the state cabinet on February 15, 2019.

The state government has also planned to introduce the Indigenous Inhabitants Registration Certificate (IIRC), with the aim to curb the menace of illegal immigrants in the state.

Pointing out that Nagaland and Manipur Governor PB Acharya had also informed the state Assembly on February 21 this year, that the government had accepted the ILP committee report and directives issued for framing rules and guidelines for its implementation, NDPP in a statement reiterated that the Abhishek Singh Committee report was

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ILP in no way takes away the rights of any Indian citizen and neither a discrimination against non-Nagas

approved for implementing ILP in the entire State, including Dimapur.

The move, according to the party, followed the clarion call of the people of Nagaland for implementing ILP and the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation (BEFR), 1873 throughout Nagaland, which arose due to the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.

NDPP claimed the State government had responded positively to the call of civil societies and NGOs, which had unanimously resolved during a consultative meeting with the State government on January 31, 2019 at Rhododendron Hall, Chümoukedima that ILP should be extended throughout Nagaland, including Dimapur. Accordingly, the State cabinet deliberated on the issue on February 15 and took the decision to implement ILP all over the State, including Dimapur.

The Abhishek Singh Committee’s recommendations

were approved and the decision to frame regulations for implementation of the committee’s report undertaken, it pointed out.

Clarifying that there was no question of the State government’s decision infringing upon the life, liberty, properties and fundamental rights of the non-Nagas living in Dimapur, the ruling party pointed out that despite the existence of ILP regime in rest of the State, there was still a good number of non-Nagas living in those areas in harmony with Naga people. The ILP regime would not debar any non-Naga from entering Nagaland, it stressed.

According to the party, the ILP was only a mechanism to keep in check entry and exit of people from other States into Nagaland so as to protect the indigenous people of the State.

“The ILP in no way takes away the rights of any Indian citizen and neither a discrimination against

the non-Nagas. It also does not debar a non-Naga from working in the State. The imposition of ILP also does not mean that the non-Naga traders will have to close down their businesses. In fact, the committee’s report has provisions for protection of all sections, including non-Nagas, traders, floating working population, other North-eastern citizens, tourists, travellers in transit, etc,” the statement explained.

NDPP claimed that the aim of the State government was to streamline the system, use modern technology for better implementation and also to take steps to check influx of illegal immigrants, combat crime and anti-social elements and ensure safety and security for all citizens.

Pointing out that Nagas by nature had always been accommodating and had welcomed people with open arms into their homes, NDPP explained that the Government of India, while granting statehood to Nagaland and which arose out of a political agreement unlike any other State in India, felt that the Nagas and their lands must be

protected and hence the entire State, excluding Dimapur, was brought under the ambit of the BEFR and ILP regime. However, over the years, the accommodative nature of the Nagas had been taken advantage of and also the unfortunate misuse of ILP resulted in the huge influx of illegal immigrants from neighbouring States and Bangladesh, thus threatening the future of the Nagas.

Keeping this in mind, the PDA government decided to strengthen and streamline the existing ILP regime and the BEFR while also extending the same to Dimapur so that entire Nagaland was covered by this regulation, which would help maintain checks and balances on those people coming and going from the State so as to protect “our people and our land”, the party added.

While appreciating the concerns raised by different sections on the issue, NDPP asserted that the PDA government was sincere in its commitment to protect the rights of “our people” and strive for an early resolution to the decades-old Naga Issue.

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Dimapur based CSOs declare DCCI resolution ‘null and void’ DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): Dimapur-based civil society organisations including Naga Women Hoho Dimapur (NWHD), GB’s Sadar Union, Dimapur Urban Council Chairman Federation (DUCCF) and Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) under the banner of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) have resolved to declare “null and void” the resolution passed by Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) general meeting on June 22, 2019.

In a joint statement, five apex civil society groups said the decision to declare the resolution ‘null and void’ was taken at the coordination meeting held at Naga Council Office, on June 28, 2019. At the meeting, the five CSOs said they seriously deliberated at length that “Naga people cannot accept any arbitrary law/resolution passed by DCCI where 90% of DCCI office is managing by non-locals which they are not supposed to overrule in our Naga Soil.”

On the confusion over DCCI general meeting resolution, the CSOs stated that the issue has been dragged and distorted by vested in-

terest without even looking into the origin/background of what NCD really was as an organization.

They said it was “indeed a discouragement” that citizens/some leaders were poorly versed with activities of NCD and other civil society groups. They said those benefited from the sacrificial service of NCD for decades and those who have been witness to the many yeomen deeds of NCD chose to remain a mute spectator “watching the unfair drama unfolded by vested interest with hidden designs to destabilize the effectiveness of the organization.”

CSOs said Nagas have, since creation of NCD in 1949 by dedicated and farsighted pioneers, never been able to create another better organization than NCD, which has “invested so much voluntary service into the affairs of public/administration/government”.

According to CSOs, some couple of years back there were reportedly more than 106 unions and organization in Dimapur with or without permit, though some genuine and noblecause organizations were

listed in the count.

They stated that 50% of those unions have dubious motives to harass public and business community by extracting funds on any pretext. Neither any individual, churches or organization nor the government took courage to voice against the proliferation of unions and their illegal extraction, they said. However, the CSOs said it was Naga tribal leaders under the banner of NCD who stood up against proliferation of unions both in voice and writing. “None of those who wake up to the menace of illegal collection today are aware of what Naga Council has been doing against corruption and this menace in the past two decades,” they maintained.

The signatories included NCD president Bangerloba, gen. secretary Thsapongkyu Sangtam; NWHD president Sungsabeni, gen. secretary Elis Z Swu; GBs (Sadar) Union president MY Ngullie, gen. secretary W Kholie Kapfo; DUCCF president Tsenthungo, gen. secretary Mughato L Yeptho, DNSU president Sedevilie Angami and gen. secretary B Mhajan Tsopoe.

PIL controversy attracts more flak

CVC objects use of Modi-Trump meet decide to 2983 more houses ‘erroneous’ terms to iron out differences over trade for state under PMAY CNTC asks indigenous non-Naga bodies NPF asks PDA to take serious view of PIL Spl. Correspondent describe landmarks Asserting that it had inserted in the form of Ar-

DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): Chümoukedima Village Council (CVC) has taken umbrage to use of “erroneous” terms while referring to landmarks and places within its Jurisdiction, which are of historical significance and represents the heritage and traditional domain of the village.

Announcing that it would not tolerate use of “pseudo terms and slangs” for the landmarks, CVC chairman Razouvotuo Chatsu in a statement warned that use of such terms would be considered an “insult” to its ancestral and traditional heritage and invite further course of action from the council. The council said it was quite baffled by the “incongruous attitude” of the district administration on this pertinent matter despite repeated appeals and request to successive deputy commissioners (DCs) to redress the errors.

It cited instances like Khuokhi river bridge being referred erroneously as “Kukidolong”, New Chümoukedima village as “Pakala Pahar” and Chathe river bridge as “Patkai Bridge”.

Taking strong exception of these misused terms, CVC appealed to the DC to immediately redress the matter, including the erroneous s p e l l i n g (Cont’d on p-7)

of Dimapur to demand withdrawal of PIL

Modi meets Trump in Osaka, Japan, Friday. (PIB/PTI)

NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (AGENCIES): India and the US met at the G20 Summit under the shadow of niggling differences that have troubled ties of the two nations for some time now. When the two leaders met, there was a realisation of the importance of the relationship and the need to iron out differences.

Meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump instructed their officials to find ways to resolve the thorny issues.

The two leaders exchanged views on various aspects related to Iran and the tensions in the Gulf region and also the introduction of 5G technology for wireless communications. “I think we are going to have some very big things to announce... Very big trade deals... We’re doing some very big things with India in terms of trade, in terms of manufacturing,” said the US President, surging the initial remarks when the two leaders met.

DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): Criticizing Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay for filing a PIL in Supreme Court against the proposed implementation of ILP in Dimapur and stating that it was not on unexpected lines or surprising to Nagas, Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has urged all indigenous non-Naga organisations of Dimapur to demand immediate withdrawal of the PIL. CNTC vice-president Hukiye Yeptho in a statement said the council was relieved to see that majority of Nagas had finally woken up on the issue of influx of immigrants, which it termed as a sitting time bomb.

Stating that people had slept for too long or just pretending to be, CNTC added that the credit for persuading the State government to table ILP in the state Assembly went to Joint Committee

K.T Sukhalu, Menukhol John and W. Tsopoe at Kohima, Friday. (NP)

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taken a serious view of the PIL filed by one Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay in Supreme Court against extending ILP to Dimapur, NPF said the fact that a non-Nagas had mastered courage to file the petition was in itself a threat to the identity of Naga people.

NPF in a statement asked the PDA government to seriously view the matter and pay attention lest it went out of proportion.

Reiterating its stand for protection of Nagas, culture, tradition and customary practices, and indigenous inhabitants of Nagaland, NPF also demanded that Upadhyay to withdraw his PIL. NPF said he should know that out of the 29 States in India, Nagaland was the only State to have been created out of political agreement and hence a special provision was also

ticle 371 (A). NPF asked the petitioner to educate himself that British had introduced Bengal Eastern Frontal Regulation, 1873 with an objective to protect the rights of Nagas, which has been “legitimately inherited, recognised and implemented” from day one when the Nagaland was created.

And as Dimapur district was legitimately under the State, implementing ILP in the district was the prerogative of the Naga people and they had every right to do so, the party asserted.

Since regulation of ILP was an offshoot of political agreement, it could not be interpreted or decided in the court of law and even if some addition or modification in the BEFR was necessitated, it should be done only politically and not through the court, the party stressed. (Cont’d on p-4)

NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (NPN): Centre on Friday sanctioned construction of 2,983 additional houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for Nagaland. At a meeting of the central sanctioning-cum-monitoring committee (CSMC) under PMAY (Urban), secretary Housing and Urban Affairs ministry, Durga Shanker Mishra said 2,51,093 houses, with a project cost of Rs.11,373.20 crore, of which Rs.3,766.40 crore will be Central assistance, were sanctioned.

According to the ministry, 2.51 lakh more houses in 10 States will be constructed under PMAY (Urban), taking the total number of houses approved under the scheme since it started in 2015 to 83.62 lakh.

Of the houses sanctioned on Friday, 12,171 are in Assam, 13,165 in Bihar, 6,231 in Chhattisgarh, 13,724 in Gujarat, 19,333 in Jharkhand, 25,241 in Maharashtra, 2,422 in Meghalaya, 2,983 in Nagaland and 18,054 in Tamil Nadu.

Delivering quality education need of the hour: Sukhalu FAW attack largely contained: Agri deptt

This is it!

“He is resigned to our party’s fate.”

Prevention on Illegal Immigrants (JCPI), mandated by 28 organisations. CNTC observed that JCPI, within a very short time and with the blessings of tribal hohos, had been able to convince the State government to bring the whole State under ILP regime.

Pointing out that today it was an outsider who had filed a PIL and tomorrow there could be more obstacles and complications coming in the way, CNTC urged the government to start working for ILP implementation without delay. Appealing to all tribal hohos to walk the talk instead of being only paper tigers, CNTC said: “This issue deals with our children’s future. If Nagas care for their generations, then they should not wait anymore but start joining hand for this common issue which is the most serious of all.”

KOHIMA, JUN 28 (NPN): Advisor school education, KT Sukhalu, has asserted that delivering quality education was the need of the hour as the government schools in the state have the best trained and qualified teachers.

Speaking at the general conference of the Nagaland SSA Teachers’ Association (NSSATA) at the Kohima

College here Friday, the advisor expressed serious over the continued practice of keeping proxy teachers in government-run schools and reminded the teachers that they would reap what they sow today.

Sukhalu said he has already appealed to the village education committee and the village councils not to encourage the teachers to keep proxy teachers. He also

said that it was wrong for the teachers to get paid when there was hardly any enrolment in elementary section.

“Where are the teachers if there are no students,” he queried.

Admitting delay in salary disbursement to SSA teachers, the advisor, however, expressed shock depite poor enrolment in elementary section the teachers were getting paid fully. He cautioned that quality education cannot be expected if the trend continued.

Citing a number of issues that were plaguing the department, the advisor said to undo the past was not an easy task as it needed time and commitment. He also said it was not easy for the department to address all the issues raised by more than 15 associations within the department.

Stating that Nagaland has huge human resource

but was fully dependent on government funding, Sukhalu has asked the teachers not to inspire their students to become government servants alone.

Appreciating the Government Higher Secondary Schools for performing well, the advisor, however, lamented that most government high schools were yet to improve. In this regard, the adviser urged the teachers rededicate themselves to in the profession that they chose. Disclosing that streamlining of SSA 2010 and 2013 batches were currently going on, Sukhalu asked the teachers to be patient till things get done.

Also, on induction of GT to PGT, Sukhalu said it would be done soon.

He, however, reminded the teachers not to seek for their choice of posting, but to accept any place of posting.

Eco-friendly Pesticides being sprayed on Maize crops at Tseminyu.

DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): State department of agriculture has revealed that the Fall Army Worm (FAW) attack, which posed a huge threat to agricultural crops, and livelihood of farmers in Nagaland, has been largely contained.

In a press release, director of agriculture Ben Yanthan said that a more clear picture would emerge over the next few weeks with the (Cont’d on p-4) flowering of maize plants

to enable the department to ascertain if the infestation by the deadly pests could be completely contained.

The director said that an all-out effort by the department with the cooperation of other agencies was showing tremendous results.

He said that most significantly the integrated pest management efforts to control the infestation of FAW have been ecology-

friendly, stringently avoiding the use of broad-spectrum pesticides that posed threat to organic crops.

The director said that minister of agriculture and cooperation G Kaito Aye has been monitoring the efforts to contain the FAW infestation, to ensure Nagaland’s organic advantage was not lost. He said that the minister has also been overseeing the smooth coordination in the State among all agencies that were involved countrywide in the fight against the FAW pest.

Out of 63849 hectares (the total area under maize cultivation), 4470.17 hectares, that totals to 7% of the total area, were found infested by FAW. According to current data, the department and various agencies have been successful in restraining the further spread of FAW infestation to new areas.

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Training on ‘development of experts’

Resource person Sunita Rai speaking at the training on “development of experts” in Kohima on Friday. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , J u n 2 8 (NPN): Two-day training on “development of experts” in Nagaland organized by department of Industries and Commerce in partnership with Agricultural and Processed

Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) concluded here on Friday.

The resource persons on the second day were Assistant General Manager (AGM), APEDA, Guwahati, Sunita Rai. Plant Protection Of-

ficer (PPO), Central Institute of Pest Management Centre, Dimapur Mukesh Babu and Financial Education Trainer, Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Chenio Lotha.

Participants comprised of officers from various agri and allied government

BJP Wkha unit membership drive

BJP workers at the membership drive in Wokha.

DIMAPUR: BJP Wokha unit carried out a workshop on “Sangathan Parv” membership drive at its party office, Wokha on June 28.

A press release from party unit general secretary, press /media incharge, M James Tungoe stated that party officials consisting of district office bearers both parents and morchas,

district mandals committee members on memberships attended the workshop.

BJP Wokha president, Y Kikon welcomed the gathering while short speeches were delivered by Thebemo Ovung, general secretary 39th AC Mandal, Samuel Ezung and party workers.

Delivering key note

address, Subenthung Kithan called for a collective effort for the success of membership drive encouraging all the party workers to join hands.

The programme was chaired by BJMM president, Nzano Kikon, while vote of thanks was delivered by BJYM president Samuel Ezung.

departments.

The training was focused to familiarize and impart knowledge and methods involved in the domain of export products with an over-arching goal for the participants and trainees to learn and further assist and guide progressive farmers and prospective entrepreneurs to increase the level of export in the State.

In the first session, Rai, shared on the topics on expor t quality and requirements of the importing countries, including registration with APEDA; Over view of Organic farming vis-a-vis North-East & marketing opportunities in domestic and export markets.

In the second session, Mukesh shared on the various procedures and information on plant quarantine requirements for export. While Chenio Lotha shared about various topics on financial education in the third session.

The training concluded with a closing remark by joint director of Industries & Commerce, T. Moawati Ao.

Attempted robbery at KPA condemned DIMAPUR: A joint consultative meeting was held on June 28 in connection with the attempted robbery at Khelhoshe Polytechnic Atoizu, where the members strongly condemned the incident and endorsed the law enforcing agency to book the culprit under appropriate provision of law.

The meeting was attended by ADC Atoizu, principal, Khelhoshe Polytechnic Atoizu and various leaders from neighbouring villages.

The members have also appealed to the concerned authority to deploy security personnel permanently to contain law and order. It also pressed upon principal, KPA, to streamline staff performances and cautioned the staff to be dutiful in their respective assignments.

The house further appealed state government to enable concern authorities to fully expedite on the up gradation process.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

Orientation on upgradation of subcentres in Wokha DIMAPUR: An orientation on up-gradation of subcentres to health and wellness centres was convened at conference hall of chief medical officer (CMO) office, Wokha on June 25.

A press release from CMO office, Wokha, stated that the meeting’s agenda was to give first hand information and create awareness among the village chairmen and member secretaries on the up-gradation process.

The meeting was chaired by Dr. Robin Lotha, CMO Wokha, where he said that out of 37 sub-centres, nine were selected from Wokha district for up-gradation and added that a community health officer (CHO) will soon be appointed to supervise the centre.

Provision of site for expansion of sub-centres and branding were discussed by the deputy CMO, Dr. Zuben Kikon.

He stressed on the importance of active community participation and urged the village chairmen and member secretaries to convene meetings at their respective villages for the up-gradation process.

Minister of Planning & Co-ordination and Land Revenue, Neiba Kronu inspecting the road washed away at Pfutsrero town on June 28. (DIPR)

CEO clarifies on NPCC allegation Correspondent Kohima, Jun 28 (NPN): State Chief Electoral officer (CEO) (officiating) N. Moa Aier on Friday clarified that the CEO was never partial to any political parties in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election in the state.

