September 21, 2019

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Vol XXIX No. 286

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Arsenal, Man Utd win Europa opener

Charges against Chinmayanand watered down

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sports, Page 12

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Govt slashes corporate tax rate to 25.17%

PANAJI, SEP 20 (PTI): In the biggest reduction in 28 years, the government on Friday slashed corporate tax by almost 10 percentage points as it looked to pull the economy out of a six-year low growth and a 45-year high unemployment rate by reviving private investments with a Rs 1.45-lakh crore tax break.

Two-and-a-halfmonths after presenting her maiden Budget that was hailed as “developmentfriendly” and “future-oriented”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced cutting corporate tax rate to 25.17 per cent to bring them at par with other Asian countries such as China and South Korea but at the expense of potentially breaching the 3.3 per cent fiscal deficit target.

Markets cheered the announcement with the BSE Sensex jumping by the most in a decade while the rupee also climbed against the US dollar.

In the fourth tranche of post-budget economic stimulus measures, she cut base corporate tax for existing companies to 22 per cent from current 30 per cent; and for new manufacturing

Power outage at Wokha town DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Department of power has informed the electricity consumers of Wokha town and adjoining villages that replacement of transformer oil for 5 MVA, 33/11 KV Power transformer at power house Wokha town would be carried out on September 21, 2019.

In view of the proposed work, there would be no power supply till the replacement process was completed.

Fuel prices hiked

NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (AGENCIES): State-run oil marketing companies on Friday increased petrol and diesel prices by 34-37 paise and 28-30 paise a litre respectively, the sharpest rise since the Union Budget on July 5.

In the national capital New Delhi, petrol prices rose to Rs 73.06 a litre as against Rs 72.71 a litre on Thursday while diesel price peaked to Rs 66.29 per litre as compared to Rs 66.01 on Thursday.

The rate of petrol in Dimapur was at Rs.71.06 per lire and diesel stood at Rs. 64.13 per litre on Friday. In the state capital, a litre of petrol and diesel was Rs. 71.26 and Rs. 64.31 respectively.

This is it!

“Gate tax, multiple tax.

What about us paying work tax, wealth tax and house tax?”

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firms, incorporated after October 1, 2019 and starting operations before March 31, 2023, to 15 per cent from current 25 per cent.

This will be subject to the condition that these companies will not avail any other incentive or concession such as tax holiday enjoyed by units in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and accelerated depreciation.

The effective tax rate for existing units, after considering surcharges and cess such as Swachh Bharat cess and education cess - which are levied on top of the income and corporate tax rates, will be 25.17 per cent as compared to 34.94 per cent now. For new units, it will be 17.01 per cent as against 29.12 per cent now.

The new tax structure, which will lead to government losing Rs 1.45 lakh crore in revenue annually, is effective from April 1, 2019, and will bring Indian corporate tax rate at par with Asian peers in a bid to attract investments.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the move as “historic” and said the announcements made in the last few weeks show that his government is leaving

Nirmala Sitharaman (PTI)

no stone unturned to make India a better place to do business.

“It will give a great stimulus to #MakeInIndia, attract private investment from across the globe, improve competitiveness of our private sector, create more jobs and result in a win-win for 130 crore Indians,” he tweeted.

The reduction in corporate tax, which India Inc hailed as the one which will revive growth and investment, is the single biggest cut in tax rates since India opened up its economy in 1991.

India had the highest effective corporate tax rate of 38.05 per cent in 1997.

Properly assess number of pharmacies: CNTC DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC) has asked the department of health and family welfare (H&FW) to properly assess the number of pharmacies in each district and bring out a list under whose license and names were they being run especially in the commercial hub of Dimapur.

CNTC through its media cell claimed that many pharmacies in Dimapur were being run by persons without any specific knowledge on medicine or possessing the required qualification. CNTC has asked the department to put a ban on such practice immediately as it was a very serious issue pertaining to the life and death of each citizen of the state.

The council lamented that many drug licenses under Naga names were found to be leased out to nonNagas on rental basis while

depriving many local youths with genuine qualifications of unemployment.

Demanding to know how many drug licenses for wholesaler and retailer have been issued till date, CNTC has also asked the health department to come out with an accurate data of total number of pharmacies in the state. Acknowledging the department working out on the issue, the CNTC expressed hope they would bring out the real picture in black and white.

CNTC warned that it would further look into the matter through legal means if it was not satisfied in the report. It has also appealed to every GB, chairman and colony council both in rural and urban areas to keep a strict vigil on the mushrooming of pharmacies in their respective villages and localities and not to issue any no objection certificates (NOC).

Also, super-rich tax by way of enhanced surcharge on income, announced in the July 5 Budget, will not apply to capital gains arising on equity sale or equity-oriented funds liable to securities transaction tax (STT) with a view to stabilise flow of funds into capital markets.

Also, the companies will not have to pay minimum alternate tax (MAT).

Investors become richer by nearly Rs 7 lakh cr in a day: Investor wealth on Friday zoomed a whopping Rs 6.82 lakh crore in single day as equity markets rallied, with the Sensex skyrocketing 2,284 points in intra-day trade, following a slew of economy-boosting measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

The 30-share key BSE index zoomed 1,921.15 points or 5.32 per cent to close at 38,014.62. During the day, it advanced 2,284.55 points to 38,378.02, its biggest intra-day spike in over a decade.

The bull market led the market capitalisation of the BSE-listed companies to soar Rs 6,82,938.6 crore to Rs 1,45,37,378.01 crore in single day.

DMC cautions lessee/contractors

PDVCU, GBAP react to ZPO statement

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) has directed lessee/ contractors to strictly adhere to the terms and conditions of the lease agreement and not to indulge in any collection of amount contrary to the rate fixed by DMC. In a notice, DMC administrator Albert Ezung warned that any violation or deviation with its directives would result in automatic termination of the lease/ contract besides other penal action. DMC has noted that some of the DMC lessees/ contractor, urban utility fees collection, were issuing duplicate (xerox) challan instead of original receipt issued.

DMC notifies traders: DMC has notified all the shop owners/traders under its jurisdiction to purchase alternative plastic bags such as cloths/jute/paper bags etc. from its office at nominal market rate.

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mParivahan

ed as legally recognized at par with the original documents as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act, 2000, it is necessary that they are available on DigiLocker or mParivahan app carried by the user.

If the e-documents are not available on mParivahan or DigiLocker then they would not be treated as legally recognized at par with the original documents.

The mParivahan mobile app is being provided by the MoRTH through NIC. The details of RC, DL, fitness validity, insurance

Staff Reporter

Companies in China, South Korean and Indonesia pay 25 per cent tax, while those in Malaysia pay 24 per cent. Only Japan has a higher tax than India at 30.6 per cent. Hong Kong has the lowest corporate tax rate of 16.5 per cent while Singapore has 17 per cent rate and Thailand and Vietnam levy 20 per cent tax on companies.

Sitharaman said the latest measures will promote growth and investment, but sidestepped questions on its impact on fiscal deficit.

“We are conscious of the impact all this will have on our fiscal deficit, and will reconcile the numbers,” she said adding the changes in tax rate are being done by promulgating an ordinance to amend the Income Tax Act. The government had budgeted Rs 16.5 lakh crore as tax revenue in fiscal to March 31, 2020.

Calling it a bold move, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das welcomed the announcement.

Sitharaman also said no tax will be charged on share buyback by listed companies that announced such a move prior to July 5.

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Sharply reacting to the recent statement issued by Zeliang People’s Organisation (ZPO) president Ramdi Meru and general secretary Kiepeube Zehuny, the Peren District Village Chairmen Union (PDVCU) and GB Association Peren (GBAP) have accused the duo of showing total disregard to their own tribesmen by openly defying the decision, the voice and sentiment of Zeliang people of Nagaland.

In a press release, PDVCU president Namgong Ipuing and GBAP general secretary Hingthung asserted that Zeliang people during the general convention held at Jalukie Town on September 13, 2019 decided to clear the confusions over the existence of parallel ZPOs for once and all.

They said the convention was people’s initiative headed by Zeme Coun-

SOP for vehicle papers in electronic form NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (NPN): The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) has issued detailed Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for acceptance of driving licence (DL), registration certificate (RC) and other transport related information presented in electronic form.

The Central Motor Vehicles Rules amended by the MoRTH in November 2018 enables production of documents such as certificate of registration, insurance, fitness and permit, the driving licence, certificate for pollution under check and any other relevant documents in electronic form.

With this revision of rules, it is now not necessary for people to carry the relevant paper documents.

However, for the electronic documents to be treat-

PAC to continue movement

validity, permit validity are available on real time basis on this mobile app by entering the DL number/ registration number pertaining to the vehicles.

The DigiLocker platform of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has the facility to pull a citizen’s DL or the certificate of registration details from VAHAN and make it available in the Digilocker App in an electronic form.

The data related to the insurance of new vehicles and renewal of insurance of

vehicles is reflected on the eChallan app that is available only to enforcement officers.

As per the SOP, people can produce the documents or other information either through the DigiLocker app or the mParivahan app.

They can download the DL or RC through these apps and store on their mobile devices. They can also show particulars relating to DL or vehicle through the mParivahan app on the mobile through internet connectivity.

The enforcement agencies can simultaneously access these details from eChallan app, which has data for on-line verification of vehicle and its license status. Off-line verification of mParivahan QR Code is also available on this platform. Normal android mobile apps can be used for this purpose.

DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): Convenor, Public Action Committee (PAC), Vekhosayi Nyekha, addressing the media, said though PAC will end its vigil against collection in check gates it was just the first phase in its determination to end illegal collections by state and non state actors.

Nyekha disclosed that PAC was planning further moves on the issue but did not specify what these would be or when they would be launched.

Briefing media persons at the fifth day of “Operation Check Gate”, at Naga Council Office (NCD), Nyekha said PAC volunteers had stopped nine unauthorized welfare societies and unions from collecting money at check gates.

The nine unauthorized unions were collecting money at Rs. 100 to 150 per truck. Nyekha said after preventing such collections, a truck was saved from paying Rs. 1300 to Rs.1500 each while entering Dimapur. Nyekha also disclosed that the actual rate of transport by a six wheeler truck brings goods from

cil and Liangmai Council without any political colour/favour.

The signatories maintained that every recognized Zeliang village authority, Church representatives, women and youth representatives from each village with ZOA and representatives of other organizations from Zeme and Liangmai sub-tribes took a historic decision unanimously to dissolve the two ZPOs and install “Zeliang Tribal Council Nagaland” to be an apex organization of Zeliangs of Nagaland.

“This is the informed and consented decision of Zeliang Village Authorities,” they said.

PDVCU and GBAP stated that the statement by the Ramdi Meru and Kiepeube Zehuny, who did not “have guts to face its own people not to talk of mandate and rejecting the decision of Zeliangs”, was viewed with seriousness.

PAC officials and volunteers manning New Field Check Gate in Dimapur on Friday night.

Guwahati to Khatkhati was Rs. 19,000. However due to illegal collections, the transport charge inflated to Rs. 40,000.

ACAUT, Tia Longchar, said prices of commodities in Dimapur was higher as compared to that of Kohima and Mokokchung, because of the illegal collections in Dimapur. He said the amount increased with increase of tyres of trucks.

Nyekha however lamented that the government, particularly the district representatives, had not shown any concern towards the movement spearheaded by PAC. During the press briefing, members of PAC announced that if any individual, organisation or business men faced issues in

Therefore, PDVCU and GBAP have warned any individuals especially Ramdi Meru and Kiepeube Zehuny taking the name of a registered society maligning the entire tribe with wild allegations of “paid gathering” with ulterior motives would be dealt with “as per our customary practice.”

Apologising to the government and its agencies, Naga political groups and Tribe hohos for the confusion, the PDGBU and GBAP reiterated that “Zeliang Tribe Council Nagaland” was the only authorised body to represent Zeliangs of Nagaland in any platforms.

Further, the two bodies have appealed all responsible not to entertain such individuals in the name of the tribe. “This clarification and appeal will the last and final call to one and all on this issue,” they stated.

regards to illegally collecting money, they could contact or inform the PAC officials, Vekhosayi Nyekha, #7005664039, Gokheto K Chophy, #7005440147, Tia Longchar, 9862588715, Vitho- O, 7005755180 and T Ngullie, 9612780245.

Complaints should be submitted with evidences such as receipt, video or audio recording, pictures, etc. PAC also assured not to disclose the identities of the complainants.

Furthermore, PAC had also submitted a representation to the Deputy Commissioner of Dimapur, stating that after interacting with CEO of DMC, it was found that rates of commodities had not been revised since 2012.

(Cont’d on p-5)

Twitter closes fake accounts worldwide WASHINGTON, SEP 20 (AFP): Twitter said Friday it shut down thousands of accounts worldwide for spreading misinformation, including some artificially amplifying pro-Saudi messaging as part of a regional propaganda war.

The move affected proSaudi accounts coming from Egypt and the United Arab Emirates directed at Qatar and Yemen, Twitter said, as well as others from China seeking to sow discord among protesters in Hong Kong.

Additional fake accounts were suspended in Spain and Ecuador, Twitter’s safety team said. The move is the latest in a series of actions by social media giants such as Facebook and Twitter cracking down on manipulation, often by statecontrolled entities disguising their identities.

Major crisis brewing in Gulf NEW DELHI, SEP 20 (IANS): A major crisis is brewing in the Gulf in the wake of the drone attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia by Yemens rebel Houthi group, which has reportedly threatened to carry out further strikes in the Kingdom as well as in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A worried UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of “devastating” consequences for the region and the world if the crisis escalates.

A UN team of experts has been dispatched to Saudi Arabia to investigate the weekend attack on two oil facilities of Aramco amid assertions by the US and Saudi Arabia that Iran was behind the hit.

With the tensions between the US and Iran already on the rise, the latest development has triggered fears of a major conflagra-

tion. US President Donald Trump, while attacking Iran, said he has a “lot of options” to deal with the Persian nation. “I’m not looking to get into new conflict, but sometimes you have to,” he said.

He has ordered sanctions against Iran to be increased “substantially” in the aftermath of the attack on a Saudi oil field and the world’s largest crude oil processing plant in which crude oil production to the tune of 5.7 million barrels per day were knocked out.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo termed the attack as an “act of war” and said Saudi Arabia has the “right to defend itself ”.

This attack has a major impact on India which sources a large chunk of oil from Saudi Arabia. The Houthi group, meanwhile, reportedly warned of further strikes on oil installations in

Saudi Arabia as well as in UAE, saying it has drones capable of penetrating deep inside these countries. The militia, supported by Iran, is angry against Saudi Arabia and UAE for their military indulgence in Yemen.

Iran, while denying any role in the attack, has warned that it would retaliate immediately if it is targeted. “We don’t want conflict in the region,” Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said and, while attacking the US, asked, “who started the conflict?”

Amidst rising tensions, Saudi Arabia and UAE have joined US-led coalition to ensure security of global energy and its flow through the maritime zone in the Middle East. The US State Department has also issued an advisory, asking its citizens to “exercise increased caution” while travelling to Saudi Arabia.

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Imnatiba takes up skill dev. issues

Imnatiba along with officials in New Delhi.

DIMAPUR: In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas” and to understand the latest work being taken up the centre on skill development, training and entrepreneurship and its applicability in the state of Nagaland, advisor Industries & Commerce and department of Labour, Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Imnatiba along with the departmental officials visited New Delhi from September 16 to 20.

According to PRO (IPR), Nagaland House, New Delhi, Kuolie Mere during their visit, the delegation met with various agencies, institutions, and corporates.

The advisor attended the official opening cer-

emony of “Spotlight in Singapore in Delhi 2019”, Singapore’s premier cultural diplomacy platform.

A meeting was also held between Imnatiba and the delegation with representatives from Furniture & Fittings Skill Council (FFSC), the release stated.

The delegation also met with representatives of iDreamCareer and TTC to discuss the opportunity of introducing career counseling to school-going students.

They also visited Common Services Centre (CSC) e-governance, Ministry of Electronics & IT, Government of India, where opportunities for convergence on improving the skilling ecosystem in Nagaland were explored. Imnatiba and the delegation also met Deven-

dra Joshi, Chief Manager CSR (HRS), CO, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), to discuss the modalities of how BPCL can support Nagaland in setting up of a new skill development and training institutes in the state.

