March 15, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 97

DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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Myanmar army cracks down on NSCN (K) leaders

Correspondent

KOHIMA, MAR 14 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) on Thursday disclosed that the party will be finalizing the nominee for the ensuing Lok Sabha election on March 15. When contacted, NPCC sources informed Nagaland Post that so far the party has received names of three intending candidates till date. The intending candidates include-- former Lok Sabha MP, K. Asangba Sangtam, former chief minister K.L. Chishi who recently quit the BJP party and returned to Congress and former Congress minister, E.T. Ezung. The names have been forwarded to the AICC screening committee. The committee will take the final call on March 15 before forwarding it to the AICC Central Election Committee (CEC) for final approval and announcement, sources said. Final decision will be announced on March 15 evening. KL Chishi re-joins Congress: Former chief minister KL Chishi said

he had rejoined Indian National Congress as his heart and spirit could not remain separated for long from the party, which was the true epitome of secularism and upholds the sanctity of Indian constitution. In a statement, Chishi said his brief association with BJP had made him realise that a party with communal and fundamentalist ideology like BJP was a threat to the aspirations of Nagas clamouring for an honourable political settlement of the protracted IndoNaga political issue. He asserted that Nagas at this juncture needed a national party like Congress that respected “our faith and way of life without telling us what to eat, wear or follow”. Chishi also expressed his sincere gratitude to the leadership of both All India Congress Committee and Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee for accepting him back in the party, which he termed as a “homecoming”. “Together we will put up united fight to defeat communal and fascist forces,” he declared.

Correspondent

M O KO KC H U N G, M A R 1 4 (NPN): O. Tinujungshi Longkumer, brother of late Imtikumzuk Longkumer-- who was the NDPP MLA of 26 Aonglenden A/C and advisor of Sericulture and Excise, has decided to contest the by-election as an independent candidate. Though Tinu had sought the ticket from the NDPP, he said he had no remorse or ill feelings towards the party. As reported in Nagaland Post in February last, Tinu was already prepared to contest the by-poll as his name was proposed by well wishers and supporters. Talking to media persons on the side lines of a civic reception at Settsu village junction, Tinu said he opted to vie for the NDPP ticket to honour his late brother Imtikumzuk, who passed away on September 22, 2018. Tinu said his poll plank will be focussed on the welfare of youth and for human resource development. “I want to move the youth forward” he said adding that he does not want the youth of today to face the many obstacles he had faced himself. He further appealed to the people to believe in and practice fair elections. “I am contesting with a strong determination to serve the people,” he added. Hundreds of supporters from the seven units of 26 Aonglenden A/C attended the civic reception, to welcome Tinu.

21 Opposition parties move SC on VVPATs; hearing today NEW DELHI, MAR 14 (AGENCIES): Supreme Court on Friday will hear a petition moved by 21 Opposition parties, asking it to pass a directive that electronic voting machines be made tamper-proof. The court will hear the petitions on Friday. The parties want mandatory verification of 50% votes by paper trail before announcement of results in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Andhra Pradesh chief minister and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu had declared in an opposition meet in February that the parties will move SC against use of EVMs. Naidu is the lead petitioner in this case. Apart from Naidu’s TDP, the parties that have approached the apex court include the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party led by Sharad Pawar, Arvind Kejriwal led Aam Aadmi Party, CPI (Marxist), CPI, Derek O’Brien for the Trinamool Congress, Farooq Abdullah for the National Conference, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal, Sharad Yadav’s Loktantrik Janata Dal and the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). The decision to approach SC was taken in the meeting at Sharad Pawar’s residence. In a meeting with the Election Commission in February, Opposition parties had raised doubts about the credibility of electronic voting machines, though the EC has repeatedly denied allegations that the machines can be tampered with. Dismissing the apprehensions, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora had said that the country would not revert to using ballot papers for elections. Announcing the Lok Sabha election schedule on Sunday, the EC had said that mandatory checking of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be done for one polling station in each Lok Sabha constituency.

MANDALAY, MAR 14 (AGENCIES): Myanmar army (Tatmadaw) has taken more than a dozen leaders of the NSCN (K) faction led by Yung Aung into custody after an operation against their base at Taga in Sagaing Division of Myanmar last month. Top Burmese army officials told Northeast Now that these leaders have been told to dismantle their bases in Sagaing and continue their negotiations with Burmese authorities under the framework of the Nationwide Ceasefire arrangement. The NSCN (K) has maintained the ceasefire arrangement with Myanmar government since 2012, despite reneging on their ceasefire with India. “We will not allow any hostile activity against India from our soil,” said a top Myanmarese army official but he requested anonymity as he was not officially authorized to speak to the media. The Tatmadaw raided the NSCN (K) bases at Taga in early February and dis-

mantled them. The NSCN (K) leaders did not resist because they wanted to maintain the cease-fire. The army official said that the NSCN (K) leaders will have to remain in designated camps and not carry out any hostile activity against India from Burmese soil. The Myanmar army has also attacked ULFA bases and that of Manipuri rebel groups in and around Taga. Some ULFA rebels like ‘maj.’ Jyotirmoy Asom have died in the Burmese army operation. Sources in NSCN (K) confirmed that they have been told to stop aiding antiIndian rebel groups or face severe consequences. The developments in Sagaing spells the death knell of the North Eastern rebel groups since the remote hill region in Myanmar was their last trans-border base area after Bhutan and Bangladesh had cracked down against anti-Indian rebels in their territory in 2003 and 2009. Indian army sources said that many rebels from

Airfares set to rise further after soaring over 100%

Power still a costly service: commr & secy PDA issue tickets for Lok Sabha and by-election

New Delhi/Mumbai, Mar 14 (IANS): Air passengers might continue to face the grim prospect of high airfares and fewer flight choices as several airlines have cancelled operations for a number of reasons, including the grounding of the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft. Industry insiders on Thursday pointed out that with no short-term relief in sight, some sectors will continue to see a rise of more than 100 per cent in last minute bookings. “With no short term relief in sight. Passengers can expect the trend of high airfares to last about a month’s time. Passengers should book their tickets in advance,” ixigo Co-founder and CEO Aloke Bajpai told IANS. “High airfare patterns are expected to continue in the short-term with Holi and summer school holidays round the corner, resulting in increased demand,” Bajpai said. According to Sharat Dhall, COO (B2C) Yatra. com, civil aviation regulator DGCA’s decision to ground the Boeing 737-MAX aircraft has resulted in a fairly significant impact on air fares for immediate travel on certain key routes.

This is it!

‘Well, the good is that sanction is accorded. The bad news is if a new govt comes there’s no guarantee.” K Y M C

Correspondent

KO H I M A , M A R 1 4 (NPN): Pointing out that power was still a costly service in the State, power and IT commissioner & secretary KD Vizo called upon engineers of power department to find out mechanisms for providing cheap power connection so that even a common man was able to afford electricity. Addressing the general conference of Association of Power Engineers Nagaland (APEN) held at Hotel Japfu here on Thursday, Vizo said power connection was a basic service for the citizens and its interruption could endanger health, personal safety and even lives of an entire or part of a population. He explained that by providing an essential service, lives of people, especially in rural areas, could be uplifted. Vizo told the gathering that there was no end to

Manipur and Assam have also surrendered to authorities after fleeing Sagaing following the Myanmar military operations. “The chain of command in these groups has broken down following the Burmese military operation. Many of them are running around like headless chickens,” they said. Myanmar military officials said that they have “excellent understanding” with Indian military officials, cemented during the last several months following regular visits by top commanders on either side. After the Tatmadaw overran the group’s headquarters in Taga village, Nanyun township, Sagaing Region, on January 29, the NSCN (K) has planned extensive meetings with Naga community and religious leaders to establish peace in the Naga Self-Administered Zone of Myanmar’s Sagaing Region. A civilian committee was formed on February 24 to reduce tensions between the military and the armed group.

Lok Sabha polls: 3 in Ind candidate in race for Cong ticket fray for by-election

improvement of services, adding, “We must incorporate the state-of-the art technology for making various improvements with regard to power supply. He also provided various suggestions in this regard. Underscoring billing and collection mechanism for increasing revenue collection and providing power connection for strengthening the State’s economy, the commissioner & secretary called for a mechanism to deliver electricity connections at cheaper price. Further, he called on the power department to be more stringent on power theft and safety. “Keeping in view that large-scale industrialization is about to start in the State, we should make plans in such a way that industrial requirements of power are met,” he said, adding that there was still a huge wastage of power. He stressed

creation of awareness and sensitising general citizens on energy conservation. The commissioner also emphasised on training and capacity building to handle new technologies, while giving more focus on improving power connectivity in rural areas. Calling on the engineers to work collectively and maintain good relations with people, Vizo urged senior engineers who are on the verge of superannuation to continue giving their valuable suggestions and inputs so that quality of power distribution could be improved. Vizo claimed that the power department through the dedication of its engineers had made commendable improvement in areas of transmission, distribution, revenue collection and generation, where a lot of groundwork was being tak(Cont’d on p-7) en up.

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, MAR 14 (NPN): The ruling People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) Thursday officially handed over tickets for the Lok Sabha polls and by-election to 26-Aonglenden Assembly Constituency to NDPP nominees at the NDPP headquarters in Dimapur. Sitting member of the Lower House, Tokheho Yepthomi was re-nominated as the PDA consensus candidate for the Lok Sabha seat and Sharingain Longkumer as the official PDA candidate for the by-election. Addressing the ticket distribution programme, chief minister Neiphiu Rio said being in the government, PDA consensus candidate had the advantage of winning the polls. Rio said he was hoping that the winning margin would be huge. Rio further appealed to all eligible voters to partici-

(L-R) Tokheho and Sharingain at the ticket distribution event.

pate in nation-building by exercising their franchise. PDA chairman and NDPP president Chingwang Konyak called upon all alliance partners not to be complacent but to work hard. Tokheho and Sharingain also addressed the gathering. Short speeches were also delivered by BJP legislator and deputy CM, Y. Patton, BJP president and minister, Temjen Imna Along and NPP legislator and adviser Imnatiba, The programme was chaired by NDPP working president, Nuzota Swuro,

welcome address by NDPP treasurer, Dr. John Murry and the vote of thanks was delivered by BJP general secretary, K. James Vizo. Filing of nomination to both the seats will start on March 18 till March 25. Talking to reporters after the ticket distribution programme, Sharingain Longkumer stated that he wanted to emphasize mostly on youth and women empowerment and sustainable development, if elected to power. When asked about the 33% women reservation, Sharingain, an advocate by profession, was of the view

Formalin occurs naturally in fish, claim Andhra fish traders Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, MAR 14 (NPN): Even as the theory suggesting formalin inherently found in fish has been debunked by various microbiologists, fish traders from Andhra Pradesh seem to be adamant that formalin is naturally found in fish. For the second time on record, they have stuck to their claim of formalin occurring naturally in fish. The first time was in October last year when a team from Andhra Pradesh met the principal secretary of health & family welfare department. At a meeting held between Nagaland government officials and Andhra Pradesh Fish Traders (APFT) representatives on March 4, APFT general secretary M Veera Satya claimed that formalin recently detected in fish in Nagaland could well be the “naturally occurring

Formalin injected fish being disposed off in Kohima on February 23, 2019. (File)

and not manually added”. To ascertain if the claim was scientifically correct, Nagaland Post spoke to Dr Rongsenwati of Animal Health Care Centre at Duncan Basti here and was told that under normal circumstances, and unless the water was contaminated, formalin did not naturally occur in fish. He said the use of formalin was unethical and fish traders should desist

from it, adding that unscrupulous traders resorted to such malpractices because preservation in ice containers or chambers could be quite expensive. Rongsenwati stated that fish could be preserved for weeks, if stored in iceboxes and in sub-zero temperature, indicating that, given proper preservation facilities, fish could be consumed even after a week.

The claim by the team from Andhra Pradesh in October 2018 was also refuted by a chemist from State Public Health Laboratory (SPHL) based in Kohima, M James Richa, who had spoken to this reporter. Richa alleged that a team from Andhra Pradesh that met the principal secretary then made a “factually incorrect claim that a minimal trace of formalin is

naturally found in fish.” The chemist, who refuted the claim, said “We have done our homework. We are working day and night. As per our knowledge, formalin cannot be present in fresh fish.” On March 4, representatives from Nagaland once again countered the claim and questioned APFT that if there was no trace of formalin in the consignment inspected at DDSC stadium on October 17, how come its traces were found this time? They maintained that there shouldn’t be any trace of formalin in the fish imported to the State. Dr Sentimoa, a veterinary doctor attached with Dimapur Municipal Council, said technicians from SPHL also maintained that the theory of formalin naturally occurring in fish was just a postulation and that there was no conclusive evidence. In July last year,

the Government of Goa had similarly claimed that formalin was inherently present in fish, which was rejected outright by two microbiologists – Dr Anil Chatterji and Joe D’ Souza. A marine microbiologist who spent four decades with National Institute of Oceanography in Panaji, Chatterji asserted that formalin was not a naturally occurring compound, adding that while compounds like amino acids could be naturally presents, formalin could not be naturally present. A microbiologist and former head of Goa University’s microbiology department, D’ Souza also refuted the claim and termed it “false. He pointed out that whatever was found in fish was a compound called Aldehye which was used as a nutrient and produced energy through various metabolic processes.

that there were some issues relating to its applicability which needed more deliberation and asserted that it needs to be sensitized more on the rural areas. He also lamented that the youth of today were frustrated and wanted change. “If we have to bring change, first we have to identify where we want the change, then we have to involve ourselves and once everyone starts doing that, then change will definitely come,” he added.

LS campaign from Dmu

PDA will kick-start its campaign for the 2019 Parliamentary elections on March 19 at the DDSC Stadium Dimapur, Nagaland at 11 A.M. In this regard, the PDA has requested all the rank and files of the coalition partners to attend the event positively, including well wishers and public.

IT monitoring cell set up in Kohima

DIMAPUR, MAR 14 (NPN): In view of the forthcoming elections, the directorate of Income Tax (Investigation) North East Region, Guwahati has set up 24x7 control room and complaint monitoring cell at Kohima. Informing this in a press note, chief electoral officer Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha said that any information pertaining to black money or movement of large amount of cash or valuables during the election period, which are likely to be used for bribing of electors can be communicated to the control cell through the toll free number 180003453735. IT department has also deployed 116 additional officials and inspectors across the North Eastern states to monitor election expenditure of candidates and flow of black money during the (Cont’d on p-7) Lok Sabha poll process. K Y M C

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Poll related reports from across Nagaland CEO meeting with political parties

Meeting in Mokokchung to discuss elections

Discusses details of election process, rules and regulations

(L-R) N. Moa Aier, Abhijit Sinha and M. Patton during the meeting held in Kohima on Thursday. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, MAR 14 (NPN): The Chief Electoral Officer of Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha, organized a meeting with all political parties, at Hotel Japfü Kohima on Thursday, to discuss the General Elections to the Lok Sabha and by-election to 26 Aonglenden (ST) AC Nagaland Legislative Assembly. Sinha highlighted Election Expenditure Monitoring (EEM) and stated that monitoring is required to restrict expenditure to within the ceiling limit. He added that candidates need to be aware about proper election expenditure accounting and concealing expenditures may lead to

their disqualification. Sinha also spoke about making the public aware that taking or offering bribes for votes is an offence. The CEO also highlighted legal provisions -- the Representations of the People’s Act 1951, the Conduct of Elections Rules 1961, Instructions of Commission, Indian Penal Code 1860, Income Tax Laws and State Excise Acts & Rules. Sinha also informed the political parties that the new expenditure monitoring machinery include expenditure observers, assistant expenditure observers, flying squads, static surveillance teams, video surveillance teams, video viewing teams, the Media Certification and

Monitoring Committees (MCMCs), accounting teams, liquor monitoring teams, Expenditure Sensitive Pockets (ESPs) and Expenditure Sensitive Constituencies (ESCs). Among other things, he also shared details related to public meetings or rallies, star campaigners, rally expenses, vehicle monitoring, checks on helicopters & aircrafts, and the role of the Income Tax department. Joint secretary (Power) and national level master trainer, Sara S. Jamir, through slide-show presentations, spoke about paid news, the MCMCs, pre-certification, and media monitoring. The CEO staff also showed slideshow presentations about internet features to be used this election like the cVIGIL app, online application systems for citizens to report MMC and expenditure violations, the Citizen App (used by smart phones to file complaints by capturing photos or videos of violations), Suvidha-Candidate Permission Module (to allow candidates to apply for permissions online), and the National Grievances Service Portal/Samadhan (an ECI online portal which is the fastest way to lodge grievances). The meeting was attended by additional CEO, N. Moa Aier; commissioner Nagaland and returning officer for Nagaland parliamentary constituency, M. Patton; CEO officials; party workers and representatives of NDPP, NPF, INC, JD (U), NCP and others.

