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DIMAPUR, monday, september 4, 2017 Pages 12 ` 4.00
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PM promotes 4, inducts 9 new faces NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (Agencies): Nirmala Sitharaman was on Sunday promoted and appointed as India’s Defence Minister in a surprise move by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who elevated three others to the cabinet and brought in nine new faces including four former bureaucrats in a reshuffle-cum-expansion of his ministry based on performance. Sitharaman became the second woman to head the Defence Ministry after Indira Gandhi when she was Prime Minister. Power Minister Piyush Goyal, also promoted from Minister of State with independent charge to the Cabinet, got the railways portfolio, from which Suresh Prabhu was shifted to Commerce and Industry that was with Sitharaman. Prabhu had offered to quit after a major rail accident in Uttar Pradesh claimed 23 lives last month. The promoted ministers and the new faces were administered the oath of office and secrecy by President Ram Nath Kovind at a 35-minute ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, attended among others by new Vice President M. Venkaiah
Charges against me fabricated, says Ibobi Singh IMPHAL, SEP 3 (IANS): Former Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on Sunday termed the charges against him of misappropriating funds as “fabricated”. Ibobi, who is in Delhi, told IANS over the phone that the charges against him are fabricated and on returning to Imphal on Monday, he will speak on the issue after studying the matter. A probe into the financial “scams” in the Manipur Development Society to the tune of Rs 185 crore was one of the pre-election pledges by the BJP in Manipur and FIRs were lodged on Friday against Ibobi, three former chief secretaries and two officials. The Congress termed the registration of an FIR against Ibobi Singh and others a “political vendetta”. “It is very regrettable that the name of the former Chief Minister is thus tarnished. It smacks of a political vendetta,” party lawmaker N. Loken said on Sunday, but added that in course of the investigation, the whole truth shall be unearthed. He contended that the BJP-led government which assumed power on March 15 has not done anything for the welfare of the people except rename the schemes started by the Congress government.
This is it!
“If I’ve commited crime by transporting alcohol,then I have done it to obey VVIPs who asked for them.” K Y M C
President RN Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose with new members of cabinet at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday. (PTI)
Naidu, Modi, BJP President Amit Shah, Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad and family members of the some new ministers. In all, six ministers resigned ahead of the reshuffle: Kalraj Mishra (Cabinet), Rajiv Pratap Rudy and Bandaru Dattatreya (MoS I/c), Faggan Singh Kalaste, Sanjeev Balyan and MN Pandey. Of the other two ministers promoted were Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who also got Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi also joined the Cabinet, retaining
the Minority Affairs Ministry. Among the four bureaucrats inducted into the government, three have been made Ministers of State with independent charge: former Home Secretary R.K. Singh, a Lok Sabha member from Bihar, got Power and New and Renewable Energy portfolios held by Goyal while former diplomat Hardeep Puri secured Housing and Urban Affairs. “Demolition Man” K.J. Alphons has been made MOS with independent charge in Tourism and Electronics and IT ministries. Puri and Alphons are not MPs and will have to get elected to Parliament in six
months. Alphons is the second BJP man from Kerala to get a place in the union ministry after party veteran O. Rajagopal who served under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Former Mumabi Police chief Satya Pal Singh got Human Resource Development, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation as Minister of State -- held by Balyan. Both are from western Uttar Pradesh. The other five new Ministers of State are Shiv Pratap Shukla, Ashwini Choubey, Virendra Kumar, Anantkumar Hegde and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. (Ministers list on p-5)
Manipur govt seeks Centre’s help to settle border dispute with Nagaland Correspondent/Agencies
IMPHAL, SEP 3: Manipur government has written to the Centre seeking its help to resolve the protracted inter-state border dispute between Manipur and Nagaland with direct involvement of Survey of India. The border dispute between Tungjoy village of Senapati district, Manipur and Kezhakeno village of Phek district, Nagaland has been ongoing for decades. Highlighting the need for a proper boundary demarcation in order to resolve the border dispute, Manipur’s Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Dr. J. Suresh Babu in a letter to the MHA Joint Secretary (NE in-charge) Satyendra Garg on August 22 pointed out the need for a proper boundary demarcation between the neighbouring villages and erection of boundary pillars. According to Sangai Express, Dr. Babu also wrote a letter to his Nagaland counterpart a few days back with a proposal to make joint
efforts to resolve the border dispute, which had reportedly started sometime in the early 19th century and it remains unsettled till date. Taking serious note of the tense stand-off that broke out between Tungjoy and Kezhakeno in 2012, the two neighbouring States talked at the level of Chief Secretary and concerned Deputy Commissioners so as to avert such conflicts. Both the Government of Manipur and Nagaland Government directed the two neighbouring villages to maintain status quo until the border dispute was settled and also not to take up any development programme within the disputed area. The border dispute between at Tungjoy and Kezhakeno is not the only dispute that exists along the Manipur-Nagaland border. A dispute over traditional land ownership of Dzukuo valley, dispute between Manipur and Nagaland over Jessami in Ukhrul district is yet to be resolved.
Reshuffle reflects maximum govt, no governance: Cong
post of parliamentary secretaries was unconstitutional. It may be noted that the NTC had initially submitted a representation to Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya through the chief secretary on August 19, demanding the removal of the “unconstitutional” posts. NTC later issued a seven-day ultimatum on the Governor seeking immediate action. However, after Governor failed to respond positively to the demand, NTC went ahead and filed a PIL in the High Court. The matter was heard August 31 but the court posted the matter to September 11, 2017 for further order and hearing. Talking to Nagaland Post, NTC’s information and press secretary, Theja Therieh on Sunday said they had no choice but to seek legal redressal since the Governor chose to ignore their petition. He said it was best to allow the law to decide rather than volleying heated words through media. Therieh also said that the chief secretary was bound by duty to appraise the Governor of the matter since the NTC representa-
tion had been submitted through him. He also said that Naga MLAs should emulate the example of Mizo MLAs who resigned on August 30, 2017 by taking a moral stand in lieu of the Supreme Court order even if the Mizoram High Court had not given any ruling. When such unconstitutional posts were instituted, Therieh said executive cannot be expected to function and for which public was made to suffer. Besides, NTC, the Nagaland Pradesh Congress Committee had also submitted a representation to the Governor in the last week of July demanding the removal of parliamentary secretaries and advisors. Nagaland Voluntary Consumer’s Organization on August 24 also urged upon the governor to remove the unconstitutional posts. E a r l i e r, G ove r n o r Acharya had told The New Indian Express (TNIE) that he would act on the SC judgment only if he received any grievance, in writing, from an organisation, individual etc. He said he would do, whatever was possible constitutionally, if approached.
NSCN (K) yet to decide on peace talks
Musharraf to face trial in Bhutto murder case
NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (IANS): Claiming that PM Narendra Modi does not trust his political colleagues, the Congress on Sunday said the cabinet reshuffle “reflects maximum government and no governance” and, by dropping ministers, the government has admitted its “gigantic failure”. Terming induction of new nine Ministers of State as “senior citizen’s club”, party spokesperson Manish Tewari said the average age of these ministers is 60.44 years when the “median age of India’s 1.24 billion people is about 27 years and the Prime Minister has been waxing eloquent about the youth of this country”. He also claimed that Modi seemed “strangely disconnected from the exercise”. “It seemed as if BJP President Amit Shah is the Prime Minister and not Modi. Never ever has the absence of the Prime Minister in a cabinet reshuffle process been more evident,” he said, adding that the real story is in the dropping and that is where the admission of the gigantic failure of this government comes.
Gov, CM extend Onam greetings DIMAPUR, SEP 3 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya has extended greetings to the people of Nagaland particularly the Malayalee community living in the state, on the auspicious occasion of Onam. Nagaland Governor in his message said that Onam, the thanksgiving festival of the harvest season is celebrated with traditional gaiety and enthusiasm. “The mood of rejoicing is vividly captured in the rituals and festivities associated with the festival, transcending all barriers and uniting all in a common brotherhood”, Acharya added. The Governor further hoped that the festival will usher in the true spirit of unity, harmony and prosperity in the soci(Cont’d on p-7) ety.
NTC’s PIL on unconstitutional posts hang in mid-air; GHC to take call on Sept 11 Correspondent
KOHIMA, SEP 3 (NPN): All 26 parliamentary secretaries and nine advisors of Nagaland have another big battle ahead in the court as their fates hang in balance at the Gauhati High Court Kohima bench, which is going to hear the PIL filed by the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) on September 11 against their appointments. NTC had petitioned the Governor to remove all of them within seven days of receiving their submission, in the light of the July 26, 2017 landmark Supreme Court judgment in the PIL against appointment of parliamentary secretaries in Assam. The SC had ruled that states have no power to enact any law for appointment of parliamentary secretary and deemed that-- “The government of Assam had made the appointments through enactment of the Assam Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004” as unconstitutional. Accordingly, the Sikkim High Court on August 25 had also declared that the
NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (AGENCIES): While it is being increasingly felt that any agreement between Government of India and NSCN (I-M) would not have substantial bearing in ending Naga insurgency, the Khaplang faction (NSCN-K) is yet to take a call on joining the peace process, The Asian Age report stated. A top Myanmar-based functionary of the banned NSCN-K on being contacted by The Asian Age said on condition of anonymity: “We do receive calls from several sections asking to return to peace saying with our involvement in the process no final settlement can be possible, we have however not taken any decision so far.” A cross-section of Naga social activists that The Asian Age spoke to also viewed the NSCN (K)’s involvement as well as that of the other factions as very important for a final solution to one of the world’s longest running insurgencies. Many Naga civic organisations like the Naga Mothers’ Association, Naga Hoho and the Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organisation have been trying to get the NSCN (K) in-
volved in the talks process. Nagaland chief minister T.R. Zeliang, too, had requested that all “stakeholders” be taken into account before signing of the final agreement. Since 1999, the NSCN (I-M) and the government have been deliberating on a set of 33 demands which include demands like a separate official flag, a separate constitution, dual citizenship and a physical integration of all Naga-inhabited areas in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, the report stated. While a separate constitution has been ruled out and the last demand is understood to have been put in the “backburner for now,” the framework for the agreement includes a concept of “shared sovereignty” and special constitutional privileges to safeguard the traditional rights of Nagas with due recognition of the uniqueness of their history. The Naga insurgency movement — with independence as the main demand-- is more than six decades old. Government figures say about 3,000 have died in the conflict till now, unofficial figures put the number at about 50,000.
I S L A M A BA D, S E P 3 (IANS): Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday denied any involvement in the murder of former PM Benazir Bhutto but asserted that he will face trial in the case after he returns to the country. “I have been framed in the Benazir Bhutto murder case by way of political victimisation, while I had nothing to do with her untimely and tragic death,” Pervez Musharraf said in a statement that was cited by Xinhua news agency. An anti-terrorism court last week declared Musharraf as fugitive when it delivered the long-awaited judgement in the case. The court acquitted five suspects and jailed two senior police officers for 17 years each for negligence and removing evidence from the crime scene.
Novel cell death technique may be better than chemo Telecom Commission to decide on North East mobile towers project
LO N D O N, S E P 3 (AGENCIES): Chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and immunotherapy are typically used to treat cancer, but they do not work for all patients with the disease. In a new study, scientists have discovered a cancer-killing technique that might be more effective than conventional cancer therapies. Researchers reveal how a process called caspase-independent cell death (CICD) frequently led to the complete eradication of colorectal cancer cells, which is not often the case with current cancer treatments. Study co-author Dr. Stephen Tait, of the Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, and colleagues recently reported their findings in the journal Nature Cell Biology. Cancer remains one
of the biggest health burdens of our time. Last year, more than 1.6 million new cases were diagnosed in the United States alone, and almost 600,000 people died from the disease. Dr. Tait and team explain that the majority of current cancer therapies work by inducing apoptosis. Apoptosis is a form of programmed cell death, or cell suicide, that helps to rid the body of abnormal or unnecessary cells by activating proteins called caspases. In cancer cells, however, apoptosis is often inactive. Reactivating apoptosis in cancer cells - through chemotherapy or immunotherapy, for example - is one way of killing them. But this is not always effective. Research has shown that cancer cells are sometimes able to evade treatment-induced apoptosis,
and some studies have suggested that apoptosis may even promote cancer growth. CICD, however, takes cancer killing one step further, and Dr. Tait and team suggest that it may be a more effective way to treat cancer than current therapies. In their study, the researchers explain that CICD kills cancer cells through a process called mitochondrial outer membrane permeabilization (MOMP), but it does so without releasing caspases, which are the proteins that are normally released through apoptosis. “Cells typically die following MOMP even in the absence of caspase activity,” the team explains. “This defines MOMP as a point of no return that commits a cell to die.” Importantly, when cancer cells die as a result
of CICD, they send signals to the immune system, prompting it to attack and destroy the cancer cells that managed to escape CICD. When Dr. Tait and team tested this technique on colorectal tumors grown in the laboratory, they found that it managed to kill almost all cancer cells. While further studies are needed to confirm the safety and efficacy of CICD, the researchers believe that it could lead to better treatments for a number of cancers. “In essence, this mechanism has the potential to dramatically improve the effectiveness of anti-cancer therapy and reduce unwanted toxicity,” said Dr. Stephen Tait “Taking into consideration our findings, we propose that engaging CICD as a means of anti-cancer therapy warrants further investigation,” he adds.
NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (PTI): The inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission is likely to consider this week a proposal for setting up mobile towers in unconnected villages of the North East, as per official sources. “Telecom connectivity plan for improving connectivity in the North East will be placed before Telecom Commission on September 8,” a government official, who did not wish to be named, told. The mobile towers will be installed under the Comprehensive Telecom Development Plan for the North-Eastern Region (NER) which was approved by the Cabinet in September 2014. Under the plan, 8,621 villages out of 9,190 unconnected villages are to
be covered by installation of 6,673 mobile towers with total outlay of Rs 5,336.18 crore. The Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF), which is handling the project, is likely to submit bid proposal for installing around 4,000 out of the 6,673 mobile towers. The state-run BSNL has been entrusted with task of installing network in tough terrain of Arunachal Pradesh and two districts of Assam -- Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao. The state-run telecom firm has submitted bid received from Vihaan Networks Limited and HFCL for installing around 2,000 towers for Rs 1,648 crore. These two domestic telecom equipment firms had rolled out mobile net-
work project for BSNL in Left wing extremist areas across nine states. Rest of the project was to be rolled out with help of private telecom operators. After no show by private telecom players for the tender, the USOF finally received a bid from Bharti Airtel this year. Airtel has placed a bid for installing around 2,000 mobile towers for around Rs 1,660 crore. According to sources, the USOF has deferred plan to roll out mobile towers in Meghalaya for time being and will work on the project through separate tenders. The Telecom Commission has to take call on the price difference between the two bids and validity of single bid received from Bharti Airtel. K Y M C
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KVKs organise ‘Sankalp Se Siddhi’ across Nagaland
KVK Phek.
KVK Mon.
KVK, VK Town.
KVK Kohima.
KVK Dimapur.
KVK Mokokchung.
