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Odisha pulls off ‘biggest’ evacuation: N. Patnaik

Bournemouth beat 9-man Spurs 1-0

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NE braces for heavy rains

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DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (NPN): North Eastern region is set to experience “heavy to very heavy rain” in the next two days as Cyclone Fani is expected to move towards the North East region.

The extremely severe cyclonic storm made landfall in Odisha on Friday morning. Fani is gradually heading towards West Bengal and from there it is likely to move towards the North East, the officials said.

According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Fani has hugely weakened and turned into a “depression” only on Saturday evening and exists in neighbouring Bangladesh. Northeastern states have witnessed intermittent rains since Friday due to the impact of cyclone Fani.

“Fani is expected to enter Assam and other northeastern states on Sunday causing medium to heavy rains,” IMD Director Dilip Saha told IANS, adding that there was no major threat from the weakened cyclone.

The met office here recorded 75.5 mm rainfall during the past 24 hours. IMD suggested that there will likely

Fuel prices hiked after oneday hiatus NEW DELHI/DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (AGENCIES/NPN): After a hiatus of one day, petrol and diesel prices witnessed a hike on Saturday in major cities across the country. Petrol price in the national capital went up six paise from Rs 73.07 on Friday to Rs 73.13 on Saturday. Diesel price in Delhi went from Rs 66.66 per litre to Rs 66.71 per litre after today’s price revision.

In Dimapur, petrol price went up six paise to Rs 70.74 from Rs. 70.68 while diesel price also went up six paise to Rs. 64.13 on Saturday.

In the state capital Kohima, petrol price increased from Rs. 71.48 per litre on Friday to Rs. 71.55 on Saturday. Diesel also was hiked from Rs. 64.68 per litre to Rs. 64.74 on Saturday.

It may be mentioned that due to the daily dynamic pricing regime, retail fuel prices depend on global crude prices on a 15-day average, and the rupee-US dollar exchange rate as India imports 80 per cent of its crude requirements.

State-run oil marketing companies Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum revise fuel prices with effect from 6 am on a daily basis.

Fani: death toll in Odisha touches 12 Bhubaneswar, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): A day after the “rarest of rare” summer cyclone Fani ravaged parts of Odisha, the death toll on Saturday rose to 12. A massive restoration-and-relief work was launched on warfooting on Saturday across 10,000 villages and urban areas, officials said.

Over 25 lakh families in Odisha are still without electricity as Cyclone Fani destroyed power infrastructure across coastal districts in the state. Around 2,000 emergency workers, along with civil society organisations, personnel of the NDRF, the Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) and one lakh officials, were engaged in the restoration work, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik said.

Hundreds of engineers and technicians were working to restore power supply, the officials said.

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narandra Modi will be visiting Odisha on Monday (May 6) to take stock of the situation. In the wake of Cyclone Fani reaching West Bengal, Modi also discussed the situation with West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi.

reliance on some media reports and some incomplete internal file notings procured unauthorisedly and illegally, the petitioners cannot seek to reopen the whole matter by asking for production of documents in review petition since the scope of review petition itself is extremely limited,” the affidavit said.

The affidavit was in response to a petition, filed on the basis of the aforementioned documents and subsequent press reports, calling for a review of the December 2018 clean chit on the Rafale deal, which, it was argued, was a reworked version of a UPAera deal to buy 36 Rafale aircraft from at a higher price tag.

In April the court, in a setback to the centre, rejected the plea that the classified documents accessed by the media could not be used as evidence. It allowed the admissibility of three documents as evidence in re-examining review petitions filed against the clean chit verdict.

“We dismiss the preliminary objection raised by

Union of India questioning the maintainability of the review petition,” a bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph said.

Part of that petition also included reference to a document cited by The Hindu that said “parallel discussions by the PMO have weakened the negotiating positions by the MoD and the negotiating team”.

It also argued that the media articles in question were not the final decision of the government, saying, “The three articles express the views of retired/ individual functionaries and NOT final decision of the Govt. The three articles do not convey the complete official stand of the Govt”.

Maintaining that the court had limited role in matters relating to defence, the government said it was nevertheless ready to submit any documents needed.

The next hearing on this matter has been scheduled for May 6, which is also the date for the fifth round of polling for the ongoing 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Currency exchange done at BJP Nagas are blessed with talents: Acharya Hqs during demonetisation: Sibal

Non-release of GB’s commission irks CGBU

A fish vendor struggles to hold onto his umbrella against the fast blowing wind, on the banks of Brahmaputra river, in Guwahati, May 4. (PTI)

be fairly widespread rainfall over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. IMD added there will be widespread rainfall activity over Arunachal on 5 May. In Tripura, at least six houses were fully damaged and around 140 houses partly damaged in three of the eight districts, said an official of the Tripura Disaster Control Centre.

Meanwhile, Airports Authority of India (AAI), North Eastern Regional Headquarters, on Saturday announced that 81 flights have been cancelled across

parts of North East because of Cyclone Fani.

AAI announced cancellation of 59 flights in Guwahati, eight in Agartala, two in Dimapur, two in Lilabari, four in Dibrugarh and six in Imphal as a precautionary measure.

The Northeast Frontier Railway has also cancelled several trains in the region.

The ‘extremely severe cyclone Fani’ has now weakened into a Cyclonic Storm in early morning over West Bengal and lay centered about 60 km Northwest of Kolkata at 0530 IST. It will weaken further into a Deep

Depression and move to Bangladesh by noon. In the next six hours, it will reach as a Depression over North East, a skymetweather report stated.

Due to this, meteorologists expect a significant increase in rain activities over North East during the next 24 to 48 hours. Thereafter, the intensity will reduce as the weather system in the form of Fani will further degenerate. The weather will start clearing up after May 6. These rains might induce flash floods and water logging at many places over the region.

NEW DELHI, MAY the back gate and all 4 (AGENCIES): Conthis was happening.” gress leader and former Sibal said: “AnUnion Minister Kapil other video shows how Sibal Saturday alleged Padule took the investithat currency exchange gative journalist to Shywas done at the BJP am Jaju as he said that headquarters in the nahe wanted his Rs 300 tional capital during crore to be exchanged. demonetisation. Sibal However, Shyam Jaju showed three videos Kapil Sibal (File) didn’t say anything.” featuring Iqbal, a reSibal also slammed tired J&K police official; Sanjay Prime Minister Modi and said that Padule, a Sub Inspector in Delhi the latter used to say that one of the Police and posted as the PSO of reasons behind the demonetisation a Supreme Court Judge, and an was to make a cashless society. investigative journalist.

“However, in 2016, cash in circuBriefing the media on these lation was Rs 17.97 lakh crore just videos here, Sibal said: “It shows before demonetisation. Today it is Iqbal and Padule talking to each Rs 21.42 lakh crore, which means, other how Piyush Goyal, who was after demonetisation, there was the treasurer, used to call and say nearly Rs 3 lakh crore increase in that this vehicle should be allowed cash in circulation, according to the to enter the BJP office without RBI data,” Sibal said. checking and BJP has a strong He also said PM used to claim room on the first floor, where the in 2014 that he would bring back cash was stored.” black money. “However, in 2017, “Congress party is not saying one year after demonetisation, all this. They are speaking how about Rs 7,000 crore was deposited Amit Shah used to come there from in Swiss banks,” Sibal said.

DIMAPUR, MAY (NPN): Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya said Naga people were blessed in every discipline, with talents and the ability to excel in whatever field they choose to embark on, a DIPR report stated.

Addressing the inter government college concert “Constellation Music with the Stars” organized by Higher Education department in collaboration with Music Task Force as part of the 1st Inter Government College Olympics 2019 at Kohima as principal guest, Acharya however expressed concern about the educational system in the state, and emphasized the need to change the system in order to encourage youths to pursue their academics in the state instead of pursuing outside the state.

He lamented that large number of educated Naga youths were serving outside the state due to lack of avenues and employment opportunities. For this, he urged the educated youths to be a job givers rather than job seekers in order to develop a strong and stable economy.

P.B. Acharya (DIPR)

platform, who one day will strive for the people of Nagaland and this great country with a vision to build a united India.

Special invitee, advisor for Skill Development, Labour & Employment, CAWD, Kazheto Kinimi in his address said though the state had high literacy rate, employment opportunity has become a major concern. Therefore, Kinimi encouraged the youths to avail various Central flagship schemes like “Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana” for skill development. He also informed that the state was focused on skilling the youths to find gainful employment either as entrepreneurs or employees in the organized private and public sector.

Higher Education director, Dr. I. Anungla delivered the welcome note while director, Music Task Force, Dr. Hovithal Sothu proposed vote of thanks.

Artists like—Mengu Suokhrie, Ayim Longchar, Alobo Naga & the band, Eastory and Kohima College choir also enthralled audience. Altogether, 13 government colleges took part in the event.

Mass social work held across Nagaland Kejriwal slapped during road show

(L) Volunteers during the mass social work in Kohima and (R) DMC excavator and dumper clearing the garbage. (NP/DIPR)

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NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (IANS): The government on Saturday filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court in the Rafale case, opposing reopening of the whole matter by contending that the petitioners were attempting to get “a fishing and roving inquiry ordered”.

The government said the top court has “specifically declined” to have a “fishing and roving inquiry” into the matter “based on perceptions of individuals”.

The affidavit, filed by Joint Secretary and Acquisition Manager in the Defence Ministry on behalf of the government said the application filed by petitioners, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha and others, for reopening the case is “misconceived and not maintainable”. “..The applicants are not entitled to any relief ” and their application is “liable to be dismissed,” the affidavit said.

“It is submitted that in the garb of seeking review of the judgement (of last December), and placing

On resources, Acharya said Nagaland has enough natural resources both biotic and nonabiotic, besides rich in mineral deposits. Therefore, he urged the educated youths to give more importance on such untapped natural resources in order to develop a strong and vibrant society.

Higher & Technical Education minister, TemjenImna Along in his address welcomed and acknowledged the guests and invitees who had come from different parts of the country.

He said “Nagas are Indians and Nagas are proud to be part of this great country.” Along expressed joy to introduce the reunion of the young youths in such a single

This is it!

“ Where there’s shopping there should be tax collection even here on Sundays.”

Centre opposes reopening of Rafale matter in Supreme Court

KOHIMA/DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (NPN): As part of the state government’s preparedness efforts before the onset of monsoon, a state-wide mass social work was carried out throughout Nagaland Saturday.

In the state capital, the Kohima district administration along with District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), government departments, wards/

colonies and business establishments conducted social work in town area. All the 19 wards under Kohima Municipal area and sub-divisions also took part in the drive led by respective ward/ colony chairmen and district administrative officers in their respective areas.

During the social work, various departments and district offices designated at different locations carried out their respective assigned works. Government

departments and Kohima Municipal Council assisted with their machineries and personnel. Nagaland Contractor and Supplier Union also assisted the mass social work in disposing the garbage with their dumpers, JCBs and manpower.

Dimapur: Pre-monsoon preparedness social work in Dimapur was led

by DC Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol. Head of offices cleaned their respective office premises, cleared

clogged drains, nullahs and debris to prevent blockages.

Chairmen, GBs, residents of wards and colonies also actively participated in the social work. People were seen clearing undesirable waterlogging and rubbish dump in the natural waterways to ensure free flow of water to avoid flooding. Dimapur Municipal Council utilized all available machineries and removed all the collected wastes/debris.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 4 ( AG E N C I E S ) : Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal was on Saturday slapped by a man during a roadshow in the Moti Nagar area.

Ke j r i wa l , t h e Aam Aadmi Party before the man slaps chief, was standing Moments Kejriwal. (Video grab) on an open jeep, canvassing in the New ers who thrashed him, news Delhi constituency, when agency ANI reported. He the man jumped up and has been detained and is beattacked him. He was identi- ing questioned by police. fied as 33-year-old Suresh, a Deputy chief minister spare parts dealer. The AAP, Manish Sisodia has attacked meanwhile, has blamed the Prime Minister Narendra BJP for the attack.

Modi and BJP President “They have created a Amit Shah over the assault. perception that the only way “Do Modi and Amit Shah to take on Arvind Kejriwal want Kejriwal to be muris to physically assault him,” dered? In the five year, they AAP lawmaker Saurabh couldn’t break his resolve, Bhardwaj told NDTV. couldn’t defeat him in the The man was pulled elections, now you want to off the vehicle by Kejriwal’s eliminate him, you cowards! supporters. He was rescued This Kejriwal is your end,” by police from AAP work- Sisodia tweeted in Hindi.

D I M A P U R , M AY 4 (NPN): Chakhroma GBs’ Union (CGBU) has expressed disappointment that the state government has not yet released the commission (a little commission from the house tax collected from the villagers) for the year 2018.

In a press note, CGBU president Thepfukedo Kuotsu and general secretary Atso Gwizan stated that GBs were neither paid by the government nor do they work on hourly basis, but they were required to report to the call of duty any hour of the day without expecting any payment. The union stated that the little incentive that a GB gets was a red blanket once in two years besides a little commission.

However, CGBU lamented that the government was yet to release the commission for 2018. “This is a disgrace upon the government to take away even the little incentive that a G.B gets, and is deemed as a deliberate attempt to add to our misery,” CGBU stated.

The union asserted that if remedial step was not taken, the people would lose faith in the government and it would become difficult for GBs to execute their works.

CGBU has, therefore, urged the government to intervene and take necessary action at the earliest to enable the GBs continue “functioning with greater zeal and interest.”

5.4 magnitude quake jolts Nagaland, NE

DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (NPN): A 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook the North Eastern region including Nagaland Saturday at around 4.33 p.m.

According to the Indian Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the quake with a depth of 10 km, Lat:26.3 N & Long: 95.8 E has been traced at Myanmar-India (Nagaland) border region.

Border areas of Nagaland felt the most severe. There were no reports of casualties or damages till the time of filing this report.

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Mass social work conducted across the state

Students participating at the mass social work in Public of Chingai ward, clearing the circular road Mass social work at Zuvotong colony, Wokha on May Mass social work being undertaken by citizens in Phek Longleng Town. (DIPR) blocked by land slide. (NP) 4. (NP) on May 4. (DIPR)

Mass social work in progress at Kiphire town on May Participants during the social work at Medziphema sub- Participants of mass social work at Mokokchung town Citizens participates at Pughoboto on mass social work division on May 4. (DIPR) on May 4. (DIPR) 4. (DIPR) day, May 4. (DIPR)

GHSS Shamator students and staff on social work day, Clearing of water logged debris near petrol pump, Tuensang Participant during social work at Wokha on May 4. Citizens clearing debris near the road during social work town on May 4. (DIPR) (DIPR) May 4. (DIPR) at Zunheboto town on May 4. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: As part of the pre-monsoon preparedness, a wide mass social work was conducted throughout the state on May 4, for awareness and preparedness against disasters during the forthcoming monsoon.

Mokokchung: Mass social work was carried out at Mokokchung District under the supervision and initiative of DC Mokokchung, Rajesh Soundararajan. On the occasion the DC appealed to all not to block drains but to keep themclear so that water can flow freely and dispose the wastematerials in proper places. He also appealed not to dump or stock building and storage materials on roads and drains. The DC thanked all those who had participated and contributed towards the success of the socialwork programme.

The social work was carried out with active participation from ward councils, Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC), government departments, NGOs including Clean Mokokchung Campaign, a team under Mokokchung Town Baptist Arogo (MTBA) col-

lected plastic wastematerials (Recyclable materials) which will be sent for recycling plant. The DC also visited the landslide area along Mokokchung-Mariani road under Mekuli village jurisdiction which has hindered vehicular movement. He had a consultation with the officialsfrom the concerned Department to maintain the road at the earliest sothat vehicular movement along the route will not be disrupted.

Wokha: Wokha conducted social work in the all the colonies and government offices focused on clearance of all clogged drains, culverts, natural waterways to ensure free flow of water in order to avoid flash floods and damage of infrastructure. Machineries were used to clear clogged drains and vehicles were also detailed in all the colonies and wards for picking up of garbage and waste.

Officers were also deputed in all the colonies for monitoring the social work. DC Wokha, Dr. Manazir Jeelani Samoon visited colonies to supervise the works.

Mon: Mon district organised a mass social work participated by district ad-

ministration and public.

They took active part in cleaning respective wards, clearing clogged drains, culverts and roads.

Kiphire: During the mass social work at Kiphire, the community of Kiphire town especially the people in business establishments came out and actively took part in the social work keeping in mind the environmental concerns. The participants also cleared clogged drain to prevent damage during heavy rainfall.

Peren: Peren district carried out mass social work at new district HQ Peren, at all townships and rural areas under Peren district. All HoDs successfully complied with the decision of the government to ensure the public from dangers of disaster in the district.

Zunheboto: Zunheboto district carried out mass social work in both urban and rural sectors and staff from all the departments as well as public participated in the mass social work led by ADC Zunheboto, Ajit Kumar Ranjan.

Phek: Denizens from

all walks of life participated in the mass social work and cleared up debris and garbage and also cleared up the surroundings of the town. DC Phek, Sachin Jaiswal, thanked the people of Phek town for the actively participating in the successfully conduct of mass social work.

Tuensang: Tuensang district also organised a wide mass social work, wherein heads of offices were deployed to supervise the social work ward-wise.

The activities included clearing of clogged drainage, culvert, natural water ways and mass cleanliness drive of the town. District administration also directed to clear all the broken-down vehicles kept by the road side. District administration called on all the denizens of Tuensang to take responsibility and make Tuensang safer and greener. Giving all out efforts, citizens had participated in mass social work in their respective area responsibly as a step against disasters during the forth-coming monsoon.

Pughoboto: Pughoboto citizens took part in the cleanliness drive in all

the colonies and offices under the supervision of the district administration.

The residents of the colony cleaned the clogged drains, footpath, thick weeds, bottles, polythene bags etc.

Jawans from DEF and 8 NAP Pughoboto and Adhoc town council members also took part in disposal of garbage and waste.

Changtongya: Changtongya town under the supervision of MoakumzukTzudir, SDO (C) Changtongya took part in the social work. Apart from government officials, people from all walks of life participated in the mass social work by cleaning their respective wards which was monitored by the ward chairmen and GBs. Shamator: The citizens of Shamator town took charge of their own wards, institutions, business establishment area and offices and conducted mass social work which was supervised by district administration. Social work has been conducted every first Saturday of the month in Shamator sub-division since October 2018.

Longkhim: Mass social work was held at Long-

khim town led by district administration. All the staff from different departments and public from all wards participated in clearing drainage, surroundings and filling potholes in and around Longkhim town.

Tening: Tening under Peren district took part in the state-wide mass social work on Saturday. The officers and staff of the government offices undertook cleanliness drive in their respective offices.

The public also took part in their own respective colonies/wards.

Tseminyu: Mass social work was conducted all over Tseminyu sub-division both in urban towns and rural villages. Government employees and public of various wards and colonies participated in the social work, supervised by ADC and his sub-ordinate officers and GBs. Bhandari: In Bhandari town the work was carried out by filling the potholes, and clearance of unnecessary bushes and clogged drainage. All the departments and colonies took part in the mass social work.