Aier made this statement while responding to Nagaland Pradesh Congress committee (NPCC) allegation that the election department had done partiality in the issuance of forms for appointment of polling agents.

Aier informed that form 10, which was for the appointment of polling agent was given to the candidates on demand and not

Members of Salesian Youth Ministry and students on June 28.

DIMAPUR: Four-day long, motivational sessions for the students of Don Bosco Higher Secondary School (DHSS) organised

by Salesian Youth Ministry (SYM) department of Dimapur came to an end on June 28 at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership (DBIDL), Dimapur.

A press release from, SDB Fr. Peter Salew stat-

ed that 215 participants from both Arts and Science Streams attended the sessions.

The students were highlighted on “Goal Setting & Stress Management”

by Dr. AJ Sebastian SDB, “Team Building” by Stephen Kaisii, “Personality Development” by Victor Pameih, and “Don Bosco and Young People” by Dr. Peter Salew SDB.

Representatives from agri and allied departments in Zunheboto.

Members of ATMA Peren giving training to the participants.

DIMAPUR: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has been conducting various activities across Nagaland for the benefit and welfare of farming community.

Following are the reports.

ATMA Zunheboto: ATMA Zunheboto conducted AMC-cum-DFAC meeting on June 25 at CVO office Zunheboto. A press release from ATMA Zunheboto, stated that representatives from different Agri and allied departments shared their views and exchanged ideas during the meeting.

An introductory speech was also given by Project Director, ATMA Zunheboto, Dr. Meyatoshi. The

ghostis” and post-harvest management of potato was conducted on May 13 and May 14 respectively at Old Tesen village. A food security group under the name “kesuisam” was set up on May 14 for New Tesen village with their primary focus on potato cultivation.

A training and demonstration on fall army worm was provided to the farmers of Tening village on May 20.

A demonstration on Mulching practices was provided to the farmers of Tening village on May 23.

ATMA Chanpang: ATMA, Chanpang block conducted BFAC meeting demonstration-cum-training programme at Chanpang village on May 22. A

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ing, health care, vaccination and feeding.

They also visited Goat Research Station, AAU, Byrnihat and taught about the scientific goat rearing as well as the viability and feasibility of rearing goat in North East.

On their visit to ICARNational Research Centre on Pig (NRCP), Rani the farmers were briefed in detail about the various activities that the centre undertakes for uplifting the pig husbandry and its mandate.

ATMA Peren: ATMA Peren carried out various activities for Tening block on the month of May. A press release by ATMA Peren stated that “kisan

were as per the demands made by candidates/election agents. He clarified that any candidate that needed more could typed out exact format as contained in the conduct of election rules 1961, handbook provided to all candidates and can download from ECI website.

Further, he clarified that providing copies of form 10 was continued by the election department as done in the earlier elections.

Aier therefore said that there was no question of any partiality or any kind of dereliction of duty on the part of the election department in giving copies of form 10 to the candidates/election agents.

SYM organises motivational sessions at DBHSS

Reports of ATMA activities from across Nagaland

meeting concluded with a vote of thanks by BTM, Chubatsur and chaired by Dy. PD ATMA, Zunheboto, Tokato.

ATMA DIMAPUR: ATMA Dimapur organised an interstate farmers exposure tour to Guwahati, Assam comprising of 12 animal husbandry farmers accompanied by three officials from June 19 to 22.

A press release from ATMA Dimapur, DAO & PD stated that, farmers were taken to pig, poultry and cattle farms at the College of Veterinary Science, Khanapara where they were briefed by professors and farms in-charge about the various management practices including hous-

to the political parties. He further said that a candidate may appoint a polling agent and two relief agents for each polling station.

He disclosed that total number of form 10, given in the whole state by CEO office to the candidates of the general election to Lok Sabha from Nagaland parliamentary on demand included- K.L. Chishi (INC) 4901, Hayithung Tungoe (NPP) 4020, Tokheho Yepthomi (NDPP) 10,306, and Dr. M.M. Thromwa Konyak (Independent) 400.

Aier said the office of the CEO and the DEO and AROs for facilitating the candidates provided the form 10 to the candidates and the numbers given

press release from ATMA Wokha stated that, BTM Khyothungo Ezung in the first session highlighted about the programme and objectives. Participants were trained on pests and insects control measures.

Demonstration was carried out on production of Neem oil and package of practice for management of FAW. Training on management strategies of FAW was conducted by Y Yiben Patton in the second session. Altogether 23 farmers attended the programme.

The team also inspected the fields where infestation of FAW was observed.

ATMA Mangkolemba: ATMA Mangkolemba

block on May 29, conducted a demonstration programme on Soyabean and Okra (Bhindi) cultivation at Athuphumi village.

A press release from ATMA Mangkolemba, stated that resource person, ATM, Amenla Jamir, demonstrated on seed inoculation, line sowing, weed management and intercropping with maize for maximizing its yield on soya bean.

Food Security Group (FSG) fund was also allotted to one SHG group where, BTM, Limawapangla, who chaired the programme, encouraged them to use the money judiciously in furthering their work activities.

SDB Fr. Peter Salew said that in the present scenario, students were over stressed with high expectations from parents and society at large. While academic stress was also another heavy toll on the health and wellness of the students.

In the past, he said students were advised and encouraged to study hard but nowadays, students

need to be motivated and taught how to study smart and come out with flying colours.

“Learning to live and work together with others is an art every student should acquire to be happy in life”, he said.

SYM department also organized orientation programme for the students of class 11 & 12 (Science) and class 12A & 12B (Arts).

Kma excise seizes drugs DIMAPUR: Kohima excise duty party, manning check gate at Peducha, Kohima, seized 14,500 SP capsules from a taxi, on June 26.

According to Superintendent of Excise, Kohima, T Arilong Longkumer, as per the confessional statement of the driver, an unknown person approached him with a parcel at Dimapur taxi stand and requested him to deliver it to Zunheboto, which will be picked up by his relative.

In another incident, 3(NH) BN Assam Rifles, during operation on June 27 from general area TPC Jn, Kohima, recovered 6836 bottles of assorted IMFL from a truck, (AS 01LC 2737).

A c c o r d i n g l y, t h e seized items were handed over to Kohima excise. In this connection, two persons, Raj Kumar Ray (22), S/o Yado Ray and Deepak Kumar (28) S/o Ajay Kumar were penalised under the relevant sections of the NLTP Act 1989.

news in Brief DBSU felicitation programme: Dimapur Bengali Students’ Union (DBSU) will be organizing a felicitation programme on June 30 at Durga Mandir auditorium, Old Daily Market, Dimapur to felicitate the HSLC and HSSLC toppers of 2019. The event will be graced

by Naga Students’ Federation, president Ninoto Awomi, Dimapur Naga Students’ Union president Sedevilie Angami, and All Assam Bengali Students’ Federation President Deepak Dey. On the sideline of the felicitation programme, DBSU will also organize an interschool quiz and drawing competition.

Mokokchung DPDB: Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting has been convened on July 5 at 11 am at Zulutemba Memorial Hall, Longchem. Chairman DPDB Mokokchung and other elected members of Mokokchung district have been requested to attend the meeting.

YUK elects new office bearers: Yimchunger Union Kohima (YUK) has elected a new team of office bearers for the tenure 2019-2021. The new team is headed by John Tochimong as president, Kiusangthong as general secretary along with nine executive members.

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Dr. I. Amenla, director SAMETI and principal IETC along with resource persons and participants on June 28.

WEATHER FORECAST June 29

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Some sun, a stray t-storm

34 26

A t-storm around in the p.m.

29 22

Guwahati A t-storm around in the p.m.

31 25

Aizawl Imphal

An a.m. thunderstorm in spots 31 21

Itanagar

Some rain and a thunderstorm 29 22

Shillong

Partly sunny, a thunderstorm

Kohima

Heavy showers in the morning 26 19

Dimapur

Some sun, a t-storm in spots

Mkg

An a.m. thunderstorm in spots 28 20

25 19 32 24

Tuensang A shower or t-storm in spots

21 16

A t-storm around in the p.m.

26 21

Wokha

Zunheboto An a.m. t-storm in the area

25 18

DIMAPUR: A two day training program on “Management Skills & Post Harvest Management (PHM) for FPO’s/FPC’s under MOVCDNER” organised by the department of Agriculture came to an end on June 28, at State Agricultural Extension & Management Training Institute (SAMETI).

A press release from SAMETI director Medziphema, stated that the inaugural prog ramme was chaired by Tiajungla Longchar, DPD SAME-

TI.

Dr. I. Amenla, director SAMETI and principal, IETC welcomed the participants and expressed gratitude to the department for organising the training, stating that management skills were vital for the overall development and progress of any organisation.

She said that management was the key area which ultimately determines the success or failure of an enterprise, and ncouraged the participants

Sensitization on HIV and AIDS

to take advantage of the training and work towards bringing tangible changes in their respective organisations.

Renphamo Lotha, joint director, department of Agriculture gave an overview of the Mission Organic Value Chain Development for North Eastern Region (MOVCDNER) in Nagaland.

He said that marketing, inadequate data and lack of premium market were the main problems faced by the Farmer

Members of Prodigals’ Home and Migrant Project on June 28.

A press release from IRCA, Prodigals Home Dimapur coordinator Apong Jamir stated that coordinator, Migrant Project, Atsung Ao, enlightened the gathering on the need to keep oneself updated about the disease and also gave a simplified and power point presentation on the various routes of trans-

mission as well as on the negative fallout of stigma and discrimination.

The workshop concluded with active and positive par ticipation through queries and ways and means to create more awareness in order to stem the increasing menace of HIV and AIDS in the society.

Kohima, Jun 28 (NPN): While appreciating the state government for taking up improvement of road works in Kohima town, the Kohima Village Youth Organization (KVYO) has expressed dissatisfaction over the slow pace in the construction work over Sanuorü river and warned of action.

Interacting with media persons, KYVO officials led by president, Dzuvinguzo Mepfuo on Friday, said that the work order was issued on July 14, 2016 and the work was supposed to be completed within 18 months but it could not materialize.

This compelled KVYO to write a representation on August 13, 2018 to the chief minister for immediate repair of roads and execution of work at Sanuorü bridge.

KVYO also served an ultimatum to the department on October 16, 2018, and the work commenced

36 villages covered under spring rejuvenation

People digging trenches during the spring rejuvenation Villagers during the spring rejuvenation implementation at Phuvkiu village. activities phase-I.

DIMAPUR: A total of 41 springs in 36 villages under nine districts in the state have been covered under spring rejuvenation activities under phase-I. The remaining 64 villages in 11 districts will be covered in the phase II which will commence from July, said project associate of North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA) in a statement.

The vision of this initiative is to implement spring rejuvenation (trapping the surface runoff during monsoons to enable its percolation into the ground by digging trenches and K Y M C

ponds), activities across all the villages in the state.

The statement also stated that groundwater in the form of springs are the lifeline of the communities in Nagaland and there has been increasing evidence of springs discharge decreasing resulting in drying up of springs or springs becoming seasonal leading to acute shortage of water particularly during the winter.

In view of this, spring shed management based on the concept of aquiferbased participatory spring shed management, a multistakeholder consortium comprising of Departments

of Land Resources, Rural Development, government of Nagaland, NEIDA, Tata Trusts, ACWADAM and People Science Institute (PSI) were working together to regenerate and recharge mountain aquifers for drinking water security thereby increasing the states populations’ resilience to climate variability and change, the release stated.

The statement stated that plantation and civil works in spring recharge areas were on the verge of completion in all the selected villages with active participation from village community members.

Producer Organisations (FPOs) in the state.

A short speech on the background and functioning of Integrated Extension Training Centre (IETC) was given by Dr. Watimongla Jamir, vice principal & academic-in-charge, IETC Medziphema. Resource person from MOVCDNER, New Delhi, Deepika Saini speech spoke about the importance of soft skills and developing them through interaction and individual approach. She stated that the main goal of the training was to help the participants develop the right attitude and link crops to markets by creating a market perspective.

Resource experts for the training programme were Deepika Saini and Mukunda Rao, MOVCDNER, New Delhi; Andrew Lalthawmhana and Dr. Sentirenla Changkiri, Project Assistants, STINER-TFC; Dr. Lawrence Kithan, Scientist (Agronomy) AICRP; Dr. Sentirenla Jamir and Dr. Gracely L. Yepthomi Assistant professors, B. Voc, NU:SASRD;. Ashwini Ananda, Ph.D scholar, Department of Horticulture, NU: SASRD.

KVYO not happy with work pace at Sanuorü

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DIMAPUR: A one day sensitization programme on HIV and AIDS, organized

by Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts/ Alcoholics (IRCA), Prodigals’ Home in collaboration with Migrant ( NSACS TI Project) was conducted on June 28, at IRCA, Murise village, Dhansiripar Block, Dimapur.

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The springs were selected after conducting indepth social and technical feasibility studies which resulted in preparation of detail technical reports including hydrogeological mappings of springs.

The studies were undertaken by trained parahydrogeologists from the Land Resource Department and data collectors have been selected and trained

by LRD to collect rainfall data, spring discharge and in-situ water quality testing on a regular basis to assess the performance of the springs over the next 24 months.

on October 29 2018 with a commitment to complete a 2-lane bridge before this monsoon.

“But the execution of work which is hardly visible even after almost three years from the issue of work order and again put to rest for the onset of the monsoon is just unacceptable,” KVYO said.

Expressing dissatisfaction with the slow pace and “silly excuses,” the KVYO warned of action and for which the department shall be solely responsible in the event of any untoward incident.

It may be mentioned that the secretariat road leading to the state secretariat, assembly secretariat and most of the directorates collapsed due to flooding of Sanuorü stream on August 9, 2015.

A wooden bridge over Sanuorü bridge was built and inaugurated on August 22, 2017 but that was also washed away by food in August last year.

NSUP organises pre-orientation for students DIMAPUR: Naga Students Union Phagwara (NSUP) conducted a preorientation-cum-meeting at Hotel Cimorb, Kohima on June 26 for admission candidates, Kohima registered in Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab for the new academic session 2019-20.

A press release from NSUP president, Krosu Hiesuh stated that, introduction and detailed information regarding awareness and pre-information of the university was given

by Er. Ketusezo Rote, general secretary NSUP along with guidance on transportation and accommodation. An overview of the academic details and other necessary guidelines were also provided to the freshers, parents and guardians

by Pele George, advisor NSUP. Earlier, welcome address and introduction was given by NSUP president, Krosu Hiesuh.

The meeting was an initiation by NSUP executives to provide smooth completion of institutional procedures and other know-how to support the freshers in their new academic ventures.

Members of District Task Force Committee on OSC, Kohima after the meeting.

DIMAPUR: District Task Force Committee (DTFC) on One Stop Centre (OSC) Kohima held a review meeting on the activities of the centre and Women Helpline- 181 at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC), Kohima on June 25.

The purpose of the meeting was to appraise the services of Sakhi-One Stop Centre and Women Helpline-181.

A press release from Sakhi-One Stop Centre, Kohima Centre administrator, Toli Assumi, stated that the

meeting was chaired by the DC Kohima Anoop Kinchi, chairperson of the District Task Force Committee, Sakhi-One Stop Centre.

Activities and review of cases was presented by OSC and WHL-181.

DC appreciated the good team work and effort of OSC and WHL-181 and further urged them to create more awareness to the mass populace. DC also called for organising workshop on one stop centre for the doctors and nurses at the district hospital to strengthen convergence with the health

department.

The meeting was attended by the representatives from the converging departments and stakeholders.

Sakhi-One Stop Centre is the initiative of the Ministry of women and Child Development, Government of India to provide integrated response and support to women affected by violence. The State Resource Centre for women is the Nodal agency to implement OSC &181. OSC is integrated with Women Helpline -181.

All DG Set users asked to obtain NOC DIMAPUR: Chief Electrical Inspector (CEI), Kohima has informed all Diesel Generator (DG) Set users to obtain “No objection certificate” (NOC) from the office before commissioning.

A press release by CEI, Kohima, Er. I V Chishi, stated that due to faulty connections and improper earthing while installing DG Set, a number of cases on electric current “back charging” on faulty distribution lines have caused fatal electrical accident to the staff, who were at work.

In many cases, earthing of DG Set and power lines were combined which should not be, the release stated. The CEI informed that the notification is applicable even to those who have already installed and using the DG Set. It further cautioned that failure to comply with this notification, penalty as applicable shall be imposed after determining the seriousness of the case.

Organic produces on sale at the weekly bazaar in Phek town. The market was a joint venture initiated by Phek Town Youth Society (PTYS), Phek Town Commercial Union (PTCU) and Phek Farmers’ Club (PFC). (PFC)

State quarterly review meeting on IDSP

Representatives at the state quarterly review meeting on June 27.

DIMAPUR: State quarterly review meeting of Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP) was held on June 27, at the IDSP conference hall, IMDH Mokokchung.

A report from DPMU stated that, the meeting was attended by representatives from all the 11 districts and district wise power point presentations were given followed by discussion.

Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme is a decentralized, state based surveillance project in the country with an aim to detect early warning signals of impending outbreaks and help initiate an effective response in a timely manner.

A short speech was

delivered by Dr. Chubala Aier, Chief Medical Officer, Mokokchung, where she welcomed the participants and encouraged them to work sincerely.

She also congratulated and thanked Dr. Nyanthung Kikon SNO, Integrated Disease Surveillance Prog ramme for successfully conducting the programme in Mokokchung.

Dr. Kibangkumba Dy. Chief Medical Officer advised the participants to be careful in collation, compilation and dissemination of data.

Dr. Nyanthung Kikon delivered the welcome address and the meeting ended with vote of thanks

by Dr. Akhumtemjen, epidemiologist.

