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BJP delegation meets ECI; demands re-poll in Bengal

Napoli leave Inter’s CL hopes in the balance

If Tehran attacks, it will be end of Iran: Trump

national, Page 7

sports, Page 16

international, Page 9

Oppn, VP reject exit polls

PATNA/NEW DELHI/ AMARAVATI, MAY 20 (AGENCIES): While the opposition parties have dismissed the exit poll predictions for the Lok Sabha elections, the Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has mocked at the exit polls, saying they were not exact polls. Opposition has called the exit polls “speculation” and “fraud” and contrary to ground reality but the ruling party asserted that final result will be in consonance with the predictions. Exit polls Sunday forecast another term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with some of them projecting that NDA will get more than 300 seats to comfortably cross the majority mark of 272 in the Lok Sabha. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said there is no need to rely on “speculations based on speculation”. He exuded confidence that CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) will record an impressive win in Kerala. Rejecting the exit polls as a “fraud”, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said they are simply compulsions of the market purveyed through a different name. “It is an old trick of psycho-

Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre NEW DELHI, May 20 (PTI): Dairy major Amul Monday said it will increase milk prices by Rs. 2 per litre across India from Tuesday due to an increase in production cost. Milk prices were last revised two years back in March 2017, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which sells milk and milk products under the Amul brand, said in a statement. The new price will come into effect from May 21 onwards and on all six brands being sold in major markets, the GCMMF said in a statement. “This increase in milk prices by Rs. 2 per litre has happened after a gap of two years with an aim to provide remunerative milk purchase price to our milk producers owing to drop in milk production and increase in cost of production,” GCMMF said. Stating that national and international dairy markets have witnessed adverse conditions in the last two years, GCMMF said there has been a steep decline in prices of commodities such as skimmed milk produce (SMP) and butter oil. This has resulted in a decline in producer prices of milk across India, leading to adverse impact on milk producers.

This is it!

“I guess we’ll see another five years of campaign speeches.” K Y M C

logical manipulation of the deprived classes by Sanghsupported institutions and resources,” he said in a statement. Yadav also said the exit poll results do not reflect the ground reality. Yadav’s views were endorsed by veteran socialist leader Sharad Yadav, who is contesting from Madhepura on ticket of RJD with which he is expected to merge his own party LJD. TMC, which has dubbed exit polls as “gossip”, said its internal reports from districts in West Bengal and every constituency clearly say the party will win this time too. Unfazed by exit polls projections, the Mamata-led TMC exuded confidence that it would play a major role in the formation of a new government for which it is in touch with various opposition parties. Hitting out at the pollsters, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy claimed that the “artificially engineered” or “manufactured” Modi wave is being used by the BJP to lure regional parties well in advance to fill any shortfall after the results on May 23. Deputy Chief Minister

G Parameshwara too raised doubts over EVMs, claiming that BJP had sponsored exit polls as the ground reality was different. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor went on to give the example of the recent Australian exit polls to emphasise that they do not always end up being correct. “I believe the exit polls are all wrong. In Australia last weekend, 56 different exit polls proved wrong...,” he tweeted. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami made light of the exit polls suggesting a poor showing by the AIADMK, saying they were more of “imposing of opinion” and that the predictions will be proved wrong. The ruling AIADMK, an ally of the BJP, will win all the 38 seats in the state and one in Puducherry, he claimed.

VP says Exit polls do not mean exact polls Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu has pointed out that “Exit polls do not mean exact polls. We have to understand that. Since 1999, most of the exit polls have gone wrong.” Naidu addressed an informal meeting of well-wishers, who

felicitated him in Guntur. Referring to the ongoing general elections, he said every party exuded confidence (over victory). “Everyone exhibits his own confidence till the 23rd (day of counting). There will be no base for it. So we have to wait for 23rd,” he remarked. “Country and the state need an able leader and stable government, whoever it be. That’s what is required. That’s all,” Naidu observed. Naidu also said change in society should start with political parties. “If democracy has to strengthen and something good has to happen to people elections, selections, candidates, parties all should discharge their duties responsibly and properly,” he noted. He lamented that civility has become a casualty in the present political discourse. Naidu also found fault with political parties announcing freebies to win over the electorate. Meanwhile, union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the exit polls are not the “final decision” but indicate that the BJP will once again come to power. (Full story on p-5)

Play a positive role in shaping the future of students: Gov tells varsities

P.B. Acharya with vice chancellors of universities, college principals and others at Raj Bhavan. (PRO)

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 0 (NPN): Observing that the State’s youth have a craze and hunger for education, Nagaland Governor PB Acharya urged universities to play a positive and dominant role in shaping the future of the students and act as centres of development. Acharya was addressing a meeting with vice chancellors of all universities in Nagaland, principals of various colleges, officers from school education and

higher education department and vice chancellor Nitte University, Mangaluru at the conference hall of Raj Bhavan here on Monday. Stating that the ultimate aim of education was to strengthen the society, Acharya called on the educational institutions to analyse on improving the education system in the State to further improve and empower students so as to enable them to compete with others. When they come out of colleges

and universities, they should be an asset to the society, able to stand on their feet and make the economy of the State strong, he added. T h e g ove r n o r a n nounced that Nitte Medical University, Alva’s Education Foundation and Moodlakatte Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Indian National Fellowship Centre, has offered a total number of 129 concessional seats in their institutions. (Cont’d on p-7)

MP crisis: BJP wants spl session; Cong ready for floor test BHOPAL, MAY 20 (AGENCIES): Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath Monday said his government was ready for a floor test, hours after BJP demanded the Congress government in the state to prove its majority in the Assembly. “We have proved majority at least four times in last five months. They want to do it again, we have no problem. They’ll try their best to disturb present government to save themselves from getting exposed. Our government is ready for floor test,” Nath said. Buoyed by the results of exit polls, which have predicted a landslide win for the BJP in the state, the BJP has written to Madhya Pradesh governor demanding a special assembly session on the grounds that the Congress government no longer has the numbers to pull through. Leader of Opposition Gopal Bhargav said the Congress, instead of debating issues in the House, was dumping papers at former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s residence, claiming that loans of 21 lakh farmers have been waived.

Patton meets Rijiju, seeks MHA probe into ‘contract’ killing issue NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (NPN): Accompanied by BJP legislators and advisors Dr Longrineken Ao and Khehovi Yepthomi, deputy chief minister and BJP Legislature Party (BLP) leader Y Patton met Union minister of state (MoS) for Home Kiren Rijiju at his official residence in New Delhi and discussed about the shocking revelation made by gangster Vijay Farmana who, along with his associates, were alleged to have taken a “contract” to kill a politician from Nagaland. The legislators appealed for intervention by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in the matter to have a free, fair, thorough and expeditious investigation so that the names of the persons who paid the “contract money along with a Ford Endeavour car” and the politician targeted to kill could be unveiled. In view of the gravity and seriousness of the case, Patton, who is also in-charge of State home department, informed Rijiju that the State police were kept on high alert and a team of Nagaland Police headed by an officer in the rank of inspector general of police

NPF revokes suspension of 19 Mon div office bearers DIMAPUR, MAY 20 (NPN): In a rapprochement that is expected to provide some relief to Naga People’s Front (NPF) that is in the midst of a political crisis, the regional party on Monday revoked the suspension order served on 19 of its Mon division office bearers. NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu had suspended the officebearers on May 7 for locking the party’s Mon division office on May 5. Stating that it has been the endeavour of the NPF central office to settle the matter amicably without resorting to further course of action, Liezietsu explained it was ascertained through the goodwill mission led by NPF Legislature Wing and central office bearer (COB) incharge of Mon division that the 19 office bearers have regretted their hasty action in locking the party office. He said it was confirmed that the 19 office bearers will open the office on their own and continue their fullest cooperation to the Mon division in response to the good gesture shown by central office. Therefore, on the basis of the recommendation of Legislature wing and COB in-charge of Mon division, Dr. Liezietsu ordered revocation of the suspension order with effect from Monday.

Y. Patton with state BJP legislators call on Kiren Rijiju.

(IGP) was detailed to coordinate with the Delhi Police for joint interrogation and investigation thereof. Rijiju assured the legislators that the matter will be taken up with the Delhi Police commissioner with all seriousness, adding that the MHA shall leave no stone unturned to unearth the criminal nexus and award befitting punishment to anyone found involved in the case, irrespective of the position, as per the law of the land. He also expressed his optimism that the case will be solved at the earliest possible time. Meanwhile, the legislators also thanked and congratulated the central BJP leadership, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi

and BJP president Amit Shah, for their tireless efforts in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha election. NSF condemns: Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has expressed surprise over the report about hiring a hitman to kill a politician from Nagaland. In a press release, NSF president Kesosul Christopher Ltu and general secretary Imtiyapang Imsong said the federation “strongly” condemned such act of attempt of assassination. NSF demanded that the government thoroughly review security situation and a special enquiry committee be set up to bring the case to a logical conclusion. It also demanded arrest of all those individuals or groups responsible.

Military offensive continues in Eastern Konyak area, says EKU DIMAPUR, MAY 20 (NPN): Eastern Konyak Union (EKU) Myanmar Monday claimed that Myanmar military (Tatmadaw) continued to bomb forest area near Chen Hoyat village. In a press release, EKU Myanmar president SA Khotai and general secretary K Honwang stated that Hoyat, Throilu and Nyanching villagers were still living in fear due to military buildup. EKU stated that there were no NSCN cadres in the area, but Tatmadaw was attempting to create fear in the minds of villagers. The union said for almost a week innocent villagers were in dilemma as they cannot move from the village due to continuous firing by Tatmadaw. It said people were disappointed with Myanmar government, which had failed on its promise for development and ending military rule. According EKU, NSCN (K) has affirmed that the group was still upholding the ceasefire agreement with Myanmar government signed in 2012. The union said NSCN (K) has claimed it has not fired a single bullet at Myanmar army personnel even though they were several military operations were being launched

against the group. NSCN (K) has also reportedly affirmed that until the Myanmar government withdrew ceasefire, they would uphold and respect the ceasefire rules. According to the union, NSCN (K) also claimed that Myanmar military operation continued in the Naga areas. EUK stated that NSCN (K) vowed to stand for historical and political right of the Nagas. Since May 16, 2019, EKU said the Tatmadaw has been continuously firing, but NSCN (K) did not retaliate in order to maintain peace in the public area. Meanwhile, EKU has expressed gratitude to NSCN (I-M), NNC (Parent Body), FNR and NMA for coming out in support of Eastern Konyaks. It further requested Naga political leaders to show concern as Eastern Konyaks have been protecting the cause of Naga nation. It urged every Naga national leader to realize and think of the suffering innocent people were enduring for Naga historical right. EKU has also reiterated its appeal to Myanmar and Indian armies to stop firing and bombing public places on humanitarian ground.

Cong must die, Yogendra blasts party after exit polls NH, NSF flay Myanmar’s military action NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (AGENCIES): The exit polls that predicted a comfortable win for the NDA have given ammunition to Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav to shoot at the Congress, a party that he said “must die”. “The Congress must die. If it could not stop the BJP in this election to save the idea of India, this party has no positive role in Indian history. Today it represents the single biggest obstacle to creation of an alternative,” Yadav tweeted, expanding on remarks he made on the exit polls in a show by India Today on Sunday. The poll of polls, an aggregate of exit polls, gives the BJP-led NDA 302 of 543 seats and the Congress and its allies 122. The founding member of the Aam Aadmi Party,

Yogendra Yadav (File)

who was expelled from the party in 2015, is agnostic to the idea of a grand alliance at the centre, which includes the Congress, as he has several times in the past criticised the top leaders who he said “were equally anti-democracy and corrupt” as those they were fighting against. Yadav, however, maintains that the country needs a strong non-Congress opposition and the party led

by Rahul Gandhi is the “biggest, single obstacle in the path for creating an alternative”. He also clarified in another tweet his remarks on the Congress’s role in India’s history. “My expression ‘no positive role in Indian history’ may have caused some confusion. I cannot possibly deny the great role of Congress before and immediately after independence. What I meant was ‘no positive role left to perform in history anymore’. Stand by that,” said the former AAP leader who went on to form Swaraj India after he was expelled from the party that he helped found in 2015. Congress spokesperson Khushbu Sundar, replying to Yadav’s strong comments, tweeted: “I am Congress. I am India. I am not going to die even if some such as you

wish for. Very disappointed with you Yogendra Yadav ji. Why the onus is always on the Congress to stop the evil? Let there be a collective force. Remember process of decaying is faster than that of healing.” In yet another clarification on Twitter, Yadav said his comments were not “off the cuff angry remarks”. “No khundak against its leaders, not knee-jerk antiCongressism. I think Cong is now redundant for (is actually an obstacle to) defending the idea of India,” he said in the tweet. Though there is radio silence among senior BJP leaders, the exit polls that predicted a big bang return of the NDA drew congratulatory messages from the party’s well-wishers and even the former President of Maldives Mohamed Nasheed.

D I M A P U R , M AY 2 0 (NPN): Naga Hoho (NH) Monday expressed serious concern over the “indiscriminate and unprovoked military operations” that were reportedly being carried out in the Naga areas of Myanmar by Tatmadaw (Myanmar military). NH through its communication cell said it was “alarming” to note that the ongoing operations were being conducted in coordination with Indian security forces. The hoho asserted that while attempts were going on in both Myanmar and India for an honourable settlement for the Nagas, the governments of both Myanmar and India have “time and again exhibited actions not befitting their official policy and assurances.” NH reminded the Myanmar government that in recent memory, the Nagas in the

Naga self Administered Zone have been subjected to untold suffering due to the discriminatory policies of the state. It alleged that the Myanmar Government, at the behest of the military, has imposed unwarranted and arbitrary sanctions, fund cuts and disruption of essential supplies. In 2016, NH said the situation snowballed to a humanitarian crisis when scores of children died due to outbreak of measles. Further, it stated that in March 2019, ten Naga leaders were arrested by the military “in spite of the fact that they were on a mission to lay the groundwork for a peace process between the Nagas and the Myanmar Government.” Since then, NH said the ten Naga leaders were languishing in jail. NH said it “unconditionally” condemned such arbitrary and treacherous

act of the Myanmar government in its action towards the Nagas. NH has urged upon the joint military forces of both India and Myanmar for immediate cessation of the ongoing military action against the Nagas. “At the same time, we are compelled to remind both the governments that history has demonstrated that Nagas are courageous and bold enough to stand firm even in the face of overwhelming adversity,” NH maintained. The hoho stated that it has been time and again proved that Naga issue could not be tackled militarily since it was a political issue. NH cautioned that “such unbridled and indiscriminate military action” has the potential to result in a widespread Naga uprising, a conflagration, which it said “should and must be avoided.” K Y M C

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Skill training on food processing begins

Trainees along with CAN youth, ADC Dimapur, SIDBI branch manager and Thakhekhu village council members after the launching programme. (NP) Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, MAY 20 (NPN): A skill training programme on food processing organized by CAN Youth, sponsored by Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) commenced Monday, at Thahekhu village, Dimapur. One month long programme was launched by additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Dima-

pur, Sharon Longchari as special guest where she lauded the initiative of CAN Youth. Encouraging the trainees, Lonchari said “A skill learnt is never ever wasted, for a skill learnt is one step forward”. She also cited an example on how one could reach success by utilizing one’s skill. Lonchari also spoke on the importance of skill based education, saying that the future of educa-

tion should be skill based for children. She added that this would ensure that they can learn and use to develop their livelihood, besides it would indicate that society was progressing. Lonchari also hoped that the training imparted will bring about entrepreneurs as the future lies in entrepreneurial activities. Exhorting the gathering, SIDBI branch manager A l b e r t G a n g t e pointed out that training of

food processing has many scopes, whereby he said that as far as food processing was concerned it has been one of the successful programme. He encouraged the trainees to be sincere, love what they do as it will sustain and prosper them. Talking about competition through hard work, he said today’s world market was competitive and only with hard work one could be in the race to win the market.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019

news in Brief Kenei Peli-9 Tsütuonuomia Thinuo informs: The Kenei Peli-9 Tsütuonuomia Thinuo, Kohima Village will inaugurate the renovated Rüziedzükhou (traditional well) near Mission Compound, Kohima Village on May 25. Organizing committee has invited all well wishers to be a part of the programme. All Kenei Peli-9 members have been requested to wear one Angami traditional attire. DBA emergency general meeting: Dimapur Bar Association (DBA) has convened an emergency general meeting on May 24, 12 pm at Bar Room. All the members of DBA have been requested to attend the meeting positively. NSCN (I-M) UT fasting-cum-prayer at TBC, Diphubar: As directed by the caretaker CAO, UT, the UT staff (leacy,

razou peyu, khapur, RSI, PRO, PO, APO) and any interested members/ leaders irrespective of regions have been informed to attend a fasting-cum-prayer programme at Tangkhul Baptist Church (TBC), Diphubar village on May 22, 7 am onward. Lost and found: Union Territory (UT) has recovered a four wheeler Tata Motor LPT 407 EX2, 38WB BS iv, bearing chasis number MAT505157J8G19124 and engine number 4SPCR11GRY647827. The registration number is AS02BC 7466. The rightful owner may come and collect the recovered vehicle by producing genuine document at the UT office during working hour within one week from the date of publication of the news.

Gangte also gave a brief introduction of SIDBI. Short speech was also delivered by Thahekhu village council secretary Mughavi Chishi, wherein he pointed out that such initiative was need of the hour. He was also sure that the initiative of CAN Youth would help not only in processing the food items but to find an avenue for product marketing. Extending support, Chishi also hoped that the CAN Youth and the concern authority will help the preserved products not to go in vain. He was also hopeful that with such initiative it will also help upgrade and boost the economy of the family, state and nation. At the programme, CAN Youth chief functionary, Jenpu Rongmei gave a brief introduction of the CAN Youth. He informed that altogether 36 trainees will be partaking at the training programme. He also informed that the organisation has also been conducting similar programme at Darogajan starting from April 20, Students of Classes 1, 2 and 3 of Oracle School, 4th Mile, Dimapur visited the Fire which will culminates on Brigade, Chumoükedima and Anganwadi Centre, Diphupar on May 18 as part of their annual exposure-cum-educational trip. (OS coordinator Arenungla Longkumer) May 20.

KPC holds monthly revival programme Politics and personality development camp held in Dimapur

A member being baptised during revival programme.

DIMAPUR: Koinonia Prayer Centre (KPC), Tsiese Basa, monthly revival programme commenced from May 17 and concluded on May 19, under the theme, “...He was burning

and shining lamp...” John 5:35, hosted by Neilakhrielie Phewhuo and family. A press release from KPC media ministry stated that, on Saturday morning, the service was led by Akho

Hibo, evangelist. The message was given by anointed speaker Rev Zotuo Kiewhuo, senior pastor, and principal, Kohima Bible College who also ministered the Lord’s Supper to the congregation. Five persons were baptised and many received physical healings, breakthrough and blessings. The praise and worship is being led by Prayer Centre Worship Team. The special praises were presented by Youth and junior CYE Fellowship, Mhasilenuo and Ato Nienu, Neilhou Sopfünuo, Rubies Group, Neizosienuo Pienyü, Men’s fellowship, Pienyü’s Sister, Women Fellowship and Thejaneinuo Kiewhuo.

DIMAPUR: Voters Party International (VPI) organised a three-day camp in Dimapur for reforming dirty politics and personality development at Don Bosco school auditorium, Dimapur on May 19. A press release from state information officer, Anato Chishi, stated that the camp was organized on the forum of VPI through its state committee of Nagaland where policy director, VPI, Delhi, Vishwatma Bharat Gandhi provided training on personality development. During the training, Vishwatma stated that it was necessary for everybody to introspect and find out merit given by nature, which was most powerful in comparison to others and added that the goal of life must be fixed as per one’s merit. He further mentioned that it was also necessary to underline those provisions of the constitution and laws which restrains one’s progress in life. Many intellectuals and social workers of various districts participated in the camp. VPI officials during the programme along with Vishwatma Bharat Gandhi.

