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Perspective of Naga solution at variance

Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, MAY 6 (NPN): Amidst all the hype about the Naga political solution which has been widely speculated about in various media, there appears to be a certain disconnect between the concerns and perspective of security forces and the political expediency of politicians in power at the Centre.

According to an official source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, political solution as understood by the Government of India is seen differently by the Home ministry and the Defence ministry.

While the Home ministry would be expected to take the interpretation of the Government of India’s Interlocutor R.N. Ravi, that solution can be achieved any time after dotting the ‘i’s and crossing the ‘t’s, Defence ministry sources are not taken in by the imagery.

The expectations are that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would like to use

‘Govt should not have rejected collegium’s recommendation’

Kurian Joseph (File)

KOCHI, MAY 6 (IANS): One of the top judges of the Supreme Court, Justice Kurian Joseph, Sunday said the government’s move to reject the elevation of Justice KM Joseph was unprecedented.

Justice Kurian Joseph, a member of the apex court collegium which recommended the elevation of Uttarakhand Chief Justice K.M. Joseph to the Supreme Court, told media persons that it should be ensured that such a thing does not happen in the future.

“Since this happened, there were lots of discussions... Such a thing should never happen again,” he said.

The Central government returned Justice K.M. Joseph’s name to the collegium for reconsideration.

The collegium, which has met since, had deferred a decision on the matter.

This is it!

“We have to cut cost so use bitumen sparingly. It’s more profitable to please officials than public.”

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the Naga political solution to gain political dividends in 2019 if the BJP’s position becomes precarious under the onslaught of anti-Hindutva sentiments. Speculations about solution being one of the options goes with the belief that even the mandir issue could be exploited in the run up to 2019 Lok Sabha election.

One of the concerns of the security forces pertains to the issue of demobilisation of the armed group(s) and the policy towards rehabilitation of the armed cadres.

Sources disclosed that this issue has yet to be thoroughly and clearly defined by the Centre and its Interlocutor. The sources said the political aspect and perspective of finding an early settlement to the Naga political issue has been juggled by political considerations and neglecting the practical realities which the signatories will have to contend with after the agreement.

According to the sources, the negotiations should not accord implementation

as a secondary matter since it would amount to rushing headlong to solution and inviting another problem which could seriously complicate the entire issue.

The Modi government has been able to bring out

a framework agreement within one year over salient points which were discussed and negotiated over a period of nearly five years or more by the previous Interlocutor and former chief secretary Nagaland, R.S. Pandey.

Outcome of talks will be ‘positive’: Rijiju PTI Adds: The ongoing Naga peace talks were being followed up with utmost sincerity and the outcome of the dialogue would be positive, Union minister of state for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Sunday, but refused to give any timeframe for the signing of the final peace accord.

Rijiju also said the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act would be withdrawn from Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and other areas where it is in force once the security situation improves there.

Referring to the ongoing dialogue between the NSCN (I-M) and Government’s interlocutor, the minister said Narendra Modi

government was the most sensitive toward the issues of the Nagas and the Northeast.

“The process of Naga talks are being followed up with utmost sincerity. So the outcome will be positive,” he told PTI in New Delhi.

Rijiju refused to say anything when asked about the possible dates for signing the final peace accord to bring lasting peace in insurgency-hit Nagaland.

However, in his recent statement, Rijiju had said that AFSPA, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, will continue in Nagaland as it is a “special case” and the “peace agreement” hasn’t been finalized there yet.

NPP defends appointments of PDA members

D I M A P U R , M AY 6 (NPN): After BJP, now National People’s Party (NPP) has come out in defence of appointments of ruling coalition partner leaders as PDA members.

In a communiqué, State NPP claimed that appointments of members of an alliance have precedence not only in India but also in Nagaland.

Asserting that the recent appointments were a follow up of this convention, the party pointed out that late Dr. Hokishe Sema was chairman with chief minister’s status in the erstwhile DAN-I government, while in DAN-II and DAN-Ill governments, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu was chairman with cabinet status and the vice-chairman enjoyed parl. secretary status.

It also recalled that NPF office bearers, including working presidents and secretary general, were given cabinet status then. NPP

clarified that appointments of PDA members with cabinet and minister of state status were carried out in consultation with alliance partners and Central leaders, keeping in mind all stakeholders of the government and interest of the public at large.

The party further asserted these were made as an appropriate status was required for smooth functioning of the alliance that would contribute positively towards good governance. It however clarified that there was no question of the PDA members having any executive powers over the elected members or upon any government machinery.

NPP maintained that the induction of PDA members would ensure coordination, cooperation and goodwill among the coalition partners and create a channel of dialogue with the people that will help chief minister Neiphiu Rio and

his colleagues in furthering people’s welfare.

Thanking Rio for the “magnanimous initiative”, NPP termed it is a step definitely taken in the right direction and at right time.

It also congratulated the newly-appointed members and prayed to Almighty God to grant each one of them His wisdom, grace and good health in their endeavour to work for the people of Nagaland.

NPP said that the induction of new members had become imperative in the current socio-political context when the spread of education and digital and social media have resulted in the society becoming more informed about issues concerning it.

It is required to have a committee of all members of the PDA to carry forward shared concerns and ensure that the same are being fulfilled, the communiqué stressed.

IMD warns of thunderstorms in 13 states today

Centre to fully fund NE states for judicial infra development within and outside. Justice Rastogi stressed the need to set up more family, commercial and consumer courts to settle disputes faster.

The C hief Justice urged the judicial officers to maintain accountability and transparency besides eliminating corruption.

On the other hand, the Gauhati High Court has asked the Central Bureau of Investigation to probe an alleged scam in the construction of the Nagaland High Court building in Kohima since 2007 and submit a report within three months.

The basic structure of the site was yet to be completed, but the Nagaland government allegedly withdrew Rs. 44.24 crore against electrification and water supply for the project site besides another Rs. n of bungalows for the judges, area for which was not earmarked.

The Nagaland government also paid Rs. 1.3 crore as consultancy fee for the construction, which the Gauhati HC termed as “beyond belief ” while hearing a set of petitions by the Nagaland Tribes Council and some Nagaland-based

social and RTI activists.

Hearing the petition on May 2, the Gauhati HC asked the CBI to conduct a preliminary investigation into charges of misappropriation of public money in the construction of the Nagaland HC complex.

According to the petitioners, only 35% of the work has been completed in 11 years since construction began with an estimated budget of Rs. 43 crore. Work on the HC complexes in Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura had started around the same time.

Meanwhile, on January 12, four senior Supreme Court judges went public with complaints against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra. The judges had said that “things are not in order” with what they described as “the administration of the Supreme Court”.

Last month, a move led by the Congress to impeach the Chief Justice Dipak Misra was blocked by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu.

As Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Naidu decided to reject a motion signed by over 60 parliamentarians.

NEW DELHI, MAY 6 (AGENCIES): Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday said, thunderstorms accompanied by squall, hail and heavy rain are likely to occur in at least 13 states and two Union Territories across the country Monday.

Heavy rain is also likely at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

The official said, dust storm and thunderstorm are also likely at isolated places in West Rajasthan.

A Home Ministry official quoting an Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) advisory said, thunderstorm with gusty winds are very likely at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Western Uttar Pradesh.

The Home ministry alert comes after at least 124 people were killed and more than 300 others were injured in five states due to dust storms, thunderstorms and lightning last week.

AGARTALA, MAY 6 (IANS/AGENCIES): Central government will provide 100 per cent of the funds to upgrade and expand the infrastructure of the judiciary in the North Eastern states, a Tripura High Court Judge said on Sunday.

“Hundred per cent funding would be made by the Central government for upgradation and expansion of the infrastructure of the judiciary in the eight North Eastern states. The funding pattern was earlier on the basis of 90:10 for Centre and state,” Tripura High Court Judge Subhashish Talapatra told the annual conclave of judicial officers.

“Judiciary cannot execute its orders and judgement unless the government helps the judiciary. “Most judges are not in favour of judicial activism. Our prime focus is to improve the quality of judgement and outreach the judiciary at the doorsteps of common men.”

Addressing a daylong conclave, Tripura High Court Chief Justice Ajay Rastogi said the Indian judiciary was now at a crossroad, facing challenges

Over 13 lakh appear in medical entrance exam

Meghalaya’s most wanted criminal surrenders

NEW DELHI, May 6 (PTI): Over 13 lakh candidates appeared for the national medical entrance exam NEET Sunday at 2,225 centres across the country with authorities conducting stringent checks on dress code to avoid any malpractice during the examination.

The National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to medical and dental colleges across the country was conducted by CBSE in 136 cities as against 107 last year.

“A total number of 13,26,725 students had registered for the exam, of whom 5,80,648 are males and 7,46,076 females and one transgender. The exam was conducted at 2,225 centres from across the country,” a senior CBSE official said.

S H I L L O N G, M AY 6 (AGENCIES): Most wanted criminal, William A Sangma, who had twice escaped police custody, finally surrendered to the police in North Garo Hills (NGH) Sunday his afternoon. His surrender came about a month after he made a daring escape from the Tura Civil Hospital (TCH) while he was there for a medical check-up, TNT report stated.

After his escape from custody in March, William had shifted base to SGH, where he went on to form another gang that went by the nomenclature of ARA. The gang had submitted demand notes to the residents of Mindikgre in SGH after which there was a demand for a police outpost in the region. Most of those responsible for the extortion notes were however taken into custody, leading to him escaping from there.

William had earlier contacted Church elders be-

William A Sangma (TNT)

fore contact was made with police officials to ensure his surrender. Police teams escorted him from his house near Boko in Assam to Resubelpara in North Garo Hills. “He said that the reason for his surrender was the want to lead a normal life and not a criminal one. We have handed over custody of William to the WGH police as he was still under judicial custody when he escaped the last time,” said superintendent of police, NGH, Dr Sacheng Marak.

The notorious criminal was taken for a medical before his hand over. He sur-

rendered without arms this afternoon. He was handed over to WGH police where he formally surrendered to police in the presence of the DIG – Western Range, SP and other police officials.

Welcoming his surrender, the Assam unit of the GSU, which had helped in assisting the surrender, said they were glad to be of help and welcomed all that wanted to lay down arms and come to the mainstream.

When asked as to what was the need to escape from custody, the wife of William blamed ill treatment as well as the lack of local medicines in jail. Sangma had last escaped custody on Mar 17 after he and another criminal were in the TCH for a medical check-up.

They overpowered the men on duty as well as the hospital staff before escaping. His accomplice in the escape, Rongsang Sangma however was caught before he could escape the TCH premises.

Rs 500 notes worth Rs 3000 cr printed every day: Garg Wage revision: 10L bankers MANILA, MAY 6 (PTI): Currencies in 500, 200 and 100 denominations are comfortable mode for transactions and the printing of Rs 500 notes have been rampedup to about Rs 3,000 crore everyday to take care of extra demand, economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said.

He said the cash situation in the country is “quite comfortable” and extra demand is being fully met.

Speaking to PTI, Garg also said the fundamentals of economy does not call for an interest rate hike at the moment as there has not been any “disproportionate rise in inflation” or “extra ordinary growth in output”.

The secretary said he had reviewed the cash situation in the country last week and 85 per cent of the ATMs was functional.

“Overall in the country, I think it’s (cash situation) quite comfortable. There is

enough cash which is being supplied and there is extra demand which is being fully met. I don’t think there is any cash related crisis or problem at this point of time,” Garg said. There are about Rs 7 lakh crore of Rs 2,000 notes in circulation, which is more than adequate and and so no new Rs 2,000 notes are being issued.

“500 and 200 and 100 rupee note is people’s medium of transaction. That’s what people use, people don’t find Rs 2,000 rupee note as a very comfortable medium for making transaction. 500 rupee notes is very adequately supplied. We have ramped up production to the level that it is about Rs 2,500-3000 crore a day.

So, that is much more than any demand. People’s need for transaction is being taken care of by these,” he said.

The Reserve Bank has been strengthening the security features of currency

notes to ensure that they are not duplicated. “In last 2.5 years, there has been much less instances, almost non existent instances, of high quality fake notes being reported in the country. But still RBI keeps on reviewing, finding out, adding new features,” Garg said.

Asked about a monetary policy committee member favouring withdrawal of accommodative stance, he said: “We should go by what the real numbers are. Have you seen disproportionate rise in inflation numbers?

Have you seen extra ordinary growth in output which has reduced the output gap substantially? No. So, one should go by the fundamentals and wait for next policy announcement”.

The next meeting of MPC is scheduled on June 4-5. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel, had

last month left the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 6 per cent for the third time in a row. As per the minutes of the MPC meeting, RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya favoured withdrawal of monetary accommodation in the next policy review meet.

The retail inflation in March slipped to a 5 month low of 4.27 per cent on account of decline in food prices. The RBI has revised downwards forecast for retail inflation to 4.7-5.1 per cent for April-September and 4.4 per cent for OctoberMarch.

“If there is any real situation where inflation seems to overshoot, RBI does have a statutory mandate to keep the inflation around 4 per cent, so they would take the most appropriate steps for that. But is the situation there? That is the situation we need to see,” Garg said.

No cash crunch in North East: SBI

State Bank of India stated that there is no shortage of cash in Northeast India, Economic Times reported. SBI North Eastern Circle refuted the reports that there is insufficient cash in the region.

“We have official record of 88-90 percent Cash Availability in ATMs and all the branches are equipped with sufficient cash, there may have some difficulties like electricity power failure, Network connectivity issues due to prevailing storm and heavy rains in few places.

However, overall situation of cash currency availability is quiet normal all across the NE States,” stated PVSLN Murty, Chief General Manager of SBI, NE circle.

Murty also requested the people of this region to abstain from the spread of such panic in social media.

to go on strike in May-end

C H E N N A I , M ay 6 (IANS): Over 10 lakh bankers in government and private banks will go on a two-day strike by the end of May if the government does not ask the Indian Banks Association (IBA) to make an improved offer, said a leader of the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA).

“It is a matter of shame that while thousands of crores of rupees are written off from profits towards bad loans of big corporates, the genuine demands of bank employees are being denied in this fashion,” C.H. Venkatachalam, General Secretary, AIBEA, said on Sunday.

“If the Finance Ministry does not intervene to enable IBA to make their improved offer, it has been decide to call for a 48-hour continuous strike by end of

this month,” he said.

Wage revision talks between the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of bank unions and IBA representing various banks held in Mumbai on Saturday ended in a failure. Venkatachalam said the IBA offered an increase of 2 per cent over the total wage bill of the banks as on March 31, 2017.

In the last 10th Bipartite Wage Settlement that was made effective from November 1, 2012, IBA had agreed for a hike of 15 per cent increase over the total wage bill.

The unions rejected the IBA offer of 2 per cent hike, Venkatachalam said.

While the government had asked the IBA to conclude the wage revision settlement before November 1, 2017, the latter has been delaying, Venkatachalam added.

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news in Brief GMS veterinary colony converted into ‘Happy school’

ANDMSA federal assembly: All Nagaland District Ministerial Service Association (ANDMSA), general secretary, T. Limhachan Kithan, has informed all its units that the association’s federal assembly is fixed on May 11, 11 a.m at Changki Mentsü, Near PWD Office Kohima. All the units have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

NPGN/NNC clarifies: Apropos the news item “NPGN/NNC appoints region chairmen” published on May 3, NPGN/NNC, through its MIP has clarified that the first sentence should read as “NPGN/ NNC under the leadership of ato kilonser, Z. Hozheto Chophi and Ovung Lotha, acting president” and not as published.

TNAI Dmu informs: Trained Nurses Association of India (TNAI) Dimapur unit will be celebrating International Nurses Day on May 11, 12 noon at Medical Fellowship hall, District Hospital Dimapur. All retired nurses and TNAI members of Dimapur district have been requested to attend the same.

Rotary club members with students at Government Middle School Veterinary Colony.

DIMAPUR: Rotary Club of Dimapur (RCD) has converted Government Middle School (GMS) Veterinary Colony into a Happy School under Rotary India Literacy Mission’s (RILM’s) Happy School programme.

A press release from RCD president, Vijay Sharma stated that the school was inaugurated as a happy school by chief guest and

national member of RILM, PDG Chandu Agarwal, in the presence of school teachers, students, CLCC, Sanjay Jain and other Rotary members. Shoe, socks and sports equipment were also distributed to the school students The release stated that the club constructed a boundary wall, main gate,installed running wa-

ter facility for the toilets, proper hand-washing stations and filtered drinking water facility.

Rotary International, under its RILM task force has converted more than 2000 government schools into Happy Schools, in an effort to reduce the rate of dropouts and encourage students to come to school.

