October 11, 2017

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Economy may grow at 6.5% for 2017-18, says Rangarajan

U-17 WC: Spain thrash Niger 4-0

Kim Jong-Un expected to carry out another missile test

business, Page 8

sports, Page 16

international, Page 13

CM moots panel on road connectivity

Correspondent

KOHIMA, OCT 10 (NPN): To prove the sincerity and commitment of the government, the state chief minister, TR Zeliang, on Tuesday proposed to soon form a committee on roads that would work jointly with the responsible department for implementation of better roads and connectivity.

Speaking at the ‘Colloquium on Road Connectivity’, which was at State Banquets Hall here Tuesday on the theme “Together We Build”, the chief minister said that the state government was committed to better transparency and accountability and would enact and uphold mechanisms towards that end.

Zeliang said it was the responsibility of the government to prepare concept papers and DPR to get the sanction as per its vision document. He, however, maintained that it was also the responsibility of the people or land owners to support implementation of the project.

The chief minister disclosed that the Centre has approved three major National highways in the state. He

PHED informs on water tank demolition DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has planned to demolish the RCC overhead Intze tank located at Naharbari, Dimapur, which has outlived its life span and was at imminent risk of collapse due to weak foundation.

In a joint press statement, PHED urban division Dimapur executive engineer P Khetoi Awomi and Naharbari Village Council (NVC) chairman, Tokheli Kikon, stated that PHED in collaboration with the NVC and in coordination with the Power Department and Traffic Police has fixed the period for demolishing the water tank i.e. from October 11-14, 2017.

During this period from 8am to 5pm, Naharbari road would be blocked for vehicular traffic and power supply would be cut-off. All outgoing vehicles could take the road towards Darogapathar village and incoming vehicles could take the road via Padum Pukhuri circular road.

Public who were affected due to power cut and road block during the period have been requested to bear with the department.

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TR Zeliang speaking at the ‘Colloquium on road Connectivity’ at State Banquet Hall, Kohima. (NP)

appealed to the tribal hohos and all stakeholders to extend full support to ensure that the projects were completed on time. Zeliang assured that Nagas would see one of the best connectivity within two/three year’s time.

According to chief minister, the centre has approved road construction from Avangkhu-Mon-Sonari via Mimi, Pangsha Longwa in principal as Highways 702, 702 B. He said sanction was accorded for preparing DPR. Further, he informed that the centre has approved construction of Tizit-Khelma road, which could link South East Express Highway and on the other end i.e. from Tizit it can be connected to Arunachal Pradesh. Another

road construction from Dimpaur-Nuiland-Wokha-Zunheboto-Shamator-NoklakPangsha covering about 200km has been approved, he said, adding that sanction was also approved for survey and DPR. Informing that by November-December survey and DPR works would begin in full swing, the chief minister appealed to all individuals and landowners to extend cooperation towards road construction.

Further, on the construction of road under SARDP covering four districts, Zeliang informed that three tribal Hohos -- Sumi Hoho, Ao Senden and CPO - have given a blanket clearance to go ahead with the construction, adding that

these roads would be completed within 2/3 years.

For two lane roads, the chief minister said there was no provision for land compensation as it required only widening but for four-lane road there was provision.

Therefore, he appealed to the citizens not fight with government where there was no possibility as it only delayed and hampered the construction.

The chief minister insisted that to ensure transparency and accountability the public and NGOs must see that projects were implemented as per specification according to the approved DPR and projects completed as per agreement between the department and the firm (contractor).

Stating that the government was aware of the growing dissatisfaction expressed by various sections, particularly the youth, the chief minister said he cannot deny that the system of functioning was not without faults. He said the thickened layers of corruption in the state, built over decades, had become a vicious cycle.

He said the state was passing through a period of great confusion and division, adding that active participation of all the stakeholders was needed to bring about a reformation and change within the state. Assuring that transparency and accountability would begin from today, the chief minister advised the five agencies -- NH, NHIDCL, R&B, BRO and disaster management -- to be active on social media and take suggestions and views of the public.

The chief minister said that he was prepared to start over and bring corrective measures starting from himself to his colleagues, bureaucrats and other officials.

He appealed to build trust and respect for each other and start a new journey of transformation.

NPRAAF continues to take on Finance deptt over alleged DDA

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) has once again raised serious concern over the alleged Double Drawal Authority (DDA) by the Finance Department (FD) under the PWD (Roads & Bridges) during the period 2001-17.

NPRAAF information & publicity cell pointed out that the Finance department (Budget & Monitoring Cell) had released Rs. 20 crore twice (Rs 40 crore) for all the 24 divisions under PWD (R&B) during the same financial year 2016-17. It said Rs. 20 crore was first released on December 12, 2016 and then another Rs. 20 crore on March 16, 2017, both under Non-Plan for “maintenance of roads”.

It claimed that in order to avoid making it appear exactly the same, the amounts were interchanged for Phek division and Pfutsero division in the second DA. Similarly, NPRAAF said amounts for Kohima South division and Construction division were also given a variation in the (Cont’d on p-13) second DA, but the total

amount for the two divisions remained the same Rs 5.20 crore (Total- Rs 10.40 crore) for both the DAs. The rest of the 20 divisions got exactly the same amount for the two consecutive DAs, it added.

Among all the divisions, the forum said Dimapur division was allotted the second highest amount at Rs 4.22 crore (total- Rs 8.44 crore) for each DA after Kohima South division at Rs 5.07 crore and Rs 4.77 crore for the two consecutive DAs. Maintaining that issuance of such DAs, with interchanged numbers, were nothing but tricky paper works to withstand any possible allegations of double drawals, NPRAAF however made known that the public cannot be fooled every time.

It said that the release of these amounts were in addition to crores of rupees released separately for different stretches of roads within the 24 divisions.

In comparison, NPRAAF said when FD had released Rs. 20 crore for all the 24 division, it was a glaring record-breaking exercise that Rs 20 crore

NSCN (K) cadres attack army NIA will choke foreign RMSA clarifies on sanctioned funds base in Arunachal Pradesh terror funding: Rajnath

ITANAGAR, OCT 10 (IANS): NSCN (K) rebels on Tuesday attacked an Indian Army base in Arunachal Pradesh’s Niausa area.

Kohima-based Army spokesman Chiranjeet Konwer said there was no casualty or damage to the Company Operating Base of the Longding battalion in the attack.

However, the NSCN (K) via social media claimed that a combined operation group “inflicted heavy casualties of more than 40 Indian soldiers killed on the spot and many more injured”.

Konwer said the firing took place at around 1.15 a.m.

“They fired five to 10 rounds of ineffective small arms along with a Lathode grenade. The rebels fled after alert sentries effectively

retaliated.”

Konwer said that the army was forced to control its firing keeping in mind the safety of the villagers in the vicinity. He said a search operation to nab the fleeing rebels was ongoing.

The NSCN (K) said that it used rockets, 40 mm, mortars, explosives and assorted automatic weapons in the attack, claiming that the rebels reached their safe place without any casualty.

In response, Konwer said the NSCN (K)’s statement was only to create “sensationalism” and were “baseless and false”.

Last month, the Indian Army had said it inflicted “heavy casualties” on NSCN (K) rebels during a fire-fight in Myanmar’s Langkhu village opposite Longwa village in Nagaland’s Mon district.

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (IANS): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called terrorism a “curse for the civilised society”, and said the NIA will soon choke the foreign fund trail to the terrorists operating in the country.

“Some people say that the National Investigation Agency has partially succeeded in stopping foreign terror funding. But I will say that the NIA will fully choke the foreign funding to terrorists in the country soon,” Singh said.

Inaugurating the counter-terror agency’s headquarters in Lodi Road here, Singh also said: “The NIA will bring down the morale of the terrorists.”

He said terrorism acts as a hindrance to development. Lauding the work of the probe agency for proving its credibility in the last eight-and-half years since its formation in 2008, Singh said the conviction rate of the agency was over 90 per cent.

Singh said investigating terror activities is a tough job. “But with the help of scientific investigation, it has filed perfect chargesheets,” the Home Minister said. The Home Minister also hailed the NIA’s role in curbing the menace of fake currency which acted as an oxygen for terrorism. (More on p-9)

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Drawing attention to news item with regard to delay in release of RMSA teacher salary, raised Nagaland Public Right Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF), the state mission director RMSA, Limawabang Aier has issued a clarification.

According to Aier, the funds sanctioned and released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India (GoI) were for various purposes and not only for salary.

Also, fund released by MHRD for one purpose cannot be utilised for another, he said. Accordingly, RMSA has given out the details of funds received by RMSA during 2016-17 and 2017-18. (See table) Further, Aier said during 2016-17, salary of teachers was released upto September 2016 since the state did not receive the 2nd Instalment from the Centre.

During 2016-17, he said GoI had released Rs. 1541.71 lakhs as backlog salary of last year and accordingly salary was released. In this regard, salary for RMSA teachers was released upto June 2017.

During 2017-18, he said the state government had given advance salary to RMSA amounting to Rs 303.58 lakhs and the same was refunded to the state government. Aier also informed that GoI had sanctioned Rs 1180.62 lakhs as 2nd part of the 1st instalment. He said that the SMO, RMSA was doing its best to get release of the sanctioned amount for payment of salary to RMSA teachers.

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of Naga Hospital Authority Kohima, contract work was awarded to Sir Edward Dunlop Hospitals Company.

But the union said the bills released to the company were more than the work executed. In the end, the NGRC-1CU said that the company abandoned the contract work completely by leaving the Naga Hospital in a very ugly condition. Thereafter, it said the government requested the PWD to take up the work for completion but the department declined.

Another mega project under SARDP for upgradation of existing one lane to two-lane projects namely Chakabama-Zunheboto road, ChangtongyaLongleng road, PfutseroPhek road and Mon-Tamlu-Merangkong road, the union said was abandoned by the contractors without completing even a single kilometre out of total length

of 318 km. The project was sanctioned by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and works were awarded to Gayatri & Myatas (JV), the NGRC-1CU said, adding that tender amount of these works was Rs. 983 Crores for 318km total length and the work order was issued amounting to Rs. 1130 Crores.

However, the union pointed out that the amount for earth work (earth cutting) of those projects was Rs. 280 crores but the same was not completed. It stated that the contractors could not complete even an earth work but the department released the contractor’s bill amounting to Rs. 602.34 crore.

Due to non completion of works, NGRC-1CU said public were facing tremendous hardships.

The union cautioned that the ongoing DimapurKohima four-lane road proj-

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NGRC-1CU urges CM to act on abandoned projects DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Nagaland Government Registered Class-I Contractor Union (NGRC1CU) has expressed concern over the several abandoned development projects in the state and appealed to the chief minister to take necessary action.

In a representation addressed to the chief minister, the NGRC-1CU president, Seyikuolie, and vice president, S Bendang Jamir, pointed out that past mega projects in Nagaland undertaken by the contractors from outside had executed the contract works with a view that outside contractors were more competent than the local contractors.

However, NGRC-1CU said that most of those projects undertaken by contractors from outside never saw the light of day.

Citing one such abandoned projects, the union stated that for up-gradation

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ects could face the same fate if the government and the department did not take it seriously.

The works for above projects were awarded to ECI and Ramky (JV) (Phase - II) with a total length of 42km two years ago with a completion period within three years time amounting to Rs. 1066.55 crore.

However, it maintained that presently only about 50% of earth work may have been completed.

In this regard, the union questioned whether the works could be completed within the stipulated period of three years time and would the government allow the project to face the same fate to previous mega projects?

Asser ting that the government not repeat the same mistake as before, the NGRC-1CU urged the government to make use of

CM condoles demise of Er. Dikhrolo Mero

DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister, TR Zeliang, has expressed grief at the demise of Er. Dikhrolo Mero, retired Engineer-in-Chief, who passed away in Dimapur on Tuesday.

In his condolence message, Zeliang described late Dikhrolo Mero as not only a sincere and dedicated officer but also an outstanding Naga leader, adding that his death was a major loss for the Nagas. His service and contribution to the Government of Nagaland and towards the welfare of the citizens of Nagaland will ever be cherished, the chief minister said. “During this difficult moment of pain and grief, I pray that God Almighty grant peace and solace to the bereaved family members, friends and col(Cont’d on p-5) leagues,” Zeliang stated.

approximately was released only for improvement of road from City Tower to DC Court Junction Dimapur.

Taking a jibe, NPRAAF said this road stretch could be the most prestigious road in the entire state whereby the authorities appear to upgrade the road into ‘Smart Road’ since Dimapur has so far not made it to the list of Smart City Project.

Besides these, the forum said FD had also released an amount of Rs. 8 crore (on March 21, 2017) under Non Plan for various below mentioned works: 1. Phek Town Road Repair: Rs 1 crore 2 . K o h i m a To w n Works: Rs 3 crore 3. Improvement of Mon Town Roads: Rs 1 crore 4. Black topping of Bayavu Circular Road: Rs 50 lakh 5. Billy Graham Road: Rs 1.50 crore 6. Cathedra, AG, Ladys Mile etc: Rs 60 lakh 7. Flyover Bridge approach Road & Eros lane approach road Dimapur: Rs 40 lakh.

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KU appeals all to maintain sanctity of Lonyak Lao-ong Mo DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Following the controversy surrounding the alleged speech made by Home minister, Y. Patton during the Lonyak Lao-ong Mo festival at Mon, the Konyak Union (KU) has appealed all to maintain the sanctity of the festival.

In a joint statement, KU president S. Manlip Konyak and general secretary Honang M. Konyak clarified that the union, without any bias nor with any party inclination/favoritism, invited the head of the state to grace the harvest festival of the Konyaks as chief guest. As normal practise, KU said the chief minister was accompanied by numerous entourage/VVIPs. As requested and with the approval of the chief host (Konyak Union), as sign of courtesy and hospitality, KU said it had allotted

time to the three VVIPs-Home minister, Y. Patton; Arunachal Pradesh MLA, Denwang Wangsu and KU (Myanmar) president to deliver short speeches.

However, KU said it was shocked to learn the unfortunate turn of events that evolved over the alleged speech of Y. Patton.

In addition, KU said the sanctity of Lao-ong Mo was also diluted in the statements issued by different parties. The union said it only wished that the people should have understood the true meaning of Lao-ong 2017 theme “enculturation” where by such ugly scenario could have been avoided.

KU said it was compelled to play the role of a chief host with much respect and honour to every guest and that the role of the chief host was “never repulsive (Cont’d on p-5) K Y M C

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur wednesday, october 11, 2017

World mental health day observed across state

(L-R): Inmates of SMHI Kohima presenting special song at SMHI Kohima on October 10. (DIPR).Participants at the DMHP Dimapur.

Resource persons along with participants.

DIMAPUR: Along with the rest of the world Nagaland also celebrated World Mental Health Day at State Mental Health Institute (SMHI) Kohima on October 10, under the theme “mental health in the workplace”.

According to DIPR report, clinical psychologist, Themmungla speaking at the programme pointed out that depression and anxiety disorders were common mental disorders that have an impact on “our” stability to work, and to work productively. She said that globally, more than 300 million people suffer from depression, the leading cause of disability. A recent WHO led study estimates that depression and anxiety disorders cost the global economy US $1 trillion each year in lost productivity.

She stated that there were many risks factors for mental health present in the working environment.

Most risks related to poor communications & management practices, limited participation in decision making or low control over one’s

area of work, low levels of support for employees, unflexible working hours and unclear task or organisational objectives.

She also said that work place was where “we” spent most of the time and therefore “we” need to outline objectives and implementation strategies to promote good mental health in the work place.

She encouraged all the individuals in the work place to be aware of potential contributing factors to mental health issues and strategies to maintain a positive pathway to mental health care and early reporting of symptoms.

Delivering a short speech Dr. Khriezotuo said that according to research the most common cause of suicide was depression. He urged the participants and stakeholders to spread awareness and talk about mental health issues.

Advocate from District Legal Services Authority Kohima added that it was very important to sensitize the family on mental health issues so that they can protect and

treat the mentally ill patient.

Emphasizing on the rights of the mentally ill person he said “a mentally ill person is a human being and have equal rights like any one of us under the constitution of India”. The programme was chaired

by Alemwapang and welcome address by Dr. T. Wapang medical superintendent. Special song was presented by inmates of SMHI and staff nurses of MHHI. Prayers for the program were invoked by Temjen and Puchosal chaplain of URCR New Market Kohima.

DMHP Dimapur: World Mental Health Day (WMHD) on the theme, “mental health in workplace” was observed at District Mental Health Programme (DMHP), Dimapur on October 10.

The speaker for the event was Dr. C. Kezo, nodal officer, DMHP, who focused on the essence of working in a peaceful environment. He also said it was the 25th year silver jubilee of WMHD. He said that to create a better world it was imperative to have a productive working

environment with no stigma.

The journey of experience was shared by Kevitho Kera, a social activist and a member of ACAUT who had been suffering for 7 years with this illness. He said that in Naga society due to stigma “we” fail to treat the ailment at an earlier phase. He encouraged the clients for continuous follow up and treatment for better recovery. Sister Mamta, in-charge for Missionaries of Charity shared about the work done by their association. The programme was chaired by Pupoi, DMHP staff and special song and dance was performed by Missionaries of Charity family. Around 80 members attended the programme where there was an OPD as well.

ANCA: World Mental Health Day was organized by All Nagaland Counselors Association (ANCA) in State College of Teacher Education (SCTE), Kohima on October 10.

Resource persons were Dr. Viketoulie Pienyii, Dr. Zavize Rume, Dr. Boniface D’Souza along with ANCA president Fr. C. Joseph.

news in Brief DSSU finance committee joint meeting: Dimapur Sumi Students Union (DSSU) has convened a joint meeting with the finance committee on October 12, 4 p.m at residence of its banker Er. Ghokuto Assumi near Shamrock Hospital, Duncan Bosti, Dimapur. All the advisors, members of the finance committee and the office bearers have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

SOSU meeting: The Shena Old Students’ Union (SOSU) has convened its joint consultative meeting with senior leaders, advisors and sector chairman, to deliberate for the upcoming 2nd co-ordination session for the tenure 2016-2017 at the residence of Kuputo Achumi BDO, High School Colony Kohima on October 14, 11 a.m. All the executive members and senior leaders have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

D. El. Ed NIOS trainees emergency meeting: Emergency meeting for all the D. El. Ed NIOS trainees of 20142016 batch under Dimapur district has been convened on October 14, 10 a.m at GHSS ground, Nagarjan in regard with rectification of marksheet.

NNC and FGN 66th martyr’s day to be observed: Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) would simultaneously observe the 66th martyr’s day of nation on October 18 at Chedema Peace Camp, Phek town, Chizami village and Settsu cemetery. Wreaths would be laid at the graves of various martyrs in different regions of Nagaland. FGN secretary, Thihu Khamo has requested all national workers and patriotic Naga citizens to participate and pay tribute to national martyrs with the nation.

DPDB meeting Kohima: ADC planning & member secretary, DPDB Kohima, Ketoho Luho has informed that the monthly Kohima DPDB meeting would be held on October 16, 10 a.m at DPDB conference hall, Kohima. All concerned members have been requeste to attend the meeting positively.

G/Ts informed to submit graduation mark sheet: Graduate teachers have been directed to submit graduation mark sheet and late graduate primary teachers have been directed to submit up-gradation of post /conversion from primary post to graduate teacher post orders along with educational documents from matric onward on or before October 23.

UUDA general meeting: Usutomi Union Dimapur Area (UUDA) has convened a general meeting on October 14, 10 a.m at the residence of banker. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting.

PGC general meeting: Public Ground Colony (PGC) Dimapur has convened a general meeting on October 14, 3 p.m at the residence of late N. K. Lotha GB. All the house owners/residents/ tenants/business establishments within its jurisdiction have been requested to attend the meeting.