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M’laya among first to have Water Policy : Sangma

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SHILLONG, JUN 28: Meghalaya chief minister, Conrad K Sangma on Friday said water depletion and water crisis is a massive problem in India. However, he said Meghalaya is one of the first States in the country to be ready with the State Water Policy to face the issue of water conservation and water use.

Sangma was speaking at the Caux Forum 2019 Dialogue on Land and Security held in Montreux, Switzerland.

Expressing happiness to be a part of the dialogue and giving an insight of the State, the Chief Minister said that, Meghalaya is a small State with a population of about 3.3 million people yet the State is known worldwide for receiving the heaviest rainfall in the world.

“Another great aspect of the State is the discovery

by Geologists in 2018 about the Meghalayan Age which put our State in the global spotlight,” he informed the gathering.

Sagama also informed that the State government will sign the Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Berkeley in September to adopt 100

Conrad Sangma speaking at Caux Forum

villages to start the concept of Smart Villages in Meghalaya. “Our cities are already choking and having smart villages will prevent urban migration and related environmental issues,” he added.

He also apprised the gathering about the traditional and indigenous customs and practices of the people. “We have a lot of traditional rules and laws that don’t apply to other parts of the country and it is a community driven society,” he said.

Sangma also informed the gathering about the Land Tenure System, the Sacred Groves and the Living Root Bridges of the State. “We

as a government are proud of our society and the idea of our Sacred Groves and Living Root Bridges should be known to the rest of the world,” he said. He said that the government has given a importance to such indigenous knowledge and have stressed on community participation in the implementation of government programmes.

“The government in its various policies and programmes has tried to ensure community participation so that the community becomes sustainable and we are working on brining environment conservation, community participation and community sustain-

ability into governance and development,” he said.

Sangma said that as the State celebrates the 50 years of Statehood in 2022 and the country the 75th year of Independence there is a need to start living for the State, the country and the world as a whole.

“There are problems we have to address and there are also solutions, we just need to come together to talk, discuss and share and need to create goals that must permeate down to the individual level so that every individual has a goal for the development and good of the society, the nation and the world,” he said.

It may be noted here that The annual Caux Forum through conferences, training and dialogues aims to inspire, equip and connect people, groups and organizations to build a just, sustainable and peaceful world.

Each year, in a safe space of trust, care, solidarity and respect, around 1,500 participants from civil society, government and business meet in a true diversity of ages, genders, cultures, sectors and beliefs which builds bridges across cultural, social and ethnic divides. The Caux Palace, a former Belle-Époque Grand Hotel overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps, provides a unique and inspiring setting.

A visit to Caux is about unlocking one’s potential: Caux encourages individuals, groups and organizations to reflect on their roles, explore their resources, and connect with their responsibilities as changemakers, on the principle that everyone can make a difference.

At the 2019 Dialogue, global thought leaders and practitioners will explore how community and individual actions can reverse degradation leading to peace and stability.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

NPF asks PDA to take serious... Woman declared (From p-1) Asking Upadhyay not to feel insecure about the non- foreigner, sent to Nagas settled long before in Dimapur as Naga people were most liberal, NPF claimed that there was no history detention centre of the Nagas humiliating or mistreating the non-Nagas.

It added that even in future, the Nagas would remain accommodative. In fact, the party pointed out that the non-Nagas in the past decades had dominated most of the State government services, “not to mention of the business sector”. Further pointed out that even now there were a good number of non-Nagas working in the State government, NPF said Upadhyay should know that there were hardly any Nagas employed in other States in the government sector or private sector. Then what kind of insecurity he felt, the party wondered.

Delivering quality education...

(From p-1) Sukhalu said many of the teachers were very talented and could contribute to the society in many ways. He exuded confidence that the teachers would put the department in the right perspective. In his address, principal secretary Menukhol John said it was painful to see the department getting fragmented with numerous associations within the department. He said the department was not able to bring out the assistant head masters or graduate teacher seniority list because of internal differences. Towards this, he said the department was trying its best to address the issues.

Reiterating that government was sincere to address all issues, John reminded the teachers of their responsibilities while fighting for their rights, saying “rights and responsibilities are equally important”.

School education director, Wonthung Tsopoe, in his address, asked the teachers to introspect how committed they were and said that teachers chose teaching profession thereby people had high expectation from them.

Expressing regret that respect for teachers was declining, the director said there was a need to restore the image of the teachers. He pointed out that today many government teachers were well qualified, but were not committed. In this regard, he urged the teachers to take up teaching profession in mission mode and to be satisfied with what they deliver to the people. Ebenezer Baptist Church, Kohima Pastor Rev. Keviyiekielie Linyü offered dedicatory prayer for the teachers.

Cancellation, short termination, diversion & rescheduling of trains NFR speeds up 16 trains DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): Due to double-line work between Habaipur and Lumding railway stations from July 2 to 9, some trains will be either be cancelled or short terminated, diverted and rescheduled.

As per plan, the trains that will be cancelled include 15717 Guwahati-Mariani Jn Intercity Express (from July 3 to 10), 15718 Mariani Jn-Guwahati Intercity Express (from July 4 to 10), 15669 Guwahati-Dimapur Nagaland Express (from July 7 to 9), 15670 Dimapur-Guwahati Nagaland Express (from July 8 to 10), 15665 Guwahati-Dimapur BG Express (from July 7 to 9), 15666 Dimapur-Guwahati BG Express (from July 7 to 9), 15603 Guwahati-Ledo Intercity Express (from July 7 to 9), 15605 Guwahati-Dibrugarh Intercity Express (from July 7 to 9), 15604 Ledo-Guwahati Intercity Express (from July 7 to 9), 15606 Guwahati-Dibrugarh Intercity Express (from July 7 to 9), 15928 New Tinsukia-Rangiya Express (from July 7 to 9), 15968 Dibrugarh-Rangiya Express (on July 8), 15967 Rangiya-Dibrugarh Express (on July 7), 15927 Rangiya-New Tinsukia Express

(on July 8 and 9), 15612 SilcharGuwahati Express (on July 7), 15611 Guwahati-Silchar Express (on July 8), 12067 GuwahatiJorhat Town Jan Shatabdi Express (on July 8 and 9), 12068 Jorhat Town-Guwahati Jan Shatabdi Express (on July 8 and 9), 12086 Dibrugarh-Guwahati Shatabdi Express (on July 8), 12088 Guwahati-Naharlagun Shatabdi Express (on July 8), 12087 Naharlagun-Guwahati Shatabdi Express (on July 9) and 12085 Guwahati-Dibrugarh Shatabdi Express (on July 9).

Further, there will be some short termination of train services for this track maintenance work. Thus, 55601 GuwahatiLumding Passenger from July 4 to 10 will be short terminated at Chaparmukh, 55602 Lumding-Guwahati Passenger from July 4 to 10 will be short terminated at Chaparmukh, 15769 Alipurduar Jn-Lumding Intercity Exp from July 4 to 10 will be short terminated at Hojai, 15770 Lumding-Alipurduar Jn Intercity Exp from July 4 to 10 will be short terminated at Hojai, 13175 Sealdah-Silchar Kanchanjunga Exp from July 6 to 8 will be short terminated

at Guwahati, 13173 SealdahAgartala Kanchanjunga Exp on July 7 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 13174 AgartalaSealdah Kanchanjunga Exp on July 7 and 9 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 13176 Silchar-Sealdah Kanchanjunga Exp on July 8 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 55616 Silchar-Guwahati Fast Passenger from July 7 to 9 will be short terminated at Lumding, 55615 Guwahati-Silchar Fast Passenger from July 7 to 9 will be short terminated at Lumding, 13282 Rajendranagar T-New Tinsukia Exp on July 6 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 13281 New Tinsukia-Rajendranagar T Exp on July 8 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 12503 Bangalore Cant-Agartala Humsafar Exp on July 5 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 12504 Agartala-Bangalore Cant Humsafar Exp on July 9 will be short terminated at Guwahati, 15904 Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Exp on July 5 will be short terminated at Guwahati and 15903 Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Exp on July 8 will be short terminated at Guwahati.

Meanwhile, some mail

express trains to and from Dibrugarh will also be diverted to run via North Lakhimpur and Rangiya to their destinations.

These trains are 15959 HowrahDibrugarh Kamrup Exp from July 6 to 8, 15910 Lalgarh JnDibrugarh Avadh Assam Exp from July 4 to 6, 12424 New Delhi-Dibrugarh Town Rajdhani Exp from July 6 to 8, 14056 Delhi-Dibrugarh Brahmaputra Mail from July 5 to 7, 15929 Tambaram-Dibrugarh Exp on July 4, 15905 KanniyakumariDibrugarh Vivek Exp on July 4, 15934 Amritsar-Dibrugarh Exp on July 5, 20506 New DelhiDibrugarh Town Rajdhani Exp on July 7, 15960 DibrugarhHowrah Kamrup Exp from July 6 to 8, 15909 Dibrugarh-Lalgarh Jn Avadh Assam Exp on July 7 and 9, 12423 Dibrugarh TownNew Delhi Rajdhani Exp from July 6 to 8, 14055 DibrugarhDelhi Brahmaputra Mail from July 6 to 8, 15930 DibrugarhTambaram Exp on July 7 and 20505 Dibrugarh Town-New Delhi Rajdhani Exp on July 8.

This was stated in a press release issued by Northeast Frontier Railway chief public relations officer PJ Sharma.

Assam halts elephant transfer to Gujarat

GUWAHATI, JUN 28 ( AGENCIES): The Veterinary Experts Committee formed by the Assam government has brought some respite for Rani, Rupsingh, Babulal and Joytara — the four elephants that the state’s forest department planned to transport to Ahmedabad for the annual Rath Yatra festival at Jagannath temple on July 4, reports CNN News 18.

After a report submitted by the committee on Wednesday stated that there is “every possibility of the elephants suffering heat stroke by any means of transport”, the forest department has decided to keep in abeyance its order on the proposed transportation of the jumbos.

“In terms of the Gauhati High Court order and in view of the prevailing heat-wave conditions prevailing in the north-west part of India, the permission granted under Section 40 (2) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 for transporting the elephants from Assam to Gujarat is hereby kept in abeyance,” wrote Ranjana Gupta, principal chief conservator of forest (wildlife) and chief wildlife warden, in her submission to court on Thursday.

Speaking to News 18, honorary wildlife warden

Babulal, one of the elephants supposed to be sent to Ahmedabad (Northeast Now).

Kaushik Baruah appreciated the action taken by the forest department. “In spite of being under tremendous pressure, the forest department did what is best for the elephants,” said Baruah.

The team of experts comprising of five veterinary officers – Dr Pulin Chandra Das, Dr KK Sarma, Dr Bijoy Kumar Gogoi, Dr Pranjit Barua and Dr Debabrata Phukon – had said in their report that “evolutionarily, elephants as compared to humans or most of the mammals, have a very weak thermoregulatory system owing to presence of minimal sweat glands (only present above their toe-nails) and presence of intra-abdominal testicles which is otherwise external in case of most mammals.

The body temperature of

elephants is 37 degree Celsius and their comfort zone is 25-26 degree Celsius. On the other hand, the present weather conditions through which the elephants are proposed to be transported is found to be very hot (average temperature being 45 degree Celsius). Thus, there is every possibility of heat stroke of the elephants by any means of transport.”

Further, regarding other modalities of transport, the committee stated that regulations laid down by the Directorate of Project Elephant dated January 8, 2008 and Central Zoo Authority published in 2012 should be maintained in letter and spirit.

In a protocol laid down by the Central Zoo Authority, only adults and

sub-adults should be transported as far as the selection of animals is concerned.

Pregnant, geriatric, lactating, suckling, sick, weak, injured or deformed animals should be avoided in planned transport. But surprisingly, sources said that the male juvenile elephant Rupsing has a bullet injury on its left foreleg. However, the lame elephant was issued a fitness certificate by a veterinarian, and he was deemed ready for transport after being implanted with microchip.

Sources added that the bullet wound of Rupsing is yet to heal, while the female elephant Rani was found showing solitary syndrome by bobbing her head as she remained tied in chains. The guidelines also point out that the animal’s health and well-being should be given the highest priority during transport.

The court had directed the chief wildlife warden to file a fresh order by June 27, taking into consideration the concerns expressed by the petitioners. The petition was filed by Avinava Prayash, a Guwahati-based NGO represented by its secretary Urmi Mala Das and Nandini Baruah, a fashion designer who runs ‘Purr Paws Foundation’ for street animals in Guwahati.

GUWAHATI, JUN 28 (PTI): The Northeast Frontier Railway has increased the speed of 16 trains to be effective from July 1 when the new time table will come into force, an NFR spokesman said on Friday.

The arrival/departure timings of 67 trains have also been changed at various stations, the spokesman P J Sharma said. The journey time of 16 trains has been reduced by a range of five to 30 minutes.

These trains include Awadh Assam Express, Humsafar Express, Kanchanjunga Express, Deoghar Express, Nagaon Express, Rajya Rani Express, Capital Express, Katihar- Howrah Express and Barmar-Guwahati Express, Sharma said.

Arrival/Departure timings at Guwahati have been changed for trains such as New Tinsukia-Bengaluru Express, Dibrugarh-New Delhi Rajdhani Express, Agartala-Anand Vihar Rajdhani Express, Dibrugarh-Howrah Kamrup Express, Dibrugarh-Delhi Brahmaputra Mail, Dibrugarh-Chandigarh Express and Dibrugarh-Amritsar Express. Departure timing of Guwahati-Howrah Saraighat Express has been changed at Guwahati along with Capital Express and Paharia Express from New Jalpaiguri, Kanchan Kanya Express at Alipurduar and Katihar-Howrah Express from Katihar.

The departure timings of various DEMU passenger trains have also been changed at stations like Katihar, Siliguri, and Radhikapur, the spokesman said.

BEFORE THE NOTARY PUBLIC, DIMAPUR Date : 26/06/19 AFFIDAVIT

Jorhat, Jun 28 (PTI): A woman, identified as Somiran Bibi, has been declared a foreigner by the Jorhat Foreigner Tribunal in Assam and sent to the detention centre here, official sources said on Friday.

The border police of Jorhat had registered a case against the 40-year-old woman in 2006 suspecting her to be an illegal migrant, but she remained untraced all these years.

The police finally traced her to Faisali area under Jorhat police station where she was living with her husband Israel Khan, originally hailing from Bihar.

Bibi was produced before the Tribunal on Wednesday and sent to detention centre Thursday, officials said.

Bibi claimed thayt she is daughter of Lokman Ali of Kortimari village under Gossaigaon Police station in Kokrajhar district.

Assam has about 100 Foreigners Tribunals which are quasi-judicial body to determines citizenship and declare people as foreigners to be sent to the six detention camps across the state before they are deported.

CBI books ex-Arunachal CM’s brother on graft charges

CBI Hq. New Delhi

NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (AGENCIES): Nabam Hari, the brother of former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Nabam Tuki, his wife Nabam Mary and some PWD officials in the state have been booked by CBI on charges of anomalies in awarding government contracts, reports Northeast Now news.

The case is relating to contracts handed by Tuki as the PWD minister in the state to his kith and kin for “selfish gains without inviting tenders”, the CBI has alleged.

The central investigating agency had began a preliminary inquiry in 2017, on the orders of the

Gauhati High Court, to look into allegations against Tuki, who was then PWD minister and awarded 11 government contracts to his relatives in 2005 for ‘personal gains’.

Official sources said one such works was related to construction of a Kendriya Vidyalaya building in Umroi cantonment, Shillong.

Tuki allegedly awarded several contracts to Mary Associate, a firm owned by Tuki’s sister-in-law, Nabam Mary, which was maintaining a current account in the United Bank of India in which her husband Nabam Hari is one of the nominee.

The contracts were reportedly given between 2005-07.

Tuki served as Arunachal Pradesh’s chief minister from November 2011 to January 2016 and again for a brief period from July 2016 to September 2016.

BEFORE THE NOTARY PUBLIC, DIMAPUR AFFIDAVIT Date : 26/06/19

Regd. No. 864/19

Regd. No. 865/19

I, Anikali Zhehovi Shohe, D/o Zhehovi Zhetomo Shohe resident of H.No. 166, Kevijau Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm oath & declares as under : 1. That I am a citizen of India 2. That I am also known by Anikali Zhetomo Shohe.

3. That the name Anikali Zhehovi Shohe & Anikali Zhetomo Shohe are one and the same person.

4. That this affidavit is made for the purpose of submitting to various offices.

5. That the above statements are true.

DEPONENT Solemnly affirmed before me by the Deponent on this the 26th day of June 2019.

NOTARY PUBLIC DP-5064

I, Zhehovi Zhetomo Sema, S/o Zhetomo Sema resident of H.No. 73, Ward-16, Kevijau Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm oath & declares as under : 1. That I am a citizen of India 2. That I am also known by Zhehovi Z. Sema & that Z stands for Zhetomo.

3. That the name Zhehovi Zhetomo Sema & Zhehovi Z. Sema are one and the same person.

4. That this affidavit is made for the purpose of submitting to various offices.

5. That the above statements are true.

DEPONENT Solemnly affirmed before me by the Deponent on this the 26th day of June 2019.

NOTARY PUBLIC DP-5065

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZUNHEBOTO : NAGALAND

AFFIDAVIT (CORRECTION OF NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH)

Shri/Smti S. SHENATO SUMI of D.C. HILL Town under District has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate/ Guardianship Certificate declaring that His/Her Brother Late PIVITO S SUMI has expired on 14/02/2019.

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

(SHANAVAS C) IAS Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto, Nagaland DP-5063

Regd. No. 3088/19 Dt. 26/06/19 I, No. F/144146W HAV/WM, BIJAY KUMAR DHOBI of 14th Assam Rifles C/o.