Mkg electrical division bags award HS-CMC Wokha village awareness programme

Perpetual profession of four Salesian brothers, namely, Phikuto Xavier, Kape Mekriio Lawrence, Shongvah Ningyagmi Lucas, and Lugun Michael was held at Christ King Church (CKC), Kohima on May 19. The rite of perpetual profession was administered by Salesian Provincial of Dimapur Fr. Jose Kuruvachira. The event was organized by the Catholic Union Christ King church, Kohima. (CKC Kohima)

DIMAPUR: Mokokchung electrical division has been awarded the Best Performing Electrical Division for the year 2018-19 for achieving the highest percentage in revenue collection, by the Department of Power on May 14. A press release from EE Mokokchung electrical division stated that, the division has received this prestigious award for the second consecutive year, through the co-operation

and support from all the esteemed power consumers under the division. Mokokchung electrical division conveyed sincere gratitude to the All Ward Union Mokokchung (AWUM), all UEMBs, VEMBs and all categories of consumers for their cooperation. It further request all concerned to continue supporting the department in its endeavor to provide better service to the people.

DIMAPUR: Awareness programme on “ANC/ PNC & Child Care” under the Nagaland Health Project Fund (NHPF) was organised by Wokha village health sub-centre management committee (HS-CMC) on May 20 at health subcenter, Wokha village. A press release from HS-CMC chairman, Mhonchumo Erui and secretary pharmacist, Yanpemo Tungoe stated that, Renjano Humtsoe (ANM and FHW

Governor Medal Award2013) was the resource person. Renjano in her speech highlighted the importance of ANC in every pregnancy and PNC check-ups after delivery. She espoused that every pregnant woman needed to get registered at health facility centre for improving mother’s health. She also spoke on sanitation, safe clean water supply, proper sewage and waste disposal facilities,

with most people defecating in open have been increasingly creating condition where infectious diseases like dengue, malaria etc led to an uninhabitable atmosphere. Altogether 62 women including pregnant women and their husbands attended the programme, chaired by Zuchanbemo Wokha Village Council secretary. The programme concluded with monthly immunization routine.

WTC bans use of plastics in Wokha NBCK evangelists’ installation programme

WTC officials, Team Metamorphosis and others.

DIMAPUR: Wokha Town Council (WTC) in keeping with Urban Development department policy for restriction on use of plastics in Nagaland has banned following items with immediate effect. According to DIPR report, all single plastic bags of less than 50 microns and all single plastics, styrofoam or thermocol cutlery, cups plates etc. K Y M C

Business establishments are further provided time to dispose of existing stocks of drinking water bottles of 200 ml and 100 ml. No business shall henceforth buy, stock or distribute such items, the penalty for violating the order shall be Rs.2000 for the first offence and Rs. 5000 for subsequent offence. Consultative meeting called by ADC & adminis-

trator WTC was attended by all colony/ward chairmen, GBs, church leaders, NGOs, Team Meta Metamorphosis, SHG and other stakeholders. During meeting was ADC & administrator WTC while apprising the members also stated that after the enforcement, surprise checking and raids will be conducted in the entire business establish-

ments to ensure strict enforcement of the banned items, where defaulters will be penalized. SDC (C) Chonpenthugn Ezung urged all members present to sensitize their respective colony members. He furthest stated that in collaboration with various SHGs and Team Metamorphosis resource persons from Phek district had trained entrepreneurs about paper bags making. At present 10 SGHs from Wokha village and Team Metamorphosis have been trained and are ready to impart trainings for the interested local NGOs and entrepreneurs in the town. He also informed that Lotha Eloe Hoho has been given the task to make cloth carry bags as alternative use for plastic bags. Thugdemo Kyong chief Team Metamorphosis gave a detailed presentation, on improvement and proper management of plastic products for a healthy environment, cleaner and greener world.

DIMAPUR: Nepali Baptist Church Kohima (NBCK) observed its mission week from May 13 to 19, wherein door to door visits and mini crusades were held at Aradhura, BSF Camp, Jotsoma and TB Hospital Khuzama from May 13 to 18. A press release from NBCK mission committee secretary, Suresh Thapa stated that, the main mission Sunday celebration was held on May 19 at the church premises in Midland with NBCK, evangelist Sara Tiwari as the speaker. Marking the occasion, pastor of NBCK Surjay B Sapkota installed two evangelists for Darjeeling in West Bengal, Thomas Khawas for Manibhanjang and Sewan Rai for Makaibari. Chaired by mission convener NBCK, pastor Surjay B Sapkota along with church elders nd leaders Premlal Limbu, the programme com- installing evangelists for Darjeeling on May 19. menced with prayer by mission committee member Purna Sunam. Former Suresh Thapa presented the annual department and chairman of Board mission secretary John Thakuri read report. Special number and praise of Deacon Rana Chetri pronounced the scripture while mission secretary & worship was led by church youth benediction.

Tseminyu union holds meeting

DIMAPUR: A joint council meeting of Tseminyu was held on May 18 at Zisunyu village Panchayat Hall, organised by Tseminyu Union (TU).

A press release from Chairman, TU, Kegwalo Tep, stated that the joint council meeting was initiated to sensitize the joint councils on relevant social

issues and core object to protect its land and natural resources. It further stated that TU has banned hunting, fishing with electronic devices and using chemicals

and cutting of trees and quarrying stones in reserved forest, trapping and plucking of foliage within the jurisdiction for two years with effect from June 1. K Y M C

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Book on Thipüzu village launched

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WEATHER FORECAST May 21

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala An afternoon thunderstorm

37 25

Partly sunny

32 20

Guwahati A morning thunderstorm

34 22

Mostly sunny; very warm

34 17

Aizawl Imphal

Itanagar Partly sunny; a stray t-storm

28 20

Shillong Partly sunny; a thunderstorm 25 15

A stray p.m. thundershower

27 17

Dimapur A t-storm around in the a.m.

35 21

Kohima Mkg

Partly sunny; a stray t-storm

Tuensang A thundershower in spots Wokha

29 17 21 13

Partly sunny; a thunderstorm 26 19

Zunheboto A stray a.m. thundershower

26 15

(From left) Village council chairman, Thipüzu, Chorhitso Khamo, author of the book Dr. Sezolü Khamu, principal Patkai Christian College Hüsaü Epao and founder-director Sustainable Development Research Centre, Rüzaphema, Dr. Mechüselie Kehie.

DIMAPUR: A book titled “Thipüzu: A world of its own, an ethnographic account of a Naga village” was launched by principal Patkai Christian College (PCC) Hüsaü Epao at Thipüzu guest house on May 19. A press release from PCC mass communication stated that, the book authored by Dr. Sezolü Khamu and published under the banner of Whetstone Publication was dedicated to all the generations of Thipüzumi. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Khamu in-

formed that the journey to document the village life in the form of a monograph started way back in July 2016. The author stressed on the importance of village ethnographies considering the uniqueness of each village remarked, “It is in taking pleasure in the fascination of the past and the concern for the fast fleeting culture that have inspired me to come up with this monograph.” She also dwelt upon how anthropologists started to shift their attention from typical monographic study

of tribes and concentrated on villages when WWII came to a close. She said that each village has its own distinctive cultural heritage as such it was important to document each village as a distinctive entity. As special guest, principal PCC, Hüsazü Epao congratulating the author said that the book was well researched piece, and urged upon everyone to have a copy of the book in order to show it to guests from outside visiting their village. Epao also added that

the decision to launch the book in the village reflects the author’s and publisher’s genuine acknowledgement of the villagers and the village. Founder-director Sustainable Development Research Centre, Rüzaphema, Dr Mechüselie Kehie in his introductory and publisher’s note underscored the significance of documenting the fast eroding cultural heritage of the Naga people. He further stated that the book can be a strong medium to pass on the oral tradition and act as historical account of the traditions followed by generations. He also informed that after the primary collections of the data, a meeting was held with the village council and research committee of the village which was then approved and authenticated by both. Village council chairman, Thipüzu, Chorhitso Khamo and GB Zacutso Thelu-O also spoke on the occasion. The book is an attempt to cover in brief as many instances that speaks of the life in and about Thipüzu. The prayer dedication was pronounced by pastor, Thipüzu Baptist Church and vote of thanks by Chekropalü Khamu.

3 Inter religious Governor to felicitate toppers conclave held in Phesama

DIMAPUR: Peace Channel organized the inter religious conclave at Phesama council hall on May 19. A press release from district coordinator, Peace Channel, Alino S Chishi, stated that DPA, NSDMA, Yhome, under the parent department of Ministry of Home Affairs, delivered an overview objective of the conclave and deliberated further upon the three distinct levels of peace; society, family and individual. Stating that hurts not transformed are always transferred, Chishi informed that it was important that hurts generated due to differences caused by tribe, religion, denomination or family should be transformed, lest it be transferred to the younger generation and later to their children proving fatal for the social fabric. He encouraged the participants that, as church leaders, it was important to introspect and reason out whether one was really teaching and leading its congregation with the gospel or the denomination teaching. Programme coordinator, Arhomo C Ngullie extended vote of thanks to all the participants and the programme concluded with mass prayer.

DIMAPUR: A felicitation programme for the toppers and rank holders of HSLC & HSSLC, 2019 will be held at Raj Bhavan (Durbar Hall) Kohima on May 21, 11 am. Programme will witness Governor’s awards to HSLC & HSSLC toppers

and awards for achievers in MILs & Skill Education subjects; NBSE awards to HSLC & HSSLC toppers. Governor of Nagaland, P.B. Acharya will address the programme along with the presentation of awards & certificates.

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Children with special needs seen with the team of doctors at EBRC hall, Zunheboto on May 20. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: District level assessment camp for children with special needs was conducted at EBRC hall Zunheboto on May 20, organised by District Mission Authority (SSA) Zunheboto under Nagaland Education Mission Society, Department of School Education. According to DIPR report, the team led by deputy mission director, Tali Jamir conducted the assessment camp. His team comprised of Wati Jamir,

prosthetist and orthotist from NRRC Dimapur and Vinay Bishan from Star Key, New Delhi Head-IB. Tali Jamir explained that the main purpose of the assessment camp was to help children with special needs between the age of 6 to 18 years and to provide free check-ups of visually impaired, locomotors disabilities, hearing impairment etc. and to provide free aid/devices to them. He explained on how hearing aid was to be used

and that if used carefully it would last long and also added that the devices were of the best quality and made from the USA. He also added that children, whose hands or legs were/ are amputated, would receive artificial hands/legs or other kits at the earliest for free. Altogether 30 children between the ages of 6 to 18 years availed the free assessment camp and 9 children received free hearing device.

Conservation, protection of forest and wildlife held at Mpai village

Participants during the awareness programme.

DIMAPUR: An awareness programme on conservation and protection of forest and wildlife was organised by Wildlife Division, Dimapur at Mpai village, Peren district with participation of GBs, village council members and members of community reserve committee (CRC) on May 18. A press release from Wildlife Division, Dimapur stated that, Tokaho H Kinimi, wildlife warden, Wildlife Division, Dimapur, in his speech lauded K Y M C

the efforts of the village community in declaring their forest land as community reserve for protection and preservation of forests and wildlife. He appealed to the participants for cooperation and coordination with the department for protection, preservation and management of forests and wildlife. A short speech was delivered by chairman, Mpai Village Council who said that the villagers have been protecting and preserving their forests and wildlife

over the last 10-15 years. He assured the department of fullest support in their jurisdiction. A short documentary on wildlife conservation, “Nagaland is changing but….” was shown to the participants. Vote of thanks by delivered by Isaac Zeilang, Fr-I, WCCB, Wildlife Division, Dimapur. Altogether more than 50 people participated in the programme. Earlier, invocation was offered by Songlu, church secretary, Mpai Village Baptist Church.

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New Delhi, May 20 (PTI): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday reviewed the security scenario in Assam besides preparation to deal with any possible law and order situation which may arise after the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) on July 31. Attended by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and top officials of the Union home ministry and the state government, the meeting presided by Singh took stock of the prevailing situation in Assam which last week had witnessed a blast, suspected to be carried out by the banned insurgent group ULFA, a home ministry official said. “A detailed review on the present security scenario of Assam has taken place. We have also discussed about the possible situation which may arise after the publication of the final NRC,” Sonowal told reporters after the hour-long meeting. The Chief Minister said the state government is extending all assistance for the NRC updating process and is committed to provide security to all citizens. “No genuine Indian should be worried about the

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outcome of the final NRC,” he said. When the draft NRC was published on July 30, 2018, there was a huge controversy over the exclusion of 40.7 lakh people from it. The draft NRC included the names of 2.9 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore applications. Some 30 lakh of the 40.7 lakh people, left out of the draft of NRC, filed for inclusion of their names in the document. Also, around 600 objections were submitted by individuals who suspect the citizenship of others who made it to the list. The Supreme Court, which is monitoring the NRC update process, has made it clear that the final NRC has to be published on July 31, 2019. Of the 40.7 lakh people whose names did not figure in the draft NRC, 37.59 lakh names were rejected and the

remaining 2,48,077 were on hold. However, they were given an opportunity to prove their Indian citizenship with 1971 as the cutoff year. The verification process is being carried out for these people who had submitted documents afresh. The Supreme Courtmonitored NRC exercise, aimed at identifying illegal immigrants in the state that borders Bangladesh, was carried out only in Assam, which faced influx of people from Bangladesh since the early 20th century. When the NRC was first prepared in Assam way back in 1951, the state had 80 lakh citizens. According to the 2011 census, Assam’s total population is over 3.11 crore. The process of identification of illegal immigrants in the state has been widely debated and is a contentious issue in state politics.

2 Manipuri transgender ‘raped’ in Bengaluru, 3 held Imph a l , M a y 2 0 (Agencies): In a shocking incident, two transgender women from Manipur were allegedly raped at knife-point in Bengaluru, Karnataka on May 12. On Saturday, the Bengaluru police arrested the three persons involved in the incident, Eastmojo reported. According to reports, the incident took place at one of the victims’ residence at the Koramangala area of the city. However, the victims were reluctant to approach the police fearing the usual apathy shown by the law enforcers and the society in general towards members of the third gender. Later, with the support of the All Manipur Nupi Maanbi Association (AMANA), a

livelihood support for transgender communities, and friends changed their minds and reported the case to the police who took prompt action in nabbing the accused. “Police was very fast in taking action. The three people are in police custody now. We are happy with the action,” one of the victims was quoted as saying by The News Minute. While recounting the horrific incident, one of the victims told The News Minute: “The three men put their knives on our necks and asked us to remove our dress. When we begged them to leave us alone, they threatened to harm us. We were afraid and we did not know what to do. We had no option.”

Rs 19.40 lakh psychotropic drugs seized in Guwahati Guwahati, May 20 (IANS): The CID of the Assam Police has seized over 2.60 lakh psychotropic tablets and 4,700 bottles of cough syrup, valued at Rs 19.40 lakh, from an unauthorised godown in the Hojai district and arrested the owner of the storage, said an official on Monday. Additional DGP, L.R. Bishnoi said, “The CID sleuths are keeping a vigil on four drug distributors in Guwahati, suspected to have supplied the illegal drugs to the godown at Doboka”. The seizure was made during a joint raid by the CID and the Vigilance & Anti-Corruption Bureau of the police. “Acting on a tip-off, we raided Mazumder Drug Distributor on Saturday and seized 2.60 lakh psychotropic tablets and 4,700 cough syrup from the godown,” said Bishnoi.

Assam: Cong says exit polls Mnp lawyers protest against mob violence ‘misleading’, BJP hits back Guwahati, May 20 (PTI): The Congress Assam unit Monday said the exit poll results were “imaginary and misleading”, drawing sharp reactions from the BJP, which said the opposition party was making the allegations as it was going to “lose miserably”. The Congress said the exit poll results were a ploy by the BJP to divert attention of the people when it is actually faced by imminent defeat. “This has been completely pre-planned by the BJP and the party has pressured a section of the media to carry out these polls based on false premises,” Congress’s state unit spokesman Durga Das Boro said. “This has been primarily done to demoralise the opposition parties and also to ensure that the people and organisations who have helped them (BJP) financially are not demotivated while at the same time there is no negative impact on the share market,” he added. Boro said his party does not consider the exit polls of any value as the Congress is confident of its victory. BJP’s state unit chief Ranjit Dass dismissed the comments and said his party will be winning 10 of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in the state. “We campaigned to

IPFT MLA booked on allegations of rape

Agartala, May 20 (PTI): An IPFT MLA has been booked here for allegedly raping and deceiving a woman with promise of marriage in West Tripura district, a police officer said. The legislator, however, maintained that he was “wrongfully framed” in the case and opposition parties were trying to “malign his image”. In her complaint, the woman said she was “socially engaged” to the IPFT MLA from Rimavalley constituency, Dhananjoy Tripura. “The complainant stated she was engaged to the MLA. She also said that the accused maintained an intimate relationship with her, but later refused to tie the knot. The MLA has been booked for raping and deceiving the woman. We have forwarded the complaint to a women’s police station in Agartala,” the officer stated. Inspector General of police (Law and Order) Puneet Rastogi said an investigation has been initiated in the case.

“We have received a complaint from a woman against MLA Dhananjoy Tripura. The complaint was received at Mandai police station. As of now, we are carrying out a probe into the case and action will be taken based on the content of the complaint,” he added. Denying all charges, Tripura, on his part, said he would move the high court if necessary. “This is a conspiracy hatched by opposition parties to malign my image as well as that of my party. The allegations against me and wrong and baseless,” he told reporters in Dhalai district, 100 km from here. Mangal Debbarma, the spokesperson of Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura (IPFT), said he is yet to learn the details of the case. “I have heard that a complaint has been lodged against one of our MLAs. But I do not have the details to make a comment on the issue,” he told reporters here. The IPFT is an ally of the ruling BJP in the state. Together, they had secured 44 seats in the 60-member Assembly last year.

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NOTICE CALLING OBJECTION FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE

Smti. Nasheli of Khrimto Village under Zunheboto District has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate/Guardianship Certificate declaring that her husband, Late Lushekhu Sema has expired on 15/11/2018. It is hereby notified that if No Objection to issue this Certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for the issue of the same. (Shanavas C) IAS Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto : Nagaland DP-4016

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We, the KINTSO CLAN of KIDIMA VILLAGE, KOHIMA – NAGALAND, on this day the 18th May 2019, hereby declares that Mr. KHRIEVITO, adopted son of Lt. Mr. Krone Kintso and Mrs. Tepeyice Kintso, R/o Circuit House Colony, Dimapur has been denounced and ex-communicated from the Kintso Clan from this day forward. That whatever is/was said/done/executed/ transacted through him shall not be binding upon the Clan nor shall the Clan hold any responsibility for it. That whoever executes any documents or enter into an agreement or does any transactions with KHRIEVITO may do so at their own risk. Sd/KINTSO CLAN K-1389

increase our tally from the seven seats we had won in 2014 and even before the exit polls came, we were confident of winning ten seats,” he said. “The BJP is sure of forming government at the Centre and the Congress is making false and useless allegations as it is going to lose miserably,” Dass said. However, BJP ally BPF’s Kokrajhar candidate Pramila Rani Brahma, who is also the state social welfare minister, said the exit polls may be “exaggerated but I am confident of winning from my constituency”. Most exit polls have predicted a second term for the Narendra Modi-led NDA government at the Centre. In Assam, the surveys have forecast that the BJP will win seven to ten seats, while the Congress is likely to bag two to six seats. For instance, Republic-C voter has predicted 17 seats for the NDA and seven for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance in the Northeast. It has forecast eight seats for BJP, five for Congress and one for others in Assam. The Republic-Jan Ki Baat has predicted 14-15 seats for the NDA and 1011 seats for the UPA in the Northeast. The BJP is predicted to win 10-11 of these and the Congress seven.

