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88.1% polling registered in by-polls Jihadist shot dead after killing 4 in Vienna 14-S.Angami 84.4%, Pungro-Kiphire 89.8%; RE-poll LIKELY in 1 PS

VIENNA, NOV 3 (AP): A man who had previously tried to join the Islamic State group rampaged in Vienna armed with an automatic rifle and a fake explosive vest, fatally shooting four people before he was killed by police, Austrian authorities said Tuesday. Witnesses described dozens of screaming people fleeing the sounds of gunshots Monday night in a nightlife district crowded with revelers enjoying the last hours before a coronavirus lockdown. Others barricaded themselves inside restaurants for hours until they were sure the danger had passed. Video that appeared to be from the scene showed a gunman, dressed in white coveralls, firing off bursts seemingly at random as he ran down the Austrian capital’s dark cobblestone streets. While the attack lasted just minutes, authorities said only on Tuesday afternoon that there was no indication of a second attacker — adding to tension in the capital as residents were urged to stay home. Two men and two women died from their in-

Dmu: Screening of returnees at entry points from today D I M A P U R , N OV 3 (NPN): Dimapur district administration has informed that returnees to Nagaland through Dimapur district will be screened at the entry point from November 4 onwards and not at the Agri Expo site. In this regard, district officials will be deputed at four entry points to Dimapur district-- airport, railway station, Dillai check gate and New Field check gate. An order issued by deputy commissioner (DC) Dimapur, R. Soundararajan stated that: “In accordance with relevant SPOs, duty at the respective locations will commence from November 4.” Till November 4, there were 111 persons under facility quarantine while 1923 were under home quarantine. Meanwhile, a total of 62,422 samples had been sent for testing through RTPCR and results of 61,035 samples received. In addition, a total 33,787 samples were sent for testing through Truenat and results of 33,759 samples have been received. Through Rapid Antigen Test 4,042 samples have been tested.”

This is it!

“If you total up all the jobs they promised, it comes to 10 lakhs. The reality is more are becoming jobless.” K Y M C

Police officers stay in position during an operation, in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday (AP/PTI)

juries in the attack — including one German woman, according to Germany’s foreign minister. Authorities said a police officer who tried to get in the way of the attacker was shot and wounded, along with 21 other people. The suspect was identified as a 20-year-old Austrian-North Macedonian dual citizen with a previous terror conviction for attempting to join the Islamic State group in Syria. Police searched 18

properties as well as the suspect’s apartment, detaining 14 people associated with the assailant who are being questioned, Interior Minister Karl Nehammer said. “Yesterday’s attack was clearly an Islamist terror attack,” Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said. “It was an attack out of hatred — hatred for our fundamental values, hatred for our way of life, hatred for our democracy in which all people have equal rights and dignity.”

The attacker, identified as Kujtim Fejzulai, was armed with a fake explosive vest, an automatic rifle, a handgun and a machete, according to Nehammer. Before the attack he posted a photograph on a social media account showing him posing with the rifle and machete, Nehammer said. Fejzulai was sentenced to 22 months in prison in April 2019 but was granted early release in December. “The fact is that the

terrorist managed to deceive the judicial system’s deradicalization program” to secure his release, Nehammer said, adding that the system should be reevaluated. He also said that an attempt to strip Fejzulai of his Austrian citizenship had failed for lack of enough evidence. The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed credit for the Vienna attack, calling the perpetrator a “soldier of the Caliphate.” The claim of responsibility was published through the militant group’s media arm, Aamaq. It didn’t elaborate on the attacker’s ties to IS and had similar wording to past, opportunistic claims by the group. In North Macedonia, police said a list of suspects sent by Austria included two others with dual Austrian and North Macedonian citizenship. In Switzerland, police in the city of Winterthur said an 18-year-old and a 24-year-old were arrested in consultation with Austrian authorities. Investigators are now trying to determine the nature of the two men’s contact with the Vienna suspect.

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KOHIMA, NOV 3 (NPN): By-polls to the two Assembly constituencies- 14 Southern Angami-I and 60 Pungro-Kiphire passed off peacefully barring a stray incident on Tuesday amidst tight security and following COVID protocols. Around 88.1 per cent of the total 43,242 voters exercised their franchise in the by-election to two assembly seats, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Abhijit Sinha said. Polling was held at 22 polling stations under 14 Southern Angami constituency which recorded 84.41% voting, while 77 polling stations under 60 Pungro-Kiphire registered 89.80% polling. Counting of votes will be taken up on November 10. Addressing media persons in the evening, Sinha said voting began at 6 a.m. and ended at 4 p.m. Webcast and static video recordings were done in all the polling booths to ensure free and fair elections, the CEO said. Sinha said that the entire polling process was by and large peaceful without

Womenfolk in a queue outside a polling station under 14southern Angami-I constituency on Tuesday. (NP)

any major untoward incident, except at no. 11 Singrep polling station under 60 Pungro-Kiphire constituency, where polling was adjourned during the first hour following a scuffle outside the polling booth. He said following the official complaint from the returning officer, a report was sent to Election Commission of India (ECI) from whom a repoll directive was awaited. There were also complaints and counter complaints from the r uling NDPP and opposition NPF under Southern Angami-I seat. NDPP had earlier complained that genuine

voters were not being allowed to enter the perimeter by NPF party functionaries. In a complaint letter addressed to the District Election Officer Kohima, NDPP demanded re-poll at the particular polling station since normal electioneering process was not allowed to proceed. However, NDPP later withdrew their complaint on the request of the public, NDPP general secretary Benjamin Lorin stated. On the other NPF had alleged that senior NDPP functionary and some MLAs tried to disturb the polling by entering into the polling sta(Cont’d on p-5) tions.

Nagaland COVID-19 tally 9151 NE states to play vital role in reviving Trump, Biden cede stage to COVID-19 STATUS AS ON november 3, 2020 India’s economy: Dr. Jitendra Singh voters for election day verdict District

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ACTIVE CASES Symptomatic AsDeath ReMi- Total ympunder Critical-ICU cov- Death grat- CastomInvestiMod- Se- With- With On ered ed es Mild atic gation erate vere out Oxy- VentiOxygen gen lator 817 33 2 2 0 0 1 4179 32* 2 49 5117

Kiphire

23 2719

Kohima

258

2418

Longleng

Mokokchung

114

Mon

436

498

Peren

300

307

Phek

Tuensang

141

152

Wokha

Zunheboto

127

138

Total

1171

7786

9151

*6 deaths not due to Covid-19 *2 deaths in under investigation

DIMAPUR, NOV 3 (NPN): Nagaland on Tuesday reported 55 COVID-19 positive cases– 39 in Dimapur, 13 in Kohima, 2 in Mon and 1 in Peren taking the tally to 9151. Further, out of 9151 positive cases, the distribution across various categories of people include 3975 cases from the armed forces/ police, 1658 returnees, 3072 traced contacts and 446 frontline workers.

India’s COVID tally reaches 82.67 lakh PTI: India’s COVID-19 caseload on Tuesday mounted to 82,67,623 with 38,310 fresh infections, while the death toll reached 1,23,097 after 490 new fatalities were reported, Health ministry data updated at 8 am showed. The number of active cases remained below six lakh for the fifth consecutive day.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 3 (NPN): Union minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Personnel, Jitendra Singh Tuesday said the North East will play a very vital role in reviving the Indian economy post COVID-19 and its development will work as a “new engine” to the economy. Inaugurating a webinar on “Economic Revival through Capital Markets post COVID-19” here, Dr. Singh also said that the North Eastern Region will be one of the favourite business destinations of India post COVID-19 and bamboo was going to be the key pillar of the economic activities. Describing Bamboo as a silver lining in the dark clouds of pandemic, Dr Jitendra Singh said, it will help in shaping the economy of the region and the coun-

Jitendra Singh

try in post COVID era. He further asserted that the region will emerge as an alternative to the European tourist destinations post COVID-19 as there were only a few coronavirus cases due to the timely lockdown in the region. Dr. Singh said that under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi India will emerge as the global leader in postCovid-19 world economy. He said that the preemptive steps taken by the Centre in enforcing earliest

lock down saved many lives and further damage to the Indian economy. The lockdown period has taught us many lessons of life and this adversity has emerged as a virtue for us. Appreciating the role of the Company Secretaries in building and maintaining the country’s economic growth, Dr. Singh said that such webinar will empower the students of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) and will boost their moral in participating in the development of India by giving their valuable inputs in business polices. The minister hoped that valuable contribution of the participants will help the stakeholders in transforming the Indian economy. M e a n w h i l e, I C S I president Ashish Garg, its chairman Suresh Pande and other prominent speakers addressed the webinar.

WASHINGTON, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): After a campaign marked by rancor and fear, Americans on Tuesday decide between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, selecting a leader to steer a nation battered by a surging pandemic that has killed more than 231,000 people, cost millions their jobs and reshaped daily life. Nearly 100 million Americans voted early, and now it falls to Election Day voters to finish the job, ending a campaign dominated by the coronavirus and defined by tensions over who could best address it. Each candidate declared the other fundamentally unfit to lead a nation grappling with COVID-19 and facing foun-

dational questions about racial justice and economic fairness. Biden entered Election Day with multiple paths to victory while Trump, playing catch-up in a number of battleground states, had a narrower but still feasible road to clinch 270 Electoral College votes. Control of the Senate was at stake, too: Democrats needed to net three seats if Biden captured the White House to gain control of all of Washington for the first time in a decade. The House was expected to remain under Democratic control. The first polls close at 6 p.m. Eastern time in swaths of Indiana and Kentucky, followed by a steady stream of poll closings every 30 minutes to an hour throughout the evening. The last polls in Alaska shut down at 1 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday.

More Amur Falcons arrive in Yaongyimchen area 53.51 pc turnout in Phase 2 assembly polls in Bihar, figure likely to go up: EC

DIMAPUR, NOV 3 (NPN): Lemsachenlok Society said the number of Amur Falcons arriving at their roosting site– Yaongyimchen Community Biodiversity Conservation Area in Longleng district – has risen this year. Dr Lima and Buten Henmei of the NGO in a release stated that the falcons, which are known as “Tuma Loih” in local dialect of Yaongyimchen, started arriving in batches since October second week and their numbers are more this year as per the latest data. The release claimed that Lemsachenlok Society of three villages – Yaongyimchen, Alayong and Sanglu – had initiated the biodiversity conservation by setting aside a huge forest area as community biodiversity conservation area, which today gives asylum to hundreds of flora and fauna species.

Amur falcons at YCB Conservation Area in Longleng district.

Pointing out that conservation was a very unique initiative in the area as the community had surrendered their land by shifting their regular jhum cultivation to different locations in order to provide a conducive ecosystem for the Amur Falcons which come all the way from Mongolia, the NGO said these raptors feed on flying termites and other insects to regain their strength before continuously flying for five

days and five nights to South Africa for the winter. The society said the entire community from Yaongyimchen, Alayong and Sanglu villages enthusiastically kicked off preparations for the raptors’ homecoming from October. Mentioning that volunteers have been alternatively keeping a vigil in and around the entire area, Lemsachenlok Society said the women folk are engaged in cleaning the

surroundings, while the men are making renovations and constructing watchtowers. Amur Falcon is protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and Convention on Migratory Species, besides being listed on the Appendix II of CITES. Meanwhile, based on the resolution adopted by citizens in 2010, the village councils in their joint meeting on Monday reaffirmed to protect the falcons during their short stay in the area and prohibit any activities that could harm the ecosystem. The joint meeting resolved that patrolling would be conducted within the village jurisdiction, especially the roosting site, and whoever was caught indulging in any act of distracting the biodiversity, especially the Amur falcons, in any manner would be dealt with as per the resolution.

NEW DELHI, NOV 3 (PTI): The 94 assembly constituencies that went to poll in the phase two of Bihar elections on Tuesday recorded 53.51 % turnout and the figure was likely to go up as voting continued beyond schedule in several places, the Election Commission said. The combined voter turnout in the two phases was recorded at 53.79 % till 5 PM, the Commission said. The turnout was 55.35 % in these constituencies in the 2015 assembly polls, the EC said. The combined figure would also go up when final figures of phase 2 are collated later in the day. “The electoral exercise going on in the country is by far the largest exercise in the world amid the pandemic... the voter turnout in the first phase has been exceptionally

good. The voter turnout has further continued and the confidence level has been much more in this phase,” EC Secretary General Umesh Sinha said. The 94 constituencies in the second phase of elections will decide the electoral fate of RJD leader and grand alliance’s chief ministerial face Tejashwi Yadav and more than 1,450 other candidates. Polling began at 7 am, but the time for its conclusion has been extended by one hour till 6 pm to facilitate COVID-19 patients and those with symptoms of the disease to exercise their franchise during the final hour. Referring to the 54 assembly bypolls spread across 10 states held on Tuesday, the Commission said Chhattisgarh recorded

71.99 % turnout, Gujarat 57.98 %, Haryana 68 % and Jharkhand 62.51 %. The turnout in Odisha was 68.08 % and 66.57 % in Madhya Pradesh. In Nagaland, the turnout was 83.69 %, while it was 81.44 % in Telangana. In Uttar Pradesh, the turnout was 51.57 %. The Commission said the figure were dynamic in nature and likely to change over the next few hours. Besides 28 seat in Madhya Pradesh, eight assembly seats went for bypolls in Gujarat, followed by seven in Uttar Pradesh, two each in Odisha, Nagaland, Karnataka and Jharkhand, and one each in Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Haryana. Five assembly seats in Manipur and one Lok Sabha seat in Bihar will go for bypoll on November 7. K Y M C

WSBAK launches Tabitha tailoring unit at Thahekhu

WSBAK officials at the launching programme held on November 3 at Thahekhu village.

DIMAPUR: Canaan Yutecha Skill Development, an initiative of WSBAK has set up a tailoring unit by the name “Tabitha Tailoring” near Trinity School Thahekhu village on November 3, dedicated by WSBAK executive secretary, Rev. Dr. Pughoto Sema.

A press release by WSBAK stated that, the unit was inaugurated by council member of WSBAK, Toyeli Samson. Apart from this new service venture, Canaan Yutecha has been providing various services such as hair cutting, plumbing, AC repairs, painting and elec-

trical works with its concern and aim to strengthen and facilitate the skills and potentials of unemployed youths. Earlier, inauguration programme was chaired by youth secretary N. Suhuto Chishi and invocation was delivered by women secretary Kakheli I Jimo.

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GPSD observes ‘Vigilance Awareness Week’

DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the nation, the Government Polytechnic Seithekema C (GPSD), Dimapur observed “Vigilance Awareness Week” from October 27 to November 2. A press release by GPSD principal i/c Er. Zhapulhoulie Rupreo stated that, the programme was held under the theme, “Vigilant India Prosperous India”. The culmination programme was held through online mode with Joshua Sheqi, advocate, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench as the resource person. Sheqi in his speech enlightened the 80 participants on various sections

of law to deal with corruption and legal procedures under Indian Penal Code. He encouraged the students to work hard to be successful in life. Earlier, programme was chaired by Dr. Nonlih Chohwanglim, lecturer GPSD, while welcome address was delivered by Er. Zhapulhoulie Rupreo. Vote of thanks was pronounced by Imnasangba Jamir, senior lecturer, GPSD. The programme was an endeavour to promote integrity, transparency and accountability in public life and included taking integrity pledge as a citizen as well as an organisation.

Amur falcon hunting banned in Mon district

Dimapur: Amur Flacons are protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, as such, hunting, trapping, killing or selling of Amur Falcons could lead to three (3) years of imprisonment or a fine of Rs. 25000 or both under Section 51 of the said Act. Some instances of hunting, trapping and killing of Amur Falcons in Mon district have been reported and therefore all administration officers and village councils under Mon district have been directed to give wide publicity in their respective jurisdictions and strictly enforce this order along with Police and Forest departments.

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Leo Club of Dimapur organises rangoli design competition

Rangoli design by the winners of first prize, Suman Sethi and Sajal Sethi at the competition.

DIMAPUR: Leo Club of Jain. Project was headed leadership ship of Vishal Dimapur (LCD) organised by Sneha Jain under the Patni. a rangoli competition at the club premises on November 1. A press release by PRO LCD Sneha Jain stated that, there were 2 participants in each team of 7 and registration was free. Certificates were given to all the participants and also cash prizes to the winners. The first prize was Rs. 3100 given to Suman Sethi and Sajal Sethi, the second prize of Rs. 2100 was given to Manvi Karwa and Neelam Karwa and the third prize was Rs.1100 given to Shruti Jain and Happy

MCK organises international webinar on gender issues

DIMAPUR: International webinar under the theme “Re-thinking gender issues: Voices of young minds” was organised by department of History, Modern College Kohima (MCK) on November 3. A press release by MCK principal, Dr. Vitsou Yano stated that, speakers were Julia Günther, scholar at University of Vienna and lecturer at Karl Landsteiner, Dr. Lovitoli Jimo, assistant professor, Ambedkar University Delhi, spoke on the topic “Her (story) in history: Traditional governance systems, and customary practices and laws”, Dr. Teresa L Khawzawl, assistant professor, Anthropology, Cotton University, Guwahati, spoke on “women, work and leisure” and Dr. Resenmenla Longchar, assistant professor, History, ICFAI University, Nagaland spoke on “Gender performances North East Forum for Indigenous People (NEFIP)-Assam Chapter and Nagaland Chapter had a joint meeting with and roles in Ao-Naga family system”. The webinar was chaired by Senjano N. MurJoint Committee on Prevention of Illegal Immigrants (JCPI) at Tourist Lodge Dimapur on October 31. The meeting decided to maintain age-old cordial relationship and timely communication to bring about community rapportment ry, HoD, History and Dr. Vitsou Yano, principal, gave the welcome address. for mutual co-operation to bring about social harmony and change along with prevailing times. (JCPI media cell)

Security forces apprehend arm dealers DIMAPUR: Security forces in a joint operation with Police, apprehended two arms dealers near Burma Camp in Dimapur on October 30. According to PIB (defence wing), based on specific input, security forces launched an operation and apprehended the arms dealers from the area and recovered four .32mm pistols from the possession of the individuals. The apprehended persons along with recovered items have been handed over to East Police Station for further investigations.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LT. SOBOUNUO LIEZIETSU

04-11-2019 It’s been a year since you left us to be with our Lord. Though you are no more with us your memories are always with us in our everyday life unseen, unheard, but always close to our hearts. Still loved, still missed very dearly. Missing you so much Apfuo. Loving family members K-1756

IT HAS BEEN A YEAR SINCE YOU WENT TO BE WITH OUR LORD AND NOT A DAY HAS PASSED WITHOUT YOUR SWEET LOVING MEMORIES. “LIFE GOES ON AT ITS OWN PACE. BUT SOME MEMORIES CAN NEVER BE FORGOTTEN OR ERASED FROM THE MINDS OF THE DEAREST ONES.” YOU WILL ALWAYS REMAIN IN OUR THOUGHTS. FONDLY REMEMBERED BY, DP-4708

YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN.

