March 30, 2019 by Nagaland Post

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Straight fight for 26 Aonglenden A/C candidate. Both candidates, in separate statements, have also declared their support to the PDA government under chief minister Neiphiu Rio and deputy chief minister Y. Patton. There are 16 polling stations- Sangtemla Ward-I, Sangtemla WardII, Dilong Ward-I, Dilong Ward-II, Arkong Ward (S/ Wing), Arkong (N/Wing), Ungma-I Aonglenden

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D imapur , M ar 2 9 (NPN): Things have simmered down in the 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency, where by-election is to be held on April 11 along with the Lok Sabha elections, after two candidates (NPF and NPP) not only withdrew from the race but also announced their full backing for the ruling PDA consensus candidate from the NDPP. The by-election will now be a straight contest between the candidates of the PDA and the Congress. While the NPF has expelled its nominee -Toshipokba Longmuker -- for a period of six years as disciplinary action, for withdrawing from the race without the consent of the party, the NPP on the other hand, has filed an FIR with Mokokchung police. NPP sources also said the party will take further action in this regard. The total number of electorate under 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency is 12,269 with 6,098 male and 6,171 female voters. The April 11 by-election in the 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency will be the

Heaviest spell of rain to hit NE DIMAPUR, MAR 29 (NPN): Northeast India is all set to experience the heaviest spell of rain and thundershower activities from March 30 onwards. According to Skymet Weather report, rains would commence in the region by the evening or night of March 30, gradually picking pace on March 31. The intensity would initially vary between light to moderate. However, as the time progresses, heavy showers would be observed in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Moreover, Arunachal Pradesh may see some snowfall activity at its upper reaches. From April 3 onwards, the intensity of rains will start declining, but scattered light rains may continue over Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura until April 4 or 5. The major reason for these rains can be attributed to the remnants of Western Disturbance which will reach Northeast India by March 30.

Corrigendum

Apropos the news item “3 among 6 candidates in the fray are crorepatis”, published on March 29, it is clarified that NPP candidate for the Lok Sabha, Hayithung Tungoe (Bill Lotha) is not from Lakhuti village. (Correspondent)

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“Sometimes, I feel he likes to sound like he is a Field Marshal.” K Y M C

Map of 26 Aonglenden A/C second that will be contested by the ruling party (NDPP/ PDA) against the Congress. The 2015 by-election in the constituency was also fought between the then ruling NPF/DAN against veteran Naga politician and former governor and five time chief minister, Dr. S.C. Jamir. Incidentally, in the 2011 by-election, Neiphiu Rio was the DAN chief minister and in the current 2019 by-election, he is also the chief minister of the PDA coalition. The NPF candidate Toshipokba defeated Jamir in the 2011 by-election for

the 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency. The by-election to the 26 Aonglenden assembly constituency was plummeted into high voltage suspense when the NPP candidate O. Tinujongshi went “missing” and the party filed an FIR with Mokokchug Police. He resurfaced later to withdraw his candidature and pledged his full support to the NDPP/PDA candidate. The same day, the NPF candidate Toshipokba also withdrew from the race and pledged his full support to the NDPP/PDA

Block, Ungma-II Mekumpong Block, Ungma-III (N/Wing), Ungma-IV (S/ Wing), Ungma-V, UngmaVI (Mongsen Block), Ao Settsu, Kubza, Marepkong, and Aolijen. The single phase Lok Sabha election on April 11, will be held in 2194 polling stations spread over the state, with a total electorate of 11,63,388 with 5,89,138 male and 5,74,250 female voters.

NPF expels Toshipokba

A day after Toshipokba, NPF candidate for the by-election to the 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency, withdrew from the contest, the NPF president has expelled him from the party for a period of six years with effect from March 29, 2019. In an expulsion order, NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu noted that Toshipokba, who was an active member of NPF, was issued a party ticket on March 19 to contest the by-election. While receiving the ticket, NPF president said the candidate signed a pledge to remain faithful and loyal to the NPF constitution and be subject to party discipline. However, the party chief noted that he withdrew his nomination paper on March 28 without the knowledge and consent of the party. The party chief maintained that his act of declaring support to a particular candidate, who belongs to the political opponent of the NPF, was directly against the stand and principle of the party. Further, pointing out that his action attracted Art. XIV para 2 (a) & (c) of the Party Constitution, he said the NPF has expelled him from the party in pursuance to a recommendation of the Disciplinary Action Committee.

Priyanka attacks Modi in Ayodhya Speculates that she will contest if party tells her to. AYODHYA (UP), MAR 29 (PTI): A day after hinting that she is not averse to contesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked him for “ignoring” his own Varanasi constituency. On Thursday night, reacting to a suggestion from a party worker that she should fight the elections from her mother Sonia Gandhi’s Rae Bareli constituency, Priyanka Gandhi had quipped, “Shouldn’t I fight from Varanasi?” She fuelled more speculation on this possibility on Friday by targeting Modi over the state of the constituency that sent him to Parliament in 2014. But when reporters asked her a direct question, she said, “If the party tells me, I will fight from anywhere.” At a “nukkad sabha” – street corner meeting -- in Ayodhya, she lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party, calling it “pro-rich”, “anti-

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra interacts with villagers on her threeday campaigning in Ayodhya, Friday. (PTI)

farmer” and against the interests of the armed forces. Referring to her own recent visit to Varanasi, Priyanka Gandhi said she was told about the road from the airport to the city when she asked about “development” in the area. She claimed only 15 km of a 150-km road sanctioned by the previous Congress government has been built there, and when people drive away from the airport it is full of potholes. Claiming Modi did not care about Varanasi, she said, “I was told that in the past five years he has not visited even a single village in his own constituency though he has been travelling all over the country and

abroad.” She was expected to visit the Hanuman Garhi temple in Ayodhya, but planned to keep away from the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid site. Earlier during this campaign trip, the Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, visited the family bastions of Amethi and Rae Bareli which have elected party president Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi. She claimed the BJP government is helping only the rich. “The government’s focus is only on helping the rich, making the rich, richer. They have money for the businessmen, but not for the poor,” she lamented.

BJP State unit Mayang Lima sworn in as Declaration of criminal cases: Supreme Court notice to Centre, EC rebuffs ‘rumours’ state’s first Upa-Lokayukta NEW DELHI, MAR 29 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and the EC on a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of the apex court’s judgment directing all candidates to declare their criminal antecedents to the poll panel before contesting elections. A bench comprising Justices R F Nariman and Vineet Saran also sought response from the three deputy election commissioners, law secretary and the cabinet secretary for not complying with its judgment dated September 25, 2018. The court was hearing a plea filed by lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. In September last year, a five-judge Constitution bench had unanimously held that all candidates will

have to declare their criminal antecedents to the Election Commission(EC) before contesting polls and had called for wider publicity, through print and electronic media about the antecedents of candidates. On October 10 last year, the EC had issued notification regarding the amended Form-26, and directions to political parties and candidates for publication of criminal antecedents. However, the plea filed by Upadhyay had alleged that the EC neither amended the Election Symbol Order, 1968 nor the model code of conduct (MCC) so the said notification has no legal sanction. “On October 10, 2018, the ECI issued direction to political parties and candidates for publication of criminal antecedents with-

out amending the Election Symbol Order & Model Code of Conduct so the direction has no legal sanction,” the plea had said. It had also said that the ECI did not publish a list of leading newspapersnews channels nor clarified the timing for declaration of criminal antecedents by candidates which led to the candidates publishing them in unpopular newspapers and news channels during odd hours. “It (the ECI) had not published list of leading newspapers-news channels, so candidates published criminal antecedents in unpopular newspapersnews channels. The ECI has not clarified the timing of publication, so candidates published criminal history in odd hours when people don’t watch news channels...,” it had said.

DIMAPUR, MAR 29 (NPN): BJP Nagaland state unit has rebuffed what it claimed were “speculations and rumours” that BJP Nagaland would “admit other political parties in its fold and take over the government”. In a press release, BJP Nagaland general secretary K James Vizo sought to reiterate that the party was committed to its pre-poll partner NDPP and other post poll alliance parties (PDA) under the leadership of Neiphiu Rio. Vizo said BJP would work wholeheartedly for the success of the PDA consensus candidates in order to strengthen the PDA in the State and the NDA at the Centre. He also said that the party was well contented with its present strength and was united under the leadership of its state president and minister Temjen Imna Along and BLP leader and deputy chief minister Y Patton. Rubbishing the speculations and rumours, Vizo said it was only aimed at destabilizing the PDA relationship, adding that the party was “matured enough not to succumbed to such political traps.”

Mayang Lima (L) being sworn in as Upa-Lokayukta by Governor PB Acharya at Raj Bhavan on March 29. (NP)

Correspondent

KOHIMA, Mar 29 (NPN): Principal District & Session Judge (Retd) Mayang Lima was sworn as the state’s first Upa-Lokayukta at a ceremony held at Naga Bhavan, Raj Bhavan Kohima Friday. Governor of Nagaland, PB Acharya administered the oath of office to Mayang Lima. Lima, who is the first Upa-Lokayukta of the state, will hold the office of the Upa-Lokayukta of Nagaland for a term of five years or

till he attains the age of 70. Lima was also the former registrar of the Kohima bench of the Gauhati High Court. The oath taking ceremony was attended by the Lokayukta of Nagaland, Justice Uma Nath Singh and senior Government officials led by the Chief Secretary of Nagaland, Temjen Toy. Upa-Lokayuktas are appointed after consultation with the Lokayukta. Justice Uma Nath Singh was appointed as the first Lokayukta of Nagaland on February 22, 2019.

Indian missile fired before Mi17 V5 chopper crash: Report List of star campaigners announced NEW DELHI, MAR 29 (AGENCIES): Investigators have found that an Indian air defence missile was fired shortly before the crash of a Mi17 V5 helicopter at Budgam, near Srinagar on February 27, which resulted in the deaths of six air force personnel and a citizen on ground. The investigators are examining the sequence of events which preceded the crash, reports the Economic Times. The final moments preceding the crash, including if the IFF (Identity, Friend or Foe) systems were switched on or not, are being carefully looked at to determine what went wrong. The air force brass, highly placed sources told ET, has made it clear that it would not shy away from initiating court martial proceedings against personnel if they are found blameworthy in the inquiry. ET has learnt that the focus of the investigation now is to determine if multiple layers of safeguards meant to protect assets from friendly fire failed and

An Indian army solider walks past the wreckage of an aircraft in Budgam area, Srinagar on February 27, 2019. (File) how systems need to be improved to prevent any such incident in the future. Sources said that the missile – believed to be of Israeli origin – was activated after an air defence alert was sounded over Jammu and Kashmir, besides other parts of the border, after an over 25 Pakistani air force jets were detected along the border on the morning of February 27. The alert, sources said, indicated that Pakistani jets may be trying to breach the border for a strike on Indian military

targets and there were concerns that armed UAVs available with that country may also have been deployed. A slow moving target like the Mi 17 V 5 helicopter could potentially be mistaken for a low flying armed UAV homing into an air base, according to these sources. “When an air defence alert is sounded, several things take place. There are a set of rules that transport aircraft and helicopters need to follow and there are set entry and egress routes demarcated for aircraft flying. Also,

aircraft are to switch on their IFF (Identify, Friend or Foe) systems,” sources told ET. They added that all angles are being probed to determine if lapses took place and where. A senior officer is conducting the court of inquiry into the crash and has been given access to all inputs available with ground controllers as well as the actions of the helicopter in the ten minutes that it was in the air. As reported by ET, the chopper crashed in the 10-minute span when IAF jets were engaged in an aerial battle with the Pakistan Air Force fighters, along the Line of Control in the Nowshera sector, and air defence systems were on operational alert. Command and control systems were under immense pressure as reports of attempted intrusions were sounded along the border. The Indian side officially acknowledged the crash but has not mentioned it in official statements on the aerial battle and the current conflict with Pakistan.

Correspondent

KOHIMA, MAR 29 (NPN): With the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 for 1- Nagaland Parliamentary Constituency and by-election to the 26 Aonglenden A/C getting close, additional chief electoral officer (ACEO) N Moa Aier has issued a list of star campaigners of the various political parties. As per the list, there are 40 star campaigners for Indian National Congress (INC) including Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Dr. SC Jamir, Navjot Singh Sidhu and K Therie. The star campaigners for National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) include Neiphiu Rio, Chingwang Konyak, Abu Metha, Alemtemshi Jamir, Nzuota Swuro and 35 other members. Naga People’s Front (NPF) star campaigners include Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, Apong Pongener, Dr. Huskha Yepthomi, KG Kenye, TR Zeliang and 35 other members. Interestingly the seven NPF MLAs, who recently declared their support to PDA consensus candidate, were also included in the list of star campaigners. Star campaigners are individuals whose travel expenses are not to be accounted for in the election expense accounts of candidates. Special Expenditure Observer: Election Commission of India has appointed DD Goel, ex-IRS, as Special Expenditure Observer in Nagaland for the upcoming elections. EC stated that the special expenditure observer would be required to watch the conduct of elections in the state with a special emphasis on controlling and curbing the abuse of money power, in consultation with the CEO and other officers of the state and such other Election Authorities as deemed appropriate. CEO, Abhijit Sinha, informed that Goel would be arriving in Nagaland on April 1, 2019 and on the same day he would be holding a meeting with the nodal officers of the state associated with election expenditure monitoring. K Y M C

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Naga tree tomato workshop held

MK Mero addressing the gathering at the Naga Tree Tomato Workshop in Kohima on March 29. (NP) Correspondent

KO H I M A , M A R 2 9 (NPN): A Naga Tree Tomato Workshop on post Geographical Identification (GI) activities for farmers was organized by the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing (NERAMAC) Limited, supported by North Eastern council (NEC), at Hotel Japfü, Kohima on March 29. Department of Horticulture, principal secretary MK Mero, in his address said agriculture produce with the GI tag have an advantage as they can be

sold at higher rates. He advised the farmers to form organizations and produce more so that they can send their produce for commercial purposes. According to Mero, the GI tag initiative is supposed to be started by NGOs and farmers and not government departments. There are many agricultural products of the state that qualify for the tag, he stated adding that very soon, cargo facilities will be introduced in Dimapur for the benefit of farmers. Resource person, Horticulture deputy director, Jerry Patton in his presentation, said that in India, the

GI is governed by the GI Tag Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection Act) 1999, and it came into force from September 2003. He highlighted benefits of registering because it confers legal protection, prevents unauthorized use of the registered GI by others, gives legal protection which in turn boosts exports, and promotes economic prosperity of producers in a geographical territory. Patton said that the first GI in India was given to Darjeeling tea in 2004, the first GI tag in Nagaland was given to “Naga mir-

cha” between April 2008 and March 2009 and “Naga tree tomato” was given the GI tag in April 2014 to March 2015. He also highlighted the medical value of Naga tree tomatos, method of production, commodity description and its uniqueness. Patton stated that the department has proposed 200 hectares of land to promote the Naga chilly and Naga tree tomato. Agriculture inspector, Mhalevilie Thorie, giving a slide-show presentation as a resource person, highlighted cultivation practices of tomato, climate requirement, soil requirement, propagation, planting, irrigation, fertilizer, weeding, mulching, pruning, pollination, pest, diseases, harvesting and yield, food use and food value of edible portions. DAO Kohima Bodevi Shuya, local farmer Puno Yhokha and event coordinator NERAMAC, Archita Sarma also addressed the gathering. The program was attended by lead farmers, VDB secretaries, farmers, NERAMAC officials, and others.

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Unidentified body found in Jalukie DIMAPUR: One unidentified dead body of a non-Naga female in a highly decomposed state was found in New Market Colony, Jalukie Town on March 28. According to senior superintendent of Police Peren, the deceased was wearing a petticoat with blouse and a necklace and is likely to be

between 30-40 years and her height is five feet. Any person who may know about a person missing from around Jalukie of this general description or has information about the deceased may contact Jalukie Police Station with details at phone number 9436807778 – OC PS Jalukie or 8974311421 Women Police Station Peren.

AR apprehend GPRN/NSCN cadre

DIMAPUR: During spot check of vehicles near Khermahal, Dimapur on March 27, Dimapur Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) apprehended an individual in possession of a .22 pistol with magazine and five live rounds. According to Assam Rifles, the individual was identified as Tohuvi Sema Chishi of the GPRN/NSCN, age 30 years, and was commuting in a Maruti Gypsy. The apprehended individual along with the recovered items were handed over to West Police Station Dimapur for further investigation.

