21 Aug 2022

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Vol XXXII No. 256

DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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State govt to appeal to SC for more time to hold ULB polls Correspondent

KO H I M A , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Even as the Supreme Court had directed the Nagaland State Election Commission to complete the elections to the local bodies and declare the results by the end of January, 2023, the State government will appeal to the court to seek more time to hold the elections to the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).

Informing this to media persons, minister planning and coordination and land revenue Neiba Kronu said that the decision was made during the cabinet meeting held on Saturday, chaired by chief minister Neiphiu Rio. He said the advocate general KN Balgopal had briefed the Cabinet about

State logs 2 fresh Covid-19 cases DIMAPUR, AUG 20 (NPN): Nagaland on Saturday recorded two fresh cases of COVID-19 taking the total caseload to 35888.

According to health department’s daily bulletin, bulletin said four persons recuperated from the infection and the active cases in the State dropped to 20. The cumulative number of recoveries stood at 33582. No fresh fatality was reported and the death toll remained unchanged at 776 (including 5 nonCovid deaths but with positivity).

India on Saturday logged 13,272 fresh coronavir us infections that pushed its tally to 4,43,27,890, according to Union health ministry data. The toll due to COVID-19 climbed to 5,27,289 with 36 fatalities, including six deaths reconciled by Kerala, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Power outage in Medziphema area

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Power Grid has informed that there would be power shutdown in Mediphema area from 6am to 10am starting August 22-26, 2022. In a press release, senior DGM, Dimapur sub-station informed that the power shutdown was being necessitated for maintenance work of 132kv Imphal-Dimapur transmission line of power grid corporation of India Ltd.

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“Nitishji has gone back to Tejashwi. His habit of changing partners means his affection is not long term.”

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the July 29 order issued by the apex court told to complete the election process by January. The court also sought a report in this regard to be filed by the second week of February 2023.

Kronu said the cabinet deliberated on the matter and after considering that declaring elections during the festive season-- December to January may not be feasible, the cabinet decided to appeal to the Supreme Court to give more time to hold the ULB elections.

Since the process of revision of the electoral rolls for all municipal and town councils were in progress, Kronu said it may take some more time as some of the municipal councils like Dimapur, Mokokchung and Kohima were opposed to the conduct of

the polls without rectifying or amending the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001.

He, therefore, said it was important to gain the confidence of these municipal councils and complete the process so that ULB polls are held smoothly and avoid a 2017 like situation, where the State had witnessed widespread violence.

Kronu reiterated that the ULB elections will be held, but before that the government will have to appeal to the Supreme Court to grant more time to conduct ULB elections smoothly.

When asked about reports of early arrival of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Kronu said this was a normal procedure as EVMs are sent in advance before conduct of elections.

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FM, CM to grace CSR conclave; Kma police issue traffic advisory D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman and chief minister Neiphiu Rio would be gracing the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Conclave, which is scheduled to be held at Kohima from August 22-24, 2022.

According to DIPR, a number of corporate chiefs and leading captains of Indian industry and executives would be attending the conclave to be inaugurated on August 22 at the NBCC Convention Centre at 4 p.m.

Technical session of CSR conclave would continue on August 23 at the NBCC Convention Centre from 10 a.m. onwards. Banker’s conclave would be held at the State Cultural Hall on August 23 at 10 a.m. while the investment and start up conclave would be held at the IT &C Centre at 10 a.m.

Traffic advisory: In view of the scheduled visit

of the union finance minister to Kohima from August 22-24, Kohima police have issued traffic regulations.

The on-road parking would be restricted along Classic point to Red Cross building, NSF Martyrs Park; Box-cutting to T.C.P gate; Y-Junction to New NST; Old NST to Razhü point and PHQ junction to South Point Market. Those attending the Conclave at NBCC Convention Centre have been asked to park their vehicle at NSF Solidarity Park, Social Welfare directorate compound.

No vehicle would be allowed to park on the road side from NSF Solidarity Park to NPSC office.

Heavy vehicles are barred to commute within Kohima Municipal area from 8 a.m. till all official programmes are completed for the day. Loading/Unloading of goods within Kohima Municipal area should be completed before 7 a.m.

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CAA does not trample on the rights of any citizen: MoS Home parties in the region were strongly against the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill by Rajya Sabha on December 11, 2019.

Correspondent

SHILLONG, AUG 20: Union Minister of State for Home, Ajay Mishra on Saturday said that the Citizen’s Amendment Act (CAA) does not trample on the rights of any citizen, but a mere amendment to provide citizenship rights to minorities residing in neighbouring countries.

“The anti-CAA groups should welcome CAA as it will help people, who are stuck in other countries, to settle in their own country.

Only those who don’t understand CAA are opposing it,” he said.

“The only amendment we have made is the minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. If the minorities of those countries came to India before December 2014, we are giving them citizenship rights and with that nobody in this

AFSPA will be lifted gradually

Ajay Mishra

country will lose their rights or citizenship,” Mishra said.

On the growing demand that North East should be exempted from CAA, Mishra said, the anti-CAA groups should hold talks on the matter. “The nation belongs to them. You should welcome your own people since they are stuck in some other countries. Now, they have been given citizenship in the country,” he added.

Several pressure groups, including the powerful North East Students Organisation and political

Meanwhile, the union minister said the Centre will gradually lift the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), 1958 after proper investigation and observation, claiming that the Centre was not in favour of imposing laws which were against the will of the people.

“The centre is slowly and gradually moving in that direction as in some places, the imposition of AFSPA has been withdrawn following restoration of peace. Any such law which is against the will of the people will be removed as we are not in favour of keeping such laws,” Mishra said.

NSF urges govt to make NSSB operational soon NPCC blames UDA and PM for no-solution Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has appealed to the state government to ensure that Nagaland Staff Selection Board (NSSB) was made operational soon.

Addressing a press conference here on Saturday following NSF 3rd Federal Assembly, NSF president Kegwayhun Tep said that NSSB should be made operational and advertisements published for recruitments of different posts through the board.

NSF president stated that meritocracy and fairness should be maintained

NSF president K. Tep along with others addressing the media on Saturday. (NP)

during the process of recruitment examinations.

He said that unemployed youth were frustrated because recruitment was not being done through proper channel. Tep said purpose of NSSB was to ensure

that backdoor appointments were do away with. Tep also disclosed, during the recent meeting with the secretary of NSSB, the federation team was assured that the advertisements would be published starting August.

D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee (NPCC) has reacted to the statement made by UDA spokespersons Planning & Coordination, Land Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs minister Neiba Kronu and IT&C, Science & Technology and NRE adviser Mmhonlumo Kikon, by reiterating that chief minister Neiphiu Rio and Prime Minister Narendra Modi were solely responsible for not fulfilling the long-promised solution to the Naga political issue.

Reacting to NPCC that the July 16 resolution of the parliamentary core commit(Cont’d on p-5) tee on Naga political issue

On the issues hindering operationalization of NSSB, Tep said the secretary informed that despite notifications, many departments were not in a position to send details to the board about the requisite recruitments.

Tem said NSF had also filed RTI queries across departments and received response from many that recruitment details were submitted to the board.

However, NSF president said NSSB members and secretary claim they have not received details from many departments, which was delaying the process.

was not taken to the prime minister of home minister, the two UDA spokespersons said the resolution was with the Centre and response was awaited. In this regard NPCC responded by saying that so far, there has been no information that the July 16 resolution was communicated to the Centre till the media carried the report of the August 19 press conference on August 20.

NPCC said people have been seriously believing in the assurances of the Prime Minister and the chief minister of early solution. NPCC said Congress party also welcomed the assurances and supported two official agreements–

Framework Agreement and Agreed Position.

NPCC thus reminded NDPP–BJP that seven years have elapsed since the Prime Minister Modi had announced that Naga political issue was resolved.

NPCC demanded to know what was resolved and why should anyone “go back from what they agreed and concluded?

NPCC said it is the responsibility of the Prime Minister to explain to the people but not the responsibility of any other persons.

It also said people have been brainwashed by the BJP’s promise for early solution with “election for solution.”

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RPP opposes Centre’s groundwater notification Lancet raises alarm about emergence of tomato flu in India D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Rising People’s Party (RPP) has described as “alarming and unprecedented” the Jal Shakti Ministry notification, which warned ground water users to take permission from the Central Ground Water Authority on or before September 30, 2022 or face action.

RPP stated that every tubewell, borewell, traditional wells, would have to be registered with CGWA and permission sought for every extraction in the future if the order is implemented.

RPP said Nagaland was still unable to extract oil and minerals despite the right guaranteed under

Article 371 A. However, it said that the notification has “made an absolutely mockery of our rights over ‘Land and its resources’ and this cannot go unchallenged.”

Admitting that some regulation was required, which should be under the purview of the state government, RPP, however, affirmed to oppose “this illegal notification tooth and nail.”

RPP urged the general public not to submit to the central directive because there was larger issue of constitutional rights involved as guaranteed under Art. 371A. It said that “NDPPBJP team” should write immediately to the Jal Shakti

Ministry and convey that the notification was illegal and cannot be implemented.

RPP further said that the NDPP-BJP should resolutely convey to the BJP government at Centre that even laws passed by the Parliament shall not apply to the state of Nagaland unless the State Assembly so decides. “Therefore, a mere notification of a ministry, is considered null and void,” RPP said. The party maintained that Naga people were watching whether NDPP-BJP team would have “the same zest to go to Delhi on an issue which does not have monetary benefit for both the parties.”

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (AGENCIES): Doctors have sounded an alarm over a new illness that is gaining a foothold in India.

‘Tomato flu’, as it is commonly called, is a new type of hand, foot and mouth disease and cases have been found in Kerala and Odisha.

According to Lancet Respiratory Journal, cases of ‘tomato flu’ were first reported in Kerala’s Kollam and May 6 and has so far infected 82 children. These kids are under the age of 5, the Lancet report further said.

“Just as we are dealing with the probable emergence of fourth wave of Covid-19, a new virus known

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as tomato flu, or tomato fever, has emerged in India in the state of Kerala in children younger than 5 years,” Lancet said in its report.

The infectious disease is caused by intestinal viruses and is rare in adults as they usually have immune

systems strong enough to defend them from the virus.

The infection has been named ‘tomato flu’ because of the red, painful blisters that appear on a patient’s body and gradually enlarge to the size of a tomato.

The symptoms include high fever, body ache, joint swelling and fatigue - much like chikungunya. Some patients have also reported nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, fever, dehydration, swollen joints and body aches.

According to Lancet, other affected areas in Kerala are Anchal, Aryankavu, and Neduvathur. It also said that the surfacing of

this illness even triggered an alert in the neighbouring states of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

“Additionally, 26 children (aged 1-9 years) have been reported as having the disease in Odisha by the Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar. To date, apart from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha, no other regions in India have been affected by the virus,” the Lancet report said.

Health experts say that it is a self-limiting illness and no specific drug exists to treat it. Speaking to the journal, they also warned that the infection is “very contagious”.

Former NPSC chairman Khrielie Kevichusa passes away State govt to release damage D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Former chairman of the Nagaland Public Service Commission (NPSC) Razhukhrielie Kevichusa, popularly known as R. Kevichusa and Khrielie, passed away on August 20 in Dimapur. He leaves behind his wife, Ethel, children, six grandsons, his songs, and his example. According to family sources, the funeral service will be held at 12 noon on August 21 (Sunday) at his residence at Kevichusa Colony, Burma Camp, Dimapur.

Born on October 21, 1941, late Khrielie was trained as an agriculture engineer and was later inducted into the

Indian Administrative Service (IAS), and served the State government in various capacities until his retirement in 2001. Following his retirement, he served as the chairman of the Nagaland Public Service Commission.

He was one of the founding members of Union Baptist Church, Kohima, and deeply loved the church and its Christ. Kevichusa was also trained as a classical violin performer, and had a deep and lasting love for music.

Late Khrielie Kevichusa

of Razhukhrielie Kevichusa.

In a condolence message to Mrs. Ethel Kevichusa, chief minister Neiphiu Rio stated that late R Kevichusa’s contribution as an agriculturist, later on as an State chief minister administrator and Chairman Neiphiu Rio led others in of various boards, have left condoling the passing away an indelible mark and foot-

Condolences

steps worthy to be emulated.

Rio said late Kevichusa’s work ethics were a testament to the person that he was—an outstanding officer, upright, humble, diligent and down to earth, with an excellent sense of humour.

Rio also stated that late Kevichusa’s contributions in the field of environment protection and agriculture, especially for bringing changes in the practice of jhum cultivation in Nagaland, were widely appreciated today even outside Nagaland. Naga society has become poorer with his passing away, Rio said, adding that the void created by his death would

be difficult to fill. The chief minister conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that his soul rest in peace.

Dy.CM: State deputy chief minister and BLP leader, Y Patton, has condoled the death of R Kevichusa and said that in his demise the state has lost an elderly gentleman, whose legacy would remain in days to come. In a condolence message, Patton described late Kevichusa as a fine bureaucrat, who along with former chief secretary AM Gokhale, redesigned the Agro landscape of Nagaland through village level empowerment. (Cont’d on p-8)

compensation to Kiyevi villages D I M A P U R , AU G 2 0 (NPN): State government has decided to release damage compensation to the respective structure owners of Kiyevi village to facilitate timely construction of the two-lane NH-129 ‘A’ (PerenDimapur) road project in larger interest of the state.

In an order, commissioner Nagaland Rovilatuo Mor stated that in connection with construction of the road project, the district administration Dimapur presently Chumoukedima, took assessment of the damage compensation for the private

structures to be affected under Package-III 152.225 Km to 156.810 Km under Kiyevi village jurisdiction. Mor stated that the total amount sanctioned by NHIDCL on the damage compensation stood at Rs.2.3 crore as approved by the government.

However, the Lamhai village council filled objection in the office of DC Chumoukedima to withhold the compensation to the beneficiaries of Kiyevi village citing the land dispute over Kiyevi village referring their representation submitted to (Cont’d on p-5) K Y M C

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Nagaland spelling bee championship

Correspondent

KO H I M A , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Fountain Club Kohima in collaboration with State Council for Educational Research & Training (SCERT), government of Nagaland is set to organise the 9th Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship 2022.

Releasing the promotional video for the event, advisor for Technical Education and Election, Medo Yhokha said the event was a laudable venture by the club since it would be beneficial for participants to enrich their knowledge.

He pointed out that since its inception, the event has been helping out student community, especially in the field of education.

Yhokha said the event was an initiative for younger generation and would help them create awareness on various issues.

He also said the event has become a platform in providing students with by harnessing skills.

The launching was chaired by convenor of the event, Neizokhotuo Belho.

Addressing the press

Medo Yhokha with Fountain Club members during the video launch at Kohima on Saturday. (NP)

conference, president of the club, Kevisavi Hibo said the championship would be held at Regional Centre for Excellence in Performing Arts (RCEMPA) on the theme, “the learning edge” on October 13 and 14. Prize pool for the event has been set at Rs 1.59 lakh along with citations and trophies.

The winner will walk away with a cash prize of Rs 60,000, while the first, second and third runnersup will receive Rs 40,000,

ARSU refutes DC Kiphire’s clarification DIMAPUR: Amahator Range Students Union (ARSU) has refuted the clarification issued by deputy commissioner (DC) Kiphire that the total fund allocated to Amahator range amounted to Rs 6639,606 and not Rs.11.28 lakh.

In a press release, ARSU press and information secretary Selemba Sangtam claimed that as per RTI reply, only Rs.11,28,000 was sanctioned to Amahator Range. However, ARSU said that on August 8, 2022 joint consultative meeting, between DC and ARSU, it was revealed that Rs.66,39,606 was sanctioned to Amahator area, which was not mentioned in the RTI report.

Therefore, ARSU has demanded to know why was it not mentioned in the RTI report.

During the meeting between district administration, ARSU and Amahator Area GB’s Union (AAGBU) on August 10, 2022 at DC office Kiphire,

the union said DC had clearly mentioned verbally that the sanctioned amount was Rs.18 crores out of project cost Rs. 35 crore for aspirational fund.

However, ARSU said he “wrongly mentioned” only Rs. 12.18 crore in the press statement, which it said showed “his incompetence as the head of the district.”

I n RT I r e p o r t , ARSU said the sanction released till date was Rs.14,29,42,660 out of Rs. 35 crore. ARSWU claimed that PIO Kiphire gave false information in the RTI report, which it said was against the RTI rule, adding it was condemnable on the part of PIO office Kiphire.

The union has, therefore, appealed to DC Kiphire not to confuse the general public but rather strengthen his office to be more careful while doing official paper work.

ARSU stated that the clarification given by DC Office, Kiphire was “totally baseless.”

ASUD lauds police for arresting the accused

DIMAPUR: Ao Students’ Union Dimapur (ASUD) has expressed gratitude to the Dimapur police of Nagaland and Nagaon police of Assam for the thorough investigation and effort taken, in arresting the accused who was involved in the May 25 hit-and-run case.

In a press release, ASUD has appealed to the responsible authority to give befitting punishment as per the law and added that ASUD would “not tolerate any person(s) giving bail to the alleged accused.”

20,000 and 15,000 respectively while quarter finalists would receive Rs 5,000 and the Young Speller would receive Rs 4,000.

Two students each studying in classes VI to IX will be eligible to represent one educational institution. Belho said so far there was a positive response from schools and parents of interested students.

Belho said the organisers were also trying to cope with the criteria followed in regional and na-

tional level of the event and subsequently try to send participants in the future to bigger events.

Interested participants can download the entry forms at www.fountain.in, www.morungexpress.com and www.ramitech.in.

Duly filled up online forms can be sent to fountainclubkma@gmail. com on or before October 8. For further details one may contact 94366 04982, 8787532074 or 9089260646.

NEWS IN BRIEF NUSU-KC elects new team: NUSU-KC held a general election for Nagaland University Kohima Campus, Meriema on August 17 and elected 15 members for the tenure 2022-23. The newly elected executives will be led

by Vikalu Shohe as president, T H Kenloi Phom as vice president, Khriesilie Lhoushe as general secretary along with 12 other members.

NSCN (I-M) Lotha region recovers: NSCN (I-M) Lotha region has recovered three stolen bikes without registration numbers at Wokha town bearing chassis no MD634NE63F2A12843, engine no AE6AF2004667, chassis no MD2A93DX1LCE07193, engine no JEXCLE15970 and chassis no MD2A11LZ90018496, engine no AHZCCH18516. Region secretary P. Renthungo Odyuo has informed rightful owners to claim the vehicles by producing original documents in the office of the central administrative officer, Lotha region within seven days.