Thonoknyu: Tho-

noknyu held a mass social work along with the rest of the state for strengthening awareness and preparedness against vulnerable disasters for the forthcoming monsoon. General public and Govt. staff, DBs and GBs participated in the mass social work.

Medziphema: Medziphema sub-division enthusiastically took part in the state wide mass social work. Medziphema Town Council, CIH (Central Institute of Horticulture) and well-wishers provided trucks, tractor, mini tata and JCB for cleaning and clearing the garbage and drainages. Government employees and the public participated in the mass social work. During the social work, the district administration also buried the four buffaloes which had died due to outbreak of an epidemic disease.

Longleng: Mass social work in Longleng was conducted on May 4 under supervision of district administration. Government officials, NGOs & civil societies, churches, Chamber of Commerce & business community, educational institutions, ward leaders

North East Institute of Social Science and Research organises ‘We Knit 2019’ Staff Reporter DIMAPUR, May 04 (NPN): North East Institute of Social Science and Research (NEISSR) organised “We Knit 2019” on May 4, under the theme “NGO’s in Nagaland: Challenges and Ways Forward” at DBIDL Hall, Don Bosco Campus.

Delivering the key note address, director, Indigenous Cultural Society (ICS), and chairman of Nagaland NGO Forum (NNGOF), Dr. Hesheto Chishi stated that Nagaland has a total number of 30,000 non-governmental organisations (NGO), when re-examined, only 293 are registered under K Y M C

the Government of India.

Out of the 293 registered NGO’s, he opined that only 40 to 50 NGOs were genuinely functioning.

He also stated that according to 2011 census, every 66 person has one NGO, which meant that every year 545 NGOs were registered in Nagaland govt. He further remarked that there were about 6,20,000 NGOs, in India.

Chishi also stated that according to the UN survey conducted in 1995, there were 29,000 international NGOs, wherein one should understand that NGOs are categorised into local, national and international.

Chishi also viewed that Nagas have no clear

(Inset) Hesheto Chishi giving keynote address. Panelists during the programme.

view of what NGO is and that it was important to know the difference between an NGO and civil society, so there is no confusion.

According to Chishi, NGOs have to assist the government to address issues, keeping in mind the purpose of NGOs. He marked that while some

NGOs are relief and service oriented, others were religion or secular oriented and public and private oriented.

Chishi concluded his address by stating “Love life, do good, live well” and persuaded the participants to join hands and work together if we love Nagaland.

The gathering also witnessed a panel discussion on different topics and functions related to the working and functioning of NGO, moderated by assistant professor, NEISSR, Imnuksungla Pongen.

The panellist included assistant general manager, NABARD, Nagaland RO, Dimapur, S. Hrangkhoi,

who spoke on the topic, “Financial inclusion and sustainability of NGOs”, while “Strategic leadership and good governance of NGO’s”, was addressed by director, Miqlat Ministry, Dimapur, Asha Sanchu.

On “Network with government, organizations and community”, the topic was addressed by director, Prodigal’s Home, Dimapur, K. Ela and “Social welfare programmes and schemes and partnership of NGOs” was delivered by state co-rdinator, State Resource Centre for Women, Nagaland, Gracy Aye. Other panellists included assistant general manager, NABARD, Nagaland RO, Dimapur,

S. Hrangkhoi, director, Miqlat Ministry, Dimapur, Asha Sanchu and director, Prodigal’s Home, Dimapur, K. Ela. A special number was performed by NEISSR Music Club and the NEISSR anthem sung by the NEISSR choir.

Earlier, the programme was compeered by Jeffry Remruot and Imtoisenla Kubzari, while invocation offered by SDB Emeritus, Prof. Fr. AJ Sebastian.

Inaugural speech was delivered by principal, NEISSR, Dr. Fr. CP Anto and vote of thanks and benediction proposed by vice principal administrator, NEISSR, Rev. Fr, John Latsutho Poji.

and the general mass of Longleng took active participation during the mass social work.

NHHDC Ltd Dimapur: Nagaland Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation (NHHDC Ltd) taking part in mass social work at its office premises, Dimapur on Saturday.

M VC C Ko h i m a : Mountain View Christian College (MVCC) Kohima also conducted the social work at its campus on May 4 participated by management and faculty of the college. (DIPR) Nuiland sub-division: ADC, Niuland sub-division led the mass social work on May 4, wherein all the departments, schools and business establishments under Niuland sub-division took part in the social work with emphasis to clear all drainage/nullahs, culverts and natural waterways to prevent clogging and flooding during monsoon season.

Zuvotong colony, Wokha: Residents of Zuvotong Colony led by colony council, GBs and ZCYO cleared the clogged drains and culverts at Zuvotong Colony Wokha. (NP)

DNSU appeals educational institutions

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Naga Students’ Union (DNSU) has drawn attention to the excess amount being charged for issue of prospectus and TC. A press release from DNSU secretary, Education & Statistics, Tenyebinlo Himb in this regard has appealed all educational institutions under its jurisdiction to be more lenient and reasonable towards student community.

DNSU also stated that aggrieved students, parents or concer ned citizens can contact at 8415070616/9436074387 between 10 am to 4 pm and may.

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WEATHER FORECAST May 5

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

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

34 23

Aizawl

Partly sunny

26 20

Guwahati Clouds giving way to some sun 31 22 Imphal

Decreasing clouds

27 19

Itanagar Heavy rain tapering off

25 20

Shillong A little morning rain

24 16

Occasional morning rain

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Dimapur A touch of morning rain

31 22

Heavy rain tapering off

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Kohima Mkg

Tuensang Cooler; a morning t-storm Wokha

Cooler; a bit of morning rain

18 13 23 18

Zunheboto A heavy morning thunderstorm 21 16

S. Pangnyu Phom during his visit to the district hospital Dimapur on May 4.

DIMAPUR: S. Pangnyu Phom, minister of Health and Family Welfare today made a surprise visit to the district hospital Dimapur and inspected the hospital.

A press release from press secretary to minister of Health and Family Welfare stated that, Pangnyu expressed gratitude to the medical superintendent, doctors, nurses and staff for rendering their selfless services to the patient.

Pangnyu emphasised that district hospital was a healing place for unwell patients and the staff need to keep the surrounding clean

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for benefit of all.

While reaffirming the government’s stand to make the DHD free from any types of encroachment, Pangnyu asserted that all illegal activities in the hospital campus must stop immediately.

He also conveyed that the government was working to initiate action against the land encroachers and once the formalities were completed, eviction will be followed. Therefore, he urged all the encroachers to vacate the illegally occupied site before the government and department carry out its own course of action.

Phom also sought support and cooperation from the civil societies, tribal hohos, students’ bodies and other NGOs to make the district hospital Dimapur free from encroachment as this hospital belonged to the people. He therefore said that no individual’s interest should hamper in development and growth of the hospital.

Pangnyu also inspected school of nursing, Dimapur and assured all support from the government and department to uplift and develop the nursing institutes of the state.

RSU career guidance counselling

DIMAPUR: Rengma Students Union (RSU) in collaboration with Tseminyu Students Union (TSU) and Tetso College (TC) organised a career guidance counselling at town hall Tseminyu on May 3.

A press release from RSU president Kisheto Kent Rengma stated that, resource persons were Rozy Sangtam, EAC Tsogin Tseminyu and Kvulo Lorin, director Tetso College and his team while Dr Aniruddha Babar and Chonbeni Shitiri also spoke during the interaction session. More than five hundred students attended from seven schools of Tseminyu, which included Don Bosco School, Christian School, Baptist Higher Secondary School, A.G School, Government Higher Secondary School, Government High school Tseminyu town and Chunlikha Government High School.

Earlier, the programme was chaired by Heiko Kent president TSU. A short speech was given by president RSU Kisheto Kent Rengma, who congratulated all Rengma rank holders, wherein Soben Lorin secured Top 6, Atyty Tep top 13 and Apenlo Jasu top 18 for bringing laurel to the community. Hiyalo Kath presented a special number and word of gratitude was pronounced by Andrew Kent general secretary, RSU.

SHSS programme for toppers Correspondent KOHIMA, May 4 (NPN): Stella Higher Secondary School (SHSS), Kohima held a felicitation programme for their students who had passed out in the HSLC and HSSLC 2019 at the conference hall on May 4.

Nekhre Resuh who ranked in Top17 HSLC gave a short speech on how he had prepared his exam with full concentration and prayed to God before he studied.

Citation certificate, a memento alongwith with cash award was given to him by the school proprietor T. Krose.

A speech of encouragement and thanksgiving was delivered by J. Krose, founder of the school who gave all glory to God for the continued blessings since the inception of the

T. Krose and his wife with Nekhre Resuh, HSLC Topper 17 of Stella Higher Secondary School, Kohima at the felicitation programme. (NP)

school. She recalled on how she had started the school with 62 students in Class A and B along with 2 Khasi teachers. She reminded the students to always put Proverbs 1:7 in their heart and walk

with it. She said, “I was the headmistress, sweeper, chowkidar” and still managed to nurture the school from a humble beginning till its present 32nd year under the motto, “Towards Perfection.”

Fellowship Exchange at Raj Bhawan

DIMAPUR: As part of continuing fellowship exchange programme to promote emotional integration between Nagaland with rest of the country, a group of 43 qualified teachers from USM Juhu, Mumbai have undertaken an official tour to North East.

According to PRO, Raj Bhavan, the team are on a mission to promote cultural, social and educational motivation by Indian National Fellowship Council (INFC), an NGO based in Mumbai on the advice of the Governor of Nagaland PB Acharya, stated a release by PRO to governor.

In honour of the visiting team, a cultural exchange programme sponsored by NEZCC was organised on May 2 at Raj Bhavan.

The release stated that governor Acharya appreciated the vision of USM and encouraged them to initiate more such tours in future.

It stated that Paing Nambu and Daminda dance of Aurnachal Pradesh, Sattriya dance of Assam, Lai Haraoba and Pong Cholom of Manipur and Sulimi Aphilo Kuwo and Sumi Totimi Aye Kuzgule of Nagaland were performed by the artists. The visiting teachers also presented a famous patriotic song which

attracted the attention of audience.

Meanwhile, PRO has informed that USM has proposed to enter into a MoU with Government schools in the State for which the details are being worked out.

GMS Tenyiphe-I organises PTM DIMAPUR: Teachers and SMC of GMS Tenyiphe-I organised the parents-teachers meet (PTM) on May 4 at village council hall.

A press release from head teacher & SMC secretary, GMS Tenyiphe-I, Zhavilie Medom, stated that roles and expectations of SMC, parents, teachers and students were discussed during the meeting.

ToT, EBRC Medziphema, Menguseü Sote, exhorted the gathering on role of a model teacher, while Kekhrielelie Sekhose and David Neikha stressed on the expectations and roles of a teacher. Vimhavozo Tetso spoke on the role of a Christian in his/her workplace. Zhavilie Medom, highlighted the purpose and role of the SMC in the smooth functioning of the school. Chairman, SMC Tenyiphe-I, Shürhovizo Angami chaired the meeting and around 300 parents attended the meeting.

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while supplying the boats,” he said. Singh further said that the government was framing a strict guideline for tourist service providers and tourists while visiting the sites.

The chief minister expressed his gratitude to all who participated in the six-day long rescue and search operation in the dam reservoir.

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IMPHAL, May 4: Manipur chief minister felicitated teams who played the main role in fishing out three missing bodies of Mapithel Dam boat tragedy in Imphal on Saturday.

One of the three missing bodies was fished out by the villagers of Ramrei and Chadong villages who took active part in both rescue and search operation for the missing bodies.

It was only after they recovered one the bodies on the fifth day of the search operation that deep divers of Indian Navy retrieved the bodies of two remaining bodies from the near the area where the first body was located on the sixth day of the operation.

Apart from the team of deep divers of Indian Navy, others who were felicitated by the chief minister on saturday at his secretariat were team members of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), state fire service, police, Indian Army, Red Cross Society and villagers of surrounding of Mapithel Dam. The chief minister also honoured the villager (boat sailor) who rescued

Manipur CM interacts with indian navy diving team

Manipur CM N Biren Singh falicitating search teams of recent boat tragedy at Mapithel Dam of Manipur on Saturday.

nine of the 12 local tourists from two boats that capsized on April 28 evening by the impact of strong cyclonic storm that hit the dam site.

Speaking on the sideline of the facilitation function, the chief minister said that the government will soon notify Mapithel Dam as a tourism site of the government.

Mapithel Dam (also known as Maphou Dam) is a mega dam of the Thoubal River Valley Multipurpose project located at Mapithel

area in Phungyar subdivision of Kamjong district targeting to irrigate 21,000 hectares of cultivable land and supply 7.5 MW of power.

After the dam was commissioned in 2015, the reservoir and its surrounding areas became one of the main tourist attraction sites of the state. However, the state government was yet to be notified it. The chief minister said that government will develop the dam site as one of the tourism spots of the state.

Before notifying, the government will install all the necessary infrastructure including safety measures for the tourists, he said.

He also announced gover nment providing branded boats to the villagers of Chadong and Ramrei villages who were engaging in the tourist boat service.

“Branded boats will be provided to the villagers soon. They can avail the boats through loans and government is also considering giving subsidy

The Chief Minister of Manipur who interacted with the India Naval Diving Team on Saturday, has appreciated the efforts of Indian Navy to deploy the Naval Diving Team to Imphal and successfully locate and recover three siblings of a family who were reported missing in an unfortunate incident of a capsized boat.

A press release by the Press Information Bureau ( defence ) stated that the 14 member Team were airlifted from Visakhapatnam by an IAF aircraft on 01 May and the Naval divers undertook extensive search using site scan sonar and grapnels on May 2 and 3 and eventually recovered bodies of three missing personnel.

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Rain lashes Tripura, houses damaged, trees uprooted AGARTALA, MAY 4 (IANS): Tripura and adjoining northeastern states have witnessed intermittent rains since Friday due to the impact of cyclone Fani, officials said here on Saturday.

“Due to Fani, at least six houses were fully damaged and around 140 houses partly damaged in three of the eight districts - Khowai, Gomati, Sepahijala.

A school structure was partially damaged in Amarpur in Gomati district when a tree fall on it,” said an official of the Tripura Disaster Control Centre.

He said a many trees and electric poles were uprooted in different parts of the state disrupting vehicular movement and electricity supply.

“Works are on to restore the normal movement of vehicles and electricity supply,” the official added.

On behalf of the state government, Revenue Department’s Additional Secretary L. T. Darlong had earlier asked all the eight District Magistrates and Collector to remain alert to deal with the situation in view of Fani.

Meanwhile, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director Dilip Saha, Fani has

Mob storm police station in connection to murder case IMPHAL, May 4: A policeman was injured when a mob from Bamon Kampu in Imphal East district stormed a police station in Imphal East and smashed vehicles inside the station on Saturday in connection to a murder case involving a woman and GP pradhan.

The police in response, used tear gas shells and mock bombs and also fired several rounds of gun shots in the air to push back the mob. The mob alleged that the police delayed investigation. Irilbung police has arrested the lady (26-year-old Helen alias Thoi Devi) , who is the prime accused in the brutal murder of her husband Khunjamayum Arun Singh of Bamon Kampu on April 21. Earlier, the pradhan of area Naoshekpam Rabi Singh (45) surrendered to the police soon after the dead body of Arun was retrieved from a paddy field near his locality. During police investigation, it was learnt that the pradhan later turned out to be the paramour of the wife of the deceased. Ever since the police unearthed the conspiracy behind the murder of Arun , locals of Bamon

Locals of Bamon Kampu in Imphal East protesting demanding capital punsihment to adulterous wife and her paramour in their locality on Saturday.

Kampu have been pressurising them not to delay submission of charge-sheets while also demanding arrest of other culprit(s) who are still at large. On Saturday, a large number of residents of Bamon Kampu stormed the court complex when the two prime accused were produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate, Imphal East. While the accused were under tight security, residents shouted slogans demanding capital punishment for the prime accused.

Even as the police, including female personnel were having a hard time to deal with a large number of people storming the court campus, an elder sister of the murder victim attempted to commit suicide inside the court campus. Female police personnel on duty saved her

from executing the heinous act. The residents stormed the court complex as they apprehensive that the accused pradhan Rabi may be released on bail.However, the court remanded both the prime accused to judicial custody for 15 days while directing the police to produce them in the same court on May 18.

Observing that the accused Helen has a baby who is about one month old, the court ordered jail authority to provide due facilities as per law. After the police took away the two accused from the court complex, the gathering people stopped confronting the police only to later storm the local police station. There was no report of injuries of agitators but a reporter covering the incident was hit by a sling shot. After they were pushed

back from the police station, the residents continued their protest by imposing total blockade on the main roads (Imphal-Yairipok road) that passes through the area.The agitators even blocked police vehicle carrying the injured colleague to the hospital.

The helpless police took other road to reach hospital.

Leaders of the joint action committee formed against the brutal murder of Kh Arun said that they were keeping a close eye to the development of the case and has been demanding capital punishment of both Helen and Rabi who had illicit affair and allegedly murdered Helen’s husband Arun.

They alleged police of deliberately slowing down

the investigation instead of delivering justice to the victim’s family at the earliest.

Talking to media, the convener of the JAC K Rajiv said that they will continue the agitations until police give a commitment of early submission of charge-sheet and arrest other culprits who are still at large.

He alleged that police were deliberately delaying the investigation into the case by releasing the prime accused of the case.

He further threatened boycotting local MLA Nahakpam Indrajit of the ruling BJP while accusing him of not doing anything to press the police and concerned government authority to serve justice.

FELICITATION NOTE

Yanthamo Village Students’ Union (YVSU) would like to congratulate Miss LOTHUNGBENI KIKON, D/o. Khonthungo Kikon of Yanthamo Village for securing 9 th rank in the recently declared Class 10 (NBSE) result. The Union further express gratitude to Miss Lothungbeni Kikon for bringing laurels to the Union and the community as a whole.

The Union also profoundly acknowledges all the successful candidates of HSLC & HSSLC and wishes them best for their future endeavor.

Zubenthung Ngullie Loboni Ngullie President, YVSU Gen. Secretary, YVSU

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FERNWOOD SCHOOL, KOHIMA Upper Agri- Kohima Praise the Lord

Congratulations to all HSLC and HSSLC 2019 candidates for your success. May God bless you all as you go ‘further than beyond’.

Thank you, teachers, for your dedicated service. We thank the Lord for letting us constantly achieve 100% HSLC result for the last 19 years and 100% HSSLC results for the last 4 years.

HSLC: HSSLC: Appeared – 66 Appeared – 56 Passed – 66 Passed – 56 19th rank : Imsürenla Longkumer 1st Division – 15 Highest mark 100 in Science : Preeti Sinha 2nd Division – 37 Highest mark 100 in F.I.T : Beduzo Swuro

3rd Division – 4

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CONGRATULATIONS to all our dear students for your success in HSLC and HSSLC 2019.

