March 14, 2021

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Vol XXXI No. 97

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BUSINESS FIRMS SHIFTING TO NEIGHBOURING TOWNS

DCCI alarmed over unabated taxation

DDADU warns drivers against overcharging DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Taking note of several complaints from customers about overcharging by some auto drivers, the Dimapur District Autorickshaw Drivers' Union (DDADU) has warned of stern action if anyone was found doing so.

In a statement, DDADU president Tito Yepthomi further informed that the new guidelines and SOPs were yet to be issued by the district administration and RTO. Till the time the new SOP is issued, DDADDU said that the fares will remain. Further, the public have been asked to reach out to the union for any complaint/issue.

(Cont’d on p-8)

This is it!

"Run. Didi is now more menacing with that plaster cast around her leg."

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Guwhati to Dimapur: Tax paid to various NPGs by road  6 wheeled truck Rs 19,500/12 wheeled truck Rs.25,500/-

(These tax are over and above the DMC tax, Police Entry Fee, yearly tax, gowdown tax and shop tax paid to various NPGs.)

Dimapur to Imphal: Tax paid to various NPGs by road  6 wheeled truck Rs 21,500/12 wheeled truck Rs.25,800/-

(These tax are over and above the yearly tax, gowdown tax and shop tax paid to various NPGs.)

Tax paid to various NPGs per train wagon  Rice Rs. 19,000/Dal Rs. 20,000/Sugar Rs. 27,000/Edible oil Rs. 32,000/-

(These tax are over and above the DMC tax collection.) lection and growth has been affected due shrinkage of business in Nagaland.

DCCI also pointed out that taxation by NPGs has been increasing year by year and the business community was no longer in a position to meet such phenomenal increase when there was hardly any improvement in business activity.

It also pointed out that earlier many Manipurbound business used to be based in Dimapur but these businesses have shifted their base to Silchar in Assam by taking the alternative route to Manipur through Jaribam National Highway because of high rate of taxation over the last few years.

As a consequence of businesses shifting out, DCCI said the chain support business such as hotels, transport way side dhabas in Nagaland have been hit hard.

To illustrate this, DCCI

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DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), has raised alarm over the “unabated taxation” by government and Naga Political Groups (NPGs) adding, the current business scenario has “hit its lowest ebb.”

DCCI through its media cell further warned that failure on the part of the state government and NPGs in taking corrective steps, would result in business in Nagaland “heading towards a point of no return.”

According to DCCI, rampant and unabated taxation had led to an “unfortunate reality” where many businesses were shifting to bordering towns in Assam during the past few years, in order to evade heavy taxations from both state government and NPGs. DCCI said shifting business have made bordering towns as feeder towns while volume of business in Nagaland have shrunk, especially in Dimapur, the commercial capital of Nagaland.

According to DCCI, the “high rate of taxation” by state government through municipal and town council tax in the form of toll tax, item tax etc undermined the GST Act which has subsumed all such taxes and adding to the misery of the business community. DCCI said in addition, illegal collection at various check gates and post by police has only added salt to injury.

The chamber has asked the state government to take serious note of how far its GST/SGST revenue col-

pointed out that monthly train wagons destined to Dimapur railway station has come down to 20 wagons per month from 120 wagons at its peak.

Co-relating the adverse impact on business in Nagaland, DCCI said a simple analysis showed that the business volume of Nagaland has shrunk by almost 60-75%. Similarly, it said trucks entering Nagaland and onward to Manipur state has also come down drastically.

DCCI said the business community in Nagaland sell any products on MRP, that was uniform across the country. It said the business community in Nagaland , on an average, have to sacrifice almost 50% to 75% of their profit margin in order to pay taxes to NPGs . DCCI asked, how could the business survive in Nagaland under such environment?

The chamber urged the NPGs to understand that one of the main reasons of economy and business failing in Nagaland was due to their over taxation.

DCCI said NPGs should understand the logic that if one kills a milking cow it will not give milk and therefore the cow should not be milked to death.

DCCI has strongly appealed to the NPGs to be realistic and reasonable and take corrective measures at the earliest. It further asked the NPGs to understand that the business community has always stood for early political settlement and would continue to do so.

DCCI also said it failed to understand whether the “respective governments of NPGs” were aware of rate of taxation levied at the ground by the cadres as the chamber was made to believe but on other hand most of the taxation were being sublet through yearly contract. DCCI alleged that the contractors were taking undue advantage and “levying the tax mindlessly.”

Making its point, the DCCI has urged upon the state government to realise that with most of the dealers dealing with GST items have shifted to nearby Assam towns and paying GST/SGST to Assam for which Nagaland has been steadily losing its revenue year by year. Further, DCCI pointed out that many Cement dealers/company train wagons, which used to offload cement in Dimapur Railway Station, have now shifted to Bokajan railway station. (Cont’d on p-8)

Farmers build brick houses at border NEW DELHI, MAR 13 (PTI): The farmers protesting the three agri laws are busy these days literally cementing their position at the Singhu border here as many of them are now constructing brick houses at the protest site.

Having faced chilly winters and heavy rains earlier, the construction of these concrete structures are among a slew of measures which farmers are taking to prepare themselves for the impending Delhi summer.

“These per manent brick structures are being constructed by farmers at individual levels as a preparation for summers in order to install fans, coolers, and ACs, and to keep out flies and mosquitoes,” said Paramjit Singh of Samkyukta Kisan Morcha, an

Farmers construct a brick house for shelter at Tikri border in New Delhi, Saturday. (PTI)

umbrella body of over 40 farmers’ unions.

The need for houses was also felt because tractortrolleys -- the go-to shelter for most farmers in winter -- get hot quickly in summers, he noted. Even as over 100 days have passed and no immediate end to the protest is in sight, this also sends a message to

those in the government that the farmers are in for a “long haul” and won’t leave till their demands are met, another member of the SKM said.

Earlier, presence of a salon, a foot-massage parlour, a tailoring stall and washing machine stations at the protest site had hogged the headlines.

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At least 7 killed as Myanmar forces continue crackdown on protesters

More routes proposed under UDAN 4.1 Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAR 13 (NPN): The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has proposed about 392 routes under UDAN 4.1 bidding process, which is expected to be completed by 6 weeks.

The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)Ude Desh Ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) is a flagship scheme of the MoCA. Till date, 325 routes and 56 airports have been operationalised under UDAN. The scheme intends to boost inclusive national economic growth, employment opportunities, and air transport infrastructure across the nation.

MoCA joint secretary Usha Padhee said, “Following the four successful rounds of bidding, the special UDAN 4.1 bidding round invites bids for priority routes which have not been covered under UDAN so far. This bidding round also includes routes specially requested by the State governments/UT administrations and earlier cancelled/ terminated routes...”

US offers refuge to Myanmar citizens

US, Allies Vow To Restore Democracy MANDALAY, MAR 13 (AGENCIES): At least seven people were killed by security forces in Myanmar, witnesses and media reported, as activists marked the death anniversary on Saturday of a student whose killing in 1988 sparked an uprising against the military government.

Four deaths were reported in Mandalay, the country's second-biggest city, two in Pyay, a town in south-central Myanmar, and one in Twante, a suburb of Yangon, Myanmar's largest city.

Details of all seven deaths were posted on multiple social media accounts, some accompanied by photos of the victims.

The actual death toll is likely to be higher, as police apparently seized some bodies, and some of the wounded suffered griev-

Riot police officers hold down a protester as they disperse protesters in Tharkata Township on the outskirts of Yangon, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

ous gunshot wounds that doctors and nurses working at makeshift clinics will be hard-pressed to treat.

Many hospitals are occupied by security forces, and as a result are boycotted by medical personnel and shunned by protesters.

"The security forces initially stopped the ambulance from reaching the injured people and only allowed it later," a 23-year-old protester in Pyay told Reuters, asking not to be named for fear of retribution.

The deaths came as the leaders of the United

States, India, Australia and Japan vowed to work together to restore democracy in the Southeast Asian nation.

Saturday's protests erupted after posters spread on social media urging people to mark the death anniversary of Phone Maw, who was shot and killed by security forces in 1988 inside what was then known as the Rangoon Institute of Technology campus. Unofficial but carefully compiled tallies put the total number of deaths since the coup at around 90.

ENSA condemns military coup in Myanmar DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Eastern Naga Student’s Association (ENSA) along with its federating units held an emergency meeting on March 12 in Dimapur and collectively resolved to strongly condemn the military coup over the civilian government in Myanmar.

ENSA president Nokpai Konyak and general secretary Kailong Lainong

pointed out that following the coup on February 1, a democratic civil disobedience movement (CDM) was launched.

However, ENSA said that the military and police force began to brutally attack innocent people by using sophisticated lethal weapons, injuring many, killing many peaceful protesters while also many innocent people have gone missing.

In this regard, ENSA has sought the intervention of the United Nations (UN), Amnesty International, International Court of Justice and other International communities for effective action against violation of basic human rights and inhuman act of violence against the innocent public, which has been taking place since 1962.

“People of Burma need

your support at this juncture to survive and to have a very basic human right as the citizens of the same being,” ENSA stated.

It also urged the military junta to release Aung San Suu Kyi, president U Myint Swe, leaders of the NLD party and thousands of innocent public being illegally detained and also to respect the peoples mandate.

4 COVID +ve cases reported DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Nagaland on Saturday reported four new COVID positive cases from Kohima, taking the total caseload to 12225.

With this the active cases rose to 14 while a total of 11966 persons have recovered from the infection till date.

PTI: India recorded 23,285 cases of coronavirus infection in a day, the highest in around 78 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 1,13,08,846, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday.

The death toll increased to 1,58,306 with 117 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. The total active caseload increased to 1,97,237, which now comprises 1.74 per cent of the total infections, while the recovery rate has dropped to 96.86 per cent.

CYF responds to TVAC, TYSO statement DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Reacting to the March 4 statement by Tungjoy Village Authority Council (TVAC) and Tungjoy Youth & Students’ Organisation (TYSO), the Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF) termed it as "highly provocative and derogatory", reminding that the Chakhesangs were peace loving community and never had bitter relationship with any of its neighbours so far.

CYF president Lhuvesayi Lohe and general secretary Nyitso Therie said it was exasperating and provoking to see Tungjoy village

challenging the unity and integrity of Chakhesang community for the first time by any of its neighbours.

Asserting that it had always maintained cordial relationship with neighbours, CYF clarified that it had issued a statement earlier to express resentment over the abduction of a person belonging to the Chakhesang community, adding that any civilized community would do so.

CYF said that T. Ngolo Koza (DB) from Khezhakeno Village, who was on his official duty deputed by the designated magistrate/EAC

of Khezhakeno was severely tortured both physically and mentally.

To refute by saying that the victim was “safely handed over to Tadubi Police” was a mockery, CYF said, adding that there was sufficient evidences and medical certification to prove the inhuman torture by the Tungjoy people.

The front asserted that it was their bounden right to protect the rightful boundary of Phek district, that runs along the State boundary.

But "challenging the wisdom of our genuine concern to

protect our own people’s life or defending our demarcated territory is viewed very seriously," it said.

Making its stand clear to not challenge the integrity or dictate how to run the community, CYF said it would not remain a mute spectator when an innocent member is illegally abducted and tortured beyond imagination.

"We are known by our simplicity and patience but testing our patience with ill intention will be a blunder and will never be tolerated," CYF said.

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Geology & mining deptt visits coal bearing districts

Minister, geology and mining, V Kashiho Sangtam accompanied by commissioner & secretary K Libanthung Lotha and senior officers of the department during the visit.

DIMAPUR: Minister geology & mining, V. Kashiho Sangtam accompanied by commissioner & secretary K. Libanthung Lotha and senior officers of the department visited all coal bearing districts across the state on March 11 and 12 to assess coal production and mechanism for enhancement of revenue generation from coal sector.

In a release, joint di-

rector (mining), DGM Dimapur, Tesinlo Semy stated that during the current fiscal year, the department increased revenue collection from Rs. 70 lakhs to Rs. 211 lakhs, which was 201% raised.

The minister and his team had a meeting with all stakeholders, village councils, landowners, coal operators, transporters etc. and took notice of their

grievances.

The minister assured all possible help from the government and requested the stakeholders to extend their cooperation to the department officials performing their duties and responsibilities at the district level.

The team also inspected some designated mineral gates and proposed sites for setting up of coal depot.

state GPRN/NSCN condoles member’s demise DIMAPUR: GPRN/ NSCN has expressed grief over the untimely demise of ‘sgt. maj.’ Anito Sumi who passed away on March 8, 2021.

In a condolence message, GPRN/NSCN through its MIP stated that late ‘sgt. maj.’ Anito Sumi, Sumi region enrolled in the Naga army on April 4, 2011 and served for 10 years till his demise.

It stated that he was known not only for his dedication but was also a compassionate and noble young man who believed in the cause and aspiration of a Naga nation.

It also stated that his service and legacy for the cause of Naga nation would be cherished and recorded in the pages of the Naga history.

GPRN/NSCN further conveyed its condolence to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

MGNREGA: Social audit & public hearing DIMAPUR: District level public hearing on social audit unit MGNREGA for works completed in 2016-17 and 2017-2018 was held at Metsuben hotel on March 10 with participants from Tuli, Chuchuyimlang, Tsurangkong, Changtongya, Kubulong and Ongpangkong (N) blocks. SDO (C) Mokokchung, Dharam Raj was the independent observer during the public hearing in the presence of PD/ DPC (MGNREGA) DRDA Mokokchung, Toshimongla Kichu and APC (DRDA), Temsumenla. Presentation on audit findings was presented by social audit unit.

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SASRD: NU under TSP conducts farmer’s trg at Hekheshe DIMAPUR: AICRP (vegetable crops), Nagaland Centre, SASRD, NU under tribal sub plan (TSP) conducted a farmer’s training on “scientific cultivation of summer vegetable crops” at adopted village, Hekheshe.

The technical session on the theme was delivered by scientist, AICRP (VC), dept. of horticulture, SASRD: NU, Dr. Moakala Changkiri, who emphasised on the methodology and various ideas on production of vegetable crops without the use of inorganic sources.

She demonstrated on the importance of nursery particularly for high value vegetable crops in order to get better economic returns. She also demonstrated on the seedling root dip method with the use of biofertilisers in order to get a better crop.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme started with a brief introduction by dean, SASRD, Nagaland University & in-charge TSPAICRP (vegetable crops), prof. Akali Sema, who

Officials from SASRD NU with participants and farmers at the training.

highlighted on vegetables that can be grown in a village with hilly topography like Hekheshe. The Wrap up session was conducted by scientist, AICRP-VC,

SASRD: NU, Dr. Aastik Jha where summer vegetable seeds were distributed to participants. GB of Hekheshe village on behalf of all the farmers

expressed their gratitude to AICRP-vegetable crops, department of horticulture, SASRD: NU. The training was attended by 50 farmer participants.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

In loving memory of Apao Mathew Rhezhu

(11th June 1966 – 14th March 2020) The Officers and staff of National Informatics Centre, Nagaland, deeply misses and remembers him. A beautiful soul who left a trail of beautiful memories. We also express our sympathy and peace to his family members.

His loving memories will be forever held in our hearts.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

(Born : 04-02-1976 – Died : 07-03-2021) Through this column, we, the bereaved family members of Lt. G. Heyito Sema would like to express our profound and sincere gratitude to all those individuals, friends and relatives who stood by us spiritually, emotionally, physically, financially and through prayer support and kind presence at the sudden and sad demise of our beloved on 7th March 2021, at 11:30 p.m.

Special thanks to: 1. Kichilimi Baptist Church.

2. Kichilimi Village Council.

3. Kichilimi Dimapur/Kohima/Zunheboto Welfare.

4. Thilixu Baptist Church.

5. Thokihimi village/ welfare (Dimapur, Kohima, Zbto).

6. Anugrah Nagamese Fellowship, Thilixu.

7. Plywood family, Dimapur.

8. Phoenician medical family, Delhi.

Words are not enough to express how grateful we are, and also, unable to express our kind gestures personally. Therefore, please accept this acknowledge as in person from us. We pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, family members and relatives.

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14-03-2020 Dad, its been one year since you left us. And ever since, we don’t have the feeling of security without you having our back. The world is totally different, now that we have to stand on our own responsibilities and to carry on the legacy you left behind. Yet we are comforted in the knowledge that you have lived well and is now with our everlasting graceful Lord Jesus Christ.

We miss you each day.

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Lt. APAO MATHEW RHEZHU

Chairman MARCOFED, Dr. M. Chuba Ao inaugurated M/s MARCOFED highway filling station (BPCL) in the presence of advisor, sericulture, excise & minority affairs, GoN, Zhaleo Rio along with other officials and village elders at Chiephobozou town on March 13, 2021. (DIPR)

news in Brief Lost and found: UT, GPRN (NSCN-IM) has recovered a two wheeler, bajaj CT 100 bearing chassis no MD2-B37AX9-LPF-01790 and engine number PFX-PLF-20327.

Rightful owner may claim the vehicle by producing original documents within seven days from the date of this publication. One may contact at 7085596462.

IGNOU induction meet: An induction meet for learners enrolled for July 2020 session at IGNOU Dimapur government college study centre – 2002 will be held on March 14, 2021, 12 p.m. at Dimapur government college to familiarise learners on open distance learning system, various support extended by the study centre and how to proceed with the studies. Candidates have been requested

AR organises various programmes DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) conducted various programmes for the welfare of the public.