DIMAPUR: Krishi Vigyan Kedras (KVK) organised “Sankalp se siddhi” in various districts across Nagaland as a clarion call to farmers to double their income by 2022. KVK Phek: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Phek, ICAR-NRC on Mithun Phek organised the programme at Porba village community hall on August 30 with MP, KG Kenye as the chief guest and ADG, ICAR, Dr. R.S Gandhi as guest of honour. A press note by KVK Phek and ICAR-NRC on Mithun Phek stated that, KG Kenye said, Nagaland being an agrarian state could contribute towards the New India movement by adopting organic farming. He acknowledged the achievements of KVK-Phek and NRC on Mithun for their incessant effort to enhance the socio-economic condition of the farmers. ADG Animal Science (AP&B), Indian Council
of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, Dr. R.S Gandhi emphasized that livestock being the important component in the hill states had lot of potential that needed to be exploited. He intimated the house on various government schemes that is being implemented. Director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Nagaland, Dr. Abhijit Mitra stressed on semi intensive rearing of Mithun and urged to conserve the healthy and wellbuilt male bulls for further genetic improvement of the stock. VCC Porba, Sekhozo expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the chief guest, guest of honour, director, ICARNRC on Mithun for gracing the occasion. A film show and message of prime was screened. Vote of thanks was delivered by senior scientist and head, KVK-Phek, Dr RK Singh. KVK Mon: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Mon organized the pro-
gramme on August 19, at KVK campus, Aboi with parliamentary secretary, Art and Culture, Eshak Konyak as chief guest. Chief guest drew the attention of the participants to the urgent need of reform and transformation of oneself for doubling income by 2022. He emphasized to the participants to treat their field and garden as their best friend, whereby they could achieve their goal by 2022. 4th Kumaon Regiment, Major Mohan Chandra urged the farmers to double their income and fulfil the dreams of “Father of Nation” India. SMS (GPB) Dr. Manoj Singh Sachan, highlighted the Sankalp Se Siddhi. Kowang Konyak, E.E PWD (R&B), Aboi urged the KVK Mon to guide the farmers technically in regard to agriculture and allied sectors. A short Kisan film was shown to the participants to encourage them.
The participants took the New India pledge led by the chief guest, in the programme chaired by senior scientist and head, Dr. R. Mezhatsu, welcome address by Dr. Paihem Michui, subject matter specialist (Vety & A.H) followed by release of an extension bulletin by the chief guest. Altogether, 176 participants representing 4th Kumoan Regiment, Agri & allied departments of the district, social organizations, NGOs, village level institutions and practicing farmers attended. Vote of thanks was delivered by SMS (Soil Conservation), Imtinuksung. KVK, VK Town: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Zunheboto, Nagaland University organised the programme at V.K. town in Zunheboto district on August 30. Chief guest, parliamentary secretary youth resource & sports and music task force, Khekaho Assumi explained that KVKs and ATMA can only give
technological intervention but it was the farmers who would have to harvest the benefit. Project director ATMA, Zhekheto urged farmers to select crops based on their needs while professor, department of political science, John Sema urged the farmers to maintain a corruption free system. Welcome address was delivered by SMS(Agronomy & GPB) Dr. Visakho Shunyum, a talk on strategies to double farmers income was delivered by SMS (Agri Extension) Dr. Kunadan Kumar and message of agricultural minister was read out by Edenly Chishi. A pledge on Sankalp Se Siddhi in Sumi dialect was read out by Khekaho Assumi and vote of thanks was delivered by sr. scientist & head, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia. A total of 173 participants participated the day long programme. KVK Kohima: Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kohima
held the programme based on “seven-point strategies”, graced by ADC, Tseminyu Theodore Yanthan as chief guest. He spoke on the challenges of farming and encouraged the farmers including the young participants to become successful agripreneur. Kenyuseng Tep, president Rengma Hoho who was guest of honour also encouraged the gathering to come together and work hand in hand for the betterment of society. Imtisenla scientist KVK kohima dealt at length on the significance of the programme. New India Manthan Pledge was administered by Khekali Sema scientist KVK Kohima, vote of thanks was delivered by Zhiete scientist KVK Kohima while K. Michael Pienyu scientist KVK kohima chaired the programme. The participants included village chairman, secretary, farmers’ club members, farmers, youths, bankers, NGOs and government officials.
KVK Dimapur: A oneday programme on Sankalp Se Siddhi was organised by KVK Dimapur in collaboration with ATMA, Dimapur, at ICAR research complex for NEH region, Medziphema on August 30. Chief guest, ADC Medziphema, Vikhweno Chale, appealed the farmers to develop a zeal to learn and accept new technologies.. She added that nonrepayment of the loans was another form of corruption due to which nowadays banking institutions have become strict in their procedures. In his welcome address joint director, ICAR Nagaland, Dr. D.J. Rajkhowa highlighted the various research and extension activities of the centre. Dean SASRD, Medziphema, Nagaland University professor, A. Makar in his remark told that “we” need to adopt seven point strategies for doubling the farmer’s income by 2022,
while guest of honour, director SAMETI and principal IETC, Medziphema Dr. I. Amenla appealed to the extension workers, researchers and other governmental departments to come together and reach out so that the income of farmers could be doubled. A G M , NA BA R D, A.C. Biswas informed that an amount of Rs. 4,38,000 crores have been kept for developmental activities in Nagaland. Vote of thanks was delivered by principal scientist and head KVK Dimapur, Dr Anamika Sharma. Thejano Mukritsü, a progressive farmer of Seithikima-A village was felicitated in recognition of her achievement of the Pandit Deen Dayal Antodaya Krishi Puruskar (zonal) Zone VII. A total of 300 persons participated including officials from the government of Nagaland. KVK Mokokchung: Krishi Vig yan Kendra (KVK) Mokokchung organized the one-day programme on August, 29 at Sungratsu village panchayat hall with DDM, NABARD Mokokchung branch, Amarjit. Amar jit explained different farmers related schemes and programme. Senior scientist and head, Dr. Pijush Kanti Biswas, addressed read out the message given by Prime Minister. SMS (Plant Breeding and Genetics), Bendangjungla highlighted the guidelines of the doubling. The programme was inaugurated by Sungratsu village council chairman, Taka Longchar who also spoke on the occasion. SMS (Ag ronomy), Samuel Sangtam handled the Sankalp se Siddhi pledge taking ceremony and the entire programme was coordinated by Ruyosu Nakro. Earlier, the program was chaired by Dr. Rongsen, Dr. Ruopfuselhou briefed participants about importance of doubling the farmers income and Sankalp se Siddhi concept. Vote of thanks was delivered by SMS (Horticulture), Renbomo. Altogether 180 farmers participated in the programme.
DSWC organises farewell for outgoing officer WCH and WSH amicably news in brief settle assault case
DIMAPUR: A farewell programme was organized at directorate conference hall, soil & water conservation department in honour of additional director and head of department, E. James Lotha. In a short speech, Lotha thanked God for the manifold blessings in
department to cooperate and march ahead with humility and hard work. E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by joint director Viliehu Nguzhu, scripture reading and invocation prayer by superintendent, Chubalila, a special song was presented by Thejasetuo Alex Solo
and friends and a vote of thanks was delivered by joint director, Kevingutso Rutsa. DSCO, Tuensang Lily Tep and additional director and incoming HOD, S.N. Singh delivered short speeches, while bio-data of the outgoing officer was read out by superintendent, Zaseveito.
Suspected food poisoning case in Kohima
NPYC supports NPCC road map
Correspondent
KOHIMA, SEP 3 (NPN): More than hundred persons were admitted in different hospitals of Kohima on September 1 and 2 as they became ill from suspected food poisoning at Kohima during a school farewell programme on September 1. The admitted patients included students, parents, teachers and others who had consumed custard reportedly prepared by the students during farewell programme for class 12 in that institution. Doctor from Oking hospital Kohima informed that on September 1, initially around four or five persons were admitted, however, towards the evening
his life while recounting the days of his childhood and how God had raised him up from a humble background. He encouraged junior officers to develop good work ethic and not to run after riches. He also stated the importance of inclusivity and encouraged the officers and staff of the
more persons came with same problem. Doctor said around 60 persons admitted at Oking were recovering and two persons kept under Intensive Care Unit. One person has already been discharged from the hospital on request. On query of the symptoms, doctor said the patients had high fever, severe abdomen pain and dehydration. Oking hospital has deputed 8 doctors even on Sunday to care for the admitted patients. According to sources, many persons were also admitted at Naga hospital, KOHIMAS hospital and some at Bethel hospital. This correspondent spoke to Food Safety Officer, CMO Kohima, Kezhangulie Yim-
chunger, where he was informed that the office had not received any official information or complaint about food poisoning and learnt only from local daily on September 3. He said since it happened on September 1 the chances of getting raw material for laboratory test was less, however, he would visit the particular school on September 4. FSO said none of the school and college canteens in Kohima district have registered under Food Safety. He said such incident was an eye opener and all the schools, colleges and canteens should get registered under food safety to receive guideline and response from the concern authority.
Bosco Club of SCHE visits district jail
DIMAPUR: Bosco Club of Salesian College of Higher Education visited Dimapur District Jail on September 2. A contingent of 17 students under the coordination of assistant professor Br. Dominic Ralte, conducted a value based program for the inmates of the district jail. At the programme, chaplain Mhonbeni Patton, welcomed the college contingent K
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and began the program with a prayer. Sharing the word of God, Br. Probin Kullu exhorted all to sense the divine in everything and highlighted the urgency of righting wrongs in the society with firm determination and great courage. The inmates were entertained by the students through their lively dance, action songs and a choral piece.
DIMAPUR: Nagaland Pradesh Youth Congress (NPYC) during its executive meeting held with MLA, secretary Indian Youth Congress in-charge of Nagaland, Roselina Tirkey on August 30 had resolved to appoint executive members for various districts in-charge of District Youth Congress (DYC) for the forthcoming election 2018. In a release NPYC president Vilhousielie Kengurüse said the house also resolved to organize youth rallies in all the district headquarters against the failure of the NPF led BJP government in all aspects under the theme “Youth for Change”. The house after prolonged discussion on the NPCC Road Map resolved to uphold and stand by the NPCC road map as it was found to be beneficial for the general public of the Nagas. It also stated that Roselina Tirkey’s visit was to empower youth of Nagaland, focusing on the forthcoming state general election 2018 under the theme “Youth for Change”.
D I M A P U R : We s t e r n Chakhesang Hoho (WCH) and Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) has amicably settled the March 3, 2017 incident, wherein Pothita Vamuzo was assaulted by Hokuto Zhimomi. A joint press note by WCH president, Vekhosayi Nyekha and WSH general secretary, Vikato K. Achumi stated that both hohos called for a sitting with both parties on September 1. In the meeting, Pothita gave a brief statement on the assault upon him by Hokuto Zhimomi. The release stated that, Hokuto also admitted that he had committed physical assault on Pothita and had used demeaning words upon ex-CM late Vamuzo for which he sincerely apologised and expressed
his highest respect for the departed leader. In this light, the WSH sought forgiveness for the assault committed by one of their member and to reconcile in the true spirit of brotherhood and friendship. It stated that the two hohos consented with both the parties and amicably settled the case, whereby all the FIR/ case and resentments would be withdrawn with immediate effect. The hohos expressed gratitude to God Almighty for guiding both the parties to positively come forward and settle the issue and to forgive and reconcile. Representative of Yoruba village council and the convenor of Western Sumi Hoho judiciary board also spoke at the meeting.
Rengma unions inform on erstwhile Tseminyu Union
DIMAPUR: Tseminyu Tsipwen Youth Organisation (TTYO) has informed that the Tseminyu Union had been dissolved in a meeting held between the Tseminyu Union and Tseminyu Tsipwen Youth Organisation on July 23 at its former chairman’s residence. A joint press note by TZYO president Obed Tsela, TYOTT president Njulo Tep, TVYO president Asinlo Kent and TSVYO/TOTYO president Tsemi Ami Khing stated that henceforth, any individual using the name of Tseminyu Union stand null and void till further decision was made jointly by its constituent units viz. Tseminyu village council, T. Zisunyu council, Tseminyu south village council, Ngvuphen village council, Phenda village council, Gukhanyu village council, Tseminyu council Dimapur, Tseminyu union Kohima and Tseminyu union Tseminyu town. It stated that in the eventuality of any individual or group using the name of Tseminyu Union, the TTYO would take its own course of action against the individual/party involved.
DoP informs: Department of Power (DoP) has informed that an awareness and demonstration campaign would be organised in order to promote online electricity bill payment for Dimapur, Chumukedima and Kohima consumers (Phase-I) from September 6-10. A press note by department of power, Kohima, chief engineer (D&R) stated that the department officials would be available for assistance at all electricity bill payment counters and ideally located government offices to assist consumers in payment of electricity bills online. Consumers have been requested to bring a copy of their latest electricity bill (or consumer number in case the former is unavailable) and debit card/ credit card/net banking details. Phase-II would be carried out for consumers of Mon, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunheboto, and Phek from September 10 onwards. GPPK teachers’ day 2017: Gorkha Public Panchayat Kohima (GPPK) in association with all the Gorkha NGOs would be celebrating teachers’ day 2017 at Gorkha Public Panchayat Complex, opp. govt. printing press, Chandmari on September 5, 4 p.m. All the serving & retired Gorkha teachers have been invited to attend the programme. PSTA Mon unit informs: Pre-Service Teachers Association (PSTA) Mon unit held a general meeting on August 30 and elected new team of office bearers for 2017-19. PSTA has also requested all the members to report to office along with membership on or before September 30 positively. The new team of office bearers is led by president Mankhao, general secretary Tenmei Jess along with 12 others. STO Pfutsero informs: Sub-treasury officer, Pfutsero, Solhilo Chiero has informed that as per CTR 368, the annual physical verification for the current year, 2017 would be conducted from September 11 to 16 from 10 a.m to 12 p.m. All pensioners under the treasury have been requested to report with life certificates and pensioner IDs. No further payment of pension would be entertained after the stipulated date. SASRD NU clarification: Apropos to news item under the heading, “KSUK, TSUM & SASRD NU celebrate freshers’s meet” published on September 3, should be read as welcome address was given by Dr. A. K. Makar, dean NU:SASRD. K
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Agartala Couple of thunderstorms
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Guwahati A thunderstorm in the area Imphal
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Itanagar A shower or t-storm in spots
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Shillong Occasional rain and a t-storm 22 18 Kohima
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Dimapur A couple of thunderstorms Mkg
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Mostly cloudy with a t-storm 26 20
Tuensang Occasional rain and a t-storm 20 16 Wokha
Mostly cloudy with a t-storm 25 21
Zunheboto Cloudy with a thunderstorm
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(Inset) WTBC youth director Y. Chumbenthung Murry. A section of the gathering on Saturday. (NP) Correspondent
WOKHA, SEP 3 (NPN): Wo k h a Tow n B a p t i s t Church (WTBC) youth ministry successfully conducted a debate competition on clean elections with enthusiastic participation from the youth here at WTBC mother church, Wokha Saturday. Out of the 17 youth fellowships under WTBC, 30 youth, both male and female, took to the stage and debated keenly and vigorously on the topic ‘Is
clean election possible in Nagaland?’. Listeners were simultaneously educated and entertained on the pros and cons of clean elections as participants forcefully and distinctly spelled out their points with youthful conviction and innocence. Some issues brought up during the course of the debate included money power, muscle power, clanism, one man one vote, underage voters, multiple entry in electoral rolls, use of election time as opportune time for extracting job promises
from candidates, and voters going for individual gains rather than the betterment of general welfare. The general conclusion arrived at was that clean elections can be held in Nagaland if one started the process of living and practicing truth beginning with oneself. Arhoni Jungio from Blue Hill Youth Fellowship was the adjudged winner of the debate followed by Rosy from GA/CC/ PWD Youth Fellowship and Bideno Humtsoe from Tsumang Youth Fellow-
ship in second and third places respectively. The competition was judged by WTBC associate paster Zurenthung Humtsoe, LBES youth secretary Jenibemo Kithan, BBC lecturer Penthungo Ngullie, Thungdemo Kyong and Yiben Humtsoe with Lawrence Ezung and Bhanchamo Odyuo as timekeepers. Before the start of the debate, WTBC youth director Y. Chumbenthung Murry elaborated on the debate topic and also set out the norms for the competition and participants. NST Sector Praise Band led the praise and worship hour while special numbers were presented by Thungyani Kikon and Chenithung Kithan and friends. WTBC associate pastor Abemo Jungio said invocation, Mhabeni Kikon said offertory, Vungoju Sector incharge Renbemo Tungoe led the gathering in general prayer, and WTBC associate pastor Rev. S. Thungrio Khuvung pronounced benediction at the servicecum-debate competition led by Ayingbeni Odyuo and Zubenthung Humtsoe.