99 APO Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my correct name is BIJAY KUMAR DHOBI however in my service records my name has been recorded as BIJOY KUMAR DHOBI which is a clerical error hence the stated name represents the same person i.e. myself.

3. That my wife’s correct name and date of birth is SHARDA DEVI born on 04/04/1967 however, in my Service Records my wife’s name and date of birth has been inadvertently recorded as SARATHA DEVI born on 09.11.1968 hence, the stated name represents the same person having single identity i.e my wife.

4. That there is no occurrence of pending publication.

5. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 26th June 2019 at Kohima, Nagaland.

DEPONENT K-1764

AFFIDAVIT DECLARATION Regd. No 658/Tsg Date: 10/06/2019 I, Shri. Bashangmongba, S/o Mengo do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That my name Bosangmongba Chang & my Date of birth 15/07/2000 which is wrongly entered in my Pension Book is incorrect.

3. That I made this affidavit to declare that my name Bashangmongba & Boshangmongba Chang and my Date of birth 15/07/2000 and 07/03/2000, are same and one person and same date of birth.

4. That I hereby declare that my name Bashangmongba and my date of birth 07/03/2000 will be used in all my required documents, pension book and in all my official documents.

That the above statement made in para 1 to 4 is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and declare this statement with sound mind and health.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND No. Judl-47/2017-18/ Dt, Wokha the 28th June 2019 NOTICE Whereas Smti. Rosy Ovung, wife of Late Shri. Motsuthung, a permanent resident of Tsungiki Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her to draw all dues and benefits/ family pension from the Govt. and to close SBI AC No. 31799626709 in favour of her deceased husband Late Shri. Motsuthung who expired on 08/03/2019.

Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. Further, no claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and the Succession Certificate shall be issued.

Sd/- ANDREW C. IMTI Addl. Deputy Commissioner Wokha, Nagaland WC-230

No.JUD-21/SUCCTN/LEGAL GRDNSP/2018/ ZBTO. Dated the 24/06/2019

NOTICE CALLING OBJECTION FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE

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LS gives nod to extend Prez Rule in J&K

Rahul appoints Markam as head of C’garh Cong NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday appointed Mohan Markam head of the party’s Chhattisgarh unit, replacing Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel.

Markam’s elevation to the post comes at a time when the party is coming to terms with its debacle in the Lok Sabha polls in which it could win just two parliamentary seats from the state despite coming to power with a massive mandate in the December assembly poll.

Kondagaon MLA Markam succeeds Baghel, who said last week that he has asked Gandhi to appoint someone to head the state unit as he has his hands full as the chief minister.

Baghel led the party to an emphatic win in the assembly polls in December, dislodging the Raman Singh government by winning 68 out of the 90 seats that went to the polls.

The appointment by Gandhi also assumes significance as it comes amid uncertainty over him continuing as Congress president.

Amit Shah speaking at the Lok Sabha budget session in Parliament, New Delhi, Friday.

questioning the government for not holding Assembly elections in the state in the past one year, saying the grand old party had removed elected government 93 times in the past.

He also attacked the Congress over Article 370, saying the provision which granted special status to J&K was still there only because of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India.

“Of all the princely states that were divided, Article 370 applies only to Jammu and Kashmir, which was being handled by Nehru while the rest were under

Sardar (Vallabhbhai) Patel’s care,” Shah said, adding that Article 370 was a “temporary provision”.

Shah on Friday moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir for six more months with effect from July 3. While tabling the resolution, Shah said that the Election Commission had agreed to postpone the Assembly elections and that these will be held after the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, saying “it is not possible to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir now.”

After he moved the res-

olution, the Congress criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for not holding the elections in J&K. Blaming Nehru for the situation in J&K, Shah said his government did not need lessons on democracy from the Congress, adding that all the elections that took place in J&K when the Congress was in power were a “joke” in the name of democracy.

“They are saying we are trampling democracy in the state. Before this, Article 356 (President’s Rule) has been imposed in the country 132 times, out of which 93 times Congress had done it,” Shah said, adding that they (BJP) “never used Article 356 for political gains”.

Blaming Nehru for the existence of Pakistanoccupied Kashmir (PoK), Shah said, “Who called for ceasefire back then? It was Nehru who did it and gave that portion (PoK) to Pakistan. You say we don’t take people into confidence, but Nehru did it without taking the then Home Minister into confidence. Don’t teach us history.” He also said that there was a time when there was no sign of India in Kashmir. “The State Bank of India signboard was seen with a cloth covering the word ‘India’.”

PATNA, JUN 28 (IANS): Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) president, Ram Vilas Paswan, was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar on Friday, an official said.

Paswan was declared elected after the deadline for the withdrawal of nomination papers ended at 3 p.m. on Friday in the absence of any other candidate. There will be no formal election, Bihar Assembly Secretary Bateshwarnath Pandey said.

Paswan had filed his nomination papers on June 20 as the NDA candidate and he was sure of his victory. A Dalit leader, Paswan did not contest the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 from his traditional seat of Hajipur in Bihar. A law graduate and MA, he was elected as a legislator in Bihar in 1969 after emerging as a student leader in the company of Sharad Yadav and Lalu Prasad. In 1977, Paswan entered the book of Guinness World Records after he won the Hajipur Lok Sabha seat in Bihar by 4.24 lakh votes -- even while he was in prison after having been arrested during the 1975-77 Emergency.

SP demands compensation for people killed by stray cattle NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (PTI): The Samajwadi Party in the Rajya Sabha Friday demanded compensation for people killed by stray cattle and insurance cover for crops damage caused by them.

Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Ravi Prakash Verma (SP) said stray cattle has become a menace in Uttar Pradesh and other northern states because of lack of an appropriate policy.

He said stray cattle was clogging highways, damaging standing crops and in many cases also killing/ injuring people.

Ravi Prakash Verma (File)

Prakash demanded that families of people killed by stray cattle should be given compensation of Rs 5 lakh like that given for those killed by wild animals.

Further, crop damage caused by animals should

be covered under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana.

In her mention, Shanta Chhetri of the TMC said that about 8.5 per cent of the country’s population constitutes senior citizens.

She suggested that their experience and knowledge should be used for the benefit of the country.

RJD member Manoj Kumar Jha highlighted the plight of ad- hoc teachers in universities across the country. He rued that hundreds of ad-hoc teachers continue to teach for years on paltry salaries.

Sheila Dikshit meets Rahul, dissolves 280 block Cong committees in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi and Sheila Dikshit

NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (AGENCIES): Hours after Congress president Rahul Gandhi met senior leaders of Delhi unit, state president Sheila Dikshit Friday dissolved 280 block committees with immediate effect.

A new committee has now been formed to appoint new block and district committee presidents. The decision came amid a series of resignation from All India Congress Committee secretaries and district presidents.

During the meeting, Gandhi advised the senior leadership to put up a united face before the opposition in the Assembly elections to be held next year in the capital.

The Congress president further asked the Delhi Congress leaders to avoid giving

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved Apuo R. Beilie Angami

If we live we live for the Lord; and If we die, we die to the Lord.

So whether we live or die. We belong to the Lord (Romans-14.8)

Born in : 01/03/1948 – Died on : 16/06/2019 We, the family members of Lt. Akangtemjen Jamir (Longsa) Rtd. Hindi Teacher, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and sincere thanks to all the individuals, church, union, friends and well wishers who, stood by us during the illness and demise of our father on 16th June 2019. We also thank the doctors, nurses and staff of Eden Medical Centre Dimapur for your special care and services. We are unable to thank each one of you individually, it is our prayer that Almighty God bless you abundantly.

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Apuo A year has passed by since you left us for your heavenly Abode. Time slips by and life goes on, yet in our hearts you are never gone.

Remembering you with silent tears and prayers.

Loving wife, daughters and son, in-laws and grandchildren

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Loving wife, children, grandchildren & relatives

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In Loving Memory of Late Kughato Kinimi

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY "We always loved you, We've never forgotten you And you are always missed"

“I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race I have kept the faith”

2nd Timothy 4:7

Rest in peace till we meet again

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statements to the media that could hurt the interests of the party. Besides Dikshit, AICC in-charge of Delhi Congress PC Chacko and the party candidates who contested the recently- concluded Lok Sabha polls in the capital were present in the meeting.

“The Delhi Congress leaders discussed the upcoming Assembly elections with Rahul Gandhi, who asked them to put up a united face before the op-

position during the polls,” a senior leader was quoted as saying by PTI. Meanwhile, the state leadership urged the Congress chief to reconsider his decision to step down from the top position in the party.

The assembly elections set to be held in 2020 is one of the biggest challenges for the party after it faced a massive defeat on all seven seats in Delhi during the Lok Sabha elections by the BJP. The infighting within the Congress is another issue being faced by the senior leaders. Differences in the Congress had surfaced before the Lok Sabha polls, as a section of leaders including Chacko and former Delhi Congress president Ajay Maken batted for an alliance with the AAP to defeat the BJP. The other section led

by Dikshit stoutly resisted the proposed move, which finally failed to materialise as the two sides could not reach an agreement.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The bereaved family of Lt. Mary Humtsoe acknowledges the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us during the brief illness and demise on 22-06-2019.

A heartfelt gratitude to all who supported us in prayers, materially, emotionally and practical support during our endurance.

It would not be possible to thank each and every one individually but we pray that God bless manifold for your prayers support, love and generosity.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (IANS): The Lok Sabha on Friday gave its nod for the extension of President’s Rule in Jammu and Kashmir by six months from July 3 even as Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that the Centre was ready to hold Assembly polls in the state as and when the Election Commission (EC) decides.

Shah said that Assembly elections in the state, which is under President’ Rule since December last year following six months of Governor’s Rule since June 2018, were not held simultaneously along with the recent Lok Sabha polls because it was not possible to ensure security of all the candidates who were expected to participate in the democratic exercise.

“Whenever the Election Commission decides to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir, polls will be held and the Centre will not intervene. Earlier, EC was controlled by the Congress, but we don’t do the same,” Shah said while addressing the Lok Sabha.

Replying to a debate on a statutory resolution moved by him to extend President’s Rule in J&K, Shah targeted the opposition Congress for

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Loving Husband, Son & Family Members.

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LATE N. VIGHOTO AWOMI

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BORN ON : 25-12-1957 – DIED ON : 25-06-2019 We the bereaved family members would like to express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, friends, neighbours and well wishers, who stood by us physically, morally, spiritually and financially during the prolonged illness and demise of our beloved father.

We convey our special thanks to : 1) Chekiye Village Baptist Church (CVBC) 2) CVBC Women Ministry 3) CVBC Youth Ministry 4) Chekiye Village Council and GB’S 5) Chekiye Village Block 1 to 6 6) Ikishe Village Baptist Church 7) S.B.A Padumpukhuri 8) East Dimapur Sumi Baptist Church Purana Bazaar 9) Dr. Nungsangla Pongener (Dimapur Hospital) 10) Dimapur Hospital Doctors and Staff 11) Dr. Tovito Awomi (I.M.O) Ghaziabad U.P. We regret our inability to thank each and every individual personally.

But we sincerely pray that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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“A life well lived is a legacy, of joy and pride and pleasure; a living, lasting memory our grateful hearts will treasure.”

We, the bereaved family of Late Viphrelie Sorhie express our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us spiritually, physically and financially during his illness and at the time of his demise on 19th June 2019.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual but your good deeds will always remain in our hearts. May God bless you all abundantly.

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Post-mortem

Vol. XXIX NO. 202 Dimapur, SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

Instability for power

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agaland state politics continues to unravel its unfailing potential of power mongering among the elected members even when the assembly elections threw up a hung house.

The ruling Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) which won 19 seats (and retained the 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency in the April 11 by-election) formed the Progressive Democratic Alliance government with 12 BJP, two NPP, one JD-U and one independent. The NPF which ruled the state since 2003 emerged as the single largest party with 26 seats and failed to woo even its two pre-poll alliance MLAs from the NPP. The April 11,2019 by-election was an indication of what was going on among the legislators when the two NPP members merged with the NDPP in defiance of the party directive to support the opposition Congress candidate for the lone Lok Sabha seat. The NDPP tally rose to 20 MLAs. Not far behind, came the surprising and open defiance by the seven NPF legislators from ENPO areas who announced their decision to back the NDPP and PDA consensus candidate for the Lok Sabha seat. After NDPP won the by-election its tally rose to 21 and on June 24 the lone JD-U legislator also “merged” with the NDDP along with some party members further increasing the NDPP tally to 22 legislators in the assembly. These political developments seem to confirm speculations that the “backroom” manoeuvring was going between the major alliance partners- NDPP and BJP. One speculation was that the NDPP had to bolster its numbers in the assembly, to ensure that the NPF would not succeed in coming to power through the backdoor in alliance with the BJP. The other speculation was that, after the BJP stormed to power with a huge landslide in the Lok Sabha for a second innings in power, the state BJP was keen to head a coalition with some NPF legislators.

Seven NPF legislators who declared their written support to the NDPP Lok Sabha candidate, were issued show cause notices by the NPF party and later, the proceedings for their disqualification was initiated with the assembly speaker. Though the BJP has dismissed the “attempt” to form the first ever BJP government, sources within NPF have admitted that some of them were for joining BJP while others were against. These are not surprising reports since tussle for power at the political echelons have been the hallmark since 2006 when Rio faced dissidence. The NPF again faced another crisis in 2014 after Rio was elected to the Lok Sabha. T.R. Zeliang was sworn-in as his successor but again faced dissidence in the beginning of 2015 from nearly half of the NPF legislators. Zeliang sailed through with help from BJP and eight Congress legislators who joined the DAN government. The latter then merged with NPF in February 2016 to bolster its tally from 38 to 46 MLAs. In 2017 Zeliang was forced to quit and NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsü replaced him and both fell apart. In July 2017 Zeliang paired with Rio, and retained the post of chief minister.

Rio was forced to quit NPF and joined the NDPP which he helped form and in the 2018 election, the cycle was complete when Rio was back in the saddle in alliance with BJP. It will therefore, be interesting to note how power politics unfolds in the coming days.

DailyDevotion Held by the Grip of God I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me.

—Philippians 3:12 Never choose to be a worker for God, but once God has placed His call on you, woe be to you if you “turn aside to the right hand or to the left” (Deuteronomy 5:32). We are not here to work for God because we have chosen to do so, but because God has “laid hold of” us. And once He has done so, we never have this thought, “Well, I’m really not suited for this.” What you are to preach is also determined

by God, not by your own natural leanings or desires.

Keep your soul steadfastly related to God, and remember that you are called not simply to convey your testimony but also to preach the gospel. Every Christian must testify to the truth of God, but when it comes to the call to preach, there must be the agonizing grip of God’s hand on you— your life is in the grip of God for that very purpose. How many of us are held like that?

Never water down the Word of God, but preach it in its undiluted sternness. There must be unflinching faithfulness to the Word of God, but when you come to personal dealings with others, remember who you are— you are not some special being created in heaven, but a sinner saved by grace.

“Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do…I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 3:13-14).

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The person who reads too much and uses his brain too little will fall into lazy habits of thinking. ~ Albert Einstein

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Innovation holds the key to India’s job crisis

ndias unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent of the total labour force during 2017-18 is at a 45-year high. But the trend of joblessness is not something new for the Indian economy. It has been a long-standing reality for the country due to its factor driven (labor arbitrage) pattern of growth. Even during the highgrowth years between 2004 and 2009 - Indias historical best in terms of growth - only a million jobs were created in the entire five-year period when more than a million jobs were needed each year, as per a study conducted by the Planning Commission.

So, the Indian economy has a structural reason for its lack of a job-creating capacity.

The country needs to enhance its competitiveness, that is its productivity levels, to overcome such a limitation. A promising way to achieve such a boost in competitiveness is to work upon the innovative capacity of the economy. Both US and China have become economic superpowers by working along similar lines.

The by-products of the innovation-building efforts by these countries justify the idea of driving competitiveness by itself. The combined market cap of the three-largest IT companies

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from the US - Apple, Microsoft and Amazon - equal India’s GDP as a whole. In the case of China, the market cap of its largest company, Alibaba, equals 20 percent of India’s GDP. Such comparisons show why India needs to transform itself from a factor driven to an innovation-led economy. If the country can develop a competitive advantage over other nations through innovation, it becomes difficult to be upstaged by another economy on the world stage.

But India’s innovation policies have a series of challenges that it needs to address first.

The first issue that India needs to work upon is the strengthening of its industryacademia linkages. Universities are seen as hubs of research and innovation around the world.

There are two specific roles that universities are intended to play - knowledge creation and knowledge transfer. In India, the latter is often overlooked.

Even if the process of knowledge creation is fulfilled albeit with issues of quality, the mechanism of knowledge transfer between universities themselves and with industry is quite limited. There are a few issues which arise due to such lack of linkages.

First, as universities work

on the same issues in isolation without consulting and collaborating with one another, they fail to create crucial synergy effects that impede the flow of knowledge and ideas. Second, the Indian education system is hardly industry-oriented due to lack of interaction between the two. As a result, the industry has to invest in months of intensive training for freshly hired graduates. This adds to their operational costs and proves inimical to the ease of doing business within the country. The government can possibly address this issue by providing a platform for collaboration between industry and academia that would foster greater knowledge creation and dissemination.

A structural reason for the lack of proper linkages between industry and academia is the creation of a conflict of interest between the two when it comes to collaborating on innovation.

Hardly a few universities have an IPR policy. There is, therefore, a lack of clarity on who owns the IP and how information will be shared between the different parties. Thus, such grey areas make the industry hesitant to collaborate with universities.

The second challenge in India’s approach towards inno-

vation arises from its low investment in research and development. India’s R&D expenditure is low not only compared to the mature economies but also compared to emerging economies. India invests 0.67 per cent of GDP in R&D while mature economies like US, Japan etc invest around 3 per cent of their GDP. It is more worrisome that this has consistently fallen in the last decade after reaching a peak of about 0.86 in 2008. The impact of this low investment in research and development is quite evident in the lack of world class R&D infrastructure facilities in India.