LATE P. HENILONGE Born on 18/09/1989 – Died on 21/10/2020 Romans 14:8 “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord” We, the bereaved family and relatives of the Late P. Henilonge, wish to acknowledge the sincere and heartfelt expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness to us in our sad loss. We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many friends, neighbours and well-wishers who visited our home, attended the wake, service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us at this difﬁcult time. For those telephoned, travelled long distances, send ﬂoral tributes, and messages of condolences, as well as those who made charitable donations, we are truly grateful. Special and sincere thanks to those for a very personal service:1. Imti Toshi Phom 8. Phom Union Zunheboto 2. Shri. S. Pangnyu Phom 9. NPF Zunheboto Division. (Minister of Health & Family Welfare) 10. Medical Department Zunheboto 3. Shri. M. Shayung Phom 11. Yachem Village Council. (Deputy Commissioner Longleng) 12. Yachem Student Union. 4. Mughato Principal Bethany School 13. Yachem Baptist Church. Zunheboto 14. North Point Colony Zunheboto 5. Sangtam Baptist Fellowship Zunheboto 15. District Industry Centre Zunheboto 6. Eastern Naga Fellowship Zunheboto 7. All Clans of Yachem & Yaongyimchen Village

Mom, one year has passed since you left us for your heavenly abode. Yet your love, prayers and teachings are immortal and are always with us. Your prayers walk beside us every moment - unseen, unheard but always felt. It guides and drives us bringing strength and comfort each new day. Mom you are always with us, first in your lifetime, then forever in our memory. Miss you Mom. ‘My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever’. Psalm 73:26

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To those who helped in any way, your contribution made our loss more bearable. As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. Words can’t express our vehement protestations of gratitude, may Almighty God bless you all profusely. DP-4790

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WEATHER FORECAST November 4

(Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Partly sunny

31 23

Aizawl

Clearing and a stray t-storm

Guwahati Hazy sun Imphal

A t-storm around in the a.m.

24 18 30 20 26 18

Itanagar Partly sunny and not as warm 24 19 Shillong Mostly sunny and nice Kohima

22 13

A stray morning thunderstorm 20 6

Dimapur Mostly sunny and comfortable 29 20 Mkg

Mostly sunny and cloudy

24 16

Tuensang Cooler with a stray t-storm

17 12

A t-storm around in the a.m.

22 18

Zunheboto Mostly sunny and beautiful

22 14

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R.N. Ravi with his wife, Laxmi Ravi along with representatives of the Battalions at Dr. Imkongliba Hall, Raj Bhavan, Kohima on November 3.

DIMAPUR: A first of its kind in the state, the conferring of unit citation and unit appreciation to Assam Units & Territorial Army Battalion was held at Raj Bhavan, Kohima on November 3. A press release by PRO to governor of Nagaland stated that, in his address, governor R.N. Ravi felicitated the Assam Rifles and said they have provided yeoman service all over the country, carrying responsibilities for almost 200 years. “In honouring you,

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I feel honoured because the whole country is very proud of you” the governor said. Ravi said during British time, they performed exceedingly well in keeping Japanese force at bay and defended Kohima. He lauded the Assam Rifles for their successful missions not only in counter insurgencies but also in containing Chinese expansion in border areas. At the beginning of creation of Nagaland, Ravi mentioned the important role played by the Assam

Rifles in maintaining peace, law and order as there were not much police personnel. He also said they have been providing selfless service in times of natural calamities. 3 (Naga Hill) Bn AR was conferred unit citation and 22 AR, 36 AR, 41 AR, 45 AR and 164 TA Bn were conferred unit appreciation. Wife of governor, Laxmi Ravi, senior bureaucrats, Assam Rifles, Police and central agencies officials attended the programme.

FPSU Zbto appeals for release of PMGKAY money DIMAPUR: Fair Price Shop Union (FPSU) Zunheboto has questioned as to why the PMGKAY money sanctioned since June 2020 meant for FPS dealers and transporters have been kept on halt by the department. A press release by FPSU Zunheboto chairman Shitoyi Muru and general secretary, Hutovi Awomi has appealed the state government to respond within stipulated time put forward by Nagaland FPS Association “in order to avoid chaos and commotion” during such a pandemic. It also stated that, since the launching of National Food Security Act 2013, and its subsequent implementation in Nagaland, the Fair Price Shop dealers have been doing its best in serving the people as a middle person between the government and NFSA beneficiaries ration card holders. Pointing out that the department has kept pending the transportation and handling commission for the work done since 2018 till date, the FPSU Zunheboto stated that “the delaying tactics played by the department under state government in releasing the amount of money cannot be tolerated anymore.” Union also stated that dealers have been distributing food grains by bearing all necessary expenditure from own pocket, keeping in mind the amount of money spend would be reimbursed by the government as per the Act under Food & Civil Supplies department. The union also asserted that it would stand firmly with the decision and demand of the All Nagaland FPS Association and shall go to any extend for justice.

SAMETI training programme on entrepreneurship development

SAMETI officials with resource persons during the online training programme for ATMA functionaries.

DIMAPUR: State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Medziphema, organised two-day online training programme on “entrepreneurship development through post harvest management and value addition of horticultural crops” for ATMA functionaries from October 29 to 30. A press release by SAMETI, director and principal IETC, Medziphema, stated that resource persons for the training were assistant professor, Dr. Gracely I Yepthomi and assistant professor, Horticulture, NU SASRD Medziphema, Dr. Sentirenla Jamir. Topics on value addition of horticultural crops and entrepreneurship development through post

harvest management were covered during the training. Video clips of successful entrepreneurs based on post harvest management and emarketing was also displayed for the participants. Training programme was aimed to train ATMA field functionaries at creating awareness and understanding about importance of post harvest care and value addition to reduce losses after harvest and increase food availability throughout the year thereby providing food and nutritional securities. Training further highlighted how appropriate post harvest management and processing can utilise unmarketable produce and processing waste for gainful purpose besides generating employment and rural industrialization.

ATMAs conduct integrated farming system in Mkg NPF divisions condole demise of general secretary

Participants with ATMA functionaries at the demonstration on integrated farming at Longjang village on October 31.

DIMAPUR: Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) has been conducting various programmes for welfare of farmers in the state. AT M A Ko b u l o n g block: ATMA Kobulong block, Mokokchung inaugurated a farm school on integrated farming system at Tzulapang Longjang village on October 31, with Noksangtemjen Aier as the farm school teacher, whose farm spreads over 3 acres, where he grows areca nut, coffee, vegetables and citrus fruits. A press release by ATMA Kobulong stated that, Nuksungingla ATM highlighted the roles and functions of farm school and encouraged the participants to come forward and work together for increasing productivity in the village. Training on improved cultivation practices of winter crops was conducted with Renbemo ACTO (Horticulture), KVK as the resource person. He trained them on proper nursery raising and adoption of recommended package of practices and shared on the importance of IFS, concept, approaches, components and different types of integrated farming sys-

tems that can be adopted. Seed money of Rs.10,000 was provided to one FIG. Input such as winter seeds, sprayer and implements were also distributed to the farmers. Altogether 28 farmers attended the programme. Meanwhile, ATMA Kobulong also conducted a method demonstration on nursery raising and management of vegetable crops at Longjang village on October 31, with Renbemo ACTO (Horti) KVK as the resource person. The farmers were briefed about raising healthy and disease free seedlings for increasing production of vegetable crops. Farmers were provided with winter seeds. Altogether 25 farmers participated in the programme. ATMA Tuli block: Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) Tuli block in Mokokchung district conducted inauguration of the farm school, training and demonstration on October 30. A press release by ATMA Tuli block stated that, the farm school was inaugurated on poultry farming and training on management of poultry bird was conducted in

DIMAPUR: President of Naga People’s Front (NPF) Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, NPF Phek division and NPF division Zunheboto have respectively condoled the demise of late Chivotso Nienu on November 3 at Guwahati. Late Nienu was a staunch regionalist and was currently serving as general secretary (CoB) and also in-charge of central women wing. He had also served for four consecutive tenures as Farmer participants with ATMA functionaries and the inputs president of NPF Phek at farm school on October 30. D r. S h ü r h o z e l i e Liezietsu: President of Naga People’s Front (NPF) Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu in a condolence note described late Nienu as a committed and dedicated leader who had given his best services for the party under various capacities. Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu stated that, late Nienu had tirelessly worked for the upliftment of the party and the people in general and ATMA Peren and KVK officials along with participants at the vacuum created by his the district level training on October 28.

Longli ward, Tuli town. Altogether 18 farmers enrolled as students in the farm school. Demonstration on line sowing of carrot was given in Tzudikong. Seed money was also provided to Ludenla SHG in Tzudikong by the ATMA staff and the farmers were encouraged to continue their hard work and set example for other farmers. Resource persons were ATM, Shilunokdang Jamir and farm school teacher, Temsulong. AT M A Pe r e n : A district level training on bamboo shoot pickle and drudgery reduction for farm women was organized at Jalukielo village on October 28. Training was organised by ATMA Peren, in collaboration with KVK Peren.

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A press release by ATMA Peren, stated that resource persons Akam Zeliang and Dr. Patu Khate, spoke on the topic, “Pest management on vegetables” apart from the demonstration on bamboo shoot pickle and drudgery reduction for farm women. An interaction programme was also conducted which was followed by videos on awareness progamme on recent Farm Act 2020 for agricultural reforms. Altogether, 27 farmers attended the programme.

demise would be difficult to be filled up. Further, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu on his own and on behalf of the NPF party conveyed deepest condolences to the bereaved family and pray that Almighty God grant solace and comfort to the loved ones and that the departed soul rest in eternal peace. NPF Phek division: NPF Phek division in condolence note by NPF Phek division Wepe Mekrisüh stated that, late Chivotso was a committed regional party worker and leader. While sharing in the grief of the family members, the NPF Phek division said that it has lost a loyal and committed leader and the vacuum created will be difficult to fill. NPF Phek division also pray that Almighty God grant solace and comfort to the bereaved family and that the departed soul rest in eternal peace. NPF Zbto division:

NPF, Zunheboto division in a condolence by president Akavi Sumi described late Nienu as a man of principle, integrity, and who never compromised in

what he believed was right. The division further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

Seminar on tobacco abuse in Tuensang DIMAPUR: A one-day seminar on “Tobacco abuse” amongst youth was organised by District Tobacco Control Cell (DTCC) Tuensang, under National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP) in collaboration with Longkhim Students Union (LSU), at Duda conference hall, Longkhim town on October 29. A press release by dis-

trict media officer, CMO, Apheang, stated that resource person district consultant, DTCC Tuensang, Sentilong Longchar, deliberated on the ill-effects of tobacco consumption and how the tobacco industry manipulated youth and different health issues were caused by it. The programme was chaired by general secretary, LSU, Lumliba Sangtam.

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Mizoram home secy writes to Assam counterpart Urges Assam home secretary G D Tripathi to ensure safety of Mizos in Assam

Aizawl,Nov 3 (PTI): Mizoram Home Secretary Lalbiaksangi has written to her Assam counterpart, asking him to ensure the safety of Mizo communities living there, amid the growing tension in the region, sparked by the death of a neighbouring state’s resident in Vairengte, over 100km from here. In his letter written on Monday, Lalbiaksangi urged G D Tripathi to prevent any retaliatory action on Mizos living in Assam by people with “vested interests”. “I would like to request you to ensure the safety of Mizo communities living within Assam... as well as security of Mizoram House, Silchar, and the stranded highly inflammable trucks and tankers and the various Mission Compounds within Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi districts,” the letter said. Tension had been prevailing along the AssamMizoram border since last month, after several dwelling units were damaged by miscreants, following which talks were held between the officials of the two states. The situation turned grimmer following the death of 45-year-old Intazul Laskar, a resident of Cachar

File photo of Assam-Mizoram border dispute. district, with the Assam government claiming that he was abducted, and Mizoram officials stating that he was a drug peddler, who sustained serious injuries while trying to escape and died. The liaison officer of Mizoram House at Silchar, Saizikpuii, said that the situation was calm so far. A few Mizoram residents, however, have fled to Jiribam in neighbouring Manipur, fearing that the simmering tension might lead to a communal clash, she said. A senior police officer said Laskar, who was arrested with 420 mg of heroin, died on Monday at

a hospital in Vairengte, after having sustained injuries while trying to escape, when Young Mizo Association volunteers spotted him with the drug packets. According to Inspector General of Police (Headquarters) John Neihlaia, Laskar’s postmortem has been carried out and the entire process recorded, as per the National Human Right Commission (NHRC) guidelines. Besides, a magisterial inquiry is also being launched into the matter, he added. Laskar’s body has been handed over to the Assam Police around 10.30 am,

another senior police officer said.

No trucks enter Mizoram from Assam

No truck entered Mizoram from Assam on Tuesday because of the blockade on National Highway- 306 linking the two states, police said. Vairengte police station officer in-charge Lalchawimawia told PTI that no truck and other vehicles entered from Assam on Tuesday because of the blockade in the neighbouring state following the border dispute between the two states. He said that there was no fresh tension on the

Israel to set up Centres of Excellence in Meghalaya Correspondent Shillong, Nov 3: Israel has proposed to set up two Centres of Excellence in Meghalaya, which will focus on high-value vegetables and citrus fruits. “The first centre will be set up at Jongksha village in East Khasi Hills district for high-value vegetables while another another at Dawagre, East Garo Hills for citrus fruits,” Chief Minister Conrad Sangma told reporters after an Indo-Israel Economic Cooperation dialogue on Horticulture projects with Ambassador of Israel to India, Dr Ron Malka here on Tuesday. Sangma said that the discussion for setting up of the centres is at an advanced stage and the state government has been discussing with the centre and with the Government of Israel. The Chief Minister was hopeful that after today’s dialogue the proposal for the two Centres of Excellence will move forward and the entire process will soon be completed. The two Centres of Excellence will be funded by the central government at an estimated cost of Rs 10 crore each. “This is an important project because we feel that technology plays an impor-

Meghalaya CM with Ambassador of Israel to India, Dr Ron Malka. tant role in agriculture and ping the diverse biodiversity horticulture. Keeping in and available resources in mind the produce that we the state in terms of its soil have in our state and be- and agro-climatic condicause of the lack of technol- tion. ogy and research, we are not Terming the dialogue able to get maximum benefit as a “special milestone” and profitability for our with Meghalaya becomfarmers,” Sangma said. ing part of the family of “... with the support the States which are part and collaboration with the of the Indo-Israeli agriculIsrael government which has ture project, Ambassador been the leader in Agricul- Malka said, Israel is planture technology in the world, ning to help the farmers of this collaboration will go a Meghalaya how to bring long way in ensuring that we added value chain and can help and enhance the shape a competitive advanproductivity of all farmers tage of their agricultural in Meghalaya,” the Chief produce. Minister underscored. “We will be creating The Centre of Excel- new kinds of crops and cullence is important for tap- tivation through the Centre

of Excellence. We have seen that these centres become self-sufficient within two years on the basis of the experience from the other Centre of Excellences in the country,” the Israeli diplomat informed. “This is part of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s vision of doubling the income of the farmers, adding that agriculture is the backbone of the Indian economy,” he added. Furthermore, Malka informed that Israel will help the farmers in the State to market their agricultural produce, if they want to double the income of the farmers then there is a need to closely work on the value chains from the farmers to the end consumers. “We are going to help the farmers to market their agriculture produce. Mostly, we prefer organic agriculture but it is not a necessity, again we have the objective, we have some constraints one of them being organic or not organic but eventually we want to maximise the potential that is here and we will tailor solutions that will enable us to increase the income of the farmers to use and implement advance technologies to make the farmers in much higher esteem using hi-tech farming,” he said.

