November 23, 2018

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PAC 7-day ultimatum on govt Arrest those involved in Nov 20 firing Threatens 12-hour total bandh on Nov 30

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 2 (NPN): After deliberating on the prevailing situation in Dimapur on November 21, Public Action Committee (PAC) of the Naga Council Dimapur, has served a 7-day deadline on the state government to effect immediate arrest of culprits involved in the shooting incident at Riven Honda showroom at River Belt Colony on November 20 failing which it has threatened to impose a 12-hour complete bandh in Dimapur district from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. on November 30. Informing this through a joint statement, PAC convenor Vekhosayi Nyekha and co-convenor and vice president NCD G. Ghokheto Chophy said since the culprits were suspected to be from NPGs, the NPGs are asked to identify them and then terminate their services with immediate effect. PAC has also asked the government to provide additional security for Dimapur in order to contain the present situation arising out of illegal collections by NPGs

and various organisations. PAC has also banned organisations and unions from asking donations or sale of any items from shops and also asked shopkeepers not to entertain such demands. PAC has requested DUCCF and Dimapur District Village Council Chairman Union to organise youths in their respective areas to check and control unwanted elements which were on the rise. Further, PAC has demand that the government enact criminal laws that would deny bail to criminals for at least one year similar to that of Maharashtra laws, which would contain criminal activities in the state. Meanwhile, PAC has informed business community to install CCTV in their respective shops and premises with immediate effect.

BAN, DCCI back PAC

Business Association of Nagas (BAN) and Dimapur Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) have strongly condemned the

incident of firing at Honda two-wheeler showroom owned by a Naga lady near Nutan Bosti junction here on Tuesday evening. In a joint statement, BAN president Vitho Zao and DCCI president Akashe Zhimomi said it was unfortunate that even women were not spared by anti-socials to meet their selfish demands. They urged Dimapur Police to apprehend the culprits at the earliest and give them befitting punishment. Asserting that they would not remain mute spectators to the “dastardly acts” and frequent demands as they were both entrusted with the responsibility of safeguarding interests of the business community, BAN and DCCI asserted that they stood by the resolutions adopted at the October 31 public rally held under the aegis PAC and declared full support to its initiatives. To check such untoward incidents, both the organisations asked business establishments to install CCTV cameras with at least one camera outside their shops, besides informing law-enforcing agencies immediately upon receiving extortion demands.

J&K polls to be held before May: Poll panel NEW DELHI, NOV 22 (PTI): The Election Commission Thursday said fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held within the next six months even as it did not rule out the possibility of holding polls there before the Lok Sabha polls due next year. “ T h e Ja m m u a n d Kashmir assembly polls must be held on the first occasion before May ... it could be held before parliament elections also,” Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat said. He said as per the Supreme Court, the outer limit for holding fresh polls after dissolution of a house is six months, that is May, 2019. At the same time, he made it clear that the Commission will decide on poll dates after “considering all aspects.” He said, SC verdict, an outcome of Presidential reference, also said polls will have to be held on the first occasion which means even before six months. He said the same principle was applied in Telangana where the assembly was dissolved prematurely.

Acharya calls for promotion of Hindi Correspondent

KOHIMA, NOV 22 (NPN): Governor PB Acharya has appealed to Hindi teachers to promote and propagate the language in Nagaland as it was one common medium that could bring the nation together. Speaking at the silver jubilee celebrations of All Nagaland Hindi Teachers’ Union (ANHTU) at Indira Gandhi Stadium here on Thursday, Acharya lauded the Hindi teachers for motivating students to excel in Hindi learning, adding that education was the way forward to progress. He said the aim of education should be to empower people with knowledge and strengthen the society and nation, even as he stressed that teachers played an important role in nation building. Dwelling on frequent protests by teachers, Acharya remarked that the voice of teachers’ associations was a vital part of the current debate on education and that their grievances should be understood, so that a better learning environment for students could be created. He said the unions represent a collective body primarily composed of govern-

KCCI mass social Nagaland bags best small Homosexuality unethical, work in Kohima states award in ‘Law & Order’ unacceptable, says PBCA D I M A P U R , N OV 2 2 (NPN): In view of the upcoming annual Hornbill Festival, the Kohima Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) will undertake a mass social work on November 24, 2018 from 6am till 12 noon starting from Lerie to High School Area. In a press release, KCCI secretary information & publicity, Henry Chisiite, has requested all traders and business community under Kohima municipality to halt their business activities and down their shutters till 12 noon on that day. KCCI also requested the general public to cooperate and bear the inconveniences. Further, KCCI has directed all business establishments along the stretch of the National Highway to paint their shutters, if worn-out, or wash and scrub it clean and sweep the surrounding roadsides and make them dust-free. Traders have also been requested to fit/put proper light bulbs in the front of their shop/showroom and place a dustbin/waste tin each so as to facelift the Capital City during the Hornbill as well as ushering in the Festive Season.

CM Chang receives award from vice president Venkaiah Naidu.

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NEW DELHI, NOV 22 (NPN): Nagaland was awarded the ‘Best Performing Small State’ in the category of ‘Law & Order’ by the India Today State of State’s Survey 2018. Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu gave away the award to minister for Forest, Environment, Climate Change and Parliamentary Affairs, C.M. Chang at ‘State of the States Conclave 2018’ organized by the India Today Group at Taj Hotel, New Delhi. The programme was attended by chief ministers of Assam, Tamil Nadu, Puduchery, Gujarat, and host of dignitaries.

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by such laws, which it described was “misleading, misguiding and misinterpreting the Biblical morality and ethics.” Asserting that in a tribal socio-cultural context even a man and a woman marrying from the same clan was “ostracised from the villagecommunity”, the church said in such a context, the act of homosexuality was unconceivable. “It is totally unacceptable, unethical and shocking to the Phom tribal community,” PBCA said. Condemning such kind of laws empowered by Supreme Court, the PBCA said Christians were guided and governed by biblical principles and values. Further, affirming that marriage was only between a man and a woman, PBCA said besides that, there were no other marriages recommended by the Bible.

and others as the “criminals” in this link. The CBI’s claim is that Shaikh and Prajapati ran an extortion racket in connivance with the police and politicians. When Shaikh decided to go against his alleged masters, a conspiracy to eliminate him was hatched on November 23, 2005. Tamgadge’s statement comes at a very crucial time in the trial, since one witness after another has been turning hostile. Although his predecessor, also a senior IPS officer, Amitabh Thakur, did not turn hostile, he failed to reiterate the evidence from his investigation when he took the witness stand. On November 19, Thakur told the court that the CBI did not have evidence to prove that Shah and senior IPS officers received “monetary and political benefits” from these alleged fake encounters. In addition, Thakur even claimed that the CBI did not have any motive to show for the 22 people presently facing trial. Shah, Kataria and several top IPS officers including Vanzara, Pandiyan and Dinesh have already been discharged from the case. Only 22 men – 21 low-rung policemen and

the owner of the guest house where Kausar Bi was allegedly kept before she was killed – are currently facing trial, though 35 people had been accused of the crime at the start. While Shah was first named as an accused in Thakur’s investigation, it was Tamgadge who questioned and eventually arrested him. Shah, however, was discharged from the case by a special CBI judge, M.B. Gosavi, on December 30, 2014, a decision made all the more controversial by the CBI’s refusal to appeal it. Tamgadge was the 210th witness in the case. At present, he is posted in Kohima as deputy inspector of police. From 2011 to 2015, he held multiple posts in the CBI, the most important of which was as superintendent of police of the special crime branch of CBI, Mumbai. Following a few questions by chief public prosecutor B.P. Raju, Tamgadge was exposed to a series of questions by defence lawyers. His deposition went on for over nine hours. Answering a question posed by defence lawyer Abdul Wahab

ing on the occasion, school education director Wonthungo Tsopoe stressed on the need to learn and promote the Hindi language, pointing out how it becomes uncomfortable for many State government officials while attending meetings and seminars outside as they do not understand Hindi. He also advocated for upgrading Hindi language for higher learning and asked the Hindi teachers to think out of the box in this regard, while appealing to them to make Hindi language more vibrant. Admitting to shortcomings within the department that led to protest by the Hindi teachers, Tsopoe reminded them that boycotting classes demoralised students and asked them to remember their responsibilities while fighting for their rights. Earlier, the governor unveiled the jubilee stone and released a souvenir, while Hindi students and teachers from various districts of the State presented special songs. NPSC chairman Asanuo Sekhose, several State government officials, union representatives, teachers, students and others from across the State attended the celebration.

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 2 (NPN): Outgoing presidential council of Naga Hoho (NH) has invited all tribe hoho presidents and well wishers to its emergency presidential council meeting on November 26 at 11 am at Hotel Japfu, Kohima. According to vice president NH Samson Ramei, the meeting is being held to mark the end of the tenure of the incumbent and non appointment of new team owing to various factors. Ramei disclosed that the conscience of the present incumbent team did not allow them to leave office in its present condition without handing over charge to the new incumbent considering the magnitude of responsibilities on hand at the crucial moment Ramie also admitted shortcomings on the part of the NH team in carrying the Hoho forward as per expectations. In this regard, Ramie said the executive members of NH offered their apology to all members, past leaders and other tribal hohos for inadvertent errors that they might have committed in the discharge of their duties and responsibilities.

Bailey bridge over Tsutha likely by this month Correspondent

KIPHIRE, NOV 22 (NPN): Kiphire deputy commissioner (DC) Mohammed Ali Shihab visited the site of collapsed bridge over Tsutha river on Wednesday. The bridge had earlier connected Kiphire and Zunehboto districts, and had collapsed owing to heavy water flow in 2015. Later speaking to this correspondent, the DC sounded optimistic when he said that a bailey bridge was being constructed by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and that it was likely to be completed by Novemberend this year. He, however, admitted that Kiphire required a permanent RCC bridge that could weather all conditions. During his visit, Shihab interacted with the BRO junior engineer Sunny Singh at the site, who assured the DC that the bridge would be completed by November-

Amit Shah a key conspirator in Prajapati killing, IO tells court

MUMBAI, NOV 22 (AGENCIES): In explosive testimony before the special Central Bureau of Investigation court here on Wednesday, Sandeep Tamgadge, chief investigating officer in the 2006 Tulsiram Prajapati fake encounter case, has said (Cont’d on p-7) that BJP president Amit Shah and IPS officers D.G. Vanzara, Dinesh M.N. and Rajkumar Pandiyan were the “principal conspirators” in the controversial killing, The Wire report stated. In his deposition recorded on November 21, the 2001 batch Nagaland cadres IPS officer told the court that Shah was a part of the “criminal-politician-police nexus” and Prajapati, his associate Sohrabuddin Shaikh and Sohrabuddin’s wife Kausar Bi were killed as the behest of this nexus. Elaborating on his claim, which was also made in the chargesheet Tamgadge filed in 2012, the officer said, “Shah and Gulab Chand “If our state wants to Kataria (now the Rajasthan home promote farming then it minister) were the politicians who should waive farmers’ gained from the nexus.” He further loan. Like the loan I took named Sohrabuddin, Prajapati, for this car.” their close associate Azam Khan

This is it!

D I M A P U R , N OV 2 2 (NPN): Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA), which deliberated on the recent Supreme Court judgment scrapping Section 377 of the IPC and decriminalizing homosexuality at its annual executive committee and central council meet, has affirmed that legalising and empowering such acts was “totally unacceptable, alien and shocking to the Christian community.” In a statement, PBCA executive secretar y, N Tialemba Phom, said the meet, which was held from November 13-18, 2018, at its Headquarters, Mission Centre, Nyengching, Longleng, deliberated series of concerns and issues at length ensuring the church safety and her identity. P B C A wa r n e d a l l Phom youngsters and believers not to be persuaded

ment teachers that attempt to express their grievances or raise demands in front of the government. He, however, called on the unions not to express their grievances at the cost of the student’s education. He also acknowledged the keen interest taken by Naga students in learning the official language. In his brief speech, School Education principal secretary Menukhol John congratulated ANHTU for choosing a profession and a language that was rich and expressive. He said the Hindi teachers could also read and write English, which other teachers could not, and that they were good in mathematics. John asked the teachers to not to exclude themselves from other subject teachers and appealed to them to make use of their proficiency in other languages. Admitting that teachers had the right to fight against any injustice, he, however, reminded them of their responsibilities too. He appealed to ANHTU members to rededicate themselves to their teaching profession and take a pledge to take Hindi to greater heights of glory in the days to come. Speak-

NH invites all tribe hoho presidents for choosing new team

Khan on whether call data records (CDRs) of the accused established the conspiracy, Tamgadge named Shah, Vanzara and several other officers from Gujarat, Rajasthan and Hyderabad. “The CDRs of Amit Shah, Dinesh M.N., Vanzara, Pandiyan, Vipul Agarwal, Ashish Pandya, N.H. Dhabi and G. Srinivasa Rao were available with us along with other substantial evidence to prove that there was a conspiracy hatched before the murders.” Of those named, Pandya, Dabhi and Rao continue to face trial; the others have been discharged for lack of evidence. Another crucial revelation made in Tamgadge’s deposition was the role played by Dinesh M.N., then the superintendent of police, Udaipur, in forming a police escort team which eventually killed Prajapati on December 28, 2006. Tamgadge explained how the police escort team was handpicked by Dinesh, and assigned the job to ferry Prajapati from Udaipur prison to the court and back.

A file photo of the collapsed Tsutha bridge. (NP)

end as 40% of the construction work was over. Shihab said as the Tsutha bridge connected Kiphire and Zunehboto and as Kiphire seemed more vulnerable, priority had to be given to the bridge. Kiphire is connected to Zunehboto, Meluri, and Tuensang directly by three different roads, but in the period from July to September this year, it was completely cut off by landslides near Meluri and Yahi bridge area, besides due to the collapsed bridge over Tsutha river. According to DC, a re-

port on the collapsed Tsutha river bridge was submitted to the department concerned in August this year and that, in response to this, the commanding officer of BRO had promised to quickly make a bailey bridge. The major landslide between Tuensang and Kiphire is still to be cleared and commuters now have to cross the river at present. Earth is being cut near Yahi bridge, which has been initiated by advisor L Khumo, so that the road could be reopened quickly.

SKH backs NGBF peace efforts DIMAPUR, NOV 22 (NPN): Sumi Kukami Hoho (SKH) Thursday affirmed that it fully endorsed and supported Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF)’s peace efforts and tireless initiative to help bring “early solution” to the Naga political issue. In a press release, SKH president, Ghovito Zhimomi, said the Hoho also acknowledged the assurance given to NGBF by of government of India to withdraw terrorist tag imposed on “national workers”. Further, SKH said it welcomed the “national workers” whoever joined the peace process with the government of India. Hoho has appealed to the government of India for solution before the next parliamentary elections.

Night curfew along border

DIMAPUR, NOV 22 (NPN): Additional district magistrate Sivasagar, Assam has reinforced night curfew in the 5km belt in Assam side of Sivasagar district bordering Nagaland from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. w.e.f. October 24, 2018 for a period of 60 days. According to DIPR, the ADM Sivasagar, in an order, stated that night curfew has been imposed as a precautionary measure to prevent occurrence of anti-social elements, extremist and unlawful activities coming across the Assam /Nagaland border in the belt of Sivasagar district. The order cautioned that movement of any person, group of persons or any vehicular traffic were prohibited during the period of night curfew. However, magistrate, security personnel of army, CRPF, police and civil officials deployed on duty have been (Cont’d on p-7) exempted from the purview of the prohibitory order. K Y M C

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Azo inaugurates Lasumi Council Hall

Azo Nienu, village authorities and others at the Lasumi Council Hall inaugural program on November 22. (NP) Correspondent

KOHIMA, Nov 22 (NPN): Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu, MLA, inaugurated Lasumi Council Hall at Lasumi village under Phek district on Thursday. It was constructed under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) 2017-18. Speaking on the occasion, Azo expressed happiness over the judicious use of funds, adding that the hall would go a long way in serving the villagers. He remarked that Lasumi council hall is one of the best council halls in the state. Lauding

the village authority, he also called upon them to continue to maintain unity and integrity for all round development. Azo was optimistic that the newly constructed hall will bring people closer and strengthen unity and integrity. Keyirangding Hegui, project director DRDA

Phek, in his speech expressed satisfaction with the quality of work. This was made possible due to proper utilization of funds, he said. He also called upon the villagers to extend their cooperation to the government in order to avail further developmental packages in the coming days.