AR Wokha battalion seizes IMFL

DIMAPUR: Wokha battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) established a Mobile Vehicle Check Post in the general area of Bhandari village road junction on March 28 and intercepted a Tata Sumo vehicle passenger commuting from Merapani to Bhandari village with IMFL. According to PRO HQ IGAR (N), the apprehended

individual was identified as Dilip Bora, son of late Giridhar Bora resident of Merapani (Assam). The seized liquor included 48 cans of Kingfisher beer (500ml) and 60 bottles of Mc Dowell Rum (750ml), worth approximately Rs. 18,000. The individual along with the seized IMFL was handed over to Bhandari Police Station for further investigation.

news in Brief Consumer Society Dimapur general meeting: The Consumer Society Dimapur has convened a general meeting for March 30, 12 noon, at its office premises. All executive members and members have been requested to attend the meeting without fail as plans and actions for the next fiscal will be deliberated. TSUD meeting timing change: The meeting called by the advisors of Tenyimi Students’ Union Dimapur for March 30 at Tenyimi Complex has been rescheduled from 10 am to 2 pm. For any information contact Kedinlung at phone number 7005668157. Information for Mon requisitioned vehicle drivers: All drivers under Mon district whose vehicles have been requisitioned for Election Duty for the forthcoming General Elections to the Lok Sabha 2019 have been informed to collect (and submit) Form -12A and Election Duty Certificate (EDC) from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer, Mon during office hours on or before April 5. All drivers availing the EDC should enclose a copy of the vehicle requisition order along with EPIC or other relevant documents and with photo. (DIPR) Konyak Union Kohima to celebrate Aoleang: The Konyak Union Kohima will be celebrating Aoleang festival at NSF Solidarity Park, above NBCC Convention Hall, New Capital Complex, Kohima at 12 noon on April 4. (DIPR) Order to remove building materials from roadsides in Kohima: Kohima DC, Anoop Khinchi, has ordered that all building materials and off road vehicles be removed from roadsides within seven days of the issue of this order dated March 29. Failing to comply with this directive, the concerned owner will be penalized and the obstruction removed at the cost of the defaulter. (DIPR)

Another election photo contest for Mon district

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DIMAPUR: In order to encourage young voters to participate in the election process, newly enrolled voters and young voters who are between 18-21 years of age from Mon District have been invited to take part in a photo contest with placard quotes on “Clean Election” and “Ethical Voting” from March 30 to April 9. According to DIPR, the guidelines for the photo contest with poster quotes are: i) Participants have to capture the photo holding a placard with quotes(s) written on it; ii) The quotes have to be original and MUST not be copied from others; iii) Post it on social media accounts such as facebook, Twitter, Instagram etc., using the hash tags #EVERYVOTECOUNTS #SVEEPMONDISTRICT; iv) Send a District Congress Committee Mokokchung, accorded a formal home coming screenshot of the social media post through WhatsApp Dimapur Fire Station conducted a disaster management rescue drill and welcome ceremony, on Thursday, to 24 Angetyongpang A/C ex-JD(U) candidate to 8837225709. The best three entries shall receive cash fire extinguisher handling demonstration on March 29, at Bethesda Higher prizes of Rs. 5000, Rs. 3000 and Rs. 2000 respectively. Sashimar Jamir (4th from left) and his supporters at the DCC Office. (NP) Secondary School Dimapur (BHSSD). (Dimapur Fire Station OC)

nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Which issue is foremost in the minds of voters for the LS Polls? 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%

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Cleanliness drive in District Hospital Zunheboto

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Jobs. Corruption. Economy.

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Q: Between the two, which

party has a better grip of economics?  BJP.  Congress.  Can’t Say.

WEATHER FORECAST March 30

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

35 22

Hazy sunshine

29 15

Guwahati Hazy sunshine

33 20

Hazy sunshine

30 13

Itanagar Hazy sunshine

30 16

Shillong A p.m. t-storm in the area

20 12

A thundershower in spots

23 12

Aizawl Imphal

Kohima

Dimapur Hazy sun Mkg

A thunderstorm in spots

30 18 27 13

Tuensang Hazy, a shower; cooler

18 9

Hazy sunshine; cooler

23 16

Wokha

Zunheboto Some sun; a t-storm in spots

24 11

Hospital staff white-washing the Male-ward of District Hospital Zunheboto during the cleanliness drive conducted on March 29.

Medical staff contribute to fix hospital hygiene DIMAPUR: With an aim to maintain sanitation and give patients a clean environment, District Hospital Zunheboto, on March 29, initiated various steps to ensure cleanliness within its premises under the initiative of medical superintendent, DH Zunheboto, Dr. Khehokhu Chishi. According to a press release by CMO office

Zunheboto district media officer, Shekho Sophie, DH Zunheboto SMO, Dr. Aron Muru said the cleanliness & sanitation drive was carried out with contributions from Medical Officers within the district and also from the staff of District Hospital Zunheboto. Dr. Aron further appealed to all to take responsibility in keeping the hospital clean. It is a necessity that the sole hospital of the district be kept neat and clean, he said adding that it would be even better if the district hospital

could be kept cleaner than others. The SMO pointed out that the hospital was last white-washed 15 years back, and now with contribution from the staff, they have so far white-washed the wards, constructed a hand washing stand, deep burial pit and has plans to construct a cattle trap in the coming days. He further appealed to society to come forward and contribute towards the initiative for the upliftment of District Hospital, Zunheboto.

NUEU & KLCEU get-together service

Students of NU & Kohima Law College, and others on March 22 after the get together service at NU, Meriema, Kohima Campus.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland University Evangelical Union (NUEU) held a get-together service with Kohima Law College Evangelical Union (KLCEU), at Nagaland University, Meriema, Kohima campus

on March 22. A press release from KLCEU president, Alibo Yepthomi stated that the program speaker was advocate Kezhokhoto Savi, who called upon the young people to love righteousness,

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integrity, dignity, honesty, hard work and respect, to heal society. He said that people watch them as Christians, and it was important to always be on guard and remember that young people

carry the name of Christ always. Savi also shared the challenging life testimonies of Billy Graham, Rick Warren and Benny Hinn. The Praise and Worship session was led by the KLCEU worship team and the service was chaired by Kivitoli Swu. Sixty students of Kohima Law College (KLC) presented a choir number “You are Holy” followed by a solo from Baman Phom. A life testimony was shared by Alibo president KLCEU and a skit “The sin chair” was also presented. Abigail Lotha read from scripture and a vote of thanks was pronounced by assistant professor, Moasenla. The service was attended by students of both NU & KLC, EU advisors, professors, UESI staff workers, and officials of Kohima Collegiate Evangelical Union (KCEU).

Open Cultivation training in Tuensang culminates

NFHS-5 field team appeals for cooperation DIMAPUR: The National Family Health Survey-5 (NFHS-5) field team has covered mapping and listing in five districts: Dimapur, Peren, Mokokchung, Kiphire and Wokha with a total of 210 Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) both in urban and rural areas, from which the next phase of data samples will be studied. In a press release, state coordinator National Family Health Survey-5, Surenthung Enny stated that the field research team will be moving to Kohima, Tuensang, Zunheboto and Longleng districts covering both urban and rural PSUs. Enny has appealed to the district administration, Chief Medical Officers, ward and village chairmen, GBs, heads of different institutions to cooperate with the field research team so that the mapping and listing in their districts can be completed. After completing the four assigned districts, the National Family Health Survey-5 team will be moving to Mon and Phek, culminating the first phase of mapping and listing in Nagaland.

Resource persons and trainees of the skill development course conducted from February 25 to March 25.

DIMAPUR: A monthlong skill development course on “Floriculturistopen cultivation” which began on February 25 conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Tuensang, training partner of Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Government of India, culminated on March 25. A press release by KVK, division of horticulture, Subject Matter Specialist (SMS), Dr. Shisarenla Aier stated that the training was aimed at

Departments asked to designate disability officers

training candidates in the role of a floriculturist-open cultivation, in the agriculture and allied sector/ industry. It was also aimed at building key competencies among the learners so that they could become self-reliant and develop entrepreneurial skills in the field of Floriculture which, the release stated, has become an emerging tool in Nagaland. Addressing the valedictory program, senior scientist & head, KVK, Tuensang, Dr. Keviletsu Khate, encouraged all trainees to remember the activities they leaned throughout

the course. He asked them to perform efficiently to allow production of high quality flowers for higher returns. The resource persons for the training program were SMS (horticulture), Dr. Shisarenla Aier; assistant chief technical officer (soil conservation), Imtilemla; SMS (plant protection), Eliseni Tsopoe; and farm manager, KCK Tuensang, Yanger I. Kichu. Altogether 20 candidates were registered under ASCI and an online examination was conducted by ASCI on March 26.

AHODs & HODs meeting on April 2

dIMAPUR: A meeting of AHODs and Nagaland Chief Secretary, Temjen HODs has been convened for April 2, Toy, has informed all concerned to make 10 am in the Secretariat Conference it convenient to attend the meeting without fail. (DIPR) DIMAPUR: State Commis- Hall, Kohima. sioner for Persons with Disabilities Nagaland, Diethono Nakhro, in a notification has stated that that in compliance with relevant laws, and to facilitate implementation of their provisions, all Government departments and establishments are requested to designate a Grievance Redressal-&-Nodal Officer (Disability Affairs) not below the rank of a gazetted officer. DIPR reports that where it is not possible to designate a gazetted officer, the government establishment may designate the senior-most officer as the grievance redressal-&-nodal officer. The name, designation, phone number and email Resource persons DFO Peren, Dr. Sentitula, member POU, NEPED, Pikato V. of the designated officer may Jimo, program manager FES, Yaranajit Deka, office bearers of NCCAF and be forwarded to the office of village chairmen/leaders from 18 villages during a seminar on conservation of the State Commissioner for endangered species and the role of village authorities/CCAs, for Peren district Persons with Disabilities at at Jalukie town on March 26. The seminar was organised by the Nagaland email address: scpdnagaland@ Community Conserved Areas Forum (NCCAF), in collaboration with the Forest department, NEPED & FES. (NCCAF secretary, Heirang Lungalang) gmail.com.

Governor enhances BRIDGE training culminates in Kohima government pensions

DIMAPUR: Department of Finance, Establishment branch and ROP cell, Government of Nagaland, has informed pensioners that the Governor of Nagaland has enhanced dearness relief of Nagaland pensioners and Family pensioners at the following rates:- Nagaland Services (Revision of pay) Rules, 2017, has increased by a net rate of 3%, i.e. from 9% to 12%, w.e.f. January 1, 2019, and Nagaland Services (Revision of Pay) Rules, 2010, has increased by a net rate of 6%, i.e.

from 148% to 154% w.e.f. January 1, 2019. Payment of dearness relief involving a fraction of a rupee shall be rounded off to the next higher rupee. It has also appealed to the principal accountant general (A&E), Nagaland, to circulate the OM to accountant generals of all states so that pensioners of Nagaland Gover nment drawing pensions under their jurisdiction may be authorized for payment of this relief Resource persons and trainees of one block of the BRIDGE training program on routine immunization conducted from March 13 to 28 in Kohima. at the earliest. DIMAPUR: A Boost- officer, Dr. Rüyangulie 59 ASHAs and 300 AWWs ticipated in the training from all the blocks par- program. ing Routine Immuniza- Paphino. tion Demand Generation The training which (BRIDGE) training pro- was carried out in batches gram on routine immuni- was aimed at addressing zation for frontline work- vaccine hesitancy and DIMAPUR: Aghunaqa area, comprising of 38 villages, ers, ANMs, Accredited to raise immunization including Aghunaqa EAC (HQ), with an approximate Social Health Activists demand as frontline worknumber of two thousand households, is facing immense (ASHAs) and AWWs, ers remain at the core hardships due to excessive billing because of technical which began on March 13, community on healthy defects in the three phase billing system. culminated on March 28. behaviours. In a press release, Aghunaqa Kukami Kuqhakulu A press release by the During the training, (AKK) president, Mughavi Awomi and general sec- office of the Chief Medi- topics on AEFI, basics retary, Hetoi Katty stated that the sums amount to a cal Officer (CMO) Ko- of immunization, intertotal of Rs. 15,000 for each phase, with a total of Rs. hima, stated that the train- personal communication, 35,000 to 45,000 for the three phases each month, in ing was conducted in all planning and monitoring each village. blocks of Kohima District of routine immunization According to AKK, despite repeated appeals to the viz Kohima Sadar, Sechu were deliberated. executive engineer (Electrical), Chumukedima Division, block, Jakhama block, The trainees also Dimapur, the problem still persists due to “adamant Chiephobozou block and participated in presentaattitude of the concerned officers.” Tseminyu block. tion-based games, group The resource persons discussions, role-playing Considering the seriousness of the matter, AKK urged the authorities to immediately look into this were DPO (RCH-UIP) Ko- activities and audio-visual public grievance and rectify the technical problems as hima, Dr. Rupert Peseyie, interactive sessions. MO (MMU) and media Altogether 84 ANMs, the villagers cannot pay such amounts.

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ULFA (I) chief treated in Chinese hospital

Guwahati, Mar 29 (Agencies): ULFA (I) military wing chief Paresh Baruah is still undergoing treatment in a Chinese hospital. Intelligence sources told Northeast Now, that Baruah, who sustained serious injury in a motorcycle accident late last year near Ruili on the ChinaMyanmar border, suffers from complications now. He has been receiving treatment at the First People’s Hospital in Jiegao, 6 kms south-west of Ruili in Yunnan province, for several months now. The sources said Baruah was taken to Southern Medical University Hospital in Guanzhou for treatment of his fractures in ribs, legs and hands. He was released once the fractures healed and he returned to Tenchong on the Myanmar side of the border, not far from Ruili. But since he has diabetes, the rebel leader began to suffer from other complications. So he had to be read-

Paresh Baruah undergoing treatment at the First People’s Hospital in Jieghao in Yunnan province. (Northeast Now)

mitted to a hospital not far from Ruili, the Chinese town Baruah has used for his communications with the outer world in 2009. He has been in Tenchong since he relocated to Myanmar in 2009 after the ULFA faced a severe crackdown from Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government. Due to health reasons, Baruah has not been able to take charge of the situation created by the Myanmar army offensive against Taga in Sagaing province. I n Fe b r u a r y, t h e Myanmar army launched a major offensive against Taga where the NSCN-K

had its headquarters. The NSCN-K did not oppose the takeover of its headquarters by the Myanmar army because it did not like to risk the ceasefire it signed with the Myanmar government in 2012. But the ULFA got into clashes with the Myanmar Army when it tried to oppose the offensive against its bases in Taga. It lost a few fighters including ‘Major’ Jyotirmoy Asom. Other ULFA (I) fighters have been on the run ever since this offensive and at least nine have so far surrendered to the authorities.

PM Modi to launch BJP’s NE campaign today GUWAHATI, MAR 29 (Agencies): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sound the poll bugle in Assam on March 30 (Saturday) as the game for the Lok Sabha thrones begins when the nation heads to the polls starting April 11. According to Inside NE, the BJP’s star campaigner will begin the saffron party’s ‘mission Northeast’ in Assam. Modi will be attending two rallies for the Phase-I of the polls and will campaign for BJP candidates. Modi will first visit Gohpur in Tezpur Constituency to campaign for Pallab Lochan Das. Then, Modi will visit Moran to campaign for Jorhat candidate Topon Kumar Das. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also visit Arunachal Pradesh for campaigning purpose at Aalo in West Siang for 1 Arunachal West parliamentary constituency on March 30 and at Pasighat in East Siang for 2 Arunachal East parliamentary Constituency on April 3 respectively. It may be mentioned that Modi’s visit will come close on the heels of BJP President Amit Shah’s visit on Thursday.

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Protestors demand justice for detained scribe Correspondent IMPHAL, Mar 29: A silent protest was staged in front of Manipur High Court complex in Imphal on Friday demanding immediate announcement of the judgment on the writ petition filed against detention of journalist Kishorchandra Wangkhem under National Security Act (NSA). “Justice delayed is justice denied,” one of the placards carried by the protestors read during the protest staged by members of Kangleipak Kanba Lup (KKL). A division bench of High Court of Manipur has reserved the judgment after hearing the writ petition on March 4. Kishorchandra Wangkhem filed the petition through his counsel with Imphal West district magistrate, chief secretary, and the secretary to government of India, Union ministry of home affair (department of internal security), as respondents. He filed the writ petition on December 21 last year, challenging his detention under the NSA on November 27, just a

KKL members taking part in the protest on Friday. (NP)

day after he was released on bail by the Imphal West chief judicial magistrate following his arrest by Imphal police station on sedition charges for uploading a video on Facebook. He was arrested on November 20 for criticising Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh for observing the birth anniversary of Rani

of Jhansi in Imphal. Kangleipak Kanba Lup general secretar y Kangleinganba Luwang alleged that keeping the judgment reser ved for prolong period was tantamount to losing people’s faith to the judiciary in the state, Luwang said. He therefore demanded that the court should pronounce the judgment at the earliest. If not KKL will be compelled to other

intense form of agitation, he added. “We demand justice for Kishorechandra. Justice should be delivered at the earliest,” he said. During the protest, placards with slogans like “Set liberty free,” “Immediately announce Kishorechand’s judgment,” “Justice Delay is Justice Denied,” etc. were displayed during the protest.