The third challenge lies in the country’s IP regime. The two main aspects of India’s IP Regime that are at the core of conflict between the government and the industry are: Section 3(d) of the Patents (Amendment) Act of 2005 and the propensity to grant compulsory licenses.

Most of these issues primarily pertain to the Indian pharmaceutical industry but they are a serious challenge, nonetheless.

Section 3(d) is mainly criticised for setting a higher standard for patentability than mandated by TRIPS. The industry is of the view that the additional requirement of enhanced efficacy by

India discourages incremental innovation and impacts the foreign investment. The government, however, maintains the stand that it is TRIPS compliant.

Compulsory licensing gives rights to the Controller to suspend patent privileges in cases where the best interests of their citizens are at stake or there is a wilful exploitation of patent privileges by the patentee. The industry claims that lack of clarity from the government is keeping many firms out of India.

However, the government holds the view that the country has used this privilege just once in the past. In such a case it is important for the Indian government and the industry to chalk out a plan of action that will be beneficial for both the innovators as well as the general public.

The challenges facing the Indian economy to become innovation-led do not end there.

There are further issues which need to be ironed out with time, but these would be a good place to kickstart that journey. Innovation begets competitiveness and competitiveness begets jobs. And the latter is the thorniest issue facing the economy and the new government as of today.

(Ians) Amit Kapoor

Traffic jams in Nagaland – a traveller’s guide

uring the last 19 and half years of my life, I have been clearing traffic jams along the Kohima - Dimapur highway and within both the cities. Almost every time I travel in between these two cities, I look forward to these traffic jams so that I can add one more notch on my forearm tattoo. The sense of accomplishment when the jam clears and vehicles start to move is unique and needs to be experienced. With the recent widening of the roads, I am in danger of losing this hobby and end up as an educated unemployed youth at age 52.

This article is aimed at training the next generation of amateur traffic controllers.

Top Reasons for traffic jams 1. A driver going down the opposite direction on a one way street.

2. A novice driver who is unable to decide which way to turn in the middle of the road. With all due respect, this seems to happen more often with the fairer sex. I wonder why.

3. An angry driver who leaves his vehicle in the middle of the road till he settles the issue with the person who crossed him/ banged his car.

4. A vehicle breakdown on an uphill road – usually an overloaded truck or pickup vehicle.

5. A big truck or bus which does not have an efficient handy man or one who is too lazy to get down on the mud and tell him that there is enough space to go through without scraping the side mirror of the neighbouring vehicle.

6. The usual army convoy or the Friends of the hill people who decide to take a break in the middle of a narrow stretch to attend to nature’s call and contribute their precious fertilizer to the economy of our state.

7. Two drivers who come face to face on a narrow stretch, both refusing to back out since it would mean a loss of honour.

8. Two drivers who come face to face on a narrow stretch and do not know how to proceed. Both waiting to see who will reverse first while keeping their headlamps on (which means – I am coming through first – you wait).

9. Landslides

10. A tree which has fallen on the road.

11. A very naive driver who thinks he can outsmart the long line of vehicles by overtaking them when they are standing still for the line to move, thereby blocking the vehicles from the opposite side. Generally, he is driving a brand new SUV and takes courage from the preceding equally naive driver who leads the charge with the same intent in mind.

12. The usual VIP convoy which is in a great hurry to overtake all the others to attend to a matter of great urgency of national importance. Followed by the 4-5 incidental other vehicles who suddenly decide to tag along, blowing their horns with equal vigour and hoping to fool the cops to think that they are part of the same convoy.

13. Drivers who refuse to allow another vehicle to enter their lane at road transections, thereby forcing him to keep his vehicle at an awkward tangential angle and blocking all opposite direction vehicles.

14. The vehicle in front of you who blinks his side signal lamp and stands still in the middle of the road – which could mean either of the two, I am turning to the right so please wait; or you may overtake me, I will wait – confusing the drivers behind him.

Techniques to clear traffic jams Over the years, I have found some methods very effective in clearing the jams in places where there are no traffic policemen to do the job – like highways at night or bypasses.

If you find that the vehicles in front of you are not moving for more than 5 minutes, get out of your vehicle and move forward to the place where there is a bottleneck. If you do not get out of your vehicle, you are likely to be stranded for the next few hours.

Usually, you will find one of the above mentioned reasons causing the block.

1. If it is a vehicle which is stranded because of a tyre puncture or just slips too much on the mud, quickly mobilize a group of kind onlookers ( most Naga Christians have read the good Samaritan story) to help you push the vehicle out of the mud. You will feel like a hero once the vehicle starts moving and the mud on your clothes will look like war decora-

tions.

2. In case it is a big truck stuck on one side of the road and unable to negotiate through, • Survey the scene like a general first (Remember “The Art of war” by Sun Tzu) and get the big picture.

• Stop the ongoing vehicles from moving any further. Ask a fellow bystander to stop any more vehicles from clogging their side of the road.

• Reorganize the vehicles by gently asking in your best polite Nagamese to move a few inches or feet to give more space for the truck to pass through. You may need to ask several vehicles to do this one by one. In my experience, on an average it takes about 5 vehicles to comply to reach a steady state level of meaningful passage.

• Tell the truck driver to trust you and direct him to move ahead (generally they are fearful of moving ahead presuming that they might fall into the drain) till he is clear.

• Mobilize one or two more travellers to keep some of the vehicles from coming forward and making things worse till you have sorted out the stuck truck. Nothing like having a team to sort out issues.

3. Sometimes, you may need to be very firm with certain drivers and urge them to move back so that the ones in front can find their way forward especially since you do not wear an olive green uniform that can strike fear into errant drivers. Most male chauvinist drivers hate reversing their vehicles since it is like losing face in front of the enemy. After all, how can I face my wife after this incident?

4. Occasionally you may need to ask several vehicles to move a few feet to one side or enter into a space to provide just that needed amount to let one line of traffic to pass through.

5. When a traffic jam occurs, usually there are two jams. One at the bottleneck and the second one further down. Traffic policemen and traffic lights are able to sort out the traffic by letting vehicles pass at equal intervals of time. If one line passes for too long, the other line will acquire a huge jam downstream since that line will become very long. Very soon, that line will block

the first line downstream.

In order to avoid this from happening, you might need to block one line and let the other line pass through.

This is awkward when you do not have a uniform and one may wonder on whose authority you are stopping the line from moving. On several occasions when I stopped a line of vehicles from moving, things have generally worked out OK and I have remained unscathed.

It helps to take vocal lessons from music teachers for this particularly special role.

6. If you find the instructions in ‘number 5’ complicated, try doing it as a chorus like our Praise and Worship leaders who repeat the song about 5 - 10 times till we finally get it.

7. Always keep adequate space between you and the vehicle in front so that in case the jam is impossible to clear, you can always turn back and take a detour escape route and leave the jam for other more capable people to sort out.

Best of luck guys. See you on the other side.

8. If nothing works, do not lose heart. One day, you will reach your destination.

I have yet to see anybody along the Kohima - Dimapur Highway ever die of starvation nor have I seen skeletons of travellers on the road. Traffic jams have actually improved the economy by creating a new breed of food entrepreneurs – In fact it has improved interstate relations by the mushrooming of Manipuri Iromba and Ooti hotels which are getting more popular by the day. Between the Lotha, Bihari and Manipuri hotels, I think the latter may have an edge.

9. Use the time in traffic jams to pray for the roads and people of Nagaland. Praying is infinitely better than cursing. You will find that it is time well spent rather than wasted time.

Handy Accessories for the hard core Naga Traveller.

1. Whenever you go from Kohima to Dimapur, always use shoes and not chappals (for the diehard Gandhian Naga). Most of the times, you will need to walk through a lot of mud.

2. Always carry a torch with new batteries. This is useful since you might need to walk at least half

a kilometre at night till you reach the bottleneck. You will need the torch (Father’s day gift is ideal) to show the drivers where to back up or enter into a possible space on the road to give way to others. A mobile phone torch is insufficient.

3. Always take an umbrella (Another Father’s day gift) along since you may need to walk in the rain for some time.

4. For long journeys in Nagaland, always carry a shovel and spade to dig your way out of small landslides. Carry a Dao to cut the branches of the tree which falls in front of you and blocks the road. Some of the sports stores now have two in one convertible shovel cum spades. Designer ware but effective. (I wish the ladies would give us this next Father’s day – you get these cheap these days with great discounts on Amazon). A chain saw might be an overkill.

5. Take a rope along

with you so that if the tree is quite heavy, you can tie it and pull it away with some additional travellers who are bound to be stuck with you. Make sure the rope is long enough and very strong since you might need to use it to pull out a Tata Sumo in front of you which has slipped into the ditch.

6. Enough water to drink (Again the father’s day flask gift is ideal) since you are likely to be stranded for about 2 hours or more at times. Dried wild apples or gooseberries can come in handy.

I would welcome your experiences, suggestions and techniques for clearing traffic jams. This will help me to develop this article into a manual to be given to the next generation of amateur traffic controllers who can say - When you go home, tell them that for their tomorrow we gave our today.

Dr. Sedevi Angami

Correction

In apropos to the article IN COMMEMORATION OF 1st INDO-NAGA BATTLE 1955 Nagaland post dated June 28 2019 editorial column. The term stated as “Who was unanimously appointed as the General of Naga safe guards” must be rendered as “who was unanimously declared as the General of Naga Safe Guards”. And the person’s name mentioned as “General Kaito of Ghukhuyi” should be rendered as General Kaito Sukhai of Ghukhuyi village and CHQ khekiye Village should be rendered as CHQ Hoshepu Village.

Vinato Z Awomi, GS Eastern Sumi Students Union

Reader’s Post

An Appeal to the Government of Nagaland

Sir,

I would liked to made an earnest appeal to the government of Nagaland, to kindly regularized the service of these adhoc/contract teachers, whose service are yet to be regularized even though, they had rendered more than five years of continuous service prior 03/08/2018 on compassionate ground ,since the Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation of Nagaland (ACAUT) had allowed the regularization of many contract government servants prior to 03/08/2018 and had not raised any objection to it. I would also liked to request the Public Service Aspirant of Nagaland (PSAN) to allow the regularization of the above mention adhoc/contract teachers on humanitarian ground and stick to their original demand of termination of all contract appointments made after 06/06/2016, since the government had banned all contract appointment basing on Office Memorandum (O.M) 06/06/2016. The All Nagaland Adhoc Teachers Association/Group should wake from their deep sleep and earnestly pursue with the government for their service regularization Hekavi, Purana Bazaar, Dimapur

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

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, JUNE 29, 2019

4 killed as rains batter Mumbai on first day MUMBAI, JUN 28 (IANS): At least four persons, including a minor boy, were killed and two others injured in different incidents as monsoon made a grand entry in Mumbai and surroundings on Friday, hitting normal life with the usual woes of water-logging in many areas, delays in flights, road and train traffic.

In Goregaon suburb of north-west Mumbai, four persons of a family including a minor girl suffered electrocution from some live wires in the vicinity of their home in which two perished and two were injured.

The deceased are -- Rajendra Yadav, 60 and Sanjay Yadav, 24, while the injured victims are Dipu Yadav, 24, and five-year old Asha Yadav, said the BMC Disaster Control.

In another incident in Andheri, a 60-year old woman Kashima Yudiyar, was electrocuted near the RTO office and declared dead on admission to a hospital.

An eig ht-yea r old boy, Mahender Badga from Teranpada village in Vikramgad in adjoining Thane district, was killed when struck by lightning as he played outside his home today, police said.

Three persons -- Chan-

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Commuters wade through a water logged street as it rains, in Mumbai, Friday. (PTI)

drakant Todavale, Chetan Tatthe and Vijay Naagar -- were injured in a wall crash outside their home, in which the condition of Naagar is described as critical.

As rains continued to lash the city, the lifelines of Mumbai -- the Central Railway, Western Railway and the main roads and Eastern Express Highway and Western Express Highway -were hit with water-logging in several places.

An airport official said there were normal visibilityrelated delays of average 15 minutes, mainly for incoming services, but operations continued largely

unaffected.

The subways at Milan in Santacruz, Dahisar, Malad and Andheri were shut for some time as they were flooded with some vehicles stranded inside and there were huge traffic snarls on both the EEH and WEH. The Mumbai Traffic Police imposed diversions in many parts of the city including Sion, Dadar, Kurla, Sewri, Chembur, Khar, Bandra, Andheri, Kanjurmarg, Bhandup, Wadala, Kings Circle as the main roads were submerged in upto two-three feet waters.

Local trains on both the CR and WR were af-

fected with delays ranging from 15-45 minutes and owing to water-logging on railway lines, stranding millions of commuters, especially students. The tracks were flooded in parts of Palghar, Thane and eastern and western suburbs on the suburban section, forcing 12 cancellations besides 105 services delayed.

According to the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the city received 67 mm rains, the eastern suburbs notched 120 mm, and the western suburbs recorded 90 mm rainfall.

A few suburbs like

State govt to bring Dimapur under ILP

However, it termed as unfortunate that at such a crucial stage between the ongoing peace talks between the Government of India and NNPGs, an individual who did not understand the issue, had come forward to jeopardise the “hard-earned breakthroughs” over the years through dialogue and discussions.

The party further clarified that the sole purpose of its leaders going to Delhi was to felicitate Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his newly-inducted council of ministers as the PDA was a constituent member of the NDA

government at the Centre. However, it claimed that in none of their interactions with the leaders in Delhi neither the topic of ILP or BEFR was raised or discussed. Just as the people were taken aback, the party claimed that even the PDA and all its leaders were equally taken by surprise by the PIL. Further asserting that Dimapur had always been an integral part of Naga Hills, NDPP said the question of Dimapur being a part of Assam did not arise under any circumstances. It urged all persons and organisations concerned to take necessary measures so that the matter of PIL was resolved in an amicable manner at the earliest.

The party also appealed to the non-Naga permanent residents of not only Dimapur but all over Nagaland to come out in support of protecting the “rights, privileges and identity” of the Nagas as “we have been living as one family for the last so many decades in peaceful cohabitation and harmony”.

NDPP finally appealed to all citizens of Nagaland to stand firm and united in their resolve to protect “our rights, privileges and identity from any adversary”, while it assured the people of the State of leaving no stone unturned in the collective endeavour of protecting their rights and ensure safety and peace in the State.

Andheri, Juhu, Vikhroli, Kurla and others received in excess of 120-130 mm rains during the same period.

In a huge relief to Mumbaikars and the civic administration, the catchment areas of some of the lakes supplying to Mumbai received good rains on the opening day of the season.

Vehar Lake (209 mm), Tulsi Lake (143 mm), Modak Sagar Lake (69 mm) and Middle Vaitarna (78 mm).

It maybe recalled that the IANS on Thursday (June 27) had highlighted the severe water crises staring at Mumbai and the BMC had started dipping into its emergency reserve stocks to quench the thirst of its 17 million people.

The IMD Mumbai has forecast a few heavy spells of rains later tonight and a wet weekend as rains will continue over the next two days. The rains brought relief from the sultry heat with temperatures hovering at a comfortable minimum of 24 degrees Celsius and maximum of 30 degrees Celsius since morning.

Besides Mumbai, adjoining districts of Thane, Raigad and Palghar also received good rains since Thursday night, spelling cheer for the farmers and commoners.

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Cong crisis deepens as key leaders quit, demand revamp of AICC

NEW DELHI, JUN 28 (AGENCIES): As Rahul Gandhi stands firm on his decision not to continue as Congress president, several top leaders of the party resigned from their posts on Friday in order to give him a free hand to constitute a new team in the wake of the 2019 Lok Sabha election disaster.

Those who have tendered their resignations to the party chief have also called for a total revamp of the AICC and all its committees.

Congress party’s legal cell chief Vivek Tankha had quit on Thursday after which several others from Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana too gave up their posts.

Tankha had quit saying the Congress cannot afford a stalemate for too long and urged Rahul Gandhi to revive the party as “a fighting force”.

In a series of tweets on Friday, Tankha said, “We all should submit our resignations from party positions and give Rahulji a free hand to choose his team... Party cannot afford a stalemate for too long.”

He also made an appeal to Rahul Gandhi to end the crisis in the party as soon as possible.

DIMAPUR, JUN 28 (NPN): All Nagaland Government Primary Teachers’ Association (ANGPTA) has appealed to the department of school education to grant the seniority to ad-hoc and regularized primary teachers as per the regularization order.

In a representation addressed to the director school education, ANGPTA president James Roukuoselhou and general secretary Hoshika H Sumi stated that the

primary teachers, who were appointed on ad hoc/fixed/ contract/etc., were discharging same duties as permanent employees even before they were regularized.

ANGPTA pointed out that in the appointment orders of ad-hoc/fixed/ contract/etc. it has been clearly mentioned that after the certain period of time, they would be regularized.

However, the association stated that the department on the contrary kept the case

avoiding misunderstanding and animosity.

CVC further urged the general public to respect the heritage and history passed down by the ancestors of Chümoukedima by avoiding usage of “pseudo” names and identifying landmarks by their correct and original terms.

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INDORE, JUN 28 (PTI): The Indore civic body officer attacked by BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya with a cricket bat Wednesday has been admitted to the ICU of a private hospital here, a doctor said Friday.

The officer, Dhirendra Singh Bais (46), was hit by a cricket bat-wielding Akash Vijayvargiya, the son of BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, in full public view when an Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) team went to demolish a dilapidated house at Ganji compound here.Bais was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in the Palasia area late Thursday night for treatment of high blood pressure, said the doctor of the medical facility. He is stable now, the doctor said.

The first-time MLA was arrested and produced in a magistrates court within hours of the assault. The court had sent him to jail under judicial custody till July 11.The BJP legislators bail plea had been turned down two times by local courts in as many days.

