June 4, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 177

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Scholarship issue under probe: Imna

Correspondent

KOHIMA, JUN 3 (NPN): Higher & Technical Education minister Temjen Imna Along said the scholarship issue was being investigated

by Lok Ayukta (erstwhile Vigilance Commission) and asserted that no official found guilty would go unpunished.

Addressing media persons after a meeting at the directorate of technical education here on Monday evening, Along said he was not justifying the case, but as Lok Ayukta had taken over the case, truth would ultimately prevail.

He admitted having received the ultimatum of five days, though he was out of station, served

by All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) for the director of technical education to resign. He, however, remarked that “ANCSU has gone little bit too far” in seeking the director’s resignation.

The minister said the CAG report, on which ANCSU had based its allegation, was taken up by Lok Ayukta, adding the director would not know who the culprits were. He

JCPI to hold meet on CAB on June 7 DIMAPUR, JUN 3 (NPN): Joint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) along with the tirbe hohos and civil society organizations (CSOs) resolved to hold extensive deliberation on Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on June 7 at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur at 11 a.m.

In a press note, JCPI media cell stated that the decision was made following a joint meeting on May 18 with 12 tribal hohos; CSOs-- NTC, NGBF, NCD, CNTC, ENPUD, UNTABA, SN, ACAUT, Nagaland Garo Union, and Dimapur district based bodies like DDGBF, DUCCF, TUCT, CAKU, ASTD, WCH, LHD, DNSU, ASTUD, AYF, and DAYO. The house decided to deliberate on the contentious CAB issue with organizations like the Tenyimi People’s Organisation, Eastern Nagaland People’s Organisation, Central Nagaland Tribes Council, Kuki Inpi Nagaland and Kachari Tribal Council Nagaland– representing 16 tribes.

In this regard, JCPI has invited the three mass based organizations and two apex bodies to attend the meeting.

This is it!

“The Lok Sabha election results has made us very important here at home.”

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Temjen Imna Along (File)

said the department was trying its best to support the students and ensure that their scholarship fund was not misutilised.

He, however, regretted that All Nagaland College Students’ Union had gone to the street and created a negative image of the department.

Lamenting that the public was misled by the union as if this was the current year’s issue, he clarified that issue dated back to 2014-2016 when many of the present officials were not even there in the department while current director Er Arjun Singh was promoted as director only in June 2016.

Along said after

the CAG report of 2017 showed the discrepancies, the directorate had “recompensated” the CAG and “recovered the lost money and it was submitted”. He reiterated that as the issue was in the court of Lok Ayukta and that if any action had to be initiated, Lok Ayukta would recommend that, while assuring that no one would be spared, if found guilty.

Stating that technical students were the department’s utmost priority, Along claimed that the department was working in such a way that there should not be any controversy of the scholarship issue henceforth, adding that he was committed to corruption-free scholarship in the directorate. He also expressed surprise that ANCSU had given its verdict on the street, adding that this was not justified.

On his maintaining silence so long on the issue, the minister explained he was in New Delhi and that as the issue was of 2014-16, he was not aware of it. Further, as the matter had been taken up by Lok Ayukta, ANCSU should not pro-

ENSF serves 10-day deadline on state govt

DIMAPUR, JUN 3 (NPN): Eastern Naga Students’ Federation (ENSF) has served an ultimatum on the state government to redress relaxation policy for obtaining the professional qualification for those candidates belonging to six tribes (Chang, Konyak, Sangtam, Khiamniungan, Yimchungru and Phom) and introduce adequate B.Ed colleges on or before June 13, 2019.

In a press release, ENSF general secretary Imtichoba Chang cautioned that failure to meet its demands, the federation would initiate its own course of democratic action for which the department and the state government would be solely held responsible.

Concerning the relaxation policy, ENSF asserted that it had submitted representation on December 18, 2018 and reminder was published in local dailies on February 6, 2019.

The federation stated that relaxation policy had come into force on January 9, 2009 for a period of ten years. Despite serving representation and reminder, ENSF said the department and state government have proved to be neither efficient nor serious on the plea of the Eastern Nagas.

Further, ENSF said it had been strongly demanding that adequate B.Ed colleges be introduced in the district of Eastern Nagaland as existing institutions in Nagaland cannot accommodate all those aspiring eastern candidates seeking admission. However, the federation expressed dismay that the department and the government have failed to address grievances of the Eastern Nagas.

Meanwhile, the ENSF has directed all the federating units to be prepared both mentally and physically for the said cause.

nounce who was guilty of misusing the scholarship money, he added.

Mentioning that there was none greater than the law, including him and the directorate officials, Along said no one should comment on the issue at the moment unless Lok Ayukta came out with its verdict.

“Whatever verdict is given

will be made known, but until the director is proved guilty, he is innocent,” he stressed.

Meanwhile, reacting to Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation’s (NVCO) allegation of appointing non-indigenous person as director of Kelhoshe Polytechnic Aitozu ( K PA ) , (Cont’d on p-7)

ANCSU ‘indefinite hunger strike’ from today All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) Monday announced that it would sit on an ‘indefinite hunger strike’ from June 4, 2019 till the state government fulfilled the union’s charter of demands. In a representation addressed to the state chief minister, ANCSU president Katho P Awomi and general secretary Vimeyiekho Vitso listed out the union’s charter of demands which it had been demanding on several occasions.

The demands include immediate resignation of Director, Technical Education, action against those officials involved in the alleged misappropriation of state technical scholarship funds amounting to Rs.1.32 crore and immediate action on nodal cell to implement all kinds of scholarship schemes.

ANCSU also demanded immediate action on land issue of Kohima Science College and all other government colleges/institute.

Further, ANCSU demanded immediate advertisement of the 110 assistant professor sanctioned posts through Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) under department of higher education. The union has demanded immediate investigation on all kinds of scholarship schemes implemented in Nagaland funded by both state and centre.

Centre revises draft education policy; drops suggestion of mandatory Hindi NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (PTI): Centre on Monday dropped the contentious provision of mandatory teaching of Hindi in nonHindi speaking states, as it issued a revised draft education policy amid outrage over its earlier suggestion.

The DMK and other parties in Tamil Nadu had strongly opposed the threelanguage formula in the draft National Education Policy and alleged that it was tantamount to thrusting the Hindi language on the non-Hindi speaking states.

“Students who wish to change one or more of the three languages they are studying may do so in Grade 6 or Grade 7, so long as they are able to still demonstrate proficiency in three languages (one language at the literature level) in their modular Board Examinations some time during secondary school,” the revised draft of the NEP said.

In the earlier draft, the panel had suggested mandatory teaching of Hindi in non-Hindi speaking states.

“Students who wish to change one of the three languages they are study-

ing may do so in Grade 6, so long as the study of three languages by students in the Hindi-speaking states would continue to include Hindi and English and one of the modern Indian languages from other parts of India, while the study of languages by students in the non-Hindi-speaking states would include the regional language, Hindi and English,” the draft policy had earlier said.

The PMK, an ally of the BJP, had also alleged that the recommendation was imposition of Hindi and wanted the scrapping of the proposal. “It was a draft report and not a policy yet.

We have sought feedback from various stakeholders.

The committee has modified the earlier draft and made some changes,” a Human Resource Development Ministry official said.

According to the revised draft, the modular board examinations for language proficiency would test only basic proficiency in each language. “Such a change in language choice in Grade 6 would certainly be feasible if the student

so desires and would in such cases be supported by teachers and the schooling system.”

Union minister Prakash Javadekar, who had the formed the panel when he was the HRD minister in the previous term, had earlier asserted that no language should be imposed on anyone. He clarified that the committee had only prepared a draft report and no decision had been taken on implementing it.

Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu parties including main opposition DMK, celebrity music composer A R Rahman and the Congress in Telangana have welcomed the Centre dropping the contentious clause.

DMK said the decision showed that late party patriarch M Karunanidhi was “living,” apparently suggesting it was a success to the late leader’s legacy of opposing “imposition” of Hindi.

DMK said it would democratically fight tooth and nail any decision that may imperil the two-language formula in force in Tamil Nadu for five decades.

Bank fraud touches unprecedented Concerned only with landowners’ Rs 71,500 crore in 2018-19: RBI right to compensation, says LOU NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (PTI): Over 6,800 cases of bank fraud involving an unprecedented Rs 71,500 crore have been reported in 2018-19, the Reserve Bank of India has said.

A total of 5,916 such cases were reported by banks in 2017-18 involving Rs 41,167.03 crore, it said.

As many as 6,801 cases of fraud were reported by scheduled commercial banks and select financial institutions involving an amount of Rs 71,542.93 crore in the last fiscal (increase of over 73 per cent in the fraud amount), the RBI said in reply to an RTI query filed by PTI journalist.

In the last 11 fiscal years, a total of 53,334 cases of fraud were reported by banks involving a massive amount of Rs 2.05 lakh crore, RBI data said.

During 2008-09, a total of 4,372 cases were reported

involving an amount of Rs 1,860.09 crore. In 2009-10, Rs 1,998.94 crore worth fraud was reported in 4,669 cases.

A total of 4,534 and 4,093 such cases were reported in 2010-11 and 201112 involving Rs 3,815.76 crore and Rs 4,501.15 crore, respectively.

In the 2012-13 fiscal, 4,235 fraud cases involving Rs 8,590.86 crore were reported by banks as against 4,306 cases (involving Rs 10,170.81 crore) in 2013-14 and 4,639 cases (involving Rs 19,455.07 crore) in 201415, RBI said.

As many as 4,693 and 5,076 cases of fraud were reported in 2015-16 and 201617 involving Rs 18,698.82 crore and Rs 23,933.85 crore, respectively, it said.

“Cases of fraud reported to RBI are required to be filed by banks as criminal complaints with law

enforcement agencies. The information in respect of action being taken or already taken is not available readily,” RBI said. The data assumes significance as banks are grappling with highprofile fraud cases involving absconding billionaire Nirav Modi and liquor baron Vijay Mallya among others.

Large-scale fraud had prompted CVC to do an analysis and it came out with a report on top 100 frauds.

Analysis focussed on modus operandi, amount involved, type of lending (consortium or individual), anomalies observed, loopholes that facilitated perpetration of the fraud concerned and the systemic improvement required to plug the gaps in the system and procedures.

Measures suggested

by CVC included strengthening standard operating procedures and monitoring system, among others.

DIMAPUR, JUN 3 (NPN): Following adverse reaction to its demand for land compensation to landowners in the construction of four-lane highway between Purana Bazaar to Chumoukedima, Land Owners’ Union (LOU) NH-29 (Purana Bazaar to Chumoukedima) has clarified that it was concerned only with the landowners’ right to compensation, as was being applied across Nagaland.

In a rejoinder issued by its president K Vishepu Assumi and general secretary Vichosel Rhutso following a news item (“No one will be allowed to disturb 4-lane construction works”) that appeared in Nagaland Post on June 1 and issued by CGBU, the union asserted that the landowners did not encroach government land, but rather the government was encroaching individu-

als’ land in the name of Right of Way (ROW).

The Land Owners’ Union (LOU) NH-29 (Purana Bazaar to Chumoukedima) alleged that the state government was trying hard to enforce ROW without the knowledge of the landowners concerned.

LOU asked whether Right of Way was applied only in the Purana BazaarChumoukedima stretch of the National Highway or to all other parts of Nagaland while paying compensation.

Mentioning that it was not concerned under whose jurisdiction the national highway from Purana Bazar to Chumoukedima falls, and which was the prerogative of the appropriate NGOs to comment, the union appealed to all right-thinking citizens and organisations to extend moral support to this “just cause”.

NSCN (K) not to sign NCA with Myanmar IAF plane missing with 13 on board G U WA H AT I , J U N 3 (AGENCIES): NSCN (K) led by Aung Yung is firm on not signing the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) with the Myanmar Army (Tatmadaw) in spite of ‘repeated aggression’ by Naypidaw, reports News18.

According to NSCN (K), they want to continue their fight for ‘sovereignty’ of the Naga people.

Speaking to News18, the ministry of publicity (MIP) in-charge of NSCN (K) Joseph Lamkang, said, ‘‘Myanmar, in reality doesn’t care for the real aspiration of the Nagas. The seven years ceasefire only benefited them as it was one-sided.

NSCN started to feel that we were at the receiving end of Myanmar government’s operations. In last three years, they have been aggressively forcing us to sign the NCA. But, we did

not do so. Then they became aggressive at the negotiating table, stopped all our supply routes and have applied their famous ‘four cuts’ policy.’’

Lamkang added that Myanmar is well verse with the Naga issue, and they know that the subject is different from other ethnic issues. Lamkang remarked that Myanmar could have taken a different route rather than forcing her NCA on the Nagas. “Myanmar herself is not stable and the ethnic people are not happy with the way they are treated. We do not see a stable Myanmar now or in near future, unless they change their Constitution and mentality towards ethnic issues”, he added.

On the issue of NCA, Lamkang said, “The present NCA is the modern version of original Panglong Agreement of 1947. Nagas do not sign the old Panglong

Agreement because we decided to be independent.

Nagas have fought and died for it, hence why should we sign NCA? Myanmar has made a terrible mistake by trusting India too much.”

The Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) was a landmark ceasefire agreement between the government of Myanmar and representatives of various ethnic insurgent groups, officially known as “ethnic armed organisations” (EAOs) by the government. The draft was agreed upon by a majority of the invited parties on 31 March 2015, and the agreement was signed by President Thein Sein on 15 October 2015. The signing was witnessed by observers and delegates from the United Nations, the United Kingdom, Norway, Japan and the United States. A ceremony is held by the

government annually on the anniversary of the signing of the agreement.

The gover nment of Myanmar originally sent invitations to 15 different ethnic insurgent groups, inviting them to participate in longterm peace negotiations.

However, seven of those invited declined or dropped out during negotiations due to alleged unfairness. The Lahu Democratic Union and the New Mon State Party later joined the ceasefire and signed the agreement on February 13, 2018.

Hostilities between Tatmadaw and NSCN (K) have risen since over 400 soldiers from six battalions led by the Hkamti district tactical commander under the Tatmadaw’s North-West Command took control of the NSCN (K)’s headquarters in Taga area of Nanyun township on January 29, 2019.

DIMAPUR/SHILLONG, JUN 3 (NPN): An AN-32 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force with 13 people on board went missing after taking off from Jorhat at 12.27 p.m. Monday.

Defence PRO, Col C Konwer informed that the aircraft, carrying eight crew members and five passengers, was headed for Mechuka Advance Landing Ground in Arunachal Pradesh after which it lost contact.

PRO said the Air Force has deployed C-130, AN-32 aircraft, two Mi-17 and Indian Army ALH helicopters have been launched to locate the missing aircraft.

Defence minister, Rajnath Singh tweeted: “Spoke to Vice Chief of @IAF_ MCC, Air Marshal Rakesh Singh Bhadauria regarding the missing IAF AN-32 Aircraft which is overdue for some hours. He has apprised

A representational image of IAF’s AN-32 transport aircraft.

me of the steps taken by the IAF to find the missing aircraft. I pray for the safety of all passengers on board.”

“Efforts are on to establish the whereabouts of the aircraft. C-130J, AN-32 and Mi-17 of IAF and Indian Army ALH helicopter launched to locate the missing aircraft,” Wg. Cdr Ratnakar Singh, IAF spokesperson of Eastern Air Command informed Nagaland Post.

“Some reports of possible location of crash site were received, however, no

wreckage has been sighted so far,” he said.

IAF is coordinating with Indian Army, various government and civil agencies to locate the missing aircraft.

Search operations will continue from air and by ground parties of Indian Army throughout the night.

It may be recalled that the biggest AN-32 crash in recent times took place in 2016 when an aircraft carrying 29 people went down in the Bay of Bengal.

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SCERT diploma in school counselling

Advisor IPR, SCERT & Home Guards, Toshi Wungtung along with SCERT director, officials and graduating trainees on June 1. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Graduation ceremony-cum-induction for nine-month diploma in school counselling organised by State Council of Education Research & Tr a i n i n g ( S C E RT ) Nagaland was held at SIEMAT conference hall Kohima on June 1.

According to DIPR report, advisor IPR, SCERT and Home Guards, Toshi Wungtung in his speech, said that the school counselling course will contribute in policy making in the government and also take the society forward in the field of education. He

reminded the graduating teachers that they were the pioneering torch bearers in moulding the society for a better tomorrow. Wungtung opined that counselling in education was an important ingredient in building the career of students and a long term investment. He

NSA organises special talk

NSA members during the talk with professor Rangarajan and professor Rajat Datta.

DIMAPUR: Naga Scholars Association (NSA) organised a special talk on “At nature’s edge: History, ecology and the Asian century”, at School of International Studies (SIS), JNU, New Delhi on June 1.

A press release from NSA general secretary, Dr. Lungthuiyang Riamei stated that, professor Mahesh Rangarajan, author, academician, historian, researcher; professor Rajat Datta, professor of History and chairperson at Centre for Historical Studies, JNU were the speakers.

Prof. Mahesh Rangarajan explained that the two disciplines History and

Ecology were similar in nature as both disciplines described the past standing in the present to build a better future.

He pointed out that with the coming of the 20th century the rate of extinction of species had increased manifold. This should alert us, he said, to the magnitude of the environment crisis facing Asia and the world today.

He pointed out that war and conflicts in the 20th century impacted environment in a deadly manner. He cited the examples of Vietnam and Nagasaki where chemicals used went on to pollute water and soil

systems in Vietnam and had a debilitating impact on environment in Japan.

