November 22, 2018

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXVIII No. 347

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Pak’s ISI behind Amritsar attack

Aus beat India by 4 runs in first T20

Afghan authorities try to identify Kabul bombers

national, Page 7

sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

J&K Governor dissolves Assembly

50% ATMs in India may shut down by March: CATMi DEPRIVES PDP, CONG & NC ALLIANCE TO FORM GOVT M U M BA I , N OV 2 1 (IANS): Nearly 50 per cent of the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) may be shut down by March 2019 due to unviability of operations, hitting hard both urban and rural population, the Confederation of ATM Industry (CATMi) warned on Wednesday.

Currently, India has approximately 2,38,000 ATMs, of which around 1,13,000 ATMs including 1,00,000 off-site and more than 15,000 white label ATMs are expected to down their shutters, said a CATMi spokesperson.

“This would severely impact millions of beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana who withdraw subsidies in the form of cash through ATMs, besides urban centres, resulting in snaky queues and chaos akin to post-demonetisation,” said the spokesperson.

He said the CATMi step is forced on account of recent regulatory guidelines for ATMs hardware and software upgrades, recent mandates on cash management standards and the Cassette Swap method of loading cash.

The measure will also result in huge job losses in the industry that would be detrimental to financial services in the economy as a whole.

The situation has further deteriorated now due to the additional compliance requirements that call for a huge cost outlay.

Ao Senden installs new president, VP

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 1 (NPN): Ao Senden Wednesday installed its new president and vicepresident for the tenure 2018-2020 on the November 21, 2018.

In a press statement, Ao Senden president Chubawati Longcharand secretary Imtipokyim installation was necessitated due to some changes in Ao Senden office bearers set-up.

In a brief installation programme, Rev. I Lima Jamir, Pastor Kumlong Baptist Church Mokokchung, exhorted and blessed the officials with prayer.

The new team of Ao Senden include president Chubawati Longchar (Nokpu), vice-president I Imkong Jamir (Chungtia), secretary Imtipokyim (Khar), assistant secretary Arentemjen Jamir (Akhoya), finance secretary P Maputemjen (Chuchuyimpang), legal advisor I Mangko Jamir (Aliba) and treasurer Aoshingang (Longsa).

This is it!

“When we come back to power, we’ll build 5-star hotels for cows.”

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S R I NAG A R , N OV 2 1 (agencies): Acting along expected lines, Jammu & Kashmir Governor, Satya Pal Malik, a BJP appointee, dissolved the J&K Assembly Wednesday after three mainstream non-BJP parties came together to stake claim to form a government that was countered by Peoples Conference leader Sajad Lone with the BJP’s backing.

Governor Satya Pal Malik made a terse announcement saying he was exercising powers conferred on him by the Jammu and Kashmir Constitution and dissolving the House which had two more years to go.

The developments came five months after BJP pulled out of the Mehbooba Mufti government leading to the fall of PDP-BJP collation that lasted for over two years.

The political developments also assume significance in view if the fact that that tenure of the Governor’s rule is ending next month, which will be followed by President’s rule if no government is formed.

Late in the evening, former chief minister and

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti wrote to the Governor saying the Congress and National Conference had decided to extend support to her party to form a government in the troubled state.

This was countered by Lone, who also wrote to the Governor staking claim to form the government with BJP’s backing. He claimed the support of 18 MLAs besides the 25-strong BJP, contending that it was more than the required number for majority. Mufti, in her letter to the Governor, said that with a strength of 29 MLAs of its own, the PDP would have a collective strength of 56 MLAs including 15 of National Conference and 12 of the Congress.

Until news of the dissolution came, former Finance and Education Minister Altaf Bukhari was reportedly tipped to be the next chief minister of the PDPled collation. Mufti said the Raj Bhavan strangely had not received her letter that was faxed. She said she was trying to contact the Governor over telephone. A few minutes after Governor

dissolved the Assembly, Mehbooba Mufti took to twitter and, while taking a jibe, posted, “In todays age of technology, it is very strange that the fax machine at HE Governor’s residence didn’t receive our fax but swiftly issued one regarding the assembly dissolution.”

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah questioned the timing of the dissolution. “JKNC has been pressing for assembly dissolution for 5 months now. It can’t be a coincidence that within minutes of Mehbooba Mufti Sahiba letter staking claim the order to dissolve the assembly suddenly appears,” Omar tweeted. He also said: “J&K Raj Bhavan needs a new fax machine urgently.”

Congress leader Saifuddin Soz said: “Mehbooba should move court as what the Governor has done on Centre’s instructions is undemocratic and unconstitutional. Mehbooba Mufti wrote to the Governor only after Congress and NC supported PDP, and the Governor should’ve given her a chance.”

ABAM asks Christians to stand up against extortion of church D I M A P U R , N OV 2 1 (NPN): Ao Baptist Arogo Mungdang (ABAM) – or Ao Baptist Church Association –has appealed to all Christians to vigorously stand up against extortion of church and give hope to all churches that no such hazardous activity will prevail anymore.

Taking cognizance of the taxation of Aoyim Baptist Church building workers in Dimapur, ABAM, in a statement issued by its executive secretary, said it was disgraced and irked by the incident. Terming it as a crime perpetrated against Christian moral dignity, ABAM condemned the “disrespectful act”.

ABAM claimed that churches under the aegis of ABAM did not have enough money, adding that such acts had further placed these institutions under treat, if these

were not properly curbed by the administration concerned. Though scripture taught believers to give to the Lord, the church did not give any diktat to its members for contribution- Church is one organisation that is run by contribution, and ABAM had been ministering without any hindrance for the past 146 years, the statement explained.

ACAUT condemns

ACAUT also condemned the “ignominious act” and demanded an explanation from the higherups of the Naga national political groups (NNPG) involved in the incident.

In a statement issued by its media cell, ACAUT said it was appalled by the depravity that had engulfed the NNPGs. Stating that they no longer found any wrong in taxing the church,

the organisation asserted that this was just a manifestation of the rottenness that had become permissive in the present Naga society.

ACAUT explained that since last year Aoyim Baptist Church was struggling to construct a new concrete building as the previous bamboo structure was no longer able to hold larger congregation. But to add to its woes, all workers were being taxed at all stages of construction

by NNPGs’ shameless factions. And these multiple taxes on workers ultimately took a toll on the church exchequer, the organisation pointed out.

If the greed of taxation was desecrating the sanctity of church, ACAUT said it was a wake-up call to all right thinking Nagas to ponder as to where “our society” was heading to.

J&K governor had a meeting with PM Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah on Monday and Tuesday respectively, an NDTV report said, citing sources.

On Wednesday, J&K chief secretary was also reportedly called to Delhi.

With the dissolution of the Assembly, elections are expected to be held in Jammu and Kashmir within six months.

EC to examine whether MCC can be imposed: Election Commission (EC) will examine whether the model code of conduct (MCC) can be imposed in Jammu and Kashmir even before fresh elections are announced there, a senior official said Wednesday.

The poll panel had recently decided that in states where assemblies are dissolved prematurely, the model code will come into force immediately.

The poll code, which bars the caretaker government and the party in power from taking policy decisions, otherwise comes into force the day polls are announced by the EC.

Kronu calls for studying Article 371 (A) Staff Reporter

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 1 (NPN): State planning & coordination and land revenue minister Neiba Kronu has called upon youth of the State to ruminate on Article 371 (A) and devise means for filtering out the best in customary laws while also seeking to resolve the mounting unresolved issues that had been kept pending for long.

Addressing law students and legal luminaries at the eighth biennial general conference of Nagaland Law Students’ Federation (NLSF) at Hotel Acacia here on Wednesday, Kronu remarked that people should not indulge in blame game and instead shoulder the responsibility together in a bid to rebuild the society, adding that the government was also doing its part.

On land laws, he said the State was still following 1978 Assam land laws and proposed formation of a body comprising of legal experts to frame new land laws to ensure speedy development.

He said good roads and uninterrupted power supply were the most important

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areas that required urgent attention for ushering in development, while assuring that the PDA government was pursuing these two sectors with all seriousness.

Urging law students to excel in their profession, the minister pointed out that there was a vast difference between a normal lawyer and a good lawyer and reminded the students that the world chose quality over quantity today. In view of this demand for quality professionals, he urged the law students to strive to be the best. To substantiate this, Kronu narrated his experiences from Auckland University in 2012 in Toronto, where he said the Canadians welcomed migrants who were skilled as the locals were mainly engaged in banking.

I n d i a n s, w h o a r e

famed for their IT skills, were always welcomed, he added.

“Being a lawyer is the most important job in the world and dispensing justice is the most difficult thing,” he quipped.

On the demand for a law college in the state by NLSF, Kronu said the government would look into the matter.

He stressed on the importance of legal education by stating that the judicial system was crucial as the government while legislating depended on the vetting of law department before deciding on many laws.

In her presidential address, Imliben Lemtur highlighted the deficiencies faced by law students. She said, “In comparison with other States, even after 55 years of statehood we are yet to have a government law college in Nagaland or even a separate law department in Nagaland University.”

Calling for more attention to law studies, she regretted that “even though legal studies and the judiciary constitute a vital pillar in democracy, this aspect has been neglected by successive governments.”

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Nagaland MRVC crosses NGBF submits memo to Governor 97 per cent : H&FW deptt

DIMAPUR, NOV 21 (NPN): Measles Rubella Vaccination Campaign (MRVC) in Nagaland has crossed 97% coverage as on November 20, 2018 with a total of 4,35,346 children successfully vaccinated with the MR vaccine through various school and outreach sessions.

The health and family welfare (H&FW) department, which is carrying out vaccination of children at all health facilities continuously, has expressed hope that 100% coverage would be achieved by the end of the extended campaign.

A review meeting held with all DIOs of 11 districts on November 21, 2018 in Kohima gave due credit was given to the administration, education, social welfare and all other departments for their continued support and involvement.

The meeting also acknowledged all NGOs, partner organisations and especially the front-line health workers for tirelessly working in the field to ensure all deserving children between 9 months and 15 years were vaccinated. The department has urged the few remaining resistant families/villages especially in Phek and Zunheboto, where district MR coverage was still at 89% and 93% respectively, to proceed to the nearest health facility for vaccination at the earliest.

Governor receiving memorandum from NGBF officials at Raj Bhavan.

DIMAPUR, NOV 21 (NPN): Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) Wednesday submitted a memorandum to Nagaland governor, PB Acharya, requesting him to appeal to the Centre to officially invite the NSCN (K) led by Khango Konyak for the peace talk at the earliest.

According to PRO Raj Bhavan, Acharya, during a meeting with NGBF led by its president Shahlem Konyak, appreciated the efforts of GBs in the state in working towards creating a peaceful atmosphere and contributing towards nation building.

Acharya said GBs, who have been playing a vital role in the governance of the state, were an essential component of the state

government.

He also said GBs were the main people to build their villages and urged them to be agents in informing the targeted people of various central and state government welfare schemes and programmes.

“This will bring development and progress to the society,” Acharya said. Maintaining that peace was the need of the hour in the state, governor said the peace process was moving in the right direction.

He expressed hope that a settlement would be reached at the earliest.

Acharya also expressed his appreciation towards the Naga Mothers Association for their role in promoting peace and harmony in the state.

98 mn Indians will have diabetes by 2030: Lancet Patton campaigns in poll-bound Mizoram NEW YORK, NOV 21 (IANS): While Type-2 diabetes is expected to rise by more than a fifth, from 406 million in 2018 to 511 million in 2030 globally, India along with China and the US will share over half of these high blood sugar cases, say researchers led by one of an Indian-origin, while asserting the need to improve access for the life saving insulin.

The study, published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology journal, showed that China (130 million) followed by India (98 million), and the US (32 million) will constitute over half of Type-2 diabetics by 2030.

As a result, the amount of insulin needed to effectively treat Type-2 diabetes will rise by more than 20 per cent worldwide over the next 12 years.

Compared to current levels of insulin access, if

universal global access was achieved (with a treatment target of HbA1c -- measure of blood glucose) seven per cent or lower, the number of people with Type-2 diabetes worldwide using insulin in 2030 would double from around 38 million (7.4 per cent of all people with Type-2 diabetes) to 79 million (15.5 per cent), the researchers said.

“Despite the UN’s commitment to treat noncommunicable diseases and ensure universal access to

drugs for diabetes, across much of the world insulin is scarce and unnecessarily difficult for patients to access,” said lead author Sanjay Basu from Stanford University, US. “The number of adults with Type-2 diabetes is expected to rise over the next 12 years due to ageing, urbanisation, and associated changes in diet and physical activity. “Unless governments begin initiatives to make insulin available and affordable, then its use is

always going to be far from optimal,” Basu said.

For the study, the team used data from the International Diabetes Federation and 14 cohort studies and estimated the burden of Type-2 diabetes in 221 countries and territories between 2018 and 2030.

Insulin is essential for all people with Type-1 diabetes and some people with Type-2 diabetes to reduce the risk of complications such as blindness, amputation, kidney failure, and stroke.

As global rates of Type-2 diabetes soar and people live longer (which will increase insulin requirements), a comprehensive picture of global insulin need is required because insulin treatment is costly and the international insulin market is presently dominated by only three major manufacturers, the researchers noted.

Y Patton along with BJP supporters at Darlak in Mamit district, Mizoram.

DIMAPUR, NOV 21 (NPN): Deputy chief minister of Nagaland, Y Patton, who is currently in poll-bound Mizoram along with a delegation of state BJP legislators, addressed public gathering at Darlak in Mamit district, Mizoram on November 21, 2018.

In his address, Patton lamented the prevailing road conditions in Mizoram and said it took him more than six hours to travel 110 km from Aizwal to Darlak in Mamit district. Patton said it shows complete lack of development in the state under the present dispensation.

Patton called upon the electorates to vote for BJP for positive change and development.

Referring to the situation in Nagaland, Patton said 99 percent of Nagaland population was Christian, but in the last Assembly elections BJP had won a record time high 12 seats out of 20 seats contested and formed a PDA government where BJP was a major alliance partner.

He said Naga people had understood well that, like any other political parties, BJP was also a secular and welfare political party, which was committed to work for the uplift of the downtrodden people, and not an anti-Christian party as alleged by other political opponents.

Patton appealed to the people not to be swayed by false rumours that were politically motivated rhetoric spread by the adversaries.

He also highlighted some of the welfare oriented schemes launched by the central government under the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.

The party’s mission Mizoram campaign was led by deputy chief minister Y Patton, health minister S Pangnu Phom, higher and technical education minister Temjen Imna Along, PHED minister Jacob Zhimomi, soil and water conservation minister Kashiho Sangtam, advisor power Tovihoto Ayemi and Rakesh Jain (PA to Dy CM).

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CNSA deliberates hindrances to State’s progress

(L-R): A section of the gathering. Kikheto Sema speaking at the conference.

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K O H I M A , no v 2 1 (NPN): The nascent Central Nagaland Students’ Association (CNSA) can be a bridge between the other Naga communities, said secretary finance and Land Resources, Kikheto Sema, while addressing the 3rd General Conference & Cultural Exchange Programme of CNSA at Wokha village on November 20.

He said the objective of forming the CNSA was not to further divide Naga society but to act as a bridge and a peace broker among the Naga communities. He said today Naga society was battered with divisions and disunity, and he urged the CNSA members to be a bridge and an agent of peace and unity through which Nagaland can progress and become a self-reliant State.

CNSA, which has representatives from the Ao, Sumi and Lotha tribes of Nagaland, held the event under the theme “Towards a self-reliant society.” Several hundreds of students attended the two day conference hosted by the Lotha Students’ Union at Wokha village from November 1920.

Kikheto added that CNSA can help eradicate divisions and disunity in society so that it can mutually work for progress of the State.

On the State’s natural resources, he said the wealth of the State could be explored and harvested with collective effort. The State is blessed with rich natural resources, he remarked adding that due to divisions among Naga communities, people are unable to tap such resources and become

self-reliant.

“Lands are fertile but our heads are empty” he said. He asked people to learn from each other and tap the rich resources of the State. “Accept responsibilities and be self-reliant” he told the students.

He lamented that although “peace” and “unity” have become catchwords of the Naga people, in reality, some people have further created divisions in society, adding that the Church, civil societies, the government and the public have failed.

Kikheto also laid partial blame on the Central Government for not giving adequate attention to the North East which, he said, is endowed with much resource and could become the most progressive region in the country.

Kikheto also dwelt on the genesis of the Naga

movement where he mentioned things like the Naga involvement in World War I, Simon Commission in 1929, Naga leaders’ meeting with Mahatama Gandhi before the British left the Indian sub-continent, declaration of Naga Independence on August 14, 1947.

He said the political conflicts between the Government of India and the Naga leaders under NNC began when the latter conducted a plebiscite in 1951.

He also spoke about how the Nagas suffered during to the conflicts -- Their granaries and villages were burnt down, many of their parents and grandparents died and many had to run for safety to the jungles for days, weeks and even months in the 1950s. They continued to suffer in the 1960s too, he said.

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KAYAKALP team visits CHCs and DMMDH

The KAYAKALP assessment team with doctors and staff of District Hospital Wokha on November 21.

DIMAPUR: A KAYAKALP external assessment team visited CHCs Bhandari, Sanis on November 20, a visit which culminated on November 21 at Dr. Motsuo Memorial District Hospital (DMMDH).

A press release from district media officer, NHM Wokha, Mhonbeni Ezung stated that the team checked availability and

non-availability of resources, boundary demarcation of the hospital, good practices adopted by hospital staff, bio-waste management of the hospital, laboratory facilities etc. The team also interacted with Rev. Khonbemo P. Kikon, pastor, Wokha Town Baptist Church; Thungdemo, president Team Metamorphosis (NGO); and members of Lotha

Eloe Hoho Wokha.

The team was led by Dr. Ritu Thurr, CMO Kohima, along with Dr. Toshimongla Longkumer DPM (QA) Kohima and Vethipralu Lohe, DPM (QA) Dimapur. KAYAKALP is a Government of India initiative to promote cleanliness, hygiene & infection control practices in hospitals.

Kikheto also remembered his own parents’ sufferings and struggles.

He pointed out that Nagaland was created out of a political exigency and through shedding of blood, but he expressed regret that many had not realised the truth, and often Article 371 (A) of the Constitution of India is misused to suit selfish motives, which hampers development on many fronts. He said statehood was born with the collective effort of all sections of people, including landless people. But Article 371(A) has been misinterpreted by the landowners, which has become main obstacle for progress of the State.

