November 10, 2018

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First full-fledged cabinet meet outside Kma KIPHIRE DECLARATION

Neiphiu Rio chairing the cabinet meeting at 14 IRB headquarters conference hall in the presence of Kiren Rijiju on Friday.

GOOD GOVERNANCE linkages & supporting & INFRASTRUCTURE: feed producing units.  Aspirational Blocks CONNECTIVITY: in the remaining 10  Providing 2 JCB Districts.  Augmentation of machines at SitimiSeyochung and water supply to all district towns to meet Pungro.  Thrice a week demand for the helicopter service with next 25 years the availability of a HEALTH CARE: second helicopter.  Availability of medical YOUTH: professionals in all rural areas with strict  Standard playground enforcement of policy in all districts with for serving in rural proper facilities. areas.  Construction of  GPS mapping of all multi-purpose indoor health centres with stadium/convention details of personnel. centre in all district headquarters.

AGRICULTURE & PIGGERY: DISTRICT CORPUS  Focus on cluster-based FUND: agricultural output  Corpus Fund of to augment farmers’ Rs. 1 crore to meet incomes. developmental gaps  Promotion of piggery of Kiphire District. by building in-market

KIPHIRE/DIMAPUR, NOV 9 (NPN): As part of the PDA coalition government’s decision to take governance and administration to all corners of the state, a historic first cabinet meeting was held in Kiphire outside the state capital Kohima, with union

minister of state for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju as special invitee.

The meeting chaired

by Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio, deliberated on various issues besides adopting its ‘Kiphire Declaration’.

Kiren Rijiju later took to Twitter to announce that many significant decisions

Ex-minister Yamakam passes away; CM, others condole

MRVC: Nagaland inching towards 100% coverage

Correspondent/Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, NOV 9 (NPN): Former minister and fourtime MLA, K Yamakam, father of Advisor, SCERT, IPR and Village Guards, Toshi Wungtung, passed away at a private hospital in Dimapur on Friday after a brief illness. He was 89.

Born in 1929, Yamakam was consecutively elected four times from 1989-2003 from 58 Shamator-Chessore assembly constituency. Hailing from Sangphur village under Tuensang district, he had served as minister of state for soil & water conservation, sericulture (1993) and minister for horticulture, sericulture, relief and rehabilitation (1998).

Besides, late Yamakam founded the Sangphur Students Union in the 1950s. He also served as an executive member in the Yimchunger Tribal Council (YTC) and later as advisor, YTC. He also served as Dobashi and later went on to become Head Dobashi in the 1970s.

CM condoles: Expressing grief at the demise of late Yamakam, chief minister, Neiphiu Rio, described him as “a simple and down to earth leader”, who was known for relentlessly raising the voice of the people he represented in the Assembly.

D I M A P U R , N OV 9 (NPN): State Health and Family Welfare (H&FW) department has stated that as per reports received on November 8, 2018, Nagaland Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign (MRVC) has successfully immunised 4,19,460 children through 2,988 school and 2,332 outreach sessions.

The department stated that total coverage now stood at 93.52% and expressed hope that the State would attain 100% coverage in the next few days.

It stated that tireless efforts put in by the administration, colony/ ward/village chairman, religious leaders, NGOs and health professionals stands testament to the conviction in the efforts to eliminate Measles and protect children from Rubella

were taken at the cabinet meeting for the Kiphire district and the entire State.

The MoS, who is also in charge of “Kiphire Aspiration district”, highlighted the issues that needed urgent attention.

Chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who also took to Twitter, said the State Cabinet meeting was held

diseases.

The department has been organising repeated school and outreach sessions to ensure that no child was left unvaccinated and be potential threat to fellow students and community by spreading measles/rubella, which is easily preventable through vaccination.

H&FW department informed that MR vaccine was still available at all government health facilities (District Hospital, CHC, PHC and Sub-Centre’s) for children between 9 months to 15 years who has missed MR vaccination at school or outreach sessions due to various reasons.

The department has, therefore, requested the parents to visit the nearest health facility at the earliest to get their children vaccinated.

with the Union minister as a special invitee.

“Nagaland government’s policy is to pursue a vision of inclusiveness & take administration & government machinery to all corners of the state for all round development,” he tweeted.

Meanwhile, in an equally significant devel-

AIZAWL, NOV 9 (PTI): An Election Commission team, held discussions with government officials and members of an apex body for civil societies in Mizoram here Friday and agreed to remove state Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S B Shashank, a civil society leader said.

The four-member EC team, headed by Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain, did not speak to the press.

Chief Secretary Arvind Ray and the joint CEO were not allowed inside the hall where the meeting was held.

The EC team held discussions with two additional CEOs, Home Secretary Lalrinliana Fanai, leaders of the NGO Coordination Committee - apex body of the civil societies. It was a closed door meeting and the team left the venue without making any comments.

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Congress party members staging dharna in fornt of DC office Dimapur on Friday.

front of DC office Dimapur.

NPCC general secretary GK Zhimomi tweeting about demonetisation said “evil birds (black money, fake currency and terrorism) supposedly killed by Demonetisation are still flying.”

Similar protests were staged across the country.

Meanwhile, NPCC ‘Door to Door Campaign’ was launched in Dimapur

by AICC Secretary I/C Nagaland Pradyut Bordoloi in the presence of NPCC

Correspondent

KIPHIRE, NOV 9 (NPN): Union minister of state (MoS) for home Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the upgraded Kiphire district hospital here on Friday.

Speaking at the inauguration, Rijiju remarked that November 9 was a red letter day for Kiphire district to have hosted a full-fledged cabinet meeting, besides inauguration of the upgraded hospital. Congratulating the people of Kiphire, Rijiju hoped the hospital would provide better healthcare and urged them not only to fully utilise the upgraded facilities and infrastructure, but also take ownership of it.

He asserted that Kiphire would very soon see the beacon of development Mentioning that nearly 90% of health issues were due to lifestyle, the MoS asked the people to stay healthy by consuming healthy food.

He maintained that hilly people were gifted with good health in comparison with their counterparts in plain areas. He, however, observed that some food

MoS Kiren Rijiju inaugurating upgraded district hospital in Kiphire on Friday. (NP)

habits of the hill people were unhealthy and called upon them to inculcate good food habits.

Describing easter n India as one of the most economically potential areas of the country, Rijiju said Nagas were free people and had no class, caste and subject and king system. He asked the gathering to work hard, while also appealing to the people of Kiphire district to preserve government property as their own.

He expressed happiness and

congratulated the people and the State for the new hospital building.

The MoS also unveiled the inaugural plaque of the district hospital.

Chief minister Neiphiu Rio, who was present on the occasion, thanked Rijiju for accepting the invitation to attend the cabinet meeting at Kiphire. He also congratulated the health department, particularly doctors and nurses, for the new building.

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ECI agrees to replace Mizoram CEO Petrol, diesel rates slashed

Cong stages dharna against note ban

DIMAPUR, NOV 9 (NPN): A day after the second anniversary of the demonetisation, the members of the Congress party Friday staged dharna against de(Cont’d on p-7) monetisation in the state.

NPCC stated that the dharna was to remind the people of the “cruel joke and fraud perpetrated on the nation by BJP.” On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced a ban on Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination bank notes.

Holding placards against the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, some of which read “PM Modi please give answers” “Why did you rob common people?” “Why did you steal the money of common people?”

“A little knowledge these Where is your achhe din?” days makes all food Where are your promised unsafe. That means you jobs?” etc, the Congress can’t eat anything.” members staged dharna in

opment, the special cabinet adopted a “Kiphire Declaration” covering the aspects of good governance & infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture & piggery, connectivity, youth and district corpus fund.

(See table) Earlier at the meeting, Kiphire deputy commissioner Mohammed Ali Shihab made a power-point presentation highlighting the development activities that were needed for the district.

The Central government had selected Kiphire district as one of the aspirational districts in the country to bring in prosperity and make it an economically-sound district in the State and in the country.

It may be mentioned that People’s Democratic Alliance (PDA) coalition partners had decided to hold a full-fledged Cabinet meeting in Kiphire district as part of its endeavour to take governance and administration to all corners in a manner that was inclusive where all citizens and stakeholders participated in the development aspirations of the people.

Rijiju inaugurates upgraded district hospital in Kiphire

president K Therie, NPCC general secretary GK Zhimomi and former Governor of Goa, Maharashtra & Odisha and former chief minister of Nagaland Dr. SC Jamir. AICC ‘Door to Door Campaign’, the Lok Samparka Abhiyan, from October 2 to November 19, has been launched to raise funds for the party, distribute publicity material on national, State and local issues, and also to connect with first-time voters.

after the government increased the commission paid to LPG dealers. A 14.2kg subsidised LPG cylinder in Delhi will now cost Rs 507.42 as against Rs 505.34 previously, according to a price notification of stateowned fuel retailers.

This followed an order of the oil ministry that raised the dealer’s commission. In that order, the ministry said the domestic LPG distributors’ commission for 14.2-kg cylinder and 5-kg cylinder was last fixed at Rs 48.89 and Rs 24.20 respectively in September 2017.

“Pending finalisation of De-Novo Study for revision of LPG distributors’ commission and taking into consideration the increase in transportation costs, wages etc, it has been decided to revise the distributors’ commission to Rs 50.58 per 14.2 Domestic cooking gas kg cylinder and Rs 25.29 per LPG prices have been hiked 5 kg cylinder as an interim by over Rs 2 per cylinder measure,” the order said.

NEW DELHI, NOV 9 (AGENCIES/PTI): Oilmarketing companies slashed the prices of petrol across the four metro cities on Friday.

Petrol was priced at Rs. 78.06 per litre in New Delhi, Rs. 79.98 per litre in Kolkata, Rs. 83.57 per litre in Mumbai and Rs. 81.08 per litre in Chennai, according to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). Diesel was sold at Rs. 72.74 per litre in New Delhi, Rs. 74.60 per litre in Kolkata, Rs. 76.22 per litre in Mumbai and Rs. 76.89 per litre in Chennai.

In Dimapur, petrol price was Rs. 73.91 and diesel was Rs. 68.32 per litre on Friday while in Kohima, a litre of petrol and diesel was Rs. 74.62 and Rs. 68.87 respectively.

Committee chairman Vanlalruata said the EC team agreed to the body’s demand to remove Shashank as CEO of Mizoram immediately.

The team also agreed to stick to the commitment made by the poll panel in April 2014 that Bru voters who are staying in Tripura would exercise their franchise in Mizoram and not in the relief camps of that state, he said.

Thousands of Br u community members had fled Mizoram in October 1997 after ethnic clashes and have been living in camps in Tripura since then.

The EC team, however, refused to make any commitment on revoking the transfer order of former principal secretary Lalnunmawia Chuaungo and restore him in his position in Mizoram, he said.

Shashank, who was being seen by the civil so-

ciety as a Bru sympathiser, had allegedly complained to the EC that Chuaungo was interfering with the poll process in Mizoram where election to its 40-member Assembly is slated for November 28.

The EC team also met members of the Mizoram Kohhran Hruaitute Committee (MKHC), which is a conglomerate of leaders of major churches in the state, and those of the IAS officers association which included several serving and retired bureaucrats.

They would visit Champhai district, on the Mizoram-Myanmar border, Saturday and hold discussions with the Deputy Commissioner Naveen Agrawal, before returning to Delhi.

Meanwhile, as many as 211 contestants have filed their nominations for the election to the 40-member Mizoram Legislative Assembly.

NSCN (I-M) warns of action against illegal activities

NPF ridicules achievement claims by Rio

DIMAPUR, NOV 9 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) UT has warned of initiating action against those committing all immoral and illegal activities in and around Dimapur.

In a press note, MIP stated that despite several warnings many individuals/groups were involved in immoral/illegal activities such as drinking and partying late at night, loitering in public places like the state stadium, Agri Expo and public grounds, gambling, fraud, extortion and kidnapping Further, UT-I directed all restaurants and bootleggers to close their shops by 9 p.m. to avoid unpleasant situation.

NSCN (I-M) has also sought full cooperation from all concerned including GBs, colony chairmen and village elders “in combating such unwanted activities for a better Naga society.”

D I M A P U R , N OV 9 (NPN): NPF has ridiculed the list of achievements provided by chief minister Neiphiu Rio at NDPP’s third general convention at Kohima on Thursday.

In a press release issued by its press bureau, the opposition party asserted that, contrary to Rio’s claim, the ground reality was different. It said the chief minister’s claim of ending VIP culture had become a joke and that Nagas could not be taken for a ride or fooled any further.

NPF said the Nagas were witness to how the PDA government had appointed their kith and kin to various government undertakings and passed statutes that imposed “unnecessary burden” on the State exchequer.

The opposition party alleged that, not contended with these, the PDA government was talking

LPG price hiked

about good governance and transparency and promised to provide good roads within 30 and 60 days that stretched to 100 days. The government declared that all district roads would be repaired, but the promised good roads had gone down the drain along with change of seasons, it added.

Taking a dig at Rio’s assertion that all government teachers were mapped digitally to maintain transparency, NPF advised him to pay their salary regularly and look into their wellbeing, instead of mapping them digitally, as they were the backbone of a strong society and deserved to be treated well.

NPF further asked Rio to stop fooling the Nagas with his statement on Naga integration issue as he had already shown his true colour when he allegedly declared loud and clear that Naga integration was

no longer possible after his meeting with Union home minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. It said his government’s reaffirmation to uphold integration of all Naga contiguous inhabited areas under one administrative unit was misleading.

Scoffing at the launch of pink buses in Dimapur, which was also in the list of PDA government’s achievements, NPF observed that there was no point providing pink buses to women in Nagaland as “our Naga women” felt more secure and protected travelling alongside men unlike other cities and States across the country. It reminded the government to look into women’s reservation issue that was lying dormant for reasons best known to it, rather than providing pink buses for women to travel on precarious bumpy roads.

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Nagaland team visits Guwahati Maharana Athletics Club and Cotton University reminisce about Dr. T. Ao

DIMAPUR: Officials from the departments of Youth Resources & Sports (YRS), Information & Public Relations (IPR) & Nagaland Football Association (NFA) visited the Maharana Club and Cotton University, Guwahati on November 9.

According to DIPR, this initiative is being carried out by the government of Nagaland as part of the yearlong celebrations honouring legendary footballer, Dr. T. Ao from Changki Village on his 100th Birth Anniversary. He was the first Olympian from Nagaland who captained the Indian Football Team at the Summer London Olympics Games in 1948. The main objective of this tour is to meet and interact with officials of the Maharana Club and faculty members of Cotton University where T. Ao had been a student and started his career as a professional footballer.

During the interaction, the Nagaland delegates apprised Maharana Club members and Cotton University faculty about the initiatives and programs undertaken by the government of Nagaland so far.

The state delegation also invited them to be a part of the culmination program of Dr. T. Ao’s yearlong

Professor BC Goswami in his chambers with the delegation from Nagaland on November 9. (DIPR)

anniversary celebrations which is slated to be held in Kohima on January 28, 2019.

President, Maharana Athletics Club, Rana Pratap Bordoloi thanked the officials from Nagaland for visiting the club and assured them that he would be a part of the culmination program next year.

He said that it was under the leadership of Dr. T. Ao that the club gained popularity in terms of fame and recognition all over India.

He said Dr. T. Ao represented the club in various

tournaments across the country and won trophies at different levels. Bordoloi further added that the club still remembers him and his contemporaries as they were the players who had left an indelible mark in the history of football not only in Assam but also at the national level.

Vice chancellor, Cotton University, professor BC Goswami, interacting with the delegation, highly praised the legendary footballer for his immense contributions and leadership provided not

only to the University but also the country at large.

“We are short in stature but endowed with talents”, he said. “If the Chinese and Koreans can do it why can’t we?”, he asked. Goswami further opined that the extensive training and infrastructure should be areas of focus to improve the capabilities of sports persons on the North East.

Recalling the history of college tournaments, he said prior to India’s independence there were only two colleges in Assam namely, Murari Chand College, Syl-

het now in Bangladesh and Cotton College, Guwahati.

They used to play football matches every year but unfortunately Cotton College was defeated every year by MC College for 14 years consecutively. However, after Dr. T. Ao took over as the captain of the college team, they start winning matches which inspires the college even today and cherishes his memory.

Goswami also mentioned that plans were in the works for a new state of the art indoor stadium. He said that the new stadium will be named “Dr. T. Ao Indoor Stadium” and he urged the government of Nagaland to come forward and consider their proposal to build it on a shared basis.

The team was led by additional director, YRS, Rato Pusa. He was accompanied by assistant director, YRS, Jakedovo Chase; APRO, IPR, Nongozo Rikha; video journalist, Bendangsunep Jamir, Former International footballer & holder of ‘B’ license, Roko Angami; junior state coach, Ruopfu Meyase; and head, Youth Development, Football Club Aizawl & the only ‘A’ license holder from Nagaland, William Koso.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018

news in Brief Legal awareness program in Kigwema: Kigwema Baptist Church centenary education committee in collaboration with the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority will be organising a legal awareness program at Old Village Council Hall, Kigwema on November 11, 12 p.m. Three sessions will be conducted on the topics “Law relating to citizens”, Nagaland Village Council Act 1978, and Article 371 A of the Constitution of India.

National Education day program: A National Education Day program organized

by Nagaland Education Association (NEA) will be held on November 10, 10 am at Ura Academy Hall, Mission Compound with director, SCERT, T. Sekhose as guest of honour.

Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana seminar on November 22: A seminar & awareness program on Pradhan Mantri Kisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) and potential of Food processing in Nagaland will be held at Hotel Japfü, Kohima on November 22. Scheme guidelines of PMKSY, agricultural and horticultural resources and their prospects in food processing, experiences of venturing into food processing business will be the main topics to be deliberated during the seminar. (DIPR)

In observance of National Legal Services Day, Mokokchung District Legal Services Authority (MDLSA) conducted a Traffic Legal Awareness Campaign at BOC, IOC and Sewak Gate, distributing leaflets on the latest traffic rules & regulations. (NP)

‘Loneliness is an Orange’ book released IWSN holds training certification program

Author Emisenla Jamir, Dr. Watijungshi Jamir and the publisher releasing the book ‘Loneliness is an Orange’ on November 6.

DIMAPUR: Loneliness is an Orange -a collection of poems written by assistant professor in English, Kohima College, Emisenla Jamir, was launched and released by the principal, Dr. Watijungshi Jamir on November 6 at Kohima College. The book which is a collection on 50 poems is published by Barkweaver Publications and illustrated by Limatula Longkumer.

A press release by the mass media cell of Ko-

hima College stated that Emisenla, a writer from Kohima has already gained popularity on social media because of her poems. Her short story, “Deliberate Delirum” was published in an anthology of short stories titled, ‘Raconteurs from the Hills (PenThrill).’

She also co-authored a collection of women’s poetry titled, ‘Woven Words (Heritage), by the department of English, Kohima College.

Emisenla, in her

speech, stated that she started writing poetry quite late and that she was more of a reader than a writer but later realised it was time she put her thoughts down on paper. “It has long been a dream of mine to publish a book of poetry.

She also thanked Dr. Easterine Kire for welcoming her into the Barkweaver family.

Dr. Watijungshi, in his brief speech, stated that NAAC stresses on quality education which emphasises on research and publications, and that this will not only boost poets but also the college’s API. In his publisher’s note, Dr. Michael Heneise of Barkweaver said, “It was an honour for Barkweaver to publish such high quality material”, and applauded Emisenla for her achievement.

The prog ram was chaired by Dr Avinuo Kire, the invocation was pronounced by associate pastor, KABA, Temjen Sempo, and a special number “Blowing in the Wind” was sung by Everpresence, students of KCK.

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D I M A P U R , N OV 9 (NPN): Incessant Welfare Society Nagaland (IWSN) conducted a Certification Ceremony of a Self-Employment Training on Cutting Tailoring and Fashion Designing, on Friday here at its training centre, in Purana Bazaar. IWSN is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that trains unemployed women, girls, school drop outs, and adolescent girls in skills and trades.

Addressing the gathering as the chief guest, state mission director NULM, State Urban Development Agency, S. Takatuba Aier opined that that by 2020, poverty would be eradicated in India and would be replaced by self employment. He maintained that the objective of employment through skills is to provide an asset to the urban poor in the form skills for sustainable livelihood, to increase the income of the urban poor through employment opportunities which would alleviate urban poverty.

Chief guest, special guest, CRPF second in command, IWSN administrator, staff and trainees after the certification ceremony. (NP)

Speaking at the ceremony as the special guest, DIGP CRPF Khatkhati range, Karbi Anglong Asaam, Darbara Singh addressed the trained students as “promising young girls who have reached milestones in their lives.”

He pointed out that times had changed a lot due to increase of population and various other reasons, due to which unemployment in India has been increasing.

He said that the main plea amongst the job seekers is that the jobs offered to

them are not commiserating with their education profile. He stated that most job seekers were white collar job aspirants, who hardly think about other avenues in vocational and skill oriented self employment. “12 years of education would not be able to provide employment but 12 weeks of skill training can”, he asserted.

CRPF second in command, Kamal Sisodiya in her brief speech encouraged the gathering stating that one has to cross many

barriers to be successful.

She maintained that a strong woman stands for herself but a stronger woman stands for everyone.

IWSN administrator, Azungla Imsong in her welcome note reported that IWSN had trained 200 students in fashion and designing in the year 2016; 150 students trained in cutting tailoring and fashion designing in 2017; while in 2018 it trained 226 students in cutting tailoring, computer, fashion and designing and electricals.

LGBT event on HIV&AIDS held in Dimapur NBCC NMM ‘Mission Challenge’ begins

Participants of the talent pageant with others who attended the LGBT Community Event on HIV/AIDS organized on November 3 in Dimapur.

DIMAPUR: Legislators’ Forum on AIDS (LFA) in partnership with Guardian Angel, FHI360 NACO and other well wishers organized an LGBT Community Event on November 3 at Hotel Acacia in Dimapur.

The event was organised by Guardian Angel.

LFA – Nagaland, state consultant, Dr. Vinito L. Chishi, in a press release stated that speaking on the occasion, he stressed on the importance of everyone living responsibly irrespective of sexual orientation from K

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the perspective of HIV/ AIDS prevention and care.

He also laid emphasis on the right to health for all and that no one should be stigmatised or discriminated in accessing basic health care and counselling.

Dr Chishi also said that existence of LGBT community can be traced back in history and Nagaland is no exception. He added that it was therefore imperative for Churches and the society to come forward and address LGBT issues, provide counselling, guidance and

corrective measures for quality life.

Dr. Chishi further stated that the recent Supreme Court verdict on Section 377 of the Indian Penal code (IPC) on September 6 had to do with Human Right issues which decriminalizes consensual adult gay sex, however, this also entails HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control Act, 2017 (No. 16 of 2017).

He pointed out that HIV infection through gay sex is 25 or more times faster than through hetero-

sexual intercourse adding that the Supreme Court’s verdict should in no way be construed as promotion of gay sex or homosexuals. Dr. Chishi went on to add that homosexuality was still not normative; it is transculturally unacceptable even to this day in any culture all over the world. Other sexual practices which are not acceptable are incest, bestiality, adultery and fornication whether or not they are a consensus, he added.

Dr. Vinito concluded by stating that that all humans were created by God in His own image and one must therefore conduct oneself conscientiously till they face God. Earlier in the program, Inatoli Chophy, project director - Guardian Angel addressed the gathering and said that it marked the beginning of the LGBT community to come into the mainstream and be included as a part of society.

The other major highlight was a talent pageant by the LGBT community from various districts during the program.

Condolence messages NSCN (I-M) Lotha region: NSCN (I-M) Lotha region has expressed shock at the demise of razou peyu, Yapvuo Odyuo, son of late Arhonmo Odyuo of new Riphyim village, on November 6. NSCN (I-M) Lotha region, in a condolence message mentioned that as a senior Lotha national worker, late Yapvuo Odyuo selflessly rendered his valuable services for the sacred cause of the Naga nation till his last breath.

“The Lotha region shall cherish his dedication and sincere service to the cause of the Naga Nation forever” it stated. It also conveyed its condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

GPRN/NSCN, USR: GPRN/NSCN United Sangtam Region (USR) has expressed shock over the demise of “colonel” Tokugha Zhimo, at Zion Hospital Dimapur. A condolence note from GPRN/ NSCN USR stated that the departed had been the camp commander at Pangzi designated camp, Sampur, Kiphire.

The note, on behalf of the caretaker (RAO) along with all regional staff offered condolences to the bereaved family members and conveyed prayers for the departed soul to rest in peace.

NSCN (I-M) visits Longleng; checks CSSs

Kohima Baptist Youth Fellowship presents the ‘opening spotlight’ on the first day of NBCC NMM’s Mission Challenge 2018 on November 9.

DIMAPUR: “Mission Challenge 2018”, a mission conference organized by the Nagaland Missions Movement (NMM), missions department of Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) began on November 9, under the theme “Therefore Go” at NBCC Convention Centre, Kohima.

A press release from NBCC stated that the three day conference will conclude on November 11. The opening dedication and declaration of the conference was done by president NBCC, Rev. Dr. Hukashe Zhimomi, which was followed by and ‘opening spotlight’ by Kohima Baptist Youth Fellow-

ship. Praise and worship in the evening service was led by 4th NAP Baptist Church, Thizama. There was also a video presentation by different associations under NBCC. The ser vice was chaired by mission secretary YBBA, Khalenmew; secretary NMM, Rev. Andrew Semp, delivered the welcome speech; mission talk was presented by Rev. Zhabu Yimsung and Viliholi Yeptho, while the speaker for the evening service was general secretary NBCC, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho. Other participants at the evening worship service were Sumi Baptist Church Kohima,

Külovi Kajiri and mission director CBCC, Rev. Dr. Kowepe Kanuo.

The speakers and resources persons for the conference are Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho, Rev. Dr. Pongsing, Rev. Dr. Atsi Dolie, Rev. Dr. L. Anjo Keikung, Kakheli Inato Jimomi, Nganga Iralu, Rev. Asinlo Khing, Rev. Dr. Wati Longkumer and Rev. P. Bonny Resu. Praise and worship teams for the conference are 4th NAP Baptist Church, Thizama and Union Baptist Church Kohima. The conference will include workshops on different topics, musical events, Church Response to Social Issues sessions, and worship services.

DIMAPUR: A central Team of NSCN (I-M) visited Longleng district on October 28-29 to check implementation of the Central Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) such as Mid-day Meal schemes and MGNREGA. A press release by NSCN (I-M) CAO Phom region, tatar caretaker, Ngamba Phom, stated that the team, as per the directives of ministry of kilo affairs along with Phom Region authority visited some villages to check and verify utilization of CSSs under Longleng district.

The release reported that the team was “satisfied” that the village administration has been judiciously implementing the schemes and maintaining transparency.

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nagalandpost.com Poll Q.: Are the Karnatake bypoll results indicative of 2019 elections?

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Next poll

Q: Will BJP retain most

states going to the polls ?  Yes  No  Can’t say

WEATHER FORECAST November 10

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Hazy sunshine

29 14

Aizawl

Mostly sunny; pleasant

Guwahati Hazy sunshine Imphal

Mostly sunny; beautiful

26 12 28 15 26 12

Itanagar Hazy sunshine, not as warm

25 12

Shillong Hazy sunshine

20 8

Kohima

Mostly sunny; nice

22 10

Dimapur Mostly sunny; pleasant

28 14

Mostly sunny; beautiful

24 10

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Tuensang Sunshine; cooler Wokha

Hazy sunshine; cooler

Zunheboto Mostly sunny; nice

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Longleng facing police force shortage Two Police Stations non-functional after upgrade DIMAPUR: The Longleng District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) meeting was held under the chairmanship of DC Longleng, John Tsulise Sangtam on November 8 at the DC’s conference hall.

A DIPR report stated that while reviewing the last meeting the board rectified the verification committee for the Local Area Development Program. The board also discussed the Police force shortage in the district and the non-functioning of Tamlu and Yonglok Police stations after they were upgraded. Superintendent

of Police Longleng, Yangba Konyak informed the members that the Police Force strength in the district was the same now under the SP as when Longleng was under an SDPO. He reported that Tamlu and Yonglok stations were nonfunctional due to shortage of NGOs like inspectors, sub-inspectors and ASIs although basic facilities and infrastructure development had been completed.

Based on the status report and grievances of the Police force in the district, the board recommended that the matter be forwarded to the concerned authority.

Ekoni Humtsoe ADS, Longleng gave a slide-show presentation on departmental activities of the Food & Civil Supplies. The medi-

cal superintendent of District Hospital Longleng, on behalf of the medical fraternity, lauded the DC, John Tsulise Sangtam, ADC Temsuwati, PWD (R&B) Longleng Division, the chamber of commerce, the Phom Students’ Conference and the Phomla Hoichem for contribution towards improvement and development of the district hospital.

The board also recommended the construction of a new office building of District Culture Office Longleng after it was brought up by Mapeudibe DCO, Longleng. The DC also asked the members to fix a date and venue for the next DPDB meeting & Advent Christmas 2018 after consultation with the DPDB chairman.

Dimapur Cleanest Colony Competition

DIMAPUR: The panel of judges for the DMC initiative “Cleanest Colony Competition, 2018” will be visiting wards/colonies for final selection of the winning colony. SDO(C) & convenor, Nyempo Wallim, and president DUCCF & member secretary, Tsenthungo Lotha, in a circular, requested GBs and chairmen to mobilize residents and take active part in the competition in view of the upcom-

ing festive season.

The judgement will be based on six criteria: Garbage management, drainage management, stagnant water, road maintenance, sanitation, and colony community participation.

The visit dates will be as follows: Wards 1 to 8 on November 16; Wards 9 to 16 on November 23; and Wards 17 to 23 on December 2.

Hornbill Festival: State to launch Tourist Police

DIMAPUR: After Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland is all set to launch a Tourist Police force before the Hornbill Festival on December 1.

Nagaland police is currently on the job to raise this special squad which has become imperative to ensure tourist safety in the wake of rising footfalls of both foreign and domestic tourists to the popular annual winter festival in Kisama.

Talking to media persons, senior SP Kohima, Vekhosa Chakhesang said that around 100 police personnel from the state police will undergo specialised training to be conducted in association with the tourism department.

Under the initiative of IGP (Range), the department is on the job to train and deploy manpower. “We are planning to launch the NPF legislator, Er. Picto Shohe speaking as the special squad before the Hornbill guest at the 53-U Pastors’ Conference SBAK (Nito Festival,” he added.

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SAGBA celebrates Silver Jubilee

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SURUHUTO, NOV 9 (NPN): Suruhuto Area GB Association (SAGBA) observed its Silver Jubilee on Friday at Suruhuto town with advisor Tourism and Art & Culture H. Khehovi as special invitee.

Addressing the gathering at Town Hall Suruhuto, the advisor remarked that GBs were custodians of law and order at the grassroot levels, and society looked to their leadership for justice.

Khehovi said that GBs should lead exemplary lives in discharging their duties and not deviate from their responsibilities by being biased or displaying favouritism. “As heads of villages, change should begin with you if you are to bring about changes in the society you live in,” Khehovi added.

Earlier, the celebration began with unfurling of a monolith by the special invitee to commemorate 25 years of SAGBA. President, Sumi Kukami Hoho, Ghovito Jimo released the jubilee souvenir while the president of Sumi Hoho, Hekhushe Shikhu, also extended his greetings on the occasion.

D I M A P U R , N OV 9 (NPN): A sensitization workshop on cluster development in Nagaland was held Friday, at Alaphra Group Conference Hall, Riverbelt Colony, Dimapur. It was sponsored by the Development Commissioner -Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.

It was organised by Regional Resource Centre for Cluster development (RRC) Indian Institute of Entrepreneurship (IIE), an organization under the ministry of skill development and entrepreneurship, GoI. At the program, a welcome address and briefing about the workshop was delivered by IIE senior project officer Hemanta Rabha. Nagaland handloom & handicraft development, cooperation Ltd deputy project manager, Itoka, as the guest speaker, maintained that at present, Nagaland Handloom and Handicraft was presently looking after eight clusters, implementing programs in them and working closely with weaving sectors under the Central ministry of textiles. It has an office at Toluvi village Dimapur,

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(L-R) Xonzoi Barbora, Tungshang Ningreichong, Kalpana Sharma, and moderator, Yengkhom Jilangamba. (NP)

‘global culture’ where good practices of the earlier generation are retained and incorporated with new age ideals and values that are acceptable.

The second panellist, a human right activist who also runs ‘The Family Kitchen’, Tungshang Ningreichong, spoke on how the Nagas had inherently chosen to resolve disputes through dialogue, citing to letters written by A Z Phizo in 1947 when he was in jail and during the plebiscite in 1951.

On the current scenario in the state, she said that people had increasingly become more violent even without the use of guns.

“Peace is not only the absence of killings but how we interact with other communities,” she added.

Panellist Xonzoi Barbora, spoke about two ways in which culture can be

viewed: the “Known Way” which is the traditional way in which people have been trained, and the “New way”, which is the contemporary way in which people have learnt to accommodate each other despite hostility and sharp differences.

Earlier in the program short introductions were given by representatives of the three organizers and editor of Morung Express, Akum Longchari.

Urvashi Butalia of Zubaan Books, in her introduction stated that the festival in Nagaland was the seventh edition of Cultures of Peace. She added that two festivals are held every year: one in the mainland and the other in a town or city in the North East.

C h o c k Ts e r i n g o f Heinrich Boll Foundation -- India, in his introduction, outlined the initiatives taken up the ‘Green Political

and the basic objective of the program is to upgrade skills of weavers, teaching them the use of frame looms and machines so that they may speed up and improve production quality and quantity.

The clusters also include training for trainees on dyeing and designing.

Itoka also reported that the first batch from all eight clusters had completed their training and the process of giving them frame looms through subsidies was in progress. He also mentioned upcoming programs for the clusters in the second phase. There are two officers, Cluster Development Executives (CDE) and designers with the weavers for each cluster, to

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Panel discusses ‘Cultures of Peace’ at Tetso College Foundation’ started in Germany in the late 70s.

Morung Express editor, Akum Longchari whose publication is also a partner with Zubaan and Heinrich Boll Foundation, quoted Italian writer, politician and political theorist, Antonio Gramsci as having said “The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born.” Akum asserted that culture was meant to invent a world in response to our own needs, dreams and aspirations. He also laid stress on the need to find a way out of the unhealthy symptoms society was currently living with.

The second session consisted of three workshops: on Writing and Journalism by graphic novelist Parismita Singh and journalist Tongam Rina; Social Media Activism with Japleen Pasricha; and a session on the basics of photography with Zubeni Lotha.

Students and lecturers from various colleges attended Day 1 of the ‘Cultures of Peace’ workshop.

The workshop began with a traditional chant by president of Naga Overseas Association, professor Visier Sanyu. Both the sessions were moderated by coordinator for cultures of peace, Dimapur, Aheli Moitra.

Delegates of the Sensitization Workshop on Cluster Development held on November 9 in Dimapur. (NP)

help them find markets for their products, he added.

Delivering the inaugural address on behalf of Er. S. Temsulong Jamir (Industries & Commerce Nagaland, director), MSME-DI deputy director, Er Tali Longchar in his speech shared from their experience in promoting clusters in the state. He also mentioned the importance of, and the need for, team work and trust building that can help cluster development succeed in the state.