DBSU felicitates Swapneel Paul

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Bengali Students Union, Dimapur felicitated Swapneel Paul who ranked 64th in the UPSC examinations at his Dimapur residence on May 4.

DBSU vice president, Rajat Ghosh, through a press release said that Bishnu Bhattacharjee advisor DBSU, Shubham Nath, president DBSU along with the VP, GS and office bearers attended the programme and held a prayer meeting in the presence of Swapneel’s father.

According to the release, Swapneel said people should invest money in health and education to strengthen the next generation adding that he wishes to work for the students of Nagaland, if he should get the opportunity in the future.

EA celebrates first batch of #FrontRunners

Students, parents and students at the work-study leadership programme.

DIMAPUR: Entrepreneurs Associates (EA) launched #FrontRunners, a first of its kind work-study leader-

ship programme spanning A press release issued over two weeks, for outgo- by Entrepreneurs Associing class 10 and class 12 ates, Kohima, stated that students. the short-term course was

GSUK visits NMA’s cradle ridge DIMAPUR: Gorkha Stud e n t s ’ U n i o n Ko h i m a (GSUK), executive members along with its members visited the “Cradle Ridge”, which is under the care of Naga Mother’s Association (NMA), on April 29.

A press release from GSUK stated that GSUK president, Meghraj Lama in his speech gave a brief history of the union which is presently in its 68th year and

said that on this occasion the union usually organizes community service programmes.

He encouraged the children to study hard and urged them to not compromise on their studies. He also acknowledged the care taker and the counselor of the home for doing a commendable job for the children.

Former GSUK president, Dhan Prasad Sharma, in his short exhortation en-

couraged the children to do well in their studies and assured them of any kind of help they may needed.

The union also distributed gifts and sports items to the children. It also said that GSUK day is observed every year following the approval of GSUK constitution on April 29. The programme started with an invocation prayer pronounced by Annie Konthoujam.

A house damaged by a storm in Akuluto area on Sunday. Several houses including property were damaged by the storm.

initiated with the objectives to enhance life skills, interact with individuals from different sectors, and motivate the leader within.

The two-week program involved classroom sessions on various life skills, interactive story telling time on Naga history, and the opportunity to conduct experimental projects in the field.

The participants were given an opportunity to test their entrepreneurial mettle through individual and team selling activities. The program was attended by the EA staff and parents of outgoing students. A total of 8 students participated in the program.

NSSATA Mkg supports parent body

Sangphur Students’ Union inspected shops under its jurisdiction on May 3.

During the inspection the union found expired goods from some shops. The DIMAPUR: Nagaland union along with the village council destroyed the expired goods and items.

SSA Teachers Association (NSSATA) Mokokchung unit has reaffirmed its demand for inclusion into the 7th ROP. “NPS is being deducted from our salaries ever since our induction into service so why the step-motherly treatment?” it questioned.

A press release from the unit’s president, Aridong and secretary Temsuinla said that it could no longer trust assurances and reaffirmed their decision to continue the pen down strike and support the cen- Pro Rural in collaboration with Quest Alliance conducted a training on tral body for any further detergent, soap and dish wash making under the project “Skills to Succeed” on April 24 at Grace Learning Center, Lingrijan. courses of action.

NBSG to hold basic courses for scout master and guide captain DIMAPUR: Nagaland Bharat Scouts and Guides (NBSG) will be holding basic courses for scout masters and guide captains from May 17 to 24 at state training centre, Nerhema.

A press release from NBSG stated that, persons above the 18 years, both male and female and “will to troop and company” can attend the course. It stated

that educational qualification will be matriculate and above, registration fee will be Rs.100 and development fee will be Rs. 80, a total of Rs.180. NBSG also said that application duly filled and recommended should be brought at the time of registration. For further details one may contact 9402489302 and 8119888647.

PFPSD lauds TVSU for road repairs

DIMAPUR: Public Forum Pungro Sub-Division (PFPSD) expressed appreciation for Tethuyo Village Students Union (TVSU) for its philanthropic service in repairing the National Highway road KohimaKiphire junction leading to Likimro Hydel Electric Project (LHEP) (4.Kms).

P r e s i d e n t P F P S D, S. Kiusumew Yimchungru, lauded the sincere efforts

made by Tethuyo village students union for the major road repairing works in areas along the national highway which, he said, brought great respite for the general public and commuters.

The Forum also stated that, the road connects more than 54 villages under Pungro sub-division in Kiphire district.

The forum further

More reports of Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas DIMAPUR: More reports of Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas (Farmer’s Welfare Workshop), observed on May 2 under the theme “Doubling of Farmer’s Income by 2022’’, continue to pour in.

AT M A D i m a p u r : ATMA Dimapur, Aghunaqa block on May 2, organized Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas (Farmers Welfare Workshop) at Pihekhu. Dr. Inato, vice-principal of V.F.A.T.I, Medziphema graced the programme in the presence of Agri. & Allied department officials and farmers of Aghunaqa Block. Exhibition stalls was inaugurated by the special guest. During the second session, farmer-scientist Interaction was conducted between the farmers and Agri. & allied departments followed by health care and anti-rabies vaccination where around 60 dogs were vaccinated. The program witnessed 72 participants including SHGs, farmers as well as Agri. & allied officials.

ATMA Zunheboto: ATMA Akuluto Block, Zunheboto organised “Kisan Kalyan Karyashala” workshop on May 2 at VK Town hall with EAC VK, Trongdiba Tongpi, as the special guest.

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Zunheboto stated that in the programme, Trongdiba said VK area was blessed with good soil and climatic conditions for cultivation and encouraged the participants to take up diversified agriculture.

The programme was chaired by SDAO and BTT Convener Akuluto Block, I. Lipokonen, invocation was said by Women Pastor NCRC, Akani, welcome speech by president VKRSU, Toino and vote of thanks

by ATM, Kerilhoulie Rulu.

Facilitator for the technical session was BTM Akuluto, Aolemla Kichu. Altogether 56 farmers attended the workshop.

ATMA Peren: ATMA Peren block conducted Kisan Kalyan Karyashala on May 2, at DAO office Peren with EAC Peren, Yanthungbemo Kikon as the special guest.

A press release from ATMA Peren block stated that speaking on the occasion, Kikon reminded the farmers of the potential of Peren district in the agricultural sector and encouraged the farmers to avail of the farming technology and consult the experts from the department. He emphasized on the importance of organic

farming and advised the department to promote organic farming. He further urged the participants to implement, and be ambassadors for, the knowledge acquired.

The programme was chaired by AO & convenor ATMA Peren, Mapeuheile Ndang, and the programme was concluded by distribution of leaflets and bio-fertilizer among the participants.

Also, ATMA Peren, Tening block organised a workshop on Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas in Dobashi Hall, Tening town on May 2 under the joint initiative of Department of Agriculture, Department of Horticulture and Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry.

The Special Guest for the workshop was TsetsoweKupa, EAC Insong. The extrapolated on the importance of farmers in our national economy and he stressed upon the importance of cooperation among farmers to further enhance the marketing of their agricultural products, which in turn would result in their income being doubles. A vaccination camp was also set up wherein 20 animals were vaccinated. A total of 44 farmers attended the workshop.

ATMA Wokha: ATMA Wokha organised “Kisan Kalyan Karyashala” in all the seven blocks of the district on May 2.

A press release by ATMA block stated that when addressing the farmers, Dr. Chumben Murry, MLA, said that the workshop was of a different kind than usual because it was emphasizing on income or profit through agricultural activities.

Sharing his experiences as agricultural minister for five years, he said that agricultural activities should not be only taken up as a means of subsistence but should be taken as a source of income.

The day long workshop was marked by trainings on fishery, sericulture, AH, agriculture, farmer-scientist interaction, slide show, distribution of leaflets, animal health check up, demonstration, sharing of experiences by progressive farmers and recognition of farmers through cash awards which was chaired by Rose SDAO. T h e wo r k s h o p wa s chaired by ATM, Mhonroni, invocation said by associate Pastor, Zurenthung and vote of thanks was proposed by ATM, Merithung.

AT M A T u e n s a n g : ATMA Tuensang Organised “Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas” and exhibition for Sangsangyu and Noksen Block on May 2 at Indoor Badminton Stadium, Tuensang.

A short speech was given by Deputy Commissioner Tuensang, L. Jamithung Lotha. While speaking at the programme he said that farmers can maximise their output and will gain benefits from modern agricultural practices only if they were committed and had the desire to work harder. At the technical session, resource persons from Agri and Allied departments Highlighted different schemes for the welfare of the farmers. During the programme an animal health camp and exhibition was also held .

Later, vote of thanks was delivered by Vinoka. Y. Kiba DPD ATMA Tuensang and closing remark by Imnuksungba AHO, Tuensang. The programme was attended by 60 Participants both farmers and officials.

Also, Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas (Farmer’s Welfare Workshop) was organized by ATMA Tuensang on May 2 for Noklak, Panso and Thonoknyu blocks

at KTC hall Noklak. A short speech was delivered

by Thsuvisie Phoji ADC Noklak. In his speech he urged the farmers to change their mindset about existing farming system and to incorporate innovative technologies to increase their source of income. Altogether, 60 participants attended the programme.

AT M A S h a m a t o r : ATMA Shamator Block organized Kisan Kalyan Karyashalas at ADC Conference hall, Shamator on May 2.

The program was graced by Limakumla Pongen, EAC, Shamtor, as the chief guest.

She asked the farmers to be hardworking and motivated the farmers.

Talks was given by different resource persons who were experts in different fields. The Resource persons talked about their respective fields of expertise. The Farmers raised different questions regarding the problems faced in the fields and the experts solved them.

Farmers from Shamator Town, Shamator village, Yakur village and Chessore village attended the program.

Altogether 27 famers were benefitted in the different fields during the workshop.

stated that, despite nonsanction of funds from the government and department, the union had done a commendable job which was an initiative, exemplary for others in society.

The forum further hoped that such benevolent and humanitarian works and contribution will continue in the near future.

Condolences

MHD: Mao Hoho Dimapur (MHD) has expressed sadness at the untimely demise of M. Dili Dominic, on May 6 at Karong, Manipur. A condolence note from MHD general secretary, K. Sani said that he was a visionary leader and a man of principle.

“His departure is an immense loss to the Maos in particular and the society at large” it said. Before his demise, he served the society in various capacities, his most recent being the ex-president of Mao Council, the note added.

MHD conveyed prayers for the bereaved family members and loved ones to find strength in the almighty in this time of grief and despair. The condolence note wished for Dili to rest in peace and quoted him as having said “If ever I die, don’t say or write died or expired but just say, I lived till my last breath.”

TPO: Tenyimi Peoples’ Organization (TPO) has expressed shock and sadness over the demise of M. Dili, former president of Mao Council. A condolence note from the TPO president said that the departed was a dynamic and visionary leader who always stood firm for the welfare of society. “His contribution for the society is highly commendable, not only for the Mao people but also towards the Tenyimi People and the Nagas as a whole” it said. Calling him an honest & upright person who never hesitated to stand for the truth, TPO said that his absence would be deeply felt by all sections of society.

TPO expressed its heartfelt pain and sorrow and conveyed prayers that the Almighty God would bestow His grace and strengthen the bereaved family to bear this profound loss in this hour of grief. It also prayed for the departed’s soul to rest in eternal peace.

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(L-R) Pangnyu Phom, Visasolie Lhoungu, Y.Patton , L. Susindro Meitei (Yaima), Temjen Imna Along, Ananta Mishra and others with Naga students of Bengaluru.

DIMAPUR: Responding to a question by members of the Bengaluru student community if there could be any assurances for jobs when they returned to Nagaland after completing their studies, minister for higher and technical education, Temjen Along replied that out of the state population of 20 lakhs, more than 1.60 lakhs were already employed in the government sector. He said that this was already an excess and the possibility of accommodating more

was very dim.

According to a press release from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Nagaland, media cell, he said this while interacting with the students at a ‘Moatsu Mong’ festival held on May 5 at Radisson Blu Hotel, Bengaluru.

The release said that the state BJP Nagaland delegation stationed at Bengaluru, in view of the Karnataka Legislation Assembly Election scheduled on May 12, organised the ‘Moatsu Mong’.

It stated that around 200 Naga students attended the ‘Moatsu Mong’ which was addressed by deputy chief minister, Y. Patton, minister for health & family welfare, Pangnyu Phom and Temjen Imna Along.

Encouraging the students, Temjen said Nagas needed to be more adventurous and instead, of looking for jobs only at home they should work outside the state too as the Nagas were talented enough to compete with

AR initiative for women empowerment

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Agri deptt. farm machinery distribution

DIMAPUR: Department of Agriculture organised a launching programme for distribution of farm machinery, under submission, for agriculture farm machinery on May 3 at central store, Dimapur.

A press release from directorate of agriculture stated that the programme was launched by director of Agriculture Nagaland, G. Ikuto Zhimomi.

He was accompanied by department senior officers from directorate of Agriculture in the presence of the beneficiaries from Dimapur district along with the DAOs and SDAOs who represented the beneficiaries from the other districts and subdivisions.

Villagers hold a programme with AR in Athibung.

A press release from Inbung youth and students’ union chairman, Jangthang Singson stated that Phalneivah Thonmsong, who is a certified trainer and well known in the handloom industry, will be training them for one month with the sponsorship provided by

Assam Rifles.

Village GB, youth authorities and locals expressed their best wishes to the trainees and thanked Assam Rifles for the initiative and urged them to continue supporting the needy and deserving locals of the society.

Nagaland University celebrates International Day of Yoga 2018

Workshop on research methodology held

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles, on request of locals identified six unemployed girls from various villages of Athibung region, who could not complete their formal basic education due to various reasons to undergo a one month handloom training sponsored by AR.

Faculty and officials at the opening ceremony programme.

DIMAPUR: The run-up activities to the celebration of ‘International Day of Yoga” on June 21 for 50 days kick-started with the opening ceremony held at the Nagaland University (NU) conference hall, department of Political Science, on May 2.

A press release from PRO NU stated that, speaking as the chief guest, professor, A. K. Singh pointed out that Yoga was a valuable tradition of India and incorporating it into our lives would enable us to build a healthy lifestyle. He added that Yoga should be approached with an open mind and in an inclusive manner cutting across culture and continents. He acknowledged the contribution of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi for playing K Y M C

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a proactive role in making Yoga a global movement as the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution for observing International Day of Yoga on June 21 every year with effect from 2015.

He also emphasized on the need to practise Yoga for keeping the youth healthy and positive minded to contribute to the process of nation building. He applauded deputy director of sports, Dr. Baljit Singh Sekhon, for coordinating the programme and taking the initiative for successful conduct of the 50-day long Yoga programme.

Delivering a keynote address, finance officer professor, M. K. Sinha, highlighted the different layers of human existence, saying that Yoga enables one to unite body, soul, mind,

consciousness and faith.

Dean, Research, Development and Consultancy, professor S.K. Chaturvedi, and head of department Political Science, professor, H. John Sema, encouraged the members to approach Yoga with a broad outlook and embrace it as part of their life.

All the speakers focussed on segregating yoga from the religious connotation of Hinduism and making Yoga an “all faith art” of living. A few yoga Asanas were also demonstrated and performed by all the members present.

The programme was chaired by Neizhanuo Golmei, welcome address was delivered by by Dr. Radharani Maibam, while vote of thanks was proposed by the chairperson.

DIMAPUR: Kohima institute in collaboration with Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC), St. John College organised a workshop on research methodology on May 1, 2018 at St. John College.

A press release from St. John College stated that the workshop was conducted by University of Edinburgh lecturer, Dr. Arkotong Longkumer.

During the day long programme, Longkumer presented guidelines on conducting research work and delved into the methodology of presenting and writing research papers.

The faculty of St. John College were also given group research work to put into practice.

fellow countrymen and also capable enough to venture out into the international levels.

During their interaction with the students, the long time demand and urgent need for a Nagaland Guest House at Bengaluru was also highlighted in the discussion and deputy chief minister, Y. Patton assured the students that he would take necessary steps to apprise the state government on this matter.

According to BJP media cell, Manipur BJP MLA L. Susindro Meitei (Yaima), Nagaland State BJP president, Visasolie Lhoungu, former State BJP president, Dr. M.Chuba Ao and secretary organization, Ananta Mishra also attended the event.

The programme was chaired by Student Union advisor, Tali Jamir and a welcome address was delivered by Naga Students Union Bengaluru (NSUB) president, Nuthipru Chakhesang. The festival was hosted by minister, Temjen Imna Along.