“Statehood was not brought by landowners alone; there were thousands of landless people who had sacrificed their lives for the cause of our people. Statehood was through the collective effort”, Kikheto said.

He asked people not to misuse the Article if they want Nagaland to progress.

“You are the heart of the Nagas,” he said and urged the Nagas under the Central Nagaland Tribal Council (CNTC) to bridge the gaps among them. Ao Senden president, Chubawati also spoke on the occasion.

The two day conference was also attended by senior leaders from Lotha, Ao and Sumi apex organisations.

DoH&FW officials inspect district hospital Phek DIMAPUR: Dr. Vikieyie Losou principal director of Health & Family Welfare Kohima along with Dr. Vizolie director of Health & project director of NHP, Dr. Thanghoi state program officer National Health Mission (NHM), and Er. Moanaro executive engineer Medical Eng Wing and team inspected the soon to be inaugurated District Hospital buildings in Phek, and also the School of Nursing, Hospital Site, CMO’s office etc on November 10.

A press release from district media officer, Phek, Kutolu Nakro said that the state officials also held a meeting with program officers & staff from all the vertical programs, during which Dr. Tiala Longkumer, medical superintendent DH Phek, briefed the team on the district’s manpower requirements. They also informed the district staff and officials that posting of a Gynecologist for District Hospital Phek was in the process.

The visiting officials assured the district officials that the necessary civil work at new hospital building, and the ambulance repairs would be fulfilled at the earliest.

Dr. Thanghoi also reminded the meeting that requirements of districts would be considered based on their performances.

District immunization officer Dr. Kolhitso Khalo briefed the state team on the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign (M-RVC) status, constraints and challenges of the district.

The program was chaired by Dr. Wethselo T. Mero, senior paediatrician, District Hospital Phek.

Pastoral Centre launched at OTS

Dimapur Police arrests bike lifter

The arrested individual.

DIMAPUR: Dimapur PoRev. Dr. Hukashe Jhimomi, OTS staff and others at the launcing of the Centre for Pastoral Renewal lice arrested one person, namely Japet N. Chophy, on November 17. son of Nivito, village-- SayDIMAPUR: A Centre for the life and ministry of the to embark on the pastoral ister to the people of God ina, Zunheboto; present Pastoral Renewal (CPR) Church. ministry. The CPR intends from a ‘running stream’ address-- Burma Camp, Diwas launched by presiA press release by Ori- to reach out to pastors and than from a ‘stagnant pond’ mapur, on criminal charges dent of Nagaland Baptist ental Theological Seminary leaders in the Church min- alone can nourish and flour- of bike lifting on November Churches Council (NBCC), (OTS) stated that the CPR istry for their renewal, rec- ish the body of Christ. 18. According to additional Rev. Dr. Hukashe Jhimomi, is an initiative of OTS en- reation, rejuvenation and Consequently, CPR focuses deputy commissioner of at NBCC Platinum Hall, visioning the needs of local retreat, and equip potential on emotional, spiritual, re- Police/PRO Dimapur, in Bayavü Hill, Kohima on contemporary Churches, pastors for their vocation, lational, and skills renewal this connection a case has November 17. The objec- especially those who engage the release added. for people already in the been registered at East tive of the CPR is to fa- in pastoral leadership, and The release further ministry and those prepar- Police station for further cilitate holistic renewal in also those who prepare stated that leaders who min- ing for one. investigation.

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news in Brief UCC on mass social work: United Colony Council (UCC) ward number 20, Dimapur has informed colony residents that a mass social work will be conducted on November 24 from 6 a.m. All residents of the colony have been requested to participate in the cleanliness drive.

WTLMPWU informs: Wokha Town Local Motor Parts and Workshop Union’s (WTLMPWU’s) picnic-&-meeting will be held on November 24 at KVK campus, Wokha. All members have been requested to close shop on that day and gather at Police Point, at 7 am for this purpose.

WDSTGA informs: Wokha District Small Tea Growers Association (WDSTGA) has convened its general meeting for November 27 at LTC hall, Wokha. In this regard the tea growers in the district who have applied for smart ID cards with the Tea Board of India have been requested to attend the meeting without fail. For further information, one may contact general secretary H. Orempomo Ngullie at 9862240631.

SWUFT 25th anniversary: Secheku Welfare Union Pfütsero Town (SWUPT) will be celebrating its 25th anniversary on December 8, 10 am at Pfütsero Sports Complex, Pfütsero town. All VCCs, VDB members, youth presidents, pastors, gazetted officers under Secheku jurisdiction, special invitees and well wishers have been requested to attend the celebrations.

Philimi thanksgiving prayer: Philimi

Welfare Dimapur will hold its thanksgiving prayer fellowship on November 24, 6:30 am at the residence of its banker in Thilixu village. New office bearers for the next tenure will also be selected on the day. Therefore, all members have been asked to attend the fellowship.

CUD annual general meet: Chang Union Dimapur (CUD) has convened its annual general meeting for November 23, 10 a.m. at the union treasurer’s residence, H/No.249, Lotha Colony, Sewak, opposite Kachari Baptist Church. All members have been requested to attend the meeting.

KET alumni scholars’ reunion: The Kohima Educational Trust/Kohima Educational Society (KET/KES) alumni scholars reunion, pursuing post graduation and above, will be held on December 18, 11 am at Hotel Japfü, Kohima . Scholars have been requested to contact the KES executive manager, Mhasisalie Solo to confirm participation at 8575013986 or 7005885587.

NU to organise nation workshop: In commemoration Nagaland University’s silver jubilee, the department of geology, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema will be conducting a National Workshop on “sequence stratigraphy and basin analysis” from November 26-30 for assistant professors, young scientists and research scholars engaged in teaching and research in sedimentology and petroleum geology.

Organisations condemn shooting

DIMAPUR: Several organisations have come out in condemnation of the November 20 drive-by shooting where unidentified armed miscreants opened fire at a two-wheeler showroom -- Riven Honda -- at River Belt Colony, near Notun Bosti junction.

LHD: Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) has strongly condemned the firing incident and “assassination attempt” against the business community particularly on innocent local entrepreneurs.

In a condemnation note, LHD secretary, Rainbow Ngullie, said such cowardly acts of the perpetrators has undermined the voice of the people to curb the menace of cooperation and uncontrolled collection of unauthorised taxes.

LHD has appreciated and extended support to PAC under the banner of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) in its efforts to fight against the social menace.

The hoho also urged the law enforcing agency to immediately arrest the perpetrators and award befitting punishment as per the law.

Stating that Naga people and bona fide citizens could no longer remain silent, LHD has urged all responsible people to unite together to defeat these antisocial elements so as to secure the life of the innocent for a better future.

NWHD: Naga Women Hoho Dimapur (NWHD) has expressed shame at the act of miscreants “attempting to murder and firing” at Riven showroom.

A condemnation by NWHD publicity and information secretary, Keninguno Kath stated that in spite of the citizens and business community repeatedly raising their voices against criminal activities, the miscreants have only continued to act shamelessly, to the extent of targeting women in the society, which, it said, is intolerable and unbecoming.

NWHD has requested the commissioner of Police to deploy more police personnel in commercial areas during the festive season as the season “gives birth to more criminals”.

It also asked the business community to cooperate with the investigating team and to not hush up details as it only encourages such criminals to commit more crimes.

RRUD: Ralan Range Union Dimapur (RRUD), has also condemned the firing incident at a showroom owned by its area member.

In a condemnation note, RRUD chairman, Mhonyamo Ngullie and general secretary, Renpen Tungoe, stated that when Nagas were yearning for peace and promoting “work and eat” culture, “lazy hooligans” were threatening the life of hardworking individuals, honest Naga entrepreneurs and peace loving citizens. This, it said, should be condemned by all.

Further, RRUD has demanded that the law enforcing agency apprehend the culprits and award befitting punishment as per the law of the land.

LEED: Lotha Eloe Ekhung Dimapur (LEED), vehemently condemning the indiscriminate firing in a condemnation by LEED president, Zujano Patton, said that escalating violence against women in recent days has been creating a fear psychosis and mistrust, demoralizing the few upcoming Naga women entrepreneurs. LEED has requested the authorities to nab the culprits at the earliest and award them befitting punishment.

RALH: Ralan Area Lotha Hoho (RALH) has strongly condemned the shooting incident in a condemnation not by RALH chairman, Hayithung Kikon and general secretary, C. S. Ovung. RALH has asked the perpetrators to refrain from such activities which, it said, are not acceptable in today’s civilised society. It also pointed out that such actions were uncalled for especially when all the Churches, elders and Naga people as a whole were praying for peace and tranquillity in the state. RALH, while urging the law enforcing agency to leave no stone unturned in bringing the culprits to justice, has also appealed all right thinking

citizens to come together and fight to erase such senseless menaces from society.

HEOW: Humtsothung Ekhung Okying Wokha (HEOK) has condemned the cowardly act and added that such acts should not be accepted or tolerated by peace loving citizens.

In a press note, HEOK president, R Nrio Humtsoe and general secretary, Thungchamo Humtsoe, prayed for peace and solidarity for the staff and proprietor of the showroom.

HEW: Humtsothung Ekhung Wokha (HEW) has condemned the cowardly shooting incident at Riven Honda showroom by “unidentified frustrated miscreants.”

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by HE Wokha president, R. Nrio Humtsoe and general secretary, Thungchamo Humtsoe stated that whoever they were, such acts will never be accepted or tolerated by peace loving citizens anywhere. HEW further prayed for peace and for solidarity for the shocked staff and proprietor of Riven Honda.

YUD: The Yimchungrü Union Dimapur (YUD) has vehemently condemned the shooting through a press release issued by its president, Albinus Atsumong.

The union said that firing at a house was same as a life attempt as per Naga customs and whatever the issue, it should be negotiated according to the Naga customary law and practices in good faith and mutual understanding.

YUD also said that, such a “ghastly act” was not a good sign for the process of peace and reconciliation among various sections of society. The YUD further said that, this kind of activities creates a fear psychosis in the minds of the peace loving general public when the people were at the verge of celebrating the birth of Jesus. It further appealed to all to shun violence, killings, threats, intimidations and other unwanted activities in and around the town as well as throughout the state in order to create a congenial peaceful atmosphere in the larger interest of the people and society.

NSSATA Tuensang demands pending salary DIMAPUR: NSSATA Tuensang unit has extended support to the demand of NSSATA (2010-2013) for the release of their pending salaires.

A press release from NSSATA Tuensang unit president Aliba and general secretary, Beti stated that regular payment of salaries was one of the main agendas in the agreement signed on June 12 in the presence of NSF & ENSF. However, it said, the government failed to respond in spite of repeated assurances to meet the

needs of aggrieved teachers.

The unit also added that recent release of salaries from June to August was in the process of being credited and which would only serve the purpose of clearing their months long debts incurred.

It urged the government to release the pending salaries along with 7 ROP with effect from September. The aggrieved teachers also stated that as Christmas was approaching, pending salaries have to be paid before the 1st week of December.

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(L-R) T. Methna Konyak, Diethono Nakhro and Kezhaleto Zecho at the press conference held at Hotel Japfü on Wednesday. (NP)

Correspondent KO H I M A , N OV 2 1 (NPN): Disability Rights activist and advisor Nagaland state disability forum, Diethono Nakhro said that the disabled community was no longer willing to exist like third class citizens. She asserted that they were not looking for pity or charity but they just want equal rights and opportunities as equal citizens.

Diethono was speaking at a press conference held at Hotel Japfü, Kohima on Wednesday.

She said the Rights of Persons with Disability Act was passed in Parliament in December 2016 and it became law in April 2017 and the states and union

territories were supposed to notify the State Rules and start implementation within 6 months.

With a great delay in the implementation in Nagaland, she said that, the disabled community had approached the previous as well as the current governments, and finally on September 27 this year, the RPWD Act 2016 was officially notified in the state.

Diethono said this was a huge milestone for the disabled community and she appreciated the government for the notification.

She pointed out that before this new Act, there was another Disability Act in existence - The Persons with Disabilities (Equal

Mokokchung importing fish again

Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995, this Act was in force in the country for over 20 years, but not even a single law was properly enforced in the state.

She reminded the state government that with the new Act now officially enforced in the state the disabled community wanted to make it very clear that they will not allow RPWD Act 2016 to end up like the old 1995 Act. She expressed confidence that although the State Disability Rules were yet to be notified, the Social Welfare department was working on this and the process was in its final stages. Diethono also asserted that disability affairs

MCCI president Tsukti Longkumer with fish trader representatives, MMC staff and the food safety officer at a fish godown in Mokokchung.

general secretary, Limalenden Longkumer stated that fish samples from the first consignment since the relaxation of the ban were sent to Kohima for laboratory testing for formalin or other foreign substances content.

The test results received on November 20 declared formalin content to be negative and the fishes

safe for consumption, the release said.

It may be noted that the DC relaxed the ban on the pre-condition that fish consignments would be sent to Kohima first for laboratory testing before they were sold in the market and also sample laboratory testing of the fish will be conducted from time to time.

is not the responsibility of the Social Welfare department alone but it cuts across all departments and all departments must do their part.

Recalling to the case of one Longlong Konyak from Mon district, she said blood disorders like Haemophilia, Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease are all specified disabilities under the RPWD Act, and the health department was basically unaware of these. She said as per the provision of Chapter V Section 25 of the Act, free healthcare must be provided especially in rural areas. However, Konyak did not receive the required service at the hospital in his home district or at Dimapur District Hospital which was a violation of his right and it was just a single case that had attracted some attention. On behalf of the disabled community of the state, she appealed to the various departments to update the RPWD Act and do justice to the community.

Diethono also highlighted the various Acts like Free Healthcare, Free Education from 6 to 18 years, 5% reservation in higher education, job reservation increased from 3% to 4%, quantum assistance in pov-

erty alleviation schemes increased by 25% - like wage rate under MNREGA, and punishment by imprisonment for offences against people with disabilities She also explained that the Act was not only for the government sector but also covered the private sector as well, like private businesses, establishments, schools, colleges, etc.

It may be mentioned that 21 disability conditions specified under the rights of the persons with disabilities Act 2016: Blindness, Low-vision, Leprosy Cured persons, Hearing Impairment (deaf and hard of hearing), Locomotor Disability, Dwarfism, Intellectual Disability, Mental Illness, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Chronic Neurological conditions, Specific Learning Disabilities, Multiple Sclerosis, Speech and Language disability, Thalassemia, Haemophilia, Sickle Cell disease, Multiple Disabilities including deaf-blindness, Acid Attack victims and Parkinson’s disease.

The press conference was also attended by Nagaland state Disability forum president, Kezhaleto Zecho, and T. Methna Konyak, former president Konyak students’ Union.

DoSE informs schools

DIMAPUR: Department of School Education Nagaland (DoSE) has informed the public that Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India, has launched “Bhasha Sangam – A Celebration of Linguistic Diversity”, to be observed throughout the country from November 20 to December 21.

In a press release, director of school education, Wonthungo Tsopoe, stated that “Bhasha Sangam” expresses appreciation of the unique symphony of languages of India and will provide an opportunity for schools and educational institutions to afford multilingual exposure to 22 Indian Languages.

The release stated that the purpose was to familiarise every child with simple dialogues in all the 22 languages under schedule VIII of the constitution

of India, enhance linguistic tolerance and promote national integration.

In this regard, the de par tment said that MHRD has published a booklet that contains five commonly used simple sentences in all the 22 languages.

A set of five activities has been prescribed to be carried out at schools and the department of School Education. MHRD will recognize and award the best schools, the best blocks, the best districts and the best States/UTs on the basis of the uploaded/ submitted photographs and videos, as per the instructions in the booklet.

Guidelines and the booklet are available at epathshala.gov.in and mhrd.gov.in or by sending a request to director. se.nagaland@gmail.com from the official emailID of the requesting schools.

Daily organic market for Kohima

DIMAPUR: The Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) under Nagaland State Agriculture Marketing Board (NSAMB) has built a daily organic market for local farmers at TCP gate junction Kohima.

APMC chairman Kohima, Kevinourheno Seyie and member secretary, Tia Jamir, in a release stated that that the market will be inaugurated by administrator Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) and CEO, Kovi Meyase on November 22 at 2 p.m.

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DIMAPUR: With Mokokchung Deputy Commissioner, Sachin Jaiswal, relaxing the ban on fish imports to Mokokchung on November 14, fish traders have started importing fresh fish again and these are now being sold in the retail market from November 21.

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D I M A P U R , N OV 2 1 (NPN): The National Alliance of People’s Movements (NAPM) visited Dimapur and held dialogues with various civil society organisations of Nagaland on Wednesday at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership, Riverbelt colony, Dimapur. The visit is part of their nation-wide Samvidhan Samman Yatra 2018, from Dandi to Delhi that started on October 2 from Dandi.

The Yatra (Journey) is travelling through various States in the country holding meetings, discussions, public events, supporting struggles, sharing the grief of victims of violence and hate and spreading a message of plurality, love and peace. It will culminate at Jan Sansad in Delhi on December 10, the International Human Rights Day. The program in Dimapur was facilitated by Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR).

In view of the numerous concerns of human

rights violations all over the country, the Yatra focuses on democracy, secularism, diversity, equity and justice and against hate, inequality, violence and loot of resources. During the interactive dialogue between various Naga civil society organisations and the 24 NAPM deputation members, the latter highlighted various failures of the government of India under the leadership of Narendra Modi. It stated that the last four years of political journey and churning in the country has, in numerous and fundamental ways, shaken the ethos and fabric of the Nation, which many people probably had taken for granted as being secure.

NAPM members also lamented the undemocratic and unconstitutional practices of the government which, it alleged, was a fascist type of government with failures in economic development, economic policies of GST and demonitisation. It also alleged that there was a rise in RSS infiltration, killings, lynching, communalism, mass violation of human

The interactive dialogue session in progress at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership, on November 21. (NP)

rights, agricultural distress, suffering of working classes, etc. which India never saw in the past. The NAPM members called for unity, beyond diversity of perspectives, to safeguard constitutional values and principles of humanity, based on social justice, liberty, equality, fraternity, etc. It also called upon the people to create understanding and tolerance in society through peaceful, democratic and constitutional means.

During the interaction, various matters pertaining to

the Indo-Naga political issue and relations, geography of the Nagas, etc were also deliberated. Naga civil society organisations’ leaders apprised the NAPM members on this matter. Civil society leaders also expressed resentment alleging discrimination against Nagas by the Indian government. The Naga civil society leaders also told the Yatra members that the Naga lands extend beyond the present state of Nagaland, and touches Burma/Myanmar, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and

Manipur. The civil society leaders also lamented the discrimination against Nagas and people of the North East in the mainland cities.