Later, a vote of thanks was delivered by IIE research executive, Sandhya Devi Sharma.

The program was followed by a technical and interactive session.

100 TISD&S students get certified

D I M A P U R , N OV 9 (NPN): Triumph Infosystem Skills Development & Services (TISD&S) Dimapur certified a hundred trainees who were awarded certificates at a felicitation program for Entrepreneurship Skill Training Programme (ESTP) held on Friday, at the office premises of TISD&S. National Urban Livelihood Mission (NULM), SUDA Kohima, mission director, Takatoba Aier attended the program as the chief guest.

Speaking at the prog ram, the chief guest spoke about the importance of skill development which, he said, is the need of the hour.

Aier urged the trainers to impart true knowledge to trainees so that they can utilize the knowledge in their lives. He said that skill training providers should also consider implementing

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Cluster development workshop held in Dimapur

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portance of a special police force dedicated to the safety and security of tourists in the state, Vekhosa said “The number of both foreign and domestic tourists to the state has increased substantially over the years and it was about time that such a force was launched to ensure security for them. Many foreign tourists prefer to visit various places, and in such a situation, for the state police to look after every tourist can be difficult.”

A review meeting of the concerned departments, police and district administration, village councils, youth bodies, and stakeholders in regard to preparation for the Hornbill Festival was also held in Kohima recently.

According to Kohima district administration, separate meetings for security coordination and traffic management for the festival will be convened soon.

DIMAPUR, NOV 8 (NPN): India’s first feminist publishing housing, Zubaan Book and Heinrich Boll Foundation, in collaboration with Morung Express, organized a two-day festival on “Cultures of Peace” which commenced at Tetso College in Dimapur on Friday. It will culminate at Hotel Acacia on Saturday.

The chief highlight of day one of the festival was a panel discussion among veteran journalist Kalpana Sharma; human right activist, Tungshang Ningreichong; and dean, School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Guwahati, Xonzoi Barbora.

The panel discussion was moderated by TISS professor, Yengkhom Jilangamba, and it was followed by a Q&A session where students and dignitaries asked panellists various pertinent questions.

Kalpana Sharma, stressing on the need to evolve and assimilate with the changing times, urged those present to imbibe in themselves a questioning spirit instead of relying on the old-school system of obedience.

She also touched upon

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DIMAPUR: Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) organized a massive “Cleanliness Drives Campaign” on November 6 with cleanliness drives being organized at Yingli College – Longleng; Zisaji Presidency College – Kiphire; Wangkhao Colege – Mon; Sao Chang College and Loyem Memorial Degree College - Tuensang. The campaign was organized in view of the approaching festive season, headed

by ENCSU officials under the theme “Clean Environment”.

ENCSU general secretary, Wangneic Jessuhu, in a press release declared that it will promote a culture and habit of the student community taking responsibility of keeping their institutions and environment clean.

It also called on the student community to pledge to keep the environment “Clean and Green.”

The union also appealed to fellow students to become ambassadors for cleanliness through their initiaves to keep the environment clean. The ENCSU also expressed its appreciation for all the college authorities and participants for their support. It expressed hope that the same pattern will continue even in a days to come.

Takatoba Aier handing out certificates of completion to the TISD&S trainees on November 9. (NP)

job placement programs or set up self-enterprises for successful candidates.

Aier also encouraged the trainees to utilize the

training that they had gained and start their ventures instead of depending on their parents. Aier encouraged the trainees to

focus and look for better opportunities instead of depending on the government for jobs.

He also added that each individual, training under ESTP components of NULM should be awarded certificates issued by the competent agency, and also assessment of skill gained should be done by an independent certifying agency.

Earlier, while delivering a welcome address, TISD&S directress, Imsurenla Imchen mentioned that over the past two years TISD&S had trained more than 450 candidates in IT and various allied disciplines.

The prog ram was chaired by Diwale Thong, invocation prayer was offered by Imna Imchen, a student note was delivered

by Ireliephelie, and later vote of thanks was delivered by TISD&S director Hainenmo Thong.

PTTU distributes waste-bins to traders

Pfutsero Town Traders Union members with the waste-bins they distributed among traders of Pfutsero town on November 8.

DIMAPUR: Pfutsero Town Traders Union (PTTU) distributed 400 waste-bins to the trader community on November 8 to help make Pfutsero town a cleaner place to live in.

A press release by

PTTU president, Zewete Mero, stated that the wastebins were distributed to collect rubbish from the town area and to promote the idea of “Cleanliness everywhere shows our Godliness.”

PTTU also urged the business community to cooperate with the union and keep their surroundings clean, maintain the waste bins, clear them regularly and not throw litter on the roads and sidewalks.

H&FW monitoring team visits Phek

DIMAPUR: A state monitoring team from the directorate of Health & Family Welfare, Kohima led by Dr. Kevichusa Medikhru, mission director National Health Mission (NHM) along with Dr. Atoshe, state immunization officer and senior officials visited Phek on November 7 to monitor Measles-Rubella sessions.

A press release from district media officer, Phek, Kutolu Nakro stated that

the team visited Rukizu and SC Mesulumi villages to identify low coverage pockets and hold community meetings to boost performance.

They conducted meetings with community leaders of Rukizu and Mesulumi villages and interacted with the Village Council Chairmen (VCC), village health chairmen, village leaders, student bodies, religious leaders, GBs, Anganwadi workers, teachers, ASHAs and ANMs. K Y M C

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211 file nominations for Mizoram assembly polls Aizawl, Nov 9 (PTI): As many as 211 contestants have filed their nominations for the Mizoram assembly elections, state election department officials said on Friday, the last day to do so.

The ruling Congress, the opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have fielded candidates in all the 40 constituencies, while the Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) will contest 35 seats, sources in the parties said.

The Zoramthar (New Mizoram), floated by Reverend Zaichhawna Hlawndo, said it had fielded 24 candidates. The People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM) has fielded 15 nominees, while the National People’s Party (NPP) nominated candidates in nine seats and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in five seats, the parties’ sources said.

Some candidates are contesting from two seats, including Chief Minister

ASDC opposes ST(H) category for Bodos Correspondent

Diphu, Nov 9: Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) has opposed the decision of the Centre to bestow Scheduled Tribes (Hills) ST (H) status to Bodos living in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao autonomous district of Assam.

In this regard, the ASDC and its frontal organisations – Karbi Students’ Association (KSA) and Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA) – will hold a protest demonstration on November 12 to protest against the said decision.

The organizations in a joint press statement opposed the move stating that the tribes living in the hills are absolutely “distinctive” different from the tribes of other areas.

“The BJP-led government’s repeated attempt to grant ST (H) status to the Bodos is politically motivated. This is a sinister design to gradually exterminate the already marginalized hills tribes like Karbis, Dimasas, Garo, Hmars, Kukis, Khasis, Jiantias, Man and Nagas.

Granting ST to Bodos will make the article 330 (1) (b) (c) of the constitution that reserves seats for the ST of the Autonomous Districts will be severely diluted”, the joint statement stated.

Cong demonstrate against note ban in Tripura Agarta l a , N ov 9 (PTI): The opposition Congress in Tripura on Friday held demonstrations in front of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) branch here to protest against the demonetization exercise by the NDA government in 2016.

Similar demonstrations were also organised at the party’s headquarters in other districts across the state.

The demonetisation move by the central government was nothing but a tactic of the BJP leaders to convert their black money into white,” Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee president Birajit Sinha said during the two-hour long demonstration.

“Our country has become bankrupt after demonetization. BJP president Amit Shah has converted his black money into white.

Many other BJP leaders did the same taking advantage of demonetization, he added.

Thanhawla to contest from two seats

Lal Thanhawla (File)

Lal Thanhawla who has submitted his nominations from his home turf of Serchhip and Champhai South constituencies.

Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma has also filed his nominations from Serchhip and Aizawl West-I seats, election office sources said. PRISM president Vanlalruata will try his electoral luck from Serchhip and Aizawl North-I. As per the EC schedule, the nomination papers will be scrutinised on Monday.

The officials said the number of contestants was provisional as the information received from some districts might change.

Mizoram Chief Minister, Lal Thanhawla filed nominations from two assembly seats of Champhai South and Serchhip on Thursday, according to reports. Thanhawla personally appeared before the returning officer on November 8 and his representative filed the papers on his behalf.

Thanhawla has been the Chief Minister of Mizoram five times. He will be contesting form the Serchhip seat against Zoram People’s Movement’s (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma, Mizo National Front (MNF) nominee C Lalramzauva, a senior advocate, and People’s Representation for Identity and Status of Mizoram (PRISM) party chief Vanlalruata among others. In the Champhai South seat, Thanhawla would contest against another lawyer T J Lalnuntluanga of the MNF, and C Lalremliana of the ZPM, both first-timers.

KA killings: Court to frame charges against accused Guwahati, Nov 9 (Agencies): The Nagaon district and session judge’s court on Thursday had fixed December 1 as the framing of charges against 47 accused who were allegedly involved in the lynching of Nilotpal Das and Abhijeet Nath in Karbi Anglong’s Panjuri in June this year.

According to The Northeast Today, special public prosecutor for the case, advocate Ziaur Kamar, told TOI, “A prayer was submitted before the court to slap charges of murder, wrongful restraint, rioting, unlawful assembly, hurting and deterring a public servant from his duty upon all the accused persons. Besides, we also prayed to slap additional charges of abetment upon at least seven of the accused for inciting the mob.”

The public prosecutor also prayed for slapping additional charges of vandalism upon 22 accused persons for damaging the vehicle in which the victims were travelling.

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2 arrested for murder attempt 16 newborn die in Assam hospital on Meghalaya rights activist Correspondent

Shillong, Nov 9: Two people were arrested on Friday in connection with the murder attempt on a women’s rights activist Agnes Kharshiing and two other persons in East Jaintia Hills district, police said.

BJYM has demanded a CBI or judicial probe into the attack on Kharshiing and her aides.

The suspects, Elphon Dkhar and Meklison Siangshai, were arrested in Kongong area in a pre-dawn raid. “A suo moto case was taken up by police since the victims are not in position to file an FIR as they are in a serious condition. We are interrogating the two arrested persons and a manhunt is on to arrest the other attackers,” Sylvester Nongtnnger, the police chief of East Jaintia Hills, said.

Meanwhile, officials at the NEIGRIHMS said that the activist, Kharshiing, was still in a “critical condition” while the other two persons -- her aide Amita Sangma and their driver E. Kurbah -- were stable. “We demand from the state government

Guwahati, Nov 9 (IANS): The Assam government has sent a team of medical experts to the Jorhat Medical College and Hospital following the reported death of 16 newborns in the hospital since last week.

Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that a team of experts including the Director of Medical Education, a UNICEF expert and a paediatric doctor from the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) will reach the Jorhat hospital to study the deaths.

“The problem was between November 1 and 6 when 15 newborns died in the hospital. Most babies who died in our hospital had some problems,” said Pranabjit Biswanath, who heads the Paediatrics department. One Agnes Kharshiing (file) death took place on Friday. to institute a CBI or judicial Locals and parents of the some of the dead newborns probe into the attack and alleged neglect by the doctors at the hospital. also to find out if there is a conspiracy between Coal Mafia and authorities (police or politicians) to instigate and provoke the mob,” BJYM president, Egenstar Kurkalang said. BJYM also Dear Angel asked the government to Sending our sweetheart the warmest provide free medical treat- birthday wishes with hugs, kisses and ment to Kharshiing and her cheers! Happy birthday Angel. aide Amita Sangma.

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Arunachal CM for modernisation of police force

G UWA H AT I , N ov 9 (Agencies): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu said on Thursday that the state will focus on modernisation of the police force, boost manpower and safety of women.

Addressing a gathering at the 46th Raising Day of Arunachal Pradesh Police at Indira Gandhi Park in Itanagar, Khandu said women police station like the one in Itanagar has been extended to five more districts and one was re-

cently inaugurated in East Kameng district.

The chief minister was accompanied by Home Minister Kumar Waii, Speaker TN Thongdok and other dignitaries.

Congratulating the state police, the chief minister said, “I am happy to know that Arunachal Pradesh has been adjudged as the best performing state when it comes to securing law and order according to the survey conducted by the India Today.”

He added that this was

the result of several police reforms brought by the state government in the recent years. To fill critical manpower gaps in the state police, Khandu said 45 head constable posts for fire departments, 32 DSP, 80 inspectors for Civil Police, four posts of Inspector Telecom and three of inspector radio technicians have been created.

“Also, for time-bound recruitment process for filling up around 1,800 personnel of various ranks is underway.” To boost the

morale and self-esteem of police force, over 1500 police constables who are in service for 20 years will be given special grade promotion.

The chief minister said the state government will leave no stone unturned in modernising and providing the best facilities to the police force so that law and order is not compromised.

Commenting on the recent Bomdila incident involving Indian Army and the police, Khandu said the incident was unfortunate

and steps are being taken to improve the relation between the Indian Army, local administration and the state police, he added.

Personnel belonging to the 2nd Arunachal Scouts (AS) allegedly vandalised Bomdila police station a few days ago. A monthly sitting will be held between the army and the state police for maintaining harmonious relation and to resolve issues.

To Appi, Many many happy returns of the day God bless you.

From Mona da, Guwahati Dear Sheshant You are a blessing to us. Therefore, this day is as important to us as it’s to you dear. Happy birthday!

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND FINANCE DEPARTMENT BUDGET & MONITORING CELL

No. BUD/1-9/2017-18

Dated Kohima, the 24th October, 2018.

CIRCULAR

As continuation of the Nation-Wide Campaign on Government eMarketplace (GeM), a Two-Day District Level Workshop will be held in Dimapur on 13th & 14th November, 2018 in the Conference Hall of Commissioner of Taxes, Dimapur.

All interested parties (Buyers & Sellers) both Government and NonGovernment Agencies, may avail the opportunity and attend the Workshop which will commence at 10.00 AM each day.

The Workshop will focus on registration of buyers and sellers. Therefore, all interested parties may bring the following documents for registration:i) Buyers : Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number and for Official email id issued

by NIC (@gov.in/@nic.in). ii) Sellers : Aadhaar Number, Mobile Number, Pan Card, GST Number and email id.

1. The Indian Coast Guard, an Armed Force of the Union, offers a challenging career to young and dynamic Indian male, female candidates for various branches as an Assistant Commandant (Group ‘A’ Gazetted Officers). Registration of ‘online’ application will be through Coast Guard recruitment website www.joinindiancoastguard.gov.in 2. Branch and Eligibility. Indian citizens having following minimum qualifications are eligible to apply: SL ENTRY (a) General Duty (b) General Duty (SSA)

(c) Commercial Pilot Entry (CPL)(SSA) (d) Law

AGE Born between 01 Jul 1994 to 30 Jun 1998 (Both dates inclusive) Born between 01 Jul 1994 to 30 Jun 1998 (Both dates inclusive)

GENDER EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION Male (i) Candidates who have passed Bachelor’s degree from any recognised university with minimum 60% marks in aggregate (i.e. 1st Semester to 8th Semester for BE/B.Tech Course or 1st Female year to last year for Bachelor Degree candidates wherever applicable). (ii) Mathematics and Physics as subjects up to intermediate or class XIIth of 10+2+3 scheme of education or equivalent.

(Candidates not in possession of Physics and Maths in 10+2 (intermediate) or equivalent level are not eligible for General Duty (GD) and General Duty (SSA).

Born between 01 Jul Male/ Candidates holding current/ valid Commercial Pilot Licence 1994 to 30 Jun 2000 Female (CPL) issued/ validated by Director General of Civil Aviation (Both dates inclusive).

(DGCA). Minimum educational qualification - XIIth pass (Physics and Mathematics) with 60% marks in aggregate.

Born between 01 Jul Male/ A degree in Law with minimum 60% marks from a recognized 1989 to 30 Jun 1998 Female university. (Three years degree in law after graduation or Five (Both dates inclusive) years after 10+2 examination).

* Short Service Appointment (SSA) – Short Service Appointment as Assistant Commandant is for a period of 08 years which may be extended to 10 years and further extendable up to 14 years. * Candidates applying for General Duty Entry Scheme (Male only) will be considered for Pilot Navigator on successful completion of basic training at INA Ezhimala.

Note. (i) The upper age limit of OBC/SC & ST is relaxable as per Govt. of India rules in vogue. (ii) Maximum 5% relaxation in aggregate in the degree certificate for SC/ST candidates, NCC ‘C’ (A grade) holders, Sports person of National level (Inter State & above) and wards of Coast Guard uniform personnel, deceased while in service. (iii) Coast Guard reserves the right to fix the cut off percentage for issue of PSB call up letters. (iv) Candidates who have not completed their Law Degree (i.e. appearing candidates) need not apply, their application will not be accepted.

3. Additional Eligibility Criteria: (a) Candidates withdrawn on disciplinary grounds from any other service training academy are not eligible to appear. (b) Candidates should not have been arrested, convicted or prosecuted on criminal charges. (c) Only candidates cleared their final year/final semester exams and completed their degrees are to apply.

DISCLAIMER. The term and condition given in this advertisement are subject to change and should therefore be treated as guidelines only. Details are also available on Indian Coast Guard recruitment website www. joinindiancoastguard.gov.in. * Candidates to visit Coast Guard Recruitment Website for update. This is an indicative advertisement only.

CAUTION: SELECTION IN COAST GUARD IS FAIR AND ON MERIT ONLY. CANDIDATE SHOULD NOT FALL PREY TO UNSCRUPULOUS PERSONS POSING AS RECRUITMENT AGENTS. FOR COMPLAINT AGAINST SUCH PERSONS, CANDIDATE MUST APPROACH THE DIRECTOR (RECRUITMENT) COAST GUARD HQ, SELECTION BOARD, NOIDA ON TELEPHONE – 0120-2414395. davp 10119/11/0026/1819

For any query kindly call at Mobile No. 9402680543 or contact by email at finance-ngl@gov.in.