The meeting on the Lok Sabha and By-Elections, in progress in Mokokchung on March 14. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: With announcement of the dates for the Lok Sabha and By-election to the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, from 26 Aonglenden (ST) Assembly Constituency, DC Mokokchung Rajesh Soundarajan, who is also the District Election Officer (DEO), convened a meeting regarding the elections. SP Mokokchung, all headquarter administrative officers, representatives of political parties active in Mokokchung, Ao Senden, Watsu Mungdang and AKM representatives, were present in the meeting held on March 14 in the ADC Planning’s Conference Hall. According to DIPR, the DC stated that the model Code of Conduct has come into effect from March 10 and will be in force till the elections are completed. Soundarajan also spoke about the Election Photo Identity Card (EPIC) and how voters could use

certain photo identity documents to establish their identity if they are not able to produce the EPIC. He appealed to everyone to be cooperative so that the elections are free, fair and successful. EAC Alongkima, Bodi Kapfo, briefed the house on “pre-defined for candidate permission” which, the report said, comes under SUVIDAH, a new process in this election. SP Mokokchung, Raguramarajan A, who also attended the meeting, assured the house that law and order will be taken care of. “We will take all steps to make sure free and fair election is held in the district” he said. He also appealed to everyone to follow the election process guidelines for the benefit of all. Ao Senden president, Chubawati speaking on behalf of NGOs, appealed to everyone to maintain a smooth atmosphere for conduct of free and fair elections.

Training for Wokha polling officials

passes resolutions 237 Polling Stations in Mon District CCEM on Clean Elections

DIMAPUR: A training program for polling officials of Wokha district has been announced. A press release by the deputy commissioner of Wokha listed the training information as follows: For presiding and first polling officer -- first session on March 23, 10 am to 12 am, second session on March 28, 10 am to 1 pm, and third session on April 8, 10 am to 1 pm.For second polling and third polling officials -- first session on March 23, 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm, second session on March 29, 10 am to 1 pm, and third session is on April 8, 10 am to 1 pm. For grade four staff, the only session is on April 8, 10 am to 1 pm. The training venue for all officials and sessions is at GHSS, Wokha. Disciplinary action will be initiated against those who fail to attend the training program. The release further stated that polling officials who want to attach their own vehicle for duty can fill relevant information in the attendance sheet and additional incentives as per norms will be granted.

DIMAPUR: The Chakhesang Clean Election Movement (CCEM), on March 14, held a meeting with all Church denominations, Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) and its frontal organizations -- Chakhesang Mothers Association (CMA), Chakhesang Youth Front (CYF), Chakhesang Students Union (CSU) and Phek District GBs Union (PDGBU) -- to discuss matters related to the Lok Sabha elections. A press release from CCEM convenor, Dr. Kuzhopoyo Tunyi stated that the meeting resolved to reaffirm the Clean Election guidelines of the CCEM. Secondly it resolved that CCEM will organize a common platform for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and will continue to pressure concerned authorities for cleaning up of defective electoral rolls. It also resolved that CCEM will request Churches of all denominations for a special prayer on March 31 morning for clean elections, and will continue to educate Church members and the public to exercise their voting rights and abide with the clean election guidelines.

Thavaseelan K demonstrating the Voter Helpline app during the briefing on March 14 in Mon. (NP) Correspondent

Mon, Mar 14 (NPN): Of the 237 polling stations in Mon district, 93 fall under the P-2 category, which means they are located in interior areas of the district and polling personnel have to begin their journeys two days before the polling day. The District Election officer and Assistant Returning Officer Mon, Thavaseelan K, said this when giving a briefing on matters related to the general preparedness for the upcoming General

Elections to the Lok Sabha. According to Thavaseelan, Police Flying Squads are also operational and Static Surveillance Teams will be deployed soon. He also emphasized on the cVIGIL App or Vigilant Citizens, an innovative mobile application that can be downloaded from Google play store to report violation of the Model Code of Conduct and expenditure during the elections. The uniqueness of this app is that it only allows live photos/videos with auto location capture from within the app so

that it can act as digital evidence to allow Flying Squads to act on complaints without wasting time. Thavaseelan also spoke about the Voter Helpline App, where citizens can obtain information about his/her voter details in the electoral roll, check status of enrolment application etc. To further put checks on malpractices, live web cams will be installed at select Polling Stations, where internet connectivity is available. If no internet connections are available, videos will be recorded to ensure free and fair conduct of the elections. Thavaseelan also spoke about the EVM randomization process, monitoring of paid news/advertisements, advertisement in social media and training schedules for polling personnel. The briefing was attended by all officials of the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee of Mon district, DPRO, AIR, and other media persons.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 2019

news in Brief CPO executive council meeting re-scheduled: The Chakhesang Public Organization (CPO) executive council meeting scheduled for March 20 has been rescheduled to March 18, 11 a.m. at Mini Tourist Lodge, Pfutsero Town, due to unavoidable circumstances. All seven area presidents and representatives and former CPO presidents have been requested to attend the meeting. TBBWA to organise free medical camp: Tibetan Bhutia Buddhist Welfare Association (TBBWA) will be organising a “Free Medical Check-up Camp” under a medical team from Men-Tse-Khang (Tibetan Medical and Astrological Institute of Holiness The Dallai Lama, Shillong branch) on March 15, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on March 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at TBBWA Community Hall, Elora Lane, Near Yak Hotel, Dimapur. DDCF emergency meeting: Dimapur District Citizens Forum (DDCF) has convened an emergency meeting for March 16, 5 pm at DDCF office, Super Market, Dimapur. All office bearers, executive members, tribal representatives and community representatives have been asked to attend the meeting. Contact number for Kiphire Elections Control Room: In view of the General Elections to the Lok Sabha and to ensure smooth functioning, the mobile number 6909178855 shall be used to contact the Kiphire control room. The Kiphire DC & DEO in a notification said this order shall come into immediate effect and shall stand till the Election process is over. EEM control room and call centre set up for Kohima: In connection with the General Elections to the Lok Sabha, 2019, an Election Expenditure Monitoring Control Room and Call Centre has been set up at the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, Kohima’s office with the following dedicated numbers, 0370 – 2290224 and 09402053787. Any person may call these numbers to report corrupt practices related to the elections. (DIPR) Meeting of departmental nodal officers in Kohima: In connection with the ensuing General Elections to the Lok Sabha, 2019, a meeting of all departmental nodal officers will be held on March 18, 2 pm in the Conference Hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Kohima. The DC & DEO Kohima has informed all concerned to be present for the meeting without fail. (DIPR) Government vehicle requisitioning in Phek: All government vehicles in Phek have been requisitioned for the conduct of the General Elections. Government vehicles in good running condition along with a driver are to report to the Transport Committee at Local Ground Phek Town at 10 am on April 8 or when required. Defiance of this order will be dealt with according to Election Laws. (DIPR) Bhandari officers directed to be at station: In view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections, ADC, Bhandari, Tiameren Chang, has issued an order directing all officers and staff of all departments under Bhandari sub-division to remain in their respective place of posting with immediate effect. Disciplinary action shall be initiated against any government servant violating the order. (DIPR)

NSCN (I-M) mourns DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has expressed deep pain at the untimely demise of K. Simon, ‘khapur’ of Maram Thangal region on March 13 at Civil Hospital, Dimapur. NSCN (I-M) through its MIP stated that late K. Simon joined national service on November 18, 2007 and served the nation

wholeheartedly, sincerely and loyally until his demise. The MIP stated that his name will be recorded in the pages of Naga history and his sacrifices for the Naga nation shall ever be cherished. GPRN further saluted the brave son of the soil and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for his soul to rest in peace.

‘Biography of Ao Pioneers’ book released

Temjen Toy releasing the ‘Biography of Ao Pioneers’ in the presence of author, Tiala Imchen, on March 14. (NP) Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, MAR 14, (NPN): A book titled “Ao Pioneers Taküm Otsü” (Biography of the Ao Pio-

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neers), was released on March 14, at Dimapur Ao Baptist Church (DABA) by chief secretary, Nagaland, Temjen Toy. In his speech, Toy ac-

knowledged the author for writing a book that was a long felt need. He stated that in the past few years, the Aos had written a good number of books, which

shows that they are growing towards a tolerant and civilized society. Calling Mokokchung the “Land of Pioneers”, as recognised by the state government, Temjen stated that the younger generation was not yet aware of the reason behind the title, and thus hoped that the book would help them learn about this. Author of the book, Tiala Imchen, introducing her book, stated that she was motivated to write it when she was approached by some villagers to discuss preservation of the Ao history. She mentioned that it took her 14 months to complete the book. She stated that the book contains humour, horror, and empathetic content.

There were times, Tiala said, when she wept as she wrote the book. She said it also details the story of the American missionaries arriving in Impur, Mokokchung. According to Tiala the book covers religious, political, socio-cultural, economic, and spiritual spheres of society. Short speeches were also delivered by editor in chief, Tir Yim Yim, K. Temjen Jamir; president, ASTD, L. Wati Jamir; and L. Chubalepzük Jamir. T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by associate pastor, DABA, Rev. Lima Jamir and a dedicatory prayer for the book was offered by pastor, DABA, Rev. I. Wati, who also delivered the vote of thanks.

78 Bn CRPF, on March 8 inaugurated activities under its Civic Action Program at Government Primary School of Sechu-Zubza Village and distributed study material to the students. AOD, Ram Chandra was the chief guest and the program was attended by other officers and GPS Sechu-Zubza headmistress, Kevizeno Savino, school staff and local people. (78 Battalion CRPF)

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WEATHER FORECAST March 15

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Increasing clouds; fog, warm 34 21 Aizawl

Increasing clouds; dense fog

29 14

Guwahati Hazy sun; fog

32 18

Hazy sun; fog

30 13

Imphal

Itanagar Not as warm; an a.m. shower 26 17 Shillong Partly sunny; foggy

24 11

Dense fog

24 12

Kohima

Dimapur Hazy sun; fog

32 18

Mostly cloudy; dense fog

26 12

Tuensang Mostly cloudy; dense fog

18 10

Mostly cloudy; dense fog

24 17

Zunheboto Mostly cloudy; dense fog

23 10

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Higher Education seminar National Lok Adalat in 11 districts settle 78 cases underway in Dimapur

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Organizers, participants and resource persons of the two-day national seminar that began on March 14. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, MAR 14 (NPN): A two-day NAAC sponsored national seminar on “Issues and Challenges of Higher Education in NorthEast India” got underway on Thursday at the Conference Hall of Immanuel College, Lengrijan, Dimapur. The event has been organized by the IQAC of the college. Delivering a key note address at the inaugural session, assistant professor, department of History, Tetso College, Bauna Panmei dwelt on the history of Education in Europe, tracing it back to the 12th century. He spoke on existence and growth of ancient, medieval and modern universities in European countries with reference to the history of Indian universities.

GHSS Singrijan organises retreat for teachers DIMAPUR: Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Singrijan organised a one-day retreat on March 9 at Niathu Resort under the theme, “Rediscovering One’s Calling”. A press release by the school stated that Oriental Theological Seminary, professor Alongla P Aier and C-Edge College principal, Dr Chubatola Aier were the resource persons for the retreat. Speaking on the theme, Alongla said that teaching had enormous power and influence on young minds and encouraged teachers to strive for personal development. “Paying attention to ourselves and how we are developing as a person is the number one step if we want to become a good teacher , if we want to impact lives, if we want to influence people”, said Alongla. She said teachers have the power to change lives and one little word of love and one little act of affirmation could make all the difference. “Every young mind

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under the care of a teacher is waiting to be discovered and transformed. So we should constantly work towards becoming a better human being, a better teacher,” said Alongla. In the second session, Dr. Chubatola Aier, began her message based on Ephesians 4:1, which reads “I urge you to live your life worthy of your calling”. She said everyone has been given an assignment and to attain the full measure of what one does as teacher one must understand the differences between a job, a vocation and a calling. “Only when we as teachers have a full understanding of these three words, we can find the fullness of life,’ said Dr Chubatola. She laid strong emphasis on the group and individual abiding by clear professional ethics and code of conducts. T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by GHSS Singrijan, principal, P. Aienla Longkumer. Ice breaking sessions like games and activities for the teachers was also conducted.

Coming to the history of universities in North East India, Panmei stated that the region did not have a full-fledged university until India achieved independence. According to Panmei, the first university in the North East was Guwahati University which was established in the 1960s. Prior to that, Cotton College was affiliated to Calcutta University, where post graduate courses were being offered. In Nagaland, he said that over the past ten years, especially in Dimapur, a spurt in the number of universities is seen. Panmei maintained that the main purpose of a university is to produce knowledge and individuals empowered by knowledge. He also pointed out that non-inclusion of informa-

Poshan Pakhwada rally in Dimapur DIMAPUR: DC Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol flagged off a Poshan Pakhwada (National Nutrition Mission) Bi-cycle Rally on March 14, from Clock Tower junction, Dimapur. Around 70 participants took part in the rally. According to the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), speaking at the flag-off program, CDPO Robert said the Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyan (National Nutrition Mission) is a flagship program launched by the Prime Minister to curb under nutrition in each and every household by 2022. The mission aims to reduce the levels of under nutrition and other related problems by ensuring convergence of various nutrition related schemes, he said. The program was organized under the aegis of the Social Welfare department Dimapur. On the occasion, all the participants were given tee-shirts, caps and TA, by the department.

tion from the North East in the National curriculum may have its own reasons. The curriculum makers cannot introduce North Eastern chapters or information into the syllabus if there is no written information that has emerged about the region over the past 10 to 15 years. College principal, Th. Sharatchandra Singh, in his welcome note, gave thanks to God for making the seminar possible. The seminar will culminate on March 15. The inaugural session was chaired by Imjungla Imchem; a vote of thanks was proposed by the IQAC coordinator, N. Elone. The inaugural session was followed by the first technical session on “Quality Assessment of Higher Education System in Nagaland.”

DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the nation, National Lok Adalats (People’s courts) were conducted in district headquarters of the state with 11 Lok Adalat benches, by the District Legal Services Authorities March 9. The Lok Adalats endeavoured to resolve disputes and cases by methods of amicable and compromise settlement known as Alternate Dispute Redressal Mechanism (ADR). A press release by Nodal Officer for National Lok Adalat, Nungsang C Jamir, stated that the National Lok Adalat on Saturday took up 538 cases for settlement and disposed of 78 cases in the jurisdiction of the Lok Adalat. The total settlement amount involved in the disposed cases was rupees 87,48,367. The release added that a settlement amount is the amount mutually agreed to payment amount between the litigants (or) parties involved in a dispute where the parties after compromise arrive at an agreed

A Lok Adalat in progress at the Dimapur District Court Premises on March 9.

amount to settle the disputes for damage caused or payment through amicably negotiated amount on a claim by a party. Settlement amount also includes fine money, bank recovery, compensation, etc involved in the disposed cases. The Lok Adalat Benches was headed by the district judges, Chief Judicial Magistrate and civil judges as presiding officers and the retainer lawyers (or) panel lawyers

as conciliators along with para legal volunteers as members. The Lok Adalat sittings were held within the premises of district court buildings. Earlier, necessary communications and summons were sent out to the parties and litigants to encourage them to come forward and settle their disputes/cases through the Lok Adalat. Litigants and parties were also explained the mechanism

and benefit of Lok Adalat and that they need not worry about getting entangled in serious legal feuds as appearing before the Lok Adalat was only an effort at settling disputes amicably. This type of Lok Adalats are held at regular intervals which has allowed citizens settle their disputes free of cost across the State. The next National Lok Adalat is scheduled to be held on July 13, this year.

Cutting and tailoring training program in Peren

Dimapur: A nine-month cutting and tailoring training program at DIC Peren has been organized for April 1. All interested persons have been asked to apply for the training

through written application addressed to the general manager, DIC Peren. The minimum qualifications are: Class VIII and the age should not be less than 18 years. The last date

of submission for the applications will be March 26 and the date of interview has been fixed for March 28 at DIC office, New District Headquarter Peren.

