September 10, 2018

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Rising tide against rising prices

OPPOSITION UNITE AGAINST MODI FOR HIKE IN FUEL PRICES NEW DELHI, SEP 10 (IANS): ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by the Congress and Left and supported by other opposition parties on Monday against rising fuel prices and tumbling rupee evoked mixed response in the country as the opposition closed its ranks against the Modi government. The BJP dubbed the protest a failure.

In the national capital, Congress president Rahul Gandhi led the opposition’s show of strength, staging a foot march in support of the Bharat Bandh from Rajghat to Ramlila Maidan in the heart of the city.

The rally drew leaders of the Janata Dal-Secular, Trinamool Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Nationalist Congress Party, Loktantrik Janata Dal, Rashtriya Lok Dal, All India United Democratic Front, Revolutionary Socialist Party and Aam Aadmi Party. Also in attendance were former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

Manmohan Singh hit out at the BJP for “miserably” failing to control fuel

LH flays Naga Hoho, reaffirms dissociation DIMAPUR, SEP 10 (NPN): Condemning the actions of Naga Hoho (NH) and its cultural and customary affairs secretary Mhonchumo Mozhui, Lotha Hoho (LH) said it was surprised to note that NH was still not aware of the fact that LH had dissociated from NH since 2008.

In a statement, LH chairman Mhao Humtsoe and general secretary Er Mhondamo Ovung said the stand of LH was reaffirmed and published in all local dailies on September 6, 2016.

Hence, they said, Lotha Hoho would not recognise any Lotha individual who might hold any official post with NH or organisation and individual who might attend any programme/meeting of NH, adding such individual or organisation would be deemed “self-styled, illegal and anti-Lotha.” In this regard, LH said it condemned the action of “self-styled cultural and customary affairs” secretary, Mhonchumo (referring to the August 31 publication) and asked the latter to immediately demit his post, lest it took disciplinary action against him.

LH also reminded NH that Central Nagaland Tribes Council, of which the Lotha apex body was constituent, had also dissociated from the Naga Hoho on September 1, 2016.

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and others party leaders during ‘Bharat Bandh’ in New Delhi, Monday. (PTI)

prices. Rahul Gandhi flayed Modi for his stoic silence over rising fuel prices, tumbling rupee, Rafale fighter jet deal and agrarian distress in the country. The Left parties took out a separate rally in the national capital.

The day-long shutdown affected normal life particularly in Odisha, Karnataka, Bihar and Kerala and triggered a mixed response in Gujarat, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. But

it was mostly ineffective in Mamata Baner jee-ruled West Bengal. Shutdown enforcers resorted to blocking roads and rail tracks disrupting traffic in several parts of the country. Bandh supporters allegedly resorted to violence and clashed with the police in some parts areas, prompting the ruling BJP, which dubbed the shutdown a “complete failure”, of accusing the Congress of creating an “environment of fear” by violently enforcing the shutdown.

Niephiu Rio with Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Monday.

DIMAPUR, SEP 10 (NPN): A delegation led

by Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio Monday called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at his office chambers in New Delhi, seeking Central assistance for various projects including relief work.

As a follow up of an earlier request made to the Prime Minister, the delegation requested the Centre to sanction developmental projects for Eastern Na-

galand, CMO media cell stated in a press note.

Rio also apprised Rajnath Singh about the damages caused by recent natural calamities, and urged for central assistance under NDRF and interim aid to mitigate the ongoing relief and restoration works.

Besides this, the delegation also requested for modernization and upgradation of Village Guards in Nagaland. Rio further requested Rajnath Singh for

sanctioning another helicopter to increase flying hours for Nagaland particularly for far-flung areas of the State.

Rio also highlighted the various projects under the restructured North East Special Infrastructure Development Scheme (NESIDS) and urged the Home minister, who is also chairman of the North Eastern Council, for sanctions of the proposed projects. Rajnath assured to look into the issues and also discuss the matter with DoNER minister to accelerate the sanctioning of the proposed projects.

Rio was accompanied by deputy chief minister Y. Patton, and a delegation of the Eastern Nagaland Legislators’ Union comprising of PDA ministers-- S. Pangnyu Phom, P Paiwang Konyak, Kashiho Sangtam; advisors-- Toshi Wungtung, Bongkhao Konyak including NPF MLAs-- EE Pangteang and CL John.

Dimapur Police website formally launched

TJ Longkumer formally launching the website on Monday.

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Staff Reporter/Correspondents DIMAPUR/KOHIMA/ MOKOKCHUNG, SEP 10 (NPN): Bharat bandh called by state Congress on Monday as part of the nationwide protest against highest ever rise in prices of petrol, diesel and LPG, had a mixed response but passed off peacefully in Nagaland.

Top guns of the state Congress chose to launch the Bandh in Dimapur where initially shops opened from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. but later almost all shops downed shutters. Owing to the bandh, vehicular movement was also affected to an extent.

After submitting the FIR against unknown persons for removing flex banners put up by Congress workers on Monday morning at the office of Commissioner of Police, the procession walked through NL Road, Circular Road, Clock Tower, Khermahal and ended at the DDCC Office near Hotel Acacia.

The procession of Congress party members was led by NPCC president K.Therie along with AICC secretary Bhupen Bora and NPCC general secretaries- G.K. Zhimomi, Jonathan Ao and former minister E.T. Ezung.

NPCC leaders and party workers stage a silent protest march during the ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Monday. (NP)

They walked through Nyamo Lotha Road, Circular Road, Clock Tower, Khermahal before proceeding towards the DDCC office near Hotel Acacia.

Addressing the media at Congress Bhavan, NPCC president K Therie, claimed that the bandh was a grand success in Nagaland and thanked public at large and business community for extending their cooperation.

In their interaction, the Congress leaders explained that the bandh was called to protest against spike in the prices of petrol and diesel.

Therie took a jibe at the PDA government by asking why it could not do what was done in Rajasthan when that state lowered taxes to

reduce the prices of petrol and diesel.

Zhimomi, in his speech, accused district authorities of allegedly removing all flex banners on Monday morning which were put up on Sunday evening at around 50 petrol pumps to highlight the increase in fuel prices Dimapur District Congress Committee president Bendang lodged an FIR at the office of Police Commissioner in this regard.

Demanding that the banners and posters be returned, he asserted in the FIR that the act was in violation of Article 19 of the Indian constitution.

Kohima: The Congress also organised the bandh

Rio led delegation seeks Central assistance `40 lakh released for Kohima as immediate relief

This is it!

“Hai Ram. If they rule for 50 years what will be left of India?”

Normal life was paralysed in Odisha with vehicular movement and train services thrown out of gear as Congress workers blocked roads and trains. Hundreds of Congress activists were arrested. The Railways cancelled 12 trains while schools and colleges were closed.

Normal life was hit in Bihar with the shutdown supported by the Rashtryia Janata Dal, Left, Hindustani Awam Morcha and Jan Adhikar Party of Pappu (Cont’d on p-5) Yadav.

Mixed response to Bharat bandh in Nagaland

DIMAPUR, SEP 10 (NPN): DGP Nagaland T.J Longkumer on Monday formally launched the Dimapur police website, www. dimapurpolice.in during his maiden visit to Dimapur police commissionerate office.

Though the website was

officially launched by the then DGP, L.L. Doungel, Dimapur Police has incorporated some new features on its updated website.

Before launching the website, DGP lauded Dimapur police for their various achievements and

highlighted on the certain challenges and the need to accordingly strategize and upgrade the current system of district policing. Earlier, in his welcome address, Commissioner of Police, Limasunep Jamir, gave a brief report about the Commissionerate setup since its inception in 2015.

According to a press note issued by PRO Dimapur police, the new website include filing online application for police verification, filing online lost report, lists of wanted and missing persons, direct link to Facebook posts and ‘Contact Us’ and ‘Archive’ sections.

Now, any citizen will be able to easily apply online for police verification, wherein a user/citizen can fill his/her details online on the website at any time without having to visit commissionerate of police (CP) office or police station.

Correspondent

KOHIMA, SEP 10 (NPN): Kohima District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) has released an amount of Rs 40 lakh as immediate relief for persons affected by the recent natural calamity and temporary road restoration works.

Interacting with media persons here on Monday, DC Kohima Rajesh Soundararajan said 1,300 families were affected in Kohima district till August 29 due to damaged caused to property, paddy fields, plantations and livestock. DC said, as per SDRF norms, Rs 5,000 was released to the affected families for one month.

Stating that SDRF forms were issued to those whose properties were severely damaged, the DC added the final relief would be released by Central government, along with different entitlements. Soundararajan insisted that, considering the

SASU demands action against proxy teachers

DIMAPUR, SEP 10 (NPN): Seyochung Area Students’ Union (SASU) has served a seven-day ultimatum on the DEO and SDEO demanding stern action against proxy teachers under its jurisdiction.

In a press note, SASU president, Chumseli K and general secretary Holise Sangatm said despite several warning and plea to the government teachers to perform their duty in their respective posting places, the practice of proxy teachers was still taking place.

Therefore, the union warned that failure to initiate action against the erring teachers within the stipulated deadline, SASU will be compelled to take its own course of action and for which the department concern will be held responsible (Cont’d on p-7) for negligence.

vulnerability of the soil, citizens should opt for scientific house construction.

He also informed the media that the district administration was conducting survey of all affected areas, while alleging that some people were taking advantage of the situation to submit false claims.

He warned that people found involved in such activities would be strictly dealt with and asked them not to take advantage of people’s miseries.

Landslide-affected Kohima residents in horns of dilemma: Many citizens affected by the recent devastating landslides and sinking caused by monsoon rains in Pezielietsie here are wondering whether to rebuild their damaged houses at the current location or relocate to their villages, considering the risks of further damage in future.

Pezielietsie colony in the State Capital was among

worst affected colonies. Altogether 35 houses were damaged and over 50 families were forced to vacate their houses.

The natural catastrophe had left many people high and dry as many who had invested their entire lives’ earnings in constructing houses were suddenly rendered homeless as many of them were pensioners and widowers.

Interacting with media persons here on Monday afternoon, retired policeman, Neihu Theünuo said he had spent all his life’s earnings in purchasing a plot of land and constructing a house in the hope of leading a peaceful retired life in the State Capital. However, stating that his house was completely damaged due to sinking, he expressed doubts whether he would ever be able to rebuild it as the entire area now posed a serious threat for human habita(Cont’d on p-7) tion.

Govt rules out excise duty cut as fuel prices hit fresh high INDIA MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY INDIA (MUMBAI) PAKISTAN BANGLADESH SRI LANKA NEPAL (KATHMANDU) NEW DELHI, SEP 10 (AGENCIES): A cut in taxes on petrol and diesel is ruled out for now as neither the Central government nor some states have the appetite to stomach revenue loss from such a move, a top government official said Monday.

While a cut in excise duty that the central government levies will impact fiscal deficit, states like Bihar, Kerala, and Punjab are not in a position to cut sales tax (or VAT), the official, who wished not to be identified, said. The government, he said, anticipates that inter-

DIESEL PETROL _____ (IN `/LITRE) _____

88.12 53.55 73.48 63.96 69.94

77.32 61.47 55.54 52.05 59.86

national oil prices, which together with a drop in the value of rupee has been fuelling the fuel price rise to record levels, will moderate in coming days.

In Mumbai, petrol now cost Rs 88.12 per litre while diesel prices touched Rs 77.32 per litre. As on Monday, petrol price in Dimapur cost Rs. 78.40 per litre and diesel Rs. 70.55 per litre. In Kohima the price of petrol was on the brink of touching the 80 mark, costing Rs. 79.22 per litre as on Monday while diesel cost Rs.71.17 per litre.

and later held a press meet at Congress Bhavan where NPCC vice president Khriedi Theunuo spoke about the reason for the countrywide protest against steep rise in prices of petroleum products in the country, affecting common man.

He said the bandh was supported by altogether 21 political parties, including the left parties.

Theunuo said the rising petroleum prices were affecting the country’s economy and every citizen was impacted. He called upon the party workers and members to stand together and fight for the rights of people so that they did not suffer any longer in the hands of present government headed by Narendra Modi.

He alleged that the spurt in fuel prices was due to mismanagement by the Modi government.

Mokokchung: Members of the District Congress Committee (DCC), Mokokchung observed the two-day National Bandh (September 10 and 11), called by the Indian National Congress & other parties on Monday, by flying a symbolic ‘Black Flag’, at the DCC office.

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Flash flood warning issued for 4 NE states GUWAHATI, SEP 10 (AGENCIES): Central Water Commission (CWC) has warned of likely flash floods in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura due to heavy rain in the next five days as forecast by the met department. The central river monitoring agency in its advisory on Sunday also said that due to warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall on September 10, 13 and 14 and heavy to very heavy rainfall with isolated extremely heavy rainfall on September 11 and 12 in Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, there is likelihood of rise in water levels of Brahmaputra, Barak and their tributaries in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. “There forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall also in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during the same period. Watch has to be maintained for flash floods in these states,” CWC said. According to CWC flood situations classifications, Golaghat and Jorhat districts have been marked under ‘severe flood situation’ category along with 16 other districts of four districts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand.

LPG agencies to remain closed

DIMAPUR, SEP 10 (NPN): As a show of their solidarity to the bandh called by North Eastern Association of all LPG transporters, All Kohima Indane Distributors’ Association, Kohima has informed that all LPG agencies in Kohima will remain closed indefinitely.

LFA meeting on Sep 18

DIMAPUR, SEP 10 (NPN): NLA Speaker has called for an executive board meeting of Legislators’ Forum on AIDS (LFA) on September 18 at NLA conference hall.

State consultant LFA Nagaland, Dr. Vinito L. Chishi has asked all the members of executive board of LFA to attend the meeting.

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Organizations come together to aid Kiphire

(L-R) SKK and Sumi community members along with Kiphire District Administration on Monday. USLP members, district administration and FREE officials near Yai Bridge. (NP)

Correspondent KIPHIRE, SEP 10 (NPN): After a month long crisis with shortage of essential commodities, particularly rice, Kiphire has begun to see improvement in its conditions as trucks loaded with essentials have started to arrive in Kiphire. A landslide first occurred on the night of July 29 near Yai Bridge Tuensang road followed by other heavy landslides which completely cut off the roads near Meluri.

However, shortage continues as most of the town dwellers depend on shops for rice and other essentials. The freshly cut out bypass road near Meluri may see damage again if the rains continue as the road is very slippery for vehicles.

On Monday, All Sumi Students’ Union (SKK) donated 100 bags of rice and handed

them over to the Kiphire district Administration in the presence of Sumi Community of Kiphire, KTDSSU and ESH. A letter signed by president SKK Atokiho Sumi and general secretary SKK, Hutoshe Kits, to the District Disaster Management Authority, expressed solidarity with Kiphire district and regretted their inability to be present physically.

Similarly, on Saturday, The Frontier Royal Enfield En-Bloc, Nagaland Hq. Tuensang in the presence of Sangtam Union Tuensang Town (SUTT) handed over 120 bags of rice, three bags of Sugar, two bags of Salt, one bag of Potatos,three and half bags of Tea leaves, three bags of lentil and 20,000 in cash to the relief committee represented by Kiphire district administration EAC Chenithung Ovung, EAC Sangpangchang Longkumer and a USLP team. The relief

included contributions from well-wishers in Tuensang.

A short handing over program was chaired by Changka m ba C ha ng, president FREE, after which on behalf of the DC Kiphire, both Chenithung Ovung EAC and Sangpangchang Longkumer EAC while appreciating the kind gesture also lamented the severe problems faced by the people due to the torrential rainfall.

USLP executive secretary Lichumse Sangtam and Sangtam Union Tuensang Town (SUTT) president S. Tsikingmong also spoke about the extent of the disaster.

The president, on behalf of FREE, appealed to the administration to take immediate actions towards restoring the main 202 national highway -- the only lifeline connecting Kiphire District Headquarter.

Career & skill seminar held at PGC

PGCAA and CC&PCPGC members along with the resource persons of the seminar on career guidance and skill development held on September 8.

DIMAPUR: Pfutsero Government College Alumni Association (PGCAA) in collaboration with Career Counselling and Placement Cell Pfutsero Government College (CC&PCPGC) organized a seminar on career guidance and skill development at the college auditorium on September 8 with SDPO Pfutsero, Aotula Imchen and trainer Yangerpongla I Pongen, NCDC, YouthNet as resource persons.

A press release from mass media committee PGCP convenor, Neiko

Ritse stated that Aotula in the first session stated that career guidance was a very personal concept as different personalities would trigger different careers. She emphasized on the principle of focus, strong decision and humility and asked the participants to develop self awareness, passion, interest, skills and most importantly, find motivation. The speaker further requested the students to look at challenges as an opportunity, understand the demands of their exams, get into a good study circle and cultivate

good habits. The speaker advised students to always put God first and take risks without fear. Yangermongla I. Pongen, in the second session enlightened the gathering by making them self examine the words “listening and hearing” and how understanding these words makes a big difference to one’s life.

Earlier, the seminar commenced with an invocation prayer by Medozu Mero, HoD Political Science PGCP and a special item presented by Surhulu Tunyi.

FREE expressed gratitude to all the contributors for coming forward and donating relief in aid of Kiphire.

FREE brought the relief materials to Yai Bridge at the land slide area where they were met by the district administration who were then given the relief materials.

Members of the faculty of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Brijesh Meena and Prashant Thapliyal also arrived in Kiphire to survey the damages and crisis.

The institute has donated 40 bags rice for Kiphire district Meanwhile, Kiphire Area Students’ Union, while extending its appreciation to those who stood with Kiphire district in its time of disaster, appealed to the government of Nagaland to restore the road to Kiphire at the earliest possible time.

NRMSATA seeks clarification on termination

DIMAPUR: In view of the notice served on August 17, directing the Nagaland RMSA Teachers’ Association (NRMSATA) 2016 teachers that failure to sign an Office Memorandum (OM) would lead to termination, the NRMSATA 2016 teachers have asked the department to clarify on the date of termination.

In a press release NRMSATA 2016 information and publicity secretary, Newka pointed out that the deadline to sign the OM was September 17. However, it said that the principal secretary had verbally assured them that no one would be terminated until the review of the memorandum was completed viz. September 29.

NRMSATA 2016 in the interest of the aggrieved teachers appealed to the responsible authority for an official statement or press release about the notice.

Rice distributed in Longmatra

Relief rice for all the 11 villages and Longmatra Town under EAC Longmatra HQ was distributed on September 10 from the EAC Longmatra HQ’s office.

A press release from EAC Longmatra, Sangpangchang Lkr said that the distribution was done under his supervision and the DBs. Before the distribution, a short meeting was held under the EAC’s chairmanship which was attended by the Village Council chairmen, GBs, DBs, public leaders and elders of the area. In the meeting, the officer highlighted the various relief measures and aid extended by the government, various organisations and well wishers to the district.

The council chairmen and elders of the area also expressed their heartfelt gratitude to the government, district administration and various organisations for the relief and aid rendered to Longmatra area.