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2 DAYS DISTRICT LEVEL WORKSHOP ON GOVERNMENT e-MARKETPLACE (GeM) on 13th – 14th November 2018 in DIMAPUR

Venue: Conference Hall, Commissioner of Taxes

Day - 1 Session (13th November 2018)

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10:30AM

Introductory Note

State Nodal Officer, GeM

Training on GeM Portal

GeM Team, GoI

10:45 AM

Presentation on GeM Portal

12:00 Noon

Interactive Sessionwith Buyers & Sellers

11:00 AM 1:00 PM

2:00 to 4:00 PM

Tea Break

Lunch Break

Hands on Training / Users Registration

Day - 2 Session (14th November 2018)

Time 10:30AM

11:00 AM 12:00 Noon 1:00 PM

2:00 to 4:00 PM

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Nodal Officer / GeM Team, GoI GeM Team, GoI

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Interactive Session with Buyers & Sellers

Nodal Officer / GeM Team, GoI

Hands on Training / Users Registration Tea Break

Users (Sellers & Buyers) Registration

Lunch Break

Users (Sellers & Buyers) Registration

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Chidambaram warns CBI director Alok Verma appears before CVC NDA not to lay hands on RBI New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): Former finance minister P Chidambaram Friday warned the NDA government against laying its hands on RBI reserves, saying it will have “catastrophic” economic consequences for the country.

He also said the minutes of a Reserve Bank of India meeting on November 7, 2016 is a “comprehensive repudiation” of the government’s “justification” for demonetisation.

Talking to reporters in Guwahati, the senior Congress leader said it is clear that the BJP has no understanding of the role of the central bank and no respect for the independence of its governor.

The government has already taken the “extraordinary step” of invoking Section 7 of the RBI Act (that empowers the government to issue directions to the RBI), he said.

He alleged that the “immediate goal of the government is to lay its hands on the reserves of the RBI and appropriate a sum of at least Rs one lakh crore to meet its fiscal deficit target and to increase spending in an election year”.

He also said that “Ac-

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cording to reports the BJP government is planning to override the RBI governor through the board of directors in which it has planted its hand-picked nominees”.

Taking to Twitter, he said the RBI Board had met on November 8, 2016 and “disagreed” with the key reasons given by the government, but “obediently endorsed demonetisation” and that was a “black day” in the central bank’s history.

Chidambaram also hit out at the government over its claim to “fix appropriate economic capital framework of RBI” after it rejected as speculation reports that it was seeking the reserve bank’s approval for release of Rs 3.6 lakh crore.

“RBI minutes of 7-112016 is a comprehensive repudiation of government’s

“justification” for demonetisation.

“RBI Board, with many members absent, met at 5.30 pm on 8-11-2016 and disagreed with the key reasons given by government, yet obediently endorsed demonetisation. That was a black day in RBI’s history,” he tweeted.

He said that “shockingly, government’s paper calculated GDP growth in real terms and growth in money circulation in nominal terms, yet compared the two and reached absurd conclusions. So much for the competence of the government.”

On Modi government’s clarification that it is not seeking transfer of Rs 3.6 lakh crore reserves from the RBI and the only proposal under discussion is to fix appropriate economic capital framework of the central bank, the former finance minister questioned the claim as a “jargon”.

“What is this jargon put out by the government about “fix the economic capital framework of the RBI”?

“You fix what is broke.

Which part of RBI is broken that the government is anxious to fix,” he asked.

Naidu meets Stalin to forge grand alliance Bengaluru on Thursday and had a good meeting. “I am in touch with Mamata Banerjee (West Bengal Chief Minister) and would be meeting her soon as part of these efforts,” he said.

Recalling his meeting with Congress President Rahul Gandhi last week in the national capital, he said, “All of us want to join together and save the nation.” The TDP chief deftly avoided answering questions on who will be the face of the opposition grouping against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“There are so many leaders. Even Stalinji is better than Modi. We might have differences with Congress. But when you think of nation, national interest is utmost importance. Everybody is joining together on one platform. Today, you are talking of individuals.

I am taking of democracy.

If democracy survives only

then you can elect leaders.

If there is no democracy, there is nothing.”

Replying to a question, Naidu said Rahul Gandhi is the Congress President and is the main anchor for the opposition against the BJP and his party has an all India presence. “We are regional parties. Even Mamata Banerjee is strong in West Bengal. I am strong in Andhra Pradesh. Deve Gowda is strong in Karnataka and Stalin is strong in Tamil Nadu,” he said.

morning and stayed there for about an hour, they said.

He did not give any comment to the media waiting outside the CVC’s office.

The Supreme Court had on October 26 asked the Central Vigilance Commission to complete within two weeks its inquiry into the allegations against Verma levelled by Asthana.

The two weeks’ time limit ends on Sunday and the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the matter on Monday.

Feuding officers Verma and Asthana have been sent on leave by the government.

Besides Verma, Asthana also had on Thursday met the CVC. He is understood to have given documentary evidence in support of his charges levelled against

Sharad Yadav hits outs at BJP for renaming cities

Sharad Yadav (File)

New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): Opposition leader Sharad Yadav Friday accused the BJP of indulging in “drama” of changing names of cities, streets and roads, rather than fulfilling its electoral promises.

He asked the party’s government at the Centre and in states to work to fulfil promises made by them before elections.

“There is a history behind the name of every city, and to change the history is not the prerogative of one political party. The Bharatiya Janata Party is busy in doing such things which

has nothing to do with the progress and development of the country,” he said in a statement, condemning the exercise.

The government should devote its time in providing jobs to the unemployed youth, increasing income of farmers, bringing back black money from abroad and other promises made before elections, he said.

“They are busy in dramas which are not going to deliver the goods,” Yadav added. The Yogi Adityanath government recently renamed Allahabad and Faizabad districts as Prayag Raj and Ayodhya, respectively, and BJP leaders in other states have also spoken in favour of changing names of cities there.

Alok Kumar Verma (File)

Verma, the officials said.

The Commission had recently examined some CBI officials probing crucial cases which figured in Asthana’s complaint of corruption against the probe agency’s chief Verma, they said.

The officials said CBI personnel from the rank of inspector up to superintendent of police were called

and their versions recorded before a senior CVC official.

These officials, who had recorded their statements included those who had handled the Moin Qureshi bribery case, IRCTC scam involving former railway minister Lalu Prasad, and the cattle smuggling case in which a senior BSF officer was caught with wands of cash in Kerala.

The Supreme Court had directed that the CVC’s inquiry into the allegations against Verma, who has challenged the government’s decision divesting him of his duties and sending him on leave, would be conducted under the supervision of Justice A K Patnaik and this was a “one-time exception”.

The feud between Verma and Asthana escalated

recently leading to registration of an FIR against the latter and others including Deputy Superintendent of Police Devender Kumar, who is in CBI custody in an alleged bribery case.

The CBI had on October 15 registered the FIR against Asthana for allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs 2 crore from Hyderabadbased businessman Sana Sathish Babu which was given through two middlemen Manoj Prasad and Somesh Prasad to sabotage the probe against meat exporter Moin Qureshi.

On August 24, Asthana, in his complaint to the Cabinet Secretary, had levelled allegations against Verma that he got a bribe of Rs two crore from Sana to help him get some relief from questioning in the matter.

Lalu’s son Tej refuses to return home Patna, Nov 9 (AGENCIES): RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s son and MLA Tej Pratap Yadav, who has been in the news for his failing marriage, Friday said he was currently putting up in Haridwar and would not return home till his family backed his decision to divorce his wife of six months.

Talking to a regional news channel here over telephone, he extended his greetings to younger brother Tejashwi Yadav on his birthday, but said he would not be able to join the celebrations in New Delhi, where the RJD heir apparent has gone to meet their sisters.

The mercurial RJD leader was last seen in Bodh Gaya on Saturday where he had checked in at a hotel after meeting his ailing father at a hospital in Ranchi. Lalu

Tej Pratap Yadav (File)

Prasad is learnt to have been upset over his elder son’s decision to seek divorce.

Prasad is serving sentences in a number of fodder scam cases. At present, he is lodged at a hospital in Ranchi on medical grounds.

Tej Pratap Yadav and Aishwarya Rai - daughter of RJD MLA Chandrika Rai and grandchild of former Bihar chief minister Daroga Pras-

ad Rai - had tied the knot on May 12. “Our differences are irreconcilable. I had said this to my parents before the marriage was solemnized.

But nobody listened to me then and nobody is listening to me now. Until they agree with me, how can I return home?” Yadav said. The former Bihar minister also expressed displeasure over the role played by some of his close relatives, including in-laws, in his marital dispute. In an apparent rebuttal of reports that he has been feeling slighted over the growing clout of his younger brother, Yadav said, “I offer my blessings to Tejashwi.

May he become the next chief minister of Bihar. I would be by his side and help him the way Krishna had assisted Arjuna in the battle of Mahabharata”.

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C h e nn a i , N o v 9 (IANS): Continuing his efforts to forge a grand alliance against the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Friday met DMK President M.K. Stalin and urged opposition parties to sink their differences in the interest of the nation and democracy.

“We are all together in bringing parties on one platform. One or two may have differences of opinion.

We (TDP) had differences with COngress for 40 years but at the same time now we are working how to bring together all. Democracy is important. It is for people to sink their differences. People are prepared now,” he told reporters after an hour-long meeting with Stalin at his residence. Naidu said he had a meeting with former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda and Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in

New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): CBI Director Alok Verma Friday appeared before a panel headed by Central Vigilance Commissioner K V Chowdary and countered the corruption charges levelled against him by his deputy and special director in the probe agency Rakesh Asthana for the second consecutive day, officials said.

Verma is understood to have given point-wise refusal to all the allegations levelled

by Asthana before the panel comprising Vigilance Commissioners T M Bhasin and Sharad Kumar, they said.

Justice A K Patnaik, a retired Supreme Court judge, who has been asked by the apex court to supervise the CVC inquiry was also present, officials said.

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n the second anniversary of the Modi government’s ‘economic surgical strike’ the nation continues to feel the adverse impact but the Finance Minister Jaitley has continues to defend it to the extent of claiming that the demonetisation of November 8, 2016 was not about confiscation of cash but was the means to achieve ‘formalisation’ of the economy. What he said was in total contradiction to what the RBI notification had stated on November 8,2017 ; that the measure was “necessitated to tackle counterfeiting Indian banknotes, to effectively nullify black money hoarded in cash and curb funding of terrorism with fake notes.” Notwithstanding the misrepresentation of facts, Jaitley went further to claim that the number of taxpayers has increased from “3.8 crore in May 2014 to 6.86 crore in four years of the BJP-led government”.

This is but a vain attempt to throw half-truths. According to economists, the number of taxpayers has been increasing in any case. It was increasing at the same rate before the BJP government came to power. They say that demonetisation has done nothing to increase the numbers. Incidentally, the numbers quoted by Jaitley are inflated at the very origin because they include everybody who files a return. This included over two crore people who had no taxable income though they filed the returns.

This is a phenomenon that happens every year. The boast that demonetisation was to wipe out black money was proved as a fallacy by none but the RBI which admitted that currency in circulation was Rs.17.5 billion on October 28, 2016, barely a week before the disastrous demonetisation. It was wiped out in the notebandi days and has slowly but relentlessly climbed back and stood at Rs.19.39 billion on October 12, 2018. Cash remains the dominant mode of transactions, although under coercion, it had crashed during the immediate weeks after Modi’s announcement. According to economists, demonetization is not the right term to describe the situation. They say it is actually Re- monetization of 500 and 1000 notes with introduction of new 2000 note. It is presumed that around 86% of currency in the market was of 500 - 1000 notes and banning around 86% of the total money in the market was a brave and risky step. The fact remains, that even after two years of demonetisation, the government is still unable to give exact numbers on demonetised notes, black money, defaulters etc. Just Rs 10,720 crore of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes failed to come back to the RBI, as against expectations that over Rs 3 lakh crore of black money would not return to the banking system. The real impact on demonetisation in 2016 had created a liquidity shortage, with long queues outside banks and people undergoing immense hardship where over 100 lives were lost.

Also 15 crore daily wage earners lost their livelihood for several weeks due to cash crunch and thousands of SME Units shut down. Over all, two lakh jobs were destroyed and the economy lost 1.5 percent of GDP. That alone was a loss of Rs.2.25 lakh crore a year. The positive of demonetisation is that banks earned more profits at the expense of account holders and today the government wants to directly control the RBI to get the money. Perhaps demonetisation was to do just that.

DailyDevotion Sacred Service I now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up in my flesh what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ… —Colossians 1:24 The Christian worker has to be a sacred “gobetween.” He must be so closely identified with his Lord and the reality of His redemption that Christ can continually bring His creating life through him.

I am not referring to the strength of one individual’s personality being superimposed on another, but the real presence of Christ coming through every aspect of the worker’s life. When we preach the historical facts of the life and death of our Lord as they are conveyed in the New Testament, our words are made sacred. God uses these words, on the basis of His redemption, to create something in those who listen which otherwise could never have been created. If we simply preach the effects of redemption in the human life instead of the revealed, divine truth regarding Jesus Himself, the result is not new birth in those who listen. The result is a refined religious lifestyle, and the Spirit of God cannot witness to it because such preaching is in a realm other than His. We must make sure that we are living in such harmony with God that as we proclaim His truth He can create in others those things which He alone can do.

When we say, “What a wonderful personality, what a fascinating person, and what wonderful insight!” then what opportunity does the gospel of God have through all of that? It cannot get through, because the attraction is to the messenger and not the message. If a person attracts through his personality, that becomes his appeal. If, however, he is identified with the Lord Himself, then the appeal becomes what Jesus Christ can do. The danger is to glory in men, yet Jesus says we are to lift up only Him (see John 12:32).

Quotes

The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons. ~ Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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Post-mortem

Retail markets in India: Church should Opportunities in a dynamic world confront corruption A I would like to begin by saying that the primary job of Church is not to promote political justice, however, this doesn’t mean that Church has no specific role towards social and political justice, nor does it mean that church should not speak out on behalf of the victims of injustice. Charles Dickens’ second novel “Oliver Twist” or the “Parish boy’s progress” is a classic example, how an orphan was sidelined by the Church of England when the poor little boy (Oliver Twist) arrived at London. Dickens, in his novel, raps the church for being too impersonal and institutionalized. The church didn’t do enough to respond towards social problems by helping the needy and poor who were victims of the political turmoil. History has a significant account of how Constantine captured both state and church power and this historical account is still criticized by a good number of both Christians and non Christians. Though, it is widely appreciated by Christians that Church and State are different entity but this should be sharply understood in terms of executing administrative roles and objectives.

Every society encompasses both religious and non religious persons, and every member of the society may not necessarily be a member of a church but every religious (Christians) person are part of the society, and this necessitates the role of church in rendering healing towards the society where injustice is prevalent.

Naga society should be understood as a Christian society. Despite India’s occupational forces depressing the rights of the Nagas, Nagas has been categorized as a special race with her unique nationalism history and independence life since time immemorial.

Indian constitution article 371 (A) guarantees a right for Nagas about land ownership and non transferable of immovable assets to non indigenous Nagas and every outsider must obtain a special permit from the state authority to enter Naga territory. With this constitutional right, it is likely that Naga society will always be a dominant Christian majority society.

Political injustice has been one constant setback for the Naga society.

The inability to avail modern amenities like good roads, electricity, water, poor health care, proper public transporta-

tion, nonexistent of top notch research institutions and other public services are not readily available despite Government of India being generous in offerings all these funds. The church must understand her role to motivate politicians, bureaucrats, civil servants and government employees that a believer must exhibit the art of honesty while executing governmental works and funds meant for public development. Except few IAS, IFS and IPS who are non indigenous Nagas, most of the top notch officers and workers in government sector are Nagas, which indicates a significant role church can play by educating her members the principles of honesty and faithfulness while working in Governmental offices since it is obvious that every Naga either top ranking officials or employees are all part of their respective churches.

It’s high time that Church inculcate the values of honesty towards her church members while working in governmental system so that a society is not deprived of human basic amenities. Undoubtedly, though in broad term, the church can articulate, the proper goals of socio-political justice but should refrain from issuing policy statements of Government whilst trying to mend bring goodness.

Nathan was a political prophet at King’s Court. He significantly confronted David’s sin for arranging Uriah’s death and for taking Bathsheba as his wife. Nathan did what was right; he rebuked David and told him where he had gone wrong through a parable. In today’s naga society, Church leaders should clad the courage Nathan had while rebuking David.

The church must teach her members who work in governmental offices; from lawmakers to various employees and correct them for being impartial and selfish and get them back to the track of honesty. Each Christian has a purpose and a call in God’s plan. Each has a vocation, a calling, whether it is a daily wage labourer, a teacher, and an officer or a politician, and every Christian should not mildly take the ongoing corruption culture but robed with Christian principles empowered

by God’s Spirit and let the impact of Christian principles taught in Church be seen in us. Soli Deo Gloria!

Lujeka Assumi, Youth Evangelist, Aizuto, Sümi Mission Centre

Right to safety

(From previous issue) or instance, the chocolates or syrups we consume may be manufactured in countries as far as the U.S. or Australia. Consumers in India would have no control over or knowledge of the manufacturing practices of those countries and will have to rely completely on import regulations of the Indian government and food labelling. This makes the consumer right to safety a very important and critical issue for consumers. Safety of natural food products is also a problem of growing concern since due to increased chemical inputs in farms, our food supply is being contaminated with pesticides and chemicals.

This poses a grave danger to consumer health. For nonvegetarians, the problem is even more serious since food animals are being fed anti-biotics to fight diseases among animals and boost their growth. This can have serious repercussions on consumer health. Responsibility towards safe waste disposal - Most often we consume without sparing any thought for what’s going to be left behind as waste. More and more percentage of waste generated in urban areas today consists of non-biodegradable waste.