Assam’s groundwater contamination will worsen: Experts 41 candidates in first phase,

I mp h al , M a r 2 9 (IANS): Altogether 19 candidates will be in the fray for the two Lok Sabha seats in Manipur. No candidate withdrew the nomination papers on Friday, the last date of withdrawal. Eleven candidates are participating for the Inner Manipur constituency which goes to the polls on April 18. Eight tribal candidates are in the fray for the reserved Outer Manipur seat which will see voting on April 11. There is no woman candidate in both the constituencies. One woman applicant for the BJP ticket, Kim Gangte had resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party after she was not allotted the party ticket. There are 19,59,429 voters in both the constituencies. For the first time 45 transgender voters in Manipur will cast their votes under their distinctive identity of being transgenders. Chief Electoral Officer P.K. Singh said all arrangements including security cover to the polling officials are in place. Electioneering is in full swing with the two major players, the Congress and the BJP, trading charges and counter charges. However, so far there is no report of any untoward campaign related incident in any part of the state. K Y M C

return flow, leads to change in the saturation condition of groundwater and thereby enhances the release of arsenic (and fluoride) into the water,” Dr Kumar told this correspondent. Through extensive research on spatial distribution of geogenic contaminants across the Brahmaputra river, Dr Kumar and his team found the co-existence of arsenic, fluoride and uranium at some places. “We also found several places in Assam where the water is not yet saturated with arsenic and fluoride bearing minerals and thus prone to higher arsenic and fluoride concentration in their aquifers,” he said. In Nagaon district, for example, about 60 per cent of the samples tested were found to have “unsaturated”

SDF manifesto promises sops for youth

Gangtok, Mar 29 (PTI): Sikkim CM and SDF president Pawan Kumar Chamling announced various sops for the youth, including a one-time grant of Rs 5 lakh to those starting a livelihood venture, if his party is voted to power again. “Our policy is youth first ... youth has always been our priority,” he said while releasing the election manifesto of his party, Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), at the Vijay Sankalp Rally in West Sikkim’s Soreng town. He said those youth not opting for Startup

scheme will be given a onetime grant of Rs 5 lakh by the SDF government for starting a livelihood venture. Chamling also promised that his government will increase the startup loan to Rs 30 Lakh from Rs. 20 lakh. Our government will launch a scheme ‘One Person, One Profession’ whereby every eligible individual will be helped with a profession, he said. The SDF president also promised to institute a Youth Forum in order to make Youths partners in policy making of his government.

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water. Climatic factors like erratic rainfall, recharge and runoff also play a role in governing the weathering of minerals - otherwise found naturally - in groundwater, Dr Kumar said. The draft report of the Assam State Action Plan on Climate Change (2015-2020) states that Assam has been facing “continued warming of atmosphere” and “erratic rainfall” as a result of which there have been erratic flood and drought conditions since 2003. Dr Robin Kumar Dutta, professor in the Chemical Sciences department of the Tezpur University, concurred with the linkage between climatic change and groundwater contamination. The issue, Dr Dutta added, also needs to be

examined through the lens of geomorphology. “Karbi Anglong and Hojai, for example, fall in the rain shadow area and are among the fluoride-affected places in Assam,” he said. Dr Dutta has designed a low-cost filter technology to remove fluoride and arsenic (and iron) from water, which he has patented. Geomorphology, added activist Dharani Saikia, is why, at times, adjoining villages can have completely different results when their water is tested for fluoride (or arsenic) contamination. Working on the issue of fluoride contamination for many years now, particularly in the Nagaon and Hojai districts - two of the worst-affected in Assam - he stated the example of the Tapatjuri village.

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50 in second in Assam LS polls

Guwahati, Mar 29 (PTI): A total 41 candidates are in the fray for the first phase and 50 contestants for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Assam slated for April 11 and 18 next, source in the election office said Friday. Two nominations have been filed so far for the third phase poll in the state slated to be held on April 23, the sources said. For phase one there are seven contestants each for Tezpur and Kaliabor constituencies, eight each for Jorhat and Dibrugarh followed by 11 for Lakhim-

pur seat, the office said. Karimganj constituency which goes to the polls in the second phase has 14 nominations, Silchar 13, Autonomous District (ST) five, Mangaldoi 11 and Nowgong seven. The two nominations for the third phase are those of sitting MP and All India United Democratic Front chief Badruddin Ajmal and Nurul Islam Choudhury of All India Trinamool Congress for Dhubri constituency in the third phase when Kokrajhar(ST), Barpeta and Gauhati will also go to the polls, the election

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ing its pragmatic solution, and in this context, Dr Manish Kumar, faculty at Discipline of Earth Science in IIT Gandhinagar, compared the situation to a glass of water in which spoonfuls of sugar are added. Until the water is saturated, it will keep dissolving the sugar, and then, the granules would start settling without further dissolution. Likewise, minerals containing fluoride and arsenic found naturally in rocks of underground aquifers will dissolve more and leach more fluoride and arsenic under unsaturated conditions. Aquifers essentially constitute rocks and water, surrounded by microbes and organic matter. “Any kind of anthropogenic stress on aquifers, like pumping, irrigation and

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Guwahati, Mar 29 (IANS): It’s peak election season. But, even as political parties go all out to appease voters, the worsening quality of groundwater hardly finds any mention. In northeast India, Assam is in the middle of a grave groundwater contamination crisis. According to government estimates, fluoride contamination affects 23 districts and arsenic contamination affects 24 districts (out of a total 33) in the state. Even as people grapple to survive this basic necessity of life - excess fluoride can lead to dental and skeletal fluorosis, and arsenic is known to cause cancer - experts warn of a worsening situation in the future. Understanding the root of a crisis is essential to find-

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Oppn flays govt over Samjhauta case verdict Nyay idea came from Modi’s promise: Rahul New Delhi/Srinagar/Sehore, Mar 29 (IANS/AGENCIES): The acquittal of Hindu activist Aseemanand in the Samjhauta train blast case proves that the Modi government believes that terrorism can be perpetrated only by Muslim extremists, not by Hindu extremists, the CPI-M has said. “The acquittal of Aseemanand (real name N a b a Ku m a r S a r k a r ) and three others in the Samjhauta train blast case is a shameful reminder that the criminal justice system in India is incapable of bringing terrorists of the extremist Hindutva variety to justice for their crimes,” said an editorial in the CPI-M journal “People’s Democracy”. Between 2006 and 2008, there were six terrorist incidents perpetrated by a network of extreme Hindutva groups. Aseemanand, Pragya Thakur and Lt. Colonel Shrikant Purohit were the prominent conspirators amongst them, the editorial said. Aseemanand, an RSSVHP activist who was earlier acquitted in the Mecca

Aseemanand (File) Masjid blast and the Ajmer Dargah blast cases, was considered the main organizer of the terrorist attacks which targeted Muslim places of worship, it said. Both these cases were investigated by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). “Under the Modi regime, the NIA has the dubious record of undermining all the terrorist cases related to the Hindutva extremist groups,” the editorial said. In the Mecca Masjid blast in which nine people were killed in 2017, all the accused including Aseemanand were acquitted.

Will never allow NRC in Bengal: Trinamool Congress Ko l k ata , M a r 2 9 (PTI): The Trinamool Congress on Friday rebuffed BJP president Amit Shah’s claim to replicate the National Register of Citizens (NRC) exercise in West Bengal if the saffron party returns to power at the Centre. “We will never allow any NRC exercise in Bengal. They (BJP) want to divide the people on religious and communal lines. We will never allow that to happen,” TMC secretar y general Partha Chatterjee said. Chatterjee’s comments come after Shah, at a rally in Alipurduar, said: “We will also bring in NRC in Bengal and throw out all infiltrators. We will also ensure that the Hindu refugees are not touched. They are very much a part of our country.” The NRC is a document containing names of all genuine Indian citizens in Assam. It, however, became a hugely contentious issue after the complete draft, released last year, omitted the names of lakhs

Partha Chatterjee (File) of people who have been residing in the state for several decades. Chatterjee challenged Shah to win a single seat in the state in the general election. “We challenge the BJP to win even a single seat in Bengal. I can assure you all that the BJP will neither win a seat in Bengal, nor return to power at the Centre... The people of this country and Bengal have made up their minds to oust (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi,” he said. The TMC leader mocked the BJP for allegedly knocking at every door with the proposal to the people of becoming its candidate in the state.

Meanwhile National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Friday said reports about prosecution withholding critical information about the Samjhauta Express blast case from the court was a reflection of the respect the BJPled central government had for institutions of the country. “The judge presiding over the special NIA court has himself said that the prosecution withheld critical information that would have allowed a guilty verdict to be passed. Clearly, this government has no respect for institutions,” Abdullah told reporters at

a press conference here. The former chief minister said the disrespect for the institutions was seen across the length and breadth of the government. “Whether NITI Aayog chairman being hauled up by the Election Commission for giving political statements or the way they have treated Reserve Bank of India and reduced it to a subsidiary of the government, rather than an independent body. “We are yet to see a decision from the Election commission of India where the Prime Minister uses a space-related announcement to further the BJP’s campaign. And now what we have seen with the courts and the way in which Samjhauta trial has been sabotaged by withholding the evidence,” he said. Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh also on Friday said prosecution and defence have come “together” and this has led to people charged with terror acts getting let-off in court now. The former Madhya

Pradesh chief minister also said he stands by his usage of the term “Sanghi terrorism” and denied using the phrase “Hindu terrorism” to describe terror acts of right-wing outfits. “As the prosecution and defence are together, those who had been caught (in connection with terror acts) are walking free now,” Singh, the Congress candidate from the Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, told reporters here. The Congress veteran did not elaborate but he was apparently referring to the March 20 acquittal of right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand and three others in the 2007 Samjhauta Express bomb blast case by a special NIA court. “I have only said Sanghi terrorism. This I say today as well,” he said when asked that the BJP was accusing him of using “Hindu terrorism” neologism. “Show me the clip (to prove using the term Hindu terrorism). I have never ever said Hindu terrorism,” the Rajya Sabha member said.

Yamunanagar, Mar 29 (PTI): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his idea for a minimum income guarantee scheme for the poorest of poor came from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Rs 15 lakh promise’ made ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi said the Congress’ poll promise for the ambitious ‘Nyay’ (Nyuntam Aay Yojna) under which Rs 72,000 will be deposited each year in the bank accounts of 20 per cent of the country’s poorest is ‘historic’ and claimed that the prime minister looks ‘shaken’ ever since the announcement was made on Monday. Accusing Modi of helping certain industrialists, Gandhi said he protects the rich while refraining from helping out the debtridden farmers, adding “this ‘Chowkidar’ is a thief ”. On the contrary, Gandhi said his party bats for the poor, the weaker sections and the farmers. “The 2019 polls are a fight between two ideologies. On one hand are the BJP, the RSS and Narendra Modi and on the other is the Congress,” he said. Gandhi

Mahagathbandhan in Bihar releases final list Patna, Mar 29 (PTI): After a prolonged tug-ofwar among its partners, the ‘mahagathbandhan’ (Grand Alliance) in Bihar finally allocated all of the 40 Lok Sabha seats Friday, announcing candidature of RJD leaders Misa Bharti and Abdul Bari Siddiqui from Darbhanga and Pataliputra respectively, besides Congress’ Meira Kumar from Sasaram. As per the seat-sharing formula, the RJD has got 20 seats, out of which it is giving up one for CPI(ML), the Congress has nine, followed by five for Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP and three each for Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Mukesh Sahni’s VIP. The announcement was made by Tejashwi Yadav at a press conference on Friday, but absence of any senior Congress leader on the occasion showed the party’s displeasure over armtwisting by Lalu Prasad’s RJD. The announcement of Abdul Bari Siddiqui’s name from Darbhanga draws the curtains on possibility of sitting MP Kirti Azad seek-

Tejashwi Yadav. (File) ing re-election as a Congress candidate, who recently joined the party after quitting the BJP. Speculation is rife that the absence of senior Congress leaders at the press conference, where former MLC Narendra Kumar Singh was a representative, is an indication of its leadership being sore over being arm-twisted by the RJD to give up its claim on the seat, resulting in an embarrassment to AICC chief Rahul Gandhi, who inducted Azad with fanfare. Although Siddiqui is a senior leader and has held important ministries besides having served as leader of opposition in the state assembly, his candidature has

also ruffled the feathers of RJD strongman Ashraf Fatmi, who has represented Darbhanga a number of times and was the runnerup in 2014. Tejashwi Yadav also announced that the RJD would be fielding Tanveer Hassan in Begusarai, the party candidate who came in second in 2014, a decision that may queer the pitch for CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar who is taking on firebrand BJP leader Giriraj Singh. “Our candidates for 18 constituencies are final. We will do the same for Sheohar in the next few days while we are leaving Ara in favor of the CPI(ML) as had been announced earlier,” Yadav said. Withholding the name on Sheohar seat could be seen as an attempt to mollify Tej Pratap Yadav, who resigned from the post of patron of the RJD student’s wing Thursday, to push candidatures of his favourites Angesh Kumar and Chandra Prakash from Sheohar and Jehanabad, respectively. Former state minister

Surendra Yadav’s name was declared Friday for the Jehanabad. Yadav, who asserted that the ‘mahagathbandhan’ was intact and unbreakable, denied reports of rift between his party and the Congress and taunted the NDA over BJP rebels entering the fray from seats like Banka and Katihar. Among the RJD chief ’s family members, his eldest daughter and Rajya Sabha MP, Misa Bharti, will once again be in the fray from Pataliputra where she had lost in 2014 to her father’s former loyalist Ram Kripal Yadav, who joined the BJP and went on to become a Union minister. The candidature of actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib is almost certain with the seat falling into the Congress kitty, though it was not announced as the BJP leader is yet to formally join the party.

Rahul Gandhi (File) was on a day’s visit to Haryana to be part of Congress state unit’s ongoing six-day lone “Parivartan Yatra”, which began from Gurugram earlier this week. Gandhi said unlike the BJP his party keeps its promise and referred to ‘Nyay’ the Congress plans to introduce if it forms the government. “He(Modi) promised putting Rs 15 lakh into every Indian’s bank account. Did anyone get anything?” he said at a public meeting in Yamunanagar district’s Jagadhri town. “Truth is when our Government is formed we will put Rs 72,000 a year into the accounts of 20 per cent of the country’s poorest. Modi spoke lies about putting Rs 15 lakh into every Indian’s bank account, However, I felt that the idea about

putting money into bank accounts of the poor was a right one if implemented with sincerity. “I caught hold of this idea. I spoke to Congress party’s thinktank and told them about Modi’s Rs 15 lakh promise and said he did not fulfil it, instead what he did was to do injustice to farmers, hit small shopkeepers with demonetisation, and brought Gabbar Singh Tax (GST),” Gandhi said, adding he told the party’s thinktank to come out with a scheme to benefit poor and they worked out the modalities in six months. Gandhi was referring to Modi’s 2014 election speech when as the BJP’s prime ministerial candidate he promised to bring back black money stashed in foreign banks within 100 days of coming to power. Modi had also said that if all the black money was brought back to the country, it would be enough to deposit Rs 15 lakh in every poor person’s bank account. “It (Nyay) is historic, so much historic that you must have seen Narendra Modi’s face on TV during the past 2-3 days, he looked shaken”.

AI still using boarding passes with PM’s photo New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): Air India Friday was again found to be using boarding passes carrying photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, days after the national carrier decided to roll back such passes amid criticism over alleged poll code violation. On Friday evening, a passenger who took an Air India flight from Madurai tweeted a picture of his boarding pass having photos of Modi and Rupani in an advertisement for the Vibrant Gujarat summit held in January. “Air India had issued notice on March 25 to all domestic stations to discontinue usage of boarding cards with Vibrant Gujarat Advertisement on reverse with immediate effect. Today’s incident is apparently a human error. A show cause notice for

this error has been issued to the airport manager of AI at Madurai,” an airline spokesman said. “Today AI management has reiterated its earlier instructions and asked for confirmation from all stations regarding discontinuation of these boarding cards,” he said. On Monday, a picture of Air India boarding pass - which had photos of Modi and Rupani on it - was tweeted by a passenger, triggering a major controversy. Consequently, the national carrier issued a statement that it “has decided to roll back” these boarding passes. On Wednesday, the Election Commission issued a show cause notice to the Railways and Civil Aviation ministries over the use of pictures of PM on rail tickets and Air India boarding passes as prima facie it violated the model code of conduct.

Begusarai, Mar 29 (PTI): Former JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls here as a CPI candidate, was on Friday booked for violation of Model Code of Conduct. The case was lodged at Mansur Chak police station of the district under relevant sections of the Representation of People Act, SHO Arvind Kumar said. He said as per the FIR, based on the complaint of Mansur Chak Block Development Officercum-flying squad magistrate Shatrughan Rajak, Kanhaiya had addressed a public meeting in a village on Thursday without obtaining prior permission for the same from the authorities. The former student leader, who is making his electoral debut from Begusarai, is engaged in a triangular contest wherein Union minister Giriraj Singh is in the fray as a BJP candidate while the RJD has fielded Tanveer Hasan its candidate in the last general elections who had finished the runner-up. Polling will be held in Begusarai in the fourth phase of elections on April 29 while the filing of nominations will begin on April 02.

