October 8, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 303

MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00

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Kim Jong, Pompeo agree to second US-North Korea summit

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Army uses Nagaland-made Hydroger at Indo-Pak border

DIMAPUR, OCT 7 (NPN): Nagaland may not have produced national sports champions but it has achieved a rare distinction of being the manufacturer of a mini generator called ‘Hydroger’ of 3 KW that generates power from running water from any water source. After having successfully lighted up many remote hamlets across the Northeast for the past few years through its hydrogers, Nagaland Empowerment of People through Energy Development (NEPeD) added yet another feather to its cap by successfully installing its pet product at an army camp located at remote place in Jammu & Kashmir’s Leh Ladakh region. According NEPeD officials, the team from Nagaland successfully installed the “Made in Nagaland” 3-kw hydroger, manufactured at its Dimapur-based Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy Studies (CERES), to light up the army camp in Drass sector near the Tiger Hill, which

Petrol, diesel prices on the rise again

Hydroger sucessfully installed at the Indo-Pak border area.

became famous during the Kargil War, in the Line of Control (LoC) that divides India and Pakistan. Soldiers deployed at the icy and freezing heights from altitudes ranging from 12,000 feet to 20,000 feet in the area were earlier dependent on captive power generation by using generators run on diesel. However, transporting diesel for generators to such remote and mountainous locations on foot and mules was a major

MRVC: 1.19 lakh immunized till date

D E H R A D U N, O C T 7 (IANS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said India is going through major social and economic changes and the resultant New India will prove to be a catalyst for global development. “India is witnessing rapid economic and social changes. The country is going through a big transformation,” Modi said at an investors summit here in Uttarakhand. “The scale and speed at which reforms are happening are unprecedented. In the last two years, the central and state governments have ushered in more than 10,000 reforms. Thanks to this, India has made a significant jump of 42 points in the global ‘ease of doing business’ index,” Modi said. Modi said the GST had been the “biggest tax reform since independence” that had made the entire country into a single market. He said infrastructure development was taking place at a “record speed” with more than 10,000 kms of national highways...” “It means over 27 km road built per day. This rate is double as compared to road development during previous governments.”

Question mark raised over musical campaign for HIV&AIDS awareness Correspondent

KOHIMA, OCT 7 (NPN): In sync with the practice since 2009, Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) began a musical campaign to promote awareness on HIV&AIDS in the State on Saturday with the theme “Life Now, Yes life. No HIV”. However, the annual event has come under close scrutiny as there has been no visible positive impact with the State witnessing an alarming rise in HIV cases, especially in the past few months. Nagaland now ranks third in the country with 1.15 % of its population being affected, while Mizoram tops the list (2.04%) and Manipur (1.43%) comes in second. Speaking to Nagaland Post, NNagaDAO president Abou Mere alleged that the event’s impact was not visible. Claiming that NSACS had also not carried out any assessment of the event’s impact, he asserted that a scientific study of its impact vis-à-vis spread of HIV&AIDS was a must.

Else, he cautioned, “It may be just a waste of resources”, adding, if the event did not help, other intervention programmes targeting youth should be prioritised. Mere said a joint consultative meeting to discuss stigma and discrimination was scheduled this month, after which recommendations would be forwarded to the State government. He pointed out that the musical concert might lead to general awareness, but those in need might not be reached. A doctor, speaking to Nagaland Post, said it might have become a kind of an annual practice for NSACS to organise the concert as part of its awareness campaign, however the HIV&AIDS situation seemed to be getting only worse. He urged the agency to come up with new strategies to reach out to vulnerable sections. Suggesting that NSACS channelize its activities through NGOs, he said their funding should not be stopped as they were doing a good job to help People Living with HIV (PLHIV),

while also playing a role to bridge the gap between PLHIVs and NSACS. He further stated that there was a drastic fall in the funding pattern by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) in 2014-15. But, to bring down the continuous rise in HIV positive cases in the State, there was a need to re-assess the approach strategies, he asserted. He said a new approach to stop the chain of transmission, judicious use of funds and taking NGOs into confidence needed to be explored as HIV&AIDS dynamics had changed over the years. Another entrepreneur expressed a similar opinion sating that funding NGOs that work for HIV&AIDS would have more impact than spending large amounts of money on concerts. Mentioning that the church was another platform that could create maximum awareness, the entrepreneur remarked that a musical concert through the church could be more effective than any secular concert organised especially in the evening.

‘Nagaland’s Gandhi’ Natwar Thakkar dies NUSU (L) resents delay

DIMAPUR, OCT 7 (NPN): Eminent Gandhian and Padma Shri awardee Natwar Thakkar, popularly known as Nagaland’s Gandhi, died at a private hospital in Guwahati Sunday morning after a brief illness, family sources said. Born on October 9, 1932, late Thakkar is survived by his wife Lentina Ao, a son and two daughters. The funeral service will be held at Gandhi Ashram Chuchuyimlang on October 9 at 10 a.m., his son Dr. Aotoshi informed Nagaland Post. A brief prayer programme was held at Kasturba Gandhi Ashram at Ulubari Guwahati on Sunday evening where hundreds of well wishers came to pay their last respects. The body will be arriving Chuchuyimlang village on October 8 morning, Dr. D I M A P U R , O C T 7 Aotoshi said. (NPN): On the fourth day of Measles and Rubella Vaccination Campaign, the state health department covered 99 schools where 8,378 children were vacci- NEW DELHI, OCT 7 nated across the state. (IANS): Election ComAccording to SPO, mission (EC) will deploy UIP/RCH, Dr. Atoshe several technology applicaSema till date 1,19,338 tions to nail violation of the children have been suc- Model Code of Conduct cessfully immunized with (MCC) during elections and MR vaccine without any ensure smooth polling. untoward incidents. The EC has developed C-VIGIL android mobile phone application to enable people to report code violations. “The delay in reporting code violations so far has resulted in the escape of culprits from law-enforcers. Also, lack of documentary evidence like photos, pictures or video clips prove a hurdle in verifying complaints,” an EC release said. It pointed out that a “significant percentage” of reporting was “false or inaccurate”. “Her logic for more seats “Further, the absence is as bad as expecting all of a robust response system of us to ride with her in to quickly and accurately the elephant.” identify the scene of ocNEW DELHI, OCT 7 (PTI): Within a day of the one-off excise duty cut and PSUs subsidising fuel, petrol and diesel prices are on the rise again and have hit a three week high. Petrol price was hiked by 18 paise a litre on October 6 and 14 paise on Sunday, according to daily price notification issued by state-owned oil firms. Similarly, diesel rates were hiked by 29 paise a litre each on October 6 and Sunday. The reduction in excise duty, only the second in four years of BJP-led NDA rule, will dent central government revenues by Rs 10,500 crore and was aimed at cooling retail prices that had shot up to an all-time high.

logistical burden, besides the generators caused much pollution due to burning of fuel. In order to address this issue and seek an alternative source of energy, Indian Army’s 14 Corps (Leh-Ladakh) chief engineer Brigadier SP Yadava sought the assistance of NEPeD, an organisation whose potential he knew very well by virtue of his earlier posting in Nagaland. Thereafter, a NEPeD team started coordinating, plan-

ning and designing to undertake this challenging task of electrifying the army post. After ascertaining the feasibility, the team moved to the intended site and, backed by active support of army engineers and troops deployed at the site, worked tirelessly in sub-zero temperatures to complete the hydroger installation within 48 hours, the officials added. The hydrogers produced at CERES are certified at IIT Roorkee’s Alternate Hydro Energy Centre. The “Made in Nagaland” hydrogers are already in use in other States like Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Kerala and Maharashtra. Several villages in Nagaland, particularly in the Indo-Myanmar border area, are using hydrogers for lighting up their homes for the last 10 years. Hydroger and other hydro turbine technologies hold immense potential for communityowned small hydro power generation in villages across Nagaland.

PM says India going through major transformation

Late Natwar Thakkar (File)

Gov, CM others condole

Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya expressed deep pain over the demise of Padma Shri Natwar Thakkar. In a condolence message, Acharya described late Thakkar as a good human being, freedom fighter, noted social worker and the founder of Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlang, Mokokchung in 1955. A c h a r ya s a i d l a t e Thakkar was a personal friend and that he had a

long period of association with him. He said Thakkar’s demise was a personal loss to him. Acharya recalled his visit to the Ashram in 1965, during his maiden trip to North East after the disastrous Chinese aggression in 1962. He said Natwar Thakkar, a Gandhian social worker and popularly known as “Natwar Bhai” was inspired by Thakkar Bapa, a social worker who worked for the uplift of tribal people. Late Thakkar worked hard to spread Gandhian philosophy in Nagaland and established the “Nagaland Gandhi Ashram” in the Chuchuyimlang village in Nagaland in 1955 when Nagaland was in turmoil, he said. At the initiative and efforts of Thakkar, Acharya said an extension centre of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology was started in

Wokha public opposes in scholarship disbursement NSDZ in its present form

DIMAPUR, OCT 7 (NPN): Nagaland University Students’ Union NUSU (L) on Sunday expressed strong resentment against the Higher and Technical Education department’s failure to disburse postgraduate scholarship for the year 2017-18. In a press note, NUSU (L) information and publicity secretary, Suraj Kumar said when the union met the concerned authorities in August, it was found that the scholarship forms of the students were rejected on the basis that the students percentage did not fulfil the merit scholarship criteria. NUSU (L) however pointed out that most of the student’s were eligible for merit scholarship. After a thorough deliberation, the authorities promised to probe the matter. The union said it has been over a month without any development. NUSU (L) demanded to know how long it would take to re-verify the forms and disburse the scholarship. It said the department was aware that most of the students rely on scholarships for fees and other academic needs. The union said the delay in disbursement had become a consistent trend, depriving students of their rights and hampering academic growth of students. The union has asked the department to clarify the issue at the earliest, failing which the union said it would take its own course of action and hold the department (Cont’d on p-7) and state government responsible.

DIMAPUR, OCT 7 (NPN): The Lotha tribe of Wokha has reiterated its stand to not allow the setting up of the proposed Nagaland Special Development Zone (NSDZ) in its present form in the district. This was stated by Lotha Hoho chairman Mhao Humtsoe and general secretary Er. Mhondamo Ovung in a joint statement. The above were among several resolutions adopted at a general meeting convened by Lotha Hoho at Wokha town on October 2 and attended by leaders representing Lotha frontal organisations, village council authorities, church leaders, public leaders, intellectuals and several prominent individuals. The house further asserted LH’s stand, hinted during the meeting with the NSCN/GPRN at Dimapur on September 8, that the Lotha tribe will not allow any of its territory to be used as landing ground or for rehabilitation. According to LH, the meet-

ing further resolved that survey for alignment of the proposed railway line through Wokha district will have to be carried out along with Lotha Hoho members and land owners only and that the alignment should be through Ralan, Baghty and Tsurang valley. While unanimously reaffirming and supporting earlier resolutions of Lotha Hoho and villages demanding that the Wokha-Merapani road should be executed as per specifications, the House also endorsed the proposal for creation of a new district of Bhandari and for which a sub-committee, consisting of members from Bhandari, Lotha Middle Range, Lotha Upper Range and Lotha Hoho would be constituted. The committee would prepare a report for presentation to the State government. The constitution of the sub-committee with suitable members and terms of reference would be prepared by the LH.

ECI to use tech to nail poll code violations Planning minister clarifies on NPF charges

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currence with the help of geographical location details hampered election officers’ ability to apprehend violators. “The c-VIGIL app is expected to fill the gap in reporting of code violations and thereby create a fasttrack complaint reception and redressal system,” the poll panel said. Using the application, one can send live reports on code violations within minutes. In case of a registered complaint, a unique ID number will be generated to allow the citizen concerned to track his/her complaint’s status. Anonymous complaints do not get any identification numbers. Once a complaint has been received in the c-VIGIL system, the same is beeped to the district control room, which assigns it to a flying squad for action.

The other apps to be used by EC in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Telanaga include National Grievance Service, Integrated Contact Centre, Suvidha, Sugam, Election Monitoring Dashboard and one-way electronically transmitted postal ballot for service voters. Suvidha is a singlewindow system for giving election-related permission/clearance within 24 hours. Through the system, the candidates and political parties can apply for permissions for meetings, rallies, vehicles, temporary election office, and loudspeakers at a single location, where back-end convergence of various authorities/departments has been done, the EC said. Sugam is an IT-based vehicle management system with the facility of issuance of requisition letters for

vehicles, capturing of vehicle details with addresses, mobile numbers and bank details of owners and drivers, transfer of vehicles from one district to another district etc. Webcasting at identified critical stations for live monitoring of election process will also be undertaken. The Election Monitoring Dashboard is an IT tool that provides a dashboard of consolidated information, tools and timely reports to officers at all hierarchical levels from top to bottom. Besides, all registered service voters will be delivered e-postal ballot of their respective constituencies through electronically transmitted postal ballot (ETPBS), which will be printed and after voting will be sent back to the Returning Officer concerned by post, the EC added.

DIMAPUR, OCT 7 (NPN): Reacting to NPF’s charge against NDPP-led PDA government regarding road development works, planning & co-ordination and land revenue minister Neiba Kronu has issued a clarification explaining why and how the initiative was taken to improve roads in the State. Kronu also appealed to the opposition party and the people to co-operate with the government of the day so that good roads could be ensured in near future. He explained that the decision to improve roads was taken in the first cabinet meeting, but added that the ensuing Lok Sabha by-poll and monsoon rains delayed the process. Agreeing with NPF that work order for Golaghat-Chumukedima road, sanctioned by Ministry of Road Transport & High-

ways, was issued to TK Engineering Consortium Pvt Ltd, he said the progress was slow and not up to the expectation. Kronu added that progress of work on KMC check gate–Lerie gate, whose work order was issued to M/s Vilelie Khamo & Sons, was good. However, pointing out that these two were not the only roads required for Kohima and Dimapur and realising the necessity of more good roads, he said the PDA government decided to work on other city and district roads. In this regard, Kronu said a meeting was held on September 29 as per the chief minister’s desire, attended by officials from Planning, PWD and Urban Development departments, where it was decided to take up a few city roads in Kohima and Dimapur for improvement at the earliest

as the festive season was approaching. Subsequently, advertisements were issued in local papers for filing tenders on October 1 and 2 for work amounting to Rs 119.50 crore, he added. He said the amount would come out from the State government’s own resources or by raising revenue. On the Naga solution, he said there was no timeframe and regular activities should not be stopped either. Stating that there were still politicians with political will and dedicated bureaucrats and technocrats for rebuilding the society, Kronu said it was high time everyone came out and raised their voices together against cost escalation and non-performing contractors and engineers who could not control their contractors without playing blame games. (Cont’d on p-7) K Y M C

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Mangmetong GHS gate inaugurated

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PPVC warns antisocial elements DIMAPUR: The Padum Pukhri Village Council (PPVC) has warned all those openly selling alcohol and indulging in anti-social activities to immediately stop doing so. A press release by PPVC chairman, Vitoka Katty and secretary, Sanjay Mech added that the council would take strong action and impose penalties against defaulters, and it also appealed to the public to cooperate with the council.

Assam Rifles donates to CMRF

Special guest Chuba Ozukum with school faculty, students, village council members and others. (NP) Correspondent

MOKOKCHUNG, 0CT 6 (NPN): The newly constructed entrance gate of Government High School, Mangmetong was inaugurated on Saturday, by senior administrative officer of Justice & Law department, Chuba Ozukum. While speaking at the inaugural function, Ozukum stated that for many

people, a gate is just a gate, but in the Naga context, it bears great significance for, he said, it symbolises ‘authority’. Ozukum opined that Mangmetong was very fortunate to have such an educational institution from where many villagers have entered and walked out to be prominent leaders in different walks of life. He wished for the school to

have many more entering through the newly inaugurated gate and leaving as prosperous individuals. To accomplish this vision he asked the teaching faculty to teach their students to be ‘the best of the best’ and not just ‘to do well’. Earlier, while delivering the welcome note, head master I. Toshi Kichu stated that the school was fortunate to have maintained

a cent per cent HSLC pass out rate since 2014. A short speech was also delivered by village council chairman, Yudang Imchen. A cultural dance was presented by the students. The gate was dedicated by MBA pastor I. Lolen Imchen and the benediction was said by retired teacher Tekatemjen Pongen. A vote of thanks was proposed by Mendang Imchen.