Lawyers during the sit-in-protest stage in Imphal on Monday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, May 20: Manipur lawyers on Monday staged a sit-in-protest against mob violence inside court premises and demanded that the restriction should be imposed on public entering court room and premises. Around 300 lawyers from All Manipur Bar Association (AMBA) and High Court Bar Association (HCBA) took part in the protest staged in front of Imphal’s Cheirap Court under the banner “Lynching mob violence, damaging court property and assaulting advocate H Nabachandra Singh.” While protesting against alleged increasing mob violence inside the court rooms and premises in the state in the recent time, the lawyers strongly condemned an assault on one

of their colleagues by a mob inside the court premises. On May 18, a group of people agitating against murder of a man stormed the court premises of Imphal East chief judicial magistrate and ransacked the court property. They further assaulted an advocate inside the court premises. Eleven women were arrested by the police during the mob violence. Lawyers taking part in the protest observed that despite government measures to check mob violence by passing an anti-mob violence bill, there has been increase in people resorting to mob violence. Mob violence has become a serious problem as lawyers, who are the custodian of laws were not left, AMBA president in-charge Kh Braja Singh alleged.

May 18 incident was not the first of its kinds that people resorted to violence inside court premises. Such incidents have been occurring almost every time when accused in sensitive cases were produced in the court, Singh said. Despite knowing the fact, the state government, particularly state home department was yet to come up with certain measures to check such incidents, he lamented. Alleging security lapses behind such incident, he demanded that concerned authorities of the state government must take up adequate security measure prior to production of accused in sensitive cases in the court. He demanded that all possible preventive measures should be taken up to prevent recurrence of mob violence incident inside the court premises.

Mizoram govt continues to battle FAW menace

Pesticides are being distributed to maize cultivators across the state to control the infestation of FAW .(File)

A i z aw l , M a y 2 0 (Agencies): Continuing its battle with the menace of fall armyworm (FAW) which have already caused extensive damaged to maize cultivation in the state, the Mizoram government is taking massive efforts to check and mitigate damages caused by the pest attack. According to Eastmojo report, the state agricultural department is working round the clock by opening offices even on holidays to cater the needs of farmers. Pesticides are being distributed to maize cultivators across the state and efforts are being made to

educate farmers on how to use pesticides in effective manner, officials of agricultural department said on Sunday. They said that the state government had immediately warned all agricultural offices in all the eight districts to prepare for possible outbreak of fall armyworms when it was detected in several states last year. According to officials, fall armyworms were first detected in south Mizoram’s Lunglei district on April 8 and soon spread in the entire state. The government took instant measures to tackle

the situation by constituting a state-level rapid response team on April 24. The rapid response team is taking all possible steps to monitor, check and mitigate damages caused by the outbreak. The state’s Central Integrated Pest Management Centre (CIPM) is also working in consultation with the directorate of plant protection quarantine & storage (DPPQ&S) under the Centre. Meanwhile, agriculture director Rohmingthanga Colney said the sudden rise in temperature could be the reason of the rapid outbreak the pest. He expressed hope that the rainfall experienced by the state two-three days ago would help check the rapid outbreak of the pest. He said that scientists

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INFORMATION This is for general information to all concerned that Mr. Temjentoshi Imsong, S/o. Mr. Putimar Imsong has been disowned by his own family members and also excommunicated from Unger Village. Therefore, the Dimapur Unger Senso Telongjem will not entertain any issue/dispute with regard to the above mentioned person Mr. Temjentoshi Imsong as he is no longer a member of Unger Village.

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from Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) visited the state and held meeting with officials recently. “With the knowledge they gained from ICAR scientists, the state government is hopeful to check the rapid spread of the pest outbreak as proper measures have been laid unlike it was in the initial stage,” Colney said. The state agriculture department is taking steps to increase maize production despite the infestation of fall armyworm, he said. The production of maize in the State was 8,911 metric tonnes in 5,779 hectares in 2016-17, while it was 9,470.6 MT in 5,979.2 hectares in 2017-18, according to officials.

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I, Shri. KUVESA SHIJOH S/o Lt. VekuyI Shijoh of Chozuba Village hereby tender my unconditional apology to Shri. SIELIEVI VIRIE & Family members of Nerhema village for circulating video of Sielievi Virie in the social media WhatsApp which demeaned his integrity. I do hereby affirm that I shall not repeat such acts in future. Kuvesa Shijoh K-1380

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I, Shri. B Longly Phom, Permanent resident of Tangha Village in the district of Longleng, State : Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows: 1. That, I am a Citizen of India by birth and resident of the above mentioned address. 2. That, in all my official document my name has been entered, recorded and reflected as B Longly Phom whereas due to ignorance and clerical mistake my name has been entered and recorded as Longly Phom in my Appointment Order No. ED/EL/C/5/88-89 Dt. Kohima, the 4th Nov 88. 3. That, this affidavit is made to declare that the name B Longly Phom and Longly Phom refers to same and one person only that is 'B Longly Phom'. 4. That, this affidavit is made to declare that when the name B Longly Phom and Longly Phom appears it should be read corrected and understood as 'B Longly Phom'. 5. That, the statements made in para 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing immaterial has been made or concealed therein. And I sign this affidavit on this the 10th day of May, 2019 at Longleng, Nagaland. DEPONENT Solemnly Sworn in and declare before me by the above named Deponent on this th the 10 day of May, 2019 at Longleng, Nagaland. 1st Class Magistrate Longleng : Nagaland R/No. 7342/LLG | Date : 10/5/19

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IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT AT SILCHAR : CACHAR F.C (Cvl.) Case No. 65/18 Pabitra Sen, S/o Promod Sen R/o Vill. & P.O. Sarbantilla P.S. Silchar, Dist. Cachar, Assam .... Petitioner/1st Party V/s Smt. Meena Sen, D/o Nagendra Chandra Dutta W/o Pabitra Sen, C/o Nidhu Dutta 4 Mile, Agri Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland .... O.P/2nd Party

Smt. Meena Sen, D/o Nagendra Chandra Dutta W/o Pabitra Sen, C/o Nidhu Dutta 4 Mile, Agri Colony, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas the petitioner has filed a case for divorce under section 13 (1), Clause (ia), (ib) of Hindu Marriage Act 1955. So, you are directed to appear before the Court and to submit the written statement of the case filed against you on 27/05/19 time 10 AM. Otherwise the case will be heard exparte against you. Given under my hand and seal of this Court this the 3rd Day of April, 19. Principal Judge Family Court, Silchar DP-4009 K Y M C

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Ahead of poll results, Naidu meets Mamata

Ko l k ata , M ay 2 0 (IANS/Agencies): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee met here on Monday to discussed the prospects of the post-poll alliance of the opposition parties against the BJP, sources said. However, neither of them talked to the media following the around 45minute-long meeting that was held at Banerjee’s residence in south Kolkata’s Kalighat. On his arrival, Naidu was welcomed by Banerjee’s nephew and Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim. According to the sources, the two leaders discussed the importance of uniting all the anti-BJP parties under one umbrella and constituting a common minimum agenda. Naidu also briefed Banerjee regarding his meetings with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, UPA

N Chandrababu Naidu with Mamata Banerjee, at her residence in Kolkata, Monday. (PTI) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar and Communist Party of IndiaMarxist General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday, sources said. Meanwhile, according to Zeenews, The TDP chief, who is at forefront of efforts to form a non-BJP government at the Centre, had met

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar and CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury on Sunday. Naidu also later held discussions with Sonia Gandhi, UPA chairperson, and discussed the post-poll scenario with her. Naidu met Sonia Gandhi in the evening of Sunday and their meeting lasted for

about 45 minutes. On Saturday, Naidu had met Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Yechury, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav, and CPI leaders Sudhakar Reddy and Secretary D Raja before flying to Lucknow to meet Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati. These meetings are a part of Naidu’s continuing outreach to the opposition party leaders to firm up a non-BJP front. On Friday, he had said that all parties, including rival K Chandrashekhar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), were welcome to join the nonBJP ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (grand-alliance). It may be recalled that Naidu had earlier rejected the exit poll prediction by saying that time and again the exit polls have failed to catch the pulse of the people. “Exit polls have proved to be incorrect and far from ground reality in many instances,” the Telugu

Desam Party (TDP) chief tweeted after a majority of exit polls favoured the BJPled National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government by winning about 300 seats. “While undoubtedly TDP govt will be formed in AP, we are confident that non-BJP parties will form a non-BJP govt at the Centre,” Naidu said. Naidu also reiterated the demand that the Election Commission count voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips in at least 50 per cent of the polling stations. “VVPATs should be counted in five polling stations in each Assembly constituency at the beginning of the counting process. In case of discrepancy, all VVPATs of Assembly constituencies should be counted,” he said. According to the TDP sources, Naidu is also expected to hold a press conference on Tuesday about his efforts to cobble up an anti-BJP front with likeminded leaders.

5 Shah to meet Nitin Gadkari questions NDA leaders, accuracy of exit polls host dinner today New Delhi, May 20

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (IANS): Buoyed by the exit poll predictions, BJP President Amit Shah has convened a meeting of the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on May 21, ahead of the counting of votes on May 23. Sources in the BJP said that Shah is likely to host a dinner for the NDA leaders and would chalk out alliance’s strategy. Twelve of 14 exit polls predicted the NDA getting full majority with seats ranging seats from 282 to 365. A party or an alliance needs 271 seats to form the government as Lok Sabha elections were held on 542 of the 543 seats. The exit polls predicted the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance getting 82 to 165 seats. Six exit polls predicted that ‘other’ parties were likely to get more seats than the UPA.

(IANS): A day after Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu mocked the exit polls, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said the exit polls are not the “final decision” but indicate that the BJP will once again come to power. “Exit polls are not the final decision, but are indications. But, by and large, what comes out in the exit polls also reflects in the results,” Gadkari said while talking to reporters after launch of a new poster of the forthcoming Bollywood biopic “PM Narendra Modi”. Twelve of 14 exit polls predicted the NDA getting a full majority with seats ranging from 282 to 365. A party or an alliance needs 271 seats to form the government as Lok Sabha elections were held on 542 of the 543 seats. The exit polls predicted the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance getting 82 to 165 seats. Six

Nitin Gadkari (File) exit polls predicted that ‘other’ parties were likely to get more seats than the UPA. The former BJP chief asserted that the new BJP-led government will be formed under Prime Minister Modi’s leadership as elections were fought under him. His remarks came a day after the Vice President said that the “exit polls do not mean exact polls”. “We have to understand that. Since 1999, most of the exit polls have gone wrong,” Naidu said during his address in Guntur.

2019 turnout highest for LS polls EVMs have no role in exit polls: Jaitley’s swipe at opposition New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday took a swipe at the opposition parties, saying the EVMs have no role in exit polls and if the results are in the same direction, their “fake” issue would also lose its non-existent rationale. In a blog, the senior BJP leader asserted that voters are sending several messages including one that they don’t elect a hung parliament where “ugly” and “untenable” coalitions have a role to play. “Exit Polls are based on personal interviews. The EVMs have no role. If the results of the exit polls and final results on May 23 are in the same direction, the

Opposition’s fake issue of the EVMs would also lose its non-existent rationale,” he said. If the exit polls are read along with the 2014 election results, he said it would be clear that there is a “huge maturing” of Indian democracy taking place. “The electorate keeps national interest paramount before exercising a choice on whom to vote for. When well-meaning people with similar ideas vote in the same direction, it leads to the making of a wave,” he said in the blog titled “The Message of Exit Polls”. Listing the takeaways from the exit polls, he said dynastic parties, caste parties and the obstructionists

where ugly and untenable coalitions have a role to play,” he said. He said the arithmetic of caste coalitions loses to the chemistry on the ground created for the front runner in the elections. “This chemistry is in form

of catching the imagination of the people on issues of national interest,” he said. Slamming the Congress, Jaitley said fake issues only satisfy the “manufacturers of fakery” and the voters don’t buy them.

Arun Jaitley (File) received a setback in 2014 and it will be reiterated loud and clear in 2019. “Coalition of rivals are untenable alliances and the voters are no longer willing to trust them. Political analysts are confused but the voters are clear. They don’t elect hung Parliament

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 163 Dimapur, TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2019

Litmus test for polls

ith exit polls projecting a resounding victory for Modi and NDA by netting over 300 seats in the 524-member Lok Sabha, the pollsters will be on the chopping block on May 23 when votes are actually counted. However, even if there is some margin of error, the big picture is that Modi has single-handedly toiled by addressing hundreds of rallies across the country during the campaign period. There are still sceptics who do not accept the accuracy of the exit polls given the fact that the record has not been flattering. This indicates that exit polls fail to predict the final result with reasonable accuracy. The exit polls went haywire in 2004 and 2009 with the exception of 2014 when a country-wide anti-incumbency was felt mainly due to the negative media publicity against the incumbent UPA-II which was spearheaded by the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement led by Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal (who exploited the situation created to form the AAP). The pollsters or agencies involved are largely funded either by big political parties or media houses(most of the latter are also owned by politicians or people close with political parties). There is enough doubt on the techniques and sample sizes of many polling agencies. This arises due to the fact that elections serve as the ultimate means of power and money. Sample sizes are barely even 2% of the electorate. Even if they are 10% of the electorate, they cannot be wholly reliable. Even if the sampling is random and representative of the population, and the sample sizes are adequate, other kinds of errors exist, including ‘non-response biases’. For instance, in some states that went to the polls recently, it was reported that respondents often lied to pollsters, sometimes due to a ‘social desirability bias’. They lied because they wanted to make the ‘politically correct’ choice to the pollster, without admitting their support to some controversial leader or party. Also those interviewed may be afraid of admitting their support due to local political conditions, preferring to come across as riding the bandwagon. The most recent case being the nationwide poll conducted across Australia which had projected a resounding victory for the Labour party. However when votes were counted, it was a total reversal when the ruling Liberal party led by prime minister Scott Morrison turned the tide and won. It may also be recalled that in the US presidential election held in 2016 the Republican candidate Donald Trump wasn’t expected to win as per pollsters. He eventually won and proved all sceptics wrong, including the pollsters. According to the report, errors in predicting Lok Sabha election results are on the rise since 199899. Difference between actual election outcomes and the mean prediction is known as error. It was also noted that errors in poll predictions are difficult to explain as most elections in India are conducted without verifiable and authentic methodological protocols. This makes forecast extremely difficult in the context of Indian elections. the higher the number of parties, the more difficult the predictions become. The increase in the number of polling agencies which are not conducting the polls systematically and correctly which increased the chances of overall error. Most polling agencies do not disclose how they arrive at their prediction and their reputations would be tested when votes are counted.

DailyDevotion Taking Possession of Our Own Soul By your patience possess your souls. —Luke 21:19 When a person is born again, there is a period of time when he does not have the same vitality in his thinking or reasoning that he previously had. We must learn to express this new life within us, which comes by forming the mind of Christ (see Philippians 2:5). Luke 21:19 means that we take possession of our souls through patience. But many of us prefer to stay at the entrance to the Christian life, instead of going on to create and build our soul in accordance with the new life God has placed within us. We fail because we are ignorant of the way God has made us, and we blame things on the devil that are actually the result of our own undisciplined natures. Just think what we could be when we are awakened to the truth! There are certain things in life that we need not pray about— moods, for instance. We will never get rid of moodiness by praying, but we will by kicking it out of our lives. Moods nearly always are rooted in some physical circumstance, not in our true inner self. It is a continual struggle not to listen to the moods which arise as a result of our physical condition, but we must never submit to them for a second. We have to pick ourselves up by the back of the neck and shake ourselves; then we will find that we can do what we believed we were unable to do. The problem that most of us are cursed with is simply that we won’t. The Christian life is one of spiritual courage and determination lived out in our flesh.

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Post-mortem

Not the messenger, but the message!

et the messenger be whoever or whatever may be irrespective of his/ her nationality, perspective, ideology or orientation, but what’s important is the content of his/her writings (core what he/she says) or the message which ought to be carefully looked into. The contents of the article that appeared in the Time magazine Divider in Chief cover story appeared a few days ago evoked serious discussion and debates amongst the wider public and now in the public domain. Recently, Ramya PatelKhana in NewsBytes covered PM Modi’s response along with a few BJP netas need careful scrutiny. What is important at this juncture is as informed people, we need to employ reason over emotion. The response offered by PM Modi/BJP further intensifies the debate. We are placed at a critical phase in which constructive proposal plays an important role. We live in a world of prejudices, fake news, partial analysis and social media networks that are going viral and almost out of our hands. We do not know who is speaking the truth? Do the writings that we encounter everyday merit any worth? However, they have become the most important factors in today’s world. Nevertheless, the recent write up appear in the Time cannot be minimized in such ways that it needs no merit except to be ignored since the author is from another country—the most despised one by some Indians. In 2012, when the same magazine published on the former Prime

Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, entitled Under Achiever those in the opposition and his critics were very happy and none looked at the nationality and who wrote the article. Years passed by. In 2015, the same magazine carried out a column article titled Why Modi Matters. There were no contestations and controversies. For the recent write up quite a lot of unease and irritation. Reason should prevail over our emotions and biases and see the facts and figures and analysis and perspective are given the objectivity, coherence and logicality, rather than dismissing the writing based on subjectivity, cultural and ideological prisms. There are Indians who came out strongly against his politics which is divisive and polarizing based on binaries such as Good Media Versus Bad Media, Muslims Versus Hindus, Minority Vs Majority, We Versus Them and host of others. Indian society is divided and polarized so sharply and so minutely in such ways that there’s no space to peel further. Everyone look at the neighbor in suspicious ways. Such is the society we live in. From 2015 to 2019, if we take the period and analyze objectively in the ‘name of nationalism’ many things happened—people were lynched, atrocities against the Dalits and others, those who defied were put behind bars, name calling, threatened and so on very well come under “muscular nationalism” where fringe forces had taken laws in their hands and established their dictates against those who opposed and

New government and economic priorities

he biggest festival of democracy was over on 19th of May. Campaigns are run on promises but governance is judged by performance. Former New York governor Mario Cuomo put it more eloquently: “One campaigns in poetry but governs in prose. India is a classic example of this political truism. It is a good time to outline what should be some of the priorities for India’s incoming government,whether NDA (as seems likely) or some Congress-centred coalition. Issues like sustained economic growth, national security and protection of democratic values are among key poll priorities. Latest government data that shows the slowing of rural wages is worrying. As is the detail that they actually declined for several months in 2018-19. The situation is exacerbated by the ongoing agrarian crisis which, at least to date, hasn’t been addressed adequately by either the spate of farm loan waivers across India or the increase in the government’s procurement price for key crops.With the elections behind it, the government that takes charge in late May would do well to ignore political compulsions (never out of the picture in a country where the next round of state elections is scheduled for late 2019) and embark on much-needed rural and agricultural reforms. India must focus on growth of labour-intensive sectors to create decent jobs for the masses. India needs a clear focus on the growth of labour-intensive sectors such as apparel, footwear, furniture, kitchenware and other light manufactures to create decent jobs for the masses. For a fast-growing large democracy, human capital will be the driving force behind future growth. India must significantly invest in health and education to leverage its demographic dividend. Education – at both the primary and higher levels – deserves close attention as a priority. Data shows that in India, unemployment is highly concentrated among the most-educated in the society. Nearly 35% of those with post-graduate degrees are unemployed, as opposed to only 6.2% uneducated young workers. This raises questions about the gap between skill and educational degrees. In modern India, cities have emerged as the engines of growth and opportunities. For people to thrive, cities must thrive as well. An increasingly urbanising country needs to address its crisis of affordable housing supply in urban centres.New govt must bring in land, labour reforms for economic growth. Prof. M. K. Sinha, NU, Lumami