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Notes for votes

lections in Nagaland are among the most expensive in India and the language and message is all about who has enough money to influence voting. Unfortunately, in such an unwholesome environment, crucial issues are lost and manifestos are reduced to mere idealistic words that mean little. Much has been said and written on the role of money power in elections and Nagaland is not the sole example. However, in a state where majority of people depend on government largesse, if money continues to be the main factor in politics, then this would only turn the desire for real development into a mirage. There is dire need to change this culture and it calls upon all right thinking people, not only to think or lament but to act. Those at the helm of the government, politics and society need to serious introspect about their role. When it comes to following good examples, perhaps people, church, young people, the bureaucracy and elected leaders of Nagaland need to do something in halting the downward momentum. Even as electioneering is on full swing in Nagaland, money play is replete in all aspects. This kind of politics is not only insane but destructive and dangerous. The feeling of helplessness and frustration among the people is growing. The loss of trust in society due to rapid and gradual loss of social and moral values is pushing Naga society to greater peril. Getting elected through money from corrupt means has reduced voters to purchasable commodities. A candidate spends anywhere from Rs.20 crore to even up to Rs.40 crore to win. In some constituencies, the voters number hardly 15,000 to 20,000 or even less but that does not restrict the amount spent. Recently, some church organisations have sent out appeals to people not to be lured by money but to choose conscientiously. In this regard, there is a lesson to be learnt from the Mizo society It would be helpful to learn a lesson from the Mizos who have overtaken Nagaland in many areas. The “unique’ feature that Mizos exhibit is a sense of commitment and responsibility for society. Church leaders in Mizoram practise what they preach. That itself demands character and courage to not make compromises. The synergy of tradition and Christian tenets had resulted in a reformation movement spearheaded by the church-backed Young Mizo Association(YMA) in 1935. The YMA has taken up various social issues, chief among which was preventing electoral malpractices. This has impacted the Mizo polity and created a great sense of awareness about moral responsibility among the people. The resultant culture of clean elections has given Mizo society good leaders who are obligated to selflessly devote themselves to work for the people. Today, society in Nagaland is gripped by a syndrome that is called as asociality which, loosely translated means, anything is acceptable since the boundary lines have long been erased. No matter what campaign is being launched, there is too much to be done and slogans, banners or meetings are not going to make any impact. Politicians are blamed for all ills but can the people absolve themselves of their roles and responsibilities? And unfortunately, today society has developed a strain that is resistant to curative prescriptions.

DailyDevotion Our Lord’s Surprise Visits You also be ready… —Luke 12:40 A Christian worker’s greatest need is a readiness to face Jesus Christ at any and every turn. This is not easy, no matter what our experience has been. This battle is not against sin, difficulties, or circumstances, but against being so absorbed in our service to Jesus Christ that we are not ready to face Jesus Himself at every turn. The greatest need is not facing our beliefs or doctrines, or even facing the question of whether or not we are of any use to Him, but the need is to face Him. Jesus rarely comes where we expect Him; He appears where we least expect Him, and always in the most illogical situations. The only way a servant can remain true to God is to be ready for the Lord’s surprise visits. This readiness will not be brought about by service, but through intense spiritual reality, expecting Jesus Christ at every turn. This sense of expectation will give our life the attitude of childlike wonder He wants it to have. If we are going to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious. In other words, we must stop using religion as if it were some kind of a lofty lifestyle— we must be spiritually real. If you are avoiding the call of the religious thinking of today’s world, and instead are “looking unto Jesus” (Hebrews 12:2), setting your heart on what He wants, and thinking His thoughts, you will be considered impractical and a daydreamer. But when He suddenly appears in the work of the heat of the day, you will be the only one who is ready. You should trust no one, and even ignore the finest saint on earth if he blocks your sight of Jesus Christ.

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019

Post-mortem

NLTP initiative on Nagaland Agriculture and degradation of NEAN Liquor Total Prohibition Act natural resources in Nagaland E

he result of cumulative activities of farmers, households and industries, all trying to improve their socio-economic well being has tend to be counterproductive for several reasons. People may not completely understand the long term consequences of their activities on the natural resource base. The most important ways in which human activity is interfering with the global ecosystem are; a) fossil burning which may double the atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration by the middle of the present century, as well as further increasing the emission of sulphur and nitrogen very significantly. b) expanding agriculture and forestry and associated use of fertilizers (nitrogen and phosphorus) are significantly alerting the natural circulation of these nutrients. c) increase exploitation of the freshwater system both for irrigation in agriculture and industries and for waste disposal. Nagaland in the North East India (93.20°-95.15E and 25.60°-26.40°N) is considered to be one of the world’s biodiversity hotspot, containing the most northern evergreen wet forest on hill terrains at an altitude between 195 to 3, 826m. It’s population of about 2 millions lives in eleven Districts and consists to 89% of Naga belonging to 16 different tribes. 59% of the population depends on slash and burnt/shifting/jhum cultivation. Average rainfall in Nagaland ranges from 2,000 to 3,000mm and us unimodally distributed from May to October, mean monthly temperature ranges from 16-31°C while in winter (October to February) it varies from 4-24°C. Situated in the North East of India, Nagaland is one of the most remotest and secluded state in the subcontinent. After the World War II, it was declared a restricted area, for which access regulation were lifted only in 1997. Since then, only few studies on the cultural and traditions of the Naga people we’re published and even less is known about the productivity of the local land use system and people’s food security. Considering on the context of Wokha district the population increased from 1,61,223 in 2001 to 1,6 6334 in 2011(census of 2011) leading to a population density of 103 person per Square. Km. To satisfy food needs the growing population the fallow period has been reduced to about Six years at present. During the last decades most of the remaining forest land were converted into shifting cultivation area which included slopes of more than 100%.Classified dense forest may be recorded to about only 9%. Little is known about the agricultural productivity and rural communities food security in Nagaland where high

population growth leads to increasingly shorter fallow period and a reported decline in soil productivity. This problem is particularly severe in Wokha district of Nagaland, where 73% of the population depends on shifting cultivation and the duration of the fallow period has been reduced from 15 years in the last decade to 6 years at present. The present study was done in two villages, Menshangben and Tsopo of Wokha district, to quantify the gab between the local farmers’ demand in cereals and the amount harvested from their slash and burnt fields. Datas are based on comprehensive interview on household size, food consumption, crop yields, duration of fallow period and on the determination of field sizes over two years. The result indicates that per capita of field size available for cultivation averaged 1,800Sq.m in Menshangben and 1,100 Sq.m in Tsopo. Per adult the daily caloric intake from harvested cereals such as rice(Prize sativa L.), millet(pennisetum glaucoma L.), Maize(Zealand Mays L.) Was in Menshangben, 12,200 Kj in 2018 compared to 9,100 Kj in 2017 whereas in Tsopo these values were lower at 7,500 Kj. On an average the harvests of 2017 allowed to feed an average household for nine and half months in Menshangben and for nine months in Tsopo. Hence, during this year in both the villages one quarter of the needed cereals had to be purchased from outside in order to fill a village level food gap of 140 tones of rice in Menshangben and 320 tones of rice in Tsopo. This already delicate food situation is further aggravated by an annual population growth of 6%. Given the rapid population increase and the continued predominance of shifting cultivation, Nagaland is suited to analyse the relationship between demographic factors and the fulfillment of basic subsistence needs; cereal production and fuel wood collection and the ensuing effects on forests and soil degradation. Based on the field survey conducted in two contrasting villages in 2017-2018 the study compares human demands for cereals and fuel woods with actual crop yields and discusses the results in the light of literature data. In this way the carrying capacity of jhum system in this specific region is determined, consequences of the typical low grain yields from shifting cultivation on food availability are analysed and potential adaptation strategies to increasing resource degradation and scarcity are elaborated. The disappearance of natural resources damages an area and limits its ability to sustain a population. The population could be of trees, animals or even people. Often this damages are the result of beneficial activities performed irresponsibly. Degradation of natural resourc-

es often has a chain effect. For example, rampant deforestation in a way of jhuming, logging and coal mining at Bagthy valley has reduced the habitat of the wild elephant which has escalated the human-elephant conflicts which has led to the lost of lives and properties forcing the local farmers to abandon their field in some cases. And this is a persistent phenomenon in this area. Haphazard deforestation also isolates plants and animals from their own species which in fewer option leads to inbreeding, weakening the gene pool. Larger species, usually predators, are especially vulnerable to population loss simply because they are few of them. A bad breeding year, a natural disaster or a disease can wipe them out. On a global scale, deforestation contributes to a buildup of greenhouse gases; fewer trees means more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The effects of deforestation includes;A)Direct effects, which are caused by the action and occurs at the same time and place. B) Indirect effects, which are caused by the action and are later in time or further removed in distance, that are still reasonably foreseeable. Under the onslaught of an ever increasing human population, it has become clear that humanity and world’s environment and ecosystems are under serious threat. However in the past and present, when people are in desperate need, they have little choice but to exploit nature to the fullest abilities and technologies. It is when only these challenges are met that we but shall have a better understanding of whether and why rural dwellers depletes their natural resources. In particular, what is the exact responsibility of the type of strategic interactions Subsumed in the tragedy of the common model as compared with other potential explanations, such as lack of awareness or knowledge about ecological effects of human efforts, heavy discounting if future income steams, uncertainty regarding future prices of CPR products, uncertainty about future property rights, ambiguous impact of output price increase on conservation practices, availability of more attractive income opportunities? This questions needs to receive precise answers if we want to define the most appropriate solutions to end situations in which the lot of future generations are dangerously threatened. However, people are gaining a better understanding that one system can’t operate at the expense of the other. Conservation if natural resources has become a priority for business and government which tout sustainability as a way time strike a balance between helping the environment and preventing economic or personal hardship. Jess To. Murry, Chairman, Green-SONS

ver since NLTP Act was introduced in the year 1989, its enforcement for the last thirty years has only been partially successful. It has neither observed in Toto nor has it been able to stem the flow of liquor in our state. On the contrary, it has only given rise to increment of illicit liquor, brewed and bottled spuriously by bootleggers who are making a tidy profit by flooding the state and making it available in every nook and corner in our state. How far in 30 years of NLTP enactment in the state has achieved effectively in controlling liquor related health issues, and other socials problems associated with alcoholism should be studied and review in its totality. The ever increasing numbers of alcoholism victims in the state is an indicative of the low level of awareness and understanding of NLTP act by the masses of state. Above all, the inflow of spurious liquor in the form of IMFL illegally in the state posing a grave concern and endangering so many precious lives. World Health Organization says “People with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) have and average life expectancy of 47-53 years (men) and 50-58 (women)”. However, the scenario in Nagaland could be more alarming, and dangerous, since most of the liquor smuggled by the bootleggers is highly adulterated and in most case unfit for human consumption, resulting many alcoholic in Nagaland dies at much below the average life expectancy of an alcoholic. Alcoholism is associated with a wide range of health and social problems which includes heart disease, stroke, blood pressure, cancer, hepatitis, HIV, diabetes, mental disorder, neonatal abstinence syndrome, driving under the influence and other transportationrelated injuries, sexual assault and rape, unintended pregnancy, sexually transmitted infection, intentional and unintentional injuries and property crime etc. There are three approaches to address substance addiction: - i. Harm Reduction ii. Demand Reduction iii. Supply Reduction, the supply reduction hardly gives positive outcome in many areas, and the NLTP Act falls under supply reduction. Therefore, we need to apply both” Demand and Harm Reduction” through these approach it will help us to understand the ground realities more deeply with facts and figures which will lead us to develop a healthier discussion and without these components any decision at present might result in conflict. Taking a serious concern on the impending situation, the North East Artist Network (NEAN) has been initiating community based intervention activities on alcoholism in our state. (NEAN is a nonprofit organization and registered under the society registration Act, working to promote and identify talents from the community such as alcoholics, drug user, PLHIV, school dropouts, orphans and other marginalized community and create awareness on drug and alcohol abuse). In the year 2015 NEAN has conducted an independent “NLTP Act Public Opinion Poll”. Wherein the opinion poll was a success and participated by more than one lakh thirty thousand participant. The results of the public opinion poll indicate very low knowledge or awareness about its harmful health affect.

A Cup of Tea: hindering the developmental progress in the state of Nagaland

(From previous issue) Isn’t it the duty of the Government too to inspect and inquire whether the Incharge are accountable to their work? The attitude of the state governments not ensuring the full and proper implementation of various developmental schemes and programmes too in the state, which also can likely be stated as the reason partly giving rise to more corrupt practices among some of the MLAs and other government officials. Nevertheless, I feel that various factors or reasons can be also attributed to such sloppy and delayed development in the state, the geographical demographic nature of land or terrain in most of the Nagaland state which is characterized as being hilly and remote which not only keeps the region isolated but also forms as an obstacle to various developmental activities. Such terrain hampers the establishment as well as

the development of infrastructure such as transport, communication, industries, market, etc. Moreover the inactive or restricted role of the media which is yet another cause for slow development in the State. The media, being so called 'the watch dog' has not been playing its role or living up to what's expected of it. In some way, it has failed to keep a check on the misuse and corruption of government funds and schemes by the fraudulent government officials. Yet not many of the media are staying vigilant and updating such mischievous developments, reporting them and informing the public about it, often some media is found beating around the bush and making news that would make money for them. Moreover, the medias role and proper functioning is also crippled by those who have political influence and power in the society. At times, such individuals or groups can even go to the extent of

controlling and manipulating the contents of news disseminated through media. Thus, this is also a main issue that results in the malfunctioning that exists within the overall development process, thereby, affecting the development progress. Illiteracy and ignorance of the people to raise questions, file RTIs, to stand united in fighting for their rights and in particular, for the common cause of development, and failure to take collective actions thereby affecting the progress too. Therefore, until and unless adequate and specific focus are given by the Government, I feel though the Government would make various promise for developmental activities, the growth of the State will continue to remain stagnated and unchanged even in years to come keeping the same more and more undeveloped and behind in time in comparison to the rest of the neighbouring states,

which are quite ahead and developing. The Government should be more sensible and show due obligation towards development of the state and various district as well. Despite the challenges arising out of the demographical terrain of the region, it should take steps to get ahead of them in keeping with its sovereign responsibility to somehow bring about equal development of all districts within in control and territory, without any kind of discrimination and partial treatment towards any district of the state, and the newly created districts should also be given prior importance. Furthermore, an active and conscious response from the public towards any kind of injustice or infringement of their rights will also prove favorable and pave the way for the positive growth in the area. God Save Nagaland (Concluded) K Lenangh Angh, (Lenangh2014@gmail.com)

A larger picture of alcoholic related ill impact witnessing in our society is that, it has produced quite a number of orphans, children without father/ mother, widows, and broken homes etc, and the basic human rights of the affected community including women and children are deprived in terms of education, health, economic etc, level of stigma, and discrimination is very high, and this is a public health issue, which needs to be address. . For effective and strengthening the implementation of NLTP Act, it has to be accompanied by prevention, treatment program and policies. NEAN awareness campaign towards public health is an ongoing endeavor wherein the organization put major focus on NLTP Act, called “NEAN NLTP INITIATIVES” with a slogan “Take the first Step For Alcohol Recovery” with the theme “Taking the Lead Towards Deeper Understanding”. With an objective to bring about a positive and balanced understanding by generating wide spread level of awareness about the act as well imparting knowledge associated with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) and others related problems of alcoholism. NEAN is of the opinion that by bringing out the NLTP Act at public domain for positive disseminations and enhanced awareness level of rampant alcohol abuse in Naga society, it will strengthen the implementation of the act and will go a long way for a positive development. A family is better run by both parents and NLTP is like a family run without a mother and “NEAN NLTP INITIATIVES” is aiming to play the rule of a mother, so the authority must make a serious concern and support these marriage to take place and the church must also perform their duties to solemnize the marriage. It will be holistic evidence based prevention intervention, which addresses a wider range of potential problems beyond just substance abuse, and there is a need for ongoing investment in resources and infrastructure to ensure that programs can be implement faithfully, sustainably and at sufficient scale to reap the reward of reduced alcohol consumption and its consequences in the communities. To support the campaign NEAN would be realizing few campaign support songs and the organization will mobilize resource to support the project and lastly NEAN would like to make an appeal to the public to make this campaign a people’s campaign and let us all unite to save life. The intervention of “NEAN NLTP INITIATIVES” would comprises the concerns of health issues and social problem, associated with alcohol in consonance with the needs of the users:- the implementation will have the following programs/ services. 1. Prevention Education and awareness generation. 2. Setting up DIC & AA group & support group. 3. Sensitization program. 4. Counseling. 5. Case study. 6. IEC 7. Detoxification camp. 8. Hepatitis helpline. 9. Referral services. 10. Training. 11. Condom distribution. North East Artist Network (NEAN) in-charge campaign core committee, Toshiba Jamir

Reader’s Post

Do we care enough?

Sir,

It breaks my heart to witness on social media the incident where a lady tried to commit suicide at Churches colony on Friday. Such a sight is not common in Nagaland as we live in a close knit society where people more often than not try to help each other. Nevertheless, the incident still throws up a lot of question for introspection. Have we become so occupied only with capturing an incident on video instead of trying to help the person? Given the time she took to jump, I believe she could have been pulled away or a cushion could be arranged on the ground to break her fall. Why is it that she did not have anyone to talk to at that time? Are there sufficient counselling cells people can go to for counselling when they have suicidal tendencies? Are our churches doing enough to reach out to the people who are lost or want to end their lives? I must also add that some insensitive remarks on social media have also gone one to show how shallow and numb we have become as people. Human life is precious and we must value it. Margaret, PWD colony, Dimapur Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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PM predicts easy win in LS polls

New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday expressed confidence that the BJP will return to power with “absolute majority” after the April-May Lok Sabha election, saying the people have made up their mind to ensure victory of the National Democratic Alliance in 300-plus seats. He also said that people have already decided in favour of the BJP and are, therefore, not searching for a “competing face”. In an interview to ‘Republic Bharat’ news channel, he also said the timing of the launch of the antisatellite missile was based on “open space” available to carry out the test. “Call it an adventure or an initiative, they don’t happen suddenly. You need to tell the global community that you want space at a particular time in (outer) space to ensure there is no space traffic or collision, you need to ask for an open space, you need to fix that space. It is a long process,” he explained.