Also speaking on the occasion, Muzivolii T. Therieh, member secretary Nagaland State Legal Service Authority, encouraged the village authority to use the Hall as a place for justice and equality accessible to both men and women. She said that villages in Nagaland were like mini states as all the legislative, executive and judicial powers rest on the villages by the Village Council Act. She said the village authorities should use their powers wisely for the benefit of villagers. “Village administration is an auxiliary of the district administration so they have a huge responsibility to perform,” she said. Earlier, Rev. Dr. Dingu Kenye, pastor Lasumi Baptist Church pronounced the dedicatory prayer. The function was chaired by Neiziilo Therie, and Lasumi village council chairman Lonyichii Pradia delivered a welcome address. An acknowledgement was delivered by Lasumi women VDB secretar y, Achiile Kromi, and a vote of thanks was proposed by Lasumi VDB secretary, Kewekope Marhu.

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KVC resolves

DIMAPUR: The Kuthur Village Council (KVC) has adopted some resolutions regarding farming activities in its jurisdiction for strict compliance. A press note from the council chairman, S. Kejingkhum stated that it resolved to not allow farmers and cultivators to use chemicals and ‘medicines’ in cultivation fields. It has also decided to ban salt use in Jhum fields. The note warned that stern action would be taken against defaulters.

KMK condemns

DIMAPUR: Kuthur Village Citizen Union (KMK), in a press release by KMK president, R. Mukam Yim, stated that the citizen union, including the village council and students’ union, strongly condemn the alleged threat on the life of YTC president, S. Throngso by Mokhe, “finance member of Khongo- led NSCN (K).” It stated that while the people were yearning for peace and a solution, such “anti-social activities will not be tolerated.” It further urged the higher ups of the organization to take necessary action and maintain discipline among its cadres.

TSU serves ultimatum on BSNL NTUCT meeting adopts resolutions

DIMAPUR: Tening Students’ Union (TSU) has expressed disappointment over the deteriorating BSNL service and served an ultimatum on the state-owned telecom company to reinstate the control unit at Tening within 15 days, failing which the union would take its own course of action. In a representation addressed to the general manager BSNL, the TSU president Ngauphutlakbo Nrak and general secretary Kewiphibangbo Kambutta stated that BSNL was the lone cellular service provider at Tenning and the entire area has been reliant on BSNL for basic communication. However, TSU said with the passing of time, the service has been deteriorating causing disappointment to users.

Despite several appeals, the union claimed there has not been any improvement in the service quality. Slamming the “lackadaisical attitude” of the firm, the TSU said the treatment towards the union and the general public of the area was unjust. The union said it would no longer engage in any negotiations and would not be held responsible for any action initiated against the firm henceforth. Meanwhile, the union has invited complaints from any concerned individual against any governmental establishment for the welfare of society. One can reach the union at 9402013624 or 9402712218 with genuine complaints.

DRDA and NSRLM Mon Mela

Lomei inaugurating the Buyers and Growers Mela in Mon on November 13. DIMAPUR: DRDA & NSRLM Mon block organized a “Buyers and Growers Mela” at KNSK office on November 13, which was inaugurated by KNSK Mon president, Lomei. A press release from

Mon block NSRLM, BMMU, BPM, S. Yatao Konyak stated that Wennyei Konyak, project director, DRDA Mon delivered a short speech on women empowerment. He also encouraged SHGs to grow organic

products on a large scale. T. Manhom Konyak BDO Mon block also delivered a short speech on the growth of SHGs and VLOs in Mon from the initial stages to the present. T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by Wakho, area coordinator, Mon block. Esther, president Block Level Federation, Mon block pronounced the invocation. S. Yatao welcomed all the VLOs and invitees and thanked them for their positive response. He also shared his gratitude with all stake holders, NGOs, MoRD, NSRLM, staff and individuals. Lomei, appreciated all the VLOs for choosing the right means of livelihood and she encouraged them to embark on new ventures, exposures and innovate with the same spirit, passion and firmness.

DIMAPUR: The Naga Tribal Union Chumoukedima Town (NTUCT), erstwhile Tribal Union Chumukedima Town, held its 12th general body meeting at CTC Hall on November 19 comprising of representatives from Naga indigenous tribes within its jurisdiction, special invitees and EAC, Chumoukedima. A press release by NTUCT general secretary, Bendangwati Sangtam stated that the meeting adopted its ‘First Reviewed Constitution Amendment’ as well as a 6-point resolution and a Secretary Report was read out by the general secretary. The six resolutions adopted in the meeting

DIMAPUR: St. Joseph University (SJU), Dimapur organized the “Governor’s Award-2018” with a function at St. Joseph University on November 14. A press release from K

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SJU vice chancellor, Dr. D. Gnanadurai stated that the awards have been instituted by the Governor of Nagaland through an endowment fund to the students of St. Joseph University

for best performances in academics, extracurricular activities and social responsibility in the name of the personalities C.V. Raman, Vallabhai Patel and Jayaprakash Narayan.

neur and social worker, won by Yangerjungla Ao (Topper of HSLC 2017-18 from Chumoukedima), proprietor of G Sports Chumoukedima, Sunep Ao, and Pekru-u Shuya from Ward No.2. The house also resolved to continue with its blanket ban on the sale of liquor; both country and foreign, as well as banned drugs and to keep vigil on some teenagers jogging in the morning. The NTUCT also warned parents to keep vigil on their wards/children and also check shops, butchers etc. to check sale of expired, illegal and banned goods, with prior permission from the concerned office.

Organisations condemn shooting DIMAPUR: Several organisations have condemned November 20 firing incident where unidentified armed miscreants opened fire at a two-wheeler showroom – Riven Honda – at River Belt Colony, near Notun Bosti junction. RBCC: River Belt Colony Council (RBCC) has condemned the act and has appealed to peace loving citizens and the administration to be more vigilant. In a condemnation note, RBCC has asked the administration to control the menace of innocent citizens being extorted out of their hard earned money. The council has urged the law enforcing agencies to nab the miscreants and punish them as per the law. SCD: Sumi Council, Dimapur (SCD) has expressed sadness and shock over the firing incident against the busi-

SJU Dimapur organizes Governor’s Award

SJU staff and invitees with recipients of the Governor’s Awards 2018 on November 18.

were: to uphold the motto of the union, ‘Unity, peace and harmony’ in letter and in spirit; to maintain the true spirit of brotherhood irrespective of colour, tribe, religion, customs and tradition; to support any genuine steps taken up by NTUCT for the welfare of society; to reaffirm the ten point resolution adopted at the public rally on October 5, 2017; to support the demand of NSF and JCPI to bring Dimapur under ILP and to strictly enforce the ILP Act; to support TUCT in the drive against rampant sale of IMFL and banned drugs in its jurisdiction. Governor’s Awards were also given to the best student, local entrepre-

Dr. D. Gnanadurai, in his speech at the function, said that students should involve themselves in all the extracurricular, co-curricular and social actives to acquire holistic education. He also expressed gratitude to Governor of Nagaland P. B Acharya for his magnanimous grant for these awards. Sr. Thynase, administrator, Dr. Kanchana, registrar and Fr. Justin, PRO congratulated the recipients of the awards. T h e C. V. R a m a n Award was presented to Chelila Sangtam and Sukesh Thapa for their best performance in academics. Khuo Rio and Juliet K. Sumi received the Vallabhai Patel Award for extracurricular activities. Khromese U Thopi and Chumthungo J. Shitiri received Jayaprakash Narayan Award for social responsibility. The awards consist of a certificate and books by renowned authors.

ness community, particularly local entrepreneurs. In a condemnation note, SCD described the incident as “life threatening” which would create a fear psychosis among Dimapur citizens. SCD said it strongly condemns the cowardly and ghastly act carried out by miscreants. CUD: Chandalashung Union Dimapur (CUD) has strongly condemned the incident and added that such an uncivilised act was a thing to ponder on seriously by one and all. In a condemnation note, CUD has called for a united effort to prevent such occurrences in the future and also, while appreciating the PAC (NCD) for their efforts and initiative, has urged the law enforcing authority to apprehend the culprits at the earliest.

news in Brief KAAA general meeting: Karbi Anglong Ao Association (KAAA) has convened a general meeting for November 29, 10 a.m. at Aoyimsen Panchayat hall with MLA, Moatoshi Longkumer as the special guest. All Aos residing in Karbi Anglong have been requested to attend the meeting. LOU/DHEP informs executive members: With reference to the DC Wokha’s notification, former general secretary LOU/DHEP, P. Roland Ezung has informed all the executive members of the 17 LOU/ DHEP, Doyang land affected villages that a meeting will be held to constitute an election commission for the election of its president on November 23, 10 a.m. at NRC hall Doyang. All the 48 executive members have been requested to attend the meeting. NAPO jubilee stone pulling ceremony: Northern Angami Peoples’ Organisation (NAPO) has informed all members of Northern Angami that a silver jubilee stone pulling ceremony of the Northern Angami Youth Organization will be conducted on December 5, 9 a.m at Cheiphobozou. All bona fide members of Northern Angami have been informed to participate in the celebration. FPO inaugural program: The Farmer Producer’s Organization’s (FPO’s) inaugural program for a Cool Chamber and for Orange Festival will be held on November 24, 9 a.m. at Local Products Daily Market near Nagarjan traffic point, Supermarket, Dimapur, with Horticulture advisor, Mhathung Yanthan. GBs Union Dimapur informs: GBs Union Dimapur sadar (GBUD), in a press release by its general secretary, T Onen Jamir has requested its members to attend the 16th annual general session of the Dimapur District GBs Association on November 24, 1:30 pm at Diphupar B local ground. The release added that a fine of 500 rupees will be imposed on those failing to attend the meeting. KDRLBCEF 43rd annual conference: Kohima and Dimapur Range Lotha Baptist Church Elders Fellowship (KDRLBCEF) will be holding its 43rd annual conference on November 24-25 at Kohima Lotha Baptist Church. DWO Wokha informs: District Welfare Officer (DWO) Wokha, Zubemo Kikon has informed pensioners that the second round of cash payment for the NSAP beneficiaries (old age, widow, disabled) and financial assistance to blind and invalid will be made from December 5-8 at the office premises. All beneficiaries have been asked to produce life certificates obtained from the Church pastor/catechist for grace payment of cash. NKK triennial conference & get together: The Nerhema Krotho Kohima (NKK) Triennial Conference & get together will be held on November 24, 10 am at Scouts and Guides Training Centre, Chiehouzou Nerhe-Phezha . All denizens have been invited to attend the program. Empowerment and Employment opportunities seminar in Wokha: A seminar on ‘Empowerment through Employment Opportunities’ under the initiative of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao 2018 will be held on November 29, 10 a.m at Town Hall, Wokha. Consultations and placement will be given on the sectors/professions of hospitality, aviation, food catering, beautification, make-up artists and stylist. (DIPR) Naga Silk Show 2018: Director of Sericulture, Imtisosang Ao has informed the public that the department of Sericulture is organizing a ‘Naga Silk Show 2018’ on November 27 at 5 p.m at the Heritage, Kohima. Advisor, Horticulture, Mhathung Yanthan will grace the show as special guest. (DIPR)

Excise department destroy IMFL

All India Cooperative Week celebrated in Dimapur

Dr. M Chuba Ao speaking at the program. DIMAPUR: Nagaland State Cooperative Union (NSCU) Dimapur, in collaboration with office of the joint registrar of Cooperative Societies Dimapur, organised an inaugural function of the 65th All India Cooperative Week on November 14 at the Conference Hall of NSCU Dimapur. A press release by NSCU Dimapur stated

that the program, held under the theme “inclusive growth and good governance through cooperatives for rural prosperity,” was graced by chairman, MARCOFED, Dr. M Chuba Ao. In his speech, Dr. Chuba highlighted benefits for the common people in forming cooperatives and through various activities taken up by the cooperatives. The prog ram was chaired by joint registrar of cooperatives societies Dimapur, Tiyongmeren Jamir; invocation was offered by joint RCA office, Kenyule; an introductory speech was delivered by NSCU consultant, B Haque; short speech by DIMUL CEO, Dr. Mhasi; and vote of thanks by joint registrar of cooperatives societies and NSCU CEO, Temjen Longkumer.

Officials pour seized IMFL into the destruction ditch at the Excise Directorate in Dimapur on November 20. DIMAPUR: Dimapur District Excise destroyed seized liquor at the Excise Directorate in Dimapur on November 20. A press release by superintendent of excise and prohibition, Arilong Longkumer stated that Commissioner of Excise, Tarep Imchen, in his address, congratulated the Superintendent of Excise and advised officers and personnel to give their best while also maintaining discipline in the line of duty. Deputy commissioner, Kevisetuo Angami who also spoke on the occa-

sion, urged the workforce to maintain transparency while also calling for proper implementation of laws like NLTP, NDPS, and D&C acts etc. Arilong Longkumer, in his brief report, revealed that 7440 bottles of assorted IMFL were seized between December 2017 to October 2018 and the total number of offences registered in the period was 566 and the revenue deposited was 11,77,000 rupees. The prog ram was chaired by DSE, Toshiho Yeptho and SE (MS), Katho said a short prayer. K

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WEATHER FORECAST November 23

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Guwahati Hazy sun Imphal

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Itanagar Sunny, not as warm

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Shillong Hazy sun

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R. Khing (L) and Khinyi Woch at the celebration.

D I M A P U R : Re n g m a Public Organisation Kohima (RPOK) celebrated “Nthenyi Atun Tsanthang / Pvübon Lüron Dzon” (Rengma Indigenous Day) as a prelude to the Rengma Ngada festival 2018 on November 21, at Highland Park, Kohima. A press release by RPOK president, Khinyi Woch and general secretary, Kenny Semp stated that the event was meant to display the rich cultural heritage of the Rengma Nagas. Chief Host, R. Khing, advisor, AH&VS and Women Resources Development, while reminiscing about the early days

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of Rengma settlement in Kohima town, expressed gratitude to God for their ever growing numbers and the blessings upon them. He highlighted the significance of the Ngada festival as being the biggest festival of the Rengmas and a time of merry-making, giving and reconciliations. He also urged the gathering to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the tribe passed down by their forefathers while also encouraging them to stand united and to learn fear of the Lord and faithful living. He invited the people to join the whole community in celebrating the Ngada mini-Hornbill festival 2018 on November

27 and 28, at Tseminyu Old Town. Colourful Rengma clothes and attires were displayed coordinated by Sophia Thong and Grace Mesen. In the Rengma folk-tune competition, in which all the seven ranges participated, Tesophenyu Group emerged as the winners and Kasha Daho group emerged as runners up. These two groups will represent RPOK in the Ngada Mini- Hornbill Festival 2018. RPOK joint secretary, Kenny Khing delivered the vote of thanks and pastor, Zakevi Kesen said the benediction after which the gathering celebrated the success of the event with a feast. Earlier, the program began after an invocation of God’s blessings by Shihato Kath. Dr. Gwalozu Thong (advisor, RPOK) welcomed the gathering to the event. Rengma Baptist Church Youth department presented a modern folk song. RPOK president, Khinyi Woch delivered the key-note address where he shared the significance of the unique culture and traditions of the Rengma tribe.

DC Zunheboto directs landowners to vacate DIMAPUR: Deputy Commissioner Zunheboto, Shanavas C, has informed all landowners and other governmental or non-governmental agencies that under section 9 (2) of the Nagaland Land requisition and acquisition Act 1965 for construction of the two-Lane Chakabama Zunheboto Road (SARDPNE), to clear/vacate the acquired buildings plantations, fisheries and any other structures on the compensated area within one month from the date of issue of this order. T h e D C, t h r o u g h DIPR also stated that after the stipulated date the acquired land will be taken possession of by the National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporations Limited (MoRTH) without any further notice.

PGC workshop on Naga heritage

Dr. Easterine Kire speaking at the workshop.

DIMAPUR: A one day international workshop on the theme, “A question of ownership” was organised by Phek Government College (PGC) in partnership with Barkweaver Publications, Norway, on November 21 at the PGC Amphitheatre.

A press release by PGC media cell stated that the resource person, Dr. Easterine Kire, renowned author and poet, acquainted the gathering with the importance of collecting information about the rich heritage, culture and customs from

native scholars and their works rather than referring to books by foreign authors. Expressing concern over Nagas forgetting their native language, Dr. Easterine lamented that the younger generation was letting “Nagamese” and other languages seep into their daily lives and letting these replace their native languages. Earlier, PGC principal, Dr. Vizovol Mekro, delivered the keynote address and welcomed the resource person and assistant professor, Dr. I Koktiba Sangtam, department of political science, and convenor of research and seminar committee, gave the vote of thanks. The workshop was chaired by assistant professor, Dr. Atoholi, department of chemistry. Other highlights of the workshop included cultural shows by the students.

