March 12, 2017 by Nagaland Post

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BJP sweeps UP, U’khand; Cong wins Punjab

NEW DELHI, MAR 11 (IANS): The BJP swept to an unprecedented two-thirds majority in Uttar Pradesh and bagged Uttarakhand too and was neck and neck with the Congress in Goa and Manipur in the country’s biggest mandate since the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress returned to power in Punjab after a 10-year gap. A euphoric Bharatiya Janata Party called it a “historic” verdict that would make a major impact on Indian politics even as the Congress admitted it was stunned by the scale of the verdict in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. From being the third largest group in the 403member Uttar Pradesh assembly, the BJP, powered by an aggressive campaign spearheaded by Modi, catapulted to winning a whopping 324 seats -- a never-before showing by any party in the country’s most populous state. The victory left the ruling Samajwadi Party and its ally Congress punctured with just 55 seats while the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) was left a pathetic 19 seats. While Samajwadi Party

leader and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav promptly resigned, BSP leader Mayawati attributed the rout to the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) which she said were manipulated. “The historic mandate given to the BJP will give a new direction to Indian politics. It will end the politics of caste, dynasty (parivarvaad) and appeasement,” BJP President Amit Shah said. The BJP, he added, would form governments in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur. The Congress suffered

an equally humiliating defeat in neighbouring Uttarakhand too. The BJP ousted it from power, winning 57 of the 70 seats, some of the victors being disgruntled Congress veterans who had joined the saffron outfit. The Congress was left with just 11 legislators, with outgoing Chief Minister Harish Rawat losing both the seats he contested, one narrowly, to his BJP opponents. “It is a monumental setback. We are disappointed with Uttar Pradesh,” Congress spokesman Sanjay Jha said. Added Congress leader San-

State govt forms No word yet on SLP 8-member PAM withdrawal from SC

D IMAPUR, MAR 11 (NPN): State government has constituted an eightmember Political Affairs Mission (PAM) under the chairmanship of the chief minister, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu. In a press communiqué, the commissioner and secretary to CM, I. Himato Zhimomi, said the PAM’s mandate was to look into the existing socio-political issue in the state that required urgent attention, for the betterment of the Naga society. T h e c o m mu n i q u é stated that PAM so constituted by the chief minister superseded the Political Affairs Committee and all other similar committees constituted earlier. PAM would co-opt other members as and when required, it added. Besides the chairman, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, other members of the PAM include minister for NH & political affairs, G. Kaito Aye as convenor and Minister (H&FW) P. Longon; Minister for R&B, Vikheho Swu; Minister (Forests) Imkong L. Imchen; Advisor DUDA, N. Thongwang Konyak; Advisor, T&A, Labour & Emp, Dr. T.M. Lotha and Advisor to CM, Nuklutoshi as members.

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deep Dikshit: “Our party is looking confused.” But other party leaders rushed to defend Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, saying he alone must not be blamed for the rout in Uttar Pradesh, where the Congress, having become in recent decades an also-ran, aligned with the Samajwadi Party just before the staggered assembly election. BJP-ruled Goa, however, appeared headed for a hung assembly, with both the Congress and the BJP claiming they will form the government in the coastal state.

The Congress inched towards becoming the single largest party in the 40-member house winning 18 seats while the BJP had netted 14. The balance of power now lay in the hands of smaller parties including Goa Forward and the MGP. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was routed. With 28 winners, the Congress also led the BJP (22 winners) in the troubled northeastern state of Manipur that it rules. But with both groups falling short of a majority in the 60-member house, smaller parties will

play a key role in government formation. The Congress had plenty to celebrate in Punjab where it returned to power comfortably after a decade in the opposition, crushing both the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine as well as the AAP that was confident of winning in the border state. Led by former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, who turned 75 on Saturday, the Congress won as many as 77 of the 117 seats, leaving the AAP with just 22 seats but as the main opposition in the assembly. The Akals and BJP had just 18 seats, with as many as 10 ministers worsted in the battle. Prime Minister Modi tele phoned Amarinder Singh to congratulate him. The AAP, which had invested heavily in Punjab, licked its wounds, its leaders saying they would introspect to know what went wrong. In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP’s success rate enveloped both urban and rural areas and appeared to demolish traditional caste equations. BJP candidates won in all major cities including Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur and Varanasi, Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency.

Mayawati alleges rigging in EVMs

Cong faces uphill task in Manipur to form govt. Correspondent

IMPHAL, MAR 11: Congress in Manipur managed to beat off a strong anti-incumbency besides the entire weight of the BJP government at the Centre by winning 28 seats, three short of simple majority in a 60member house. The BJP which was earlier expected to win outright managed to win a record 21 seats on its own for the first time in Manipur. BJP could not open its account in the last election won 21 seats. NPP made its debut to state election by securing four seats. For the NPF and LJP, there was no improvement so far as the number of candidates won in the last elections. Both the parties bagged four and one respectively in the last elections too. Among the prominent leaders of Congress who won the elections include among other incumbent chief minister O Ibobi, deputy chief minister Gaikhangam, MPCC president TN Haokip, social welfare minister AK Meerabai and agriculture minister Md Nasir.

Son of chief minister O Ibobi Singh, O Surjakumar and his nephew O Henry also won the elections even though some incumbent ministers lost the elections. The Congress will bank on support from the Trinamool Congress which won one seat, an independent and even four NPP members to stake claim to for the government. However, BJP central troubleshooter and BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav and Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, who is convenor of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) are leaving no stone unturned and no effort spared to ensure that the BJP pulls in at least ten MLAs to obtain a simple majority of 31 to stake claim to form the government. They held a meeting to review the election results with Manipur in-charge Prahlad Patel. The NPF and NPP bagged four seats each and both are constituents of NEDA. NPP national president Conrad Sangma is also in Imphal working out strategy to rope in support for a (Cont’d on p-8)

NLA Speaker election on Mar 21

DIMAPUR, MAR 11 (NPN): Nagaland governor has fixed March 21, 2017 as the date for holding the election of the LUCKNOW, Mar 11 (AGEN- too pointed it out, said that she speaker by the members of the Nagaland Legislative AssemCIES): Bahujan Samaj Party wants fresh election in UP with bly. In a press release, commissioner and secretary Nagaland Staff Reporter Uttar Pradesh Chief Minis- Legislative Assembly, N Benjamin Newmai, said the date of (BSP) chief Mayawati accused ballot papers. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of BSP came third in UP elec- ter Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday filing nomination papers was till 12 noon on March 18, 2017 Dimapur, Mar 11 (NPN): Though tampering with voting machines tion following Samajwadi Party- conceded defeat in the state and and date of withdrawal was till 12 noon on March 20, 2017. NMA president Abieu Meru and NMA in Uttar Pradesh polls after BSP’s Congress alliance who secured said the loss of his Samajwadi Party would be analysed. He also advisor Dr.Rosemary Dzuvichu had af- crushing defeat in the Assembly the second spot. firmed that their withdrawal application of election. BJP had a landslide vicDuring the campaigning said that the alliance with the DIMAPUR, MAR 11 (NPN): Altogether 517 candidates the SLP filed against the state government tory in UP bagging over 300 seats in the Muslim dominated areas Congress will continue despite have cleared the written exams 2016 for the NCS, NPS, to hold ULB election with 33% women res- while BSP was reduced to18. of UP, Mayawati had urged tthe the defeat. “I accept the people’s NSS and Allied Services conducted by the Nagaland Public ervation purportedly submitted on January While interacting with the people to vote in favour of BSP to verdict. I congratulate the people Service Commission last year. The commission has called for their choice,” Akhilesh Yadav the successful candidates to seat for the main examination 31,2017 was to be heard on March 6,2017 media on Saturday, Mayawati prevent BJP from winning. there was however, no indication as such. said: “EVM machines were tamHowever, Samajwadi Party said at a press conference here. to be held on April 10-12. (See Advt on p-9 ) Asked about Mayawati’s alInstead, it was revealed that an inter- pered with. I would urge the refused to make any comment national human rights body sought to be Election Commission of India to on Mayawati’s allegation but legation of voting machines being impleaded in the case but it was report- hold the results in UP as well as said that EC must look into her tampered with, he said: “If quesedly turned down. The court has sought the Uttarakhand and investigate the complaints. Union minister Babul tion has been raised on EVMs, the DIMAPUR, MAR 11 (NPN): Lok Sabha MP, Neiphiu matter.” Supriyo in an interview to NDTV government should probe it. I will Rio on Saturday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata state government’s stand on the matter. Party (NJP) Naga Peoples’ Front (NPF) and the National BJP also had a comprehen- opposed such allegations hurled also look at it on my level.” However, there is no clarity on whethby BSP chief. On the impact of demon- People’s Party (NPP) for their electoral win in the states of er the apex court would allow the with- sive victory in Uttarakhand. Questioning the authenticity “She must take a chill pill. etisation on the polls, he said: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Manipur. drawal of the SLP under its present submisBJP: In a congratulatory note to Prime Minister, of the poll result in UP, BSP chief Her statement today is her last “People were told the money of sion. Even if the court, were to permit the Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah and general withdrawal, it is also speculated that human said: “We cannot understand statement,” Supriyo said hinting the rich would come to the bank secretary Ram Madhav, Rio congratulated the party for the and women rights groups could still pursue how BJP won maximum seats in that her political career is nearing and go to the poor. Let us see how the matter. The SLP along with other peti- Muslim populated areas with no its end. much of the post demonetisation landslide victories in UP and Uttarakhandand and BJP’s performance in Manipur. He said the inspiring leadership ECI rejects: The Election money reaches the poor.” tions would eventually contest the stand Muslim candidate.” BSP had given tickets to 97 Commission, late on Saturday, that 33% women reservation impinged on Asked if he would take the of the BJP led by Narendra Modi and Amit Shah and the Article 371A. In which case, there is lurking Muslim candidates in the UP rubbished Mayawati’s allegations responsibility for the defeat, Akh- Central party leaders was instrumental and remarkable. that the voting in Uttar Pradesh ilesh Yadav said: “We will first With this, Rio was positive that the BJP-led NDA would be apprehension that the apex court would up- election 2017. Mayawati, who said once a was rigged. Responding to the al- analyse the defeat, I can comment further strengthened to the country forward. hold the reservation and such could totally NPF: Rio also congratulated NPF president, Dr. reporter in her press conference legations, it said: weaken Art. 371A in terms of legality. only after that.” Shürhozelie Liezietsu for the party winning four seats in Manipur. He said NPF was able to come this far because of the competent leadership and effort put in by the president. Rio was of the firm believe that NPF would do better even in the coming days. D I M A P U R , M A R 1 1 sued by Tohoshe Awomi and NPP: He also congratulated NPP president, Conrad DIMAPUR, MAR 11 ing a lot due to discrimi- far it has not been imple- (NPN): Reacting to the state- Medovie Koza, who claimed Sangma for NPP’s excellent performance in Manipur. Rio (NPN): All Nagaland nation in paying very low mented. ment of East Dimapur Tribal to be chairman and secretary lauded Conrad for providing able and energetic leadership Government College Con- wage i.e. Rs.20000 fixed The association also Council (EDTC), published respectively of EDTC. and for living up to the legacy of his late father, P.A Sangma, tract Teachers Association per month, which it said reminded that as per the on March 7, the council Those who attended (ANGCCTA) has appealed was equivalent to the salary UGC guidelines even the leaders and GBs of eight the meeting included T who had laid the foundation and principle of the NPP. to Nagaland chief minister of Grade-IV government assistant professors on con- villages clarified that EDTC Tozhevi Chishi, Hd. GB to enhance the salary of employees. tract were supposed to pay was “non-existent” as far as Toluvi village; Ghutovi government college conThe contract teach- the scale. they were concerned. Awomi, chairman Tolu- DIMAPUR, MAR 11 (NPN): Naga People’s Front, Centract teachers as recom- ers asssociation also said In the light of the Sessional chairman, Vi- vi village; Subash Mech, tral office has congratulated the party rank and file in Namended by the State Edu- the government college above, the contract teachers tokhu Achumi, and sessional Hd. GB Kushiabil village; galand and particularly the voters in Manipur, for ensuring cation Committee (SEC). contract teachers have been association has expressed secretary, DS Gurung, said Sukheto Chishi, chairman the victory of four NPF candidates. In a press note issued In an open letter to the appointed as assistant pro- hope that the chief minister an emergency meeting was Kushiabil village; Vitokhu through the CMO, NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietchief minister, the ANGC- fessor Class-I Gazette, but would understand their held on March 11, at Toluvi Achumi, chairman Daro- su expressed deep and sincere appreciation to the Nagaland CTA president, AK Sumi, when it comes to income grievances and consider the village in connection with ganjan village; Borjeswar minister in-charge of NPF Manipur state, Yitachu. NPF and general secretary, Mu- they were economically de- case for implementation as EDTC statement, attended Langthasa, GB Daroganjan reiterated its stand “to rid the region of the Congress party” dang Khiam, on behalf of prived due to non-enhance- was proposed. by council leaders and GBs village; Vitika Katty, chair- and pledged their support to any non-Congress coalition the executive members, ment of salary. Stating that the chief of eight villages. At the meet- man Padumpukhuri village; government in Manipur. said it has been a decade Further, the associa- minister since the incep- ing, the house appreciated Shikahoto Sumi, chairman that their salary was not en- tion pointed out that the tion of higher & technical the two individuals for taking Samaguri village; Benjahanced, despite the promise SEC dated on April 1, 2016 education department in up the issue to construct a min Sangtam, VDB secy. DIMAPUR, MAR 11 (NPN): BJP Nagaland unit has conto enhance from Rs.20000 and October 2016, had the state was always the temporary suspension bridge Samaguri village; Vikishe K gratulated the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, and its nato Rs.40000 fixed. discussed enhancement of building pillar of the higher for the convenience of the Achumi, chairman Baman- tional BJP president, Amit Shah, for the astounding victory They said the teachers salary from Rs.20000 to education department, All public. However, the house pukhuri-A; Bimal Jigdong, in UP and Uttarakhand and commendable performance in bearing in mind the deficit Rs.30000 adhering to the Nagaland Government stated that “there is no ex- Hd. GB Bamanpukhuri-A; Manipur and Goa under their “efficient and dynamic leadproblems of the state gov- grievances of the contract College Contract Teachers istence of the so called East Kiyezhe Yeptho, chairman ership.” In a press release, BJP Nagaland expressed delight ernment never complained teachers. Association said they were Dimapur Tribal Council Purana Bazar-B; Temjen over magnificent performance of the party in those states. or proposed for enhanceThe signatories said with great expectation of (EDTC)” as far as eight vil- Ao, VCM Purana Bazar-B; The party also expressed gratitude to the people for conment. the committee had recom- positive outcome laying lages were concerned. Somen Khemprai, VCC tinuing to repose faith in BJP. BJP state president, Visasolie However, the ANGC- mended and sent a propos- down their grievances beFurther, the house vehe- secy. Bamanpukhuri-B and Lhoungu, said BJP would always shine under the leaderCTA stated that at this al to the state government fore him i.e. proposal for mently condemned and nul- Apun Naben, VDB secre- ships of Modi and Amit Shah. He expressed confidence juncture they were suffer- for implementation, but so the enhancement of salary. lified the press statement is- tary Bamanpukhuri-B. that people would continue to support BJP.