Narendra Modi (File)

Modi rejected suggestions that the index of opposition unity is high as compared to 2014. “If you go granular, you will find the opposition more scattered now than in 2014. Tell me, has there been any agreement in Andhra (Pradesh), (West) Bengal? Has there been any (agreement) with Communist parties? Has it happened in Kerala, Odisha,” he said. He also rejected possibility of opposition joining hands after elections, saying, “Today they are leaving no stone unturned to put each other down. You look at all their state-

ments.” He also said that opposition joining hands post polls can happen only if people give fewer seats to him. “When the people of this country have made up their mind to give highest number of seats to Narendra Modi, then what can happen? The results are certain. There is no doubt about that. The people of the country have decided to bring in a government that enjoys absolute majority. They have made up their mind to give NDA a mandate for a 300-plus government,” he asserted. Responding to a question on ‘Modi Vs who’ in the Lok Sabha polls, he said the question might arise in 2024. “But there is no such chance in 2019. The people of this country have made up their mind about one side. That is why the people of the country are not in search for a competing face. Not at all.” He said for TRP, news channels rake1 up such questions.

“It is important for you because...see in 2014 you had Manmohan Singh ji. You could not have gained TRP by pitting him against me. So you had to get (Arvind) Kejriwal who did not have a single MLA, a single corporator. But you had to pitch him as a future prime minister to run your shops,” he quipped. To a question on unemployment and the opposition’s attack on the government, the PM said he is trying to make new institutions so that there is a “perfect system”. He pointed out that when Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the prime minister, the opposition had also raised the issue of unemployment. “After Atal ji’s tenure, there were statistics that proved that there were 6 crore jobs in Atal ji’s tenure. And during UPA, there were only 1.5 crore jobs and yet they maligned Atalji’s government. The Lutyens’ (Delhi) ecosystem kept beating the drums,” he said.

Swine flu toll in Indore since January reaches 50 Indore, Mar 29 (PTI): Five more patients, including a woman, have succumbed to swine flu here, taking the toll from the disease to 50 in the city since January 1, said a Madhya Pradesh health department officer Friday. The patients, aged between 48 and 57 years, died of swine flu (H1N1 virus) during the past three days at different hospitals in the city, he said. The deceased included one woman, the officer said. So far this year, 175 patients have tested positive for swine flu in city hospitals and of these 50 have succumbed to the deadly infection, he added. Swine flu is a viral, airborne disease that spreads from person-to-person, through large droplets generated via coughing and sneezing, indirect contact by touching a contaminated object or surface (fomite transmission like telephone, cellphones, computers, door handles, door bells, pens, toys) and close contact (including hand shaking, hugging).

‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ tea cups withdrawn: Railways New Delhi, Mar 29 (IANS): After a controversy broke out over tea on trains being served in cups on which ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar was printed, the Railways on Friday said that it was printed on the cups without its permission. It also underlined that the cups had been withdrawn and a Rs 1 lakh fine imposed on the vendor. The explanation came after it was pointed out that this was a violation of the Model Code of Conduct during the Lok Sabha elections. “News reports about tea being served in cups labelled with ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ have been investigated. This was without any prior approval of the Railways,” the Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) said in an official statement. “The cups have been withdrawn with immediate effect. It may be noted that only few of these cups were in circulation,” it added. It explained that cups and oth-

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er such material are used for paid publicity by the licensees as per the agreement. “The licensees are supposed to take prior permission from IRCTC for printing advertisements. However, in this case no such approval was taken. Rs 1 lakh fine has been imposed on the licensee and a showcause notice has also been served,” the statement said. “These lapses were overlooked by the on-board supervisory staff/pantry in-charges. Explanation has been called for, from the on-

board staff for this carelessness,” it added. ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ is an online campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to counter Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s jibe ‘Chowkidar Chor Hai’, purporting to allegations of corruption against Modi. The Railways’ controversy came close on the heels of state-owned Air India giving boarding passes to passengers on which Prime Minister Modi’s picture was printed.

SC to hold hearing in National Herald case 11 surgical strikes carried NCP, Cong facing hurdles in Gujarat

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posed by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta who said that a very short issue was involved and it would not require a daylong hearing. The brief hearing saw Justice Chandrachud asking about the period to which the assessment under challenge was. He said any reopening of assessment beyond four years would require a different procedure and within four years another proce-

dure. While adjourning the matter for April 23, the court continued the interim relief against any coercive action against the Gandhis and Fernandes. The Supreme Court had on December 4 allowed the Income Tax Department to carry on with the exercise to reassess the tax of the Congress leaders for 2011-12. The court had then said that the income tax authorities can go ahead with the reassessment of the Congress leaders tax, pass orders but would refrain from giving effect to it till the next date of hearing. The three Congress leaders have moved the top court challenging the September 10 Delhi High Court order by which it had dismissed their plea challenging the Income Tax notice seeking tax reassessment for the financial year 2011-2012.

out during UPA regime: KCR

Hyderabad, Mar 29 (IANS): Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Friday claimed that 11 surgical strikes were carried out by India when he was a Minister in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. Rao, who was Minister for Labour and Employment in Manmohan Singh’s cabinet in 2004-06, revealed this at an election rally in Miryalguda where he targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for creating a hype over surgical strikes to garner votes. “When I was a Cabinet Minister in UPA, there were 11 surgical strikes but we never spoke about it outside. These are strategic attacks carried by them and also by us. It keeps happen-

K Chandrasekhar Rao (File)

ing on the border,” he said. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief said that while Modi claimed that 300 people died in the Balakot attack, JeM leader Masood Azhar said not even an ant was killed. “Do you seek votes by creating a hype on such issues, leaving real issues like poverty, problems of farmers and economy aside,” Rao asked.

Gandhinagar, Mar 29 (IANS): The Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) decision to contest on all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat is worrying the Congress. Even though the Congress and NCP are allies nationally and in some states, things are not going smoothly in Gujarat, the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah. Jayant Patel a.k.a Bosky, the NCP Gujarat President, announced on Thursday that after seeing no scope for an alliance with the Congress in Gujarat, the NCP had decided to put up candidates in all the seats. “Candidates will also be fielded in all five Assembly by-elections,” he said. According to Congress sources, the NCP leaders in Gujarat have lit-

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the second week of March but it started late this year due to rain and snowfall in the Himalayas. “The northerly winds from Kashmir had kept temperature in Delhi and surrounding areas low. However, the temperature soared rapidly with winds starting from west in last few days,” said Palawat. “Now, there will be rain and thunderstorm for a day or two due to western disturbance and formation of cyclonic circulation over Rajasthan. Subsequently, temperature will start rising again.” The IMD said thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds and lightning is expected at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal and Sikkim. In the first week of April, the maximum temperatures will increase by 2-3 degrees Celsius in northwest and east India while there will be no significant change in the maximum temperatures in the remaining parts of the country. It said the temperature will hover around 38-40 degrees Celsius over the plains of northwest India and central and north peninsular parts of the country.

NCP candidate Bheemsinh Koli got 9,048 votes, helping BJP’s Ramsinh Rathwa to win by 1,198 votes. In the 2004 and 2014 Lok Sabha elections, both the parties were in alliance. When the NCP fought on its own even in Assembly elections, the BJP was again the gainer. In 2002, NCP candidates altered the results of 14 seats which the Congress lost. Votes polled by NCP candidates were higher then BJP’s victory margin. These included Morbi, Vankaner, Gondal, Kalavad, JamJodhpur, Khambhalia, Dhari, Kodinar, Gadhada, Palitana, Dhanera, Sarsa, Matar and Olpad seats.

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New Delhi, Mar 29 (IANS): Khargone city in Madhya Pradesh was the hottest place in the country on Friday with the mercury rising to 44.5 degrees Celsius while Delhi recorded 36.9 degrees Celsius, almost five notches above the season’s average -- the reason being warmer air being brought by westerly winds. On Thursday, Barmer in Rajasthan was tagged as the hottest place in the country with the day temperature being 42.2 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature in the national capital had touched 35.5 degrees Celsius. However, there could be light rain and thunderstorm in the northern parts for a day or two before the temperatures start rising again. Meanwhile, heat wave conditions are “very likely” in some parts of Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in the next two days while the maximum temperatures are likely to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius over parts of eastern India, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). Mahesh Palawat, the Director of private weather agency Skymet, said in Delhi summer ideally starts by

tle or insignificant presence in the state. Allying with them would not help the Congress in a significant way. Congress sources also claimed that the NCP had staked claim to four or five seats in Gujarat including Gandhinagar, Porbandar, Panchmahals, Sabarkantha and Mehsana. NCP leader Shankersinh Vaghela is eyeing the Godhra seat for himself. Whenever the NCP has contested the Lok Sabha elections on its own, the Congress has suffered. In 1999, there was no alliance between the two parties which hurt the Congress in Chhota Udaipur, a Scheduled Tribe seat that was a Congress bastion.

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New Delhi, Mar 29 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Friday fixed April 23 for the final hearing of the petition filed by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA chief Sonia Gandhi and senior Congress leader Oscar Fernandes challenging the notice relating to tax assessment for the year 2011-2012 related to the National Herald and Young India transactions. The bench of Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Hemant Gupta said that the matter would be taken up for final hearing on April 23 and if required the hearing would continue on the subsequent day as well. Senior counsel Kapil Sibal and Arvind Datar appearing for the Congress leaders sought an adjournment contending that the matter would require a fullday hearing. This was op-

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DECLARATION OF ACTUAL NAME I M r S a t e m y a n g e r, A r m y No.5013298 RFN/GD of 42 Assam Rifles C/O APO, village Longsa, Mokokchung District do hereby declare that my Daughter's actual name is Miss SENTITULA LONGKUMER whose name has been erroneously entered as SENTITULA in her school document. Therefore she shall be called as Miss SENTITULA LONGKUMER in all her official records and documents. Regd.no.7375/19. Dated: 08.03.2019. L.B.Namo. Notary Public. Mokokchung

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I, Hetoka K, am applying for duplicate copy of : 1) Matriculate Mark Sheet; 2) Admit Card; 3) Pass Certificate; as I have lost them. Name : Hetoka K F/Name : Khatovi M/Name : Kiholi R/N : 581964 Year : 2005 Akuluto Centre. Date of Birth : 10-11-1985 Name of School : Government High School, V.K Town, Dist. Zunheboto

LOST NOTICE I, Kevingulie have lost my entire original documents while travelling from Kohima to Dimapur. 1. Class 10 : Admit Card, Marksheet & Passed Certificate 2. Class 12 : Admit Card, Marksheet & Passed Certificate 3. B.A-I, II, III : Admit Card, Marksheet & Provisional Certificate 4. Indigenous Certificate, ST Certificate, Birth Certificate 5. Computer Certificates 6. Bank ATM, Voters ID Finders will be rewarded. Contact : 8787619393 8732865992

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He further said, “the central bank has intervened to drain dollars that banks had acquired before the RBI’s foreign-exchange swap earlier this week, that also supported rupee appreciation”. Under the rupee-dollar swap auction conducted Tuesday, the Reserve Bank received bids for USD 16.31 billion, against the notified amount of USD 5 billion. Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, gained 0.11 per cent to 97.30 on optimism surrounding the US-China trade negotiations.

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New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): Gold prices tumbled by Rs 395 to Rs 32,700 per 10 grams at the bullion market Friday following slackened domestic demand, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Silver too declined by Rs 590 to Rs 38,260 per kg amid decrease in demand from coin makers and industrial units. Drop in gold prices was mainly due to low domestic demand amid subdued global trends, bullion traders said. In the international market, gold was trading at USD 1,287.70 an ounce and silver at USD 15.01 an ounce in New York.

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Investment (FDI) norms were violated while granting approval to set up AirAsia India. The matter, however, was not taken up and listed for hearing on May 13. In its affidavit, the central government said that FDI was permissible in an existing airline as well as a new venture. On the issue of grant of international flying licence to AirAsia, the government said it will take a decision after considering all aspects of the matter as well as the rules and laid down policy in this regard, and there was

no need to pass an order putting on hold the low-cost airline’s application. The government has contended that Swamy’s application was “devoid of any merit” and “it may be dismissed”. In his application, Swamy has claimed that since the legality and validity of the principal licence granted to AirAsia India has been challenged in the court, the airline ought not to be granted a licence to fly internationally. Malaysia’s largest budget-carrier AirAsia had set up the joint venture, AirAsia India, with the Tata Group and Telestra Tradeplace to launch the regional airline in India.

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On Thursday, the rupee had slumped 42 paise to end at 69.30. However, during the week, the domestic currency lost 19 paise. The rupee has gained over 2 per cent in March, HDFC Securities Head PCG & Capital Markets Strateg y V K Shar ma

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New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): The Centre on Friday denied in the Delhi High Court that there was any violation of FDI norms while granting approval to low-cost carrier AirAsia (India) Pvt Ltd. The government also opposed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking stay on AirAsia India’s application for an international flying licence, saying it will take a decision in this regard. The submissions were made in an affidavit placed before a bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice A J Bhambhani in response to Swamy’s application in which he has alleged that Foreign Direct

Gold prices drop on low demand

New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): The government has kept the interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the April-June quarter. Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will continue to carry an annual interest rate of 8 per cent, while Kisan Vikas Patra (KVP) will give a yield of 7.7 per cent and mature in 112 months. Interest rate for the five-year Senior Citizens Savings Scheme has been retained at 8.7 per cent. The interest on the senior citizens’ scheme is paid quarterly. Interest on savings deposits has been retained at 4 per cent annually. The girl child savings scheme Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana account will offer 8.5 per cent rate during the first quarter of the next fiscal.

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Mumbai, Mar 29 (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 16 paise Friday to close at 69.14 against the US dollar on persistent foreign fund inflows and heavy buying in domestic equities. A positive trend in the global equity markets, driven by optimism surrounding the ongoing US-China trade talks, also propped up the rupee, analysts said. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic unit opened strong at 69.20 but surrendered the gains to slip to a low of 69.32. However, it clawed back lost ground and finally ended at 69.14, up 16 paise over its previous close.

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Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg exuded confidence that target of 3.4 per cent of the GDP for the current fiscal would be met. Commenting on the CGA data, Devendra Kumar Pant, Chief Economist, India Ratings and Research said slow pace of tax collection would keep pressure on fiscal deficit. A higher GDP number than the one used in budget will help government move closer to FY19 fiscal deficit at 3.4 per cent of GDP, he added. The finance ministry also announced the government’s market borrowing programme through dated securities and treasury bills for the first half of the next fiscal beginning April 1. Gross borrowing in the first half of the 2019-20 fiscal has been pegged at Rs 4.42 lakh crore. The remaining Rs 2.68 lakh crore or 37.7 per cent of the total gross borrowing would be raised from the markets by floating government bonds and treasury bills during October-March period. The net borrowing in the first half (April-September) would be Rs 3.40 lakh crore. The second half net borrowing would Rs 1.33 lakh crore due to a buyback of Rs 50,000 crore.

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touched a life-time high of USD 426.028 billion in the week to April 13, 2018. Since then, the reserve kitty has been sliding as the rupee came under pressure. But since March this year it has been increasing on the back of rising foreign investors’ play in domestic equities. As regards the fiscal deficit data for April-February 2018-19, the CGA said it stood at Rs 8.51 lakh crore as against the revised estimate (RE) of Rs 6.34 lakh crore for the entire year. In percentage terms, the deficit was 134.2 per cent of the full-year RE. Revenue receipts of the central government were Rs 12.65 lakh crore or 73.2 per cent of the revised budgetary estimate (BE) at February end. In the same period last fiscal, the revenue collection was 78.2 per cent of the estimates. The government’s tax revenue stood at Rs 10.94 lakh crore and non-tax revenue was Rs 1.7 lakh crore. Total expenditure incurred by the government during April-Febr uar y 2018-19 was Rs 21.88 lakh crore (89.08 per cent of RE), of which Rs 19.15 lakh crore was on revenue account and Rs 2.73 lakh crore on capital account. While there are apprehensions that the govern-

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said in a statement. CAD increased to 2.6 per cent of GDP during the April-December 2018 period, from 1.8 per cent in April-December 2017 on the back of widening of the trade deficit. Portfolio investment recorded net outflow of USD 2.1 billion in third quarter of 2018-19 – as compared with an inflow of USD 5.3 billion in corresponding period of last year – on account of net sale in the equity market, the RBI said. Another set of RBI data showed India’s foreign exchange reserves continued to surge for the third week in a row, adding USD 1.029 billion at USD 406.667 billion in the week to March 22. Forex reserves had increased by USD 3.6 billion to USD 405.6 billion in the previous reporting week driven by an increase in foreign currency assets. For the reporting week, foreign currency assets -- a major component of the overall reserves -- increased by USD 1.031 billion to USD 378.805 billion, the RBI said Friday. Expressed in the greenbacks, foreign currency assets include the effect of appreciation/depreciation of non-US units like the euro, pound and the yen held in the reserves. T h e r e s e r ve s h a d

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Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): The country’s current account deficit widened to 2.5 per cent of GDP in the third quarter of the current fiscal from 2.1 per cent a year ago, primarily on account of a higher trade deficit though the foreign exchange reserves continued to soar. Meanwhile, the data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) revealed that the central government’s fiscal deficit -- gap between expenditure and revenue receipts -- had crossed 134 per cent of the whole year of the revised budget estimates (RE) at Februaryend. Releasing the data on balance of payments, the Reserve Bank said that in absolute terms, the CAD or the gap between inflow and outflow of foreign exchange in the current account was USD 16.9 billion in October-December 2018, up from USD 13.7 billion in the year-ago period. The deficit, however, had moderated to USD 19.1 billion or 2.9 per cent of GDP in the preceding quarter (July-September). “The widening of the CAD (current account deficit) on a year-on-year basis was primarily on account of a higher trade deficit at USD 49.5 billion as compared with USD 44.0 billion a year ago,” the RBI

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Pope signs new law to prevent child abuse

L o n d o n, M a r 2 9 (Agencies): MPs have rejected Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time, by 344 votes to 286, despite the prime minister’s offer to her Tory colleagues that she would resign if it passed. A string of Brexit-backing Conservative backbenchers who had rejected the deal in the first two meaningful votes, including the former Brexit secretary Dominic Raab, switched sides during the debate to support the agreement. But with Labour unwilling to change its position, and the Democratic Unionist party’s 10 MPs determined not to support it, it was not enough to secure a majority for the prime minister. Afterwards, May told MPs: “The implications of the house’s decision are grave,” and added: “I fear we are reaching the limits of this process in this house.” She said MPs would debate alternatives to the political declaration next week, but she gave little clue as to how she planned to proceed. “This government will continue to press for the orderly Brexit that the result of the referendum demands,” she said.