Volunteers repairing road near police point Wokha on September 2.
DMAPUR: Mass social work was conducted at Wokha town for maintenance of roads in and around town area on September 2. The social work was
initiated by district administration, Lotha Hoho, and all commercial vehicles comprising of six units voluntarily contributed manpower, machinery and materials to maintain the
road. Meanwhile, deputy commissioner, Wokha Wezope Kenye thanked all the participants for generously coming forward to make the programme a success.
Onam harvest festival of Kerala was celebrated at Mar Gregorios Orthodox Syrian (MGOS) Church with members and MGM hostellers on Sunday.
Clark Theological College declared as ‘plastic-free zone’
District chairman of the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM), Mokokchung M. Bendangnukshi Longkumer, CTC principal Rev. Dr. Marnungsang along with the CTC community members.
DIMAPUR: Clark Theological College (CTC) campus was declared a plastic-free zone by district chairman of Swachh Bharat Mission, Mokokchung, M. Bendangnukshi Longkumer. Longkumer made the announcement while speaking on the topic, “plastic hazards and waste
management” at the Clark Theological College Plasticfree zone awareness campcum-launching programme held at the multipurpose hall, Clark Theological College on September 1. Longkumer encouraged the Clark community and all others to take part in the movement to keep
the campus, spreading over 60 acres, clean and green. He said that “cleaning the dirt accumulated due to careless use of polythene and plastic materials on the campus is one thing and taking a pledge not to dirty the campus at all is another thing. We must actually prefer to do the latter than
the former.” Principal, Rev. Dr. Marnungsang in his brief speech acknowledged that keeping the college campus clean and green was very much part of CTC history. However officially declaring CTC campus as plastic-free zone was the brain child of Clark Theological College Student’s Council which was whole heartedly supported by the college faculty and Clark community. An important feature of the programme was the signing of pledge card by more than 300 people to make the college campus “plastic-free zone”. The academic dean of the college, Dr. A. Temjen Jamir on behalf of the faculty and community mem-
bers and president CTCSU, C. Zubonthong Ezung on behalf of the students community led the August gathering in reading the pledge document followed GMS Lower Chandmari conducted social work at school compound on Saturday, where by special prayer by the col- students actively participated under Swachh Pakhwada programme (cleanliness and lege chaplain Rev. Dr. A. sanitation) under the supervision of Y. Nchumbemo head teacher and A/T Ekruvie. Tali Ao. This was followed by the declaration of the Clark Theological College a “plastic-free zone” campus by the guest speaker, M. Bendangnukshi Longkumer. Leader of the programme and also the convener of the CTC plastic-free zone awareness camp-cum-launching programme committee, Visakuolie Vakha, said that all students from coming academic year would sign the pledge card.
CEO, DCs & DEOs inform DIMAPUR: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland informed that the Election Commission of India has announced the schedule for special summary revision of photo electoral rolls from January 1, 2018 as the qualifying date. The schedule of revision is given as: draft publication of rolls on October 3; period for filling claims and objections from October 3 to 31; reading of relevant part/section of photo electoral rolls in local bodies meeting etc and verification of names from October 13 to 27; special campaign dates with Booth Level Agents of political parties for receiving claims and objections from October 14 to 28; disposal of claims and objections by November 30; updating the database, merging of photographs, updating the control tables and preparation and printing of supplementary list by November 20 and final publication of electoral rolls on January 5, 2018. Deputy commissioner (DC) and district election officer (DEO) has informed that the period allowed for “draft publication of rolls” would be October 3, “period for filing claims and objections” from October 3-31, “reading of relevant part/ section of photo electoral rolls in local body meetings and verification of names” from October 13-27, “special campaign dates with booth level agents of political parties for receiving claims and objections” from October 14-24, “disK
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posal of claims and objections” by November 30, “updating database, merging of photographs, updating control tables and preparation and printing of supplementary list” by December 20 and “final publication of electoral roll” on January 5, 2018. DC & DEO, Tuensang, L. Jamithung Lotha stated that the period allowed for “draft publication of rolls” would be allowed till October 3, “period for filing claims and objections” from October 3-31, “reading of relevant part/section of photo electoral rolls in gram sabha/ local bodies and RWA meetings etc and verification of names” from October 13-27, “special campaign dates with booth level agents of political parties for receiving claims and objections” from October 14-24, “disposal of claims and objections” by November 30, “updating database, merging of photographs, updating control tables and preparation and printing of supplementary list” by December 20 and “final publication of electoral roll” on January 5, 2018. All cases of inclusion and corrections have been directed to paste/submit one clear photo of 3.5cm and attach documentary proof in full size of A4 paper in application forms. AEROs/supervisors under Tuensang district have also been directed to supervise and update BLOs under their respective jurisdiction and submit the report of every special camps in prescribed format. K
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NPP bats for compensation to villagers affected by border fencing livelihood,” said Rakkam. According to the fact finding team, more than 80 families were living outside the border fencing and they have had the worst situation to face. “Most of them are BPL families without any facilities (MGNREGS, water, electricity, medical aids). They are also under constant threats from outside the border,” said the NPP leader. More than 100 acres of agricultural land is now under ‘No Man Zone’ mainly due to the border fencing not following guidelines leading to huge losses to the original inhabitants. “We urge upon both the government of Meghalaya and the Union Government of India to take serious note of this issue and to make enquiry of the affected families. They
should take measures to provide immediate relief and seek a long term solution to the issue,” urged Sangma. Sangma felt there was an immediate need for the government to revisit the construction of the fencing or pay compensation to the displaced families. “Most have moved to the Indian side but there are many that are still there and live like refugees,” he said. The NPP team of SGH will also form a committee to look into the matter and send another report to the state and central governments. “We strongly appeal to the Government of Meghalaya to act on this issue and without further delay and to bring to the knowledge of the central government,” said the release.
Mnp legislators pledge to donate eyes
KNF (P) cadre arrested in Mnp
Tura, Sep 3 (Agencies): As Meghalaya Assembly Election 2018 draws closer with only a few months left, various political parties have begun to roll up their sleeves and NPP, in this regard is not far behind. The National People’s Party (NPP) has demanded the Central as well as the state governments to work on the rehabilitation and compensation of villagers close to the Indo-Bangla border in Siju-Rongara in South Garo Hills (SGH). T h e d e m a n d wa s sent through the Tura MP and NPP chief, Conrad K Sangma where the party supported the demand of Indo-Bangla Border Grievances Committee which has sought rehabilitation and compensation to affected families due to erection of Indo-Bangla border fencing.
A letter on the matter was also sent to the union minister Rajnath Singh and MoS, Kiren Rijiju seeking a speedy intervention into the matter though there has been no further update on this. “Their demands are genuine and should be addressed by the Govt. of Meghalaya and Govt. of India,” said NPP leader from the constituency, Rakkam Sangma. According to the leader, hundreds of families have been badly affected due to the construction of border fencing. “We have visited the sites at various locations and found that hundreds of families have been badly affected. They have been displaced and had to abandon large portions of their land that was inherited from their forefathers and were the sources of their
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Eye Donation Campaign Fortnight in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. Correspondent
IMPHAL, Sep 3: Three more legislators in Manipur Sunday pledged to donate their eyes during the “Eye Donation Campaign Fortnight” in Bishnupur district. The three MLAs who pledged to donate their eyes were Pukhrem Sarat Singh, T Robindro and Sanasam Bira Singh. All of
them are elected from Bishnupur district. Speaking at the campaign organized by SAKSHAM (Manipur Prant), MLA Sarat stressed on the concept of attaining happiness and contentment by helping and giving. MLAs Robindro and Bira also appealed the public to know the importance and the need of gifting vision to the visually-impaired persons.
Minor girl raped in East Garo Hills TURA, Sep 3 (Agencies): In yet another case of child abuse a 10-year-old girl was raped by a man in her own home at Darugre Reserved Forest area under Rongjeng in East Garo Hills. A police source in charge of the investigation of the case revealed that the ten-year-old girl was alone in her house when one, Favian M Sangma (22) took advantage of the situation and forced himself on her. The accused who also hails from the same village as the victim has since been arrested. “We have arrested the accused and he has confessed to the crime. The victim has also been sent for medical examination” Superintendent of Police (SP) in-charge, R T G Momin informed.
Flood waters enter newer areas in Dhemaji district Guwahati, Sep 3 (PTI): The flood in Assam spread to newer areas in Dhemaji district Sunday with over 41,000 people affected in six districts in the state. According to a report by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), more than 41,000 people are affected at present in six districts Dhemaji, Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat and Cachar districts. Till yesterday, over 41,500 people were affected by the latest wave of flood across five districts - Chirang, Morigaon, Nagaon, Golaghat and Cachar. The third wave of devastating flood has so far claimed the lives of 74 people across the state. With these, the total number of people losing their lives in this year’s
flood related incidents in Assam went up to 158, including eight in Guwahati. As per the report issued today, Nagaon is the worst affected with 23,500 people, followed by Morigaon with over 12,500 people affected in the deluge. Currently, 149 villages are under water and over 5,500 hectares of crop areas are inundated, ASDMA said. Authorities are running 25 relief camps and distribution centres in five districts, where 6,630 people are taking shelter at present. Currently, Dhansiri river at Numaligarh in Golaghat, Jia BHarali at NT Road Crossing in Sonitpur and Kushiyara at Karimganj town are flowing above the danger marks.
It may be mentioned here that on the first day of the fortnight eye donation campaign held in Imphal on August 25 last, four legislators pledged to donate their eyes. The legislators include speaker of state Assembly Yumnam Khemchand Singh and BJP MLAs- Laishram Radhakishore Singh, Sapam Ranjan Singh and Heikham Dingo Singh.
IMPHAL, Sep 3: A cadre of the Kuki National Front (P) allegedly involved in extorting money and mobile phones from trucks plying on NH-2 has been arrested by Manipur police, an official source said Sunday. A team of Imphal West district police commandos nabbed the cadre, Paominthang Kipgen (30) of Churachandpur district, from Imphal’s Khuyathong areas on Saturday, the source said. Police said that the arrested cadre along with his associate, identified as Arshat Hangshing of Saparmeina in Kangpokpi district, extorted money and mobile phones from truckers plying on the NH-2 under the command of self style sergeant major Tiger Kipgen of Mulsang village. The arrested cadre joined the outfit in 2015 through one self style corporal Satminlun and trained in the same year at Haipichung area of Kangpokpi district.
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HPC(D) peace talks with Mizoram govt fizzle out Aizawl, Sep 3 (PTI): The proposed peace talks between Mizoram government and a faction of Hmar People’s Convention (Democratic) did not materialise as the state government rejected the conditions put forward by it, a senior state government official said. “The HPC(D) faction led by Lalhmingthanga Sanate set pre-conditions like establishment of an autonomous district council under the sixth schedule of the Constitution in the Hmar community concentrated area and tripatite talks by inclusion of a senior official from the Centre,” he said. The state government rejected the conditions as its stance was that there should be no conditions for holding talks, he said. The talks were to be
held in August end. Peace parleys with the major faction led by H Zosangbera would soon resume and the next round of talks was likely to be the last official level talks as it would be elevated to the political level, he said. Sanate was the founder president of the HPC (D) when the outfit went underground, soon after the surrender of HPC cadres following the agreement inked with Mizoram government in July 1994. He was ousted as president by the Zosangbera faction after he signed Suspension of Operation (SoO) with the Manipur government along with the Kuki militant groups allegedly without consulting other leaders including the outfit’s “Army Chief ” Lalropuia Famhoite.
Dear Akhum, May the abundance of the love of Christ fill all the days of your life. Thank you for the warmth you have brought to our lives. May you have a birthday full of God’s blessings. From Alem Aro Api & Atsa Dear Xuvili, May all of your wishes come true this year. Happy Birthday to a wonderful person and friend! I hope many years of blessings follow you wherever you go! From Friends Hi Baby.. You’re the most amazing person in all my life. Baby I feel myself to be the luckiest person, you know why?? Coz I have you in my life. As you celebrate this special day of yours I wish you a very happy birthday. Today is your day make this day a blessed one. Happy birthday Baby. With prayer Pampy.
School girl commits suicide in Assam; principal arrested G u wahat i , S e p 3 (Agencies): Police on Sunday arrested Sister Rency Sebastian, principal of St Mary’s Higher Secondary School in Naharkatiya, about 470 km from Guwahati, under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC, following the suicide of a Class VII girl student of the school five days ago. “We have arrested Sister Sebastian, principal of the St Marys’ Higher Secondary School on Sunday under Sections 306 and 34 of the IPC in connection with the suicide of Namrata Sharma, a Class VII student of her school. She (Sister Rency) was located in Tinsukia and brought to Dibrugarh for production before a magistrate,” Dibrugarh SP Gautam Bora told The Indian Express over the telephone. Section 306 of the IPC relates to abetment of suicide and a person held guilty under this Section is liable to be punished with imprisonment up to ten years. Section 34 of the IPC on the other hand relates to a criminal act done by several persons in furtherance of common intention. SP Bora said while
Namrata Sharma, a Class VII student of the school had gone missing on Tuesday afternoon after she had left school, her body was found floating in the Burhidehing river two days later. A suicide note she left behind said she decided to take her life after being assaulted by the principal and physically and mentally humiliated in front of other students in the school on Tuesday. Her abandoned school bag along with the ‘suicide note’ was found on the Gabharu Bridge on the Burhidehing at Sasoni, a village near Naharkatiya from where she hailed. Naharkatiya police station officer in-charge Prasanta Borah on the other hand said Namrata was beaten up by the Principal, and that too in front of other students, on Tuesday on allegations that she had scribbled some allegedly adverse remarks about a teacher. “What we have gathered is that she was physically assaulted and also humiliated in front of other students of her class by the Principal. While she hurt her eye during the physical assault by the Principal, another teacher humiliated her one
period later, which probably prompted her to take such a drastic step,” Borah said over the telephone. “My lovely mother and my father I love u very much. Please don’t be angry with me. Aji moi tiffin nai khua, akal eta guava (I have not eaten tiffin today, only one guava). Sr Rancy is very bad. She self me before all my friends,” the suicide note left behind by the 13-year old girl said. She had definitely tried to mean “slapped” by the word “self ”, Borah said. Namrata, who was good at studies as well as at music and dance, was reportedly first reprimanded by the principal for allegedly writing some “objectionable” comments about a particular lady teacher of the school. Established in 1958 as St Mary’s Convent, it is presently a higher secondary school affiliated to the Secondary Education Board, Assam. One of the oldest institutions set up by the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (MSMHC), it is under the administrative control of Sacred Heart Province, Tinsukia, which in turn is part of the Diocese of Dibrugarh.
NSCN (K) cadre arrested Dimapur, Sep 3 (NPN): The Khonsa Battalion of Assam Rifles apprehended a senior NSCN (K) cadre identified as self styled 2 Lieutenant Gantaih Pansa on Sunday afternoon. A pistol along with ammunition were recovered from his possession, informed PRO (Defence) in a press release. The self styled 2nd Lieutenant is a senior leader of NSCN (K) Mobile two group and has been coordinating extortion activities in Wakka Circle of Tirap district, stated the release.
Earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Manipur
N e w D e lh i , S e p 3 (Agencies): A slight intensity earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hits Manipur’s Imphal at around 2.30 am, Saturday night. No damage to property and loss of lives have been reported so far. According to the official website of India Meteorological Department (IMD), the earthquake took place at 2:34 am and its epicentre was located at latitude 24.9 degree north and longitude 93.9 degree east. It was generated at a depth of 26 km from the surface in Imphal.
Police step up vigil in Darjeeling hills
Darjeeling unrest-Hill parties to continue shutdown till ‘dream of Gorkhaland is achieved’. Darjeeling, Sep 3 (IANS): Two Gorkha Janamuti Morcha (GJM) leaders were arrested on Sunday on the charges of spreading violence and unrest in the northern West Bengal hills and Dooars region, police said. Amid intensified search operation by police in the Darjeeling hills since a lookout notice was issued on September 1 for three top GJM leaders including
party Chief Bimal Gurung, police on Sunday arrested Rohit Thapa, GJM’s organising secretary in the Dooars region, from the Alipurduar district. “Rohit Thapa, a senior GJM leader has been arrested from Alipurduar district’s Jaigaon, near the West Bengal-Bhutan border, on Sunday afternoon. He will be produced before court tomorrow,” said Superintendent of Police
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Avaru Rabindranath. Police was on the lookout for Thapa since his alleged involvement in an incident of arson and attack on police during a GJM rally in the area on July 30. Meanwhile, Sarita Chettri, a leader of GJM’s women wing was arrested from Darjeeling district’s Kurseong. According to district police sources, the leader
of GJM Nari Morcha was arrested on Sunday afternoon from a secret location where she has been hiding. The situation in the hills of Darjeeling and adjoining area remained tense as the GJM sponsored indefinite shutdown saw its 81st day on Sunday. The impasse continued as GJM leadership revoked party convener Binay Tamang’s announcement to withdraw the shutdown for 12 days and expelled him from the party. The pro-shutdown activists took out rallies at various parts of the hills including Darjeeling, Mirik and Kalimpong during the day. The picketing by the morcha supporters has also been increased. Police said they have registered a case under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in Friday night’s blast in Six Mile police outpost in Darjeeling. The outpost in Darjeeling’s Rangli Rangliot area was wrecked in the blast the on Friday, but no one sustained injuries as it was empty at that time.
India condemns N. Korea’s nuke test New Delhi, Sept 3 (PTI): India Sunday strongly condemned North Korea’s nuclear test and asked the reclusive nation to refrain from actions which adversely impact peace and stability in the Korean peninsula. North Korea carried out its most powerful nuclear test to date today, claiming to have developed an advanced hydrogen bomb that could sit atop an intercontinental ballistic missile. External Affairs Ministry in a statement said it was a matter of deep concern that North Korea has again acted in violation of its international commitments. It said the action by North Korea was against the objective of the de-nuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. “We call upon North Korea to refrain from such actions which adversely impact peace and stability in the region and beyond,” the statement said. “India also remains concerned about the proliferation of nuclear and missile technologies which has adversely impacted India’s national security,” it added.
Sharp drop in BRD hospital deaths in 2017: UP govt data Luck n ow, S EP 3 (AGENCIES): Data on deaths of children compiled by the Uttar Pradesh government show a sharp drop in casualty figures in the B.R.D. Medical College in Gorakhpur this year compared to those in the last three years. According to the data compiled by the U.P. health department, made available to PTI, 1,317 children had died in the State-run facility so far this year. The number of deaths stood at 5,850 in 2014, 6,917 in 2015 and 6,121 in 2016, the department data said. The data showed the average daily deaths translating to 16 in 2014, 19 in 2015 and 17 in 2016 — as against 5.3 a day till August this year. “This [death figure] is much lower than that in the previous years,” Health Minister Sidharth Nath Singh said. Congress spokesperson Ashok Singh had charged the Uttar Pradesh government with failing to check
Sidharth Nath Singh the deaths in the B.R.D. Medical College. “The toll is alarmingly high and the government has failed to check the casualties,” he had said. Countering him, the Health Minister said, “good work” was being done by the Yogi Adityanath government in the State. “The reason [for the fall in death figures] is the good work done in the last five months. We have strengthened encephalitis treatment centres and taken various effective measures to check the dreaded disease so that more patients are treated at community health centre levels and do
not just rush to the B.R.D. Medical College,” Singh told PTI. According to B.R.D. Medical College records, 152 children died in January this year, 122 in February, 159 in March, 123 in April, 139 in May, 137 in June, 128 in July and 325 in August. Taking into account 32 deaths in the first two days of September, the total came to 1,317. A total of 51,018 children were admitted to the hospital in 2014, 61,295 in 2015 and 60,891 in 2016, according to the data put together by the department and its partner, PATH Foundation, a non-profit organisation. There were no admission figures for this year. Health department sources said, till August 31, admissions in district hospitals and encephalitis treatment centres had gone up to 62% as compared to B.R.D. hospital. “We have to bring this up to at least 80%. We are on the right path,” said an official.
List of new Union council of ministers after reshuffle ‘JD-U did not receive any invitation to oath ceremony’ NEW DELHI, SEP 3 (AGENCIES): Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his cabinet on Sunday, inducting N e w D e l h i , S e p 3 (IANS): Janata Dalnine new faces and promoting four. Here is the full list of his council of ministers: United (JD-U) leader K. C. Tyagi on Sunday denied PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET MINISTERS receiving any invite for the 9. Raj Kumar Singh: Power, New and Renewable swearing-in ceremony at Narendra Modi: Prime Minister and also in-charge the Rashtrapati Bhavan Energy. of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, where nine new members Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space 10. Hardeep Singh Puri: Housing and Urban we r e i n d u c t e d i n t h e and all important policy issues; and other portfolios Affairs. council of ministers while not allocated to any Minister. 11. Alphons Kannanthanam: Tourism, Electronics four others were elevated to 1. Rajnath Singh: Home Affairs. cabinet rank. and Information Technology. “Where was the 2. Sushma Swaraj: External Affairs. Ministers Of State invitation? You ask the 3. Arun Jaitley: Finance and Corporate Affairs. 1. Vijay Goel: Parliamentary Affairs, Statistics and BJP or the Rashtrapati 4. Nitin Jairam Gadkari: Road Transport and Bhavan whether they sent Programme Implementation. Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River 2. Radhakrishnan P: Finance and Shipping. Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 3. SS Ahluwalia: Drinking Water and Sanitation. 5. Suresh Prabhu: Commerce and Industry. 4. Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi: Drinking Water 6. DV Sadananda Gowda: Statistics and Programme and Sanitation. Implementation. 7. Uma Bharati: Drinking Water and Sanitation. 8. Ramvilas Paswan: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. 9. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi: Women and Child Development. 10. Ananthkumar: Chemicals and Fertilizers; Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. 11. Ravi Shankar Prasad: Law and Justice; Minister of Electronics and IT. 12. Jagat Prakash Nadda: Health and Family Welfare. 13. Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati: Civil Aviation. 14. Anant Geete: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. 15. Harsimrat Kaur Badal: of Food Processing Industries. 16. Narendra Singh Tomar: Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines. 17. Chaudhary Birender Singh: Steel. 18. Jual Oram: Tribal Affairs. 19. Radha Mohan Singh: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 20. Thaawar Chand Gehlot: Social Justice and Empowerment. 21. Smriti Zubin Irani: Textiles and Information and Broadcasting. 22. Harsh Vardhan: Science and Technology, Earth Sciences, Environment, Forest & Climate Change. 2 3 . P r a k a s h Java d e k a r : H u m a n Re s o u r c e Development. 24. Dharmendra Pradhan: Petroleum and Natural Gas, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 25. Piyush Goyal: Railways, Coal. 26. Nirmala Sitharaman: Defence. 27. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi: Minority Affairs. Ministers of State (Independent Charge)
1. Rao Inderjit Singh: Planning, Chemicals and Fertilizers. 2 . S a n t o s h Ku m a r G a n g wa r : L a b o u r a n d Employment. 3. Shripad Yesso Naik: Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). 4. Dr. Jitendra Singh: Development of North Eastern Region, PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space. 5. Mahesh Sharma: Culture, Environment, Forest & Climate Change. 6. Giriraj Singh: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises. 7. Manoj Sinha: Communications, Railways. 8. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore: Youth Affairs and Sports, Information and Broadcasting.
5 . R a m d a s A t h awa l e : S o c i a l J u s t i c e a n d Empowerment. 6. Vishnu Deo Sai: Steel. 7. Ram Kripal Yadav: Rural Development. 8. Hansraj Gangaram Ahir: Home Affairs. 9. Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary: Mines and Coal. 10. Rajen Gohain: Railways. 11. VK Singh: External Affairs. 12. Parshottam Rupala: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Panchayati Raj. 13. Krishan Pal: Social Justice and Empowerment. 14. JS Bhabhor: Tribal Affairs. 15. Shiv Pratap Shukla: Finance. 16. Ashwini Kumar Choubey: Health and Family Welfare. 17. Sudarshan Bhagat: Tribal Affairs. 1 8 . U p e n d r a Ku s h wa h a : H u m a n Re s o u r c e Development. 19. Kiren Rijiju: Home Affairs. 20. Virendra Kumar: Women and Child Development, Minority Affairs. 21. Anantkumar Hegde: Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 22. MJ Akbar: External Affairs. 23. Niranjan Jyoti: Food Processing Industries. 24. YS Chowdary: Science and Technology, Earth Sciences. 25. Jayant Sinha: Civil Aviation. 26. Babul Supriyo: Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises. 27. Vijay Sampla: Social Justice and Empowerment. 28. Arjun Ram Meghwal: Parliamentary Affairs, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. 29. Ajay Tamta: Textiles. 30. Krishna Raj: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 31. Mansukh L Mandaviya: Road Transport and Highways, Shipping and Chemicals and Fertilizers. 32. Anupriya Patel: Health and Family Welfare. 33. CR Chaudhary: Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Commerce and Industry. 34. PP Chaudhary: Law and Justice, Corporate Affairs. 35. SR Bhamre: Defence. 36. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat: Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. 37. Satya Pal Singh: Human Resource Development, Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
any invitation to JD-U. We Bharatiya Janata Party force to submit parties to did not receive any invite (BJP) accusing it of using come with it. for the ceremony,” Tyagi told IANS over the phone before hanging up. JD-U leaders were SHIFTING OF S.D.O (ELECTRICAL) OFFICE expected to be present at the CHUMUKEDIMA ceremony since the party The General Public and Electricity had recently entered into an alliance with BJP after customers are informed that the Bihar Chief Minister and Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer party chief Nitish Kumar broke up hsi his partnership (Electrical) Chumukedima has with the Rashtriya Janata been shifted to Electrical Colony, Ward Dal and Congress. No. 5 Chumukedima with effect from Congress also attacked st
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olitics in Nagaland has reached a nadir with the elected members showing no concern for the mess which remains unfixed while being more intent in cornering a slice of power in the never ending game of political musical chair. The fact that Nagaland has seen three chief ministers and four swearing-ins within a space of four years is enough to prove that the members of the 12th house have been involved with the political game of thrones by spending weeks in hotels either in Kaziranga or Dimapur or Kohima to ensure that the flocks stay together and do not get poached by the rival group. There have been four such instances of legislators of either group “taking refuge/shelter” in hotel(s) as guarantee for the leader of their group during 2014-2017. In 2015 by November the 12th NLA was transformed into a unique and a rare feature in parliamentary democracy when all the members were in the ruling party. People were left wondering what had gone wrong with their elected representatives who seemed to be perpetually afflicted with factionalism. All the while, the elected members continue to appeal with the factionalised underground groups to unite for peaceful solution to the protracted Naga political problem while they themselves remains divided over loafs and fishes of office. Presently the 12th NLA is comprised of a government whose political identity is still to be established as to which of the rival group has the locus standi to be the authentic NPF. In a lighter vein, the present government which has 47 (excluding the speaker) comprises of NPF (36) BJP (4) and independents (7). However, out of 36 only four survived the expulsion or suspension order(s) from the party president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsü. The NPF has two presidents- one elected through party constitution and the other by the rebel legislators headed by chief minister T.R. Zeliang (himself expelled from the party). In addition, the party outside the government has filed a petition seeking the disqualification of almost all those rebel party legislators in the government. If the court does not prolong the hearings and if a timely ruling is given, the expulsions could invite a serious constitutional crisis. The fight between the party and the legislators is currently under trial in the high court and it is likely to take enough time that could outlast the remaining tenure of the present 12th NLA. That means the current crisis will continue and that itself will be another unique feature of the house. To make matters worse for the ruling party legislators, the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) has filed a PIL in the Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench for removal of all the 26 parliamentary secretaries and nine advisers in the government on the basis in the light of the judgment of the Supreme Court on July 26, 2017 to the PIL filed by one litigant in Assam. In the judgment the Supreme Court ruled that the government of Assam has no power to enact any law to create such constitutional posts. The government of Assam in 2005 had appointed parliamentary secretaries through The Assam Parliamentary Secretaries (Appointment, Salaries, Allowances and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2004. Nagaland’s parliamentary secretaries etc may also face the same fate since the basis over which they claim as safeguard is over an Act legislated by the state. It is not about politicians, like Nero, who fiddled while Rome burned; it is about neglect of their bounden duties to their people who elected them to deliver. The imbalanced has pushed important and pressing issues to the background, as the principle of democracy – serving the people- has been ignored.
DailyDevotion Pouring Out the Water of Satisfaction He would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord. —2 Samuel 23:16 What has been like “water from the well of Bethlehem” to you recently— love, friendship, or maybe some spiritual blessing (2 Samuel 23:16)? Have you taken whatever it may be, even at the risk of damaging your own soul, simply to satisfy yourself? If you have, then you cannot pour it out “to the Lord.” You can never set apart for God something that you desire for yourself to achieve your own satisfaction. If you try to satisfy yourself with a blessing from God, it will corrupt you. You must sacrifice it, pouring it out to God— something that your common sense says is an absurd waste. How can I pour out “to the Lord” natural love and spiritual blessings? There is only one way— I must make a determination in my mind to do so. There are certain things other people do that could never be received by someone who does not know God, because it is humanly impossible to repay them. As soon as I realize that something is too wonderful for me, that I am not worthy to receive it, and that it is not meant for a human being at all, I must pour it out “to the Lord.” Then these very things that have come to me will be poured out as “rivers of living water” all around me (John 7:38). And until I pour these things out to God, they actually endanger those I love, as well as myself, because they will be turned into lust. Yes, we can be lustful in things that are not sordid and vile. Even love must be transformed by being poured out “to the Lord.” If you have become bitter and sour, it is because when God gave you a blessing you hoarded it. Yet if you had poured it out to Him, you would have been the sweetest person on earth. If you are always keeping blessings to yourself and never learning to pour out anything “to the Lord,” other people will never have their vision of God expanded through you.
Quotes
In every day, there are 1,440 minutes. That means we have 1,440 daily opportunities to make a positive impact. ~ Les Brown
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Gorakhpur reveals deep-rooted malaise
he tragedies shake the nation. The recent over 70 deaths of children in a Gorakhpur hospital was a shock. So were the diarrheal and dengue deaths in Kerala in June. Be it Kerala, UP or any other state the health care system is abysmal across the country. According to UNICEF, 22 percent of 11 million global deaths take place in India and most child deaths are attributed to just six largely preventable causes, pneumonia, diarrhea, malaria, neonatal pneumonia, pre-term delivery and asphyxia. Most of these diseases spread like epidemic in different parts of the country with the onset of monsoon. The health ministry figures state that 13 children under the age of five succumb to diarrhea every hour in India. It means the drinking water quality is poor. The politics on health and blame game is not the solution. The health care remains abysmal despite one of the largest network of district hospitals. The funds alone are not the solution. According to government norms, urban areas are supposed to have a two-tier system with urban health centres for every one lakh
population, followed by general hospital, community health care centres and primary health care centres. The ministry of health and official figures of 2012 states that there were 1.48 lakh sub-centres at gram panchayat level. At that the shortfall was 35,762. It looks good but most of these are at best semi-functional with inadequate number of doctors Even in places where the infrastructure is in place, there is a shortfall in trained doctors and support staff and even the hospitals of AIIMS unfortunately suffer from it. Little data is available in India on hospital affected infections (HAI) as hospitals are not mandated to report incidences. However, according to a 2014 study, the World Health Organisation found figures from India “alarming, with an incidence rate varying from 11 to 83 per cent for different kinds of HAI”. A study from 2011 to 2012 at the J. P. Narayan Apex Trauma Centre at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi showed an infection rate of 10.6 per cent. Of those infected, 83 died - implying a mortality rate of 34.5 per cent.
