September 20, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 285

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DMC, G&M, Forest deptts asked to clarify

Staff Reporter

DIMAPUR, SEP 19 (NPN): As a result of the ongoing week-long “Operation Check Gate” spearheaded by Public Action Committee (PAC) from September 16, 2019 with volunteers of tribe-affiliates of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD), wholesale prices of various commodities has witnessed a fall. Asked by this Reporter on the fallout of the PAC drive, a vegetable dealer informed that wholesale price (not retailer as reported) of potato has come down to Rs.10 to Rs.12 for a bag of 60 kgs. It was also disclosed that wholesale prices of tomato has marginally come down from Rs.40 to Rs.35 and onion from Rs.50 to Rs.45 per kg respectively. The cascading of prices of various commodities in the market was also noticed and expected to further reduce depending on how effective the drive against illegal and unabated tax is taken up. On the fourth day of the ongoing drive Thursday, PAC volunteers found a DMC’s contract-leasee for livestock at Burma Camp gate, issuing duplicate chal-

Bhadauria to be next Air Force chief DIMAPUR, SEP 19 (NPN): Gover nment has decided to appoint Air Mar- RKS Bhadauria shal RKS Bhadauria, presently Vice Chief of Air Staff, as the next Chief of the Air Staff after the retirement of Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, on September 30, 2019. According to a defence release, Air Marshal Bhadauria was commissioned into the Fighter Stream of Indian Air Force in June 1980, and has held various Command, Staff and Instructional Appointments at various levels including the present one as Vice Chief of Air Staff.

Fuel prices hiked

NEW DELHI, SP 19 (AGENCIES): Domestic petrol and diesel prices were hiked on Thursday, marking a third straight day of upwards revision in fuel rates. In Dimapur, the prices of petrol and diesel stood at Rs.70.66 per litre and Rs. 63.81 per litre respectively. Petrol and diesel rates in Kohima were revised to 71.55 per litre and Rs. 64.49 per litre respectively. The domestic fuel prices are adjusted on the basis of international crude oil and the foreign exchange rates.

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PAC volunteers manning New Field check gate in Dimapur on Thursday. (NP)

lan (Xeroxed copy) instead of the original issued by DMC office. The challans also did not bear the signature of the official contractleasee. A truck driver when questioned said he has been paying whatever amount demanded but the challans reflected much lesser amount. PAC volunteers also found that DMC contract-leassees were collecting Rs.800 for pickup trucks bringing in poultry as against Rs.70 as fixed by DMC and state government. PAC officials had to order the DMC’s contractleassees to issue only DMC official challans and rate as fixed by DMC. DMC asked to clarify Meanwhile, ACAUT Nagaland has demanded

clarification from Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) to as to the specific approval of the tax supposed to be levied on cement. ACAUT through its media cell maintained that there could be provision of octroi for municipality to tax but questioned why it was charging Rs 2.50 tax per bag of cement in spite of GST bill along with e-way bill ? ACAUT pointed out that as per Nagaland GST Act, 2017 section 173 states that municipality taxes “shall stand annulled” and in other cases subsumed. It said GST billing automatically includes the Nagaland State Government share of tax benefits. Further, ACAUT also pointed out that imposing

BJP MLAs to adopt villages

DIMAPUR, SEP 19 (NPN): Nagaland state BJP legislators have decided to adopt a particular village from each other’s constituencies in their effort to take the Prime Minister’s Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) down to the assembly constituency level. The BJP legislators took this decision at a meeting held in the official residence of the deputy chief minister and BLP leader Y. Patton on September 19, 2019 in presence of the BJP state president, Temjen Imna Along, ministers and advisors. In a press release, Dy. CMO media cell said the Yojana was a rural development programme broadly focusing upon the development in the villages, which includes social development, cultural development and spread motivation among the people on social mobilization of the village community. Under the SAGY, each MP adopts a Gram Panchayat and guides its holistic progress giving importance for social development at par with infrastructure.

ZSUN serves ultimatum on DoSE

DIMAPUR, SEP 19 (NPN): Zeliangrong Students’ Union Nagaland (ZSUN) has served an ultimatum on the Department of School Education (DoSE) to cancel the redeployment order of two Mathematics teachers, who were posted at GMS Ngam Village and GMS Old Ngaulong Village, within seven days. In a press release, ZSUN president Dithuibo Newmai and vice president Sangwangbou Shingbengmai cautioned that if the department failed to meet its demand within the stipulated period, the union and its federating units would be compelled to shut down all the government schools in the district. ZSUN expressed disappointment that the department disregarded its representation submitted on July 8, 2019.

“royalty tax” was for produce from one’s own state and by taxing royalty on minerals produced from other states by the forest department and geology and mining department amounted to double taxation. ACAUT said this action has compromised the legality of the true sense of royalty tax as it was not inter-chargable between two states. ACAUT has, therefore, sought clarification and requested the responsible authority to rectify the matter at the earliest. Meanwhile, ACAUT has extended its support and cooperation to PAC to realise the public resolution of “one government one tax”. PAC stops royalty tax Public Action Committee (PAC) has re-affirmed its earlier decision to prevent collection(s) of royalty by forest department and geology & mining department until the state government gave a clear decision and made known the outcome to the public. This was despite the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dimapur directing range officers and beat officers in the district to immediately suspend revenue

collection at check gates. PAC co-convener K Ghokheto Chophy and secretary Hilo Semp have requested DC Dimapur to take immediate action on the representation submitted by the PAC in this regard. PAC has also asked DMC to immediately display charts of all commodities in all the designated toll booths. It also demanded that collections of toll tax at any undesignated toll booth/points be withdrawn or stopped immediately. PAC disclosed that transporters at the meeting Thursday, informed that price of sand (Deopani) has dropped by Rs.4000 per truck load after illegal taxations were stopped during the past four days. PAC also said prices of other essential commodities have also come down. At a meeting with DMC and food & civil supply (F&CS) department, PAC said it has emerged that prices were controlled and regulated by three departments - DMC, F&CS department in coordination with DCCI and which has been causing fluctuation of prices in the market. (Cont’d on p-7)

Banks to hold ‘loan melas’: FM

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI, SEP 19 (AGENCIES): To boost liquidity in the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said public sector banks will organise credit “Shamiana meetings” with NBFCs and retail borrowers in 400 districts beginning next week to provide credit to borrowers, including homebuyers and farmers. The open house public meetings will be held in two tranches. The first will be held between October 3 and 7 in 200 districts, while the remaining 200 will be covered October 11 onwards. “MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur will look after this scheme,” Sitharaman said at a press conference after meeting PSU bank heads. Sitharaman said the idea is to ensure maximum credit disbursal during the festive season. Diwali, which falls in October this year, is considered as the biggest shopping season of the country. During the public meetings, credit will be provided for retail, agriculture, MSME and housing sector, among others. She also announced that banks won’t declare

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference in New Delhi, Thursday. (PTI)

any stressed loan account of MSMEs as NPA till March 2020 and work on recasting their debt. “There already exists a circular from the Reserve Bank that provides for stressed loan accounts of MSMEs not being declared non-performing assets (NPAs),” she said.

“Banks will also look at MSMEs seeking one-time settlement,” she said. “Government wants banks to recast MSME loans instead of declaring it a NPA,” she added. Finance minister has asked banks for details on one-time settlement of loans during July-September.

Room for interest rate cuts: RBI gov After surprising everyone with four successive rate cuts this year, Reserve Bank governor Shaktikanta Das Thursday said “there is more room” to do so given the growth deceleration and stable inflation that is likely to stay below target for a year or so. However, the governor was quick to add that there is little fiscal space for the government to unveil any countercyclical measures to boost the sagging

growth and the only way to revive the growth engine is to front-load the budgeted capex, hinting that only an easy money policy can help salvage the situation. Since assuming charge mid-December, the Das-led rate- setting panel has delivered four successive rates cuts, with the fourth one last month being the most surprising and unconventional one as he chose to deliver a 35 bps repo cut.

CS launches campaign awareness on rights of PwDs Correspondent

KOHIMA, SEP 19 (NPN): In order to sensitize and create awareness about the rights of Person with Disabilities (PwDs), the state chief secretary, Temjen Toy, officially launched the sensitisation and awareness campaign on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 for state government officials in the Nagaland Civil Secretariat conference hall here on Thursday. The awareness programme was organised by Mission Mode Team, (Accessible India Campaign), in collaboration with the office of state commissioner for person with disabilities. In his address, chief secretary expressed hope that the campaign would adequately sensitise all the state departments to address the need of accessibility for PwDs in the state. Observing that Nagas

Temjen Toy and other resource persons during the launching of the awareness campaign in Kohima on Thursday. (NP)

were very conscious of their rights when it concerns them, the chief secretary, however, said that they were least bothered about other people’s rights. Pointing out that rights of PwDs were often ignored, the chief secretary said “it is only when we start visualising ourselves in their shoes, we realised their rights.” He suggested that all public government buildings in the State be made accessible to person with disability. Toy hoped that the awareness would not only be about accessibility, but also equal respect to the rights of the disability and

sensitise the whole state. A similar event on awareness campaign on RPwD Act 2016 for state government departments was held at the Capital Convention Centre Kohima Thursday at 2pm. The event would also be held at PHQ conference hall, Kohima on September 20 for directorates from around PHQ and at DC conference hall, Dimapur for HoDs and all head of offices in Dimapur district on September 27, 2019. Nagaland at zero level in implementation RPwD 2016 Act: State Commissioner for Person with Dis-

abilities, Diethono Nakhro, on Thursday lamented that Nagaland was at zero level in implementation of various provisions when it comes to the Rights of Person with Disabilities (RPWD) Act 2016. Speaking at the launching of the sensitisation and awareness campaign on RPWD Act 2016 for state government officials, she said Nagaland has a very poor track record of implementing disability laws and practically at zero level in implementation of various provisions of the Act. Giving an overview of RPwD Act 2016, she said the Act was delayed for about a year and half in the state where it was adopted only on September 27, 2018 and the state disability rules was notified on August 16, 2019, which was delayed about two years. State Commissioner for PwDs pointed out that there was no current data

on disability and the only data available was of census 2011. As per the last census, she said that 1.5% of the state population was disabled, which did not include the new specified disabilities, but an underestimation. Nakhro said Nagaland was the only state in the entire country that did not have even a single proper disability rehabilitation facilities or resource centre. “There is a not even single facility for people with severe disabilities and those with high support needs,” she said. She said social security pension was also in a pathetic state, adding that Rs 300 per month was given as pension –the lowest among the lowest in the country. Less than 500 out of the present 29,631 (census 2011) are receiving any kind of financial assistance, she mentioned. (Cont’d on p-7)

Villagers seek action against alleged murder attempt 14 tribal bodies meet Naga pol groups Correspondent

Wokha, SEP 19 (NPN): Hundreds of Tsungiki villagers on Thursday gathered at DC’s office complex and submitted a representation to DC Wokha demanding status report on their earlier representation submitted on August 26, 2019 with regard to alleged murder attempted on two of its members. In the representation, the village authorities have also sought “the status of arrested miscreants and the action taken so far on the same”. It also requested DC Wokha to ensure that “the CCTV footage/recording of the SBI Bhandari Branch in the present case be preserved for future references” as the present case was “of such a sensitive nature.” The representation was signed by Tsungiki Village Council, chairman Pilamo Ezung, Dimapur

Villagers walk out after submitting representation to DC Wokha on Thursday. (NP)

Tsungiki Ekhung, chairman Khozamo Ovung, Kohima Tsungiki Khumshum chairman Eyingbemo Kikon, Wokha Town Tsungiki Ekhung chairman Nchumthung Ngullie, Chukitong Tsungiki Ekhung chairman Renphamo Ezung, Tsungiki Youth Organization president J. Yanpvuo Kikon,

and Tsungiki Students’ Union president Thungbemo Lotha. In its earlier representation on August 26, 2019, Tsungiki Village Council (TVC) along with its offshoot organizations/ unions stated that on August 23, 2019, a mob attempted to kill two of its members (both personnel of E Coy,

7th NAP Bn., Bhandari) who were on duty at SBI Bhandari Branch after forcing their way in through the bank’s gate. The representation informed that the victims, “though seriously injured, managed to escape.” It further stated that “the main culprit and his accomplices still remain at large”. The village authority in the representation had also placed a 4-point demand “arrest of the mob leader and his accomplices within 48 hours of submission of this representation, and for the law to take its own course of action for attempting to take the lives of uniformed personnel on duty, etc”. They also demanded that the FIR filed by the victims on August 25, 2019 through Police Station, Wokha be taken cognizance of by registering relevant Sections of IPC.

Give a clarion call to all Nagas to remain united DIMAPUR, SEP 19 (NPN): 14 Naga tribes of Nagaland, who held a consultative meeting with NSCN (I-M) at Camp Hebron on September 14, 2019 and the WC of 7 NNPGs at Niathu Resort on September 15, 2019 to discuss on the protracted “Indo-Naga” political solution, have given a clarion call to each and every Naga to remain united and focus on the core issue of the Naga talks for an early solution leaving aside all personal differences. As resolved on August 31, 2019 at Hotel Acacia, the leadership of 14 tribes of Nagaland said that 14 tribes under a single banner met the different Naga po-

litical groups (NPGs) with the sole objective to convey that all Nagas were united and extend fullest support to both the groups engaged in peace talks with the government of India. They said it was the desire of all Nagas in all Naga inhabited areas for unity leaving aside personal differences or gains for a single accord with the government of India paving way for a permanent peace in the region. Further, they said that there was a desire by all Nagas in all Naga inhabited areas to bring peace in the region which would promote and enable to prevail conducive environment for socio-economic growth, sustainable economy and infrastructural development facilitating and opening up opportunities to meet the aspiration for the future younger generation. The 14 tribes appreci-

ated the “quantum progress” in the peace talks and acknowledged the “selfless sacrifices and contributions made by the Naga national workers.” They also said that the framework agreement was a historic achievement, which was a result of effort and sweat put in by the Naga negotiators and would be acknowledged by every Naga for the sacrifice made. Asserting that Nagas have shed enough blood in the past leaving many widows and orphans, they said Naga soil cannot therefore be used again for arm conflict, bloodshed and build cemeteries, but actual development benefiting all Nagas was the need of the hour. The 14 tribes affirmed to continue to extend “fullest co-operation” for an early peaceful, acceptable and lasting solution to the Naga political issue. K Y M C

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Awareness camp for adolescent girls under Poshan Maah

DC Kiphire, Sarita Yadav flagging off the rally.

SDO (C) Tiayanger Jamir

Students of GHSS Chiechama with officials at the programme.

Adolescent girls, children and others at the retreat-cum-medical camp in Ralan.

Adolescent girls, lactating mothers along with H&FW and School Education officials.

DIMAPUR: Under Rashtriya Poshan Maah programme, various activities were conducted in Kiphire, Chiechama, Ralan and Molvom village during the month of September. Kiphire: In Kiphire, the Rashtriya Poshan Maah rally was flagged off on September 14 by DC Kiphire, Sarita Yadav. She highlighted the importance of national nutritional month from September 1 to 30 with Social Welfare and other departments. The rally started from deluxe point Kiphire

ering, Tiayanger stressed on maintaining a balanced diet and hygienic lifestyle for a good health. He added that nutrition was not only for children but everyone should take it seriously. He highlighted on how the Governments of India and Nagaland had started to address the nutrition programme under ICDP since 1975 and also the National Nutrition Mission, Mid-Day meal, National Food Security. He urged the people to give attention on the various schemes implemented by

toward the Hopongkyu memorial hall, participated by around 500 members. The rally was led by CDPO, Z. Tsangkhuchu DWO incharge Kiphire with anganwadi workers, ASHAs, adolescents students, wards chairmen, health workers, teachers, women organization etc. The programme was chaired by Linitte Kodila Sangtam district coordinator Poshan Abhiyaan and overview was given by Itulungbe Ndang, Swasth Bharat Prerak.

