March 17, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 99

DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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BJP keeping CAB alive, warns NPCC

DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) Saturday termed BJP president Amit Shah’s February 17, 2019 statement in Assam-- that BJP will pass the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill if it comes to power after 2019 Lok Sabha polls-- detrimental not only to the interests of Nagaland, but the entire North East region.

“We must defeat this idea of Amit Shah which is detrimental not only to the interests of Nagaland, but the entire NE,” NPCC president K. Therie stated.

Urging all likeminded political parties, societies and organisations to support its Lok Sabha candidate, K.L. Chishi for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha election, Therie said given opportunity, Congress assured “to scrap CAB, defend our faith at all costs” and also assured to deliver solution to the Naga issue.

Congress said it was hopeful that likeminded political parties would support the Congress candidate in view of the common belief in the ideas of

USLP not to cooperate with GPRN/NSCN DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): United Sangtam Likhüm Pümji (USLP), in its meeting held on March 13, unanimously resolved to declare non-cooperation to the GPRN/NSCN in all matters.

According to a press note by USLP president, Seopi Sangtam and general secretary P. Achumse Sangtam in a press note, the decision was made after the GPRN/NSCN failed to act on the seven-day ultimatum served on the latter on February 28-- to initiate action against GPRN/NSCN kilonser, Hukato in connection with the December 10, 2018 Sangtamtilla village incident. Despite ceaseless endeavour to resolve the matter in the greater interest of Naga political talk, USLP said GPRN/NSCN was adamant on shielding Hukato.

USLP alleged that during the bandh called by Public Action Committee (PAC) in Dimapur on December 10 last, Hukato along with armed cadres came to Sangtamtilla village in four vehicles with the sole intention to incite fear and terrorized innocent villagers, women and children and burned down 18 houses.

secularism, opposition to CAB and of early political solution.

“We hope they continue to stand by the political objectives which they have made before the people of Nagaland and the nation,” Therie added.

He also pointed out at Asom Gana Parishad’s (AGP) flip-flop stand of renewing its alliance with the BJP after snapping ties from the NDA and NEDA in protest against CAB. “This has given the nation a wrong impression of the NE and we must not repeat this in Nagaland,” said Therie.

Therie said K.L. Chishi, a matured, seasoned and tested statesman, was chose as Congress candidate after wide consultations to accommodate the views of likeminded parties, societies and groups. He also reminded that Indian National Congress and the founding fathers of Nagaland Congress had delivered political solution in the past and for which the state was enjoying the fruits of Statehood, protected under Article 371(A).

“Give us another chance to deliver and if we do not, throw us out,” he said.

No releasing manifestos 48 hrs before polling: EC LTM resolves to monitor dev NEW DELHI, MAR 16 (PTI): Election Commission on Saturday barred political parties from releasing election manifestos in the last 48 hours before polling.

The commission has now made the release of election manifestos a part of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC), which is a set of rules to be followed by parties after elections are announced.

The amended model code now states, “In case of single phase election, manifesto shall not be released during the prohibitory period, as pre-

KOHIMA, MAR 16 (NPN): NPF on Saturday declared that the party will be fielding former NPF legislator, Toshipokba Longkumer for the 26 Aonglenden A/C by-election scheduled to be held simultaneously with the parliamentary polls on April 11. However, sources in the NPF informed that the party was yet to decide on setting up a candidate for the Lok Sabha elections.

In the February 2018 assembly elections, Toshipokba lost to NDPP candiadte Imtikumzuk Longkumer by 88 votes. However, the by-election has been necessitated following the demise of Imtikumzuk on September 22, 2018. In 2011 This is the second byelection for Toshipokba to be contesting from the same seat. In 2011, Toshipokba (as NPF candidate) defeated

DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): In view of the ensuing Lok Sabha polls and be-election to 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency, the Election Commission has notified that Photo Voter Slip (PVS) would not be accepted as a stand-alone identification document for voting although it would continue to be prepared and issued to electors as part of the awareness building exercise.

In a public notice, the chief electoral officer (CEO) Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha, has informed all

veteran Congress leader and five-time chief minister, Dr. S.C Jamir in his bastion, 26Aonglenden A/C. He contested again in 2013 assembly polls as NPF nominee but lost to Congress candidate Imtikumzuk, who later merged with NPF in 2015 along with other Congress legislators.

With the announcement of NPF nominee, the by-election to the 26-Aonglenden constituency will witness a four cornered contest between NDPP member and PDA consensus candidate Sharingain Longkumer, INC candidate Alemjongshi Longkumer, NPF candidate Toshipokba Longkumer and Independent candidate O. Tinujungshi Longkumer.

As per the data provided by the CEO’s office, a total of 12269 voters will poll on April 11, with 6098 male and 6171 female in 16 polling stations.

Sekrenyi celebrated in Kohima

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T. Khel Nourhe Lozi Peli No. 13 presenting traditional song at the Sekrenyi celebration on March 16. (NP)

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“In Church, his mobile turns into a bible. Outside, it’s a type writer, phone, camera, video recorder, music player...”

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KOHIMA, MAR 16 (NPN): Kohima Village celebrated Sekrenyi – the premier festival of the Angamis –with traditional fervour at Local Ground here Saturday on the theme “Pride of Kewhimia”. All four Khels of the village -- T. Khel, L. Khel, D. Khel and P. Khel -- gathered at Mission Compound and walked down the

of all the phases of those elections.” Section 126 of the act embodies “election silence”, which prohibits any form of election campaign in the last 48 hours leading up to voting.

In 2014, the BJP had released its Lok Sabha

Won’t accept PVS as a stand-alone ID for voting: EC

NPF to field Toshipokba for by-poll; yet to take call on LS Correspondent

scribed under Section 126 of the Representation of the People Act 1951.

“In case of multiphase elections, manifesto shall not be released during the prohibitory periods, as prescribed under Section 126 of the RP Act

manifesto on the day of voting in the first phase.

Although Congress had complained to EC, stating this would influence voters, the EC was unable to act since the MCC is silent on the timing of the manifesto’s release.

A panel formed by the EC had recently recommended that parties be barred from releasing manifesto in the last 72 hours before polling. While several parties were silent on the issue, the Congress had opposed the proposal.

Since model code is not a law, any violation leads to a reprimand by the EC.

street to the festival venue.

The celebration event was blessed by Rev. Viwelie Khezhie followed by a welcome speech delivered by Neibu Sekhose.

P. Khel chair man, Kruyie Pienyü, speaking on behalf of all four Khels, stated that Kohima village will celebrate Sekrenyi once every five years as per its Constitution.

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electors who have been issued Electors Photo Identity Card (EPIC) to produce the EPIC for their identification at the polling station before casting their votes.

Further, the CEO has informed that those electors who

were not able to produce EPIC would produce one of the following alternative photo identity documents for establishing their identity: Passport; Driving License; Service Identity Cards with photograph; Passbooks with photograph; PAN Card; Smart Card issued by RGI under NPR; MNREGA Job Card; Health Insurance Smart Card issued under the scheme of Ministry of Labour; Pension document with photograph; Official Identity Cards issued to MPs/ MLAs/ MLCs; and Aadhaar Card.

works under its jurisdiction

DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): Langpangkong Tzükong Mungdang (LTM) while expressing apprehension over the lack of quality of work has resolved to closely monitor any upcoming developmental work within its jurisdiction.

In a press release, LTM president M Zulu Ozukum, general secretary Lanu Pongen and LTM-CCR convenor Marsanen Imsong cautioned all the contractors and stakeholder that under no circumstances would LTM allow substandard work in its jurisdiction.

LTM Coordination C o m m i t t e e f o r Ro a d s (LTM-CCR) at a meeting held on March 14, 2019 at its Chuchuyimlang HQ also urged the responsible contractors not to be negligent in their work but take it as a blessing to work for better Nagaland.

Reiterating its stand to ensure best work quality as per the work order, the LTM has assured to extend its fullest cooperation and support in every possible way to make smooth function of the work. LTM also acknowl-

edged the noble deeds of the land owners who took no land compensations except for the damage caused to houses and plantations while executing the works.

Informing all the communities, NPGs and government agencies that the land of Langpangkong range was a “tax free land” as adopted in the general conference, the LTM said it banned collection of tax in any form and doing so would be considered as anti people and would not be tolerated.

Further, LTM warned all the concern citizens to adhere to all the law of the land and not to disturb any developmental activities in its jurisdiction, but to cooperate with the officials on duty.

Meanwhile, appreciating the construction of two-lane National Highway from Yisemyong to Unger and Merangkong to Mon and other developmental works in its jurisdiction, LTM has appealed to all the contractors and officials to work sincerely and efficiently to ensure quality and stability.

VGs withdraw proposed strike DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): Nagaland Village Guards’ Association (NVGA) has withdrawn the proposed strike, which was scheduled to take place on March 19 and 20, 2019, with immediate effect.

The strike was proposed to take place in five districts-- Tuensang, Mon, Longleng, Kiphire and Noklak, besides Meluri sub-division, against alleged non-revision of pay and allowances of village guards (VGs).

In a press release, VGA president TA Ngamlao and general secretary Kiukhen Hong said the decision to withdraw the strike was taken after an emergency meeting with the Commissioner and Ex-Officio Commandant General, Village Guards, Nagaland along with officers and representatives from VG Mon, Tuensang, Kiphire, Longleng and Meluri on March 16, 2019.

Organizations respond to CNC DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): Drawing attention to the statement made by general secretary of the Council for Nagalim Churches (CNC) to continue suspension of Sunday business in Dimapur, the six Dimapur based organizations Saturday asserted that as practicing Christians, they strongly stand on the ‘national faith’ of the Nagas. However, they said religion and faith were personal choices and that they had no reason to argue with the CNC. In a joint statement, NCD, GBUD, DUCCF, NWHD, DCCI, BAN and EDBA however said Dimapur was one of the fastest growing metropolitan cities in the whole North East, having hundred thousands of households where very citizen leads ever busy lives 24/7 without rest even on holy Sunday.

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Farmers trained on bee keeping

DIMAPUR: All India Coordinated Research Project on Honey Bees and Pollinators, SASRD, Nagaland University, Medziphema conducted a one day training program under the theme “Scientific Beekeeping for the Farmers of Nagaland” on March 14 under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) at School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development, Nagaland University, Medziphema.

A press release from NU SASRD, Medziphema stated that pro vice chancellor, Medziphema campus professor, T. Lanusosang, inaugurated the training in the presence of dean professor, A.K. Makar, head of department Entomology, professor, Aleminla Ao, beekeepers from Dimapur district and scientific staff.

Speaking as the special guest, professor T Lanusosang, emphasized on pollination by honey bees as the most important aspect of bee keeping, besides them giving us products such as honey, wax etc.

Trainees receiving free bee-boxes after the training session on March 14.

Professor, A.K. Makar, also encouraged the farmers to sincerely take up beekeeping as a profession.

Professor Aleminla Ao discussed the need to adopt scientific beekeeping for increasing honey production and quality.

Scientist in-charge, AICRP (HB&P), department of Entomology professor, H. K. Singh, deliv-

Army recruitment campaign in Kohima

DIMAPUR: Kohima Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organized a campaign for its Army Recruitment Rally from February18 to March 6 at Jotsoma, Mima, Mitelephe, Khuzama, Kigwema, Vishwema, Zakhma and T Khel Model villages of Kohima.

A press release by HQ IGAR (North) stated that the aim of the campaign was to create awareness about

various mandatory tests that are conducted during army recruitment rallies and how aspirants should approach them. They were also told about a pre-recruitment training provided by Kohima Battalion, so that the aspirants may get a fair idea about the recruitment procedure and to assist them rectify minor ailments prior to the rally. 72 youth volunteered for online registration and to undergo the pre-training.

ering a welcome address, emphasised on the scope of bee keeping in the region.

The program was chaired by professor, A K Makar, invocation was offered by HoD, Plant Pathology professor, L. Daiho, and vote of thanks was proposed by scientist AICRP (HB&P), department of Entomology, Dr. Avinash Chauhan.

Altogether 30 selected

farmers from Medziphema town, Rüzaphema, Tsüüma, Sirhima, Jharnapani and Medziphema villages participated in the training.

The inaugural function was followed by technical sessions with focus on scientific beekeeping. HK Singh, deliberated on basic Apiculture requirements for scientific beekeeping and also stressed on pollination services of honey bees.

Team members from Nagaland Beekeeping & Honey Mission (NBHM) served as the resource persons and demonstrated use of beekeeping equipment.

The participants were later given a hands-on training on handling and management of scientific bee keeping.

After the training, the beekeepers were also given scientific bee boxes.

Otto S Awomi, Ngukho and Thejanilie interpreted important topics for the beekeepers.

Training co-ordinator, Dr. Avinash Chauhan, Scientist AICRP (HB&P) gave the concluding remarks.

news in Brief ZSUN presidential council & election: Zeliangrong Stu-

dents’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN) has convened its Presidential Council & Election for March 28, 11 a.m. at Peren Town.

All federating units have been directed to attend the meeting.

All senior leaders and concerned members have also been requested to attend the meeting.

Dikoi Village Council meeting: Dikoi Village Council has convened an emergency meeting for March 20, 10 am at Tenyimi Complex. All elected at Niathu Resort and Hotel Acacia have been informed to attend the meeting along with development contribution without fail. Members unable to attend the meeting may send their contribution, failing which, his/her name will be omitted from the VCM and VDB.

BMSCH foundation day: Bright Morning Star Children’s Home, Perizie colony Kohima, will celebrate its 7th foundation day on March 17, 3 pm, with DC Kohima Anoop Khinchi as the special guest.

Watershed Management Organization.

Participants were also taken on a field visit to Chathe River where Dr. Joseph Magner research professor, department of Bioproducts & Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, demonstrated how to prevent soil erosion along river banks by placing boulders in the river.

According to Dr. Magner, placing boulders in the river in a specific order reduces the water current minimizing water pressure hitting the river banks.

He spoke about the need for community participation in carrying out such activities.

At the river, Dr. Singh demonstrated methods of measuring water flow, its speed and depth. He commented that even if trash such as plastics is found in the river, it could become one of the best drinking water sources after being treated.

HIV&AIDS awareness in Wokha

Resource persons along with WTC students and staff after the HIV and AIDS awareness program held on March 13.

DIMAPUR: Red Ribbon Club (RRC) of Witter Theological College (WTC), Vankhosung, Wokha, organized an HIV and AIDS awareness program for the third time in the college campus at WTC Chapel Hall on March 13.

A press release from RRC-WTC media cell stated that Wokha District AIDS prevention and control unit program officer, Lichumo Odyuo, who was the main resource person, spoke extensively on HIV and AIDS. The resource person, who covered a wide range of issues on the topic, also dwelt at length on the social stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV&AIDS (PLWHA). Urging the theological community to be conscious of the HIV and AIDS pandemic, Odyuo encouraged all participants of the program to be agents of change in society.

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DIMAPUR: GPRN/ NSCN Lotha region has mourned the demise of Ekyimsao, kilonser and member of DDB member of Longsachung village district Wokha. A condolence note from the region secretary, Chumbemo Lotha, stated that in the demise of Ekyimsao, the Lotha region had lost a great leader and created a gap in the region as well as the government. It further conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

RPI(A) Nagaland president approved DIMAPUR: Republican Party of India (A), national general secretary & election in-charge, Dr. Mohan Lal Patel, has approved I Chubatangit Jamir as its Nagaland unit president.

In a press release, Dr. Mohan Lal Patel also stated that the miscommunication between him and North East incharge, Vonod Nikal had been clarified in the presence of Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Ramdas Athawale.

Consequently, it said, the appointment order was being released as proposed and approved by the party’s Nagaland unit executive and active members.