Vatican definition for “vulnerable people” who are entitled to the same protections as minors under church law. The Vatican amended its canon law covering sex abuse to include “vulnerable adults” several years ago, but never defined it. According to the new Vatican definition, a vulnerable person is anyone who is sick or suffering from a physical or psychiatric deficiency, isn’t able to exercise personal freedom even on occasion and has a limited capacity to understand or resist the crime. The new law covers

Beijing, Mar 29 (PTI): Defending its repeated attempts to block the listing of Pakistan-based JeM chief Masood Azhar as a ‘global terrorist’ by the UN, China on Friday refuted the US allegation that Beijing’s action amounted to protecting violent Islamic groups from sanctions. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday denounced China of its “shameful hypocrisy” toward Muslims, saying China abuses more than a million Muslims at home, but on the other it protects violent Islamic terrorist groups from sanctions at the UN.” Pompeo said it in an apparent reference to China’s fourth move to block India’s proposal at the United Nations to designate Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Azhar as a global terrorist. Reacting to this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing here that if that is the case, the country that had put most holds in the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanctions Committee of the Security Council

New York, Mar 29 (IANS): Global warming could expose as many as a billion people to mosquitoborne diseases including dengue and Zika by 2080, says a new study that examined temperature changes on a monthly basis worldwide. The study found that with the rise in temperature, dengue is expected to have a year-round transmission in the tropics and seasonal risks almost everywhere else. A greater

intensity of infections is also predicted. To understand, researchers from Georgetown University in the US looked at temperatures month by month to project the risks through 2050 and 2080. While almost all of the world’s population could be exposed at some point in the next 50 years, places like Europe, North America, and high elevations in the tropics that used to be too cold for the

viruses will face new diseases like dengue. On the other hand, in areas with the worst climate increase, including west Africa and southeast Asia, serious reductions are expected for the Aedes albopictus mosquito, most noticeably in southeast Asia and west Africa, revealed the study, published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Both Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes can carry dengue,

chikunguyna and Zika viruses, as well as at least a dozen other emerging diseases. “Climate change is the largest and most comprehensive threat to global health security,” said Colin J. Carlson, postdoctoral candidate in Georgetown University in the US. “The risk of disease transmission is a serious problem, even over the next few decades,” Carlson added. Dengue is the fastest

We the family members of Late Libenthung Ennio of Phiro Village would like to acknowledge our heartfelt thanks to all friends, neighbours and well wishers who supported us through financially, materially, physically and prayer support at his demise. Ours special thanks to:1. Phiro Baptist Ekhumkho 2. GHSS Colony, Wokha 3. Dr. Mhabemo Ovung, Dimapur 4. Mr. Mhathung Khuvung, Dimapur 5. Mr. Chonben Odyuo, Wokha 6. Well wishers We regret our inability to thank each and every individual but it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God continues to bless you all abundantly. Loving son, daughters and relatives WC-124

growing mosquito-borne disease across the world today, causing nearly 400 million infections every year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). The 2018 data from the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) and National Health Profile showed that cases of dengue increased 300 per cent -- from less than 60,000 cases in 2009, it increased to 188,401 in 2017.

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Juan Guaido (File) governments, dozens of which support Guaido’s claim that he is interim president of the country. “We’re going to continue in the streets,” Mr. Guaido said soon after Mr. Amoroso’s statements on state television. He dismissed the comptroller’s announcement as irrelevant because, in his view, Ma-

duro’s government is illegitimate. The power struggle between Mr. Maduro and Mr. Guaido has intensified the sense of crisis in Venezuela, which suffered its worst blackouts earlier this month and then another round of power outages that paralyzed commerce this week. Communications Minister Jorge Rodriguez said on Thursday that electricity had been restored in most of the country, though some areas remained without power. Schools and public offices were still closed, but there was more traffic in the streets of Caracas and many people were able to make electronic payments for the first time in days.

2nd Death Anniversary of

Late Mr. R. Limonthung Shidio (30/03/2017-30/03/2019)

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Born 03.03.1935 – Died 26.03.2019 The family members of Late TSUKTIZENLA JAMIR, W/o ALUMONGBA IMSONG (Ungma) would like to express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to every one who had shared our grief at the sudden demise of our beloved mother on 26.03.2019. Your physical presence and your consoling words had indeed helped us to face the reality. Your financial support and prayer had relieve in our works, such gesture towards us we will never forget; although we have nothing to give you in return, yet we pray that our Rich Lord will bless and lead you all in the near future too. From Loving husband, children, in-laws grand children and Relatives. MKC-143

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved father

Late Mr. Kedoutshulo Rilse 30-03-2018

21-05-1941 – 25-03-2019

Born: 26-06-1972

Died: 16-03-2019

The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away, blessed be the name of the Lord (Job 1:21)

We the family of Late Medoletuo Mezhü would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to our families, organizations, churches especially The Pentecostal Mission Church, Kohima and our well wishers for all the comfort, guidance and support offered to our family during the sudden and untimely demise of our beloved father on 23/03/2019. Born on : 12/12/1954 Died on : 23/03/2019 Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, it is our prayer that the good God bless you all abundantly.

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CARACAS (VENEZUELA), Mar 29 (Agencies): The Venezuelan government on Thursday said it has barred opposition leader Juan Guaido from holding public office for 15 years, though the National Assembly leader brushed off the measure and said it would not derail his campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro. According to AP, the announcement by state comptroller Elvis Amoroso, a close ally of Mr. Maduro, cited alleged irregularities in Mr. Guaido’s financial records and reflected a tightening of government pressure on an opposition movement backed by the United States and its allies. Mr. Guaido, who was elected to the assembly in 2015, has taken 90 international trips without accounting for the origin of the estimated $94,000 in expenses, Mr.Amoroso said. He also accused the opposition leader of harming Venezuela through his interactions with foreign

1bn people could be exposed to dengue, Zika by 2080

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should have been sheltering more terrorists. At the UN Sanctions Committee, the practice of putting technical hold is in line with the rules of the Committee, he asserted. Without directly referring to the US, Geng said, “If a certain country accuses China of sheltering terrorists by putting technical hold, does that mean all the countries that put such holds are sheltering terrorists? If this makes sense then shall we say the country that put most hold is the biggest shelter of terrorists?” China has so far blocked the move four times in recent years. It recently blocked a US, UK and France resolution in the counter terrorism 1267 committee with “technical hold” saying that it provides time and space for the relevant parties to hold talks after the Pulwama terrorist attack. Following this, the US has directly moved a resolution in the UN Security Council on Thursday to blacklist Azhar which China said amounted to undermining the 1267 committee.

Venezuelan gov’t bars Guaido from public office for 15 years

Loving Wife, Children & Grand Children.

Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude and profound appreciation to each and everyone for your physical, spiritual, financial and moral support during the loss of our beloved Late C. Sosang Nokdir (Molungyimsen Village) on 25-03-2019. May our Almighty Father bless you all abundantly. K-828

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away" Revelation 21 : 4

Dear Daddy, It's been one year since you are gone. We miss you more today, than one year ago because it's been 12 months since we heard your voice and laughter. We love and held you hard. We pray to God, for you every single day, and night; May God grant you eternal peace to your soul to live happily in His divine paradise on this day. "Missing you so much" Loving Wife, Daughters, Son, In-laws and Grand Children

Born on 3rd Nov. 1929 – Died on 18th March 2019 The greatest comfort during our sorrow was the expressions of sympathy conveyed to us at the sudden demise of our beloved father, LATE IMONENBA, Yaongyimsen Village, who left for his heavenly abode on 18th March 2019. We deeply express our gratitude to each and every individual, churches, organizations, relatives, neighbours, friends and well-wishers far and near who stood with us spiritually, physically, emotionally, financially and materially. Words are inadequate to express but may God bless you abundantly. DP-2460

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all personnel who live and work in the Vatican, the 44hectare city state in the center of Rome, as well as the Holy See’s vast diplomatic corps in embassies around the world. The Vatican’s ambassadors have figured in some of the most scandalous cases of abuse in recent years, with papal representatives accused of groping, distributing child pornography and sexually abusing minors in their far-flung posts. The law now requires any Vatican public official who learns of an allegation of abuse to report it to Vatican prosecutors “without delay.” Failure to do so can result in a fine of up to 5,000 euros or, in the case of a Vatican gendarme, up to six months of prison. The legislation requires that victims be welcomed, listened to and provided with medical, psychological and legal assistance, and sets the statute of limitations at 20 years past the victim’s 18th birthday.

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Vatican City, Mar 29 (Agencies): Pope Francis on Friday issued sweeping new sex abuse legislation for Vatican personnel and Holy See diplomats that requires the immediate reporting of abuse allegations to Vatican prosecutors, a policy shift aimed at being a model for the Catholic Church worldwide. According to AP, the mandatory reporting provision of the legislation marks the first time the Vatican has put into law requirements for Catholic officials to report allegations of sex crimes to police or face fines and possible jail time. Francis also issued child protection guidelines for Vatican City State and its youth seminary, acting after the global sex abuse scandal exploded anew last year and The Associated Press reported that the headquarters of the Catholic Church had no policy to protect children from predator priests. The law for the first time provides an explicit

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Crüe enjoy huge spike Lupita Nyong’o responds to Over 100 filmmakers inMötley sales, streams after biopic criticism from disability rights urge people to oust BJP L A round 100 members of the Indian film fraternity on Friday issued an appeal urging Indians not to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. T h e f i l m m a k e r s, mostly known for their independent cinema, posted the appeal on the website www.artistuniteindia.com, with a message stating that the filmmakers have come together to “protect the democracy of the country”. The 103 signatories include well-known names like Vetri Maaran, Anand Patwardhan, Sanalkumar Sasidharan, Sudevan, Q, Deepa Dhanraj, Gurvinder Singh, Pushpendra Singh, Kabir Singh Chowdhry, Anjali Monteiro, Praveen Morchhale, Devashish Makhija, Aashiq Abu, and editor Bina Paul among others. Many of these filmmakers are left leaning and their ideological predilections may have played a part in sending out the appeal.

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“Our country is going through the most testing times ever. Though culturally vivid and geographically diverse, we have always stayed united. As a nation. It has indeed been a great feeling to be a citizen of this wonderful country... But all that is at stake now. “Fascism threatens to strike us hard with all its might if we don’t choose wisely in the coming Lok Sabha election,” the statement read. They also pointed out the reasons behind their decision to take a stand against the political party.

Keith Richards opens up on bandmate Jagger

Some of the reasons are “unleashing of polarisation and hate politics; cow vigilantism; marginalisation of Dalits, Muslims and farmers and increasing censorship”. “As we all know, ever since the BJP came to power in 2014, things have changed. And only for the worse,” the appeal read. The filmmakers said that patriotism is the BJP’s “trump card”. “Any individual or institution that raises the slightest dissent is labelled ‘anti-national’. Patriotism is how they grow their vote bank.” The statement concluded with an appeal. “We urge all of you to do everything in your capacity to keep this harmful regime from coming back to power. Let your mandate be to choose a government that respects the Constitution of India, protects our freedom of speech and expression, and refrains from all kinds of censorship.” (IANS)

is playing his arse off! He’s absolutely amazing. It’s indescribable to find a drummer like Charlie Watts, exceptionally brilliant.” “I can never praise Charlie enough and I can praise Mick Jagger 99% of the time,” Richards added, turning his attention to the singer. “Mick knows what I mean and he’ll say the same about me. Things happen between Mick and me because it’s just two guys working together. You only hear about the odd bust-up. I love the man 99% of the time.” Richards also admitted that his first experience of being a solo artist with ‘Talk Is Cheap’ 30 years ago gave him a new-found appreciation for Jagger’s band-leading duties. (NME)

lease issued today (March 29) claims that combined streams of the band’s back catalogue and The Dirt soundtrack have seen a 570% increase on Spotify and a 900% increase on Apple Music – while Apple iTunes downloads have grown by 2027%. In an interview published this week, Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx discussed the band’s past behaviour in the context of the #MeToo movement – saying that he and his bandmates “don’t have anything to worry about.” “Here’s the thing: if anybody was abusing power, that’s one thing,” he said. “But it was a time when everyone was living a life that is very different from today’s. That was then and this is now.” (NME)

fter a close battle with Swedish YouTuber PewDiePie’s channel, Indian film production house and music label T-Series has finally managed to become the worlds No.1 YouTube channel. T-Series is leading by more than 60,000 subscribers now as currently it has garnered over 91,774,917 subscribers while PewDiePie has subscribers with a count of 91,705,546. The battle between the two channels was going on for long. Even T-Series head honcho Bhushan Kumar started the #BharatWins campaign on social media, urging people to help in making T-Series the world’s most subscribed YouTube channel. The T-Series YouTube channel began on March 13, 2006. It has 29 sub-channels and features songs and film trailers. Many Bollywood celebrities such as Salman Khan, Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor and John Abraham joined the online battle between PewDiePie and YouTube, to plead with netizens to subscribe to T-Series’ channel on YouTube. (IANS)

object and the smallest grains (about the size of flour grains) are the farthest away because they are being pushed fastest by pressure from sunlight," Hainaut said. The researchers estimate that Gault could have been slowly spinning up for more than 100 million years. Further, the asteroid's surrounding environment revealed no signs of more widely distributed debris, which rules out the possibility of a collision with another asteroid causing the outbursts, NASA said in the statement, reported The Astrophysical Journal Letters. The asteroid's narrow streamers suggest that the dust was released in short bursts, lasting anywhere between a few hours and a few days. These sudden events puffed away enough debris to make a "dirt ball" approximately 150 metre across if compacted together. The tails will begin fading away in a few months as the dust disperses into the interplanetary space, NASA said. (IANS)

discoveries to be revealed, including a mysterious limestone sarcophagus found buried deep within the complex. “The identity of the mummy inside has been a mystery for 3,000 years.. possibly until now.” “This is Discovery at its best, as we seek to uncover history that has been

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ziri, the secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities of Egypt. Viewers will have the rare opportunity to see the inner chambers of an excavation site, where archaeologists recently uncovered a network of vertical shafts leading to an underground network of tunnels and tombs with 40 mummies believed to be part of the noble elite, the widely-viewed platform added. The massive underground complex of chambers is a treasure trove of antiquities - all lying undisturbed for thousands of years. Several chambers, however, are yet to be explored - and many more

later released a statement apologising for any distress her comments caused. “In my mind, I wasn’t interested in vilifying or demonising the condition,” she said. “I crafted Red with love and care. So as much as it is in a very genre-specific world, I really wanted to ground her in something that felt real. So for all of that, I say sorry to anyone that I may have offended.” Ye s t e r d ay ( M a r c h 28), The National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association (NSDA) responded to Nyong’o’s initial comments in a statement. “One of the toughest parts of having a disability is that people make assumptions based on the way you walk, talk or act, sometimes with little understanding of what is causing it,” they

Facebook removes 200 Hubble telescope images spun-up asteroid coming apart Pages, accounts in Philippines

ASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a small asteroid in the process of spinning fast and throwing off material dusty debris. The Hubble images from show two narrow, comet-like tails of dusty debris streaming from the asteroid (6478) Gault. Each tail represents an episode in which the asteroid gently shed its material -- key evidence that Gault is beginning to come apart, NASA said in a statement. Discovered in 1988, the 4-km wide asteroid has is located 344 million km

from the sun. Hubbles' images have given astronomers the opportunity to study the makeup of these space rocks without sending a spacecraft to sample them. "We didn't have to go to Gault," explained Olivier Hainaut of the European Southern Observatory in Germany, a member of the Gault observing team. "We just had to look at the image of the streamers, and we can see all of the dust grains well-sorted by size. "All the large grains (about the size of sand particles) are close to the

Egyptian coffin to be opened live on Discovery TV

istory enthusiasts can watch the inner chambers of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus (a box-like stone coffin) of a mysterious mummy being opened LIVE on television in a two-hour special Discovery Channel programme on April 8. The ancient artefacts of Egypt can be viewed from close quarters in the upcoming programme, “Expedition Unknown: Egypt LIVE”. As per Discovery, the multiplatform event will be hosted by adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates, who will be joined by worldrenowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, and Mostafa Wa-

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said. “We understand that hearing the unique sound caused by symptoms of spasmodic dysphonia was the spark of inspiration for the voice of this character. What is difficult for us, and for the thousands of people living with spasmodic dysphonia, is this association to their voice with what might be considered haunting.” The director of NSDA, Kim Kuman added: “Spasmodic dysphonia is not a creepy voice; it’s not a scary voice. It’s a disability that people are living with and shouldn’t be judged upon.” Meanwhile, the president of RespectAbility, an organisation which aims to challenge the stigmas associated with disabilities, said: “Connecting disabilities to characters who are evil further marginalises people with disabilities who also have significant abilities and want to contribute to their communities just like anyone else.” Us received the biggest-ever opening for an original horror movie earlier this week. The Jordan Peele-directed movie, which follows his smash hit Get Out, hit cinemas on Friday (March 22).