From Medical team, district immunization officer Dr. Pewezo Khalo spoke about the prevention of anaemia for pregnant and adolescent girls. Zunheboto: PoshanMaah for Zunheboto district in convergence with Medical department under the topic Nutrition and Hygiene was held at Town Hall, Pughoboto on September 19. According to DIPR, the programme was graced by the SDO (C) Tiayanger Jamir as special guest. Addressing the gath-

the government. While lauding the concerned department officials, he appealed them to conduct such programmes in schools and churches. Resource person, Dr. Alvis MO (Ayush) spoke on the important of nutrition and hygiene and preventive measures to improve health. DWO Zunheboto, Atula Kikon explained on the National Social Assistant Programme such as old age pension, widow pension, disability and family pen-

DDGBA asks public to keep environment clean DIMAPUR: Dimapur District GB Association (DDGBA) has appealed to all the citizens to come forward to make Dimapur clean and greener. In a press release, DDGBA president, Longer Jamir and secretary Luikang appealed to business establishments and public to adhere to the state govern-

ment directive and order on ban of single use plastics. DDGBA also encouraged public to carry own bag for shopping, use reusable items and degradable items for any celebrations. It also urged educational institutions to educate children to use waste bins in and out of school.

Unidentified body recovered

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Police has recovered an unidentified body of a man, aged around 55 years below Flyover Bridge Dimapur on September 18. According to Police/ PRO, no foul play has been suspected and on completion of all necessary formalities, the body has been shifted to District Hospital Dimapur for post-mortem examination / Unemployed Trained Nurses Association (UTNA) of Nagaland, Kohima unit visited identification. Claimant/relatives/friends of the deceased Bright Morning Star Orphanage Home and distributed grocery items and stationery have been asked to contact officer-in-charge, East Police Station, Dimapur. on September 19.

sion etc. Kikon sought cooperation from the ministry and asked the beneficiaries to submit proper documents with recent passport in order to avail the schemes. Mughatovi, super visor Ghathashi also explained on the PMMVV. CDPO Ghathashi, Chiro, who chaired the programme said that this nutrition programme will be conducted this month to reach out to all the mothers and children in villages to eradicate the malnutrition and achieve

the target by 2022. Chiechama: Awareness camp for adolescent girls was organised at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Chiechama on September 18. A press release by Anyile Khamo, CDPO Chiephobozou block, stated that students aged between 10-19 years participated in the programme. MO (AYUSH) Chiephobozou, Dr. Orentsani spoke on the importance of physical, psychological and behavioural changes during an adolescent period. She highlighted on the importance of balanced diet and spoke on personal hygiene especially during menstrual period. She also urged the students to avail different facilities from adolescent friendly health clinic (AFHC). The importance of blood test to detect early cases of HIV was delivered by councillor (AYUSH) Mhiesirieto Punyü. Yoga instructor, Kelhouzasie Lawrence demonstrated on the importance of body stretch for stress and pain relief. IEC pamphlets were distributed to students and checking of BMI, weight and height were conducted by nurses from CHC, Chiephobozou. The programme was chaired by Chubasungla and participated by students and teachers, staffs from Medical department, NRLM (RD) and School Education. Ralan block: Ralan block under Wokha district organised retreat-cummedical camp and formal launching of adolescent club for girl child under BBBP campaign on September 17. The retreat included painting, singing, literacy

and quiz competition along with traditional weaving classes for girl children. Around 150 students, adults and infants were treated and medicines and sanitary pads were distributed. The programme was chaired by Zachamo and activities were conducted by Alexander, manager IDBI. Earlier, the programme began with an invocation by Renbomo Ovung, pastor Old Ralan Baptist Church. Others who spoke included Dr. T. Kikon and Nchumbi BBBP icon. M o l vo m v i l l a g e : Anaemia awareness and screening camp and PMMVY registration camp was held at Molvom village, Medziphema on September 19 for adolescent girls and pregnant and lactating women in convergence with Health & Family Welfare and School Education at community hall, Molvom Village. Around 80 pregnant and lactating women attended, out of which 18 first time mothers registered on the spot for Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY). Dr. Michelle spoke on prevention and treatment of anaemia and maintenance of health and sanitation. 90 adolescent girls from Government High School and Primary School attended where free anaemia screening was done and IFA, calcium tablets and sanitary pads were distributed to the adolescent girls. Key note address was delivered by CDPO, Medziphema Tsungrosongla and vote of thanks was pronounced by poshan coordinator Lichenbeni.

DYCD holds executive meeting

DIMAPUR: District Youth Congress Dimapur (DYCD) executive meeting was held at the conference hall of Dimapur District Congress Committee (DDCC) in the presence of Sarifa Rehman, Indian Youth Congress (IYC) secretary on September 19. A press release from NPYC media cell stated that, Sarifa Rehman encouraged the youth Congress workers and reminded that there was so much to do even when in opposition. She encouraged the party workers to do constructive things which would benefit the society as well as strengthen the party. She further urged the youth Congress to take

KVKs organise tree plantation drives in Wokha, Peren, Dimapur

DDCC, DYCD members with Sarifa Rehman.

up local issues where she assured full support from IYC. Jonathan VP, NPCC and Tsenthungo acting president DDCC also exhorted the party workers in their short speeches. Earlier, Vilhousielie Ke n g u r u s e, p r e s i d e n t NPYC highlighted the activities undertaken by

the NPYC committee and informed the house that the NPYC will be bringing up some serious issue and called upon the Dimapur DYC to be prepared for such eventualities. The meeting began with an invocation by X Chophika Sumi state co-coordinator social media NPCC.

DMC meeting with colony’s chairmen

Dimapur: Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) administrator, Albert Ezung has convened a meeting with colony council chairmen of Dimapur on September 20 at 11 a.m at DMC administrator office chamber relating to Swachhata Hi Seva (SHS) campaign. All the chairmen have been requested to attend the meeting positively.

NSCN (I-M) clarifies on defection

Special guest with others planting a sapling in Peren.

DIMAPUR: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) of Wokha, Peren and ICAR KVK Dimapur organized tree plantation programmes in their respective campuses on September 17. KVK Wokha: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Wokha organised tree plantation programme-cumKrishak Gosthi on September 17, at KVK campus Wokha. A press release from KVK Wokha, Longsachung, senior scientist, Dr Santosh Kr Baishya stated that during the programme, prog. asstt. (food technology) Thungchano S. Ezung, shared the K Y M C

ban on single use plastic, plastic waste management and importance of tree plantation. The programme was attended by 52 participants and 500 tree saplings were distributed as well as planted by the participants. Earlier, the programme was chaired by SMS (horticulture), Megokhono Meyase, SMS (agril. ext) Dr. Mhalo Tungoe, delivered the welcome address while SRF, ARYA Dr. Zuchamo Tongoe, pronounced vote of thanks. KVK Peren: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Peren district organised two-day training programme on pro-

duction technologies of winter vegetables and value addition sponsored by Central Institute of Horticulture (CIH), Medziphema on September 16 and 17, at women welfare organization conference hall, Jalukie town. During the training, resource persons ACTO, soil, Z. James Kikon, training incharge, CIH Dr. Moasosang, ACTO, GPB Dr. Patu Khate Zeliang, ACTO animal science Dr. L. Babita Devi and CIH senior technical officer, Marina delivered lectures on various topics. Tree plantation and distribution drive as a part of Swachhta Hi Seva was also organised

DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) through its MIP has clarified that the six of its members who defected to NSCN (U) were terminated for their alleged involvement in misuse of government of money. The six were Chikumkiu, leacy; C. Berimong, Razou Peyu; Akhum, Razou Peyu; M. Yanjikhiung, Khapur; K. Punsokiu, Khapur and Heliumong, Khapur. MIP said that after “treacherously defying the Yimchunger region authority” they approached NSCN (U), who “embraced” them “blindly” into their group. Participants with the special guest during distribution of saplings in Dimapur. The six also gave a misleading statement to the by KVK, Peren on Sep- and officials attended. spoke on soil health and NSCN (U) authority and the Naga people, said MIP. tember 17, at Jalukie town Special guest, Rose- water management. which was graced by Jalukie mary Ezung SDAO, MedzShort lectures were Town Ward No.4 chairman, iphema encouraged the also delivered by Imliakum Hauneu, as special guest. farmers to practice healthy Pongen, farm manager and Altogether 46 farmers from farming and explained the Roben Singh, ACTO KVK DIMAPUR: Department of Artificial Insemination different villages in Peren different schemes avail- Dimapur respectively. 1000 of Animal Husbandry and (AI) and method of heat district attended the training able in the department for nos. of agro-forestry and Veterinary Services con- detection in dairy animals. CVO, Kohima, Dr. programme. farmers especially Pradhan fruit tree saplings were dis- ducted Block Level FarmMore than 300 tree and Mantra Manndhan Yojna tributed to the farmers of er’s Orientation (BLFO)- Joseph M. Angami, in his fruit saplings were distrib- (PM-KMY). Maova village by the special cum-capacity building exhortation, stressed on imuted and planted during the Special invitee, Hen- guest. Plantation was also programme at Tseminyu portance of backyard farmprogramme. lal Hangsing vice presi- carried out in the premises Town Hall on September ing for uplifting the socio economy of farmers of the ICAR, KVK Dima- dent youth wing, NDPP of KVK hillock farm. The 18. Resource person, VAS, area and self employment pur: ICAR KVK Dimapur acknowledged the work pogramme was chaired by organised a tree plantation done by KVK Dimapur Dr. Ebibeni Ngullie senior Tseminyu, Dr. Gwathonlo in livestock sector. A total of 54 farmers campaign and farmers in- and requested the villagers scientist & head KVK Di- Tsela, spoke on housing of teraction programme as to work hard and protect mapur and vote of thanks livestock and poultry with from Tseminyu, Phenda, part of Swachhta Hi Sewa the environment. Resource delivered by Lireni Kikon emphasis on proper selec- Ngvuphen,Tesophenyu tion of site of the farm and and Ziphenyu village aton September 17 at Moava persons, Mary N. Odyuo ACTO, KVK Dimapur. deliberated on importance tended the programme. village where 153 farmers asst. profesor, NU SASRD

AH & Vet dept conducts BLFO

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Nagaland governor, R N Ravi and others at the launching programme.

It also delves into the Naga customary administrative and judicial authorities and the legitimacy of its actions in the eye of statutory laws. Speaking at the launching programme, Nagaland governor, R.N. Ravi gave a brief account on the constitution of the NEC Delhi. He also emphasized on the uniqueness of the customar y law in Nagaland that has Constitutional recognition. The event was also graced by Prof. Yogesh K Tyagi, Vice Chancellor of Delhi University and

Vikramjit Banerjee, Additional Solicitor General of India as guest of honour. Prof. Tyagi, who also addressed the gathering stressed on the importance of customary law and called for documentation of customary law. Banerjee, who also served as Advocate General of Nagaland, said that the book was one of its first kinds that focused on the legal aspect of the Naga customary law. The event concluded with vote of thanks by Ravindra Lokhande, Additional Advocate General of Arunachal Pradesh.

Science exhibition at GHS Englan

ARPs city level workshop in Wokha

WEATHER FORECAST

September 20 (Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala A thunderstorm in spots

33 26

Aizawl

A p.m. thunderstorm in spots 28 20

Guwahati Sun and some clouds Imphal

A strong afternoon t-storm

34 24 30 20

Itanagar A stray morning thunderstorm 30 21 Shillong A p.m. shower or thunderstorm 25 16 Kohima

A shower and t-storm around

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

24 18 31 23

A thunderstorm in spots

26 18

Tuensang Clouds and sun; a t-storm

20 15

Mkg Wokha

An a.m. thunderstorm in spots 26 20

Zunheboto A morning t-storm in spots

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DIMAPUR: Englan Range Government Teacher’s Forum (ERGTF) organised the first science exhibitioncum-literary competition at GHS Englan, Wokha on September 13, with ADC Wokha, K. Mhathung Tsanglao as special guest.

DIMAPUR: A book authored by Dr. Moatoshi Ao “A Treatise on Customary and Fundamental Laws of the Nagas in Nagaland” was released at North East Centre (NEC), New Delhi on September 18. The book was published by Notion Press at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The book is an indepth study of practiced legal pluralism in the State of Nagaland. It begins with a legal investigation on the history of the Naga customary law and its Constitutional recognition.

A press release from ERGTF Wokha, president, N. Tsenbemo Lotha and general secretary, Arhomo Yanthan stated that, programme was chaired by Liyani Humtsoe, welcome address by N. Tsenbemo Lotha, president ERGTF, greetings by Imtinungla

Longkumer, EAC Englan and exhortation was delivered by R. Nzanbeni Lotha, DEO Wokha. ANSTA president Wokha unit, Benrithung Tsopoe distributed the certificates to the winners and Avani Odyuo delivered vote of thanks.

DIMAPUR: One day city level workshop and hands on training to Angikaar Resource Persons (ARPs) on Angikaar, an awareness campaign for social behavioural change, was held on September 16, at the VDB conference hall, Wokha. A press release from Wokha Town Council “Housing for All” Wokha in-charge, MIS specialist, Elonthung Ezung, stated that the workshop started with the welcome address by Wokha town council, Zubenthung Jungio. This was followed by introduction on behalf of the technical staff and hands on training on PMAY(U) Mobile App to Angikaar by resource persons MIS specialist Elonthung Ezung. Highlights on Agikaar-campaign awareness for social change was presented by Tsurila, social dev. specialist, SLTC. Detail note on the workshop programme activities was delivered by MIS specialist Rensulo Humtsoe. Vote of thanks Fire and Emergency Services, Peren, led by SI, Kenzalelhou Sachu, demonstrating was given by Wokha town how to use various types of fire extinguishers in response to a fire emergency in council, administrator, Mhathung Tsanglao. Sainik School Punglwa on September 19.

NAAC peer team visits Pfutsero Govt. College

NAAC peer team and others during a visit to Pfutsero Government College.

Kohima: National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Peer Team from Bangalore visited Pfutsero Government College (PGC) from September 17 to 18 for validation and verification of the Self Study Report (SSR) which was submitted to NAAC office earlier. The peer team was headed by chairman, Dr. Mohd Muzammil, former Vice Chancellor, Agra University & MJP Rohilkhand K Y M C

University, Bareilly UP along with member coordinator, Dr. Debarshi Nath, professor, Department of Cultural Studies, Tezpur University, Napaam, Tezpur Assam and member Dr. J. Zorema, principal, Government J. Buana College, Lunglei Mizoram. On the first day of the visit, the team interacted with the PGC principal Dr. Moanochet Longchar, IQAC co-ordinator, Neich-

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upe Kapfo followed by a series of presentations and interactions with the HoDs of different departments of the college. The team also held interaction meeting with various committees and cells of the college. The peer team also held a discourse with representatives from Higher Education headed by additional director and HoD, Dr. Apeni along with four other officials,

Deputy Commissioner, Phek, ADC Pfutsero, University representative Dr. N.D.R Chandra, Professor, Department of English, NU and OSD to minister Higher and Technical and Tribal Affairs. The team visited the Library, Museum, NSS and RUSA offices etc. after which interactions with students, alumni and parents was held. Verification of documents and interaction with the non-teaching staffs was also conducted. The day ended with a cultural programme by the students of PGC. On the second day, the peer team conducted physical verification of various facilities of the college and reviewed the best practices adopted by the college. At the exit meeting, PGC principal delivered welcome address followed by the NAAC peer team chairman’s address and handing over the peer team report to the principal. The vote of thanks was delivered by IQAC co-ordinator.

UCD History students tour Sivasagar DIMAPUR: History faculty of Unity College Dimapur (UCD) along with students of history honours (BA 5th semester) undertook a study tour at Sivasagar, Assam on September 14. A press release from UCD department of History stated that, department of History chose the destination based on two objectives, to acquaint the students with real-time experience of the Ahom history, and to visit the Central Baptist Church (CBC) or Sivasagar Baptist Church (SBC), constructed in 1841 and established in 1845. The compound witnessed the arrival of the Clarks in March 1869 and the subsequent evangelist missions into Naga Hills. Sivasagar was also called Rangpur, when it was the erstwhile capital of the Ahom kingdom from 1699 AD to 1788 AD. Ahoms ruled Assam for about six centuries, from 13th century till the Burmese invasion in 1819 and their ruling class disappeared. It may be noted that the college also organised various activities to enhance the faculty’s and institution’s credentials.