So Gorakhpur and Kerala are not the aberrations. What they do is to highlight the grave problem and raise questions why the country has not been able to have a humane, empathetic and effective system. One reason possibly of the general apathy is the government facilities are availed by those who cannot afford treatShivaji ment at private facilities. The country talks of the poor but they mostly remain marginalized. Else the kind of deaths the BRD Hospital has seen during the past few years should have led to warfooting efforts. There were deaths of 557 children in 2012; 650 in 2013; 525 in 2014; 491 in 2015, 641 in 2016, and over 70 till now this year. Most of these were attributed to encephalitis. It was highlighted due the atrocious stoppage of oxygen supply, the August 207 deaths occurred. The Gorakhpur district magistrate’s report says such emergency supplies should not have been stopped. The hospital’s records reported in newspapers, including Mint, say that most children were not suffering from encephalitis. So that
indicates graver mismanagement. A former secretary of the ministry of health and family welfare, K Sujatha Rao, who spent close to 20 years in the health sector, recently has written systems recognise that when people are sick, they are equally vulnerable, regardless of means, age, Sarkar o r ge n d e r. Such a system would foster patientcentered health delivery and a culture of values such as honesty, integrity, and the pursuit of knowledge. As a society, we do not seem to give these issues much importance. But then it hurts when one recalls and reads about the poor tribal Manjhi carrying the dead body of his wife Amang back home on his frail shoulders as he could not afford an ambulance. And again when in the Guntur Medical College ICU, a ten-day-old infant dies of rat bites. What is disturbing is that such instances of indifference are rapidly becoming the norm. Such disregard for human life is a strong indictment on us as a people as much as it is on the government. Are private hospitals better? They are often not. Apart they are known, the
bigger the brand name more so, to fleece through various means and unnecessary tests, CT scans and MRIs. A one-night emergency stay for a simple ailment costs a minimum of around Rs 10,000 in such hospitals. It is in a country where over 98 percent of the people get measly wages of less than Rs 10,000 a month. Australian medical practitioner, Dr David Berger, who volunteered as a physician at a charitable hospital in the Himalayas, in June 2014, says that there is a lack of will to reform the evil practices in the Indian healthcare system. Writing for the British Medical Journal, Dr Berger highlights, “how kickbacks and bribes lubricate every part of the healthcare machinery”. Dr Berger’s ar ticle draws attention to the “unvirtuous circle” of donations and fees in private institutions generating debt burden, making doctors more open to corruption (an allegation that is being rampantly made in the case of officials of BRD Hospital in Gorakhpur). He also talks of unscrupulous doctors prescribing unnecessary drugs and specific brands at the pecuniary urging of the pharmaceutical companies
and order irrelevant tests for dodgy means. These too are known evils, Dr Berger says. In reality, the malaise begins with the admissions to medical colleges. In Madhya Pradesh, what VYAPAM has done is well-known. In private medical colleges, the degrees are virtually for sale, it has been repeatedly alleged. The price varies from Rs 30 lakh for MBBS to over a crore for post graduate degrees. If healthcare is run with the highest commercial interests, could what has happened in Gorakhpur, Kerala or elsewhere be ever prevented? If this remains the sine qua non, improvements despite government efforts would be difficult. Sujatha Rao says funds alone are not the solution. It requires organizational structures to be put in place and where like HIV or polio, it has been done it has helped create results faster. This shows that the system can function. The healthcare has to be treated as national emergency and the government must hold national dialogue for a panIndia system. The nation needs to understand what ails us because that alone would provide the opportunity to go forward.
Post-mortem
Two years after framework agreement and the road ahead
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he framework agreement signed between Government of India (GoI) and NSCN/GPRN is now two years old. Yet the solution to the protracted Naga political question continues to elude everyone as an effort for peaceful settlement has so far failed and the negotiating parties are caught in a deadlock on how to work for a solution that will be honourable and acceptable for all the Nagas as well as for India. On the other hand the nature of the agreement and its possible outcome now becomes a matter of intense speculation and apprehension as a result of the alleged “secrecy” maintain by the parties who signed the agreement. Nevertheless if one has to comment based on what had been told by the negotiating parties, the framework agreement is a “one page document” (as told by RN Ravi chief interlocutor) that contain nothing about final settlement. The document is a “principle” where a mutual understanding is arrived at between the two parties and based on that understanding negotiation for the final settlement would be work out. Under the agreement GoI recognise the “sovereign right of the Nagas” and agrees to accept that “Nagas and India are two different and sovereign nation”, and in the interest of the both the nation a sort of “shared sovereignty” would be negotiated as part of final settlement. Acknowledging the “sovereign right of the Nagas” is an honest admission by India, although as of now it is just “in principle” and no formal declaration is yet done by GoI. This is, by far, a major departure on the part of India converting from its long standing policy of treating the Naga problem as an internal law and order problem to a political issue that needs to be address politically. This development is no less than an accomplishment achieved by both the parties, and this achievement needs to be acknowledged. The question before us today is can Nagas rally around this framework agreement and accept it as a foundation for final solution. Part of the difficulties in pushing forward the agreement is the emergence of new counter narrative. The formation of Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs) by six Naga political groups based in Nagaland back by Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC), and subsequently vouching for a separate solution for the state of Nagaland would be bound to change the direction of the whole narrative. This development come at the time when another rival group of NSCN, under new leadership, reaffirming its old position of “Naga sovereignty” as the only condition of any possible future dialogue. The framework agreement reflects a concession that a final settlement requires unity among the Nagas and engaging with all the stakeholders and making them part of the peace process. The hard reality is ever since the Shillong Accord controversy of 1975, Nagas, in our quest for independent Naga nation which is people’s based movement under NNC, was split into so many factions and for the next four decade different fictions were engage in a contest for legitimacy and supremacy, and defection of Nagas leaders from one group to another becomes common phenomenon. This factionalism becomes a poisonous heel in Nagas’ Achilles. Unless
this Nagas’ Achilles Heel is surmounted, it would not only elude us from final solution but we will continue to suffer from this very curse of factionalism. RN Ravi’s “inclusive solution” proposal during his recent Mission Nagaland where he acknowledged the complexity involved in Naga issue with “multiple stakeholders” and conceding the need of cooperation from all for the “success of peace process” had hit the bottom line about the existing enormous challenges that Naga face today. Failure on our part to unite and allowing our difference to prevail on us is permitting our enemy to preach subtle “unity message” to us which will have a consequence that will harm the cause of our struggle. Is these all an indication that India is slowly pulling us and the course of our national movement towards their direction to dictate us according to their own convenience, and that the option for us the Nagas to decide what is best for ourselves is waning away? Unless Nagas accept the seriousness of the situation and act upon it, very soon we will be force to concede to a kind of solution that India desire. Naga cannot effort to create our own situation whereby our fate would decide by the occupying power. Addressing the question of Nagas’ demand for sovereignty, however, remain the key issue for resolving the Indo-Naga conflict. And unless Naga leaders place this demand as a condition for any future talk, it is not expected to bring this seven decades long Naga struggle to any logical conclusion. Naga cannot just surrender our sovereignty, which is the very foundation of our Naga national movement and after a costly struggle for seventy years where more than one lakh Nagas laid down their lives for this cause. Although it remain to be seen how the concept of shared sovereignty as conceived in the framework agreement would fit in to Nagas’ demand for sovereignty, but perhaps this agreement, where an understanding had been reach between Nagas and India, can be a moment of opportunity where Nagas can seize the occasion to place our demand for sovereignty strongly. Nagas, today, may be too divided to have a unanimous view on the issue of resolving our political problem but developing a consensus and creating a common ground for finding solution would not be something impossible. If NSCN can achieved finding a common ground with India for working out solution which is momentous, can we Nagas also a create framework among ourselves through which we can come together and work together for a kind of solution which is acceptable and honourable for us. We had make friend with our enemy, is this the time for the Nagas to make friend among ourselves. If the best of the Nagas’ brain of our generation cannot work out on that consensus, then it would go down in history as a historic failure and future generation would blame this generation Nagas for failing to seize this opportune time for resolving our problem. Whether Nagas read the framework agreement as an opportunity or a hurdle is one thing, but any form of mismanagement of this given situation would turn the agreement into another political faultline that will divide the Nagas for many years to come. Nsungbemo Ezung, Wokha Town, (ezung_n@yahoo.com)
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Is the NSCN (IM) afraid?
ray, Fast, Threaten. Pray, Fast, PREY. Pray, Fast, Spew Venom. Rev. Seksim Kasar, of the Council of Nagalim Churches (CNC) of the NSCN (IM) has the world’s toughest job. To begin with, the NSCN-IM will go to any extend to mislead , including carefully ‘planting’ news in the Times of India, that, it is fasting for its ‘sins’ thereby giving the impression that it has asked forgiveness from the Naga people and received one. And so it goes…Pray, Fast, deceive. It is interesting that the MIP, NSCN (IM) has taken the moral high ground accusing Khekiye K. Sema, IAS (Retd) of inciting civil war and shooting from the ACAUT’s shoulder. No, the retired government servant shot from his own hip and it’s the IM, which will possibly bring destruction and mayhem, not Khekiye K. Sema, not the ACAUT. My bosom friend Khekiye K. Sema has been simply expressing the sentiment of the Naga people, that, the IM should NOT conclude the Naga Talks without the other NNPGs, period. He has only pointed out your hypocrisy- you, who, fast and pray but cannot reconcile with your fellow factional leaders; you, who rant and pontificate about your sacrifices, but cannot see the sacrifices of others and I stand with him. You accuse us of perfidy, having accepted Honorarium in lakhs from the government. Remember, the HPC was constituted to investigate the syndicate system and all the extortions in Nagaland started by you, the IM, under the garb of national TAX. We were paid what was rightfully due to us for 6 months of our service. But what about the NSCN (IM)? Why don’t you tell the Naga people who your bed-fellows are? Have you
ever confessed during your ‘national prayer’ days, before the God you love to prostrate, that a certain PDS kingpin or the fuel adulteration kingpins are your bosom buddies as well? That you’re also directly involved in siphoning of rice, kerosene or sugar meant for your own people? Shouldn’t it prick your conscience that there’re no bridges or roads or government buildings in Nagaland which haven’t fallen prey to your greed? You mock at the Garage Union, Thela Union, DCCI, Autorickshaw Union, etc., for supporting the ACAUT. You’re a pharisaic lot! Should I tell you not to mock the hand that feeds you? When the IM forcibly taxes and receives Rs. 35, 000, 00/- (thirty-five lakhs) per year from the Garage Union, is it in your ‘national interest’ to mock these unions? Not only are you hypocrites, but ungrateful as well. Your ‘national sins’ will run into thousands of pages if the ‘sins’ are brought before a Court of Law, but do Pray and Fast hard that the GoI should wipe your slate clean to allow you to begin your life afresh. Corruption and the unresolved Naga political problem are two sides of the same coin. Unless, the Naga issue is resolved, corruption cannot be tackled because the politicians, the bureaucrats and all the ‘national workers’ are involved in the enterprise to loot the state. Even otherwise, the urgency to settle the Naga issue once and for all is paramount, through an inclusive solution, and this means bringing all the warring factions onboard. So, is it a NATIONAL crime to demand an INCLUSIVE SOLUTION? Is it ANTI-NAGA to demand peace and security of life? Can the IM define what ANTI-NAGA is in the
first place since according to it, the ACAUT, Thepfulhouvi Solo, Khekiye K. Sema, etc., are all anti-Nagas? Hint: Probably you have to first define what NAGA is in order to explain the ANTI of IT. What is the IM Afraid Of ? Instead of accusing Khekiye K. Sema of inciting civil war, can the IM guarantee the Naga people that there’ll be no retributions? Can the IM guarantee a time-frame for settlement of the Naga issue? Is it possible for Th. Muivah, the leader himself, to sit down with Nagas, Young and Old, and explain his present position or predicament if any? At the end, the question before everyone of us is; If the IM is not able to settle the Naga issue- an issue it thinks it’s only qualified to handle like the way some organizational presidents cling on to their chairs- how should Nagas judge the IM? Does the IM have an answer to all these? No, it doesn’t and for the first time in its existence, the NSCN (IM) is unsure of itself. Simply put, it cannot answer itself and it is AFRAID. It hasn’t helped that in the last 20 years, the IM has at best indulged in rhetoric, one after the other, and at worst, deception, so the question of going back to the people does not arise (the deception of pride). Maybe finding scapegoats in Khekiye K. Sema and the ACAUT is the better option…. Last, but not the least, the great NSCN (IM) should desist from throwing the name ‘Joel Rengma’ around as if I’m another of their ‘rubber stamps.’ I see no reason why they should forcibly place ‘Rengma’ after my name when I have never used this surname at any point in my life unless the intent is to insult or belittle my heritage. Joel Naga
Reader’s Post
Sir,
Fallout of demonetisation
RBI said it is all but 1.4 per cent of the specified bank notes have come back into the banking sector post demonetisation. But the question remains unanswered whether black money figured out from the system. The opposition started commenting it a colossal failure. FM Arun Jaitley still felt it as positive impact. Deposit currency into bank does not mean they are legal tender. The aftermath effects are yet to be established. The windfall gain by RBI was never an objective. While it has not yielded immediate gain but led to increase of CASA (current account savings account) deposit. That enhanced liquidity position of the banks and utilised it to bring down lending rates. A million pieces of counterfeit currency notes have been eliminated in one stroke. The financial inclusion of government flagship programme Jan Dahan Accounts is now fulfilled. Lakhs of shell companies have been unearthed. A half crore of new tax payers has submitted ITR this financial year thereby collecting higher tax. Real estate price go down. The objective was to formalisation of economy, attack on black money, blow to terrorism, money laundering, a speed breaker for corruption and expand digitisation. The trade and business with Pakistan has come under scanner of NIA. The biggest ever tax reform GST comes into effect. The more is yet to come. Hope this will make India a stepping stone to world superpower in economy in the long run. Kamal Baruah, Rukminigaon, Guwahati
Reader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.
national/state Expedite works on construction of bridges: JTYO
Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, september 4, 2017
Protests continue over NEET petitioner’s death in Chennai
Political parties and pro-Tamil outfits stage state-wide protests over the suicide of a 17-year-old girl in Chennai.