Forest & environment awareness campaign at PCC

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP) Dimapur, in collaboration with the department of Philosphy, Patkati Christian College (PCC), organized an awareness campaign on conservation of forests and environment at PCC on March 8.

A press release from Baghty RFO, Lansothung Lotha stated that speaking on the occasion, Dr. Prabhat Kumar, director NZP, highlighted the importance

her life testimony, and advocate Shanchobeni T. Lotha enlightened participants on the legal rights of PLWHAs. WTC assistant professor, S. Ekonthung Ezung gave a pastoral reflection on the topic and LBCA centre Church pastor, John Patton offered a prayer for HIV and AIDS infected and affected people.

After an interactive session at the end of the program, the WTC community also participated in a free HIV testing session.

Earlier, WTC assistant professor, S. Dhane Zhemai said the invocation; WTC academic dean Talinungsang delivered a welcome address; WTC students Benrithung and Nuthsen presented a special number; and WTC assistant professor Zubenthung Erui pronounced the benediction in the program chaired

by WTC assistant professor, Zuchobeni Ezung.

of forests and wildlife and the relation between the two. He discussed threats and challenges that Nagaland faces in respect to conservation.

The director urged students to take proactive parts in conservation efforts, being youth of the society and also, so that they may be trend setters.

Lansothung Lotha, briefed the students on “Biodiversity: A Nagaland perspective”. He presented

a critical assessment of environmental issues in Nagaland and encouraged the students to put more thought into matters related to conservation.

A debate session on the topic “Conservation and development” was also held. Earlier, a welcome address was said by Husazo Epao, principal, Patkai Christian College, and a vote of thanks by Dr. Wojanbeni S Yanthan, HoD Philosophy PCC.

Foundation stone for Peace Centre laid

DIMAPUR: A Foundation Stone for a Peace Centre was laid at St. Joseph Higher Secondary School (SJHSS) campus, Chumoukedima by Most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, Bishop of Kohima diocese, Nagaland on March 9.

A press release by Peace Channel’s, Apong stated that the Bishop in his message said that the Peace Centre was an amalgamation of the NEISSR in one wing which will provide academic courses in graduation and post-graduation and another wing will be the secretariat for the Peace Channel movement which will engage in institutional and community level peace building.

He appreciated Fr. CP Anto and his team, for the noble initiatives and contri-

butions that both institutions have been rendering to the growth of the people in the region.

Fr. Dr. CP Anto in his welcome address said that the Centre was envisioned as an institution that would promote professional education and engage in different communities to build peace. It will also house a Peace Museum, Peace Library, Dialogue and Cultural Centre.

Rev. Fr. John Poji, the administrator NEISSR, proposed a vote of thanks. The program was attended by priests, nuns, 120 catechists, and Church, community and village leaders, faculty members, students from North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR), staff and members of Peace Channel.

DEF Kohima seize drugs

DIMAPUR: A mobile unit of DEF Kohima conducting an MVCP at Teichuma village area, intercepted one vehicle bearing vehicle registration number NL01 H 3984 (Swift Dzire) on March 16, and seized 23400 capsules of the banned Spasmo Proxyvon drug worth Rs. 1,73,250 in the open market. According to PRO, DEF Kohima, one Inapu Yeptho, 26 years, son of Kiheshe Yeptho, village Natha, present address South Point Colony, Zunheboto, was arrested and a regular case under the NDPS Act has been registered against him.

CCEM recommits to its election guidelines

DIMAPUR: The Chakhesang Clean Election Movement (CCEM) core committee members, the tribe's apex body, CPO and its frontal organizations held a meeting with Deputy Commissioner Phek, Sachin Jaiswal, in the DC’s office on Andrew Jenks, researcher 5, de- March 16. partment of Forest Resources, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota highlighted the use of drones in watershed management systems and taught the participants how to use a drone and the proper way for acquiring data.

Resource professionals for the workshop were Dr. Magner, Dr. Singh, Dr. Dean Currents and Andrew Jenks, Researcher 5, department of Forest Resources, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, University of Minnesota.

Dr. Sangamitra was also among the resource professionals.

The training was attended by staff from the departments of Land Resource, Soil & Water Conservation, ICAR, Water Resources, Northeast Initiative Development Agency and Forest Department.

Workshop on hydro-meteorological monitoring DIMAPUR: A “Training and workshop on hydro-meteorological monitoring and watershed management” that began on March 15 at LRD, Resource Centre, Ruzaphema, Dimapur concluded on March 16. It was organized by the Land Resources Department (LRD), in collaboration with the University of Minnesota and Mississipi Watershed Management Organization, USA. A press release by LRD Kohima media assistant, Penri Yanthan stated that on March 16, Dr. Udai B. Singh, water resource director, Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, Minneapolis along with LRD director, T. Renben Lotha installed two manual rain gauges at the Resource Centre. He also demonstrated how to measure rainfall.

Dr. Singh gave one of the rain gauge instruments to the Resource Centre as a gift from the Mississipi

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A press release from CCEM convener Dr. Kuzhopoyo Tunyi stated that the CCEM’s election guidelines were highlighted to DC and he was requested to support the movement.

DC Sachin Jaiswal assured the delegation that he will fully support

the movement to the best of his capability.

The CCEM core committee members appreciated the DC’s positive response and also Mikha Kenye, CPO president, his team, and all of its frontal organizations for supporting the movement.

Meeting in Tuensang to deliberate poll matters DIMAPUR: A special meeting with sector magistrates and ALMTs was convened at the conference hall of the DC's office, chaired by ADC Tuensang and attended by all nodal officers.

According to a DIPR report, the ADC welcomed all the members and briefed them about the new instructions from the ECI such as destruction of mock poll slips at designated places and non acceptance of voter slips as a standalone identification document for voting. The sector magistrates were also advised to carry out VVPAT awareness drives at public places for more coverage. The DIO briefed members about the cVIGIL app, while EVM and transport nodal officer also gave a brief presentation about the status of EVM and vehicles. Master trainer, Hari Prasad Gupta briefed the sector magistrates about their duties -- prepoll, during poll, and for change of machines. SVEEP nodal officer, Moasunep informed members about the second EVM-VVPAT awareness schedules. Posters were also distributed to the sector magistrates for demonstration and dissemination of information. MCC status report was presented by Kevethito Rose. Sector magistrates also shared past experiences and suggestions to avoid such incidents and how to cope with them if they should occur. This was followed by a hands on EVM-VVPAT training session.

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WEATHER FORECAST March 17

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Agartala Hazy sunshine; very warm

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Aizawl

Hazy sun; dense fog

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Guwahati Hazy sunshine

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Hazy sunshine

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Itanagar Hazy sunshine

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Shillong Hazy sunshine

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Hazy sunshine

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Dimapur Hazy sunshine

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DDGBA delegation with Q. Tuccu at CHQ, Hebron. (DDGBA)

DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): Dimapur District GBs Association (DDGBA) on Saturday was hopeful that both Government of India and NSCN (I-M) would expedite the talks and that both the parties

would be sincere to arrive at a solution at the earliest.

In a press note, DDGBA president Khehovi V. Chophi and secretary publicity & information, R. Changkum stated that a delegation led by DDGBA

president and office bearers and executive members paid a courtesy visit to NSCN (I-M) yar uiwo/ president, Qhehezu Tuccu at CHQ Hebron Saturday and conveyed their concern.

The team also congratulated Tuccu on being appointed the top position of the NSCN (I-M) leadership and pledged optimism that under his leadership “a final political solution” can be hammered out to the long pending protracted Naga issue.

DDGBA said that the delegation’s call for an “early political solution” was well received and reciprocated in a positive reenforcement by the NSCN (I-M) leadership.

Midland Panchayat appeals for drainage repairs

KO H I M A : M i d l a n d Panchayat Kohima, while appreciating the government for executing much needed repairing of colony roads, appealed to the government to repair drainages also. Its chairman, Visa Meru, in a press note stated that the new black topping would deteriorate quickly with the coming of monsoon if there is no proper drainage. The Panchayat pointed out that the recently repaired roads in the colony has been in dire need of repairs since it is a congested stretch that caters to officer goers, schools, Churches and residents, and the road has been neglected by the concerned authority for quite some time.

Free cleft and palate surgery

DIMAPUR: Smile Train Shija Cleft Project (STSCP), Mission Nagaland will be conducting its 37th phase camp at Oking Hospital & Research Clinic (OHRC) Kohima with Dr. Kh. Palin, MS, MCh, FICS, Smile Train partner surgeon from March 22 to 24. The camp is being organized for people suffering from cleft lip and palate.

A press release from OHRC director, Dr. Vikethonyu Kesiezie stated that Smile Train Shija Cleft Project, Mission Nagaland is a collaborative effort of Smile Train Inc., New York, USA, Shija Hospitals, Imphal and Oking Hospital & Research Clinic, Kohima and offers absolutely free of cost corrective surgery, and also

offers financial assistance for food and travelling as well.

All politicians, teachers, health workers and social activists have been asked to propagate information about this free treatment package in their respective areas for those suffering from cleft lip and palate. The patients should get themselves registered at Oking Hospital & Research Clinic, Kohima one or two days ahead of the operation for necessary examination.

For further information they may also call Oking Hospital and Research Clinic, Kohima at 03702290080, 9436000494 or Shija Asian Cosmetic Centre, Imphal at 7629076763, 9436235270.

KMC bans water body contamination

DIMAPUR: With the monsoon season approaching, Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) has informed all residents of Kohima to completely stop throwing or dumping any kind of garbage or waste into drainages, streams and rivulets under the jurisdiction of KMC, with immediate effect. This directive has been issued under the “River rejuvenation & disaster mitigation” point of view. In a notice, KMC warned that anyone found doing so will be heavily penalized. All ward panchayats and ward sanitation committees have been directed to initiate necessary action or charge fines as deemed fit or inform the KMC.

Veterinary & medical camp in Inbung

DIMAPUR: A free veterinary & medical camp was set up at Inbung village of Peren district on March 10 organized by Assam Rifles in collaboration with PHC-Ahthibung; Nagaland State AIDS Control Society; Veterinary College, Jalukie; St Xavier College, Jalukie; Inbung Students’ Youth Union; and Ahthibung Region Club.

A press release by the vice chairman of Ahthibung Region club, Henpu Kuki stated that an interactive session was also organised by HoD Veterinary Clinic of Veterinary College, Jalukie, Dr Gunjan Das, where people were educated on the health of their animals. Students and faculty of Veterinary College, Jalukie conducted a door-to-door animal de-worming

World Consumer Rights Day observed in Dimapur

DIMAPUR: Department of Legal Metrology and Consumer Protection (LM&CP) Dimapur, government of Nagaland, in collaboration with North East Institute of Social Science and Research (NEISSR), organized a World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) program on March 15 under the theme “Trusted Smart Products” at conference all, NEISSR A press release from NEISSR stated that LM&CP Dimapur, assistant controller, Limatoshi Jamir, in his keynote address highlighted the profile of the department and the origins of consumer rights day.

NEISSR, principal, Fr. CP Anto, delivered the welcome speech and

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welcomed the guests.

He spoke about the need to protect consumers against market abuse, social injustice and fight for rights of consumers.

Advocate Stephen Ya n t h a n d e l i ve r e d a speech on the theme, where he emphasized on rights that consumers can avail and the need to be vigilant and be aware of the products they consume.

MSW trainees, NG Alan Paul Mathingso, Imnayangla Jamir and Tokupu Chophy also delivered short speeches in the program.

NEISSR assistant professor, Dr. Toli Kiba delivered the vote of thanks, and Jeffry Remruot and Suikolie chaired the program.

kit distribution drive.

Other significant activities were-free medical camp, polio immunization drive and blood tests (AIDS, malaria,TB and flu). With the help of Dr. Vezokholu Khamo from PHC Ahthibung, 376 villagers comprising 90 Male,123 female and 163 children were treated along with having their blood tested.

An AIDS awareness lecture was also delivered Hiareu. Free condoms and pamphlets were also distributed among the youth and villagers. A total of 704 animals including cows, buffaloes, dogs, cats, goat, pigs and poultry from Inbung, Songhlu, Ahthibung and Old Chalkot villages were examined and vaccinated.

DNSU conducts anti-tobacco drive

DIMAPUR: Diphupar Naga Students Union (DNSU) conducted surprise checks on shops selling tobacco and nicotine products within 100 meter perimeters of educational institutions, in its jurisdiction, on March 15.

A press release from DNSU general secretary, Grizel A. Ngullie, stated that during the surprise checking, its action committee booked around 16 shops.

The team seized tobacco items including gutkas, biri, cigarettes, khaini, rajnighandha and pan masala.

All the seized items were later burnt.

The union has warned erring shopkeepers that future violations may cause confiscation of their shop licenses and imposition of fines.

The department of Fire & Emergency Services, Fire Station Kiphire conducted a capacity building program on fire safety and prevention measures at Good Shepherd High School Kiphire on March 16. The team was led by OC, Kevizelhou Chüplo, who discussed different fire safety topics with the students. Techniques of handling injured victims were also demonstrated. (NP)

Mekokla Village resolves on school teachers

DIMAPUR: A joint coordination meeting of government school teachers, Village Education Committee (VEC), Mekokla Village Council (MVC), parents and Mekokla Student’s Union (MSU) was held at the village Community Hall on March 9.

A press release from MSU president, Lijanbeni Kikon stated that the village bodies lamented the practice of installing proxy teachers. The meeting issued a stern notice against keeping proxy/substitute teachers on any grounds unless a genuine and authentic cause was evident or in the event of study leave granted by the DoSE. MSU added that in the latter case, arrangement of a substitute teacher in advance is mandatory (as per the directive of the DoSE) with official communication

to the VEC and a copy to the MVC and MSU. The meeting also decided that NOCs for study leaves will be issued after careful examination of qualification and eligibility of the substitute teacher and after necessary procedures followed in writing, as per norms under the State government leave rules. Also, the “No work no pay” rule will be strictly enforced for teachers absent without prior permission. The organizations also urged teachers to report for duty a day or two before a school reopens after a break. The meeting also decided to hold parent-teacher meets once every quarter.

The meeting was chaired by Lijanbeni Kikon, president MSU who also said the vote of thanks. Phyokhamo Ezung invoked God’s blessings for the meeting.

Barn Owl donated to Zoological Park

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KO H I M A , M A R 1 6 (NPN): In an effort to promote the preservation of wildlife, Thepukhoyi Kezo a lecturer of Agape College, Padumpukhuri, donated a Barn Owl (Tyto Alba) to Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP), Rangapahar.

The donor said the owl was rescued from the terrace of the college on January 29. After months of caring for it, Thepukhoyi brought it to the care of the zoo.

He handed over the owl on March 14 to officers in charge at NZP. NZP has appreciated

Thepukhoyi Kezo and an NZP personnel with the barn owl at Nagaland Zoological Park on March 14. (NP)

the gesture and said it will look forward to future concerns for saving the diminishing wildlife in the State.

Barn Owls are the most widespread land bird species in the world, occurring in every continent except Antarctica.

Swachh Bharat Abhiyan activities at Wards 3, 4 and 5 of Dimapur were carried out, led by Swachh Bharat brand ambassador convenor Dimapur district, T. Lucas Aier and brand ambassador Dimapur district, Achum Jami, in collaboration with Urban Development, DMC, PHED and district administration on March 16. (Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Dimapur)

Wild elephants wreak havoc at Longtsung village

DIMAPUR: A herd of wild elephants numbering around 30 to 40 reportedly entered Longtsung village jurisdiction under Wokha district on March 7 and went on a rampage. The herd destroyed property and plantations, community water supply connections, thatched houses, fishery ponds, rubber plantations, rubber processing machineries and fields.

In a press release, Longtsung Village Council chairman, Elhibamo K Y M C

Mozhui stated that the village has been witnessing such wild attacks for the past 20 years. It also said that three human lives have also been lost to this human-elephant conflict.