A&E office on pension ICFAI holds talk on LGBTQI issues and GPF payments DIMAPUR: The State government officer/official pension and GPF final payment cases settled for the month of November, December 2018 and January, February 2019 (with date of dispatch/date of handing over to nodal officer of concerned departments) have been uploaded to the PAG Nagaland website. The Accountant General’s (A&E’s) office, through a notification, has informed pensioners that the list has also been put on display at the public relation cell and can be viewed on any working day during office hours. Pensioners may log on to the office web-site at www. agnagaland.gov.in. A Grievance Redressal and Feedback Committee for Entitlement Functions has also been constituted with the following members: Joseph K A, senior accounts officer, phone number 9436216580, email agaenagaland@cag. gov.in (for pension related matters); Arup Roy, senior accounts officer, phone

number 9436601437, email: agaenagaland@cag. gov.in (for gazetted entitlement matters); Akum Chuba, senior accounts officer, phone number 9436005112, e-mail: agaenagaland@cag. gov.in (for all matters related to GPF issues). Aggrieved pensioners or government officials facing genuine problems with regard to settlement of any entitlement benefits have been requested to write directly to the deputy accountant general (A&E) Uttam Chanda via e-mail at chandau@cag.gov.in or agaenagaland@cag.gov.in or send a handwritten letter. They may also contact the grievance redressal and feedback committee. All heads of departments are to forward pension cases after MACP are granted wherever applicable, so that inconveniences of revising the pension again at the later stage is avoided. Except for Wednesdays, all other days will be public interview days from 11 am to 1:30 pm.

DIMAPUR: The department of History, ICFAI University Nagaland, organized a talk on “Being LGBTQI in Naga Society: Attitude, Issues and Challenges” on March 8 with Moasashi from God is Love Ministry as the guest speaker. LGBTQI stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Intersex. A press release by assistant professor (department of History), Dr. Resenmenla Longchar stated that the speaker Moasashi, who looked at the LGBTQI community from a humanitarian perspective, highlighted issues and challenges faces by the LGBTQI Naga community. He also spoke about the attitudes of the people towards the community, pointing out that bias and discrimination is due to lack of understanding and awareness of alternate sexual identities among the Nagas, as sex is seen as a taboo subject. Moasashi identified some important problems faced by the LGBTQI community such as dis-

crimination in educational, religious and other social institutions. He concluded by urging the audience to not remain silent on the LGBTQI issues and to show acceptance, love, compassion and care to this community. Nagaland’s first de-

clared transgender, Lima, and Bipasha from Assam, also shared their experiences as transgenders. The talk was chaired b y D r. R e s e n m e n l a Longchar, Head of Department, and vote of thanks was proposed by Leve Sangtam, BA 6th Semester.

WSBAK youth ministry skill development meet

Participants of the skill development motivational meet organized by WSBAK on March 7.

DIMAPUR: The youth ministry department of Western Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Kuqhakulu (WSBAK) organized a skill development meet at WSBAK Centre Akuvuto, Thahekhu village under a skill development initiative on March 7. A press release from WSBAK youth ministry media cell stated that some prominent governmental and non-gover nmental K Y M C

agencies were invited to motivate and counsel the youth and also to provide opportunities for trainings and placements in various sectors. Employees of Canaan Yutech (a skill development project of WSBAK) shared their experiences and motivated the youth to develop their skills. Rev. Dr. Hevukhu Achumi, executive secretary, WSBAK exhorted

the participants of the meet. Dr. Khekugha Muru, convenor of Skill Development, WSBAK shared the concept of the motivational meet. Kakheli Inato Jimo, women secretary, WSBAK, invoked God’s blessings; N. Suhuto Chishi, acting youth secretary and V. Marlyn Holo, coordinator skill development were the program moderators. Around 300 youths, mostly drop outs,

from 52 different Churches under WSBAK, participated in the event. Dimapur based training providers like AIDAA, Eccentric Solution Pvt. Ltd, Emporium, Keren Sumi finishing School, Nagaland Tool Room Training Centre (NTTC), Orient Edutech, Pinnacle Skills, YouthNet and Don Bosco Tech highlighted their projects and upcoming training programs. K Y M C

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Call to scrap failed dams in Manipur

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IMPHAL, Mar 14: Environmentalists and experts in Manipur have called for scrapping the failed dams in Manipur so as to let the rivers flow free in its natural state, on the occasion of “International Day of Action for Rivers.” Manipur environment department in collaboration with Classic Group of Hotel and Southeast Asia Centre for Agricultural Sciences observed the occasion at Hotel Imphal under the theme, “Climate change and ecosystem in Manipur”. Environmentalists who spoke on the occasion related the drastic climatic change witnessed in the state with disturbances to the natural course of the rivers while taking up developmental projects. Environmentalist RK Ranjan Singh observed the need for an in-depth research into the nature of flow of rivers in the state while asserting that two important rivers of Southeast Asia originated from the state. RK Ranjan Singh said, Manipur was formed out of platonic action. As land slopes from north to south, the state is the origin of

Locals call for scrapping Mapithel Dam at Nongbrung village in Imphal East district on Thursday.

various important rivers, citing the two biggest rivers, Manipur river that joins Chinwin river in Myanmar and Barak River as important rivers of Southeast Asia that cannot be left behind while studying Southeast Asia, he said. While combating the climate change and ecosystem of the state, an indepth study on the rivers originating from the state and its natural flows should be taken into account, RK Ranjan Singh added. Meanwhile, Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur (CRAM) joined hands with Irabot Foundation, Manipur in another celebration at Nongbrung village in Imphal East district, the village affected by Mapithel Dam. Mapithel Dam Downstream Affected Village Level Committee (MDDAVLC),

Mapithel Dam Downstream Affected Peoples (MDDAP) hosted the celebration under the theme, “Let the rivers flow free in Manipur”. CRAM secretary Jiten Yumnam alleged that free flow of rivers in the state were being disturbed as they were targeted to unsustainable development processes such as the construction of hydropower projects. This has undermined the survival relationship between indigenous communities and the rivers and land as in the case of villagers affected by the Mapithel Dam and 105 MW Loktak Hydroelectric Project in downstream and upstream areas, he said. Despite the failure of the Khuga Dam, Khoupum Dam etc to fulfil their objectives, the government is still planning a mega hydropower projects like 1500 MW

Only few AGP leaders decided to go with BJP: Prafulla Mahanta

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IANS): Senior AGP leader and former Assam Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta on Thursday alleged that only a handful of AGP leaders decided to again ally with the BJP and that there was a conspiracy to sideline him. “The AGP has instituted a nine-member committee to decide on the issue of alliance with the BJP. I am also a member. The decision to have an alliance with the BJP is undemocratic and it was taken by only four to five leaders of the party,” Mahanta told the media. “I still feel that the AGP should contest the Lok Sabha polls alone. The alliance with the BJP will harm the AGP for the 2021 Assembly polls,” Mahanta said while urging the grassroots workers of the party to force the party leadership to shun the BJP. “As per the constitution of AGP, any major decision like this has to be discussed in the General House. However, only a few handful of

leaders took the decision to go for alliance with BJP. This is undemocratic,” he said. BJP leader Ram Madhav on Tuesday midnight announced to the media that the BJP, AGP and BPF will contest the Lok Sabha polls together. The former Chief Minister said that there was a conspiracy within the AGP to have him removed from the party so that some leaders can do whatever they want. “Before every elections a rumour is spread that Prafulla Kumar Mahanta will be appointed a Governor and his wife will be

given ticket to Lok Sabha. However, neither my wife nor I have ever wanted any such thing. This is done intentionally to tarnish my image,” he said.

Tipaimukh Dam on the Barak River, he lamented. Yumnam added that these hydropower projects were plagued with widespread social and environment impacts. “These projects submerged agriculture and forest areas which indigenous communities depend for their livelihood and survival while also affecting the habitation of endemic flora and fauna of Manipur,” he observed. Kh Bimola Devi, president of MDDAVLC, alleged that the construction of Mapithel Dam destroyed the fragile ecology of Thoubal River and impoverished the affected communities in downstream villages as villagers could no longer collect sand and stone due to impoundment in the dam reservoir. She highlighted the hardships being facing by the villagers whose main livelihood was sand quarrying from the Thoubal River after the free flow of the river was blockaded by Mapithel Dam in January 2015. Alleging that the dam has no any significance to the locals, she demanded restoration of the flow of the river in its original state.

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BJP failed to act on extra judicial killings: Mnp human right bodies Correspondent

IMPHAL, Mar 14: Human right bodies in Manipur have sought justice for fake encounter victims while deriding Manipur government’s delay in persecuting charge-sheeted security personnel. Extrajudicial Execution Victims’ Families Association, Manipur (EEVAM) and Human Rights Alert (HRA), in a press conference on Thursday evening, alleged that the non-granting of the prosecution sanction was against the pre-poll promised made by BJP in 2017. HRA executive director Babloo Loitongbam claimed that the ruling BJP in its 2017 pre-poll “vision document” promised that if they come to power they would investigate all fake encounter cases and punish guilty personnel within one month. Loitongbam however pointed out that even after two long years of rule, the BJP-led coalition government maintained a “stoic silence” even on the issue of granting sanction to initiate prosecution. “It means, let alone punishing the guilty personnel,” Loitongbam said.

He added the long and arduous struggle of the people to punish the security forces responsible for the extrajudicial execution ended in a whimper due to the incumbent government’s abdication of its own written commitment. He alleged that under the shadow of AFSPA 1958, thousands of civilians have been extra judicially executed in Manipur. Their families petitioned the Supreme Court by submitting 1528 cases of extrajudicial execution in 2012. The court after an initial inquiry and much legal quibbling, has so far ordered the CBI to investigate 42 such incidents as a first step. Till date, the CBI has only completed 13 investigations and submitted their final reports to the courts. In nine out of the 13 cases, the CBI pressed charges including murder. In four cases, they were unable to find sufficient evidences to charge the personnel with murder. The two right bodies alleged the criminal trials against those chargesheeted security forces personnel have been blocked on the pretext of Manipur government not granting prosecution sanction.

Dear Aren Jamir Wish you a very good health and a long life. "Happy belated birthday little Angel." With lots of Love- Atso... Dear John, Another year has passed and 1 more age is being added in your life... May you be blessed with your heart desires and may the Good Lord always bless you with long and a happy life. Happy Birthday.!!! From your loving families, friends and relatives Dear Brother, I heard that the elder brother is like a father. Now I can understand, yes, it’s right. I have found your love, shelter, support and care like a father. Happy Birthday Brother. On this special day, I pray that God blesses you with every good thing, with love, with luck, and with joy. With lots of love, Villy Kits Achumi Aza Ghutoli Chophy. May you continue to inspire people like you always do and may your deeds help you earn endless love. I pray for your good health, and lots of wealth. Happy birthday. Anu Kheka swu Dear, Ika A wish for you on your birthday, whatever you ask may you receive, whatever you seek may you find, whatever you wish may it be fulfilled on your birthday and always. Happy birthday!” From, Ashukey

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER NAGINIMORA : NAGALAND NO:JUDL-8/2018-2019 NOTICE Whereas an application has been submitted by Shri/Smti. Dhan Mala Tamang, real wife, with a prayer for issue of Succession Certificate in respect of Late Man Bahadur Tamang to this office. Therefore Objections are hereby invited from any person having any objection or claim to the claims made by the applicant within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notification. No petition will be entertained after the expiry of the given period. (Renabomo Odyuo) Addl. Deputy Commissioner Naginimora, Mon : Nagaland DP-2076

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The sealed tenders are invited on behalf of JNV, Mon, from the registered reputed firms for construction of Ramps, Toilet and Augmentation of Water Supply/Construction of Water Tank. The Tender forms along with the terms and conditions can be obtained from the Vidyalaya during Office hours from 15/03/2019 to 19/03/2019.The last date for submission is 19-03-2019 upto 11:00 AM. The tender will be opened on 19/03/2019 at 2:00 PM in the office of the Principal. Interested firm may contact in this No 8414895813 PRINCIPAL JNV-Wakching, Mon DC-396

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AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. Chandra Bahadur Darjee, aged about 50 years, Rank No. RFN, S/o. Kabiram Darjee, serving Assam Rifle, resident of Walford Area, H/No. 99(K), Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and residing at above mentioned address. 2. That my wife's name has been wrongly written/ entered in My Service Book No. 3400368 Y as Mrs. Kavita Devi. 3. That her actual/ correct name is "Mrs. Kopila Darjee." 4. That "Mrs. Kavita Devi" and "Mrs. Kopila Darjee" is of the same and one person i.e my wife. 5. That I am swearing this affidavit is to declare that "Mrs. Kavita Devi" and "Mrs. Kopila Darjee" and to produce this document as a piece of evidence before the competent authority. 6. That the statements made in paragraph 1 to 5 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing materials are concealed therein. Sworn before me on 13th day of March 2019 DEPONENT Regd. No. 390/19 Judicial Magistrate/ Notary Public Dimapur : Nagaland Date : 13/03/2019

HEAD GB – PUKHAHO VILLAGE DHANSIRIPAR SUB DIVISION DIMAPUR - NAGALAND TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN This is for all concerned and it is notified by order that those who have purchased land under the jurisdiction of Pukhaho Village cannot open any village or colony within the jurisdiction. If caught doing so, then heavy action shall be taken against them. This order has been issued by Shri. Jacob P. Zhimomi, Head GB of Pukhaho Village and the Village Council and Landowner Pukhaho Zhimomi, in robust mind, sound health and good knowledge. This order stands and comes into effect from this 5th day of March 2019. By Order Jacob P. Zhimomi Head GB-cum General Secy. GB's Union Aqahuto Area DP-2058

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DECLARATION I, R. Kalanbon, S/o R. Gaisingam, resident of H/N: 249, UNB. Naga Colony, Burma Camp, Dimapur, state of Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare that in my service book/document the names of my children are inadvertently entered as : 1. P Trizah, 2. Lahshinreilu, 3. R. Gaichanglu, 4. Hadusha But the correct spelling are the following: 1. T.R. Teresa, 2. Lansinreiliu, 3. Gaichungliu R, 4. Hadasha R The above statements are true to the best of my knowledge. Identified and verified by me and solemnly declared Deponent before me on 12th of March, 2019. Judicial Magistrate/Notary Public KAMEI ALIN RONGMEI Advocate and Notary Public, Nagaland DP-2077

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA : NAGALAND

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No. Judl-47/2017-18/ / Whereas Smti. N. Loyiv Yanthan, wife of Late Shri. Subenthung Yanthan, a permanent resident of Wokha Town has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her to draw all dues and benefits from the Govt. pertaining to PPO No. NL/7648 and to close SBI AC No. 11766534735 in favour of her deceased husband Late Shri. Subenthung Yanthan who expired on 15/02/2019. Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/ objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. No claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and Succession Certificate shall be issued.

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925). In the Court of Smti Sharon Longchari Additional Deputy Commissioner Dimapur District, Nagaland. Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Hailongwangbe Deceased, has been filed by Shri Kigütpe, relation son R/o H/No - 95, Lake View Colony, Dimapur to draw his/her Family Pension, Bank Acct, etc, who expired on 05-02-2019. Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in the court within 30 days, on the said day of 14/04/2019. Given under the hand and seal of the court this 13 day of 03/2019. Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-2061

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Nehru committed original mistake on China: Jaitley

Arun Jaitley (File) taking China’s place in the United Nation’s Security Council (UNSC) would be “very unfair for a great country like China”. “Will the Congress President tell us who the original sinner was?” he asked. Jaitley quoted Nehru as saying in the letter: “Informal suggestions have been made by the United States that China should be taken into the United Nations but not in the Security Council, and that India should take her place in the Security Council. ...we cannot, of course, accept this as it means falling out with China and it would be very unfair for

Sonia aide Vadakkan joins BJP

Tom Vadakkan (PTI) NEW DELHI, Mar 14 (Agencies): With less than a month to go for the national elections, Tom Vadakkan, Congress spokesman who helped Sonia Gandhi build a media team when she was the party chief, defected to the BJP on Thursday. According to NDTV, Vadakkan said he was deeply disappointed by his party’s “questioning of the integrity of the armed forces” after the air strikes at the Jaish-e Mohammed terror camps in Pakistan’s Balakot “If a political party takes such a position that is against the country, then I’m left with no option but to leave the party,” Vadakkan said. He also said he believed in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development narra-

tive. Party sources admitted that Vadakkan’s move, while being expected, can be a setback psychologically. Vadakkan, who had been with the party for nearly 20 years, had never been part of electoral politics. For years, he had been in charge of the party’s media strategy, but was eased out after the Congress had to rise to the challenge of the BJP’s muscular social media strategy. The media cell, where he was a secretary, is dominated by Priyanka Chaturvedi and its chief Randeep Surjewala. Seated by BJP’s Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad at a press conference today, Vadakkan said he has given his “prime years” to the Congress. Accusing the party of having “dynastic politics” and a “use and throw culture” he said, “It is not acceptable... There’s no place in it for self-respecting people”. Sources said Vadakkan had been keen on a ticket to contest elections and the BJP is likely to have promised him one. Vadakkan was the second key opposition leader to cross over to the BJP today.

a great country like China not to be in the Security Council.” Earlier, with China for the fourth time putting on hold the proposal against Azhar in the UN Security Council, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said it is a major setback for the global fight against terrorism and “reaffirms Chinese position of being an inseparable ally of terrorism’s breeding ground Pakistan”. Blaming Modi, he said: “The present situation also arises out of failure of a weak-kneed Modi government, bending over backwards before China over last 5 years, which has culminated into the present state of things where the Chinese have blocked Masood Azhar’s declaration as an ‘international terrorist’, without any reason and only to please its ally Pakistan.” The Congress asked if Modi would answer why he became “Maun Modi” (silent) as India’s interests are repeatedly being compromised.