Phek battalion: Phek battalion organised medical camp at Matikhru village, Phek district, Nagaland.

The medical team provided necessary medical help and advice to the villagers. The medical team also visited the houses of elderly people who could not walk up to the established camp.

A total of 142 villagers which included 47 men, 55 women and 40 children benefitted from the camp.

Kiphire battalion: Kiphire battalion organised a lecture on “skill development” at Mimi village, Kiphire on March 11.

The lecture focused on imparting awareness on being skillful. The lecture was attended by 52 villagers.

Tuensang battalion: Tuensang battalion organised a medical camp at Tangkong and Yangkhao village of Mon district on March to provide medical assistance to villagers.

The importance of timely vaccination, personal hygiene and sanitation was discussed. Altogether 92 males, 94 females and 28 children benefitted from the camp.

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to attend the induction meet.

NSCN (R) extends Milei Ngi greetings: NSCN (Reformation) has extended warm Milei Ngi festival greetings to all the members of the Zeliang community. NSCN (R) through its MIP expressed hope that the joyous event would bring about strong bond between Nagas and step together into the future in solidarity and unity.

DVC convenes public meeting: Darogajan village council (DVC) has convened a general public meeting on March 20, 10 a.m. at council hall. All concerned general public of Darogajan have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We, the family members of LT. ATHONLO TEP would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to all who came and extended their help through physically, morally, financially and prayers, at his sudden demise on 08-03-2021, in Dimapur and his funeral proceeding to Henbenji Village, Tseminyu.

Through this column, we extend our deepest gratitude to the following:1. Doctor and nurses of Zion Hospital , 9. Rengma Bosti Baptist Church, Khatkhati.

Dimapur.

10. Terogvunyu Chὔpwe Fellowship Dimapur.

2. Doctor and nurses of District Hospital, 11. 14 Assam Rifles, B Company.

Dimapur.

12. Tseminyu Town Baptist Church.

3. Traffic Police Zone-2, Dimapur.

13. Tseminyu Town Baptist Church Cell 4. Kasha Daho Dimapur Unit.

Group-7.

5. Phenwhenyu Tenunyu Kequen Kelo 14. Tseophenyu Sebunyu Clan Tseminyu Town.

Kehun,Dimapur.

15. Kasha Daho Tseminyu Town.

6. Women Department Rengma Bosti, 16. Rev. Yhunlo Thong, Chaplin District Khatkhati.

Hospital, Dimapur.

7. Dimapur Rengma Baptist Church, 17. T. Nukshi Nokdir, Dimapur.

Khermahal.

18. Ar. Jwenga Seb, Dimapur.

8. Dimapur Seb Group.

19. Dr. Gwaruno Kemp and family.

We further convey our heartfelt gratitude, in act of two good Samaritans who helped and dropped him till Zion Hospital. It’s our prayer that our Almighty God Shower His blessing upon both of you for your good deeds.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual personally, but it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God showers His blessing upon each and every one of you abundantly.

With Prayers Loving Wife, Sons and Family Members.

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Born : 15-03-1963 – Died : 03-03-2021 We, the bereaved family of Late Ram Kumar Thapa would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, families, churches, unions, societies, friends and well wishers, who stood with us and supported us in various capacities at his sudden demise.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually, but we pray that the good Lord bless you immensely. Furthermore, we would also like to invite each and every individual to the ritual (SHRADA) of our father on 14th of March 2021, at our residence.

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Born on 08/10/1977 – Died on 05/03/2021 We, the bereaved family members of Late Nzano Yanthan, D/o Lt. Tsenchamo Yanthan would like to express our profound and heartfelt gratitude to all family members, individuals, friends, neighbors, churches, prayer centres and well wishers who stood by us physically, spiritually, financially and sincere prayer at the sudden demise of our beloved Lt. Sister on 05-03-21.

We would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. Lotha Baptist Church, Diphupar, Dimapur, Nagaland.

2. Officers & staff of DRC Nagaland, Rest House Kolkata.

3. Mr. Bena Odyuo 4. Delhi Lotha Baptist Fellowship 5. Mrs. Ncheponi Yanthan and family 6. Yimpang Union Dimapur 7. All cousins brothers & sisters 8. Divine Healing and Prayer Centre, Dimapur 9. Mnhata Okho 4th Mile Dimapur 10. Limhathung Motsüri, Okho Diphupar 11. Mr. Longshithung Kikon, Indigo Airline 12. Lotha Ekhung Diphupar.

We deeply regret our inability to mention and thank each and every individuals. However, you are always close to our hearts for the unconditional support and it is our prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Is privatisation of PSBs going to benefit the economy?

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become careless in not maintaining SOP against COVID?  Yes.  No.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST March 14

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sun and very warm

34 19

Hazy sun

Guwahati Partly sunny, a stray t-storm

29 15 32 19

Imphal

Hazy sun

30 10

Itanagar

A stray t-storm, not as warm

25 17

Shillong

Couple of thunderstorms

20 12

Kohima

Not as warm; p.m. showers

22 11

Dimapur

Partial sunshine

30 17

Mkg

Partly sunny and not as warm

24 13

Tuensang Partly sunny and cooler Wokha

NACWR and DNWO programme WSH office building inaugurated advocates for a more inclusive world

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Zunheboto A stray morning thunderstorm 22 11

(L) Newly inaugurated office building of WSH at Chekiye village. (R) Minister Jacob Zhimomi inaugurating the building on Saturday. (NP) Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Office building of the Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) was inaugurated at Chekiye village, Dimapur on Saturday. The building constructed at the cost of about Rs.1.30 crore houses a conference hall with 300 seating capacity in the first floor, 10 rooms in the ground floor, two rooms in the basement and 10 washrooms. The building was inaugurated by minister PHED Jacob Zhimomi and WSBAK executive secretary Rev.Dr. Phughoto Sema offered dedication prayer.

Speaking at the inaugural function, Jacob Zhi-

NVCO informs consumers to avail helpline number DIMAPUR: In view of the ongoing celebration of world consumer rights day in the state, Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (NVCO) conducted a meeting on March 13, 2021 at the office of Nagaland state consumer helpline, D-Block, Kohima.

A press release by its press and media cell stated that the meeting discussed on improving the utility of consumer helpline as an alternate consumer dispute redressal mechanism which was functioning through toll free 1800– 345–3701.

NVCO president, Kezhokhoto Savi said that the progress of making use of the toll free number by consumers was still poor and the report submitted to the government of India through the state government was “not encouraging” and must be “the reason consumers/citizen were still not aware of the availability of this mechanism”.

While stating that to some extent, some consumers/citizens called up the helpline, NVCO said that the call charges would go to the helpline and not to the one who was calling.

In this regard, Nagaland Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation urged citizens and consumers to make use of the Nagaland state consumer helpline 1800-345-3701.

momi acknowledged all the responsible involved in the planning and construction of the WSH building and expressed hope the building would be utilized for growth and development of the Western Sumis in particular and Sumis in general.

Asserting that he was trying to work for the progress of Sumis, the minister sought cooperation and support from the public.

Sating that a leader should humble oneself and serve the people, Zhimomi called upon all to acknowledge and respect one another.

On the occasion, the minister lamented the problem in land acquisition that

was hampering development and urged all responsible to part their land for development.

In his presidential address, WSH president Dr.Kakheto Zhimo highlighted the process of land acquisition and construction of the building. He also acknowledged predecessors and all those who contributed and worked for the successful competition of the building.

WSH president also informed that the conference hall could be used for meetings and events.

Earlier, Dr. Kisheto, pastor Chekiye Baptist Church offered invocation, Hokhupu, head GB Chekiye

village delivered welcome address, WSKH president, Vihuto Yepthomi delivered greetings, WSH general secretary H Kisheto Chishi presented progress report, WSH vice president, Atomi Swu proposed vote of thanks, Rev. Ahoshe Chophy pastor NCRC offered benediction while Abel T Assumi and company presented a special song. The programme was chaired by WSH vice president, Shikaho Zhimo.

The function was attended by state legislators including Er. Picto Shohe, Azheto Zhimomi and Vikheho Swu besides a host of leaders from WSH and Western Sumi frontal organizations and GBs.

Disruption of water supply in Zunheboto

DIMAPUR: PHED division, Zunheboto, executive engineer, Kitoshe Y Aye has informed that in order to facilitate the NHIDCL and the contractor to undertake the ongoing 2 lane road construction smoothly, the department would begin dismantling and shifting of water supply pipelines which would affect Zunheboto headquarters and Satakha town.

Consumers located within Alahuto point junction till south point, AOC pump till Amiphoto have been requested to bear with the department as the main distribution tank line laid along the road would be dismantled from March 16, 2021.

The release stated that alternative option to restore water supply during the road construction period was being explored.

Meanwhile, consumers of Satakha town have been informed that the town taping points of Asakivi and Azughogho has to be cleared from March 16.

While requesting the consumers to bear with the maintenance, the department informed that restoration of water supply would be made at the earliest possible time.

DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Nagaland Alliance for Children and Women’s Right (NACWR) in collaboration with Diphupar Naga Women Organisation (DNWO) and sponsored by PHED Minister Jacob Zhimomi organised an international women’s day (IWD) programme here, on Saturday at Diphupar Ao Church jubilee memorial hall.

Focusing on the theme “choose to challenge”, guest of honour, SDO (civil) Chümoukedima, Thejavizo Nakhro said that the two things that needed to be challenged included personal challenge and challenge that existed in the environment and society that we lived in.

In this regard, Nakhro said, “if we look around us there are lots of good things happening and we also see areas where gender parity is not yet achieved”.

Addressing legal issues for women, children and welfare schemes, NACWR, legal advisor Esther K Aye spoke on the importance of gender sensitisation saying that cases on domestic violence knew no class, caste or religion.

Aye infor med the gathering on how to handle such situations and how to help victims. She challenged the gathering to sensitise the rights, to stand out and be the voice of such victims in order to adopt change in the society.

Aye also maintained that domestic violence victims were not call “victims” anymore but they were call

SDO (civil) Chümoukedima, Thejavizo Nakhro speaking at the programme. (NP)

as “survivors”.

NACWR legal advisor Limasenla Longkumer highlighted on juvenile justice case and protection Act 2015 and rules 2016 and schemes related for children.

She stated that in places like Kohima and Dimapur, there had been many cases reported pertaining to child abuse. In this regard, Longkumer asked the gathering to stand and encourage one another for those children who were the silent victims.

At the programme, issues related to the topic, “gender based violence” was shared by NACWR member Miqlat Asha Sanchu where she expounded on the three types of violence which included war, psychological, structural and cultural violence.

Topic on “women’s mental health and its concern” was also imparted by oriental theological seminary, associate professor, reverend Dr. Ellen Konyak Jamir where she la-

mented how many people misunderstood, neglected and stigmatised mental health but no one was to be blamed since it was a different context of education where they lacked.

She encouraged the people to do way with shame, ignorance and denial of mental health but to recognise the signs and symptoms and seek for help.

O n “ e m p ow e r i n g women through education”, NEISSER, principal and NACWR advisor, reverend Dr. Anto said that education consciousness cannot be taught but it began from home.

The programme was chaired by NACWR, member sisterhood network Azungla James, invocation

by Diphupar Ao Baptist church child ministry associate pastor Asenla Longkumer and welcome address by DNWO chairperson Chubainla. Later, vote of thanks was delivered by highland hall school, Naga united administrator Kezhaleno Phira.

Career guidance programme and book release by MLCU in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: Center for career development and placement of Martin Luther Christian University (MLCU), Shillong conducted a community outreach programme on career guidance in Dimapur from March 7 to 9, 2021.

The career guidance programme was conducted in four institutions for youth members and students of Lhomithi Baptist Akukuhou, PLS auto shell industries Pvt. Ltd, skills Alli, and St. Mary’s Montessori higher secondary school. MLCU dean of students, Dr. Maribon Viray addressed on the importance of career development, working and studying.

MLCU marketing and de-

velopment, director, Dr. Julian Oscar Dhar highlighted on dignity of labour and a career option in entrepreneurship.

MLCU head of department of nutrition and dietetics, Dr. Melodynia Marpna stressed on effects of career beliefs in career choices and MLCU department of music, faculty, Donovan K. Swer spoke about common careers and skills needed for career development.

Meanwhile, a book titled “gender, sexuality and society in Northeast India: contextual studies of tribal communities” published by MLCU press was also released on March 8, International Women’s Day. The editors were MLCU

associate professor and head of the center for gender Dr. Ryntihlin Jennifer War and MLCU chancellor, Dr. Glenn C. Kharkongor.

Briefing on the book was presented by Dr. Melodynia Marpna and chief guest of the event was school of agriculture sciences and rural development (SASRD), Nagaland University dean Prof. Akali Sema.

The event was hosted by Dr. Maribon Viray and state head of PLS auto shell industries Pvt. Ltd, Tokato V Chishi launched the programme.

Contributors of the book, Lino Yeptho, Mughato Zhimo and Moamongla Pongener were also present.

Minister for higher & technical education and tribal affairs, Temjen Imna Along visited Sao Chang College, Tuensang, Nagaland on March 12, 2021. The minister attended a meeting with faculty and encouraged the college to make SCC a centre of excellence. He also congratulated the college for having NAAC accredited in 2020 and urged teaching faculty to extend its services to the communities.

More reports on observance of ‘Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav’ in Nagaland

Nehru Yuva Kendra, Zunheboto.

DIMAPUR: Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav was launched on March 12, seventy-five weeks ahead of 75th Indian Independence Day, to commemorate 91 years of Dandi march.

NYK Zunheboto: Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) Zunheboto organised a neighbourhood youth parliament in celebration on March 12, 2021 at Skk hall Zunheboto with NDPP Zunheboto Region president, Khehoshe H. Yepthomi as special guest and assistant teacher (history), Kaholi kinimi as reK Y M C

source person.

A press release by media affairs, NYK Zunheboto stated that while speaking at the programme, Khehoshe Yepthomi called on the youths to play proactive roles in building the nation and community development through cohesive efforts.

He advised the youths to pursue quality education and emphasised on honing their skills.

Meanwhile, Kaholi kinimi spoke on India’s freedom struggle and the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and

Modern College, Kohima.

Subash Chandra Bose. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks by NYK Zunheboto member, Realito Muru. The programme was attended by NDPP officials of Zunheboto region, college students and youth from various sectors.

MCK: Modern College, Kohima (MCK) in collaboration with Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Kohima, Nagaland conducted neighbourhood youth parliament on March 12.

Speakers of the pro-

SSPN: To mark the event, Sainik School Punglwa, Nagaland (SSPN) organised an online symposium on “India’s independence is hard earned, we must preserve it” and an online creative writing competition on “our freedom struggle is a story of determination & perseverance” for students of VI to VIII standard and

gramme were director I/c NYKS Nagaland, John Makhabo who spoke on “role of youth in nation building” focusing especially on Swach Bharat, rain water harvesting, MUDRA scheme and make in India campaign.

for IX to XI standard respectively on March 12.

Over 100 cadets took part in the online symposium and 63 cadets took part in the creative writing competition. The online symposium was organised at the school conference hall under the guidance of vice principal, Lt Col Leena Bajaj.

Sneha Paul of St. Paul Higher Secondary School, Assistant professor, Dimapur presenting a talk on “India’s freedom department of history, struggle” on the occasion of Azadi Ka Amrut Senjano N Murry spoke on Mahotsav “Indian freedom struggle, life, journey, philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi and Subhash Chandra Bose”.

The programme was moderated by assistant professor Kaweu Kreo while introduction and welcome address was delivered by principal Dr. Vitsou Yano. Later, vote of thanks was delivered by assistant professor, department of economics, Viketouno Kire.

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total shutdown throws life Cong most corrupt; vote BJP for benefits: Irani 24-hour out of gear in Mnp’s hill districts

Mariani (Assam), Mar 13 (PTI): Union Textiles minister Smriti Zubin Irani on Saturday described Congress as the “most corrupt party” and appealed to the people to vote for the BJP to continue to avail benefits of various central and state schemes.

Addressing her maiden election rally in Assam, she said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal have rolled out a number of schemes, benefiting the poor people of the state. “...there is no one more corrupt than Congress.Only BJP is the party, which works for the benefit of the poors. The BJP government has worked tirelessly for the people in tea gardens across the state,” said Irani, also the Minister of Women and Child Development. Irani said the Congress did not do much for the development of the northeast, and it was only after Modi government came to power in 2014, the region got its respect, dignity and due

Smriti Irani waves at the crowd during a public meeting in support of the party candidate Anil Saikia. (PTI)

recognition.

Irani had defeated Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his home turf of Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in 2019 general election.

Listing out a series of schemes launched by the central and state governments, she said the Congress government never worked for the poor people and appealed to the people to vote for the BJP in the assembly polls.

Without naming former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who was a Rajya Sabha MP from Assam, Irani said, “There

are some tall leaders of Congress from Assam and they even became the PM. But, AIIMS came to Assam only during Narendra Modi’s tenure.”

She was in Mariani, which is going to polls in the first phase on March 27, to campaign for BJP candidate Ramani Tanti, who will have a direct contest with the sitting three-time heavyweight Congress MLA Rupjyoti Kurmi.

Irani said the northeastern region has been witnessing tur naround with the arrival of Modi

government in 2014.

“When the Congress was at the Centre, it did not even release the Rs 60,000 crore to Assam under the 13th Finance Commission.

But, when the Narendra Modi government came, it released Rs 1,70,000 crore under the 15th Finance Commission,” she claimed.