Akash Vijayvargiya’s counsels are now likely to move a bail plea in a special court in Bhopal designated to fast track cases related to MPs and MLAs of MP, said a Bhopal-based district court lawyer.

TA therefore stated that the same yardstick should be applied to all.

Further, the association pointed out that in the regularization order for the primary teachers, it was clearly stated that the service rendered in the past would be counted for all other benefits except arrears. In this regard, ANGPTA asserted that the counting of seniority should automatically be included with all other benefits.

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delaying for so many years.

During the “bulk regularization”, ANGPTA said the graduate teachers were granted to claim the seniority from the date of appointment on ad-hoc/fixed/contract/etc. However, it said that ad hoc and regularized primary teachers were given step-motherly treatment.

Stating that graduate teachers and primary teachers were working in the same department under same service rules, ANGP-

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“Chumukedima” instead of Chümoukedima as the district headquarter in the official letterhead of DC office.

While extending support to the ongoing fourlane highway construction, the council also appealed to National Highways

and Infrastructure Development Corporation, Nagaland Contractors’ & Suppliers’ Union and other construction firms engaged in the construction to recognise the history and heritage of Chümoukedima by using the correct and appropriate terms and names, which could go a long way in

It may be recalled that the Congress central leadership this week dissolved all district committees of its Uttar Pradesh unit and formed a three-member disciplinary committee to look into acts of gross indiscipline and anti-party activities during the Lok Sabha elections.

The Congress suffered a major defeat in the elections, winning just 52 seats.

Rahul Gandhi himself was defeated in Amethi in Uttar Pradesh although he was elected to the Lok Sabha from Wayanad in Kerala.

After the announcement of Lok Sabha election results, Rahul Gandhi announced his decision to quit as Congress president but it was not accepted by the Congress Working Committee (CWC), which wants him to continue.

On Thursday too, the Gandhi scion made it clear to general secretary KC Venugopal that he was determined to give up the presidency. Gandhi, however, said that he will chair crucial meetings until a new party chief was elected.

According to Congress sources, a meeting of the CWC – party’s highest decision-making body - will be called to decide on a new party chief.

ANGPTA appeals DoSE to grant seniority

CVC objects use of ‘erroneous’ terms...

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“Rahulji, please make drastic changes to revive the party as a fighting force. You have the commitment and determination. Just cobble a good, acceptable and influential nation-wide team,” he said in another tweet.

Rajesh Lilothia, who was also a party candidate from North West Delhi, was among those who had resigned from their posts.

Lilothia quit as the Delhi Congress working president on Friday afternoon.

Besides Tankha and Lilothia, Haryana Women Congress chief Sumitra Chouhan, general secretary Netta P Sangma of Meghalaya, secretary Virender Rathore, Chhattisgarh secretary Anil Chaudhary, Madhya Pradesh secretary Sudhir Chaudhar y and Haryana secretary Satyavir Yadav also resigned from their posts.

Goa Congress president Girish Chodankar too resigned from his post. ‘’Firm decision of Rahul Gandhi Ji to not withdraw resignation as Congress president, morally does not permit me to continue. The defeat is our collective responsibility, hence I hereby tender my resignation forthwith as Goa Congress president.’’

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Shanghai, Jun 28 (IANS): The roll out of 5G will contribute almost $900 billion to the Asia Pacific (APAC) economy over the next 15 years, according to a forecast by industry body GSMA. However, barring Huawei from participating in the 5G roll out in some countries, a cause espoused by the Donald Trump administration in the US, may pose a potential “risk” to the industry, Julian Gorman, Head of Asia Pacific, GSMA, told reporters here.

Between 2018 and 2025, Asia’s mobile operators are set to invest $370 billion building-out new 5G networks, according to the latest Asia Pacific edition of the GSMA’s Mobile Economy series, released at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019 event in Shanghai.

“Although 4G still has plenty of headroom for growth across Asia, operators in the region are now investing billions in buildingout advanced 5G networks that are facilitating an array of new services for consumers, transforming industry and manufacturing, and driving economic growth,” said Mats Granryd, Director General of the GSMA. The world’s first nationwide 5G networks went live in South Korea earlier this year, and it is anticipated that 24 Asia Pacific markets will have launched 5G

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Dimapur, Jun 28 (NPN): The 292nd meeting of Board of Directors of Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NStCB) was held in the Conference Hall of Chief Secretary, Nagaland on June 27.

A total of 30 Action Taken Report and Agenda items were placed in the meeting and decision were taken thereon.

Board deliberated upon various agenda items pertaining to agriculture and rural development.

The board lauded the management on achieving a very good progress in SHG Bank linkage under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), a flag ship programme of the Government of India, where the bank was awarded National recognition commendation for outstanding performance in SHG Bank linkage during the year 2018-19.

The board also approved the Development Action Plan for the financial year 2019-20 projecting a profit of Rs. 1500.00 lakhs as on March 31, 2020, a growth of 65.37% over 2018-19, stated AK Deb, General Manager, NStCB in a press release.

The working and financial parameter of the bank was also discussed and resolution was adopted thereon.

Temjen Toy, IAS, Chief Secretary and Finance Commissioner, Nagaland and chairman of the bank chaired the meeting.

The members present were Kekhwengulo Lea, vice chairman of the bank, L.Akato Sema, IAS, Secretary Cooperation and Municipality, Nagaland, Wepe Ritse, RCS, Nagaland, S.K.Dhumal, GM(OIC), RO Nagaland, Lipoktoba Aier, MD, Nagaland State Cooperative Bank and elected Board of Directors were present.

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Mumbai, Jun 28 (PTI): India’s foreign exchange reserve touched a life-time high of USD 426.42 billion after it surged by USD 4.215 billion in the week to June 21, RBI data showed.

Forex reser ves had scaled a record high of USD 426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018.

In the previous reporting week, the reserves had declined by USD 1.358 billion to USD 422.2 billion.

The rise in reserves was on account of increase in foreign currency asset, which is a major component of the overall foreign exchange reserves.

In the reporting week, foreign currency assets increased by USD 4.202 billion to USD 398.649 billion.

Gold reserves remained unchanged at USD 22.958 billion, according to RBI data.

platform for the youth in particular to take up hospitality as an avenue for selfemployment and income generation. Besides, through the workshop with Aribnb, IDAN aims to increase tourist footfall in the district.

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Registration for the workshop will be free and will remain open till the workshop starts.

It may be mentioned here that Airbnb is the world’s largest online marketplace and hospitality service brokerage platform for booking of hotels and accommodation.

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aging Director Rajmal M. Jain and their father and Director Mangilal G. Jain with an outstanding of Rs 53.79 crore.

The smallest defaulters are: Directors Chetan R. Dhruv and Shirish J. Parekh of Resilient Auto India Ltd., Andheri with an outstanding of Rs 32.71 crore; directors Amin Rangara, Nizar Rangara, Malik Rangara and Daulataben Rangara of Rangara Industries Pvt. Ltd. with Rs 29.51 crore; and sole director Narayan P. Tekriwal of Global Hi-Tech Industries Ltd. with Rs 27.80 crore.

Public has been cautioned against having any dealings with these companies and individuals as it could be subject to the legal recourse the SBI is planning in the matter.

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The biggest defaulter on the list, with an outstanding of Rs 3,47,30,46,322, is Spanco Ltd. The company has its office in Godrej Coliseum, Sion, and its two directors -- Kapil Puri and his wife Kavita Puri live nearby in Chembur.

The next one is Calyx Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Andheri East with an outstanding of Rs 3,27,81,97,772. Its directors -- Smitesh C. Shah, Bharat S. Mehta and Rajat I. Doshi -- are all based in Mumbai.

Raigad-based Loha Ispaat Ltd. has an outstanding of Rs 2,87,30,52,225

and its Chairman and Managing Director is Rajesh G. Poddar, while other directors named are Anju Poddar (both Mumbai-based), Manish O. Garg and Sanjay Bansal (both from Navi Mumbai).

Following them is Auro Gold Jewellery Pvt. Ltd. from Lower Parel, with an outstanding of Rs 229,05,43,248. Its Chairman Amritlal G. Jain and his son and Managing Director Ritesh Jain have been named as ‘wilful defaulters’.

The others on the list include directors Imran Khan and Mohammed I. Khan of Excel Metal Processors Pvt. Ltd. with loans worth Rs 61.26 crore; directors Hrishikesh Shah and Jaykishan Shah of Microcosm Infrastructure & Power Pvt Ltd. with Rs 56.73 crore; and Metal Link Alloys Ltd. (currently

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Mostly based in Mumbai, the outstandings from these loan defaulters are pegged at nearly 1,500 crore, and they have been served repeated reminders to clear their borrowings.

The SBI has warned them all of legal action if they fail to repay their dues with interest and other charges within the next 15 days.

The defaulters also include players from the infrastructure and other sectors, according to public notices issued by the Stressed Assets Management Branch 1 (SAM-1),

Dimapur, Jun 28 (NPN): The Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) will be conducting a workshop with Airbnb through internet in Mokokchung on July 4. The workshop will be conducted in the Conference Hall of the State Bank of India, Regional Office, Mokokchung starting from 9:30 AM. The targeted participants are hotel owners, lodge owners, homestay owners, potential homestay owners and anyone interested in the travel and hospitality industry, informed Limalenden Longkumer, general secretary, Mokokchung Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI).

IDAN is organising the workshop with a view to help the existing hotel and lodge owners and to open

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Kuwait City, Jun 28 (IANS): Kuwait supports all efforts aimed at restoring stability and balance of the oil markets, Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Khaled Al-Fadel said on Thursday. Kuwait will support extending the agreement of slashing crude oil output till the end of 2019 at the upcoming ministerial meeting of the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) next month, the Xinhua news agency quoted him as saying.

Kuwait hopes that this approach will be helpful in improving the market basic factors, also with respect to trimming the crude glut, he added. Kuwait totally adheres to its commitment to slashing the output according to the set quota, he said, hoping that the other state parties of the deal would adhere to their quotas.

OPEC is scheduled to hold the 176th ministerial meeting in early July in Vienna to take a decision on production slash.

Gulf region.

The tensions, sparked

by Trump’s withdrawal from the nuclear deal, were exacerbated earlier this month when Iran shot down a US spy drone over the strategic Gulf after a series of tanker attacks that Washington blamed Tehran for despite its denials.

Since then the archfoes have been locked in a war of words, which escalated this week when Trump announced new sanctions against Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei and top diplomat Mohammad Javad Zarif. “‘Short war’ with Iran is an illusion,” Zarif wrote on Twitter a day after Trump said he does not want a war with Iran but warned that if fighting did break out, it “wouldn’t last very long”.

Tunis, Jun 28 (IANS): A suspected double suicide bombing in the Tunisian capital on Thursday killed a police officer and injured at least eight others, security sources said. The Islamic State (IS) terrorist organisation was quick to claim responsibility for the attacks, the Efe news reported.

Both of the bombers were “Islamic State fighters,” IS news agency Amaq said in a message posted on Telegram.

The first blast occurred before midday when an apparent suicide bomber hit a police patrol vehicle on the corner of Rue Charles de Gaulle and Avenue de France in downtown Tunis, an area of the city busy with pedestrians and not far from the heavily-guarded French embassy. “There was a huge explosion which rocked the whole street. People fled running in all directions,” an eye-witness said. Minutes after the explosion, the interior ministry confirmed there had been a fatality. “One of the two seriously injured officers has died,” the ministry said. “Three civilians have been hospitalised with injuries of varying degrees of gravity,” it added.

Ankara, Jun 28 (IANS): The head of the Turkish opposition party’s Istanbul branch, who is widely credited as the architect of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s victory in the local elections, is facing up to 17 years in prison for a series of old tweets criticizing the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Canan Kaftancioglu, a senior member of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), has been accused by the prosecution of insulting the President, of spreading terrorist propaganda and inciting hatred over tweets she sent between 2012-2017, but particularly around the time of the 2013 Gezi protests.

The Gezi protests began on a small scale against the redevelopment of Taksim Gezi Park in central Istanbul but spiralled into a nationwide clamour against the government after the police responded with tear gas and water cannon against peaceful protesters.

At the time, Erdogan -- then serving as Prime Minister -- condemned the demonstrators as looters and vandals.

In one of the tweets,

Canan Kaftancioglu (File) Kaftancioglu likened the Turkish state to a “serial killer” after 14-year-old Berkin Elvan was killed by a tear gas canister during the demonstrations.

At least 12 people were killed during the Gezi protests, 36 people lost their eyes and thousands were injured, reports say.

Hundreds of her supporters gathered at the court in Istanbul as the hearing got underway, Efe news reported.

Several Erdogan critics have faced charges of “insulting the President” since the leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power five years ago, which has been condemned by Human Rights Watch.

In 2017, more than 2,000 people were found guilty of the charge and prosecutions of many more were ongoing in 2018.

The charges against Kaftancioglu also relate to posts she penned following the assassination of three Kurdish activists in Paris in 2013, in which she borrowed a term from one of the victims, co-founder of the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) Sakine Cansiz: “The history of the mankind starts with a woman. Humanity loses due to things done to women.”

Since she was elected to the chair of the CHP Istanbul branch, Kaftancioglu spearheaded a campaign to end the AKP’s 25-year rule in the city, Turkey’s largest.

France hits highest temperature of 45.9C 2020 Democrats debate: Biden slammed on race record Paris, Jun 28 (IANS): France has hit its highest ever recorded temperature -- 45.9 degrees Celsius -amid a heatwave in Europe which is disrupting normal life, claiming lives as well as prompting governments to issue health alerts.

The new record was measured in the southern town of Gallargues-le-Montueux. Before this year, the previous record was 44.1 degrees Celsius recorded during a heatwave in 2003 that killed thousands.

France’s weather service issued an unprecedented red alert for four areas -- all in the south, but most of the country remains on orange alert, the second highest level. About 4,000 schools have been shut in France, the BBC reported.

The heatwave has already caused flash floods and forest fires, grounded planes, buckled train tracks, led to school closures and warnings over air quality in Europe. France has set up temporary water fountains in built-up areas and is allowing public pools to open

The new record was measured in the southern town of Gallargues-le-Montueux.

late into the night.

French Health Minister Agnus Buzyn said she was concerned about the increase in calls to emergency service numbers as a result of the heatwave. She called on members of the public to avoid “risky behaviour” like leaving children in cars or jogging outside in the middle of the day.

Swathes of the continent are experiencing sweltering heat, with Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and others recording their highest-ever June temperatures.

In Spain, firefighters

Pakistani PM orders action against hoarding, price hike per cent while the inflation rate in the wholesale sector remained at 14%.

Adding woes to the government’s economic policy, the value of the US dollar against local currency rupee surged to a historic high of 164 rupees. The persistent depreciation of rupee against the greenback has fuelled inflation, which has not only hit the lower strata of society but also decreased the purchasing power of the middle class.

are battling Catalonia’s worst wildfires in 20 years.

Eight provinces are on red alert while temperatures are expected to rise above 42 degrees Celsius in many areas.

The Italian Health Ministry reported emergency levels of heat in 16 cities, the BBC said. Two people are believed to have died from suspected heatstroke in Spain. A 17-year-old farm worker in Cordoba, went into convulsions after cooling down in the farm swimming pool, while an 80-year-old man died on a street in Valladolid city.

Washington, Jun 28 (IANS): Former US VicePresident and Democratic White House frontrunner Joe Biden has been slammed

by Senator Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and Jamaican descent, for his record on race in a televised debate and challenged on his previous comments about segregationists. The debate on Thursday night came a day after the first batch of the 10 presidential hopefuls squared off in an event hosted by television network NBC in Miami, as the party decided to divide the field of 20 candidates into two groups of 10.

The debate - the second over two days to accommodate the huge field of candidates vying for the Democratic nomination saw Biden face off against Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, the US media reported. The dramatic moment of the evening came in response to a question about race and policing, when Harris interjected, saying that she had a right to respond as the only black

Joe Biden (File) candidate on stage. She then directed her comments to Biden, denouncing his record on race. “I do not believe you are a racist,” Harris said, looking directly at the former Vice-President.

“But,” she continued, “it is personal and it was actually hurtful to hear you talk about the reputations of two US senators who built their reputations and career on the segregation of race in this country.” Her attack was a reference to a remark Biden made recently on the

campaign trail in which he spoke fondly of his relationship with segregationist senators. When called upon by his rivals to apologize, he refused, Efe news reported.

Harris also accused Biden of supporting policies that would have prevented young minority students like herself from attending school in white majority districts. She said when he opposed bussing, there was a little black girl in Oakland, California, who was being bussed to a better school.

“There was a little girl in California who was part of the second class to integrate her public schools and she was bussed to school every day,” Harris said. “That little girl was me.”

Biden sought to defend his record, saying he was only against “busing ordered by the Department of Education” but didn’t oppose local integration efforts, and tried to put his comments

about former Senate colleagues in context.

“It’s a mischaracterization of my position across the board. I did not praise racists,” he said. Biden drew criticism last week when he referred to the two racist Southern senators when speaking of a time when the Senate could achieve “civility”. The candidates also criticized President Donald Trump and sparred over racial issues, the scope of healthcare policies and the universality of government assistance programmes.

Thursday’s stage featured Biden, Sanders, Harris, South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg, New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Colorado Senator Michael Bennett, former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, California Representative Eric Swalwell, activist and author Marianne Williamson and tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang.

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Islamabad, Jun 28 (IANS): Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked relevant authorities to take stern action against the people involved in hoarding, and unreasonable rising prices of food staples, authorities reported on Friday.

The Prime Minister directed provincial chief secretaries and chief commissioner of capital Islamabad to launch a systematic special campaign against the unusual price hike in the country, reports Xinhua news agency.