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Let a new, better leadership take over: Shatrughan to Modi

Patna, Mar 14 (PTI): With his exit from the BJP appearing imminent, disgruntled leader Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday launched a stinging attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it was high time that “a new, better leadership” took over. The Patna Sahib MP, who is expected to announce his next political destination, predictably in the opposition ‘Mahagathbandhan’ next week, came out with a flurry of tweets flaying Modi for not having held a single press conference in his five-year-long tenure and urged him to “come out with all your black, white and g rey shades”. “Now that dates have been announced, Sir, ab toh kum se kum ek press conference kar dijiye. A free and fair session, not choreographed, researched or rehearsed and without the press known for Raag Darbari and Sarkari mindset. You shall go down in history as the only PM in a democratic world who has not had a single Q and A session during his tenure,” Sinha tweeted. “Dont you think it is

Shatrughan Sinha (File) high time and the right time, before the government changes, that a new, better leadership takes over. And you should come out with all your black, white and grey sides,” he said in another tweet. The actor-turned-politician also attacked the PM for having “announced 150 projects in UP, Benares and other parts of the country in the last week/month of your term”. “Technically speaking it may not be against the code of conduct, but certainly it seems to be too little and too late jumlas. Still, wishing you all the best in spite of your looking London and talking Tokyo attitude and your shoot and scoot behavior. Jai Hindi,” Sinha said in his final tweet.

5 killed in Mumbai footbridge collapse the 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist passed through it during the terror attacks. The incident took place around 7.30 pm when a major portion of the bridge caved in, the official said. Some motorists who were passing beneath the bridge when it came down, were among those injured, he added.

PM Modi expresses anguish over loss of lives

Rescue work in progress after a foot overbridge near a train station collapsed in south Mumbai on Thursday. (PTI)

M U M B AI , M AR 1 4 (PTI): Five persons were killed and 29 injured after a major portion of a foot overbridge near a train station in south Mumbai collapsed on Thursday evening, officials said. The bridge connected the bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station with the

Azad Maidan Police Station. All the injured have been rushed to nearby hospitals, a disaster management cell official said. The bridge which connected the area near the Times of India building with the iconic CSMT station was commonly known as ‘Kasab bridge’ after

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed deep anguish over the loss of lives in the Mumbai foot overbridge collapse. “Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge accident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing that the injured recover at the earliest,” Modi tweeted. He said the Maharashtra government was providing all possible assistance to those affected. “Fire brigade personnel reached the spot immediately and rescue work is in full swing. We have appealed the motorists to avoid the D N road to JJ flyover section,” he said.

New Delhi, Mar 14 (P TI ): P r esid ent R a m Nath Kovind on Thursday awarded three Kirti Chakras and 15 Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel for displaying gallantry and several other service medals including a Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) to Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat. Two Kirti Chakras were posthumously awarded to Sepoy Vramha Pal Singh of the Rajput Regiment and Rajendra Kumar Nain, a constable with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). A Shaurya Chakra was also posthumously awarded to Ravindra Dhanawade by the President, who is the Supreme Commander of the armed forces. Their families accepted the award at a ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. The three laid down their lives in anti-militancy operations. Besides Rawat, 14 senior officials of the three armed forces including Lt. Gen. Manoj Naravane, the chief of the Eastern Command of the Army, Lt. Gen. Bipin Puri, the chief of the Armed Forces Medical Corps, Air Marshal

DRDO anti-tank missile test-fired successfully New Delhi, Mar 14 (Agencies): In a major boost for infantry troops of the Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday successfully test-fired Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the desert ranges of Rajasthan. According to Defence Ministry sources, the MPATGM launched from the shoulder is low weight, fire and forget. Developed by DRDO, the missile is equipped with many advanced features, including ultra-modern imaging infrared radar seeker with integrated avionics. The MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) comes loaded with a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead. It has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers. It is expected that the mass production of these missiles would begin in 2021.

President Ram Nath Kovind presents PVSM to Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, Thursday. (PTI) Raghunath Nambiar, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Western Air Command, were awarded the PVSM medal. The PVSM is awarded to officers for “distinguished service of the most exceptional order”. Lt. Gen. Saranjeet Singh was awarded the Uttam Yuddh Seva Medal while 25 top officers of the three armed services were awarded Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM). The

UYSM is awarded to officers for “distinguished service of an exceptional order during war/ conflict/ hostilities” while AVSM is conferred to armed forces personnel for “distinguished service of an exceptional order”. Kirti Chakra is awarded for “conspicuous gallantry otherwise than in the face of the enemy” while Shaurya Chakra is awarded for “gallantry otherwise in the face of the enemy”.

Facebook denies cyber attack New Delhi, Mar 14 (IANS): Facebook ruled out a cyber attack on its products Whatsapp, Instagram and Messenger, which suffered service outage for hours on Wednesday. Users across the globe experienced problems sending messages on Facebook’s messaging apps Messenger and Whatsapp. The social networking giant’s imagesharing website Instagram also suffered service disruptions. After users reported about the inconvenience faced by them on the websites and mobile apps, Facebook took to Twitter to respond, “We’re aware that some people are currently having trouble accessing the Facebook family of apps. We’re working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.” The tech major confirmed that the problem was not related to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) cyber attack. “We’re focused on working to resolve the issue as soon as possible, but can confirm that the issue is not related to a DDoS

attack,” Facebook informed the users, who believed the service disruption could be a “cyber attack”. Although the users could open Facebook and Instagram mobile apps, they experienced troubles uploading posts, say reports. Internet users made their way to Twitter to complain about the hourslong service disruption with hashtags such as “#FacebookDown”, “#InstagramDown” and “#Whatsapp”. Meanwhile, the social media outage became the butt of jokes on Twitter. Several Facebook users took to the micro-blogging website to tickle their funny bone with satirical comments, jokes and memes.

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Lucknow, Mar 14 (PTI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra would formally kick off the party’s poll campaign from Allahabad on Friday and is likely to take the river route to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s constituency Varanasi. Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar said office bearers of the state unit of the party discussed the details of her programme, which will be declared Friday after seeking certain official clearance. “Congress national general secretary in charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanaka Gandhi Vadra is arriving here tomorrow,” Babbar told reporters here. A senior leader said she will begin her campaign from Allahabad, the birthplace of the first prime minister and her great grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru, from where she may take the river route to Varanasi.

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New Delhi, Mar 14 (IANS): Under attack from the Congress for its failure to yet again designate JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, the government fielded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for its defence who alleged that the original mistake, not only on Kashmir but also on China, was committed by Jawaharlal Nehru. Ja i t l e y ’s r e m a r k s came soon after the Congress blamed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign policy vis-a-vis China for the latter yet again blocking the bid to designate Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)’s chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist. “The original mistake, both on Kashmir and China, was committed by the same person,” Jaitley said in a tweet. Referring to India’s first Prime Minister’s “infamous” letter to chief ministers dated August 2, 1955, the senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said it was Nehru who said India

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Opposition in limbo

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ith less than a month before the Lok Sabha polls and with no ‘mahagathbandhan’ or grand alliance of opposition parties in sight, the psychological scale is tipping towards Modi and the NDA.After all those series of meetings among the desperate and disparate opposition parties to form the grand alliance in order to defeat/keep out Modi, that hope has faded and the plans have turned into a mirage. The BJP has been gearing up for the 2019 polls two years ago and prior to which it was busy on the drawing board. The BJP has also been seriously considering various aspects of alliances and even the worst case scenario. The BJP has also been filling its war kitty with huge resources and also strategizing programmes and projects before the poll announcements were made. BJP may have lost as many as 16 alliance partners but one of them-AGP- has gone back begging for seat adjustments. This after the party hit out with everything over the issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. The north east sends 24 MPs to the Lok Sabha and 14 out of which are from Assam. During the height of the anti-CAB stir, it was thought that the BJP would drown along with the controversial bill. BJP had not given up on the bill even though it craftily decided not to table it in the Rajya Sabha. The regional allies of the party in the north east were jubilant even if an unrepentant BJP vowed it would push through the bill after the Lok Sabha election. All the north east regional parties and allies of the BJP under NEDA were hugely embarrassed when the BJP reaffirmed its commitment to the CAB. However, they chose to ignore the BJP’s vow to push through the CAB and unashamedly clung on to the coat tails of the BJP as if it had given up the CAB once and for all. On the other hand the Congress failed to raise the stakes over CAB by failing to come out with a clear stand against the bill.The Congress, the only party that could have actually stopped the BJP, appears to have run out of steam after the occasional outbursts on Rafale. The Congress hasn’t actually exhibited a cohesive thought, instead appearing to be on an ad hoc mode with regard to the issue of whether to go it alone or placate potential allies. It couldn’t decide on alliance with AAP and inordinately delayed in making up its mind with regard to alliance with Mayawati and Akhilesh. Like some had commented, the Congress is like a rabbit caught in the headlights. On strategy, instead of putting its focus on various issues, the Congress has been reacting or responding to the BJP. First it spent two years playing catch up on Hindutva and bovine politics, convinced that these were the BJP’s pillars of support. However, a crafty BJP moved on to a new narrative “national security and counter-terrorism”. Now that the country is talking about these issues, the Congress doesn’t know what to do with its soft Hindutva and cow vigilantism, a desire it evinced in Madhya Pradesh. Thus, with less than a month left for polling, the Congress has not only undone itself but also left the opposition plans for a grand alliance in a limbo.

DailyDevotion Yielding …you are that one’s slaves whom you obey… —Romans 6:16 The first thing I must be willing to admit when I begin to examine what controls and dominates me is that I am the one responsible for having yielded myself to whatever it may be. If I am a slave to myself, I am to blame because somewhere in the past I yielded to myself. Likewise, if I obey God I do so because at some point in my life I yielded myself to Him. If a child gives in to selfishness, he will find it to be the most enslaving tyranny on earth. There is no power within the human soul itself that is capable of breaking the bondage of the nature created by yielding. For example, yield for one second to anything in the nature of lust, and although you may hate yourself for having yielded, you become enslaved to that thing. (Remember what lust is— “I must have it now,” whether it is the lust of the flesh or the lust of the mind.) No release or escape from it will ever come from any human power, but only through the power of redemption. You must yield yourself in utter humiliation to the only One who can break the dominating power in your life, namely, the Lord Jesus Christ. “…He has anointed Me…to proclaim liberty to the captives…” (Luke 4:18 and Isaiah 61:1). When you yield to something, you will soon realize the tremendous control it has over you. Even though you say, “Oh, I can give up that habit whenever I like,” you will know you can’t. You will find that the habit absolutely dominates you because you willingly yielded to it. It is easy to sing, “He will break every fetter,” while at the same time living a life of obvious slavery to yourself. But yielding to Jesus will break every kind of slavery in any person’s life.

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‘Duplicity in higher education’

ocial disequilibria continue to evade the oppressed sections of the Indian society in higher education. A society shall never reach its zenith, if it is built on social inequality. A tiny percent—minuscule enjoys the facility extended by India population enjoys the facilities that are there in higher education, whereas a huge percent that occupies the oppressed sections do have any access. Obviously, those in the higher echelons of the system of caste—the privileged castes have the access and benefit of enjoying all that offered by the society in the sector of higher education. The general categories (the dominant castes) comprise nearly 95 percent in posts of “professors” as against 3.54 percent of the Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 0.86 percent of the Scheduled Tribes (STs). Likewise, in the junior most teaching position such as “assistant professor” and also in general categories have a share of 66 percent as against 12 percent of SCs and 6 percent of STs, OBCs have count for nearly 15 percent. Across these lines, of the three oppressed categories, general communities have a share of 75 percent, SCs 10 percent, STs 4 percent and OBCs 10 percent. HRD

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ministry has recently provided to the Parliament’s Committee on Welfare of OBCs the caste-wise break up of faculties in higher education institutions. It observed that the creamy layers continue to enjoy the maximum whereas the oppressed sections do not enjoy as against the numbers that they represent and therefore it should rationalized. The observation clearly posits the massive shortfall in comparison to the reservation available to SCs (15%), STs (7.5%) and OBCs (27%). Interestingly the government has recently carved out 10 percent reservation for the poor among the general communities (dominant castes). However, all these committees do not carry out whatever prescribed at the policy levels. Even if there are vacancies, the dominant castes that sit and control these committees tend to deliberately thwart the oppressed communities to enter into for which they are entitled legitimately. On the basis of diverse pretexts and narratives they tend to justify and offer reasons why they have not been accommodated. It’s unfortunate that they are no checks and balances because those who control these mechanisms belong to the dominant communities.

This is the sole reason wherein the oppressed communities do not occupy the top position in the higher education. On the contrary, the oppressed communities occupy the major fulcrum of the Indian society, but their visibility is abysmal. Those who are concerned on social parity/ equilibrium will have to ask for social audit that too at the departmental level. The dominant castes show one big basket and say that they did fill as per the prescription, but in reality that may not be true. Over and above, most of the vacancies have not been filled despite the Apex Court’s directives as well as Constitutional guarantees. This is nothing but a clearly drawn out ‘conspiracy’ of the dominant castes. They want to control education and educational institutions and certainly the higher education. Most of the institutions and higher levels of learning like IITs, advance research institutes and centers are being controlled by communities which are tiny as against the overall percentage of the Constitution. When would this aberration be rectified and challenged and how are we going to do? Dr. John Mohan Razu

Can Jamir do a Lazarus?