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Guwahati gets its first electric bus

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NEKHRE RESUH 17th position in HSLC 2019 Highest in FIT – 100 marks

Students securing 80% and above subject wise English – 27 Maths – 11 Science – 9

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Social Science – 15 FIT – 10

Appeared – 63 2nd Div - 22

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Political Science – 31 Alt. English – 6 History - 2 Education – 21 Economics – 2 The school also acknowledge the tireless and dedicated service of all the teachers in bringing out the best in every student. * Atal Tinkering Lab @ Stella is also selected in the top 200 teams among 1500 applicants from across India at the ATL Tinkering Innovation Marathon 2018/19.

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GUWAHATI, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): The first electric bus under the FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) scheme has arrived in Guwahati, reports Guwahati Plus It is to be mentioned that the Assam government is procuring as many as 25 electric buses under the FAME scheme. Earlier, the managing director of Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) Anand Prakash Tiwari informed that 15 electric buses would run across Guwahati.

The first electric bus is likely to ply in the city on the Kamakhya temple route this summer, as reported in The Assam Tribune.

The buses will be deployed phase-wise in all the routes to provide emissionfree communication in the city and charging stations will be installed at InterState Bus Terminal, Guwahati and Assam State Transport Corporation’s Paltan Bazar complex.

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20 B’deshi immigrants deported from Karimganj

20 Bangaladeshi nationals were sent back to Bangladesh from Sutarkandi check point . Photo courtesy. (Northeast Now News)

KARIMGANJ, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): Close on the heels of 21 Bangladeshi nationals being deported on January 19 this year, another batch of 20 Bangladeshis would be deported from Assam on May 4.

According to Northeast Now News, Out of the 20 Bangladeshi nationals, 19 are lodged in Silchar Central Jail and a woman was lodged in Kokrajhar Central Jail.

All of them will be sent back once again through Karimganj border of Sutarkandi to Bangladesh.

Out of the 19 inmates lodged in Silchar Central Jail, 11 are from Sylhet.

They are – Shekhar Namasudra, Ikbal Hussain Talukdar, Ahmed Uddin, Md Ishak Ali, Md Azim Uddin, Sujit Chandra Das, Samir Ahmed, Abdul Gafur, Chand Ali, Alim Uddin alias Badal Miya alias Badal Biswas and Abdul Latif.

Three of the detainees are residents of Kishoreganj.

They are – Rabindra Das, Digendra Chandra Das and Shah Ali Mia. The five others are – Md Ibrahim alias Ibrahim Talukdar and Faruk Mia, who are from Moulvi Bazaar; Sayed Al Amin, who is from Habiganj; Rabiul Sardar is from Gopalganj and Parimal Jaldas is from Coxbazaar.

The lone female to be deported is Alo Rani Das, who has been brought from Kokrajhar Central Jail and is now in Silchar’s Central Jail.

The secretary general of Silchar-based Citizen’s Rights Presentation Committee of Assam, which has been working on deportation of Bangladesh nationals lodged in jails, Sadhan Purkayastha told Northeast Now, “I knew it coming more than a month back, but was requested by Assistant High Commissioner based at Guwahati, Shah Mohammad Tanvir Mansoor, not to speak much on it, as

Tripura West RO removed after poll related allegations

Assam BJP MLA says ‘Muslims like cows that don’t give milk’

Meghalaya cops attacked by goons

S H I L L O N G, M AY 4 (AGENCIES): As the issue of illegal transportation of coal continues to remain unresolved in Meghalaya, the coal mafia seems to have crossed all limits now by attacking the police personnel for stopping them from transporting illegal coal to Guwahati. Meghalaya Police has lodged a Suo-Moto complaint after a group of persons armed with ‘lathis’ and other weapons arrived at NGT Check Point at Tuber Sohshrieh (EJH) and threatened the Police personnel on duty warning them that if they do not allow their illegal coal trucks to ply towards Guwahati, they would kill them.

DIBRUGARH, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): A Bharatiya Janata Party MLA in Assam sparked a controversy after he compared the Muslim community with cows that don’t yield milk.

According to the Indian Express, Prasanta Phukan, the MLA representing Dibrugarh, made these remarks while talking about the voter pattern among Muslims in Lok Sabha elections. Phukan said that state government shouldn’t provide for the Muslims as they do not vote for the BJP. Earlier this week, he had told a local TV channel: “Ninety per cent Hindus voted for the BJP, and 90 per cent people from the Muslim community did not vote for us. If a cow is not giving milk, what is the point of feeding it fodder?�

As his comments drew controversy, Phukan on Fri-

Prasanta Phukan (File) day said that he only meant that seeking voted from the Muslim community is of “no use�.

Speaking to English daily Indian Express, the BJP MLA said, “My point was simple. I said 90 per cent Muslims do not vote for us. I used an Assamese proverb – what is the use of feeding a cow fodder if it does not give milk‌ I never intended to call the Muslim community ‘cow’.

I said it is no use seeking their votes.�

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AGARTALA, May 4 (AGENCIES): The Election Commission of India has removed the returning officer of the Tripura West seat Sandeep Mahatme and has appointed Vikas Singh in his place following the allegation of poll-related violation in the constituency, reports The Northeast Today. It may be mentioned that the state election commission had earlier taken action against various erring officials for lapse of duty furing polls in Tripura West Constituency.

As per reports, the opposition parties Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the Congress alleged large-scale rigging, booth capturing, intimidation and attacks on voters and polling agents by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members and demanded the removal of Sandeep Mahatme and re-poll in the constituency. EC in its order issued by Secretary Arvind Anand relieved Mahatme from election-related duties and appointed Vikas Singh, District Magistrate of Dhalai, to join his new posting

by Thursday. The date of repoll is yet to be known.

Muslim fundamentalists, based in Bangladesh, take such a deportation move with a pinch of salt and create more ruckus back home.� “These groups make it an issue out there, thus creating more trouble between the bonhomie of HasinaModi governments that has been in place for quite some time now,� he added. “These 19 inmates who are now being readied to be deported on May 4 were in the pipeline to be sent back to Bangladesh long before general elections in our country. It would have a regressive effect, believed High Commission of Bangladesh, for which, all such moves have been stalled,� informed Sadhan Purkayastha.

Purkayastha added, “Keeping any self-accepted inmate of being a Bangladeshi national, after he or she completes his or her jail term, is a burden on our exchequer.

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Organic, vety varsities to be NEIGRIHMS crisis deepens; established in Assam: Sonowal Cardio HoD open to enquiry

GUWAHATI, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal Saturday announced that the government has decided to set up an organic agriculture university and a veterinary university in the state.

Addressing the 21st convocation of the Assam Agricultural University (AAU) at Jorhat on Saturday, as distinguished special guest, the Assam CM in the keynote address said both these universities would fulfil a long-felt need of the region and that the first would promote conservation of the environment and ecology.

The detailed project reports for both the universities have been submitted by the AAU earlier. The Veterinary College at Lakhimpur was proposed to be upgraded to a university.

Sonowal while praising the students for achieving much in the academic field and bringing laurels to the state by winning awards and international recognition he said the students should also go to the doorsteps of

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the farmers and make a difference by guiding them on scientific methods of farming in order to increase yield as well as to go for integrated and multiple cropping.

In this way the farmers can double their income, keeping in view the objective of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “The state has successfully intervened in the agriculture sector by implementing the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Nidhi Yojana and other farmers’ schemes and the university has produced globally competitive human resources who have also contributed to the development of agriculture in the state,�Sonowal said.

S H I L L O N G, M AY 4 (AGENCIES): Stressing on the need to restore normalcy and to regain the faith of the patients who visit the Cardiology department in NEIGRIHMS, Head of Department of Cardiology, Dr Animesh Mishra said that he is open to an inquiry on the allegations leveled against him pertaining to attempts to earn profit by making patients purchase stents and pacemakers from a vendor outside the hospital instead of the Amrit Pharmacy, a TNT report stated. “I will be writing to the authorities to constitute an inquiry into the allegations leveled against me,� Dr Mishra said while taking to reporters here today.

According to him, the Department of Cardiology does not have any inventory in the institute to treat patients who need emergency treatment. “In fact, the authorities had seized the stock from the only pharmacy which is selling stents in the State.

NEIGRIHMS, Shillong.

Admitting that the shutting of the services has affected around 30 patients who need treatment for critical procedures, Head of Department of Cardiology said that there is a need to restore normalcy in the institute for the benefit of the patients.

Dr Animesh further said that the private vendor from outside the hospital sells the stents as prescribed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) norm which had

capped its rate at not more than Rs 30,000. “Therefore, there is no single violation of price structure as recommended by the NPPA,� he said It may be mentioned that NEIGRIHMS Public Relations Officer has revealed that he (Dr Mishra) was not cooperating with the administration to make treatment of poor cardiology patients affordable as per the regulations of the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

SC resumes hearing on coal 3 missing after boat capsizes in Tinsukia mining ban in Meghalaya GUWAHATI, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): A senior advocate of the Supreme Court named Colin Gonsalves on Friday argued before the apex court that all illegally mined coal in Meghalaya should be handed over to Coal India Limited at its depot in Guwahati.

According to the Northeast Now News, during a hearing on a petition to lift the ban on coal mining in Meghalaya, Gonsalves referred to the Kropha Committee report on the availability of coal in the state after the coal mining ban imposed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in April 2014.

The senior advocate argued that that the declarations made by the coal miners regarding the coal stock in Meghalaya were incorrect.

He submitted that Coal India Limited should take into custody all coal stock in

Meghalaya and transport the same to the depot located in Guwahati.

Gonsalves said that the National Green Tribunal which had on January asked the Meghalaya government to impose a fine of Rs 100 crore for failing to check illegal mining in the state was a justified step.

An NGT constituted high level committee had submitted a report to the tribunal which stated that most of the mines in Meghalaya were still operating without a licence even after the ban was imposed.

The NGT said that the fine was imposed due to failure of Meghalaya government to stop illegal mining in the state and suggested that the amount can be recovered from miners and officials who encourage illegal mining.

The next hearing is scheduled to take place on Tuesday.

DIBRUGARH, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): Three persons on Thursday went missing while five others were rescued after a country boat capsized in the Na-Dehing river in Kakopathar area in upper Assam’s Tinsukia district, reports Northeast Now. According to sources, eight persons were on board when the boat capsized after it was hit by a big wave in the middle of the river. Some of the passengers managed to swim to the shore while a few others were rescued by locals.

Three persons including a couple were swept away by the strong current.

The three missing persons have been identified as Shankar Gunju and Phulmoti Gunju of Malbhog village and Bhaiya Gowala of Kosudub village.

Personnel of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have launched a search operation to trace the missing persons. “We have launched a

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month ago, the mood of the nation was more towards change and revival of liberal democracy and less for continuation of Modi at the helm. Five years in office and the BJP under Modi has failed to fulfil all the election promises made in 2014. Instead of ‘Achhe Din Aane waale Hain’(good days are coming) which Modi promised with inclusiveness and sabka saath sabka vikas (collective efforts, inclusive growth); the nation, instead witnessed gangs of cow vigilantes killing on mere suspicions , hate speeches, no black money in people’s accounts while cronies immensely benefitted from the so-called surgical strike called ‘demonetisation’, crores of job loss instead of creating 2 crore jobs each year; one man ruling the roost and who is no doubt the ‘strongest and most decisive’ prime minister after Indira Gandhi; blatant abuse of institutions manned by the chosen few etc and control over the mass media where those who dared expose or question are warned of consequences. As election was announced, the anti-Modi conglomeration or the much hyped mahagathbandan of disparate political parties and opportunists sought to reap the harvest even before sowing. The leaders sat together but once names of probable prime ministerial candidates came up, it deepened the wedge. The Congress, as was the habit of its leaders, dreamt of a ‘Congress prime minister’ and Rahul’s name came up to face Modi. Daggers were drawn over this issue and resulted in the so-called mahagathbandhan dying a premature death. In UP, the SP-BSP shut their doors on Congress and even TDP chief minister Chandrababu Naidu who had backed Rahul as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate developed cold feet and ditched the Congress by deciding not to ally with it in the state. Mamata Banerjee was allergic to any other being proposed as prime minister because she believes it was hers if her party wins all 42 seats in Bengal. As electioneering progressed, Rahul Gandhi, who has been propelled to limelight by a doting mother, has proved to non-serious contender. Rahul has reached his limitations and his lack of experience in political statecraft is beginning to show and has disappointed those who were inclined towards a non-BJP alternative. Rahul is up against Modi, a deep rooted political veteran with decades of experience who rose from the grass root to become three-time Gujarat chief minister (2001-2014)and now seeking to retain the prime ministership. As the election phase draws to a close, there are as many speculations doing the rounds. One thing is clear, that BJP is projecting Modi as the issue and Rahul has fallen for the ploy with his overuse of the ‘chowkidar chor hai’ charge which has buried other issues. Rahul is beginning to lose steam with his trademark ‘chowkidar chor hai’ attack on Modi. The party now has to depend on late entrant, Priyanka to help her brother but it is too little and too late. The Congress looks a cricket team with two batting stars but at the bottom of the IPL. Still, the Congress lives in delusion that it is going to win at least 150 to 180 seats to form the next government with support of other non-BJP parties. The fact is Congress still thinks it is the best bet against a communal party despite the fact that its arrogance has won more enemies than friends.

DailyDevotion Vicarious Intercession …having boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus… —Hebrews 10:19 Beware of thinking that intercession means bringing our own personal sympathies and concerns into the presence of God, and then demanding that He do whatever we ask. Our ability to approach God is due entirely to the vicarious, or substitutionary, identification of our Lord with sin. We have “boldness to enter the Holiest by the blood of Jesus.”

Spiritual stubbornness is the most effective hindrance to intercession, because it is based on a sympathetic “understanding” of things we see in ourselves and others that we think needs no atonement. We have the idea that there are certain good and virtuous things in each of us that do not need to be based on the atonement by the Cross of Christ.

Just the sluggishness and lack of interest produced by this kind of thinking makes us unable to intercede.

We do not identify ourselves with God’s interests and concerns for others, and we get irritated with Him. Yet we are always ready with our own ideas, and our intercession becomes only the glorification of our own natural sympathies. We have to realize that the identification of Jesus with sin means a radical change of all of our sympathies and interests.

Vicarious intercession means that we deliberately substitute God’s interests in others for our natural sympathy with them.

Am I stubborn or substituted? Am I spoiled or complete in my relationship to God? Am I irritable or spiritual? Am I determined to have my own way or determined to be identified with Him?

Quotes

Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. ~ Arnold Bennett

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Ensure safe passage for Amur Falcons

t is once again that time of the year when Amur Falcons the long-distance migrants pass through India on their return northbound migration from Southern Africaen-route to their breeding grounds in northern China and eastern Mongolia. Since 2013 a select number of Amur Falcons were satellite tagged at their roost sites in Nagaland to study their movements and migration, which information has also been used to create awareness amongst the local people about this unique little raptor.

Longleng a female Amur falcon satellite tagged in October 2016 from the roost site in Yaongyimchen Community Reserve in Longleng district is the only falcon that is currently being tracked. Longleng started on its migration from Somalia to India on 29th April 2019. Upon leaving the African continent this particular falcon made a four-day nonstop flight over the Arabian sea skirting the coastline of the Arabian Peninsula and then flew along the coast of Gujarat and enter India over Surat town. On 2ndMay Longleng made its first stop in a forested tract in the Gadchiroli Forest Reserve in eastern Maharashtra covering a distance of close to 4800 km.

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of tracking since 2016 on its return from Africa Longleng on entering the Maharashtra coastline would fly down to southern Karnataka close to Bangalore or Mysore and after few days of stop-over head back along the east coast to northeast India and then beyond. However, interestingly Longleng this year headed straight across Maharashtra State and almost straight in the direction of cyclone Fani that was moving up along the Bay of Bengal coast. Longleng is currently in eastern ghats region in southern Odisha possibly waiting for cyclone Fani to pass.

Longleng being a terrestrial bird the open sea crossing poses a challenge and as a result Amur falcon make nonstop flights of three to five days or may be more. Longleng’s arrival in India now marks the sixth successful crossing of the Arabian Sea and is expected to arrive in the next few days in Nagaland once again.

Wish to add further here that efforts made by the entire citizens of Yaongyimchen, led by Village Councils, the Church, the Students body, Staff Union, Members of LEMSACHENLOK, and the entire Community under Yaongyimchen, Alayong and Sanglu for their commitment in creating a huge forest for

Old is gold

ver the next 33 years, 20 per cent of India’s population will be above 60 years of age. This must give us joy because a mature population rich in knowledge and information is there to lead this country to a more peaceful and right path of development. But old age becomes cold age for the elderly once their progenies start discarding them. Thus, their life becomes miserable and is often neglected and uncared for.

Frustration and anxiety become their lifelong companions let alone miseries.

As one advances in age especially well past 40, his youthfulness of mind and body goes downward but maturity of mind goes upward weighing things in a more mature way. That is why the world always pays heed to the advice of the old wise men and the world never goes astray from their advice as well.

But the elderly silently suffers too much without raising their complaints at their fag end of life. I knew a very old man who was waiting for his end or rather left to die by his family.

He had many ailments though not serious but as was the practice in the late seventies, he too was never taken to hospital for treatment, for; the dear ones were expecting his death. This old man somehow crawled to the veranda of his house during high noon when nobody was in the house. As his house was so close to the village road, passers-by could have a glimpse of what was happening in the front of the house. As I was on an urgent errand with the agility of a teen, I was just passing the house when I heard a groaning.

I turned my face and saw the old man lying on the veranda.

He was helplessly beckoning me to go to him. Delaying my urgent task, I ran towards him.

When I reached him, he asked me in a feeble voice for a glass of water. Embarrassed at his request, I stood for a moment nonchalantly. Then the man looked at me and pointed to the kitchen to take water from.

In a jiffy, I brought in a glass of water, and he drank it thanking a lot. Later, I got to know that his family members never cared for him and within two weeks the old man passed away.

A political leader’s grandma lived next to our house. She used to come out of her house daily trudging to meet people. She was so keen to keep in touch with the people around her. Once, a very old man confessed to saying that old people did not wish to let a day go without meeting as many people as they could. Here the grandma too had such a desire to meet people. Unfortunately, many used to go the other way to avoid meeting her. I was the sole person she shared and poured out her worries and anxieties with as I was a good listener.

During the year 2010, I attended a funeral of a friend’s father who died at the age of 90.

In the funeral speech, the parish priest qualified the dead man as a mobile library because the man had amassed a lot of information and knowledge from fiction to science. Admittedly, most old men are the repository of knowledge and information but we often take them for granted.

And the old saying ‘old is gold’ is very true and relevant. Our mindset must be changed to take care of the elderly with love, for; we too must come to this stage and age one day.

T K Nandanan, Kochi

Mind the word ‘banking of roads’

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Community Biodiversity Area and giving asylum to Amur Falcons and other species which is growing in numbers year by year. The community has been giving their best effort towards the Biodiversity Conservation initiatives and this is a huge contribution to the Global world in the area of protecting many endangered species.”