Noklak SDPDB approves Thonoknyu as ‘aspiration block’

Advisor, Fisheries, Evaluation, Economics & Statistics, L. Khumo addressing the Noklak SDPDB at KTC hall, Noklak on September 18. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Noklak Sub-Division Planning and Development Board (SDPDB) has approved for consideration of Thonoknyu Block as “Aspiration Block” at the monthly meeting held on September 18 at KTC Hall. According to DIPR report, the board have approved based on the economic and developmental ground realities. At the meeting, establishment of AYUSH Hospital at Thonoknyu proposed by Advisor, Fisheries, Evaluation, Economics & Statistics, L.Khumo has also been approved for consideration by the concerned authority.

Grant-in-aid to Baptist School Thonoknyu as forwarded by the Sub-Divisional Education Officer, Noklak was also approved for forwarding to the concerned authority. Staff quarter facility at AYUSH Hospital Noklak brought up by the member was discussed at length and approved for construction of two staff quarters on urgent need basis. Proposal for additional fund under LADP 2019-20, upgradation of JE Power to SDO Electrical post at Noklak Hq and provision of separate feeder line for Noklak and Thonoknyu sub-division

were also discussed and unanimously approved to forward to the concerned authority for early necessary action. Meanwhile, Khumo thanked the members for their attendance and encouraged the members to be proactive in raising the concern of the area. As entrusted during the last meeting, the department of Food and Civil Supplies highlighted various activities being implemented under Noklak. State Bank of India, Noklak Branch has been endorsed to present their activities in the next meeting.

Zbto police sensitised on ‘harmful use of tobacco’

Police personnel and others after the programme on September 19.

DIMAPUR: A sensitisation programme for police personnel on “harmful use of tobacco” was held at superintendent of Police office, Zunheboto on September 19. The programme was organised by district tobacco control cell (DTCC), Zunheboto in collaboration with District Health Soci-

‘Ayushman Bharat ’ observed in Tuensang DIMAPUR: In commemoration of one year anniversary of Ayushman Bharat an “Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara” was observed at Tuensang, with T. Tochi Chang, president All Wards Union Tuensang Town (AWUTT) as special guest on September 19. A press release from district media officer Tuensang, Apheang stated that, on the occasion a walkathon programme was flagged off at Tower Clock junction, followed by a walkathon march from Tower Clock Junction to CMO office Tuensang. The launching programme of the integrated community sensitizationcum-BIS drive was also held at CMO conference hall Tuensang. Beneficiaries’ testimonial was given by Shou and Shillem. On the occasion, Themyem, PHC Longpang. S. Khengo and Changsangke were awarded certificates along with cash prizes for achieving the top CSC-VLE BIS (best performing PMAMS).

ety (DHS), Zunheboto and National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP). A press release from CMO office Zunheboto district media officer, Shekho Sophie stated that, Dr. Esther Ngullie, dental surgeon, District Hospital Zunheboto as resource person, said that tobacco contributes to most of the

leading causes of death in the world. She highlighted about various health effects of using tobacco. She encouraged the participants to do away with the use of tobacco and motivated the participants to be the living example not to indulge in tobacco products. She said Nagaland ranks 7th in tobacco consumption.

Quiz competition was also conducted between team SP and team ABSI wherein team SP emerged as the winner. Vote of thanks was delivered by Uniel Kichu, SP, Zunheboto. A pledge was also taken during the programme. Free IEC materials were distributed during the programme.

LCD organises eye screening camp

The awareness and 2nd free eye screening camp in progress on September 19.

DIMAPUR: Lions Club of treated at Lions Center on September 21 and 22. Dimapur Blue Venda organized 2nd free eye screening camp in Railway High School Dimapur on September 19. According to Blue Venda president, Saraswati Sharma, 100 children and nine teachers were screened during the camp. Jaya Agarwal was the chair person and Seema Bhowal was the co chairperson of the project. The project was successfully carried out under the president ship of Saraswati Sharma. The children along with the teacher, who were found with an eye defect, will be K Y M C

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Guwahati, Sept 19 (PTI): The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of newspaper reports of the alleged stripping, assault and torture of three sisters inside a police outpost in Darrang by its in-charge and issued notice to the district magistrate on Thursday to conduct an inquiry into the incident. A n A H RC s i n g l e bench of N K Bora issued the notice and directed that the report, along with all documents and medical report should be submitted to it within one month of receipt of the notice, according to a Commission release. The newspapers, reporting on the brutality on the three women said they were allegedly picked up by Darrang police from Guwahati, taken to Burha police outpost in the district where they were stripped and tortured by the inspector-

in-charge Mahendra Sarma and a lady constable Binita Boro, it said. Both Sarma and Boro have been placed under suspension. The president in-charge of All Assam Garia Yuva Chatra Parishad, Makbul Hussain has also filed a complaint on the same incident, the release said. The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Women( NCW) too had taken suo moto cognisance of the media reports and had directed the state chief secretary and director general of police to conduct an inquiry and submit their reports within four weeks. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has ordered an inquiry into the incident by Central Western Range DIG Brojenjit Singh. T h e w o m e n we r e picked up from their home in Guwahati in connection

with a kidnapping case filed against their brother and brought to Burha police outpost of the district on September 9, Darrang Superintendent of Police Amrit Bhuyan said. T h e t h r e e wo m e n were later released after the brother and the woman he had allegedly kidnapped surrendered at the police outpost. The women, however, later alleged in a complaint to the Superintendent of Police, that they were stripped, assaulted and tortured by Sarma and received severe injuries. They also claimed before the media that the eldest of the sister, who was two months pregnant, had miscarried following the assault. T h e w o m e n we r e initally taken to the Helengpara primary health centre from where they were referred to Guwahati Medical College Hospital for examination.

timber smuggling continues powerful IED planted along NH-37 in Mnp in Dangkong Forest Reserve TURA, SEP 19 (AGENCIES): Yet again, the forest authorities have seemingly turned a blind eye to illegal felling of trees causing a threat to the environment in parts of Garo Hills, with Dangkong Forest Reserve under the Chimunbangshi Reserve in NGH being the latest victim, reports The Northeast Today. The area falls under the Chimunbangshi Reserve in North Garo Hills’ Dainadubi. Despite the forest beat office being located adjacent to about 100 metres from the reserve, the forest which was once a reserve is now left with a tree stump collection. The forest officials when asked, replied as to they did not heard any sort of suspicious activity when apparently the trees were cut. However they were able to recover the cut tree before the smugglers were able to make away with it. Expressing their plight, the forest official said that it becomes very difficult to tackle the menace of timber smuggling due to lack of men power as of

NE Nature Music Festival announced with release of 2 books

dignitaries at the launch of two books-Modern Music of Assam’ and ‘Mammals of Northeast India.

GUWAHATI, SEP 12: Two books titled ‘Modern Music of Assam’ and ‘Mammals of Northeast India,’ published by Rashmi Prakash were released in an event organised by North East Watch in collaboration with Department of Archaeology, Cotton University held at Sudmersen Hall on September 19. The programme started with a musical tribute to Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhupen Hazarika, led by Nand Banerjee and his team, including young artists Nayadiya Das and

Asthajita Nanda Barua. A press release by North East Watch chairman Brajakishore Saikia stated that the programme was presided over by Prof. Chandan Mahanta of IIT Guwahati and attended by Prof. M.M. Goswami of Gauhati University, Dr. Maheshwar Kalita of Cotton University, Prof. Manabendra Bhuyan of Tezpur University, Dr. Santana Bordoloi and Ms. Manisha Hazarika as guests of honour. The invited guests shared their views on the books and their

memories of Dr. Bhupen Hazarika. The book on Modern Music is the 1st volume of the multi-volume book series titled Cultural Heritage of Assam. The 712 pages book contains 45 chapters written by renowned experts. The book is a comprehensive treatise on the origin, growth and heritage of modern music of Assam dealing with all the major aspects on the topic in a historical perspective. The book is edited by Brajakishore Saikia with

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Ratna Ojah, Nand Banerjee, Dr. Anil Saikia, Swapnanil Barua and D.S. Teron as consulting editors. The book Mammals of Northeast India is the 1st volume of Natural History of North East India book series. This volume, edited by Dr. Anwaruddin Choudhury is an outcome of extensive scientific survey and documentation of wild animals in entire North East India. B.K. Saikia, Chairman of North East Watch, announced at the event that a programme titled ‘North East Nature Music Festival’ would be organised in Guwahati during February of 2020. Anchored by. Sanhati Adhikari, the event was well attended over 100 participants including faculty, students and interested persons. Vote of thanks was proposed by Dr. Manjil Hazarika, Head of the Department of Archaeology, Cotton University.

which if the officials takes one direction, the smugglers uses the other way round. Further, the official also added that state forests are literally unarmed in the face of smugglers with sophisticated weapons and unscrupulous locals have been known to be not only a part of these gangs but are active in cutting down these high value trees. According to officials, there is only one range forest officer and a forester to look after more than 23 sq kms of forests in the Dainadubi area. The situation is exacerbated sometimes due to unofficial leaves taken by forest employees leaving things at the mercy of smugglers, who mainly work through the night to denude forests. A local resident of Dainadubi said that the same forest product does not even have to get on to the main road in Meghalaya. They mainly use side roads where checking is minimal and minimum kickbacks, if any, have to be paid. They generally have very good connections

Powerful remote control IED found planted along NH-37 in Imphal West district on Thursday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Sep 19: A powerful IED was found planted on the road along ImphalJiribam section of NH-37 in Imphal on Thursday morning. Following detection of the IED, police and security forces blocked vehicular movement the highway for some hours as precautionary measure. The road was blocked from around 7 am till 10.30 am. The remote control IED weighting around 2.5 kg in a black colour polythene bag was found planted

along the highway at Patsoi Lamkhai under Patsoi police station of Imphal West district on Thursday morning. Troops of 5 J&K Rifles on routine ROP duty detected the IED this morning, around 7 am, following which they alerted the residents of the area before informing the police. The police who move to the spot immediately blocked the highway and called out experts of the state police bomb detection and disposal squad from Imphal. With additional police

force from Imphal, the security forces kept cordon the area until the bomb experts arrived around 10 am. The experts defused the IED after around half an hour of examination. They then took the IED at Sangaithel area of Imphal West and disposed the same. Police suspect cadres of a rebel group behind the planting of the remote control IED with an intention to target security forces moving along the highway. They have initiated an investigation after registering a case at Patsoi police station.

3 knocked down Mamata raises Assam NRC issue with shah Delhi, Sep 19 Register of Citizens (NRC) resolve the issues,” she by car in Bokajan New (PTI): West Bengal Chief include many Bengali, Bi- said. The final NRC, a list

BOKAJAN, SEPTEMBER 19: At least three people including a minor were knocked down by a speeding Scorpio car on Wednesday. The driver sped away from the spot after the incident. He was however identified by locals as the car belonged to an elected member of KAAC residing in the vicinity. As reported, the three pedestrians were attempting to cross the road when they were hit by the car. The impact of the strike was so severe that the 12 year old minor Shah Jalan was pronounced dead at spot while the two others sustained grievous injuries and were rushed to the nearby hospital for first aid. They were later shifted to Dimapur for better medical attention. Meanwhile, Karbi Anglong Police have recovered the vehicle from the residence of MAC Mukut Mahanta and had towed it to Bokajan Police station for further investigation.

Minister Mamata Banerjee hari, Gorkhas and even of Assam’s residents and published on August 31, on Thursday told Union Assamese. “I have requested him excluded the names of 19 Home Minister Amit Shah that genuine Indians be- to examine their cases and lakh people. longing to Bengali, Bihari, Gorkha and Assamese communities were excluded from the NRC in Assam and sought his intervention to Dearest Disha (Mou) ameliorate their miseries. Happy birthday to the baby girl This was conveyed by Banerjee to Shah in her first who made us the proudest parent on meeting with the home min- Earth! May your journey through life ister, who assumed the office be smooth and filled with exciting adventures! May this year bring you about three months ago. “I have come to meet plenty of reasons to smile, and endless the home minister to discuss opportunities to make you happier! You about the NRC in Assam were born to be a star! Happy birthday! We love you! Dada, Mum, Maa, Papa, Dadabhai, Jethu, and told him that many Jethimuni, Mejopa, Meema, Kaka, Chotoma, Pu, genuine Indians were exBoddididi, Didibhai, Boddabhai, Keya, Yash cluded from the list. I have ________________________________________ requested him to do the needful so that they can Dear Medemren, be included in the NRC as You are loved for being a smart they are in distress,” she told kind that you are and for being a reporters after the meeting charming person that you have become with Shah. now. The chief minister said May your birthday be blessed with among those who were exeverything that God wants for your cluded from the National life.. Happy birthday Medemren.. We love you to eternity and beyond.. Loving Parents and relative’s.

UCM cautions MLAs on Naga peace accord and Manipur’s territorial integrity Correspondent

IMPHAL, Sep 19: A “oneday public alert meeting on possible settlement of Naga peace accord” hosted by United Committee Manipur (UCM) in Imphal on Thursday reaffirmed people’s stand for the territorial integrity of Manipur. While reaffirming the stand, the alert meeting cautioned ministers and MLAs of the BJP-led coalition government that they must bear the sole responsibility if Centre compromise Manipur’s territorial integrity while settling the vexed Naga political issue. Many social activists and academicians deliberated on the possible outcome of the Naga peace process which according to Nagaland Gover nor RN Ravi Prime Minister had expressed his desire to conclude the peace accord within three months during the public alert meeting held in Imphal’s Lamyanba Shanglen. UCM general secre-

tary Kh Athouba initiated the discussion presided by UCM president Sunil Karam and moderated by RK Ranendrajit, a consultative member of the UCM After giving a brief account of UCM’s motive behind hosting the public alert meeting, Athouba cautioned the ministers and MLAs of the incumbent BJP-led government if the Centre takes undue advantage of the prevailing political crisis over leadership change to settle the Naga peace accord. He worried that if the Centre imposes President Rule in the state and enters into an agreement with the NSCN (I-M) infringing the interest of Manipur then the ministers and MLAs of the incumbent government will bear the sole responsibility. They would be penalised by the people of the state, he said. He said that if the recent statement of Nagaland Governor RN Ravi who is also the interlocutor of

the Naga peace talks was taken into account, GoI and NSCN(IM) were hectically negotiating to arrive at a final accord. As such Manipur is in crucial situation and at his crucial time, ministers and MLAs of the incumbent government were in power tussle for the last around three months.The crisis in the government may give a chance to the Centre for imposing President Rule in the state. If there is President Rule then who know Centre took the advantage like it had done in Jammu and Kashmir, he added. He reminded that Centre had taken the undue advantage of President Rule in Jammu and Kashmir to abrogate Article 370 of Indian Constitution to scrap the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir. The Centre further divided the state into two Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Centre had done all these after imposing President Rule in the state after

taking advantage of political unrest in the state. “Doing the same to disintegrate Manipur cannot be ruled out,” he said while strongly condemning the ongoing more than three month long power tussle in the present State government. The political crisis in the BJP-led coalition government was still yet to be resolved as MLAs in the rebel camp were camping in New Delhi to press party’s national leaders to address their demand of removing N Biren Singh as chief minister. The Centre will not hesitate in concluding the peace process with the NSCN (I-M) after imposing President Rule and bypassing the state government in settling the Naga political issue, he said. The general secretary further cautioned that if the Centre bypassed the state and agreed to redraw Manipur’s map then it will amount to creating a bigger problem.