Youth ministry organises sales day: H. Khehoyi youth ministry of H. Khehoyi Baptist Church organised a sales day on August 20 at H. Khehoyi village local ground with BJYM Nagaland state president, Hosheto Awomi as special guest.

NSCN (I-M) UT recovers two-wheelers: NSCN (I-M) UT has recovered two Scooty—chassis number MD626AG75K2G03528, engine number AG7GK2503221 and chassis number MD626AG75K2NO4902, engine number AG7NK2903540. UT secretary Beto Tuccu has informed rightful owner(s) to claim them by producing original documents within five days from the date of this publication.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

Freshers’ day held at MOCK, MHSS DIMAPUR: Mount Olive College Kohima (MOCK) organised its 30th freshers’ day on August 20, in the college auditorium, Kohima.

In a press release, MOCK infor med that advocate, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench, Zhekheli Zhimomi reminded the students to be cautious about their behaviour and character while shaping up their future.

Pointing out that the society was being influenced by social media, she said Nagas were gradually losing their roots, culture and tradition. Zhekheli opined that phone addiction was affecting intellectual abilities and suggested the need to limit its usage.

Earlier, Mhalo chaired the event, Lovitoli Zhimomi offered invocation, Kihika S Chophy delivered welcome note while a special number was presented

by NCC cadets of the college and Tumchobemo Kithan read a poem.

Later, Amugha Shohe and Menguzenuo Tsükrü were declared Mr and Miss Olivian 2022.

MHSS: Modern Higher Secondary School (MHSS) Kohima held its fresher’s social on August 19 at the school Auditorium with singer, songwriter, director and procedure, Sunep Lemtur as the special guest.

At the programme, special presentation of awards was given to the teachers and students for their excellent academic results in HSLC and HSSLC examination with citation and cash award.

Programme on clean election held in Zbto

The congregation at the programme on Friday.

DIMAPUR: Nagaland Baptist Church Council’s (NBCC’s) Clean Election Movement (CEM) programme in Sumi inhabited area was held at Sumi Baptist Church, Zunheboto on Friday.

In a press release, CEM SBAK NM, NBCC media

Mr. Khushepfu and Mrs. Hawile Kath on tHeIr 10tH DeatH annIversary

Epa and Eja, It’s been 10 years since you left us and it still feels unreal that you are not around us anymore. Losing you left us with a void but the rich values you’ve left behind will always be forever treasured in our hearts.

We hope you are offered happiness, comfort and peace in Heaven.

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Late n. hUMan neWMai ZeLianG

07/01/1968 – 21/08/2021 It’s been a year since you left us for your Heavenly abode.

Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure and even though you are not here with us physically but your memories are still fresh in our hearts.

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of Late G. Ghoito yeptho, hd. GB Ghoshito village

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1st Death anniversary

OBITUARY

Beloved Dad, Mom and Sisters.

13/11/1993 – 21/08/2021

A loving tribute from your children

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A year without you is almost too much to bear.

Alole, you are missed more and more each day.

Lt. Menielo-u Lasuh

porting his statement.

At the programme, the pastors of all Sumi churches, GBs, council chairmen, VDB council, women representatives and student unions of every Sumi village were inducted as core committee members of the clean election movement.

In LovIng MeMory of

Born : 26-02-1941 First Profession : 18-04-1960 Final Profession : 18-04-1963 Died : 20-08-2022 With deep sorrow, the Provincial Superior, Corpus Christi Province, Dimapur (SABS), regrets to inform the demise of rev. Mother rose teresa, one of our beloved pioneers of the Province at 4:30 AM, Saturday, 20th August 2022, in SABS Provincial House, Chumoukedima, Dimapur. her Funeral service will be held in saBs Provincial house at 2:00 PM, sunday, 21st august 2022.

All the priests and religious, friends and well wishers are invited to attend the service and pray for the repose of the soul of Late Mother Rose Teresa.

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cell informed that clean election convenor SBAK Nito Mount Rev. Kughato Chophy while speaking at the programme, stressed on the importance of Christians to “strongly stand firm on clean election”.

Rev. Kughato also cited Biblical references sup-

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Loving Wife, Sons and Family Members

1st Death anniversary (21st aug. 2021)

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Late Motsuo tsopoe For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. (Romans 14:8) 7 years have passed but you are still in our hearts. We will always have peace knowing that you are watching us from above in Heaven. wc-186/22

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Loving Wife, Children, Grand Children and Great Grand Children

Born: 08/08/1969 | Died: 17/08/2022 The family of Late Mrs. Khenivi Kiba of Asukhomi Village wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many friends, neighbours and well-wishers, who visited our home, attended the wake service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us during our difficult time for which we are truly grateful.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

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We can measure Time, but we cannot measure Loss, It’s been a year since you left us.

Our hearts still Ache with sadness knowing that You will never be here for us anymore.

But the happy Moments and Memories spent with you, Gives us the Strength and Courage to move on.

Although life doesn’t last forever, love is Eternal.

We will always remember your love through our Memories And your memories will never Fade from our Hearts, so rest peacefully.

- Always Loving Mom, Wife, Children & Grand Children

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WEATHER FORECAST AUGUST 21

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A morning t-storm in spots

34 26

Cloudy, a t-storm in the p.m.

28 21

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

34 27

Aizawl Imphal

A stray afternoon t-storm

Itanagar A stray morning t-storm; hot

30 22 33 25

Shillong

Turning cloudy with a t-storm

25 19

Kohima

A p.m. t-storm in spots

26 20

Dimapur A brief morning shower or two 33 25 Mkg

Rather cloudy with a t-storm

29 21

Tuensang A stray morning thunderstorm 24 17 Wokha

A t-storm around in the a.m.

Zunheboto Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

29 23 26 19

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NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

Winners of the start-up competition along with the judges on Saturday. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , AU G 2 0 (NPN): Ilando services Pvt Ltd emerged the winner of the Nagaland start up competition under the category “registered start up” with a cash prize of Rs. 3 lakh at the 2022 startup competition organised by Startup Nagaland team, department of Industries and Commerce at Hotel De Oriental Grand, here, on Saturday.

Speaking at the programme agriculture production commissioner (APC), Y. Kikheto Sema said the state could generate revenue and provide

employment to the youth only through agro-based industries and enterprises.

He disclosed that the state government has “set aside Rs. 65 crore under the CM microfinance initiative”, which would be launched by union minister on August 23 to help entrepreneurs and farmer.

In this regard, Kikheto encouraged the farmers and youth to come up with primary or secondary processing units.

In terms of agriculture infrastructure, APC said an amount of Rs. 230 crore has been “allocated to the state” and the funds would be allocated to the

16 districts.

At the programme, winners under “aspiring startups” were—Tribal logistics, Ngurie, Tabernacle, Online Express, Modern Myriad Branding Pvt Ltd. All the winners bagged cash prizes of Rs. 50,000.

NagaEd won the GST reimbursement category and a cash prize of Rs 1.5 lakh, Jome Food Pvt ltd under marketing & promotion with Rs. 1 lakh, Autocion under marketing & promotion with Rs. 1 lakh, NE Health Services, marketing & promotion with Rs. 1 lakh, Eduservcie LLP under marketing & promotion with Rs. 1 lakh

and Ahibo LLP under seed money funding with Rs. 1 lakh.

Meanwhile, founder, NagaEd, Shiroi Lily Shaiza bagged the title “Best Women Led start-up.”

Earlier, introduction to judges and pitching parameters was carried out, followed by commencement of pitching of startups to the Nagaland Innovation society while director, department of industries and commerce Vitsutho Nyuthe delivered welcome address.

Bank representatives, North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd (NEDFi), HDFC, North East Small Finance Bank were also present during the event.

It may be mentioned that Startup India in Nagaland is aimed at making Nagaland one of the top Startup destinations in India by providing the most enabling ecosystem to support and nurture startup entrepreneurship in the state. It is focused on facilitating start-ups to access various resources of the Startup Eco System available in the state.

NBSE informs schools, principals on NEP 2020 DIMAPUR: Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has reminded schools registered with the board to come forward in introducing the vocational subjects under the NEP 2020.

According to a DIPR report, NBSE informed that NEP 2020 envisages to reach out to at least 50% of learners to have exposure to vocational education by 2025.

In this regard, the board has introduced vocational education from classes IX to XII from 2022 academic session in a phase manner, i.e. to begin with Class IX. The vocational subjects shall be an optional subject in classes IX & X and elective subject in classes XI & XII. The competency-based curriculum & syllabus for vocational subjects is uploaded at www.nbsenl.edu.in.

The application form may be downloaded from the portal and the same can be submitted through email at nbseve21@gmail. com. For submission of application for introduction of vocational subjects, the time is extended up to October 31.

Meanwhile, NBSE has informed all Higher Secondary Schools and Colleges registered under NBSE that the NEP 2020 emphasises on

reducing the content load and providing more space for critical thinking and more holistic, inquiry-based, discovery-based, discussions-based and analysisbased learning.

NBSE said the syllabus have been rationalised/ dropped in view of the content which were easily accessible to students and can be self-learnt, which are irrelevant in the present context and overlapping with similar content included in other subjects.

All the principals have been requested to note the change and disseminate it to concerned subject teachers.

The rationalised syllabus will be hosted at www. nbsenl.edu.in and shared in the district WhatsApp groups.

Further NBSE said rationalised/dropped topics or contents will not be assessed in the final examinations.

DVC reiterates stand on ‘alcohol free zone’ DIMAPUR: Diphupar Village Council (DVC) has reiterated the declaration of a “alcohol free zone Diphupar village” and resolution adopted during the general public rally on July 25, 2022.

In a press release, DVC chairman Ghuzui Shohe and secretary Tiatemsu Ao said the village council seized an autorickshaw bearing registration number NL07 F2433 on account of selling alcohol.

In this regard, DVC has directed the responsible owner to claim the said autorickshaw with proper documents within seven days from the date of this publication at Diphupar village council office The village council has informed that it would not entertain the claim, if the responsible failed to do the same.

Educational institutions organise various programmes teams would go on to the regional round to be held at Guwahati and to the nationals at Delhi is they succeed in the regional round.

MCK: The training and placement cell of Modern College Kohima (MCK) organised a career guidance programme on “preparing for entrance

exams with higher education” on August 19 at the college premises. Speakers of the programme, alumni, Kaimang Chingmak and alumni, Takangunba Pongen spoke on “How to prepare and crack B.Ed. CET entrance exams” and “How to prepare and crack NU-MAT Entrance exams” respectively.

Students and faculty members of SJU at the rural camp.

DIMAPUR: Various programmes were organised by educational institutions and other organisations for students as part of their as part of their yearly curriculum or extracurricular activity.

SJU: With an aim to provide an opportunity for students to gain practical skills and experience rural living, the department of Social Work, St. Joseph University (SJU), Chümoukedima organised a “rural camp” for master of rural development (MRD) and bachelor of social work (B.SW) students at Old Sendenyu Village, under Tseminyu district and Khrimito village under

Zunheboto district from August 15-20.

In a press release, SJU informed that the students carried out various drives including tree plantation drive and cleanliness drive to promote the importance of individual responsibilities in safeguarding biodiversity.

The students also conducted a session with school students and dropout students and a programme on “environmental conservation and personal hygiene”.

During the week-long camp, students interacted with members of self-help groups (SHGs) and village elders in order to under-

ENCSU concerned over membership fee collection DIMAPUR: Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) has expressed concern over collection of membership fee from students belonging to the Eastern community by other organisations.

In a press release, ENCSU president Mankap C Konyak and general secretary Sanglekhamba C Chang stated that the union has taken “serious note” on the “unwillingness of Eastern college students” to pay membership to other organisations.

The union notified that college students belonging to Eastern community will not pay its membership to any other organisation or associations, except its “rightful owner ENCSU.” “Membership fee is a birth right of every citizen to pay his/her membership to the rightful owner where it belongs”, ENCSU stated.

The union has notified all the students belonging to the Eastern community to refrain from paying its membership to other organisation/associations without consulting ENCSU. It further warned that the administration of the colleges would be “held accountable in event to comply with the said notice.”

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stand the social system, culture and tradition of the places A meeting was held with the village youth and villagers to discuss problems prevalent in the village and its possible measures.

A survey on “socioeconomic, health and education status of Old Sendenyu Village” and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) were conducted for social work students.

Craft training session and field visitation activities were also carried out along with other activities such as street play on drug abuse and school dropout,

dance and song competitions, etc.

Altogether, 88 students along with four faculty members took part in the camp.

INTACH: Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Nagaland Chapter on August 19 held INTACH Heritage Quiz Competition for schools from classes 7-9 at Don Bosco Institute of Development Learning.

Altogether 90 students in teams of two participated from 10 schools. The winning Team in the Dimapur City round was the team of Kebenhilo Thong and Yarpalli Hiteshwar from Hollotoli School. The

Dimasas form organisation DIMAPUR: The Dimasa GBs/ VCCs of villages that have been merged with Chümoukedima district held a meeting at the residence of head GB, Doyapur, Phiju Langthasa and formed an organisation under the nomenclature “Dimasa(Kachari) Naiso Hosom, Dhansiripar Sub-Division” to liaise and promote the Dimasa (Kachari) villages for all round development with the responsible authority.

In a press release, president K. Naben and general secretary Nibison Hasnu informed that the office

bearers were elected as an adhoc body for a period of one year or till regular office bearers are inducted, with K. Naben as president, Nibison Hasnu as general secretary, Rangmai Jigdung as vice president along with three other members.

The organisation has informed that any matter with regard to Dimasa (Kachari) villages under Dhansiripar sub-division of Chümoukedima district either from the district authority, agencies and or other tribal Hohos would be dealt with through this organisation.

AR conduct civic action programmes DIMAPUR: Jalukie battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (North) provided emergency medical treatment to a patient at New Beisumpui on August 19.

According to PRO IGAR (N), the battalion also organised a solemn wreath laying ceremony at the Unit War Memorial at Jalukie.

The programme was organised to honour Naik/general duty late Dhan Bahadur Sunar, Shaurya Chakra who sacrificed his life in line of duty on August 17, 1991 Near Along village in Ukhrul district in Manipur under Operation Hifazat. The programme was attended by all ranks.

Tuensang: Tuensang battalion organised a book donation ceremony at TOB Yakshu, under Mon district on August 17.

The books were donated to student union in the presence of school teachers and student union secretary and others. At the programme, notebooks and other materials were also handed to the gathering to help students in need.

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Biren rues distortion of Mnp’s history

Celebration Committee in collaboration with the state department of Art and culture and directorate of language planning and implementation. Singh lamented that many books distorting history of the land were being published.

In order to check such distortion, the state government is in the process of constituting a state level committee to check and regulate books published in the state, specially books related to history, he said.

The committee is to be set up under the education department, he said,

while expressing concern over lesser number of history books with in-depth research work in the state.

“There are not many good published works of our history, on our forefathers’ struggle,” he said and appealed to intellectuals, scholars, historians, etc. to research and publish their work based on truth and facts.

“We have to safeguard, protect the indigenous land, identity and language,” he emphasized. Singh pointed out the need to educate the younger and future generations about the history, na-

Assam to opt for DBT to rehabilitate damaged houses

Mizoram govt launches SEDP

Correspondent IMPHAL, AUG 20: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh lamented books that distorted the history of the state, on the occasion of 31st Manipuri Language Day widely observed to mark the inclusion of Manipuri language in the 8th schedule of Indian Constitution.

The 31st Manipuri Language Day was observed at the Maharaja Chandrakirti Auditorium, Palace Compound and organized by the Manipuri Language Day State Level

AGARTALA, AUG 20 (PTI): Terming Bir Bikram Kishore Manikya Bahadur as a “visionary king and architect of modern Tripura”, Chief Minister Manik Saha said a statue of the maharaja will be installed near ‘Kaman Chowmuhani’ in the heart of the city to pay due respect to him.

Saha made this announcement during a programme marking 1the 44th birth anniversary of Maharaja Bir Bikram Kishore on Friday night.

“I have already spoken to my cabinet colleagues including Deputy Chief Minister Jishnu Dev Verma,

AIZAWL, AUG 20 (PTI): Mizoram has for the first time exported pineapples grown in the state to Dubai, an official said.

Deputy Chief Minister Tawnluia on Friday flagged off the consignment of 230 kg of pineapples grown by farmers at Sialhawk village in Khawzawl district to Dubai. Speaking on the occasion, Tawnluia, who is also the local MLA, said that preparation is going on to export Sialhawk pineapples to Qatar’s capital Doha and Bahrain.

He said that the state government would take steps to construct link roads to all pineapple farms within his constituency and also efforts would be made to

CM voices concern over law and order situation in Tripura industrial belt

Professors in govt medical colleges to now retire at 70

booked immediately,” the CM stated. Asserting that his government was keen on creating an industry friendly atmosphere in the state, the chief minister also expressed disappointment over the closure of two medium-sized factories due to “shortage of natural gas”.

Saha said he would sit with authorities of Tripura Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (TNGCL) to ensure supply of gas to those factories as soon as possible.

He also laid emphasis on the need to buying indigenous products manufactured by the state’s industrial belt.

“How do you expect our industries to do well if we don’t encourage them?

In the recently concluded Niti Aayog meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for ‘atmanirbharta’ (self dependence). The slogan ‘vocal for local’ should be translated into reality,” he added.

GUWAHATI, AUG 19 (PTI): The Assam Cabinet on Friday decided to raise the retirement age of faculty members of government medical colleges in the state from 65 to 70 years.

The move is aimed at augmenting availability of experienced doctors for educational and medical services, government spokesperson and Minister for Water Resources Pijush Hazarika told reporters here.

The cabinet also decided to sanction Rs 136.8 crore for implementation of the Free Drugs and Consumables scheme for 2022-23, which will ensure uninterrupted availability of free essential drugs, surgicals, disinfectants, chemicals and consumables in government health facilities, he said.

It also approved the decision to re-engage 66 former employees of Hindustan Paper Corporation Ltd (HPCL) in vacant grade-III and -IV posts.

GUWAHATI, AUG 20 (PTI): The Assam government on Saturday launched a direct benefit transfer (DBT) programme to extend rehabilitation grants to beneficiaries whose houses were damaged by this year’s flood.