It stated that villagers, after the recent attack, have been forced to remain confined to their homes in fear.

According to the press release, the village authorities are in the process of informing various authorities for immediate action.

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Sitting BJP MP in Assam quits over ‘ill-treatment’ Guwahati, Mar 16 (PTI): In a jolt to the BJP in Assam, its sitting MP from Tezpur Ram Prasad Sarmah Saturday announced that he quit the saffron fold and alleged neglect of old workers by “new intruders in the party” Sarmah said he was resigning from the primary membership of the BJP after serving the RSS and VHP for 15 years and the BJP for 29 years.

“I have left BJP today.

I really feel pained in my heart for those old BJP workers of Assam who are most neglected in the party by the new intruders in the party,” he said in a Facebook post. Sarmah’s name was not included in the party’s panel of probable candidate for Tezpur Lok Sabha seat.

It only had the name of Assam minister and NEDA convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma. The list has been sent to Delhi and the names of the candidates for the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam is scheduled to be announced Saturday.

Ram Prasad Sarmah was elected to the Lok Sabha the first time in 2014 from the Tezpur. (File)

“I felt greatly insulted when my name, a sitting MP and the President of Assam Gorkha Sammelan, did not find place in panel sent up by the state BJP committee,” Sarmah in another post on the social media platform.

He, however, said that he would continue to serve the people of Assam and his constituency “till the end of his life”. Sarmah alleged that “old guards” of the party who had toiled for decades and brought the BJP to power were now “most neglected and ill treated”.

“I was strongly raising my voice on their behalf.

Now there will be none to raise voice for them,” he claimed. He thanked the people for their help, support and love for him and asserted that he will be still with the people of the constituency.

Sharma, who belongs to the Gorkha community, was elected to the Lok Sabha the first time in 2014 from the Tezpur Parliamentary constituency which has a sizeable Gorkha population.

BJP-AGP alliance triggers massive protest in Assam GUWAHATI, MAR 16 (AGENCES): The BJP’s alliance with AGP has not gone down very well not only with the common man but also the members of the AGP itself.

As voices of resentment against the alliance continue to soar, a massive rally was staged on Saturday in front of the AGP headquarters at Ambari in Guwahati opposing the ties between the AGP and BJP. Workers gheraoed the AGP office and shouted slogans showing resentment against the regional party’s decision to contest alongside with the BJP. L a t e r, p o l i c e a n d CRPF arrived at the spot to control the situation. Police also arrested AGP worker Sushil Deka for allegedly attacking the protesters including women.

M e a n w h i l e, AG P party workers in Jorhat threw the portraits of Atul Bora, Keshab Mahanta and Phanibhusan Choudhury out of their office in protest against the alliance.

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Heroin from Assam worth Rs. 332 cr. seized in New Delhi GUWAHATI, Mar 16, (IANS): Around 83 kg of heroin worth Rs 332 crore was seized by the police in the last one week in four different operations, the police said on Friday.

The annual crime data shared by Delhi Police in January 2019 stated that the Special Cell had seized 168 kg heroin in 2018. The latest seizures are about half of the total amount seized last year.

Deputy Commissioners of Police (Special Cell) Pramod Singh Kushwah and Sanjeev Kumar Yadav whose teams conducted the four operations said 11 accused, including a woman from Assam, have been arrested.

The first operation was conducted on March 7, which led to the recovery of 44.5 kg heroin from a drug cartel being operated from North East. The police claimed that the cartel was being run by Shamuta Banu.

Kushwah said specific information was received that Dhanji Gupta and Dheeraj Kumar would come to deliver a consignment near Indraprastha

Delhi Police’s Special Cell with gang members who used to procure heroin from a ring leader based in Assam.

Park after which a trap was laid and they were apprehended.

“They had come in an autorickshaw. On checking their bags, 21 kg heroin was seized from their possession,” the officer said.

“As per the information given by Gupta and Kumar, police team on Tuesday arrested Banu from Assam,” Deputy Commissioner of Police P.S. Kushwah said.

“Interrogation re-

Intense contest expected from Cong and BJP in Manipur Correspondent

IMPHAL, Mar 16: Even as political parties, particularly the ruling BJP and opposition Congress are busy selecting candidates to be awarded party tickets, the election authorities have been hectically engaging in creating awareness among electors. The district election officer, Imphal East on Saturday conducted an awareness workshop cum meeting on Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) and media related matters at the Imphal East DC Complex conference hall.

The awareness campaign was organized to sensitize the media fraternity on media related regulations and was attended by media personnel of various organizations

along with the DEO Imphal East staff.

DEO Imphal East constituted the MCMC to keep a check on cases of paid news and certification of political advertisements in the district and became operational a day after the ECI announced the schedule for the ensuing Lok Sabha Elections on March 10.

During the interactive session, nodal officer (Media/Communication), L Roshan Singh stated that monitoring paid news in electronic media will be very challenging task for the coming general elections.

The committee will scrutinize print and electronic media to identify political advertisements in the garb of news in the media. It will also certify

political advertisements in the electronic media in the district, he said.

L Roshan Singh further said that candidates or political parties could appeal against the decisions of the district committee to the state-level MCMC. The candidates can also approach the Election Commission against the decision of the statelevel body.

M e a n w h i l e, D E O Bishnupur district along with nodal officers of the district and representatives of different political parties completed the first randomization process of electronic voting machines (EVM) and other equipment for the coming Lok Sabha elections in the district. The randomization was done at video conferencing studio of NIC,

Bishnupur on Saturday.

Nodal officer for computerization, T Shantikumar stated that the process of randomization was done after all voting equipments were physically inspected and their proper functioning was also verified by officials.

The DEO also conducted a meeting with political party representatives in relation to poll related expenditure.

Nodal officer for expenditure monitoring committee, also educated participants on different poll related expenditure guidelines which will be enforced in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

Amidst all these developments, even after political parties have announced names of their candidates for the forthcoming Lok

Sabha polls, the ruling BJP and opposition Congress are expected to be locked in an intense fight for the two seats though they are yet to finalise names of candidates. Leaders of the two parties camping in New Delhi reportedly consulted national leaders of their respective parties to finalise the names of the candidates.

The opposition Congress will fight the elections to retain both the seats they had won in 2014 elections, while the ruling BJP will try to snatch both the seats from the Congress.

A 14-member team of the state unit BJP including chief minister N Biren Singh and president K Bhabananda have reportedly been holding a series with the party’s national leaders to finalise names

Liquors smuggled from Myanmar seized in Manipur Correspondent

IMPHAL, Mar 16: In its effort to prevent the flow of illicit liquor and narcotic drugs to Manipur, the state police have seized a huge consignment of foreign liquors at Moreh, a border town at Indo-Myanmar border.

Around 780 bottles of different brands of foreign liquors estimated at around two lakh rupees in the local market were seized during the raid, the police said.

The seized items have been handed over to the state excise department after a case was registered, the source added.

A police source on Saturday disclosed that seized illicit foreign liquors were recovered in a followup action to the arrest of

Smuggled foreign liquors seized by police in Moreh on Saturday. (NP)

an alleged liquor smuggler identified as Radhashyam Sherni (42), son of Ramchandra, a resident of Bihar state currently residing in Moreh, on Friday night.

The foreign liquors were recovered from a godown own by him lo-

cated near international gate number 2 at Moreh where he allegedly stored the smuggled liquors from neighbouring Myanmar.

Police and security agencies in Manipur have been conducting drives to curb illegal sale of spuri-

ous and smuggled liquors in the state intensively in the few weeks after the state excise department had sought their cooperation in view of the ensuing general election to the Lok Sabha to be held in the middle week of April.

Despite the enforcement of the Manipur Liquor Prohibition Act 1991 and Manipur Liquor Prohibition Rule 1994, illegal sale of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL), beer, and distilled illicit country liquor by unauthorised individuals and vendors is rampant in the state, the state excise department stated.

To ensure free, fair and peaceful elections, there is an urgent need to monitor production, storage and distribution of liquor during the election. Keeping this

Gangtok, Mar 16 (PTI): Bhaichung Bhutia’s Hamro Sikkim Party (HSP) Friday released its first list of six candidates for the Sikkim Assembly election.

The HSP has fielded its president Bina Basnett from Upper Tafong seat in East district while contest D S Limboo from Yangthang assembly constituency in West District. Kamla Rai, a woman social activist will contest from RangangYangyang in South District, the HSP spokesperson Biraj Adhikari said in a release.

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BJP rewards Himanta Biswa, says pick any LS seat in India GUWAHATI, Mar 16 (AGENCIES): Assam’s Finance Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma has been asked

by BJP national leadership to choose a seat anywhere in the country to fight the Lok Sabha election as a reward for his role in expanding BJP’s influence in the Northeast, especially Assam. BJP president Ranjeet Dass said, “When our national leadership conveyed to me the party wants Himanta to fight the Lok Sabha election and can choose any constituency, I immediately replied it was a great decision but requested Assam be given priority over other states before finalising the constituency for him.”

A BJP source said that Himanta’s candidature for Tezpur constituency is fi-

AR busts country made liquor factor inside jungle CHURACHANDPUR, MAR 16: As a follow-up to the recent arrest of seven HPCD cadres, the Aina Battalion under Churachandpur Sector Assam Rifles conducted a successful operation in Lungthullen (Pherzawl district) on March 16 where it busted a local liquor making factory inside a jungle. A press release by the PIB, defence wing stated that approximately 2000 litres of country made liquor was destroyed in a joint operation by Parbung company under Aina Battalion Assam Rifles and Manipur Police team of Police station Parbung. The owner of the factory has been handed over to Police for further action, the release added.

illegal cultivation of opium in the bordering areas of Manipur.

Dr ug manufacturers prepare heroin from opium and supply it to the clients, the investigation revealed.

“The quality of heroin smuggled from Myanmar is however much better than the one produced in Manipur. As it is cheaper in cost, it remains in high demand globally including in India,” he added.

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nal and it is only a matter of making a formal announcement by Amit Shah on Saturday.

However, not everyone is happy. Incumbent MP from Tezpur, Ram Prasad Sarmah, has threatened to quit BJP if denied a ticket.

Sarmah had wrested the seat from AGP in 2014.

Himanta, who represents Jalukbari in the assembly, has never contested a Lok Sabha election.

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2. That, my son's name is Rahul Nath Bhowmik 3. That my son's name is recorded as Rahul Nath Bhowmick in all his educational records and birth certificate, whereas in his Aadhaar Card, recorded as Rahul Nath Bhowmik due to inadvertent clerical mistakes.

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in mind, the state excise department felt the need to conduct frequent raids and seizure of these illicit intoxicating liquors under the relevant provisions/sections of the Prohibition Act. The excise department also felt the requirement of conducting intensive vigil over the inter-state movement of vehicles at excise check posts and border check posts by the enforcement team of the excise.

Towards this end, state police and security agencies have been conducting intensified drives against illicit alcohol and liquors.

In one such drive, the Thoubal district police on Saturday recovered a huge quantity of local wine along with materials and utensils used to brew wine during raids at various places.

of candidates who will be offered tickets.

As many as 16 individuals from BJP are seeking party ticket for the Inner Manipur parliamentary constituency while 10 aspiring candidates are vying for party ticket for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary (Reserved) Constituency For the Congress, former chief minister O Ibobi Singh and MPCC president Gaikhangam were camping in New Delhi to finalise names of party candidates for the two seats.

E ve n t h o u g h , t h e party is going to fight the elections to retain both the seats they won in the last 2014 elections, there are speculations that it will field new faces in the ensuing elections instead of fielding the seating MPs this time around.

vealed that Banu received crude heroin from her Manipur based contact who procures it from Myanmar,” he said.

“Banu and her associates used to turn crude heroin into fine quality by using chemicals in Bihar.

She than used to supply it to North India, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and other states including Delhi with the help of her contacts,” Kushwah said.

There is widespread

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Bhaichung Bhutia (File) bly seat in East District, while another social worker Anush Rai will contest from Namcheybung seat in East District, he said. Athup Lepcha, a former minister, has been given ticket to contest from Djongu assembly seat in North District, Adhikari

said. The HSP will announce its candidates, on remaining assembly and one Lok Sabha seat in the next couple of days, he said. Elections to the 32 member Sikkim Assembly and the lone Lok Sabha seat in the state will be held on April 11.

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Notice is hereby issued that objection if any may be given in written within 30 days time from the date of publication of this notice by any claimants to the office of the undersigned. Otherwise change of ownership will be taken up after the expiry of the above mentioned period.

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2 Indians among 49 killed in NZ attack

Hyderabad/Thrissur, Mar 16 (IANS): A software engineer from Hyderabad and a woman post-graduate student from Kerala’s Thrissur were among the 49 people killed in Friday’s terror attacks on two mosques in New Zealand’s Christchurch, while the whereabouts of at least two visitors from Gujarat where not known.

The shootings - the first fatal terror attack in the South Pacific island nation in many decades, was allegedly carried out by Brenton Tarrant, 28, who was charged with murder at a court in Christchurch on Saturday.

Ancy Ali, a 25-year-old married woman from Kerala’s Thrissur, was among the victims, the Kerala Police said. Ancy, who had migrated to New Zealand with her husband Abdul Nassar last year, lived near the mosques that were attacked, an officer at the Kodungalloor police station in Thrissur told IANS. Ancy was doing her post-graduation in Christchurch where her husband was working, the officer said.

“We received news from the Special Branch that a woman from here was injured in the shooting. We have now received the news that she has passed away,” said the officer who did not wish to be named.

Farhaj Ahsan, one of the two Telangana residents who succumbed to injuries. (File)

Software engineer Farhaj Aslan, who was reported missing following the attacks, was confirmed dead, his family in Hyderabad said on Saturday.

“We have received information that my brother was killed in the attack,” his elder brother Kashif Ahsan told IANS. The 31-year-old’s father Mohammed Sayeeduddin, who was hoping to hear some good news about his son, was inconsolable.

Grieving family members huddled in a corner at the family’s house in Nadeem Colony of Toli Chowki area after the family received the shocking news. Relatives and friends were pouring in to console the family.

Authorities in Christchurch informed Ahsan’s wife and her uncle, who rushed from Australia, about his death. They were

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the superintendent of the hospital from December 2015 to October 2018.

He alleged that Gupta misused his influence and bypassed rules to appoint doctors and other staff, and also misused government funds to buy such machines that had nothing to do with treatment of patients.

Gupta was charged under sections 420 (cheating), 467 (forgery of valuable security), 468 (forgery for purpose of cheating) and 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code, Patel said, adding that further investigation was on.

29 medical device firms found violating norms New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANS): The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) has decided to issue show cause notices to the 29 medical device units, which were found to be violating the norms of selling and manufacturing orthopaedic implants.

“We will go as per the Drugs and Cosmetics Act and Rules 2018. We are in the process of issuing show cause notices to these 29 firms. We are working upon details of the firms,” Dr. S. Eswara Reddy, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI), CDSCO, told IANS. The C DSC O c o n ducted raids at 45 medical plants in four states -- Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh -- on March 11, and found 29 medical device firms and five traders manufacturing or selling orthopaedic implants without licence or approval.

Rahul targets PM Modi at Dehradun rally D e h r a d u n, M a r 16 (AGENCIES): The Bharatiya Janata Party suffered a major embarrassment in Uttarakhand on Saturday, when its MP and former chief minister BC Khanduri’s son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress at a rally addressed by party president Rahul Gandhi.

Gandhi took this occasion to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi explaining the “reason” why BC Khanduri’s son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress party.

“There is a reason why (Manish) Khanduriji is here,” Gandhi said adding, “BC Khanduri was the chairman of defence committee of Parliament.

He gave his whole life for the country and the armed forces. But when he asked a question on national security in the committee saying the government is not doing what it should do to help the armed forces, Mr Narendra Modi removed him from his position.”