Mizoram-Assam border after a resident of Assam died in a hospital in Vairengte. He said that the body of Intazul Ali Laskar (45), who died in a hospital in Vairengte on Monday was handed over to his relatives on Tuesday morning. There was no untoward incident while handing over his body to his relatives. Laskar was arrested with 420 mg of heroin in Vairengte by personnel of state Excise and Narcotics department. While Mizoram officials claimed that Laskar was a drug peddler, his relative alleged that he was abducted and murdered by miscreants. Meanwhile, Mizoram food, civil supplies and consumer affairs director Lalhriatzuali Ralte said that 8 Mizoram trucks carrying oil and LPG have started journey from Manipur via Churachandpur on the National Higway-102B or Guite road after lifting the consignment on Tuesday. The truckers are likely to arrive in Aizawl on Wednesday evening, she said. She said that a welcome reception will be organised on their arrival in the state on Wednesday.

Arunachal reports 117 COVID cases; 1 more death I tanag a r , N ov 3 (PTI): At least 117 more people, including two security personnel and eight health care workers, tested positive for COVID-19, pushing the caseload in the state to 14,998, a senior official said on Tuesday. Barring 11, all new patients are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID care centres, he said. A 72-year-old man from Chisi village in Leparada district died of the viral disease on Monday in a dedicated COVID hospital in East Siang district, taking the number of fatalities to 38 in the northeastern state, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa stated. He was suffering from chronic bronchitis, Jampa said. The positivity rate in the state stands at 11.74 per cent, and the death rate at 0.25 per cent. Of the 117 fresh cases, 34 were reported from the Capital Complex region, 16 from East Siang, 12 from Lower Subansiri, nine from Lower Dibang Valley, seven from Changlang and six from Tawang. “Two Army personnel and eight health care workers are among the new patients,” Dr Jampa said.

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M’laya to decide on resumption of school after Nov 5 S hillo n g, N ov 3 (PTI): Meghalaya government will take a decision on resumption of normal school classes after November 5, Education Minister Lahkmen Rymbui said. The minister said a meeting of the state’s education department and the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) will take place on November 5 to discuss the matter. “Whether selection test will be there and if not, what steps will be taken all these instructions will be given after this meeting. Decision on resuming normal class activities and other issues will be known only after November 5,” Rymbui told PTI. Regular classroom activities for schools and other educational institutions in the state were shut since March this year due to COVID-19 pandemic and students of standard 6 and above are allowed to have a consultation with their teachers on conditions that protocols are strictly followed. According to the minister, “consultations” with stakeholders - management committees, parents, teachers – is on at the moment.

IMPHAL, Nov 3: Amur Falcons have drawn the global attention of wildlife conservation efforts of Manipur government, claimed state forest and environment minister Awangbow Newmai on Tuesday. He said that the successful return of the two satellite-tagged Amur Falcons – Irang and Chiuluan - have put Manipur in the global map of wildlife conservation efforts. “It is a proud moment for the Manipur and state forest department that the Amur Falcons have returned after completing their marathon journey to their roosting site in Puching village in Tamenglong district, the village where it was tagged with satellite transmitters and released last year,” he said. Addressing media persons at his new secretariat office Imphal, Newmai said that the success story of

Manipur forest minister Awangbou Newmai addressing a press conference in Imphal on Tuesday. the satellite tagging of the Amur Falcons has ignited hope that the other wildlife projects like hornbill project, tiger project among others can also be successful projects. He assured that more conservation efforts will be carried out for the migratory birds and other endangered animals in the state. Seeking support from the public, he said without the cooperation from all stakeholders, the conservation efforts of the department will not be successful. Giving credit to the

general public, stakeholders and media, he said that the number of migratory birds visiting the Loktak Lake has increased this year following awareness among the general public. He revealed that after completion of 361 days, the amur falcon Chiuluan reached Puching village on October 26 from where it was satellite tagged and released last year while Irang arrived on October 27. It is worth mentioning here that the two Amur Falcons named Puching and

Irang were satellite tagged by experts of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) along with the officials of the Tamenglong forest division on October 31, 2019. Three more birds namely Barak, Phalong and Chiuluan were satellite tagged and released on November 1, 2019. The forest minister said the two satellite tagged Amur Falcons were traced for five days before they disappeared. He said the satellite tagged Barak was successfully traced till May 29, 2020 before it disappeared likely in a cyclone on its migratory route. Stating that Manipur has set a successful example in the global conservation map, he said the state has shown the effort to protect and provide safe bases to the migratory bird Amur Falcons. He credited the NGOs including Rainforest Club Tamenglong, local people, district administration and

media for their involvement in raising awareness on the protection and conservation of the Amur Falcons which migrate in lakhs during mid October in Tamenglong district of the state. He said the birds, known locally as ‘Akhoipuina’ or ‘Ahoipuina’ in Rongmei dialect roost in the villages of Tamenglong along the Barak river and its tributaries. The birds then migrate to South Africa for which they fly non-stop over the Arabian Sea for five days, he added. Dr AK Joshi, PCCF, wildlife said that the state forest department started the work on conservation of the Amur Falcons in Manipur in 2015, whereas the conservation work started in Nagaland in 2012 after an uproar following hunting of large numbers of the birds. He said that the Amur Falcons started their journey from their breeding ground in North China/Siberia/

Guwahati, Nov 3 (PTI): Assam Assembly Deputy Speaker and senior BJP leader Aminul Haque Laskar has said that private madrassas will never be shut down as “these have kept the Muslims alive”. The Assam government has decided to close all state- run madrassas and Sanskrit tols and a notification to this effect is likely to be issued this month. “Has any madrassa been closed down? These madrassas will never be shut down as these have kept the Muslims alive,” he said, while laying the foundation stone for a madrassa in Cachar district on Sunday. “Maulanas and qazis have come out from these madrassas. Imams of mosques have studied in these madrassas. They have never been shut down,” he said. Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has announced that all the state-run madrassas will be shut down as the government cannot support any religious education in a secular society, leading to sharp political reactions from the opposition. “If madrassas are closed down, then do protest. When Congress pro-

Aminul Haque Laskar tests closing of madrassas by the BJP government, then tell them that only government madrassas will be closed down,” the deputy speaker said. When contacted to know about his statement, which has been widely circulated on social media, Laskar said the closing of government madrassas will not at all impact the Muslim community’s religious preaching. “No one has ever come out from a government madrassa and joined a masjid. The opposition Congress and AIUDF are only doing politics over the issue,” he told PTI on Monday. There are 610 staterun madrassas across Assam on which the government spends Rs 260 crore annually, Sarma had earlier said.

63 new COVID-19 cases, 101 recoveries in Meghalaya

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Shillong, Nov 3: Meghalaya registered 101 cases of recovery from COVID-19 and 63 fresh infections on Tuesday, taking the number of recoveries to 8,680 and the active count to 971. Director of Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said of the fresh cases detected on Monday, 19 were from East Khasi Hills district, 11 in Ri-Bhoi, 8 each in East Jaintia Hills district and West Jaintia Hills district, 6 in West Garo Hills district, 4 in West Khasi Hills district, 3 in East Garo Hills district, 2 in South Garo Hills district and 1 each in North Garo Hills district and South West Garo Hills district. With 339 active cases, East Khasi Hills, including Shillong is the most affected district in the State. On the new recoveries, War said 40 are from West Khasi Hills, 23 from West Jaintia Hills, 11 each from East Garo Hills district and Ri-Bhoi district, 7 from East Khasi Hills district, 5 from West Garo Hills district, 3 from East Jaintia Hills district and one from North Garo Hills district. Meghalaya has so far registered 9,741 confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 971 active cases, 90 deaths with 0.92 case

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Pvt madrassas will never be shut down: Assam deputy speaker

Northern Mongolia region after that they crossed over to Myanmar and arrived in North East India for resting and roosting before they made a long flight to Southern Africa. He reminded that Amur Falcon is protected under both the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and is included in the Schedule IV of the Act and India is a signatory to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), it is mandatory to provide them safe passage and ensure their protection and conservation during their migration. He said the satellite tagging of the birds started in 2018 in Manipur where it started in Nagaland in 2013. He said he was satisfied with the conservation effort of the Amur Falcons and appealed to the general public to support the department for the protection, preservation and conservation of the migratory bird.

fatality rate and 8,680 recovered cases. So far, 2, 04, 462 tests have been conducted for COVID infection in the State, of which 1, 94, 721 tested negative, Dr. War said, adding that 239 persons are in institutional quarantine in the State, 461 are in home quarantine/isolation, while there were 44 containment zones, even as 54, 532 persons from outside entered the State till date.

Meanwhile, commissioner and secretary, Transport department, Meban Synrem, in an order issued on Tuesday, informed that students who are appearing for Diploma in Elementary Education (D.EL ED) Examination with effect from November 3 to 30 next are exempted from the odd/ even arrangement for plying of vehicles subject to production of valid admit card.

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Will fulfill aspirations of Bihar if voted: Modi

Forbesganj (Araria), Nov 3 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties saying they only learnt to “divide” society and win irrespective of anything else. He said while the NDA government ensured fulfilment of all basic facilities in Bihar during its last tenure, it will now fulfil all “aspirations” of the people if elected to power. The Prime Minister once again took a jibe at former Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Chief Tejashwi Yadav. Without naming them, Modi said the people of Bihar have “rejected jungle raj and double yuvraj” over the double engine government of the BJP and the JD-U. Addressing a public rally here, Modi said, “Today the condition of Congress is such that it does not have even 100 MPs in the Rajya Sabha and the Lok Sabha.”

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Slamming the opposition parties, Modi said, “Opposition has learnt only to divide society and win irrespective of anything else. They are looting people. But the people of nation have understood what the truth is.” He said the return of “double-engine” government will help the state progress at a faster pace and the people of Bihar have rejected the “jungle raj” and double “yuvraj”, without naming Rahul Gandhi and Tejashwi Yadav. He said that those who are in opposition of the

NDA are again looking at Bihar with “greed”. “But people of Bihar know, who is serious for the development and who is serious for the development of their family,” Modi said. He said today the rule of family is being defeated and democracy is winning, “rangbaazi and rangdari” is being defeated and development is winning. “Today arrogance is being defeated and the hard work is winning, scams are being defeated and the rights of people are winning, ‘gundagardi’ is being defeated and the rule of law is winning,” Modi said. Highlighting the works of the NDA in the state, Modi said, “In the last decade, every house in the state got electricity and gas connections. Now, from 2021 to 2030, it is time to fulfill more aspirations of the people of Bihar. And, now after electricity grid and water grid, the stress is on developing the gas grid

connectivity.” Modi claimed that each and every woman of Bihar was determined to vote for the NDA because he cares about India’s mothers and daughters. “Now I am seeing on social media in Bihar that the women are backing me. They are saying whatever the gents do, but we will support Modi because he works for them,” he said. “The NDA has given poor their right to vote in the real sense. All social categories of Bihar have the right to choose a leader of their choice.” “If the poor would have not got the right to vote, then I would not have become the ‘Pradhan Sewak’ to serve the people,” Modi said. He reminded the RJD of its 15 year-rule and said, “Bihar cannot forget those days when elections were made a joke. For them the election meant violence, murder, booth capturing and the right of vote snatched from the poor and the mar-

ginalised,” he said. “The people of the ‘jungle raj’ used to snatch the rights of the poor by locking them inside their house. And the NDA gave the right to vote to all the poor. Now people have the right to elect their representative and government,” Modi said. “The kind of indication we are getting after the polling in the first phase, it is clear that the NDA is going to form the government in the state,” said Modi. He said the people have decided to take Bihar to new heights. Modi also hailed the people of the state for coming out to vote during the Covid-19 pandemic. Voting for Phase 2 of Bihar Assembly elections is underway in 94 constituencies in 17 districts. In phase 1, held on October 28, 71 constituencies went to vote. The third and final phase of voting is scheduled for November 7 and the results will be declared on November 10.

People of Bihar have made up their minds for change: Rahul

Katihar (Bihar), Nov 3 (IANS): Even as polling is underway for 94 seats in the second phase of assembly elections, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Bihar for campaigning on Tuesday and targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chief minister Nitish Kumar, saying the two had together looted Bihar, which is why the people of the state had made up their minds on ushering in change. Addressing an election meeting at Kodha in Katihar, Gandhi said that lakhs of labourers were returning home on foot, hungry and thirsty, but PM Modi did not help them during the Coronavirus crisis. “His government was in power but the labourers were left stranded.” Gandhi claimed the Congress party had helped migrant labourers as much as possible. “The same people are now coming to the

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses an election meeting, in Kishanganj district, Tuesday. (PTI)

people to seek votes,” he added. Gandhi alleged that Prime Minister Modi and CM Nitish Kumar together had looted Bihar. “People have realised it and made up their mind on change. The government of the Grand Alliance, which will be formed, won’t be the government of any particular caste, religion or class. It will be the government for the entire Bihar, a government of the poor and of labourers.” Talking about demonetisation, Gandhi said that at the time of demonetisa-

tion, it was said that it was a fight against black money. But the PM made the people queue outside banks. Accusing the Prime Minister and Bihar’s chief minister of not fulfilling their promises, Gandhi said the PM had promised to provide employment to the people, but the people haven’t got jobs so far. Even today, farmers from the state have to migrate to other states to earn a living. Gandhi said there is a big floods problem in the region. “There is enough paddy produced in the state but the processing isn’t done here.”

Indian Army chief visit to Nepal to improve strained ties 88.1% polling registered in by-polls

Armies cherish,” he said. He also said that he is grateful for the opportunity to call on the Prime Minister of Nepal. “It is going to be a great honour for me to be conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepali Army by the Rt. Hon’ble President of Nepal. I am looking forward eagerly to this visit,” the chief said. The army chief ’s visit to Nepal is part of a traditional ceremony where he

Lipulekh area at 17,000 feet that had sparked a diplomatic row between India and Nepal as Kathmandu claimed the area to be its territory. The road was constructed to shorten the travel time for pilgrims visiting Kailash Mansarovar. Lipulekh is a tri-junction between India, Nepal and China situated atop the Kalapani Valley in Uttarakhand. After this, Nepal brought out a new political map showing the contested area as its own. India has rejected this new map of Nepal saying it is not based on historical facts or evidence. To strengthen the relationship, Research and Analysis Wing (RA&W) chief Samant Kumar Goel made a visit to Kathmandu last month where he also met the Nepalese Prime Minister.

Goel’s discussions with Oli focussed on not allowing any interruption in friendly relations between Nepal and India and resolving all outstanding issues through dialogue and continuing mutual cooperation. Taking the strained relationship of India-Nepal as an opportunity, China, which is already having a border dispute with India in Eastern Ladakh, increased its troop deployment at Lipulekh. China has deployed 150 Light Combined Arms Brigade to Lipulekh trijunction. China has also reinforced troops in Pala, around 10 km from the Indian border. The development took place in June soon after the India-China military tussle started in May in Ladakh which also coincided with

(From p-1) NPF alleged that some ruling party legislators had violated the Election Code of Conduct and said that instead of demanding for re-poll, the members who visited the polling station should be dealt strictly as per the provisions of law and book accordingly. Following receipt such complaints, that voters were not being allowed to vote in Jakhama under 14 Southern Angami constituency, the CEO claimed that deputy commissioner, district election officer and superintendent of police visited the place and found the situation normal. Sinha informed the media that flying squads and Static sur veillance teams were active in both the constituencies and so far seizures had been made worth Rs 14,21,000.

code of conduct (MCC). He said a complaint was received and had been forwarded to the returning officer. NDPP/PDA consensus candidate Medo Yhokha, NPF’s Kikovi Kirha and Independent candidate Seyievilie Peter Zashumo contested for the 14-Southern Angami-I seat. In the five cornered contest for by-poll to 60 Pungro-Kiphire, BJP’s Lirimong Sangtam, Khaseo Anar of the Congress and Independent candidates-- K Shellumthong, T Yangseo Sangtam and Kiusumew Yimchunger were in the fray.

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Vol. XXx NO. 330 Dimapur, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Race to the White House

hile opinion polls project a lead for Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden over incumbent US president Donald Trump of the Republican Party by 52% to 44%; there could be some surprises in store when election ends on November 3. If the projections hold sway then Biden is likely to become the next US president. The defeat of an incumbent president is not rare but does not happen in every election. Donald Trump had won in 2016 despite being far behind secretary of state Hillary Clinton in opinion polls. Trump’s election victory stunned the US including much of the western nations. The final National Public Radio(NPR) Electoral College map analysis presently showed Democrat Joe Biden going into Election Day with the clear edge, while President Trump has a narrow but not impossible path through the states key to winning the presidency. Donald Trump didn’t make many friends among liberals both at home and abroad mainly because he espoused the American conservative values that are against same sex marriage, Islamic terrorism, pandering to minorities and restoring and strengthening core American values based on the Biblical tenets. Trump has been vocal against the unabated influx of millions of illegal aliens from both Mexico and other nations and wanted to especially put an end to the business. He kept his promise to build an effective wall to prevent continuous influx of millions from across Mexico. Trump had done what his predecessors failed to do- shift the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, a long made promise. He also took on China without compromises by ensuring that big American manufacturing industries re-shift back. Trump had achieved a lot in reviving US economy and bringing more jobs but these have been affected due to the pandemic . Trump has also snapped military cooperation with Pakistan, a long time ally because it had for too long played a dubious game of appearing to fight terrorism but in reality, a sponsor and exporter of Islamic jihadism. Trump and Biden hold opposite views on many issues. Joe Biden focuses on liberal appeasement diplomacy, building on alliances that have been strained during the Trump administration and restoring the Iran nuclear deal. On China, Biden says he will cooperate with the communist giant in an attempt to denuclearize North Korea and will work with Russia to further international policy on arms control. Biden pledges to rejoin the Paris climate accord "on Day 1." Trump on the other hand wants to end American involvement in global conflicts and acting proactively against terrorism such as eliminating ISIS, assassination of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He also took pre-emptive action against Iranian-sponsored terrorism by assassinating its most decorated army officer major general Qasem Soleimani in January. When Trump spoke openly against Islamic terror, most western nations expressed outrage and even said he was promoting Islamophobia. However today, those countries- France, Germany, UK, Italy etc among othersare tragically experiencing what Trump had been vocal against. He has also asked NATO allies to increase financial contributions instead of solely relying on the US. Trump has also stopped aid to WHO whom he accused of protecting China which led to spread of the Wuhan virus. He also warned of reducing US aid to the UN. Many consider Trump’s policies lunatic but he sees no other way for America to be great again. However, the voters will decide, rightly or wrongly, who will lead the world’s most powerful democracy.