The advisor also organised a meeting with the scholars, experts and entrepreneurs from Nagaland who have been living and working in New Delhi for many years, to get their views for the betterment of Nagaland. Further, Imnatiba and industry officials attended an interaction with FICCI, where the advisor spoke about Nagaland handlooms industry and how the rich heritage of cloth from the state can be leveraged to give a boost to the State economy.

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Social audit USLP asks contractor to execute report on work as per specification MGNREGA

KOHIMA: The second phase for Social Audit district level public hearing on MGNREGA for two blocks under Kohima District was held at DPDB Conference Hall, Kohima on September 19.

The audit was held for two blocks R.D. Block Chiepholuou and R.D. Block Sechu Zubza.

The programme was chaired by Project Directorcum-DPC (MGNREGA), DRDA Kohima, Alemla J Chishi.

Chishi stressed on the importance of social audit under MGNREGA and asked the VDBs to keep their records updated and maintain transparency.

State Resource Person (SRP), SAU Unit Nagaland, Imlirenla Sanglir highlighted the social audit under MGNREGA programme.

EAC Kohima, Kevingoto Kulnu also stressed in maintaining transparency and putting up display boards of the works taken up under MGNREGA. The programme was attended by officials from the administration, AG Kohima, VDEls from both R.D. Blocks, BDOs and technical team, DRDA officials and SAU team.

Seminar on property in Naga context galand- Assam conflict as an example, he said there has been an imposition of modern system on tradition without an effort to integrate the two, and as such, there has been an impasse in the inter-state dispute with Assam standing by the constitutional boundary and Nagaland seeking solution on the basis of historical boundary.

Kikhi said factors leading to ethnic conflicts were numerous but land and control of resources was basic to all of them.

He stated that the tribal workforce on the primary sector is relatively much higher due to the high dependence on land and resources and suggested that it could be due to the neglect of secondary and tertiary sectors.

On the aspect of identity associated with property, he said land owned by individuals has since long been the main aspect that determines a person’s status in the society. This has resulted in lands owned

by the community being usurped by the “political and economical elites.”

Kikhi also explained of how an author Nongkyrih argued that under the present system of development planning, the people do not plan or decide and are rather seen as receivers or beneficiaries of the process of development. He advocated for people themselves to present their views and select the type of development they need.

Kikhi ended his discourse by throwing pertinent questions that can be deliberated in successive discourse by researchers, scholars in the seminar.

The welcome address was earlier delivered by principal of Immanuel College, Sharatchandra Singh while the inaugural session was chaired by HoD, Dept of Botany, Lothunglo Ngullie. The seminar was attended by researcher, scholars and expert in the subject of property and ownership in tribal societies in the Northeast.

‘Swachhata Hi Seva’ launched in Kohima

Awareness campaign on PMKMY in Kohima

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DIMAPUR, SEP 20 (NPN): A two-day national seminar on ‘Concept of property in Naga customary tradition’ got underway at Immanuel College in Lengrijan , Dimapur on Friday. The seminar was organized by Research Community of Immanuel College in collaboration with Institute of Naga Studies (NIS), Dimapur and sponsored by Indian Council of Social Science Research- North Eastern Regional Centre (ICSSRCNERC).

In his keynote address, professor, Kedilezo Kikhi, department of sociology, Tezpur University, Assam expounded on the topic vis-a-vis three crucial aspects surrounding the concept of property in tribal and ethnic communities of the Northeast, namely; land, identity and development. He opined customary law pertaining to property should be fluid and not rigid, accepted by

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the society, and taken in juxtaposition with other tribals of the Northeast.

He also pointed out the complexity involved by citing example of variations in laws governing property between one tribe and another.

Kikhi primarily dwelt on the rampant privatization of tribal areas of the Northeast by “political and economic elitists” which has resulted in ‘land alienation’.

He lamented legal ambiguity is basic to many land disputes/conflicts between individuals and even the State. Citing Na-

Er. Mezivil Kikhi addressing the gathering. (NP) Correspondent time but a beginning of the

KOHIMA, SEP 20 (NPN): Joining the rest of the country, “Swachhata Hi Seva” (Cleanliness is service) campaign under Kohima district rural PHED was launched at Community Hall Viswema on Friday with the theme ‘plastic waste management’.

Launching the campaign, SDO, PHED, Er. Mezivil Kikhi said the awareness campaign was not only confine to certain period of K Y M C

process to achieve India’s commitment to eliminate all single use plastics in the country by 2022.

He therefore suggested that both the government and public must converge and move together in achieving this goal.

“When we work together we can someday achieve zero waste in our own state and in our own home” he said. To achieve this commitment, Kikhi viewed that each individual must

contribute and make conscious efforts to stop using all single use plastics-to reduce, to refuse plastics as much as possible.

He reminded that the activities will require the active participation of all the NGOs, village panchayats, various organizations, individuals, business communities, institutions, schools and colleges.

Viswema village council chairman, Zhotoho Kiso in his short speech appreciated the department for taking the initiative for bringing the awareness to the village and hoped that through this campaign the use of plastic in the locality would be reduced.

He also pointed out the ill-effects of plastic in the environment and encouraged the village to work together for the cause to bring about the change and stop using single use plastic products.

The programme chaired by SAN & Hyg. consultant, Virhelie Kruneilie began with an invocation by St. Joseph Catholic Church, Viswema assistant catechist Kronosa Cornelius and vote of thanks by JE rural division PHED, Kohima Er. Neilhouzhalie Kense.

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KOHIMA: District Agriculture Office, Kohima organized an awareness campaign on Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) at its office on September 20.

District Agriculture Officer, Kohima, B. Imti Tzudir in a press release stated that 60 participants and farmer friends representing all the villages under Kohima district attended the awareness programme. The resource persons were Solution Centre CSC, AG Colony Rukuseho Seleho and CSC Neisezo Yano. The awareness programme was organized to sensitize the farmers to avail the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) pension scheme which was launched on August 9, 2019. The scheme is a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for the entry age group of 18 to 40 years. Pradhan Mantri Kisan Maan Dhan Yojana (PM-KMY) provides for an assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000 to all land holding small and marginal farmers on attaining the age of 60 years. All eligible farmers can register in the nearest Community service centre’s (CSCs) in the district.

USLP president T. Seopi Sangtam along with medical officers at new DHK building at Kiphire town. (NP) Correspondent

Kiphire, Sep 20 (NPN): United Sangtam Likhum Pumji (USLP) not satisfied with the ongoing renovation work at old district hospital, Kiphire, has asked the asked the contractor to execute the work as per the specifications mentioned in the DPR. USLP president, T. Seopi Sangtam has also cautioned individuals and NNPGs disturbing developmental activities especially in area of medical and education.

The organisation has also expressed dismay on non-completion of medical quarter at new district hospital complex and urged the department to complete the construction at the earliest as officers were

Consultative meeting to address GBV

DIMAPUR: A consultative meeting on Gender Based Violence (GBV) with special reference to SakhiOne Stop Centre (OSC), 181- Women Helpline (WHL), Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) & Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK) was organised by Chief Medical Officer, office, Kohima and State Resource Centre for women on September 20. State Coordinator, SRCW, Gracy Ayee gave an overview of GBV and stressed on various forms of violence.

Vitsino Iralu, Women Helpline presented on the Medico Legal Care (MLC) guidelines initiated by Government of India and elaborated on the need of all the hospitals and institutions in bringing out the standard operational procedure. Introduction to MSK & BBBP was presented by Kesoneinuo Kense. Nagaland Medical Council, president, Dr. Joyce dwelt on the violence faced by women.

facing accommodation problem which inturn was affecting good health care service to the denizens.

USLP members also visited District Hospital Kiphire (DHK) and interacted with medical officers and staff and enquired about the developmental activities going on in DHK on Friday.

Assuring of its support and cooperation to the department, the USLP expressed gratitude to the officers and staff of DHK for rendering noble service to the denizens of Kiphire.

T. S e o p i f u r t h e r thanked Multi Speciality team from Kohima led by principal director, Health & Family Welfare for organizing free health camp for the people of Kiphire.

news in Brief USLP executives meeting: United Sangtam LikhumPumji (USLP) executive convenor TsikingmongSangtam has conveyed executive members meeting on September 24 at 9 a.m at Hopongkyu Memorial Hall at KiphireHq. All executive members have been asked to attend the meeting positively.

SRSU joint meeting: Satoi Range Students Union (SRSU) has convened a joint meeting with former leaders, pioneers, well wishers, seniors and unit presidents on September 21 at 1 p.m. at Tourist Lodge. All concerned have been requested to attend the meeting positively and compulsorily.

TSU freshers meet: Tenyimi Students’ Union (TSU) will be celebrating its 7th freshers’ meet-cum-cultural day on September 28 at Holy Cross auditorium hall under the theme,”Embracing Diversity, Celebrating Culture”. The union has invited all the students,seniors and well-wishers to attend the programme.

ANHTU Dimapur unit meeting: All Nagaland Hindi Teacher’s Union (ANHTU) Dimapur Unit’s office bearers and all the silver jubilee committee members have been informed to attend a meeting on September 21 at 10 am at its banker residence (HSSPK Burma Camp) without fail.

ZKP general meet: Zheri Khel Panchayat (ZKP) of Viswema village has convened a general meeting on September 25 at 4 p.m at Zheri Panchayat-cum -Vinol memorial hall. Therefore, all the bonafide members of ZKP have been requested to attend the meeting.

2 arrested for various crimes

DIMAPUR: Dimapur police apprehended two persons for various crimes in Dimapur. According to PRO of Dimapur police, one person identified as K.Lhamsen Konyak (34) of Ukha Village, Mon, a resident of Signal Angami Dimapur was arrested in Dimapur on September 20. One pistol (country-made) with ammunition without proper valid documents was seized from his possession. A case has been registered at Dimapur Sub-Urban Police Station. Police also arrested one person identified as Nazim Uddin (31) son of Nuruddin of Choudhury Tilla, Karmiganj Assam from NST colony Dimapur for illegally selling pre-activated SIM cards on September 18. Several pre-activated SIM cards were seized from his possession. A case has been registered at East Police Station Dimapur, PRO said.

Bike rally on hygiene and nutrition

EAC Wokha, Arhomo flagging off the bike rally at Deputy Commissioner’s Office complex on September 20. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Under Rastriya Poshan Maah, the department of Social Welfare (National Nutrition Mission-NNM) organized a district level bike rally for hygiene and nutrition with the theme “Nutrutional Issues” on September 20 at the premise of Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Wokha.

According to DIPR, the bike rally was flagged

off by EAC Wokha, Arhomo.

Highlighting on the theme, district coordinator NNM, Shanjothung Ngullie said the idea behind organizing such events was to generate awareness amongst the citizens of Wokha district on the importance of balanced nutrients intake and hygiene.

He stated that it was a convergence programme

and works in collaboration with various line departments. He expressed the need for co-operation for the success of the programme.

He also stressed on the importance of maintaining cleanliness especially among children of 0-6 years and to reduce malnourishment so that a child can grow up healthy mentally and physically.

Awareness campaign on women safety

Officials and participants at the awareness campaign.

DIMAPUR: Awareness campaign on women safety was held at Hukphang and Pongching village on September 19 and 20 respectively.

The programme was jointly organized by DTF BBBP in collaboration with Mahila Shakti Kendra (MSK).

A press release from DPRO Longleng, stated that resource person of the programme, DLCW women welfare officer, Phungla Phom spoke on various legal rights and Acts of women and schemes provided by the Government to uplift women and girl child.

She stressed on crime against women such as rape, domestic

violence, sexual harassment, etc and how it affects the victim, family and society at large.

Speaking on child marriage Act of 2006, she pointed out how child marriage affects family physically, mentally and financially due to immature behavior of the couple.

Therefore, she exhorted the gathered mothers to stop child marriage in their family and raise their voice against it.

Pungla also spoke on Sukanya Samriddhi Account (SSA), Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY), Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and other schemes provided to the women and urged them to avail

the opportunity. She further informed the mothers that MSK was ready to assist and urged them to visit the office or call them for any queries.

Chair man village council Pongching, lauded the MSK and its partners for organising the programme for the safety of the women and daughters in the family and society.

Earlier, the chairperson of the programme, DLCW Longleng district coordinator Tutinungla Phom, in her welcome address highlighted the activities carried out by the MSK in collaboration with DTF BBBP and Social Welfare Department for the women.

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WEATHER FORECAST

September 21 (Temperature in ºC)

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Agartala Cloudy, a stray t-storm; warm 34 26 Aizawl

An afternoon thunderstorm

Guwahati A thunderstorm in spots

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28 20

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

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Tuensang Occasional rain and a t-storm Wokha

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State

Pangnyu inspects State Public Health Laboratory

has been equipped with high end equipment having the capacity to test food safety parameters like heavy metals, pesticides, mycotoxins, antibiotics, crop contaminants, etc on food items under Food Safety & Standards Regulations, 2011.

The minister also visited the office of Chief Medical officer, Kohima, S. Pangnyu Phom being briefed during his visit to State Public this was stated in a press release issued by joint diHealth Laboratory, Kohima on Friday. rector state programme DIMAPUR: Minister of thority of India (FSSAI) officer, Food Safety, NaHealth and Family Welfare, to educate on food safety galand, Dr. Akuo Sorhie.

S.Pangnyu Phom on Friday to vendors and consumers. inspected the progress and It was an attempt to ensure working system of the State that the nutritious food are Food Laboratory, the only sold and consumed in the Food Testing Laboratory district. in the State, which was He also urged the recently upgraded to FS- Food Business Operators SAI level.

(FBO’s) to get the testing During his visit, the and certification of the minister appealed to the food items before it was citizens to avail the Food made available for conSafety on Wheels facility sumption to prevent food provided by the govern- hazard. ment.

Under strengthening It may be noted that, of food testing laboratory Food Safety on Wheels of Centrally Sponsored is an initiative of Food Scheme (CSS), FSSAI, Safety and Standard Au- State Food Laboratory

Anemia screening and awareness camp in Satakha

DIMAPUR: Satakha ICDS project, in convergence with Medical department and School Education, organised oneday Anemia screening and awareness camp under Rashtriya Poshan Abhiyaan on September 19, at GBs hall Satakha.

According to DIPR, a short introductory programme was held before the launching of the camp, where ADC Satakha T.L. Kiusumong Thikir, graced the occasion as guest of honour.

Medical officer, Satakha, Dr. Mark Keyho in his short speech, enlightened the gathering on Anemia and its ill effects on the

overall health of the people especially women.

Out of 94 members, who were screened, 52 were adolescent girls and eight were tested positive.

Among pregnant (12) and lactating (30) women, who were screened, one was tested positive for anemia.

PHC Satakha provided free IFA tablets to all the

members, who were tested positive for anemia.

Free sanitary pads were distributed to all the members by ICDS project Satakha.

26 18 20 15

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Zunheboto Some sun, a shower or t-storm 24 16

FPO rural martcum-sales day Dimapur: Food Producer Organisation (FPO) has informed that rural mart of FPO Baghti area agri-allied cooperative society-cumsales day will be held on September 24 at 2 p.m. at FPO local market, Supermarket, Dimapur. Wood craft, bamboo craft, vegetables, fruits, local rice, etc will available at the sales day.

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Women vendors protest illegal tax by militants

Correspondent

IMPHAL, Sep 20: Women vendors in Manipur’s Jiribam headquarters on Friday staged a sit-inprotest against alleged collection of tax on their goods by militants along Imphal-Jiribam section of NH-37.

The women vendors alleged that “tax” was being collecting from their goods procured from Imphal and ferried on passenger service vehicles along NH-37 by the armed cadres openly in Nungba area of Noney district.

The armed cadres who stopped the passenger vehicles at Nungba area have been collecting the tax ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1000 depending on the goods for around one week without any intervention from the concern authorities of the government.

The women vendors

staged the protest in front of their market-shed at Jiribam headquarters under the banner of Jiri Ima Keithel Choukhat Thourang Lup, suspending their business of the day.