TUCT issues stern warnings

DIMAPUR: The Tribal Union Chumoukedima Town (TUCT) held a special meeting on September 10, at the Chumoukedima Town Council conference hall to review the promulgation of ban on sale of alcohol and all sorts of banned drugs within its jurisdiction.

A press release by TUCT joint secretary, Akato Sema stated that, during the meeting the house resolved to adopt a harsher approach towards the ban.

The house therefore resolved that anyone caught red-handed indulging in the same activities would be banished from Chumoukedima with a 7-day notice. It also resolved that any type of vehicle found carrying and supplying alcohol and drugs with driver would be confiscated for due process of law. It further resolved that owner(s) of the houses/ buildings in question should take note that the TUCT would lock the room or house without serving any separate notice.

The house once again

NSA talk on UGC Act repeal

Administrator, principal and professors of Kohima Law College with resource person, Gauhati High Court, Kohima bench, senior advocate, C.T. Jamir, during the conduct of an orientation program on “lawyering and professional ethics” at its College premises, attended by LL.B final year students on September 7. (KLC)

Sendenyu Lojvü Students’ Union (SLSU) and Sendenyu Youth Organisation (STO) conducted a combined social work initiative under its jurisdiction on September 8, initiated by the union president and his colleagues. (SLSU) K

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DIMAPUR: Naga Scholars Association (NSA) on Saturday, organized a special talk on “Higher Education in India: UGC and the question of autonomy”, on September 8 at School of International Studies (SIS), JNU, New Delhi.

A press release from NSA president, Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan and general secretary, Dr. Lungthuiyang Riamei stated that the speaker for the occasion was professor Aditya Narayan Misra who teaches in Delhi University and has served as president of Delhi University Teachers’ Association for three terms. Mishra is also two times president of Federation of Central Universities Teachers’ Association.

The speaker, highlighted the proposed bill of Higher Education Commission of India (HECI) Act 2018, which repeals the UGC Act, 1956. He stated that the bill was designed to strangulate higher education by destroying the autonomy that is given to all universities and institutions. Mishra said that while the UGC Act mandated the commission ‘to inquire into the financial needs of Universities’ and ‘allocate and disburse, out

of the fund of the Commission’ to the universities, now the ministry had taken over direct control of the allocations. This, he said, will convert universities into a department of the government and will bring universities under the direct financial control of the MHRD. Aditya asserted that this advent of regulatory body means privatization of higher education in India, which will make higher education inaccessible for poor, SC, ST and OBC students.

President of NSA, Dr. Zuchamo Yanthan, while delivering a welcome address, introduced the resource persons: Professor, Aditya Narayan Misra; and academic council member of Delhi University, Dr. Rajesh Jha. He said that the proposed topic was relevant considering UCG’s reforms in higher education for better understanding of the issue of whether autonomy in higher education was merely driven for financial benefits or if it will take privatize universities rather than strengthening public institutions.

The session was chaired

by Dr. Rajesh Jha, while vote of thanks was proposed by general secretary of NSA, Dr .Lungthuiyang Riamei.

reminded the general public that sufficient grace period had already been granted to bootleggers and peddlers to mend their ways and hence requested one and all to fully cooperate with TUCT and support the movement for a bright future.

TUCT also issued a stern warning to young boys and girls to immediately stop misbehaving at night under influence of alcohol and drugs. It cautioned that TUCT would carry out regular surveillance to enforce strict restriction which may result in heavy punishments.

TUCT further stated that some anti-social elements in the guise of national workers were on the prowl demanding taxes through intimidation since the festive seasons were approaching. In this regard the house resolved to deal with such anti-socials activities sternly. It requested the national workers to honour, and adhere to, the popular call of the Nagas “one government one tax”.

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news in Brief MVC bans wild/exotic animal trade: Medziphema Village Council (MVC) has banned sale of wild/exotic animals within its jurisdiction and anyone found doing so will be dealt with strictly as per the existing law of the land. MVC further reminded the public that the ban on hunting, fishing and other similar activities were still in force within its jurisdiction.

LSUN general meeting: Liangmai Students’ Union Nagaland (LSUN) has convened its general meeting for September 14, 6 p.m. at Azailong village, Peren district.

All the students’ unions of Liangmai villages have been requested to attend the meeting with five representatives each.

RMSA one act play/skit competition: RMSA Nagaland will be organising a one act play/skit competition on Gandhian values to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on September 11, 10 a.m. at the auditorium of T.M. Government Higher Secondary School, Kohima. State mission director RMSA, Limawabang Aier, will be the main speaker at the inaugural program.

WSYF meeting: Western Sumi Youth Front (WSYF) has convened a meeting on September 12, 10 a.m. at WSH office Chekiye village with its advisors and executives. All concerned have been informed to attend the meeting.

ANSWFSEA general meeting: All Nagaland Social Welfare Staff Employees Association (ANSWFSEA) has convened its general on September 14, 11:30 a.m. at IMC hall, Dimapur. All the members have been requested to attend the meeting.

RRUD new office bearers: Ralan Range Union Dimapur (RRUD) during its general meeting held on September 5 at Lotha Hoho Ki, Dimapur elected its new team of office bearers for the tenure 2018 to 2020. The new team is led

by Mhonyamo Ngullie as president, Renpen Tungoe as a general secretary along with ten other members.

Kohima district teachers’ awards: District education officer Kohima will organize a Kohima District Teachers’ Award Ceremony on September 13, 10:30 am at conference hall of DC Kohima with retired director school education Nagaland V. Meyase as the special guest.

District level youth parliament competition for Phek district: The District Level Parliamentary Quiz and Youth Parliament Competition for Phek district, under the aegis of the department of Parliamentary Affairs, Nagaland, will be held on September 15 at Government Higher Secondary School, Pfutsero. Kelhikha Kenye, Phek District coordinator has invited all Higher Secondary Schools (Government and Private) under Phek district to depute four students from class 11 along with one teacher in-charge for the competition.

AHoDs & HoDs meeting on September 12: A meeting of all Administrative Heads of Department (AHoDs) and Head of Departments (HoDs) will be held on September 12 at 2 pm in the Secretariat Conference Hall, Kohima. All AHoDs and HoDs have been informed to make it convenient and attend the meeting without fail as per the directions of the chief secretary of Nagaland, R. Benchilo Thong. (DIPR) Meeting for 6th minor irrigation census and census of water bodies: The First State level Steering Committee Meeting for conduct of the 6th Minor Irrigation Census (MIC) and Census of Water Bodies (CWBs) will be held on September 18, 11 am at the Conference Hall of the chief engineer, Water Resources Department, Nagaland.

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NPYC condemn posters and banners removal

DIMAPUR: The Nagaland Pradesh Youth Congress (NPYC) has strongly condemned the removal of posters and banners pasted in all the petrol pumps in and around Dimapur and Kohima in protest against the sky rocketing hike of price of petroleum products under the present NDA government.

A press release by NPYC general secretary (Adm) Limayangba stated that the banners and posters were in tandem with the nationwide “Bharat bandh” protest organized by the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on September 10. NPYC has strongly demanded that the concerned authority book the culprits at the earliest and bring justice.

KKYO holds first general meeting

KKYO members, Kezha Dzüvichü and other invitees after the KKYO’s first general meeting held on September 8.

DIMAPUR: Kuda Kewhimia Youth Organisation (KKYO) held its first general meeting at Diphupar Angami community hall, with Kezha Dzüvichü vice president Angami Baptist Church as the main speaker on September 8.

A press release from KKYO president Thejangulie and general secretary, Mhasibeituo Khezhie stated that while emphasizing on the importance of the preservation and practice of culture and practices, the speaker said that alien verbal communication had gradually surpassed the indigenous rich culture, the fundamental principle of “our” identity. He lamented that adopting use

of alien vocabulary either at home or work places by the younger generation would surely have a great miserable impact on the future. He further encouraged the youth to adopt the philosophy of “I can do” to meet the challenges ahead.

Kewhimia Union Kuda president James Vizo who also spoke on the occasion laid stress on the importance of participating in various activities. He said that the more opportunities that come, the youth must grab and use them. Vizo further called on the youth to not defile their bodies and quoted a scripture “our body is the temple of God” and as such one should live a disciplined and sincere life.

Khonuo Keretsü, advisor Kuda Kewhimiapfü Mechü Krotho (KKMK), called upon the youth to uphold the rich culture and tradition of peace and harmony towards one another.

She also stated that tradition and culture depicted one’s identity, and she reminded them to preserve it. The day long program witnessed games and entertainment besides a business hour.

Teresa Site chaired the function; Varülhou Rutsa invoked God’s blessings while Thengulie delivered a welcome and presidential address. Thejanuo Kite and Diphupar Kewhimia Youth presented a song. Vote of thanks was given by Keneiselie Zatsu.

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WEATHER FORECAST

September 11 (Temperature in ºC)

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Agartala Cloudy, a thunderstorm

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Shillong

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Legal does not mean moral: Nagas of Myanmar to Catholic Church on homosexuality observe Naga New Year

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Students learn energy conservation

DIMAPUR: Nagaland state designated agency, Electrical Inspectorate Kohima under the banner of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), New Delhi, Government of India, conducted an awareness program at GHSS Singrijan on September 7.

A press release from GHSS Singrijan principal, P. Aienla Longkumer stated that the resource person, N. Bose, consultant from Kolkata gave a slide show presentation on energy conservation and its impact on day to day activities as well as its relation to global warming. Chief Electrical Inspector, Electrical Inspectorate Kohima, I. V. Chishi, while delivering a welcome note, gave a brief insight on energy conservation. The program was organized to spread awareness among students and make them aware about energy conservation and its impact on day to day activities as well as its relation to global warming.

Representatives of the Naga Tradition, Culture and Literature Committee along with government of NSAZ representatives at Layshi town. (NP)

Correspondent TUENSANG, SEP 10 (NPN): The Naga Tradition, Culture and Literature Committee Central along with the Naga Tradition, Culture and Literature Committee Layshi Township held its meeting on September 8 to 10, at Layshi town Naga Self Administered Zone (NSAZ), Myanmar.

The NSAZ Government, along with Sagaing

Regional Government, thoroughly discussed issues with central and township tribal leaders. The hoho agreed to work in collaboration with NSAZ and its government for the successful arrangements of a Naga Cultural New Year Festival scheduled to be held from January 13 to 15, 2019 in Layshi town.

Media, Information and Publicity Secretary Makury Naga Youth Federation ( MNYF), Thongtsühmiu

AH&VS Kohima conducts ASCAD camp

was delivered by Dr. Joseph M. Angami, deputy CVO, Kohima who emphasized on socio-economic upliftment of rural economy through livestock and poultry farming. The resource persons, Dr. Khrisamhazo George Rhetso and Dr. Elizabeth Yhome, deliberated on “Economically Important Diseases, FMD, SF, RD, etc. and care and Management of Livestock and Poultry”.

A total of 30 progressive livestock farmers from three villages of Kohima Departmental staff and officers with progressive farmers who attended the program. block attended the training.

KOHIMA: The department Kohima District, conducted September 10 led by Dr. The program ended with a of Animal Husbandry & Vet- an ASCAD Camp 2017- Akangnungla. During the vote of thanks by Dr. Pusaerinary Services (AH&VS), 18 for Kohima Block on camp, the keynote address zonu Chüsi.

The paper bag making training program underway at CECS, Kuda Village.

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procreation and union of love “fulfilled in the loving union of man and woman in marriage.” This, he said, was the moral stand of the Catholic Church.

Drawing a distinction between homosexuality as an orientation and homosexuality acquired by deliberate choice and practice, Fr. Fernandes stated that homosexuality as an orientation was not a sign of perversion but the expression of a condition and an inversion in a psychological sense. He said this orientation was considered more a medical condition or pathology consonant with modern studies.

Fr. Fernandes also explained that the Church respected the dignity of homosexuals and their human rights and, while condemning any kind of violence and hatred against them, he said they were integral members of society.

Denouncing discrimination against people with homosexual orientations, Fr. Fernandes quoted Catechism of the Catholic

CAN Youth stated that CAN Youth secretar y, Zhove Lohe, shared on the environment which, he said, was very important in all aspects of life. However, he said that due to human activity, plastic pollution had destroyed the entire environment. In order to protect and preserve this, he urged the people to take ownership of the fundamental duties and responsibilities to promote paper bags which are ecofriendly and will supplement their livelihood for a better environment and society.

A welcome address was delivered by project coordinator CECS, Repatozung, invocation was offered by Wungreichon,

while vote of thanks was delivered by headmaster CECS, Tathaghat Patnaik.

During the training program with members of the Rotary Club, a short speech was delivered by president Rotary Club Dimapur, Dr. Agarwal, on the importance of environment. He informed the gathering that the state government would soon launch free plastic zones.

The prog ram was chaired by past assistant governor, Zone 9, Rotary Club, Akokla Pongen Lucy, who also invoked God’s blessings. A total of 80 trainees participated in the training program.

Horticulture department observes NNW DIMAPUR: Government of Nagaland, department of Horticulture observed National Nutrition Week (NNW) from September 1 - 7 under the theme, “Better Child Health”. The main objective of the program was to create awareness about the importance of nutrition. The targeted group of people for the awareness program were women and children from various churches and primary schools.

A press release from department of Horticulture Nagaland stated that deputy director of Horticulture, S. Senka Jamir, in his key note address said that malnutrition was not to be viewed merely as an offshoot of poverty having adverse effects on health and development but as a national problem that results in loss of productivity and economic backwardness. Jamir asserted that every pregnant and lactating woman should eat healthy and a balanced diet from the day of conception to nourish the growing foetus and to build optimal body reserves in preparation for breast feeding.

The main resource person during the nutrition awareness campaign was research officer from Horticulture Research Farm, Pfutsero, Senti Longchar (DK). He said that every household should have a kitchen garden for vegetable and fruits in order to meet the nutritional demands of the family.

The resource person highlighted the important nutrition contents of fruits and vegetables.

The program concluded with distribution of fruits and fruit juices to the participants along with reading materials.

Church, no. 2358. Amoris Laetitia No.250: “We would like before all else to reaffirm that every person, regardless of sexual orientation, ought to be respected in his or her dignity and treated with consideration, while ‘every sign of unjust discrimination’ is to be carefully avoided, particularly any form of aggression and violence.”

He also said that a negative effect of the decriminalization would be people erroneously considering it moral justification and acceptability.

Going into the subject of marriage, Fr. Fernandes said marriage was not just any relationship between human beings but it was men and women being equal as persons and complementary as male and female. “Homosexual acts go against the natural moral law” he stated.

He also said that homosexual unions totally lacked the biological and anthropological elements of marriage and family which would be the basis,

on the level of reason, for granting them legal recognition. He further pointed out that such unions were not able to contribute in a proper way to the procreation and survival of the human race. “Under no circumstances can they be approved. Hence, same sex marriages are not acceptable at all” he asserted.

Fr. Fer nandes also brought up the likelihood of the decriminalization leading to campaigns by homosexual groups for legalization of same sex unions, at par with marriage and legalization of the rights of the same sex couples to adopt children (orphans).

He also cited to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s remarks about how respect for homosexual persons could not lead to approval or recognition of homosexual unions.

However, he pointed out that it was important that the Church reach out to homosexuals in care and concern while including the psychological and sociological aspects.

LFHSS wins Zunheboto and Tseminyu national district board meetings The monthly man SDPDB, Nokchasashi school award DIMAPUR: Zunheboto District Planning Ao, chaired the meeting.

DIMAPUR: Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School (LFHSS) was conferred with two categories of the biggest school award in India, the National School Award (NSA) on August 25 during the NSA awards ceremony held at The Imperia Hotel, New Delhi.

Livingstone Foundation Higher Secondary School in a press statement issued through its information desk said that chief executive officer, Atal Incubation Centre, Birla Institute of Management Technology, Greater Noida, Dr. Abha Rishi, was the guest of honour at the occasion.

According to the statement, heads of around one thousand schools from all over India attended the awards ceremony.

Under the NSA, LFHSS was awarded the ‘best residential boarding school’ of the year award Oking Christian School Kohima (OCSK), an establishment of Chakhesang Baptist Church Kohima, celebrated and the ‘most nature friendly school’ award. a day of prayer and praises on September 9. (OCSK)

CAN continues paper bag making training campaign

DIMAPUR: A two-day training program on paper bags was conducted with Informal Education for Marginalized Children (IEMC) and Community Educational Centre School (CECS) at CEC Kuda village, Nagarjan on September 6 and 7, and a one day training was conducted at Rotary Club Dimapur, organized

by Dimapur Municipal Council in collaboration with CAN Youth, Community Education Centre & Rotary Club Dimapur on September 8. The master trainer from CAN Youth were Marina and Alice, assisted by Ekhumnaro.

A press release from

Jongs Isidore stated that, it would be the best time for the Naga family to come together once in a year to meet and share oneness and welcome fellow friends to share and build relationships. He also stated that the festival was also a time to tell the world about Nagas. The several Naga organizations of Myanmar extended their warm welcome and wishes and sought prayers for its success.

DIMAPUR: Following the September 6 judgement of the Indian Supreme Court, striking down the law which criminalized consensual gay sex, thus decriminalizing homosexuality between consenting adults, the Catholic Church has said that homosexuality being legal in civil law “does not mean that homosexual acts or behaviour is morally acceptable or justified.”

A press release by CBCI Office for Justice, Peace and Development secretary Fr Stephen Fernandes also noted that homosexual acts between an adult and minor would be considered criminal and illegal always in civil law, besides it being both legally and morally unacceptable.

“It is important for us to note the distinction between crime and morality” Fr. Fernandes said.

He pointed out that the Catholic Church, and many others, hold that homosexual behaviour was morally unacceptable because it violates the purpose of human sexuality which is

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and Development Board meeting was held at DC’s conference hall, Zunheboto on September 10.

According to DIPR, the meeting started with the introduction of Administrative probation officers and review of the last meeting. DC and vice chairman DPDB Zunheboto, Shanavas C, highlighted the forthcoming Zunheboto district inter-departmental sports which will be held from October 24 to 26, for which he sought the cooperation of all the Heads of Offices in the district. CMO Zunheboto highlighted the measles campaign being held at Zunheboto and thanked the District Administration for their cooperation, and for mobilizing the public and sensitizing people on the campaign.

Tseminyu: The monthly meeting of the Tseminyu SDPDB was held at DBs customary court of ADC Tseminyu on September 10.

A DIPR report stated that ADC and vice Chair-

The ADC informed the House about the program to conduct SDPDB meetings in different places in the subdivision. The agenda with regard to disaster problems affecting the farmer’s fields/ crops etc. was discussed in the meeting, and the ADC instructed the concerned officers to make all necessary preparations for assistance and submit reports to the higher authorities at the earliest. John Wesley Magh, BDO Tseminyu gave a detailed presentation on various schemes being implemented for the benefit villagers under Tseminyu RD Block. The meeting also deliberated on the vehicular movement problem that is being faced by the people of Tseminyu due to the construction works of NH-2. In this connection the House decided to remind the road construction company to see that the existing road for vehicular movement should be maintained properly during the entire construction period for safety of the citizens.