DailyDevotion A Bondservant of Jesus

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me… —Galatians 2:20 These words mean the breaking and collapse of my independence brought about by my own hands, and the surrendering of my life to the supremacy of the Lord Jesus. No one can do this for me, I must do it myself. God may bring me up to this point three hundred and sixty-five times a year, but He cannot push me through it. It means breaking the hard outer layer of my individual independence from God, and the liberating of myself and my nature into oneness with Him; not following my own ideas, but choosing absolute loyalty to Jesus. Once I am at that point, there is no possibility of misunderstanding. Very few of us know anything about loyalty to Christ or understand what He meant when He said, “…for My sake” (Matthew 5:11). That is what makes a strong saint. Has that breaking of my independence come? All the rest is religious fraud. The one point to decide is— will I give up? Will I surrender to Jesus Christ, placing no conditions whatsoever as to how the brokenness will come? I must be broken from my own understanding of myself. When I reach that point, immediately the reality of the supernatural identification with Jesus Christ takes place. And the witness of the Spirit of God is unmistakable— “I have been crucified with Christ….” The passion of Christianity comes from deliberately signing away my own rights and becoming a bondservant of Jesus Christ. Until I do that, I will not begin to be a saint. One student a year who hears God’s call would be sufficient for God to have called the Bible Training College into existence. This college has no value as an organization, not even academically. Its sole value for existence is for God to help Himself to lives. Will we allow Him to help Himself to us, or are we more concerned with our own ideas of what we are going to be?

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2020

(Many migrants consider employment opportunities closer home) stark manifestation of the two-track development of our socio-economic polity is the ubiquitous spread of digital technology. Over the past decade and more that I have been writing a column for this page, I have, on occasion, written about the forest sanctuary of Binsar in Uttarakhand. I have a small cottage in the sanctuary. These articles have not been about the pristine beauty of the sanctuary, the verdant forests that roll from one range of hills to another merging eventually into the snow-capped peaks of the Himalayas. They have not been about the restorative and calming influence of silence, they have been about the tension between economic development and ecological sustainability. Binsar offered me a narrow window of insight into the difficulty of striking a balance between the aspirations of the villagers who lived in the sanctuary and were denied, as a consequence, the economic benefits of development and the im-

perative of preserving the magnificence of nature. I bought one of the six British-built establishments in Binsar in 1987. I have been visiting the place regularly ever since. In the early years, I noted the near-total absence of development. There was no running water, there were no electricity lines and the road was narrow and irregularly tarred. I had to walk the last half mile to my house, the nearest hospital was 30 km away and there were no schools. Itinerant travellers may have been happy to get away from the clutter of development but the resident villagers were not. They wanted a share of the benefits accruing to those living outside the sanctuary. They wanted electricity, water, health, schools and above all else, jobs. They verbalised their protest and at times, out of sheer frustration, they even ignited their surroundings to attract attention. One year, the forest fires almost engulfed my home. The authorities have, to an extent, heard these protests. The drive to Binsar is no longer as tiresome as it used to be. The roads

have been broadened and tarred. The electricity lines have been stretched. The valleys which at night were blanketed in darkness are now studded with pinpricks of light. My home still does not have grid electricity as does no one who lives within the forest. But we are not complaining. For, except on days when the sun plays hide and seek with the clouds, solar has become a reliable substitute. These tangible markers of progress mask, however, the deeper dilemmas of development. The reason I decided to pen another article on Binsar was that in a microcosmic way, the nature and pace of development in this area mirror the faultlines that have to be resolved for our country to get onto the trajectory of sustainable growth. The specifics will be different but the essential issues facing Binsar are the same as those that confront the country. For anyone visiting the Kumaon region on a regular basis, a striking manifestation of global warming is the receding snow line of the Himalayan range. Even the highest

peaks of the Nanda Devi, Trishul and Panchachuli massif reveal large rock faces. The Pindari Glacier is brown to the naked eye. Of course, this will all change when, in a few weeks, the winter snow swaddles the range in white and maybe I am drawing an exaggerated picture but I have never seen so much contrast on the mountain faces before. Sitting inside a sanctuary where on account of regulatory restrictions, the surroundings are lush and green, one cannot but reflect on the forewarning of the scientific community that if the world and to be more specific India, does not tackle the issue of GHG emissions, it will, for certain, bequeath an irremediably damaged planet to the next generation. India cannot afford to develop first and clean up later. COVID has intruded. Of course, it is not the numbers of infected that have roiled the villagers. These appear to be few. It is the economic ramifications. Most of the young that had left for the plains in search of jobs are back and if one goes by the comments that I have

picked up from the locals, only a handful want to return to their earlier jobs. The lack of a social security net in the cities has made them ask whether it might not be better to seek income-generating opportunities closer to home. What those might be is, of course, their biggest concern. Agriculture and manufacturing offer no scope. Construction, hospitality and eco-tourism are options. But then the MSMEs engaged in these sectors are struggling to sustain their business. These enterprises are not unviable. They simply have no liquidity. The debate in the corridors of our economic ministries as to whether to enlarge the fiscal stimulus or not or whether the central government or the states should turn to the market to make up for the shortfall in GST revenues acquires a different hue when contemplated through the non-academic lens of livelihood. There is no doubt, in my mind, that the Centre must open up further the fiscal spigot and help the state/local governments create the

social security nets that assure everyone a basic minimum income. The argument of those that pore over macro ratios (GDP ) that there is no fiscal space for such largesse should be set against the Keynesian comment that “in the long run, we are all dead”. A stark manifestation of the two-track development of our socio-economic polity is the ubiquitous spread of digital technology. In a place with limited physical infrastructure and few social amenities, everyone carries a cell phone and most can find internet connectivity. I have attended several Zoom meetings from my Himalayan redoubt. To my mind, this reveals the sharpest faultline of all. The potentially deepening tension between society and the State. Technology has deepened aspirations. Government is perceived to hold it in check. Whether it is in Binsar or the country at large, this tension will have to be bridged if India is to develop on an even social keel. Vikram S Mehta The writer is Chairman, Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP)

Framework Agreement and the agreed position (From previous issue) Historically, Naga leaders have always been wary and warned of the insincerity of the Indian leadership. For instance, the Nine Point Agreement (1947) was unilaterally revoked by the Indian leaders; the first Ceasefire Agreement (1964) was annulled unilaterally again; the Sixteen Point Agreement (1960) was never fulfilled. So, the addition of a counteragent (NNPGs) to the NSCN opened on one end a larger space for critical thinking on the sincerity of the GoI and on the other end the negotiating capacity of the Naga leaders. It also opened the options for solution to prying minds. It was, and still is, only natural for the Nagas to critically question whether the leadership on the negotiating table would be able to hold the Indian leadership accountable on their promises. In the middle of such uncertainties, Ravi saw the disgruntled groups of opportunists, status quoists, defectors, and parochialists among the Nagas questioning the leadership of the NSCN. It was a perfect time for the interlocutor to gamble with the question of Naga leadership. Such tactics of ‘Divide and Rule’ policy is known to have divided the Nagas further and flustered the energy of the leadership to date. Although the NNPGs would fit well within Ravi’s scheme in challenging the NSCN leadership, he had to create a support base for the new leadership from the public and civil societies while discrediting the traditional support base of the NSCN. The polarization of the Nagas into Nagaland state and the Nagas outside Nagaland state was like an avatar for the interlocutor, where his need was readily found in the formation of Nagaland Tribe Council and Central Nagaland Tribe Council. Apparently, the support base of NNPGs was confined narrowly to the Nagaland state, but Ravi, a man adept with bureaucratic skills in dividing the Nagas, weighs in the new leadership on the table of the talk as the more practical option towards a solution. The interlocutor failed to understand that it was a time to unite the Nagas for solution and not divide them, as it was during the pre-ceasefire era. The creation of the two camps on the negotiation table became an antithesis to the hopeful settlement after the FA. The Nagas are weighing two possibilities for finalizing the solution. Although both documents promised the Naga’s right to self-determination, it is

imperative for the Naga intellectuals and leaders to understand the subterranean foundation of the “Framework Agreement” and the “Agreed Position”. The two documents equally recognize their (Nagalim/Nagaland) existence as a separate entity from India. However, one needs to investigate whether such accordance is given in the sense of social, cultural, economic, and political recognition. It is also necessary to know that India as a nation-state of many social-cultural communities gives legitimacy to different entities for exercising certain political powers internally within the frame of Indian constitution Eg: Nagaland state is a distinct entity empowered with political powers defined within the constitution of Indian nation-state. Nagas must peruse whether the documents signed by the NSCN or the NNPGs could be trapped within such complexities. At least for the “Agreed Position” such confusion is dispelled by the release of its full content. Wherein, the Agreed Position paper explains its limitation to overcome the incorrigible basic structure of the Indian constitution. The negotiations between the NNPGs and India carefully warned on the subjects which shall not pass the scrutiny of the Supreme Court of India. Taking cognizance of the existing structural-institutional impediments of the Indian system, the Working Committee clearly incised the issue into GoI and Nagaland state, and delegitimized the nonindigenous leaders (outside Nagaland state) from signing any final solution. The Agreed Position further invoked the sacrosanct of Article 371A of the Indian Constitution, and alarmed the people of the state to desist any forces from replacing the article. Thereon, the document explicitly follows to enumerate upon separate constitutional schemes for Nagaland, and the Nagas in Arunachal and Manipur. Specifically, the “Agreed Position” created Nagas into three separate asymmetrical entities with defined constitutional safeguards for “right to self-determination” within the Indian Union. In such a one-sided agreement without any sort of trusteeship, there are always loose ends where the dominant party could retract from the agreed position, or the agreement became obscure in the structural-administrative procedures of the existing supra laws. In order to wedge through a solid foundation of the agreement, further attention would be needed, especially, in the matters

of finance as experienced by the Bodo Territorial Council, promulgation of legislations in the territorial council, and the processes of implementing the agreement in entirety. Similar precise analysis for the FA may fall short as its full content with enumeration on its competencies is yet to surface in the public domain. However, salvaging from the one-page text of the FA, it can be deduced that it is a testament of resolve to negotiate between the GoI and the NSCN, clearly dwelling upon the sharing of sovereign powers. As sovereignty is characterized by independent legislative power to govern oneself (authority), territory, population, and formal recognition of independent identities, the two parties on the negotiating table could be assumed as haggling over the competencies of sharing such characteristics. Firstly, it has been known that the tussle over the status of “Yaruiwo/President”, in other words the ceremonial “sovereign head” on whose behalf exercises the independent law of the land, is inconclusively under negotiation. Secondly, the “Yehzabo/Constitution”, which is the supreme law of the land is continued to be a contentious issue. Thirdly, the deliberation on the “re-integration of the contiguous Naga territory and populations” is stalled on the negotiating table. Fourthly, the symbolic representation of the Naga territory, population, government and its system into one through their national flag remained unresolved. The aforementioned contentions indicate that the conflict between the NSCN and the GoI rests on the tussle for supremacy over the Naga nation. It is a case of flexing powers as separate sovereign entities, wherein, the GoI currently overwhelms the other. Therefore, the FA can be seen as a document of preamble to create a model where the NSCN can have its independent government that shares sovereign powers with India. Although, the sharing of competencies between the two entities for the calibration of their own sovereign characteristics remained unknown to the wider public, the kind of the “right to self-determination” espoused in the FA can be understood to be beyond the constitution of India, unless it is capitulated under the negotiating table. There are many similar conflicts around the world from which the GoI and the NSCN can learn from, and appreciate the complexity of such cases. International theorist Stephen D. Krasner writes extensively

on possible models for shared sovereignty. Objectively, his models of shared sovereignty can be grouped into two; intra-model and inter-model, considering the location between the contending actors. While in the intra-model the contending actors are both external and internal parties, whereas, actors in the inter-model are two or more external entities contending over common jurisdiction. Hongkong offers the intra-model of shared sovereignty, where China allowed Hongkong to exercise international legal sovereignty while the administrative authority is directly devolved from the national government of the People’s Republic of China. In the inter-model of sovereignty, Krasner gives examples, such as, West Germany under the BonnParis Convention, in which, the United Kingdom, United States and France retain certain powers while West Germany was accorded with full authority of being a sovereign state. In order to fulfil the testament of the FA signed with fans and clamours, the GoI and the NSCN needs to study upon various historical and existing countries with model of shared sovereignty. In recent years, model of shared sovereignty has been put to experiment in the region of Bangsamoro in Phillipines that has successfully ended decades of conflict. The American model of dual sovereignty is another plausible aspect to resolve the cases of flag and constitution.

B o t h t h e “ Fr a m e w o r k Agreement” and “Agreed Position” mooted for an honourable, enduring, and inclusive solution. What is not honourable cannot be enduring nor inclusive for the Nagas or even bring momentary peace because the Nagas are sensitively divided by the existing structures and systems. But what really is “honour” in the trajectory of the Naga movement? In simple terms, there cannot be greater honour for the Nagas than honouring the cause where thousands and thousands of lives have been sacrificed, and where millions have silently waged war against the aggressors of the land in pain and anguish. Many leaders have passed away unable to accomplish the dreams of the Naga people. Now, can the few older generation leaders left in the movement dishonour the cause of the Nagas by relinquishing the dreams of their people? Can they forget the faces of the martyrs and the praying heart of the motherland? These may seem to be moral questions, but the sacrifices made are beyond this dilemma for the leaders—the ultimate quest is fulfilment of the political will of the Nagas. Merely signing two separate agreements with RN Ravi is not the desideratum of the Naga people for an “enduring” “inclusive” and an “honourable” solution. Dr. Gideon Shadang, Institute of Naga Studies, Dimapur (Concluded)

Reader’s Post Sir,

Generous people in private sector?

None seems to have heard the plea of the masses, not even a church run institutes, despite of several appeal to private schools and colleges from various individuals as well as from student bodies like NSF, to waive off at least some few per cent of school fees, owing to hardship caused by the covid19 pandemic, except for KROS College, Kohima. Perhaps, the slogan we use to adjudge ourselves “Nagaland for Christ” is becoming thinner and thinner as we no longer love and care for our neighbours, but have become avaricious ourselves. On the contrary, it is very encouraging to see our neighbouring state like Assam government, who had issued an order for 25 per cent fee cut from May 1st, 2020 till formal and physical opening of schools. Similarly, there are cases in some other states, where government had even warned of disaffiliation against private school managements for demanding school fees from parents amid covid19 crises. Consequently, it will certainly bring relief to many grieving parents/guardians if our Nagaland government too can implement such regulation for waiving off fee. However, it is ‘Better Late than Never’. Renbemo L Patton, Saron Colony, Wokha

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After Prez’s snub, Punjab CM to stage dharna CHANDIGARH, NOV 3 (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will lead a relay ‘dharna’ of Congress MLAs at Delhi’s Rajghat on Wednesday following President Ram Nath Kovind’s refusal to meet a delegation led by him over the Centre’s farm laws. The Chief Minister’s Office had on on October 21 sought an appointment for Singh and his delegation with the President on November 4 to urge him to grant his assent to Punjab’s farm bills passed last month by the state assembly in a bid to negate the Centre’s three new agricultural laws. But, the state government on Tuesday said the Rashtrapati Bhavan declined the Chief Minister request for an appointment with the President. The CM on Tuesday said the protest in Delhi will also highlight the power crisis and scarcity of essential supplies in the state due to the suspension of goods trains by the Centre. The Railways has

Amarinder Singh stopped running trains to Punjab, saying the farmers protesting against the farm laws are still blocking some tracks. But the state government insists that they have eased the blockade and are allowing goods trains to run. Several thermal power plants too have closed down in the state because of the lack of coal, the Punjab government said. The CM said since section 144 of the CrPC -- which prohibits assembly of people -- is in force in the national capital, MLAs will go from Delhi’s Punjab Bhawan to Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘samadhi’ in groups

of four to hold a relay protest. Singh will lead the first batch at 10.30 am. Apart from the MLAs from the ruling Congress, Singh has also urged Punjab legislators from other parties to participate. Punjab assembly last month had passed three Bills to negate the Centre’s three farm laws and had also passed an all-party resolution to seek an appointment with the President on November 4 or any other suitable date to request for his assent to the state’s farm laws. The Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), accordingly on October 21, had sent a letter to the Rashtrapati Bhavan seeking a meeting and followed it up with a reminder on October 29. The Rashtrapati Bhavan, however, on Monday declined to grant the appointment to the chief minister and his delegation pointing out that the state farm Bills were still pending with the Punjab Governor for his consideration. Following the Rash-

trapati Bhavan’s rejection to the request, the CMO sent another letter on Monday itself stating that the chief minister and other MLAs needed to meet the President to draw his attention towards the situation in the state. The President’s Office, however, rejected the fresh request too saying it “cannot be accepted at this juncture for reasons cited earlier”. The CM on Tuesday said as far as the state amendment Bills, introduced under Article 254 (ii) were concerned, the Governor’s role, as per the Constitution, was limited to forwarding the same to the President. In any case, as the letter from his office had made it clear, that was not the only issue on which the state needed the President’s intervention, he added. The CM also took serious note of the refusal of two central ministers to meet Congress MPs from Punjab to discuss grave issues of importance to the state.