T-Series bags No. 1 YouTube channel spot

A he Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards has spoken about his current professional and personal relationship with Mick Jagger, saying that he “loves” Jagger “99% of the time”. T h e g u i t a r i s t wa s speaking in a new interview ahead of today’s (March 29) release of the special reissue of his debut solo album ‘Talk Is Cheap’, which celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. Richards spoke about the frontman while discussing the current progress on the Stones’ upcoming new album, which he says has “the first bits done”. “We’re working on the album,” Richards told The Sun. “We’ve got the first bits done and I’m looking forward to getting back in after this tour. Charlie Watts

ötley Crüe have enjoyed a huge spike in both streams and record sales from across their back catalogue following the release of biopic The Dirt. The film, which stars Douglas Booth, Colson Baker (AKA Machine Gun Kelly), Daniel Webber and Iwan Rheon as the members of the glam metal band, was released on Netflix on March 22, and is based on Neil Strauss’ biography The Dirt: Confessions of the World’s Most Notorious Rock Band. Despite receiving a slew of negative critical reviews before its release, The Dirt has actually invigorated Mötley Crüe’s streaming figures and recent sales performance since its release. An official press re-

upita Nyong’o has responded to criticism from a host of disability rights groups after admitting that she based her doppelgänger character in Us on a person who was suffering with Spasmodic Dysphonia. Speaking to Variety, Nyong’o originally said she created her doppelgänger’s voice after she heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who suffers with spasmodic dysphonia, speak at a fashion event. Nyong’o said: “I was inspired by the condition Spasmodic Dysphonia, which is about trauma – sometimes emotional, sometimes physical – and it creates this spasming in your vocal cords.” The actress went on to say that her character’s voice is not an imitation of the disability: “It’s inspired by the condition, it’s not an exact replica of the condition.” Her comments were criticised this week by a number of disability organisations, with several groups claiming that her comments misinformed audiences about the disability and demonised those living with the condition. Nyong’o

buried in the sands of Egypt for millennia,” Discovery & Factual, Chief Brand Officer, Nancy Daniels said in a statement. The live broadcast can be viewed at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. (India time) on April 8 on Discovery Channel and Discovery HD World. It is produced by Discovery

acebook said it has removed 200 Pages, Groups and accounts that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour on the platform and on its photo-sharing app Instagram in the Philippines. “We are constantly working to detect and stop this type of activity because we don’t want our services to be used to manipulate people. We’re taking down these Pages and accounts based on their behaviour, not the content they posted. “In this case, the people behind the activity coordinated with one another and used fake accounts to misrepresent themselves, and that was the basis for our action,” Nathaniel Gleicher, Head, Cybersecurity Policy at Facebook wrote in a blog post on Friday. From Facebook, as many as 67 Pages, 68 accounts and 40 Groups were removed while 25 Instagram accounts were blocked. About 3.6 million accounts followed one or more of these Pages, about 1.8 million accounts joined at least one of these Groups and around 5,300 accounts followed one or more of these Instagram accounts. (IANS)

ACKNOWLEDGING GOD'S FAITHFULNESS

A very happy and blessed 89th Birthday. Rev. Thilihe Yeptho

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Studios and Ping Pong Productions in association with Big Dreams Entertainment. The channels will also premiere special Egypt-based series on great women of ancient Egypt and Egypt’s lost queens surviving the exodus on April 7 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. (IANS)

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“With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation." Ps. 91:16

Awareness Campaign and Participatory Rural Appraisal was initiated and organised by PHED maintenance sub-division Dimapur on 27.3.19. The PHED Urban Division Dimapur has conducted IEC and PRA covering Kacharigaon Village, Sangtamtila Village, Aoyimkum Village, Kashiram Ao Sector, Nagarjan Village and Thahekhu Village which was sponsored by WSSO (PHED) Kohima, Nagaland. DP-2456

Happy birthday to the world’s most wonderful father who turns 75 years today. Dad, may you continue to be a channel of blessing to all and thank you for always lighting the way. We have been blessed to have such a strong and loving example of a father. Wishing you good health and happiness always. 75 years loved, and will always be. Best wishes, - wife, daughters, sons-in-law and grandchildren DP-2458

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India maul Poland 10-0 in Azlan Shah Cup

Indian players celebrate after scoring a goal during their Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey match against Poland on Friday.

‘My responsibility to win PL’

L o n d o n, M a r 2 9 (Agencies): Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it is his responsibility to return the Premier League title to Old Trafford after being appointed Manchester United manager on a permanent basis. United are the most successful club in the competition’s history, lifting the trophy 13 times, but they have not done so since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure in 2013. Solskjaer, who was handed a three-year deal on Thursday after a successful spell as caretaker manager said, “Definitely. To lift the Premier League trophy again is what we expect, what we are used to and what we have done so many times.” “We can’t wait for too

Assam Rifles distribute sports items

Dimapur, Mar 29 (NPN): Phek Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) distributed sports items to residents of Old Thewati and Lephori village on March 29 at Meluri under Phek district. The sports items were distributed to motivate the youth for active participation in outdoor activities as part of their daily routine. The items were handed over in the presence 160 residents, comprising of all age groups from both the villages. K Y M C

Miami, Mar 29 (Agencies): Simona Halep missed the chance to return to world No 1 as a devastating display from Karolina Pliskova sealed the Czech’s passage into the Miami Open WTA final 7-5, 6-1. Ro m a n i a ’s H a l e p would have reclaimed the top spot in women’s tennis if she had reached Saturday’s showpiece following current No 1 Naomi Osaka’s early exit and Petra Kvitova falling to Ashleigh Barty in the last eight. But Pliskova, the world number seven, had other ideas, rattling off an incredible nine games in a row to blitz Halep and set up an intriguing battle with Australian Barty - a 6-3, 6-3 winner over Estonian Anett Kontaveit. “It wasn’t easy waiting for so long but I managed to stay aggressive,” said Pliskova, who hit 29 winners to Halep’s 18 in the match that finished after 1 am thanks to a series of rain delays. “Ashleigh is a good player, but I am excited for the final. The South Florida weather played havoc with

Karolina Pliskova returns the ball to Simona Halep during their Miami Open semifinal match. (AP/PTI)

Thursday’s schedule at Hard Rock Stadium, no more so than when the rains returned with Pliskova on the brink of a brilliant win. Play was initially halted at 3-3 in the in the first. When they resumed, Halep edged ahead 5-3 before Pliskova roared back, taking the first set and a 5-0 lead in the second before rain forced them from the court again. Halep, who recovered from 1-5 down in the second set in her quarterfinal match against Wang Qiang, held serve upon the

restart. But in the very next game, Pliskova served out to ruin Halep’s hope of reclaiming the number one ranking she lost when Japan’s Osaka won the Australian Open earlier this year.

Federer through to semi-finals

Roger Federer will face Denis Shapovalov in the Miami Open semifinals after both players came through Thursday’s quarter-finals. Federer thrashed Kevin Anderson 6-0 6-4 and

Shapovalov beat Frances Tiafoe 6-7 6-4 6-2. In teenage Shapovalov, Federer finds an opponent 18 years his junior. He said, “It doesn’t feel that different to when I played Rafa Nadal when he was super young, or anybody.” “Any teenager you play, once I think you’re 23, feels different to playing anybody else, because they come out there, and they might not know all the plays down to the T yet, but they don’t have to, because they just free-swing sometimes, and that makes it particularly dangerous.” “I have always enjoyed playing against teenagers. I think it’s very exciting because of that. It’s an exciting draw, for John Isner and for myself here, playing these young guys. They are not just young, but they are very good, as well. They are nice guys. It should be hopefully good semi-finals.” Isner plays 18-year-old qualifier Felix Auger-Aliassime in the other semifinal. Federer has won 27 Masters 1000 titles - only Novak Djokovic (32) and Nadal (33) have more.

Umpires should keep their eyes open: Kohli Bangalore, Mar 29 (PTI): An angry Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli came down heavily on ICC Elite Panel Umpire S Ravi after the final delivery of the match bowled by Mumbai Indians’ Lasith Malinga turned out to be a ‘no-ball’, which was not awarded to the losing team. More importantly, winning captain Rohit Sharma was also critical of umpiring standard during the match. “We are playing at the IPL level. It’s not club level,

BEFORE THE JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC DIMAPUR : NAGALAND AFFIDAVIT

I, Mrs. Sapila Sangtam, W/o. Lt. T. Lipitsi Sangtam, residing at H/No-267, Imkonglenden Colony, District-Dimapur, State-Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under: 1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India. 2. That, in my husband's service book my name is inadvertently entered as "Sapila", whereas in my other documents and Aadhaar Card my name is recorded as "Sapila Sangtam". 3. That, "Sapila" and "Sapila Sangtam" refers to same and one person, that is me. Henceforth, my real and actual name shall be "Sapila Sangtam". 4. That, this affidavit has been made for the purpose to affirm the above mentioning fact which is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief, nothing declare false therein. Solemnly sworn before me. DEPONENT Tiakaba Regd. No. 217/2019 Notary Public Dated 29/03/2019 Govt. of Nagaland

the umpires should have their eyes open. That was a big no-ball,” a livid Kohli said at the post-match presentation ceremony. Incidentally, Ravi is the only Indian umpire in ICC’s Elite Panel for a number of years now as none of the others have been good enough to be elevated. Needing 7 to win and six to take it to Super Over, Virat Kohli Malinga’s full toss yielded only one run but the big been awarded. Had it been a free-hit, screen replay showed that the bowler had overstepped AB de Villiers batting on 70 and a free hit should have would have faced with five

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The NDPP 26th Aonglenden A/C would like to welcome and acknowledge Mr. Toshipokba Longkumer & Mr. Tinujungshi Longkumer for their wise decision to withdraw their respective candidature from the ongoing by-election in the constituency. The NDPP 26th Aonglenden A/C would also like to thank Mr. Lipokzulu for withdrawing from the race and paving the way for the NDPP & PDA Consensus candidate Mr. Sharingain Longkumer. The very mature and wise decisions of these leaders to work with the NDPP under the progressive leadership of Chief Minister Mr. Neiphiu Rio and Party President Mr. Chingwang Konyak is timely and significant. It has not only strengthened the party and the alliance but also will surely be beneficial for the people of 26th Aonglenden A/C. Sd/Secretary Media and Communication Committee NDPP, 26th Aonglenden A/C

PRESS NOTE I, Sharingain Longkumer, as the NDPP and PDA consensus candidate for the 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency byelection is happy to learn that my elder brothers Toshipokba Longkumer and O. Tinu Longkumer have decided to lend their support and join the NDPP and the PDA alliance government by withdrawing their respective candidatures. I would also like to specifically thank my elder brother Lipokzulu Longkumer who as the eldest among the Longkumer clan paved the way for the rest of us and withdrew from the race as a possible candidate. As an elder, his first step has indeed sown the seed for the kind gestures that followed in the last two days. I am humbled by their gestures and also emboldened by their decision to support my candidature. I also thank the Almighty for the blessings that He has showered on me since I started this campaign to contest in the by-election. I would also like to appeal to the masses not to be swayed away by the rumors and false information regarding the PDA alliance in general and also my candidature in particular. As stated earlier since the start of my campaign, "I pray and seek for your trust and faith in me the same way as I put my trust in each one of you." I am overwhelmed and humbled by the support that I am receiving and request all to continue to support me with same fervour in our quest for a better land.

The 31st Annual Sports Meet of St. Edmund's Hr. Sec. School was inaugurated by Chief Guest, Veterinarian, Dr. P S Shangvol on Thursday 28th March 2019, who encouraged the students in her speech for active participation. The program was then followed by inspection of parade, march-past and mass drill by the students. DP-2446

needed to win. “We should have done a better job with the ball after they were seven down. The last few overs were brutal for us. Bit of a mistake from me to take Bumrah on at that time. Bumrah makes a hell of a difference in any team,” the RCB skipper praised his India teammate. Winning captain Rohit also voiced his concerns about umpiring. “Honestly, I just go to know after crossing the rope that it was a no-ball. These kind of mistakes

AFFIDAVIT DECLARATION

I Shri. N. Tsenyimo Humtsoe, S/o. Nthungo Humtsoe, 56 yrs of Lakhuti Vill., a resident of Suren Colony, Wokha Town, Nagaland declares that; due to clerical error my names entered as – N. Tsenjemo Humtsoe, N. Tsenyimo Humtsoe. Lotha, Tsenimo Humtsoa and N. Tsenyimo Hmt in various documents bears one and same person only through an Affidavit Regd. No. 043/19, Dt 8/2/2019. I further declare that, my name shall be called as N. Tsenyimo Humtsoe in WC-123 all official records.

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many years but we have to take it step by step. It is not like it is going to happen overnight, catching the 15, 16, 17 points or whatever we are behind the top teams now.” As well as winning six league titles during his 11-year playing career at United, Solskjaer also won the FA Cup twice, as well as famously scoring a stoppage-time winner in the Champions League final in 1999. But despite his success as a player at Old Trafford, he says winning a trophy as United manager would mean even more to him. He explained, “What I’ve done before as a player or manager doesn’t bother me because I’m always looking forward. The day I leave here, if I can look back and have had success and we have lifted trophies like I did as a player, of course that is what I would be happier with.” “It was fantastic to work under the best manager in the world with the best players in the world and now I am at the top working with these fantastic players. I think that is a bigger achievement.”

With a formidable 6-0 lead at half-time, India continued to dominate after the change of ends. In the 36th minute, it was Nilakanta’s turn to score after receiving a good pass from Sumit. Though India managed only one goal in the third quarter, the team made a strong finish in the fourth quarter and scored three more goals. The Polish goalkeeper, meanwhile, was impressive as he made some brilliant saves to keep Gursahibjit Singh and Simranjeet Singh at bay early in the fourth quarter. A powerfully struck penalty corner by Rohidas too was well-saved by Popiolkowski. India’s eighth and ninth goal came off skilful displays by Mandeep. His first goal was scored after he intercepted Michal Raciniewski to take a direct shot on goal, while his second was well-assisted by Gurinder Singh. I n d i a ’s 1 0 t h g o a l was scored after Surender earned a penalty corner with Amit making a good conversion.

L o n d o n, M a r 2 9 (Agencies): Eric Dier will miss Tottenham’s clash with Liverpool this weekend and faces a couple of weeks on the sidelines, Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed. Dier was injured in England’s 5-0 win against the Czech Republic and was forced to withdraw from the squad for their visit to Montenegro. He will now miss Tottenham’s visit to Anfield on Sunday, but Pochettino is confident the midfielder’s absence will not be a lengthy one. Speaking about Dier’s availability, Pochettino said, “He has been ruled out. It’s not a big issue but he needs to recover from the problem he suffered against the Czech Republic with the national team. Him, Harry Winks and Serge Aurier are going to be out for the weekend.” Pressed on the length of time Dier will be out for, the Spurs boss said, “One week, 10, days, two weeks. We’ll see how it is going to improve. “

Pliskova through to Miami Open final

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of seven goals while Varun took his personal tally to five goals so far. It was expected to be a one-sided contest and it turned out to be so as India raced to a 2-0 lead by the seventh minute through Vivek and Sumit’s goals. The second quarter saw India strengthen their attack as they made space inside the striking circle. In good form, Sumit earned a penalty corner for India which was perfectly converted by Varun. A minute later, Surender registered his name in the score sheet by scoring from a penalty corner created by Rohidas. Though India lost forward Shilanand Lakra to a green card in the 24th minute, they secured another penalty corner and Varun was bang on target with a powerful flick to hand his side a commanding 5-0 lead. Simranjeet then added to the team’s tally when he worked with Mandeep after receiving a beautiful assist from Nilakanta Sharma to put the ball past Polish goalkeeper Mateusz Popiolkowski.