While communicating the latest status of Amur Falcon Longleng to Mr. Y. NukluPhom who is spearheading the Community work and was specially instrumental in the satellite tagging of the Amur Falcon “LONGLENG,” Mr. Phom said, “LONGLENG” has been satellite tagged embraced with Tears and Prayers of the Church and therefore the survival and sustenance of Longleng is an answer of God to the prayers of His Faithful Prayer warriors It is also to be noted that Government of Nagaland particularly the Wildlife Wing of Nagaland Forest Department has been undertaking several measures to create awareness among Naga people to ensure a safe passage to Falcons as they pass through the state.

These measures should be continued to be taken up.

Dr. Suresh Kumar, senior scientist, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun

anking o Roads” is defined as the phenomenon of raising outer-edge of the curved road above the inner-edge to provide the necessary centripetal force of the vehicles to take a safer turn, and the curved road is called “Banking of Roads”. Here the word “Banking” has no connection with money. It is a word of Civil Engineering particularly for the Department of Roads and Bridges.

The idea is, any mass that moves in a circular path undergoes centripetal acceleration, which is equal to B2/R. Therefore, engineers design roads to be banked when the road is curved or circular for maximum safe velocity of vehicle around at such curve.

Let’s put it in a simple layman’s word for easier understanding. On the crooked hilly, mountainous or valley regions. Whenever a road is under construction, very often we come across many zigzag and serpentine turnings risky and uncomfortable for speeding vehicles.

At such a curved road, as a engineer/contractor; when you stand on the spot to survey, and as you stand right in the middle of the road, and look back and forth; you find (1) To one end, vehicle is to be driven forth round from your right side to your left side. And you find the gradient (slope) of the road on your right edge which usually covers round a greater length is to be built up slightly higher than your left edge(i.3. your left bank of the road is to be built/banked a little lower than your right bank) according to the degree of the curve.

(2) Now, you turn back from where you stand, and look to the other end. You find, vehicle is to be

Balanced approach essential on foreign currency debt

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ecent news about an increase in Indian corporates and state entities issuing dollar bonds is welcome news, especially since it clearly shows investor appetite for lending to credible Indian business models. However, relatively easy liquidity and high investor appetite for lending in the international markets must be tempered by the fact that borrowing in foreign currencies is beneficial for businesses with certain specific balance sheet structures.

While relatively low interest rates abroad and increasing investor demand for relatively good quality debt assists in borrowing for Indian businesses, it is essential to realise that severe foreign exchange rate fluctuations can severely impact the debt servicing capacity of a company that relies excessively on foreign borrowings.

For businesses that have assets creating dollar cash flows, borrowing in the currency makes sense.

For instance, for an exporter of products or services to the United States with a dollar-based stream of income, financing greenback liabilities is more feasible. While macro factors are beyond the control of a business, understanding and creating a well-balanced balance sheet is something that deserves attention. Not only is it essential for a balance between assets that can generate cash flows to match liability outflows, in the case of multiple currencies, it is vital that currency mismatches are avoided as far as possible.

For businesses looking to take on foreign currency denominated debt, it is essential that there is a long-term focus on how foreign exchange volatility will be dealt with. For firms that do not have dollar-based assets that generate foreign currency denominated cash flows, prudence is advised on

foreign currency borrowings.

While the appreciation of the Indian rupee can lead to windfall gains by way of lower interest and principal payments, a severe depreciation of the currency, a factor beyond the control of a business, can leave the company in a precarious position with debt servicing. Most importantly, the company might be in the sectors of financial services, energy or IT services, and therefore being exposed to the macro-vagaries of the foreign exchange market for business success is not an ideal situation to be in.

The experiences of European and Japanese financial institutions during the 2008 financial crisis are a good reminder of the perils of creating excessive dollar-denominated liabilities while owning assets primarily in domestic currencies.

Balance sheet imbalances and a shortage of dollar funding precipitated a crisis that severely damaged the financial systems and institutions in Europe and Japan.

One major takeaway from the 2008 crisis was that creating an imbalanced balance sheet renders the business exposed to risks, managing which is inherently not the core objective of the company.

For instance, an energy developer facing severe pressure to fund dollar liabilities isn’t ideal.

The funding pressure may lead to a situation in which despite having a robust energy business, the energy developer might be severely lossmaking due to a significant change in the cost of foreign liabilities that need to be paid off.

The decision of how much of liabilities must be in a foreign currency is no less important than the choice of how much debt a business must utilise. While the decision around leverage is driven by the quality of cash flows that a

Culture: The need for dissemination and preservation

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ulture refers to shared knowledge, beliefs, values and attitudes amongst a group of people.

Culture is a symbol of communication and imitation from one generation of the next. It is also the practice on a daily basis.

Nagasare known for their diversified culture and unique identity. Moatsu Mong festival is celebrated by the Ao Naga tribe of Nagaland, India. Moatsu is celebrated in the first week of Mayafter the sowing of paddy. The principal aim of the festival is to invoke the Almighty God’sblessings af-

(With special reference to Moatsu Mong) terthe completion of diverse agriculturalactivities. The festival provides a weeklong period of recreation and entertainment after the stressful work of clearing fields, burning jungles, sowing seeds, cleaning up the tsübu (wells), repairing and construction of houses. Upon the completion of these manifold activities, the celebration of Moatsu Mong takes place.

It is marked with lively folk songs, dances, merrymaking, wearing of beautiful traditional attires and expression of propitiation to the supreme God for the crops to grow well and to receive

driven forth round from your left-side of your right. The gradient of the road on your left-edge which usually covers round a greater length is to be raised a little higher than your right edge (i.e your right bank of the road is to be built a little lower than your left-bank).

This is a great scientific discovery and a powerful concept of engineering work on road-construction at every curve-turn on the hilly an mountainous areas in order to arrest and balance both the centripetal and centrifugal forces at such accident prone curves, to avoid slipping sideways when it is wet or raining and improve riding quality.

And that, when a speeding vehicle comes across at such bad turnings, the balance of the bodies of the vehicle itself, and so also the balances of the bodies of all passengers in the speeding vehicle are balanced, comfortable and safe; and that skidding and accidents do not occur.

Wherever banked roads are built, enough water outlets/holes should be provided on the side of lower inner-edge to the drainages, so that even when there comes rain or flash-floods, thaw water do not store on the road like a pool, or flow like a river on the road causing damages to the roads.

A newly constructed/blacktopped road on the Highway may look good, but if “Banking of Roads” is not properly built as per the required specifications, it is not a safe or standard road. The importance of building “banked roads” on the curves on the crooked hilly and mountainous regions, and so also in the labyrinthine valleys can never be overlooked.

Zapra Chakhesang, New Minister Hill, Kohima

a bountiful harvest.

There is a paradigm shift in the cultural practices after the advent of modernization, westernization and globalization. The Ao Nagas have come a long way from the time of their forefathers to the present-day lifestyles.

Practices have been passed down from generation to generation and in due course of time have also undergone acculturation and assimilation with different cultures.

Presently, the numbers of farmers have reduced to a great extent due to factors such as changing aspirations, lifestyles and rural to

urban migration. The challenges facing tradition and culture is mostly seen in the negligence or lack of interest of the youth in learning folk songs, folk dance and folklores. This negligence may grow to be a serious concern in negatively impacting traditional cultures and ethnic heritage. It is important to recognize the threat and proactively work towards preserving cultural and traditional practices Imnayangla Jamir and Likoklemba A Jamir, MSW 4th semester, North East Institute of Social Sciences and Research (NEISSR)

company has to finance the future liability payments, i.e. interest payments, the decision around the currency to be utilised must also be factored in separately.

Effectively, the risk a business undertakes in using foreign currency debt must factor in the volatility in the currency pair that is applicable in terms of the cash flows and liability payments. For instance, if a business receives all incoming cash flows in Indian rupees, then the amount of dollardenominated debt ideal for the company needs to be carefully evaluated.

In a world with relatively low yields, especially in the developed economies, and a growing economy such as India, the interest to lend to Indian businesses by global investors is inevitable. For any business, the focus must be on creating a long-term track record of utilising foreign currency denominated debt effectively to either take advantage of relatively low-interest rates or potentially finance international growth.

However, prudent usage of foreign debt by Indian business is also vital to ensure that investor confidence builds up for both individual companies and Indian firms in general. Judicious usage of foreign currency debt is critical for the long-term goal of increased access to global capital markets for Indian companies.

As with financial structures and balance sheet decisions, there is no one-size-fits-all solution for foreign currency borrowings. A sustainable long-term focused borrowing strategy will be the key differentiator for successful businesses. (IANS) Taponeel Mukherjee, (taponeel.mukherjee@development-tracks.com)

Reader’s Post

Sir,

Precautionary measures

With the climatic situation undergoing severe changes in different parts of the country, it is imperative for citizens to take precautionary measures in every aspect. While heavy rain and storm may disrupt smooth flow of traffic, the other factor to be taken into account is the electricity supply which is in any case very erratic.

Citizens should be will prepared for all these eventualities. Most of all, people must not forget to pay attention to their health issues during such a season. Please consult doctor whenever anyone in your family falls sick.

Sungjemkala Ao, Circular Road, Dimapur

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

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Haryana government score Prakash Raj to campaign for AAP in Delhi Odisha pulls off ‘biggest’ below par on key issues: ADR evacuation: N. Patnaik

Not going in alliance with AAP Court reserves order on Swamy wise decision: J.P. Agarwal plea in Pushkar death case

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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS): The Islamic State suspects, who carried out blasts in Sri Lanka during the Easter celebration claiming over 240 lives were trying to expand their base in India’s Tamil Nadu, official sources said.

A top National Investigation Agency (NIA) source requesting anonymity said the IS suspects in Sri Lanka were trying to spread their influence in Tamil Nadu.

“We are taking all necessary steps to verify the information and track if any of the attackers in Sri Lanka had India connection,” said an NIA source.

He said some intelligence inputs have been received, but “at this stage it would be too early to comment if the information about the IS spreading its influence in Tamil Nadu is correct.”

The source revealed the Indian coun-

ter-terror probe agency was also in touch with the authorities in Sri Lanka. “If required our team will visit Sri Lanka to gather more information,” he said.

About the role of any Indian citizen associated with the suspects in Sri Lanka, he said at this juncture it would be too early to comment whether any Indian citizen assisted or was associated with Sri Lankan IS suspects.

He was responding to a question over the statement of Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army who in an interview to BBC said the movements of the suspects in the region also had some international links as the suspects had gone to India’s Kerala and Kashmir.

When specifically asked about the Kashmir and Kerala connection, the source refused to comment.

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A M E T HI , M AY 4 (IANS):Amethi, on Saturday, was the focus of election activity in Uttar Pradesh. With barely a few hours left for polling in the constituency, leaders of both the BharatiyaJanata Party and Congress were seen campaigning here fiercely.

BJP President Amit Shah arrived in Amethi on Saturday evening and held a road show for Union Minister SmritiIrani. As the road show wound its way through the district, chants of “Jai Shri Ram” rent the air. Several state Ministers and senior party leaders participated in the event.

Shah said Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who is seeking a re-election from the LokSabha seat here, had failed to ensure development of the constituency and asked people to let the lotus (BJP symbol) bloom in Amethi. SmritiIrani recalled the absenteeism of Gandhi from his constituency.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was also in Amethi where she addressed a series of meetings during the day.

She went from village to village but refused to climb on to the dais. She stood around the people and asked who they would vote for.

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Additional Public Prosecutor AtulShrivastava also opposed Swamy’s plea and raised question over its maintainability.

On May 14 2018, police chargesheetedTharoor under Sections 306 and 498A of the Indian Penal Code, pertaining to abetment to suicide and cruelty to wife, which entail a jail term of up to 10 years.

P u s h k a r, 5 1 , wa s found dead under mysterious circumstances in a hotel room in south Delhi on January 17, 2014, days after she alleged that Tharoor was having an affair with a Pakistani journalist.

party, which is fighting for a change in this election, compared to other parties,” he said.

Raj will begin his Delhi campaign from the Nor th East LokSabha constituency on Saturday evening with a meeting in support of AAP candidate DilipPandey at Babarpur.

He will campaign in the New Delhi and East Delhi constituencies on Sunday.

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Assembly or local body on development issues. Roti, Kapada, Makaan and Rozgaar (food, clothing, housing and employment) are the basic issues.”

He also accused the sitting MP Harsh Vardhan, of the BharatiyaJanata Party, of being visionless and failing to address issues of the public, especially and the businessmen community.

“Harsh Vardhan was the Minister but failed to address issues being faced by the people or the businessmen, such as GST, note ban and sealing. He has no vision. He should have asked for Rs 1,500 crore or Rs 2,000 crore projects from the Cabinet, but he could not do it. He failed to connect with his constituency,” he claimed.

that some people had gone to “extraordinary extent” to “make sure that the evidence was destroyed.”

But Tharoor’s counsel and senior advocate VikasPahwa opposed the plea and said that Swamy has no locus in the case because he is neither associated with the prosecution nor with the accsued or victim.

Swamy responded that he has locus in the matter as chargesheet in this case was the outcome of his public interest litigation filed in the higher court.

Defence counsel Pahwa said public suits did not grant anyone the right to be a part of a trial.

Advocate Pahwa also said that all the allegations on destruction of evidence were false.

of the government, which is in place,” Raj said.

Addressing media along with the AAP Delhi convenorGopalRai at the party headquarters, Raj said he is is one of those “aamadmi” (common men) who look up to the ideology and the work done by the party and that is what has made him come here.

“I am here to support such candidates, such

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NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (IANS): A court on Saturday reserved its order on BJP parliamentarian Subramanian Swamy’s plea seeking to bring a Delhi Police Vigilance report on record in SunandaPushkar death case.

Special Judge ArunBhardwaj said it would pass its order on May 13 on Swamy’s plea seeking to bring on record a vigilance report on the alleged tampering of evidence in the case.

The court was hearing arguments against Congress MP ShashiTharoor, accused of abetment of suicide of his wife SunandaPushkar.

Swamy told the court that there is certain evidence which is required in the case. He told the court

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New Delhi, May 4 (IANS): Amid the Congress’ hope of winning all seven seats of Delhi, party’s ChandniChowk candidate J.P. Agarwal feels that not going into an alliance with the ruling AAP was a wise decision.

“The Congress is not used to fighting elections in alliance in Delhi. The party had fought every election in a clean manner.

We don’t need them (the AAP). I was among those who was vocal against this alliance,” Agarwal told IANS. Grateful that the party had nominated him from ChandniChowk, he said that he was sure of his win as he was born in the area.

“I was born in this Parliamentary constituency. I am the only candidate who was born here and has an electoral card from here. I have already fought six LokSabha elections from here and this is my seventh time,” he said.

Stressing that Congress’ focus on development, Agarwal said: “The Congress fights every election whether LokSabha,

Prakash Raj with Gopal Rai

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landfall of the cyclone -- one was not sure about the trajectory it was going to take,” Patnaik said.

“However, we prepared ourselves to face all the possible eventualities. This led to one of the biggest human evacuations in history - a record 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours. 3.2 lakh from Ganjam and 1.3 lakh people from Puri.”

“I would like to thank all the volunteers, PRI members, officials, and staff who have worked tirelessly and selflessly to get around 1.2 million people to safety.

“Instead of it being

a tragedy of humongous proportions, we are in the process of restoring critical infrastructure. I thank the 4.5 crore people who have made this possible,” Patnaik said.

‘Fani’ made a landfall in Puri with a wind speed of more than 200 kmph and gusting speed of 240 kmph.

It tore apart critical infrastructure, especially power, telecom and water supply.

“Lakhs of trees were uprooted, blocking roads, breaking homes and damaging public infrastructure.

In Puri district and parts of Khurda, electricity infrastructure has been totally devastated and we have the challenge of having to set up the entire electrification afresh,” Patnaik said.

The districts of Cuttack, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Nayagada have also been affected.

tunities (56 per cent), traffic congestion (55 per cent) and water and air pollution (50 per cent).

The state government performance, rated below average by voters on the scale of 5, was better employment opportunities (1.91), traffic congestion (1.92) and water and air pollution (1.94).

The government also performed poorly in providing better hospitals or primary healthcare centres (1.94) and reducing noise pollution (1.97) in urban Haryana, according to the ADR. The survey covered around 5,000 respondents across 10 parliamentary constituencies in Haryana.

Of this, about 63 per cent belonged to the rural areas. The ADR found the priorities in the rural areas were agriculture loan availability (64 per cent), higher price realisation for farm produce (54 per cent) and availability of water for agriculture (49 per cent).

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BHUBANESWAR, MAY 4 (IANS): Braced for the worst after Met declared Super Cyclone Fani to hit Odisha earlier this week, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said “a record 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours” claiming to have carried out the “biggest human evacuation in history”.

He hailed each and every one of the 4.5 crore people involved in the entire process -- the evacuees and rescuers -- as he appreciated volunteers and officials working round the clock to pull off the feat.

Cyclone Fani was one of the rarest summer cyclones, the Chief Minister said in a press release adding thta it was the first one in 43 years to hit Odisha and one of the three to hit in the last 150 years.

“Because of this rarity, tracking and prediction were challenging. Till 24 hours of

NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (IANS): In providing better employment opportunities, agricultural loans and higher price realisation for farm produce, top priorities for voters in Haryana, the state government’s performance has been below average, according to an ADR survey.

The top three priorities were better employment opportunities (44.61 per cent), agricultural loan availability (40.36 per cent) and higher price realisation for farm produce (33.80 per cent).

“The government performance on all top three voter priorities of better employment opportunities (2.14 on a scale of 5), agricultural loan availability (2.08) and higher price realisation for farm produce (2.07) was rated below average,” the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.

For the urban voters, the top most priorities were better employment Oppor-

New Delhi, May 4 (PTI): People need to come together to “reclaim the republic” of the country which is on the verge of losing with the onslaught of communal and hatred politics, actor-politician Prakash Raj said Saturday as he announced plans to campaign for the AamAadmi Party.

Raj, who fought the LokSabha polls as an independent candidate from the Bengaluru Central seat, said he will campaign for the AAP in Delhi for a week.

“The AamAadmi Party is fighting the elections on the issues of health, education, their vision and based on their work,” he said.

“This is what we need, this is my gesture, and my belief, that different people with different thought processes but love for the country come together to make this democracy, to reclaim our republic which is on the verge and that we may lose with the onslaught of communal and hatred politics

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NEW DELHI, May 4 (IANS): Amid faint possibility of grounded Jet Airway’s revival anytime soon, the Civil Aviation Ministry is now considering re-allocating the airline’s foreign traffic rights to rival carriers such as Air India, SpiceJet and IndiGo. A meeting was held on Friday to discuss the issue. Civil aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola chaired the meeting which was attended by officials of Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and senior airline executives.

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Mumbai, May 4 (IANS): India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves increased by $4.368 billion during the week ended April 26, official data showed on Friday.

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SL bombers went to Kashmir, Kerala to train: Army chief Colombo, May 4 (PTI): Sri Lanka Army’s chief has said that some of the suicide bombers who carried out the country’s worst terror attack on Easter Sunday visited Kashmir and Kerala for “some sorts of training” or to “make some more links” with other foreign outfits.

It is the first time that a top Sri Lankan security official has confirmed the militants’ visit to India which had shared intelligence inputs with Colombo ahead of the attack.