Every concern citizens of not only Manipur and Northeast states but also of the country would welcome ending the armed conflict in the region. But, if the Centre hurt the sentiment of other states while ending the armed conflict in Nagaland, it will create a bigger problem which would not be welcome by all section of people, he said. GoI must not create 10 problems while resolving one problem. he said and added that they (GoI) should not think resolving all the problems of the region by appeasing NSCN (I-M) only. Mention may be made that UCM and other civil society organisations standing firm for safeguarding the territorial integrity of Manipur were feeling a sense of apprehension after the Centre abrogate Article 370 that gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir coupled with Nagaland Governor’s statement on Modi’s desire to conclude

the Naga peace process within three months period. UCM had already started its preparatory alert campaign if at any point against the interest of Manipur’s territorial integrity was included while concluding the peace process. UCM hosted today’s public meeting as a part of its preparatory alert campaign it has launched few days ago to aware the people on the possible settlement of Naga peace accord. During the meeting, many social activists, scholars and academicians deliberated on the latest development of the Naga peace talks. At the concluding part of the meeting, it was reaffirmed to stand united against any move distortion of Manipur’s territorial integrity and to oppose any settlement that infringe the interest of territorial integrity of Manipur and its unity in future.

Ghy to get 1st sustainable airport terminal of NE

Guwahati, Sep 19 (PTI): The upcoming terminal building of Lokopriyo Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here will be the first ‘sustainable’ terminal of the Northeast, the Regional Executive Director (RED) of Airports Authority of India’s Northeast region, Sanjiv Jindal said on Thursday. The sustainable terminal building will have K Y M C

a sewage treatment plant, solar power, rain water harvesting units, solid waste disposal system and energy efficient lighting, Jindal told reporters here. “It will be the most beautiful airport terminal building and an iconic building of the Northeast with 10 boarding bridges for passengers, 25 lifts, 10 elevators and two travelators,” he said. The new building will also house the first art and

craft village of the country in the security hold area and a green forest/plantation area inside the terminal building. It will also environment friendly and conserve energy, he said. The construction work began from April 2018 and 30 per cent of the work has been completed so far. The total work is expected be completed by April 2021, Jindal said.

E-Procurement TENDER NOTICE

The Director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland invites e-Tender under two bids system from registered/well established/reputed firms for “Hiring of vehicles on Annual Rate Contract basis”. The e-tender forms, detail terms & conditions and instructions to the bidders can be downloaded from www.nrcmithun.res.in or https://nrcmithun.icar.gov.in or https://eprocure.gov.in. Online bids complete in all aspects should be submitted online only through CPP portal https://eprocure.gov.in/ eprocure/app on or before 2:00 P.M. of 10.10.2019. Sd/Asstt. Admn. Officer For and on behalf of the Director. DC-1377

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TSEMINYU: NAGALAND.

NO.GA/TSNU/JUD/SC-1/2009/PT-III/275 Tseminyu, Dated the 13th Sept. 2019 OBJECTION- NOTICE Whereas Smti. Sukhile Kath, W/o Late Pukhashe Rengma (Jugali–electrical Sub-Division No-1, Tuensang, Nagaland) of Kandinu Village has applied for issuance of Succession Certificate to Draw/ Operate / Transfer her late husband's Pension/GPF/ GIS/FBF/Gratuity/ Commutation/ Leave Enchashment who expired on 30th March 2019 under section 375. Public are hereby asked to file any claims/ objection within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of the notice failing which no claims/ objection will be entertained after the stipulated time. (NOKCHASASHI) K-2583 Additional Deputy Commissioner

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Regd. No. 306-2019 Dated 30/08/2019 I, Shri Temsulemba Jamir, aged about 53 years, son of Late Keriyangba Jamir, resident of H/No.45 Ward 7, Chumoukedima Town, District Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby truly and solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That, I am a Government Servant. In my Service Book, my name, my date of birth and my wife’s name, as my nominee for Family Benefits, have been erroneously recorded as “Temsulimba Ao”, “01.01.1966” and “Kailila Ao” respectively. : 2. That, as per my academic records, my Birth Certificate, my Bank Account and my Aadhaar Card, my name and my date of birth have been correctly recorded as “TEMSULEMBA JAMIR” and “04.02.1966" respectively. Similarly, my wife’s name has been correctly recorded as “KARILILA KICHU” in her Aadhaar Card and Bank Account. K-2589 Deponent

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OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE LONGLENG : NAGALAND

NO: DEF/LLG/RO-32/2019-20/496 Dated, Longleng the 16th Sept' 2019 To Regt. No. 2004172. HAV. Lanuniken Ao DEF Longleng S/o. N. Tali Ao Village : Chuchuyimlang Village PO/PS : Mokokchung /PS : Changtongya, District : Mokokchung Whereas, you are absenting from bonafide Govt. duty w.e.f. 26/04/2019 to till date without any leave or permission from the competent authority. And whereas, 3 (three) successive calling notices were issued and served on you Vide the under mentioned letters : 1. NO. DEF/LLG/RO-32/2018-19/285, Dated. 10th June 2019. 2. NO. DEF/LLG/RO-32/2018-19/340, Dated. 24th June 2019. 3. NO. DEF/LLG/RO-32/2018-19/446, Dated. 30th July 2019. However, you have not reported for duty till date. Now therefore, you are directed to report to the undersigned within 7 (seven) days from the date of publication of this Notice, failing which disciplinary action will be initiated against you in absentia. Superintendent of Police Longleng : Nagaland DC-1374

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We have to hug each Kashmiri, create new paradise: PM Modi NASHIK, SEP 19 (PTI): Blaming the Congress for the plight of Kashmiris for decades, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called for “hugging each Kashmiri and creating a “new paradise” in the valley. Launching the BJP’s poll campaign for the next month’s Maharashtra Assembly elections, Modi said a lot of efforts are being made from across the border to foment violence in Jammu and Kashmir. “We have to create a new paradise (in Kashmir)... hug each Kashmiri,” he said. The decision to revoke provisions under Article 370 was a decision for the unity of India, Modi said. “This decision is going to be the medium of fulfilling the aspirations and dreams of the people of Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. “A lot of efforts are being taken from across the border to spread unrest and disbelief and foment violence in Jammu and Kashmir,” he said. “The youth, mothers and sisters in Jammu and Kashmir have made up their mind to come out of the long period of violence. They want development and new job opportunities,”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on during the ‘Vijay Sankalp Rally’ in Nashik, Thursday. (PTI) he said. Modi said, “We had promised that we will make new efforts to curb the problems in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Today I can say with satisfaction that the country has started walking towards fulfilling those dreams” The implementation of the Constitution in totality in Jammu and Kashmir wasn’t just the decision of a government but was done keeping in view sentiments of 130 crore Indians, he said. “This decision was taken to bring out people

of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh from violence, terrorism, separatism and corruption,” Modi said. “Cattle don’t vote,” Modi said on criticism that his government’s programme to vaccinate 50 crore livestock is a political move. The national animal disease control programme is aimed at eradicating foot and mouth disease and brucellosis in livestock and vaccinating over 50 crore livestock, including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goats and pigs against foot and mouth disease.

Shivakumar moved to Tihar after discharged from hospital NEW DELHI, SEP 19 (AGENCIES): Senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar was on Thursday sent to Tihar jail after he was discharged from the RML Hospital. Shivakumar, arrested by the ED on September 3 in a money laundering case, was on Tuesday remanded in judicial custody for 14 days till October 1 by a Delhi court. Shivakumar was in the ED custody since his arrest. Shivakumar, however, was admitted to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after the court directed the ED to take him for a check-up. A Delhi court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on the bail plea of Karnataka Congress leader D K Shivakumar, arrested in a money laundering case. Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar posted the matter for hearing on September 19 after the Enforcement Directorate sought an adjournment. ED had in September last year registered the money laundering case against Shivakumar, Haumanthaiah, an employee at Karnataka Bhavan in New Delhi, and others. The case was registered based on a charge sheet (prosecution complaint) filed by the Income Tax Department against them last year before a special court here on charges of alleged tax evasion and hawala transactions worth crores.

Deol, Karisma in dock for pulling chain in 1997 JAIPUR, SEP 19 (PTI): A railway court has framed charges against Bollywood actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol and actress Karisma Kapoor more than 20 years after they allegedly pulled the emergency chain of a train while shooting for a film. The duo challenged the order in a sessions court on Wednesday, A K Jain, counsel of Kapoor and Deol, said. The actors were accused of illegally pulling the chain of train 2413-A Uplink Express, which led to its delay by 25 minutes. The counsel said the charges were initially read out against both the actors in 2009, which they challenged in a sessions court in

Karisma Kapoor and Sunny Deol (File) April 2010. The session court exonerated both the actors, but on September 17, the railway court again framed the charges against the two, Jain said. Besides Deol and Ka-

poor, stuntman Tinu Verma and Satish Shah were also accused in the case but they had not challenged the charges against them in the sessions court in 2010. The railway court has scheduled the next

hearing in the 1997 case on September 24. Then assistant station master Sitaram Malakar of Narena had lodged a complaint at the General Railway Police, following which the actors were accused of violating Section 141 (needlessly interfering with the means of communication in a train), Section 145 (drunkenness or nuisance), Section 146 (obstructing a railway servant in his duties) and Section 147 (trespass and refusal to desist from trespass) of the Railways Act. In 1997, Deol and Kapoor, along with other crew members, were shooting for film ‘Bajrang’ at Sanvarda village near Phulera in Ajmer district.

Ayodhya: SC closes contempt case to 88-yrs-old man NEW DELHI, SEP 19 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday closed a contempt case against an 88year-old retired public servant for writing letters cursing senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan for appearing for Muslim parties in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case. A five-judge Constitution bench, headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi, said the man had expressed regret for using such objectionable words in his communication to Dhavan. “Why are you saying all these things. You are an 88-year-old man. You don’t have respect for the law,” the bench, also comprising justices S A Bobde, D Y Chan-

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drachud, Ashok Bhushan and S Abdul Nazeer, told advocate M Velmurugan, appearing for the octogenarian. Velmurugan said that the man expresses regret for writing such letters to Dhavan. The bench, while accepting the apologies said that there should not be a repetition of such acts and ordered closure of the contempt case. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Dhavan, said he does want any punishment for the retired public servant but a message should be sent across to all in the country that there should not be any intimidation of any counsel appearing for any party in the case.

The court had on September 3 issued notice to N Shanmugam, retired education officer, on Dhavan’s contempt plea for cursing him in a letter, saying physical disabilities will befall him for taking up the case on behalf of Muslim parties against the deity ‘Ram Lalla’. Dhavan, who is appearing for lead petitioner M Siddiq and the All India Sunni Waqf Board in ongoing hearing in the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute case, had said that he received a letter on August 14, 2019 from Shanmugam. He had alleged that he has been accosted both at home and in court premises.

The plea had said that by sending the letter the alleged contemnor has committed criminal contempt because “he is intimidating a senior advocate who is appearing for a party/ parties before the apex court and discharging his duties as a senior advocate and he ought not to have sent such a letter”.

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Court extends Chidambaram’s judicial custody till Oct 3 NEW DELHI, SEP 19 (PTI): A Delhi cour t Thursday extended till October 3 the judicial custody of former finance minister P Chidambaram in connection with the INX Media corruption case. Special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar also allowed medical examination of Chidambaram. The court extended the judicial custody of Chidambaram after the CBI sought extension of the veteran Congress leader’s judicial remand. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for CBI, sought extension of the judicial custody and said there has been no change of circumstance from the day he was first sent to jail. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Chidambaram, opposed the investigative agency’s plea to extend his judicial custody. Sibal moved an application on behalf of Chidambaram seeking regular

Former finance minister P Chidambaram being taken to Tihar jail from Rouse Avenue Court, in New Delhi, Thursday. (PTI) medical checkup and adequate supplementary diet during judicial custody in Tihar Jail. He said that the 73year old Congress leader is suffering from various ailments like coronary artery disease, hypertension, impaired glycemia and has lost weight during the custody, to which he was sent on September 5. Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, also

appearing for Chidambaram, said the former minister had a chair in the hall outside his cell which has been taken away. “He can only sit on bed. He also has not been given a pillow”. Allow him to be examined at AIIMS, Sibal said. “Health of any inmate is of concern. Whatever is permissable in law, would be done by the jail authorities,” Mehta said.

The CBI had registered an FIR on May 15, 2017, alleging irregularities in the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearance granted to the INX Media group for receiving overseas funds of Rs 305 crore in 2007 during Chidambaram’s tenure as the finance minister. Thereafter, the Enforcement Directorate lodged a money laundering case in this regard in 2017.

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OPINiON/EDITORIAL

Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 285 Dimapur, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

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Men and material

n order to enhance policing in Nagaland, the state Police department has envisaged a slew of measures that are clearly impressive. These include creation of Special Task Force(STF) where jawans are trained to tackle more sophisticated crimes such as- in house intersection during kidnap and ransom situation, car or bus(or truck) jacking and search on suspected dens of criminals. In addition, the state police plans to create another specialised unit called State Security Guard(SSG) for providing special security to VVIPs and for anti-ambush situations. Also to enhance movement for the STF and SSG , the police has decided to purchase Isuzu pick up vehicles. The other list includes modernisation of weaponry with purchase of latest rifles- X-95 Tavor Rifles and Ghatak 7.62 rifles. To complement investigation, the police plans to have Cyber Crime labs all over the district headquarters. A kind of sainik school type of curriculum is expected to be introduced in 12 government schools to instil discipline. Further, there will be rationalisation of manpower, re-training of personnel to various police academies besides promoting community policing by 2020. The police also envisages increase in number of personnel to be trained for establishing Tourist Police, which was unfolded during last year’s Hornbill Festival. In addition, the state police has unveiled an impressive set of uniform for the special forces. In short, the state police is moving on towards an impressive path under its “modernisation” plan. It may, however be pertinent to point out, that modernisation of the police forces does not begin or end with procurement of sophisticated weaponry and equipments or impressive uniforms as well as raising of new armed police battalions, special forces, IRB etc. It evident that when police modernisation has been going on in full steam for several years, there has been little change in the character of the force. Over the past four decades there have been a multitude of Committees, Panel, Reports and Recommendations, with clearly laid out roadmaps and supported by detailed descriptions on the kind of design and overhaul that is needed. Unfortunately, most of these reports end up in a black hole or gather dust in a filing cabinet. In fact, the Chief Justice of India in July 2009, lamented on the disinclination of states to implement police reform. The reason is that most of the states are not too interested in effecting Police Reform since it would mean loosening the political and bureaucratic grip on the force in all spheres. If Police Reform was to be implemented, it would impact the selection system, training, procurement, promotion, transfer and size of the force. In many states, police recruitment system is a sham where thousands are taken in on the basis of extraneous considerations. Instilling professionalism in the police means ensuring independence in functioning, transparency and accountability. Transparency implies that the processes of decision-making and discipline-enforcement are open and visible to the public. It also comes with placing the right man or woman in the right place who would be amply rewarded for their achievements and also held accountable for their sins of omission or commission. Nagaland Police is enjoys a good reputation as a professional fighting force and given the right leadership, training and motivation, the personnel have the potential of achieving new heights. This and not only equipment or uniform is the other more vital ingredient for true modernisation.

DailyDevotion

Are You Going on With Jesus? You are those who have continued with Me in My trials. —Luke 22:28 It is true that Jesus Christ is with us through our temptations, but are we going on with Him through His temptations? Many of us turn back from going on with Jesus from the very moment we have an experience of what He can do. Watch when God changes your circumstances to see whether you are going on with Jesus, or siding with the world, the flesh, and the devil. We wear His name, but are we going on with Him? “From that time many of His disciples went back and walked with Him no more” (John 6:66). The temptations of Jesus continued throughout His earthly life, and they will continue throughout the life of the Son of God in us. Are we going on with Jesus in the life we are living right now? We have the idea that we ought to shield ourselves from some of the things God brings around us. May it never be! It is God who engineers our circumstances, and whatever they may be we must see that we face them while continually abiding with Him in His temptations. They are Histemptations, not temptations to us, but temptations to the life of the Son of God in us. Jesus Christ’s honor is at stake in our bodily lives. Are we remaining faithful to the Son of God in everything that attacks His life in us? Are you going on with Jesus? The way goes through Gethsemane, through the city gate, and on “outside the camp” (Hebrews 13:13). The way is lonely and goes on until there is no longer even a trace of a footprint to follow— but only the voice saying, “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19).