Chennai, 3 (AGENCIES): Pro-Tamil outfits continued with their protests for the second day on Sunday over the suicide of a Dalit medical aspirant and a court petitioner against NEET, even as DMK vowed to keep up its fight against the entrance exam. Scores of activists of the ‘May 17 Movement’ outfit were detained when they attempted to lay siege to the BJP’s state headquarters in Chennai, police said. They raised slogans against the Central and state governments over the suicide of 17-yearold Anitha from Ariyalur, daughter of a daily wage
Swine flu death toll in Odisha rises to 36 Bhubaneswar, Sep 3 (IANS): With the death of another person on Sunday, the swine flu death toll in Odisha rose to 36. According to a health official, one person infected with H1N1 virus and undergoing treatment at SCB Medical College and Hospitals in Cuttack, succumbed on Sunday. The official said that while 19 swabs were sent for examination to Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC) here on Sunday, only one tested positive for the deadly virus.
ear ner who allegedly hanged herself at her house in her native village in that district on September 1, reportedly upset over not getting an MBBS seat. Security has been beefed up at the BJP office here. Pro-Dalit Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) also staged protests here and scores of its volunteers were detained. They also attempted to burn a poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Protests were also held at various locations in Tiruvallore, Kanniyakumari and Thiruvarur districts on this issue. Anitha was reportedly upset after it became
known that Tamil Nadu would not be exempted from the ambit of National Entrance-cum-Eligibility Test (NEET). She had earlier moved the Supreme Court against NEET. Opposition DMK also targeted BJP and the ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, faulting both for failing to ensure at least one year exemption for the state from NEET. DMK Working President M K Stalin,who late last night paid tributes to Anitha at her native village shortly ahead of the cremation,said his party had donated Rs 10 lakh to her family. Stalin, also Leader of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu Assembly, told reporters at Ariyalur late last night that he has convened a meeting of various parties here tomorrow to discuss the NEET row. Interestingly, jailed AIADMK chief V K Sasikala’s brother V Divakaran backed the meeting, though the party’s Deputy General Secretary T T V Dhinakaran ruled out AIADMK’s participation. “I will not partici-
pate but those from our movement are going,” Divakaran told reporters at Puthukottai. He also slammed Health Minister C Vijayabaskar on the NEET issue. However, Divakaran’s nephew Dhinakaran r uled out AIADMK’s participation in tomorrow’s meeting convened by his party’s arch rival DMK. “How can we participate,”he told reporters at Perambalur. When pointed out at Divakaran’s statement, Dhinakaran indicated that it could be the former’s “personal view.” Meanwhile, vowing to keep the fight against NEET on, Stalin said his party would align with like-minded forces for this purpose. NEET had affected social justice in Tamil Nadu, he said. “DMK will align with like-minded forces to uphold the key Dravidian policy of social justice, retrieve the rights of the state, bring Education under the State List and ensure nobody else suffers Anitha’s fate in Tamil Nadu,” he said in a letter to his party men.
D I M A P U R : Ja l u k i e Town Youth Organisation (JTYO) has urged the state government to expedite works on the construction of bridges in Peren districts. The organization made the appeal after observing the hardship faced by the people due to slow process in the construction works, said JTYO president Adabe Rao and general secretary, Adi Haihing said in a press statement. The organization also alleged that all road diversion at the bridges construction sites have been washed away by the monsoon rain. Many of the commuters were stranded and hundreds have been affected including business community. In this regard, the organization has appealed to the responsible department and contractors to accomplish the construction at the earliest.
Naidu calls for early suppression of terrorism
H y d e ra bad, S e p 3 (IANS): India is keen to see the conclusion of convention on the suppression of international terrorism without further delay in view of the growing incidents of terrorism, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu said on Sunday.
PGC bids farewell to retiring official
DIMAPUR: Phek Government College (PGC) bid adieu to its senior most assistant professor HoD department of English, Dr. N. Selvaraj. In a press note by PGC stated that speaking in the farewell function Dr. Selvaraj thanked his colleagues and the Phek community at large and called upon them to be more sincere and dedicated in their duties. He also donated 201 books for the college library. It stated that, he joined the college in 1993 and had diligently dis-
charged his service both in academic as well as in aiding the administration in various capacities for 24 years. Recipient of the prestigious Deputy Commissioner certificate of commendation award in the field of education in 2016 from Phek district, Dr. N. Selvaraj completed his doctoral degree in 2015 at the age of 58 on the topic ‘Novels as Philosophical Explications: A Critical Study of Ayn Rand’ s novels from Bharatidhasan University, Tiruchirappali, Tamil Nadu.
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KOHIMA, SEP 3 (NPN): An unidentified body of a local male was found near Chiechama village under Chiephobozou police station of Kohima district on Sunday. It was suspected to be the body of a local taxi driver who reportedly went missing. However, after several attempts to get concrete details from the police, no one could be contacted till the time of filing the report. According to report, on September 2 night, some person(s) had hired a taxi and proceeded towards Wokha district. The driver reportedly went missing and could not be traced.
Gov, CM extend Onam greetings
(From p-1) CM: Nagaland chief minister, T.R. Zeliang has extended warm greetings to all, particularly the Malayalee community living in Nagaland on the auspicious occasion of Onam festival. Zeliang wished that the festival would be a joyous occasion to celebrate unity, peace and harmony amongst one another.
7 LM&CP and PDVCO organise consumer awareness DIMAPUR: Department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection (LM&CP) in collaboration with Peren District Voluntary Consumers’ Organisation (PDVCO) conducted consumer awareness programme on August 30 at Women Welfare Organisation Hall, Jalukie town. A statement from the department of LM&CP Kohima said that the speaker retd. principal district and session judge, Nagaland, G.H Ramlia stressed on the topic “A responsible consumer is an asset to the society”. E a r l i e r, t h e p r o g r a m m e wa s c h a i r e d by asst. controller LM & CP Dimapur, Limatoshi Jamir; women pastor, Jalukie Town Baptist Church (JTBC), Igumpeule invoked God’s blessing and deputy controller of LM&CP, dy. controller of LM & CP, Haikambe Zeliang exhorted the participants. Ke l e i n e z o u a n d friends presented a special song while vote of thanks was delivered by president PDVCO, Josia Zeliang and Sunday school pastor JTBC, Kiteubeu said the benediction.
Khattar defends handling of Dera violence NIIT announces 26th ‘Bhavishya Jyoti scholarship’ Chandigarh, SEP 3 (AGENCIES): Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who has been facing heat over his management of the Dera issue, on Sunday said the violence by the sect’s supporters could have turned much worse had the government not been alert. Khattar told reporters that the state government had taken steps after due consideration in compliance with the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court. “Had the government had not been alert, the situation could have been much
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worse,” he said in Karnal. The Haryana government had come under attack for allowing a huge build up of Dera Sacha Sauda followers in Panchkula. Violence broke out there after Dera chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s conviction in rape cases,
leaving 35 people dead. Six others died in incidents of violence in Sirsa. Ram Rahim was later sentenced to 20 years in prison. On August 30, Khattar, had ruled out his resignation after meeting BJP chief Amit Shah in Delhi, saying his government had acted with “restraint” in handling the situation. Khattar also told reporters that he would contest the next election from Karnal as the people of the constituency have accorded him a lot of respect. At the same time, he added he would accept
whatever the party decides in this regard. Khattar (63) is a firsttime legislator from Karnal. He became the chief minister when BJP came to power for the first time on its own in Haryana in October 2014. He said the Haryana government would also organise a programme on the completion of three years of its tenure. “The programme would be organised on a grand scale between October 26 and November 1. The venue would be decided later by the committee concerned,” he said.
DIMAPUR: NIIT Ltd has announced Bhavishya Jyoti scholarship, India’s IT & new-age careers scholarship program to enhance employability for meritorious students. With a view to develop next gen IT workforce trained in digital transformation technologies, NIIT would also offer futuristic programs under the Diginxt series in MEAN stack, big data and Java DevOps through Bhavishya Jyoti scholarship.
A press note by HOC, NIIT Dimapur center, Ajay Sethi stated that NIIT would reward fee waivers of up to Rs. 40,000 across select regions this year. NIIT would also be offering over 2000 scholarships for its popular IT, DT and new-age career programs such as, digital marketing, analytics, retail management, information technology, finance & accounting, web technologies, robotics etc. Students who have
scored 50% in their 12th graduation are capable for the scholarship which would be awarded based on their performances in their 12th board exams. The application forms for the scholarship would be available at NIIT education centers across the country. For more details, students can contact NIIT Dimapur center on at 9612171341/7011007823. is September 19.
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NOTIFICATION TO ALL BENEFICIARIES OF POST MATRIC SCHOLARSHIP FOR ST STUDENTS AND INSTITUTIONS
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1. The Online applications for all three Schemes i.e. Post Matric Scholarship, State Merit Scholarship and NEC stipend & Book Grant for the academic session 2017-18 will be live (active) from 11th Sept. to 31st Oct. 2017 vide State Portal www. nagaland.gov.in 2. Aadhaar number has been made mandatory for all Centrally Sponsored Schemes as per the latest direction from Ministry, therefore, Aadhar will be compulsory for Post Matric and NEC Scholarships. 3. Students should use their own personal valid Bank account number while filling up the online applications. 4. The schools, colleges and Universities within the State are to retain the hard copies of Post Matric Scholarship submitted by the students for record in case of query from the Directorate or Ministry. 5. The hard copies of both State Merit and NEC are to be sent to the Directorate on or before 30th Nov. 2017 (in bulk for institutions within Nagaland) 6. Naga indigenous students studying outside the state may send their hard copies along with the required annexure via Speed Post or hand Post. 7. As per the Scholarship guidelines, a student is entitled to only one Scholarship therefore, the Computer Assistants should make sure that students applied for only one scheme. 8. The Computer assistants should cross check the online application with the hard copies submitted by the students to ensure that all the required valid documents are enclosed as per the guidelines. 9. In case of detection of duplication/ dual applications at the institution level, consultation may be made with the concerned student to opt for his/her choice of scheme. 10. Repeaters application should not be forwarded/ verified by the institutions as per the scholarship guidelines. 11. In case of detection of duplication/ dual applications at the State/ Ministry level, the concerned institution shall be held responsible for breach of guidelines. 12. NEC has added some new courses besides the existing courses, Students who wish to avail the same may kindly check the guidelines of NEC in the portal. 13. For Research Scholars who intended to avail State Research Scholarship may kindly collect the Research Scholarship forms from the Directorate as per the date mentioned above. 14. All the institutions are requested to download the Annexure IV given in the portal meant for the institutions and send both hard & soft copies (CD) to the Directorate of Higher Education. ( Format to be used within Nagaland only) 15. Issuance of hostel forms for hostellers will be started only in the month of October. Further information for collection of hostel forms for District wise shall be notified later. DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND :: KOHIMA DC-2065
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and comes at a time when several experts and even policymakers have been talking about the need for consolidation in the banking sector, especially among state-owned banks. Asked how soon there could be consolidation, the official said: “It will be a few months as it is not a simple process.” The merger of associate banks with SBI was slightly easy because they were subsidiary of the largest lender, the official added. Earlier this year, the government had approved the merger of SBI’s five associate banks with the parent. In March, the Cabinet also approved the merger of Bharatiya Mahila Bank (BMB) with SBI. Following this, the number of public sector banks declined to 21 from 27.
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since fares are more affordable. Another reason for uptick in advanced booking is the ‘Zero Cancellation’ feature, which is finding favour amongst many customers resulting in 15 per cent rise in bookings for peak season,” MakeMyTrip COO-Online Mohit Gupta told PTI here. Kolkata-Delhi and Delhi-Hyderabad are few of the most travelled routes with more than 100 per cent growth during this festive season as compared to last year, it added. According to the trend, average fares for the top 20 sectors on domestic flights have increased by 10 per cent this time from last year. In some of the major sectors, the fare has increased by up to 30 per cent, with festivities still one month away, it added.
analyse regional balance, geographical reach, IT compatibility, financial burden and human resource transition while firming up the merger proposal for the ministerial panel. Last month, the Union Cabinet decided to set up the alternative mechanism to oversee proposals for expeditious consolidation of public sector banks (PSBs) so as to create larger and stronger lenders. The proposals received from banks for inprinciple approval to formulate schemes of amalgamation will be placed before the panel. To fast-track consolidation, the government has exempted mergers of nationalised banks from seeking fair trade watchdog CCI’s approval. This exemption will be applicable for ten years
tor are NCR Corporation, which has over 1,08,000 machines, and BTI Payments, which has 4,500 cash dispensers. NCR Cor poration said that while some banks have reached out to them to start testing of the new note, they were yet to receive the supply to begin the process. “Banks have started getting in touch with us for testing the same. They will let us know which machines they wish to configure for Rs 200, which will require physical visits to ATMs. However, the new notes are still to be provided to us by the respective banks so that the testing can begin,” Anand Garollu, General Manager (Services), NCR Corporation said. K. Srinivas, Managing Director and CEO of BTI Payments, an RBI-licensed firm that operates cash dispensers not owned and managed by banks, said, “Recalibration will begin as and when we receive adequate quantity of Rs 200 notes. We are looking to roll this out as quickly as possible.”
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Mumbai, Sep 3 (PTI): With Diwali round the corner, there has been an increase in air travel as 1.3 time more customers are travelling during Diwali this year as compared to same time last year, according to ‘Diwali Festive Airfare Trends’. “There has been 1.3 times more customers travelling during Diwali this year as compared to last year,” according to online travel company MakeMyTrip’s ‘Diwali Festive Airfare Trends’. It also revealed that in the top sectors, the fares have increased by up to 30 per cent, with festivities still one month away signalling a huge advance purchase. “With the festive season approaching, there is a significant surge in travel bookings with people preferring to book in advance
New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI): The finance ministry has written letters to all heads of PSU lenders informing them the government’s decision to set up a ministerial panel to facilitate consolidation in the public banking space. A formal communication to CEOs of the banks from the Department of Financial Services last week has set in motion the consolidation process, a senior finance ministry official said. The government has been nudging the stateowned lenders to go for merger so that there can be fewer and stronger banks. The ministry wants banks to undertake an internal exercise for the best match and come up with the merger idea for the alternative mechanism (AM) set up for the purpose. The banks should
dia would be recalibrated for dispensing the new note. Ravi B Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director, AGS Transact Technologies Limited, which claims to have an installed base of 60,000 ATMs, told IANS, “The process of recalibration will begin once we receive the directive from the RBI. The size of the new notes is different from the existing ones and so, once we receive the new notes, we will have to understand its dimensions and accordingly reconfigure the ATM cassettes. Next, we will have to check if the supply of notes is good enough to run the cassettes at full capacity.” “The entire process of recalibration can be completed within 90 days without affecting the regular functionality of ATMs to a large extent. In fact, the ATMs will continue to be fully operational during recalibration and will continue to supply Rs 100, Rs 500 and Rs 2,000 denominations,” he said. Among the other companies operating in the sec-
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New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS): While the RBI launched the 200-rupee note a week ago, it may take up to three months for ATMs to start dispensing the new denomination currency as it will involve a huge exercise of recalibration. Some banks have even asked the ATM companies to begin testing the new note for recalibration of the machines, though they have not got supplies of the new currency. Only last year, the banks were involved in recalibration of ATM machines after the demonetisation of highvalue currency notes in November. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) did issue a statement saying that the supply of the new Rs 200 notes would soon be ramped up, but has not given any time-frame by which it will be available in adequate numbers. ATM manufacturing companies said that they have not received any directive from the RBI regarding the recalibration of ATMs for the new Rs 200 note. They disclosed that some banks have at an informal level have asked them to start testing of the new note, since it is of a different size. It is yet to be seen whether all the 2.25 lakh ATM machines across In-
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sible long-term benefits, but as the RBI governor he “felt there were alternatives to achieve the main goals.” “The RBI flagged what would happen if preparation was inadequate,” the paper cited Rajan as saying in the book that will be released next week. Rajan also told the newspaper in an interview that the demonetization had a disruptive impact on the economy. “I think all said and done, it would be fair to say the intent was good. But certainly at this point, one still cannot in any way say it has been an economic success. But again, as I said, only time will tell,” he was quoted as saying.
movement against the US dollar would be keenly watched by investors, as earnings of export-oriented sectors like IT and pharma might be impacted due to a strengthening rupee. “On year-to-date basis, the Indian rupee has appreciated by 7.2 per cent. This will benefit the import segment and lower inflation. However export-oriented sectors like software, pharmaceuticals, automobiles and textiles will suffer,” Anindya Banerjee, Deputy Vice President for Currency and Interest Rates with Kotak Securities, told IANS. “This will impact their guidance, earnings per share and subsequently impact their scrip prices.” However, on a weekly basis, the Indian rupee closed flat at 64.02-03 to a US dollar. According to Hariprasad M.P., Senior Vice President and Head Treasury at Centrum Direct, last week saw the US dollar-Indian rupee pair moving in a narrow range (63.90 to 64.20) with an appreciation bias for the Indian rupee.