LSWO to organize 45th anniversarycum-parting social: Lazami Social Welfare Organisation (LSWO) Kohima would be organizing its 45th anniversary-cum-parting social on October 14, 11 a.m at Sithie Park near Assam Rifle Camp, NH 61, Tsiesama Basa. All the members of LSWO Kohima have been invited to be part of the programme.

St. Peter’s Church Longsa dedicated Kohima set to hold global leadership summit Correspondent

Dr. T. M. Lotha at the dedication of the church at Longsa village.

DIMAPUR: St. Peter’s Church (SPC) Longsa was re-dedicated on October 8 by the most Rev. Dr. James Thoppil, bishop of Nagaland as the main celebrant and adviser Treasuries and Accounts, LM and CP, Dr. T.M Lotha as special guest.

The bishop in his homily urged them to rebuild their spiritual life and opined that the physical structure mattered however, spiritual life was the most important. He therefore asked the faithfuls to “recognise the real person of Jesus and be grateful to the person called

Jesus”.

Emphasising on the renewal of the spiritual church, the celebrant said that riches and wealth were important but renewing oneself and making “ourselves” worthy for God should be the main goal in Christian life. Dr. T.M Lotha in his short speech expressed happiness to be part of the celebration and expressed satisfaction for the work done by the parish priest, Catholic church members, church building committee members and the church council members. He also called upon the gathering

to renew their life for better with the dedication of the new church. Further, Lotha said “if we know God and live as per his ways, love for others would bring forth in abundance and the society will bear fruit”.

Earlier, the felicitation programme was chaired

by CBC secretary Samuel Ezung, a brief history of the building was delivered by CBC convener, Khothungo Dominic Ezung and vote of thanks by catechist Thungdemo Timothy Ezung.

The programme concluded with a benediction by sister superior Longsa parish.

KO H I M A , O C T 1 0 (NPN): For the fourth consecutive years, Union Baptist Church Kohima would be hosting “The Global Leadership Summit” (GLS), a summit held via video cast worldwide with renowned leaders around the global as speakers, is all set to be held on October 13 and 14 at Union Baptist Churck Kohima. This was announced by director of organizing team GLS Kohima, Rev. Dr. Rachülie Vihienuo during the press conference held at UBC on Tuesday.

Rev. Vihienuo said the GLS summit has inspired and equipped leaders who were leadership practitioners from different backgrounds including church, business and others and this summit was not-for-profit motive but to train and inspire leaders worldwide. He said through the past years experience has shown that leaders constantly faced the need to revitalize their vision, improve the quality of teamwork, increase their job satisfaction, improve their business productivity,

Rev. Dr. Rachulie Viheinuo (centre) and others during press conference at UBC Kohima on Tuesday. (NP) or need a greater sense of significance in their personal and professional life.

He also stated that this summit serve as an oasis for such people because it offered a unique blend of vision, inspiration and practical skills which could be immediately applied in one’s life.

Rev. Vihienuo said with the desire to help leaders in Kohima, the worldclass two-day leadership event, is being hosted by Union Baptist Church for the fourth year on October 13 & 14, from 9 a.m to 5 p.m. Four sessions would be held each day including special music, food, and discussions. The registrations fee for early bird is Rs. 400

(till September 30), regular Rs.500 (October 1-12) at the spot Rs Rs.600.

Organizer informed that the GLS Kohima is targeting 300 delegates this year and is open to all people in every profession who are willing to sharpen their leadership skills in order to develop people in their organization, government, business, or church.

All the speakers would be presented via video-cast on a movie-theatre-sized screen to ensure a highquality real-time summit experience. GLS survey worldwide has indicated that the summits held via video-cast were much more impactful than the live summit in the USA.

The organizing members informed that GLS Kohima was awarded the “best site for excellence in facilitation” this year at the main summit in Willow Creek, Illinois, USA. Summit speakers from diverse backgrounds lineup for this year’s faculty include Bill Hydels - founder & senior pastor, Willow Creek Community Church; Sheryl Sandberg – chief operating officer Facebook; Bryan Stevenson – founder & executive director, Equal Justice Initiative; Juliet Funt – CEO, Whitespace at Work; Sam Adeyemi – founder & senior pastor, Daystar Christian Centre in Nigeria; Laszlo Bock – senior advisor, Google

(Best Selling Author); Gary Haugen – founder & CEO, International Justice Mission; Angela Duckworth – professor, University of Pennsylvania (Best-Selling Author); Fredrik Haren – Author (Business Creativity Expert) and Andy Stanley – leadership author (Communicator and Pastor) It may be mentioned that GLS was founded in 1992 by pastor Bill Hybels, senior pastor of Willow Creek Community Church, Illinois, USA. It started as a small local affair in 1992 but over the years, it has grown and has today become a global movement impacting more than 2, 50,000 leaders in 105 countries around the world.

Sanctification prayer at proposed site of JMC

ministry of MTBA. Reverend was accompanied by his church workers, Longkhum Baptist Arogo led by pastor Rev. Aka, Longkhum Village Council chairman, Sendonglemba, members and the generous land donors.

The site of the college is located 7 kms from Alichen towards Kohima at NH 2.

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Church leaders, land donors and others at the JMC site. (NP) MOKOKCHUNG, OCT include more than 10 clans 10 (NPN): A brief sancti- of Longkhum village). fication prayer was held at He said that the vision of the site of the Jubilee Me- the church educational morial College (JMC), an ministry was to establish undertaking of Mokokc- a residential college with hung Town Baptist Church a mini township. He was (MTBA), Tuesday, led by optimistic that this would MTBA pastor Rev. Ponen be of great benefit, eduLongchar. cationally, economically, S p e a k i n g t o m e - intellectually and spiritudia persons, Rev. Ponen ally to the neighbouring Longchar stated that the districts of Wokha and unique donation of the Zunheboto, apart from land was “unconditional” Mokokchung, as well. Rev. (which included more than Ponen admitted that the 200 acres of prime land) complete establishment with one exceptional con- of the full fledged vision dition that if the church would take a few years, (MTBA) ever ceased the since, this was an initiative usage of the land than it of the church (MTBA) would automatically return alone. He also stated that to the land donors (which this project was the biggest

11/10/1958 – 11/10/2017 On this blessed day, we are so grateful and delighted to witness the love and care you both have shared together in this long journey We are blessed as your descendants as our loving parents and grandparents. You are the pillar of our family.

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WEATHER FORECAST October 11

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Agartala A stray afternoon t-storm

33 25

Aizawl

Some sun, a strong t-storm

Guwahati Partly sunny, a stray t-storm Imphal

27 21 34 24

Beautiful with clouds and sun 30 19

Itanagar Partly sunny, a stray t-storm

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Participants of district level Clean Election Campaign (CEC) programme at Longleng, Tuesday. (NP) LONGLENG, OCT 10 (NPN): District level clean election campaign (CEC) consultation programme, organized by the clean election core committee under the aegis of Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) Longleng was held Tuesday at Convention hall PBCA Longleng.

Speaking at the programme the core committee chairman, Rev. H. Beau Phom said that proxy and unclean election practice in the state has caused one of the major diseases that breed different types of corruption being faced today. He said clean election campaign was an aim to safeguard and foster democracy through educat-

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ing voters about the issues of corruption and inviting all sections of people to pledge against bribery and violence in Naga society.

The chairman called upon the people of the district to take initiative in clean election campaign so as to eradicate the evil practices and to transform Naga society.

Deputy commissioner Longleng, Y.Denngan Avennoho lamented that Naga Society has lose its hard earned ethical values and virtues due to dirty and corrupted politics that have mushroomed the once reputed Naga society.

He asked the people of the district to rededicate themselves and carry out

the campaign positively so to see the ray of development through concerted effort.

Others who spoke at the programme included president, Phom Peoples’ Council (PPC) Chingan Phom, Henvih Phom intending candidate from 49 AC Tamlu, joint secretary Phomla Hoichem and Kanglong Phom public leader.

The programme was chaired by S. Phakmei Phom, youth secretary PBCA while “way forward on clean election campaign’’ was presented

by Y. Nuklu Phom, executive secretary Phom Baptist Christian Association (PBCA) Longleng.

Tikhirs celebrate ‘Tsonglak Nye’ festival at Anatongre village KIPHIRE, OCT 10 (NPN): Anatongre village council organised “Tsonglak Nye” festival with parliamentary secretary of Land Revenue, VG and Women Resources Development, L Khumo as chief guest.

Khumo said that there was a time for war, to cry and peace. He emphasised on peace and has encouraged the gathering to maintain cordial relationship with the neighbouring villages and tribes.

Encouraging the people to love one another, Khumo said that “Tsonglaknye” was a day of happiness.

In his speech, he also encouraged and challenged the Tikhir leaders to work harder so that one day God would open the door for them. He also mentioned that though forefathers were gone, history remained with its great meaning.

President, Tikhir Tribal Council, Topan who also spoke on the occasion said that “Tikhir is not man made, it is a creation of God as in the genesis”. The president also compared the similarities of culture with that of other Naga tribes.

President,Tikhir Students Union, S Longkumse encouraged the younger

Men folk performing cultural item at the festival on Tuesday. (NP) generation to give more importance to one’s own customs and practice inherited from forefathers.

Cultural activities like folk song competition, play on the significance of Tikhir Tsonglak Nye and traditional dances were performed.

The programme started with the invocation prayer by Y. L Tsinthong pastor Anatongre Baptist Church, significance of Tsonglaknye was shared

by K. Kiusthong GB. T.T. Kheapong and K. L Nyingsu compered the programme.

It may be mentioned that “Tsonglak nye” is the main festival of Tikhir celebrated every year from October 9 to 12.

Awareness programme on malaria conducted for Doyang forest staff DIMAPUR: With cases of malaria being reported from various parts of Nagaland, an awareness programme on the preventive, precautionary and control measures for mosquito borne diseases was held on October 7 for the staff of Doyang plantation

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The programme was organized by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP), Wokha through DVBO Wokha, Dr. Zuben Kikon.

During the programme, SW, NVBDCP, Renjamo Humt-

soe stated that the forest field staff was constantly exposed to risk factors such as mosquitoes and ticks while on duty. He advocated that potential mosquito breeding places should be kept clean and spoke on advantages and use of Long Lasting

Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs), testing and treatment facilities available in the PHCs, sub centre and village level and also other mosquito borne diseases such as dengue and Japanese encephalitis.

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division, Prabhat Kumar thanked NVBDCP team for their concern for the forest department and also for distributing important information pamphlets to the staff. Other NVBDCP staff present were Nchumbemo Ezung, MTS and Nchumbe-

mo, SW. The programme was chaired by RFO, Doyang, Lansothung Lotha, who also proposed the vote of thanks. He also thanked state public health consultant, NVBDCP, Imsubenla Ozukum for coordinating the program.

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After attending the complaints, he had directed all the concerned authorities to enquire into the matter and submit a report at the earliest. If needed, the mode of selection of the beneficiaries of the schemes will be reviewed, the chief minister added.

Singh further informed the media that apart from several individual matters, problems like absence of

DIPHU, Oct 10: Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Education Jagat Sing Engti has promised all possible help to improve the infrastructure of Assam University Diphu campus.

Talking to reporters, Engti said that the council was willing to extend all kind of help and cooperation to shape the institution comparable with global echelon.

Engti also said that he has already issued instruction for preparing detail project and for liaising officially with the university authority.

Pro Vice Chancellor of the university, Dr. Sibasish Biswas, who earlier held a meeting with the KAAC EM, said that the possibility of establishing a community college within the campus was discussed.

The college would train the youths for skill development particularly to meet the local demands and help in uplifting economic standard of the tribal community, added Dr. Biswas.

S hillo n g, O c t 1 0 (PTI): Power ministers from the eight Northeastern states will meet here Wednesday to find out ways and means to manage the huge power deficit in the region, officials said.

At the meeting, the member states, which constitute the North Eastern Regional Power Committee (NERPC), will assess the ongoing power projects in the region.

Besides signing of power purchase agreement, liquidation of outstanding dues of various utilities and all technical and commercial issues, among others will be discussed in the meeting, a spokesperson of the Meghalaya Electricity Corporation Ltd said.

A host of important decisions are expected to be taken on issues such as construction of new transmission lines and sub-stations in the North East region to address congestions, upgrade of old transmission lines, sub-stations, installation of optical ground wire and associated equipment and

Meghalaya registering doubtful citizens in scheme: Legislator Correspondent

Shillong, Oct 10: Meghalaya Independent legislator Saleng Sangma on Tuesday accused the Mukul Sangma-led government of registering doubtful citizens in government-sponsored health insurance scheme.

The legislator met Governor Ganga Prasad and demanded action against those erring officers who

registered the names of 28 households, whose citizenships are questionable for the Megha Health Insurance Scheme.

Incidentally, the 28 families who availed the health insurance scheme, which is also part of the central sponsored scheme Rashtriya Swasthya Biman Yojana framework, are residing within Sangma’s Gambegre assembly constituency. He

said the unrelenting influx of illegal immigrants from Bangladesh into Meghalaya, especially Garo Hills and the consequent perceptible change in the demographic pattern, has been a matter of grave concern.

“I do not know who these people are. To me, they are doubtful citizens.

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YIMJENKIMONG SENSO UNION TULI P.O. Tuli, Pin - 798618 Dist. Mokokchung : Nagaland

FELICITATES We the Yimjenkimong Senso Union Tuli with immense pleasure and pride convey our heartiest congratulations to Miss. Imsubenla Pongen, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Imnawapang Pongen for securing the top rank (Gold Medalist) in M.Sc Physics Dept, Nagaland University.

The Union wishes her great success in the days to come.

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Tali Jamir Secretary YSUT

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Celebration 13th October 2017 Compere 1. Mrs. Mughaholi Chopi 2. Mr. Shekheto Sumi

Order of Service Invocation : Mrs. Khetoni Shikhu, Assoc. Pastor Women, DSBC Jubilee Opening Song : i.c Mrs. Tovili A. Zhimo Welcome Address : Mr. Vihoshe Kini G.B Dedication of Souvenir & Invoking Jubilee Blessing: Rev. S. Vitoshe Swu, Senior Pastor, DSBC Brief History of Sema Tilla : Mr. Khehuto Kiba, Ex-Chairman Luxale : i.c Mrs. Nitoli Wotsa Presentation : i.c Mrs. Kaholi H. Sema Short Speech : S.I. Jamir, Advisor, Urban Development, Govt. of Nagaland Sumi Folk Dance : i.c Miss Limgha A. Swu Exhortation : Mr. Tovihoto Aye, Parliamentary Secretary, Govt. of Nagaland Vote of thanks : Mrs. K. Kinilimi, Chairman, Sema Tilla Council Benediction : Mr. Atoi Assumi, Deacon Followed by Jubilee feast Programme Committee, Sema Tilla Council

no non-indigenous people residing in my constituency.

The government must delete their names from the list of beneficiaries,” Sangma said. The legislator said that he had demanded the arrest of those officials who are responsible for fraudulently including doubtful citizens in government-sponsored schemes. Sangma, who was

former community and rural development minister in the previous Mukul Sangma cabinet, said , “If this problem is not rooted in time, these doubtful citizens will pose a threat to ethnic communities – the Khasis, the Jaintias and the Garos besides to genuine non-indigenous communities in the state and to national security.”

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The fraternity of Dimapur Lotha Lower Range Union (DLLRU) would like to express our heartiest congratulations to : 1. Shri. K. Libanthung Lotha, NCS, on his promotion to Secretary to the Government of Nagaland.

2. Dr. R. Elithung Lotha, Ph.D on his elevation to Head of Department (HoD) Horticulture, Government of Nagaland.

The Union further wishes them success in all their future endeavours.

Sd/Orenyimo Kikon Chairman, DLLRU

Sd/W.Y. Kithan Treasurer, DLLRU

Sd/W.Chenithung Humtsoe Secretary, DLLRU

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Guwahati, Oct 10 (PTI): Jagdish Mukhi was Tuesday sworn in as the Governor of Assam.

He was administered the oath of office by Gauhati High Court Chief Justice Ajit Singh at a function in the Srimanta Sankardeva International Convention Centre here. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, his cabinet colleagues and senior officials were present at the swearing-in ceremony.

In his previous assignment, Mukhi served as the Lieutenant Governor of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

He succeeded Banwarilal Purohit who has been appointed as the Governor of Tamil Nadu. Mukhi offered prayers at Kamakhya Temple after assuming charge.

The governor told reporters outside the temple that he feels blessed and is grateful to President Ram Nath Kovind for appointing him as the governor of Assam.

ment schemes to them,” he said. They have lodged complaint about not receiving the financial assistance to be provided by the government under PMAY for constructing their houses, he said.

“This shows that there is a flaw in the implementation of the schemes for economic upliftment of poor section of the society,” said Singh.

CLARIFICATION ABOUT THE INCIDENT OF ASSAULT OF THE MINOR BOY AT PWD COLONY WOKHA TOWN The PWD Colony Council, the Colony Youth Organization and the Colony Eloe Hoho, Wokha is compelled to issue this joint press statement to bring out the truth against the viral negativity surrounding the incident of the injury of the minor boy on the 3rd of October 2017 at PWD Colony, Wokha Town. The PWD Colony vehemently condemns the biased and prejudicial reports without knowing the background of the boy and his misdemeanor.

The details of the turn of events is shown below : 1. The Colony reported many theft incidents and the loss of domestic animals in the Colony. Accordingly, an official circular was issued by the PWD Colony Council on 5th August, 2017 authorizing the Colony Youth Organization and Colony Eloe Hoho to investigate into such matters.

2. On the 29th of September, 2017, the Colony Council received a letter from one lady, resident of PWD Colony Wokha, attached with the confessional statement and forgiveness sought by the minor boy. In the said letter and the attached document, it is shown that Mr. Rendemo Ngullie confessed that he had stolen approximately about Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand) from the lady on many occasions. The Colony Council did not take any action upon the boy, because the letter stated that the matter was amicably resolved.

3. On the night of the 2nd of October, 2017, 5 (five) mobile handsets were stolen from the house of Er. N. Sanchio Lotha (Kithan). Accordingly, the FIR was lodged by Er. N. Sanchio on the 3rd of October 2017.

4. On the fateful day, i.e. the 3rd October, 2017, the Colony Youth body with the consent of the mother of the boy took him to the commercial building of Er. N. Sanchio Lotha (Kithan), at PWD Colony, Wokha, at about 4:00 pm and informed Er. S. Benrio Kithan S/o. Er. N. Sanchio Kithan. Accordingly Er. S. Benrio Kithan went to meet the Colony Youth and the mother and son who were waiting. The mother then told the Colony Youth to question him and went to the next house, while the Colony Youth took him for questioning, the sister of the boy was also in the next house of the place of occurrence.

While the youth's were asking questions, all of a sudden, the boy ran and jumped from the roof top to the road below and got severely injured.

5. It is clarified that, the boy was not in school uniform when the Youth interrogated him at about 4:00 pm. The unfortunate incident is blown out of proportion by one sided reports and burgeoning lies.

6. It is highly unfortunate if the apex organizations of the tribe without ascertaining from both sides start taking sides on hearsay of one side. This will embolden the younger generation and set bad precedence for others to follow the same suit in committing offences.

7. According to the newspaper report, the boy was taken to the terrace of the two storey building and was assaulted with huge sticks. It is clarified that the building is one storey and the allegation of being assaulted with huge sticks compelling him to jump does not arise. The boy being a habitual thief in the colony was threatened for telling lies, but was not assaulted as alleged. The frontal organizations and the Colony organization and the Colony Council is unhappy with the way the news has been reported and published. News should serve the interest of justice and not in the manner to aggravate the volatile situation.

8. The injured boy was taken by the Colony Youth for medical treatment from Wokha till Kohima. All the expenses were also taken care of by the Colony Youth. It was on the 7th of October, 2017 that his parents came to Kohima to take care of him.

