June 2, 2019 by Nagaland Post

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Govt. dismisses fears of Hindi imposition

CHENNAI, JUN 1 (AGENCIES): Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s massive victory in Lok Sabha 2019 election, the Hindi debate has once again erupted in Tamil Nadu. The draft National Education Policy, proposed by Ministry of Human Resources and Development on Friday, suggests teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states. However, there is no clarity if the state language will be taught. The 500-page report states that non-Hindi speaking states would include the regional language, English and Hindi, while states, where Hindi is spoken, would have English and another modern Indian language in addition to Hindi. “Students will be required to attain proficiency in discussing their major in at least one Indian language through an appropriate written project or presentation in that language,” the policy says.

EC must clear doubts about EVMVVPAT: Ex-CEC B E N G A L U R U, J U N 1(PTI): Former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi Saturday said there was no possibility of manipulating EVM-VVPAT system, but the Election Commission should explain to the opposition and the people by clearing doubts about it. In the recent Lok Sabha polls, the opposition had alleged that EVM and VVPAT were being manipulated, but EC had refuted the allegations. Asked to comment about the allegations, Quraishi said, “There is no possibility of manipulation or tampering of EVM or VVPAT system. However, he said “EC should convince the Opposition and people that the system is foolproof.”

The committee handing over the draft policy to new HRD minister Ramesh Pokhriyal.

This has sparked the Hindi language debate in Tamil Nadu once again. The School Education minister of Tamil Nadu took the lead in criticising the Hindi-related proposal in the new policy said that the new policy. “Tamil Nadu will follow only two-language policy. Only Tamil and English will bravely march in Tamil Nadu,” said KA Sengottaiyan, whose AIADMK party is an ally of the BJP which rules at the Centre. The Opposition parties in Tamil Nadu conquered with anti-Hindi sentiments of the government. AMMK leader TTV Dhinakaran said, “Imposing Hindi on non-Hindi speaking states will destroy

lingualism, problem-solving, ethics, social responsibility, and digital literacy. The policy also suggests changes in teaching and assessment to make the education system more stress-free. The existing NEP was framed in 1986 and revised in 1992. New education policy was part of the BJP’s manifesto ahead of 2014 general polls.

‘No language will be imposed’: Pokhriyal

Minister of Human Resource Development Ramesh Pokhriyal on Saturday denied that the government was planning to impose Hindi in schools in Tamil Nadu. This comes after politicians across the political spectrum in the state protested against the emphasis on Hindi in the draft education policy submitted to the Central government on Friday, NDTV reported. “Public feedback will be sought, it is a misunderstanding that it has become a policy,” the minister said, according to ANI. “No language will be imposed on any state.”

NSCN (I-M) extends tax holiday for Naga traders

Further, CNTC demanded to know from the responsible department on the mushrooming of pharmacies all over Dimapur town, which were owned by “persons of doubtful identities.” Urging the Health department to check the background of those persons, CNTC demanded that under whose name and what qualification were those pharmacist licences issued. “It is found that many persons running these pharmacies don’t have any medical experience or the requisite qualifications,” it stated. CNTC has, therefore, appealed to the authorities concern to immediately act on the spurt of pharmacies all over Dimapur as it deals with the lives of people. Meanwhile, CNTC has asked colony GBs, chairmen and councils to scrutinize their localities and not to issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) randomly to outsiders for business purposes in their respective localities. It also asked the landlords and house-owners not to randomly let out their premises for economic activities before proper verification.

DIMAPUR, JUN 1 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) kilo kilonser has announced that the current one year tax holiday accorded to Naga entrepreneurs at the initial year of establishment has been extended to two years with immediate effect. In a press release, MIP said the kilo kilonser has issued the order after taking due consideration of the interest of Naga entrepreneurs. It, however, cautioned that if anyone was found leasing the name of their business to non-Nagas, the trade license would be cancelled with immediate effect. Further, NSCN (I-M) announced that agriculture products within local would be tax free except for those exporting outside for commercial purpose. Kilo kilonser has also cautioned that no ministry/department/agency of GPRN would utilise the services of non-Nagas in collection of tax, adding that “defaulters shall be made strictly accountable.” In the event of any grievances on the given orders, one could contact ministry of kilo affairs at 6376428789.

DIMAPUR, JUN 1 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has expressed concern over what it described as “unlimited issuance of trade licenses and commercial vehicle permits to non-Nagas” and demanded immediate stop to such practice before Naga youth “run out of opportunities to earn their livelihood through decent ways and means.” CNTC through its media cell pointed out that many educated unemployed Naga youth were left without any business spaces or opportunities because of “this unlimited issuance of trade licenses and vehicle permits to non-Nagas.” It has asked the Dimapur Municipal Council and Transport department to issue trade license only after a thorough and a proper scrutiny of individuals. CNTC also suggested that only certain percentage should be allotted to non-Nagas. The council maintained that unlimited issuance of licenses was greatly affecting Naga economy and hampering many of Naga youth who were on the lookout of business pursuits or interests for their daily sustenance.

Sonia elected leader of CPP; India battles heatwave conditions Dimapur-based college Cong won’t stake claim for LoP Temp nears 51°C in Rajasthan’s Churu students back ANCSU Spl. Correspondent/Agencies

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (NPN): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi Saturday was unanimously elected as the leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party at a meeting in New Delhi. “Sonia Gandhi elected as the leader of Congress Parliamentary Party! She says, ‘we thank the 12.13 crore voters for reposing faith in the Congress party,” AICC chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted on Saturday. Sonia Gandhi will lead the Congress parliamentarians in the 17th Lok Sabha again. “In an unprecedented crisis, lies an unprecedented opportunity,” said Sonia after being elected. “We were up against an election machinery with DIMAPUR, JUN 1 (NPN): all odds stacked against Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio Saturday as- us — unlimited resources, sured Prime Minister Narendra Modi fullest support and cooperation in achieving the common goals of nation building and improving N E W D E L H I , J U N the welfare of the citizens 1(AGENCIES): Pratap of India. He congratulated Chandra Sarangi, 64, who Modi for being sworn in as won the Balasore parliathe Prime Minister for the mentary seat in Odisha on second term and also the a BJP ticket has been apnew council of ministers on pointed as Minister of State behalf of the State. in two of Modi’s ministries: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries. Sarangi’s affidavit also reveals that he faces seven pending criminal cases – for criminal intimidation, rioting, promoting enmity between groups on grounds of religion, race, etc., and extortion, among others. Many of these cases were filed during the BJP-BJD alliance government in Odisha. In March 2002, when Sarangi was state president of the Bajrang Dal – a hardline Hindu youth group “Strange but I don’t affiliated with the RSS – he smoke or chew tobacco. I was arrested by Odisha poonly sell them as habit.” lice on charges of rioting,

Rio assures full support to Modi

pluralism. This would make non-Hindi speakers second class citizens.” DMK termed the policy proposal as a direct attack on the state and its linguistic culture. “I warn BJP any such move will cause them a huge disaster,” DMK leader MK Stalin said. MDMK leader Vaiko warned of a “language war”. Trichy Siva, DMK Rajya Sabha MP Saturday warned the Centre and said that the party is “ready to face any consequences” against any attempt to make Hindi compulsory in Tamil Nadu through the new education policy. “The attempt to force Hindi language on people of Tamil Nadu will not be

tolerated by its people. We are ready to face any consequences to stop Hindi language being forced on the people here,” Siva said here. Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, whose party Makkal Needhi Mayyam managed to get a 3.7 per cent vote share in the recently concluded election, also warned of consequence if Hindi was forced on the people of Tamil Nadu. Kamal Haasan also hinted at the 1965 language agitation in the state. New National Education Policy: The New Education Policy has been drafted by an expert panel led by Krishnaswamy Kasturirangan, a former chief of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The committee handed over the draft policy to new HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Friday. The draft said, “Curriculum and pedagogy will be transformed by 2022 in order to minimise rote learning and instead encourage holistic development and 21st-century skills such as critical thinking, creativity, scientific temper, communication, collaboration, multi-

CNTC demands check on trade, transport permits to non-Nagas

Sonia Gandhi

ability to manipulate public opinion and the spread of mischievous propaganda. I congratulate you for standing up successfully for the values and ideals of the Congress party,” she said. She applauded the ‘kaaryakartas’ as frontline soldiers whose resilience ensured 12.3 crore votes. She also thanked the voters, calling a vote for Congress as a vote to safeguard the Constitution. Sonia Gandhi will now pick the party’s floor leader in the Lok Sabha.

There has been speculation that Rahul Gandhi, who has decided to quit as Congress chief, may opt for this position. The other front runner for the post is three-time MP, Shashi Tharoor. Cong won’t stake claim for LoP: The Congress on Saturday said that it will not formally stake claim for the post of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha as it is two seats short of the required number of 54. The party also said that Rahul Gandhi will continue to be the Congress President. The Congress won just 52 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded General Elections. However, Congress is currently short of three members that would allow it to qualify for the post of Leader of Opposition. The party was unable to make that cut even in the 2014 elections.

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (PTI): Scorching heatwave conditions gripped large swathes of the country Saturday as the mercury crossed 50-degree mark in Rajasthan’s Churu, while several other places endured maximum temperatures markedly above normal with the weatherman saying there will be no respite until next week. The national capital battled weather conditions in the “red category” as the maximum temperature recorded at the Palam observatory was 46.1°C, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Skymet Weather said heatwave conditions will persist in Delhi for another week and the maximum temperature will hover around 46 degrees Celsius. Churu in the western part of Rajasthan was the hottest placed in the country at 50.8 degrees Celsius, nine notches above normal, according to the met department office in Jaipur. The entire state reeled under

intense heatwave conditions with Ganganagar, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Kota recording their maximums at 49, 47.9, 47.2 and 46 degrees Celsius. Jodhpur, Jaipur and Barmer registered their maximum day temperatures at 45.6, 45.2, 44.5 degrees Celsius. IMD said heatwave to severe heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail over Rajasthan, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh during the next five days and over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and south Uttar Pradesh during the next three. A heat wave is usually declared when the maximum temperature remains above 45 degrees Celsius for two consecutive days. IMD said maximum temperatures were markedly above normal (5.1°C or more) at many places over central Maharashtra and in some parts of Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan, east Madhya Pradesh and north interior Karnataka.

DIMAPUR, JUN 1 (NPN): Student bodies of nine Dimapur-based colleges on Saturday, extended their “unflinching support” to the All Nagaland College Students’ Union(ANCSU)in their fight for justice against alleged misappropriation of scholarship by the Directorate of Technical Education. Stating this through a joint press statement, the student bodies of nine Dimapur-based colleges also strongly condemned the directorate of technical education for allegedly misappropriating the scholarship fund amounting to crores of rupees. Further, they questioned the silence of the minister higher &technical education on the issue, which they said displayed the minister’s negligence for students’ welfare. The signatories of student bodies of Dimapur-based colleges have also appealed to the state government to seriously recognize the issue and take necessary action without delay. They have affirmed their resolve to fight for students’ rights if the government failed to meet the demands of ANCSU. The signatories included Manshen K, president Sakus Mission College; Boto Y Swu, general secretary City College of Arts & Commerce; Anato G Zhimo, president JN Aier College; L Hotovi Sumi, president Yemhi Memorial College; Yeka Awomi, vice president Cornerstone College; Lelimthong P Yimchunger, president Mount Mary College; Mercy A Konyak, president Pranabananda Women’s College; Viketo Sumi, general secretary Viketo Sumi and Gamalel Nazary, general secretary Salt Christian College.

New minister’s alleged link with Staines’ murder NPGN/NNC expels former president

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Pratap Chandra Sarangi

arson, assault and damaging government property. The government property in question was the Odisha legislative assembly building, which had been attached by a mob of 500, armed with tridents and lathis, led by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Durga Vahini and the Bajrang Dal. The mob was demanding that disputed land in Ayodhya be handed over for

the construction of a Ram temple. More damningly, in January 1999, Saranagi was chief of the Bajrang Dal in Odisha when Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons, aged 11 and 7, were burnt alive by a group of men with links to the Bajrang Dal. Staines and his sons were sleeping in a station wagon in the village of Manoharpur in Keonjhar when the vehicle was set on fire. A 2003 report in Frontline says that a commission appointed by the central government had not even examined the role of the Bajrang Dal because it was not an illegal organisation, suggesting that legal organisations could not plan or carry out such heinous crimes. Sarangi, the report said, had denied the involvement of Bajrang Dal activists in the incident and had not even been cross-examined.

When Sarangi was questioned in the case, he denied any wrong doing. The prosecutor decided to not cross-question him. The Bajrang Dal, under Sarangi, and the RSS had been forcefully campaigning against Christian missionaries, alleging that tribals were being converted. In an interview to Rediff in February 1999, Sarangi denied that the Bajrang Dal was involved in the murder of Staines and his sons. He also condemned the killing. Sarangi then spoke with concern about the rising population of Christians in Odisha, blaming forceful conversions by Christian missionaries for the same. Upon being asked how he viewed the work done by Christian missionaries in Odisha, Sarangi said, “Barring a few exceptions, Christian missionaries, to generalise, are idiots.”

DIMAPUR, JUN 1 (NPN): NPGN/NNC collective leadership, after thorough deliberation, has “expelled and terminated” T. Ovung from the organizations, NPGN/NC MIP stated in a press note. MIP said Shoba Lakham was elected as the interim president by the national council of tatar hoho after T. Ovung was relived as its president. MIP further stated that T. Ovung Hence “is not permitted to address himself as president NPGN/ NNC.” The council said it also vehemently condemned “the declaration of president rule by a person who has no followers or any foundation nor applicable.” Therefore, NPGN/ NNC has appealed all Nagas not to be misled by the propaganda.

Meanwhile, in another statement, NPGN/NNC MIP informed that the national Tatar Hoho session of the organization held on May 31 unanimously adopted a two-point resolution. MIP said T Ovung Lotha, who was elected as acting president for a period of six months against the vacant post after the demise of president late Temjen Yanger Aier, was relieved from the caretaker post upon expiry of his tenure. ovung was later inducted him as advisor to collective leadership. MIP said the house then elected Shoba Lakhum as interim president for a period of six months with immediate effect. In this regard, NPGN/ NNC has appealed to all concern, well wishers and organizations to cooperate with Lakhum in the interest

of the Nagas in genera. Lotha Region condemns: Lotha Region NPGN/NNC (NA) has condemned T. Ovung for imposing ‘president rule’ and dissolving the ministry (council of ministers) and all political wings. In a press note, dy. kilonser-cum-Lotha Region chairman of the NPGN/ NNC (NA) , Robin Tungoe said the region will not support or co-operate with the foolish act. Accusing Ovung of being corrupt and destructive, Robin asserted that they will never ever work under his leadershipm who has created disunity and misunderstanding. The Lotha Region chairman, Robin Tungoe said T. Ovubg was incapable for serving the Naga nation today or tomorrow and has tarnished the prestige of Lotha region. K Y M C

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019

SMC completes 25 years

(Inset) Rev. Dr. Imchayanger. SMC Choir presenting a song. Tovihoto Ayemi, K T Sukhalu and others after inaugurating Niu Colony 25 years Tovihoto Ayemi. (NP) jubilee monolith. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, JUN 1 (NPN): Niu Colony Dimapur on Saturday celebrated its 25 years of colony recognition by the state government with advisor, Power, Tovihoto Ayemi and advisor, School Education, K Tokugha Sukhalu, as chief guest and guest of honour respectively. In his speech, Tovihoto acknowledged the efforts and sacrifices of the pioneers who worked tirelessly for the establishment and recognition of the colony. As the colony celebrates its silver jubilee, he asked the residents to continue to appreciate the efforts, contributions and

sacrifices of the pioneers. He also urged the residents to foster the spirit of unity and maintain cordial relationship with neighbours. The advisor, while admitting that sanitation has become a huge problem in Dimapur city, said well known colonies such as Niu Colony should set a commendable benchmark in keeping their colony clean so that others could emulate. Tovihoto Ayemi also called upon the people to continue to cooperate and support People’s Democratic Alliance Nagaland (PDA) for a progressive Nagaland. In his address, K T Sukhalu said Dimapur being a cosmopolitan city

was inhabited by different tribes and communities. He said tribes and communities have to support each other for the progress of not only their colonies but for the district as well for the state. The advisor also informed the residents of the state government’s decision to address plastic pollution by initiating a program called, “Plastic Free Nagaland”. K Tokugha Sukhalu requested the elders and residents of the colony, particularly the young boys and girls, to avoid using plastic. He also expressed desire for Niu Colony to become a model colony in cleanliness, harmony and in peace.