It urged the members to recognise the Naga identity and issues.

One of the women leaders, while sharing her experiences during her college days in the mainland, urged the members to distinguish between terrorists and freedom fighters, saying that freedom fighters have been branded as terrorists by the Government of India.

AH&VS appeals on livestock census DIMAPUR: Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (AH&VS) has urged all village councils and the public of Dimapur district to cooperate with its staff during the livestock census to be carried out shortly.

This was stated in a press release issued by chief veterinary officer Dimapur, Dr. Atem Longchar on Wednesday.

LBA meeting held at Sainik School Punglwa

DIMAPUR: Local Board of Administration (LBA) meeting of Sainik School Punglwa (SSP) was held on November 19 presided over by Maj. Gen. Pankaj Kaushik, COS 3 Corps and LBA chairman.

A press release from SSP stated that, the general officer on his arrival was accorded a guard of honour by senior cadets of the school and briefed about the school by principal Gp Capt Sharad R Keskar. He visited the school’s academic block, labs and club houses, Capt Kenguruse mess, hostels area, Living quarters area, and ongoing construction site.

He also inaugurated a waste management and vermi compost plant which was newly constr ucted at the school grounds.

During his address to the cadets, the general officer stated that the school, K Y M C

despite being young, was doing well in academics. He was impressed by the positivity among all the cadets. He further advised the cadets to aim and pursue studies seriously and above all to develop good characters.

The meeting was also attended by Pollem Tep, additional director and nodal officer, directorate of Education; C Wangam EAC (DC representative), Peren; Er Pukrouvizo Kera, superintendent engineer, PWD (Housing); Er Kelechuto Pienyu, executive engineer PWD (H) Education Division; Dr LK Baishya sr scientist ICAR, Jharnapani; Menlom EAC (P) Jalukie and Er Kedovisie B Meyase, parents representative and Col Rajesh Benda, Col GS (Edn), Lt Col M K Meitei, administrative officer, Sqn Ldr Sanjeev Chaudhary, vice principal.

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Sitharaman inaugurates Sangai Festival BJP releases Assam rural poll manifesto

IMPHAL, Nov 21: Union defense minister, Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday inaugurated the 8th edition of Manipur Sangai Festival, the mega tourism festival organized by the Manipur government in Imphal.

Sitharaman, who arrived in Imphal by a special flight, inaugurated the tenday tourism festival at its main venue in Imphal’s Hat-

ta Kanjeibung in the presence of Manipur Governor, Dr. Najma Heptulla, chief minister, N. Biren Singh and other dignitaries.

In her address, the Union minister highlighted the unique features of Manipur and asserted that the state has more than enough to become a world class tourist destination.

Lauding the Manipur government for developing a heritage park with traditional houses of all

the 33 recognized tribes of the state, the Union defense minister said that the project will add another feather to the beauty of the state.

She therefore, promised all possible assistance from the Centre for successful implementation of the project.

Besides the natural beauty and rich cultural tradition of the state, the Union minister also lauded Manipuri women for their

Work for construction of Sela tunnel to start soon: DGBR

Itanagar, Nov 21 (PTI): The work for construction of a tunnel through Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh to cut down the distance to China border will start in January next year, a top Border Roads Organisation (BRO) officer said Wednesday.

The bhoomi puja for starting the work of construction of Sela tunnel in Tawang district will be held in January next year, Director General Border Roads (DGBR) Lt Gen Harpal Singh said here.

The BRO will construct the tunnel through Sela Pass, which would cut down the distance to China border through Tawang by 10 km. The tunnel would also cut down by at least an hour of travel time between the Army’s 4 Corps headquarters at Tezpur in Assam and Tawang.

Moreover, the tunnel would ensure that National Highway 13 and especially the 171-km stretch between Bomdila and Tawang, remains accessible in all weather conditions.

For the work, tenders have been floated and administration from Tawang and West Kameng districts has ratified joint surveys, the DG informed during a meeting with Chief Minister Pema Khandu here.

The BRO has sought support of the state government for statutory clearances to which the chief minister assured all his support, a CMO release said.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in his 201819 budget, had announced the government’s plan to build a tunnel through Sela Pass located at an elevation of 13,700 ft which will ensure faster movement of troops in Tawang, a strategically-located district bordering China.

Khandu requested the BRO to expedite work on improving the road from PTSO lake to Bumla pass in Tawang district and appreciated the BROs dedication in working in extremely remote area exhorting them to continue the good work and ensure timely completion of the task with highest quality, the release said.

The chief minister assured the DG BRO full support of the state government in expediting works on all borders roads in the state, it added.

The DG also discussed on the 317-km BaliparaCharduar- Tawang (BCT) road, which is the lifeline of West Kameng and Tawang districts and informed that significant achievement has been made on improving the road to two-lane road.

The meeting also discussed the status of Dirang bypass and Jung bypass included under the BCT road, the release said.

The DGBR informed about the progress of works of operationally critical roads in the Area of Responsibility of Project Arunank near India-China border in Upper Subansiri district.

The DG informed that he had inspected the roads recently while travelling by road from Tama Chung Chung (TCC) to Taksing and TCC to Bidak.

Singh informed that civil vehicles are now running up to Tama Chung Chung from Nacho.

Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa arrives in Shillong Correspondent

Shillong, Nov 21: Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa arrived in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong on Wednesday to review the progress in various operational tasks of Eastern Air Command headquarters.

In his two-day visit, Dhanoa will chair the Commander’s Conference of Eastern Air Command and update the commanders on the security scenario with special reference to implications in the eastern theater, an IAF official said.

The Air Chief Marshall is expected to share insight into future infrastructure development plans under his command.

Earlier, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, received Dhanoa at the Advanced Landing Ground helipad in Upper Shillong.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flanked by NEDA Chairman Himanta Biswa Sarma and BJP State President Ranjit Das release BJP Panchayat election manifesto, in Guwahati, Wednesday. (PTI)

Guwahati, Nov 21 (PTI): The BJP on Wednesday released its manifesto for the coming rural polls in Assam promising development schemes to the rural people.

The manifest was releaased in the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and state party president Ranjeet Dass.

S o n owa l t o l d t h e meeting the manifesto was aimed to uplift every family living in Assam’s villages,

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Guwahati, Nov 21 (PTI): Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday said there was nothing new in youngsters from the state joining the proscribed ULFA-Independent and sought to underplay the outfit’s “commander-inchief ” Paresh Baruah’s nephew joining it.

He attacked former chief minister Tarun Gogoi for saying that many youngsters from Assam had joined the ULFA-I during the present BJP government’s rule in the state and wondered whether those arrested for being members of the outfit

during the Congress regime were “fake”.

“There is nothing new in youngsters joining the ULFA-I. Every year, 150200 youngsters join the outfit. If a journalist joins the insurgent group, it can be considered as a new information,” Sarma said on the sidelines of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meeting in reply to reporters’ queries on youngsters leaving the state to join the underground group.

On the issue of Bar uah’s nephew Munna joining the outfit, he said, “There is nothing surprising about ULFA-I chief

Paresh Baruah’s nephew joining the outfit. If he (Munna) does not join the ULFA-I, then who will? Is that news?”

Sarma hit out at Gogoi for his statement that many youngsters had joined the outfit during the BJP rule in the north-eastern state and said, “Was there no ULFA-I during his 15-year tenure? Were those arrested as ULFA-I members during his rule fake militants?

If they were fake, then an FIR should be lodged immediately.”

Taking a swipe at the

Congress, to which Gogoi belongs, Sarma, who is also the convenor of the North East Democratic Alliance consisting of the BJP and regional parties, said, “Like the Congress, the aging Paresh Baruah too chose his own blood as his heir to take forward his mission.”

Continuing his argument, the senior BJP leader said, “Because I am in the BJP, if my brother joins the BJP, that is not news. Why are you (journalists) speaking like spokespersons of the ULFA-I?”

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MEDZIPHEMA VILLAGE COUNCIL Dimapur : Nagaland

FELICITATION “Dear Shongmo, You’re the apple of our eyes. As you turn one today, we wish you all of life’s joy and we pray that you grow up to be beautiful lady. May you always be the chariot that keeps our happiness swinging. We love you our Little Angel. God bless you.”

From, Mom, Dad, Aunt, & family members.

The Medziphema Village Council extends our heartiest congratulations to Ms. Nini R. Kuotsu (D/o Pelesevi R. Kuotsu and Viphresienuo R. Kuotsu) for successful completion of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) with her thesis on : "Effects of various nutrient sources on the growth, flowering, yield and vase life of Gladiolus Primulinus cv. Candyman" under the discipline of Floriculture, Department of Horticulture, SASRD Nagaland University, Medziphema Campus with the supervision of Dr. Rokolhouü Keditsu.

We also congratulate her for being the first Ph.D Scholar from our village.

We wish her further success in her life's endeavours.

(Neikhonyü Kuotsu) Chairman

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at compact locations at the border village Kanhmun inside Mizoram territory under Mamit district,” Mizoram’s Joint Chief Electoral Officer Zorammuana told IANS. He said: “Tripura government would be requested to provide security and transportation to ferry the refugee voters to Kanhmun village from the six refugee camps.

We would bear the expenditure of the vehicles.”

The new CEO Ashish Kundra has visited the Kanhmun village on Tuesday to assess the arrangements for the voting by the refugees.

Agitations had been launched by the powerful Mizoram NGO Coordination Committee (MNCC) demanding the setting up of polling stations in different districts of Mizoram for taking the votes of the refugees.

The MNCC, led by influential Young Mizo Association, citing Election Commission’s 2014 circular about casting of votes by the refugees, held a massive state-wide agitation to remove Shashank from the post of CEO after Principal Secretary (Home) Lalnunmawia Chuaungo was removed on an Election Commission order.

tion in the Panchayati Raj System is our main aim so that Assam can develop to be one of the front ranking states of India”, Sonowal said.

The panchayat polls were scheduled to be held in two phases on December 5 and 9 in 26 districts and 14 civil sub-divisions at 23,505 polling stations.

Counting of votes will be taken up on December 12, according to the election schedule.

Nothing new in youngsters joining ULFA-I : Sarma

Tribal migrants sheltered in Tripura to vote in Mizoram

Aizawl/Agartala, Nov 21 (IANS): The Election Commission would set up polling stations at Kanhmun, a village along the Mizoram-Tripura border, to facilitate voting by the tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for the past 21 years, official said here on Wednesday.

Among the over 35,000 Reang tribal immigrants, 11,232 men and women are eligible to cast their votes in the November 28 assembly polls for the 40-member Mizoram assembly.

The place of voting for the tribal refugee voters has become the most contentious issue in the run-up to the Mizoram Assembly polls, leading to replacement of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) S.B. Shashank by a new IAS officer Ashish Kundra, two weeks before the polling.

The refugee leaders, however, said that they would discuss the Election Commission’s decision (to set up polling stations at Kanhmun village) on Friday and take the final decision whether to cast votes in the new locations.

“We have been asked by the Election Commission to set up 15 polling stations

tea gardens, char (riverine) and panchayat areas is economically uplifted, live with dignity and be benefited by the various government development schemes for their welfare.

“For people to get these benefits we want to strengthen the panchayati raj system riding it of corruption so that it can work in the interest of the people of the state”, Sonowal said.

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will have a comfortable stay saying that “We are trying our best to facilitate a comfortable stay for visitors here.”

The chief minister highlighted some of the main items which would attract people’s attention during the festival, adding that the Princess of Thailand will be arriving in Imphal to take part in the festival on November 27.

Ministers, MLAs of the ruling party and top officials of state administration, police and Central security forces attended the opening ceremony.

Before inaugurating the festival, the Union defense minister inspected the heritage site at the main festival venue where traditional houses of some major tribes of the state were displayed.

Accompanied by the chief minister and his council of ministers, Sitharaman also inspected some exhibition stalls at the main venue.

Unlike the previous years, this year, the festival is being organized at five different venues.

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Date : 23rd – 25th Nov 2018 Time : 09:00 AM & 04:00 PM Venue : K.L.O.K Dimapur, Ashio Compound Theme : "Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved and you and your household" (Acts- 16:31) Speakers: 1. Pastor Ngolo, Nation Prayer Centre, Dimapur 2. Mr. Chenithung Shitiri, Director ACF, Dimapur 3. Dr. K. Thungdemo Ovung, Dimapur * There will be healing and prayer hour in every service.

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Union defense minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurating the Manipur Sangai Festival 2018 in Imphal on Wednesday. (NP)

courage.

“You have the women market, the only one of its kind in the globe. The market exclusively for the women tells of the power of women in the world. It tells of the courage of Manipuri women who fought against the imperials. We should be proud of it,” she said Manipur Governor, Dr. Najma Heptulla, who expressed surprise at Union minister’s knowledge about Manipur, remarked that “She spoke from her heart” while inviting her to visit the state again.

She said that the Sangai Festival has now been recognized as a national event and has brought the cultural flavour of Manipur to the centre stage.

“It is very comforting that the tourism department under the state government has been making relentless efforts to woo tourists and make Manipur a popular tourist destination,” Dr Heptulla said.

Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh hoped that tourists coming to the state during the mega event

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND NOTICE Dt. Dimapur the 20th Nov' 18 NO.REV-1/90-D/ Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti I Tangit Ao resident of Dimapur who has applied for issue of Mortgage Clearance concerning to Patta No. 09 Dag No. 198, 68 measuring an area 05-00-00 located at Block No/Village Darogapathar Mouza No. 03 which has been mortgaged in the SBI Bank/Society.

Claims & Objection if any on the aforesaid land may be submitted in written in the Court of the undersigned on or before 27-11-18.

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMANTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Shri. Albert Ezung Additional Deputy Commissioner Dimapur District, Nagaland.

With immense pride and happiness we would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Akumtoshi, Zion Hospital Dimapur for receiving the prestigious PURBANCHAL PIONEER AWARD of the East Zone Academy of Pediatrics for the Year 2018 on 17th Nov. at Patna.

We further wish him all success in life.

With love & prayers All the In-Laws K-3435

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Niziye Zhetoli Deceased, has been filed by Shri. Narayanan Gopan, relation Husband, R/o H/No - 32, Naharbari, Village to draw his/her family pension, Bank Acct, etc, who expired on 16-10-2018.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this court within 30 days, on the said day of 17-12-2018.

Given under the hand and seal of the court this 16 day of 11-2018.

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Modi regime weakening democracy: Manmohan

Indore, Nov 21 (PTI): Former prime minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday accused the government of making a “careful, well-thought-out calibrated effort” to weaken democracy and lamented that the credibility of institutions like Parliament and the CBI was being “systematically denigrated”.

Singh levelled the allegation at a news conference in Indore ahead of the Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh on November 28.

The BJP rejected S i n g h ’s c h a r ge w h i l e t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r ’s Office(PMO) did not react.

The BJP alleged that Singh’s Congress-led government in its 10-year rule had always put pressure on institutions like the CBI while the government led

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi “respects” institutions and does not interfere in their functioning.

“Nobody is harming or weakening any institu-

tion. It is our government that is giving them independence to express their views and in economic policy. Singh should know that there are always difference of opinion and there are multiple options in research allocation,” BJP spokesperson Gopal Krishna Agarwal said in New Delhi.

In a veiled reference to developments in the RBI and CBI, Singh said the Modi government is trying to prevail over big institutions, adding this was detrimental to democracy and the law of the land.

“The countr y has witnessed credibility of institutions like Parliament and CBI systematically denigrated. There is a careful, well-thought-out and calibrated effort to weaken democracy,” he said.

“The rule of law is under attack. history shall never forgive our present generation if the situation is not changed,” he added.

Alleging that the relationship between the RBI

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Manmohan Singh (File) and the Finance Ministry has hit a low, the former Union finance minister said there is a need for “harmony and coordination”.

“The RBI governor and finance minister have a delicate relationship.

Both have to work together.

Even though the job of running the country rests with the government, specific responsibility is given to the RBI governor by the RBI Act. There is a need to recognise inter-dependence of the two entities and work in harmony,” he said.

“I am happy with the efforts being made to bring reconciliation. Both need

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to work in harmony with each other.”

Singh termed demonetisation as “organised loot and legalised plunder”.

“This is a done act and can’t be reverted. It is up to the people to get rid of the government which brought them on this disastrous path,” he said.

The note ban and the “flawed” Goods and Services Tax (GST) of the NDA government have caused a “great damage” to the unorganised sector, Singh said. “The note ban failed to achieve its goal.”

Singh also alleged that corruption was peaking in the Modi government.

Asked about his 2014 comments that Modi as prime minister would be a disaster to the country, he said he did not want to comment on his earlier remarks. “I used harsh words which I should not have. Now people will make the decision,” he added.

Singh accused Modi of misusing the prime

N e w D e l h i , N ov 21 (IANS): Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday launched the Institution’s Innovation Cell (IIC) here at the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) to foster an attitude of research among students.

So far, more than 1,000 higher education institutes have already established IICs on their campuses to “promote innovation”, the Ministry said.

“This is a big achievement... After Independence we established research centres separately from the universities. This was a historical mismatch.

In all developed countries universities act as research centres. And it can happen only there.

“Therefore, academia and research councils need to work together. Unfortunately, we separate them from each other and each has to work in isolation,” Javadekar addressed the gathering at the launch through a video message.

With this establishing of IIC, the country will have a good rank in the global innovation rankings in 2-3 years, he said.

PMO refuses to share details of corruption complaints against ministers

EU favours implementation of Iran N-deal: Envoy

B. Purushartha (File) Chandigarh, Nov 21 (IANS): Just a month after 60 people lost their lives when a train crushed them while watching Dusshera proceedings in Amritsar, the magisterial probe report on the tragedy was submitted to the Punjab government on Wednesday.

The 300-page report was submitted to Punjab’s Principal Secretary-Home N.S. Kalsi by Jalandhar Divisional Commissioner B. Purushartha, who conducted the probe.

“I have completed the probe and submitted the report to the Principal Secretary-Home. I cannot disclose the contents of the report,” Purushartha said on Wednesday.

He said that over 150 witnesses were examined before preparing the report on the tragedy in which about 60 people were also injured when the diesel

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has refused to share details of alleged corruption complaints received against Union ministers, saying providing such information “may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise”.