Finally, Dr. Rangarajan highlighted the importance of peace and justice for preserving the ecology and environment in the 21st century. The session ended with concluding remarks from the chairperson prof. Rajat Datta followed by vote of thanks

by Dr. Lungthuiyang Riamei, general secretary of NSA. The rapporteur was Dr. Ngoru Nixon.

Earlier, NSA president Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan gave the welcome note and introduced the speaker and chairperson.

3 injured in road mishap in Wokha

Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, JUN 3 (NPN): Three persons, husband, wife and daughter were injured when their vehicle reportedly went off the road near Hammock resort, Wokha

on Monday. According to reports, the family was returning from Mokokchung after attending a funeral service at the time of the accident. The injured were assisted by staff of Hammock resort, and were administered medical aid at Wokha district hospital.

therefore encouraged the teachers to bring about the inner-self and reform and structure the students for a better society.

Associate professor & nodal officer guidance & counselling cell, SCERT, Dr Zavise Rume said that through the director’s initiative the government of Nagaland implemented the course on April 5, 2017 in the state. He remarked that Nagaland was the first state in the country to introduce the counselling course in school and that many states in India wanted to adopt Nagaland method of school counselling.

He also encouraged the graduates to continue practicing professionalizing reading, writing, thinking, mediation and take the society forward. Principal secretary School Education & SCERT, Menukhol John congratulated the graduating trainees. Altogether 24 students graduated in the 1st batch and 46 new students were inducted for the course.

DIMAPUR: District administration Wokha in collaboration with Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) under the government policy for restricting the use of plastic in Nagaland donated seven sewing machines and also materials as one time assistance for cloth bag making.

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tre in Wokha on June 1 at LEH Ki, DIPR reported.

Inaugurating the c e n t r e, D C, Wo k h a , D r. M a n a z i r J e e l a n i Samoon said that the small contribution from district administration and Wokha Town Council (WTC) will be helpful to gain meaningful employment and livelihood. Dr. Manazir said that the centre was a long

term initiative, and urged the members to think in terms of how to generate revenue to make it more sustainable.

He also appealed to the civil societies to spread the awareness about the use of cloth bags. He also urged all to take cleanliness seriously and make it a daily habit.

Advisor, LEH, Oren-

Kohima: To preserve and protect the environment, the Southern Angami Youth Organization (SAYO) is all set to declare Dzükuo valley as “plastic free zone” coinciding with the World Environment Day (June 5).

Advisor of Youth Resources and Sports, Er.Zale Neikha will make the official declaration in the presence of public at Viswema village on June 5 at 10 am.

Earlier, the Southern Angami Youth Organisation has organised a threeday mass social work at Dzükou valley in the month of May. The volunteers were engaged in clearing the valley of disposing off non-degradable waste and re-emphasizing of proper waste management in the valley. The initiative to declare the Dzükou Valley as a ‘plastic free zone’ was taken

by SAYO in affirmation of its pledge to preserve and the protect the environment.

NPGN/NNC (N/A) clarifies

DIMAPUR: Reacting to the report “NPGN/NNC expels former president”, NPGN/ NNC (N/A) president T Ovung Monday said it was “ridiculous” to learn from former MIP that the Tatar Hoho meeting expelled and terminated the president and elected a new president by the Hoho. In a press release, T Ovung questioned “how and from where” did the Tatar Hoho come when the ministry/tatar hoho has been dissolved.

Claiming that there was not a single legislator including ato kilonser, Ovung said electing new president after the dissolution of the hoho meant that “they have already formed another government”. Stating that the mainstream i.e.

NPGN/NNC (NA) was still with him, Ovung said their claims were “baseless, null

and void as per Yezhaabo.”

He reiterated that dissolution of the ministry/hoho and imposition of “president’s rule” was necessitated due to “so many major crisis within the government” including corruption, unlawful activities, anti-national activities, misuse of power etc, which were “totally against the yezhaabo.”

Reminding that “president’s rule” has been imposed for six months, Ovung said the “government would be reformed after the expiry of the said period” so as to run the “government smoothly without any hindrance”. Ovung said that during the period of “president’s rule” everything would be done through his directive. Ovung stated that the other group was trying to fool the Nagas for their own benefit.

news in Brief Idd Namaj Dmu: Idgah Committee has informed that the Id-ul Fitr 2019 Namaj will be held in Dimapur Iddgah prayer ground, Golaghat road Dimapur at 7:45 a.m. The Id-ul Fitr will be led by Maulana Haji Fuzail Ahmed Sb. Pesh Imam Iddgah Jame Masjid, Dimapur.

Mokokchung DPDB meeting: Monthly meeting of Mokokchung District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) will be held on June 7 at 11 am at conference hall of ADC (Planning), Mokokchung. All HoDs in the district have been informed to attend the meeting positively.

DPDB Dimapur: DC and DPDB vice chairman Kevekha Kevin Zehol has convened the monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) Dimapur meeting on June 7 at 11 a.m. at the DC conference hall. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

BJP Nagaland state victory celebration programme: BJP Nagaland state unit will be conducting victory celebration programme of Namo 2.0 of BJP led NDA Government at the center, on June 5 at 11 a.m. at The Heritage, Old DC Bungalow.

WSH co-ordination meeting: Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) co-ordination meeting with all its frontal organisations will be held on June 8 at 11 am at Niuland, ADC conference hall. All frontal organisations under Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) such as Western Sumi Kukami Hoho (WSKH), Western Sumi Totimi Hoho (WSTH), Western Sumi Students Union (WSSU), Western Sumi Youth Front(WSYF), Western Sumi Sports Association(WSSA), Sumi Officers Union Dimapur(SOUD), Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (WSBAK) have been informed to attend positively.

KLC to observe WED: In view of World Environment Day (WED) falling on a national holiday on June 5, the Kohima Law College will observe the event on June 4 with social work based on the theme, “Air pollution”. All the students, teaching and non-teaching faculty have been requested to attend the social work compulsorily. Fine will be imposed on absentees. Further information can be contacted at 9436209438.

LCD free check-up camp in Dimapur: Lions Club of Dimapur (LCD) in association with Shalby Hospitals, Ahmedabad will be organising a free check-up camp for knee pain, hip pain, difficulty in climbing stairs and walking on June 8 at 9 am to 12 pm at Lions Club premises, Midland, Dimapur. Those, who want to checkup can register their names on the mentioned mobile numbers, 9436002423; 9436003792; 9436007399; Lions Health Centre, Das 9862828240 & Shalby Hospital 9624092666. Patients were asked to bring their old medical and latest X-ray reports.

LCYO cleanliness drive: Lower Chandmari Youth Organisation (LCYO) has informed all residents of Chandmari, that there will be a cleanliness drive along Dzuvuru stream site on June 5 at 9:30 am. All the youths have been requested to participate.

PWD: Philimi Welfare Dimapur (PWD) will hold its monthly prayer fellowship on June 8 at the residence of Hitoka Assumi at Padumpukhuri. All members have been requested to attend the fellowship positively.

RCCA: Rengma Class 1 Contractor Association (RCCA) president M. S Khing has convened an emergency meeting on June 7 at 10 am at Rengma Hoho office.

NPGN/NNC terminates one: NPGN/NNC has terminated Vicky Sumi, ‘leacy’ for misusing government funds. NPGN/NNC through its CAO UT-I in a press release has directed business establishment not to entertain the aforesaid person without the knowledge of its UT-1 chairman. Further queries can be contacted at 9615661479.

KCSU: Kohima Chakhesang Students Union (KCSU) held its 3rd union assembly on June 1, where new team, lead by president, Viewolo Koza and general secretary, Khrokute Lohe were elected for the tenure 2019-21.

LCC clarifies: Landmark Colony Council (LCC) has clarified that the news item published under the headline, “LCC as apex colony body”, should be read as, “such recommendations or certificates must be issued either by the chairman of the Landmark Colony Council (LCC) or by the GBs, officially appointed for the Landmark Colony” and not as published. LCC chairman, S. Bendang Ao and joint secretary, Lanuzulu have expressed regret for the error.

Governor interacts with NAP officers

RCH camp conducted at Tizit

DIMAPUR: Around 519 clients were benefitted from the Reproductive Child Health (RCH) camp conducted at 6th NAP camp, Tizit. The camp was organised by DHS, Mon with the assistance from Green Ply Foundation, Tizit and 6th NAP, Tizit.

A press release from NHM, Mon district media officer, Leeyan Chemshy stated that the camp provided wide range of services along with free medicines led by NVBDCP DPO, Dr. Limatula, Green Ply Foundation MO, Dr. Bangmoi, MO, Tizit PHC, Dr. Methna, Dr. Kumkiuba epidermologist, Dr. Elizabeth MO Ayush, SHP along with five nurses, two pharmacists, ICTC, NCD, NVBDCP, RNTCP, FLWs and DPMU staff. Dr. Limatula Aier, explained on the know-how of RCH and its programmes.

A short programme was conducted chaired by BPM Aboi Loche, and invocation offered by Sakulemba, home evangelist, Police Baptist Church 6th NAP.

Tailoring centre inaugurated in Wokha

DC Wokha, Dr.Manazir Jeelani Samoon and members of LEH donating the sewing machines on June 1. (DIPR)

Dzükou valley to be declared 'plastic free zone'

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 2019

poni Ezung thanked the district administration and WTC for the help extended to uplift the women community.

ADC & administrator WTC and SDO (C), Wokha, Chonbenthung Ezung also spoke.

BBBP tailoring centre: Similarly, a tailoring centre located at Police Point Wokha was also inaugurated by DC, Wokha on June 1, with a view to create self employment opportunities for girls and women.

In his speech, the DC said that under such initiatives a livelihood opportunity will be created for those women, who will be employed and engaged in the centre.

He also hoped that this will become a sustainable centre and whatever income generated out of this some small amount can be invested in purchasing more raw materials for the expansion of the tailoring centre. He also informed that as a token of support, the district administration will pay the house rent for six months.

CCC not to entertain donations DIMAPUR: Following complaints that “some fictitious and mendacious persons” were trying to extort the business community in the name of nationalism and under the banner of concocted unions/associations, the Council of Churches Colony (CCC) has henceforth resolved not to entertain any such individual/group (s).

The council has also resolved to not entertain unions/associations/ organisations collecting membership fees/donations etc within its jurisdiction.

In a statement, CCC chairperson, Kuholy Chishi said that the decision was taken at its executive meeting on June 2.

In this regard, the council strongly warned all those individuals/groups to stop exploiting and harassing the citizens of the colony with immediate effect.

It also asked the residents to report to the council in case of any such complaints.

P B Acharya with police officers of NAP in Delhi on June 2. (PRO Raj Bhavan)

DIMAPUR: Nagaland governor, P B Acharya called on union Home Minister, Amit Shah at his official residence in New Delhi on June 2.

According to PRO to Governor, Acharya congratulated Amit Shah on being appointed as the new Home Minster of the country and wished him the best. He also

met police officers of the Nagaland Armed Police (NAP) stationed in Delhi at Nagaland House, RK Puram. He encouraged the officers to perform their duties without fail and make Nagaland proud. NAP officers were led by deputy commandant 7th NAP, Khriebeinuo Kense and deputy commandant 8th NAP, H Achumi.

SSA, DMA mobilization training

Participants during the training held on June 1 in Zunheboto. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), District Mission Authority (DMA), Zunheboto organized a community mobilization training on May 31 and June 1 at VDB hall Zunheboto.

According to DIPR report, in the first session of the inaugural programme, administrative officer, Litsen Kikon, EAC Zunheboto urged all the representatives to be sincere in materializing the government’s initiative of “Right To Education” (RTE). Further, he

expressed concern over the ill effects of current practice of proxy teacher dangerously plaguing the Naga society. Earlier, in her keynote address, Sekhonulu Thingo, senior SDEO Zunheboto expressed her views on the nobility of a teacher’s job, which could yield blessings if performed with utmost sincerity and dedication.

Second session saw Elitoli Assumi speaking on SDMIS/CAL and the role of SMC/SMDC by Inato Jakha asst. district co-

ordinator. On the second day, briefings on RTE/ RAA/IED/RH by Huqheto Chishi; Midday meal

by Bokaho Jimo, AEO Zunheboto, Shaala Sidhi/ LO by Kahili, TOT and the final topics of training on accounts maintenance and auditing was delivered

by Uketo Yepthomi, Acct (SSA) MDAZ. The programme was attended by teachers, VEC chairmen, GBs, village council members, ZAPO members, women organizations, student bodies etc.

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Abhilash Misra addressing the gathering. (NP)

Correspondent Kohima, Jun 3 (NPN): Principal Secretary, School Education and SCERT, Menukhol John on Monday said that Naga society was lacking in financial literacy and yet to realize the importance of financial market management. Saying this, he urged the students to take up financial literacy at young age to be successful in life.

The secretary said this while addressing the gathering at the one day seminar with the heads of institutions for Financial Market Management (FMM) course-cum-certificate distribution for FMM course as special guest.

The programme was organized by National Stock Exchange (NSE) Academy Ltd and Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) at Capital Convention Centre, Kohima.

He lauded the NBSE and NSE for organizing the seminar and also congratulated the schools and teachers for introducing FMM as part of syllabus.

He reminded the gathering that FMM should start from one kitchen and must use creativity to run the business successfully.

Chief executive officer NSE academy limited Abhilash Misra in his address as guest speaker said that everyone should know

the basic skill of financial literacy as it has become essential for foundation skill. He encouraged the students to be skilful beyond the text book and also stressed on the need to possess the knowledge of earning, saving, securing future, life after retirement and others.

Mishra also called upon the students to learn financial skill even though they may not be from Commerce background.

Senior manager NSE academy Ltd, Avik Gupta spoke on financial markets employment potential, scope of FM skills, career opportunities of FMM, role of NSE Ltd in promoting financial education,

salient feature of FMM for the students.

NBSE chairman, Asano Sekhose in her key note address said financial literacy and foundation in financial management was an essential life skill, which should be acquired by everyone irrespective of jobs, profession, rich and poor. She said without the knowledge of economy or finance, one would be handicapped.

Sekhose also said that to inculcate and promote the knowledge of finance among the students, the Board in collaboration with the NSE have introduced the course for Class IX from the academic session 2016 on a pilot basis in some selected schools in Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur districts.

Acknowledging the importance of the course, the subject on finance has been made compulsory for all Class IX students from the academic session 2017 and the course was further extended to Class X from the academic session 2018.

Till date, 5129 students in 2016 and 14,290 students in 2017 have received the pass certificate for the course in Class IX, she added. Sekhose

also said that enrolment for the academic session 2018 was 13,026 in class IX and 10,150 in Class X and for the academic session 2019, 13,069 in Class IX and 10,165 in Class X have enrolled.

She also said that FMM course was introduced as an elective subject in both Arts and Science stream from the academic session 2018 with some modifications.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme began with an invocation by principal St. Xavier Higher Secondary School Jalukie, Fr. George Antony and word of experienced by principal Pranab Vidyapith Higher Secondary School, Dimapur Manoj Bhattacharjee and Benjongnengsang Longkumer from model HSS Konia.

Special song was presented by Aseii Riipreo Model HSS Kohima.

Altogether, 33 students qualified for FMM were given certificates by special guest and guest speaker.

The programme was attended by director SCERT, director School education, mission director Samagra Shiksha, students and heads of institutions from 120 schools.

3 MU signs MoU with TSUD for free education to Naga youths

(L-R) Speaker, TSUD, David Kenienguto Sorhie, Director, MU, Captain (retd) GS Vohra and president, TSUD, Rukewezo, at the press conference on Monday. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, Jun 3 (NPN): Mewar University (MU) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tenyimi Students Union Dimapur (TSUD) on Monday to provide free education to Naga youths for undergoing various education courses at MU, Chittorgarh, Rajasthan.

Addressing media persons, Director, MU, Captain (retd) GS Vohra said that Naga students willing to undergo further education at the University can avail free education through TSUD. He said all tuition fees will be free for Nagas joining the college through TSUD. However, he stated that a specific amount, which can be payable in instalment basis,

must be paid for fooding and lodgings.

Vohra further said that the university will be appointing a representative from TSUD to escort the candidates during their travel to the university.

When asked if there was any payment or registration needed to be done in order to avail the scholarship scheme for non Tenyimi candidates, president, TSUD, Rukewezo, stated that no amount will be charged to avail the scholarship. He further said that any individual from Nagaland can avail the scholarship scheme.

Candidates willing to avail the scholarship scheme can contact president, TSUD, Rukewezo (+91 82599 52415), for further information.

Paper bag distribution outlet in Wokha ISRO launches young scientist programme ‘YUVIKA’

DC Wokha along with chief Team Metamorphosis, M James Tungoe and SHGs.

DIMAPUR: As a follow-up to the state government’s policy to restrict use of plastic, a paper bag distribution point was inaugurated at Wokha town on June 3. The outlet was set up

by Team Metamorphosis, NSRLM and Self Help Groups (SHGs) in collaboration with district administration.

A press statement from TM chief, M. James Tungoe and secretary general, Oreno Ngullie stated that the distribution point was inaugurated by DC Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon.

In his speech, the DC

spoke on how to make paper and cloth bag more attractive for public consumption since polythene bag harmful in nature was available in open market at cost effective price. He therefore said that for cost effectiveness, the material should be durable and available readily.

DC also pointed out that paper bags to be produced must have excellent service at reasonable rate, quality assurance and high cost effectiveness.

The DC further said that since the SHGs had come forward to make paper bags, they should also not forget for what reason they

Sensitisation on environmental pollution

DIMAPUR: A community sensitisation programme on “environmental pollution and human animal conflict mitigation” was organised by Kiphire Wildlife Division, Department of Environment, Forests and Climate Change in association with Green Land Society and District Administration, Kiphire on May 31 at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall, Kiphire town.