CSOs Mangkolemba demands for better road

Speaking on the importance of education for the growth of a society, Sukhalu urged the community elders to ensure that children, studying in schools, are properly guided. He asked the community elders to also ensure that teachers, both in the government as well as private schools, are teaching and nurturing the students properly so that they could become valuable contributing citizens of not only the colony but of Dimapur as well. Earlier, the jubilee monolith was dedicated by Dimapur Sümi Baptist Church (DSBC) Sr. Pastor Rev S Vitoshe Swu and inaugurated by Tovihoto

K T Sukhalu. (NP)

Ayemi. The jubilee souvenir was released by K T Sukhalu. The jubilee service commenced with a prayer by assistant Pastor (women) Hokheli Aye followed by jubilee hymn and special song by Sulimi Lejo. Speech of ex GB, Pukhavi Yeptho was read out by Silver Jubilee Planning Board Committee (SJPBC) secretary, Sukhai Awomi and jubilee song by mothers from Veterinary Colony. The jubilee message was delivered by Rev S Vitoshe Swu, vote of thanks by GB Hozka Awomi and benediction by deacon, Hozka Awomi. The service was chaired by SJPBC chairman, G Tosukha Chophi.

Staff Reporter D I M A P U R , jun 1 (NPN): Sakus Mission College (SMC) celebrated its 25 years jubilee at the college auditorium, SMC, Landmark Colony, Dimapur on June 1. Speaking as the guest s p e a k e r, Rev. D r. I m chayanger stated that 25th year celebration of SMC, was the 60th year of the inception of higher education in the state, adding that jubilee was a time for looking back and giving thanks to the Almighty God for His goodness and a time of looking forward with clearer vision for greater achievement. He lamented that most in this generation seek academic excellence to qualify for desired placement, where they try to attain academic achieve-

LCC as colony apex body DIMAPUR: Landmark Colony Council (LCC) Dimapur has informed all Landmark Colony residents that as per council meeting resolutions held on April 19, LCC has been declared as the parent/apex body of all existing organizations, associations or clubs. A press release from LCC chairman S Bendang Ao and joint secretary Lanuzulu stated that, all existing NGOs within the jurisdiction of the Landmark Colony Dimapur have been asked to be subordinate to the LCC. It also stated that in the interested of the general public, all colony residents have been requested to comply that no individual or agency will be allowed/ authorised to issue any kind

of certificate (s) related to temporary/permanent residential proof, identity proof or any kind of official recommendation in the name of LCC. Such recommendations or certificate will be issued only by the chairman of LCC. It also informed that no union, association, society and organization will be allowed to form/establish without the prior approval or permission of the LCC. Council has also advised all existing union, association, society and organisation within the colony to perform their activities as per the directive of LCC. Furthermore, LCC has cautioned that befitting punishment will be to awarded to defaulter (s) as per the constitution of LCC.

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ment higher than others in midst of competition and comparison, forgetting demands of people. He stated that in a corrupt society, any pursuit of excellence may not be fruitful but encouraged that education should be aimed at changing the world from bad to good and good to better. He questioned if there was any patriotic and nationalistic elements in education system and whether educated youths were conformed to the established social norms and requirements. He stated that many e d u c a t e d yo u t h s, h a d knowledge, but without any understanding. He said “everyone cannot be the best, but everyone can be their own best. Only the best should not get placements, but everyone, in its own best

should get placement.” Earlier, jubilee greetings were delivered by Lakhuni Seno, chairman, Landmark Colony, alumni member, parents, president, Ao Students Union, Moayanger, and representative from ANSCU. Asst. professor, Tiajungla chaired the programme while principal, SMC, Amenla Aier delivered the welcome note. BA 5th semester students, Takalong and friends presented a male voice, while SMC choir performed a melodious number. Alumnus, Kinito also performed a special number. Invocation and scripture reading was offered by chaplain, SMC, Amenla Aier and word of thanks delivered by academic dean, SMC, Moatemsu Longkumer.

Kohima Bible College holds graduation day that KBC was the first Bible College in the state and 2nd in the North East India, whereby college will be celebrating golden jubilee next year. He told the students to be a channel of blessings to others and be the light and salt of the world wherever they go to serve. Rev. Kiewhuo urged them to be the servant with authority and to prove their dedication and serve the people well. Cer tificates were awarded to the graduating students, comprising 13 Master of Divinity, 6 M. Div Extension and 43 Bachelor of Theology. In special award 2019, Vizoyol Rote (M.Div.) and Vizo Seyie (B.Th) were conferred with Rev. Neihulie Award. This award is the highest award of the college, given to the students with outstanding achievements in the academic excellence and overall performance. Wi l l i a m A Pa t t o n (M.Div.) and Niyamo Woch (B.Th) received Rev. David

Nunn Award for outstanding achievement in the area of field ministries. L i a n g Y. Ko n ya k (M.Div) and Rukuvolu (B.Th) were awarded with Rev. CB Anderson Award in the area of Christian maturity. Vizoyol Rote (M.Div) also received President’s Award in the old Testament Studies. Further, Lereno Liiho (M.Div) and Ashirii Kaini (B.Th) bagged Principal’s Award for outstanding achievement in the New Testament Studies. Earlier, Abeiii Neihulie, president KBC led the presentation of 2019 award while Chumila spoke on behalf of graduating class. Programme was chaired by Meniyani Kinghen asst. prof., Bible reading by Neiheno Natso asst. prof., special song presented by KBC, closing remarks proposed by Moa Longkumer. Programme was attended by family members, church leaders, prayer warriors, well wishers and others.

K O H I M A , M AY 3 1 (NPN): Kohima Bible College (KBC) conducted its graduation day (Class of 2019 graduation) with senior pastor House of Praise International Church, New Delhi, Choong Shik Lee as speaker at Multi Purpose Hall, Indira Gandhi Stadium Kohima on Friday. Shik Lee in his address CSOs members during the meeting at Mangkolemba sub-division. urged upon the graduating students to have zeal to serve DIMAPUR: Civil Society MALT said the meeting this important road for the people as it was their Organisations (CSOs) of ing discussed many per- more than two decades and duty to serve God and the Mangkolemba sub-division taining acute problems and added that only the public people. While challenging have urged upon the state issues faced by the people and various NGOs have them to make a difference government to provide “all of the sub division and been repairing the road with in their approaches, he also weather road” along the deliberated on the pathetic soil and pebbles from time asked them to seek better 11km stretch road which condition of the11km road to time. opportunity to serve the connects Mangkolemba that connects Mangkolemba It pointed out that the people and not to hunt for Town and many villages to Town and many villages to road was in pathetic condibetter position or condition. the Mariani-Mokokchung the Mariani-Mokokchung tion and requires urgent atHe encouraged them to aim road (NH 702-D) at the road (NH 702-D) at Long- tention and action from the higher and work for transearliest. nak. government. formation of the society and In a press release, The release stated that The release stated that to read bible more. Mangkolemba Ao Lanur Te- the meeting resolved to ap- the meeting convened by DIMAPUR: NNC/GDRN-NA has informed all business Principal KBC, Rev. longjem (MALT) president, peal the state government to MALT was attended by establishment and HoD in particular that there have been Zotuo Kiewhuo in his adI. Tia Jamir and MALT provide an all weather road Range Hohos and Students’ reports of regions in-charge indulging in collecting tax from dress during presentation of the class of 2019 said general secretary, Sentim- at the earliest by blacktop- Conferences of the three HoDs and business establishments in Kohima. eren, stated that this was ping and constructing prop- ranges of Jangpetkong, In a press release from NNC/GDRN-NA chaplee resolved during a consulta- er drainage along the 11km Japukong and Tsurangkong affairs kilonser, Ata Chakhesang has therefore directed tive meeting of CSOs of road as it is the lifeline for along with Mangkolemba all HoDs and business establishment not to entertain any Mangkolemba Sub Division the people of these areas. Town Council and chair- individual or group from regional authority without prior on May 24 at Town Hall MALT accused the man and GBs of nine wards authority from kilonser chaplee affairs. For further inforMangkolemba. state government of neglect- of Mangkolemba Town. mation, one may contact at 7896958358. DEO Peren informs: District Education Officer (DEO) Peren has informed all eligible teachers, both government and private schools to collect the nomination form for state teacher award/ district award and financial assistance for the year 2019 under DEO Peren on any working day and submit it on or before June 10 for further necessary action. CPO Dmu executive meet: Chakhroma Public Organization (CPO) Dimapur has DIMAPUR: CAS-ICDS beneficiaries which include training. ten-day intensive training children from 0-6 years, He also made special convened executive meeting on June 8, 10 am at CPO hall, Chumoukedima. All was conducted at Chessore adolescent girls, pregnant mention of the AWWs executive council members, frontal organizations and concern citizens have been and Thonokyu ICDS proj- and lactating mothers to of both the projects for requested to attend the meeting. ects from May 21 to 31. ensure their overall good their immense zeal and DAKT informs: Delhi Ao Students’ Union (DAKT) New Delhi has informed that the A press release from health and nutrition. enthusiasm to learn the Delhi University 2019 cut off for UG and PG courses will start to release its cut-offs CDPO office stated that, N. Ekonthung Kikon new digitalised approach in multiple lists from the month of June 2019. Interested candidates can check the during the training all CDPO at the close of the of CAS-ICDS. He thanked DAKT facebook page and Instagram page for updates and can also contact the given AWWs were given smart training lauded the AWW L. Samuel Konyak SDO persons for any assistance in the admission process for Delhi University or any other phones to register, monitor, master trainers led by su(C) Chessore for allowing institution in Delhi. One may contact president Rongsensuwa Jamir (700500928), supervise and evaluate the pervisor Khumo Khiathe department to conduct general secretary Repatemsu Jamir (8732857195), Yutensangla Imchen (9654909719) status online. The AWWs munghan for their tireless the training at the guest and assistant sports secretary Nungsangkaba Pongen (7005293316). are to keep track of the efforts in conducting the AWW master trainers during the training. house. OBASSI World Environment Day: Old Boys Association of Sanik School Imphal (OBASSI) Nagaland chapter in collaboration with CIHSR, Referral Hospital Dimapur will be organizing a programme on June 5, 8.30 a.m. at Referral Hospital to commemorate World Environment Day. Therefore all cadets of OBASSI Nagaland chapter have been requested to attend the programme. For any further information one may contact at 9436004411. SAO, GPF Wing informs: Senior accounts officer (SAO), GPF Wing has informed all drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) under different treasuries that a detail list of erroneous names and GPF account numbers which does not match with the GPF subscribers name and account numbers maintained by this office has been dispatched by speedpost to all DDOs. The amount of monthly subscription and arrears are presently kept in the unposted items pending receipt of correct account numbers and names. All DDOs have been requested once again to submit the corrected names and account numbers on or before June 6 for due rectification and incorporation before the issue of annual GPF statements. The list of DDOs who have submitted erroneous names Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya called on Prime and account numbers can be accessed/viewed at this office website through the link Minister of India, Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June With the parking fees collected from Nyamo Lotha road which amounted to Rs 93.995 www.agnagaland.gov.in. The corrected GPF account numbers and names can also be 1. Governor Acharya was accompanied by his wife, for the month of April 2019, Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has put up reflectors submitted through this office email at agaenagaland@cag.gov.in . Kavita Acharya. at the road divider between Deluxe Point to Holy Cross Junction. (DMC)

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Mhathung Yanthan, M.K. Mero and horticulture officials and participants during awareness and training of FAW in Kohima on Saturday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, JUN 1 (NPN): Advisor, department of Horticulture, Mhathung Yanthan urged the department to be well prepared, pro-active, vigilant, observant and sensitive to combat Fall Army Worm (FAW) that has attacked maize plants recently in the state. He said this while addressing the awareness campaign and training for mitigation of FAW organized by Horticulture department at Directorate of Horticulture Kohima on Saturday. Yanthan said all the agri and allied departments must be alert in regard to FAW problem as the responsibility cannot be

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left to Agriculture department alone. While reminding department that they canno stay insensitive to the burning issue of FAW, he stressed that everybody must be responsible for the welfare of farmers as part of their mission. Challenging the department officials to be alert, he said today FAW has attacked maize plant and other pests might attack other crops, vegetables and fruits leading to famine due to climatic change. In this regard, Yanthan urged the officials to create awareness and sensitize the farmers and send the report of latest happening to the department. Principal secretary of Horticulture, M. K. Mero urged the department of-

ficials to have knowledge and tackle the problem quickly on war footing as maize is one of the stable food for the Nagas. He also informed that recently a meeting was held with the state disaster management authority on how to go about assessing the destroyed crops. Director of Horticulture, Dr. R. Elithung Lotha in his key note address stressed on control of FAW by using more non-chemical methods. He urged the district Horticulture officers to work as task force and tie up with agriculture department. Deputy director of Horticulture, Dr. Moa Walling in his technical demonstration session explained in detail with dem-

onstration the two methods to control FAW like using nimbecidine (liquid chemical) to spray over maize plant and pheromone traps to trap adult male moth to control its growth. Deputy director of Horticulture S. Senka Jamir in his vote of thanks informed this pest has brought devastation to r neighbouring states and Nagaland also. He informed that more than Rs. 18.4 crores worth of crops has already been reported damaged this year, as it was infesting over 300 plant species, with maize being the major affected one. The programme was led by deputy director Y. Bongti Konyak, attended by district horticulture officers, department officials and others. Later, nimbecidine liquid chemical and pheromone traps were distributed to the various district officers of the state. For immediate purchase of the chemical and traps, one may contact Hills Enterprise Naga Shopping Arcade Dimapur or contact at 9436012524. An officer from the department informed this correspondent that the department would try to make available the chemical and traps to the public even in Kohima town.

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Toshi Wungtung and senior officials along with graduates at Kohima, Saturday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, JUN 1 (NPN): As Nagaland became the first state in the country to introduce nine months diploma in school counselling, 24 trainees graduated as first batch of the course. A graduation ceremony and induction of the second batch was held Saturday at the conference hall SEMAT with advisor IPR, SCERT and Home Guards as the guest of honour, Toshi Wungtung organised by State Council of Education Research & Training (SCERT) Nagaland. Wungtung in his address congratulated the graduates and exuded confidence that the project would contribute to a larger and brighter future in Naga society. He was positive that the school counselling course will contribute in policy

KPC installs new team

DIMAPUR: New team of office bearers for Kohima Press Club (KPC) for the tenure 2019-22 has been installed on June 1 at Kohima Press Club office, Naga Club Building, Kohima. A press release from Kohima Press Club general secretary Atono Tsükrü stated that during the function, outgoing (acting) president Atul Sarma expressed his gratitude to the members of the club for the support extended during his tenure. He also congratulated the new team and called upon them to strive for the welfare and growth of the press fraternity so that future generation of jourHigh School Yankho Lotha Ekhung (HSYLE) Kohima organized social work under the theme “One step towards plastics free future” at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on June 1. Lotha community residing around the High School area took part in the social work. (NP)

nalists will be benefitted. The new president, in her brief address, lauded the outgoing team for successful completion of the term despite many unforeseen challenges, including the sad demise of the serving president Xavier Rutsa in June 2018. She

making in government and also take the society forward in the field of education. Advisor pointed out that the word “quality education” has become a slogan or just a spoken word but education should not merely be imparting knowledge or to get job but one should be focused to take the students beyond school, office room. Asserting that the graduates are scientific sub-ordinates to the institution, parents and society, Wungtung said counselling should have an integrated approach as it dealt with values, character, personality, performances and looking beyond exams and academia. He reminded that as counsellors, the graduates must be cautious, focused and to be alert, asserting that graduates were responsible to take the people, family and society at large forward with systematic, disciplined

and cumulative approach. Wungtung urged the graduating teachers to bring inner-self and reform and structure the students for a better society and future. Principal secretar y School Education & SCERT, Menukhol John congratulated the graduating trainees and also welcomed the second batch trainees. Associate professor and nodal officer guidance & counselling cell, SCERT, Dr Zavise Rume said Nagaland being the first state to introduce the course, there were many other states wishing to adopt the state method of school counselling. Altogether 24 students graduated in the 1st batch and 46 new students were inducted for the course. The advisor also administered oath taking to the graduates, to be faithful to their profession. Director SCERT, T. Sekhose delivered the opening remark.

expressed hope that the members of the club would extend similar cooperation and support to the new team. The team is led by Alice Yhoshü as president, general secretary Atono Tsükrü along with three others.