9. It is clarified that the minor boy has been staying in the Colony for only few months with his sister as a tenant. However, his antecedents have tarnished the good image of the Colony and the same is supported by available documents.

10. The Colony Council and frontal organizations fervently appeals to all individuals and organizations not to jump to conclusion of any event without knowing the reality which can escalate the gravity of the situation.

11. The PWD Colony Panchayat clarifies that the Circular dated 5th August, 2017 still stands. The Youth Body of the Colony was only carrying out its civic responsibility cast upon it by the parent body in the interest of all the Colony members. Henceforth no lies and hearsay should spread in the present case for peace and tranquility.

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IMPHAL, Oct 10: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh Tuesday said that benefits of government implemented schemes to uplift the economy of poor people have not reached the targeted beneficiaries in the state, particularly in remote hill areas.

The chief minister also informed that the BJP-led coalition government was all set to launch a special scheme for the welfare of the differently-abled persons and widows within this month.

Talking to media on the sideline of the 6th Hill Leaders’ Day at chief minister’s secretariat, Singh said that the benefits of almost all the schemes for poverty alleviation schemes failed to reach the beneficiaries. “People coming from hill areas are related with non-availing of benefits of economic uplift-

government officials and poor infrastructure in hill areas were mainly brought to his notice on the Hill Leaders’ Day on Tuesday.

The chief minister also informed that the state gover nment was planning to launch a special scheme for them within this month. The scheme would be implemented from this year’s International Day of Disabled Persons i.e.

December 3, he added.

Regarding infrastructure requirements which could not be reflected in the last state budget, the chief minister contended that he had instructed the DCs concerned to send a proposal each to the state planning department.

During today’s Hill Leaders’ Day, the chief minister attended around 500 people including hill based civil society organization leaders, village authority executives and village chiefs of hill areas.

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Nzanthung Ezung President PWD Youth Organisation

Sojano Ngullie President PWD Eloe Hoho

approval of reliable communication systems in the region, he said.

Power Ministers from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Tripura and host Meghalaya have already confirmed their attendance, the others are also expected to arrive today, he said.

The technical session of the meeting have already met Tuesday to decide on a lot of issues relating to power transmissions and on how to overcome the deficits. The NERPC is a regional forum established by the Centre to facilitate stable, smooth, economic, efficient and integrated operation of power system in the North East and other functions as mandated by the Electricity Act 2003, and other provisions.

The forum comprises Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram and Tripura. Apart from the seven northeastern states, representatives of the central PSUs, Power Grid, Power System Operation Corporation, NEEPCO, NTPC, NHPC, OTPC, PTC, NVVN and other stakeholders in the power sectors are also constituents of NERPC.

Train services hit in Assam by blockade Guwahati, Oct 10 (PTI): Train services in Assam were severely affected Tuesday in the 12-hour railway blockade by three organisations demanding a separate Bodoland state.

All Bodo Students’ Union, Peoples Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement and NDFB squatted on railway tracks at several places in lower Assam disrupting rail traffic during the day.

There was, however, no report of any untoward incident from anywhere police said.

The three organisations are also demanding political rights and protection to Bodos who are residing outside the demanded Bodoland area.

Major long-distance trains like up and down Rajdhani Express, Brahmaputra Mail, Assam-Avadh Express, Bangalore-Kamakhya Express, Kanchanjunga Express, Kamrup Express and Saraighat Express were controlled at different stations, while some local trains have been cancelled, a North East Frontier Railway spokesman said.

CONGRATULATORY NOTE

KOHIMA LOTHA LOWER RANGE UNION, with immense pride & honour takes this privilege to convey heartiest congratulations to the two of its senior members: 1. Shri. K. LIBANTHUNG LOTHA, NCS, on promotion to Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland.

2. Dr. R. ELITHUNG LOTHA, on assuming the charge of HOD, Department of Horticulture, Govt. of Nagaland.

The Union expresses joy and happiness for their achievement, and wishes them the best in their future endeavours.

(Alex Humtsoe) (Renbemo Kithan) Chairman, KLLRU Secretary, KLLRU

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With immense pride and gratitude, the Sukiu 'A' Village Students' Union extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. T. Shumong Tikhir for his remarkable feat and receiving Bharat Ratna Dr. Ambedkars Medal under ST category in the discipline of History from the University of Hyderabad.

The Union further wishes him a success in all his future endeavour.

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We the Dimapur Yachem Students' Union (DYSU) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Miss. Lenke Aventh, D/o Shri. Chingyang Phom and Mrs. Asang for being crowned as the first runners up and the Sub-title of Best Ethnic Wear, and to Miss. Hanlemmoila, D/o Lt. Shri. Bomnyei and Mrs. Shomla for winning the Sub-title of Miss Congeniality during the recently held 'Miss Phom 2017' contest under the theme, "Beauty to Inspire".

The Union further wishes them a bright and successful future.

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The Shitovi Village Students' Union, Aqahuto Area, Dimapur, Nagaland in collaboration with Shitovi Village Council verified the documents of all the non-locals residing at Shitovi Village from 6th October to 10th October' 2017, and collected Xerox copies of their documents. However, those non-locals who could not produce their documents are directed to produce the same within 1(one) month time w.e.f 10/10/2017.

Thereafter, a joint meeting of Shitovi Village Students' Union and Shitovi Village Council was held at its Council Hall and resolved that if any new non-local(s) is/are intending to reside at Shitovi Village then they have to submit their documents in Shitovi Village Council and to obtain certificate of the council for their stay at Shitovi Village, failing which action will be initiated against the defaulter as per the rules of the village.

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Khingkhase Sangtam alias L. K Sangtam and Tsaosela Sangtam Deceased, has been filed by Shri/ Smti. (1) Shri. Roseli Sangtam (Son) (2) Miss. Litsala Sangtam (daughter) relation children R/o. H.No. 112 Landmark Colony to draw his/her Landed Property etc, who expired on 2/6/15. Covered by (1) Patta No. 380, Dag No. 544 and Block No. 3.

(2) Land Permit No - 027 at Old Showba Village, Dimapur (3) Land Permit No. 026 at Old Showba Village, Dimapur Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 10/11/17.

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‘Soon there will be ban on Hindu cremations’: Tripura Governor too,” he tweeted on Tuesday.

Speaking to CNNNews18, he said that he, as a Hindu, feels unhappy with the restrictions placed on bursting of crackers.

But he defended his comments, saying that he has not “crossed his constitutional limits. I am entitled to my opinion”.

When asked if he was not concerned about the poor air quality in Delhi, he said he was aware of the situation, but argued that “Diwali happens only once a year.”

The SC had on Monday banned the sale of firecrackers in Delhi-NCR till November 1 to prevent the formation of a toxic haze

over the capital like last year.

“We should see at least in one Diwali the impact of a cracker-free festivity,” the court said.

Many on social media, however, denounced the verdict on the grounds that it was a Diwali dampener and encroached upon their religion. Posts alleging the beginning of an “Islamic rule” trended on social media sites all day.

Among those criticising the verdict was author Chetan Bhagat, who said the ban on firecrackers was akin to banning Christmas trees on Christmas and slaughter of goats on Bakri-Eid. When a Twitter user pointed out to Bhagat that bursting of crackers leads

to pollution, the author suggested that there were better ways to combat pollution.

“It is one day of the year.

Our biggest festival. Uber has saved pollution more than any ban would. Come up with innovations. Not bans,” he tweeted.

Bhagat also went on to say that those wanting to reform festivals like Diwali, should “show the same passion in reforming other festivals full of blood and gore.”

This is not the first time Roy has courted controversy. A couple of months ago, he had dug out a 1946 diary entry made by Syama Prasad Mookerjee, who later founded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh.

Aizawl, Oct 10 (PTI): Eight additional companies of Assam Rifles have been deployed along MizoramMyanmar border to ensure that no Rohingya Muslims enter the state, a police official said Tuesday.

“Three companies of Assam Rifles includes personnel from its battalion headquarters at Aizawl, Serchhip and Lunglei,” he said. The other five companies had personnel from Assam, Manipur and Nagaland, he added. The official, however, expressed doubts that Rohingyas would enter Mizoram as the Rakhine state in Myanmar was too far from the border and the language, religion and culture of the Mizo people were different from that of theirs.

Student’s body protests government decision on Tibetan rehabilitation policy

ITANAGAR, OCT 10 (PTI): A student organisation Tuesday took out a rally here to protest against the government’s decision to implement the Centre’s Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy, 2014.

Slogan shouting activists of the Students’ United Movement of All Arunachal (SUMAA) marched from Ganga to Mithun Gate here with banners and posters that demanded roll back of the government’s decision.

The SUMAA asserted that indigenous tribal population of the state would suffer if the policy was implemented. “We will continue to protest till the government rolls back its decision on the Tibetan Rehabilitation Policy,” SUMAA president Tagru Tame told reporters.

The district administration had on Monday declared the rally as “illegal”.

Arunachal Pradesh has the fourth largest population of Tibetans in India. The state cabinet, during its August 12 sitting, had decided to implement the central policy.

According to the guidelines of the policy, Tibetans would be allowed to un-

dertake economic activities relevant permits would be issued to them. The policy would also allow them to take up jobs if they were professionally qualified.

The state government had issued a statement yesterday stating that it would look into the interest of the state and its indigenous population before implementing the policy.

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New Delhi, Oct 10 (Agencies): Tripura Governor Tathagata Roy, known for his ‘twitter-happy’ ways, has once again kicked up a storm on social media by insinuating that Hindu cremations could be the next tradition on the chopping block after the Supreme Court ban on firecrackers.

Weighing in on the apex court’s ruling, Roy smelled a communal conspiracy that is one by one targeting all Hindu rituals.

“First Dahi Handi, now crackers. You never know, tomorrow the award wapsi brigade and those carrying out candle marches might file a litigation against the last rites ritual of Hindus,

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ince the past few months, local newspapers have been highlighting the manner in which some departments were made beneficiaries of financial bonanza by the Finance department through a modus operandi that has become the latest phenomenon called Double Drawal Authority (DDA).

These revelations were made by the Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) a hitherto unknown group but which has struck a chord in the ears of the Naga public who have always wanted to know how the huge funds allotted by the government of India, get consumed so fast without leavening any trace. That is where the issue of DDA needs to be investigated in order to unearth the facts.

NPRAAF has also left many things unsaid but suffice that they certainly point fingers at those at the helm of power who seem totally unfazed by the shameful disclosures. There has to be some reaction from the government over the recent disclosures made by NPRAAF. Silence is not golden but can actually mean assent. Today politicians in power and corrupt bureaucrats have lost all sense of probity. They think nothing of the future nor of their reputation because they believe that in the end, grabbing more money wins the argument. Today, institutionalized corruption has become so deep rooted in the government that people have become insensitive to it. In fact, corruption is no longer considered a crime but most unfortunately, an achievement. Instead of treating the corrupt of society as pariah, people instead run after them and place them on a pedestal for the sake of monetary gain.

How the powers that be not only patronise corruption but even obstruct justice can be known from how the rulers have dealt with corruption. The Governor during President’s Rule at the end of 2007 to beginning of 2008, directed the road scam be handed over to the CBI, after the high power technical committee submitted its report to the chief secretary. It seems that the directive of the Governor, for ordering a CBI investigation did not go anywhere after the DAN again came to power after March 2008. In another cause, a raid conducted by the state’s Vigilance department led to seizure of an amount of a little over rupees two crore in Fixed Deposits under various names from the house of a senior official of the department. The FDs were later released and this issue also came up during discussions in the assembly. The other scam pertaining to bogus teachers came to light only when the school education department during the early part of 2009 found itself short of a huge amount of money to the tune of around Rs.35 crore. The government had refused to table the Lokayukta Bill in the assembly during 2012 and has been compelled to only after ACAUT made it a public issue through rallies.

The state government’s draft for the Lokayukta as recommended by the chief minister, has been rejected

by ACAUT on several grounds. Leaving aside the details, ACAUT had raised objections to the absence of the word ‘Suo Moto’ power for the Lokayukta and also not empowering it with investigative powers. At a time when public deeply resent unchecked corruption, any attempt to stymie a public ombudsman will boomerang badly and it is time that politicians see sense before it is too late.

DailyDevotion How Will I Know?

Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father… that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes.”

—Matthew 11:25 We do not grow into a spiritual relationship step by step— we either have a relationship or we do not. God does not continue to cleanse us more and more from sin— “But if we walk in the light,” we are cleansed “from all sin” (1 John 1:7). It is a matter of obedience, and once we obey, the relationship is instantly perfected. But if we turn away from obedience for even one second, darkness and death are immediately at work again.

All of God’s revealed truths are sealed until they are opened to us through obedience. You will never open them through philosophy or thinking. But once you obey, a flash of light comes immediately. Let God’s truth work into you by immersing yourself in it, not by worrying into it. The only way you can get to know the truth of God is to stop trying to find out and by being born again. If you obey God in the first thing He shows you, then He instantly opens up the next truth to you. You could read volumes on the work of the Holy Spirit, when five minutes of total, uncompromising obedience would make things as clear as sunlight. Don’t say, “I suppose I will understand these things someday!” You can understand them now. And it is not study that brings understanding to you, but obedience. Even the smallest bit of obedience opens heaven, and the deepest truths of God immediately become yours. Yet God will never reveal more truth about Himself to you, until you have obeyed what you know already. Beware of becoming one of the “wise and prudent.” “If anyone wills to do His will, he shall know…” (John 7:17).

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Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. ~ Oscar Wilde

Nagaland Post, Dimapur Wednesday, October 11, 2017

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tttar Pradesh chief m i n i s t e r Yo g i Adityanath has said that he would be taking five days off in a month to attend to his duties as head priest of the Gorakhnath Temple.

Television networks ran this part of his speech only once. Either the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) forced the channels to take the story off or the chief minister himself felt so embarrassed that he withdrew his statement.

That could be the reason why the speech did not see the light of the day in print.

What Yogo had said was that he would continue to be the head priest and attend to the religious duties along with his callings as chief minister of the state. But this is only for the consumption of the people. Otherwise, he is continuing as head priest of the temple and also in his post as chief minister.

However, one disturbing thing which is obvious is that the gulf between Hindus and Muslims is increasing further.

There is an atmosphere of communal tension.

More than half of UP is

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under the gaze of police because there is a riot-like situation in most places.

So much so the centre, despite being ruled by the BJP, has expressed anxiety over the situation.

Unfortunately, Chief Minister Yogi is openly attending to the duties as mahant and also carries out what he considers is his task as chief minister.

The situation is whimsical and the opposition parties have rightly criticized the Yogi for saffronising the office of chief minister.

Apparently, the RSS backing is so strong that the chief minister could get away with what is parochial and partisan.

But this should not raise eyebrows. We all know that the appointment of the Yogi as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh came as a surprise to political observers. During the UP campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the main campaigner, largely concentrated on the agenda of development.

This was true despite his attempts, halfway through the election, to consolidate the Hindu vote through the use of communal speeches and

words. Nor was there any major communal incident or riot, as happened prior to the 2014 national elections. But then what had become clear was that even if the BJP were to bring in development in UP as promised, the path to Kuldip winning the 2019 general elections will be through communal polarization.

This is where Adityanath, a familiar face in national politics due to his communal remarks from time to time, including those prior to the voting in western UP in an attempt to gain the Hindu and particularly the OBC vote in the face of Jat opposition, fitted it.

A five-time MP from Gorakhpur since 1998, he was appointed the mahant in 2014 and the Gorakhnath mutt has been involved in political matters for decades.

What may not be as well known is the manner in which the Yogi rose to prominence in the late 1990s, gradually replacing the upper-caste mafia of the 1980s that dominated the politics of the region. This mafia

had vast patronage and solid connections with political parties, but still had no communal linkages.

The decline of this mafia provided space to Yogi, leading to a shift from caste-centric mafiadom to religious criminalNayar ization.

Adityanath also had the advantage of being a Rajput with good connection in the dominant uppercaste besides forging successfully an alliance with the OBCs and dalits to maintain a balance. That is how he, as a 26-yearold, was fielded as the BJP candidate from the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency and, as they say, the rest is history.

Emerging as a leading force and communalizing the politics of the region, there could not have been a better option than Adityanath to help the BJP win elections in 2019 as UP, with 80 Lok Sabha seats, would be vital in the party’s scheme of things to capture power at the centre. Yet, there was much speculation as both Modi and party president Amit Shah wanted a person with a developmental image to lead the state.

But the RSS had its way and persuaded Modi and Shah to accept Adityanath as the chief minister.

There are a number of reasons why the BJPRSS has selected him to head the state. First, the 2000s have witnessed the attempt by the BJP to create a strong non-Brahmin Hindutva, not only in UP but in many states in the country.

While in the 1980s and early 1990s the BJP was viewed as largely an upper-caste Hindu party, since at least the mid-1990s in UP there has been an attempt to consciously mobilize and bring into the ambit of the party non-Yadav OBCs and non-Jatav dalits, who constitute the large majority, in order to meet the challenge posed by the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party.

The chief minister should be attending to the immediate problems facing the state like the deaths at the Gorakhpur hospital and the burning issue of the Banaras Hindu University where the students have been agitating.

The recent issue about the Taj Mahal, which is

our heritage, having been removed from the list of UP Tourism attractions has added to the chapter of controversies.

We have the bitter experience of having parttime Prime Ministers.

They embarrassed the party or a combination of parties and did little work when so many problems were awaiting solutions.

This is what the BJP and chief minister Adityanath should remember because the party won the assembly polls on the promise of development. The greatest harm to the office of chief minister is that it is seen something like a temporary arrangement.

The UP chief minister staying away from his Lucknow office with all security to perform the rituals as the head priest for the five days is a violation of the Supreme Court order stating that public money cannot be used for religious purposes.

A PIL should be filed to protest against the loss it has caused to the concept of democracy. Even otherwise, the larger question that needs an answer is whether Adityanath is a mahant first or the CM.

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October 11 international day of the girl child

he Inter national Day of the Girl Child promotes girls’ rights and highlights gender inequalities that remain between girls and boys. It is a UN observance that is annually held on October 11. The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.

Adolescent girls have the right to a safe, educated, and healthy life, not only during these critical formative years, but also as they mature into women.

If effectively supported during the adolescent years, girls have the potential to change the world - both as the empowered girls of today and as tomorrow’s workers, mothers, entrepreneurs, mentors, household heads, and political leaders. An investment in realising the power of adolescent girls upholds their rights today and promises a more equitable and prosperous future, one in which half of humanity is an equal partner in solving the problems of climate change, political conflict, economic growth, disease prevention, and global sustainability.

The definition of girl is a female under aged 18, or a persons’ child or girlfriend, or a group of woman friends. The United Nation states that there are 1.1 billion girls today brimming with talent and creativity. However, violence, discrimination and the lack of equal opportunities serve to thwart the dreams and potential of many of them.

The theme for this year’s International Day of the Girl Child is “Girls’ Progress = Goals’ Progress: A Global Girl Data Movement.”

Some important factors that need to be addressed in the context of India: Child marriage: According to research, India has the highest number of child brides in the world.

Almost 47 percent of girls in India are married before

their 18th birthday. The rates of child marriage vary between states and are as high as 69 percent and 65 percent in Bihar and Rajasthan respectively. While fewer Indian girls are marrying before the age of 15, rates of marriage have increased for girls between the ages 15 and18.

Female foeticide: Data released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) for 150 countries over 40 years shows that India and China are the only two countries in the world where female infant mortality has been higher than male infant mortality in the 2000s.

The data shows that an Indian girl child aged 1-5 year is 75 percent more likely to die than an Indian boy, making this the worst gender differential in child mortality for any country in the world.

Sex determination and the pressure for a male child in many parts of India and across different income groups is a major factor here. While efforts by the government are on to remedy this issue, a major shift in thought process will be essential to lead to better outcomes.