According to Kiphire Wildlife Division, delivering keynote address, Green Land Society, chairman, Joyangthong, spoke on the pollution due to carelessness by human activities.

Wildlife Warden, Kiphire, Suman W M Sivachar, gave a presentation on the issues of human-animal conflict with examples from all over the country and Nagaland.

He also spoke on environmental pollution with special focus on air and plastic pollution. Sivachar highlighted that women, children and the elderly have been identified as the most vulnerable by United Nations Environment, when it comes to K Y M C

the harmful effects of pollution.

DC Kiphire, Shayung Phom, encouraged the participants and spoke about the indigenous use of eco-friendly products.

He encouraged the participants to learn from the hands-on training.

He stated that enforcement on the ban of singleuse plastics would be thorough and extended support to all those involved in the conservation of the environment.

Kiphire Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KTCCI) secretary, Tsalichem, while speaking on the current position of the plastic ban in Kiphire, said the KTCCI was facilitating the business groups and various stakeholders in doing away with plastic use and making availability of paper bags in the district.

To tackle plastic pollution, the programme was followed by a half day hands-on training to the participants on paper bag making led by LDAcum-computer assistant, Kiphire Wildlife Division, Samuel Walling.

have been formed. He told them to continue with their main goal and make paper bag as a supplementary and optimistic that they can carry the activities forward.

He further thanked the Team Metamorphosis for its cordial relationship with the district administration and undertaking various spheres of social activities like revival of culture, medical, environment and other social activities in the town.

Earlier, the programme chaired by Nzano Tungoe began with an invocation

by Zurenthung Humtsoe, assistant pastor WTBC.

DIMAPUR: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a special programme for school children- Young Scientist Programme or Yuva Vigyani Karyakram (YUVIKA), in tune with the government’s vision “Jai Vigyan, Jai Anusandhan”.

Under the programme, three students were selected from Nagaland- Kemesanuo Rio from Saint John’s High School, Diphupar- B, Abhimanyum P Deshmuk and Eyilobeni T Lotha from JNV, Chukitong.

More than 100 students – three students from each state and union territories, participated in the programme. They were imparted training by ISRO scientist.

Young Scientist Prog ramme was primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on space technology, space science and space application to the young children with the intent of arousing their interest in the emerging areas of space activities. It also seeks to inculcate scientific temper in students.

Raja Mouli further helped the students in developing their personality.

ISRO chairman, Dr K. Sivan gave away the medals to all the participants for representing their state.

ISRO also provided a Tab, T-shirt and bag to all the

young scientists.

Meanwhile, Headmaster, Johny Abraham on behalf of the students, teachers and parents expressed gratitude to Director of School Education for selecting Kemisanuo Rio for YUVIKA – 2019.

Kemesanuo Rio receiving a medal from ISRO chairman K. Sivan.

The training programme was conducted

by ISRO from May 13 to 25, 2019. During the two week course curriculum, the students were provided with course material which was already pre-loaded on their tablets. It included science topics like Rocket Engineering, Environment Science, Astronomy, Space Application, Renewable Energy and also soft skill improvement modules like leadership, team work, communication etc. The programme also covered invited talks and experience shared by the eminent scientists, facility and lab visits, hands on training, exclusive session with experts and a feedback session.

The residential training

programme was held at four ISRO centres.

The students from Nagaland along with some other states attended the programme at North Eastern Space Application Centre (NESAC), Shillong. Later, students from all the states assembled at Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC), Sriharikota. The students also visited ISRO laboratories and interacted with eminent scientists. Various topics on space technology, science and application were taught and explained by renowned Scientist. Former director NESAC, KC Bhattacharya taught the students about the history of Indian Satellite, types and parts of a satellite. The talk on “Personality” by Dr. Cherla

NSA holds interaction with Governor

Governor P B. Acharya with NSA members at Nagaland House, RK Puram, New Delhi on June 1.

DIMAPUR: Naga Scholars’ Association (NSA) held an interaction with Nagaland governor, P.B. Achar ya at Nagaland House, RK Puram, New Delhi on June 1, wherein Acharya impressed upon the Naga scholars on several issues concerning Naga society.

A press release from NSA president, Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan and general secretary, Dr. Lungthuiyang Raimei stated that, Acharya touched on basic issues such as, under-development, unemployment, poor education system and disunity among the Nagas.

While appreciating

the insights of the governor, the NSA drew the attention of governor to shed light on crucial issues that was confronting Naga society across borders. NSA posed three issues as the inordinate delay of IndoNaga political negotiation and the stalemate of the negotiation wherein the government of India has a crucial share of responsibility; the issue of militarization in Naga areas in India and Indo-Myanmar borders vis-à-vis human rights violations; the issue of the controversial bill -The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, that has attracted much protests from different sections of

the society including the Northeast; and the prevailing corruption in Nagaland including backdoor appointment systems in teachers’ recruitment.

Expressing his views on the various issues and on the stalemate of the Indo-Naga political negotiation, Acharya opined that the matter should be left to the negotiators. He felt that scholars and other civil society groups should be pro-active to address the issue of corrupt system in the state. He, however, did not give out his views on the issues of militarization, AFSPA and human rights violations in the Naga areas.

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Strengthening law & order top priority: Khandu Dr. Jitendra Singh reviews

state cabinet has approved creation of only one director for School Education by merging the posts of directors of Elementary Education and Secondary Education.

Referring to the growing unemployment problem in the state, the chief minister said the state government has already re-structured the state’s Industrial Policy and would explore all possible poten-

tial areas including efforts to invite outside investment in private as well as public sectors for gainful employment.

On the dilapidated roads in the state, especially in the state capital, Khandu who also holds charge of the PWD department, said he has held a meeting with deputy chief minister Chowna Mein on the issue and planning to bring a change in the communica-

Newly-elected MLAs of Sikkim Assembly take oath

India’s first Orchidarium opened in Meghalaya Correspondent

Gangtok, Jun 3 (PTI): The newly-elected members of Sikkim Legislative Assembly on Monday took oath of the membership of the House.

The Pro-Tem Speaker Sangay Lepcha administrated oath to the newlyelected MLAs during the day-long sitting of the House.

E i g h t m e m b e r s, including former chief minister Pawan Kumar Chamling, took oath in Nepali language, while one MLA each took in Lepcha and Bhutia languages respectively.

The rest of the MLAs took oath in English.

As soon as the House sat for the day, new Chief Minister P S Golay went up to the seat of his predecessor Chamling and greeted him before taking his seat in the House.

Before the oath ceremony took place, the Pro-Tem Speaker announced that three legislators Chamling, D T Lepcha and Kunga Nima

Lepcha have vacated one out of two assembly seats from where they were elected.

While Chamling and his party colleague D T Lepcha vacated Poklok-Kamrang seat and Martam-Rumtek seats, the SKM legislator and HRD Minister Kunga Nima Lepcha left Gangtok seat.

In all 28 MLAs took oath of the membership of the House.

Golay is not the member of the House at present.

The House subsequently elected the SKM first-term MLA L B Das as the Speaker by consensus, while the Pro-Tem Speaker Sangay Lepcha was elected as the Deputy Speaker.

As soon as the Speaker had settled on his chair, Chamling made an impromptu statement questioning the legitimacy of P S Golay’s appointment as the chief minister in the wake of his conviction to one year’s imprisonment

Issue-based support to NDA govt: MNF MP

Poster campaign for implementation of ILPS in Manipur commences

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IMPHAL, Jun 3: Days after it has warned the state government to press the Central government for early assent to Manipur People’s Bill-2018, student wing of the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) commenced its wall poster campaign on Monday.

Manipur People’s Bill2018 which was passed by the Manipur Legislative Assembly in August 2018 is yet to be implemented as an Act, pending assent from the President of India.

Expressing strong re-

sentment over the delay in giving assent, JCILPS had recently warned of recommencing its movement demanding implementation of ILPS or a similar legislation which will protect the indigenous people from ever increasing migrants.

Convener of the student wing of the JCILPS Dhanakumar Ningthouja said that the poster campaign was being launched to create awareness to the people on JCILPS’s movement for protection of indigenous people.

While demanding early President’s assent to the Manipur People Bill, 2018, the

SpiceJet to start GuwahatiDhaka flights on July 1 Ag a rta l a , J u n 3 (IANS): The budget carrier SpiceJet will introduce flights on the GuwahatiDhaka-Guwahati route on July 1, according to an airline spokesperson. To enhance connectivity between states and select international destinations, Guwahati-DhakaGuwahati flights would be launched from July 1, a SpiceJet spokesperson told IANS on Monday. SpiceJet

currently operates 43 daily flights connecting 22 cities in India. “This is the highest number of flights being operated by any Indian airline under the regional connectivity scheme,” a SpiceJet statement said.

Tripura’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has also been demanding flights between Agartala and Dhaka and other cities in Bangladesh.

Shillong, Jun 3: The first Orchidarium in India was opened for tourists at Upper Shillong in Meghalaya on Monday The 6000 square feet state of the art orchidarium is unique and is the only kind in the country having climate controlled system and displays several species of orchids.

Orchidarium was made functional by the Institute of Bio-resources and Sustainable Development (IBSD), an autonomous institute of Department of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology within a record time of 3 months Director IBSD, Prof.

Dinabandhu Sahoo said that IBSD is promoting orchid based bio-entrepreneurship to strengthen the bio-economy of the region as a major flagship programme.

North-east India houses about 900 species of orchids while Meghalaya houses 439 species.

JCILPS pressed the state to take necessary steps to update the National Registration of Citizenship (NRC) at the earliest.

I n t h e p o s t e r, t h e JCILPS called for maintaining work culture among the indigenous people and urged the people to stop hiring non-local labourers for works at home, including construction of houses and other structures. The JCILPS also asked house owners to report if they rented rooms to non-locals while urging the local youth clubs to cooperate with JCILPS in identifying non-local staying in the each locality.

“Many species are little known and are facing various threats both natural and anthropogenic. Unregulated wild collection of many species with ornamental values poses a big threat to their existence,” said Sahoo.

He said Orchids will encourage students and citizens of India to develop love and care for nature and also generate employment opportunities for many farmers and unemployed youth in the region.

“The estimated global trade of floriculture is 80 Billion USD. India shares a very low pie of this stake and still holds a meagre 0.6% of the total floriculture exports.

The Indian Floriculture market was worth INR 130 Billion in 2017.

The market is further projected to reach INR 394 Billion by 2023, at a CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 20% during 2018-2023,” added Sahoo.

ongoing projects of North East Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (NPN): Union minister of state (IC) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Dr Jitendra Singh Monday reviewed the ongoing projects of North East region and future plans.

The meeting was attended by officials of DoNER and Nor th Easter n Council (NEC).

The officials briefed the minister about the progress made on the ongoing projects in the region and also about the upcoming initiatives and projects to be implemented in the region.

The minister was informed that an amount of Rs 11 crore had been released for the construction of a 224 room hostel in JNU for NE students in Delhi. Dr. Singh was also informed that the hostel for North Eastern girl students, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister in Bengaluru recently, has also become functional.

In addition, the land acquisition process for hostel at

Newly-elected Arunachal MLAs take oath

Itanagar, Jun 3 (PTI): The newly-elected MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh took oath as members of the Seventh Legislative Assembly on Monday.

Pro-Tem Speaker Phosum Khimhun administered the oath to the newly elected legislators on the first day of the two- day session which began on Monday.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu was the first to take oath followed by Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein and the cabinet ministers. Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki was absent during the oath taking ceremony.

The BJP led by Khandu won 41 seats in the 60member Assembly, in the elections held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections on April 11 in the northeastern state bordering China.

The Janata Dal (United) won seven seats, National People’s Party five, Congress four, People’s Party of Arunachal one and Independents got two seats.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CHOZUBA DISTRICT : PHEK

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Dt. Chozuba 29th May 2019

Whereas Shri/Smt/kumara Mutsulu, S/o, W/o D/o Lt. Vesapra Nyekha a resident of Dzulhami Village/Town has applied for Succession Certificate in her/his name under the Indian Succession Act of 1925, to enable her/him to draw/claim dues and benefit in respect of her/his late Father Lt. Shri/Smti Vesapra who was working as Carpentry Helper GHS Dzulhami under the establishment of SDEO Chozuba (Department) and expired on 10-01-2015.

The applicant is minor and as such, Shri/Smti Jomoi Shijo D/o, S/o Muswupru of Dzulhami Village/ Town who is the uncle of the deceased, has to be appointed as Legal Guardian of Smti. Mutsulu.

Public are asked to file claims/objection if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

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Rohini for NE students has started and Rs 2.5 crore has been released to DDA. The status of the Rs. 50 crore North Eastern Cultural and Information Centre project, to be set up in Dwarka in Delhi, was also discussed during the meeting.

The Minister said that this Centre will act as a cultural and convention/information hub of the North Eastern Region in Delhi. It will be constructed at par with the international standards and will have a librarycum-reading room with material on North Eastern Region, an art gallery show-

casing the North East.

Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the development of NE region has been the priority for the Centre under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He assured that the Centre will make all efforts for the implementation of ongoing development projects in North East and will take measures to introduce new projects for the benefit of people. He also informed that ministers will soon start their visits to North East to have a first-hand knowledge and ground realities of the people there.

Tripura government sends DGP on long leave

Ag a rta l a , J u n 3 (PTI): The Tripura government has sent the Director General of Police, Akhil Kumar Shukla on long leave and given charge of the state police chief to ADGP (Law and Order) Rajib Singh, an official said on Monday.

A notification issued by the General Administration department said Shukla was sanctioned ‘Earned leave’ of 70 days from June 1 to August 9 along with permission to leave the station. The DGP is likely to return to his post and station on the expiry of leave, the notification added.

However, an official in the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on condition of anonymity said the state government was “not happy” with Shukla’s performance in maintaining law and order and he was told to go on “forced leave”.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on May 28 had appealed to all par-

ties to stop political violence in the state and had warned of stern action against the perpetrators irrespective of political identity.

Deb said that 186 cases of violence were registered in the state after the Election Commission announced the Lok Sabha election schedule.

The Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) has taken charge as the in-charge DGP on June 1, it said.

Earlier, on May 24, Chief Secretary L K Gupta was transferred by the Biplab Kumar Deb government to the State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD) as its chairman.

Eleven IAS officers, two IPS officers and three Tripura Civil Service (TCS) were transferred recently.

The official in the CMO said the transfers were made to make the administration more ‘dynamic’.

THYUTA SANTA TSUKONA ETSA KAKO Ete Lotha (Kyong) na kija, mekana okho na tsovo Razaphe Basa (LC) Bimla Yan n-dongo meta kutata na liko khi (shüi) liracho sana "nzontsü thyuta santa" ji tsungon 8/6/2019 yuta Enyathung taro ekhoe Shompo Jacob Yanthan meta (hapo) Razaphe Basa village jilona khiala.

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The Suruhuto Tokukujo Kuqhakulu Kohima (STKK) would like to express our heartiest congratulations to the following officers on being promoted to higher rank: 1. Shri. Lukheto Yeptho, Jt. Secretary to the Addl.

Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Er.Hekato Yeptho, DPO to the Deputy Director, under the Department of Land Resources Development. Nagaland, Kohima.

The STKK wishes and pray that the Almighty God bless and grant them more wisdom in their future endeavour.

(Hokito Jakhalu) (Jehovi Achumi) President (STKK) Gen. Secretary (STKK)

ST. JOHN’S SCHOOL KOHIMA

I, Ms. Lino Achumi, D/o Hozheto Achumi, R/o H/No. 168, Model Colony, Purana Bazaar-'A', Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India resident of above mentioned address.

2. That in my Bandhan Bank saving bank account my name has been entered/ recorded as Lino, whereas in my Rectified Aadhaar Card No. 4017 5618 8515, my name has been recorded as Lino Achumi.

3. That 'Achumi' is my Surname.

4. That the Name Lino Achumi and Lino, refers to one and same person, i.e. Me and my names.

5. That henceforth my name shall be use/record as Lino Achumi, in my Bandhan Bank Saving Bank Account.

VERIFICATION I, hereby verify that the contents made in para 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and beliefs and nothing materials is concealed therein.

Identified by (C. Jacob Kikon) ADVOCATE Deponent Solemnly sworn and signed by the deponent before me on this 03 day of June 2019 Regd. No. 978/2019 Notary Public Dimapur : Nagaland Date : 03/06/2019 DP-4006

OFFICE OF THE

The management, staff and students congratulate the fifth batch of its HSLC candidates for successfully clearing the HSLC Examination 2019 and upholding 100% result.

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Aizawl, Jun 3 (PTI): Ruling MNF leader and the lone Lok Sabha MP from Mizoram C Lalrosanga Monday said he would give issue-based support to the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre. According to a press statement issued by the Mizo National Front (MNF) Lalrosanga will, however, strongly oppose the government on any issue detrimental to the interests of Mizoram and the integrity of the country.

Lalrosanga said he would support the Narendra Modi government on issues which are good for the country in general and for the Mizo people in particular. “However, I will oppose the proposed Citizenship Amendment Bill tooth and nail if the central government continues to strive for its legislation without giving necessary exemption to Mizoram and the northeastern states,” he told party workers.

Legislation of the Citizenship Amendment Bill was the main plank of the opposition Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) and the Congress combine which had fielded Independent candidate Lalnghinglova Hmar against Lalrosanga.

in a corruption case by a lower court of Sikkim in late 2016 which the later had served out after the Sikkim High Court had upheld a year later.

Even as Chamling could complete his speech, the House was thrown in a turmoil as several treasury members got agitated and strongly rebutted the former Chief Minister’s contentious remarks.