A leader of the woman vendor taking part in the protest alleged that the cadres would forcibly drag down goods from the vehicle if the owners refused to the pay demanded.

She drew the attention of the state government to look into the plight of the women vendors doing small time business to run their family with the meagre income they earned from the business.

At the same time, she appealed the outfit to stop collection on humanity ground, saying they were doing the petty business only to able to run their families.

She added that this was not the first time cad-

res collected money from the women vendors who sold their goods after procuring it from Imphal.

Similar instances of collecting tax by the cadres of armed outfit were reported in the past too, she said and added that in the past, they (cadres of armed outfit) would collect tax/money during festival seasons like Christmas, Ningol Chakouba, etc.

The collection of the tax greatly affected their business as they were not procuring large quantity of goods but only small quantity which they can afford with their meagre amount.

Women vendors of different communities, mostly from Jiribam and Tamenglong districts opened their stalls at the only district women market-shed took part in the sit-in-protest.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Tripura CM, BJP leaders condemn assault on Supriyo

Biplab Kumar Deb Agartala, Sep 20 (IANS): Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party leaders on Friday vehemently condemned the harassment and gherao of Union Minister Babul Supriyo for hours in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University on Thursday.

Deb, also the state President of the BJP, terming the incident as “hooliganism”, expressed his deep shock and said, “How Jadavpur University has turned into a “breeding ground for extreme Left hooliganism” Thursday’s incident was the brightest instance”..

“Due to their anti-

people and hooliganism politics, all over India people have rejected Left parties, the Chief Minister said in a tweet and added that a university is supposed to be a learning ground and not a breeding ground for extreme Left hooliganism.

Tripura BJP General Secretary Rajib Bhattacharjee said that Babul Supriyo is not only a Central minister or BJP MP but a renowned artist too.

“How much the law and order situation has deteriorated in West Bengal, Thursday’s heinous, atrocious and cowardly incident was the latest one. This dreadful incident took place in front of the police, state administration and other high ups,” Bhattacharjee told the media.

Union Minister Babul Supriyo faced stiff opposition from members of the Left students unions at Jadavpur University in Kolkata on Thursday when he visited the varsity campus.

Violence broke out subsequently.

MHD Condemns NMPO clarifies on burning of houses vandalism MARAM, SEP 20: The those 2 or 3 individuals DIMAPUR: The Mao Hoho Dimapur (MHD) has strongly condemned the act of burning down houses and hotels at Makhan Opriingho (Makhan Bridge) under Senapati District, Manipur, during the wee hours of September 17 by armed miscreants of Northern Maram Union (NMU) A press release by MHD president stated that the “barbaric act has rendered many homeless and also taken away their means of livelihood.” It said that “no words are enough to condemn such acts during the present and crucial times when Nagas need Peace and Unity in earnest.”

The release added MHD offers its “moral support to the victims and pray that the Almighty guide them out of their loss and misery”, while also appealing to the concerned authority to arrest the culprits and settle the issue amicably before the situation spirals out of control.

FCI office in Imphal from Jan 2020: Ram Vilas Paswan IIT Guwahati, NRL to set Correspondent

Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan addressing media in Imphal on Friday. a godown in every district, whether an FCI godown or state godown or even a private godown , he added.

Paswan denied any hike in the prices of essential commodities – rice, sugar etc. in the past few months and it was at a general level overall in almost all the states of the country.

He then asked the public of Manipur to avail of the benefits of Prime Minister’s Ayushman Bharat Yojana, a Central sponsored scheme meant for poor people of the country.

Earlier, the Union minister chaired a review

Normal life hit in parts of Assam due to 12-hour bandh over NRC Guwahati, Sept 20 (PTI): Normal life was affected in parts of Assam on Friday as a students’ union observed a 12- hour bandh in the state over exclusion of members of an indigenous group from the final NRC. Asserting that the updated register, published on August 31, was “full of errors”, the All Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRSU) demanded that members of its community, who have been left out, be immediately included.

One of the protesters told reporters that AKRSU will not accept the final NRC as “the list was full of errors”.

He also said that thousands of Koch Rajbongshi people have been excluded from the register.

Official sources said no incident of violence has been reported from any part of the state, but the protesters were seen burning an effigy of state NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela at Nalbari district’s Kauli area.

Almost all shops, banks, educational institutes and offices remained closed in Koch Rajbongshidominated areas of Morigaon, Kokrajhar, Chirang, Baksa, Nalbari, Nagaon and Sivasagar districts, the sources said.

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though state-run longdistance buses plied on national highways with police escort, they said.

Five agitators, including All Koch Rajbongshi Students’ Union’s Kumarkata unit president Deepak Roy, were detained by the police during the day as they refused to lift a road blockade.

The 12-hour shutdown, however, did not have much impact on Guwahati, the sources added.

More than 19 lakh of the 3.29 crore applicants have been excluded from the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), released in Assam last month.

meeting on FCI operations, PDS computerization, procurement and other related matters of the North Eastern states.

During the meeting, the Union minister requested all states of the region for their active participation in creation of new storage capacities by identifying or offering suitable lands for construction of godowns.

It will help the production and PDS operations go smoothly in the states of region, he said.

While reviewing the position of storage capacity, its utilization, allocation Regd. No. 845/2019

DECLARATION

up centre of excellence

Guwahati, Sep 20 (PTI): Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and Numaligarh Refinery Limited will jointly set up the ‘NRL-Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Sustainable Materials’ to develop products from various waste sources generated from multiple industries.

Director of IIT Guwahati T G Sitharami and NRL’s Senior Chief General Manager (Corporate Affairs) Nikunja Borthakur signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement, according to a release issued by the institute on Friday.

The COE will act as an umbrella for many upcoming collaborative research projects on the development of sustainable materials such as bio-plastics, Sitharam said. ‘’This alliance between IIT Guwahati and NRL is a first of its kind academic-

Date : 18/09/2019

LET THIS BE KNOWN TO ALL CONCERNED that, Smti. N. ASANGLA LONGCHAR, W/o Mr. I. M. Baruah (Tajungsang Imchen) has been borrowing money from individuals/societies/ groups/ organizations without the knowledge of the family members. She has left home for more than a year and her whereabouts are not known to the family members since then.

Hence, any person dealing with or have dealt with Smti. N. Asangla Longchar in the past, this is to state that we shall not bear any responsibilities from now and that she will be so doing so at her own peril.

DECLARANT {Mr. I. M. Baruah (Tajungsang Imchen} Diphupar, Dimapur DP-7110

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

MON : NAGALAND NO.GA/JUD-08/2018-19/818 Dated Mon, the 11th Sept 2019 NOTICE Whereas, an application has been submitted by Shri/Smti.

Wantam Konyak with a prayer of issue of Succession Certificate for drawal of entitled pension dues and any other outstanding dues from the Government of Nagaland on behalf of his/her Husband deceased Late Nyemying Konyak, Ex Regt. No. 9015 ABC under the establishment of Superintendent of Police, Mon who expired on 11.08.2019.

Objections are hereby invited from persons in regards to claim for withdrawal of the dues by the applicant with 30 (thirty) days with effect from the date of issue of this notice. No petition will be entertained after the expiry of the given period.

Deputy Commissioner Mon : Nagaland MC-48

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MON : NAGALAND

NO.GA/JUD-08/2019-20/820

NOTICE

industrial collaborative venture and it will work towards production of biodegradable plastics utilising the waste and intermediate materials from the existing oil and bio-feedstock based industries’’, he said.

The current global emphasis on environmental sustainability has made it a necessity to develop ecofriendly and sustainable materials for commodity applications using various inexpensive, renewable and waste sources from petroleum industries biorefineries and agro industries.

“This CoE will serve as an umbrella for many such upcoming collaborative research projects on the development of sustainable materials like bioplastics and other value added chemicals under one platform to serve industries like NRL in tackling environmental pollution,” he said.

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Dated Mon, the 10th Sept 2019

Whereas, an application has been submitted by Shri/Smti Anyimi Lotha with a prayer for issue of Succession Certificate for drawal of entitled pension dues and any other outstanding dues from the Government of Nagaland on behalf of his/her husband deceased Late N. Yanbemo Lotha Ex Divisional Head Assistant. SE (PWD) R&B Office Mon under the establishment of Superintendent Engineer, PWD (R&B) Mon who expired on 04.07.2019.

Objections are hereby invited from persons in regards to claim for withdrawal of the dues by the applicant within 30 (thirty) days with effect from the date of issue of this notice. No petition will be entertained after the expiry of the given period.

Deputy Commissioner Mon : Nagaland DP-7113

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE No.AGR/KVK-DAMU/2018-19/

NOTIFICATION

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Happy birthday dear Aloto Aye (Abone) This is the day that God sent this beautiful person into our family and he became a son, a brother, a mentor and a best friend. We are blessed to have you in our life. You are a kind-hearted man with a wonderful personality. May you continue to shine for God’s glory.

“May He grant you according to your heart’s desire. And fulfill all your purpose” Psalms 20:4.

May you live long. God bless you abundantly.

With lots of love, Tolivi, Kimiyeto and Levi Dearest Seyievituo Mezier, May you be gifted with life’s biggest joys and neverending bliss. After all, you yourself are a gift to earth, so you deserve the best. May God be your Everything...

Happy birthday!

From-Family

AFFIDAVIT

I, YELLOW KONYAK aged about 44 years S/o YOYONG KONYAK resident of UPPER KENUOZOU COLONY Nagaland do hereby solemly affirm and declares as follows.

1. That my present official name as per HSLC/Service Book is Shri YELLOW KONYAK . I, hereby change my name YELLOW KONYAK to Shri YOLLOW. 2. That from today onwards my name shall be YOLLOW for all my official/legal purpose and hereby undertake to give wide publicity through newspaper to let everyone know about the change of my name Shri YELLOW KONYAK to Shri YOLLOW. 3. That the statement made in this affidavit and those statements made in the para 1-2 are true to the best of my knowledge and these statements made in the paragraph are facts are derived from the record and which are true.

Deponent Regd . No. 927 1st Class Magistrate, Date : 18-09-2019 Deputy Commissioner, Kohima

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WOKHA :: NAGALAND NOTIFICATION

Dated Wokha, the 19th Sept 2019.

No.DCW/LR-46/KMTL/2018/ : It is hereby notified for general information that compensation of land and the crop damaged due to installation of 400KV Double Circuit (Twin) Transmission line Kohima-Mariani (KMTL) under North Eastern Region System Strengthening Scheme VI (NERSS-VI) will be paid from 23rd 24th September, 11 a.m. onwards at the DC Wokha’s Conference Hall. The affected landowners (both land and crops) list enclosed, where there are no claims/objection are hereby directed to be present in person along with :1. Identity proof (preferably Aadhaar Card/Driving License/ PAN Card etc).

2. Six copies of passport photo.

To be submitted at the time of the disbursal of the cheques.

Payment will not be released to any representative other than the concerned person. The Village Council Chairman of the concerned villages are directed to be present to identify the landowners and as a counter signatory for the Sale Deed and Undertaking.

Sd/(Dr. MANAZIR JEELANI SAMOON) IAS Deputy Commissioner Office of the Deputy Commissioner Wokha, Nagaland

Name of the candidate

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Miss Meshenji Apon

2

Miss Chubaienla Jamir

3

Miss Ningshiyangerla Walling

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Mr. Sinilo Kent

5

Miss Virosanuo Solo

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Miss Temjenna Jamir

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Mr. Vilakuo Vitso

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inside were pushed out of the structures to ensure no one was injured.

It stated that “specific purpose of the action to dismantle and evict those illegal structures at the dispute land was clear but not to cost lost of lives be it the inmates or their livestock,” adding the actual result after the action would have been otherwise if that was the intention.

NMPO also refuted reports to misguide the public that prior to the incident, indiscriminate firing took place.

It stated that “this ‘illusion’ surely must be the imagination of their June 23, 2014, attack on Naojai Village with over 100 persons dressed in camouflage with sophisticated weapons inflicting two persons with bullets, ransacking and torturing of 8 houses including Church of the village and later their ‘cartridges’ were handed over to the SDO official concern who came to inspect after the incident.”

Dear Sister Ale Puro, May the light of the Lord shine upon you and grant you happiness on this birthday and for many years to come.

“Happy Birthday”

List of candidates to appear the interview for the post of Subject Matter Specialist (Agro-meteorology)

EXCOMMUNICATION ORDER

The Kithagha Village Councils (Excommunication Chunlikha and Likhwenchu Villages) issued Excommunication Order to Gwahai Semy, s/o Late Nchato Semy, permanent resident of Chunlikha Village under Tseminyu sub division of Kohima District on 07/09/2019 at Chulikha Panchayat Hall at 6:30 PM on being found guilty of repeatedly committing extortion/robbery on National Highway thereby bringing bad reputation to the villages and disturbing peaceful environment in the area.

1. Gwahai Semy, s/o Late Nchato Semy, has been Excommunicated/Expelled from the jurisdiction of Kithagha Villages (Nsunyu, Chunlikha and Likwhenchu Villages) for 7 (seven) years.

2. Gwahai Semy shall have to leave Kithagha villages jurisdiction within 3 (three) days from the issue of this order.

3. The Kithagha Village Councils shall not engage/deal in any case/matter relating to Gwahai Semy during the period of his excommunication.

4. A restricted entry into the Kithagha Villages Jurisdiction for 10 (ten) days shall be granted to Gwahai Semy during the period of his excommunication in the case of death of his family members on obtaining permission from the Village Council.

5. Any person sheltering/harbouring Gwahai Semy within the jurisdiction of Kithagha Villages during the period of his excommunication other than during the permitted restricted entry period shall be liable to persecution as per the law of the land.

(ZUKEYA WOCH) (JESSE SEB) (WAYALO SEB) Chairman Chairman Chairman Chunlikha Village Council Nsunyu Village Council Likhwenchu Village Council

Dated Kohima the Sep. 2019

In pursuance to the Advertisement No.AGR/KVK-DAMU/201819/1823-28, Dated Kohima the 24th Jan. 2019, the Department of Agriculture, Government of Nagaland invites the following selected candidates to appear before the interview Board for various technical posts as (i) Subject Matter Specialist (Agro-meteorology) and (ii) Agromet Observer on 25th Sep. 2019 at 10:00 AM, in the Office Chamber of the Directorate of Agriculture, Nagaland, Kohima. It may be noted that no separate calling letter for interview will be issued.

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IMPHAL, Sep 20: A full -fledged regional office of FCI will be opened in Imphal, Union minister of consumer affairs, food & public distribution Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday.

Paswan who arrived in Imphal on Friday on his two-day visit in the state was addressing a press conference at Classic Grande, Imphal.

He said that the fullfledged FCI region office will start functioning from January 2020.

Paswan stated that there was a Central policy for procuring essential commodities during times of natural calamities and said that was no need to worry for people of the state who were experiencing drought this Rabi crop season.

“There is enough buffer stock of almost 56, 000 tonnes,” he said.

He further highlighted that there were already FCI godowns in nine districts out of the 16 districts of Manipur. There must be

under NFSA and lifting of foodgrains, the Union minister directed that Depot Online System of FCI should be implemented in the entire North Eastern states at the earliest.

Among others, the review meeting was attended by chairman and managing director of FCI RP Singh, executive director (procurement and sales) Anurag Gupta, executive director FCI (Northeast zone) AK Sinha and executive ditrctors of FCI from Shillong, Itanagar, Guwahati and Dimapur besides state CAF & PD minister Karam Shyam.

Taking part in the news conference, state CAF & PD minister Karam Shyam informed that a proposal for setting up six new FCI godowns in Manipur have been sent to the Centre.

Under the NFSA scheme, the state was supposed to get both rice and wheat foodgrains equally from the Centre but as Manipur is a state where the staple food is rice, the state gets mainly rice alloted from the Centre, he stated.

Northern Maram People’s Organization (NMPO), has issued a clarification on the land dispute that resulted in dismantling of what it alleged “illegal house structures” at the dispute land area on September 17. The NMPO stated that “it has become necessary to clear fake report doing the rounds in social media and the most exaggerated press release in the name of Makhan Union.”