Lamhai Chairman, along with village council members of Mhainamtsi village.

DIMAPUR: Mhainamtsi village paid homage to the “heroes of Mhainamtsi village who have sacrifice and laid down their life for the greater cause of Lamhai land on 4th May 2000” by unveiling a memorial stone in their honour.

According to a press release from Village Council Mhainamtsi chairman,

Miucham and secretary, Bakam, the “martyrs” were ambushed and killed by “the force of the intruder from their sophisticated weapon” when they were on their way to the paddy fields.

It listed the names as: i) Lt. Kadilat (Nruangmei); ii) Lt. Gongsoidai (Kamei); iii) Lt Sahiamlung Kamei; iv) Lt. Dinrei KG; v) Lt.

Kaitinlung KG; vi) Lt. Gaichingbonang Gonmei; vii) Lt. Dan Bahadur and wife Kanchi Maya.

The council expressed gratitude to chief guest Haibamkwa, chairman Lamhai council for unveiling the memorial stone and conveyed their appreciation to everyone involved in making the event possible.

Nagas at Nakachari book released

DIMAPUR: A book titled “Naga nunger Nakachari nung talidak mesemteta aliba otsu, 1937-2017” (80 years History of Naga settlement at Nakachari 1937-2017) authored and compiled by Imsu Jamir was released at a simple function held on May 5 at Nakachari.

According to a press release from Er. Temsu Wathi Ao, coordinator, BPCC(A-N) & district informatics officer(NIC) Deputy Commissioner’s Office, the book was dedicated by Rev. Dr. Lima Jamir, dean of post graduate studies, Eastern Theological College, Jorhat. Imsu Jamir is an 88 year old citizen who used to regularly bail out people arrested by Assam Police under suspicion during 50s till 70s and secure their release.

The Govt of Assam has nominated him as a president through All Assam Tribal Sangha for issuance of ST Hills certificates and PRC for the genuine Naga people living at Assam since 1990s.

Imsu is also the vice president of Border Peace Coordination Committee (Assam-Nagaland) since its inception and he has been making great efforts for peace and cordial relations.

School children of Government Middle School, Meluri town planting trees in the school premises on May 5.

B.Voc students of Modern College Kohima successfully completed their two months internship from “The Classic Retro” and “Big Bazaar Guwahati”.

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A street in Imphal inundated by pre-monsoon shower that lashed the state. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, May 6: Heavy downpours during the last two days have disrupted normal life in Manipur and many places in the state capital were reportedly reeling under water.

The pre-monsoon shower has swelled major rivers like, Imphal, Iril and Nambul running passing

through Imphal city.

Official reports said the Izit river in Noney district was running above danger level. There were also reports of landslides at various parts across the hill districts of the state.

Landslides along Imphal-Dimapur section of NH-2 were also reported at three places in Kangpokpi district.

According to a source from the state water resource department, the recorded rainfall on Saturday was 68mm in Kangpokpi, 15 mm in Litan of Ukhrul district, 27 at Saikul of Kangpokpi. Most of the roads, national and state highways were underwater. Residents claimed that flooding was due to poor drainage system and has become the order

Properties destroyed by storm in Diphu Correspondent

DIPHU, MAY 6: Several houses and properties were reported to have been damaged after a devastating storm accompanied by heavy rains lashed Diphu and its adjacent areas on Friday.

The storm also uprooted trees and electric poles. Three vehicles were also damaged as tree fell on them near Diphu Hospital.

The affected villages were Rongmonjir, Checharlangso, Chephongkimi, Lorulangso, Inglongcherop and Rongchingbar.

Extensive damages were reported in south Diphu. Power supply has

Cars crushed by a fallen tree in Diphu town. (NP)

been restored in core areas electricity. of the town but many vilThere were no report lages were still waiting for of any casualties.

PPA continues to hurl allegations

ITANAGAR, May 6 (Agencies): In a series of allegations against the government, the People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) has accused the state of not living up to its slogan – ‘One Arunachal’ stating that the decision to defer the municipal election, among many other decisions, was taken by the government without taking into confidence other political parties, Panchayat and municipal representatives as well as civil societies.

“The state is witnessing the nearcollapse of administrative machinery as lawlessness seems to be the order of the day”, the party added.

“The news of National Institute of Technology (NIT) Director Dr Rajiv Kumar Garg tendering his resignation within five months of his joining following alleged threats is a matter of serious

BSF trooper kills three colleagues; commits suicide Agartala, May 6 (Agencies): In a bizarre incident, an enraged trooper of the Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead three colleagues before shooting self at a border location in north Tripura before dawn on Sunday, reported The Hindu.

The incident occurred at a border out post (BOP) manned by 55th battalion of BSF at Maguruli in Kailashahar of Unakoti district.

Police officials after visiting the spot informed that, constable Sishu Pal, 28, sprayed bullets from his automatic weapon at his colleagues following a tiff.

Head Constable Vijay Kumar, 45, was first to fall prey to bullets. Sishu Pal went into shooting at BOP sentry and others. The sentry was lucky to escape, but Constable Driver Rakesh Kumar Yadav, 22 and Constable Rinku Kumar, 30, sustained grave injuries. The trooper then committed suicide by shooting self. Both injured BSF men succumbed to injuries in hospital.

concern.

This is a clear sign of the government losing grip over the law and order in the state”, it added. It also said that there have been series of mysterious deaths and none of the cases have so far been conclusively solved.

The party mentioned the murder of Lt. Ojing Taying, a student leader, and the mysterious death of former MLA, Ngurang Pinch, which still remain unsolved.

The PPA stated that the government seems to have closed the chapter of the sensational 60-paged suicide note of Kalikho Pul, where many politicians currently with the BJP team have been mentioned to have been involved in highprofile corruption cases, like the PDS and SGRY scams.

of the day wherever there is rain.

Meanwhile, chief minister N Biren Singh Sunday said that government will enquire into the matter by constituting a committee. “A committee to be headed by chief secretary will conduct a survey beginning from tomorrow. It will prepare a report after conducting a thorough field survey so that government takes action to relief the people from this frequent inundation,” Singh said. He further said that government should not only be blamed as another reason for flooding was due to encroachment.

State directorate of relief and disaster management has issued an advisory for all concerned authorities to take precautionary measures, asserting that weather forecast still indicated possibility of rain or thunderstorm in the next few days.

It also stated that due to incessant rain in the last two days across Manipur, there was likelihood of flood, erosion of river bank and landslide in the state.

Sonowal orders probe into bulletproof vest quality Guwahati, May 6 (IANS): Assam Additional Chief Secretary Kumar Sanjay Krishna will head a probe ordered by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday into the alleged poor quality of bullet-proof vests used by police.

Assam police has drawn severe criticism after Bordumsa police station incharge Bhaskar Kalita was killed in an encounter with the anti-talk faction of ULFA militants on Friday evening. Kalita was injured in his chest and abdomen even though he was wearing a bullet-proof vest.

“The allegations on quality of bullet-proof vests will be probed. I have already ordered an inquiry into the whole incident leading to death of Kalita.

Kumar Sanjay Krishna will probe and submit a report to me,” the Chief Minister said on Sunday.

Strongly condemning the killing of Kalita, he said that such incidents disturb peace, harmony and unity in society and seriously hamper developmental activities.

Reiterating his government’s zero tolerance against terrorism, the Chief Minister also directed police to intensify operations against extremists.

Youth held for threatening to kill Manipur CM’s son Correspondent

IMPHAL, May 6: A 22year-old youth, was arrested by police after he allegedly threatened to kill Manipur chief minister’s son in a facebook post.

According to police, the youth identified as Ningombam Chandrasekhar alias Boicha son of N Sanayaima Singh of Kongpal Khaidem Leikai under Porompat police station of Imphal East district in his facebook post criticized the chief minister N. Biren Singh saying that “earlier thought him to be the king of people of the state, but he became the servant of mayang (nonManipuri people). If another attack on state people happened then you will be held responsible, your son will be shot at to death.”

He was arrested by a team of cyber crime unit of Imphal West district police and booked under section 307/124-A/506 IPC, attempt to murder, sedition with criminal intimidation.

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Administrator of children home in Manipur convicted of rape Correspondent

IMPHAL, May 6: Special judge, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO), Imphal West on Sunday sentenced to life, an administrator of a children home for allegedly raping a minor. The convict was not present when the judgement was passed.

The court has issued an arrest warrant against the accused, Timothy L Changsang (48) son of late Thanggakham of Churachandpur district, administrator of North Eastern Children’s Home, Rengkai, who left Imphal on April 28 for Guwahati.

The court also recommended compensation for the victim under the Victim Compensation Scheme of the Legal Services Authority and compensation of Rs. 2 lakh from “Financial Assistance and Support Service to Victim of Rape: A Scheme for Restropactive Justice” launched by the ministry of women and child development.

According to police, it submitted that the accused had left Imphal on April 28 for Guwahati by Air Asia flight number 784 and the CCTV footage of the departure lounge of the Imphal Airport was also produced before the court.

Timothy was convicted on April 30 under section 6 and 10 of POCSO Act, 2012 and section 506 IPC. The special public prosecutor submitted that as per section 42 of POCSO act, read with section 376E the convict deserved to be awarded the death sentence and sought the maximum sentence of death penalty.

Defence counsel contended that the convict is now only 48-49 years old and he is a married person with children and there was no criminal record against him.

Considering section 376(C) (d) of IPC and ratio laid down by the Supreme Court and the High Courts, the defence counsel prayed for minimum sentence.

ILP bill will be introduced: Manipur CM Imphal May 6 (IANS): The Manipur government will introduce the Inner Line Permit bill in the forthcoming monsoon session of the assembly, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said on Sunday.

He however also assured that all stakeholders will be consulted while drafting the bill and appealed to all sections of people not to be swayed by emotions.

The Manipur Assembly had passed three bills in this connection in 2015 but the President did not give assent to one bill while the two others were rejected even as most tribals in the state had objected to

the bills terming them as “anti-tribal”.

As many as 11 tribal youth were killed during violent agitations in 2015 against the bills in Churachandpur (10) and Imphal (1) and the tribal activists refused to claim the dead bodies for more than one year, saying that the government should first withdraw the bills.

However, once the BJP led government was formed on March 15, 2017, the bodies were claimed for performing the last rites.

Biren Singh also said: “All stakeholders will be invited to finalise the bill.

There is already a committee headed by Works

Minister T. Biswajit which held discussion on the issue three times. The rejected bills shall be examined in the light of objections.

The preparatory works will begin from the next week.”

The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System has already renewed the demand for the introduction of the bill, while its women’s and students’ wings have been rounding up non-locals who sneak into Manipur using forged identity or Aadhaar cards.

Police have stepped up vigil along the ManipurMyanmar border and at Jiribam bordering Assam.

Massive landslide blocks ShillongSilchar NH 44 HAILAKANDI, May 6 (PTI): Road communication between Assam and Meghalaya by National Highway 44 has been disrupted following a massive landslide at Sonapur near Meghalaya border since last night affecting vehicular traffic, an official release said here Sunday.

The NH 44 not only connects Assam and Meghalaya, but also considered the lifeline of Tripura, Mizoram and Barak Valley of southern Assam.

The landslides on the Shillong-Silchar NH-44 that connects the Assam capital with Silchar via Jowai in Meghalaya, has disrupted traffic movement with hundreds of vehicles stranded on both sides of the spot.

There was no report of any casualty.

The landslide brought in massive mound of mud and boulders triggered by incessant rain over the past couple of days and several earth movers have been pressed into service to clear the debris, the release said.

Woman gang-raped and killed in Assam

Guwahati, May 6 (PTI): A 20-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped and killed in a tea garden, and four persons were arrested in this connection in Assam’s Cachar district, police said today.

The woman was missing since May 1 from Chappanhal Tea Estate in Udharbond town and her body was recovered by the police yesterday night, the police said.

The woman’s father had filed a missing diary with the police along with a complaint against four persons who were subsequently arrested. The body was sent for post-mortem examination, a police officer said.

FELICITATION The Holy Cross Alumni Association heartily congratulates Swapneel Paul for his outstanding achievement of clearing the UPSC Exams 2017 in the 64th Rank.

Swapneel Paul was also the 6th Rank Holder of the 2006 HSLC Exam. He was also appointed as an Indian Postal Officer in 2016 after he cleared the UPSC Exam in his first attempt. He once again went on to become an Indian Revenue Service Officer and is currently serving as Assistant Commissioner. He has brought laurels not only to our school but for the entire state of Nagaland.

We wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

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Arnab Goswami, two others booked for abetting suicide NAVI MUMBAI, May 6 (AGENCIES): The Alibaug Police have booked Arnab Goswami, editor-in-chief of Republic TV, and two others identified as Feroz Shaikh and Niteish Sarda, owners of two different firms for allegedly abetting the suicide of a 53-year-old interior designer and his mother.

A suicide note left behind by the deceased Anvay Naik, managing director of Concorde Designs Private Limited, states that he was forced to commit suicide as he was not paid his dues collectively amounting to Rs 5.40 crore by the three.

Naik and his mother were found dead at their farmhouse in Kavir village of Alibaug taluka, on Saturday around 8.30 am. Naik was found hanging from the ceiling on the first floor and his mother’s body was found on the ground floor on the bed. A police complaint was lodged by the victim’s wife Akshata Naik, 48, who was at their Mumbai residence when the alleged suicide incident occurred.

As per the FIR, Arnab Goswami of ARG Outlier of Republic TV has allegedly not paid dues of Rs 83

Arnab Goswami lakh for the Bombay Dyeing Studio Project, while Feroz Shaikh of IcastX/Skimedia has allegedly not paid Rs 4 crore for his project at Andheri and Niteish Sarda, owner of Smart work, has allegedly not paid Rs 55 lakh for his projects at Magarpatta and Baner.

Raigad district superintendent of police Anil Paraskar said, “The suicide note by Naik mentions the names of Arnab Goswami, Feroz Shaikh and Niteish Sharda who have been held responsible for the suicide.”

Alibaug senior police inspector Suresh Warade said, “The cause of death of the complainant’s motherin-law is yet to be ascertained as there are no signs of strangulation or body

injuries. The doctors at Alibaug civil hospital have kept the opinion reserved and preserved her viscera for forensic analysis.”

A statement released

by Republic TV editor Niranjan Narayanaswamy says, “Certain vested interest groups are running a false and malicious campaign and making false statements and innuendos against Republic TV by exploiting a tragic event involving the unfortunate demise of Anvay Naik. All amounts due and payable under the contract were paid by Republic TV to Concorde Designs. All such details and evidence will be given to the appropriate authorities as and when required.”

The two others mentioned in the FIR could not be reached for a comment.

In May last year, Bennett, Coleman & Company Ltd had lodged a complaint + with Mumbai police against Arnab Goswami and Prema Sridevi of Republic TV on grounds of theft, criminal breach of trust, misappropriation of property, and infringement of the intellectual property rights of the BCCL-owned Times Now channel.

ASI withdraws proposal to take over Tirumala Hyderabad, May 6 (AGENCIES): The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on Saturday withdrew a letter in which it had proposed to take over the Lord Venkateshwara temple in Tirumala immediately after it caused a stir.

In a letter to Anil Kumar Singhal, executive officer of Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), that manages the country’s richest temple, R Srilakshmi, ASI superintendent of Amaravati circle, said she had received a communication from the ASI headquarters directing it to examine the feasibility of declaring Tirumala shrine and its group of temples located in Tirumala as protected monuments keeping in view of their antiquity and historicity.

“Hence you are requested to provide information on the surrounding temples under TTD and also cooperate with the ASI officials approaching you to collect information and taking photographs,” she said. However, within hours she sent another letter stating that the earlier letter was written inadvertently and was being withdrawn.

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BrahMos to attain 76% localisation in six months PUNE, MAY 6 (AGENC I E S ) : B r a h M o s, t h e world’s fastest supersonic cruise missile, will be achieving 75 per cent localisation in the next six months from the current 65 per cent domestic components that goes into its production, a top BrahMos Aerospace official has said.

“As of today 65 per cent of the value (in BrahMos) is created in India.

We started with a very low 10-12 per cent indiginsation and today we have reached 65 per cent. In another six months, we would be close to 75 per cent,” BrahMos Aerospace managing director and CEO Sudhir Mishra said at the handing over ceremony of the prototype Quad launcher manufactured by L&T Defence, the defence arm of Larsen & Toubro (L&T) here over the weekend.

“Last March, we flighttested the indigenously made seeker, and booster also would be shortly tested in about two months. We would be reaching to a localization of about 85 per cent in this,” he said.