Akhilesh backs Maya

517 clear NPSC written exams

Rio fetes BJP, NPF and NPP

ANGCCTA urges for salary enhancement Villages nullify EDTC statement

NPF lauds party functionaries

State BJP fetes central leaders

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NSLSA organises legal activities in Kma, Phek, Kiphire

(L-R): Members of District Legal Services Authority Kohima, Kiphire after the programme. DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA) has been organising various legal activities across the state. In Kohima, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) led by V. Theyo retainer lawyer High Court Kohima Bench, Temsu Walling, Wapangiengla of Kohima DLSA, visited state Mental hospital and interacted with Dr. Wapang, doctors, nurses and also the mentally sick patients. The team had a fruitful deliberation of the various provisions under the Mental Health Act. PHEK: In Phek, N. Ezung,

district and session judge and chairman Phek DLSA spoke on women rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India and Acts of Parliament and the roles and functions of legal services authority. Ezung also encouraged the women to come out and seek the legal Rights accorded to them under various provisions of law. Delegates from about 14 churches attended the programme. KIPHIRE: M.T. Therieh, chief judicial magistrate and secretary Kiphire DLSA led the para legal volunteers and panel lawyers, to the District

Jail Kiphire and held an interactive session with the under trial prisoners, and assured to take up the immediate needs of the Jail. Later, the Under Trial Review Committee (UTRC) comprising of the district administration and the police had their review meeting led by the chief judicial magistrate and secretary kiphire DLSA and resolved to immediately take up the issues as regards to the condition of the jail and the prisoners with the concern authority. Meanwhile, NSLSA has informed that the association would be conduct-

ing district wise orientation training for para legal volunteers and panel lawyers starting from March 11 in Dimapur and March 16 in Zunheboto, March18 in Wokha, March 24 in Longleng, March 25 in Mokokchung, March 24 in Peren, March 29 in Phek, March 30 in Kiphire, April 1 in Tuensang, April 7 in Kohima from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the District Court Building. NSLSA has invited all those who desire to enrol themselves as para legal volunteers, to attend the said training at their respective district headquarters.

Painting competition at Jakhama

DIMAPUR: A painting competition was organized for school students by 44 Mountain Brigade under the aegis of the Red Shield Mountain Division at the premises of the Loyola School, Jakhama on Saturday under the theme of the competition was “Incredible Nagaland – The Land of Festivals”. Officiating commander of the 44 Mountain Brigade was the chief guest while judges for the event included Dr. Dnyandev Borole, scientist from National Institute of Oceanography, Dr. Devyani Borole and Father Victor, principal Loyola School. Prizes were awarded to the first three winners and two consolation prizes in each category. Loyola School was adjudged the best school and was awarded the trophy for overall best performance. Altogether 81 students from six different schools in three different categories- primary, middle and secondary schools levels participated in the competition.

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KET gives away scholarship to 183 students across state

KET chairman David Shaw and members along with students. DIMAPUR: Kohima Educational Trust (KET) on March 10, gave away scholarships to 183 students from all over Nagaland for the year 2017. The scholarship was distributed by KET chairman, David Shaw. Kohima Educational Society (KET) counsellor Pfelie Kesiezie in his speech gave an introduction of KET chairman saying that he was familiar with the Kohima reunions and memorial services from his time as Commander 15 (North East) Brigade. Other appointments that he held include com-

manding 40 Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Germany and Bosnia and Director of Army Media and Communication and is a member of the Lowland Branch of the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association and is one of Her Majesty’s Commissioners at Queen Victoria School, Dunblane. Speaking at the programme, David said that KET was a group of trustees who have been thinking of ways to keep the battle of Kohima in people’s mind and remembering the ones who gave their lives and to raise money to give to educational projects in

Nagaland. It may be mentioned that veterans resolved to found the Kohima Educational Trust (KET) as a debt of honour to the Naga people. The trust has been seen by its founders both as a means of sustaining the memory of the courage and sacrifice of those who fought and died in the battle, and of honouring the Nagas who were their allies in the war through assisting the education of succeeding generations of Naga children. Earlier, the programme was chaired by Dr. P. Ngully.

‘Faculty development news in brief Free career guidance prog at SDJHSS programme’ organised at MITE

DIMAPUR: One day “faculty development programme on research methodology” was organized by Research and Development Cell, Modern Institute of Teacher Education (MITE) Kohima at the College Auditorium on March 10. Dr. B.V.Rao, assistant professor, Department of Education, Nagaland

University, Kohima campus, was the resource person. Speaking on research methodology, the resource person stressed on the need to create awareness on research and research oriented teacher-educators. He highlighted the different topics on research-nature of research, techniques and tools, importance of

review of related literature and different funding agencies to follow up research in India and abroad. The programme was chaired by Asen Longchar, convenor, Research and Development Cell, invocation by Neingulaü Theünuo and vote of thanks was delivered by Devanand Sinha, principal, MITE.

DIMAPUR: Free career guidance programme was held at S D Jain Higher Secondary School (SDJHSS) on March 10 which was anchored by SDJHSS principal Reji Abraham. Dr. IIyas (IPS) DCP, Dimapur, Tomtsa Vinito Chishi,MBA (IIM), Kvulo Lorin,Admin, Tetso College, Dr. Arihant Jain, MDS, Anisha Jain, CA, Er. Anand

DHS Tuensang organises health mela

Citizens wait to avail health service at District Health Society health mela. DIMAPUR: District Health The medical team was Avila MO,PHC Thonoknyu Society (DHS) Tuensang led by Dr. T.Pangjung Sang- and CMO Staff. conducted a one day health tam, CMO, who was acDuring the Camp, pamela at Thonoknyu Town, companied by, Dr. I. Tem- tients from neighbouring five Tuensang wherein 245 pa- su Longchar, DPO,UIP villages of Chilliso village, tients including pregnant & RC H , D r. A s a n g l a Thonoknyu Village, Pang women were registered by SMO,CHC Chare, Dr. Ki- Village, Chiphur Village and the health team during the toka MO, Nagesh PHC, Peshu village availed free camp. Dr. Shikatoli MO,SHP, Dr. medical services.

LFHSS bids farewell to grade-XII students At the function administrator of the school, Arthur Edwards encouraged the students to follow the path of honor and discipline to succeed in life. He also highlighted the exemplary achievements made by some of the alumni of the school which have made the school immensely

proud. Andrew Ahoto, chairman of the School, in his speech, called upon the students to always remember their roots and to soar and raise high in the sky of achievements like an eagle yet humbling themselves. He exhorted the outgoing students to make the

WRSUN carries out social work

Volunteers after the social work organised by WRSUN. D I M A P U R : We s t e r n Rengma Students’ Union Nagaland (WRSUN) carried out a social work in collaboration with Rengma Youth Club Borolengri K

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and other Rengma youths on March 10 at Rengma Martyr cemetery situated at Khatkhati. In a release, WRSUN stated that the social work

was carried out in order to clean the surrounding areas so to preserve the sentimental values “we” share with the cemetery and the souls buried beneath.

best possible use of the gift of talents and skills that God has bestowed upon them. Earlier, the programme was chaired by Promith Dey and Rumila Phungshok, invocation prayer by Ani Yepthomi, director, Junior High, songs and dances were presented by Grade-

XI students as well as the outgoing students, speech on behalf of the outgoing students was presented by Vilivi P. Aye and Zeba Rahman, Pauly Varghese spoke on behalf of the teaching staff and vote of thanks and blessings was proposed by Prabhat Mandal, principal (academics).

British Council provides online library memberships

DIMAPUR: British Council has provided free membership of its online library to the 184 scholarship awardees of the Kohima Educational Trust (KET) for 2017. The online library provides access to a range of premium e-resources and can be accessed from anywhere in India. In a press release, KET president, Charles Chasie informed that the initiative marks the beginning of a five-year partnership between the British Council and the Kohima Educational Trust. He said more initiatives would be announced as part of the UK-India Year of Culture in 2017. The release stated that KET was founded in 2003 by British veterans of the 1944 Battle of Kohima and is devoted to honouring the people of Nagaland

through educational activities. This was done in collaboration with the Kohima Educational Society (KES), a charity formed by leading Naga citizens in response to the formation of the Kohima Educational Trust. The release stated that director of British Council India, Alan Gemmell hoped that KET scholars would find the online library membership helpful in furthering their education. It said British Council also aims to strengthen collaboration in the areas of culture, education and skills for the benefit of people in India and UK. KET president, Charles Chasie said that these memberships would add real value to the scholarships the Kohima Educational Trustof which HRH the Duke of York was the patron.

25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY of

Mr Zupichem Stm. and Mrs Shirola Stm. 25 th Glorious year of togetherness, your support for each other has taught us solidarity. May God continue to bless you both with long life and ever growing love. DP-2250

D I M A P U R : M a n a ge ment, teachers and students of Livingstone Foundation Hr. Secondary School (LFHSS) bade farewell to the outgoing grade-XII students at a function organized by grade-XI students and the management on March 6 at the School’s Auditorium.

Sethi (NIT) were the resource persons for the programme. Fields covered in the programme were Chartered Accountancy (CA), Medical (NEET), engineering (JEE), IAS/IPS/IFS/ IRS (UPSC), MBA (CAT), Event Management & Entrepreneurship. More than 200 students from class IX and above attended the programme.

With Love and Prayer, From your loving children

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Faculties and resource person after the programme at MITE.

DUCCF emergency general meeting: Dimapur Urban Council Chairmen Federation (DUCCF) has convened an emergency general meeting on March 13 at 11 a.m. at Forest Colony Community hall, Dimapur. All the chairmen of urban area colonies have been requested to bring the annual membership fee. SVC joint meeting: Sakshi Village Council (SVC) has convened a joint meeting with all the Teachers of Government Schools under Sakshi Village GPS Sec- ‘A-B’, GPS Yangkang and Government High School Sakshi Headquarters on March 15. All the teachers of the above mentioned Schools have been requested to reach the village and attend the meeting. LM&CP deptt. informs: Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Nagaland has informed that the department would be celebrating “World Consumer Rights Day” on March 15, 1 p.m. at Nagaland College of Teacher Education, Kohima under the theme “Consumer Rights in the Digital Age”. Bethel School Porba to celebrate 25 yrs: Bethel School Porba would be celebrating its 25th anniversary on March 18 at 10 a.m. at Porba village. The school managing board has invited all the former teachers, past students, parents and well wishers to the celebration. SUD clarifies: Apropos the news item ‘Assam Rifles nab arms dealers’ published on March 8, Sangtam Union Dimapur (SUD) has clarified that David Sangtam son of Khepong Tikhir is not from the Sangtam community but that he reportedly hails from the Tikhir community of Kuosim village. SUD president Er. Hotongkyu has warned Khepong for tarnishing the image of the Sangtam community twice by misusing identity. It said action would be initiated against Khepong as per the resolution of the union.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Is the state taking up railway line to TuliTizit and facilities in Dimapur with Centre? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

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Next poll

Q: Are pre-poll and exit

polls dependable and accurate?  Yes to a large extent  No just fairly  Can’t say

WEATHER FORECAST March 12

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Partly sunny and less humid

29 16

Aizawl

Rather cloudy with a t-storm 21 12

Guwahati A t-storm around in the a.m. Imphal

26 12

Some sun, a t-storm in spots 22 9

Itanagar A heavy morning shower or two 21 11 Shillong

A thunderstorm in the area

17 5

Kohima

A t-storm; colder in the p.m.

19 9

USSC serves 30-day NIDC felicitates new chairman Thongwang ultimatum on edn deptt.

DIMAPUR: United Sangtam Students’ Conference (USSC) while taking serious concern over the career of the students in the district has put forward threepoint demands and have asked the state education department to redress it within 30 days. In a press release, USSC vice president, Achumba Thonger and assistant general secretary, Selicho Sangtam has appealed for immediate transfer of a science teacher from the district. It claimed that despite repeated appeal and show cause, the errant teacher has failed to attend the school since submitting the joining report. USSC has also demanded the education department to immediately retain a science teacher from Government Higher Secondary School Amahator to Government Higher Secondary School Kiphire. Against the retirement of two teachers and against the promotion of another, USSC said that they should be reinstated or relieved respectively. Also, USSC has pointed out that Government Higher Secondary School Kiphire being the lone Government Secondary School in the district has been running with single science teacher with

the total enrollment of 425 students. As such, the conference said that the status of the school was lying in a very sorry state. Therefore, USSC has appealed the department to expedite the matter and fulfill the genuine demand on exigency basis.

Demands release of teachers salary

Expressing concern over the “pathetic condition” of the educational system in Nagaland, USSC has appealed the state government to release pending salaries of teachers at the earliest. In a release, USSC vice president Achumba Thonger and general secretary Lipong Mongzar expressed dismay at the “lackadaisical attitude” of the state government, saying it was obnoxious to learn that salaries of all the SSA, RMSA and Hindi Teachers were pending for several months jeopardizing the smooth functioning of the Schools. USSC said most of the teacher takes advantage of non payment of salaries for their irregularities which hampers the career of the students. The conference has urged the state government and the nodal department to seriously initiate necessary corrective modes at the earliest.

WTCYA organises ‘youth pilgrimage’

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Free medical camp at Satoi DImapur: Satoi Town Yo u t h O r g a n i s a t i o n ( S T YO ) w o u l d b e organizing a free medical camp on March 16 at Satoi town. Citizens of Satoi area have been requested to avail the free medical camp. There would also be joint meeting on March 15, wherein all the employees under Satoi PHC have been requested to be at station. For further queries one has been asked to contact STYO president Huka V Awomi at 8132810396.

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Participants of WTCYA ‘youth pilgrimage’ at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. DIMAPUR: Wokha Town Catholic Youth Association (WTCYA) organised “youth pilg rimage” under the theme “Love your Enemies and Pray for those who persecute you- Mt. 5:4348” on Saturday for Parish youth at St. Paul’s Catholic Church. The pilgrimage journey began with praise and worship led by Precila

Humtsoe, followed by way of the cross, special rosary, video presentation, special number, choreography and taize prayer presented by different youth groups. The pilgrimage concluded with a solemn Eucharistic celebration presided over by Christ King Parish Priest, Kohima Rev. Fr. Peter. I n h i s m e s s a ge, the Parish Priest urged

upon the youth to show love and respect to “our” neighbours as it was a basic foundation of Christian living. The vote of thanks was delivered by WTCYA president, Wobenthung Patton. Altogether 75 youth participated in the pilgrimage.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Industrial Development Corporation Ltd (NIDC) welcomed the 32nd chairman of the corporation, Thongwang Konyak who is also advisor DUDA, LM and CP on Saturday at its head office, Dimapur. While addressing the NIDC employees, Thongwang said, NIDC being an apex financial institution in the state, he would try to find new avenues for uplifting the corporation. Thongwang said that his tenure as chairman of the corporation would be short in view of the next general election of the state early 2018. H oweve r, d e s p i t e the short tenure, he said it would be a learning experience chairing a corporate entity and that he would try his best to support the corporation. Thongwang also sought the support of all the officers and staff of the corporation

SVSU resolves

KIPHIRE: Sanphure Village Students’ Union (SVSU) along with Village Education Committee (VEC) and public has resolved not to entertain “replacement or proxy” teachers within its jurisdiction. In a press statement, SVSU president Rachel T and general secretary Aliba stated that the resolution was adopted on December 29, 2016 during the student body general meeting as the practice hampers the future of the students. The student body has also reminded the concern authority not to issue or entertain any transfer of teacher without reliever. Further, SVSU has warned that incumbent teachers who were yet to be in their respective posting place (Sanphure Village) to be present on or before March 14, failing which, the union said it would not be held responsible for any consequences.

(4-L): Thongwang Konyak along with NIDC Ltd. officials. in all the endeavors. Managing director, Bendangoshi Longkumer, in his welcome address stated that it was very rare for the corporation to have a chairman in the status of a cabinet minister and felt that with his influence and experience, a new era

would be ushered in for NIDC. He also requested the chairman to take up the cause of the corporation at the highest level in the State. General manager, C. M . L o t h a g ave a brief over view of the

corporation’s activities and briefed the chairman of the past and present activities of NIDC. Later, Thongwang Konyak also inspected the Agro & Food Processing Special Economic Zone at Ganeshnagar which was being developed by NIDC.