A press release by the publicity wing of the NMPO refuted report of the “illegal house structures” purportedly locked from outside before demolishing the structures with the intention to burn people alive, calling it “totally misleading, mischievous and blowing out of proportion far from any reality, ” while adding that it “failed to understand with what designs it was misconstrued.”

NMMPO claimed before the action of dismantling, all inmates were alerted, informed and later

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NAME OF THE VILLAGE

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Liphi

2.

Ruchan

3.

Yanmhon Old

4.

S. Wochan

5.

Renthan Village

6.

Senjum

7.

Renthan Yan

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Mr. Maoba W. Konyak

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Liphayan

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Mr. Shikuto Sumi

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New Jandalashung

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Mr. Ani Koza

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Old Jandalashung

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Miss Lithungbeni R. Khuvung

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Woroku

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New Ralan

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Yankeli

(M. BEN YANTHAN) Director of Agriculture Nagaland : Kohima.

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24th Sept’ 2019 Time : 11 : 00 AM

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Charges against Chinmayanand watered down SHAHJAHANPUR, SEP 20 (AGENCIES): After dragging its feet for days the SIT on Friday finally arrested three-time BJP MP and union home minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee government, Swami Chinmayanand. He has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days, reports Tribune News Service.

However, instead of pressing charging of rape (Section 375) the SIT has registered a case on watered down charges of “misusing authority for sexual intercourse” or “sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape”, which has a punishment of not more than five years of jail.

Punishment for rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code carries a jail sentence of at least seven years, but may extend to 10 years or even a life term.

On the other hand, three men known to the woman were also arrested in an extortion case filed

by Chinmayanand’s team.

The woman has not been charged but the police claim she is also involved in the

Chinmayanand has been sent to judicial custody for 14 days.

case.

According to the police the charges against Chinmayanand were lodged on the basis of the videos handed over by the complainant, which she had secretly filmed with the help of a secret camera in her spectacles.

SIT head IG Naveen Arora confirmed that the 73-year-old Chinmayanand accepted the genuineness of the videos and admitted his guilt saying that he was ashamed of his actions.

The complainant how-

Fire breaks out at BSNL office in Cuttack

The fire broke out in the fourth-floor office of the BSNL in the Bajrakabati area.

C uttack , S ep 2 0 (IANS): A fire broke out at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited’s (BSNL) office building in Odisha’s Cuttack city on Friday affecting telecom services in the city and some other parts of the state.

No casualty was reported. However, several documents and equipment were destroyed in the blaze, said a fire service official.

The fire broke out in the fourth-floor office of the BSNL in the Bajrakabati area.

Six fire tenders were

pressed into service to control the blaze.

Though the exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the fire brigade personnel suspected that it could be due to an electric short circuit.

The fire was brought under control after four hours.

“There is no chance of the fire spreading as it has been completely brought under control. Now, we are trying to free the building from smoke,” said a fire service official.

ever, protested against his arrest under watered down charges saying that she had unequivocally pressed charges of rape against him.

She also denied anything to do with the additional related cases of exhortation.

Refusing to admit any delay in the arrest of the BJP leader IG Arora said that due to Chinmayanad being in and out of hospital his arrest could not take place earlier.

The SIT team led by Inspector General Arora and accompanied by a posse

of around 50 police arrived at the rape accused Swami’s Shahjahanpur Ashram. To prevent any resistance the SIT had taken a large number of police personnel with them.

Picking him up from his ashram the SIT team reached the Kotwali police station. From there Chinmayanand has been sent to hospital for medical examination. He would be thoroughly examined here before being presented before the court later in the day.

The law student from Swami Shukdevanand Post Graduate College had complained Chinmayanand raping and sexually exploiting her for a year. He is the president of the college where she was studying.

The law student hit headlines on August 24 when she disappeared after posting a video on the social media about an influential person sexually exploiting her.

In the video she had not named anyone. But the missing person complaint filed by her father

mentioned Swami Chinmayanand.

On the basis of the father’s complaint the Uttar Pradesh police booked Chinmayanand on charges of kidnapping on August 27. Finally, on August 30 she was traced in Rajasthan.

After this on the directions of the Supreme Court the Uttar Pradesh government constituted a SIT headed by IG Naveen Arora.

The Supreme Court had also ordered the transfer of the student and her brother to other law colleges saying it was important for their future.

However, despite the complainant recording her statement in court under Section 164 Cr Pc on September 16, the police did not arrest the rape accused, who complaining of chest pain has been in and out of hospital from that day onwards.

Finally the police arrested him when the complainant threatened to commit suicide if she did not get justice.

Yechury accuses Modi government of crony capitalism, calls it a ‘circus’ New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS): CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday hit out at the Narendra Modi government’s economic policies and termed its decision to invest money from the state-owned Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) to bail out loss-making public sector companies as “another pathway to loot people”.

In a series of tweets, Yechury said: “LIC has lost a whopping Rs 57K crore in the stock market.

By compelling LIC to use people’s savings invested with trust to bailout corporates by buying their shares, this RSS government has opened another pathway to loot people.”

The Communist Party of India-Marxist leader also hit out at the government’s announcement on Friday to cut corporate tax to fuel investment in the manufacturing sector.

Though Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the slashing of corporate tax -- which would result in an annual loss of Rs 1,45,000 crore to the exchequer -- as “historic”, Yechury called it “crony capitalism at its worst”.

“The money snatched from the RBI, Rs 1.76 lakh crore has finally been transferred to corporates by the Modi government, giving them Rs 1.45 lakh crore upfront. This is a scandal,” he said. “This will not help DEMAND. Friendly cronies get a bonanza, but no extra money in hands of people. Rural wages have fallen under this government and MNREGA wages are stagnant, new wage code wants to squeeze workers more,” he added.

“When we needed more money in the hands of the people to stimulate demand, the government has handed it to corpo-

rates instead. This is crony capitalism at its worst,” Yechury said.

The CPI-M leader linked the tax cut announcement to Modi’s ‘Howdy Modi’ event in Houston on Sunday. “Announcement timed for proposed spectacle of ‘Howdy Modi’ in the US? Massive concessions to foreign speculators. India is going through its worst phase after independence and all we are getting is a callous government and circuses,” he wrote.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi also referred to media reports about LIC losing Rs 57,000 crore. “LIC is another name for trust in India. Common people invest their hard-earned money in LIC for future security, but the BJP government is investing LIC money in loss-making companies, shattering their trust,” she tweeted.

Dhoni’s wife questions daily Ranchi power cuts R anchi , S ep 2 0 (IANS): Former Indian captain and Ranchi boy Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s wife on Friday questioned the 4-7 hours of power cuts in the state capital every day.

“People in Ranchi experience power cuts every single day. It ranges 4 to 7 hours daily. There has been no electricity for past five hours that September 19, 2019. There is no reason for power cut as weather is good and there is no festival. I hope reason is addressed by concerned authorities,” Sakshi Singh Dhoni said in a tweet.

The issue raised by Dhoni’s wife found many takers in the state, especially from the opposition parties.

“What Sakshi has raised is a fact in the state.

In state capital Ranchi, power cuts from five to eight hours are normal. The state government claims it is improving the scenario but the fact remains that it is the same,” Alok Dubey, a former Congress spokesperson, said.

Leaders of the ruling BJP, however, claimed that power connections have reached to all households in last four and half years govt. AThe BJP leaders say that the BJP govt in Jharkhand ensured electricity connection to all 68 lakh houses which was 38 lakh till 2014.

5 NDA will win over Rajeev Kumar files anticipatory 200 seats in 2020 bail plea in sessions court Bihar polls: Nitish Patna, Sep 20 (IANS): Putting an end to all speculation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is also the JD(U) president, on Friday made it clear that his party will contest the 2020 state assembly polls together with the BJP as an ally of the NDA. “We will contest next year’s state assembly polls as an ally of NDA and we will win more than 200 of 243 assembly seats. In the 2010 assembly polls NDA won 206 seats, next time we will cross this figure”, Nitish Kumar said in a rejoinder to opposition leaders statements that the JD-U and the BJP will not contest the polls together, while addressing party leaders and workers here.

Nitish Kumar said the alliance (with the NDA) is 25 years old and they will continue to work together.

He added that the opposition leaders have been spreading rumours about the NDA and targeting him for publicity purposes only.

Rajeev Kumar KOLKATA, SEP 20 (PTI): Former Kolkata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar on Friday filed an anticipatory bail plea in the Alipore district and sessions court, a day after a city court said that the CBI does not need a warrant to arrest him in the Saradha chit fund scam case.

The plea is likely to be taken up for hearing by the Alipore district and sessions court on Saturday, Kumar’s lawyer Gopal Haldar said.

The CBI had moved the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) at the Alipore court on Thursday seeking an arrest warrant against Kumar. The court disposed of CBI’s application saying that the agency

does not need its arrest warrant as the Supreme Court and the Calcutta High Court had already lifted the bar on his arrest in the Saradha chit fund case. The ACJM said the CBI may proceed against Kumar, who is currently the additional director general of West Bengal CID, in accordance with the law. Kumar on Tuesday had failed to get relief from the Barasat district and sessions court on his anticipatory bail application before it in the case.

The sessions judge had disposed of Kumar’s plea and said it has no jurisdiction in the matter as the multi-crore chit fund scam case was registered at the Alipore court. While the Barasat court is in North 24 Parganas district, the Alipore court is in adjacent South 24 Parganas. Kumar’s lawyers had moved the prayer before the sessions judge after a special court in the district, in charge of trial of criminal cases against MPs and MLAs, refused to hear the petition, saying it does not have jurisdiction to hear anticipatory bail pleas.

PAC to continue Amazed at what PM is ready to movement do for a stock market bump: Rahul

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Holding lease system introduced by DMC responsible for price escalation and unregulated price of commodities, the PAC has urged the district administration to immediately abolish the lease system starting October 2019.

PAC has also demanded immediate cancellation of licenses of scores of organisations and unions who were collecting money. PAC said that as head of the district, the DC should revive the District Price Regulation Committee by inclusion of two PAC members and to publicly display rates of all commodities within a week.

PAC cautioned that failure to do so to rein in prices, would compel it to resort to “ a harsher means of agitations, such as indefinite bandh of Dimapur.”

New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said he is amazed at what Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ready to do for a stock market bump ahead of his ‘HowdyModi’ event in Houston, which he termed as the world’s most expensive event ever.

He said no event can hide the reality of the economic “mess” ‘HowdyModi’ has driven India into.

“Amazing what PM is ready to do for a stock market bump during his #HowdyIndianEconomy jamboree. “At + 1.4 Lakh Crore Rs. the Houston event is the world’s most expensive event, ever! But, no event can hide the reality of the economic mess ‘HowdyModi’ has driven India into,” he said on Twitter. The Congress leader’s attack comes after the government announced slashing of corporate tax rates for companies by almost 10 per cent to 25.17 per cent to bring them at par with Asian rivals such as China and South Korea, as it looked to boost demand and investments.

Battling a six-year low economic growth and a 45-year high unemployment rate, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the step two-and-half-months after presenting her maiden Budget, that was hailed as “developmentfriendly” and “future-oriented”. Sitharaman announced fiscal measures that will cost the government Rs 1.45 lakh crore in revenue annually. In the fourth phase of postbudget economic stimulus measures, Sitharaman cut base corporate tax for existing companies to 22 per cent from current 30 per cent and for new manufacturing firms, incorporated after October 1, 2019 and starting operations before March 31, 2023, to 15 per cent from current 25 per cent.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 286 Dimapur, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

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Taxation culture

n the light of government agencies coming under scanner of the Public Action Committee(PAC) in the ongoing drive against illegal, unauthorised and multiple taxation at various check gates in Dimapur, the higher authorities need to address the issue instead of ignoring them. The PAC has also taken Dimapur Municipal Council(DMC) to task for the manner in which its contract-leassees have been overcharging tax by over ten times and also issuing challans for 1/10th the amount charged. These issues are not new but have been aired since several years in the past.

Organisations such as NVCO, ACAUT Nagaland, Naga Council Dimapur and recently PAC, have been pointing out the highly questionable practices of a few government departments permitting tax collection through some of their staff or tax collection leassees without stringent checks. The departmental tax collectors or leassees were found to be collecting more than the amount fixed and then issuing challans for much lesser amounts. Over and above, PAC volunteers also pointed out that tax were levied and collected( over and above the amount stipulated) by the geology & mining and forest departments, for the same items as ‘royalty tax’. ACAUT Nagaland had sought clarification from the two departments as to why both were imposing ‘royalty’ tax on marble, stone chips, granite etc respectively as it which amounted to ‘double taxation’?. ACAUT pointed out that all such items being transported to Nagaland from outside were also taxed under GST, that involves Nagaland state’s taxation department. ACAUT also demanded clarification from the DMC on why was it still imposing municipal tax as octroi on various construction materials, such as against cement @Rs.2.50 per bag; when the item is also charged under Nagaland GST Act 2017 and which under Section 173 states that after GST on such items, any municipality tax shall stand annulled.

This issue was also raised earlier by the Naga Council Dimapur(NCD).The other government department, veterinary & animal husbandry has also been found to be permitting its collectors to charge ‘livestock/ health fees’ without adhering to the rules governing them.

It may be also added, that besides the veterinary & animal husbandry department, even the DMC levies tax on livestock. It means that livestock or poultry products are being taxed by both DMC and veterinary & animal husbandry department. These collections are abnormal and illegal and are responsible for pushing up prices of commodities. However, the story of tax tragedy in Dimapur does not end here. Scores of unions and non-state actors also impose their ‘right to tax’ every vehicle entering Dimapur. After having to pay tax for transport/road, the consignee has to pay godown tax. Then when the goods are taxed in shop(s). The ongoing drive by the PAC at check gates is laudable but limited to two hours in the morning ( 5 a.m. to 7 a.m.) after trucks are barred entry after 5 a.m. and two hours in the evening( 7 p.m. 10 p.m.) after trucks are allowed entry after 10 p.m., according to PAC. The problem is far from over as the non-state actors are still collecting tax from trucks at other locations. Such collections will not go away so easily and will require a determined and consistent effort to rid society of the most pernicious cottage industry that has been thriving for decades.

DailyDevotion The Divine Commandment of Life

…be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect. —Matthew 5:48 Our Lord’s exhortation to us in Matthew 5:38-48 is to be generous in our behavior toward everyone.

Beware of living according to your natural affections in your spiritual life. Everyone has natural affections— some people we like and others we don’t like. Yet we must never let those likes and dislikes rule our Christian life. “If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another” (1 John 1:7), even those toward whom we have no affection.

The example our Lord gave us here is not that of a good person, or even of a good Christian, but of God Himself. “…be perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” In other words, simply show to the other person what God has shown to you. And God will give you plenty of real life opportunities to prove whether or not you are “perfect, just as your Father in heaven is perfect.” Being a disciple means deliberately identifying yourself with God’s interests in other people. Jesus says, “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:34-35).

The true expression of Christian character is not in good-doing, but in God-likeness. If the Spirit of God has transformed you within, you will exhibit divine characteristics in your life, not just good human characteristics. God’s life in us expresses itself as God’s life, not as human life trying to be godly.

The secret of a Christian’s life is that the supernatural becomes natural in him as a result of the grace of God, and the experience of this becomes evident in the practical, everyday details of life, not in times of intimate fellowship with God. And when we come in contact with things that create confusion and a flurry of activity, we find to our own amazement that we have the power to stay wonderfully poised even in the center of it all.

Quotes If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them.

~ Bruce Lee

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Post-mortem

Mha vs Ngos: Transparency or Crackdown

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he Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in its recent briefing reported that over Rs. 50,000 crores were received as foreign contribution by various NGOs and association in India over a period of three years, during the period from 2015-16 to 2017-18. While detailing or breaking down the figures it observed in the case of the foreign contributions that it increased in the year 2017-18 to Rs. 16, 894 crores from Rs. 15, 343 crores in 2016-17, even though the government said it had cancelled the registration of over 14,800 associations under the Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Act (FERA) in the last five years.