The Quad launcher is designed for supersonic cruise missiles in an inclined configuration on-board our navy ships. The launcher provides superior firepower as compared to the twin

Currently 65 per cent of the value in BrahMos is created in India. cannister, deck mounted launchers and has the capability to support and launch four missiles in a single or salvo mode.

The new Quad launcher is suitable for warships which have space constraints to accommodate a vertical launch module. “ Wi t h t h i s s m a r t launcher, eight missiles (four on the right and four on the left side of the ship) can be launched simultaneously.

Though we are yet to get the order from the navy we have started work. We have invested in technology, knowledge and future business. We are just waiting for the order,” Mishra said.

He said the Quad launcher can go not only

to INS Delhi class of ships but to any ship in the world where it can position the quads launcher with a bit of tweaking in the mechanism.

“With some tweaking here and there, tomorrow when we export BrahMos, which we wish happens soon, we would be integrating the launcher on foreign vessels also,” he added.

“We have been associated with the development of BrahMos programme since 2000, when as part of the composite team led by the DRDO, we engaged with Russia and embarked on this vast project. As proven partners of all variants of naval missile launchers for BrahMos, we took up the

design of the unique Quad Launcher and released the prototype in 18 months.

The Launcher underwent rigorous testing prior to receiving of production clearance. L&T will now take up the bulk production of the Quad Launchers,” Jayant Patil, whole-time director (Defence) and member of L&T Board said.

As a leading industry partner of BrahMos Aerospace, L&T has been closely involved in the design, development and production of the launchers and fire control systems for naval platforms as well as development and production of key aero-structural sections of the formidable BrahMos Weapon System.

Tharoor encourages Rahul to keep on tweeting ‘I was on verge of being sacked’: Katju New Delhi, May 6 ( AG E N C I E S ) : R a h u l Gandhi’s Twitter outreach has played a key role in changing perceptions about him, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said urging the party chief to maintain his “unique communication” with the people and to ignore “trolls and troglodytes”.

Tharoor, who was recently edged out by Gandhi as the most-followed Congress leader on Twitter, also said social media could prove to be a “game influencer” in 2019.

In an interview to PTI, he said the Congress’s counter-narrative to the BJP on social media was “witty, eyecatching and trendsetting”.

“Even the BJP would do well to now try and take a leaf or two” out of the Congress’s book, the former Union minister said, while

Shashi Tharoor (L) and Rahul Gandhi. also stressing his party did not seek to define itself on social media in metrics comparable to the BJP. Asked if the microblogging site played a key role in helping people get to know the Congress president and changing his image from a reluctant politician to a dedicated leader, the MP from Thiruvananthapuram said, “Yes, very much so.”

“His enthusiasm on social media, his wit, energy and sense of humour are all

on display. This is a man whose engagement on this platform speaks to a wider engagement with politics.

There is no ‘reluctance’ on display here, only commitment and passion to make a better India,” the 62-yearold leader said.

But while Tharoor lauded Gandhi for being “sharp and incisive on social media”, he said the party chief was also “attentive and involved” with the concerns of the country and that had

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won him plaudits. “I think it is his work on the ground that has really made him stand out of late and has carved this dynamic image of Rahul as a constructive and attentive statesman.

Personally, as someone who urged him to join Twitter, I’m delighted by his popularity on this medium as well,” he said. Gandhi recently notched up a following of 6.79 million as against Tharoor’s just over 6.69 million. However, he is still well behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has 42.3 million followers on Twitter.

Asked what he would advise Gandhi now after having urged him to join Twitter, Tharoor said he would ask him to ignore trolls -- those who routinely and vitriolically abuse people with different views -- and troglodytes, defined

as cave-dwellers or someone being deliberately ignorant or old-fashioned.

“I would tell him to keep at it, continue to maintain this unique channel of communication with the people of the country and ignore the trolls and troglodytes along the way, since the positives vastly outweigh the negatives on this medium,” Tharoor said.

Asked if the battle for 2019 polls would be fought online between parties, he said, “I think it (social media) can be a game influencer, but I wouldn’t go beyond that at this stage and concede that it will be the ‘real’ battleground for 2019...You need various ways of reaching out to the electorate, and social media happens to offer an additional way, not a substitute for any of the traditional means of campaigning.”

New Delhi, May 6 (AGENCIES): Former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju says he was on the verge of being sacked when he was in the Allahabad High Court in 1992 after he ordered the reinstatement of a teacher whose appointment was cancelled by school authorities in Uttar Pradesh.

He also feels that the process of appointing the senior-

NEW DELHI, MAY 6 (AGENCIES): If the BJP is going all out to woo dalit voters in Uttar Pradesh to trump a likely alliance of rival parties, it is facing an aggressive RJD bid in Bihar to woo key scheduled castes leaders to corner the saffron party-led NDA in the Lok Sabha elections next year.

Former Bihar chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who snapped his party’s alliance with the BJP in February this year to join the RJD-led alliance, told PTI that NDA governments in the Centre and Bihar have been a disappointment for dalits for Bihar with the community in the state staring at a crisis.

The only option for dalit leaders like him is to try out another alliance as the earlier one did not work, he said. Another scheduled castes leader and former Assembly speaker Uday Narayan Choudhary left Nitish Kumar-led JD(U)

earlier this week and announced his support to the Lalu Prasad-led RJD. Incidentally, Manjhi and Choudhary have been rival leaders and the former Bihar chief minister had defeated the latter in Imamganj Assembly seat in 2015. With both of them now together in the RJD-led alliance, which includes the Congress, RJD leaders have been quick to claim that the development highlights an “anti-BJP” mood among dalits.

“Leaders follow the churning at the ground level.

As of now I can say that 70 per cent of dalits in Bihar are with the RJD. The leaders coming to us have their ears to the ground,” RJD spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha said.

However, BJP leaders have played down the import of Manjhi and Choudhary leaving their alliance, saying that they have limited appeal.

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cal inside view of the Indian judiciary. On the appointment of the CJI, he writes, “The senior-most judge may be a man of integrity but may be mediocre person. He should be superseded and a judge next in seniority or one even lower down in seniority, if outstanding (as borne out from his judgments), should be made Chief Justice of India.”

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT NO.MA-125/2015 (Pt.:-III)

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Dated Kohima, the 5th May 2018

NOTIFICATION In pursuance of Government directive Vide letter NO.MA-125/2015(Pt.:-III) /// Dated Kohima, the 27th April 2018, in connection with the Judgement and Order dated 02.04.2018 in F.A.No.07(K/2017) passed by the Hon'ble Gauhati High Court Kohima bench, it is hereby notified that the NIT issued vide No.MA-125/2015(Pt-II) Dated Kohima the 17.08.2017 is hereby cancelled with immediate effect.

Therefore, all the tenderers are requested to collect their sealed tender papers personally or through authorized representatives from the Directorate of Municipal Affairs from 9th – 11th May 2018 during office hours.

Further, it is notified that the process of collection of DMC Tolls and Urban Facilities Utilities Fees for the remaining items will be decided by the Government in due course of time.

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RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav with his son Tejaswi Yadav.

most judge of the Supreme Court as the Chief Justice of India should be done away with as this “convention has proved to be defective”.

Katju, who also served as the Chief Justice of the Delhi and the Madras High Court, and as acting Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court, has come out with a book “Whither Indian Judiciary” in which he takes an analyti-

T. YANPVUTHUNG KIKON Joint Secretary & Convener Leasing Committee Department of Municipal Affairs Kohima : Nagaland

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Let truth prevail

ometimes filing Public Interest Litigation (PIL) serves the purpose, when the court pronounces ruling for pursuit of justice in the greater interest of society. The Division Bench of the principal Gauhati High Court had on May 2, asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to conduct a “preliminary inquiry” into the alleged scam involving the construction of the Kohima High Court building and the quarters of the Judges. According to the order issued in response to the PIL, the estimated cost of the project for construction of the high court building in Meriema, near Kohima was Rs.43 crore but after a series of 18 withdrawals, they exceeded the estimate by Rs.9.63 crore.

What is more, the state government had sought for review of the estimate in view of various factors, so much so that the final estimate has reportedly touched the Rs.100 crore-mark. The foundation stone for the project was laid in 2007 but till date, only 35% of the work has been done. In addition, an amount of Rs.44,24,700 was drawn against electrification and water supply for the high court building even when it had not been completed.

Also the department had deducted Rs.1.30 crore as consultancy fee for the project. The same project was also implemented in Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura the same year in 2007 and the construction in these three states were completed in 2013. There was also another project pertaining to the judges’ bungalow in which the PIL alleged that Rs. 22.42 crore was released for the construction but shockingly the work existed only on paper since the plot had also not been earmarked. The alleged scam exposes several inherent ailments within the government system in the state. First, it is wondered whether the department of law and justice, under which the project was implemented, had undertaken due diligence to prevent the irregularities. Secondly, the dubious and notorious practice of “cost escalation” in Nagaland has become a racket where projects have sky rocketed to as high as 700% over the original estimate. Thirdly, the slices and chops done on the fund right from the allocation down to payment has legitimized loot and extortion by various sharks that has made escalation a necessary evil. Fourthly, many departments obtained projects after consultants prepare Detailed Project Reports (DPRs). In some departments, even if they have engineering wings, the works are given to private consultants. Some departments have no engineering wings but private consultants manage the work. The Gauhati High Court order to CBI to conduct “preliminary inquiry” is crucial. If the CBI is able to collect enough evidence, then it will file FIR and then proceed to file charges. At the same time, the court has asked the Nagaland government to complete the project at the earliest and to ensure that the aspirations for a high court of its own will be achieved. Involving CBI into every alleged scam may not be the answer to a very deep rooted and widespread syndrome in Nagaland called - ‘khushi-khushi’. There were many other scams in the past where CBI inquiry was recommended but which the state government had shot down. Now that the very order has come from the court, it remains to be seen if this will send the right signal.

DailyDevotion Liberty and the Standards of Jesus Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free… —Galatians 5:1 A spiritually-minded person will never come to you with the demand— “Believe this and that”; a spiritually-minded person will demand that you align your life with the standards of Jesus. We are not asked to believe the Bible, but to believe the One whom the Bible reveals (see John 5:39-40). We are called to present liberty for the conscience of others, not to bring them liberty for their thoughts and opinions. And if we ourselves are free with the liberty of Christ, others will be brought into that same liberty— the liberty that comes from realizing the absolute control and authority of Jesus Christ.

Always measure your life solely by the standards of Jesus. Submit yourself to His yoke, and His alone; and always be careful never to place a yoke on others that is not of Jesus Christ. It takes God a long time to get us to stop thinking that unless everyone sees things exactly as we do, they must be wrong. That is never God’s view. There is only one true liberty— the liberty of Jesus at work in our conscience enabling us to do what is right.

Don’t get impatient with others. Remember how God dealt with you— with patience and with gentleness. But never water down the truth of God. Let it have its way and never apologize for it. Jesus said, “Go…and make disciples…” (Matthew 28:19), not, “Make converts to your own thoughts and opinions.”

Quotes

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ~ Confucius

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World order sees cross currents; Who wins – Trump, Modi or Xi?

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he world politics and economy is changing.

East Asia is becoming the hub of activity and along with the Indian subcontinent, Asia is becoming the epicenter. The Koreas – North and South - come together after seven decades.

India tries to rub shoulders with China as Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Wuhan and holds at least six meets with Chinese president Xi Jinping.

None the less US president Donald Trump fires salvos at India for stealing jobs and does not mind South Korean and Chinese help to start a dialogue with North Korea.

It is a complex world.

It all happens on one day – April 28, 2018. The same day French President Emmanuel Macron visits the US and told the Congress of dangers of narrow nationalism being based on anger, isolation and fear.

Would that make Trump more liberal?

So is it the enlargement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) that China aims at or is the BRICS intended to be strengthened by Modi? Well, it is happening simultaneously despite India’s cau-

tious aversion to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, says Chinese dragon and Indian elephant “will no longer fight with each other, but dance”. Modi says India and China can dream together.

Despite not so soft words by Trump against India on job-snatching his defence secretary Jim Mattis wants US to separate Russia from India even as US plans sanctions against Kremlin.

It is politics laced with economic juices all around.

Everyone – Xi, Trump, North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in, Macron and Modi – wants to have the maximum of the juices for the survival and sustained growth of each of their countries.

Some more economies are emerging like Vietnam, Myanmar, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Would Maldives and Nepal now also dance with the elephant and dragon?

There are too many cross-currents sweeping Asia. Wuhan despite its official “informality”, points to a lot of preparation. The informal talks are preceded by the visits of external affairs Sushma Swaraj,

defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman and concluded with high-level delegation meets.

The Koreas coming together leads to the truce being replaced with treaty, moderation of nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and the possibility of the US-Korean summit. Does it exemplify that nuclear Shivaji muscle flexing worked in favour of North Korea? Or was it all stage-managed to give the world a belief that nobody has bowed – given concessions - to anybody?

Is it the gain of the South Korea, the North or is it the masterstroke of the Trump administration? Whatever, a new trade regime begins with all the three.

It relieves China, where Kim had gone on a luxury train ride for talks, of a hot spot developing next door. Despite the trade war with Trump, Xi has won a battle. It ends the threat of sanctions against North Korea and that could have hit Chinese trading not only with the North Korea but also with European Union (EU). The EU was also in the background for easing of the Korean situation. Yes,

the EU has significant gains to make by delving into East Asian economies.

For India, it may be the beginning of the second Panchsheel that was started by the first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru during the 2500th anniversary of Gautam Buddha on April 29, 1954. Modi gave five new posiSarkar tives – soch (thought), sampark (contact), sahyog (cooperation), sankalp (determination) and sapne (dreams) just two days before the Budha jayanti and a day before signing of the Panchsheel, which has been relegated to history.

Now a new history is sought to be written. India and China have done well economically in recent years.

Despite Chinese economy five times larger, India is trying to slowly catch up though its population is set to overtake China’s shortly.

The advantage, India says, is its young and energetic population. It hopes to become the beneficiary as this might outdo many economies.

So this might mean more imports of chicken legs and other consumer goods from China, crash of prices in India and high

Bollywood movie treatment to China. Despite the antiChina lobby, India is bound to see closer trade but also intends to increase its exports and close the trade gap. They want to work in the neighbourhood together, including in Afghanistan. In other areas like Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka too will they vie together? In the course of time the region could become a Sino-India market.

China’s Communist party’s official People’s Daily commented, “There is reason to believe that this Wuhan meeting will increase mutual trust, manage and control disputes, deepen cooperation and lead to a new phase in China-India relations,” it said.

How that would shape up may be known after the next meeting when Xi comes to India. But all the above developments, is a sure pointer to an increasing role of Asia.

The West it would be futile to imagine would give in so easily. The tussle between EU and US is also being seen. The US wants to have a big brotherly relation with China. The EU wants to continue a tie that would help it boost its economy with China’s cooperation and

also may help EU expanse to other East Asia regions.

India too is eyeing beyond China and Korea to Mongolia for trade and strategic reasons. It is having arms deals with Russia.

With China, it wants to increase Indian visibility in Afghanistan, where India is pouring liberal assistance.

Each of the countries has yet to quantify tangible gains. There is freewheeling to ensure none of them lose the future bus. India has one of the largest stakes as do have China. They would like to sail together as in many issues in WTO vie also in competing markets with each other.

Dimension of the world market would definitely change. The UN and World Bank would have to recalibrate their strategies.

It does not mean the US or EU would collapse but there would be many rearrangements, the currency market may reflect in a different manner. There would be many expectations and many changes. The next few years may see gradually opening up new challenges provided the new Panchsheel shapes up the way it is intended. A change in the world order is not unlikely.

Post-mortem

Probit regression model can almost Career Options after Graduation accurately predict election outcomes H

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his year -- the year before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections -- was to witness elections in a total of eight states. Three are already done, and it will be interesting to see how voters’ opinions shape electoral outcomes in the remaining five states.

In deciding who to vote for, citizens take into account certain factors which they think of as important in choosing their leaders.

In most democracies, a common belief dominant among politicians is that of all the factors, it is good economics that makes for good politics. But to attribute an incumbent’s successful re-election to just economic growth might be too naive in a complex democracy like India.

There have been numerous studies conducted for the developed nations (especially the US) that primarily seek to prove the importance of economic policies on the popularity of the incumbent party. In India, however, there is a paucity of such forecasting models for electoral outcomes. This is somewhat explained by the fact that because of the disparities that exist within our regions, and hence among the citizens living in those regions, it indeed becomes difficult to capture the factors that have a role to play in affecting their voting behaviour.