Nine suicide bombers, including a woman, carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels on April 21, killing 253 people and injuring over 500 others.

In an interview to BBC, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake, Commander of the Army, divulged some details on the movements of the suspects in the region and also international links.

“They (the suspects) have gone to India, they’ve gone to Kashmir, Bangalore, they’ve travelled to Kerala state. Those are the information available with us,”

security”.

He was referring to the three-decade civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) which ended in 2009 after claiming at least 100,000 lives.

“We are deployed on the ground to give confi-

Explosives found buried in mosque backyard

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he said.

Asked what activities they were doing in Kashmir and Kerala, the Army chief said: “Not exactly, but definitely in some sorts of training or to make some more links towards the other organisations outside the country”.

The Islamic State terror group claimed the attacks, but the government blamed local Islamist extremist group National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ).

Sri Lanka banned the NTJ and arrested over 100 people in connection with

the blasts. About the possibility of an involvement of a foreign group, the Commander said that by looking at the pattern of operation and the places that the suspects travelled, there has to be some outside involvement of some leadership or instructions.

Asked why the threats were not taken more seriously after receiving information from India, Senanayake said: “We had some information and intelligence-sharing, situations and military intelligence on a different direction and the

Plane skids into Florida river; 21 injured

Authorities work at the scene of a plane in the water in Jacksonville, Fla. on Friday. said the plane had never been submerged. Photos showed it floating on the St. Johns River, The New York Times reported.

The accident occurred at about 9.40 p.m. on Friday as the pilot attempted to land the jet at the Naval Air Station Jacksonville amid thunder and heavy rains.

“I think it is a miracle,” Capt. Michael P. Connor, the commanding officer at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, said at a news conference early Saturday.

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a different story.”

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curr y said the White House had called to offer its assistance.

The flight was operated by Miami Air International, a charter company that shuttles military service members from the base in Guantanamo Bay to naval air stations in Jacksonville and Norfolk, Virginia.

The flights run every Friday and every other Tuesday, said Susan Brink, a Navy spokeswoman.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it was sending a team to start an inquiry. Boeing said it also was investigating, but did not provide any other details.

Friday night’s accident comes as Boeing has been under intense scrutiny following two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX jet within months of each other: Lion Air Flight 610 in October 2018 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 in March of this year.

The two accidents killed a total of 346 people and led to a global grounding of the aircraft.

others were different and there was a gap that everybody could see today”.

He said that as the Chief of the Army, he believes that everybody who is responsible for intelligencegathering and the national security is to be blamed, including the political hierarchies.

Asked why Sri Lanka was targeted, the Commander said: “Too much of freedom, too much of peace for the last 10 years. People forget what happened for 30 years. People are enjoying peace and they neglected

Colombo, May 4 (IANS): Three locally made bombs and 100 grams of ammonia have been found buried in a backyard of a mosque in a Sri Lankan district, the police said.

The explosives were recovered at Welipenna on Friday night during a joint operation carried out by the Special Task Force and the police, the Daily Mirror reported. The police said a 42-year-old suspect was arrested after the recovery of explosives.

Officials also seized 16 circuit boards of high technology, 16 SIM cards, several compacts discs, computer accessories and a car in a house at Pirivena Mawatha in Mount Lavinia.

According to the police, each circuit board had the capacity to contain 12 SIM cards. A 52-year old man was detained along with the items.

The recovery was made after the authorities cancelled weekend masses in the capital due of fears of fresh bomb attacks.

The Archdiocese of Colombo spokesman Fr. Edmond Tilakaratne had said that the decision was made

by Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith to cancel the masses on Saturday and Sunday based on the latest security reports.

The churches in Colombo and suburbs have been closed since the April 21 deadly Easter Sunday bomb attacks which killed 253 people and injured hundreds.

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T e h r a n, M ay 4 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday said that Tehran will “defeat” Washington through unity of the nation following the end of the 180-day US waivers for major importers of Iran’s oil, announced by the White House, which aggravates the impact of tough measures against the Middle Eastern nation.

“We should solidify our unity and strengthen hope in (the Iranian) society. The US aims to disappoint the Iranians and sow discord between the people and the government

by exerting the sanction pressures,” Rouhani was quoted as saying by IRNA news agency. Rouhani said that the US seeks to lower Iran’s oil income and has targeted its independence and sovereignty through economic pressures.

“We have to increase our hard currency income and cut our currency expenditures. We have no other way but to unite and resist.”

The US waivers for India, China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey, Italy and Greece -- major importers of Iran’s oil -- formally expired on Thursday.

Last May, US President Donald Trump withdrew from the JCPOA, an Iran international nuclear deal signed in 2015.

Following the withdrawal, Trump’s administration reimposed the sanctions on Iran’s oil exports in November, which had been lifted under the JCPOA. Tehran has vowed to bypass the US sanctions and continue to export its oil.

Cyclone Fani kills 14, injures 63 in Bangladesh Dhaka, May 4 (PTI): At least 14 people were killed and 63 others injured as severe cyclone Fani barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday, a day after leaving a trail of destruction in neighbouring India, media reports said on Saturday.

Bangladesh authorities said that more than1.6 million people have been shifted to safer places as about 36 villages were flooded after the storm surge breached embankments in country’s coastal areas.

The deaths were reported from eight districts, including Noakhali, Bhola and Lakshmipur that were among the places worst-hit by the cyclone, the Dhaka Tribune reported.

The dead also included a 2-year old boy and four women.

“In Noakhali district, a minor has been killed and several others of the family injured when the house collapsed on them during storm. Moreover, 30 villagers were also injured as the storm destroyed over hundred

houses in the two unions,” the paper reported.

Similarly, in Lakshmipur district a 70-year-old woman, Anwara Begum, was killed in house collapse due to the storm.

The cyclonic storm battered the coastal districts of the country and destroyed hundreds of houses.

Sky in several parts of Bangladesh continue to remain overcast and rain and thunder showers with gusty winds is continuing across the country since Friday, the Daily Star

reported.

Disruption of electricity and internet connection have been reported from many areas of the country after the storm started.

The rough weather conditions also compelled the authorities to cancel12 flights so far and delay several others, the paper reported.

The severe Cyclone Fani also caused destruction in India.

The cyclonic storm, which made landfall at

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The death toll due to the calamity, which stood at eight on Friday, mounted to 12 with four fresh casualties reported from Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Indian officials said, adding, detailed information from many areas was still awaited.

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All of the 136 passengers and seven crew members had been rescued by early Saturday morning, a Navy spokeswoman said.

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Awareness prog held on Former NNC/GDRN 2 schools selected for SPC (NA) leaders respond women & girl at Peren

Participants during the programme at Peren Town.

DIMAPUR: Sakhi-One Stop Centre (OSC) conducted an awareness programme in collaboration with Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) on Women Helpline (181), POCSO Act 2012 and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao on May 3 at the Lydia Centre, Peren town.

A press release from caseworker Sakhi-(OSC),

Peheilusile Haisobe stated that the programme was chaired by counsellor (OSC), Grace and encouraged the attendees to memorize the emergency numbers which will come handy in day to day life.

District welfare officer (MSK), Heiriateilei, spoke on various schemes for women and girl child available in Peren district,

POCSO Act 2012, Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and emphasized on 10 legal rights for women. While Peheilusile Haisobe, spoke on how to avail the services from Sakhi-One Stop Centre and Women Helpline (181).

She also encouraged the women and girls to avail the benefits and stand for their rights.

DIMAPUR, MAY 4 (NPN): Reacting to the statement of Kiumukam Yim led NNC/ GDRN (Non-Accord) information and publicity wing, denying reports of its dissolution, Kumcho, Chilimong and Hangping Zeliang has claimed that as “sole owners and the right claimers of the GDRN/NNC(NA)”, they had merged en bloc with the NSCN/GPRN “as government to government with clear conscience” on October 28, 2016.

In a press note, GPRN (SEM) Hangping said that the leaders had “wilfully confederated” in the interest and desire of the Naga public.

Hangping said the Naga public can judge between the one who upheld the government at its best, or the one who hid away from the national hoho, “after bringing the worst kind of disgrace to the government.” While reminding the other group to be sensible and not hypothetical, Hangping said the national hoho could be summoned

even in the absence of the chairman or president, since the house could appoint a sessional chairperson to conduct the meeting.

With regard to claims of an attempt on Kiumukam’s life, Hangping said since the group may be aware of those persons, they could do their own business and not accuse the then leaders who had no knowledge of the incident.

It also reminded I&P wing not to get confused as it had merged en bloc with the NSCN/GPRN and not defected. Hangping said if there was any doubt about merger and defection, they could check all the records from GHQ Hebron.

It further asked the rival group to not confuse the public by using the information and publicity wing, which was used by V. Nagi as general secretary NNC (PB).

Hangping therefore asked the rival group “not take the trouble to use other’s properties which are not yours anymore.”

DIMAPUR: Chumukedima Hr. Sec. School (CHSS) and Police Central School (PCS) have been selected for Student Police Cadet (SPC) programme, an initiative of MHA ministry, to be monitored by the state police.

According to PRO, deputy commissioner, Dimapur, Keveka Kevin Zehol, handed over cash assistance to the principals of the two selected schools to undertake the programme.

He also advised them to make a close observation of the SPC trained students to see the improvement and difference amongst the selected students.

A d d i t i o n a l D C P, (Crime), Relo, while explaining the concept of SPC, informed that under SPC, students of class 8 and 9 will be selected and trained together by the Police with assistance from the selected schools.

This training is to boost their confidence and make them responsible law abiding citizens. 44 selected students from PCS and 40

DC Dimapur handing over cash to principal, Chumukedima Hr. Sec. School, Karen on May 4. (DIPR)

from CHSS. Relo informed that the higher secondar y schools will be trained for 2 years and given certificates after completion of training. He also informed that SPC programme was introduced in January 2019 with nodal officer in the

rank of IG. MHA will closely monitor the programme and for which a team from Delhi will be arriving Nagaland on Tuesday to visit the selected schools. All together 15 schools from the state as been selected for the SPC programme.

News in brief

WSYF emergency meeting: Western Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) has convened

its emergency meeting on May 7, 10 a.m. at Western Sumi Hoho office, Chekiye village. All concern office bearers and executives have been informed to attend the meeting without fail.

NMC seminar: Nagaland Medical Council (NMC) is organizing a seminar on bioethics/ medical ethics on May 10, 5 pm at Eden Medical Center Dimapur and on May 11, 3 pm at DBT hall NHAK, Kohima. All medical doctors have been requested to attend the seminar at anyone of the venue/days as NMC will be awarding 2 credit points to all participant.

Dimapur DPDB meeting: The monthly District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) meeting of Dimapur district has been fixed on May 7, 11 am at the DC’s conference hall. All the board members have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

31 Akuluto A/C emergency meeting: An emergency meeting of 31 Akuluto A/C has been convened on 6th May 6, 11 am at the residence of Vitoyi Shohe party president, Thilixu village, Opposite Zoological Park, Dimapur. All the office bearers have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

Installation prog of Rev. Dr.Yiepetso Wezah rescheduled: BSI Dimapur Auxiliary, Rev. Dr. Z. K. Rochill has informed that installation programme of Rev. Dr.Yiepetso Wezah scheduled on May 5 has been rescheduled on account of cyclone Fani as general secretary BSI Bangalore, Rev. Dr. M. Mani Chacko and president BSI Bangalore most, Rev. P.C. Singh will not be able to attend the programme. The date of the programme will be notified on later date.

CSUD informs members for registration: Chang Students’ Union Dimapur (CSUD) has informed all the Chang students residing in and around Dimapur and pursuing their academic courses in various institutions to register with the union under resolution number 4. The concern guardian of the student/domestic helper has been asked to do the same for any untoward incident in future. For further queries and registration, one may contact CSUD general secretary at 9856197075 and education & statistical secretary at 8974122521.

ANTA Wokha emergency meeting: All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA) Wokha has convened an emergency executive meeting on May 5, 4 pm at ANTA Wokha office. All executive members of ANTA Wokha have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

ANHTU Mokokchung unit new team: All Nagaland Hindi Teachers Union (ANHTU) Mokokchung unit new office bearers were nominated during the general meeting held on April 27. The new team is led by Chuba Naxi as president and Atila secretary, along with others.

KPC informs: Kohima Press Club (KPC) will hold its election for the tenure 2019-22 on May 17. Timing and venue of election will be intimated to members shortly. All the members have been requested to attend, participate and witness the election process.

Lost and found: Union Territory, GPRN has recovered a two wheeler (Bajaj Pulsar 150), red colour, bearing chassis number DHVB2H72078 and engine number DHGBL71257. Rightful owner has been informed to claim the bike by producing genuine documents at UT-I office during working hour within one week from the date of publication. The concerned owner has also been asked to contact the UT office during working hour for further information.

KBC conducts fifth edition of Soul Ignite Youth Camp 2019 DIMAPUR: Koinonia Baptist Church (KBC) held its fifth edition of Soul Ignite Youth Camp (SIYC) 2019 from May 1 to 4 at Shalom Bible Seminary (SBS), Zubza under the theme “Strive to excel in building up the church”(1 Cor. 14: 12).

In a press release, convenor Kikruneinuo Liezietsu stated that, around 108 campers along with 23 officials attended the four-day camp with director Bao Kiewhuo, Abou Semou and Seyievilie Sopfünuo as assistant director.

The speakers were Rev Zotuo, senior pastor, Rokopra Mekro, assistant pastor, Medotseilieü Kiewhuo, pastor Neibalie Kiewhuo, pastor, Zhashekho Hibo, evangelist and Ruokuotuo Kuotsu, evangelist on various topics.

The campers were divided into three groups as, Nathanael (God has given), Thaddeus (Courageous Heart) and Boannerges (Sons of thunder).

The praise and worship was led by Youth Praise Team.

On the third day of the discipleship camp, Rev Zotuo Kiewhuo, senior pastor stated that “disciples should be focused, disciplined and willing to suffer”.

The quiz hour was conducted by Thejavizo Sopfünuo on Biblical knowledge while recreations were also conducted.

Best disciples were awarded to Kekhriesetuonuo Kengurüsie, Khriezotuonuo Pienyü, Rokovinuo Semy, Khochano Jami and Keduoneituo Yaotsu.

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has expressed grief on the sudden demise of ‘leacy’(Union Territory-I), Xuvito Sumi, son of Lt. Xekuzhu Sumi of Nikuto village, Zunheboto district, who passed away on May 2 after a prolonged illness.

In a condolence note, NSCN (I-M) through its MIP has described late Xuvito Sumi as a man of strong determination, who served the nation whole heartedly, sincerely and with dedication in discharging duties until his last breath. He was enrolled in the Naga national service as ‘khapur’ on October 15, 2009 and promoted to the status of ‘leacy’ on June 15, 2018.

NSCN (I-M) shared the grief with the family members and prayed that Almighty God grant him eternal rest in peace.

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Rahul Gandhi (File)

NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the BJP would not return to power after the 2019 Lok Sabha election and taunted the PM saying the Army is not his personal property.

“The Army is not the personal property of PM Modi. The Army, Navy, Air Force are of the country and not of one person. The Congress never politicised the armed forces. Surgical strikes happened before and the Army did those,” Gandhi said addressing a press conference.

According to The Tribune, Rahul Gandhi said more than half the election is over and there is now a clear sense that PM Modi is not returning to power.

“We also want to ask the PM what his delivery on the 2014 poll promises is. Where are the two crore jobs? Where is Rs 15 lakh?

It’s is all well to talk of nationalism but he should also answer development questions,” Gandhi said.

He said the Congress and other parties were one in fighting against terrorism, but he wanted to ask the PM as to who sent

terrorist Masood Azhar to Pakistan. “The Congress government did not release Azhar. Who released him from the Indian jail? The BJP government released him. The Congress will do a much better job with national security because we have a history,” the Congress chief said, adding that the Army had won every war it had fought and it is unfortunate for the PM to politicise it.

“Our Army has won all the wars. It’s terrific.

So the BJP should stop politicising the Army,” Gandhi said, adding that the Congress had delivered on its poll promises in the states where it is in power and would also deliver on its Lok Sabha manifesto promises.

“Nyay will be implemented and we will show how to implement it. It has percolated down. We will give 22 lakh jobs. I won’t promise two crore jobs a year but we will give 22 lakh youth government jobs and ten lakh people jobs in the gram panchayats,” he said targeting Modi on the Rafale deal and daring him to hold a debate with him.

Rupani mocks Cong over claim of six surgical strikes

Restoration work in process: Mamata Banerjee K olkata , M ay 4 (IANS): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that restoration work was going on following the devastation caused by cyclone Fani, that hit the state earlier in the day but weakened soon after.

Fani entered Bengal at 12.30 a.m. through Odisha’s Balasore. It crossed Kharagpur, with a wind speed at 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph. The storm will later move towards Bangladesh.

“Electricity poles went down, some sub-stations were damaged. As per the latest report, around 12 kuccha (thatched) houses have been destroyed. Restoration work is in process,” Banerjee told the media.

She said that trees that were uprooted in places like West Midnapore’s Goaltore, Digha, Mandarmani and North 24 Parganas district were being cleared.

Major damage will be taken care of in the next two days. “All the District Magistrates have been instructed to repair the damaged houses,” she said. According to the Chief Minister, nearly 42,000 people who were evacuated will be asked to return to their houses from Sunday.

Vijay Rupani (File)

Ahmedabad, May 4 (PTI): Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani Saturday accused the Congress of doing a U-turn on the issue of surgical strikes, saying the party which earlier sought proof from the Modi government, was now claiming that six such operations were carried out during the UPA rule.

He claimed that people came to know about the phrase ‘surgical strike’ thanks to the Modi government.

The chief minister also said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have become the butt of jokes on social media.

“Congress, which was seeking a proof of air strike and surgical strike, had to say yesterday that it had conducted surgical strike six times. It means looking at the mood, enthusiasm and

60 Trinamool MLAs in touch with me: Arjun Singh election rally in Hooghly district that many Trinamool lawmakers would desert the party once the results of the general elections were out and that 40 of the party’s lawmakers were in touch with him.

“Modiji said 40 MLAs. I am saying over 60 MLAs are in touch with me. Close to 100 MLAs will leave Trinamool after the elections.

Just wait till May 23. People will see what happens. There is a saffron tsunami round the corner,” Singh said in an interview with IANS. “I am 200 per cent sure of winning this election because Trinamool has fielded Dinesh Trivedi from my constituency. He is not popular here. People hardly know him. When I was in Trinamool, I used to ensure his victory in the elections.

“I think he will come third this time. CPI-M will be second,” said Singh, who was a key Trinamool figure behind Trivedi’s election from the seat in 2014.

Singh, who defected from Trinamool Congress

Arjun Singh (File)

just days after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the names of the party’s Lok Sabha candidates, said he hardly had to break a sweat to fit in his new party as their ideology and work culture matched.

“The main difference is that BJP is a mass-based party, while Trinamool Congress is largely dependent on a few leaders. I am comfortable in this party.

As a politician, I have always worked closely with the masses and workers at the ground level.