Quotes

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. ~ Mark Twain

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Post-mortem

Looking back to the past for a solution to the future C W hy must we look back to the past in order to find a solution for the future? The answer is simply: “Because the present is too suffocating to go on.” As breathing, seeing and hearing human being, one cannot help but see and hear the things that are going on around one. From my house at mission Compound, watching Kohima town at sunset is a beautiful sight to behold. But despite the golden exterior, I know that many problems lie simmering underneath. These are the daily reports of gross corruptions in the State establishment, the exorbitant extortion’s in the name of Naga nationalism- all of which are leading to a very high cost of living for the ordinary citizen of Nagaland. All these evils are also leading to a general landslide of ethical moral and cultural values. When one thinks and also experiences all these things on a daily basis, a cloud of despair descends upon one’s shoulders and darkens the soul within. Surely, somewhere along the way, some other people had given some misinformation about Naga intentions and led others to misinterpret Naga intentions of freedom and friendship with their neighbours and the whole world. For the ordinary Naga citizen today, the premonition of despair is a very real and palpable one. Something indeed is very wrong with Naga politics, Naga economy and Naga society. I therefore think that it is imperative for every Naga to go back into our history and find the causes which have led to the present dilemma. As already stated in an earlier article, at the initial stages of going our own separate ways, after the British left, the Nagas, had absolutely no ill will towards India in the late 1940’s. However, some other people bent on political mischief had made a simple issue into a very complex and fearful one. Some of these people projected Phizo as a violent man who was bent on going to war with India (though in actual fact, Phizo was one who had seen the horrible effects of war in Burma and was quite apprehensive for his

people’s fate in case a most unwanted war should erupted between Nagaland and India). Then there were other people who painted the Nagas as wild head hunters eager for taking enemy heads. Still, there were those who wanted the Indian army to devastate the feared Naga villages and their inhabitants. This included some of our immediate neighbours who played dirty politics for their own selfish reasons. To begin with, some of these neighbours also fought the British to protect their own kingdoms. However, when they were ultimately defeated, they entered into political collaboration with their former enemies and started offensive actions against the Nagas. They did this by first claiming traditional Naga lands as British demarcated lands of their own and armed by British muskets started attacking Naga villlages. These aggressive actions took place both in the north as well as western parts of Naga territory. In the second phase, some of these neighbouring states again allied with the newly established Indian nation and started harassing and advancing into traditional Naga territory with the assistance of the Indian army. At the initial stages of the conflict, the Armed Police of these neighbouring states, raped tortured and even killed many Naga civilians so that they could later turn against Indian soldiers for revenge. After occupying our lands, they started to arrogantly assert that not even one inch of their (enlarged) territories will ever be surrendered to the Nagas even if an Indo Naga political solution takes place. Their boastful threats still continue today. However, whatever claims they may be making under the protection of India or the departed British, ancient boundary pillars and ancient Naga settlements are still all there for anyone to see and verify. After all, Naga territories have never been moving like migratory birds from Nagaland into Manipur, Assam, Burma or Indian territories over the years! Nagas will also never part with

any of their territories now or even in the distant future. For the moment, Nagas are dealing with the bigger issues and only later, will come to the immediate neighbour issues. Here, Nagas having fought the British from 1832 to 1947 (115 years), and also having fought India and Burma from 1947 to 2019 (72 years); they are not at all intimidated by any neighbour’s false claims over their lands or their boisterous threats. Coming back to the main issue, A.Z. Phizo’s summarization of Naga intentions in 1948 (as communicated to Rajagopalachari – the then Governor General of India) were as follows: “In conclusion let me enumerate briefly that: a. There is no secret and no danger in the Naga Hills. b. The final say is with the people and not with a particular individual. c. The Naga are not planning Machiavellian politics. d. The consideration of balancing a power or seeking a strong partnership is out of the question. e. The Naga people are not against the Indian union... f. Freedom, liberty and peace are the first and last consideration. g. The Nagas stand for sanity and are appealing to you for an understanding.” (A letter from Prison-Nagaland and India...pp. 359-409) But in spite of all these pleas and appeals, the very good intentions of the Nagas were completely distorted by other ill wishers and Nagaland and India were plunged into a senseless war for the past 72 years. To rectify these mistakes and find a solution, we must go back to past history and find our way back to peace and good neighbourly relationships. NB. Nagas too have made political blunders and contributed to the present mess. But those events have already been exposed extensively by the present author, so I will not repeat myself here again. Kaka D. Iralu

Avoid using cell phone while driving

ell phones, marvels of technology, are used to report emergency, locate directions, call home, message friends, do business from the beach or golf courses-life without them is now different to imagine. But cell phones have been proven downright deadly if employed while driving a vehicle or walking down the street. Do you feel people around you increasingly preoccupied on the laptops or typing text messages on their cell? What about seen a youngster walking on the street with ipod earplug? How about those more packed drink and eating joints you have seen during day hour, now more than before? Your sense of heavy is almost completely consumed by the phone you are using, and your brain tends to filter out ambient sounds . So your brain has to absorb the information and work simultaneously to provide responses, making it hard for it to process information that is not related to your phone conversation. A cell phone using motorist is also likely to look at but not see a vehicle, or a pedestrian, crossing his path . He may hear but not pay attention to a horn, or the sound of the another vehicle, as he would if he were just driving. By the time he becomes awake, it may be a split-second too late. Likewise a cell phone using pedestrian, too, expose himself to the danger around him. In a report on the safety implications of “using mobile while mobile”, the Delhi based Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) analysis the many skills required by a motorist : watching the road, checking the rear, and the sight view mirrors, and keeping an eye on dashboard gauges, to listen for others vehicles, horns policeman’s whistles, emergency sirens and steering the vehicle, con-

trolling the pedals, signaling turns or switching on appropriate indicators call. It also says, “driving and use of a mobile phone simultaneously is potentially a strong lethal combination”. Motorists who talked on a cell phone- be it hand-held or hand-free draw slidely slower to hit the brakes if they were not drunk. The Indian law forbid drivers of any motor vehicle from using a cell phone, and when involved in an accident, they often deny that they had not used a cell phone. When a driver uses a mobile phone, he has to use a similar set of skills: locating the count bottoms to push, or reading the screen, would mean taking his eyes off the road. Studies revealed that people are as impaired when they drive and talk on the cell phone as they are when they drive intoxicated. Today, we found that using cell phone and rush driving amongst the drivers are getting out of hand. To P r o m o t e s a f e t y rules: Never use a cell phone while driving or while crossing or walking along a road. If you are on a busy road where you cannot stop, and your phone rings, it is best to miss the call, answer it at a safer place. When you are in the taxi, bus, your own car or friends, you must stop any driver from speaking on the phone while driving. Recently, two colleagues and I took a taxi and we were returning back to our office after a meeting. While we were in the thick of traffic when the driver’s cell phone rang. When he promptly answer it, my friend from the back seat requested him not to use the phone. But the driver would not listen, “Bandh karo”! my colleague insisted loudly, grabbling the driver’s shoulder “Stop it”! Keduovilie Linyü

The Apex Hoho as the collective Strength (Voice) of the Nagas (From previous issue) The 4th Summit at Mokokchung on 267/2/1997:-The Mokokchung session was expected to be a landmark as the Nagas from other states were to formally admit into the Hoho Body. However, the delegates from Mon-Tuensang boycotted the session which had dampen the high spirit. Nevertheless, Nagas from Manipur were admitted. Their admission was further reaffirmed by the Naga Hoho on 26/8/1997 at Kohima in which bringing in of the Naga tribal contiguous area in Manipur under one political roof with the rest of the Nagas in Nagaland. The 5th Summit at Zunheboto on 102/3/1998:- At last in this summit, a full- fledged Naga Hoho Office Bearers were elected with Mr Vero X-MP as the first president. Vice president were- Gaigam Zeliang, Shanglao Konyak and Gen Sani Ao. Vihuto Yepthomi as Gen Sey and Krurovi Angami as speaker and other officials. With the full-fledged formation of the Apex Naga Body, the Hoho officials had involved wholeheartedly in discharging their responsibility and made many noteworthy interventions, such as, preventing violent factional clashes and fratricide killings; inter tribal clashes like Yimchunger – Tikhirr of Kipheri District. Peace initiative during an indiscriminate Indian Army atrocities committed on civilian in Oinam area of Senapti District of Manipur after an armed clashes between the Naga UG and Indian Army was praise

worthy. A number of delegations of the Hoho had met national leaders in N Delhi and elsewhere concerning the Naga political issues as well as other socio-economic matters of public interest. So long the Apex Hoho was united and strong; its opinions were well received with respect as the collective voice of the Nagas in the national and in the international fora as well. It’s a clear proof of strength in unity. The Naga Hoho now:Lately, as it is seen, the Apex Hoho had gone out of tract and become controversial. The Hoho functioning was accused of being highly politicised losing its neutrality and impartiality losing its own identity which was the main sustaining strength and rallying power of the Hoho. The fact is, for one reason or the other the Hoho organisation is badly paralysed owing to the withdrawal by many tribal hohos mainly from Nagaland state rendering the Body truncated thereby sapped away its inner strength and reputation like the famous proverbial- biblical figure Samson’s tragic death due to his own folly. The present truncated Hoho will not be able to authoritatively represent as the collective voice of all the Nagas as it has lose its strength and respect commanded earlier. Therefore, now the priority task for the Naga Hobo is to regain that position if it has to survive as the Apex Naga Collective Body transcending the geographical, political and mental barriers. The question is how? The Hoho functionary needs to go to the people by create condu-

cive atmosphere to enable those tribal Hohos whose membership are withdrawn at the moment are return back. The reason for their departure is studied and reconciliation measures are taken up immediately before the damage become permanent. It should not be forgotten that the Hoho is a voluntary socio- political organisation collectively formed by Tribal hohos for the purpose of promoting mainly the matters of common interest beneficial to all the Nagas tribe. It is non-political organisation but can involve in Naga political issue on merit in shaping the Naga political future through collective effort. The Hoho can strongly indulge in preservation and promotion of cultural aspect of the Nagas. Thus, the success and failure depend much on the willing participation of the constituent units (the tribal hohos). That united association can only be maintained as long as the constituent members are happy with the functioning of the Hoho. Once that trust is lost, crisis will be there like at the present moment. The Hoho ideally represent the ultimate sum total wisdom of all the Nagas. It should be a source of strength and inspiration for all the Nagas from within and outside of Nagaland (like the recent appeal made by the Nagas from Myanmar and Rengmas of Assam to strengthen the Hoho for our common benefit). Therefore, it should necessarily be neutral to party politic as well as factional interest but courageously uphold, protect and promote the just cause of the

Nagas basically and people in general. Only then, I believe, the Apex Hoho will survive and serve its main purpose. At this crucial moment in Naga history, when the long arduous and tough journey of political movement is reaching a final stage, it is a sad commentary to see the Apex Naga Together (Hoho) which had played a tremendous pivotal role in shaping and determining the Naga destiny over the years of struggle, is coming to such helpless, controversial and insignificant position. Nagas need each other at this crucial testing time and we need to come up to counter the force of negativity. We all need to make voluntary sacrifice to enable us to create conducive atmosphere to transform the Apex Hoho which can take care of the larger challenges transcending political and geographical boundaries in the larger interest of the people which the Nagas has been inspiring all these years. In this direction, in order to make the hoho once again dynamic and effective Body, the structural and functional changes of the Hoho suiting to the need and thinking of the day is call for. For this, even the constitution of the Hoho can be amended suitably. The structural change should clearly define the appropriate role dividing between the Apex Hoho and constituent units in conformity to the contemporary reality. In this, broadly, issues of local nature be left to the local hoho/group while the matter of requiring common platform be assigned to the Apex Body to avoid any

overlapping function as well as avoid inter- tribal/ group jurisdiction. It requires complete transformation to be relevant to the demand of changing time and be a real change agent for the Nagas future. The Apex hoho must be a Federated Pan- Organisation of Regional grouping including the group from outside Nagaland including from Myanmar. We cannot effort to allow the Apex Naga Body which had brilliantly shaped and

represented the strength of Naga Togetherness right from the formation of the Naga Club way back in 1918 and down the line of a long journey should not be allowed to come to such impotent Body which is a lost to the Naga at last. WE the Naga people need it for all of us. (Concluded) (For any factual error or disagreement with the observation therein only I am responsible) T. N. Mannen IAS (Rtrd)

Reader’s Post

Operation Check Gate

Sir,

‘Operation Check Gate ‘ spearheaded by Public Action Committee of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) is a great initiative to curb unauthorised and illegal tax collection, which has plagued the Naga Society for a long time. Large-scale illegal and unauthorised taxation is being carried out at various check gates and yet we have been remaining a silent spectator. It is alarming to know that, through this drive it is learned that even some Government departments are collecting taxes at rates higher than the prescribed fees. This initiative by PAC should be applauded and appreciated by all sections of our society and we should all render our whole hearted support for such a noble drive. Further, it would augur well for the society if the Government is more attentive and vigilant towards the menace of illegal and unauthorised collection of taxes. It doesn’t paint a great picture for State machinery, which depends on the civil society to check and unearth the nuisances that plagues the society. Illegal and unauthorised taxation at check gates is a serious issue and curbing the menace should not be limited to the present drive by the PAC but it should be followed up by a well defined and conscious plan by the government to completely wipe it out from our society. Temsu Pongen, Dimapur

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

national/state

Rajnath becomes first DM to fly in Tejas

Rajnath Singh waves as he sits inside the cockpit of a light combat aircraft Tejas before a sortie at HAL airport. (PTI)

shown interest in purchasing Tejas aircraft,” he said. An official said the minister also “controlled” and flew the aircraft for around two minutes. However, the minister said he was following orders. “But those two minutes were memorable,” he said. In a tweet, Singh said: “The ‘G-Suite’ and ‘Tejas’: It was a memorable experience. Thank you @ IAF_MCC @HALHQBLR & @DRDO_India for this proud moment.” “Special thanks to AVM, N.Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) for the sortie,” he said. The minister was ac-

companied by Air Vice Marshal Tiwari, who is also the Project Director, National Flight Test Centre, ADA (Aeronautical Development Agency) in Bengaluru. Talking about his experience of flying with the Defence Minister, Tiwari said, “Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister) was flying the aircraft in the air (for 2 minutes), and he liked it. We went all the way up to 2 to 2.5g. But I was showing him more avionics and sophisticated systems that we have on board like laser designation pod, using which you can pick up targets even from 20-25 km away.” When a person is standing still on earth, the amount of force exerted by earth’s gravitational field is

DMC, G&M, Forest India won’t discuss deptts asked to clarify Kashmir issue at UN: MEA

(From p-1) PAC said this resulted in syndicates, leassees and other agencies to encroach and inflate the market prices. PAC said that prices of all commodities have not been regulated since 2012 by the authority. PAC therefore, appealed to the district administration to issue public notification as to who was the rightful authority to control/regulate the market prices to oversee and regulate. Vety deptt denies Department of veterinary & animal husbandry has denied the report that it had leased collection of fee/tax on livestock as with other departments such as DMC, forest and geology & mining. This was stated by Director of Vety & Animal Husbandry Dr.Temsumeren Ao. The denial was in relation to the report on September 17 in which an underage boy was found collecting fee/tax for the department by the PAC volunteers.

NEW DELHI, SEP 19 (AGENCIES): India will not dwell upon the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly and instead discuss its contribution on the development, peace, and security fronts as a responsible member of the global body, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. “What Pakistan is going to say is not for me to comment upon. If they wish to dwell upon this issue, they are welcome to do so. Our Prime Minister will focus on what the United Nations General Assembly’s high-level segment is meant to focus, which is that as a responsible member of the United Nations, the PM will flag what we are doing for development, for security, for peace, and our expectations and aspirations of other countries,” Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said. “We have several multilateral matters to discuss. One of these is terrorism, though it won’t be the focus,” he added. India has maintained that the abrogation of Article 370 that accorded special station to J&K is its internal matter - a stance which has been supported by several countries, including the SAARC member nations.