Going forward then, an attempt to develop a comprehensive prediction model of this kind must address two empirical questions.

First, whether growth rates based on the economic theory of voting can explain state-level election results in India and, second, what are the other measures that voters might be considering in the process of rewarding/penalising the incumbent party in their state.

The economic theory of voting rests upon the popular notion that the chances of an incumbent party winning elections rise if the region experiences positive economic growth during its term.

However, in India, in 2006, the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu lost the

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elections with a growth number as high as 13 per cent. Even more interestingly, Arunachal Pradesh in 2014 chose to re-elect the Congress party despite its poor show in the state in terms of economic aspects.

Moreover, a simple correlation analysis shows that there is a negative relationship between the growth rate of GSDP per capita of a state and the re-election of the incumbent party, implying that in most of the cases higher growth does not lead to the incumbent getting re-elected. This observation then means that our voters, while ranking the governing capabilities of different parties, also consider a whole lot of factors other than just the economic performance achieved. The other factors that might contribute in shaping the voting patterns of our citizens can be (a) the level of social progress in a region, (b) the level of consumer and business confidence in the government at the Centre and (c) the level of social media leveraging by political parties.

Using a probit regression model for the period 2006-2017 with the re-election of the incumbent party as the dependent variable and the rest of the factors as explanatory variables, the success rate of the predictions turns out to be 78 per cent. Perhaps the biggest prediction by way of this model was that Tripura would not be ruled by the Left any more.

For the upcoming elections in Karnataka, the model predicts that the incumbent Congress has only an 18 per cent chance of coming back to power given the conditions that exist today. Similarly, in the case of Mizoram, it is predicted that the ruling Congress has almost negligible chances of re-election.

However, in Chhattisgarh the ruling BJP is expected to make a comeback. Likewise, in Madhya Pradesh, the BJP has a 90 per cent chance of coming back to power. In Rajasthan, however, it is going to be a close battle since the chances of the BJP again gaining power lies at around 60 per cent.

In the model, the social progress in any state is mapped through using the social progress scores from the Social Progress Index, India, which is positively related to the prospects of getting re-elected.

The index is an integrated measure of the capacity of a society to meet the basic human needs of its citizens, establish the building blocks to allow the citizens to enhance and sustain the quality of their lives and create the conditions for all individuals to reach their full potential. Furthermore, two different indicators are taken to capture the confidence on the central government -- the Business Confidence Index by the CII and the Nielson Global Consumer Confidence Index. Lastly, the use of Google trends data (through newspaper articles, television news, or social media platforms) is made to portray the level of interest enjoyed by political parties on the internet.

One of the most striking features of this research is the noteworthy role of media in shaping elections in the country. Over the years, there has been no less than a revolution wherein the media platforms are not only just a carrier of information but also an influence over the perceptions of the voters about their political leaders. With the advancement of technology, the reach has only amplified. Clearly, since the voters may primarily be guided by the social development measures and not the economic indicators in their area, it is then for the political parties to focus on garnering interest in their favour by working on the real development issues that people face in today’s times.

Amit Kapoor & Manisha Kapoor (Amit Kapoor is chair, Institute for Competitiveness and can be contacted at Amit.Kapoor@competitiveness.in . The views expressed are personal. He can be contacted at amit.kapoor@competitiveness.in and tweets @kautiliya.

Manisha Kapoor is a researcher at Institute for Competitiveness, India)

Air pollution in Dimapur

o you know that 9 out of 10 most polluted cities are in India? Sadly I must say that Dimapur is not far behind. But first of all we acknowledge the good work of collecting garbage in every colony in Dimapur and the effort to clean up Dimapur by the DMC and local groups.

Nowadays we see garbage being accumulated in every colony in Dimapur, which are collected by garbage trucks. But then the problem starts here, because this garbage is taken to a dumping site in Burma Camp, which is a populated area. And according to Indian Municipal Act, the law clearly states that

dumping site should be more than 20 Kms from populated area. And while most people in Dimapur are not aware, it is not just the people in Burma camp who are affected but most parts of Dimapur. Let me explain, the garbage collected are not just organic but chemicals, plastics and hospital wastes.

This contaminates the ground water and soil, but mostly the air is polluted. The smoke from the fires in the dump site carries carcinogens and other harmful pollutants that cause cancer and other respiratory diseases. Studies have shown that the smoke from these fires can travel more than 5 km in

radius, so that covers upto areas around the airport in the east and areas around Duncan Basti in the west. These pollutants in the air affect people of all ages but mostly children as they are more susceptible to these diseases. In India a person dies every 23 seconds due to respiratory disease caused by air pollution. I did a little research and found that many children are suffering with respiratory problems, especially those living closer to the dumpsite. We must act before this becomes like a plague. When are the authorities going to deal with this ticking time bomb, and when are the denizens of Dimapur

ere are some more opportunities after graduation.

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For admission in the reputed institute of the country aspirant must appear in Common Admission Test/Management Aptitude Test, etc. Some of the universities conducts separate entrance test for admission. (www. iimcat.ac.in or www.aima.in-- All India Management Association) Hospitality Courses: Interested students can opt for some courses in hospitality sector which courses in travel and tourism, hotel management, etc. Students should be good in communication skill apart from other required soft skills. This is one of the booming areas where aspirants may get global exposure and if they have the skills then many of them may work abroad apart from different parts of the country.

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going to speak out against this life threatening issue. If not for yourself do it for your children.

This problem of waste management and pollution is getting bigger and bigger every day.

I especially urge the authorities to deal with the fires and smokes immediately not only as their professional duty but also as a moral duty. May God almighty grant wisdom to the authorities and the denizens of Dimapur, so that we deal with this waste hazard effectively and efficiently. God bless Dimapur.

Botovi Yepthomi, Concerned citizen, Burma Camp, Dimapur

designing, etc.

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Mostly the top posts are selected through UPSC’s Examination. The minimum eligibility required for the Group A services is graduation in any discipline or an equivalent qualification as per requirements.

Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) make appointments to various services posts. RRBs also recruit teachers, physical instructors, doctors in various departments, nurses and paramedical personnel through countrywide written tests.

Banking & Finance: There are different options of joining in banking service. Nationalised banks conduct competitive examination like Bank PO for recruitment. .

Banking and Finance offers graduates jobs in public and private sector banks, insurance companies and stock exchanges. The awaiting jobs for graduates in this sector includes Probationary Officer, Clerk, Accountant, Auditor, Development Officer, insurance agent and stock brokers. Through competitive exams one can enter into bank’s jobs. Apart from nationalised banks there are other banks which induct aspirants into their job. (www.ibps.in or www. ibpsexam.org --Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurship is the process of designing, launching and running a new business, which is often initially a small business. The people who create these businesses are called entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship has been described as the “capacity and willingness to develop, organize and manage a business venture along with any of its risks in order to make a profit”. Students may become entrepreneurs after they pass graduation for which they need exposure and training.

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Reader’s Post

Consulting doctors

Sir,

Many people avoid consulting to a doctor because we tend to think the pain will eventually go away. Some unfortunately only consult a doctor when it is too late. It is always worth it to consult a doctor. While this may mean the inconvenience of the wait and expenditure, the peace of mind in knowing that “The doctor said...” or “has prescribed some medication” makes it worth the trouble taken. There are many sincere and good doctors who charge very low rates these days, so we should not find excuses not to go.

Mhathung, 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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5 rebels, 5 civilians killed in Kashmir

Srinagar, May 6 (IANS): Security forces on Sunday killed five militants, including an assistant professor of Kashmir University who had joined their ranks, leading to major street protests that claimed another five civilian lives, officials said.

Director General of Police S.P. Vaid said the five militants died after being trapped in a house in Badigam village in Shopian district.

“Well done boys Army/CRPF/J&K Police,” the officer tweeted.

Para commandos of the army were also deployed to help fight the holed-up militants during Sunday’s gunfight.

The security forces including Rashtriya Rifles, Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) surrounded Badigam following an alert about the presence of militants.

A soldier and a policeman were also injured in the gunfight that erupted.

The slain militants

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were identified as Saddam Paddar, a Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Tawseef Sheikh, Molvi Bilal, Adil Ahmad and Muhammad Rafi Bhat, the professor who according to police had joined militant ranks.

Paddar was a close associate of Burhan Wani, who was killed in July 2016 in Kokernag in Anantnag district.

Bhat, who belonged to Chunduna village in Ganderbal district, was reported missing on Friday.

This led to angry protests at the Kashmir University campus on Saturday as students asked the authorities to locate him.

Once the security forc-

es relized that he too was holed up with the militants, police took his mother, wife and brother to Badigam village to persuade him to surrender.

As the security forces took on the militants, a large number of civilians poured out of their homes to attack the security personnel with stones.

This led to more police action, leading to the death of five civilians. One of them was Adil Ahmad, who succumbed to injuries at the Kulgam district hospital.

Three other civilians, Sajad Ahmad of Anantnag district, Zubair Ahmad of Pulwama and Yasir Ahmad of Shopian, also succumbed to their injuries.

Earlier, Asif Ahmad of Rohmou village of Pulwama died in a Srinagar hospital due to injuries suffered in the clashes.

Over a dozen civilians were injured in the clashes between the protesters and the security forces. A mob torched two fire tenders during the protests.

Authorities later handed over the professor’s body

to his family for burial in Chunduna village in Ganderbal district.

After the professor’s death, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted: “Sadly this is also an answer to those who claim jobs and development are the solution to the violence and alienation in Kashmir.

“This is another tragic development in a steady stream of tragedies in Kashmir.”.

Mobile Internet services in south Kashmir and in Ganderbal district have been suspended to prevent the spread of rumours.

One civilian with critical injuries has been shifted to Srinagar for treatment.

L a t e r o n S u n d ay, separatist leaders called a protest march and a sit-in outside the Civil Secretariat here on Monday to denounce the killings of civilians and militants in the Kashmir Valley.

The Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), a separatist conglomerate headed

by Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik, announced the protests.

India in touch with Afghan in Indians’ abduction

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New Delhi, May 6 (IANS): India is in touch with authorities in Afghanistan following the abduction of six Indian nationals there on Sunday, an official said.

“We are aware of the abduction of Indian nationals from Baghlan province in Afghanistan. We are in contact with the Afghan authorities and further details are being ascertained,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

The six Indians, along with an Afghan, all employees of Indian company KEC, were abducted from Baghlan’s Bagh-e-Shamal village, TOLO News reported. According to local officials, the incident occurred while the employees were travelling to the area where the company has a contract for an electricity sub-station.

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Congress’ agenda only to oppose me, says Modi Raichur , May 6 (IANS): Accusing the Congress of having the agenda of only opposing him, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held the opposition party responsible for disruption of part of the budget session of Parliament in March.

“As the Cong ress agenda is only to oppose and criticise me, it does not allow even Parliament to function,” Modi said at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally here ahead of the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections.

“The Congress had an eco-system of looting which our government has come down heavily on.

No wonder the Congress is angry with me and its leaders are abusing me,” he added.

Campaigning for the party’s candidates contesting from the state’s northern part, about 470 km north of Bengaluru, the Prime Minister said the Congress owes an ex-

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planation to the country about why it disrupted Parliament.

The second part of the budget session from March 5 to April 6 was washed out due to disruptions owing to protests by the Congress-led opposition over several issues.

The Congress was functioning with an “anti-Dalit” mindset due to which it is stalling Parliament and obstructing according of a constitutional status on the Other Backward Classes Commission, Modi claimed.

Addressing hundreds of people in the drought-

prone district, Modi asked the Congress government to give an account of their work done in the state.

“The Congress leaders keep abusing and criticising me. The Karnataka government must tell people about the work it has accomplished over five years in the state,” the Prime Minister added.

Accusing the Congress of patronising the mining mafia in the southern state, Modi questioned what has been done by the state government in the state to conserve water.

“What has the Congress government done in Karnataka for water conservation? What efforts have been put towards de-silting? The Congress is patronising the mining mafia in the state and we need to free people from this mafia,” the Prime Minister said.

Modi urged the people’s to oust the Congress and instead elect the BJP to ensure Karnataka’s development.

continues Bombay HC judge take up cases till 3:30 am TMC threatening election body: BJP Tension in AMU, exams

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only way to ensure free and fair election. It should not be like previous years when the forces were sent to roam around ‘Hazarduari’ (a historical monument in Murshidabad district),” he said. Sinha also demanded that the election commission start accepting the nomination papers online and said the rural polls should be conducted under the Calcutta High Court’s supervision.

“The commission

should cancel the disputed polling date on May 14.

They should accept fresh nomination papers online.

That would make the election process much more peaceful. The Panchayat polls should take place under the High Court’s supervision,” he said.

Accusing Trinamool backed miscreants of unleashing large scale pre-poll violence on their activists, the BJP leader said more than 60 of their workers have gone missing since the polls were announced in April. “A large number of our activists have been attacked since the Panchayat election was announced.

More than 60 are missing.

Also a lot of women activists of the party were heckled and beaten up by the ruling party cadres during this time,” he added.

Woman gang raped; two BJP supporters booked

Sihore, May 6 (IANS): A 28-year-old woman was gang raped by two persons working for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, following which a case was registered and one person arrested, police said on Sunday.

Ashta police station SHO V.D. Veera

told IANS that the young woman worked at a skilling centre run by one Raja Collector, who is one of the two accused of the complainant’s rape. A case was registered under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code and Raja arrested. His accomplice Mukesh Thakur is absconding.

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A l i g a r h , M ay 6 (IANS): Aligarh Muslim University on Sunday postponed all examinations amid the prevailing tension within the campus over the portrait of Mohammad Ali Jinnah.

A university spokesperson said the examinations of the 2017-18 session will now commence from May 12, with no further postponements.

The decision was taken in a consultative meeting with University Vice Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor, Deans of various faculties and Principals of all colleges.

A 16-member coordination committee was also formed to look at the prevailing situation and to maintain peace.

The Hindutva groups have continued to mount pressure on the university administration to remove the portrait of Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.

MUMBAI, May 6: After sitting till midnight recently to hear matters, Justice Shahrukh Kathawalla of the Bombay high court topped his own record on the HC’s last working day before summer vacation by rising only at 3.30am. The rush of matters for interim relief is usually high before the break, and his board had 134. He capped it at 122 for the day and didn’t rise till he had heard them all.

When Justice Kathawalla finally called it a day, it was the wee hours, when the only other place buzzing with similar energy in Mumbai is T2 of the international airport. He sat for over 10 hours beyond the regular

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court closing time of 5pm, making it three court days in one to prevent a backlog pile-up. The judicial hours in HC are from 11am to 5pm, with a one-hour lunch break at 2pm. TOI had on April 27 reported how he had been sitting till midnight for some days to clear backlog.

At 6pm on Friday,

Kathawalla’s courtroom at one end on the first floor was teeming with litigants and lawyers as usual. The scene was the same at midnight too. The judge hadn’t taken a dinner break. After the post-midnight record, on Saturday, the judge was back in court at 10am, all set to hear 14 matters listed on board.

Litigants, like film and theatre actor Arif Zakaria who had come at 3pm on Friday for a matter where he and other members of RNA Exotica Flat Purchasers Association are battling a builder against delay in possession of flats in a 32storeyed tower at Goregaon (W), left after the matter was called out eventually at

1.15am. He went looking for eats at 10pm, but many lawyers too forsook dinner plans. “At 3pm, serial number 945 was on, at 11.15pm it was around 972. Ours was 1001 on board,” said Zakaria. The board listing starts at 901. “It was incredible, a unique dispensation of justice. He is a midnight crusader,” said Zakaria.

By 11pm, other facilities in the HC had shut, even the library on the second floor and the Bombay Bar Association on the third.

A lady lawyer complained about toilets being shut.

The judge summoned the court keeper, and, rapping him, asked him to open the washrooms.

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Ko l k ata , M ay 6 (IANS): The West Bengal BJP leadership on Sunday accused the state ruling party Trinamool Congress of threatening the state election commissioner and reiterated their demand that central forces be brought in during the coming state Panchayat polls.

“The Trinamool Congress is threatening the state election commissioner A.K. Singh and forcing him to work in their party’s favour. The commissioner is also crumbling under pressure,” BJP National Secretary Rahul Sinha told the media here.

“Trinamool is planning to deploy party cadres dressed as civic volunteers on the polling day to rig the elections. Deployment of central forces and their proper utilisation is the

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PNB aims to grow biz by around 11% in current fiscal New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): Nirav Modi fraudhit Punjab National Bank (PNB) aims to grow its total business by 10.8 per cent and close the current fiscal with to Rs 12 lakh crore on the back of increased focus on CASA mobilisation.