Urban consumers are making use of plastic, paper and cardboard packaging, disposables batteries, plastic throw-away pens, use and throw nappies ,empty cans etc are becoming a common feature of an urban dustbin. India’s urban population is around 300 million. In 2011, the total quantity of solid waste generated in urban areas is almost crossing 56 million tonnes, creating a waste management crisis for urban India.

Consumers need to become accountable for their consumption patterns and their serious

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environmental and economic implications. The 4 Rs of consumption (Reduce, Recycle, Refuse and Reuse) are not just a consumer’s prerogative but also his consumer responsibility. The consumer movement needs active participation of consumers to lobby with the government, pressure the market to deliver better quality, and to support consumer rights campaigns. Empowerment of consumers by NGOs and public campaigns is a two-way process and without continuing consumer support, no campaign can flourish.

Women consumers not only constitute 50% of the total consumer population but also make 80% of all purchase decisions. They are being specifically targeted by the market because of their growing purchasing power and their ‘working-woman’ status. Now, women have the dual role of family-makers and work professionals to play. As a result, they have less time, increased pressures and are slowly being de-linked from their traditional knowledge bank. The market takes advantage of this situation by offering to women instant services and products, like fast-food, ‘two-minute’ snacks, and refrigerators and washing machines with supposedly better technologies. Women consumers have the responsibility of choosing products that are not just convenient but also safe to use and eco-friendly.

They must evaluate the nutrition content of food products before buying them and weight their quality with traditional foods that are less-expensive, have better nutritional scores and consume less resources like packaging and transportation.

(Concluded) Kezhokhoto Savi, Advocate

s the retail industry story unfolds in India, new strategies come to the fore. Recent news of Amazon acquiring a stake in Future Retail is an indication that the strategy will be differentiated given the nature of the market and consumption trends.

Amazon’s acquisition of a stake in Future Retail is in addition to the stake it took in Shoppers Stop, and the earlier Aditya Birla-backed “More” chain. These acquisitions are an indication that large retail players think that, to gain a greater market share, the online strategy will have to be complemented with an offline route as well.

Online retail sales as a percentage of total sales have shown a tremendous rise, going from 0.8 percent in 2014 to 3.6 percent of total retail sales in 2017. While the growth has been enormous and will continue to be fast, the fact that 95 percent of the market is still with the offline sector drives home a few important points. Access to offline stores provides a vast distribution network and brand accessibility, especially beyond the Tier 1 cities. Therefore, for a player interested in a higher market share, an offline presence is non-negotiable.

Additionally, besides the offline versus online demarcation, it is essential to understand that 90 percent of all retail in India is in the unorganised sector. The unorganised sector – primarily, physical stores -- thrives due to an extensive last-mile distribution network and long-term relationships. The key for new players is not necessarily the disruption of the unorganised sector but having access to retail stores that provide organised players with the same distribution networks and concomitant advantages.

Quite often discussions focus on the market share of

online versus offline retail.

While it is a relevant topic, the more pertinent discussion is the overall retail market growth rate. The retail market in India is expected to cross $1 trillion in the next three years. The greatest value generation for retail businesses is in capturing market growth as greater cash is generated by retail consumption.

A 2007 analysis by McKinsey titled “The Granularity of Growth” had some interesting lessons. A study of 200 large companies around the world showed that almost 80 percent of growth for the companies was driven by growth in the industry segments and successful mergers and acquisition strategies while only 20 percent was through gaining market share.

The key learning for Indian retail players is that while market share matters, being a direct beneficiary of rising incomes in India is a lot more advantageous.

Given the industry dynamics in the last decade, retail e-commerce has dominated headlines. While ecommerce will continue to be a significant sector, the question is: What other exciting opportunities exist in Indian retail?

The creation of niche, sector-focused “digital first” businesses backed by consolidated research-driven manufacturing and distribution platforms hold potential. In the West, businesses such as “Seed Beauty” and “Hatch Beauty” are redefining the retail landscape. Given the creation of “digital first” brands driven especially by social media influencers, businesses such as Seed and Hatch have been able to speed up product research, development and fulfillment.

The division between manufacturing and branding businesses is what Poornima Vardhan, CEO of 335th, a luxury-focused platform, describes as the “delinea-

tion of product development and manufacturing from the branding and marketing”. In common parlance, separation of the R&D and product development from branding creates the potential for business opportunities through specialisation. Such focused businesses hold promise in the Indian retail landscape.

The next decades might also herald the creation of retail platform businesses that “corporatise” a portfolio of Indian brands. The likes of Kering, Richemont and LVMH are examples of hugely successful global retail platforms that have delivered value. While Indian beauty products, jewellery and fragrances have been marketed to some extent, now is the time to create large scalable platforms that can combine front-to-back retail operations with global scalability for Indian brands. The ability to match Indian entrepreneurship with global capital and distribution will be the vital driver to create sustainable retail platforms.

There are many “markets” that offer opportunities in the Indian retail space.

Therefore, while online mass retailers will look to create an offline presence, online “digital first” niche brands, backed by specialised manufacturing businesses, also hold value. It is vital to realise that given the diverse customer segments, different pockets of opportunities will require an agile approach.

In India, access to the online world has happened synonymously with rising incomes while the developed countries had significantly higher income levels when they got access to the internet.

Therefore, a business strategy that deals with local dynamics and trends will determine the eventual winners.

(IANS) Taponeel Mukherjee taponeel.mukherjee@ development-tracks.com

The foundation of the universe

1. The heaven and the earth are existing by the life, wisdom and power of God only. Life is the beginning of all things. If there is no life the boundaryless space will continue to be unconquered forever. There is a life in existence but if the life has limit of life, limit of wisdom and limit of power, nothing can be done in the space. But there is a life and the life is everlasting life, all knowing and Almighty. So because of his infinite life, infinite wisdom and infinite power, he is the Creator of the heavens and the earth by the power of his spoken word of command. Hence the existence of the universe is the outcome of the life, wisdom and power of God Jehovah and it is the foundation of the universe.

2. The existence of the earth alone is incomplete to plant lives on the earth. So the Sun and the Moon are created to be the associated bodies to facilitate lives to live on the earth. After the preparedness of infrastructure enabling lives to live on the earth, God created lives in the world and he created all things for the sustenance of different lives on the earth.

3. God created mankind after his own image and a little lower than the angels (Ps 8:5). Human body is formed from the dust of the ground and God breathed the breath of life into the nostrils making him a living being. Mankind has body, soul and spirit. The body is to live in the world and the spirit is to live in the heaven after the death of the physical body. But mankind is not given the power to create life. Hence mankind cannot create even a tiniest crawling insect and a smallest plant. Mankind cannot prolong the life of a man even for one hour (Matt.6:27).

4. How wise our God is! He caused cycle of seasons of the year within 365 days or 12 months. He also created cycle of day and night within 24 hours for the sake of

the lives on the earth. How far the inhabitants of the earth are being served by way of revolution and rotation of the earth in the orbit without a stop even for a moment ought to be aware of by the inhabitants of the world.

5. God created precious materials on the surface and under the surface of the earth and he gave power to mankind to make technologies which tremendously reduce the hardships of mankind and promote easier life of mankind except the wickedness of mankind makes use of it in negative way.

6. The earth is a Spaceship which is revolving and rotating on the orbit assigned to it by God and mankind living on it is a passenger on board of it. So there is no room for mankind aboard of it to be arrogant and disrespect to the Owner of the Spaceship and fellow passengers.

7. Living things and non-living things all of the creatures are by the life, wisdom and power of God. A heart beat, a breathing of air, a cup of water and the different creations from the smallest to the

greatest are by the life, wisdom and power of God. 8. In the life, wisdom and power of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit there is no impossibility but all things are possible :(1) When there was no heaven and earth, God created the heaven and the earth in the endless Space by his life, wisdom and power.

(2) When Jesus Christ the Son of God was on the Throne in heaven, he was required by God the Father to sacrifice his life to save sinners in the world. By the Holy Spirit he entered into the womb of a woman and was born to the world and lived as a man.

He was crucified by sinners, he was raised up from death and ascended to heaven!

So the Life, Wisdom and Power of God is the foundation of the Universe and of all human lives.

THE WHOLE THINGS NOW AND FOREVER ARE BY THE LIFE, WISDOM AND POWER OF GOD. What an inexpressible peace and joy it is!

Rev. L. Suohie Mhasi

Reader’s Post Sir,

The Dimapur nullah

The dirty stream that runs through Dimapur has been black all my life. It is hard to get a bead on it on Google Earth making it difficult to tell where it comes from. Small bridges run over it (Near Popular Bakery and Nagarjan Junction) and the bridges seem to be a high-ground for garbage disposal because right under them are many many bags of garbage. It is an unhygienic, filthy eyesore that we have become inured to. Is it possible to exert some political will and creative legislation to clean up this filth snaking through Dimapur? We do see people who obviously are tourists roaming our streets these days. This stream must be one of the things that influence their opinions about Dimapur. Dimapur is now big and old enough for this, in addition to all the other issues, to be addressed if possible at all.

Samuel, Dimapur

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

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Note ban a financial scam : Rahul Ex-minister Yamakam passes away; CM, others condole

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati (File)

halt,” Mr. Gandhi said.

Meanwhile hundreds of Delhi Congress workers marched to the Reserve Bank of India office here on Friday on the occasion of the second anniversary of demonetisation, denouncing the great notechange exercise as “illfated” and “destructive” to the economy and the people of the country.

Mayawati, Akhilesh hit out at BJP

The Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party on Friday tried to corner the BJP over the demonetisation issue, terming it a failure and demanded an apology from the ruling party.

“They (BJP) had sought 50 days, but now two years have passed after

(From (-1) “People of Kiphire will have access to better healthcare with upgraded facilities and infrastructure,” he stressed. He also lauded Rijiju for agreeing to come to “one of the most far-flung areas” of Nagaland for the occasion, while advising people of the district to take timely care of their health. Commenting that many ailments were a result of “our own carelessness”, the chief minister asked the people to take proper care of their health. He further appealed to the gathering to lead a healthy lifestyle in order to undertake various activities.

Speaking on the occasion, state soil & water conservation and geology mining minister Kashiho Sangtam thanked Rio and Rijiju for holding the first ever cabinet meeting in the district. He

observed that with this meeting more development would come about in Kiphire, bringing it on a par with other advanced districts.

State health & family welfare (H&FW) minister S Pangnyu Phom, who too attended the inauguration, thanked the government for the new hospital building.

AYUSH doctor Dr L Sunep and nurse Noklentula Sangtam were awarded on the occasion with appreciation certificates for their sincerity. The programme was chaired by H&FW principal secretary I Himato Zhimomi, while vote of thanks was given by &FW principal director Dr Vikeyie Losu. Meanwhile, a cultural reception was held in the evening in honour of Rijiju at the 14 IRB camp. During the programme, Rijiju gave away the award for “Clean Election” to Langzanger village.

NPF ridicules achievement...

(From p-1) NPF also termed the much-acclaimed Mini Hornbill festivals being organised in district headquarters with much fanfare as nothing “but a poor show” indicating that the government was not serious enough in its good governance initiative, and rather taking the people for a ride. According to the opposition party, celebrating Mini Hornbill festivals at a time when the Nagas were reeling under sky rocketing of prices of essential commodities and had literally no roads to travel, was nothing but a flop show of governance on the part of the PDA government. Taking a dig at the reaffirmation of NDPP to pursue gender equality, democracy and freedom, as enshrined in its constitution, NPF asked the former to fulfil its commitments and immediately look into the issue of 33% reservation of seats for women in urban local bodies without any further delay, “instead of playing with the emotions of empowered Naga women by providing pink buses as a stop-gap arrangement to fool them”, adding it had become biggest joke of the day.

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The NPP Nagaland extended heartfelt condolences to Mrs Yamakam and also to late Yamakam’s son Toshi Wongtung, advisor SCERT and IPR and prayed that God grant them solace and strength to overcome their grief and that Almighty will also grant everlasting peace to the departed.

CL John: CL John, NPF MLA from 45 Tehok Assembly Constituency, has expressed shock and grief at the demise of K Yamakam and said the vacuum caused by his death would be very difficult to fill.

In a condolence message, John said late Yamakam was regarded as one of the pioneers under ENPO area in particular.

During his span of life, MLA said late Yamakam was undoubtedly one of the sincere, hardworking and bona fide citizens as well as one of the competent public leaders in his own capacity.

John said his service to the Yimchunger community in particular and Nagas in general would be heartily remembered by one and all.

Haring his deepest sorrow and sympathy with the bereaved family in this hour of grief, MLA prayed that Almighty God grant peace and solace to the departed soul.

DCC Tuensang: District Congress Committee (DCC) Tuensang has deeply mourned the passing away of K Yamakam, former minister.

In a condolence message, DCC Tuensang saud late Yamakam as a politician was with the Congress party throughout his active political life. DCC Tuensang said it would always cherish his all round contribution towards the Congress party.

DCC Tuensang, on behalf of all the Congress members of Tuensang district, has conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

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In a condolence message, YTC said in his death it has lost a fatherly figure and the vacuum created by his death would be hard to fill. YTC also stated that his death would significantly impact the YTC history. He was one of the senior members among the YTC. Sharing sympathy with bereaved family members in these painful hours, YTC further prayed that the departed soul rest in peace.

NDPP: Mourning the death of former minister of Nagaland, K Yamakam, the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) said late Yamakam dedicated his entire life in the service of the people and was instrumental in the establishment of many of the Yimchunger civil society organisations.

In a condolence message, NDPP president, Chingwang Konyak, said late Yamakam, who was known for his simplicity and statesmanship, served the people with humility and dedication throughout his life.

In his passing, NDPP president said the Yimchungers in particular and the Nagas in general have lost a great leader and an octogenarian.

Konyak, on behalf of the NDPP rank and file, deeply mourned his demise and expressed deepest condolences to Toshi Wungtong and the family members.

“With his passing, a void has been created which will not be easily replaced,” Konyak said and prayed that the departed soul rest in eternal peace.

NPP: NPP Nagaland unit president Ato Yepthomi has expressed grief at the demise of Yamakam former minister. In a condolence, NPP president Ato Yepthomi said late Yamakam was a seasoned politician from ENPO area and had served the state

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Gandhi said that the worst affected by demonetisation were the poorest of the poor, who were forced to queue for days to exchange their meagre savings. “[Prime Minister Narendra] Modi’s demonetisation cost India over one-and-a-half million jobs and wiped out at least 1% from India’s GDP,” he said. More than 120 people lost their lives, small and medium businesses were smashed and the informal economy was devastated.

“November 8th will forever go down in the history of India as a day of infamy. With that one declaration of demonetisation, Mr. Modi took 86% of India’s currency out of circulation, bringing our economy to a grinding

demonetisation... People are still awaiting an answer that except ruining business and increasing unemployment, what benefit has it given? If the government considers it a success, it should tell (people) in whose pocket the benefit went,” SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said.

BSP supremo Mayawati, too, slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the decision. “After two years of demonetisation, any of the objectives as claimed by the BJP were not met. The BJP should offer an apology for the move. The BJP government at the Centre will be remembered as a government of failures in which none of the promises made to the people were fulfilled,” she said in a statement.

Describing the move as an “economic emergency”, the Dalit leader said resentment was brewing among the people as the BJP, which promised to bring back black money and ensure “acche din” (good days), stands exposed. “While demonetisation broke the back of the poor, it helped the BJP men make their black money white by depositing them in banks.

mense, adding he deeply felt the void left by his demise.

Deputy chief minister, who is also the BJP legislature party leader, on behalf of BJP Nagaland unit rank and file, conveyed deepest condolences to bereaved families, near and dear ones and prayed that the departed soul rest in eternal peace.

LoO: Leader of Opposition (LoO) and former chief minister, TR Zeliang, has expressed pain over the death of K Yamakam Yimchunger, and said his demise was a great loss not only to the Yimchunger community but the Nagas in general.

In a condolence message, Zeliang described late Yamakam as “a great statesman” and said his immense contribution in brokering peace between the Nagas of Myanmar and India would be ever remembered.

Leader of opposition extended deepest condolences to the bereaved family members during this time of grief and sorrow and prayed that Almighty God grant them peace and solace.

MP Lok Sabha: Lone Lok Sabha MP from Nagaland, Tokheho, has expressed deep sadness over the passing of Yamakam, former Minister, Nagaland, saying his demise has left a social and political vacuum for the people of the state.

In a condolence message, MP said late Yamakam was one of the senior most statesmen of Nagaland, who dedicated his life very early towards the service of the people and Nagaland.

Tokheho said he had the privilege to work with late Yamakm for over a decade and it was through those years that he witnessed his dedication for the people. “The people have today lost a very senior statesman and a good soul,” he said and conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that God provide them solace in this difficult time and departed soul rest in peace.

YTC: Condoling the demise of late K Yamakam, former minister, the Yimchungrü Tribal Council (YTC) described him as “an upright and legendary fig-

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N e w D e l h i / Lu c know, Nov 9 (AGENCIES/IANS): Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the second anniversary of demonetisation, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that it was a “carefully planned criminal, financial scam” and described it as a “self-inflicted tragedy and a suicide attack that destroyed millions of lives” “India will discover, no matter how the government tries to hide it, that demonetisation wasn’t just an ill-conceived and poorly executed economic policy with ‘innocent intent’ but a carefully planned, criminal financial scam,” he said in a statement. The people would not rest until they found the “full truth.”

“On the second anniversary of the Prime Minister’s monumental blunder, the government’s spin-doctors, including our incompetent Finance Minister, have the unenviable task of defending an indefensible, criminal policy,” he added.