Revision of photo electoral rolls NPF slams PDA over

DIMAPUR: Chief Electoral Officer, Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha, has informed all voters that the Election Commission of India has ordered the conduct of an intensive Special Summary Revision of Photo Electoral Rolls of with reference to January 1, 2019 as the qualifying date, with the following schedule for the State of Nagaland: i) Publication of Integrated draft electoral roll – September 11; ii) Period for filing claims & objections –September 11 to October 31; iii) Special Campaign Dates – September 22 to October 13; iv) Disposal of claims & objections – By November 30; v) Updating database and printing of supplement – By January 5, 2019; and vi) Final publication of electoral roll – January 10, 2019.

All pre-revision activities such as training of officials, house to house field verification by the Booth Level Officers (BLOs), rationalization of polling stations and physical verification of PS buildings and update of the Control fables, integration and preparation of draft electoral rolls have been completed.

The draft photo electoral rolls will be published in all the 2227 polling stations by the concerned

Electoral Registration Officers on September, 11.

Claims and objections in Form 6, 6A, 7, 8 and 8A will be received by the concerned Booth Level Officer/Assistant Electoral Registration Officer/ Electoral Registration Officer from September, 11 to October, 31. Relevant Forms may be obtained from the above electoral authorities or downloaded from www.eci.nic.in or www.ceo.nagaland.gov. in. Special campaign dates for receiving Forms will be on September, 22 and October, 13 at all the polling station locations across the State.

After disposal of all the Forms received, the final publication of the photo electoral rolls for the State will be done on January 10, 2019. The final electoral rolls so published will be used for conduct of elections till the next revision.

All political parties and citizens have been requested to take a pro-active role and extend all possible help to the entire election machinery of the State in preparation of an accurate and error-free electoral roll.

The above information was conveyed though the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR).

dismal power scenario

DIMAPUR: Perhaps forgetting the State’s dismal power scenario during its own 15 years of rule, NPF has now slammed the NDPP-led PDA government for doing little to ease the poor power situation in the State.

In a statement issued by its press bureau, the opposition party pointed out that people were forced to reel in summer heat with no sign of relief from the power department as not a single day had passed without power outage.

Asserting that Nagaland had never faced such power scarcity in recent years, NPF held the present PDA government responsible and answerable to the people for the ongoing erratic power supply.

The opposition party pointed out that, unlike dry season, there could be never be an excuse now during rainy season for interrupted electricity supply. It reasoned that power consumption might have increased a little, but it asserted there was a power purchase system that would never decrease. Summer rains and inclement weather were natural phenomena that occurred every year, yet power supply in the State was never like this year under the PDA government, the opposition party said.

NPF asked the PDA government to realise how the people were being affected due to erratic power supply, especially against the backdrop of various ongoing exams, causing disruptions in hospitals, industries, trade and business establishments, etc. The party noted with frustration how the government had allegedly become very callous and were not taking measures to improve the electricity supply and remaining complacent to the hardships of the people of the State.

Instead of “talking tall and walking high with promises”, NPF urged the PDA government to attend to the basic necessities of people. It suggested to the government to be more emphatic and understanding towards the plight of the people and restore power supply without further delay.

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Mixed response to ‘Bharat Bandh’ in NE

G u wahat i / Aga r t ala / I m p hal / Aizawl, Sep 10 (PTI/ IANS/Agencies): The six-hour ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by Congress to protest “rising fuel prices, inflation and a weakening of rupee” evoked a mixed response in Northeastern states on Monday.

IMPHAL: Nor mal life was hit in Imphal with market places and educational institutes remained closed and commercial vehicles stayed off the roads in response to the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by opposition Congress.

At some places in Imphal and other valley districts, bandh supporters confronted with police as the later used force in their bid to open the roads as Congress workers came out on the streets and enforced the bandh.

The strike was by and large peaceful in the state as no major violent incident was reported from any part of the state.

The bandh severely hit normal business activities in Imphal’s Khwairamband Keithel, Paona Bazar and Thangal Bazar, as almost all shops and business establishments remained down their shutters.

Oil pumps remained close. Government and pub-

Bandh supporters blocking roads during Bharat Bandh in Imphal on Monday. (NP)

lic undertaking offices were functioned with thin staff attendances AICC general secretary (NE in-charge) Dr Vijayluxmi Sadho, Congress MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita were among other national Congress leaders who took part in the rally led by MPCC president TN Hoakip, former chief minister O Ibobi Singh, former deputy chief minister who is also Congress Working Committee member Gaikhangam.

(Correspondent) SHILLONG: In Meghalaya, the bandh did not have any impact but the opposition Congress in the

Dr. Heptulla stresses on quality education Correspondent

IMPHAL, Sep 10: Manipur Governor Dr. Najma Heptulla said on Monday said that education was not about getting an employment but the ultimate goal should be to strengthen and develop the society.

She said this while giving away the Governor’s Award, 2018 and Rajkumari Sanatombi Devi Award, 2018 in Imphal.

“Education is to have skill, knowledge, values, believe and good habits to make one able to make the right choice,” she added.

The governor further said that the young and fresh minds needed to be groomed with the ability to let them become facilitators and mentors by inculcating them with certain principles and values which will never change. She said children should be made to learn to think and never be imposed of what they should and should not do, setting limitation of their ideas

and views.

“Children should always be encouraged of their achievements or failure to make them become a better human,” she added. She also talked about promoting the rich arts and crafts of Manipur through education.

“We should include arts and crafts in curriculums of modern education. Such century long knowledge will be a great service to our people,” she said.

The Governor’s Award for the year 2018 was conferred to Laimayum Preety Devi, a student of Class XI (Science) at RK Sanatombi Devi Vidyalaya, Pangei (Imphal East) while Rajkumari Sanatombi Devi Award, 2018 was conferred to nine persons who excellent in various fields including topper of HSLC examination, teaching profession, physically challenged person, sports persons like Armed Wrestling, Cycling, Mountaineering & Trekking, Taekwondo, Wrestling and Judo.

state slammed the NPP-led government for its failure to deal with the fuel hike, even as leader of opposition Mukul Sangma said that the Conrad Sangma government was yet to learn the “art of governance”.

Business continued as usual and life was normal, a government official said.

Government and bank establishments and educational institutions were open and there was no impact of the bandh at all, the official said.

However, Congress workers and senior leaders including former Meghalaya Chief Minister and Leader

of Opposition Mukul Sangma, former Goa Chief Minister Luzinho Falerio, who is also Congress General Secretary in-charge North Eastern state and former Union Minister Vincent H Pala staged a protest march from Khyndai Lad to Congress Bhavan protesting against price rise in the country. (Correspondent) AGARTALA: Around 400 bandh supporters were detained in different parts of Tripura Monday for trying to disrupt normal life, a senior police officer said.

The bandh call by opposition Congress and Left parties over spiralling fuel

prices and rupee depreciation, however, failed to evoke much response in the BJP-ruled state, he said.

All government offices, including the civil secretariat, conducted business as usual and public vehicles plied on roads like any other day, Officiating AIG (Law and Order) Subrata Chakraborty said.

More than 400 picketers were detained for trying to enforce bandh,” he told PTI. Some business establishments chose to remain shut in the state capital and neighbourhood areas, but normal life wasn’t affected in any way due to the bandh, he added.

GUWAHATI: Normal life was hit in BJP-ruled Assam. Congress workers attempted to stop movement of trains by squatting on the railway tracks and tried to block national highways and main roads across the state by burning tyres and setting up bamboo barricades, police said.

In Guwahati, Assam Congress president and Rajya Sabha MP Ripun Bora along with party in-charge for the state Harish Rawat led hundreds of sloganeering party workers during a rally this morning. The protestors tried to forcibly enter the state secretariat,

officials said.

However, they were prevented by the police and security forces from entering the secretariat. The protestors were taken into preventive custody for violating section 144 of CrPC and for not giving prior information to the authorities about their protest rally. The agitators were later released, officials said.

A IZ AW L : S h o p s, offices and educational institutions were open in Congress-ruled Mizoram on Monday as there was no impact of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ anywhere in the state, officials said.

Neither the Mizoram Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) nor the opposition parties joined the nation-wide bandh called by the Congress and supported by 21 political parties protesting against the unprecedented rise in fuel prices.

MPCC vice president and state Home Minister R Lalzirliana told PTI that not even a meeting on the issue was convened and no discussion was held to join the ‘Bharat Bandh’ in the state.

However, the MPCC would organise a token sitin in front of Vanapa Hall in the afternoon in the state capital.

Garo groups in Assam call chakka bandh GUWAHATI, Sep 10 (Agencies): Garo organisations in Goalpara and Kamrup districts of Assam have called a 12hour chakka bandh on Wednesday in protest against the government’s “apathy” towards their long pending demand for an autonomous council for the community in the state, The Shillong Times reported. The organisations comprising Garo National Council (GNC), Garo National Union (GNU), Garo Gaon Bura Santha, Garo Sahitya Sabha, Garo Mahila Parishad, Youth Parishad and All Achik Youth

Federation had recently met at Hudakona near the Assam-Meghalaya border and decided to impose the bandh from 5am on September 12.

Speaking to The Shillong Times on Monday, GNC Assam state zone president, Thengsil Sangma said the organisations decided to call the chakka bandh after repeated pleas and demands for an autonomous council had fallen on deaf ears since 2009.

“The Garo community despite comprising the majority in the Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council in Goalpara and

Kamr up has been neglected on all fronts, be it education, healthcare or agriculture. We have our own identity and culture and so want the creation of an autonomous council to protect our interests and uplift the community.

We had earlier in the

year met the chief minister and apprised him of our demands but so far the government has remained silent,” Sangma said.

The GNC leader threatened to intensify the agitation if no heed is paid to their demands after the bandh.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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Sarkar most corrupt chief minister of Tripura: Deb Agartala, Sep 10 (Agencies): In a scathing attack against his predecessor Manik Sarkar, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb has said the CPI (M) leader was the “most corrupt” CM of the state, Indian Express reported. Speaking to reporters after the BJP national executive meeting in New Delhi on Sunday, Deb accused Sarkar of trying to “destroy” the state by not taking any action against rampant drug peddling during his tenure.

Stating that Sarkar acted like a ‘saint’, Deb said, “There was no action against those involved in drug peddling during Sarkar’s regime. The youth became addicted to drugs

and many were involved with the illegal business. In the last five months of our government, we have arrested 204 people involved with drug trade. Most of them are CPI(M) supporters,” Deb said.

The CM, who raised the slogan of ‘Nasha Mukt Tripura’ as one of the BJP’s prime agendas against the erstwhile CPI(M)-led Left Front government, has been vocal about strengthening the Indo-Bangla relationship through a crackdown on drugs. Cannabis produced in Tripura and other banned drugs comprise an economy of over Rs 1,500 crore annually, he claimed, adding that the drugs were earlier smuggled to Bangladesh.

REGD .No. 2/99 AFFIDAVIT Date: 27/06/2018 I, Shri. Vihu Meyase, S/o Shri. Jazolie Meyase, aged about 50 years, and presently residing at Midland colony, H/No. 250 Kohima – District, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath as under: 1. That I am bonafide citizen of India and reside at the address mentioned above.

2. That my name Vihu Meyase is used in all my official documents.

3. That my name has been recorded as Megovihu Meyase, in my Indian Passport (Passport No. G068080).

4. That the name referred above i.e Vihu Meyase and Megovihu Meyase are the name of one and the same person i.e my name.

5. That this affidavit is made to declare that henceforth I shall be referred and called as Shri. Vihu Meyase only and that I shall use Shri. Vihu Meyase as my name for all purposes.

6. That the statements made in the above paragraphs are true to the best of my knowledge and belief, and nothing false has been stated or concealed therein.

And I hereunto set my hand on this affidavit on this 27th day of June, 2018 at Kohima before the competent authority.

Solemnly sworn before me by the deponent on this the 27th day of June 2018 at Kohima.

DEPONENT MAGISTRATE/NOTARY PUBLIC K-2647

IN THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE TUENSANG : NAGALAND

NO.PD&SJ.TSG/NOTICE-12015-16/38

Dt. Tsg the 16 July 2018 th

OBJECTION NOTICE

Whereas Mrs. Tsilongchemla, mother of Late Lipithsing Sangtam Ex-NAP resident of Kiding Village has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to operate /draw/transfer/withdraw the debts & security in respect of her late son Mr. Lipithsing Sangtam, who expired on 28th July 2016.

Now therefore, public are hereby asked to file claims/objection if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice.

Sd/Principal District & Sessions Judge K-2633 Tuensang : Nagaland

DECLARATION

I, Shri. Khunito Sema, S/o Nihevi Sema aged above 56 years, permanent resident of Satami Village, District Zunheboto, Nagaland do hereby affirm to state as follows : 1. That I am a Government employee, presently serving under 111 Bn BSF C/o 99 APO at Satakha.

2. That out of my wedlock to my wife Smti. Khezheli, we have 6 (Six) children (i.e) 2 male and 4 female.

3. That out of my ignorance, all of my said children had inadvertently entered and recorded their father's name as Xunito Yepthomi in all their official records.

4. That the above named Khunito Sema and Xunito Yepthomi are one and same person which referred to me.

5. That from this declaration all my children shall rectified their father's name as Khunito Sema in all their official records and every correspondence from now onwards.

That the statements made in this affidavit are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief and nothing material has concealed therein.

Deponent Deponent solemnly affirm on oath and declared before me this 31st August 2018.

DP-6778

Regd. No. 6986/18, Date : 31/08/2018

Magistrate/Notary Public Zunheboto : Nagaland

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Shri. Albert Ezung Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur District, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late W. Mhabeni Lotha Deceased, has been filed by Shri. Hetovi Sema relation Husband, R/o. H.No. 85, Ao Khel Notun Bosti, Dimapur to draw his/her family Pension, Bank Acct, Landed Property etc, who expired on 20.6.18.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 7/10/18.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 6 day of 9/18.

DP-6766

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

Regd. No. 258/18

AFFIDAVIT

Date 07/09/18

I, Smti. LOLENYANGLA, W/o Shri. T. Bendangkokba Ao, permanent resident of Merangkong Village, Mokokchung, Nagaland and presently residing at H/No. 488, Taxes Colony, Lengrijan, Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India and a resident of the above mentioned address.

2. That, my official name is " LOLENYANGLA", as entered/recorded in my Birth Certificate and my Aadhar Card bearing Aadhar No. 2996 6335 1731, however, in my husband's Service Book my name has been inadvertently entered/recorded as "S. LOLENYANGLA".

3. That, the names "LOLENYANGLA" and "S. LOLENYANGLA" belongs to same and single person only i.e. me.

4. That, wherever my name "S. LOLENYANGLA" appears it should be rectified and recorded as "LOLENYANGLA" by all concern for all my official purposes.

5. That, in my husband's Service Book my Date of Birth has been inadvertently written/ recorded as 19/03/76, whereas, my actual and correct date of birth as per my official documents and birth certificate is 05/03/1978.

6. That, through this present my date of birth shall be rectified and recorded as per my official documents and birth certificate i.e 05/03/1978.

7. That this affidavit is sworn to declare my correct name and my date of birth before the competent office/authority.

That the statements made by me in para 1 to 7 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge, belief and information and nothing materials is concealed therein.

DEPONENT Solemnly sworn and declared before me on this day of 2018.

JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE 1ST CLASS DP-6765

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PFUTSERO: NAGALAND No. Jud-4/SC/2014/913 Whereas, Smti Atsonie Koza, W/o Lt. Ichinyi, Mechanic, Grade-III under Phek District has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act. 1925 to draw the service benefits, Family Pension, Bank A/C etc. belonging to Ichinyi, Mechanic, Grade-III of PWD Colony, Pfutsero, Phek: Nagaland, who expired 24-07-2018.

Therefore, notice is hereby issued inviting any claims and objections from the public pertaining to the above mentioned property and the same to be submitted to the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner Pfutsero, within a period of 30 days from issue of this notice. In the event of this office not receiving any claims and objections within the stipulated time, Succession Certificate will be issued to the applicant as prayed for.

Sd/- Zeneikhonuo Vimero K-2634 Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pfutsero.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PUGHOBOTO : NAGALAND

NO.JUDL-4/SUCC/2018-19/203

Dated Pughoboto the 6th Sept. 2018

PUBLIC NOTICE

Whereas, Smti. Xuzheli Achumi, W/o Late Vikheto Achumi of Shena New Village has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate under Indian Succession Act, 1925 in order to claim Family Pension, Service benefits and Bank Account of her husband who expired on 29th July 2018.

Therefore public are hereby asked to file claims/objection if any within 30 (Thirty) days from the date of publication of this notice.

(Phuleshe. K. Yepthomi) Additional Deputy Commissioner, Pughoboto, Nagaland DP-6776

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Yechury calls Modi govt ‘anti-people’ New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI): Distressed people are forcing opposition parties to come together against the “anti-people” government of the BJP at the Centre, CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said Monday at a rally called by Left parties in Delhi against rising fuel prices.

Seven Left parties, including CPI (M), CPI, RSP, Forward Block, CPI(ML), Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) and Communist Ghadar Party of India, staged a demonstration, alleging that the rise in fuel prices has a cascading inflationary effect.

They said this effect is contributing to economic slowdown and reducing employment and new job opportunities.

The protest rally by Left parties was unrelated to the ‘Bharat Bandh’ being observed by Congress and other opposition parties.

“Left parties call on people to join this protest in a big way to demonstrate people’s rejection of the Modi government and its policies. Distressed people of the country are forcing opposition parties to come together against the anti-

CPM leader Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D Raja along with other leaders shout anti-government slogans during ‘Bharat Bandh’ against steepest prices of Petrol, Diesel, LPG and Raffle deal, in New Delhi on Monday. (PTI)

people BJP government at the Centre,” Yechury told the people gathered at the rally.

The Left leaders were joined by members of the Aam Aadmi Party, which governs Delhi.

The Left leaders said the BJP was not batting an eyelid over the miseries it has created for the people.

The ruling party is “daydreaming” to be in power for 50 years, they said, referring to BJP chief

Amit Shah’s claim at the party’s national executive meet in Delhi Sunday.

“They did not even mention about the fuel price hike, farmers’ distress in their executive meet. It shows they are not worried about the people but only want to be in power. They are daydreaming. They will not come back to power in the coming 50 years,” said CPI leader D Raja.

There will be more protest by a “united opposition” and that is why the

Modi government is nervous, Yechury claimed.

The Left parties blamed the central excise duty levied on fuel for the increasing prices and demanded steps to contain the rise in the prices.

“They (BJP leaders) boast of ruling 21 states so why can not their state governments reduce the price.

It was the Left Front government in Kerala, which first reduced the fuel price by one rupee two months ago,” Yechury said.