CTB visits District Hospital Kiphire

DIMAPUR: As part of its “charity initiative”, Charitable Trust Brothers (CTB) Kiphire on March 8 visited District Hospital, Kiphire and handed over “needy patient fund” to the District Hospital Authority. In a release, CTB has also raised concern on the lack of “necessary facilities” and specialist doctors, especially gynecologist at District Hospital, Kiphire. It has appealed the concern authority to give priority on health sector for the most remote part of the State like Kiphire. It may be mentioned that CTB was formed in the year 2011 with an objective

Charitable Trust Brothers members visiting patients at District Hospital, Kiphire. to work for the cause Various charity works of humanity especially had been initiated by CTB towards downtrodden and in the district for the last 5 homeless. to 6 years.

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Hukavi expresses concern over Khadi Plaza construction

Hukavi Zhimomi (Right) visiting the Khadi Plaza construction site in Dimapur on March 9.

KOHIMA: Parliamentary secretary for jail, science and technology and N K V I B, S. H u k av i Zhimomi who paid a sur prise visit on the construction site of Khadi Plaza Dimapur on March 9 has expressed dissatisfaction According to a release by the personal secretary to the parliamentary secretary, Botovi K. Jimomi, Hukavi questioned the contractors for failure to complete the construction within the stipulated time as per the work order despite 90% payment been made. He urged the contractors to complete the construction in few

months so as to make Khazi Plaza functional. Hukavi also asked the contractors to hand over the building on urgent basis so as to enable the department to pursue second phase of building construction. The parliamentary secretary also directed the department to prepare the DPR for the next phase of construction and submit the same to government of India at the earliest. F u r t h e r, H u k av i directed CEO to convene urgent board meeting for the smooth functioning of the department. He was accompanied by CEO and NKVIB officials.

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O Ibobi and her colleague Najima were in the second phase even though PRJA convener was in the first phase. After the results, with tears in her eyes, Sharmila announced that she would contest election no more in future. Earlier, Sharmila was said to have plan to contest the election in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. An emotional Sharmila said “I will not go to elections any more. It is not my defeat but people (of Manipur) voted against her life.” The human right activist turned politician ended

Meghalaya Cong legislator tortures doctor at gunpoint Shillong, Mar 11: Meghalaya Congress legislator Sengnam N. Marak has been accused of a torturing a medical doctor at gun point, a police official said on Saturday. A police official said that Dr Sandipani Malla Bujarbaruah had lodged compliant accusing Marak, who is a Parliamentary Secretary Health and Family Welfare and his aide tortured him at gunpoint on March 5 at Public Work Department Inspection Bungalow in Rongjeng village under East Garo Hills district. “Bujarbar uah was called by Marak and his aide in their room under the influence of liquor and made him to stay in their room without any reason and tortured at gun point by the legislator till 3.30 am,” a police said. Vivekanand Singh, the district police official of East Garo Hills, however said that the legislator has

Check on pharmacies soon to control drug menace: Sangma

SHILLONG, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): Controlling the rising drug menace in the city is on the State’s priority list. Meghalaya Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma, said the government would strengthen the Inspectorate of Drugs and go after the kingpins of the drugs trade. Stating that the pharmacies have become the source of illegal psychotropic drugs, Sangma called for strengthening the Health Department. In terms of regulation, Sangma said the Inspectorate of Drugs would be directed to take stock record of drugs in pharmacies every month and ensure that psychotropic drugs are not sold without prescriptions.

filed a counter-FIR against Bujarbaruah. “We have received a complaint from both the parties and the matter is being investigated,” Singh said while refusing to divulge details on the content of the FIR. This Correspondent was unable to reach Marak or Bujarbaruah for their comments.

FIR lodged against Marak

PTI Adds: A case has been registered against an MLA of the ruling Congress in Meghalaya after he allegedly held captive a government doctor at gun point in East Garo Hills district, a senior police official said today. A case has been registered against Sengnam N Marak, Rongjeng Mla and also Parliamentary Secretary, after an FIR was registered against him by the doctor at Williamnagar police station yesterday, the official said. The matter is under investigation and no arrest has been made so far, he

said.

SHILLONG, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): The driver involved in the East Jaintia Hills road accident on March 8 that claimed three lives is absconding. Making a suo motu statement on the incident on Friday, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said three persons, 70-year-old Kalbina Pakem and 54-year-old Rophina Paslein, both from Khahnar village, and fiveyear-old Pdianghunlangki Lamurong of Mooknor village were killed and 39 others injured on March 8 morning when the Mahindra Pick-up in which they were travelling lost control at Khahnar and overturned. The government announced an ex gratia of Rs 50,000 to the next of kin of each of the deceased and Rs 10,000 to each injured person. The vehicle coming from Mooknor village was proceeding towards Saipung PHC for eye checkup conducted by Bansara Eye Clinic. The chief minister said the accident was due to extremely bad road condition and rash and negligent driving. Besides, the vehicle was carrying 40-45 passengers. The driver identified as Kyrshanlang Lamurong (24) from Mooknor village is ab-

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Dated Kohima, the 9 March '17 No. NERC/PWR/TARIFF/E-4/2017 : As conferred under Section 62 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Nagaland Electricity Regulatory Commission, Kohima shall be holding Public Hearing on 25th March, 2017 at 11:00 am in the Conference Hall of the Engineering-in-Chief, Department of Power, Nagaland on Multi Year Tariff for ﬁxing of Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR) for FY 201718 to 2019-20 and determination of Tariff for FY 2017-18 as proposed by the Power Department, Nagaland which was published in 3 leading daily Local Newspapers on 21st Jan. 2017 inviting suggestions/objections from the general public latest by 2nd Feb. 2017. Public hearing on the above proposals shall be as per schedule given below : Date Venue for Public Hearing Time and Category 25th March, 2017 Power Department's 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM Conference Hall, - For all consumers-focus on domestic, A.G. Colony, Kohima commercial, agricultural consumers. 2.00 PM to 4.00 PM - For all consumer-focus on Industrial consumers th

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DECLARATION OF ACTUAL NAME

I, Shri. Inaxu, H. S/o Hoshito permanent resident of Kiyekhu Village and presently residing at Police Reserve, Zunheboto, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare an oath as under : 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to Sumi (Naga) Community resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That I am a Govt. employee serving a ABSI under DEF Zunheboto. 3. That my name is inadvertently recorded as INAXU in my PAN Card bearing No ............ but my actual name is INAXU H. which is recorded in my all other official documents. 4. That the above mentioned names INAXU and INAXU H are one and a same person which is referred to me. 5. That, from the date of this declaration, my name shall be used by the name as INAXU H for all official purpose and legal proceedings and at all times and occasions. 6. That the statements made in para 1-5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge & belief and nothing material is concealed therein. Deponent Solemnly affirm and declared before me by the deponent on this 14 day of 12 2016. Notary Public DP-2223

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR, NAGALAND NOTICE NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FOWARD (UNDER PART-1 OF SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late I. Nihokhe Sema has filed by Smti Kivili relation-wife, R/o Kiyezhe Village to draw his :1. P.P.O No. PEN/Com-26945/NL/S/24735. 2. SBI Saving Bank A/C 10530644663. Who expired on 30-01-2017. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of this said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 11/04/2017. Given under the hand and seal of the court on this 10th Day of March 2017. DP-2258

Celluloid tribute to freedom fighter GUWAHATI, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): A Hindi-language film on Kanaklata, one of the first martyrs of the freedom movement in Assam, will hit the screen nationally on Friday. ‘Purab Ki Awaaz’ has been directed by Chandra Mudoi and features Urmila Mahanta in the eponymous role. Kanaklata was just 14 when she was shot by the police when she was leading a rally against the British. “I’m honoured to play the role of Kanaklata on celluloid. With the film being made in Hindi, it’s an opportunity to bring her onto the national platform. I’m pretty excited,” Urmila told TOI from Mumbai. Urmila, an Assam girl based in Mumbai, has establish herself as an actor over the last several years. In this film, where she is

working with Chandra Mudoi for the first time, she plays a double role. “This is a great moment for all of us on the eve of the release of the film. I hope people will love the film. At the same time, someone like Kanaklata, who made a supreme sacrifice at a young age will be known nationally through my film,” said director Mudoi. He said the bravery of martyrs like Bhagat Singh and Mangal Pandey are known nationally but the role of martyr Kanaklata is yet to be known outside Assam. A version of the film in Assamese will also be released. The major roles in both the films are enacted by Nipon Goswami, Debashish Barthakur, Manimala, Tapan Sarma and Rina Bora, among others.

EJH mishap: Driver on the run

The government doctor, Dr S M Bujabaruah, stated in the FIR that the Parliamentary Secretary in charge of Health and Family Welfare and his friend came to Rongjeng PWD Inspection Bungalow in East Garo Hills around midnight on March 5 where the doctor was held at gun point till 3.30 am. According to the doctor, the two were in an inebriated condition. The police official could not give any immediate reason behind the incident. The Parliamentary Secretary was booked under sections 342 (wrongful confinement), 353 (criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 307 (attempt to murder), 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC, the official said. Attempts to contact the MLA failed as he could not be reached on his personal phone.

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ther,” Mahawar said. Mahawar said the company would achieve the target set for the production in Assam in the year 2016-17. The target of production for 2016-17 for Assam Asset and Jorhat Asset collectively is 0.96 MMT. “We will achieve 100 per cent target this year. Till now 98 per cent target achieved,” Mahawar, who visited Sivasagar and Jorhat over the last few days, said. In Tripura, where ONGC is producing natural gas, the company plans to take up its daily production from 45 lakh cubic metres (LCM) to 50 LCM. “We have achieved success in two of our wells in Khobal-Dhalai area of Tripura. We are in the process of surveying the area again to know the exact potential. For this we are sending three rigs to the state. The drilling activities there would double now,” he said. With regard to Arunachal Pradesh, Mahawar said: “We came to know that the state has reserves of gas but we need to undertake exploration.”

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sconding though police made attempts to arrest him. An FIR was registered against the driver under Saipung police station and the case was taken under various sections of the IPC, which include 279/337/338/304(A)/427. The chief minister said that the Police department has been taking steps to avert motor vehicle accidents. Some of the measures taken are regular awareness programmes, including observation of the road safety week 2017, frequent checking of over loading and overcrowding vehicles, imposition of fines, check on drunken driving, speeding, driving without seatbelt and helmets among others. In addition, frequent mobile courts were conducted by police and magistrates besides check on vehicles violating the motor vehicle rules jointly by police and officials of the Transport Department. The chief minister said the government is concerned over such traffic accidents and will re-enforce its plan and efforts to see that traffic accidents are prevented effectively. “The efforts among others include sensitisation of drivers towards road safety and strict enforcement of law by police,” the statement said.

Congress supporters in Imphal celebrate after the poll results came out in the party’s favour, Saturday. Correspondent

M’laya cops suspended for firing at civilian Correspondent

Shillong, Mar 11: The Meghalaya government have suspended two police personnel for firing on three civilians in North Garo Hills district on March 6, a police official said. A police official said that the government issued the suspension order against Unarmed Branch Sub Inspector W.D.Sangma and Constable Umakhanta Rabha on Friday for firing at three civilians. “Sangma and Rabha have been placed under

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TANGHA STUDENTS' UNION DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

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The Tangha Students' Union Dimapur would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. S Yongchang Phom, S/o Shri. Shaupang Phom of Tangha Village for being promoted from SDEO to Deputy Director Agriculture Department. The Union further wishes the best in all future endeavours. Wanchong Gen. Secretary T.S.U.D

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We the Ura Academy Rüpfhünuo would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu for being appointed as the Chief Minister of Nagaland. Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu also the President of Ura Academy for his concern towards the Union. The Union prays that the Almighty bless him in all his future endeavours. Sd/Keduolhoulie Belho President Ura Academy Rüpfhünuo

Sd/Metseilhouthie Mor General Secretary Ura Academy Rüpfhünuo

DECLARATION

I, Shri. Obangtemsu, S/o Shri. Takonangshi of Merangkong Village presently residing at Longpong Ward, Tuli Town District Mokokchung in the State of Nagaland do hereby solemnly afﬁrm and declare as under :1. That, my name was inadvertently entered as Obangtensu in my Service Book. 2. That my name Obangtemsu and Obangtensu are one and same person. That henceforth, my name shall be used as Obangtemsu in my ofﬁcial and relevant documents. I do hereby certify that the statement made above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and signed this declaration before the 1st Class Magistrate Court Tuli, on 13th Jan/ 2017. Regd. No : Jud/- 16/2016-17/4607 Deponent Date of Regd. 13/01/2017 DP-2247

suspension based on the departmental inquiry headed by V.D.S. Rymbai, the assistant commandant of 2nd Meghalaya police battalion,” the official said. Three civilians Milseng Sangma, Tubal Sangma and Janrak Sangma – were injured in the police firing at Resu-Khaldang road. The police fired

at them suspecting them to be militants, when they sped away through three different police checkpoints despite being signalled to stop. Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had assured the assembly that the government will institute a judicial inquiry into police firing.

CONGRATULATIONS TO 27TH BATCH ANM SCHOOL TUENSANG The Medical Superintendent District Hospital Tuensang, Dr. Hatlhing Hangsing and Principal ANM School Tuensang Mrs. Khevili Shohe and faculties congratulate the 27th Batch 2nd year Student Nurses for excellent result with 100% pass percentage. Principal stated that 9 students got distinction while 13 students were place in 1st Division and 17 students in 2nd Division under Assam Nursing Council Guwahati. Principal further informed the 26th batch students to come and collect Register Midwives Certiﬁcate within month of March 2017. DP-2233 OFFICE OF THE

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With immense pride and joy the Dimapur Ajiqami Kughuko Kuqhakulu (DAKK) extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Anato K Swu, son of Kughaho H. Swu, Ajiqami Village, who recently graduated (MBBS) from the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, Manipur. The Union wishes him further success. May God be gloriﬁed through his life and his service towards humanity. DP-2249

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The ACME Club Kuhuboto wishes to express our heartfelt gratitude to all well-wishers, individuals and civil societies who contributed and supported us towards the successful completion of free coaching for Class X students of Government High School Kuhuboto. We are indeed greatly encouraged by the responses received and it is our prayer that the selﬂess service each of you have rendered for the better future of our generation will surely be fruitful. We further look forward to your cooperation even in the days to come. Our special thanks to :1. Shri. Azheto Chophy - Hoito Village 2. Shri. Akato Chophy - Hoito Village 3. Shri. Ahoto Awomi - Hoito Village 4. Shri. Hukheto L. Yepthomi - Lhomithi Village 5. Shri. Revo Anar - Lhomithi Village 6. Shri. Jonathan Yepthomi - Lhomithi Village 7. Shri. Q. Tuccu - Nihoto Village 8. Shri. Ghokiye Achumi - Nihoto Village 9. Shri. Bohovi Yepthomi - Kuhuboto Town

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GUWAHATI, Mar 11 (AGENCIES): After three years of fruitless effort ONGC has got a major success in the Jorhat basin where it has struck oil in two locations and estimates say that the oil reserves in the area could be to the tune of 10 million metric tonnes. The two wells, one each at Sufaiyam and Dayalpur near Merapani, are now producing around 50 tonnes of oil daily, thus taking the total daily production of Jorhat Asset from 350 tonnes to 400 tonnes. Production at the wells started about two months back. “The discovery was made about four months back. A facility was immediately created and within two months production started. We have made a reserve accretion of 10 MMT in the area,” Ved Prakash Mahawar, director (onshore) of ONGC, said. The reserves are said to be the biggest discovery in Assam after a gap of three years. “We are bringing in a development plan to increase the production fur-

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Resurgence and Justice Alliance, in the run up to the elections to the Manipur Assembly fought the election with repeal of Armed Forces Special Power Act (AFSPA) with its main poll plank. However, Sharmila has failed to convert her fight against the draconian law into vote. The results of the Assembly elections were declared on Saturday. The elections were conducted in two phases, on March 4 and March 8. Sharmila who chose to fight against chief minister

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IMPHAL, Mar 11: Anti-AFPSA crusader Irom Chanu Sharmila and her party, Peoples Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA) suffered a humiliating defeat in the elections to the 11th Manipur Legislative Assembly. All the three candidates including the human right activist turned politician even lost their deposits. Sharmila who fought the elections against incumbent chief minister O Ibobi at Thoubal Assembly constituency secured only 90 votes while PRJA convener Erendro Leichombam who contested the election from Thangmeiband A/C secured 573 votes and Najima Bibi, the first among the Muslim woman of Manipur who contested the election from Wabgai A/C of Thoubal district ended with only 33 votes. All together PRJA got only 696 votes. The Iron lady of Manipur Irom Chanu Sharmila who floated a new political party, Peoples

her nearby 16 year long fasting struggle to change her campaign against AFSPA. To make a debut in the politics, she chose to fight against the three time chief minister of the state O Ibobi Singh. Her defeat was an anticipated one but none expect such a humiliating defeat. However, it may be recalled that her decision to end the years long fast that made her popular among the masses not only in the state and country but in the international arena was started eroding when she stunted everyone after declared ending her fasting struggle and joined the politics. Not only her family including her mother, people supporting her cause had stayed away from the day she broke her fast and was released by the police. A large-section of Manipuri did not like her decision to end her hunger strike and joining politics as politics is considered to be a dirty game in the state.