The Speaker L B Das later expunged Chamling’s remarks as well as those by the members of treasury benches.

In his maiden speech in the 19th Sikkim Legislative Assembly, Golay, the Leader of the House, regretted the unfortunate remarks made against him by his predecessor and said that his appointment as the Chief Minister is legitimate.

Golay said that he wished to take everybody, including the opposition, along in taking Sikkim on the path of development and prosperity over the next five year.

assigned job. There should be no doubt in the state’s financial position which is healthy,” he said.

On the boundary issue between Arunachal and Assam, the chief minister declined to comment on the issue saying that the matter is sub-judiced in the Supreme Court.

He, however, appealed to the people of both the neighbouring states residing in the interstate border to maintain peace.

On allocation of Sports and Youth Affairs portfolio to Union Minister of State (Independent) Kiren Rijiju who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, Khandu expressing happiness disclosed that through there is no dearth of sporting talents in North East, but due to lack of modern infrastructure and guidance, the youths of the region are not in a position to excel.

“We have great hope on Rijiju that he will take the region to a new height in the sports sector,” the chief minister added.

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With immense joy and honour, the Akuk Ekhung Dimapur (AED) would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to its bonafide members : 1. Pastor ARHONTHUNG ODYUO on being ordained to Reverend, Bor-Lengri Lotha Baptist Church.

2. Mr. NOBEN LOTHA on being elevated to the post of Dy. Kilonser NSCN/GPRN. The AED further congratulate all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC 2019 and wishes them grand success in all their future endeavors.

May Almighty God bless you all!

(Mr. Chenisao Patton) Chairman Akuk Ekhung Dimapur

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tion network particularly in twin capital cities of Itanagar and Naharlagun.

“Sector roads and colony roads will be first developed,” he said.

The chief minister said the work on ambitious Trans Arunachal Highway (TAH) is “not going on in a satisfactory note” in the state.

“I will take a review meeting of the departmental officers immediately after the Assembly session and will issue warning to the contractors to speed up the works as per norms in time bound manner. I will also personally monitor the works,” he added.

When his attention was drawn on the allegation by National People’s Party (NPP) on the poor financial position of the state, Khandu claimed that the financial position of the state was healthy and sound.

“Immediately after the swearing in, I directed the Finance department to clear all the pending liabilities of the contractors who have completed their

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I ta nag a r , J u n 3 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh C h i e f M i n i s t e r Pe m a Khandu Monday said his government’s top priority is to strengthen the law and order apparatus in the state.

The state government last year had allocated adequate funds to the police department for procurement of arms and other equipments, he said.

“To strengthen the police forces in the state, the cabinet has sanctioned immediate creation of 1,000 posts of civil police in different levels which will go a long way in effective maintenance of law and order,” Khandu told reporters at the Assembly premise here.

The chief minister said that the DGP on Sunday informed that the procurement process has been completed and hopefully all the equipment will be made available by the end of this month.

In the education sector, another priority area of the new government, Khandu informed that the

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks as deputy Chief minister Manish Sisodia and Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot look on, at a press conference, Monday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said his government proposes to make metro and bus travel free for women in the national capital.

The proposal will be implemented within 2-3 months, he said.

The move comes ahead of the assembly elections scheduled early next year.

“Women will be given free rides in DTC, cluster buses and the Delhi Metro.

The government will bear their travel expenses,” Kejriwal said at a press conference.

For the remaining part of this financial year, the cost of this comes to Rs 700-800 crore, he said.

Kejriwal said he has asked officials to study the proposal. The government has also sought feedback from the public.

Officers have been given a week to prepare a detailed report after which a proposal will be brought in the cabinet, he said.

The step will not lead to congestion in the Delhi Metro, as the daily ridership will increase by just one lakh. Currently, 25 lakh people travel by metro daily, he said. He also said that his government accords top priority to women safety and has passed a tender to install 1.50 lakh CCTV cameras across the city.

“A survey for 70,000 CCTVs has been completed

and these will be installed by December. A proposal for another 1.40 lakh cameras in under consideration,” he said.

As many as 1.50 lakh CCTV cameras will be installed in government-run schools by November, Kejriwal added.

At a public meeting on Saturday, the chief minister had said his government was considering to make metro and bus travels free for women in Delhi “to encourage them to use public transport”.

Kejriwal had also said his government is in touch with city’s power regulator to bring down fixed charge component of electricity bill.

Court permits Vadra to travel US NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (IANS): A Delhi Court on Monday allowed Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law Robert Vadra, who is facing an Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe, to visit the US and the Netherlands for six weeks for his medical check-up.

Special Judge Arvind Kumar’s order came on Vadra’s plea seeking to travel abroad for a medical checkup. Vadra has said a tumour has been detected in his large intestine and he needs to travel abroad for a medical check-up.

The court imposed certain conditions against Vadra while allowing his plea including a direction to submit address with contact numbers and to inform the court about his arrival in India within 24 hours.

The court directed him neither to tamper with the evidence nor try to influence any witnesses in the case.

The court also asked him to join the investigation within 72 hours if so informed by the investigating officer. The court also asked him to furnish a fixed deposit receipt (FDR) of Rs 25 lakh.

The ED had strongly objected his plea mainly for London, apprehending that Vadra might tamper with the evidence if he was allowed to go there.

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relates to alleged ownership of overseas assets worth 1.9 million pounds. The charges against him pertain to undisclosed foreign assets and entities to evade tax.

Vadra was granted anticipatory bail on April 1 on the condition that he would not leave the country without permission and join the probe whenever required.

Vadra has submitted a medical certificate from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here.

He had told the court that his doctor had advised him to get a second opinion and therefore he wanted to go to London.

Representing the ED, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta has told the court that the doctor had not essentially asked Vadra to take a second opinion in London but only mentioned he can take it “if he wishes so”.

He said the investigation in the case was at a crucial stage and there were chances Vadra may not return. The ED argued that there were treatment facilities available in India.

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Bombay HC upholds death penalty for repeat offenders in rape cases MUMBAI, JUN 3 (AGENCIES): In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court on Monday upheld the constitutional validity of a provision introduced post the 2012 Nirbhaya gangrape case, allowing life imprisonment or death penalty to repeat convicts in rape cases, and dismissed the petitions filed by three convicts in the sensational Shakti Mill gangrape case of 2013.

Delivering the judgment, a division bench of justices B P Dharmadhikari and Revati Mohite Dere observed that the offence of rape was, in a sense, graver than murder. The three convicts in the Shakti Mill gangrape case had challenged the constitutional validity of section 376(e) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), under which they were sentenced to death for a repeat offence by a sessions court in 2014 -- the first such conviction under the changed law.

The three were convicted for raping a 22-yearold photojournalist inside the abandoned Shakti Mills compound in central Mumbai on August 22, 2013 and for raping an 18-year-old telephone operator at the same place some months earlier.

With the dismissal of the petitions, another bench of the high court will now

take up for final hearing the appeals filed by the convicts challenging their conviction and the death penalty imposed on them by a sessions court and also a petition filed by the state government for confirmation of their sentence.

"We are of the opinion that section 376(e) of the IPC is not ultra vires to the Constitution and hence, need not be quashed in the present case. Needless to state that the stigma that is attached to rape victims is lifelong. In a sense, the offence of rape can be said to be graver than that of murder," the bench said.

Under section 376(e), IPC, which was introduced by the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013, repeat offenders in rape cases face life imprisonment or death penalty.

The amendment was introduced on the basis of recommendations of the Justice J S Verma Committee, which was formed to consider changes in the existing laws to deal more sternly with offenders in cases of sexual offences following the nationwide outrage over the brutal gangrape of a 23-year-old paramedical student in Delhi.

The victim died subsequently and was referred to as "Nirbhaya" (fearless) for

her courage. The petitions were filed by Vijay Jadhav, Kasim Bengali and Salim Ansari, who were among the four convicted in April, 2014 by a sessions court for raping the photo-journalist in August, 2013.

They were 19, 21 and 28 years of age respectively at the time of the incident.

The court had imposed death penalty on Jadhav, Bengali and Ansari as they were also convicted for raping the telephone operator at the same place, months before raping the photojournalist.

The fourth convict, Siraj Khan, was sentenced to life imprisonment and a minor accused was sent to a correctional facility.

The trio, in April 2014, had approached the high court, challenging the validity of section 376(e) of the IPC, and had contended that the sessions court had acted beyond its power in awarding them the death penalty. They had argued that according to the Constitution, only the rarest-ofrare cases attracted capital punishment.

Therefore, the constitutional validity of section 376(e), IPC, which treated more than one offence of rape as "rarest of rare", needed to be examined, they had argued.

Gujarat BJP MLA apologises Rajnath says he will send ‘thank you’ note to parents of jawans for kicking NCP woman leader

Dated, Kohima the 3rd June 2019

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Singh said. The Siachen est militarised zone in the Glacier in the Karakorum world where the soldiers range is known as the high- have to battle frostbite and

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is greeted by army personnel on his arrival in Siachen, Monday. (PTI)

high winds. Avalanches and landslides are common at the glacier during the winters and temperatures can drop to as low as minus 60 degrees Celsius.

The Defence Minister said more than 1,100 soldiers have made the supreme sacrifice defending the Siachen Glacier. “The nation will always remain indebted to their service and sacrifice,” he said.

In his first visit outside Delhi as defence minister, Singh also reviewed security preparedness in Siachen with top field commanders of the area.

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Siachen are performing their duty with great courage and fortitude even in extreme conditions and treacherous terrain. I salute their vigour and valour,” the Defence Minister tweeted.

He also laid a wreath at the Siachen war memorial.

“I am proud of all Army personnel serving in Siachen who are leaving no stone unturned to defend our motherland,” Rajnath Singh said. “I am also proud of their parents who have sent their children to serve the nation by joining the armed forces. I will personally send a thank you note to them,”

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Earlier, Thawani had alleged that the woman and her husband, who are NCP leaders, came to attack him in a “preplanned manner”.

Balram Thawani had thrashed the woman on the streets when she went to his office for some work in the locality.

The video that played the entire incident attracted massive criticism from all quarters, compelling Balram Thawani to apologise.

He said, “I got swayed by emotions and I accept my mistake. It was not intentional. I have been in politics for the past 22 years and such a thing has never happened before. I will say sorry to her.”

In the viral video shared by ANI, Balram Thawani and his men could be seen thrashing the woman even as she struggled to get up on her feet.

The woman, Neetu Tejwani, told reporters the MLA slapped her so hard that she fell down, following which he started kicking and thrashing her.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 3, (AGENCIES): Gujarat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Balram Thawani has apologised after a video of him, beating and kicking a woman Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader in Naroda, went viral. Even though the woman was not willing to forgive him in the beginning, she later accepted his apology and tied him a rakhi.

The woman at first said that it is not possible to first murder someone and then ask for forgiveness. However, when the MLA visited the woman at her home and apologised to her and said that he is like her brother, the woman accepted his apology.

She also said that the MLA is like her elder brother, so she had to forgive him.

“I apologised and we have resolved the issue. I told my sister [Tejwani] to pardon me for my action. I’ve promised her that I will stand by her,” Thawani said.

Following the massive outrage over the incident, BJP Gujarat unit has issued a showcause notice to the MLA.

SRINAGAR, JUN 3 (PTI): Two days after taking charge as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Monday visited Siachen, the world’s highest battle field, and interacted with soldiers guarding the border beyond the heights of 12,000 ft.

Singh, who was accompanied by Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat and General Officer Commandingin-Chief of Northern Command Ranbir Singh, saluted the valour of the soldiers and said he will personally send a thank you note to their parents for letting them serve the nation. “Our soldiers in

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ue to huge demand for sand, the price has seen rising steadily over the years and has reached its zenith but still there are buyers who grudgingly play the exorbitant rates. Coarse sand from Deopani river under Karbi Anglong is in huge demand and increasing by the month.

Construction works in Nagaland and Manipur are totally dependent upon sand from Karbi Anglong. Sand mining from various rivers under Karbi Anglong is a business that transacts over a few hundred crore rupees every year. In a recent report, the mismanagement of the forest royalty in Karbi Anglong made news as it also revealed how the environment was being systematically destroyed by greedy sand miners.According to the report, River beds and agricultural land with sand deposits have been scrapped and stripped bare by openly flouting all rules and regulations of sand mining. Most of the sand mining in Karbi Anglong was alleged to be illegal as the trade has become a free-for-all. How Karbis have taken to sand mining like a mania is reminiscent of the 70s to 80s in Nagaland when log contract or logging became an activity for every Tom, Dick or Harry. River beds in Karbi Anglong are being destroyed due to unscientific mining carried on by the illegal miners who are using suction machines to pump out sand.

According to the report, revenue from illegal sand mining by sand mafia was not only causing a huge damage to the river beds but the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council(KAAC) is losing huge revenue.

This is only possible due to the connivance of the forest department in the district. On the other side, what is also a matter that needs immediate attention of the authorities in Nagaland is the overpricing of sand in Nagaland. A few years back, it was widely reported in the media that the overpricing is sometimes more than 500% of the cost at source after reaching Dimapur. A truck carrying sand from Karbi Anglong to Dimapur has to cough out cash at various gates manned by Assam Police at Koilamati, Khatkhati, Bokajan and Santipur. As the truck nears Nagaland, there are other unauthorised check gates manned by various groups and at the Nagaland check gate, money has to be paid to various other groups including the police. Sand from several sources in Karbi Anglong –Patradisa, Lungit, Deopani, Kanaighat etc have different textures and priced differently. The most coarse, Kanaightat, is used mainly for foundation and structure and though priced at around Rs.10,000 or Rs.12,000 at source, is sold at Rs.32,000 in Dimapur. That is why even though a truck or 400 cft of sand prices between Rs.10,000 to Rs.12,000 in Karbi Anglong is finally sold at Rs.23,000 to Rs.24,000 in Dimapur. In contrast, 400 cft of coarse sand which costs Rs.23,000 in Dimapur is sold at around Rs.10,000 to Rs.12,000 in Guwahati.

Construction costs are high in Nagaland owing to escalating prices of cement and bricks along with sand. In all the construction items, the cost of all the items are sky high and the hands of syndicates is all too evident. Authorities in Nagaland have to intervene not merely to check the abnormal rates but to prevent self-styled authorities from pushing up the prices further.

DailyDevotion “The Secret of the Lord” The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him… —Psalm 25:14 What is the sign of a friend? Is it that he tells you his secret sorrows? No, it is that he tells you his secret joys. Many people will confide their secret sorrows to you, but the final mark of intimacy is when they share their secret joys with you. Have we ever let God tell us any of His joys? Or are we continually telling God our secrets, leaving Him no time to talk to us? At the beginning of our Christian life we are full of requests to God. But then we find that God wants to get us into an intimate relationship with Himself— to get us in touch with His purposes. Are we so intimately united to Jesus Christ’s idea of prayer— “Your will be done” (Matthew 6:10)— that we catch the secrets of God? What makes God so dear to us is not so much His big blessings to us, but the tiny things, because they show His amazing intimacy with us— He knows every detail of each of our individual lives.

“Him shall He teach in the way He chooses” (Psalm 25:12). At first, we want the awareness of being guided

by God. But then as we grow spiritually, we live so fully aware of God that we do not even need to ask what His will is, because the thought of choosing another way will never occur to us. If we are saved and sanctified, God guides us by our everyday choices. And if we are about to choose what He does not want, He will give us a sense of doubt or restraint, which we must heed.

Whenever there is doubt, stop at once. Never try to reason it out, saying, “I wonder why I shouldn’t do this?”

God instructs us in what we choose; that is, He actually guides our common sense. And when we yield to His teachings and guidance, we no longer hinder His Spirit by continually asking, “Now, Lord, what is Your will?”

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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. ~ Confucius

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ama, what does Papa do in office?” “He scares monkeys, darling.” What are the strangest jobs that involve wild animals? * Ever y mor ning when I get to Shastri Bhavan, my office, I hear the sound of a man hooting.

He hoots off and on the entire day. His job is to scare away monkeys. The monkeys run when they see him, but whether it’s because of his voice, or the large stick he carries, is a moot point. As soon as he moves away they come back and sit on the ledges of the upper stories of the building – and outside my window, where I feed them.

Illegal langur kidnappers go from building to building (less so now because I have them arrestd) and tie up their langurs on the gate to keep rhesus monkeys at bay. Some humans are paid by temples to dress up as monkeys to scare the others away. * Snake Milkers are people who extract venom from snakes and other reptiles for medical applications, for the treatment of minor heart attacks and preventing blood clots, and for anti venom serums that can be used if a person is bitten by a snake. A lot of venom is needed every year, and the milker has to spend all day catching

and squeezing a snake’s mouth open so that he can push snake fangs into a plastic container in order to milk them. Being bitten is not unusual. In India, the Irulas in Tamil Nadu, who were snake hunters for snake skin, were taught

by Romulus Whittaker and Harry Miller, to collect venom and sell it to the snake institutes. In 1978, an Irula Snake-catchers Co-op, owned and operated by the Irula tribals, was formed with Romulus as the Technical Advisor and permissions were given to catch snakes and bring them to the Snake Park in Guindy where they are milked . * Brazil mosquito researchers, fighting malaria, must study the biting habits of the mosquito that spreads this deadly disease. In order to study these insects, Brazilian scientists offer themselves as bait. In the early evening, when mosquito activity is the most, a mosquito researcher sets himself up inside a mosquito-netting tent with a gap at the bottom. Mosquitoes fly in and get trapped inside, where the researcher sits. As they bite the legs, he or she draws them into a mouth tube and then into a container, catching upto 500 in 3 hours (which means at least 3000 bites). Many researchers get malaria. * An Avian Vomi-

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How we waste it tologist is employed by entomology laboratories to collect vomit samples from sick birds, to analyse the avian flu pattern. This means moving through fields and forests in search of vomit. * In 2014, the Giant Panda Protection and Research Center, in China’s Sichuan, announced its worldwide search for panda cub caretakers. Contenders faced several elimination rounds before getting the job. The ad stated “Your work has only one mission: spending 365 days with the pandas and sharing in their joys and sorrows.” * Better that, than working in China’s bear bile centres. Bears have a permanent tube fastened to their gall bladders, and the bile gatherers have to make sure the bile comes out and the bear, though in extreme pain, does not die. The bile is collected in jars and sold for the Chinese quack medicine industry. * Or even the rabbit hair puller-outers. The Chinese and French grow

rabbits in tiny cages. Every six weeks the hair pullers get them out, spread eagle them on a table with straps and then pull out bunches of hair while the rabbits scream. Amusement comes from hitting the rabbit to make it shut up. What does your illiterate Papa do? He tortures rabbits the whole day for a very small amount of money. * Movies, that need insects, employ an insect wrangler. These individuals grow ants, cockroaches and flies for films and exhibitions, and get more exotic insects depending on the movie order. The wrangler directs the insects during filming, by motivating them with food or pushing them away with air etc.