Under the initiative, the affected families will receive the grant to their bank accounts for reconstructing their houses.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ceremonially launched the programme at the state secretariat here, while ministers and senior officials attended similar programmes in districts during the day.

Addressing a press conference on the occasion, Sarma said, “A list of 2,04,348 houses, which were either severely or partially damaged in this year’s flood, has been compiled.

The rehabilitation grant to be paid to these families who have lost their homes will be transferred directly

AGARTALA, AUG 20 (PTI): Expressing concern over the “deteriorating law and order situation” in Tripura’s ‘Bodhjungnagar Industrial Growth Centre’, Chief Minister Manik Saha on Saturday pulled up the police for “not taking necessary action against offenders”.

The CM also said he has come to know that action has not been initiated against law breakers in several cases, despite the registration of FIRs, and asked the police in West Tripura district to “act as per rules”.

The industrial growth centre at Bodhjungnagar, spread over an area measuring 535.73 acres, houses a rubber park, a food park and an export promotion park among other projects.

Most programmes at the centre, however, are lying in limbo owing to alleged interference of mafia groups, poor road connectivity and other bottlenecks,

to their bank accounts.”

He said Rs 119.11 crore has been sanctioned for the purpose.

Altogether 5,185 houses have been severely or fully damaged, while there are 34,924 partially damaged pucca houses and 1,53,326 kutcha houses and the rest are huts and cattle sheds, he said.

The flood had damaged the properties in 31 of 34 districts of the state with 199 people killed due to the deluge and landslides this year. Houses of 309 families were completely washed away in the flood and they will receive an additional Rs one lakh each in September from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Sarma said.

The government had earlier released Rs 76.76 crore to 2.02 lakh affected families as a clothing and utensil grant, while Rs 1,000 was given to each of 1,01,539 students as a special book grant.

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official sources here said.

“Peace is the prerequisite condition for growth of industry. I have, however, heard that the police here have not acted as per law even after the registration of FIRs,” Saha said during a programme in Bodhjungnagar.

He pointed out that parts of the boundary wall around the growth centre have been “damaged or dismantled” on occasions by “unknown miscreants”.

“We have to terrorize those who are trying to scare us. People behind such acts must be

File photo of Himanta Biswa Sarma with Conrad Sangma.

Correspondent SHILLONG, AUG 20: Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and his Assam counterpart Himanta Biswa Sarma are likely to meet on Sunday at Guwahati for the second phase of discussion on the modalities for settlement of the remaining six areas of difference on the inter-state boundary.

Informing that Sangma is scheduled to meet Sarma while on his way back to Shillong, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said, “After this preliminary meeting, both the chief ministers will set the stage for setting up of regional committees as was done in the first phase of the boundary talks”. “We are committed to seeing the second phase of interstate boundary dialogue take

off,” he asserted. The two neighbouring north-eastern states had earlier agreed to demarcate the boundary along six areas of difference after conclusion of the first phase of the discussion.

Under the agreement for the first phase of boundary settlement, Assam got full control of 18.51 sq km and Meghalaya 18.28 sq km.

Of the 36 villages claimed

by Meghalaya in 2011, 30 remained in Meghalaya.

The areas where the boundary has been settled are Upper Tarabari, Gizang reserve forest, Hahim, Borduar, Boklapara, Nongwah, Mawtamur, KhanaparaPilangkata. The next phase of the boundary talks will be on the remaining six areas of differences which include Langpih, Block-1 and Block-2.

GUWAHATI, AUG 20 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be a walkover for the BJP if Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal is pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He claimed that the Delhi chief minister is not even known in many states, which will lead to a further increase in the BJP’s tally in the Lok Sabha. “Badhiya hai (It will be fine),” Sarma quipped, when asked by reporters whether it will be Modi versus Kejriwal in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.

“In any game, say cricket, an opposition is needed. Someone needs to play against Australia also.

Modiji versus Kejriwal will be a good game,” he said.

The BJP leader claimed that people in many states haven’t even heard of Kejriwal and if he is pitted against Modi, BJP will be happy as the party’s tally in the Lok Sabha will increase manifold due to it.

“It will amount to a walkover,” Sarma asserted.

On allegation by the

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AAP that the Centre is trying to destroy the healthcare model initiated by Kejriwal’s party, the Assam chief minister maintained that Delhi’s ‘mohalla clinics’ cannot be a model for healthcare.

Asserting that Assam’s healthcare system, instead, can serve as a model, Sarma said, “If there can be at all a model (for healthcare), people should come down to Assam and see how in every district we are promoting a medical college.”

“Delhi’s mohalla clinics cannot be a model. No one will come to India to see our healthcare facilities if mohalla clinics become the model,” he added, while refraining from elaborating on the alleged shortcomings in the AAP initiative in the national capital.

Tripura to install statue of Maharaja Bir Bikram

AIZAWL, AUG 20 (PTI): The Mizoram government has launched the state’s flagship programme - SocioEconomic Development Policy (SEDP) - to provide direct monetary assistance to 60,000 household families.

The scheme will be implemented by nine departments in coordination with 11 district administrations and will encompass more than 70 different livelihood avenues.

Launching the scheme, Chief Minister Zoramthanga on Friday said the scheme will cover 60,000 beneficiaries, 1,500 each from 40 assembly constituencies.

The beneficiaries will be provided with monetary assistance to the tune of Rs 50,000 each to supplement their ongoing economic activities or to start the fresh one during the current fiscal, he said.

The beneficiaries will be given Rs 25,000 in the first installment, which will be credited to their bank accounts, he said.

The CM said his government has allocated more than Rs 300 crore for the implementation of family oriented programme of the SEDP in the current fiscal despite the state losing over Rs 3,000 crores in in terms of revenue grants, other central assistances and other financial devolutions due to the pandemic.

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M’laya, Assam CMs likely to Walkover for BJP if Kejriwal meet for boundary talks today pitted against Modi: Himanta

who hails from the royal family on the issue. The government will surely install a statue of Maharaja Bir Bikram to pay him due respect”, he said.

Maharaja Bir Bikram, who died at the age of only 39 years had set up MBB College, Airport and many institutions like a bank and treasury.

Terming the Maharaja as a visionary king, the chief minister said Bir Bikram wanted to establish one university and medical college in the state for higher education. “However, he could not materialise his dream as he died at a very

Mizoram exports pineapples to Dubai find market for the farmers if they harvest more.

State Hor ticulture development board vice chairman and ruling Mizo National Front legislator F Lalnunmawia hailed the development as a milestone in the history of Mizoram.

According to Horticulture department secretary K Lalthawmmawia, the pineapples were bought

by Fair Exports (I) Private Limited, a division of Lulu Group International, in Mumbai and they will be shipped to Dubai, he said.

He said that another 900 kg of pineapples from Sialhawk would also be shipped to Dubai, and 740 kg each to Qatar and Bahrain within a short time from now.

Maharaja Bir Bikram young age but his works are still visible and laudable. We must recognize his good works and pay respect to the royal family”, he said.

Saha also declared that the crematorium ground for the royal family near

AIZAWL, AUG 20 (PTI): Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga tendered a public apology on his official Instagram handle on Saturday for her daughter’s “misbehaviour” with a doctor earlier in the week, and said that he would, in no way, justify her conduct.

Milari Chhangte, the CM’s only daughter, was recently seen hitting a doctor at a clinic in a purported video clip that went viral on social media.

The incident has sparked outrage among the medical fraternity, with over 800 doctors staging a

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EXPULSION OF SMT. HELEN FROM 44 PHOMCHING ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY NDPP WOMEN ORGANISATION

Mrs. Helen, who was holding the post of Secretary in 44 Phomching Assembly Constituency NDPP Women Organisation has been expelled from the Party with immediate effect. The decision was made after the party came to know about her anti-party activities.

(KHATWANG KONYAK) General Secretary

Declaration

Regd. No. 368/2022 Date 09/08/2022 I, Smt. Jepangnaro, wife of T. Shilu Jamir, aged about 75 years, by caste Christian, resident of H.No. 50 D, D-Khel, Diphupar A, District : Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare that :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the abovementioned address.

2. That, in my husband’s Pension Payment Order (P.P.O) book, having P.P.O No. NL/1622, my name has been mistakenly recorded/entered as Smt. J. Narela, whereas in all my other official documents such as Aadhaar bearing No. 9123 4445 8718, Nagaland pensioners I.D. Card bearing No. L-2128 and other documents, my name is entered and recorded as Smt. Jepangnaro, which is my official name.

3. That, this Affidavit is sworn for the purpose of declaring that the name’s Smt. J. Narela, as entered in my husband’s Pension P.P.O Book and Smt. Jepangnaro, as entered in all my other official documents are one and the same person. Henceforth, this is my solemn declaration that I shall be officially known and referred to as Smt. Jepangnaro for all intents and purpose.

4. That the statements made in para 1 to 3 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material is concealed therein.

And I signed this affidavit on this 9th Day of August, 2022 at Dimapur : Nagaland.

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Maharaja for his respect towards decentralization of power. “He used to regularly interact with tribal samajpatis (headman) to know their views on how to rule the state in the best possible way”, he said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had come down to Agartala to unveil the statue of Maharaja at MBB Airport, one of the best airports in the Northeast.

“This shows the BJP salutes those who had contributed to nation building while others had continued to ignore the royal family’s good works deliberately”, he said.

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protest on Saturday, condemning the alleged assault.

Members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA)-Mizoram chapter, which helmed the protest, wore black badges to their

work places during the day.

Lalhlutthangi Hmar, one of the protesters, told PTI that Chhangte assaulted the Aizawl-based dermatologist on Wednesday on being asked to get an appointment prior to her visit to the clinic for consultation.

“We want that such acts of violence against medical practitioners should never be repeated,” the association’s Mizoram chapter said in the statement.

The CM, taking to Instagram, said that he had visited the dermatologist and offered an apology.

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Battala, which had been neglected during the successive governments, will also be renovated shortly.

Noting that Maharaja Bir Bikram had good relation with Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Saha said he had visited countries like Italy, Germany and USA and had meetings with the rulers of these nations on various issues.

“Maharaja had tried to implement the good things that he learnt from the foreign tours and seeds he had sawn here have grown up for the welfare of the people”, he said.

Saha also lauded the

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31st Manipuri Language Day observation in Imphal.

tionalism, nation-building concept, obstacles faced by the forefathers, etc.

The chief minister proposed a three-month course for those willing to study the dialects and languages of the different communities of the state. This will encourage interaction amongst the people and help in building unity and nationalism, he observed.

The chief minister also proposed schemes to develop local language dictionaries and help in developing and protecting the languages and dialects.

He further paid his respect to those who were involved in the movement for inclusion of the Manipuri language in the 8th Schedule of Indian Constitution.

On the occasion, state education minister Th Basanta Kumar Singh also stressed on the importance of promoting and preserving the Manipuri language.

He said that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has classified all languages of the world and categorized the Manipuri language under vulnerable classification.

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

Notary Public

I, Shri. roNgSeNNeKSHi, S/o H. cHuba cHaNg alias iMti, resident of Darogapathar Village, Dimapur, Nagaland do hereby solemnly declare that my father’s correct official name is H. cHuba cHaNg, whereas in some of my previous certificates and official documents my father’s name is entered as iMti and whereas H. cHuba cHaNg alias iMti, both respectively refers to my father’s name or the same and one person only.

That henceforth my father’s name shall be used as H. cHuba cHaNg in all my official documents.

Registered vide Reg. No. 787/2022, Date 20.08.2022.

Notary Public, Dimapur ; Nagaland.

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affiDavit I, Shri laNuyaNger, S/o H. cHuba cHaNg alias teboK cHaNg, resident of Darogapathar Village, Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly declare that my father’s correct official name is H. cHuba cHaNg, whereas in some of my previous certificates and official documents my father’s name is entered as teboK cHaNg and whereas H. cHuba cHaNg alias teboK cHaNg, both respectively refers to my father’s name or the same and one person only.

That henceforth, my father’s name shall be used as H. cHuba cHaNg in all my official documents.

Registered vide Reg. No. 786/2022, Date 20.08.2022.

Notary Public, Dimapur ; Nagaland DP-3950/22

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after CBI raid, Sisodia says 2024 Lok Excise scam: CBI grills more aides of Sisodia Day Sabha polls will be Modi vs Kejriwal fight NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (PTI): The CBI has summoned for questioning on Saturday several accused in the corruption case related to the implementation of the Delhi Excise Policy, officials said.

The agency is examining the documents seized during raids at 31 places including the residence of Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, the officials said on Saturday.

They said once the process of examining the documents and electronic gadgets as well as the bank transactions is completed, summonses will be issued to other accused.

A CBI FIR, which was registered before a special court on Wednesday, has also been shared with the Enforcement Directorate, a financial probe agency, which will look into the allegations of money laundering. The agency on Friday carried out searches at 31 places which included premises related to Sisodia as well as some bureaucrats and businessmen.

CBI raids Manish Sisodia’s residence. ( PTI)

The AAP condemned the raids with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal claiming the agency has been “asked from above” to harass its leaders. The BJP asked the Delhi government to come out clean on its excise policy.

The CBI FIR, which was registered before a special court on Wednesday, has also been shared with the Enforcement Directorate, a financial probe agency, which will look into the allegations of money laundering.

Under the CBI probe are at least two payments in crores allegedly made to “close associates” of Siso-

dia by Sameer Mahendru, the owner of Indospirits, who was one of the liquor traders actively involved in alleged irregularities in the framing and implementation of the excise policy.

The FIR alleged Sisodia’s “close associates” Amit Arora, director of Buddy Retail Pvt. Limited in Gurugram, Dinesh Arora and Arjun Pandey were “actively involved in managing and diverting the undue pecuniary advantage collected from liquor licensees” to the accused public servants. The search operations on Friday continued for nearly 15 hours with the CBI team leaving Sisodia’s

16 held for attacking Siddaramaiah, 10 booked for burning Savarkar’s photo

Protesters attack Siddaramaiah’s convoy.

B E N G A LU RU, AU G 20 (IANS): As many as 16 people were arrested for attacking leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah’s convoy and endangering his life as row over Veer Savarkar took an ugly turn in the state.

Kodagu Superintendent of Police Aiyappa M.A. stated on Saturday that the police have se-

cured nine persons from Kushalnagar and seven from Madikeri city in this connection.

The accused have been produced before the magistrate and their political affiliations are being probed, SP Aiyappa stated.

The accused, while protesting against Siddaramaiah, had thrown stones covered in clothes at him, police sources said.

Siddaramaiah’s statement on vacating Veer Savarkar’s flex from a circle in Shivamogga has stirred a controversy.

He had questioned about erecting a flex in Muslim majority area. He had also questioned the resistance towards installation of flex of Tipu Sultan.

Siddaramaiah faced stiff opposition during the time of his visit to Kodagu to assess the damage caused by heavy rains.

He was booed and his vehicle was attacked with eggs. He was also shown black flags.

Meanwhile, Dharwad police have booked 12 leaders attached to Congress party on charges of burning down Veer Savarkar’s photo.

The police had booked a case against the accused based on the complaint of Bajrang Dal activist Shivanand in this regard.

residence at around 11 pm.

The searches at the AAP leader’s home, the residence of IAS officer and former excise commissioner Arava Gopi Krishna, and 29 other places took place after the CBI registered an FIR for alleged corruption and bribery in formulation and execution of the Delhi Excise Policy brought out last November, officials said.

The policy was withdrawn in July this year after Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena called for a CBI probe.

The FIR on August 17 was based on a reference from the Lieutenant Governor’s office routed through the Union Home Ministry.

The CBI has invoked IPC section related to criminal conspiracy and provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act in its FIR filed against 15 persons: Sisodia, public servants including Krishna, former Deputy Excise Commissioner Anand Tiwari and assistant excise commissioner Pankaj Bhatnagar, nine businessmen and two

companies.

Speaking to reporters after the raid, Sisodia had said on Friday, “The CBI team reached in the morning and searched the whole house. My family and myself extended them full cooperation. They seized my computer and mobile phone. They also took away some files.”

He alleged that the Centre was misusing the agency to stop the Arvind Kejriwal government from “doing good work” in Delhi.

The CBI, which registered an FIR in a special court here on Wednesday, began its raids from 8 am in seven states.

Sisodia immediately tweeted about the arrival of the sleuths at his home and “welcomed” the move.

The search operation expanded to 31 locations in Delhi, Gurugram, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Lucknow, Bengaluru which led to the recovery of “incriminating” documents, articles, digital records etc, the officials had said.

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (PTI): A day after the CBI raided his residence, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday claimed that the 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be a battle between Arvind Kejriwal and Prime Minister Narendra Modi who he alleged was using all means to scare the AAP supremo.

Noting that the Delhi excise policy was implemented with complete transparency and there was no scam, Sisodia said they want to stop Arvind Kejriwal whose work on education and health is being talked about in the world.

The CBI on Friday morning carried out searches at the residences of Sisodia and IAS officer Arava Gopi Krishna apart from 19 other locations after registering an FIR in connection with the alleged corruption in implementation of the Delhi excise policy, officials said.

“I want to thank the CBI for not causing any inconvenience to my family.

CBI rejects TMC State govt to release leader’s bail plea, damage compensation custody till Aug 24 to Kiyevi villages

ASANSOL (WB), AUG 20 (PTI): A special CBI court here on Saturday rejected Trinamool Congress leader Anubrata Mondal’s bail plea in the alleged cattle smuggling scam and extended his custody with the central agency for four days till August 24.

Describing Mondal as a “very powerful and highly influential person”, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) appealed for an extension of the TMC leader’s custody stating that he could “influence witnesses and tamper evidence if granted bail”. The CBI lawyer said that Mondal has been “non-cooperative from the very beginning” despite being issued summonses 10 times.

The counsel also claimed that Mondal had pressurised a doctor to prescribe “complete rest”. Mondal was arrested on August 11 by the CBI in connection with its investigation into the alleged cattle smuggling scam.

(From p-1) the government dated July 20, 20222.

On August 20, 2022, commissioner said both the Lamhai village council and Kiyevi village council was summoned including DC Peren and Chumoukedima to explore any possible ways for resolving the impasse, but the outcome was only negative.

Lamhai village representation was also examined critically vis-avis the status of Kiyevi village legal status, government instructions received on the Lamhai representation.

However, Mor said there was no change on the status of Kiyevi village which exists as an independent recognized village with clear jurisdiction of chainage on the road stretch as of now.

Commissioner stated that the release of damage compensation to the structure owners of Kiyevi village was issued without any prejudice to any claims/counter claims over landownership issue that may arise in future.