Education: Achievements and Challenges report by UNGEI (United Nations Girls Education Initiative) released in 2015 states that in India, gender gaps in primary and lower secondary education have been closed. In the arena of education, we have indeed made progress. Several strategies have been used to assure improved accessibility and quality of girls’ schooling at the primary and lower secondary levels. These include free textbooks for girls, back-to-school camps and bridging courses, recruitment of female teachers, and national programmes to increase demand for schooling among rural and disadvantaged girls. However, in rural India and lower economic groups, girls end up with a huge share of household chores, which often sees them drop out of school.

Gender discrimina-

tion: is rampant in India. From the desire for a male child and female foeticide to the sexual assault and rape of minors, the existence of a girl child is difficult. As girls, they are burdened with household chores, denied education and opportunities, and seen as a burden till they are married off.

Gender discrimination is something that young girls will have to battle even as adults. It is rampant and rears its ugly head all too often in our society, including in workplaces and homes.

Access to medical care: Poor sanitation, lack of proper food for the mother and a new born girl child, followed by poor nutrition and lack of medical care when it comes to health and hygiene, makes the girl child susceptible to various ailments and considerably lowers immunity.

What you can Do? O r g a n i s e R a l ly ’s, Street plays, Flash Mobs, Competition’s - Drawings, paintings, Elocution, Debate, Sharing experiences, Girls Speak out etc to highlight the issues, challenges girls have to deal with today, from injustice in society, their community and in the workplace, to unfairness in opportunities in education, or gender violence, sexism, war, climate change, and many others.

What we are doing: We are organising a Silent Walk rally on 11th oct 2017 at Kohima to campaign on “Zero Tolerance to Violence against Women”, join us and sign on the Signature campaign, participate at the Speak out sessions in the community and colleges.

Encourage your child to participate at the school activities like drawing, essay and elocution competitions, Share and Like issues of Girl Child on social media or simply tune in to your Doordarshan local channel to watch experts talk on issues affecting girl child on 11th Oct at 5 p.m.

Vincent Belho, General Manager, Nagaland Branch-Kohima

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nternational Day of the Girl Child was first declared by the United Nations on October 11, 2012, and it has since been observed every year the world over. This day aims to highlight and address the needs, issues, concerns and challenges faced by girls, while promoting their empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights and reinforcing gender equality worldwide.

The inequalities girls most commonly face include areas such as right to education/ access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination, violence against women, and child marriage. International Day of the Girl Child events and activities are organized by governments of Member States, the UN system, NGOs, and the civil society.

In view of this day, in order to influence national and mainstream discourse in favour of girls and women and visibility to Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (Save the girl child, educate her), which is one of the flagship programmes of the Government of India, the Ministry of Women and Child Development is celebrating the 9th to 14th October with the theme, “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Week - The Daughters of New India.” The 161 BBBP districts across India will be organizing activities in a campaign mode to create awareness and sensitize community in their respective districts.

The State Resource Centre for Women-Nagaland Chapter, under the aegis of the NSSWB, is the Project Management Unit of the BBBP in the State. The BBBP’s goal is to celebrate

the girl child, ensure her survival and protection, and to ensure her education, thereby ensuring her employability and participation. With the aim of spreading awareness on these, the District Team of the BBBP in Longleng district, which is identified as the gender critical district in the State, is organizing various activities to observe the BBBP Week, such as - Rally, Signature Campaign, Door to Door Campaign & Community Sensitization, Seminar on Women related Schemes and Programs and Special Legislation, cultural activities, felicitation of promising girls, etc. In addition, programs/ activities are being organized in Kohima and Phek to observe International Day of the Girl Child.

Realizing that investing in adolescent girls is the key to development, the Nagaland Adolescent Girls’ Club, an initiative of the Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB), facilitates school going adolescent girls to emerge as formidable agents, that each may become an ‘ambassador’ of change in attitude and conduct, which will not only benefit them, but the society at large, in numerous positive ways.

This International Day of the Girl Child, the State Resource Centre for Women calls upon all to join hands and celebrate the girl child among us, to ensure her survival and protection, to enable her education, thereby ensuring her employability and equal participation in our society in order to generate a safer, more balanced, and discrimination free society for all.

SRCW, Nagaland

Reader’s Post

Appeal to SBI regional office branch Dimapur Sir,

Over the past several months the general public of Kiphire has been witnessing drastic improvement and growth at SBI Kiphire Bank Branch. The Bank has been forging ahead towards newer technology and newer banking models replacing the outdated bank end processes to customer friendly processes to help improve the total customer experience. However to support the growing demand and need of all segment of people businesspersons, students, service personnel and general public the bank has expressed shortage of man power and non-availability of sufficient branch staff has affected in providing needful services and also in facilitating implementation of various banking products and schemes to the customers.

Kiphire is a far flung district and SBI Kiphire being the only leading bank that caters to people covering about 60 villages and five towns SBI authority should give due consideration and more favour accorded to the lone branch by deploying sufficient staff and by providing facilities that are lacking to further strengthen the branch especially when it is in the developing stage.

Recalling previous hardship confronted by the bank when the branch functioned for nearly three months without a Branch Manager (BM) as the incumbent retired with no reliever in his place, much inconvenience was caused to the customers and also to the branch staffs. Keeping in view the difficulty bank branch and citizens had to undergo, we implore upon the competent authority of SBI institution that in the event of impending move by the authority to transfer the Branch Manager or other bank official the incumbent be allowed to remain in the branch until the reliever take charge.

Media Cell, Citizens’ Welfare Society

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.

National

BJP National President Amit Shah with Union I & B Minister Smriti Irani and UP Chief Minister Yogi at a public meeting for the launch of several developmental schemes in Gauriganj, Amethi on Tuesday. (PTI)

trust BJP and Modi and you will not feel betrayed,” Shah told the gathering in the presence of Adityanath and Irani, who had lost to Rahul Gandhi in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls in Amethi.

He said there were two models of development here – a “Nehru-Gandhi model” and the “Modi model”.

Amethi is known all over the world as a “NehruGandhi family bastion” but there has been no development, he said.

Responding to Gandhi’s repeated posers as to what the BJP had done during its rule, Shah said, “the Congress ruled the country for 70 years. I

want to ask you that you have been MP here for a long time but why is there no collector’s office, TB hospital and Akashwani’s FM here? Erosion of land due to Gomti river has not been stopped.”

He added that the BJP has “given a prime minister who speaks”.

Slamming Gandhi for questioning development in Gujarat, Shah said, “He is mocking at the development in Gujarat. I want to ask ‘Shahzada’ of the Congress as to what your three generations have given to Amethi? You sought account of our past three years but people of Amethi are taking account of

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Amethi (UP), Oct 10 (PTI): BJP chief Amit Shah Tuesday took on Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi in his Lok Sabha constituency Amethi, questioning him over development in the “Nehru-Gandhi family bastion” despite his three generations getting elected from here.

Shah, joined by union minister Smriti Irani and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, slammed Gandhi for “mocking” at Gujarat’s development and said he “cannot see development as he sports Italian spectacles.”

Addressing a public meeting here, the BJP chief said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Adiyanath will ensure all- round development of Amethi as also rest of the state.

“You have trusted a family for 60 years, now

works done here by your past three generations.”

Taking a swipe at Gandhi, Shah said, “Rahul baba cannot see development as he sports Italian spectacles.”

He said the Modi government had launched 106 schemes over the last three years and named some of those.

“For the first time in 35-40 years, I am seeing that the winning candidate (Rahul Gandhi) remains missing from his constituency and a defeated candidate (Irani) is giving time to the people,” Shah said hailing the work being done in the area by Irani.

“Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will develop UP,” he asserted.

Irani, while attacking Gandhi, said she wanted to address those who saw Amethi just from the point of view of votes.

She said there is not even the Collector’s office in Amethi.

She said Gandhi used to talk about development in the country and abroad and is mocking at Gujarat’s development but the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation here has not returned land taken from farmers.

SN urges govt to act on illegal immigrants DIMAPUR, OCT 10 (NPN): Survival Nagaland (SN) while welcoming the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India order to identify and deport all immigrants into its domicile place of birth, has urged upon the State government to act at the earliest without delay as “enormous presence” of illegal immigrants has been felt by “anti-social menace” taking place in the state.

In a statement, SN media cell alleged that illegal immigrants have done more “damages politically, socially, economically etc beyond the limitation of compromise to the Naga Nation”.

It therefore, asked the State government to heed to the MHA order by setting up task force at the District level to identify and deport illegal immigrants.

SN said, when the government of India was serious on the influx of illegal immigrants, the state government should also reaffirm to take up the grave issue seriously.

It also warned the state government that failure to curb and control unabated influx of illegal immigrants would have impact to the indigenous peoples of the State.

SN also alleged that the recent incident of harassment meted out to a Naga family at Chumukedima by suspected illegal immigrants was a glaring example on how indigenous people has been subjugated and mistreated in their own land.

It therefore, called upon all the tribal hohos, apex bodies, students’ organisations, youth organisations, women organisations to take the matter of illegal immigrant seriously

so that future generation can live liberally without any fear and threat to their existence. Extending full support on the demand of Western Sumi Hoho to install inner line permit (ILP) check gate at it original place, SN said that it was also of its main demand. Therefore, it urged upon the government to strictly implement ILP system with an “iron hand” in all the existing ILP zones and that Dimapur be brought under the purview of ILP as per the BEFRA Act 1873.

Further, SN lauded the resolution adopted by Tribal Union Chumukedima Town (TUCT) and Sumi Student’s Union (SKK) against illegal immigrants. However, SN appealed to TUCT and SKK to be cautious in their approach while cleaning the system so that no repercussion would be felt.

NGRC-1CU urges CM to act on abandoned projects (From p-1) services of the Quality Control Board, which was constituted to check the work progress, work specification as per DPR etc. in all major projects.

Further, drawing the attention to “deplorable condition” of Kohima town road, the union said government needed to take a call urgently.

It urged the chief minister to take a physical ride to Kohima town roads and thereafter direct the department to take up the work wherever it was required for necessary action.

Meanwhile, the union has appealed to the government to organise seminars with the contractors of Nagaland so they could

know the latest tendering system, execution of contract works in different modes, workmanship etc.

It lamented that till date the government has not organised such seminars to impart training to the Naga contractors for their efficiency.

NGRC-1CU also requested the government to award certificate to the

deserving contractors who have completed the work as per specification in the DPR and within stipulated time.

If such initiative was implemented, the union said the contractors would surely aim to get the award and ultimately would provide better workmanship and completion of work on time.

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JOB VACANCY

Candidates willing to go for management training are invited for interview on 11th–12th Oct 2017 at 11.00 am – 2.00 pm.

1. Ed. Qualification : Class 8th passed – 12th passed.

2. Training duration : 4-6 months at Kohima & Dimapur.

3. Age :15 years to 25 years.

4. During training Rs. 5000-Rs 8000 (as per your quality) 5. After training Rs 3,51,000-Rs 4,51,000.

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URGENT LAND FOR SALE at Medziphema Town

Near Railway Mini Station Shokuvi (10 Puras) 25 sq. ft. (Any Size) Contact No : 7085991695/8414928684

Near New ADC Office Complex Measuring 180 x 150 sq. ft.

Price : Rs. 70 sq. ft.

Genuine buyers only Contact No : 8974315409

Pimla Village Dimapur

SALES DAY

In Aid of Church Project

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Date : 12th Oct to 14th Oct. 2017 Venue : Choices Complex (Next to NSF Office, Opp. D.C Office, Kohima)

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FAST FOOD CAFE at Aoyimti Near Children Park

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LAND FOR SALE at 4 Mile Area 6900 sq. ft. (with House) Price : 55 Lakhs th

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FOR SALE URGENT Land with Building, Assam Type 6 Rooms, Area 4200 sq. ft.

Near Phom/Khiamniungan Baptist Church, Dimapur Price : 23,00,000 (Nego) Contact : 8575905268/87318033996

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Interested person may please contact this number Contact No : 8413808228.

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Area : Plots available from 2.5 Lakhs onwards Price : Rs. 105 per sq. ft.

Contact : 9436622166 8974509536 I, Neikhrolo-u V.Mero have lost my original HSLC Marksheet on 2nd Oct. 2017 from Chizami to Kohima.

Name : Neikhrolo-u V.Mero Roll. No : 11699 DOB : 23-03-1975 F/Name : Neilo V.Mero Year of Passing HSLC 1992 School : Sacred Heart Hr. Sec. School Chizami.

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STOLEN NOTICE My Scooty Honda Dio has been stolen from Near D.C Court, Dimapur on 04/10/2017.

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at Toshiho Village 1. Teak Plantation 2 Puras at Rs. 27/- per sq. ft. (Near Foot Hill Road) Negotiable 2. Paddy Field 3 Puras at Rs. 13/- per sq. ft. (Near Foot Hill Road) Negotiable 3. Dry Land (Bum) 15 Puras at Rs. 7/- per sq. ft. ½ km away from Foot Hill Road (Link Road Attached) Negotiable.

Contact No : 8413812992

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he Angami Christian Revival Youth Association will be organizing a Sales Day on 12th Oct. 2017 at Super Market Area from 7:00 AM onwards as fund raise for its Golden Jubilee Celebration.

Items to look out for : Organic vegetables, fruits, knives, daos, flowers, flower stands, kennels, chicken coops, firewood, stones for construction purposes, ironing stand, local pork, local rice, tree stump & trunk for decoration purpose, brooms, bees, crabs, snails, tea, sticky rice snack, jumble sales, wild vines, manures, bamboos, wooden post, saw-dust stoves, muodi, pickle, king chilly, mithun meat, local chicken, duck, meat chop-board and many more.

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Age : 18-30 Qual : 10 to Graduate Income : 5000 - 7000 and 20000-25000.

With free lodging and free training for more details contact with Bio Data and two Passport.

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After training Rs.50,000 – Rs.85,000 p.m.

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Venue: 1). Super Market (Near UBC, Kohima) 2). PHQ Junction (P.R. Hill Kohima) Wednesday, 11th October 2017, 06:00 am onwards Handicrafts, Weaving Materials, Traditional attires, Blacksmith tools, Vegetables and fruits, Snail, Fish, Crab, Hornet, Honey, Wood worm, Manure, Broom, Flowers, Jumble Materials, Chopping Board, Local Chicken & Duck, Local Pork, Mithun Meat, Bamboo Shoot, Mushroom, Handy Burner, Tea Stall etc.

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Kolkata, Oct 10 (PTI): Private lender Bandhan Bank would decide on the size of the proposed IPO which it was required to make to meet the regulatory norms.

“We are required to come out with the IPO not for money, but to meet regulatory compliance. The size and timing of the IPO will be decided on a later course”, MD and CEO of Bandhan Bank Chandra Shekhar Ghosh said.

Ghosh said although the bank had appointed investment bankers to work out on the modalities of the IPO, likely to hit the capital market by August next year.

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and 99.5 per cent purity advanced by Rs 145 each to Rs 30,765 and Rs 30,615 per ten gram, respectively. The precious metal had gained Rs 245 in last three days.

Tracking gold, silver ready hardened by Rs 290 to Rs 40,990 per kg and weekly-based delivery by Rs 320 to Rs 40,190 per kg.

Silver coins however were unaltered at Rs 74,000 for buying and Rs 75,000 for selling of 100 pieces.

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where gold rose to the highest in more than a week as an uptick in geopolitical uncertainty raised demand for the precious metal as safe haven, kept gold and silver prices higher. Besides, persistent buying by local jewellers to meet the ongoing seasonal demand at domestic spot market too supported the upside, they added.

In the national capital, gold of 99.9 per cent

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New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI): Gold prices Tuesday rallied by Rs 145 to Rs 30,765 per ten gram at the bullion market in line with a firming trend overseas amid increased buying by local jewellers.

Silver followed suit as prices went up by Rs 290 to Rs 40,990 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units and coin makers.

Bullion traders said a firming trend overseas

Hyderabad, Oct 10 (PTI): Former RBI Governor C Rangarajan Tuesday said he expects that the economy would grow at 6.5 per cent for the year 2017-18. He also said the job opportunities and economic growth of the country are inter-related.

“Jobs (jobs creation) are not independent. They are related to growth when the economy grows jobs also grow. So you cannot talk off jobs separately from growth,” the former chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council told PTI. “I think the possibility is that the growth will pick up in the next few

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quarters and one doesn’t know by and one doesn’t know by by how much..

Perhaps by the year as a whole my own estimation is the economy may grow at 6.5 per cent,” the former RBI Governor noted.

The country’s GDP growth rate was pegged at 5.7 per cent for the quarter ended June 30. Rangarajan as chancellor participated in the 7th Convocation ceremony of ICFAI University here. Replying to a query, he said though the liquidity situation is better, the RBI will have to consider many issues before deciding on the rate cut.

“Decision to lower the interest rates or not depends upon the overall liquidity in the economy and the expectations of the Reserve Bank regarding the behavioural inflation. Therefore apparently the latest decision (of not changing the benchmark lending rates) has been taken because they probably think that the inflation behaviour just not warrant a reduction in the interest rate,” Rangrajan said.

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understand the potential impacts that such beneficial economic changes may have on future oil demand.

“OPEC even sees world oil demand growth increasingly shifting to India. We anticipate that by 2040, India’s oil demand will increase by more than 150 per cent to 10.1 million barrels per day from around 4 mbpd currently,” he said.

The country’s total share of global oil demand is also seen rising to over 9 per cent by 2040 from 4 per cent now.

“There are many factors helping to foster, strengthen and support the deepening relationship between OPEC and India,” he said.

During 2000 to 2015, India’s imports from OPEC nations increased from USD 2 billion to nearly USD 140 billion. OPEC countries’ imports from India increased from USD 5 billion in 20002001 to USD 56 billion by 2015.

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Goods and Services Tax (GST), and efforts to diversify the energy mix have all been designed to move the country toward sustainable growth and stability, he said.

He further said that with major growth in transportation sector, expansion in exports of numerous goods and services, worldrenowned IT sector, a strong services sector and solid manufacturing base, India has undergone a great economic transformation and its role in the global marketplace as well as involvement in international trading networks are admired signposts.

“At OPEC, we have been paying close attention to these macroeconomic and business trends in India.

Some of them shall directly benefit the growing populations of OPEC’s own member countries,” Barkindo said. In particular, he said, OPEC is working to better

New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI): Subscribers of National Pension System (NPS) increased by 27 per cent to 1.78 crore at the end of last month, pension fund regulator PFRDA said today.

The asset under management (AUM) under NPS stood at Rs 2.06 lakh crore at September-end.

“The growth in subscribers and the AUM jump stood at 27 per cent and 47 per cent, respectively,” said Badri S Bhandari, Whole Time Member, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) at an event here.

Speaking at a conference on NPS for Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs), Bhandari enumerated the benefits of NPS and highlighted the returns generated by pension funds since inception, which has been over 10 per cent.

On the recommendation of the 3rd Pay Revision Committee, the department of PSE has dispensed with the condition of minimum 15 years of service and superannuation from CPSEs to avail the pension benefit implemented by CPSEs.

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New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI): India is experiencing some of the greatest structural changes as bold new reforms like note ban and GST have put the country firmly on a sustainable growth path, oil cartel OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said Tuesday.

Speaking at the India Energy Forum by CERAWeek, he said the country’s expanding middle class represents a growing source of demand, not just for energy but for goods and services from around the world.

“India’s economy has been experiencing some of the greatest structural changes in a generation. A slate of bold new reforms, embarked upon under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Modi, has put the country firmly on a sustainable dynamic growth path – particularly when it comes to energy,” he said.

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NIA will choke foreign terror funding: Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (L) with MOS’s for Home Hansraj Ahir (C) and Kiren Rijiju after inauguration of the new Hqs office complex of NIA. (PTI)

leaders as well as JeM chief Hafiz Sayeed. At least eight separatist leaders have been arrested since July.