DAO & ATMA Kohima bid farewell to officer

DIMAPUR: Zunheboto Battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North), on behalf of all ranks of the unit, handed over rupees one lakh to the deputy commissioner, Zunheboto as a contribution to the Nagaland Chief Minister’s Relief Fund (CMRF) on October 3. The contribution was given aimed at helping the relief and rehabilitation work in the flood and landslide affected areas of Nagaland.

Vizonyu Liezie speaking Kohima. DIMAPUR: District Agriculture office and ATMA Kohima organized a farewell program in honour of retiring district agriculture officer and projector director (ATMA), Kohima, Vizonyu Liezie, at ATMA conference hall, Kohima on September 29. A press release from ATMA Kohima stated that the outgoing DAO & PD, in his farewell speech, expressed happiness for the cooperation he had received from the staff and attributed

at his farewell program held on September 29 in the achievements made during his tenure to excellent team effort. He thanked Almighty God for the precious time he was given to serve the government in various capacities. He further encouraged the staff to cooperate and work for betterment of the farming community. Farewell speeches were given by C. Achetla, UDA on behalf of the ministerial staff, Kekhrieletuo Yhome, SDAO (Sadar) on behalf of the technical staff and R. Angela Zao, deputy

PD (ATMA) on behalf of ATMA Kohima. S. Kivikhu Achumi, joint director of Agriculture gave a briefing on the service profile of the outgoing officer. Former director of Agriculture, Helie Rüpreo also spoke on the occasion. T h e p r o g r a m wa s chaired by Bodevi Shuya, DDAO Kohima and was attended by officers from the directorate, SDAO Tseminyu, SDAO Chiephobozou, KVK, Kohima, family members and well wishers.

Palliative Care Awareness program held at CIHSR DIMAPUR: A one-day Palliative Care Awareness Program, sponsored by the Indian Association of Palliative Care (IAPC), was organized by the Palliative Care Team of Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research (CIHSR), Dimapur, on September 28 at CIHSR campus. A press release from CIHSR chaplain, Atsung Imchen reported that IAPC secretary & and medical director of KOSISH Hospice Jharkhand, Dr. Abhijit Dam, conducted an introductory session on Palliative Care. He gave an outline of Palliative Care

and said it, among other things, regards dying as a normal process, and offers a support system to help the family to cope during the patients’ illness and in their own bereavement. Dr. Abhijit also stated that the end-of-life care is the most neglected core business of medicine today. The second session was conducted by consultant of Palliative Oncology, North East Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Jorabat, Guwahati, Assam, Dr. Sanghamitra Bora. He shared the latest data and statistics about Palliative Care in India. Dr. Rajesh, a

Radiation Oncologist from CMC Vellore also shared an oncologist’s perspective on Palliative care. Dr. Nepuni Athikho, Head of the Palliative Care Department, and a family physician, CIHSR highlighted the current undertakings of the CIHSR Palliative Care Department and the team Aonuktsung Imchen, Chaplain CIHSR, in the third session, shared about the importance of spiritual and social support in Palliative care. The afternoon session was a panel discussion on Palliative Care where Rev.

Dr. Thungdemo (principal Eastern Bible College), Rev. Dr. Ellen Konyak (associate professor, Oriental Theological Seminary), Ahimsa Zhimomi (founder, Cancer Support Group) and Dr. Merenla (state program officer, National Program for Palliative Care, Directorate of Health and Family Welfare, Kohima) were the panelist. Another highlight of the day’s program was ‘Echoes of Hope’ where two of the participants shared their experience with Palliative Care. Dr. Nepuni Athikho, pronounced the vote of

thanks, Dr. Christy Simpson (principal, College of Nursing, CIHSR) said the closing prayer. The emcee of the program was Orentsani Kithan, psychologist, Developmental Pediatrics, CIHSR. Earlier, the event started with a welcome address and invocation by the deputy director of the institution, Dr. Viu Meru. Altogether, about 120 participants representing various Churches, Hospitals, Theological Colleges, and select students from the College of Nursing (CIHSR) attended the day Christina Memorial Higher Secondary School (CMHSS) on September 29 organised pre-annual sports literary competitions. (CMHSS) long program.

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Dimapur Bengali Students’ Union (DBSU) held its first executive general election on September 30 in which Deepok Deb was elected as the working president with eight other officials. In the picture, president Subham Nath (seated, extreme left) and general secretary Rajat Ghosh (seated, extreme right) along with its new executive committee members. (DBSU)

BFOU elects new office bearers: Brick’s Field Owner’s Union (BFOU) Dimapur in its general meeting-&-election held on September 30, elected members as the new office bearers for the tenure 2019-2020. The team will be led by Pikuto K. Kiho as president, Raju Singh as general secretary with eight other members. Clarification: Apropos the news item published on October 7 under the heading “Udyam Abhilasha launched in Kiphire,” SIDBI is launching the campaign in collaboration with Common Service Center (CSC).

CNTC: The Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has expressed its deepest condolences over the demise of A. Z Jami, senior kilonser of NSCN (I-M) on October 6. A condolence note from CNTC media cell stated that the departure of AZ Jami was a great loss for the Lotha community in particular and Naga people in general. CNTC stated that late Jami was very outspoken as well a prolific writer and had wholeheartedly served the cause of the Naga people his whole life. CNTC will always remember and cherish how the deceased leader had supported the cause of the CNTC in its formation, it said. The council also conveyed its sympathies to the bereaved family members and prayed that the

ICFAI organizes its first Poetry Slam

Judges, invitees and ICFAI staff after the All Dimapur Poetry Slam competition held on October 5. DIMAPUR: ICFAI University Nagaland (IUN) organized its first ever All Dimapur Poetry Slam competition, organized by the department of English on October 5, with Sentilong Ozukum, EAC Medziphema as the guest of honour. A press release from ICFAI University, assistant professor of English, Dr. S. Elika Assumi stated that Sentilong highlighted the changes in the face of human intelligence and digital K

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enhancements. He also encouraged the younger community to cultivate the habit of reading and find inspiration for writing. The formal session was chaired by Viboto Kiho and the welcome address was given by Dr. Kevizonuo Kuolie, HoD of English. Dr. S. Elika Assumi gave a brief note on performance poetry and Meriponi presented a special number. Vote of thanks was delivered by Neivinuo Dzüvichü.

A total of 21 participants competed and the winners for the post graduate category were Tokaholi Chishi (IUN), Abdon Mech (IUN) and Ilika Chishi (St. Joseph University). In the undergraduate category, the winners were Nungshijungla Tzudir and Vizolie Khatsu (Tetso College), Isaiah Newme and Reuben Thaimei (Salesian College), and Livi. A. Assumi (S D Jain College). The sponsors for the prizes were

Space M, Octet School of Music, Chumukedima Town Students’ Union, Sovima Students’ Union, PenThrill Publications, Heritage Publishing House, vice chancellor of IUN, and individuals from the English post graduate community of IUN. The judges and invitees were artistes and literary personalities, such as Tiakumzuk Aier, Dr. Avinuo Kire, Renthunglo Shitiri and Tialila Kikon.

Almighty grant them solace in this hour of grief. Mhathung Yanthan: Horticulture advisor Mhathung Yanthan has expressed sadness over the demise of elder and senior functionary of the Naga nationalist movement, A.Z Jami. A condolence note from the advisor stated that late A.Z Jami had sacrificed all his life for the cause of the Nagas. Yanthan further added that he looked to late Jami for advice and guidance adding that his sudden demise was unfortunate. His demise, the note said, was a loss not only for the Nagas and the Lotha community but was a great personal loss for the advisor as well. Expressing regret that he could not visit the departed in the hospital or after his

Workshop on ethical hacking held at NU-SET DIMAPUR: A two-day workshop on ethical hacking and cyber security was organised by School of Engineering and Technology, Nagaland University (NUSET) on October 3-4 for students with Deepak K Nath from Robotech Labs Pvt. Ltd as the resource person. A press release by NU-SET stated that the opening ceremony was graced by dean of NU-SET, professor S. K. Sharma, who encouraged the students to learn hacking not only for knowledge but to improve their job prospects. He emphasized on the differences between white hat and black hat hackers and that one must try to learn the skills to be labelled a white hat rather than a black hat. The faculty coordinator of the workshop, Shanchamo Yanthan, also talked about the importance of securing oneself in a digital world. 52 students including two participants from NIT Nagaland attended the workshop.

demise because of official duties that kept him out of the country, Yanthan and his wife expressed their deepest condolences to the bereaved family. LSU: Lotha Students’ Union (LSU), through its president Lipemo M Tsopoe has mourned the sudden demise of veteran Naga national worker A. Z Jami. LSU in a condolence message described late A. Z Jami as a selfless and dedicated leader whose legacy will feature prominently in the history of Nagaland’s national movement. His sacrifice and vision for Lothas and Nagas will always be remembered, LSU added. Further, LSU extended its condolences and prayers to the bereaved family. NS C N / GPRN ( R ) : NSCN/GPRN (R) has deeply

mourned the demise of Ihovi Kinny, tatar, son of Nguhevi Kinny of Sumi-Settsu Village, who passed away on October 6 at the North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Shillong. A condolence note from NSCN(R) MIP stated that late Ihovi was a dedicated National worker who joined the National Service in 2005, and compromised all the comforts of life to stand and fight for the National Cause. “The sacrifice he rendered for the Nation will be long cherished and remembered” it said. The NSCN (R) conveyed sincere prayers for the departed soul to rest in peace and also called upon the Almighty to grant solace to the bereaved family.

Gender sensitization program in Pughoboto

Attendees and resource persons of the gender sensitization program held on October 3 in Pughoboto. DIMAPUR: A one-day Gender Sensitisation Program was organised by the department of Rural Development (RD), Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) Zunheboto on October 3 at Town Hall, Pughoboto. A press release by the department stated that the program was organised for members of Village Level Organisations (VLOs),

women organizations, council, student bodies, church and Self Help Groups (SHGs). Resource persons for the program, NRP (gender), Asha Ramesh, BPM Akuluto block, Shihani Tsuipu, BPM Akuhaito block, Ghokheli Shohe and BPM Ghathashi block, Kanitoli Chishi, sensitised the participants on gender related issues and problems faced by

present society. The resource persons also laid stress on the importance of women being a part of the development process and the ways in which NRLM would be integrating gender issues within its framework. The program was attended by DMMU staff, BMMU staff, VLO members, church leaders, council members, GBs and SHG members.

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WEATHER FORECAST October 8

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Agartala Mostly sunny

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Aizawl

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Guwahati Partly sunny, a shower

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Itanagar A t-storm around in the a.m.

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Shillong A couple of afternoon showers 20 12 Kohima

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Dimapur Partly sunny; delightful

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State pushing for power projects: Neiba Kronu

KOHIMA, OCT 7 (PTI): Nagaland government is “making all efforts” to engage firms for studying feasibility of power projects in the state, minister Neiba Kronu has said. The state, despite having potential sites for hydropower generation, spends more than Rs 250 crore to purchase power from other parts of the country, the planning, coordination and land revenue minister lamented. “Nagaland is the lowest generator of electricity in the country. It spends over 250 crore annually to buy power from others, but the revenue generated through distribution does not exceed Rs 120 crore,” Kronu told

AR conducts lecture

DIMAPUR: Zunheboto battalion of Assam Rifles organised a lecture on “Educated Nagaland, Progressive Nagaland” at St. Peter’s School, Atoizu, on September 26. It covered the importance of the role of educated youth for society’s future. The lecture was attended by 110 students and teaching staff. Assistance for annual tuition fees was offered to Litina Aye, a Class X student.

Kohima NCC cadets participate in National TSC DIMAPUR: The All India Thal Sanik Camp (TSC) competition recently culminated at DGNCC Camp at New Delhi in which 17 cadets of the state participated as part of the NCC Directorate North East Region team. A press release from 24 NCC Nagaland stated that the cadets included eight girl cadets from 1 Nagaland Girls Bn and nine boy cadets from 24 Nagaland (I) Coy NCC located in Kohima. The release added that this has been largest ever

number of NCC cadets from Nagaland qualifying for the competition. The cadets got to compete with NCC cadets from the rest of the country during the competition. In the tenday long competition, the cadets participated in obstacle races, map reading, health & hygiene written test, judging distance field signal, tent pitching and firing competition. The cadets who had arrived from different parts of country were also taken on a visit to important places in the capital.

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reporters Saturday after inspecting a potential hydropower project site at Tizu in Phek district earlier this week. The minister, accompanied by power department executive engineer N Neikha, also held a meeting with village council representatives, and other leaders of Lozhaphuhu, Tezatse and Kotis hamlets in the district during the visit. “The government is making all efforts to study feasibility of power projects in the state, including the one at Tizu. The villagers, during the recent meet, have assured us that they would cooperate with the state government for the Tizu power project,” Kronu added. According to the 2017-

18 administrative report of the power department, the state’s energy consumption during peak hours is tipped at 165 MW and off-peak hours at 100MW. The report maintained that the energy sector is investment-intensive and therefore the state, with its limited resources, was unable to upgrade power infrastructure in sync with the demand. “Currently, Nagaland has 2,79,974 electricity consumers. The state generates just about 84.93 MU of energy from its four power stations. However, the requirement by 2020 is expected to reach 250 MW,” the administrative report added.

Conference on Good Governance Initiatives

DIMAPUR: The Government of Nagaland in collaboration with department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India, is organizing a Regional Conference on the theme “Good Governance Initiatives” at Hotel Vivor, Kohima on October 10 and 11. DIPR reports that in order to learn and

acquire the best practices of the States, senior officers from the Government of India, North Eastern States and other States of the country will be attending the conference. The inaugural program will be addressed by the chief minister, Nagaland and secretary, DARPG, Government of India, K. V. Eapen.

Unity College organizes literary day DIMAPUR: IQAC, literary committee and the drama club of Unity College Dimapur conducted a literary day on September 29, organized to offer a competing platform for students. A press release from dean of students’ welfare, Mhonbeni Jami stated that the objective of the literary day was to build confidence personally and socially by tapping talents of students. The day consisted of dramas, cos-play, folk fusion, performance poetry, story tellers and sketching. Drama and folk fusion was an interdepartmental competition, while the four remaining events were open for all the students. The department of English and Commerce were placed in the 1st & 2nd positions respectively in the drama competition; department of Political Science won the folk fusion followed by the department of English. In the individual categories, Iuli Z Sumi of B.A. 5th semester was the winner of performance Poetry. Vilokali Sumi of B.A. 5th semester won the Cos-Play; the sketching award was bagged by Manpon Konyak of B.A. 5th semester, while Zuchobeni of B.A. third semester won the story tellers event.

BJYM youth parliament held at PWC

BJYM Nagaland members and resource persons after their Youth Parliament held on September 29.

DIMAPUR: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) Nagaland state organized a youth sansad (youth parliament) at Pranabananda Women’s College (PWC), Dimapur on September 29. A press release from BJYM media cell stated that, assistant commissioner, N. Bhavani (P) and Ani Yepthomi, director junior high, Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School, Dimapur were the speakers who spoke on the topics, “Women empowerment and New India” and “Role of youth in the making of New India”

respectively. Addressing the audience, Bhavani said that women in Nagaland were getting more privilege in terms of education. She said there was no female infanticide or dowry system in Nagaland and education was equally imparted to the girl child in Nagaland. Ani Yepthomi, in her presentation, urged the students to have feelings for those less privileged and experience the joy of giving. Principal, PWC, Uma Bhowmick also exhorted the girl students to not feel lesser than their male

counterparts. She said the mindset of both genders have to be changed for women to be empowered. The prog ram was chaired by Likao Odyuo, vice president, BJYM Nagaland and Aliba Sangtam, general secretary pronounced the invocation. A vote of thanks was delivered by Arvind Damani, co-incharge, North East India. Welcome address was delivered by Inoto Kinimi, vice president BJYM Nagaland. BJYM president Nagaland, Benjamin Yepthomi was also present at the program.