Substantiating further, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha said that foreign donation received by FCRAregistered bodies in India went down drastically from Rs 17,803 crore in 2015-16 to Rs 15,343 crores in 201617 could be due to cancellation FCRA licenses of a large number of NGOs, but gradually had risen in 2017-18. However, it has been reported that registration of more than 14,800 associations were cancelled during the last five years due to the fact that these organizations had flouted the provisions laid out by the FCRA, 2010.

In addition to the prevailing clauses and regulations in FCRA, the Home Ministry has further tightened with additional clauses to those organizations receiving foreign funds such as that the officebearers and the members will have submit proving that there have not been

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any criminal records and also organizations they represent not involved in any conversion or evangelistic activities as well as not engaged in any nefarious designs or activities against the state. In addition, it also clamped another clause that those going abroad for health-related trips should declare the reasons, channel and mode of payment of money. The additional clauses introduced by the Ministry of Home Affairs are for reasons that the NGOs would become more accountable and transparent to the government as well as to its stake holders.

Nonetheless, the reasons cited by the Home Ministry are viewed with great concern as well as grave suspicion. Under these circumstances, introduction of additional provisions and clauses that the Ministry of Home Affairs evolved needs intense scrutiny. New rules further tighten the NGOs enforcing more accountability and transparency in the functioning of NGOs. Nevertheless, there is also a larger motive and bigger stakes in this entire exercise with which the Home Ministry under the aegis of Amit Shah need careful examination. We are aware of the fact that during Modi’s first term i.e. 20142019, the Government of India came down heavily on NGOs and cancelled the FCRA Nos. This time, in the second term, the BJP Government especially the Minister of Home Affairs Amit Shah wants to consolidate the gains thus far achieved--especially against those NGOs engaged with the Tribal development initiatives.

Behind this new move, RSS is very much involved.

Though Home Ministry offers a number of explanations, there is another side to it. BJP-RSS wants to contain those Christian and Human Rights NGOs working amongst the tribals in the tribal belts in North-east and in other parts of the country. BJPRSS is of the view that those NGOs particularly being run by the Christian minorities engaged in conversion, evangelism and other Christianizing activities through luring the tribals by offering incentives. RSS and other Hindutuva outfits are aghast that the tribals were originally “Hindus” and they have converted to Christianity or other religion due to allurements and other material benefits. Their arguments and assumptions are wrong. Tribals have their own customary laws, belief systems, traditions, culture and way of life and world view. However, RSS and Hindutva outfits think that they were originally Hindus and now involved in garwapsi (home coming). This is why, the Home Ministry has added ‘no conversion’ clause in the Act. In the year 1976, the Congress Party did introduce primarily to curtail NGOs’ getting into political actions or activities of political nature, so that, the foreign governments would not get indulged in internal politics. Again in 2010, Congress further strengthened the Act and anticonversion laws became widely prevalent in most of the states. Certainly everyone would agree that that the money received from abroad should not be used for any personal,

communal, divisive or antigovernment or actions that involve violent activities against the government/ state. Those who think and assume that foreign money is involved in alluring the tribals is not right because the population of the Christians remains static in the last five decades.

Nor th-east region where the indigenous communities live have their own customary and traditional ways of life and world view. BJP-RSS notion of ‘induced-conversion’ by all means be rejected because most of the NGOs run by Christians are involved in literacy, skill-development and economic initiatives amongst the weak and the vulnerable. And so, the entire exercise is vote bankmajoritarian politics. RSS in particular is all out to hinduize the Indian society.

It cannot tolerate the cultural and religious diversity.

BJP-RSS is determined to curb and in due course of time wants to eliminate the Christian and minoritiesrun NGOs involved in educational, cultural and health initiatives. It’s vindictive action by the Home Ministry clamping numerous bottlenecks, so that the minority-run NGOs would gradually vanish. There is clearly a double-standard wherein RSS claims that it is a cultural organization, but yet to be registered.

There are far-right Hindu outfits involved in all sorts of things receiving funds, but free from scanner.

The Government of India of day should acknowledge the contributions of the minorities who did play a laudable role in the nation-building and even now engaged in a number of fields. Isolating

and targeting minorities with stringent punitive regulations assuming that they are involved in conversion, evangelism and host of others tantamount to subjectivity and prejudiced mind-set. Any government irrespective of ideological persuasions and political differences once in power should act bi-partisan manner and impartial in its governance. The current dispensation seems to be showing duplicity and callousness on many things against the minorities, and FCRA happens to be one among them.

NGOs that receive money within or outside ought to be accountable and transparent with regard to the money they receive, how they spend and there is absolutely no qualm about it. Nevertheless, based on a few instances punishing NGOs run by minorities show slanted political objectives that subverts the essence of good governance. In a parliamentary democracy there should be room of dissent and accommodation of diverse views. If the purpose is to bring transparency, responsibility and accountability it should be for all—whether majority or minority, because all are equal before the law.

Constitution guarantees right to profess and adhere to any religion and if luring is employed to convert individuals and communities take action as per the law and similar situation also exists where the farright outfits and Hindutva organizations involved.

The government should take note of it and act appropriately.

Why not similar law be implemented or initiated

concerning the political parties. Everyone knows that political parties receive huge sums of money. We have been witnessing in recent times how money is being used to lure MPs and MLAs to defect their political parties on which they got elect to form governments or to destabilize the others. Those elected representative who sit in the parliament and legislative assemblies think that they are the ones who formulate and implement laws and so above the law. This type of thought process undermines the constitutional democracy. The recent one is nothing but vindictive action targeting particular types of NGOs. It is antidemocratic, unilateral, partisan and authoritarian.

Let the Home Ministry invite some representatives and have open discussions on the proposed move and bring in consensus and then implement whatever may be the clause or addition. The current government has brute majority and should not be afraid of democratic voices. Democracy is all about dissent and consensus-building.

Already most of the BJPruled states and others have anti-conversion laws and by adding one more tantamount to inflicting fear and control. The government should also be transparent and accountable in its policy-making and decision-taking processes. Government at the Centre is democratically elected one and if it is so, “it is of the people, by the people and for the people”. Citizens are always at the centre of democracy and citizens are the ones that make democracy to work.

Dr. John Mohan Razu

Supporting young emerging entrepreneurs

hey say, we need to can talk about. Yet, I would are filled with greed and failures in their business. educate the younger like to focus mainly on want money from people There are some Nagas who generation for a bet- entrepreneurship. who can afford to give asks extremely high prices ter tomorrow but what We, Nagas, talk about them. Therefore, they end for their goods. There are happens when there are how almost all the mar- up helping and supporting some who are filled with actually real educated ket places are occupied the ones who are not our pride which only chases people who have educated by the non-locals (no pun own. away customers because of themselves really well that intended). We complain We need to understand their arrogant attitudes. they know what is best for about how lazy our Naga the struggles and the outcry It is also true there are them and the society? Do brothers and sisters are. We of people because of un- some entrepreneurs who we encourage or discourage even talk about the lack of employment among Naga end up causing huge loss them? Do we support them responsibility in us. youths today. There are not only to themselves but or are we being obstacles in But, did we ever try to many who are learning the also to the ones supporting their way? understand and realise that, significance of entrepre- them. To these people, you Well, being educated gone are the days when our neurship and other fields as need to reflect yourselves is not only about being people were irresponsible well. We need to stop blam- and try to learn from your able to read and write but and lacked knowledge be- ing the present generation mistakes because the reason it’s about how a person cause with the development youths for what the past why many of us tend to educates himself and his and advancement of the generation has done. go back to the non-locals mindset. How he deals world, people are explorIn the past, there might for purchasing goods or with certain situations, if ing and expanding their have been a lot of the so offer them opportunities is he is being resourceful to knowledge- having a better called ‘entrepreneurs’ who because they are easier to the society, etc. understanding of what they were irresponsible which deal with.

It is motivating to learn actually want and need to created fear in the minds of We need to maintain that, there are groups and do. Provided, they need many which is why, people a balanced strategy where organisations, leaders and a platform to bring their are more cautious about we can help and support workers working hard for dreams to life. giving opportunities to the each other to progress more. the betterment of the people Everything is perfect. present generation which is We need to encourage the in the society.

People know what needs understandable. emerging entrepreneurs.

As people are get- to be done and seem to be But we should keep Likewise, the entrepreneurs, ting more educated, they focused. The point lies in in mind that the mindset be it young or old, should encourage and support the area where everything of people ‘then’ and ‘now’ also give his/her best and the youths to follow their falls apart. It is the mindset are different. People are be dedicated enough and dreams; knowing govern- of some people who are learning, exploring and strive towards building ment job is not the only yet to educate themselves expanding their knowledge more trust. It is not about answer. It is indeed moti- and understand the real and I believe, opportunities blaming and complaining vating and inspiring to see importance of supporting should be given to those about how lazy, ignorant such encouragements from and providing a platform who actually needs it. There and irresponsible a person all corners which give hope to our own people who are youths filled with the is, but it is about helpto many youths to start with truly wants to achieve their zeal and enthusiasm to ing and supporting each different career options. dreams. do something, to become other to grow better. We There are many fields Offering more plat- someone and contribute know what we have to do. in which the young Naga forms to those people who to the society. Can we not The problem is, we are too youths are good at. There are not our own by giving be of any help to them? scared to take risks. are many who have al- excuses of some lazy, ir- Can we not give them the I believe the beauty of ready started their journey responsible Naga youths opportunity in whichever us, Naga people can be seen to what best suits them. and denying them oppor- way we can? more when we unite and However, why is there no tunities; being greedy about We think too low of come together for a brighter progress yet? Why are there money, hence, offering the our own people. We deny tomorrow. I believe, we, no changes yet? They are rich who are once again not opportunities to those who Nagas are blessed with encouraged by people. our own,. What will those really need it and can do abundance of knowledge Their hopes were held narrow minded people gain something. Wherever we and wisdom. Yet, our greed high. They are energetic from this? Are they being go, we see less of our people has led us to our own downand dedicated towards their wise enough? and more of the others. It is fall. Still, I believe we can goals. Still, there are no I do not blame every- true, there are some Naga overcome any obstacle and signs of progress. A lot of one for this but there are entrepreneurs who are dif- bring more positive changes available fields and issues people who do not help in ficult to deal with, which in the society if we stand are present on which we ways they can. Rather, they is why they tend to face together and strive for betReader’s note: Articles or letters published in any of the columns do not reflect the view of this

terment of our society.

Why do I believe in something that seems almost ‘unrealistic’?

With the belief that, there is goodness in our Naga people as, “We” are “Nagas”. Most importantly, we are created by a living

God, pure and spotless who has blessed us with wisdom and courage.

Let us think about it.

Are we making proper and good use of our blessings?

Kepevino Hozoyeh (Contributed by a concerned citizen)

Reader’s Post

Weightage of marks for competitive exams

Sir,

May I bring to the general public notice and concerned authorities of different selection boards like the NPSC, especially for jobs that when aspiring candidates apply for jobs it is pertinent to mention the old syllabus passed candidates and the new system, semester candidates. During our time we did not have the internal exams, say to start with the 20 marks that schools have and naturally with the aim to let the students get good grades, the teachers take retest after retest that most students get 19 and sometimes even full marks that is 20. So, the students only have to study for the 80 marks nowadays for all the subjects. Compare this with the old course where students had to appear for 100 external marks.

Now coming to class twelve, the same formula applies to the present education system but with the difference that they separately appear for class 11 and 12 in two different years, whereas during the old syllabus module, a student was called a P.U. and college student and had to simultaneously appear in one exam for two years of study. The degree course has greater implications for the present pattern, the students have semester system duration of 6 months and 30 internal marks in all the subjects.

Naturally, with retest and improvements, they score good marks and appear only for 70 external marks. Compare this with the old syllabus students where they had to appear for BA 1&2 in one exam in the second year.

So, my point is, at the present context, when there is competitive exam and weightage of marks from schools to colleges are given, is it not disadvantageous for the old course where scoring marks was way more harder than the present education system.

The think tank of different selection boards and the NPSC has to take this into consideration so as not to let the competition disadvantageous for a section of our brothers and sisters.

Lanunochit Pongen,7th Mile Dimapur. newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

national/state

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

JU row: Students, political activists hit the streets came to the campus and provoked and incited the students. The BJP’s hooligans damaged the union room.

They carried BJP and ABVP flags, acid bulbs, bamboo poles and rods. They beat up people,” said SFI leader Samanyay Raha.

The ABVP, on the other hand, held a sit-in at the base of Mahatma Gandhi’s

statue in central Kolkata’s Dorina Crossing demanding the resignation of the university Vice Chancellor and arrest of all those who assaulted Supriyo.

“We will continue the sit-in till our demands are met,” said an ABVP activist.

Denying that their activists had vandalised the union room or beaten up anybody,

an ABVP member alleged that that the Leftist student activists themselves did the act to put the blame on his organisation.

Meanwhile, the BJP brought out a rally from its headquarters at Muralidhar Sen Lane. Party’s state General Secretaries Sayantan Basu and Raju Bandopadhyay led the rally.

BJP stands strongly behind Babul Supriyo

Students from the varsity’s arts, engineering and science faculties took part in the march.

Ko l k at a , S e p 2 0 (IANS): Political temperatures shot up in the metropolis on Friday as political activists and students hit the streets, a day after Union Minister Babul Supriyo was heckled and assaulted by radical Left students in Jadavpur University for hours, following which ABVP workers went on a rampage and vandalised a students’ union room.

The radical Left students took out a three-kilometer long march from the university campus to Gol Park protesting against ABVP’s “vandalism” and the manner in which the Union Minister “provoked”

students on Thursday.

Students from the varsity’s arts, engineering and science faculties took part in the march. They alleged that on Thursday, Supriyo made sexist remarks and “went on provoking us”.

The students representing radical Left associations and the CPI-M affiliated Students Federation of India (SFI) had originally planned to shout “go back” slogans and show black flags to the Union Minister, but things got out of hand when Supriyo pushed some students, they said.

The students said they were “worried” over their security and “deeply pained”

by the vandalism let loose by the ABVP on Thursday evening.

“The SFI’s union room has been vandalised, and the furniture, ceiling fan, and computers smashed. The wall of the room has also been defaced. They also beat up a shop keeper with rods and sticks and threw stones at us,” said a student taking part in the march.

The SFI organised a protest rally from Dhakuria to the university campus - a distance of about two kilometres - in solidarity with university students and for resisting “fascist hooliganism in the campus”.

“One Union Minister

A day after Union Minister Babul Supriyo was heckled and gheraoed for hours in Kolkata’s Jadavpur University that forced West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to rush to his help, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are tweeting and attacking the Mamata government and the Left parties.

Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan blamed the TMC and the Left for the incident. He tweeted: “Shocked and appalled to see the way Union Minister Babul Supriyo was manhandled in Jadavpur University. Strongly condemn this extreme left hooliganism by Didi’s goons.

Bengal has become a breeding ground for lawlessness & anarchy under Mamata Banerjee. Absolutely crass & inhuman!”

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb, who uprooted the decades-old Left government of Manik Sarkar in

Tripura, called it “hooliganism”. He expressed shock at how Jadavpur University has allegedly turned into a “breeding ground for extreme Left hooliganism”.

He tweeted: “That’s why all over India people have rejected Left parties”.

BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain pinned the blame squarely up on the Students Federation of India (SFI), a leftist union.

He tweeted: “Really anguished to see the state of affairs in West Bengal, where Union Minister Babul Supriyo ji was attacked by the SFI goons. These goons could have the audacity to attack a Union Minister only because they are backed by the state government.”

The National Secretary of BJYM, BJP’s youth wing Impreet Singh Bakshi blamed it on the “political hatred”. He attached a photo where a perpetrator is seen pulling the hair of the Union Minister. He took

a dig at the Bengal administration saying: “Kolkata -- a city of supposedly a democratic, free India”.

On Friday, Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Shekhawat also tweeted, slamming the Left and the Mamata government. Karnataka BJP MLA Shobha Karandlaje highlighted the muted response from the “Entire tolerance & award wapsi brigades”. BJP MP from Darjeeling Raju Bista demanded stern action against the hecklers. He demanded, “All those responsible for this heinous assault will have to be brought to the book”.