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AG A RTA L A , J U N 1 (AGENCIES): Seized drugs worth of Rs 5 crore were destroyed on Thursday by Tripura Police, informed senior police official RK Nagar in West Tripura, reported North East Today.. Nagar also informed that the destruction of the seized drugs is continuing as per the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court of India. The quantity of drugs includes- ganja (6539 kg), cough syrup (37758 bottles), Yuba and other tablets (64215 numbers) and heroin (around 360 grams). The value of the destroyed drugs is estimated to be around Rs 5 crore. The seizure of the destroyed quantity was made in a period of one-and-ahalf months. The dry cannabis (ganja), tablets and heroin were set to fire. The cough syrup bottles were crushed under a water tanker. It may be mentioned here that only a couple of months back, Tripura police destroyed addictive substances worth of Rs 7 crore.

GUWAHATI, JUN 1 (IANS): The Indian Army is offering all legal help to the family of retired Captain Sona Ullah, who was declared a foreigner by a Foreigners Tribunal in Assam and sent to a detention camp in Goalpara. Born in 1967 to Late Mohammed Ali of Kalahi Kash village in Kamrup district, Sona Ullah joined the Indian Army in 1987 and served for 30 years before he was retired as a Honorary Captain in 2017. The Army unit in Guwahati’s Narengi area (51 Sub Area) has taken up the issue seriously and promised all help to the family members. “The Army cannot do anything directly as it is a legal process. However, our senior officers have met the family of the retired officer and assured all possible

“We are trying to find out the best possible ways to help the family.” After his retirement in 2017, Sona Ullah had joined the Border Branch of the Assam Police as Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI). “In 2018, my husband came to know that his name did not figure in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) published by the Assam government. When he inquired about this, he was told that there is a case pending against him in the Foreigners Tribunal. He appeared before the Tribunal five times and submitted all the documents,” said Sanima Begum, his wife. In 2014, Sona Ullah was conferred a President’s Certificate. He served in the Army in various capacities including in in Kargil war. He retired in 2017.

AG A RTA L A , J U N 1 (PTI): The Tripura High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail petition of IPFT MLA Dhananjoy Tripura who is accused of raping and deceiving a woman by not marrying her. Justice Arindam Lodh on Friday rejected his bail petition, saying the accused was a powerful person. Public Prosecutor Babul Chowdhury told reporters that the MLA is absconding. The legislator had claimed that he was framed in the case and opposition parties were trying to malign his image. In her complaint, the woman claimed that she was “socially engaged” to the IPFT MLA from Rimavalley constituency. She said that the accused maintained an intimate relationship with her, but later refused to tie the knot. The MLA was booked for raping and deceiving the woman.

Will work to improve food processing in NE: Teli

Rameswar Teli (File)

various schemes for food processing. Teli, who was sworn in on Thursday, is the lone minister from Assam in Modi's cabinet. "Northeast has a huge potential for food processing and my focus

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issue at Punjabi Lane. Of the hundreds of people at Punjabi Lane, only 184 employees of the SMB and government departments and their families have earlier been identified as legal settlers, official sources said adding that there was a demand from various quarters to relocate the Punjabis from the area. “They have been requested to come forward and furnish the information to the SMB office betrween June 3 and July 3,” SMB Chief Executive Officer S B Sohliya said. The SMB will wait for a month and submit a report about the matter to the High Level Committee (HLC) constituted to find out a feasible solution for relocation of the people of Punjabi Lane, also known as Sweeper’s Colony. As per the inventory survey conducted by the SMB last year, there are over 300 households in Punjabi Lane, Sohliya said. The settlers had refused to cooperate with the authorities during the survey conducted last year and “this is their second and the last opportunity,” Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong, who is the head of the HLC, had said earlier this month.

schemes for food processing industries are implemented properly which will help improve people's lives. We have to do a lot in the food processing sector. My first few days will be focused on understanding the various schemes of my ministry and how we can pursue their implementation," Teli said. Teli, who is known for his simplicity, had said on Thursday that it was a matter of pride for him to have been inducted in the Union Cabinet.

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PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSION'S JUDGE TUENSANG : NAGALAND

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OBJECTION NOTICE Whereas Mrs. Retsula, W/o Late Mr. Tsilise of Chungtor Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate/ draw/transfer/withdraw the debts & security in respect of her Late husband, who expired on 26/02/2019. Now therefore, the public are hereby asked to file claims/ objection if any within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of publish of this notice Principal District and Session's Judge Tuensang : Nagaland DP-4386

AFFIDAVIT

I, Shri. Iswar Bahadur Sunar, alias Ram Bahadur Sunar, S/o. Lt. Kul Bahadur Sunar, permanent resident of H/No. 36, Nepali Basti, Dimapur, Nagaland and presently is an employee of Hotel Saramati, Super Market, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That, in many of my official documents including Non-Naga Indigenous Certificate, Permanent Resident Certificate, Domicile Certificate, School Certificate, Birth Certificate, Driving License my name has been inadvertently recorded as "Ram Bahadur Sunar" instead of "Iswar Bahadur Sunar." 3. That "Iswar Bahadur Sunar" and "Ram Bahadur Sunar" are the names of same and one person only that is me. 4. That through this present whenever any of the names appears it shall be read and rectified as same and one person only. 5. That this affidavit is made to rectify my name as "Iswar Bahadur Sunar" before the competent office/authority. 6. That the statements made by me from para 1 to 5 are all true and correct to the best knowledge, belief and information and nothing material is concealed therein. Solemnly sworn and declare before me on this 29th day of May 2019. DEPONENT Regd. No. 265/2013 | Date : 29/05/2019 NOTARY PUBLIC

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND No.JUD-17/2019/47 12th Feb. 2019 NOTICE Whereas Smti LENSALEMLA, W/o Late Supongyangba, Village Longsa has applied for a Succession/Legal Heir Certificate under part of the Indian Succession Act of 1925 And whereas it appears that Shri Late Supongyangba of Longsa, deceased has Sons or Daughter/Wife/Husband/Brother/Sister to inherit his/her property. And that the Deputy Commissioner is of the opinion that the said application as Smti LENSALEMLA of Longsa should be entertained in respect of both the moveable /immoveable of the deceased unless there is any claimant for. It is hereby notified for issuing general information that if any one has any objection for issuing Legal Heir Certificate may submit objection within one month from the date of issue of this notice otherwise the court will determined for issue of aforesaid certificate in absence of such objection. Sd/- Rajesh Soundararajan IAS Deputy Commissioner, Mokokchung. MKC-353

APPRECIATION The All Nagaland Government Drivers Association (ANGDA CC) sincerely express our profound gratitude and deep appreciation to the PDA Government under the able and dynamic leadership of Shri Neiphiu Rio, the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland who has shown his valuable concern and wise decision towards improvement of roads and traffic regulation in Kohima District. The Association in this regard, will extend all possible help and cooperation to the PDA Government for fitting and early expedition of its execution/implementation of the project. The Association further prays that Almighty God grant him good health and wisdom to lead and serve the Nagas to a greater height. Our sincere prayer shall ever remain grateful and Almighty God blesses you all abundantly. (Neiketou Dzeyie) (Neivisietuo Rino) General Secretary, ANGDA President, ANGDA

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S H I L LO N G, J U N 1 (PTI): The authorities have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC in Punjabi Lane area in Shillong and served notices to its residents directing them to furnish documents within a month to prove that they had settled in the area legally. Punjabi Lane is inhabited by people from Punjab, who were brought to Shillong around 200 years ago by the British to work as cleaners and sweepers. An incident of assault in the area in May last year had resulted in group clashes following which it was put under curfew for over a month. Following the direction of a High Level Committee of the state government, Shillong Municipal Board (SMB) officials served the notices to the people on Friday. Prohibitory Orders under Section 144 CrPC were clamped in Punjabi Lane before the notices were served as there were intelligence inputs apprehending trouble in the area, a senior official of the East Khasi Hills district administration said. The prohibitory orders will remain in place till further notice. “Most of the residents received the notice in person. Officials pasted the notices on the front doors of the houses which were under lock and key,” an SMB official told PTI. In the notice, the residents of the Punjabi Lane were asked to furnish documents regarding their possession of either land or house and the period of their stay. The notice said the information will be helpful for preparing both long and short term policies by the government for resolving the

will be on tapping into this potential. We can bring out a positive change to the lives of people in the region through food processing industries," Teli said. Teli, who is from the tea tribe community and defeated Congress heavyweight Paban Singh Ghatowar from the Dibrugarh seat for a second successive term, said that PM Modi has always worked for the development of the northeast. "I will put all my effort to ensure that various

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G U WA H AT I , J U N 1 (AGENCIES): Two-time MP from Dibrugarh, Rameswar Teli, who has been inducted in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet as Union minister of state for food processing industries, said that he would tap into the immense potential of the northeast to improve the food processing sector in the region. After taking charge, Teli on Friday attended office, saying that he spent the day in understanding

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help in their legal battle to establish his Indian origin,” said Guwahati-based Defence PRO, Lt. Col. P. Khongsai. “As per the norm in defence services, once a person is enrolled, there is mandatory police verification before his attestation.... There is no enrolment in defence services without verification,” he said.

Gauhati HC rejects bail plea of Assam man who posted PM’s photo Guwahati, (AGENCIES): The Gauhati High Court on May 24th, 2019 has dismissed a bail application filed by a person accused of posting an obscene photo of the Prime Minister of India in his Facebook wall. Md Karim Khan has been lodged in jail since April 7th, 2019. He was arrested after a case was registered against him under Sections 294/500 of the IPC with Section 67-A of the IT Act at the Pan Bazaar Police Station, livelaw.in reported.

The counsel who appeared for Khan submitted before the court that the accused, who has spent 48 days in custody, is illiterate and denied his involvement in the alleged offence. “Prima facie, the accused, through his social networking facebook account, posted most degraded electronic form of post against the Prime Minister of India, subject, of course, to further investigation into the various other material aspects of the whole matter,” Justice Ajit Borthakur observed, livelaw.in reported.

FELICITATION

We the Middle Khomi Students' Union heartily congratulates our former executive member Shri Shepohu Lohe on being promoted to Section Officer (Class 1 Gazetted) under Nagaland Legislative Assembly Secretariat. Further we wish him best of luck in his new assignment. (Veto Nakro) (Shesalu Lohe) President, MKSU Gen. Secretary, MKSU

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joined Trinamool Congress in 2016, and then defected to the BJP in 2017 with a group of Congress MLAs. There were demands of cabinet reshuffle in the party, BJP spokesperson Nabendu Bhattacharya said. Party leaders wanted that cabinet berths should be filled up on the basis of the track records of leaders. “Three cabinet berths were not filled up when the new cabinet of the BJP-IPFT government took oath of office. With Barman’s exit another berth became vacant,” he told PTI.

“It is presumed that there will be reshuffle of the council of ministers and some new members will be incorporated on the basis of the performance of those leaders,” he said. The BJP-IPFT government came to power in the state one-and-a-half years ago. The chief minister, who holds seven portfolios including home, would now also be in charge of the departments such as PWD (Drinking Water and Sanitation), Industries and Commerce (IT) and Health and Family Welfare. The deputy chief minister, who also holds the portfolio of finance would hold the charge of Science, Technology and Environment Department. After the results of all the two parliamentary constituencies were announced on May 23, Deb told reporters that despite conspiracies hatched by the ‘enemies inside BJP’, the party had won with a huge margin. He said stern action would be taken against the conspirators.

Army unit stands by retired Captain Sona Ullah who was declared foreigner

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PADUM PUKHURI VILLAGE COUNCIL INFORMATION

1. This is for the information of all concerned that, it has come to the notice of Padum Pukhuri Village Council that, there are multiple taxation from the business owners and construction workers within village jurisdiction and without the knowledge of Village Council and Business Association. Therefore, it was resolved in a Joint Meeting of Padum Pukhuri Village Council and Business Association of Padum Pukhuri Village that, Any organization or faction if found to be involved in such activities again without the knowledge of the Village Council and Business Association will be not allowed within the village jurisdiction. 2. This is to inform all the residents of Padum Pukhuri Village to clean up the drainage nearby your residence and plots before rainy season. And dumping of waste materials in the drainage and roadside is strictly not allowed, if anyone found doing so will be penalized by the Village Council. Hence, all are requested to co-operate with the Village Council for the welfare of one and all. (Vitoka Katty) (Sanjay Mech) Chairman Secretary PPVC, Dimapur PPVC, Dimapur

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AGARTALA, JUN 1 (PTI): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has dropped Health Minister Sudip Roy Barman from the Cabinet, a state government notification said. Barman, who had joined the BJP from the Trinamool Congress two years ago, was removed on Friday night, a week after Deb warned of stern action against “enemies in the BJP”. Party leaders on condition of anonymity claimed that 56-year-old Barman was dropped due to “antiparty activities”. Barman could not be reached for a comment. A notification of the Department of General Administration (Confidential and Cabinet) issued late on Friday night said the departments held by Barman would be reassigned to the chief minister and Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Devvarma. A five-time MLA, Barman was the leader of the opposition and president of Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC). He

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We the Street Kings Club Dimapur would like to whole heartedly acknowledge the following individuals, village whose financial and physical contribution helped us in successfully organising the 2nd Street Kings Club Autocross and Sprint Challenge at Khehoi Village from 23rd to 25th May 2019. May the good Lord bless them all in all their endeavours. 1. Kughaho Zhimomi, Hd. G.B, Khehoi Village 2. Rev. Vitovi Yeptho 3. Akato Chophy, V.P NSCN (R) 4. Tongpang Ozukum, Hon'ble Minister, PWD 5. Er. Nagashe Swu, SDO, PWD R&B 6. Kuhoje Achumi 7. Aron Achumi 8. Sunil Soho 9. Samuel H. Shohe 10. Virender, Xeta Motors 11. Zakato Chophy 12. Vikheho Assumi 13. Atoka V. Awomi 14. Aristo Chophy 15. Hutoshe Kits, General Secy., SKK 16. Hokuto Zhimo, Advisor, SKCD 17. Anito Shohe, Advisor, SKCD 18. Hika Assumi, Ist Class Contractor 19. Vikheho Zhimo, Advisor, SKCD 20. Nitoka Assumi, Proprietor, Screw Driver, Dimapur 21. Kitoho S. Rotokha, Proprietor, Spring Blossom Academy 22. Yeshika Yeptho 23. Kumsuto V. Shohe, Asst. Jailor, Dimapur 24. 5th AR Nihokhu Samuel V. Shohe Tomito V. Shohe President, SKCD Gen. Secy. SKCD

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019

Dearest Ifo Iliti! Another candle gets added to your birthday every year, but the light emitting from those candles also increases. So, keep on spreading happiness and joy in the lives of others. May the year bring you peace, hope, joy, and good health. Many many happy returns of the day. Happy Birthday! Your Loving Bro. Nizuto Awomi LIST OF SELECTED PARTICIPANTS FOR SPECIAL HANDLOOM EXPO AT LOCAL GROUND, PHEK TOWN, NAGALAND W.E.F 5TH TO 18TH JUNE' 2019 S/No. Name Addresses 1 M/s Cotton Loom & Lion Dimapur Nagaland 2 M/s Naga Roots Dimapur Nagaland 3 M/s Kewekhro MPCS Enhulumi, Phek 4 M/s Ethnic Craft Kohima Nagaland 5 M/s Luster Craft Kohima Nagaland 6 M/s Amei Dimapur Nagaland 7 M/s Mongmet Dimapur Nagaland 8 M/s Bijenti Chanu Manipur 9 M/s Naoshanti Devi Manipur 10 M/s M.A.Yeibi Manipur 11 M/s Kh. Keinahanbi Manipur 12 M/s Shekulu Keyho Dimapur Nagaland 13 M/s Hope SHG Loyung, Tuli 14 M/s Akala Dimapur Nagaland 15 M/s Arenla Tzudir Dimapur Nagaland 16 M/s Alemla H. Dimapur Nagaland 17 M/s NHHDC Sales Emporium Phek, Nagaland 18 M/s M. Ayingbi Chanu Manipur 19 M/s Konsam Diben Singh Manipur 20 M/s Konsam Keinahanbi Devi Manipur 21 M/s Choimei Nyiam Kohima Nagaland 22 M/s Alok Das Golaghat, Assam 23 M/s Khruzoto Keyho Phek, Nagaland 24 M/s M. Radhamani Devi Manipur 25 M/s Lukhoi Devi Manipur 26 M/s Angom Anita Devi Manipur 27 M/s K. Romicha Devi Manipur 28 M/s NG. Tombisana Devi Manipur 29 M/s Jugindro Singh Manipur 30 M/s Konjengbam Aruna Devi Manipur 31 M/s Sagolsem Jamuna Devi Manipur 32 M/s B. Chaoba Devi Manipur 33 M/s R. K. Binosana Devi Manipur 34 M/s K. Shangsuidar Manipur 35 M/s Rina Tontang Manipur 36 M/s Rina Gogoi Merapani, Assam 37 M/s Vitoli Phek, Nagaland 38 M/s Aviti Phek, Nagaland 39 M/s Lavender SHG Dimapur Nagaland 40 M/s Aienla H/Loom & Jewellery Dimapur Nagaland 41 M/s PTBC Women Weaving Co.op Society Phek, Nagaland 42 M/s Pfutsero Women Society Phek, Nagaland 43 M/s Sarah Phek, Nagaland 44 M/s K. Colours Phek, Nagaland 45 M/s Moina Doley Assam 46 M/s Native Beads Dimapur Nagaland 47 M/s Mixed Crafts Dimapur Nagaland 48 M/s Natural Neem Comb Dimapur Nagaland 49 M/s Techinutsu SHG Dimapur Nagaland Note : 1 The selected participants are hereby directed to report to the Exhibition Ground at Local Ground, Phek Town, Nagaland on 5th June, 2019 at 6:00 A.M 2 The participants are also hereby directed to keep their exhibits in their respective stall under lock & key. The office shall not be held responsible in case of any losses/theft. 3 Selected participants are informed to strictly follow the scheduled time. In case of failure appropriate action will be taken. 4. Free passage may be allowed to the above participants to reach the venue on time. Sd/K. Hokishe Assumi Director Industries & Commerce & Managing Director, NHHDC Ltd. DC-819 K Y M C