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High Court judge orders case against CJI, SC judges

Justice C S Karnan KO L K ATA , M A R 1 1 (AGENCIES/IANS): Calcutta high court judge C S Karnan held a “court” session at his residence on Friday , within hours of the Supreme Court issuing a bailable warrant for his arrest, and “ordered” that a case be registered under relevant sections of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Chief Justice of India J S Khehar, other apex court judges and attorney general Mukul Rohatgi. The other apex court judges against whom Karnan wants a case registered are Justices Dipak Mishra, J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi, Madan B Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Kurian Joseph. Addressing a presser at his residence, Karnan said the SC had “no locus standi” to issue a bailable warrant against a sitting judge. “This is intentional and I am being targeted for being a Dalit.

The warrant against me is unconstitutional,” he said. Karnan is the first serving HC judge in judicial history to have an arrest warrant issued against him by the apex court in a contempt case. A sevenjudge bench headed by CJI Khehar took strong note of Karnan’s non-appearance despite being served with a contempt notice and asked the Bengal DGP to execute the warrant to ensure the judge’s presence at 10.30am on March 31. A defiant Karnan also issued an “order” directing the CBI to register and probe cases under Article 226 and CrPc Section 482 against a host of judges from different courts for corruption, rape and embezzlement. “I had written to the PM to initiate investigations against at least 22 corrupt judges. That was on January 23 this year. Most of them are from upper castes and that is why

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no investigation has started. It is because I was bold to bring charges against them that I am being cornered now. I am a Dalit and that is why I am being targeted,” he said. He also appealed to the President to revoke the warrant against him. “Only the President can restore my prestige now and I appeal to his good offices,” Karnan said. He argued that it was an unprecedented move to hold court in this manner but added that “if the law keepers of the country have taken an unpreced ented route to malign me, I’ve the power to take an unprecedented route to fight back”. On February 8, the SC had stripped Karnan of all judicial and administrative work and asked him to personally appear in court on February 13 to explain why contempt action should not be initiated against him for improper conduct and intemperate remarks. Karnan observed that no contempt action, either civil or criminal, can be initiated against a sitting HC judge under Sections 2(c), 12 and 14 of the Contempt of Courts Act or under Article 20 of the Constitution. “Only a motion of impeachment can be initiated against a sitting judge of the higher judiciary before the Parliament after due enquiry under the Judges’

Enquiry Act”. He added, “The SC shares equal power and rights with all the HCs of the country . It is not my master and I am not its servant. I will not appear before the SC.”

Karnan terms arrest warrant as wrong

Terming the bailable warrant issued against him by a seven-judge Supreme Court Constitution bench ‘wrong’, Calcutta High Court Justice C.S. Karnan on Saturday said the order should not be executed against him. Asked by reporters at his residence in New Town here whether he will appear before the apex court as directed, he retorted: “Why?” He alleged the “honourable judges having poor knowledge in the legal field committed the error”. This was Justice Karnan’s second interaction with the media in as many days. On Friday, he told the media that the Supreme Court’s bailable warrant against him was “unconstitutional and a deliberate attempt to ruin my life” as a Dalit judge. The apex court on Friday issued a bailable warrant against Justice Karnan for refusing to heed summons to appear before it in a contempt case initiated suo motu by the court.

Work on super expressway to begin this year

Cong kept Priyanka out of UP; the alliance paid for it dearly

JAIPUR/NEW DELHI, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): Highways minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday promised that work will start this year on a super expressway between Jaipur and Delhi that will reduce travel time between the outskirts of Gurgaon and the outer periphery of the Pink City to 90 minutes. Gadkari made this announcement at a public function in Dausa, Rajasthan. The distance between Delhi and Jaipur is 260 km. The proposed super expressway , between the outskirts of Gurgaon and Jaipur, will cover 200 km. It will be impossible to cover this distance in 90 minutes sticking to the noti fied speed limit, which is 100 kmph for expressways in India (for highways it’s 90). Gadkari said the government will notify different speed limits for such super expressways. pressways. At present, commuting between Delhi and Jaipur takes around 5-6 hours. Urging Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje to start the process of land acquisition for the project, Gadkari said: “The Haryana government has cleared the alignment. I request Rajeji to complete land acquisition and give approval for that alignment so that we can start the work this year.” Gadkari told TOI in Delhi that the present speed limit was fixed at 100 kmph as the country has very few expressways.

NEW DELHI, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): “If only Bhaiyyaji had spent some time with us we would have done better,” says a party worker in Raebareli. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is called bhaiyaji and in this name for her is the acknowledgment that Priyanka is the tough one. It is a refrain that is set to grow louder in the coming days in Raebareli, Amethi and beyond Uttar Pradesh. For the Congress this election in UP stood out not just for the alliance with SP but also for the fact that it was a solo show by Rahul Gandhi. Sonia Gandhi did no campaign while Priyanka went to Raebareli for only two rallies, both accompanied by Rahul. The party made it very clear, however, that Priyanka was the architect of the alliance and that she was micro-managing the polls. “She is controlling everything and, in fact, has more knowledge about all the constituencies,” veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad assured the sceptics. But for most Congress workers this just wasn’t enough, yet every SOS sent to bring Priyanka fell on deaf ears. As elections progressed it was clear that for the SP-Congress alliance things weren’t going according to plans, especially after the fourth phase. But having taken a conscious call not to bring Priyanka in, the only way out for the Congress was to make her presence

felt through proxy. Azad was asked to address the media and tell them that Priyanka was the boss and she was very much in the picture. But why was Priyanka kept away? In the last Assembly polls in UP, Priyanka had addressed about 50 sabhas and had parked herself in Raebareli and Amethi till the last vote was cast. Party sources say that at a strategy meeting in October it was suggested by Prashant Kishor that Priyanka should either be the CM face or at least station herself in the state and campaign all over. But as talks of a SP-Congress alliance firmed up, Priyanka decided to opt out. It was decided by her that the focus should be on the UP ke ladke. It was felt that any word from her or speech would take the attention away from Rahul. Most within the party accept the fact that in comparison to Rahul, it is Priyanka who is more articulate and would grab eyeballs. While it was okay for a Dimple Yadav to be beside Akhilesh, it was not okay for Priyanka to be seen beside her brother. In the last Lok Sabha polls and Assembly elections as well, Priyanka’s attack on Modi and Smriti Irani had consistently grabbed headlines for days. This didn’t suit the strategists this time round. The upshot: Congress is staring at its worst ever defeat in Uttar Pradesh – a

state home to the NehruGandhis – with its score being limited to 7 seats. So once again, why was Priyanka kept out of the scene in such a crucial election? Well, the apprehension was that Priyanka in Amethi and Raebareli would shift the focus away from Akhilesh and Rahul. Priyanka was scheduled to be in Amethi for three days but this was cancelled at the last minute. The reason given was that her son had an eye ailment for which she had to go to Hyderabad. But the real reason also lay in the fact that Priyanka would be a distraction. The sister towers over the brother when they are on the field of action. Ask any party worker or a journalist. In fact, not just Priyanka, it was a conscious call that Sonia too would stay away. While the decision of Rahul to take over as party president is a long-project waiting to happen, this was Sonia’s way of sending the message that henceforth all elections and big events of the party would have Rahul as its face. And then there is a whimper of a plan to “save” Priyanka for the grand finale in 2019. By herself, Priyanka has to answer if she accepts the blame for this near-decimation. After all, she was the strategist credited with cobbling together the alliance and was claimed to be “micromanaging” things.

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Citizenship ember in Assam

n incident that took place on March 6 in Silapathar when the Nikhil Bharat Bengali Udbastu Samannay Samittee (NiBBUS) activists attacked and ransacked the All Assam Students Union(AASU) office has sparked the flame of communalism of another kind in Assam. The LeftDemocratic Mancha, Assam has alleged that the RSS-BJP combine masterminded and engineered the Silapathar incident under the banner of NiBBUSS with an ugly design to create division between the Hindu Bengalis and local people. Subodh Biswas, the prime accused in the March 6 Silapathar incident, has been evading arrest for whom a bounty of Rs.one lakh was announced. The provocative demands and statements of the leaders of the NiBBUSS and the attack on the AASU office were part of the conspiracies hatched by the RSS and BJP, it alleged. The attack on the AASU office has led several organizations, including All Assam Students Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) to protest vehemently against the activists of Nikhil Bharat Bangali Udbastu Samanvay Samiti (NIBBUSS)for the rampage and attack on the AASU office at Silapathar in northern Assam’s Dhemaji district. The NiBBUSS is said to be an organisation that is allegedly being patronised by the BJP for vote bank politics. Though the BJP has denied any involvement with Subodh Biswas, yet according to Assam papers, he was seen with various senior national BJP leaders at various functions.The BJP government at the Centre had promised to grant Indian citizenship to Bangladeshi Hindus without having to produce documents. Critics see this as a dubious method where it seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh on the one hand and deporting illegal (Muslim) immigrants from Bangladesh on the other. The people of Assam would not have any of such differentiation or preferential treatment for any religious community- be it Hindu or Muslim. The people of Assam reiterate that a foreigner is a foreigner, irrespective of whatever religious background. The BJP government in Assam is beginning to feel the heat over the Citizenship(Amendment) Act, 1955. The electoral alliance in 2016 brought all anti-Congress forces together under North East Democratic Alliance(NEDA) and within which also included the AGP, AASU, Bodos etc. However , the simmering anger against the Narendra Modi government’s decision to revise the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 1955, has reached its boiling point and today, there are visible frictions within NEDA. Dozens of ethnic and political organisations in the state fear that the Centre’s decision, which violates the Assam Accord, could result in the marginalisation of its indigenous people. If amended, the Act would enable the over 1.5 lakh undocumented Hindu Bangladeshis residing in the state to get Indian citizenship, which would be contradictory to the Assam Accord that deems any person – whether a Hindu or Muslim – as “illegal” if found entering the state from Bangladesh after March 24, 1971. AGP wanted anyone entering the country after March, 1971 to be deported irrespective of their religion, whereas the notification of the present government said that religious minorities which entered the country till December 31, 2014 will be allowed to stay even without relevant documents. If the BJP delivers, it will certainly cause far reaching ramifications in the region and drive it further to another unrest.

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Obedience to the “Heavenly Vision”

I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision. —Acts 26:19 If we lose “the heavenly vision” God has given us, we alone are responsible— not God. We lose the vision because of our own lack of spiritual growth. If we do not apply our beliefs about God to the issues of everyday life, the vision God has given us will never be fulfilled. The only way to be obedient to “the heavenly vision” is to give our utmost for His highest— our best for His glory. This can be accomplished only when we make a determination to continually remember God’s vision. But the acid test is obedience to the vision in the details of our everyday life— sixty seconds out of every minute, and sixty minutes out of every hour, not just during times of personal prayer or public meetings. “Though it tarries, wait for it…” (Habakkuk 2:3). We cannot bring the vision to fulfillment through our own efforts, but must live under its inspiration until it fulfills itself. We try to be so practical that we forget the vision. At the very beginning we saw the vision but did not wait for it. We rushed off to do our practical work, and once the vision was fulfilled we could no longer even see it. Waiting for a vision that “tarries” is the true test of our faithfulness to God. It is at the risk of our own soul’s welfare that we get caught up in practical busy-work, only to miss the fulfillment of the vision. Watch for the storms of God. The only way God plants His saints is through the whirlwind of His storms. Will you be proven to be an empty pod with no seed inside? That will depend on whether or not you are actually living in the light of the vision you have seen. Let God send you out through His storm, and don’t go until He does. If you select your own spot to be planted, you will prove yourself to be an unproductive, empty pod. However, if you allow God to plant you, you will “bear much fruit” (John 15:8). It is essential that we live and “walk in the light” of God’s vision for us (1 John 1:7).

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The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur Sunday, March 12, 2017

Post-mortem

A rational explanation The rusted nails that are nailing our on the ‘Naga condition’ great, rich traditional & cultural values A

ery proudly speaking, the Nagas were independent people, honest, truthful, patriotic, righteous, straight forward, simple, colorful, cheerful, humorous, courteous, disciplined, industrious and hospitable people. Our culture stands clearly defined from that of most of the neighboring areas. The Nagas as a whole exhibit a general similarity of culture and many ideas, habits and occupation in common. Honesty and bravery was an ideal for every Naga in the past.They never used locks to lock away their houses. Dignity of labor was their pride. Our forefathers used to earn their livelihood by the sweat of their brow and there was no class distinction in Naga society in the past. Our forefathers according to their traditional laws settled all disputes justly and maintained their own identity. There were strict social norms under which they lived. Intoxicating substances like drugs and alcohol were unknown to our forefathers. The Nagas were good administrators and lived under a system of pure democracy. Our forefathers were capable of managing their affairs from time immemorial. Nagas were peace loving people; “Peace and Unity” was the policy of our forefathers. They had no written document of codes, regulations and procedures, but our traditions guided them in all their affairs. The heroes of the past and their daring feats have left blazing trials behind, lighting up our path. Today, the Rusted nails are poisoning and nailing the fate of the Nagas, and it’s unfortunate that our future looks very bleak in dull. The younger generation must seriously take this to heart. Today, the Naga society is slowly decaying, deteriorating and it is obvious in the lives, morals and conducts of the people. The introduction of Christianity contributed a lot to the growth in literacy and stoppage of headhunting. It did usher in the light of civilization into the land. Although there are numerous positive values that has benefited the people and the society, Westernization had many adverse effects and repercussions towards the social and cultural fabric of the Naga society. After nearly a century and score years later, the present generation has come to a stage where our culture has been totally relegated to the background. For instance, folk songs and dances, which were once an indispensable virtue accompanied with all the Naga feats and festivals has been utterly neglected, even forgotten in the wake of the popular Korean or western music and dances. We are dominated by cultures of the other people which were quite alien to us. The rich cultural heritage and traditions of our forefathers are slowly disappearing. If we look at our society today, there is little or no place at all for use of our customary laws. Hence, we are struggling for self-identity. We are in the muddle of cultures in which, sadly, our own has become insignificant and meaningless. These

social norms are gradually breaking down resulting in the crumbling of our social support systems. For instance, promiscuity, which once was unheard of in the Naga society, has almost become a way of life among the younger Naga generation, especially in urban areas. Nagas are poor, not because we have no land or resources. We have sufficient resources to be selfdependent and self-reliant. We have the ability to exploit and utilize them. But we do not want to work, not because we are lazy, but because the right kind of education has been denied us, today everyone wants to live on easy money and by unfair means. We should learn to struggle to stand on our own feet, “If our forefathers could, then we can.” The advent of modern civilization and western education has dislocated all our rich cultural traditions and values. Education and economic status have brought class system in the social life of the Nagas. We have created a society where the rich are becoming richer and the poor are becoming poorer by the day. Today, even justice has vanished, money and power plays a more important role in every aspect of our society where any decision has to be made. Favoritism and nepotism are found everywhere. There was a time when all competitive matters were purely based on merits. Today, Interviews for post-vacancies are only face-saving processes, public quotas have been misused, only respectable persons and those in powerget government favors and enjoy all kinds of facilities and provisions whereas the poor general people suffer.The ugly head of injustice is clearly visible everywhere. The fact that even our mother tongue, which is the only foundation of our identity, is slowly losing its importance and its domination by other languages like the Nagamese and English, is also very serious. If we are to identify ourselves as one distinct People and Nation, we have to preserve our mother tongue. “Bloodshed and violence” is found everywhere. Our problems are getting worse and Nagas are becoming more restless, disunited and quarrelsome. We have interpreted our faith in Jesus in terms of culture. Our leaders declared “Nagaland for Christ” as our motto. Today, we see corruption everywhere, even the Churches are corrupted. To d ay, t o m e n t i o n f e w, ‘TheRusted Nails’ can be: 1. ‘the people who wants to barter our rights, our rich cultural and traditional values which our forefathers handed our generation for money, status, power and recognition’, 2. ‘the alien influences in our culture’ or ‘the tendency to copy or imitate other foreign laws forgetting one’s identity, unique heritage’, 3. ‘the people who are propagating negative images of our people to the outside world’,