“one g”. Fighter pilots have to bear higher number of g’s as they fly at high speed and altitude. Tiwari said the minister was very happy with the flying quality, “the smoothness, the controls, and the way the aircraft was flying”. “We went close to Mach 1, the speed of sound, but he couldn’t make it out. I had to tell him that this is the speed now,” Tiwari added. Officials said the basic flying in the Indian Air Force currently starts by 20.5 years and a pilot is generally ready to fly fighter jets in IAF at around 22 years of age. He also said that there is no upper age limit for flying fighter jets. Till the time a pilot is medically fit - up to the standards set by the IAF - he or she can fly the fighter jet, the official said. The chief of the Indian Air Force is 62 years old. Singh also attended an exhibition of products of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in Bengaluru. A Defence Ministry official had said on Wednesday that the minister would be “taking a sortie” in order to boost the morale of officers who have been involved in the development of the “indigenously-made Tejas”.

“It will also boost the morale of IAF pilots who are flying these aircraft,” the official had said. The IAF has already inducted a batch of Tejas aircraft. The naval version of the LCA is in development stage. Last Friday in Goa, Tejas had successfully carried out an “arrested landing”, a key performance, demonstrating its ability to land on board an aircraft carrier, making it a major milestone in development of the naval variant of the fighter jet. Initially, the IAF had placed an order with the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 40 Tejas aircraft. Last year, the IAF issued the request for proposal (RFP) to HAL for the procurement of another batch of 83 Tejas at a cost of over Rs 50,000 crore. The Tejas is an indigenous light weight, multi role supersonic aircraft developed in both fighter and trainer versions. Advanced materials like composites are used in the manufacture of the Tejas to reduce weight and increase the component life. The Tejas is designed to carry a veritable plethora of air-to-air, air-to-surface, precision guided and standoff weaponry.

CS launches campaign awareness on rights of PwDs

(From p-1) Nakhro also informed that public building and public spaces were yet to be made accessible including office buildings, educational institutions, hospitals and clinics, marketplaces, churches etc, which she said need to be pondered upon. She pointed out lack of disability budgeting whereby there was perpetual shortage of funds for disabilities affairs. Fur ther, giving an overview of disability in Nagaland, she said people with disabilities represent the most excluded of all groups in Naga society and completely missing from the development landscape. She cited that majority of children with disabilities cannot attend school or continue to higher studies. Nakhro said most adults with disabilities were unable to participate in community activities such as meeting in community activities such as meetings, community programme and functions festival and religions services. She pointed out that PwDs lacked the access for quality health service, disability support services, educational services, opportunity to livelihood and

which she said was the need of the hour. Guwahati High Court Kohima Bench Advocate Apila Sangtam, speaking on the court directive and legal implications of noncompliance, said RPWD Act 2016 came into force on April 19, 2017 which was passed in the Parliament on December 16, 2016 replacing the older PwD Act of 1995. As per the directives of the Supreme Court, she informed that it was directed to notify the state rule and to start implementation within 6 months of disability Act becoming law in April 2017. It was also directed to all the states and union territories to take immediate steps to comply with the requirement of the Act and file compliance reports. The special courts were to be setup in each district to conduct trail of offenses committed against them within three months. The 2016 Act is a sea of change in the perception and exhibits a march forward look with regard to persons with disabilities and roles of state governments, local authorities, educational institutes and companies, she added.

Process of cancelling land rights granted to Vadra’s firm started

CHANDIGARH, SEP 19 (PTI): The Haryana government has begun the process of cancelling the licence given to Robert Vadra’s Skylight Hospitality to develop land that was later transferred to realty major DLF for Rs 58 crore, officials said on Thursday. Director of the state’s Town and Country Planning Department K M Pandurang said the procedural formalities to cancel the licence have been completed keeping in with provisions of the Haryana Development and Regulation of Urban Areas Act, 1975. The formalities include serving notices on the coloniser and giving it an opportunity

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to be heard. “We have to follow procedure of cancellation which we are following and the formalities have been completed. We gave them notice and hearing opportunity, which has concluded. Now, we have to take a decision and that process is on,” he said. He said the decision on the land linked to Vadra, the

son-in-law of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, was likely to be taken soon. Pandurang, however, did not disclose what replies the other party had given in response to the opportunity of being heard. He said the mutation of the land was set aside by the then director general, consolidation of holdings in 2012, thus affecting the title of the land. “There were issues regarding title of the land,” he said. Ashok Khemka, a 1991-batch IAS officer, had shot to limelight in 2012 when he cancelled the mutation of the land deal between Skylight Hospitality and DLF. A year ago, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said the licence for the

land in Gurgaon’s Sector 83 which was sold Skylight Hospitality and then transferred to DLF was “deemed to have lapsed”. The licence for the land parcel had not been renewed,

Khattar had then said. On reports claiming that the DLF has been paying the government for renewal of the licence, Pandurang said, “We will see what we will do in this regard.”

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economic empowerment. She said they were excluded from participation in society due to environmental barriers or due to altitudinal barriers. “Nagaland has ignored excluded isolated and neglected its citizen with disabilities, this is not just unfair, it is wrong and it needs to change,” she pointed out. She said inclusion and accessibility was not just about laws and the rule book, but also about wanting to do the right thing and then reach out and put that little extra effort to make sure no citizen was left out of life. Speaking about the disability scenario in Nagaland challenges and opportunity, Director of Prodigal’s Home, Dimapur, K. Ela, said that lack of awareness and ignorance of the people has hampered the rights of PwDs to reach out to the people. Lamenting that there was no research done on the official data of the people with disabilities in the state since 2001, she suggested that state government do research at the earliest. Ela also pointed out that there was no Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) training centres in the state,

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BENGALURU, SEP 19 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from the HAL airport in Bengaluru, becoming the first defence minister to fly in the indigenouslybuilt light combat aircraft (LCA). After the 30-minute sortie, the defence minister said he chose the aircraft because it was built indigenously and described the flying experience as thrilling. “Flight very smooth, comfortable, I was thrilled. It was one of the most memorable events of my life,” said the 68-year-old Singh after alighting from the aircraft. “This is an indigenous plane. So, it came naturally to me to fly in Tejas and experience the flying. It was also to check under what conditions do our fighter pilots fly these aircraft. This is why I flew in this aircraft,” the minister said. Wearing a G suit, holding his helmet under his arms and sporting aviator glasses, Singh looked every inch a fighter pilot. “I want to congratulate HAL, DRDO and several agencies concerned. We have reached a level where we can export fighter planes across the world...Countries in South East Asia have

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NOTIFICATION ON SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR STUDENTS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE.

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It is hereby notified to all the students and institutions that:1. The department has developed a common scholarship portal for scholarship schemes for students under the Department of Health & Family Welfare which will go live (active) by 23rd of Sept. 2019 till 30th Nov. 2019 via common scholarship portal of the Government of Nagaland, under URL https://scholarship.nagaland.gov.in 2. The department shall no longer accept any self application as it has been made online from the academic session 2019-20. 3. Students & institutions are instructed to go through the guidelines in the given portal for necessary instruction. (DR. VIKEYIE LOSU) Principal Director Dte. of Health & Family Welfare Nagaland, Kohima Issued by DIPR DC-1376

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In pursuance of the letter received from the Office of the Commissioner, Nagaland, Kohima vide letter No. CNE-17/Landowner (Mon), dated Kohima the 7th June 2019, applications are hereby invited from the bonafide Indigenous Inhabitants of Pessao Village under Mon District of Nagaland for the post of Peon under SDO (C) Office, Monyakshu. The post is reserved only for Pessao Village Citizens.

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SL.No No. of posts Age limit years. 1 1 (One) 18-30 Upper age limit for SC/ST candidates will be relaxable by 5 years. 1. Applications will be made available in the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Mon during office hours. 2. Last date of submission of application shall be 17/10/2019. 3. The appointment to the Post shall be subject to a) Medical Board Report. b) Approval of the Commissioner, Nagaland, Kohima. 4. The recruitment process will consist only of Oral Interview. 5. The Chairman, DLRB Mon shall reserve the right to cancel, postpone or reschedule any of the date and venues of the exam in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Any changes in the date and timing shall be notified in the Office Notice Board.

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New Delhi, Sep 19 (PTI): The government has approved 8.65 per cent interest rate on employees provident fund for 2018-19, which will now be credited into the accounts of over 60 million subscribers of retirement fund body EPFO, a source said on Thursday. The EPFO has been settling EPF withdrawal claims at 8.55 per cent interest rate, approved for 2017-18. Now, the EPFO will settle accounts on

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economic slowdown, including enhancing access to credit for small businesses, announcing a push for realty sector and imports. Auto industry, one of the worst hit sectors, has also been seeking a fillip in terms of tax relaxation.

drop in oil led rupee to appreciate. However, the escalating tensions in Middle East limited the gains in rupee,” said Rahul Gupta, Currency Research Head, Emkay Global Financial Services Limited. Gupta added that the “market was disappointed with Fed’s mixed outlook”. In line with market expectations, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered the policy interest rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 1.75 to 2.0 per cent, but dimmed hopes for subsequent rate cuts as it took a cautious approach to further reductions in borrowing costs. Brent futures, the global oil benchmark, soared 2.14 per cent to USD 64.96 per barrel after Iran warned of an “all-out war” if it is targeted in the aftermath of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure, further pushing up tensions across the Persian Gulf. Heavy selling in domestic equity markets and sustained foreign fund outflows also weighed on the domestic currency, forex traders said.

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ence on ban of e-cigarettes in India. In the first of a series of tweets, Sitharaman justified her presence at the event that had given rise to speculation about more steps to support growth. “Kiran ji, a few things. This press conference was

trywide networks and global reach to boost credit and revive economic growth in the nation’s bid to become a five trillion dollar economy in the next five years. The government has in recent weeks announced some steps to arrest the

Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI): The rupee dropped 10 paise to close at 71.34 against the US dollar on Thursday as heavy selling in domestic equities, unabated foreign fund outflows and rising crude oil prices kept investors edgy. Forex traders said investors also turned cautious after the US Federal Reserve dimmed hopes of further rate cuts. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened on a strong note at 71.36 and shuttled between a high of 71.06 and a low of 71.37. It finally finished at 71.34, lower by 10 paise over its previous close of 71.24. “Since the morning, rupee has been tracking the move in crude. Overnight

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dedicated to Cabinet decisions. I began by saying that I was there in my capacity as Chair of the GoM which has dealt with the matter. @drharshvardhan is out of country for an international meet,” she wrote. This is one of the rare occasions where Sitharaman responded to social media criticism on her work as Finance Minister. Sitharaman, who took over as finance minister in May, is scheduled meet the heads of public sector banks in Delhi on Thursday. The government last month announced the merger of 10 public sector banks (PSBs) into four strong lenders with coun-

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New Delhi, Sep 19 (Agencies): I have been working on it, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tweeted in response to a corporate leader’s dig over the purported lack of fiscal measures to revive economy. “As Finance Minister — you might’ve observed — I’ve been working on and regularly speaking about measures we’ve been taking on matters of the economy,” Sitharaman said on Twitter, responding to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, head of drug-maker Biocon Ltd. Shaw wondered why the finance minister, and not the heath minister, was addressing a press confer-

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Mumbai, Sep 19 (Agencies): The board of directors at IDBI Bank on Thursday approved the proposal for preferential issue of capital to the government and Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) totalling up to Rs 4,557 crore and Rs 4,743 crore respectively. The decision is subject to customary regulatory approvals. On September 3, the government had approved Rs 9,300 crore capital infusion into IDBI Bank to increase the lender’s capital base. The bank needed a one-time infusion of capital to complete the exercise of dealing with its legacy book. It has already substantially cleaned up, reducing net non-performing assets from a peak of 18.8 per cent in June 2018 to 8 per cent in June 2019. After this infusion, IDBI Bank expects to be able to subsequently raise further capital on its own and expects to come out of RBI’s Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework sometime next year.

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to sources, the GST Council’s Fitment Committee, which comprises revenue officials of both Centre and States, has rejected demands for a cut in tax rate on items ranging from biscuits to car, owing to tight revenue position. Sources said that the GST Council may consider introduction of a special composition scheme for taxpayers supplying brick kilns, sand mining activities and stone crushers with an increased rate. It is expected to discuss amendments in GST Laws to accommodate creation of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh as UTs and will also discuss the proposal moved by Kerala on introducing e-way bill system for movement of gold and precious stones, sources said. It is likely to deliberate on the proposal of linking new GST registration with Aadhar and take the quarterly review of cases at National Anti-profiteering Authority (NAA), sources added. Fitment panel in its report, which will be placed before the GST Council, has some good news for hotel industry as it has recommended raising tariff ceiling to up to Rs 12,000 per night under 18 per cent GST slab. At present, 18 per cent GST rate is applicable for hotel tariff up to Rs 7,500 per night.

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NEW DELHI, Sep 19 (PTI): Amid clamour for rate cut by various industries, the all powerful GST Council will hold a crucial meeting on Friday to decide on tax moderation, keeping in mind the revenue position and the need to boost sagging economic growth. The GST Council, headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising representatives of all states and Union Territories (UTs), will have its 37th meeting in Goa in the backdrop of economic growth hitting a six-year low of 5 per cent for the first quarter of the current fiscal. There have been demands pouring in from various sectors - from biscuits to automobiles and FMCG to hotels - to reduce tax rates in the wake of economic slowdown. The argument propagated has been to boost the consumption and domestic demand by reducing Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates further. However, many of the states are of the view that it would not be tax prudent to allow GST rate reduction at this stage, as the compensation cess fund, which is utilised to compensate the states under the GST Act in case the revenue is below the targeted growth rate, has turned negative. Meanwhile, according

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19, 2019. The Centre’s direct tax mop-up is said to have grown just 4.7 per cent till September 17, compared to a target of 17.5 per cent budgeted for the full year, which analysts said reflects deepening slump in demand and overall growth. Yes Bank was the biggest loser in the Sensex pack, plunging 15.52 per cent, after a Moody’s report said Altico default may be credit negative for banks given their significant exposure to the real estate sector. Among the banks Moody’s rates, Yes Bank and IndusInd Bank have the largest direct exposure to commercial real estate and will be susceptible to

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Mumbai, Sep 19 (PTI): Equity benchmarks resumed their downward march on Thursday as tepid tax collection numbers fanned fears of a prolonged slowdown, prompting investors to unwind risky bets. Hawkish commentary from the US Federal Reserve and incessant foreign fund outflows further weighed on sentiment, traders said. After gyrating 626 points, the 30-share BSE Sensex ended 470.41 points, or 1.29 per cent, lower at 36,093.47. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty plunged 135.85 points, or 1.25 per cent, to settle at 10,704.80. The previous closing low for Nifty was 10,604.35 on February

asset quality difficulties if the sector continues to slow, the agency said. IndusInd Bank, ICICI Bank and Axis Bank too fell up to 3.59 per cent. Other losers included Tata Steel, Maruti, SBI, RIL, Tech Mahindra, ONGC, Vedanta, Bajaj Finance, Hero MotoCorp and TCS, falling up to 3.66 per cent. Tata Motors, HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel and Asian Paints were the only gainers, rising up to 1.97 per cent. “Lower tax collection figures spooked markets today as FIIs continued selling in key pivotals, dragging down indices. Exposure of many Private Sector Banks towards commercial real estate further accentuated selling towards afternoon trade across these counters. Investors are getting jittery on PSU names as they keep losing market capitalisation rapidly,” said S Ranganathan, Head of Research at LKP Securities. Sectorally, BSE energy, oil and gas, bankex, metal, realty, auto, healthcare, teck and IT indices cracked up to 2 per cent. Telecom was the sole gainer, inching up 0.17 per cent. Broader BSE midcap and smallcap indices ended up to 1.48 per cent lower.