It is the fortune of the people of Assam that they have Modi at the centre and Sonowal in the state as both of them are working continuously for the development of the region, the union minister said.

She pointed out that the tea garden workers’ minimum wage before 2014 was Rs 97, which has been raised to Rs 217 now.

“For the pregnant women of tea gardens, we were giving Rs 12,000 and this has been raised to Rs 18,000. More than 50,000 women got this benefit in Assam. So, please vote for such a government, which has done so much work for you,” Irani said.

She also mentioned

other schemes like financial aid to women Self Help Groups (SHGs), healthcare facilities in tea gardens, educational scholarships to meritorious students and reservation for tea garden students in medical studies.

“We take pride in managing the coronavirus pandemic. We are giving the vaccine to 150 countries under the Vaccine Maitri programme.

“During the pandemic, 80 crore people got free ration and 22 crore women got Rs 30,000 crore in their accounts,” Irani said.

She asserted that had there been a Congress government during the pandemic, such benefits would have never been given to the people of the country because “no one is more corrupt than Congress”.

Irani also attacked the Congress for joining hands with Lok Sabha MP Badruddin Ajmal-led AIUDF to form an alliance and said “this party is attacking the culture, language and civilisation of Assam”.

Correspondent IMPHAL, Mar 13: A 24-hour total shutdown to protest against delay in elections to the autonomous district councils (ADCs) affected life throughout the hill districts of Manipur on Saturday.

All Tribal Students’ Union Manipur (ATSUM) imposed the 24-hour shutdown pressing the Manipur government to notify schedules for due elections to the ADCs in hill districts.

The strike that commenced from Friday midnight evoked good response with most of the market places, schools and colleges, business establishment and banks remaining shut.

Transport services including inter-state and interdistrict were also suspended.

Hundreds of Imphal-bound transport vehicles including inter-state buses and taxis were reportedly stranded at Nagaland-Manipur border along NH-2 and at Jiribam along NH-37 owing to the strike.

Protesters came out on

A 24-hour bandh hits normal life in Manipur’s hill districts on Saturday.

the streets at various parts of the hill districts, particularly at district headquarters and along state and national highways and prevented vehicular movement, reports culled out from the strike hit districts said.

In a bid to disturb vehicular movement, protesters set alight discarded tyres and debris at various places. At some places, police seized the discarded tyres.

The strike continued peacefully without any untoward incident reported from any part of the strike hit districts ATSUM, the apex body of tribal-based student bodies in Manipur went ahead with the total

Azad, Anand, Sibal and Tewari not Will inaugurate 200 completed projects: Mnp CM in Cong list of Assam campaigners Correspondent

New Delhi, March 13 (IANS): The Congress released the list of its star campaigners for the threephase Assam Assembly elections which included party chief Sonia Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, former party President Rahul Gandhi, his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and several others.

Like West Bengal, the list missed out the names of former Rajya Sabha member Ghulam Nabi Azad, senior party leader Kapil Sibal, Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari

No new COVID-19 case in Arunachal Itanagar, Mar 13 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh did not report any new COVID-19 case in the last two days, a senior health official said on Saturday.

The state’s caseload stood at 16,840, of which four are active cases, while 16,780 people have recovered from the disease and 56 patients have succumbed to the infection so far, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The recover y rate among the coronavirus patients in the state stands at 99.64 per cent, he said.

The state has thus far tested over 4.09 lakh samples for COVID-19, including 287 on Friday, Jampa said. A total of 51,075 people have been vaccinated to date, including 2,323 on Friday, State Immunisation Officer Dr Dimong Padung said.

and Rajya Sabha MP Anand Sharma, who are part of the G-23 signatories.

The other star campaigners are Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Mukul Wasnik, Salman Khurshid, Jitendra Singh, Vikas Upadhyay, Anirudh Singh, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, Mohan Prakash, Nabam Tuki, Mukul Sangma.

The party has also named Rameshwar Oraon, Assam Congress chief

Ripun Bora, Sushmita Dev, Gourav Gogoi, Debabarta Saikia, Pradyut Bordolai, Rakibul Hussain, Bhupen Bora, Rana Goswami, Ranee Narah, Rupjyoti Kurmi, Roselina Tirkey and Pradip Nag. Priyanka Gandhi had last week gone to Assam on a two-day visit and addressed a few public rallies and also met Assam tea garden workers. She is again scheduled to visit the state in the coming days. Her brother Rahul Gandhi, who went to Tamil Nadu and Kerala earlier, will also visit Assam in the coming days.

Chief of militant outfit in Tripura held in Aizawl

Agartala/Aizawl, March 13 (IANS): The chief of outlawed militant outfit National Liberation Front of Tripura (PD faction) has been arrested in Mizoram and will soon be brought back to Tripura for taking further course of legal action, officials said on Saturday.

Inspector General of Police (law and order), Arindam Nath, said that the self-styled chief of NLFT (PD faction), Parimal Debbarma (48) alias Phankrak, a resident of Khowai district in Tripura, was arrested by the Mizoram police on Friday night.

“Debbarma was wanted in at least 10 cases, including for murder and extortion.

Six permanent warrants were pending against him at the Khowai police station,” Nath told IANS.

The Director General of Police in Tripura, V.S. Yadav, had spoken to his Mizoram counterpart on Friday before the guerrilla leader was arrested from a hideout in Aizawl.

A Tripura police team has gone to Aizawl to bring back the extremist leader after taking transit remand from a Mizoram court.

According to the police, Debbarma had surrendered before the government in 2014. After two years of normal life, he again started indulging in violent activities and forcible collection of subscriptions. In 2017, he went to his hideout in Bangladesh after killing one Nitosh Debbarma at Takarjala in Tripura.

Many of Debbarma’s cadres have also been arrested with arms and ammunition.

‘Fake’ Ajmal video: one-day ban for Twitter handle

GUWAHATI, MAR 13 (AGENCIES): The two Twitter accounts that were suspended by the social networking platform on Thursday following the uproar over the doctored video of AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal “asserting” that the Congress-AIUDF alliance would turn India into an Islamic nation were back in action on Friday.

Tw i t t e r I n d i a h a d promptly suspended the accounts of Legal Rights Observatory, a legal rights organisation allegedly linked to the RSS, and Voice of Axom soon after Assam Police reported the matter about the manipulated video that went viral after it was posted by these two handles on Tuesday.

Both the accounts had the following message on

Badruddin Ajmal

Thursday: Account Suspended. Twitter suspends accounts which violate Twitter rules.

On Friday, both the accounts were back into operation with the LRO posting a news report on the AIUDF and sending a message to those “running” the Voice of Axom handle to contact it with a mobile number.

A senior police official had told The Telegraph on Thursday that they had already acted on the doctored video by taking up the matter after a case was registered

with the CID, which is handling two cases related to the video. Another case was registered with the Crime Branch at Panbazar by the AIUDF on Thursday.

On Friday, the official said they were investigating the case and would not be able to throw light on why the suspension was withdrawn.

Alt News, a non-profit fact-checking website, had found that the video clip doing the rounds of the social media on Tuesday was “doctored”.

The website, which has been in operation since 2017 to detect and curb fake news, on Wednesday afternoon carried a report that also said the clipped video was “made” viral by “regional news and Rightwing influencers”.

IMPHAL, Mar 13: Manipur government is planning to inaugurate 200 completed developmental projects in the next few days as it celebrates four years in power of the BJPled coalition government in the state. Foundation stones of another 200 project will be laid during the days, said chief minister N Biren Singh on Saturday.

The BJP-led coalition government has already started celebrating its fourth year in power from March 11 with a series of programmes highlighting achievements of the government in the last four years.

Almost all the government departments are involved in the celebrations with employees joining the mass cleanliness drive and tree plantation programmes.

The state police department is holding rallies against drug menace as a part of the government's war on drugs.

The government is

Tripura tribal council election deferred to April 6 Agartala, Mar 13 (PTI): The state election commission has deferred a Tripura district council poll by two days to April 6, following objections by some political parties and a body of the Christian community to the earlier date which coincided with Easter Sunday.

The election to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) was earlier scheduled on April 4.

“Several representations were received from political parties and other organisations of the state, requesting the commission to change the date of poll,” state election commission secretary Prasenjit Bhattacharjee said in a notification issued on Friday.

He said it was brought to the notice of the poll panel that voting on April 4 would be inconvenient for a large section of people for whom this day holds special significance as it coincides with Easter Sunday.

Considering the local importance of Eastern Sunday, polling for the autonomous tribal administrative body will be held on April 6, he said. The results will be announced on April 10.

According to the 2011 Census report, Christians account for 4.35 per cent of the state’s population.

Manipur CM distributing agriculture machineries and equipments to farmers in Imphal on Saturday.

planning to end the celebration on March 15 with a grand function in Imphal, for which many departments had already erected gates on the main roads across the capital city, highlighting achievements of each department.

As a part of the ongoing series of programmes, the chief minister today distributed agriculture machineries and equipment under the Sub-Mission of Agriculture Mechanization (SMAM) Scheme to farmers at a function held in Imphal’s City Convention Centre.

On the occasion, Singh also distributed financial assistance of Rs 10,000 each to handicrafts artisans for buying tool kits under North Eastern Region Textile Promotion Scheme.

Addressing the occasion, the chief minister asserted agriculture as an important sector which has largely contributed to the economy of the country.

“As such, the state government had taken up certain measures to save agricultural land with coordination among various departments of the govern-

Rajnath Singh to begin poll campaign in Assam from Sunday

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will start campaigning for the BJP in poll-bound Assam from Sunday when he will address four rallies in Biswanath and Golaghat districts, sources said.

Singh’s two of these rallies will be in tea gardens and one in Gohpur, a historical place connected with the Quit India movement.

The defence minister will address a rally at Sadharu tea estate and another at Dafflaghur tea estate under the Biswanath constituency from where BJP candidate Pramod Borthakur is seeking re-election, the

Rajnath Singh

sources said. His third rally will be in Gohpur for BJP candidate Utpal Bora, who is contesting against Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora. The defence minister will address a rally at Dergaon in Golaghat district where he will campaign for the BJP’s Assam ally AGP candidate Bhabendra Nath Bharali.

ment,” he said.

Stating that possession of tool kits is a priority for developing any product, he announced that the financial assistance given to handicraft artisans would be increased to Rs 20,000 from next year.

Informing that an exhibition of local product “Mai-own 2021” was being organized from 16 to 22 March at Hapta Kangjeibung, he stressed on the need for reviving the old food items and culture of the state.

He claimed that the state was advancing towards development in different fields due to the contributions and support of the people.

At the same time, he expressed dismay on the decreasing number of Sangai in Keibul Lamjao National Park due to human encroachment causing degradation of their habitat.

He further informed that a committee had been constituted to look into the matter.

shutdown strike after no agreement was reached in its talk with the state government at the chief minister’s level on March 11, ahead of commencement of strike.

Earlier, the student body set a March 11 deadline for the state government to issue necessary notifications for elections which the state government had already assured of conduct at the earliest.

The terms of the six ADCs covering the entire hill districts of the state had expired in May, 2020.

However, the state government extended the terms for six months which had also expired on November 30, 2020.

BJP booth committee prez stabbed in Assam T i n sukia , M a r 1 3 (PTI): A BJP booth committee president was stabbed to death in Assam’s Tinsukia district by one person, who has already been arrested, police said on Saturday.

According to a senior police officer, the incident took place on Friday night at No 1 Doomdooma Nagaon village under Bordumsa police station of the district.

After a minor altercation, one Jay Chandra Gogoi several times stabbed BJP member Deba Gogoi, who died of the injury, police said.

The accused was later arrested and further investigation is on, he added.

Meanwhile, the Tinsukia Information and Public Relations Officer said in a statement that there is no political angle in the murder and appealed to the people to maintain peace.

“As per preliminary reports, the incident took place due to family feud,” the official release said.

AFFIDAVIT (Change of Name)

Regd No. 778/ 2021 Date : 12/ 03/ 2021 I, Smti. JESSICA KUMAL, D/o Deepak Kumal, present resident of New Market Colony, Kohima, Nagaland. That previously I had been using my name as KALPANA and KALPANA KUMAL in my official documents. Henceforth and herewith revoke my name ‘KALPANA’ & ‘KALPANA KUMAL and shall be referred to as ‘JESSICA KUMAL’ for all official purposes. That the above names JESSICA KUMAL, KALPANA and KALPANA KUMAL refers to one and the same person. i.e., myself.

Deponent K-583 Regd. No. 2168

AFFIDAVIT

Date : 02/07/2020

(Correction/Rectification of Names) I, SANGTSOI KAOTHIE @ SANGTSOI, S/o THANGPONG of Lengnyu Village, District Tuensang, Nagaland presently resident at Lower PWD Colony, Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows :1. That a citizen of India.

2. That my correct name is SANGTSOI KAOTHIE however, in all the official documents my name has been inadvertently recorded as SANGTSOI T which is without my surname "KAOTHIE" hence, the stated name represents the same person i.e. myself.

3. That henceforth, I herewith rectified the same and declares that my correct name will be SANGTSOI KAOTHIE for all official references.

4. That the above statements made are true to the best of my knowledge and no material facts has been concealed herein and I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 2nd July 2020 at Kohima, Nagaland.

DEPONENT

Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent above mentioned named on this day ________ Kohima, Nagaland.

Notary Public DP-1399

Dearest Boinu (Keren), You are everything that one man could wish for. Therefore, I will try to return all the happiness that you brought into my life back to you. Happy birthday, my love!

Lots of Love & Care, Seimin Chongloi Dear Ina, It is such a privilege knowing and becoming friends with you. On this special day I pray that our friendship grows stronger and bigger as you steps into new phase of your life. May our good Lord continue to bless your studies, health and life. Many many happy returns of the day. Happy Birthday Ina!!!! Treat awaits when you come back from S.K. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yours Distant Friend Aman

DECLARATION

Regd. No. 287/19 Dated 10.10.2019 I, SMTI. YANBENI NGULLIE, D/o ROBIN LOTHA, aged about 39 years, a permanent resident of Okotso Village under the District of Wokha, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows: 1. That, I am a bona fide citizen of India, belonging to Lotha Naga Scheduled Tribe in the State of Nagaland.

2. That, my name has been recorded as Smti. YANBENI NGULLIE in my Aadhaar No. 4041 4766 0682, however my father's name has been inadvertently entered as Shri.

CHILOW MURRY and my name as C. YANBENI in my School Cumulative Record.

3. That, this affidavit is sworn to make it known to one and all, that the name YANBENI NGULLIE and C YANBENI, subscribe to one and only person i.e. YANBENI NGULLIE, D/o ROBIN LOTHA And the same shall be used in all future correspondence / reference hereinafter.

4. That, this declaration is made bona fide without prejudice to mislead any authority, institution, agency whatsoever.

Deponent Sworn before me by the deponent on the 10th of Oct' 2019.

Oren Humtsoe Advocate & Notary Public DP-1418

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Former union minister Yashwant Sinha joins TMC ECI finds Bengal govt report on Mamata says democracy is in peril Kolkata, Mar 13 (PTI): Former Union minister Yashwant Sinha,a bitter critic of Prime Minister Narendra Modi regime, on Saturday joined Trinamool Congress days ahead of the high- octane West Bengal assembly polls.

Sinha, a senior BJP leader during Atal Bihari Vajpayee rule, told reporters it was call of the hour to ensure TMC win the assembly elections with a thumping majority which will herald defeat of Modi government in 2024 Lok Sabha polls and save the country.

The bureaucratturned-politician said attack on Mamata Banerjee in Nandigram which she told him during their 45minute conversation was the tipping point for his joining her party.

“The tipping point was the attack (in Nandigram) on Mamata Banerjee. When I spoke to her

Subrata Mukherjee (C) greets former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha (R) after he joined TMC. (PTI)

today, she described the incident to me,” he said.

“This government can do anything to win the election. The attack on Mamata Ji made me decide that I want to work with her,” the former union minister said about the March 10 incident.

After staying in a staterun hospital in Kolkata for two days, the TMC supremo was allowed by the doctors to go home Friday evening.

Sinha, who served in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had quit the saf-

fron party in 2018 after having serious differences with the present party leadership.

His son Jayant Sinha is the BJP MP from Hazaribagh in Jharkhand.

T h e o c t a ge n a r i a n leader had campaigned for TMC in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Speaking after joining TMC at its office in Kolkata, the bureaucratturned-politician, made a scathing attack on Modi and Union Home minister Amit Shah,observing that democracy is under threat in the country under

them.

“Strength of the democracy lies in the robustness of its institutions, and all the institutions have been weakened systematically,” Sinha said.

“The country is faced with strange situation. The values and principles we gave so much importance, the founding principles of our Republic are not being followed.

“The farmers of the country are sitting near Delhi for months but the government doesn’t care.

The ruling party has only one objective - win elections by any means,” he said.

The senior politician pledged support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her fight against the BJP. “TMC will win the polls by thumping majority.

But, we have to increase the victory to another level. “(Gopal Krishna) Gokhale had famously said ‘What Bengal thinks today India thinks tomorrow’. Bengal should herald

changes. The win of TMC in West Bengal assembly polls will ring in changes in 2024 general elections and defeat them (Modi-Shah) led BJP,” Sinha said.

Observing that the BJP led by Atal Behari Vajpayee was vastly different from the saffron party today,Sinha said “Atal ji believed in consensus. Now Modi and Shah believe in cr ushing opposite opinion. Atal ji believed in taking people along, but the present BJP regime believes in conquering people.