Next step after discussions with supporters: Alagiri Madurai, Sept 10 (PTI): Amid the stoic silence of DMK on his wish to re-enter the party, expelled leader M K Alagiri Monday said he would decide his next course of action shortly. Alagiri, whose last week Chennai rally, billed as a “massive show of strength” to press for his reinduction turned out to be a tame affair, said he would consult his supporters and take a decision on the future course of action.

The former union minister said a bronze statue of late DMK patriarch and his father M Karunanidhi would be installed here soon.

Alagiri, expelled from the party by Karunanidhi in 2014 at the height of his tussle for supremacy with younger brother and now party chief M K Stalin, had organised the silent march to his father’s mausoleum on the Marina beach on September 5.

Though the rally was keenly watched, not a single DMK functionary was present. Also, neither any speech was delivered nor any grand action plan announced by the Maduraibased Alagiri.

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K’taka CM meets Modi; seeks flood relief New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI): A high-level delegation from Karnataka led

by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday and sought a relief of Rs 1,199 crore for floodhit seven districts of the state. The delegation also apprised the prime minister of the prevailing droughtlike situation in 17 of the total 30 districts in the state.

The delegation comprised former prime minister H D Deve Gowda, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara, and ministers HD Revanna, R V Deshpande, D K Shivakumar and Krishna Byre Gowda.

BJP’s Karnataka unit leaders were also invited to the meeting but they chose to give it a miss. After the meeting, Kumaraswamy said, “We have told the prime minister that the floods in seven districts of the coastal and Malenadu region have not only affected crops but also infrastructure and human life. We have requested Rs 1,199 crore relief from the Centre.”

Kumaraswamy said floods and landslides in the state have caused a loss of Rs 3,705.87 crore. He said his government has already released Rs 49 crore from

Rising tide against rising prices Sporadic bandh violence in Western region (From p-1) In Karnataka, normal life was affected as public transport kept off the roads across the state.

Schools and colleges were closed although state and central government offices remained open.

BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh saw stray incidents of protests. The response was mixed in Jharkhand, with few shops closed and long route buses not plying.

In flood-ravaged Leftruled Kerala, public vehicles went off the roads but private vehicles plied in many places. Shops, markets and establishments

were shut.

I n Te l a n g a n a a n d Andhra Pradesh, bus services were affected and many private educational institutions remained closed.

There was a mixed response in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat, where a large number of educational institutions were shut while many vehicles remain off the roads.

In Maharashtra, the shutdown elicited mixed response in urban centres but secured widespread support in the semi-urban and rural hinterland which have been severely hit by the fuel prices and its cascading

effects.

Though the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal supported the issues on which the shutdown was called, the party however opposed the strike in line with its stated anti-strike policy.

Meanwhile, the BJP said the hike in fuel prices was a “momentary difficulty” and claimed the shutdown was a complete failure.

“Bharat Bandh has been unsuccessful. We condemn the violence being used to instil fear among citizens across the country,” Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI):Sporadic violence, traffic disruptions and processions marked the ‘Bharat Bandh’ in the states of the western region called by the Congress and other opposition parties Monday to protest against the rising fuel prices.

The shutdown call evoked mixed response in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Gujarat.

While the Congress and other opposition parties said the bandh was a success, the ruling BJP contested it.

However, in Goa the Congress did not observe

the shutdown because of the Ganesh Chaturthi festivities.

Its leaders in the state visited fuel pumps to apprise people of the Centre’s policies, which the party claimed, had led to the skyrocketing of the fuel prices.

Schools, colleges and shopping establishments remained closed at a number of places in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Gujarat, officials said.

Protesters targeted buses, including some school vehicles, and disrupted rail traffic at some places in Maharashtra and Madhya

Pradesh, the officials said.

At some places, petrol pumps were also targeted.

The bandh call given by the Congress was backed by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), the Samajwadi Party, the Peasants and Workers’ Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

In Maharashtra, as many as 14 buses of civic undertaking BEST were vandalised by protesters in various parts of Mumbai, a spokesperson of the transport utility said.

Karantaka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy meets Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New delhi, Monday. (PTI)

the State Disaster Responde Fund (SDRF) and an additional amount of Rs 200 crore from the state fund to the effected districts towards immediate relief and rehabilitation work.

The chief minister had recently submitted an interim proposal in this regard to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, who had assured of sending a central team to ascertain the damage caused. With regard to the drought-like situation in the state, Revenue Minister Deshpande said 17 districts in the interior parts of northern Karnataka and a few districts in southern interior are facing severe drought.

About 89 taluks are facing a drought-like situa-

tion, he said.

“A decision to declare these taluks as drought-hit will be taken tomorrow in the state cabinet sub-committee meeting. Thereafter, full assessment will made and a memorandum seeking central relief will be submitted in due course,” he said. The crop loss alone is estimated at more than Rs 8,000 crore taking into account the preliminary assessment of the droughtaffected area, he said.

Against the total kharif area of 74.69 lakh hectares, sowing has been done in 62.88 lakh hectares as of now. Sowing in the rest of the area has not taken place due to lack of adequate rains, he added.

Mixed response to Bharat bandh in Nagaland (From p-1) While addressing the DCC members, president Watimongba Aier, stated that the Bandh was being observed to show their solidarity against the BJP led Narendra Modi government in India, for having failed to fulfil their (BJP) pre-election promises.

He specifically condemned Prime Minster Narendra Modi for the “false promises” made to the people of India. He said that the parties that called the bandh were against the abnormal fuel rate hike, high price of food items, non availability of jobs, etc.

DCC general secretary, Prakash Aley added that fuel should be brought under GST and that VAT should be reduced in Central Excise Duty.

He said “wrong taxation was leading to the downfall of the Indian economy”, which, he said, was affecting the livelihood of the people of India to the extreme.

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New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI): A Delhi court today sought response of Karti Chidambaram, son of senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, on a plea of Enforcement Directorate seeking his custodial interrogation in the Aircel-Maxis money laundering case.

Special CBI judge O P Saini asked the counsel for Karti to file his response

by September 18 on ED’s plea which has urged the court to cancel the interim relief from arrest granted to him.

The probe agency has alleged that Karti was not cooperating with the investigation, which was one of the conditions imposed on him while granting him interim relief.

The agency has also said that Karti was showing “irritation” and sometimes even anger while being interrogated by the ED officials in the case.

ED had earlier in the day moved the court to cancel the interim relief granted to Karti.

On August 7, the Delhi court had extended till October 8 the interim protection from arrest granted to Chidambaram and Karti in the Aircel-Maxis cases filed by the CBI and the ED for the alleged offences of corruption and money laundering respectively.

They were named in the charge sheet filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case on July 19.

The ED is also probing a separate money-laundering case in the Aircel-Maxis matter and a charge sheet was filed against Karti by the agency on July 13.

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Delhi court seeks Karti’s response on ED’s plea

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT STATE RURAL LIVELIHOODS MISSION NAGALAND: KOHIMA NO.NSRLM/SMMU/INT-BLOCK/2018-4

Dated Kohima, the 10th September 2018

NOTIFICATION Candidates bearing the following Roll Numbers in sequence order are selected for the post of Area Coordinator and Accountant cum Data Entry Operator (DEO) on the basis of marks obtained in the Written Examination conducted on 9th June 2018 and Personal interview on 28th & 29th August 2018 and for the Post of Area Coordinator (Livelihoods) based on Personal Interview scores conducted 30th & 31st August 2018. The selected candidates are directed to personally submit their Acceptance Letter to the Mission Director, NSRLM, Nagaland: Kohima, within 7 days from the date of result publication. Failure to submit acceptance letter within the stipulated period will nullify the selection and the same post will be offered to the waiting list candidate/s.

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXVIII NO. 276 Dimapur, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

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Ideology of terror

merica’s war on terror, a term it has been using to raise Cain after 19 Islamic terrorists hijacked four civil airliners to carry out a ‘kamikaze-type’ suicide attacks on the Twin Towers on 9/11 and also jolted the complacent west to accept that terror has already arrived. The terrorists belong to the Al Qaeda group. Seventeen years ago, on September 11,2001 Islamic terrorists hijacked two jet planes- American Airlines flight 11 and United Airlines flight 175- and rammed them on to the famous Twin Towers of New York killing 2996 people and injuring more than 6000 others. In all, four planes were hijacked on that fateful morning of which American Airlines flight 77 was crashed into the Pentagon and the fourth, United Airlines flight 93 crashed into a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.The horrific incident may have spurred a global response but nearly 17 years later, the fight has got bogged down in Afghanistan. Other parts of the globe continue to experience terror attacks but perhaps for the Americans, the ‘War On Terror’ is where its interest lies. Afghanistan and without saying, Pakistan are the two prime focus of US foreign and military policies since these two nations are the haunting ground of several Islamic terrorist organisation such as Al Qaeda, and Taliban. It was the most barbaric attack on unarmed and innocent civilians in aviation history which caused utter shock and horror all over the world. Actually, the terror that the USA is now forced to confront comes in the shape and form of Osama Bin Laden, who was killed in an operation by US Navy Seals in Abottabad Pakistan on May 2, 2011 and the Talibans. Both Osama and the Talibans were the creations of the US in its proxy fight against the then USSR’s occupation of Afghanistan. The US not only created a Frankenstein but also helped Pakistan to cement its relations with various terrorist groups fighting against the USSR forces in Afghanistan. Terror of the Islamic kind also jolted India when Pakistani terrorists belonging to Jammat-ud-Dawah (JuD), a front for the Lashkar-eTaiba (LeT) terror group that carried out the deadly 2008 Mumbai attack. The JuD is led by Hafeez Saaed a Pakistani who continues to remain and roam free. The 9/11(New York) and 26/11(Mumbai) revealed the brutality and depths of derangement and depravity of terrorists while the evolution of this into thugs of ISIS exposed the ultimate rapacious and murderous frame of mind. Since 9/11 and as of 2011, there have been 119,044 anti-terror arrests and 35,117 convictions in 66 countries. By contrast, before 9/11 there were only a few hundred terrorism convictions each year. Within USA, the scars of 9/11 has left a deep scar on the psyche of a once loose, liberal and boastful Americans. The terrorist attack had also made most Americans wary of Islam and quite understandably so. However, the battle against terrorism is far from over so long as the free and liberal world remains divided on how to deal with and how to separate immigrants from terrorism or how to separate freedom of religion from freedom to use religion to spread terror ideology. Terrorism will continue not because of the Palestinian issue since terrorism has branched out like ISIS long ago. Those who use Islam to perpetrate terrorism are only doing so to exploit it for their own gain.

DailyDevotion Missionary Weapons (1) When you were under the fig tree, I saw you.

—John 1:48 Worshiping in Everyday Occasions. We presume that we would be ready for battle if confronted with a great crisis, but it is not the crisis that builds something within us— it simply reveals what we are made of already. Do you find yourself saying, “If God calls me to battle, of course I will rise to the occasion”? Yet you won’t rise to the occasion unless you have done so on God’s training ground. If you are not doing the task that is closest to you now, which God has engineered into your life, when the crisis comes, instead of being fit for battle, you will be revealed as being unfit. Crises always reveal a person’s true character.

A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness. The time will come, as Nathanael experienced in this passage, that a private “fig-tree” life will no longer be possible.

Everything will be out in the open, and you will find yourself to be of no value there if you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions in your own home. If your worship is right in your private relationship with God, then when He sets you free, you will be ready. It is in the unseen life, which only God saw, that you have become perfectly fit. And when the strain of the crisis comes, you can be relied upon by God. Are you saying, “But I can’t be expected to live a sanctified life in my present circumstances; I have no time for prayer or Bible study right now; besides, my opportunity for battle hasn’t come yet, but when it does, of course I will be ready”? No, you will not. If you have not been worshiping in everyday occasions, when you get involved in God’s work, you will not only be useless yourself but also a hindrance to those around you.

God’s training ground, where the missionary weapons are found, is the hidden, personal, worshiping life of the saint.

Quotes

To keep the body in good health is a duty... otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.

~ Buddha

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s someone known to you going “crazy”? Suspicious, swings from being extremely happy to morose, hyperactive, insomniac, angry without reason. Check to see how much meat he is eating. Specially pre-packaged or restaurant meat, like ham, sausages, hot dogs, dried beef or turkey jerky, salami.

Cohort studies follow groups of individuals over time to investigate the causes of disease, establishing links between risk factors and outcomes. Many major findings about the health effects of lifestyle come from cohort studies. Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876 in Baltimore, is America’s first research university and its research is considered world class. A detailed cohort study done by Johns Hopkins, evaluating diet in people with mania, has been published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Mania is a serious state of abnormally elevated arousal characterised by lack of inhibitions, racing thoughts, diminished need for sleep. It ranges from euphoric to irritable and, as the mania intensifies, violence or extreme anxiety. Fancy, irrational ideas, delusions, disorientation, incoherence, catatonia and finally death.

What is it caused by?

Genetics, drugs, certain dis-

eases like multiple sclerosis, hormone imbalances, have been the standard diagnosis.

But experts have veered to the opinion that it could also be food. Johns Hopkins scientists studied diet and its role in a cohort of individuals with mania and other psychiatric disorders, as well as individuals without them. They found that a history of eating nitrated dry cured meat was strongly and independently associated with mania.

The study done by scientists at John Hopkins Medicine was led by Dr. Robert Yolken, a professor of Neurovirology. Yolken was originally interested in studying the effect foods may have on mental illness, and conducted a demographic study of 1,101 people, both with and without mental disorders, from 2007 to 2017. It was from that pool of data that Yolken noticed the association between mania and nitrate consumption.

It was found that people who had been in hospital for mania were about 3.5 times as likely to have eaten nitrates, as people who were with no history of a serious mental disorder.

The addition of chemical nitrogen compounds in the form of sodium nitrite, or potassium nitrate, is used to preserve processed meats, preventing decay and bacterial growth, adding colour

Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

It could also be food and reducing oxidation.

This is called “curing” meats. They are commonly found in processed meat products such as hot dogs, beef jerky, ham, sausages and salami. Nitrates have been linked to cancer and neurodegenerative disease as well Once the scientists had isolated nitrates, they experimented on rats. They found that the feeding of meat preparations with added nitrate to rats, resulted in hyperactivity and irregular sleep, reminiscent of human mania, within two weeks. These rats also showed changes in their intestinal microbiota, as well as changes in their brain pathways, similar to what is seen in humans with bipolar disorder. These changes were not seen in the group of rats whose food did not contain any nitrates.

The rats, who were fed the meat daily, were given an amount equivalent of what a typical person would eat: one hot dog per day. “We tried to make sure

the amount of nitrate used in the experiment was in the range of what people might reasonably be eating,” says Yolken. Experts are increasingly of the belief that, in addition to genetic circumstances, diet plays a role in causing mental health issues. The theory, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, is that gut bacteria may be one contributing cause to mania and other brain disorders – which would mean that people with mania could reduce their problem by changing their diet. Dr Yolkien surmises that the reason is probably inflammation of the gut.

Nitrates in food are linked with cancer, which is in turn linked with inflammation. Other studies have shown that people who have manic episodes show signs of inflammation in their bodies.

A previous study from Yolken’s group showed that mania patients are less likely to be re-hospitalized if they are given probiot-

ics, which can affect gut bacteria. “There’s growing evidence that germs in the intestines can influence the brain,” Yolken said.

That evidence includes a 2016 study which found that people with migraine headaches have higher levels of a bacterium that causes the absorption of nitrates.

Nitrogen compounds affect the bacteria in the gut. The changed bacteria now allows for a larger amount of nitrates to be digested, causing their blood vessels to dilate more than usual and cause intense pain in the form of a migraine.

In another study done,

by Djordjevic VV, Stojanovic et al (2010), on plasma nitrite/nitrate concentrations in 40 patients with schizophrenia and 36 persons without it, it was discovered that the schizophrenics had a significantly higher concentration, almost double. And women had higher levels than men.

Another study, done

by Dr Valerie Taylor of the Women’s College Hospital in Toronto, showed that people with severe bipolar problems improved after antibiotics were given to flush out their gut bacteria – a clear connection between gut bacteria and mental health issues What Johns Hopkins has proven through science, a parent instinctively knows

– that food can impact on their child’s behaviour and mood. Sugar can cause bouts of hyperactivity, depression, cognitive delay and sleep problems. Any form of milk can make a child irritable, cranky or aggressive. Artificial colouring has been linked to ADHD, anxiety, hyperactivity, and headaches in children. Because artificial colouring is found in many sugary foods, parents often blame behavioural changes on sugar. Artificial colouring is also often hidden in unexpected foods, like bread and yogurt. Avoid products with yellow No. 5, red No. 40, and blue No. 1 if you’re concerned about your child’s mood swings.

Preservatives like nitrates, nitrites, sodium benzoate (found in children’s juice products) cause behavioural problems in children. Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a flavour enhancer that also causes mood and behaviour changes, including headaches and hyperactivity. If you notice behaviour changes, or mood swings, in your child, consider keeping a food journal. Track what they eat and when they exhibit “bad” behaviour.

Preventing mania could be as simple as not eating processed meat – or any meat at all. To join the animal welfare movement contact gandhim@nic.in, www. peopleforanimalsindia.org

Post-mortem

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Conscientious objector

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2018: Headlines in The Morung Express read: (Quote): NSCN (IM) meets NGBF; reiterates Naga ‘historical and political rights’; Thereafter, both Nagaland Post and The Morung Express carried a front page story that read “NSCN (IM) holds consultative meet with Lotha Hoho” ( Sunday .

September 09. 2018). The initiative taken by NSCN (IM) to consult and interact with NGBF, Lotha Hoho and other Tribal Hohos to infuse a better understanding about the historical and political right of the Nagas is perfectly acceptable as a step in the right direction.

However, the only unproductive aspect in this endeavour lies in the limitation of the intent...to get ‘blind support’ for Framework Agreement.

Further, consultation would normally entail placing one’s point of view on the table and then be equally obligated to patiently listen to the other side of the fence for their reaction to the given issue as well...in order to arrive at a common understanding. The very purpose of consultation gets defiled when the dominant party holding the guns, delivers long winded speeches for hours and then expect the participants to truly express themselves within a limited timeframe, can only produced unfiltered conclusion. The fear factor is bound to persistently suppress the gut feeling of truthful expression. The total exercise can only leads to achieving ‘blind irrational endorsement’ dictated by fear and give it an official looking mandate by virtue of having being present at the so-called consultation meeting. The bottom-line lands up to be a tiresome exercise of irrationality being repeated over and over again asking the stakeholders to blindly support an Agreement without knowing its contents. It completely disagrees with the very fabric of elementary logic or human ethics. An average concerned Naga is now reasonably equipped with the knowledge of our Naga political rights needing no repetition. The more relevant subject for NSCN (IM) to focus upon is to find it in their heart to bury the differences with their comrade-in-arm and realistically acknowledge the ground zero challenge: that Nagas have been confronting a stronger intelligent adversary for the past 72 years as a divided half-people with a divided half-brain. The Leaders within the NNPG fraternity

are more selfishly concerned about their future ‘Personal National Status’ [(PNS)... a rather awkward sounding abbreviation as it may]...in the aftermath of a settlement without collectively attaining that Nationhood first. This is a case of incomparable clash of egos vying for the status of a “Father of a Nation” without a Nation. Our desperate circumstance calls for a collective, repeat ‘collective’ response. Period! The so-called ‘National principles’ have been violated by all Factions in one way or the other without exception and has only succeeded in dividing and weakening the cause of our people. The other reality that cannot be underwritten is the fact that the GoI is also conducting a parallel official negotiation with the other Six Working Group as well. One would presume that the GoI is not doing this for fun. The mother of all questions therefore is: who is going to ‘dhobi-mark’ the final settlement document?