r SC Jamir’s return to Though the Congress won the Congress on March 21 seats in 2003, within a year, 8, 2019 is as much a seven legislators broke away psychological boost to the and merged with the NPF. rank and file of the party in (Ironically, these seven legisNagaland today as his ap- lators were tasked to explore pointment in July 2004 as possibilities of breaking up the Governor of Goa was to the NPF and the DAN coalition!) party rank and file, especially The NPF raised its tally to 32 to the Congress legislators, of through mergers by 2004, but that State. And he lived up to after the 91st Amendment of the expectation of the Congress the Constitution came into men and women of Goa when force the same year, the minishe dismissed the Parrikar-led try had to be downsized. And BJP Ministry on February 3, with downsizing came the first 2005, and installed the same biggest challenge to Rio’s leadday at 11.00 pm a Congress- ership when 19 NPF legislators led United Legislature Party extended support to Z. Obed. Government which was dubbed However, the party leadership by local papers in Goa as the stood firm behind Rio and the “Midnight Ministry”! disgruntled legislators had to To his credit, Jamir went kow tow party line. However, by Constitutional legalities, unease shimmered within the and his decision was approved NPF party and in a classic case by the Union Cabinet and of schadenfreude, the Congress Rashtrapati Bhavan though, un- took extreme pleasure from the derstandably, the BJP launched misfortunes of the NPF party a nation-wide Jamir Hatao and tried every means to topple campaign then. the Government. Jamir’s presence in Goa To paraphrase Alexander was a boon to the Congress Pope, “Hope springs eternal party in that State, but his ab- in the human breast/ … and sence in Nagaland was bitterly the Opposition, uneasy, and felt by the party rank and file confin’d from home/ Rests and here: The Nagaland Pradesh expatiates in a life to come.” Congress Committee, sans This was exactly the case with Jamir, did not seem to have a the then opposition Congress First Among Equals but seemed party in Nagaland with the like a group of Peers Among party men and women expectEquals. The scenario in the ing/wishing/hoping/thinking NPCC, post Jamir, was akin that the party would be able to a classroom scene in the ab- to form the Government next sence of the class teacher with week/next month/after a few pandemonium of sorts break- months/next year! (A former ing out – election to the post Congress functionary who is of NPCC President witnessed now an active operator in the bitter enmity between rival can- NDPP, took umbrage with the didates with supporters of one comments of an NPF funcgroup attempting to set fire on tionary in recent times in a Congress Bhavan at Kohima. WhatsApp group that the PDA This took the cake because the Government’s days are numrivals were close relatives with bered, commented: “Keep on one of them having married dreaming, Sister, we in the Conthe cousin sister of the other gress also thought we would be candidate! forming the government in the Jamir’s return to the Con- next three months for as many gress party deserves headlines as 15 years!”) The then Union in political circles because the Minister Oscar Fernandes, Grand Old Party of the sub- who was also the in-charge of continent has, of late, been Congress in Nagaland, was reduced to crawl in political reported to have confided that gutters. More so in Nagaland, if he were to believe the Conwhere it has been reduced to gress leaders in Nagaland, the a paper tiger. And the coming Congress should have formed together of the former Con- the Government several times gress stalwarts is sort of, as over in the State between 2003 mentioned in an editorial of and 2008! a leading local daily, a déjà vu Though the Congress in because we have seen all these Nagaland had the sympathy homecomers together under of the UPA Government at Jamir’s undisputed leadership the centre it could not form appearing to be invincible dur- the Government in the State. ing Congress’ hey days. After Congress leaders camped at all, the Naga underground and New Delhi and refused to NGOs’ call for boycott of As- celebrate Christmas and New sembly election in 1998 resulted Year of 2007 till President’s in the Congress securing the Rule was imposed in Nagaland. support of 59 MLAs in a House Their prayer was answered and of 60 (Independent MLA Mavil the Centre imposed PR on Khieya acted as the only Op- January 3, 2008. But it came position to Jamir’s Ministry too late, and proved to be too then). However, this rosy pic- little; and it also boomeranged ture was not to continue when horrendously on the party bein 2003, present Chief Minister cause our inimitable Rio went Neiphiu Rio and his former to town crying hoarse that the close friend and present NPCC Congress brought Central rule Chief K. Therie (both of who over the Naga people, and won were once blue-eyed boys of over the hearts and sympathy Jamir) literally resurrected the of the mass. The State went to NPF trouncing the Congress the polls within two months and in the hustings by winning 19 though the Congress increased seats and managing to cobble its tally to 23, the NPF outdid it up other parties to form the by winning 26 and cobbled up Government in Nagaland. the second DAN ministry. Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any

Let us walk through the old path

In 2013, the NPF surprised itself by winning 38 seats, and the Congress shocked itself by reducing its strength to the single digit 8. When the crisis within the NPF broke out in the first week of January 2015, a wave of schadenfreude swept over the Congress rank and file once again. But this time round, the schadenfreude turned to grief when, at the fag-end of 2015, all the 8 legislators merged with the NPF. Things went from bad to worse for the party when in 2018 elections, the NPCC went begging – not for votes, mind you, but for people to contest on its tickets – legislator-wannabes expected to be paid handsomely to contest on Congress tickets! The party managed to field candidates in only 18 seats, and painfully, when the ballots were counted, not a single Congress candidate counted in the winning list. Zero. Zilch. Nada for the Congress! Thus fell the mighty Grand Old Party in Nagaland. What was once perceived as an indestructible edifice was reduced to ashes: Not by outside forces but by the infighting. And on hindsight, this came about because of the decision, probably the worst, taken by the High Command to send Jamir to Goa in 2004. There was no class teacher in the school, so to speak, only classmates; there was no leader in the party, only office bearers – all with egos as large the constituencies they longed to represent! And it is at such a juncture that the living legend enters into the scene, amid sounds of rolling drums and thundering trumpets, accompanied by his former apostles, expected fondly to raise the dead from the tomb; programmed to give a shot of Vitamin-Jamir to the Congress! And the question going on in the minds of many in the political circles is whether Jamir can make a Phoenix out of the Congress in Nagaland. Can the political maestro live up to expectations and deliver? END PIECE: A former Congress leader from Nagaland, who shall go down the annals of history unidentified, is reported to have a quaint habit of making phone calls when in a crowd. He would walk a bit away from the gathering, (of course, within earshot of the people around), and hold lengthy monologues interspersed lavishly with phrases such as “Yes Madamji… No Madamji… I am on the job… I shall not fail, I have never disappointed you, Madamji… You need not worry, Madamji… It’s my pleasure to serve you, Madamji…” and what-have-you. After hanging up the phone, he’d walk back to the crowd, and whether people asked or not, he’d invariably declare: “That was 10 Jan Path calling”! Sebastian Zumvu (The writer belongs to a political party. These are his personal views.) of the columns do not reflect

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t is undisputed fact that the Naga National Council (NNC) which was democratically constituted by the Naga people in 1946 is the only mandated Council of the Naga Nation and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) federally proclaimed by the Naga people in 1956 is the only established Government of Nagaland. And no other Council or Government has been formed by our people till date. NNC/FGN is the only root and trunk of the Naga Nation. It is undeniable truth that a tree without root/trunk can never bear fruit. Therefore, the Shepoumaramth Region consisting of Mao, Poumal, Maram and Thangal also sacrificially vv-orked for the Naga Nation all these years •vvith the rest of the Nagas and abided by the Plebiscite of 1951 under the banner of NNC/FGN. However, many Nagas have deviated from the NNCIFGN the mainstream and illegally formed several factions including

the so-called Nagaland state without admitting the laws and historical truth. Yet the sovereign birthright of our Nation always remains alive by the grace of God. So, fellow Nagas must realize and walk through the old path. The Bible says: Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, we will not walk therein (Jeremiah 6: 16). We have lost thousands of lives, immeasurable wealth, valuable times and suffered so long. It is needless to go into details. I therefore, humbly appeal to all fellow Nagas particularly to my fellow Shepoumaramth people to emotionally gather again in our original Home and walk through the old path. So that it alone will lead us to our destination, lest we eternally fall. KUKNALIM. Lt. Col. (Retd) K. Sanü Khimai, Midan peyu, Shepoumaramth region, FGN

ANSTA rejoinder to ‘The unsung leaders of School Education in Nagaland’

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oing by the above said article publish in media on 11th March,2019,by ANSPA president,I as the president of ANSTA, am apprehensive of the interest at the same time the intention, which consist of many incorrect and confusing arguments of the author Dr. Andrew Ahoto. It is somewhat clear that the writer has a prejudice approach towards govt. employees and the govt. system itself. Obviously being the president of the prestigious association, he has an obligation to advocate for the private schools for which he is selected and deputed to, but throwing extremely ridiculous and incorrect arguments is disappointing. He/ ANPSA have no right to condemn the govt.school teachers because we are not his/their employees. We are govt. employees and so if we have shortcomings govt. has the authority and rights to condemn, check or question its employees not the private schools. The writer cannot say govt. schools are redundant now, many govt. schools are doing very well with the raw quality students, passed TC disciplinary problems students, thrown out from private schools like unwanted commodities are being shape and moulded by us. The article starts with a quoting, which indirectly hinting that all the govt. schools/teachers intentionally destroy the quality of education in our state and encourage cheating in examinations. The observation reads that “The govt. schools teachers allow unfair means is highly objectionable. If the writer has the prove and evidence of the said allegation, he could or should have reported it to the NBSE or school education dept. immediately. Sitting comfortably in the A/C rooms and simply throwing mud against the whole system without proper reasoning is simply ridiculous. I strongly urge the department to look into the very serious allegations and make sure to get the proof from the write, or else, he has to apologise publically through proper media for levelling the unfair attempt. Again, in the write up, “It is observed that often private school teachers are more qualified and experienced teachers”. Do the author establish proper data’s and facts? Do he have all the list of govt. teachers, their qualification and experience ? If so he is kindly requested to publish both govt./Private teachers details, so that public can do the comparison. Does the author mean that all the govt. run schools and hospitals are to be closed as

pointed by him? Is he a propagator of private sector. You may be surprised to know that more than 80% of students in govt. schools are from socially, economically deprived families unlike the private schools students. It is necessary to compare the qualitative inputs and occurred outcome, instead of blindly blaming. Comparing the govt. system with a privately managed single unit is absurd. In other words it is just like comparing a well maintained single family with the whole state. To show and to produce good result, most of the private schools admit only the creamy layers students, that also after much screening through entrance tests etc, where as govt. schools give admissions to anyone seeking admission to any class irrespective of their background. As written in his article “It is quite easy to pick up a diamond and polish to sell it but it is very difficult to turn coal into diamonds”. In regards to the prestigious state Teachers awards, the author again make self style general and propagate by claiming that private schools teachers are sideline or less favour in the selection process is another blind shot without bullet where I would strongly urge him to ask in details with one of his own ANPSA colleagues/executive senior member from Kohima unit who was the member in the drafting committee for state Teachers award criteria/selections, who himself has put forward many good points in favour of teachers in common and has being representing ANPSA attending the state level award selection committee for the last 3-4 years and to come out crystal clear with full proof as to how the private teachers were side lined, neglected in the selection process. If proof right, I would personally stand true to my words and to speak in favour of my counter parts allegations and request the committee to select and award 100% most prestigious teachers awards to private schools teachers instead of only 20% as highlighted and alleged by the president ANPSA. “As per my observations and opinion since education dept. and the govt. is well aware and committed to its duties and objectives, such and such baseless propagandas are to be rejected outrightly by govt. schools teachers of any categories serving in various parts of Nagaland”. Visato Koso, president All Nagaland School Teachers Association (ANSTA)

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Sunday shop closure

Pastors of the Lotha Baptist Churches in and around Dimapur, a few days ago met at the Lotha Baptist Church Dimapur and deliberated on the Sunday Total Shop and Bazaar Closure with appreciation. In a Christendom State like Nagaland, it is very appropriate for the denizens to observe just this one Sunday in a week to keep it Holy and rest ourselves from everything but only Worship God. The wise God who reigns supreme above everything and everyone thus instructed us to do all things within the Six days but before the rest day which for us is the Sunday. And this was the pattern in His Creation account too. Therefore, the church leaders while agreeing unanimously to educate its church members on the perspective of ‘Sunday –a holy and rest day,’ encourages every right thinking Christian and every stakeholder to participate and appreciate the total trade closure on Sunday, foreseeing what could be one of the reasons to preserve our faith and the people from untoward forces. Dimapur Lotha Baptist Churches Pastors the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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India, Pak hold talk on Kartarpur corridor

Indian and Pakistani officials during a bilateral talk meeting held in relation with the construction of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor that will connect pilgrims to the Gurdwara in Kartarpur Sahib, at Attari-Wagha Border, in Attari, on Thursday. (PTI)

19 at the proposed zero points to finalise the alignment of the corridor, according to the statement. Last November, India and Pakistan agreed to set up the border crossing linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur - the final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev - to Dera Baba Nanak

shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district. Kartarpur Sahib is located in Pakistan’s Narowal district across the river Ravi, about four km from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine. The Indian delegation at the meeting was led by SCL Das, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs while

LFHSS 1st school in state Cong finalises seat-sharing to register with CAIE arrangement with RJD in Bihar DIMAPUR: Livingstone Cambridge International and

flies will hover around fish treated with formalin. General appearance: The fins and tail will be shrivelled. The fish will be stiff and rubbery. In the case of dried fish, the fish will be whitish in colour and will remain stiff even after cooking. While unethical practices by suppliers and traders remain a concern, the State government also lacks mechanism like absence of a proper laboratory in Dimapur and a proper entry point for checking presence of adulterants in livestock and other consumable commodities being imported into the State.

Padumpukhuri Village Council informs

DIMAPUR: Padumpukhuri Village Council (PVC) has informed the residents of Padumpukhuri village that a power house has been set up at Padumpukhuri village block-4, in the interest of public benefit. In this regard, PVC chairman Vitoka Katty and secretary Sanjay Mech said that

a 33 KV power line will be connected from NH 29 along the village main road up to the power house. Therefore, residents and landowners along the main road from NH 29 upto Dubagaon junction have been requested to co-operate with the concerned department.

Power still a costly service: commr & secy

He said power was considered an engine of growth for any developing economy and that no major economic activity could sustain without adequate and reliable power supply. “I’m aware of the fact that the power department engineers are really working very hard to reform the power sector and thereby transform Nagaland into a modern State,” he remarked. Citing the Power Policy 2018, Vizo asserted that it was a roadmap for improving the power sector in the State. “And in a few years time we hope to see lot of positive changes in power sector in our State,”

he added. Delivering his presidential address, APEN president Er Shikato Sema said the association had been taking up issues with the State government with respect to providing better service to the public, besides the welfare of its members. Asserting that engineers are key influencers for shaping a society and contribute and improve the way “we live and work”, Sema asked members of engineering fraternity to shoulder responsibility for influencing the society in a positive manner. Mentioning that providing electricity to each and every household throughout the State was the sole responsibility of the power depart-

ment, he added that the department was also responsible for generation, transmission and distribution of electricity. He regretted that the engineers were simply carrying out maintenance and emphasised taking up preventive and predictive maintenance for equipment management critical for operational efficiency. The APEN president reminded the engineers that it was their duty to supervise proper execution of projects as per specifications and maintain quality so that the projects were successfully implemented and utilised to their full potential. Chief engineer (D&R) Er Khose Sale and engineer

in chief (power) Er Ghukhunyi Chishi also delivered short speeches. Founded in 1974, APEN was now 45 years old. At the general conference, APEN also announced a new team of office bearers for 2019- 2021 with Er. Penrithung Yanthan as president; vice president, Er. Kahoshe Shohe; general secretary, Er. Litrichem Sangtam; joint secretaries, Er. Shiludi Longkumer and Er. Kikruseno; treasurer, Er. V Kezo; and Er. Jonathan Khing as PRO. The executive members are Er. Atoho Jakhalu, Er. Tsiamchi Ndang, Er. Lobosang Jamir, Er. Neiyie Neikha, Er. K. Solomon Sekhose and Er. Rokongutuo Suohu.

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blends very well with both national as well as international education systems. This will ensure that a strong foundation based on an International Pedagogy will help the students’ learning aptitude and help them in identifying with the international community. After Grade-VIII, the school will run parallel curriculums of both CBSE and Cambridge International from Grade-IX and above in two separate campuses for the benefit of the varied preferences of the students. Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School has now become the first school in Nagaland to offer Cambridge programmes and qualifications.

Loktantrik Janata Dal of Arjun Rai and Sharad Yadav’s party. The RJD is yet to complete its seat-sharing talks with smaller allies and the Left parties. The sources said the Congress was keen to bring the Left parties on board in the grand alliance, but the RJD is averse to it. The leaders had met at the residence of AICC general secretary K C Venugopal. The sources said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, AICC in-charge Shaktisinh Gohil, state Congress chief Madan Mohan Jha and working president of the state unit Akhilesh Singh were present in the meeting.

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Foundation Hr. Sec. School (LFHSS) has been officially approved by Cambridge Assessment International Education (CAIE), Cambridge International to offer its world-leading Cambridge Pathway curriculum to students aged 5 to 19. The inauguration of the CAIE was held on March 14 at LFHSS campus, attended by regional director South Asia, CAIE (Cambridge Inter national), Ruchira Ghosh and manager- East India, Bangladesh and Nepal, Satyajit Sarkar. Ruchira Ghosh said that together Cambridge International and LFHSS share a common vision of helping students become confident, responsible, reflective, innovative and engaged, so that they are ready to thrive in our ever-changing world. She expressed a positive hope to work closely with the school to give their teachers and students all the support they need to succeed with Cambridge programmes. LFHSS chairman, Dr Andrew Ahoto mentioned that it was a matter of great pride for LFHSS to be associated with Cambridge International. He said that LFHSS was committed to building a happy school and helping every child dream big and excel holistically. The Cambridge curriculum will be initially started for Grade-VIII and below for developing the concept based approach and active learning which is a unique and one of the strongest attributes of

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI): The Congress has finalised its seat-sharing arrangement with the RJD in Bihar and will contest 11 out of the state’s 40 parliamentary constituencies, sources said on Thursday. It was finalised after a marathon eight-hour meeting of top leaders of the two parties on Wednesday and an announcement is likely to be made in Patna on March 17, the sources said. The Lalu Prasad-led Rashtriya Janata Dal is likely to contest around 20 seats, leaving the rest to smaller allies such as the party led by Jitan Ram Manjhi, RLSP of Upendra Kushwaha,

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amid heightened tensions between the two neighbours following India’s air strike on a terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Pakistan’s subsequent retaliation. It was agreed to hold the next meeting at Wagah on April 2 and it will be preceded by a meeting of the technical experts on March

the Pakistani team was headed by Dr Mohammad Faisal, DG (South Asia and SAARC) of Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “Both sides held detailed and constructive discussions on various aspects and provisions of the proposed agreement and agreed to work towards expeditiously operationalising the Kartapur Sahib Corridor,” the statement said. It said the two sides also held expert-level discussions between the technical experts on the alignment and other details of the proposed corridor. Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh had on November 26 last year laid the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor in Gurdaspur district. Two days later, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the corridor in Narowal, 125 km from Lahore.