LFA (I) has been exploiting the people of Assam since the last four decades for its selfish aims and malafide intentions. The true colours have finally become visible before everyone. Assam is an inseparable part of India and Assamese are fully integrated in the National mainstream. ULFA(I) misinformation campaign to portray India as an enemy state has lost its influence on the people. For the last 40 yrs, ULFA

whoever resisted had to face the brunt including the press and the media. PM Modi expressed his regret on some happenings when under pressure. Therefore people by and large understood the lip service which shall no more be tolerated and treated as an acceptable norm. People have understood the tactic and strategy of the PM Modi. Narratives such as ‘patriotism’, ‘nationalism’, and ‘democracy’ have lost their essence and significance. Unleashing brute power by the ruling regime, pitching the neighbor as enemy by positing caste and religion and arousing the majoritarian passion amongst the majority communities with Hindu nationalism have not worked and thus accepted in a country where plurality of cultures and religion reigned. A minuscule minority may fall prey to the nefarious designs of the BJPRSS, but by and large India as a country remains a country of mutual co-existence and plural in nature and character. Silence as strategic weapon has been used shall never be accepted. Even recently to rhetoric of a BJP MP contestant PM Modi condemned, but of no use. If she gets elected, if BJP wins, she could be elevated as someone because PM Modi thinks that masses have short memory and so he could carry on with his political project. There are people who vividly remember and keep observing BJP-RSS rhetoric and narratives and so BJP-RSS via PM Modi cannot fool all the time and all the people. Dr. John Mohan Razu

nlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man’s life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self. - B. R. Ambedkar They matter in the way we live, move and have our being. Identities of self and others/My/your and our/ their personal and social identities are plural by nature and the different strands that make up identities include but not limited to sex, colour, race, ethnicity, ancestry, class, (socioeconomic educational and professional status), nationality, etc. We learn about our own identity and the identity of others through interactions with family, peers, organizations, institutions, media and other connections we make in our everyday life, and they play significant roles in determining how we understand and experience the world, as well as shaping the types of opportunities and challenges we face. By the given and assumed identities we belong to corresponding communities, which are also interlinked. That we belong to a community also excludes us from other communities. Seeing similarities and differences of my/your and our/ their identities unfortunately contribute to create hierarchies and discriminations, rather than leading to the realization that we are part of each other and the identities of self and other are

Truth behind ULFA (l) (I) has not only pocketed a lot of money but also hobnobbed with our enemies like Pakistan and China and bartered the peace of Assam in exchange. What have people of Assam gained in exchange of their peace? Thousands of Assamese youth have given their lives for the fake business of revolution created by ULFA(I) and whenever educated youth have raised voice against the intentions of ULFA(I), their mouths were shut and they were

murdered by ULFA(I) to maintain its iron fisted control over the cadres. Extorting money from poor people of Assam, ULFA (I) is nothing more than a criminal outfit running an extortion syndicate at point of the gun point. Today when the people of Assam are awakening and progressing towards development, ULFA (I) is struggling to prolong it’s last few days of existence. Incidents like murdering innocent boys like Lalit,

Is fear robbing our security?

t has now come to light that fear is knocking our door steps and our precious lives are in constant threat due to various insecurity reasons. We are now in the 2nd Decade of the 21st Century, “The Age of Scientific Revolutions (ASR)” – the term which I coined way back in the year 2004, for the present Century and the New Millennium. But looking back at the domestic problems of our society, we are still Barbarians in our approach and outlook. Should we not upgrade our ideas and creative thinking by putting a little bit of extra effort to catch up with the rest of the World? I am sure no one is waiting for us but all the nations of the World are trying their level best to increase their paces to go ahead and excel in all walks of life. Now, let us look into matter the present conditions of our Economic, Social, Political, Educational, Religious and Scientific advancements and compare them with the rest of the World – then we are at the bottom most pit. Who is going to take the responsibilities and who is accountable for our un-doings and misdoings? Is it our Politicians, Bureaucrats, Technocrats, NGOs and Pressure Groups or the Ignorant Common Citizens? I also want us to know whether our Politicians are our Leaders too. Are the playing politics just to grab Power and Money so that they can enjoy their lavish life-styles at the expense of the whole society? At the moment, the politicians are not delivering their mandate as Public Leaders but are working as Commission Agents (Dalals) between the Government of India and the Common Men of the Money we are getting for the whole Society but not meant for the politicians. Secondly, our Bureaucrats and Technocrats are also not working as Public Servants but are acting like the Second Masters in line along with the Master Politicians. Our educated youths are becom-

ing un-employed, our beautiful girls are becoming prostitutes and our expectations are cheating on us not just because we are incapable of doing things but because of the system victimization. And on top of this, now fear has gripped into our society for we are afraid of each other but not of our enemies. Or are we not becoming weapons of our enemies in the form of Pimps and Traitors just for momentary benefits? Let us be true to ourselves and reassess our foot-holds and standings in our society so that each one of us will know who truly we are in our own society. Are we Chameleons, Pimps, Traitors, Exploiters or Leaders and True Sons and Daughters of the Soil? As the great writer C. M. Joad said, “In order to bring about Civilization in the Society we will need Security, Leisure Time and Free Thinking as the pre-requisites”. Do we guarantee ourselves of the above three pre-requisites so that we can also become civilized society in the shortest possible time frame? So here: Firstly - who will guarantee our Physical, Social and Economic Security? Secondly, will the Criminals and Conspirators go un-punished? Thirdly – Is the Law and the Law Enforcing Authority not for protecting the Law Abiding Innocent Citizens? Punishing a criminal is not revenge from the victim side but to let the victim know that the Society cares for him or her. The Laws belong to the people and the Criminal is punished because he or she has broken the Laws of the community and the punishment is a Collective Social Action but not Revenge from the Individual Victim. Therefore, the Laws must be un-biased – even the Holy Bible Says, “One should not sympathize when a criminal is punished.” N. N. Lotha, president, Republican Labor Party (RLP)

Identities matter

inextricably intertwined. The plurality of images of identity and alterity brought by the developments of global transportation and information technology, political, religious and economic immigration and emigration, and the search for safety and investment opportunities have great impacts upon the power relations among individuals, ethnic and religious communities, institutions, government, etc. nationally, regionally and globally. Human beings organize and collectively define themselves in terms of similarities and differences, as they are perceived and projected. Group identities, membership and belongingness are essential for human survival and well being and though we have a natural tendency to find similarities and differences and categories ourselves to groups, identities, definitions, boundaries, and meanings of the social groups are the product of complex collective and social processes to the advantage of oneself and one’s group, often against the other. Though identities are fluid and socially constructed, once established, the influential people of our lives – family members, teachers and leaders of the society might present them consciously or unconsciously as ‘natural’, and/or even divinely sanctioned. All aspects of our personal and social lives – what we eat, how we dress, whom to marry, what to do, who would rule, etc. – are influenced and governed by these given and

Aswini and Rainu from poor Assamese families, planting IEDs in busy market areas and throwing grenades at public clearly indicate that they are just exploiting the common citizens and spreading terror in the name of revolution. The faction is controlled by a few money minded and greedy monsters and this criminal syndicate of ULFA (I) is the only enemy and biggest enemy of Assam today. Seema Das, Burma Camp, Dimapur

assumed identities. These social identities and the shared meanings and the consequent power positions influence our perceptions and relations with members of the groups, mine and yours. Images of personal and social identities and alterities, are at the source and centre of most local, regional, national and global conflicts like racism, immigration, sectarian violence, territorial disputes and military conflicts. Human beings have a tendency to identify with whom they are grouped together and to judge members of their own group as superior, no matter how arbitrary or even silly the group boundaries may be. Hostility toward the unfamiliar or unknown is quite common in personal and social relationships; even the smallest perceived differences may generate intergroup conflicts. We have all likely experienced personally the discomfort of being in some place or with people where we did not feel that we belong. The image of myself, the way how I view others and how they view me, profoundly influence each other. Their interaction is an essential basis for mutual respect. Thomas Kesselring in his paper “Self-Awareness, Self-Esteem, and Respect for Others: The Genetic Perspective (In Memoriam Jean Piaget, 1896-1980)” investigates their genesis from the perspective of Developmental Psychology, because it gives an overview over the intellectual and emotional prerequisites for social understanding and an

insight into the underlying development principles. The analysis is based on the work of Jean Piaget, a 20th century giant in Developmental Psychology. Special emphasis is given to his considerations on egocentrism and its dissolution – decent ration. It will be shown how and why between birth and adulthood the images of self and others undergo profound changes. What initially was a “me” become a person and then a personality. “If ……. People cannot live their multiple belongings, if they constantly have to choose between one side and the other, if they are ordered to get back to their tribe; we have the right to be worried about the basic way the world functions.” The roots of much of the world’s violence are tensions about identity and belonging. To prevent violence, we need to think about identity. In the age of and of the everaccelerating intermingling of elements in which we are all caught up, a new concept of identity is needed, and needed urgently. We cannot be satisfied with forcing billions of bewildered human beings to choose between excessive assertion of their identity and the loss of their identity altogether, between fundamentalism and disintegration. “In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.” – Erik Erikson Rev. Fr. C. Joseph, counselor St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

Reader’s Post

Appeal to Kohima Police

Sir,

The thundering and sonic boom vibrating sound produced by illegally modified bike silencer vis-a-vis some type of motorcycles and contempt city buses in Kohima town day and night is a great nuisance. It has proved to be one of the worst noise pollution, posing threats to human health irrespective of age. Like any other civilized society, this need to be hurriedly checked and defaulters be booked under relevant law. Thank you. J. Chems Naga, Kohima, (josevchemdkk@gmail.com)

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

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BJP delegation meets ECI; demands re-poll in Bengal

Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and others come out after meeting with the ECI in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI )

poll agents and party sympathisers, he urged the EC to take cognisance of the matter. “We saw incidents of violence took place till the last phase of polling. There is possibility of violence even after counting of votes. So, we have requested the Commission to deploy the central forces in Electronic Voting Machine strongrooms till the end of

counting to allow free and fair counting,” he said. He said the central forces should be there till the model code of conduct is in force. The senior BJP leaders also appealed to the poll panel to ensure the sanctity of the counting process in Odisha, Karnataka, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS): Ahead of the results for Karnataka’s 28 Lok Sabha seats on Thursday, the warring Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) ruling allies in the state on Monday called for a ‘ceasefire’ amid acrimonious remarks against each other by leaders of both parties. “I appeal to the leaders of both the parties to refrain from making any controversial remarks or commenting in the public or to the media against each other,” tweeted Congress state unit chief Dinesh Gundu Rao in Kannada here. Rao’s appeal came a day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi directed the party’s state leaders, ministers and legislators to refrain from criticising their counterparts in the JD-S. Expressing concern over charges and countercharges between leaders of both the allies over the last fortnight, Gandhi told the party’s state unit leaders in New Delhi that they should work with the JD-S in the

UP ‘babus’ make beeline for Maya’s residence Behenji when she was the Chief Minister and there are some new ones too belonging to the Bahujan Samaj. They are also giving her feedback about the prevailing situation.” Such visits before the election outcome are called ‘bhool na jana’ (do not forget us) visits in the local parlance. One such retired officer, who had served in the Chief Minister’s secretariat between 2007 and 20-12 when Mayawati was the Chief Minister, admitted that he had called upon Behenji. “I went to wish her good luck in these elections. The BSP is making a comeback and there is nothing wrong in wishing luck. You do not go to wish politicians when their chips

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“We do not know about the BJP but the BSP is definitely doing better than what has been projected. Exit polls can be managed but results cannot be manipulated,” an officer said. Another officer, who has sought an appointment with the BSP President, said that even if the exit poll results are to be believed, the BSP has made a comeback when compared to its 2014 tally in which the party had drawn a blank.

(From p-1) He said seats will be available in various courses, including nursing, engineering, MBA, pharmacy, journalism, degree courses, masters degree courses and physiotherapy for students of the Northeast, particularly Nagaland. He added that the details of admission and other information will be announced shortly. Acharya also encouraged the colleges and universities in the State to partner with other educational institutions of the country and conduct various programmes for the benefit of the students and the purpose of national integration. Nitte University vice-chancellor Prof Dr SK Bhandary gave a brief power point presentation on the courses and various activities and achievements on the university during the meeting. The meeting was also attended by school education department principal secretary Menukhol John and commissioner & secretary to governor Dinesh Kumar. This was stated by in a press release by the PRO to governor.

NH, NSF flay Myanmar’s military action

(From p-1) NH affirmed that Nagas irrespective of border or factions would not be mute spectators when their rights were being “so mindlessly trampled upon” and would collectively do everything in their power to protect their land and the lives of their own blood. Meanwhile, the Hoho has urged the United Nations and the Myanmar’s democratic front “to join in our endeavour to condemn this inhumane arm conflicts and call for a saner voice so that peace could be brokered with sensible dialogue and love for humanity.” NSF: Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has condemned the purported attack on NSCN (K) camp by the Tatmadaw in Konyak region of the Eastern Naga area. In a press release, NSF president Kesosul Christopher Ltu and general secretary Imtiyapang Imsong stated that “military offensive” by the Tatmadaw was a total violation and mockery of the 2012 ceasefire agreement signed between the government of Myanmar and the Nagas. Such war kind of situation, NSF said only renders the innocent villagers and public at the receiving end and made to bear the brunt of the standoff. “Further, the federation question the role of the Indian armed forces where, the Tatmadaw is operation right under the eye of the Indian Armed forces in the so called international boundary between India and Myanmar.” NSF has, therefore, appealed to the Tatmadaw and NSCN (K) to immediately stop military confrontation and amicably solve the matter through dialogue in the interest of the people. The federation also called upon the international community to condemn “such act of war.”

As LS polls end, fuel prices rise

Ex- Kolkata police chief moves SC for protection New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Former Kolkata Police Commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Monday moved the Supreme Court on Monday seeking protection from arrest by the CBI in the Saradha scam chit fund case. With the top court last week granting seven days to Kumar to approach the competent court for legal remedies, Kumar’s counsel told the vacation bench of Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Sanjiv Khanna that the matter requires urgent listing, as lawyers in Kolkata courts are currently on strike. The counsel said that time is running out for his client and in the wake of this strike, Kumar may eventually miss the deadline. Therefore, the seven-day period is not enough, and more time is required, the counsel argued. The court, however, told the counsel since the earlier order was passed by a threejudge bench, it will be appropriate to approach the court’s Registrar General for setting up of such a bench.

NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (IANS): Just a day after the 2019 Lok Sabha polls came to an end, state-owned oil marketing companies (OMC) Monday raised the retail price of petrol and diesel signalling that election induced price moderation for petroleum products has come to an end. On Monday, petrol prices increased by 9 paisa per litre to Rs 71.12 and diesel by a higher 15 paisa per litre to Rs 66.11 in Delhi. Retail petrol and diesel prices have consistently moved downwards in May. An executive of state-owned oil marketing termed Monday’s increase routine based on trailing 15 day price of petrol and diesel in international markets. But informed sources said that companies were under instruction from the government to keep product prices moderate during the elections. With polls now drawing to a close, OMCs may now cover up for their previous losses and increase petrol and diesel prices in phases irrespective of market conditions.

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are down,” he said. A few officers, however, have deliberately kept out of these ‘bhool na jana’ visits. “She has a mercurial temperament and may just misconstrue the purpose of the visit. I have decided to send her a bouquet when the results are out,” the bureaucrat said. Surprisingly, majority of the bureaucrat known to be close to Mayawati at one point of time or the other are unwilling to believe the exit polls.

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Lucknow, May 20 (IANS): Bureaucrats, they say, are the best psephologists. They do not conduct exit polls but they have their ears to the ground. In Uttar Pradesh, since the past one week, bureaucrats - retired as well as serving - have been seeking appointments with Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati. Armed with outsized bouquets, they have been ‘wishing her the best’ for the elections and ‘praying for her bright future’. A staff in Mayawati’s house said: “These officers are coming for courtesy visits and ‘Behenji’ is meeting them all on days she is not campaigning. Most of them have served under

spirit of coalition dharma and prevent any threat to the year-old coalition government in the southern state. “I request you all to maintain cordiality with the JD-S leaders, including its Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, its supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and others as the coalition government has to sustain and serve the people of the state,” Gandhi told party leaders. Besides Rao, the party’s legislature leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and Congress state unit in-charge K.C. Venugopal met Gandhi to ensure there won’t be any adverse impact on the coalition government after the parliamentary poll results on May 23. In a prepoll arrangement, the allies fielded joint candidates in all the 28 seats, with the Congress in 21 and the JD-S in seven seats across the state for the elections that were held in two phases on April 18 and April 23.

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local jewellers also put pressure on the precious metal, traders said. Moreover, gain in domestic equity markets and rupee also weighed on bullion prices, they added. Domestic benchmark indices extended their rally Monday with the Sensex skyrocketing 1,300 points and the Nifty touching 11,800 mark, as investors cheered exit poll results that showed a likely win for the ruling NDA in the general elections.

customers from corporate travel programmes and Air Asia India’s situation would not be different. Air Asia India, which started operations in June 2014, is a joint venture between Tata Sons (holding 51 per cent stake) and AirAsia Berhad (holding the remaining 49 per cent shares). The airline last week inducted 21st aircraft in its fleet, enhancing connectivity from its Delhi base.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 20 (PTI): Gold prices Monday fell Rs 150 to Rs 32,720 per 10 gram in the national capital due to lacklustre demand from local jewellers amid weak trend overseas, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Tracking gold, silver also plunged Rs 250 to Rs 37,350 per kg on reduced offtake by industrial units and coin makers. Sentiments weakened on the back of a subdued global trend, and the fall in demand from

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Seeking long-term travel commitment, Tata Group joint venture Air Asia India plans to tie up with about 200 companies in the next few months, offering them a slew of benefits, including flexibility in last-minute flight change and onboard meals. The aggressive business pitch is set to help the low-cost carrier widen its customer base before launching maiden international flights by year-end. The airline is looking at Southeast Asian destinations, such as Bangkok and Singapore, for its overseas operations. The foreign flights would cover shorthaul destinations with 3-4 hours of flying. Speaking to IANS, Air Asia India Chief Operating Officer (COO) Sanjay Kumar said the airline had restructured some of its operations, launched a loyalty programme as well as a new in-flight menu to enhance customer experience. “We have a new inf light menu. We have also started a loyalty programme called Big Loyalty. We are the only low-cost airline in the country offering customers a structured loyalty programme, which allows them to earn reward points,” said Kumar. Talking about its corporate travel programme, the senior airline executive said most domestic airlines get 50 per cent of their

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Monday refreshed its Redmi Note 7 lineup with the 48MP camera-powered Redmi Note 7S for a starting price of Rs 10,999. The 6.3-inch device with Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 chip would be available online from May 23 in two variants: Rs 10,999 for the 3GB+32GB variant and Rs 12,999 for the 4GB+64GB variant in Sapphire Blue, Ruby Red and Onyx Black colour, the company said in a statement. “The newly-launched Redmi Note 7S continues the company’s strong legacy with a powerful 48MP+5MP rear camera system, offering Mi Fans the opportunity to capture and enjoy excellent images in addition to its ar-

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points, or 3.69 per cent, to 11,828.25. Foreign investors put in Rs 1,734.45 crore on a net basis in equity markets Monday, provisional exchange data showed. “Most of the exit polls have projected thumping majority for the NDA government. The government has taken bold steps in the last five years. This ensures policy continuity and required stability. Hence it will attract long term investors. So if the exit polls match the actual outcome then the rupee may head towards 68 levels in coming sessions,” said Rushabh Maru, Research Analyst Currency and Commodity, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers. However, rising crude oil prices weighed on the domestic currency. Meanwhile, Brent crude, the global benchmark, was trading at 72.51 per barrel higher by 0.42 per cent. Meanwhile, the Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/ dollar at 70.1666 and for rupee/euro at 78.4336. The reference rate for rupee/ British pound was fixed at 89.7276 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 64.03.

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M um b a i , M ay 2 0 (PTI): The rupee Monday appreciated by 49 paise, the biggest single-day gain in two months, to close at 69.74 against the US dollar following sharp gains in equities and forex inflows after exit polls suggested another term for the ruling NDA government. Forex traders said investors welcomed exit poll results that predicted a thumping majority for the current BJP-led government. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 70.36 and advanced to a high of 69.44 during the day. The currency finally settled at a nearly two-week high of 69.74, registering a rise of 49 paise or 0.70 per cent against the dollar over its previous close.