Child & women rights awareness program held in Mokokchung DIMAPUR: Mokokchung District Legal Services Authority (MDLSA) in collaboration with Nagaland Alliance for Children & Women’s Right (NACWR) with Care & Support Society (C&SS) organised a seminar on Child and Women Rights at Ongpangkong Salang on September 28. A press release from the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority, public relations assistant stated that when speaking on the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act,

2005, Sentinaro Longchar, project assistant MDLSA said that domestic violence could be harm or injury that endangers the health, safety, life, limb or well being, whether mental or physical, of the aggrieved person. This includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and economic abuses. She also explained the powers and duties of protection officers, service providers, etc when an aggrieved person is a victim of such crime. I Imkong, retainer

lawyer MDLSA spoke on Protection of Children from Sexual Violence Act, 2012 and adoption and surrogacy, while Mapujungla, panel lawyer MDLSA spoke on child labour. A welcome ad- Students of SASRD, Medziphema (Bsc. Agri) led by associate professor Mary Odyuo, on dress was delivered by Sapo, September 28, visited Bethesda Youth Welfare Centre Head Office, Dimapur. (BYWC) asssitant director C&SS and vote of thanks by Imchawati Kichu, MD, C&SS and district coordinator, NACWR. More than 100 representatives from Watsu Mungdang, shool students and church representatives attended the program.

Quiz competition winners felicitated Water ATM & canteen inaugurated at DGC

DIMAPUR: Minister for Higher & Technical Education, Nagaland, Temjen Imna Along, inaugurated a water ATM and canteen at Dimapur Government College (DGC) on October 4. A press release from DGC publicity & media cell acknowledged ZSEE Smart Solutions India Pvt. Ltd and the department of Higher Education for providing a source of safe

drinking water in the campus. It further acknowledged the DGC Alumni Association for its role in NSS club of Salesian College of Higher Education (SCHE), Dimapur, as part of fulfilling the requirement “Swachh Bharat Abhiyan” campaign, organised a cleanliness drive on September of a college canteen and 28 at Dimapur Railway Station. (SCHE) the LiFE (Living For Environment) NGO, Dimapur, along with the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) for initiating the process for responsible management of plastic waste in the campus.

NSA organizes colloquium P.B. Acharya, Temjen Imna Along and others at the felicitation program on October 2.

DIMAPUR: Students from 11 districts of the state, who won the district level quiz competition 2018 on the life and works of Mahatma Gandhi were felicitated on October 2 at Durbar Hall, Raj Bhavan by Governor of Nagaland, P.B. Acharya. A press release by the department of Higher Education stated that the quiz competition, in com-

memoration of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, was conducted by the government colleges in their respective districts inclusive of private colleges and higher secondary schools. The release said that the winners also attended a seminar organized by Raj Bhavan on the same day. Nagaland University, vice chancellor, pro-

fessor Pardeshi Lal was the chairperson, minister for Higher and Technical Education, Temjen Imna Along, delivered the keynote address while Acharya delivered the valedictory speech. The seminar was attended by 228 students and faculty representatives from all the colleges under Kohima and Dimapur districts.

NSF appeals on quiz competition prize money DIMAPUR: The Office of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) has expressed dismay at “the way in which the Governor office has betrayed the Students’ community...” NSF general secretary, Imtiyapang Imsong, in a press release stated that as per the directive from the Governor’s office, all the government colleges through the vice chancellor, Nagaland University and the director of Higher K Y M C

Education organized the district level quiz competition on the “life and work of Mahatma Gandhi.” The first three winners of each district were supposed to be awarded cash prizes of Rs. 15000, Rs. 10000 and Rs. 5000 as the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd prizes respectively, on October 2 on the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Bhavan, Kohima. The release said that to the disappointment of

the students, only a certificate and a book was given to the winners without citing any reasons for their inability to award the prize money. The federation has appealed to the “highest office of the state which is highly revered and honored by all” to clarify the matter or give away the award as promised earlier to the participants and the student community at the earliest possible time.

DIMAPUR: The third colloquium of the Naga Scholars’ Association (NSA) was held on September 20 in the School of International Studies, JNU, New Delhi. According to a press release from NSA president Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan, he welcomed the gathering and introduced the resource persons and the speakers. The theme of the day was centered around issues of the political economy of the North-East Region and “justice or injustice”. The argument of the opening paper by Dr. Raile R Ziipao from Harvard University, UK titled “Infrastructure of Injustice: A perspective from within” discussed the infrastructure in Manipur. The premise of his argument was that infrastructure is a relational concept and its development has always been an act of power. The second paper presented by Phuireingam Hongchui was on the “Po-

litical Economy of the Nagas.” The focus of the paper was on examining the nature and developmental discourse that concerns the political economy of the Nagas post-Independence. He argued that what was once a self-sufficient subsistence economy that allowed room for both a communitarian as well as liberal notion of distribution to co-exist was now at threat. This, he argued, is because the political economy of the region is understood and defined as being that of a conflict zone. Such readings lead to a deepening of the political conflict rather than resolving it. The session was chaired by author professor A.S. Narang. The audience complimented the efforts and dedication of the NSA organizing team for taking up a very relevant topic. The program ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Lungthuiyang Riamei, general secretary of NSA. The rapportuer for the session was Solomon Zingkhai.

Modern College Kohima celebrated its 2nd Annual Fest under the theme ‘A Fest ember Escapade’ on September 28. The occasion was graced by various guests from different fields. (Dr. H.P. Singh)

Wangkhao Government College (WGC) Mon NSS under department of Youth Resource and Sports, on September 19, organised A Yuva Shakti Rally in Mon. While flagging off the rally, WGC vice-principal and associate professor, Dr. Nishena Neikha, spoke on how to maintain a balanced diet and live a healthy life. (WGC) K Y M C

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Police stop students and women vendors of Ima Keithel from carrying out a rally in Imphal on Sunday. (NP) Correspondent brief struggle. They were leveled against suspended

IMPHAL, Oct 7: Police on Sunday foiled an attempt to storm Raj Bhavan by students and women vendors of Nupi Keithel (Women Market), demanding that the impasse in the Manipur University (MU) be resolved immediately as the academic careers of thousands of students have been put at stake. Students and women vendors in large numbers shouting slogans were marching towards Raj Bhavan from Nupi Keithel. However, police prevented them from proceeding further along BT road in front of Imphal Talkies after a

forced to return back to the originating place, where the students and women vendors dispersed. The rally was organized under the aegis of six student bodies – AMSU, DESAM, MSF, SUK, KSA and AIMS. During the protest, the protestors shouted various slogans which include among others – “down down BJP government”, “We want normalcy in MU”, “Save the careers of students,” “Protect the sanctity of MU,” “Long live Manipur”, etc. They further demanded early completion of the probe into the allegations

VC prof AP Pandey and unconditional release of the arrested students and teachers. Talking to reporters, leaders of the students reaffirmed that the agitations will continue until the crisis in the MU is resolved. “Because of Pandey, they have been put out of class for months. Our hopes of getting higher education from the varsity has been left with a big question mark owing the prevailing situation in the MU,” they lamented. They also alleged that the protracted crisis in the MU was due to the state Governor and government favouring AP Pandey.

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Cong faces tough challenge in Mizoram Assembly polls Aizawl, Oct 7 (PTI): After being in power for two consecutive terms, internal squabbles and anti-incumbency factor are making the situation difficult for the Congress in Mizoram which is expected to face a tough challenge from the Mizo National Front in the upcoming Assembly polls. Mizoram goes to poll on November 28. Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Saturday alleged that his former cabinet colleagues R Lalzirliana and Lalrinliana Sailo were “corrupt” when they were ministers.Lalzirliana, who was the state home minister, resigned on September 14 after he was served a show cause notice by the Congress’ Disciplinary Action Committee (DAC). He was expelled from the party on September 17. The recent resignation of former minister Lalrinliana Sailo from the Congress is also seen as a major setback for the ruling party. Thanhawla also hit out at Aizawl Football Club president Robert Romawia Royte, who recently joined the MNF, saying proceedings would be initiated against him regarding allegations of over Rs 200 crore graft while in government service. Royte, popularly known as ‘Triple R’, will contest the Assembly poll

from Aizawl East-II seat against state Finance Minister Lalsawta. Sources in the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) said though only a few people have left the party, cracks have began to appear in its ranks and file. “The mood within the party is clear from the fact that its nomination committee has failed to make any decision till the announcement of poll date on Saturday, while the MNF has already made public the list of candidates for at least 98 per cent of the seats,” they said. The Congress was defeated by the MNF and the Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) combine in 1998. At that time, then chief minister Lal Thanhawla did not make it to the state legislature as he was defeated in his home turf, Serchhip, by K Thangzuala of the MNF. The Congress returned to power in 2008 by bagging 32 seats and again in 2013 by winning 34 seats in the 40-member Assembly. MNF vice president R Lalthangliana has claimed that many Congress workers would soon leave the ruling party following the footsteps of Lalzirliana and Sailo as they have to abandon the “sinking ship” being steered by Lal Thanhawla.

Tourists ride elephants past and Indian one-horn rhinoceroses at Pobitora wildlife Sanctuary, some 55 kilometres east of Guwahati, Sunday. (PTI)

North East States need to spend more on healthcare, says experts G U WA H AT I , O c t 7 (Agencies): States in the Northeast need to spend more on healthcare besides having in place adequate healthcare professionals, particularly in the rural areas, to take care of the people’s health needs besides implementation of government schemes, experts in the healthcare sector, say, reported The Shillong Times. Addressing mediapersons here on Sunday, the director of the New Delhibased International Institute of Health Management Research, Dr Sanjiv Kumar said the Northeast needed to spend more on healthcare besides upgrading its medical centres into health and wellness centres.

Manipur BJP workers’ wing close down state party office Correspondent

IMPHAL, Oct 7: Members of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh, Manipur State, workers’ wing of BJP, on Sunday closed down the party office in Imphal registering strong protest over the appointment of chairman of Manipur Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board. The members of the workers’ wing of the ruling party were against the nomination of party MLA H Dingo to the post of chairperson of the workers’ board by suppressing an order of the Union ministry of labour and employment. They termed the nomination of the MLA was a “derision of BJP Parivar’s sentiment” It may be noted that state labour & employment

department on May 14 issued a notification reconstituting the Manipur Building & Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board. As per the notification, Dingo has been appointed as the chairperson of the board. However, Manipur high court on May 23, suspended the notification reconstituting the board after hearing a PIL filed by two persons challenging the government’s notification. On August 31 this year, Union ministry of labour and employment, in an official letter informed the principal secretary (labour) of Manipur government that Ahongsangbam Premkumar Singh, son of A Dhaballo, had been nominated to the post of chairperson of the board. Following the min-

istry’s recommendation, Premkumar had formally submitted his joining report to the additional chief secretary (labour and employment) on September 5 and took charge as the board’s chairperson. However, another letter from the Union ministry of labour and employment to the state principal secretary (labour) on October 4 had nominated MLA H Dingo Singh as chairperson of the board under rule 17(1)(a) of the Manipur Building & Other Construction Workers’ rules 2008 in suppression of the ministry’s earlier orders without giving any clear reason. Talking to reporters at BMS office after closing down the BJP office, Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh secretary L Sanatombi Devi said Premkumar was nomi-

Security tightened in Tripura for Puja

Aga rtala , O c t 7 (PTI): Security has been beefed up across Tripura to ensure no untoward incident takes place during Durga Puja, a senior police officer said Sunday. Huge contingents of police personnel and paramilitary forces have been deployed across the state, where more than 2000 Durga Puja pandals have been set up for the five-day-long festival, Assistant Inspector General Smriti Ranjan

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Das said. “We are in the process of setting up CCTV cameras in different parts of the state, including Agartala. We have kept paramilitary force in readiness to deal with emergency situations,” he told reporters. A three-tier security cordon has been laid at all major public spots, including the VIP areas, in Agartala and other parts of West Tripura, Superintendent of police Ajit Pratap

Singh said. “There will be policemen in plain clothes on the outer ring, CCTV cameras and mobile surveillance in the middle ring and armed security personnel in the inner ring,” the SP said. Asked if digital surveillance feeds from close circuit cameras are secure, the SP replied in the affirmative. “It is 99 percent secure. We hope it will not be compromised,” Singh added.

nated to the post of chairperson of the board with the approval of the BMS, Manipur unit. State BJP president Ksh Bhavananda, BMS

national secretary (NE in charge) N Tomba and Union minister of Labour and Employment in charge Santosh Gangwar has also approved it, she claimed.

Dear Vipi, Wishing you a very happy birthday! No matter how much you have grown for us, you’re always going to remain our dearest and smartest baby boy. You make us so happy and proud everyday with all the things you do. May everyday of your life be blessed with hope, love, joy and happiness. May God bless you abundantly. Lots of love, Apu and Aza Happy birthday Chet, May this day brings all that your heart desires..May God bless you!.. From,Chets’ family

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Dt.Dimapur the 5th Oct' 18 NO.M-469/18 Notice is hereby given that Shri Hitoca H. Achumi -Vrs- Julia Yanthan resident of Kushiabill Town/Village in the District of Dimapur, Nagaland under Rule 50 & 51 of Assam Land Revenue Regulation 1886 have applied for Mutation of land described in the schedule below:The undersigned under Rule 52 of the said Rules do hereby invites claims/ objections concerning to the said land, if any & should be submitted to this court in writing on or before 05-11-2018 SCHEDULE OF LAND AND BOUNDARY Name of Patta Holder Hitoca H. Achumi Village/Block No Darogajan A.K Patta No 321 Dag No 1/4481 Area 00B-01K-12LS North : Hekuto South : Hitoca East : Hitoca West : Approach Road Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland DP-7426

“The number of health personnel in primary and secondary healthcare system in the Northeastern states should be in accordance with the National Health Mission guidelines and an enhanced health budget should be twice the existing budget over the next five years,” Dr Kumar said. According to National Health Profile-2018, the per capita public health expenditure in Assam is the lowest at Rs 1546 among the northeastern states, followed by Manipur (Rs 2061), Tripura (Rs 2183), Meghalaya (Rs 2223), Nagaland (Rs 2450), Sikkim (Rs 5126), Arunachal Pradesh (Rs 5177), and Mizoram (Rs 5862). “Substantial investment of additional resources, be

it money and manpower, is needed to scale up the health services with an aim to improve maternal and child healthcare. Health managers have to be appointed while healthcare personnel have to be trained in accordance with the current requirements in the sector,” he said. The health scenario in the northeastern states has changed in recent years. Non-communicable diseases such as blood pressure, diabetes and cancers have emerged as major killers, contributing 58 percent of total deaths. Another 9.1 percent die due to injuries and accidents. Maternal child health and infectious diseases account for the remaining 32.1 percent.

APPRECIATION Wokha Gas Agency would like to publicly acknowledge our appreciation to the first responders on the scene when a massive fire erupted and gutted our office-cum-staff quarters on October 2 around 7:45 pm. We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, and the staff of Wokha administration who took charge and stabilized the situation.

Special mention must be made of the rapid response by the Wokha Fire Brigade along with the SDRF (NSDMA) for their outstanding work in extinguishing the flames. Their professionalism prevented the fire from spreading thus ensuring no serious injury and in minimising further loss on the property. Thank you to the Assam Rifles for assisting with water and supplies, and helping in tackling the scene by keeping the area safe. Thank you to the volunteers who joined the firefighters, for taking enormous risks to battle the blaze.

Thank you to the friends, family and the community who stayed throughout the fire offering assistance.

We are truly thankful to each and everyone of you for rendering service with such generosity of spirit and for your support thereafter. With all our gratitude.