“There is no space for truth in the BJP,” Gandhi said at the mega rally in Uttarakhand, where he reiterated that the BJP-led government at the Centre was scared of a joint-parliamentary probe into the Rafale deal.

At his “Parivartan Rally” in Dehrudun, Gandhi launched fresh attack on PM Modi over Rafale deal alleging that he renegotiated the defence contract with France to help industrialist

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Anil Ambani. PM Modi had put a condition before France that if it wants to sell Rafale jets to India, “Anil Ambani must get the contract”, Gandhi said claiming that former French president Francois Hollande had revealed this.

The Congress president also linked the removal of former Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) chief Alok Verma from his position to Rafale deal. Gandhi said, “The CBI chief wanted to probe (Rafale deal) but Mr Narendra Modi removed him from his post at 1.30 in the night.”

Gandhi was addressing “Parivartan Rally” in Uttarkhand’s Dehradun, where the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party had to face a major embarrassment when party MP and former chief minister BC Khanduri’s son Manish Khanduri joined the Congress.

The Congress president has been relentless in his attack on the Modi government on the issue of Rafale deal. Gandhi has alleged malfeasance in the Rs 59,000 crore defence contracts with France.

Kartarpur corridor: India disappointed by Pak’s stance New Delhi, Mar 16 (AGENCIES): The Indian government believes Pakistan has shifted the goalposts for the Kartarpur corridor project, including caps on the number of pilgrims using it every day and the introduction of a paid permit system, people familiar with developments said on Saturday.

Officials from the two countries held their first meeting to discuss modalities and a draft agreement on the corridor at Attari on March 14. Several differences – including on the number of pilgrims permitted daily, the number of days the corridor would be operational and a permit system for pilgrims – emerged during these talks.

New Delhi is also concerned about plans by Sikh groups from the US, Canada and Australia to hold events in Pakistan to publicise “Referendum

2020” – a non-binding vote on a separate nation of Khalistan – and has taken up this issue with Islamabad, the people cited above said.

Prime Minister Imran Khan’s initial announcement on the Kartarpur corridor, which will connect Dera Baba Nanak in India with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, gave impression of a generous and open-ended offer, but Islamabad’s focus during the discussions this week was narrow and with a limited focus, the people said.

India was disappointed the proposed caps on the number of pilgrims and the introduction of the permit and fee systems, they added.

However, India is committed to operationalising the project in time for the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikhism, in November.

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Raipur, Mar 16 (IANS): Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh’s son-in-law, Puneet Gupta, has been charged with misusing his post and committing financial fraud of Rs 50 crore during his tenure as the superintendent of a state government hospital in Raipur.

The police said they have been investigating the case but Gupta has not been arrested yet.

According to the police, superintendent of DK Super-Specialty Hospital KK Sahare had filed a complaint at the Golebazar police station alleging irregularities to the tune of Rs 50 crore during Gupta’s tenure.

Acting on the complaint, police filed a case under Section 420 against Gupta.

Senior Superintendent of Police Devendra Charan Patel told IANS on Saturday that Sahare has mentioned in his complaint that large-scale irregularities took place when Gupta was

at a hospital in Christchurch, waiting for some information since morning.

Ahsan was at Al Noor mosque for Friday prayers when the terrorist opened indiscriminate fire on worshippers. A father of two, he used to regularly offer Friday prayers at Al Noor mosque as he lives in a nearby neighbourhood.

Ahsan, who did his MS from Auckland University, worked for various companies and had recently completely a project for a firm in Christchurch.

Meanwhile, another man from Hyderabad who was injured in the terror attack was recovering.

Ahmed Iqbal Jehangir, who was at the same mosque, sustained bullet injuries in his chest and shoulder.

“Alhamdulillah (grateful to Allah)! He is out of danger and recovering,” his brother Mohammed Khursheed Jehangir told IANS here on Saturday.

According to information received by Khursheed, a surgery was performed on Ahmed at a hospital in Christchurch to remove a bullet. Ahmed, settled in New Zealand for 15 years, runs a Hyderabadi food restaurant near Al Noor mosque. His wife and children who stay in the same neighbourhood were safe.

Khursheed plans to leave for New Zealand to see his brother.

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CPI-M releases 1st list; repeats 8 of 9 sitting MPs New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANS): The CPI-M on Saturday released its first list of 45 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, which includes eight of its nine sitting MPs. The first list has candidates for 16 out of the 20 seats in Kerala, 16 out of the 42 seats in West Bengal and the two seats in Tripura.

In Kerala, it has given tickets to four of its five sitting MPs, including P.K. Biju (Alathoor), M.B. Rajesh (Palakkad), P.K. Sreemathi (Kannur) and A. Sampath (Attingal), while fielding K.P. Satheesh Chandran

LS Speaker gives up security, protocol vehicles Bhopal, Mar 16 (IANS): Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Saturday announced that she was giving up her Z-plus security as well as the protocol vehicles that formed part of her cavalcade in her capacity as the Speaker in the Lower House.

In a letter to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, Mahajan said although neither her candidature has been announced nor the notification for the Indore Lok Sabha seat has come, she feels in a “peaceful, safe city” like Indore she did not need the security apparatus as well as other government vehicles.

from Kasargode, the constituency of sitting member of Parliament P. Karunakaran.

In West Bengal, the party has given tickets to both its sitting MPs -- Mohammad Salim (Raiganj) and Badr uddaza Khan (Murshidabad).

In Tripura, it has retained Jitendra Chowdhury (Tripura East) and Shankar Prasad Datta (Tripura West). The party also announced candidates for two of the 14 seats in Assam (Kokrajhar and Lakhimpur) and two of the 39 seats in Tamil Nadu (Madurai and

Coimbatore).

It announced candidates for one seat each in Haryana (Hisar), Himachal Pradesh (Mandi), Madhya Pradesh (Rewa), Maharashtra (Dindori), Odisha (Bhubaneswar), Punjab (Anandpur Sahib) and Lakshadweep.

In West Bengal, the CPI-M has also fielded candidates from Jalpaiguri, Ranaghat, Bangaon, Dum Dum, Diaamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Uluberia, Hooghly, Arambag, Bishnupur, Bardhaman Purba, Bardhaman-Durgapur and Birbhum.

Shah Faesal to launch political party today Srinagar, Mar 16 (AGENCIES): Former IAS officer Shah Faesal will launch his political outfit Jammu and Kashmir People’s Movement at a function in Rajbagh area of the city on Sunday.

He said the function will be held at Gindun Ground in Rajbagh.

The 2010 batch UPSC topper resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) in January this year to protest unabated killings in Kashmir and marginalisation of Indian Muslims.

Faesal had also hit out at the Centre, accusing it of subverting public institutions such as Reserve Bank

of India (RBI), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA).

He said such moves had the potential to decimate the constitutional edifice of the country and the same needed to be stopped.

Since resigning from the service, the former bureaucrat has been interacting with young achievers with an aim of getting them to support his initiative for “corruption-free, clean and transparent” politics in the state.

He had also launched a crowdfunding campaign in January to support his initiative.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 99 Dimapur, SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019

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World of terrorists

white supremacist terrorist filled with hatred against immigrants especially Muslims who he saw as “invaders” flooding the western countries, meandered his way into a Mosque in Christchurch New Zealand where he cold bloodedly murdered 49 innocent worshippers who were worshipping inside. The terrorist, identified as 28-year old Australian Brenton Harrison Tarran wearing a helmet and armed with an automatic rifle, magazines full and a small cache of firearms navigated his way to the calm Christchurch streets toward Al Noor Mosque. The killer filmed the horrific killings with a video camera attached with his helmet. In the video, the attacker parks his car next to the mosque and gets out of the vehicle with a rifle. Once inside, he unleashed a furious automatic weapons fire cold bloodedly killing 41 worshippers instantly.

He slowly goes to the boot of his car and retrieves another firearm. He then walks into the compound of the mosque and fires at a person standing near the doorway before dropping the rifle and shooting repeatedly with the second weapon as he moves inside. The gunman fires dozens of bullets at people trying to run away or lying down in huddled groups in corners of the rooms. Seven others were killed in another mosque three miles away and another victim died at a hospital in the rampage that lasted several minutes. Many of the victims hailed from around the world. Some were from Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Malaysia. At least two Jordanian citizens were killed and five others wounded in the shootings. In the aftermath of the horrific terror bloodbath, information about the terrorist revealed that he was a right wing extremist who had pre-planned the massacre. The motive behind the terrorist massacre was believed to have been motivated by several factors such as extreme right ideology, dislike of immigrants and also a need to prove a sense of purpose. Also it was noted that Tarrant lived in a neighbourhood where racism was rife. The overflow of immigrants from the Muslim community has made many in the western countries hostile to them. In addition, the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in the west and violence unleashed on the whites has led to sharp rise in right wing extremism in the west. Some 30 million Muslims live in the 28 Member States of the European Union. The vast majority of these Muslims came seeking work and they were needed as they worked in sectors usually referred to as “difficult, dirty and dangerous”. The mushrooming of Muslims and their aggressive acts and also influence in western society has raised serious concerns. The terrorist attacks by groups of Islamist fanatics and the radicalisation of “thousands” of native Muslim Europeans added fuel to the surging anti-Muslim sentiment in Europe. However, the hate agenda among white supremacists against other non-whites and today, Muslims, does not justify acts of terror. Politicians in the west under the guise of liberalism have ignored such concerns for the sake of vote bank politics, somewhat similar with the syndrome in India, particularly north east region. Such concerns have to be addressed through democratic and civilised means and certainly not acts of terror.

In fact, terrorism has no religion nor race but is a dreaded virus that can destroy civilised societies.

DailyDevotion The Master Will Judge We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ… —2 Corinthians 5:10 Paul says that we must all, preachers and other people alike, “appear before the judgment seat of Christ.” But if you will learn here and now to live under the scrutiny of Christ’s pure light, your final judgment will bring you only delight in seeing the work God has done in you. Live constantly reminding yourself of the judgment seat of Christ, and walk in the knowledge of the holiness He has given you.

Tolerating a wrong attitude toward another person causes you to follow the spirit of the devil, no matter how saintly you are. One carnal judgment of another person only serves the purposes of hell in you. Bring it immediately into the light and confess, “Oh, Lord, I have been guilty there.” If you don’t, your heart will become hardened through and through. One of the penalties of sin is our acceptance of it. It is not only God who punishes for sin, but sin establishes itself in the sinner and takes its toll. No struggling or praying will enable you to stop doing certain things, and the penalty of sin is that you gradually get used to it, until you finally come to the place where you no longer even realize that it is sin. No power, except the power that comes from being filled with the Holy Spirit, can change or prevent the inherent consequences of sin.

“If we walk in the light as He is in the light…”

(1 John 1:7). For many of us, walking in the light means walking according to the standard we have set up for another person. The deadliest attitude of the Pharisees that we exhibit today is not hypocrisy but that which comes from unconsciously living a lie.

Quotes

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ~ Buddha

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019

Post-mortem

The need to re-imagine the Family

“The most important Christian Education institution is not the pulpit or the school, important as those institutions are; but it is the Christian family. And that institution has to a very large extent ceased to do its works.”

J Gresham Machen Just in a decade we have seen so much of advancement where the modern day regime accompanied by the advancement in varied ways has taken over almost every sphere of our life and it has affected us both positively and negatively. It has been a boom for some and a doom for some. However, one thing that I am surely convicted of and also moved, is the fact of how much the family unit has degraded and failed to function it’s duty and responsibility. The real essence and the sanctity of a family have diminished. Everyday is a busy day for the parents in pursuit of the different possibilities so in order to meet the needs, but however at the present juncture we see it is not the needs that we are busy for but also more to maintain the economic and the social capitalist status. Today we hardly see parents staying back home, we hardly see parents spending time with their children. But do you realise, in the midst of all this busy hurly-burly schedule and life; things are going wrong. The love and care that the children need is not given much, No!if buying your children the things they want, giving them money they need is what you would limit to love and care for them than I suppose somewhere on the line you have forgotten your role, duties and function as a parent. I am not negating that

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this things as not necessary, but in spite of all this it is love, care, quality time with them which may seem such a small and light task but the fact is we have failed in this area, why don’t you try this with your kids?

At the present moment we see our society, where most of the youths are living a lost life. They are living their lives like a paper in the air not knowing where to land. It is sad to see but our society is so much filled with lots of disgruntled youths and broken families. We see young and unsecured marriages increasing, evils, unjust, low moral and less ethical values, less love and more hate, sense of respect for others has gone far from the universe, hatred between siblings, hatred towards the parents and family etc and more. This is not to blame the parents, for the way the children has turn out to be, but to let us know that, as a parent you could have and can play a huge role in the life of children’s in upbringing and moulding them. The majority of us in our society lives as a Christian centred family but comparatively we see less of Christ likeness in the family. The Christian family or as a matter of fact, the family unit in general is such an important institution which has a great role to play.

It is one unit where children should receive maximum love, care and attention and also train them to in a way that they are guided to face the world with optimism and also with right view of the world.

However most of the parents have failed to do so. I believe this is one area we need to

ask ourselves a question and re-imagine and re-think, revisualise and re-structure the family unit. The family unit is one which plays a primary role for the development and positive outcome of the individuals who will contribute to the society and the quality of his/her contribution can largely depend on the way the kid has being raised up. It would be such a blow for our society in general if the kid is not raised with proper guidance, it is nothing more than another destruction added to the society.

Society to change and live in a vibrant, peace and coherence to an extend depends on the youth. The youths they say are the tools for the better tomorrow and for the generations to come. In fact youths will always be an important asset for the society to exist vibrantly. Youths have every ability, be it intellectually, spiritually, culturally, economically and many more but you as a youth how much are you in line with the smooth functioning of the family unit.

Are you in the category where you are a problem to the society or are you being an asset to the society and executing your role as a good product of a family unit. If you are positively contributing than alas! You are the person our society needs. If you are not contributing positively, No problem! You can still work out coherently with your family unit; your parents.

There are many who are still in a position to find a way back. Many who are seeking for the attention from parents! How do you handle this? Who should handle this?

who should take care of the young men and women? Who is responsible for them? It all comes down to the parents.

Yes you PARENTS! Each and every parent is responsible to a great extent. I believe its time to really give a thought to this issue that our society is suffering from. We talk of change and also keep on gossiping and keep talking about the change that needs to take place but why don’t we start with ourselves? why don’t we first re-imagine and have a closer look at the problems within our families! Because I believe everything starts from this small institution which has a great responsibility to exercise. Are you as a parent in this position where you have failed? Are you a child who id misled or are you the one not able to cope up with the family. Change is coming if you have already started thinking where you stand as a parent and also as a child of a parent. It is not only one sided work but a collective work which needs to be realised by both the parents and the children. However, more responsibility lies with the parents who have a greater role to play though this does not subordinate the role of the children. I believe, when our society starts to realise the importance of the parental care which plays as a vital agent for the greater positive outcome and change in the society, the reality should convict us and pierce our hearts to really reimagine and fill the gap that has grown enormous in our families.

Thoziisie Nyuwi, Union Biblical Seminary, Pune

Response to CNC’s statement on Sunday trade

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imapur is one of the fastest growing metropolitan city perhaps in the whole north-east India having hundred thousands of households where very citizen leads ever busy lives 24/7 without rest even on holy Sunday. Besides, it is being overflowed by shoppers from all over the state 24/7 and is being surrounded by hundreds of villages in its vicinities who throng the city in terms of hundreds of thousands every day including Sunday and in terms of thousands from across the border.