Inaugurating the NIA headquarters at Lodhi Road here, Rajnath Singh said: “The NIA will bring down the morale of the terrorists and their funders.”

He said terrorism acted as a hindrance to development. Lauding the work of the NIA for proving its credibility since its formation in 2008, Rajnath Singh said the conviction rate of the agency was over 90 per cent.

“As they carry the investigation in a professional way, there is no question mark on the investigation of the NIA.” Rajnath Singh said investigating terrorist activi-

(PTI): The Supreme Court is likely to pronounce Wednesday its verdict on a plea challenging the validity of an exception clause in the rape law that permits intercourse or sexual act by a man with his wife, not below 15 years.

Section 375 of the IPC, which defines the offence of rape, has an exception clause that says intercourse or sexual act by a man with his wife, not below 15 years, is not rape. However, the age of consent is 18 years.

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur had on September 6 reserved its order on the plea while questioning the Centre how Parliament could create an exception in law declaring that intercourse or a sexual act by a man with his wife, aged between 15 and less than 18 years, is not rape when the age of consent is 18. The apex court had said it did not want to go into the aspect of marital rape, but when the age of consent was 18 years for “all purposes”, why was such an exception made in the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Responding to the query, the Centre’s counsel had said if this exception under the IPC goes, then it would open up the arena of marital

in India.

He had referred to the concept of age of puberty among Muslims for the purpose of marriage and said these aspects have been deliberated upon by Parliament before arriving at a conclusion.

During the hearing, the apex court had observed that child marriage cannot go on like this just because this illegal practice was assumed to be legal and has been going on for ages.

The petitioners have sought a direction to declare exception 2 to Section 375 of IPC as “violative of Articles 14, 15 and 21 of the Constitution to the extent that it permits intrusive sexual intercourse with a girl child aged between 15 and 18 years, only on the ground that she has been married.”

One of the petitioners had argued that the exception to section 375 of the IPC was defeating the purpose of Prohibition of Child Marriage Act and was also in violation of international conventions to which India was a signatory.

They have also referred to the provisions of the POCSO Act and said these were contrary to the IPC provision.

NEW DELHI, OCT 10 (Agencies): The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Achal Kumar Jyoti on Tuesday said that assembly elections in Gujarat will be held in December this year.

“The term of the Gujarat assembly ends on January 22, so the election will have to be completed in December. Assembly elections will mostly be conducted in the December,” he said.

The Gujarat BJP, however, has demanded the elections be conducted in mid-January.

When asked whether the state will see a one or two-phased election, Jyoti said that they were “still assessing various aspects, so it will be announced later.”

Gujarat will be among the two states where as many as 75,000 VVPAT gadgets will be used for the first time with electronic voting machines, it was reported earlier. The VVPAT machines will be attached to the EVMs and will allow voters to verify if their vote has gone to the intended candidate.

“Political parties welcomed introduction of VVPATs. They emphasized need to publicize its functioning,” said Jyoti.

(IANS): The government on Tuesday said it has rolled out Aadhaar-enabled digital enrollment of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) which will not require submission of physical form by the subscriber, thus enabling them to register for the scheme without visiting a bank or post office.

S o f a r, A P Y wa s available for subscription through banks, banking correspondents and through internet banking.

“Now, APY is available on eNPS platform and any eligible Indian citizen can enroll through the APY@eNPS channel by visiting www.enps.nsdl. com. The customers of the bank can visit eNPS portal and submit aadhaar/ bank name and savings bank account number to join the scheme,” the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) said in a statement here.

“PFRDA has developed the process to offer

e-National Pension System (NPS) platform for wider reach. Under this channel, a complete end to end digital environment for subscription is enabled without submission of physical form at the convenience of the customer without visiting bank or post office,” it said.

Punjab National Bank is the first bank to operationalise APY@eNPS and quite a few other banks are expected to launch this platform shortly.

Any person in the age group of 18 to 40 years with a savings bank account and Aadhaar can register for APY by providing the minimum information in the APY@eNPS portal as rest of the information will be auto populated from the respective bank.

This new feature not only makes it easy for the subscriber to join the APY but also reduces the workload for the banks/ postal branch which are implementing the APY.

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New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS): Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the NIA will “fully choke” terrorists and separatists of foreign funding to curb terrorism that he described as a “curse for the civilised society”.

The Minister said being an autonomous body, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) had done its job well in its crackdown on terrorists and separatists.

“Some people say the NIA has partially succeeded in stopping foreign terror funding. But I will say the NIA will fully choke the foreign funding to terrorists in the country soon.”

The Minister was referring to the terror funding case the NIA has filed against Kashmiri separatist

ties was a tough job. “But with the help of scientific investigation, it has filed perfect chargesheets.”

He hailed the NIA’s role in curbing the menace of fake currency which he said acted as oxygen for terrorism.

He lauded the NIA’s “good coordination” with central investigation agencies, anti-terror squads and police forces of state governments.

Congratulating the central forces, Rajnath Singh said: “I congratulate the central forces for neutralising terrorists day after day.”

He lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bringing the international community on board on the issue of terrorism.

Meanwhile, NIA Director General Sharad Kumar said the agency had been able to bring back normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir by choking foreign terror funding.

He said of the 166 cases the agency had taken up for investigation, 62 pertained to jihadi terrorism, 25 to terrorist acts by Northeast insurgents, 41 of terror financing and fake currency, 12 involved Maoists and 24 cases related to miscellaneous terrorist acts.

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NOTICE

Admissions Open for Classes Nursery to Class 8 for the Academic Session 2018-19

This is to inform that whoever wishes to purchase any land under Zhuikhu Village jurisdiction should get consent of the Head G.B only. Anyone failing to do so will comply to the consequences at his/her risk.

Further, whoever had bought any land within Zhuikhu Village jurisdiction without the consent of Head G.B should register their respective land under Head G.B within 3 months. Failure to register within said period will be at one's own risk.

Kakiye Zhimomi Head G.B Zhuikhu Village P.O Medziphema, Dimapur - 797112 Contact No : 9436012968

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The organizing committee of Khiamniungan Sports Council would like to thank each and every individuals who have contributed physically and financially for a grand success of its 1st Open Football tournament held at Noklak Town from 20th September to 5th October 2017.

Admission to Classes 3 & Above will be done through an entrance test on 21st October 2017 Prospectus and Application form can be collected from the School Front Office Last Date for receipt of Applications is 18th October 2017

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Mr. Peihauding Reunim

Mr. Hailialung Leigise

Mr. Haikambe

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The Benreului Baudi Nagaland with immense pride and joy would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to : 1. Mr. Peihauding Reunim, son of Lt. Heiriading Reunim and Mrs. Heichuhingle on being conferred as a winner in the senior category at Indian Institution of Technology Guwahati from 31st August to 3rd September 2017, also awarded the best Northeast Project for his unique searched in making his own organic paste compound to enhance the healing process in plant.

2. Mr. Hailialung Leigise being awarded the Teacher award on the occasion of Teachers day 2017.

3. Mr. Haikambe who had been promoted to Joint Controller Legal Metrology and Consumer Protection Department, Nagaland Kohima.

The Benreului Baudi Nagaland further wishes them the very best endeavour.

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‘Home stay’ training underway for locals in Mon Financial literacy awareness in Longleng

Trainees along with the trainers and organisers. (NP) Correspondent

MON, OCT 10 (NPN): The “home stay” training, organized by YouthNet, in collaboration with “I Love My Mon Town” (ILMMT) and Alder Tours and Travels under National Skill Development Corporation “transforming the skill landscape” began Tuesday at district executive hall, DC office complex, with a short inaugural program.

Speaking on the inaugural program, Yanithung

N Ngullie EAC, Mon HQ said that, Mon was one of the important districts for tourist destination, due to the rich cultural and traditional value of Konyaks.

Therefore, such training was the need of the hour, as it would not only serve the tourist but also solve unemployment problems, he added.

He said that Nagas were known for hospitality and the “home stay” was not a new concept but needed to be improved.

Informing that many trainees in Nagaland attend training just for the sake of getting allowances and remunerations, he advised the trainees to be attentive and complete the full course. He said that this would enable them to obtain the certificate of National Skill Development Corporation for future requirement.

Neingusel Luho, of YouthNet, while delivering short speech, emphasized on the home stay training

and said that though Mon was a tourist destination it lacked good hotels for tourists. In this regard, he said that training local people to start home stay would be beneficial for both tourist as well as the individual.

Kejaroko Pieru, Alder Tour & Travel while giving introductory of the training said that home stay training was first of its kind in Nagaland. He said that the foreign tourist love to get firsthand experience by practically involving in

everything that the locals do. To provide such opportunity, he added that one must first be trained and prepared to let the tourist stay in “our” home.

He further stated that such opportunity would not only be a source of income generating business but would be a social introduction to different people of the world.

During the course of the training, the trainees would be taught on basics of tourism, tourist & homestay, marketing homestay, creating homestay & relevant system, safety & health, communication skills, basic of computer, handling different types of social media, option of finance, budgeting & finance, entrepreneurship & soft skills, F&B services, cleanliness & hygiene, housekeeping service and customer service.

Earlier the program was chaired by T Chingmei Konyak, member ILMMT, welcome address by Dr. Chenjei Konyak member ILMMT and prayer by Tuishilmla Konyak, district chaplain.

DIMAPUR: The Nagaland State Co-operative Bank Ltd. (NStCB) organized one-day financial literacy awareness for the cooperative societies at DC’s conference hall, Longleng on October 10 supported under the FIF managed by NABARD. According to DIPR report, the chief manager (Cr & Rvy) Bendangnungsang in his keynote address said that the traditional system of banking has been transformed with new system and the NStCB was competing with other national banks to cater to the needs of the people. He regretted that NStCB branch could not be established in Longleng due to non fulfillment of certain norms and criteria.

Asserting one such criterion he said the NonPerforming Asset (NPA) of Longleng stands at 13% and urged the gathering to reduce the NPA to 5% which was the standard norm for establishment of banks in any place in the country.

Bendangnungsang also disclosed that under the joint venture of GOI and the state Government ICDP

General manager (Cr & Rvy), Bendangnungsang at the awareness programme for cooperative societies in Longleng at DC conference hall on October 10. (DIPR) project for five districts in the state has been finalized where Longleng district was also among the five districts.

A RC S L o n g l e n g , Chume Chang spoke on the features of Co-operative Societies. He appealed to the registered societies to function properly and said that non-performance of societies would be compelled to cancel their registration.

Highlighting on the ICDP projects he announced that only genuine cooperatives that are functioning properly with clean records will be recommended to avail

the facilities.

Manager (FIC) V.K. Disong highlighted on the obligatory of co-operatives and announced that the NStCB would be celebrating its golden jubilee this year in Dimapur and invited the societies of Longleng to the program where the best performing co-operatives would be awarded during the function.

T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by Lanuniken, manager, BSCB Ltd Changtongya. The program was attended by the cooperative societies of Longleng district.

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Koinonia Baptist Church held its “family night” on October 7 at church premises under the theme of proverbs 1:2. Bible reading and invocation was done by deacon, Lhouzakie Rutsa, Kikruneinuo and Atsei compered the event while exhortation was given by senior pastor, reverend Zotuo Kiewhuo. Ketoulhoutuo zuyie, Ato Nienu, Thepfulie Kengurüse, Vizosietuo Neo family, Medotseilieii family, Shepherd male voice, Koinonia BC choir, orphanage home Seithogei etc also performed at the event.

EIS students visit children’s home as part of field trip DIMAPUR: Students of Euro International School (EIS), Dimapur visited “The Neighbourhood Children’s Home” in Midland, Dimapur as part of its field trip under the theme, “art of sharing”.

A press note by EIS

principal, Sandeep K. Jain stated that the students mingled with the children of the home and sang songs, dance and games.

Each and every child from Euro International School presented fruits and other edibles as a way of sharing with the under-privileged

friends. The children at the home prayed for the well being of all the school children and the entire team of EIS. School principal thanked Rev Daniel Shayan coordinator of the home and his team for making the field trip a memorable one.

MOKOKCHUNG, OCT 10 (NPN): The district level quiz competition, sponsored by the department of Parliamentary Affairs was held at the Mayangnokcha Government Higher Secondary School (MGHSS) auditorium with Atekhingla C Sangtam & Jabel Kinimi of Queen Mary Higher Secondary School topping the competition, followed behind by Alice Pardhan & Sentiwapang of MGHSS. Speaking as the guest of honour DDEO Sentinenla urged the students to be hard working, dedicated and

sincere in their studies. The guest of honour congratulated the winners and challenged the rest to try harder.

While delivering the vote of thanks MGHSS principal and district nodal officer, Arenla thanked and lauded the noble initiative of department of Parliamentary Affairs, for sponsoring the district and state level quiz competition for the students.

A special song was presented by Yalinungla and the introduction of the participants was done by chairperson Yashizungla while the quiz master was Kheleno Thorie. The invocation was said by Temjennaro

India Post to re-launch SDJBG

DIMAPUR: India Post would be re-launching Sampoorna Dak Jeevan Bima Gram (SDJBG) Yojana from October 11, wherein initiative has been taken to adopt villages having a minimum of 100 households, with at least one Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI) to be sold to each household to cover every family in that village with RPLI. A press note by superintendent of Postal Service stated that India Post celebrates national postal week every October, starting with world post day on October 9.

The following villages have been adopted by Nagaland division under Sampoorna Dak Jeevan Bima Gram (SDJBG) yojana: Lalmati, Kohima; Singrup, Kiphire; Moilan, Wokha; Wazhiho, Phek; Aoyimti, Dimapur; Mhainamtsi, Peren; Tang, Mon; Salulumang, Mokokchung; Yongyah, Longleng; Saramati, Tuensang; and Aizuto, Zunheboto.

Phek police consultative meeting on violence against women and children

Police personnel and others during the programme.

DIMAPUR: Phek police in collaboration with State Resource Centre for Women (SRCW) and Nagaland State Social Welfare Board (NSSWB) organised first of its kind consultative meeting and sensitization programme with police personnel at Phek police station on October 10.

The consultative meet was to address violence against women and children and to curb gender based violence. Prosecuting inspector, Medosa Yoho, gave a detailed report on the data of crime against women and children and that such cases were in-

creasingly on the rise. He said that in the last 5 years about 18 cases of crime against women and children had been reported in the district. He highlighted that since September 2017, the highest number of cases had been recorded wherein 8 cases were related to rape and molestation. The other type of cases in the past included incest, child sexual abuse, attempt to rape and sexual harassment.

Vekedulu, IC of women cell Phek P.S, shared that the bad road condition, lack of proper public transportation, ignorance of legal rights and stigma attached

were some of the major factors that cause delay for victims in filing the reports.

In most cases victims, especially minors are often threatened by the accused to hush the matter.

Bano Vinito, chairperson, NSSWB, stressed that police as the key service provider must pursue the cases with determination for justice. Presentation on legal rights and entitlements of women & children was made by Lanurenla Imchen, manager, Women Helpline- 181 with emphasis on special laws and rulings of the Supreme Court.

Consultation meeting also stressed on need to strengthen women police cell and to equip the district police personnel with regular training on special laws. It also sought support of general public and to abstain from taking law into their own hands and creating mob violence.

The programme was moderated by Gracy Ayee, state coordinator, SRCW. She presented on schemes initiated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development emphasising on Beti Bachao Beti Padho, Women Helpline-181 & Sakhi, One Stop Centre.

programme across Nagaland

DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles organized various programme under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) as part of its civic action programme.

3 AR: 3 Assam Rifles organised a lecture on awareness against drugs and spread knowledge about the Amur Falcon at Fern Wood School, Upper Agri Colony, Kohima. The lecture was aimed to discourage the youth from indulging in drugs and at the same time revitalize the general populace to conserve the rare and migratory bird Amur Falcon. Altogether 110 students and eight teachers attended the lecture.

28 AR: 28 Assam Rifles organized “screening of a movie & awareness lecture on drug free Nagaland” at Tseminyu, to create awareness about the menace of drug abuse and measures to be adopted for achieving a drug free Nagaland. Altogether 71 students and five teachers from Tseminyu attended the lecture. AR also highlighted the significance of preserving the Amur Falcon.

15 AR: 15 Assam

Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) organized a lecture on preventive measures on HIV/AIDS at Govt Middle School, Shamatore, attended by 60 students and teachers. The main motive of the programme was to impart knowledge about the diseases and its ill effects.

Awareness about Amur Falcon was further imparted to the participants as part of conservation.

7 AR: 7 Assam Rifles organised a weapon display programme at Pungro town for all schools and villagers of Pungro. Altogether, 500 students from six schools witnessed the display. Rocket launchers and machine gun were main attraction of the weapon display.

28 AR: 28 AR under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised an awareness rally on HIV/AIDS at Tseminyu district Wokha.

Altogether 170 students, seven teachers of Don Bosco School and five members of KRIPA foundation, Tseminyu actively participated, in the rally to create awareness on in effects of HIV/ AIDS especially among

the youths of the state. The rally marched from Don Bosco School to Zeshinyu, New Town and back. Later, participants took a pledge to spread maximum awareness on prevention of HIV/ AIDS. 36 AR: 36 AR under the aegis of Headquarters IGAR (N) flagged off a national integration tour from Dimapur. The aim of the NIT tour is to give exposure to the young students of the state about the history, culture and developments in other parts of the nation. The touring group comprised of 20 students including 13 boys, seven girls and two teachers from various schools of Jalukie, Nagaland.

Students will be visiting Delhi, Amritsar and Chandigarh over the next ten days. Brigadier Shibaji Das, interacted with the students and educated the students upon various aspects to be kept in mind during the journey and emphasized on utilising this experience to imbibe the values of people from other parts of the country.

BBBB rally held in Longleng DIMAPUR: District administration in collaboration with the Longleng Town Students’ Union organized “Beti Bachao Beti Badhao” program at local football ground, Longleng on October 10, with mass participation of students from various schools under Longleng.

According to DIPR report, the program began with silent march from Phom Lampong junction to the local football ground.

A short speech was given by the CDPO Longleng, Tauhong who appealed the students to maintain equality between both boys and girls at home or school.

He also highlighted on the significance of observing the BBBP and its importance in the society.

The EAC Head quarter also exhorted the students to shun discrimination against girls and treat them with love and respect. Later the EAC administered the oath to the students. Vote of thanks was delivered by executive members of LTSU followed by mass prayer and signature campaign by the male students and guest. More than three hundred students from different schools along with their teachers participated in the programme.

A team of 20 students including 13 boys and 7 girls along with two teachers from various schools of Jalukie district interacted with president of India, Ram Nath Kovind. The students were part of “national integration tour” organised by 36 Assam Rifles under aegis of headquarter inspector general Assam Rifles (North).

MGMHSS Dmu conducts cleanliness drive

Students cleaning the school campus.

DIMAPUR: MGM Higher Sec School Dimapur students and teachers conducted mass cleanliness drive in the school campus and Midland colony on October 7. During the assembly programme, principal

MGMHSS Dimapur stressed on the importance of cleanliness while class 10 student, Merenjungla spoke on the importance of “Swach Hi Sewa”. Altogether, 800 students and 50 teachers participated in the event.

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Awareness prog on biodiversity KFD observes wildlife week conservation conducted in Kma DIMAPUR: Kiphire Forest Division (KFD) observed wildlife week 2017 under the theme “listen to the young voices” on October 6 at El Beth High School, Kiphire town. Speaking at the programme, DFO Kiphire, Rajesh Kumar stressed on the philosophy behind the observance of the wildlife week. He elaborated on the theme and urged all the students to spread the message of wildlife conservation throughout the district to make a small beginning from their sides. He also stressed on the initiatives taken by the wildlife wing of Forest department as well as contributions made by Eco-clubs like Bhutan Glory in spreading the awareness of wildlife conservation. Rajesh also appreciated the initiative taken by various village councils pertaining to the regulations of hunting of wildlife in their villages.