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Maoists will be crushed in 2-3 years, says Rajnath

L u c k n ow, O c t 7 (IANS): The long drawn Maoist insurgency in the country will be “completely erased” in two to three years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh declared here on Sunday. Addressing the 26th anniversary of the Rapid Action Force (RAF), a specialised wing of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Minister said the situation had changed and Maoists were now confined to only 10 or 12 districts. “We will get news within 2-3 years that Maoism has been completely erased,” said Singh, who represents Lucknow in the Lok Sabha. Praising the CRPF’s role in Maoist affected areas, Singh said the 3.5 lakh-strong force had neutralized 131 Maoists this year between January and September 20 and caught another 1,278. “A total of 58 Maoists had to surrender before the CRPF. The force also recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition this year besides Rs 1.29 crore in cash.” In the process, the killing of security personnel in Maoist hubs had drastically fallen. A Maoist insurgency raging in parts of India since 1967 has claimed thousands of lives. Maoists are now known to be most active in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. The home minister also asserted that Jammu and

Rajnath Singh Kashmir, where the CRPF is deployed as the lead counter-militancy force, has been and will be an “inseparable” part of India. Some youth there (J-K) have been misled into militancy, but this force has ensured security commendably, he said. Talking about the specific role of the RAF, a special unit under the CRPF, during riots and protests, the home minister advised them to be prompt and rapid but never “reckless.” All the police forces are like civilised units and they should never do anything that will label them as “brutal.” One should know how to behave during crowd control and similar duties and should always know how much and when to use force, he said. Singh’s comments can be seen in the context of a recent incident in Uttar Pradesh’s capital where a police jawan allegedly killed an unarmed MNC executive. “Kashmir is ours, it was ours and it will be ours. No power of the world can snatch it from

us,” he said. Reminding that RAF deals with riots, major law and order issues as well as relief and rescue operations, Singh said “rapid action” did not mean “reckless action”. “The force should understand how to behave, how much pressure it should create and when this should be created.” The Minister said the security forces were “civilized” and not “brutal”. The RAF has been “using minimum force and producing maximum result”. Singh lauded the CRPF’s attempt in maintaining a balance while dealing with Kashmir. “If some Kashmiri youths do things they should not because they are instigated by some people, you handle them properly as you feel that they belong to our country. “But if any person indulges in terrorist activity, no power in the world can stop you from neutralizing that person.” The Minister said militant incidents had decreased in Jammu and Kashmir and that security forces had been giving a befitting reply to the terrorists. In view of the RAF’s demand, Singh said the government had given nod to establish five new battalions in Jaipur, Varanasi, Manglore, Hazipur and Nuh. The Minister said 220 quarters were being built in every CRPF battalion so that the troops could live with their family.

national Zika virus alert for Bihar after youth tests positive Patna, Oct 7 (AGENCIES): The Centre on Sunday sounded an alert to Bihar after a youth from Siwan, studying in Jaipur, tested positive for Zika virus. The youth, Pankaj Chourasia, 22, a student of computer science in Jaipur, tested positive for the virus recently. He was in Siwan between August 28 and September 12 to appear for an examination. “The central surveillance unit of the ministry of health and family welfare (MoH&FW) notified us today about the Zika-positive patient who had visited Bihar,” said state epidemiologist Dr Ragini Mishra of the State Health Society, Bihar. Based on the Centre’s alert, the Bihar health department immediately dispatched a team to Siwan on Sunday to undertake surveillance of all the eight family members of Chourasia residing at Hariarpur village under Lalgarh health sub-centre, which is attached to the Barhariya primary health centre in Siwan, she said. “None of Chourasia’s family members showed symptoms of Zika virus. However, we are careful as one of the family members is pregnant. Zika can be passed from a pregnant woman to her foetus. Infection during pregnancy can cause certain birth defects. They will be kept under surveillance for the next 26 days, which is double the 13-day incubation period for the Zika virus,” Dr Mishra said. She said it was unlikely that Chourasia would have contracted the virus in Bihar.

Air Force Day: MiG-29 gets upgrade Adampur, Oct 7 (PTI): The India Air Force’s beast -- MiG-29 - has gained in strength and ferocity after an upgrade, giving the force which is battling a shortage of fighter aircraft a muchneeded boost, according to officials. The Russian origin aircraft, now capable of effecting mid-air refuelling, is compatible with latest missiles and can launch multi-dimensional attacks, Flight Lieutenant Karan Kohli, who is deployed at Adampur Air Force Station, said. Even in the previous ‘legacy version’, the aircraft played an important role as the Indian Air Force stamped its supremacy over the Pakistani force during the Kargil War of 1999. Last week, the upgraded MiG-29 showcased its combat capabilities at Admapur Air Force Station. The country will celebrate the Air Force day on Monday. “With the upgrade, as compared to previous ‘legacy version’ of the MiG29 bought under emergency clause in early 1980s, the fighter jets are capable to give befitting response,” said an official, requesting anonymity, when asked about any possible two-front war with China and Pakistan. Kohli said that upgraded MiG-29 also has Multi-Functional Display (MFD) screen. On September 12, Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa had said the force was reeling under a severe shortage of fighter aircraft. The IAF chief had said the force currently has 31 squadrons of fighter jets against the

India follows an independent Sabarimala row: setback for Kerala govt policy: Army Chief Bipin Rawat

Bipin Rawat New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI): Amid fears of U S sanctions over the S-400 deal with Russia, Army chief Gen. Bipin Rawat Sunday asserted that India follows an independent policy and was also keen on getting the Kamov helicopters and other weapon systems from Moscow. India and Russia on Friday signed a multi-billion-dollar deal to procure the S-400 Triumf air defence system, which could attract sanctions under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA). The act is primarily aimed at countering Russia, Iran and North Korea. India and Russia concluded the deal notwith-

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Devotees waiting outside the Sabarimala temple. (file) TH I RU V A N A N THAPURAM, Oct 7 (AGENCIES): Kerala government’s attempt to find an amicable solution to the raging row in the State over the Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all ages to offer worship at the Sabarimala temple has suffered a setback. The Tantri (chief priest) family, which guides the customs and rituals at the Ayyappa temple, and the Pandalam palace that is closely linked to the legend of the Sabarimala deity,

have rejected Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s attempts to reach out to them. Had things worked as planned, representatives of the Tantri family and the Pandalam palace would have met the Chief Minister in Thiruvananthapuram on Monday. But that is not to be, as the Tantri family and the palace have decided not to travel to the State capital for the meeting till the government decides in favour of filing a review petition on the Supreme Court verdict.

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The two families decided not to have any dialogue with the Chief Minister after consultations with the Nair Service Society (NSS) general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair at Changanassery on October 6. Sources in the Tantri family and the palace said Mr. Nair had advised them not to go for the talks unless the government allows the Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), which was a party before the Supreme Court, to file a review petition in the apex court.

MiG-29 - has gained in strength and ferocity after an upgrade, giving the force which is battling a shortage of fighter aircraft a much-needed boost. sanctioned strength of 42 squadrons. “Even when we do have 42 squadrons, we will be below the combined numbers of two of our regional adversaries,” he had said. The strategically important Adampur Air Force Station, which is around 100 kms from Pakistan and 250 km away from China borders, is now equipped with upgraded MiG-29. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has three squadrons

of MiG-29 fighter jets in operation, two of them at the Adampur Air Force Station. One squadron comprises 16-18 aircraft. Kohli said that the force now has a combat aircraft which is flexible and can manoeuvre every situation so that IAF pilots can change their position and strike the enemy. He also said that the fighter plane has the capability of taking off vertically,which has “in-

creased the IAF’s power a lot”. The upgraded MiG-29 aircraft can take off within five minutes of spotting a hostile jet trying to enter the Indian airspace and destroy it, he said. “With air-to-air refuelling feature, upgraded MiG 29 can cover larger distance as compared to the previous legacy aircraft and destroy the enemy,” said another IAF officer, who did not wish to be named, on the two-front war possibility. “With the upgraded version, the range of aircraft has improved a lot. Moreover, in the legacy aircraft, we were restricted to the certain dimension, but we can now do air-to-air, airto-ground and anti-shipping operation,” said a pilot who flies MiG aircraft. The upgraded MiG29 has all latest features, including a glass cockpit having digital screens. Old instruments in the legacy version of MiG 29 have been replaced with modern ones, Kohli added.

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OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

NAGALAND :: KOHIMA NO. PHQ(B-1)/1-C-RECRUITMENT/2015(Pt) Dated Kohima, the

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NOTIFICATION In continuation to advertisement of event number dated 09/08/2017 regarding the recruitment for the posts of UBSI(GD)/SI(Opr)/SI(Tech)&ASI(GD), the results for the Written Examination which was held on 5th & 6th October, 2018 at NAPTC Police Complex, Chumukedima are hereby declared as under: 1. The following candidates bearing Regd. Nos. are declared qualified for the Interview for the posts of UBSI(GD) & SI(Opr) (Registration Numbers are given in chronological order): SL.NO REGD. NO SL.NO REGD. NO SL.NO REGD. NO SL.NO REGD. NO 1 9 17 1177 33 2545 49 3149 2 48 18 1184 34 2602 50 3153 3 56 19 1242 35 2693 51 3210 4 102 20 1313 36 2734 52 3571 5 108 21 1338 37 2879 53 3669 6 531 22 1372 38 2951 54 3886 7 554 23 1475 39 2985 55 4094 8 571 24 1490 40 3000 56 4327 9 588 25 1521 41 3004 10 713 26 1549 42 3006 11 729 27 1745 43 3012 12 800 28 1858 44 3051 13 815 29 2042 45 3062 14 818 30 2314 46 3074 15 912 31 2435 47 3075 16 1115 32 2442 48 3081 2. The following candidates bearing Regd. Nos. are declared qualified for the Interview for the posts of ASI(GD) (Registration Numbers are given in chronological order): SL.NO. REGD. NO. SL.NO. REGD. NO. SL.NO. REGD. NO. SL.NO. REGD. NO. 1 48 11 713 21 1521 31 2554 2 67 12 717 22 1745 32 2693 3 107 13 729 23 1817 33 2729 4 108 14 800 24 1858 34 2743 5 110 15 815 25 1873 35 2879 6 312 16 818 26 2142 36 3051 7 458 17 1184 27 2202 37 3153 8 485 18 1237 28 2314 38 3492 9 554 19 1242 29 2435 39 4669 10 571 20 1273 30 2545 3. The following candidates bearing Regd. Nos. are declared qualified for the Interview for the posts of SI(Tech) (Registration Numbers are given in chronological order): Regd. Regd. Regd. Regd. Regd. Sl. No. Sl. No. Sl. No. Sl. No. Sl. No. No. No. No. No. No. 1 89 3 1008 5 2314 7 3355 9 4380 2 571 4 1569 6 3041 8 4174 The Interview (Viva-Voce) for the qualified candidates will be held at the Office of the Commandant, NAPTC, Police Complex, Chumukedima and are scheduled as under: Sl. No. Post Sl. No. Date Time Sl. No. 01 to Sl. No. 28 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM 1 UBSI(GD) & SI(Opr) 10/10/2018 Sl. No. 29 to Sl. No. 56 02:00 PM – 06:00 PM Sl. No. 01 – Sl. No. 39 09:00 AM – 01:00 PM 2 ASI(GD) & SI(Tech) 11/10/2018 Sl. No. 01 – Sl. No. 09 02:00 PM – 04:00 PM Note: 1. All the qualified candidates are directed to report with the Original Registration Slips and Original Documents. 2. All the qualified candidates are directed to report at the venue as per scheduled time. (SANDEEP M TAMGADGE) IPS Inspector General of Police (Hqr) & Chairman, Recruitment Board-2018

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rogress in today’s context has always meant that certain things are taken for granted. It is 54 years after Nagaland became a state and the five decades is a very long time when progress should have attained a higher level. However, the unfortunate fact is that many thing which are often taken for granted, aren’t exactly what they seem. Nagaland has been trumpeting so many achievements in various fields, be it –education, literacy, agriculture, industry, power and water supply etc. A case in point is Kiphire district with a population of around 40,000 and among one of the ‘Aspirational Districts’. Modern lifestyle has taken few things for granted such as having access to amenities like telephone, power supply, water, air and land transport system, market etc so much ‘the essence of life’. In fact, these are considered as bare essentials in a modern society and over which there is no debate. Despite some progress being made in education, society is still to evolve a general concept about the path it needs to take that call for giving up the little privileges in exchange for the bigger and better ones. However, it appears that the acclaimed (or self-acclaimed) achievements exist in a contradiction where it has but yet has not. Like most districts in Nagaland, Kiphire is facing acute shortage of water despite having at least seven known water sources in the form of rivers and streams. Even the state capital itself has water problems which become more acute during the dry winter months. Water and power are the two very important driving forces for progress which are nature’s bounty. Progress means having the needs for water and power met that should have made people live in better conditions. However the progress has been imbalanced and which reveals that it is not able to make people’s lives seem better. Most states have been able to fulfill basic needs and so for them, the journey appears to have reached its destination. For a 54-year old state like Nagaland, it is unfortunate that progress is just beginning. What is the government doing? It persists with laying down of pipelines and creating the necessary infrastructure to contain water but the problem is that the delivery system needs a thorough revamping. What should be done? Rainwater harvest: a good sounding scheme but somehow requires total involvement of the government since it will take some time before the idea really catches on. Such ideas need to be given serious thought since rainwater harvesting is also becoming an essential part of sustenance. Perhaps, it would be only right to mention how citizens of Dimapur have long ceased to depend on the grandiose multi-crore rupee schemes of the government through self-dependence. In a way, the PHE department has no role with regard to water supply in Dimapur. All the pipes are mute remnants of a bygone era when Nagaland was ‘piped’ so many times over in paper and those involved skimmed off or siphoned off hundreds of crore rupees. If there are river sources, then what is preventing these from being tapped? It is an irony that Nagaland has a dry law (liquor prohibition) on paper but is totally wet and while it has so many rivers, it is actually dry. If the government cannot resolve such issues then there is a serious need to relook at the Article 371A in the state assembly.

DailyDevotion The Nature of Reconciliation He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. —2 Corinthians 5:21 Sin is a fundamental relationship— it is not wrong doing, but wrong being— it is deliberate and determined independence from God. The Christian faith bases everything on the extreme, self-confident nature of sin. Other faiths deal with sins— the Bible alone deals with sin. The first thing Jesus Christ confronted in people was the heredity of sin, and it is because we have ignored this in our presentation of the gospel that the message of the gospel has lost its sting and its explosive power. The revealed truth of the Bible is not that Jesus Christ took on Himself our fleshly sins, but that He took on Himself the heredity of sin that no man can even touch. God made His own Son “to be sin” that He might make the sinner into a saint. It is revealed throughout the Bible that our Lord took on Himself the sin of the world through identification with us, not through sympathy for us. He deliberately took on His own shoulders, and endured in His own body, the complete, cumulative sin of the human race. “He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us…” and by so doing He placed salvation for the entire human race solely on the basis of redemption. Jesus Christ reconciled the human race, putting it back to where God designed it to be. And now anyone can experience that reconciliation, being brought into oneness with God, on the basis of what our Lord has done on the cross. A man cannot redeem himself— redemption is the work of God, and is absolutely finished and complete. And its application to individual people is a matter of their own individual action or response to it. A distinction must always be made between the revealed truth of redemption and the actual conscious experience of salvation in a person’s life.

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Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. ~ Joyce Meyer

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he IL&FS is a national crisis. It may be or not a Lehman moment in Indian economy – as the media says it, the government accepts it is a serious moment but not a scam – but has certainly questioned how the society is mismanaging its finances. It also is a fact that people’s deposits in banks or financial institutions like LIC or mutual funds are at risk. It is also a wonder that for 31 years nobody noticed that loans were being granted on a mere guarantee on a piece of paper without a security. Even now but for sudden severe stock market crash and SIDBI approaching insolvency court to recover dues and IL&FS moving the company law tribunal for protection from creditors, it could have remained under garbs. No wonder the company was downgraded to junk D – default grade from AAA. The surprise is how it could have super AAA rating for so long. Are the monitoring systems, including that of Reserve Bank, so weak? Or is there a deliberate apathy and the system is being milched by the unscrupulous aware of the loopholes.

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IL&FS crisis a repeat of Satyam

It means our experts like the western experts, who allowed the world to plunge into Lehman crisis, are equally naïve or negligent. Possibly, it means that more difficult situations may be knocking the doors as SBI and LIC are being told to fill the hole. The IL&FS is a strange creature. It is dubbed as private entity but fully depends on finances from public bodies like LIC, Central Bank and mutual funds including that of SBI and pension funds like HDFC, India Discovery Fund, Japan’s Orix and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Today these entities are in crisis. It means people’s hard earned money is being liquidated by various Nirav Modis and Vijay Mallyas and the nation remains mute spectator. It may also affect fund flows from foreign companies. The country’s finance management since 1991 globalisation is in a mess. It has aggravated the more it was tried to be solved. It calls for a study why during 1947-1991, public finance institutions or banks rarely had such dark moments despite low GDP growth. The silver line was its high savings and internationally acclaimed secure system.