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Won’t let BJP to walkover parliament: Rahul

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (PTI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that the party’s newlyelected 52 members in Parliament will fight every inch of the way like “a pride of brave-hearted lions” to protect the Constitution and the country’s institutions and there will be no walkover for the BJP. Addressing the meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party in the central hall of Parliament, Gandhi cautioned the lawmakers that it will “be like the British period, when not a single institution supported the Congress party” and asserted “yet we fought and won and we are going to do it again”. “We are 52 members and I guarantee you, it does not matter what institutions are standing against these 52 members. It does not matter who is standing against these 52 members. These 52 members are going to fight the BJP every single inch, without giving this much and that applies to the members from Rajya Sabha as well,” he told the MPs, adding the Congress party will fearlessly do its duty as the leading opposition party in Parliament and outside. Gandhi’s pep talk

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to the Congress lawmakers comes as it struggles to come to terms with its second successive crushing defeat in Lok Sabha elections and is facing a leadership crisis after his decision to quit as party president. The MPs at the meeting unanimously elected Sonia Gandhi as leader of the Congress Parliamentary Party and she has been authorised to decide the leaders in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. “The Congress Party may have just 52 Lok Sabha members, but we will work together like a pride of brave hearted lions to protect our Constitution and institutions and to fearlessly do our duty as the leading Opposition party. The BJP will have no walkover in Parliament,” Gandhi later

said on Twitter. Stressing that the Congress will rejuvenate, he lauded each of the MPs who have won this election and said they would go down in history as the ones who not just fought against a political party but also against every institution. “You fought a very good election, obviously, because the people who won the Lok Sabha this time need to understand exactly what they fought. You are probably the first people in this country’s independent history, who have fought an election not against a political party but against every single institution in this country. “There is not one institution that did not fight you and tried to stop you from coming into Lok Sabha and

you fought every single one of those institutions and you forced your way into the Lok Sabha. And that is something you should be extremely proud of,” he said. Gandhi told the MPs that they have to understand that they are fighting for the Constitution of the country and the right of every single individual, regardless of the skin colour, religion, gender or state. “Who is fighting against you, you have to understand that also. Hatred, cowardice and anger are fighting against you. Lack of confidence, lack of self-belief is fighting against you. The people who are opposing us in Parliament House, they use hatred, they use anger to fight us. “Throughout the election, there is only one way to fight hatred and anger. There is no other way and that is the love and the affection and the compassion of the Congress Party. “That is why the BJP sits and says that we want ‘Congress-mukt Bharat’ because without the Congress they have a free run and no one to counter them. There is no opposition against the BJP other than the love and the compassion, the affection of the Congress Party.

And that is what you have to understand,” he told the new members. He asked them to be more aggressive and said they “may have to shout a little more, as they will get less time in Parliament like the last time”. “Last time, if the Speaker used to give us five minutes, this time it may be two minutes, but in those two minutes, we will put forth what the Congress Party believes, we will put forth our defence of the Constitution,” he said. Gandhi also said it would have been better if some of the old faces would have won. He said there were 5-10 people in the last Lok Sabha who gave tremendous support, but lamented that they did not win this time. “But they are ideologically with us even though they are standing outside the House. For me, they are standing with us inside the Lok Sabha.” Gandhi also thanked all the Congress workers “who fought for the idea of India and defended it” and said “it is an opportunity for us to introspect, to look inwards, to try and see as to what went wrong, to try to rejuvenate ourselves.”

5 ED summons Amit Shah takes charge Praful in Air India as Union Home Minister seat-sharing case NEW DELHI, JUNE 1 (IANS): The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel in a case of irregular seat-sharing on Air India’s profitable routes, allegedly involving corporate lobbyist Deepak Talwar, ED officials said here on Saturday. The ED has asked Patel to appear before it on June 6. Patel was the Civil Aviation Minister in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government when the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines took place. Patel has denied any wrongdoing in the case. Talwar, currently in judicial custody, was extradited to India from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in January for his suspected role in the irregular seatsharing on Air India’s profitable routes with some international airlines. The ED is probing the Air India-Indian Airlines merger, purchase of 111 aircraft from Boeing and Airbus at Rs 70,000 crore, ceding of profitable routes and schedules to private airlines and opening of training institutes with foreign investment.

Amit Shah (File)

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (PTI): BJP President Amit Shah Saturday took charge as Union Home Minister, two days after he was sworn-in following a landslide victory of the saffron party-led NDA. Shah was received at the North Block office of the home ministry by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba, Intelligence Bureau Chief Rajiv Jain and other senior officials. Two newly appointed Ministers of state for home - G K Reddy and Nityananda Rai - also took charge Saturday. A home ministry official said Shah is expected to prioritise the NDA government’s policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism and checking illegal immigration. The new home

minister’s immediate task would be handling the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under the President’s rule, and situation which may arise after the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam. The BJP-led NDA has received a landslide mandate in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections with the saffron party winning 303 of the 542 seats that went to polls this time. Shah was the key architect of the BJP’s victory as the party President. Kerala Governor P Sathasivam and Maharashtra Governor C Vidyasagar Rao were among the first who made courtesy calls on the home minister.

AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case: Proud to follow in Sushma EC says no ghost voters in LS poll Delhi court grants bail to Mohan Gupta Swaraj’s footsteps: Jaishankar

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (PTI): A Delhi court Saturday granted bail to Sushen Mohan Gupta, an alleged defence agent arrested in a money laundering case related to the AgustaWestland VVIP choppers scam case. Special Judge Arvind Kumar granted him the relief on a personal bond of Rs 5 lakh and two sureties of like amount. The court put various condition on the accused, including that he will not tamper with the evidence and not leave country without court’s prior permission. Senior advocate Siddhartha Luthra, appearing for Gupta, had said the accused had always cooperated with the investigation and will be available as and when required by the probe

Sushen Mohan Gupta (File)

agency as he has deep roots in India. The application was opposed by ED’s special public prosecutors D P Singh and N K Matta, who said the probe was at a initial stage and if granted the relief, the accused may flee from justice and hamper the investigation. The agency on May 22 had filed a supplementary charge sheet against Gupta,

who was arrested by the ED under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and is currently in judicial custody. There was clinching evidence of Gupta’s role in the chopper scam as well as in various other defence deals, agency’s advocate Samvedna Verma told the court. According to the ED, Gupta’s role in the case came to light on the basis of disclosures made by Rajeev Saxena, who turned approver in the case after he was deported from the UAE and arrested by the agency. It is suspected that Gupta has payment details of the Rs 3,600-crore deal to purchase AgustaWestland VVIP choppers.

S. Jaishankar (File)

NEW DELHI, JUNE 1 (IANS): New External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Saturday said he was proud to follow in the footsteps of Sushma Swaraj, who has been seen as one of the most approachable ministers at the MEA’s helm. Jaishankar sad he and his team will be available to help people anytime. Jaishankar also thanked everyone for their

good wishes. “Thank you all for the best wishes! Honoured to be given this responsibility. Proud to follow on the footsteps of @SushmaSwarajji,” tweeted JAishankar, who took charge on Friday. Sushma Swaraj was known for constantly solving common man’s problems, always available on Twitter. Jaishankar has previously served as Foreign Secretary from 2015-2018 and was appointed as Minister of External Affairs in the newly formed BJP-led NDA government. “ We a t Te a m @ MEAIndia continue to be at your service 24x7. Happy to be leading the effort with my colleague MoS Muraleedharanji,” he said.

NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (IANS): The Election Commission on Saturday made it clear that there were no ghost voters during the recently held Lok Sabha polls as the provisional voter turnout data reported on the EC website is only the tentative number of voters. “The provisional voter turnout data reported on EC website is only the tentative number of voters and not the final numbers. Therefore, it is incorrect inference to find ghost voters when there are none,” the poll panel’s Under Secretary Pawan Diwan said in a statement. He said that the provisional voter turnout data was displayed as a percentage figure on the EC website and Voter

Ex-President Patil conferred Mexico’s highest civilian award

Pratibha Patil (File)

PUNE, JUNE 1 (IANS): Former Indian President of India Pratibha Patil has been conferred the “Orden Mexicana del Aguila Azteca” (Order of the Aztec Eagle) - the highest civilian award of Mexico given to foreigners, here on Saturday. The Ambassador of Mexico to India, Melba Pria, conferred the award on Patil - who created history as this country’s first woman President (2007-2012), at a special ceremony held in the MCCIA Bhavan, Pune. Patil, 85, becomes only the second Indian head of state to get the award. Earlier, the late President S. Radhakrishna had been conferred this honour. Mexico’s highest distinction for foreigners is in recognition of their outstanding services to the Mexican nation or humanity, significant contributions to strengthening the bilateral relations between Mexico and other countries, said an official spokesperson. The royal eagle is Mexico’s national animal, sacred to the ancient Aztecs and it

is present on the National Emblem of the Mexican flag. “It is an essential symbol that links their Aztec past with the modern nation. It is of gold and turquoise and is given to express the respect and admiration of the Mexican people,” the spokesperson added. Created by a decree in 1993 by the then President of Mexico, Abelardo L. Rodriguez, it is awarded to prominent heads of state or government, ambassadors after they have served in Mexico, important personalities who have made major contribution in various fields, service to the country or its people. The award comes in five degrees - Collar, Sash of Special Category, Sash, Plaque, Venera and Insignia. Previous Indian recipients in various categories include Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, renowned artist Satish Gujral, industrialist Raghupati Singhania, Consul-General of Mexico in Mumbai Rajju Shroff and others.

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Helpline Mobile App on the poll day as uploaded by the Returning Officer (RO), Assistant Returning Officer (ARO) based on the approximate percentage turnout figures obtained from sector magistrates. The sector magistrates get these data periodically over phone or in person from about 10 presiding officers. The EC said that two categories of votes are counted to arrive at the final result of the general elections. First was votes polled in the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) by general voters from over 91.1 crore electors at various polling stations while the second category is postal ballots returned from over 18 lakh

service voters and also from the polling personnel deployed for the poll duties, outside their Parliament Constituency (PC). “After scrutiny of documents by the RO, provisional number of general voters’ turnout is compiled and uploaded on the EC website based on the polling station wise tentative voter turnout data reported by the Presiding Officers, with male/female voter break up, added together to get the PC wise provisional voter turnout,” the EC said. All these figures are provisional, based on estimates which are subject to change as is made clear from the disclaimer on the website that “the data is estimated and subject to change”.

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Vol. XXIX NO. 175 Dimapur, SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019

Illegal transactions

ollege students in Nagaland under the All Nagaland College Students’ Union(ANCSU) have been confronting the issue of misuse of scholarship involving around Rs.2 crore which was allegedly misused under the Directorate of Technical Education(TE). It was disclosed, that students were deprived of the scholarship fund owing to the misuse. Matters came to a head when the students issued a five-day ultimatum on the current Director of TE, demanding his immediate resignation on account of the misuse of the money. As per the clarification made by the Director to the students(ANCSU), the amount that was misused in the form of ‘loan’ involved Rs.1.32 crore as scholarship fund. However, ANCSU maintained that as per another letter from the OSD and DDO of the department written to the Senior Treasury Officer, an amount of Rs.2.12 crore was kept as savings from the 2013-14 scholarship with a bank branch in Kohima. However, the students wanted to know if there was any provision under the department where scholarship money could be given on loan to officials and so submitted a query under RTI. It was disclosed that the department had admitted that there was no such record of departmental cash or scholarship fund being permitted to be given on loan to officials. In view of the RTI reply received from the department, the ANCSU president was clear then, that the entire issue over scholarship money being used to give ‘loan’ to officials was illegal and certainly an offence. Even if the loans were returned or repaid, it still does not absolve the department since no officer has any legal authority to give loans out of departmental cash. Perhaps this irregular loan only raises suspicions that this has been the practise in many other departments. In addition, there are some departments that allegedly keep government money under Savings Account instead of Current Account. There have been several allegations in this regard in the past. What the scholarship loan scam also reveals is that often students are short-changed in getting their dues under various pretexts. All these are clear indications that the level of integrity among many government servants holding charge of DDOs is questionable. In the present case involving the Technical Education department, since the students have been demanding justice, it was incumbent upon the government to immediately respond by ascertaining facts and if anyone was found guilty, then appropriate disciplinary action should have been taken in order to avoid the unnecessary unwanted situation. Perhaps, the department owes it to the people to highlight this loan scam in order to regain trust. Furthermore, as a consequence of the scholarship loan scam, the government has to deal with such potential misuse by providing factual information about arrival of scholarship, the amount and the date on which they will be released. Scholarship cannot be deemed to be a ‘hush-hush affair’ since it involves thousands of students. The scam as it may be, is a reflection of the symptomatic problem in the government system. Even in those departments dealing with subsidies or rural schemes, much had been in the form of complaints and allegations of corrupt practise. It is time that those in authorities realise that such practises end and a greater degree of transparency and accountability is imposed if any meaningful change is to be effected.

DailyDevotion The Staggering Question He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” —Ezekiel 37:3 Can a sinner be turned into a saint? Can a twisted life be made right? There is only one appropriate answer— “O Lord God, You know” (Ezekiel 37:3). Never forge ahead with your religious common sense and say, “Oh, yes, with just a little more Bible reading, devotional time, and prayer, I see how it can be done.” It is much easier to do something than to trust in God; we see the activity and mistake panic for inspiration. That is why we see so few fellow workers with God, yet so many people working for God. We would much rather work for God than believe in Him. Do I really believe that God will do in me what I cannot do? The degree of hopelessness I have for others comes from never realizing that God has done anything for me. Is my own personal experience such a wonderful realization of God’s power and might that I can never have a sense of hopelessness for anyone else I see? Has any spiritual work been accomplished in me at all? The degree of panic activity in my life is equal to the degree of my lack of personal spiritual experience. “Behold, O My people, I will open your graves…” (Ezekiel 37:12). When God wants to show you what human nature is like separated from Himself, He shows it to you in yourself. If the Spirit of God has ever given you a vision of what you are apart from the grace of God (and He will only do this when His Spirit is at work in you), then you know that in reality there is no criminal half as bad as you yourself could be without His grace. My “grave” has been opened by God and “I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells” (Romans 7:18). God’s Spirit continually reveals to His children what human nature is like apart from His grace.

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To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone and a funny bone. ~ Reba McEntire

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019

World Environment Day 2019

orld Environment Day is the United Nation’s principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of the environment and is observed on the 5th of June every year. It was established by the UN General Assembly in the year 1972 and was first observed in the year 1974.