Manish Sisodia

They are good officers but they have orders from above to carry out raids,” he said during a media briefing.

Sisodia claimed that they were being targeted because their worry is Arvind Kejriwal who has gained the love of the people of this country and has emerged as a “national option’’.

“They are not concerned about any scam in the excise policy. They are scared of Kejriwal who has gained the love of people, specially after the party’s victory in Punjab assembly elections.

“They want to stop the good work being done

in education and health sectors. They first arrested Satyendar Jain who was holding the charge of the health portfolio and I will also be arrested in the next couple of days,” he claimed.

Sisodia termed the Excise Policy 2021-22 as the “best policy”, and said there was “no wrongdoing” in its implementation but a conspiracy to scare Kejriwal.

“This is not befitting of a prime minister who has got the people’s mandate.

The difference between Kejriwal and Modi is that the former thinks about poor people and the latter thinks about his select friends.

NSF urges govt to make NSSB operational soon (From p-1) The federation president has, therefore, appealed to the departments to comply with the directives and forward the details so that it does not become a stumbling block to NSSB. NSF has warned that if NSSB was not made operational at the earliest, the student bodies would resort to democratic protests soon.

During interaction, Tep said that one of the resolutions that the federation had adopted during the assembly was to appeal to the educational institutions to spare a day once a week to wear traditional attire to protect the cultural identity of the Nagas.

Reiterates on AFSPA repeal: NSF general secretary Süpuni Ng Philo reiterated the resolution adopted by the NSF executive councils on March 12, 2022, Kohima during the second federal assembly (20212023) on repeal of AFSPA from Naga homeland.

He said that the house after through discussion and elaboration resolved to firmly extend non-cooperation to Indian army force. It was further of resolved that: No individual/

groups across the Naga homeland shall accept any form aid from the Indian armed or Para-Military forces.

No Individual/groups would be allowed to invite Indian Armed force and paramilitary force personnel to any event being organized in the Naga homeland neither attend event of such forces.

As a mark of protest, black flag would be hoisted across the Naga homeland. The federating units and Sub-ordinate bodies of the Federation have been asked to effectively implement the resolution.

NSF general secretary mentioned that the 3rd federal assembly endorsed the matter to the executive council to take effective remedies and measure simultaneously to repeal AFPSA from Naga homeland and North East at large.

NSF has also appealed to the government of India to deliver justice to the families of victims who were massacred on December 4, 2021. “We feel that the issue is dying away, but NSF will ensure that until and unless justice is delivered to the victim family, NSF will continue to fight for justice” NSF president added.

Pinarayi Vijayan

T H I RU VA NA N T H A PURAM, AUG 20 (PTI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday accused the BJP-led central government of trying to destroy the state by ‘squeezing’ it financially and putting obstacles in the path of its development.

Charging the Centre with attempting to curtail even the limited rights of the state, he said they were trying to impose a peculiar kind of “financial pressure” on the southern state with an objective to destroy it.

The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating the state conference of the PSC employees union here.

The union government was continuing its efforts to violate the federal principles prevalent in the country, he alleged.

“Our state’s deserved revenue grant is slashed and effort is on to curtail its borrowing limit. The attempt is to push our state into a deep crisis,” he said.

Claiming that the union gover nment was

‘usurping’ the powers of the state, the Marxist veteran further said this has become a “bane” for the country.

The Centre’s attitude was “we can do anything and you cannot”, he said, adding that it was even trying to take over the cooperative sector.

By keeping one million positions vacant, the union government was trying to destroy the employment sector of the country, he added.

Vijayan also warned against attempts to weaken the constitutional institutions of the country and create division among the people.

The CM’s scathing attack against the Centre comes weeks after the Enforcement Directorate had sent a notice to former state finance minister T M Thomas Isaac in connection with its probe into alleged violations in the financial dealings of KIIFB, the primary agency of the state government for financing large and critical infrastructure projects.

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (PTI): The Congress on Saturday paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, saying his single term as PM will be remembered for far-reaching achievements, including deepening the foundations of the IT revolution that has transformed India.

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited their father’s memorial, Veer Bhumi, and paid homage on his 78th birth anniversary in the morning.

“Papa, you are always with me, in my heart. I will always try to fulfil the dream that you saw for the country,” Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. He also shared a video and picture montage on Rajiv Gandhi.

In a Facebook post in Hindi, Priyanka Gandhi said, “My father Shri Rajiv Gandhi had laid the roadmap for 21st century India before the country. An India in which the power of the youth, the power of villages, the potential of women, the use of new technologies, finds expression.”

Steps like information revolution, communication revolution, Panchayati Raj, right to vote at 18 years were steps to strengthen this expression, she added.

“My father’s dream was to take India to the top rank in the 21st century. He worked day and night about

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Kerala CM accuses Centre of Congress pays tributes to Rajiv ‘squeezing’ state financially Gandhi on his birth anniversary

Rahul Gandhi acknowledges greetings of supporters during a ceremony to pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi. (PTI)

that dream and gave a new direction to India,” Priyanka Gandhi said. “Our path is definitely full of challenges. But, today on the birth anniversary of Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji, we all have to reiterate our resolve to fulfil the dream of taking India to the highest level,” she said.

On Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi posted a montage of pictures and videos of Rajiv Gandhi and also a quote by the former PM – “I dream of India Strong, Independent, Self-Reliant and in the front rank of the nations of the world, in the service of mankind.” In a statement, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said his single term as prime minister will be remembered for numerous landmarks and far-reaching achievements of which six stand out for his personal drive, commitment and leadership.

First, he deepened the foundations of the IT revolution that has transformed India, Ramesh said, adding that Gandhi ushered the country into the computer, telecom and software development era.

“He launched technology missions for addressing societal challenges that have, for example, made India a world-leader in vaccine production and made the country polio-free,” Ramesh said.

“Second, he led the way personally in ensuring that Panchayats and Nagarpalikas were accorded Constitutional status with one-third reservation for women and emerged as effective institutions of selfgovernment,” the Congress general secretary said.

The fact that there are now 14 lakh women elected to such institutions is a tribute to his determination, Ramesh added.

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXII NO. 256 DIMAPUR, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

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Yet to deliver

aving taken it upon itself of playing the role of mentor and moral guide of society, the church in Nagaland has much to learn by taking a serious introspection of what has been achieved through its ministry. The church has taken up various issues but hardly worked on a long-term basis to effect change. For instance, it went hammer and tongs over liquor, then even before the dust settled, it launched a ‘clean election’ campaign in 2012 which has instead become a slogan by which the church appears convinced that it has at least achieved something. The other issue that the church used to be quite happy to raise was on factional clashes and factionalism. The phrase gun-culture nurtures factionalism as every faction seeks to legitimize itself with another medieval term ‘revolution’ and legitimizing the ideology of Mao Zedong that power flows through the barrel of the gun and have pushed their lifestyle to force the ‘passive/fearful’ sheep that they live, by ‘might is right’ and not what is right. This stone age concept is accorded a dominant status. A society under gun siege is not free nor democratic and speaking out the truth (even supposedly traditional style) is not supported by the people but ire of those exposed and silence from society. However, the church appears to fight shy on the issue of corruption possibly because it could ill afford to displease the wealthy donors who count.

This silence has only made corruption no longer an unscriptural offence since donation and fund raising drives have many whose hands are tied. In a world of feel good gurus, there are not two opinions about Mamon, which morally, is a good servant but a bad master. The radar to divine wisdom is not properly functioning and, on the ground, the compass is also not giving accurate reading. That is why contemporary society is continually being churned by changes but at the same time, suffering from an inertia and thus lost vision of the reality. Recent incidents in the state point to erosion of the social values where moral absolutes are but hurdles that stand in the way. Respect for the law has been lost because the freedom that exists is to do as one please or perpetrate the ‘khushi-khushi’ syndrome. This deepening crisis has created a moral abyss where eventually, the means justify the end. Despite all that is being professed by the people, neither the preaching nor teaching inspire people anymore. What has gone wrong then? Probably because these lack magnitude and direction and above all, fail to confront the problems squarely in the eye. But who can bell the cat? So long the church buries its head in the sand and only hope for a miraculous deliverance, the ailment will turn it upside down. In the recent past, violent activities have continued without respite and could even turn worse in the next few years and if the church fails to read the writing on the wall, then it is like the end times happening.

DailyDevotion Christ-Awareness

…and I will give you rest. —Matthew 11:28

Whenever anything begins to disintegrate your life with Jesus Christ, turn to Him at once, asking Him to re-establish your rest. Never allow anything to remain in your life that is causing the unrest. Think of every detail of your life that is causing the disintegration as something to fight against, not as something you should allow to remain. Ask the Lord to put awareness of Himself in you, and your self-awareness will disappear.

Then He will be your all in all. Beware of allowing your self-awareness to continue, because slowly but surely it will awaken self-pity, and self-pity is satanic. Don’t allow yourself to say, “Well, they have just misunderstood me, and this is something over which they should be apologizing to me; I’m sure I must have this cleared up with them already.” Learn to leave others alone regarding this. Simply ask the Lord to give you Christ-awareness, and He will steady you until your completeness in Him is absolute.

A complete life is the life of a child. When I am fully conscious of my awareness of Christ, there is something wrong. It is the sick person who really knows what health is. A child of God is not aware of the will of God because he is the will of God. When we have deviated even slightly from the will of God, we begin to ask, “Lord, what is your will?” A child of God never prays to be made aware of the fact that God answers prayer, because he is so restfully certain that God always answers prayer.

If we try to overcome our self-awareness through any of our own commonsense methods, we will only serve to strengthen our self-awareness tremendously. Jesus says, “Come to Me…and I will give you rest,” that is, Christ-awareness will take the place of self-awareness.

Wherever Jesus comes He establishes rest— the rest of the completion of activity in our lives that is never aware of itself.

Quotes

Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen. ~ Warren E. Burger

NAGALAND POST, DIMAPUR SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 2022

Post-mortem

Climate change could impact India’s renewable energy potential

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he expanse and success of wind energy in India is concentrated in a few states because of the commercial viability and favourable wind and climate conditions they offer. About 95 percent of the installed wind energy in the country is in eight states – Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana and Tamil Nadu – according to government data. Solar energy projects, meanwhile, are mushrooming across the country.

Renewable energy production, however, is expected to be impacted by climate change, finds a recent study, by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune.

The researchers claim that over most of India’s landmass, solar potential would decrease in the near future. Wind potential, on the other hand, shows an increasing trend on the onshore regions in India but the potential in the offshore areas shows a decreasing trend for non-monsoon months.

The study used climate models such as Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment (CORDEX), Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5) and CMIP6 to understand climate projections for various parts of the country over five decades. The information provided by these models helps analyse the availability of renew-

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able energy sources in the future.

The researchers looked at the historical simulation data from the last 55 years and projected how renewable energy sources would fare in the next 55 years. “The findings could be used by policy makers to take preventive measures to mitigate the actions which are leading to global warming and climate change. It could also help the energy sector in working towards more research and development in boosting the technical capabilities of solar and wind energy,” study co-author Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay told Mongabay-India.

The study said that the southern coast of Odisha and southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu show promise for wind potential. This is in contrast to the present situation where wind energy is yet to take shape in Odisha.

Meanwhile in Jammu and Kashmir, the study predicted an increase in the frequency of lower wind velocities while higher velocities could see a dip in future.

An assessment report by the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE), Chennai for wind power potential at a height of 120 meters, put Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir and some others as medium potential areas for wind energy and where the industry is still not developed. The IITM study, however, has different predictions, possibly

because it used climate model data through CORDEX and CIMP, while the NIWE assessment is based on advanced wind flow model with corroboration from the actual 406 measurement sites in India.

The seasonal analysis of the climate models done by the IITM scientists also shows that the southern and the northwest regions of India could see a higher wind speed during winter and monsoon months when the wind potential is usually the maximum.

The study also notes that solar radiance is likely to decrease during all seasons over most of the solar farming regions of India and hence, from an investment point of view, central and south central India must be considered during the premonsoon months as the potential loss is likely to be minimal in these regions.

The IITM study also hinted towards prominent changes of annual solar radiance in the foothills of Himalayas and central India whereas the solar radiation is likely to be the lowest in the future decades and would improve along the central and south central India between 2040-2070.

The study concluded that the annual and seasonal wind speeds are likely to decrease over north India and increase over south India. The study batted for more intensive investment on the research and development of technologies used for solar and wind en-

ergy. “With the estimated decrease in future wind and solar potential, an expanded and more efficient network of wind and solar farms is needed to increase renewable energy production,” the report said.

IITM’s Mukhopadhyay also said that there is also a need to maintain real time data on changing climate situations and its impact on energy systems to analyse the trend and act accordingly.

The study assumes significance as this could be used by solar and wind energy developers and investors, which are primarily private players. The research also comes at a time when the Indian government has globally committed to increase its share of renewable energy and achieve net zero target by 2070 through the latest updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) which the Indian government is set to submit to the United Nations Framework for Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Climate change and clean energy Experts working in the energy sector claim that climate conditions often play a key role in the success of the sensitive solar and wind energy sectors.

Deepak Krishnan, Associate Director (Energy Programme) at the World Resources Institute (WRI), India also explained that most of the wind farms in India are situated close to

favourable geographical locations, the economics behind this decision and what pre-requisites the wind energy developers or investors see before venturing into it. Krishnan said that the maximum concentration of wind energy is in the Palghat pass area of Kerala and Kanyakumari region in Tamil Nadu, followed by Gujarat.

“The interest of wind energy developers/investors is mainly dictated by the potential speed of wind that exists in that area. Post the potential assessment, developers will also look at friendliness of policy, competitiveness of the tariff offered and presence of industry which can help them enter third party contracts. Yes, geography and climate play a key role in determining the best wind sites. The more you move away from them, your tariffs increase as wind speeds reduce,” Krishnan told Mongabay-India.

Saptak Ghosh, Senior Policy Specialist (Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy) at Center for Study of Science, Technology and Policy (CSTEP), told Mongabay-India, that climate change impacts could lead to more drastic monsoons, summers and winters affecting the overall production from solar and wind farms.

“Climate change leads to more drastic monsoons, summers and winters. This means that in some parts of the year solar radiation will be higher than the

average trend of the recent past and vice versa.

The same goes for wind.

So unless renewable (RE) generation projections and prediction models do not account for this variability, the operation of the grid will become more complex in terms of scheduling, balancing and dispatching.

Various research organisations are conducting extensive research programs in this field worldwide. The outputs and recommendations of these studies will determine if the negative impact of climate change on RE-based generation can be mitigated or not,” Ghosh said.

A 2018 paper on the Indian Ocean showed that warming of the Indian Ocean during the studied period (1980 to 2016) led to weakening of monsoonal circulation and wind speeds in India.

The latest available assessment report 6 (AR6) of Working Group II of the Intergover nmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), earlier this year, noted that due to the impact of climate change, rising temperatures could increase the threat of heat waves across Asia and drought in South Asia and other parts of the continent, besides melting of glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region while transboundary river basins of Ganges and others could face severe water scarcity.

Manish Kumar (As published in Mongabay India)

The opposition needs to get its act together

he way Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav put one past the BJP has no doubt warmed the hearts of the Opposition, and put the spring back in their step. Once again, there is a glimmer of hope that if it could be done in Bihar, then perhaps there might be a way to put it past a rampaging, marauding BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well.

Of the fact that the JD(U)’s separation from the BJP and its reunion with the RJD alters the arithmetic for Bihar, there is no doubt. The BJP, which had been steadily gaining political space in Bihar, will be on the defensive and forced to try and defend itsrecent gains. Instead of expanding, the party will worry about retaining its seats in the assembly and the cascading effects of the recent setback in Bihar on its prospects in Lok Sabha 2024.

It will also worry if Bihar will become the epicentre of more damaging shock waves in the Hindi heartland and beyond.

The prospect of contesting the Bihar assembly election on its own again might give the BJP the heebiejeebies. The last time it did so with minor allies in 2015, the mahagathbandhan -- a grand alliance of the JD(U), RJD, Congress and other parties—had blown away the mighty BJP. It had made no difference that the party throw everything it had into the battle—a battery of highimpact campaigners, led

by Narendra Modi, their star of the 2014 Lok Sabha and by now the party’s trump card for most occasions.

Taken together, the results of the 2014 Lok Sabha and the 2015 state assembly demonstrated that the politically discerning Bihari voter could cast his votes differently for the Lok Sabha and the state assembly. They did not vote for Nitish in 2014 in the general election, but they overwhelmingly preferred him in 2015 in the assembly election. In their own wisdom, they decided who deserved to be the leader of the government in Delhi and who in Patna.

Losing Nitish and the thought of facing another mahagathbandhan in 2025 will Reader’s note: Articles

certainly worry the BJP. But vulnerable in several other Lok Opposition must target him. It’s the interests of the people. They that is still three years away. A Sabha constituencies in 2024. not for lack of trying, but the need to credibly explain how they year before that there will be the Add to the combined vote of the Opposition has been misfiring. will rebalance the roles of the Lok Sabha elections, and the mahagathbandhan, a palpable For instance, they have at- state and the market in developBJP must first try and save the disenchantment with Modi’s tacked him for being a divisive ing the economy and improving 17 (of 40) seats it had won here governance record over the past politician. But Modi has taken the lives of people.

It is in attacking his temple in 2019. Optimists in the party two terms, and the prospects do the battle beyond that. Of course, might hope for 22 seats, its 2014 not look so bright for the BJP in Hindutva sits in the sanctum of Welfarism that the Opposition tally, but it will take another dra- Bihar in 2024. sanctorum of his political temple, may find an immediate emomatic turn for that to become a What does all this mean but he has built three more il- tional connectwith the people.

But they cannot do so by competreal possibility. for national politics? Bihar has lusory temples around it.

A comparison of the 2014 a reputation for being the nerve The temple of Nationalism. ing with him with more welfare and 2019 Lok Sabha results in centre of political movements in Here the deity blesses Indians schemes. Regional parties might Bihar is instructive. In 2014, the colonial and post-colonial India, with pride in a strong nation derive electoral benefits locally, BJP fought in alliance with the and it is perhaps showing the that can take care of itself and but it won’t diminish Modi’s Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and way again. push back bullies. The second is appeal among the poor on a the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party The BJP has been system- a temple of Development. This national scale—he seems to have (RLSP); the JD(U) contested in atically going after all non-BJP deity creates highways, airports, run away with that constituency.