India needs to reaffirm pre-1991 financial ethics. Today poor man’s deposits are easy target. The culprit is fuel cess to road toll to non-repayments. Let the nation not forget that it is a moment as dark as another “private’ bank, ICICI, manipulated by its CEO, Chanda Kochar and her family, had. Much of that is also not public knowledge. More than a Lehman, possibly IL&FS is a Shivaji Satyam moment, where accounts were covered up if not fudged. The sum is that banks are having over Rs 12 lakh crore NPAs and a high portfolio of unsecured loans, ‘private’ or government entities – in fact nomenclature may differ but all are dealing with the poor man’s money, euphemistically called the middle class – a group that is just at the poverty line and a mistake anywhere can lead them to abyss. It also means that across the political spectrum either nobody understands the intricacy of securing public deposits or are part of the mess. Else how would Rs 91,000 crore debt pile up with IL&FS in 2017-18? There is another Rs 5 bil-

lion such pile up with its 169 subsidiaries. May be it is not a scam, but how come the most of it has been lost in the road construction and not in a year but almost over two decades. The lending to infrastructure companies, in short the National Sarkar H i g h w a y Authority (NHAI) contractors, were to be recovered through tolls. Where has the toll collection at super high rates gone? The NHAI in various statements have averred that not more than one-third of the collections were being paid to it. It raises a serious question who gobbled up the toll money, which has caused an all-round inflation. There are questions also on why at all people are being fleeced at toll gates despite high petrol cess of Rs 8 per litre, being paid by even non-highway users. The nation was given to understand that the cess would replace the tolls. It means the mess is there possibly at every step from cess to toll collection to high credit being given to

“infrastructure” companies to their nor-repayment. India is living moments of severe extortions of people’s deposits. Earlier it was supposed to be restricted to banks. Now it is non-banking finance companies (NBFC) like IL&FS, which stepped into to fill the banking sector void. They succeeded in growing fast and grabbing a lot of market share. But now, with IL&FS defaulting, investors will be reluctant to lend to NBFCs. This will increase cost of borrowing and impact their profitability. Corporates too, will find it difficult to raise money from NBFCs. That the entire financial system is in crisis is evident from the way the SBI and other banks halved the levels of ATM withdrawals from Rs 40,000 to Rs 20,000 post IL&FS crisis. The banking system is having a severe cash crunch. Let the nation hope that they are not going “cashless” as the west had seen during the Lehman moment. The government itself has hinted at it. It alleged that the debt-laden IL&FS suffered due to “mismanagement and misgovernance”. Neither a mere change of guards as the government has done will solve the problem nor is

any finance body secure. Repeated mismanagements, if not scandals, point to grim situation. The country has not learnt. Former US president Barack Obama’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel had said, “Never waste a crisis”. The IL&FS has exposed several fault lines. The 2008 Lehman crisis also started with over-leveraging by shadow banks like NBFC. It exposes the fault lines at the RBI, where the IL&FS is registered. The nation has to think twice now before trusting the regulator. The rating agencies registered with SEBI also failed. The fees to rating agencies are paid by the rated. Giving a generous rating has incentives for the rating companies. The reality is rating is advertising and people need to treat these as scraps. Was SEBI not aware of it? The company auditors also either were too incompetent to read the books or if they did it deliberately, they are guilty of breaching public trust. The nation needs to be aware that such unethical fault lines erode the entire finance system. Is that the difference that the nation had before 1991 and after?

Post-mortem Fixing the unemployment crisis among the youths in Nagaland is going to take over the world very soon and we need to be ready. The new craze in the technology world is Blockchain and data management. Schools, colleges and universities in Nagaland must introduce technology as a subject for the sake of our students. 4. Coding: Our world is run by computers as of now and it will continue to do so and computers are run by codes, it’s the language of computers. Coding knowledge is guaranteed employment or employer in the future. It must be included as a subject in our schools and colleges. 5. Management: Whether it is time management, planning or organizing it is an important subject to be included in the curriculum. If we can teach how to manage time properly, how to handle, prioritize, organize and plan well I think it will be a stimulus for the students for a successful life. 6. Critical Thinking: I think the ability use logic and reasoning is one faculty that everyone should possess and must be taught in schools and colleges. 7. Problem Solving: the ability to think in a different way and solve a problem is a huge advantage for anyone to possess. 8. Life Skills: life skills are abilities for adaptive and positive behavior that enables humans to deal effectively with the demands and challenges of life. Basic life skills such as public speaking, efficient writing, networking, emotional and mental health and the ability to do good research should be taught in schools and college. These lists of skills are not currently taught in schools and it needs to be if we are to fix our unemployment crisis in the next 10-15 years down the line. This is not the full list, I am refraining myself from including the comprehensive list because this is not a guidebook. I hope this reaches the right people that can implement this and wait for the wave of change to come. By taking this small step we can unleash a sea of innovators, employers, wealth creators, inventors, entrepreneurs, world-class business people, CEOs and so on in Nagaland and to the rest of the world. This is the dream. (Concluded) Nzan Kikon, P.R.Hill, Kohima Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in

(From previous issue) I can go on carp about how dissatisfied I am with how teaching is done with no passion at all but let me just say this teaching is one of the highest calling anyone can get and if it is not done passionately and creatively don’t expect students to retain what has been taught which leads to disinterest in learning and that is a recipe for crisis in the long term. Locating the root of the problem is only half of the job the other half is how do I fix it? I did some research and did some brainstorming as to what our students are lacking hence the present crisis and I was able to come up with some few things that may fix the issue not immediately but will definitely show positive results 10-15 years down the line. It may take time but it sure will give us progress. So what needs to be done? We need to introduce new subjects, relevant study and modern fields that will propel our students for guaranteed self-employment in the future. I say self-employment because that is the only way now, the Government cannot create jobs for every citizen. Once you teach an individual how to fish he/ she will feed herself/himself for a lifetime. These are the things we need to start teaching in our academic institutions; 1. Entrepreneurship: How to be an entrepreneur or how to run a business should be taught very early. It is one of the best forms of self-employment. It not only employs oneself but it is also one of the best ways for creating more jobs. Selling is an art and art should be taught early in schools and colleges. If you want to be wealthy be an employer, not an employee. Amazon and Alibaba are some good examples I can go on with more examples but I have made my point. 2. Basic Financial Management: My knowledge of financial management is very thin so I won’t say much but it’s important that every student should be taught how to manage personal finance very early in school. 3. Technology: The current biggest wealth creator in the world is technology and I think that should suffice but if that is not enough here is my point, technology will continue to exist as long as humans exist and to be ignorant of how technology works is digging your own grave. Artificial intelligence

Freedom of Rights versus school authorities

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e the Citizen believers Movement would like to speak up for the people that are under duress because of the vaccination campaign going on in Nagaland right now. If school authorities are forcing students or forcing parents to vaccinate their children you are going against the law. If school authorities are coercing and bullying parents with removing students or threatening to issue transfer certificate or exterminating their education because they do not want to participate in the present MR campaign, you are trampling on the rights of a citizen of India. Please remember that Fundamental Rights are the basic rights of the common people and inalienable rights of the people who enjoy it under the charter of rights contained in Part III (Article 12 to 35) of Constitution of India. Do not squash the freedom of choice. Each citizen is protected under the law. The constitution reminds us that: The six fundamental rights recognised by the Indian constitution are the right to equality, right to freedom, right against exploitation, right to freedom of religion, cultural and educational rights, right to constitutional remedies. Violation of these rights result

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in punishments as prescribed in the Indian Penal Code or other special laws, subject to discretion of the judiciary. The Measles/Rubella vaccination is not mandatory and not compulsory. We would like to add that as of right now there is no measles epidemic and by experience measles and rubella are non-life-threatening as oppose to the government propaganda. We would like the school authorities to read the insert of the MR vaccine before injecting into your students. The MR Vaccine is propagated on human diploid cell. That is from dead aborted babies. That would be coming against religious laws and moreover each parent has a choice to choose for their children. Most students are from Bible believing homes and we want their religious beliefs to be taken seriously. We are not under some communistic despotic government. What we put into our bodied or not put into our bodies is the right to freedom. Moreover when one is vaccinated there is a time period of vaccine shedding which is up to 30 days or more and therefore the vaccinated becomes a threat to non-vaccinated. As educators let’s educate ourselves how vaccine are made and what is in it. Many parents in USA have come

out and sued Pharmaceutical companies for vaccine injuries. Many parents are in USA have mentioned time and again of sicknesses such as asthma, Autism, ADHD, Asperger syndrome, ASD, etc. and food allergies are linked with vaccination because of presence of heavy metals and toxic substances in the vaccines. Ref:- www.fda.gov/ biologicsBloodVaccines/Vaccines/ ApprovedProducts/ucm093833.htm. Therefore we stand with parents who do not want to vaccinate their children for one reason or the other. No school is going to get applauded because you had the most students vaccinated but rather if any vaccine injury occurs school authorities might be blamed for forcing students. We want a healthy Nagaland and we believe the students are taught proper hygiene in the schools. Look around the other states having MR campaign. It can be a matter of life and death. We also urge the NSF, Nagaland and DNSU and other human rights group to look into these issues as it is of great concern to parents. The right to education under the constitution has also been into effect since 1 April 2010. Media cell of Citizen Believers Movement

On ban of liquor in Nagaland

lcohol is a highly addictive psychoactive substance, if misused may annihilate its users and ultimately bring major problems to the society. Even in human history, alcohol has ruined and killed many. This fact is ever so frightening. However, the question as to whether prohibition has brought any positive change in the State remains controversial. The NLTP Act was passed in 1989 by the Nagaland Legislative Assembly to prohibit Sale and consumption of Liquor in the State. Ever since the Act was passed, Nagaland is considered dry. The long 29 years have gone and prohibition has only become a mockery. In the midst of prohibition, liquor is easily available in every nook and corner of Nagaland. Liquor can be found in grocery shops, restaurants and hotels. There are many shops in Kohima decorated with mineral water and other cold drinks and selling alcohol.For a place like Kohima, Liquor is found even in Paan shops. Alcohol is also served openly at the residence of some officers and VIPs. The same is served openly in festivals and functions and people are blatantly encouraged to drink. It’s actually a shame to even talk of prohibition when alcohol is flowing like water in the Sate. This is a direct insult to our very own selves. Now, legal drinkers have become illegal drinkers and legal sellers turned into bootlegers. However, the concerned authorities have remained mute spectators. Instead, they themselves are hand in hand involved with the business. Who will control who? We’ve been pretending to be a dry State for so long on the pretext of Nagaland being a Christian State. And therefore,t his is hypocritical. Let us not trade our dignity. God forbid. We talk of prohibition to prevent alcoholism but upsettingly, prohibition can never prevent alcoholism. The fact is, an alcoholic will even bypass prohibition to get his alcohol. And so long as there are drinkers, there will be sellers. Hence, Prohibition instead of preventing people from drinking and selling alcohol, it has only made things worst. It has made black markets to thrive by making sellers to charge exorbitant rates on alcohol. And in return we only get low quality liquor (adulterated liquors) which causes serious health hazards leading to early demise of people. Age limits cannot be maintained for use of liquor because of prohibition and even minors are often seeing drinking. This is overwhelmingly ironical. On historical perspective, there are evidences and prohibition laws everywhere in the world have failed. For

instance, prohibition in USA has given rise to American Mafia. It created illegal markets for gangsters and alcoholics to monopolize. We can also look at the other Indian states like Gujarat, Kerala, Manipur, etc where prohibition was not successful. Nagaland is not different from the rest. As such, prohibition is not a remedy. We need to be realistic. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think it is true when we say a land of prohibition becomes an ocean of corruption. The competent authorities are hand in hand involved with the business. Policemen are in nexus with the bootlegers and they are made to corrupt by taking bribes. Vehicles of VIPs and Police are used to ferry loads of Liquor so that it could pass through all police checkgates. The underground groups taking advantage of Prohibition demand high amount of money from the bootlegers as Tax. On the one hand, the price of Liquor will rise and the users will be the ultimate victims. On economical line, Nagaland is losing crores of rupees annually due to prohibition. The State’s coffer is going dry. Think about how much development those money can bring in the State. Has prohibition become a threat to our economy? The answer is best known to all of us. Personally, I see no reason why Liquor should be banned because we all know that a person who drinks will continue to drink legally or illegally. It’s a question of individual choice and nobody can prevent a person from drinking unless the person himself/herself decides so to give up drinking. Therefore, the whole idea of preventing alcholism through prohibition is meaningless. On another perspective, Prohibition may be partially possible if all the concerned authorities and law making bodies agree to come together and adopt a resolution not to consume alcohol and thereby discourage others from doing so like the State of Bihar. However, that may not be literally possible in Nagaland. Therefore, as per my humble Layman’s perspective, Liquor should be legalized in Nagaland in order to prevent spurious liquor from harming us and subsequently prevent corruption which is so often done on excuse of Prohibition. And most importantly, to prevent the State’s revenue from getting dried and pave the way for development. Let us reflect once again on this sensitive issue and rectify the needful. Let good sense prevail in our Land. Divito Vese, St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama

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Wildlife Week observed across Nagaland

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A sensitization program in progress during Nagaland Zoological Park’s Wildlife Participants along with EAC Chumukedima, village council members, students SP Wokha, DFO Wokha and Doyang along with principal, faculty and students and forest officials on October 6. of Mt. Tiyi College. Week observance from October 2 to 6.

D I M A P U R : Wi l d l i f e Week is celebrated all over the country in the month of October from October 2 to 8 every year in the hopes of propagating preservation of animal life in India. In Nagaland, the week was marked with different programs and activities by different organizations and institutions. Nagaland Zoological Park: The weeklong celebration of wildlife week at Nagaland Zoological Park (NZP) culminated with a program organised in collaboration with Forestry Graduates Association

of Nagaland (FGAN) on October 6. A press release from NZP Rangapahar director, Obed Bohovi Swu stated that principal of GHSS, Singrijan, P. Aienla Longkumer graced the program as special guest. The weeklong program in the park included free entry for children and students into the park from October 2 to 5 and students were given guided tours all through the week. The celebration also included a cleanliness drive inside the Zoo by students from Honili Memorial

Higher Secondary School, Lhomithi village. The program was attended by students of Government Higher Secondary School, Singrijan. It also included slide presentation on “Endemic and endangered wild fauna of Nagaland” and screening of a wildlife film in the morning session and quiz competition in the afternoon session. The main highlight of culmination program was the facilitation of all the animal keepers of NZP by the management. Director, NZP also thanked the FGAN for organising the

program successfully. Dimapur Forest Division: Wildlife Week was observed at Chumukedima Town Council Hall on October 6 under the theme “Big Cats- Predators under Threat” organized by Dimapur Forest Division with participants from the administration, village councils, students from Government Middle School Chumukedima, along with the teacher incharge. A press release from forest ranger Chumukedima range, Imkongsunep stated that a speech on

the theme was delivered by EAC Chumukedima, Thejavizo Nakhro and ACF Chumukedima range, Suvil Ltu. The prog ram was chaired by forest ranger, Imkongsunep Longchar, invocation was said by pastor Chumukedima Baptist Church, Sazo Kire, while vote of thanks was delivered by forest ranger Niuland range forest ranger, Bokato Sema. Wokha Forest Division: Wokha Forest Division organized an extempore speech competition in celebration of Wildlife

Week 2018 at Mt. Tiyi College (MTC) Wokha on October 5, with Manoj Kumar, SP Wokha as the special guest. A press release from DFO Wokha, Zuthunglo Patton stated that the competition was organized to raise awareness about forests and wildlife and give students a platform to develop their confidence to help contribute towards nature’s cause. SP Wokha, expressed joy at being part of the Wildlife Week 2018 celebrations. Speaking on the theme “Big Cats – Preda-

tors Under Threat”, he encouraged the students to spread the message of conservation of forests and wildlife to their family and friends and to start the change with themselves. The participants spoke on various topics in the competition conducted by Roland Kikon, assistant professor, MTC and they were judged by DFO Wokha, DFO Doyang and Dr. Rosanna Kikon, HoD History. The first prize was won by Rakhal Roy of BA 1st semester, second prize by Mhonchan Jungi of BA 5th semester, third

prize by Meribemo Patton of BA 5th semester and three consolation prizes by Shanchothung, Michael and Oponthung. Earlier, program began with an invocation by assistant professor, Shancholo, welcome address by principal MTC, Dr. Apeni Lotha. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. Prabhat Kumar, DFO Doyang Plantation Division. Special song on the Earth and the environment was presented by the students of Fernbrook School, Wokha. Vote of thanks was given by Gloria Patton.