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Lo n d o n, S e p 1 9 (IANS): A UK court extended the judicial custody of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi till October 17, in connection with the Punjab National Bank fraud case, he on Thursday. Modi, wanted in India in connection with the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank fraud case, appeared via video link at the Westminster Magistrate’s Court for a brief hearing. He is lodged in the Wandsworth prison. Earlier, on August 22, the court had extended his custody till September 19. Extending Modi’s custody, Judge Tan Ikram of the Westminster Court had said there continued to be ‘substantial grounds’ to believe that he had the financial means to abscond. Ikram asked the court clerk to seek a confirmation of the proposed 5-day extradition trial dates, starting on May 11, 2020. The 48-year-old businessman was arrested from Holborn on March 19. Since then he has been fighting extradition proceedings. Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi are being investigated by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) after the Punjab National Bank alleged their involvement in a Rs 13,500 crore fraud committed with the help of some bank employees. Modi made international headlines again in early October 2018 when Los Angeles entrepreneur, Paul Alfonso, filed a US$4.2 million lawsuit in Los Angeles against Modi and two of his now defunct companies namely Firestar Diamond Inc. and A. Jaffe Inc. K Y M C

edented repeat polls. “You come with responsibility and seriousness. I attend to act accordingly,” Gantz was quoted as saying by the Haaretz. Gantz said he will not accept any dictates. “There will be no shortcuts.” His comments came after 69-year-old Netanyahu said he wanted to form a right-wing government, but the results showed it was not possible. He called on Gantz to meet him “at any hour today” in order to hold discussions for a unity government. “Benny, it’s on us to establish a wide unity government today. The nation expects us, the both of us, to work together. Let’s meet today. At any time, at any moment. In order to begin this process that is demanded of us at this time,” he said.

“We cannot and have no reason to go to a third election. I oppose it. The call of the hour is to form a broad unity government today,” he said. “There is no choice but to establish a wide unity government as wide as possible that’s made up of all the officials that Israel called on,” The Jerusalem Post quoted Netanyahu as saying. Netanyahu recalled the unity government between Shimon Peres and his Likud rival Yitzhak Shamir that was created in the 1980s when the election results were similarly deadlocked. “When there was no clear outcome from the Knesset elections, Shimon chose national unity. He and Yitzhak Shamir agreed to cooperate - to navigate Israel’s path to safety,” the

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We the bereaved family of LATE VEZHOTA KHESOH son of Lt. Zacüveyi Khesoh, Khomi Village humbly convey our heartfelt gratitude to all the individuals, colony, villagers, friends, church, 4th NAP Thizama and organization, Hoho stood with us in prayers, physically financially and materially at his Born :- 01/02/1983 sudden demise on 9th September Died :- 09/09/2019 2019. We regret our inability to thank each and every one individually, it is our humble prayer that God Almighty bless you all abundantly. Loving Family members K-2587

Netanyahu called the snap election after failing to form a governing coalition with a viable majority after April’s vote. His victor y in the April 9 polls securing him a record fifth term proved temporary in the face of a logjam between potential coalition partners over a military conscription bill governing exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jewish seminary students. With no clear winner, some analysts here see the chances of a coalition government coming in place quite bleak at the moment. Netanyahu, who has been premier for a total of more than 13 years, faces charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust in connection with three cases. Israel has always had a coalition government and never seen a single party rule since its independence. The religious parties, themselves a divided lot but definitely on the Right side of the political spectrum, have always been a part of the coalition governments except one led by Ariel Sharon.

Islamabad, Sep 19 (IANS): Baloch Human Rights activist Ashraf Bamoch has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to raise the issue of Balochistan and human rights violation there at all international fora. Wishing Modi on his birthday, Ashraf tweeted: “Don’t forget the repressed people of Balochistan. Give them voice and raise the issue at all international fora, including United Nations. Baloch are also human beings, they have a right to live with dignity.” He also posted a video with the post in which two small children are seen holding a flag and chanting ‘India will win’. Another Baloch leader Nawab Brahumdagh said Islamabad should stop dreaming about Afghanistan and Kashmir, and instead focus on Pakistan, Sindh and Balochistan. Several activists held a rally recently in Balochistan exposing Pakistan Army’s atrocities and sought India’s help in raising their voices globally. They also raised ‘Pakistan murdabad’ slogans.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We, the bereaved family of Late MHAPHRUOZHAZO MIACHIEO son of Pedi Miachieo, convey our heartfelt gratitude to all individuals, churches, friends, neighbours and well wishers, who stood with us physically, spiritually, financially and materially during the time of our grief.

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Words are inadequate to express our gratitude to everyone who stood by us physically, financially, emotionally and spiritually at the demise of our beloved M o t h e r L AT E Y O N O L E A G N E S R O T E o n 8 th September 2019 at Kohima and her mortal journey to Kidima Village. We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every one of you individually, but please accept this acknowledgement as an Age: 94 Yrs expression of our deepest gratitude. May our Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving children, in-laws, grand children, great grand children and relatives K-2580

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On his First Death Anniversary

It is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving Parents, Sister, Brothers and Relatives

happened on the scale of the Houston rally in recent memory. T r u m p s ’s r e m a r k comes a day after the Washington Examiner, quoting US officials and industry “insiders”, on Tuesday said in a report that the two countries were “nearing a trade breakthrough” ahead of Modi’s visit to the US. Over 50,000 people have registered for the event hosted by the Texas India Forum at the NRG Stadium in Houston. The organizers have put together a 90-minute cultural extravaganza - “Woven: The Indian-American Story”. Over 60 US lawmakers are expected to attend the event.

Washington, Sep 19 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has hinted of an announcement when he shares a stage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the much-anticipated ‘Howdy Modi’ event on Sunday night in Houston, Texas. When asked by a reporter on Wednesday about a possible announcement at the event, Trump replied “could be”, adding that he shares a “very good relationship” with Modi. This will be the first time that the two leaders will share a platform together. It is a rare honour for a US President to appear at an ethnic meeting with a foreign leader and has not

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1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of

"The Lord gave and the Lord has taken." Job 1:21

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Dearest Mom, life is not counted by the years but by deeds. Though you left us so soon, the sweet memories lingers afresh. Amidst our grief and sorrow, the hope that you are in heavenly bosom gives us divine solace. We will remember you until we meet in heaven’s eternity. We, the bereaved family members of Lt. Z. YUNGTSÜLA, wish to record our sincere gratitude to each and every one of you, who selflessly stood by us during the brief illness of our beloved mother till the time she left us to be with the Lord. Your kind expressions of love, sympathy, generosity and friendship will always remain in our hearts. We discovered even this time, how much you all mean to our family. Words are too limited to thank you enough for all your concern and love extended to us, nevertheless, through this column, we’d like to convey our heartfelt thanks to all our friends, Churches, Villages, Organizations and well wishers for your fervent prayers, physical, material, financial support extended to us. We will always remember your gestures and assure of our prayers to God to bless you all abundantly in return.

We the family members of Late Chubakatila Longkumer of Changki Village would like to express our indebted heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us at the sad demise of our beloved mother who left for her heavenly abode on 10.09.19 at Dimapur. We deeply appreciate the care and support rendered to us during our moment of grief. It is our humble prayer that our Almighty God bless you all in abundance. "The loss is immeasurable but so is the love left behind". DP-7085

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Likud leader said. He called on Gantz to follow in Peres’ footsteps, so that together they could similarly navigate Israel to safety, the paper said. His statement about the Peres-Shamir cooperation was seen as a reference to a possible rotation in the Prime Minister’s Office. Peres and Shamir rotated as prime ministers from 1984 to 1988, the paper added. Blue and White, however, rejected the offer as “spin.” Earlier, the leaders of all the parties in the right-wing religious bloc on Thursday signed a document to recommend Netanyahu as the next prime minister and vowed to enter a coalition only as a single unit. The document was signed by Netanyahu; United Torah Judaism leader Yaakov Litzman; and Yamina MKs Ayelet Shaked, Naftali Bennett, Rafi Peretz and Bezalel Smotrich. Shas leader Aryeh Deri gave his consent via phone and said he would sign the document soon.

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Jerusalem, Sep 19 (PTI): Benjamin Netanyahu’s main challenger Benny Gantz on Thursday presented himself as the next prime minister, hours after the embattled Israeli premier urged the Blue and White leader to join him in forming a unity government to avoid a third election. With nearly 97 per cent of the votes counted on Thursday, Gantz’s Blue and White party won 33 seats while Netanyahu’s Likud secured 31 seats in Israel’s 120-member Parliament.Gantz, 60, said he intends to form and lead a “broad, liberal, unity government.” “After an election that was forced on Israel, (people) voted and made a clear choice. The people voted for unity and Kahol Lavan won the election. It’s the biggest party,” he added. He said the Israeli people wanted a unity government after the last election too and vowed to form a “broad, liberal unity government.” “In order to form a unity government, one can’t come with political blocs and spins,” Gantz said, referring to the rightwing religious bloc’s move to recommend Netanyahu as the next prime minister after no clear winner emerged in the unprec-

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etallica have been crowned the “biggest all-time touring band” in a new study. The band have been taking their WorldWired Tour around the globe this year, and played a pair of recent ‘S&M2’ gigs in San Francisco. The new study, from Pollstar, makes a case for the band to be the most

successful live band of all time, grossing $1.4 billion in ticket sales since 1982. The figures put the metal heavyweights ahead of Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC and more. The new study, called Tour & Destroy: The Case for Metallica as the World’s Biggest Touring Act, uses stats dating back to the beginning of Metallica, re-

vealing that the band have sold 22.1 million tickets to their shows. Also helping Metallica’s case in the study is the fact that they’ve performed in 48 countries and on all seven continents (including Antarctica), which few touring bands can match. They also lead merch sales, selling $125 million in merchandise in North

America since 1991. Their current WorldWired Tour has currently grossed $430m on 4.1 million tickets. Po l l s t a r s p o k e t o drummer Lars Ulrich for the study, and he explains what he thinks is behind Metallica’s continuing reign at the very top of live music. “I keep thinking and forcing myself to think all our best years are still ahead of us,” he said. “It’s always, ‘What’s your favorite record?’ It’s the next one, the one we haven’t recorded yet.” “It’s always about the possibilities, always about what can be, what’s coming. That, to me, is what this is all about and I think that attitude is a big part of the why Metallica still connects to so many people around the world.” It was recently revealed that Metallica donated $1.5 million throughout their European tour. (NME)

‘You got the talent’, Dimapur audition rescheduled

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DJ Music Production & NK Naga’s TV reality show, “You got the talent 2019”, the biggest talent hunt of Northeast with the theme, “Talent ko sirf ek mouka chahiye”, audition for Dimapur has been rescheduled to October 12 on account of students’ examination. Interested singers, dancers, actors, actresses, comedians and musicians have been requested to register for the event. Food, lodging and make up will be provided to selected contestants during the shooting episodes. The show will also be aired on Northeast Live. It informed that there will be no voting cards wherein winners will be declared basing on the comments of the judges. The winner will also get a chance to get entry into national level platforms.

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ome the next full moon in October, many more Taj Mahal lovers will be able to view the iconic 17th century monument to eternal love from a spot across the Yamuna river that has been newly developed by the authorities. The new spot in the city’s Mehtab Bagh for viewing the Taj after sunset was formally inaugurated by the Agra Additional Director General (ADG) Ajay Anand on Wednesday evening. The Agra Development Authority (ADA), in cooperation with the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has developed a couple of vantage points across the river at the rear of the Taj Mahal from where tourists can witness the beauty of the majestic monument under moonlight. The movement of the visitors will be without hassles as these spots are beyond the restricted 500metre security perimeter around the Taj Mahal.

Infrastructure facilities are being developed under the Pro-Poor Tourism Policy in the area that includes six villages, Humayun’s mosque and the Gyarah Seedhi monuments. A new bridge built over Yamuna - Ambedkar Setu - has made transport easy and convenient. ADA Vice Chairperson Shubhra Saxena said: “A special bench, replica of Diana Bench in the Taj Mahal, has been specially provided for people to take photographs.” A committee will soon take a decision on the ticket rates to be charged from

visitors. The tourism industry hopes the facility would be opened before the World Tourism Day on September 27, when a fresh tourist season begins in Agra. Divisional Commissioner Anil Kumar has said more such vantage points would be developed along the river to attract tourists. However, River Connect Campaign member Devashish Bhattacharya said: “Before tourists are attracted to these new spots, it would be necessary to clean up the Yamuna and fill it with water.” (IANS)

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continue to bear the brunt of this disease and maddeningly, every week 6,000 of them are needlessly infected. I’d call that an emergency.” One of the artists involved in the campaign is Shepard Fairey – the street artist who created the iconic “Hope” image

of former US President Barack Obama. In July, U2 fans unearthed what is believed to be the oldest recording from one of the band’s earliest live shows. Bono and co. performed at Dublin’s Dandelion Market back in August 1979 when they teenagers struggling to break through. At this point, the group had never played outside of their home country or officially released any music. Armed with enough material and a sizeable local fanbase, U2 took on a headline slot at an intimate venue in their home city. With his band The Stougers supporting on the night, guitarist Pete McCluskey documented the historic gig. (NME)

not being made but inshallah, I will work on some other film. I can say that it (Bhansali’s film) is not being made with me,” clarified Salman, who was accompanied with “Dabangg 3” debutante Saiee Manjrekar at the IIFA do. “Inshallah” was supposed to star Salman Khan with Alia Bhatt, but the actor backed out of the project, reportedly due to creative differences with Bhansali. S u b s e quently, there was a buzz that Salman’s other upcoming biggie, “Kick 2” would

make it to the theatres for Nadiadwala soon came out Eid 2020. However, that to declare that his film would film’s d i r e c t o r not be ready by then. Sajid The speculation about “Kick 2” had gained ground because of a cryptic tweet Salman posted shortly after “Inshallah” was shelved, for his fans. “Itna mat sochna mere baare mein, Dil mein aata hoon.. aur Eid pe bhi (Don’t worry about me, I live in your heart.. and also arrive on Eid),” went Salman’s tweet, taking off from a dialogue in his Eid 2014 blockbuster “Kick”. Meanwhile, Salman will soon begin shooting

for “Bigg Boss” 13. Talking about attending IIFA awards for the first time in Mumbai, Khan said: “It is really good because it is near the house, so I feel good to be here. Otherwise, we used to fly to faraway destinations to perform at IIFA.” About performing live on stage, he said: “I still feel nervous while performing on stage. I was really excited to see Katrina Kaif ’s performance and I saw that. She delivered a fabulous performance at the awards night.” (IANS)

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han’s planned Eid 2020 release “Inshallah” may have been shelved, but the superstar insists he will have a release on the festival next year. “Yes, we will definitely have a release on Eid. ‘Dabangg 3’ is scheduled to release in December and after that we will have another film releasing on Eid,” declared Salman, while interacting with the media at the red carpet of IIFA Awards 2019 in Mumbai on Wednesday evening. He did not divulge any further details of his new plans for an Eid 2020 release, but confirmed he is not a part of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Inshallah” any more. “Now, ‘Inshallah’ is

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for stepping out but won the bout comfortably 8-1 after that. In an incredible debut, Ravi Dahiya won the first two bouts by technical superiority in the 57kg. In a remarkable turnaround he erased a six-point deficit to log 17 points in a row with his counter-attack to shock Arsen Harutunyan, the 61kg European champion from Armenia. What was impressive about Ravi was that despite trailing 0-6, he kept his cool and stayed in the bout and eventually found a way to tear apart the defence of the Armenian. There was a bit of dra-

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London, Sep 19 (Agencies): The grass-court tournament in Birmingham is being downgraded from next summer, with Wimbledon supporting a new event in Berlin. The Nature Valley Classic, held two weeks before Wimbledon, is the biggest women-only tournament played in the UK and has attracted the world’s top stars since being elevated from International to Premier status on the WTA Tour in 2014. This year Naomi Osaka, Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskova and Venus Williams all played at Edgbaston Priory but it has continued to be overshadowed by the men’s event at Queen’s Club, and the huge outlay required in prize money has not been matched by similar increases in ticket sales or sponsorship, meaning the tournament has been operating at a significant loss. Birmingham will now have to compete with Berlin to try to attract players, while other changes include a new men’s event in Majorca and a proposed women’s tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, backed by former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber. K Y M C

has been here for five years now and we’re still making similar mistakes as we were the first year,” Kane, who scored Spurs’ opener from the penalty spot, told reporters. Lucas Moura doubled Tottenham’s lead but Olympiakos hit back before halftime through Daniel Podence and equalised thanks to Mathieu Valbuena’s penalty in the 54th minute. “We are not young anymore, we are not inexperienced, we have played in big games for club and country,” England international Kane added.