4. ‘the people who are always ‘it’s okay attitude’ with whatever it comes’ 5. ‘the people who are always opportunistic to politicize anything and everything for their advantage’ even up to the point that ‘the total number of Naga tribes is a complex issue’ now. Everyone is equally responsible for the choices we make today, every Naga is an author in sealing our fate, our destiny. Thousand voices were left unheard by the government, then can a single voice in the parliament be acknowledged and listen to? I doubt it.Again the model of ‘The Camel and The Desert’ comes up which somehow seems to give a clearer picture of our present society. As a Naga, we must try to preserve and rediscover the valuable heritage gifted to us by our forefathers. No one can take from us what is rightfully belonging to us without our compromises. Unless we change our society, our mentality, moral, attitude, education and faith, we cannot reform our corrupted society and save our land. Every race in the world preserves their distinct cultural heritage that is God-given. We cannot be what we are not- no matter how educated, what we become, where we are or how hard we may try. No one can afford to forget their cultural past. Today, our society desperately needs a revival or renaissance of culture, if we want to be somebody. The challenging need of the hour is that every Naga man and woman needs to be equally taught the very root of our foundation, our unique identity, teach to embrace our priceless traditional and customary laws, distinctive roles of man and woman in our society. The threat to our society now is that, the very foundation of our identity is broken and shaken, it is diluted and sowe are easily succumbing to other alien laws and cultures. As we focus on tomorrow, the hope lies not by clinging solely to the past, or in trying to revive the past or by blindly growing with the world but in growing with our feet firmly attached to the foundations of our identity, with the ability to select the admirable values our forefathers professed, re-interpret the past, select and bring out the ideal aspects of it and apply them to the present blending them into the positive values. Nehru was never tired of emphasizing that the struggle for a new ethos requires not cultural imitation but cultural creativity. Tomorrow, the scientific, economic, political or social developments will have many impacts which will lead us forward. But one should always remember that ‘someone without a distinct culture of their own will lose themselves in the crowd’. True patriotism requires love for our culture. One should feel proud of his/her cultural heritage; it is our duty to know ourselves and to determine our destiny. Atula Sanglir, (tutusanglir09@gmail.com)

s humiliating as it may sound but since we don’t have in our society scholars to teach us humanity and deeper concepts and meaning of life, psychologist to explain us about the human behavior, economists to evaluate our economic system and predict the rise, inflation and crush of our market, rational political critics, futurist, food critics, active human rights society, corporate enterprises and many more essential sentinels in the system that predicts and checks the direction the society is heading and changes the outcome for the better survival of the people, for now let this rational explanation based on critical analysis about our society make the people see the truth, who have been blinded and misguided by the ignorant system steered by ignorant leaders. Yes, a grave threat is shrouding the Naga atmosphere quietly but quickly in the form of drastic massive unemployment. The approximately three hundred thousands of qualified Naga youths (including those who work on minute pay scale workplace) who are unemployed and the thousands of freshly graduates who are dumped into the sea of unemployment each year is a note to be taken seriously. The another two hundred thousand Nagas who are not academically qualified has no hope for their future because we lack practical skills and the opportunity for menial and private jobs as even fellow Nagas hire only non locals for masonry, plumbing, construction, office peons, store manager etc. Considering our approximately two million population, this staggering data itself is beaming the red signal. If this unemployment crisis is not checked and tackled with strategic measures ASAP then the already stagnant economy would totally collapse in the next five to ten years and Nagaland would suffer more than or like Germany after the First World War at which point it will be very difficult for our people to survive let alone recover from it. Famine and contagious diseases will spread like wild fire due to malnutrition. The rich of course would survive by buying their ticket out of Nagaland but the general public who have been robbed off their development funds by the so called govt. servants (lords) would suffer immensely when the clocks strikes and the truth that “Nagaland is a failed State” shows up from behind the curtain. During the crucial point of no return times, the few thousands or lacks of rupees, once in five years which the politician pays to the people to buy votes will not be able to save anyone. Nor will the bureaucrats who donates hefty in churches and enjoys respectable status in their neighborhoods while looting the public in the office, let anyone enter their 7 foot walled palace.

The responsibility and ‘duty’ of the government authorities is to check every tiny loop hole in our system which could prove lethal for the society and come up with ways to dispense any kind of threat but in Nagaland the govt. authorities just like Freon and CFC depleting the ozone layer and letting the harmful UV rays enter the earth’s atmosphere, has created many big and bigger loop holes to such extent that aside from economic crisis, our national security itself is extremely vulnerable and could be penetrated easily by any means of threat in any form and every educated Naga is aware of that but still we remain to keep quite because the young have been told to listen and follow their elders or speak only after the elders, as it is in our customary tradition. The young Nagas in no way means to disrespect the elder generations in any manner. If at times the attitude of the young Nagas appear to have been ‘impatient’ or reckless, it is only because times have changed and with it the emotional and mental capacity and personality of the people in the ‘Human Condition’. In our traditional customs maybe the young people were only meant to do what they were expected by the elders or speak only after the elders but in this global world and the 21st century, the young Nagas have expanded their human behavior and psychology to that of the civilized western countries which is progress in itself, without the aid of the govt. We respect today not just our elders, we respect the ‘human rights’ of every age group and we also respect the rights of minorities like the LGBT community because we believe that everyone has the right to be who they truly are instead of being what people expects us to be. The young Nagas are tolerant and doesn’t judge people because of their sex, skin, religion, race, sexual orientations etc. We may have left out the age old tradition of doing what we have been told by our elders only because education has provided us with refined ideals like liberty, humanity, human rights, equality and civil rights. What world would it be without individual liberty and freedom of speech and expression, our freedom to be who we truly are? And although the old Naga customs about the young being silent may have been fairly good for our society but today with the liberal voice of the intellectual young Nagas, our society could reach the heights of the western giants because we grew up in an era where we were taught to dream bigger and shoot for the stars. Doesn’t every Naga be it young or old want a civilized advanced Nagaland? Now, isn’t the truth worth more than silence? Liberal Democratic Party of Nagaland (Media Cell), (ldpnagaland@gmail.com)

The Naga fight for gender equality: Is it well justified?

he recent gender episode in our society is a shocking development not only for the locals but also the outsiders who once praised the status of women in Naga society. In this huge world, Nagas are seen an indigenous community that strongly live on customary system which has kept them for centuries; these customary practices are derived from the customs, mores, norms, praxis and way of life which are formulated based on the experiences in the environs of their day-today life. Nagas have accepted that their society is a patriarchal one wherein women are not as privileged as men if we see through the lens of modern world. True! However, Naga system also, to be fair, needs to be seen how it has evolved over time and how the status of women is seen today comparing with the past. Further, Naga system needs to be appreciated for adapting to many new things after English education got root among the Nagas, brought by the American Baptist missionaries since 1850s. While we fight for women’s rights in the Naga context, it is important to look at

the foundation - the original Naga Customary System and where it has reached today. It also needs to produce a careful comparison. For instance, comparing Naga women with the women of mainland seems so much unfair (there are a lot of examples to bring out on it). If one looks at the original system (like those famous anthropologists, FürerHaimendorf, Hutton, Mills in early 20th century, to name a few), it shows that Naga women enjoy more freedom/ privilege than the ones in the mainland. Whether or not, it is an undeniable fact that the original system itself had several rooms for women more than those of the so-called modern nation states. But this is not an attempt to limit the rights and privileges for women in our society. I am fully convinced that Naga women must be as equal as Naga men though not to be measured in terms of physical strength. The gender equality in our context also needs to be expressed or understood in terms of recognizing each role as equal and important as the other, not downgrading each other. No one should be barred from participating in any process or part for being any type of gender, and I think, this has already been

seen as part of the evolution of Naga customary system. As for me, it demands a careful analysis on the recent move for 33% Women Reservation in ULB polls so that we can have a clear understanding on the situation and the layers involved. For some, 33% reservation is a prerogative to Gender Equality. But for some, it has become so much disputed and contested in several ways or seen a political decoy by the Center. To be fair, I think that each event/move needs to be interpreted based on the context and it differs from each other one way or the other way. The struggle for gender equality is part of human rights and furthermore gender issue is a global phenomenon, not just exclusive to Nagas alone, who, by this I mean to say, do not deserve all the blames and ungrounded allegations. Because, Naga context is unique in its own way and Nagas deserve to be understood based on their context. For instance, Nagas are allergic to any imposition from the Government of India. History has proved it and it still remains doubtful on the things that the Govt. of India does on them either good or bad. While the relationship still remains fragile between

the Government of India and Naga people, the term “imposition” has become like a bowl of salt to the already serious wound that is trying to recover. However, I do not mean to reject the struggle for women’s right or gender equality. My sincere point is any movement or struggle sans a proper political economy will only worsen the situation. One sincere question I have is: “Can we not create such a reform within our system without being imposed? If I were to analyze the recent episode, I see there are at least four forces with each interest for its own. One: people who genuinely want to fight for Women’s Right. Two: people (the external) who try to rob the political right of the Nagas in the pretext of 33% Women Reservation. Three: people (popular politicians) who try to overcome deficit with the package that would come behind 33% reservation. Four: people who think this is a wolf in sheep’s clothes so they tried heaven and earth to stop 33% Women Reservation in ULB polls. Those that seriously plus genuinely fought for Women’s Rights failed to see the tricks and decoy set by Two and Three, and how WR was abused,

instead of promoting, is a sad turn in our history! Three innocent lives were lost, several government establishments burned down and the Chief Minister resigned. What do we actually gain in terms of Women’s Rights? Have we not abused the Women’s Rights while fighting for it? Meanwhile, the Land of Nagas once known as one of the safest abodes for women

in this part of the world has been reintroduced to the outside world in this postmodern era as the Land of misogynists and thus Naga men are a piece of dirt, abused beyond recognition. They went on to picture our women too vulnerable and underprivileged. But are we truly like they way they describe us? Athong Makury, (athongmakury@yahoo.co.uk)

Reader’s Post

Fulfill promises made Sir,

Teachers in the state have started their rightful agitation in demand for their pending salary. It is ironical that we neglect those who serve in the nation building. Our children are nurtured and moulded by the teachers, who take care of their overall growth as if they were tending to a garden. It is true that there may be some errant teachers but on the whole, Nagaland has got very good teachers who are committed in their profession. If such people are unpaid for months on end, it would naturally make them run out of patience. For the sake of our future generation, it is imperative that government clears all pending dues not only to teachers but other work charge employees as well. Promises made must be fulfilled to the hilt. Asenla Pongener, Mokokchung

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

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NEW DELHI, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): “Timely delivery of justice is a part of human rights,” the Supreme Court on Friday said and fixed deadlines for deciding long-pending criminal cases in high courts and trial courts across the country. Issuing a slew of directions to all high courts, a bench of Justices Adarsh Kumar Goel and U U Lalit said, “Denial of speedy justice is a threat to public confidence in the administration of justice” and the fundamental right to speedy trial “cannot be denied even on the plea of non-availability of financial resources”. It asked the high courts to issue directions to subordinate courts to decide bail pleas “normally within one

week”, besides asking magistrates to conclude trial in petty offences, where undertrials are in jails, within six months. The sessions courts will have to conclude trials in serious offences within two years, if the accused are in jail, the apex court said, adding strict adherence to the timeline be ensured by making it a part of Annual Confidential Reports of judicial officers. “Efforts be made to dispose of all cases which are five years old by the end of the year,” it said, adding “if an undertrial has completed period of custody in excess of the sentence likely to be awarded if conviction is recorded, such undertrial must be released on personal bond.

11 killed in Pune-Hyderabad highway mishap Pune, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): At least 11 people were killed and many others were seriously injured when a private bus collided headon with a truck early on Saturday near Uruli-Kanchan town in Maharashtra’s Pune district. The dead include 5 women and 6 men and have been identified as Vijay Kale, Jyoti Kale, Yogesh Lokhande, Jaywant Chavan, Revati Chavan, Yogita Chavan, Jagdish Pandit, Shailaja Pandit, Pradip Awchat and Sulbha Awcha. A girl’s body is yet to be identified. The injured have been admitted to nearby private hospitals. According to preliminary reports, driver of the Tempo Traveller lost control over the vehicle when some animal unexpectedly started crossing the

The bus and the truck collided head on, on the Pune-Hyderabad highway early Saturday.

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enemy targets far beyond 400 kms,” BrahMos Aerospace CEO Sudhir Mishra said. He told HT, “The missile is more accurate than a rifle at 100-metre range.” Another version of the missile with a strike range of 800 km is under development. India is currently carrying out tests of the air-launched BrahMos missile from specially-modified Sukhoi-30 fighter jets. The missile’s land and naval variants – 500kg heavier than the air version – are already in service. Two Su-30 jets have been modified by the Nasik division of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to carry the 2.5-tonne missile that flies at nearly three times the speed of sound. Air-launched BrahMos is expected to be ready for deployment later this year, and at least two Su-30 squadrons with 20 planes each are likely to be equipped with it. India is also working on a hypersonic missile, BrahMos-II (K), capable of taking out hardened targets such as underground bunkers and weapon storage facilities at seven times the speed of sound (Mach 7) or 8,575 kmph. The K in it is for Kalam (late President), the man who fired India’s missile and nuclear programme.