On Twitter, he said it was a “brutal conspiracy and a shrewd scheme” that allowed Modi’s “suit-boot friends to convert their

(From p-1) In a condolence message, the chief minister said, “Late Shri Yamakam was known to my family since many decades back when my father in law was serving as an Administrative Officer in Tuensang,” adding that during that time they worked closely together.

In later years, chief minister said he was fortunate to have been colleagues with late Yamakam in the Nagaland Legislative Assembly over the last few terms. Rio said he personally found late Yamakam to be a leader who had deep concern for all sections of the people. He was passionate about doing everything possible to elevate the welfare of the people from the weaker sections as well as remote and under-developed regions, the chief minister said.

Recalling many memorable experiences with him, Rio asserted that he was one of the most respected leaders as he was a man of integrity and commitment.

In his demise, the chief minister said Nagas have lost a people’s leader and a fatherly figure who would be remembered fondly.

The chief minister, on behalf of the Government of Nagaland, the party rank and file of NDPP, and on his own behalf, conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul.

Dy CM: Deputy chief minister, Y Patton, has expressed sadness on the ultimate demise of former minister Yamakam Yimchunger and said vacuum created by his death would be difficult to fill.

In a condolence message, Patton said late Yamakam, who was not only a stalwart in state politics but also a champion in many social lives. Deputy chief minister said late Yamakam dedicatedly served not only Yimchunger community but Naga community as a whole.

Patton said late Yamakam’s contributions to the Naga society were im-

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The Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/dollar at

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ket, the rupee opened on a firm note at 72.68 from Tuesday’s close of 73.

It climbed to a high of 72.45, driven by dollar selling by exporters, but ceded some ground to finally end at 72.50, up 50 paise over its last close. The rupee had rebounded by 12 paise to end at 73 per US dollar Tuesday.

In the last two trading sessions, the rupee has gained 62 paise. The forex market was closed on Wednesday and Thursday on account of ‘Diwali’ and ‘Diwali Balipratipada’ respectively.

Globally, Brent crude, the international benchmark, slipped below the USD 70 per barrel mark Friday before a weekend meeting of major oil producing nations in Abu Dhabi.

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Mumbai, Nov 9 (PTI): The rupee rose by 50 paise to end at 72.50 per US dollar Friday on increased selling of the greenback by exporters amid softening crude oil prices, which slipped below the USD 70 per barrel mark.

The dollar weakened following the US mid-tem election results, which showed Democrats wresting control of the House of Representatives from the ruling Republican party.

However, it later staged a recovery after the US Fed kept interest rates unchanged but indicated a hike next month.

Forex traders said the rupee’s rise was supported by dollar-selling by exporters and banks, and the greenback’s weakness against some currencies overseas.

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from Rs 451.55 crore posted during the previous year’s corresponding period, according to Chunduru.

“No doubt it is a challenging phase. The recovery is expected to pan out in two to three quarters.”

She said the bank had earned a total income of Rs 5,129.16 crore for the quarter that ended on September 30 up from Rs 4,874.15 crore earned for the quarter ended on September 30, 2017.

The total provisions for the second quarter was Rs 1,040.90 crore as against Rs 924.25 crore for the previous year corresponding period.

The provision for loan loss for the period under review was Rs 752.48 crore, up from Rs 633.36 crore for the previous year corresponding period.

Indian Bank’s gross non-perfor mance asset (GNPA) and net NPA stood at Rs 12,334 crore and Rs 7,060 crore as on September 30.

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He further said that retail inflows showed a healthy improvement of almost 30% over the last month.

Besides, systematic investment plans (SIPs) continued to show an upward trend with contribution of Rs 7,985 crore last month, against Rs 7,727 crore in September. Overall, the industry witnessed an inflow of Rs 35,529 crore last month, compared with an outflow of Rs 2.3 lakh crore in September, which market participants attributed to nervousness among corporate investors following the IL&FS default.

Of the total inflow, equity saw an infusion of nearly Rs 14,800 crore. However, income funds witnessed an outflow of over Rs 37,600 crore.

NEW DELHI, NOV 9 (PTI): Domestic passenger vehicle sales rose 1.55 per cent to 2,84,224 units in October as against 2,79,877 units in the same month last year. Car sales grew marginally by 0.38 per cent to 1,85,400 units last month as against 1,84,706 units in October last year, according to data released by SIAM on Friday. Motorcycle sales last month grew 20.14 per cent to 13,27,758 units compared to 11,05,140 units in October 2017. Total two-wheeler sales in October were up 17.23 per cent to 20,53,497 units as against 17,51,608 units in the year-ago month.

Sales of commercial vehicles jumped 24.82 per cent to 87,147units in October as against 69,816 units in the year-ago month, SIAM said.

Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS): Indian Bank hopes to recover about Rs 850 crore over the next two quarters out of loan accounts referred to National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), said a top bank official here on Friday.

Padmaja Chunduru, Managing Director and CEO, said higher provisioning for bad loans, mark-tomarket losses and lower trading income resulted in Indian Bank’s net profit going down to Rs 150.14 crore for the second quarter.

Announcing the bank’s second quarter results Chunduru told the media that Rs 250 crore was expected to be realised during the third quarter and Rs 600 crore during the fourth quarter of the current fiscal.

“The amounts expected to be realised are realistic,” she said. The bank posted a net profit of about Rs 150.14 crore for the second quarter of the current fiscal down

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New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): Mutual funds’ asset base rose to Rs 22.23 lakh crore by October-end, a 1% increase from the preceding month, as the industry showed resilience despite recent market events such as IL&FS default. According to Amfi data, the asset under management (AUM) of the industry, comprising 42 players, was Rs 22.04 lakh crore at the end of September. The total asset base of all the fund houses put together was Rs 21.41 lakh crore in October last year.

“The industry showed resilience despite recent market events and the ensuing volatility in both debt and equity segments,” Association of Mutual Funds in India (Amfi) chief executive NS Venkatesh said.

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New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): Gold prices Friday fell by another Rs 150 to Rs 32,250 per 10 grams at the bullion market due to muted demand, the third straight session loss for the precious metal. Silver too followed suit and fell by Rs 600 to Rs 38,400 per kg.

The bullion market in the national capital was closed Thursday on account of ‘Govardhan Pooja’.

In the international market, gold traded at USD 1,219.51 an ounce and silver at USD 14.40 an ounce in New York. Bullion traders said the decline in prices was mainly due to muted domestic demand and weak global trend.

In the national capital Friday, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity priced at Rs 32,250 and Rs 32,100 per 10 grams, respectively.

Gold prices had dropped by Rs 210 to Rs 32,400 per 10 grams during special ‘Diwali Muhurat’ trading at the bullion market on Wednesday. Sovereign also weakened by Rs 100 to Rs 24,700 per piece of eight grams on Friday. Similarly, silver ready rates fell by Rs 600 to Rs 38,400 per kg and weekly-based delivery dropped by Rs 558 to Rs 37,570 per kg.

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only proposal “under discussion is to fix appropriate economic capital framework of RBI”.

The clarification comes amidst report that the government is seeking transfer of at least a third of Reserve Bank’s Rs 9.6 lakh crore reserves.

Besides, it has also been pointed out that the government wants the RBI to part with most of its profit as dividend. The central bank, however, feels that it needs to retain a share of profits to make its balance sheet stronger.

According to another official, the government wants the RBI to have a new policy in place for dividends and capital reserves.

“Currently, the RBI’s

“The key factors driving inflation are muted fuel and food prices. Both factors should keep monetary policy on a slightly sombre note,” said Shashank Mendiratta, economist at ANZ Bank, one of the most accurate forecasters of Indian inflation last year.

“But the tightening cycle has not ended yet, because there is still some upside risk to oil prices.”

The latest inflation data, due on November 12, will be the first since a set of accusations have surfaced from top RBI policymakers that the government is attempting to influence central bank policy. While the government appears to have called a truce, economists say the administration’s demands that the central bank relax lending curbs and relinquish surplus reserves pose a significant risk to the inflation outlook.

“The RBI has had success in anchoring inflation expectations over the past five years. Any erosion of independence could permanently reverse this trend, affecting spending and saving decisions and wage negotiations and ultimately push up actual inflation,” noted Shilan Shah, senior Indian economist at Capital Economics.

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capital needs put its provisioning at 27 per cent, while most central banks have theirs at 14 per cent. Our calculations state that if RBI provisions at 14 per cent, it can free up to Rs 3.6 lakh crore,” the official said.

The RBI board is likely to discuss capital framework and other issues at its meeting scheduled to be held on November 19.

Earlier this year, the RBI decided to pay Rs 50,000 crore as dividend to government in line with the Union Budget provisions, helping the Centre to stick to its fiscal roadmap.

The Reserve Bank, which follows July-June financial year, has paid about 63 per cent higher dividend than previous year (2016-17). The RBI made a dividend payout of Rs 30,659 crore for the fiscal ended June 2017.

As per the Budget Estimate, the government projected to collect Rs 54,817.25 crore as dividend or surplus of Reserve Bank, nationalised banks and financial institutions. The government realised Rs 51,623.24 crore under this head in the previous fiscal.

New Delhi, Nov 9 (Agencies): Indian retail inflation likely slowed to its slowest pace in 12-months in October after food and fuel costs fell, keeping the official consumer prices gauge below the central bank’s medium-term target for a third consecutive month, a Reuters poll found.

With the battered rupee gaining slightly against the dollar, a recent cut in fuel taxes and easing global crude oil costs, consumer price inflation likely slowed to 3.67 percent in October from 3.77 percent, according to the poll of 35 economists.

If the data meets forecasts, October will mark the third straight month retail inflation has been below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4 percent, supporting the central bank’s surprise decision to hold interest rates at its meeting last month.

However, the RBI’s shift in its stance to “calibrated tightening” from “neutral” at its October 5 meeting suggests it may raise rates again, tracking other emerging market central banks grappling with weaker currencies as the US Federal Reserve proceeds with a series of rate rises that have propped up the dollar.

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New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): Confident of meeting fiscal deficit target, the government Friday clarified it is not seeking transfer of Rs 3.6 lakh crore reserves from the RBI and the only proposal under discussion is to fix appropriate economic capital framework of the central bank.

“Lot of misinformed speculation is going around in media. Government’s fiscal math is completely on track. There is no proposal to ask RBI to transfer Rs 3.6 or 1 lakh crore, as speculated,” Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg tweeted.

On the fiscal road map, he said, the government will stick to the fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent for the current financial year.

“Government’s FD (fiscal deficit) in FY 201314 was 5.1%. From 201415 onwards, Government has succeeded in bringing it down substantially. We will end the FY 2018-19 with FD of 3.3%. Government has actually foregone 70,000 crore of budgeted market borrowing this year,” he said.

Garg further said the

October retail inflation may hit 12-month low

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M O S C O W, N O V 9 (AGENCIES): Members of Afghanistan’s High Peace Council, a body overseeing peace efforts, met Taliban officials at a conference in Moscow on Friday and repeated President Ashraf Ghani’s offer of peace talks without pre-conditions.

For the first time, the meeting of regional officials on ways to end the war included a Taliban delegation, as moves towards achieving a political settlement pick up. “We discussed the subject of direct talks with the Taliban and asked them to choose the place and the starting time,” said Ehsan Tahiri, High Peace Council spokesman, according to Russia’s RIA news agency.

The meeting, which underlines Russia’s desire to be involved in any settlement in Afghanistan, took place as U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad prepared for a fresh round of talks with Taliban officials in Qatar. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that “we reaffirm our position on the lack of alternative to a

Members of the Taliban delegation take their seats during the multilateral peace talks on Afghanistan in Moscow, Friday. (VCG Photo)

political settlement in Afghanistan and the need for active coordinated efforts

by Afghanistan’s neighbouring countries and regional partners”.

Western officials and Ghani’s government view the Moscow meeting with some suspicion, seeing it as an attempt by Russia to push its way into a process that they say must be led

by Afghanistan. As well as the five-member Taliban delegation, Russia brought to the meeting several senior Afghan political figures,

including some who have clashed with Ghani in the past. Ghani’s government sent only a delegation from the High Peace Council, a group set up to coordinate reconciliation efforts.

The Taliban issued a statement this week saying the conference was “not about negotiating with any particular side”. It said the meeting was “about holding comprehensive discussions on finding a peaceful solution to the Afghan quandary and ending the American occupation”.

Colombo, Nov 9 (PTI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Friday dissolved parliament, paving the way for an early general election in the country which is grappling with unprecedented political crisis after the surprise sacking of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Prime Minister and replacing him with Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Sirisena dissolved the Sri Lanka’s parliament hours after a close aide of the President said he decided that there will be no snap elections or a national referendum to end the current political and constitutional crises in Sri Lanka.

Sirisena signed an official notification dismissing the 225-member assembly well ahead of its August 2020 term expiry, state television reported.

The island nation was plunged into a political crisis after Sirisena sacked Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and replaced him with his former rival Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Wickremesinghe, however, claims he is still the legally appointed prime minister. His request for a floor test to prove his major-

US to crackdown on asylum for migrants LO N D O N, N OV 9 (AGENCIES): Migrants who cross the southern US border illegally will no longer be eligible for asylum under a new rule, the Trump administration has said.

The new measures would deny asylum to those who breach any presidential restriction on entry.

The president can stop migration in the “national interest”, a statement said.

Rights groups have called the move “illegal.”

Immigration was a major focus in Mr Trump’s mid-term election cam-

paign.

Before the mid-terms, President Trump frequently denounced a caravan of thousands of Central Americans making their way north through Mexico.

He ordered troops to the border and declared the migrants to be an “invasion”. Without offering evidence, Mr Trump repeatedly suggested the caravan was politically motivated.

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen announced the changes on

Thursday.

The joint statement said presidents have the power to “suspend the entry of all aliens” and to impose “any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate on them” if they are judged to be “detrimental” to US interests under the Immigration and Nationality Act. “Today, we are using the authority granted to us

by Congress to bar aliens who violate a Presidential suspension of entry or other restriction from asylum eligibility,” the statement said.

The rule will not apply retroactively. President Trump is expected to sign it shortly.

Under US law, there is a legal obligation to hear asylum claims from migrants if they say they fear violence in their home countries.

Under international law, those who do have a serious fear of persecution are considered refugees.

Until now asylum seekers have been entitled to a hearing in the US regardless of how they arrived in the country.

US ‘war on terror’ killed about half a million people

Melbourne, Nov 9 (PTI): A man set a car on fire and stabbed three people, killing one of them, before being fatally shot in the Australian city of Melbourne, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State terror group to target foreigners.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton said the man who stabbed three members of the public and attacked police officers has died in a hospital.

“We are now treating this as a terrorism event,” said Ashton, adding that the suspect is “someone that is known to us”. ‘’I’m not at liberty at this point to disclose the identity of that person. But we are, as I say, having counter-terrorism investigations under way. The person is known to police. He’s known to police mainly in respect to relatives that he has that are certainly persons of interest to us. He is someone that, accordingly, is known to both Victoria Police and federal intelligence,’’ Ashton said.

The man was shot after confronting police officers

Lawyer seeks asylum for Asia Bibi in Netherlands The Hague, Nov 9 (IANS): Pakistani Christian woman Asia Bibi’s lawyer on Friday said he was seeking asylum for his client and her family in The Netherlands amid violent protests in Pakistan by radical Islamists against her acquittal in a blasphemy case.

Saif-ul-Malook said he had already spoken with Dutch politicians and min-

isters, although he was yet to make an official asylum request, reports Efe news.

Speaking at a vigil for Asia Bibi organised in Vianen near Utrecht by the foundation Persecuted Christians, which covered the costs of her nine-year long legal battle in Pakistan, the lawyer said he would file a written request with the appropriate authorities in the next few days.

INSTALLATION OF 1ST NCF DIBRUGARH PASTOR

Nagaland Missions Movement (NMM) secretary Rev Andrew Semp took the honour of installing 1st NCF Dibrugarh Pastor DR. BENDANGJUNGSHI on 28/10/18 NCF Dibrugarh was established back in 1972 but was not under the purview of NMM and the long felt spiritual leader for NAGA community in Dibrugarh was fulfilled by the grace of God and the missionary and of Chuchiyimlang Baptist Church.

Host of guests who attended the programme include pastors, deacons and members of Chuchiyimlang Baptist Church, NMM secretary and accountant.

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APPRECIATION The Tokhu Emong Committee 2018 of the Lotha Union, Purana Bazaar Area (East Dimapur) would like to express its sincere thanks & gratitude to all its members for their kind cooperation and participation, without which such a grand celebration could not have been possible. We salute all the program officials for their presence and encouraging response with a special mention of Mr. E.N. Kithan, Director, Land Record & Survey (Nagaland) for gracing the occasion as Special Guest. We also thank Mr. Nribemo Ngullie for his minute research work and paper presentation on the celebration of Tokhu Emong and its importance. Further, we thank all the well wishers, sponsors and all the concerned members from other tribes with a particular mention of Padum Phukhuri Village Council for their contribution and encouragement.

(Wojamo Lotha) (K. L. Moyo ) Co- Convener Secretary Tokhu Emong Committee 2018 Tokhu Emong Committee 2018

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‘The fire brigade turned up to put the fire out discovered there were gas bottle - I understand at this stage they are those barbecue-style gas bottles - within the vehicle,” Ashton said.

Footage captured the shocking scenes as a car went up in flames and police shot the knife-wielding man in the chest after he confronted officers as they arrived at the scene.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said Australians will “never be intimidated by these appalling attacks”.

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews has called the attack an “evil and terrible thing”.

Local media reports quoted 22-year-old Markel Villasin, who was finishing his shift at KFC on the Bourke St as the incident happened.

“Me and the managers ran out and that’s when we saw the car on fire and then we saw the guy on the floor and we wanted to help, there were two blokes helping him out already, he was face down pools of blood around his face,” Villasin said.