“Atal ji believed in coalition, now coalition partners are leaving BJP one after another,” he quipped.

Sinha said migrant labourers were forced to come back home by foot during the coronavirus-triggered lockdown while education, healthcare are also going through a rough phase but the government does not seem to be bothered.

The veteran politician observed it is a serious fight today, not merely to win elections but to save the Republic.

‘attack’ sketchy, asks CS to elaborate

Ko l k ata , M a r 1 3 (PTI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) has found the report submitted by the West Bengal government on the alleged attack on Chief Minister Mamata Baner jee in Nandigram on March 10 as “sketchy” and asked Chief Secretary Alapan Bandyopadhyay to elaborate it, a poll official said on Saturday.

The chief secretary has been asked to furnish details like how the incident took place and who could be behind it by Saturday, he said.

“The report submitted by the West Bengal government appeared to be quite sketchy and without any details of the incident like how it happened or who could be behind it. We have asked the state administration to furnish more details,” the official told PTI. The state government’s report submitted to the ECI on Friday evening referred to the presence of a huge

Mamata Banerjee while being discharged from SSKM Hospital in Kolkata. (PTI)

crowd at the spot but has no mention of the “4-5 people”, who Banerjee alleged had attacked her, he said.

It said there was no clear video footage of the alleged attack that took place in Birulia Bazar of Nandigram in Purba Medinipur district on Wednesday evening.

After the incident, the ECI sought a report from the state government and appointed two poll observ-

ers for the state.

The chief minister has left her Bhowanipore constituency in Kolkata to fight former aide and BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari in Nandigram, where an anti-land acquisition movement catapulted her party to power in 2011.

Elections to the 294member assembly will be held from March 27 to April 29. Results will be declared on May 2.

Geneva IPU Prez on seven-day visit to India from today Amit Shah on two-day campaign in BJP holds CEC meeting

Pacheco will call on Vice President and Chairman Rajya Sabha, Venkaiah Naidu and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on March 15.

The IPU President will also visit Rajghat and pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. He will attend a felicitation ceremony and address

Akhilesh Yadav, 20 SP workers booked over alleged assault on journalists Lucknow, Mar 13 (PTI): A case has been registered against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and 20 party workers in connection with alleged assault on some journalists in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, police said on Saturday.

An FIR was registered at Pakhwara police station late on Friday night under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) on the basis of a complaint by a journalist, officials said. According

PM Modi, Lankan Prez discuss topical developments

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had a telephonic conversation on Saturday during which they reviewed topical developments as well as ongoing cooperation between both the countries in bilateral and multilateral forums.

The two leaders agreed to maintain regular contact between relevant officials, including in the context of the continuing COVID-19 challenges, a Prime Minister’s Office statement (PMO) said.

The leaders reviewed topical developments and the ongoing cooperation between both the countries in bilateral and multilateral forums, it said.

“Had a telephone conversation with President @GotabayaR. We discussed issues relevant to our bilateral and multilateral cooperation, including in the context of COVID-19,” Modi tweeted after the call.

During the call, Prime Minister Modi reiterated the importance of Sri Lanka to India’s Neighbourhood First policy, the PMO said.

to the complainant, Yadav, the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, was irked by a few personal question posed by some journalists during an interaction with him at a hotel on March 11 after a press conference. Following this, Yadav allegedly instigated his security guards and aides to attack the journalists, the FIR claimed. It also alleged that the security guards and over 20 SP workers beat up the journalists causing grievous injuries.

tional importance such as Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Climate Change and Gender Equality.

India, since its independence, has always been an active Member of the IPU. In the past, G.S. Dhilon, the then Speaker of Lok Sabha and Dr Najma Heptulla, the then Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha had served as the Presidents of IPU. India has been contributing to the deliberations and outcomes of IPU by being on various Standing Committees, Forums and Advisory Groups of IPU.

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam and West Bengal from Sunday during which he will address public meetings and attend other political programmes.

The BJP said Shah will address two public meetings at Margarita and Nazira in Assam on Sunday. He will then leave for Bengal where he will hold a road show in Kharagpur in the evening.

On Monday, Shah will

address public meetings at Jhargram and Ranibandha in West Bengal before flying to Guwahati where he will address a Town Hall programme, the BJP said.

Senior party leaders said Shah and BJP president J P Nadda are also expected to meet the family members of 129 party workers in West Bengal who were allegedly killed in political violence in the state in the last few years.

The BJP has blamed the ruling Trinamool Congress for the violence.

AIADMK has turned into PM’s slave: Asaduddin

CHENNAI, MAR 13 (AGENCIES): All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) is no longer Jayalalithaa’s party and has ‘’unfortunately’’ turned into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s slave, said All India Majlise-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday, reports NDTV. “AIADMK is no longer Madam Jayalalithaa’s party as she always kept her party away from BJP. Unfortunately, AIADMK

has turned into Narendra Modi’s slave now,” said the AIMIM chief at a public rally in Chennai.

Defending his party’s alliance with TTV Dhinakaran’s Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, Asaduddin Owaisi attacked the main opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and raised questions on its alliance with Congress.

“Shiv Sena’s Chief Minister said in Maha-

Deboard passengers not wearing mask ‘properly’: DGCA to airlines M u m ba i , M a r 1 3 (PTI): Seeking to ensure strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols by air travellers, aviation regulator DGCA on Saturday asked airlines to deboard passengers who do not wear their masks “properly” despite repeated warnings.

Also, the watchdog has directed airlines to treat a passenger as “unruly” -- for which the rules provide for putting the offender in the no-fly list for periods varying from three months to up to a lifetime -- in case the person violates the protocols.

poll-bound Assam, West Bengal

The latest directives from the regulator come against the backdrop of a rising number of coronavirus cases in certain parts of the country even as domestic air traffic is improving.

It also comes days after the Delhi High Court took strong note of a situation of passengers not properly wearing masks in flights. The court also issued guidelines to all domestic airlines and DGCA for strict compliance, including penal action for offenders and periodical checks of the aircraft.

In a circular issued

on Saturday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has also directed the airport operators to ensure that passengers wear their masks and maintain social distancing norms at all times during the air travel.

The DGCA said it has been noticed that some travellers undertaking air journey do not adhere to “COVID-19 protocols”, which essentially involve wearing of masks properly -- not below the nose, right from entering the departing airport to exiting from the arriving airport.

Asaduddin Owaisi

rashtra Assembly that he felt proud that Shiv Sena sacrificed Babri Masjid.

Does DMK also agree with Shiv Sena today? Dhinakaran Sahab and I are accused of being the ‘’B’’ team of BJP. But DMK is

sitting with Congress who helped Shiv Sena come to power. It’s been said that BJP is getting benefitted since we’re contesting in Assembly polls. Can DMK tell me their definition of secularism? Congress is supporting Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. Is Shiv Sena secular or communal as per you (DMK)?” he asked.

AIMIM will contest three assembly constituencies including Vaniyambadi, Krishnagiri, and Sankarapuram in alliance with AMMK.

Narendra Modi chairs BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting, in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, MARCH 13 (IANS): The BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting got underway on Saturday evening to finalise the party candidates for the Assembly poll-bound states.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President J.P. Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, General Secretary (Orgnaisation) B.L. Santosh and other members of the CEC are present in the meeting that is going on at the party headquarters here.

Sources said that the CEC is likely to finalise the names of the candidates for Tamil Nadu, Kerala,

Puducherry and for the remaining seats in Assam and West Bengal. The list of candidates for the first two phases of elections in Assam and West Bengal was announced earlier.

Voting in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry will be held in a single phase on April 6. Assam will go to polls in three phases from March 27 to April 6, while polling in West Bengal will be conducted in eight phases from March 27 to April 29.

All results will be declared on May 2.

Top leaders from these poll-bound states are expected to be present in the CEC meeting.

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members under the auspices of the Indian Parliamentary Group (IPG) in the Central Hall of Parliament on March 16. Later in the day, he will have an interaction with the Parliamentary Committee on External Affairs.

The dignitary will also visit Goa and Agra during his stay in India.

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New Delhi, March 13 (IANS): Duarte Pacheco, President of Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva will be on a seven-day visit to India from Sunday to exchange views on further strengthening the relations between the Parliaments of the two countries.

Pacheco will be visiting India from March 14 to 20 on the invitation of the Parliament of India.

Pacheco, a Member of Parliament of Portugal, was recently elected as the President of IPU for a three-year term from 2021 to 2023.

During the visit,

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Vol. XXxI NO. 97 Dimapur, SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021

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Struggling freedom

ndia and in particular the BJP-led NDA should be concerned about this year’s Freedom House report that downgraded the country from ‘free’ to the ‘partially free’ category giving it ‘global freedom score’ of 67/100 after judging it on various political rights and civil liberties. The report noted a “multiyear pattern” as it attributed the downgrade - from a score of 71 in 2019 and 75 in 2018 to 67 in 2020 - to “rising violence and discriminatory policies affecting the Muslim population” and “crackdown on expressions of dissent by the media, academics, civil society groups, and protesters” under the Narendra Modi government. India’s ‘freedom score’ was 77 in 2018, 75 in 2019, 71 in 2020 and it is 67 now. The report appears to have been important enough to be quoted

by America’s Foreign Secretary Anthony Blinken the day it was released. India was among 73 nations downgraded for declines in political rights and civil liberties, affecting three-fourths of the world’s population. Those affected included not just authoritarian states like China, Belarus, and Venezuela, but also troubled democracies like the U.S. and India. The changes in India since Modi took charge in 2014 “form part of a broader shift in the international balance between democracy and authoritarianism, with those in power “enjoying impunity for their abuses and seizing new opportunities to consolidate power or crush dissent,” the report said. Expectedly, the Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected the report, with the official spokesperson stating, “The political judgement of Freedom House is as inaccurate and distorted as their maps.” The spokesperson rightly stressed that “India has robust institutions and well-established democratic practices. We do not need sermons, especially from those who cannot get their basics right.” The Editors Guild of India, which includes India’s most respected journalists said the report came at a time when “various press freedom and democracy indices in India, are already showing a rapid slide.” According to the Editors Guild, the report “illustrates the government’s increasingly draconian attitude against any critique and inquiry by the press.” Journalists critical of policies find themselves on the wrong side of the government. Even in the recent toolkits case, climate activist Disha Ravi was hauled up on charges of sedition on February 14,2021 for creating and editing the toolkit shared with Swedish climate activist Great Thunberg supporting the farmers’ protest in the outskirts of Delhi against the three contentious Farm Laws 2020. A toolkit is a document key to digital-era protests and is equivalent to pamphlets and fliers that are used by the protestors on the streets. Delhi Additional sessions judge Dharmender Rana, however granted bail to Disha Ravi by citing the distinction between sedition and dissent and questioned if Ravi and others were being targeted because they voiced opposition to the farm laws. Rana further reiterated that citizens are the conscience keepers of any democratic nation and cannot be charged with sedition and jailed just because they disagree with State policies. Today, to cover up anti-minority and communalism, those in power have changed the narrative to nationalism versus secularism. Journalists in print and electronic media, economists and scientists who dare differ are sidelined or harassed and officials who maintain a stand are shunted out. The happenings and the report should make Indians ponder they celebrate 75 years of freedom on August 15,2023.

DailyDevotion God’s Total Surrender to Us

For God so loved the world that He gave…

—John 3:16 Salvation does not mean merely deliverance from sin or the experience of personal holiness. The salvation which comes from God means being completely delivered from myself, and being placed into perfect union with Him. When I think of my salvation experience, I think of being delivered from sin and gaining personal holiness. But salvation is so much more! It means that the Spirit of God has brought me into intimate contact with the true Person of God Himself. And as I am caught up into total surrender to God, I become thrilled with something infinitely greater than myself.

To say that we are called to preach holiness or sanctification is to miss the main point. We are called to proclaim Jesus Christ (see 1 Corinthians 2:2).

The fact that He saves from sin and makes us holy is actually part of the effect of His wonderful and total surrender to us.

If we are truly surrendered, we will never be aware of our own efforts to remain surrendered. Our entire life will be consumed with the One to whom we surrender. Beware of talking about surrender if you know nothing about it. In fact, you will never know anything about it until you understand that John 3:16 means that God completely and absolutely gave Himself to us. In our surrender, we must give ourselves to God in the same way He gave Himself for us— totally, unconditionally, and without reservation. The consequences and circumstances resulting from our surrender will never even enter our mind, because our life will be totally consumed with Him.

Quotes

My religion is very simple.

My religion is kindness. ~ Dalai Lama

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, MARCH 14, 2021

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s the end of Fiscal (Financial) Year is closer, a hectic business schedules in financial institutions are seen during March ending.

With Assembly Elections around the corner, another publicity campaign for paying the last installment of Advance Tax on or before 15th March 2021 is in the offing. There are several initiatives taken by the Income Tax department for ease of doing transactions in banks. India is not the only country who follows April to March Financial Year. Canada, UK, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Japan also follow this trend.

India has a structured tax system. Its tax rates, brackets and slabs are determined largely by the central and state government and accompanied by a law passed by the parliament or state legislature.

Direct taxes (Income Tax, Corporate Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Property Tax and Entitlement Tax) are levied directly on the taxable income generated by individual and corporations. Indirect taxes (GST, Dividend Distribution Tax, Custom Duty and Securities Transaction Tax) are levied indirectly

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while purchasing goods and services.

Our contributions to Income Tax raise essential revenue to our nation. Interestingly for every rupee in government kitty, 53 paise come from Direct and Indirect Taxes. However common terminologies such as Financial Year (FY), Assessment Year (AY) and Previous Year (PY) always make everyone confused. From an Income Tax perspective, FY is the year in which you earn an income. AY is the year following the FY in which you have to evaluate the Previous Year’s income and pay taxes on it Advance Tax (Direct Tax) paid in advance. I don’t think many tax payers would know with that paying an interest on the late payment of Advance Tax. It can lead to late payments or no payments at all, which will attract heavy interest and penalties. It is penalized during Income Tax Return (ITR) under Section 234 C (1% per month for a period of 3 months on the amount of shortfall/failure) and Section 234 B (1% per month for default in payment in Assessment Year, if less than 90% of total Tax Liability). Also there

is another Section 234 A, where 1% per month is for default in furnishing ITR (usually 31st July).

Now the question arises, who are the Advance Tax payers? As per the provisions of the Section 207 of the Income Tax Act,1961, every Assessee (including salaried, freelancers, professionals and senior citizens) shall estimate his Income and Tax Liability for any previous year and Income Tax and be paid in advance in accordance with under section 211. Under Section 208, a person shall be liable to pay Advance Tax only if Tax Liability (after adjusting for TDS) exceeds Rs.10,000.

Salaried individuals under TDS net are not required to pay. However, they may still need to pay on income from other sources such as interest, capital gains, rent and other non-salary income. Senior Citizens (aged 60 and above) who do not have Income under head Business or Profession shall be exempted. In Budget 2021, it has been proposed to exempt them from filing ITR, if pension income and interest income are their only annual income source. Section 194P has

been newly inserted to enforce the banks to deduct tax on senior citizens more than 75 years of age who have a pension and interest income from the bank.

Under Section 211, the Advance Tax shall be paid by the individuals and corporate tax payers on or before 15th June (15% of tax payable), 15 September (45%), 15th December (75%) and 15 March (100%). Also the payment of advance tax on or before 31 March is still treated as advance tax. Assessee can pay tax upto 31st March for Capital Gains or Casual Income after 15th March of that Previous Year to avoid Interest us/ 234C and 234B. Calculation of Advance Tax Liability is simple. Advance Tax calculator is available online on income tax department website. All we need to add all income such as salary, house property, capital gain, income from other sources, profits and gains of business or profession and agricultural income.

After deduction in 80C (max 1.5 lakh), Medi-claim 80D, medical treatment 80DDB, interest payable on loan for residential house property 80EEA, interest payable on loan

for purchase of electric vehicle 80EEB, donations 80G, maintenance/medical treatment of dependent 80DD, interest on loan for higher education 80E, interest on loan taken for residential house 80EE, disability 80U, interest on deposits in saving account 80TTA, total tax liability will be calculated under applicable tax slab after adding Health and Education Cess @ 4%.

Income Tax department is committed to provide prompt, courteous and professional assistance in all dealings with the taxpayer and expects taxpayers to be honest and compliant. Individuals may pay Advance Tax by using Challan ITNS 280 and selecting “Type of Payment as (100) Advance Tax” at bank branches authorized by the IT Department.

Payment can also be made using net banking facility of major banks in India.

The status of Advance Tax payment challan can be checked from https:// tin.tin.nsdl.com/oltas. index.html putting CIN (Challan Identification Number) in Based view.

Also can be seen from incometaxindiaefiling.gov. in at My Account in View form 26AS (Tax Credit). If

tax paid (more than 10%) higher than liability, it is entitled to get 6% interest from Income Tax Dept.

There is another provision for opting taxation under section 115BAC (w.e.f.

AY 2021-22) without any exemption or deduction which will minimize total tax liability.

Citizens are taxed in proportion to their economic circumstances thereby encouraging social and economic equality.

Advance Tax payments benefit both the government and the individual/ organization paying it.

From the government’s perspective, it provides a continuous flow of income throughout the year. From the individual/organization’s perspective, it reduces the year-end burden of paying taxes in a lump sum. Non-payment of advance tax could result in the taxpayer being liable to interest under the Income Tax law. Hence, timely payments of Advance Tax should be made.

At the same time it generates the revenue required by the Government for financing public welfare and developing country’s infrastructure.