The board of the bank in a meeting held last Saturday, deliberated on the future roadmap for the bank and implementation of the finance ministry’s Enhanced Access & Service Excellence (EASE), PNB CEO Sunil Mehta told .

“The bank will aim at growing by 10.8 per cent year-on-year to aim at total business of Rs 12 lakh crore in FY ‘19. Similarly, the bank has planned 13.7 per cent growth in CASA (current account savings account) to aim for an amount of Rs one lakh crore,” he said.

Over the last few weeks, the bank has focused on changing and improving its systems and processes to reduce customers’ risk and further strengthen the bank, he added.

This includes increased intervention of technology, segregation of responsibilities, introduction of new verticals and realignment of processes, he said, adding

NEW DELHI, May 6 (PTI): GST officers have started sending scrutiny notices to companies whose tax payment did not match the final sales return, after revenue authorities detected underpayment of GST by about 34 per cent, a source said.

Besides, companies whose final sales return GSTR-1 did not match GSTR-2A, which is a purchase return auto-generated by system from his seller’s return, have also received scrutiny notices.

As per an analysis done by the revenue department in March, 34 per cent of businesses paid Rs 34,400 crore less tax between July-December while filing initial summary return (GSTR-3B).

These 34 per cent of the businesses have paid Rs 8.16 lakh crore to the exchequer by filing GSTR-3B, whereas analysis of their GSTR-1 data show that their tax liability should have been Rs 8.50 lakh crore.

In one notice issued

by Gujarat GST commissionerate on May 4, taxpayers have been asked to explain the reason for

“discrepancies” in return GSTR-3B and GSTR-1 for October-December period

by May 14.

“If no explanation is received by the aforesaid date, it will be presumed that you have nothing to say in the matter and proceedings in accordance with law may be initiated against you without making any further reference to you in this regard,” the notice said.

Tax experts said that GST law provides for 30 days time to be given to taxpayers for replying to scrutiny notices, however, in the said case only 10 days time has been granted.

AMRG & Associates Partner Rajat Mohan said: “The government should issue strict guidelines for the officers to be reasonable and rational in disposing off the notice after giving the full opportunity of being heard to the tax payers.

In one of such notice, tax officer has given 10 days (out of which four days weekly off) against a maximum 30 day period allowed in rules”.

EY Partner Abhishek Jain said the activity of data analytics at the end

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It noted that while a lot has been done in the area of corporate governance “still a lot more is needed”.

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Strengthened the process of underwriting of credit to minimize the possibility of fraudulent behaviour by splitting the process into four components with different employees focused on sourcing - appraisal, process and underwriting; documentation and disbursement; and recovery, he said.

Citing Gandhigiri, one of the innovative steps by the bank to accelerate NPA recovery, Mehta said, employees sit silently with placards outside offices and residences of defaulters as part of name and shame such borrowers to recover.

The state-owned lender has been at the receiving end of the over Rs 13,000 crore fraud involving diamond merchants Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.

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with practices which do not follow the best of standards.

Thanks to increasing awareness among the investors and strict disclosure norms, one cannot afford any wrong doing knowing or unknowingly,” the chamber said. Assocham cited the backdrop of a few recent examples where share prices of some companies witnessed wild

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New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): Listed companies need to ensure good corporate governance standards as they cannot afford any wrong doing amid increased investor awareness and strict disclosure requirements, industry body Assocham said Sunday.

“Indian stock market is showing an increasing tendency for zero tolerance towards any perceived dishonesty on the part of companies, expecting them to remain fully transparent and compliant in corporate governance and has severely punished the companies faltering on transparency,” Assocham said. It also cautioned promoters to remain committed to enhancing shareholders’ value. “Gone are the days when a firm or its promoters could get away

that the bank’s Mission Parivartan is helping drive this change to refresh business processes and better meet present day requirements, Mehta said.

“The response from the team to step up and face a new challenge as well as our customers who have placed their trust with us has been overwhelming. The ‘business remodelling’ brought alive by changes at PNB is essential to ensure that the bank continues to grow and compete with its peers better,” he further said.

PNB has been actively working towards reducing people risk and improving internal systems over the past few weeks, the CEO noted. To achieve the objectives, he said, the bank has undertaken various steps, including harnessing the power of technology and use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for reconciliation of

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panies such as Wipro, Coal India, Cipla, Jindal Steel and Power, Mahindra and Mahindra have recently made investments in South Africa,” said CII in the report. It further claimed that in the healthcare sector, the entry of Indian pharma companies Ranbaxy and Cipla brought in drastic reduction in the cost of anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) in South Africa, saving thousands of lives.

“As this report outlines, Indian companies are demonstrating their commitment to sustainable development in South Africa across education and healthcare schemes to job creation, agricultural projects and empowering women,” said Dion Shango, Senior Regional Partner & CEO PwC Southern Africa.

is amazingly fast. If a 7% growth continues for 10 years, then that economy’s size doubles,” Sawada said in an interview with PTI. “So that’s super fast growing growth rate. And being one of the largest economies in the region, achieving this 7.3% this fiscal and next year, 7.6%, is really amazing,” he added.

The size of India’s economy is about $2.5 trillion currently, making it the sixth largest in the world.

Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg had said recently that the country is on track to doubling the size of its economy to $5 trillion by 2025.

Sawada said however that clocking 8% growth is a “big challenge” for India as of now. “7% growth is a very good number and India should not worry about not achieving 8% growth.”

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has increased from USD 2.5 billion in 2003-04 to USD 11.79 billion in 2014-15, a growth of more than 400 in ten years.

However, trade between the two countries declined slightly to USD 9.5 billion in 2015-2016.

A number of factors explain this decline, including South Africa’s credit rating downgrade, policy uncertainty, political and economic uncertainty as well as exchange rate fluctuations, the report said.

It projected that Indian business footprint in South Africa is likely to grow further, adding the South African business footprint in India is also expanding with the prospect of great returns for the African companies investing in this market.

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MANILA, May 6 (PTI): India’s projected GDP growth of over 7% for the current fiscal is “amazingly fast” and if this momentum is maintained the size of the economy can double within a decade, Asian Development Bank (ADB) chief economist Yasuyuki Sawada has said. The country shouldn’t worry about not achieving 8% growth but focus on increasing domestic demand by reducing the income inequality, he said.

Growth is driven more by domestic consumption than exports, he added.

The bank has projected India to remain the fastest growing Asian nation with 7.3% growth in 2018-19, and 7.6% in 2019-20.

The Indian economy is forecast to grow at 6.6% in the 2017-18 fiscal ended March 31, slower than 7.1% in 2016-17. “7% growth

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New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): Traders’ body CAIT Sunday demanded scrutiny of the proposed USD 12billion Flipkart-Walmart deal, claiming that it will promote loss funding and predatory pricing in e-commerce sector.

It is really unfortunate that in spite of having a clear FDI policy, foreign companies are finding an escape route, whether it is in retail or e-commerce, Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said in a statement.

The traders’ body took a strong objection to the Walmart-Flipkart deal and demanded the government to form a regulatory authority for e-commerce and till the authority is formed, no such deal should be allowed.

New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): As many as 140 Indian companies with operations in South Africa have invested more than USD 4 billion and created 18,000 direct jobs, according to a report released Sunday.

The CII-PwC report showcased the contribution of Indian companies beyond foreign direct investment (FDI) in South Africa, including key CSR and skill development initiatives.

According to the report, there exists substantial potential for trade growth between the two countries.

Exports from India to South Africa include vehicle parts, transport equipment, drugs and pharmaceuticals, engineering goods, footwear, chemicals, textiles and rice. The report noted that value of bilateral trade

of revenue authorities has commenced with various players receiving notices, seeking clarifications on differences between GSTR-1 and GSTR-3B as well as GSTR-2A and GSTR-3B. While the reconciliation between GSTR-1 and 3B is to essentially verify payment of taxes for all outward supplies made, reconciliation between GSTR-2A and GSTR-3B is to ensure that credits claimed by businesses only pertain to taxes actually paid by the suppliers and there not being any loss to the government exchequer on this account, Jain said.

The government has collected over Rs 7.41 lakh crore as GST in last fiscal.

However, there were concerns that due to absence of anti-evasion measures there might have been leakages in tax revenue.

The GST Council, headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and comprising state counterparts, had in its meeting in March decided to further analyse data gaps between self declared liability in GSTR-1 and the taxes actually paid while filing GSTR-3B.

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Nuclear deal: Iran’s Rouhani warns US of ‘historic remorse’

Tehran/ SEOUL, May 6 (Agencies): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says the US will regret a possible withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal, assuring that Iran has plans in place to counter any fallout from the decision, Press TV reported.

“If the United States opts to pull out of the JCPOA, you will soon see the historic remorse which the move will bring about for” Washington, Rouhani told a crowd in Sabzevar in northeast Iran on Sunday.

The president said he had directed related bodies months before to devise necessary measures in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to abandon the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

“Orders have been issued to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and a few days ago, I spoke with senior officials of the organization about the programs ahead,” he said without elaboration.

“Our path is quite clear.

The economic sector has also received the necessary orders,” Rouhani said.

The president hit out

Peace talks not the result of US pressure

President Rouhani (right) says Iran is ready to “confront” any decision made by President Trump.

at “American and Zionist propaganda against the great and brave nation of Iran which has resisted all along during big and decisive times,” dismissing it all absurd and false.

“This nation is neither afraid nor has any fear from you. This great nation will continue with its progress and development on the side of its officials and the Leadership,” he said, addressing US leaders.

Trump has called the JCPOA, which was negotiated under his predecessor Barack Obama, the “worst deal ever” and even threatened to tear it up.

He has given the European signatories until

May 12 to fix what he has claimed “flaws” in the agreement or he would refuse to waive anti-Iran sanctions, which were lifted under the accord.

Iran insists there is no way it will renegotiate the multilateral nuclear pact, which was endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2231 in 2015.

Rouhani said, “We must know nothing will change in our lives next week.” “Every decision that Trump takes, we have a plan and program to counter him and resist. Our nation is a free, brave, and persistent nation, and our enemies, God willing, will be brought to shame with their plots.”

North Korea said on Sunday its intention to denuclearise, unveiled at a historic inter-Korean summit, was not the result of US-led sanctions and pressure, warning the United States not to mislead public opinion, Reuters reported.

Impoverished North Korea has been hit by a series of UN and US sanctions in recent years in a bid to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula + in the first inter-Korean summit in more than a decade on April 27, but the declaration did not include concrete steps to reach that goal.

The North’s official KCNA news agency said Washington was “misleading public opinion” by claiming the denuclearisation pledge was the result of sanctions and other pressure.

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23 killed in Pakistan coal mine blasts Islamabad, May 6 (IANS): At least 23 miners were killed and nine others injured in explosions at two coal mines in Pakistan’s Balochistan province, an official said on Sunday.

The first explosion, triggered by methane gas accumulation, on Saturday afternoon in Marwar, about 45 km from the provincial capital Quetta, killed 16 miners and injured seven others, the official told Efe news.

“A total of 24 workers were working in three branches linked to the main mine. The mines collapsed followed by a gas explosion and the exit points were dumped,” the spokesperson said.

Another explosion occurred a few hours later in a Spin Karez mine, about 60 km from Quetta, killing seven workers due to gas inhalation and injuring another two.

The poor safety conditions in the Pakistani mines makes them prone to accidents. In 2012, 11 workers were buried in a mine in the northern part of the country while in 2011, some 50 miners died in Balochistan after a series of explosions triggered by gas leak in a coal mine.

Saeed begins campaigning for Milli Muslim League in Pak

Hafiz Saeed (File)

Lahore, May 6 (PTI): Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has kicked off campaigning for the Milli Muslim League, the political front of the JuD, with an eye on the general elections in Pakistan this year.

The US last month designated the Milli Muslim League (MML) as a foreign terrorist organisation, saying the banned Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) members make up MML’s leadership and the so-called party openly displays Saeed’s likeness in its election banners and literature.

The MML has not been yet registered by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Saeed yesterday held the MML’s first rally in Haroonabad, some 400 km from here, asking the participants to vote for the MML and canvass for it.

Former military dicta-

tor gen Mohammad Zia-ulHaq’s son Ijazul Hasan was also present on the occasion.

Saeed said the enemies of Pakistan want clash of institutions in the country so that it could achieve its nefarious designs.

“We have to be united to fail their (enemies) agenda,” he said.

Saeed urged the Pakistani government to change its policy towards India.

Ta l k i n g a b o u t t h e MML priorities, the LeT founder said: “the MML wants the country economically strong. We will have to follow the Quaid-e-Azam’s vision to achieve a strong and prosperous Pakistan”.

Saeed had confirmed that his organisation Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD) would contest the 2018 general elections under the banner of the MML. The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked the MML to produce a clearance certificate by the interior ministry for its registration as a political party.

The interior ministry has not issued a clearance certificate to the MML, citing its ties to banned militant outfits.

The LeT was designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) group on December 26, 2001.

Pak minister shot at in suspected assassination bid Lahore, May 6 (PTI): Pakistan’s Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was Sunday shot at and injured in a suspected assassination bid after he addressed a rally in Punjab province, police said.

Iqbal, 59, sustained a bullet wound on his right shoulder. He was attending a corner meeting in Narowal’s Kanjrur Tehsil when the incident occurred, the police was quoted as saying

by Dawn News.

He was shifted to the District Headquarters Hospital, the report said. Family sources confirmed that the interior minister is being shifted to Lahore.

The suspect has reportedly been taken into custody, according to police. District Police Officer Imran Kishwar said that the attacker used a 30-bore pistol to fire at Iqbal from a distance of around 18 metres.

“One of the shooters has been arrested and (is) being interrogated by the police,” Punjab government said in a Twitter message.

Confirming the incident, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Tallal Chaudhry said Iqbal was out of danger. The arrested suspect is 20-22 years old, he added.

Russian protest leader Navalny 6 Indians abducted by Islamic nations seek global out of jail; faces two charges Taliban in Afghanistan pressure on Myanmar over Rohingya

Russian police carrying struggling opposition leader Alexei Navalny, at a demonstration against President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, May 5, 2018.

M os c o w, Am y 6 (Agencies): Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained during a weekend protest on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a fourth term, has been released and faces a court hearing next week, his lawyer said Sunday.

The charismatic 41year-old politician, who was barred from challenging Putin in March’s presidential

election, had called on Russians to stage rallies across the country on Saturday under the slogan “Not our Tsar”. Nearly 1,600 protesters were detained in 27 cities across Russia, according to OVD-Info, an independent monitor that tracks arrests.

Navalny, who was grabbed by police and carried away by his arms and legs shortly after he appeared in Moscow’s packed Pushkin Square, was re-

leased shortly after midnight, he said.

“It appears they received an order ‘do not put him behind bars before the inauguration’,” Navalny said on Twitter, referring to the Moscow authorities.

He added that he was accused of organising an unsanctioned rally and resisting police.

Navalny’s lawyer Veronika Polyakova told AFP on Sunday that a Moscow court would convene next Friday to hear his case.

The hearing will come after Putin’s planned swearing-in ceremony on Monday. In January, Navalny was also detained over an unauthorised rally and was formally charged then released. He had faced up to 30 days in jail and said at the time that the authorities wanted to keep him in jail on election day to prevent him from holding rallies -- but a planned court hearing was abruptly cancelled.

New Delhi/Kabul, May 6 (PTI): Six Indians working in a power company in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province were allegedly abducted Sunday

by Taliban gunmen who apparently mistook them for government employees, Afghan media reports said.

External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi said it was in touch with Afghan authorities and was ascertaining the details of the incident.

The Taliban militants abducted the six Indian staff members and one Afghan employee of Indian company KEC early this morning in Bagh-e-Shamal area of the provincial capital Pul-e-Khomre, TOLOnews reported, citing officials.

The employees were abducted while they were travelling to the area where the company owns an electricity sub-station contract, the report said.

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Abdulhai Nemati said the Taliban group abducted the employees and moved them to the Dand-e-Shahabuddin area of Pul-e-Khumri city, according to the report.

It quoted Nemati as saying that the Afghan authorities spoke with the Taliban via local people and the terror group said it had abducted the staff members in error, believing they were government employees.

No group has, however, claimed responsibility for the abduction so far.

Nemati said they are trying to release the abductees through tribe elders and mediation.

In response to queries on the report of the abduction, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said, “We are aware of the abduction of Indian nationals from Baghlan province in Afghanistan. We are in contact with the Afghan authorities and further details are being ascertained.”