During the occasion, quiz competition and painting competition was also organized among the students from class VII to class X on the theme “Forest and Wildlife” wherein almost 100 students participated. Participants were also asked to write a small essay on the “personal contribution in the wildlife conservation”. The quiz competition was largely based on the wildlife matters concerning Nagaland and India.

Further, cash prizes and certificates were distributed to the winners of the quiz and painting competitions; consolation prizes were given to eight students as encouragement for participations; certificates were given to all the other participants. The program concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by principal, El Beth Public School.

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Anganwadi building constructed under convergence programme of Social Welfare Department and Rural Department at Longsa village, Mokokchung was inaugurated on October 10 by district welfare officer (DWO) Bendangkokba (Third from left, front row.)

Rongsenlemla addressing the students during the awareness programme.

DIMAPUR: Awareness programme on biodiversity and wildlife conservation was organized by Kohima forest division in Kohima division from October 4 to 7. The programme divided into two phases comprised of “student special programme” organized by Kohima forest division in collaboration with Silviculture division under the theme, “securing the future, start young” at Kohima and a

“community consultation programme” was organized in collaboration with Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) at Kigwema village.

DFO Kohima Rongsenlemla Imchen stated that student special programme was to sensitize students about their responsibilities to be emissaries of change especially with regard to wild life conservation. Others who

spoke on the occasion were APCCF Meyipokyim Aier, Dr. Kenei CF, Lhinghoikim DCF, Khelen WPO and Megdeline Biologist. Essay competition and quiz competition was conducted for the students.

Further, DFO Kohima also reminded that the community consultation programme would be carried out in all the ranges under Kohima division in the coming days.

Lotha Baptist Church Dimapur youth department held its youth revival from September 29-October 1 under the theme “Thotsu Potsow” (God’s Power) with pastor Yikhum Baptist church, Zanbemo Kithan as its speaker at covenant hall, CHSS. Resource persons were Neipizo Angami, Zuthunglo Ezung and Kiholi Lidemo. Thousands of youth, elders and Central Jail Dimapur staff and jawans of E Coy 1st NAP undertook a mass social work on October 7, within central parents witnessed the message of God and prophesy. jail premises.

Salesian cooperators’ zonal conference concludes

DIMAPUR: 8th Northern zonal conference of the Salesian cooperators’ association commenced on September 30 at Don Bosco Institute for Development and Leadership (DBIDL), Dimapur under the theme “family ministry”. Keynote address was delivered by sister Alphonsa of provincial of Guwahati FMA Province, sister Elizabeth George, highlighted importance of the theme “family

ministry” saying that family was the cradle of life where children feel loved, cared for, protected and accompanied. Father Albert Johnson read out the message of regional councilor for South Asia, reverend father Maria Kanaga. Fr. Kanaga described the Salesian cooperators as secular (lay) arms and wings of the Salesian family, having a special role to play with their public commit-

KVKs observe ‘Seachhta Hi Seva’ DIMAPUR: Swachh Bharat mission, Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Mon observed Swachhta Hi Seva “cleanliness is service” from September 15 to October 2 at KVK office and Aboi block under Mon district.

Various activities like planting of forest tress for green environment and ecosystem were conducted within the office premises. Technical know-hows about disposal of both organic and non-organic biodegradable waste were imparted.

Awareness on public hygiene, sanitation and cleanliness of one’s surroundings were also carried out during Samagra Swachhta followed by cleanliness drive at public places and nearby amenity involv-

ing rural youth during the celebration.

Swachhta Hi Seva was highlighted by SMS (animal Science), Dr. Paihem Michui and vote of thanks

by SMS (soil conservation), Imtinuksung.

KVK Zunheboto: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Zunheboto, Nagaland University celebrated Sarwatra Swachhta on September 25 at Sumi Settsu village under Akuluto block of Zunheboto district. Programme started with speech on importance of cleanliness by senior scientist and head, KVK, Zunheboto, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, followed by Sankalp Se Siddhi pledge. Village church, schools and graveyard were cleaned by the youths of the village along with the KVK staff.

ment to God and Salesian charisma. Earlier, DBIDL director, Father C.T Varghese warmly welcomed the participants, while girls from Auxilium convent presented a welcome song and choreography.

World councilor for Salesian cooperators, D. S. Anthuvan welcomed all participants, particularly the new South Asian delegate, father Albert. He especially thanked former

delegate father Noel Maddhichetty for his unstinted service to the Salesian family including the Salesian cooperators.

The rest of the day was devoted to various sessions with a session on action plan as a well as a meeting of the national advisory council. On October 1, there was a business session wherein all participating provinces presented reports specifically on the

family ministry activities.

Vote of thanks was proposed by provincial coordinator of Guwahati, Sonia Gothorp, while world councilor, D. S Anthuvan de-hoisted the association flag and Guwahati province coordinator, Sonia Gothor handed it over to provincial coordinator of Kolkata province, Teresa Tobias. 70 participants attended, including provincial coordinators,

secretaries, administrators, formators, delegates and few other members from Salesian provinces of New Delhi, Kolkata, Shillong, Guwahati and Dimapur.

Earlier the association’s flag was hoisted by current South Asian delegate for Salesian family, father Albert Johnson, lighting of inaugural lamp by father Albert Johnson, former South Asian delegate for Salesian family.

NSCN/GPRN condoles demise of member DIMAPUR: Government of the People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN) expressed deep pain at the untimely demise of tatar, late Saro Haile on October 10 at Senapati after a prolonged illness. In a condolence note by cabinet secretary to GPRN, D. G. Robert stated that, late Saro Haile joined national service on December 12, 1997, and had served the nation as tatar till his death. GPRN stated that his sacrificial services rendered to the cause of the Naga nation would ever be remembered. GPRN extended its deepest and heartfelt sympathy to the bereaved family and prayed to the Almighty to grant solace to the departed soul.

SpeakGuru Foundation contributed an incubator having the capacity of hatching 30 eggs at a time to the Blyths Tragopan Conservation and Breeding Centre (BTCBC), Kohima for conservation and preservation of Blyth’s Tragopan and to enhance successful breeding.

Wild elephants rampaged Japu villagers paddy fields and destroyed huge portion of field and several huts on September 26. (Courtesy: Tekawati council chairman Japu village, Mokokchung.)

Government Primary School (GPS) Amahator, school children enjoying their daily mid-day meal on Tuesday. (NP)

United Baptist Churches Association (UBCA) held its mothers’ campaign programme from October 6-7 at Youth Oasis Center, Eralibill Dimapur. The two-day event was conducted under the theme “blessed mother”. Evangelist, WSBAK, reverend Ahokhe Awomi was the speaker, Social work on National Highway 39, Green Park Junction to 6th mile area was initiated evangelist WSBAK Ghoheto Zhimo was the camp director

by United College of Theology and Missions, Model Village, 5th Mile, wherein sand gravel and woman vice chairperson UBCA, Peli as assistant director, while Vihuto, Hotoli Rochill and Hotoli Chophy was donated by entrepreneur Tovi Swu. were the lifeguards of the camp.

BJP activities across the state DIMAPUR: Booth level committee meeting was held at Mon district BJP treasurer on September 20. All nine A/C Mandal president, BJMM, BJYM, Kissan Morcha, S.T Morcha and Minority Morcha of various constituency attended the meeting.

According to a press note by general secretary, BJP Mon, Noke Konyak, Ananta Mishra inaugurated the new Mon district BJP office on September 21 and travelled to Longwa village (Indo-Myanmar border) along with vice president BJP Mon, Chinglei, general secretary BJP Mon, Noke Konyak and BJP active worker of 44 A/C Phomching Chingsak, where they visited Longwa angh residence, Trade Center, Zero point and LOC (Line of Control) of India and Myanmar.

Ananta Mishra also toured to Shangnyu village and visited Ame Jongvang resident and village museum on September 22, where he interacted with BJP party workers of Shangnyu village headed by N Khongwang Konyak. He also attended world vision sponsored cultural programme with his tour team, where he delivered a short speech urging the people to vote for the development in forthcoming 2018 general election.

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Chessore: BJP 58 assembly constituency ShamatorChessore celebrated “Sewa Divas” on September 17 to commemorate Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s 67th birth anniversary. A press note by general secretary BJP 58 AC Shamator-Chessore, Apong Yim, stated that during the programme, the mandal president and his party members planted a tree surrounding the town and took a lead in cleanliness at PHC Shamator and other public places. BJMM, BJYM, Kisan morcha also took part the drive. More than 100 party members attended the drive.

BJPYM Zunheboto: Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha (BJPYM) Zunheboto district executive meeting was held on September 20 at party office Zunheboto.

In a press release by BJPYM Zunheboto stated that, at the meeting president BJP Zunheboto district, Shikuto Sema emphasised that BJP was a political party and not a religious factor. He also said, BJP was integral to the constitution of India and so, the state should uphold the party principles reaching out to the grassroot level to form the people’s government. The party encouraged the workers to take equal responsibilities for the outcome of the upcoming election, strengthen each other

working as a team from state level to local committee level towards the road of success.

The programme was chaired by president district BJYM, Katoho, invocation prayer pronounced by district Yuva executive member, Vilivi.

Vote of thanks was delivered by secretary BJYM Zunheboto district, Hokato Sumi.

BJP Peren: The BJP Peren district along with the 6th Tening mandal team held a tour programme on importance of setting up booth level committees at Kebai/Khelma from September 26 to 28 covering ten villages.

A press note by BJP Peren, president Huzantadbo Meriam stated the importance of setting up booth level committees in every village and appealed local people to stand strong and firm in the party. He also asked the party concept/ principles to be geared up in the villages as the centre had an eye towards great development in the NE especially in Nagaland in the election 2018. He also urged people not to fall prey to selling their vote. District president Huzantadbo Meriam, 6th Tening mandal president Heikulu Putlang, vice president Lekholen Hangsing, BJP full time worker Pekelinthin Newmai along with other colleagues and workers were present in the tour programme.

Village Education Committee (VEC) Porba village organized a one-day seminar on October 7, under the topic “teachers & parents guidance towards children education” at the village panchayat hall with SDEO, Pfutsero Mese Kapfo, as resource person. Parents and teachers both government and private schools participated.

Baptist High School (BHS) Tening organised cultural day under the theme “Lose of culture is lose of identity” on September 25 at its school premises with 36 Assam Rifle Tening, Captain, Shadankbashi as chief guest.

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90 % of rural houses to get piped water by 2022: Kovind

President Ram Nath Kovind being presented a memento by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at the inauguration of the India Water Week- 2017, in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Minister Uma Bharti is also seen. (PTI) drinking water to people living in 600,000 villages and urban areas was not just a project proposal for the government.

“It is a sacred commitment. The government has prepared a strategic plan for ensuring drinking water supply in all rural areas by 2022. By that year, the goal is to cover 90 per cent of rural households with piped water supply. We cannot fail,” he said.

He said while water

was fundamental to the economy and to ecology -and to human equity, the issue of scarcity of water was becoming still more critical in view of climate change and related environmental concerns.

“Better and more efficient use of water is a challenge for Indian agriculture and industry alike. It requires us to set new benchmarks in both our villages and in the cities we build.”

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48th Governors’ conference to deliberate on ‘New India 2022’

UP school children fall ill after inhaling toxic gas

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the government has made a “sacred commitment” of covering 90 per cent of Indian rural households with piped water supply by 2022, when the country completes 75 years of Independence.

Inaugurating India Water Week-2017, the President said access to water was a byword for human dignity and that providing safe

New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS): President Ram Nath Kovind will preside over 48th Conference of Governors to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on October 12 and 13, with the theme of its opening session being ‘New India2022’.

Twenty-seven Governors and three Lt. Governors are scheduled to attend the Conference, an official statement said.

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also address the conference which will deliberate on some important issues across various sessions.

The first session of the Conference will start with a presentation by NITI Aayog on the possible elements of ‘New India 2022’. Then the Governors will have detailed deliberations on the subjects of ‘Infrastructure for New India 2022’ and ‘Public Services for New India 2022’ in two groups, an official release said.

In each group, Union Ministers concerned will be present. The HRD Minister and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Ministers will make presentations covering the vision and roadmap for addressing the issues on the agenda.

The Governors will also give their remarks and suggestions on ways to achieve the goal along with their experiences from the states.

The second session will be on the subjects of ‘Higher Education in States’ and ‘Skill Development and Entrepreneurship to Make Youth Employable’.

In the third session on the second day, Governors will make brief remarks on any special issues pertaining to their respective states/Union Territories.

They will also highlight key achievements or initiatives started in Raj Bhavans, which can be adopted or replicated, it said.

Lu c know, O c t 1 0 (PTI): Scores of children of a school in Shamli were taken ill this morning, apparently after inhaling toxic gas emitted by a nearby sugar mill, officials said.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a probe into the matter by the commissioner of the Saharanpur division under which Shamli falls.

An official statement said that some 50 to 60 children were rushed to nearby hospitals for first aid. While most of them were discharged soon, 17 were in hospital till evening for monitoring. All of them were out of danger, it said. According to unofficial figures, around 300 school children complained of breathing problems, nausea and a burning sensation in their eyes. A case will be registered and orders have been issued to the district officials of Pollution Control Board to conduct an inquiry and find out the exact cause of the incident, the statement added.

per cent of water in India was used by agriculture and only 15 per cent by industry.

But the ratio, he asserted, is expected to change in the coming years as the demand for water would also rise.

“Efficiency of water use and reuse, therefore, has to be built into the blueprint of industrial projects. Business and industry need to be a part of the solution.”

He observed that 40 billion litres of waste water was produced every day in urban India which made it vital to adopt a technology to reduce the toxic content of the waste water and to deploy it for irrigation purposes.

He called for water management approach to be localised so that it empowered villages and neighbourhood communities and built their capacity to manage, allocate and value their water resources.

“Any 21st century water policy must factor in the concept of the value of water. It must encourage all stakeholders, including communities, to expand their minds -- and to graduate from allocating a quantum of water to allocating a quantum of benefits.”

Parl panel to examine Doklam, Rohingya issue NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (PTI): The 73-day Doklam standoff and the Rohingya issue will be examined by a parliamentary panel on external affairs headed

by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor. The panel, which also includes Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi, will deliberate on a number of key foreign policy issues at its next meeting which is likely to be held next month, one of its members said.

Sino-Indian relations including the border situation and the Doklam standoff, relations with Myanmar and the Rohingya issue are among subjects selected by the panel for deliberations, according to the Lok Sabha bulletin. Voting rights to NRIs, the crisis of the European Union in the wake of Brexit and its implications for India and performance of passport issuance system including issuance of e-passport are topics for discussions shortlisted by the panel for its year-long agenda. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar had in July briefed the panel on the Doklam stand-off.

India and China had in August struck a deal to pull back from their most serious face-off in two decades.

The development had come a week before the BRICS summit in China.

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Huge 2014 defeat knocked sense into us, admits Rahul

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Agencies): On his campaign tour in Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi explained today that a humiliating defeat at the hands of the BJP in the 2014 national election helped him “a lot”.

According to NDTV, the brief concession stood out as Mr Gandhi took generous digs at the ruling party and the Jay Shah controversy on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home turf.

“The BJP helped me a lot. They have really helped me. We lost 2014 but the defeat could not have helped us more. Itni buri tarah haraya ki pit pitkar humein akal aagayi (They beat us so badly in 2014 that it drilled sense into us),” the Congress Vice President said in Vadodara, expressing “gratitude” to the BJP for his party’s virtual wipeout after 10 years in power.

“They helped me a lot by by pitai karke, gaali deke, maar maarke (they beat me, abused me, thrashed me).

They opened my eyes,” Rahul Gandhi said. Ahead of polls in Gujarat later this year, Mr Gandhi is touring the BJP’s strongest citadels in the state where the Congress has been out of power for nearly 20 years.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by his supporters during a road show in Padara village in Vadodara on Tuesday. (PTI) Speaking before a gathering of students last evening, he referred to the allegations reported in the Wire website, that BJP president Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s fortunes rose 16,000 times after the BJP came to power -- from Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 80 crores.

“Have you heard of start-up India? The most successful is Jay Shah’s start up... it’s a very interesting story,” Mr Gandhi said, going on to sum it up for his audience. Targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, he said: “The chowkidaar of India is quiet, he doesn’t like to comment on these things.”

In Mr Gandhi’s sharp

and pointed attacks, his party men see signs of the new, more savvy and confident leader set to take over as Congress president.

Not long ago, on a visit to an American university, the 47-year-old had conceded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a “better communicator” than him.

Par ticipating in a Q&A session at the University of California, Berkeley, last month, Rahul Gandhi said, “I am an Opposition leader, but Mr Modi is also my Prime Minister. He has certain skills; he’s a very good communicator, probably much better than me.”

India seeks UK’s expertise in def sector CBI new boss for fin. scams, London, Oct 10 (PTI): India has sought UK’s expertise for manufacturing helicopters, fighter aircraft and submarines as the two countries Tuesday concluded the latest round of talks here as part of the Defence Consultative Group (DCG).

India’s Defence Secretary Sanjay Mitra led the discussions on the Indian side over meetings with senior British defence officials as well as defence minister Sir Michael Fallon with a focus on Make in India initiative.

The latest round of talks as part of DCG, cochaired by both the countries, was held to further defence collaboration.

“We are very keen that the UK firms participate in Make in India as part of our strategic partnership. We would like UK companies with their expertise in this matter to be fully involved in the various platforms across helicopters, fighter aircraft, submarines etc,” Mitra said at the end of his UK visit for the DCG

meeting.

He highlighted that Britain’s participation need not be limited to just the various equipment platforms as there is also scope for them to get involved in the supply chains.

Dinesh K Patnaik, India’s deputy high commissioner to the UK, said, “The supply chains are critical. Beyond the big deals that are struck, most of the supply chains are here in the UK and many of them are keen to participate.

“That is where the Indian High Commission’s Access India programme comes in, which is aimed at helping small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make their entry into the Indian market. The focus remains Make in India.”

The latest round of talks took place within the wider Defence and International Security Partnership (DISP), agreed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and then British Prime Minister David Cameron during Modi’s UK

visit in November 2015.

India’s defence secretary said that the DCG meeting in London was aimed at adding “some meat” to the India-UK dialogue in time for a meeting between Modi and his British counterpart Theresa May expected next year at the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) summit, to be held in the UK. “The military to military dialogue has been going very well. There is a wide range of exchange of visits between ministry officials of both countries at the level of the Chiefs of Staff and senior operatives. We have a roadmap going,” Mitra explained. Other issues covered during the latest round of talks included cyber security and sharing of best practice.

There were also some detailed presentations on obsolescence management by the Indian armed forces on UK- origin military equipment such a Jaguar fighters, Hawk trainers and Sea King helicopters.

investigating his own brother

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Agencies): The country’s premier investigating agency, the CBI, has a new boss in their department that looks at banking and security frauds. One problem: the same agency is investigating a bank scam that involves his own brother.

IPS officer Rajiv Singh of the Tripura cadre was named Joint Director in the Banking and Securities Frauds Section at the end of last month. He won the President’s medal last year for his handling of the Saradha scam, a Ponzi scheme in Bengal that bankrupted lakhs of small investors.

But some in the agency point out that his brother, Sanjiv Singh, is accused of swindling Allahabad Bank’s branch in Ranchi of Rs. 6 crore. The Singhs’ family home in Hazaribagh in Jharkhand was also raided a year ago when the CBI first registered a case against him. The complaint filed by the bank said that Sanjiv Singh took a loan against assets he did not own.

Some CBI officers also allege that at that time, Rajiv Singh reached out to colleagues in the CBI who raided his family home and other locations to collect evidence against his brother. A complaint submitted to top officials the Chief Vigilance Officer claims these colleagues immediately alerted then CBI director Anil Sinha about the impropriety of such interventions. Sources say while final comments have been submitted in the brank fraud case, it is yet to be chargesheeted and Rajiv Singh’s new position could interfere with progress.