The PMO’s assertion comes at a time when a senior officer in the country’s premier probe agency -- Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) -- has levelled corruption charge against Union Minister of State for Coal and Mines Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary.

Replying to an RTI query, it said the PMO receives complaints against various Union ministers and high-level functionaries from time to time. “These include pseudonymous and anonymous complaints.

The complaints so received are duly examined keeping in view the veracity of the allegations/accusations and supporting documents in relation to these accusations,” the PMO said in reply to the RTI application filed by whistle blower bureaucrat

Sanjiv Chaturvedi.

Chaturvedi, an Indian Forest Service officer, has exposed several corruption cases in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here when he was posted as the chief vigilance officer -- which acts as a distant arm of the Central Vigilance Commission to check corruption -- during July 2012 to August 2014.

In its reply to the RTI plea, the PMO said after taking the needful action, the records are not kept in one place and these are scattered across different sectors and units of this office.

“These complaints received relate to a variety of matters including corruption related and non-corruption related matters. The applicant in his application has only sought details of all corruption related complaints.

“To identify, examine and categorise each of these complaints as corruption related complaints may be a subjective as well as a cumbersome exercise,” the PMO said. The collation of information sought will require

the undertaking of thorough search of numerous files, it said. “Such an exercise will disproportionately divert the resources of the office from the normal discharge of its functions and attract the provisions of Section 7 (9) of the Right to Information Act,” the PMO said.

The section says “an information shall ordinarily be provided in the form in which it is sought unless it would disproportionately divert the resources of the public authority or would be detrimental to the safety or preservation of the record in question”. The allegations against Minister Chaudhary was levelled by CBI officer Manish Kumar Sinha, who had on Monday dragged the names of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, Chaudhary and Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) K V Chowdary over alleged attempts to interfere in the probe against CBI Special Director Rakesh Asthana, who has also been divested of his duties and sent on leave by the government along with CBI Director Alok Kumar Verma.

AAP accuses BJP of chilli attack on Kejriwal Sonipat/New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): A day after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked with chilli powder at the Delhi Secretariat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday pointed fingers at the BJP alleging there was a “conspiracy” to eliminate the AAP chief.

Without taking names, Kejriwal said the repeated attacks on him were “planned” and “they want to kill” him. “It is obvious that the attacks are planned.

We are an obstacle in their path. They want to kill me.

They are attacking us repeatedly. I feel, in the history of India, there is not even one case where a Chief Minister was attacked four times in two years,” he told the media in Sonipat in Haryana. He added that the attacks were a result of his party doing a “good job” in Delhi. “They feel if the AAP continues to be in power, people will start questioning them and their credentials,” said Kejriwal in an apparent reference to the Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier, addressing the media in the national

Manish Sisodia (File) capital, his Deputy Manish Sisodia alleged that the top BJP leadership “planned” the whole attack to “kill” Kejriwal.

Sisodia said since the BJP failed to stop the AAP government from working for the people of Delhi, “it is now trying to kill Kejriwal”. He also said that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who also heads Delhi Police, called up Kejriwal asking him to file a complaint.

“The Chief Minister of Delhi was attacked in the presence of police and he advises us to file a complaint? This insensitive attitude suggests that even Rajnath Singh knew of the plan to attack Kejriwal,” Si-

sodia said. He also targeted Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal, the in-charge of law and order in Delhi, for not even “bothering about the attack”. “He did not even tweet about the attack.”

On Tuesday afternoon, Kejriwal was attacked by 40-year-old Anil Kumar Sharma with chilli powder when he stepped out of his office after a meeting at the Delhi Secretariat. Sharma was detained by the Delhi Police immediately after the attack. Sisodia claimed that Sharma was a BJP worker and had a history of hurling abuses on Kejriwal through his Facebook posts.

“It is written on his Facebook page that he is a member of the BJP Business and according to his identity card he lives near BJP leader Karan Singh Tanwar’s house. He hurls abuses on Kejriwal on Facebook and says BJP ‘zindabad’ in the same post,” he said. “All this proves that Sharma is directly connected to the BJP,” said Sisodia, also accusing the Delhi Police of working at the behest of the BJP.

Coded radio signals intercepted in Kolkata BJP slams demand for Ko l k ata , N ov 2 1 (PTI): Suspicious signals in coded languages in an around Kolkata for the past few weeks have been intercepted by amateur Ham radio operators, prompting authorities to deploy roundthe-clock monitoring of radio signals.

The first such incident came into light a few weeks ago just ahead of Diwali, after an amateur Ham radio operator picked up suspicious radio signals and unauthorised radio communication in coded languages from areas in Sodepur in North 24 Parganas district.

Since then, such signals were picked up from Chuchura in Hoogly district and Sealdah in Kolkata at a specific time in the night.

Areas where these signals were received are within 25-30 km radius of Kolkata.

Alarmed over the suspicious signals, the radio operators informed police officials, central agencies and the ministry of communication about this.

“For past few weeks especially after midnight we have been hearing such coded conversations. The whole thing is highly suspicious because whenever we tried to converse with them, there was no response. And when we asked them about their identity, there was total

multiple unit (DMU) train ran over the crowed that had gathered on the railway tracks near Joda Phatak in Amritsar on October 19 for watching the Ravan effigy being burnt.

Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and his wife Navjot Kaur were also summoned by the one-man probe commission. However, Sidhu, who was present in Amritsar on November 2 when he was summoned there by the probe officer, failed to turn up before the inquiry commission but sent a written statement.

Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur, however, appeared before the commission and gave her statement regarding the train tragedy.

Navjot Kaur, a former legislator and ex-chief parliamentary secretary, was the chief guest at the Dussehra festival near Joda Phatak when the tragedy happened. Opposition leaders and locals alleged that Navjot Kaur fled the scene after the train mowed down the people.

There are allegations that the event was organised without getting mandatory permissions from the municipal corporation which falls under the local government department headed

by Sidhu.

minister’s post. “It does not befit the PM to abuse political opponents,” he said, adding Modi was using “unparliamentary words” against the opposition.

On the controversial Rafale deal, he said it needs a thorough investigation through a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe. “Modi is not going in for the constitution of the JPC, which gives an impression that something is amiss”, he said, adding this has given rise to a “great deal of suspicion” in the minds of people.

On steps needed to improve the economy, Singh said infrastructure investment should increase and national savings rate should be encouraged.

“In our (Congress-led regime) time, the national saving rate was 35 to 36 per cent. Now it is 28 per cent,” he said. If the GDP rate needs to grow to 10 per cent, the national savings rate and infrastructure investment needs to grow, he added.

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): The European Union wants implementation of the Iran nuclear deal even though the US pulled out of it and imposed fresh sanctions on Tehran, EU Ambassador to India Tomasz Kozlowski said on Wednesday.

“Our understanding is that the EU is interested in implementing the Iranian nuclear deal,” Kozlowski said during a media briefing here. “From our point of view, failure of the Iran nuclear deal will have negative consequences for the security situation in West Asia,” he said.

The US pulled out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that Tehran signed with the five permanent members (P5) of the UN Security Council, Germany and the European Union and imposed the new sanctions on Iran over its alleged nuclear programme.

This sparked concerns in New Delhi as Iran is a major supplier of crude oil to India.

radio silence,” said Ambarish Nag Biswas, secretary of Bengal Amateur Radio Club.

“Those who were communicating on the radio frequencies alluded to Pashto accent but we couldn’t identify the language. I was first alerted by a fellow HAM radio club member who overheard such conversations,” he told PTI. Pashto is a language widely spoken in Afghanistan.

Biswas said after the incident came into light, they had written to the Union Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, highlighting the strange signals and the suspicious mode of coded communications.

“We submitted details of our findings to International Wireless Monitoring station, police and central agencies. We were asked to continue monitoring and try to locate the source of the communications,” he said.

The International Wireless Monitoring Station of Eastern region was pressed into service to track the signals. When contacted ADG (Telecommunication) of West Bengal Police, Debasish Roy, said he is aware of the issue about suspicious signals in the coded language.

“We are aware of it and looking into the issue.

We have sent the details to the Directorate of Coordination Police Wireless (DCPW) in New Delhi for necessary steps,” he said.

DCPW is a wing under Union Ministry of Home Affairs.

A Kolkata-based senior official of International Wireless Monitoring Station said they have initiated a monitoring of the radio signals and the frequencies in which the conversation took place and will keep a tab on these for some time.

Intelligence Bureau officials here, however, didn’t rule out terror outfits using such frequencies to communicate among themselves, as mobile networks can come under surveillance.

“It is not unnatural for extremists groups to communicate through these Ham radio frequencies as this mode is quite unconventional, unlike mobile networks or emails, which can come under surveillance. We will look into it,” said a senior IB official, adding such kind of unverified communication in radio frequencies are often heard along the IndoBangla border.

In 2016, Ham Radio operators had picked up suspicious signals in coded Bengali and Urdu languages along the India-Bangladesh border in Basirhat and Sunderbans region.

Parrikar’s resignation

Manohar Parrikar (File) Panaji, Nov 21 (IANS): The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed the Congress for demanding Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s resignation, saying that India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was ill too in his last years in office.

“Our late Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, in the last three years of his tenure, was ill. He was suffering from paralysis and could not function as a Prime Minister ought to. At that time, our leaders, including Atal Bihari Vajpayee, or the Jan Sangh did not take out a morcha to his house and demand his resignation, as we saw in Goa,” state BJP President Vinay Tendulkar said at a press conference in Panaji.

The Congress on Tuesday organised a march to Parrikar’s private residence, demanding that he resign as Chief Minister within 48

hours. Parrikar is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer, and has not been seen in public for several months now. When Nationalist Congress Party leader Sharad Pawar was serving as Agriculture Minister in the erstwhile Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government, neither the Congress nor the BJP demanded his resignation, despite the fact that the Maharashtra politician was abroad for cancer treatment.

“Sharad Pawar was suffering from cancer and was being treated abroad, but the BJP did not make it an issue and the Congress did not drop him from the Union Cabinet either,” Tendulkar said.

Parrikar is suffering from advanced pancreatic cancer and has been in and out of hospitals in Goa, Mumbai, New York and Delhi for nearly nine months. He returned from New Delhi’s All-India Institute of Medical Sciences on October 14 and has not moved out of his private residence for any official event since. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) President Deepak Dhavalikar also joined the opposition chorus demanding that the Chief Minister give up the chair immediately. The MGP is a part of the ruling alliance led by the BJP.

Andaman tribe kill American tourist New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): An American tourist has been killed by the pre-neolithic and isolated Sentinelese tribe in Andaman and Nicobar Islands while trying to reach out to them, Andaman Police sources said.

John Allen Chau is believed to have died around November 14. Police officials were trying to recover his body around the restricted and unguarded North Sentinel Island home to Sentinelese tribes, government sources told IANS. Seven locals including some fishermen, who facilitated Chau’s visit, have been arrested. They confirmed seeing Chau being shot down by arrows fired by Sentinelese.

This is not the first time when Sentinelese have attacked and killed trespassers. In 2006, two fishermen went near the island and were killed. The tribals also shot arrows at the helicopter that went to retrieve the bodies.

According to an Andaman journalist, Chau was keen to visit Sentinelese. His mother contacted the Amer-

ican Consulate in Chennai after he could not be reached for over a week.

“Chau’s mother contacted the US Consulate, which in turn reached out to Andaman Police. The police investigated and arrested the seven people who facilitated his visit,” Denis Giles, editor of the Andaman Chronicle, told IANS. Chau first went to Port Blair and then took a boat.

Giles and green activists held the recent government decision to exclude 29 Andaman islands, including North Sentinel Island, from Restricted Area Permit (RAP) regime to promote tourism responsible for the killing.

Earlier this month, the Indian government removed the islands from RAP, allowing tourists to visit the islands after obtaining permission from the local administration.

“Sentinelese are the only isolated tribe of the world. They have never been contacted by outside world for thousands of years. Their hostility towards outsiders is open.

What was the point in

opening their area?” Giles asked.

The officials who spoke to IANS said they believed that the American did not take the mandatory permission to visit the island.

The government had declared about five kilometres of the surrounding waters of the North Sentinel island as a buffer and thus a prohibited zone.

While the restrictions still apply, one can now easily acquire a permit and visit the island.

“This tragedy should never have been allowed to happen. A few months ago the authorities lifted one of the restrictions that had been protecting the Sentinelese tribe’s island from foreign tourists which sent the wrong message and may have contributed to this terrible event,” Stephen Corry, Director Survival International, said in a statement.

The organisation now fears that Sentinelese might have been infected by deadly pathogens to which they have no immunity.

One of the most isolated tribes of the world,

Sentinelese are estimated to number 50 to 100. Spread over 27 sq miles, North Sentinel Island is situated 58 km from Port Blair.

In January 1991, the tribe established its first friendly contact with the outside world for 23 minutes. A 13-member team lead by anthropologist S.A. Awradhi interacted with the tribes through gestures. “ T h e c o n t a c t wa s made after years of safe distance observations and sending gifts,” said an official on the condition of anonymity.

Earlier, a team of scientists protected by security forces stepped on the island in 1967 but could not establish friendly contact, officials said.

The Andaman and Nicobar islands are home to six tribes -- Great Andamanese, Onge, Jarawa, Sentinelese, Nicobarese and Shompen.

There are about 300 Jarawas, 100 Onges and 300 Shompens left. Another tribe called Jangil or Rutland Jarawa became extinct around 1920 due to epidemic.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 347 Dimapur, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018

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ecent incidents in Dimapur – firing of shot as an ATM Booth and two cases kidnap etcconfirm that criminals continue to pose grave threats to life and security of the public as such blatant acts expose the activities of gunmen and crime syndicates. The police in Dimapur is doing its best and given the circumstances under which the uniform personnel are made to function, the arrests and seizures can be described as excellent. Police however, face the reality of habitual and hard core offenders being let off either through bail or through acquittal. There is a gap between investigation and conviction and this has to be resolved in the larger interest of peace and justice. Since around a decade ago, citizens of Dimapur have vehemently protested against rampant and illegal collections, starting from check gates to various places within Dimapur .

They have held rallies demanding immediate action against all forms of illegal collections. That time a political functionary, almost justified such activities by terming them as politically-related incidents and not crimes. Whether this bizarre explanation was a quid pro quo to pander to the whims of powerful armed groups or was it a classic case of willful ignorance, insensitivity and insensibility? Otherwise also, the very fact that no elected leader(s) has/ have spoken out or echoed their sentiments or pain raised by the public at various rallies probably points to a nexus. Today no entrepreneur can start any venture because the market is already organized into syndicate systems. The presence of too many sharks in the entire system can be explained to the common denominator - illegal demands for money.

The monthly multi-crore rupee extortion industry in Dimapur has certainly catapulted those involved, as the nouveau riche, to undreamt of wealth. These illegal collections are done by as many groups with various ‘objectives’ or whatever ideals but unfortunately the makeup of society is such that leaders refuse to call a spade a spade for whatever reasons. The manipulation and control of market is done by syndicates under which free and fair trade has no place. This newspaper has written reams on the problem since early 90s but there has been no political will to rid society of these menaces. Unscrupulous persons, well versed in market system have remote controlled syndicates. This indicates that offenders also include some sections of society. As written in this column earlier, a suggestion made by a lawyer during the public rally in Dimapur on October 31,2018 found resonance among the beleaguered law enforcement agencies, who felt that the suggestion to elected members to enact an anti-crime act like the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) was the need of the day.

Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 (MCOCA) is a law enacted by Maharashtra state in India in 1999 to combat organized crime and terrorism. MCOCA was seen as a means to deal with the organized mafia and other syndicate crimes including abduction, killings and terrorism. Police have been given wide powers to confront the menace of organized crime and where there is no provision for anticipatory bail for six months to the accused. Maharashtra and states which have adopted stringent acts have largely succeeded in putting criminals on the run. This is a hard choice to bring back fear of the law in people.

DailyDevotion “It is Finished!”

I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. —John 17:4 The death of Jesus Christ is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of God. There is no place for seeing Jesus Christ as a martyr. His death was not something that happened to Him— something that might have been prevented. His death was the very reason He came.

Never build your case for forgiveness on the idea that God is our Father and He will forgive us because He loves us. That contradicts the revealed truth of God in Jesus Christ. It makes the Cross unnecessary, and the redemption “much ado about nothing.” God forgives sin only because of the death of Christ. God could forgive people in no other way than by the death of His Son, and Jesus is exalted as Savior because of His death. “We see Jesus…for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor…”

(Hebrews 2:9). The greatest note of triumph ever sounded in the ears of a startled universe was that sounded on the Cross of Christ— “It is finished!”

(John 19:30). That is the final word in the redemption of humankind.

Anything that lessens or completely obliterates the holiness of God, through a false view of His love, contradicts the truth of God as revealed by Jesus Christ. Never allow yourself to believe that Jesus Christ stands with us, and against God, out of pity and compassion, or that He became a curse for us out of sympathy for us. Jesus Christ became a curse for us by divine decree. Our part in realizing the tremendous meaning of His curse is the conviction of sin. Conviction is given to us as a gift of shame and repentance; it is the great mercy of God. Jesus Christ hates the sin in people, and Calvary is the measure of His hatred.

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Smile, it’s free therapy. ~ Douglas Horton

Nagaland Post, Dimapur THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2018

Post-mortem

Are Nagas fighting for To school principals, parents & students freedom or employment? T

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o the question, are Nagas fighting for Freedom or Employment?

Today’s living reality shows Nagas are fighting for both. In order to attain freedom as per nationalist interpretations of the word, “freedom” divided freedom fighters groups are in neck to neck negotiations with GoI, apparently stuck in impasse and in the same line the Nagas everywhere are seeking employment in government and private sector. In fighting for Freedom and employment, Nagas are still doing badly without any ethics.

Nagas first fought for Freedom, The question of employment was far fetch: In 1951, 99.9% of Naga populations voted for complete separation from Union of India as the people were carried away by the promises and grandeur of free Naga nation. After the first phase of warring period between Nagas and GoI, roughly from 1951-62, 99.9% of Nagas who voted for complete freedom took a u-turn after creation of Nagaland statehood in 1963, to start fighting for employment to feed them, such u-turn is inevitable since the hungry tribal people need food, education and shelter, a primary needs for humans. Yet the fight for freedom through political negotiations continues till today where the public wished for early peaceful political settlement, after a decades of living in poverty and terror, the Nagas now value peace more than anything, which is a good sign for coming generations.