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Attari/New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI): In the shadow of escalating tension in their ties, India and Pakistan Thursday held in a “cordial environment” their first meeting to finalise the modalities for a corridor linking Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistani town of Kartarpur with Gurdaspur district in Punjab. A joint statement issued after the talks said both sides held detailed and constructive discussions on various aspects and provisions of the project and agreed to work towards expeditiously operationalising the Kartapur Sahib Corridor (KSC). The meeting took place on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border. “The first meeting to discuss the modalities and the draft agreement for facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur corridor was held today at Attari, India, in a cordial environment,” it said. The meeting took place

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Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank, Pune District Central Cooperative Bank and Kolhapur District Central Cooperative Bank from February 18 to 22. The team was led by Kekhwen-

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IANS): Industrial credit in the country rose by 5.2 per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in January 2019, a Centrum Broking report said on Thursday. The growth rate was highest since February 2016 when it was recorded at 5.4 per cent, the report said citing Reserve Bank of India’s sectoral credit data for January. “ T h i s g r ow t h wa s mainly led by infrastructure (which grew by 12.6 per cent YoY). As for broader segments, the large industrial segment, which accounts for 82.7 per cent of industrial credit, rose 6.1 per cent,” it said. Loans provided to the infrastructure segment account for 35.9 per cent share of the total credit provided to the industrial sector. According to Centrum

buyers in the capital markets, putting in Rs 1,482.99 crore Thursday, as per provisional data. Hemang Jani, Head - Advisory, Sharekhan by BNP Paribas, said that capital markets seem to be factoring in another term for the current government. FIIs have pumped in Rs 30,000 crore this year. M e a n w h i l e, B r e n t crude futures, the global oil benchmark, rose 0.16 per cent to trade at USD 67.66 per barrel.

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Dimapur, Mar 14 (NPN): A team of board of directors of Nagaland State Cooperative Bank (NStCB) and three senior officials undertook an exposure visits to Maharashtra and visited

firsthand knowledge and information on the working system and to replicate the best practices for overall improvement in the functioning of Nagaland State Cooperative Bank. During the visit, the team also visited select PACS to understand their working system. The team endeavoured to acquaint themselves especially on corporate governance issues, strengthening of cooperative credit structure and information technology in banks for technology development in banks. The team also acquaint themselves with implementation of compliance functions of the bank as per the guidelines of Supervisory and Regulatory Authority, statutory and legal requirement etc, and diversification of business portfolios.

Industrial credit rose to 5.2% in Jan

dian markets with USD 1.8 billion till date in March which has partially helped market rally,” said Sunil Sharma, Chief Investment Officer, Sanctum Wealth Management. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange market, the rupee opened weak at 69.75 a dollar over its previous closing price of 69.54. The local unit moved in a range of 69.78 to 69.26 before finally ending at 69.34, showing a gain of 20 paise over its last close. This is the highest closing level since August 10, when the rupee had finished at 68.83. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, gained 0.24 per cent to 96.78. Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) remained net

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Gold flat; silver slides

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI): Gold prices were ruling almost flat at Rs 33,370 per 10 gram, while silver dropped Rs 410 to Rs 39,300 per kg in the national capital on Thursday, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Traders said gold prices fell by Rs 15 at the bullion market here. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity dropped by Rs 15 each to Rs 33,370 and Rs 33,200 per 10 gram, respectively. On the other hand, silver ready slumped by Rs 410 to Rs 39,300 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 107 to Rs 38,661 per kg.

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Nagaland State Cooperative Bank team during their visit to Maharashtra.

However, the lender has charted out a revival strategy to bring banking and insurance under one roof, along with its new owner Life Insurance Corporation (LIC). Last week, IDBI Bank informed about appointment of LIC as a corporate agent under bancassurance channel. In the long term, the bank and LIC will have a common investment strategy, use each other’s resources like real estate, commercial and residential space, bank branches, premises and ATMs and digital marketing, among others, the bank had said. Both entities will also undertake rationalisation of the common subsidiaries in mutual funds and life insurance arms, as per the strategic plan.

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“The rise in wholesale inflation can be ascribed to increase in primary articles viz food and non-food articles...The build-up inflation so far (April 2018-Feb 2019) was 2.75 per cent, higher than the 2.56 per cent registered in the corresponding period last year,” it said. Now, all eyes are on the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee, which will be meeting in April for the first bi-monthly monetary policy review of the next fiscal, at a time when growth rate of industrial production is slowing and inflation inching up.

New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI): IDBI Bank has been categorised as a private sector lender following acquisition of majority stake by Life Insurance Corporation, RBI said. In January, LIC completed the process of picking up a controlling 51 percent stake in the nearly crippled IDBI Bank. “IDBI Bank has been categorised as a ‘private sector bank’ for regulatory purposes by Reserve Bank of India with effect from January 21, 2019 consequent upon LIC acquiring 51 percent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the bank,” RBI said in a statement. IDBI Bank has been under the prompt corrective action framework of RBI that bans it from corporate lending and branch expansions, salary hikes and other regular activities.

Mumbai, Mar 14 (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 20 paise to close at a sevenmonth high of 69.34 against the US dollar Thursday, extending gains for a fourth session in a row, on robust foreign inflows ahead of general elections. The domestic currency in the four sessions to Thursday has appreciated by 80 paise or 0.8 per cent on hopes of forex inflows. “Rupee and sovereign bonds have recovered from day’s low and turned positive even after RBI’s plan to inject USD 5 billion liquidity via three-year foreign exchange swap auction,” said V K Sharma, Head PCG & Capital Markets Strategy, HDFC Securities. The Reser ve Bank Wednesday said it will inject long-term liquidity worth USD 5 billion into the system through dollar-rupee swap arrangement with banks for three years. “RBI announcement will have a limited impact on USD/INR spot on higher rupee liquidity in the economy, expectations of lower OMOs and likely greater FX inflows on lower hedging costs,” Sharma said. The strong foreign fund flows in current month also bode well for the rupee strength. “FIIs have flooded In-

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However, the rate of price rise in February was slower in the case of milk. The wholesale inflation in the fuel and power segment was also higher at 2.23 per cent, compared with 1.85 per cent in January. Meanwhile, the WPI for December 2018 has been revised downwards at 3.46 per cent as compared to provisional estimate of 3.8 per cent. In its analysis of the WPI data, CARE Ratings said inflation in the economy has started moving up from the trough reached last month both at retail and wholesale levels.

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New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI): Inflation based on wholesale prices inched up to 2.93 per cent in February over the previous month on account of firming up of prices of food items, including vegetables and cereals, according to government data released Thursday. The Wholesale Price Index (WPI)-based inflation was 2.76 per cent in January this year and 2.74 per cent in February 2018. Earlier this week, the Consumer Price Index data also showed that retail inflation, which is factored in by the RBI while deciding key interest rate, rose to 2.57 per cent, which was a four-month-high level, in February due to costlier food articles. According to the latest WPI data, the inflation in the food basket was 4.28 per cent in February, compared with 2.34 per cent in the previous month. On a monthly basis, the data showed that inflation was higher in cases of cereals, paddy, wheat, pulses, vegetables, fruits and other protein-rich kitchen essentials such as egg, meat and fish.

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not prevent the Committee from doing the job the Security Council has entrusted it to do,” another Security Council diplomat told PTI in response to a question. “China’s move to hold the listing is inconsistent with its own stated goals

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L o n d o n, M a r 1 4 (Agencies): President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency on the US-Mexico border looks likely to be dealt a blow by dissident Republican senators. According to BBC, several members of the president’s own party are expected to rebel when the Senate votes on Thursday on a proposal to revoke his declaration. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives last month backed the measure. Mr Trump warned he was ready to veto the resolution. In another tweet he branded Democrats “border deniers”. “They refuse to see or acknowledge the death,

crime, drugs and human trafficking at our southern border,” he said. The measure to terminate the emergency declaration is expected to pass the Republican-controlled Senate after five Republican members said they would support it. Those senators are Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Mike Lee of Utah and Rand Paul of Kentucky. However, Congress needs a two-thirds majority of both chambers to override a presidential veto, which is widely viewed as unlikely in this case. Nevertheless, such a defeat would be another rebuke to the president - a day after the Senate approved a bill to end US support for the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. The Republican president declared the emergency on 15 February after Congress refused funding for a wall on the US-Mexico border, a key campaign pledge. He insists the barrier is needed to combat illegal immigration on the southern border which he has described as a “crisis”.

of combating terrorism and furthering regional stability in South Asia,” said the diplomat, requesting not to be named to speak frankly, given that the deliberations of the UN sanctions committee are confidential, thus preventing member-coun-

tries from talking about it in public. The second Security Council diplomat also slammed Pakistan for depending on China to protect terrorist groups and leaders that operate from its soil. “Pakistan has quite often depended on China to protect it from the listing of Pakistan-based terrorist groups and individuals in the UN 1267 sanctions committee,” the diplomat said. “The case for designating Masood Azhar—the leader of a group the UN already calls an al-Qaedaaffiliated terrorist organisation—is undeniable,” the diplomat said. O n T u e s d a y, t h e Trump administration had said that Azhar met the criteria for designation by the United Nations. “Our views on Jaish-eMohammad and its founder are well-known. JeM is a UN-designated terrorist group,” State Department deputy spokesperson Robert Palladino told reporters. “Azhar is the founder and the leader of JeM, and he meets the criteria for designation by the United Nations. JeM has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks and is a threat to regional stability and peace,” Palladino said. The State Department referred to this statement on Wednesday when asked about the latest developments in New York. “I would say that the United States and China share a mutual interest in achieving regional stability and peace, and that a failure to designate Azhar would run counter to this goal,” Palladino said.

Afghan airstrikes kill 31 militants: officials

3,000 Islamic State kids living in ‘extremely dire conditions’

Ghazni, Mar 14 (Agencies): Thirty-one militants, many of them believed to have been Al-Qaeda fighters, have been killed in airstrikes in south-eastern Afghanistan, officials said Thursday. According to AFP, the strikes were carried out in Ghazni province late Wednesday, where the defence ministry said they targeted a “base” belonging to the militants. “Qari Aref, one of the facilitators (for Al-Qaeda) was transferring these 31 terrorists, including nine suicide bombers, in several cars when targeted by airstrikes and eliminated,” the ministry said. It described the fighters as all belonging to the Middle Eastern jihadist group, although a spokesman for the Ghazni governor said fighters from the Talibanaffiliated Haqqani network were also present. The defence ministry did not specify who carried out the airstrikes. Only Afghan and US forces in Afghanistan conduct airstrikes. The Ghazni governor’s spokesman, Mohammed Aref Noori, said the strikes had been carried out by US forces, but there was no immediate confirmation of his claim. Al-Qaeda is still believed to be active in parts Afghanistan and Pakistan, where some of its surviving leadership such as Ayman al-Zawahiri are thought to be hiding. While still regarded as a threat by Afghan and US officials, the group has not been able to conduct major attacks in Afghanistan or repeat the spectacular success of the September 11, 2001 attacks by hijacked airliners on New York and Washington.

Damascus, Mar 14 (IANS): At least 3,000 children born into Islamic State (IS) families are being housed in camps in Syria, Unicef said on Thursday, with many younger than six years old and living in “extremely dire conditions”. The Unicef figure is sharply higher than earlier assessments, driven in part by the arrival in al-Hawl camp of as many as 30,000 people from the last IS enclave of Baghuz, the Guardian reported. The number of newcomers has overwhelmed camp officials, who are struggling to keep accurate records and provide food and shelter. At least 1,000 more children born to at least one parent aligned to the terror group are believed to be be held in Iraq. Many are housed with mothers who have been handed death sentences by Iraqi courts after summary trials in which little, if any, evidence is heard. The fate of children in both countries

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has become a vexing issue for many nations whose citizens travelled to join the IS and now wish to return. Unicef ’s regional director for the Middle East, Geert Cappelaere, said many of the children in Syria were unwanted in the camp, adding to their vulnerability. “We estimate that close to 3,000 children of foreign nationality are living in extremely dire conditions,” he said. “There are many more children of Syrian and Iraqi parents, unfortunately with

London, Mar 14 (Agencies): Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash. The US plane-maker said it would suspend all 371 of the aircraft. According to BBC, the Federal Aviation Administration said fresh evidence as well as newly refined satellite data prompted the decision to temporarily ban the jets. The FAA had previously held out while many countries banned the aircraft. All 157 passengers and crew died in Sunday’s crash. Ethiopian Airlines said on Thursday that the black box flight recorders from the aircraft have been flown to Paris for analysis.

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People at the al-Hawl camp in Syria, where as many as 30,000 people have arrived from Baghuz. (Achilleas Zavallis/The Guardian)

“An Ethiopian delegation led by Accident Investigation Bureau has flown the Flight Data Recorder and Cockpit Voice Recorder to Paris, France for investigation,” the airline wrote on Twitter. The FAA has a team investigating the disaster at the Ethiopian Airlines crash site working with the National Transportation Safety Board. Dan Elwell, acting administrator at the FAA, said on Wednesday: “It became clear to all parties that the track of the Ethiopian Airlines [flight] was very close and behaved very similarly to the Lion Air flight.” He added that “the evidence we found on the ground made it even more likely the flight path was very close to Lion Air’s”.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Lt. Gwasolo Kent

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“Sadly missed along life’s way, quietly remembered every day… No longer in our life to share, but in our hearts, you’re always there”

3 Years have passed Since That sad Day. When One we love was Called away. BUT YOUR MEMORY IS AS Dear Today as in The hours You passed away.

It has been a year, since you left us but every day and every moment we miss you. Though you are not present here with us, yet your memory is there in our hearts. Rest peacefully in heaven. Deeply remembered and missed.

Loving Wife, Son & Family Members

A decade has gone by ..... Since you left us. But our love for you has not changed. You will never be forgotten as You are always in our hearts.

the same IS label, many of them younger than six years old. These are children, not terrorists.” The plight of children born to foreigners who travelled to join the IS was underscored last week by the death of the newborn son of British teenager Shamima Begum, who fled the UK four years ago as a 15-yearold. Begum’s citizenship was revoked after she gave interviews disavowing her ties to the UK, while at the same time asking to be allowed to return home.