He has trained them to respond. * In Thailand there is a whole industry of jewellery made of butterfly wings (you can see them on sale at the airport).

There are people who actually tear the wings of live butterflies and quickly push them between plastic

covers edged with a gold lining. Add a hook and voila – earrings! * That is in the same league as snakeskin catchers who pin a live snake to the board and then strip its skin off. This is made into shoes/wallets/handbacks for the very rich and stupid.

Crocodile skinners do the same. Their job is catch the mouth of a baby crocodile and bind it. Hammer a nail into the neck which paralyses it and then strip the skin off.

For every guy who eats a live grasshopper, on reality shows as disgusting as Fear Factor and Survivor, there are people who are paid to do the same thing in real life. These masochists are called Gross Stunt Testers and their highly paid job includes doing everything that’s gross, like eating worms or cockroaches. The film and television industry employs them to test disgusting items, such as bugs and fluids, to make sure it is safe for others to consume on camera, in order to avoid lawsuits. * Professional elephant painters and dressers are hired to paint and decorate elephants during the festivities in Kerala. Sri Lanka has official outfitters for the elephants taking part in festivals. Each elephant has to be measured, and custom made outfits

are made for the body, trunk, ears, and tail of the animal. The drapery has to fit snugly to the elephant’s hide, instead of being tied on with rope. The elaborate creations take around two months to make. The outfits are bought by wealthy families and donated to the temple. Captive elephants are transported across the country to take part in these festivals. Every year at least ten elephants revolt under the heat of these dresses, the noise and the beating of the mahouts, and run amok. They are either killed immediately, or punished for months with beating. * Till a few decades ago leech were collected to draw blood from patients for therapeutic reasons.

Leech-gatherers waded through dense leech-filled areas and allowed them to latch onto their legs and suck, losing tremendous amounts of blood. When they were covered with leeches they waded back and took them off.

One short life and look how we waste it. On very enlightened Guru told me thirty years ago that Earth was the designated Hell for all the sinners of the Universe. One look at these jobs that we create and I can believe it. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@ nic.in, www.peopleforanimalsindia.org

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The importance of environment protection

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e all know that Environment is our surrounding which includes everything from a living being to a non-living thing.

The word “Environment” is derived from the French word ‘Environer’ which means ‘To encircle’ or ‘To surround’. The Environment Protection Act, 1986 clearly defines the word environment as the sum total of what is around something or someone. Environment is of two winds namely the natural and the built environment. The natural existence are such as plants, air, water, wind, etc. whereas the built environment are those that man is responsible for the dams, cities, factories, industries, etc.

Environment is the very basic essential that sustains the existence of all life forms on this planet. Of the eight planets in the Solar System, Earth is the only planet with suitable atmosphere and environment with the right components to support human life, flora and fauna. But, in the ongoing twenty to thirty decades the natural atmosphere is being polluted due to unnatural factors, while natural causes like volcanoes have its own turn in causing pollution, it is the man made ones that are more rampant. Human beings are indeed at the heart of the search for sustainable development, as our very survival depends on a very narrow range of environmental conditions.

Some of the current major problems of our environment are as follows; air pollution, water pollution, deforestation, global warming and climate change. Air pollution has become a major problem around 4.3 million death occurs due to indoor air pollution from the household cooking over coal, wood and biomass stoves.

While 3.7 million death occurs due to outdoor air pollution.

Improper chimneys causes serious problems as we inhale lot of smoke. Proper chimney is very important in villages since in our Naga society people stay in the kitchen more than any other room. The dust particles in the air produces from the non-black topped roads during dry seasons as the vehicles passed by causes serious health problems to the people. Dust from stone crusher, bad roads, burning of waste and vehicular emission adds rising air pollution in the city especially during dry season. Nearly 40% of the world population now faces chronic shortage of fresh water for daily needs. The

waters are polluted through the dumping of industrial waste, radioactive substances and coal mining through heavy metals and toxic chemicals present in the water it is unfit for consumption. The contaminated water kills around 2.2 million of people every year. In the state of Nagaland the major causes for water pollution is through the sewage water, and solid waste.

The time has come for us to develop a sense of urgent need to protect our environment as well as a sense of hope for its future. Plenty of damage has been done to the earth, the more is inflicted every day. “This land is your land, this land is my land”.

What land belongs in the hands of private owners, and what land should remain open to the public for all to enjoy.

Land is one of the world’s most important natural resources. It provides humanity with food and shelter, among numerous other things contributing to human survival.

However, it also provides for the existence of the plant and animal worlds. Therefore, it is important to protect and conserve our natural resources including air, water, and forest in order to maintain the overall health of our environment as all these resources are at some risk today. We are failing on our part in replacing the trees that we have cut or cleared the thick forest/jungle around us either for development or construction of roads and in order to fight for the menace of global warming, vigorous efforts should be made such as to discourage activities or development or business such as stone quarry, stone crusher, etc. which caused damages to environment. Water has become increasingly short in supply as the human population soars. An abundant of safe, clean water is a necessary for all life. By protecting rivers and their related ecosystems as well as searching for new sources of water, even in the form of preserving trees in the jungle and rocks in the rivers, we can assure ourselves of a substantial supply of this crucial substance in the future while still protecting important fish and wildlife habitat.

We are aware of the natural disasters that are occurring such as landslides, soil erosion and floods but more seriousness is the short supply of water. Why, are all these things happening? It’s because of our cruelty. We are not taking up

our duty. We are not looking after the beautiful creation of God. Together, let us save our land and our people.

Man made global warming is the biggest scam in the history of mankind to fulfil his greediness with the uncontrolled excessive use of fossil fuels. Nuclear exploration and unnecessary excessive use of artificial goods with the advent of the standard of living. In doing all these, we are not only polluting our natural environment, but we are also creating social, economic and political problem as well. When we harm the natural environment there arises the problems the problems like crimes, illiteracy, poverty, overpopulation, homelessness, traffic and most importantly our health both physically and mentally. Some of the major problems facing in Nagaland due to negligence and lack of civic sense is the ongoing menace of solid waste management, lack of proper drainage system and the recent raise in temperature during the last two years. Concerning Environmental protection, most of the citizens have the thinking and focuses on the role of government, legislation and law enforcement, however, in its broadest sense protection must be the responsibility of the people, for every single person on this earth is solely dependent on the basic needs of our existence i.e food, air and water. It is not only the duty of environmentalist and nature activists to protect our environment, indeed, we all are entitled to the protection of our environment. As a responsible citizen everyone of us should have a moral duty to protect our environment, for without environment, Life itself is not possible. Therefore, our main act and goal is to protect our environment and create awareness among our community, culture and society, for the security, preservation and cleaner, greener environment as a legacy and gift to our future generation.

World Environment Day is celebrated on the 5th June every year, and is the United Nations principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment. This year China will host the global World Environment Day celebration on 5th June and the theme to bring “Air Pollution” to an end.

Kezhokhoto Savi, Environment Activist & Asst. Professor, Kohima Law College

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More fruitful governance

he BJP’s real mascot, the effervescent man in his late sixties Mr. Narendra Modi is the numero uno in the BJP party as his charismatic personality pulled the crowd and earned him and his party a landslide victory to claim for government formation for the second consecutive times. And now the question of who is the next important man after Narendra Modi in the Cabinet is over after Modi has entrusted the number two Cabinet position of Home Minister to Amit Shah the think-tank and the mastermind behind the poll strategies of the recent Lok Sabha elections.

Moreover, Modi distributed crucial portfolios to debutants and several of his previous ministers including Nirmala Sitharaman reposing his trust in them for an excellent performance of his ministry.

Among the debutants, Amit Shah and S Jaishankar are the notable ministers who hold key portfolios and Modi perhaps would be happier to have his man Friday Amit Shah in the Cabinet as Shah is capable of handling the government with as much expertise as Modi himself. So, Modi’s responsibility and burden of work just reduce to half while Shah would be carrying out important policy matters in place of Modi. The duo seems to be in perfect sync as far as their works in the party and in the government are concerned.

In the first Cabinet meeting on

Friday, the government announced the two key decisions. The first being the government’s decision to extend PM KISAN scheme to all 14.5 crore farmers costing Rs.87,000 crore a year and another being the Rs.10,000 crore pension scheme for 5 crore farmers, thereby fulfilling the BJP’s poll promise.

The farmers in the country are in distress especially those whose crops were damaged due to inclement weather and the decision of the Cabinet to immediately address the farmers’ woes and immediate announcement of reliefs are indeed praise worthy. Equally important is the decision of the Cabinet to approve a new scheme, which assures minium monthly pension of Rs.3,000 to all shopkeepers, retail traders and self-employed persons after attaining the age of 60 years fulfilling its poll promise. Thus, Modi seriously started from the day one walking the talk.

Modi’s magic invoking a blend of youthful energy and experience into his Cabinet is superb and the induction of charming youngest minister Smriti Irani aged only 43 is a proof of Modi’s like for youthful energy. The fact that some old retreads who tasted the plum of office earlier have been kept out of his ministry to give rooms for new ones. In short, every Indian can expect more fruitful governance from Modi and company.

T K Nandanan, Kochi

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Sincerity is needed

There is clinical depression as we all know an inability to be happy or joyous. However as we look around, we find that rare is the person that reflects the radiance of genuine happiness or peace. Indeed, there is much to be sad about, in this miserable world of ours. Yes I use the extreme word, miserable, in the superlative. We have wars going on, famine strikes, there is drought and there is disease. Perhaps, one starts to wonder, does God indeed play dice with the universe? Was Einstein wrong? After all he was just a man.

The present day man has many heroes. We have sports stars who are almost demigods. Movie stars in the south of India have temples dedicated to them!

Modi is called an avatar after his second victory. Thus there are many power centers. Actually, it’s a total mess we are in now. Humanity, as a whole I mean.

Politics has failed, philosophers have failed. Ideologies too. Theology too only succeeds in confusing. Many are perplexed at the concept of predestination in the context of thiesm. Just as an aside, my proposition is this that we look at predestination with our limited human understanding and our understanding of simple logic. However, I am told God is infinite and omnipotent. There the answer perhaps lies in his infinite, mysterious logic. For, God’s logic might be different than ours. I as a questioner and thinker would only propose that we keep discussing. Let’s put our heads together. Let’s add up our insights. Let’s set up a collective ideology. Let’s express our angst. Thus at least we can get temporary relief and recoup ourselves for the next leg. Let us not be idle, for our beloved Nagaland needs us. A dollop of sincerity is needed. I am sure the answers will not evade our collective effort. Collective for the collective, that is my suggestion. Let our prose be almost, poetry, and our poetry be always more than verbose prose. Let us draw courage from the positive of positives that at least, we manage to smile, sometimes, despite it all.

Edward Lotha, (Edward5.fhl@gmail.com)

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

Precedence”. A 1968-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, Doval was also the first police officer to receive Kirti Chakra in 1988.

He was appointed as the fifth NSA in 2014. In its first innings, the Modi government conducted two important cross-border anti-terror operations under Doval’s watch. In September 2016, the Indian Army retaliated to a terror attack on an Army camp in Kashmir’s Uri with surgical strikes at terror camps across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-occupied

Smriti Irani is greeted as she takes charge as Minister of WCD at her office, in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (PTI): Smriti Irani Monday took charge as the Union Women and Child Development Minister and vowed to fulfil her commitment towards empowering women and creating a better tomorrow for children.

She was welcomed by senior officials of the ministry and Minister of State in the WCD Ministry Debashree Chaudhuri.

Soon after assuming charge, Irani held a meeting with all senior officials of the ministry.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (IANS): Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday took charge of the Health Ministry, a portfolio he was suddenly divested of in November 2014 after being allocated the department earlier that year in May. Harsh Vardhan, an ENT doctor by profession who reached his office at Nirman Bhavan on a cycle, said he will write to the Chief Ministers of the five states where the Ayushman Bharat - Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) scheme has not been implemented so far. “Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and Delhi have not implemented the scheme under which Rs 5 lakh annual medical cover is provided to each family belonging to vulnerable sections for treatment,” he told the media here.

department officials clarified that when the polytechnic was established in 1972, there was no local person with requisite technical background to teach. And that was how Er. Arjun Singh, through seniority and promotion, became the director. Senior department officials and principals of various polytechnics were also present at the press briefing.

KPA to be accredited: On the other hand, after 47 years of its establishment, KPA will be accredited under National Board of Accreditation (NBA). Along informed newsmen that the KPA principal would file for the accreditation on June 4, adding that once the accreditation was done, it would become a full-fledged engineering college.

Mayawati blames Akhilesh for UP poll drubbing; parts ways with SP L u c k n o w , J un 3(AGENCIES): Mayawati, who held a review meeting with office bearers and senior leaders of the BSP blamed Akhilesh Yadav for not being able to stop the division of Yadav votes during Lok Sabha election 2019.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday blamed gathbandhan (alliance) with Samajwadi Party (SP) for Uttar Pradesh election result and parted ways with Akishlesh Yadav’s party.

Mayawati, who held a review meeting with office bearers and senior leaders of the BSP blamed Akhilesh Yadav for not being able to stop the division of Yadav votes during Lok

Sabha election 2019.

According to sources, Mayawati in the meeting said that Akhilesh Yadav was not even able to assure victory for his own wife Dimple Yadav.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple Yadav lost the election by over 12,000 votes in Kannauj.

Unhappy with the alliance, Mayawati has dumped the SP, according to news agency ANI. Her party, the BSP is likely to contest the state Assembly election alone.

T h e d eve l o p m e n t comes after Mayawati had removed election coordinators of six states and two state presidents on Sunday, following the poor show in the Lok Sabha elections.

JAMMU, JUN 3 (PTI): The judgment in the rape and murder of an eightyear-old in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be delivered on June 10, nearly a year after the trial began in a court in Pathankot, special public prosecutor J K Chopra said Monday.

The day-to-day incamera trial began in the first week of June last year at the district and sessions court in Pathankot after the Supreme Court directed that the case be shifted out of Jammu and Kashmir.

The apex court move came after lawyers in Kathua prevented Crime Branch officials from filing a charge sheet in the case, which shocked the nation with the details of the brutality.

According to the charge sheet, the eightyear-old girl, who was kidnapped on January 10 last year, was allegedly raped in captivity in a small village temple in Kathua district after having been kept sedated for four days before she was bludgeoned to death.

his faith and giving me an opportunity to contribute to the well-being of children & foster Womenled Development. We will continue to fulfil our commitment towards empowering women and creating a better tomorrow for our children(sic),” she said in a tweet soon after assuming charge and posted pictures of her meeting the officials.

The Amethi MP has retained the charge of Textiles Ministry, a portfolio she held during the first term of the Narendra Modi government.

KO L K A T A , J U N 3 (IANS): Accusing the BJP of winning the LokSabha polls by misusing muscle, money and government power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for bringing back the system of paper ballots that was in use prior to electronic voting machines (EVMs) to save democracy.

“We have gone through the elections fighting against all the muscle, money, government, institutional power which were misused. Our workers fought boldly. We were discussing how money was looted and how money power destroyed democracy, as it is a true fact,” she said after a meeting with here party officials, MPs and MLAs at the state secretariat. “They (BJP) got 18 seats (in Bengal) with money, muscle, government, communal and media power.

They had targeted 23 seats and maybe EVMs were preprogrammed in favour of them,” Banerjee said. “The

New Delhi, Jun 3 (AGENCIES): More than a month after being asked to probe into allegations of conspiracy behind sexual harassment accusations against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi, Justice AK Patnaik has asked for more information from the Central Bureau of Investigation, Delhi Police and Intelligence Bureau to complete his inquiry.

Only after perusing the material sought from the three agencies, Justice Patnaik will make up him mind about the veracity of the claim, sources said, adding his report may not be ready

by July. While assigning the

probe to Justice Patnaik, a three-judge Special Bench of Justice Arun Mishra, Justice Rohinton F Nariman and Justice Deepak Gupta had on April 25 ordered the CBI Director, Intelligence Bureau Director and Delhi Police Commissioner to extend assistance to him “as and when required during his inquiry”.

His appointment followed a stunning allegation made by advocate Utsav Bains—who had claimed that there was a conspiracy to force the CJI to resign and that he was offered a bribe of Rs 1.5 crore for it.