‘Nagaland’s Gandhi’ Natwar Thakkar dies (From p-1) Chuchuyimlang village in 2006 and also “Mahatma Gandhi Centre of Social Work (MGCSW)”. In recognition of his selfless service and contributions towards the society, Thakkar was honoured with numerous awards including India’s fourth higher Civilian Award Padma Shri in 1999 by the then President of India, K.R. Narayan. His activities for allround development of the people of Nagaland and peace-building efforts at the frontier in spite of all the odds, is known to all, the Governor added. In his demise, Acharya said Nagaland in particular and country in general has lost a humanitarian social worker, a Gandhian and above all a patriot. Achar ya conveyed heartfelt condolence to be-

reaved family and prayed to Almighty God to grant strength and solace to bear the irreparable loss and for the departed soul to rest in peace. CM: Nagaland chief minister, Neiphiu Rio said he was pained to learn of the demise of Natwar Thakkar early Sunday at Apollo Hospital, Guwahati. He said late Thakkar came to Nagaland in 1955 at the age of 23 and founded the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlang village. Rio said Thakkar worked selflessly to spread the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi and in the course of his social and humanitarian activities, he became a renowned Gandhian. He was also the recipient of numerous awards including the Padma Shri in 1999 in recognition of his service to the people.

In his demise, Rio said that Nagas in particular have lost a friend and guide who left the comforts of his home in Maharashtra to come to Nagaland and work for the people. Rio conveyed deepest condolences to Mrs. Lentina and family and prayed that Almighty God bestow them with strength and solace and for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace. LoP: Leader of Opposition (LoP), T.R. Zeliang in his condolence message to Mrs. Lentina Ao and children, expressed sadness to hear about the demise of Natwar Thakkar, popularly known as Natwar Bhai. Zeliang said Thakkar, born in 1932 in the coastal town of Dahanu in Maharashtra, migrated to Nagaland at the age of 23 and settled here. He worked for social

causes and to uplift the locals, Zeliang said. Founder of the Nagaland Gandhi Ashram at Chuchuyimlang village, Zeliang said late Thakkar was instrumental in imparting various vocational training to the local youths. Due to his efforts, an extension centre of National Institute of Electronics and Information Technology was also started at Chuchuyimlang village in 2006, he added. Being a true follower of the Gandhian principles, Zeliang said that late Thakkar exemplified these principles through his selfless deeds throughout his life. He was also awarded Padma Shree in the year 1999, for his tireless service by the Government of India and also the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 1994 for his endeavor towards emo-

tional integration through voluntary social service. Zeliang, along with his family extended heartfelt condolences and prayed to Almighty God to grant solace to the bereaved family and for the departed soul to rest in peace. State BJP: State BJP unit has expressed sadness over the sudden demise of Nagaland Gandhi Ashram founder Natwar Thakkar, father of Dr Aotoshi, who passed away Sunday morning at Guwahati. BJP through its media cell said late Thakkar, noted social worker and known as Nagaland’s Gandhi, took the effort to spread Gandhian philosophy in Nagaland. BJP unit along with its president ,Temjen Imna Along extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

State Bank of India Employee’s Thrift & Credit Co-operative Society (SBIETCCS) Ltd Dimapur donated an amount of Rs. 1 lakh to the Chief Minister Relief Fund (Nagaland) on October 4. (SBIETCCS)

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the BSE benchmark Sensex falling sharply by 1,850.15 points to end at 34,376.99. From the top 10 pack, RIL’s market capitalisation (m-cap) plummeted Rs 1,32,061.4 crore to Rs 6,65,441.16 crore. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) took the second biggest hit, with its valuation plunging

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NEW DELHI, OCT 7 (PTI): A weak broader market pulled down the combined market valuation of the top 10 most valued Indian companies by a whopping Rs 2,55,995 crore last week, with RIL taking the steepest hit. The equity market witnessed a severe drubbing last week, with

Rs 31,164.6 crore to Rs 8,05,187.65 crore, while that of ITC tanked Rs 23,932.94 crore to Rs 3,39,284.67 crore. Kotak Mahindra Bank’s m-cap nosedived Rs 17,091.72 crore to Rs 2,00,874.28 crore and that of Maruti Suzuki India slumped Rs 13,821.67 crore to Rs 2,08,223.79 crore. HDFC Bank suffered an erosion of Rs 11,629.51 crore to Rs 5,33,340.93 crore, and that of Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) fell sharply by Rs 10,433.61 crore to Rs 3,37,566.18 crore. T h e va l u a t i o n o f HDFC dived Rs 6,812.89 crore to Rs 2,90,520.19 crore and that of SBI went down by Rs 6,425.7 crore to Rs 2,30,075.87 crore. Similarly, the m-cap of Infosys fell by Rs 2,621.03 crore to Rs 3,15,331.73 crore. In the ranking of top-10 firms, TCS stood at number one position,

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the current fiscal, much lower than a record Rs 26,720 crore raised by 19 firms in the year-ago period. In the first half of 201617, 15 companies had raked in Rs 16,535 crore through the route. Proceeds of the initial public offer (IPO) were used to fund business expansion plans, pay debt, meet working capital requirements and for other general corporate purposes. By taking the IPO route, companies achieved the benefits of listing as well as enhanced their brand name and provided liquidity to the existing shareholders. During the period under review, Dinesh Engineers withdrew its IPO on weak equity market sentiments, while state-owned Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers had extended its IPO closure by three days and revised its price band.

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approval for amalgamation. Post-merger, the asset size of the new entity would be over Rs 14.5 lakh crore. The combined business of the amalgamated entities will make it the country’s second-largest public sector bank. While announcing the merger, Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar had said the merged entity will have better financial strength. Dena Bank’s net NPA ratio will be at 5.71 per cent, significantly better than public sector banks’ average of 12.13 per cent, Kumar had said, adding that the provision coverage ratio would be at 67.5 per cent against the average 63.7 per cent. The cost to income ratio of the combined entity will come down to 48.94 per cent, compared with the average 53.92 per cent. The amalgamation of the three banks will be through share swap, which will be a part of the scheme of merger.

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New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI): Indian companies raised Rs 12,470 crore through initial public offerings in April-September this fiscal, a plunge of 53 per cent from the year-ago period, mainly due to volatile equity markets and uncertainties in macro environment. Some analysts believe that the IPO market for the second half of the ongoing financial year will be poor as the secondary market would continue to be choppy on account of high crude price, depreciating rupee and tariff war between US and China. However, others are of the view that concerns related to IPO market may be over-rated as the underlying consumption demand continues to remain buoyant. According to the latest data compiled from stock exchanges, 10 companies garnered Rs 12,470 crore through their respective IPOs in April-September of

New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI): Ruling out possibility of inorganic expansion, Punjab National Bank Managing Director Sunil Mehta said the bank is currently focussed on internal consolidation and making it financially healthy. With Rs 14,000 crore Nirav Modi episode getting out of scene, the bank is focussing on growth and recovery of bad loans, he told in an interview. The bank has registered credit growth more than the industry average, and appreciating the pace of recovery, the government has decided to provide Rs 5,431 crore capital support. “You are fully aware that Financial Services Secretary has said that they are giving this capital (Rs 5,431 crore) for growth. PNB is the second largest public sector bank and we are poised for the growth,” he said. Asked if the PNB is going to acquire some other public sector banks, Mehta said “there is nothing on the

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data is due on Thursday. “In India, data like IIP for August and CPI for September month will be announced this Friday,” said V K Sharma, Head PCG and Capital Market Strategy, HDFC Securities. “Markets have witnessed selling across the board. Even the good quality stocks were battered in line with general markets. However, the current fall was in isolation with global developed markets which give a ray of hope that soon a bounce will emerge as valuations have corrected a lot across the board. We think markets will calm down once corporate results start pouring in and given the oversold state of market, sharp rallies can be expected,” said Jimeet Modi, Founder and CEO, SAMCO Securities and StockNote. The Indian rupee crashed below the 74-level against the US dollar for the first time ever Friday.

about 90 per cent of trading is restricted to AAA and AA rated bonds, Assocham said that with greater certainty of outcome and expectations of a faster resolution because of the IBC, “the interest of both domestic and foreign investors in the lower-rated paper will increase over time.” According to the chamber, the contribution proportion of the corporate bond market to the GDP is 123 per cent in the US and 74 per cent in South Korea. It said that countries like Brazil, Russia, China and the UK had taken steps to reform the bankruptcy laws which, along with other macroeconomic structural reforms, led to significant growth in the corporate bond markets within their financial markets. According to the study, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has implemented norms for limiting individual and group exposures in banks, encouraging large corporate borrowers to access the bond markets for funding requirements.

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“The lingering concerns seems to be around crude oil prices, global interest rates and the ongoing global developments on the trade front. Given the status quo, we expect short term rates to ease while long term yields may trade range bound. The macro needs monitoring and INR and crude oil prices could be leading the way for markets going forward,” said Lakshmi Iyer, CIO (Debt) and Head of Products, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company. Stock markets took a beating last week over rupee woes and crude oil prices. The BSE Sensex lost a whopping 1,850.15 points over the week to close at 34,376.99 on Friday. “On economic data front, this week the International Monetary Fund will present its latest World Economic Outlook as it opens its annual meeting with the World Bank in Bali, Indonesia. US September inflation

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS): The successful resolution of issues of banks’ non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) will help deepen India’s corporate bond market that is highly concentrated in AAA rated bonds, Assocham said on Sunday. Citing its study jointly conducted with rating agency Crisil, a statement by the industry chamber said: “As per Assocham-Crisil study, reduction in the timeline for the resolution of stressed assets under the IBC will not only enhance the confidence of investors but also make them go in for bonds less than AAA rating.” “India’s cor porate bond market, which contributes 17 per cent to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is highly concentrated in the AAA rated bonds, is expected to change once the IBC brings about successful resolution of stressed assets in a timebound manner,” it said. Noting that currently

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New Delhi, Oct 7 (PTI): Macroeconomic data, movement of the rupee and trend in global crude oil prices would be crucial for the stock markets this week, say experts. After back-to-back hikes since June, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept interest rates unchanged Friday, surprising markets that had expected a rate hike to support the tumbling rupee and combat inflationary pressures from high oil prices. “The equity market outlook has taken a beating given degradation in the quality of debt, redemption and heightened risk averseness by investors. Trend is likely to be negative at least in the near-term till the financial market stabilises. Key data like bond yield, INR, oil prices, liquidity and equity valuation has to normalise which may take some more time,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research, Geojit Financial Services.

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Brett Kavanaugh, surrounded by his family, was administered the judicial oath by outgoing justice Anthony Kennedy.

Kim Jong, Pompeo agree to second US-North Korea summit Seoul, Oct 7 (AFP): Kim Jong Un has agreed to hold a second summit with US President Donald Trump as soon as possible, Seoul said Sunday, after Washington’s top diplomat held “productive” talks on denuclearisation with the North Korean leader in Pyongyang. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Kim on Sunday morning for around two hours of talks followed by a lunch in the North’s capital, before flying to Seoul on a whirlwind diplomatic visit to the region. Po m p e o s a i d “ h e agreed with Chairman Kim to hold the second US-North Korea summit at the earliest date possible,” South Korea’s presidential office said in a statement, although no specific time or location has yet been agreed. Pompeo and Kim also discussed “denuclearisation steps that will be taken by North Korea and the issue of attendance by the US government,” as well as “corresponding measures” to be taken by the US, the statement said. The visit was Pompeo’s fourth to North Korea. US President Donald Trump met Kim in Singapore in June for the firstever summit between the

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo after a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during a trip to Pyongyang. (Twitter)

Review of CPEC projects underway: Imran Khan Karachi, Oct 7 (PTI): Pakistan is reviewing the projects under the ChinaPakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to safeguard the interest of the people in Balochistan province, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said. The USD 50 billion CPEC, launched in 2015, is a planned network of roads, railways and energy projects linking China’s resource-rich Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region with Pakistan’s strategic Gwadar Port on the Arabian Sea. Khan’s remarks about the CPEC projects came as he chaired a Balochistan cabinet meeting on Saturday in Quetta during his first visit to the province as the prime minister. Khan in the past had criticized former prime minister Nawaz Sharif for the lack of transparency and corruption in the CPEC projects. Khan said the CPEC projects are being reviewed to address concerns and reservations of the Baloch people, who say the projects are not beneficial for them. Successive Baluchistan governments have also raised objections over the CPEC projects in the province. Khan said he was aware about the reservations about the Baloch people about the CPEC projects.

Washington, Oct 7 (IANS): The US Senate has confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as the 114th Supreme Court Justice by one of the narrowest margins in history amid mass protests, ending a vitriolic battle that began as a debate over judicial ideology and concluded with a national reckoning over sexual misconduct. As a chorus of women in the Senate’s public galleries repeatedly interrupted the proceedings on Saturday night with cries of “Shame!”, somber-looking senators voted 50 to 48 - almost entirely along party lines - to elevate Judge Kavanaugh, reports The New York Times. The 53year-old Kavanaugh was

promptly sworn in by both Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and the retired Justice Anthony M. Kennedy - the court’s longtime swing vote, whom he will replace in a private ceremony. “He’s going to go down as a totally brilliant Supreme Court Justice for many years,” an elated President Donald Trump told reporters, whom he had invited to join him in watching the vote on television aboard Air Force One. Trump also derided the sizable protests against Judge Kavanaugh on the steps of the Supreme Court and the Capitol as “phony stuff ”, and said it was a misnomer to imply that

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Pope Francis greets faithful at the end of his meeting with youths attending the Synod, at the Vatican, Saturday. (AP /Gregorio Borgia)

VATICAN CITY, OCT 7 (Agencies): A top Vatican cardinal issued a scathing rebuke Sunday of the ambassador who accused Pope Francis of covering up the sexual misconduct of a prominent American cardinal, saying his claims were false, “blasphemous” and demanding that he repent, AP reported. Six weeks after Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano threw the papacy into turmoil over his claims about ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the head of the Vatican’s bishops office

said there was no evidence in his files backing Vigano’s claims that Francis annulled any sanctions against McCarrick. Cardinal Marc Ouellet’s letter was issued Sunday, a day after Francis authorized a “thorough study” of all Vatican archives into how McCarrick rose through the ranks of the Catholic Church despite allegations he sexually preyed on seminarians and young priests. The letter, addressed to Vigano but identified as an open letter to the faith-

ful, marked an extraordinary and decisive end to the official Vatican silence about Vigano’s claims. In it, Ouellet both defended the pope and criticized Vigano, asserting that the conservative cleric had used the scandal over sexual abuse in the U.S. to score ideological points with Francis’ critics on the Catholic right. Ouellet said a review of his files showed there were no documents about any sanctions imposed on McCarrick and that it was “false” to suggest Francis had annulled any such measures. Ouellet did acknowledge that McCarrick had been “strongly exhorted” not to travel or appear in public, and to live a discreet life of prayer given rumors against him about his past behavior with young adult men. The McCarrick scandal has thrown the U.S. and Vatican hierarchy into turmoil, given it was apparently an open secret in some U.S. church circles

that he would invite seminarians to his New Jersey beach house and into his bed. Two men received settlements starting in 2005 from two New Jersey dioceses after they alleged McCarrick sexually molested or harassed them. The Vatican was informed starting in at least 2000 about the seminarian complaints. Francis accepted McCarrick’s resignation as a cardinal in July after a U.S. church investigation determined that an allegation that he groped a teenage altar boy in the 1970s was credible.

countries, resulting in what critics say was only a vague commitment by Kim towards denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. “We continue to make progress on agreements made at Singapore Summit. Thanks for hosting me and my team,” Pompeo tweeted. Kim also praised their “nice meeting”, telling Pompeo via an interpreter following the morning’s talks that it was “a very nice day that promises a good future ... for both countries.” Since the Singapore summit, the road towards warmer ties has been bumpy. Washington and Pyongyang have sparred over the exact terms of the vaguely-worded

Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Oct 7 (IANS): At least 11 people were killed after an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale jolted northwestern Haiti, authorities said on Sunday. According to the US Geological Survey, the tremor’s epicentre was recorded 20 km from Port-de-Pai at a depth of 15.3 km at 8.11 p.m. on Saturday, reports Efe news. According to a statement from the country’s Civil Protection agency, several people were injured in Port-de-Paix, Gros-Morne, Chansolme and Tortuga island, where houses were destroyed or damaged.