DABA youth ministry worship evening

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Ao Baptist Arogo (DABA) Youth Ministry Merali Fellowship initiated an unconditional worship evening program “Worship in the Park” under the theme “Celebrating Christ’s Kingship” at Dimapur Govern-

ment College’s Central Library compound on November 18. A press release from DABA youth ministr y stated that the speaker for the program was pastor, World Impact Community Church, Alemsunep.

He read the Gospel of John 4:23 and asserted that “sometimes in our life, a true worshipping experience may come only when God is silent”. He added that “even in the midst of bad situations a true worshipper will still

worship God in the spirit and in truth”. The program started with a prayer of invocation by Imnatoshi Longkumer associate pastor, DABA, and Merali Music Committee led the Praise & Worship songs.

Training for women leaders held Nagaland TB program

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DIMAPUR: Skills in peace building training program for women leaders was held at Women Association conference hall, Wokha, in which all khel representatives participated, on November 16. A press release from Peace Channel media cell stated that resource person of the program, Lawrence, peace activist, in his session on skill in peace building spoke about positive responsibilities as leaders,

selfless attitude, communication skill, cooperation and team work and tolerance. He also explained the core concept of attaining positive peace constructively despite all different negative social activities. T. Lanusenla Longkumer SDO (C), Wokha, in her speech dwelt on challenges and responsibilities of being a mother and leader where they have to balance different ways of life towards the family in

particular and society in general. She further appreciated the initiative of the Peace Channel. Earlier, Vincent Kikon in his keynote address encouraged mothers to take effective initiatives in building and spreading peace and come out of their comfort zones for a better society. Invocation was offered by Renchano Kithan and closing prayer by Lovungi Yanthan.

participants to raise their voices for what they rightfully deserve. Among all the participants who responded that they had been put on Isoniazid Preventive Therapy (IPT), all of them responded that they were not given the Vitamin B6 called pyridoxine which needs to be administered along with isoniazid. Renbonthung, gave an overview of the TB background and said that the community of PLHIV has to consider the issue of TB seriously and not just AIDS. He, however also mentioned that the state does not have the proper infrastructure and machineries, resulting in lack of proper and treatment. Renbonthung expressed concern that people continue to die in spite of medicines to cure them being available. In conclusion, he highlighted some of the side effects of TB medication and encouraged people currently undergoing treatment to complete their treatments, failing which it becomes more complicated to diagnose and treat TB.

A book on music theory and tonic-so-fa in practice, authored by assistant professor of New Testament, L. Mhonthung Humtsoe was released by Dr. Husazulu Chuzho, the author of Kingship in the Enthronement Psalms on November 19 at the chapel hall of Discipleship Bible College (DBC). The book can be used as a text book for beginners, tuitions, seminars and written from a learner/teacher perspective. (L. Mhonthung Humtsoe)

A seminar & awareness program on Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY), organized by department of Industries & Commerce in collaboration with Ministry of Food Processing Industries was held on November 19 at Niathu resort with special guest, commissioner & secretary of Industries & Commerce, Lithrongla G. Chishi. Over 120 participants from various fields of food processing sector participated in the event. (Mission Director)

Conservation of wildlife awareness campaign Childline Dimapur observes ‘CHILDLINE Se Dosti Week’

Satya Prakash Tripathi with various officials and participants of the awareness campaign on Protection and Conservation of Nature, Forest and Wildlife held on November 17.

DIMAPUR: An awareness campaign on Protection and Conservation of Nature, Forest and Wildlife was jointly organised by Nagaland Forest department and Olympic Higher Secondary School (OHSS) in Zunheboto with participation of officials from district administration, police, forest department, principal, teachers and around K Y M C

300 students from OHSS on November 17. A press release from chief wildlife warden, Dimapur, Satya Prakash Tripathi stated that deputy commissioner, Zunheboto spoke on the issue of sustainable development and encouraged students to educate others about conservation of nature, forest and wildlife. Uniel Kichu,

superintendent of Police, Zunheboto spoke on the issue of degradation of natural resources and lamented that rich natural resources inherited from the forefathers were diminishing. Satya Prakash Tripathi, in his key note address exhorted the students to be brand ambassadors for forest and wildlife conservation. A film on “Nagaland is

Changing, but...” was also shown to the students. The prog ram supported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi was chaired by Vinoto Yepthomi, headmaster OHSS, invocation prayer was offered by Avili Yeptho, teacher, and vote of thanks by the chairperson.

DIMAPUR: CHILDLINE 1098 Dimapur’s annual weeklong campaign “CHILDLINE Se Dosti” 2018 which began on November 14 culminated on November 21. A press release by CHILDLINE Dimapur stated that the campaign talked about CHILDLINE 1098 with the community and it was aimed at creating one more million CHILDLINE friends, spread awareness about CHILDLINE and to create a weeklong national level CHILDLINE visibility initiative on an annual basis. O n N ove m b e r 1 4 , CHILDLINE Dimapur organised two events which included Children’s Day celebration with children from Grace learning Centre at Kuda Mill, Lingrijan and CHILDLINE se Dosti awareness campaign on CHILDLINE 1098 and Child Sexual Abuse with the students of Government Higher Secondary School Dimapur. In a separate event,

CHILDLINE Dimapur created a section on CHILDLINE 1098 at Dimapur Public Library with active support from executive members of Dimapur Public Library. CHILDLINE Dimapur also participated in the awareness program on ‘Gender Based Violence and Role of Women in Building Peace’ organized by Assisi Centre for Integrated Development and National Domestic Workers Movement supported by International Domestic Workers Federation. O n N ove m b e r 1 8 , CHILDLINE Dimapur reached out to more than 80 Churches in Dimapur by sharing a message on the urgent need to talk about child protection issues in the Churches. On November 19, it created a temporary CHILDLINE booth outside the Railway Protection Force office at Railway Station Dimapur to serve as an outreach for children at the railway station. A team will

be available at the booth from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday. On November 20 and 21, CHILDLINE Dimapur conducted a street awareness drive in the Hong Kong Market, New Market and Church Road areas. The team distributed leaflets, pamphlets and also went door to door to shops and stores spreading awareness about the toll free CHILDLINE number 1098.

NPF annual picnic

Dimapur: Naga People’s Front (NPF) joint annual picnic with 26 MLAs, central office bearers, all central frontal members, CEC members and divisional presidents has been scheduled for November 24 at Heunambe Village towards Dzülake. NPF president, Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, NPF legislature party leader, TR Zeliang and NPF secretary general and MP, KG Kenye will address the gathering. All the concerned members have been requested to attend the same.

Teachers Wanted Saint Bachanpuri International School, one of the State's leading schools in Punjab requires 10 Nos. of Female Teachers to teach the Montessori and KG Classes. Salary starting from Rs. 12000 to Rs. 15000 Food & Accommodation Free To & Fro expenses will be borne by the School Management Walk-in interview on 26th & 27th of November 2018 At H/No. - 160 Kuda Village, Half Nagarjan, Dimapur Opposite to Spirit of Faith Church. For Any Queries Contact: Hope Society, Mr. Ato Angami-7085473101

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T. Lanusenla Longkumer, Lawrence and women leaders who attended the peace building training program on November 16.

DIMAPUR: Access to Rights and Knowledge (ARK) Foundation, Kohima, partnered with KNP+, conducted an advocacy driven workshop on Tuberculosis (TB) with the board, staff and members of the People Living with HIV/ AIDS (PLHIV) Network of KNP+ on November 19 at KNP+ Kohima office. A press release from ARK president, Ketho Angami stated that the resource persons were Ketho and Renbonthung, and both lamented the sorry state of affairs of the TB program in Nagaland. They pointed out that the state’s Revised National TB Control Program (RNTCP) program has not been explained the importance of consulting and partnering with the infected, affected and NGOs. They mentioned that there was massive need for such synergy if the program was serious about ending TB. Ketho spoke on the need for the PLHIV community to collectivize and come together so that the need of the PLHIV of TB services could be availed. He also urged the PLHIV

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IAF chief reviews security scenario in North East

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Shillong, Nov 22: Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa on Thursday reviewed the security scenario in the North East with commanders from Eastern Air Command, an official said. Dhanoa, who inaugurated the Commanders’ Conference here in Meghalaya, updated commanders on the security scenario and infrastructure in the North Eastern region. The Chief of Air Staff exhorted all field commanders asking for determined contribution towards the endeavour of the organisation to upgrade the operational capability of Eastern Air Command. He also stressed on the importance of leadership, team building and discipline, which, he said, are pivotal in pursuit of achieving the operational goals. Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command, Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar and received, introduced the

Birender Singh Dhanoa

commanders to, Dhanoa. Headquartered in Shillong, the Eastern Air Command’s area of responsibility covers 11 states. During the conference, the Air Chief Marshal awarded trophies to the Commanders for achieving excellence in the fields of Operations, Maintenance and Administration. Air Force Station, Guwahati was awarded the ‘Pride of EAC’ Trophy, for standing best in overall performance and Air Force Station, Salua was awarded the ‘Best Non-Flying Station’. Earlier on Wednesday,

No report cards for students refusing MR vaccination Correspondent

SHILLONG, NOV 22: School students who refuse to go for the MeaslesRubella vaccination will not receive their annual examination report cards in Meghalaya’s East Khasi Hills district, an official said on Thursday. The vaccination programme was launched in Meghalaya on September 24 amid apprehension among many parents that the injection would make their children ill. “ I have a ske d the District School Education Officer to instruct all the schools not to publish annual examination results of those students not given Measles-Rubella vaccines and apply the same for new admission,” Peter S. Dkhar, the district magistrate of East Khasi Hills said. The directive was issued since the Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign in East Khasi Hills district was very low as many as of the students refused vaccination in their schools. Dkhar, who is also the

Chairman of District Task Force for Immunization, said the results will be publish only after the parent submits in writing the reason why their children were not allowed to administer the Measles-Rubella vaccines. The Khasi Students’ Union and Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo People’s have expressed strong opposition to the government’s directive saying that it violates the rights of students. Both the pressure groups demanded the revocation of the government’s directive. Nearly four lakh of the 13 lakh children between nine months and 15 years of age in Meghalaya have been vaccinated against measles and rubella. Comparing to the 10 districts, East Khasi Hills district, which forms a central part of Meghalaya, recorded the lowest percentage of children vaccinated. East Jaintia Hill district recorded the highest coverage of 65 per cent followed by West Jaintia Hill district at 60 per cent.

Dhanoa arrived in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong on Wednesday to review the progress in various operational tasks of Eastern Air Command headquarters. He was received by Air Officer Commandingin-Chief of the Eastern Air Command Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar, at the Advanced Landing Ground helipad in Upper Shillong. The Air Warriors of Headquarters Eastern Air Command presented Air Chief Marhal Dhanoa with a ceremonial guard of honour. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa was accompanied by Kamalpreet Dhanoa, president, Air Force Wives Welfare Association. Headquartered in Shillong the Eastern Air Command’s area of responsibility covers 11 states and it has permanent airbases in Chabua, Guwahati, Bagdogra, Barrackpore, Hasimara, Jorhat, Kalaikunda, and Tezpur with forward airbases in Agartala, Kolkata, Panagarh, and Shillong.

NSCN (I-M) cadre killed in gunfight with ZUF Correspondent IMPHAL, Nov 22: An NSCN (I-M) cadre was reportedly killed in a gunfight with suspected cadres of Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) in Manipur interior Noney district on Thursday. According reports, the exchange of fire between the rival groups erupted in the forest between Taosang and Lubanglong villages, five kilometres north of Khoupum police station of Noney district at around 11:30 am and lasted for some minutes. Confirming the casualty on the NSCN (I-M) side, police here said that villagers retrieved the body from the jungle where the gunfight took place. A highly reliable source identified the slain cadre as Abam Zeme of Npua village from Assam’s NC Hills and the body has been taken to Tamenglong district after a condolence service at Lubanglong village. Troops of 13 Sikh Li stationed at Khoupum have rushed to the spot.

NPP Nagaland unit campaigns in Mizoram state secretary (political affairs). State general secretary, Sasank Ghatraj has been appointed as the party’s national observer in Mizoram. NPP which was launched in Mizoram on September 29, 2018 is expecting to win three to five seats. It may be noted that the party is led by National president, Conrad A. Sangma, chief minister of Meghalaya who also heads Advisor, Imnatiba Jamir and others during the the NPP-led MDA government in Meghalaya. campaign. D I M A P U R , N OV 2 2 (NPN): National People’s Party (NPP) Nagaland State Unit team led by State president and chairman Nagaland Hotels Limited, Ato Yepthomi and advisor Industries & Commerce and NIDC, Imnatiba Jamir campaigned for the party’s candidates in four assembly constituencies of Serchhip, Serlui, Kolasib, Tuirial and Vairengte for the forthcoming Mizoram Legislative Assembly elections to be held on November 26. The State team comprised of Samuel Sumi, state secretary (Organisation) and Limanuksung Longkumer, K Y M C

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KIUSSORÜ VILLAGE BAPTIST BORÜ B.P.O CHESSORE : DIST. TUENSANG - 798612 : NAGALAND YBBA Aff. No. 5-15/11/1959

WORD OF APPRECIATION The Kiussoru Village Baptist Church would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to the Kuda Village Baptist Church, Dimapur for conducting Gospel Camp on 28th of March to 1st of April and a Youth Retreat respectively on 17th and 18th of November 2018. We would also like to thank the church for their kind gesture of distributing Bibles among the youths and contributing books to the church library. We are greatly indebted to Rev. Maizielie Sakhrie and the church. It is our prayer that the Almighty God will bless the church in their future Ministries.

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Manipur first NE state to host Japanese Sumo wrestling

Mizoram: 116 multimillionaires contesting polls New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS): More than half of the 209 candidates contesting the November 28 Mizoram Assembly polls are multimillionaires and nine of the nominees face criminal cases. According to an analysis by election watchdog, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), released on Thursday, a total of 116 candidates are multimillionaires. MNF leads the list with 35, followed by the Congress with 33 and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) with 17 such candidates. MNF’s Lalrinenga Sailo contesting from Hachhek in Mamit district is the richest candidate with assets in excess of Rs 100 crore. The average assets per candidate contesting the polls is Rs 3.11 crore as compared to Rs 2.31 crore in the 2013 polls. Only nine candidates face criminal cases with three each belonging to the Congress and the MNF and two from the BJP. On the education front, 142 candidates are graduates or above, 60 are school dropouts and one an illiterate.

Sumo wrestlers in action at the Sangai festival in Imphal on Thursday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Nov 22: Manipur became the first state in the North East to host a Japan’s Sumo Wrestling event as part of Manipur Sangai Festival 2018 in Imphal’s Khuman Lampak Sports Complex on Thursday. The event was attended by State chief minister, N Biren Singh, minster of youth affairs and sports minister, Letpao Haokip and other dignitaries. In his address, Singh said that his government was trying to rebuild the strong relationship between Japan

Amur falcons ‘Tamenglong and Longleng’ flying over Arabian Sea

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IMPHAL, Nov 22: Two satellite tagged Amur falcons- Tamenglong (from Manipur) and Longleng (from Nagaland) were tracked flying over the Arabian Sea on their way to Africa. They are expected to arrive in Somalia in the next two days, Dr. Suresh Kumar of Wildlife Institute of India told Manipur forest department through DFO Arun RS on Thursday. “You will be happy to know that both Tamenglong and Longleng are doing well and are currently making their incredible journey across the Arabian Sea,” Dr Suresh Kumar was quoted as saying. Their attached transmitters are working fine and they have been transmitting fantastic data, he added. “Tamenglong” has left Tamenglong district for her onward journey on November 19 early morning and has now covered 3500 km. Her last location was tracked on November

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21 at 7.08 pm. It may be recalled that, on November 4, a team of officials led by Dr. Suresh Kumar, state forest department in Tamenglong district including DFO Arun RS and Peter, Raptor Biologists from Hungary, captured five Amur Falcons using canopy mist-nets at a community forest area of Chiuluan village along the Barak river in Tamenglong district. Two of them, one male named ‘Manipur’ and the female named ‘Tamenglong’, were tagged with GPS satellite transmitters and released. However, unfortunately ‘Manipur’ was killed by unknown persons at Kebuching area bordering Tamenglong and Noney district recently. ‘Longleng’ a female Amur Falcon tagged at a roost site in Yaongyimchen village in Longleng district of Nagaland on October 30, 2016 has been actively transmitting data since then and arrived for the third time in Dimapur in middle of October this year.

and Manipur. He said, “We are aware of the Japanese government’s strong desire to maintain good relationships with Manipur. However, we couldn’t show our good hospitality to them which made them hesitate to invest in Manipur in the past.” The state needed to lend support and co-operation to the Japanese government, he said, asserting that the Sumo wrestling festival was a part of efforts to regain cordial ties with Japan. The chief minister lauded the Salai Holding Private Limited, for bringing the Sumo wrestlers to

the state. The chief minister maintained that another motive of organizing the Sangai Festival was to integrate the communities living in the state. He claimed that there has been a steep increase of foreign tourist influx in the state from around 300-400 tourists in 2014-15 to around 4000 in 2017-18. On the other hand, the 12th edition of Manipur Polo International, a part of the Manipur Sangai Festival, kicked off on Thursday in Imphal’s Mapal Kangjeibung, one of the oldest polo grounds in the world.