Justice Giogoi too had said some “bigger force” wanted

inquiry panel completed its probe that Justice Patnaik commenced his investigation. On the completion of the probe, Justice Patnaik is expected to file a sealed cover report before the top court which will further look into the allegations of conspiracy to frame the CJI in a false sexual harassment case as alleged by Bains. The Supreme Court had asserted that it would take the matter to its logical conclusion.

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to “deactivate” the office of the CJI. The top court had asked Bains to submit all the documents and material he had to Justice Patnaik.

An in-house inquiry panel of Justice SA Bobde, Justice Indu Malhotra and Justice Indira Banerjee has already given a clean chit to the CJI on allegations of sexual harassment levelled by a dismissed woman employee of the top court. It was only after the in-house

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verdict was not spontaneous and the BJP’s victory was not based on people’s support. It was through an artificial mechanism, that is why they have been trying to capture party offices.” She also said the party would organise “public relations” marches across the state ahead of the Trinamool Congress’ annual Martyrs’ Day rally on July 21. “The July 21 rally originated from our movement which was for ‘No Identity Card, No Vote’. Our 13 workers were shot dead by the then CPI (M) government,” she said.

“We are starting a movement ‘Save Democ-

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racy, Bring Back Ballots’.

We do not want (electronic voting) machines but want ballots to save democracy,” she added. Appealing to opposition parties to raise their voices for bringing back ballots, Banerjee vowed to start the movement from the state that would spread across India.

The Chief Minister also said that she “does not consider the poll results based on EVMs to be the people’s verdict”. “How do you prove that there was no pre-planned programming?

The Election Commission should supervise this but they did not. You allow only two per cent votes to be counted and what about 98 per cent votes in the machine?” she asked.

“Several machines were replaced as many of them started malfunctioning during poll day. Mock polls were not conducted in case of new machines. How can one prove that the substitute machines were not preprogrammed?” she said.

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On February 26 this year, the Air Force conducted aerial strikes at a Jaishe-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp in Balakot in Pakistan after a ghastly terror attack in Kashmir’s Pulwama killed 40 CRPF personnel on February 14. Prior to planning of these operations, Doval also played a crucial role in ensuring the secure return of 46 Indian nurses, who were trapped in a hospital in wartorn Iraq. Doval’s deep understanding and execution of counter-terror operations and his stint in Pakistan as India’s top intelligence sleuth are seen as vital assets for national security.

Informed sources said that Doval and newly-appointed External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar would be the two prominent faces of PM Modi on the diplomatic and strategic fronts, both having vast experience in South East and South Asian strategic affairs.

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NEW DELHI, JUN 3 (IANS): National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval, who oversaw at least two cross-border military actions during the last five years, has been accorded an upgrade in his level to the Cabinet rank along with an extension of five years, co-terminus with the tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Doval, a 74-year-old former Intelligence Bureau chief, held the rank of Minister of State (MoS) till now.

The new order is applicable with effect from May 31, 2019, according to the June 2 decision of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet. “His (Doval’s) appointment will be coterminus with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, whichever is earlier,” said an order issued by the Ministry of Personnel. During the term, the order said, Doval will be assigned the rank of “Cabinet Minister in the table of

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0.11 per cent to 97.64.

“Fall in US treasury yields and bets for the US interest rate cut weighted on the American Dollar,” Sharma said.

Meanwhile, the 10year gover nment bond yield was at 6.99 per cent on Monday, against the previous close of 7.03 per cent on Friday.

According to Sharma, sharp fall is being witnessed in crude oil prices in the last three sessions and the same helped the rupee to appreciate against the dollar.

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Moreover, heavy buying in domestic equities, selling of the American currency by exporters and foreign fund inflows also supported the local unit.

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had settled at 69.70 to the US dollar.

This is the second straight session of gain for the domestic currency, during which it has strengthened by 58 paise.

Forex traders said the rupee strengthened on expectation of a rate cut in key policy rates by the Reserve Bank of India.

The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is slated to announce its bimonthly policy Thursday.

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The domestic currency opened strong at 69.48 and later rose to the day’s high of 69.10 at the interbank forex exchange market.

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nomic growth rate slowed to five-year low of 5.8 per cent during January-March quarter of 2018-19.

The growth rate of the economy has weakened mainly due to poor performance in the farm sector as well as in the manufacturing sector.

The RBI may go for another round of rate cut, third in a row, on Thursday to prop up the economic growth which dropped to a five-year low in the final quarter of 2018-19, experts said.

The RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is slated to announce its bi-monthly policy Thursday. The central bank had cut the short-term lending rate (repo rate) by 25 basis points each in its last two policy reviews.

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by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das will meet for three days beginning June 3 to firm up the second bimonthly monetary policy of the fiscal.

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constituents ended in the green.

Sectorally, BSE auto, healthcare, energy, consumer durables and metal were the top performers -- rising as much as 1.93 per cent.

All the 19 sectoral indices closed with gains.

However, broader indices BSE midcap with 0.90 per cent rise and smallcap with 0.48 per cent gains underperformed the benchmark Sensex.

The BSE gauge swung 598 points during the session and finally settled 553.42 points, or 1.39 per cent, higher at 40,267.62.

The broader NSE benchmark surged 165.75 points, or 1.39 per cent, to settle at 12,088.55.

According to experts, investors lapped up stocks amid expectations of an interest rate cut by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) this week, especially after a disappointing GDP print for the March quarter.

Data from Central Statistics Office (CSO) showed that India’s eco-

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New Delhi, Jun 3 (PTI): India’s foodgrains production is estimated to fall marginally to 283.37 million tonne (MT) in the 2018-19 crop year due to fall in pulses and coarse cereals output even as the country harvested record rice and wheat crops, according to government data.

The production of foodgrains (rice, wheat, coarse cereals and pulses) stood at 285.01 MT in the 2017-18 crop year (July-June). Releasing the third advance estimates of production of major crops for 2018-19, the agriculture ministry said the rice production is estimated at an all-time-high of 115.63 MT during 2018-19, beating the previous record of 112.76 MT achieved in 2017-18 crop year. Wheat output is also seen at record 101.20 MT, surpassing 99.87 MT in the previous year.

However, production of coarse cereals is estimated to be declined at 43.33 MT from record 46.97 MT in 2017-18 crop year. Pulses output, too, is pegged lower at 23.22 MT from record 25.42 MT. In non-foodgrains category, oilseeds output is estimated to be flat at 31.42 MT as against 31.45 MT in the previous year. Cotton production could fall to 27.59 million bales (of 170 kg each) in 2018-19 from 32.80 million bales in the previous year.

Sugarcane production is estimated at record 400.37 MT, up from 379.90 MT in the previous year.

The output of jute and mesta is seen lower at 9.79 million bales (of 180 kg each) from 10.03 million bales.

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an overall decrease.

Besides, the latest figure pointed to the strongest improvement in the health of the sector for three months. Moreover, the current growth sequence was stretched to 22 months.

According to Pollyanna De Lima, Principal Economist at IHS Markit and author of the report, “A revival in new order growth promoted a faster upturn in manufacturing production, as Indian firms sought to replenish inventories utilised in May to fulfil strengthening demand.”

Mumbai, Jun 3 (PTI): Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty Monday logged their fresh life-time closing highs on buying across the sectors, triggered by hopes of further rate cut by the RBI and continuity in reform measures by the new central government.

The 30-share BSE Sensex zoomed over 553 points to close at a record high of 40,267.62; while the 50-share Nifty surged nearly 166 points to settle at 12,088.55 -- all-time closing peak for the index.

Both indices also clocked their intra-day record highs by briefly touching 40,308.90 and 12,103.05, respectively, during the session.

Market analysts said Indian markets went against the trend seen on other bourses as investors were buoyed by falling crude oil prices, foreign fund inflows and hopes of rate cut by the Reserve Bank. Besides, market participants are expecting more strong reform measures by the new NDA government after a landslide victory in the general election, they added.

The Sensex majorly gained riding on a significant rally in heavyweights like HDFC twins, Reliance Industries and TCS. In percentage terms, however, Hero MotoCorp topped the Sensex chart by surging 6.01 per cent.

Other major gainers were Bajaj Auto, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, HUL, and Maruti, rallying up to 3.92 per cent.

Barring ICICI Bank, NTPC and ITC, all Sensex

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has contended that prices are unaffordable.

“Trai has given its recommendation on spectrum.

We have a system of standing committee, finance committee, they are examining it. Once they come with solution...whether there is a need for more consultation with Trai, we will have to look into it. Then, we have to go to the Cabinet and appoint auctioneer,” the minister said.

Other major issues on the minister’s immediate agenda include starting 5G trials in 100 days and creating a Broadband Readiness Index, which reflects the realities of the Indian market, besides fast-tracking of five lakh WiFi hotspots, and promoting telecom manufacturing in India. The index will be based on parameters like infrastructure, approval processes and utilisation of high-speed Internet.

“As far as 5G network is concerned, we will start trials in 100 days. We propose to earmark a portion of spectrum also for 5G purposes. It shall be our endeavour that 5G technology is also used for deprived

sections, social causes, education and health, and for bringing technology to rural people,” Prasad said.

5G will play a major role in digital inclusion, he said adding that the government will strive towards this goal. Another area would be channelising the start-up movement in India for proliferation of 5G, he said.

Prasad acknowledged the role of state-owned corporations in maintaining a “sober equilibrium” in the market, but at the same time sent out a strong message to the two telecom PSUs MTNL and BSNL, which are cash-strapped and have faced issues in payment of salaries in recent times. The minister emphasised that the two companies will have to “become professional”.

“Let my message clearly go to these two PSUs...It is in national interest that they remain healthy, we are working on that...But, they also need to become professional. While I will work towards their revival, they will have to respond with professional attitude,” he said. On the question of whether Chinese company Huawei will be allowed to participate in 5G trials, the minister said, “We will take a firm view on it. There are also security issues...it is not only a matter of technology, as regard their participtation in 5G is concerned...

Participtation of 5G is not conditional upon the trial being started.”

Mumbai, Jun 3 (IANS): Strengthening demand conditions accelerated the pace of India’s manufacturing sector output in May, a key economic indicator showed on Monday.

As per the Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), the composite indicator of manufacturing performance showed an index reading of 52.7 in May from 51.8 in April 2019.

An index reading of above 50 indicates an overall increase in economic activity, or growth, and below 50

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Setting an actionpacked agenda for the ministry soon after taking charge, Prasad said he would prioritise the revival of crisisridden telecom PSUs Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) but added that the two companies will have to reciprocate and do their bit by adopting a professional attitude.

On the contentious issue of whether Chinese telecom gear maker Huawei will be allowed to participate in the upcoming 5G trials, the minister told reporters that the “complex issue” will be looked at seriously including security aspects.

The minister also cleared the air over timing of spectrum auctions in the country, saying, “I am of the belief that in the current calendar year, we will auction spectrum.

We have adequate spectrum available.”

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has recommended auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies, including those for 5G services, at an estimated total base price of Rs 4.9 lakh crore, but the financially stressed industry

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Car bombing kills 19 in Syria’s Azaz

People gather at the site of a car bomb blast in Azaz, Syria June 2.

AZAZ (SYRIA), JUN 3 (AFP): At least 19 people were killed Sunday in a car bomb near a bustling market and mosque in a rebelheld city in northwestern Syria, a war monitor said.

Four children were among those killed in the explosion in Azaz, in the heart of a Turkish zone of influence in Aleppo province, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The attack also wounded more than 20 people, according to the Britain-based monitor.

“Many people were leaving evening prayers when the explosion happened,” Observatory head Rami Abdul Rahman told AFP. Shoppers buying clothes and gifts ahead of the upcoming Eid alFitr holiday were among those killed, said Jihad

Berro, a coroner at a local hospital.

He said the medical facility was crammed with victims and their relatives.

“The emergency rooms were full, we placed corpses on the floor,” he said.

“It is a real catastrophe before the Eid al-Fitr holiday,” which marks the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, said Berro.

12 killed as security forces storm Sudan sit-in protest

Protestors burn tyres during Sudan sit-in in Khartoum.

KHARTOUM, JUN 3 (IANS): At least 12 Sudanese protesters were reportedly killed and dozens injured on Monday after security forces attempted to disperse a sit-in outside the military headquarters in the African nation’s capital Khartoum.

Mohamed Babakr of the Central Committee of

Sudanese Doctors (CCSD) told Efe news that eight people of the many injured were in critical condition.

The Sudanese Professionals’ Association (SPA), one of the protest organisers, said that the forces were using live ammunition and extensive force to disperse peaceful demonstrators.

Protesters have been

staging the sit-in since early April demanding a transition to civilian rule following the ouster of President Omar al-Bashir, who had been in power for some 30 years.

The doctors’ committee urged the Red Crescent and Doctors Without Borders to help in evacuating the injured and the medical personnel trapped in the protest camp.

Al-Bashir, who took power after he led a coup in the oil-rich country in 1989, was deposed and arrested in a military coup in April that came after months of anti-government demonstrations.

However, protesters continued their sit-in saying the new military rulers were a continuation of al-Bashir’s former regime.

9 ministers, 2 governors from Muslim community in SL resign over allegations COLOMBO, JUN 3 (PTI): Nine Muslim ministers and two provincial governors from the minority community resigned Monday to allow the Sri Lankan government to investigate allegations against some of them on links to an Islamist extremist group blamed for the deadly Easter suicide bombings.

The Muslim politicians also protested what they term the government’s inability to ensure the safety of their community which constitute 9 per cent of the island’s 21 million population.

There are 19 Muslims lawmakers in the 225-member Parliament and nine of them held Cabinet, state and deputy ministerial positions.

“Until security of the people is ensured and until investigations are done by the police’s Crime Investigations Department (CID) is finalised we will stay as government back benchers,” Rauff Hakeem, a lawmaker for Sri Lanka Muslim Congress, told reporters.

Their resignations came four days after thousands of people, including majority Buddhist community monks, launched a protest in the pilgrim city of Kandy, demanding the expulsion of three Muslim leaders whom they alleged were linked to the National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ) - the banned outfit blamed for the attacks on three Colombo hotels K Y M C

and three churches.

Following the April 21 attacks that claimed 258 lives, some Muslim politicians representing the government came under criticism for their alleged support extended to the rising Muslim militancy.

Industry and Commerce Minister Rishath Bathiyutheen was accused of supporting the ISIS linked NTJ. The Sinhala majority nationalists were demanding the sacking of Bathiyutheen.

The Opposition moved a motion of no confidence in the Parliament against Bathiyutheen, who has denied links to the NTJ and its terror activities.

In the wake of the bombings, majority Sinhala community mobs attacked Muslim-owned properties in towns north of the capital killing one Muslim man and leaving hundreds of homes, shops and mosques vandalised.

“We took this decision (to resign) as a responsible community who is keen on ensuring reconciliation and peace in the country,” said Kabir Hashim, a senior minister. He said since the Easter Sunday attacks, the Muslim community had volunteered to give information on the NTJ. Hakeem said the Muslim community is concerned over the arrests of some innocent Muslims for alleged connections to the Easter Sunday attacks.

He said that police

must hold a proper inquiry and punish anyone if the terror group had been supported by them.

Western Province Governor Azath Salley and Eastern Province Governor MALM Hisbullah, handed over their resignation letters to President Maithripala Sirisena in response to protests by the Buddhist monks, officials said.

Salley and Hisbullah, both Muslim allies of Sirisena and appointed by him, were under pressure to resign after being accused of being linked to extremism.

Both Salley and Hisbullah have rejected the allegations.

Buddhist monk Athuraliye Rathana, who is also a parliamentarian from a Sirisena allied party, staged a hunger strike in the central town of Kandy near the foremost Buddhist shrine, the Temple of Tooth.

“I will end my fast only after the president will sack the two Muslim governors,” Rathana said at the commencement of his protest.

A crowd of about 10,000 Buddhists held demonstration at the famous temple on Monday morning raising anti-Muslim slogans.

Firebrand monk Galagodaaththe Gnanasara, released from jail on a presidential pardon last month, was also present. Gnanasara has long been accused of instigating hate crimes against Muslims.

An AFP photographer saw a large crowd gathering at the scene of the attack, charred vehicles dotting the side of the road.

Rescue workers searched through mounds of rubble, looking for bodies, he said.

Resident Abu Youssef said the explosion torched the neighbourhood.

“The damage is severe: at least six stores were burned, the storefronts of dozens of other stores were blown out,” he told AFP. It was not clear who was behind the attack, which came a day after a similar explosion killed 10 people and wounded 20 in the northeastern city of Raqa.

Turkey launched Operation Euphrates Shield in 2016 and seized more than 2,000 square kilometres of northern Syria including Azaz, clearing the area of Islamic State jihadists while preventing any Kurdish advance in the region.

Ankara keeps Turkish troops and intelligence forces in the area, and still backs Syrian rebels serving as police officers.

5 killed in Kabul blast targeting government bus KABUL, JUN 3 (IANS): At least five people were killed and 10 injured on Monday in an explosion in Kabul that targeted an Afghan government bus, officials said.

The explosion occurred at 1.30 p.m. on Darul Aman road near the American University of Afghanistan, reports Tolo News.

Interior Ministry spokesman Nasrat Rahimi confirmed that a magnetic IED targeted the bus which was carrying employees of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission.

Monday’s blast comes a day after four serial explosions took place in Kabul on Sunday, that killed two people and injured over 24 others.

Kabul has been rocked by explosions in the last one week.

On May 31, five people were killed when a car bomb targeting a convoy of foreign troops exploded.