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Washington, Mar 14 (PTI): Outraged by China blocking for the fourth time a move to designate JeM chief Masood Azhar a global terrorist, responsible UNSC members warned they “may be forced to pursue other actions” at the Security Council if Beijing continued with this policy. “If China continues to block this designation, responsible member-states may be forced to pursue other actions at the Security Council. It shouldn’t have to come to that,” a Security Council diplomat told PTI in an unusual tough warning to China. The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity to give a sense of the feeling of other members of the Security Council after China blocked the move to designate Azhar a global terrorist. Beijing previously put a technical hold on similar proposals at the UNSC thrice. In the aftermath of the Pulwama terrorist attack, three permanent members of the Security Council— the US, France and the UK—had moved a resolution to designate Azhar a glocal terrorist. Exce pt for China, which wields veto power in the Security Council, all other UNSC members were on board with the move before the al-Qaida (1267) Sanctions Committee. India has expressed disappointment over China’s decision saying it will “pursue all available avenues” to bring to justice terrorist leaders involved in attack on Indians. “This is the fourth time that China has placed a hold on this listing. China should

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Loving family members

D.O.B-1934 – D.O.D-03:02:2019 The family members of LATE I. MAONGCHIBA WAROMUNG with much gratitude and thanksgiving acknowledges one and all that showed grace in every aspect during the prolonged illness and at the time of grief. Words are inadequate to express the love, mercy and concern shown to us. We deeply regret our inability to thank individually, but may the grace of God abounds and bless everyone abundantly. K-698

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We the bereaved family members of our beloved Lt. ZENEIÜ CHIETSÜ (Neibanuo) who went home with the Lord on 11th March 2019 would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to the churches o f Ts i e s e m a b o t h B a w e a n d Basa, Nagamese Baptist Church Phezoucha Kohima, Doctor and Nurses of Gyne Institute of Virility & Fertility Hospital, HS Area Kohima, Organizations, Neighbours, Friends, Individuals and all well wishers who stood with us physically, financially, materially and in prayer. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually, but it is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God will bless you all. K-697

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IN GRATITUDE

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We the bereaved family members of Late Thongkoi (Nokyan) would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all our friends, relatives, neighbours, churches, unions and well wishers for sharing our grief and comforting us during her sudden demise on 1st of March, 2019. We regret our inability to acknowledge each and every individual but your expression of love and concern spiritually, physically, materially and financially, shown to us is appreciated. It is our earnest prayer that our Almighty God Bless you all abundantly. DP-2068 K Y M C

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Born : 14/03/1959 Died : 04/03/2019 With our hearts full of sorrow, we would like to inform one and all that our beloved sister Tumsula passed away in March; 04/03/2019 at City Hospital in Dimapur, Nagaland. Through this column, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the families, friends, churches and well-wishers, who stood by us; through prayers, physical presence and financial help during her sickness and demise. We are equally indebted to Ms. Rose (OC) Police, Women Cell, East Thana, Dimapur and her staff for their great help and making it possible to bring her body to the village. We pray that our heavenly Father will bless you all abundantly. The remaining siblings Nochetla, Jonatsungba Amer, Tongpang DP-2069

28/10/1984 – 10/03/2019. We the bereaved family would like to express our profound gratitude and appreciation to all those who stood by us during the illness and the sad demise of our beloved Lt. MATHO KENNAO, who left us on 10th March 2019 at Naga Hospital, Kohima. We convey our special thanks to individual, friends, neighbours, relatives, churches, organisations, societies, blood donors, doctors & nurses of NHAK, who stood by us physically, financially, materially and through prayers. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual but we pray that the God Almighty bless you all abundantly. “Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord they will rest from their labor for their deeds will follow them.” DP-2067

Loving Mother, Wife, Children, Brothers, Sisters, Relatives and Loved ones.

We the bereaved family members of *Late Rongsenyashi, Dobashi (Longmisa)*, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to each and every individual, unions, churches, friends and wellwishers for their continuous support spiritually, financially and physically during the prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved on *10th March, 2019*. Though words are inadequate to thank each and every individual who have helped us in all possible ways, we will not be deterred from submitting our sincere prayers to our Almighty God that He immensely shower upon His blessings and love for your selfless deeds. Loving Wife, Children, Grandchildren, in-laws and Relatives MKC-122 K Y M C

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T Series launch to Nick Jonas comments on ex Miley ignite with LOR band Cyrus’ ‘amazing’ Instagram posts

Ciara says it took ‘a lot of prayer’ to abstain from sex until marriage A

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iara and Russell Wilson remained abstinent until after their July 2016 wedding, and now the singer is opening up about the couple’s decision, explaining that it wasn’t easy. “That took a lot of prayer,” the 33-year-old admitted to InStyle in an interview published on Wednesday. “It was hard. I can’t lie.” The star, who graced the fashion magazine’s April cover issue, previously spoke about her and Wilson’s decision, noting

that “you shouldn’t feel like you have to give your body away to get someone to like you.” “It’s important to have a friendship,” she told Cosmopolitan South Africa in 2017. “It’s important to have standards.” Ciara went on to reveal that she and Wilson, 30, sat down when they first started dating to have a “conversation” about the “intimacy part” of relationships. “I have to give credit to my husband for sharing those views,” she told the

news outlet at the time. “It’s awesome how it all worked out.” Following the pair’s March 2016 engagement, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback and the “Level Up” singer tied the knot four months later at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, England. The happy couple welcomed their first child together, daughter Sienna Princess Wilson, in April 2017. Ciara is also mom to 4-year-old son Future Zahir with ex Future. (FoxNews)

Want change, cast vote: Vidya Balan

Lori Loughlin released on bail

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ward winning actress Vidya Balan has urged citizens for maximum participation in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted 29 times in an hour to celebrities across genres to mobilise voters. Vidya told her followers and admirers and all people at large that if they wished to see change in society and the country then it was really important to get their fingers inked this April-May. “I feel if we want a changed society and the country then, we need to participate in that process and the first thing we can do towards that is to cast our votes. It is our responsibility and right to cast our votes,” Vidya said. “I think we will not get anything by raising fingers at each others. Instead, people should get their fingers inked to see positive changes... “If you are turning 18 on April 28, then you have no excuse not to vote on April 29. I urge all to cast their votes because it’s really

necessary,” she added. The national award winning actress was interacting with the media at the special screening of “Photograph” along with her husband Siddharth Roy Kapur and Ritesh Batra on Wednesday here, when she urged for all out participation by voters. Modi, in a series of tweets on Wednesday, reached out to prominent personalities from a wide spectrum, ranging from politicians, Bollywood celebrities and top business leaders asking them to encourage citizens to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming polls. Modi urged Congress President Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Celebs Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh, Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Karan Johar, Salman Khan, Akshay Kumar and others to strengthen voter awareness efforts across the country. Maharashtra will got to the polls in four phases during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from may 11. (IANS)

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ull House” actress Lori Loughlin was released from prison after being granted bail at $1 million over a college cheating scam. Loughlin, who appeared in a federal court here on Wednesday, was granted permission to travel to British Columbia for a film project, reports bbc.com. Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli and fellow actress Felicity Huffman among 50 other people were charged in an alleged criminal enterprise to get their children into top US colleges. According to the authorities, Loughlin and Giannulli paid $500,000 to have their two daughters admitted into the University of Southern California (USC) as fake rowing team recruits. (IANS)

s announced in a press conference which was publicized in the local media, T Series Stageworks in association with Satyam Group of Industries is extending their network in the Northeast region of India. Setting off this launch on fire will be Nagaland’s rock band “Lords of Rock” (LOR) who introduced themselves at The Garden, Supermarket, Dimapur exactly two years ago! One of the biggest music companies in the country, T-series has a legacy of 37 years in the industry. They are also one of the top YouTube channels in the world and have produced many celebrities like Sonu Nigam, Dino Morea, Ayushhman Khurrana and Sharman Joshua, among others. And to show affirmation of this fact, special guests from Nepal are going to be present for this event. Organizers confirmed that Nikhil Upreti, actor, film director, producer and martial artist, who is considered one of the greatest film stars in Nepal

and enjoys a huge fan following will be at the event. He has worked in over 200 films and won Best Actor in National Films Award for Hami Tin Bhai. Apart from Upreti, Sanchita Luitel, one of Nepal's most talented actresses from the “Khas Nepali Film Industry” and Ramila, the official designer for Miss Nepal World and Miss Nepal Universe, will also be attending. The main highlight of this launch will be the declaration from Satyam Group, the co-sponsor of the event who will be sponsoring five kids from different orphanages to a full music course in T Series Stage Work. To get the full details, interested persons can contact the T Series information centre at 333, Walford, Dimapur, adjacent to Toyota Showroom or call 03862237011. This event is managed by Kangaroo Production in collaboration with LiveNow Events and will be held on March 16, Saturday, 6:00 pm at The Garden, Supermarket, Dimapur.

Facebook joins top Indian music labels

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acebook on Thursday announced to partner top music labels in India that will let its nearly 300 million users in the country express themselves with music on its platform as well as Instagram. With the partnerships with T-Series Music, Zee Music Company and Yash Raj Films, Facebook will allow the users to include their favourite music in videos, messages, posts, stories and other creative content. “People will now be able to include music in their videos on Facebook and Instagram, opening up more options for more ways to express and sharing memories with friends and family,” said Manish Chopra, Director and Head of Partnerships, Facebook India. Facebook has partnered with the music community in more than 40 countries. “We’re introducing a new feature: from a song on

your profile, we’re making it possible to tap through to Spotify so people can listen to the full song and discover more from that artist. “We’ll be adding other partners in the near future as well,” the company said in a blog post. The Spotify feature, however, is yet to come to India. According to Anand Gurnani, Vice PresidentDigital, Yash Raj Films, “our association with Facebook offers a chance for audiences to experiment and express themselves through music and share the same with their friends”. “We have one of the largest catalogue of songs. Today’s digitally-savvy consumers are ultra-creative and it will be interesting to see how they re-purpose our music and videos to say what they want the world to hear,” added Neeraj Kalyan, TSeries President and Digital head. (IANS)

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ick Jonas has taken to Instagram to compliment Miley Cyrus‘ recent string of “amazing” Instagram posts. The Jonas Brothers star, 26, briefly dated Miley between 2006-2007, and took to the social networking platform to comment on the series of throwback snaps posted by the Nothing Breaks Like A Hearthitmaker. The Malibu songstress has been posting a number of vintage pictures on her social media accounts since International Women’s Day on Friday (8Mar19), sharing tributes to stars including Taylor Swift, Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. After the 26-year-old shared an old photo of herself wearing an old school Jonas Brothers Tshirt, she shared the post privatelly with the Sucker singer along with a message that read “lols”. The Wrecking Ball star went on to capture his response, reading, “Amazing. These throwback shots

have been (fire).” Joking about his positive response to the message, Miley shared a screenshot of the reply, writing, “That moment when even your ex knows your socials have been (fire).” After the exchange was made public, Nick’s wife Priyanka Chopra commented on Miley’s post, subtly reminding fans that she is married to the Jealous star. “Lol. Hahaha.. Hub-

by is right. These posts r (fire),” she wrote. Nick recently praised the Younger Now singer during an appearance on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio show on Monday, insisting he’s thrilled for her success. “She’s a real singer, but we knew that because we grew up with her,” he said. “It’s no surprise now that people are coming around to her (talent).” (Hollywood.com)

Disney’s merger with Fox is becoming official next week

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isney’s long awaited merger with Fox is finally set to be announced next week. After months of speculation, the House of Mouse confirmed yesterday that the $71.3 billion acquisition of large chunks of 21st Century Fox, including its film and TV studio, is set to be confirmed next week. As The Hollywood Reporter claims, the deal is expected to become effective at the start of next Wednesday (March 20). While Fox News and the Fox broadcast network will operate separately, Disney’s acquisition means that it is now controlling Fox’s film and TV studio, National Geographic, FX, and a significant 30% stake

in Hulu. The acquisition means that Disney’s control of iconic franchises grows ever stronger – including the Marvel superheroes that were previously controlled by Fox. It now means that Deadpool could potentially join forces with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, despite fears that the R-rated movie could be at odds with the family-friendly nature of Disney’s Marvel properties. “We will continue in that business,” Bob Iger told Disney investors last month. “There’s certainly popularity with those types

of films.” Earlier this week, Disney also unveiled footage of their Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme parks which are expected to open in the coming months. The parks will see fans being flung into the battle between the Resistance and their enemy, with interactive elements that allow park guests to take part in a story. There will also be the chance to fly the Millennium Falcon, interact with droids and creatures in the shops and cantina and hear new music from Star Wars composer John Williams. (NME)

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ccording to IndyStar.com, Metallica’s March 11 concert at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana shattered the venue's attendance record with a crowd of 18,274 fans on hand. The K Y M C

previous record was held by Billy Joel, who drew 16,594 fans in 2017. Bankers Life Fieldhouse hosts more than 550 events a year, with more than 1.7 million visitors. Metallica has per-

formed three times at the venue, in 2004, 2009 and 2019. The Metallica show was staged in the round, with one square stage in the center of the arena floor, and a chair-free floor filled with fans.

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The second Nor th American leg of Metallica’s "WorldWired" features a few firsts, including a "Light It Up" pre-show party hosted by the band's friend, comedian Jim Breuer; and a "Wherever I May Roam Black Ticket" that gives a limited number of fans floor access to any show on the tour. The "WorldWired" set and stage design, designed by the show's director, Dan Braun, features an immersive concert experience with a 44' x 44' square main-stage equipped with several prop lifts located in the center of the arena. The "WorldWired" show features the touring industry's first autonomous indoor drone swarm, with 99 micro drones dancing like fireflies for the song "Moth Into Flame". (Blabbermouth)

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15-03-1969 15-03-2019 Mr. Neivilie Theünuo & Mrs. Rheineiü Theünuo “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their labor”. Apuo mu Azuo, Together, we rejoice with you in the Lord in celebrating this golden moment of your married life. It is a sheer joy to know that the hallmark of truthfulness, the fear of the LORD, patience and hard work that we have seen in your lives remains forever. We long and pray to walk more miles with you. Children, In-laws and Grandchildren. K-699 K Y M C

SA beat Sri Lanka in fourth ODI

South Africa players celebrate after taking a wicket during the fourth ODI match against Sri Lanka.

P o rt E l i z a b e t h , Mar 14 (Agencies): South Africa cruised to another emphatic win over Sri Lanka in their one-sided ODI series, beating the visitors by six wickets in the fourth one-day international in Port Elizabeth on Wednesday. Quinton de Kock (51) cracked a fourth score of fifty plus in as many innings in the series as South

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Africa comfortably reeled in their 190-run target in 32.5 overs. Earlier, another abysmal display with the bat saw Sri Lanka skittled for 189 in 39.2 overs - the touring side fortunate to score even that many, with No 9 batsman Isuru Udana smashing 78 from 57 late on in the innings. Udana put on 58 for the final wicket with Ka-

sun Rajitha, who went scoreless, bringing up his maiden ODI half century with three superbly swatted sixes in a row off Anrich Nortje. Nortje (3-57) had earlier been the chief destroyer of the Sri Lankan top order in reducing them to 131-9, taking the wickets of Avishka Fernando (29) and debutant Priyamal Perera with consecutive balls.

Dale Steyn (1-32) claimed the opening wicket - Upul Tharanga (4) pulling to mid-on - in his first outing of the series, while Lungi Ngidi (1-22) too struck in his opening spell, with Oshada Fernando perishing at slip for a duck. Nortje’s double-strike only added to Sri Lanka’s peril, before small contributions from Kusal Mendis (21) and Dhananjaya de Silva (22), and Udana’s impressive hitting helped lift them to a total of sorts. Sri Lanka’s sorry display was best summed up by their skipper Lasith Malinga’s sloppy dismissal, as he was run out for a duck when dozily failing to ground his bat as he made his crease. The Proteas were never troubled during their reply, with De Kock again getting them off to a strong start, despite the loss off opening partner Reeza Hendricks (8), out cheaply again. Hendricks was one of three wickets for Dhananjaya (3-41) - the spinner returning to claim De Kock and captain Faf du Plessis (43) - but David Miller (25no) and JP Duminy (31no) saw South Africa safely to a resounding victory.

Coutinho unsure on Barca future

Barcelona, Mar 14 (Agencies): Philippe Coutinho hopes he has more to offer Barcelona but is not ready to shed any light on his future beyond this season. The former Liverpool midfielder, who moved to Barcelona last January for £146m, scored in Wednesday’s 5-1 Champions League win over Lyon but has failed to establish himself in the starting XI. He has been linked with a summer move back to the Premier League, with Liverpool’s fierce rivals Manchester United mentioned as a possible destination. “In the last few weeks, months even, I’ve not been playing well but I still want to improve,” Coutinho told Spanish TV station Movistar+ after the Lyon game. “I came to Barcelona to give my best. I live for the moment. You never know what the future holds. I am happy with my performance (against Lyon).” Coutinho has started only 16 league games this season, scoring four goals, but has netted three times in the Copa del Rey - including a brace against Sevilla while Wednesday’s goal was his second of the European campaign.

Sopen memorial volleyball underway

A match in progress at A Sopen Memorial Mens’ Open Volleyball Championship.

Dimapur, Mar 14 (NPN): The 3rd A Sopen Memorial Mens’ Open Volleyball Championship Trophy organised by Deuyong Club got underway on March 12 at Tobu village. Former president of Eastern Nagaland Women Organisation Dimapur Unit, Rosemary graced the

inaugural function as the special guest. Speaking at the inaugural programme, the special guest lauded the club for organising such a major tournament in a place like Tobu. She also encouraged the players to build a better relationship through sports.

The programme was chaired by John Yamba, welcome address was delivered by Davidson, president DYC and Bemang presented a special song. Altogether 12 teams from Tuensang, Longleng, Mon and Noklak are taking part in the tournament.