Schools reopen in Andhra; less than 50% attendances Amaravati, Nov 3 (IANS): On a day when most government schools reopened for ninth and 10th standard students in Andhra Pradesh after five months, following Covid-19 interruption, less than 50 per cent students chose to attend classes amid the pandemic. Sharing attendance statistics, Education Minister Adimulapu Suresh said only 39.6 per cent ninth standard students attended classes and only 43.65 per cent students from tenth standard. As many as 99 per cent of all the government high schools were opened on Monday, complying with the state government directives. Likewise, 88 per cent teachers have also attended to their duties in the schools. “In Nellore district, a watchman of AP Model School, Nandavaram, Marripadu mandal and two students of zilla parishad high school (ZPHS), Pathavellanti of Nellore mandal were tested as Covid positive,” said Suresh.

Kerala CPI-M in tatters; future of Vijayan, Kodiyeri hangs in balance

T hir u vanan thapuram, Nov 3 (IANS): Things are getting difficult for the CPI-M in Kerala, which is the Left party’s last bastion in the country. With allegations coming thick and fast, murmurs have begun over the future of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the powerful state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan, both of them presently caught in a maze of issues, making it difficult for them to face the combined encore of the Congress and the BJP, which for a while have been demanding that both these top CPI-M leaders take the exit route. Vi j aya n s l a m m i n g various central agencies on Monday, which are working hard in the gold smuggling, Life Mission and a few other cases, have been picked up by various media houses, indicating that things are getting more and more difficult for the Chief Minister. When Vijayan was slowly getting over the shock of the arrest of his once closest aide and top IAS

officer M. Sivasankar for his alleged involvement in the gold smuggling case, the word that has gone around is that it would become untenable for him if the probe agency picks up one of his staff members, whose name has surfaced in the media on Tuesday. Likewise, for Balakrishnan, his younger son has over the years become a headache, not just for him, but also for the party. Bineesh Kodiyeri has been arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the latest reports say that it wouldn’t end with just the ED, as his close aide Anoop Mohammed is in the custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for a few weeks and it wouldn’t be long before the NCB picks him up too. What came as a shock for the CPI-M is the open statement by 91-year old M.M. Lawerence, a former stalwart of the party, in which he lashed out at the way Bineesh has been conducting himself. Even though the party leaders at the recent two-day

meeting of the CPI-M put up a brave face and pledged their support to both Vijayan and Balakrishnan, it remains to be seen if this support remains intact even if a staff member from Vijayan’s office is picked up and if the NCB takes Bineesh into their custody. The CPI-M knows that with two polls around the corner -- local body elections in December and Assembly elections in May 2021 -- if these allegations and the probe do not subside quickly, things will be pretty bad for the ‘red party’ and the only way out will be to look for a change in leadership. The CPI-M certainly knows that if it happens, it would do more harm than good, as it could well be accepting the hard facts on the damning evidences that have started coming thick and fast from the various probe agencies. The party may be forced to seriously look at giving an honourable exit to the two senior leaders, as both of them do have health issues and have finished a few rounds of treatment in the US.

Delhi Govt asks DPCC, police Overqualified for job: SC upholds Cong files poll-related plaint against Gujarat CM’s wife disqualification of graduate peon at bank to ensure cracker-free Diwali

Gandhinagar, Nov 3 (IANS): The Congress Gujarat unit has filed a complaint with the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) against Chief Minister Vijay Rupani’s wife Anjali for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by campaigning on election day in Morbi city. Congress Election Coordination Committee Chairman Balubhai Patel filed the complaint with CEO Dr S Muralikrishna, alleging that even though Anjali Rupani was an outsider in Morbi constituency, she not only stayed in the city but also campaigned along with other BJP leaders. “This is total violation of the MCC and the Election Commission should immediately send her outside Morbi and initiate legal action against her,” he demanded. According to the MCC, in any constituency

Vijay Rupani with his wife Anjali.

where election is to be held, mediately moved out. no outsiders are allowed 48 Bypolls to eight Ashours ahead of the polling sembly seats in Gujarat date and they should be im- were held on Tuesday.

Naxal killed in encounter with police in C’garh Raipur, Nov 3 (PTI): A Naxal was killed in a gunfight with police in Chhattisgarhs Bijapur district on Tuesday, police said. The encounter took place around 9:30 am in a forest near Kamalpur village under the Usoor police station area when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) Sundarraj P told PTI. Acting on inputs about the movement of ultras in the area, the DRG, a frontline anti-Naxal force of the state police, launched the operation in the wee hours, he said.

When the patrolling team was cordoning off the forest near Kamalpur, located around 450km from state capital Raipur, ultras opened fire at police personnel, triggering retaliation, the IPS officer said. The Naxals soon escaped from the spot taking cover of dense forests along a hill, Sundarraj said. “During a search, the body of a Naxal, two rifles, as many bags, Maoist literature and materials of daily use were recovered from the spot”, the IG said. The identity of the slain ultra was yet to be ascertained, but prima facie it seems he belonged to Usoor LOS (local organisation squad) of Maoists, he added.

New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to accept the contention that overqualification cannot be a ground for disqualification as it upheld an order of the Punjab National Bank terminating the service of a peon who had suppressed the fact that he was a graduate. The top court set aside two orders of the Orissa High Court by which it had asked the bank to allow the peon to discharge his service, saying “a candidate having suppressed the material information and/ or giving false information cannot claim the right to continuance in service”. A bench of justices Ashok Bhushan, R Subhash Reddy and M R Shah allowed the appeal filed by the bank, noting that it had stated in its job advertisement that the applicant should not be a graduate. The court also observed that instead of challenging the qualification criteria, Amit Kumar Das had applied for the job and hidden his qualification. On the ground that Das “deliberately, wilfully and intentionally suppressed the fact that he was a graduate, the High Court has erred in directing the appellant Bank to allow the respondent original writ petitioner - to discharge his duties as a peon”, the court said. Referring to an earlier verdict of the top court, the bench said that the suppression of material information and making a false statement have a clear bearing on the

character and antecedents of the employee in relation to his continuance in service. It said, “An employee is expected to give correct information as to his qualification. The original writ petitioner failed to do so. He was, in fact, overqualified and therefore ineligible to apply for the job”. The top court said that another righteous candidate has suffered due to this mischievous act by Das. Das relied on the top court’s verdict of 2000 and said that a higher qualification cannot be a ground for his disqualification from the job as rightly held by the Orissa High Court. The bench noted that the Bank has invited the applications for the post of peon by giving a newspaper advertisement in which it was specifically mentioned that a candidate should have passed 12th class or its equivalent with basic reading/writing knowledge of English and should not be a graduate as on January 1, 2016. It said that as per the eligibility criteria mentioned in the advertisement, a candidate with a graduate degree was not eligible even to apply. The bench said that Das applied for the post of peon but in his application/ bio-data did not disclose that he was a graduate degree holder since 2014 and only mentioned his qualification as 12th pass. It said looking at the nature of the post of peon, a conscious decision was taken by the bank providing eligibility criteria/educa-

tional qualification that a graduate candidate shall not be eligible for the post of peon/subordinate staff. The top court said that Das never challenged the eligibility criteria/educational qualification mentioned in the advertisement and instead participated in the recruitment process. “Therefore, once having participated in the recruitment process as per the advertisement, thereafter it is not open for him to contend that acquisition of higher qualification cannot be a disqualification and that too when he never challenged the eligibility criteria/educational qualification mentioned in the advertisement,” it said. The top court stated that it is for the employer to determine and decide the relevancy and suitability of the qualifications for any post and it is not for the courts to consider and assess. “Greater latitude is permitted by the courts for the employer to prescribe qualifications for any post. There is a rationale behind it. “Qualifications are prescribed keeping in view the need and interest of an institution or an industry or an establishment as the case may be. The courts are not fit instruments to assess expediency or advisability or utility of such prescription of qualifications,” it said. The bench, however, said that at the same time, the employer cannot act arbitrarily or fancifully in prescribing qualifications for the posts.

Gopal Rai NEW DELHI, NOV 3 (IANS): The Delhi government on Tuesday appealed to all district magistrates, police and 11 teams of the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to ensure a cracker-free Diwali in the national capital to curb pollution levels. Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai made the appeal while launching anti-cracker campaign of the Delhi government. He appealed to Delhiites to use green crackers and not the polluting kind. “As per the directions of the Supreme Court, polluting crackers have been

banned in Delhi and only pollution-free green crackers have been allowed this year. From today, an anti-cracker campaign has been launched in Delhi. All the SDMs, 11 teams of the DPCC and all police officials have been directed to ensure there is no bursting of polluting crackers across Delhi,” Rai said, while visiting city’s Sadar Bazaar to inspect the sale of crackers in the wake of the campaign. For implementation of the campaign, the minister said, the teams are ensuring that the crackers sold must have a ‘Green Cracker’ logo on them and the crackers sold in the shops must be from authorised companies. “We are following the guidelines of the Supreme Court. The Delhi government will follow any new directions to curb pollution as and when issued.” Rai said that every year, pollution levels in Delhi have been high due to the use of crackers around Diwali.

3 Trinamool Congress supporters shot at in WB

Kolkata, Nov 3 (PTI): Three Trinamool Congress supporters were injured after being shot at by miscreants at a place in South 24 Parganas district, police said. The persons received bullet injuries on Monday night when they assembled before a house where some unidentified men had put up for past few days, police said. The miscreants fired at random when they were asked to state the purpose of their visit to Jibantala area. The injured were rushed to hospital where the condition of two persons was stated to be serious. When the miscreants tried to escape from the village in a cycle van on Tuesday morning, some of the villagers identified them, beat them, and handed them over to the police. Two firearms and several cartridges were recovered from their possession, police said.

Kolkata, Nov 3 (PTI): In a major reshuffle effected by the West Bengal government, Poonambalam S, who was the district magistrate (DM) of Darjeeling, has been made the new joint secretary of the land and land reforms department and Shashank Sethi succeeded him, a notification said. Sethi was earlier the managing director of Paschim Banga Agri Marketing Corporation and a project director in the Public Health Engineering department. Sumit Gupta, who was the executive director of West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), has been appointed as the DM of North 24 Parganas, and Mohammed Enaur Rahman will be taking over as the district magistrate of Purba Bardhaman. Abhijit Mukhopadhyay has been made the new DM of Purulia, the notification issued late on Monday said. Similarly, Partha Ghosh has been posted as the new DM of Nadia, while Moumita Godara Basu named as Jalpaiguri district magistrate. Vijay Bharti, the Purba Bardhaman DM, replaced Basu while Vibhu Goel, the former Nadia DM, stepped into the shoes of Ghosh in Purba Medinipur. Abhishek Kumar Tiwary, who was the DM of Jalpaiguri, was named as the joint secretary of the state higher education department. Chaitali Chakrabarti, who held the post of district magistrate of North 24 Parganas, has been shifted to the state home department as a special secretary.

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IOCL chief manager and state head, G. Ramesh along with other officials at the inauguration on November 3.

DIMAPUR: Chief general manager & state head, Indian Oil AOD of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCL), G Ramesh inaugurated Kenguruse Enterprise, Kevijau Colony, Dimapur on November 3. A press release by IOCL Dimapur RSA manager (RS) Ngahorning Kashung stated that, the retail outlet was awarded to the family member of late Cap-

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New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI): The Finance Ministry on Tuesday said that there has been no increase in service charges by any public sector bank even as Bank of Baroda decided to withdraw changes made with regard to the number of free cash deposit transactions in a bank account per month. Bank of Baroda had made certain changes with effect from November 1, 2020, with regard to the number of free cash deposits and withdrawals per month, a Finance Ministry statement said. The number of free cash deposits and withdrawals, have been reduced from five each per month to three each per month, with no change in the

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charges for transactions in excess of these free transactions, it said. “Bank of Baroda has since informed that in the light of the current COVID related situation, they have decided to withdraw the changes. Further, no other PSB has increased such charges recently,” it said. Although, as per RBI guidelines, all banks, including public sector banks (PSBs), are permitted to levy charges for their services in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner, based upon costs involved, other PSBs have also intimated that they do not propose to raise bank charges in the near future in view of the COVID pandemic, it said.

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(011-24651632). Citizens may also give system improvement suggestions pertaining to NEEPCO if any, till November 14 by email (vigilance@neepco.co.in) or telephone (0364- 2503652). The press release further informed all offices/projects under NEEPCO have been advised to strictly adhere to extant Covid-19 prevention guidelines at all locations and events. In addition, all Offices/Projects have also been directed to strictly adhere to the economy measures issued by the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India vide the Department of Expenditure OM No. 7(2)E. Coord/2020 dated 4.9.2020,the release added.

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the employees in the respective locations. All persons with whom the Corporation deals with , such as vendors, suppliers, contractors, etc. are also requested to take the E- pledge through Corporation’s website, which is hyperlinked with the website of Central Vigilance Commission. Further, at the outset of the Vigilance Awareness Week, the Central Vigilance Commission has launched a new initiative for citizens to suggest systemic improvements in central government organisations. These suggestions may be sent directly to the Central Vigilance Commission from October 27 to November 14 by email (coord1-cvc@nic.in) or telephone

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be later, redeemed for fuel. The release also added that a customer can send an SMS along with the retail outlet code, cash memo number and a rating of H or U for happy or unhappy respectively after checking the quality and quantity. A demonstration was conducted during the function. Other officials of IOCL also attended the inaugural programme.

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GUWAHATI, NOV 3: NEDFi has bagged two prestigious awards from ‘The Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacific (ADFIAP)’. The two awards are: ‘Financial Inclusion’ for its project, “NEDFi Micro Finance Scheme” and Local ‘Economic Development’ for its water hyacinth project, “Weed to Wealth “. The Award function was held at Manila, Philippines during the Annual General Meeting of ADFIAP on October 29 via video conferencing which was attended by members of the development financial institutions from Asia-Pacific region. It may be mentioned that The Association of Development Financing Institutions in Asia and the Pacificwas established on October 1, 1976 under the auspices of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is the focal point of all development banks and other financial institutions engaged in the financing of development in the Asia-Pacific region. Its mission is to advance sustainable development through its members. Presently, ADFIAP has 103 members from 39 countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

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DIMAPUR: North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO) is observed Vigilance Awareness Week from October 27 November 2 in its various offices and projects located at different locations across the country as per direction and guidelines of Central Vigilance Commission. A press release by the DGM (C) Vigilance stated that in the current year, the Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed under the theme “Satark Bharat, Samriddh Bharat (Vigilant India, Prosperous India)”. Accordingly, integrity pledge as circulated by the Central Vigilance Commission and E-pledge through Corporation’s website has been taken by

tain Kenguruse, a Maha Vir Chakra winner, who had sacrificed his life for the country during the Kargil War in 1999. IOCL also conducted a check and fill campaign programme during the function wherein any customer of IOCL could check the quality and quantity and send an SMS to a given number and win Xtrarewards points, which can

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ment outlook, structural reforms and the government’s vision for the path to a USD 5 trillion economy, it said. The event will provide an opportunity to leading global investors and Indian business leaders to engage and deliberate with senior policy makers on how to further accelerate the growth of international investments in India, it said. Foreign investments in India this fiscal is the highest ever for the first five months of a financial year, it noted. The VGIR 2020 will also provide an occasion for all stakeholders to further cement the strong partnerships that have been built and to foster engagement with international institutional investors who are looking to increase their Indian investments, the PMO said.

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sion and sovereign wealth funds with a total assets under management of about USD 6 trillion, the PMO said. These global institutional investors represent key regions including the US, Europe, Canada, Korea, Japan, Middle East, Australia, and Singapore. The event will witness participation of key decision makers of these funds, i.e., the CEOs and CIOs, the statement said. Noting that some of these investors would also be engaging for the first time with the government of India, the statement said that apart from global investors, the roundtable will also see participation of several top Indian business leaders. The VGIR 2020 will focus on discussions around India’s economic and invest-

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per cent, from its previous close. The Sensex closed at 40,261.13 points, higher by 503.55 points, or 1.27 per cent, from its previous close of 39,757.58. “Nifty rose with a mildly positive advance decline ratio, bringing back confidence of traders in the near term direction,” said Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research at HDFC Securities. “However, the outcome of US Presidential elections which will be known earliest by Nov 4 late night IST will also impact the sentiments and near term trend of the markets.” Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services, said: “The weak opening reflected the rough waters market the entered last week. However, some recovery was seen as investors showed interest in banking stocks as major players announced Q2 results, beating the street estimates with positive outlook.” “A d d i t i o n a l ly, t h e banking stocks are attempting to price, in expectation of the positive SC verdict on moratorium. The Indian market is expected to be volatile, amidst mixed global sentiments due to increasing Covid cases, the US election and delayed stimulus.”