Since then, it has been a flagship campaign for raising awareness on emerging environmental issues such as marine pollution, human overpopulation, global warming, sustainable consumption and wildlife crime and has become a global platform for public outreach with participation from over 143 countries annually. It

is observed each year with a new theme that major corporations, NGOs, communities, governments and individuals worldwide adopt to advocate environmental causes. The theme for World Environment Day 2019 is “Air Pollution” with China as the global host. Approximately 7 million people around the world

die prematurely each year from air pollution with about 4 million of these deaths occurring in AsiaPacific. World Environment Day 2019 will urge governments, industry, communities, and individuals to come together to explore renewable energy and green technologies, and improve air quality in

cities and regions across the world. Closer to home, the deteriorating air quality is evident in the ambient air quality reports of Dimapur and Kohima districts compiled by the Nagaland Pollution Control Board under the National Air Monitoring Programme (NAMP).Graphs illustrating the Annual Average

Concentration of Particulate Matter (RSPM) for 4 (four)air monitoring stations in Dimapur and Kohima are given below. The annual average concentration of Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM) during 2011-2018 shows that the RSPM levels exceed the permissible annual average limit of 60µg/m3.

The Ministry of Environment, Forests & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India has finalized and launched the National Clean Air Program (NCAP) on 10th January 2019 as a time bound national level strategy for pan India implementation to tackle the air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner. Under the NCAP, the air quality levels 102 cities of India have been identified to have exceeded the prescribed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS). These cities have been classified as non-attainment cities and Dimapur and Kohima are included under the same. In this regard, an action plan has been prepared

and shall be implemented by the state in coordination with the Nagaland Pollution Control Board and various stakeholder departments such as Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Department of Industries & Commerce, Urban Development Department, Transport Department, Municipal/Town Councils, Traffic Police, Department of New and Renewable Energy, Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Town Planning, Border Roads, PWD and District Administration. The major sources of air pollution in Nagaland can be traced to sources such as road dust from poorly maintained roads,

vehicular emissions further enhanced by traffic congestion, burning of waste, emissions from small scale industries and construction and demolition activities. While all stakeholders have their own role to play in controlling the level of air pollution, the theme for this year’s World Environment Day is also a call to allcitizens to come forward and play their part in dealing with air pollution. Open burning of waste is a major contributor to the air pollution levels and as such, citizens are advised to not to throw or burn their waste in open public spaces. Segregation of waste should be practiced at the source of waste generation and handed over to authorized agen-

cies for proper disposal of waste. Ban on open burning of waste have also been notified by the Nagaland Pollution Control Board as well as the concerned authorities in the local dailies as per section 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2016. Citizens are therefore requested to show concern and abide with the rules mentioned. Over the years, the number of vehicles has increased immensely contributing to air pollution from vehicular emissions. While walking and opting for eco-friendly means of transport such as cycling are best for the environment, simple vehicle maintenance such as regular oil changes, air-filter changes, and spark plug replace-

ments can lengthen the life of your car as well as improve fuel economy and minimize emissions. Keeping tires properly inflated also saves fuel by reducing the amount of drag a car’s engine must overcome. Deforestation occurring especially with increasing urbanization has been a rising concern in recent decades especially since the recognition that it is the cause of climate change. It is also common knowledge that trees provide us with the oxygen we breathe, absorb carbon dioxide which is a greenhouse gas (and thus a major contributor to global warming) and also add aesthetic value while lowering the temperature of a place by providing shade and through tran-

spiration of water. With all these benefits in mind, it is important to encourage the protection of existing trees as well as to plant more of them for a healthy environment. This World Environment Day, all government departments, NGOs, organizations, school/college Eco Clubs and concerned individuals are requested to play their part in spreading awareness about the importance of breathing fresh, healthy air and adopt practices which will improve the quality of the air we breathe. Let us all join hands in minimizing air pollution and work for a greener, healthier and better Nagaland. Nagaland Pollution Control Board

‘Ignorance of law is no excuse’- Know your rights and duties

s most of us being a laymen who has no idea of what actually the term “Law” denotes let’s term it something “Rule or Right” in a laymen term. As I happen to witness a congregation full of both laymen’s and well learned man’s having a healthy debate on our basic rights as a laymen and duties as a well learned man. As being laymen most of us don’t care about the legal consequences of “Ignorance of law is no excuse” and as a result of that ignorance we pay the price whenever we failed to justify our ignorance. As most of us are just a laymen, who just wanted to get instant benefits we choose to get our work done quickly seek to choose whatever means or ways someone has to offer, be it from an unauthorised person, not having any idea what the future consequences may arise out of it. For instance most of us as a laymen just wanted to get our paperwork especially legal papers like affidavit or agreement, choose a ways which is much easy and low cost, just get it done by ourselves with ones little write-up skill at our comfort zone or from some shops or counters which provide such unauthorised copy paste services and in the process we failed to understand or tends to ignore the right means to get our legal work done or authenticate by the rightful authorities who are in trusted with the sole duty to do so, as the person to whom we as a laymen seeks for such assistance must too have the duties to interpret it lawfully and take responsibility of the Future consequences that may arise out of such write-ups which ever means we seek to choose it, as we being just a laymen can’t ignored the fact that “Ignorance of Law is no excuse”. To sum up I should say one as laymen should never become a victim of “Ignorance of Law” at the end, as it is they who ignored the process of law from the very beginning. So as ignoring the basic means to get it done from those who can take responsibilities and justify it if any issue arises out of their lawful write-ups at some point of time as it on us as being a laymen or a victim for “Ignorance of Law is no excuse”. Chenithung Odyuo, (odyuochenithung@gmail.com)

Creating a vibrant community and nation

he Modi government in June 2015 committed to a grandiose vision of “Housing for All” by 2022, the 75th year of India’s independence. With a view to provide a concrete shape to this vision, the government rolled out the “Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana” (PMAY). The scheme aimed at boosting affordable housing by providing credit-linked subsidy to construct around 2.95 crore houses in rural areas and 1.2 crore houses in urban areas. The affordable housing model envisages a selfcontained brick and cement habitat with access to water, electricity and sanitation facilities. Importance of Affordable Housing: Access to affordable homes should be a fundamental, undeniable right of every citizen, especially from the low income strata of society. A roof over the head with basic amenities contributes to the economic and social well-being of individuals and families. It is key to providing people a heightened sense of safety and security. It also plays a pivotal role in the economic revitalization of communities. A decent, affordable home also remains vital to reducing stress and boosting physical and mental health of people. When families and communities have access to decent, affordable abodes, they have increased income at their disposal which enhances their purchase power, allowing for a higher spend on quality healthcare and food. A rise in income levels enables families to make long-term investment plans, create retirement corpuses and be assured of future sustainability and survival.

Access to quality education also forms a key takeaway for children from economically deprived communities. With a roof to call their own in the form of a steady and decent affordable home, instances of children experiencing disruption in the pursuance of education reduces significantly. It also has the potential to considerably improve the academic performance of children with a marked improvement in their attendance and reduction in dropout rates. Boosting Affordable Housing Initiatives: The government will have to initiate key policy interventions and suitable measures in the form of financial and nonfinancial support to boost the affordable housing segment in the country. Financial subsidies and cross subsidies by the government will play a critical role in bringing large sections of India’s economically deprived populations within the gambit of affordable housing. While the scope of provisioning privately held land for the construction of affordable housing units holds limited potential, a suitably structured PPPP (Public-Private-People’s Partnerships) model can be a key route to leverage the domain expertise of the private sector in building affordable homes. Private builders and contractors will need to be gainfully involved and incentivised to build cost effective, ready-to-move houses in a time-bound manner. Concerned government departments will need to increasingly use private land for building affordable houses on a mass level with the provisioning of suitable Floor Space Index and Transfer Development Rights for

builders and developers for building high-end housing stocks. The PPPP strategy can also include the allocation of government grants and subsidies for unlocking underutilized and unutilized land parcels owned by government departments and private parties. A key role in bolstering the scope and scale of the affordable housing market will involve increased access to institutional finance and capital markets to private developers and builders. The gover nment will have to roll-out suitable initiatives to provide working loans to builders on easy repayment terms to speed up affordable housing projects. Issuance of building permits and awarding of contracts will need to be streamlined and expedited with a specific onus on reduced red-tape and lower scope of bureaucratic delays. It goes without saying here that a proper checks and balances system should be instituted and proper project audits should be undertaken at every stage of project cycles to ensure a successful outcome

for the projects. Owner Driven Construction and Housing Support Services: Homeowner driven construction requires handholding and structured support in the form of Housing Support Services. Under housing support ser vices homeowners can not only build new homes but also can complete their homes which were unfinished for several years. This will help families to keep the construction cost to a minimum while keeping the home design simple yet aesthetic. The housing support services also enable the families to align the expenses with estimates. The families are able to claim the subsidy as per the cash-flow and planned construction schedule. This approach will eliminate over -- engineering and underengineering. The Housing Support Services is a tool, which can empower the homeowners with technical knowledge and financial literacy ensuring them to have a decent shelter they can call their home. (IANS) Rajan Samuel

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Trees need trimming

Trees that are planted along the road side needs to be trimmed as some of the branches are hanging too close to the road. Besides, if there is heavy squall in the coming days, precaution needs to be taken in advance. Some of the trees are also leaning towards the electric wire lines and this can be very serious for passersby especially for school going children. While shade and beauty is necessary for combating climate change, there is a need to keep track of overgrown trees in and around Dimapur city. Ajungla Pongen, Oriental Colony, Dimapur

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Rajnath holds high-level meet

Rajnath Singh being greeted as he takes charge of Minister for Defence in newly-elected PM Modi’s cabinet, at South Block in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI)

Don’t destablise HDK govt, BJP tells Yeddyurappa

B E N G A L U RU : T h e BJP’s central leadership has ‘clearly instructed’ its state president B S Yeddyurappa not to make any moves aimed at destabilising the Congress-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka. With this, the BJP has virtually drawn curtains on any talk of conducting Operation Lotus to the poaching of rival party legislators. Yeddyurappa, who returned from Delhi after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony and holding talks with senior leaders, told reporters that the BJP would perform its duty as the opposition party in the state. “Our Delhi leaders have asked us not to try anything to destabilise the Congress-JD(S) government,” Yeddyurappa

said. “We’ve been clearly instructed not to bring on board any legislators of the Congress and the JD(S),” he added. The BJP, he said, was not in a hurry to come to power. “We are capable of working as the opposition party. So long as the government focuses on the development, we won’t have a problem,” he said. C u r i o u s l y, Ye d dyurappa claimed that Cong ress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah was “plotting” to get some legislators to defect. “He is plotting to send us some MLAs just to gain personal mileage. We’re aware of his political gimmicks. For now, we’ll be silent. Let them do whatever they want fighting amongst themselves,” he said.

SRINAGAR, JUN 1 (PTI): Displaying the true traditions of ‘Kashmiriyat’, a tourist guide sacrificed his own life to save five people, including two visitors from West Bengal, after their raft capsized in Lidder river flowing through the picturesque South Kashmir resort town of Pahalgham. Rouf Ahmed Dar, a registered professional rafter, cared little for his life and jumped into the river when the raft overturned near Mawoora after it was caught in a sudden gusty winds. The five people, three locals and a couple from West Bengal, were onboard the raft when the tragedy struck it Friday evening at the rafting point in Pahalgham, 96 kms south of Srinagar. Quoting eyewitness, officials said that Dar, who was escorting the couple as a tourist guide, had initially swam to safety. But on seeing the others getting drawn into the the water, wasted no time and jumped into the water again and managed to save them, they said. A search and rescue operation was launched immediately afterwards and teams of State Disaster Response Force were joined by the police and locals. The searches continued until late hours, but were abandoned due to darkness, they said.

HYDERABAD, JUNE 1 (IANS): AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday slammed Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy for his statement that Hyderabad is a “safe zone for terrorists”. The Hyderabad MP termed the minister’s remarks irresponsible and said it was unfortunate that he has stooped so low. Kishan Reddy, who was elected from Secunderabad, one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Hyderabad city, had said on Friday that Hyderabad had become safe zone for terrorists as any terror incident in the country would have a link to the city. Talking to reporters,

Owaisi asked Kishan Reddy to spell out as to how many written advisories were sent by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) to the Home Ministry during last five years that Hyderabad had become safe heaven for terrorists. The All India Majlise-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief also said for the last five years, there was complete peace in Hyderabad as no communal riots broke out in the city and all religious festivals passed off peacefully. Owaisi, who was reelected to Lok Sabha from Hyderabad for fourth con-

secutive term, said out that the city is also the second major exporter of software exports after Bengaluru. “The statement shows how much they hate Telangana and Hyderabad. They don’t want to see the state and the city grow because major companies are investing here due to the efforts of Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao,” he said. Owaisi said that such statements from BJP leaders are not unexpected as “wherever they see a Muslim, they think he is terrorist”. He clained the BJP was following a “theory of confusion” as Prime Minister Narendra Modi says one thing while his ministers, leaders of BJP, VHP, other

organizations and Baba Ramdev say something else. Recalling that after Modi first became Prime Minister, they started with “Love Jihad”, he said that “this was followed by “Ghar Wapsi”, mob lynching, excesses on Dalits and now they were speaking of safe zone for terrorists”. After Modi took as the Prime Minister for the second term, series of hate crimes against Muslims occurred in Gurugram, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, he added. “Mere lip service will not help. You have to practically discharge your constitutional responsibility,” he said on Modi’s call to end fear among minorities.

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Ganai offered his condolences on loss of Dar’s life. “Without caring for his own life, Dar braved strong currents of river Lidder to save five people from drowning. It was an ultimate sacrifice one can offer.” Former chief minister Omar Abdullah also expressed condolences. “My salute to this braveheart Rauf Ahmad Dar. He saved the tourists from his capsized raft but lost his own life in the process. May Allah grant him the highest place in Jannat.” Pradesh Congress chief G A Mir described Dar as a symbol of true Kashmiriyat. BJP State General Secretary (organisation) Ashok Koul expressed grief over Dar’s death and offered his deepest condolence to the family. Koul appealed the Governor’s administration to provide full support to Dar’s family. Former minister and chairman of People’s Conference Sajad Lone also paid tributes to Dar. “A very sad incident. My tributes to the exemplary courage bravery and dedication of Rouf Ahmed. He sacrificed his own life to save the lives of our guests. He is the real hero who will be an inspiration in selflessness and our tradition of hospitality.

operational by day on Hawk jet

NEW DELHI, JUNE 1 (IANS): Flight Lt. Mohana Singh has become the first woman fighter pilot to be fully operational by day on a Hawk advanced jet aircraft. According to an official statement released on Friday, the lady officer landed after a gruelling four aircraft combat sortie at the Kalaikunda Air Force station in West Bangal, which was the last syllabus sortie to become fully operational by daY on the Hawk jets. Singh and two other women officers -- Bhawana Kanth and Avani Chaturvadi -- joined the fighter stream in June 2016.

Last week, Flight Lt. Bhawana Kanth became the first daytime woman fighter pilot to fly a MiG21 Bison. Flight Lt. Singh’s training involved flying both air-to-air combat and air-to-ground missions. She undertook many practice missions which involved firing of rockets, guns and dropping high calibre bombs. She also participated in various Air Force level flying exercises. She has a total of over 500 hours of incident-free flying of which 380 hours are on the Hawk Mk 132 jet.

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JAIPUR, JUN 1 (PTI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has rejected the resignation of Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria, who had offered to quit following the poor results of the Congress party in the Lok Sabha polls in the state. Kataria met the chief minister at the latter’s residence Friday evening and reiterated his desire to resign, but Gehlot rejected it, sources said. “The CM rejected the resignation and asked him to continue and play role in delivering good governance,” a CMO source said. On Sunday last, the minister had announced his desire to resign and a purported resignation letter was circulated on social media. However, the chief minister’s office and the Raj Bhavan had refused having received any such letter.