“BJP is receiving tremendous mass support in Bengal since the last few

Congress-SP betraying Mayawati: Modi LU C K N OW, M AY 4 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Congress and Samajwadi Party were playing games with Mayawatis confidence.

Addressing an election rally in Pratapgarh on Saturday, he said: “Congress leaders are happily sharing stage with Samajwadi Party in rallies.

These people have betrayed “Behenji’ (Mayawati) so cunningly that she cannot even see through the game.

A party that was staking claim to the Prime Minister’s post before polling

began, is now admitting to being a vote cutter.”

Modi said that the “SP-BSP alliance had five evils - corruption, instability, communalism, dynasty

and misrule”.

Citing a newspaper report which claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s one-time business partner had received offset contracts during the UPA regime - just what the Congress has been accusing Modi of orchestrating benefits for his business friend in the Rafale deal.

Modi also said that several summons had been sent to Gandhi but he had not responded.

“He is probably waiting for the Congress to come to power so that the cases could be wrapped up,” he said.

ALDERVILLE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL

SRN-RR/5165/18 PHEZHU-797002, JOTSOMA KOHIMA, NAGALAND Alderville Higher Secondary School Jotsoma congratulates all our 24 students for their exceptional performance and success in the HSLC Exam 2019.

A special shout out to MS. KEKHRIESINO NAKHRO 11th rank holder and MR. VIZOLIE NAKHRO distinction in Maths scoring 100 marks, for bringing rich laurels to the school through their hard work, dedication and sincerity.

Best wishes and may God bless you all abundantly as you begin this new chapter in your life.

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years. It is true that we still have to work in order to convert this mass support into active party cadres. But the parallel organisations of the BJP, like the RSS, already have a large number of activists here. When a party evokes such a positive response from among the common people, it always feels good to work for it,” said Singh, the former MLA of Bhatpara in North 24 Parganas district.

“Whenever the BJP organises rallies or public meetings, many people come spontaneously. This is a good omen. It shows that the party has gained popularity among all sections of people, which is very important to win an election,” he said.

A famous British cantonment and a booming industrial belt of yesteryears, Barrackpore will see a four cornered battle in the Lok Sabha polls. Apart from Singh and Trivedi, the other two main contestants are Mohammad Alam of the Congress and Gargi

Chatterjee of the CPI-M. The constituency goes to the polls in the fifth phase on May 6.

While addressing an election rally in Singh’s home turf Bhatpara a few days back, Mamata Banerjee had accused her former lieutenant of being “greedy” and alleged that he left the party for not getting an election ticket.

Refuting the allegations, Singh said he abandoned the party because he was deeply hurt by Banerjee’s comments questioning the success of the Balakot air strike.

“When didi questioned the success of the air strike, I told her that such comments were destroying her public image. But she accused me of talking in the tone of BJP. She questioned why I was in touch with BJP’s Mukul Roy. So I told her that if she doesn’t have faith in me after so many years of service, I should not be with her. I bade good bye to Trinamool on that very day.

Sumi Dimapur Elders Forum (SDEF) Akukuputsa akhoto ani, tighenguno kihi mpemi kumutsu akukuputsa hipaulo vezu mono ighi tsu peni ke kusu ani, alakhu mpemi kikili, eno atsa kutau ghi ani.

Atsala : 6th May 2019 Aa : Horep Guest House, Purana Bazaar Ado : 3 Pm

PRATAPGARH (UTTAR PRADESH), MAY 4 (IANS): Uttar Pradesh C h i e f M i n i s t e r Yo g i Adityanath on Saturday targeted the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance, saying that the ‘bua-babua’ partnership will last only till May 23 when the vote count will happen.

Addressing a rally here with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Adityanath said: “Those who are challenging us in the polls will remain together only till May 23. After that the ‘bua’ (aunt) will brand the ‘babua’ (nephew) as a leader of goons while he will say that she is the symbol of corruption.

“There has been unprecedented development work in the country in the last five years.

The Modi gover nment needs to be back in power to establish India as a global superpower,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that Modi’s work has been appreciated by not just India’s neighbours but also by top world leaders, adding that the poor and victimised are also getting justice at every level.

Kirron Kher gets EC notice over children being used for campaign

Kirron Kher seen campaigning with children.

NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): The Election Commission has served a notice to BJP Chandigarh candidate Kirron Kher after she shared a video on Twitter where children were seen campaigning for her. The poll

watchdog has asked Kher to reply within 24 hours.

“You have shared a video on your Twitter account which shows that children are being used for election campaign in your favour through slogan ‘Vote for Kirron Kher’ and

‘Ab Ki Baar Modi Sarkar’,” the EC notice, issued on May 3, said.

According to the Indian Express, Kher is seeking re-election from the Chandigarh Lok Sabha seat and is pitted against four-time MP and Congress candidate Pawan Kumar Bansal and AAP’s Harmohan Dhawan.

Kher, however, apologised for the incident.

“Whatever happened was wrong, that children were used. Somebody sent it to us, my team shared it and later deleted it, very sorry, it happened, it should not have happened,” ANI quoted Kher as saying.

The Principal and Staff of Rüzhükhrie GHSS, Kohima Congratulates all successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC 2019.

HSLC Appeared: 108 Passed: 75

HSSLC (Arts) HSSLC (Commerce) HSSLC (Science) Appeared: 110 Appeared: 41 Appeared:63 Passed: 103 Passed: 39 Passed: 60

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BENREU VILLAGE COUNCIL Peren District, Nagaland.

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The undersigned on behalf of Benreu Village Council extend my heartfelt congratulations to Dr. Ilang Iheilung, President NVA on being elected as the Vice President of Indian Veterinary Association and the Advisor of Pashu Chikitsak Mahasangh (Veterinary Services Association).

You have made an epoch-making history for the Nagas in general and our community in particular. May you observe increasing success in your life and achieve success in all your future endeavours. May God’s blessings be always with you and your family.

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FELICITATION The Rengma Students’ Union Kohima with immense pride and honour would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Soben Lorin, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Awa Lorin for securing top 6th position and also state topper in English subject in the HSLC examination 2019.

The Union further congratulates all the successful students of HSLC & HSSLC and wishes them success in all their future endeavors.

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BARRACKPORE, MAY 4 (IANS): BJP candidate from West Bengal’s Barrackpore parliamentary constituency Arjun Singh has said that close to 60 lawmakers from the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress are in touch with him and may defect to the saffron outfit once the results of the Lok Sabha elections are announced on May 23.

Singh, once a Trinamool strongman who jumped ship to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in March, is confident of virtually “walking away” with the seat as he feels a “saffron tsunami is round the corner” in Bengal.

He also prophesied that his Trinamool Congress rival Dinesh Trivedi, a two-time MP from Barrackpore and former Union Railway Minister, will slip to the third spot.

Singh’s comments about Trinamool MLAs being in contact with him came close on the heels of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent claim at an

patriotism of people, you have made a U-turn.’

You would ask for proof earlier, but now you accept that it has happened.

Now you say we (UPA) also conducted it,” Rupani told reporters in Gandhinagar.

“It means you have quietly accepted that there was a surgical strike (under the Modi government)...

The truth is that the people of the country learnt about the word ‘surgical strike’ from Modi government, which conducted the operations in response to the terror attacks in Pulwama and Uri. People were not even aware of the word till then. And India made it possible,” he said.

The Congress had Friday stated that it conducted six surgical strikes between June 2008 and January 2014.

On the controversy surrounding the electronic

voting machines (EVMs), he said, “Congress is blaming the Election Commission. It will start blaming the EVMs. These machines worked fine in three state elections (where Congress won), but they will be called faulty when it is defeated.”

He also targeted Congress in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her meeting with snake charmers in Uttar Pradesh, and said that she and her brother Rahul Gandhi have become the butt of joke on social media.

“Priyanka Gandhi is playing with snake charmers. This is childishness.

Both the bother-sister have become the butt of joke on websites, YouTube,” he said.

He said the Congress will get the least number of seats in the Lok Sabha elections.

“Congress is left with nothing but hopelessness.

People want a strong government, which only Modi can give,” he said.

He also attacked the Congress governments in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh alleging that they failed to deliver on the promises of loan waiver and unemployment allowance.

‘Bua-babua’ alliance will end on May 23: Yogi

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Fifth clean chit for Modi, EC clears Amit Shah in 2 cases

Narendra Modi and Amit Shah.

NEW DELIHI, MAY 4 (AGENCIES): The Election Commission of India cleared Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah of any wrongdoing in two complaints each of violating the model code of conduct in speeches made while on the campaign trail for the ongoing general election.

According to Hindustan Times, the poll watchdog also said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi has asked for time till May 7 to file a reply to the showcause notice issued on May 1 for a speech at Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh on April 23. “They snatch away your land, jungle and water …and then, say that the tribal people can be shot at,” Gandhi was quoted as saying in the speech.

Modi, who has been

cleared on three previous occasions for speeches made in election rallies, was facing two more complaints for an address in his home constituency of Varanasi on April 25 and for another speech in Maharashtra’s Nanded on April 6. Shah faced complaints for his speeches in West Bengal’s Krishnanagar on April 22 and in Maharashtra’s Nagpur on April 9.

The EC had also given a clean chit to Gandhi on Thursday.

Addressing a rally in Varanasi, Modi had stressed on national security, saying a new India gives a befitting reply to terrorism. “They martyred 40 of our soldiers in Pulwama and we have killed 42 terrorists,” Modi had said.

The EC also found nothing wrong in his comments

made in Nanded, Maharashtra where he reportedly dubbed the Congress as a ‘sinking Titanic’.

With this, the EC has decided on five complaints against Modi and given him a clean chit in all of them. “The matter has been examined in detail in accordance with the extant advisories, provisions of the Model Code of Conduct and after examination of complete transcript, Commission is of the considered view that in this matter no such violation of the extant advisories/ provisions is attracted,” the poll body said.

Against Shah, one complaint was that in Nagpur, he had used communal remarks to describe Gandhi’s procession for filing his nomination in Kerala.

“It was impossible to say whether it is a procession in India or Pakistan,” Shah had reportedly said.

I n K r i s h n a n a g a r, Shah had referred to the Pulwama terror attack. “40 of our jawaans were martyred in Pulwama, nothing used to happen after such incidents. Narendra Modi ordered his Air force on the 13th day of the incident and our aircraft blew the terrorists to pieces in Pakistan,” Shah was quoted as

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Rahul claims BJP losing LS polls, says EC is ‘biased’ NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (AGENIES): Nearly halfway through the Lok Sabha elections, Congress president on Saturday claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party is losing Lok Sabha elections this year and alleged that the Election Commission (EC) is ‘completely biased’ against the opposition.

Addressing a press conference at the Congress headquarters here, Gandhi said that according to an internal survey of the Congress, the BJP is losing the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

He also claimed that the Modi government destroyed India’s economy and the Prime Minister doesn’t speak a word on jobs or farmers.

“The biggest issue right now is unemployment and the way Modi ji has destroyed the economy. The country is asking that Modi ji about the 2 crore job promise he made,” he said.

Gandhi also attacked Modi on taking credit to blacklist Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Masood Azhar asking him to tell the citizens about ‘who sent Azhar to Pakistan’. He said BJP compromises and Congress deals with terrorism more sternly.

Returning to Modi’s ‘video game’ jibe, Gandhi said Indian Army is not his personal property. “The Army, Air Force or Navy are not personal properties

of Narendra Modi ji like he thinks. When he says that surgical strikes during UPA were done in video games then he is not insulting Congress but the Army,” he said.

Gandhi also dismissed BJP president Amit Shah’s allegation that his former business partner got defence offset contract during UPA tenure. He said, “please undertake any investigation you want, do any inquiry you want, I am ready as I know I have not done anything wrong, but please also investigate.”

Praising the NYAY scheme, Gandhi said that the scheme is a powerful and extraordinary concept. He said, “Congress has demolished Narendra Modi. His structure is hollow and will fall in the next few days.”

When asked about the Next Prime Minister if Congress wins, he said, “People of the country will decide who will be the next Prime Minister, it is not my job.

Youth, farmers, economy all are staring at the end of the road. We want to show a way to all in the country.”

The Congress president also challenged PM Modi for a debate while taking a dig at him saying, “I told him let’s debate on jobs, corruption, give me only 10 minutes, wherever you want but not an Anil Ambani’s house.”

Ambedkar’s grandson Anand joins Congress

Anand Raj Ambedkar (File)

New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Grandson of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, Anand Raj Ambedkar, President of Republican Sena, here on Saturday joined the Congress in the presence of former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit and announced withdrawal of the party's candidates from all the seven seats in the national capital.

Rakesh Prajapati, President of the Delhi chapter of the Republican Sena, as well as thousands of its supporters joined the Congress.

Speaking to media, Ambedkar said only the Congress could fulfil the dreams of Babasaheb Ambedkar and appealed his supporters to work for the victory of all the seven Congress candidates.

Former BJP MLA from Ghonda Assembly seat B.T. Sharma and Delhi Pradesh Poorvanchal Gana Parishad President Nirmal Pathak also joined the Congress along with their supporters.

Congress flays Goa CM for playing petty politics

Panaji, May 4 (IANS): The Congress here on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of trying to play “petty politics” with the office of Speaker and claimed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was working to appoint a pro-tem Speaker of his choice to settle scores with his BJP arch rival Health Minister Vishwajit Rane, currently facing a disqualification petition.

Addressing the media, State Congress chief Girish Chodankar said with a Deputy Speaker already in place there was no ostensible reason to appoint a pro-tem Speaker and it would amount to “misuse” of the constitutional office of Speaker.

“They wanted to conduct the Speaker’s election on May 20. The idea was done away with because of pressure that built up after the plan got leaked. Now they have come up with another idea of a pro-tem Speaker. The Chief Minister is desperate to have a proteam Speaker. His target is his political rival Vishwajit Rane. The Chief Minister wants to get him disqualified,” Chodankar said.

A pro-tem Speaker is chosen from among legislators to officiate in a newlyelected House and facilitate the Speaker’s election.

The Speaker’s post fell

vacant, after Sawant was appointed Chief Minister of the BJP-led coalition government following death of Manohar Parrikar on March 17.

Deputy Speaker Michael Lobo is officiating as Speaker, but his recent tirade against the BJP leadership has generated a trust deficit between Lobo and senior BJP leaders.

Lobo’s office is hearing disqualification case against three BJP legislators and is expected to rule against Rane on May 22. Rane had quit the Congress and joined the BJP soon after the 2017 Assembly poll results were announced.

The Chief Minister and Rane share adjoining constituencies -- Sanquelim and Valpoi -- in North Goa, and have shared an active political rivalry for nearly a decade. Chodankar also said the trust deficit between Lobo and the state BJP leadership had forced the BJP to appoint a pro-tem Speaker before the disqualification ruling is announced.

Sawant has, however, denied the Congress claims, stating while appointing a Speaker was necessary, his government had not taken a formal decision on the same.

“There was a discussion about electing a Speaker, but no decision has been taken on a government level,” he said.

Campaigning ends for 5th phase of Lok Sabha polls 159 students held for drug abuse or primary healthcare centres (1.96) was rated below average.

In case of rural areas, top priorities were agriculture loan availability (55 per cent), higher price realisation for farm produce (55 per cent) and better employment opportunities (53 per cent).

The voters said the administration’s performance was below average and rated the work done as 1.64 on a scale of 5 for agriculture loan availability, 2.01 for higher price realisation for

We the Chang Students’ Union Saksi Tuensang take immense pride and honour to extend our deepest gratitude to Miss Toshila Chang, D/o Yankiumong Chang for securing 7th Rank under Arts Stream in the recently declared HSSLC result.

Further, the Union is immensely proud of her great achievements and for bringing laurels to the community.

We extend our best wishes and pray for sound health, wisdom and success in all her future endeavours.

Y. Yongkong Khumchu T. Yensenlepla (President) (General Secy.)

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The Office of the PHENSHÜNYU Lowjvü Students' Union heartily congratulate Miss Soben Lorin, D/o Awa Lorin and Kenyünile T. Lorin for securing Top 6 and subject topper in English, in the HSLC exam 2019, adoring laurels to the Union in particular and the Phenshünyu Lowjvü in general. The Union wishes her success and accolades in pursuit of her ambitions.

Furthermore, warmest of salutory and congratulations to all the student members of the union who have successfully cleared their HSLC and HSSLC examination 2019. The union wishes them the best in their future endeavour.

Peter Lorin President, PLSU

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Shingke Poangmai C Bemang Mensa C With immense pride and joy we the Tobu Area Union Dimapur would like to extend our hearty congratulation 1. Miss Shingke Poangmai C for securing top 2nd (Arts Stream) in the HSSLC 2019.

2. Miss Bemang Mensa C for securing highest distinction mark in Alt. English in the HSLC 2019.

Both the daughters of Chemang S.A. PWD of Pesao Village brought laurels to our Konyak Community and particularly to Tobu Area Union Dimapur. The union wishes bright future in their endeavours.

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CHENNAI, MAY 4 (IANS) : A total of 159 students were taken into custody from an unlicenced resort in Tamil Nadu’s Pollachi early on Saturday for drug abuse, police said.

According to police, a large number of college students, mostly from Kerala, gathered at the Agri Nest resort in Pollachi on Friday to party.

However, the blaring music throughout the night and also a drunken brawl amongst the students disturbed the neighbours, who complained to the police.

Police then raided the resort and saw some of the students drunk while others seemed to have consumed narcotic substances.

While the resort’s owner is absconding, police have seized the two and four wheelers of the students.

According to police, the students contact each other via social media for such parties and this time they fixed a fee of Rs 1,200 per head.

Meanwhile, the district administration has sealed the resort.

OFFICE OF THE TEROGVUNYU STUDENTS’ UNION

OFFICE OF THE KASHA DAHO STUDENTS’ UNION

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P.O. Tseminyu, dist. Kohima : Nagaland

Ms. Atyty Tep

Mr. Apenlo Jasu

With immense pride and honour, we the Terogvunyu Students’ Union extend our heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Atyty Tep D/o Lt. Dr. Gwano Tep for securing top 18 position (N.R. Sarma and N.J. Lakshmi Award. Naga girl topper in Mathematics) and Mr. Apenlo Jasu S/o Mr. Rusilo Jasu and Mrs. Kesinle Jasu for securing top 13 position (Subject topper in FIT) in the recently declared HSLC examination, 2019.

The union further conveys sincere congratulations to all the successful candidates of HSLC and HSSLC examinations, 2019 and wishes them all a bright future.

(KVUNILO TEP) (NYUBENLE SEMP) President,Ter.SU General Secretary,Ter.SU AFFIDAVIT Regd. No. 355/2019 Dated : 04/05/2019 1. I, No. 193632K, Rank-RFN/WC. Hom Bahadur Darlami, S/o Bal Bahadur Darlami, 19 Assam Rifles, C/o 99 APO, aged about 47 years, permanent resident of D-Block Colony, P.O & Dist. Kohima, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:2. That I am presently serving at 19th Assam Rifles, C/o 99 APO bearing No. 193632K, Rank- Rfn, Name Hom Bahadur Darlami.