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New Delhi, Nov 3 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Thursday chair a virtual global investor roundtable that will provide an opportunity to leading global investors and Indian business leaders to engage and deliberate with senior policy makers on how to further accelerate the growth of international investments in the country. The Virtual Global Investor Roundtable (VGIR) is being organised by the Ministry of Finance and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. It is an exclusive dialogue between leading global institutional investors, Indian business leaders and the highest decision makers from the government of India and financial market regulators, the statement said. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and other dignitaries will also be present on the occasion. The roundtable will witness participation from 20 of the world’s largest pen-

Mumbai, Nov 3 (IANS): Healthy quarterly results, along with upbeat macro data, pushed the Indian benchmark equity indices higher on Tuesday. Continuous foreign fund inflows also aided in the northward trajectory of the markets. Both the key indices ended higher despite volatility caused due to the US presidential election. On the global front, Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher, as investors watched for US election results. Similarly, European stock markets rose in early trading on Tuesday as investors bet on a clear win for Joe Biden as the US voted in its most polarised presidential election in living memory. Back home, volumes on the NSE were higher than recent average. Among sectors, banking, metals, auto and pharma indices rose the most while realty and energy indices fell the most. However, broader market indices closed almost flat. The net foreign fund inflows stood at Rs 2,274.40 crore. The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange closed at 11,813.50, higher by 144.35 points, or 1.24

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Americans head to presidential polls

Long lines seen outside polling stations WASHINGTON, NOV 3 (PTI): Americans were voting in large numbers on Tuesday in one of the most divisive bitter presidential elections in decades in which incumbent Republican Donald Trump is challenged by Democrat Joe Biden. Amidst a resurgent C OV I D - 1 9 p a n d e m i c, nearly 100 million people have already cast their ballots in early voting, putting the country on course for its highest turnout in a century. Some 239 million people are eligible to vote this year. The mail-in ballots could take days or weeks to be counted in some states - meaning a winner might not be declared in the hours after polls close on Tuesday. There is an estimated four million Indian-American population of which about 2.5 million are potential voters in the November 2020 presidential elections. Over 1.3 million IndianAmericans are voters in key battleground states,

A line of voters forms through the parking lot of the Coliseum Ball Room on Election Day, St. Petersburg, Fla., Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

including Texas, Michigan, Florida and Pennsylvania. Large lines were seen and hundreds of people had queued up before polling stations, in particularly in the key battleground States like Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The timing of the start of the polling differs from State to State, mainly due to the different time zones. People mostly in the East coast started trickling down to the polling stations as many States opened up the polling stations at around 6 am (4.30 pm IST). These States include Virginia,

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New York, New Jersey, and Maine. Polling in California starts at 7 am (8.30 pm IST). Initial reports indicated an early large turnout. In the battle ground State of Pennsylvania, hundreds of people were seen outside polling booths even before the start of the polling. Trump who returned from campaigning in the wee hours of Tuesday urged Americans to vote for him. “VOTE, VOTE, VOTE!” Trump said in a tweet with a short video of him dancing at election rallies. “Vote like your free-

doms, your livelihood, and our future depends on it… Because they do!” said Trump, who is seeking to avoid becoming the first incumbent president to lose a re-election since George HW Bush in 1992. Biden also tweeted urging people to vote. “It’s Election Day. Go vote, America!” he tweeted. “In 2008 and 2012, you placed your trust in me to help lead this country alongside Barack Obama. Today, I’m asking for your trust once again — this time, in Kamala and me. We can heal the soul of

this nation — I promise we won’t let you down,” Biden tweeted. Biden’s running mate, Kamala Harris, urged voters to not to “allow anything to come between you and your vote. If you have any questions or concerns about voting, reach out to our voter hotline.” In another tweet, she said, “If you’ve already voted, thank you. But we still need your help. Take 20 minutes to help voters in critical battleground states find their polling location. This election is too important to leave anything to chance.” Poll experts said that the turnout is going to be the key in the election results. National polls continue to show Biden leading Trump, by a comfortable 8 percentage points. US elections, however, are not determined by the national popular vote, but rather in the 538-member Electoral College, with each candidate needing a majority of 270 to win the presidency. In all but two of the country’s 50 states, either Trump or Biden will win all the electors from each state by winning the popular vote there, with the most populous states holding the most electors.

Ivory Coast president Ouattara scores landslide win; opposition cries foul ABIDJAN, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara has provisionally won a third term in office with 94.27% of the vote, the electoral commission announced early on Tuesday, after a bitter election that sparked deadly violence and was boycotted by opposition voters. “Thus elected president of the republic, Alassane Ouattara,” Kuibiert-Coulibaly Ibrahime, the head of the electoral commission announced. He said the final turnout for the Oct. 31 election was at 53.90%. The results have to be validated by the country’s constitutional council which will declare the final winner after hearing any challenges or complaints of irregularities. Two major opposition candidates on the ballot had asked supporters not to take part in Saturday’s election, in protest at Ouattara’s decision to run. Their parties said whole swathes of the country had not participated. Opposition activists say Ouattara’s decision to seek a third term was a further blow to democracy in West Africa less than three months after a military coup in neighbouring Mali, and a successful third term bid by

President Alassane Ouattara speaks after casting his ballot in Abidjan on October 31, 2020.

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde. Ouattara, 78, received over 90% in most districts, although the opposition said his bid was an illegal attempt to hold onto power. The Ivorian constitution limits presidents to two terms, but Ouattara says the approval of a new constitution in 2016 allowed him to restart his mandate. The disagreement led to clashes in the lead up to the vote, in which at least 30 people died. At least five more were killed on Saturday, officials said. The world’s top cocoa growing country was spared the widespread violence that many feared would erupt during voting, but many Ivorians fear that the coun-

try could experience longer term unrest. A brief civil war following a disputed election in 2010 killed over 3,000 people. The Carter Center, which monitored Saturday’s election, said the political and security situation made it difficult to organise a credible vote. “The electoral process excluded a large number of Ivorian political forces and was boycotted by part of the population in a volatile security environment,” it said in a statement. The opposition candidates have said they will not recognise a Ouattara victory. In a joint statement on Monday evening, they announced the creation of a transitional council presided by Bedie.

Singapore to Turkey quake: Girl rescued from rubble after 4 days Iran’s supreme leader mocks US polls discontinue SGD

election throughout history,” Khamenei said, not acknowledging that individual US states run the vote. “Who says this? The sitting president who is arranging the elections himself. His opponent says Trump intends to widely cheat. This is American democracy.” Khamenei added that the result of the vote “is none of our business, meaning it won’t influence our policy at all. Our policy is clear and well-calculated and people coming and going will have no impact on it.” Khamenei, 81, as supreme leader has final say on all matters of state in Iran. He approved the efforts at reaching the nuclear deal, which saw Iran agree to limit its enrichment of uranium in exchange for the lifting of economic sanc-

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SINGAPORE, NOV 3 (PTI): Singapore on Tuesday announced that it will discontinue the circulation of 1,000 Singapore dollar (SGD) notes from the beginning of next year to counter money laundering and terror financing risks associated with large denomination currency. A limited quantity of SGD 1,000 notes will be made available each month from now until December 2020, said the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The move is aligned with international norms and major jurisdictions have already stopped issuing such large denomination notes, said the MAS, the country’s de-facto central bank. The SGD 1,000 note is currently valued at INR 54,501. Existing SGD 1,000 notes in circulation will remain legal tender and can continue to be used as a means of payment, it added. Banks can continue to re-circulate existing SGD 1,000 notes that are deposited with them.

IZMIR (TURKEY), NOV 3 (AP): Even as hopes of reaching survivors began to fade, rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir pulled a young girl out alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building on Tuesday, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. Wrapped in a thermal blanket, the girl was taken into an ambulance on a stretcher to the sounds of applause and chants of “God is great!” from rescue workers and onlookers. Health Media Fahrettin Koca identified her as 3-year-old Ayda Gezgin on Twitter and shared a video of her inside the ambulance. The child had been trapped inside the rubble for 91 hours since Friday’s quake struck in the Aegean Sea and was the 107th person to have been pulled out of collapsed buildings alive. Ayda’s mother did not survive and her body was found amid the wreckage hours later. Her brother and father were not inside the building at the time of the quake. Rescuer Nusret Aksoy

Rescue workers surround Ayda Gezgin in the Turkish coastal city of Izmir, Turkey, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

told reporters that he was sifting through the rubble of the toppled eight-floor building when he heard a child’s scream and called for silence. He later located the girl in a tight space next to a dishwasher. The girl waved at him, told him her name and said that she was okay, Aksoy said. “I got goosebumps and my colleague Ahmet cried,” he told HaberTurk television. Ibrahim Topal, of the Humanitarian Relief Foundation, or IHH said: “My colleague and I looked at

Afghans mourn those killed in IS university attack Bahrain convicts 51 people KABUL, NOV 3 (AP): Afghanistan declared a national day of mourning Tuesday to honor the 22 mostly students killed in a horrific attack a day earlier on Kabul University, claimed by the Islamic State group. Another 22 people were injured, some of them critically. M o n d ay ’s b r u t a l , hours-long assault was the second attack on an educational institution in the Afghan capital in as many weeks amid a soaring rise in violence and chaos across Afghanistan, even as Taliban insurgents and government negotiators hold peace talks in the Gulf state of Qatar. The Islamic State affiliate also claimed the earlier attack on Oct. 24 that killed 24 young students. The attack occurred in the mostly Shiite neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi. The IS affiliate has declared war on the country’s minority Shiites and has claimed a number of vicious attacks since emerging in eastern Afghanistan in 2014. Outside Kabul University Tuesday a small group

Journalists photograph inside Kabul University after a deadly attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

of demonstrators gathered demanding a cease-fire and urging the government to withdraw from the peace talks until a permanent end to hostilities is declared. Some held signs reading “why are you killing us?” The Islamic State is not part of peace talks and despite their claims of responsibility, the government has blamed Taliban for the attacks. Taliban, like the Afghan security forces, are fighting the Islamic State and under an agreement signed with the US, the Taliban have committed to fighting terrorism,

specifically the Islamic State. The Taliban, which condemned the attack on the university and denied involvement within hours of its start, have refused to declare a cease-fire saying it would be part of the negotiations. But if not a cease-fire, then a significant reduction in violence has taken on increasing importance as Washington’s peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad on Monday made a surprise visit to Pakistan urging Islamabad to urge the insurgent movement to reduce violence.

Pakistan has been critical in pushing Taliban into talks. Even as the Islamic insurgent group ousted by the U.S.-led coalition in 2001 maintains its political office in Doha, where talks are being held, its leadership councils are located in Pakistan. Khalilzad brokered a peace pact with the Taliban that was signed in February and seen at the time as the country’s best chance at peace in more than 40 years of war. The peace agreement which is to allow U.S. and NATO troops withdraw from Afghanistan after 19 years, it also paved the way for the peace talks currently underway. In a series of tweets Tuesday Khalilzad condemned the attack but also warned “this barbaric attack is NOT an opportunity for the government and the Taliban to score points against each other. There is a common enemy here.” Family members of the victims mourned their loved ones on local TV and called for the government to investigate security lapses.

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DUBAI, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Bahrain announced Tuesday it convicted 51 people, more than half of them abroad, on charges of belonging to a militant group. It was the latest mass trial conducted in this island kingdom amid a yearslong crackdown on all dissent. Bahrain described those convicted as belonging to an unnamed militant group that received orders from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. It alleged that the Guard supplied weapons and funding to aid the group in plans to potentially target “economic and vital installations, security patrol sites, the headquarters of the Ministry of Interior and (the) Bahrain Defense Force.” However, Bahrain said some of those arrested had targeted a bank ATM and a transportation company, while others allegedly possessed gasoline bombs and other items. The arrests took place last year, the statement said. Of those convicted, the kingdom described 27 as “fugitives abroad.” The suspects received sentences

ranging from five years to life in prison, the statement said. One defendant was acquitted. The statement named none of those convicted. The Associated Press could not immediately identify the lawyers who defended them in court. Bahrain, a tiny Sunniruled island off the coast of Saudi Arabia that is home to the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet, has seen demonstrations, unrest and militant attacks on police since its 2011 Arab Spring protests. Those demonstrations saw the island’s Shiite majority and others demand more political freedom before Bahrain, with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, put down the protests. Authorities have blamed the unrest on Iran, which has long denied any involvement. Bahrain has targeted journalists, activists, Shiite religious leaders and political parties as part of its crackdown on dissent. Some activists have escaped into exile while others have been imprisoned. Bahrain has carried out a series of mass trials during this time.

each other like ‘Did you hear that, too?’ We listened again. There was a very weak voice saying something like ‘I’m here.’ Then

we shut everything down, the machines, and started listening again. And there really was a voice.” Health ministry officials said the girl was in good condition but would be kept under observation in the hospital for a while. She asked for her mother as well as for meatballs and a yoghurt drink on her way to the hospital, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Her rescue came a day after another 3-year-old girl and a 14-year-old girl were also pulled out alive from collapsed buildings in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city. Meanwhile, the death toll in the ear thquake reached 107.

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The Chakpa Students’ Union extends a hearty congratulations to Dr. Moakumla LKR, D/o Mr. & Mrs. Chubasenzung Lkr on being honoured for PhD degree from Sam Higgibottom University of Agriculture Technology and Science, Prayagraj Uttar Pradesh. Your hard work and optimism is an inspiration to many. We wish all the best for your future endeavours. Sd/Sd/Lanutangit Talisunep Gen. Secretary President

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tions. But Trump withdrew from the deal in 2018, complaining it didn’t address Iran’s ballistic missile program nor its regional policies. Iran later withdrew from all the deal’s limits, though Tehran still allows UN inspectors access to nuclear sites. Satellite photos show it is now starting new construction work at its Natanz nuclear site, which was targeted in a reported sabotage attack in July. Khamenei spoke as the coronavirus pandemic forced authorities to cancel a planned commemoration of the Nov. 4, 1979 takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. That started a 444-day hostage crisis that transfixed America and still affects relations between Washington and Iran today. Anti-Americanism remains a cornerstone of Iranian policy, over four decades after the takeover. “Such an empire will not last long. It’s obvious that when a regime reaches this point, it will not live for much longer and will be destroyed,” Khamenei said of America.

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The Five Wards of Longleng namely Leinak (Noklangkong) Muli, Bahok, High School and Medical would like to express our profound and sincere gratitude to Shri. P. ZUBENTHUNG PATTON, S.D.O Power Department Longleng for providing Transformer (100 KV) each to the mentioned above wards of Longleng which was a long demand by the general public of the wards. The benevolent gesture you have shown towards the well-being of our Wards has brought great relief since we were under darkness without proper light connectivity for many years. The general public of Five WARDs once again say big "Thank you" and wish good health and all success in your future endeavors. Sd/- Shri. A. Shonglen Phom On behalf of Five Wards, Longleng, Nagaland. DP-4794

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FAIR PRICE SHOP DEALERS ASSOCIATION MOKOKCHUNG: NAGALAND PRESS RELEASE In support of ANFPSDA for release of pending bills

The undersigned on behalf of Mokokchung District Fair Price Shop Dealer Association, Mokokchung Nagaland strongly support the ultimatum given to the Government of Nagaland on release of all transportation and handling charges to Fair Price Shop Dealer (FPSD). To be precise, the Mokokchung District Fair Price Shop Dealers too is yet to receive 32 months due of transportation and handling charges and 7 months dues of PRADHAN MANTRI GARIB KALYAN ANNA YOJANA (PM-GKAY). That, it has become a matter of serving the people at our own expenses by these inordinate delays and withheld of paying our rightful dues. It is also making us suffer undue hardships for our service to the people through no fault of ours. We strongly reiterate that all the dues should be cleared within the time frame as stipulated by ANFPSA. At the event of failure of the government to accede to our demand, we will act to show our displeasure as democratically possible as declared by ANFPSA. Sd/Sd/Temsuyanger Lanumeren President, MDFPSDA Secretary, MDFPSDA

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TEHRAN, NOV 3 (AP): I ra n’s suprem e lea der mocked America’s presidential election Tuesday in a televised address, quoting President Donald Trump’s own baseless claims about voter fraud to criticise the vote as Tehran marked the 1979 US Embassy hostage crisis. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated a long-standing Iranian position that it didn’t matter whether Trump or Joe Biden wins the vote, but the stakes couldn’t be higher for the Islamic Republic. Another four years could see Trump’s maximum-pressure campaigns further expand as it crushes the Iranian economy and stops Tehran from openly selling its crude oil abroad. Biden meanwhile has said he would consider re-entering Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, providing possible relief to the beleaguered Iranian rial. “If you look at their own situation, it’s lovely to watch. The incumbent president, who is supposed to hold the elections, says this is the most-rigged US