Kamal Baruah

Redesigning India’s reservation system

n a political sense, India’s system of caste reservation is in robust health. Caste quotas have strong popular support — one 2018 survey in Uttar Pradesh found that 69% of adults approved of them, including a majority of forward castes. The new 10% quota for the economically weaker sections of the forward castes appears similarly popular, as do sub-quotas for the Extremely Backward Castes.

The enthusiasm for reservation extends to relatively prosperous peasant groups — Jats, Patels and Marathas, among others — whose demands for quotas have led to confrontations either with groups with existing quotas or challenging the Supreme Court’s 50% limit on reservation.

Meanwhile, the social scientific evidence for the positive effects of reservation is strong and getting stronger. Caste discrimination remains common in rural India, and even after nearly a century of quotas, caste is highly predictive of socioeconomic outcomes even after accounting for other factors such as parental occupation and education.

Moreover, the imposition of quotas leads to broadly distributed welfare gains for the targeted groups. In a recent article, I found that the implementation

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of the Mandal Commission report in the 1990s increased the educational attainment of the average Other Backward Classes (OBC) adults by a year and their probability of holding a government job by six percentage points, with the largest gains coming among those with modestly educated fathers. Similarly, concerns that reservations lead to a decline in institutional efficiency appear overblown. For instance, in a recent article, I found that lower caste Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers perform better than others in implementing anti-poverty programmes.

However, there is no denying that there is widespread cynicism about the reservation system among working politicians and within the Indian middle-class. They see reservation as a political “goodie’’ rather than an idealistic effort to create a more just society. The concerns can be grouped under two main headings.

That the reservation system is “divisive” and that it is “unfair.” While both terms can be used as coded ways of dismissing all low-caste activism, both have some basis in fact. Reservation has probably encouraged that tendency of Indian political debate to focus on the entitlements

of groups rather than individuals, and on the distribution of existing opportunities rather than the creation of more opportunities.

Moreover, the nearly exclusive focus on a single ascriptive trait, caste, necessarily creates situations where the system does not promote the broad principles of fairness. There are many individuals from non-listed groups (some of whom are members of religious minorities) who have access to only limited social and educational opportunities, while there are many others who are able to produce caste and noncreamy layer certificates despite having access to very extensive social and educational opportunities. A few such “anomalies” are inevitable in any system of social entitlements, but when they proliferate, they threaten the legitimacy of the system in a fundamental way.

In the mid-1990s, the system of racial preferences in the United States went through a similar crisis of legitimacy, with many arguing that it should fade away after 25 years. President Bill Clinton, in a nationally televised speech, famously suggested that the system should be reformed rather than abolished —“mend it, don’t end it”.

Many dismissed this as a typical piece of obfuscatory

political rhetoric, but it captured a fundamental truth — that positive discrimination can lead to important advances in societies with deep-seated social inequalities, but that such systems must be periodically examined and redesigned.

As the various challenges to the 50% ceiling and specific caste listings make their way through the courts, India has a chance to rebuild the link between reservation and social justice. The most obvious reform would be to reduce the number of relatively wealthy beneficiaries. This could be done both by enhancing enforcement of the existing creamy layer system (widely thought to be defective) and by refusing to grant reservations to relatively prosperous castes on purely political grounds.

A more ambitious reform would be to abolish the artificial distinction between “merit” and “quota”, and access each application holistically.

The current system is indifferent to the level of social disadvantage of those who are not members of a quota category and assumes that the disadvantages of those within each category are the same. At the same time, the system is also indifferent to the qualifications of quota candidates (except relative

to each other), as long as they clear a low minimum.

Alternatively, one could define a “disadvantage factor” for every candidate, incorporating both family background and income and the social challenges faced by their community. This disadvantage factor would then be added to the “merit factor”, derived from exams to give an overall score.

Such a system would allow for fine-grained adjustments based on the latest social scientific evidence about the socioeconomic status of particular communities and the relative role of group or individual factors. It would also change conversations around reservation from binary demands at the group level (“we are disadvantaged”) to questions of scaling at the individual level (“how disadvantaged is this person relative to other people?”).

Such a system would enable the reservation system to return to its original purpose of making India a more just society. Whether politicians will give up a potent way to reward vote-banks, is, of course, another question.

Alexander Lee Associate professor of political science, University of Rochester (The views expressed are personal)

Poor network connectivity affecting day-to-day activities

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In addition, the concern department must ensure that the fare in all areas for the connections thereby work connectivity. During nication communication “overloading” the existing the load-shedding in many and the secretaries and of Kohima be check occasionally, since fare rise during price of fuel rise tend to technological infrastruc- states, the situation gets district commissioners, to continue even when the fuel price was reduce. Such exploitation must be stopped tures. Why is it allowed worse; one cannot make take this case of worsening at all cost, henceforth. and why is the government any calls. mobile and internet serMeribeni 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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BJP, RJD MLAs engage in scuffles

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses a press conference at his residence, in Patna, Saturday. (PTI)

ments between the BJP and RJD MLAs. RJD leaders alleged that the BJP MLAs deliberately interrupted Tejashwi Yadav and did not allow him to address the House.

The RJD MLAs then trooped into the well of the House. Subsequently, the BJP leaders also jumped

into the well and were involved in scuffles with the RJD MLAs. Both the sides hurled abuses at each other.

Seeing this, Speaker Vijay Sinha adjourned the House till 3 p.m.

When the House resumed at 3 p.m., Vijay Sinha said: “Such behaviour of elected public representa-

Sanjay Raut blames centre over ‘Over 6 COVID-19 vaccines to come K’taka-Maha border row

MUMBAI , MAR 1 3 (AGENCIES): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that Marathi people residing in Karnataka’s Belgaum were being victimised, and said an all-party delegation from Maharashtra should visit the city in the neighbouring state to resolve the ongoing stand-off.

Talking to reporters, Mr Raut said that in the last eight days there have been instances of attack on Shiv Sena leaders and the party’s office in Belgaum by proKannada outfits.

“Belgaum is part of India and the MaharashtraKarnataka dispute is a language dispute. It shouldn’t be stretched too far and this is the responsibility of the Karnataka government too,” he said.

“If the situation goes out of hand, the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra government shouldn’t be blamed since the response would not be official, but political,” the Sena’s Rajya Sabha member said.Mr Raut blamed the centre for the situation in Belgaum, saying that it can see violence in West Bengal

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and places where BJP is contesting elections, but “turning a blind eye” to the developments in Belgaum.

“The Maharashtra government will have to take a firm stand...An all-party delegation should visit Belgaum soon to show unity with the Marathi people suffering the high- handedness there,” he said. The Sena leader alleged that Kannada outfit Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, which is attacking the Shiv Sena activists, is sponsored by the BJP. “No one from the BJP is speaking about it. The Shiv Sena can also respond in equal measure, but we don’t want to create a rift between the two states. The Centre should intervene,” he said.

BHOPAL, MAR 13 (PTI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday announced that more than six coronavirus vaccines will come up in India.

He also said that 1.84 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered to people so far, while 23 crore tests have been conducted.

“India has developed two vaccines, which have been given to 71 countries.

Many more nations are seeking the vaccines, and these are not little-known nations...Canada, Brazil and other developed countries are using Indian vaccines with a great zeal,” he said. “More than half a dozen vaccines are going to come up,” he said.

“Till Saturday morning, 1.84 crore vaccine shots have been given in the country and 20 lakh people were inoculated yesterday,” the minister added. He was speaking while inaugurating the new green campus of the National Institute of Research in Environmental Health near Bhopal.

tives is extremely painful, unfortunate and cannot be justified.” Tejashwi Yadav also expressed the same view and said that what happened a few hours ago was extremely unfortunate.

“I want to point out that some leaders from the ruling party were dictating to the chair (Speaker). It was highly objectionable.

It is against the rules of the Vidhan Sabha. I also point out that the Speaker, Chief Minister, other ministers and Leader of Opposition are constitutional posts in a democracy. On the other hand, the post of Deputy CM is unconstitutional.

There is no such post in the Constitution. In this case, why did MLAs and Deputy CM dictate to the Speaker and why did they not allow the Leader of Opposition to complete his statement,” Tejashwi said.

Himachal doctor tests positive after 2nd vaccine dose

Shimla, March 13 (IANS): A doctor in Himachal Pradesh tested positive for coronavirus after 27 days of the second dose of the vaccine, officials said on Saturday.

The woman doctor is posted in the Regional Hospital in Solan town.

District Health Officer Mukta Rastogi told the media the doctor had developed the coronavirus symptoms 27 days after getting the second dose of the vaccine.

She was administered the first dose of the vaccine on January 15, the first to get inculcated in the district.

Her samples will be sent to a Mumbai lab to ascertain the cause and to rule out the presence of any mutant strain,” Rastogi added.

Court says prima facie evidence against him Mumbai, Mar 13 (PTI): A sessions court in Maharashtra’s Thane district has refused to grant interim bail to police officer Sachin Waze, who has been facing heat in the death case of Mansukh Hiran, noting that there was prima facie evidence and material against him.

Additional sessions Judge Shailendra Tambe, in the order that was made available on Saturday, refused to grant interim bail to Waze and said his custodial

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interrogation was required.

“This cour t is not agreed to grant interim bail to the applicant (Waze) because there is prima facie evidence and material against the applicant. Thecustodial interrogation of the applicant is necessary,” the order said.

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T h i ru va na nthapuram, March 13 (IANS): As the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are yet to announce their candidate lists for the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls, the media is raking up many names.

One name which the media has raised in each and every state election is that of superstar Mammootty and this time, too, it is no different.

This speculation had a shelf life till the Communist Party of India (Marxist) released its candidate list.

Asked about his political leanings, Mammootty said he clearly has a political leaning but till now he has not been asked to contest the upcoming Assembly elections.

In the past few days, one name that has taken centrestage in all TV news reports has been that of two-time former Chief Minister and senior Congress leader, Oommen Chandy.

By now all the TV channels are naming him as the Congress candidate from

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Nemom in the state capital Thiruvananthapuram, often referred to as the Gujarat of Kerala by the state BJP leaders as that’s the only seat which the BJP had won in the 140-member Kerala Assembly during the 2016 Kerala polls.

“I do not know from where you (media) get all this news as I have not thought of contesting out of Puthupally where I have contested the previous 11 elections,” commented Chandy but even after his denial, TV channels continue running the same news.

The latest name doing the rounds is that of acclaimed film personality Major Ravi.

But soon after arriv-

ing from New Delhi on Saturday morning, Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala, said out of the 91 Assembly seats that the Congress is contesting, 81 seats have been finalised and the remaining 10 would be finalised on Saturday. State Congress President Mullapally Ramachandran will announce it on Sunday.

With the BJP yet to reveal its candidates list, the major name that none in the media could play up was that of Metroman E. Sreedharan. Only after it was revealed by the State BJP President, K. Surendran, did Kerala come to know that he would be a BJP candidate.

that on February 27 and 28, 2021 the deceased Mansukh Hiran was along with the applicant in Mumbai,” the court said. It added that Hiran’s wife in her complaint has specifically taken Waze’s name.

“The informant (Hiran’s wife) has made direct allegations against the applicant in the FIR. Hence, this court has come to the conclusion that the investigation is at initial stage,” the court said.

It directed the investigating officer of the Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS), which is probing the case, to file an affidavit in reply to the plea, and posted it for hearing on March 19.

In his plea, Waze said the FIR, registered by the ATS in connection with Hiran’s death, has not named any person.

He termed the FIR as “baseless and without any motive”, and said it was a result of a “witch-hunt”.

He further claimed that at the time when Hiran went missing and was allegedly killed, he was at Dongri in south Mumbai.

Waze filed the plea under section 438 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in the Thane district sessions court.

Under this section, a person can seek bail if he or she is apprehending arrest in a case.

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New Delhi/Dehradun, March 13 (IANS): A coach of the DehradunNew Delhi Shatabdi Express on Saturday caught fire between Raiwala and Kansrao railway station in Uttarakhand, officials said.

No passenger was injured.

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The official said that after some time, the train with the passenger of the C-5 coach departed for onward journey.

Chennai, Mar 13 (PTI): The opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday released its party’s manifesto for the April 6 Assembly elections in the state, making a slew of promises including free computer tablets with data card for students and a law to provide 75 percent of jobs in the state to locals.

Financial assistance of Rs 25,000 to one lakh persons going on pilgrimage to major Hindu temples, increase in maternity leave period and assistance, cut in fuel prices and steps to ban NEET were the various promises made by the Dravidian party. Releasing the manifesto, DMK President Stalin said if his party was voted to power, first generation graduates will be given preference in government jobs, reservation in private

DMK President MK Stalin along with party members releases party’s manifesto, Saturday. (PTI)

sector will also be insisted and promised subsidies for small farmers.

“Tablets with free data will be provided to government school and college students,” Stalin told a press conference at party headquarters Anna Arivalayam.

If voted, the party will reduce the rates of petrol and diesel by Rs 5 and Rs 4 per

litre, he said in an apparent reference to tax cuts. Also, a subsidy of Rs 100 towards LPG cylinder will be provided. Steps will be taken to expedite the submission of a committee (Arumughasamy Committe) report formed to probe the circumstances leading to the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in 2016, he said.

Media speculation mounts as BJP, Cong Muslim boy thrashed for yet to announce names for Kerala polls drinking water at temple

Mansukh Hiran death: Waze denied interim bail Waze had on Friday filed an application seeking pre- arrest bail. His lawyer A M Kalekar had sought the court to grant Waze interim protection from arrest on the ground that he was cooperating with the investigation.

Additional public prosecutor Vivek Kadu, however, opposed and argued that the probe in the case was at a crucial stage.

The court, while refusing interim bail, noted that the charges in the case include section 302 (murder), section 201 (destruction of evidence) and 120 (b) (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC, which are serious offences.

“This court has found

DMK releases poll manifesto, promises 75% jobs for locals in TN

NEW DELHI, MAR 13 (AGENCIES): A Hindu man was arrested on Saturday for assaulting a Muslim boy for drinking water at a temple in a city near India’s capital New Delhi, reports Andolu Agency.

The attack took place in Ghaziabad, a town in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, some 33 kilometers (20 miles) from the capital.

The accused, Shringi Nandan Yadav, was apprehended after a disturbing video of the brutal assault was widely shared on social media. The clip shows Yadav asking the victim, Asif, his name and mercilessly thrashing him.

“We have arrested one person after the video went viral on social media. We are investigating to find out the exact reason for such behavior,” Varun Kumar, public relations officer for the Ghaziabad Police, told Anadolu Agency.

Violence against Muslims and other minority communities has become increasingly frequent in India since the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by

Shringi Nandan Yadav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, came to power in 2014.

“Attacks continued against minorities, especially Muslims, even as authorities failed to take action against BJP leaders who vilified Muslims and BJP supporters who engaged in violence,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its World Report 2021.

A particularly jarring episode was the communal violence that broke out in New Delhi last February.

At least 53 people were killed – a majority of them Muslim – and over 200 were injured, properties destroyed, and communities displaced in targeted attacks

by Hindu mobs, according to HRW.

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Pat na , M a rc h 1 3 (IANS): The Bihar Vidhan Sabha saw BJP and RJD MLAs involved in scuffles and hurling abuses at each other on Saturday over the liquor smuggling allegation against Minister Ram Surat Rai. Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs led by Sanjay Sarawgi and Janak Singh went into the well of the Assembly and were involved in scuffles with the Rashtriya Janata Dal MLAs who were already present in the well and protesting against the minister.

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The factory out was in negative territory in November 2020. It had posted positive growth during September and October 2020.

Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist, Icra, said the slippage of consumer goods back into a year-on-year degrowth in January 2021 is a key disappointment.

“We remain circumspect regarding the intensity of the rebound in consumption immediately after the vaccine rollout widens, as some categories of households may choose to rebuild the savings that they had drained during the lockdown and post-lockdown period,” she said.

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New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI): Industrial production re-entered the negative territory by contracting 1.6 per cent in January, mainly on account of the decline in output of capital goods, manufacturing and mining sectors. The output of the manufacturing sector -- which constitutes 77.6 per cent of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) -- shrank by 2 per cent in January, as against a growth of 1.8 per cent during the same month last fiscal, as per data released by the government on Friday.

The worst performance was witnessed by the capital goods sector, which recorded a contraction of 9.6 per cent during the month under review, compared to a 4.4 per cent decline a year ago.

A contraction of 3.7 per cent was registered in the mining sector in January, against a positive growth of 4.4 per cent in the year-ago period.

Meanwhile, the National Statistical Office (NSO), which releases the IIP data, has revised upwardly the IIP number for

(From p-1) Meanwhile, in connection with the March 12 incident at 5th mile auto parking between a media person and an auto rickshaw driver, the union said that the matter was amicably resolved after the driver sought for forgiveness. It warned of strict action as per DDADU guidelines against any member involved in such incident.

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an uptick in commodity prices, rising demand, and emerging pricing power will keep inflationary pressures intact,” she said.

While the first round impact of higher fuel prices on the CPI inflation is limited, the second round impact is substantially larger. Unless taxes on fuels are cut to a sizeable extent, inflationary pressures are likely to rule out further rate cuts, she said.

“We expect the CPI inflation to rise further in March 2021, before recording a base-effect led dip in April 2021 reflecting the impact of the spike in inflation during the lockdown,” she added.

Rahul Gupta, Head of Research- Currency, Emkay Global Financial Services, said rise in CPI inflation is mostly on the back of rise in food inflation and fuel.