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The Tobu Area Students’ Union extends heartfelt gratitude to Shri P. Paiwang Konyak, Hon’ble Minister, Transport & Communication, Railways and Land Resources. Shri. N. Bongkhao Konyak, Advisor, DUDA, and the Nagaland State Transport Department for redressal of public needs and resumption of bus service from Mon to Tobu and Mon to Monyakshu.

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on a busy city street, authorities said. He was taken into custody in a critical condition. He succumbed to the gunshot wounds in the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

“The perpetrator of the operation... in Melbourne... was an Islamic State fighter and carried out the operation... to target nationals of the coalition” fighting the Islamic State, the terror group’s propaganda outlet, Amaq, said.

Officers were initially called to reports of a car fire near Bourke Street, a busy thoroughfare, at about 4.20pm local time.

“As they got out of the car, they were confronted by a male brandishing a knife and threatening them,” Supt David Clayton told reporters.

Ashton said a fourwheel drive Ute drove into Bourke street between Russell and Swanston Street and parked there. A male person was in that vehicle. ‘’Fire then started in the vehicle and he’s got out of the vehicle. He then engaged with members of the public at that location,’’ he said.

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WASHINGTON, Nov 9 (Agencies): About half a million people have died violently in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan due to the US “war on terror” that was launched following the September 11 attacks in 2001, according to a study released Thursday.

According to AFP, the report by Brown University’s Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs put the death toll at between 480,000 and 507,000 people -- but said the actual number is likely higher.

The new toll “is a more than 110,000 increase over the last count, issued just two years ago in August 2016,” Brown said in a statement.

“Though the war on terror is often overlooked by the American public, press and lawmakers, the increased body count signals that, far from diminishing, this war remains intense.”

The death toll includes insurgents, local police and security forces, civilians and US and allied troops.

The report’s author, Neta Crawford, said many of those reported by US and local forces as militants may actually have been civilians.

“We may never know the total direct death toll in these wars,” Crawford wrote.

“For example, tens of thousands of civilians may have died in retaking Mosul and other cities from ISIS but their bodies have likely not been recovered.”

The report states that between 182,272 and 204,575 civilians have been killed in Iraq, 38,480 in Afghanistan, and 23,372 in Pakistan.

Nearly 7,000 US troops have been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

ity in the House has been turned down.

Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya on Monday slammed Sirisena’s “unconstitutional and undemocratic” actions to sack Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and suspend Parliament, saying he will not recognise Rajapaksa as the new premier unless he wins a floor test. The assembly speaker wants the floor test to take place on November 14.

Meanwhile, Sri Lankan strongman and former president Mahinda Rajapaksa remains short of the ‘magic number’ 113 required to prove his majority in Parliament, his spokesman acknowledged Friday, days ahead of the floor test in the House.

Without specifying the exact figure of the lawmakers supporting Rajapaksa, United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella told reporters, “At the moment we have 105 to 106 MPs.” Rambukwella is one of the ministers appointed after the political crisis erupted on October 26. He is currently the incumbent Media and Information Minister.

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APPRECIATION

On behalf of the general public of Tobu Sub-Division, the Konyak Village Council Union Unit, deeply acknowledges Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Hon’ble Minister, Transport and Land Revenues Shri. P. Paiwang Konyak and Hon’ble Advisor DUDA Shri. Bongkhao0 Konyak for providing new NST buses for Monyakshu and Tobu after a gap of more than a year . In the absence of public transportation service for more than a year, the people of Tobu Sub-Division had faced untold hardships. The provision and resumption of NST bus service from Mon to Tobu and Mon to Monyakshu recently has brought immense happiness to the public.

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Heartiest congratulations to Miss Ayangla S. Pongen, D/o Mr. T.Sashimongba Pongen and Anungla Walling for her success in the NPSC as DSP. Wishing her great success in future endeavours.

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Notice calling objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Smt. Lhokhuli of Ghukiye Village, District Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate, Guardianship Certificate declaring that her husband Late Vikato Sema who expired on 24/09/2017.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue the certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

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No. Judl–47/2018-19/ / Whereas Shri. N. Nongothung, son of Late Smti.

Lusumi, a permanent resident of Mekokla Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable him to draw all dues and benefits pertaining to PPO No. 11989 and to close SBI AC No. 34778388278 in favour of his deceased mother Late. Smti. Lusumi who expired on 17/09/2018.

Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/ objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

No claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and succession certificate shall be issued.

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DECLARATION With the blessings of Shri Toshipokba, Ex-MLA & NPF CEC Member, the leaders of 26 Aonglenden NPF A/C and all the seven Units along with all the frontal leaders conducted a joint meeting on 4th Nov 2018 at it’s A/C Treasurer’s residence. After a thorough deliberation on the coming By-election due to be held, a number of related matters were discussed and several resolutions were adopted. The two most important resolutions are published herewith.

1. The leaders and workers of 26 A/C and all of its seven units are intact with/in the party, and reaffirmed to strengthen and ceaselessly work for the Party in the days to come.

2. All party ranks and file are united and ever ready to face the By-election to the Assembly Constituency as and when the Election Commission declares it.

Furthermore, it was resolved that all manpower will tirelessly work for the success of the party with all means available both financially and physically.

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‘Thugs Of Hindostan’ crosses Rs 52.25 cr on opening day

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mitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khanstarrer “Thugs Of Hindostan” surpassed Rs 50 crore on its opening day. A majority of critics gave it a thumbs down, but the team is humbled by the film’s box office numbers.

The film minted Rs 52.25 crore net when it released on Thursday.

According to a statement from its makers, Yash Raj Films, the film’s Hindi version amassed Rs 50.75

crore and Rs 1.50 crore came in from Tamil and Telugu dubs.

Director Vijay Krishna Acharya said: “’Thugs of Hindostan’ is the quintessential Hindi movie that we love to watch with our friends and families. We were lucky to get two of the biggest stars of our generation to come together for an out-and-out masala Diwali entertainer and we are humbled and ecstatic with the love and appreciation that audiences

have showered on ‘Thugs...’ to help the film create box office history on day one.

“We are thrilled to see that audiences across age groups, across India are loving ‘Thugs of Hindostan’ and have made our film a part of their Diwali plans.

We made ‘Thugs...’ with a vision to provide a pure festive entertainer for the entire family and this result is extremely gratifying for all of us at YRF.” The action-packed ad-

venture is set on the high seas.

Aamir, who plays the character of Firangi, said: “I am humbled by the love and affection of the audience.”

On the contrary, trade experts did not give promising reviews to the movie.

Film trade analyst Girish Johar told IANS that the feedback is mixed.

“The feedback is neither good nor great as people were expecting huge and strong content from a deadly combo of Amitabh Bachchan sir, Aamir and YRF, so there’s a letdown in there certainly,” Johar said.

All in all, critics were not impressed by the “juvenile storytelling” of the film, which also stars Katrina Kaif and Fatima Sana Shaikh.

Since this is the first time that Amitabh and Aamir have shared screen space, asked if the cast will contribute to footfalls in theatres, trade analyst Atul Mohan told IANS: “Yes, the loyalists of Big B and Aamir Khan might just go

and watch the film once but that will not help the film to survive for the longest because there is no good screenplay.”

The period film is fictional and created an expectation to offer a big canvas experience to the audience, with its trailer.

Asked if the visual effects are engaging enough for the audience to watch the film again, Mohan said: “I see no reason whatsoever to invest huge money on a Hindi film to watch VFX... and something that people can watch in the international cinema.”

While the film was expected to utilise the festive weekend, trade expert Taran Adarsh tweeted: “’Thugs Of Hindostan’ may reap the benefit of the holiday period + tremendous hype + impressive names in its cast...

But will find it difficult to sustain after the initial euphoria settles down.”

He called the film “a golden opportunity lost” and “a king-sized disappointment”.

(IANS)

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The Spice Girls didn’t actually ask Posh for reunion

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he Spice Girls have revealed that they didn’t actually ask Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice, to join them on the 2019 reunion tour.

Mel B, Mel C, Geri Horner (formerly Halliwell) and Emma Bunton recently announced that the 1990s pop group are reuniting for a string of UK stadium shows next summer. News that Adele is very excited about.

The group, without Posh, filmed their first comeback interview for The Jonathan Ross Show, that will air this Saturday (November 10).

But while the original members are still in touch, it appears that no one actually asked Beckham if she would like to join them.

“Do you know what is actually quite funny?,” said Mel C. “I saw Victoria recently and obviously we’ve all been in contact.

“She is still very much a part of the Spice Girls,

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she really supports us and we really support her.

“But she did raise the point that she was never actually asked. We just presumed.”

Geri jumped in to add: “I spoke to her two days ago, before the announcement and she has said it for years that she just doesn’t want to do it anymore, so we knew that.”

Later, Emma Bunton claims that they did in fact approach Victoria. Yet Geri

was quick to counter that “she was busy with her fashion and she’s moved on”.

The remaining members also confirmed that Beckham did not enjoy performing live. Emma admitted: “We realised that a while back, that she didn’t enjoy that so much” with Geri adding that “you don’t want to make somebody do something they don’t want to do.”

(FoxNews)

Imagine Dragons Unleash New Album ‘Origins’

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magine Dragons take flight with Origins, their fourth and latest studio album.

The new effort was produced with Joel Little, Mattman & Robin, and John Hill, and was created as a sister album to last year’s Evolve, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and became the first album this decade to generate at

least three No. 1s on Billboard’s Alternative Songs airplay chart.

Origins is “about seeking new ground but also appreciating your root,” says lead vocalist Dan Reynolds.

“When we create, we create with no boundaries, no rules. We find it thrilling to make music that feels different and new to us.”

(Billboard)

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Khrielasier Liezietsue from Nagaland showcased his creation at North East Festival Contestants of Miss Sumi 2018 during a dinner at Hotel Europa Inn on Friday. The pageant will be held on November 12 at IMC Hall, Dimapur from 6 p.m. onwards. in New Delhi. (NPN)

Special screening of Nani Teri Morni held in Dimapur

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Rajashree Gopal felicitating the cast of the film.

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special screening of first Nagamese film Nani Teri Morni was organized at Dimapur on Friday. The film was shot in Nagaland with the help of Bollywood production house and produced by Children Film Society India. The story is based on Monben iEzung, who is the youngest recipient of National Bravery Award for children in 2015. The artistes are from Nagaland and Mumbai.

Spear AWWWA zonal president Rajashree Gopal was guest of honour for the event while students from various schools including from APS and KV Rangapahar attended the programme.

The programme commenced with the National Anthem followed by welcome song by Yenili Zhimo.

The Director of the film Akashaditya Lama along

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with the cast and crew were felicitated by Rajashree Gopal.

Nani Teri Morni is also the first Nagamese film to be selected in Indian Panorama IFFA and will be screened at Panaji, Goa on November 25. The event was managed

by Find Studioz Mumbai founder Rebecca Changkija Sema.

(NPN)

TV show cancels BTS over T-Shirt

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Japanese TV station has cancelled an appearance by BTS, after it emerged that a member of the K-Pop group once wore a t-shirt depicting the US atomic bombing of Japan.

Ahead of their scheduled appearance on TV Asahi, a photo emerged online that showed Jimin wearing a T-shirt depicting the devastating attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 which claimed thousands of lives.

The shirt was branded “insulting” by some fans, while others claimed that the inclusion of Korean flags on the garment celebrates the bomb’s role in sparking the eventual independence of the Korean peninsula from Japanese rule.

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“A t-shirt design worn by one of the members caused controversy… we had been discussing it with the record label. However, we decided to postpone their appearance this time”, confirmed TV Asahi in a statement.

The t-shirt, which is still being sold online, also bears the slogan “Patriotism Our History Liberate Korea”.

Although it is unclear when Jimin first wore the t-shirt, images began to initially circulate in October.

One fan responded on Twitter: “I can never accept the act that #BTS member wore the atomic bomb Tshirts humanely. The problem is not the relation between Japan and Korea. It’s just humanity.”(Billboard) K Y M C

China Open: Sindhu, Srikanth crash out

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FUZHOU, Nov 9 (PTI): Olympic silver medallist P V Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth were ousted from the China Open World Tour Super 750 on Friday after losing their singles quarterfinals matches in Fuzhou.

While Sindhu yet again struggled to go past China’s He Bingjiao in women’s singles, Srikanth fell in straightgames to world number 3 Chou Tien Chen in the men’s singles event.

Third seeded Sindhu lost 17-21 21-17 15-21 to the eighth seeded Chinese.

Later Srikanth paid the price for being too erratic as he lost 14-21 14-21 in 35 minutes to Chen, who has been in good form this season with three titles from five final appearances.

Earlier, the left-handed Bingjiao controlled the rallies by executing her strokes

perfectly and used her deft touch to outwit Sindhu.

The Indian frittered away a 8-3 advantage early on to lose the opening game but made a roaring comeback in the second before losing the decider after a late charge.

Sindhu had started well to take a 4-1 lead early on before moving to 8-3 but Bingjiao managed to claw back at 9-9. The duo moved neck and neck till 15-15 when the Chinese moved ahead with three straight points. Sindhu made it to 1718 before Bingjiao pocketed the opening game.

In the second game, Bingjiao surged to 4-2 but Sindhu turned the tables as she moved to 6-5 and then grabbed a 11-7 lead. She kept distance despite the Chinese snapping at her feet.

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In the decider, Bingjiao was more sure-footed than Sindhu as she executed her plan well to take a 11-6 advantage at the interval. The Chinese managed to eke out a 15-8 lead before Sindhu produced a late charge to claw back to 15-16.

But Bingjiao didn’t give any chance to the Indian after that as she reeled off the remaining points to cement her place in the semifinals.

In the men’s singles match, Srikanth never seemed to pose a challenge to his Chinese Taipei opponent, who won titles in Germany, Singapore and Korea this year.

Chen played with a lot of confidence, something which the Indian seemed to have lacked during the match as he gave away easy points.

In the opening game,

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born 15.03.1965 – Died 27.10.2018 Through this column, we the bereaved family of LT. LIPOKMEREN AO (UNGMA), would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to one and all who stood by us at the time of his sickness, and at the untimely demise of our beloved.

We deeply regret our inability to thank you all personally but it is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless each and everyone of you abundantly..

Loving Wife, Children and Relatives.

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Your memories are still alive in our hearts. Every time we succeed or gettogether we miss your presence. Your life was a blessing to us.

Loving husband, children and family members.

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(Deuteronomy 31:8) The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.

Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.

It has been a year since you passed away. The way we miss you is so different now. We hope you know how much you meant to us. We still think about you everyday and miss you so much in our special way. God has you in his arms, we have you in our hearts. Amen DP-8381

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Karachi, Nov 9 (PTI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani wants the ICC to help restore his country’s bilateral playing ties with India, saying that it is the world body’s responsibility.

“I have already talked about it, though informally, at the ICC level. But now I am in the PCB and I will raise it more effectively that the ICC should ensure the bilateral series among all the countries,” Mani told the ‘Dawn’ newspaper in an interview.

“Look, if there is no bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan, why do they play us in the ICC tournaments?” he asked. There has been no full bilateral series between the two countries since

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2007 when Pakistan played a Test series in India.

In the winter of 201213, Pakistan toured India for a short goodwill series of limited-over matches, but India have refused to engage in a bilateral Test series with Pakistan after the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.

The ICC’s dispute resolution committee is to give its verdict on a compensation claim of USD

70 million filed by the PCB against the BCCI. The PCB has asserted that the BCCI did not honour a Memorandum of Understanding. The Indian Board has maintained that the MoU was not legally binding on it.

“Unfortunately, it has never happened in the history of the ICC that two cricket boards are fighting a case against each other.

Had I been at the helm at the time of filing the case, I would have preferred to resolve the matter through negotiation,” Mani said.

Mani said the dialogue should have continued between the boards and it would have been good to involve the governments of the two countries for a solution.

7th Mon inter-departmental sports Dimapur, Nov 9 (NPN): Officers’ Club, Mon will be organising the 7th Inter-Departmental Sports at Officers’ Club Indoor Stadium, Mon from November 12-14 for employees of government departments based in Mon district. The tournament will be conducted in the disci-

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plines of badminton, carom, table tennis, arm wrestling and open marathon run.

Winners and participants will receive cash prizes, medals and certificates. The club has also informed that it is mandatory for all the departments to participate in atleast one category.

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Through this column, we the family of Late Thezavilie Chücha, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, churches, friends and well wishers who stood by us physically, financially and through prayer support during the brief illness and demise of our beloved father on 31st October 2018, at the age of 93 years.

Though we are unable to thank each and everyone individually, it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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In sorrowful demise of our son Lt. THONGDISE ANAR on 31th of Oct 2018, we are consoled that our Almighty has done just. We convey our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us spiritually, physically, emotionally and materially. We sincerely pray that our God bless you all abundantly in return for the kindness shown to us.

Loving Family Members & Relatives.

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We the bereaved family members of Late Pikhato Rengma would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to one and all that stood by us spiritually, financially, materially and in prayers at the sad demise of our beloved father on 7th November 2018.

We would like to convey our special thanks to: 1. K. Station Baptist Church.

2. Bethel Baptist Church 3. RBC Padampukhuri 4. Mt. Terogvu Theological College, Tseminyu 5. K. Station Village Council 6. Ehunnu Village Council 7. Yikhanu Village Council 8. Kandi Public Union 9. Dobshi’s (DB) Court, Tseminyu 10. Shri R. Khing, Advisor Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services & Women Resource Development.

11. Ar. Logus Semp & Family 12. Mr. Agwaseng Kent 13. Mr. Nillo Rengma (Ex-Minister) 14. Mr. G. Nillo Apon.

We deeply regret our inability to thank each and everyone individually. May God bless you all abundantly.

Loving wife, children, grandchildren and relatives.

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Good byes hurt when the story is not finished and the book has been closed forever…..