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Indians returned most of the estimated 15.4 trillion rupees ($242 billion) in highcurrency bills removed from circulation last year, the RBI said in its annual report on Wednesday. Modi had been intending to make it difficult for hoarders of undeclared wealth to exchange their undeclared cash for legal tender, but it seems most of it was returned by individuals, implying there was a very small amount of unaccounted money held in cash or evaders had managed to legalise their unaccounted money. While Modi`s drive to unearth unaccounted wealth did not deliver the desired result, it hurt consumer demand in a country where most people are paid in, and buy what they need with, cash. India`s economy lost further steam in the quarter to June as growth slid to 5.7 percent, its lowest level in more than three years and a marked slowdown from a 6.1 percent growth in the January-March period.
Mumbai, Sep 3 (IANS): Global cues, along with the government`s measures to revive growth and tackle the non-performing assets (NPAs) issue are expected to determine the way forward for the Indian equity markets during the upcoming week. Besides, the rupee`s movement against the US dollar and the direction of foreign funds flow will also have a major bearing on the trajectory of the equity indices. “Equity markets are expected to remain rangebound next week and driven mostly by stock-specific action. However, investors will take cues from global developments, especially the geo-political situation,” Devendra Nevgi, Chief Executive of Zyfin Advisors, told IANS. “On the domestic front, reform developments over the NPA issues and growth concerns after the subdued GDP numbers will be eyed. Nevertheless, domestic flows are expected to continue despite negative macros.” Apart from global cues, Indian currency`s
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Making disclosure on demonetisation decision taken by the government during his Governership of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in his latest book - I do what I do – Raghuram Rajan said that he was not in favour of note ban as short term economic costs associated with such a disruptive decision would exceed long term benefits. The former Governor of the RBI writes that the Central Bank wasn’t asked to take such a decision at any point during his tenure at the Reserve Bank. Rajan’s book gives a wonderful insight in form of various accounts reflecting his very unstable relationship with the present government. He also wrote that he was asked by the government in February 2016 for his view on demonetisation, which he gave orally. Although there might be longterm benefits, he felt the likely short-term economic costs would outweigh them. He didn’t elaborate on the short-term costs or the pos-
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People want cooperation, not confrontation: Xi Jinping
Xiamen (China), Sep 3 (IANS): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said people all are for peace and cooperation, not conflict and confrontation. Xi also said the threat of terrorism has cast a “dark shadow” on the world but stressed that “resolving geopolitical hotspot issues was the need of the hour”. “People around the world want peace and cooperation, not conflict or confrontation,” he said in his address at the opening ceremony of the BRICS Business Forum as the annual summit of the fivemember grouping, comprising Brazil, India, Russia, China and South Africa began here inthis southeastern Chinese city. “Incessant conflicts in some parts of the world and hotspot issues are opposing challenges to world peace. The intertwined threat of terrorism and lack of cyber security among others have cast dark shadow on the world,” he said. “I am convinced that as long as we take a holistic
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
approach to fighting terrorism in all its forms, and address both its symptoms and root causes, terrorists will have no place to hide,” Xi added.
Modi reaches China to attend BRICS Summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Sunday to attend the 9th BRICS Summit in the Chinese southeastern city Xiamen. He is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the three-day
event. Their meeting will be keenly watched after the resolution of the Doklam border row, which pitted the armies of the two countries against each other for over two months. This will be the second bilateral meeting between the two leaders this year. The last one took place during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. They met informally at the G20 Summit in Germany in July amid the Doklam crisis. Besides, Modi is ex-
pected to meet Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Michael Temer of Brazil. Also attending the event will be South African President Jacob Zuma. The Indian leader will address the BRICS leaders’ dialogue with ‘BRICS Business Council’ meeting. He will take part in an event of the ‘Emerging Markets and Developing Countries’ Dialogue’ on Tuesday morning. After the BRICS Summit, Modi will travel to Myanmar.
Iran has warned 2 US spy aircraft: Official Tehran, Sep 3 (IANS): Iran’s air defence base has in the last six months sent two stern warnings to US spy aircraft which approached Iranian airspace, a defence official said on Sunday. “We warned a U2 reconnaissance aircraft on March 21 and a US drone on August 26,” Iran’s Arabic language TV station alAlam’s website quoted the country’s Chief of Air Defence Farzad Esmaili as saying. He did not mention the location. Esmaili said “we do not allow such rabid aircraft to enter our territory and if necessary, we will not hesitate to destroy them”. Iran has repeatedly announced such activities over the past years to demonstrate the capabilities of the country’s armed forces. Meanwhile, Iran has tested its home-grown air defence system, designed to match the Russian S-300, state broadcaster IRIB reported. “The system is made completely in Iran and some of its parts are different from the S-300. All of its sub-systems have been completed and its missile tests have been conducted,” Xinhua news agency quoted Esmaili as saying.
North Korea nuclear test prompts global condemnation London, SEP 3 (AGENCIES): North Korea’s biggest nuclear test to date was condemned around the world on Sunday, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying “appeasement” would not work as the authorities in Pyongyang “only understand one thing.” The explosion of what North Korea said was an advanced hydrogen bomb came just days after it fired a missile over Japan and a few hours after Trump spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by phone about the “escalating” nuclear crisis. Trump, who said after last week’s missile launch that talking to Pyongyang “is not the answer,” tweeted that Sunday’s test showed North Korea’s “words and actions continue to be very hostile and dangerous to the United States.” China had tried but failed to solve the problem, he said, while what he called South Korea’s “talk of appeasement” would not work as “they [the North Koreans] only understand one thing!” Russia struck a more
A worker arranges South Korean newspapers reporting about North Korea’s hydrogen bomb test at a news paper distributing station in Seoul, South Korea.
cautious tone. “In the emerging conditions it is absolutely essential to keep cool, refrain from any actions that could lead to a further escalation of tensions,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said, adding that North Korea risked “serious consequences.” Moscow said talks were the only way to resolve the crisis. Later on Sunday, Russian President Vladimir Putin was set to meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in China. China urged North Korea to stop “wrong” actions and said it would fully
enforce U.N. resolutions on the country. Britain’s Foreign Minister Boris Johnson called the nuclear test “reckless” and a “provocation.” “They seem to be moving closer towards a hydrogen bomb which, if fitted to a successful missile, would unquestionably present a new order of threat,” he told Sky news, adding that there were no palatable military solutions. French President Emmanuel Macron urged the United Nations Security Council to act.
16 mn children affected by floods in India, Nepal, B’desh: UNICEF ‘Locky’ is largest malware campaign in 2017
support. Since mid-August, there have been at least 1,288 reported deaths. Many areas remain inaccessible due to damage to roads, bridges, railways and airports. The most urgent needs for children are
Russia accuses US of illegally seizing its diplomatic properties Moscow, Sep 3 (IANS): Russia on Sunday accused the US of seizing its diplomatic properties and warned Washington that its actions would lead to an even greater deterioration in relations between the two powers. A statement released by the Russian Foreign Ministry said the US authorities had illegally seized the Russian consulate in San Francisco and the trade office in Washington which, it said, were Russian properties and enjoyed diplomatic immunity, Efe news reported. American security services had searched both buildings on Saturday after giving Moscow a 48-hour notice to abandon the premises. The statement accused US intelligence of taking over the buildings with backing by armed police, adding that Russia considered this an “openly hostile act and a flagrant violation of international law, including the Vienna Convention on diplo-
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matic and consular relations”. The ministry termed the move “outrageous” and said it followed on the heels of the ‘de facto’ expropriation of two Russian compounds in Washington and New York that took place last December. It also urged US authorities to “come to their senses” and immediately return the Russian diplomatic offices. “Otherwise, the responsibility of continuing the degradation of relations between our na-
tions, on which international stability and security are largely dependent, will fall on the US,” it concluded. The Foreign Ministry on Saturday had sent a protest note to the deputy chief of mission at the US embassy in Moscow, Anthony Godfrey, that called the search of Russia’s trade mission office in Washington an “unprecedented aggressive action”. On Friday, the US government had decreed the closure of the San Francisco consulate and the trade offices in Washington and New York as a response to Moscow ordering a reduction in the US diplomatic mission to Russia in July. The measure by the Kremlin, in turn, came as retaliation for a sanctions package passed by an overwhelming bipartisan majority in the US Congress that was imposed as punishment for Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 presidential election.
IS clashes with Syrian regime forces kill 150 BEIRUT, SEP 3 (AGENCIES): Fierce clashes between the Islamic State group and pro-regime forces in central Syria have left over 150 fighters dead in 24 hours, mostly jihadists, a monitor said Sunday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 120 IS fighters “were killed in clashes in and around the town of Uqayribat in the eastern Hama countryside... along with at least 35 regime troops and loyalist militiamen.” The town is the jihadist group’s last bastion in the central province apart from a handful of small villages. Pro-government forces seized Uqayribat on Friday night, but IS responded
with a counter-offensive on Saturday that left it in control of most of the town, Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman said. An intense barrage of artillery fire and Syrian and Russian air strikes on jihadist positions allowed pro-regime forces on Sunday morning to push the jihadists back out of the town and advance on villages to the west that remain under IS control. IS has controlled Uqayribat since 2014, using it to launch attacks on regimeheld areas and a strategically vital road Abdel Rahman described as “the only lifeline for the regime between Aleppo and central and southern Syria”.
Ne w Yo r k , S ep 3 (IANS): Locky ransomware’s re-emergence with new email distribution campaign has been touted as one of the largest malware campaigns in the latter half of 2017, the media reported. The ransomware, once considered almost defunct, sent over 23 million emails with the malware to the US workforce in just 24 hours on August 28, zdnet.com
reported. It was sent with subjects such as “please print”, “documents” and “scans”. Researchers at US-based cybersecurity firm AppRiver, who discovered the new campaign say it represents “one of the largest malware campaigns seen in the latter half of 2017”. According to the report, the malware payload was hidden in a zip file containing a Visual Basic Script (VBS) file, which
once clicked, will download the latest version of Locky ransomware -- the recently spotted Lukitus variant -- and encrypts all the files on the infected computer. Victims are presented with a ransom note demanding 0.5 bitcoin ($2,300) in order to pay for “special software” in the form of a “Locky decryptor” in order to get their files back.
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ing a sense of stability for children during times of crisis and provides a sense of normality when everything else is being turned upside down.” In India, four states in the northern part of the country have been extensively affected by the flooding, affecting over 31 million people including 12.33 million children. Some 805,183 houses are either partially or fully d a m a ge d a n d 1 5 , 4 5 5 schools have been damaged, disrupting the education of nearly one million students. Further heavy rains in Mumbai resulted in at least five deaths by drowning and three people including two children died due to house collapse.
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Geneva, SEP 3 (AGENCIES): About 16 million children across India, Bangladesh and Nepal are in urgent need of life-saving support due to “catastrophic” flooding in the three South Asian countries, a UN agency said. “Millions of children have seen their lives swept away by these devastating floods” said Jean Gough, Unicef Regional Director for South Asia. “Children have lost their homes, schools and even friends and loved ones. There is a danger the worst could still be to come as rains continue and flood waters move south” she added. Weeks of torrential monsoon rains and cata-
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ollywood actress Sonakshi Sinha has urged her fans and followers to clean up the beaches here. Sonakshi on Sunday took to Twitter, where she shared a poster of the event, which read: “Join the citizens... Gandhi Statue, Juhu beach, September 6.” The “Dabangg” actress, 30, tweeted: “Hope there comes a day when we don’t mess it up to begin with! Come on guys, join in to Free the beach!” This is not the first time a Bollywood personality has campaigned for the beach clean-up. Last month, actress Dia Mirza, along with her producer-husband Sahil Sangha, was seen as part of the initiative. On the acting front, Sonakshi will soon be seen in the thriller film “Ittefaq”, directed by Abhay Chopra. The film is an adaptation of the 1969 film by the same name. The film will also star Sidharth Malhotra and Akshaye Khanna.
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ormer star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are “consciously re-coupling” after intense rehab and spiritual counselling, claims biographer Ian Halperin. Seven weeks ago, the actors were spotted outside a modest three-bedroom house on the flats of Beverly Hills. The pair stood face-to-face for the first time in 10 months. “Brad took the first step forward. Then they collapsed into each other’s
arms,” said Halperin, reports dailymail.co.uk. The stars went inside the home of a friend for an emotional conversation. “There were a lot of tears,” Halperin said. “Nothing was left on the table. They had it out, right there and then in this very modest house. In that moment they decided to make a fresh start. It was a ‘come to Jesus meeting’ that marked the beginning of a new phase in their relationship,” said the bi-
ographer. When the couple split last September amid toxic allegations of drink, drugs and a mid-air altercation between Pitt and their teenage son Maddox -- which resulted in brief investigations by the FBI and social services -- the rift in their relationship seemed as final as it was sudden. But the “tough love” meeting arranged by the couple’s divorce negotiator gave them a chance to talk in the presence of a “referee” who helped them cut through the acrimony and recrimination. Their conclusion was that they still loved each other and wanted to try again. According to dailymail.co.uk, they are working to “consciously re-couple” and have undergone intensive rehab and spiritual counselling sessions in an effort to start anew.
he world has pretty much given up hope on Bad Boys 3 actually happening but producer Jerry Bruckheimer is still hopeful that the action duo will return to the silver screens. Speaking to Yahoo, Bruckheimer revealed that the film has a new writer already working on the script. The original release date for Bad Boys 3 or Bad Boys For Life was 2017, however, writer/director Joe Carnahan left the project earlier this year. “Well, we’ve been developing it for I don’t know how many years now and we had a period of time where it got pretty close and then it drifted away a little bit”, Bruckheimer said. “Hopefully it will drift back again. We have a new writer on it who’s working
on it right now, so that gives me encouragement.” Will Smith and Martin Lawrence starred in the original action-comedy film in 1995, and reprised their roles as Detectives Marcus Barnett and Mike Lowrey eight years later for its se-
quel, Bad Boys II. While the long-awaited third instalment of the series has been in the pipeline since 2008, it has now been reported that Smith and Lawrence will also star in a fourth Bad Boys film in 2019.
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new re-boot of cult classic movie ‘The Crow’ now seems to be one huge step closer to becoming a reality, with a major studio now reportedly on board to release it. The film has been in discussion for quite some time, with it most recently reported that ‘Justice League’ actor Jason Momoa, director Corin Hardy and producer Ed Pressman had all met to secure progress on the movie. Pressman was involved in the 1994 original, and it was reported that they’d taken the project to Relativity Media. Now, Variety reports that Sony have signed up to take on the distribution rights to ‘The Crow Reborn’. This has sparked speculation that the movie could en- ter produc-
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question earlier too. And in the past his answer has been a more clear-cut “no”. “Who would ever want to live like that?” Clooney said in 2015, putting a freeze on the notion that he’d go into politics. “I’m friends with a lot of those guys and I just think it’s hell!”