Make disaster expenses public, MNF asks govt Aizawl, Nov 22 (PTI): A senior leader of the opposition Mizo National front (MNF) Thursday demanded that the Congress government in the state provide details of expenses to help the people affected by the natural disaster last year. At least 13 people were killed, 172 domestic animals perished and over 3,000 houses destroyed in the landslides and flood between May and July 2017, Lalhming Liana, a former Rajya Sabha member, said. Liana also accused Chief Minister Lalthanhawla of ignoring disaster affected people of his own state while sending Rs 2 crore for the flood-hit population of Kerala. “The Centre had released Rs 35.97 crore on March 8, 2018 for the disaster affected people of Mizoram. But how the fund was utilised was never known,” Liana, also chairman of MNF’s internal vigilance committee, said. He demanded that the government make public the details of how it has utilised the central fund.

2 killed as Ulfa triggers blast in Assam Guwahati, Nov 22 (IANS): Two person were killed after suspected militants belonging to the anti-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom’s (Ulfa) triggered a blast in Assam’s Sivsagar district on Thursday evening, police said. Police said the blast took place at a hardware store belonging to one Kamal Agarwala. “ W h i l e A g a r wa l a was seriously injured in the blast, a customer who was present in the store died on the spot. Agarwala was rushed to a hospital

immediately but he succumbed to his inuries,” police said. The police is investigating the matter and will detail “the exact nature of the blast after preliminary investigation”, said Sivsagar Superintendent of Police Subodh Kumar Sonowal. Locals said that Agarwala and his brother had earlier received an extortion demand from the anti-talk faction of Ulfa militants. The anti-talk Ulfa faction had on November 1 shot at a group of Hindu

Bengalis in Tinsukia district in which five persons were killed. Meanwhile, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal strongly condemned the act and said that miscreants responsible for the killing will not be spared. The Chief Minister, who is in New Delhi, termed the incident as an act of cowardice. He said that the state police chief has been directed to take immediate measures to nab the culprits involved in the incident.

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DIMAPUR NAGALAND

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NOTICE

NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-I OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the pension benefits of Late Imtishulu Jamir has been applied by Smti Renditula, W/o Late Imtishulu Jamir R/o H.No. 38, Ao Khel, Notun Bosti Dimapur Nagaland for possession of: (1) Pension benefits, Leave Encashment, GIS, Gratuity, GPF, Family Pension etc (2) SBI A/C No. 30965711481 (3) NSCB A/C No. 102510006020835 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 18th Dec'18 Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 19th Nov'18. PRINCIPAL DISTRICT & SESSIONS JUDGE DP-8803 DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT HEADQUARTER CHUMUKEDIMA, CAMP:DIMAPUR: NAGALAND NOTICE

Dt. Dimapur the 19th Nov'18 NO.M-537/18 Notice is hereby given that Shri Shalo Khing -Vrs- Dr. T. Rongsenwati Ao & Yeshili Yepthomi resident of Town/village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this court in writing on or before . SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder : Shalo Khing Village/Block No. : Padampukhuri (AK) Patta No. : 200 Dag No. : 408 Area : 00-04-09ls North : Nallah South : Amongla Imchen East : Approach Road West : Nallah Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-8802

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Whereas, an application has been submitted by Smti Aneang with a prayer for issue of Succession Certificate for drawal of entitled pension dues and any other outstanding dues from the Government of Nagaland on behalf of her Husband deceased Late Chakai Konyak Ex Pensioner of PPO NO.PEN/COM-12121/NL/S/13807 under the establishment of SBI Mon Branch A/C NO. 11854141948 who expired on 04/05/2018 Objections are hereby invited from persons having objection or claim for withdrawal of the dues by the applicant within 30 (thirty) days with effect from the date of issue of this Notification. No petition will be entertained after the expiry of the given period. Deputy Commissioner Mon : Nagaland MC-67

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Formation of a stable govt was impossible: J&K Guv Jammu, Nov 22 (PTI): Defending his decision to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, Governor Satya Pal Malik Thursday claimed “extensive horse-trading” was going on and it would have been impossible for parties with “opposing political ideologies” to form a stable government. Malik said he had acted in the state’s interest and according to its constitution. He dismissed allegations that he was acting on the Centre’s directions and said had this been the case, their side (BJP, People’s Conference) would have been called for government formation. On the opposition’s threat to move court, he said those who wanted to move court, could do so as it was their right. “For the past 15 to 20 days, I have been getting reports of large-scale horse trading. MLAs are being threatened and several types of underhanded dealings are going on,” Malik told reporters at Raj Bhawan here. “Mehbooba (Mufti) Ji told me a week before that her MLAs were being threatened through the NIA. Another side said

Satya Pal Malik (File) MLAs were being lured with large-scale money. Horse trading had started 20 days ago,” he claimed. “Had I given any side opportunity (for government formation), it would have created more mess. The value system of politics would have been destroyed as is been happening in the rest of the states. I could not afford that,” the governor said. He said it would have been impossible for parties with “opposing political ideologies” to form a stable government. “We would have altered this situation, had we given an unstable government (to the state). An opportunist government would have been the outcome of this process. We never wanted instability

in a sensitive state,” Malik said. He said the NC, PDP, Congress would have fought with each other and it would have created a mess. “I have no personal interest and for me the interest of the state is prime. For that, I acted and dissolved the assembly as per the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir. It was the best action as per my wisdom and I have not been partial,” he said. The gover nor said when he came to the state he had made his stand clear that he would not be involved in any underhanded dealing or defection and would not approve government formation on the basis of threat. He said he wanted polls to be held and an elected government formed. He hit out at the PDP and the NC, claiming they had told him that they had a majority but he was not given any proof for it. No list was given and no parade of MLAs took place, Malik said. Malik said the PDP, NC and Congress staked claim for to form government when just one month was left for the governor’s rule to end.

Five-day police remand for Amritsar attack accused

Chandigarh, Nov 22 (Agencies): Bikramjit Singh, arrested in connection with a blast at Nirankari Mission congregation in Amritsar, which claimed three lives, was produced before a court on Thursday. According to Tribune, the court has sent him to a five-day police remand. Bikramjit Singh was arrested on Wednesday, 72 hours after the attack. Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had said police were on the hunt for another accused, Avtar Singh. Three people, including a preacher, were killed and more than 20 injured when two motorcycle-borne men threw a grenade on a religious congregation inside Nirankari Bhavan at Adliwal village on the

outskirts of Amritsar on Sunday. Pakistan’s ISI very active to cause trouble in Punjab, Amarinder Singh said, adding, “The grenades were dumped from across the fence by Pakistan’s ISI. Ruling out any communal angle behind the attack, the CM said it was just an act of terror. Amarinder said Bikramjit Singh alias Bikram (26), a resident of Dhariwal village under Rajasansi police station, was arrested early on Wednesday morning from near Loharka village. Bikram, an operative of Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), has given significant information indicating that the grenade was provided to the assailants by one Happy in Pakistan.

NOTA to be ‘candidate’ in Haryana MC elections

Chandigarh, Nov 22 (Agencies): For the first time in the electoral history of the country, none of the above (NOTA) will be ‘fictional electoral candidate’ having bearing on the results in the December 16 municipal corporation elections in Haryana. “If all candidates receive fewer votes than NOTA then none of the contesting candidates will be declared elected and fresh elections will be held for the post,” Haryana State Election Commissioner Dalip Singh said here on Thursday. Dalip said the candidates securing fewer votes than NOTA would not be eligible to file nominations for the repoll. “If in the re-election, NOTA again gets the highest number of votes then the candidate with the second highest votes will be declared elected,” he added.

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Charge, counter-charge as Omar, Madhav duel on Twitter

Ram Madhav (File)

Omar Abdullah (File)

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI): BJP general secretary Ram Madhav Thursday withdrew his words after a furious NC leader Omar Abdullah dared him to prove his allegation that his party had tied up with the PDP to form government in Jammu and Kashmir at Pakistan’s behest. The BJP and National Conference (NC) leaders exchanged sharp words on Twitter, a day after the state’s governor dissolved the assembly, with Madhav asking Abdullah to fight the next polls together with the PDP if “genuine love” between the two parties promoted a “failed government” formation attempt. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti had Wednesday written to Governor Satya Pal Malik that she will stake claim to form government with the support of the

Congress and the NC. It was followed by another bid from the twomember People’s Conference which claimed the support of the BJP and 18 legislators from other parties. As Malik dissolved the assembly, Madhav, who is his party’s point person for the state, alleged that “fresh instructions” were given to the two regional parties from across the border to come together and form a government. The NC and PDP, he alleged, had boycotted local body polls in the state earlier because of instructions from Pakistan. Both regional parties have been arch political rivals in the state. Abdullah took to Twitter to hit out at the BJP leader. “You have RAW, NIA & IB at your command (CBI too is your parrot) so have the guts to place evidence

in the public domain. Either prove this or be man enough to apologise. Don’t practice shoot & scoot politics,” the former chief minister said. Ram Madhav responded, “Just take it in your stride Omar Abdullah. Not questioning your patriotism at all. But the sudden love between NC and PDP and the hurry to form government leads to many suspicions and political comments. Not to offend you.” In the tweet, he added an emoji with a toothy smile. Abdullah did not seem amused.“No, misplaced attempts at humour won’t work. You HAVE claimed my party has been acting at the behest of Pakistan. I dare you to prove it! Place the evidence of your allegation of NC boycott of ULB polls at Pak behest in public domain,” he tweeted. Ram Madhav then responded with a tweet which appeared to be aimed at defusing the tensions. “Now that you deny any external pressure I take back my comment, but now that you proved it was genuine love between NC and PDP that prompted a failed government formation attempt, you should fight next elections together. Mind you it’s political comment and not personal,” he said, adding a laughing emoji.

HC reserves Ministry says 539 child care Framers’ protest: Fadnavis agrees to settle land claims order in Herald House case institutes shut down in India

A large number of farmers and tribals take part in a protest march to push for the their long pending demands including better price for their produce, total waiver of agricultural loans and transfer of forest rights to tribals, in Mumbai, Thursday. (PTI) dian Express, the chief minister also gave this assurance to representatives of protesting farmers who marched to Azad Maidan for redressal of their grievances, which include compensation for drought and transfer of forest rights to tribals. According to Tribal welfare minister Vishnu Savra, a total of 3.6 lakh claims were received of which 1.74 lakh have been

Naidu’s grandson nearly six times richer than him Amaravati, Nov 22 (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has net assets worth Rs 2.99 crore while his three-year-old grandson Nara Devaansh is richer with assets worth Rs 18.71 crore in his name. Naidu’s son and state Information Technology Minister Nara Lokesh declared the family’s assets at a press conference Wednesday. Lokesh’s assets shot up to Rs 21.40 crore from Rs 15.21 crore last year. Value of Naidu’s assets rose by just Rs 46 lakh compared to last year while his debt burden reduced from Rs 5.64 crore to Rs 5.31

crore on a housing loan. The new house he built in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, has been valued at Rs 8.96 crore against Rs 7.75 crore last year. Naidu’s wife Bhuvaneswari is the richest member of the family with netassetsworth Rs 31.01 crore, which rose from Rs 25.41 crore last year. Her “liabilities” too increased from Rs 20.90 crore to Rs 22.35 crore during the year. Lokeshs wife Brahmani saw her assets decline by half to Rs 7.72 crore from Rs 15.01 crore last year. Her liabilities shot up from 36.14 lakh to Rs 5.66 crore.

settled in favour of the tribals. Similarly, 12,000 claims for community forest activity were also received of which 7,700 have been settled, he added. A delegation of the protesting tribals met Fadnavis at Vidhan Bhawan in south Mumbai today, where the winter session of the state legislature is underway. The farmers and tribals, who began the two-

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS): The Delhi High Court on Thursday reserved its order on the Associated Journals Ltd’s (AJL) plea challenging the Central government’s October 30 direction asking it to vacate the Herald House. Justice Sunil Gaur extended the High Court’s interim direction to maintain status quo till his further orders. The court has also observed that AJL is publishing a newspaper now and sought clarification from Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta why has the government issued notice for getting the premise vacated. Mehta told the court that AJL has violated the lease agreement and revived National Herald only after the Centre sent a notice for inspection of the property in September 2016. The court was hearing AJL plea alleging that the Centre was “illegally, unconstitutionally, arbitrarily and in a deliberate attempt” trying “to suppress and destroy the legacy of first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru”. The Central government has, however, refuted the claim. Mehta told the court that the notice was not politically motivated nor issued with malafide intention. Mehta told the court that a weekly newspaper is published from Noida, not from Herald House and also questioned the sale of AJL to Young Indian.

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI): As many as 539 child care institutions (CCIs) have been shut down by the Women and Child Development Ministry across the country for various irregularities after inspections were carried out in the wake of cases of sexual abuse surfacing in Bihar, a senior official has said. In Maharashtra, 377 CCIs were closed, the highest among all states and Union Territories, followed by Andhra Pradesh - 78, and Telangana - 32. In August, the ministry had directed the states to inspect all child care institutions in the aftermath of the alleged sexual abuse of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Bihar. It had asked the collectors of respective areas to submit their reports in this regard. After the inspection, it was found that around 539 CCIs were not adhering to norms or were not registered, the senior WCD official said. “We had to shut those institutes which were not

pur and another in Deoria, Uttar Pradesh had surfaced this year. The WCD Ministry had asked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to conduct a social audit of all the CCIs and also directed the unregistered institutes to register themselves within two months.

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No. AC/ART/P-8/2018 Dated Kohima the Nov 2018 Subject: Artists’ Corner at Kohima and Dimapur 2018 The Department of Art & Culture in association with Neu Naga Art Foundation group is all set to organize Artists’ Corner at Kohima, WWII museum premises and at Dimapur, Hotel Saramati premises this year during the Hornbill Festival from December 1-10 2018. Besides art work exhibit and sale, spot art painting competition for age group of 15-25 years will be conducted on the theme “Hornbill Festival” with cash award of rupees 5000/- each for the best three plus five consolation prizes of rupees 1000/- each along with certificates to all the participants. The organizers will provide acrylic colour and art paper only. Other required materials are to be arranged by the participants themselves. Interested artists’ may send two (2) nos of their own art works with proper address and contact no. to the organizers through Whatsapp no: 08016765659 (Kohima), 09774257109 (Dimapur) for preliminary selection on or before 30th November. However, the last date for receiving works for Artists’ Corner has been extended to 27th November 2018. (TALIYANGER) Deputy Director (Art) Department of Art & Culture Nagaland, Kohima DC-1911

providing the desired standard of living to the children or violated the norms or those which were unregistered. “The children who were living in those CCIs have been safely shifted to other child institutes,” said the official. Reports of alleged rape of girl inmates in a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffar-

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day march from Thane to Mumbai, reached Azad Maidan early Thursday, eight months after a similar protest was held at the venue. The morcha traversed through Dadar and the JJ flyover before reaching the Maidan, adjacent to the Mumbai municipal corporation headquarters. P r a t i b h a S h i n d e, general secretary of Lok Sangharsh Morcha who threatened not to leave the ground until the demands are met, said, “We have been consistently asking the state government to fulfil our long-standing demands, but the response was lukewarm. We are forced to launch this agitation.” The farmers, struggling to cope with the agrarian crisis, are demanding implementation of the Swaminathan Committee report, which suggested that farmers must have assured access and control over resources such as land and water. They are also demanding an increase in the minimum support price and a judicial system to ensure its implementation along with the proper implementation of the loan waiver package announced by the BJP-led government. In March, thousands of farmers, led by the Leftaffiliated All India Kisan Sabha, took out a 180-km long march from Nashik to Mumbai in March to press for their demands.