DHAKA, May 6 (Agencies): Islamic foreign ministers on Sunday launched a campaign to mobilise international support for action against Myanmar over the Rohingya refugee crisis, officials said.

Foreign ministers and diplomats of the 53-member Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) set up a campaign committee during two days of talks in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka.

OIC secretary general Yousef bin Ahmed AlOthaimeen called the move a key step toward ending a crisis caused by the exodus of about 700,000 Muslim Rohingya from Buddhistmajority Myanmar into camps in Bangladesh.

He said the new committee would “mobilise and coordinate international political support for accountability for human rights vio-

lations against the Rohingya community.”

“This is very important.

This is one of the concrete steps that has been taken to alleviate the problem for our (Rohingya) brothers and sisters,” he said.

A military campaign launched in Myanmar’s Rakhine state in August last year set off the massive influx of the Muslim minority into Bangladesh where they joined 3,00,000 refugees already living in squalid camps following previous violence.

The United Nations and United States have said the crackdown amounted to ethnic cleansing. The Myanmar army has said it only targeted militants.

Rohingya civilians have told of murders and rapes as they fled. They say the army burned hundreds of Rohingya villages to the

ground.

Al-Othaimeen said Muslim nations had to “pressure the international community”.

“This is not religious, this is human basic rights of our brothers and sisters in the last 50 years,” he said.

The International Criminal Court prosecutor has already called for the tribunal to rule on whether it can investigate the allegations of mass rape and killings. Bangladesh has put huge diplomatic effort into pressuring Myanmar to take back the refugees in safety.

The two nations signed a repatriation deal in November, but nobody has since returned. The Rohingya have been persecuted for decades in Myanmar, where they are regarded as illegal immigrants from Bangladesh and denied citizenship.

Hamas blames Israel for deadly Gaza blast, vows revenge

GAZA CITY, May 6 (Agencies): Hamas is vowing revenge after blaming Israel for an explosion that killed six of its fighters.

The Islamic militant group, which rules Gaza, said Sunday that Israel “will pay a heavy price” for the explosion the night before, Foxnews reported.

Gaza media initially reported the blast as a “work accident,” implying the militants were killed while producing or handling explosives. But Hamas now says the militants, including two commanders, were killed “dismantling booby-trapped spying equipment planted by Israel during the past decade in Gaza.” It did not elaborate or provide any evidence. Israel’s military declined comment.

Hamas’ supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was among thousands of Palestinians who attended the militants’ funerals.

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Infinity War’ now How Robin Williams was being torn apart Jessica Mauboy: Australia’s fastest‘Avengers: film to earn $1 bn worldwide R Beyonce to enter Eurovision

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Sean and a string of top 10 hits then ensued for the clean cut, girl-next-door with the mega-watt smile.

In between records, she’s had the honour of serenading Barack Obama, appearing on Oprah Winfrey and performing at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games closing ceremony, to mark the official handover to the Gold Coast.

Oh, and she sang as a guest performer at Eurovision in 2014, helping to convince the organisers to give Australia permanent entry to the contest.

Not content with a simple singing career, Mauboy has also ventured into acting.

In 2013, she won an AACTA award (the Australian equivalent to the Baftas) for best supporting actress for her role in film The Sapphires.

Uma Thurman open to working with Tarantino again

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ctress Uma Thurman says she has a special bond with filmmaker Quentin Tarantino and is open to working with him again.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Thurman said she was willing to work with him if he wrote “a good part” for her, reports eonline.com.

“I understand him and if he wrote a great part and we were both in the right place about it, that would be something else,” Thurman said.

Thurman’s comments come three months after she accused the director of

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vengers: Infinity War” has crossed $1 billion worldwide, setting the record for the fastest film to reach the milestone.

The Disney-Marvel film, which released on April 27, will take in around $122 million this weekend from 4,474 North American locations, which, combined with its international total, will push it past the $1 billion mark, reports variety. com.

“Avengers: Infinity War” is Marvel’s sixth film to reach that number, including the second most recent installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe “Black Panther”.

“Avengers: Infinity

War” brings together 22 superheroes to fight one supervillain Thanos. Anthony and Joe Russo have brought the story alive on the big screen with actors like Robert Downey Jr, Mark Ruffalo, Benedict Cumberbatch and Scarlett Johansson.

The film also features Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Chadwick Boseman and Tom Holland.

The superhero tentpole opened to $257.6 million last weekend, attaining the highest-grossing opening weekend of all time.

The film got a flying start in India too by recording a gross box office collection of Rs 120.9 crore in its opening weekend.

(IANS)

Honoured to play role of Nargis in Sanju: Manisha

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anisha Koirala says she feels honoured to play the role of Sanjay Dutts mother and late actress Nargis Dutts role in Rajkumar Hiranis upcoming film ‘Sanju.

Manisha interacted with the media on the sidelines of Yusuf Merchant’s book “Happyness - Life Lessons From A Creative Addict” here on Saturday.

On being a part of “Sanju”, Manisha said: “I am really honoured to have played Nargis Duttji in the film. It’s like any actress’ dream role. Though I have a very small role in the film...

It’s a special appearance, but I am really excited to know audience reaction about my role and the film.” “Sanju”, a biographical film based on the life of Sanjay Dutt, is directed and written by Ra-

jkumar Hirani and produced

by Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

The film stars Ranbir Kapoor as Sanjay Dutt in various stages of his life. It has an ensemble cast which includes Anushka Sharma, Sonam Kapoor, Paresh Rawal, Manisha Koirala, Jim Sarbh, Vicky Kaushal, Boman Irani, Dia Mirza and Karishma Tanna. The film is set to be released on June 29. At the book reading session, Manisha said

she was mentally disturbed at a certain point in her life but survived through it and came out stronger.

A cancer sur vivor, Manisha said: “Every individual goes through ups and downs in his life and I also experienced that. Earlier ... I wasn’t prepared for it.

Now also that phase comes, but now I know the tools of handling it. So, I can ride through smoothly in a tough phase.

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eteran actress and social activist Shabana Azmi has been nominated as the Global Leadership Ambassador for Women in Public Service Project (WPSP), a Hillary Clinton-founded programme aimed at empowering the next generation of women around the world.

According to the official WPSP website, it is an innovative initiative to advance women to positions of influence

in governments and civic organisations worldwide, and was founded by Clinton in partnership with the US Department of State and the Seven Sister Colleges of Barnard College, Bryn Mawr College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College and Wellesley College.

“I am honoured to be nominated as Global Leadership Ambassador for Women in Public Service Project at Wilson Centre, USA,” Shabana tweeted on Sunday.

WPSP is a programme of the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative. It also mobilises women on issues of critical importance in public service.

(IANS)

INDIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY

Darogapathar Youth Organisation (DYO)

(CONSTITUTED UNDER ACT XV OF 1920) NAGALAND STATE BRANCH NAGALAND: KOHIMA

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The Darogapathar Youth Organisation (DYO) exudes immense pride and happiness in congratulating Shri. Sasank Ghatraj, who is also the President of the DYO, on being appointed to the status, Minister of State, under the PDA Government of Nagaland.

The DYO extends its support, good wishes and prayers as he embarks upon a mission to work selflessly, for the greater good of the society.

Sumika K Murumi IPR Secretary, (DYO)

Shabana Azmi named ambassador for Hillary’s project

“THROUGH HUMANITY TO PEACE”

OFFICE OF THE

Otto Murumi General Secretary, (DYO)

“I think it is the most normal thing to feel sad or depressed, but in our society it is considered as taboo. Now, on social media platforms, people look so happy and perfect by posting their pictures and stuff, so if anyone is sad or depressed then they consider him as abnormal, but that is not the case.

“I think it’s the most normal thing and in today’s challenging time, the kind of stress level and anxiety we go through, I think it’s the most common thing and it’s good to accept that.

Take help when you have an issue and people shouldn’t be ashamed about it because today, everybody is going through that. Just find happiness in small things of life and be happy.”

(IANS)

tive disease that was in the process of robbing him of his talents, his brain and his very self.

This heartbreaking interaction is recounted in the biography “Robin” (Henry Holt & Co.) by Dave Itzkoff, out this month, which provides new details about the comic great’s final days and the harsh reality of what it’s like to lose a once-in-ageneration mind.

Robin McLaurin Williams, born in Chicago on July 21, 1951, had a privileged but lonely childhood, spending hours playing with toy soldiers in his attic.

He attended Juilliard, then headed out West to blow up the Los Angeles and San Francisco comedy scenes.

Longtime friend Billy Crystal described seeing Robin kill on stage: “It was electric, and we all just sat there and went, ‘Oh, my god, what is this?’ It was like trying to catch a comet with a baseball glove.”

Robin landed the guest

role of Mork from Ork on the hit show “Happy Days” in February 1978. The character was so indelible it led to a spin-off show, “Mork & Mindy,” which, by the following spring in 1979, reached 60 million viewers.

Robin Williams was now a household name.

Despite rampant drug and alcohol addiction (he famously said cocaine was “God’s way of telling you you’re making too much money”), Robin easily found big-screen stardom.

He earned an Academy Award nomination for his portrayal of the verbose Vietnam radio host in 1987’s “Good Morning, Vietnam.”

Other critically acclaimed roles followed, including 1989’s “Dead Poets Society,” 1991’s “The Fisher King,” and 1997’s “Good Will Hunting,” which landed him an Oscar for his portrayal of a caring therapist to Matt Damon’s angsty genius.

Robin checked himself into a the Dan Anderson Renewal Center, a rehab facility in Minnesota, to be “cloistered on a campus where he could receive close supervision, and where he could meditate, do yoga and focus on further 12-step work that, it was hoped, would help him manage his illness.”

(FoxNews)

Calling all Red Cross Members - Patrons, Vice Patrons, Life Members enrolled under the State Branch to attend the World Red Cross Day function on 8th May 2018 at 11:00 AM in the Conference Hall, Red Cross Complex, Kohima. Shri. Himato Zhimomi, Commissioner & Secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Nagaland will grace the occasion as Resource Person.

Members enrolled under the District Branches are requested to attend the function in their respective District Headquarters.

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putting her in harm’s way while making the “Kill Bill” movies in the early 2000s.

In a New York Times story, the actress claimed she felt uncomfortable driving a vintage car and asked a stunt person to do it. But Tarantino assured her everything was safe.

Once filming began, Thurman crashed the car into a tree and sustained severe injuries.

Thurman and Tarantino first collaborated on the cult favourite “Pulp Fiction” and they followed it up the “Kill Bill” movies.

“We’ve had our fights over the years,” Thurman admitted. “ W h e n yo u k n ow someone for as long as I’ve known him, 25 years of creative collaboration... Yes, did we have some tragedies take place? Sure. But you can’t reduce that type of history and legacy. It would have been reduced to my car accident if I died.”

(IANS)

She also starred as the main character in TV series, The Secret Daughter, in a role that was written especially for her.

Leaving love aside, let’s get down to the nitty gritty.

So who DOES she see as her main competition in Lisbon?

The old competitive flame flickers back to life and without skipping a beat she says: “Netta [Israel’s entrant]. She really stands for something and she’s really strong. I love her song.”

She also gives shout outs to Spanish contestants Alfred and Amaia, with Your Song (“it’s great”); Portugal’s Claudia Pascoal (“she has a sweet voice”), and calls Norway’s Alexander Ryback “brave” for competing for the second time.

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’ve already been looking up a lot of the contestants and seeing who I’m competing against,” Jessica Mauboy conspiratorially admits.

The effusive Australian sensation is the first to agree she’s a touch competitive and she’s going into Eurovision with her characteristic energy and determination.

Her name may still be relatively unknown in the UK, but in Australia she’s kind of a big deal.

The 28-year-old has been referred to as “Australia’s answer to Beyonce” - and she even supported the superstar on her I Am.. world tour. The pop princess burst onto the scene in 2006, when she sang a sweet, soulful a cappella rendition of Whitney’s I Have Nothing at an audition in the outback for the fourth series of Australian Idol.

After coming runnerup in the series, she had a brief stint in a girl group, before going solo. Her debut album went on to become Australia’s second highestselling album of 2009.

Two more albums, a few collaborations with the likes of Flo Rida and Jay

obin Williams struggled to remember his lines. This was unusual for the hyperverbal, Oscar-winning actor, and it hit him hard in Vancouver in 2014 during the filming of “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb,” the third movie in the successful family franchise.

“He was sobbing in my arms at the end of every day. It was horrible. Horrible,” makeup artist Cheri Minns recalled. “I said to his people, ‘I’m a makeup artist.

I don’t have the capacity to deal with what’s happening to him.’ ” Minns suggested to Robin that he return to stand-up to get out of his rut and reclaim some of his lost confidence. But Robin refused.

“He just cried and said, ‘I can’t, Cheri. I don’t know how anymore. I don’t know how to be funny.’ ” How could this be the same lovable weirdo who coined the greeting “nanu nanu” as Mork from Ork; the radio DJ who famously brayed, “GOOOOOOD MORNING, VIETNAM!”; the widower therapist who broke our hearts in “Good Will Hunting”?

The reality — though Robin didn’t know it — was that he was suffering from a pernicious neurodegenera-

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Juve edge closer to 7th straight Serie A title Bellew stops Haye in fifth round

Turin, May 6 (Agencies): Juventus is on the verge of a record-extending seventh successive Serie A title after coming from behind to beat Bologna 3-1 on Saturday, thanks to an inspirational performance from substitute Douglas Costa.

Simone Verdi’s penalty gave Bologna a surprise halftime lead and Juventus turned the match around with Douglas Costa shredding the defence amid an own goal from Sebastian De Maio and strikes from Sami Khedira and Paulo Dybala.

Juventus moved seven points clear of secondplaced Napoli and, with two rounds remaining, can secure the title on Sunday if Maurizio Sarri’s side loses at home to Torino.

“The title is not yet wrapped up, but we’ve taken a huge step towards it,” Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri said.

It could win two trophies in the space of a few days as it faces AC Milan in the Italian Cup final on Wednesday.

Juventus star ted brightly but Bologna took the lead in the 30th minute after Lorenzo Crisetig

Juventus players celebrate after scoring a goal during their Serie A match against Bologna FC in Turin, Italy.

pounced on a poor pass from Gianluigi Buffon and was pushed over by Daniele Rugani for a penalty.

Despite a long wait following technical problems in communicating with the video assistant referee, Verdi kept his calm to roll in the spot kick down the middle.

Allegri sent on Douglas Costa for the start of the second half and he had an immediate impact with a cross from the left which Juan Cuadrado just failed

to connect with at the far post. Juventus levelled five minutes into the second half when De Maio turned Cuadrado’s cross into his own net.

The hosts should have been in front moments later but Mirante fingertipped Douglas Costa’s effort away, and Cuadrado was again millimeters away from connecting with the ball, with the goal gaping.

Bologna almost restored its lead moments later but Buffon managed

to push Emil Krafth’s shot onto his left post.

Juventus took the lead shortly after the hour as Mirante misjudged Douglas Costa’s cross, allowing Khedira to tap in at the back post.

Douglas Costa was tearing Bologna apart and he set up Juve’s third in the 69th, setting up Dybala to end his goal drought. It was the Argentine’s first goal since his hat trick against Benevento a month ago.

“Douglas Costa is one

CPL: Nizams, Natak and Trinity Sporting win D i m a p u r , M ay 6 (NPN): Nizams FC, Natak FC and Trinity Sporting secured three points at the end of Match day 5 of the Case Premier League at Police Ground, Chumukedima on May 5.

A brace from Aruti helped Trinity Sporting edge past Case FC 2-1. It was an evenly contested match with both teams tied up at second place at the start of the match.

Aruti broke the deadlock with a close range header.

Kaisu levelled the score 8 minutes later. Both teams went for the win. However, Trinity were fortunate to score in the dying minutes of the game.

Nizams FC maintained its unbeaten run by beating Super Strikers 2-0. Goals from Temsu and Aloto put them comfortably at the top of the

table with 15 points. Meren (GK) denied Super Strikers with three top notched saves in the first half. Temsu opened the score by dribbling past two defenders with a low drill finish. Aloto scored at the other half.

Teammate survival for the top four spot was hampered after they were held 1-1 by resurgent Stafac.

In other match, new entrants Natak FC made a retaliating comeback by pumping in four goals while in the second half to beat veterans G Sports 4 – 3.

The first half saw an assertive G Sports whose combined attacks resulted in their striker Yanger scoring two goals in less than 20 minutes. While the Nataks scampered to seal their defensive, Vizoru,

with an assist by Supong, added another to the tally as the scoreline stood 3 – 0 just before the half hour mark.