Union Minister Babul Supriyo faced stiff opposition from students of the Left student unions at Jadavpur University in Kolkata when he visited the campus on Thursday that resulted in violence. He later alleged that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tried to delay his rescue.

Horti officers asked to execute assigned duty without delay

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Kohima, Sep 20 (NPN): Commissioner and secretary, Horticulture, Y. Kikheto Sema Friday called upon the department officials to perform their assigned duty without delay, reminding that any officials delaying their duty would not be tolerated.

He said this during the Horticulture department consultative meeting attended by directorate officials and officers from all districts at directorate conference hall.

The commissioner said that state has the potential of producing more crops, as the soil was one of the fertile among the Himalayan states in India.

In this regard, he urged the officials to work hard to ensure that Horticulture department becomes a performer and producer by doDMC administrator, Albert Ezung assisting workers in clearing clogged ing things differently.

Kikheto also reminded drainage at New Market area on Friday.

DIMAPUR: Shamatore Battalion of Assam Rifles (AR) under the aegis of HQ IGAR (N) restored Noklak - Chokla road on September 19, which has been completely cut off by a major landslide.

According to PRO, Hq IGAR (N), the road which

is the only lifeline movement of the residents was severely disrupted by the landslide which occurred on September 17, around 10 kms from Chokla village. The restoration effort was possible with full cooperation and assistance from the local residents, PRO said.

SASRD celebrates literacy Day DIMAPUR: Nagaland University: School of Agricultural Sciences and Rural Development (SASRD), Medziphema campus celebrated its 53rd annual literacy Day on September 19, under the theme “Literacy and Multilingualism”.

The day was marked by class wise competition on various events namely poetry, story writing, sketching, painting, essay writing, poster making, elocution, extempore, debate, quiz and drama. In the end, the Infinitoes (M.Sc.1st year) were declared as the overall winner while the Argonauts (M.Sc 2nd year) and Zenith (B. Sc 3rd year) bagged first and second positions respectively.

PHED release IEC materials

Kohima, Sep 20 (NPN): Principal secretary, Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), M.K. Mero released Information, Education & Communication (IEC) materials pertaining to Swachhta Hi Seva/cleanliness is service at the chief engineer office here on Friday. A consultative meeting with department officials was also conducted with the main goal to enable and empower the rural community to involve, have greater sense of belonging and to take more active role in shouldering the responsibility of managing effectively the water and sanitation system through the state. (Correspondent)

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Meanwhile, Tiema-Khe Kidima management team conveyed its best wishes to six players of TKK, representing Nagaland state in the forthcoming National level AGAPE Cup, to be held at Gangtok, Sikkim from September 26 to 29.

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DIMAPUR: Awareness programme on communicable diseases was organised

by Health Sub-Center Management Committee (HSCMC) and Wokha Village Council on September 20, at health sub-center, Wokha village.

A press release from HSCMC Wokha Village chairman, Mhonchumo erui and secretary, Yanpemo Tungoe stated that medical officer Wokha (MHT) Dr. Kuokholie Savino graced the programme as the resource person.

He highlighted examples of communicable diseases or infectious diseases include hapatitis, polio, influenua, HIV and AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.

Other than these, he said there were many known as well as unknown communicable diseases troubling the society. Altogether 94 women including pregnant women along with their husbands attended the programme chaired by HSCMC chairman Wokha village.

The programme concluded with monthly immunization routine and distributed sanitary pads to all the participated women.

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Director Horticulture, Dr. Elithung Lotha gave a presentation on various activities taken up the department. He also shared on the various centre schemes being implemented in the state and achievements of the department.

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the officials that promotion and posting would depend on their performance which would be monitored strictly.

To perform better and achieve more, he urged the officials to maintain a close co-ordination and cooperation among themselves and with other allied departments. He also emphasized the need of converging the ideas and knowledge with other allied departments.

He further challenged the department officials to be dutiful in their respective posting places, and informed that he will be visiting field constantly and check their performance. He directed the district officers to identify a suitable spot near the highway for mixed flowers garden to attract public passersby.

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Zuckerberg also met President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

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T h i s i s Fa c e b o o k CEO’s first public trip to Washington since he testified before House and Senate committees in April last year over Cambridge Analytica data scandal affecting 87 million users globally.

According to media reports, Zuckerberg met several lawmakers this time

and discussions included allegations that Facebook curtails conservative speech.

As the chorus grows to break up Facebook, the social networking platform’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg recently said that it won’t serve any purpose.

“You could break us up, you could break other tech companies up, but you actually don’t address the underlying issues people are concerned about,” she had said earlier.

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Democratic presidential candidate, Senator Kamala Harris, has stressed that authorities should take a serious look at breaking up Facebook as the social network platform is a “utility that has gone unregulated”.

Another Democratic 2020 candidate, Senator Elizabeth Warren, has also stressed upon the possibility of breaking up Facebook.

Zuckerberg, however, rejected these calls, saying the size of the social media giant was actually a benefit to its users and the security of the democratic process.

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US President Donald Trump’s trade war with Beijing has undermined business investment and exports at a time when China’s economy already is shifting to slower growth.

“What we have at the moment is a rather mediocre growth” which is “fragile and it is under threat,” Lagarde said. She said central banks have done much of the heavy lifting, preventing the financial crisis from becoming a depression, but officials handling government policies and purse strings now must step up.

“I think central bankers have done an awful lot and were for many years regarded as the only game in town,” she said.

In her new post leading

the ECB, she said she would focus on job creation and stability, but stability alone may not be enough in the lives of real people.

If confirmed, she will step into her new post in an environment where Trump has maintained a relentless campaign against the US Federal Reserve for not cutting interest rates aggressively to stimulate growth.

Trump has also accused outgoing ECB President Mario Draghi of deliberately seeking to weaken the euro to gain unfair trade advantages, something Draghi has refuted.

Others in Europe have criticized Draghi for cutting rates further into negative territory to juice a sluggish EU economy.

But Lagarde said that experience shows that, in cases where politicians meddle with central bank independence, it “doesn’t pan out very well.”

But she also said central bankers should strive to be “predictable.” “There is enough uncertainty around the world, not to add the uncertainty of what a central banker is going to do.”

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Dimapur, Sep 20 (NPN): A programme on skill development in motor industry was conducted by Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) in collaboration with Maruti Suzuki India Limited at Hotel Saramati, Dimapur on Friday. Maruti Suzuki India in association with Government of Haryana has set up Japan- India Institute for Manufacturing which looks to train youth from all over the country, including Nagaland to make them better equipped and employable.

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WASHINGTON, Sep 20 (AFP): The former head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, warned that global growth is “fragile” and “under threat” and policymakers should work to reduce manmade vulnerabilities.

Policymakers should work together to “try to reduce the fragility and ... resolve the uncertainty,” facing the global economy, she told AFP in an interview.

Lagarde, who officially stepped down as IMF managing director last week, decried certain self-inflicted wounds, saying that issues like Brexit and trade frictions “are manmade and can be man-fixed.”

But Lagarde, who was the first woman to lead the crisis-lender and is set to become the first woman to take over the leadership of the European Central Bank later this year, said, “a bit of woman wouldn’t hurt.”

Her comments came on the day the OECD said trade tensions are eroding world growth, prompting it to cut its forecast for this year to the slowest rate since the start of the global financial crisis in 2008, just 2.9 percent down from the 3.2 percent expansion previously forecast.

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nectivity to 2,215 villages in Arunachal Pradesh and 763 villages in Assam at a cost of Rs 2,536 crore. The commission also approved 4G connectivity in 2,691 villages in Meghalaya approved at a cost of Rs 2,132 crore.

Further, to decrease the problem of call drops, the commission decided that for existing housing complexes, the Telecom Department would request the Housing Ministry to come up with fair, transparent and unbiased measures for providing access to telecom operators in private residences. It was decided that no owners or Resident Welfare Associations (RWA) should enter into any kind of arrangement or exclusive contract with any service provider.

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growth from a six-year-low.

Rupee expected to appreciate towards 70.70 a dollar in coming days,” according to HDFC Securities.

Meanwhile, crude oil benchmark, Brent Futures on Friday was trading at USD 64.90 per barrel, higher by 0.78 per cent.

Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) were net buyers on Thursday, provisional exchange data showed.

The 10-year government bond yield was at 6.79 per cent. Analysts opined that though the markets have reacted positively to the tax cut announcement, there are concerns over deteriorating fiscal situation, saying Rs 1.45 lakh crore revenue foregone through corporate tax break will add to the fiscal mess.

Hence, this may have negative impact on the rupee going ahead, they added.

Sitharaman announced cutting corporate tax rate to 25.17 per cent to bring

it at par with other Asian countries such as China and South Korea but at the expense of potentially breaching the 3.3 per cent fiscal deficit target.

“The news of government lowering corporate tax has rejoiced the market, stocks rallied sharply with bank nifty posting its biggest single day gain in 10 years.

This gave rupee a big boost and USD/INR spot dropped to 70.67,” said Rahul Gupta, Currency Research Head, Emkay Global Financial Services Limited.

T h e d o l l a r i n d ex , which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.15 per cent to 98.42. The Financial Benchmark India Private Ltd (FBIL) set the reference rate for the rupee/ dollar at 71.1382 and for rupee/euro at 78.5665. The reference rate for rupee/ British pound was fixed at 88.6828 and for rupee/100 Japanese yen at 65.89.

In the domestic equity market, the 30-share index Sensex logged its biggest intra-day spike in over a decade and soared 2,284.55 points to a peak of 38,378.02, before settling 1,921.15 points or 5.32 per cent higher at 38,014.62.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty zoomed 569.40 points or 5.32 per cent to end at 11,274.20.

New Delhi, Sep 20 (IANS): The government is likely to complete the next telecom spectrum auction

by January 2020, sources said. The Digital Communications Commission (DCC) in its meeting, however, has further delayed the finalisation of the spectrum prices and discussion would take place in the next meeting.

The Telecom Department has devised a form which has to be filled in by interested parties, based on which government will take a call on 5G trials, official sources said.

The DCC also decided that Arunachal Pradesh will be provided with 4G connectivity.

About 1,917 mobile towers would provide con-

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New Delhi, Sep 20 (PTI): The Indian rupee on Friday rose by 40 paise to settle at 70.94 to the US dollar after forex market sentiment was buoyed by the government decision to slash corporate taxes.

The news of lowering corporate tax rejoiced the equity market as well, but the bond market did not take the announcement very well. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slashed corporate tax by almost 10 percentage points as the government looked to pull the economic growth out of six-year low.

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened on a strong note at 71.19 and shuttled between a high of 70.68 and a low of 71.19 during the day. The domestic currency finally settled at 70.94, higher by 40 paise over its previous close. The local unit had settled at 71.34 against the US dollar on Thursday.

On a weekly basis, the Indian rupee lost 2 paise.

“Indian rupee shines among Asian currencies amid corporate tax cut by the government. India’s government unveiled a USD 20 billion plan that entails cutting tax on businesses to one of the lowest in Asia and supplements the central bank’s interest-rate reductions to bolster economic

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Students chanting for change march through Australia’s largest city Sydney as the ‘Global Strike 4 Climate Change’ began on Friday.

SYDNEY/BANGKOK, Sep 20 (Agencies): Hundreds of thousands of students, office workers and other protesters took to the streets across the globe on Friday to demand urgent action to avert an environmental catastrophe from world leaders gathering for a UN climate summit.

The global climate strike kicked off in the Pacific islands - some of the nations most threatened by rising sea levels - and followed the rising sun through Australia, Japan, Southeast Asia and into Europe and Africa.

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist who has inspired the movement, noted the “huge crowd” in Sydney in a tweet, which she said would set the standard for strikes and protests planned in about 150 countries worldwide.

Social media posts showed huge demonstrations across Australia, from the big coastal cities of Sydney and Melbourne to outback towns such as Alice Springs. Organisers and police gave differing numbers for those taking part, but the Australian Broadcasting Corp said 180,000 would be a conservative estimate of participants nationwide.

“The oceans are rising and so are we,” read one sign held by a protester wearing school uniform in Melbourne. By midmorning across Europe and Africa, crowds had gathered in many cities, including London, Berlin, Warsaw and Nairobi.

“We are skipping our lessons to teach you one,” read a placard carried by a student in London.

The protesters are calling on governments to take

immediate action to limit the harmful effects of manmade climate change.

The strike will culminate in New York when Thunberg, who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her climate activism, will spearhead a rally at the United Nations headquarters.

Global warming caused by heat-trapping greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels has already led to droughts and heatwaves, melting glaciers, rising sea levels and floods, scientists say.

Carbon emissions climbed to a record high last year, despite a warning from the U.N.-backed Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in October that output of the gases must be slashed over the next 12 years to stabilise the climate.

Organisers said dem-

onstrations would take different forms around the world, but all aim to promote awareness of climate change and demand political action to curb contributing factors.

The protest movement is putting increasing pressure on both governments and companies to respond.

Online retail giant Amazon.com Inc pledged on Thursday it would be net carbon neutral by 2040 and would buy 100,000 electric delivery vans from a start-up firm.

Cutting emissions is a challenging goal for Amazon, which delivers 10 billion items a year and has a massive transport and data centre footprint. “We know we can do it and we know we have to do it,” Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos said.

In Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due to unveil a major new climate protection package thrashed out by parties in her coalition in all-night talks. Meanwhile, on the streets of the capital, crowds gathered at the Brandenburg Gate, where three activists stood on blocks of ice beneath a mock gallows.

The U.N. summit brings together world leaders to discuss climate change mitigation strategies, such as transitioning to renewable energy sources from fossil fuels.

The issue is vital to low-lying Pacific islands, which have repeatedly asked wealthier nations to do more to prevent rising sea levels.

Death toll in Afghanistan blast rises to 39 Kabul, Sep 20 (IANS): The death toll in the suicide truck bombing a day ago near a hospital in Afghanistans Zabul province rose to 39, mostly civilians, an official said on Friday.

Z a b u l g ove r n o r ’s spokesperson Gul Islam Seyal said 185 people were also injured when a Taliban suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle near the government hospital in the city of Qalat, capital of insecure Zabul province, on Thursday at around 6 a.m., Efe news reported.

“In yesterday’s heinous bombing, 39 res-

idents were killed and another 185 injured, 40 of whom are in a critical condition,” he said.

Several bodies were recovered from under the rubble of the buildings damaged in the explosion.

The powerful blast damaged several nearby buildings, including a high school complex. Four students were among the dead and 20 others were injured.

Among the dead are two security personnel.

The rest are civilians, including women and children as well as doctors and patients at the hospital.

Seyal said almost all services have been paralyzed at the hospital that was the only wellequipped health centre in the province.

The hospital’s intensive care unit and dining room were destroyed while several ambulances and vehicles were badly damaged in the blast.

The truck bombing was claimed by the Taliban with its spokesperson saying that the target was a nearby building that houses the government’s intelligence department, the National Security Directorate.

Seyal said the attack

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was carried out near the hospital gate and the explosion only damaged the boundary wall of the National Security Directorate building. He said personnel in the spy agency were unhurt.

There has been a surge in militant attacks in Afghanistan in the past few weeks ahead of the presidential election on September 28.

This year, 133 attacks on health facilities and personnel were recorded across the country, United Nation Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said.

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JA K A RTA , S e p 2 0 (IANS): An earthquake measuring 6.1-magnitude rocked Indonesia’s East Java province on Thursday, but was not a potential for tsunami, an official at the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake rocked at 2.06 pm with an epicenter at 56 km of Tuban and with the depth at 656 km under sea bed, the official said. Several minutes later, a 6.0-magnitude quake with the depth at 623 km under sea floor, and is believed to be an aftershock, struck off the province, he said, adding an analysis on the status of the last quake is being undertaken, Xinhua news agency reported. Indonesia is prone to quake as it lies on a vulnerable quakeimpacted area called “the Pacific Ring of Fire”.

Washington, Sep 20 (IANS): US President Donald Trump has said bipartisan negotiations on gun reform legislation are moving “very slowly.”

“We’re not moving on anything,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” on Thursday.

“We’re moving very slowly in one way because we want to make sure it’s right.”