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Nagaland Post

Post-mortem

Vol. XXVIII NO. 348 Dimapur, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Blow to constitution

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fter J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik dissolved the J&K assembly on November 21, prospects of improving the law and order situation and boosting public confidence in the civilian government, reducing terrorist violence have become all the more difficult to achieve. J&K has been under governor’s rule since June. Satya Pal Malik took over the post in August from N.N. Vohra. In the dissolved the 87member legislative assembly, PDP had 28 members, BJP 25, NC 15, and Congress 12. It must be added, that Kashmir will continue to be a conflict zone but what is more important is to break the stranglehold of militancy especially over the youths. It was on this premise, that the PDP, which has a soft approach to militants and BJP which opposes any appeasement, came together. How PDP and BJP could come together was prompted by sheer desperation for power. That may have allowed both to join hands but they could never join their hearts. They promised to work on bridging the communal divide and bring the state back to normalcy. However, it was easier said then done as the two diagrammatically opposing ideologies could not sustain their opportunistic marriage. BJP and PDP were magnetically attractive but these similar poles finally repelled each, proving that the law of magnetism holds good for politics too. The sequences of events starting from the PDP-BJP coming to power, to the BJP ditching the alliance, promulgation of president’s rule and finally dissolution of the J&K assembly point to a political charade that eventually blew itself out. As India’s most sensitive border state that has been wracked with violence unleashed by terrorists sent from across the border in Pakistan, Jammu & Kashmir has sunk deeper into a morass by the contradictions of an opportunistic alliance between the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) and the BJP after the 2014 assembly election. In the 2014 elections, BJP surpassed all expectations winning 25 seats from 11 it held in the previous house. The BJP decided to pull the rug under chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed for a variety of reasons but chief among which was to prevent more erosion of its support base in Jammu due to the scaling up of terror attacks. The governor’s role in the entire crisis comes under scrutiny primarily since the spirit of the constitution has been overshadowed. If president’s rule was to eventually result in dissolution, then that should have been done five months back when all parties, barring PDP and BJP, had been demanding that. It took only a few minutes to dissolve the house that too, only after an alternative coalition(PDP,NC and Congress) had staked claim with 55 members past the halfway mark of 44 in a 87-member assembly. It was expected that the governor would invite the largest party of coalition to form the government and prove majority on the floor of the house. This is constitutional democracy and it should be respected. A governor cannot decide by basing his judgement on his imagination of horse trading, instability or any other reasons. It is also bizarre that the governor claimed that PDP and NC came together as per plan from Pakistan. Since J&K is a sensitive border state, it should have been incumbent upon the centre to show to Pakistan the Indian democracy is vibrant. It is also a time to enact laws to ensure that governors go by the book as not adhering to it will cause serious damage to democracy.

DailyDevotion Shallow and Profound Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. —1 Corinthians 10:31 Beware of allowing yourself to think that the shallow aspects of life are not ordained by God; they are ordained by Him equally as much as the profound. We sometimes refuse to be shallow, not out of our deep devotion to God but because we wish to impress other people with the fact that we are not shallow. This is a sure sign of spiritual pride. We must be careful, for this is how contempt for others is produced in our lives. And it causes us to be a walking rebuke to other people because they are more shallow than we are. Beware of posing as a profound person— God became a baby. To be shallow is not a sign of being sinful, nor is shallowness an indication that there is no depth to your life at all— the ocean has a shore. Even the shallow things of life, such as eating and drinking, walking and talking, are ordained by God. These are all things our Lord did. He did them as the Son of God, and He said, “A disciple is not above his teacher…” (Matthew 10:24). We are safeguarded by the shallow things of life. We have to live the surface, commonsense life in a commonsense way. Then when God gives us the deeper things, they are obviously separated from the shallow concerns. Never show the depth of your life to anyone but God. We are so nauseatingly serious, so desperately interested in our own character and reputation, we refuse to behave like Christians in the shallow concerns of life. Make a determination to take no one seriously except God. You may find that the first person you must be the most critical with, as being the greatest fraud you have ever known, is yourself.

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Anxiety must go. It must be replaced by faith and solemn confidence in the outworking of the divine plan. ~ Count of St. Germain

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Naga Nationalism

olitical State is a compulsory political organization with a centralized government that maintains a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a certain geographical territory. State can also be imagined as a model of structure of governance where its subjects and beneficiaries are engage in fortifying their natural political desires, aspirations and expressions. The concept of Political State is more or less like a mathematical or any scientific formula which need certain conditions to fulfil itself, and therefore 4 elements i.e. Population, Territory, Government and Sovereignty need to be present to call their amalgamation a ‘STATE’. It has also been understood that the ‘State’ is an organic concept, however, the idea and imagination of it could be natural but its creation definitely lies and originated in the inherent desire of human being to ‘Rule’. In short, State is patch of land with a sovereign government. However, on the other hand in political science, a “nation” refers to a group of people who feel bound into a single body by shared culture, values, folkways, religion and/or language (these are necessary elements to develop a sense of nationalism among the group of people residing on a given common territory). States often coincide with nations (and are called “nation-states,” but not always. However, the Indo-Naga Relations tests the limits of the Political Science while taking its fundamental concepts to altogether different dimensions in the context of Naga nationality & Nationalism. Dr. Ambedkar elaborated on the idea of Nationality and Nationalism in his book Pakistan or the Partition of India. He

describes nationality as a, “consciousness of kind, awareness of the existence of that tie of kinship” and nationalism as “the desire for a separate national existence for those who are bound by this tie of kinship.” The words of Dr. Ambedkar show the depth and character of his knowledge about the practical dynamics of the complex reality of the Political State. In short, political state can never acquire the status of ‘Nation’ naturally but should have been first born in the hearts and minds of people. Therefore, the concept of Nation is indeed an‘emotional’ construct which develops out of natural relationship of people of any given geographical region among themselves and also the relationship of people with their land. State can be built with conquest, not the Nation. Before the British conquered the Naga region in 1879-80, Nagas were living in a state of intermitted warfare occasionally among themselves and frequently with the Assamese of the Assam valley to the North and West of their region and Manipuris to the South. They never conquered Nagas nor were the Nagas subjected to their rules. Naga region within the British administered area then consisted of more than eight regions quite different from one another and there were more regions (Frontier) outside the administered area. This helps us to understand that the Nagas traditionally have had no unity among themselves and it is only the British Government that brought them together ‘administratively’. Therefore in this context it can be said that the formation of Naga Club in the year 1918 marked a historical shift in the modern history of the Nagas. It was the beginning of political renaissance as the Naga club which was

formed by the veterans of First World War helped dilute the strong ‘tribal’ currents and brought the different Naga tribes on a single political platform under the ‘Naga’ identity. In 1929-30 the representatives of the Nagas gave memorandum to the Simon Commission stating that they would prefer to be left alone and not to be brought under “New Reform”. Observing the changing wind in the political sky of India Nagas formed full-fledged political organ in February 1946 which came to be known as the Naga National Council (NNC). Owing to the independent status of the Nagas they declared their independence on 14th of August, 1947. However, the agreement that the Nagas under the leadership of NNC entered into with the governor of Assam Mr. Akbar Hyderi was not recognized by the Government of India. That was the big blow to the trust that Nagas had on the political leadership of the Independent India. M e a n w h i l e , D r. Ambedkar was worried about the fate of Northeast Tribes in newly independent India. Dr. Ambedkar was fighting for Special constitutional arrangement in the interests of the tribals of the North-East India. He was accused by the fellow members of constituent assembly specifically from Assam for trying to vivisect India by creating constituencies of differences rather than building a nation whose members have equal rights and unifying laws. Considering the historical importance of the stand of Babasaheb in defending the rights of the Nagas and other tribes in the then ‘ASSAM’ it is imperative to quote his defense verbatim: While replying to the debate on the discussion on

11th Naga Unification anniversary speech of Gen.(Retd) mb Neokpao

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ear Comrades, friends, ladies and gentlemen. I thank our Almighty God for enabling us to celebrate this eventful historic day once again. I feel Naga history is much richer because of what happened politically eleven years ago. I salute the brave men and women, many of whom are no more with us today, for playing a crucial role to bring the Nagas together. 2 2 n d N o ve m b e r 2 0 0 7 marked the day when overwhelming number Naga leaders and followers of different factions truly realised the futility of indulging in fratricidal warfare within Naga family. All the battle hardened leaders with their arms and men chose to heed to the crying appeal of the Naga civil societies for reconciliation. On the evening of Nov. 21, 2007, leaders and men from different Naga political groups nervously started entering the village gate of Hovishe Village under Niuland. The grand reconciliation among different Naga political groups thus made a very promising start. GPRN/NSCN leadership, from the very beginning, believed that unity of the Nagas was the most crucial ingredient preceding any future political solution. All the Naga tribes swear by this fact. All the civil societies know this truth. All Naga National political leaders recognise this lofty slogan. Nagas are one people and hence reconciliation, unity and political solution were the desire of the people. Unification move on 22 Nov. 2007 was the unprecedented, long felt desire that finally materialized with a great collective effort of true patriots. Very unfortunately, It is also a historical fact that many Naga political group leaders and even prominent civil society leaders, in due course of time smoothly

changed their tone and contradicted their earlier position from heartily welcoming the new development to accusatory stance and which is why, sadly, many innocent Naga national workers lost their lives. Eleven years down the line, Nagas have lost many precious sons and daughters to forces inimical to Naga unity. GPRN/ NSCN’s basic political principle remains unchanged. God created Nagaland. God wants Nagas to reconcile and unite. If any Naga leader feels Naga unity is not unity if not done on his terms, it goes against the basic principle and foundation of Naga nationhood. Today, GPRN/NSCN is an equal partner in the NNPGs Working Committee and holding political negotiations with the GOI. GPRN/NSCN is not a superior entity on the table. All NNPGs share the same ground because Naga political issue belongs to all Nagas. It is the agreed principle of all NNPG leaders that talks shall be inclusive and no political group shall be a back bencher. It is unconditionally inclusive in letter and spirit. GPRN/NSCN, as a partner to other NNPGs shall warmly welcome Nagas comrades from those political groups who are yet to participate in the political dialogue with the GOI. The positive step taken by Naga patriot eleven years ago has galvanized the Naga people so much that there is a great hope that the Naga political problem will be solved. Honourable and acceptable solution is our people’s desire. We shall, as an equal partner in the ongoing political negotiations, strive towards this goal. GOD BLESS NAGALAND! Gen.(Retd) mb Neokpao, president, gprn/nscn

the constitutional fate of the tribes of northeast Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly vehemently argued: “…... The tribal people in areas other than Assam are more or less Hinduised, more or less assimilated with the civilisation and culture of the majority of the people in whose midst they live. With regard to the tribals in Assam that is not the case. Their roots are still in their own civilisation and their own culture. …….. Their laws of inheritance, their laws of marriage, customs and so on are quite different from that of the Hindus. I think that is the main distinction which influenced us to have a different sort of scheme for Assam from the one we have provided for other territories. In other words, the position of the tribals of Assam, whatever may be the reason for it, is somewhat analogous to the position of the Red Indians in the United States, as against the white emigrants there. Now, what did the United States do with regard to the Red Indians? So far as I am aware, what they did was to create what are called Reservations of Boundaries within which the Red Indians lived. They are a “Republic” by themselves. No doubt, by the law of the United States they are citizens of the United States. But that is only a nominal allegiance to the Constitution of the United States. Factually they are a separate, independent people. It was felt by the United States that their laws and modes of living, their habits and manners of life were so distinct that it would be dangerous to bring them at one shot, so to say, within the range of the laws made by the white people for white persons and for the purpose of the white civilisation. I agree that we have been creating Regional and District Councils to some extent on the lines which were adopted by the United States for the purpose of the Red

Indians.” The words of Dr. Ambedkar is a clear-cut indication that he was intended to create ‘Sovereign Tribal Nations’ under the nomenclature of Autonomous District Council. He was inspired by the model of Shared Sovereignty that was implemented in USA and marked a peaceful co-existence of the RedIndians and White Americans. Dr. Ambedkar was aware that the Nagas have developed a distinct sense of ‘Nationalism’ which is far different than what the caste-ridden Indian society has. However, Dr. Ambedkar was alone in the constituent assembly balancing and envisioning the fate of gigantic region called India and as a result his idea of the ‘Tribal Nation’ could not see the light of the day. The basic vision of ‘northeast tribal justice’ was reduced merely to the autonomous district councils without any kind of share in the sovereign powers of the central government. The imagination of Dr. Ambedkar was to create a nation giving due weightage and justice to the different distinct nationalities which emerged over the period of time in the northeast region of India. Freedom Movement of India has been termed by some writers as a movement of upper caste Indians for the freedom that was taken away from them with the advent of the Britishers. Mr. Gandhi’s call for Quit India movement was neither heard by the Untouchable Dalits who then have been living a life of slavery of thousands of years nor by the Nagas who were then awakened with a sense of justice and political identity; as both were battling on different grounds for their survival, rights, destiny and future. Dr. Ambedkar under-

stood that sooner or later, the Hindu fanaticism will try to influence and subjugate the culture that the Tribals of northeast have protected for thousands of years and therefore in the interest of natural justice and humanity he found it necessary to protect them from upcoming cultural hegemony. However, destiny had something else in mind. Due to the imperialist policy of the then Government led by Pandit Nehru Nagas were required to prepare themselves to defend their lands and all hell broke loose. Moreover, 6th Schedule of the constitution of India turned out to be a greatest tragedy. However, Dr. Ambedkar’s thoughts and vision survived. Flash-forward to 2015. With the Framework Agreement of 2015 a new possibility to reinvent and rejuvenate the Indo-Naga Relationship has arrive on the political platform of Nagaland. It has also been informed that the Shared Sovereignty is a core principle of Framework Agreement. If the idea of Shared Sovereignty is examined deeper, it may be revealed that the roots and the genesis of the idea could be found in the historical submission of Dr. Ambedkar before the constituent assembly which has already been produced verbatim in present article. Invisible contribution of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to the struggle of the Nagas and other north-eastern Tribes has largely been kept in dark. Dr. Ambedkar was not integrationist but humanist. With the arrival of Shared Sovereignty as a probable solution to the Indo-Naga Conflict people should not forget the wise old man-Dr. Ambedkar, who thought of them. Aniruddha Babar, PhD, Asst. Professor, Tetso College

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obody in this world is born into the world with the knowledge of what will happen tomorrow or ten or fifty years from the time of their birth. But everyone can look back at the past and know what had happened between the past and the now. In the Naga political journey too, we did not know in the 1950s what would be happening in the 1960s or the 1970s. In the 1950swhen we were all collectively fighting against India’s invasion of our lands-we did not know that 19 of our own people would betray us into the Constitution of India by asking for a state within the Indian union. In the mid 1960s, when we were having peace talks with the Indian government, we did not know that by 1967 some of our own people would form their own Government and surrender most of our arms and some personnel to the Indian government. From Naga national workers, these Nagas became Indian national

workers. Again, in the later 1970s we did not know that by 1980 some of our own people would form their own government and turn their own guns against their own fellow Nagas. Yesterday, in the 1950s, we did not know that these events would be taking place. But today in 2018, we can all look back at all these events and know what we have then not known. Now with the knowledge of all these events of yesterday, what do we see today? Is it one of a vibrant Naga nation standing on its own feet? Or is the picture one of a hopelessly divided Naga nation splintered into different factions with a wide gap of economic disparities within? Yes, like in the past, we are still hearing the optimistic utterances of our leaders that much better things are coming our way just round the corners. But I hope all sane Nagas are fed up of such promises of lies and solutions. I hope Nagas will refuse

to be taken again for another ride into the fantasy world of fairy tales and their mirages. I personally request every Naga to find out what political and economic benefits these so called Naga leaders have acquired for themselves at the expense of Naga blood shed for Naga rights over the past seventy years. In conclusion, the Naga national movement was started with a nationally mandated political institution and executive government. This Institution and government have never surrendered nor have been removed by any national mandate. Hence any valid solution to the Naga independence issue will come only through this institution and government of the Naga people. No other splintered faction or groups will ever bring a final solution to the Naga issue. Though none of us can see into future history, let us at least learn from the lessons of past history. Kaka D. Iralu

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Power and its manifestations and forms

They say money is power. But, I would state that power is money. A person with money without the power or ability and wherewithal to make use of it, is in reality without any power in the literal sense. However, even a penniless person with the power to harness people and resources is but, already rich as rich can be. Power comes in various forms and not just the political as is the common perception. In the context of India, a bureaucrat too wields tremendous power and can even be above powerful politicians. A person in the medical profession literally has power over life and death. A stalwart of the legal profession has the delivery of justice in his hands. So do the technocrats in their own way. Teachers mould minds and influence the future generations and even the present; and so on and so forth. The only person or shall we say non-person who has no power is the madman, he is of no consequence. The most powerful person however, is not the politician, the lawyer or the doctor; he is rather the person who is able to affect the public consciousness. Therefore, it is the thinker with influential power and persuasiveness who is to be feared. Such a person will merge with the crowd; he will influence public and private life. He will have a say in our minor and major decisions, and basically he is the one who affects or rather controls the ebb and flow of existence. Rather, he is the one who controls the wind and the waves. He is omniscient, omnipotent, and omnipresent. Yes, you guessed it right! He is God. Let us hope we are in good terms with him, for he is the bestower and with holder of blessings. Nay, he controls our dreams and our destinies. Edward Lotha 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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Modi launches city gas project in 122 districts

NEW DELHI, NOV 22 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday laid foundation stone to mark the beginning of work for CNG supply to automobiles and piped cooking gas to kitchens in 129 districts of 18 states, covering over a quarter of India’s population. Keen to cut emissions through a greater share of environment friendly natural gas as auto and cooking fuel, Modi also launched the 10th round of bidding for award of city gas licenses in 124 new districts, which have been clubbed into 50 Geographical Areas (GAs). “This is an important step in developing infrastructure,” he said, adding once 10th round is completed, natural gas as fuel will cover 400 districts and 70 per cent population. Modi said households with piped cooking gas connections would reach 2 crore after network in cities awarded up to 10th round is completed. Currently there are over 32 lakh piped

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consumers. He said CNG stations too would more than double to 10,000. Downstream regulator Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) had just a few weeks back awarded licenses for 78 out of the 86 GAs put on offer in the 9th round of bidding. Of the GAs awarded in the 9th round, Modi laid foundation stones for work in 65 GAs, made up of 129 districts, while leaving out the ones in election-bound states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana due to the model code of conduct.