The body of the brave tourist guide was retrieved Saturday morning near Bhawani bridge and was handed over to his relatives after medico-legal formalities, they said. “It was actual demonstration of Kashmiriyat, which teaches love brotherhood and care, displayed by Dar, who successfully saved five people including two domestic tourists, in the true spirit of trademark Kashmiri hospitality,” said Deputy Commissioner (Anantnag) Khalid Jehangir. On directions of chief secretary B V R Subrahmanyam, an ex gratia of Rs 4 lakh has been sanctioned for the 32-year-old Dar’s kin, who is survived by his parents, brother and wife. The two tourists -Manish kumar Saraf and Sweta Saraf hailing from Nandan Nager, Kolkata -were taken to Srinagar. They said they have got a second life thanks to Dar, a senior police official said. Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, has recommended Dar for bravery award, the officials said, adding the chief secretary also hailed his bravery and directed the district administration to support his family. State tourism in-charge and the advisor to Governor Satya Pal Malik Khursheed

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As he took charge of the ministry just three months after India carried out air strikes on a terrorist training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, it is expected that he will continue with the policy of hot pursuit in dealing with cross border terrorism. Containing infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan will be another key focus area. As the Defence Minister, Singh will face the challenge of strengthening the combat capabilities of the Army, Navy and the Air Force due to changing

KO L K AT A , J U N 1 (IANS): Several persons were injured as clashes between workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the ruling Trinamool Congress continued in West Bengal, police said on Saturday. Activists of both sides were beaten up while incidents of ransacking houses and damage to vehicles were reported across districts. Over a dozen people were injured in a clash between workers of the BJP and Trinamool in North 24 Parganas Madhyamgram area after supporters of the saffron parties were allegedly forced not to raise slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’, police said. Trinamool supporters held a protest demonstration against the alleged “hooliganism” against the BJP in front of the local police station. In South 24 Parganas’ Canning area, a couple was threatened and beaten up by some miscreants backed allegedly by Trinamool for supporting the BJP during the campaign of the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. BJP Mahila Morcha supporters in Hooghly’s Tarokeswar on Saturday accused local Trinamool leaders of attacking them during a meeting, held in front of local municipality office.

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work towards achieving the “targets”. Earlier in the day, Singh visited the national war memorial and paid tributes to the fallen heroes. As defence minister, Singh’s most crucial challenge will be to speed up the long-delayed modernisation of the three services besides ensuring overall coherence in their combat readiness. His another challenge will be to ensure peace and tranquillity along the frontier with China while developing required military infrastructure to deal with any possible Chinese hostility.

regional security matrix and geo-political dynamics. The forces have been pressing for equipping them to deal with hybrid warfare and Singh will have to attend to this crucial demand. The government has been focusing on domestic defence production and Singh will have to carry forward a number of bigticket reform initiatives, including implementing the ambitious “strategic partnership” model. Under the new model, select Indian private firms will be roped in to build military platforms like submarines and fighter jets in India in partnership with foreign defence majors. Singh also faces the challenge of modernising the defence research organisations and various other defence public sector undertakings so that they can produce state-of-the art military hardware to match requirement of the forces. He will also have to oversee implementation of major reforms in the 12-lakh strong Army. The Army has already finalised a blueprint for its reform including right-sizing of the force. His predecessor Nirmala Sitharaman had taken on the opposition head-on with her fiery defence of the Rafale fighter jet deal and it will be interesting to see how Singh deals with the issue.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 1 (PTI): Soon after taking charge as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh Saturday asked the chiefs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force to prepare separate presentations on the challenges and overall functioning of their respective forces. Singh held a held a meeting with Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa and newlyappointed Navy chief Karambir Singh at the headquarters of the defence ministry at the Raisina Hills during which he was apprised about the security scenario, officials said. Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra and several top officials of the ministry were also present at the meeting. Officials said separate wings of the ministry were also told to prepare presentations which will be reviewed at a meeting soon. Singh, who was the Home Minister in the previous government, was accorded a grand welcome by the three services chiefs and senior officials when he arrived at the defence ministry around noon. A defence ministry spokesperson said Singh urged all those who greeted him to give their best and

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New Delhi, Jun 1 ( ag e nc i e s ) : I n d i a ’s economy grew slower than expected to a 20-quarter low in the January-March period, dragging overall growth to a five-year low in FY19, presenting the first big challenge for the second Narendra Modi government that took charge Friday. Following on from this, the central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates further next week to bolster the flagging economy, reports Economics Times. The provisional estimates for FY19 released on Friday showed that the economy grew 5.8% in the fourth quarter of FY19 against 6.6% in the preceding one and 8.1% in the year earlier. Overall growth for FY19 slumped to a fiveyear low of 6.8% compared with 7% projected in the second advance estimates released in February. Fullyear growth in value added terms was lower at 6.6%, compared with 6.9% in FY18. China’s economy, in comparison, grew 6.4% in the quarter ended March but for the full year, India still remained the fastestgrowing major economy in the world.

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“Slowdown in the fourth quarter… was due to temporary factors like stress in nonbanking financial company (NBFC) sector affecting consumption finance,” said finance secretary Subhash Garg. N B F C s h ave b e e n

under liquidity pressure after the shock default by Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) in September last year. Garg said the first quarter of the current fiscal would also witness relatively slow growth but would then pick up from the second quarter onward with capital spending, including private investment, expected to revive. The new government’s first budget, to be presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on July 5, is expected to include measures to lift economic growth and revive demand. Sitharaman took charge of the ministry on Friday. “The downward trend is because of agriculture and manufacturing. Various sectors have not performed well, which has been reflected,” said chief statistician

Pravin Srivastava. Private final consumption expenditure in the year rose 8.1% and capital investment as measured by gross fixed capital formation expanded 10% from 9.3% in the previous fiscal. India’s per-capita income increased 10% to Rs 10,534 per month in 201819 from Rs 9,580 in FY19. The per-capita income is an indicator of the prosperity of a country. While some experts expect the formation of the new government will provide an impetus to the economy, others felt there could be more pain ahead. “Policy uncertainty is behind us, oil prices are within range and the currency is stable. However, we expect a maximum 30 basis point increase in growth and we expect growth to be close to 7% in FY20,” said Shub-

0.01 percentage point “Going ahead, this weakness might continue for a quarter or so more, and after that growth will start moving up,” said DK Joshi, chief economist at Crisil, adding that growth could cross 7% in FY20. The government’s ability to provide a big spending push could be limited. “Clearly, the economy is slowing down and these numbers would be a cause of worry for the new central government,” said Sunil Kumar Sinha, principal economist, India Ratings. “Given the budgeted fiscal deficit at 3.4% of GDP, IndRa believes the head room available to provide fiscal stimulus is limited.” Agriculture contracted 0.1% in the fourth quarter against 2.8% growth in the third quarter and 6.5% growth in the corresponding period last year. Manufacturing growth slowed to 3.1% from 6.4% in the trailing quarter. Monetary Policy After the formation of the government, all eyes are on the Reserve Bank of India. It has lowered the key rate twice in succession and is expected to reduce it further. Economists expect more rate cuts amid projections of a weak first quarter of FY20. The next monetary policy announcement is on June 6. A further reduction in rates is expected to lift sagging consumer demand. Passenger vehicle sales grew at their slowest in five years, at 2.7% in FY19.

New Delhi, Jun 1 (IANS): The Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection for the month of May rose 6.67 per cent to Rs 1,00,289 crore from a year ago period staying above Rs 1 lakh crore in monthly revenue mop-up. The collection is, however, lower compared to April when the gross revenue had touched all time high of Rs 1,13,865 crore. “Year-end collections are always highest as there is pressure on field officers to meet the targets,” said Amit Bhagat, Partner, indirect tax practice, Dhruva Advisors. While the trend is normal, a lower tax collection certainly adds to the pressure on government finances. “The total gross GST revenue collected in the month of May, 2019 is Rs 1,00,289 crore of which CGST is Rs 17,811 crore, SGST is Rs 24,462 crore, IGST is Rs 49,891 crore (including Rs 24,875 crore collected on imports) and Cess is Rs 8,125 crore (including Rs 953 crore collected on imports),” said a Finance Ministry statement. The total number of GSTR 3B Returns filed for the month of April up to May 31, 2019 is 72.45 lakh. The GSTR-3B Form records the summary of outward supplies, input tax credit (ITC) claimed and net tax payable. A higher GST collection boosts the overall indirect tax collection of the government and gives more elbow room to spend on social infrastructure and public welfare schemes.

Deloitte & BSR avarice in IL&FS nailed by SFIO; bank accounts to be attached

New Delhi, Jun 1 (IANS): In its virulent denouement of the construct, architecture and operations of IL&FS, the SFIO has fulminated on the way the auditors conducted themselves. Its disparaging comments throw the auditors’ arguments out of the window, charging them with collusion, deliberate malpractice, violative prejudice and concealment. It is a brutal and scathing indictment, once again confirming IANS stories on this issue but perhaps more than that, arguing vehemently on the complicit nature of auditors and their crony relationship with corporates, selling themselves for a few pieces of silver. Greed never had it so good, but finally the law seems to have caught up with them. The Regional Director, Western Region, has now been authorised to initiate proceedings under Section 140 (5) of Companies Act, 2013 before the NCLT against auditors named in the report, namely Udayan Sen, Kalpesh Mehta, Sampath Ganesh, Shrenya Baid, Rakesh Kumar Jain, Nishit Dipak Udani, Anuj Rawat, Payal Mukeshbhai Rathod, A.P. Shah, AP Shah and Associates, Deloitte Haskins and Sells LLP, BSR and Associates LLP for their role in perpetuating the fraud and seek their debarment. The Regional Director has also been directed

to include names of the above named auditors in the proceedings under sections 241 and 242 of Companies Act, 2013 pending before the NCLT and seek interim attachment of movable and immovable properties of all persons including lockers, bank accounts and jointly-held properties etc. Why has such a tough view been taken is primarily because the malaise was all pervasive with the auditors neck-deep in the conspiracy. The contours of the investigations have revealed that auditors, along with their engagement team of IFIN (A 10-14, 24-30) did not perform their duties diligently. T he auditors, despite having the knowledge of funding of the defaulting borrowers for principal and interest payments, which was prejudicial to the interest of the company and its creditors, besides having awareness of the impact of the same on the financial statements, failed to report it in the auditors’ report for FY 2013-14 to 2017-18. This was non-compliance of Section 143(1)(a) of the Companies Act. The loans which were transferred by mere book entry had resulted in considering the old loans as closed and new loans didn’t require provisioning etc. This was an effort to postpone the provisioning, recognition of NPAs etc. Hence, assignment of

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Washington, Jun 1 (IANS) : At least 12 people were killed and four others injured when a disgruntled employee opened fire in a municipal centre building in the US state of Virginia. The attacker was shot dead after a police confrontation, authorities said. The shooting suspect identified as DeWayne Craddock, who worked as a certified professional engineer for the city of Virginia Beach in the Public Utilities Department, opened fire on

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Imran meets Saudi Crown Prince, discusses ties Mecca, Jun 1 (IANS): Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman on Saturday on the sidelines of the 14th Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) here. The two leaders discussed matters of mutual interests and bilateral ties and Khan thanked the Saudi government for extending oil facility to Pakistan on deferred payments, Geo News reported. They also agreed to expedite decisions taken during the visit of Bin Salman to Pakistan in February, in particular, early implementation of decisions taken during the first meeting of the Supreme Coordination Council. Islamabad had earlier secured $6 billion in funding from Saudi Arabia to boost the cash-strapped country’s economy and struck a 12-month deal for a cash lifeline during Khan’s visit to the Kingdom in October 2018.

Trump ends $5.6bn GSP trade preference for India

N e w Yo r k , J u n 1 (IANS): As he hardens his stand on trade, US President Donald Trump is ending India’s $5.6 billion trade concessions under the Generalised Scheme of Preferences programme with effect from June 5. “I have determined that India has not assured the United States that India will provide equitable and reasonable access to its markets,” he said in a proclamation issued Friday night. “Accordingly”, he said, “it is appropriate to terminate India’s designation as a beneficiary developing country effective June 5, 2019.” The end to GSP comes ahead of the meeting between Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Japan later this month during the G20 Summit. Trade issues are likely to come up during their meeting. Trump is on a mission to end the massive US trade deficits and has imposed or proposed higher tariffs on imports from several countries while involved in a trade war with China. On Wednesday, he announced punitive tariff hikes on imports from Mexico over its leniency towards immigrants from Central America. Turkey was also stripped of its GSP trade concessions along with India on Friday. India, which came under the GSP programme in 1975, is its largest beneficiary in the US. However, India’s GSP exports of $5.6 billion were only a small

part of the total exports worth $76.7 billion in 2017, according to the US Trade Representative (USTR). Total India-US trade was $126.2 billion in 2017, with a $27.3 billion deficit for the US. The GSP programme is limited to certain categories like apparel and footwear with the aim of alleviating poverty by promoting exports by poor craftspeople and artisans in those sectors. At a hearing held by the USTR last June on withdrawing India’s GSP, the Minister in-charge of Commerce at the Indian embassy in Washington, Puneet R. Kundal, said that withdrawing GSP benefits to India “would be discriminatory, arbitrary, and detrimental to the development, finance and trade needs of India, which is a vast and diverse developing country with unique challenges.” Trump had notified Congress in March of his intent to end the GSP preferences as required by law. Trump has been on a warpath against what he said were high tariffs on US imports to India. While pushing for the Reciprocal Trade Act in January, he brought up India’s duty on American whiskey, which he said was 150 per cent, and on Harley Davidson motorcycles that he asserted he had gotten reduced from 100 per cent to 50 per cent. The decision to end the GSP may not entirely be influenced by high tariffs imposed by India on US imports. The two countries

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have had differences over the restrictions placed on ecommerce by Amazon and on Walmart subsidiary Flipkart and on data housing by Visa and Mastercard. In retaliation for the US raising tariffs of steel and aluminium imports from India, New Delhi has threatened to increase duties on agricultural products like walnuts, apples and other fruits imported from the US.

A trade group has warned that ending GSP for India could ironically end up helping China on which the Trump administration has launched a trade war. The American Apparel and Footwear Association said in written testimony to the USTR that if GSP benefits are withdrawn for India as well as Indonesia and Thailand, US “companies will have no choice but to return to sourcing from China”. But the US dairy industry made a strong submission to the USTR to end the GSP for India citing its difficulties in exporting to India. Shawna Morris, Vice President of the National Milk Producers Federation and the US Dairy Export

Council in oral testimony at the USTR hearing in June accused India of refusing to provide them equitable and reasonable access to its markets through “unscientific sanitary and phytosanitary requirements.” These requirements by India were that the exports should not come from cows that have been given cannibalised feed that includes offal or other meat products. Kundal countered that it was not an issue of market access but of “certification given the religious, cultural and moral sensitivities” and India provide unimpeded market access to dairy products from all countries that met the criteria.

Jaishankar helped Sino-India ties: China Beijing, Jun 1 (IANS): Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has congratulated Indian’s new External Minister S. Jaishankar and said New Delhi’s former envoy to Beijing has done good to Sino-India ties. In a late Friday night statement to IANS, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wang had sent a congratulatory message to Jaishankar who was surprisingly inducted as the Foreign Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new government. Jaishankar has also served as India’s Foreign Secretary, the country’s top

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Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to all who stood by us during our time of sorrow at the demise of our beloved father Litsemo Louis Humtsoe. We are deeply touched by the love and concern shown to us in cash and kind and for comforting us through your prayers. Although we are unable to thank each and everyone individually for all the help rendered, it is our earnest prayer that our Heavenly Father bless each and every one of you abundantly. We convey our special thanks to: 1. Kohima Aliba Senso Telongjem 2. Kohima Alibalar Telongjem 3. Kohima Aliba Fellowship 4. Kohima Lakhuti Eloe Yanpoe Yanpia Eyi Khumshum 5. Kohima Humstothung Ekhung 6. Lotha Ekhung (Old Ministers’ Hill/ Jail/ Supply/P.R. Hill Colonies, Kohima) 7. Lotha Catholic Khumshum 8. P.R. Hill Catholic Krotho 9. Lower P.R. Hill Panchayat, Elders and Youth 10. Lower P.R. Hill Prayer Fellowship 11. Doctors and Nurses of Bethesda Hospital, Kohima 12. St. Francis De Sales Church, Kohima 13. Campus Christian Fellowship, Kohima Science College, Jotsoma 14. Department of Mathematics, Kohima Science College, Jotsoma 15. Kohima Police Personnel 16. Friends, Family and all Well-wishers. Loving wife, sons, daughters and daughter-in-law K-1490

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Through this short column, we the family members of our beloved Late Chubawangshi Ao (Yajang) who demised o n 2 5 th M a y 2 0 1 9 would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to Commandant, and all ranks & files of 1st NAP Bn. Chumoukedima, neighbors, friends, churches, well wishers and all the individuals who stood by us and helped through prayer and in various forms of help to comfort us during this great hour of grief. May our good Lord bless you all abundantly for your acts of kindness.

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relations”. “China is willing to work with India to implement the consensus of the leaders of the two countries and promote new progress in China-India relations and pragmatic cooperation in various fields to better serve the two peoples.” Mandarin speaker, Jaishankar served as India’s envoy to Beijing from 2009 to 2013. He is said to have played an instrumental role in resolving the military stand-off between both the countries in Doklam in 2017.