This question has been posed before without an answer and therefore is being repeated.

NSCN (IM) needs to put into motion an almighty effort in the truest spirit of “Nagaland for Christ” and reconcile with all the other Factions to achieve the final goal...big or small...together as equals. This will eliminate the possibility of another bloodbath in the aftermath.

The effort of befooling our people with half-truths should be terminated. At the end of the day the final settlement, if it ever happens in the near future, will definitely reveal the truth...good or bad... irrevocably. Therefore, even if NSCN (IM) tries to blindfold the people now and singlehandedly bring home their kind of “Sovereignty” perhaps in a diluted form not much better than that of Article 371A and that too without “Integration”...what will the political scenario look like in Nagaland? As has repeatedly been shared in my earlier articles...there will be unimaginable chaos within the Naga community.

Finally, Nagas must try and study the prevailing political scenario in the Mainland as pragmatically as is possible. The Framework Agreement has continuously been touted in the likeness of second coming of Christ that it is about to be signed and concluded within a month or a year...for so many years already. That it will be introduced in the Parliament during the Budget Session, then in the subsequent sessions...

has simply been floated in the air to attract our attention that the end is near merely to strengthen and to exact blind support for a document that is shrouded in mystery.

One could be wrong but an educated guess and gut feelings throw up a picture of premonition that even with their reasonable majority in the Lok Sabha, BJP will not dare finalise the controversial Indo-Naga issue before the oncoming Parliamentary election of 2019 for fear of electoral debacle, because this issue could put half the Nation in turmoil. One can’t also be certain of what might be the outcome after the election is over. A coalition government would perhaps be the most likely scenario which would normally be much too weak to boldly deal with our pot boiling issue that is bound to cause grave Law and Order situation in the North East. We could still be looking at an indefinite timeframe for all we know. Such is a possibility we cannot undermine casually. With a challenge as insurmountable as it appears...can not the Nagas look at the black clouds forming in the horizon that is unmistakably headed our way and for once in our lives leave our petty personal egos, our power mongering, money mongering craze aside...be it in the ‘Overground’ or the ‘Underground’ set up... and move forward as a proud honourable race that we once were...under one banner called UNITY? Nagas must rationally acknowledge the strength of our adversary very carefully. They can continue this cat and mouse game with us forever. For the Nagas we must candidly remember that the first generation that faced inhuman cruelty first hand has all passed away. The second generation that also directly experienced the tail end of that barbaric injustice is about nearing the finishing line. With corruption firming as our fundamental social foundry, the new generation being groomed within this foul environment may not hesitate to compromise everything for an ‘economic package’. Our forbearers will surely cringe in their graves.

This author therefore sincerely believes that our future can only be redeemed, for better or for worse, by standing together... until then he will remain a conscientious objector against those who have no courage to join the band wagon of unity.

KHEKIYE K. SEMA IAS (Retd); 3rd Mile Thilixu Village; Dimapur

Declaration of the Naga Collective Spirit

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e are gathered here today, September 8, 2018, as a Naga nation representing our collective desire and resolve to be unified as one people demonstrating our defence of an inherited legacy which is vital for our future progress.

We are in solidarity as one people on the issue of Naga Political and Historical Rights. When our elders made known their choice to take the path of nationhood before the British left their Empire in South and South-East Asia, the Naga people did not violate any agreement for union made with any nation in our history. This establishes the legitimacy and integrity of Naga rights. And, in asserting the Naga political position, we do not oppose any of our neighbours. The historical fact that the Naga struggle started before India’s independence strengthens our moral authority.

We recognize that while pursuing Naga rights and charting our own destiny in accordance with our own creative and natural ability, we have been violently tossed between our inherent rights and the contemporary realities of geopolitical integration and sweeping economic and cultural changes.

Nagas cannot deny that our present state of affairs is not acceptable and is unbearable. The more the world seems to change, the more things remain the same for the Nagas.

Amidst these contemporary realities, we are determined to engage each other in finding meaningful ways to respond to challenges and explore ways forward.

We draw inspiration from Confucius who reminds us that, “When it is obvious that goals cannot be achieved, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the steps.”

Harnessing the deepest impulses in our consciousness that have drawn us together down the centuries culminating in what we are today, we make this declaration as a “Peoples” and a Nation based on the facts of our history. Furthermore, we look at what is required from us if we are to survive and grow in a fast changing and highly competitive world.

We hereby declare in one accord: 1. The Naga Historical and Political Rights are the manifestation of our common hopes and dreams. They provide the creative impetus to engage with our present challenges and prepare for our future.

When we truly embrace our Historical

and Political Rights we will step out of our confinements and rise above the politics of fear and resentment to move forward.

It helps us acknowledge and respect the various distinct regional identities, aspirations and differences existing within the broader Naga consciousness.

2. To embrace the common humanity we share with the various neighbours who border our Naga ancestral homeland.

Honouring the Naga Historical and Political Rights is not at the expense of our neighbours’ rights. Similarly, upholding our neighbours’ rights cannot be at the expense of Naga rights. This requires both Nagas and our neighbours to form relationships based on trust that breaks down the domestic walls and other boundaries that divide us. Today, we urge our neighbours to partner with us in bringing positive changes to transform this region for the collective interest, security, and well-being of all people. Our future is indeed intertwined, interconnected and interdependent.

3. To demonstrate statesmanship that teaches us to step away from sectarian and divisive politics and embody a new vision for shared humanity. This idea is based on the principle of self-determination, and inclusive good governance that embraces a democratic vision, values of human rights, the rule of law and the inherent dignity of every human being, as well as, the collective dignity of all Nagas.

4. To continue pursuing the path of Reconciliation and Just Peace through nonviolent means with greater resolve and commitment. Kuknalim!

Nagaland Joint Christian Forum vice president; CM Chang on behalf of People’s Democratic Alliance legislators; Dr. Ngangshi K Ao on behalf of Naga People’s Front legislators; vice president Naga Mothers Association; president Naga Women Union Manipur; president Naga Hoho; representative Naga Students Federation; vice president United Naga Council; general secretary All Naga Students Association Manipur; president Rengma Naga Peoples Council Assam; executive member Naga Peoples’ Movement for Human Rights; convenor Consultative Committee for Just Peace; secretary Naga Shisha Hoho and convenor Forum for Naga Reconciliation.

Reader’s Post Sir,

Build roads instead

This week showed me - A school bus carrying school children and reaching the colony junction at 6:30pm, an ambulance stuck in a traffic jam, another ambulance doing the merry go round from KOHIMAS Hospital, Nagabazar to NHAK via tin patti, old parents taking a 2 hours journey from their village to Kohima to visit their children only to be stuck in traffic for another 4 hours-from high school junction to forest colony.

Seeing the misery and hardships of the young, sick and weak angered me so much that I can’t stop wishing there is a way I could bring down all the palatial buildings, sell off the village-sized lands and properties of all corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, contractors, etc etc and build roads with the materials thus procured.

Tokheli Shohe, Kohima

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

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

HC seeks Kerala govt report on nun’s rape

Kochi/New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI/IANS): The Kerala High Court Monday directed the state government to inform it about the steps taken by the special investigation team of the Kerala Police probing the case of alleged rape of a nun by a Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.

A division bench also sought to know the steps taken by the government to ensure the safety and security of the nun allegedly victimised by the Jalandhar Diocese Bishop Franco Mulakkal and her fellow nuns supporting her in her fight.

The bench, comprising Chief Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice A K Jayansankaran Nambiar, wanted to know whether the Bishop was questioned by the team in Jalandhar when it went there about a month ago and directed the police to inform it of the steps taken by it after that.

Considering a plea filed by George Joseph K of the Kerala Catholic Church Reformation Movement seeking a courtmonitored probe into the case, the court asked why no steps have been taken to ensure the nun’s safety and security.

NCW summons Kerala MLA for remark on nun

Nuns in Kerala demanding authorites to arrest the rape accused. (file)

“Law is above all other things and it will take its own course,” the court said and posted the case to Thursday for further hearing.

In his petition, Joseph alleged that the investigation team was undergoing extreme pressure which could derail the case.

The petitioner submitted that despite the team finding substance in the victim’s claim, there was no move to push the investigation forward.

The petitioner alleged

that the allegations levelled against the seniormost functionary of the Catholic Church reveals “the dark underbelly of the closed order”.

“Since the outbreak of the revelations, there have been serious efforts to undermine the investigation by threats, inducements and coercion of various witnesses as revealed from the news reports,” the petitioner submitted.

When a petition seeking speedy investigation in the case came up before the

court last month, the special investigation team had submitted that as per the initial probe of the police, the bishop abused his position and repeatedly raped the nun from Kerala.

Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kottayam, K Subhash had informed the court that the investigation was proceeding effectively and impartially. After the submission by the officer, the court had disposed of the petition with a direction to the police to investigate the case properly.

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Dimapur Police website formally launched

(From p-1) All services will be delivered online and the applicant will have to visit CP office only once to collect the final certificate.

The new site not only save time, but also money and bring policing closer to the doorsteps of citizens.

This service will have a targeted service delivery time of 3-4 working days.

Further, citizens will now be to apply online in case they lose their mobile phone and want to obtain the same mobile number.

As per the latest feature added to the website, a citizen need no longer visit a police station and can file a lost report online, following which an SMS will be sent and this can be shown to the concerned service provider to get his/ her mobile SIM card. This will help in reducing cost and time and also forgo the

need for visiting the police station.

Also, as the new-look portal will also have two separate lists of wanted persons and missing persons, citizens will be able to help the police identify wanted persons immediately, besides helping the police trace the missing persons.

A new version of ‘Contact Us’ feature too has been added to the website whereby a person can send his/her complaint, suggestion, information, etc, to the police directly.

The police claimed that anonymity and confidentiality would be maintained under the new version, which would act as a useful platform for citizens to connect with Dimapur Police.

The new version also includes a module wherein

The National Comm i s s i o n f o r Wo m e n (NCW) on Monday took action against the Kerala MLA P.C. George who called the nun protesting against “rape” by a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church, “a prostitute”. In a letter addressed to the MLA, the Commission has asked him to appear before the women’s body before September 20.

“The Commission condemns such objectionable and derogatory statements made by a person who occupies responsible position in the society.

Considering the gravity of the matter, you (Kerala MLA P.C. George) are hereby required to provide an explanation for making such statements,” the commission wrote in the letter.

In July, the nun had lodged a rape and sexual assault complaint against a bishop based in Jalandhar.

The bishop reportedly used to often visit Kerala for official work, during which he allegedly raped her on (From p-1) several occasions.

He said he was now considering abandoning the plot and relocating to his native village.

Theünuo explained that he built a makeshift house for his family below his affected house and expressed his gratiTwo powerful explo- tude to the landowner for allowing him sions had ripped through a to build the makeshift house without popular eatery Gokul Chat charging any rent.

He informed reporters that, as sinkand an open-air theatre at Lumbini Park, near State ing began last monsoon, he along with Secretariat, in Hyderabad on colony residents had applied for relief August 25, 2007 killing 42 through State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). However, he alleged that after people and wounding 68.

While 32 people were making him sign on several papers, an killed at Gokul Chat, 10 amount of Rs 3,200 was released. He others lost their lives at wondered how such a paltry amount of Lumbini Park, in near- money would help in a major sinking simultaneous blasts around area.

Another affected person, Theyephu 7.45 p.m that day.

An unexploded bomb Rhakho, said barely had he finished conwas also recovered under struction of the house from a bank loan a foot-over-bridge at Dil- that it was completely damaged.

Mentioning that he had shifted his sukhnagar that night.

Public prosecutor Se- family to Kezekie area, he added that he shu Reddy told reporters was not sure whether to re-construct the that Anique and Akbar house or leave the area altogether as it were awarded death sen- had been rendered unsafe and might wittence in three cases. ness even worse disaster next monsoon.

`40 lakh released for Kohima as immediate relief

Opposition parties should 2 sentenced to death in 2007 perform their duties: Sena Hyderabad twin blasts case Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI): The Shiv Sena Monday took a jibe at opposition parties, stating their nationwide bandh against the rising fuel prices should not look like a sudden act undertaken after waking up from a “long sleep”. The BJP’s bickering ally said it has been carrying the burden of opposition parties on its shoulders for long and it now wants to see where these outfits stand on pro-people issues.

“We have been carrying the burden of opposition leaders so far and we now want to see the strength of the opposition. People’s interests are protected when opposition parties perform (their duty) with efficiency,” the Sena said in an editorial published in its mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.

The Marathi daily said people may ask the Sena where it stands on the issue of joining the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called Monday by the Congress to protest the

Uddhav Thackeray (file)

rising prices of petrol and diesel and supported by several opposition parties.

Responding to its own query, the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit said it wanted to see the strength of the opposition on key issues.

“The people of this country have been watching closely how inflation is rising and petrol and diesel prices are escalating.

“Hopefully, the bandh should not look like the opposition has suddenly woken up from a long sleep on peoples issues and called for the bandh,” the Sena publication said.

“Let some in the oppo-

sition parties realise where exactly they stand when it comes to peoples issues,” it said.

The party targeted Maharashtra minister and BJP leader Chandrakant Patil over his reported comments that one should step into shoes of BJP leaders to realise how difficult it is to run a government.

“Patil should know that it is easier to be a BJP leader than being a common man. Rising petrol prices have a direct impact on escalation of cost of essential items such as foodgrains, milk, eggs, public transport among others,” the editorial said.

Hyderabad, Sep 10 (IANS): A special court here on Monday sentenced two convicts to death and a third to life sentence for the 2007 Hyderabad twin bomb blasts which had claimed 42 lives.

Anique Shafiq Syed and Akbar Ismail Choudhary, the alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, were sentenced to death, while third convict Tariq Anjum was awarded life sentence.

Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge T. Srinivas Rao delivered the judgment at the high security Cherlapally Central Prison on the city’s outskirts.

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Other affected residents of the area also shared similar stories and expressed apprehension whether their plots would even exist after a few years.

They lamented that had the halfconstructed drains in three locations were not abandoned by the State government or at least preventive measures taken, the landslide would not have occurred so much.

Many houses damaged this monsoon already bore cracks since the last monsoon and these were brought to the notice of the concerned department, but of no avail.

However, despite the chaos and hardships, the affected families expressed their gratitude to Kohima District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) for providing them relief, a church organisation for providing Rs 10,000 and NDPP, NGOs and other organisations for providing them food items and cash.

They were also grateful to youth from other colonies for extending their helping hand in shifting materials of the affected people. According to the affected families, they had spent approximately Rs 25-30 lakh each in constructing their individual houses.

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Facebook posts of Dimapur Police Facebook page can be viewed directly on the website. Similarly, the new version of Archive page, which will record activities of Dimapur Police, will act as a digital record in the days to come.

Dimapur Police explained that the additional features had been added in order to make the website more informative and interactive, and pointed out that it was one of the first district police in Nagaland to provide such a service.

Officially launched on November 24, 2015 by then director general of police LL Doungel, the website www.dimapurpolice.in had since been accessed by about 4,000 unique visitors.

The previous version had some features that have been incorporated in the present version too.

Dated : 10/09/2018

A Walk-in-interview will be held for engagement of Guest Faculty in the following Departments on 13th September 2018 as specified below in the Office Chamber of the ProVice Chancellor, Nagaland University, Kohima Campus, Meriema.

Interested candidates are requested to bring along their full bio data and original academic documents during the interview.

Sl. Name of the Requisite Area of No. of Guest Time No. Department qualification Specialization Faculty required 1 History & 1 10:00 A.M. Archaeology M.A. with NET Ancient India (Minimum) 2 English Open 1 1:00 P.M No Separate Invitation letter for the interview will be issued. No TA/DA will be paid.

The terms of reference shall be as follows : 1. They will be appointed only for a short period especially for the ongoing semester from August 2018 to December 2018.

2. They will be paid @ Rs. 1,000/- per lecture (1 hour) for a maximum of Rs. 25,000/- per month.

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Interested Entrepreneurs those who are expert on Indigenous Local Produce are hereby invited for allotment of staff at the Exhibition cum Sale of Handloom & Handicraft Products.

1. India International Trade Fair at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 14th to 27th November 2018.

No fee will be charged for the Stall, no TA/DA will be paid to the participants. Stall will be allotted to the selected Entrepreneurs by the Selection Committee of the Department.

2. Bamboo Pavilion, Naga Heritage Village at Kisama during the Hornbill Festival from 1st to 10th December 2018.

An amount of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) will be charged per stall for the allotees for 10 (ten) days. The banner will be provided by the Department. No TA/DA will be paid to the participants.

Application in plain paper along with sample of details items and proper authentic address and contact number to be submitted to the Directorate of Industries & Commerce (Room No-73), Kohima on or before 15th October 2018. All the Sample items will be screened by the Committee for all the participants and the selected participants should strictly adhere to display only the items produce by them. Selected participants those who display readymade items/products will not be allowed to participate in the Exhibition. No applications will be entertained after the last date of submission.

(Er. S. Temsulong Jamir) Director of Industries & Commerce DC-1558

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Rupee hits new closing low of 72.45

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New Delhi, Sep 10 ( IA N S ) : T h e g ove r n ment Monday extended till October 31 the deadline for filing of Goods and Services Tax Return (GSTR)-1 form for transactions during July 2017 to September 2018. It also announced a one-time waiver of late fees to enable their filing within the new deadline.

“In order to encourage taxpayers to furnish Form GSTR-1, a one-time scheme to waive off late fee payable for delayed furnishing of FORM GSTR-1 for the period from July 2017 to September 2018 till October 31 has been launched,” the statement said.

“In this regard, the due date for furnishing Form GSTR-1 for the period from July 2017 to September 2018 has been extended till October 31 for all registered persons having aggregate turnover above Rs 1.5 crore. For taxpayers having aggregate turnover up to Rs 1.5 crore, the due date for furnishing Form GSTR-1 for the quarters from July 2017 to September 2018 has been extended till October 31,” it added.

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in New Delhi on Monday, asking not to be identified citing rules. The RBI has been selling dollars, albeit in a restrained manner, leading to a drop in India’s foreign exchange reserves to $400 billion from a record high of $426 billion in mid-April.

The official said India’s reserves position was comfortable and authorities could take measures such as tapping overseas Indians and other moves to plug the current account gap. In 2013, the central bank lured inflows of about $34 billion through discounted foreigncurrency swaps, helping lift the rupee from a record low.