Khan also directed price control committees to release price lists in their vicinities regularly to put a check on unreasonable price hike of food staples. The recent increase in inflation has made it hard for people to make ends meet. Recently released surveys from independent organisations show that more and more people are compromising on health and education due to a decrease in their purchasing power. In its latest available monthly report released in early June, the country’s Federal Bureau of Statistics said the inflation increased 9.1 per cent in May 2019 as compared to May 2018.

The bureau said sensitive price index jumped 10.8

ments condemning Iran’s bad behaviour and making the point that we need to have freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz”.

He also sought to “internationalise” the Iran issue, at a meeting of NATO defence ministers in Brussels devoted to discussing the Iran-US crisis.

Many European countries have been alarmed at the Trump administration’s hawkish approach to Iran, fearing the US policy of “maximum pressure” is counterproductive and could lead to war.

Any NATO involvement in the Gulf would need unanimous support from all 29 member states, and given European unease this would be extremely difficult to achieve.

“We would like to see more calm from the two actors but we really don’t want this to become a NATO issue,” said a diplomat from the alliance in Brussels.

Under the landmark deal with world powers in 2015, Iran pledged to reduce its nuclear capacities for several years and to allow inspectors into the country to monitor its activities in return for relief from international sanctions.

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The Iranian foreign minister added: “Whoever begins war will not be the one ending it.”

On Wednesday, Trump hinted that any conflict would be waged with air strikes, saying there would be no US boots on the ground.

In an interview on Fox Business Network, Trump was asked if America was going to go to war with Iran.

“Well, I hope we don’t but we’re in a very strong position if something should happen. We’re in a very strong position,” Trump said.

“It wouldn’t last very long, I can tell you that.

And I’m not talking boots on the ground.” His remarks came after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tried to rein in the crisis between the two sides, saying that Tehran “never seeks war” with Washington.

But as the tensions remained high, the acting US defence chief on Thursday pressed NATO allies to join Washington’s efforts to squeeze Iran and ensure the safety of ships in the Gulf after the tanker attacks.

Mark Esper urged allies to “consider public state-

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Tehran, Jun 28 (AFP): Iran’s foreign minister on Thursday warned US President Donald Trump he was mistaken to think a war between their countries would be short, as Washington sought NATO’s help to build an anti-Tehran coalition.

The latest developments in the Iran-US standoff came as a diplomatic source in Vienna said Tehran would not exceed a uranium stockpile limit agreed with world powers, contrary to what it had said earlier this month.

Iran had set Thursday as a deadline to surpass the agreed 300-kilogram reserve of enriched uranium because it no longer felt bound by certain limits contained in the 2015 deal, which the United States unilaterally pulled out of in May 2018.

“They won’t exceed it today,” the diplomatic source, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AFP in Vienna on the eve of a meeting by a commission that oversees the nuclear deal.

The source suggested there might be a “political reason” for this, given intensified efforts by European governments in recent days to de-escalate tensions in the

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Nicki Minaj calls out BET Awards in The official soundtrack for BTS’ new Ex-GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Adler response to claims of record low ratings mobile game, ‘BTS World’, is out now hospitalized after stabbing himself

New song addressing depression & bullying released

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No one else is suspected to have been involved in the incident, TMZ reports.

Adler appeared on season two of on the “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew” show and the first season of the spin-off program “Sober House” back in late 2008 and early 2009.

Adler then went on to stints in real rehab centers after being ordered to by a judge as part of a DUI bust. He subsequently returned for Season 5 of “Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew” alongside Michael Lohan, Dwight Gooden and Bai Ling, among others.

“Celebrity Rehab Presents Sober House” included

he new Captain America nearly cameoed in Spider-Man: Far From Home, it’s been revealed.

Sam Wilson, whom Steve Rogers passed the Captain America baton to in Avengers: Endgame, was to debut in the latest Spider-Man for a special closing appearance.

But the filmmakers ultimately decided it would divert too much attention away from Peter Parker’s story arc.

Creative executive Eric Carroll told ComicBook: “We briefly talked about bringing in Falcon as Captain America at the end, like maybe once Peter’s arced, and he’s sort of like leading the team, like maybe he calls in a favour.

“We also thought it was really important to the arc of this movie that

there not be other Avengers available to Nick Fury or Peter, so he’d have to step up and do it himself,” Carroll said.

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige had this to say: “Ultimately, SpiderMan: Far From Home is Spider-Man’s journey, whether any other heroes appear in it or not.

It’s all about Peter stepping up.

And Peter getting out of the shadow, not just of Tony but of the Avengers in general. Because by the way, he’s Spider-Man.” Those wanting a preview of Falcon as Captain America will just have to wait for Marvel Phase 4.

Spider-Man: Far From Home is released in UK cinemas on July 2.

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new song titled “Bullied”, addressing depression & bullying which is a collaboration of Ket and MC Menace was released.

Most listeners cited that it has helped them overcome the trauma and in looking forward to brighter things in life.

The song interprets depressing thoughts as a result of bullying that can sometimes turn out destructive. However, as one listens along relatable stories are portrayed which can gives one a sense of belonging and oneness.

The hook tries to relate to the harsh experience of getting bullied and at the same time encouraging them to overcome the rough patch that they might be facing. Ket who is based in Kohima also produced the music for the track.

So far the feedback that has been garnered has remained positive and it is strongly recommended for anyone who have faced similar situation before or is just going through a hard time. One can check out the song at https:// youtu.be/LPiuLHOB0fI. (Naga Homeboiz)

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TS have released the full soundtrack to their new mobile game, ‘BTS World’. It collects 14 tracks, including the instrumentals featured on the app – listen to the album below.

The K-pop juggernauts have spent the past few weeks drip-feeding fans tracks from the album. The seven-member outfit kicked things off at the start of June with ‘Dream Glow’, their collaboration with Charli XCX, and followed up with the Zara Larssonassisted track, ‘A Brand New Day’. Last Friday

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he University of Newcastle in Australia has announced a scholarship for a PhD student to study “Heavy Metal Geographies”.

The scholarship is worth $27,596AUD (£15,256), and would allow the successful applicant to research “the social geography of heavy metal culture”.

The scholarship is open to two domestic or one international student, and can also be used to study Homelessness and Mutual Aid, Vegan Geographies, or Unschooling and The Possibilities of Childhood.

For the metal degree, the course description reads:

“While unique scenes have evolved across the globe, the bulk of Heavy Metal’s bands have originated within countries in the northern latitudes.

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sity’s Director of Human Geography, said: “As a lifelong metal fan who has only recently started to do some work in the area of metal

studies, I figured this would be a good conduit to further my research agenda in this area. Certainly when I was a PhD student, I would have loved for someone to tell me that studying about metal is a legitimate academic pursuit!

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visual stitches together clips of each member on different adventures, with footage from their current world tour interspersed throughout. It closes with a touching message dedicated to their fans that reads: “See you there again, where we first met in 2012.

BTS are not done, though. They’re continuing their hot streak by teasing a fresh Japanese single, ‘Light’. The song, which was announced with a short clip on YouTube, is due out next Wednesday (July 3).

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dris Elba has spoken about issues he may face should he land the role of James Bond.

The Luther actor revealed why he would feel the pressure if his rumoured appointment materialised – and it’s to do with the colour of his skin.

“James Bond is a hugely coveted, iconic, beloved character, that takes audiences on this massive escapism journey, Elba told Vanity Fair. “Of course, if someone said to me, ‘Do you want to play James Bond?’ I’d be like, ‘Yeah!’ That’s fascinating to me.’

“But it’s not something I’ve expressed, like, ‘Yeah, I wanna be the black James Bond’. You just get disheartened when you get people from a generational point of view going, ‘It can’t be’. And it really turns out to be the colour of my skin.”

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(June 21), BTS dropped the soundtrack’s third single ‘All Night’, featuring Juice WRLD. Included on the album is a brand-new song, ‘Heartbeat’. Unlike the previous releases, this track features appearances from all seven members. It’s produced by longtime collaborator DJ Swivel – who worked on the group’s 2018 ‘Love Yourself: Answer’ LP – and co-written by one of BTS’ members, RM. A music video for ‘Heartbeat’ also arrived alongside the soundtrack.

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ccording to TMZ, former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer Steven Adler was rushed to the hospital after stabbing himself at his home.

L aw e n f o r c e m e n t sources tell the site a 911 call was placed from Adler’s Los Angeles residence shortly after 6:30 Thursday night (June 27) to report that someone had sustained a self-inflicted stab wound. When cops and paramedics arrived, they discovered it was Adler who had suffered a stab wound to his stomach. He was taken to a local hospital with non-lifethreatening injuries.

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Music News Facts tweeted out what appears to be a Wikipedia screenshot that shows a 2 million viewership of the 2019 awards.

However, BET wrote in a press release seen by Billboard that the ceremony had 12.7 million total viewers across eight Viacom networks.

Minaj picked up Music News Facts’ unconfirmed ratings report tweet and used it to address past beef that she has with the awards.

In February, the rapper was enraged by a BET tweet that said she was being “dragged by her lacefront” in reference to Cardi B winning Best Rap Album at the 2019 Grammy Awards. It caused Minaj and Young Money to pull out from performing at the BET ceremony.

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footage of Adler being arrested on July 18, 2008 after he showed up at a sober-living home high and in possession of heroin.

Adler was the drummer for GUNS N’ ROSES from 1985 to 1990. He was eventually fired from the band due to his drug addiction, which caused him to spiral down into depression and more drug use.

Steven Adler’s autobiography, “My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N’ Roses”, came out in July 2010.

In the book, Adler tells all, fearlessly addressing his struggles with heroin and crack addiction; his financial ruin after being kicked out of GN’R; his shattered marriage; and the severe health problems that nearly claimed his life on several occasions.

GUNS N’ ROSES was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2012. Adler, guitarist Slash and bassist Duff McKagan attended the ceremony, while singer Axl Rose and founding guitarist Izzy Stradlin stayed home.

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tweet, Minaj wrote yesterday (June 27): “When u go out of ur way to b spiteful & hurt artists who have always supported ur show… when you fire great ppl who have put their heart & soul into the show… when you’d rather be a messy reality show than a prestigious award show… when ur still being dragged by that lace.”

BET apologised to Minaj after the fallout in February by issuing the following statement: “BET loves Nicki Minaj. We have supported her from the very beginning of her career and will continue to do so moving forward. Nicki has paved the way for so many performers and has solidified her place as one of the most powerful figures in the music industry.

“Unfortunately, the respect we have for Nicki was violated by this post that should never have been written. The post does not reflect how we feel about Nicki. And further does not reflect our company values.

We deeply apologize for the hurt, disappointment and confusion that this post has caused.”

BET is yet to respond to Minaj’s recent tweet about the ratings.

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Brazil reach Copa America semi-finals Kerber in Eastbourne final the woodwork, the goalkeeper worked miracles, but the fans helped us and we never gave up,” said midfielder Arthur.

“We know what football is like, it’s about small details, and we couldn’t win but we felt the good energies and we managed to get through on penalties.”

Goalkeeper Alisson, who like Arthur started his career in Porto Alegre, saluted his team mates.

“This is a team that deserved the win today,” Alisson said.

“It was a draw but against a team that didn’t want to play unless it was on the counter attack. We’ve gone up one step, two more to go to our objective, to be Copa America champions.”

In the other two quarter-finals, Colombia play Chile and Uruguay take on Peru.

2020 Copa final to be held in Colombia

Brazil players celebrate winning the penalty shootout against Paraguay.

PORTO ALEGRE, Jun 28 (Agencies): Brazil reached the last four of the Copa America on Thursday with a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Paraguay after their compelling quarterfinal in Porto Alegre ended scoreless.

Gabriel got the winning kick for Brazil after Gustavo Gomez and Derlis Gonzalez missed for the visitors. Roberto Firmino pulled his spot kick wide for the hosts.

Brazil, who have yet to concede a goal in their first four games, will next face the winner of Friday’s quarter-final between Argentina

and Venezuela in Belo Horizonte next Tuesday.

Gabriel Jesus had missed a penalty against Peru in their last group game and said he went back to his tried and tested technique on Thursday.

“In the last game I didn’t look at the keeper and I hit it hard straight away and the goalie made a good save,” he added.

“Today I did it my usual way, I looked calmly at the keeper and I could see him moving to the left and I side-footed it the other way.”

After a foul strewn and unexciting first half, Brazil

took control when Fabian Balbuena was sent off in the 58th minute for fouling Firmino as he bore down on goal.

The referee gave a penalty but changed it to a free kick on the edge of the area after consulting the video assistant referee (VAR).

The sending off then saw the home side lay siege to the Paraguayan goal but without joy, Everton seeing a shot deflected over the bar, Gabriel Jesus pulling a gilt-edged chance wide, and Willian hitting the post in the last minute.

“We created lots and lots of chances, the ball hit

The 2020 Copa America final will be held in Colombia, the Andean nation’s President Ivan Duque said on Thursday.

The 2020 tournament is being co-hosted by Colombia and Argentina, the first to be held jointly by two nations.

Duque made the surprise announcement in Bogota and thanked Argentina President Mauricio Macri for his support.

“I think Colombia will now have another reason to be happy,” Duque said.

The 2020 Copa America will be the fourth in six years. The tournament brings together the 10 South American nations and two invited guests, which next year will be Qatar and Australia.

One of the two visiting nations will be drawn in the Colombia-based northern section along with Colombia, Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador and Peru.

The other will be drawn in the Argentina-based southern section along with Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia and Chile.

Four will qualify from each section for the quarter-finals.

The venues for the opening match and the semifinals have not yet been revealed.

Karolina Pliskova Eastbourne, Jun 28 (Agencies): Defending Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber will face Karolina Pliskova for the Eastbourne title after semifinal opponent Ons Jabeur withdrew with an injury

Friday.

Jabeur rolled her right ankle during Thursday’s quarterfinal match against Alize Cornet and couldn’t recover in time for her second career semifinal match.

Chasing her first title since she beat Serena Williams in last year’s Wimbledon final, Kerber will play in the Eastbourne final for the third time after losing in 2012 and 2014.

The second-seeded Pliskova didn’t face a single break point in beating Kiki Bertens 6-1, 6-2. For Pliskova, it was her third consecutive match dropping three games or fewer.

“I’m just pleased that I made it,” Pliskova said.

“I didn’t spend too much energy and too much time on court.”

Bertens stumbled and hit her head on the court at 1-0 in the second set and went on to lose the next five games.

Pliskova beat Caroline Wozniacki to win the Eastbourne title in 2017 after losing to Dominika Cibulkova the year before.

Kerber has a 7-4 record against Pliskova and won their only previous meeting on grass in Birmingham in 2015. Pliskova is 2-1 in finals this season and won the Italian Open last month.

Kerber will start her Wimbledon title defense against Tatjana Maria and is in the same quarter of the draw as Williams and French Open champion Ash Barty.

NAMSA hosts Bhutan-Thailand 15 students from Nagaland participate in Yoga Olympiad Friendship Drive team in Kohima

NAMSA, in collaboration with the district administration and the Nagaland police ensured a comfortable stay and successful transit of the visitors. NAMSA also had fruitful interactions with the visiting delegation and discussed future partnerships, enhancement of people-to-people contact and exchange programs,

informed NAMSA in a press release.

Meanwhile, NAMSA has thanked the Nagaland Tourist Police for their valued assistance at such short notice. They are an asset to the government and to tourism in particular and should be engaged by all agencies involved in promoting the state through various activities, it added.

People waiting for Eng to fail: Bairstow

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Dimapur, Jun 28 (NPN): The 5th DMSC JK Tyre Autocross 2019, organised by Dimapur Motor Sports Club, will be held at Agri Expo, Dimapur from July 4 to 6.

The auto challenge which carries a cash prize of Rs.2.2 lakh along with certificates and trophies will be conducted in the categories of upto 1100cc, above 1100cc, SUV, rookie and ladies. The club has informed that participants from other states are also eligible to participate in the event.

CORRIGENDUM

Reference to the advertisement Nagaland University published on 27th June 2019, Date of Issue of forms and information should be read as 1st July 2019 and not as published.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING Study Center AI no. 140031, GHS Diphupar 'B'

INFORMATION NIOS (National Institute of Open Schooling) Study Centre now in GHS. Diphupar 'B' Jonny Bairstow go about it and the way With eight points from we play, it doesn’t make seven games, England need a difference what’s been to win both their remainsaid here, what’s been said ing matches to confirm there. We’ve done it for their place in the knockout such a long period of time stage. However, it won’t be and this group has been an easy thing for the hosts together for near-on three as they face India (Sunday) years now, if not longer. So and New Zealand (July 3) just because we’ve lost two in their remaining fixtures. games - yes it’s in a crunch “It’s going to be intournament - and people teresting against India, we start talking, it’s not going obviously know the followto change the way we go ing that they’ve got and it about it,” he added. should be a cracking atmoThe opening batsman sphere,” said Bairstow. also advised his teammates “Last summer we not to get affected by the played really good cricket criticism and be relaxed. against them and we won “We just have to be re- that series and we won it laxed. The more you tense well so I think we go about up, then the more you’re it the same way we went going to go into your shell about it and have been goand therefore not play how ing about our cricket. Our you’ve been playing,” said method doesn’t change,” Bairstow. he added.

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L o n d o n, J u n 2 8 (IANS): Wicketkeeperbatsman Jonny Bairstow feels there are a lot of people who were waiting for England to fail in the ongoing World Cup. Touted by many as the tournament favourites, England have lost their last two group stage matches and their chances of even qualifying for the semifinals are in jeopardy.

“People were waiting for us to fail. They are not willing us on to win, in many ways, they are waiting for you to get that loss, so they can jump on your throat. It’s a typical English thing to do, in every sport,” ESPNcricinfo quoted Bairstow as saying.

After England’s loss to Australia, former skipper Michael Vaughan had suggested bowing out at the group stage would mark their worst World Cup campaign, while Kevin Pietersen criticised Eoin Morgan, saying the captain was “backing away” from Mitchell Starc’s bowling.