After the break, a rejuvenated Natak FC began their attack as midfielder Sanjit scored one in the opening minute of the second half by a long range effort. Within five minutes, a combination play between the Natak forwards culminated in Viketo scor-

ing the second goal with an assist from Mhesevito.

Skipper Mintu converted a free kick from a distance which went right into the top corner of the goal. In the dying minutes of the game, Viketo scored a perfect header beating two defenders as winger Rinsit provided the cross.

As of Week 5, Viketo leads the score table with six goals from five matches.

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executive Cavaliers down Raptors 105-103 CSAmeeting Kyle Lowry scored 27 for Toronto. Casey wanted to trap James on the final play, but he went by defenders at “100 miles per hour.”

The three-time champion has ended the Raptors’ past two seasons, and despite playing with a different supporting cast, James is one win from a Toronto trifecta.

Game 4 is Monday night, and the odds are stacked against the rattled Raptors. Of the 129 teams in NBA history to fall behind 3-0, none has come back to win.

of those players who can make the difference, who can completely change the match,” Allegri said. “His daughter was born last night, he’s not had much rest, so I started him on the bench to make the most of him during the match.”

Meanwhile, AC Milan moved back into Serie A’s top six with a 4-1 win at San Siro that relegated Hellas Verona.

The Rossoneri, aiming to leapfrog Atalanta and get back among the Europa League places, took the lead in the 11th minute when Hakan Calhanoglu converted a cutback from Suso.

Milan doubled their lead in the 32nd minute when Patrick Cutrone latched onto a pass from Giacomo Bonaventura and drilled the ball into the bottom corner.

It was 3-0 early in the second half when, in the 48th minute, Ignazio Abate stabbed home from 10 yards out after a break down the right from Suso.

In the 85th minute, Lee Seung-woo scored a late consolation for Verona but Milan restored their three-goal advantage when Fabio Borini steered home an angled drive.

Suarez drops hint Griezmann is Barca bound

M a d r i d, M a y 6 (IANS): FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez dropped a big hint on Saturday about the prosepct of Atletico Madrid forwrd Antoine Griezmann becoming the Catalan football giants’ big signing of the summer.

Speaking on Uruguayan radio station, Radio Rincon, Suarez was asked about possible signings for this season’s La Liga champions and responded as if a deal had already been agreed for the French international, reports Xinhua news agency.

“It makes the club proud to be able to bring in players of this quality such as Antoine, like (Ousmane) Dembele and (Phillipe) Coutinuho,” said Suarez when asked about the Frenchman.

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at heavyweight or cruiserweight.

With his boxing future at stake, a smiling Haye sauntered to the ring with no sign of apprehension, and donned headphones while Bellew marched through the crowd to his ‘Z-Cars’ entrance theme.

Haye confidently started the fight, stabbing out a swift jab, and ended the opening round with a crisp right hand. Backing away, Bellew seemed to be waiting for his moment to counter in the second, but Haye landed another heavy right hand and both raised their arms defiantly.

All the posturing was forgotten in the third round

as Bellew floored Haye heavily in the corner when they traded hooks at close range.

Rising unsteadily, Haye could not keep Bellew at bay, and seemed to have aggravated a leg injury as he crumpled to the canvas after another flurry of shots.

Bellew tried to force the finish in the fourth, hammering in hooks and right hands as Haye stumbled gingerly around the ring.

The final punches would come in the fifth as Haye was dropped heavily by a left hook from Bellew, and referee Howard Foster stopped him on his feet, possibly signalling the end of his last fight.

Walk Race: India finishes 14th in 20km event Taicang, May 6 (IANS): K.T. Irfan was 49th as India finished in the 14th spot in the 20 km race of the IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships here on Sunday.

The Kerala athlete completed the race in one hour, 29 minutes and 12 seconds -- nearly eight minutes behind his this year’s best. His teammates, Vikas Singh and Neeraj Sharma finished 64th and 71st respectively. While Vikas timed one hour, 31 minutes and 50 seconds, Neeraj produced his season’s best time of one hour, 32 minutes and 56 seconds.

The team title went to Japan. The in-

dividual title went to Japanese Koki Ikeda, who outraced local favourite Wang Kaihui in the last turn of the two-kilometre lap, reports Xinhua news agency.

Ikeda clocked one hour, 21 minutes and 13 seconds -- nine seconds faster than Kaihui. Massimo Stano of Italy finished third in 1:21:33.

It was the first men’s 20km title claimed by Japan in the history of the biyearly tournament, formerly known as the IAAF World Race Walking Cup. Japan also won the gold in the team contest with strong performances from Ikeda and his teammates.

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LT. VIREVO (AVO) TSUKRU

of our beloved Lt. T. Temsumongba Jamir

(16-01-1978 – 07-05-2017) A year has passed since you left us silently but we remember you each moment with utmost love in our hearts. There is never a day where your absence is not felt deeply. In silent tears, we miss you beyond measures and you will remain forever in our hearts.

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Dear Dad, It's been two years since you left us but not a moment of our lives pass without missing your presence. The emptiness we felt after you left us cannot be fulfilled by anything.

But in our grief we found peace knowing that you are with Almighty God and hoping to unite you again in heaven.

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D i m a p u r , M ay 6 (NPN): Chakhroma Sports Association (CSA) has convened an emergency executive meet at CYO Hall, Medziphema at 10:00 am on May 12.

Important upcoming programmes will be discussed at the meeting. Therefore, unit presidents and general secretaries under the association and Chakhroma Sports Association representatives to ASA have been requested to attend the meeting without fail.

1st Death Anniversary

of Late Mrs. T.S. Tanwang Yanlem

Raptors’ Kyle Lowry drives on Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James during their NBA second-round playoff series.

Cavs sprinted from the other end of the court and mobbed James. After some tight hugs, he was back atop the scorer’s table and celebrated a win that was up for grabs.

James finished with 38 points, Kevin Love added 21 and 16 rebounds and Kyle Korver scored 18 for the Cavs, who have won nine straight postseason games over the Raptors and may sweep them for the second straight year.

It was the fifth career postseason buzzer-beater for James, the second of these playoffs, and this one had maybe the highest degree of difficulty of them all.

L o nd o n , M a y 6 ( A g e n c i e s ) : To n y Bellew repeated his victory over David Haye in their heavyweight rematch as he stopped his British rival in the fifth round.

The Merseysider floored Haye twice in the third round and the fight was waved off in the fifth after the 37-year-old toppled to the canvas again, with Bellew producing a second successive stoppage victory at The O2.

Haye appeared to injure his troublesome right leg, just as he did in their first fight, and will be forced to consider retirement, but Bellew can look ahead to more major fights either

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT CLEVELAND, May 6 (Agencies): LeBron James banked in a running one-hander at the buzzer, giving the Cleveland Cavaliers a 105-103 win over Toronto on Saturday night in Game 3 and shoving the Raptors to the edge of their most devastating playoff exit.

After the Raptors tied it on rookie OG Anunoby’s 3-pointer with eight seconds left, James took the inbounds pass, dribbled the length of the court and rose off the floor on the left side of the basket just feet from Toronto’s bench.

As the noise level in Quicken Loans Arena rose to jet-engine levels, the

Tony Bellew (left) beat former world champion David Haye for a second time as he prevailed in Saturday’s rematch.

27th Oct 1959 – 2nd May 2018 We, the bereaved family members of Late.

Imsunungsang Imchen (Mangmetong) would like to thank each and every individual who stood by us through prayer, supported us morally and physically, and has helped us monetarily and in kind during his prolonged illness and demise on 2nd of May 2018 Words are inadequate and we may fail to express our gratitude to you personally but it is our prayer that the Lord Almighty bless you abundantly.

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You are fondly remembered and treasured.

And missed you beyond measured.

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Man City lift Premier League trophy Mumbai keep play-off hopes alive

Manchester City’s players lifted the Premier League trophy in front of their fans at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

City’s third title in seven seasons began well before kick-off, both inside and outside their Etihad home ground. Having won the league three weeks earlier.

There had been none of the edge-of-the-seat drama that so famously brought City their first Premier League title, when Sergio Aguero scored with virtually the last kick of the season against QPR in 2012.

And the fact that City have now received three guards of honour for opponents before games has

not been well received in some quarters, with some traditionalists arguing it has lessened the resolve of their rivals. But, in contract to comfortable City wins against Swansea and West Ham, there was no hint of Huddersfield showing the champions too much respect when the contest finally got underway at the Etihad.

Victory would have guaranteed Huddersfield safety and another season of top flight football.

David Wagner’s men might have been on course

Wozniacki up and running in Madrid

Eibar boost top-half hopes

MANCHESTER, May 6 (Agencies): It took three weeks for Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany to finally get his hands on the Premier League trophy but, on a day of celebrations at the Etihad, a goalless draw may prove to have left Huddersfield Town as the big winners.

A s t r o n g s h ow i n g from the struggling visitors earned a valuable point which may be enough to keep them in the Premier League next season, an impressive achievement given their limited budget.

They also kept at bay the bid by Pep Guardiola’s runaway champions to set new Premier League records for the most goals, points and wins in a season.

But, after a delay while uninvited supporters were removed from the field, Guardiola was finally able to see his team presented with the trophy, the third major country in which he has managed a team to a title following successes in Spain and Germany with Barcelona and Bayern Munich respectively.

The celebrations for

Caroline Wozniacki’s

M a d r i d, M ay 6 (Agencies): Caroline Wozniacki’s quest to return to world number one at the Madrid Open began with a comfortable 6-3 6-1 victory over Daria Gavrilova on Sunday.

Wozniacki will reclaim the top ranking - at the expense of Simona Halep - if she claims the title in the Spanish capital, and she

made a solid start in the first round. After a string of captivating baseline rallies early in the clash, Wozniacki began to take control with her high intensity game and pinpoint groundstrokes.

Gavrilova’s forehand threatened to cause an upset as she pierced the Wozniacki defence at times, However, a succession of unforced errors - particularly on serve

- cost the Australian. Seven double faults blighted her performance and gifted the Australian Open champion too many free points.

A wayward Gavrilova forehand opened the door for Wozniacki in the eighth game and she duly made no mistake in serving out the set inside 40 minutes.

The second set was much more straightforward for the Dane as Gavrilova’s mistakes became increasingly frequent, Wozniacki controlling proceedings from the middle of the court.

Gavrilova was able to avoid a bagel but was never close to avoiding defeat and a 27th unforced error gave Wozniacki her victory.

Madrid, May 6 (Agencies): Eibar boosted their chances of a top-half finish in La Liga with a comprehensive 4-1 win at fellow mid-table side Girona.

The visitors were in control at the break thanks to a Kike double, only for Aday to halve Girona’s deficit early in the second half.

Late goals from Joan Jordan and Takashi Inui secured only Eibar’s second victory in 10 games to move them within one point of ninth-placed Girona.

Villarreal moved to within touching distance of qualifying for the Europa League after Mario Gaspar scored a late winner to beat rivals Valencia.

for just such an upset result in an entertaining, if goalless, first half but Ederson denied Florent Hadergjonaj and Alex Pritchard.

A City side that had been held goalless in just one previous league game, a draw at Crystal Palace on New Year’s Eve, inevitably carved out chances of their own with Jonas Lossl saving well at David Silva’s feet after five minutes and, unknowingly, stopping a fierce Kevin De Bruyne shot.

By the interval, Huddersfield were visibly wilting in the Manchester heat and facing the prospect of a long second half of attrition.

City started brightly, with Christopher Schindler clearing off his line from a scramble at a Leroy Sane corner, but otherwise Huddersfield defended manfully and substitute Scott Malone might even have snatched a dramatic injury-time winner for the visitors.

But the response from Huddersfield’s players, and Guardiola’s heartfelt congratulations to his opposite number Wagner on the final whistle, demonstrated the importance of the point to the visitors who now join Everton and Manchester United as the only sides to have avoided defeat at the Etihad in the league this season.

M u m b a i , M ay 6 (Agencies): Suryakumar Yadav’s second successive half-century kept Mumbai Indians’ IPL playoff hopes alive as they clinched a 13-run win over Kolkata Knight Riders.

Yadav lit up a sweltering afternoon, scoring seven fours and two sixes, as he became the second highest run-scorer in the tournament, 24 runs behind leader Ambati Rayudu.

Having been set 182 to win, KKR fell short of their target despite Robin Uthappa scoring 54 with Hardik Pandya’s 2-19 from his four overs stifling the away side’s chase as they could only muster 168-6 from their 20 overs.

Yadav and Evan Lewis (43) got the hosts off to an impressive start, sharing a 91-run opening partnership but Russell dismissed his fellow countryman as his attempted drive was comfortably caught at short third man.

However, Mumbai continued to press on and it took just 31 balls for Yadav to reach his fourth half-century of the tournament but the opener failed to press on once more as he caught behind off Russell for 59.

Spinner Sunil Narine equally impressed with the ball, having Rohit Sharma

Mumbai Indians celebrate the dismissal of Kolkata Knight Riders Shubham Gill during the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mumbai on Sunday. (PTI)

(11) and Krunal Pandya (14) caught cheaply as the hosts faltered but a quickfire unbeaten 35 off 20 balls from Hardik Pandya blasted the Indians to 181-4.

With the ball racing away on the lightning, Kolkata made a fast start to their innings, scoring five boundaries off their opening 10 balls but a short ball from Mitchell McClenaghan saw the end of Chris Lynn.

Two balls later the Pandya brothers combined to dismiss Shubnam Gill, as the Knight Riders opener was caught off Hardik’s

first ball by Krunal at midoff.

Robin Uthappa scored his half-century off 32 balls as the visitors raced towards their target.

However, the match took another turn when Markende caught Uthappa in the deep for 54.

The dangerous Andre Russell was caught nu Krunal.

Captain Dinesh Karthik finished unbeaten on 36 but holders Mumbai got the vital victory to ensure they remained on course to reach the playoffs.

Srikanth may skip Super Series for Asiad, Worlds NEW DELHI, May 6 (Agencies): After winning a silver medal at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, ace shuttler Kidambi Srikanth is focused on bringing more medal glory to the nation at the forthcoming Asian Games and World Championships.

H oweve r, f o r t h e World No.3 singles player, remaining injury-free remains a big concern given the crammed BWF competition calendar.

To keep fit and active Kidambi Srikanth on the circuit, Srikanth, who briefly held the World a few Super Series tourna- ing a major concern for No.1 position recently ments in the run up to the all of us (badminton playbefore slipping down the Jakarta Asiad. ers), including me. I was ranking ladder, may skip “Injuries are becom- injured last year and in

the early part of this year.

I really want to keep my health in mind. My first preference will be to take care of my body. For that, I might be skipping a few of them (Super Series). I can’t play all of them,” Srikanth told TOI. “I am targeting the Asian Games and World Championships, that’s where my priority lies. Obviously, I have to maintain my ranking, so I have to plan my season accordingly. However, I don’t play for rankings. For me, it’s important to do well in tournaments. Becoming World No. 1 was a special feeling and I am happy about that,” added Srikanth.

IOA chief bats for politicians leading NSF

Narinder Batra

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS): Despite the growing chorus of replacing politicians with sportspersons to lead the various National Sports Federations (NSF), Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President Narinder Batra on Saturday stirred a controversy by saying lawmakers at the helm is “good for Indian sports”.

Citing the rich haul of medals in various disciplines headed by politicians at the recently held Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Batra, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) President said he doesn’t buy the argument of keeping politicians out of sports administration.

“Sixty out of the 66 medals India won in the CWG were by players from NSFs being headed by politicians. Badminton, table tennis, wresting, weightlifting, shooting to name a few are headed by politicians and they are giving medals to the country,” Batra said at a felicitation function of the badminton players who have won medals at the CWG. “Politicians heading

NSFs are not bad but they are actually good for Indian sports,” he added.

Batra also said that country should aim to win “double digit” medals at the Tokyo Olympics and around 25 at the 2024 games in Paris.

The IOA president feels that a good show will then help them gain public support in its bid to host the 2032 Summer Games.

“Our target should be to win medals in double digits in 2020 Tokyo Olympics and around 25 medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This we need as we want to bid for 2032 Olympics. It is difficult to win public support (to bid for Olympics) if we do not do well and win medals in the Olympics itself,” Batra said.

“We have to plan for 2020 and 2024 Olympics and we have to find the talent in the country. We have to do this together with the national federations as well as government. We have to work with the government as they are having schemes like Target Olympic Podium Scheme,” he added.

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