3. That my date of birth as well as my family member (under mentioned) has been wrongly recorded in my service book and the name has been corrected as follows: Sl.No. Previous date of birth Present date of birth Relation 1 05/05/1976 10/07/1972 SELF 2. 28/10/1977 08/02/1983 WIFE 3. 22/06/2003 23/09/2003 SON 4. 13/06/2006 13/06/2006 DAUGHTER Deponent Solemnly sworn and declare before me Place : Dimapur Date : 4th Day May, 2019 Notary Public DP-3402A

AFFIDAVIT

With profound gratitude and attribution made by Hon'ble Minister Shri. Jacob Zhimomi, Government of Nagaland in fulfilling requisite repair of road connectivity via-Zubza-Niuland Road. The BJP Niuland appraise the yeomen gesture made and affirm that your noble conduct was able to ameliorate hundreds and thousands lifeline depending commuters.

The BJP Niuland Unit thus share pride being served under your induced manner and prayer furthermore that more obligatory heights of change be perceived under your most able leadership.

(MUGHAVI SWU) President Niuland BJP Unit

(INAHOTO SUMI) General Secretary Niuland BJP Unit

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The Yezami Community Zunheboto held its General Meeting on 28th April, 2019 and have elected its new team of office bearers for the tenure 2019-2020.

The Community have unanimously elected : 1. Mr. Ahoi Ayemi as Chairman.

2. Mr. Arito Achumi as Vice Chairman.

3. Secretary- Mr. Kazheto Yeptho.

4. Finance Secretary- Mr. Yesuho Kiba.

5. Judicial Wing headed by Mr. Amento Awomi and Mr. Yesuho Kiba. Active members : Mr. Khekiho Kiba, Vihepu Arkha, Tonika Achumi and Ghokuto Achumi.

The YCZ also extends its heartiest congratulations to the successful candidates of Yezami in the recently declared HSLC and HSSLC result. Having shown major transformation among the Yezami youths particularly in the field of education, the community urge the students to keep up with the same spirit of success even in the future.

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farm produce and 1.98 for better employment opportunities.

The urban voters reported water and air pollution (47 per cent), noise pollution (47 per cent) and better hospitals or primary healthcare centres (45 per cent) as top priorities and rated the administration’s performance below average.

P.O Tseminyu, Kohima : Nagaland

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500 voters in Chandigarh were asked about their priorities and voting pattern. It revealed that water and air pollution (45.96 per cent), noise pollution (45.57 per cent) and improvement in condition of hospitals or primary healthcare centres (45.15 per cent) were their top priorities, said ADR. However, the Chandigarh administration’s performance on top three voter priorities of water and air pollution (1.65 on a scale of 5), noise pollution (1.83) and better hospitals

Regd. No. 353/2019 Dated : 04/05/2019 1. I, No. 193632K, Rank-RFN/WC, Hom Bahadur Darlami, S/o Bal Bahadur Darlami, 19 Assam Rifles, C/o 99 APO, aged about 47 years, permanent resident of D-Block Colony, P.O & Dist. Kohima, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under:2. That I am presently serving at 19th Assam Rifles, C/o 99 APO bearing No. 193632K, Rank- Rfn, Name Hom Bahadur Darlami.

3. That my name as well as my family member (under mentioned) has been wrongly recorded in my service book and the name has been corrected as follows: Sl.No. Old Name Present Name Relation 1 Raj Bahadur Thapa Hom Bahadur Darlami SELF 2. Khagisara Thapa Khagisara Darlami WIFE 3. Rahul Thapa Rahul Darlami SON 4. Fransheli Thapa Fransheli Darlami DAUGHTER 5. Dal Bahadur Thapa Bal Bahadur Darlami FATHER 6. Lil Kumari Thapa Lil Kumari Darlami MOTHER Deponent Solemnly sworn and declare before me Place : Dimapur Date : 4th Day May, 2019 Notary Public DP-3402B

Ms. Atyty Tep

Mr. Apenlo Jasu

The office of the Kasha Daho Students’ Union hearty congratulate Mr Apenlo Jasu S/O Mr Rusilo Jasu and Mrs Kesinle Jasu for securing Top 13 position and subject topper in FIT, securing 100 marks and Ms Atyty Tep D/O Late Dr Gwano Tep for securing top 18 (N.R. Sarma and N.J. Lakshmi award. Naga Girl Topper in Mathematics) with 100 marks, in the recently declared HSLC Exam, 2019. The Union also congratulates all the HSLC and HSSLC successful candidates.

The union wishes them further, a fruitful success in their endeavors.

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and street corner meetings ended in 14 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, 12 in Rajasthan, seven each in Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal, five in Bihar and four in Jharkhand.

Campaigning also ended in Ladakh, and Pulwama and Shopian districts of Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir.

Pollution key issue for Chandigarh voters: ADR New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Voters in Chandigarh wanted end of water, air and noise pollution, and improvement in hospitals or primary healthcare centres in the city, revealed the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) survey.

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NEW DELHI, MAY 4 (IANS): Campaigning came to an end on Saturday in 51 constituencies spread over seven states which will go to the polls on Monday in the fifth phase of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise.

Since poll timings vary in different seats, the campaigning period also ended at different times between 4 p.m and 6 p.m., 48 hours before the voting closure time at each constituency.

The 48-hour period preceding the conclusion of voting is called the “silence period” during which any kind of political campaigning is prohibited.

As the silence period began, election rallies

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MELURI : NAGALAND

No. GA-JUD/SC-6/2016/ 14

Dated Meluri the 2nd May 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE

Whereas Smti. Rhuti of Zhipu village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 in order to claim family pension and other dues against her late husband Y.Tunu who was serving as Peon under the establishment of Soil & Water Conservation, Meluri.

Therefore public are hereby invited to file claims/objections if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. If no objection is received from the public within the stipulated period, Succession Certificate shall be issued in her name.

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DECLARATION The undersigned descendents of Vanpvukhao Murry namely 1. Shri. S. MHOMO LOTHA, 2. Shri. N. OREN LOTHA, 3. Shri. Y. THUNGCHAMO MURRY, permanent resident of Sanis Village under district, Wokha : Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on this day the 02nd May, 2019 as under.

1. That the undersigned are the descendents of Vanpvukhao Murry, permanent resident of Sanis Village under district, Wokha : Nagaland and the Original land owners of portion of a plot of land donated to the department of Health & Family Welfare for establishment of Community Health Centre (CHC), Sanis Wokha : Nagaland.

2. That Deed of Agreement was executed between the descendents of VANPVUKHAO MURRY & Y. NMYAMO MURRY of Sanis Village and the Govt. of Nagaland represented by Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Wokha : Nagaland vide dated 30th October, 2014.

3. That the undersigned Declarants hereby solemnly affirm & declare that, Shri. Chumthungo Humtsoe, S/o. Shri. Yanbemo Humtsoe of Sanis Village had obtained a Certificate "To whom it may concern" vide dated 10-07-2015 through fraud, misrepresentation and forging the signature and Seal of the Hd. GB, Sanis Village Council.

4. That the Declarants strongly condemned the fraud, forgery & misrepresentation committed by Shri. Chumthungo Humtsoe and obtained the signatures in a plain-paper and hence, the same not be use as a record in any manner whatsoever.

5. That the Declarants re-affirm the Deed of Agreement executed between the descendents of VANPVUKHAO MURRY & Y. NMYAMO MURRY of Sanis Village and the Govt. of Nagaland represented by Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Wokha : Nagaland vide dated 30th October, 2014 and the same shall be accepted a piece of record & evidence.

Solemnly affirm and signed on this 02nd May, 2019.

Regd. No. 1890/2019 | Date: 02/05/2019 DECLARANTS 1. SHRI. S. MHOMO LOTHA, 2. SHRI. N. OREN LOTHA, DP-3331 3. SHRI. Y. THUNGCHAMO MURRY

Hostilities flare up in Gaza Strip

GAZA/JERUSALEM, May 4 (Agencies): Gaza militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel on Saturday and an Israeli air strike killed one Palestinian gunman as hostilities flared across the border for a second day.

The escalation began on Friday, when two Israeli soldiers were wounded by Gaza gunfire near the border. A retaliatory Israeli air strike killed two militants from the Islamist Hamas group that governs Gaza.

Two other Palestinians protesting near the frontier were also killed by Israeli forces.

On Saturday Israel hit Gaza with air strikes and tank fire after Palestinian militants fired more than 90 rockets toward Israeli cities and villages.

The Israeli military said it had targeted rocket launchers and Hamas posts. The flare-up, which prompted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to convene his security council,

A rocket from Gaza that landed on Highway 4 near Ashkelon on Saturday.

comes days before Muslims begin the holy month of Ramadan and Israelis celebrate Independence Day. Israel and Hamas have managed to avert all-out war for the past five years. Egyptian mediators, credited with brokering a ceasefire after a Hamas rocket attack north of Tel Aviv in March triggered a burst of intense fighting, have been working to prevent any further esca-

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lation of hostilities.

A small armed proHamas group in Gaza, The Protectors of Al-Aqsa, said one of its men was killed in an air strike on Saturday.

The Gaza Health Ministry said four Palestinian bystanders were wounded, and the Palestinian Education Ministry said it was evacuating schools in areas under Israeli bombardment.

Across the border, rocket

sirens sent Israelis running to shelters, but there were no reports of casualties as many of the missiles were intercepted.

Netanyahu will convene security chiefs on Saturday to discuss the situation, a source in his office said.

Hamas would “continue to respond to the crimes by the occupation and it will not allow it to shed the blood of our people,” its spokesman

Abdel-Latif al-Qanoua said in a statement on Saturday.

He made no explicit claim for Hamas having fired the rockets. One of the attacks was claimed by the Palestinian Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), which said it fired rockets at the Israeli city of Ashkelon.

Israel has waged three wars on Gaza since Hamas took control of the territory in 2007. Israeli air strikes in retaliation for rockets from Gaza are a frequent occurrence. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in Gaza said in a statement that the rocket barrages were a response to Friday’s events and that Israel has been delaying the implementation of previous understandings brokered by Cairo.

Hamas said on Thursday that its Gaza chief, Yeyha Al-Sinwar, had travelled to Cairo for talks on efforts to maintain calm along the border and alleviate hardship in the enclave.

US extends nuclear waivers for Iran Washington, May 4 (IANS): US President Donald Trump’s administration is extending waivers that allow countries signed up to the Iran nuclear deal to participate in civil nuclear projects with Tehran, the State Department said.

The US will extend waivers that allow the remaining parties to the 2015 deal to conduct research and do non-proliferation work at three sites in Iran without fear of facing sanctions, according to the Department on Friday.

However, the waivers will be reduced from 180 days to 90, and State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement that “assistance to expand Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant beyond the existing reactor unit could be sanctionable”, CNN reported Bushehr is one of the three facilities exempted from sanctions along with Arak and Fordow.

The waivers will allow

Trump discusses ‘Russian Hoax’ with Putin N Korea fires short-range missiles into Sea

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin (File)

Washington, May 4 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has said he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin in an hour-long call, covering issues including the “Russian Hoax”.

“Had a long and very good conversation with President Putin,” the US President tweeted, the BBC reported on Friday.

Trump rebuked a reporter who asked whether he had warned Putin against meddling in the 2020 elections.

It was their first conversation since the Mueller report cleared Trump of colluding with Russia on the 2016 vote.

The Kremlin confirmed in a statement the two had spoken, saying the

call had been initiated by the White House.

Trump and Putin last spoke informally at last December’s G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, after Trump cancelled the two leaders’ official meeting.

Trump tweeted on Friday about their latest conversation, “As I have always said, long before the Witch Hunt started, getting along with Russia, China, and everyone is a good thing not a bad thing.”

When asked in the White House on Friday whether he had warned Putin that Moscow should not interfere in the next US presidential election, Trump told the reporter she was “very rude”.

“We didn’t discuss that,” he said.

“Getting along with countries is a good thing and we want to have good relations with everybody.”

But the White House said the matter of alleged Russian meddling had been broached in the call.

Press secretary Sarah Sanders said: “Very, very briefly it was discussed, essentially in the context of that it’s over and there was no collusion, which I’m pretty sure both leaders were very well aware of long before this call took place.”

Sanders also said Trump and Putin had briefly discussed the investigation by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

The White House press secretary described the call as an “overall positive conversation”.

A redacted version of the special counsel’s report was made public last month. It did not determine that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia, but it detailed repeated efforts

by Trump to thwart an investigation he feared would end his presidency.

Mueller concluded his inquiry could not exonerate Trump of obstruction of justice, noting Department of Justice guidance that a sitting president cannot be criminally charged.

Seoul, May 4 (IANS): North Korea fired a barrage of unidentified short-range missiles in the direction of the East Sea on Saturday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The North “fired multiple rounds of unidentified missiles from its east coast town of Wonsan in the northeastern direction between 9.06 a.m. and 9.27 a.m. on Saturday”, Yonhap News Agency quoted the JCS as saying in a statement.

The missiles flew for a range of about 70 to 200 km, the JCS said, adding that South Korean and US authorities were analysing details. “Our military has been closely watching North Korea’s movements and has maintained a full-fledged posture in close coordina-

tion with the US,” it added.

In a statement, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said: “We are aware of North Korea’s actions tonight. We will continue to monitor as necessary,” reports CNN. Japan’s Defence Ministry said there was no evidence the projectiles had landed in its territorial waters. Saturday’s launch comes a few weeks after North Korea said it conducted a tactical guided weapons firing test, according to state media. In a report from the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), leader Kim Jong-un praised that test as a “great historic event in strengthening the combat capability of the People’s Army”. North Korea’s missile programme made ma-

jor strides in 2017, when Pyongyang claimed it had successfully test fired three intercontinental ballistic missiles. Rising international tension over Pyongyang’s weapons programme eased in 2018 when Kim indicated his willingness to negotiate, and later met South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump.

After making some progress in 2018, talks appeared to stall this year when Kim and Trump’s second meeting in Hanoi, Vietnam, abruptly ended with no agreement as Pyongyang pushed for more sanctions relief in exchange for denuclearization, while the US demanded greater evidence that the country is prepared to reduce its nuclear arsenal.

Late Mrs. Zhurüthsü 05-05-2017

Two years have gone since you left us to be with the Lord. But your loving memories remain afresh with us.

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2nd DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved Mother

Lt. Takula L.K.R

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From family & loved ones.

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OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER

KRUKEDOLE CATHERINE ZASHÜMO 05-05-2018

It’s been a Year since you left us, Not a day is spent without you in our hearts.

The pain of losing you is immeasurable.

Sweet memories of you keep us going even when Life’s gloomy.

The void you left in our hearts and lives can never be filled by another, We comfort ourselves, Knowing that God has you in His arms.

You are deeply missed everyday and every moment.

Your love will be our guide, until we meet again.

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Those we love don’t go away they walk beside us everyday. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed and very dear.

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as China, France, Russia, Germany and the UK as well as the European Union (EU) would have faced the stark choice of either violating the terms of the nuclear deal -- giving Tehran another reason to walk away -- or face US sanctions.

The provisions allowing for civil nuclear cooperation in the deal are meant to reduce the proliferation risks of Tehran’s nuclear program.

“We are permitting the temporary continuation of certain ongoing non-proliferation projects that constrain Iran’s nuclear activities and that help maintain the nuclear status quo in Iran until we reach a comprehensive deal that resolves Iran’s proliferation threats,” the State Department said.

Friday’s development comes after the administration’s decision to end waivers that allowed countries, including India, to import Iranian oil on May 2.

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modifications that ensure that the Arak reactor produces less plutonium, that the underground Fordow nuclear site can continue to be converted into a research facility, and that Iran can still buy the fuel it needs to run the reactor at Bushehr and produce electricity.

The US will also revoke two waivers that allowed Iran to ship its excess heavy water for storage and swap its enriched uranium for natural uranium, according to Ortagus.

“The decisions today enhance our ability to constrain Iran’s nuclear program while pursuing maximum economic pressure,” Brian Hook, the State Department special representative on Iran, told CNN on Friday.

The waivers will also, for the time being, avoid a clash with allies and partners who remain in the nuclear deal.

Had the waivers ended completely, countries such

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LATE LIMASENLA Born : 19.12.1985 – Died : 1.05.2019 Words are inadequate to express our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, churches, unions and societies those who supported us through prayers, physically, financially and materially throughout the prolonged illness and stood by us during untimely demise of our beloved Lt. Limasenla on 1st May 2019.

Though we cannot reach you individually please accept our heartfelt thanks through this column. May God bless each and everyone abundantly.

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2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY of Late Rev. T. Haulai (17th March, 1933 to 5th May, 2017)

“As in water face reveals face, so a man’s heart reveals the man.” ~Proverbs 27:19 Hepu -- Reflections of a Man A man of few words, with never a sulk nor a frown on his face But a dim old pair of glasses, And his love for reading and writing, that never seemed to weary him, Or distance him from the paperbacks strewn all over his ink-stained desk.

Hepu, on the strings, sang the Gospel hymns just so fine And effortlessly made the sleeping verses come to life.

He wandered away from home so many could get 'Home'.

And Hepi did say of him, “A stranger he has always been to this house.”

Hepu, at three O’Clock in the mornings, praised Him with the might of his voice, 'How great thou art! How great thou art!', And celebrated His wonderful creations around his tiny dwelling.

That deep still voice which lingers to this day Is now subceded by the melodious chirping of the birds.

Hepu, in the dusk of his life, wanted nothing more than to preach the Good News all over again and venture out on Missions.

Our simple old man sought no acclamation for acting out the right.

If only we could describe him in the present tense as though he IS still here…

Our fearless Hepu finished his race and got ‘Home’ on time.

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SJHSRS celebrates Spring Fest 2019

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t. John Higher Secondary Residential School (SJHSRS), Dimapur celebrated its annual “Spring Festival”

Joe Jonas &Sophie Turner to get married

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enthralling the audience with a beautiful Bollywood dance. The daylong event comprised of songs, dances, drama and

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ith an objective to enable an allround development, Sainik School Punglwa organised inter-house cultural competition, one of the annual co-curricular activities in the school on May 2 and 3.

The two days event was graced by Lt Col M

Kiran Meitei, the officiating principal as the chief guest. He remarked that creativity should be the hallmark of such competitions and encouraged the cadets to bring forth innovative items. He also gave away the trophy and congratulated the winners for the effort they have put in.

This year, Doyang House lifted the interhouse cultural trophy.

Group song, group dance, cultural items of other states, Naga traditional dance, skit and master of ceremony (MC) were the events in which the six mother houses competed for the trophy.

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ollywood couple Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner will have a second wedding in France.

The couple surprised fans worldwide with an impromptu marriage ceremony on May 1 in Las Vegas.

But it seems they are taking cue from Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and going ahead with the second wedding ceremony.

According to usmagazine.com, the couple, who got engaged in October 2017, will exchange vows overseas in June.

No other detail about the second wedding ceremony has been announced yet. Joe, 29, and Sophie, 23, got married in front of an Elvis Presley impersonator dressed in a red jumpsuit after the Billboard Music Awards.

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on May 4. The event was graced by Pastor St. John, Toshi Imchen.