DAWN adopts constitution

DIMAPUR, Mar 14 (NPN): District Anglers Wokha Nagaland (DAWN) held its first general body meeting at The Woods, Doyang, Wokha on March 9 and adopted the Constitution of DAWN which was tabled by the drafting committee. A press release from information & publicity wing DAWN stated that president DAWN, KN Mhonthung Lotha, in

his keynote address emphasised on the motto of the organisation and urged the members to spread more awareness about conservation and sustainable use of aquatic resources in the district. The meeting was chaired by vice president DAWN, L. Mhabemo Ezung; a detailed finance report of the organization was presented by finance secretary-&treasurer, Dr. Oren Lotha.

Yearning for Olympic gold, Mary Kom keeps punching Real Madrid sign Militao from Porto

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er, who has also won gold medals at the Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, won her first world championship silver in 2001 and had targeted the 2016 Rio Games as her swansong. Failing to qualify for the quadrennial showpiece was a heartbreaking setback given the amount of time and hard work she had put in for training, and she conceded the thought of hanging up her gloves had crossed her mind. “It has happened at

times,” said Mary Kom, who last month signed a two-year deal with Puma to be their ambassador for women’s training in India. “Because family is equally important, but I believe that’s where I have been really lucky as my family has always motivated me to continue boxing and since it is my only passion I have always wanted to achieve more.” As well as her opponents, Mary Kom has also had to fight negative perceptions about women’s

boxing in what is still a socially conservative country. In that regard, she considers herself fortunate to come from the state of Manipur in India’s northeast, where boys and girls are treated more equally. Mary Kom won her latest world title at light flyweight but at the Olympics has to move up to flyweight, the lightest of the five categories in Tokyo. In the past she has also faced problems in finding the right sparring partner. “I am focusing on my diet and doing the regular training,” said the Muhammad Ali fan. “The weight category will be tough and you have to be really, really focused as there are some good boxers in that cat-

egory. I have a good coach and good support staff who are now capable enough to condition me for the best of opponents and I am going to continue with this.” Boxing’s future as an Olympic sport is shrouded in uncertainty with planning for the Tokyo Olympic tournament on hold due to financial and governance issues in amateur boxing’s governing body AIBA. But Mary Kom is not going to allow her attention to stray. “I think as athletes our focus is to play to the best of our potential and not think of anything else,” she said. “Hopefully things will be taken care of. My job is to continue to train and be in the best version of myself. I should be ready for any condition.”

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We the Bhumnyu Students’ Kohima Unit would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to Miss B. Bangkeih Phom, D/o Bongkam Phom for securing the post of Sanitary Inspector in the recently declared Departmental Exam under the Directorate of Health and Family Welfare. We further extend our best wishes for her future endeavour. Y. Chingyang Phom (President)

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M U M BAI , M a r 1 4 (Agencies): M.C. Mary Kom has spent close to two decades slugging it out in the ring but even at 36 one of the most decorated women boxers in the amateur game has no intention of quitting before she gets a chance to land the ultimate prize in Tokyo next year. ‘Magnificent Mary’, as she is known, was a bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympics in London and won a record sixth gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships last year. Her most recent gold came after a gap of eight years and, with the 2020 Olympics on the horizon, the trailblazing mother of three is not done yet. “I believe the hunger and desire to take on challenges has kept me going,” Mary Kom told Reuters in an interview. “I always like to challenge myself and accomplish them, it keeps me motivated to take on new ones. The new challenge for me is to win my first ever Olympic gold medal.” The pint-sized punch-

M A D RI D, M a r 1 4 (Agencies): Real Madrid have clinched a deal to sign the Brazilian defender Eder Militao, 21, from Portuguese champions FC Porto from next season, the two clubs announced on Thursday. The centre-back is the Spanish giants’ first signing since Zinedine Zidane returned to the club as coach for a second spell this week. Real said Militao would join on a four-year deal until 2025. Meanwhile, in a statement to the Portuguese stock exchange, Porto said Real had agreed

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to pay the player’s release clause of 50 million euros (US$56.5m), “effective at the end of the season”. That will mean a significant profit for Porto on a player they signed last year from Sao Paulo in his homeland. Militao, who can also play at right-back and has

been capped once by Brazil, reinforces a Real defence that has often been diminished by injuries this season. He is likely to be followed by several more new arrivals before the start of next season as Real prepare to rebuild following what has been a disappointing campaign. Zidane replaced Santiago Solari on Tuesday on a contract until 2022 with Madrid out of the Champions League and Copa del Rey, and lying third in La Liga, 12 points adrift of leaders Barcelona with 11 matches left.

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Nzontsü thyutasanta ji tsungon 16/3/19 enyathung 10 ekholo Lotha Hoho Ki na khiala. Hoji tsukona eloe topvüna ete npensu ekasi mmyanta oro thetale to jonjia ntsitala. Oyan eloe ekhung jiang ha esai nchyua tia okho thongtssoa rothukle to ntsitala. DP-2066

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With immense pride and honour the office of the Chishilimi Students Union convey our heartiest congratulation to Dr. Hotokhu Chishi for being promoted to Additional Director, Directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Govt. of Nagaland. We are so proud that your dedication has enabled you to accomplish great things and also for bringing laurels to our village. The Union further wishes you more success and pray that Almighty God continue to bless and grant wisdom in your future endeavour.

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Applications are hereby invited for the indigenous candidates to undergo nine months training on Cutting and Tailoring under Rural Artisan Programme (RAP) Starting from 1st April 2019. Candidate should be class Vlll and above. Applicants are to submit application along with Xerox copies of Qualification and two recent passport Photos on or before 26th March ’19 at D.I.C New Peren. Date of interview will be on the 28th March ’19 at the G.M’s Office D.I.C New Peren. No. TA/Da will be entertained. A stipend of Rs. 500/- per month will be given to the selected candidates. S. Imliwabang General Manager District Industries Centre Peren K-696 K Y M C

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qualifies for final round Liverpool through to Champions League quarters Dipa of Artistic Gymnastics WC

L o n d o n, M a r 1 4 (Agencies): Sadio Mane scored twice as Liverpool advanced into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 3-1 victory over a toothless Bayern Munich in the second leg of their last-16 tie. Following a goalless draw in the first leg at Anfield, Mane put Liverpool ahead with a brilliantly-taken goal in the 26th minute at the Allianz Arena. Bayern hit back late in the first half when Serge Gnabry’s cross was deflected in by Joel Matip but Van Dijk headed in from a corner in the 69th minute and Mane scored a late third to end Bayern’s hopes. Liverpool join Premier League rivals Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham in the quarter-finals, with all four sides able to face each other in Friday’s draw. After a cagey opening, in which Jordan Henderson went off with an ankle injury, Liverpool took the lead thanks to a fantastic goal from Mane. Mane expertly controlled a long pass, swivelled around Manuel Neuer on the edge of the area and then finished with a chipped shot into the far corner. The home fans urged Bayern to respond, but the hosts lacked

Liverpool’s Van Dijk wheels away in celebration after scoring the second goal during their Champions League match against Bayern Munich.

a cutting edge in attack. It was a surprise when they equalised in the 39th minute, with Gnabry getting behind Andy Robertson down the right side and putting in a cross that Matip turned into his own net. Chances remained at a premium in a scrappy second half. Neuer saved a shot from Mohamed Salah and Gnabry slid a cross through the six-yard box that was just ahead of Robert Lewandowski. Otherwise neither team really threatened until Van

Dijk rose highest at a corner and headed into the net to put Liverpool ahead again. The goal deflated Bayern and they never looked like getting back into the tie even before Mane finished from Salah’s cross in the 84th minute. Liverpool comfortably held out in the closing stages, although Robertson was booked in injury-time and will now miss the first leg of the quarter-final.

as Barcelona eased into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 5-1 win over Lyon (5-1 on aggregate). M e s s i c o nve r t e d from the spot (18) before Philippe Coutinho tapped in Barcelona’s second just after the half-hour mark (31) to send Barcelona into a comfortable lead. Lucas Tousart pulled one back from close range to give the visitors a glimmer of hope (58) after the break, but a second goal Lionel Messi scored from Messi and a further twice and assisted two two from Gerard Pique and

Barca beat Lyon 5-1

Chargesheet filed against Shami

Mohammed Shami

New Delhi, Mar 14 (Agencies): India’s fast bowler Mohammed Shami has been charged with non-bailable offences by Kolkata Police as they submitted a chargesheet against the India player before the Alipore police court. In the chargesheet, Shami has been charged under sections 498A (dowry harassment) and 354A (sexual harassment). Shami has had a longstanding case with his wife Hasin Jahan after the latter

first came out with screenshots of his alleged affair on social media. Shami last played for India in the just-concluded ODI series against Australia, where he picked five wickets in four matches. Shami and Hasin Jahan’s bitter spat came to light on March 7 last year when she exposed his alleged extra-marital affair. Shami then went on to accuse that that was all a conspiracy to ruin his career. Hasin Jahan had even

levelled match fixing accusations against Shami following which he was omitted from the central contracts list by the BCCI pending investigations. BCCI therefore completed their internal investigation on match fixing accusations and gave him a clean chit and reinstated his central contract. According to the latest central contracts list, Shami has been given a Grade A contract (Rs 5 lakh). Hasin Jahan then levelled further accusations against Shami and his family accusing the cricketer of domestic violence and sexual abuse. Shami, however, maintained that Jahan’s accusations were baseless. Jahan lodged a police case at the Kolkata police headquarters in Lal Bazaar on March 8, 2018, accusing him of torture, physical abuse and mental harassment. Amidst the battle on the personal front, Shami’s performances on the cricketing field had suffered too. He was even left out of the Afghanistan Test for being unfit. However, Shami has come back to form since the past few months and has made his way back into the Test and ODI setup.

U-19 boys cricket trials

Dimapur, Mar 14 (NPN): Nagaland Cricket Association has informed all district cricket associations to recommend 3 (three) U-19 players from each district to the NCA for a trial camp at NCA Stadium, Sovima, Dimapur from March 30 to April 3. The recommended players should report on March 29 by 3:00 P.M along with their personal cricket kits and forwarding letter from their respective district associations, informed NCA. The players should be born after 1-9-2000. Players have been informed to bring their original birth certificate, Aadhar Card and school education certificate or Matric Admit card along with 4 (four) passport size photos. Probables for an off season exposure trip outside Nagaland will be selected from the camp.

AR distributes sports items

Dimapur, Mar 14 (NPN): Kohima Battalion of Assam Rifles distributed sports items to youth of Kohima village on March 14. The sports items were distributed with an aim to encourage the youth to utilise the medium of sports for recreation, social interaction and overall growth of body and mind.

Ousmane Dembele - both assisted by the Argentine sent Barcelona through. Messi fired Barcelona’s first warning shot in the sixth minute with a trademark curled strike aiming for the top corner, but Anthony Lopes acrobatically parried away. Ten minutes later, Barcelona took the lead after defender Jason Denayer clumsily slid into Luis Suarez in the box. After a minute-long VAR delay, Messi stepped up and cooly delivered a panenka spot-kick down the middle.

With Barcelona dominating possession, and Lyon’s back five getting picked apart after Moussa Dembele went close for the visitors with a deflected strike, the hosts made it two through Coutinho. The former Liverpool forward tapped home after Suarez casually skipped by Fernando Marcal. And in the 33rd minute, Lopes came off in tears for Mathieu Gorgelin after suffering an earlier head injury. Lyon pulled back a surprise consolation in the 58th minute when Tousart volleyed in from close range, but any signs of a comeback were cancelled out when Messi grabbed a second 20 minutes later as his finish, following a rapid counter-attack, squirmed past the backup goalkeeper. With Lyon electing to finish the game with four forwards on the pitch, Barcelona grabbed another two goals in the final 10 minutes as the visitors’ backline was cut open. Gerard Pique slid in to tap home at the far post after Messi drove at the heart of Lyon’s defence, seven minutes before Dembele was the grateful recipient of a Messi pass to convert Barcelona’s fifth and cap off a ruthless display.

Dipa Karmakar

Baku, Mar 14 (PTI): India’s Dipa Karmakar Thursday made it to the vault finals after finishing third in the qualifying round of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup here. The 25-year-old Dipa, who had finished fourth in the event at 2016 Rio Olympics, performed a higher difficulty Handfront 540 vault for the first time in the competition. She scored 14.466 and 14.133 points in the two qualifying round vaults for an average of 14.299. American Jade Carey took the top spot in the qualifying round with an average score of 14.70 while Alexa Moreno of Mexico was second with 14.533. The top eight finishers in the qualification

round will compete in the final. The vault final will be held on Saturday. Dipa will also take part in the balanced beam event on Friday. “It’s a good performance by Dipa. Let us hope that she stands on the podium after Saturday’s final and take one more step towards Olympic qualification,” Gymnastics Federation of India vice president Riyaz Bhati said. Dipa had claimed a bronze at the vault event of the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup in Cottbus, Germany in November last year. It was her first appearance after recovering from a knee strain, which had forced her missed the vault final in the Jakarta Asian Games.

Federer, Nadal advance at Indian Wells

(L) Roger Federer returns a shot to Kyle Edmund during their BNP Paribas Open match in Indian Wells, California. (R) Rafael Nadal plays a shot against Filip Krajinovic

Indian Wells, Mar 14 (Agencies): Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal stayed on course for a semifinal showdown in the desert after making the last eight at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Wednesday. Fourth seed Federer, who is chasing a record sixth title in the desert, breezed to victory against Edmund 6-1 6-4. The Briton suffered a chastening first experience of playing the Swiss 37-yearold and although he gave a better account of himself in the second set, Federer was always in control and wrapped up the win in 63 minutes. He was 5-0 down before he won a game, but Federer comfortably closed the set out. The second set was a closer affair, but

Federer broke in the fifth game after a forehand winner down the line set up two break points. Federer was tested in the final game as Edmund had three break points, but Federer saved them all and booked his place in a 13th Indian Wells quarter-final when Edmund sent a forehand into the net. Next up for Federer is Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz who continued his winning run having already knocked out Kei Nishikori by edging past Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (7-3) 2-6 6-3 to reach his first Masters 1000 quarter-final. Nadal continued his ruthless form as he bombed down seven aces and his way to beating Filip Krajinovic 6-3 6-4. The Spanish second seed lost his serve

just once in the match on a sunny and windy Wednesday in California. “The difference between players is not huge. It’s small gaps,” Nadal said about the upsets on Tuesday, including the surprise exit of world No 1 Novak Djokovic. “Is true that for the last 10 years didn’t happen very often.” He’ll face Karen Khachanov next after the Russian won the clash of Masters 1000 champions with John Isner 6-4 7-6 (7-1).

Teenager Andreescu crushes Muguruza

Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu crushed two-times Grand Slam champion Garbine Muguruza 6-0 6-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the BNP

Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The 18-year-old tournament wildcard won 83 percent of her first serve points, more than double that of the 20th-seeded Spaniard, and converted five of her seven breakpoint opportunities in the 52-minute blow out. Andreescu smashed a forehand winner on match point to seal the win and smiled before shaking the hand of the 2016 French Open and 2017 Wimbledon champion. Andreescu has grown familiar with victory of late with Wednesday’s success her 26th win of the year. Next up for the world No 60 is a meeting with sixth-seed Elina Svitolina who beat Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets.

Silva extends Man City deal to 2025 L o n d o n, M a r 1 4 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : M a n chester City midfielder Bernardo Silva’s stunning form this season was rewarded with a new six-year deal on Wednesday. The Portuguese playmaker has arguably been the English champions’ player of the year so far, scoring nine goals in 40 appearances. “It’s an honour to extend my deal with Manchester City,” Silva said in a club statement. “This club offers everything a player needs to fulfil their ambitions and there’s nowhere else I want to be.” “As soon as I heard City wanted me to stay longer, my mind was made up. I love the club, the manager, the players and the fans. The style of football we play here excites me, and I am determined to win more trophies. City

Bernardo Silva

gives me the best chance of doing that.” Silva has already won a Premier League title and two League Cups since joining from Monaco for a reported £43 million ($56 million) in 2017. And more could soon follow as the 24-year-old was on target in City’s 7-0 thrashing of Schalke on Tuesday as they progressed

to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s men remain on course for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies this season as they also lead the Premier League by a point from Liverpool and face Swansea in the FA Cup quarterfinals on Saturday. “Under the guidance of Pep and the backroom staff we have here, we expect to see him develop into one of the world’s best players over the coming years,” said City’s director of football Txiki Begiristain. “Bernardo is an exceptional talent, so offering him a new deal and ensuring he spends the best years of his career with us was a very easy decision. We are constructing a side that will provide a platform for sustained success. Bernardo fits neatly into our plan.”

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