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Violinist Krishnan passes away Shah Rukh humbled to be on biggest, tallest screen in the world Modi says void in music world S

iolin maestro and Padma awardee T.N. Krishnan passed away in Chennai at the age of 92. Krishnan was born in 1928 in Tripunithura in Kerala to A. Narayana Iyer and Ammini Ammal and later settled in Chennai. He died on Monday evening. Condoling Krishnan’s demise, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said

his demise has left a big void in the world of music. “The demise of noted violinist T. N. Krishnan leaves a big void in the world of music. His works beautifully encapsulated a wide range of emotions and strands of our culture. He was also an outstanding mentor to young musicians. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti,” Modi said in a tweet. A child

prodigy, Krishnan went on to perform with legends from several generations. H e l e a r n e d mu s i c from his father and was later mentored by Alleppy K.Parthasarathy, a great patron of Music and sishya of Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar and later joined Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer. Krishnan had performed concerts with Carnatic music legends like Ari-

yakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Alathur Brothers, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, M.D. Ramanathan and Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer and others. He was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1974 and the Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1980. The Government of India honoured Krishnan with Padma Shri in 1973 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. He received the Sange e t h a K a l a s i k h a m a n i award for the year 1999 given by The Indian Fine arts Society, Chennai. Krishnan was a Professor of Music at a music college in Chennai and later he was Dean of the School of Music and Fine Arts at the University of Delhi. Krishnan was married to Kamala Krishnan and the couple had two children -- Viji Krishnan Natarajan, and Sriram Krishnan -- and both of them are noted violinists. K r i s h n a n’s s i s t e r N.Rajam is a famous violin player in the Hindustani tradition. He also used to play at the famed Music Academy auditorium here on Christmas Day ‘Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells’ and ‘Wish you a merry Christmas’. (IANS)

uperstar Shah Rukh Khan got a special tribute on the iconic tower Burj Khalifa on his birthday. The Bollywood star was humbled with the gesture, and said that it was nice to see himself on the biggest and tallest screen in the world. Shah Rukh turned 55 on Monday, and celebrated his birthday in Dubai with his family. On the occasion, the Dubai authorities decided to honour the star by displaying his image and a birthday wish on the outer wall of Burj Khalifa. “It’s nice to see myself on the biggest and tallest screen in the world. My friend @mohamed_alabbar has me on the biggest screen even before my next film. Thanks & love u all @BurjKhalifa & @EmaarDubai. Being my own guest in Dubai... my kids mighty impressed and me is loving it,” Shah Rukh tweeted. He also shared a picture of him standing with the tower in the background. The image on the iconic building showed a close up of Shah Rukh’s face with the message: “Happy Birthday?Shah Rukh Khan” written on it. Shah Rukh’s daughter Suhana also shared a picture of the actor with her at the party. Filmmaker Karan Johar shared a video that showed Shah Rukh expressing happiness and flashing the thumbs up sign and walking on a terrace, overlooking the tower. On Monday, Shah Rukh shared a video on social media thanking fans for showering him with love on his birthday. In his video, the actor said: “Hi everybody, this is to thank you for all the wonderful wishes that I have been getting on social media and how much love you guys are spreading... to all the loving fans and all the boys and girls.” Shah Rukh in his video, also promised fans to get together for a “bigger and better party” next year, saying “56 is better than 55”. (IANS)

TikTok inks new licensing FIR against BIG B over KBC question Andrew Lincoln is Scrooge in livestreamed production of ‘A Christmas Carol’ deal with Sony Music

Now in it fourth year, the play will be streamed live from The Old Vic stage, with an empty auditorium. The production will be presented as a full-scale show with live musicians, theatrical lighting, sets and costumes, and with a cast of 18 performers. “I am delighted to announce that Andrew Lincoln has joined us in what must surely be one of the most ambitious and complex pieces of live streamed theatre attempted in the pan-

demic so far,” said Warchus in a statement. “The Old Vic’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ has moved and entertained over a quarter of a million people in London and New York over the last three Christmases and we made a pledge last spring that we would still present it, in some form or other, even in this most challenging of years,” he added. The production will play 16 live performances between December 12 and 24. (IANS)

Sedition case against Kangana, sister: Mumbai Police issues fresh summons

he Mumbai Police on Tuesday issued fresh summons to Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel to appear for investigations next week, officials said. While Kangana has been called on November 9, Rangoli has to appear on November 10 before the Bandra Police, said lawyer Ravish Zamindar. These are the second summons to the sisters after they remained absent on October 26-27 for probe in a first information report lodged against them which K Y M C

includes sedition charges, he said. To the reason for skipping the previous summons, their lawyer had sent a letter to Bandra Police seeking a postponement as the sisters were busy with their brother’s wedding then, according to Zamindar. “Among the charges include Indian Penal Code Sec. 124-A (sedition)...besides spreading communal hatred and falsehoods. The police have already recorded the statement of the complainant, Munawwarali Sahil A. Sayyed in this connection last month,” his lawyer Zamindar told IANS.

The sisters have been directed to come to Bandra Police Station on November 9-10, nearly three weeks after the Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate J.Y. Ghule took cognisance of Sayyed’s complaint and ordered an FIR to be registered against the siblings on October 17. A Bollywood casting director and fitness trainer, Sayyed had accused Kangana and Rangoli of defaming the film industry, portraying the people working in it in a bad light with claims of nepotism, drug addiction, communal bias, attempting to drive a wedge between artistes of different communities, calling them murderers, insulting religions, etc, on the social media and through public statements. In his complaint, he also charged the Ranaut sisters of seeking to create a Hindu-Muslim divide through objectionable comments, citing Rangoli’s “make the mullas and secular media stand in line and shoot them down; the history may call us Nazis, who cares” remarks. (IANS)

n FIR has been lodged against superstar Amitabh Bachchan and the makers of his popular show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ for hurting ‘Hindu sentiments’. The problem arose following a question that Bachchan asked in the Karamveer episode, related to Manusmirti. Social activist Bezwada Wilson and actor Anoop Soni were guests on the episode. The question for Rs

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6,40,000 and was “On 25 December 1927, Dr. BR Ambedkar and his followers burned copies of which scripture?” The options given were, a) Vishnu Purana, b) Bhagavad Gita, c) Rigdev, and d) Manusmriti. The answer was Manusmriti. Explaining the answer, Amitabh Bachchan said in Hindi that in 1927, Ambedkar condemned the ancient Hindu text Manusmriti and

also burned copies of it to prove a point against caste system. However, it did not go well with the social media users and they started trolling #BoycottKBC right after the clip of the show went viral on the Internet. Hindu activists have accused the showmakers of running the ‘leftist propaganda’, while others blamed it for ‘hurting Hindu sentiments’. (IANS)

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inger Lady Gaga got nia guy. There’s something sang. (IANS) candid about her bro- about, Joe, you and I,” she ken engagement with actor Taylor Kinney. She OFFICE OF THE says she loved him so much KUDA KEWHIMIA YOUTH ORGANIZATION but it just did not work out. Motto: “Coat of Philanthropic with Oneness” The singer mentioned her past relationship with the CONGRATULATIONS actor during her appearance “All our Dreams can come at presidential candidate Joe true if we have the courage Biden’s rally, which took to pursue them” place in Kinney’s home state -W. Disney of Pennsylvania, reports The Kuda Kewhimia people.com. Yo u t h O r g a n i z a t i o n “I was engaged to a (KKYO) congratulates man from Lancaster, Penn- Dr. Mecietuonuo Rutsa sylvania. I know, I know, it ( R e g d . N o . N M C / R 16/00767) D/O Late didn’t work out,” she said. “I loved him so much Kezevituo Rutsa and Mrs. but it just did not work out,” Va k r a n e i l e o f K o h i m a for successfully Gaga continued before show- Village clearing MBBS degree from ing her support to Biden, Rajendra Institute of Medical who also hails from Penn- Science, Ranchi and Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest sylvania. Disease (DTCD) from the West Bengal University of Health “But I still love my Science, Kolkata with ﬂying colours and bringing laurels to Pennsylvania guy. I love Joe, the Organization. so Joe’s my new Pennsylva- Achievements: nia guy,” she added. 1. Gold Medal, Diploma in Tuberculosis and Chest Disease Gaga then performed (DTCD) Department of Respiratory Medicine, The West Bengal University of Health Sciences, Kolkata. her 2011 hit song “You and I”, changing some part of the 2. Dr. Chandrakant AOI RIMS Certiﬁcate of Merit for securing highest mark in the subject of Otorhinolaryngology. song by inserting the former The organization wishes her the best of luck and continued vice president’s name into success in all her future endeavours. the lyrics. President General Secretary “Something, something KKYO KKYO about my cool PennsylvaDP-4775

he Walking Dead star Andrew Lincoln will essay the role of Ebenezer Scrooge in a livestreamed production of A Christmas Carol. The Old Vic theater in London made the announcement on Monday, reports ew.com, adding that the festive production of Jack Thorne’s “A Christmas Carol”, a play based on the 1843 novella of the same name by Charles Dickens, will be directed by Matthew Warchus.

“Short form video clips have developed into an exciting new part of the music ecosystem that contribute to the overall growth of music and the way fans experience it,” said Dennis Kooker, President, Global Digital Business and U.S. Sales, Sony Music Entertainment. “TikTok is a leader in this space and we are pleased to be partnering with them to drive music discovery, expand opportunities for creativity and support artist careers”. TikTok had already struck short-term licensing deals with Universal, Sony and Warner. “We are thrilled to enter in to this agreement with Sony Music so that we can continue to work together to connect the incredible roster of Sony artists in the US and across the globe to new audiences and harness the power of TikTok,” noted Ole Obermann, Global Head of Music for TikTok. (IANS)

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hinese short-video making app TikTok has announced a new licensing agreement with Sony Music Entertainment (SME). As part of the deal whose financial details were not disclosed, TikTok will continue to offer songs from Sony Music artists for use by creators on its platform. “With this deal, the TikTok creator community will have access to sound clips from Sony Music’s massive catalog of current hits, cutting edge new releases, emerging favourites, iconic classics and deep cuts from every genre of music for use in their TikTok content,” the company said in a statement late on Monday. TikTok and Sony Music will work together to support greater levels of TikTok user personalisation and creativity on the platform, and drive new and forward-looking opportunities for fan engagement with SME’s artists and music.

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Bundesliga: Union berlin shocks Hoffenheim 3-1

Berlin’s Cedric Teuchert, left, celebrates with teammate Max Kruse after scoring against Hoffenheim during their German Bundesliga soccer match at the PreZeroArena in Sinsheim, Germany, Monday (.AP/PTI)

SINSHEIM, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Late goals from substitutes Joel Pohjanpalo and Cedric Teuchert helped Union Berlin to beat ten-man Hoffenheim 3-1 and extend its unbeaten run to five games in the closer of the sixth round in the Bundesliga on Monday. Both sides staged an evenly balanced start to the encounter, as Hoffenheim came close with 15 minutes gone when Union’s defender Robin Knoche had to clear Munas Dabbur’s effort on target before Taiwo Awoniyi missed Hoffenheim’s goal from very close range six minutes later. Chances were continuously produced at both ends of the pitch, but still Hoffenheim posed more of a threat in front of the target as Ishak Belfodil rattled the

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then paid off 80 minutes into the game as Dabbur danced through Union’s box before unleashing a hammer into the roof of the net to restore parity. However, Union remained unimpressed and had the last laugh, as Kruse’s square pass to the far post allowed Pohjanpalo to make it 2-1. Hoffenheim responded with frenetic attacks but to make matters worse the hosts got caught on a fast break and Teuchert tapped home Kruse’s build-up work for the 3-1 win in the dying seconds of the game. With the result, Union set a new club record with five consecutive Bundesliga matches without a defeat to climb to seventh place, whereas Hoffenheim slump to 12th after suffering its third loss of the season.

Diego Maradona hospitalized in Argentina: Reports

BUENOS AIRES, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Diego Maradona was admitted to a hospital with signs of depression, three days after his 60th birthday. A Maradona staffer told The Associated Press the former footballer’s health condition is “not serious.” He requested anonymity because he was not authorized to speak about the issue. “He has been very sad for a week, didn’t want to eat,” the staffer said, adding that Maradona’s personal doctor Leopoldo Luque took the former footballer to a hospital so he could undergo health checks. The captain of Argentina’s 1986 World Cup winning team was admitted to a private clinic in La Plata, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Buenos Aires. Maradona has lived there since the end of last year, when he took over as coach of first division team Gimnasia y Esgrima. Maradona turned 60 on Friday and showed up that night for Gimnasia’s national championship match against Patronato, which his team won 3-0. He left before the end of the first half, which raised questions about his health. Luque denied Maradona contracted COVID-19. Maradona had isolated at home for days after a person he works with showed symptoms of the disease. “He did not have energy, the birthday was a factor that complicates it in some aspect,” the doctor said. “My idea is to have him hydrated for three days, see the evolution and adjust the medication. There is no emergency at all.” The former Boca Juniors, Barcelona and Napoli player is in a regular room at the clinic. Luque said Maradona can choose to go home whenever he wants.

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Women’s T20 challenge: ‘Invincible’ Supernovas eye third straight title SHARJAH, NOV 3 (PTI): The best of Indian women’s cricket will combine with and also go up against stars from countries like England, South Africa, and the West Indies when the third edition of the Women’s T20 Challenge gets underway here on Wednesday. The four-match tournament will have three teams -- defending champions Supernovas, last year’s runners-up Velocity and Trailblazers -- competing against each other once before the summit clash on November 9. Cricketers from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and New Zealand will also participate. The Supernovas, led by Harmanpreet Kaur, have been invincible so far winning all the previous two editions. They will kickstart the tournament taking on Mithali Raj’s Velocity in a repeat of last year’s final eyeing a third title on the trot. Harmanpreet was in top form in the last edition scoring two half-centuries in three matches and in the final, her blisteriing 37-ball 51 sealed a second win for them. India’s T20 captain will look to return to her majestic form, overcoming a patchy show in the World T20 in Australia earlier this year. She had a forgettable outing averaging a dismal 6.00 from five matches that cost India quite dearly in the tournament where they finished runners-up, after being bowled out for 99, chasing 185. There will also be Jemimah Rodrigues to watch out for. The Mumbai cricketer was the top run-getter (123 runs at an average of 61.50) in their triumphant campaign last season. She was adjudged the ‘Player of the Series’. The opposition camp features Mithali, who will be keen to lead from the front

FILE -- Harmanpreet Kaur celebrates with teammates after Supernovas beat Velocity in Women’s T20 in 2019.

and avenge their 2019 defeat when they lost by four wickets in a last over thriller. Velocity will rely heavily on 16-year-old Indian sensation Shafali Verma who grabbed eyeballs by hitting most sixes (nine) in the World T20 and finished as the fifth highest run-scorer. All the International players will making a return to the field after the COVID-19 break that followed the Women’s WT20 in February-March. It will be interesting to see their fitness levels, coming back after enduring a lockdown. The tournament will also feature Thailand’s opening batter Natthakan Chantham, who scored her country’s first Women’s WT20 half-century. She became the first Associate cricketer to play in the tournament which is seen as a precursor to a full-fledged Women’s IPL. Natthakan will represent Trailblazers captained by Indian opener Smriti Mandhana. Trailblazers will also

VERONA, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Antonín Barák showed no ill effects from the coronavirus as he scored twice to help Hellas Verona beat Benevento 3-1 in Serie A. Verona moved to seventh, level on points with a number of other teams and five points behind early leader AC Milan. Benevento, which was promoted from Serie B, was 14th. It was a matchup of

two coaches who exceeded expectations last season. Filippo Inzaghi’’s Benevento topped Serie B by a large margin and won two of its opening five matches in Serie A. Ivan Jurić reportedly turned down other offers and stayed at Hellas Verona after guiding his team to a top-half finish last season, and again has his squad organized as evidenced by a 1-1 draw with Juventus last weekend.

Barák was making his first start in the league since recovering from the virus and he fired Verona in front in the 17th minute. Benevento had a number of chances to level and Gianluca Lapadula finally did so early in the second half. But Barák restored his side’s lead seven minutes later and Darko Lazović headed in Federico Dimarco’’s cross in the 77th to seal the result.

Selman, Arundhati Reddy, Pooja Vastrakar, Ayushi Soni, Ayabonga Khaka and Muskan Malik. Velocity: Mithali Raj (c), Veda Krishnamurthy (vc), Shafali Verma, Sushma Verma (wk), Ekta Bisht, Mansi Joshi, Shikha Pandey, Devika Vaidya, Sushree Dibyadarshini, Manali Dakshini, Leigh Kasperek, Danielle Wyatt, Sune Luus, Jahanara Alam and M Anagha. Trailblazers: Smriti Mandhana (c), Deepti Sharma (vc), Punam Raut, Richa Ghosh, D Hemalatha, Nuzhat Parween (wk), Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Harleen Deol, Jhulan Goswami, Simaran Dil Bahadur, Salma Khatun, Sophie Ecclestone, Natthakan Chantham, Deandra Dottin and Kashvee Gautam.