Injured Dier to miss Spurs match against Liverpool

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Ipoh, Mar 29 (PTI): Striker Mandeep Singh continued his rich form and scored a brace to help India thrash minnows Poland 10-0 in their last league match of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia on Friday. Already assured of a place in Saturday’s summit clash against Korea, the Indians scored goals almost at will, leaving the Polish players in daze. Besides Mandeep (50th, 51st minutes), dragflciker Varun Kumar (18th, 25th) also struck twice while Vivek Sagar Prasad (1st), Sumit Kumar (7th), Surender Kumar (19th), Simranjeet Singh (29th), Nilankanta Sharma (36th) and Amit Rohitdas (55th) were the other goal-scorers for India. Five-time champions India, thus, maintained their unbeaten streak in the tournament, collecting 13 points from five league matches with the help of four wins and a draw. With two strikes on Friday, Mandeep became the highest goal-scorer in the tournament with a total

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aren’t good for the game. The over before that Bumrah bowled, a ball which wasn’t a wide but it was called,” Rohit referred to a decision given by other umpire C Nandan. “Anything over 180 you can fight with. It wasn’t a safe score but we had the bowlers to get the job done. Even though Virat and AB had a partnership going, we didn’t panic. I thought we stuck to our plans, it was a great effort by the bowlers. Should have got 200 with the bat on this pitch.”

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Model Colony Sumi Community no akhoto kukuputsa hami ani kehu, Model Colony lo Sumi xukuami kumtsu vezumono akukuputsa lo ighitsu penike pithitsu ani. Atsala : 31st March, 2019 Ado Ayi 3.00 avelau A-a : Ino Yekuto Kiho, Banker

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND Phone No. 0369-2226231, Fax No. 0369-2226055, e-mail - demok-ngl@nic.in

No.GEN.ELE/CDT-1/2019/695

Dt. Mkg, the

March' 2019.

CIRCULAR This is for information to all the Polling Personnel, Police Personnel, other officials/ staff requisitioned for election duty, Drivers and Grade IV Staff who are electors of 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency and drafted for various election duties for the conduct of forthcoming Lok Sabha General Election 2019 and Bye-Election to Nagaland Legislative Assembly from 26 Aonglenden (ST) Assembly Constituency that the following dates have been fixed for Postal Ballot voting at the given Facilitation Centres. Sl. No.

Date

5th April 2019

6th April 2019

8th April 2019

Time and Personnel

Facilitation Centre 10 AM : 2nd NAP Police Conference Hall, Personnel. Office of the Commandant, 2nd NAP, Alichen. 2 PM : Presiding Officers & Mayangnokcha 1st Polling Officials. Govt. Hr. Sec. School (MGHSS). 10 AM : Police Personnel Town Hall, Mokokchung Mokokchung 2 PM : 2nd Polling & 3rd Mayangnokcha Polling Officials. Govt. Hr. Sec. School (MGHSS). 10 AM : DC staffs, Drivers Town Hall, & Grade IV Staff and other Mokokchung. officials/staff requisitioned for other election duties.

Any Polling Personnel who has applied for Postal Ballot from 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency will have to personally come to the Facilitation Centre along with Election Appointment letter, EPIC and valid Government ID proof to cast their vote as per the above mentioned dates. The private vehicle drivers detailed for election duty from 26 Aonglenden Assembly Constituency will have to bring the Vehicle Requisition slip and Driving License, EPIC card or any other Government ID Card at the Facilitation Centre to cast their vote. Further, on 7th April, 2019 (Sunday), there will be distribution of Election Duty Certificate (EDC) for those personnel who are voters from other districts and applied for EDC at the EDC Cell, Mokokchung. All Concerned voters of 26 Aonglenden AC who has applied for Postal Ballot may note that the responsibility lies on them to come to the Facilitation Centre as per the above mentioned schedule to cast their votes through Postal Ballot for the 26 Aonglenden AC bye-election. Once Postal Ballot is applied for and issued, the person/ voter become ineligible to cast his/her vote in the respective Polling stations on the polling day.

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(Rajesh Soundararajan), IAS Deputy Commissioner & District Election Officer Mokokchung, Nagaland K Y M C

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SRH beat RR by 5 wickets

Hyderabad, Mar 29 (PTI): Sanju Samson’s second IPL ton was overshadowed by David Warner’s blistering fifty as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by five wickets to register their first win in the ongoing edition of the tournament here Friday. Samson’s first century of the ongoing IPL went in vain, as chasing a mammoth 199-run target, Warner set up the platform for Sunrisers with a breezy 69 off 37 balls and together with Jonny Bairstow (45 off 28) added a century stand for the opening wicket to spoil Rajasthan’s day. E a r l i e r, S a m s o n smashed the first century of the ongoing IPL and together with skipper Ajinkya Rahane stitched a century stand to guide Rajasthan to a mammoth total. Samson didn’t spare a single Sunrisers’ bowler and remained unbeaten on 102 that came off just 55 balls with the help of 10 fours and four sixes. It was Samson’s second IPL ton. His first century came in 2017. Chasing the total, Warner looked in imperious form as he started clobbering the Rajasthan bowlers from the word go. Sensing the demand of the situation, Warner went hammer and tongs from the beginning and struck fours and sixes at will to propel Sunrisers

Jonny Bairstow and Warner cross each other to complete a run during an IPL match between SRH and RR. (PTI)

to 54 for no loss after five overs. Together with Bairstow, Warner shared 110 runs in just 58 balls for the opening stand. But just when it seemed War ner would run away with the game, Ben Stokes foxed him with a perfect short ball as he was holed out by Dhawal Kulkarni at deep fine leg. I n t h e n ex t ove r, Kulkarni send Bairstow

packing with a fine catch. Skipper Kane Williamson (14) and Vijay Shankar (35 off 15) played aggressively to bring down the equation within reach but three quick wickets, that too in consecutive balls of Shreyas Gopal (3/27) in the 16th over, changed the complexion of the game. But Yusuf Pathan (16 not out) and Rashid Khan (15 not out) played sensibly to overwhelm the target

IOC sanctions three athletes from London 2012 Games for doping

Valentin Hristov was stripped of his 2012 Olympics bronze medal after he tested positive for banned substances.

BERLIN, Mar 29 (Agencies): Azeri weightlifter Valentin Hristov was stripped of his 2012 Olympics 56-kg bronze medal on Friday after he was one of three athletes to test positive for banned substances in re-tests conducted by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC said Hristov’s London Games sample tested positive for a prohib-

ited anabolic steroid (oralturinabol) when it was reanalysed. Anis Ananenka of Belarus, who finished 43rd in the men’s 800m, was also disqualified for the same substance, while fellow Belarussian Alena Matoshka, 25th in the women’s hammer throw, was the third athlete to be disqualified. Her sample tested positive with the steroid oxandrolone.

Previously 48 anti-doping violations were found in more than 500 reanalysis of London Games samples. Mostly were for anabolic steroids. The IOC stores and regularly re-tests samples from past Olympic Games with methods that did not exist at the time. In an effort to protect clean athletes and the integrity of the competition, the IOC also looks out for substances that were not known at the time. Samples since the 2004 Athens Olympics have been stored and reanalysed systematically. More than 110 adverse findings have been found in Olympic Games since 2004 through re-testing of samples. The reanalysis of 2012 samples, using the latest scientific methods, will continue before the statute of limitations is reached in 2020, the IOC said in November.

with ease. Earlier, Rahane led from the front with 49-ball 70 and together with Samson shared 119 runs for the second wicket to set the base for the total. Introduced into the attack in the fourth over, Rashid (1/24) struck with only his second ball, cleaning up Jos Buttler around his legs. Skipper Rahane was joined at the crease by Samson and the duo played cautiously without taking any undue risk to take Rajasthan forward. Both Rahane and Samson paced their innings to perfection, as after playing cautiously initially, they broke their shackles when needed and notched up the team’s 100 in 11.5 overs. Rahane registered his first fifty of the ongoing IPL in 38 balls. Rahane finally departed in the 16th over bowled by Nadeem, holed out by Manish Pandey at long-on as he went for a big shot. He struck four boundaries and three sixes. Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s torrid time at the death overs continued. Brief Scores: Rajasthan Royals: 198 for 2 (Sanju Samson 102 n.o., Ajinkya Rahane 70; Rashid Khan 1/24) lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad: 201 for 5 (David Warner 69, Jonny Bairstow 45; Shreyas Gopal 3/27) by 5 wickets

Messi, Suarez fit to start for Barca M ad r id, M a r 2 9 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : L i o n e l Messi has overcome a groin injury while strike partner Luis Suarez has sufficiently recovered from a sprained ankle to play in this weekend's derby against Espanyol, Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde said on Friday. Messi and Suarez were included in the squad of 18 ahead of Saturday's La Liga game at the Camp Nou. In his press conference, Valverde was cautious about Messi, who was forced to leave the Argentina squad last Sunday because of chronic groin pain. Asked if his captain was 100 per cent, Valverde said, "We think he is, but, hey, Leo has been carrying this problem for some time and we have been working to allow him to recover." "It flared up with his national team. He's had a rest and he is better. We'll be careful with Messi because of the fundamental importance of the matches."

Hudson-Odoi staying at Chelsea: Sarri

London, Mar 29 (Agencies): Callum Hudson-Odoi will still be at Chelsea next season despite his unwillingness to sign a new contract at Stamford Bridge, says Maurizio Sarri. The 18-year-old winger’s Chelsea contract expires at the end of next season, and he turned down the offer of a new £85,000-per-week deal earlier this season. Bayern Munich had several bids for Hudson-Odoi rejected during the January transfer window, and he will be able to leave on a free transfer at the end of next season as things stand. However, Sarri does not believe Hudson-Odoi will be sold in the summer, regardless of whether he agrees a new deal, saying: “I think so [that he will stay]. I am not able to say if he is going to sign a new contract, but I think he will stay here with us in every case.” Hudson-Odoi made his debut and his first start for England during the international break, helping them to a 5-0 win over Poland and a 5-1 victory in Montenegro. He received praise for his display in Podgorica, but when asked whether he was watching at home, Sarri said, “Only 20 minutes because I had 14 players in the national teams. I had no time to watch 20 matches. I saw the English national team for 20 minutes and Callum didn’t start very well on the right. He did very on the left, immediately in his first action. But I know very well he prefers to play on the left.” Remarkably HudsonOdoi’s first start for England, against Montenegro, came before his first start in the Premier League for Chelsea.

Srikanth Kidambi plays a shot against compatriot B Sai Praneeth during the Mens’ singles quarterfinals match at the Yonex Sunrise India Open in New Delhi on Friday. (PTI)

Praneeth managed to grab a 7-1 lead to raise hopes of an upset but Srikanth came back strongly and took the match to the decider. In the third game, both the shuttlers split the initial 14 points before Praneeth edged ahead 11-8. But a

fighting Srikanth again drew parity at 13-13 and eventually managed to clinch two crucial points at 19-19 to seal a semifinal place. “The turning point of the match was in the second game when I was 1-7

down and I fought back. From there things changed. At 19-19 in the decider it could have gone either way, but I played well in the crucial points. I am happy with my performance,” Srikanth said. On the adjacent court,

Open Taekwondo Championship

Nagaland win 2 medals on day 1

The medal winners with state coach Visabiu Peseyie on the first day of the tournament in Guwahati on Friday.

Correspondent

KO H I M A , M a r 2 9 (NPN): Nagaland taekwondo team won two medals at the Kimungyong Open Taekwondo Championship India 2019 which got underway Friday evening at DTRP indoor stadium, Guwahati. Visabiu Peseyie, state taekwondo coach informed this correspondent that the state team has won a silver and bronze medal in subjunior category. Manhei Konyak won a silver in under 25 kg category while

Lungkan Phom bagged a bronze medal in under U-32 kg category. A total of 17 players including 15 from Sports Academy along with two officials and two players from Jalukie Club under Peren are taking part in Kyorugi in different age groups categories. The team is being led by Visabiu Peseyie, state taekwondo coach, Department of Youth Resources and Sports and Kenilevo Nagi as team manager. The state team taking part in sub junior division (under -11 years)

are Lensethong, Manong A. T. Konyak, Manhei Konyak, Lhuvosayi, Thongti Thonger, Lungkan Phom, H.Wanghan Phom. Players in cadet division (under14) are Nnumhei,T. Kiutsu, Hinglakpo while players in junior division (under-17) are Neikhozo Naprantsu, Nahson Disuang, Repinkiu N Tikhir, Vilabizo Nagi and Zakieneikho Peseyie. The players in senior division (above -17) are Haihingsap Nriame and Keyinghigongbe. The championship will conclude on March 31.

Asian Airgun C’ships: Manu, Saurabh clinch gold Taoyuan, Mar 29 (Agencies): Teenage pistol shooters Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary on Friday clinched a gold medal each, their second in the competition, as India continued their domination at the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei. Bhaker won the women’s 10m Air Pistol on day three of competitions while Chaudhary bagged a team gold in the men’s event. To go with the team gold, Abhishek Verma also won individual silver in the men’s 10m Air Pistol, rounding off a good day for himself after the disappointments in the mixed events. The women’s pistol team also won a bronze to further bolster India’s tally to five gold, three silver and one bronze medals with half the competition still to go. Bhaker shot 575 out of 600 to qualify in second place and then was

India Open: Srikanth, Kashyap seal semifinal spots New Delhi, Mar 29 (PTI): Kidambi Srikanth and Parupalli Kashyap raised hopes of an Indian win after progressing to the men’s singles semifinals at USD 350,000 India Open here Friday. Srikanth finally snapped his series of quarterfinal finishes, outwitting compatriot B Sai Praneeth 21-23 21-11 21-19 in a 62 minute duel, while Kashyap entered his first semifinals of a top-tier event (World Tour Super 500 or Superseries) in almost four years, beating Chinese Taipei’s Wang Tzu Wei 21-16 21-11 in another quarterfinal clash. Srikanth had made eight quarterfinal finishes in last nine tournaments and the Indian didn’t look to make the last eight after he lost the opening game narrowly and lagged 1-7 in the second. But a gritty Srikanth saved five game points after fighting back from 1620 down before Praneeth staved off the challenge to take the opening game.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 2019

Kashyap made a confident start, leading 6-3 early on but his three successive returns at the forehand corner of Wang went out, allowing his opponent to keep pace with the Indian who enjoyed a 11-8 lead at the break. Wang made it 16-16 with Kashyap committing a few mistakes at the net but his flat jabs and punches to the back of the court helped him to pocket the opening game. Kashyap took control of the net and retrieved everything, while Wang looked erratic with his smashes. Kashyap led 6-3 again in the second game. Wang again clawed back at 8-8 but Kashyap managed to keep his nose ahead at 11-9 at the interval. The Indian marched ahead, varying the pace with his strokes, using angles and measured returns, cramming his opponent for space. He lead 18-11. A smash and drop took Kashyap closer to seal the match and he celebrated once Wang went long.

Manu Bhaker

involved in a pitched battle with Shing Ho Ching of Hong Kong for most parts of the 24-shot final, before finishing stronger in the end stages. She shot a score of 239 against Shing’s 237.9 while UAE’s Wafa Alali bagged the bronze. Shri Nivetha of India, who had also reached the final, finished sixth. In the men’s event,

Saurabh Chaudhary

all three Indians made the finals. Chaudhar y topped with 587, while Ravinder was fourth to qualify with 578. Verma in fact was the lowest ranked Indian among the eight qualifiers, fifth with 577, but was the only one to land a medal. Ver ma shot 240.7 and lost out to Korea’s Mose Kim by 0.2 points to

finish with silver. Chaudhary (198.8) went down to bronze medalist Taehwan Lee of Korea in a shootoff to finish fourth while Ravinder was seventh with 136.3 points. The trio, however, picked up the team gold over the Koreans with a total of 1742, a clear 12 points ahead of their nearest rival.

Higuain retires from international football Buenos Aires, Mar 29 (IANS): Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 31. Higuain has not played for the Albiceleste since last year’s World Cup in Russia as manager Lionel Scaloni looks to revamp his squad for this year’s Copa America, reported Xinhua news agency. “My cycle with the national team is finished,” the Chelsea player told Argentine television on Thursday. “A lot of people will be happy to know that, others maybe not so much. “I’ve made the decision because I want to enjoy my family. I want to spend time with my daughter and at the same time I feel that I gave my country everything I could. I’m fully focused on my commitment to Chelsea. “The Premier League is amazing and I really want to enjoy it. It’s very competitive indeed,” added the former Real Madrid and Napoli forward who joined Chelsea on loan

Gonzalo Higuain

from Juventus in January. Higuain is sixth on the list of Argentina’s all-time top scorers with 31 goals in 67 matches in an international career that spanned a decade. But he has been criticized for missing key scoring chances in the finals of the 2014 World Cup and the Copa America in 2015 and 2016. “People remember the goals I missed and not the ones I scored. I’m sure

everyone celebrated the goal against Belgium (the winner in the 2014 World Cup quarter-final),” he said. “When you criticize someone maliciously, it hurts everyone. I saw how much my family suffered, but I gave everything for the national team. It’s one thing to say that the national team did not achieve our objectives, but when people talk about failure it’s very hard.”

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