The honest and humble appeal made by the Council for Nagalim Churches (CNC) as carried by all the local print and electronic media has drawn the attention of the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD), GBs Union Dimapur, Dimapur Urban Colony Chairman Federation, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Business Association of Nagaland, and East Dimapur Business Association in particular on the issue of opening businesses on Sunday. As such, we wish to assert that as practicing Christians, we strongly stand on the ‘national faith’ of the Naga people, however, religion and faith are personal choices and so we have no argument with the CNC. However, the fact of the matter is, Dimapur is not a dead city. It is ever growing on all spheres.

Every day, there are sick people needing medical attention for which they travel to Dimapur even on Sunday, through train, buses, air planes and various mode of taxis from in and outside the city. People need food of perishable and non perishables, need resting places away from home, and nowadays, not only Dimapurians but most of the citizens of the state lead busy lives having no time to go for cutting their hair in saloons on week days and to shop for essentials. Such are the facts of life today.

However, it must be mentioned that the authorities in the NSCN/GPRN have allowed Petrol Pump, Hotels and Restaurants, Medical Stores and Pharmacies, Bakeries and Confectionaries, Travel Agencies, etc. to open one after the other subsequently. As per reliable sources, it is learnt that as of now, the authorities are talking with Saloon Owners and we believe that the saloons may be open very soon.

Dimapur town cannot be considered for Christ alone because ‘Nagaland for Christ’ is for every nook and corner of Nagaland.

Naga Council Dimapur, GBs Union Dimapur.

Dimapur Urban Colony Chairman Federation, Naga Women Hoho Dimapur, Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Business Association of Nagaland, East Dimapur Business Association

Who must define the terms ‘Nagas’ and ‘Nagaland’ ?

n our quest for sover- consent of the larger Naga mean the Nagas living in controlled Nagaland. To eignty, many Nagas have people. History has proved the hills of Manipur state, them, the people living in succumbed to the outsid- that administrative division approximately 30% of the the three districts, namely, ers’ definition of who Nagas do creates disunity. It was state population. They could Changlang, Tirap and Londare and what Nagaland is. also a calculated game to sometime refers to the Na- ing are Arunachalis. They Today, our narrative as a show the world that Nagas gas living in ‘Nagaland state’ recognised the Tangshang people is getting smaller; are a small group of people and also to Nagas in Myan- living in Myanmar occupied both in population and land unfit to be an independent mar under Sagaing Region. Nagaland as Nagas but not mass. Few educated Naga nation, in term of land And the term Nagaland the Tangshang living in Arleaders are being used by the mass as well as in term of means ‘Nagaland state.’ unachal Pradesh. They recadversaries with magnificent population. They could The Nagas in the state of ognised the Konyak in ‘Napayoff. They double-cross also sometimes mean the Manipur occupy around galand state’ as Nagas but yet remain indifferent even Nagas spread across the four 70% of the land mass, with not the Wanchos (Konyak) when labelled as traitors. states of India: Nagaland, all the natural resources in of Arunachal Pradesh. And These are the group of peo- Manipur, Assam and Ar- Nagaland (hill areas). How- Nagaland means ‘Nagaland ple responsible for all kinds unachal Pradesh. In recent ever, the state government state.’ Arunachal Pradesh, of mess in the Naga nation years, Indian government has no say on the resources a terminology alien to the building process. They do it conducted certain test to as the land purely belongs people inhabiting within the knowingly what would be check their progress report to the people, not the state. controversial administrative the outcome. But there are by trying to identify the Manipur was a beautiful boundary seems to have also people who have fallen Nagas spread across the four valley based kingdom be- accepted their identity acinto the trap ignorantly, states of India as ‘Nagas’ fore the British controlled cording to the definition of while some are left with no and as expected, the result the Indian sub-continent. Indian agencies, like some option but follow for the was fairly good from their Change came to the size of Nagas do. The exploitive sake of survival. Many of perspective, and fairly bad the kingdom when some politicians failed to logically these Naga elders and the from ours. To the happiness portion of the hill areas of accept the fact that some forces that are breaking the of the Indian government, southern Nagaland and a of their brothers are spread Nagas/Nagaland into pieces some Naga leaders refused little portion of the north- across China, Tibet, Bhutan know who the Nagas are to accept Nagas outside ern region of Chin-Mizos and Assam. Apparenty makand what Nagaland is. Yet, certain administrative juris- were brought into the new ing the public realise the for the sake of the people diction, based on the Indian administration under the seriousness of one’s identity who have misread or are ig- definition of the term ‘Na- Manipuris/Meeteis. could lead few leaders to fall norant, one must revisit the gas’ and ‘Nagaland.’

When Assam state from their golden throne. questions - Who are Nagas When Myanmar gov- used the term ‘Nagas’ they When Kachin used and what is Nagaland? ernment uses the term ‘Na- mean the Nagas living in the term ‘Nagas’ they mean Terminology is impor- gas’ they often mean the the district of NC Hills all the Naga people across tant. The term “Nagas” people living within the (changed as Dima Hasao), the arbitrary boundaries. refers to over four million ‘Naga Self Administered Rengma hills of KarbiAn- But the term Nagaland is people, and the term Na- Zone’ (NSAZ) under Sa- glong, and the foothill dis- limited to NSAZ alone. galand refers to the land gaing division. And the term tricts of Golaghat, Jorhat, They are of the opinion that mass of more than one lakh Nagaland is not commonly Sivasagar, Charaideo, Di- Myanmar government have square kilometre in the east- used, as they, Myanmar brugarh and Tinsukia. They gifted them the vast valley ern frontier of Himalayas. government, believe that could sometimes mean the on the eastern river banks The British in 1947 left some all land under the Union Nagas in ‘Nagaland state’ of Chindwin and also the portion of Nagaland in belongs to the government, or the Nagas in Arunachal Hukawng valley. Nagaland disorganised state of affairs. which is still a big contest. Pradesh. To the politicians was always revered by the Taking advantage of Nagas The hilly area near the hap- and the wealthy business Kachin people but when non-violent approaches, the hazard international bound- people of Assam, Nagaland Myanmar gover nment, newly independent states, ary of India was carved out means only the ‘Nagaland which they never recogIndia and Burma, invaded from the Myanmar occupied state’ and there is no Na- nised, played the divisive and forcefully occupied Na- Nagaland to be called as galand outside the sixteen game to their advantage by galand and thereby divided NSAZ, applying the same thousand square kilometres. demarcating vast portion of the land into two as trophies. formula used in Indian oc- The thinly populated Na- land into the Kachin state The divisive policy of the cupied Nagaland. The vast galand under Assam state administration, they happily Indian and Burmese govern- and resourceful Nagaland is abundantly blessed with accepted it as a gift. ment has created confusion valley was divided into dif- fertile soil, natural gases When Chin, Shan and for many people because ferent administrative regions and other resources. So, Red-Shan used the term now there is more than one so as to meet the selfish ends the affluent class continues ‘Nagas’ they mean the Naga interpretation about what of the wealthy Myanmar to send illegal immigrants people living under NSAZ. actually comprises Nagas/ capitalist and also to bring and the landless labourers to And the term Nagaland Nagaland. misunderstanding among forcefully occupy Nagaland. means NSAZ. They believe When Indian govern- the various ethnic com- Those poor labourers only that human occupation is ment used the term “Nagas”, munities who have been occupy for some time, as the ultimate and legitimate they often mean the people Nagas’ neigbours for ages. in due course of time, the owner of the land. Thus, living in ‘Nagaland state.’ After all infighting among rich-capitalists dig their they are happy when they And the term ‘Nagaland’ the ethnic communities, if heels in. are strategically placed in means a piece of area sliced it so happens, could be an When Arunachal state mineral rich-sparsely-popout from Nagaland to make advantage for the Myanmar used the term ‘Nagas’ they ulated Nagaland by the it a political state as per the government to continue mean the people living in the Myanmar government. The 16 Point Agreement. It is their brutal and quasi-mil- Indian controlled ‘Nagaland massive incursion in the a creation of state under itary governance. state’ and invariably to the south and south east NaUnion of India’s ‘divide When Manipur state Nagas living in NSAZ and galand has made the Nagas and rule policy’, without the used the term ‘Nagas’ they Kachin state of Myanmar- minority in own land.

Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

People in uniform and guns are not the only enemy.

Nagas’ enemies come in different avatars but many have miserably failed to recognise them; though some understand yet they are unable to speak out. We Nagas are left at the mercy of foreigners to decide - who we are, what we are, our genuineness, and which direction to go. Naga leaders are badly divided on the basis of clans, tribe, administrative boundaries, political parties, factional politics etc. An outsider would calculatively throw a seed, and the ever ready opportunistic leaders would happily let it germinate and hand it over to frustratedjobless-youth to be planted on the fertile soil of Nagaland. The vicious cycle of hatred continues among the ignorant youth at the rhythm of few vested leaders. It is time for the Nagas to think beyond the present for the sake of our posterity.

However, the term Nagas means the entire Naga

population. And the term Nagaland means all the ancestral land of the Naga people. In the recent years, Naga organisations; civil, revolutionary and political, have started using the word ‘Lim’ which means land.

There should not be any confusion with the two, as Nagaland and Nagalimhave the same meaning. Unfortunately, some Naga elites have comfortably started classifying ‘Nagas’ according to the administrative jurisdiction and conveniences making our antagonists extremely delightful. Nagas struggle for self-determination is a legitimate right, supported by all the veracious political thinkers and struggling communities across the globe. Apathy sowed by the colonial government is nonetheless making someone somewhere somehow prosperous at the cost of future. High time Nagas define terms for ourselves!

BP Duomai Naga, Viola Colony, Dimapur

Reader’s Post

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Advance Tax is paid before the end of the FY in four deadlines: June 15 (25%), September 15 (50%), December 15 (75%) and March 15 (100%). 15th March is the last day for payable of Advance Tax for the FY 2018-19.

Advance Tax applies to all tax payers, salaried, freelancers and business. Senior citizens who do not run a business are exempt from paying advance tax.

Individual whose tax liability is Rs. 10,000 or more in a FY have to pay Advance Tax. Generally employer including PDA (Pension Disbursing Agency) deducted the TDS. Interest is applicable on late payment if it is not paid according to schedule. Tax paid after FY called Self- Assessment Tax i.e. AY 2019-20 before filling the IT Returns. There is no specific date for paying this tax by filling a Tax Challan ITNS 280 at specified bank branches or online.

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national/state

Congress stakes claim in Goa

Pa n a j i , M a r 1 6 (AGENCIES): With Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ailing, the Goa Congress has written to Governor Mridula Sinha asking her to dismiss the BJP-led coalition regime and invite the party to form the government in the state. The Congress said, “the numbers of the BJP may further dwindle” in the Goa Assembly.

In a letter addressed to the Governor, Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar has pointed out that the “incumbent BJP led state government under the leadership of Manohar Parrikar, which has long lost the trust of the people, has also lost the strength of the house.”

“It is therefore incumbent upon you to dismiss this state government and ensure that the Indian National Congress Party which is the single largest party in the august house and is presently enjoying the majority be called to form the government,” Kavlekar says in his letter.

The BJP has called a meeting of its MLAs at 7.30 pm today, possibly to

Chandrakant Kavlekar (File)

discuss the situation in the state. The Congress was the single largest party with 17 MLAs when the election results were declared in February 2017. But the party lost three MLAs to the BJP, which formed the government in the state after shifting then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar from New Delhi to Goa as chief minister.

Vishwajit Rane was the first Congress MLA to quit and he was welcomed into the BJP and made a minister before he was reelected. Two other Congress MLAs Dayanand Sopte and Subhash Shirodkar quit the party in October last year to join the BJP. They are facing a by-election along with the Lok Sabha elections bring-

ing the BJP on par with the Congress at 14 MLAs each. However, with the demise of BJP MLA Francis D’Souza in February this year, the Congress once again became the single largest party in the house.

In October last year too, the Congress staked claim to form the government and called for a floor test but its request was ignored by the Governor.

The claim to form the government comes at a time when reports have indicated that Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s health has taken a turn for the worse. The Chief Minister’s Office has however stated that he “continues to be stable.”

The BJP has a strength of 12 fit MLAs (not including Parrikar and Madkaikar) and in addition, enjoys the support of three each from the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, the Goa Forward Party and three independents. The Congress has 14 MLAs on its side while the strength of the house now stands at 37 (including Parrikar and Madkaikar).

11 killed, 4 hurt as SUV falls into gorge in J&K

Parrikar is stable, says CMO

The Chief Minister’s office on Saturday sought to dispel reports that Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s health condition had worsened, reporting instead that he was stable. “ Wi t h r e s p e c t t o some reports in media, it is hereby stated that Hon’ble Chief Minister @manoharparrikar’s health parameters continues to remain stable,” the official handle of the Chief Minister’s office tweeted on Saturday morning.

Reports earlier this morning indicated that Parrikar’s health had taken a turn for the worse after his blood pressure dropped.

BJP leader Siddharth Kuncalienkar who visited the chief minister at his private residence revealed that Parrikar was stable but didn’t reply in the affirmative when asked whether he got to speak to the chief minister. Earlier this week, the BJP admitted that Parrikar would not be ‘in the field’ for the upcoming election campaign but that he would be the guiding force.

B a n i h a l / J a mm u, Mar 16 (PTI): Eleven people, including four women and five children, were killed and four others injured when an SUV skidded off a road and fell into a deep gorge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said.

The SUV, carrying 15 passengers from Chaderkote to Rajgarh, rolled down the 500-ft-deep gorge when its driver lost control at Kunda nullah near Baglihar power house at 10.30 am, an official said.

He said the locals, along with the police, immediately launched a rescue operation and pulled out bodies and injured from the scene.

While six people were found dead on the spot, five others succumbed on way to hospital, the official said, adding that three more critically injured, including the driver of the vehicle, are being airlifted to Jammu.

Rajgarh is a far-flung tehsil in Ramban district and is connected with the Jammu-Srinagar national highway through a link road which is reportedly damaged at various places.

ENCSU dismayed by poor quality works at eastern colleges colleges were “incomparable” with rest of the Eastern Nagaland colleges, ENCSU accused the state government and the responsible department of not being serious towards Eastern institutions for genuine development. During its educational tour, ENCSU said it had discussion with all the heads of the institutions, district administration and the college student unions of Eastern Nagaland besides informal interaction with students. ENCSU said it found genuine grievances that needed to be looked into by the state government and the department.

The union pointed out that the road condition from

Kiphire Town to Zisaji Presidency College (ZPC) was deplorable and urged the state government to blacktop the road before the monsoon season. It also stated that construction of boys hostel at ZPC under RUSA Scheme was not satisfactory and urged concern contractor to complete the work sensibly.

At Yingli College Longleng, ENCSU said both vocational and non-vocational under RUSA scheme was substandard and not undertaken as per the amount sanctioned from the ministry. It also urged the responsible authority to look into the poor road condition.

At Sedem Polytechnic

Tuensang, the union said lecturers and students were “living in a very timid condition” due to absence of boundary fencing and asked the department to look into the matter immediately.

Further, ENCSU stated that insufficient lecturer in all the colleges of Eastern Nagaland was causing hindrance to the student community, adding that most of the departments were run by temporary contract lecturers. In this regard, ENCSU has urged the state government and the department to appoint sufficient lectures by next semester. ENCSU said the responsible department last year gave “con-

crete assurance” to provide buses for four colleges of Eastern Nagaland, but not even a single bus has been provided till date. The union has, therefore, appealed the responsible department to provide buses before the next semester commenced.

Meanwhile, ENCSU has urged the state government and the higher technical education department to inaugurate Aboi Polytechnic Mon at the earliest. It also appealed to the higher education department and the state government to complete the building of Wakching New Model College before this academic session 2019.

Sekrenyi celebrated in Kohima (From p-1) Describing the festival as a day to celebrate tradition, culture, traditional games, Kruyie said it had no bearing on any religious sentiments.

Stating that respect was earned and not bought, Pienyü said it was the duty of every villager to bring good name and respect to the village.