Speaking on the occasion, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the city gas licensing rounds are a step towards making India a gas-based economy. Gas is an environmentfriendly fuel which is cheaper than not just liquid fuels such as petrol and diesel but is also cheaper than subsidised LPG, he added City gas distribution (CGD) networks entail building pipelines from the gas supply source to the doorstep of consumers as well as setting up CNG dispensing stations to supply the fuel to automobiles. Cities on offer in the 10th round include Nellore in Andhra Pradesh, Muzaffarpur in Bihar, Kaithal in Haryana, Mysore and Gulbarga in Karnataka, Allapuza and Kollam in Kerala, Ujjain, Gwalior and Morena in Madhya Pradesh, Jhansi and Basti in Uttar Pradesh, Firozpur and Hoshiarpur in Punjab, Ajmer and Jalor in Rajasthan, Nainital in Uttarakhand and Darjeeling and Howrah in West Bengal.

SC slams Centre, states for ‘pathetic condition’ in jails NEW DELHI, NOV 22 (IANS): Supreme Court on Thursday lashed out at the Centre and states over “pathetic condition” in the jails and observation homes for children across the country, saying that everything has been reduced to a “joke”. “Please visit the jails and the observation homes for children to see the condition. Ask your officials to get out of their offices to see the condition in the jails. Taps are not working, toilets are not working. They are all blocked...they are in a pathetic condition. Ask them to have a look, then they will realise the pathetic condition they (prisoners) are living in,” said the bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta. “You have converted whole thing into a joke,” Justice Lokur said taking umbrage to the “callous and insensitive approach” of the government machinery towards improving conditions in the jails and observation homes. Taking a dig at the way the Centre and the state governments were addressing the issue of ameliorat-

Sabarimala pilgrim arrivals dip badly

Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 22 (IANS): A week after the Sabarimala temple opened for a twomonth pilgrimage season, the number of pilgrims has touched a new low due to

political protests as well as tightened security. According to official figures, while five lakh pilgrims visited the temple during the opening week in the last season, this time the

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The same team had ferried him twice before he was finally killed. Tamgadge detailed the sequence of events that led up to Prajapati’s killing. According to Tamgadge, Ashish Pandya, police sub-inspector in the special operation group, Palanpur, shot himself in the left arm to show that he was injured during the alleged encounter. He substantiated his claims with forensic reports and expert findings which said that such an injury is possible even when it is “self- inflicted”. Besides these alleged encounters, Tamgadge also supervised the investigation into the killing of Ishrat Jahan. Under his supervision, the agency had filed two chargesheets in this case arraigning a slew of senior Gujarat police officers who were considered close to then Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi and then Home minister Amit Shah. In 2014, just a few weeks before Modi was sworn in as the prime minister, Tamgadge was removed as supervising

officer from several encounter cases in Gujarat. He was eventually repatriated to his home cadre, Nagaland. In 2015, his security cover was withdrawn and an attempt made by the

CBI to prosecute him in two cases that critics said were trumped-up – one of dereliction of duty and another of falsely implicating the subject of an anti-corruption investigation.

santorum of the temple was packed. This week it looks deserted most of the time. “I am coming for the past 18 years. This time, I could go up the hallowed 18 steps by touching all the steps with both my hands which I could never do all these years because of the rush,” said one pilgrim, beaming with happiness. “I have already had ‘darshan’ of the deity four times and am getting ready for a fifth time.” Minister of Devasoms (temples) K. Surendran told the media on Thursday that the situation was smooth in Sabarimala and there had been relaxations of the rules. “For the real pilgrims there are no issues and no problem. The restrictions are only for anti-social elements,” he said. After the Kerala High Court’s intervention, the ban on going up to the temple from Pamba has been lifted. Any dip in the number of pilgrims to Sabarimala affects the Travancore Devasom Board - custodian of the temple - as the revenue generated from Sabarimala is used to meet expenses of about 1,200 temples under its jurisdiction.

ing conditions in the jails, Justice Lokur said: “That is why two judges of this court felt agitated because they saw what is happening.” Justice Lokur was referring to the visit of Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel (since retired) and Justice Uday Umesh Lalit to jails and observations homes in Haryana that triggered judicial scrutiny of the conditions in jails and observation homes across the country. The top court bench said this in the course of hearing on vacant positions in the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL). Taking exception to a large number of vacancies in the CFSL, Justice Lokur said: “Our criminal justice system is not working, our jails are not working. The world over the average shortage of staff is 16 per cent but in India it is over 62 per cent. “What kind of message we are sending out to the world” wondered Justice Lokur. “Let the people (officials) go to jail. Enjoy life and have a good time.”

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday greeted the nation on the eve of Guru Nanak’s birthday, saying the life of the founder of Sikhism “teaches us love and harmony”. “Remembering the life and teachings of Guru Nanak Dev, I offer my greetings and good wishes on this sacred occasion to all my fellow citizens, including members of the Sikh community,” he said in a statement. “The life of Gur u Nanak Dev teaches us love and harmony. He gave us the mantra of ‘Ek Omkar Satnam’, which means that there is only One God. “While emphasising values of love, peace and compassion, Guru Nanak Dev equated service to humanity with service to God. “His preachings such as ‘Vand Chako’, sharing with others, ‘Kirat Karo’, making an honest living, and ‘Naam Japo’, remembering God at all times, capture the essence of his message.

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global launch of the programme here. The new system will ensure an easy and convenient application submission process, usher-in standardisation, digital overhauling, end-to-end status tracking and enhance security, the minister said. The government plans to have a ‘Passport Seva Kendra’ in each of the 543 parliamentary constituencies across the country by March, 2019 to ensure convenient passport services to its citizens, he said. “We plan to have a Passport Kendra in each head post office (in India) so that any citizen doesn’t have to travel beyond 50-60 km for his or her passport

services,” Singh said. The government aims that by March next year, each of the 543 Parliamentary constituencies in the country should have one ‘Passport Seva Kendra’ for the benefit of the citizens, he said. The year 2017 registered a 19 per cent growth in passport related services. The monthly submission of applications has crossed one million mark for the first time and more than six crore passports have been issued through the ‘Pasport Seva’ system, the minister said. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has taken several measures to improve the passport service delivery experience, including by simplifying several passport rules and doing away with cumbersome requirements that delayed the process and led to unnecessary hurdles, he said. The MEA with the Department of Posts took the decision to start ‘Passport Seva Kendra’ in head post offices.

Guru Nanak’s life Amarinder welcomes Centre’s move to build Kartarpur corridor Nov 22 final resting place of Guru its side of the boundary. The teaches loves, Chandigarh, (PTI): Punjab Chief Minister Nanak Dev and one of the centre Thursday said it will Singh welcomed holiest shrines of Sikhs. “The build and develop corridor harmony: Kovind Amarinder Thursday the Centre’s deci- move will facilitate lakhs of from Dera Baba Nanak in

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Policemen helps the devotees to climb up the 18 sacred steps for offering prayers at the Lord Ayyappa shrine, in Sabarimala on Wednesday. (PTI)

figure is just 1.42 lakh. The sale of ‘appam’ (local variety of cake) and ‘aravana’ (jiggery payasem) to pilgrims has also dropped, forcing authorities to slow down production. The main reason for this has been the tightening of the rules for pilgrimage by the police following protests by Hindu groups since September 28 when the Supreme Court allowed women of all ages to enter the temple that hitherto banned girls and women aged 10-50. The apex court on November 13 refused to stay the September verdict. The Left Democratic Front government led by the CPI-M has been trying to implement the apex court’s verdict even as the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party and several Hindu groups are up in arms against it. On Wednesday, 72 pilgrims who were arrested after they protested at the temple were released from the jail after they secured bail. But the protests have helped the pilgrims in one way -- they are able to pray before the deity in a leisurely manner. During this time in the previous season, the flyover leading to the sanctum

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sion to build and develop a corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims from India to visit holy Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan. Kartarpur Sahib, located just across the International Border, is the

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Govt makes jute packaging Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 Pro launched in India Rupee back to 70.7 vs dollar mandatory for all food grains Climbs to highest level in nearly 3 months

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI): The government Thursday approved a proposal making jute packaging mandatory for all food grains. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here. “The CCEA approved that 100 per cent of the food grains and 20 per cent of the sugar shall be mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags,” an official statement said. The move, which expanded the scope of Jute Packaging Material (JPM) Act, 1987, retained an earlier decision that 20 per cent of the sugar shall be mandatorily packed in diversified jute bags. Earlier, it was compulsory to pack 90 per cent of the food grains and 20 per cent of the sugar in jute bags. “Initially, 10 per cent of the indents of jute bags for

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New Delhi, Nov 22 (Agencies): The Indian rupee gained past the 71 per dollar mark to hit a high of 70.69 against the US dollar Thursday, the highest level since August 30. Easing crude oil prices, along with inflow of foreign funds and weakness in the US dollar, helped the rupee to gain for the seventh consecutive session on Thursday. The rupee surged by 77 paise to an intra-day high of 70.6875 per dollar from its Tuesday’s close at 71.4613 against the greenback, Bloomberg data showed. Forex market was closed on Wednesday on account of Eid-e-Milad. “After five consecutive daily pullbacks, yesterday dollar index managed to regain some buying interest and reclaim the 96.70 levels and above, extending the rebound from the earlier test of the 96.00 levels. Indian Rupee meanwhile continues to

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“ I n t h e p a s t t wo years, the most significant growth stems from India’s top four technology categories, computing, polymers and plastics, communications, and pharmaceuticals, demonstrating an increase in convergence of technologies with computing and communications at the core of several industries,” Pachhapur said. The analysis is based on patent data from Derwent Innovation, a patent research application that provides access to patent intelligence and scientific

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would continue to operate both brands, Vodafone and Idea, and “that there will be a price repair (tariff hike), which will be very significant as the company’s negative free cash situation makes the price repair imminent”, said the person cited earlier, who was present at the meeting. Vodafone Idea plans to augment its 4G coverage from the current 50% to cover 70% of the country over the next six months, and 80% in 2019-20, said the person. The step is expected to help close the 4G coverage gap with rivals, who have so far outpaced Vodafone Idea on this metric. “We are expanding our 4G coverage nationally to

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS): With patent publication nearly doubling in a decade, India is now the second-fastest growing innovator after China among major Asian countries, a new report said on Thursday. India is fourth among the major Asian countries in terms of overall patent publication volume, and second in terms of growth rate, said the “India Innovation Report” by Philadelphia-headquartered Clarivate Analytics. Patent activity in India is growing at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.8 per cent in patenting activity over the past five years, second only to China which is growing at a CAGR of 15.5 per cent, among the top Asian countries, the research showed. “The sustained growth rate of innovation in India, as represented in patents published, is promising,” Arvind Pachhapur, Vice President, Clarivate Analytics, said in a statement.

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New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI): Gold went past the Rs 32,000-mark by gaining Rs 90 to trade at Rs 32,040 per 10 gram at the bullion market Thursday on fresh buying by local jewellers amid a firm trend overseas. Silver too firmed up by Rs 200 to Rs 38,000 per kg on the back of increased offtake by industrial units. Gold prices surged Thursday after falling for three straight days, largely on fresh buying by jewellers at the domestic spot market, coupled with a better trend globally. Globally, gold rose 0.11 per cent to USD 1,228 an ounce, while silver traded higher at USD 14.59 an ounce in Singapore as weakness in the dollar raised demand for the precious metal as a safe haven. In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent and 99.5 per cent purity rebounded by Rs 90 each to Rs 32,040 and Rs 31,890 per 10 gram, respectively. It had lost Rs 200 in the previous three days.

New Delhi, Nov 22 (Agencies): Vodafone Idea Ltd is gearing up to fight rivals Bharti Airtel Ltd and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd with an aggressive expansion of its network of fourth-generation (4G) mobile tower sites and segmenting its markets into four categories on the basis of leadership and profitability with a specific strategy for each, said a person aware of the plans. India’s largest telecom operator by users also plans to hike minimum recharge tariffs to improve profitability and has advanced an ongoing synergy target of Rs.14,000 crore by two years to 2020-21. The target includes saving Rs.8,400 crore in operational expenditure and Rs.5,600 crore in capital expenditure, said the person on condition of anonymity. Vodafone Idea’s growth strategy and its future plans were discussed at a meeting between its management and telecom analysts in Mumbai on Wednesday. The loss-making company told analysts that it

the American currency, showing a rise of 35 paise over its previous close of 71.46 against the dollar on Tuesday. In the last six sessions, the rupee had gained nearly 150 paise against the dollar. Meanwhile, the Indian stock market extended losses for the third consecutive session today, with the Sensex closing 218.78 points or 0.62% lower at 34,981.02 points. The other benchmark index, NSE Nifty, closed below the 10,550-mark. Globally, oil prices fell on Thursday after US crude inventories swelled to their highest level since December stoking concerns about a global glut but OPEC talk of an output reduction limited losses, said a Reuters report. The Indian stock markets, forex and commodities markets will remain closed tomorrow, November 23 (Friday), on account of Gurunanak Jayanti.

New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS): Chinese handset maker Xiaomi on Thursday launched Redmi Note 6 Pro in India for Rs 13,999 for the 4GB+64GB and Rs 15,999 for the 6GB+64GB variants. The device would go on a Black Friday sale on Mi.com, Flipkart and Mi Home on November 23 at a discounted price of Rs 12,999 (for 4GB+64GB variant) and Rs 14,999 (for 6GB+64GB variant). “Redmi Note 6 Pro provides meaningful upgrades to the Redmi Note 5 Pro and we hope Mi Fans would be able to enjoy a truly innovative product from Xiaomi,” said Anuj Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Xiaomi India. The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with a 6.26-inch FHD+ IPS display with a 19:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass. There’s a 20MP+2MP AI dual camera on the

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Good post-Brexit deal ‘within grasp’: May London, Nov 22 (PTI): British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday said that a "good" post-Brexit deal with the EU was "within grasp" and she was determined to deliver it, as the European Commission confirmed an in-principle agreement over trade, security and other issues after Britain leaves the economic bloc. In a statement at Downing Street after briefing her Cabinet over the Political Declaration that supplements the Withdrawal Agreement, or divorce arrangements, with the European Union, May described the minor breakthrough in Brexit negotiations as the right deal for the UK. The UK and the EU expect to use the Political Declaration as the basis for a detailed post-Brexit trade agreement, to be thrashed out during a 21-month transition period already agreed to kick-in after March 29 next year, when Britain is set to formally exit the EU after a referendum in June 2016 in favour of Brexit. "It delivers on the vote of the referendum. It brings back control of our borders, our money and our laws. And it does so while protecting jobs, protecting our security and protecting the integrity of the United Kingdom," she said in a statement.