An opening act was presented by class 10 girls

a fancy dress competitions.

Supongbenba and Aniket’s song ‘Spring day’ warmed the audience, dancers entertained the crowd with performances from powerful hip-hop moves to soft shuffle dancing.

Apart from their talents, the students also showcased their creativity through the fancy dress competition which was held for the primary section, high school and higher secondary sections.

The winners of the fancy dress competition were awarded with gift hampers. Invocation was offered

by Toshi Imchen, the programme concluded with a singing of the school anthem by the students and benediction was pronounced by hostel superintendent, Shipu.

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Bournemouth beat 9-man Spurs 1-0 Semenya’s future in doubt

L o n d o n , M ay 4 (Agencies): Tottenham’s Premier League top-four fate will go down to the final day after they suffered a late 1-0 defeat at Bournemouth having had two men sent off.

Spurs would have guaranteed Champions League football next season had they won on the south coast but red cards for Son Heung-min and Juan Foyth killed their chances of that as they fell

to Nathan Ake’s late goal.

They looked like they were going to earn a valiant point in what would have been their first away draw of the season until Ake headed home an injury-time corner for the Cherries.

Son had earlier walked for pushing Jefferson Lerma and Foyth was sent off three minutes after coming on as a half-time substitute for a reckless tackle.

It means Spurs are

likely to have to beat Everton in their final game next Sunday to be guaranteed a fourth successive year of Champions League football, unless Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United all lose this weekend.

It looked like rookie Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers was going to be the story of the game as he produced several fine saves on his Premier League debut as Spurs should have had the game

they did not get to the halftime whistle with a full complement of players as Son was dismissed in the 44th minute.

The South Korean reacted angrily to Jefferson Lerma trying to retrieve the ball and pushed his opponent over.

Referee Craig Pawson immediately brandished the red card and he had it out again just three minutes after the restart as Spurs’ afternoon got even worse.

Foyth, a half-time substitute, joined Son in the dressing room when he overran the ball and went through with a foot raised on Jack Simpson.

Bour nemouth had plenty of the ball but they struggled to make their twoman advantage count as they rarely troubled Hugo Lloris.

Callum Wilson had a curling effort deflected and then glanced wide before their big chance came in the 79th minute when Lys headed straight at Lloris.

That did not prove too costly as in time added on Ake lost his marker and headed into the bottom corner.

Match results Everton 2 – 0 Burnley West Ham 3 – 0 Southampton Wolves 1 – 0 Fulham

DOHA, May 4 (Agencies): Double Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s future was in doubt on Friday after she said she would not take medication to lower her testosterone levels to comply with new rules for the 800 metres.

There was confusion about how she will be able to compete in her specialist event again, as the 28-yearold South African declared “Hell no!” when asked if she would take testosterone-lowering medication.

At Friday’s Diamond League meeting in Doha, she was adamant she would be back in the Qatari capital in September to defend her 800 metres world title.

But how she plans to do that without conforming to the new rules remained unclear.

Semenya easily won the 800 metres event on Friday, the last time she will be able to run that distance before the International Association of Athletics Federations’ testosterone limiting rules come into effect on May 8. Under the new regulations, female athletes with high natural levels of testosterone wishing to compete in events from 400m to a mile must medically limit that level to under 5 nmol/L, double the normal female range of below 2 nmol/L.

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The Dimapur Dibuia Senso Telongjem (DDST), on behalf of all the members, takes this opportunity to congratulate IMTIJUNGLA PONGEN, who topped the Nagaland Board of School Education HSSLC (Arts) 2019 examinations.

One of three children of Mr. & Mrs. Ningsangwaba, Miss Imtijungla by her sterling academic accomplishment has not only made her alma mater (Christian Higher Secondary School, Dimapur) proud but also her ancestral village Dibuia.

We have nothing more than to offer goodwill and it is our ardent prayer that the all encompassing mercy of the Lord Almighty prevails over her as she takes the plunge into the next stage of her academic career.

Our heartiest appreciation also goes out to the other students, who successfully cleared the exams.

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Semenya, who has battled for years against the new rules and was competing two days after losing her appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), also refused to clarify suggestions that she would switch to a new distance that is exempt.

However, she said she would return to Doha in September to compete in the 800m at the world championships.

“Yes of course ... I

will be here defending the world title,” she said, adamantly rejecting suggestions she would quit the sport altogether.

“I’m never going anywhere,” she said. “At the end of the day, it’s all about believing. God has decided my career and he will end my career, so no human can stop me from running.

I understand there’s been a lot of controversy but that does not control anything.”

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We the Sumi Community of UNB-B Colony, Dimapur would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss ALOVI ZHIMOMI daughter of Mr. Hukavi Zhimomi and Mrs. Livi Zhimomi for securing top 9th rank with 95.50% marks in HSLC examination 2019.

Miss ALOVI ZHIMOMI is the first lady from Sumi Community of UNB-B Colony for securing such rank and brought laurels to the community.

We, further wish her success in her further studies and bright future.

OFFICE OF THE

DIBUA STUDENTS' DIMAPUR UNIT

(SHIHAVI KIHO) G.B.

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(HUTOI ZHIMOMI) Secretary

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Bournemouth players celebrate after scoring a goal during their EPL match against Tottenham at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth on Saturday. (AP/PTI)

wrapped up before their indiscipline.

Mauricio Pochettino’s team selection made it clear that he was not wanting their top-four fate to go down to the final day and a strong side made a dominant start.

Lucas Moura nearly gave teenage goalkeeper Travers a Premier League debut to forget, but his shot from the halfway line flew just wide, while the Brazilian also headed over.

It soon turned into more of a dream debut for Travers as he single-handedly kept the Cherries in the game in the first half with a string of saves that shows exactly why he is thought so highly of.

First he denied Dele Alli’s powerful shot with a strong parried save, then produced a flying stop to turn Moura’s effort over.

His feet kept another Moura shot out before more acrobatics saw him tip an Alli header over the bar.

Either side of those saves, Son should have scored after he waltzed through the defence but he fired over.

Spurs were lucky to have 11 men on the pitch when Eric Dier, already booked, went through the back of Joshua King, but

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El - Shaddai Academy congratulates all our students for their exceptional HSLC results.

We are so proud of you dear students and we wish you only the best.

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The Dibuia Students Union, Mokokchung Unit with immense pride and honour would like to extend our Heartiest Congratulation to Miss IMTIJUNGLA PONGEN, D/o Mr NINGSANGWABA PONGEN and Mrs TIANUNGLA on securing the top 1 position in Arts stream on the recently declared HSSLC Examination 2019 result from Christian Higher Secondary School, Dimapur. We wish her good health and pray for God's grace and guidance for all her future endeavours.

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With immense pride and honour, the Dibua Students' Dimapur would like to extend our heartiest congratulation to MS. IMTIJUNGLA PONGEN, D/o Ningsangwaba and Mrs. Tianungla for securing top 1st Position (94.40%) in the recent HSSLC examination (Arts Stream). As you envision a progressive career, may God Almighty bless and guide you in your future endeavours.

The unit also further extends heartiest congratulation to all the successful students both from NBSE & CBSE 2019 and wishes them a bright future.

Aosanen Aier Sentirenla Walling President Gen. Secy.

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Aoyimkum Village Council along with the public participating in the State Wide Mass Social Work on 4th May, 2019 from 6:00 TO 8:00 AM. The Council would also like to extend their appreciation to the PHED, which provided the wheel barrow, shovels and dustbins under the Swachh Bharat Mission Plan that was utilized in the social work.

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Delhi Capitals crush RR’s play-off hopes Amigos FC lift 6th Frolic Cup

DC bowler Ishant Sharma celebrates with team mates after taking the wicket of RR batsman Lian Livington in New Delhi on Saturday. (PTI)

N e w D e l hi , M ay 4 (PTI): Delhi Capitals crushed Rajasthan Royals’ play-off hopes with a convincing five-wicket victory to finish off the league campaign in the ongoing IPL on a high note here Saturday.

Already through to the play-offs, Delhi Capitals first rode on veterans Ishant Sharma and Amit Mishra’s superb efforts with the bowl to restrict Rajasthan Royals to 115 for nine and then chased down the target in 16.1 overs, with Rishabh Pant remaining unbeaten on

a 38-ball 53.

The win lifted Delhi to the second spot in the standings with 18 points from 14 games but to finish as second best side, the Capitals would need Mumbai Indians to lose against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.

Rajasthan are out of the tournament, finishing with just 11 points from 14 games.

Chasing a modest target, Delhi made a quick start through Shikhar Dhawan (16) and Prithvi Shaw (8) before Ish Sodhi (3/26)

removed both the openers in consecutive balls to give himself a hat-trick chance.

Sodhi first got rid off Dhawan, in the second ball of the fourth over, holed out

by Riyan Parag and then Shaw played on the next delivery.

Skipper Shreyas Iyer (15 off 9) and Rishabh then added 33 runs off 25 balls for the third wicket before the former was holed out

by Liam Livingstone off Shreyas Gopal.

While Delhi lost two more wickets in the form

Score Heroes win penalty shoot-out

Score Heroes, champions of the open penalty shoot-out with Prodigies Group after the prize distribution at IG stadium, Kohima on Saturday. (NP)

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Kohima, May 4: Score Heroes emerged as the winner of 5th Open Penalty Shoot-Out Tournament, organised by Prodigies Group, under the theme “Innovating a stronger fellowship” at Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on Saturday.

Score Heroes received a cash prize of Rs. 30,000 along with certificates while the runner up, Methele received a cash prize of Rs. 20,000.

Meriema Village Youth Organisation (B) and Meriema Village Youth Organisation (A) stood third and fourth position and pocketed a cash prize of Rs 10,000 and Rs. 5,000 respectively.

Seketou Pienyü of Score Heroes was named the best goal keeper and received a cash prize of Rs. 5000.

The prize sponsors of the 5th edition are M/s KK Motors (Royal Enfield), M/s T.V & Co (Proprietor of Brikolite), M/s

FIRA Furniture (Godrej Interior) and M/s Akhrieu & Co. Seyiekuolie Kesiezie, president, Nagaland Government Registered Class-I Contractors Union and Akumla Chuba, director, youth resources and sports graced the tournament as event patron and guest patron respectively.

Altogether, 76 teams including students, veterans, professional footballers, clubs, colony youth and others participated in the tournament.

of Colin Ingram (12) and Sherfane Rutherford (11), Rishabh carried on his bat and finished off the chase by hitting Sodhi for a big six over long-leg off and in the process also notched up his fifty.

Rishabh’s unbeaten knock was studded with two fours and five hits over the fence.

Earlier, Ishant (3/38) did the early damage before leg-spinner Mishra (3/17) came to the party to rock Rajasthan’s innings.

Young Parag (50 off 49) was the lone bright spot who took the visitors close to the 120-run mark.

Rajasthan had a disastrous start to their innings after opting to bat as they were reduced to 30 for four at the end of the first six overs of powerplay with Ishant doing bulk of the damage.

Ishant struck in the second over, removing Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya Rahane (2) and then came back an over later to clean up Livingstone (14).

To make matters worse for the visitors, in-form Sanju Samson (5) fell victim to an unnecessary mix up with Mahipal Lomror in the next over.

Lomror (8) didn’t help his cause either as he handed

Ishant his third wicket of the day, nicking one to Rishabh behind the stumps.

Parag and Gopal tried to stabilise the innings with a 27-run fifth-wicket stand before Mishra scalped two wickets in consecutive deliveries in the 12th over to disturb Rajasthan’s resistance.

Mishra first foxed Gopal (12) to be stumped by Rishabh and then induced a faint edge from new man Stuart Binny, which again Rishabh obliged. This gave Mishra a chance for registering a hat-trick.

The leg-spinner was well on course of scalping a hat-trick but Trent Boult dropped a sitter at longoff to hand Krishnappa Gowtham life.

However, Mishra got his man an over later as Gowatham gave a straight forward catch to Ishant at long-off and Rajasthan slumped to 65 for seven.

Parag opened up late and smacked Ishant for two fours to pick up 18 runs off the 17th over and then smashed Boult for two sixes in the final over before perishing in the last ball of the innings.

Brief scores: DC – 121/5 (Pant 53*; Mishra 3-17, Sodhi 3-26) beat RR – 115/9 (Riyan 50; Ishant 3-38) by 5 wickets

Brazil to face Qatar, Honduras in friendlies

Mkg Auto/Moto X & Moatsü Sprint concludes

SAO PAULO, May 4 (Agencies): Brazil will play Honduras and Qatar in friendly matches ahead of hosting this summer’s Copa America, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Friday. The five times world champions will play Asian champions Qatar in Brasilia on June 5 and then take on Honduras in Porto Alegre four days later.

Brazil kick off their Copa America campaign against Bolivia in Sao Paulo on June 14. All 10 South American teams plus invited guests Qatar and Japan will compete for the 2019 Copa America in five Brazilian cities between June 14 and July 7. For Honduras, the match will serve as a warm up for the Gold Cup, the tournament played by the top 16 clubs in the CONCACAF region of North, Central American and Caribbean football. Honduras kick off their Gold Cup campaign against Jamaica in Kingston on June 18.

Y im c ha lu, M ay 4 (NPN): The 5th Mokokchung Auto/Moto X and Moatsü Sprint 2019, organised by the Adventure and Motorsport Association Mokokchung (AMAM), concluded Saturday at Yimchalu village. After three days of non-stop motorsport event, the winners were selected on the basis of best time. 14 riders took part in the motocross starting and nine riders were selected for the final run.

Besides the usual, the rally also saw some vehicles skid off the road while some faced technical issues.

Alem I Jamir (Team AMAM) was named the overall champion of the event.

In below 1300 CC, A l e m I Ja m i r ( Te a m AMAM) emerged as the winner while Bapit Lyngdoh (Team MSAM) and Jubanglang (Team MSAM) came second and third respectively.

In above 1300 CC, A l e m I Ja m i r ( Te a m AMAM) came first, Kamalesh Das (Team P. Vizheto

Amigos FC with their trophy and cheque on Saturday.

D imap u r , M ay 4 (NPN): Amigos FC beat Fury FC by 2-0 to emerge as the champions of 6th Frolic Cup on Saturday.

Despite the slippery conditions due to rain, the crowd were not disappointed as both the team fought till the final whistle.

It was in the 15th minute when the Khriese of Amigos broke the deadlock.

The lead was very fragile as Fury boys continued with their counter attack.

The second half continued with a determined

Fury trying to make a comeback but lacked the finishing touch. Amigos also failed to increase their lead when their striker was brought down in the D-Box and was awarded a spot kick. In the 63rd minute, Amigos FC striker Khriese found the net again with a fine strike from inside the box.

The remaining match saw the Amigos dominate the match till the whistle blew.

In individual awards, Seketuo (Green Hill Club)

was named the best goal keeper, Kito (Thunderbolt FC) was named the best midfielder and Akhobu (Amigos FC) was named the best defender.

Khriese Terhuja was the highest scorer of the tournament while Rhietso Meru (Fury FC) was named the player of the tournament.

The closing ceremony was graced by Er.Daniel Kevie, Sub-Divisional Officer PWD(R&B) Pfutsero Division as the special guest.

Winners of various categories after the prize distribution programme.

Motorsports Club) came in second place and Babit Lyngdoh (Team MSAM) bagged the third place.

In SUV category, Kamalesh Das (Team P. Vi-

zheto Motorsports Club) emerged as the winner, Lanusunep (Team Spearhead) and Obeth Shitio (Team AMAM) came second and third respectively.

In motocross, Daniel Metha (Team Gearheads) came first while Purchiba and Mesavilie (Team Gearheads) came second and third respectively.

Inter Government College Olympic concludes Teichmann wins maiden

(Inset) Er. Zale Neikha speaking at the closing ceremony. Kohima College, the overall champions with their trophy and citation. (NP)

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KO H I M A , M AY 4 (NPN): The three-day Inter Government College Olympic 2019 concluded Saturday with Kohima College emerging as the overall champion.

Dimapur Government College and Kohima Science College Jotsoma was declared as the first and second runner-up respectively.

Peren Govenrment College was declared as the most promising college.

The Olympic witnessed events such as athletic, football, volleyball, badminton, table tennis.

Over 700 participants from 13 government colleges took part in the Olympic.

In football, Sao Chang College Tuensang emerged as the winner while Pfutsero Gover nment College and Fazl Ali College

Mokokchung secured the second and third place.

In volleyball (Men) Yingli College emerged as the champions while Kohima Science College and Fazl Ali College secured second and third position.

In volleyball (Women), Zunheboto Government College emerged as the champions while Phek Government College and Mt. Tiyi College bagged the second and third place

respectively. In badminton, Fazl Ali College emerged as the winner, Peren Government College secured the second place while Kohima Science College bagged the third place.

In table tennis, Kohima Science College bagged the champions trophy while Kohima College and Fazl Ali College secured second and third place respectively.

Trophies, medals and certificates were awarded to all the winners. The overall champion received a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 while the first and second runner-up received a cash prize of Rs. 40,000 and Rs. 30,000 respectively.

Earlier gracing the occasion as special guest, advisor, youth resources and sports, Er. Zale Neikha appreciated the minister of higher and technical education, Temjen Imna Along for initiating the event to bring together students from different government colleges under one umbrella to share and learn from each other.

He also lauded the department of higher and technical education and the host college for taking the

responsibility to organise the event.

While asserting that PDA government has a vision to take sports in the state to another level, Neikha said the government is very keen to promote, motivate and assist excellent sportspersons in the state.

The laying of Astroturf at Indira Gandhi stadium was just the beginning to something more worthwhile, he said and further added that the initiation will be a morale booster for the young talented footballers and other sports alike.

Also he informed that in commemoration of the 100th Birth Anniversary of Dr. T. Ao, the department of youth resources and sports has laid foundation for construction of Regional Football Academy at Siethekhema, Dimapur.

Minister of higher and technical education, Temjen Imna Along, advisor DUDA N. Bongkhao Konyak, commissioner secretary higher and technical education Dinesh Kumar, senior government officials and others attended the closing function.

WTA title in Prague

Jil Teichmann

P r a g u e , M ay 4 (Agencies): Swiss qualifier Jil Teichmann outlasted home favourite Karolina Muchova 7-6(5) 3-6 6-4 in just under three to clinch her first WTA title at the Prague Open on Saturday.

In a match between two first-time WTA finalists, Teichmann needed six set points to win the opening set, before recovering from a break down twice in the decider. The 21-year-old became the first qualifier to

win the title in Prague, and is the 20th different WTA winner in 21 events this season.

Muchova ensured the tournament had at least one Czech representative in the final for a fifth straight year but she failed to match her opponent’s powerful groundstrokes in the final set.

“I’m just speechless, honestly. I just fought and fought. It was a great battle and I’m just relieved that it’s

done,” world number 146 Teichmann said.

“I’m exhausted, but Kaja (Karolina) played a great match as well. I knew it was going to be a battle, but in the end, one has to win.”

Teichmann enjoyed a remarkable week in the Czech capital, which included a dramatic comeback beat twice Grand Slam champion and former world number two Svetlana Kuznetsova.

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