Stressing the importance of promoting and preserving mother tongue, he said that to not know one’s own mother tongue was a humiliation.

(From p-1) On December 12, USLP said the union through media made a clarion call to GPRN/NSCN to clarify its position and also sought action against Hukato.

Failing to get any positive response from the GPRN/NSCN, USLP said its officials, in good faith, had met the GPRN/NSCN president on February 2, 2019 with “actionable evidence” and urged the latter to expedite action against Hukato. However, even after three months, USLP said GPRN/NSCN was yet to respond or act.

Kohima village chairman, Neiphi Kire, appealed for discouraging immigrants into the village so the economy could improve for a better future.

Lamenting that Kohima was declared second most un-liveable city in India, Kire expressed confidence that the conditions could be much better. He asked the people to not just wait for the government to take action, but come together and work for a better Kohima. The celebration ended with playing of traditional games and a community feast.

Having exhausted all options to resolve the matter amicably, USLP said it was compelled to serve a seven-day ultimatum on the GPRN/NSCN on February 28, 2019.

But the GPRN/NSCN remained oblivious to initiate any action even after expiry of the deadline, it added.

During the meeting with GPRN/ NSCN ato kilonser on March 1, USLP said the officials made their stand categorically clear demanding swift action against Hukato Kilonser. However, even then the GPRN/NSCN failed to initiate any action, USLP stated.

Speed up ISC project works: TVC DIMAPUR, MAR 16 (NPN): Thahekhu village council (TVC) has demanded speeding up of the ongoing construction of roads under the Interstate connectivity (ISC) project from Dhobinala to Assam border via Thahekhu village and completion of the project within stipulated time.

In a press release, TVC chairman I Khekuto Yeptho and secretary Mughavi Chishi stated that the works were going at a

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He also said that one should start learning the good habits and manners of forefathers. Pienyü stated that youth of today should learn to respect elders and earn their blessings.

He also requested all the villagers to help and respect people around them including people from other tribes so that Kewhimia may earn prestige and respect.

On the number of people in attendance, he stated that more than 9000 people registered for the celebrations. Also, speaking at the celebration, the

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D I M A P UR , M AR 1 6 (NPN): Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU), which undertook phase-II educational tour to all the Eastern colleges of four districts from March 4-14, 2019, has expressed disappointed over the poor quality of development works in colleges of four Eastern Nagaland districts.

In a press release, ENCSU president M Longre Chang and general secretary Wangnei C Jessuhu accused the state government and responsible department of neglecting the Eastern Nagaland colleges. Claiming that quality developmental works undertaken in other district

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TVC has urged the responsible contractor to hasten up the work and not to compromise the quality of the work, adding that

the general commuters would be would much relieved if the project was completed before the monsoon sets in.

In the event of failure on the part of the contractor to pay heed to the plight of the general public, the TVC cautioned that it would be compelled to resort to own course of legal procedures for which it should not blamed.

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Earlier, the welcome address was delivered by Yangertoshi, chairman, Duncan Basti.

The IDBI Bank has come under the prompt corrective action (PCA) framework of the RBI that restricts it from corporate lending, branch expansions, salary hikes and other regular activities.

T h e b a n k ’s g r o s s NPAs shot up to 29.67 per cent of gross advances as on December 31, 2018 against 24.72 per cent in the year-ago period. For the December quarter of the present fiscal, IDBI Bank reported widening of loss to Rs 4,185.48 crore as bad loans mounted.

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paid-up equity share capital of the bank,” the RBI said in a recent statement.

The employees’ association also demanded a bilateral transfer policy between the IDBI Bank and the AIIDBIOA to be signed keeping in mind the difficulties being faced by the officers in getting transfers.

The association has also demanded that accountability should be fixed on all those concerned for the burgeoning nonperforming assets (NPAs) and huge write-offs.

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and stated that the course will be a good foundation course and help executives become GST practitioners.

Also speaking at the occasion, chief executive of Pinnacle Skills, Dr Yan Murry said the course endeavours to develop GST executives to help businesses file their GST returns with ease. He said that the 100 hours course would be introduced in Dimapur and Kohima.

Ajung Jamir, manager, Training and HR, Pinnacle Skills chaired the programme.

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In January, the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) completed the process of picking up a controlling 51 per cent stake in IDBI Bank.

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GS Paul dwelt into the technicalities of GST filing

BIOA Secretary A.V. Vithal Koteswara Rao said in a letter addressed to Banking Secretary Rajeev Kumar, the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central) and the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central).

Expressing concern over the recent re-categorisation of IDBI Bank as a private sector lender by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), AIIDBIOA demanded a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to be signed between the government, the IDBI Bank and itself confirming that the

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Odyuo pointed that about 10,000 businesses have done GST registration in the state but just about 50% are filing

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New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANS): The employees of IDBI Bank have opposed the bank’s categorisation as a private lender and are seeking the option to switch to any other nationalised bank with protection of pay and service.

“The All India IDBI Officers’ Association (AIIDBIOA) proposes to go on a one-day hunger strike on March 30 seeking options to be given to all officers as on date to switch over to any nationalised bank with protection to pay/ salary and service,” AIID-

Pinnacle Skills introduces course on GST

Dimapur, Mar 16 (NPN): Pinnacle Skills training institute introduced Goods & Services Tax (GST) Accounts Assistant course at a programme held at Westcity conference hall, DC Court, Dimapur on Saturday.

GS Paul, assistant commissioner of GST, Government of India and Wochamo Odyuo, additional commissioner of taxes, Government of Nagaland graced the event as the special guests.

Speaking at the programme, Wochamo Odyuo, while appreciating Pinnacle

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to 2.4 per cent in FY20 due to an aggressive recovery drive and write-offs by banks, ratings firm Icra has said. Public sector banks are expected to turn profitable after four consecutive years of losses.

Finance Ministry sources said big ticket recoveries were due this month or in March from Essar Steel and Bhushan Power & Steel which together can fetch over Rs 60,000 crore. And they are just a few among the many. Big ticket recoveries were due in March from Essar Steel and Bhushan Power & Steel which together can fetch over Rs 60,000 crore.

Icra expects g ross NPAs of the banking sector to be 8.3 lakh crore or 7.9 per cent for March 2020, as compared to the estimated 9.2 per cent as of March 2019.

However, even with the new bankruptcy law in place, recoveries through NCLT have not been very large, it said. But recoveries of around Rs 1.6-1.7 lakh crore from accounts referred to NCLT amount to 75-80 per cent of the recoveries from these accounts and this is higher than the provisions made by these banks.

In 2018, over Rs 80,000 crore was recovered from various corporate debtors under IBC, according to the Ministry of Corporate Affairs Secretary earlier.

D I M APUR , M AR 1 6 (NPN): Nili Motors launched Tata Harrier, the most awaited SUV, on Saturday at Purana Bazaar, Dimapur. The new Tata Harrier was unveiled by H. Tovihoto Ayemi, advisor of Power and chairman of District Planning and Development Board, Government of Nagaland.

Architecture of the new Harrier is based on the legendary Land Rover’s D8 platform. It is powered by New Kryotec 2.0 litre turbocharge diesel engine. It has tilt and telescopic adjustable steering wheel, and 7 inch colour TFT display instrument cluster. Its safety features includes (6) six airbags, hill hold and hill decent control, ground clearance of 205 mm, booth space of 425 litres and 810 litres with the rear seat folded, etc.

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Mittal’s Rs 42,000-crore bid for the company last week which has now been challenged by Essar Steel’s previous promoters Ruias.

So there may be decision on Essar extending beyond this fiscal, Finance Ministry sources say.

SBI has over Rs 15,000 crore exposure to Essar and Bank of India has Rs 1,800 crore and PNB has Rs 2,500 crore to get from Essar resolution.

“If the resolution does not happen by end-March, the banks will have to make additional provisioning of Rs 10,000 crore total , said the source .

The total of claims admitted by the financial creditors in Essar Steel and Bhushan Power & Steel, the two big-ticket cases of the RBI’s first 12 list, are Rs 49,479 crore and Rs 47,145 crore, respectively.

Finance ministry was expecting five or six accounts from the 12 in the RBI’s first list could be resolved by end-March. The resolutions achieved so far are on Bhushan Steel, Electrosteel Steels and Monnet Ispat & Energy. The 12 large accounts where resolution under the IBC was initiated by banks mandated by RBI with claims for Rs 3.50 lakh crore as against a liquidation value of Rs 75,000 crore.

Fresh NPAs in the banking sector are expected to moderate to 1.9 per cent

in February compared with seventh in January, and slipped from third position it held a year ago, the data showed.

Last month Tehran’s share in India’s overall oil imports declined to about 5 per cent from about 14 per cent a year earlier, the data showed.

In the first 11 months of this fiscal year that began in April, India’s oil imports from Iran rose by 5.6 per cent to 486,400 bpd as refiners boosted purchases ahead of the U.S. sanctions drawn by discounts offered by Tehran, the data showed.

Iran was hoping to sell more than 500,000 bpd of oil to India in 2018/19, its oil minister Bijan Zanganeh said last year, and had offered almost free shipping and an extended credit period to boost sales to the country.

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New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANS): With little possibility of the two big ticket IBC cases - Essar Steel and Bhushan Power and Steel - happening this fiscal, Department of Financial Services will meet the PSU banks on March 18 to review status of their NPA. The department has set NPA recovery target of Rs 1.8 lakh crore for PSBs. This has to be achieved by March-end.

The meeting is over video-conferencing on IBC, said a banking source, adding a senior DFS official will review the NPA recovery status of individual banks and the overall target.

Last year, Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar had said that recoveries of about Rs 1.8 lakh crore were assessed by banks which would be from cases under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code and those outside it. So far the recovery has been Rs 1.1 lakh crore where Essar Steel resolution still may happen, hopes Finance Ministry.

The two key NCLT cases of Essar Steel and Bhushan Steel and Power have not seen finality for the lenders. NCLAT has now asked the Ruias to first clear all dues of nearly Rs 1.4 lakh crore to consider its bid for Essar steel.

The Ahmedabad bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has already approved Arcelor-

New Delhi, Mar 16 (Agencies): India’s oil imports from Iran in February plunged by over 60 per cent from a year ago to about 260,000 barrels per day (bpd) as New Delhi cuts imports under a sanctions waiver deal with Washington, data compiled

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White nationalism not a NZ mosque attacker charged with murder widespread threat: Donald Trump

Christchurch, Mar 16 (AFP): A right-wing extremist flashed a white power gesture as he faced the first of many murder charges in a New Zealand court Saturday, while a shell-shocked community dug graves for 49 mosquegoers he stands accused of slaying.

Australia-born, 28year-old Brenton Tarrant stood largely impassive in the dock wearing handcuffs and a white prison smock, as the judge read the first of what are expected to be a host of murder charges that could mean he dies in jail.

Flanked by armed police, the former personal

fitness trainer gestured an upside-down “okay”, a symbol used by white power groups worldwide.

He did not request bail and was taken into custody until his next court appearance which was scheduled for April 5.

Outside the cour troom, Christchurch residents struggled to deal with the aftermath of what is thought to be the worst act of terror against Muslims in the West.

At an old gravesite, excavators were called in to remove the vast amount of earth needed to bury the dead, although police have not yet been able to

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release the bodies to anxious families.

At the nearby hospital, doctors worked round the clock to treat 39 people for gunshot wounds and other injuries sustained in the attacks.

The wounded included a two-year-old boy and a four-year-old girl, who was in critical condition.

The attack on the Al

Ardern vows gun law reform after mosque massacre

Christchurch, Mar 16 (AFP): New Zealand's prime minister vowed Saturday to toughen the country's gun laws after revealing the alleged shooter behind Christchurch's mosque attacks had legally bought the five weapons, including two semi-automatic rifles, used in the massacre.

The nation's firearms laws are lax compared to neighbouring Australia, which enacted a strict gun control regime in the wake of a similar massacre in 1996.

Jacinda Ardern said 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant obtained a "Category A" gun licence in November 2017 which allowed him to purchase the weapons used to mow down worshippers in two Christchurch mosques.

Some of the guns appear to have been modified to make them more deadly, she said, adding that a ban on semi-automatic weapons would be considered.

"The mere fact... that

US, France & UK discuss with China on Azhar UN listing

Washington, Mar 16 (PTI): The US, France and the UK are believed to be in intense “good faith” discussions with China to arrive at a “compromise”, including on the language on the UN designation of Pakistanbased Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist, according to people familiar with the matter.

On Wednesday, China blocked for the fourth consecutive time a resolution at the UN Security Council Committee on designating Azhar, head of the JeM terror group, as a global terrorist. The proposal to designate Azhar under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council was moved by France, the UK and the US on February 27, days after a suicide bomber of the JeM killed 44 CRPF soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, leading to a flare-up in tensions between India and Pakistan.

If the fresh efforts by the US, France and the UK does not end up in the formal designation of Azhar, the three permanent members are planning to soon move a resolution for his listing in the most powerful wing of the UN which would be preceded by an open debate on the issue, according to people familiar with the matter.

India had expressed disappointment over the Chinese stance and the original co-sponsors of the resolution had warned they will consider “other actions” to achieve their goal. While the internal consultations of the Security Council committee remain private, this time several Council members, frustrated at China’s unreasonable stance to protect a terrorist, privately spoke to the media the negative role being played by Beijing.

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this individual had acquired a gun licence and acquired weapons of that range, then obviously I think people will be seeking change, and I'm committing to that," she told a press conference.

"I can tell you one thing right now -- our gun laws will change."

Arder n confir med that the suspected gunman and two associates who were also arrested had not been on the radar of any intelligence agencies for extremism.

"I have asked our agencies this morning to work swiftly on assessing whether there was any activity on social media or otherwise, that should have triggered a response. That work is already underway," she said.

The head of the New Zealand Police Association, Chris Cahill, welcomed Ardern's comments and said previous attempts to introduce gun controls had failed partly because of diehard opponents to reform.

Noor and Linwood mosques has prompted an outpouring of grief and deep shock in this usually peaceful country, which prides itself on welcoming refugees fleeing violence or persecution.

Throughout the day people laid flowers at a makeshift memorial just beyond the police cordon around the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims died. Many were accompanied with handwritten letters laden with sadness and disbelief, from residents of what one local driver called the “city of sorrow”.

“I am so sorry that you were not safe here. Our hearts are breaking for your

loss,” read one of the notes marked with a string of x-kisses. When the police tape was lifted late Saturday, bystanders spontaneously joined police in moving the stack of bouquets further toward the mosque.

An imam who was leading prayers at the Linwood mosque at the time of the attack said the Muslim community would not be shaken by the massacre.

“We still love this country,” said Ibrahim Abdul Halim, vowing that extremists would “never ever touch our confidence”.

Washington, Mar 16 (AFP): US President Donald Trump said he does not think the massacre of at least 49 people in New Zealand mosques shows that white nationalism is a growing problem in the world.

“I don’t really. I think it’s a small group of people,” he told reporters in the Oval Office Friday.

The attacks on the two Christchurch mosques left at least 49 people dead. The gunman — identified as an Australian white nationalist

— apparently livestreamed the assault and published a manifesto online.

The alleged killer appeared to have posted a lengthy manifesto earlier in which he claimed that white people were being overwhelmed and displaced by foreign cultures.

In the document, filled with racist conspiracy theo-

ries, he referred to Trump as “a symbol of renewed white identity and common purpose.” Asked if he’d seen the manifesto, Trump said: “I did not see it.” Earlier, he announced that he’d spoken with New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about the “horrific” massacre of Muslim worshippers.