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and radio sets from the slain security personnel. Chief minister Raman Singh described the Maoist attack as an act of cowardice. “Maoists are losing their hold in Bastar and hence they are resorting to such violence. A massive combing operation is being carried out in the area to flush out the Maoists. Our forces are determined and capable of facing the challenge”, he added. Director general of police A N Upadhyaya, special DG ( Naxal Operations)

New Delhi, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): India on Saturday successfully tested an extended range BrahMos supersonic cruise missile whose reach has been increased from 290 km to 400 km, from a test range along the Odisha coast. The cruise missile was test fired from a mobile launcher from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur near Balasore at about 11.30 am, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) officials said. The missile is capable of carrying a warhead of 300 kg. “The land-attack version of the supersonic cruise missile system met its mission parameters in a copybook manner…executed with high precision from the mobile autonomous launcher deployed in full configuration,” a BrahMos Aerospace spokesperson said. The missile is an IndoRussian joint venture. Increasing the missile’s range became possible after India’s induction into the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) last June. The configuration of the existing missile has been tweaked to enhance its range. “With the successful test firing of the missile, the Indian armed forces will be empowered to knock down

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first triggered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) and then opened indiscriminate fire at the injured security personnel. Confirming the incident, Sukma district superintendent of police Abhishek Meena said additional reinforcement have been rushed to the spot for rescue and relief operations. He said bodies have been shifted to Bhejji while the injured were airlifted to the state capital for treatment. Police said the Maoists also looted 10 weapons

Durgesh Madhav Awasthy, in charge Bastar IG Sounderraj P and other senior officials have reached the spot. Maoists in Bastar have been lying low for the last several months, without indulging in major violence. There were indications that Maoists could become active once again with the advent of summer. Maoists are are known to be more active between March and July, till arrival of the monsoon season. Inspector General of Police for Bastar Range Sunderaj P. said the bodies of the jawans killed -- Assistant Sub-Inspector Hiralal Jangde, Constables Narendra Kumar Singh, Mangesh Pandey, Rampal Singh Yadav, Gorakhnath, Nandkumar Atram, Satish Chandra Verma, K. Shankar, V.R. Mandey, Jagjit Singh and Suresh -- have been brought to Bhejji police station. Condoling the deaths, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted: “Saddened by the killing of CRPF personnel in Sukma. Tributes to the martyrs and condolences to their families. May the injured recover quickly.”

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RAIPUR/New Delhi, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): In the first major attack this year, Maoists on Saturday ambushed a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), killing 12 jawans and injuring four others near Bhejji in Sukma district in tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. CRPF personnel, belonging to 219 battalion, were part of a road opening party (ROP), which were clearing the road between Bhejji and Kuttacher u when the Maoists rebels

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the government which will lead to structural changes in the country over the next seven years,” Desai said. “The rally might propel the NSE Nifty above 9,000 points mark or 120 points upward movement.” On Friday, the benchmark indices had closed with marginal gains on the back of a strong rupee, coupled with fresh inflow of foreign funds and positive global cues. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed at 8,934.55 points -- up 7.55 points or 0.08 per cent. Similarly, the barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE rose by 17.10 points or 0.06 per cent to close at 28,946.23 points.

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M U M BA I , M A R 1 1 (IANS): Following the outcome of elections to five state assemblies, market analysts have predicted a positive opening for the Indian equity markets on Tuesday. With the BJP set to return to power in Uttar Pradesh (UP) after 15 years and the Congress gaining the lead in Punjab, market observers were of the view that the victory of the BJP in UP is of most political importance and would infuse positive sentiments in the domestic bourses. “Considering the fact that its a thumping victory for the BJP, it will be a positive opening for the equity markets. UP is a standout state and politically most important. It will be giving a lot of political equity to the government and this

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will be held with its Central leaders of the party including Prakash Javadekar who is the election in-charge of the party for Manipur will be arriving in Imphal tomorrow. Besides Congress and BJP candidates who won the 2017 elections the others include: NPF-- K Leishiyo, Khashim Vashum, Losii Dikho and Awangbow Newmai. NPP-- Former Manipur DGP, Y Joykumar, L. Jayantakumar, Letpao Haokip and N Kayisii while Karam Shyam of LJP retained his seat, T. Robindro won as AITC candidate and lone independent candidate Ashab Uddin won from Jiribam A/C.

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NEW DELHI, MAR 11 (IANS): Some airlines have come up with special fares on the occasion of Holi for domestic travel over an extended period. Budget passenger carrier IndiGo has announced discounted fares starting as low as Rs 899 on various domestic routes across its operating sector. “Book tickets till 15 March 2017, for travel till 19 September 2017,” the airline said in a tweet. Similarly, full-service airline Vistara launched its ‘Holi sale’, with one-way fares starting at Rs 999 (inclusive of taxes and fees). “Bookings under the sale are open from March 10, 2017 to the midnight of March 15, 2017 for travel between March 30, 2017 and October 1, 2017,” said the airline, which is a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines.

bad loans, including Scheme for Sustainable Structuring of Stressed Assets (S4A), Corporate debt restructuring (CDR), Joint Lenders Forum (JLR), and Strategic Debt restructuring (SDR). “Lot of options were discussed for early resolution of stressed assets. RBI made some suggestions and these will be taken forward to and be given a concrete shape,” a source said. Although nothing has been finalised, but setting up of a bad bank to hold such loans seemed not on

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While RBI was not in favour of giving more time to big-ticket loan defaulters, the Department of Financial Services made a presentation on strengthening tools to manage NPAs and resolution of stressed assets. The meeting discussed the concept of Private Asset Management Company (PAMC) and National Asset Management Company (NAMC) for resolution of stressed assets. It also discussed RBI’s various schemes for tackling

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NEW DELHI, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley discussed options on the resolution of bad loans with Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Urjit Patel and other top officials in the Finance Ministry but the creation of a ‘bad bank’ to hold such loans did not seem to be on the top of alternatives. Jaitley had called the meeting to deliberate on options to resolve the problem of stressed assets in the banking sector.

(From p-1) BJP-led coalition. The LJP of union minister Ram Vilas Paswan will be expected to go along with the BJP. An IndependentAshab Uddin won from Jiribam A/c and T.Robindro of Trinamool Congress are not in any alliance group. However the Trinamool is against the BJP and would be expected to go along with the Conrgess. If AITC and independent support the Congress, it will still be short of one to make a simple majority. There are many possibilities for both the Congress and BJP if parties break ranks. For instance, even if the NPP is part of NEDA yet its the four legislators could still join Congress government and enable early government formation. In such a scenario it will be easier to have a government with simple majority if four NPP legislators join a Congress coalition. The same is not with the BJP since it will need all ten MLAs. A BJP spokesman said that discussion on formation of a BJP-led government

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top of alternatives of the policy makers. “We will have to weigh the pros and cons well before using tax payers money to set up a bad bank,” the source added. The meeting was also attended by RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya and S S Mundra, besides Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian, Principal Economic Advisor Sanjiv Sanyal, Financial Services Secretary Anjuly Chib Duggal and Corporate Affairs Secretary Tapan Ray. As on September 30, 2016, gross NPAs of public sector banks rose to Rs 6.3 lakh crore as against Rs 5.5 lakh crore at the end of the June quarter. This works out to an increase of Rs 79,977 crore on a quarteron-quarter basis. While Subramanian had earlier suggested setting up of a state-owned asset reconstruction company or a bad bank to deal with the problem of non-performing loans, it was Acharya who last month floated the twin concept of PAMC and NAMC for resolution of stressed assets.

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A poster shows Park Geun-Hye behind bars, at a rally in Seoul on March 11, 2017.

SEOUL, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): South Korea’s ousted leader Park Geun-Hye was holed up in the presidential Blue House Saturday as protesters took to Seoul’s streets demanding her arrest, a day after a court upheld her impeachment. The ex-president has made no comment since she was forced from office Friday when the country’s Constitutional Court unanimously upheld parliament’s decision to impeach her over a corruption scandal. Thousands of riot police were deployed as some 50,000 anti-Park protesters took to the streets to celebrate the verdict, chanting: “The people have won! Arrest Park!” Some 20,000 angry pro-Park flag-waving protesters rallied near the City Hall, demanding a review of the one-off decision. Police set up barricades to keep the rival protests apart.

A third person died Saturday in hospital after he lost consciousness the day before in a clash between proPark supporters and riot police, near the Constitutional Court which confirmed her impeachment. News reports said Park was watching television alone in her private presidential room Friday when the country’s highest court announced her dismissal live on air. An incredulous Park immediately phoned her aides to confirm the verdict, the Chosun Ilbo daily said. Her aides told the newspaper she had no immediate plans to issue a statement on the court decision or her future course of action. “The president was apparently stunned at the ruling. She looked dejected,” an unidentified aide was quoted as saying. “She wants to keep to herself for a while,” he

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added. Park is obliged to move out of the presidential palace, where she has been cloistered for more than 90 days after the National Assembly voted for her impeachment in October. She will leave only after her private house in prosperous southern Seoul is repaired and cleaned to accommodate her and her security detail, Park’s aide told Yonhap news agency. TV footage showed materials being unloaded from a small truck parked outside the two-storey house. The court’s verdict immediately stripped her of all powers and privileges, except for her security.

Growing concern

Police have arrested several protesters for violent behaviour. Some ProPark demonstrators were caught assaulting photographers and TV crew members, leaving them with cuts and bruises.

Yonhap said the third victim was a 74-year-old man who collapsed during a demonstration near the Constitutional Court. A demonstrator died the day before after being hit on the head by a speaker that fell from the top of a police bus when a protester commandeered the vehicle and drove it into police barricades. South Korea’s top election official Kim YongDeok said in a statement there was “growing concer n” over the highly charged atmosphere ahead of an election which must take place no later than on May 9. “The vote must serve as a chance to overcome divisions and conflicts and achieve national unity and harmony,” he said in a speech aired live on TV. The main opposition Democratic Party urged Park to accept the court ruling, saying she was behaving as if she rejected the decision, which was reached unanimously by the court’s eight judges. Park was found to have broken the law by allowing her friend Choi Soon-Sil to meddle in state affairs, and breached rules on public servants’ activities. The ruling removed her presidential immunity to criminal indictment. She has already been named a criminal suspect, accused of bribery for offering policy favours to firms that benefited Choi. For months she has refused to make herself available for questioning by prosecutors probing the scandal. But that may no longer be an option once she leaves the Blue House, when she could face formal arrest if she refuses a summons.

Xi wants ‘Great Wall of Steel’ in Xinjiang

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BEIJING, MAR 11 (IANS): Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the construction of a “Great Wall of Steel” to safeguard national unity, ethnic solidarity and social stability in the violence-hit Xinjiang region. Xi made the remarks on Friday during a panel discussion with lawmakers from Xinjiang at the ongoing annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), Xinhua news agency reported. Xi called for safeguarding ethnic unity, and reinforcing solidarity between the military and government, soldiers and civilians, police and the public. “Xinjiang is an important security barrier in northwest China which holds a special strategic position and faces special issues,” Xi said, adding that governing the region well is of great significance. He stressed that maintaining stability in the landlocked border region, which has a history of ethnic violence and terror attacks, is a political responsibility. “Stability-related issues must be handled in a thorough, timely and proper manner,” the President added. Xi’s comments follow a series of massive “anti-terror” rallies in Xinjiang, which is home to the Turkicspeaking and largely Muslim Uighur minority as well as a growing number of Han Chinese immigrants, the Guardian reported.

visited Shiite pilgrimage site, has been hit by several deadly bombings during the six-year-old civil war. Twin suicide bombings in the high-security Kafr Sousa district of the capital in January killed 10 people, eight of them soldiers.

More peace talks planned

That attack was claimed by former Al-Qaeda affiliate Fateh al-Sham Front which said that it had targeted Russian military advisers working with the Syrian army. It was widely seen as an attempt to disrupt UNbrokered peace talks that took place the following month which to the anger of Fateh al-Sham were supported by its former Islamist rebel ally Ahrar alSham. UN envoy Staffan de Mistura has called a new round of talks for March 23. Fateh al-Sham has been repeatedly bombed in its northwestern stronghold this year, not only by the Syrian army and its Russian ally but also by a USled coalition battling IS in both Syria and Iraq. The rift over the UNbrokered talks between the rebels and the government has also seen deadly clashes between the jihadists and their former Islamist rebel allies.

UNSC hopes early Syrian talks UNITED NATIONS, MAR 11 (IANS): The UN Security Council (UNSC) on Friday welcomed the mediation efforts by the UN special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, to bring all warring Syrian parties to a negotiation table in order to end the Syrian crisis. “The members of the Security Council welcomed the conclusion of a further round of United Nations-facilitated intra-Syrian negotiations in Geneva on 3 March 2017,” Xinhua quoted the UN body as saying. “The members of the Security Council looked forward to the early resumption of the intra-Syrian negotiations and encouraged the Syrian parties to return to talks in good faith and to engage constructively and without preconditions on the agenda set out by the UN special envoy when talks resume,” the statement said. After briefing the Security Council, De Mistura told reporters here that a new round of Syrian peace talks is set to take place on March 23 in Geneva.

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DAMASCUS, MAR 11 ( Agencies ) : T w i n bombs killed 44 people in the Old City of Damascus on Saturday, a monitoring group said, in one of the bloodiest attacks in the heart of the Syrian capital. A roadside bomb detonated as a bus passed and a suicide bomber blew himself up in the Bab al-Saghir area, which houses several Shiite mausoleums that draw pilgrims from around the world, the Syrian Obs e r va t o r y f o r H u m a n Rights said. Several Shiite pilgrims were among the dead. “There are also dozens of people wounded, some of them in a serious condition,” Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. The director general of the capital’s Al-Mujtahed hospital told AFP earlier there were at least 28 people dead and 45 wounded. The SANA state news agency reported that “two bombs planted by terrorists exploded near the Bab alSaghir cemetery in Bab Musalla, causing dead and wounded.” Shiite shrines are a frequent target of attack for Sunni extremists of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group (IS), not only in Syria but also in neighbouring Iraq. The Sayeda Zeinab mausoleum to the south of Damascus, Syria’s most

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Donald Trump’s revised travel ban order gets first legal blow WASHINGTON, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): President Donald Trump’s revamped travel ban is facing its first major legal setback, after a federal judge halted enforcement of the directive that would deny US entry to the wife and child of a Syrian refugee already granted asylum. In a preliminary restraining order issued Friday that applies only to the Syrian man and his family, US District Judge William Conley in Wisconsin said the plaintiff “is at great risk of suffering irreparable harm” if the directive is carried out. The man chose to remain anonymous because his wife and child are still living in war-wracked Aleppo. The order marked the first ruling against the revised directive, which temporarily closes US borders to all refugees and citizens from six mainlyMuslim countries. It denies US entry to all refugees for 120 days and halts for 90 days the granting of visas to nationals from Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Sudan. The new order, unveiled Monday, is due to go into effect March 16. Lifting an indefinite Syrian refugee travel ban and reducing the number of blacklisted countries by removing Iraq, it replaces a previous iteration issued in January that was blocked in federal court. “The court appreciates that there may be important

differences between the original executive order and the revised executive order issued on March 6, 2017,” Conley wrote. “As the order applies to the plaintiff here, however, the court finds his claims have at least some chance of prevailing for the reasons articulated by other courts.” He set a hearing for March 21.

New coat of paint

In another legal challenge, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint on behalf of several refugee assistance groups over the controversial executive order. “Putting a new coat of paint on the Muslim ban doesn’t solve its fundamental problem, which is that the Constitution and our laws prohibit religious discrimination,” said Omar Jadwat, director of the ACLU’s immigrant rights project. “The further President Trump goes down this path, the clearer it is that he is violating that basic rule.” The ACLU, the preeminent US civil liberties group, and the National Immig ration Law Center brought the suit on behalf of the International Refugee Assistance Project and the refugee resettlement group HIAS, as well as several individuals. The suit alleges that the new executive order violates

the constitutional protection of freedom of religion in that it is “intended and designed to target and discriminate against Muslims, and it does just that in operation.” “Rarely in American history has governmental intent to discriminate against a particular faith and its adherents been so plain,” the complaint says, alleging the new order will cause “irreparable harm” and asking for an injunction. A federal judge in Maryland, Theodore Chuang, has scheduled a hearing in the case for March 15 -- the day before the measure is due to take effect.

Still a Muslim ban

Separately, a federal judge in Seattle who issued a nationwide halt to Trump’s original travel restrictions denied a motion to have the same ruling apply to the modified measures, saying at least one of the parties must first file additional court papers. The state of Maryland said it would join Monday the suit filed by the attorney general from Washington state, which also has the support of Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York and Oregon. “President Trump’s second executive order is still a Muslim ban,” Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh said in a statement.