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Late Medohulie Sachu

“For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him” 1 Thessalonians 4:14

30th Nov. 1979 – 27th May 2019 We the bereaved family members of Lt. Imnasenen Jamir (Changtongya) would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all our well wishers who stood by us physically, spiritually, morally and financially during his illness and sad demise. We also convey special thanks to Yaongyimsen Village Council, Chiten Semchir Yaongyimsen, Changtongya Union Dimapur and The Global Open University, Nagaland. DP-4365

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02-06-1994 Dad.. Your life was a blessing Though no farewell words spoken, no time to say goodbye, you were gone before we knew it but your spirit will live forever in our hearts We hold you close in memory even though we are apart We are holding back the tears today remembering anew Those wonderful and precious years spent happily with you, your memories can never be forgotten or erased from our minds. We can’t think of anything we wouldn’t give, to see that lovable, familiar face that meant so much to us. You are loved beyond words and missed beyond measure.. You will forever remain in our thoughts Loving Wife and Children K-1503

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“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith”. 2 Timothy 4:7

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We the bereaved family members of Lt. Tepuchole (Acho) Felicita Kirha (65 years) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all Organizations/Associations/Unions and individuals, who extended their valuable help spiritually, physically, financially and materially during her illness and at her sad demise on 29th May 2019. We convey our special thanks to:1. Dr. Vikethonyü, Doctors and Staff, Oking Hospital, Kohima. 2. Dr. Manong and his unit staff, then NIKOS Hospital, Dimapur. 3. Priests, Nuns and Parishioners, Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima. 4. The Principal Accountant General (A&E) and Staff, Nagaland. 5. Phevima (Kacharigaon) Community, Dimapur. 6. Superior, Principal, Staff and Students, Little Flower Hr. Sec. School, Kohima. 7. Mrs. & Mr. Menuhol Vincent Rolnu. 8. Mrs. & Mr. Lengkhongam Misao, IAS. 9. All individual blood donors who donated their precious bloods. We remain deeply indebted to you and sincerely regret our inability to thank each and every one of you individually but pray that our Almighty God bless you all. Loving husband, children, grandchildren, in-laws & relatives

Born: 30/08/1982 - Died: 27/05/2019 We, the bereaved family of Late Khroteü Vadeo (Atele) convey our heartfelt gratitude & sincere appreciation to all those who stood and supported us physically, financially & spiritually at the sudden demise of our beloved sister. We are truly indebted to the following: → 1. Chakhesang Baptist Church Diphupar. 2. Chakhesang Community Diphupar. 3. Zapami Welfare Union Dimapur. 4. Porbami Dzüve Krotho Dimapur. 5. Zapami Women Welfare Dimapur. 6. Tetrübe Village Council. 7. WCBCC Women Dept. & WCWWS Dmr. 8. ZAWE Self Help Group. 9. CMHSS, Diphupar. 10. Diphupar Naga Youth Organisation. 11. Doctors & Nurses of CIHSR. 12. Shri. Neiba Kronu, Minister Plng. & Coordn. 13. Shri. K. Therieh, President NPCC. 14. Friends & well-wishers. 15. All individuals, relatives & neighbours. May the Almighty Bless you all abundantly. Loving Husband, Children & Family Members DP-4391

KEVIVONO YHOKHA Born 01/07/2008 – Died 28/05/2019 We the bereaved family of LT. KEVIVONO YHOKHA, would like to express our heartiest gratitude to each and every individual, churches, societies, unions who stood by us physically, financially and through emotional support and prayer at the sad demise of our beloved daughter. We convey our special thanks to: i. Angami Baptist Church, Diphupar. ii. Sangtam Baptist Church, Diphupar iii. 5th NAP ‘E’ COY Baptist Fellowship iv. Kigwema Krotho Dimapur v. GPS/ GMS Diphupar Ao vi. Central Jail Colony. ~Loving Parents and relatives~ DP-4377 K Y M C

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Oversized drone will form a ‘fleet’ of flying taxis in 10 yrs H ydrogen powered vehicles may be the future of sustainable mass transit and a US-based firm has built a full-scale version of what a flying taxi may look like. It has six rotors on the roof which resembles an over-sized drone and has enough seats for five people. The passenger-carrying model of the Skai (pronounced ‘sky’) was unveiled this week near Los Angeles but the vehicles could be used as cargo carriers and ambulances of the sky as well as taxis, its manufacturers claim. Like a drone, the vehicle from Alaka’i Technologies takes off and lands vertically and has a range of 400 miles (644 kilometres), the capacity to carry 1,000 pounds (454 kilograms) and could travel at up to 120mph (193km/h). Makers of the oversized-drone say it will take up to ten years for a fleet of taxis to be operational but hopes they can be used in emergencies beforehand. Experts say these type of vehicles will have to clear a number of regulatory hurdles before being approved for takeoff. Skai joins a rapidly expanding sector popu-

lated by many aeronautics firms, including Boeing and Airbus but few are focusing on the use of hydrogen fuel-cells - with the majority using electric motors. Prototypes from Boeing and Airbus made successful test flights earlier this year, according to Vertical Flight Society, an industry group. Most alternative options are powered by batteries, which can add a lot of weight and limits the function and range of them. Skai’s use of hydrogen fuel cells means it is much

lighter than others and this allows for more flexibility in its use. ‘We just couldn’t get to the point where we could have enough batteries to get to the payload that we knew we needed,’ CEO Stephan Hanvey said of the choice to switch to hydrogen power. Hydrogen fuel cells create electricity to power a battery and motor by mixing hydrogen and oxygen. The only emissions are steam and water and excess energy can also be stored in batteries. Alaka’i says it’s planning a test flight near its

Massachusetts headquarters. It would be flown by an on-board pilot using a pair of joysticks, but the technology exists to eventually fly it remotely and even autonomously, Mr Hanvey said. It will be years before the Federal Aviation Administration allows the autonomous flight of passenger vehicles, said attorney Thaddeus Lightfoot, a partner with the firm Dorsey & Whitney who helps companies navigate FAA rules. Regulators are still grappling with the prolif-

eration of smaller drones - those under about 50 pounds flown by hobbyists and filmmakers. The FAA just this year eased restrictions on flying small drones over crowds and at night. Drone-like vehicles such as the Skai must first simply prove their airworthiness, like any common plane, Mr Lightfoot said. After that, getting commercial certification is another convoluted process, he said. ‘The technology is interesting, but the regulatory road will be very long,’ said Mr Lightfoot, adding that the idea of allowing people to fly in a large aircraft without a pilot is ‘well outside the current regulatory regime.’ He hopes to see Skai aircraft used by first responders to send in food or water following disasters like hurricanes or wildfires that can destroy infrastructure. It could be used as an ambulance and to evacuate people, Mr Hanvey said. Outfitted with a transmitter, one could serve as a mobile cell tower, hovering for up to 10 hours over a neighbourhood to provide communication services, he said. (Mailonline)

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Elton John slams gay scenes’ censorship in Russia

egendary singer Elton John has slammed Russian movie distributors after they censored his biopic "Rocketman" and excluded several scenes showing gay sex and affection from the film. The singer and the makers of "Rocketman" issued a joint statement saying they rejected the censorship "in the strongest possible terms", reported people.com. "We reject in the strongest possible terms the decision to pander to local laws and censor 'Rocketman' for the Russian market, a move we were unaware of until today," the statement read. "Paramount Pictures have been brave and bold partners in allowing us to create a film which is a true

representation of Elton's extraordinary life, warts and all," the statement continued. "That the local distributor has edited out certain scenes, denying the audience the opportunity to see the film as it was intended is a sad reflection of the divided world we still live in and how it can still be so cruelly unaccepting of the love between two people," it read. "We believe in building bridges and open dialogue, and will continue to push for the breaking down of barriers until all people are heard equally across the world." As per a report in people.com, a spokesperson for Central Partnership, the film's Russian distributor

confirmed to TASS, a news agency, that the film had "been modified to make it comply with Russian law". According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Rocketman" will release in Russia next Thursday. But at a Moscow preview of the film five minutes were cut and the closing credits were changed to exclude references to John's life with his partner David Furnish and their two children. Russian film critic Anton Dolin wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday that "all scenes of kisses, sex and oral sex between men have been cut" from the film. The film's star, Taron Egerton, responded to the censorship on Instagram writing: "I am crestfallen that the decision was made to censor our movie for the Russian market." He added: "I'm even more disappointed to hear about it second-hand today on the day of our domestic release. I in no way condone this decision and feel disappointed I wasn't made aware and given the chance to fight this move. Love is love. No compromises." (IANS)

Stallone’s ‘Rambo...’ to After Delhi, K-Pop VAV set to perform in Imphal release in India in September A

ollywood action star Sylvester Stallone’s “Rambo: Last Blood”, the fifth and final instalment of the long-running “Rambo” franchise, will release in India on September 20. The film will be released in India by PVR Pictures and MVP Entertainment, read a statement. Sylvester Stallone, 72, will return as character John Rambo in the

movie, where he will travel to Mexico to rescue his friend’s daughter after she is kidnapped by a Mexican cartel. The actor first played the Vietnam veteran and former US Army Special Forces soldier John Rambo in 1982’s “First Blood”. The trailer of the film is packed with action as Stallone is heard saying in a voice-over during the trailer’s opening sequence

Robert Pattinson confirmed as new Batman

Kenny Rogers hospitalized, responds to rumors he’s near death

fter months of speculations, actor Robert Pattinson has been officially confirmed to play the caped crusader Batman. Other names floating for the role in “The Batman” included Armie Hammer, Nicholas Hoult and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, but Warner Bros announced that “Twilight” fame actor signed a deal to be a part of the project, reports variety.com. Pattinson, who is known for his role of a vampire, will be the youngest actor to play Batman. He is 33. Director Matt Reeves’ “The Batman” is expected to go on floors this summer. Reeves, the filmmaker behind the last two “Planet of the Apes” sequels, took over directing duties from Ben Affleck in January 2017. Aff leck starred as Batman in two titles directed by Zack Snyder: 2016’s “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and 2017’s “Justice League”. Reeves will produce the film with his “Planet of the Apes”” collaborator Dylan Clark. “The Batman” is slated to release in 2021. (IANS) K Y M C

ountry music star Kenny Rogers has been admitted to a Georgia hospital for dehydration, according to his official Twitter account. A statement posted Friday from his team said he would remain there for physical therapy to “get his strength back” before being discharged. The statement said the 80-year-old singer and actor appreciated the well wishes from fans and wanted to assure everyone that “he plans on sticking around through the years to come.” “Kenny was recently admitted to a local Georgia hospital and treated for dehydration,” read the statement on social media. “Rogers will remain there to complete some physical therapy to get his strength back prior to discharge. He appreciates the concern and well wishes he has received from his fans and can assure everyone he plans on sticking around through the years to come.”

The husky-voiced balladeer retired from touring in 2017 after a 60-year career spanning jazz, folk, country and pop, with hits like “The Gambler,” ‘’Lucille” and “Lady.” There has been much speculation that the music legend is gravely ill. In 2018, he dealt with a serious health issue that forced the Country Music Hall of Famer to pull out of his much-anticipated farewell tour. “Kenny Rogers has

Nagas best dancer-II audition on July 14

ing Chillies Entertainment, Dimapur is all geared up to revamp “Nagas Best Dancer-II, 2019” this summer after four years break. Audition of the event would be held on July 14. In a press release, King Chillies Entertainment Dimapur, actor/director, Aghato K. Naga said that there will be no voting card system in the competition and would be purely on merit basis; however, it informed that there will be online promotional campaign. King Chillies Entertainment four years of break was due to official upgradation matters and professional connection. All the talented dancers have been informed to be ready for the event.

been working through a series of health challenges and has been advised to cancel all performances through the end of the year to focus on recuperation,” Rogers said in a statement at the time. “I didn’t want to take forever to retire,” he added, “I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this opportunity to say farewell to the fans over the course of the past two years on ‘The Gambler’s Last Deal’ tour.” (FoxNews)

debuted in 2015 with the minialbum “Under the Moonlight”. K-Pop, a popular musical genre of South Korea, has many avid followers in India. The country also saw famous K-Pop song “Gangnam Style” going viral in 2012. The tour has been arranged by Kiwa India, an organisation promoting Indo-Korean ties. “This is a collaboration between India and Korea to promote cultural ties and break language barriers. We did much research and found VAV is the best KPop group to hold a concert in India,” Eunjoo Lim, Kiwa CEO, told IANS. (IANS)

Instagram quietly rolls out new Stories design in India

acebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram has quietly rolled out a new design on its Stories option in India. The semi-circular selector wheel design, spotted this week, has reduced and categorised the previous eight camera options to three -- Live, Camera and Create -- along with the flash option at the centre of the screen. The Live feature arranges Augmented Reality (AR) filters in the semicircular format. Towards its left, the Camera option displays Hands-Free, Forward, Superzoom and Boomerang options along with the AR filters on its right. The Create option lays out options including Tap to Type, Ask me a question, polls and countdown. Reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong had spotted the design first earlier in March. “Instagram is working on new ‘Stories’ user-interface, inspired from mechanical circular mode switcher in DSLRs,” Wong had tweeted. (IANS)

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With immense pride and joy and giving all the glory to God we the family of Dr. Kekhr ietshunuo Kire, D/o Lt. Neisokielie Kire and Mrs. Neikiezoü Kire would like to extend our heartiest congratulations for successfully completing her Ph.D in Business Administration and Management on the Topic “An empirical Study on Consumer behavioural determinants at shopping mall in south Indian towns” We are proud of your achievement and we wish you all the very best in your future endeavours. Loving mom, brothers, sisters, nephew & in-laws K-1505

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“I lived in a world of death. I’ve watched people I’ve loved die. Some fast with a bullet. Some not enough left to bury”. “Rambo: Last Blood” also stars Adriana Barraza, Oscar Jaenada, Paz Vega, Joaquin Cosío and many others in significant characters. Adrian Goldberg has helmed the film from a screenplay by Stallone and Matthew Cirulnick. (IANS)

fter enthralling fans with their latest hits in Delhi on Friday, South Korean K-Pop boy-band VAV will make the second stop of their India tour in Imphal. The group announced the tour in the beginning of May on social media, finally giving in to “requests from their Indian fans”, they told reporters in Delhi. The group will perform at the Indoor Stadium here on Sunday. The Delhi concert saw the group performing their hits like “Thrilla Killa” which has over 23 million views on YouTube. The six-member group

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Team India trolled for ‘fun day out in the woods’ Sarfaraz is fat and unfit: Akhtar

Team India indulged in a game of paintball.

London, Jun 1 (IANS): The Board of Control for Cricket in India tweeted images of the Indian team enjoying some quality time away from the nets before their 2019 World Cup campaign starts. The pictures

were posted with a caption, “Snapshots from #TeamIndia’s fun day out in the woods (sic.)” Immediately, there were hundreds of responses and most of them were from fans raising their concern

over why the team was not spending time in the nets. While some of the users simply asked, “Practice kaun karega? (who will practice)” others were a bit more colourful with their criticism of how the players

were spending their time in England. A user attempted to remind them that they were there to play a World Cup and not to “enjoy picnic”. One even said that it was okay if India did not win the World Cup but

warned against losing any match to Pakistan. There were similar responses to the players’ individual posts, as well. Hardik Pandya in particular posted an image of the day on Instagram with the caption, “Real life PUBG.” Replies to his post were mostly around fans wondering why he cropped out Jasprit Bumrah from the picture. It was not all brickbats though, with several responses to the critics stating that the team needs the downtime and that focussing too much on practice might put more pressure on the players. India will be facing South Africa in their opening game of the tournament on June 5. South Africa have already played one game -- the tournament opener against hosts England -- and they lost that match by 104 runs.

New Delhi, Jun 1 (IANS): Pakistan’s meek surrender in their match against West Indies hasn’t gone down well with former pacer Shoaib Akhtar and the bowler who was known to send shivers down the spine of opposition batsmen with his pace has ripped apart skipper Sarfaraz Ahmed and called him one of the most unfit cricketers in this generation. According to a senior Pakistani journalist Saj Sadiq, Shoaib called him ‘unfit’. “When Sarfaraz Ahmed came for the toss, his stomach was sticking out and his face was so fat. He’s the first captain I’ve seen who is so unfit. He’s not able to move across and he’s struggling with wicketkeeping,” Sadiq tweeted. Writing “Speechless” himself, Akhtar then tweeted: “Ok the match is over. Recollecting my thoughts and emotions. We have

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to back these boys, they are representing our nation. They need our support throughout the World Cup,” he said. “It’s a disappointing performance of Team Pakistan, let’s not disheart them more and back them up,” Akhtar wrote in the third and final tweet. Speaking after the game on Friday, skipper Sarfaraz said his batting department failed to click, resulting in a defeat for his side. “If you lose the toss in

these conditions, and lose wickets, it’s hard to come back into the game. Have to play positive cricket here. Didn’t do well as a batting unit today. We know they’re going to come hard with their pace bowlers. We didn’t play well against the short ball.” He however, seemed confident of making a comeback in the tournament and showered praise on pacer Mohammad Amir, who picked up three wickets for just 26 runs. “Today was a bad day. Confident my team will bounce back. Good to see Amir bowling well. Always good support here in England,” Sarfaraz said. Pakistan next play England at Trent Bridge on Monday and they will have their task cut out as the Englishmen are looking confident and thrashed South Africa in their opening game.