The Republican blamed the slow progress on former Congressman Beto O’Rourke, who said during last week’s Democratic presidential primary debate that he would ensure mandatory buybacks for assaultstyle rifles if elected. “Part of the problem that we have is because Beto O’Rourke’s statement about taking away guns,” Trump said.

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Democrats are now afraid to do anything to go down that slippery slope,” Trump said. Trump’s remarks came as his administration is reportedly circulating a memo on Capitol Hill describing a possible proposal to expand background checks to all advertised commercial sales of gun.

If someone who attempts to buy a firearm fails a background check,

it would be reported to law enforcement officials, according to the memo.

Attorney General William Barr told reporters on Wednesday that the proposal does not have support from the White House.

“I’m up here just kicking around some ideas, getting perspectives so I can be in a better position to advise the president,” Barr said.

“But the president has made no decision yet.”

This past summer, several mass shootings claimed scores of lives in the US, bringing back public attention to the nation’s gun violence epidemic while rekindling debates on gun reform.

The House passed a bipartisan background checks bill earlier this year but it still awaits a vote in the Senate.

Amnesty accuses HK police of torture of protestors

HONG KONG, Sep 20 (Agencies): Amnesty International accused Hong Kong police on Friday of torture and other abuses in their handling of more than three months of pro-democracy protests, but the police say they have shown restraint on the street in the face of increased violence.

Anti-government protesters, many masked and wearing black, have thrown petrol bombs at police and central government offices, stormed the Legislative Council, blocked roads to the airport, trashed metro stations and lit fires on the streets of the Chinese-ruled city.

Hong Kong police have come under fire for their use of force in a new report released by Amnesty International.

Police have responded with tear gas, water cannons, rubber bullets, bean bag rounds and several live rounds fired in the air, warning the crowds before-

hand with a series of different coloured banners.

They have also been seen beating protesters on the ground with batons, with footage of one such

attack on cowering passengers on an MTR subway train going viral online and prompting widespread anger. “The evidence leaves little room for doubt – in an apparent thirst for retaliation, Hong Kong’s security forces have engaged in a disturbing pattern of reckless and unlawful tactics against people during the protests,” Nicholas Bequelin, East Asia director at Amnesty International, said in a report following a field investigation.

“This has included arbitrary arrests and retaliatory violence against arrested persons in custody, some of which has amounted to torture.”

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"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord" Romans 14:8

Born : 02.03.1961 – Died : 14.09.2019 We the bereaved family of Lt. TEPUSÜDE KISO would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual who stood by us and shared our pain by rendering their support towards us through love, prayer, financially, materially and morally at the sudden demise of our beloved father.

As it would be impossible to repay each and every one of you personally our family will continue to uphold you in our prayers and persistently intercede with God to bless you all abundantly.

We would like to convey our special thanks to : 1. Lierie Baptist Church, Kohima 2. Cross Wonder Church, Kohima 3. Christian Revival Church, Tsiepfütsiepfhe 4. Kidima Baptist Church Fellowship Kohima 5. Mr & Mrs Mhonbemo Patton & Family (Principal A.G) 6. Er. Zale Neikha (Advisor, Youth Resources & Sports ) 7. All Category III (Employers Association (A&E)) 8. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Panchayat 9. Tsiepfütsiepfhe Tenyimia Union AG Colony 10. Makro Cultural Society (MCS) 11. Kohimas Hospital, Kohima 12. Oking Hospital, Kohima 13. St. Joseph College, Jakhama 14. Model Hr. Sec. School, Kohima 15. Coraggio School (Class X Batch 2015) K-2606

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We convey special thanks to:1. Officers and Personnel of 4 th (NAP)Thizama, NAPTC Chumukedima, 1 st (NAP) Chumukedima.

2. Coy Commander & Personnel of ‘D’ Coy 4th NAP 3. Yimchunger Baptist Church, Chumukedima 4. Tikhir Baptist Church, Dimapur 5. Tikhir Tribal Union, Dimapur 6. Shamator Village Union, Dimapur 7. Eastern Naga Welfare Society, 4th NAP Thizama 8. Police Baptist Church 4th NAP Thizama 9. Angami Krotho 4th NAP Thizama 10. Yimchunger Welfare Society Thizama 11. Yimchunger Arihako Chumukedima Town We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every one. It was your prayers and acts of kindness that kept us strong. We pray that our Almighty God bless you all.

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Scientists reconstruct first ever image of Denisovans

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or the first time, scientists have reconstructed face of Denisovans, who lived alongside humans and even interbred with them, some 100,000 years ago, before they went extinct.

Reconstructions are first glimpse into what our elusive relatives actually looked like, given that everything we know about Denisovans comes from single pinky bone, three teeth, and one lower jaw, found only in two caves in Asia.

Now, Israeli researchers have developed new method of reconstructing fossils based on ancient DNA, and have used it to reveal looks of our long lost relatives.

They extracted DNA from little finger of a woman, who lived between 74 and 82 thousand years ago.

'We provide the first reconstruction of skeletal anatomy of Denisovans,' says author Liran Carmel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

'In many ways, Denisovans resembled Neanderthals, but in some traits, they resembled us, and in

others they were unique.'

Denisovans are more related to Neanderthals than they are to humans.

So, the team expected them to resemble Neanderthals.

The new reconstructions, based on DNA from a finger bone of a juvenile female who lived sometime between 82,000 and 74,000 years ago, now show Denisovans did indeed resemble Neanderthals, but they also shared features with humans.

'We were particularly excited to find those anatomical traits where Denisovans differed from both modern humans and Nean-

derthals,' Carmel told MailOnline.

Overall, researchers who reported their findings in journal Cell, identified 56 anatomical features in which Denisovans differed from modern humans or Neanderthals, 34 of them in the skull.

To do so, they've used chemical modifications that influence gene activity without changing the underlying genetic sequence of As, Gs, Ts, and Cs, the so called DNA methylation.

The researchers first compared DNA methylation patterns between the three hominin groups to

find regions in the genome that were differentially methylated.

Next, they looked for what those differences might mean for anatomical features based on what's known about human disorders in which those same genes lose their function.

'By doing so, we can get a prediction as to what skeletal parts are affected by differential regulation of each gene and in what direction that skeletal part would change - for example, a longer or shorter femur,' Gokhman says.

To test the method, the researchers first applied it to

two species whose anatomy was known, Neanderthal and chimpanzee. They found that roughly 85% of the trait reconstructions were accurate in predicting which traits diverged and in which direction they diverged.

The findings show that DNA methylation can be used to reconstruct anatomical features, including some that do not survive in the fossil record.

Both Denisovans and Neanderthals are thought to have interbred with humans, and some of us still carry their genes.

'Denisovan DNA exists to this day in people of the pacific, Australia and East Asia – it can teach about how these admixture events affected modern humans,' Liran told MailOnline.

'We already know that these Denisovan DNA regions helped Tibetans to adapt to high altitude, and possibly Inuits to adapt to life in the arctic. There is definitely a lot more to be discovered with regard to how Denisovans shaped modern humans,' Liran said.

(Daily Mail)

Nagaland Post, Dimapur SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Success doesn’t come easily to anyone: SonamKapoor

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onamKapoor has been lauded for her work in films like "Raanjhanaa", "Neerja" but she believes her best is yet to come.

It's been 15 years for Sonam in the film industry and she says "her journey to stardom wasn't easy".

"I don't think anything good comes easily to anyone. If it comes easy then it is going to go in a easy way. I have been blessed, I am lucky with the roles I have got to play but at the same time there is no substitute for hard work and I have been extremely hard working. I am there for the long run. I want to keep working till the end of my life," Sonam told PTI. The 34-year-old actor says she is self-critical and is always analysing her performance.

"I do watch my films again and I never think I do a good enough job and one day I will do a good enough job. There is always a room for improvement. Hopefully I will one day live up to my expectations."

The actor believes every person is "imperfect" in real-life and she enjoys

bringing imperfections on the big screen.

"I don't think I have ever played super perfect character. I don't like doing that. I don't relate to them.

I don't think they exist. I enjoy playing little imperfect human beings because humans are not perfect.

You need correct representation of boys and girls, but we don't have it."

In the recent past, Sonam has headlined female-led films like "Aisha", "Khubsoorat", "Neerja", "Veere Di Wedding", "EkLadkiKoDekhaTohAisaLaga" and the latest in the line is "The Zoya Factor".

The actor says she is happy more stories are n a r r a t e d t o d ay from a woman's perspective.

"Today I see there has been a change but it is slow.

But any sort of change is welcome," she adds.

In "The Zoya Factor", which released on Friday, Sonam is the lucky charm for the In-

to organise Judge Rules in Favor of Michael Jackson Neha Dhupia super excited about LNCS Mr & Miss Tokhü Estate, HBO Lawsuit Is Far From Over Emmy nomination for ‘Lust Stories’

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he Netflix anthology movie “Lust Stories” has been nominated in the Best TV Movie categor y at the International Emmys 2019 and actress Neha Dhupia says she is super

excited.

“I am super excited!

I can’t thank Karan Johar enough for making me a part of it,” said Neha Dhupia, who played a character named Rekha in the segment directed by Karan

Johar in the anthology film having four short stories.

The Johar segment starred Vicky Kaushal and Kiara Advani.

The anthology is the collaboration of four directors Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Dibakar Banerjee and Karan Johar and has been immensely popular among the digital audience, ever since it dropped in June 2018.

Among the other nominations from India, Radhika Apte has been nominated in the Best Actress category for “Lust Stories”, the Netflix series “Sacred Games” has been nominated for Best Drama, and Amazon Prime’s “The Remix” has been nominated in the Best Reality TV segment.

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he Lotha Naga Cultural Society (LNCS) with an aim to preserve and promote the rich culture and tradition of Lotha Nagas, will be organising Mr and Miss Tokhü, along with lotha naga indigenous games as part of its noble venture on November 5 and 6, during the Tokhü Emong, Mini Hornbill Festival 2019 at Local Ground, Wokha Town. Lotha Naga Cultural Society has invited interested candidates from indigenous Lotha Naga tribe across state and outside for participation.

Registration forms for the mini hornbill festival will be available at Flavour's Restaurant, near PWD Junction, Kohima, M/S Naga Traditional Corner, Wokha Town, near Police Point.

For further information regarding the festival and participation, one can contact 7085600936.

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federal judge in Los Angeles on Thursday (September 19) indicated he was leaning towards granting a request

by Michael Jackson's estate requiring HBO be bound by a 1992 arbitration agreement rather than allowing a lawsuit over Leaving Neverland to continue in the federal court system. While arbitration proceedings are usually private, Jackson's attorneys have make the unusual request of wanting to hold public arbitration.

"No matter who wins or loses it's going to be taken up on appeal. It does't matter what I do," said Judge George H. Wu. The lawsuit filed March 3 by Michael Jackson Estate against HBO over Leaving Neverland, has taken some unusual turns and might actually end up before Supreme Court, according to U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu, who currently is overseeing the case. Jackson's estate initially filed its lawsuit against HBO in March, arguing the documentary violated a 1992 contract agreement that was signed in licensing deal for HBO to televise

Jackson's Dangerous World Tour concert in Bucharest, Romania.

The 1992 agreement stated that "HBO shall not make any disparaging remarks concerning [Michael Jackson], or do any act that may harm or disparage or cause to lower in esteem the reputation of [Jackson.]" In addition, the agreement contained a clause that all disputes regarding this agreement would be handled in arbitration.

Once Jackson's estate learned of the HBO documentary Leaving Neverland, it reminded HBO about the 27 year old agreement. HBO ignored Jackson's estates request. Jackson's estate subsequently filed a $100 million dollar lawsuit against HBO in state court after the documentary aired, claiming that the documentary harmed legacy of Michael Jackson. HBO later had

the case moved from state to federal court, refusing to agree to arbitration, according to court papers.

HBO subsequently filed an anti SLAPP motion alleging Jackson estate was trying to silence constitutional rights of free speech by attempting to compel them to arbitration.

HBO attorney Theodore Boutrous argued that Jackson's estate filing "screams strategic lawsuit" and that it was done to "chill speech" regarding child abuse.

Judge Wu said in Los Angeles courtroom Thursday, that the law was unsettled regarding whether an anti-SLAPP motion can be applied against a request to compel arbitration, calling the case "messy" and "unique." He said he expects both parties will appeal his decision, regardless, and the issue will ultimately be decided by a higher court, possibly even the Supreme Court.

(Billboard)

dian cricket team. DulquerSalmaan plays Indian skipper.

The film, directed by Abhishek Sharma, is an adaptation of AnujaChauhan's book "The Zoya Factor".

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Virat Kohli's 'Tere Naam' swag on Twitter

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ndian cricket captain Virat Kohli's throwback moment on Twitter has set off a buzz, with fans comparing his hairstyle from the younger days with Salman Khans distinct hairdo in the hit movie "Tere Naam".

On Friday, Virat took to Twitter to share the throwback photograph of himself.

"Me looking at my younger self going #Throwback #16yearsold," he wrote along with the photograph.

In the first image, the style icon can be seen posing for a portrait photograph in his teens, and in the second he looks fit in a casual Tshirt. For the fans, the image brought them memories of Salman's character Radhey in "Tere Naam", and his iconic hairstyle.

"Your younger hairstyle was the same as Salman Khan hairstyle in 'Tere Naam'," one user wrote, while another exclaimed: "Wow".

(IANS)

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Dimapur, Sep 20 (NPN): The 32nd Leo Club Inter-School Table Tennis Tournament and 26th Slogan contest, organised

by Leo Club of Dimapur, will be held on September 28 and 29. The topic for the slogan contest is ‘Say no to Plastic’. Therefore, interested schools have been asked to confirm their participation to mobile numbers The winning team, Changtongya Volleyball Association A along with the chief patron 7005224733, 7005114097 and officials of MDVA after the prize distribution. or 8794661471 before September 24.

Mokokchung, Sep DEF Mokokchung bagged chief patron. Speaking 20 (NPN): The 14th Im- the third and fourth place at the programme, Limachaba Master Memorial respectively. dongdang congratulated Nagaland Open Volleyball In individual awards, the MDVA for their effort Trophy 2019, organised Bendangtemsu of Chang- in successfully organising

by Mokokchung District tongya Volleyball Asso- the trophy. He said that the Dimapur, Sep 20 (NPN): Volleyball Association, ciation A was named the trophy was a platform for The Nagaland Cricket Asconcluded Friday at Im- best spiker, Sarilepzung young players to compete sociation has elected the kongmeren Multipurpose of Changtongya Volley- with other teams and to new team of office bearers Sports Complex, Mokokc- ball Association A was bring out the best while for the tenure 2019-20 to hung. In the final match, named the best setter and ironing out their flaws. The 2022-23. The new team will Changtongya Volleyball Moatemjen of Sakutemjem chief patron also acknowl- be led by Kechangulie Rio Association A beat Sa- Memorial Club Chungtiay- edged the family of late as the president and Herato kutemjem Memorial Club imsen was named the play- Imchaba and members of Sukhalu as the vice presiChungtiayimsen in straight er of the tournament. late Imchaba Trust Fund. dent. Hyunilo Anilo Khing sets (25-22, 25-16, 26-24) to The brief closing func- He also urged the players was elected as the secretary, lift the trophy. tion was graced by Er. to be dedicated and com- Ahidur Rahman as joint Sukushomi Club, Di- Limadongdang, Engineer- mitted to reach the highest secretary and Abei Rups as mapur and Pathfinders, in-Chief, NPWD as the level of success. the treasurer.

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Correspondent KOHIMA, SEP 20 (NPN): Nagaland Strongman & Fitness Association (NSFA) felicitated the four medal winners of the 1st North East Strongman/Strongwoman Championship at Grace Higher Secondary School, Bayavu, Kohima on Friday.

It may be mentioned that Vizobilie Punyü and Kevilelie Pienyü won a gold medal each for below 80 Kgs and 90 Kgs category, Sedevizo Keretsü secured silver in the below 100 Kgs category and Tsuknungaküm Jamir won a bronze medal in the open class category at the championship. The competition was organised by the Meghalaya Strongman & Amateur Power Sports Association at Polo Ground, Shillong.