Fighting for freedom without ethics: Nagas without ethics started the struggle for complete sovereignty but soon the movement begin to witness the deficiency of ethics in the form of violent personality clashes between leaders at the expense of the common cause, inter-tribes struggle for top leadership post, ignorant tribes demanding more representation in the decision making body, top leaders rampantly abusing its discretionary power, high ranked soldiers abuses low ranked soldier, later factionalism and regionalism overshadowed the movement. All factions justified their actions which means no one is at complete fault for these mess,

Nagas are still struggling with. Such chaotic outcome is due to the actions of people without ethics and people are without ethics as they are lawless in the first place. Lawless in modern civilized term not in customary law practices point of view where some elements in customary beliefs and practices defy reasons, constitutional principle and principle of natural justice.

In Naga customary rules, a person is above the law, the reverse of the principle that no one is above the law which means an actions, decisions of individual or tribes with power becomes the law and the people are bound to accept it or bear the consequences of opposing. There is no sense of right from wrong; sense of justice, if the powerful wheels it in their own way and this lawless way of doing things hampers all round developments. And the tide can change its directions if only the younger upcoming generations have the intellectual capacity to learn from evils of lawless culture instead of adopting practices of lawless culture. For the record, absolute majority of young folks are repeating the same actions of the old folks without ethics creating more chaos.

Fighting for employment without ethics in Nagaland context: From the time of creation of statehood till today, fighting for employment and recruiting government employees by government have been without ethics, only in rare cases transparency can be seen in government appointment. Further it is in every adults knowledge that recruitment of employees in government sector through backdoor or namesake front door (appointment fixed in advance) has always been the monopoly of the political party/parties running the government be in past or present, where hundreds of posts of different class/grades in various government departments are distributed at highest Ministerial level, MLAs then come dull bureaucrats like a spoils won from the recent war (election). At the absence of written records, it’s hard to tell the exact year when such despicable practices started in Nagaland but this practice continues till today hampering the growth of the state and

it cannot be stopped as the said practice has the sanction of the public, sanction in the sense, the public who voted the political party to power feels it is their birth right to secure government jobs even illegally. Looking at all these issues, one appreciates the filling of Writ Petition in High Court Kohima Bench

by ACAUT challenging the legality of backdoor appointments though the petition was dismissed with liberty to file a fresh. Wish ACAUT come back stronger.

Unless people come out openly seeking judicial intervention to curb backdoor appointments, this practice is not likely to die a natural death at the absence of limited avenues for degree holders to make a living, misinterpretation of the term public service and the manner, citizens participates in state general election. Another sign which shows that not old young folks are in compromise with corruption per se back door appointment is the message from the short video produced

by Dreamz Unlimited, where the main protagonist, a young graduate refuses to take government job arranged by his hardworking father through his political connections also largely helped by the answered prayers of his pious but corrupt mother.

A way out: The only way out is that people with ethics has to continuously challenge the legality of rampant backdoor appointment in the court of law which is the last resort to teach people to fight for employment with ethics.

Timely judicial intervention can only restrain individuals in power from abusing its discretionary power in recruiting government employees at their whims and fancies.

Conclusions: Not all the people are without ethics same with the young citizens therefore only the joint serious efforts of the people with ethics can liberate Nagaland from the bondage of corruptions, lack of ethics in peoples character, until that moment of liberation arrive, the old and young by shedding tribal colour must continue to work courageously to right the wrongs of more than a half century.

Pakinrichapbo, Advocate, Samziuram Village

he worth of right education is better than wealth or money.

But if education is diverted only for financial benefit, there will be less space for formation of students.

Surprisingly, some educational institutions are heading only for financial profit. Profit is priority. Students are secondary. This has placed education upside down. Instead of learning lessons for life, students learn only how to pay fees of different kinds from January to December. Financial burdens are increasing day by day. I say this in regard to post selection exam trauma of Cl. X and Cl. XII students in some schools across Nagaland.

Selection exams for Cl. X and Cl. XII are over in most of the schools in Nagaland. But after exams, there appear various fee collections. I still wonder as to why some schools have to collect money under numerous reasons or agreement with parents.

Some of the best examples are Caution/security deposit, Coaching fee, Re-exam fee (if failed in 1/2 subjects), etc. Such collections of money have become normal routine in some schools. Parents accept this illegal routine blindly because it cost the future of their children. Many parents must be paying such amount ranging from rupees 6000 to 10,000 or even more after selection exam. The amount is high enough for many poor parents.

Students who passed selection exam pay lesser amount because they are intelligent enough. With-held students are forced to pay more as per the number of failed subjects. In other words, payment is done according to the performance of students. Is this a healthy education? Is money equivalent to intellectual caliber of students? Do students perform better when they are forced to pay money to the School? Do Students pass their examination just because they have paid the said amount to the School? I do not think it so. The Principals and heads of Institutions are free to think otherwise. But it does not suit well under the banner of quality education.

Parents are worried about the future of the children, while the school is worried about collection of money for various reasons. Yet, most money collections after selection exam are illegal and unnecessary. Schools must collect only what is necessary (eg. Board Exam fee). What is not necessary must not be collected. The aim of getting good result need not be substituted by collection of money.

One student said that he has to pay rupees 200 per failed subject to re-write the paper. Another student said that they were asked to pay rupees 50 per subject. All the more, some students were asked to pay rupees 3000 per failed subject with the promise of getting back the amount if they succeed in board exam. This is not true education at all! What if they fail, who takes the money? It is a shame that some educational institutions see failure and success in term of money. If rupees 3000 per

Amur Falcon Conservation Week & Festivals 2018

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he Amur Falcon Conservation week (& Festivals) 2018 which was held from 8th -10th of November at Doyang under Wokha district was the first of its kind in the state. It was formally inaugurated by Shri. P.B Acharya, the Hon’ble Governor of Nagaland. Madam Ajanuo Belho, the Joint Director, Dept of Tourism, GoN pulled the curtain down on the 10th of Nov, 2018.

Intro: Nagaland has been endowed with multitude gifts of nature which can be transcended as tourist destinations. Mutual co-existence between human and the wild has become a topical issue of the recent times in the valley due to the errant behaviour of the few spotted elephants that has made a home in the vicinity. Daily agricultural activities of the villagers have been robbed by the presence of the friendly yet aggressive wild. Therefore, an event to harness the potential of human and nature was felt to create an ample space for finding alternative measures to jhum cultivation and allied activities as well.

Genesis: With a vision to spread awareness on wildlife conservation as well as to address alternative and sustainable livelihood opportunities for the community through eco-tourism, a potent step to lay the foundation for achiev-

ing the goal was made through the initiative of Shri. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister of Nagaland and Shri. Mhathung Yanthan, Hon’ble Advisor, Department of Horticulture, Government of Nagaland.

And thus the ground work for the event started to take root with an insightful array of thoughts and opinions through Steve Odyuo and Yanpothung Ezung as the organisers. And the rest is history.

Components: The AFCW&F 2018, was a compact package with consortium of multiple events which includes Conservation activities, Indigenous games, Cultural events, Water sports, Food festival, Music festival, Camping, Angling, Adventure sports such as Off Roading and Mountain Terrain Bikes (MTB), Zip-lining and Zorbing.

Venue and activities: For the scenic gift of nature with space and resources, most of the events were concentrated in one compact zone below the Tourist Resort, Doyang.

The three days were packed with various events to enthrall visitors and participants alike.

The place was adorned with stalls selling various ranges of products from indigenous to modern art products. Eateries serving all ranges of food items from indigenous bamboo-shot flavoured to

continental cuisine. Display and sell of artifacts, traditional attires, jewelry, fruits and veggies. Angling, Ziplining, Zorbing, boating, sightseeing, birding and bird watching made people busy throughout the event. Indigenous games were showcased and competed in style. MTB and Off Roading ecstasy and thrill rides made the day for most riders. Evening time was soothed with music touching the soul of the exhausted tissues.

Inflow of visitors: As far as the inflow of visitors are concerned, the turn out on the first day was below two thousand with a handful of national and international tourist. The second and the third day witnessed an increased inflow of tourist and other visitors. Over all, it offers a coherent indication that the event has the vitality to attract more visitors in the coming years.

Impact: A conglomeration of local partners like Team Metamorphosis, E-META, AoN, DAWN, AFRAU, Natural Nagas, Green Foundation and Native Station were roped in for the event to make a conscious effort for finding better ways and means to mutually coexist with wildlife environment which would help them understand better in the quest for protecting and conserving the wildlife and the Mother earth.

The event was an eye opener for many local entrepreneurs who have taken bold steps to initiate and venture out looking for avenues basing on the line of eco-tourism, financial independence and sustainable development.

In need: There are so many ways in which the state government and the nodal department can make an impact upon.

1. An annual specific budget head for the Amur Falcon Conservation Week be included 2. A definite strategy to encourage local entrepreneurs should be in place 3. Intensive conservative campaign on wildlife be made in the formative years 4. Ways to tap human resources should be mechanized as it will definitely make hay for stake holders and entrepreneurs in their business ventures 5. Basing on the crude survey made on the entrepreneurs, number of days need to be enhanced for generating more revenue The three day events were made possible due to the profound support and initiation from various quarters, making the event a huge success and making a safe haven for the “winged guests” in our state.

Yanpothung Ezung AFCW (& F), 2018, Wokha

student is collected in the name of Coaching fee, multiply the amount according to the number of students in Cl. X and Cl. XII. Rupees 3000×150 students=4,50,000/- only. May be the whole amount is paid to those teachers who take extra classes to maintain good reputation of the school. All the same, students have already paid 12 months tuition fee. I hope there is no 13 month in the yearly calendar of the school.

Caution/security deposits are collected from students (rupees 2000×150 students=300000/- only).

If a student absent himself or herself from coaching class, rupees 100/200 per day is deducted from it. Is this not a funny education? I am sure no school pays back the amount with interest after holding the money (7/8 month) till the declaration of result.

Deduction takes place, but interest is not paid to students. One side of the coin does not match the other side.

Are we heading for ‘financial education’ or ‘education of students’? There is much hollowness in our educational system.

Few points for further reflection:If students have paid 12 months tuition fee, do they still have to pay coaching fee?

If they are to pay caution deposit, does the school return the amount with interest after holding the amount for 7/8 months?

Can student pass his/her exam by paying re-exam fee (in case re-exam is held under payment as practiced is some school?)

Is money equivalent to success and failure?

Are we heading for financial education rather than formation of students?

The day to day running of educational institutions are solely under the care and guidance of the principals or heads of institution. All rules and regulations in schools are aimed to discipline and form students in the best possible means. But many schools have numerous untold laws and rules like the above mentioned realities. Let no school become institute of ‘educational extortion.’ There are better ways of succeeding in life. Education is just one way. There are better means of forming students rather than imposing financial burdens on the weak shoulders of parents and students.

The above dirty face of education needs some cleansing for the betterment of students. All schools do not come under this dirty blanket. All the same, what happens in schools and colleges are best known by the Principals, Parents and Students. In the process of aiming for best result, let us not deform young students.

Change can best begin in schools. Let us not chain the expected change in our schools.

(A big thanks to all those who personally contributed experiences and incidents in the Naga Blog) Rev. Fr. G. L. Khing, Kohima

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Nagas - Audaciously indomitable

Sir,

History, bears witness and unwaveringly testifies the realities of the Nagas bravery and passion to live free with dignity, pride and selfrespect. ‘Indomitable were the Nagas.’ Nagas, in the course of our existence may have had many shortcomings and fallacies. Yet, Nagas have stood the test of times and it’s time once more to prove that we are able. With God on our side Nagas will fail not, so long as the divine hands of God direct and guide us.

The generations bygone have stood their ground; fought, bore the adversities with a vision to better the future of their sons and daughters, and today we are experiencing the blessings of their sacrifice. How commendable are their heroic acts? Can we thoughtlessly discredit their acts? It would be a flagitious imbecile error if we fail to tread the paths they have aspired. We ought to execute the remainder of what is to be realised. United, we can because ‘indomitable are the Nagas.’ No human forces were able to subdue the Nagas.

This, in itself is proof that there is a divine purpose for the Nagas. The tears shed and the humiliations in the form of rapes, tortures, etc. endured by our mother and sister must never be forgotten. As we stand united and walk hand in hand, we will surely achieve the long cherished aspirations. May the will of God prevail. Nagas must voluntarily, determined compulsively by God given wisdom must arise.

‘Indomitable will be the Nagas!”

Ashing Muivah, Unity Village, Dimapur, (muivaha9@gmail.com)

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

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Pak’s ISI behind Amritsar attack

two-motorcycle borne men threw a grenade on a religious congregation on the outskirts of Amritsar on Sunday, an incident which police are treating as a ‘terrorist act’.

The incident had taken place inside the Nirankari Bhawan’s prayer hall at Adliwal village near Amritsar’s Rajasansi.

to the police that he was asked by his Pakistani handlers to target police posts and crowded places during festivals.

Besides a motorcycle, Lahoria was found in possession of a pistol and a hand grenade - the weapons used by the two perpetrators of the Sunday grenade attack, in which two motorcycle-borne assailants had barged into the Amritsar Nirankari Bhawan, brandishing a pistol and lobbed a grenade at devotees, pointed out police officials.

L a h o r i a wa s a l s o found having letter pads of “Khalistan Gadar Force” and other terror outfits, said police officials, probing the Amritsar grenade attack.

Three people including a preacher were killed

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vember 2016 move by the government to invalidate old high value currency notes.

A few hours later, Rahul Gandhi delivered his comeback to PM Modi.

“The notes ban has destroyed the lives of crores of farmers. Now they don’t have enough money to buy seeds or fertiliser. But even today, the Modi government is making fun of the helpless farmers’ plight. Now, even his agriculture ministry is saying that demonetisation broke the farmers’ back,” he tweeted.

Modi making ‘fun’ of note ban-hit farmers: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): Congress president Rahul Gandhi Wednesday claimed that demonetisation had “destroyed” the lives of farmers and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of making “fun” of their plight during his poll campaigns.

Taking to Twitter, he cited a media report that claimed the agriculture ministry has admitted that demonetisation has hit the farmers hard.

“Noteban has destroyed the lives of farmers. Now they do not even have enough money to buy seeds and fertilizer,” Gandhi tweeted in Hindi.

“But, Modi ji is making fun of our farmers’ plight. Now his Agriculture Ministry has also said that farmers were badly affected due to demonetisation decision,” he said on Twitter referring to Modi’s campaigns in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.

While polling in Chhattisgarh was completed in two phases on November 12 and 20, elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held on November 28. On Saturday, the Congress

chief tagged on Twitter a video of the prime minister’s speech during the poll campaign in Chhattisgarh, where he alleged that people were hiding their black money under beds and in wheat stocks in their homes before the note ban.

Gandhi had asked if absconders like Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, who have allegedly committed bank frauds, have ever sown wheat.

“Have you seen Mallya, Mehul bhai and Nirav Modi sow wheat. Modiji, don’t insult the farmers.

You first indulged in a scam by collecting farmers money by noteban and handed it over to your suitboot friends.

“Now you are saying that farmers’ money was black money. India will not tolerate this insult of farmers,” Gandhi had tweeted in Hindi on Saturday.

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has defended demonetisation, saying it was a “highly ethical” move and not merely a political one. Jaitley also said hard data showed an increase in tax base, greater formalisation of

the economy and India retaining the fastest growing economy tag for the fifth year in a row.

O n N ove m b e r 8 , 2016, the government had scrapped old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes. It later issued the new Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 banknotes.

The Congress is seeking to woo the farmers in Madhya Pradesh, which goes to polls on November 28, and has announced a farm loan waiver for them in the state, if it comes to power.

Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI): Demanding compensation for drought and the transfer of forest rights to tribals, thousands of farmers and tribals began a twoday march from Thane to Mumbai on Wednesday, eight months after a similar protest that started from Nashik.

Magsaysay award winner Dr Rajendra Singh, also known as Waterman of India, is among the marchers. They started walking Wednesday afternoon and will reach the Somaiyya Ground in Mumbai’s Sion area where they will halt for the night.

They will reach Azad Maidan in south Mumbai early on Thursday and will try to hold a demonstration near Vidhan Bhawan, where the state legislature session is underway, a leader of the march said.

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Lemtur also urged the minister to impress upon the State cabinet to adopt or take up an existing college and facilitate opening of a separate department for legal studies at the Nagaland University at the earliest.

In this regard, she also requested the media fraternity to constantly highlight the urgent need for a government law college and a separate department of law studies, adding that “good governance can only be enforced by a well-developed judiciary, especially in a developing State like Nagaland.”

Lemtur also acknowledged the support of governor PB Acharya, who, she said, had shown an active interest in development of legal education in the State and termed him as “the fulcrum behind the noble initiatives of NLSF in the last few years.”

Other highlights of the programme were invocation prayer by Act Theological College principal Aito Swu, felicitation

of dignitaries, greetings by Bendangsenla Jamir on behalf of Mokokchung Law College principal Temjenkaba, a play by Dreamz Unlimited and a choral rendition

by Kohima Law College students.

A special session was held in the afternoon where prominent personalities from different field of life deliberated on the topic “Social justice towards economic development”.

The panellists were chartered engineer registered under the Union Ministry of Finance SS Harish, deputy superintendent of intelligence branch, Dimapur, Atu Zumvu, Nagaland Bar Association general secretary V Hukhavi Zhimomi, Nagaland Voluntary Consumer Organisation president Kezhokhoto Savi and Kohima Law College assistant professor Limanochet Jamir.

While the session was moderated by Bokali Kasho and Helen Tungoe, the inaugural session was chaired by Nungshimeren Jamir.

TRS MP quits from party; meets Rahul Hyderabad, Nov 21 (AGENCIES): After submitting his resignation to the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) on Tuesday, its member of Parliament from Chevella Constituency, Konda Vishweshwar Reddy met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on Wednesday and conveyed his wish to join the party.

Vishweshwer Reddy, who comes from a strong political family related to former Chief Minister M. Chenna Reddy, is also the grandson of former Deputy Chief Minister of unified

Konda Vishweshwar Reddy. (File)

Andhra Pradesh, K.V. Ranga Reddy. In fact, the Ranga Reddy district surrounding Hyderabad is named after him. Vishweshwar Reddy will join the Congress in

the presence of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi who will be felicitated at a public meeting to be held in Medchal on November 23.

Vishweshwar Reddy’s resignation, which was on the cards for some time, was apparently due to his differences with Transport Minister P. Mahender Reddy, who represents the Tandur constituency, part of the Chevella Parliamentary constituency. Mahender Reddy, who was a strong opponent of separate Telangana, joined the TRS just before the elections.