On Friday, the rupee had settled at 70.23 against the US dollar. This is the biggest single-day for the rupee since March 18 when the currency had zoomed by 57 paise or 0.82 per cent. According to WGC Wealth Chief Investment Officer Rajesh Cheruvu, India saw a remarkable strengthening in its currency after exit polls and some de-coupling of the INR from other emerging currencies could be seen over the next few trading sessions. Sentiments were also buoyed by positive opening in domestic equities, and foreign fund inflows. Benchmark Sensex zoomed over 1,422 points and the NSE Nifty surged 421 points after most exit polls showed that the Narendra Modi-led NDA is returning to power with a thumping majority in the Lok Sabha elections. The 30-share index ended 1,421.90 points, or 3.75 per cent, higher at 39,352.67. During the day, the gauge hit a high of 39,412.56 and a low of 38,570.04. In a similar movement, the broader NSE Nifty soared 421.10

DIMAPUR, MAY 20: Nagaland’s biggest Educational Fair will be held in Kohima on May 21 and 22 at Hotel De Oriental Grand. The fair will be organized by EduCentre, YouthNet, Runway, The Knowledge Network and EduHub. The fair will then move to Hotel Acacia, Dimapur on May 24 and 25 between 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. with free entry. More than 30 colleges have applied to participate this year; however, the organizers have filtered to 15 colleges with a focus to ensure that quality is prioritized for the students. The fair presents a unique opportunity for parents and students to directly meet institutions offering different courses and get information about the career opportunities in the courses offered like Artificial Intelligence (AI), engineering, MBA, BBA, Law, hotel management, arts, commerce, sports, medicine, dentistry, physiotherapy, management, commerce and IT or new age courses like animation, design, fashion, hospital management, digital marketing and more.

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If Tehran attacks, it will be end of Iran: Trump New Ukraine prez announces elections Washington, May 20 (AFP): President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning to Iran, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. “If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again,” Trump said in a tweet. Te n s i o n s b e t we e n Washington and Tehran have been on the rise as the United States has deployed a carrier group and B-52 bombers to the Gulf over what it termed Iranian “threats.” This account has been met with widespread scepticism outside the United States. The White House has sent mixed signals in recent days, amid multiple US media reports of infighting in Trump’s cabinet over how hard to push Washington’s arch foe Iran. The Trump administration has ordered non-essential diplomatic staff out of Iraq, citing threats from Iranian-backed Iraqi armed

Share intelligence to end terror, says SL president Colombo, May 20 (IANS): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has called on countries to join hands in sharing intelligence to deal with international terror threats, media reported on Monday. The call has come after the last month’s terror attacks that claimed around 250 lives in the island country. Addressing the 10th war heroes commemoration ceremony at the War Memorial, here on Sunday, Sirisena said the threats faced by Sri Lanka were not domestic but international that needed to be eliminated, reported Xinhua news agency. “According to experts, no one can predict when or where these terror attacks would take place despite having all modern technologies. The fire in Paris, and since April several other incidents have taken place worldwide. We need to join hands with the world in fighting these terror threats,” the President said. “With over 30 years of war experience, the government and the security forces are capable of facing these terror threats and eradicating them,” he said. On Sunday, Sri Lanka held a war memorial service to pay tribute to thousands of soldiers and people killed in the country’s 30-year civil conflict against the Tamil Tigers, which ended in May 2009.

Trump’s remarks came in the wake of a rocket attack less than a mile from the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone.

groups, and sent an aircraft carrier and heavy B-52 bombers to the region. On Sunday, a Katyusha rocket was fired into Baghdad’s Green Zone housing government offices and embassies including the US mission. It was not immediately clear who was behind the attack. According to US media reports, Trump’s longhawkish national security advisor John Bolton is pushing a hard line on Iran, but others in the administration are resisting. Trump himself said

recently that he has to “temper” Bolton. Iran’s foreign minister downplayed the prospect of a new war in the region on Saturday, saying Tehran opposed it and no party was under the “illusion” the Islamic republic could be confronted. “We are certain... there will not be a war since neither we want a war nor does anyone have the illusion they can confront Iran in the region,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told state-run news agency IRNA at the end of a visit to China.

Iran-US relations hit a new low last year as US Trump pulled out of a 2015 nuclear deal and reimposed unilateral sanctions that had been lifted in exchange for Tehran scaling back its nuclear program. Saudi Arabia called Sunday for emergency regional talks to discuss the mounting Gulf tensions, saying that it does not want war with Iran but is ready to defend itself. It comes days after mysterious sabotage attacks on several tankers in highly sensitive Gulf waters and drone strikes on a Saudi crude pipeline by Yemen rebels who Riyadh claimed were acting on Iranian orders. King Salman invited Gulf leaders and Arab League member states to two emergency summits in Mecca on May 30 to discuss recent “aggressions and their consequences”, the kingdom’s official SPA news agency reported late Saturday. Saudi Arabia’s minister of state for foreign

affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, said Sunday his country does not want to go to war with Iran but would defend itself. Saudi Arabia “does not want a war, is not looking for it and will do everything to prevent it,” he said. “But at the same time, if the other side chooses war, the kingdom will respond with strength and determination to defend itself and its interests.” The kingdom’s regional allies welcomed the Saudi invitation. The United Arab Emirates’ foreign ministry said the current “critical circumstances” require a unified Arab and Gulf stance. Oil producing countries met Sunday in Saudi Arabia to discuss how to stabilise a volatile oil market amid the rising US-Iran tensions, which threaten to disrupt global supply. Oil supplies are sufficient and stockpiles still rising despite massive output drops from Iran and Venezuela, said Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said at the meeting in Jeddah.

Kiev, May 20 (IANS): Comedian-turned-politician Volodymyr Zelensky announced parliamentary elections during his swearing in as Ukraine’s new President on Monday. The election may take place in October. “I am dissolving the Verkhovna Rada (parliament)”, the BBC quoted Zelensky as saying. Ending the conflict with Russian-backed rebels in the east would be the top priority, the President, who scored a landslide victory in the presidential election on April 21, said. Zelensky made his inaugural address in Ukrainian, but at one point, referring to the conflict in the east, he switched to Russian, saying: “I’m convinced that for this dialogue to start, we must see the return of all Ukrainian prisoners” -- apparently a message to the Russian government. “Our first task is to achieve a ceasefire in Donbas,” he said, referring to the eastern region controlled by Russian-backed rebels. A political novice, he campaigned strongly against official corruption. “(Those)

people must come to power who will serve the public,” he said on Monday. In the election, Zelensky ousted incumbent Petro Poroshenko who had been in power since 2014. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he would not congratulate Zelensky on his inauguration, but would wait for “the first successes in settling the internal conflict in south-eastern Ukraine, and in normalising the RussianUkrainian relations”. Zelensky, a former television star, acted the part of Ukrainian President in a popular comedy series. “We must become Ice-

landers in football, Israelis in defending our native land, Japanese in technology,” he said at the swearing in ceremony. Ukrainians must “become Swiss in our ability to live happily with each other, despite any differences”, he said. Zelensky has given few details of his plans since winning the presidency and has left it to a team of advisers to assure people that he knows what he’s doing. At the ceremony, Zelensky was given golden symbols of office, including a sceptre, which he held aloft in a victory salute. A choir in folk costume sang patriotic songs to welcome him.

Thirty-two dead in Tajikistan prison riot Germany spends record €23 bn on refugees

Dushanbe, May 20 (AFP): At least 32 people were killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan, including 24 members of the Islamic State jihadist group and three guards, authorities said Monday. Five inmates and the three guards were initially killed by prisoners in the riot that erupted on Sunday evening, and the others died in clashes with security forces trying to restore order, the justice ministry said in a statement. The prison in Vakhdat, 17 kilometres (11 miles) east of the capital Dushanbe,

holds 1,500 inmates. The ministry said the rioters first stabbed to death three guards, and then five other inmates “in order to intimidate” the others. They then took other prisoners hostage before opening fire in the jail’s medical facilities. “Following a reprisal operation, 24 members of this group were killed and 35 others arrested. The hostages were freed” and calm restored, the statement said. Two of the prisoners murdered by the rioters were well-known activists of the banned opposition group Is-

lamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan, the local prison service said. Among the leaders of the riot, authorities identified Bekhruz Gulmurod, the son of the former head of Tajik special forces who became a member of the IS leadership in Syria and was killed there in September 2017. The 20-year-old was sentenced to ten years in prison in July 2017 for attempting to join IS in Syria. He was previously detained at Dushanbe airport before boarding a flight to Istanbul. Authorities said the prison

was now functioning normally, with the “situation currently under control.” The prison is a short drive from Dushanbe, with residential neighbourhoods nearby. It houses inmates convicted of various crimes, including terror and extremism charges, and is secured by armed guards. Families of inmates gathered near the prison on Monday to find out if their relatives were safe. In November 2018, another riot claimed by IS left 26 people dead in Khujand, a city in the northeast of the country.

BERLIN, May 20 (Agencies): Germany spent a record 23 billion euros ($25.65 billion) last year on helping to integrate more than one million refugees and fighting the root causes of migration abroad, a government document seen by Reuters showed on Monday. That marks an increase of nearly 11 percent on the 20.8 billion euros that Germany spent the previous year, the document prepared

by the Finance Ministry showed. Chancellor Angela Merkel has repeatedly defended her 2015 decision to leave German borders open to hundreds of thousands of war refugees, mainly from Muslim countries, as a humanitarian necessity but has since vowed to prevent a repeat of such mass migration by tackling its causes. The government spent a total of 7.9 billion euros in 2018 on measures aimed

at keeping migrants outside the European Union and improving living conditions in their home countries - a 16 percent increase compared with 2017. Germany’s 16 states, which are mainly in charge of housing and integrating the arrivals from countries such as Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, received 7.5 billion euros from the federal government last year, according to the report.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

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NAGALAND: KOHIMA Dated Kohima the 20th May 2019

CORRIGENDUM No.UD-T-633/SBM/IEC/ In supersession to advertisement even No. Dated 19th May 2019, Original songs on the theme “KEEP NAGALAND CLEAN” are hereby invited from local Artists/Musicians/Composers to be used as theme song for Swachh Bharat Mission in Nagaland under the following terms and conditions: 1. Language shall be either in English or Nagamese 2. The duration of the song shall be about 2 minutes 3. Lyrics along with the song in MP3 format should submitted to the undersigned on or before the 30.6.2019 4. The selected song shall be awarded a cash prize of Rs. 70,000/- (Rupees Seventy Thousand only) and the song shall become the property of the Swachh Bharat Mission, Nagaland. 5. The decision of the Swachh Bharat Mission shall be final. Mob. 9436005307 Email: sbmnagaland@gmail.com Sd/(Elizabeth Ngully) State Mission Director DC-740

Turkey to arrest 249 foreign ministry personnel A n k a r a , M ay 2 0 (IANS): Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued arrest warrants for 249 foreign ministry personnel over their suspected links to the Gulen Movement. An investigation found irregularities in the foreign ministry’s entrance examinations between 2010 and 2013 to favour the group members, the Ankara chief prosecutor’s office said in a statement. As many as 91 have already been detained, it added. Fethullah Gulen, a USbased preacher, is accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed coup attempt on July 15, 2016. Tens of thousands of people have been jailed, while some 150,000 civil servants, military personnel and others have been sacked or suspended from their jobs since then.

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Various organisations felicitate toppers of HSLC, HSSLC

Imsürenla receiving award from MSTK president O. Imliwati.

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DIMAPUR: Merangkong Senso Telongjem Kohima (MSTK), W. Daniel Rengma Memorial Trust (WDRMT), SLSU, ESSU, WTCYA and SKKM organised felicitation programmes for toppers of HSLC and HSSLC. MSTK: Merangkong Senso Telongjem Kohima (MSTK) felicitated Imsürenla Longkumer, daughter of Temjenmongba Longkumer for securing the 19th position in the HSLC Examination 2019 on May 19 at the conference hall of Directorate of Employment & Craftsmen Training, Kohima. A press release from MSTK stated that, MSTK president O. Imliwati, presented the topper with a certificate of excellence and

Wonthongo Tsopoe with WDRMT officials and toppers along with family members.

WTCYA members along with the successful candidates.

a cash award on behalf of the union. The programme was chaired by the office bearers of the union. Chiden Yaden, joint director, Employment & Craftsmen Training who spoke on the occasion, thanked the successful candidate and encouraged all the students for success in their academic careers. A special prayer was also held for all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC 2019. WDRMT: The W. Daniel Rengma Memorial Trust (WDRMT) organized a meritorious award programme on May 17 at town hall, Tseminyu to felicitate the Rengma toppers in HSLC Examination

2019 under the aegis of Nagaland Board of School Education. A press release from WDRMT general secretary, Yhunchilo Khing stated that, Wonthongo Tsopoe, director, School Education as special guest encouraged the gathering to focus on God who is the source of all help and success, quoting Bible scriptures from Psalm 121. He encouraged them to be prudent and manage time judiciously while pursuing their bright and successful future. He said that for hardworking and determined students there was always availability of jobs and a society can develop and prosper where there was quality education.

Toppers with SLSU officials, Gwasinlo Thong and others.

SKKM with successful candidates at Sumi Baptist Church (B) Mokokchung.

Soben Lorin, Apenlo Jasu and Atyty Tep were awarded with WDRM meritorious award 2019. SLSU: Sendenyu Lojvü Students Union (SLSU) organized felicitation programme for HSLC & HSSLC successful students on May 18, at council hall, Sendenyu village. A press release from SLSU president Asa Bukh stated that the programme was addressed by deputy director RD, Gwasinlo Thong as guest speaker and SMC, New Sendenyu Asenuo (SMC, New Sendenyu) as resource person. Union congratulated and wished the students for more success in their future endeavours and con-

tinue to bring laurels to the union and the community in general. ESSU: Eastern Sumi Students Union (ESSU) organized felicitation programme for HSLC/HSSLC exam 2019 at Aghunato Town Baptist Church, graced by Dr. Kipito Awomi medical officer, Zunheboto as guest speaker on May 15. A press release from ESSU general secretary, Vinato Z Awomi stated that, the speaker congratulated all the successful candidates and expressed appreciation to the union for arranging such a programme. He said that hard work leads to success and asked the students to work harder since com-

petition was increasingly higher than before. He also said that quality education was required in this era of modern society, since students go through learning process to make themselves employable. ESSU awarded certificates and cash prizes to around 280 students of HSLC/HSSLC successful candidates and topper from Delhi Public School Dimapur, Illo Tissca, daughter of Hukiye N Tissca. Others present included teachers, former Sumi Hoho presidents and various leaders. ESSU also thanked Pukhayi Sumi, advisor Food & civil Supply, NSDMA for success of the programme. W T C YA : Wo k h a Town Catholic Youth As-

sociation (WTCYA) held felicitation programme for successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC exams on May 18 at Don Bosco Youth Centre Wokha, under the theme “Widening the horizons of our mind” with Rev. Fr. Jossy, assistant parish priest Wokha as the speaker and Dr. Emmanuel Patton as guest of honour. A press release from WTCYA member, Yanrenthung J Humstoe stated that, Rev. Fr. Jossy in his address urged the students to soar high above and strive for excellence. The guest of honour emphasised on the significance of education and urged the students to identify the hidden talents and make it a reality through

hard work. President WTCYA Mhathung David Patton gave welcome address. Earlier, invocation was offered by Rev. Fr. Moses and benediction by Nnilo Kithan, women co-ordinator, St. Paul’s Parish Wokha. Meritorious certificates were awarded to all the successful candidates. SKKM: Sumi Kiphimi Kuqhakulu Mokokchung (SKKM), organised a programme for HSLC and HSSLC successful candidates on May 14 at Sumi Baptist Church (B) Mokokchung. 24 students were awarded certificates of appreciation. Short exhortation was delivered by pastor Kughazhe Zhimo, SBC (B) Mokokchung. (SKKM)

AR busts illegal weapon smuggling network Dist level SC/ST conclave at Tsg DLSA Mon conducts URTC meeting

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles on May 17 and 18 launched multiple search operations in Dimapur and apprehended four UG cadres,

based on intelligence revealing deep rooted nexus of illegal foreign made weapon smuggling in specific areas of Dimapur.

Tuensang Police, CIH conduct food processing campaign in Tuensang

SP Tuensang along with others.

DIMAPUR: Tuensang Police along with Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Nagaland organized a food processing campaign under the theme “from farm to market” on May 17. A press release from SP Tuensang stated that, programme was chaired by Dr. Pritpal Kaur SDPO Tuensang who highlighted the worth of value addition by food processing. K Y M C

She said that this can give employment to many, lead to savings in form of SHGs and potential for usage of perishable fruits and farm products. Special guest Bharat Laxman Markad, Superintendent of Police, Tuensang urged farmers to maintain quality of product so that organic produce can be branded and marketed effectively. Resource person from

KVK Tuensang Dr. Aren explained about soil health card, cardamom plantation etc. CIH resource person Prabin Das, marking specialist explained about chain of marketing and its strategies and resource person Vinika post harvest technologist also spoke. Earlier, invocation was delivered by Rev. pastor Somba, Police Baptist Church, Tuensang.

DIMAPUR: Inaugural function of district level SC/ST Conclave, organised by NIDC Ltd., Dimapur, and in collaboration with Industries and Commerce Department, Government of Nagaland under National SC/ST Hub, Ministry of MSME, Government of India, was held at GHSS Auditorium, Tuensang on May 17. According to DIPR, commissioner and secretary, Industries and Commerce department, Lithrongla G. Chichi, graced the occasion as the special guest, who highlighted on the central government’s special scheme which gives privileges to SC/ST section of the people in India.

She further stated that the schemes will enlighten tribal and schedule caste people to be aware on how to go about as an entrepreneur, which will be sustainable for life. Lithrongla also encouraged the students to do their qualification in activity/skill based learning. DC Tuensang, Mohamed Ali Shihab also spoke on the occasion, while key note address was addressed by managing director, NIDC Ltd., C. M. Lotha. He highlighted the objectives of the programme where professional support to SC/ST entrepreneurs is provided for fulfilling the mandate of 4% procurement, as per the public Procurement Policy 2012.