In order to pull down his alliance with the Communist governments. It has split parties industries, AIIMSes, spacecraft, Party of India (CPI), while the by exploiting any and all vul- 24x7 power and unicorns where temple of Welfarism, the OpposiRJD fought in alliance with the nerabilities; it has threatened there were none. The third is a tion needs to convey to the poor Congress and the Nationalist legislators with the full might of temple of Welfarism. This deity that he is distributing handouts Congress Party (NCP). central investigative agencies; it gives free food, a house, a toilet, to them because he has failed to In 2019, the BJP contested has gobbled up state after state, free gas cylinders, a zero-balance provide them quality employthe election with JD(U) and the even after losing the popular bank account, direct benefit ment. That economic growth LJP. The RJD allied with the mandate, and in its unbridled transfer, health insurance and under his prime ministership is Congress, the RLSP, the Hin- ambition to conquer all, it has Rs 6,000 a year to every small not creating stable jobs. They have to attack ‘jobless growth’— dustani Awam MorchaSecular even cannibalised its own allies. farmer, like never before.

(HAMS) and the VikassheelInIt looked like there was no The Opposition has to at- that is his Achilles heel.

The resentment of jobless saan Party (VSIP). stopping this marauding on- tack the creaky foundations of In all the 17 constituencies slaught till Bihar, courtesy Nitish these three temples he has built youth is a fact. The participation the BJP contested in 2019, the and Tejashwi, got in its way. A before they can hope to pull of women in the labour force has been going down. The Opposivote for its candidates saw a big similar coup was in the works in down the bigger temple. spike compared to 2014. For in- Bihar too, but astute Nitish had They have to begin with the tion can build support among the stance, in Paschim Champaran, the sense and political timing to temple of Nationalism: they have youth and women by presenting BJP candidate Sanjay Jaiswal, play his trump card at just the to expose the lies in his claims to them a redesigned economic currently party president of the right time. to global power and glory. They policy that will create secure jobs state unit, polled 3.7 lakh votes The war, however, has just have to show that he is not as and incomes for them.

Is the Opposition ready (or 43% of the votes polled) in begun. One state is not enough. strong and decisive in dealing 2014; in 2019, he polled six lakh One political combination is not with Pakistan and China as he with an alternative vision? Does votes (60% of the votes polled). enough. One Nitish Kumar is projects. They have to make it have a credible plan for the The alliance with the JD(U) and not enough. people understand that he whips country’s jobless youth and LJP worked in its favour not The BJP has fused its per- up symbolic campaigns such as women? To convince people that just in Paschim Champaran but sonality with the cult of Nar- ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ to bolster Modi’s slogan of ‘sabka saath, elsewhere too, in 2019. endra Modi. He is the party’s his image as the chief protector sabka vikas’ is just a slogan, they But in 2024, the BJP will be EVM (electronic voting ma- of the nation even as his policies need a credible alternative plan to ensure ‘sabka vikas’. back to the 2014 situation when chine)—and remains strong. weaken the nation.

That vision alone will also it contested the election without His popular appeal is phenomThe temple of Developthe JD(U). The situation will in enal. He is a shrewd, relentless ment is built with right-of-centre not be enough. There has to be all likelihood be worse, because self-propagandist. He speaks to bricks. But the Opposition has a credible political alternative the RLSP has moved away from people in simple catchphrases not been able to attack and too, the kind of option that it and the LJP is splintered. And every day. He is all over the damage it, even though they are reassures people that voting in that could make Jaiswal’s victory mediascape—TV, print, radio, ideologically left-of-centre. He change will improve their lives. very uncertain. He might have digital and social media. He has is an apostle of the free market. They will want to pin their hopes lost by nearly 30,000 votes in made sure that a good part of He has been giving up more and on a leader, a visionary figure to 2014, if he were facing a ma- India listens only to him and he more space to the market, to take on another cult figure. A fragmented opposition will give hagathbandhan candidate. The has cast a hypnotic spell on vast crony capitalists. combined vote of the JD(U), the swathes of the country.

The Opposition did play a Modi a cakewalk.

RJD, the CPI and the CPI(MLThe battle against Modi role in foiling his bid to open Arun Sinha is an independent Liberation) in the constituency is not simply about reclaiming up agriculture to the market. journalist and the author of was 4.04 lakh against his 3.71 votes, it is about reclaiming They are opposing his plans for ‘Nitish Kumar and the Rise lakh. With the RLSP gone and minds. If the minds return, the disinvestment in PSUs and public of Bihar’ and ‘The Battle for Bihar’ the LJP diminished, the gap votes will too. Modi has given sector banks. But they need to do (As published in will, in all probability,widen in electoral contests a psychic di- much more to prove that his priNational Herald) 2024. The party will be similarly mension, and that is where the vatisation policy is totally against or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

Mumbai police get threat of ‘26/11-like’ attack MUMBAI, AUG 20 (PTI): Mumbai police has received text messages warning of a “26/11-like” attack on the city from a phone number with Pakistan’s country code and a person has been detained in this connection, officials said on Saturday.

A man was detained from Virar near Mumbai and the Mumbai crime branch team which is probing the threat messages is questioning him, sources said. The messages were received on WhatsApp on a helpline number of traffic police’s Worli control room around 11:45 on Friday night.

While one message said that six people will execute the attack, another said preparations were on to blow up Mumbai which will bring back the memories of the 26/11 attack, officials said.

“Police received messages around 11.45 pm on Friday, which threatened that a 26/11-like attack would be carried out in Mumbai and the city would be blown up. There was a mention of 26/11 attacks

Police personnel use a sniffer dog to patrol Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Station in Mumbai, Saturday. (PTI)

terrorist Ajmal Kasab and (deceased) Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in the messages,” city police commissioner Vivek Phansalkar said at a press conference on Saturday. “It was also mentioned that some of their aides were working in India.

Prima facie, the threat messages came from a number that has the country code of Pakistan,” he added.

Police have taken the messages seriously, he said,

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assuring that citizens’ safety and security was police’s responsibility. “Necessary measures are being taken to investigate the threat messages. We are alert on coastal security and are coordinating with the Coast Guard,” he added. ‘Sagar Kavach’ operation has been launched and coastal security beefed up, the police commissioner added.

The ten Pakistani terrorists including Kasab who

caused mayhem in Mumbai and killed at least 166 persons had arrived in the city by sea route on November 26, 2008. Phansalkar, meanwhile, said a First Information Report (FIR) was being registered under Indian Penal Code section 506 (2) (criminal intimidation) at Worli Police Station regarding the threat messages.

The crime branch is also sharing the information with the Maharashtra Anti-

Terrorism Squad, he added.

Police were also investigating the numbers and persons mentioned in the messages, he said, adding that these numbers were Indian ones. Asked about the fact that the messages were in Hindi and not in Urdu and whether there was an attempt to create a fake IP address so that the messages would appear to have come from a Pakistani number, he said, “We can not rule out any possibility without investigation.”

Asked about media reports tracing the number to a Lahore-based gardener who claimed that his number had been `hacked’, the commissioner said police were looking into this aspect too. Police are already on high alert during the ongoing festive season, he said. The threat messages were received a day after a yacht was found off the Raigad coast near Mumbai with AK-47 rifles and live rounds on board, causing a scare, although officials said that there was no terror angle in it.

Corruption rampant in Govt offices: K’taka HC BENGALURU, AUG 20 (PTI): The Karnataka High Court has denied bail to a Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) official stating that there was rampant corruption in government offices.

“Now-a-days, in the Government office, corruption has become rampant and no file will be moved without any bribe. Therefore, I am of the view that the petitioner is not entitled for the grant of bail BDA had allegedly used land belonging to Suvvalal Jain and Suresh Chand Jain for a road without proper acquisition proceedings.

An application for an alternative site in lieu of the land was filed by their GPA (General Power of Attorney) holder Manjunath.

Raju allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs one crore, negotiated it down to Rs 60 lakh and was caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs five lakh in cash on June seven, 2022.

Govt committed to empower Armed Forces Tribunal: Rajnath NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (IANS): Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the Government is committed to make the Armed Forces Tribunal more empowered and responsive and implement measures that were required in this direction.

The minister said that the judiciary is a strong pillar of democracy, and judicial officers, and lawyers are in turn pillars of this judicial system. He said people knock on the doors of the judiciary when all other options were closed to them and sound judiciary delivery systems were the basis for good governance.

Addressing the gathering at a seminar titled ‘Introspection: Armed Forces Tribunal’, organised by Armed Forces Tribunal Principal Bench Bar Association in New Delhi, he stated that domain-specific tribunals were set up to deal with diverse cases and clear pending cases.

The minister stressed

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that litigants have trust in our judiciary and whatever measures required were being implemented, such as filling up of vacancies in the tribunals, to expedite the justice delivery process. He also assured the gathering that government would consider suggestions that would emerge from the seminar to fulfil the aspirations of ex-servicemen, and serving personnel for the speedy delivery of justice.

The minister called for a balance between ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ and ‘justice hurried is justice buried’ to lessen the burden of pendency.

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Loss of faith in judiciary will endanger democracy: CJI

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VIJAYAWADA, AUG 20 (IANS): Chief Justice of India (CJI) N.V. Ramana on Saturday said that if people lose faith and trust in the judiciary, the very survival of democracy will be at stake.

Justice Ramana, who is scheduled to demit office next week, said it was necessary to ensure that people do not lose faith and trust in the judiciary.

“If the people lose the faith and trust in judiciary and if the judiciary collapses, the very survival of democracy will be at stake,” the CJI said.

Justice Ramana was speaking after inaugurating Vijayawada Court Complex here in the presence of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court Prashant Kumar Mishra, judges of the high court and other courts.

He said during his tenure as the Chief Justice, he focused on filling up vacancies of judges and as many as 250 high court judges were appointed.

The CJI said filling up the vacancies of judges and improving infrastructure were the two issues on top of his agenda during his tenure of one-and-half years.

He said during his ten-

ure as the CJI, 250 high court judges were appointed. Twelve judges to the Supreme Court and 15 chief justices of various state high courts were also appointed.

The CJI said he ensured all sections of society, especially women and backward sections get proper representation in the judiciary.

He said he spoke on the filling up of vacancies of judges and improving infrastructure in courts across the country and raised the issue with the Prime Minister, Central Ministers, Chief Ministers and Chief Justices. In view of the financial problems faced by some states, he wanted the Centre to provide funds to the state for construction of court buildings.

“Though there was some opposition from the Centre, some Chief Ministers, especially of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, supported me and demanded that the Centre provide the funds.

I thank them for their support,” he said.

Justice Ramana observed that high pendency of cases is the main problem faced by the judiciary in the county and there are many reasons for that. He reminded judges and lawyers that ensuring speedy justice is their responsibility. Stating that the ultimate aim of judiciary is to deliver justice to people, he advised them to ensure speedy justice within the shortest possible time.

He advised lawyers to extend all support to various initiatives to strengthen the judiciary and also recalled the days when he served as a member of Vijayawada Bar Association in 1983.

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visits the affected areas after a cloudburst in Dehradun. (PTI)

in the Pauri district prompting the administration to close all Anganwadi centres and schools. A house and a shop were damaged by heavy rains in Bhainswad village of Dehradun district injuring three people while five were missing, the state emergency operation centre here said.

Water also entered the caves of Tapkeshwar, a fa-

mous Shiva temple on the banks of the Tons river, which was in spate, officials said. A cloudburst occurred around 2.15 am in Sarkhet village in the Raipur area, they said, adding a bridge over the Song river near Thano got washed away while the Kempty Falls, a popular tourist spot near Mussoorie, was also flowing dangerously.

Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the affected areas near Thano and instructed officials to make arrangements for restoring vehicular movement.

“The administration is fully alert. Disaster relief teams are already at work in the affected areas. The Army’s help may also be taken if needed,” he said. Dhami was accompanied by Raipur MLA Umesh Sharma Kau and Garhwal commissioner Sushil Kumar.

Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi and Dehradun District Magistrate Sonika also visited the affected areas to assess the damage.

Mud entered homes in over a dozen villages following the cloudburst, prompting the State Disaster Response Force to shift the affected people to safe locations.

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The railway authorities had declared the bridge unsafe. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur expressed condolences over the deaths and said that administration is carrying out rescue operations on war-footing in the affected districts.

DEHRADUN/NEW TEHRI, AUG 20 (PTI): A series of cloudbursts hit different parts of Uttarakhand early on Saturday killing four people while 10 went missing as rivers breached their banks and washed away bridges, officials said.

Torrential rains damaged two houses in Gwad village in Tehri district trapping seven people under the debris. Two bodies have been recovered from under the rubble, Tehri District Magistrate Saurabh Gaharwar said.

In Kothar village, an elderly woman suffocated to death after getting trapped underneath rubble brought in by the rains, he said. In Binak village of Pauri district, a house collapsed burying 70-year-old Darshani Devi alive. Her body was recovered by villagers, the disaster control room said.

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SHIMLA, AUG 20 (PTI): Six people were killed and 13 others were feared dead in separate incidents of flash flood and landslide triggered by heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Saturday.

Twenty-two people, who were stranded following a flash flood in the state’s Hamirpur district, were evacuated safely, they said.

According to officials, train service be-

areas after a cloud burst and took shelter at safe places, the department added.

Besides, eight members of another family are also feared buried under the debris of their house following a landslide at Kashan village in Gohar development block, the department added.

However, the bodies have not been retrieved yet, it said. Several roads in Mandi district have also been blocked following flash flood and multiple landslides.

Several vehicles were damaged and a number of villagers were stuck in their houses as water entered their houses and shops at Balh, Sadar, Thunag, Mandi and Lamathach, officials said.

Schools in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district will remain closed on Saturday due to ongoing incessant rains, a senior administration official said.

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Collapsed portion of railway bridge over the Chakki river in Dharamshala, Saturday. (PTI)

According to officials, three people were killed after their house collapsed following a landslide triggered by rains in Chamba district.

The Chamba district emergency operation centre (DEOC) said the landslide occurred at Banet village in Chowari tehsil around 4.30 am following which a house collapsed, killing three people.

In Mandi, a girl was killed and 13 others were feared dead in a landslide and flash flood triggered by heavy rains, officials said.

The body of a girl was recovered about half-a-km away from her house in Baghi Nullah on Mandi-Katola-Prashar road on Friday night, while five members of her family were washed away, state disaster management department officials said.

Several families also left their houses located between Baghi to Old Katola

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While claiming that the people have seen how Hindu customs and rituals were being practiced by Nagas under the present regime, NPCC advised UDA that instead of pointing fingers, it would do well to stand up to the occasion and defend the interests of the people they represent.

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While pointing out the poor road conditions in the State, erratic power supply and late payment of salaries, that continue to haunt the state, NPCC said the state continues to reel under “misgovernance and corruption”. It also pointed out that the youths were suffering without jobs, while those self-employed were unable to sustain due to extortion. It also alleged that contractors were not receiving payments except to a close family of the CM. NPCC further said that syndicates supported by unscrupulous elements were controlling the business activities thereby stifling the sincere Naga youth struggling to establish themselves in business.

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DIMAPUR, AUG 20 (NPN): Tumble dry, a laundry service was opened here Saturday, at K Ketovi Sumi’s complex, near YLS motors, Chümoukedima. According to the proprietors Hitova Achumi and Ungerna Toy, Tumble dry is the fastest growing laundry and dry clean chain. It has 172 live stores at present across 95 cities and upcoming 108 stores. Tumble dry is a eco-friendly organic cleaning, cuff and collar cleaning, spot and stain removal, wash and steam iron, wash and fold and dry cleaning and steam ironing.

(From p-1) NPCC said even presently BJP wants to hold election after abandoning the July 26 resolution by announcing a seat sharing arrangement with NDPP on July 26.

NPCC said the state BJP is part of the party ruling the centre and without the latter’s recommendation the Election Commission will never advance state election from 2023 to 2022-end.

On the issue of Rs. 365 crores granted to Nagaland by the then Prime Minister AB Vajpayee and allegation about the role and “conduct” of NPCC president (as the then finance minister of NPF in 2003-04) NPCC has demanded evidence if there was any misconduct on Therie’s part or face defamation case.

The party also alleged that Nagas were “not blind to the resorts, hotels and

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NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (IANS): Aiming to boost connectivity between key metro cities, Air India will start 24 additional domestic flights from Saturday onwards. Most of these flights will be deployed on the routes of metro cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, among others.

While Air India will add two new frequencies from Delhi to Mumbai, Bengaluru and Ahmedabad, and from Mumbai to Chennai and Hyderabad, one new frequency on the Mumbai-Bengaluru route and Ahmedabad-Pune route will be included as well.

Commenting on the network expansion, Campbell Wilson, MD and CEO, Air India, said: “This expansion bolsters connectivity between key metros, and improves connectivity between Air India’s domestic and international networks...”

while serving in various capacities to the Government of Nagaland.

In a condolence message, WAPO president Kepelhoutuo Chüsi and general secretary Pekruvotuo Nagi said his demise has created a sense of void in the community, which would be unable to ever fill.

At this moment of grief and sorrow, WAPO conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the Almighty God give them solace and comfort.

TUD: Tenyimi Union Dimapur (TUD) condoled the demise of R Kevichusa, who it said a man who epitomized love and forgiveness.

TUD through its media cell stated that his contributions to the Tenyimi family in particular and the Naga society in general would be deeply cherished.

The union conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the departed soul rest in peace.

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sage, IASAN general secretary Abhijit Sinha said late R Kevichusa, as an administrative officer, held many significant posts in the State.

The association said late R Kevichusa was a large hearted, courageous and gifted officer, adding that his pleasing personality made a lasting impression on anyone who met him.

His passing away has left a deep void in the lives of everyone he impacted upon, IASAN said and added that his numerous contributions in the various fields would be long remembered by the people of the State. The association also conveyed its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to give them strength to bear the irreparable loss.

WAPO: Western Angami Public Organisation (WAPO) has expressed shock and grief over the demise its member R Kevichusa, who it said had immensely contributed to Naga society as a whole

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rate at the last policy review with a view to preventing its upward drift from the target.

The MPC at its meeting from August 3 to 5 had decided to increase the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 5.40 per cent.

The sequence of policy measures, Das said, “is expected to strengthen monetary policy credibility and anchor inflation expectations. Our actions would continue to be calibrated, measured and nimble de-

sadness over the demise of R Kevichusa, son of A. Kevichusa, founder of regional NPF political party.