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The agreement reached is between the UK and the European Commission and it will now be up to the 27 leaders of the other EU member-states to examine the draft in the days leading up to the special EU Council meeting on Sunday, when they are expected to formally sign off on the agreement. "The British people want this to be settled. They want a good deal that sets us on course for a brighter future. That deal is within our grasp and I am determined to deliver it," said May, who heads back to Brus-

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Seoul, Nov 22 (IANS): A South Korean pastor was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in jail for raping eight female followers of his mega church. Lee Jae-rock, 75, has about 130,000 followers at the Mamin Central Church in Seoul, reports the BBC. He has denied all the allegations. His victims had spoken of his “divine power” and said they felt com-

pelled to do what he asked because “he was God”. Lee’s church is regarded as a splinter cult by some mainstream Christian organisations. He set up the Mamin Central Church in 1982 with only 12 followers. It has now grown to what is known as a mega church, with its huge headquarters and auditorium and a website with promises of miracles. Earlier this year, three of his followers came forward with allegations that Lee called them to his apartment and forced them to have sex. In total, eight women filed criminal complaints and he was arrested in May.

sels on Saturday for further meetings with European Commission President JeanClaude ahead of the crucial summit on Sunday. Last week, amid an open war of words from rebelling pro-Brexit Conservative Party MPs, the UK and the EU agreed a 585-page legally-binding withdrawal agreement, covering the UK's GBP 39-billion "divorce bill", citizens' rights after Brexit and the thorny issue of the Northern Ireland "backstop" – to be activated to keep the border with EU member-country Ireland open if trade talks with the

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Canberra, Nov 22 (IANS): A giant dust storm on Thursday swept across southeast Australia, turning skies orange and raising concerns about air quality. Authorities issued a public health alert for Sydney on Thursday as the 500 km-wide dust band began to reach the city, reports the BBC. Many regions elsewhere in the New South Wales (NSW) state have had poor visibility. According to Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology, the storm has been driven by strong winds picking up dry soil. The problem has been exacerbated by a drought that has affected the entire state of NSW since August, it said.

UK stall at a later stage. The separate, nonlegally-binding, Political Declaration sets out broad aspirations for the kind of relationship the UK and EU will have after Brexit. "I have just sent to EU27 a draft Political Declaration on the Future Relationship between EU and UK. The Commission President has informed me that it has been agreed at negotiators' level and agreed in principle at political level, subject to the endorsement of the leaders," European Council President Donald Tusk said in a Twitter state-

ment earlier on Thursday. While May seems to have overcome a brewing rebellion within her own party ranks for the moment, tensions remain over some parts of the withdrawal agreement. Spain's prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, has said his government is "annoyed" over the issue of Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory on the Spanish coast, and France is understood to have sought amendments to the wording on fishing rights in UK waters. May stressed she was "confident that on Sunday we will be able to agree a deal for the whole of the United Kingdom family, including Gibraltar". If she is right on that count, the British prime minister then faces the tough task of getting the deal through Parliament where MPs in the House of Commons have already been plotting its defeat. Labour and the other UK Opposition parties have said they will vote against the withdrawal agreement, as have May's partners, the Democratic Unionist Party, who she relies on for her majority in the Commons. Many of her own Conservative MPs are also against it, arguing that it will keep the UK tied too closely to the EU and is not a "proper" Brexit.

9 California Crown prince a ‘red line’ in wildfire death Khashoggi probe: Saudi FM toll rises to 83 San Francisco, Nov 22 (IANS): The death toll from a wildfire in northern California has increased to 83, authorities said. The number of missing in what is known as “Camp Fire” dropped to 563, 136 fewer than the number counted on Tuesday and almost half the figure posted earlier this week, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on Wednesdsay. Firefighters have controlled 85 per cent of the fire, which has burned 62,052 hectares and is the most catastrophic in terms of fatalities in the history of the state, reports Efe news. The fire broke out on November 8 and in a few hours destroyed the town of Paradise, which had a population of 26,000. The flames destroyed around 13,500 households and about 500 shops, and still threaten another 5,100 buildings. President Donald Trump, who visited the affected area last week, urged Congress on Tuesday to take measures that “improve forest management and help prevent wildfires”, which, according to the President, “can stop the devastation constantly going on in California”.

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L O N D O N, N ov 2 2 (Agencies): Calls for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be held accountable for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are a “red line”, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Wednesday. In a BBC television interview, Jubeir said any disparaging discussion about Prince Mohammed or his father, the Saudi monarch, would not be tolerated. “In Saudi Arabia our leadership is a red line. The custodian of the two holy mosques (King Salman) and the crown prince are a red line,” Jubeir said. “They represent every Saudi citizen and every Saudi citizen represents them. And we will not tolerate any discussion of anything that is disparaging towards our monarch or our crown prince.” Khashoggi, a US resident who wrote for The

Washington Post and had been critical of Prince Mohammed, was lured to the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on 2 October, killed and reportedly dismembered. After lengthy denials, Saudi authorities admitted responsibility and said 21 people had been taken into custody. However, a CIA analysis leaked to the US media went further, reportedly pointing the finger at the crown prince. Jubeir insisted that Prince Mohammed had not been involved in the killing. “We have made that very clear. We have investigations ongoing and we will punish the individuals who are responsible for this,” he said. He called on Turkey to come forward with all its evidence about the slaying and stop leaking out information. The foreign minister said the murder was a “rogue operation” by intelligence officers. Jubeir also said any possible US sanctions on Saudi Arabia would be short-sighted. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday ignored criticism that he gave Saudi Arabia a free pass on Khashoggi’s murder, instead praising the Islamic kingdom for keeping oil prices low.

Trump grants new authority to troops to protect border personnel

Washington, Nov 22 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has approved a memorandum that grants new authority to US troops on the Southwest border to protect Customs and Border Protection (CBP) personnel from migrants if they engage in violence, according to the Pentagon. Department of Defence spokesperson Lt. Col. Michelle Baldanza told CNN on Wednesday that the Pentagon had received the memorandum. The White House memo authorises the troops to conduct activities such as “crowd control, temporary detention and cursory search”, according to the memorandum. It allows troops to use “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where

US military install stringing razor wire near the port of entry at the US-Mexico border

necessary)” in order to perform these protective activities. W h i l e s o m e h ave questioned whether active duty troops detaining and searching people on US soil constitutes law enforcement, the memo, which is signed by White House

Chief of Staff John Kelly, said that US troops “shall not, without further direction from the President, conduct traditional civilian law enforcement activities, such as arrest, search, and seizure”. “On detention we do not have arrest authority,

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away. Until this new authority was granted, troops were not allowed to intervene if CBP personnel came under attack unless they needed to act in their own selfdefence. The Pentagon has been working for the last several days on options for how troops can protect CBP. There are 5,800 to 5,900 troops assigned to the border mission, CNN said. Trump has said he will deploy as many as 15,000 troops if needed to push back against the group of migrants who are planning on asking for asylum. On Tuesday, Trump told reporters that the troops “are proud to be on the border. They are proud to be defending our nation. And we are not letting people in”.

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eah Remini claimed To m C r u i s e wa s aware of the abuses that occured inside the Church of Scientology, going as far to say that he’s “been part of it.” Remini, 48, told The Daily Beast that Cruise, one of the church’s highest ranking members, received special treatment by Scientologists. The “King of Queens” star was a member of the church but left in 2013. She is now an outspoken opponent of Scientology and spoke about it with other former members in her Emmy Award-winning series “Scientology and the Aftermath.” “Scientologists are told that Tom Cruise is saving the world single-handedly, so he is considered a deity within Scientology. He is second to David Miscavige— the savior of the free world. Tom is even called ‘Mister Cruise’ by staff members,” she told the Beast. The “Kevin Can Wait” star also claimed Scientologists make sure Cruise does not see materials with

“anything disparaging about Scientology.” “They’ll go so far as, if he’s going to walk a certain place, they’ll make sure there are no magazines that are anti-Scientology, so he can’t see that,” she said. Remini explained she believed others thought Cruise was “an innocent victim in all of this” but said the “Mission Impossible” actor is very much aware of what goes on inside the church. “Where Tom is concerned, that is very different,” she said. “He is very aware of the abuses that go on in Scientology. He’s been part of it.” Re m i n i a t t r i b u t e d Cruise’s status and knowledge of abuse in the church to his close relationship with Miscavige. She said the “Top Gun” star is “not in the same category as the average Scientologist.” She also claimed an official inside the church told her Miscavige ordered Cruise to dole out punishment on a high-ranking member.

“The Church rejects all of Leah Remini’s allegations as false,” the church said in a statement provided to Fox News. “The interview is a PR stunt to promote her fake reality TV show. As long as the entertainment media will print Leah Remini’s lies, her anti-religious bigotry will have a voice. Her brand of hate has dire consequences. Just last week, for example, the FBI released a report showing the alarming increase of hate crimes in the United States, including 1 in 5 traced to religious bigotry. Remini has gone out of her way to manufacture hate and instigate harm toward innocent people.” Cruise, meantime, has come under fire before for his association with the controversial religion. In the 2015 documentary “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” former members claimed they were asked to help “facilitate” the breakup between him and Nicole Kidman, who was not a Scientologist. (FoxNews)

r i a n a Grande had some strong words for Piers Morgan after the journalist launched a Twitter tirade on Wednesday against the U.K. girl group Little Mix and her mother, Joan Grande. The feud started after Morgan Ariana Grande criticized the promotional art for Little Mix’s ocrite, and denouncing upcoming album, “LM5,” both Little Mix and Ariana calling the image a copy of Grande for using their nua previous photo shoot done dity to sell albums. M o r g a n’s t w e e t by the Dixie Chicks. “Hey prompted a series of posts @LittleMix – when are you from Ariana Grande hergoing to admit you stole this self, during which the pop idea from @dixiechicks?,” star praised DeGeneres he wrote. before defending the use In response to the of her own sexuality and tweet, Joan Grande came signing off with the title to Little Mix’s defense be- of her latest single, “thank fore criticizing Morgan u, next.” for his previous remarks “Ellen is an incredible about talk show host El- & kind human being.. I use len DeGeneres: “Honestly my talent AND my sexualwhat is wrong with you @ ity all the time because i piersmorgan ? Didn’t your choose to.” Grande wrote. mother ever teach you, if “Women can be sexual you have nothing nice to AND talented. naked and say, don’t say it! You came dignified. it’s OUR choice. for @TheEllenShow yester- & we will keep fighting til day which was disgraceful, people understand. i say this she is an angel. @LittleMix w all due respect but thank today, did you ever hear of u, next.” paying homage? And..well Grande ended the connever mind.” versation by calling out Morgan had previously Morgan’s double standards called out double standards by sharing his tweet of a in Hollywood in response semi-nude photo of himto a video montage of male self in front of a fireplace. celebrity bodies posted by “When u do it it’s ok tho DeGeneres in honor of right?,” she wrote. International Men’s Day. (FoxNews) In the tweet, Morgan calls DeGeneres’ video “the hypocrisy of modern feminism laid bare.” Morgan quickly responded to Joan Grande, calling DeGeneres a hyp-

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op band LFO singer Devin Lima is dead. He was 41. He died early Wednesday morning after a yearlong battle with stage 4 cancer, the band’s publicist confirmed to variety.com. “It is with a truly broken heart that that I confirm that Harold ‘Devin’ Lima passed away early this morning after a valiant battle with caner,” LFO’s Brad Fischetti said in a statement. Fischetti added, “Devin, as the world knows him, was an extraordinary talent, a doting father to his six children, and a loving partner to their mother. He was a beloved son and brother and a friend to so many. On behalf of the LFO family, thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love from friends, family, fans, media, and those in the music industry. “A few days before he passed away, he said to me, ‘Bro, when it is over, just tell them I disappeared.’ My friends - Harold ‘Devin’ Lima has disappeared.” LFO, which gained popularity in the 1990s, consisted of Lima and Fischetti. The pop group was initially a trio, with lead singer Rich Cronin, but disbanded in 2010 after his death to leukemia at the age of 35. Lima (born Harold Lima) and Fischetti reunited and resumed touring in 2017. They recently released their first new song in 15 years, “Perfect 10.”

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reed II star Michael B. Jordan has been challenged to get in the ring for real by former world champion Roy Jones Jr. The 31-year-old actor has been honing his boxing skills for several years for his role as Adonis Creed in the newest films in the Rocky/Creed franchise, and recently bragged to TMZ. com that he’d hold his own against the 49-year-old exchampion. Roy, who is still active as a boxer and won a fight as recently as February (18), has now issued a challenge to Michael to back up his words with his fists and join him in the ring. “If Michael B. wants this real, contact Roy Jones Jr. and we’ll make it happen,” he said in a video published by the U.S. gossip website. He advised the star to get his contact details from TMZ editors to arrange the fight. Michael did admit that he’d have been no match for Roy in his prime – when the boxer became the first man in more than a century to win world championship belts in the middleweight and heavyweight divisions. However, the veteran sportsman still believes

he’d have the beating of his younger, fitter opponent – thanks to his experience and ringcraft – and added that he’d be ready for the fight with four or five weeks of training. “I know he can’t beat me still,” he explained. “I know he’s probably in better condition because he’s younger… but I’m an old school vet.” Michael is currently on the promotional trail for Creed II in which he plays Adonis, the boxer son of Rocky Balboa’s rival and friend Apollo Creed – who Sylvester Stallone’s character fought in the original 1976 Rocky movie. The first Creed movie relaunched the franchise to focus on Adonis – with Rocky taking on the role of his trainer. Directed by Black Panther filmmaker Ryan Coogler, it earned critical plaudits and was a box office hit – earning more than $170 million. (Hollywood.com)

Natalie Dormer reportedly splits from fiancé after 11 years

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t’s over for Natalie Dormer and her fiancé, Anthony Byrne. The breakup news was confirmed in an interview for New Statesman. According to the magazine, “They’ve parted ways since promoting the film [‘In Darkness’] this summer.” The former couple met on the set of “The Tudors” in 2007. They got engaged in 2011 when Byrne proposed on a boat in India. Dormer and Byrne both hinted at trouble in interviews while promoting “In Darkness,” revealing that writing the film together often led to fights. “Because we didn’t have an office or anything, we were in our own home writing, and then it would all kick off because we would disag ree about something fundamentally or I would be a pain in the arse and I would challenge Nat, or myself,” Byrne told The Hollywood Reporter. “It’s very easy to go, ‘Oh, don’t worry about that, it’s going to be fine,’ and you have to police that and in doing so you end up being the bad guy and end up having massive arguments.” M e a n w h i l e, t h e “Game of Thrones” actress told People in 2016, “I don’t know if you’ve ever been in a writing room but I wouldn’t recommend it with your other half.” Reps for the actors did not immediately return a request for comment. (FoxNews)

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Desperate India look to level T20I series Sameer, Saina enter quarter-finals SYED MODI INTERNATIONAL

Melbourne, Nov 22 (IANS): After narrowly losing the tour opener by four runs, India are desperate to keep themselves alive by winning the second Twenty20 international of the three-match rubber at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) here on Friday. In the rain-hit first T20I, the visitors failed to cross the line while chasing a revised target set on the Duckworth-Lewis method. The Virat Kohli-led side has already emerged victorious in seven consecutive bilateral T20 series in a row and will surely leave no stone unturned to make it eight. Kohli would have definitely missed the services of leggie Yuzvendra Chahal as the hosts struggled against chinaman Kuldeep Yadav, who scalped two Australian wickets conceding 24 runs in the previous affair at the Gabba in Brisbane. To keep them alive in the rubber, the Indian playing XI could possibly witness a few changes as the skipper would be des-

India’s Khaleel Ahmed, left, celebrates after he got the wicket of Australia’s D’Arcy Short, not shown, during the first T20 International cricket match between Australia and India in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday. (AP/PTI)

perate to bring back Chahal, while Krunal Pandya could be axed after being clobbered for 55 runs in the first T20I. Also, Lokesh Rahul, who has been in patchy form after failing to cross the 30-run mark in the last six occasions, is likely to miss Friday’s game and the team management would like to test Manish Pandey

in his absence. Opener Shikhar Dhawan, who played a classy knock of 76 off 42 deliveries in the last game, showed the kind of havoc he could create and it is expected of him to blast again. Unlike Dhawan, his par tner Rohit Sharma failed to fire, but the opener is an experienced campaigner and it is a matter

of just a few deliveries for him to click. Meanwhile, the ploy of promoting Rahul to the No.3 slot didn’t work and the team management could restore the skipper to his usual batting position. The middle order looks settled with stumper Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik in good nick. The duo came all guns blazing

in the previous game and their knocks had brought back the visitors back in the hunt, while chasing a challenging total. However, Pant’s inexperience was clearly visible in Brisbane as the Delhi stumper played an unwanted and completely immature shot to throw his wicket. Coming to India’s bowling, pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar was accurate with the leather after conceding just 15 runs from his three overs. Jasprit Bumrah also bowled well after figures of 1/21 from three overs. On the other hand, Australia would once again expect fireworks from Glenn Maxwell and allrounder Marcus Stoinis. The all-rounder first played a 19-ball unbeaten 33 before setting up the win for the home side by picking two wickets for 27 runs. Also, Adam Zampa proved beneficial for the host with figures of 2/22 and the Australian team management will once again hope their side to replicate the Brisbane show here.