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Dated Kohima, the 11th March, 2017

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In pursuance of the Commission’s Advertisement No. NPSC-2/2016 dated 10.08.2016, Addendum/Corrigendum dt. 07.09.2016 and Addendum dated 06.10.2016, the Written Examination was conducted for NCS, NPS, NSS & Allied Services (Preliminary) Examination-2016 on 08.10.2016 and with reference to Notification NO.NPSC/C/AK/2009 dated 24.10.2016 and 27.01.2017, the Commission is pleased to declare the written examination results and allow the candidates bearing the following roll numbers (in ascending order) to sit for the Main Examination. 10045 10064 10123 10175 10177 10218 10261 10268 10289 10308 10349 10350 10390 10407 10413 10416 10423 10427 10454 10488 10546 10560 10634 10683 10708 10731 10775 10776 10840 10862 10942 10970 10993 10998 11006 11016 11081 11092 11100 11125 11135 11145 11157 11186 11196 11212 11215 11269 11287 11322 11334 11384 11400 11440 11457 11494 11497 11597 11609 11627 11630 11647 11690 11719 11792 11810 11827 11842 11850 11886 11900 11941 11953 12017 12029 12032 12044 12055 12090 12109 12125 12141 12156 12177 12178 12210 12212 12230 12248 12294 12318 12328 12347 12356 12360 12381 12388 12432 12437 12438 12468 12475 12486 12542 12566 12572 12573 12607 12608 12621 12665 12734 12767 12796 12801 12816 12838 12863 12870 12902 12910 12933 13015 13021 13045 13046 13075 13091 13128 13163 13165 13187 13199 13202 13219 13233 13265 13275 13290 13304 13305 13397 13402 13421 13435 13439 13472 13477 13488 13500 13513 13569 13578 13620 13713 13723 13754 13762 13783 13800 13816 13848 13852 13854 13870 13884 13912 13979 13996 14015 14082 14120 14159 14168 14193 14205 14206 14212 14213 14225 14242 14321 14429 14434 14457 14478 14486 14504 14551 14616 14635 14664 14732 14744 14748 14770 14772 14791 14842 14874 14887 14892 14893 14894 14912 14945 14962 15002 15046 15050 15070 15083 15084 15099 15111 15128 15129 15135 15140 15144 15198 15200 15222 15228 15251 15271 15310 15329 15405 15408 15447 15481 15494 15630 15647 15696 15698 15701 15715 15721 15729 15783 15826 15831 15832 15856 15860 15864 15888 15891 15897 15902 15918 15919 15930 15992 15996 16000 16028 16055 16073 16074 16078 16081 16087 16108 16118 16128 16160 16175 16193 16201 16206 16236 16243 16284 16356 16398 16403 16418 16420 16430 16442 16444 16469 16501 16509 16523 16526 16587 16589 16602 16631 16637 16640 16642 16663 16682 16687 16700 16715 16731 16734 16756 16823 16839 16903 16940 16957 16961 16966 16967 16981 17002 17043 17059 17116 17131 17135 17144 17148 17154 17160 17170 17173 17174 20014 20053 20063 20103 20106 20123 20170 20233 20333 20452 20468 20505 20531 20550 20576 20584 20585 20603 20656 20659 20671 20737 20797 20837 20841 20875 20890 20898 20909 20911 20933 20946 20971 20983 21002 21062 21164 21171 21236 21276 21291 21390 21431 21435 21465 21469 21482 21522 21562 21572 21584 21630 21631 21655 21745 21747 21774 21842 21896 21899 21988 22001 22049 22115 22145 22216 22241 22328 22389 22398 22440 22473 22532 22561 22611 22616 22655 22720 22727 22747 22752 22902 22909 22916 22928 22966 22970 23019 23026 23027 23031 23067 23073 23086 23097 23103 23142 23181 23242 23321 23412 23418 23432 23466 23473 23503 23522 23526 23531 23554 23595 23602 23629 23640 23676 23680 23697 23718 23766 23778 23972 24032 24110 24118 24152 24245 24302 24304 24330 24341 24343 24349 24358 24524 24546 24563 24564 24569 24579 24614 24619 24639 24663 24674 24679 24729 24733 24760 24776 24779 24783 24786 24842 24875 24900 30035 30191 30193 30197 30259 30272 30342 30343 30395 30411 30449 30559 30764 30831 30846 40005 40051 40058 40064 40065 40067 40134 40155 40205 40229 40230 40237 40247 40254 40277 40339 50066 50124 50147 50221 50238 Note: 1. Written examination for Mains is scheduled to be held from 10th to 12th April 2017. 2. Candidates can download the Admission Certificate for the Main examination by submitting the Transaction ID of their online application form at www.ncsmains.npsc.co.in from 3rd April 2017 onwards. 3. Candidates must bring a printout of the Admission Certificate to the examination hall without which they shall not be allowed to write the examination. 4. Candidates requiring assistance can call up the NPSC helpdesk number 8259977429 (10:30 AM to 3:00 PM) on working days. 5. Marks-List of the Preliminary Examination can be accessed in the Commission’s website at www.npsc.co.in Sd/KHRUPI SOTHU Secretary, Nagaland Public Service Commission, Kohima DC466

Infotainment

Nagaland Post, Dimapur Sunday, March 12, 2017

Massive turnout Online payment service ‘onlybafo.com’ launched at NCM ‘Music Fair’ W ith a vision to cater to the ever growing demand of digital and online lifestyles, Wati Imsong and his group has come up with an online payment service for all the shops in Nagaland under the aegis of ‘onlybafo.com’ which was launched during a short programme at Aier’s Enclave, Dimapur, Saturday. The dedicatory prayers were offered by DABA pastor Rev. N Tzudir, while DABA youth director Jonshimanen gave a short speech. Times Institute of Music Education director Yanpo Humtsoe hosted the launching programme. onlybafo.com, short for, ‘Only Best and Final Offer’, would serve as a One of the stalls at the NCM’s Music Fair. (NP) portal where local entrepreagaland Conser- such as a music fair was to Jamir sharing the stage to neurs and shops can put up vatory of Music encourage musicians from enthral the fair goers. their products for sale and (NCM) organized all aspects of life that they (Staff Reporter) advertisement. ‘Music Fair’ at the con- can take up music professervatory’s premises, Full sionally regardless of their Nagarjan, Dimapur, Sat- social classes. urday, saw a huge turnout On the sidelines of the as people from all walks of fair, NCMex, an extension life gathered at the venue to programme of NCM that both enjoy music and have offers private music tua good time. itions to part time students Besides the youths was launched. NCMex ofand music lovers from all fers ABRSM (Associated parts of Dimapur turning Board of Royal School of up for the event, kids were Music), an internationally also seen in large numbers graded syllabus from initial having a good time. grade to diploma level. The main motive beThe dedicatory prayer hind the fair was to help was done by Rev Candid and encourage amateur Sario, while Lipokmar musicians to appreciate Tzudir offered the welcome music and take it up profes- remarks. sionally and also incorpoNoel de la Rosa unrate fun ways to learn mu- veiled the NCMex and also sic through various games presented the faculty and and activities like -music staff for NCMex. The acmatching game, rhythm knowledgments were propattern activity game, sing posed by Abigail Odyuo. me a round song, musical The day-long event saw treasure hunt, karaoke, the participation of artistes movies, bouncy castles, including Disney princesses Polaris (ATV) ride and medley (NCM students), many more. Guitar ensemble (NCM Lipokmar Tzudir, pro- students), Welly Baruah, prietor of the school, stated Jonathan Yhome, Thunthat the sole reason for the glamo Ngullie, TK Lemtur school to organise an event , Gold Planet and Bendang

Onlybafo.com, inspired by sites like Flipkart and Justdial, aims at bringing a person’s favourite stores to their doorstep, besides that, the portal would also provide information about shops, businesses etc. to help consumers locate and easily access the products that can be found at the shops they were looking for. Onlybafo would also highlight and promote Naga artistes and musicians by making their music available on the website and for this, musicians can send their music in mp3 or mp4 along with their profile via email to onlybafo@ gmail.com. Onlybafo team would be dropping in to various shops and stores in Nagaland to get them registered for free and set up online payment facility. One

Wati Imsong (C) with the onlybafo.com team accompanied by DABA pastor and youth director during the launch of the website at Aier’s Enclave, Dimapur, Saturday. (NP) can also get themselves submit their details. onlybafo@gmail.com or registered by loggin into For further details, visit the portal’s Facebook the user friendly website one may contact 8730- page-onlybafo. www.onlybafo.com and 86-7448, send email to (Staff Reporter)

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Kids having fun during the Music Fair organized by Nagaland Conservatory of Music at their premises in Full Nagarjan, Dimapur, Saturday. (NP)

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NZ vs SA 1st Test poised for intriguing final day

New Zealand’s players celebrate the wicket of Dean Elgar.

DUNEDIN, MAR 11, (AGENCIES): Dean Elgar failed to join a select group of South Africa batsman while New Zealand took three late wickets to leave the first Test at University Oval in Wellington delicately poised at the end of the fourth day on Saturday.

South Africa were 224 for six at the close of play in a chilly Dunedin with a lead of 191 runs entering the final day on a pitch that is turning but offering little assistance for the pace bowlers and is proving difficult to score from. Faf du Plessis was on 56 at the close of

play, with Vernon Philander on one after New Zealand had taken three wickets after tea, including Elgar, who was dropped twice and overturned a caught behind decision during his innings. The 29-year-old had been seeking to become the sixth South Africa batsman to score a century in both innings of a Test but fell short when he was caught by Kane Williamson for 89 off the bowling of Jeetan Patel. He scored 140 in the first innings. Temba Bavuma was then bowled by Mitchell Santner for six and Quinton de Kock also bowled by Patel for four in gloomy conditions, with players leaving the field with nine

Minerva play 2-2 draw vs Aizwal FC in I-League

LUDHIANA, MAR 11 (IANS): Minerva Punjab FC played a 2-2 draw against Aizawl FC in the ongoing Hero I-League football match at the Guru Nanak Stadium. Aizwal’s Mahmoud Al-Amna opened the scoreline and Lalthakima doubled the lead before the drama unfolded. Loveday pulled one after the hour-mark and

Kareem Nurain levelled the scoreline for the hosts. In the first half of the game, Minerva had more possession of the ball and Aizawl FC struggled to capitalise on their opposition follies. In the second half, Aizawl FC came up much stronger and more organised. Aizawl FC utilised their set piece well from their dead ball specialist

overs remaining. South Africa had begun the day with a five-run lead and nine wickets in hand and with rain forecast for the final day on Sunday, the hosts needed to make the most of their opportunities to try to dismiss the visitors cheaply. New Zealand, however, only had themselves to blame for not being in a better position having dropped Elgar twice and JP Duminy once. The hosts were also further hampered with opening bowler Trent Boult trudging off the field from midway through the middle session with a groin strain. It is also debatable whether batsman Ross Tay-

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We the bereaved family of Lt. Nokchungtenba (KHAR) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals, who supported us through prayers, ﬁnancially and materially during the brief illness and at the sad demise of our beloved father. We regret our inability to thank each Died : 01/03/17 (Age : 76) one of you individually but it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Jayesh Rane and found Kamo Bayi, who made no mistake to put the ball past the Minerva Custodian Arnab Das. Host Punjab came back into the game in the last quarter after Kareem’s set piece was put into the goal by Loveday. Minutes later, Kareem scored a brilliant free-kick to deny the visitors three points.

Two-day Nousi Rüzhü begins

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Union’s president and his colleagues. Speaking at the opening function, Teisobou embarked on the youths present challenges and encouraged them to tackle it with the true spirit of determination, dedication and discipline. Around 800 Angami Students from Kohima College, St. Joseph Jakhama, Kohima Science College,

Jotsoma and Don Bosco College, Kohima would be participating in different games during the two-day event. The final day would be on March 13 where District Project Officer, Kohima Land Resources Department Dr. Menuosietuo Tseikha would grace the closing ceremony as guest of honour.

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Participants of the Two-day Nousi Rüzhü at Kohima College.

KOHIMA, MAR 11: Twoday Nousi Rüzhü began on March 11 at Kohima College ground, Kohima, with Assistant director, Youth Resource and Sports, Teisobou Sekhose gracing the Opening ceremony as the chief guest. Unfurling of the Nousi Rüzhü flag was done by the chief guest in the presence of the Angami Students’

It's been three years since you left us for eternal rest in the home of our Heavenly Father but your legacy of simplicity and humbleness has had impact in our lives through the years. You are deeply missed and remembered with our silent tears. Loving wife, children, in-laws & grandchildren

second Clasico played outside Spain, following a 1982 contest in Venezuela that ended in a 1-0 victory for Real Madrid. “I am thrilled to bring the International Champions Cup back to the city of Miami. The opportunity to showcase two of the most storied clubs in the history of the sport is why we created this tournament,” Ross said at a press conference on Friday.

lor would bat in the second innings after he suffered a torn calf muscle in the first. South Africa lost just two wickets in the first two sessions when Duminy was trapped in front by Neil Wagner for 39 after lunch, while Hashim Amla was dismissed for 24 early in a disrupted first session. Play had been due to begin 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled start of 11.00 local time after a fire alarm in the main stand forced the evacuation of the entire venue and held up play for about 30 minutes on Friday. Brief scores S.Africa- 308 and 224/6 (Elgar 89, Wagner 2/57) N.Zealand- 341

CKHSS Cross Country Race

KO H I M A , M A R 1 1 : Annual Cross Countr y Race of Christ King Hr Sec School (CKHSS), Kohima was held on March 11 under the theme “Run for peace and harmony.” The race was a part of the co-curricular activities that takes place along the year to help the students have a full round development. Despite the rain, participants numbering to 400 turned up for the race. T h e f l a g o f f wa s from the school ground and the route taken was school ground via Mission compound via Razhü point via Tinpati junction via DBS junction, with the finishing point at the school ground. The students were divided into four houses, Blue, Green, Red and Yellow

respectively. Fr Linus, principal of the school invoked God’s blessings and flagged off the race. Winners of the various categories are: Senior category- Boys- Kosolo (Red House), GirlsBesine (Green House), I n t e r c a t e g o r y - B oy s Petekhrietuo (Red House) Girls- Menuosienuo (Red House), Junior categoryBoys- Ruokuosatuo (Green House), Girls- Alibo (Green House), SubJunior categor y- BoysKekuosetuo (Blue House) Girls- Mhalesanuo (Green House). The winners and participants reaching the finishing point were awarded with points which would be carried forward to be added during annual sports week.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born on 17th November 1967 – Died on 17 Feb 2017 We, the bereaved family members would like to express our sincere heartfelt gratitude to those who stood by us physically, financially, materially and in prayers during the prolonged illness and at the demise of our most beloved mother Lt. Kiyeli. P. Swu, who left for her eternal home on 17th Feb 2017. We convey our special thanks to : 1. Sumi Aphuyemi Baptist Church, 23. Mrs & Mr Y. Vikheho Swu Hon’ Minister R&B Kohima ((SABCK) 24. Mrs & Mr Vikheto Swu P.S to Minister R&B 2. Youth Department SABCK 25. All PA to Minister R&B 3. Women Department SABCK. 26. Shri. Nitovi Awomi PS to Parl./Secy. 4. Sumi Baptist Church Kohima (SBCK) 27. Mrs & Mr Vikiqhe Swu 5. Soul Harvest Church 28. Mrs & Mr Pukhavi Kinimi 6. Ghokimi Baptist Church 29. Mrs & Mr Qhutovi Wotsa 7. Youth Dept. GBC. 30. Mrs & Er. Viqheto Shohe 8. Ghokimi Welfare Kohima 31. Er. Avolu Venyo 9. Ghokimi Welfare Dimapur 32. Mrs & Mr Zuvito Wotsa 10. Ghokimi Village Council 33. Mrs & Mr Kiqheto Wotsa 11. Ghokimi Prayer group 34. Mrs & Mr Henito Achumi 12. Ghokimi Students’ Union 35. Mrs & MrBohoto Zhimo 13. Daklane Colony 36. Mrs & Mr Tokuho Zhimo 14. High School Colony 37. Mrs & Mr Kivisho Pucho 15. Asho-u Loji 38. Dr. Sukhato A Wotsa 16. Kichimi Sheshu 39. Dr. Vili P. Swu 17. Itilo Kusami 40. Dr Botoxu Swu 18. Ghokimi Inalimi Kuposhukulu 41. Mrs & Mr Obed Achumi 19. KOHIMAS Hospital 42. Mrs & Mr Yanger Mary 20. NEIGRIHMS 43. Relatives, neighbours, friends 21. Doctors & nurses of Oncology ward NHAK and loved ones. 22. Blood Donors We deeply regret our inability to thank every individual but your good deeds will ever remain in our hearts. May God Bless you all abundantly. Loving husband, daughter and sons K-0666