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The Managing Board of Baptist Higher Secondary School warmly felicitates the following Students of Class 10 and 12 for securing letter marks in different subjects in the HSLC and HSSLC examination 2019. The Board also congratulates the school for achieving 100% result in the HSLC examination 2019. We wish the outgoing HSLC and HSSLC students of BHSS a bright future. HSLC: Total Enrolment: 41 Appeared: 41 Passed: 41 1st Div. 30 2nd Div. 11 Students who secured letter marks: 1. Anisa Thapa – English, Mathematics, Social Science, Hindi 2. Bendangakum – English, Social Science, Ao, FIT 3. Prity Adhikari – English, Social Science, Hindi, FIT 4. Suraj Subbah – English, Mathematics, Social Science 5. Sentikaba – English, Social Science, Ao, FIT 6. Kimatsung Jamir – Science, Mathematics, Ao 7. Yimtipenla – English, Social Science, Ao 8. Longcharen – Social Science, Ao 9. I Sashienla – Social Science, Ao 10. Kilentemsu Imchen – English, Social Science 11. Toshikala – Social Science, Ao 12. Imlirenla – Social Science, Ao 13. Akumtila – Ao 14. Amrita – Social Science 15. Bendangyanger – Social Science 16. Imyarila – Ao 17. J. Tinuakum Walling – Social Science 18. Maongningsang – Social Science 19. Meyurenla Longkumer – Ao 20. Molungsunep – Social Science 21. Mongpuchang Chungmeri – Social Science 22. Ledino Lusang – Alt. English 23. Lamthiu Khiamniungan – Social Science 24. Opangtemjen – Social Science 25. Renu Chettri – Social Science 26. Tinuakum T Pongen – Social Science 27. Tinurenla T Longkumer – Ao 28. V. Vika Sumi – Social Science 29. V.Vilito Sumi – Social Science 30. Yongkungtula – Social Science HSSLC: 1. Aomenla – Ao Sd/- L. Kumzuk Jamir Chairman DP-4019A

DIMAPUR: District Legal Service Authority (DLSA) Mon conducted monthly Under Trial Review Committee (UTRC) meeting on May 20 at District Jail Mon. A press release from NSLSA public relation assistant stated that, during the meeting, it was reported

that no Under Trial Prisoners (UTPs) was eligible to be released on bail. In this regard, no convicts were released in pursuance of the recommendations of the UTPs during the meeting. Altogether 39 UTPs and 13 convicts are reported in the jail. The meeting was at-

tended by CJM-cum-secretary MDLSA, Seyeilenuo Mezhii DC Mon, Thavaseelan K, SP Mon, Imnalensa and assistant jailor, Thungdemo Kikon. After the meeting, the library hall at district Jail Mon was inaugurated by DC Mon, who also donated books to the inmates.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT The historic Inter Government College Olympic 2019, organized by the Department of Higher Education, held from 2nd to 4th May, 2019, with Kohima College, Kohima, as its host college concluded with resounding success. The concerted efforts of many groups and individuals who have exerted much effort through their unstinted contribution of time and resources has made this possible, for which, we are extremely grateful and wish to acknowledge: 1. Shri. P.B Acharya, Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland 2. Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland 3. Shri. Temjen Imna Along, Hon’ble Minister of Higher Education & Technical Education, Nagaland 4. Er. Zale Neikha, Hon’ble Advisor, Youth Resources and Sports 5. Shri. Kazheto Kinimi, Hon’ble Advisor, Skill Development, Labour & Employment, and CAWD 6. Dr. Neikiesalie Kire, Hon’ble Advisor, Rural Development 7. Shri. Bongkhao, Hon’ble Advisor, DUDA 8. Shri. Dinesh Kumar, IAS, Secretary to Governor and Higher & Technical Education 9. Chief Engineer, Water Resource Department 10. Chief Engineer, Mechanical Department 11. Directorate of Higher Education, Nagaland 12. Corpus Social Rehabilitation (CSR), Ministry of Human Resource 13. Development, Government of India 14. Public Health Engineering Department (Kohima Division) 15. Department of Information and Public Relations, Nagaland 16. RUSA - Directorate of Higher Education 17. Commandant, 4th NAP, Thizama 18. Pele Khezhie, 1st Class Contractor 19. Nagaland Olympic Association 20. Nagaland Athletic Official Club 21. Kohima District Badminton Association 22. Kohima District Table Tennis Association 23. Kohima District Volleyball Referee Association 24. Kohima District Football Referee Association 25. NCC 24th Independent Company, Nagaland 26. Swiftcom 27. NIIT, Dimapur 28. Kohima Village Students Union 29. Dapfhütsumia Youth Organization, Kohima Village 30. Kruoliezou Community, Billy Graham Road 31. Media 32. All the Thirteen Participant Government Colleges 33. Kohima College, Kohima (Host) Planning Committee, Inter Government College Olympic 2019

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Arrested persons with seized items.

According to PRO (Defence), the apprehended cadres were identified as ‘SS Maj.’ Tonivi Swu (39), son of Lhoshiye Swu, R/o Hemolim village, Zunheboto district, ‘SS Capt’. Hukuto Tokishe, (42), son of Shikyie, R/o Samator village, Tuensang district, and ‘SS Leacy.’ Kiviho Kiva, (50), son of Nivito, R/o Bank Colony, Dimapur. The apprehended along with recovered items were handed over to East Dimapur Police Station on May 18 for further investigation. Assam Rifles recovered three pistols, one rifle, ammunition and other incriminating materials.

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Zuben writes to proscribed ULFA-I, calls for peace

Guwahati, May 20 (PTI): Assamese singer Zubeen Garg has written an open letter to proscribed outfit ULFA-I, calling for peace and asserting that killing of innocent people will not result in anything. T h e s i n ge r - a c t o r film producer, known for speaking out on several social issues, in a Facebook post said fear cannot build a nation and only labour and hard work can.

“To ULFA, I need a revolution. I need a revolution of change. Killing innocent people will not result in anything fruitful. Fear cannot build a nation. Labour can. Hard work can,” Zubeen said in the post that has been shared over 2,200 times. He said terrorism can Zubeen Garg (File) never give meaning to the rights that the outfit led can. Development can. by Paresh Baruah was Progress can.” “Teach our kids how fighting for. “Education

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to cultivate. Teach them how to grow seeds out of nothing. Teach them how to shape their dreams,” the singer of many Bollywood hits wrote. Zubeen said if the group wants to build something, they can build Majuli, the district affected by erosion, and if they want to destroy something, they can destroy the threats roaming over Kaziranga. “I need a revolution to fight back against flood.

I need a revolution that will make us part of the mainstream,” he added. Without referring to the ULFA’s demand of “independence of Ass a m ” , Z u b e e n w r o t e, “Freedom is all about standing on your own. You cannot be free in fear. Chaos can bring no change. We are a nation because of the people. If there is no one left alive, where do we stand.”

The Facebook post comes after the grenade blast that injured 12 persons on Zoo Road in Guwahati on May 15. Paresh Baruah had told local television channels that it was targeted at the security personnel who patrol the area. Garg had written a similar letter, addressed to Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.

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Diphu, May 20: The villagers of Moi Kro and Sarthe Tokbi under Nilip Block area of eastern Karbi Anglong with the assistance from Nilip Students and youth council constructed a temporary bamboo bridge over Karbi Langso on May 18 connecting Moi Kro and Sarthe Tokbi villages. The villagers have alleged that the authority has ignored their appeal for construction of a RCC bridge. Therefore, with no alternative the villagers took up the

responsibility to build the bamboo bridge. Many villagers have expressed disappointment over the local elected representatives who have failed to take up the issues faced by the villagers. “The temporary bamboo bridge over Karbi Langso is the only means of communication for the villagers travelling to other part of the district. And it is very risky to cross the river at monsoon season especially for children and students therefore, we decided to construct temporary bridge,” one of the local youth said.

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you is a statement of fact,” Lt General Singh said at a news conference, according to news agency ANI. Lt Gen Singh’s response was to a question about Congress’s claims of conducting six surgical strikes during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) rule in a challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP’s statement of being the first government to clear such a military action. Congress leader Rajiv Shukla had also said that two surgical strikes were carried out when BJP’s stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister - one in January, 2000 and another in September, 2003. Lashing out at the

claims, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mocked the Congress at an election rally on May 3, saying the party that questioned the surgical strikes is now saying “me too, me too.” PM Modi also said bitingly that “it is no video game” and accused the Congress of carrying out surgical strikes only on paper. However, a day later, the commander who oversaw the 2016 surgical strikes and was tasked by the Congress to draft its national security manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, backed the party saying strikes did take place before 2016. Lieutenant General (Retd) DS Hooda, the former chief of the Northern Command, also said that the armed forces will not benefit from the politicisation of military operations. The 2016 surgical strikes, the subject of a Bollywood blockbuster released earlier this year, refer to the Indian Army’s raids on seven terrorist launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) in retaliation to the Uri attack.

Exit poll results impact mood in party offices

worker at BJP headquarters in Delhi said that they have already started preparations “to celebrate Lok Sabha election results on May 23 in a big way”. “We were working 24X7 during the election time and were confident that we will breach the 300 mark,” said Jitendra Rawat of BJP’s media cell. The last round of polling was on Sunday. The usual commotion at the Congress headquarters was missing Monday morning, which party workers said was due to a “false atmosphere” created by the exit polls. “We would definitely perform better. And if we don’t, then manipulation of EVMs might have been done,” said Ram Singh, a Congress worker. He was

Several injured in West Bengal post-poll violence Kolkata, May 20 (IANS): Several persons were injured in post-poll clashes between political parties in two districts of West Bengal, police said on Monday. Many polling agents of opposition parties were beaten up, and houses and vehicles of many activists were attacked after voting on Sunday in nine constituencies in the last and seventh phase of Lok Sabha polls and by-elections to four Assembly seats. Two BJP workers -- Chandal Mondal and Nantu Bera of the Sagar Assembly segment under the Mathurapur Lok Sabha constituency -- were admitted to Sagar Gramin Hospital after thrashed allegedly by the Trinamool Congress workers on Sunday night, while they were returning to their homes. “Two injured persons were rescued from the spot and hospitalised. A complaint has been lodged. No one has been arrested and investigation is on,” a police officer said. Father of a Bharatiya

Janata Party worker in the Dum Dum area was stabbed allegedly by Trinamool supporters, said a local BJP leader. Houses of three BJP activists at Gosaba in the Jaynagar Lok Sabha constituency were attacked by miscreants allegedly backed by Trinamool after the end of voting on Sunday. “Some Trinamool supporters damaged houses of our two activists on Sunday, and that of another workers on Monday,” a local BJP leader said. A clash between the Trinamool and the BJP workers broke out on Monday in Habra’s Kultala area of the Barasat Lok Sabha constituency after a polling agent of the BJP was beaten up. Trinamool, however, accused the BJP local leaders of ransacking vehicle of the party’s panchayat leader on Sunday. CPI(M) activists at Kashipur under the Kolkata North constituency accused Trinamool workers of beating up their polling agents on Monday.

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New Delhi, May 20 (IANS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday condemned the killing of a Delhi Police SubInspector and questioned who will be responsible for the safety of the people in the city when even police is not safe here. “Extremely shocking murder of Delhi Police SubInspector in Vivek Vihar last night. Who takes responsibility for safety of Delhiites when even police is not safe? May God give courage to the family of late Rajkumar ji,” Kejriwal tweeted. Rajkumar, a Delhi Police Sub-Inspector posted at the Police Control Room (PCR), was found dead in Shahdara’s Vivek Vihar area. The Delhi Police is controlled by the Central government and the Aam Aadmi Party government has been demanding for its control.

traditional yellow scarf, associated with his party. The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) had won four seats in the 2017 UP Assembly elections. The MoS removed from the post included Rangaram Rajbhar and Virendra Rajbhar, both members of UP Backward Class Commission; Sudama Rajbhar, a member of Uttar Pradesh Pashudhan Vikash Parishad; Arvind Rajbhar, the Chairman Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises department; Rana Ajit Pratap Singh, the Chairman-cumDirector UP Seeds Development Corporation, Sunil Arkwanshi and Radhika Patel, members of National Integration Council. All of them enjoyed the rank and status of state ministers. The senior Rajbhar was shown the door for making controversial statements quite often against the saffron party, the latest being during the Lok Sabha election campaign when he said that BJP members should be “thrashed” with shoes. He had recently sent a letter to the chief minister stating that he was resigning from the cabinet. In Lok Sabha polls, Rajbhar’s party fielded candidates from several con-

New Delhi, May 20 (PTI): Two days ahead of the Lok Sabha poll results, top opposition leaders will meet in the national capital on Tuesday to discuss the political situation and possibilities of a non-NDA alliance to stake claim for government formation. As part of his efforts to unite the opposition, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu held a meeting with his West Bengal counterpart, Mamata Banerjee, at her Kolkata residence on forming a non-BJP government at the Centre in case of a hung verdict. Naidu had a 45-minute meeting with Banerjee on the future strategies of the “Mahagathbandhan” (Grand Alliance), during which he also discussed the possibilities of forming a non-BJP government, including regional parties, with the support of the Congress. “It was decided at the meeting that a detailed discussion will be held with other players of the Mahagathbandhan in the event of a hung verdict after the poll results are

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Dimapur Area Nyiro Range Youth Forum would like to express its gratefulness and gratitude to the leadership of NSCN/GPRN for elevating Mr. N. Motsuthung Ngullie to the prestigious post of Deputy Kilonser. The Forum also wish Mr. N. Motsuthung Ngullie a grand success in his future endeavour, and thank him for bringing laurels and fame to the forum in particular and the people of Nyiro range in general. Dr. Chanbemo Kikon N. Mhao Ngullie Chairman Gen. Secretary OFFICE OF THE

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stituencies in Uttar Pradesh and supported the Congress and the SP-BSP candidates on some seats. Asked about the possibility of going with the BSP-SP-RLD alliance, Rajbhar said he would talk about it later. Rajbhar expressed strong resentment towards the BJP for not allying with the SBSP in the the state in the Lok Sabha polls. “I was only demanding one seat in the Lok Sabha election. We are a party. And if we do not contest, then what message will we give to our workers and people?” he asked. On what would be his future strategy, Rajbhar said, “I was born alone, I will walk alone. We will take our views to the people and spread awareness among the backward castes about their rights.”

declared on May 23,” a source said. The decision on Banerjee going to New Delhi would also be taken after May 23, the source added. Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav also telephoned Banerjee during the day and discussed the strategy of the “Mahagathbandhan”, sources said. Naidu has been moving around across the country and has held several rounds of discussions with top opposition leaders in a bid to unite them and form an alliance to stake claim to form the next government in case the NDA falls short of the majority mark. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief met Banerjee again on Monday evening to discuss the political scenario in the wake of the exit poll predictions. On Sunday, Naidu met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress

chief Rahul Gandhi separately in New Delhi, besides NCP supremo Sharad Pawar. The TDP leader has already met other top opposition leaders such as Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal, Left leaders and Sharad Yadav in Delhi. Meanwhile, Akhilesh and Mayawati also held a meeting and discussed their strategy going forward. However, in view of the exit polls, most of which have predicted a majority for the BJP-led NDA, the opposition has turned a bit cautious and decided not to hold any formal meetings. Top Congress leaders also held a meeting under the guidance of Sonia Gandhi on Saturday, where the current political situation was discussed.

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With great pride and joy, the Mungya Students' Union & Kohima Mungya Students' Union express utmost joy in congratulating Mr Liremo R Kikon on being elected as the General Secretary of Naga Students' Federation for the tenure of 2019-2021. The Union hope and pray that he will continue to be an inspiration to the coming generation and bring laurels to the village community in particular and the Nagas in General. Further the union will like to extend our Congratulations to all the successful candidates of HSLC, HSSLC & CBSE exams 2019 and wish them the best in their future endeavours. Lijanthung Lotha Elvis Ezung President, (MSU) President, (KMSU)

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With immense pride and joy, we the LSU would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Akumwapang S/o Mr. & Mrs. Tsuktinungba Jamir for securing the Top 16th Rank in the HSLC Examination 2019. Further, the Union would like to extend congratulate all the students of LSU who have successfully cleared the HSLC, AISSE, AISSCE, ICSE and ISC Examinations 2019. The Union wishes them success in their future endeavours. Sd/Information & Public Relation Secretary LSU MKC-232

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The Asetkong Students’ Conference (AKTM) heartily congratulates the following bonafide members of AKTM for their achievements in the recently declared result of various examinations held across the country. The AKTM would like to felicitate the following: 1. Yangernaro Jamir (Sungratsü Village) D/o Sademnungsang Jamir HSLC Top 14 St. John Hr. Sec. Residential School, Dimapur. 2. Longjana (Mopungchuket Village) D/o Talikumzuk Longkumer Subject Topper in Ao (91/100) HSSLC – NBSE 1st Division from Clark Memorial Hr. Sec. School, Impur 3. Diawa Imchen (Sungratsü Village) D/o Sentiyanger Imchen IAS Top 9 (CBSE) 12th Grade from Ecole Globale Girls International School, Uttarakhand The AKTM further congratulates all the successful students who have passed in the recently declared results. We wish you all a bright and prosperous future. Sd/Sd/Alapong Jamir Jongshiyapang Aier President General Secretary

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Rajbhar alleged that Adityanath did not have time to implement the recommendations of the social justice committee. “If Om Prakash Rajbhar speaks about improvement in primary education to the children poor households, then it is bad,” he said. Rajbhar said he used to talk about implementing prohibition in Uttar Pradesh on the lines of Gujarat and Bihar, but claimed that Adiyanath would not endorse it. Hours after Rajbhar was sacked, the state BJP accused him of shattering the decorum of alliance dharma by continuously speaking against the saffron party despite being its partner. “The BJP is a party which gives full respect to its allies and honours the coalition dharma. But, it is unfortunate that our alliance partner in UP, Om Prakash Rajbhar, not just violated the decorum of alliance dharma, but shattered it. It is for this reason that the party and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were compelled to take such a strong step,” UP BJP chief Mahendra Nath Pandey said in a statement here. “He also opposed various policies of the state government,” he said.

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N e w D e lh i / L u c know/Hyderabad, May 20 (PTI): The exit polls have impacted the mood in party offices in the national capital and elsewhere in the country -- from an upbeat BJP camp to a subdued atmosphere in Congress and other opposition parties, though the general refrain is of “wait and watch” ahead of counting of votes on Thursday. While three exit polls predicted that the BJP-led NDA will cross the 300 mark for another term at the centre, two others said the ruling alliance may fall short of a majority. After slogging tirelessly during the seven-phase general election, workers were given an off by many of the parties on Monday. But a

on exit polls and fate of the SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh were rife at the BJP headquarters in Lucknow. The regional parties have been hoping to play a major role in government formation in the event of a hung Parliament. But the exit poll results took way some of the enthusiasm at the Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav going into a huddle with senior party leaders. The SP office, which is generally abuzz with activities, was less crowded in the morning with some party supporters seen discussing the future prospects of the party and outcome of its alliance with the BSP and the RLD. “The exit polls show us in good light. Some of the polls even give us over 50 seats. We are enthused with the exit polls, but are keeping our fingers crossed till the results are out on May 23,” said Ajay Pratap Singh, a party leader from Sitapur. “They (exit polls) have only deepened the suspense instead of making the picture clear. We will prefer to wait and watch till the final results are out,” Manoj Mishra, an SP supporter, said while having tea at a stall outside the party office.

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joined by other party colleagues who concurred that there will be a tough fight between the two parties and the Congress’ tally would be much better than it was in 2014, when the party had won just 44 seats. Charan Kumar, another Congress worker, watched on TV BJP leaders’ reaction to the exit polls. “It has been done to create an atmosphere in favour of Modi,” he claimed. But another party worker, Surya Tripathi, gave it a different spin. “The Sensex climbed 900 points in one minute on Monday. That is not a joke. It (exit poll predicting an NDA victory) was done to benefit traders, who invest in the stock market and who also form the biggest vote base of Modi,” he claimed. Congress worker Suresh Singh travelled over 900 km from Balia in Uttar Pradesh to the party headquarters in New Delhi. “On Thursday, I know there would be celebration here and the grand old party would emerge victorious,” he said. CPI national secretary D Raja conceded that this could be the Left’s worst poll performance in years. “What role we will play will be decided post May 23,” he said. Discussions over tea

Lucknow, May 20 (PTI): Just a day after polling ended in the Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Monday sacked SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar from the Cabinet for his outbursts against senior NDA partner BJP. Governor Ram Naik accepted the recommendation and relieved Rajbhar with immediate effect from his post of Backward Class Welfare and Divyangjan Empowerment Minister, an official spokesperson said here. The CM also recommended to the governor that all other Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP) members holding the rank of Minister of State be removed immediately. A recalcitrant Rajbhar appeared before the media soon afterward and “welcomed” the decision of the CM. “I welcome the decision (to sack me). The decision taken by the chief minister was a delayed one,” Rajbhar said. “Had the decision been taken around 20 days ago, it would have been much better.” “By taking the decision, he (Adityanath) has proved he does not endorse my war against poverty,” he told reporters, donning his

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Dr. ZASE CHÜSI Mrs. RENCHUMI K. KUOTSU The Mezoma Students’ Union (MSU) with immense pride and pleasure would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to: 1. Dr. ZASE CHÜSI, S/o Vimeyalhou Chüsi Appointed as a member of the Non-State Civil Services of Nagaland to the IAS, for the selection list of 2017. 2. Mrs. RENCHUMI K. KUOTSU, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). W/o Khrieketu Kuotsu Thesis:- Patrifocal Conventions, Institutions and Legal Pluralism: Rethinking Resistance of Women in Nagaland Electoral Politics from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagaland. Sd/Sd/Megokhotso Meyatsu Vizhatsü Kehie President, MSU General Secretary, MSU

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UDHAMPUR, May 20 (Agencies): The top officer of the Indian Army’s Northern Command on Monday said that the first surgical strike was carried out by India in September 2016, in the latest comment on a protracted political battle between the BJP-led government at the centre and the opposition over authorising targeted counterattacks across the Line of Control. According to NDTV, referring to a recent reply by the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) to a Right to Information (RTI) query, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said that the first surgical strike by the armed forces took place in September 2016, to avenge the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri, in which 19 soldiers were killed. “A few days ago, DGMO said in a reply to an RTI that the first surgical strike happened in September 2016. I don’t want to go into what political parties say, they will be given an answer by the government. What I have told

B h o pal , M ay 2 0 (IANS): Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Bhopal parliamentary seat, apologised on Monday for her statements during the poll campaign. She has also adopted silence. “After the election procedures, it’s the time for concerns and contemplation. If I have hurt the patriotism by my words during the campaign, I apologise. To atone for the boundaries of social life, I am adopting silence for ‘21 prahar’ (around 60 hours),” she said on Twitter. During the poll campaign, Sadhvi had sparked controversies through her statements about Hemant Karkare, martyred in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, and demolition of Babri mosque. She also claimed that Nathuram Godse was a patriot. However, she apologised for all the statements later. The Election Commission had also issued a notice to her and banned her from campaigning for three days. A case was also registered against her.