Cong covered up cases in 1984 anti-sikh riots: Jaitley New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday claimed the two NDA governments led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Narendra Modi made significant efforts to investigate the 1984 anti-Sikh riots resulting in conviction and sentencing in two cases.

The senior BJP leader also accused the Congress of covering up the cases, saying it tried to show as though, “the 1984 genocide had not happened.”

“The two NDA governments of which the Akali Dal has been an important constituent made significant efforts to investigate the cases where evidence was still available,” Jaitley said in a blog.

He said the success has been achieved in one case but the Indian society, particularly the Sikh community, wants a closure of the horrible memories of 1984.

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“We owe to the victims that the other cases suggested by the SIT for investigation and prosecution be vigorously pursued. The same is being done. Such convictions in those residual cases will be a small consolation,” he said.

He said that Vajpayeeled government appointed the Justice G.T. Nanavati Commission of Inquiry which prepared an “excellent report” giving details, police-station wise, where the accused were prima

facie guilty of crimes and the status of each case.

“The case in which Delhi Court on Tuesday convicted two people, sentencing one to death was prosecuted after decades by this SIT,” he said.

Accusing the Congress government of misrepresenting facts, he said civil liberty organisations brought a detailed report on the extent of mob violence and injustice which was banned.

“The Courts refused to lift the ban. A judicial commission headed by Justice Rangnath Mishra gave a clean chit to the government to the extent that there was no collusion or failure of the government.

Post his retirement he first became the Chairman of the National Human Rights Commission and subsequently a Congress member of the Rajya Sab-

ha,” he said. He said the victims and the community were crying for justice but those Congressmen who led the mobs were made MPs and even Ministers.

Dubbing 1984 as one of the “most remembered years” in recent history, Jaitley said that year will always be known as among the “worst” for Indian governance.

“The year started with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) actively conspiring to destabilise the National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir.

An alternate Government headed by Gul Mohammad Shah, who was the estranged brother-in-law of Farooq Abdullah proved to be disastrous. The manipulative politics of the PMO and the Congress was being experimented in a sensitive state. It proved catastrophic,” he said.

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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had sought to justify the notes ban, arguing that it was a bitter pill necessitated due to the spread of corruption during the Congress regime so that black money “stashed under beds” could be brought back into the country’s treasury.

Modi had said this while addressing a public meeting in Jhabua, 350 kilometres west of Bhopal, where he had gone to campaign for the BJP ahead of the state assembly elections on November 28.

Modi had said: “When termites strike, the most poisonous chemical is required to treat it. Corruption spread on such a scale during Congress regime that I had to use a bitter pill of demonetisation to treat the same so that those who looted the poor returned the money to the country’s treasury.”

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (AGENCIES): Nearly 400 paramilitary personnel were killed in firing from across the border with Pakistan and in terrorist and insurgency violence in the country in the last three years, officials said on Wednesday.

The highest number of personnel killed was from the Border Security Force (BSF). It lost 167 persons between 2015 and 2017.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) lost 103 personnel, mostly while fighting Naxalites and militants in Jammu and Kashmir, a Home Ministry official said.

While the BSF lost 62 personnel in 2015, 58 in 2016 and 47 in 2017, the CRPF lost nine personnel in 2015, 42 in 2016 and 52 in 2017. As many as 48 personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) were killed in action in the last three years of whom 16 were killed in 2015, 15 in 2016 and 17 in 2017, the official said. The SSB guards the Indo-Bhutan and Indo-Nepal border. The force is also deployed in internal security duties.

A total of 40 personnel belonging to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) were killed in action in the period. Among them, 15 were killed in 2015, 10 in 2016 and 15 in 2017.

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (AGENCIES): Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former finance minister P Chidambaram fired another salvo at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his sudden decision to ban high-value currency notes that, they said, has hurt farmers and destroyed small industries.

Chidambaram, who was the first to launch his tweet-strike, picked on a justification for the decision that PM Modi had given yesterday. The prime minister had, speaking at a rally in Jhabua in Madhya Pradesh, explained his notes ban decision as a bitter medicine to wipe out corruption.

“The tr uth, Prime Minister, is that you used note ban as a ‘tez’ (bitter) medicine to destroy MSME. Now, Government wants RBI to revive that sector!,” Chidambaram wrote, in a sharp criticism of the No-

An arrest has been made in connection with the grenade attack in Amritsar that left three people dead and over 20 injured on November 18, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh told the media in Chandigarh on November 21, “One Bikramjit Singh has been arrested and search for another accused, Avtar Singh, is on.”

The Chief Minister showed pictures of the two accused.

Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence was quite active in fomenting trouble in Punjab and the grenade attack was a pure act of terrorism, he said.

The attack by two-motorcycle borne men took place inside the Nirankari Bhawan’s prayer hall at Adliwal village near Amritsar’s Rajasansi.

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‘’The person who is the mastermind is the InterServices Intelligence. These (Harmeet Singh ‘PhD’ alias Happy) are only touts which they were using,’’ Singh said.

“Prima facie, this appears to be an act of terror by separatist forces, organised with the involvement of ISI-backed Khalistani or Kashmiri terrorist groups,” Singh had earlier said.

The Punjab Police has found striking similarities between the modus operandi of the perpetrators of the grenade attack and the one allegedly planned by an ISI-backed terror module busted in Patiala early this month.

The police had nabbed Shabnamdeep Singh alias Maninder Lahoria on November 1, who “confessed”

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Amarinder Singh displays pictures of Amritsar grenade blast suspects Bikramjit Singh (left) and Avtar Singh Khalsa, during a press conference in Chandigarh. (File)

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CHANDIGARH, Nov 21 (AGENCIES): Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that the grenade attack at a Nirankari congregation in Amritsar last week is a case of terrorism and had no communal angle attached to it.

“There is no communal angle. It’s a pure case of terrorism. They were targeted as they were easy targets. We had information in the past about other organisations being targeted but we took precautionary measures and prevented that,” the Punjab CM said.

Giving details of the probe, he said that one accused has been arrested.

“I’m happy to announce that police nabbed one of the two persons involved.

26-year-old Bikramjit Singh has been arrested.

The other man will also be arrested soon. His name is Avtar Singh,” the Punjab CM added.

“This is the type of grenade which has been taken from other modules.

This one is made under license by Pakistan licensed factory and is filled with pellets,” Singh said.

He also suspected that Pakistan’s ISI may be behind the grenade attack on the religious congregation in Amritsar.

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): India’s satellite communications (satcom) policy needs to be revised with the arrival of 5G connectivity and Internet of Things (IoT), said the Secretary for Department of Telecommunications (DoT) Aruna Sundararajan on Wednesday.

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“The government is committed to unlock the potential of satcom to provide affordable and accessible broadband everywhere by connecting the unserved and the underserved and thereby help bridge the digital divide.”

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scheme railways is charged for calls outside CUG, the plan from January 1 will not do so. Also, the 3G/4G data pack in effect from next year is much cheaper than the present packs available to railways.

“While Airtel is serving around 1.95 lakh railway subscribers, Jio will serve 3.78 lakh personnel of the railways, and because of the increase in the numbers, we are getting a better deal from the service provider. As a result of this, we are likely to reduce our phone bill by around 35 per cent,” a senior official said.

Last month, Reliance Jio Infocomm had emerged as the lowest bidder for the account beating Airtel and Vodafone. Sources say that while railways had demanded free calls from the bidders and got it from all of them, it was the low cost data that pushed Jio as the frontrunner.

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The company will provide four packages to railways - one for its senior most officials (two percent subscribers) - a 60 GB plan with a monthly rental of Rs 125, a 45 GB plan at a monthly rental of Rs 99 for its joint secretary level officers (26 per cent subscribers), a 30 GB plan at a rental of Rs 67 for Group C staff (72 per cent subscribers) and a Rs 49 rental plan for bulk SMS. For regular subscribers, a 25 GB plan of Jio is available for Rs 199 and subscribers have to pay Rs 20 per GB thereafter to top up their plans.

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by RailTel and Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited has been awarded the contract to implement the scheme.”

“The fresh CUG will come into effect from January 1, 2019,” said the order which detailed the tariff rates to be provided by the company. Closed User group (CUG) is a supplementary service provided by the mobile operators to subscribers who can make and receive calls from any member associated within the group. This service is applicable for SMS also.

Under the scheme, Reliance Jio, the latest entrant in the telecom market, will provide 4G/3G connections and calls will be free

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): Reliance Jio Infocomm will serve the country’s largest and most soughtafter accounts in telecom - the railways - from January 1, with officials saying it is likely to slash the national transporter’s phone bills by around 35 per cent at least.

Railways has been using Bharati Airtel for over six years as its telecom provider for 1.95 lakh mobile phone connections used by its employees in closed user group (CUG) across the country for which the railways paid around Rs 100 crore bill per year, they said.

Its validity will expire on December 31 this year.

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“I am confident that our customers will appreciate best in fuel class efficiency, which has increased by nearly 10 per cent for the petrol variant,” Ayukawa said.

He added that as a leading automobile manufacturer of the country, MSI will continue to pursue Make in India.

“We are further investing in our research and development centre to introduce latest technologies and higher level of localisation,” he noted.

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silver held steady at USD 14.40 an ounce in Singapore.

Besides, fall in demand from jewellers as well as retailers at domestic spot market too kept pressure on the gold prices.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity declined

by Rs 50 each to Rs 31,950 and Rs 31,800 per 10 gram respectively.

Sovereign gold held flat at Rs 24,800 for piece of 8 gram on scattered support.

Silver ready ended Rs 100 down at Rs 37,800 per kg, while weekly-based delivery lost Rs 183 at Rs 36,586 per kg.

Silver coins, however, were unalatered at Rs 73,000 for buying and Rs 74,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): Gold prices drifted further lower by Rs 50 to Rs 31,950 per 10 gram at the bullion market Wednesday, falling for the third consecutive day, tracking a weak global trend amid weak demand from local jewellers.

The precious metal has lost Rs 150 in the past two days.

Silver too followed suit and dropped by Rs 100 to Rs 37,800 per kg at the bullion market Wednesday.

Traders said, sentiment remained bearish on the back of subdued global trend as strength in dollar eroded demand for the precious metals as a safe-haven.

Globally, gold shed 0.05 per cent to USD 1,221.50 an ounce, while

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) Wednesday launched a new version of its multi-purpose vehicle Ertiga priced between Rs 744,000 and Rs 109,000 (ex-showroom price Delhi).

The petrol variants, including two automatic trims, are priced between Rs 744,000 and Rs 995,000, while diesel variants are tagged between Rs 884,000 and Rs 109,000.

The petrol variants of the new Ertiga are costlier by up to Rs 71,000 from the outgoing model. Similarly, the diesel versions are costlier by up to Rs 20,000.

The model would compete with the likes of Honda CR-V, Mahindra Marazzo, among others in the multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) space.

“The next-gen Ertiga has been designed with thoughtful features and great attention to detail, keeping in mind the requirements of our everevolving customers,” MSI MD and CEO Kenichi Ayukawa told reporters here.

The company is offering the latest K15 petrol engine option with progressive smart hybrid and lithium-ion battery in the new Ertiga, he added.

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The scheme was modified to include officers of other government agencies like police, BSF, CISF and coast guard.

As per the reward scheme, informers and government servants were eligible for reward up to 20 per cent of the net saleproceeds of the contraband goods seized and/or amount of duty/ service tax evaded plus amount of penalty levied and recovered.

With respect to cases of detection of drawback frauds or abuse of duty exemption schemes under various Export Promotion Schemes, the informers are eligible for reward up to 20 per cent of recovery of drawback claimed fraudulently and/or recovery of duties evaded.

GST, which subsumed 17 local taxes like excise and service tax, was rolled out on July 1, 2017. In the run-up to launch of the new indirect tax regime GST, the ministry had renamed the Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI), mandated to check service tax and central excise duty evasion, as DGGGI.

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): Digital payments service Paytm has entered into a partnership with Life Insurance Corp (LIC) to help customers make insurance premium payments, One97 Communications Ltd, which owns the Paytm brand, said on Wednesday.

The platform now provides online insurance premium payment solutions for over 30 insurance companies including LIC, ICICI Prudential Life, Reliance Life, Max Life Insurance, HDFC Life, TATA AIA, SBI Life, Aditya Birla Sun Life, Canara HSBC Life Insurance, Shri Ram Life and Star Health among others, the company said.

“Insurance premiums are mostly paid through offline mode in our country. At Paytm, we want our customers to have a seamless payments experience,” Kiran Vasireddy, Chief Operating Officer at Paytm, said in a statement.

“We will continue to educate customers on the benefits of using online payments and introduce them to a host of benefits provided by our platform,” Vasireddy added.

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detection by field offices of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).

On recovery of evaded taxes, the official said that a total amount of Rs 54.27 billion was realised during the seven-month period till October.

T h e s e, h e a d d e d , includes recovery from previous cases and those detected during the current financial year.

Of the total recovery, Rs 31.24 billion was from GST evaders, followed by Rs 21.74 billion in case of service tax, and Rs 1.28 billion from those who had evaded central excise.

The larger chunk of recovery during April-October in GST, the official said, can be attributed to the decision of the CBIC to tighten on evaders.

With a view to focus on checking evasion, the apex indirect tax body had in September set up the Office of Commissioner GST (Investigation), headed by Neeraj Prasad.

Last month, the Finance Ministry had extended the informant reward scheme of central excise and service tax to GST.

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New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): The investigation arm of the Finance Ministry has detected tax evasion worth Rs 290.88 billion in 1,835 cases during the AprilOctober period of the current financial year, a senior official said on Wednesday.

Of this, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI), which is the enforcement agency for checking indirect tax evasion, has detected evasion of goods and services tax (GST) worth Rs 45.62 billion in 571 cases.

However, the bulk of the evasion was detected in case of service tax. The total number of cases where service tax was evaded stood at 1,145, involving Rs 229.73 billion.

In the case of central excise duty, the DGGI detected 119 cases where tax evaded was worth Rs 15.53 billion.

“DGGI officers have detected total indirect tax evasion of Rs 29,088 crore (290.88 billion) during April-October,” the official told PTI. He further said that the total amount of detection was likely to be more as the data does not include

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Kabul, Nov 21 (Agencies): Afghan authorities were struggling on Wednesday to identify the group behind a suicide bomb attack that killed at least 55 people attending a gathering of religious scholars in Kabul after the Taliban denied responsibility.

According to Reuters, the victims included religious delegates from various parts of the country, invited by the Afghan Ulema Council to celebrate the anniversary of the Prophet Mohammad’s birth on Tuesday.

Without knowing who was behind the attack, it was unclear whether the aim was simply to undermine President Ashraf Ghani’s government, or whether it was part of a strategy to keep up pressure on his government and its western allies while they pursued talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 17-year long war.

“As of now we don’t know which militant outfit could be behind the attack. Investigations are at a preliminary stage,” said a senior security official who was at the blast site on Wednesday morning to col-

Inside of a wedding hall in Kabul, is seen Wednesday, a day after a suicide attack. (AP/PTI)

lect forensic evidence. The council, the country’s largest religious organisation, brought together scholars from the Sunni sect, but it was uncertain whether the attack could have had a sectarian dimension.

Although Sunni themselves, Taliban and ISIS fighters have targeted religious scholars aligned with the Afghan government in the past.

This time, the Taliban quickly denied involvement and condemned the attack on religious preachers and scholars.

Last week, Taliban leaders met US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad at

their political headquarters in Qatar in an effort to pave the way for peace talks. The three-day meeting was the second in the past month.

Mr Khalilzad has declared a deadline of April 20, when Afghanistan’s presidential election is due, to end the war, but the country’s security situation has worsened since Nato formally ended combat operations in 2014.

During recent days, US President Donald Trump has angered neighbouring Pakistan, which Afghan intelligence and western military leaders have long suspected of giving succour to the Taliban.

12 Indians rescued from sinking vessel by French navy New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI): Twelve Indians were rescued from a sinking vessel in the Persian Gulf by a French Navy ship on Tuesday, the French embassy said in a statement here.

Those rescued were crew members of the Durban Queen bearing a Saint Kitts and Nevis flag. Despite some minor injuries, they are safe and in good health, it said.

T h e Fr e n c h N av y Cassard-class anti-aircraft frigate, part of Task Force (TF) 55 in the Persian Gulf, was on a patrolling mission and was preparing for replenishment at sea with the USS Kanawha when it intercepted a distress signal from Durban Queen.

The sender indicated that his ship was sinking, the statement said.

“The listing ship was soon spotted at seven nautical miles. Under the operational control of the French Joint Forces Commander in the Indian Ocean (ALINDIEN), the Cassardclass frigate dispatched its aircraft, a Panther from the 36F Flotilla, which had just landed on the helipad after finishing a maritime surveillance sortie,” the statement said. When the helicopter reached the spot, the vessel had capsized minutes ago, forcing its Indian crew to

cling to the overturned hull.

Moments later, it began sinking.

The chopper with two pilots, a diver and a helihoisting operator began lifting the shipwrecked crew.

“In the first run, four sailors were transported to the nearest vessel, a merchant ship. In the second and the third runs, four people, including the injured, were brought aboard the Cassard and attended to by its medical team,” the statement added.

Eight of the crew members, assisted by the Cassard, were sent to the Sea Princess, a cruise ship.

This is the Cassard’s second rescue mission in less than seven days in the Indian Ocean maritime zone, the statement added.

In September, a French vessel had rescued injured Indian Navy Commander Abhilash Tomy, whose sailing vessel ‘Turiya’ was dismasted in South Indian Ocean.

ALINDIEN controls the French forces present in its zone of permanent responsibility, which comprises 14 countries for the terrestrial part, and from the South of the Suez Canal to the western limits of the waters of Myanmar, Indonesia and Australia for the maritime part (CZM).

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held for four years.

“The general assembly elected Mr. Kim from Korea as president through a voting process which was democratic, transparent, free and clear,” said Stock of Germany who heads day-today work at Interpol.

The president is elected after winning a two-thirds

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The Nchangram Lun Chekammai Aruang (Nchangram Government Employees Association) extends its heartiest congratulations to the following members: 1. Miss Widinthuiliu, D/o Mr. Namhutkiabo Nchang for securing the post of Junior Divisional Accountant in the recently declared result of NPSC Exam 2018.

2. Mr. Philip Nring, S/o Late Mr. Huzansini Nring for being promoted to the post of Assistant Branch Manager in State Bank of India 3. Mr. Chunranglung Nring, S/o Late Mr. Huzansini Nring for being promoted to the post of Assistant Branch Manager in State Bank of India.