The rising global crude prices will continue to add inflationary risks going ahead and CPI will remain elevated, he emphasised.

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eggs had inflation prints at 2.59%, 12.54% and 11.13% respectively.

The corresponding rates were 2.73%, 13.39% and 12.85% in January. For health category, the rate of price rise was higher at 6.33% as against 6.02% and for ‘transport and communication’, it rose to 11.36% from 9.32% in January.

Sandeep Malhotra, CEO, IFFCO Kisan Sanchar said, “Consumer price index has inclined up, primarily on account of food prices, particularly edible oils in-line with trends exhibited in international market. These prices may continue to be higher for sometime on back of easy liquidity prevailing in the market.”

Aditi Nayar, Principal Economist, ICRA Ltd, said the CPI inflation has accelerated faster than expected, and already reverted to 5%. “The core inflation hardened to a three-month high 5.7% in February 2021 from 5.5% in the previous month, reiterating that

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New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI): Retail inflation rose to a threemonth high of 5.03% in February mainly on account of higher food prices, government data showed on Friday. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) based retail inflation stood at 4.06% in January. The previous high was witnessed at 6.93% in November 2020.

The rate of price rise in the food basket accelerated to 3.87% in February, as against 1.89% in the preceding month, as per data released by the National Statistical Office (NSO). Inflation in the ‘fuel and light’ category remained elevated at 3.53% during the month vis-a-vis 3.87% in January.

The inflation print in ‘oil and fats’ segment moved up to 20.78% from 19.71%. For fruits, it grew to 6.28% from 4.96%, while in case of vegetables, the rate of deflation was softer at (-)6.27% against (-)15.84% in the preceding month.

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Bhopal, Mar 13 (PTI): Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday inaugurated the 27th ‘Hunar Haat’ at the Lal Parade Ground here along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.

Naqvi said the Hunar Haat concept, where traditional works of artisans and craftsmen from across the country are displayed,

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(From p-1) Similarly, DCCI said many hardware, vehicular parts and other consumable godowns and distributors have also shifted to Khatkhati and Lahorijan and supplying Nagaland from these towns.

As of today, DCCI said more godowns, transport and distributers, agencies are operating from neighbouring towns than those operating in Dimapur.

DCCI has, therefore, requested the state government to wake up at to this alarming development and create a conducive business environment in Dimapur in order to save revenue losses and to try and regain the markets lost to the neighbouring states.

DCCI also asked the Dimapur district administration and police whether there was any provision that authorised any individual or organisation to raid shops and godowns and impose fines on the dealers without the knowledge or presence of competent authority?.

“If not, the administration and police should immediately rein on those activities as business community are getting undue harassment day in and out,” DCCI stated.

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Ko l kata , M a r 1 3 (PTI): Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian on Saturday has said that the country requires growth at this juncture, even with economic tradeoffs, as it aspires to increase its dominance and self- reliance in the global economy.

Subramanian’s comment comes ahead of the revision of policy framework and inflation targets by the Monetary Policy Committee headed by the RBI governor

by March 31.

It will be the first review for RBI since it was tasked with a mandated inflation target of 4 per cent with a 2 per cent deviation either

75 years of India’s Independence.

Speaking on the occasion, MP CM Chouhan said the 10- day Hunar Haat here, with its ‘vocal for local’ theme, was an effective platform for artisans and craftsmen, who continued to work despite the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown, and served as a credible brand of the Centre’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative.

More than 600 craftsmen from 31 states and Union Territories are taking part in the Hunar Haat here, a release said, adding that among the works on display are ajrakh print, Applique work, art metalware, artificial jewellery, Bagh print, Bandhej, black pottery, block print etc.

The haat also has jutebamboo, brass, Chikankari, Khadi, leather, marble and sandalwood products etc, as well as clay-wood-metal toys, it added.

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down in February is lowest since September when it had begun becoming clear that worst is over and demand is picking up.

According to oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC), consumption of fuel ( largely petrol and diesel ) fell 4.9 per cent in yoy February to 17.2 million tonnes. The demand also slipped 4.6 per cent on monthly basis indicating that various hiccups still remain on the path of full recovery for the

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New Delhi, Mar13 (IANS): The rising fuel prices is impacting demand conditions in India that is looking for an accelerated recovery of the economy post Covid-induced lockdowns and disruptions.

According to official data, country’s fuel consumption fell sharply in February, the second consecutive month when demand is slowing signs of a slackening amidst rising fuel prices.

The consumption slow-

Indian economy. A clearer indication that recovery is still some way off can be gauged by seeing the diesel consumption data as the fuel is prime source of transport for all kinds of goods in the country and accounts for about 40 per cent of overall refined fuel sales in India.

The consumption of Diesel fell 3.8 per cent to 6.55 million tonnes in February on a month on month basis and declined 8.5 per cent yearon-year.

Petrol sales, on the other hand, fell 6.5 per cent to 2.44 million tonnes in February and by about 3 per cent from a year earlier.

Both the fuel is on the boil in the country with pump price of petrol and diesel rising by 26 times in 2021 by Rs 7.46 and Rs 7.60 per litre respectively so far this year. Petrol prices have also breached the Rs 100 a litre mark in several cities.

way in June 2016, when it adopted a flexible inflation targeting model.

At this juncture we must focus on growth and when it comes to pressures for trade-offs, we must be leaning on growth, Subramanian said at a virtual annual regional meeting of the CII, Eastern Region.

Speaking about realising ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’, he said the private sector has to get back to Subh Labh” (ethical profit) and not profiteering as India intends to move out from doing business.

He gave examples from healthcare studies for Auyushman Bharat where was it found that rates of the private sector hospitals were 6-7 times higher than those run by the government and that readmission rates in them were also higher.

The chief economic advisor also called for a change in the mindset on how to increase the pie of government taxes instead of seeking its reduction across sectors.

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US offers refuge to Myanmar citizens Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many

Protesters with placards with the image of detained Myanmar civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (AFP)

returning safely,” it said.

Meanwhile, according to Reuters, United Nations human rights investigator Thomas Andrews on Friday dismissed as “absurd” comments by a senior Myanmar official that authorities were exercising “utmost restraint”. Addressing the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, he called for a united approach to “strip away the junta’s sense of impunity”.

Former colonial power Britain on Friday warned its citizens in Myanmar to leave, saying “political tension and unrest are widespread since the military takeover and levels of violence are rising”.

South Korea said on Friday it would suspend defence exchanges and reconsider development aid to Myanmar because of the violence. The Kremlin said Russia, which has close ties to Myanmar’s military, was concerned over the mounting violence and was “analysing” whether to suspend military-technical cooperation.

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COLOMBO, Mar 13 (Reuters): Sri Lanka will ban the wearing of the burqa and shut more than a thousand Islamic schools, a government minister said on Saturday, the latest actions affecting the country’s minority Muslim population.

Minister for public security Sarath Weerasekera told a news conference he had signed a paper on Friday for cabinet approval to ban the full face covering worn by some Muslim women on “national security” grounds.

“In our early days Muslim women and girls never wore the burqa,” he said. “It is a sign of religious extremism that came about recently. We are definitely going to ban it.”

The wearing of the burqa in the majority-Buddhist nation was temporarily banned in 2019 after the bombing of churches and hotels by Islamic militants that killed more than 250.

Later that year, Go-

tabaya Rajapaksa, best known for crushing a decades-long insurgency in the north of the country as defence secretary, was elected president after promising a crackdown on extremism.

Rajapaksa is accused of widespread rights abuses during the war, charges he denies.

Weerasekera said the government plans to ban more than a thousand madrassa Islamic schools that he said were flouting na-

tional education policy.

“Nobody can open a school and teach whatever you want to the children,” he said.

The gover nment’s moves on burqas and schools follow an order last year mandating the cremation of COVID-19 victims - against the wishes of Muslims, who bury their dead. This ban was lifted earlier this year after criticism from the United States and international rights groups.

Ya n g o n, M a r 1 3 (Agencies): The US government, on Friday, said that Myanmar citizens stranded by the violence, which is the result of the military coup would be granted temporary refuge in the US, the AFP reported. Myanmar has been in a state of turmoil ever since the military took over the government led by National League of Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1. Protestors have been taking to the

streets despite being met with force from the military and the police, The Week reported.

“After a thorough review of this dire situation, I have designated Burma for temporary protected status so that Burmese nationals and habitual residents may remain temporarily in the United States,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told AFP. The protection is set for 12 months but

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C h r i s tc h u rc h , Mar 13 (IANS): An official remembrance service was held on Saturday to mourn the 51 victims of the terror attacks at the two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch city in March 2019.

Many others were also injured and traumatised in the terror attacks of the day two years ago, which according to Prime Minster Jacinda Ardern was “New Zealand’s darkest day”, reports Xinhua news agency Last year’s national remembrance service to mark the first anniversary was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The second anniversary service, which was attended by about 1,000 people, became the first national memorial held after the tragic incident.

With the country currently at Covid-19 Alert Level 1, this year’s remembrance service got the green light to go.

Measures were put in place to keep people safe, including encouraging physical distancing and use of the New Zealand Covid tracer apps.

Those most affected by the attacks, including survivors and families of the victims, told their stories at the event named “Ko Tatou, Tatou, We Are One”.

The service was also live-streamed.

It is an opportunity to remember those who died in the attacks on the Christchurch mosques two years ago, the organisers said.

Washington, Mar 13 (PTI): Leaders of the US, India, Australia, and Japan did discuss the “challenge” posed by China during the first meeting of the Quad, and they made clear that none of them have any “illusions” about Beijing, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has said.

Addressing a White House briefing on Friday soon after the historic virtual Quad summit between US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, and Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, the top American official said the four leaders have agreed to hold an in-person summit later this year.

The leaders addressed key regional issues, including freedom of navigation and freedom from coercion in the South and East China Seas, the North Korea nu-

“Our Standing Committee meeting has decided to call back all our ministers in the federal government and told the leaders nominated by UML to make their position clear within 24 hours,” Devendra Poudel, a Standing Committee member, was quoted as saying by the daily.

On Friday, the Central Committee meeting of the CPN (UML) led by Prime Minister Oli had nominated 23 leaders of Maoist Centre, including the ministers to the party’s central com-

mittee which the faction opposing him has said is against the norms of the party. Since the Supreme Court invalidated the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) merger and revived its constituents CPN-UML and Nepal Communist Party (Maoist Centre) on Sunday last, Oli has been keeping at bay the faction led by Madhav Kumar Nepal that had opposed him and tightening his hold on the party by relieving leaders close to Nepal from party positions, the daily said.

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Tesophenyu Village Youth Fraternity (TVYF) is elated and honoured to laud Mr. Atilo Tep, Junior Subject Matter Specialist (Jr. SMS) under Directorate of Agriculture Kohima for the welldeserved promotion as the Sub-Divisional Agriculture Officer (SDAO). Indeed, he is the living example of passion and potential to achieve assigned goals.

As the incumbent Advisor of Tesophenyu Village Youth Fraternity he is a source of inspiration and motivation for the youth known for his genorosity, humbleness and fellow feeling for the well being of general community.

The Fraternity acknowledges him for scaling new height of success and prays for God’s Almighty wisdom bestowing better leadership in his new assignment.

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clear issue, and the coup and violent repression in Myanmar, Jake Sullivan said.

Jake Sullivan, who along with the Secretary of State Antony Blinken are scheduled to meet their Chinese counterparts Yang Jiechi, a member of the Politburo of the ruling Communist Party of China, and State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Anchorage, Alaska on March 18-19.

“This is our effort to communicate clearly to the Chinese government how

Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Minister for Water Supply Mani Chandra Thapa, Urban Development Minister Prabhu Shah, Minister for Youth and Sports Dawa Lama Tamang and Minister for Labour Gauri Shankar Chaudhary, the Kathmandu Post reported.

The decision was taken by the standing committee meeting of the CPN-MC held this morning at Paris Danda, the Centre’s party office here.

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We the undersigned extend our hearty congratulations to Dr. Longriba Sangtam, Pastor Sangtam Baptist Church, Longkhim Town, son of Shri. Chumlise Sangtam, Angangba Village for being conferred Doctorate of Ministry from International Institute of Mission Leadership, Bangalore.

We commend your said pursuit of this noble enviable legacy of achievements. The Union further wishes good luck in beginning your new ministry.

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FELICITATION NOTE The Chenloisho Village Council, Chenloisho Students' Union and Staff Union Chenloisho felicitate and congratulate Dr. Yingngam Wangnaolim, D/o Mr & Mrs Yapho Wangnaolim of Chenloisho Village on her successful achievement by securing 3rd rank in her Post Graduation in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from Kerala University of Health and Science in 2020.

We wish her a bright future in her onward career.

(NOKKHAH KONYAK) Chairman Village Council Chenloisho

(C. HONNYEM KONYAK) President Students' Union Chenloisho

(S. YAEI KONYAK) President Staff Union Chenloisho

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The Chozubami Students' Union, with pride, congratulates Shri. Velhusa Phesa-o on being promoted to SDAO under the Department of Agriculture. The Union lauds his achievement and further wishes him the best in his future endeavors.

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"With immense pride and honour, The Nagaland Veterinary Field Assistants' Association (NVFAA) extends our heartiest congratulations to :1. Dr. ILLANG, Deputy Director, Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services on being elected to the post of President of CANSSEA. 2. All the newly elected office bearers of Nagaland Veterinarian Association (N.V.A) led by its president Dr. KN ZUBEMO HUMTSOE, Deputy Director, Veterinary Surgeon(VS) Veterinary Hospital, Burma Camp, Dimapur.

The Nagaland Veterinary Field Assistants' Association (NVFAA) further Prays and wishes them more success, good health and wisdom in their future endeavours.

The Dimapur Sumi Council lauded the tremendous work by the DSSU under the leadership of L. Kivipu Shohe in conducting the cleanliness drive in Dimapur City on 11/03/2021.

The Dimapur Sumi Council appreciates the DSSU team members for inculcating the habit of practicing cleanliness and setting an exemplary gesture in public service among the student community and the denizens.

The DSC is optimistic about better work and desired outcome by the present DSSU team and further wishes that it continue to march ahead with same zeal and passion to serve to the people.

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Jake Sullivan

the United States intends to proceed at a strategic level, what we believe our fundamental interests and values are, and what our concerns with their activities are - whether it’s on Hong Kong, or Xinjiang, or in the Taiwan Strait - or, frankly, the issues that we heard today from our Quad partners: their coercion of Australia, their harassment around the Senkaku Islands, their aggression on the border with India,” Jake Sullivan said. The Quad summit took place as China and India are involved in a military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh since May last year.

After lengthy rounds of talks, the two sides simultaneously withdrew troops from the Pangong Lake area last month while talks are on for the withdrawal of soldiers from the rest of the friction points along the LAC.

Kathmandu, Mar 13 (PTI): Nepal’s CPN (Maoist Centre) led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Saturday recalled its ministers from the Cabinet led by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and directed all its leaders nominated at the CPN-UML Central Committee to make their positions clear within 24 hours, intensifying the rift between the two factions.

Among the ministers called back are Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa, Minister for

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could be extended if threats remain.

So far, over 60 people have been killed due to the police opening gunfire against the protesters. Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest and faces a few charges including corruption, illegal ownership of six walkie talkies and publication of information that may “cause fear or alarm” or disrupt “public tranquillity”.

The military junta have so far detained 500 of the

protestors who are demanding the release of the de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi. The military has been insisting that Suu Kyi’s win in the November elections are fraudulent. Of the 500 detained, Three of the arrested have already been convicted and sentenced to two years in prison, while 460 remain in detention. The rest have been sentenced to three months in prison.

The military junta, on Tuesday, cancelled the licenses of five media organisations. The organisations, whose licenses have been cancelled have been covering the protests regularly.

They have found other platforms, like social media to mete out news reports.

The US and the UK announced sanctions on military leaders of Myanmar, whereas, the UNSC condemned the coup.

The US Department of Homeland Security said the coup has led to a shortage of humanitarian and medical aid. “Such conditions prevent Burmese nationals and habitual residents from

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Scientists unlock ‘Cosmos’ on Antikythera Kenneth Branagh to direct Bee Gees biopic Mechanism, the world’s first computer S S

from the battered and corroded brass fragment discovered in the wreck.

But now researchers at University College London say they have fully recreated the design of the device, from the ancient calculations used to create it, and are now putting together their own contraption to see if their design works.

“Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius,” the researchers wrote March 12 in the open-access journal Scientific Reports.

“It challenges all our preconceptions about the technological capabilities of the ancient Greeks.”

Why recreate Antikythera?

The researchers wanted to recreate the device because of all the mystery surrounding it, as a way to possibly get to the bottom of so many

questions. In addition, nobody had ever created a model of the so-called Cosmos that reconciled with all of the physical evidence.

“The distance between this device’s complexity and others made at the same time is infinite,” co-author Adam Wojcik, a materials scientist at UCL, told Live Science.

“Frankly, there is nothing like it that has ever been found. It’s out of this world.”

The intricate gears that made up the device’s mechanism are of a scale you could expect to find in a grandfather clock, but the only other gears discovered from around the same period are the much larger ones that went into things like ballistas, or large crossbows, and catapults.

This sophistication brings up a lot of questions about the manufacturing process that could have made such a uniquely intricate contraption, as well as why it was discovered as the only known device of its kind on an ancient sunken ship off the island of Antikythera.

“What is it doing on that ship?