On May 30, six people were killed in a suicide attack on the Marshal Fahim National Defence University

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Trump lands for UK state visit; reignites row with London Mayor Sadiq LONDON, JUN 3 (PTI): US President Donald Trump described Pakistani-origin London Mayor Sadiq Khan as “nasty” and a “stone cold loser” as he landed here on Monday with wife Melanie and an entourage of his family for a three-day state visit hosted by Queen Elizabeth II. Trump will meet members of the Royal Family, and is expected to discuss climate change and Chinese technology firm Huawei during his talks with outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May. Just moments before his Air Force One touched down at Stansted Airport, the US President took to Twitter in his characteristic style to attack London Mayor Khan with whom he has clashed in the past, terming him “nasty” and a “stone cold loser”.

“Sadiq Khan who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly “nasty” to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom. He is a stone cold loser who should

Donald Trump (File)

focus on crime in London, not me,” he said.

Trump compared the 48-year-old Khan with New York Mayor de Blasio as having done an equally “terrible job”.

Khan recently branded Trump a fascist and divisive figure who should not be accorded the pomp and ceremony associated with a UK state visit.

Protests are planned across the UK during the visit, including in London, Manchester, Belfast and Birmingham and a giant balloon depicting Trump as a baby is to take to the skies once again over London, in a repeat of his last UK visit in 2018.

On Monday, the US President will be given a tour of Westminster Abbey

and will also meet Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall for tea at their Clarence House residence in London.

In the evening, the Queen will host the ceremonial state banquet at Buckingham Palace for Trump and the First Lady Melania Trump. She will be joined by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate.

The agenda for Trump’s weeklong tour of Europe includes the World War II D-Day commemoration ceremonies on both sides of the English Channel and his first presidential visit to Ireland, which will include a stay at his coastal golf club.

British Prime Minister May, who is to preside over bilateral talks at Downing Street, will formally resign as PM a day after the US President leaves London on Thursday.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, House of Commons Speaker John Bercow, and Liberal Democrat leader Vince Cable are all boycotting the state banquet.

N.Korean official reappears after banishment reports NEW YORK, JUN 3 (IANS): Kim Yong-chol, a former North Korean spymaster and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeos counterpart in recent diplomatic contacts between Pyongyang and Washington, resurfaced in public, undermining a South Korean newspapers report that he was banished to forced labour in a re-education camp.

The North's official Korean Central News Agency on Monday included Kim Yong-chol's name on a list of officials who accompanied the country's Kim Jong-un to an art performance given by the wives of military officers on Sunday, reports The New York Times.

But on a roster of officials attending the event, Kim Yong-chol's name was listed 10th among 12 officials named.

In North Korea, an official's status is commonly gauged by his name's ranking in leadership rosters carried by state-run media.

In another telltale sign of his declining influence, Kim Yong-chol was not seen next to Kim Jongun, as he often used to be, in photos carried by the North Korean news agency

Kim Yong-chol (File)

on Monday.

On May 31, the conservative Chosun Ilbo, South Korea's largest daily newspaper, reported that Kim Yong-chol had been sent to a re-education camp as part of a political purge

of senior North Korean officials held responsible for the breakdown of the second summit meeting held in February between the Kim Jong-un, and US President Donald Trump.

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was widely seen as a huge embarrassment for Kim Jong-un, who is seen as infallible in his totalitarian state, The New York Times said.

During the summit meeting, Kim Jong-un demanded that Trump lift the most painful international sanctions against his country in return for partially dismantling his country's nuclear weapons facilities.

The meeting collapsed when Trump insisted on a quick and comprehensive rollback of the North's entire weapons of mass destruction program before lifting sanctions, leaving Kim to return home emptyhanded.

Key members of Kim Yong-chol's team, including the North's special envoy to US, Kim Hyok-chol, and Kim Song-hye, both of whom accompanied Kim

Yong-chol when he visited Trump in the Oval Office in January, have since disappeared from the North's state-run news media.

They led workinglevel negotiations with US officials ahead of the Hanoi summit.

The Chosun Ilbo had reported that Kim Hyokchol was executed by firing squad in March. But South Korean officials could not confirm the report.

Meanwhile, Lee Sangmin, a spokesman for the South's Unification Ministry, said on Monday that his Ministry had no comment on Kim Yong-chol's reappearance in North Korean media.

But he confir med that the report on Monday marked the first time North Korean state media had mentioned Kim Yongchol's name in 50 days.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”

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WWE legend Ric Flair gets new Christian Bale and Matt Damon ‘Flying-V’ plane named after pacemaker after health struggles star in first ‘Ford v Ferrari’ trailer a GUITAR burns 20% less fuel

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utch airline KLM are funding a pioneering aeronautical project which could see the shape and layout of commercial aeroplanes changed forever.

The stunning ‘Flying-V’ design, financially backed by KLM, has the same wingspan as existing planes and is able to carry up to 314 passengers.

It is named after the iconic Gibson Flying-V electric guitar used by a number of legendary players - from Eddie Van Halen and Jimi Hendrix, to Brian May and Keith Richards.

The concept craft, developed by researchers at Delft Technology University in the Netherlands, flares diagonally backwards from

it nose to create the striking V-shape.

Its designers say this unique configuration uses 20 per cent less fuel. The wings would host the passenger space, cargo hold, fuel tanks and all other infrastructure, it is believed.

A pair of turbofan jet engines will be mounted at its rear and the design would drastically reduce both the carbon footprint of air travel and the expenditure on fuel.

Pieter Elbers, the KLM chief executive, refused to reveal the exact extent of the project but it is being heralded as a potential leader in the field of ‘sustainable aviation initiatives’.

Its size makes it a comparable rival to the traditional Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787 and it would be able to use existing gates, hangars and runways.

Its total width is 215ft (65m) and its length will be slightly shorter, at 180 ft (55m).

Details of what the inside will look like are scarce but it will inevitably allow for a range of innovative seating arrangements, rooms and fittings.

Lightweight furniture will enable the plane to maximise its gains in fuel efficiency.

Professor Henri Werij, dean of the university’s faculty of aerospace engineering, said the object was to make aviation more sustainable, according to The Times.

‘New and energy-efficient aircraft designs such as the Flying-V are important, as are new forms of propulsion. Our ultimate aim is emission-free flight,’ he said.

The aircraft name is derived from the moniker of the electric guitar developed by Gibson in 1958.

(Dailymail)

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he Nature Boy is on the mend.

Ric Flair revealed that after being hospitalized in May, he now has a new pacemaker — and plans to live for a long time.

“Alive and well, believe it or not, whether you like it or not,” the 70-yearold WWE legend told TMZ Sports on Saturday.

Flair revealed that he’d been hospitalized several times within the last two months, but that his condition at those times flew under the radar.

“What happened was, this is the fourth time I’ve been in [the hospital] in seven weeks,” he said. “The other ones I was able to just lay low and go in for procedures. They finally

HC dismisses plea seeking stay on ‘Bharat’ movie sion.

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he Delhi High Court on Monday rejected a plea seeking a stay on the release of Salman Khan’s upcoming movie “Bharat”.

A Division Bench of Justices J.R. Midha and Chander Shekhar said that the petition was without merit and premature as the petitioner has only seen

the trailer and not the full movie.

The bench also watched the trailer of the movie inside the courtroom and found nothing wrong in it.

The court was hearing a plea filed by activist Vikas Tyagi who said that the word ‘Bharat’ cannot be used for commercial purposes.

London museum may acquire ‘Trump Baby Blimp’

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rump Baby Blimp”, the sixmeter balloon which was a symbol of protest during US President Donald Trump’s visit to London last year, may again take to the skies this week with Trump visiting the city again. The Museum of London on Monday announced its ambition to acquire two giant balloons depicting as babies US President Donald Trump and city Mayor Sadiq Khan as part of its permanent “Protest” collection.

It hopes to reach out to the creators of both soon.

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blimp of Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, was also created and floated in the capital to protest against some of his policies and advocate the Londoners’ right to freedom of speech, it added. If acquired, the balloons will join the Museum’s “Protest” collection, which comprises objects related to the Suffrage movement 100 years ago, banners, flags, and tents that belonged to Brian Haw, who used to actively protest outside the Houses of Parliament, as well as recent placards used by protesters against public spending cuts.

The US President arrived in London on Monday on a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom. “We are yet to hear if the Sadiq Khan balloon will make another appearance,” the Museum of London said.

(IANS)

Tyagi has requested the Delhi High Court to direct the producer and director of the film to change the title of the movie.

He said that the title was in violation of Section 3 of the Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act which prohibits the use of “Bharat” for any trade, business and profes-

As per the Constitution, ‘Bharat’ is the official name of the country, he argued. He has also sought a change in the dialogue where the character has been compared to the country.

Tyagi said the court should put an end to the tricks of encashing the people’s patriotic sentiments and if such things don’t stop, patriotism will have a new vulgar look.

“Bharat” is an adaptation of the Korean film “An Ode To My Father”.

“Having watched the South Korean film, I felt there is no need to name this film after our nation. It is merely a shameless, cunning stratagem to encash the deep rooted feelings for the country...,” the petitioner said. The activist added that after watching the trailer, he concluded that it was a typical entertainer.

(IANS)

figured out what type of pacemaker to put on me.

Which I found out just exactly how important the operation of your heart is — you can’t breathe if your heart’s not working.”

He added, “I stayed for 48 hours just to make sure because we’ve been trying everything.”

Flair revealed he also had a blood clot, which was remedied.

“I’m feeling great,” he said. “I’m going to live to 95!”

The iconic wrestler says that Vince McMahon, Hulk Hogan, Charles Barkley, Ted DiBiase, Darius Rucker and rapper Offset were among those to offer Flair their well-wishes while he was under the weather.

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he first trailer has been released for ‘Ford v Ferrari’, starring Matt Damon as Ford’s maverick car designer Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as Ken Miles – the fearless British racing driver who tried out Shelby’s design.

Directed by ‘Walk The Line’ filmmaker James Mangold, ‘Ford v Ferrari’ is based around the 1966 Le Mans 24-hour race, when Ford set out to challenge Ferrari’s dominance in the motor racing world.

The film also stars Catriona Balfe, Jon Bernthal, Josh Lucas, Noah Jupe and Tracy Letts.

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ctor Nicolas Cage and his fourth wife Erika Koike are officially divorced after a four-day marriage.

The former couple were granted the divorce three months after their wedding, which they tried to annul after four days, after Cage claimed he was 'too drunk' to marry, reports dailymail.co.uk.

TMZ state that according to court records, the judge in Clark County,

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which added that Killdren’s stage show depicted “live killings” of Tory voters.

The Jo Cox Foundation, which was set up in the name of the murdered Labour MP, condemned the band’s appearance at Glastonbury.

“The direct incitement of violence and abuse, on any platform and in any sector, is wrong,” said chief executive Catherine Anderson.

“All of us need to call out this kind of language, until we return to a more civil way of being able to debate difference of opinions - without having to resort to threats and

order.

Bale was most recently seen playing Dick Cheney in ‘Vice’, while Damon last starred as Gardner Lodge in George Clooney’s ‘Suburbicon’. He has since also had cameos in ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, ‘Unsane’ and ‘Deadpool 2’.

As well as directing Johnny Cash biopic ‘Walk The Line’, Mangold has directed ‘The Wolverine’ , ‘3.10 To Yuma’ and the Oscar-nominated Wolverine film ‘Logan’, which was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. He is an executive producer of the TV series ‘City On A Hill’.

(NME)

Nicolas Cage officially divorced from fourth wife Nevada granted their divorce on May 31.

C a ge, 5 5 , h a d claimed the union was based on fraud, because Koike didn't disclose her criminal history and her relationship with another person.

There appeared to be problems with the union almost immediately and hours after the wedding, which took place on March 23, they were seen fighting outside the Bellagio hotel.

Koike later opposed Cage's hope to annul their marriage and made a claim for spousal support.

TMZ claimed that Cage was unable to get the annulment but managed to get a quick divorce and it is unclear if Koike was granted the spousal support she wanted.

(IANS)

Glastonbury: ‘Kill Tory’ band hit back at festival

ritish punk band Killdren have accused Glastonbury of “buckling under pressure from the right-wing media” after their set at the festival was cancelled.

The two-piece band were originally booked to play the Shangri-Hell International TV stage on 28 June.

But their invitation was rescinded after criticism of their song Kill Tory Scum, which includes the lyric: “Tory genocide is the perfect outcome.”

In a statement, the two-piece defended the song as a “crude” satire.

“The piece would not exist at all if the destructive and violent policies of the Tory party hadn’t taken such a long and devastating toll on the UK,” they said.

“The band does not condone the killing of Tories or children, or anyone for that matter - regardless of political beliefs.”

Killdren were hardly expected to be a major draw at Glastonbury.

The self-described “two-bit rave punk band”, who have just 138 Twitter followers, were due to play a late-night slot on one of the festival’s fringe stages.

Attention was drawn to their lyrics by an article in The Sunday Times,

initially planned to release ‘Ford v Ferrari’ this summer, but have pushed its release back to November 15. This is because they intend the movie to challenge for major film awards such as the Oscars and Golden Globes. Most films up for the big prizes are released during autumn and winter.

The real Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles were hired

by Ford’s bosses, Henry Ford II and Lee Iaocca.

By the 1960s, Ferrari had almost total dominance at Le Mans, but Ford believed with the right combination of designer and driver they could upset the established

intimidation.”

Organisers of the Shangri-La area, which is booked separately to the Glastonbury’s main stages, later dropped the band from their line-up.

“We are incredibly saddened that the attention this booking has received has caused such upset and negativity towards such a peaceful festival,” they wrote in a statement.

“We in no way condone violence and will not allow this matter to overshadow the incredibly inclusive spirit of Glastonbury.”

Killdren told the BBC they were “disappointed”

by the decision.

“One glance at our website and the artwork that represents our music would surely indicate the cartoonish and over-thetop nature of everything we do,” they said in a written statement.

“We are disappointed that Glastonbury and the Jo Cox Foundation were upset enough by our music and video that they cancelled our set, buckling under pressure from the right-wing media.

“We know that there are other acts on the line-up who are spreading a radical political message and hope the spirit of rebellion lives on at the festival.”

The Sunday Times also highlighted that another band due to play at Glastonbury - Fat White Family - had previously called for violence against Conservatives on social media.

In a 2015 tweet, the punk rock band, from south-east London, said anyone who voted Tory had “blood” on their hands, and called for them to be executed. An earlier tweet said Tories should be hanged.

The band are still due to play at Glastonbury on 30 June on the Park Stage.

(BBC)

Miss Nagaland 2017, Marina Kiho, who represented Nagaland for FBB Colours Miss India 2019 has won the subtitle of Cox and Kings, Getaway Goodess 2019 held on Sunday evening. She received a travel voucher worth Rs 1 lac from Getaway Goddess. The grand finale will take place on June 15 in Mumbai where thirty beauties will be competing for national crown. (BASN Nagaland)

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We the family members of Miss M. Mary Munghen, daughter of Shri. Maopong Konyak from Aboi Town of Mohung Village with immense pride and joy would like to congratulate her for successfully completing her M.Div from Kohima Bible College on 31st May 2019.

We would like to thank Principal, Staff and Faculty members for their constant support and guidance throughout her studies. Above all we give glory and honor to God as the Bible says “My protection and success comes from God alone” (Psalms 62:7).

May our Almighty God continue to lead, guide and bless her abundantly.

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Shri Yevuto Chisho The Philimi Welfare Dimapur heartily congratulates the following members of its village community, for being promoted in their respective fields thus reflecting the level of their dedication, hard work and sincerity.

1. Shri Yevuto Chisho promoted to Addl Director, SCERT, Kohima 2. Shri Holuto Aye promoted to Sr. SP, Vigilance, Kohima.

The Welfare also warmly felicitates all those who came out in flying colours in the HSLC/HSSLC exams. Philimi Welfare Dimapur wishes all the above mentioned persons and students continued success in their future endeavours. It also hopes that they would continue to bring laurels to the village community and the Naga society.

Shikuto Shohe Chairman, Philimi Welfare Dimapur.

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Nagaland Taekwondo team to CL winners Liverpool enjoy heroes’ welcome participate in 3rd Kukkiwon cup

The buses carrying the players and coaching staff made its way through the city centre as fans let off red flares to celebrate the victory.

as supporters waited for a glimpse of their heroes from any vantage point possible - from tables and chairs, to traffic lights and railings.

Others decided to walk alongside the bus while serenading their heroes throughout - captain Jordan Henderson orchestrating the singing from the front of the bus with one hand carefully on the coveted

trophy.

Among the obligatory flags and banners, there were also cardboard cutouts of Klopp and Mo Salah as well as a number of inflatable European Cups.

“It’s amazing, absolutely amazing,” Henderson remarked as he spoke to Liverpool’s website.

“We were looking forward to it straight after the party last night, to get back.

Thiem blasts Serena post presser row

Ngidi to miss India clash due to hamstring injury

London, Jun 3 (Agencies): Liverpool enjoyed a heroes’ welcome after returning to Merseyside from their triumphant 2-0 Champions League final victory over Tottenham in Madrid.

Close to 750,000 fans flooded the streets of the city and suburbs on Sunday to celebrate the win as Jurgen Klopp’s men took to a red open-top double-decker

bus emblazoned with the words ‘Champions of Europe’.

Starting at Allerton Maze, the parade travelled towards The Strand to a chorus of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ before ending in a celebration on the Mersey waterfront.

A sea of red adorned every inch of the eight-mile stretch, with flares and tickertape launched throughout

Dominic Thiem

Paris, Jun 3 (IANS): Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem has accused Serena Williams of showing “bad personality” after he was told to end his French Open press conference to make way for the 23-time Grand Slam champion.