Lucknow, Nov 22 (PTI): Defending champion Sameer Verma and former champions Saina Nehwal and Par upalli Kashyap progressed to the quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International World Super Tour 300 with contrasting victories, here on Thursday. Second-seeded Saina, who is a three-time winner of the Lucknow tourney, defeated Amolika Singh Sisodiya 21-14 21-9, while 2012 and 2015 champion Kashyap recovered from a game down to see off Indonesia’s Firman Abdul Kholik 9-21 22-20 21-8 in another match. Third seed Sameer beat China’s Zhao Junpeng 22-20 21-17 and will meet China’s Zhou Zeqi. Fo r m e r O l y m p i c bronze medallist, Saina will next face eight seeded compatriot Rituparna Das, who beat fellow Indian Shruti Mundada 21-11 21-15 in a one-sided clash. Kashyap will meet Thailand’s Sitthikom Thammasin, seeded 8th. B Sai Praneeth, seeded 4th, brushed aside Indonesia’s Shesar Hiren

Saina Nehwal during her match against Amolika Singh Sisodiya on Thursday. (PTI)

Rhustavito 21-12 21-10 and will take on China’s Lu Guangzu, seeded sixth, ended the run of Saarlorlux champion Subhankar Dey with a 21-13 21-10 win. In women’s singles, Sai Uttejitha Rao Chukka also notched up a 21-12 21-15 win over compatriot Reshma Karthik 21-12 21-

15. She will square off against former Olympic champion Li Xuerui, seeded 7th. Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa also entered the last eight by defeating compatriots Shivam Sharma and Poorvisha S Ram 12-21 21-14 21-15 in a mixed doubles match.

PCB trying to convince CA for 2-match ODI series in Pakistan Ka r ac h i , N ov 2 2 (PTI): The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is trying to persuade Cricket Australia to play two match ODI series next year in Pakistan before the World Cup in England. PCB chairman Ehsan Mani said that the five-match series is scheduled to be held in UAE sometime in late March and early April and PCB was trying to persuade the Australians to play two games in Pakistan. A PCB official said that the series could be Players being introduced to MLA Dimapur II A/C, Moatoshi Longkumer on the opening day of the three-day 3rd King’s Volleyball Tournament at Dimapur Government College rescheduled as the Australians are keen to play it ground on Thursday. Six teams are participating in the tournament.

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game (at Perth Stadium) is probably a bit too close to the test match. Just in case you’re out in the field for two or three days and suddenly have a quick turnaround.” Cummins and Hazlewood managed to stay fit for all five tests during their Ashes triumph over England last year and their fitness will be crucial for the hosts in their quest to topple India. “All we can do is try to get ourselves in the best position,” Cummins said. “I feel like we’ve done that, especially Joshy and I — we’ve had six months off — a little bit of cricket recently but basically six months of getting our bodies right, getting really fresh and making sure when that first test comes that we’re flat out and ready for a long summer.” “I couldn’t be happier with where I am, and I think the other boys are the same. There’s no real niggles or anything we’re worried about. We’ll see what happens. Hopefully, we don’t spend five days in the field every test, get through them all.”

stan properly. But it is not easy trying to change the perception of people who have not been to Pakistan in recent times,” he said. He admitted that Pakistan needed top teams to start visiting again to see the permanent international cricket to the country which has been on a hold since March, 2009 when militants attacked the Sri Lankan team in Lahore. Since than no touring side has played a full series including Tests in Pakistan

and between September 2017 to April 2018 PCB was able to convince teams to come and play short T20 series including a ICC World eleven, Sri Lanka and West Indies. Mani noted that the Asian Cricket Council annual general body meeting held in Lahore last week was a good step forward for Pakistan cricket as ICC’s CEO Dave Richardson was also present and except for India, all the ACC member nations sent their representatives.

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Dimapur, Nov 22 (NPN): Aghunato Area Drivers lifted the volleyball championship trophy held during the All Nagaland Taxi Association Zunheboto annual picnic cum general meeting on November 17 at Tourism House, Satakha. Atuizo and Satakha area bagged the first and second runners up respectively.

SYDNEY, Nov 22 (Agencies): Australia have rested their frontline fast bowlers from a Sheffield Shield clash in Perth to keep them fresh ahead of the four-test home series against India, starting early next month. Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood are all part of Australia’s 14-man squad for the opening two tests in Adelaide and Perth, and the New South Wales Blues trio will sit out the clash against Western Australia. However, with the first test against the world’s topranked side starting on Dec. 6, the move does rob the fast bowlers of match practice. Cummins said the decision came as a result of a joint-agreement between Cricket Australia’s medical staff, coaches, selectors and the players themselves. “I think Josh, Starcy and I are all going to rest up this Shield game and be right to go in Adelaide,” Cummins told reporters in Sydney on Thursday. “Ideally, it would be nice to maybe sneak in another bowl, it’s about a 16day gap, but that Shield

vid Warner will also complete their 12-month bans at the end of March and should be playing against Pakistan before the World Cup. Ehsan Mani said that to persuade top teams to play in Pakistan it was a matter of changing perceptions about the situation in Pakistan. “Once anyone comes to Pakistan and views the situation by himself, it will not be hard to convince him that international cricket can return to Paki-

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Dimapur, Nov 22 (NPN): The Nagaland Football Coaches Association (NFCA) will be organising a football coaching license course- All India Football Federation (AIFF) D level certificate course in December. Therefore, interested candidates have been informed to contact NFCA president Roko Angami at 9436604945 or general secretary Ayeto Ayemi at 9436424654 or email at ayeto.ayemi@yahoo.in.

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as close to the World Cup as possible. The World Cup is slated to start from late May in England. The source said that Pakistan also had a five-match ODI series in England just before the World Cup. “Since we will be hosting the Australians, we have told them try to play two matches in Pakistan. The process is on but nothing is final as yet.” Australia has not played in Pakistan since 1998. Australia’s top batsmen, Steve Smith and Da-

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sports WOMEN’S WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP

Mary Kom on course for sixth gold

New Delhi, Nov 22 (PTI): The legendary M C Mary Kom remained on course for an unprecedented sixth gold medal by reaching the 48kg final but Lovlina Borgohain had to settle for a bronze after losing her semifinal bout in 69kg in the Women’s World Boxing Championship here Thursday. The 35-year-old Mary Kom, a five-time world champion, beat her North Korean opponent Mi Hyang Kim in a unanimous 5-0 decision in the semifinals. In the summit clash on Saturday, Mary Kom will take on Ukraine’s Hanna Okhota whom the Indian had beaten earlier this year in a tournament in Poland. After reaching the semifinals on Tuesday, Mary Kom has already become the most successful woman pugilist in the event’s history. If the diminutive Manipuri, known as ‘Magnificent Mary’, wins a gold on Saturday, she will match Cuban men’s legend Felix Savon as the joint most successful pugilist (men and women) in the World Championships’ history. Savon, who also won three Olympic gold medals

India’s Mary Kom exchange punches with Hyang Kim of Peoples Republic of Korea in during the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships on Thursday. (PTI)

during his illustrious career, won six gold and one silver in heavyweight in the World Championships between 1986 and 1989. Mary Kom entered the event with a remarkable tally of five gold medals and a silver to her credit. B e f o r e t h i s Wo r l d Championships, the Manipuri was tied with Irish legend Katie Taylor (five gold and a bronze) on the number of medals won. Taylor now

plies her trade in the professional circuit. The semifinal bout began on a cautious note with both pugilists trying to understand each other’s game in the first round which had very few clean punches. In the second round, both showed their aggressive intent and the North Korean threw a flurry of quick punches. The Indian drew from her vast reservoir of expe-

rience as she ducked the punches and then, with quick feet movement, launched her own attack to land crucial punches on her opponent. “My opponent was taller than me and strong also. Taller boxers can have the advantage because of their reach, they can get inside immediately and come back again. But once inside the ring, I don’t care whether my opponent is tall or not, I play my game,” said Mary Kom.

India, however, suffered a jolt as the second semifinalist of the day, Lovlina lost 4-0 to Chen Nien-Chin of Taipei, who had won a bronze in the 2016 World Championships in 75kg. The two pugilists went for attack in the first round itself and punches landed on both but neither managed to completely dominate. In the second round, the Taipei boxer let Lovlina do the attacking and waited for opportune time to hit on the counter. Unfortunately, Lovlina received a warning from the referee in the third round for hitting at the back of the head of the opponent and one point was cut from all the five judges. The one-point reduction, however, did not make much of a difference as Chen eventually won 29-27 29-27 28-28 29-27 30-26. Lovlina did not win any single round. On Friday, two more Indians are in the fray in the semifinals. Sonia Chahal will take on Hwa Son Jo of North Korea in 57kg while Simranjit Kaur will square off against Dan Dou of China in 64kg.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Kohima volleyball tourney begins

Phesama VO and Khwiino Spikers Khonoma players with Kovi Meyase and organisers before the match on Thursday. (NP)

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Ko h i m a , N ov 2 2 (NPN): The 6th Kohima district open volleyball tournament (men & women), organised by Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA), got underway at Kohima local ground on Thursday. The tournament, organised under the theme ‘Transcending Through Sports,’ was graced by Kohima Municipal Council (KMC) administrator, Kovi Meyase as special guest. Altogether 20 teams including five women teams and 15 men teams are participating in the tournament. In his address, Meyase lauded KDVA for organising such tournament and providing platform for

the young players to train and display their skills. Encouraging the sportspersons, Meyase said sports is among the biggest industry in the world and successful players are earning the highest. He advised the sportspersons to be sincere and committed to reach higher level. He said, “sports teaches us humanity and equality irrespective of race or colour as the same rules and regulations apply to all.” He also challenged the players to display their skills with discipline and move forward to reach their goal. The inaugural function was chaired by convenor organising committee Hulie Belho, invocation prayer was offered by Denben Yanthan, welcome

address was delivered by KDVA president Visasielie Suohu, a special song was presented by Mengubei-u Khro and oath taking was administered by technical convenor Mhalevilie Kere. On the opening day, Phesema Youth Organisation (defending champion), Kiruphema Youth Organisation, United Sporting Club Kiruphema, Kenozou Youth Organisation, Elite Sisters Club, Sepfuzou Colony Kohima and Tiema khe Kidima earned 6 points each. The champion team (both men and women) will receive Rs. 35,000 while the runner-up will pocket Rs. 25,000. Semi-finalists will also receive Rs.5000 each. The best spiker and setter will receive Rs. 2000 each.

ISL: Bengaluru FC beat FC Goa 2-1 Ranji Trophy: Nagaland batsmen fight back Correspondent

Shillong, Nov 22 (NPN): Nagaland showed some strong fight within while following on as they took their Ranji Trophy plate group match against Meghalaya into the fourth day at the MCA Cricket Ground, Shillong. After being bowled out in their first innings for just 106 in response to Meghalaya’s 389, Nagaland began the third day on 31/0 and finished on 332/8. Abrar Kazi lead the resistance with a fine

innings of 129 not out. Openers Nitesh (38) and Sedezhalie (68) picked up from where they left off yesterday to put on 67 for the first wicket. But it was the fifth wicket partnership between Kazi and Paras that was truly invaluable for the visitors. The pair put on 140 runs together before Paras was caught by wicketkeeper Punit Bisht off the bowling of Gurinder Singh for 57. Kazi has peppered his innings with 15 fours and three mighty six-

es and Nagaland will hope that he will be able to continue to remain at the crease, though Meghalaya will certainly be attempting to dismiss the two remaining tailenders cheaply tomorrow, the last day of the match. Among Meghalaya’s bowlers Aditya Singhania has figures of 3/46, while Dipu Sangma (2/47) and Gurinder (2/102) bagged a brace of wickets each and Raj Biswa has picked up one (1/32). Meanwhile, on the opening day of the U-23 Col CK Nayudu

Trophy plate group match between Uttarakhand and Meghalaya, the latter are 27/2 in reply to the hosts’ 220 all out on the first day in Dehradun. Meghalaya won the toss and opted to field and were able to keep Uttarakhand to a relatively low total, with Arbin Singh (3/59) claiming the best figures for the visitors. Kartik Pawar (2/26), captain Akash Kumar (2/27), Lokesh Turaha (2/55) and Md Nafees (1/43) were the other wickettakers for Meghalaya.

Players of FC Goa and Bengaluru FC during their match on Thursday.

Margao, Nov 22 (Agencies): Bengaluru FC beat FC Goa 2-1 in a dramatic clash on Thursday at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Goa. Rahul Bheke (34’) scored the opening goal of the match to give the visitors the lead in the first half. Goa came back with Brandon’s strike (72’). Sunil Chhetri scored the winner with a header to confirm full points for Bengaluru. The hosts got the first opportunity to score a goal in the 10th minute when Juanan’s intervention between Pena’s cross for Corominas landed for Boumous whose shot was blocked by Bengaluru goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu. A rare lapse from Ahmed Jahouh allowed Sunil Chhetri to move into the box and take a shot at goal in the 28th minute but it travelled straight into the hands of FC Goa goalkeeper Mohammad Nawaz who was

hardly tested otherwise. The visitors did, however, take the lead in the 34th as Rahul Bheke effected a cheeky back flick to direct the ball into the right bottom corner after Xisco had tried to find the back of the net with a first time shot from a Dimas Delgado flag-kick. It could have been 2-0 before half-time if Harmanjot Khabra found the target instead of the crossbar after the ball was offered on the platter for the Bengaluru midfielder. Just two minutes into the second half, Mohamed Ali blatantly handled the ball while marking Xisco. The FC Goa defender received his second yellow card and was sent off. The game took a nasty turn and resulted in another sending off when Delgado was shown a direct red card for a high boot challenge on Hugo Boumous in the 59th

minute. Brandon got his name on the scoresheet in the 72nd minute from Corominas’ assist. Coro’s square pass found Brandon in front of the goal who hit the ball straight at goal. It got deflected off Nishu Kumar and went past a hapless Gurpreet Sandhu. Sunil Chhetri restored the visitors’ lead in the 77th minute as he converted a calm and composed header of Udanta Singh’s cross from the flank. Xisco dropped his shoulders to outfox his marker on the right flank and pick out Sunil Chhetri in the centre of the box in the 89th minute. The skipper’s powerful shot rattled the crossbar. At the other end, Corominas produced a dangerous ball across the face of goal for Hugo Boumous at the far post but the midfielder failed to convert from close-range.

Drogba announces retirement at 40 LO N D O N, N ov 2 2 (Agencies): Former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba announced his retirement on Wednesday, calling time on a 20-year career in which the bullish centre forward won four Premier League titles and the 2012 Champions League. Ivorian Drogba, who had been playing in the United States for Phoenix Rising, had two spells at Chelsea, scoring 164 goals in 381 games having spearheaded the west London club’s revival under owner Roman Abramovich. Drogba, 40, began his career at French side Le Mans in 1998, but did not play top-tier football until he was 23 when he was signed by Guingamp in 2002. He moved to Olympique de Marseille in 2003 and a year later was

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signed by Chelsea where he became the attacking focal point of the team under Jose Mourinho and helped the club win their first top flight English title in 50 years. He went on to win three Premier League titles in his first eight years at Chelsea as well as four FA Cups and two League Cups. His first spell in west London ended on a high as he scored the winning

penalty in the Champions League final shootout against Bayern Munich having also equalised with a thumping header to force extra time. He had spells in China and Turkey before returning to Chelsea where he won a fourth Premier League title and a third League Cup, leaving the club as their fourth highest scorer of all time. Drogba, who made than 100 appearances for the Ivory Coast and was voted African footballer of the year twice, ended his playing days with Phoenix Rising where he was a player-owner. “It’s the best way to end, helping some young talent to develop,” Drogba told the BBC. “To give something back to the game was the best way to finish as I have learned so much in the game.”

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