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With immense joy and pride, the Philimi Students' Union would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to the following students for their success in HSLC and HSSLC. HSLC HSSLC 1. Limugha Shohe 1. Limeka Swu 2. Kito Shohe 2. Kavi Shohe 3. Olivia Shohe 3. Hutoshe Aye 4. Lovi Shohe 4. Ilitoli Shohe 5. Onika Swu 5. Hito Chisho 6. Kavitoli Swu 6. Inatoli A. Assumi 7. Nipulo Shohe 8. Honotoli Shohe 9. Nikali Shohe 10. Khekavili Shohe 11. Jeska Assumi 12. Vika Shohe 13. Hukavi Swu Further, the Union wishes all the successful candidates even greater success in their future endeavour. President General Secretary Solomon Sumi Kavikali Swu

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Copenhagen, May 20 (IANS): Swedish prosecutors on Monday requested that the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, be detained to face questioning over rape allegations he had originally evaded by seeking diplomatic asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for almost seven years. Deputy Director of Public Prosecution EvaMarie Persson submitted an application for a detention order to Uppsala District Court in which she requested the court to detain the Australian who is currently

in custody in the UK. “I request the District Court to detain Assange in his absence, on probable cause suspected for rape,” said Persson. “If the court decides to detain him, I will issue a European Arrest Warrant concerning surrender to Sweden,” she added, reported Efe news. The Australian is currently serving a 50-week sentence in the UK’s Belmarsh prison after he was found guilty of breaching the terms of his bail relating to allegations, including “lesser-degree rape,” lodged in Sweden, where an investigation was

Russia air strikes kill 10 civilians in Syria Kafranbel, May 20 (Agencies): Air strikes by Syrian regime ally Russia have killed 10 civilians including five children in a northwestern jihadist bastion, a monitor said Monday, hours after Moscow announced a ceasefire there. Clashes between regime forces and jihadists raged Monday on the edge of the region held by Syria’s former Al-Qaeda affiliate, following the deadly air raids overnight, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Idlib region controlled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham is supposed to be protected from a government offensive by a September buffer zone deal, but regime and Russian bombardment has increased there since late April. The Observatory said Russian air strikes overnight killed five children, four women, and one man in the town of Kafranbel in Idlib province. The air strikes hit near a hospital in the town, knocking it out of service, the Britain-based monitor said. An AFP correspondent saw five homes on the edges on the town that were destroyed or damaged after the strikes.

Beijing warns US against provocation in SCS

Navy destroyer sails past Chinese-claimed reef in South China Sea.

Beijing, May 20 (IANS): China on Monday lacerated the US for sailing its warship in the disputed South China Sea (SCS), saying Washington was trying to disturb peace and stability in the region. The disputed South China Sea is one of the hot button issues between the US and China who are going through a very rough patch in their ties. The US sailed its destroyer ‘Preble’ near the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, its second such operation in a month in disputed waters claimed by Beijing and other littoral states. The latest move by the US is bound to raise tensions with China as the two countries are engaged in a

bleeding trade war wherein both have slapped tariffs worth billions of dollars on each other’s goods. It drew angry comments from China’s foreign ministry. “I must emphasise the acts of the US ship violated China’s sovereignty and disturbed the peace and security and good order of the relevant waters. China deplores and firmly opposes that,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang said. The South China Sea is one of the world’s busiest waterways. Beijing says the resource-rich region belongs to it, a claim which overlaps with those of Taiwan, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Vietnam. The US accuses China

Gale kills four in Beijing B e i j i n g , M ay 2 0 (IANS): Beijing continued with a blue alert for strong winds on Monday, after gales began to sweep across the capital city on Sunday, killing at least four people and disturbing traffic. The blue alert for strong winds was put up by the Beijing Meteorological Bureau early Sunday and the five suburban districts of Tongzhou, Yanqing, Changping, Huairou and Shunyi upgraded the alert to yellow later on, the Xinhau news agency reported. The above regions were hit by gales as high as 9 grades, which means the speed of wind topped 24.4 meters per second. Strong winds knocked down trees, causing traffic jams in many parts of the capital city. More than 100 flights were cancelled or diverted to other airports and some trains arrived late as the rail facilities were destroyed by fallen trees. The wind toppled a wall near the Dongzhimen bridge in the city centre and killed three pedestrians and a delivery driver was killed by a fallen tree in western Beijing. K

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of militarising the region and keeps sending its warships in the sea, describing the act as “freedom of navigation” in international waters. China, which slams any movement of US ships in the region, warned Washington again. “China respects and upholds the freedom of navigation and overflight enjoyed by all countries in accordance with the international law in the South China Sea. But we oppose any country’s attempt to take this as a pretext and un-

dermine China’s sovereignty and security interests,” Lu added. “US is neglecting regional countries’ will to uphold peace and stability in the South China Sea and taking freedom of navigation and overflight as an excuse to disrupt regional peace and stability. We strongly urge the US to stop such provocations. China will continue to take all necessary measures to defend our sovereignty, security and peace and stability in the South China Sea.” he said.

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Egyptian security forces kill 12 suspected militants CAIRO, May 20 (Agencies): Egyptian security forces have killed 12 suspected Islamist militants in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, a day after an explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people. A rudimentary device containing nails and pieces of metal detonated on the perimeter of the Grand Egyptian Museum near a bus carrying 25 South African tourists from the airport to the pyramids district. The Interior Ministry did not say whether the suspected militants were connected to Sunday’s attack, but said its forces killed the suspects during raids on their hideouts in the 6th of October and Al Shorouk districts, where it said members of the militant group Hasm were planning a series of attacks in the country to create an “atmosphere of chaos.” Eg ypt accuses the group, which emerged in 2016 and has claimed several attacks, of being a wing of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Egypt’s oldest Islamist movement denies this and says it seeks change through peaceful means only. The ministry said the suspects were killed in gunbattles, but did not elaborate

A damaged bus is seen at the site of a blast near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Cairo, Egypt on May 19.

on the suspects’ identity or whether there had been any casualties or injuries among the security forces. Weapons and explosives were found at the scene of the shootouts, the ministry said. A Reuters investigation in April found that Egyptian security forces had shot dead hundreds of suspected militants in what the Interior Ministry said were gunbattles, but which bereaved families said were extrajudicial executions. A Reuters analysis of the ministry statements showed that deadly shootouts often followed an attack

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by militants. For example, in December 2018, a day after the deadly bombing of a Vietnamese tourist bus in Giza, the ministry announced that its forces had killed 40 people in three separate incidents. Human rights organizations have accused Egypt of carrying out extrajudicial executions and of trying civilians in military courts as part of the crackdown. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that the mat-

ter of human rights should be treated in the context of regional turbulence and the struggle against terrorism. Strong security measures, he has said, are needed to stabilize Egypt after the turmoil that followed the country’s 2011 uprising. Egypt’s military and police launched a major campaign against militant groups in 2018, focusing on the Sinai Peninsula as well as southern areas and the border with Libya.

OBITUARY Dear Lichamo, Looking back, we fondly remember the good times we had together. The friendship we share will never ever remain void. It pains to let you go but till we meet again, Adieu our friend 'LICHA'. Class Apart DBS 1986-95 Dimapur, Nagaland

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LATE MRS. SOSANGLEMLA AIER YAJANG Born : 1947 – Died : 18.05.2019 Words will not be able to serve our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, neighbours, churches and well wishers, who stood by us physically, emotionally and financially during our mother's prolonged illness till she breathed last on the fateful morning of 18th May 2019. Nevertheless, it is our family's earnest prayer that may our Heavenly Father bless you all abundantly. Loving children, in-laws and grandchildren. DP-4030

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Thank you all For rendering your invaluable love and support through prayers, physical presence, materially & financially. Words cannot express how deeply we appreciate everything you have done to help us get through this difficult time. Your enduring love & support will always be remembered by the family of: Late RUOKUOTUOLIE KHEZHIE (19.09.1951 – 16.05.2019) May God bless you abundantly!

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Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at court on April 11, 2019 in London.

reopened following his dramatic arrest in London on April 11, 2019. Sweden had put the investigation on hold and revoked its arrest warrant in May 2017. Following Assange’s arrest, the US unsealed an indictment against him to face a charge of conspiring to commit computer intrusion linked to his cooperation with Chelsea Manning, a US soldier turned whistle-blower behind a massive dump of classified or sensitive government documents. “In the event of a conflict between a European Arrest Warrant and a request for extradition from the US, UK authorities will decide on the order of priority,” Persson said. “The outcome of this process is impossible to predict. However, in my view the Swedish case can proceed concurrently with the proceedings in the UK.” The investigation was reopened at the request of Swedish lawyer Elizabeth Massi Fritz who represents one of the women who accused Assange of rape when she hosted him in Stockholm in 2010.

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25.03.1939 – 17.05.2019 We the bereaved family members of Late I. Bendang Aier would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who stood by us during the prolonged illness and sad demise of our beloved on 17.05.2019. May God bless you all abundantly. Loving wife, children, in-laws and relatives. MKC-230

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Infotainment

D-Day unfolded; 75 years ago when Allied forces landed in Normandy

This colourised photograph, taken on Omaha Beach, shows reinforcements pouring ashore on D-Day during the biggest military operation in history which was one of the key turning points of the Second World War.

ncredible colour photographs from a new book have captured DDay hour-by-hour ahead of the 75th anniversary next month. Using pictures and testimony from the Imperial War Museum archives,

D-Day and Normandy: A Visual History by Anthony Richards shows how Operation Overlord unfolded on June 6, 1944. The shots, published chronologically for the first time ever, have brought to life one of the key turning

points of the Second World War. Fascinating snaps show Winston Churchill visiting the battlefield in Normandy, troops pouring on to the beaches after landing during the biggest military operation in his-

tory, and members of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) packing parachutes for airborne troops. Details about the day were cobbled together using official war photographers’ notes, often hastily scribbled in the midst of battle. Mr Richards said: ‘There is surely no better way to understand an event of such scale as D-Day than to perceive it through the eyes and words of those who were actually there. ‘The museum is incredibly fortunate to hold an unmatched collection of written testimony and photography recording the event. ‘The Allies were acutely aware of the historical importance that would be attached to the landings and so made sure that the events were covered as far as was realistically possible in the circumstances by both film and still photography.’ (Dianne ApenSadler for Mailonline)

2 arrested for livestreaming voting on Fb Live

moving on and I’d rather focus on the thousands of great athletes I met at @ ArnoldSports Africa.” On Saturday, a video went viral of the former Republican governor of California at an Arnold Classic Africa event in Johannesburg, South Africa, when a man rushed and dropkicked Schwarzenegger from behind.

The governator wasn’t hurt, but appeared briefly startled as security personnel rushed the suspect. He shook it off almost immediately. Shortly after the incident, Schwarzenegger tweeted, “Thanks for your concerns, but there is nothing to worry about. I thought I was just jostled by the crowd, which happens a lot. I only realized I

Game of Thrones finale gets mixed response

ou must have read about people livestreaming suicides, shootings and other crimes on Facebook Live but police here have arrested two local leaders for uploading videos of casting their votes on the platform. The police arrested Rahul Kalia, a Congress leader, and Bhanu Partap, a Bharatiya Janata Party councillor of Ward No. 3 in Kurali municipal council in Mohali after they shot a video on Facebook Live while voting in the seventh and final phase of voting on Sunday, the local media reported. Kalia uploaded his video of casting vote at booth number 150 in the Kharar segment of the Sri Anandpur Sahib Constituency on Facebook Live. The police immediately took action and first asked both of them to first remove the voting video from Facebook, and then booked them under the appropriate sections of the Representation of the People (RPA) Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC). (IANS)

Arnold Schwarzenegger won’t press charges against attacker

rnold Schwarzenegger announced Sunday that he won’t press charges against the man accused of assaulting him over the weekend. “A lot of you have asked, but I’m not pressing charges,” the 71-year-old “Terminator” star tweeted. “I hope this was a wake-up call, and he gets his life on the right track. But I’m

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was kicked when I saw the video like all of you. I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.” Actor Mario Lopez tweeted a snippet of the incident, writing, “Some idiot tried to drop kick 71yr old @Schwarzenegger. Like a mosquito kickin a rhino it didn’t even bother my guy... #Legend.” (FoxNews)

he final episode of Game of Thrones has been broadcast, drawing to a close one of the most successful series in television history. But the season eight finale has received a mixed reaction from fans and critics. More than a million viewers signed a petition to have the eighth season remade with more “competent writers”. And, if the early reactions to the finale are anything to go by, the critics aren’t far behind them. “There’s no doubt this season has been a rushed business,” wrote Lucy Mangan in The Guardian. “It has wasted opportunities, squandered goodwill and failed to do justice to its characters or its actors. “But,” she added, “the finale just about delivered. “When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die. Overall, I think, it won.” Mangan wasn’t the only critic to pick up on the feeling of haste in the production, with Erik Kain of Forbes writing: “I think the

Israeli cultural minister slams Madonna Ariana Grande sued for posting photo of herself over performance on Eurovision

srael’s culture minister on Sunday slammed Madonna for her Eurovision performance in which two backup dancers were wearing jackets with Israeli and Palestinian flags. Miri Regev, known for her controversial state-

ments, told reporters Sunday before a cabinet meeting that Madonna’s performance in Tel Aviv “was an error,” adding: “politics and a cultural event should not be mixed, with all due respect to Madonna.” The backup dancers with Israeli and Palestin-

air it? I mean, you had two years! I want to find the writers, grab a bell, ring it at them repeatedly while chanting ‘shame’ over and over again. Perhaps then they’ll get the message. “On a brighter note, at least I’m not sad Game of Thrones is over any more. Thank you season eight for making this goodbye so much easier than it should have been.” In a two-star review for The Independent, Nick Hilton said: “For fans who have devoted themselves to the preceding 72 episodes with a fervour that rivals the biggest franchises in cinema and literary history, it doesn’t deliver that crucial coup de grâce of making you feel, making you care. “A few years ago, it would’ve been hard to imagine watching the final shot of Game of Thrones without the twinkle of a tear in the eye, but, tonight, that was the reality.” The Telegraph’s Ed Power said: “The most crushing thing about the Game of Thrones finale was how empty it all felt. (BBC)

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riana Grande is reportedly being sued by a photographer after the pop giant posted a photo he had taken of her. The singer faces legal action from paparazzo Robert Barbera, who alleges that she violated copyright law by posting two pictures of herself on social media. The photos, who Barbera took in 2018, show the singer walking out of a building while holding a bag sporting the name of her ‘Sweetener’ album. Grande posted the pictures on Instagram and Twitter last August to coincide with the record’s release. While Barbera’s original lawsuit focused on the copyright violation, he is also suing her for damages amounting to either $25,000 (£20,000) or all the profits Grande earned from the photos – which means that he could potentially in a cut of the album’s first-day sales. The lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, states: ““[Grande] infringed [Barbera’s] copyright in the Pho-

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ian flags pinned on their backs could be seen while Madonna her new single at the contest. Depictions of Palestinian flags in Israel are highly controversial, given Israel’s decades-long occupation of the West Bank. Regev also criticized KAN, Israel’s public broadcaster, for not preventing the gesture, though it wasn’t clear what could’ve been done. Eurovision’s organizers said: “this element of the performance was not part of the rehearsals and Madonna had been “advised as to the non-political nature of the event.” Madonna later defended the performance on Twitter, sharing clips of the dancers and writing: “I am grateful for the opportunity to spread the message of peace and unity with the world.” (FoxNews)

finale’s flaws were mainly born out of rush. “All of this could have been earned; very little of it was.” He said Daenerys Targaryen’s storyline this season was “far too hurried to work properly, but given the right amount of time and TLC, it could have been one of TV’s most incredible character arcs”. He continued: “No matter the flaws in this season and last, no matter the various bad decisions over the years... it’s still one of the best TV shows ever made.” Metro’s Adam Starkey said the final episode used “disjointed shortcuts with storytelling which have felt out of step with the show’s original eye for detail.” He added: “It’s not quite the home-r un we hoped for, but it’s hard to feel bitter against a show operating at such a thrilling, operatic scale.” S o m e c r i t i c s we r e slightly more forthcoming in their disapproval. “What an absolute anticlimax,” wrote Nicola Agius in The Sun. “HBO, didn’t you watch this series before agreeing to

Rev Keduolhoulie Shüya The Shüya Chienuo Krotho Nagaland with immense Joy and Honour extend our heartiest congratulation to Rev. Keduolhoulie Shüya on being ordained to the life time service of the Lord. May Almighty God bless you and use you in a special way for the extension of His kingdom. President Secretary Dr. Thepfudi Shüya Kezhalelhou Shüya

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tographs by reproducing and publicly displaying the Photographs on the Instagram Page… [Grande] is not, and has never been, licensed or otherwise authorized to reproduce, publically display, distribute and/or use the Photographs.” (NME)

The Foundation in Christ Ministry conveys our heartiest congratulation to Rev. Dr. Khrielie Seyie on being awarded Doctorate of Ministry and ordained as a Minister (Rev.) by the University of Jerusalem at the 23rd International Convocation and Ordination Service Chennai, Tamil Nadu. “May God continue to bless and use him greatly for the extension of His kingdom.” K-1376

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Rüsoma Village Council would like to extend its heartfelt gratitude to the Chief Electrical inspector, Department of Power, Govt. of Nagaland, for free distribution of LED bulb, Tube and street light to every household in our village, in its pursuance of reducing electric power consumption and to save energy. CHAIRMAN RÜSOMA VILLAGE COUNCIL

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Barcelona held 2-2 by Eibar

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi in action during their La Liga match against Eibar. EIBAR, May 20 (Agencies): Barcelona captain and La Liga top scorer Lionel Messi rounded off a spectacular season by netting twice in a 2-2 draw away to Eibar in the champions’ final game on Sunday, taking his tally to a remarkable 36 league goals. Eibar went ahead in the 20th minute with a strike from Barca’s on-loan midfielder Marc Cucurella which squirmed under keeper Jasper Cillessen but Messi levelled in the 31st after sneaking into the box to meet a pass from Arturo

Vidal. Messi struck again a minute later, racing through the middle unchallenged to latch on to a pass from Ivan Rakitic and calmly chip the outstretched keeper Marko Dmitrovic. But Eibar’s Pablo de Blasis levelled right before halftime with a superb onetouch strike from long range after the ball fell into his path following a desperate header away from Cillessen, who looked in shaky form ahead of next week’s Copa del Rey final against Valencia. “When you have noth-

ing at stake you are always less keen in a game, in the end we drew but I think we have ended the season well,” said Barca coach Ernesto Valverde. “We have been champions for a while now, we were very consistent throughout the campaign. We had a few difficulties early in the season, but we overcame them.” Malcom and Gerard Pique missed second-half chances for the champions while Cucurella spurned an even better opportunity to snatch a winner for Eibar,

Open Penalty shootout on June 22 K o h ima , M ay 2 0 (NPN): The Kohima Town Club will be organising its first open penalty shootout tournament on June 22 at IG Stadium, Kohima. The champions will

receive a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 while the runner’s up will pocket Rs. 30,000. Both the champions and runnersup will also receive trophy and citations. The entry fee is Rs. 2000 per team. The

forms will be made available in the second week of June at Sports Paradise, Ruluo Market, Kezieke and Global Sports, Dr K.K Angami Complex, above Black Berry Kohima.

who have still never managed to beat Barca in the top flight. Messi had a difficult chance to score again and complete a hat-trick but sent his shot well over the bar. The Argentine still finished the campaign as La Liga’s top scorer for a third year in a row, the first player to do so since Hugo Sanchez of Real Madrid in 1987. He also joined the late former Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra as the only players in the league’s history to be top scorer six times. Messi scored 15 goals more than his nearest challengers, Barca team mate Luis Suarez and Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema who both netted 21 times. Barca, who clinched an eighth title in 11 seasons with three games to spare, finished the campaign on 87 points, 11 clear of runnersup Atletico Madrid and 19 ahead of Real Madrid in third. Their focus now turns to beating Valencia in next week’s Cup final in Seville to complete a second consecutive domestic double. Their season, however, is still likely to be overshadowed by their Champions League semi-final elimination to Liverpool.