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Federer sprints into fourth round
N e w Yo r k , S e p 3 (Agencies): After two marathons, Roger Federer sprinted past Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6-3 6-3 7-5 to reach the US Open fourth round on Saturday. It has been a far different start to Flushing Meadows than Wimbledon, where an economical Federer stormed to his 19th grand slam title without dropping a set. In his opening two matches at the US Open, a misfiring Federer had been forced to five sets, first by American Frances Tiafoe then Russian veteran Mikhail Youzhny. After being broken eight times and committing a whopping 124 unforced errors in those first two contests, a focused Federer tightened up his game against Lopez, operating with his hallmark efficiency. “I struggled the first couple of rounds but I think that had something to do with my opponents. They came out and played very well,” Federer said in his post-match interview on court. “Once I got off to a slow start and once my opponent fought back really hard and today it almost happened again in the third set but I think I
Pacquiao wants Horn rematch in the Philippines
MANILA, Sep 3 (Agencies): Manny Pacquiao said on Sunday he was still wanted a rematch with Jeff Horn after the Filipino boxing hero pulled out of their scheduled bout in Australia later his year. Queensland’s premier, whose state government was the financial backer of a November 12 fight, announced on Friday that Pacquiao “cannot return to the ring” due to other commitments. “It will not push through there in Australia. But we are bringing the fight here in the Philippines,” Pacquiao said on radio station DZBB, adding negotiations were ongoing. “This will be good for our country’s tourism.” Pacquiao, 38, had initially called for a rematch after losing his World Boxing Organization welterweight title to the 29-year-old on points Horn in a major upset in Brisbane on July 2. Pacquiao, who has won world titles in an unprecedented eight weight divisions, had demanded a review of the bout but the WBO declared Horn the clear winner after a panel of judges re-scored the fight.
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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, reacts after defeating Feliciano Lopez, of Spain, during the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, Saturday. (AP/PTI)
played a very clean match. I couldn’t be happier to get a match in straight sets against Feliciano who has been a great competitor over the years.” A capacity crowd saw Federer try out everything in his tool bag. The timely big serve, the elegant backhand, laser forehands, hustle and defense were all on display. He committed just 16 unforced errors while firing 32 winners to run his record to 13-0 against the
35-year-old Spaniard. Federer started the match as if he had dinner reservations, breaking Lopez to go up 4-2 then holding serve to clinch the opening set in a snappy 25 minutes. He marched on, his focus only faltering slightly in the third set when he allowed Lopez to break back. But the 36-year-old Swiss just buckled down and broke Lopez again to close out the match and set up a fourth round meet-
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The world’s top seed Rafael Nadal overcame a first set loss to defeat Argentine Leonardo Mayer 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-1, 6-4. Despite Nadal losing the first set and squandering 14 break points during the match, the Spaniard eventually wore the Argentine down to secure the victory on Saturday. This wa s N a d a l ’s fourth win against Mayer and their first matchup since the Spaniard won in straight sets at the 2014 French Open. The 31-year-old Nadal’s perfor mances at Flushing Meadows so far this year have left plenty of room for improvement despite his three victories which take him into the Round of 16, where he will face Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov. Nadal has won the US Open on two occasions (2010 and 2013) and is widely expected to add to his tally this week, with Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic sidelined by injury and Roger Federer needing five sets to win his two opening games at the tournament.
Deepika makes first round exit at WC Final ROME, Sep 3 (PTI): Fourtime silver medallist Deepika Kumari was beaten by Tan Ya-ting in straight sets to make an embarrassing first round exit from the Archery World Cup Final here on Sunday. The former World No.1 Deepika looked a pale shadow of her former self against the Rio Olympics nemesis from Chinese Taipei, who put up a superlative display to seal the match 6-0 at the Stadio dei Marmi here. Deepika was the lone Indian to have made the cut to the World Cup Final draw of eight by virtue of her two quarter-final finishes in the four World Cups this year. The archer from Taiwan, who had eliminated Deepika in the Olympics pre-quarterfinal last year, started off with two perfect 10s to take the Indian by surprise in the first set. Ya-ting shot 10-9-10 to set an early momentum, while Deepika was a slowstarter with 8-9-10 and never really overcame from the first set jitters. The Olympic bronze medallist shot a sensational 30 out of 30 in the second set, to which Deepika (25) had no answer to. Continuing her impressive form, Ya-ting shot 28 in the third set and blew away any chance of the Indian’s bid for a fifth final.
Hamilton goes top after Italian GP win
Lewis Hamilton (center) winner of the Italian Formula One GP celebrates with second placed Valtteri Bottas (left) and third placed Sebastian Vettel. (AP/PTI)
MONZA, Sep 3 (Agencies): Lewis Hamilton took over as leader of the drivers’ world championship for the first time this year on Sunday when he claimed a lights-to-flag victory as Mercedes dominated the Italian Grand Prix. The 32-year-old Briton, seeking his fourth world title, made a perfect start from his record 69th pole position to lead his Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas home for his sixth win this year, his fourth at Monza and the
59th of his career. Hamilton now leads four-time champion Sebastian Vettel by three points after the German finished third, 36.317 seconds adrift, in his Ferrari in front of a big home crowd on the weekend of the Italian team’s 70th anniversary celebrations. Having won in Belgium last Sunday, Hamilton also became the first driver to score back-toback victories this year. It was Mercedes’ third one-two this season and the team’s 39th overall.
Australian Daniel Ricciardo, who started 16th after incurring grid penalties, came home fourth for Red Bull ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari, French rookie Esteban Ocon of Force India, Canadian teenager Lance Stroll and his Williams team-mate Felipe Massa. Mexican Sergio Perez took ninth in the second Force India ahead of Dutchman Max Verstappen, who had started 13th for Red Bull and suffered an early puncture.
Spain beat Italy to close in on WC berth
Spain’s Isco celebrates with Sergio Ramos after scoring the opener during their World Cup qualifying match against Italy.
Madrid, Sep 3 (IANS): Attacking midfielder Isco Alarcon got Spain closer to a spot in the 2018 World Cup with an unstoppable performance in a 3-0 victory over traditional rivals Italy at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium here. Italy went 11 years without losing a classifying round for a major tourney before bowing to Spain on Saturday, reports Efe. The Italians got off to an aggressive start that was, however, punished with
cards for Marco Verratti and Leonardo Bonucci in the first 12 minutes. The match was then all Isco’s, who scored twice before the first half was over. First, at the 13th minute, he drilled a free kick past veteran Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who was slow trying to block it (1-0). Italy subsequently put on the pressure with a threatening offence, but Spain’s defence stood
Govt alone can’t promote sports: Goel New Delhi, Sep 3 (PTI): Outgoing Sports Minister Vijay Goel Sunday asserted that he had a successful stint in office and categorically stated that the government alone cannot build a sports culture in the country. Goel, who was today shifted to Parliamentary Affairs Ministry as a minister of state in a reshuffle after a 13- month tenure, said he had worked with the intent of bringing about a positive change in Indian sports. “If the Prime Minister wants me to give me other responsibility, I have to accept it. If I had not performed, the PM would have dropped me in this reshuffle. But I had a successful stint, so I have been given more responsibilities,” Goel told PTI before leaving for Gramin Khel Mahostav, his last assignment as Sports Minister. “I thoroughly enjoyed my term. It is the PM’s prerogative if he wants me to move somewhere else,” Goel said when specifically asked if he was happy or surprised by the change of
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portfolio. Athens Olympics silver medallist shooter Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore was today appointed the new sports minister in place of Goel. Goel, who took office in July 2016, listed his achievements but said a lot needs to be done. “We want a sports culture to develop in this country. But the government alone can’t do it. The parents at homes and teachers at schools need to encourage children to play games. The Prime Minister is a sports lover and I would request him to do more for sports,” he said. Goel said the ministry
under his charge had made some strides forward in making sports administration effective in the country. “See, we involved every stakeholder. We made considerable progress in preparing the (pending) Code (Sports). It’s with the High Court now and we should soon see its implementation. “We formed an Olympic Task Force which had some of the best sportspersons. Its recommendations are great and should help take the sport forward. The National Talent Search Portal is also a good initiative by the ministry,” he said. Asked what he would have wanted to do before going out, Goel picked sport’s inclusion in the school syllabus. “We want sports to be included in educational curriculum. We have made good progress but a lot needs to be done. I am sure the new sports minister would seriously pursue it,” he said. “I also wanted that we conduct the U-17 FIFA World Cup in an impeccable manner.”
equally steady. Then, just before halftime, as he entered the area with a left-footed low, Isco shot the ball past Buffon and into the net to make it 2-0 at minute 40, with plenty of fans shouting “Ole!” from the stands. Spain’s Alvaro Morata added another goal for a good measure at minute 77, and so it ended: Spain 3, Italy 0. Spain are now top in World Cup Group G with 19 points, three more than Italy. “I would give Spain a nine out of 10 for this match, as you can always improve, but it’s true that we did play a great game,” Spain captain Sergio Ramos was quoted as saying by marca.com. Italy chief coach Gian Piero Ventura said after the loss: “There was a very obvious difference physically and in terms of quality. “We got things wrong and gifted them things and made it hard for ourselves. We conceded two goals without another shot on target while David De Gea made three important saves. We’re human and they’re a bit less so.”
Players during the Nagaland Under-16 and Under-19 state team selection trials which began Sunday at Nagaland Cricket Stadium, Sovima. The selection trials will conclude on September 5.
AIBA chief to visit India Ham b u r g , S e p 3 (IANS): International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Ching Kuo Wo has promised to witness the Women’s Youth World Boxing Championship to be held in Guwahati in November. “This is a huge boost for us. This shows that the world fraternity has accepted us back into the fold. We can only go higher from here,” BFI President Ajay Singh said in a statement on
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We, the family and relative of Late Krongulo Chirha, wish to express our heartfull gratitude to all who stood by us physically, financially and spiritually by upholding us in prayer through out his prolonged illness till his last breath. We also sincerely thank his friends, individuals, neighbours, and well wishers for the enormous help and unceasing support without which we could not have come this far, your words of condolences, tribute and prayer have given us the strength to get through our grief. We are deeply indebted for all the physical .and material help showered upon us. We would like to convey our special thanks to :-
Born on : 14th March 1943 – Died on : 29th August 2017
We, the bereaved family members would like to express our sincere heartfelt gratitude to every individual, friends and relatives who stood by us financially, materially, physically and spiritually during the prolonged illness and at the sad demise of our beloved father at Gurgaon. We convey our sincere thanks to one and all. May God bless you all abundantly! Born : 05.11.1974 Died : 25.08.2017
1. Principal all Rank and files NPTS 15.Enhulumi Village Council. Chumukedima Dimapur. 16.Chizami Village Council. 2. Commandant, all Ranks and 17.Srami Clan. th files 15 NAP (IR) Mahila. 18.EYP Welfare Union Pfutsero. 3. All companies of 64th Batch PTS. 19.EYP Welfare Union Kohima. Chumukedima. 20.Enhulumi welfare Union Dimapur. 4. Former Senior Officers and Colleague from 21.Enhulumi Welfare Women Society. st th th 1 NAP, 4 NAP, 9 NAP (IR), 22.EYP Student Union. 14th NAP (IR) DES Kohima. 23.EYP Enhulumi Women Society Dimapur 5. NAPTC, Chumukedima. 24.Kami Village Council. 6. Police Baptist Church 25.Kami Village Union Pfutsero. 7. 15 (IR) Mahila Baptist Church 26.Seiruzha Colony Council, Chumukedima. Chumukedima, 27.Sabalie Colony Council, Chumukedima 8. Chakhesang Prayer Fellowship 28.Thetsumi Welfare Union Dimapur. Chumukedima. 29.Kami Welfare Union Dimapur. 9. Enhulumi Baptist Church, 30.Enhulumi Youth Organisation. 10.Pfutsemi Baptist Church. 31.NCC Army Wing, 11. Yoseba Baptist Church. Kohima Science College Jotsoma. 12.Chizami Town Baptist Church. 32.CSU, CPF and SPF Kohima, 13.Sumi Prayer Centre. Science College Jotsoma. 14.Doctors and nurses of Refferal Hospital 33.Mathematies and Physics Department Dimapur, NEIGHRIMS Shillong, Apollo. Kohima Science College Jotsoma. GLENEAGLES Hospital Kolkata, Intensive 34.St. Savio School. Critical Department NHAK Kohima, Eden 35.Mr. & Mrs. Imtitemjen Aier. Hospital Dimapur, PHC Chizami, HK 36. Enhulumi Women Society. Hospital Chumukedima. 37. Mesulumi Student Union We deeply regret our inability to acknowledge each and every individual for your profound act of generosity, kindness and love. We earnestly pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving Wife, sons, daughters & relatives DP-8826
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Loving Son Pradeep Yadav & Hemant Yadav
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Aug 1943 to Aug 2017 We the bereaved family members of Lt. Yanarhomo (Kilosao) Kithan, Akuk Village would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individuals, groups, neighbours, organizations, fellowships, churches, who have helped and supported us through prayer, financially and physically at the sad demise of our beloved father on 16th August 2017. We regret the inability to thank each and everyone of you personally but pray that Almighty God will bless each one of you abundantly. DP-8822
Loving Wife, children, grandchildren and relatives. K Y M C
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India complete 5-0 clean sweep of SL
Virat Kohli is greeted by M Pandey after his fifty against SriLanka in Colombo on Sunday. (PTI)
Colombo, Sep 3 (PTI): Virat Kohli displayed utmost ruthlessness in both captaincy and batsmanship
as India became the first visiting country to inflict a 5-0 ‘Whitewash’ on Sri Lanka with a thumping six-wicket
victory in the final ODI of the series. In one of the most lopsided bilateral contests in recent history, India have now completed back-to-back rout after humiliating the islanders in the three-Test series, which was also a complete rout. After Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s maiden five-wicket haul enabled India to restrict Sri Lanka to a below-par 238, Kohli for the umpteenth time anchored a successful chase in 46.3 overs with a fluent unbeaten 110. Kohli got able
support from Kedar Jadhav (63), who redeemed himself after a couple of ducks adding 109 runs with his skipper for the fourth wicket stand. The stage was set by Kohli and Manish Pandey 36) with a 99-run stand for the third wicket. Earlier, Sri Lankan batting once again promised a lot but delivered too little losing as many as seven wickets for 53 runs after they were cruising along at 185 for 3. A 122-run partnership for the 4th wicket between Lahiru Thirimanne (67) and
Nagaland Post, Dimapur monday, september 4, 2017
1st Penalty Shootout at Jalukie
Dimapur, Sep 3 (NPN): Jalukie ‘B’ Youth Organization will be conducting Angelo Mathews (55) en- the 1st Penalty Shootout at abled Sri Lanka to reach Jalukie ‘B’ football ground on a position of safety before Bhuvneshwar led the charge with his maiden five-wicket haul. Jasprit Bumrah (2/45), Kuldeep Yadav (1/40) and Yuzvendra Chahal (1/36) were the other wicket-takers. They hosts failed to cross 250 even once during this five-match series, even as Bumrah, with 15 wickets in this contest, earned the record for most wickets in a bilateral series with five ODIs.
September 29 and 30.The last date of registration is on September 28. The winner of the event will receive a cash prize of Rs.15,000 while the run-
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Rooney says no England U-turn LONDON, Sep 3 (Agencies): Wayne Rooney has insisted there will be no going back on his decision to retire from England duty in a bid to at last enjoy a successful World Cup campaign. The former England captain retired from international football last month having scored a national record 53 goals in 119 appearances that included three World Cups and three European Championships. And the Everton striker said even the fact that the 2018 World Cup in Russia was on the horizon would not lead him to change his decision. "My mind's made up," he told talkSPORT radio on Sunday. "I've seen it a few times when players come out of retirement and gone to tournaments and it's not right. I think the lads now who are trying to qualify for Russia, if they get there they're the players who will deserve to play in the tournament, so my decision is made."
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