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Benevento’s Bryan Dabo has an opportunity to score during the Serie A soccer match between Hellas Verona and Benevento, at the Bentegodi Stadium in Verona, northern Italy, Monday. (AP/PTI)

feature veteran pacer Jhulan Ghoswami, English spinner Sophie Ecclestone, and West Indian star Deandra Dottin. The tournament was introduced first in 2018 by the BCCI to give a much-needed boost to women’s cricket in the country. The first edition saw a one-off match in Mumbai ahead of IPL Qualifier 1 and the Harmanpreet-led Supernovas beat Trailblazers by three wickets in a last-ball finish. All matches will be held in Sharjah at 7.30pm (IST). Teams (from) Supernovas: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues (vc), Chamari Atapattu, Priya Punia, Anuja Patil, Radha Yadav, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shashikala Siriwardene, Poonam Yadav, Shakera

We, the family members of Late Mr. Lhonito Aye, Ex Pastor would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual and well-wishers who stood by us with prayer, physically, ﬁnancially and materially at the demise of our beloved on 30/10/2020. We would like to convey our thankfulness to: 1. Dr. Akumnaro, nurses and staff of Faith Hospital, Dimapur 2. Henito Village Baptist Church 3. Hozukhe Village Baptist Church 4. Youth Ministry, Hozukhe Baptist Church 5. Hevikhe Village Baptist Church 6. Zuheshe Village Baptist Church 7. Sümi Baptist Church, Diphupar 8. Qhuhoi Village Baptist Church 9. Khughovi Village Baptist Church 10. Ato Area Church Leaders' Fellowship 11. Niuland Area Students' Union We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every individual but it is our humble prayer that your good work and deeds be rewarded by our Almighty God. DP-4781

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Born : 28/02/1949 – Died : 31/10/2020 We, the bereaved family members of Late Zhekugha Zhimomi wish to acknowledge the countless sympathy and gesture of kindness shown to us that can never be expressed in words but from the very bottom of hearts with tears. 1. N. Jacob Zhimomi, Minister PHED, GON 2. Hakhizhe Ghami Baptist Akukuhou 3. Women, Youth Department Hakhizhe Ghami Baptist Akukuhou 4. Hakhizhe Ghami Kiphhimi Kuqhakulu 5. Hakhizhe Ghami Tughalomi Union 6. Azanoqo Muqo Hakhizhe Village 7. Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Chumukedima 8. Church Staff, Sumi Baptist Akukuhou Chumukedima 9. Yeveto Ghami Baptist Akukuhou 10. Relatives, Friends and Well Wishers We regret our inability to thank each and everyone who stood by us individually, physically, emotionally, materially, financially and physically through this column but it is our humble prayer that the good Lord continue to bless you all. DP-4776

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LONDON, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): A WBC interim heavyweight rematch be- Povetkin tween Alexander Povetkin and Britain’s Dillian Whyte has been postponed to January after the Russian was admitted to hospital with COVID-19, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Tuesday. ‘Body Snatcher’ Whyte was knocked out by 41year-old Povetkin, the 2004 Olympic super-heavyweight gold medallist, in the fifth round of their fight in London last August. The rematch was scheduled for Nov. 21 behind closed doors at London’s Wembley Arena. “Unfortunately we got the news today that Alexander Povetkin is in hospital after testing positive for COVID-19. The fight will now be rescheduled to a target date of Jan 30,” Hearn said on Twitter.

side netting in the 36th minute, while Florian Grillitsch pulled over the target from a promising position moments later. After the restart, both teams recovered from their exchange of attacks and focussed on defence. Hence, goal scoring chances remained a rare occurrence in the opening stages of the second half. The game sparked into life with the dismissal of Hoffenheim’s Robert Skov, who conceded a penalty and saw a straight red card in the 59th minute. Max Kruse stepped up and converted the subsequent penalty to break the deadlock. Despite being one man down, and one goal behind, Hoffenheim maintained its ground and kept pressing. Hoffenheim’s efforts

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SRH slay MI to qualify for IPL play-offs

SHARJAH, NOV 3 (PTI): Sunrisers Hyderabad thrived on pressure of a must-win game to thrash table toppers Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets and qualify for the IPL play-offs here on Tuesday. Skipper David Warner (81 not out off 57) and Wriddhiman Saha (58 not out off 44) lit up the last league game of the tournament with an unbeaten 151run opening stand to chase down the 150-run target in 17.1 overs. The bowlers had set up the game nicely for SRH by restricting MI to 149 for eight despite a timely 41 off 25 from veteran Kieron Pollard. With their third straight win, SRH finished third in the points table with 14 points and a much better run-rate than Royal Challengers Bangalore, who finished fourth on the same number of points. Both teams play the Eliminator in Abu Dhabi on Friday. The outcome also knocked Kolkata Knight Riders out of the competition with the Eoin Morganled side having an inferior run-rate with 14 points. The fact that Mumbai rested star pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Trent Boult for the game also made the task

Wriddhiman Saha and David Warner of SRH celebrate their win in the IPL cricket match against MI in Sharjah Tuesday. (PTI)

easier for SRH. The sole good news for Mumbai was the return to action of their skipper Rohit Sharma after a two-week injury lay-off, declaring he was “fit and fine” after concerns over his fitness, that led to him being excluded from the India squad for the Australia tour. In the run chase, it was a delight to watch Warner and Saha showcase their range of strokes. On way to a resounding win, Warner also crossed the 500-run

mark for the sixth time in IPL history, showing his remarkable consistency in the tournament. Saha, who is in the team in place of Jonny Bairstow, has repaid the faith the team has shown in him with consistent performances. He was once again in sublime touch on Tuesday, collecting seven fours and a straight six of Nathan Coulter-Nile. Warner, at the other end, hit 10 fours and a six. Earlier, MI would have ended up with much less

score if it wasn’t for Pollard, who ensured his team put up a fighting total. The defending champions collected 51 runs off the last five overs. Needing a victory to make the play-offs, Sunrisers bowlers made merry on a helping surface after their skipper Warner decided to put the opposition in to bat. MI skipper Rohit (4), who missed the last four games due to a hamstring injury, made a surprise return in his team’s last game ahead of the play-offs.

However, he lasted for only seven balls as pacer Sandeep Sharma (3/34) had him caught at mid-off with a well-disguised knuckle ball. Sandeep also found the stumps of Rohit’s opening partner Quinton de Kock (36 off 29) who played on after smashing the SRH pacer for couple of sixes and a boundary. It was the turn of spinners Rashid Khan (1/32) and Shahbaz Nadeem (2/19) to provide wickets in the middle-overs. Nadeem got rid of inform Suryakumar Yadav (36) and Krunal Pandya (0) in the 12th over and then Rashid removed Saurabh Tiwary in the following to reduce Mumbai to 82 for five. Just when the partnership between Ishan Kishan (33 of 30) and Pollard was looking dangerous, Sandeep removed the southpaw to tighten the screws on the opposition. However, Pollard came to his team’s rescue yet again with a valuable cameo. Pollard hammered four sixes, three of those came in the penultimate over bowled by death overs specialist T Natarajan. West Indian all-rounder Jason Holder (2/25) also produced a tidy spell.

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Watson retires from competitive cricket Says crazily lucky to have lived a dream SYDNEY, NOV 3 (PTI): Top Australian all-rounder Shane Watson on Tuesday retired from competitive cricket following his team Chennai Super Kings’ exit from the Indian Premier League, calling himself “ridiculously fortunate” to have enjoyed a career spanning 20 years. The 39-year-old retired from international cricket in 2016 and bid adieu to the Australian Big Bash league last year. “It all started as a dream as a young kid saying to my Mum, as I watched a Test match, that I want to play for Australia. Now as I officially announce my retirement from all cricket I feel crazily lucky to live out my dream,” Watson said on his YouTube channel, a link of which was posted on his Twitter handle. “It really does feel like the right time. Knowing that I’ve played my last game of cricket ever, for my beloved CSK, who’ve been so incredibly good to me over the last three years. “To think that I’m finishing up my playing days as a 39-year-old after all of my injury setbacks that I’ve

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had along the way, I feel so ridiculously fortunate.” In his spectacular international career, Watson played 59 Tests, 190 ODIs and 58 T20Is, scoring 10,950 runs and taking 291 wickets for Australia. A sought-after player in the T20 format, Watson also has 3874 runs in 145 IPL games with four hundreds and 21 fifties. He also has 92 wickets. “The first people I want to thank is my Mum and Dad, who did everything they could to let me realise my dream. My mum and dad sacrificed so much to give me all the opportunities that I needed to see how good a cricketer I could be,” Watson said. “To my sister Nicole who has always been there supporting me ... thank you so much for your patience and understanding when

cricket was the only topic talked about in the dinner table. “I want to thank my amazing wife for being the rock through the ups and downs that living out your dream presents...Now it is time to start a new life with our amazing kids, your dad won’t be missing any more of those special moments again.” Watson also went on to thank the coaches, mentors, his teammates, his fans across the globe and former legends of the game for their love and support throughout his career. Watson scored 299 runs in CSK’s IPL campaign this year which ended on Sunday with the side failing to qualify for the playoffs for the first time. The Australian allrounder remains one of the few players to have won the IPL with two different teams.

Man utd have leaders, insists Maguire Leicester power into second place, Fulham earn first win

LONDON, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Manchester United skipper Harry Maguire on Tuesday rejected former captain Roy Keane’s assertion the team lacks leadership and heart after a terrible start to their Premier League campaign. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are languishing in 15th spot in the table with just a single point from their four home games. That is in sharp contrast to their form in the Champions League, with a 2-1 win against last season’s finalists Paris Saint-Germain and a 5-0 thumping of RB Leipzig already under their belts. Sunday’s 1-0 loss to Arsenal meant United had failed to win any of their opening four top-flight games at Old Trafford for the first time since 1972/73. Keane, who is now a TV pundit, was scathing in his assessment of his former club, saying he did not “see

Harry Maguire

guys you want to be in the trenches with, guys you trust” and that the team lacked leaders. But Maguire rejected those comments as the players prepare to fly to Turkey for Wednesday’s Group H match against Istanbul Basaksehir. “I can for sure say there are a lot of leaders in the squad,” said the England international. “I am the captain and I’ve got a lot

of leadership around me as well, staff and players, so, for sure, there’s a lot of leaders in this squad.” Solskjaer was also asked about Keane’s remarks but avoided criticising his players or former team-mate. “Roy has always been outspoken and I’m very glad that I’ve got the players that we have here with us,” said the Norwegian boss. “We’ve got different jobs and Roy’s job is to give his opinion and I always listen to Roy. “But we move on here with a great group of players, strong group of players, and I’m sure we’ll see a response.” Last week’s win against last season’s semi-finalists was a memorable Champions League debut for Maguire -- he missed the opening game against PSG -- who has had a troubled season on and off the pitch.

LONDON, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): Leicester swept into second place in the Premier League with an impressive 4-1 victory at Leeds, while Fulham beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 to finally clinch their first win of the season on Monday. Brendan Rodgers’ side are just one point behind leaders Liverpool after winning five of their first seven games in a top-flight season for the first time in their history. Harvey Barnes and Youri Tielemans put Leicester two up before half-time at Elland Road. Stuart Dallas got one back for Leeds but Jamie Vardy’s eighth goal of the season and a late Tielemans penalty wrapped up Leicester’s fourth successive away league win. After the disappointment of missing out on a place in the Champions League last term, Leicester have shown they are capable

Zimbabwe beat Pak via Super Over in 3rd ODI

Pakistani teammates celebrate after taking wicket during 3rd ODI cricket match against Zimbabwe at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi Tuesday. (AP/PTI)

RAWALPINDI, NOV 3 (PTI): Speedster Blessing Muzarabani grabbed a five-for in the regulation play and scalped two more wickets in the Super Over to help Zimbabwe stun Pakistan in the third and final ODI here on Tuesday. It was Zimbabwe’’s first win over Pakistan since 2015. The home team has already clinched the three-match ODI series, having won the earlier two matches. Pakistan and Zimbabwe now play a threematch T20I series, starting

on Saturday here. In a high-scoring match, the 24-year old Muzarabani overshadowed centuries from his teammate Sean Williams (118 not out from 135 balls) and Pakistan captain Babar Azam (125 off 125 balls) and a five-for from 20-yearold fast bowler Muhammad Hasnain (5 for 26). Muzarabani returned with figures of 5 for 49 in the home side’’s run-chase and then took two more wickets in the super over in which Pakistan could only manage two runs.

Requiring just three runs to win in the Super Over, Zimbabwe wrapped up the match in three balls. Chasing 279 for a win, Babar Azam produced a captain’s innings to score his 12th ODI century but was dismissed in the 49th over by a sharp rising ball from Muzarabani to set up a thrilling finish. Pakistan appeared to have recovered from 3 for 20 and 6 for 151 when Babar featured in a century stand with Wahab Riaz (52 from 56 balls). But Wa-

hab fell at 251 in the 47th over and Pakistan lost two wickets in the penultimate over to give Zimbabwe a rare win. Babar combined for a fighting century partnership with Wahab Riaz after Pakistan were reeling on 151 for 6 in the 31st over with pacers Muzarabani, Ngarava and Tiripano picking up two wickets apiece to derail the home side’s run chase. The Pakistan captain faced 125 balls from which he hit 13 fours and a six. Earlier, Zimbabwe made a great recovery after being three down for 22 runs as Hasnain ran amok, dismissing captain Chamu Chibhabha, Craig Ervine and Brian Chari in quick succession. The experienced duo of Brendon Taylor (56) and Williams then teamed up for a 84-runs partnership. Later, Wesley Madhevere (33 from 31 balls) and Sikander Raza (45 from 36 balls) also provided good support as the left-handed Williams resurrected the Zimbabwe innings. Taylor fell to Hasnain while Madhevere was also caught and bowled by the young fast bowler. Williams remained unbeaten on 118, hitting 13 fours and one six.

Fulham’s Ola Aina (L) celebrates scoring against West Brom.

momentum and Pablo Hernandez almost equalised with a curling strike from the edge of the area. But Leicester weathered the storm and Vardy struck in the 76th minute with a close-range finish after Cengiz Under flicked James Maddison’s pass over Meslier. Belgian midfielder Tielemans got the fourth with a stoppage-time spotkick after Mateusz Klich’s foul on Maddison. At Craven Cottage, Fulham avoided their worst start to a season since 1951 thanks to first half goals from Bobby Decordova-Reid and Ola Aina. Scott Parker’s side deservedly ended a run of six games without a win -- a dismal stretch including five defeats -- since their promotion from the Championship last term. The Cottagers had lost all three of their previous home games this season,

but their first success in west London lifted them out of the relegation zone. Third bottom West Brom are still chasing a first win since returning to the top-flight last season. With just three points from their opening seven league games, West Brom have made their worst start to a campaign since 198586, failing to win any of their opening seven games for the first time since 200405. Fulham went ahead in the 26th minute through Decordova-Reid. Antonee Robinson fired in a cross from the left to an unmarked Aleksandar Mitrovic at the far post, who nodded across goal before the ball was turned in by Decordova-Reid. Four minutes later, Fulham doubled their lead when Nigerian defender Aina blasted his shot past Sam Johnstone from the edge of the area.

of mounting another top four challenge. Even a title push might not be impossible given they have already thrashed Manchester City 5-2. Leicester made the perfect start in the third minute. A poor back-pass from Robin Koch was intercepted by Vardy and he rounded keeper Illan Meslier before squaring for Barnes to tap into the empty net. Leicester didn’t have to wait long to

double their lead in the 21st minute. Marc Albrighton’s cross picked out Vardy at the near post and his diving header was unconvincingly pushed out by Meslier to Tielemans, who slotted home from close range. Dallas gave Leeds a lifeline in the 47th minute when his cross evaded everyone and looped past the flat-footed Schmeichel. Leeds had the

Tendulkar urges ICC to make helmets mandatory

Paris Masters starts at Bercy despite France 2nd lockdown

NEW DELHI, NOV 3 (PTI): Concerned about safety of the players, Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to make it mandatory for batsmen to wear helmets while playing at the professional level. Tendulkar shared a video of Sunrisers Hyderabad all-rounder Vijay Shankar getting hit on the head when Kings XI Punjab fielder Nicholas Pooran threw the ball towards the striker’s end, attempting to run out the batsman. In the video, originally posted by the official website of the Indian Premier League, Shankar is seen falling on the ground after taking the hit as physios rushed to check on him. Fortunately the 29-year-old was wearing a helmet. “The game has become faster but is it getting safer? Recently we witnessed an incident which could’ve been nasty. Be it a spinner or pacer, wearing a HELMET should be MANDATORY for batsmen at professional levels. Request @icc to take this up on priority,” Tendulkar tweeted. The tragic death of young Australian batsman Phillip Huges after being hit by a Sean Abbott bouncer during a domestic match in November 2014 had triggered a debate on players’ safety.

PARIS, NOV 3 (AGENCIES): The Paris Masters got underway at a nearempty Bercy Arena on Monday amid France’s second coronavirus lockdown, with former champion Karen Khachanov being knocked out in the first round. Russian Khachanov was beaten 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 by Spanish qualifier Alejandro Davidovich Fokina. Tournament organisers had expected to welcome 1,000 fans a day to the event, but instead had to refund the tickets when French President Emmanuel Macron announced France would reenter lockdown last week. The prize money on offer has been cut by more than two million euros ($2.33 million) from last year, when Novak Djokovic won the title. In front of 15,000 vacant seats, the hum of the air conditioning was often the loudest noise on the main court, with even the players only allowed to have two members of their usually large entourage in attendance. Khachanov, the only former winner in the draw with Djokovic absent, bowed out tamely to bring a disappointing season to a

close, with his match moved to a smaller court to avoid play slipping into the early hours of Tuesday. Croatian Marin Cilic, the 2014 US Open champion, claimed an impressive win over Canadian youngster Felix Auger-Aliassime, edging through to the second round 6-0, 3-6, 6-3. “I was not finding my best form in this season, last season, as well, comparing to (the) last few years before that,” said Cilic, who has dropped to 43rd in the world rankings. “I would say this level of tennis is definitely good for my confidence. I felt that the match has been (a) really high level.” Spanish veteran Feliciano Lopez set up a second-round clash with top seed Rafael Nadal -- back in Paris just weeks after lifting a record-extending 13th French Open title -- by beating Serbian Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (13/11), 6-1. The 39-year-old said players need to accept that the tour may not return to normal for months yet, with the second virus wave sweeping across Europe. “We have to be aware of the situation that the world is living and how everyone is facing these

challenging times around the world,” Lopez said. “For now I don’t see any hope on prize money. I think it will stay the same for a while.” Pablo Carreno Busta was another Spaniard to progress, seeing off home wildcard Hugo Gaston 6-3, 6-2. Carreno Busta is bidding to finish an excellent season personally on a high, having also reached the US Open semi-finals and Roland Garros last eight. But he said it had been a tough year in general, after the Tour shut down for five months between March and August due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “Probably, it’s the most difficult season in my career,” said the world number 15. “I know that we are lucky that we can continue playing, but also it’s not easy to be 100 percent every week in this situation.” Frenchman Ugo Humbert beat in-form Norwegian Casper Ruud in three sets and will face second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday, while there were also wins for US Open quarterfinalist Alex de Minaur and Croatian 15th seed Borna Coric.

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