In a condolence message, Azo described late R Kevichusa as “a refine gentleman and a humble person” who held his integrity in every facet of his life.

Azo also said late Kevichusa was a capable officer who truthfully and tirelessly devoted to render his service for the welfare of the Naga society.

NPF legislature party leader said the legacy he left behind would always be adorned by all and his contribution will always be treasured. Aso expressed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family in this hour of grief and prayed that his soul will rest in peace.

IASAN: IAS Association Nagaland (IASAN) has expressed profound grief and sorrow on the demise of Razhukhrielie Kevichusa, retired IAS officer of Nagaland.

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pending upon the unfolding dynamics of inflation and economic activity.”

Frontloading of monetary policy actions, opined RBI Deputy Governor Michael Debabrata Patra, “can keep inflation expectations firmly anchored, re-align inflation with the target and reduce the mediumterm growth sacrifice as it is timed into the recovery underway.”

MPC has been tasked by the government to ensure that Consumer Price Index (CPI) based inflation remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side.

The CPI inflation was at 7.01 per cent in June and eased to 6.71 per cent in July. The data for August is scheduled to be released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) on September 12.

but the legacy he left behind and his contributions to the society would be always remembered.

In a condolence message, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu said late Kevichusa lived his life as capable, sincere and dedicated officers, adding that Naga society will always be thankful for his valuable contributions and services for the upliftment of the society.

NPF president mentioned that late R Kevichusa was the son of the founder of the regional NPF party and also the father of Ate Kevichüsa, CEC member of the party.

NPF president, on behalf of the party rank and file, deeply mourned the demise of late Kevichüsa and conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed Almighty God to grant them solace and comfort.

Azo: NPF legislature party leader and UDA cochairman Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu has expressed deep

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MUMBAI, AUG 20 (PTI): With the price situation remaining at “unacceptably and uncomfortably” high level, members of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee underlined the need for preventing upward drift of inflation and bringing it down to the target band, as per minutes of its recent policy meeting.

Reserve Bank Gover nor Shaktikanta Das said the policy actions of the central bank “would continue to be calibrated, measured and nimble depending upon the unfolding dynamics of inflation and economic activity.”

Das, according to the minutes of the MPC meeting released on Friday, said retail inflation was “unacceptably and uncomfortably” high, as he along with other members proposed a 50 basis points hike in repo

(From p-1) Patton, on behalf of the state BJP legislators, conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

Kronu: Minister planning & co-ordination, land revenue & parliamentary affairs Neiba Kronu has expressed grief over the demise of R Kevichusa and said that the state has lost a noble man who was an inspiration to all the Nagas.

In a condolence message, Kronu described late R Kevichusa as “a humble, dedicated and a fearless man of great vision” who stood and spoke for truth.

The minister also expressed deepest condolences to the bereaved family members.

NPF president: Naga People’s Front (NPF) president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu has expressed deep pain and sorrow over the demise of R Kevichüsa and said that his death was a great loss for the Naga people,

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jured and carried away from the hotel, the head of Mogadishu’s Aamin ambulance services, Abdikadir Abdirahman told Reuters news agency earlier.

Unverified images circulating on social media appeared to show smoke billowing from the hotel while shouting and loud bangs can be heard.

“Two car bombs targeted Hotel Hayat,” a police officer told the Reuters news agency in a statement. “One hit a barrier near the hotel, and then the other hit the gate of the hotel. We believe the fighters are inside the hotel.”

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The group controls much of southern and central Somalia but has been able to extend its influence into areas controlled by the government based in Mogadishu.

In recent weeks fighters affiliated with the group have also attacked targets along the Somalia-Ethiopia border, which has raised concerns about a possible new strategy by al-Shabab.

The attack on Friday marks the first in the capital by the group since Somalia’s new president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was elected in May.

Writers, friends gather in support of Rushdie UK ex-minister endorses Sunak in PM race NEW YORK, AUG 20 (PTI): A week after author Salman Rushdie was stabbed onstage at a literary event, writers and friends of the Mumbaiborn author gathered at the New York Public Library here and read from his works, expressing their solidarity with him and his “relentless” advocacy for free expression.

Literary and advocacy group PEN America, which Rushdie had helmed as President, his publisher Penguin Random House, the New York Public Library, and House of SpeakEasy on Friday hosted the “Stand With Salman: Defend the Freedom to Write’, a special solidarity event that brought together authors, activists, and friends in support of Rushdie.

Authors, writers, artists and members from the literary community, including Tina Brown, Kiran Desai, Aasif Mandvi and Reginald Dwayne Betts read from some of Rushdie’s most celebrated works and wished the 75-year-old Booker Prize winner a speedy recovery.

PEN said through the event, that writers from around the world stand in

A group of writers and supporters gather in solidarity with Salman Rushdie outside New York Public Library. (AP)

solidarity with Rushdie and “celebrate his tireless advocacy for the freedom of expression and the plight of imperilled writers around the globe.”

The event was hosted exactly a week after Rushdie was stabbed in the neck and stomach onstage in front of a stunned audience by 24-year-old New Jersey man Hadi Matar before the ‘Satanic Verses’ author was about to speak at an event at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York.

Rushdie, the Mumbaiborn controversial author who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing ‘The Satanic Verses’, was airlifted to a local trauma centre and put on a ventilator and underwent several hours of surgery.

US announces new military aid for Ukraine WASHINGTON, AUG 20 (AP): The US for the first time on Friday said it will give Ukraine Scan Eagle surveillance drones, mineresistant vehicles, anti-armour rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counteroffensive against Russian invaders.

A senior defence official told reporters that a new USD 775 million aid package will include 15 Scan Eagles, 40 mineresistant, ambush-protected vehicles known as MRAPs with mine-clearing rollers, and 2,000 anti-armour rounds that can help Ukraine troops move forward in the south and east, where Russian forces have placed mines.

The official said the US is looking to help shape and arm the Ukrainian force of the future as the war drags on.

“These capabilities are carefully calibrated to make the most difference on the battlefield and strengthen Ukraine’s position at the negotiating table,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.

Ukrainian President Vo l o dy my r Z e l e n s k y y tweeted his appreciation for

across the world have been targeted for what they do and this is unacceptable.

“The world is currently facing multiple and interconnected challenges and crises -- violent conflicts, devastating climate change, widespread terrorism, rising tensions between nuclear-armed and other states, the Covid-19 pandemic, increasing inequalities, global mistrust, the digital divide, and lawlessness in cyberspace.

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Five years later, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution designating the date as World Humanitarian Day.

L O N D O N, AU G 2 0 (AGENCIES): Security officials say 10 people have been killed after al-Shabab militants stormed a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu.

Police said attackers detonated two explosives outside the hotel before entering the building and opening fire, BBC reported.

They were reported to be holed up on the top floor of the Hotel Hayat, hours after the attack began.

A special police unit is said to have rescued dozens of guests and staff from the hotel.

“The security forces continued to neutralise terrorists who have been cordoned inside a room in the hotel building. Most of the people were rescued, but at least eight civilians were confirmed dead so far,” said an official, Mohamed Abdikadir.

Earlier, a website affiliated to al-Shabab said a group of militants had “forcibly entered” the hotel and were “carrying out random shooting”.

The Hayat is described as a popular location for employees of the federal government to meet.

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the package on Friday, saying “We have taken another important step to defeat the aggressor.”

This latest aid comes as Russia’s war on Ukraine is about to reach the sixmonth mark.

It brings the total US military aid to Ukraine to about USD 10.6 billion since the beginning of the Biden administration. It is the 19th time the Pentagon has provided equipment from Defense Department stocks to Ukraine since August 2021.

The US has provided howitzer ammunition in the past, but this is the first time it will send 16 of the weapon systems. The aid package also includes 1,500 anti-tank missiles, 1,000 javelin missiles and an undisclosed number of high-speed, anti-radiation or HARM missiles that target radar systems.

The Ukrainian forces have been successfully using various precision artillery systems to try and hold off Russian forces and take back territory Moscow has gained.

The defence official briefed reporters on the new weapons aid on condition of anonymity under ground

rules set by the Defence Department.

For much of the last four months of the war, Russia has concentrated on capturing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years.

Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but they have also been put on the defensive in other regions, as Ukraine ratchets up its attacks in Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea.

The Russian-occupied territory was seized by Moscow in 2014. Nine Russian warplanes were reported destroyed last week at an airbase on Crimea in strikes that highlighted the Ukrainians’ capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines.

Russian leaders have warned that striking facilities in Crimea marks an escalation in the conflict fueled by the US and NATO allies and threatens to pull America deeper into the war.

One Western official said Friday that the war is at a “near operational standstill”, with neither side able to launch major offensives.

“When a would-be murderer punched a knife to Salman Rushdie’s neck, he pierced more than just the flesh of a renowned writer. He sliced through time, jolting all of us to recognise that horror of the past is haunting the present,” CEO of PEN America Suzanne Nossel said at the start of the event.

She said that Rushdie has been “a constant, indefatigable champion of words and of writers attacked for the purported crime of their work. Today, we will celebrate Salman for what he has endured, but even more importantly, because of what he has engendered — the stories, characters, metaphors and images he has given to the world.”

L O N D O N, AU G 2 0 (PTI): A senior Conservative Party MP and former minister on Saturday issued a ringing endorsement of Rishi Sunak to succeed Boris Johnson as the Tory leader and the British Prime Minister, saying the former Chancellor has what the top job requires.

Michael Gove, who was dramatically sacked as Levelling Up Secretary

by Johnson after he called for him to quit amid a mounting Cabinet rebellion against the outgoing Prime Minister last month, branded current frontrunner Foreign Secretary Liz Truss’ tax-cutting plans to tackle the cost-of-living crisis facing the country as a “holiday from reality”.

He said Sunak was the one in the leadership contest who was making the right arguments and telling the voters the truth.

“I know what the job requires. And Rishi has it,” writes Gove in ‘The Times’ newspaper.

“Even more important is what a future government will adopt as its central economic plan. And here I am deeply concerned that the framing of the leadership debate by many has been a holiday from reality. The

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answer to the cost-of-living cannot be simply to reject further ‘handouts’ and cut tax,” said the veteran Tory politician.

“In contrast, I believe Rishi makes the right arguments… And, even more importantly, on the central economic questions he has told the truth. We cannot cut general taxation further until we get inflation under control, and control spending and reduce borrowing.

We cannot reduce spending quickly on the scale required to make the tax cuts we want when support for the poorest is so necessary,” he said.

Gove missed out in his own leadership bids first in 2016, when he surprised many by announcing his

own candidacy instead of backing Johnson at the time as was expected, and then again in 2019 when Johnson emerged as the unanimous choice to suc-

ceed Theresa May. He has since served in senior Cabinet posts under Prime Ministers David Cameron, May and then Johnson. This week, Gove alluded to taking a backseat from frontline politics as he said his backing for Sunak comes from the heart.

“I make my case from my heart too. I do not expect to be in government again. But it was the privilege of my life to spend 11 years in the Cabinet under three Prime Ministers,” he said.

Sunak welcomed Gove’s endorsement, tweeting: “Brilliant news to have Michael Gove on team #Ready4Rishi.”

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Longkhüm Senso Telongjen Kohima would like to express our happiness and extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. C. Furkumzuk Sr. Analyst of Nagaland GIS and Remote Sensing Center, Planning and Coordination Department for being awarded Governor’s Commendation Certificate on the 76th Indian Independence Day, 15th August 2022.

It is our prayer that God grant him good health and wisdom and guide him in all his future endeavours.

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ISLAMABAD, AUG 20 (IANS): Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has decided to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan if he fails to appear before the investigation committee or respond to the notices concerning the prohibited funding case, according to sources.

The agency will get permission from a court of law to arrest Khan to get details of the party funds and accounts, The News reported.

“The final decision to arrest the PTI chief could be taken after issuing three notices,” the sources maintained.

The FIA issued the second notice to Khan on Friday. The former premier received the first notice on August 10 but refused to appear before the FIA investigation team to provide details of the party funds and accounts, The News reported.

The sources disclosed that five more PTI companies had been traced which were not mentioned in the reports submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and FBR.

not for aggression,” The News reported.

The delegation consisted of students from diverse origins and academic backgrounds.

The Prime Minister welcomed students and held a candid discussion about contemporary challenges Pakistan was facing today.

In response to a question about the national economy and the IMF programme, the premier said that Pakistan’s economic crisis stem from structural problems along with political instability in the recent decades.

He said the first few decades since the inception of Pakistan witnessed impressive growth across all sectors of the economy when there were plans,

U N I T E D NAT I O N S, AUG 20 (IANS): Aid workers around the world are working in increasingly dangerous and unstable situations and are being killed, injured, kidnapped and harassed on a daily basis, a UN official warned.

Addressing a commemorative event for World Humanitarian Day, Ramesh Rajasingham, senior official of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, said more than 460 aid workers were victims of attacks last year and more than 140 of them died, reports Xinhua news agency.

He said 98 per cent of these victims were national aid workers, who carry most of the risk to deliver life-saving assistance.

“Sadly, this marks the highest number of aid worker fatalities recorded since 2013,” he said, adding that so far this year, almost 170 aid workers have been attacked, leading to 44 fatalities.

Tatiana Valovaya, director-general of the UN Office in Geneva, said at the event that aid workers

Atleast 12 killed in Somali hotel attack

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The Office of the Mongsenyimti Students’ Unit's Kohima (MSUK) with immense pride would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Wb. Tzudimeren Jamir (Horticulture Inspector, District Horticulture Office, Zunheboto), S/o Mr. Akangwati Jamir & Mrs. Meyimakla on being awarded the District Commendation Award in recognition of his dedication and outstanding contributions towards public service during the 76 th Independence Day celebrations at Zunheboto on 15th August, 2022.

The MSUK wishes him the very best in his future endeavours.

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national will and the implementation mechanism to produce outcomes.

“Overtime, we lost the edge in sectors in which we were ahead. The lack of focus, energy and policy action led to reduction in national productivity.”

Cash-starved Pakistan is facing growing economic challenges, with high inflation, sliding forex reserves, a widening current account deficit and a depreciating currency.

With the rising current account deficit at USD 13.2 billion in the first nine months and pressing external loan repayment requirements, Pakistan required financial assistance of USD 9-12 billion till June 2022 to avert further depletion of foreign currency reserves.

As Pakistan turned 75 on August 14, Sharif wrote an essay in The Economist magazine in which he stated that the country in its adolescence, in the 1960s, brimmed with hope and promise as it had a date with destiny.

Aid workers face increasingly dangerous situation: UN

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We, the Visatsunuomia Krotho with immense pride extend our heartiest congratulations to the following members for clearing HSLC & HSSLC, 2022 Examinations.

HSLC 1. Mr. Thejaselhou Nagi, 1st Div. S/o Mr. Thekrulezo Nagi 2. Miss Mhaleneino Zutso, 1st Div. D/o Mr. Khriekhoto Zutso HSSLC 3. Miss Rokovi-i Phira, 1st Div. (Arts), D/o Mr. Dokho Phira 4. Miss Alüleno Chale, 1st Div. (Science), D/o Mr. Vichiesa Chale We also congratulate the following members: 5. Er. Kevide Nakhro for being promoted to Chief Engineer PWD(R&B).

6. Er. M. Z. Akho for being promoted to Additional Chief Engineer PWD(H).

7. Miss Menguzeno Nakhro for successfully securing the post of Asst. Professor in Environmental Science under Higher Education, NPSC 2019.

Our Visatsunuomia Krotho offer our prayers for God's favour and further wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

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ISLAMABAD, AUG 20 (IANS): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated his country’s strong resolve to maintain peace in the region, but added that sustainable peace in South Asia was linked to the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issue in line with the UN resolutions and the wishes of Kashmiris, and nothing short of it would work.

“We want permanent peace with India through dialogue as war is not an option for either of the countries,” The News quoted the premier as saying said while speaking to a group of students from the Harvard University.

Sharif pointed out that Islamabad and New Delhi should have competition in trade, economy and improving the conditions of their people.

Pakistan was not an aggressor, but its nuclear assets and the professionally trained army are deterrence, he said, adding: “We spend on our military to protect our frontiers and

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REJOINDER TO SELF DECLARATION

1. That on July 28, 2022, Page No. 9, Nagaland Post, a SELF DECLARATION was published which states as “I, Shri.

Mulatayo Kezo, hereby declare myself Insolvent' (Bilan), therefore, my only land property and the buildings located at House No. 234, Midland, Kohima bearing Patta No. 7642 was already surrendered to the District Magistrate Court, Kohima, Government of Nagaland, because I Could not pay my debts, Hence, I appeal to the competent authority to kindly take up necessary arrangement for possible amicable settlement and prevent any untoward incidence”.

2. That I on behalf of Kidima Dzüvürü Block, Kohima hereby states that we have purchased the said land & the building belonging to Shri. Mülütayo Kezo located at Midland Colony, Kohima bearing Patta Book No. 61, Patta No. 7642, Plot No. 5097 by executing Sale Deed, dated 26-08-2014 in the presence of witnesses.

3. That we have taken possession of the said land & the building following the execution of the Sale Deed, till date the occupation is without any disturbance.

It is hereby made known through this Declaration that no act must be made or nothing should be done in connection with the property without giving me/us prior notice.

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Cholesterol & Triglycerides: Mistakes That Can Affect Your Cholesterol ‘Lost five jobs since Rust shooting’: Alec Baldwin Y of the best ways to control your cholesterol. You don’t have to run a marathon -- 40 minutes of walking, swimming, cycling, or dancing 3 or 4 times a week will do the trick. If you’re short on time, you can break it into 10-minute increments throughout the day. Resistance training -pushups, pullups, weights -- may help, too.

You Park Yourself Prolonged sitting is linked to obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure and high triglycerides.

Sitting too long can be linked to obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure. It lowers “good” cholesterol, which helps get rid of the bad stuff, and raises triglyceride levels.

This is true even if you exercise regularly. If you work at a desk, try to get up and move around every 30 minutes, or think about using a standing desk.

You Smoke Smoking lowers good cholesterol levels and it in-

Anupam Kher to narrate anecdotes about Indian PMs

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Talking about the show, Kher said: “India has progressed immensely over the last 75 years, and our Prime Ministers have been crucial in making this possible.”

The audience will also get to know about the decisions and policies of

different Prime Ministers and the impact they had on the country through Kher’s narration.

“As someone who has passionately followed the nation’s political history, I believe this show to informative as well as interesting,” he said.