On Saturday, a tournament official told Thiem to leave the room while he was speaking to reporters after his win against Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas in the third round at the Roland Garros.

According to French newspaper L’Equipe, Williams was keen to fulfil her media obligations as soon as possible after her thirdround loss to Sofia Kenin, saying “put me in another room, smaller, but now”.

“Every player has to wait. It shows a bad personality, in my opinion,” Thiem was quoted as saying by the BBC. Thiem, the fourth seed, had complained to a tournament official at the time of the incident. “What the hell?

KTC open penalty shootout series-1 on June 22 Kohima, Jun 3 (NPN): Open Penalty shootout series-1, organised by Kohima Town Club (KTC), will be held at the astro turf ground IG Stadium, Kohima on June 22.

The club stated the one-day tournament was added to Kohima Football League with an aim to promote the only football league in the state capital.

The penalty shootout champions will walk away with a cash prize of Rs. 50,000, runners up will pocket Rs. 30,000 while

the best goalkeeper will receive Rs. 5000 along with citations.

Forms are available at Sports Paradise, Ruluo Market, Kezieke and Global Sports, Dr K.K Angami Complex, above Black Berry Kohima. The last date of submission of form is June 18. For further queries, contact 7005714285.

Meanwhile, the 3rd edition of the Kohima Football League 2019 will kick start on June 8 onwards.

Pak capable of winning WC: Afridi

New Delhi, Jun 3 (IANS): Former swashbuckling batsman and Pakistan skipper Shahid Afridi has put his weight behind the Sarfaraz Ahmed-led Green Brigade and said that the team is well capable of winning the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, currently underway in England and Wales.

Pakistan had opened their tournament campaign on a disastrous note after suffering a humiliating sevenwicket defeat to West Indies at in Nottingham as they were folded out for a paltry 105 runs. The Windies then overhauled the target in just 14.4 overs, losing three wickets. Afridi then took to Twitter, urging the team to build confidence and strive for a win in their second group game against hosts England, which is presently in progress in Nottingham on Monday.

“I’m fully confident in our team and their capabilities & truly believe they can go on to win this World Cup. Wishing the best of luck to our boys including @ SarfarazA_54. Early games are crucial in building up confidence & momentum; we should strive for a win against England 2day,” tweeted Afridi on Monday.

Chasing 106, Chris Gayle smashed a half-century knock, helping his team finish the line with ease.

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But it’s a joke, really. What’s the point of that, that I have to leave the room because she’s coming?” he said.

On Sunday, the 25year-old said he believed Williams had contravened the players’ usual protocol.

“I wasn’t angry or frustrated. Maybe for a couple of minutes or so. It is just the principle,” he said.

“It doesn’t matter if it is me who sits in there, even if a junior is in there. I am 100 per cent sure Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal would never do something like that,” he added.

Williams has hit headlines ever since she returned to the court after giving berth to daughter Alexis Olympia in 2017. Last year at the US Open, she had accused umpire Carlos Ramos of sexism after her loss to Naomi Osaka in the summit clash, a match that was marred by controversies and penalties.

Lo n d o n, J u n 3 (IANS): South Africa will miss the services of Lungi Ngidi in their third World Cup fixture against India on June 5 after the young pace bowler picked up a hamstring injury against Bangladesh at The Oval.

Ngidi, who went for 34 runs in his four overs on Sunday, limped off the field with hamstring trouble after the end of the seventh over against Bangladesh in the match which saw Proteas lose by 21 runs.

It was later confirmed that he would not take the ball again for the rest of the game and had been ruled out of the match.

Team manager Mohammed Moosajee confirmed that Ngidi would be forced to miss South Africa’s clash against India.

It’s amazing to come back with the trophy to show the fans.”

As the bus approached their final destination, almost four hours later, the fireworks started in a spectacle that had many on the bus, including Klopp himself, almost lost for words. “ I t ’s e m o t i o n a l ,” Klopp told Liverpool’s website. “I cried a little bit as well because it was so overwhelming what the people are doing.

When you have direct eye contact and you see how much it means to them, that’s touching, to be honest. It’s brilliant.”

Many supporters have been thanking the players for their achievements - a gesture that was not lost on the scorer of Liverpool’s second goal, Divock Origi.

“We know what Liverpool means in the world as a club, as a football club, so I think we can be happy that people make that statement,” Origi said.

“It means a lot to the people. I can see it in their eyes, in their reaction. It means so much and it’s beautiful for us because we give so much on the pitch and then whenever you come back and you get a welcome like this, it’s always good.”

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for a meeting so as to put forward their grievances and demands.

One of them is 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medal winning boxer Manoj Kumar. Manoj wants a “Sports Bhavan” to be built in the national capital for athletes to stay in when they are in the city.

“I have asked my elder brother to request a meeting with the minister through mail,” Manoj said.

“Just as how there is a Bhavan for every state in New Delhi, I’d like to see one built for sportspersons.

Whenever we have to travel outside the country for a big event, we have to first come to Delhi and stay in hotels. I’d like a Sports Bhavan where facilities like good food, swimming pool, weight training equipments and all will be available. I had put this idea forward

KOHIMA, Jun 3 (NPN): Nagaland Taekwondo team will be participating in 3rd Kukkiwon Cup, Indian International Taekwondo Championship 2019. The tournament will be held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi from June 5 to 7. The three day long championship is being organised by India Dojang Sports Organisation

A total of 19 players, namely - Pauninglungbe, P.Athongti, Lensethon, Lungsamyibo Hegwang, Manhei Konyak , Lhuvosayi, Thongti Thonger, T.Kiutsu, Tenloi Phom, Nnumhei, Thinokhoto Nakhro, Haichilung Hegwan, Hinglakpo,Neikhozo Naprantsu, Repinkiu .N. Tikhir, Keyinchigongbe Hega, Vilabizo Nagi, Zak-

ieneikho Peseyie, Ngaiching Phom, Keneilevo Nagi will be taking part in different categories.

The team is led by team coach Visabiu Peseyie, state Taekwondo coach and Sangtsuthung Ngullie as manager.

The players representing the state are from Sports Academy IG Stadium, Kohima.

Brazilian police to probe Neymar’s video release Rio de Janeiro, Jun 3 (IANS): Police in Rio de Janeiro plan to investigate Brazilian soccer star Neymar for publishing intimate images of a woman who accused him of rape, officials have said.

In Brazil, it is a crime punishable by one to five years in prison to offer, share, sell, distribute or publish images and/or videos with sexual content without the consent of the victim.

The Cybercrimes Department said in a statement on Sunday that it would look into “the alleged posting of a video

by Neymar” to his Instagram account in which he revealed to his nearly 120 million followers conversations with the woman, reports Efe news.

Among the materials released were messages Neymar exchanged between March and May

Indian athletes pin hope on new Sports Minister Rijiju New Delhi, Jun 3 (IANS): Kiren Rijiju’s appointment as Sports Minister in the newly re-elected NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi came as a surprise to many. With the Tokyo Olympics round the corner, one would have thought that even if Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore didn’t continue in the role, the position would go to someone who has a sports background. Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir and former BCCI chief Anurag Thakur were the two names discussed as both have a sports connect.

While Gambhir has been part of two World Cup winning campaigns -- 2007 World T20 and the 2011 50-over World Cup -Thakur has been in charge of the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association apart from working in different BCCI posts over the years.

But the man who got the portfolio was Rijiju, Minister of State for Home Affairs between 2014 and 2019. Speaking to IANS, athletes in the country are hoping that Rijiju continues the good work done by his predecessor. Many have written to the newly-appointed minister requesting

The state Taekwondo team before departing from Dimapur Railway Station on Sunday evening.

to former Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal but nothing happened after that.”

Babita Phogat, the two-time CWG gold medallist, hopes that more is done for ensuring athletes get insurance that will help them when they are injured. “More focus needs to be given to the health of athletes,” said Babita.

“We are prone to injuries and should be getting insurance that will help us with expenses that may be incurred for treatment and recovery.”

Additionally, Babita would also like a separate academy to be made for female athletes and more attention to be given on developments at the grassroots level. “That is where athletes come from.

If Rijiju focusses on the grassroots and gives better facilities, good athletes will come out,” she said.

Two-time Asian Games medallist Ravi Kumar, on the other hand, would have liked Rathore to continue as Sports Minister. “It would have been beneficial for all of us as he was well aware of what and how things were working beside knowing about the players personally,” he said.

with the alleged victim and intimate photos of her.

The images, however, were edited to digitally blur her private parts, as well as times and names.

Neymar confirmed that he has other videos sent by the woman but has not released them.

In offences like this prison sentence could be increased if it is motivated by revenge or humiliation after a sexual relationship.

Late on Friday, the Paris Saint Germain star was accused of sexual assault by a young Brazilian woman, who alleged that he raped her at a Paris hotel after they met on social media and he paid for her to travel to the French capital.

The woman filed a criminal complaint on May 31 at a Sao Paulo police station, alleging that the rape occurred in Paris last month.

The woman, whose identity has not been revealed, said in the complaint that she got in touch with Neymar via social media and they began to exchange messages.

She claimed Neymar invited her to Paris and that one of his associates arranged airplane tickets and a place for her to stay.

She said she arrived in Paris on May 15 and stayed

at the Hotel Sofitel Paris Arc Du Triomphe, where Neymar came to meet her at around 8 p.m. in an apparently intoxicated state.

“They began to talk and caress one another, however at a certain point, Neymar became aggressive and, through violence had sexual relations against the victim’s will,” the complaint published by UOL and GloboEsporte said.

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VAR to be used in ICC World Cup: Pakistan beat England by 14 runs Nations League finals

Nottingham, Jun 3 (Agencies): Pakistan have stunned England to get on the board at the Cricket World Cup, winning by 14 runs at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on Tuesday.

Needing 349, which would have been a record World Cup chase, the hosts could only muster 334-9 from their 50 overs.

Joe Root and Jos Buttler made centuries for England, but they turned out to be in vain.

The win will be a massive boost for Pakistan, who were embarrassed in their opening match, dismissed for 105 by the West Indies.

On this occasion, they posted 348-8 after being asked to bat on a pitch considered to be one of the most favourable to batsmen in world cricket.

Mohammad Hafeez led the way with 84 off 62 balls, while Babar Azam made 63 off 66 and captain Sarfaraz Ahmed 55 off 44.

England seamer Jofra Archer finished without a wicket for the first time in his fledgling ODI career,

Shadab Khan to third man in the 39th over.

Buttler took up the reins at that point, bringing up his hundred off 75 balls in the 45th over, the fastest by an Englishman at a World Cup. Mohammad Amir got him the very next ball, however, for 103 off 76, leaving England needing 61 off 33 deliveries.

New man Chris Woakes made 21 off 14 balls to keep their faint hopes of alive, with Ali struggling to get going at the other end, but when the pair fell to Wahab Riaz in the space of two balls in the 48th over, the chase was over.

England next play Bangladesh on Saturday, while Pakistan face Sri Lanka on Friday.

Brief scores: Pakistan’s Wahab Riaz, second right, celebrates the dismissal of England’s Moeen Ali during the Cricket World Cup match against England at Trent Bridge on Monday. (AP/PTI)

conceding 79 off his 10 Wood took 2-50 after comovers. Off-spinner Moeen ing into the squad in place Ali took 3-50 from his 10 of Liam Plunkett. overs, while seamer Mark Most of the English

top order fell cheaply, but a them back on track. partnership of 130 off 105 Root made 107 off 104 balls for the fifth wicket be- balls, but was dismissed tween Root and Buttler got when he cut leg-spinner

Pakistan - 348/8 (Mohammad Hafeez 84, Babar Azam 63; Chris Woakes 3/71, Moeen Ali 3/50) England – 334/9 (Joe Root 107, Jos Buttler 103; Wahab Riaz 3/81, Shabad Khan 2/63, Mohammad Amir 2/67)

Nyon, Jun 3 (Agencies): Video Assistant Referees (VAR) will be used at this week’s UEFA Nations League finals in Portugal, Europe’s soccer governing body UEFA said on Monday.

VA R , w h i c h a l lows incidents to be reviewed with the help of video replays, was used at last year’s World Cup in Russia and this season’s Champions League knockout stages and will also be part of the English Premier League from next season.

UEFA briefed the coaches of Nations League semi-finalists Portugal, England, Switzerland and the Netherlands about VAR in April and England manager Gareth Southgate has welcomed its use in the competition.

“You’ll never get a system that is 100% failsafe but the key decisions that are clear and obvious have been rectified,” Southgate said. “My feeling... is that in the main the big decisions have

been right.”

The main criticisms of Video Assistant Referees are the amount of time it takes for decisions to be reviewed and that fans inside the stadium are left in the dark while the referee looks at replays on the sidelines.

Netherlands coach Ronaldo Koeman said the system still had room for improvement.

“VAR is a good help to make football fairer and most of the mistakes will be corrected. That of course is a good thing,” Koeman said.

“We must realize, however, that discussions will continue to exist, because you can often interpret actions in multiple ways. I am in favour of the VAR tackling the big, obvious issues only, rather than to search endlessly for potential errors.”

England face the Netherlands in the Nations League semi-finals on June 6, a day after hosts Portugal play Switzerland in the first semi-final.

Djokovic powers into Roland Garros QF Paris, Jun 3 (Agencies): World number one Novak Djokovic continued his bid to hold all four Grand Slam titles simultaneously for the second time by thrashing Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff in the French Open fourth round on Monday.

The 32-year-old Serbian was in irrepressible form as he romped to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 win to set up a quarterfinal against either Italian Fabio Fognini or fifth seed Alexander Zverev.

Djokovic is the first man to make the last-eight in Paris for 10 successive seasons.

“It was tricky with the rain, but that’s Paris,” said the 2016 champion after playing in drizzly conditions. “I’m really confident with my serve. I hope it continues like that.”

Only Australian great Rod Laver has held all four majors at the same time twice before, after his calendar Grand Slams in 1962 and 1969. But top seed Djokovic, who first held all four when he won his maiden Roland Garros title three years ago, is looking to follow in Laver’s footsteps after adding the Australian Open trophy earlier this year to his 2018 Wimbledon and US Open titles.

The 15-time Grand Slam champion powered 31 winners past world number 45 Struff on Court Philippe Chatrier and made only 12 unforced errors. He broke

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Novak Djokovic returns a shot to Jan-Lennard Struff during their French Open match on Monday.

serve five times in the match and did not face a break point until stumbling slightly when serving for victory.

Djokovic saved that, though, as Struff netted, and he booked a quarterfinal spot on his first match point.

Meanwhile, Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori came back from 1-4 and 3-5 down in the final set to beat Benoit Paire of France and set-up a Roland Garros quarter-final clash against defending champion Rafael Nadal on Monday.

Nishikori won 6-2, 6-7 (8/10), 6-2, 6-7 (8/10), 7-5 in a shade under four hours to reach his third last-eight clash at the French Open.

“He almost had it today,” said Nishikori who had led two sets to one when

the last-16 tie was suspended on Sunday. “He served for the match at 5-3 but I just tried to fight and play one point at a time.”

The 29-year-old Japanese could have wrapped it up in the fourth set when he had two match points but he squandered both, the second on a double fault.

Paire, the world number 38 who was trying to make the quarter-final of a Slam for the first time, was eventually undone by 15 double faults and 79 unforced errors.

Nishikori has only defeated 11-time French Open champion Nadal twice in 12 meetings with both of those wins coming on hard court.

The 33-year-old Spaniard has won all four of their meetings on clay.

Madison Keys booked her place in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros for the second straight year with a 6-2, 6-4 win over Katerina Siniakova.

Keys made a blistering start to the match, dropping just two points in the first three games. And although her progress was quelled by a mini-revival from the Czech, who broke back, Keys then rattled off four straight games to take the opening set 6-2.

After the two players exchanged breaks in the first two games of the second set, chances to get on the front foot were few and far between until Siniakova was serving at 4-5, when Keys broke to move into the last eight. She was soon joined in the quarter-finals by Ashleigh Barty, who ended Sofia Kenin’s dream run in Paris with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-0 victory.

Serena Williams’ conqueror suffered a sluggish start, succumbing to a 5-1 deficit in double-quick time.

Kenin then steadied the ship but the damage had been done. In between the first and second sets, the 20-yearold American received treatment and came out firing at the start of the second, racing into a 3-0 lead. She had trouble serving it out, saving two break back points before finally sealing the set.

The final set was a cakewalk for the Australian as she pulled off the bagel to make her first quarter-final at Roland Garros.

Liverpool keen to extend Klopp deal

Jurgen Klopp

London, Jun 3 (Agencies): Liverpool’s owners Fenway Sports Group are keen to tie manager Jurgen Klopp down to a new, longterm contract.

The German has just delivered the club’s sixth European Cup, their first major trophy for seven years, and guided them to a secondplace finish in the Premier

League with a record runners-up points tally of 97.

Klopp’s current deal expires in 2022 but FSG, essentially principal owner John W Henry, chairman Tom Werner and FSG president Mike Gordon, want to secure him for longer.

“When the players threw Jurgen in the air last night after our victory, they

were acknowledging what all Liverpool fans knowhe is beloved by all who appreciate football,” said Werner.

“Jurgen is a brilliant coach but just as importantly, he is a humble and caring man who is happy today because he knows what yesterday meant to our supporters.”

For his part, Klopp was amazed by the 500,000-plus turn-out for the team’s victory parade in the city on Sunday.

“I don’t know exactly how many people live in Liverpool but it does not look like there is a lot of space for fans of other clubs,” he told LFC TV. “It is incredible. If you are a young kid, which do you support? There are not a lot of opportunities or options other than Liverpool.

You see in the eyes how much it means. It is really intense.”

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