The Association wishes them more success and achievement in all their future endeavours.

Bangdun Nring Welunbo Chewang President, NLCA General Secretary, NLCA

putes of a political, religious or racial nature. It is not a supranational police force and has no agents who are allowed to make arrests.

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators this week accused Russia of exploiting the global body to settle scores and harass dissidents by issuing warrants, known as red notices, for their arrest.

“Let me be cr ystal clear, the members of the executive committee, including the president, have absolutely no involvement or influence in the task force review or decision making process,” said Stock.

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The United Colony Council Ward-20, Dimapur informs all the general public that the garbage disposal place near Govt. Higher Secondary School is particularly constructed for public of the United Colony Ward-20 only. Since every colony has its own designated garbage disposal place, the United Colony Council shall strictly monitor and impose a fine of Rs. 500/- to any defaulters/outsider dumping garbage at the mentioned place.

(Imlitemsu) General Secretary United Colony Council Ward-20

JERUSALEM, Nov 21 (Agencies): A senior Israeli Cabinet minister on Wednesday threatened to kill the leader of the militant Hamas movement ruling Gaza, vowing that another “large campaign” looms in which Israel will hit the militants hard.

A c c o r d i n g t o Fox News, housing Minister Yoav Gallant, a former military general who commanded the Gaza region, said Hamas leader Yehiyeh Sinwar should “recalculate his route” before the next engagement.

“Yehiyeh Sinwar’s time is limited. He will not end his life in an old folks’ home,” he said, at the Jerusalem Post Diplomatic Conference. “He has to behave himself.”

Israel and Hamas recently stepped back from the brink of their fourth war in a decade thanks to an Egyptian cease-fire.

Palestinian militants fired 460 rockets and mortar shells into Israel last week in 24 hours, in response to a botched Israeli raid that left seven Palestinian militants and a senior Israeli officer

L o n d o n, N ov 2 1 (Agencies): Turkey on Wednesday accused the US of trying to turn a blind eye to the murder of the Saudi jour nalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul, and dismissed comments from Donald Trump on the issue as “comic”, The Guardian reported.

On Tuesday Trump said the US would remain a “steadfast partner” of Saudi Arabia, despite saying that the Saudi crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman, may have known about the plan to kill Khashoggi, a US resident and Washington Post columnist.

Of the possibility that Prince Mohammed had a hand in the murder, Trump

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said: “Maybe he did, maybe he didn’t.” The CIA believes Khashoggi’s death was ordered directly by the crown prince, who is Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler.

On Wednesday, Numan Kurtulmus, the deputy chairman of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s AK party, dismissed Trump’s assessment. “Yesterday’s statement is a comic statement,” he told the state broadcaster TRT Haber.

“It is not possible for an intelligence agency such as the CIA, which even knows the colour of the fur on the cat walking around the Saudi consulate’s garden … to not know who gave this order,” he said. “This is not credible either for US public

opinion or the world public opinion.”

But in his remarks outside the White House on Tuesday, Trump also defended Saudi Arabia as a key ally and justified his prioritisation of the trading and defence partnership over tough punishment for the murder as “America first”. Trump then tweeted on Wednesday morning about falling oil prices and added: “Thank you to Saudi Arabia.” He made no mention of Khashoggi.

“Oil prices getting lower. Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the World. Enjoy! $54, was just $82. Thank you to Saudi Arabia, but let’s go lower!” he tweeted.

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The Government Employees Union Lephori under Meluri Sub-Division Conveys its heartiest congratulations to the following individuals for their various achievements:1. Shri. Bonitho Pojar, for being awarded Union Home Minister's Medal for Excellence in Police Training.

2. Smti. Lusa Katiry, for securing the post of Secretariat Assistant (S.A) during the recently declared NPSC result 2018.

3. Shri Shupitho Katiry and Shri Dishu Katiry for getting appointment as Area Coordinator through NSRLM Examination 2018, under the Department of Rural Development.

The Union express its happiness to the above individuals for bringing laurels to the village through their sincerity and hard work. The Union wishes them further success in their future endeavours.

(Chuthosie Joshou) (Lozhisie) President, GEUL Gen, Secy, GEUL

With immense pride and honour, the C.K.K. extends our heartiest congratulations to its member Mr. Itobo Zhimo, S/o Ghoqheto Zhimo for bringing laurels to our village by emerging as the champion in Akikiti Competition during Thüwüni Festival held under Pughoboto Town from 15-17 Nov’ 2018.

In your achievement, we share this joyous moment and pray that our Almighty God may continue to bless you with many more success in the years to come.

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The Medemchanger Putu Menden Chungtia has convened a meeting on 27th of November 2018 at Chungtia Community Hall from 9:00 AM onwards. Therefore all the Putu members are directed to attend the meeting without fail.

Failure to attend the meeting will be dealt with as per our laws and regulations.

Sd/Sd/B. Kilangzulu Rongsentiba Longchar Convener Sessional Secretary

The Kohima Lirmen Senso Telongjem with immense pride and honor would like to extend our heartiest appreciation and congratulation to our esteemed member and KLST Treasurer Shri L. Mayang Aier, S/o Late Imyangluba Aier for being promoted to the post of Additional S.P, Vigilance & AntiCorruption, Police Kohima, Nagaland.

We pray that the Almighty God continue to bless you in your future endeavor.

(T. NGANGSHIMEREN LONGCHAR) (IMTIAKUM IMCHEN) President General Secretary

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With immense pleasure and honour, we the Kohima Japukong Senso Telongjem would like to express our profound appreciation and heartiest congratulations to the following persons for their achievement and bringing laurels to the union.

1. Er. Limanaro, D/o Lt. Chubawati of Lakhuni Village on being promoted to the post of Additional Chief Engineer, PWD (R&B), Tuensang, Nagaland 2. Shri L. Mayang Aier, S/o Lt. Imyangluba of Lirmen Village on being promoted to the post of Additional S.P, Vigilance & Anti-Corruption, Police Kohima, Nagaland 3. Mrs. C. Alemla Aier, D/o Lt. Er. Saku Aier of Lakhuni Village on being promoted to Joint Director under the Directorate of Treasuries and Accounts, Kohima, Nagaland 4. Shri I. Asangba Longchar, S/o Lt. Imtimayang of Lirmen Village on being promoted to the post of Superintendent under the Directorate of Sericulture, Kohima, Nagaland 5. Shri Imnajungshi Aier, S/o Dr. N. Benjongliba Aier of Yajang-C Village for securing Outstanding Student Award & Bass Programme Award, 2018 from Music Institute, Los Angeles, USA The Union further pray that Almighty God continue to bless you all with good health, wisdom and success in all future endeavors.

(LITEM IMCHEN) (T. NGANGSHIMEREN LCR) President General Secretary

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dead. Israel responded with a wave of airstrikes. Seven Palestinians, including five militants, were killed, while a Palestinian laborer working in Israel was killed by a Gaza rocket. It was the heaviest fighting since the 2014 Gaza war.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the time was not right for a wider confrontation in Gaza, but he has come under heavy criticism for agreeing to a cease-fire. Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigned in protest, accusing Netanyahu of being soft on terrorism, and another hard-line minister threatened to do the same — which would have sparked early elections —

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before backing down.

In the wake of the political crisis, and with early elections still a distinct possibility, ministers have begun talking tough about the next round of fighting.

“We are now close to a no-choice war against Hamas in Gaza. We must strike hard to restore deterrence,” Intelligence Minister Israel Katz told the conference. “Any attack on Israeli soil must be met with a tough response ... if Sinwar or (Hamas political chief Ismail) Haniyeh were to fire a bullet or a rocket at a soldier or Israeli citizens they will pay with their heads.”

Israel assassinated Hamas leaders Ahmad Yassin and Abdel Aziz alRantisi in 2004, and tried to kill another leader, Khaled Mashaal, in 1997. The killing of senior members of the group has had no discernable impact on its operations or ideology. Hamas has staged near-weekly border protests since March in an effort to lift the IsraeliEgyptian blockade imposed after the Islamic militant group seized control of the coastal strip in 2007.

Turkey attacks Trump’s ‘comic’ stance on Khashoggi killing

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Dmitry Peskov told reporters: “We regret that it wasn’t our candidate, but nonetheless there are no grounds to disagree with the election result.”

Prokopchuk declined to comment.

Kim, 57, worked in the South Korean police for more than 20 years before retiring in 2015.

Kim, who had been acting president, is now completing the term of former president Meng, which was due to end in 2020. Kim will not be able to seek a second term under Interpol rules which limit the presidency to a single term, said Stock.

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majority among members in a secret ballot, according to Interpol’s website.

U.S. and European politicians and Kremlin critics had lobbied against the candidacy of Alexander Prokopchuk of Russia, a police major-general and one of Interpol’s four vicepresidents.

“No matter ... what the nationality of the presidency is, it is not effecting Interpol’s neutrality and the independence of our organisation,” said Stock.

Interpol’s role is to facilitate cooperation between police forces around the world. Its charter forbids it from involving itself in dis-

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DUBAI, Nov 21 (Agencies): International police organisation Interpol on Wednesday elected Kim Jong-yang of South Korea as president, beating a Russian whose candidacy had raised concerns in Europe and the United States about the risk of Kremlin interference.

According to Reuters, interpol’s Secretary-General Jurgen Stock told reporters Kim’s election was free and transparent after Russia said clear outside pressure had been exerted on the vote.

Kim was elected president, a largely ceremonial role, at Interpol’s annual congress in Dubai for a two-year term to succeed China’s Meng Hongwei.

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It has come to the knowledge of Aoyim Village Council that in the name of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) some individuals are forcibly collecting illegal Private Construction Tax/Site Development Tax and even in Church Construction, inside the village jurisdiction without the knowledge of the Aoyim Village Council.

Therefore collection of such illegal taxes are condemned and no longer be tolerated. Henceforth, the Aoyim Village Council reminds them to refrain from such illegal activities in future for peaceful coexistence with the general public.

Longri Imchen Chairman Aoyim Village Council

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PAWF to organise 4th Fitness Festival

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erforming Arts for Fitness (PAWF) will be organizing its 4th fitness festival on November 24, 2 p.m. at NEZCC ground.

This was announced

by PAWF members during a press conference Wednesday, at hope cafe, Dimapur.

Highlighting about the event PAWF CEO Talitemjen and MD Tainla

Temjen stated that the event will be organized in collaboration with the Light House Church.

The purpose of the event is to create an awareness of healthy lifestyle, to understand fitness, to facilitate and to educate that fitness is way of life, said Talitemjen. Tainla Temjen said that Nagaland has, despite being the land of warriors, fallen to the trap

of the modern ‘couch potato lifestyle’ and that fitness or being healthy had taken a seat back thereby allowing diseases like diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, cancers, gallstones, osteoarthritis, breathing problem, asthma, kidney failure, mental disorder and even fatal heart diseases and strokes to destroy lives. And therefore keeping that in mind PAWF Nagaland was formed in

the year 2015 and started a movement called fitter Nagaland, she added.

PAWF have so far hosted three fitness awareness programmes in Dimapur and Mokokchung.

The event will also provide platform for local artistes to perform while stalls for local entrepreneurs will be set up.

Four schools will also be partaking in the event.

Light House Church pastor Meren informed that the event pledge to donate half of the revenue generated from pass sales proceed to “Go Movement” initiated

by Sinai Ministry, a movement to fulfil the 10,000 missionaries promise made by the people while the other half would go to hosting of the event.

The members also informed that passes will be made available at the gate while the event is open to all age groups. PAWF members stated that they were expecting a better turn out than previous years.

(Staff Reporter)

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he Mumbai Police have booked film actor Alok Nath on the charge of rape following a complaint lodged by a woman writer-producer over a month ago, an official said here on Wednesday.

The victim had lodged the complaint with Oshiwara Police on October 17 after Nath hit back by filing a defamation case against her in a Mumbai Magistrate Court.

Among other things, the woman named Vinta Nanda had accused Nath of allegedly raping her nearly 19 years ago when they worked together.

Nath had denied all the allegations levelled by the victim and lodged the defamation case demanding Re.1 as damages and a written apology from her.

Earlier this month, the powerful Cine & TV Artistes Association had Miss Mokokchung 2018 Moasenla (C) with first runner-up Bendangsenla (R) expelled him after the rape and second runner-up Martola after the grand finale at Multi-purpose complex, charges came to the fore.

(IANS) Mokokchung.

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ctress Mandy Moore ditched the classic white wedding dress and chose the colour blush pink for her wedding.

The 34-year-old star, exchanged vows with musician Taylor Goldsmith, 33, on Sunday at an intimate backyard ceremony here, reports etonline.com.

Moore, in an interview to people.com in August said she won’t be choosing “a stereotypical white wedding dress”.

She sported a stunning blush pink gown featuring a tiered tulle skirt, floralembellished waist and high ruffled neckline, designed

by Rodarte. The romantic gown was complemented by a matching veil, swept-back tousled hair and glittery pink eye-shadow.

Moore’s makeup artist, Jenn Streicher, posted photographs of the bride’s breathtaking look, which were soon deleted, but reposted to a fan account.

(IANS)

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fashion show billed as “Fall Winter” will take place on November 23 at Hotel Vivor, Kohima from 5:00 p.m. onwards. This fashion show will be held under the aegis of Khrüphi, a group of 5 young upcoming designers.

Khrüphi designers include Neisa Rupreo, Aso Tsürho, Ken Dzüvichü, Rüguo Mere

and Nütso Kire.

They will be showcasing their own designs based on different themes.

Khrüphi is a Tenyidie word which means “Mirror” and it carries a significant connotation, the importance of looking at one’s own reflection to prime oneself either outward or inward.

The glamour evening

will feature showstoppers like Ruopfüzhano Whiso (FBB Colors Femina Miss India Nagaland 2018), Neilangunuo Sanchu (Miss Tiara India Nagaland 2018) and Pelevinuo Rüpreo (Miss Kohima Runner Up 2017).

It will also feature renowned artistes like Virie and Seyievinuo Chuzho.

(Staff Reporter)

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oice of Nagaland (VoN) will be organizing the ‘As One’ vol-2 which will feature artistes from North Eastern states. The first volume which had been a huge success with the video garnering more than 1.6 million views so far had featured artistes from different community

and ethnicities in Nagaland.

The upcoming project led by Zangzang Zeliang will bring together artistes and musicians from across the region.

Audition for the project will begin soon and interested artistes are requested to contact 8575647106 or 9862309868

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24-carat fancy yellow diamond that captivated Indian and Hollywood royalty, “Moon of Baroda” will go under the hammer at Christies auction in Hong Kong on November 27.

Existence of the “Moon of Baroda” was first documented in the 15th Century among the vast collection of the Gaekwads of Baroda,

princes of one of India’s most ancient and powerful ruling families (and one of the world’s richest).

The stone vanished for a few centuries and emerged in 1926 as it was brought to America by Prince Ramachandra and was later exhibited in Los Angeles during the Easter Fashion Festival in 1943.

After a few owners,

the stone was acquired by Meyer Rosenbaum in the 1950s, president of Meyer Jewellery Company, one of the largest retail jewellers in Michigan. It was during Rosenbaum’s ownership that it received most publicity. It was at this time where the gem came to be associated with Marilyn Monroe.

In 1953, the 24.04carat pear-shaped, fancy

yellow “Moon of Baroda” diamond was ready for its close-up at 20th Century Fox. To promote the release of the Howard Hawks film “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”, Marilyn Monroe famously wore the Moon of Baroda while singing the film’s signature song, “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend”.

(IANS)

NPF PICNIC 2018

Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, President, Naga People Front (NPF) desires that the following category of people attend the upcoming NPF PICNIC 2018 scheduled to held on 24th November 2018 (Saturday) at Heunambe village (1½ Journey from Kohima): 1. All the NPF MLAs 2. All the NPF Central Office Bearers 3. All the NPF Central Frontal/Cell office bearers 4. All the Central Executive Council Members.

5. All the Divisional Presidents.

Departure for Heunambe village: 7:00 AM on 24th Nov. 2018 from NPF Central Office, Kohima.

Organising Committee, NPF PICNIC 2018.

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The Dubagaon, Ekaranipathar and Eralibill Area (DEE Area) Sumi Community take pride to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss A. Aka Achumi of Hollotoli School and daughter of Mrs. & Mr. Ahuto Achumi for winning Miss Sumi 2018 crown while also wishing her success as she walks the extra mile in her future prospects.

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Kosovo thrash Azerbaijan 4-0

Kosovo’s Arber Zeneli celebrates scoring their second goal with teammates. (Reuters)

L o n d o n, N ov 2 1 (Agencies): Two years after being recognized by UEFA, Kosovo has given itself a chance to make it to the 2020 European Championship.

According to AP, the small Balkan republic routed Azerbaijan 4-0 in Pristina on Tuesday to cap an impressive campaign in the inaugural UEFA Nations League and secure at least a playoff spot in qualifying for Euro 2020.

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The triumph comes only two months after Kosovo defeated the Faeroe Islands 2-0 for its first competitive win since being admitted to UEFA and FIFA events in 2016.

After winning two other matches in the lowertiered League D, Kosovo entered the final round in Group 3 needing at least a draw to finish in first place and guarantee the playoff berth.

Arber Zeneli scored a

hat trick and Amir Rrahmani added another goal to keep Kosovo unbeaten and at the top of the group.

It finished with 14 points from six matches, five points in front of secondplace Azerbaijan.

Playing in the playoffs could give Kosovo a shortcut to Euro 2020 as it is unlikely to qualify directly from its group. It ended last in its European qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup with only one point

from 10 matches.

Making it to Euro 2020 would be a huge sporting success for the country, which declared independence from Serbia in 2008. The competition will be played in cities across Europe, including in some countries which still don’t recognize Kosovo’s independence.

In the top-tier League A, Final Four host Portugal ended the group stage with a 1-1 home draw against relegated Poland, while Sweden gained promotion from League B by defeating visiting Russia 2-0.

Scotland moved up from League C by coming from behind to defeat Israel at home, as did Serbia after a 4-1 win over relegated Lithuania.

All group winners in the four leagues are guaranteed a place in the playoffs for Euro 2020.

England, Switzerland and the Netherlands will join Portugal in the Final Four in June.

In friendlies on Tuesday, France defeated Uruguay 1-0 in Paris while Italy beat the United States by the same score in Belgium.