Kroos extends Real Madrid stay

Toni Kroos M a d ri d, M ay 2 0 (Agencies): Toni Kroos has agreed a contract renewal with Real Madrid until the end of the 2022-23 season, the Spanish club said on Monday. The 29-year-old Germany midfielder had been linked with a potential departure from the Santiago Bernabeu by Spanish media but instead has extended his stay for another four years. Real are expected to sell several players this summer and overhaul their squad after a bitterly disappointing season in which they finished third in La The first Aiko Futsal Tournament in partner with Nagaland Futsal League Liga and were knocked out was held on Saturday. A total of 9 teams participated. In the final, Forgot of the Champions League to Warm Up beat Tribal United to win the tournament. in the last 16.

De Ligt set to join Barca in summer

Matthijs de Ligt M a d ri d, M ay 2 0 (Agencies): Matthijs de Ligt looks set to leave Ajax for Barcelona this summer, irrespective of interest from English clubs. The £65m-rated Netherlands international has been linked with Liverpool and Manchester United after impressing in his side’s run to the semi-finals of the Champions League. But the 19-year-old Ajax captain is understood to be closing on a move to the Nou Camp. De Ligt plays alongside Liverpool’s Virgil van Djik in the Netherlands side but it is believed Jurgen Klopp does not feel he needs another centre-back. The defender would leave Ajax on a high, having helped them secure a domestic double this season, including their first Eredivisie title since 2014. K Y M C

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Mbappe voted best top-flight player in France PARIS, May 20 (Agencies): Paris St Germain’s Kylian Mbappe, who has already scored 32 goals this season, was named both the best player and best Under-21 player for the 2018-19 season by his peers on Sunday. France striker Mbappe, 20, scored twice in the penultimate round on Saturday to become the first French player in 53 years to net at least 32 goals in a Ligue 1 campaign since Philippe Gondet’s 36 for Nantes in the 1965-66 season. “It may be time for me to have more responsibilities, it may be here at PSG, with great pleasure, or maybe somewhere else, with a new project,” Mbappe said after receiving his award. Germany midfielder Dzsenifer Marozsan, who helped Olympique Lyonnais’ women’s team to a record-extending 13th consecutive league title and fourth straight Champions League crown, was named the best first division female player for the third time in a row. Lille’s Christophe Galtier was voted best Ligue 1 coach of the season after taking his side to second place behind champions PSG.

Amir, Riaz bolster Pak pace attack

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L a h o re , M ay 2 0 ( I A NS ) : I n o r d e r t o strengthen their bowling attack, Pakistan have included left-arm pacers Wahab Riaz and Mohammad Amir in the final 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup slated to be held in England and Wales from May 30. From the 15-player provisional squad, which was announced on April 18, the PCB selectors have replaced Abid Ali and Junaid Khan with Asif Ali and Amir respectively (both were named as additional players) while Riaz has been recalled to replace Faheem Ashraf, according to a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) statement. Yasir Shah is the

fourth player to be released from the side after he was named as Shadab Khan’s replacement for the series against England which Pakistan lost 0-4 on Sunday. Wahab has taken 102 wickets in 79 ODIs, including 24 wickets in 12 World Cup matches in 2011 and 2015, while Amir has picked up 60 wickets in 51 matches, including five wickets in Pakistan’s successful ICC Champions Trophy 2017 campaign. Amir -- who is presently in London after recovering from chicken pox -- and Wahab, are expected to join the squad in Bristol on Wednesday. Both players will be available for selection for the two warm-

up matches before Pakistan launches their World Cup campaign against the Windies on May 31 at Trent Bridge. Wahab’s last ODI was in the Champions Trophy 2017 against India in Birmingham, while he last represented Pakistan in the Dubai Test against Australia in October 2018. Explaining the decision to recall Wahab, Chairman of the Pakistan selection committee, Inzamam-ul-Haq said, “The lack of potency of our frontline bowlers in the recent ODI series against England meant that a change was needed. In addition, we now know that we will encounter batting wickets throughout the World Cup campaign.” “The bowling unit during the England ODIs has not clicked as anticipated or expected; if we have at our disposal the vastly experienced pace duo of Amir and Wahab then it will be foolish not to include them,” Inzamam added. Pakistan play warmup games against Afghanistan (May 24) and Bangladesh (May 26) before starting their World Cup campaign against the West Indies at Trent Bridge on May 31.

Hockey: Indian eves beat S Korea in tour opener Jincheon, May 20 (PTI): Indian women’s hockey team defeated hosts South Korea 2-1 in the first match of the three-match bilateral series to begin their short tour on a confident here Monday. Young striker Lalremsiami (20th minute) and Navneet Kaur (40th) scored for India, while Shin Hyejeong (48th) found the net for Korea. High on confidence after their impressive outings in Spain and Malaysia earlier this year, India made a strong start against the hosts. After missing out on an opportunity to score from a penalty corner early in the first quarter, India scored a splendid field goal through Lalremsiami in the 20th minute. The visitors’ second goal came in the 40th minute when Navneet struck beautifully to extend the lead. While the hosts won five penalty corners in the course of the match, and

Indian hockey players celebrate their goal against the Korena team at the three-match Bi-lateral Series which began today at Jincheon, (PTI) a penalty stroke in the last quarter, they managed to convert only one set piece in the 48th minute through Shin Hyejeong. It was India’s experienced goalkeeper Savita who made commendable saves to keep her team’s lead intact.

“Considering this was our first match, I think the result was good but the performance can be better. We tried some new things in the match and it was interesting to see how we handled the change,” India’s chief coach Sjoerd Marijne said after the

game. “We must bring our technical skills to a higher level in order to play faster and that will be one of our priorities for the next match.” India will play their second match of the tour on Wednesday.

India shuttlers eye knockout stage at Sudirman Cup

Nanning, May 20 (PTI): India will start as favourites against a young Malaysian team sans legend Lee Chong Wei when they clash in a group 1D match of the Sudirman Cup here Tuesday. India, who had reached the quarterfinals twice in the 2011 and 2017 editions, will have to overcome Malaysia, the 2009 semifinalists, when they begin their campaign. Any hiccups against Malaysia will make their next clash against the mighty China a must-win battle. Malaysia were thrashed 0-5 by China in the opening match and a loss against India will see them bow out of the competition. The 13-member Indian team, seeded eighth this time, will look to draw inspiration from their sensational win over Malaysia en route to an unprecedented team gold at the Commonwealth Games 2018. India’s chances during the mixed team championship will depend on the quality singles players such as reigning BWF World Tour Finals winner PV Sindhu, 2019 Indonesia Masters champion Saina Nehwal, 2019 India Open

Saina Nehwal finalist Kidambi Srikanth and BWF World Tour Finals semi-finalist Sameer Verma. Malaysia will be led by Goh Jin Wei and Soniia Cheah in women’s singles, while Lee Zii Jia will be entrusted with the responsibility in men’s singles in the absence of Chong Wei, who is still recovering from nose cancer. While India hold the edge in both, given the way Soniia stretched All England Championship Chen Yufei Sunday, it will be interesting to see who India will select to field between World No 5 Sindhu or Saina, ranked 9th. Srikanth has consis-

tently reached the quarters but struggled to go beyond in 11 of his last 13 tournaments. He had a runner-up finish at the India Open and is expected to hold the edge against Zii Jia. Malaysia will need their doubles to put up a good performance to salvage hopes of making it to the knockout stage. Malaysia saw some promising performances this year from Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik and Ong Yew Sin and Teo Ee Yi in men’s doubles, Chow Mei Kuan and Lee Meng Yean in women’s doubles and Goh Soon Huat and Shevon Jemie Lai and Tan Kian Meng and Lai Pei

PV Sindhu Jing in mixed doubles. For India the return of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy after an injury gap will fuel India’s hopes in both men’s doubles and mixed doubles. Satwik, who recovered from a shoulder injury to make a title-winning comeback at the Brazil International Challenge recently, will form a formidable men’s doubles pair with Chirag Shetty, while pairing with the experienced Ashwini Ponnappa in mixed doubles. If India can quell the Malaysian challenge, they can go with a relaxed mind against the 10-time champions China on Wednesday. K Y M C

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Napoli leave Inter’s CL hopes in balance derneath the crossbar. Ruiz scored twice on the break to finish off the visitors, while Martinez hit the bar in between.

Icardi won and converted a soft penalty for Inter in the 81st but it was far too late for Luciano Spalletti’s side.

Atalanta draw Juventus 1-1

Napoli players celebrate after scoring a goal during their Serie A match against Inter Milan. after Piotr Zielinski and Dries Mertens set them on their way, while home defender Kalidou Koulibaly made a remarkable goal-line clearance from Lautaro Martinez. With one game left, Inter dropped to fourth with 66 points, behind Atalanta, who drew 1-1 at champions Juventus, on the head-to-head record. AC Milan are a point behind in fifth after their 2-0 win over Frosinone. “We need to keep clear heads. It was an bad performance but our destiny is in our own hands,” said Inter coach Luciano Spalletti. “There is noth-

ing wrong with losing to Napoli, but not in this way. The next game will be a final. We started well but we made mistakes in building moves from the back, which is how their first goal came about, and after that, our passing was all over the place.” Zielinski fired Napoli in front with a rasping drive in the 16th minute and Mertens ghosted in behind the Inter defence to head in Jose Callejon’s cross in the 61st, the Belgian’s 15th league goal of the season. Koulibaly then denied Inter by somehow heading Martinez’s powerful drive off the line from right un-

Real bids farewell to Navas

Six teams in fray for Kohima Football League

N A P L E S , M ay 2 0 (Agencies): Inter Milan’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were left hanging in the balance after they slumped to an embarrassing 4-1 defeat at Napoli in Serie A on Sunday. Inter, who would have clinched a place in Europe’s elite club competition with a victory, must now win their final game at home to Empoli, who are fighting relegation and have won their last three games, to guarantee a topfour finish. Fabian Ruiz scored twice for Napoli — already sure of finishing second —

Keylor Navas M ad r i d, M ay 2 0 (IANS): Real Madrid fans bid farewell to goalkeeper Keylor Navas just before the side’s final La Liga game of the season against Real Betis. Supporters chanted the goalkeeper’s name at Madrid’s home pitch Santiago Bernabeu and gave Navas a standing ovation

during what could be his last game with the Spanish side, while he knelt prayerlike and pointed to the sky late on Sunday. The 32-year-old Costa Rican may leave Madrid to solve the goalkeeping dilemma the club has faced since the arrival of the starting 27-year-old Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois in 2018, reports Efe news. Number two on the chart behind Courtois, Navas has recently entered into competition for the number two position with the son of the club’s coach, 21-year-old Luca Zidane. Navas is one of Madrid’s most beloved players as he helped the club win three UEFA Champions League titles in a row. Navas, who joined Real Madrid from Levante in August 2014, played 20 matches this season, saved seven goals, conceding 19 others.

K O H I M A , M ay 2 0 (NPN): The 3rd edition of the Kohima Football League 2019, organised by Kohima Town Club, is all set to begin from June 8 at IG Stadium, Kohima. Six teams namely- defending champions Sechü Zubza FC, Vanguard FC Tseminyu, Khriekesa FC, Forerunner FC Thizama and two new teams - A.Yhome FC and Kohima Eagles FC will fight for the title. The league will be played on single league basis where each team will get five matches. The prize money has been enhanced to Rs 1,20,000 for the champions along with running trophy and citations while the runners up will receive Rs 80,000. The club informed that the launching of the clubs jersey will be held on June 1 at IG Stadium, Kohima.

Atalanta moved into third place in Serie A and within touching distance of Champions League qualification on Sunday with a 1-1 draw at Juventus in what was Massimiliano Allegri’s last home game in charge of the champions. Josip Ilicic profited from some dozy defending to tap in the opener for the visitors during the first half, but Juve substitute Mario Mandzukic equalised with 10 minutes remaining. The victory elevated the Bergamo side to third, level on 66 points with Inter Milan but ahead on headto-head record. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side will be assured of a top four finish if they beat Sassuolo in their final game of the season next weekend. Juventus, who clinched an eighth successive Serie A title almost a month ago, announced this week that Allegri would leave the club at the end of the season. The home crowd bid farewell to the coach after five trophy-laden years, while veteran defender Andrea Barzagli also took to the Allianz Stadium pitch for the final time. Juventus’s form has dipped dramatically since they secured the title and they have now gone four league matches without a win for the first time since 2012. Cristiano Ronaldo squandered a chance early on by blasting over the bar from a good position and they were made to rue that miss when Ilicic tapped in Atalanta’s 100th goal of the season in all competitions after 33 minutes. Barzagli, who will be retiring after more than eight years at the club, was given a guard of honour by his team mates before the game and that was followed by a standing ovation when he was substituted in the second half. Juve drew level when Mandzukic slid in to meet Juan Cuadrado’s looping cross at the back post and struck the ball into the net through Pierluigi Gollini’s legs. The hosts were reduced to 10 men in stoppage time when Federico Bernardeschi was sent off for a rash challenge.

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Simona Halep shrugs off expectations ahead of French Open Paris, May 20 (Agencies): French Open champion Simona Halep has said she will not be burdened by expectations that she can repeat last year’s triumph and would rather focus on enjoying the Grand Slam which starts on Sunday (May 26). The 27-year-old Romanian enters Roland Garros as favourite for the title given the contrasting form of some of the top names, including Japan’s world No. 1 Naomi Osaka, but her own clay-court preparation has not been spectacular either. The third-ranked Halep could have knocked Osaka off top spot by winning the Madrid Open earlier this month but lost in straight sets to Dutchwoman Kiki Bertens in the final. A few days later, she fell at her first hurdle in the Italian Open, losing to Marketa Vondrousova - her second defeat by the 19-year-old Czech this year after a threeset loss at Indian Wells. However, the Romanian said she did not feel any extra pressure to retain her title at Roland Garros. “I have no expectations because it’s the first time when I have to defend a trophy at a Grand Slam,” she told Romania’s Digi Sport TV station. “(I just want to) be relaxed, enjoy the tournament and try to win some matches. Nothing more!”

Simona Halep Elite g roup Hale p has been backed by former French Open champions Mats Wilander and Justine Henin to join an elite group of players in retaining her crown, with the Swedish three-time men’s champion saying Halep versus Serena Williams would be “a dream final”. Williams, 37, is battling to be fit for Roland Garros having pulled out of the Italian Open last Tuesday due to a persistent knee injury.. Only five women have successfully defended their titles at the French Open - Margaret Court, Chris Evert, Monica Seles, Steffi Graf and Henin.

Last year, Halep finally made it over the line in Paris with a three-set victory over American Sloane Stephens in the final for her maiden Grand Slam title. The Romanian has special memories of Roland Garros, which is where she won the junior title in 2008 and reached her first major final against Maria Sharapova in 2014. She received medical treatment in the closing stages of defeat by Vondrousova but has shrugged off concerns about her own fitness by declaring herself ready to compete in Paris. Halep even saw some advantages from her early exit in the Italian capital.

England beat Pakistan by 54 runs in final ODI LEEDS, May 20 (Agencies): England pacer Chris Woakes claimed five wickets while batsmen Joe Root and Eoin Morgan hit halfcenturies to help the hosts defeat Pakistan by 54 runs in the fifth and final oneday international (ODI) at Headingley on Sunday. Root made 84 and Morgan scored 76 as England made 351-9 in 50 overs before Woakes ensured a 4-0 whitewash in the rain-hit series, taking three wickets in the opening three overs to severely dent Pakistan’s chances. The tourists fought bravely after the setback but were eventually dismissed for 297 in 46.5 overs for their 10th consecutive ODI defeat in matches where a result was achieved. “The series win is as good as we could have hoped for,” Morgan said in the post-match presentation ceremony. “Pakistan are a strong

England’s captain Eoin Morgan celebrates with the trophy after winning the ODI series against Pakistan. (AP/PTI) side and played some competitive cricket. We’ve chopped and changed but the performance has never been compromised. It emphasises how strong the squad is.” Pakistan found themselves in trouble at 6-3 after Woakes’ blistering opening

spell, but Babar Azam (80) and Sarfaraz Ahmed (97) stitched together a superb 146-run stand for the fourth wicket to give them a fighting chance in the contest. However, another late collapse after both batsmen were run out meant that Pakistan ended the series

empty handed in their final preparation ahead of the World Cup in England and Wales beginning on May 30. “It’s not ideal for the World Cup, but I’m confident my batsman are ready. The bowling and fielding has not been up to the mark.

We have been positive about scoring but have to sort out the fielding,” skipper Ahmed said. “My message to Pakistan fans is ‘support us’, whenever Pakistan come to England they support the team.” Man-of-the-match Woakes was the pick of the England bowlers, finishing with figures of 5-54 in his 10 overs. “Great few weeks but some really important cricket coming up as well,” he said. “Confidence is high, competition for places is there and everyone pushes each other. We never settle, always trying to improve and that’s a great place to be.” England, who are one of the favourites to lift their first 50-over World Cup title, begin their campaign on the opening day when they take on South Africa at The Oval in London.

I thought my career was over after pregnancy, says Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka London, May 20 (Agencies): Former world number one Victoria Azarenka was afraid becoming pregnant in 2016 would end her tennis career, but says she returned to the game stronger after the birth of her son. The two-times Grand Slam champion was ranked sixth in the world when she left the WTA tour in July 2016 and returned to the circuit in June the following year. “I was scared, it wasn’t easy,” Aza-

renka told the BBC. “I knew I was going to come back but my first thought was, ‘Oh my god I’m never going to play tennis again.’ “But then it was all about knowing I was going to come back, and when I was going to come back. I felt it was a blessing, but I still wanted to have my own dreams and my own career. I’m sure a lot of women won’t be able to relate to me but I felt so much better after (the pregnancy). I felt so much stronger physically, and my body became so much better. I felt like my body finally matured into being a woman.” Azarenka and Serena Williams, who became a mother in 2017, are part of a group of players who campaigned for players going on maternity leave to have their rankings protected so they did not struggle on their return. The WTA changed its rules ahead of the 2019 season, granting new mothers the right to enter 12 tournaments over a threeyear period with their previous ranking to avoid meeting a seeded opponent in the first round. “We have the power to change the rules and we have done,” the 29-year-old Belarusian added. “I think that’s what I want my legacy to be, that I’m fighting for women to be more comfortable, to break those stereotypes and move the needle a little forward.” “That evolution is going to continue to break boundaries and the illusion of women in sport.”

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