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1st Death Anniversary

Late John Mung (Chinaochung) Born : 15/10/1969 – Died : 13/03/2019

Remembering our most beloved

Lt. Anguvi Chishi

AND THE DUST RETURNS TO THE EARTH AS IT WAS, AND THE SPIRIT RETURNS TO GOD WHO GAVE IT. ECCLESIASTES 12:7

17th March 2018

We the family members of Late John Mung wishes to acknowledge and offer our heartfelt thanks to all the friends, neighbours, unions, churches and well-wishers for their expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We regret our inability to mention each and every individual, but it is our humble prayer that out Almighty God bless one and all abundantly.

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Loving Wife, Children, Brother & Sisters, In-laws and Relatives

2 DEATH ANNIVERSARY nd

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Late Mrs. Kughali Achumi "The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand;" Psalms 121:5

Lt. Nukshimenla Longkumtsur Born - 1941 – Died : 10.03.2019

A year has passed since heaven called for your presence among the angels.

Ever so loved that the time we shared just wasn’t long enough, for you were someone special and will always remain in our hearts.

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Mother, You left us beautiful memories; your love is still our guide.

Although we cannot see, you're always at our side.

Mom, Sisters & Relatives

We the bereaved family members of Lt. Nukshimenla (Molungkimong) 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 mother who left us on 10th March 2019.

We convey our special thanks to each and every individuals, families, friends, relatives, neighbours, unions, churches and well-wishers who stood by us physically, financially, materially and through prayers. We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone of you individually, but it our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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Loving husband, children, in-laws and grandchildren

- Loving Husband, Children, In-laws, Grandchildren & Relatives

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born on : 11-Sept-1964 – Died on : 14-March-2019

We the family of Lt. Tonili L. Kinimi deeply appreciate and gratefully acknowledge your kind expression of sympathy in our time of grief. We felt that love in your thoughtfulness.

Thank you so much.

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Night shift workers reported a significantly higher rate of overactive bladder, and a poorer quality of life when compared with day shift workers, suggests the study presented at the European Association of Urology Congress in Barcelona.

They also need to pee more, said researchers, including Cosimo De Nunzio of Sant´Andrea Hospital, Rome.

“We know that longterm night work is stressful, and is associated with increased levels of health p r o b l e m s. T h i s wo r k shows that constant night workers may have a higher urinary frequency as well as a decline in their own quality of life,” said De Nunzio.

“ O n e of the most concerning things about this work is ever yone in our sample was under 50.

We normally expect bladder problems with older people, but here we have younger people expressing a deteriorating quality of life,” the author added.

For the study, the researchers surveyed 68 men and 68 women between March and October 2018.

All were workers in the Italian National Health System, with 66 of the volunteers working night shifts, on average, 11 hours per night shift.

The 70 day workers worked an average of 9.1 hours per day.

Using the generally accepted Overactive Bladder Questionnaire, the team found that those on night shift reported an average total score of 31, as against a score of 19 for those working day shifts.

The team also found that night workers scored a significantly worse quality of life, with scores of 41 against 31 with day shift workers.

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Ladakh surgeon Tsering Norboo, among others.

Other significant awardees included photographer Anup Shah, tea seller Devarapalli Prakash Rao, social worker Droupadi Ghimiray, Dogri poet Narsingh Dev Jamwal, folk writer Joraversinh Danubhai Jadav and organic farmer Kanwal Singh Chauhan.

About 50,000 nominations were submitted for the awards this year, which saw a steep rise from 2,200 nominations in 2014.

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o tackle the spread of fake news via its platform, WhatsApp’s new beta version shows a test feature that would run Google-powered webchecks on images being shared on the app to verify their legitimacy.

Called “Search by Image”, the feature would search an image on the web that a user either sent or received in their chats using official Google application programming interfaces (APIs) to find similar or equal images on the web.

“If you choose to search an image, WhatsApp will alert you that it will be uploaded to Google after which WhatsApp will open the browser to show

the results,” WABetaInfo reported on Friday.

The feature would help users understand if a news is real or fake.

“When you receive an image, you can try to search it on the web and read information related to that image on the web,” the report said.

Apart from this, WhatsApp version 2.19.73 beta update also adds emojis natively on the app keyboard. The release and roll out specifications of the features remain unclear as of now. WhatsApp is also testing an in-app browser on the platform to allow users to open links within the platform itself.

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ncreased use of digital media may be partly responsible for the growth in the percentage of young adults experiencing certain types of mental health disorders in the US over the past decade, suggests new research. “More US adolescents and young adults in the late 2010s, versus the mid-2000s, experienced serious psychological distress, major depression or suicidal thoughts, and more attempted suicide,” said lead study author Jean Twenge, Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University in the US. “These trends are weak or non-existent among adults 26 years and over, suggesting a generational shift in mood disorders instead of an overall increase across all ages,” Twenge added.

For the study, the researchers analysed data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, a nationally representative survey that has tracked drug and alcohol use, mental health and other health-related issues in individuals aged 12 and over in the US since 1971.

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esla CEO Elon Musk has once again vouched to make India his next big market but the question lingers: Will the electric car ever run on desi roads?

Breaking his silence over India after 10 months, Musk tweeted late Friday that he would love to be in India in 2019 or next year.

“Would love to be there this year. If not, definitely next! India,” Musk tweeted to a user.

His tweet came after Musk earlier blamed the Indian government’s restrictive policies for giving up on his India dreams.

Musk also blamed the FDI norms for the delay in the electric car maker’s entry into the Indian market.

Earlier this year, Tesla’s Indian-origin Chief Financial Officer Deepak Ahuja announced his retirement from the firm, thus bringing Musk’s India dream to

a halt again.

Musk wanted to drive Tesla in India in 2017 and Ahuja, who worked out of Tesla’s San Carlos headquarters, quit the company in 2015 only to rejoin in 2017.

In May last year, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he would still love to roll out Tesla electric cars in India but the tough government regulations have forced him to apply the brakes on his plans.

“Would love to be in India. Some challenging government regulations, unfortunately,” Musk tweeted in response to a Twitter user who wrote “No Tesla in India” on his Twitter handle.

“Deepak Ahuja, our CFO, is from India. Tesla will be there as soon as he believes we should,” added Musk, also the SpaceX founder.

Tesla was expected to enter India with the Model 3 that sells for nearly $35,000.

In 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Tesla headquarters at Palo Alto, California and met Musk who gave Modi a tour of the company’s electric car plant.

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he Big Bang Theor y” star Kaley Cuoco revealed she almost wasn’t cast as Penny ahead of the series finale in May. As the hit CBS comedy is preparing to come to a close, Cuoco told TV Insider she was “too young” for the role of Penny, then named Katie, when they originally cast the show.

“I didn’t get [the role of Katie] the first time around. I was too young, which I love saying because I don’t get to say that I’m too young anymore,” Cuoco told the outlet.

Instead, actress Amanda Walsh got the role for the original pilot, which failed for the 20062007 season.

“In the first pilot, the character of Penny [originally named Katie] was not as appealing as that proverbial girl next door.

It was not the actress but rather the concept of the character,” Peter Roth, Warner Bros. president and the chief content officer, told TV Insider.

“Fortunately, Nina Tassler, then-president of CBS Entertainment, realized we had something

very special and said, ‘Let’s do it again,’” he added.

For Cuoco, that was the second chance she needed.

As the beloved sitcom prepares to end after 12 seasons, the cast members have been getting emotional about the one-hour finale, scheduled to air on May 16.

Cuoco’s co-star Johnny Galecki (Leonard) posted on Instagram Tuesday about the final airdate.

“273 episodes filmed.

26 days left on the Big Bang stage. 6 episodes to be filmed. 66 days until the 1 hour finale airs. All VERY

surreal. Much love to all the fans,” he wrote.

Cuoco herself posted a throwback picture of herself and castmates Galecki, Kunal Nayyar (Rajesh), Jim Parsons (Sheldon) and Simon Helberg (Howard) on Instagram earlier this month. “#mcm men crush Monday on these handsome boys! This photo was taken at our very first Comic Con many moons ago. We only have a few episodes left, the nostalgia is getting insanely real,” Cuoco wrote in the caption.

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Home Minister Rajnath Singh and other cabinet ministers including Harsh Vardhan, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Vijay Goel.

The list of awardees included folk singer Teejan Bai, Larsen and Toubro Chairman Anil Kumar Naik, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh leader Darshan Lal Jain, MDH Founder CEO Mahashay Dharam Pal Gulati, noted tabla player Swapan Chaudhuri, former Editor of RSS mouthpiece “Panchjanya” Devendra Swar up and

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T resident Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday presented the Padma awards to 54 noted personalities, including scientist S. Nambi Narayanan and actor Manoj Bajpayee.

112 personalities were announced for this year’s Padma awards on the eve of Republic Day and 47 dignitaries were conferred the awards on March 11.

The remaining awards were presented on Saturday in the Darbar Hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan, in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,

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James Gunn back on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3’

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St. Peter’s School, Purana Bazar organized the Annual Sports Meet which concluded on the 15th of March ’19. Shri. Atoka Achumi, Judicial Magistrate First Class, Dimapur graced the prize distribution ceremony on the concluding day as a Special Guest. In his speech, he encouraged the students to strive for excellence in academics and co-curricular activities. He cited anecdotes of successful men and women and reminded the students that their first and foremost duty as a student is to study and work hard and that it is also the easiest and surest way to succeed in life. Prizes were distributed to the winners of the various activities. Green House was adjudged the overall winner of the Sports Meet. The program was chaired by Ms. Akali Achumi, Administrator and vote of thanks delivered by Mr. Sebastian, Senior Teacher.

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i l m m a k e r Ja m e s Gunn has been rehired to direct “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” after getting fired over his controversial tweets.

A source close to the project told variety.com that Disney, after a lot of meetings and discussions, decided to hire Gunn as helmer for the movie.

Gunn was ousted from the project when dozens of Gunn’s tweets -- about paedophilia and rape -- from nearly a decade ago came to light. As a reaction, the studio removed Gunn from directing the third instalment, believing the comments were unacceptable in the #MeToo era and were not in line with Disney’s family-friendly image.

After the news broke out, Gunn on Friday took to Twitter and posted a lengthy note saying, he is “grateful to every person out there who has supported me over the past few months.”

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Watford beat Palace; reach FA Cup semi-finals Dipa to skip Doha World Cup

Lo nd o n, M a r 1 6 (Agencies): Andre Gray’s late winner secured Watford a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road, booking their place in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Michy Batshuayi’s equaliser had seemingly done enough to force extra-time against a Watford side who were poor in the second half, but Gray found the net 11 minutes from the end to send the hosts to Wembley.

Watford generally controlled proceedings in the first half and were deserving of their 1-0 lead at the break courtesy of Etienne Capoue, following a goalkeeping error from Vicente Guaita.

Palace rallied after the interval and equalised through Batshuayi, but Gray – who scored the winners in each of Watford’s last two home matches – prodded in shortly after his

Watford players celebrate after scoring a goal against Crystal Palace during their FA Cup quarter-final match on Saturday.

introduction to knock Roy Hodgson’s men out of the FA Cup. After a low-key start, Watford made the breakthrough in the 27th minute

as Guaita failed to claim a corner, Craig Cathcart subsequently setting up Capoue to finish into an empty net.

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way t owa r d s m a k i n g amends a few moments later, producing a brilliant save to keep Gerard Deulofeu’s fierce strike out of the top-right corner.

Palace looked re-energised early in the second half, Max Meyer forcing Heurelho Gomes into a fine save with a header early on, before an Andros Townsend free-kick soon after was tipped over the crossbar.

Batshuayi increasingly became a threat and, a few moments after seeing a stinging drive go just wide, he levelled, charging down Adrian Mariappa’s clearance and clinically finding the bottom-right corner.

But Watford had the last laugh, confirming their trip to Wembley as Gray latched on to Roberto Pereyra’s inch-perfect pass in behind Palace’s defence and poked beyond the helpless Guaita.

Watford will now travel to Manchester United for Premier League action next Saturday and Crystal Palace will host Huddersfield Town.

Baku, Mar 16 (PTI): Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar’s hope of qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics suffered a jolt after she aggravated her knee injury during the vault final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup here Saturday, forcing her to withdrew from next week’s Doha World Cup. The 25-year-old from Tripura had performed a higher-difficulty Handfront 540 vault, scoring 14.466 and 14.133 points in the two qualifying round for an average of 14.299 to qualify for the vault final at the third position.

But she was left crestfallen after aggravating a knee injury while landing during the first vault final.

“She had some problems in her knee before final.

She was feeling some pain but felt better after working with physio. She attempted the vault finals today but fell on her first vault, aggravating the injury due to

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undesired landing,” GFI vice president Riyaz Bhati told PTI. “She did not attempt the second vault due to the injury and finished her campaign at the Baku World Cup. She will now skip the World Cup in Doha and come back to India for rehabilitation and aim for Asian and World Championships this year.” The two World Cups are part of an eightevent qualifying system for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, under which the gymnasts will make the cut based on

their top three scores.

The Asian Championship is scheduled to be held at Mongolia from June 1316, while the World Championship is slated from October 4-13 at Germany later this year. “Dipa can still qualify by doing well at World Championship this year,” Bhati said.

Dipa has been troubled by her knee ever since she finished fourth at the 2016 Olympics. She had almost two years of injury lay-off after the Rio Games.

She had an Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) surgery in Mumbai and had to skip the Asian Championships at Thailand in May last year.

However, returning to action in July, Dipa created history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to clinch a gold at a global event when she emerged triumphant at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Challenge Cup at Mersin, Turkey.

FIFA backs 48-team WC in 2022 FC Goa to face Bengaluru in ISL final today

Full IPL schedule likely on Monday

New Delhi, Mar 16 (IANS): With the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) set to get underway in Chennai from March 23, the BCCI has released the schedule for only the first 17 games till April 5. The complete schedule is expected to be out on the sidelines of the Supreme Cour t-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) meeting in Mumbai on Monday.

Speaking to IANS, a Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) official in the know of developments said that the full schedule was expected to be released on March 18.

The IPL COO and his team has been working overtime to ensure that despite this being the year of the general election, the league is played in India. “It is expected that the remaining schedule for this season of the IPL would be finalised and announced on Monday K Y M C

when the CoA meets (at the Trident Hotel).

“The IPL COO and his team are working overtime on this and it is a credit to them that the BCCI can even hope of holding the entire season in India this year,” he said.

Last year’s winners Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Chennai in the opener.

In the first part, all teams are playing a minimum of four matches with the newly-christened Delhi Capitals and RCB playing five matches. Every team will play a minimum of two home and two away matches with DC playing three home matches, while RCB will play three away matches.

NOTIFICATION

This is to inform to all those who have land holding under its jurisdiction to get it registered with the village council on or before 20th March to 6th April 2019. Non-compliance with this notification; the village council will not be responsible if any dispute arises in future.

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With immense pride and honour, the Asembaza Kidong of Kichujar Chungtia, Dimapur Unit conveys our deepest gratitude to Smt. Duvelu Vero, wife of Shri. M. Sashilemba Kichu, Asst. Public Prosecutor Dimapur for being selected to the Grade-I post of Nagaland Judicial Service through Gauhati High Court recently.

The Asembaza Kidong wishes best in her future endeavour.

(S. Temjenlemba Kichu) Chairman Asemba Kidong Chungtia Dimapur Unit.

The Seithekema Old Village Council hereby re-affirm the earlier order banning hunting, fishing, using of alcohol at the site of village road, and immoral activities within its jurisdiction and offenders if found shall be penalized and also re-affirmed that any person(s) (Party or society etc. purchasing land within the jurisdiction of the village without NOC from the village authority is declared null and void and such person(s), party or society etc. can not claim any legal rights over land so purchased from individuals.

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Kohima Surumi Community, with immense joy and pride, extend our heartiest congratulations to the under mentioned persons.