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agreement in Singapore, with the US pushing to maintain sanctions and pressure against the North until its “final, fully verified denuclearisation”. Last month the North’s foreign minister told the United Nations there was “no way” his country would disarm first as long as tough US sanctions remain against his country. After a previous visit to Pyongyang in July, Pompeo had said the two foes made progress on key issues -- but within hours of his departure the North condemned “gangster-like” demands from the US, raising questions over how much the two sides really saw eye to eye.

Haitian Prime Minister Jean Henry Ceant took to Twitter to urge people to remain calm following the earthquake and provide details on the emergency response. “Following the earthquake on Saturday, the President has instructed me to immediately put together a crisis committee to coordinate the emergency response,” Ceant said on Twitter. Shortly after the earthquake, President Jovenel Moise urged the population to remain calm, adding that the risk management system and regional civil protection directorates were

on alert to help residents of affected areas where access was difficult due to poor infrastructure. Civil Protection also reported in its statement that teams were working throughout the country, especially in the northwest where two minor aftershocks have been recorded. The earthquake was felt in the Haitian capital as well as in neighbouring Dominican Republic. On January 12, 2010, Haiti suffered a devastating magnitude-7 earthquake which killed more than 300,000 people and destroyed much of the capital Port-au-Prince.

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Palu (Indonesia), Oct 7 (Agencies): The number of people believed missing from the quake and tsunami that struck Indonesia’s Palu city has soared to 5,000, an official said Sunday, an indication that far more may have perished in the twin disaster than the current toll, AFP reported. Indonesia’s disaster agency say they have recovered 1,763 bodies so far from the 7.5-magnitude and subsequent tsunami that struck Sulawesi on September 28. But there are fears that two of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods in Palu -- Petobo and Balaroa -- could contain thousands more victims, swallowed up by ground that engulfed whole communities in a process known as liquefaction. “Based on reports from the (village) heads of Balaroa and Petobo, there are about 5,000 people who have not been found,” agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho told reporters Sunday.

women were upset at his confirmation. “Women, I feel, were in many ways stronger than the men in this fight,” the President said. “Women were outraged at what happened to Brett Kavanaugh. Outraged.” The brutal confirmation fight is likely to have far-reaching implications in next month’s midterm elections. Republicans are confronting an electrified Democratic base led by women infuriated by the treatment of professor Christine Blasey Ford, who detailed in emotional testimony her allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when both were teenagers in the 1980s.

Kavanaugh has denied the allegations. Republicans have said that the battle to get Kavanaugh confirmed only motivated a fractured party electorate on a singularly unifying issue for conservatives: the federal judiciary. “It’s been a great political gift for us. The tactics have energised our base,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told The Washington Post. “I want to thank the mob, because they’ve done the one thing we were having trouble doing, which was energising our base.” But Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat, called the nomination “one of the saddest moments in the history of the Senate” and said, “this chapter will be a flashing red warning light of what to avoid”. Republicans “conducted one of the least transparent, least fair, most biased processes in Senate history, slanting the table from the very beginning to produce their desired result”, he added. The two-vote margin for Kavanaugh was the narrowest for a confirmed Supreme Court Justice since 1881, when the Senate confirmed Stanley Matthews, a nominee of President James A. Garfield’s.

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The Church Colony Council, Wokha town hereby acknowledge and extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the Wokha District Administration, Police, Fire & Emergency Services, 28 Assam Rifles, and all other agencies/individuals for their timely intervention in putting out the house fire which broke out in our colony on the night of October 2, 2018 thereby preventing a potential catastrophe for the town. We pray to our Almighty to abundantly bless you all. ATSENTHUNG EZUNG Chairman, Church Colony Council Wokha: Nagaland WC-210

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With immense pride and honour we the Mima Kezoma welfare Committee extend our warmest admiration to Mr. Vilelie Khamo, Class 1 Contractor on receiving the prestigious “Classic Award 2018” by classic Club. The committee appreciates your dedication and exceptional service in society and wishes you more success in future. (VITSU NGUKHA) (ZADEHO RIKHA) Secretary Chairman Mima Kezoma Mima Kezoma Welfare Committee Welfare Committee

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ilmmaker Anurag Kashyap admitted that he knew about the sexual harassment allegations against director Vikas Bahl and feels sorry for not taking a right decision. Last year, a woman employee at Phantom Films, which had Bahl as one of the partners alongside Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane and Madhu Mantena, had accused Bahl of harassing her during a trip to Goa. Phantom Films has now been dissolved after a seven-year run. “While at Phantom, I did everything I could, within what I was told by my partner and his lawyers. For legal and financial decisions, I was fully dependent on my partner and his team. They took care of those things so I could focus on what I did better, creatives. His word and his team’s word on any matter used to be the final word for us,” Kashyap said in a lengthy statement which he posted on Twitter on Sunday. “According to legal advice provided to me then, I was told that we had very limited options. Now in hindsight and after taking stock of things myself,

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I can quite see how I was ill-advised,” he added. Kashyap explained how he tackled the situation by naming and shaming Bahl in public. The company barred Bahl from the office premises and took away his signing authority. He also said that the studio’s contract did not allow him to go against his partner Bahl. His lawyers told him that Bahl’s removal from the company was hindered by two things -- his status as “an equal promoter/director who actually ran the company” and that there was no clause in their contract to fire him “on the grounds of misconduct”. Kashyap mentioned that he took a stand for the victim earlier also but it was the woman who refused to

take any legal action. “What makes it worse personally for me is that the victim did not share the incident with me for a long time because she saw me dealing with my depression. She put herself through a personal hell to protect me and I could not because I was unfortunately ill-advised that there was little I could do. “I fully understand that it is no excuse whatsoever and all of my actions above, I would hope, are demonstrative of every intention on my part to set this right. “This industry is extremely ill-equipped to handle matters such as sexual harassment, copyright, censorship and all the things we put ourselves in dock with. A large part of the reason for this is that there is clearly lack of correct advice and awareness of legal remedies,” he added. While concluding, Kashyap apologized to the victim. “I am deeply, truly sorry to the woman in question and she has known this all while. This will never happen again on my work premises ever again.” (IANS)

inger Michael Buble thought he would never make music again after his son Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer in 2016. In an interview to The Sunday Mirror’s Notebook Magazine, the 43-year-old Canadian singer said he has returned to the spotlight only because his son’s condition has improved, reports dailymail.co.uk. Buble had put his career on hold after Noah was diagnosed with liver cancer when he was just three. “I thought I might never make music again. I knew if I came back into this world it would have to be bliss. And it is. If it wasn’t I wouldn’t be here,” said the singer, who is married to Argentine actress Luisana Lopilato. The “Haven’t met you yet” performer also explained that dealing with his son’s cancer battle let him reevaluate the importance of his career, adding that now his family will always come first. “I’ll never put the ego of the job ahead of my family. It’s the reason I’ve been gone for a couple of years. There was never a choice (when Noah was ill).” (IANS)

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Piano event in China creates new World Record the pianos were placed in a local square. The pianos have a combined worth of more than 50 million yuan ($7 million). The event broke the

record of 555 pianos playing simultaneously in Inchon, South Korea in 2007, according to Luo Qiong, the Guinness certification officer. (IANS)

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A tourist enjoys at Panna Meena Kund of Amer Fort, in Jaipur, Sunday. (PTI)

Surviving Nirvana members reunite at 2018 ‘Cal Jam’

With great joy and honour, the Mima Village Council (MVC) extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri. Vilelie Khamo, Class-I Contractor for being honoured with ‘Classic Award 2018” in recognition of his outstanding contribution in humanitarian service. The Mima Village Council (MVC) while sharing this joyous moment with you, pray that Almighty God bless you with long life so as to continue working tirelessly for lifting up of the lesser privilege community. The Mima Village Council (MVC) also express our deepest appreciation to the Classic Club for honouring one of our bonafide citizens with their prestigious ‘Classic Award 2018’ in acknowledging the merit of his work. Sd/Sd/Neichüzo Keyie Thepfulelhou Peki Chairman Secretary Mima Village Council Mima Village Council

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he surviving members of Nirvana reunited at the end of Foo Fighters’ set at Cal Jam festival Saturday night to perform six songs. Dave Grohl, Pat Smear (both of whom are members of Foo Fighters) and Krist Novoselic (who played earlier in the day with his band Giants In The Tree were joined during the Nirvana mini-set by John McAuley of the band Deer Tick and Joan Jett. They played three songs with John on lead vocals — “Serve The Servants”, “Scentless Apprentice” and “In Bloom” — before Joan took over for “Breed”, “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and “All Apologies”, with the latter featuring Brody Dalle on bass and

Krist moving on to the accordion. Jett previously fronted Nirvana at the latter’s Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction in 2014, while McAulay, along with Jett, took part in the induction aftershow party performance. The 2014 set consisted of 19 songs, with Lorde, Kim Gordon and St. Vincent also participating. Last year, Grohl looked back on Nirvana’s Rock Hall reunion, saying: “I got together with my old bandmates, Krist and Pat, and guests including Joan Jett and Lorde, and we played those songs again. It sounded just like it did, but, of course, with one thing missing. We hadn’t

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apper Kanye West has deleted his Twitter and Instagram accounts. It is the second time he is exiting from social media since 2017. The 41-year-old rapper deleted his accounts on Saturday, reports dailymail. co.uk. His decision comes a week after his appearance on show “Saturday Night Live” in which he surprised the audience by speaking in support of US President Donald Trump. He received a lot of social media backlash later. This isn’t the first time Kanye has removed himself from social media. In May 2017, he deleted his accounts and stayed off for 11 months, only returning in April this year ahead of his latest album’s release. The “My beautiful dark twisted fantasy” rapper made no announcement prior to the deletion of his accounts. Kanye is working on his new album “Yandhi”. (IANS)

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Serie A: Ronaldo scores to keep Juve perfect Medvedev wins Japan Open title

Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with teammates after scoring his side’s second goal during a Serie A match against Udinese.

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US police on Monday re-opened an investigation into claims by former American model Kathryn Mayorga that the five-time Ballon d’Or winner raped her in a Las Vegas hotel in June 2009. “I don’t know how

things are for him at home, I don’t live with him,” said Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri. “What I know is what I see on the pitch. He trains hard, he is serene and today he scored an extraordinary goal.” Juventus, with a maxi-

Real slump to last-gasp defeat

Real Madrid’s Gareth Bale fights for the ball during their La Liga match against Alaves.

M a d r i d, O c t 7 (Agencies): Real Madrid’s miserable run continued as they slid to a last-gasp 1-0 La Liga defeat at Alaves on Saturday, marking their longest run without scoring in over 33 years. Veteran midfielder M a nu G a r c i a h e a d e d home after the ball hit the crossbar following a corner in the fifth minute of added

time to send the raucous home crowd into ecstasy as Alaves climbed to third in the standings. The triple European champions had been shackled by Alaves for most of the match and they were fortunate not to concede late in the second half before Garcia struck when Alaves’ Jony fired narrowly wide on the break. Alaves were the fourth

team in a row to stop Real scoring and coach Julen Lopetegui will face further scrutiny with this defeat, which followed a 1-0 loss at CSKA Moscow in the Champions League, a 3-0 thrashing at Sevilla and a goalless draw with Atletico Madrid. Alaves, whose fortunes have been transformed since coach Abelardo Fernandez took over last December when they were fighting against relegation, rose to a third. Real boss Lopetegui made five changes to the team that limped to defeat in Moscow, recalling Sergio Ramos and Gareth Bale while leaving out Marco Asensio. Real had a few early chances as Karim Benzema and Dani Ceballos fired at former Real goalkeeper Pacheco but did not trouble him while Benzema had a shot cleared off the line. Lopetegui took early action to boost his side’s firepower, bringing on centre forward Mariano Diaz for Benzema at the start of the second half and later threw on Spain forward Asensio and Brazilian teenager Vinicius Jr. Alaves continued to snaffle out any danger, though, and Garcia’s lastgasp strike turned the visitors’ frustrations into despair.

mum 24 points from eight Serie A games, open up a nine-point lead on secondplaced Napoli. With the eyes on the world on Ronaldo the match against lowly Udinese, in a small town not far from the border with Slovenia, attracted jour-

Henry prime candidate for Aston Villa job Lo n d o n , O c t 7 (Agencies): Thierry Henry is now the favourite to succeed Steve Bruce as manager of Aston Villa. Villa bosses, however, do retain an interest in the possibility of Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers taking over. If either man takes over at Villa Park, former club defender John Terry is being lined up as a possible assistant manager or first-team coach. An initial shortlist of five names has now been whittled down, with Henry and Rodgers being the two left remaining. Henry has already held talks with Villa’s hierarchy, and those meetings have been described as “very positive”. But the Championship club have been mindful not to make any formal approach to Celtic, as they had midweek European duty against Salzburg. Currently, it remains unclear whether former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers would be interested in a move to England’s second tier. It is understood Henry is now the prime candidate for the role, and could take over at Villa Park within a week should negotiations progress well.

CASE Premier League: Natak FC, Nizams win Dimapur, Oct 7 (NPN): Natak FC, FC Joga Bonito and Nizams FC secured 3 points on matchday 3 of CASE Premier League on Saturday while Ruboo United and Sporting Union earned a point each from a draw. In the opening match of the day, Ruboo United drew 2 -2 against Sporting Union. Meanwhile, Natak FC ousted league leaders Trinity Sporting from the top of the table with a 5-1 win. Within minutes of the game, Natak forward Kedolhoulie broke his marker to open the scoring account for the winning side. Trinity Sporting were awarded a penalty in the 26th minute for a handball, however Atokito failed to equalize as Natak custodian Tiasunep blocked the spot-kick safely. Supong scored the second goal for the Nataks just before halftime. As the match progressed into the other half, midfielder Rohit exhibited two magnificent K Y M C

long range efforts that saw the back of the net in the 43rd and 70th minutes. A misunderstanding between the Trinity goalie and defenders also went in favor of Natak FC as Supong took advantage of the situation to score another goal for his team to seal the victory. The solitary goal for Trinity Sporting was scored by Atokito. FC Joga Bonito earned their first win by defeating Super Strikers 1 – 0 at 1st NAP Ground. Both Joga Bonito and Super Strikers created a number of chances but were unsuccessful. The game opened up midway through the second half from a piece of individual brilliance from Joga Bonito midfielder Theja with a left footed volley at the edge of the box. Super Strikers came back strong looking for an equalizer but some resolute defending and a couple of excellent saves from the Joga keeper kept the score at 1 - 0. Nizams FC contin-

ued their winning streak by edging over CASE FC 2 – 0 to go on top of the table having won three consecutive wins while maintaining a clean sheet. A beautiful cross from left back defender Neisal was converted by Angam

with a powerful shot giving Nizams the lead in the 38th minute. In the second half of the match, Akato added to the tally towards the end of the match with a goal from a tight angle giving the CASE keeper no chance to save the shot.

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nalists from as far afield as China. But the ‘Ronaldo affair’ appeared to have in no way dented the player’s popularity among the fans who packed the 25,000seater Stadio Friuli. He was greeted by the enthusiastic cries of dozens of children waiting for the team buses before the game, with one child running onto the pitch during warm-up to ask for his autograph. Ronaldo has hired David Chesnoff, known as the lawyer of the stars, to defend him. The Las Vegas-based criminal lawyer has already worked with well-known athletes like Shaquille O’Neal, Mike Tyson and Andre Agassi. After initially dismissing the rape claims as “fake news” on Instagram, Ronaldo took to social media during the week to “firmly deny” the accusations. “Rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that I am and believe in,” he said on his Twitter feed, which has 75 million followers.

Tokyo, Oct 7 (Agencies): Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev stunned home favourite Kei Nishikori in the final to claim the Japan Open title after a comfortable 6-2 6-4 victory in Tokyo on Sunday. Medvedev came out of the blocks fast and Nishikori, aiming for his third title at this event, could not cope with the big-hitting Russian who broke his serve at the second time of asking. After that it was a story of mistakes by world number 12 Nishikori, 11 unforced errors in the first set, and consistent serving by Medvedev who strolled to a 6-2 first set in just 25 minutes. Nishikori corrected issues with his own serve in the second set but still could not have an impact on Medvedev’s service games, winning only one point on the Russian’s serve during the entirety of the second set. Medvedev bided his time and broke a tired Nishikori, whose final shot was another wild miss, to wrap up the victory and secure a third ATP title of the season.

Daniil Medvedev with the Japan Open trophy after beating Kei Nishikori in Tokyo on Sunday.