We only found one-third; where are the other two [thirds]? Have they corroded away? Did it ever work?” Wojcik said.

“These are questions that we can only really answer through experimental archaeology. It’s like answering how they built Stonehenge, let’s get 200 people with some rope and a big stone and try to pull it across Salisbury Plain.

That’s a bit like what we’re trying to do here.”

(Live Science)

Dev Patel’s directorial debut ‘Monkey Man’ sold to Netflix

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ev Patel’s directorial debut has sold to Netflix for most worldwide rights in a $30 million deal.

Filming has just begun on the movie, but the buzz was high for the thriller at last week’s virtual EFM. Netflix beat out other bidders on the project.

In “Monkey Man,” Patel also plays an unlikely hero who emerges from prison to take on a

world filled with corporate greed, to seek revenge on people who took everything from him a few years prior.

Patel wrote the script with Paul Angunawela and his “Hotel Mumbai” collaborator John Collee.

Producers are Patel, Thunder Road’s Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee, Jomon Thomas, Samarth Sahni, Christine Haebler and Anjay Nagpal.

Thunder Road’s Jona- Iceland, Former Yugothan Fuhrman executive slavia, Poland, Russia & produced alongside Baltic States, Hong BRON’s Aaron L. Kong, Indonesia, Gilbert, Creative Pan-Asian PTV Wealth’s Jason and China.

Cloth, BRON’s Netflix will Steven Thibarelease the film ult and Natalya in 2022. DeadPavchinskaya. line first reportNetflix did ed the news. not acquire the (The Wrap) film’s rights in territories including Spain, Latin America,

EA investigating allegations of sold FIFA Ultimate cards

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he EA Sports FIFA community is in an uproar over a massive scandal in which fans are alleging that an Electronic Arts employee sold highly sought-after FIFA Ultimate Team cards directly to players for exorbitant sums of cash.

EA said on Wednesday that it is investigating the reports. Earlier that day, Twitter had exploded with the hashtag #EAGate, as

fans shared screenshots of messages from someone who claims to work for EA. In the messages, a seller offers powerful FIFA Ultimate Team units called Icons and Prime Icon Moments, asking as much as €1,700 ($2,035) for groups of certain cards.

FIFA Ultimate Team normally works on a lotterybased system, with loot boxes offering virtual cards that players can put together

to build the ultimate FIFA team. The more powerful the player card, the rarer it is. Dedicated fans may spend hundreds of dollars on those loot boxes for a chance at a good card to help lead their team. But the cards this mysterious seller is offering are far better than what most players can hope to randomly find and are exceedingly rare. Players who take advantage of this offer would theoretically be able to win against almost any other team, even if their opponent had previously lucked out on some great cards from their loot boxes FEA announced on Wednesday that it’s investigating the allegations, and said it will “take swift action” if it finds any “improper conduct.”

(Polygon)

Paramount were previously involved in the critically acclaimed ‘Rocketman’, which starred Taron Egerton as Sir Elton John.

Barry - the last surviving member of the band after Maurice died in 2003 and Robin passed away in 2012 - will serve as executive producer, having also been interviewed for recent HBO documentary ‘How

Can You Mend a Broken Heart.

Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment will produce with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ producer Graham King via GK Films, and Sister.

The film is set to follow the group from the time they arrived in London from Australia and had their first number one hit with ‘Mas-

Exhaustion may up AR Rahman, Kamal Haasan advocate need for film preservation heart attack risk in men

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head of Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan being presented with the prestigious FIAF 2021 award by International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) for his commitment and contribution towards film preservation, actorfilmmaker-politician Kamal Haasan and Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, emphasised the need for film preservation and restoration.

“Roja, my first film that became a major success has been preserved by Film Heritage Foundation so that audiences can still enjoy it, almost 30 years later. In these unprecedented times when we are talking about survival, cinema has the power to help us survive.

Film Heritage Foundation has been fighting a lone battle with very little support to save our films and music

for six years now, and we need to support them when they are preserving our work as an integral part of culture and history for posterity,” says Rahman. He also called for support for Shivendra Singh Dungarpur led Film Heritage Foundation that is working towards preserving the film heritage of India.

Kamal Haasan: “Films are our heritage and if we forget where we came from, we might not be able to fix our destination at all. We need to preserve most of our great works that are lost now.”

Filmmakers Martin Scorsese and Christopher Nolan, who also share a long-standing relationship with India through their affiliation with Film Heritage Foundation, will bestow the award on Big B at a virtual presentation, on March 19.

(IANS)

en, if you are experiencing vital exhaustion then you are more likely to have a heart attack, says a new study. The study indicated that the risk of a myocardial infarction linked with exhaustion was particularly pronounced in never married, divorced and widowed men. “Vital exhaustion refers to excessive fatigue, feelings of demoralisation and increased irritability,” said researcher Dmitriy Panov from the Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation.

“It is thought to be a response to intractable problems in people’s lives, particularly when they are unable to adapt to prolonged exposure to psychological stressors,” Panov added. Overall, two-thirds (67 per cent) of men had vital exhaustion (15 per cent had a high level and 52 per cent had a moderate level) while 33 per cent were unaffected. When the analysis was controlled for social factors (education, occupation, and marital status) and age, the influence of vital exhaustion on heart attack risk decreased but remained statistically significant.

(IANS)

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With immense joy and pride, the Thiipuchonumi of Sakraba Village, Phek District, wish to congratulate Dr. Kekhrongu-u (Angule) Dazo, D/o Mr Rakhuta Dazo on her monumental achievement as the first woman to be awarded the degree of ‘Doctor of Philosophy’ from our village. She completed her Doctoral Programme in Cultural Studies from The English and Foreign Language University, Hyderabad, Telangana, under the supervision of Prof Dilip Kumar Das. Her dissertation was titled, ‘Performativity and Personhood in Naga Culture’. We are indeed proud of her achievement and further wish her greater success in her future endeavour.

K-580 Thiipuchonumi, Sakraba Village.

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We, the Borlengri Nkonjan Ezonmotsürüi Ekhüng (BLNEE) extdend our heartiest congratulations to Miss Phyobeni Mozhui, daughter of Late Nchumbemo Mozhui and Mrs. Thungchano Mozhui of Longtsung Village, for achieving the post of Agriculture Officer (Class-II Gazetted), through NPSC Combined Technical Services Examination 2018.

With immense pride and honour, we further wish her success in all her future endeavours.

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The Aoyimti Village Council conveys our heartfelt gratitude to Shri. Sharingain Longkumer, Hon’ble Speaker Nagaland Legislative Assembly for his generous contribution towards the construction of the Log Drum Pavilion, and exhorting with words of wisdom while gracing the momentous inaugural function on 10th March 2021.

May the Lord bestow endless blessings as he continues in public service.

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Mr. Imotemjen Longkumer & Mrs. P. Takalila Jamir 14.03.1996 – 14.03.2021

Congratulations!!!

God has been so good and kind, leading you this whole 25 years with abundant blessings.

We have all grown up seeing you happily married. May God bless you ever more in the days to come. Hope to see you celebrate 50th Anniversary as well.

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am Smith has blasted the BRIT unintentionally leads to less inclusion Awards for keeping their Male then it risks being counterproductive and Female categories. The to diversity and equality. We need non-binary star - who uses the to consult more widely before pronouns they/them - is upset that changes are made to make sure the BRITS have decided against we get it right.” introducing a gender-neutral alThe Academy also told its ternative to the awards. voters: “Looking to the future In a statement on Instawe still have a lot of work to do gram, Sam said: “Music for in the coming years to evolve me has always been about the BRITS. The process of unification not division.” change isn’t something A spokesperson for that can be fixed in just the awards said: “Sam one campaign and is an extraordinary we are committed British artist and we to working together agree with what with the industry they have said toto evolve the show day. The BRITS are to be as inclusive committed to evolvand relevant as posing the show and the sible.” gendered categories are The awards are very much under review. set to take place on But any changes made to May 11 at London’s be more inclusive need to O2 Arena. be just that - if a change (Contactmusic)

sachusetts’ in 1967.

The band unravelled in subsequent years with substances, pills and booze involved, before Barry led a revival in the 1970s as the Bee Gees embraced a disco sound. Meanwhile, last year it was reported that actor Bradley Cooper had been approached to play the role of Barry in the highly anticipated project.

Bradley already has experience of singing on camera, having played Jackson Maine in the critically acclaimed ‘A Star Is Born’.

But the actor will reportedly still receive assistance to hit the high notes reached by the Bee Gees.

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cientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called the Antikythera mechanism that’s believed to be the world’s first computer.

First discovered in a Roman-era shipwreck by Greek sponge divers in 1900, the fragments of a shoebox-size contraption, once filled with gears and used to predict the movements of heavenly bodies, has both baffled and amazed generations of researchers ever since.

The discovered fragments made up just one-third of a larger device: a highlysophisticated hand-powered gearbox capable of accurately predicting the motions of the five planets known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the sun, the phases of the moon and the solar and lunar eclipses- displaying them all relative to the timings of ancient events such as the Olympic Games.

Yet despite years of painstaking research and debate, scientists were never able to fully replicate the mechanism that drove the astonishing device, or the calculations used in its design,

ir Kenneth Branagh is set to direct the upcoming Bee Gees biopic. The 60-year-old actor and filmmaker will reportedly lead the way for the Paramount Pictures’ movie focused on the life and career of the iconic ‘Stayin’ Alive’ hitmakers - made up of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb - from their humble beginning to pop superstardom.

As reported by Variety, Branagh - who has been at the helm of the likes of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’, Disney+ series ‘Artemis Fowl’ and upcoming thriller ‘Death on the Nile’ - will direct the film from Ben Elton’s script.

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Adroit Boys wins Astro Turf Tourney

Winner and officials at Jotsoma on Saturday. (NP) Correspondent

Ko h i m a , M AR 1 3 (NPN): Adroit Boys scored five goals in the final match against We The Brothers and emerged as the winners in the 2nd Astro Turf Tournament held at Zasivi Futsal Arena, Jotsoma, here, Saturday.

They received a cash

prize of Rs 25,000 along with certificates.

The tourney was organised by One Life, One Goal, One Chance Club (OLOGOC) which saw the participation of 34 teams from all over the state.

In the final match, Ke z h a n g u l i e M e d oz e from Adroit Boys scored the first goal for the team

Greatest ever shot: Pietersen on Rishabh Pant reverse scoop

Rishabh Pant plays a reverse scoop against England.

Ahmedabad, Mar 13 (IANS): Rishabh Pant’s reverse scoop for a six off the bowling of Jofra Archer earned the India wicketkeeper-batsman accolades in a match where nothing else went right for India.

Pant, who had walked in at No. 4 to replace skipper Virat Kohli, was facing the seventh ball of his innings in Archer’s second over.

Pant moved away to his leg and scooped an Archer good-length ball over the wicketkeeper to get six runs for himself and the team.

India were eight for two at that time and the audacity so early in his innings is what surprised everyone.

“Holy smokes! Pant has just played the greatest shot that’s ever been played in cricket. Reverse sweeping/lifting Archer with a brand new white ball at 90mph for 6,” tweeted former England batsman Kevin Pietersen while giving in to hyperbole. Former India batsman VVS Laxman too tweeted his admiration for the shot.

“What a(n) incredible shot from @RishabhPant17 Looking forward to him bailing the team out this terrible situation just like he did in the last few Tests. #INDvENG,” wrote Laxman on twitter.

Another former India batsman Yuvraj Singh, who was known for his hard-hitting, said, “This is the new generation!! Absolutely fearless! Reverse sweep or shot I don’t know what to call it ! But @RishabhPant17 hats off to you to hit a fast bowler like that ! Game on !! #IndiavsEnglandT20.”

Pant’s knock however, could last for 23 balls in which he scored 21 runs as the England pace bowlers restricted his strokeplay after that initial burst. He could hit no more six. The left-handed batsman had played a similar shot against fast bowler James Anderson off the second new ball during the fourth and final Test in Motera although that shot fetched him a four. He bailed out India then but failed to do so on Friday.

in the 6th minute. After some tough exchanges, Shürhosül Zhotso scored two goals for the team in the 24th and 28th minutes. Making progress, the team managed to score two more goals through Zeanikho and Thejaseto Gwirie strike in the 25th and 30th minutes respectively.

Earlier, during the first

IOC approves set of reforms for Olympics Tokyo, Mar 13 (Reuters): The International Olympic Committee on Friday unanimously approved a set of 15 reforms it hopes will again turn the Olympics into an attractive prospect for fans, cities and sponsors through reduced cost, an increased digital presence and new revenues streams.

The IOC has seen its key product - the summer and winter editions of the Olympics - lose some of its shine in recent years, failing to ignite enthusiasm among potential host cities, scared off by the size and cost of the world’s biggest multi-sports event. “The coronavirus crisis has changed our world in fundamental ways,” IOC president Thomas Bach told the organisation’s session.

“The world will never again be like it was before.

Even once we have finally overcome the health crisis, we will face the far-reaching social, financial, economic and political consequences.”

A previous set of reforms, ‘Agenda 2020’, was passed in 2014 but did not stop the exodus of cities midway through bidding processes for the 2018, 2020 and the 2022 editions of the Games.

The postponement last year of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics - the first to be delayed outside world war periods - by 12 months further affected the image of the Games and the IOC’s finances.

semi final match between We The Brothers and Score Heroes, the former won via penalty. In the second semi final, Adroit Boys beat Team Contenders 3-0.

The best goal keeper was awarded to Rajusito Nagi of Adroit Boys and man of the tournament was awarded to Noune Medoze of We The Brothers.

Kohli’s string of ducks a worry for India Ahmedabad, Mar 13 (IANS): India skipper Virat Kohli was on Friday dismissed for a duck for the third time in his last five innings against England.

Kohli, struggling to get off the mark after four balls in the first T20 International, tried to muscle an Adil Rashid leg-spinner over the 30-yard circle only to be caught by Chris Jordan for a five-ball duck.

This followed a duck in India’s only innings in the fourth and final Test in which he was removed

by Ben Stokes and a duck in the first innings of the second Test in Chennai.

He made a fighting 62 in the second innings of the second Test and 27 in the only innings of the pinkball Test against England.

“Kohli is obviously a dangerous batter and to see the back of him early so many times is a real bonus.

I think it probably might have dampened their camp a little bit,” pace bowler Jofra Archer, who was man-of-the-match in the first T20I, told the media in an interaction.

Referees at the four-day, Referee Clinic, organised by Recreation Club Ahthibung (RCA) in collaboration with department of Youth Resources and Sports, from March 10 to 13.

Embiid injured on return as 76ers beat Wizards L o nd o n, M a r 1 3 (Agencies): Joel Embiid was injured in his first game since leaving Covid-19 isolation as the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Washington Wizards 127-101.

Embiid, who scored 23 points and seven rebounds, hyperextended his left knee while landing following a dunk.

He missed Sunday’s All-Star Game because of Covid-19 contact tracing issues, forcing him into quarantine.

Shake Milton and Furkan Korkmaz both added 18 points off the bench for

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid dunks past Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook. (AP)

the 76ers, the Eastern Con- road and their first regular ference leaders. It was their season win at Washington third straight victory on the since 2013.

Yoga gave India unique recognition before world: Rijiju New Delhi, Mar 13 (IANS): Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said that Yoga is the soft power and has given India a unique recognition before the international fraternity.

Launching 100 days’ countdown to 7th International Day of Yoga (IDY) at Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga (MDNIY) here, Rijiju said that Yoga has vast potential of employment opportunity, especially after the declaration of Yogasana as a competitive sport.

Rijiju has been temporarily assigned the charge of the Ministry of AYUSH since Shripad Yesso Naik has been undergoing

treatment following an accident.

The Minister has appealed to all the young students present during the function and those who are watching online to practice Yoga and take part in Yogasans spot.

He also added that due to untiring efforts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the acceptability of Yoga has been enhanced to the extent that it has been accepted as a ‘way of life’.

Rijiju also released the first edition of Yoga Vijnana a Bi-annual research journal of MDNIY. The journal contains very useful scientific research articles and tradition-

Kiren Rijiju attends the inaugural event of ‘100 Days Countdown for International Day of Yoga’, Saturday. (PTI)

al knowledge about Yoga Shastra, being published for the benefit of Yoga professionals.

The Minister also launched Yoga Re-orientation training programme

for Yoga Instructors of LehLadakh undertaken by MDNIY. He appreciated the efforts of MDNIY and said that Yoga will go a long way under flagship of MDNIY. United Nation Gen-

Muguruza beats Mertens; enters Dubai C’ship final Dubai, Mar 13 (PTI): Garbine Muguruza reached her third final of the season after needing seven match points to beat Elise Mertens 6-4, 7-6 (5) in the semifinal of the Dubai Championships on Friday.

Muguruza will play Barbora Krejcikova in Saturday’s final as the Spanish player seeks her first title since April 2019. She lost the Qatar Open final last week to Petra Kvitova and the Yarra Valley Classic final last month to Ash Barty.

Mertens saved three match points in her quarterfinal win over Jessica Pegula and briefly looked on course for a similar escape against Muguruza.