Data on Friday showed, India’s current account deficit widened to a five-year high, with little respite in store amid a yawning trade gap. The trade data

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New Delhi, Sep 10 (Agencies): India expressed concern about the rupee’s decline for the first time and said it’s considering a plan to tap its citizens overseas, according to a government official.

The local currency, Asia’s worst performing major so far this year, which plunged as much as 1.3% to a record low on Monday, pared losses after the comments. The relief may be temporary given concerns about a widening current account and trade gap on the back of elevated prices of oil, India’s biggest import item.

The finance ministry and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) are in touch and the central bank is intervening in the currency market when needed, the government official told reporters

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Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI): Gold prices rebounded by Rs 105 to Rs 30,535 per 10 gram at the bullion market here Monday on renewed buying by local jewellers and retailers despite a sluggish global trend.

A depreciating rupee which has breached the 72 level against the US dollar also lifted the prices as imports have turned costlier, traders said.

Increased buying by local jewellers to meet rising festive demand for ornaments drove gold prices, but a weak overseas trend capped the gains.

Silver prices too recouped by Rs 365 to Rs 36,845 per kg, supported by fresh demand from industrial units and coin makers.

Centre extends GSTR-1 filing date till October 31

India worried about rupee drop; mulls tapping NRIs

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Strategist Rohit Arora said in a research note.

According to official data, the Indian economy grew at a two-year high of 8.2 percent in the April-June quarter of current fiscal on a good show by manufacturing and farm sectors.

On the monetary policy front, the report said that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank is expected to take a breather in the near-term amid rising global uncertainties like trade wars and oil prices.

“In a scenario where trade wars drag global growth and push commodity prices lower, India might benefit as a disinflationary environment lowers external stability risks. Rates will likely be kept on hold in this case,” the report said.

the RBI’s tightening cycle still has a little bit further to run.” If those forecasts come true, it would give the RBI a breather after it raised rates in its previous two meetings, taking borrowing costs to a four-year high of 6.50 per cent to tame speeding inflation.

However, this could be temporary as a weakening rupee and rising crude oil prices would boost consumer prices.

While oil prices have risen nearly 15 per cent this year, the rupee touched an all-time low of 72 per dollar on Thursday and was expected to hover near there on a worsening trade balance.

“For the RBI, the policy path is likely to get challenging as inflation is slowing at a time when market volatility is high, and the rupee is at a record low versus the US dollar,” wrote Radhika Rao, an economist with DBS Bank.

“If the rupee remains under pressure, the central bank might be forced to hike rates citing risks to inflationary expectations.”

The GDP growth rate reached 8.2 per cent last quarter and the diverging paths of growth and inflation could concern RBI policymakers.

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New Delhi, Sep 10 (PTI): India’s economic growth is expected to moderate in the second half of this financial year after a strong first quarter, owing to tighter financial conditions, high oil prices and slowing global growth, says a UBS report. The global financial services major expects real GDP growth to slow to 7-7.3 percent in the second half of this fiscal from 8.2 percent in June 2018 quarter.

“We believe headwinds, including tighter financial conditions, high oil prices, slowing global growth and a still muted private corporate capex recovery on legacy issues of high debt and weakened balance sheets will weigh on India’s growth momentum,” UBS Securities India’s Economist Tanvee Gupta Jain and

Gold, silver recover on fresh buying

BENGALURU, Sep 10 (Agencies): Inflation likely eased below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target in August on softer food prices, a Reuters poll showed, raising the probability the central bank will keep interest rates on hold at its next rate review.

The poll of nearly 40 economists conducted from September 4-7 predicted retail inflation eased to 3.86 per cent from July’s 4.17 per cent, below the RBI’s 4 per cent target for the first time this year. While nearly three quarters of contributors expected inflation fell below target, two economists expected it to be at 4 per cent and the remaining nine said it would be above target. The highest call was 5.4 per cent. Inflation data is due to be published on September 12.

Still, core inflation which excludes highly volatile food and fuel components, was expected to remain elevated.

“Headline consumer price inflation is likely to have eased in August due to another fall in food inflation,” noted Shilan Shah, a senior Indian economist at Capital Economics.

“But core price pressures are set to remain elevated. The upshot is that

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New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS): Online recruitment activity in India declined five per cent on a year-on-year (YoY) basis in August 2018, a Monster.com report said on Monday.

Hiring declined for the third consecutive month in August, said the Monster Employment Index.

Recruitment in the major sector of agro-based industries declined by 23 per cent last month, it said.

The highest decline in online hiring was, however, witnessed in the printing and packaging segment, with a fall of 28 per cent in August.

Commenting on the hiring trends, Abhijeet Mukherjee, CEO, Monster.com for APAC and the Gulf region said, “The current ease in hiring activity is indicative of a cautious hiring scenario owing to merger and acquisitions and an increasing demand for skilled candidates.”

Among the sectors which registered a growth in online hiring, the production and manufacturing sector recorded the highest growth of 64 per cent in August, the report said.

Hiring in the retail segment rose 48 per cent during the period under review.

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side RBI’s dollar sales to contain sharp rupee depreciation, resulted in depletion of foreign exchange (forex) reserves to USD 400.101 billion in the week to August 31, a RBI data showed. India’s biggest jump in foreign-exchange reserves in the last few years helped the nation to support the rupee.

India’s benchmark 10-year sovereign yield plunged 13 basis points to 8.16 per cent. Emerging market currencies and global stocks slumped as the dampened sentiments gripped the markets. Crude prices rose as investors anticipated lower supply once the new US sanctions against Iran’s crude exports kick in from November.

Benchmark Brent crude oil was up USD 77.22 a barrel in early Asian trade.

In the meantime, domestic bourses witnessed heavy sell-off with key indices ending at fresh three-week low. The country registered a robust

8.2 per cent growth in the April to June quarter.

Meanwhile, sustained weakening of the rupee is credit negative for Indian companies which generate revenue in rupees but rely on US dollar debt to fund their operations, Moody’s Investors Service said.

At the inter-bank foreign exchange (forex) market, the rupee opened with a gap-down at 72.18 against weekend close of 71.73.

It quickly extended the losses in the morning deals to hit a record low of 72.67 prompting the RBI intervention in the currency market.

The pull back helped the rupee touch a session high of 72.07 before ending at 72.45, revealing a sharp loss of 72 paise, or 1.00 per cent.

The Financial Benchmarks India private limited (FBIL), meanwhile, fixed the reference rate for the dollar at 72.5745 and for the euro at 83.8081.

In the cross currency trade, the rupee continued to drift against the Pound sterling to finish at 93.66 per pound from 93.19, and dropped against the Japanese yen to close at 65.21 per 100 yens compared with 64.70 earlier. The home unit also fell back against the euro to end at 83.83 from 83.25 last Friday.

Globally, the US dollar traded little changed against major rivals as trade tensions outweighed expectations for a prospect of faster rate rises by the Federal Reserve after data on Friday showed US job growth accelerated in August and wages notched their largest annual increase in more than nine years. Against a basket of other currencies, the dollar index is higher at 95.13.

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Mumbai, Sep 10 (PTI): The rupee Monday crashed below the 72-mark to end at a life-low of 72.45 against the US dollar on growing fears of contagion from an emerging-market rout and escalation of global trade war.

Heavy speculative dollar demand along with panic among importers sent the domestic currency tumbling by a sharp 94 paise to hit a historic low of 72.67 in mid-morning trade, triggering the central bank intervention to defend the currency. It finished the day 72 paise lower against the American currency - its biggest one-day crash since August 13.

After a short-lived recovery, forex market sentiment once again turned volatile after US President Donald Trump decided to raise the economic and financial stakes of the global trade war on Friday.

Adding to the fundamental stress, Trump also announced that the US administration was considering another USD 267 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports. The rupee had recovered on Friday to close 26 paise higher after a seven straight-day decline.

Widespread concerns about the country’s growing trade deficit as well as short-term debt liabilities and protectionist tendencies on the global front largely weighed on forex front, currency dealers said.

Besides, rising oil prices and the weakening currency have already impacted the sentiment here.

India’s current account deficit (CAD) as a percentage of GDP declined marginally to 2.4 per cent in the April-June quarter of 2018-19 against 2.5 per cent in the year-ago.

Strong portfolio outflows along

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TOKYO, SEP 10 (IANS): The death toll in Japan’s 6.7-magnitude earthquake, that struck the Hokkaido island last week, has climbed to 44, officials said on Monday.

Re s c u e t e a m s o n Monday recovered the dead body of a 77-yearold man, the last person missing, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said in a press conference.

Most of the deaths were recorded in the town of Atsuma, near the epicentre of the tremor, which had struck the island last Thursday, Efe news reported.

Public broadcaster NHK reported that according to the police and local authorities in Hokkaido, 660 people were injured in the quake.

The earthquake also caused landslides that buried dozens of houses and at least 70 buildings were destroyed. Around 2,600 people remained in temporary shelters on Sunday.

and activists say that as he consolidates his power, Xi is waging the most severe systematic suppression of Christianity in the country since religious freedom was written into the Chinese constitution in 1982.

Fu also provided video footage of what appeared to be piles of burning bibles and forms stating that the signatories had renounced their Christian faith. He said that marked the first time since Mao’s radical 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution that Christians had been compelled to make such declarations, under pain of expulsion from school and the loss of wel-

Taliban kill dozens in attacks across north Afghanistan Mazar-I-Sharif, Sep 10 (Agencies): Taliban fighters killed nearly 60 members of Afghanistan’s beleaguered security forces in a spate of attacks across the country’s north, officials said Monday, as diplomatic efforts to end the 17-year war intensify, AFP reported.

Heavy fighting overnight in four provinces followed a wave of violence across the war-torn country in recent weeks that has left hundreds of civilians, police and soldiers dead.

After seizing a military base in Sar-e-Pul, Taliban fighters were threatening the provincial capital in a situation that could result in “disaster” if reinforcements were not sent, the area’s police chief Abdul Qayom Baqizoy warned.

Baqizoy compared the threat to the Taliban’s extraordinary raid last month on the provincial capital of Ghazni -- fighters held large parts of the city located just two hours from Kabul for days. At least 17 security

Jerusalem, Sep 10 (IANS): Palestinian officials on Monday vowed not to bend to what they called the Trump administrations “bullying tactics” after being informed that their office in Washington would be shut down. Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary General Saeb Erekat said the move -- which leaves them with no formal diplomatic presence in the US -- was a further blow to all Palestinians, as it comes shortly after the Trump administration cut hundreds of millions of dollars in funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.

Erekat said he was officially notified of the decision, expected to be announced by US National Security Adviser John Bolton later in the day. He decried the move as a continuation of a policy of “collective punishment” by the US administration, the Wash-

ington Post reported.

“These people have decided to stand on the wrong side of history by protecting war criminals and destroying the two state solution,” he said. “I told them if you are worried about courts, you should stop aiding and abetting crimes.”

“We will take the necessary measures to protect the rights of our citizens living in the US to access their consular services,” he said. Palestine’s de-facto embassy in Washington is affiliated with the PLO, the political organization that controls the Palestinian Authority government in the West Bank, but not the Hamas-run government in the Gaza Strip. The move appeared to be the latest in a series of pressure tactics by the US against the Palestinian leadership as the Trump administration drafts its long awaited peace deal.

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This decision has been taken in the joint meeting of Aoyim Cemetery Fund Raising Committee and Aoyim Village Council on 9th September 2018, as it was found that many Land/Patta holders are yet to clear their dues.

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The Office of the Wakching Union Kohima through this column, would like to congratulate Shri. Y. TOMETH. KONYAK on being promoted to the rank of Deputy Director, Department of New & Renewable Energy, Nagaland: Kohima and WUK further wishes him success in his future endeavors and pray that he continues to be an asset and service for the Union and the community as a whole even in the days to come.

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The Senjum Village Students' Union and the Senjum Village Youth Organisation extend congratulations to: 1. Mr. M. Daniel Lotha, S/o T. Merio Lotha for being promoted to Cabinet Secretary to the GPRN. 2. Mr. Orenthung Patton, S/o Nchubo Patton for being promoted to Deputy Commissioner of Phek District, Govt. of Nagaland.

Their new assignments testify to the great trust that government repose their wise leadership.

We are confident that there will be a sea of change under their able and sagacious stewardship.

3. Mr. Mhonchan N. Ovung, S/o Nymshio Ovung for clearing the NEET, MBBS. We pray that the Almighty God grant them good health, wisdom while discharging duties of their position in the greater interest of the Nagas community.

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to the Palestinians, the US recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, moved its embassy there, cut funding to the UN agency that deals with Palestinian refugees, and then last week said it would withdraw $25 million in support from hospitals in East Jerusalem.

The US last year threatened to close the PLO office in Washington after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate and prosecute Israel for war crimes.

US officials said the decision may be reconsidered if the Palestinians entered into direct negotiations with Israel. In a speech on Monday, Bolton will threaten to impose sanctions against the ICC if it proceeds with investigations against the US or Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing an advance copy of his speech.

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Geneva/Washington, Sep 10 (Agencies): The UN’s new humanitarian chief warned Monday that a large-scale military operation against the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib could create “the worst humanitarian catastrophe” of this century, AFP reported.

“There needs to be ways of dealing with this problem that don’t turn the next few months in Idlib into the worst humanitarian catastrophe with the biggest loss of life in the 21st century,” Mark Lowcock told reporters in Geneva.

His remarks came as Syrian troops, backed by Russia and Iran, massed around the northwestern province ahead of an expected onslaught against the largest rebel-held zone left in the country.

Since 2015, Idlib has been home to a complex array of anti-regime forces: secular rebels, Islamists, Syrian jihadists with ties to AlQaeda -- and their foreign counterparts.

It is home to some three million people -- around half of them displaced from other parts of the country, according to the United Nations.

Lowcock acknowledged that “there is a large number of fighters there, including terrorists from

that civilians move in huge numbers in multiple directions,” he said.

Assad approves gas attack in Idlib:Report

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proscribed organisations.”

But he stressed that “there are 100 civilians, most of them women and children, for every fighter in Idlib.” “We are extremely alarmed at the situation, because of the number of people and the vulnerability of the people,” he said, warning that “civilians are severely at risk”.

A major military operation in Idlib is expected to pose a humanitarian nightmare because there is no nearby opposition territory left in Syria where people could be evacuated to.

While appealing to the warring sides in Syria to avoid a catastrophe, Lowcock said the UN and other aid organisations were all doing “very detailed planning” to be able to respond quickly in the case of a major assault on the province.

“We very actively preparing for the possibility

President Bashar alAssad has approved a gas attack in the Idlib province, which is the country’s last rebel stronghold, a report on Sunday said.

Reports of Assad’s approval comes about a week after President Trump warned the strongman and his allies not to “recklessly attack” the province. Trump called any gas attack a potential “grave humanitarian mistake.”

The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, was first to report on Assad.

U.N. officials believe an offensive on Idlib would trigger a wave of displacement that could uproot an estimated 800,000 people and discourage refugees from retur ning home.

The U.S. and France have warned an Idlib offensive would trigger a humanitarian crisis and warned that a chemical attack in Idlib would prompt a western retaliation. The Wall Street Journal reported that the international pressure did little to sway Assad, who benefits from support from Russia and Iran. The report said Assad has approved the use of chlorine gas.

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forces have been killed near Sar-e-Pul city after militants seized a checkpoint in Sayyad district and burned it to the ground, provincial governor Zahir Wahdat told journalists Monday.

Air support has been called in, he said. About 39 Taliban fighters have been killed and 14 wounded.

“The fighting is still ongoing near the city and the central government is going to send more reinforcements soon,” Wahdat said.

Elsewhere in Afghanistan’s north, the Taliban’s elite Red unit attacked several police posts in Kunduz, killing at least 19 officers and wounding around 20, Dasht-e-Archi district chief Nasruddin Saadi told AFP. Insurgents also raided two police checkpoints in Dara-e-Suf district of Samangan province, killing 14 officers, northern Afghanistan police spokesman Sarwar Hussaini said.

Chinese law requires religious believers to worship only in congregations registered with the authorities, but many millions belong to so-called underground or house churches that defy government restrictions.

A local official reached by phone at the Nanyang city government disputed the account, saying officials respected religious freedom.

The man declined to give his name, as is common with Chinese bureaucrats, while a person answering phones at the local religious affairs bureau said they were “not clear” about the matter.

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A Christian pastor in the Henan city of Nanyang said crosses, bibles and furniture were burned during a raid on his church on September 5.

The pastor, who asked not to be identified by name to avoid repercussions from authorities, said several people entered the church just as it opened its doors at 5 a.m. and began removing items.

He said the church had been in discussions with local authorities who demanded it “reform” itself, but no agreement had been reached or official documents released.

In Beijing, the Zion church was shut on Sunday by around 60 government workers who arrived at 4:30 p.m. accompanied by buses, police cars and fire trucks, the church’s pastor, Ezra Jin Mingri, said Monday.

Zion is known as the largest house church in Beijing, with six branches.

The officials declared the gatherings illegal and sealed off church properties, Jin said, after already freezing the pastor’s personal assets in an apparent attempt to force him to comply with their demands.

“Churches will continue to develop. Blocking the sites will only intensify conflicts,” Jin told The Associated Press by phone.

A notice posted Sunday on the website of the Chaoyang district government in Beijing said the Zion Church had been closed because it failed to register with the government.

All of China’s officially recognized religions appear to have been affected by the crackdown. In the most extreme example, an estimated 1 million Uighurs and other members of Muslim minority groups in the country’s northwest have been arbitrarily detained in indoctrination camps where they are forced to denounce Islam and profess loyalty to the Communist Party.

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With great pride and honour, the Tamlu Bühü Union Dimapur, extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. L. Shaupen Phom on being appointed as Brand Ambassador of North East NAMASTE State Swachh Bharat Mission.

The Union also gives our special gratitude to his Excellency the Hon'ble Governor of Nagaland, Shri. PB Acharya for bestowing his faith upon our leader Mr. L. Shaupen Phom.

Furthermore, the Union also congratulates Mr. Bongkam Phom, Agri. Officer Longleng on being conferred the prestigious Governor's Medal on the occasion of India's 72nd Independence Day, which also brought laurels to our union.

The Union prays and wishes that our Almighty God continue to bless them abundantly in their future endeavours.

(Wanlang Phom) (Shongvai Phom) General Secretary, TBUD President, TBUD

We the Longtsunger Village Council with immense joy and profound gratitude extend our heartiest congratulations to Mr. K. Murelim Yimchunger on being promoted as Joint Director in the Department of Art & Culture, Kohima, Nagaland.

The Village Council wishes him all the best in all his future endeavours.

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The undersigned on behalf of the Naga Hospital Colony Panchayat, Naga Hospital Colony Youth Organization and landslide affected families of Naga Hospital colony Kohima, would like to extend our profound gratitude and appreciation to each and every individual, organizations and members of the colony who tirelessly extended physical and financial support during this unfortunate time when a major landslide struck lives of so many households at Naga Hospital Colony.