Beloved wife, children, grandchildren & relatives

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DIED ON : 10TH NOV. 2017

Chennai, Nov 9 (PTI): Indian bowlers Umesh Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Kuldeep Yadav were Friday rested from the third and final T20 International against the West Indies to keep them in “best physical condition” for the tour of Australia, the BCCI said.

Punjab seamer Siddarth Kaul was included in the squad for the final T20I to be held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Sunday.

In the two games, leftarm spinner Kuldeep picked up five wickets, including 3 for 13 at Kolkata while Bumrah took three wickets.

Pacer Umesh was left out of the playing XI in the second match after the series.

Kaul, who made his T20I debut against Ireland in Dublin in June, has so far figured in two matches.

India have already sealed the T20 series by winning the first two matches in Kolkata and Lucknow respectively.

The Indian team members are likely to arrive in the city on Saturday.

PCB chief wants ICC to pursue India on bilateral playing ties

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out basis by six sections of junior classes. Cdt Vikole Zhasa of Class 7C was adjudged the best player of the championship.

The final match was attended by the principal Gp Capt Sharad R Keskar as the chief guest and gave away the prizes to the winners.

Srikanth did well initially to grab a 10-8 lead but after the break, Chen dominated the proceedings. Eventually a roaring smash earned him the game point and he sealed it when Srikanth’s return went wide.

In the second game, Srikanth struggled again and was 4-10 down at one stage but he produced a towering smash and two unforced errors from his rival took him to 7-10. After the breather, Chen again dominated the rallies even as Srikanth fell in a heap of errors.

Lagging 11-18, Srikanth produced another smash to take a point but Chen soon had eight match points when the Indian hit long.

Srikanth saved two match points before Chen sealed it with another precise return.

Umesh, Bumrah rested for final T20I against WI

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Players in action during the championship.

D i m a p u r , N ov 9 (NPN): Junior Class Basketball Championship 2018-19 of Sainik School Punglwa concluded on November 8.

In the final match, Class 7C defeated Class 6C by 30 baskets to 02 to emerge as the champions. The championship was played on knock

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018

15.04.1919 – 03.11.2018 We are immensely grateful to all those who have remembered us in prayers and extended material and financial support during the prolonged illness and demise of our beloved mother JONGPONGLEMLA (Molungkimong). Our gratitude is heartfelt and it is our prayer that God bless all of you for your generosity and kindness.

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Born: 07.07.1947 – Died: 02.11.2018 We the family members and relatives of Late Mrs. K. Sumongshi, express our sincere and profound gratitude for all the prayers, materials and financial assistance during the brief illness and demise of our beloved mother on 2nd November 2018.

We convey our special thanks to 1. Anatongre Baptist Church 2. Women Department (ABC) 3. Baptist Youth Endeavour (ABC) 4. Tikhir Baptist Church, Kiphire Town 5. Women Department Tikhir Baptist Church, Kiphire Town 6. Anatongre Baptist Church, Planning Committee 7. St. Mary Church, Anatongre Village 8. Maipok Baptist Fellowship 9. Women Department, Maipok Baptist Fellowship 10. Anatongre Village Council 11. Women Department, Tikhir Baptist Church Kohima 12. Tikhir Tribal Union, Kiphire 13. Village Guard Anatongre Village 14. MACP Facilities, Kiphire 15. Doctor & Nurses, District Hospital, Kiphire 16. Nyutsu Village Council 17. Kiuphulong, Kiukien Prayer Committee We deeply regret our inability to mention each and everyone individually in this column but it’s our humble prayer that our Almighty God Bless You all abundantly.

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15.08.1973 – 03.11.2018 We, the bereaved family and relatives of Lt. Thepfusanyü Soliezuo, express our sincere and heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, friends and well wishers who supported us physically, materially, financially and in prayer during the brief illness and at the sad demise of our beloved on 3rd Nov 2018.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Neiphiu Rio, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Nagaland 2. Dr. Neiphrezo Keditsu, Chairman NKVIB 3. Rev. Dr. T.R Angami 4. N.H.A.K, I.C.U Doctors & Nurses 5. Zhadi Bawe A.G Church 6. Thenupfüko First A.G Church, Kohima 7. Christian Church, Zhadima 8. Riidikhrieko 9. Northern Angami Sports Association Group - C 10. Zhadima Union, Kohima 11. Zhadima Thenumiapfüko Krotho 12. Zhadima Youth & Sports Organization 13. Zhadima Students Union 14. Govt. High School, Zhadima We deeply regret our inability to mention all the names individually but it is our prayer that God abundantly bless you all.

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ISL: Mumbai City edge NE United 1-0

Players of NorthEast united (white) and Mumbai City FC in action during their match at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati on Friday.

G u wa h at i , N ov 9 (Agencies): Mumbai City beat NorthEast United 1-0 courtesy of an Arnold Issoko (4’) goal at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Friday to go third in the league table.

It was a lively start to the match as Mumbai got their noses ahead within the first five minutes of the match. After Paulo Machado’s corner was half-heartedly cleared by NorthEast defence the Portuguese got a second bite of the cherry and this time he lashed a shot across the face of goal. Arnold Issoko was at the right place to nick it towards goal and a goalmouth scramble by Pawan Kumar was not enough to prevent it from crossing the line.

The Highlanders started attacking with intent and came agonisingly close to find their equaliser in the 23rd minute when Bartholomew Ogbeche peeled off his marker Lucian Goian to latch on to an inch-perfect cross from Redem Tlang.

Amrinder Singh did not move a muscle but was lucky to see the header miss the mark by a few inches.

Minutes later it was Juan Mascia who failed to guide his header from an acute angle.

Mumbai looked threatening in set-pieces and could have gone 2-0 up only if Rafael Bastos was able to keep his shot on target after he was perfectly set up by Machado with a rolling ball just inside the penalty box.

Just after the lemon break NorthEast got another gilt-edged to go on all levelterms after Obbeche found Masica with a delicious cross from the left flank but the Uruguayan could not deliver the goods as he was closely being monitored by Subhashish Bose.

It was end-to-end stuff in the second-half as Mumbai continued to threaten the Jose Leudo led defence but it seemed that Modou Sougou had lost his scoring boots.

With 10 minutes from the end of regulation time, Amrinder did well to stop Obgeche from getting his seventh as he spread himself wide enough to block his shot. The loose ball fell for Rowlin Borges at the edge of the box who pulled the trigger at the first instance but his volley kept sailing over the crosspiece.

Schattorie’s men further upped their ante in the closing minutes of the match but Mumbai’s defense held their shape to protect their lead.

Both teams will return to action after the international break as NorthEast would host Kerala Blasters on November 23 and Mumbai would host ATK a day later.

ISL Points Table Club P W D Goa 6 4 1 Bengaluru 5 4 1 Mumbai 7 4 1 Jamshedpur 7 2 5 NorthEast Utd 6 3 2 Kerala Blaster 6 1 4 Kolkata 6 2 1 Chennaiyin 7 1 1 Delhi Dynamos 8 0 4 Pune 6 0 2

L 1 0 2 0 1 1 3 5 4 4

Pts 13 13 13 11 11 7 7 4 4 2

Chelsea legend Drogba to visit India

New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS): Indian fans will have a great opportunity to meet former English Premier League (EPL) club Chelsea star Didier Drogba when the Ivory Coast striker visits the national capital on November 23.

Global tyre giants Yokohama, the official partner of five-time EPL champions and current FA Cup holders Chelsea FC, on Friday announced that the unique event will give the fans an opportunity to experience a special Q&A with Drogba.

Having won 12 major club trophies during his two spells at the club (2004-2012 and 2014-15), Drogba on Friday put an end to his long and storied career after playing in North America’s secondtier United Soccer League Cup final, in which his side, Phoenix Rising, fell 0-1 to Louisville City.

Excited at his visit to India, Drogba said: “I am very excited to visit Delhi with Chelsea and their partners, Yokohama.

I’m really looking forward to seeing as many of the Chelsea fans in Delhi as possible.”

Drogba announced in March after turning 40 that this season would be his last.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2018

24th Classic Cup

Phezoucha YO, Kuluopfii FC win

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Kohima, Nov 9 (NPN): Phezoucha Youth Organisation and Kuluopfii FC Pochury registered wins at the ongoing 24th Classic Cup played at Kohima local ground on Friday.

In the first match, Phezoucha Youth Organization defeated Kohima Eagles FC 4-3 via tie break after the match ended in a 2-2 draw.

Khrieneituo Kezio opened the scoring for Kohima Eagles FC in the 11th minute. The second goal was scored by Vikehiezo Mejura in the 25th minute to end the first half with score line of 2-0 in favour of Kohima Eagles FC. After the lemon break, Ruokuosejo scored the first goal for Phezoucha Youth Organization in the 43rd minute. And 10 minutes later, Kevi Thupi scored the equalising goal in the 52nd minute. With time running out, both teams desperately searched for goal. However both teams failed to find the net taking the match to tie-breaker where Phezoucha Youth Organization emerged victorious.

Doununlal and Kevizapu of Kohima Eagles were yellow carded for foul play in the field.

In the second match, Kuluopfii FC Pochury

The match between Tiema-Khe Kidima and Kuluopfii FC Pochury at Kohima local ground on Friday. (NP)

came from behind to beat Tiema-Khe Kidima 2-1.

Tiema-Khe Kidima took the lead in the 14th minute of the match through Dupiso Pucho. However, Dominic Ngousi found the equaliser for Kuluopfii FC Pochury in the 26th minute to end the first half with a scoreline of 1-1. After the breather, Dominic Ngousi of Kuluopfii FC

Pochury doubled the score in 52nd minute and the match ended 2-1 in favour of Kuluopfii FC. Meanwhile, Sevizo Pucho of Tiema-khe Kidima was cautioned for unsporting behaviour.

Today’s match Time: 2:00 pm King’s FC Vs United VNS Dimapur

Nagaland wins a bronze at 3rd elite Athletic trial ‘Ronaldo, Messi best but won’t win Ballon d’Or’ Men’s National Boxing Championship on November 16

Nagaland senior men’s boxing team along with the coaches.

D ima p u r , N ov 9 (NPN): Nagaland won a bronze medal at the recently concluded 3rd elite Men’s National Boxing Championship held at Army Sports Institute,

Pune. The championship held from October 27 to November 2 was hosted by the services.

Nagaland state participated in the championship in 10 weight cat-

egories. Govind Kumar bagged a bronze medal in the fight fly (49 kg) weight category. The team was led by Bendangmoa, Ralyaveio and Pradeep Sunar as coaches.

D ima p u r , N ov 9 (NPN): The Nagaland Athletic Association (NAA) has informed that there will be athletic trial for race enthusiasts on November 16 at Government Higher Secondary School ground, Nagarjan, Dimapur at 9:00 am. The trial will conducted for the age-group of 15-17 and athletes will be judged on their running capacity of 1500 to 1800 metre race.

Officials from Nurturing Excellence in Sports Trust (NEST), who will be present on the trial day, will select athletes based on their performance.

It may be mentioned here that the Nurturing Excellence in Sports Trust will identify young athletes from the state for Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).

Paris, Nov 9 (Agencies): Teenage sensation Kylian Mbappe said that Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi remain football’s greatest players but that his own World Cup heroics could help crown him the 2018 Ballon d’Or winner.

Mbappe, 19, inspired France to World Cup victory in Russia with four goals.

One of those came in the 4-2 final victory over Croatia as he became just the second teenager after Pele in 1958 to score in the championship match.

He was also voted Young Player of the tournament and has since become Ligue 1’s leading scorer with 11 goals as Paris SaintGermain run away with the French title.

Messi and Ronaldo have won the last 10 Ballon d’Or awards and Mbappe believes that they are still the

Chelsea beat BATE 1-0 in Europa League MINSK, Nov 9 (Agencies): Olivier Giroud’s first goal under Maurizio Sarri gave Chelsea an unconvincing 1-0 win at BATE Borisov to seal their Europa League progress.

Chelsea are now guaranteed to reach the last 32 after their fourth win from four, which was not without difficulty in Belarus.

The hosts hit the woodwork in both halves and defended stubbornly, which proved problematic for a sluggish Chelsea who failed to register a shot on target in the first half.

But after the interval, they opened the scoring through Giroud’s header from an Emerson cross (52) and, courtesy of a welcome clean sheet, kept up their 100 per cent record in Europe this season.

Chelsea had much of the possession but little creativity before half-time, and were nearly a goal down before they had even settled when Dzmitry Baga struck the post from range.

Kepa also had to keep out a near-post header from Stanislav Dragun following a corner, as the visitors went in grateful to be level.

Immediately after the restart, there was a sense

performance against the only unbeaten side left in Europe, but Chelsea had more to smile about, and now need only a point from their two remaining games to win Group L.

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Players of Chelsea and BATE vie for the ball during their Europa League match.

of increased urgency from Sarri’s side and after spending most of the opening five minutes camped in the BATE half, they took the lead.

Jorginho’s first-time pass was fizzed in from wide towards Giroud by Emerson, and the France striker’s near-post header went underneath Denis Scherbitski’s despairing dive for the opener.

The Belarusian side, who had never beaten an English team on home soil, went in immediate

search of an equaliser and nearly found it six minutes after falling behind, when Nilokai Signevich struck the bar after turning Dagun’s long-range shot into one of his own.

Moments later, when Ihar Stasevich’s cross was missed by Signevich, it allowed full-back Alexei Rios a chance to shoot with a late run into the box, but he blasted over when he should at least have hit the target.

Chelsea threatened to move further ahead with

Giroud’s header from a corner and Ross Barkley’s long-range effort both forcing Scherbitski into saves, but the closest the game came to a second goal was in injury time, when BATE hit the woodwork for a third time.

A corner in the dying seconds was half-cleared to substitute Evgeni Berezkin, who smacked the post from outside the area.

That narrow escape summed up BATE’s night, as they were left emptyhanded from a strong

Arsenal managed only a 0-0 draw with Sporting Lisbon here, but the single point was enough to guarantee them a spot in the Europa League’s round of 32.

With 10 points, Arsenal lead Group E by 3 points over Sporting. The other two clubs, Vorskla and Qarabag, have 3 points apiece and are out of contention, reports Efe. The most dramatic moment of an otherwise quiet Thursday night at the Emirates Stadium came in the 25th minute as Arsenal’s Danny Welbeck was injured in a hard landing after winning a header.

Medics gave the striker oxygen before carrying him off the pitch on a stretcher.

Sporting went down to 10 men in the 87th minute with the ejection of Jeremy Mathieu on a straight red card for fouling PierreEmerick Aubameyang in the area.

Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.

again the best two,” added Mbappe.

“Messi finished the best goalscorer in Europe; Ronaldo was the top scorer in the Champions League.”

Mbappe was speaking to AFP on Thursday at an event organised by watchmakers Hublot, one of his leading sponsors.

The last French player to win the coveted Ballon d’Or was Zinedine Zidane after the national team’s 1998 World Cup victory.

“Frankly, I hope so (win the Ballon d’Or). We achieved something big.

It would not be unjust because that is a strong word, but it would be a shame if a Frenchman does not win it. We made history and it would be nice to be rewarded.”

Croatia’s Luka Modric, voted Best Player of the World Cup, remains favourite for the Ballon d’Or.

sport’s top A-listers.

“Nobody is doing better at the moment and we can’t say it’s the end of their era because it will only end when somebody else does better than them,” Mbappe told AFP. However, the young striker added, “I don’t think one of them will win the Ballon d’Or this year be-

cause it was a World Cup year, and the World Cup takes precedence.”

While Mbappe thrived at the World Cup, Messi’s Argentina and Ronaldo’s Portugal bowed out in the last 16.

“But if you take the player in the purest form, t h e r e ’s n o b o dy b e t t e r yet. This year they were

Kaif named Delhi Daredevils assistant coach

Asian Airgun C’ships: ManuSaurabh win mixed event gold

New Delhi, Nov 9 (PTI): Former India batsman Mohammad Kaif was on Friday named as the assistant coach of IPL franchise Delhi Daredevils for the upcoming 2019 season.

“Delhi Daredevils have roped in former Indian batsman Mohammad Kaif as their assistant coach for the upcoming Indian Premier League season,” the team announced.

Kaif was earlier an assistant coach to Brad Hodge at the Gujarat Lions in the 2017 IPL season. Kaif joins Ricky Ponting and James Hopes in the Daredevils’ coaching team.

H e p r ev i o u s ly l e d Chhattisgarh in their debut Ranji Trophy season and acted as mentor for the young team. “I’m delighted to be part of the Delhi Daredevils and am looking forward to bringing together an exciting group of boys, who are going to make their franchise and country proud,” Kaif said.

“With the management team’s support, I am sure we’ll help nurture many of the younger boys in the squad and make this team a force to be reckoned with in the IPL,” he added.

Manu Bhaker

Saurabh Chaudhary

Kuwait City, Nov 9 (PTI): Teen shooting sensations Manu Bhaker and Saurabh Chaudhary shattered the junior world record on their way to winning the 10m air pistol mixed team gold medal in the 11th Asian Airgun Championships here on Friday.

On the concluding day of the tournament, the Indians got the better of the Chinese pairing of Wang Xiaoyu and Hong Shuqi in the final.

India’s junior shooting squad thus ended the championship with a tally of 11 medals, including four gold.

Yo u t h O l y m p i c Games champions Manu and Saurabh finished with a score of 485.4 in the final, well ahead of the Chinese

who managed 477.9.

A second Chinese team won bronze while India’s second pair in the finals, Abhidnya Patil and Anmol Jain, finished fourth.

In the qualifying, the pair of Manu and Saurabh were second among five teams, with a combined score of 762 out of 800.

They logged the same score as the table topping Chinese pair of Wang and Hong, but lost out due to lesser inner 10s.

Abhidnya and Anmol were third with a total score of 760.

This was Saurabh’s third gold medal in two days having won the team and individual 10m air pistol events on Thursday, while Manu bagged the team silver.

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