Muguruza served for the match at 5-3 up in the second set but Mertens saved a match point and broke Muguruza’s serve. Mertens then saved three more match points in the next game and two in the tiebreak. By the time Muguruza finally secured the win, nearly half an hour had passed since her first match point. “She’s a very talented player, always gives you an extra ball back,” Muguruza said of Mertens. “Even if I was 5-3 up and had match points I didn’t lose the focus.” Bautista Agut edges one step closer to reclaiming Doha title Czech doubles specialist Krejcikova reached her second career singles final with

Evin Lewis ton helps Windies seal series North Sound (Antigua), Mar 13 (IANS) : A record opening stand of 192 runs between Evin Lewis and Shai Hope followed by composed batting by Nicholas Pooran at the end guided West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI. West Indies made 274-5 in 49.4 overs in reply to Sri Lanka’s 273-8 in their 50 overs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Friday. It took the home side to an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Left-hander Lewis made 103 and Hope 84 to provide the perfect platform. It was Lewis’s fourth ODI century. He faced 121 balls and hit eight fours and four sixes to win man-of-the-match award. Hope continued his tremendous form with his 18th half-century in this format to follow-up his 110 in the opening match on Wednesday. He faced 108 balls and hit six boundaries.

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venue for any wicket - beating the 175 by England’s Joe Root and Jos Buttler five years ago.

“I have been working hard and training hard to get back to this level and I feel very proud at the moment.

I always try to get the team off to the best start in the power-play. I think this wicket is one of the best for batting in the Caribbean and I’m very happy to get a hundred and win the match and the series,” Lewis said.

Pooran made an unbeaten 35 from 38 balls as West Indies recorded their highest successful run chase at the venue. In the final over with nine to win, he played a cover drive off the second ball which sped to the boundary.

Next ball, he hit a full toss through the point region for another boundary and then got a single off the fourth ball as West Indies earned their 30th ODI win against Sri Lanka in 62 matches.

BRIEF SCORES: Sri Lanka 273/8 in 50 overs (D Gunathilaka 96, D Chandimal 71, J Mohammed 3/71) lost to West Indies 274/5 in 49.4 overs (E Lewis 103, S Hope 84, T Perera 2/45)

Garbine Muguruza serves during her semifinal match against Elise Mertens. (Getty Images)

a 7-5, 6-2 win over Swiss player Jil Teichmann. Krejcikova has won five Grand Slam titles in doubles, most recently her third consecu-

tive Australian Open mixed doubles title last month. Her only WTA singles final was a 2017 loss to Kiki Bertens in Nuremburg.

eral Assembly declared 21st June as International Day of Yoga, UNESCO recognized Yoga as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity and Yogasana declared as a competitive sport. These initiatives resulted in exponential growth in Yoga promotion since 2014.

Additional Secretary P.K. Pathak said that Yoga has played an important role in enhancing the immunity of the human body and hence useful in management of Covid-19.

He also said that the ministry of AYUSH in association with the various stakeholders are coming with many activities for the celebration of IDY-2021.

Sharjeel returns to Pak squad K a r ac h i , M a r 1 3 (IANS): Left-handed opening batsman Sharjeel Khan has returned to the Pakistan squad for the first time in four years, getting picked in the T20I squad for the tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe in April and May. Sharjeel, who was out of cricket for two-and-a-half years after being banned for spot-fixing, was rewarded for his form in the Pakistan Super League. He finished this year’s curtailed PSL season third in the run-getters’ list behind Mohammad Rizwan and Babar Azam. Also returning to the T20I squad are Mohammed Hafeez and Shadab Khan.

2 Indian Olympic probables fail dope tests

One of the unnamed athletes has won multiple gold meals in the 4x400m relay event.

New Delhi, Mar 13 (PTI): Two athletes, who are in contention for the Olympic Games, have failed dope tests conducted at the Indian Grand Prix in Patiala last month, the National Anti Doping Agency’s Director General Navin Agarwal revealed on Saturday.

It is understood that one of the athletes is a highprofile female quarter-miler, who has won multiple gold

medals in the 4x400m relay event and was supposed to be a part of the Tokyobound team. However, neither NADA nor the Athletics Federation of India have divulged any names. “ I c a n’t c o m m e n t about the names but yes, we had collected samples during the Grand Prix in Patiala. There are a couple of positive cases but I can’t say anything beyond that,” Agarwal told PTI on Satur-

day “Since this is an Olympic year, our focus is solely the core Olympic probables, who will be tested regularly.

This year we are not going to test anyone below senior national level,” he added.

The prohibited substance in question is stimulant (energy-booster) Methylhexan-2amine which is in the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list published in 2021.

As of now, the athlete in question has not been handed a provisional suspension but it is a given that she and the other offender will have to appear before NADA’s Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel (ADDP) and prove that the banned substance was inadvertently taken.

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Mumbai beat Mohun Bagan 2-1; win ISL title

Mumbai City captain Amrinder Singh celebrate the ISL win with his teammates. (ISL)

M arg ao, M ar 1 3 (PTI): Dominant Mumbai City FC lifted their maiden flexed their muscles in the final of the 7th Indian Super League (ISL) to overcome formidable ATK Mohun Bagan 2-1 for their maiden title triumph here on Saturday.

Sergio Lobera’s men made it two trophies in two weeks becoming just

the second team to top the group phase and win the title. They had earlier won the League Shield too.

Bipin Singh scored a 90th-minute winner after a Tiri own goal (29’) had dragged Mumbai level.

Bagan had earlier taken the lead through David Williams (18’).

Mumbai continued with their usual posses-

sion-based football but for Bagan who were out of the blocks early, it was all about surging ahead.

While the islanders had over 60 per cent possession in the first quarter, Bagan had more shots on target.

There was an early penalty call when Bipin Singh was challenged in the box by Pritam Kotal, but the referee displayed

Ronaldo ‘wants a sensational’ return to Real Madrid

London, Mar 13 (Agencies): conference ahead of the visit of Elche this Cristiano Ronaldo wants to complete a weekend. sensational return to Real Madrid from ‘You know what Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus, according to reports in means for Real Madrid,’ Zidane said.

Spain.

‘You know the affection we have The 36-year-old joined the for him at Real Madrid. What he did Italian champions from the Spanhere was magnificent. ish outfit in an £88million deal ‘Right now he’s a Juventus in 2018, with the hope he would player and he’s doing really well lead his new side to a Chamthere. I can’t say anything pions League title, about all the many something that things they say. has escaped ‘I can only them since say that he is a 1996.

Juventus player and we have to B u t respect that.’ their frustraThe reports in Spain tion in the comcome after their Italian petition continued counterparts at Corriere in midweek as they dello Sport claimed Juvenwere knocked out on away tus will accept an offer as goals by Porto, with Juventus low as £25m to part ways failing to advance past the quarterwith the 36-year-old, finals in each of the last three with any less than that seasons. sum resulting in a capiNow with just one year left on tal loss for the club. his deal in Turin, Spanish outlet AS Other reports claim the Portugal star is eyeing a return in Italy suggest Paris to LaLiga champions Madrid, with whom Saint-Germain are he has reportedly been in contact with for also interested in months. landing the five-time His £28m-per-year salary means he Ballon d’Or winner is the club’s highest earner and the report should he beadds that could lead Juventus to offload- come available. ing him this summer.

Ro n Ronaldo helped guide Zinedine a l d o ’ s a g e n t Zidane’s Real Madrid to four Champi- Mendes has strong ons League titles in five seasons, as well relationships with as leading the club to two LaLiga titles E u r o pean footduring his nine-year stay, which saw him ball’s elite c l u b s, w i t h score 450 goals in 438 appearances across F r e n c h reports this week all competitions. outlining that the PortuSpanish outlet MARCA however say guese keeps in regular contact Madrid have moved to dismiss specula- with PSG’s president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. tion ‘for now’ linking them with a draIn the event that Kylian Mbappe matic move to bring Ronaldo back to the decides to leave the Parc des Princes, PSG club this summer. would reportedly look to sign either RonAnd French boss Zidane also re- aldo or his great rival Lionel Messi, whose mained coy on links of Ronaldo’s po- Barcelona future is far from certain with tential return when asked at a press his contract expiring this summer.

Punjab thrash Nagaland by 10 wickets in Women’s ODI

DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Punjab thrashed Nagaland by 10 wickets in the Elite Group-D match of the Women’s Senior One Day Trophy 2020-21 on Sunday.

Electing to bat first after winning the toss, Nagaland were bowled out for 55 runs in 39.3 overs. Kekhrienuo Rupreo (19 runs) was the highest scorer.

For Punjab, Komal-

preet Kour took three wickets while Harpreet Dhillo, Mehak Kesar and Kanika Ahuja scalped two wickets each.

In reply, Punjab women overhauled the target in 7.1 overs with both openers Ridhika Aggarwal and Jasia Akhter remained not on 29 and 25 runs respectively.

Nagaland will next take on Madhya Pradesh on March 15.

Chess championship preponed

DIMAPUR, MAR13 (NPN): The All Nagaland Open Chess Championship 2021 which has been scheduled to be held from March 25 to 27 has been rescheduled and preponed to March 24 to 26 at Tourist Lodge, Dimapur.

Therefore, all interested players have been requested to make necessary arrangement accordingly in advance and the last date of entry is March 22, 5.pm.

no interest.

Thereafter, it was all about the Mariners.

The Kolkata side pinned their opponents with a high pressing game which forced the Islanders into errors.

The first real threat for Mumbai came from a Javier Hernandez freekick which brushed the crossbar. Roy Krishna then

forced a save from Amrinder Singh from a tight angle.

With pressure mounting on Mumbai’s defence, the Kolkata side broke the deadlock first. Krishna dispossessed Ahmed Jahouh just outside the box and slipped a pass to Williams.

The Australian got on to his stronger right foot and fired a firm shot past Amrinder.

But with Jahouh and his trademark long deliveries, it was always going to get difficult for ATKMB. And with one such move, Mumbai found themselves back in the game. On seeing Bipin make a run upfront, Jahouh played a long ball from his own half into the Kolkata box. Tiri attempted a clearance but his header landed in his own goal.

Mumbai continued with attack after restart and Raynier Fernandes forced yet another save from Arindam after breaking into the area skipping past challenges from Kolkata defence. The Bagan keeper then produced a fine save to deny Hernan

Santana from a free-kick.

At the hour mark, Mumbai probably had the best chance of the game. Arindam managed to block Le Fondre’s shot but the rebound traveled to Boumous, whose shot was off-target.

Bagan had the ball in the back of the net when Hernandez’s freekick was deflected off Mohamad Rakip into his own net, but the linesman caught Krishna offside.

After producing some fine saves, Arindam made a huge mistake which cost his team the title. After he failed to deal with a long ball properly, Bartholomew Ogbeche chased it down. The ball found its way to Bipin who made no mistake from close range.

Krishna was adjudged the Hero of the League while Igor Angulo won the Golden Boot. Amrinder won the Golden Glove award. Alberto Noguera won the DHL Winning Pass of the Season while Lalengmawia of the NorthEast United was adjudged the Emerging Player of the League.

Proud to deliver first ‘successful’ ISL: Nita M um b ai , M ar 1 3 (PTI): Football Sports Development Limited (FSDL) chairperson Nita Ambani on Saturday expressed her delight on delivering an “uninterrupted” and “successful” Indian Super League despite the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The seventh season of the ISL will conclude tonight with the title clash between Mumbai City FC and ATK Mohun Bagan in Margao, Goa. “Season 7 has been a tribute to the real power of sport, the true glory of football,” said Ambani in a video message ahead of the season finale.

FSDL, a subsidiary of the Reliance group, manages and run ISL. “In spite of the global pandemic, despite the odds against us, the fear and uncertainty, this season of ISL has brought immense joy, cheer and celebrations back into our lives.

“I am proud of the fact that we were the first, the longest, and the most successful sports event to be held in India in these times,” she added.

Nita Ambani

Ambani, who is also a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), was glad to complete the season without the need to reschedule even a single fixture.

She added, “An approximate of 1600 people including footballers, support staff, club and League management and broadcast crew were housed in the strictest bio-bubble over a period of 6 months with close to 70,000 RTPCR tests conducted by the League.”

ISL season 7, which kicked off on November 20, 2020, saw four months of uninterr upted footballing action featuring 11 clubs with an increased number of games from 95 to 115.

Alfa Raiders wins Kabaddi championship

Kabaddi match in progress at Neingulie Memorial High School ground on Saturday.(NP) Staff reporter

DIMAPUR, MAR 13 (NPN): Alfa Raiders won the third junior (boys and girls) inter district Kabaddi championship 2021, held at Neingulie Memorial High School ground, Khermahal Dimapur, on Saturday.

The championship

Narinder Batra seeks re-election

LAUSANNE, Mar 13 (Agencies): International Hockey Federation (FIH) President Narinder Dhruv Batra has filed his nomination for the apex body’s 47th FIH Statutory Congress scheduled to take place in Delhi on May 22.

Batra, who is also the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President, will contest for a second term in the upcoming elections of the governing body of hockey, ANI reported.

Marc Coudron from Belgium will contest against Batra for the position of FIH President, the apex body confirmed on Saturday.

was organised by Nagaland Kabaddi Association (NKA). Addressing the gathering as chief guest, Kuzhouluzo Azo Neinu, MLA, acknowledged NKA for their contribution in promoting Kabaddi in the state and hoped that the association would further bring laurels to the state through the

their participation in the national level.

He further congratulated those students who would be selected to represent the state in the tournament to be conducted by All India Kabaddi Federation at Telanga.

He was optimistic that under the instructions and able trained instructors

from NKA, the players would bring laurels to the state. Stressing that Nagaland always fell short of professionalism and producing champions, he maintained that the need of the hour for the state was to bring up people who were professionals and champions. He urged the students to be self disciplined and also to take the opportunity to learn and master what was to be taught by their instructors.

Guest of Honour for the programme, principal and proprietor, St. Mary’s Hr. Sec. School, Neena Dutta, in her brief address congratulated the winners for their success and further acknowledged all participants for their team work. She stated that it

was only through participation, that they were able to produce a winner.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Wangshikokla Jamir and special number presented

by Veronica, of Maranatha Vision Bible College, while welcome address delivered by president, NKA, Dr. S Amos Lkr. Addressing media fraternity after the prize distribution ceremony, Dr. Amos stated that the association would be selecting 16 players each, both of boys and girls, where they would undergo training by trained officials. He added that the officials for the tournament were hired from Delhi, so as to maintain the professionalism of the game.

Top Indian paddlers eye Olympic qualification

Sharath Kamal and G. Sathiyan

New Delhi, Mar 13 (Agencies): Sharath Kamal, G. Sathiyan, Manika Batra and Sutirtha Mukherjee will be eyeing qualification for the Tokyo Olympics from the World Singles qualification tournament beginning in Doha on Sunday.

There are four spots available for men and five for women, Sportstar reported.

For men, in stage 1, there are three qualifying spots. Entries will be split into three groups.

Knockout matches will be played from the round of 32 and the winner from each group will attain qualification.

In stage 2, where the runnerup and the losing semifinalists from all three groups form a nineplayer field, the winner takes the remaining qualifying spot.

For women, the field will be divided into four knockout groups and the group-winner will qualify.

In stage 2, the runner-up from four groups will battle it out for the final qualifying berth.

Should things not go India’s way in this tournament, their qualification will depend on how they perform in the Asian Olympic qualification tournament from March 18-20. In the singles events, Sharath (ranked 32nd) and Sathiyan (37th) are the top two seeded players, while Manika (63rd) and Sutirtha (95th) are seeded two and four in the women’s singles.

Indications are that these world rankings could play a big role in their qualification. In any case, Indians are virtually assured of grabbing the lone South Asian quota in both sections.

Chelsea held 0-0 by Leeds; Tuchel’s unbeaten run continues London, mar 13 (AP): Chelsea extended its unbeaten start under Thomas Tuchel to 10 Premier League games with a 0-0 draw at Leeds on Saturday.

While Chelsea remained in the fourth Champions League qualification spot, West Ham is only three points behind with two games in hand. Leeds, which is in 11th place in its first season back in the top division after 16 years, made Chelsea work for its point. Both sides struck the crossbar in a frenetic first half and both goalkeepers were forced into decisive saves. It was also another clean sheet for Tuchel’s team, which has conceded only two goals since he replaced Frank Lampard

Edouard Mendy also had to be on alert at the other end for the Blues to tip Tyler Roberts’ first-half effort on to the bar.

in late January and is unbeaten in 12 matches in all competitions.

With both sides intent on a razor-sharp press, it

made for a frantic opening 20 minutes at Elland Road.

Chelsea was almost gifted a comical opening goal when Luke Ayling’s clearance

rebounded off teammate Diego Llorente and came back off the goal frame in the 10th minute. Tyler Roberts then combined with

Patrick Bamford following a swift Leeds counterattack. A neat chip from Roberts was tipped on to the crossbar by Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy.

Leeds was dealt a blow 10 minutes before halftime when Bamford limped off and was replaced by Rodrigo. The pace of the game remained unrelenting in the second half. Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier saved well from Christian Pulisic. Ayling did enough to deny Kai Havertz a clean header and N’Golo Kante made a mess of his effort inside the area. But Leeds held firm and went close to taking the lead but Mendy flung out a hand to keep out Raphinha’s shot on the turn. Chelsea left back Ben

Chilwell failed to keep his shot on target after charging into the area, and at the other end Pulisic blocked Raphinha’s effort. Tuchel sent on Reece James and Timo Werner for Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech with 20 minutes left before Meslier turned away Antonio Rudiger’s long-range effort.

Each time Chelsea tried to shift into a higher gear, Leeds responded.

Llorente’s goal-bound shot was deflected off target by James and the defender’s header was saved following another corner. Substitute Callum Hudson-Odoi’s angled drive, after nifty footwork in the area, was the last effort on target and comfortably gathered by Meslier.

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