The support from generous people like you is the reason for the survival of the people as a community. Your timely assistance helped to save so many lives and properties and relocate them to safety.

We regret our inability to thank and mention each and every individual. However, we take this opportunity to convey our humble appreciation to: 1. Shri. Keneizhakho Nakhro, Honourable MLA 8th Western Angami Constituency.

2. Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority.

3. New Market Panchayat and Youth Organization.

4. Christian Revival Church, Naga hospital colony.

5. Naga Hospital Colony Traders Union 6. Naga Hospital Colony Taxi Drivers (Vizetuo Solo) (Vikehelie Suohu) Chairman, President, Naga Hospital Colony.

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Islamabad, Sep 10 (PTI): Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed death sentences awarded to 13 “hardcore terrorists” by the special military courts for their involvement in the killing of 202 people, including 51 security personnel, the army said Monday.

“Chief of Army Staff confirmed death sentences awarded to 13 hardcore terrorists,” the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) - the media wing of the army said in a statement.

The convicted terrorists were “involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, attacking armed forces/

Law Enforcement Agencies, destruction of educational institutions and killing of innocent civilians,” it said.

“They were involved in killing of 202 persons including 151 civilians, 51 armed forces/frontier constabulary/police officials and injuring 249 others,” it said. These convicts were tried by the special military courts which also awarded imprisonment of varying terms to seven other militants. The special military courts were set up in January 2015 after a Taliban attack on an army school in Peshawar in 2014 which killed more than 150 people, mostly students.

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(L) Police and authorities in Henan, China, raided a Christian church at the break of dawn on September 5. Church crosses were removed and Christian slogan on the walls were erased. (R) A video shared by pastor Bob Fu on Twitter appears to show bibles and crosses being burnt in Henan, China.

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BEIJING, Sep 10 (Agencies): China’s government is ratcheting up a crackdown on Christian congregations in Beijing and several provinces, destroying crosses, burning bibles, shutting churches and ordering followers to sign papers renouncing their faith, according to pastors and a group that monitors religion in China, AP reported.

The campaign corresponds with a drive to “Sinicize” religion by demanding loyalty to the officially atheist Communist Party and eliminating any challenge to its power over people’s lives.

Bob Fu of the U.S.based group China Aid said over the weekend that the closure of churches in central Henan province and a prominent house church in Beijing in recent weeks represents a “significant escalation” of the crackdown.

“The inter national community should be alarmed and outraged for this blatant violation of freedom of religion and belief,” he wrote in an email.

Under President Xi Jinping, China’s most powerful leader since Mao Zedong, religious believers are seeing their freedoms shrink dramatically even as the country undergoes a religious revival. Experts

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All Khensatsür members residing in different places are requested to come and be a part of the program. It is our prayer that this event would be a fruitful and blessed one for us all.

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With immense and honour, the Langmeing Students’ Union would like to express our heartiest congratulations to Mrs. Lamlen Konyak (GT) GHSS, Aboi for being awarded with District Level Teachers Award under Mon on the occasion of 57th Teachers Day celebration 2018.

The Union wishes more success in her life and future endeavour.

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The Dimapur Amri Phaja Telongjem with immense pride and honour, would like to convey our heartiest congratulations to Shri. M. Moasashi Amri, S/o Molupong Amri of Changki village on being promoted to the post of Additional Chief Engineer (Mechanical).

It is our sincere prayer that God bless him abundantly and guide him in his future endeavour.

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Star is Born’ star Lady John Legend reaches EGOT Jack Ma’s mantra to ‘AGaga opens up on fame status after winning Emmy staff: Balance is key L S C hinese e-tailer Alibaba’s charismatic Executive Chairman Jack Ma, who steps down in September 2019, has exhorted his 80,000-odd employees to have the right balance among system, people and culture to sustain the company’s growth.

“Simply relying on individuals or blindly following a system will not solve our problems to achieve longterm sustainable growth; you need the right balance among system, people and culture,” Ma said in an e-mail letter to the group’s 86,833 employees, which the Hangzhou-based global firm shared with IANS here.

With an aim to connect Chinese entrepreneurs with the world, Ma -- who was a teacher in English and international trade at a university in Hangzhou -about 180km southwest of Shanghai, founded in 1999 the e-commerce platform Alibaba.com, which rose to become one of the largest companies in the world.

Alibaba Group announced on Monday that on its 20th anniversary on September 10, 2019, its

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Chief Executive Daniel Zhang, 46, will take charge as the new Chairman.

Ma will continue as the Chairman till September 2019 and remain as a board member of the Alibaba Group until the annual shareholder meet in 2020.

With an interest to get back to education, the teacher-turned-entrepreneur said he will, however, remain a lifetime member of Alibaba Partnership -- a group of 36 of the company and its affiliates’ senior management.

“I have full confidence that our partnership system and efforts to safeguard our culture will, in time, win over the love and support from customers, employees

Olivia Newton-John reveals she’s battling cancer

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n a new interview with Australia’s Sunday Night, Olivia NewtonJohn has confirmed that she’s battling cancer for the third time, opening up for the first time about a 2013 bout with the disease -- her second -- that she previously decided to keep to herself.

The Grease star, 69, first was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1992.

When a minor car accident in 2013 led to the discovery that the disease had returned, she said she decided to not speak publicly about it: “I thought, ‘It’s my life,’

and I just decided to keep it to myself.’”

Now, the singer revealed, doctors discovered a tumor at the base of her spine last year. She says she has undergone radiation therapy and is also pursuing natural remedies, including medical marijuana that her husband, John Easterling, grows on the couple’s ranch in Santa Barbara.

Newton-John says she remains optimistic and is determined to beat the disease again. “I believe I will win over it, and that’s my goal,” she said.

(Billboard)

and shareholders,” 54-yearold Chinese business tycoon Ma said in the letter.

Alibaba’s future will need to depend on “droves of talent” and the transition of chairmanship demonstrates that the company has stepped up from the one that relies on individuals, to one built on a culture of talent development, Ma noted.

“The teacher in me feels proud of our team, our leadership and our unique mission-driven culture, as well as the fact that we continue to develop exceptional business leaders and professional talent like Zhang,” he said addressing the “Aliren” -- the people of Alibaba.

Zhang, who was earlier the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Taobao, an online shopping portal owned by the Alibaba Group, was appointed the CEO of the group in 2015.

He has been with the company since 2007.

Even as Alibaba was founded as a company that could last 102 years, Ma admitted that no company can rely solely on its founders.

(IANS)

ady Gaga has urged Hollywood and the entertainment industry to intervene early to rescue artistes struggling with substance abuse and other mental health issues as they pursue fame and fortune.

“I think that would be wonderful, not just for artistes, but the whole world, if we intervene early in life when we see people struggling,” Gaga told a press conference at the Toronto Film Festival for Warner Bros.’ A Star is Born remake.

Gaga, who goes by her legal name Stefani Germanotta in the film’s credits, plays an up-and-coming starlet, Ally, who struggles to break into the entertainment world with guidance from an industry veteran, Jackson, played by Bradley Cooper, on the way down.

“Fame is very unnatural. And we see that Jack is struggling is this film.

There’s substance abuse, there’s trauma. Ally also, for me, is struggling from depression at the beginning of the film, in not believing in herself,” she said. Gaga added successful artists are not so much transformed by fame, as they see everyone

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (L) around them change as it dawns on them.

“The truth is, people think we change. It’s not us that change, it’s everyone around us who changes,” she insisted. Gaga is best known for her pop music career, but has been involved in both film and TV projects in recent years.

She starred in American Horror Story: Hotel, the anthology FX series from Ryan Murphy. “I just feel lucky to be here. I’m an east coast Italian American from New York who dreamed of being an actress, and I didn’t make it, and so I gave up and pursued singing,” she said, before paying tribute to Cooper, who makes his directorial debut in A Star is Born, for having faith in her acting skills.

(Billboard)

inger John Legend achieved the coveted “EGOT” status on Sunday after scoring a win at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Legend, along with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, joined the elite group to have earned Hollywood’s most prestigious awards – an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony – after he won Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert.” The singersongwriter played the role of Jesus Christ in the live television program that aired on NBC in April.

Legend, who has 10 Grammys, won a Tony award in 2017 for Best Revival of a Play as a coproducer for the August Wilson’s stage play “Jitney;” and nabbed an Oscar for his original song “Glory” in 2015.

At 39, he is the youngest person to achieve EGOT status. He’s also the first African-American man to win all four awards. On Sunday evening, Legend took to Instagram to acknowledge the historic career milestone.

“Before tonight, only 12 people had won an

Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony in competitive categories,” Legend wrote on Instagram.

“Sirs Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice and I joined that group when we won an Emmy for our production of their legendary show Jesus Christ Superstar.

So happy to be part of this team. So honoured they trusted me to play Jesus Christ. So amazed to be in such rarefied air.”

Legend had previously won 10 Grammys, one Oscar for original song Glory from the film Selma and one Tony, which he won last year for co-producing the play Jitney, Legend, Webber and Rice won their Emmy

for producing Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, which was awarded the best variety special winner at Sunday night’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

They join 12 other EGOT recipients including Audrey Hepburn, Scott Rudin, Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg and Robert Lopez.

This is the first time that more than two people have achieved an EGOT in a single year.

Benj Pasek and Justin Paul were also in the running for achieving EGOT status on Sunday, but lost their Emmy category for original song for the the TV version of “A Christmas Story.”

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Eminem earns ninth no. 1 album on Billboard 200 Chart

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minem earns his ninth No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart, as his surprise release Kamikaze debuts at No. 1.

The set, which was released without warning on Aug. 31 via Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope Records, earned 434,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Sept. 6, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 252,000 were in traditional album sales.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units.

Units are comprised of tra-

ditional album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). The new Sept. 15-dated chart -- where Kamikaze debuts at No. 1 -- will be posted in full on Billboard’s websites on Tuesday, Sept. 11.

Kamikaze’s start of 434,000 units blows past the launch of Eminem’s last album, Revival, which entered at No. 1 with 267,000 units (197,000 in album sales) on the chart dated Jan. 3, 2018. Of the 434,000 units, traditional album sales comprised 252,000, while TEA units equaled 14,000 and SEA units totaled 168,000.

Eminem’s Ninth No. 1

now tied with Garth Brooks and The Rolling Stones for the fifth-most leaders in the chart’s history. The only acts with more No. 1s are The Beatles (with 19), JAY-Z (14), Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand (both with 11) and Elvis Presley (10).

Nine No. 1 Debuts: All nine of Eminem’s No. 1s

Album: Eminem has quite the track record on the Billboard 200, as all nine of his albums released since 2000 have hit No. 1. (His only major label release to miss the top was his first charting effort, 1999’s The Slim Shady LP, which hit No. 2.) He’s

debuted at No. 1. The only act with more bows atop the list is JAY-Z, as all 14 of his leaders started in the penthouse.

Two No. 1s in Less Than a Year: Eminem is the fourth act of 2018 to claim a pair of No. 1 albums in less than 12 months’ time. His last No. 1, Revival, topped

the chart dated Jan. 3, 2018.

He follows BTS (Love Yourself: Answer on Sept. 8 and Love Yourself: Tear on June 2), Logic (Bobby Tarantino II on March 24, 2018 and Everybody on May 27, 2017) and Migos (Culture II on Feb. 10, 2018 and Culture on Feb. 18, 2017).

(Billboard)

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Anselmo dedicates Pantera medley to Vinnie and Dimebag

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hilip Anselmo paid tribute to his late Pantera bandmates Vinnie Paul Abbott and “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott during Philip H Anselmo & The Illegals concert at Trees in Dallas, Texas. Just before launching into a medley of classic Pantera songs, Anselmo told the crowd: “This goes out to the untouchable memory of both Abbott brothers, Vince and Dimebag.”

Fa n - f i l m e d v i d e o footage of the dedication and the medley — which consisted of the tracks “Domination” and “Hollow.

Philip H Anselmo & The Illegals’ current U.S. tour marks the band’s first run of dates since a video message from the Anselmo was played at the public memorial for Vinnie Paul Abbott. It was the first time the singer had publicly commented on his former bandmate’s death.

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sent short video speeches expressing their affection for the fallen Pantera and Hellyeah drummer.

Anselmo’s tribute was a few seconds long and saw him speaking in his trademark deep voice.

“Vince, always have love in my heart for you, man,” he said. “Rest in peace.”

(L-R) Dimebag Darrell, Philip Anselmo and Vinnie Paul.

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Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever.

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BOOK ON TRIBAL PEACE BUILDING RELEASED

Rev. J. Tenwang Konyak released the Book.

Mon: A Book titled “A Study on the contribution of Konyak Union towards Peace Building in Eastern Nagaland.” written by Y. Manshah Konyak was released by Reverend J. Tenwang, Former Pastor Konyak Baptist Church Mon (KBCM) in the presence of the Konyak Union Office bearers and the Advisory Board Members on 8th Sept. 2018.

The author had taken 4 years of hardship and tedious labour by searching the facts of peace.

Interview and interaction were made with the elders and intellectuals of Konyaks. The records and reports of the union and intellectuals had served as sources for the works of the “History of Ethnic conflicts and their Impacts and Traditional Method of Peacemaking.

Secondly, all the available resources on the topic of Theological Reflection on Peace building had been consulted from Mon Theological College and Eastern Theological College, Jorhat, Assam.

Furthermore, the same has been read and studied by the groups and Institution and made deletion, omission and necessary correction. Lastly, the opinionpoll has been collected from the interested readers for the book to come into form.

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Sindhu eyes Japan Open title

Tokyo, Sep 10 (PTI): A historic Asiad silver added to her path-breaking career collection, ace Indian shuttler P V Sindhu would be desperate to break the final jinx that has plagued her for a while when she competes at the Japan Open starting Tuesday.

Sindhu has been outstanding this season with silver medals in all the major events this year, the Commonwealth Games, the World Championship and the Asian Games.

They are all medals to be cherished but a hectic schedule leaves her with very little time to stay in the moment.

Add to it, the questions that have been staring at the Olympic silvermedallist for not being able to go the full distance in marquee summit clashes.

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include China and Korea, Sindhu would look to put these questions to rest.

The third-seeded 23-yearold begins her campaign against Japan’s Sayaka Takahashi. She is expected to reach the quarterfinal where she is likely to face the three-time either world champion Carolina Marin or the formidable Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.

Saina Nehwal, who won a bronze medal at the

Asiad, has pulled out of the USD 700,000 BWF World Tour Super 750.

Among the men, Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy will look to get over the disappointing campaigns in the World championship and the Asian Games and go deep into the draw.

Srikanth will face China’s Huang Yuxiang. Prannoy will take on Jonathan Christie, the Indonesian

who earned his country a maiden Asian Games gold.

Sameer Verma will look to continue his good run when he faces Korea’s Lee Dong Keun.

However, B Sai Praneeth withdrew from the tournament. The reasons for his pullout are not known.

In men’s doubles, Commonwealth Games silver-medallists Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty will square off against third seeded Japanese Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda.

Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy will meet Malaysia’s Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong. CWG bronze-medallists Ashwini Ponnappa and N Sikki Reddy will fight it out with Korean combination of Chang Ye Na and Jung Kyung Eun in women’s doubles.

DDTA informs on Nagaland Taekwondo League Dimapur, Sep 10 (NPN): Nagaland Taekwondo League Championship hosted by Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA) will be held from October 22-27 at local ground, Kohima.

In this regard, Dimapur District Taekwondo Association (DDTA) has informed all coaches and instructors under Dimapur district that it will conduct selection of players on September 29 at Government Higher Secondary School ground, Nagarjan from 7:00 am.

Therefore, all coaches and instructors have been asked to submit the name of the players for selection on or before September 22.

For more information, contact 9436066705 or 9402643045.

SSP organise cricket championship

Winners of the cricket championship receiving their prize.

Dimapur, Sep 10 (NPN): Sainik School Punglwa organised a cricket championship for novice cadets from September 2-9.

The championship was played by the six sections of classes 6 and class 7 on league cum knockout

Nadal stays on top of ATP rankings; Halep leads WTA rankings Madrid, Sep 10 (IANS): With 8,760 points, Spain’s Rafael Nadal remained in the No.1 spot in the Association of Tennis Professionals’ (ATP) men’s world singles rankings released on Monday, ahead of Switzerland’s Roger Federer.

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic jumped three spots to third after he captured his Rafael Nadal Simona Halep third US Open title and 14th Germany’s Alexanoverall grand slam with a over Juan Martin del Potro fourth spot, reports Efe der Zverev came in fifth, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 victory of Argentina, who fell to news.

Chandimal ruled out of Asia Cup C o l o m b o, S e p 1 0 (Agencies): Sri Lanka wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Chandimal has been ruled out of the upcoming Asia Cup after failing to recover from his finger injury. The 28-year-old will be replaced by Niroshan Dickwella in the Sri Lankan squad.

Chandimal’s participation was in doubt after he had injured his finger during the Sri Lanka Cricket T20 League in September while attempting a catch. A sixmatch ban had prevented him from playing the South Africa series, but an assessment on the finger, which sustained a hairline fracture, was done last week, ruled him out of the Asia Cup, scheduled to begin on September 15.

Dickwella, who was initially omitted from the 16-man squad for the event, has been added as replacement. He was part of the Sri Lankan team in the recently concluded ODI series against South Africa.

The Sri Lankan Asia Cup side, captained by Angelo Mathews, includes Lasith Malinga, the veteran pacer who makes his comeback to the ODI side in a year, having last played for the island nation against India in 2017.

Indian eves to tour SL for ICC Women’s C’ship

Dubai, Sep 10 (PTI): The Indian women’s team will tour Sri Lanka from September 11 to 16 for the third round of the ICC Women’s Championship, cricket’s governing body announced on Monday.

The bottom four sides in the points table, Sri Lanka, India, West Indies, and South Africa, will look to make up ground on Australia, England, Pakistan, and leaders New Zealand in the race to qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup 2021.

The ICC Women’s World Cup 2017 finalists, India, are placed sixth with a tally of four points after six matches, both wins coming in a 2-1 series win over South Africa, while Sri Lanka is yet to earn a point after completing their engagements against Pakistan and the West Indies.

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ahead of Croatia’s Marin Cilic and Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, sixth and seventh respectively.Meanwhile, Romania’s Simona Halep continued to lead Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) rankings released on Monday, ahead of Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki.

Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka rocketed 12

spots to the seventh after claiming the US Open title on Saturday, defeating Serena Williams of the US 6-2, 6-4 in the women’s final of the season’s last Grand Slam tournament. US Sloane Stephens dropped six positions down to the ninth after being eliminated by Latvian Anastasija Sevastova at the US Open quarterfinal.

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of the tournament. Class 7A was placed third.

Officiating principal, Lt Col M Kiran Meitei, who gave away the prizes to the winners, encouraged the cadets to put in their best in every competition they take part.