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Real Madrid, Barcelona to play Clasico in America MIAMI, MAR 11 (IANS): Real Madrid and Barcelona will travel to South Florida this summer to play their first-ever Clasico in the United States. The arch-rivals will face off July 29 at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium as part of the International Champions Cup, a tourney co-founded by Stephen Ross, owner of the NFL Miami Dolphins, reports Efe. It will be only the

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur sunday, march 12, 2017

For the first time in the history of Wokha and Longsa Village and its subordinate bodies, a meeting cum picnic was held at Hammock Resort, Wokha on the 11th of March 2017. Acknowledging the age old ancestral relationship of the two villages, the meeting was conducted in two sessions where Mrs. Arhoni Erui; President Wokha village Eloe Hoho chaired the first session. The invocation prayer was pronounced by Mr. Phyochamo Ezung GB Longsa Village council. Short speeches were also delivered by Mr. Yanphamo Tungoe and Mr. Zayio Ezung, both Chairman of the two village councils on the common note that the ‘relation of the two villages should be maintained as it has always been in the past’. The main speaker of the gathering was Mr. Mhomo Tungoe; SDO Civil Wokha Sardar who spoke on ‘the responsibilities of Wokha and Longsa village with regard to developing Wokha town and the concerned villages’. He said “The village council being the sole authority of the village should be aware of the various schemes and provisions that are being granted by the Central Government and also educate the concerned citizens in making proper use of the provisions. He further said “the two villages being the guardians of Wokha town should also be responsible in giving cooperation to the district administration and the concerned authorities in not only developing the town, but also by maintaining peace and tranquility for the betterment of the society. Mr. Hayipemo Ezung; the VDB Secretary of Longsa village pronounced the vote of thanks. The second session was chaired by the Chairman of Longsa village council with the invocation pronounced by Mr. Mhonthung Erui the Secretary for Wokha village VDB which was followed by group discussion. The session ended with a mass spoken prayer which was followed by the Picnic of the meeting. The meeting was well attended by the leaders of the two villages along with many members. ZUJANBEMO LOTHA, Council Secretary. DC-467 Wokha Village Council K Y M C

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LEADERS AND MEMBERS OF WOKHA AND LONGSA VILLAGE DURING THE FIRST MEETING CUM PICNIC HELD AT HAMMOCK RESORT, WOKHA ON 11TH MARCH 2017

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Milestone man Herath spins Lanka to Galle victory

Rangana Herath celebrates after taking the wicket of Shakib Al Hasan.

GALLE, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): Sri Lanka defeated Bangladesh by 259 runs in the first Test match at the Galle International Stadium here on Saturday. Spinner Ragana Herath picked up 6 for 59 as Bangladesh were 197 all out in the chase of an improbable 457-run target to help the home side go 1-0 up in the twomatch series, according to the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) official website. Resuming on 67 for no

loss and needing 390 more runs for victory on the final day, Bangladesh lost overnight batsman Soumya Sarkar to the second ball of the morning and couldn’t recover after that. Soumya got a leading edge off the first ball from Asela Gunaratne. It landed safely. However, the next ball clipped the bails of his off stump to dismiss the left-hander on his overnight score of 53. Perera then struck in consecutive overs, trapping Mominul Haque (5) leg-

b e f o r e b e f o r e h av i n g Tamim Iqbal caught by Gunaratne at slip for 19. H e r a t h d e l i ve r e d further blows when he removed Shakib Al Hasan (8) and handed Mahmudullah a secondball duck in the space of three balls in one over. Shakib gloved a catch to Dimuth Karunaratne at leg slip while Mahmudullah was deceived by an arm ball, which hit his back foot, to be adjudged leg before wicket. Skipper Mushfiqur

Bayern Munich after Real Madrid forward James Rodriguez: Report M A D R I D, M A R 1 1 (IANS): Bayern Munich chief coach Carlo Ancelotti reportedly wants to sign Real Madrid’s Colombian forward James Rodriguez, who is struggling for playing time at the capital club here. Ja m e s s t a r r e d i n the 2014 FI FA World Cup and soon joined the Madrid giants who were then coached by Italian Ancelotti. While James had a fruitful maiden season, he has since fallen down the pecking order under current Madrid chief coach Zinedine Zidane, including this season. Now, Ancelotti at Bayern, has asked the Bavarians to make an effort to bring James to Germany in the summer, according to a report in Spain’s Marca

James Rodriguez

newspaper. “It’s a deal that, apparently, has the blessing of the directors of the Bavarian club and it’s a move which the Colombian would jump at,” Marca published in their website. It is believed that even though Zidane continues to speak highly of James, he doesn’t consider him in his scheme of things and for

the 25-year-old Colombian, it will be best if he plays regularly. For a club as big as fivetime European champions Bayern, it would not be hugely difficult to splurge around $80 million to rope in James’ services. But, according to the newspaper, Bayern are not the only club interested in James. Jose Mourinhocoached Manchester United are also looking at him as well as other English clubs such as Chelsea, with star striker Diego Costa’s future uncertain. Record Italian champions Juventus are also interested as the Turin giants aim to return to the top of European football. In the past, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) have also been linked with the player.

Rahim and Liton Das shared 53 runs in a sixthwic ket sta nd to ke e p Bangladesh alive with news of storms in the area, and took them to lunch on 157 for 5. However, Bangladesh once again stumbled after the interval, losing the last five wickets within an hour. It started with Rahim gently tickling Lakshan Sandakan to the wicketkeeper down leg side off the second ball after lunch. Herath then followed it up with the wicket of Das, who was caught at cover off a leading edge trying to slog the Sri Lanka captain across the line. The wicket was Herath’s 363rd in Test cricket, going past Daniel Vettori’s tally of 362. The rest of the game was just a matter of time. Bangladesh were all out for 312 runs in the first innings in reply to Sri Lanka’s 494, who later declared their second innings on 274/6. Colombo hosts the second and final Test from Wednesday. Scores: S.Lanka- 494, 274/6 dec Bangaladesh- 312, 197-all out (Sarkar- 53, Herath 6/59)

Cummins to replace injured Starc RANCHI, MAR 11 (IANS): Patrick Cummins was named as the replacement for injured Mitchell Starc for the remaining four-match series against India. Starc was ruled out of the series with a fractured foot, Cricket Australia confirmed on Friday. “It’s unfortunate to lose Mitch out of the squad. In selecting Pat, we were looking for a strike b ow l i n g r e p l a c e m e n t option,” Selector Trevor Hohns said. “Pat has impressed in his return to cricket this summer with consistent performances in his ODI, T20 International and Big Bash matches. Cummins will join up with the Australia squad on Saturday, with the third Test to commence on Thursday.

KBC special sports meet for children

Chief guest, Col KS Kataria, CO of 44 AR, Mokokchung along with the children and Sunday school teachers of Kumlong Baptist Church, Christian Education Ministry at the AR ground on Saturday.

MOKOKCHUNG, MAR 1 1 : Ta k i n g C h r i s t i a n students out of the church to know about God’s grandeur, to explore one’s god-given talents and to rejuvenate the spirits of the children, the Christian Education Ministry of Kumlong Baptist Church (KBC) held a special sports meet at the 44th Assam Rifles Ground on the theme ‘Fostering relationships through sports’ on March 11. The sports meet, attended by nearly five

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hundred children, was graced by the commandant 44th AR, Col KS Kataria as the chief guest. Speaking at the meet Kataria apprised the children that they are the future generation of the country and that their teachers are there to help them become responsible citizens. Stating that sports is not only about winning or losing, Kataria assured that the armed forces are always ready to help the people. He also officially declared the sports meet

open. M e a n w h i l e, t h e children were divided into five different houses Ezekiel, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Elijah and Ezra - and the activities were further subdivided into ‘senior, junior and sub-junior’ categories. The children thoroughly enjoyed the different activities like penalty shootout, race and relay-race, basketball shots, musical chairs, bursting of balloons etc. Prizes were given to the winners of the

different activities. Earlier, KBC youth ministry associate pastor, Dr. R. Zulu Jamir delivered the welcome address while Christina, serenaded the audience with her rendition of the song ‘Hero’. F u r t h e r, K B C Christian Education Ministry expresses heartfelt gratitude to the 44th AR, the commandant col K.S. Kataria, Sunday school teachers, the students and the parents for making the sports meet a grand success.

Silver cup T20 cricket from March 13

KO H I M A , M A R 1 1 : Altogether 22 teams would be competing in the ensuing 8th edition of Silver Cup T20 Cricket Tournament organised by Nepali Baptist Church Kohima Youth Department on the theme “Peace and unity through cricket”. The tournament would be held from March 13-25 at Jakhama Local Ground, Kohima. The 22 teams include one each from Diphu and Shillong and 20 from Nagaland - two Dimapur, one Wokha and 17 Kohima teams. Chief engineer of Public health Engineering Department, Er Kevisekho Kruse and Nagaland Football Coaches Association President & AFC ‘B’ Licensee Roko Angami would grace the inaugural session as chief guest and guest of honour respectively. The inaugural match will be played between Lower Bayavü Giants and Silver White. The champions of the tournament would receive cash award of Rs. 80,000 and r unners-up Rs. 40,000, with running trophy, citations and medals. Losing semi-finalists will get Rs. 5000 each. Individual prizes include player of the tournament – Rs. 5000, best wicket keeper, highest run scorer, highest wicket taker – Rs. 3000 each and emerging player – Rs. 1000.

Juventus beat Milan 2-1 in Serie A

Paulo Dybala converts a penalty to help Juventus to a 2-1 win over Milan.

TURIN, MAR 11 (IANS): Paulo Dybala str uck a penalty at the death as defending champions Juventus overcame AC Milan 2-1 here to move provisionally 11 points clear at the top of the Serie A football league. Dybala fired to the right of Milan’s teenage sensational goalkeeper Donnarumma in the 90+7th minute after Carlos Bacca (43rd) cancelled out Medhi Benatia’s opener in the 30th minute. Donnarumma, however, impressed one and all once again by producing a series of saves. The 18year-old was tested from the very beginning. Pjaca, who

got a rare start due to unfit Mandzukic on the left wing, forced Donnarumma to dive right in the fourth minute. Dybala was also at his very best, dictating the pace of the game at will and his pace also troubled the visitors. The Argentine fed Pjaca but the latter curled inches past the post. Juventus broke the deadlock in the 30th minute in a counter-attack which saw a Dani Alves’ chip being controlled by Benatia before firing it home. Milan equalised 13 minutes later as Bacca slid winger Gerard Deulofeu’s clever pass through the legs of Buffon. In the second half,

Saina, Sindhu lose in All England quarters BIRMINGHAM, MAR 11 (IANS): India’s campaign at the All England Open Badminton Championships came to an end as women’s singles shuttlers P.V. Sindhu and Saina Nehwal suffered defeats in the quarterfinals. Sixth seed Sindhu could not muster a challenge against Taipei’s top seed Tai Tzu Ying as she lost 14-21, 10-21 in 34 minutes. Tai looked sharper and her delectable drop shots rattled Sindhu throughout the match. With this win, world No.1 Tai has taken an impressive 6-3 lead in career meetings with 2016 Rio Olympic silver medallist Sindhu. Eighth seed Saina fought hard but could not avoid a 20-22, 20-22 defeat to South Korean third seed Sung Ji Hyun in 54 minutes. It was a heartbreaking loss

for Saina who came close but could not pull it off at critical junctures at the Barclaycard Arena. The win was Sung’s only second triumph in eight games against 2012 London Olympic bronze medal winner Saina. Only two Indians Prakash Padukone and current chief coach P. Gopichand -- have managed to win titles at the world’s oldest tournament. While Padukone won in 1980, Gopichand’s feat came in 2001.

Ratchanok Intanon stuns Carolina

Ratchanok Intanon, the former world champion from Thailand who only just won fitness race to be ready for this week’s All England Open, made a startling recovery to defeat Olympic champion Carolina Marin. Marin slid from within sight of victory to an improbable

22-20, 13-21, 21-18 defeat. Marin had been 18-11 up in the final game, having landed a variety of heavy smashes, sliced, roundthe-head, and cannonball flat, which looked to be overwhelming the defences of her young rival. But the Thai then started to take the attacking initiative away from the aggressive Spaniard, landing three good blows herself and suddenly generating some momentum. Surprisingly Marin was unable to wrest it back, and at 18-16 was spoken to by the umpire, apparently for something she said. By that stage she had begun taking risks to get the elusive last three points, but this resulted in a mid-court jab into the net and a kill into the net, followed by a stunning defeat when she cleared the shuttle long.

Pjaca got another chance but the Croatian hit just wide of the left post. Donnarumma produced yet more heroics to deny Khedira’s firmly struck effort before getting back to his feet to keep away Higuain’s spectacular scissor kick on the rebound. The goalkeeper, tipped to take the spot of Buffon in the Italian national team, again dismissed Higuain. And as the ball moved to the right, Lichtsteiner kept the ball in play and his cross found the hands of De Sciglio from a close range, earning the hosts a penalty. Dybala was right on the money to give Juventus the win.

Jalukie Valley Tournament Jalukie, mar 11: Jalukie Valley Youth Organisation 11th Open Football Tour nament would start its on March 18. The opening ceremony would be graced by Thonwang Konyak, advisor DUDA, LM & CP and NIDC and the valedictory programme would be graced by S. C h u b a L o n g k u m e r, parliamentary secretary, Veterinary and Animal Husbandry and advisor to Jalukie Valley Youth Organisation. The cash prize of the tournament is Rs. 1,50,000/- only. Interested teams are requested to contact the given numbers for any queries - 8974743204 / 8 4 1 3 8 0 2 1 2 4 / 9615265919.

Bopanna-Cuevas knocked out in Indian Wells Masters

INDIAN WELLS, MAR 11 (AGENCIES): Rohan Bopanna and Pablo Cuevas yet again failed to click as a team, losing the closelyfought opening round of the ATP Indian Wells Masters to Novak Djokovic and Viktor Troicki, in Indian Wells, on Saturday. Bopanna and Cuevas lost 6-2, 3-6, 10-7 to the Serbian combination in one hour and six minutes. The winners logged 55 points, just two more than Bopanna and Cuevas. Bopanna and his partner from Ur uguay were playing their third tournament together this season and have managed to win just one match at the Australian Open. The Indian was hoping for better results, specifically at the Grand Slams, after teaming up with singles world number 30 for the 2017 season. They had lost first round at Apia International in Sydney. Bopanna though has enjoyed good results with other partners. He won title at the seasonopening Chennai Open with compatriot Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and ended runners-up with Poland’s Marcin Matkowski in Dubai last week.

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