Rajiv Singh was not available for comment, according to the CBI. “It is stated that Sh Rajiv Singh (Joint Director, CBI) - or the Zone/Branch he is heading - is not handling the case in question. Allegation of any interference on part of Sh Rajiv Singh in the said case is totally unfounded and incorrect. The allegations are strongly denied,” said CBI spokesperson Abhishek Dayal to NDTV.

Govt committed to fill gaps in IAF: Nirmala Mukul Roy to quit RS seat on Oct 11

Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacting with IAF Commanders during a conference in New Delhi on Tuesday. (PTI) NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (PTI): Lack of timely decision making in the last decade resulted in gaps in the Indian Air Force and the government is committed to fill them, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday.

In an address at the bi-annual conference of IAF commanders, the defence minister also said K Y M C

that the powers given to the service chiefs should be “fully utilised” in achieving required capabilities of the forces.

“She said that the government is committed to fill the gaps which have arisen due to lack of timely decision making in the last decade,” the IAF said in a statement.

The three-day-long

IAF commanders conference is taking place amid an evolving regional security scenario and growing assertiveness by China in some parts of the SinoIndia border.

Last week, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa had said IAF is capable of effectively countering any threat from China and Pakistan

simultaneously in a twofront war.

Inaugurating the conference, Sitharaman also said that the budgetary allocations “should not be viewed as a constraint and should be looked at to acquire what is absolutely necessary,” the IAF statement said.

Currently, the IAF has 33 fighter squadrons against the authorised strength of 42 squadrons.

The IAF has been pressing the government to expedite acquisition of combat jets to overcome the shortage.

Sitharaman said the IAF along with the DRDO and the Ordnance Factory Board, a state-run defence equipment maker, should make an assessment about the possible areas of indigenisation under the ‘Make-in-India’ programme.

In his address, Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa emphasised the need for continuous effort and training to maintain IAF’s air power, and called for continuing the process to enhance capability of the

force. He also reiterated the IAF’s role as the first responder in most contingencies and thus the need to sustain the ongoing process of capability enhancement making use of the government’s thrust on the ‘Make-in-India’ initiative.

The IAF said the conference will deliberate on a raft of issues which will decide the future trajectory of the force.

It said deliberations will take place on operations and maintenance issues.

Various administrative initiatives were also expected to be taken at the conclave to enhance the working environment of the IAF. In sync with the government’s digital India initiative, two mobile applications for Air Force Cellular Network (AFCEL) phones will also be released during the conference, the IAF said.

A book titled ‘Aero India- Ascent through the ages’ was also scheduled to be released during the conference.

Kolkata , O c t 1 0 (IANS): Suspended Trinamool Congress MP Mukul Roy will quit his Rajya Sabha seat on October 11, sources close to the leader said on Tuesday.

Roy is slated to meet Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, at 3.30 p.m. and submit his resignation from the upper house of parliament.

He would then hold a media meet at his New Delhi residence explaining his reason to leave the party of which he was a founding member.

Amid much speculation that he was eyeing a role in the Bharatiya Janata Party, Roy has met over the past few days BJP heavyweights including Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and its National General Secretary and West Bengal in charge Kailash Vijayvargiya.

Another theory doing the rounds is that Roy might revive the Nationalist Trinamool Congress or float a new outfit and function as an ally of the BJP by joining the centre’s ruling National Democratic Alliance. Poliit-

cal circles feel Roy might try to rope in some dissident Trinamool leaders to prove his political weight to the BJP. Meanwhile, the Trinamool launched a scathing attack on its erstwhile national General Secretary and Vice President.

Accusing Roy of betraying the party, Trinamool Secretary General Partha Chatterjee claimed without party supremo Mamata Banerjee’s support, Roy’s political career would be in oblivion.

“He is now trying to weigh his options. He will be lost into the sea. If he quits tomorrow, no one would enquire about him. If he was intelligent, he would not have taken such a decision to betray the party,” he alleged.

“If Mamata Banerjee’s picture is removed he will go back to his position of being a Kanchrapara (the locality where Roy resides in North 24 Parganas district) boy. It is unthinkable that he could betray someone who has given him everything,” he retorted.

Chatterjee, who is also state Education Minister,

also took a swipe at Roy for delaying his resignation from the party.

“I do not know why is he taking so long to leave the party. This is not a job that he has to serve a notice period. We have suspended him for six years. Party has already served him the notice,” Chatterjee said.

On the other hand, Congress President Adhir Chowdhury, who held meetings with Roy after his suspension from the party, said the former Union Minister had approached the Congress but the decision to take him depended on the party’s central leadership.

“I met him and we had long discussions on various issues. He approached the Congress before and had a word with Rahul Gandhi but we could not take him as there was some problems. I do not know what would happen now. This is for the central leadership to decide,” he said.

Terming the saga between Trinamool and Roy as their internal issue, the Communist Party of India claimed his political credentials would be questioned if he decided to join the BJP. K Y M C

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Catalan leader expected to declare independence

Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont arrives at the parliament in Barcelona where he greets a policeman.

impossible”.

At stake is the future of a region of 7.5 million people deeply divided over independence, one of Spain’s economic powerhouses whose drive to break away has raised concern for stability in the European Union.

Political leaders in Catalonia, Spain and Europe have come out against an independence declaration, concerned over the country’s biggest upheaval since its transition to democracy in the 1970s.

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has vowed to use everything in his legal power to prevent independence and has even refused to rule out imposing direct rule over the semi- autonomous region -- an unprecedented move many fear could lead to unrest. But the Catalan president says the independence referendum that took place on October 1 despite a court ban justifies splitting from Madrid.

Around 90 percent of those who cast ballots voted for independence but the poll was poorly monitored and many Catalans opposed to secession boycotted an illegal plebiscite that was witnessed a violent police crackdown.

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11 killed as wildfires rage in California San Francisco, Oct 10 (IANS): At least 11 people were killed as wildfires raged across eight counties in Northern California on Tuesday, engulfing its renowned wine producing regions and sending vast plumes of smoke as far as San Francisco, officials said. At least 100 people were injured as the massive wildfires swept through Monday night, forcing up to 20,000 to evacuate and destroying over 1,500 buildings, ABC News reported. The fires scorched nearly 100,000 acres of land.

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in the counties affected by the blaze that started on Sunday night.

“This is really serious.

It’s moving fast. The heat, the lack of humidity and the winds are all driving a very dangerous situation and making it worse,” Brown told the media.

“It’s not under control by any means. But we’re on it in the best way we know how.”

Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano told reporters that seven people had been killed, adding “the number is going to change.” County officials said they had received more than 100 calls report-

ISIS using ‘sex slaves’ to lure militants: Report LONDON, O c t 1 0 (Agencies): Offering kidnapped women and girls to jihadist fighters as sex slaves or wives helps militant groups lure and retain members, while sex trafficking can bankroll their extremist operations, a UK-based think-tank said on Monday.

Groups such as Boko Haram in Nigeria and Islamic State in Syria and Iraq may resort more to such practices as they lose ground militarily, the Henry Jackson Society said in its report.

“Propaganda on sexual slavery serves as an incentive for new recruits and foreign fighters, with the promise of wives and sex slaves acting as a ‘pull factor’,” researcher Nikita Malik said in the report.

“Religious elements are infused into sexual violence practices to skirt around the moral wrongdoing of rape,” she said.

Since it began its insurgency in 2009, Islamist militants Boko Haram have abducted thousands of girls and women in northeast Nigeria - most notably the more than 200 Chibok girls snatched from their school in April 2014 - with many used as cooks, sex slaves, and even suicide bombers.

Barcelona, Oct 10 (AFP): The Spanish government and the European Union warned Catalonia’s separatist leader Tuesday against declaring independence, just hours before he announces a possible split from Spain under intense domestic and European scrutiny.

Whether or not Catalan president Carles Puigdemont will follow through on his threat to announce a full breakaway in defiance of the central government and Spanish courts is still unknown. Police increased security around the regional parliament in Barcelona where Puigdemont is due

to address Catalan lawmakers at 1600 GMT, blocking public access to a park that houses the building.

In Madrid, the Spanish government issued a sharp warning to Puigdemont as it grapples with the nation’s worst political crisis in a generation. “We call on Puigdemont not to do anything irreversible, not to pursue a path of no return and not to make any unilateral independence declaration,” government spokesman Inigo Mendez de Vigo told reporters.

EU President Donald Tusk also urged Puigdemont against making a decision that would make “dialogue

Thailand announces 2018 general election

Kim Jong-Un expected to carry out another missile test NPRAAF continues to take on Finance deptt over alleged DDA

L o n d o n, O c t 1 0 (Agencies): Thailand’s military government has announced the country will hold a general election in November 2018.

The military has repeatedly delayed a vote since seizing power in 2014, citing concerns such as changes to the constitution and security issues, reports BBC. Military-appointed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha told reporters the exact date will be set next June.

The announcement comes as the country prepares for the funeral of its late king Bhumibol Adulyadej this month.

The government’s announcement follows confusion last week when US President Donald Trump, after talks with Gen Prayut, welcomed Thailand’s commitment to a return to democratic rule in 2018.

The Thai military has seized power 12 times since 1932, but earlier this year pledged not to stage another coup after the next election.

Lo n d o n, O c t 1 0 (Agencies): South Korea has warned its military is ‘at full readiness’ with Kim Jong-Un expected to carry out another missile test Tuesday.

There has been intense speculation that the North Korean tyrant is preparing another rocket test as the secretive nation marks a key anniversary.

Tensions over North Ko r e a ’s we a p o n s p r o gramme have soared in recent months with Pyongyang launching a flurry of missiles and conducting its sixth and most powerful nuclear test in defiance of multiple sets of UN sanctions.

North Korea often uses provocative tests to mark key historical commemorations and the country is celebrating the 72nd anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers’ Party on Tuesday.

A spokesman for the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said its military was closely monitoring the movements of the North Korean army and maintaining full readiness.

Consistent movements

A wildfire moves closer to North Tustin homes along the 261 freeway in Tustin, Calif., Monday.

ing missing persons.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection confirmed two deaths in Napa County and another in Mendocino County.

According to the NBC network, another fire-related death was confirmed in Yuba County.

More than 100 people were being treated at Napa and Sonoma hospitals for fire-related injuries including burns, smoke inhalation and shortness of breath, CNN reported.

development of nuclear weapons and the economy - and added that military power was ‘the guarantee for victory’. ‘We must complete the construction of the national nuclear force by thoroughly upholding the party’s byungjin policy,’ said

a front-page editorial carried by the Rodong Sinmun newspaper to mark the party anniversary.

‘We must hold high the banner of the great byungjin policy to accelerate the final victory in the anti-America Armageddon,’ it said.

B ru s s e l s, O c t 1 0 (IANS): The Council of the European Union on Tuesday said it was restricting work permits granted to North Korean nationals as well as the sale of natural gas and petroleum to the Asian country in response to Pyongyang’s controversial nuclear and ballistic missile programme.

The EU Council has agreed to go along with the latest sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on Pyongyang on September 11, 2017, through UNSC Resolution 2375 which bans the sale of natural gas to North Korea and the import of North Korean textiles, Efe news reported. “Member states will not provide new work authorisations to DPRK

nationals to enter and work in their territory as they are suspected of generating revenue which is used to support the country’s illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes,” the Council said in a statement.

As ag reed by EU Foreign Ministers at their informal meeting in Tallinn on September 7, 2017, “the Council is currently working on possible additional EU autonomous sanctions to complement and reinforce the UN Security Council sanctions”, the statement said.

The legal acts of the decision taken by the Council will be published in the Official Journal on Wednesday, when they will come into effect, the Council said.

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of personnel and equipment were being detected in certain locations in the North, Yonhap news agency reported, suggesting that preparations for another weapons test might be under way. Pyongyang conducted its fifth nuclear test on the anniversary of the founding day of North Korea last year.

It remains unclear whether North Korea is holding official celebrations for the party anniversary or if its leader Kim Jong-Un is making any public appearances for the occasion.

The North’s official media touted the party’s byungjin policy - which pushes for simultaneous

CM moots panel on road connectivity (From p-1) In his brief address, minister national highways and political affairs, Kaito Aye, highlighted the ongoing highway projects Dimapur-Kohima four lane under NHIDCL, two lane road from Botsa-Wokha covering 32.40 kms and two lane road from Mokokchung-Tuli road covering 15 kms. The minister said that construction of city road from Golaghat junction, Dimapur to Patkai Bridge Chumukedima covering 17km would take off shortly.

The minister said there are various roads approved in principle Tseminyu-Zunheboto-Aghunato-Shamator-Noklak-Pangsh covering total length of 200 kms, Trans Eastern Highways from Mon-Longwa-Pangsha-Kiphiri-Avangkhu with total length of 280 kms, Gandhi Ashram Chuchuyimlang NH-2 to Pangsha (ITC) with total length of 167 kms.

Maibung in Tening to Tamenlong via Tamai in Manipur with total length of 75 kms, Sinulagari-Bihu-

bar in Assam to Mon with total length of 71 kms have been approved in principle.

He appealed to all the tribal hohos to extend cooperation in acquiring land and for successful completion of roads.

Also, speaking at the colloquium, the minister PWD (R&B), Dr. Neikiesalie (Nicky) Kire, said the department has framed “Nagaland Road Maintenance Policy” and forwarded to the state government for approval and notification.

Kire informed that to maintain and sustain the existing road infrastructure assets the annual fund requirement has been worked out to nearly Rs.300 crore annually.

Earlier, in his introductory speech, the chief secretary, Pankaj Kumar, said there were four agencies looking after various roads in the state: PWD-R&B, PWD -National Highways, BRO and NHIDCL. He said that for any road projects to succeed, support of public and all stakeholders was a must, adding that one must be clear with its

priorities.

Kumar said such consultations cannot be an end in itself, but an important link in a process of dialogues and shared commitments amongst all stakeholders.

Tribal hoho leaders, exMPs, ex-parliamentarians, Naga Hoho, ENPO, NMA, ENWO, NSF, ENSF, construction agencies, HoDs and others attended the day-long colloquium.

The anger and frustration on poor road conditions in the state was clearly visible when the various tribal leaders, ex-parliamentarians, MPs reacted sharply and expressed displeasure during the interactive/questionnaire session.

The members raised many questions to state government, NHIDCL, BRO and R&B on various road projects in various districts including ENPO area and advised not to delay works any longer.

NMA president Abie-u Meru urged the engineers to inspect the construction site. She also appealed to the contractors to be honest, put

an end in making profits, ensure good connectivity and maintain the existing bridges.

Action plan: Home Commissioner, Abhishek Singh also read out the action plan of the state government.

In order to have better connectivity, Singh said the government’s priority was to have good quality roads through transparency, technology and accountability.

He said ‘No Objection Certificates’ from land owners, villagers could also help expedite the construction of roads, and resolved to provide all possible support for road construction by community and villages.

The government also sought the cooperation of various communities.

To ensure transparency, he said the contractors must display the project details with names of the contractors, firms, date of order of contract, schedule of completion on signboards at the site.

Since several agencies, schemes and projects were involved in construction of

roads in Nagaland, he said all concerned departments must be integrated for a holistic road development plan. It should also undertake survey including all the existing and proposed roads constructed under various schemes, he stated.

It was also proposed to all projects in GIS map to ensure proper monitoring and supervision of all road projects and use of appropriate technology for construction of good roads.

For effective monitoring, he said State Quality Control Board can be made proactive.

Further, it was suggested that the departments responsible must use social media in a constructive way not only for disseminating information about road projects but also form departmental groups for better monitoring of on-going projects through sharing of pictures and status of projects. National highways (PWD), NHIDCL, R&B, BRO and disaster management present power point presentation which was followed by discussion hour.

The devastation was significant in Santa Rosa, a city of about 175,000 where the fire levelled subdivisions and reduced cars and homes into burnt piles of ash and rubble. The fire gutted a Hilton hotel and flattened a trailer park community.

More than 103,000 people were without gas and electricity, authorities said. A half-dozen school districts cancelled classes on Monday.

Napa County was dealing with the biggest

(From p-1) Another amount of Rs 40 lakh (on March 14, 2017) was released under Non Plan for “MR of Bayavu circular road via NBCC office.”

It said FD had also released a total amount of Rs 3.39 crore on two occasions-- i. December 9, 2016, Rs 3.05 crore was released under NLCPR as “Release of Grant component only for upgradation of road from Alongchem to Mangkolemba via Impur, Mopungchuket, Omngchem (ODR to MDR) 15 km (Ph-1) (Upto WBM & Bituminous works)- 3rd and Final Instalment” and ii. on March 30, 2017, Rs 33.90 lakh was released under State Plan as State Share towards NLCPR for the above mentioned project.

If the above two releases were the 3rd and Final Instalment, NPRAAF said FD had to clarify about the earlier releases for the same project and provide the total amount for it.

Furthermore, the forum informed that a total amount of Rs 12.32 crore was released on three occasions for “construction of Viswema-Kidima-Zuketsa-Tadubi road” during 2016-17-- Rs 299.98 lakh released on June 16, 2016 under State Plan as State Share (4th, 5th, 6th and 7th instalment), Rs 333.33 lakh released under NEC (9th instalment) on October 13, 2016 and Rs 599.10 lakh released under NEC (10th instalment) on March 6, 2017.

In this regard, the forum has asked FD to enlighten the public on the total cost of the project and amount released so far.

Meanwhile, NPRRAF said it had come to learn that an estimate of Rs 87 lakh was submitted by R&B for road repair works from City Tower to DC Court Junction, Thahekhu Block 7 Gate to Thahekhu Tower Junction and 3rd Mile Junction to Lungwiram Junction in Dimapur.

To this, the for um asked how many proposals need to be submitted and amounts released before a decent work is carried out to see good roads? “Despite releases of crores of rupees for maintenance of roads, where do we find roads worth calling its name?” the

blazes, with the Tubbs fire at 27,000 acres, the Atlas fire at 25,000 acres and the Partrick fire at 5,000 acres.

In Sonoma County, firefighters also battled the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa, the Nuns fire at 5,000 acres and another fire that spread 1,500 acres.

In Mendocino County, the Redwood Complex fire had burned at least 19,000 acres, as of Monday night.

Large wildfires often are named for local geographic areas or features.

forum wondered.

The forum also pointed out that the FD had released Rs 19.24 crore during 201617 for repair/maintenance of NHs-Ordinary RepairsSpecial Maintenance-Flood Damage Repair.

It said that the DAs were issued on December 14, 2016; August 1, 2016; December 14, 2016 and March 9, 2017. However, out of this amount, NPRAAF said Rs 2.90 crore was released on two occasions even before the GoI sanction money was received by the state government.

“The amounts were released on the strength of fund allocation conveyed by the GoI, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways.

There are several cases of such fund-anticipated releases by the FD flouting norms and procedures,” NPRAAF stated.

Questions govt on road connectivity: Against the backdrop of the ‘Colloquium on Road Connectivity’ held in Kohima on Tuesday, NPRAAF has asked the government as to “what connectivity was the government talking about now only when people had already lost most of the roads and bridges to connect to other side of their habitat?

It asked the government whether the colloquium on connectivity was held after it had finished all money meant for development?

The forum said that the hundreds and thousands of crores of rupees released for roads and bridges, if utilized judiciously, could have saved a lot of sufferings and miseries of the public.

“No amount of presentations showed by the various departments on ongoing works can erase the irregularities committed earlier,” it stated.

NPRAAF said the conspicuous absence of MLAs from the other NPF party also shed a different light about the meeting.

Referring to the chief minister’s remark at the meeting, circulated on social media, that the need of the hour was to bring a change in the working system, the forum however reminded that change cannot be brought about unless the earlier wrongs are

righted and placed in its right place.