OFFICE OF THE

SUMI AWOMI KUPOSHUKULU (SAK) CAMP DIMAPUR ESTD - 2017

Motto : "Kutupo Kuxu Mekua"

CONDOLENCE

Inothi Hosheto Awomi, Lovishe ghami Aghunato phughilo akutsa shi xusuvekemi atsala 7 Sept. 2018 kijiliu no Dimapur hospital lono akuxu kuhava.

Paye sumi Awomi (SAK) lo Executive member (Aghunato tokujo) zhelono mula chekemi akhotomi lakhike.

SAK lo kihi mpemi kumtsuno ningu mullo kusa kusaje ghi, anipu, annuli eno akibolomi kumtsu lau mullo kuqhatsu ani. Alhou pelono akibo tipaulo itheno ashi aghungu tucho mujo luvetsu peni ke SAK kighini kusaje puwu tsu ani V. HOYIVI AWOMI PRESIDENT SAK DIMAPUR, NAGALAND

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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Your demise has left a great vacuum in our lives but today we seek solace by the thought that you are resting in peace in His loving arms. Your prayers, good virtues and words of wisdom have always been a source of our strength and inspiration even today.

We are left with fond memories that will forever remain etched in our hearts. Remembering you with silent tears today and always.

Since the day you left us, we have realized that in grieving, one never heals from the pain of losing a loved one. We have learnt to live one day at a time with a heartache that has become a part of us.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Loving wife & family members

basis.

In the final match, class 6A won the toss and decided to bat and scored 70 runs out in the allotted 10 overs. Chasing the target, Class 7B easily won the match by 8 wickets and were crowned champions

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Death, be not proud, though some have called thee Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not…

One short sleep past, we wake eternally, And death shall be no more; death, thou shalt die.

(John Donne) Be at peace Dearest.

Yours loving Husband and Children.

WEMHELOU MERO LOHE 17/01/1975 – 05/09/2018

We the family of Lt. Wemhelou 6. IEC Bureau. Dept. H&FW Nagaland.

Mero Lohe (Azole) express our 7. IEC Bureau Phek. profound gratitude to the doctors and staff 8. PHC Chizami.

1. Putuonuo Nursing Home Kohima.

9. Dzulhami Women Welfare Kohima.

2. Eden Hospital Dimapur.

10. Bayavu Prayer Group Kohima.

3. Department of Critical Care NHAK. 11. Lower Midland Prayer Group. for the love and care you gave to our 12. Jericho II Colony beloved Lt. Azole during her illness.

13. PCCI (Phek town) We also extent our gratitude to 14. Village Council Enhullumi.

1. Phek Town Baptist Church.

15. Village Council Porba.

2. CBCK (Kitsubozou ) 16. Porba Social Club Kohima.

3. Enhullumi Baptist Church.

17. Porba Social Union Phek and all 4. Yosuba Baptist Church. individuals for your prayers and 5. Porba Baptist Church. support.

May the Good Lord bless you all abundantly.

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25-08-2018 The family of Late Kushüpile Suokhrie wishes to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss.

We offer our heartfelt thanks to the many friends, neighbours and well-wishers who visited our home, attended the service and burial and who provided emotional and practical support for us during our darkest hours.

For those who telephoned, travelled long distances, sent floral tributes and messages of condolences as well as those who helped us materially and financially, we are truly grateful.

A special word of thanks to the doctors and nurses of NHAK and Oking for their kindness and respect.

To the different churches, prayer centres, prayer groups, and various organizations, thank you for upholding us in prayer and guiding us all through our late Mother’s illness and passing. Your contributions and prayers have made our loss more bearable.

As it would be impossible to thank everyone individually, please accept this acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude. May our Almighty God bless you all.

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We, the bereaved family of LATE JUSTINA HOPILA, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, churches, associations, unions, neighbours, in-laws and friends who supported us through prayers, financial, materially and loving presence during illness and at the sad demise of our beloved on 27th Aug 2018 at CIHSR Hospital Dimapur.

We convey our special thanks to: 1. Sangtam Baptist Fellowship, Diphupar B 2. Khiamniungan Baptist Church, Diphupar B 3. Chang Baptist Church, Diphupar B 4. Yimchunger Baptist Church, Diphupar B 5. Sangtam Baptist Church Lithrolaru, 4th Mile, Dimapur 6. Catholic Association of Nagaland (CAN) 7. Clefnote Hostellers Sovima 8. Sangtam Baptist Fellowship Meluri Town 9. Kiphire Town Baptist Lithro 10. B.Y.E Kiphire Town 11. Kiphire Town Sangtam Baptist Church Lithrolaru 12. ST. Thomas Church Phelungre Village 13. Catholic Youth Movement ST. Thomas Church Phelungre 14. Village Council Phelungre 15. Phelungre Baptist Lithro 16. Phelungre Union Dimapur 17. Phelungre Union Kohima 18. Phelungre Jingru Amulong Kiphire Town 19. Phelungre Women Society Kiphire Town 20. Phelungre Thonger Society Kiphire Town Though we are unable to acknowledge each and every individual, it is our sincere prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly for your gracious deeds.

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Born : 13.01.2002 – Died : 05.09.2018 We the family members of Late Nikito Aye extend our heartfelt gratitude and deep appreciation to each and every individual, churches, organizations, villages, colonies and friends who stood by us physically, financially and through prayer support at the sudden demise of our beloved son on 5th September 2018.

Our sincere gratitude to : 1. Toluvi Baptist Akukuhou.

2. Toluvi Village Council.

3. Holy Child School, Toluvi Village.

4. Children Education Minister (TBA) 5. Toluvi Ghami Kiphimi Kuqhakulu.

6. NCRC, Toluvi Village 7. Aqakito sah kuposhukulu, Toluvi Village.

8. Amulimi Union, Toluvi Village 9. SHG Aqakito, Toluvi Village 10. Mrs. & Mr. Ren Lotha 11. Mrs. & Mr. Awanye S Rengma.

We regret our inability to acknowledge each and every one of you individually but may Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving parents, brothers & relatives.

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Djokovic wins third US Open title Naomi Osaka after Serena Williams incurred three code violations.

The tension and fireworks of the Osaka-Williams clash were left behind during a relatively calm and composed baseline battle between two friends and familiar foes who had played each other 18 times, with Djokovic holding a commanding 14-4 edge. In a tight opening set, there was only a single break point and Djokovic made it count to go up 5-3 before serving it out.

Djokovic kept up the pressure with an early break in the second before

Novak Djokovic with the US Open trophy after beating Juan Martin Del Potro in the final.

NEW YORK, Sep 10 (Agencies): A clinical Novak Djokovic dismissed Juan Martin Del Potro 6-3 7-6(4) 6-3 to collect his third US Open title on Sunday, giving him 14 Grand Slams to move into a tie for third on the all-time list alongside Pete Sampras.

A season that started gloomily with elbow surgery after the Australian Open is turning into a brilliant finish for the 31-yearold Serb who has now won three of his last four events including back-to-back majors at Wimbledon and Flushing Meadows.

The sixth seed had suffered in the ferocious heat and humidity through the early days of the season’s final Grand Slam but dropped only two sets for the tournament and none since the second round.

Playing on the same court where Pete Sampras claimed his 14th and final Grand Slam crown, Djokovic had endured more disappointment than joy on Arthur Ashe, mining just three titles from eight finals.

“I was hoping he’s going to be here tonight but I want to say ‘Pete, I love you, you’re my idol,’” said

the Serb.

The disappointment on Sunday belonged to a teary Del Potro who was back in a Grand Slam final for the first time since the big Argentine won his one and only title at Flushing Meadows in 2009.

“It’s not easy to speak right now. But I love you too, guys,” he told the crowd.

Djokovic and Del Potro walked on Arthur Ashe Stadium court with the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center still buzzing over the controversial women’s final on Saturday, won by Japan’s

Zidane to return to coaching soon

L ondon , S e p 1 0 (Agencies): Zinedine Zidane has fuelled speculation that he could be lined up to replace Jose Mourinho at Manchester United by revealing that he plans to return to management “soon”.

The Frenchman has been out of work since leaving Real Madrid at the end of the 2017-18 campaign.

He walked away from that post on the back of an historic third successive Champions League triumph, with La Liga title glory also savoured at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Zidane left Madrid claiming that the Blancos needed “something different” to keep them competitive at the highest level.

He has enjoyed a break from the stresses of coaching, but the 46-year-old is now eager to get back into the dugout. Zidane told TVE, “Certainly I’ll be coaching again soon because it’s what

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I like doing and what I’ve done all my life.”

It has been suggested that the former France international’s next job could be in England.

He is being heavily linked with a move to Old Trafford amid Manchester United’s early struggles in 2018-19.

Jose Mourinho has claimed that it will cost the Red Devils too much to sack him, with the Portuguese having committed to a new contract in January.

He is, however, under pressure to deliver results

Alli pulls out of Eng squad

Dele Alli

L ondon , S e p 1 0 (Agencies): Dele Alli has withdrawn from the England squad for Tuesday’s friendly against Switzerland with a minor muscle strain.

Alli has returned to Tottenham for further treatment in the hope he will be available for their Premier League return against

Liverpool at Wembley on Saturday.

He managed to get through 90 minutes in the 2-1 Nations League defeat but his absence will lead to an additional change for Tuesday’s Kick It Out international at the King Power Stadium.

Gareth Southgate had already brought Leicester pair Ben Chilwell and Demarai Gray into his squad for the match on their home ground.

He is not expected to add any further players to his squad amid reports that Southgate could make as many as nine changes to his side against the Swiss.

Chilwell and Gray are among players who could secure a senior debut, with goalkeepers Alex McCarthy and Marcus Bettinelli also hoping to complete their rise to full England honours.

Manchester United left-back Luke Shaw will also miss the game after sustaining a head injury in Saturday’s game.

after overseeing an inconsistent start to the new season.

If he is unable to turn the tide, then United will be left with little choice but to make a change.

Zidane would likely be among those taken into consideration if he remains without a job.

A spell with Real is the only top-level experience taken in by the World Cup winner, but he proved himself capable at the Santiago Bernabeu and is well respected throughout the game.

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Vanguard FC win opener

Del Potro broke back to end the Serb’s run of 23 consecutive holds. The tension lifted in a marathon eighth game that took 20 minutes to decide, Djokovic finally holding to keep the set on serve at 4-4. That seemed to take some of the fight out of the Argentine who went down 7-4 in the eventual tiebreak.

A focused Djokovic continued to apply pressure in the third set until Del Potro finally cracked Players of Vanguard FC (white) and Ninezone Peren in action during the opening match on serve to fall behind 5-3, on Monday. (NP) with the Serb closing out Neisielie Kenguruse, the match with a ferocious Correspondent Altogether 22 teams father of the late captain overhead winner. are participating in the also addressed the gatherKohima, Sep 10 (NPN): tour nament. The final Defending champions Van- would be played on Sep- ing.

The programme was guard FC got off to a win- tember 22 at Secretariat attended by advisor of ning start at the state level Plaza, Kohima. youth resources and sports, Capt. (Late) N. Kenguruse The champions of the Ashleigh Barty and CoCo Vandeweghe won their (MVC) memorial football tournament will receive Er. Zale Neikha, Kohima first Grand Slam title together Sunday, fending off three tournament organized by a cash prize of Rs. 1.70 DC, Kohima SP, rank and match points to beat Australian Open champions Timea 9th Assam Rifles. In the lakh, the runner-up will files of Assam Rifles, stuBabos and Kristina Mladenovic in the US Open women’s opening match at Kohima get Rs. 80,000 while the dents of various schools doubles final. local ground on Monday, semi-finalists will get Rs. and football lovers.

Australia’s Barty and America’s Vandeweghe tri- Vanguard FC defeated 25,000 each. There will Today’s matches umphed 3-6, 7-6 (7/2, 7-6 (8/6) in the fourth meeting Ninezone Peren football also be prizes for golden between the teams this year.

Kohima local ground boot, golden glove and It was a first Grand Slam title for Barty, who had team 5-0.

1st match: 1:00 pm Rhitso Mero opened most valuable player. reached the women’s doubles finals at all four majors with Fountain Lad FC Vs the scoring for Vanguard Earlier, Major GenCasey Dellacqua before her former partner retired.

United FC FC in the 6th minute while eral Pradeep C. Nair YSM, She and Vandeweghe were in their first Grand Slam 2nd match: 3:00 pm final together since teaming up for the first time at Indian the second goal was scored HQ IGAR North said that Khriekesa FC Meriema

by Yhunshalo Kemp in the the tournament was orgaWells in March.

Vs One- Ten FC Barty and Vandeweghe saved two championship 21th minute. Five minutes nized in honour of Captain Tsiesema Basa ground later, Yhunshalo found the (late) N.Kenguruse MVC points in the 10th game of the second set to force the 1st match: 1:00 pm net again to make it 3-0. who sacrificed his life for tiebreaker.

Tizit Tornado Vs After the lemon break, the nation on June 28, 1999 Babos and Mladenovic saved two match points Naga Terriers Vekhruto Resu scored the in Kargil War. The tournain the 10th game of the final set as they forced the tie2nd match: 3:00 pm breaker, giving themselves a third chance at 6-5 in the fourth goal in the 46th ment, besides promoting Victorious FC Vs decider. Barty and Vandeweghe saved it to earn a third minute, while the fifth goal football, will also provide Zunheboto Range match point of their own on Mladenovic’s serve and the was scored to by Nyithong a platform for the youth in Student Union FC French player double faulted.

Magh in the 58th minute. the state, said Nair.

Barty, Vandeweghe clinch women’s doubles title

Imchaba memorial volleyball trophy Dimapur, Sep 10 (NPN): The 13th Imchaba Master Memorial Nagaland Open Volleyball Trophy 2018, organized by the Mokokchung District Volleyball Association (MDVA), will commence from October 8.

The champions of the tournament will receive a cash prize of Rs. 70,000.

The first runners-up will pocket Rs. 50,000 while the second and third runnersup will receive Rs. 25,000 and Rs. 15,000 respectively.

The best spiker, best setter and player of the tournament will also be awarded.

All the participating teams, except for the final four, will be given Rs. 5000 each as participation grant.

Interested teams can collect the entry forms from Lim counter Kohima, Mokokchung and Dimapur.

The last date for submission of entry form is October 2. For details, contact 9436601826, 9612938723 or 9436017459.

Defeat on cards for India after Cook, Root tons London, Sep 10 (PTI): India stared at an embarrassing defeat after Alastair Cook’s fairytale farewell knock and Joe Root’s classy hundred enabled England to pile more misery on the visitors during the penultimate day of the fifth Test.

Cook made dogged 147 off 286 balls in his final knock while skipper Root roared back to form with a stylish 125, his first hundred in 28 innings, as the duo grinded the Indian bowling into submission with 259-run stand.

Cour tesy the twin hundreds by the former and current skipper, England declared their second innings on 423/8 with a massive target of 464 for the Indians.

Deflated after fielding for over 112 overs, India’s wobbly top-order once again faltered with Shikhar Dhawan (1), Cheteshwar Pujara (0) and Virat Kohli (0) dismissed in quick suc-

England’s Jimmy Anderson celebrates taking the wicket of Shikhar Dhawan during the fifth cricket test match at the Oval cricket ground in London on Monday. (AP/PTI)

cession with day end score being 58 for 3 With 406 r uns required on the final day and seven wickets in hand, an embarrassing 1-4 series defeat looks imminent for India as of now.

Dhawan’s poor technique was once again exposed as he was adjudged plumb leg before to an incoming delivery from An-

derson. Ditto for Pujara, who got a sharp incutter that breached his defence.

He wanted a DRS but was late in appealing for one.

Skipper Virat Kohli after a tremendous English summer where he scored 593 runs finally got out for a duck as he nicked one off Broad to Jonny Bairstow, leaving India in tatters.

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batted in cavalier fashion hitting eight boundaries in company of Ajinkya Rahane (10 batting).

Brief scores England: 332 and 423/8 declared (Alastair Cook 147, Joe Root 125; H Vihari 3/37, R Jadeja 3/179) India: 292 and 58/3 (KL Rahul 46 n.o, Rahane 10 n.o; Jimmy Anderson 2/23)

UEFA Nations League: France beat Netherlands 2-1 Paris, Sep 10 (Agencies): Olivier Giroud ended his 10-match goalless run with the winner as world champions France secured a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands on their return to Paris. Ryan Babel looked to have spoiled the homecoming party in the capital with his first competitive international goal in 13 years to cancel out Kylian Mbappe’s first-half opener in the Nations League clash.

However, with 15 minutes remaining, Chelsea forward Giroud scored the 32nd goal of his international career, taking him past Zinedine Zidane with only Thierry Henry, Michel Platini and David Trezeguet ahead of him on France’s all-time list.

It also gave Didier Deschamps’ side the advantage in Group One of League A, following their goalless draw in Germany on Thursday.

The France coach named the same side which returned from Munich with a point and, with Antoine Griezmann pulling the

strings from the number 10 position, they dominated against opponents who are rebuilding after failing to qualify for the World Cup. Mbappe’s early jinking run created an opening on the angle on the right side of the penalty area, but his driven, near-post shot was batted away by Jasper Cillessen.

The breakthrough was not long in coming though as, in the 14th minute, Babel and Daley Blind failed to clear the danger created by a Blaise Matuidi’s leftwing cross and, when the ball was worked back out to the Juventus midfielder, he drilled a low cross into the six-yard box where Mbappe converted at the far post.

Mbappe, whose four shots in the first half were more than the entire Netherlands team, had a looping header comfortably claimed

by Cillessen before France survived a penalty shout just past the half-hour mark.

Benjamin Pavard mistimed his tackle on Georginio Wijnaldum, but was prob-

Liverpool winger’s first competitive international goal since March 2005.

But Giroud rescued the hosts with a quarter of an hour remaining when he hooked his leg around Virgil van Dijk to volley home substitute Bernard Mendy’s left-wing cross, ending the longest drought of his international career.

Denmark beat Wales 2-0

Davy Propper of The Netherlands and France’s Olivier Giroud challenge for the ball during the UEFA Nations League soccer match.

ably saved by his Dutch opponent knocking the ball out of play a fraction before contact was made.

Wijnaldum caused problems for the hosts after the break, but, after evading

both Samuel Umtiti and Raphael Varane on the right of the penalty area, he shot across goal and wide of the far post.

However, less than 60 seconds later Babel diverted

home Kenny Tete’s cross after a good move down the Netherlands’ right and, despite Alphonse Areola getting a hand to the close-range shot, he could not keep it out.

Incredibly it was the former

Christian Eriksen’s double proved too much for Wales as they suffered a 2-0 defeat by Denmark in the Nations League on Sunday.

After a turbulent week for Denmark, whose players went on strike but returned for this game, the Tottenham playmaker fired home a classy opener (32) before scoring from the penalty spot (62) after Ethan Ampadu was adjudged to have handled inside the area. The result was a bit of a reality check for Wales and new boss Ryan Giggs after their impressive 4-1 win over the Republic of Ireland on Thursday in their Nations League opener.

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