1. Dr Nitovi Shikhu, on being promoted to Deputy Director, Health & Family Department.

2. Er Hekato N Yeptho, on being promoted to Deputy Director, Land & Resource Department.

3. Er Shikato Jakhalu, on being promoted to Additional Chief Engineer, Power Department.

4. Mrs Hekani Jakhalu Kense, on being awarded the highest civilian honour for Women “Nari Purushkar Award” 2018.

“Some Dream, few try, but very few like you make it happen” May you all climb to greater heights and surpass the expectation of everyone.

God Bless.

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The Old Boys Association of Sainik School Imphal Nagaland Chapter with immense pride and joy congratulate Cadet Limadongdang Jamir, Adm No. 48, on being promoted to the post of Engineer In Chief, PWD, Govt. of Nagaland. It also convey its best wishes and success in all his future endeavors.

The Association further expresses its gratitude and appreciation to the Govt. of Nagaland under the dynamic leadership of Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland for the honour bestowed upon one of its members.

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who has seven goals to his credit and six assists.

Two other important cogs in Goa’s wheel are mid-fielders - Moroccon Hugo Boumous, who has five assists to his name, and 26-year old Manipurborn Jackichand Singh.

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ers who have represented their district in the past and are still active cricket players. A player should be above 23 years of age.

NCA has also informed the recommended players to report with the forwarding letter from their respective associations on April 1 at 3:00 P.M. The players have also been asked to bring their original Birth Certificate, Aadhaar Card, PAN card, Matric Admit card and 4 (four) passport size photographs.

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pin their hopes on 36year-old star striker Ferran Corominas of Spain, who is the leading scorer this season, with 16 goals to his name.

Apart from the strikes, Corominas has seven assists to his credit. He will be a key player along with compatriot Edu Bedia,

have the ability to change the course of a game anytime are Miku and the charismatic Sunil Chhetri.

Chhetri has so far netted nine goals and Bengaluru head coach Carles Cuadrat would want him to be at his best and will expect the same from Miku, who has scored five times.

Bengaluru will also have high expectations from speedy winger Udanta Singh, who has so far struck five goals.

They also have an array of strong mid-fielders and defenders, who will have to be on their toes against an impressive FC Goa forwardline.

The southern outfit also has in its ranks India’s vastly experienced custodian Gurpreet, who has made 59 saves this season. He would be more than keen to maintain a clean sheet, but considering Goa’s form it won’t be an easy task.

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Dimapur, Mar 16 (NPN): The Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA) has informed all district cricket associations to forward 3 (three) players for senior men’s group to undergo a pre-season physical fitness test at Nagaland Cricket Stadium from April 2. The selected players will undergo a training camp followed by an off season exposure tour outside Nagaland.

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Goa. In four meetings between the two teams, B e n g a l u r u h ave wo n thrice while Goa’s only win came in a tight clash (4-3) last season, in which Bengaluru were down to 10 men after goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu was sent off.

The in-form Goa will

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Representatives of Bengaluru FC and FC Goa with the ISL trophy during a press conference.

FINAL INFORMATION This is the third and final information to all the purchasers of land in Shokhuvi Village under Dimapur district.

Those who have not yet registered their land particulars with the Village Council should do it before the 15th April 2019, otherwise the village authority shall take necessary actions for which the Responsibility shall be on the defaulters and not the village. Every registration shall be done after verifying of the documents, therefore Photostat copies of documents along with the original must be produced before the above mentioned date.

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also confirmed a new Club World Cup with 24 teams will begin in 2021 to replace the Confederations Cup, told a press conference, “You have in front of you a happy FIFA president. I am always happy but especially today because we have taken some important decisions.”

“We came to conclusion, yes it’s feasible to move from 32 to 48 teams at the World Cup provided certain conditions are met. We have the duty to look into it, 90 per cent are in favour of an increase but it’s not as easy as that. We have to analyse matters carefully and we are working closely with Qatar.”

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MIAMI, Mar 16 (Agencies): FIFA moved a step closer on Friday to expanding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to 48 teams and hopes to confirm the plans in June if a suitable co-host can be found.

An internal feasibility study supporting the expansion, which is being strongly pushed by president Gianni Infantino, was given full backing by the FIFA council in Miami.

A final decision will now be taken in Paris on June 6 after FIFA and Qatar jointly submit the names of potential co-host nations to the governing body’s Congress. Infantino, who

M u m ba i , M a r 1 6 (PTI): Pipped at the post by a common nemesis in the past, Bengaluru FC and FC Goa will take another shot at glory when they square off in the final of Indian Super League here Sunday.

Both the teams made it to the summit clash, to be played at the Mumbai Football Arean, in rather contrasting manner.

Bengaluru had sealed their place in the final for the second successive year with a 3-0 win against NorthEast United FC in the second leg of the playoff, recovering from a 2-1 defeat in the first leg.

Goa, despite a 1-0 loss to Mumbai City FC in the second leg semi-final, made it to the final on better aggregate, having won the first leg 5-1.

Goa were the runners up in 2015, while Bengaluru ended up second best last season. Coincidentally, both the teams had lost to Chennaiyin FC in their respective summit clashes.

Going by history, Bengaluru have edge against

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a press conference after the FIFA Council Meeting on Friday in Miami.

ditional 32 teams which will see 80 matches instead of 64 - the notion was originally slated to come into effect for the 2026 tournament in North America - means one or more other countries will be asked to help Qatar stage the shortened 28-day event which is scheduled to kick off in November 2022.

Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman and United Arab Emirates are all potential options yet rancorous diplomatic disputes has led to the tiny Gulf state being politically isolated from many of its former allies.

The Qatari organising committee for the 2022 World Cup meanwhile gave a lukewarm response to Friday’s decision, saying organisers would continue planning for a 32-team event.

“We will work with FIFA to determine whether or not a viable operating model does exist and importantly, whether it is in the best interests for football and for the tournament, and for Qatar as the host nation,” a spokesman for Qatar 2022 said. “Until we reach that conclusion, we will continue to work toward hosting a 32team World Cup...”

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Nadal, Federer in Indian Wells semis

Rafael Nadal reacts after winning a point during his BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament match against Karen Khachanov in Indian Wells, California. (R) Roger Federer returns a shot to Hubert Hurkacz.

Indian Wells, Mar 16 (Agencies): Rafael Nadal withstood the challenge of Russian Karen Khachanov to set up a blockbuster semi-final with Roger Federer at the ATP Indian Wells Masters Friday despite a flare-up of right knee trouble that required mid-match treatment.

World No 2 Nadal, the highest seed left in the draw after the early ouster of No. 1 Novak Djokovic, dominated both tiebreakers to beat the towering Russian 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/2).

He booked a 39th career meeting with Federer, a five-time champion at Indian Wells who breezed past 67th-ranked Hubert Hurkacz of Poland 6-4, 6-4.

“Hopefully I will be ready for it,” said Nadal, who recovered an early break in the opening set

and powered through the tiebreaker, but called for the trainer to have supportive tape applied below his right knee three games into the second.

“Of course my goal and my idea is to be ready for tomorrow,” he said.

Although he wasn’t moving as well, Nadal gained the first break of the second set to lead 3-2, but was immediately broken himself.

He saved a set point in a fierce 10th game that went to deuce three times before Nadal held to make it 5-5. He couldn’t convert a break chance in the 11th game as they went to another tiebreaker which the Spaniard again controlled.

Khachanov, who peppered Nadal with 17 aces in the two-hour, 17-minute match, has now lost all six of his career meetings with the Spaniard.

He’ll be gunning for a chance to claim a fourth Indian Wells title while Federer is seeking to break out of a tie with Djokovic with a record sixth.

Nadal leads the headto-head rivalry with Federer 23-15, but Federer has won 11 of their 20 hard-court meetings, including their last five.

However, they haven’t met since October of 2017, when Federer triumphed in straight sets in the final of the Shanghai Masters.

Federer said he might not feel quite the same tingle of anticipation as fans at the prospect of facing Nadal, but he acknowledged that their clashes always raise the stakes.

“If I play Rafa there’s extra energy in the building – there’s always a lot on the line,” said Federer, who added that so much time has passed since their

India to host U-17 Women’s WC in 2020

New Delhi, Mar 16 (PTI): India will host the U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020, International Football Federation (FIFA) President Gianni Infantino announced on Friday.

“We are delighted to announce that India has been confirmed as the host of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in 2020,” Infantino said after the FIFA Council meeting in Miami, USA, This will be the second FIFA tournament India will be hosting, after the U-17 Men’s World Cup in 2017.

Confirming the development, All India Football Federation General Secretary Kushal Das told PTI: “We are thankful to FIFA for giving the right to host the U-17 Women’s World Cup. This will raise the profile of women’s football in the country.

“We have been giving a lot of emphasis on the devel-

opment of women’s football in the country. So we bid for the U-17 Women’s World Cup and now we have got it.”

The bidding process for the tournament started last year. France had also expressed interest to host the tournament. Das said the venues to host the mega event will be decided soon.

“We have four-five venues in mind and we will finalise them soon.”

As host country, India automatically qualifies for the 16-team showpiece event. The six continental qualifying tournaments are yet to begin.

Besides the U-17 Women’s WC, India had also expressed interest in hosting the U-20 Women’s World Cup. The U-17 women’s tournament began in 2008, when New Zealand hosted it. Spain are the current champions and they had beaten Mexico 2-1 in the final in Uruguay last year.

The tournament in India will be the seventh edition.

Asian teams are the most successful teams in the tournament, with North Korea (2008 and 2016) having won it twice while Japan (2014) and South Korea (2010) had won it once each.

France (2012) and Spain (2018) are the only nonAsian teams to have won the tournament.

last meeting that his own current five-match winning streak is of little significance. “I don’t think those five matches matter that much, to be honest,” he said. “A lot of time has gone by.”

Federer, a 20-time Grand Slam champion who captured his 100th career title at Dubai last month, overcame breezy conditions on stadium court and a hungry Hurkacz – a 22year-old ranked 67th in the world who was playing in his first Masters 1000 quarter-final and just the second quarter-final of his career.

Hurkacz settled his early nerves to produce some entertaining rallies, but he couldn’t make a dent in Federer’s serve.

One break in each set was all Federer needed to seal the win after an hour and 14 minutes.

VAR to be used at women’s WC

Miami, Mar 16 (Agencies): FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that video assistant referees (VAR) will be used at the 2019 Women’s World Cup. VAR was deployed at the men’s World Cup last summer, but FIFA had yet to commit to using the technology at the women’s showpiece in France.

But, speaking in Miami on Friday, Infantino confirmed that VAR would indeed be implemented at the Women’s World Cup. “We will be using VAR,” Infantino said at a press conference.

Following a period of testing, the FIFA panel overseeing Women’s World Cup preparations recommended the use of VAR earlier this month.

That paved the way for Infantino’s announcement on Friday, with FIFA’s ruling council having now ratified the usage of the technology.

FIFA having yet to confirm the use of VAR fueled controversy surrounding inequality in the women’s game, with US manager Jill Ellis having spoken out last year.

“I can’t see them not having it,” Ellis told reporters of VAR at the Women’s World Cup. “I think it would be a little bit insulting if we weren’t afforded the same opportunity. There’s too much at stake to not have it, and I think our game, our passion, our drive, our motivation is at the same level as the men.”

Currently, VAR is used in many professional men’s leagues across the globe, but not in any women’s leagues.

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Gambhir, Chhetri receive Padma Shri

Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir and (R) India football captain Sunil Chhetri receiving Padma Shri from President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. (PTI)

New Delhi, Mar 16 (Agencies): Former India captain Gautam Gambhir and the skipper of Indian football team, Sunil Chhetri received their Padma Shri Awards from President Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Saturday.

Gautam Gambhir and Sunil Chhetri were among the eight sportspersons conferred with the Padma Shri Award in 2019. Archery star Bombayla Devi and basketball player Prashanti Singh also received the honour from President Kovind on Saturday.

Gambhir took to social media on Saturday to thank both his critics and supporters after receiving the honour. “This is for all the supporters of Indian cricket and my critics. Both have played a part in my journey...some day will discuss who played more than the other,” Gambhir wrote on Twitter.

Notably, wrestler Bajrang Punia, table tennis player Achanta Sharath Kamal, Kabaddi star Ajay Thakur and chess player

Harika Dronavalli received their Padma awards on Monday in a separate ceremony. Eight sportspersons were conferred with the Padma Shri award in 2019 and mountaineering great Bachendri Pal received the Padma Bhushan award.

The awards are given in art, social work, public affairs, science and engineering, trade and industry, medicine, literature and education, sports and civil service among others. Padma Vibhushan is awarded for exceptional and distinguished service, Padma Bhushan for distinguished service of high order and Padma Shri for distinguished service in any field.

Watched on by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Rajnath Singh among others, Gautam Gambhir walked up to the stage and received his award.

Gambhir retired from all forms of cricket in December 2018. The former India opener had represented the country in 58 Tests, 147 ODIs and 37 Tests. Gambhir played a crucial role in

India’s World T20 win in 2007 and World Cup in 2011 as he finished as the team’s highest scorer in both the finals.

On the other hand, Chhetri has grown into one of the most celebrated footballers in the country. The Bengaluru FC captain is among the highest active scorers in international football. He had gone past Argentina great Lionel Messi’s tally when he scored a brace in India’s AFC Asian Cup win over Thailand in January.

Asian Games 2018 gold medallist Bajrang Punia, who has been in fine form on the mat, took to social media on Monday to thanks his coaches and said he is elated and honoured after having received the award.

“I am feeling elated and honoured having received this award from our honourable President. I want to share this award with my parents, all my coaches, friends and well-wishers. All this has been possible only because of their support, teachings and love,” Bajrang had said on Twitter.

NAKO reception for Khetoho on March 20

Dimapur, Mar 16 (NPN): The Nagaland Association of Kickboxing Organisation (NAKO) will be organising a reception ceremony in honour of Khetoho V Zhimomi, Black belt 5th Dan on March 20 at Dimapur Airport at 1:00 pm.

Khetoho was a member of team India and won a bronze medal at the 4th International Martial Games Festival held in Bangkok, Thailand. Therefore, the organisation has requested all like-minded persons and well wishers to show your solidarity and attend the reception ceremony.

For further information, contact Akihito P Zhimomi, advisor NAKO at 9612157688 or Botovi Jimo, general secretary, NAKO at 9402020270.

Klopp urges Reds to seize opportunity L o nd o n, M a r 1 6 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : Ju r ge n Klopp has called on his Liverpool players to take the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League table when they take on Fulham on Sunday.

With current leaders Manchester City in FA Cup quarter-final action this weekend, a win at Craven Cottage would take Liverpool back above Pep Guardiola’s side, two points clear albeit having played a game more.

H o w e v e r, K l o p p warned that relegationthreatened Fulham are playing without pressure since Scott Parker took caretaker charge and should not be taken lightly.

“Scott is in now and nobody thinks so desperately about staying in the league, it’s about playing football, getting points and seeing where it leads to,” said Klopp.

“There is no pressure

Jurgen Klopp talks to Virgil van Dijk during a training session.

anymore really, that’s what makes them dangerous. Not only that, we had a tough game against them [at Anfield]. It was difficult enough that day, we know that and we respect that but it’s still

a game for us. So it has to be an opportunity as well, hopefully we can use it.”

Liverpool should arrive in the capital in confident mood after progressing to the Champions League

quarter-finals, where they will play Porto, with a memorable 3-1 win away at Bayern Munich.

Liverpool’s hunt for a first league title since 1990 will be put on hold for a couple of weeks after the Fulham game as Klopp’s charges jet off to play for their respective national teams.

The former Bor ussia Dortmund boss will be counting the days until they return though, he hopes fully fit and ready for one final sprint to the line.

“The boys should know to inform me immediately after the game (that they are fine), a thumbs up is enough or if it’s not a thumbs up then that’s not so cool but that’s information as well,” he added. “[A thumbs up to the camera] would be cool but they don’t think about me immediately after the game, that’s OK but I think constantly about them so that’s the difference.”

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