On the statement that he (CM) was prepared to start over and bring corrective measures starting from himself to his colleagues, bureaucrats and other officials, the forum said “starting all over can begin with washing off dirty linens without which the same cloth will dirty cleaner clothes and everything will be back to square one despite lofty ideals and talks.”

It rather said that the need of the hour was to “start correcting the past irregularities in all the departments, punish the guilty and fix responsibilities on all erring politicians, officials and everyone involved (firms, organizations, individuals etc) working shadily hand in glove with the government.”

With regard to CM’s comment that-- those people who are always mocking the government will never bring the solution, NPRAAF said it was of the belief that “solution on corruption will come along with fearless investigation which will bring out the entire truth.”

The forum said it also considered the CM’s statement-- “after this consultation let us see who will still go negative and who will come out with positive suggestions”, as a veiled warning to those individuals and organizations that continue to demand clarifications from the government departments on various irregularities. NPRAAF said it would never be cowed down by such diplomatically crafted with veiled warnings, but would relentlessly fight for public rights until issues are arrived at logical conclusions.

NPRAAF reiterated its demand on the government for setting up SIT headed by chief secretary to probe into the irregularities in various departments highlighted by NPRAAF in the local dailies. Initiative to request central investigating agencies to step in will be inevitable if the demand is wilfully ignored, the forum said.

Meanwhile, NPRAAF lauded Association of Kohima Municipal Wards Panchayat for being vigilant on the issues raised and seeking clarification from the government.

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Aus beat India to level series Nadal more than just ‘king of clay’: Federer

Australian players celebrate the dismissal of an Indian batsman during their second T20 cricket match. (PTI )

NEW DELHI, Oct 10 (Agencies): Travis Head and Moises Henriques put up an unbeaten 109-run stand as Australia beat India by 8 wickets in the second Twenty20 International to level series 1-1 at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati on Tuesday.

Chasing a 119-run target, the Australian run chase got off to a woeful start as they lost both their openers inside three overs.

Indian captain Virat Kohli first held a skier to dismiss his counterpart David Warner off Jasprit Bumrah

in the second over and in the next over took a simple catch off a Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivery to send Aaron Finch back to the pavillion. But Head (48*) and Henriques (62*) put up a quickfire unbeaten partnership to steady the run chase and took their team to victory without any more hiccups with 27 balls to spare. Henriques reached his second T20I fifty off 42 balls with a six over mid-wicket off Kuldeep Yadav.

Earlier, rookie Australia pacer Jason Behrendorff ran through India’s starstudded top-order before the

MCC: All Blacks beat Amur Falcon FC; enter semi-final Ko h i m a , O c t 1 0 (NPN): All Blacks beat Amur Falcon Football Club 3-2 to book their semifinal berth at the ongoing Morning Champions Cup (MCC) on Tuesday. The tournament is being organized by Morning football Association (MFA).

MCC organized the cup under the theme “health and Friendship

through football” where the players are between the age of 28-50 years of age.

Altogether 12 teams are taking part in the tournament.

2nd quarter final October 11 Time: 6:00 am Venue: Science College ground, Jotsoma Morung United FC Vs MFC.

hosts were bundled out for 118 runs.

Behrendorff, playing only his second international match, ended with dream figures of four for 21 in four overs. The 27-year-old from Western Australia swung the ball both ways on a helping pitch with Rohit Sharma (8), Shikhar Dhawan (2) and Virat Kohli (0) among his high-profile scalps.

With India in deep trouble at 27 for four, Kedar Jadhav (27) and MS Dhoni (13) tried to get going in the middle and ended up with a 33-run stand.

However, Australia were able to tighten their noose around India in the middle overs through Adam Zampa (2/19 in four overs).

He had a charging Dhoni stumped with a perfect legspinner before finding Jadhav’s stumps to leave India in more trouble at 67 for six.

Hardik Pandya (25) hit a cracking six over midwicket, much to the entertainment of the home crowd but it was not enough to take India to a competitive total.

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SHANGHAI, Oct 10 (Agencies): Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. The world’s top two men’s tennis players, with 35 Grand Slam titles between then, 37 meetings, 23-14 headto-head. The tournament win count for the year is 11, six to the Spaniard. The 30-somethings are now in a chase for the season-ending World No.1 ranking.

Nadal and Federer, seeded one and two at this week’s Shanghai Rolex Masters, have loaded draws. The Swiss said he

didn’t think Nadal would play in Asia, especially following a hectic summer which he finished with the title at the US Open.

“It’s nice to see him keep going, a really big win for him (China Open, Beijing) on Sunday,” Federer said of Nadal. “ H e wo n t h e U S Open, played the Laver Cup, so for him to go to Beijing and win it right away, I expected him to pull out, to be honest, just because, why not? And come here to Shanghai.

Or maybe just skip Asia think he cannot play totally. You know, why hard courts because not? There is no reason for him to push so hard.”

Federer underlined that Nadal was more than just clay court king. He can play on all surfaces.

“He played the final of the Australian Open.

That’s not losing in the first round. He made his point early in the season that he can play on hard courts, he showed that 15 years ago. The problem for him is that he has won 1ST DEATH 10 French Opens. People

FUNERAL SERVICE

A year has gone by since the day you were taken to the heavenly home.

Death leaves a heartache that no one can heal, love leaves a memory that no one can steal.

May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear how much we love and miss you.

Wish, you were here Dad. We miss you.

Loving wife and children

Lt. Tsayingkiu Sangtam

2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY

OF OUR BELOVED FATHER LT. R. F. LOTHA 11TH OCT 2015

Dimapur, Oct 10 (NPN): The Chozubami Youth Association will be organising the 3rd open wrestling-cum-selection for CRWA meet 2018 on October 13 at Chozuba local ground. SIRD additional director, Velu-o Shijo and CRH President Dusapra Nyekha will grace the event as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively. The total prize money for the tournament is Rs. 70,000.

The funeral service of Late Er. Dikhrolo Mero, Retired Engineer in chief, will take place at Lt. Er. D.Mero’s Residence, Naharbari Village, Dimapur at 1.30 pm on 11th October 2017.

ANNIVERSARY

LATE KETHOLETSONUO KHEZHIE

IN LOVING MEMORY 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

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on has won so many French he Opens.”

11-10-2016 A year has passed since you left us to be with the Lord.

We celebrate the life you have lived amidst our sadness.

You, an epitome of kindness and sacrificial loveA mother figure for many, whose unceasing love and care knew no bounds.

A daughter, a sister for many to look up to and depend on.

A friend for many, whose light and joy will never be dimmed.

Your absence is deeply felt and we miss you every day.

The only solace is that an angel is now with the Lord resting in peace.

You will be forever in our hearts.

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preparation underway for the upcoming 7th horse power challenge at agri expo site, Dimapur. The event organised by NAC will be held from October 17-19.

Our lives go on without you But nothing is the same Not a day passes by, that you don’t cross our mind.

They say there is a reason They say time will heal...

Neither time or reason will change the way we feel.

Gone are the days we used to share But in our hearts you are always there The gates of memories will never close We miss you more than anybody knows The special years will not return when we were all together But with the love in our hearts You walk with us forever.

Loving wife & children

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Loyem memorial soccer championship Dimapur, Oct 10 (NPN): Donchingyangmei FC ‘B’ and Sunaki FC registered wins at the ongoing Loyem Memorial Senior Soccer Open Championship on Tuesday.

In the first match, Donchingyangmei FC ‘B’ beat DEF, Tuensang 2-0.

After a repeated counter attack, Donchingyangmei FC ‘B’ found the net in the 26th minute through the boot of Sentelungzung. Immanuel scored the second goal in the 61st minute.

In the second match, Sunaki FC beat Khulioking 1-0. The lone goal of the match was scored by skipper Imlong Chaba.

Today’s matches 1st match: 3rd NAP vs Langdon FC 2nd match: United Tuensang Tornadoes vs Hongpong XI FC

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late Robin Ngullie Deceased, has been filed by Shri/Smti. Kajenmongla relation wife R/o. Purana Bazar, Dimapur to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct etc, who expired on 5/9/17.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 10/11/17.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 9 day of 10/17.

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

Dt. 29/08/17 DECLARATION (Change of Clans name) I, Shri PHUNI son of Late DIVAMU aged about 84 years permanent resident of Sakhabama village district- Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India hailing above mentioned locality.

2. That I am well conversant with the facts of the name and origin of RHAKHO and SOPHIE clan and as has been duly authorized by the family members as such competent to swear this DECLARATION. 3. That previously we were using RHAKHO as our clans name however, some circumstances our clans name has been switched to SOPHIE from RHAKHO by completely abandoning/renouncing the RHAKHO clan.

4 That henceforth, all the descendants of PHUNI will be official changed to SOPHIE clan and the same will be used for all official purposes.

5. That this DECLARATION shall stand as a piece of evidence and I shall rectify and it shall be kept in records if any complication that may arise with regard to change of Clans Name.

6. That the above statements made in para 1-4 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed herein.

And I signed this affidavit before the competent authority on 29th Aug 2017.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent above mentioned named on this day 29th Aug 2017 at Kohima.

MAGISTRATE/ NOTARY PUBLIC K-3243 Regd. No. 4576/17

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AFFIDAVIT

Dt. 10/10/2017 (DECLARATION) I, Shri. Ruokuolhou, father of Miss Menuosanuo Lese, aged about 35 years, and permanent resident of Mima village, Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India belonging to the Angami Naga Tribe.

2. That I am currently employed as a Sepoy, 8th Assam Regiment and posted at Assam regiment Centre, Shillong, Meghalaya.

3. That I am the Natural and Biological father of Miss Menuosanuo Lese.

4. That however, in my 958 Document bearing Army No. 4369988F, my daughter’s name has been inadvertently entered and recorded as Menusanuo Lese instead of Menuosanuo Lese.

5. That the names Menuosanuo Lese and Menusanuo Lese refers to one and the same person i.e. my daughter’s name.

6. That this affidavit is made to declare that my daughter’s correct and official name as Menuosanuo Lese and the same shall be used for all official purpose and future correspondences and references.

7. That this affidavit shall also be used as a piece of evidence of the facts and proof as mentioned above and also to be used for any rectification id arises in future.

That the statements from para 1-7 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. And I sign this affidavit before the competent authority at Kohima, on this the 10th day October, 2017.

Deponent Magistrate/Notary Public.

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Through this column, we the bereaved family of our beloved Lt. Alemkaba Sangtam would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and everyone who stood by us through prayer, physically, financially and morally during his prolonged illness and at the sad demise on 7/10/2017.

It would be impossible to thank individually but we pray to Almighty God to bless each and everyone in abundance.

Special thanks to : 1. Shri. C. Kipili Sangtam, Minister (Power).

2. Mr. & Mrs. Tsukti, Addl. Chief Engineer (I&F).

3. Sangtam Baptist Lithro Diphupar.

4. Sangtam Union Diphupar.

5. Diphupar Council.

6. Diphupar Youth.

7. H. Khel Welfare Forum Diphupar.

8. Executive Engineer & Staff (I & F).

9. Kisetong Yangdong Union Dimapur.

10. ENPUDA Diphupar.

11. Doctors & staff of Zion Hospital Dimapur.

12. Prayer Centre Chathe.

13. Neighbours, friends and relatives.

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U-17 WC: Spain thrash Niger 4-0

pleted a rout that put Spain firmly in contention for a knockout berth from the group.

Debutants Niger, last Saturday, defeated North Korea 1-0 to register their maiden FIFA World Cup win in their maiden appearance.

Soumah earns a point for Guinea

Victor Chust of Spain heads over during a FIFA U-17 World Cup match against Niger on October 10 in Kochi.

KOCHI, Oct 10 (PTI): European powerhouse Spain bounced back from their opening loss in style and notched up a 4-0 victory over Niger in a Group D match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 on Tuesday.

The reigning European champions suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of South American giants Brazil in their opening encounter last Saturday, but recovered swiftly to open their account in the tournament.

Spain was up 1-0 when Abel Ruiz’s tap-in found the back of the net in

the 21st minute. Ruiz was at the right place and easily converted Juan Miranda’s cross from the left flank, leaving the Nigerian defence napping.

While Niger would not have been happy with that shoddy piece of defending, the Spanish looked raring to go and stamped their authority.

Spain doubled the lead just before the half time, and again it was Ruiz, who was in the thick of things as the Barcelona youth player scored off a Sergio Gomez free-kick in the 41st minute.

Niger’s agony did not

end there as Spain added one more goal in the firsthalf injury time through Cesar. Ruiz’s attempt was palmed away by the goalkeeper and Gomez sent in a curling cross towards the ball and even before the keeper could make a clearance, Cesar placed it in the roof of the net.

The second half began on better note for the Africans as went without conceding till Gomez hit the target in the 82nd minute.

The Niger goalkeeper had no chance against Gomez’s left-footer from outside the box.

Gomez’s strike com-

NSF Martyrs’ Trophy: Tyrants, Barak FC enter pre-quarters

Players of Barak FC (white) and Eleven Avengers fight for the ball during their match on Tuesday. (NP)

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Ko h i m a , O c t 1 0 (NPN): Tyrants FC and Barak FC Peren booked their pre-quarter berth at the ongoing 18th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy on Tuesday. The tournament is being organised by Angami Students’ Union at Kohima local ground.

In the first match, Tyrants FC beat Dreams FC by 2-1. Suman (14) of Dreams FC opened the account in the 20th minute.

After the lemon break, Kethozo Thaprii (27) found the equalizer goal in the 40th minute. However, Zevito Khizho netted the second goal for Tyrants FC to seal the match and a spot

in the pre-quarter-finals.

In the second match, Barak FC Peren thrashed Eleven Avengers by 6-0.

Kivi Jimo Sumi (9) of Barak FC scored the first goal in the 11th minute from a penalty shot. The second was scored by Khwetelhi Thopi (7) in the 19th minute while Ratobe Zeliang (10) scored the third goal in the 30th minute. The 4th and 5th goal were scored

by Elminhao Kilong (13) in 38th and 47th minutes respectively. The sixth goal for Barak FC was scored by Alal Kuki (22) in the 56th minute. Kezhazelie Kuotsu (7) of Eleven Avengers Phesama was cautioned for unsporting behaviour.

Today’s matches Pre-quarters 1st match: 12:30 pm Esii United FC Vs KVNS 2nd match: 2:00 pm NP (DGP team Red) Vs NU Kohima Campus

Ibrahima Soumah fired a late equaliser as Guinea held Costa Rica to a 2-2 draw in a hardfought Group C match on Tuesday.

Yecxy Jarquin had given Costa Rica the lead in the 26th minute but Fanjde Toure brought the Africans back on level terms four minutes later.

Costa Rica regained the lead in the second half through Andres Gomez (67th minute).

But just as it seemed that the central Americans might just claim their first victory in this tournament, Soumah found the net in the 81st minute to earn a point for the Africans.

Both teams are in an identical situation with one point from two matches each. Costa Rica are however, in the third position, pushing Guinea to the last spot due to a better goal difference.

Both teams now need to win their respective last group matches in order to have any chance to advance to the second round.

National Wushu C’ship underway in Meghalaya

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Shillong, Oct 10: A grand opening ceremony marked the beginning of the Assam Rifles 26thSenior National Wushu Championship at the Assam Rifles Sports Complex here in Meghalaya on Tuesday.

With support from the North Eastern Council and Wushu Association of India, the October 10-15 tournament has brought together 839 participants (588 men, 251 women) representing 40 states and other teams from across the country.

Declaring the championship open, Director General of Assam Rifles, Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan said, “Assam Rifles is a force of the North East. We want to help in all aspects of life and on that basis we have taken responsibility as hosts. I’m sure this tournament will bring greater awareness of wushu in the North East.”

Participants from here will be selected to represent the nation at the 2018 Asian Games.

Among those taking part are two Arjuna Award winners as well as Pooja Kadian, who only recently won India’s first gold medal at the Wushu World Championships. Chhattisgarh has sent the largest contingent of 44 martial artists, while Arunachal Pradesh has sent just 1. Hosts Meghalaya will be represented by 8 participants.

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MDFA Trophy: Rongpang Reju enter quarter-finals

The match between Intermingle Club (white) and Rongpang Reju at the ongoing MDFA Trophy 2017 at Imkongmeren Sports Complex, Mokokchung on Tuesday.

Mokokchung, Oct 10 (NPN): Rongpang Reju fought back from two goals down to hold Intermingle Club 2-2 and book their quarterfinals berth at the ongoing MDFA Trophy 2017.

Intermingle Club made a flying start and took an early lead when midfielder Opanglemzung found the net in the 13th minute.

The score was doubled by striker Jongshiwati in the 35th minute. On the other hand, Rongpang Reju struggled to keep up with their opponents and also missed some good chances.

In 2nd half of the match, both teams played on the offensive. Intermingle Club players wanted to safely secure the game while Rongpang Reju tried

their best to equalize the score line.

However, in the ‘do or die match’ for both the teams, Intermingle was penalized with a penalty kick for unsporting play.

Taking the penalty kick, Temjenmeren made no mistake in scoring to cut the goal deficit for Rongpang Reju.

Minutes later, Temjenmeren scored the equalizing goal for Rongpang Reju through a corner kick at the 49th minute. A desperate Intermingle players fought hard but Rongpang Reju held on strong to secure their quarter-finals berth.

In the second match, Dominion Club was outplayed by NU Lumami 5-0. Dominion Club had no chance of entering the quarters from the start;

but NU Lumami because of their huge goal difference in today’s match have a flicker of hope. The first goal for Lumami was scored by Chetsho Lashu at the 32nd minute.

In the second half, as the heavy rains brought by the retreating monsoon lashed the playground, Aomeren Longkumer (Jersey no 10 of Lumami) scored second goal in the 57th minute. Karimong K Yimchunger (Jersey 23) of Lumami again scored the third and fourth goal in the 60th and 65th minute.

The last goal came in the last minute through Chetsho Lashu.

Today’s matches SSS Yellow Vs Telongjem FC Alempang Y/A Vs Mongsenbai Youngsters.

Free football camp at Pfutsero Dimapur, Oct 10 (NPN): The Nagaland Football Coaches Association (NFCA) will be conducting a free football grassroot camp at Pfutsero sports complex from October 16. The camp is open for children between the age of 6-14 years. For more information, contact coach Rukuzo at 8414838839.

Five men soccer open tournament

Dimapur, Oct 10 (NPN): Airfield Sports Committee will be organising the 2nd edition of Five Men Soccer Open Tournament from November 1-7 at Airfield colony, Wokha under the theme “Towards Unity”. Interested team/ clubs can collect the form from Gravity and M/s. Lan Computer,Wokha.

The last date of form submission is October 28.

For more information, contact 9089658431 or 8119886732.

Ko l k ata , O c t 1 0 (IANS): The Finance Committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has recommended creation of a Rs 50 crore fund for Infrastructure Development for the North East States, an official said on Monday.

“I have been given to understand that the Finance Committee of the BCCI has recommended to allocate a separate fund of Rs 50 crores for development of Infrastructure in the Northeastern states.

It is a much positive and a needed step,” said Cricket Association of Bengal joint secretary Avishek Dalmiya.

The committee had met last week.

The entire structure and layout for development of infrastructure in the northeastern states was created by New Area Development Programme (NADP). Such structure in-

cluded among others development of full size cricket grounds, budget stadiums as well as indoor practice facilities. It also included a separate academy for the northeast.

Based on such structure, the NADP committee of the BCCI chaired by Dalmiya had laid down the ways and means of executing it and followed up the implementation works.

Steps had been initiated for creating indoor facilities in Meghalaya and Nagaland and also procurement of necessary cricket equipments for starting school tournaments in Sikkim.

Once the recommendations are approved by the Committee of Administrators, the board would be able to either directly or through the associations take up all the balance infrastructure works which have been pending for a long time.

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BCCI Finance Committee recommends Rs 50 cr for NE

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