“The comments and things like that, you can give it too much air time and then all of a sudden, before you know it, it’s a big thing and it’s actually really not,” Bairstow said.

“We’ve not let that in. Because the way we

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NIHOSHE WELFARE SOCIETY DIMAPUR

Nihoshe Welfare Society Dimapur conveys its heartiest congratulation to the following successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC exam 2019.

HSLC HSSLC 1. Aghatoli Awomi 1. Vipuka Murru 2. Himatoli 2. Edwin Zhimo 3. Nilo Zhimo 3. Hutoka L Zhimo 4. Holivi Murru 4. Livia Awomi 5. Iloto Zhimo 5. Inoka A 6. Khetovi Zhimo 6. Limugha T Murru 7. Kishevi T Murru 8. Angukali Murru NSWD further wish and pray that Almighty God continue to bless even in the days to come.

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Di m a p u r , J u n 2 8 (NPN): The Nagaland Adventure & Motor Sports Association (NAMSA) on June 27 welcomed the team of ‘Bhutan-Thailand Friendship Drive – Connecting Bhutan and Thailand’ to Kohima. The visiting team was led by HE Tshewang C. Dorji, the ambassador of Bhutan to Thailand.

Chowdhury, Sweta Singh, Saidul Alam Tapadar from Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School, Sandhya Gupta, Md. Nehal from Zakiesato Memorial Higher Secondar y School, Watimongla from Jubilee Memorial School, Chungtia, Diya Chanda, Neloshe Yepthomi from Dayanand Vidya Niketan, Dimapur, Sanjana Sharma, Sharif Ahamed from St. Francis School, Tizit, Mon and Shikna, A Yongtok Students who participated in the National Yoga Olympiad-2019.

Konyak from Government Higher Secondary School, states of India participated witnessed sharing of a cul- was the first time that Nain the Yoga Olympiad. tural diversity of different galand has participated in Aboi.

The programme also regions of the country. This National Yoga Olympiad.

Students from 29

MOPUNGCHUKET SENSO TELONGJEM KOHIMA FELICITATION

Through this column, the Mopungchuket Senso Telongjem Kohima (MSTK) extends our heartiest appreciation and with immense pride and honour would like to congratulate the following genuine citizens of MSTK who have put their very best endeavour in their dedicated service to achieve remarkable status as mentioned below: Sl. Name & Designation Promotion Remarks No 1 2 3 4 th 1. Shri. Bendangkokba, IAS, Commr. & Secretary Principal Secretary w.e.f. 27 June, 2019 2. Shri. Nungsangwabang, Jt. Secretary

Addl. Secretary

w.e.f. 27th June, 2019

3. Smti. Obangla Jamir, Addl. Secretary Secretary w.e.f. 27th June, 2019 Furthermore, MSTK wishes all of you the very best and pray for greater success in future in all your ventures.

Sd/Sd/LIKOKSASHI LANUYAPANG President (MSTK) G. Secretary (MSTK)

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Members of NAMSA with the ‘Bhutan-Thailand Friendship Drive team.

Di m a p u r , J u n 2 8 (NPN): Fifteen from Nagaland participated in the National Yoga Olympiad2019 which was organised

by The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in New Delhi from June 18 to 20. The Olympiad was held under the theme, ‘Yoga for Health and Harmony’.

The participants were selected from different schools of Nagaland.

They were Adwin P Sajeev (St. John’s High School Diphupar-B, Dimapur), Neha Khemprai, Abbay Bardhan, Anusree Roy

APOLOGY I, Mr. Aotemjen Jamir, S/o Imtimaken, of Changki Village, tender an unconditional apology to Dr. Khekugha Tuccu on 28/06/2019 for tarnishing his good name and falsely defaming him on many counts, and which has been widely circulated on Social Media Platforms.

My post was based on incorrect information received from Mr. Vitoka Sumi Naga, S/o. Kakheto GB of Ikiye Village. I have come to learn that Dr. Khekugha Tuccu is a member in good standing of many Organisations apart from being the Chairman, of C.N.C.C.I., including :1. Sümi Hoho 2. Western Sumi Hoho 3. Western Sumi Youth Front 4. Central Nagaland Tribes Council 5. Confederation of Nagaland Chambers of Commerce and Industries 6. Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries 7. Highway Area Sumi Students' Union 8. Lhomithi Sümi Students' Union.

I therefore further tender my sincerest apologies to all the above organizations. I further solemnly undertake never to disrespect or defame Dr. Khekugha Tuccu or any of his relatives in any manner.

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Proteas dent SL’s semi-final hopes

Hashim Amla and Faf du Plessis guided South Africa to their 2nd win in the tournament.

Chester-le-Street, Jun 28 (PTI): Former champions Sri Lanka are all but out of the ongoing World Cup after suffering a nine-wicket drubbing against a clinical South Africa, here Friday.

Sent in to bat, Sri Lanka produced a dismal batting show to manage a modest 203, a target which the Proteas overhauled with 76 balls in hand.

With just six points from seven games, Sri Lanka still have a mathematical chance to be in the semifinals. First, they need to win their last two games against already-eliminated West

Indies and India and then depend on favourable results from other remaining league stage games.

The win, however, came as a welcome relief for South Africa, who have endured a nightmarish World Cup campaign. The Proteas are already out of the tournament after registering just two wins out of their eight games.

Chasing the modest target, South Africa lost Quinton de Kock (15) at the score of 31 in the fifth over but thereafter Hashim Amla and skipper Faf du Plessis held the fort and stitched an unbeaten 175-run stand

to guide the Proteas home comfortably. While Du Plessis remained unbeaten on 96 off 103 balls, hitting 10 boundaries and one six, Amla finished on 80 not out off 105 balls with the help of five fours.

Lasith Malinga (1/47) was the only successful bowler for Sri Lanka.

Earlier, the Proteas picked up wickets at regular intervals after the first 10 overs, never allowing the Sri Lankan middle-order settle down.

Drafted into the playing eleven in place of Lungi Ngidi, pacer Dwaine Pretarius (3/25) justified his

CAS bans AC Milan from 2019-20 Europa for FFP breach Milan, Jun 28 (Agencies): AC Milan have been excluded from the 2019/20 Europa League for a breach of Financial Fair Play regulations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has ruled.

The Serie A club have been banned from participating in any of UEFA’s European club competitions next season for failing to comply to UEFA spending regulations in the period between 2015 and 2018.

Milan finished fifth in Serie A last season and will be replaced by sixth-placed Roma, who will go directly into the group stages of the Europa League.

Seventh-placed Torino will receive a spot in the final round of Europa League qualifying.

A statement from CAS said, “AC Milan is excluded from participating in the UEFA Club Competitions of the sporting season 2019/2020 as a consequence of the breach of its

FFP break-even obligations during the 2015/2016/2017 and the 2016/2017/2018 monitoring periods”.

UEFA initially gave AC Milan a two-year FFP ban last summer, but the club successfully appealed against that sanction at CAS, only for the seventime European champions to be referred to UEFA’s financial watchdog again in April. Under UEFA’s rules, clubs are not allowed to make losses of more than £27m over three seasons, a cap UEFA believed AC Milan breached between 2015 and 2017 when they spent

£200m on transfers.

But AC Milan managed to persuade sport’s highest court that their finances would improve under the ownership of American hedge fund Elliott Management Corporation, which assumed control of the club last summer when former owner Li Yonghong missed a repayment on the loan he had taken to buy the club in 2017.

That CAS decision gave them until June 2021 to balance their books or receive an automatic oneyear ban from European club football.

But April’s referral for a second FFP breach could have seen the club banned from Europe for two years, which clearly forced AC Milan back to the negotiating table - where they have agreed to serve a one-year ban now - while they tidy up their finances under the direction of former Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis.

selection with a three-wicket haul. Chris Morris (3/46) and Kagiso Rabada (2/36) shared five wickets between them.

Sri Lanka had a horrible start as they lost skipper Dimuth Karunaratne in the first ball of the match.

Thereafter, Kusal Perera (30 off 34) and Avishka Fernando (30 off 29) took the counter-attacking approach before the duo perished in quick succession.

Angelo Mathews looked in no hurry and took 29 balls to score his 11 runs before he played on a Morris delivery in the 22nd over.

Kusal Mendis (23 off 51) had to dug deep for his runs before he became Pretorius’ third victim, spooning one to Morris at extra cover. Dhananjaya de Silva (24) , Jeeva Mendis (18) and Thisara Perera (21) all got starts but threw away their wickets when Sri Lanka needed them to carry on.

Brief scores: Sri Lanka: 203 all out (Kusal Perera 30, Avishka Fernando 30; Dwaine Pretorius 3/25) South Africa: 206/1 (Faf du Plessis 96 not out, Hashim Amla 80 notout)

Inter to bid £62.8mn for Romelu Lukaku Milan, Jun 28 (Agencies): Inter Milan will make a bid worth £62.8m within 24 hours to sign Manchester United’s Romelu Lukaku on a two-season long loan with an obligation to buy.

The Serie A club will pay £9m up front as twoyear loan fee for the Belgium international with an obligation to buy him for just under £54m at the end of the loan period.

Lukaku’s agent Federico Pastorello was in Milan earlier this week for talks with Inter, who will be free to sign players on June 30 when they are released by UEFA from a Financial Fair Play (FFP) settlement agreement.

Inter manager Antonio Conte tried to buy Lukaku in 2017 when he was in charge of Chelsea but the 26-year-old opted to join United instead.

Lukaku moved to Old Trafford for an initial £75m from Everton and has scored 42 goals in 96 appearances.

Brathwaite fined for breaching Code of Conduct Manchester, Jun 28 (Agencies): West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for “showing dissent” during their ICC World Cup match against India here.

Brathwaite was found to have breached Article 2.8 of the ICC code of conduct for players and player support personnel, which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire’s decision during an international match”.

In addition to this, one demerit point has been added to the disciplinary record of Brathwaite, who now has two demerit points since the introduction of the revised code in September 2016.

The incident occurred in the 42nd over of India’s innings, when Brathwaite protested the umpire’s decision of declaring a wide off his bowling.

Brathwaite admitted the offence and accepted the sanction proposed by Chris Broad of the ICC elite panel of ICC match referees, and as such, there was no need for a formal hearing.

England players celebrate after scoring a goal during their Women’s World Cup quarter-finals match against Norway.

at the 2015 World Cup in Canada.

The Lionesses went out of that tournament in the semi-finals and also fell in the last four at Euro 2017. Now they will hope to go a step further, although a daunting challenge awaits against hosts France or holders the United States in Lyon next Tuesday. Norway had declared ambitions of leaving France with a medal to show for their efforts, but after ousting Australia on

penalties in the last round, this was a step too far for them.

It is impossible not to wonder how different things might have been in this game had the class of Ada Hegerberg been available to Martin Sjogren’s team.

They could not recover after falling behind to Scott’s early goal, with Bronze charging forward down the right and cutting the ball back from the byline for the Manchester

City midfielder to side-foot in off the far post after White had miskicked.

It was a landmark goal for Scott, who first found the net for her country against Argentina at the 2007 World Cup. England looked like scoring every time they came forward in the first half, with White hitting the post and Parris having a header saved by Ingrid Hjelmseth before the second goal came on 40 minutes.

Kohima Inter School Football Tournament

Mount Carmel HSS, Ministers’ Hill HSS enter pre-quarters

Players of Mt. Carmel HSS (black) and Mezhür HSS in action during their match at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on Friday. (NP) Correspondent

Kohima, Jun 28 (NPN): Mount Carmel Higher Secondary School and Ministers' Hill Higher Secondary School won their respective matches and entered the pre-quarters at the ongoing 3rd edition of Kohima Dis-

trict Inter School Football Tournament 2019 at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on Friday.

In the first match, Kevinguzo and Razuovituo brace helped Mount Carmel thrash Mezhur Higher Secondary School by 5-0 in the encounter.

Bijay opened the account for Mount Carmel in 8th minute, while Kevinguzo scored twice in the 21st and 27th minute.

In the second half, Razuovituo struck twice in 33rd and 46th minute to finish the game in favour of Mt. Carmel Higher Secondary School.

In the second match, Ministers' Hill Higher Secondary School blanked Government High School, New Market 4-0.

Within nine minutes of the introduction, Minister Hill scored two goals through Toito Zhimomi and Ahouji T. Nyuso. P. Sunglee Phom and Toshiakum Ozukum added a goal each in the second half for Minister Hill Higher Secondary School to win 4-0 at the end of the final whistle.

Today’s matches 1st match: 1:00 pm Khedi Baptist HSS Vs Mt. Hermon HSS 2nd match: 2:40 pm Holy Family HSS vs Baptist High School

Rooney reveals manager job offers

Washington, Jun 28 (Agencies): Wayne Rooney has revealed that he has received managerial job offers in both England and the MLS, where he is still playing for DC United.

Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of Rooney’s move from the Premier League to the USA, with the striker having scored 23 goals in his 40 appearances for the Washington-based side.

Despite the fact that the former England captain, who will turn 34 in October, has yet to complete his coaching badges, there is already demand for his services in the dugout.

Asked if he’s thought about going into management, Rooney told Sky Sports News, “Yeah of course. I’m taking the steps to get my badges completed and when I finish playing I’ll see what opportunities come up. There’s already offers which have been made, but at the minute I’m still a player and I want to enjoy playing, and then I’ll

England storm into Women’s WC semis Le Havre, Jun 28 (Agencies): A stunning strike by Lucy Bronze helped England to a 3-0 quarter-final win over Norway in Le Havre on Thursday as Phil Neville’s team eased into the last four of the women’s World Cup. David Beckham, a former colleague of Neville’s for Manchester United and England, was among the crowd of more than 21,000 at the Stade Oceane to see midfield stalwart Jill Scott open the scoring inside three minutes, becoming just the second English player to score at three separate women’s World Cups.

E l l e n W hite the n grabbed her fifth goal of the tournament five minutes prior to half-time and Bronze made sure of the victory with a rising shot high into the net as the hour mark approached.

England were so comfortable towards the end that they could even afford to squander a penalty, with Nikita Parris having her late spot-kick saved.

T h e r e we r e s t r i king similarities between Bronze’s effort here and her goal that gave England a 2-1 win over the same opponents a round earlier

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Yet again the left side of the Norwegian defence was badly exposed as Parris teed up White to convert from inside the six-yard box and join Australia’s Sam Kerr and Alex Morgan of the USA at the top of the World Cup scorers’ chart.

Any hopes Norway had of a second-half comeback were doused in the 57th minute when Bronze was fouled by Ing rid Syrstad Engen on another charge forward from rightback.

Substitute Beth Mead laid the ball back to Bronze from the resulting free-kick, and the Lyon star smashed home in style.

Norway had chances to grab a consolation but England stood firm to secure a fourth straight clean sheet, although they missed the chance to score a fourth goal from the spot with seven minutes left.

Captain Steph Houghton was shoved over in the box by Chelsea’s Maria Thorisdottir, but Parris -- who had a penalty saved in the group-stage win over Argentina on the same ground -- saw her kick from 12 yards kept out by Hjelmseth diving high to her right.

Wayne Rooney see which offers are right what my ambitions are and when I do finish.” what’s right for both myself “There’s an opportu- and that particular team.” nity for me to go into manSeveral of Rooney’s agement straight away, and former England teamwhen I do hang my boots mates have begun to make up, that decision will be tracks in management, with made on what the ambition Frank Lampard set to land of the club is first of all, and arguably the most high-

profile job of the lot with his appointment at Chelsea imminent.

Scott Parker will manage Fulham next season, John Terry served as Aston Villa assistant manager as they were promoted to the Premier League last term while Steven Gerrard enjoyed a promising first campaign with Rangers - leading them to a secondplaced finish and back into the Europa League group stages.

“I think it’s brilliant for Frank, but also for any young English players, or players who’ve just finished playing, to see big teams like Chelsea giving Frank an opportunity to prove himself,” Rooney added.

“I’m sure at some stage over the next few years Steven (Gerrard) will get that opportunity at Liverpool. Scott Parker, John Terry at Aston Villa - it’s great for myself, who wants to go into management, to see these lads getting opportunities and it gives you hope that it will happen for you.”

ATK rope in Australian striker Williams Ko l kat a , J u n 2 8 (IANS): Indian Super League (ISL) outfit ATK on Friday roped in Australian striker David Williams from A-League club Wellington Phoenix, the Kolkata-based club said in a statement.

Williams joined his teammate and fellow striker Roy Krishna at the club which has won the ISL trophy twice.

Williams made his debut for Queensland Roar and went onto play for several A-League clubs, including North Queensland Fury, Sydney FC, Melbourne City and Wellington Phoenix.

The 31-year-old had also played in Europe for Danish Superliga club Brondby and NB I club Haladas in Hungary.

Wi l l i a m s w r e a k e d havoc in the A-League last season alongside Krishna, sharing 30 goals between them in the competition.

He scored eleven times in 27 matches. Williams has also represented his country at the U-20 FIFA World Youth Championship.

“David Williams is another signing I am very happy with. His pace and technique will be valuable to us. He also brings variety

to the squad since he can play on either side of the wings. His understanding with teammate Roy Krishna will be crucial for us,” ATK’s Spanish coach Antonio Habas said. “I am happy to join ATK for the upcoming season of Indian Super League.

I am absolutely delighted that I will be able to play alongside my friend Roy Krishna. Hopefully, together as a team, we will be able to win the title and create memories,” Williams said.

Earlier this month, ATK had announced the signing of Fiji striker Roy Krishna.

Champions of 5th Morning Premier League, Mustang FC with the trophy at Seikhazou Ground on June 28. Zakie of All Blacks received the Golden Boot, Zunthongo of All Blacks bagged the Golden Glove while Tesah of Mustang FC was named the player of the season. Fair play award of the season was given to KABA FC.

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