Starting from the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi, the show has been shot within the premises of the Prime Minister’s Museum at the Teen Murti Bhavan to give it a more authentic look.

creases high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.

It lowers your “good” cholesterol levels, which means you keep more of the bad stuff. And it’s linked to high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. Quitting can make your cholesterol levels better and help protect your arteries. If you don’t smoke, do your best to stay away from secondhand smoke.

Yo u I g n o r e Yo u r Weight Losing just 10% of your body weight when you are overweight may help improve your cholesterol levels.

Carrying too many pounds, especially around your belly, can raise bad cholesterol (LDL) and lower the good kind (HDL).

But lose just 10% of your weight, and you could really help your numbers. Talk to your doctor about the best diet and exercise program to help you lose weight.

You Eat a Lot of Saturated Fat

Eating too much saturated fat may increase “bad” cholesterol levels.

This comes from beef, pork, lamb, and full-fat dairy like butter, cream, milk, cheese, and yogurt, as well as tropical oils like palm and coconut. All those things can raise your LDL, or “bad” cholesterol.

It can help to trim visible fat from meats and go with skim milk and low-fat yogurt. If your LDL is high, you shouldn’t get more than 6% of your calories from saturated fat.

You Eat a Lot of Trans Fat Foods high in trans fats can also raise bad cholesterol levels and lower the good kind.

Sometimes called “partially hydrogenated” fats or oils, you find them in fried foods, pastries, pizza dough, doughnuts, muffins, cookies, crackers, and many prepackaged foods. They raise your bad cholesterol levels and lower the good stuff. Check food

labels to limit trans fats. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy, poultry, fish, and nuts.

You Cut Out all Fats Eat polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats instead of saturated and trans fats for better cholesterol levels.

They’re not all bad.

Replace saturated and trans fats with healthier polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. You’ll find those fats in trout, salmon, herring, avocados, olives, walnuts, and liquid vegetable oils like safflower, canola, sunflower, and olive oil. But make sure no more than 30% of your daily calories come from any kind of fat.

You Forget About Fiber Soluble fiber helps lower LDL cholesterol levels.

There are 2 types: soluble, which dissolves in water, and insoluble, which doesn’t. Both are good for your heart health, but soluble fiber in particular helps lower your LDL levels. Add it to your diet with a bowl of oatmeal in the morning or with oat bran, fruits, beans, lentils, or vegetables.

You Drink Too Much Overconsuming alcohol can increase unhealthy cholesterol numbers.

Overdoing it with alcohol can cause unhealthy cholesterol numbers. In particular, it can raise the

level of fats in your blood.

Men should have no more than two drinks per day, and women one. If you keep to that, you also might boost your HDL or “good” cholesterol numbers.

You Ignore Other Conditions Tr e a t c o n d i t i o n s like high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, hypothyroidism and liver disease associated with bad cholesterol numbers.

It’s important to understand and treat any medical issues linked to bad cholesterol numbers like high blood pressure, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease, and hypothyroidism. If you have one of those conditions and manage it well, you may help your numbers, too.

You Skip Your Medication Sometimes Do not skip medication doses.

Follow your doctor’s directions about any prescriptions. If you do forget to take your medicine, don’t try to “make up” doses by taking more the next time.

It may not work the way it’s supposed to, or it may make you dizzy or sick. Make sure to tell your doctor about any drugs you already take. Some drugs can cause problems if they’re taken at the same time as other meds.

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Will Smith’s biopic back in development post Oscar slap

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Sources said Netf lix, which halted talks over a film of the actor’s life in the wake of his Oscars slap scandal, are reportedly looking to reopen stalled negotiations.

A source told The Sun: “Will was left out in the cold by Netflix and Apple+ in the wake of the slap. He has since apologised and stepped out of the spotlight for a lengthy period. With this in mind, time has passed to let the it is broadly agreed enough dust settle. It has been

made clear discussions can be started again about a biopic which Netflix were interested in.

“Arguably, the slap, and the fallout, are pivotal moments in Will’s life and will become part of the storyline of his life. Netflix wants to be part of those conversations and Will’s team have no doubt Apple will follow suit,” reports aceshowbiz.com.

Smith was earlier this month seen in public for the first time since he slapped comedian Chris Rock at this year’s Oscars for comparing his 50-year-

old wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s shaven head to GI Jane’s buzzcut.

He stormed the stage to deliver the slap, before tearfully picking up the best actor award for his role in ‘King Richard’, about the father of tennis icons Serena Williams and Venus Williams.

Will lay low for weeks in the wake of the slap and was said to have travelled to India for a spiritual retreat.

He then issued an apology via video online last month and said he was “deeply remorseful.”

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got fired from another job yesterday” Baldwin told CNN Alec Baldwin says the death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins has cost him acting jobs and taken “years” off his life due to stress.

The 64-year-old actor fatally shot Hutchins and wounded director Joel Souza on the Rust set on 21 October, after assistant director David Halls allegedly handed him a prop gun that turned out to be loaded with live ammunition.

In a new interview with CNN, Baldwin said he’d lost out on five jobs due to the fallout from the shooting, which he denies responsibility for.

“I got fired from another job yesterday,” he said. “There I was all set to go to a movie, jump on a plane... I’ve been talking with these guys for months and they told me yesterday we don’t want to do the film with you

because of this.”

A few weeks after the incident, former US president Donald Trump baselessly suggested that Baldwin may have deliberately shot his two colleagues.

Baldwin told CNN that the stress of these accusations has “taken years off my life”.

“There is just this torrent of people attacking me who don’t know the facts,” he said. The 30 Rock star added that he believes he would have quit the film industry if it wasn’t for his wife, Hilaria Baldwin.

“If I didn’t have my wife, I don’t know where I would be right now,” he said. “If I didn’t have her, I probably would have quit, retired, gone off, you know sold everything I owned, got a house in the middle of nowhere and just you know did find something else to do, sell real estate.”

Both Gutierrez-Reed and Halls deny responsibility for Hutchins’ death.

No decision has yet been made by prosecutors.

‘Protect your ears’: Actor Ajith Kumar draws attention to tinnitus

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ctor Ajith Kumar on Saturday urged people to protect their ears.

Through a Tweet, the actor had said: “Protect your ears. Unconditional love always,” his manager also posted the definition of an issue called Tinnitus.

The definition read: “Ringing or buzzing noise in one or both ears that may be constant or come and go, often associated with hearing loss.”

It also went on to list the common causes for the problem. It said: “Ringing in ears can have causes that

aren’t due to underlying disease. Examples include exposure to loud sounds, whiplash, head injuries, too much ear wax or medication side effects.”

Responding to Ajith’s suggestion, director Vignesh Shivan said: “Noise pollution is defined as unwanted sounds that disrupt normal sound in the environment ! Let’s be careful and mindful about the work environment and avoid unnecessary loudness!” “Especially in film sets usage of explosives,microphones & loud devices can be minimised or avoided.”

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our Numbers Cholesterol levels reveal information about the fats in your blood.

Your cholesterol levels tell your doctor about the fats in your blood. Unhealthy levels are linked to hardening of the arteries, which can cause heart disease, heart attacks, and strokes. Your numbers include “bad” (LDL) and “good” (HDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides, a common fat in your body. If you understand where your numbers are and what may affect them, you can do some things to help manage them.

You Don’t Get Tested Get your cholesterol levels measured frequently do you know what they are.

Unhealthy cholesterol numbers don’t typically cause any symptoms, so it’s important to get them checked. If you find out there’s a problem, diet, lifestyle changes, and medication can help. After age 20, your doctor will want to do a simple blood test every 4 to 6 years to make sure they’re in the healthy range. If your levels are off, your doctor will keep a close eye on them to see if you need treatment.

You Skip Your Workouts Exercise regularly to help control your cholesterol levels.

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Felicitation 1. The Office of the Ungma Senso Telongjem Dimapur convey our heartiest congratulations and appreciation to our bonafide member Mr. l. Mongkum Jamir, S/o Lt. Limasungba Jamir for being appointed as a Member of the High Powered Monitoring Committee (HPMC) of National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Hub (NSSH) under the Union Minister of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME).

The union further extends best wishes in his future endeavours.

2. The union also extends our sincere appreciation to the law enforcing agencies for nabbing the accused person involved in the hit and run case which took the life of our beloved sister lt Miss Mapuienla lkr.

The union further requests the concerned authority to give befitting judgement so that justice be delivered to the deceased family members.

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Durand Cup: Rajasthan Utd shock ATK Bagan

KOLKATA, AUG 20 ( A G E N C I E S ) : AT K Mohun Bagan missed a plethora of chances as their galaxy of stars were humbled by a resilient Rajasthan United 3-2 at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan in the Durand Cup on Saturday.

ATK Mohun Bagan were dominating from the word go but it was Rajasthan who walked away the victors, News18 report stated.

Florentin Pogba put the ball in the back of the net in the 3rd minute itself, but the goal was ruled out due to off-side. He had got the ball at the edge of the six-yard box from a Liston Colaco free-kick from the left flank.

At the fifth-minute mark, ATKMB got another chance but the pass across the face of the goal did not find a willing runner to finish.

Liston missed another golden opportunity to take the lead, in the 11th minute, after he was put in behind with a defencesplitting pass but pulled his shot wide.

Kiyam Nassiri tried his luck with an outrageous scorpion kick after Hugo Boumous’ cross was a tad bit behind him. But his effort was far too tame to trouble the Rajasthan United keeper.

Neihsial making a run before he scored the second equaliser for Rajasthan United.

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After many missed chances and close calls, Kiyam was brought down in a dangerous position at the 30th-minute mark. Liston’s curled free-kick looked destined for the top right but the keeper made the save to keep the scores level. Four minutes later, Liston was again in the thick of things as his one-two with Hugo led him clear of the defence but his shot again was pulled harmlessly wide.

As the half looked like it was drawing slowly

and painfully to a close for the Mariners, patient buildup from the back led to a lighting move to Ashique Kurunian down the left flank who squared it for Kiyam to finally put it in the back of the net in the 43rd minute.

It was a rude awakening for Rajasthan, as ATK Mohun Bagan took time to clear the ball from the six-yard box as William Neihsial’s cutback found Bektur Amageldiev ahead of Pogba to tap it home

and bring parity to the scoreline.

After the restart, it took barely seconds for ATK Mohun Bagan to take the lead as Ashique was brought down on the left flank. Hugo took to the free-kick short to find Ashique, who slotted it into the back of the net with a sublime left-footed finish.

ATK Mohun Bagan pressed hard and up the pitch to force Rajasthan United to make mistakes and they did, as a good save

Shaheen ruled out of Asia Cup due to injury

Medziphema Town Students’ Union (MTSU) held its 7th Biennial Inter School Tournament on August 19. Special guest at the opening ceremony Kerelhouvi Angami, IFS Retd. (C) with MTSU executive and other delegates after the programme.

Gokulam Kerala barred from AFC Women’s Club Championships NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (PTI): Gokulam Kerala women’s team will return home on Monday from Uzbekistan after it was removed from the AFC Women’s Club Championships following the FIFA ban on India. The 23-member team, led by India captain Ashalata Devi, were left stranded in Tashkent for six days since arriving at the Uzbekistan capital on August 16, the day the news of the ban

imposed on the AIFF by the world governing body FIFA reached India.

Gokulam, the Indian Women’s League champions, were to play against home side Sogdiana-W in Qarshi on August 23 and against Bam Khatoon FC of Iran in its next round-robin match on August 26.

“Yes, it is confirmed.

The sports ministry has told us that its request to FIFA and AFC to allows us to

play in the AFC Women’s Club Championships has been refused. So, we are not playing. The organisers have also told us that we can’t play,” Gokulam Kerala president V C Praveen told PTI. “We were trying for the players to return home on Sunday but there is no flight from Tashkent to India. The earliest flight is on Monday, so we are trying for the players to return home on Monday or Tuesday,” he added.

India’s star Olympic football captain ‘Badru’ dead KO L K ATA , AU G 2 0 (PTI): Former India football team captain Samar ‘Badru’ Banerjee, who led the country to a historic fourth-place finish in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, died here in the early hours of Saturday after a prolonged illness. He was 92.

Banerjee is survived by his daughter-in-law.

Fondly known as ‘Badru Da’, he was suffering from Alzheimer, Azotemia and high-blood pressure related ailments, and was admitted at the MR Bangur Hospital after testing positive for COVID-19 on July 27. “As his health deteriorated he was shifted to the state-run SSKM Hospital under the supervision of state sports minister Arup Biswas. He breathed his last around 2.10am,” Mohun Bagan secretary Debasish Dutta told PTI. “He was our beloved ‘Badru Da’ and we had bestowed him with the Mohun Bagan Ratna in 2009.

It’s another big loss for the Maidan,” he added in his condolence message.

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and fans paid their last respects. The Indian football teams have participated in three Olympics so far and till date, the performance by the Banerjee-led 1956 side remains the best, when it finished fourth after losing to Bulgaria 0-3 in the bronze medal playoff, in what was known as the ‘golden era’ of football in the country.

Having got a walkover in the first round, the Syed Abdul Rahim-coached side that also had the likes of PK Banerjee, Neville D’Souza and J ‘Kittu’ Krishnaswamy, defeated Australia 4-2.

D’Souza struck a hat-trick in their glorious win.

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Football Federation (AIFF) condoled the death of the renowned player.

“It’s sad to hear that Badru-da, one of India’s greatest footballers, is no more. His contribution to Indian football will never be forgotten. I share the grief,” said AIFF acting general secretary Sunando Dhar.

“He will stay synonymous with the golden generation of Indian Football.

Badru-da, you will remain alive in our hearts,” Dhar added in a statement.

As a mark of respect, a one-minute silence will be observed in the Durand Cup matches in Imphal and Kolkata on Saturday. Besides guiding Mohun Bagan to several trophies including their first ever Durand Cup (1953), Rovers Cup (1955), Banerjee has also won the Santosh Trophy twice as a player (1953, 1955) and once as coach (1962). He also served India as selector.

With his demise, Maidan has lost another footballing great after the likes of PK, Chuni Goswami, Subhas Bhowmick and Surajit Sengupta in less than three years.

L A H O R E , AU G 2 0 (AGENCIES): Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of Asia Cup 2022 with injury.

He has been advised four to six weeks rest by the medical team following an injury to the right knee ligament.

According to Sportstar, Shaheen will also miss the home series against England. But he is expected to return before the ICC men’s T20 World Cup in Australia.

He suffered the injury while fielding during the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.

Pakistan begins its Asia Cup campaign against India on August 28 in Dubai. Shaheen had played a crucial role in Pakistan’s victory against India in the 2021 T20 World Cup, winning the Player of the Match award for his spell of 3 for 31 in four overs.

from the keeper stopped another strike from Kiyam from going into the back of the net. Lalremsanga equalised for Rajasthan in the 61st minute as his towering header landed at the foot of Youseff Atriss, whose shot was saved by the keeper only for the ball to land to Lalremsanga again, who smashed it into the back of the net.

Vinit Rai came on and started his marauding runs down the right, and had a golden chance to get his side back in the lead after combining brilliantly with Kiyam.

Then again in the 76th minute, Manvir skied his shot after being one-onone with the keeper having been played in behind by Joni Kauko. In the 82nd minute, Kiyam’s shot rattled the crossbar from another Kauko through ball.

Manvir missed again after a cut back from the right with just the keeper to beat.

William Paul i a n k h u m h s e e m i n g ly scored the winner for Rajasthan in the 90th minute after confusion in the back for ATK Mohun Bagan but the off-side call saved the day for the home fans.

In added time, as Gyamar Nikum scored after stealing the ball from Carl McHugh in the middle of the park to break the handful of hearts in the stands.

Champions Chess: Pragg loses to Liem; Carlsen too fumbles

MIAMI, AUG 20 (IANS): The brilliant winning spree of Indian Grandmaster Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa in the FTX Crypto Cup came to a halt after four perfect rounds as he slumped to a 0.5-2.5 defeat against Vietnam’s Liem Quang Le, ending his chances of taking sole lead in the event.

With world champion Magnus Carlsen losing the fifth round to Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland in tiebreak, Praggnanandhaa had an opportunity to take sole lead.

The Indian wonderkid Pragg, who has looked so impressive in this event and was in a neck-and-neck battle with Carlsen, finally cracked under pressure after four straight match wins. He went down in three games 2.5-0.5 to Vietnam’s Liem Quang Le, ending his hopes of taking the sole lead.

It was Pragg’s (12) first defeat of the tournament and it leaves him one point behind Carlsen, who clawed his way into a narrow lead with a point salvaged from a disastrous Round 5 match on Friday.

The out-of-sorts world champion blundered his way to a two-game deficit against Jan-Krzysztof Duda before an unexpected power outage in the Eden

Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa

Roc Miami Beach affected the playing arena.

It appeared to affect the players too as Carlsen refocused when Duda could not and dug deep to win the next two games.

Having looked dead and buried, Carlsen had levelled the match at 2-2 and taken it to tiebreaks.

With momentum behind the Norwegian going into the blitz play-off, history suggested there was only going to be one winner.

But Duda had other ideas. He roared back to win the first blitz game and then, when Carlsen blundered a bishop in the second, the match ended with Poland’s number 1 picking up the win. Duda took 2 points and Carlsen 1.

While Pragg and

Carlsen slipped up, French Iranian teenager Alireza Firouzja jumped into the fray when he breezed past the enigmatic American Hans Niemann by 2.5 to 0.5 to sit a point behind Pragg and just two off the lead. What looked like a two-horse race yesterday now has three riders going into the final two rounds which are becoming increasingly tense.

Anish Giri, another player who has been badly out-of-sorts, took all three points from his match against Levon Aronian.

Winning two games in a row to finish Aronian off, Giri showed he has rediscovered his ruthless streak.

However, realistically, both players are out of the running.

NZ thrash West Indies by 50 runs in 2nd ODI BRIDGETOWN (BARBADOS), AUG 20 (IANS): New Zealand pace bowlers Tim Southee and Trent Boult shared seven wickets among themselves as the visitors thrashed West Indies by 50 runs in a rain-curtailed second ODI at the Kensington Oval to level the series 1-1 on Saturday (IST).