“I was playing amazing and I am so happy to come out on top,” said Medvedev, who will jump to 22nd in the world rankings, after winning in just over an hour. “To play seven matches and losing only one set, this makes me extremely happy.” Medvedev has defeated Milos Raonic and Diego Schwartzmann en route to Sunday’s final and did not drop a single service game in his last three matches. “The serve is the most

important thing in tennis right now,” the 22-year-old added. Nishikori has now lost eight ATP finals since his last victory, which came at the Memphis Open in February 2016. “He’s serving great. I didn’t have any chance on his first serve, even second serve,” Nishikori said. “His ball was skipping a lot on this surface and he was hitting good enough flat shots and he was serving great, so it was tough to play against Daniil today.”

Marquez wins inaugural Thai MotoGP Buriram, Oct 7 (IANS): Marc Marquez won a thrilling inaugural Thailand MotoGP Sunday to extend his lead in the championship to 77 points as he goes in pursuit of a fifth premier class title. S p a i n’s M a r q u e z edged out Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso at the end of a breathtaking last-lap duel after the pair had swapped the lead several times over the closing stages of a pulsating battle. Honda rider Marquez finished the race in 39min 55.722 sec, just 0.115sec ahead of Dovizioso’s Ducati with Maverick Vinales on a Yamaha third as just 0.270sec separated the top three. The 25-year-old reigning champion started from pole but lost the lead early on to both Valentino Rossi and then Dovizioso. But the Spaniard fought back towards the end of the 26-lap race as he and Dovizioso went wheelto-wheel up front in a battle that had the fans on their feet and screaming. Marquez took the chequered flag after overtaking Dovizioso on the final bend to secure victory by the slimmest of margins. “I tried to give everything, I forget the championship, I forget all these things,” Marquez said af-

Repsol Honda Team’s Marc Marquez celebrates winning the Thai MotoGP race on Sunday.

terwards. “The last five laps were very very nice for the Thai fans.” Dovizioso was pleased with the result but said it was “bad to lose the victory on the last turn for sure”. Marquez now has 271 points, 77 ahead of Dovizioso with a maximum of 100 available in the final four races of season, mak-

ing him a strong favourite to retain his title. Marquez also made history over the weekend as he became the first rider

to climb out of Q1 to claim pole position, the 50th of his stunning career. The Spaniard delighted his supporters, who sought out pictures with him and wore caps with his number 93. Thailand’s first MotoGP is being held in the rural town of Buriram in the northeast, about a fivehour drive from the capital Bangkok. Buriram has seen explosive growth through investment in football and racing sports, and expectations for the event were high. The maiden MotoGP had a local twist as the country’s famous food was being sold by vendors alongside a popular exhibition of Muay Thai, a traditional martial art Both Dovizioso and Marquez praised the energy and excitement of supporters. “In Europe the fans have to learn from the Thai fans,” Dovizioso said, while Marquez described the atmosphere as akin to a party.

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Milan, Oct 7 (Agencies): Cristiano Ronaldo shrugged off damaging rape allegations to score for Juventus as the Serie A champions beat Udinese 2-0 under the rain in northeastern Italy on Saturday to stretch their lead at the top of Serie A. The Portuguese striker lashed in the second goal after 37 minutes from the left following a cross from Croatia’s Mario Mandzukic, four minutes after Rodrigo Bentancur’s opener. I t wa s Ro n a l d o ’s fourth goal this season for Juventus, with the 33year-old celebrating wildly with his teammates, as the Italian champions claimed their tenth consecutive win in all competitions. Ronaldo remained tight-lipped after the game, giving a thumbs up as he left the dressing room where he was greeted by fans shouting “Cristiano! Cristiano!” The superstar showed no sign of the immense pressure he is under amid damaging accusations which threaten his multimillion euro sporting em-

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Man City, Liverpool draw; Chelsea win

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is closed down by John Stones (left) and Laporte during the opening stages of the game.

L ondon , O c t 7 (Agencies): Riyad Mahrez missed a late penalty as Liverpool and Manchester City played out a tense 0-0 draw that saw the Premier League champions move top of the table on goal difference. A match billed as a clash between the two title favourites failed to live up to lofty expectations with both teams struggling to create clear chances at Anfield on Sunday. But Mahrez should have won it for City with four minutes to go after Virgil van Dijk was penalised for bringing down Leroy Sane, instead blasting his spot-kick well over the crossbar. With two unbeaten league records on the line a close match was always

likely, City appearing wary of Liverpool’s threat having already lost three times to Jurgen Klopp’s side in 2018. And, despite Mahrez’s miss, a point apiece was a fair result as both teams cancelled each other out, the draw leaving Liverpool in third, below Chelsea, with all three on 20 points. Mohamed Salah fired an early shot wide before Dejan Lovren was arguably fortunate not to concede a spot-kick when he bumped Sergio Aguero over in the penalty area. James Milner had to be replaced due to injury and Liverpool were sloppy thereafter, although City lacked cohesion and the first half ended without a shot on target from either side.

A wild Fernandinho strike from 35 yards that flew well off target summed up City’s frustrations, with a low-key Aguero booked for a poor challenge on Jordan Henderson. Mahrez should have hit the target on the hour-mark, but pulled his effort wide of the post, then Salah shot straight at Ederson as the game finally opened up in the second half. Alisson denied Mahrez with a smart stop at his near post in the 75th minute, but the best chance of the game was still to come. Referee Martin Atkinson pointed to the spot when Van Dijk brought down substitute Sane, Mahrez smashing his kick over the crossbar to leave the game deadlocked.

Hamilton edges closer to F1 title

Lewis Hamilton holds his trophy and a bottle of champagne after winning the Japanese F1 in Suzuka, Japan. (AP/PTI

Suzuka, Oct 7 (Agencies): A rampant Lewis Hamilton led a Mercedes one-two at the Japanese Grand Prix on Sunday to move to the brink of a fifth Formula 1 world title. The Briton dominated at Suzuka after starting on pole, stretching his lead over Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to 67 points with just four races left as the German’s hopes were dashed by a collision with Red Bull’s Verstappen. Valtteri Bottas held off

Verstappen to take second almost 13 seconds behind Hamilton in a breathless 53lap race at the fast-flowing Japanese circuit. “Woo-hoo! I love you guys!” Hamilton screamed over team radio after his sixth win in the last seven races. Vettel realistically needed to win to keep alive his fading title hopes but, despite making up four places in a frantic start after starting on the fourth row, spun off

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Hong Kong, Oct 7 (Agencies): US Open champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of this week’s Hong Kong Open to prevent aggravating a slight back injury, according to the tournament’s organisers. The Japanese star required treatment to her lower back during her semifinal defeat to unseeded Anastasija Sevastova at the China Open in Beijing on Saturday. Afterwards, Osaka, who turns 21 later this month, said it was more a case of stress and fatigue

than anything more serious, but suggested that she may not make the WTA Hong Kong Open, which starts on Monday. “ U n f o r t u n a t e ly, I have been playing through pain in my back this whole week,” the world No 6 said in a subsequent statement released by organisers. “The doctors have advised me that I need to rest to ensure the injury is not further aggravated and become more serious.” One player who does appear set to play in Hong Kong is China’s Wang Qiang, who is in the form of her life. Wang was well beaten by world number two Caroline Wozniacki in the China Open semi-finals, going down 6-1, 6-3, and has been carrying a thigh injury. “I’ll try my best because I will definitely face the same situation in the future,” 28th-ranked Wang said, asked if she would compete in Hong Kong. “I cannot give up easily,” she added.

on lap eight in a shower of sparks after a risky lunge on Verstappen. The German, who began from eighth in qualifying, survived the scrape but found himself back in 19th and could only finish sixth, dealing a hammer blow to his slim title hopes. Hamilton will retain his world title if he wins the next race at Austin and Vettel fails to finish second. Daniel Ricciardo finished fourth for Red Bull after starting way back in 15th with Kimi Raikkonen fifth after Ferrari opted not to switch his position with Vettel for the sake of two extra points. Vettel was left wondering what might have been after a ruining an electric start with an ill-advised attempt to duck inside Verstappen at turn 13.Red Bull boss Christian Horner put it even more bluntly when asked to assess Vettel’s rush of blood. Further down the order, Sergio Perez took seventh for Force India ahead of Romain Grosjean’s Haas.

Meanwhile, Belgium playmaker Eden Hazard kept up his red-hot form with one goal and an assist to inspire Chelsea to a convincing 3-0 victory against Southampton. Unbeaten Chelsea made a bright start at St. Mary’s and was unfortunate not to be awarded a penalty when Wesley Hoedt fouled Olivier Giroud. Southampton could have taken the lead against the run of play, but Danny Ings blazed the ball wildly over after good work down the left by former Chelsea defender Ryan Bertrand. Chelsea went ahead on the half-hour when Ross Barkley did well to win possession in midfield and set up the unmarked Hazard to fire the ball past Alex McCarthy for his seventh league goal of the season. Barkley then added the second goal, his first for the club, from tap-in range after Giroud produced an acrobatic cross-shot following a free kick by Willian. Southampton tried to stage a late rally and visiting goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga had to pull off two finger-tip saves to deny Ings and Nathan Redmond. Chelsea had the final word, though, as the irrepressible Hazard sent Alvaro Morata clean through and the substitute chipped the ball over McCarthy. Match results Man United 3 - 2 Newcastle Fulham 1 – 5 Arsenal

Nagaland beat M’laya in U-19 trophy D i m ap u r , O c t 7 (NPN): Nagaland defeated Meghalaya by 30 runs at the ongoing Vinoo Mankad Under-19 Trophy being held at Bhubaneswar, Odisha. After winning the toss, Nagaland elected to bat and scored 189 runs losing all wickets in 40 overs. Hem Bahadur top scored the innings with 74 runs from 97 balls while Harsh Keshri scored 52 runs off 59. Shampri contributed 19 runs to the steam’s total. For Meghalaya, Abishek claimed 6 wickets, Swastic took 3 wickets and Aryan took 1. Chasing the target, Meghalaya were bowled out for 159 in 47.1 overs. Ashif Khan scored 47 and Raghav Kapur scored 71. For Nagaland, Chiranjivi took 3 wickets, Yash and Arpit claimed 2 wickets each while Daniel and Hem took 1 wicket each. In the next match, Nagaland will play Sikkim on October 9.

Indian shuttlers win 5 medals in Asia Junior C’ship

NEW DELHI, Oct 7 (PTI): Meghana Reddy and Tasnim Mir won the girls doubles crown as Indian shuttlers bagged five medals in the Badminton Asia Junior U-17 and U-15 championships which concluded at Mandalay, Myanmar on Sunday. Meghana and Tasnim pair defeated Korean duo of Yeo Jin Gong and Da Yeon Jeong 23-21 21-18 in the final to secure the Under-15 girls doubles title. Meiraba Luwang and Aditi Bhatt won a bronze medal each in the Under17 boys singles and girls singles respectively, while S Shankar Muthuswamy claimed a bronze in under15 boys singles. The men’s doubles duo in U-15 categor y, Pranv Rao Gandham and P Sai Vishnu, added yet another bronze medal to India’s tally. Sankar lost his semifinal to Korean Byung Jae Kim 15-21 19-21 in a tight match and it was followed by Aditi, who went down to Indonesian Aisyah Savita Ftetani 12-21 13-21. Meiraba fought well but unfortunately went down 21-19 16-21 10-21 against Korean Yong Jin and the pair of Pranav and Sai Vishu couldn’t withstand the Indonesian duo of Muhammad Rayhan Nurand Marwan Faza, who wrapped up the match 21-12 21-19.

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Bengaluru held 2-2 by Jamshedpur

Bengaluru FC’s Nishu wheels away in celebration after scoring a goal against Jamshedpur FC on Sunday.

Bengaluru, Oct 7 (Agencies): Sergio Cidoncha’s late goal helped Jamshedpur FC hold Bengaluru FC to a 2-2 draw at the Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru on Sunday. Nishu Kuma (45’) put the hosts ahead and youngster Gourav Mukhi (81’) made history when he came on in the second half and equalized. Sunil Chhetri looked to have sealed the deal in the 88th minute but Sergio Cidoncha (90+4’) came up with a goal late in the game to even things out. Both the teams started off with circulating the ball in midfield without penetration in the final third. The first chance of the game came at the 12th minute when a pass from Khabra saw Udanta Singh beat his marker and race into space, eventually picking the wrong option for the pass. At the other end, visitors looked to channel their

attack through Tim Cahill. Jerry looked to provide service from the wings but his attempts were cut out by Nishu Kumar. The deadlock was broken by Nishu Kumar after a brilliant long-range effort got the better of Jamshedpur FC custodian Subhashish Roy just before halftime. The first talking point of the second half came in the 57th minute when Jerry was brought down at the edge of the box by Nishu. The shouts for a penalty fell to deaf ears as the referee waved for the play to go on. The introduction of Mobashir Rahman added flair to the attack and the visitors started creating problems as the game progressed. All of Jamshedpur’s persistence paid off in the 81st minute when 18-yearold Gourav Mukhi slotted the ball past Gurpreet Singh and into the back of the net. The youngster latched onto

a pass by the show-runner Mario Arques and did very well to outmuscle Albert Serran and complete the move with a composed finish past Gurpreet. The hosts responded well and launched a series of attacks. One of these saw Chhetri at the end of a lobbed pass by Khabra. The forward leapt above his counterpart and headed it past Roy Chowdhury in the 88th minute. Jamshedpur’s persistence bore fruit again as Cidoncha equalised deep into injury time in a move that saw the brilliant Mario Arques again come up with an assist. The midfielder squared the ball to Cidoncha who made no mistake as he slotted it home from the centre of the box. The teams shared points in an absolute thriller and the ISL table now has five teams level at the top with four points each.

Wozniacki lifts China Open trophy Beijing, Oct 7 (Agencies): Caroline Wozniacki said she was fulfilling her childhood dreams after she won a 30th WTA singles title with victory over Anastasija Sevastova in the China Open final on Sunday. The Danish world No 2 was impressive all week in Beijing, never dropping a set and rarely looking troubled, and was imperious against the unseeded Sevastova, winning 6-3 6-3. “I’m just happy to have reached 30 today, I’m going to enjoy that,” said Wozniacki, a former No 1. “As a little kid I had a dream of becoming a professional tennis player, becoming number one in the world. Then after number one in the world, I wanted to win a Slam, then I wanted to lift trophies.” “Having done everything, all of that, it’s pretty amazing. I think I had a dream of that, but I don’t know how realistic I really believed that was going to be.” Wozniacki, whose

Caroline Wozniacki and Anastasija Sevastova with their trophies after the match.

form has been patchy in the second half of the year, was ruthless on her serve and wrapped up the first set with an overhead smash to underline her superiority. Sevastova, 28, will find herself just outside the top 10 in the rankings after her run in the Chinese capital. “She didn’t give me any presents, it was tough,” said Sevastova, who retired in May 2013 because of persistent injuries, only to return

in January 2015.

Del Potro suffers shock defeat

Juan Martin Del Potro was beaten by Nikoloz Basilashvili in the men’s final. Tournament top seed Del Potro lost 4-6 4-6 to Basilashvili, who had eliminated Britain’s Kyle Edmund in Saturday’s semi-final. Del Potro was not moving fluidly throughout and he ceded a break quickly to fall

1-2 behind to the world No 34. Basilashvili, in the second set, was forced to battle to hold his serve for 4-4. Del Potro threw the kitchen sink at him but, when three break points came to nothing, his race appeared to have been run. Basilashvili broke in the very next game then served out the match to win his second career title, having won the German Open earlier this year.

Keerthana wins IBSF world U-16 snooker title

Mumbai, Oct 7 (PTI): India’s Keerthana Pandian has won the girls’ title in the IBSF World Under-16 Snooker Championships, her maiden international crown. Keerthana won the girls’ title by outclassing Belarussian rival Albina Leschuk 3-1 in the final. After qualifying for knockout stage as seed 4, Keerthana knocked out her compatriot Manasvini Sekar and Russian girl Alina Khairulina in straight frames 3-0 before meeting the defending champion and countrymate Anupama Ramachandran in the semis. Keerthana had lost the first frame, but after that she played flawlessly to win next three frames and defeated Anupama 3-1. Similarly, in the final, Keerthana went down after winning the first frame, but with scoreslevel at 1-1, she geared up and played with full control to win next two frames and the championship.

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