E r. Z a l e N e i k h a , advisor, Youth Resources and Sports graced the programme as the special guest.

Ke d u ov i l i e Z u mu , president, NSFA said the winners will now prepare for the national championship scheduled in the month of December. The association will also be inviting the Northeast states for the annual Hornbill International Strongman and Fitness competition event, added Zumu.

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LOTHA PUBLIC ORGANIZATION WOKHA - 797111 : NAGALAND

LPO REAFFIRMED TO SUPPORT NAGA FLAG AND CONSTITUTION While, right after the consultative meeting with the collective leadership of GPRN on 18th September, 2019 Camp Hebron. A wide range of discussion on the hard earned Historic Indo Naga framework agreement, which was signed under the leadership of Lt. Chairman Isak Chishi Swu and Ato Kilonser Th. Muivah, along with Indo Naga peace interlocutor Shri. RN Ravi to sort out an acceptable and honourable settlement of Naga political movement, which was thoroughly discussed and deliberated with length and breadth. As per the framework agreement that is to be finalized in its entirety will lead to a permanent political settlement which will entail in an enduring peaceful co-existence of the two entities.

Acknowledging the GOI and the NSCN for signing the historic Indo Naga framework agreement and also recognizing the uniqueness of the Naga History and its situation. The LPO strongly urges both the negotiating parties to adhere with the framework agreement and settle the Naga political movement under the ambit of its framework agreement, so as to achieve the long cherished felt and desired by the Nagas.

Further, the LPO appeal the GOI to respect the core issue of Naga Flag and Constitution of the Nagas that are yet to be agreed upon, as this are the inalienable rights of the Naga people that will positively deliver a strong message of pride and identity to the Nagas.

Meanwhile, LPO stands firm that, the Naga position on Naga Flag and Constitution must remain unchanged. LPO also categorically urges the GOI and the Naga negotiator to seek peaceful and political solution, respecting the interests of the Naga people. Because this remains the only way to solve the long standing dispute that for too long has caused instability and insecurity in the region.

The LPO reiterated and re-affirmed to back for recognitions of Naga Flag and Constitution that are so dear to Naga people. And also appeal to GOI not to force the Nagas to accept and dictate to sign the agreement without the Naga Flag and Constitution which will be a misadventure and pointless, where worse situation may come in the future. LPO also urges the NSCN never to surrender and give up our Naga identity at any cost and should seriously consider about the Naga future, asserting that, Nagas do not want another Shillong Accord. Therefore, the LPO strongly re-affirms to support the NSCN at this crucial juncture and transitional period and encourages them to move forward till our Naga political rights are achieved.

Further, LPO makes a clarion call to all our beloved Naga People not to blindly agree with the party without analysing the possible outcome and should clearly understand the possible consequences in the interest of Nagas at large.

Sd/(Sulanthung Humtsoe) (Zaremo Kikon) Chairman Gen. Secretary Lotha Public Organization Lotha Public Organization

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Dimapur, Sep 20 (NPN): The Nagaland Cricket Association (NCA) has named the senior men’s cricket team list for Vijay Hazare (One Day) Trophy for the season 2019-20. The Plate Group matches will start from September 24 and all the matches are to be hosted

by Uttarakhand Cricket Association at Dehradun in the League Stage.

The Nagaland squad are Jonathan Rongsen (captain), Hokaito Zhimomi , Nagaho Chishi, Sedezhalie Rupreo, Tahmeed Rahman, Imliwati Lemtur,

Oren Ngullie(wk), Tejosel Yiethun, N. Lohchab, Bohoto Yeptho, Toni Chishi, Mughavi Wotsa, Aosashi Longchar, Temjentoshi Jamir(wk), Inakato Zhimomi, Moakumzuk Tzudir, Vayu Haralu.

The professional guest players are Stuart Binny, Yogesh Takawale(wk) and Shrikant Munde.

The team will be led by Kawaljeet Singh (Hyderabad) as coach, P. Jena (Orissa) as S&C trainer, D. Krishna Prabhu (Chennai) as physio and Choba Lotha as manager.

FIXTURE 24/09/2019 Nagaland Vs Manipur 28/09/2019 Nagaland Vs Assam 30/09/2019 Nagaland Vs Mizoram 01/10/2019 Nagaland Vs Sikkim 03/10/2019 Nagaland Vs Chandigarh 07/10/2019 Nagaland Vs Uttarakhand 10/10/2019 Nagaland Vs Pondicherry 14/10/2019 Nagaland Vs Arunachal 16/10/2019 Nagaland Vs Meghalaya

Naga darters leave for World Darts C’ship qualifiers Kohima, Sep 20 (NPN): Two Naga darters, Limatoshi and Vikehelie Suohu left Nagaland on Thursday to participate in the Professional Darts Cooperation (PDC) India qualifier round for World Darts Championship and National Darts Championship.

The championship is being organised by Indian Darts Federation (IDF) and will be held on September 21 and 22 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

This year participation is being sponsored by India Trail, Zumvü Printex, Fun Tree Crew (FTC), Lineage,

LifePro and Metalgear besides few dedicated members and well-wishers.

Ever since the formation of Naga Darts Association (NDA) in December 2012 at Life Pro Cafe, Mohonkhola, Kohima, it organised the first Nagaland Open Dart Tournament on March 2013 in Kohima.

Naga Darts Association (NDA) stated that the association is making effort to promote dart games in Nagaland by collaborating and affiliating with recogn- Limatoshi (L) and Vikehelie Suohu before their departure ised agencies and sponsors from Dimapur Airport on September 20. thereby facilitating opportunities for the darters.

NLAN ECHON

DECLARATION

This is to inform that Mr. Aokumba was a helper at Mr. Karimeren Jamir’s house and he has no right to claim that he is from Khar village. Hence his actions will be answerable solely by him.

Family of Mr. Karimeren Jamir Khar Village

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GOVT. MIDDLE SCHOOL CHEKIYE VILLAGE Dimapur : Nagaland

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Felicitation The School Management, Teachers and students of the Govt. Middle School Chekiye congratulates Mrs. C. Hoshie Zhimo, Primary Teacher, for her hard earned success and for being awarded THE DIMAPUR DISTRICT TEACHERS AWARD 2009.

We extend our best wishes for your future endeavours.

Teacher in-charge GMS Chekiye

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OFFICE OF THE RÜSOMA CHAZOUKETUOKO KROTHO KOHIMA : NAGALAND FELICITATION The Rüsoma Chazouketuoko Krotho with immense pleasure and gratitude to our Almighty God would like appreciate and congratulate Retired Director, Women Resources, Nagaland Kohima Enoli Khrienuo Tachü on being appointed as Chairperson, Nagaland State Women Commission.

The Krotho further prays that the Almighty God grant her good health and bless her wisdom in her future endeavours.

Pfümezha Pfukri President, RCKK

A Miss. Nchumbeni Kithan D/o. Abemo Kithan na tsungon 17-19-2019 lo Watsapp lo Miss. Rose Yanthan Baghty jo renti/losha lori etsoe tsothoka a rapvü ji a sophiyicho, elani Wokha-Merapani lo renti tsoala to ephyo jijo ejung-jung.

Aiyo loroe a epoe ha nvan tolia ana Rose osi wopan den omying nmenia elhi ünmhon tsoyio jiang enhungo hetvü elhi üntsolan to wopan motsurüi, Students Union Baghty, Eloe Hoho Baghty Town to mhadungo echümjakala.

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KOHIMA TOWN CLUB

The Village Council & GBs' of Purana Bazaar 'B' Village would like to extend our gratitude and appreciation to the Dimapur Wild Life Warden Shri.

Tokaho Kinimi, his staff and EAC Chumukedima Shri. Thezavezo for their logistic support and risking the lives of its personnel to capture a wild animal.

The Council will continue our support to the Department till the said wild animal is captured.

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KOHIMA SUNGLUP KHUMSHUM FELICITATION Kohima Sunglup Khumshum (KSK) felicitates Dr. Aabon W. Yanthan, S/o Wobemo Yanthan, for being conferred Doctorate of Philosophy in Post Harvest Technology on the topic: “Senescence Regulation and Value Addition in Sweet Pepper”, from Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi. He is the first Ph.D from Sunglup Village.

The KSK wishes him success in all his future endeavours.

Evothung Ezung Mhonthung Yanthan Chairman (KSK) Secretary (KSK)

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Members of Nagaland cricket team for Vijay Hazare Trophy with NCA officials.

OFFICE OF THE

FELICITATION

The Kohima Town (KTC) would like to congratulate the following club members for their successful achievement : 1) Mr. Vesüpra Kezo, on his successful completion of AIFF C’ License course.

2) Mr. Dziesesakuo David Rutsa and Mr. Kevilebei Zashümo, on their successful completion of AIFF Grassroots Leaders Course 2019.

3) Mr. Dziesesakuo David Rutsa, on his successful completion of AIFF Grassroots Instructor Course 2019.

4) Mr. Kevilebei Zashümo and Mr. Ropfü Meyase, Awardees’ of State Coaches Award, Government of Nagaland.

5) Ms. Razoukhrienuo Agnes Theünuo on her successful completion of AIFF D’ License Course and also for being the first lady from Nagaland to reach this milestone.

KTC is immensely proud of you all and acknowledge the commitment and dedication you all have invested in to bring such great joy and laurels to the club in particular and the state in general.

We pray for your good health and hope for the best: that you all will continue to strive for the passion we all share in common.

“For the Community, for the Game” (Dr. Viketuolie Pienyü) (Krodiho Kennao) President General Secretary

DIMAPUR WAROMUNG SENSO TELONGJEM DIMAPUR - 797112 : NAGALAND

INFORMATION This is to inform to all the citizens of Waromung Villagers residing within the jurisdiction of Dimapur District, that there will be General Meeting of 7th day of October, 2019 from 10:00 AM at the residence of Mr. Merenkaba Lemtur (Treasurer), Naharbari.

Therefore all the male members (Sungpo Zunga to Pati) are directed to attend the meeting without fail for the deliberation and discussion of the Directive Dated 8th March, 2019 issued by the Waromung Village Council, District- Mokokchung, Nagaland.

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neuvered the taller Kazakh, who came into the semis after upstaging reigning European gold-medallist Artur Hovhannisyan of Armenia in the quarterfinals.

The diminutive Armyman from Rohtak was more accurate, put more power into his punches and was sharp defensively against the Kazakh. This was after Panghal spent most of the first round getting a measure of his rival.

Bibossinov was no pushover either and tried his level best to cash in on the height advantage but the Indian kept him at

KOHIMA, SEP 20 (NPN): Defending champion Centurion FC Kohima village will play against debutant team Poimi SU Kohima in the inaugural match of the 20th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy which will begin on Saturday at 1:00 pm at local ground, Kohima.

The month long tournament is being organised

by Angami Students’ Union (ASU) under the theme “Goal for Peace”.

Altogether 37 teams will be participating in this edition including one team from Manipur.

Er. Zale Neikha, advisor, Youth Resources and Sports will grace the inaugural session as the special guest.

The organising committee has informed that entry for the inaugural function will be free. Students in uniform after school/college hours and senior citizen will also be given free entry during the tournament.

The ticket price till the pre-quarterfinal is Rs. 30 per head and Rs 50 from quarter final till final.

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man Billal Bennama in his semifinal showdown.

Before this, India had never won more than one bronze medal in a single edition of the world championships but Panghal and Kaushik changed that by making the semifinals.

The past Indian medalwinners at the world meet are Vijender Singh (2009), Vikas Krishan (2011), Shiva Thapa (2015) and Gaurav Bidhuri (2017).

“I am going to push hard for a gold,” said Panghal.

His trademark pace and ability to adapt coming in handy, Panghal outma-

a distance to ensure that most of the Kazakh’s attacks either didn’t connect or lacked in impact.

Panghal’s rise has been nothing short of spectacular in Indian boxing ever since he claimed a 49kg category bronze in the 2017 Asian Championships.

He was a quarterfinalist at the world championship on debut in the same year, went on to win consecutive gold medals at the prestigious Strandja Memorial in Bulgaria, before becoming the Asian Games champion in 2018.

This year, he already has the Asian Championships gold to his credit after moving to the 52kg category following the dropping of 49kg from the Olympic roster to accommodate more women’s divisions in the 2020 Tokyo Games.

In the other semifinal bout featuring an Indian, Kaushik struggled to keep up with the Cuban, whose counter-attacking game was simply outstanding.

Kaushik did get a few body punches through but couldn’t fend off the counter-strikes that came his way in all the three rounds.

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Amit through to World C’ship finals

Ekaterinburg, Sep 20 (PTI): Asian champion Amit Panghal (52kg) on Friday became the first Indian to enter the finals of the World Men’s Boxing Championship while Manish Kaushik (63kg) signed off with a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals here.

Second seeded Panghal prevailed 3-2 against Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossinov in the last-four stage.

But Commonwealth G a m e s s i l ve r - w i n n e r Kaushik, competing in his debut world championship, lost 0-5 to top-seeded Cuban Andy Gomez Cruz, a gold-medallist from the previous edition besides being the reigning Pan-American Games champion.

“The bout went very well for me although I had to put in more effort than I had thought. It is a huge achievement for Indian boxing and I am thankful for all the support that I have got,” Panghal said after the triumph.

On Saturday, Panghal will take on Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov, the reigning Olympic champion. Zoirov defeated French-

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Arsenal, Man Utd win Europa opener

Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka in action during their Europa League match against Eintracht Frankfurt.

Lo n d o n, S e p 2 0 (Agencies): Teenage forward Bukayo Saka said it was a “dream come true” to score his first Arsenal goal as he helped inspire them to a convincing 3-0 victor y over Eintracht Frankfurt in the Europa League.

Making only his second senior start on Thursday, Saka troubled the German team’s defence with his pace and skill on the left wing and was rewarded for his effort when he found the net with a clinical finish from 20 yards in the 85th minute.

The England under-19 international also displayed his playmaking skills with two assists for goal scorers Joe Willock and Pierre-

Emerick Aubameyang to cap a memorable night for the youngster. “I’m so happy to score for Arsenal,” the 18-year-old told reporters after the match.

“It’s a dream come true - I have been dreaming of this moment since I was a kid.

I just want to keep working hard to make sure I can feel this feeling again.”

Saka’s goal made him the youngest player to score for Arsenal in European competition since Oct. 2008, when a 17-year-old Aaron Ramsey found the net against Turkey’s Fenerbahce.

It was also a night to remember for another emerging English talent as 17-year-old Mason Greenwood became the first play-

er born in the 2000s to score for Manchester United, in a 1-0 win over Kazakh champions Astana.

Saka was part of a lively attacking midfield alongside fellow academy graduates Willock, 20, and Emile Smith Rowe, 19. Arsenal manager Unai Emery was impressed with their display.

“Maybe with his (Saka’s) goal and performance, he was taking confidence.

He was finishing really strong,” Emery said.

“After his injury, tonight he (Emile) played for the first time this season and he worked well. Willock started a little slow at the beginning but progressively he was feeling very better with a good perfor-

mance.”

Meanwhile, seventeenyear-old striker Mason Greenwood scored his first senior Manchester United goal and saved his side’s blushes in a 1-0 win over Kazakhstan’s Astana in their Europa League Group L opener at Old Trafford on Thursday.

The prodigy slotted home through the keeper’s legs at the near post in the 73rd minute to make history in only his second start as the first player born in the 2000s to score a senior goal for the club.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s youthful line-up had earlier struggled to dominate their weakest opponents in the group despite having plenty of possession.

United made nine changes to the side that started against Leicester City in the Premier League last weekend, with Nemanja Matic taking the captain’s role in the absence of Ashley Young and goalkeeper David De Gea. They came close to scoring after three minutes when Fred’s powerful long-distance strike from smacked off the top of the crossbar.

Marcus Rashford missed another great chance 10 minutes later with a close-range shot straight at the goalkeeper.

While he partnered 21year-old regular Rashford up front, teenagers Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong made their full debuts before being replaced by Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard respectively.

Lingard hit the post in the 80th minute and Diogo Dalot missed a sitter in front of 50,000 fans as United raised the tempo after going ahead but still looked short of creativity.

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