After Black Caps opener Finn Allen had anchored the innings with a polished 96 to take the visitors to a competitive 212 off 48.2 overs batting first on a difficult pitch, Southee and Bolt claimed four and three wickets respectively as the home side slumped to 63/7 in 22.4 overs when a second downpour resulted in a prolonged delay to the day/ night fixture. Set a revised target of 212 off 41 overs under the D/L method, Yannic Cariah’s 52 in his debut One-dayer innings and a quick 49 (31 balls) by Alzarri Joseph gave New Zealand the jitters with an 85-run ninth-wicket stand.

However stand-in skip-

Jhulan to play her farewell match at Lord’s

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (IANS): Veteran Indian fast bowler Jhulan Goswami is all set to retire from international cricket at the Lord’s, after the third and final ODI on England tour on September 24. The 39-year-old pacer, who was named in India’s squad for the three ODIs in England, will leave the game as the highest wicket-taker in women’s internationals, with 352 wickets across formats. She had earlier missed the tour of Sri Lanka in July, which led to speculations about her international future. According to an ESPNcricinfo report, Goswami missed out the series because of fitness issues. She regained full fitness in mid-July and was selected for the England tour following clearance from the National Cricket Academy medical staff. The report further said that the team management had spoken to her about looking to the future and building a pool of young fast bowlers who can feature across formats. Notably, Goswami last played for India during the ODI World Cup

Kiran Navgire, member of Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA) senior women team has been selected for T-20 squad. The All-India Women’s Selection Committee on Friday announced the squads for India’s upcoming tour of England. India will play three T20Is and three ODIs in England starting September 10. (Image NCA)

Tim Southee celebrates with teammates after he bowled out West Indies’ Shamarh Brooks at the second ODI at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. (AP)

per Tom Latham called upon Southee and he responded by getting the better of Joseph, while Allen completed a superb boundary catch to end Cariah’s effort as the West Indies were dismissed for 161 off 35.3 overs.

The series decider will be played at the same venue on Sunday. Man of the match Finn Allen said he had enjoyed playing on the challenging wicket. “I’ve

always known I’ve got the grit in me but I never showed it. Showing now that I can do it is good,” Allen was quoted as saying by supersport.com.

“The wickets haven’t been batting-friendly but I have enjoyed the challenge,” added Allen. “It’s disappointing to lose so many wickets in the powerplay,” said West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran in reflecting on the opening period

of his team’s reply when they slumped to 27/6. “Just one good partnership in the top order might have been enough to see us home.”

Brief scores: New Zealand 212 in 48.2 overs (Finn Allen 96, Daryl Mitchell 41; Jason Holder 3/24, Kevin Sinclair 4/41) beat West Indies 161 in 35.3 overs (Yannic Cariah 52, Alzarri Joseph 49; Trent Boult 3/18, Tim Southee 4/22) by 50 runs D/L Method.

Governance issue resolved, decks cleared for 2023 Hockey World Cup

M U M B A I , AU G 2 0 (IANS): A positive response from the International Hockey Federation (FIH) to the draft Constitution for Hockey India and an election timeline has lifted the storm clouds and cleared the decks for the Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela in January 2023.

Hockey India was, just like the All India Football Federation (AIFF), facing the threat of suspension from FIH for alleged third-party intervention in the governance of the sport in the country.

While the AIFF has been suspended by FIFA, putting the U-17 Women’s World Cup scheduled to be held in India in October in a limbo, Hockey India survived the threat as the FIH delegation accepted the principal changes in the draft Constitution, gave the Committee of Administrators (CoA) 10 days to submit the approved Constitution, and set a deadline of October 28 to complete the election process.

Even while the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teas were fighting for medals at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham few days back, many Indian fans were worried over the future of the teams, considering the governance mess in the sport in the country.

The sport’s administration has been in turmoil since May this year when the Delhi High Court appointed a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to govern Hockey India, realign the organisation’s Constitution with the National Sports Code, adopt the new Con-

stitution, and conduct elections for the new governing body.

The CoA was appointed as the federation was judged to be in violation of the National Sports Code after the high court ruled as illegal the life membership with voting rights bestowed upon former FIH President Narinder Batra and Hockey India CEO Elina Norman.

The FIH was unhappy with the timelines set by the CoA for adapting the new Constitution and conducting the elections thereafter, thus raising the spectra of penal action.

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India beat Zimbabwe by 5 wkts; seal ODI series

HARARE, AUG 20 (PTI): Sanju Samson produced a responsible unbeaten 43 after a clinical bowling display, led by pacer Shardul Thakur, as India sailed to a five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series here on Saturday.

It was not quite a domination unlike the first ODI but the paltry 162-run target meant that the KL Rahul-led side did not have to sweat much despite a mid-innings jolt.

Sent into bowl, comeback man Thakur (3/38 in seven overs) brilliantly set it up and became the wrecker-in-chief as the Indian bowlers once again came out on top to skittle out Zimbabwe for 161.

In the absence of Deepak Chahar who missed out after his exploits in the last ODI, Thakur made his presence felt and rocked the Zimbabwe toporder with his double blow in the 12th over.

Shikhar Dhawan and Shubman Gill then showed their same flair and authority, even as the duo batted in different positions this time, posting identical scores of 33.

But the duo could not steer the team home this

Indian players celebrate a wicket on the second day of the ODI between Zimbabwe and India at Harare Sports Club in Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday. (AP/PTI)

time as India endured some anxious moments in the middle following the departure of Dhawan.

Luke Jongwe (2/33) produced a double blow, dismissing Ishan Kishan (6) and a well-set Shubman Gill in successive overs, to reduce India to 97 for four at the drinks break.

But with just 65 runs needed from 36 overs, Deepak Hooda and Samson produced a sensible

stand of 56-run together to virtually seal the fate of the match.

With nine runs to win, Hooda was yorked by Sikandar Raza but Samson remained unbeaten on 43 (39 balls; 2x4, 4x6) and wrapped it up with a six off legspinner Innocent Kaia in the 26th over.

Having posted a 192run unbroken stand in their previous win, Dhawan and Gill did not open together

this time with the skipper Rahul opting to go alongside the former.

In the first ODI, Rahul, who was returning to action after nearly three months following a sports hernia surgery and a bout of COVID, chose to go with Dhawan and Gill as the two openers.

The duo posted a 192run unbroken stand to fashion India’s 10-wicket win.

But Rahul got back to

Kane scores again as Spurs beat Wolves 1-0

LO N D O N, AU G 2 0 (AP): Harry Kane scored for the second straight game to secure a 1-0 win for Tottenham over Wolverhampton in the Premier League and maintain his team’s unbeaten start to the season on Saturday.

Kane lost his marker near the back post to head in following a flick-on from Ivan Perisic at a corner in the 64th minute.

It was his 185th Premier League goal, moving him into outright fourth place in the all-time list above former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero.

Only Alan Shearer, Wayne Rooney and Andrew Cole are above him.

The England captain also glanced in a stoppagetime equalizer to earn Tottenham a 2-2 draw at Chelsea last weekend.

Tottenham has seven points from a possible nine, having opened the season with a 4-1 win over

Harry Kane celebrates after scoring a goal.

Southampton.

Wolves, who only have one point from three games, started new signing Matheus Nunes in midfield and had the better of the first half to frustrate Spurs and the home fans.

The visitors didn’t create any clear-cut chances, though, and Tottenham came more into the game after halftime as Perisic — making his first start since his offseason move from Inter Milan — started to

have some joy down the left. Kane headed against the crossbar from a cross

by Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min was denied by a last-ditch tackle after being sent through

by Kane’s quick free kick.

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Bhagat-Kadam win doubles gold in Para Badminton

his usual slot on Saturday, only to get out LBW by pacer Victor Nyauchi after missing the line of the ball.

This was Rahul’s first International match since his 49-run outing against the West Indies in an ODI in Ahmedabad on February 9.

After Rahul’s brief stay, it was once again business as usual for Dhawan and Gill as the duo started from where they left in the first ODI here two days’ back.

Earlier, Sean Williams played a counter-attacking knock and top-scored for the hosts with a run-a-ball 42 (1x6, 3x4) after his side was reduced to 31/4 in the 13th over.

India brought in parttime off-spinner Deepak Hooda to give the muchneeded breakthrough in the form of Williams who went for a pre-meditated pull to be taken at the deep square leg by Shikhar Dhawan.

Ryan Burl made a 47ball 39 with three boundaries and one six but he ran out of partners as Zimbabwe could not stage a comeback. Their last three wickets fell in just eight balls that included the runouts of Victor Nyauchi and Tanaka Chivanga.

It would have been worse for the hosts had India were not sloppy on the field as keeper Samson missed one stumping and dropped a difficult catch against Axar Patel, while Kuldeep Yadav missed a sitter off his own bowling.

Mohammed Siraj (82-16-1) and Prasidh Krishna (6.1-1-28-1) troubled the struggling Zimbabwe toporder after KL Rahul opted to field, which denied the batters some much-needed practice ahead of the Asia Cup. But the bowlers did not mind.

On a Harare SC surface with nice carry and bounce, the duo worked up good pace, swing and troubled the openers with some good length deliveries as the hosts managed just one run from the first three overs.

Siraj effected a breakthrough in the eighth over before Thakur and Krishna got into the act.

Sikander Raza and Wiliams put on a 40-run partnership before Kuldeep struck. Raza tried to attack, but only managed to slice the ball for Ishan Kishan to complete a well-judged catch to trigger a collapse.

The third ODI is slated on August 22.

Tuchel gets onematch ban after Conte clash

Norrie beats Alcaraz; enters Cincinnati SFs

LO N D O N, AU G 2 0 (IANS): Thomas Tuchel has been fined 35,000 pounds and hit with a one-match touchline ban over his clash with Antonio Conte in Sunday’s derby clash with Tottenham.

Spurs boss Antonio Conte has also been fined 15,000 pounds after both managers admitted improper conduct in several touchline clashes in the 2-2 Premier League draw at Stamford Bridge, reports DPA. Tuchel’s touchline ban has been suspended temporarily though, allowing the Chelsea manager to take his place in the dugout in Sunday’s Premier League clash at Leeds.

The German’s ban has been given a stay of execution until the publication of written reasons from the independent commission that adjudicated on the punishments.

LO N D O N, AU G 2 0 (AGENCIES): British number one Cameron Norrie beat Spain’s third seed Carlos Alcaraz to reach the semi-finals in Cincinnati.

Norrie, 26, squandered a 4-1 lead in the second set and battled back from 3-1 down in the decider to win 7-6 (7-4) 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 in just over three hours.

The world number 11 will play Croatia’s Borna Coric in the next round, while world number one Daniil Medvedev will play Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas in the other semi after their wins. “That was unbelievable,” said Norrie.

Alcaraz, ranked fourth in the world, had been seeking his third ATP Masters 1000 title of the season but was only able to convert two of the 13 break points he had against Norrie.

The Briton, who has reached his second ATP Masters 1000 semi-final, added: “Credit to Carlos.

I was up a set and a break,

Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam, medal winners in the Thailand para badminton tournament.

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (PTI): Indian para shuttlers Pramod Bhagat and Sukant Kadam claimed the gold after beating Indonesia’s Dwiyoko Dwiyoko and Fredy Setiawan in the men’s doubles final of the Thailand Para Badminton International tournament in Pattaya on Saturday.

The Indian duo defeated the Indonesian pair 21-18 21-13 in the summit clash of SL3-SL4 category.

In the men’s singles, Bhagat and Kadam had to settle for a silver medal each after losing their respective finals.

While Pramod went down fighting to England’s Daniel Bethell 13-21 19-21, Kadam lost 2-21 17-21 to France’s Lucas Mazur.

“I am happy with my

performance throughout the tournament. I wish to congratulate Bethell on the win and now I will head back to the training ground and train harder for World Championship in Tokyo,” Bhagat said in a release.

In other results, Ruthick Ragupathi and Manasi Joshi finished second best in mixed doubles SL3SU5 class, losing 21-17 1521 7-21 to France’s Lucas Mazur and Faustine Noel in the final. In women’s singles, Mandeep Kaur got the better off compatriot Manasi 20-22 21-19 21-14 in SL3 finals to claim the gold medal, while Manisha Ramadass also bagged the yellow metal after beating Japan’s Kaede Kameyama 20-22 21-12 21-19 in SU5 final.

Cameron Norrie

4-1, and I kind of lost a little bit of vision. I was thinking a little bit too much about the finish line rather than focusing on how I was winning points and I honestly got a little bit tight and he raised his level, didn’t give me anything.

“I just wanted to hang tough with him and I think the only place I had him better was the legs and the physicality. So I was just trying to make every rally as physical as I could and make it tough for him to finish points.”

Norrie, who reached the Wimbledon semi-finals last month, is expected to move up to at least ninth in the world rankings.

The US Open, the final grand slam of the year, starts on Monday, 29 August.

Elsewhere, Russia’s reigning US Open champion Medvedev beat American Taylor Fritz 7-6 (7-1) 6-3, world number seven Tsitsipas took out American John Isner 7-6 (7-5) 5-7 6-3 and Coric, ranked 152, beat Canada’s Felix AugerAliassime 6-4 6-4.

becomes India’s first ever ‘Biggest Show on Earth’ could be the last for Messi, Ronaldo Antim U-20 world wrestling champion

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 (IANS): Football stars are once again ready to showcase their talent in the World Cup 2022, which starts in less than 100 days in Qatar, but for the world’s two biggest starts -- Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo -- it will probably be the last time they will be seen in the action in the football extravaganza.

Argentina’s Messi is now 35, and the Portuguese striker is 37, and this could probably be the last World Cup for them. So far, Messi and Ronaldo have not won the World Cup and this time around both would be determined to add the only trophy missing from their stellar careers.

Having inspired their respective national teams to continental glory (Portugal at Euro 2016 and Argentina at the 2021 Copa America), both players know they’re representing teams capable of winning in Qatar if they can overcome traditional favourites like France, Brazil and Germany.

Favourites: Thirty-two teams, 64 matches, 28 days. The first World Cup in the Middle East. The tournament starts on November 21 and the final is set for December 18. Here are the top four

favourite teams: Brazil: No. 1 in FIFA rankings and the five-time champions Brazil have the mercurial Neymar, touted as the next big thing in international football, Vinicius Junior and Alisson in their ranks, which makes them firm favourites in Qatar. However, they have not won the trophy since 2002.

France: Defending champions France are also the favourites with a starstudded squad that includes Kylian Mbappe, Paul Pogba and Karim Benzema.

Guided by one of the cleverest brains in international football Didier Deschamps, France will try to make history by winning backto-back trophies. No team has retained the World Cup since Brazil in 1962.

Argentina: They have not won the World Cup since the days of the great Diego Maradona. This will be the first World Cup since his death in November 2020 and Argentina is improving, with Messi still at its core.

Argentina are hoping to see Messi land the one major honour that has so far eluded him in a remarkable career.

England: Semifinalists at the World Cup in 2018, finalists at the European Championship in 2021. Soccer’s most underperforming national team is treading

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo

in the right direction. Under Gareth Southgate, England finished fourth at Russia 2018, third in the 2019 UEFA Nations League and runners-up at Euro 2020.

Progress is being made. The next step is the biggest, but they can win the World Cup. Apart from these teams, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Netherlands could be a threat to any team. Portugal have the ability to cause an upset, even if Ronaldo will be 37 by the time the World Cup kicks off.

Top Stars: Kylian Mbappe (France): The star of the last World Cup at the age of 19, Mbappe is only getting better. The speedy striker could

match Brazil’s great Pele in being a champion at his first two World Cups. Mbappe was superb for France as Didier Deschamps’ side sealed the world title in 2018, but the PSG star has moved to another level in the last two seasons with incredible performances for his club PSG and is ready to continue his stellar form in the World Cup. Lionel Messi (Argentina): Talk of Messi’s powers waning has been exaggerated this season, but the seven-time ‘World Player of the Year’ might have been saving his 35-year-old legs for one last push at a World Cup winner’s medal. He is currently the leading assist

maker for PSG in Ligue 1 and his enduring class will be crucial for Argentina in the World Cup. Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal): He has won the European Championship but the leading scorer in men’s international soccer hasn’t played in a World Cup final. Expectations will be intense around Ronaldo in Qatar, as they beat North Macedonia to secure their place at the tournament and the 2016 European champions will look once again to Ronaldo’s ability to lead their attack as a huge focal point.

Karim Benzema (France): The veteran forward has reminded everyone

of his big-game talent in 2021-22 and he remains one of the deadliest finishers on the planet.

Kevin de Bruyne (Belgium): Widely regarded as the world’s best midfielder, his driving runs are among the best sights in soccer.

Belgium just have to hope he arrives healthy.

Neymar (Brazil): Increasingly overshadowed by Mbappe and Messi at PSG, but still the main man for Brazil. The mercurial Brazilian continues to shoulder the burden of his country’s hopes on the biggest stage, and Qatar 2022 will be no different. A nation expects whenever Neymar pulls on the shirt he will be desperate to lead the Selecao to their first world title since 2002.

Watch out for the tricks and flicks -- and of course some histrionics, too.

Apart from these stars, there are players like Vinicius Jr. (Brazil), Virgil van Dijk (Netherlands), Luka Modric (Croatia), Harry Kane (England), and many others who can enthrall the world with their amazing on-field skills. Where is the 1.3 billion-people country, India? As usual, sitting on the fence, cheering for others and day-dreaming to get into the World Cup in the distant future!

Antim became the first Indian girl to win a medal at the world junior wrestling championship. (File)

NEW DELHI, AUG 20 old won all her bouts by huge (AGENCIES): Antim Pan- margins, including the prized ghal became the first-ever scalp of European champion Indian woman wrestler to Olivia Andrich, whom she win a gold at the U-20 world defeated by technical superichampionships, when she ority (11-0). In the quarters, defeated Kazakhstan’s Atlyn Antim had pinned Japan’s Shagayeva 8-0 in the 53kg Ayaka Kimura before blazcategory final in Sofia, Bul- ing past Ukraine’s Nataliia garia on Friday.

Klivchutska (11-2) in the According to TOI, it semis. Antim was inspired to was for the first time in the pursue her career in sports afcompetition’s 34-year long ter watching her eldest sister, history that an Indian girl Sarita, make the senior ranks has finished on top of the po- as a national-level kabaddi dium. Antim, the youngest player with the Indian team. of four siblings, dominated “I didn’t know about the reShagayeva with her leg at- cord. Only after winning the tacks and takedowns to be final did my coaches tell me crowned the world junior that I have become the firstchampion. Belonging from ever woman wrestler from Haryana’s Bhagana village India to win the championin Hisar district, the 17-year- ships,” a joyous Antim said.

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