Johri set to resume as BCCI CEO after getting clean chit New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS): An independent three-member committee that went into sexual harassment allegations against BCCI CEO Rahul Johri has given him a clean chit on the issue but the Committee of Administrators in the board is divided over the clean chit with CoA Chairman Vinod Rai saying Johri can resume office.

The three-member independent panel, comprising retired Justice Rakesh Sharma, former Delhi Commission for Women Chairperson Barkha Singh and lawyer-activist Veena Gowda called the allegations levelled against Johri as “baseless and fabricated” in their report.

“The allegations of sexual harassment in the office or elsewhere are false, baseless and have been fabricated and manufactured with an ulterior motive to harm Rahul Johri and throw him out of BCCI,” Justice Sharma stated in his findings. “No adverse action need to be taken against Johri, CEO, BCCI, on the basis of these mischievous, false, fabricated, unsubstantiated complaints, e-mails, tweets, etc. on social media,” he added.

Jaffer becomes first batsman to reach 11,000 runs in Ranji Na g p u r , N ov 2 1 (Agencies): Vidarbha cricketer Wasim Jaffer on Wednesday became the first batsman to reach the 11,000 run mark in Ranji Trophy as his side played Baroda in the round three match at the VCA Stadium in Nagpur.

According to Indian Express, former India opener Jaffer, who is enjoying another brilliant domestic season, put on 300 for the 2nd wicket with captain Faiz Fazal before getting run out on 153. He completed 11000 runs in Ranji Trophy when on 97 and is currently the highest run-scorer in Ranji Trophy cricket, surpassing Amol Muzumdar.

After Fazal won the toss and decided to bat first, he and Jaffer combined as Vidarbha posted 268/1 at the end of Day 1. The 40year old opener is showing no signs of slowing down.

In a recent interview to Sportstar, Jaffer had said that a cricketer needs to play in the Indian Super League (ISL) in order to get noticed. “Nowadays, the challenge for the youngsters

Syed Modi badminton tournament: Tickets sold out for Hockey WC opening Saina, Kashyap notch up easy wins Lucknow, Nov 21 (PTI): Defending champions Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N Sikki Reddy crashed out in the mixed doubles opening round but Saina Nehwal and Par upalli Kashyap notched up easy wins to make a positive start at the Syed Modi World Tour Super 300 here on Wednesday.

Top seeds Pranaav and Sikki lost 14-21 11-21 to China’s Ren Xiangyu and Zhou Chaomin in just 31 minutes.

Second seeded Saina, who had won the Lucknow tournament thrice in the past, thrashed Mauritius’ Kate Foo Kune 2110 21-10 in the women’s singles, while former Commonwealth Games champion Kashyap disposed of Thailand’s Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21-14 21-12 in a one-sided men’s singles match.

London Olympics bronze medallist Saina will face compatriot Amolika Singh Sisodiya next, while Kashyap will meet Indonesia’s Firman Abdul Kholik.

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Bhubaneswar, Nov 21 (IANS): The tickets for the opening ceremony of the men’s hockey World Cup to be held at Kalinga Stadium on November 27 and World Cup Celebrations on November 28 at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack were sold out in just a few hours after going live online.

England recall Broad, Bairstow for final Test vs SL

Indian Shuttler Saina Nehwal in action against Mauritius’ Kate Foo Kune during Syed Modi International Badminton Championships, in Lucknow, Wednesday. (PTI)

Praneeth also crossed the men’s singles opening hurdle, beating Russia’s Sergey Sirant 21-12 21-10.

He will square off against Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia.

Subhankar Dey, who had claimed his maiden title at SaarLorLux Open, beat Sweden’s Felix Burestedt 21-15 21-13 to set up a clash with Lu Guangzu of China.

Fo r m e r n a t i o n a l champion Rituparna Das, seeded eighth, saw off Russia’s Natalia Perminvova 21-19 18-21 21-10 and will

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face compatriot Shruti Mundada in the women’s singles. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa, seeded sixth, also notched up a 21-10 21-10 win over compatriots Krishna Prasad Garaga and Rutaparna Panda in the mixed doubles opening round.

Among others, Prashi Joshi, Saili Rane, Riya M o o k e r j e e, Pa r d e s h i S h r e ya n s h i , Re s h m a Karthik and Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka also made it to the women’s singles second round.

Colombo, Nov 21 (IANS): Having already clinched the three-Test rubber with comprehensive victories in the opening two games, England recalled pacer Stuart Broad and stumper Jonny Bairstow for the final match against Sri Lanka, starting here on Friday.

Broad will come in for pace spearhead James Anderson, while Bairstow will replace the injured Sam Curran and bat at number three.

The 29-year-old Bairstow will become the fourth batsman to take on the role at first-drop in this series after Moeen Ali, Ben Stokes and Keaton Jennings, due to Jack Leach opening the batting as a nightwatchman in the second innings of the final Test.

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KO H I M A , NOV 2 1 (NPN): Chakhesang Baptist Church Ministers’ Hill, Kohima (CBCMHK) men annual day-cum-sports meet will be conducted from November 23 to 25 under the theme, “Be an Example and Football for Friendship in Christ”.

The meet which comprise of football and tug of war will be held at Jakhama ground. The men annual day 2018 will be observed on November 25 at the Church premises where Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC), general secretary, Rev. Dr. Zelhuo Keyho will grace the day as the speaker on the topic “Be an Example” (1 Timothy 4:12).

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tres in Cuttack for the World Cup Celebrations event will be announced later.

Music Maestro A.R. Rahman will be performing both at the opening ceremony and at the World Cup Celebrations event. Many other prominent Bollywood celebrities will attend both the events.

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is to adapt to all three formats. The IPL is also very important to get into the limelight. No matter how much runs you score in Ranji Trophy, if you are not playing the IPL, it is hard to get noticed,” he said.

“It is not like before where you scored 1,000 runs and you are in the reckoning. If you score those many r uns, you might only end up playing for India A. But to get

into the Indian side, you need a stage like the IPL, where you perform against the best players and get noticed,” he added.

Wasim’s nephew Armaan Jaffer is also in the limelight these days after slamming an unbeaten triple century for Mumbai in their U-23 Col CK Nayudu Trophy against Saurashtra.

The 20-year old returned to action after a gap of 15 months due to injury.

1st Death Anniversary Late TINUSOWA On this day, The 22nd November 2017, although our lives' Journey have bid us to be apart, we pause and remember how it was when you were here. Still today we honour you, even in the phase of Death.

From your loving family

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF

LATE MRS. VESANÜLÜ DOZO

Born on : 08-12-1985 Died on : 18-11-2018 We the family of Late Miss Moanaro (Lily), would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and deep appreciation to each and every individual, Churches, Neighbours, Unions, Friends and well wishers who stood by us during the prolonged illness and sad demise of our beloved daughter on the 18th of November 2018.

Indeed, we are humbled and honoured by your overwhelming kind gesture and nobel act of kindness.

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22-11-2017 With you gone, not a day goes by without us feeling like our protective roof blown away.

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GRATITUDE

LATE VIKIYE AYE

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D i map u r , N ov 2 1 (NPN): Rengma Sports Association (RSA) has convened a meeting on November 24 at 11 am at Ngvuphen village at the residence of Ruchuseng Kent, member (RSA). Further, the association has asked its members to submit the reports of sale proceeds of RSA lottery on that day.

In view of public demand, the ticket sales for both the events went live on Tuesday. Within a few hours, all tickets for both the events were sold out. The online redemption of the tickets for the opening ceremony will be from Thursday at the Kalinga Athletics Stadium while the redemption cen-

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Fondly remembering you, dear Hoto (Balie). It has been 6 (Six) years, you are no more with us in this world but you will remain alive forever in our hearts and memories each passing days!

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We the bereaved family, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, neighbours, churches, organisations, doctors, nurses, friends and all well wishers for your love, prayer and support during the illness and demise of our beloved Late Y. Odyuo, Ex. Member, Nagaland Public Service Commission (N.P.S.C) on 18th November 2018.

We regret our inability to mention and thank everyone individually but pray that Almighty God Bless each and every one of you.

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Born 1951 – 06.11.2018 We the bereaved family of Late Vikiye Aye extends our heartiest gratitude to all our friends and well wishers for your help, support and prayers during the brief illness and demise of our Late father. We pray that the Almighty Father grant His abundant blessings to you and your families for your compassion towards our family during our grief and pain. Although, we are unable to thank each and every one individually, we are truly indebted to the following for their benevolence to us in our time of loss : 1. Suruhuto Town Baptist Church, Aizuto.

2. Suruhuto Town Baptist Church, Nito Mount 3. Sughuna Baptist Church.

4. Yehemi Community Suruhuto 5. Yehemi Community Dimapur, YCD 6. Shri. Khehovi Yeptho, Advisor, Tourism, Art & Culture 7. Shri. Samson Aye, Army Chief, NSCN-U 8. Shri. Aheto Chophy, Major General, NSCN-U 9. Shri. Tokaito Yeptho, Class-I Contractor.

10. Shri. Hukato Chophy, Colonel, NSCN-R 11. Shri. Amento Chophy, Deputy Kilonser, NSCN-R 12. Er. Kughaho Chophi.

13. Shri. Hekhushe Shikhu, President, Sumi Hoho May the Almighty God continue to bless all of you abundantly in all your endeavours.

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Aus beat India by 4 runs in first T20

Australia’s Glen Maxwell, right, plays a shot as Indian wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant, left, looks on during the first T20 International cricket match between Australia and India in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday. (AP)

Brisbane, Nov 21 (PTI): A sloppy India failed to get an ideal start to the Australia tour, losing the rain-hit opening T20 International by four runs at the Gabba here Wednesday.

India first faltered in the field, letting Australia score 158 for four after rain shortened the contest to 17 overs a side. Glenn Maxwell was the star batsman for Australia, hammering 46 runs off 24 balls.

The 45 minute rain stoppage meant India were set a revised target of 174 runs in 17 overs.

Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed a sublime 76 off 42 balls in the run chase before Dinesh Karthik came up with a pulsating 30 off 13 balls towards the end but India still finished agonisingly short on 169 for seven.

The second match of

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the three-match series will be played in Melbourne on Friday.

Dhawan got India off to a quick start, putting on 35 off 25 balls for the opening stand with Rohit Sharma (7).

The latter was caught at long on off Jason Behrendorff (1-43) in a bid to accelerate his strike-rate. Dhawan and Rahul put on 46 runs for the second wicket, but it was mostly down to the left-hander’s belligerence.

He hit ten fours and two sixes overall, and reached his ninth T20I half-century off only 28 balls.

Rahul though was patchy at best and struggled for timing. He was stumped off Adam Zampa (2-22), with the leg spinner also accounting for skipper Virat Kohli (4).

Zampa should have

had a third wicket but he dropped a return chance from Dhawan (on 65). The batsman enjoyed another life at 74, when substitute Nathan Coulter-Nile put him down at square leg off Billy Stanlake (1-27).

The asking rate was climbing up and it took a toll on Dhawan, who finally holed out of Stanlake, leaving Rishabh Pant (20 off 15 balls) and Karthik with a mountain to climb.

They nearly achieved the impossible, putting on 51 off a mere 24 balls, toying around with the Australian bowling. But what is becoming increasingly frustrating with Pant, he played yet another loose and unnecessary stroke, throwing his wicket away.

It left Karthik to finish off things, but he found the going tough without

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Shillong, Nov 21: Meghalaya moved into a commanding position on the second day of the Ranji Trophy plate group match against Nagaland here Wednesday by enforcing the followon as they look to win the match by an innings with two days to go.

Resuming on 338/5, Meghalaya added another 51 runs before they were bowled out for 389, their highest score in the competition.

Armed with the ball, Meghalaya’s fast bowler Lakhan Singh and guest/ professional spinner Gurinder Singh then took six wickets between them to leave Nagaland on 90/6 at tea. The introduction of Aditya Singhania after the break then did wonders as the spinner bagged three lower order wickets, while Gurinder claimed the last bowling Jalal for 1 - with Nagaland all out in their first innings for 106. Gurinder finished with figures of 4/37, while Singhania claimed 3/12 and Lakhan 3/23.

With the visitors still trailing by 283 Meghalaya captain Jason Lamare had no hesitation in enforcing the follow-on, but this time around Nagaland’s openers - Nitesh (14) and Sedezhalie (17) - showed greater resistance and remained unbeaten when play was called off due to bad light.

Nagaland will thus resume their second innings on Thursday on 31/0, 252 runs behind, still a long way from making the hosts bat again.

FC Pune City beat Jamshedpur 2-1 to register season’s first win in ISL

Player of Pune City and Jamshedpur FC in action on Wednesday.

Pune, Nov 21 (PTI): FC Pune City defeated Jamshedpur FC 2-1 in a hard-fought match to register their first win of the ongoing Indian Super League football tournament here on Wednesday.

Diego Carlos scored as early as the fifth minute for Pune but the lead was cancelled out by Sumeet Passi in the 10th minute.

An end-to-end contest produced a match-winner in the 86th minute when Matt Mills gave Pune the muchneeded three points.

The win lifted Pune from the foot of the table into eighth position with five points from eight matches.

Jamshedpur, on the other hand, tasted defeat for the first time and are fourth with 11 points from eight matches.

Pune struck the first blow five minutes into the match when Carlos was allowed to run at the Jamshedpur defence from the halfway line. The Brazilian scored on his return from a three-match suspension with a neat finish from outside the

box. In the eighth minute, a long ball was flicked into the box for Sumeet Passi by Tiri but the Indian striker’s shot from close range was kept out by Pune custodian Kamaljit Singh.

At the other end, Marcelinho’s dipping strike from the edge of the box was kept out by Paul. Passi got another chance to score two minutes later when Carlos Calvo found him unmarked in the centre of the box. This time the Indian striker found the net with a crisp header to pull the visitors level. The hosts threatened to regain

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their lead when Ashique Kuruniyan thundered a halfvolley from outside the box but his ferocious shot ricocheted off the crossbar.

Pune’s efforts bore fruit in the 86th minute through a Marko Stankovic cornerkick from the right. Matt Mills met the delivery inside the box and directed a powerful header into the net to hand Jamshedpur FC their first defeat and secure Pune’s first victory.

THURSDAY’S MATCH FC Goa Vs Bengaluru FC: 7:30 pm

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Ko h i m a , N ov 2 1 (NPN): The 6th Kohima district open volleyball tournament 2018 (men & women) under the aegis of Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA), will commence from November 22 at Kohima Local Ground, Khuochiezie with the theme “Transcending through sports.”

Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) administrator Kovi Meyase will grace the inaugural function at 10 am.

Altogether, 20 teams (16 men and 4 women) have registered for the tournament. Participating teams have been asked to attend the inaugural function compulsorily.

The tournament will continue till November 26.

enough support from the other end. With 13 needed off 6 balls, Krunal Pandya (2) and Karthik holed out off consecutive deliveries off Marcus Stoinis (2-27).

This was after Maxwell hit four sixes in a whirlwind knock before rain came, after Chris Lynn scored 37 runs off 20 balls to help Australia recover from a slow start.

India had won the toss and opted to bowl on a surprisingly green wicket.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar (0-15) and Jasprit Bumrah (1-21) got India off to a good start but Aaron Finch (27) pulled things back a bit. Khaleel Ahmed (1-42) got the initial breakthrough as D’Arcy Short (7) was caught at long on. The left-arm pacer proved expensive thereafter.

Kuldeep took a sensational catch running back to dismiss Short, and from there onwards, he had a marked influence on the game.

Later he also picked up 2-24 in his four-over spell.

He dismissed Finch and then sent back Lynn as well, thus reducing Australia to 75-3 in the 11th over.

But it was Maxwell who stole the show with his belligerent hitting as Australia crossed 150 in the 16th over. He put on 78 runs off 37 balls with Stoinis as Indian bowlers proved expensive even before the death overs began.

Krunal Pandya had a forgettable day with both bat and ball. He went for 0-55 in his four overs before rain intervened, sucking out momentum from the Australian innings and leaving them only five deliveries on resumption of play.

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Departmental staff taking part in the track event.

D I M A P UR , NOV 2 1 (NPN): The 4th Dimapur district Inter Departmental Sports meet 2018, got underway at Indoor Badminton Stadium, Government Higher Secondary School Nagarjan here on Wednesday. According to DIPR, the opening ceremony was graced by Nagaland Legislative Assembly, deputy speaker, Zhaleo Rio as special guest. He congratulated Deputy Commissioner Di-

mapur, and the Sports Council Dimapur for organising the meet and advised them to channelize the potentials and talents of the Government employees for physical fitness and mental preparedness.

On the occasion, the special guest also urged upon all the employees to re-dedicate themselves for the service of the people. He further appealed to the DC and sports council Dimapur to continue the trend of

organising the annual inter departmental sports week and expressed hope that it would grow from strength to strength.

DC Dimapur, Sushil Kumar Patel expressed gratitude to the special guest, NGOs, players from different departments and well wishers for their presence.

Presidents of Dimapur district Badminton Association and Dimapur district table tennis association also delivered short speeches.

Vituonuo Solo enthralled the event with a special rendition. Pastor, Zeme Baptist church Dimapur invoked God’s blessings.

During the three-day event, various events including football, carom, badminton, table tennis, tug of war and field and track events would be conducted.

France beat Uruguay 1-0 in friendly The Uruguay team, managed by Oscar Tavarez, was full of unusual players and they were struggling to find the brilliance they showed before the World Cup on Tuesday, reports Efe news.

The team had no recollection of past glories.

Only Edinson Cavani, currently striker at Paris SaintGermain, who played in his city, seemed overlymotivated, while the rest barely competed against a France team that was ending their most glorious year.

The party can’t go on forever, and France are beginning to feel the hangover of theirs. The stadium in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, had gaps in Cavani tussles for the ball with World Cup winner Bejamin the stands where there is often no room for a pin. DesPavard during a tight match. champs’ team have lowered Paris, Nov 21 (IANS): consecutive defeat in their the pressure, as if at the end Uruguay deepened their friendly match against of their most outstanding crisis by suffering a fourth world champions France. year the champagne no

longer had bubbles.

France had just lost against the Netherlands, their first defeat after the feast in Moscow, which eliminated them from the Nations League and that’s why France had to win.

The key moment came in the 51st minute when Griezmann struck a good shot which hit the hand of Caceres.

The penalty whistled by the referee allowed Giroud to achieve his 33rd goal wearing the shirt of France.

France continued to press, but with less conviction. The result was favourable and Uruguay missed their few chances.

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