London, Sep19 (Agencies): Manchester United defender Victor Lindelof has signed a new contract that will keep him at Old Trafford until at least June 2024, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old Sweden international joined United in 2017 and has made 74 appearances so far. United have an option to extend the deal by a further year. “I’m extremely happy (Lindelof) has committed his future to Manchester United. We’re all looking forward to working together to deliver success and get United back to where we know the club belongs,” said Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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C h a n g z h o u, S e p 19 (PTI): Reigning world champion PV Sindhu made an early exit from the China Open after losing a threegame thriller against Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday. Sindhu, an Olympic silver medallist, squandered a first-game advantage to go down 12-21 21-13 21-19 to Pornpawee in a match that lasted 58 minutes here. Doubles specialist Satwiksairaj Rankireddy also had a dismal day as he suffered twin defeats, losing both the men’s doubles and mixed doubles pre-quarterfinals. I n m e n’s d o u b l e s, Satwik and Chirag Shetty,

ranked 15th in the world, ran out of steam after a decent start against fourthseeded Japanese pair of Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda and went down 19-21 8-21 in the secondround match that lasted 33 minutes. This is the second time Satwik and Chirag have lost to the combination of Kamura and Sonoda this year. They had lost to the world no.4 pair at the Japan Open in July. Satwik then paired up with his mixed doubles partner Ashwini Ponanappa but the duo couldn’t get past Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo, losing 11-21 21-16 12-21 to the Japanese pair. Sindhu, who came into the match with a 3-0 lead

Mumbai, Sep 19 (IANS): The cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) has seen its growth slow down to 13.5 percent in the overall value this year, according to the Duff & Phelps IPL Brand Valuation report 2019. The league saw 18.87 percent growth in brand valuation in 2018 and in 2017 was valued at Rs 33,912.34 crore approximately. However, there was an increase in the overall value to Rs 47,500 crore this year from Rs 41,800 crore in 2018. Duff & Phelps the global advisor that protects, restores and maximizes value for clients, on Thursday announced findings from its IPL Brand Valuation Report 2019, a comprehensive study on brand values in the league.

While reigning champions Mumbai Indians continued to top the charts for the fourth time with an 8.5% increase in brand value at Rs 809 crores, Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore recorded an 8% decrease in brand value to reach Rs 630 crores and Rs 595 crores respectively. Chennai Super Kings’ brand value went up by 13.1 percent. CSK is valued at Rs 732 crore in 2019 which was Rs 647 crore in 2018. Delhi Capitals, which reached the playoffs this time, was the other big gainer with 8.9 percent rise in brand value. The team’s

value grew from Rs 343 crore last year to Rs 374 crore in 2019. An increase of 20% in advertising revenues this year and the recently renewed PayTM title sponsorship deal (which has fetched an increase of 58% on a per-match basis over the last deal) are testaments to the continued popularity of IPL. This has resulted in a steady increase in the value of the ecosystem (which grew by 13.5% in INR terms). Varun Gupta, Asia Pacific Leader for Valuation Advisory Services and India Country Leader, Duff & Phelps, said, “Our IPL brand values report reflects the evolution of the modern cricket business paradigm. “As we move into the second decade of IPL, the

league has transitioned from being a startup to being a more mature, stable and profitable business. An increase of 20% in advertising revenues this year and the recently renewed

PayTM title sponsorship deal (which has fetched an increase of 58% on a per-match basis over the last deal) are testaments to the continued popularity of IPL.

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The Govt. High School, Kandinu school management, teaching staff, non-teaching staff and students take this privilege to express our pride and extend heartiest congratulations to Sir Kathu Rengma, G.T for being awarded the KOHIMA DISTRICT TEACHERS’ AWARD 2019 for his outstanding service and valuable contribution to the society as a teacher. We pray that God continue to bless you in your future endeavours. Sd/HEADMISTRESS Govt. High School, Kandinu

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FELICITATION The Chukitong Tsungiki Ekhüng (CTE) heartily congratulates our esteemed member, Shri. S. Mhonchan Lotha, on his recent promotion to the post of Senior SDEO/Deputy Director in the Department of School Education, Government of Nagaland. CTE further wishes him success in all his future endeavours. Renphamo Ezung H. Wotsenthung Chairman, CTE Secretary, CTE

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The office of the Dimapur Yaongyimchen Students Unit (DYSU) with immense pleasure and gratitude to our Almighty God would like to appreciate and congratulate Dr. Limamanen Phom, S/o Chubanungba Phom and Smti Mükphen Phom of Yaongyimchen Village on being conferred Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Zoology dated 30-08-2019 on thesis titled "Understanding Neurodegeneration and Rescuing Pathology Associated with Parkinson's Disease in Drosophila Model" under Nagaland University. The unit wishes and prays for success in your future endeavours. Monglemtanaok Anghly President, DYSU

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The Administrator, Board of Management (CCAC), Principal, Faculties and Students of City College of Arts & Commerce, S.M Colony cordially invites all the alumni of the college, parents and well wishers to its 27th Fresher's Meet which is scheduled to be held on 21st September, 2019 with Shri. Temjen Imna Along Longkumer, Hon'ble Minister for, Hr. & Tech. Education and Tribal Affairs, Government of Nagaland as the Chief Guest. The Programme will be held in the college campus at 11 am.

With immense pride and appreciation, the Eastern Nagaland People Welfare, NAP Training Centre Chumukedima would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Mr. H. Bendangwati Phom (Havildar) S/o Mr. Hankat Phom for being awarded Gold Medal for excellence in Police Training from the Union Home Minister. We extend our best wishes for your future endeavours. DP-7092

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With immense pride and honour the Yaongyimchen Students’ Union would like to express and extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Limamanen Phom, S/o Chubanungba Phom and Mukphen Phom of Yaongyimchen Village, on being conferred the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Zoology on the thesis “Understanding Neurodegeneration and Rescuing Pathology Associated with Parkinson’s Disease in Drosophila Model” under the supervision of Prof. Y. Sarat Chandra, Drosophila Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Nagaland University. The Union further wishes and prays that our Almighty God bless and guide him in his future endeavours. K. Teyongchang P. Temjenmongba General Secretary President

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L o nd o n , S e p 1 9 (Agencies): Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane said he fully understands manager Mauricio Pochettino’s frustration with the team, asserting that they had failed to learn from past mistakes following Wednesday’s 2-2 Champions League draw at Olympiakos Piraeus. Last season’s runnersup squandered a two-goal advantage in their Group B opener in Athens and a furious Pochettino accused his players of “not respecting the plan”. “You can see why the manager is frustrated. He

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against Pornpawee, dominated the first game as she lead 7-1 early on but the Thai shuttler reduced the deficit to 10-11 at the break. However, Sindhu reeled off eight straight points after the interval to jump to 19-10 and eventually sealed the first game comfortably. In the second game, Pornpawee changed gears and moved to a 5-1 advantage initially. Sindhu clawed back to 7-9 before the Thai youngster jumped to 15-7 with six straight points and held her fort to roar back into the contest. The decider started on an even note as the duo fought hard, moving together till 6-6 when Sindhu surged ahead to enjoy a 11-7 cushion at the break. However, Pornpawee kept breathing down Sindhu’s neck and slowly moved to 15-19. From there, the Thai shuttler blasted six points to leave the Indian shocked. Among other Indians in fray, Parupalli Kashyap and B Sai Praneeth will also be in action, while Ponnappa and N Siki Reddy will take on the second seeded Japanese duo of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi in the second round of the women’s doubles competition.

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“We have to try to find a way to get around it and improve and get better. That’s all we can try to do.” Pochettino, who joined Tottenham in 2014 and had been linked by Spanish media with a switch to Real Madrid last season, said he was concerned by Spurs’ wobbly start to the campaign. “In the beginning of this season we’re conceding a lot of chances, lots of goals and we need to change that,” Pochettino, who dismissed rumours last month that he could quit, added. “The only way we can change is being more demanding from ourselves. That is the way we are going to approach the different days and be more consistent. Training needs to be harder. Psychologically harder.”

Dimapur, Sep 19 ) NPN):The Kohima District Football Referees’ Association (KDFRA)will be conducting referees’ recruitment exam on September 26 and 27 at D’ Khel ground, Seikhazou. Registration forms can be availed from Khezhie Complex, Old NST, Kohima. For more information, contact 9774811752, 8837408722 or 9774407782.

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Wednesday. Bajrang did not have to work much in going past Poland’s Krzysztof Bienkowski in the opening round. He easily beat his opponent 9-2. Bajrang’s next opponent was David Habat who did not bother the Indian much though the Slovenian twice had his right leg in his clutches. The first chance was in first period from ground position and then in the standing position after the break. The Slovanian, surprisingly, could not exploit the advantageous position. In the quarterfinals against Korea’s Jong Choi Son, Bajrang lost a point

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ma towards the end when Armenia challenged the bout-finishing point. After much delay and watching replays, Ravi was declared the winner. Ravi’s first victim was Korea’ Sunggwon Kim. In the quarterfinals, he was up against 2017 world champion and world number three Yuki Takahashi, one of the toughest to beat in 57kg, but Ravi showed tremendous composure to eke out a 6-1 win. The Indian did not let the formidable Japanese play his game as he restricted his famous swift movement. In the women’s competition, there was no end to the woes of Rio Olympic bronze medallist Sakshi, who lost her opening round 7-10 to Nigeria’s Aminat Adeniyi. Sakshi waited too long to attack while her powerful opponent moved quickly. Sakshi is out of the championship since the Nigerian later lost her quarterfinal bout. In the 68kg, Divya Kakran could not do much against reigning Olympic champion Sara Dosho from Japan, losing the bout 0-2.

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N u r - S u lta n ( K a zakhstan), Sep 19 (PTI): Bajrang Punia qualified for Tokyo Olympics by strolling into the semifinals while Ravi Dahiya joined him with shock victories over his more fancied rivals in the World Wrestling Championships here on Thursday. Making full use of an easy 65kg draw, Bajrang steam-rolled one opponent after another to stay on course for his maiden World Championships title. He had won a silver in Budapest in 2018. Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar is the only Indian wrestler to have won a World Championship gold in 2010 in Moscow. Ravi emerged an unlikely hero for India with his remarkable composure while fighting against some of toughest opponents in a challenging category, including an European champion and another a world number three wrestler. Both Bajrang and Ravi are now strong candidates for medals. Vinesh Phogat had booked an Olympic quota in women’s 53kg on

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Man City, PSG make winning start in CL Hima ruled out of World C’ships

day, while a late Atletico Madrid comeback foiled Juventus as Manchester City eased to victory in Ukraine. French giants PSG have failed to make their mark in Europe, crashing out of the Champions League in the last 16 each of the past three years despite the huge sums of money spent by their Qatari owners. With Neymar suspended and Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani sideManchester City players celebrate after scoring a goal during thier Champions lined by injury, Angel Di League match against Shakhtar Donetsk. Maria stepped up in their KHARKIV, Sep 19 (Agencies): Manchester City put aside their recent Premier League setback, delivering a comfortable performance in a 3-0 win at Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League Group C on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s side, beaten by Norwich City on Saturday, brought in their Brazilian former Shakhtar midfielder Fernandinho as a makeshift central defender to replace the injured John Stones. But there was to be no real test of City’s back line as the English champions dominated, taking the lead in the 24th minute through Riyad Mahrez, who slotted home after Ilkay Gundogan’s shot came out off the post. Shakhtar quickly had a chance to go level after a superb run from Taison who found Junior Moraes but his tame shot was well dealt with by Ederson.

absence with two first-half goals in a 3-0 triumph at the Parc des Princes. Thomas Meunier added the third late on as Madrid, who beat PSG on the way to lifting the trophy in 2016 and 2018, were soundly beaten in their Group A opener with Eden Hazard kept quiet on his full debut. But a wonder goal from Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale was disallowed after VAR ruled he had controlled the ball with his arm. The decision split football fans.

New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS): Ace sprinter Hima Das will not be participating in the upcoming World Championships 2019 due to a back injury. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday took to Twitter to provide the information and said: “Unfortunately 400m athlete Hima Das will not compete at the World Championships 2019 in Doha due to back injury.” On September 9, the AFI named seven women, including Hima, for the 4x400m relay and 4x400m mixed relay races at the

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World Championships to be held from September 27 to October 6 in Doha. Sprinter Dutee Chand was later added in 100m after she received an invite from IAAF. The ace sprinter from Assam has been suf-

fering from a lower back pain after competing at the Asian Games last year. At the Asian Championships in Doha in April, she had pulled out of the individual 400m heats midway through the race.

City doubled their lead in the 38th minute with Mahrez finding Gundogan at the end of a trademark City passing move and the German clipped home to make it 2-0. The Ukrainian side struggled to break up City’s possession play in midfield and while there was a relaxed tempo from Guardiola’s side, the outcome was never in doubt. Gabriel Jesus made it three in the 76th minute after Kevin De Bruyne led a swift counter-attack and slipped in the Brazilian who made no mistake. There was some good news on the injury front for City with French left-back Benjamin Mendy coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute, for his first appearance since April. Meanwhile, Paris SaintGermain launched their latest quest for Champions League success with a statement win over Real Madrid on Wednes-

Nagaland to kick off Santosh Trophy NE Qualifiers against Manipur KOHIMA, SEP 19 (NPN): Nagaland football team will kick off their Santosh Trophy 2019-20 North East qualifying round against Manipur on September 23 in Agartala, Tripura. One of the coach informed the team had left the state capital on Thursday evening to participate in the championship. A team of consisting of 18 state football players is being led by Roko Angami, AFC B license coach as the team coach and

Kevilebei Zashümo as assistant coach and manager. Nagaland has been drawn in Group B along with Manipur, Meghalaya and Railways. Nagaland will take on Manipur on September 23, followed by Meghalaya on September 25 and last match against Railways on September 27. Hosts Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram are in Group A. The top teams from each group will qualify for the finals.

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Amit Panghal

Manish Kaushik

Ekaterinburg, Sep 19 (PTI): Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) have made the Indian boxing squad for next year’s Olympic Qualifiers owing to their medalwinning show at the ongoing World Championships. Panghal and Kaushik have entered the semifinals here, making it the first time when India have more than one boxer left in the fray for the medal rounds of the marquee event. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) had made it clear that boxers who win medals at the World Championships will be automatic picks for the Olympic qualifiers scheduled in February in China. “Yes, Amit and Manish will be going to the qualifiers. There will not be any trials in their weight categories

now,” Indian Boxing’s HighPerformance Director Santiago Nieva told PTI. The rest of the squad will be picked on the basis of camp performance, points accumulated at international events and in some cases, trials. While Panghal will face Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov in the last-four stage, Kaushik will be up against top-seeded Cuban Andy Gomez Cruz in his semifinal clash. Both rose to prominence after the 2016 Rio Games, where India drew a blank in boxing. Panghal has gold medals in the 2018 Asian Games as well as this year’s Asian Championships apart from the now assured Worlds medal, Kaushik won a silver medal in the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Judo students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Lumami along with others during the judo class launching programme on September 13. Prof. N.S. Jamir, Vice-Chancellor In-Charge, Nagaland University and Dr. Abemo, Registrar, Nagaland University graced the launching ceremony as the chief guest and guest of honour respectively.

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