Afghanistan’s rise huge for cricket: Finch Kohima Town Club launches jersey for 3rd KFL

Lo n d o n, J u n 1 (IANS): Australia captain Aaron Finch was all praise for their opponents Afghanistan ahead of their World Cup opener. The two sides face each other on Saturday at the Bristol County Ground and Finch said that Afghanistan’s win against Pakistan in a warm-up game last week showed what they are capable of. “If you take your foot off the gas for a second they will hurt you,” said Finch, “and you still have to play at your absolute best to beat them.” The 32-year-old also spoke about the significance of Afghanistan’s fairytale rise in international cricket since the last

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time the two sides played in a World Cup back in 2015. “To see their growth in the last four years in particular has been huge,” said Finch. “Even them winning their warm-up game against Pakistan, they played brilliantly. They bowled excellent, they batted excellent.

They got such a huge following of cricket fans in Afghanistan and some huge marquee players that are so sought after around the world. Cricket is growing quicker and quicker there and it’s a great story. “I was talking to their captain Gulbadin (Naib) the other day and he was saying how passionate their fans are and how they have support all over the world now which is huge for the game of cricket.” Finch said that while Australia will be revealing their playing XI only at the toss, David Warner will be playing having recovered from a glute injury. “Davey is fine. He will play, no doubt about that,” he said.

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KOHIMA, Jun 1 (NPN): Kohima Town Club (KTC) officially launched the 3rd edition of the Kohima Football League and unveiled clubs jersey on Saturday at Where is the Food (WTF) restaurant, New Minister’s Hill, Kohima View Point, near Cathedral church in Kohima. In his address, K.Kire, IPS retired DGP, Nagaland and adviser KTC who graced the occasion as special guest, observed that sportspersons are better citizens than the others. “We have certain discipline, sportsman spirt that is the beauty in all of us,” he said, adding that sports bring people together and a sense of belonging to certain

fraternity. K.Kire who revealed he was a sportsperson too, said winning and losing were part of the game. He said the tournament will helped the players make new friends and that such friendship will last forever. As a Nagaland veteran football association president, he said the tournament was to keep the veterans players fit and also encourage the youngsters to take football. He hoped that through the tournament, players will get together, know each other better and build friendship while exhibiting their true sportsmanship during the game. He also advised players to forgive and forget when the referees commit

The seven participating Club of the 3rd Kohima Football League along with special guest K. Kire during the launching of the clubs jersey on Saturday, Kohima. (NP)

a mistakes, stating we are all human beings and further asked them to observe sportsmanship. Seven clubs- defending champions Sechü Zubza FC, Vanguard FC, Khriekesa FC, Forerunner, United 16

FC, A.Yhome FC and Kohima Eagles FC gave a brief introduction of the club and their respective team jerseys for the league. T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by convener, 3rd KFL Mathew Yhome, invo-

cation by secretary to Bishop, Rev. Fr. Renthungo Victor and Ruopfü Meyase proposed the vote of thanks. The 3rd edition will began from June 8 to the 26th at astro turf IG Stadium Kohima.

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Preview: Bruised South Africa New Zealand thrash Sri Lanka by 10 wickets look to put opening defeat behind

Martin Guptill finished the match unbeaten on 73 off 51 balls.

out of the ground. But it was Henry’s spell of seven straight overs that opened the gates for New Zealand’s domination against the 1996 champions. Henry stood out in the absence of senior paceman Tim Southee, who missed the game due to a calf injury, with his incisive pace and swing. He struck with the second delivery of the game to send Lahiru Thirimanne trudging back to the pavilion after the left-handed opener

had hit a boundary from the first ball. Thirimanne was initially ruled not out by the on-field umpire, but the Kiwis successfully reviewed the lbw call in their favour after replays suggested the ball pitched on line and would have hit the batsman’s leg stump. The left-handed Karunaratne, who has returned to the one-day side after a gap of four years, then put on 42 runs for the second wicket with Kusal Perera. But Williamson kept

Henry on for the bowler’s fifth over and the move paid off as he got Perera for 29 and Kusal Mendis without scoring on successive deliveries. Dhananjaya de Silva played the hat-trick ball with a glorious off drive, but soon fell to the pace of Lockie Ferguson after being trapped lbw. Sri Lanka skipper Dimuth Karunaratne stood out amid the ruins with his unbeaten 52 including a 52-run stand with Thisara Perera, who made 27 off 23 balls, to give his team’s total some respect. The rest of the batting showed little promise with three scores of nought in the innings including from former captain Angelo Mathews. Karunaratne registered his third ODI fifty in 81 balls as he ran out of partners after Lasith Malinga was bowled by Ferguson for one. Pacemen Colin de Grandhomme, James Neesham, Trent Boult and the team’s only spinner in the XI Mitchell Santner claimed a wicket each. The Black Caps, runners-up in the 2015 edition, will next face Bangladesh on June 5 in London. Sri Lanka meet Afghanistan in Cardiff on June 4. AFP

London, Jun 1 (IANS): Bangladesh will be facing a bruised South African side in their World Cup opener on Sunday at The Oval in London. The Proteas were condemned to a 104run defeat largely due to England’s ability to use the conditions better and the combined brilliance of Joffra Archer and Ben Stokes. While they could do little about the latter, South Africa will have learnt more about using the conditions which only makes Bangladesh’s task all the more difficult. Even in that defeat, South Africa showed that they have the resources to justify their tag as one of the favourites behind England, India and Australia. Q u i n t o n d e Ko c k looked good in his knock of 68 and the bowlers performed well enough to make it look like South Africa could win the match at the end of the England innings. Faf du Plessis and Aiden Markram fell to Archer while Hashim Amla was forced to retire hurt due to a bouncer from the 24-yearold but the three batsmen have done enough in inter-

A bruised South Africa will face determined Bangladesh.

national cricket to make it foolhardy to discount them on the basis of their performance in that match. Bangladesh were given an injury scare on Friday when Tamim Iqbal had to leave the nets after being struck by the ball on the left wrist. Tamim averages 50.71 in seven ODIs played in England and this includes scores of 128 and 95 in the first two matches of the 2017 Champions Trophy. Additionally, they are monitoring the fitness of captain Mashrafe Mortaza who has a hamstring issue and ace pacer Mustafizur Rahman who has been struggling with his calf. Mahmadullah has been nursing a shoulder injury while all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan suffered a back

spasm recently, although the latter is expected to be fully fit for the game. Bangladesh: Mashrafe Mortaza (c), Tamim Iqbal, Liton Das, Soumya Sarkar, Mushfiqur Rahim (wk), Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan (vc), Mohammad Mithun (wk), Sabbir Rahman, Mosaddek Hossain, Mohammad Saifuddin, Mehidy Hasan, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Jayed South Africa: Faf du Plessis (c), Quinton de Kock (vc & wk), David Miller, JP Duminy, Hashim Amla, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Dwaine Pretorius, Andile Phehlukwayo, Kagiso Rabada, Dale Steyn, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Imran Tahir, Tabraiz Shamsi.

C a r d i f f, U n it e d Kingdom, Jun 1 (AFP): New Zealand paceman Matt Henry led an inspired bowling unit to run through Sri Lanka’s batting and power the Black Caps to a 10wicket win in their World Cup opener on Saturday. Henry returned figures of 3-29 and combined with fellow paceman Lockie Ferguson who also took three wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for 136 in 29.2 overs in Cardiff. Martin Guptill and

Colin Munro then struck unbeaten half-centuries to make short work of their modest target. The Kiwis cruised home in 16.1 overs to register their third win in a World Cup game by 10 wickets. The right-left batting combination of Guptill, who hit 73, and Munro, who scored 58, had little trouble in smashing the Sri Lankan bowlers to all parts of the ground. Guptill hammered eight fours and two sixes including one hit that sailed

Age-defying Paes looking forward to Tokyo 2020

Sikkim all set to host highest Federer, Nadal reach record 14th French Open 4th round altitude marathon from June 3

Paris, Jun 1 (IANS): Leander Paes was just two weeks away from his 46th birthday on Friday when he won his opening doubles match at the French Open alongwith Frenchman Benoit Paire. This made him the oldest man to win a men’s doubles match at Roland Garros in the Open Era. “I’ve been around for 30 years, I’ve been around a long time. I’ve seen 12 generations. I’ve seen guys like (Pete) Sampras here, I’ve seen guys like (Pat) Rafter,” The highest altitude marathon is scheduled to be held from June 3 to June 5. he said after the match.

Kohima interhigher school football tourney DIMAPUR: The department of school education, youth resources and sports and Royal club kohima (RCK) have informed schools participating in the 3rdKohima district inter higher secondary school football tournament to get entry forms from UT Kohima town.

GANGTOK, JUN 1: Sikkim is all set to host the highest altitude marathon at the height of 17,800 ft. The highest altitude marathon is scheduled to be held from June 3 to June 5, 2019. The event will be organized at Gurudongmar, which is one of the most popular tourist spots in Sikkim, reports Northeast Now news. The Gur udongmar marathon, which is one of the highest marathons in the world, will be organised by

the Sikkim Mountaineering Association (SMA). The marathon will have runners from different parts of the country and also from other countries across the world. “The marathon will be organised to celebrate the World Runners Day, which falls on June 5,” said Sikkim Mountaineering Association president Kunzang Gyatso during a press conference at Gangtok on Thursday. Gyatso mentioned that the

high altitude marathon will have runners in the age group of 14 to 60 years. He added that through the event is an initiative to create mass awareness on running and health. A total of 70 runners have already registered their names so far and the registration process is still open offline. Gyatso expressed his belief that such event would further promote tourism and adventure sports in the state.

Paris, Jun 1 (IANS): Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal continued their own history as they reached French Open round of 16 for a record 14th time, while women’s second seed Karolina Pliskova became the latest potential title contender to be knocked out following a loss to Petra Martic in the third round here on Friday. Contesting his 400th Grand Slam match, Federer won the first two sets against Norwegian promise Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-1, before being pulled into a tie-break in the third set, but managed to go through with a score of 10-8, Xinhua news agency reports. “The third set could have gone either way. He had chances early, then later, and then again after,” admitted Federer. “It was nice to see him hang in there.” Federer will face Leonardo Mayer from Argentina for a quarter-final spot, and a potential semi-final clash with Nadal looms ahead. Nadal, in quest for a record-extending 12th French Open title, overcame Belgian 27th-seeded David

Roger Federer

Goffin 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. He said: “I played against a top player that had injuries, and he’s a little bit lower in the ranking now, but when he’s playing well, he’s a player that already showed to everybody that he can win against every player in this world.” His next opponent will be another Argentinian Juan Ignacio Londero. Pliskova lost 6-3, 6-3 to Martic, and her exit means that Naomi Osaka is set to maintain her world No. 1 status after the tournament.

Rafael Nadal

She conceded 28 unforced errors, double that of her Croatian opponent, and also lagged behind in points won on first and second serves. Prior to Pliskova, other challengers to Osaka’s throne have fallen by the wayside, as fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber was eliminated in the first round, fourth seed Kiki Bertens was laid low with an illness, and No. 6 seed Petra Kvitova withdrew through injury. “The court is pretty slow, so you just have to play some extra shots. She

has this kind of game which you don’t feel good about, and she played well,” she added. Elsewhere, the 2016 winner Garbine Muguruza upset ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina 6-3, 6-3. No. 7 seed Sloane Stephens also marched on with a 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 victory over Polona Hercog. The Chinese women’s pair of Duan Yingying and Zheng Saisai won their doubles second round match over Anna-Lena Groenefeld and Demi Schuurs 6-3, 6-2.

ICC allows fans to print ticket at Want to win something with Shuttle Rockers win first Nagaland PBL home after Trent Bridge fiasco Argentina in my career: Messi

New Delhi, Jun 1 (IANS): After the long queues outside the Trent Bridge Cricket Ground on Friday to enter the stadium for the West Indies-Pakistan game, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has now decided to make an exception and allow fans to print their tickets at home and walk into the ground with them to avoid another case of fans losing their cool as they wait to enter the stadium for a game. Speaking to IANS, Claire Furlong, ICC General Manager, Strategic Communications, said that while the majority of the tickets had already been delivered, the ICC has taken

a number of measures to ensure that fans don’t feel concerned travelling to England and Wales for the showpiece event. “There are a number of measures we have taken, this includes allowing fans to print their ticket at home (they just need to log onto their account and do so) so they can come with them, and we have stepped up our processes in venue to improve collection. The majority of tickets have been delivered now, but we are well set at venue if any fans have not received them,” she explained. While the official tickets printed come with holograms, Claire said security

arrangements have been made to ensure that there is no duplication when it comes to fans printing tickets at home. “Once a ticket has been printed, it effectively is disabled so can’t be duplicated. There’s a whole security system behind it to prevent that (duplication),” she pointed. Friday’s ticket issue had given some of the Indian fans quite a scare as they look to head to the UK over the course of the next month to watch Virat Kohli and his boys in action. In fact, they even wanted to know if they could be faced with a situation wherein they might have to return without watching a match. “This is scary. I have bought tickets for one game (India-Pakistan) and am travelling for that, bought an air ticket, paid exorbitant visa fees. I shudder to think that the ICC may ruin my plans and then just refund the money for the match ticket. You would expect the ICC to be professional! It is a matter of grave concern,” one fan had told IANS on conditions of anonymity.

Lionel Messi

Buenos Aires, Jun 1 (IANS): Lionel Messi has told of his burning desire to win a major trophy with Argentina as the Albiceleste bid to end a 26-year trophy drought at the Copa America in Brazil. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner was a part of the Argentina teams that finished runners-up at the 2014 World Cup, the 2015 Copa America and the 2016 Copa America, Xinhua news agency reports. “I want to finish my career and win something with the national team,” Messi said in an interview broadcast on Argentine television on Friday. “I don’t want to be left with the thought that things didn’t work out. I

want to pick myself up and try again. That’s life: fall down, get back up again and fight for your dreams.” Messi said that family life had taught him to better cope with losses, whether playing for Barcelona or Argentina. “The defeats hurt but I’m dealing with them differently,” the 31-yearold said. “When (eldest son) Thiago was born, my priorities changed. It hurts to lose but now I arrive at my house, see my children and wife and I get over it. Before, I’d arrive home and not want to watch television or eat. Now I have an obligation to be at the table with my kids.” Argentina, whose last major title came at the 1993 Copa America, are currently training in Buenos Aires in preparation for the Copa America, which will be played in five Brazilian cities from June 14 to July 7. The two-time world champions will begin their campaign against Colombia on June 15 before facing Paraguay and Qatar in the group stage.

Shuttle Rockers from Dimapur after winning the 1st Nagaland Premier Badminton League 2019 at Indoor Stadium, Kohima on 31st May 2019. (DIPR)

Punjab CM approves sports university Chandigarh, Jun 1 (IANS): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday gave clearance for the operationalisation of a new sports university in Patiala from September 1 and directed the Department of Higher Education to finalise the admission regulations for the first batch. Chairing a meeting of the steering committee for the establishment of the university, the Chief Minister also approved The Punjab Sports University as the name of the proposed institution, for which a draft

memorandum will be presented in the next cabinet meeting. An ordinance will be brought to ensure timely commencement of the academic session, according to an official spokesperson of the Chief Minister’s Office. The Chief Minister directed Deputy Commissioner of Patiala Kumar Amit to initiate the process of acquisition of 97 acres adjacent to the Rajiv Gandhi National Law University in Sidhowal village, for the construction of the university building. While 97 per cent of

the land is being provided free of cost by the village panchayat, the remaining will be acquired. Acceding to a proposal from the Deputy Commissioner, the Chief Minister also gave in-principle approval to reserve some Group C and D jobs for the eligible local people whose land is acquired. In the interim, Amarinder Singh asked the Sports Department to immediately take possession of Mohindra Kothi to run the institution there till the completion of the new building.

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