September 23, 2019

Nagaland Post www.nagalandpost.com

Vol XXIX No. 288

DIMAPUR, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 Pages 12 ` 5.00

PM Modi meets Kashmiri Pandits in Houston

SA beat India by 9 wickets to draw T20I series 1-1

Amit Shah blames Nehru for PoK’s existence

international, Page 9

sports, Page 12

national, Page 5

Trump attends ‘Howdy Modi’ event

Houston (Texas) Sep 22 (AGENCIES): US President Donald Trump, sharing stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the huge public function by Indian Americans in Houston today, papered over the tension over trade between the two nations.

Trump greeted Modi with “Hello Houston, I am so thrilled to be here with one of America’s most loyal and devoted friends, Prime minister Modi”.

Trump said it was an immense privilege to be in Houston and recalled that a few months ago in the largest democratic election in history, 600 million Indians went to polls and voted overwhelmingly for prime minister Modi.

“India has never invested in the US like it is doing today and it is reciprocal, we are doing the same in India,” he said. “Prime Minister Modi, I look forward to working with you to make our nations more prosperous than ever before... You have never had a better friend in the White House than President Donald Trump”.

“We are committed to protect innocent civilians from the threat of radical

ChakabamaZbto road works suspended DIMAPUR, SEP 22 (NPN): Shivalaya construction company Pvt. Ltd. has informed that highway construction works from Chakabama to Zunheboto (km 0.000 to km50.000) has been suspended since September 14, 2019. In a press release, company manager Sandeep Dhiya claimed that all construction works and services have been affected and completely stopped by residents of Thenyizu village and local people. “Villagers and local people are threatening construction workers and forcefully stopped all construction activities,” Dhiya claimed, adding that contractor’s machineries at several locations have also been seized. He also said all staff members/workers of contractor were living in fear as their accommodations/ camps were situated near Thenyizu village. According to the manager, the villagers were raising compensation dispute against acquisition of their land by NHIDCL and demanding more “illegal compensation.” Dhiya stated that such suspension of works would have adverse effect on National Highway development works throughout Nagaland as contractors would leave construction sites and abandon the partly constructed highway.

This is it!

“Once ILP is in force here, passengers will have to line up for hours like when buying tickets.”

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President Donald Trump stands on stage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at NRG Stadium in Houston Sunday, during a “Howdy Modi” event. (AP/PTI)

Islamic terrorism,” says Trump as he talks about America’s defence deals with India.

He said with the help of prime minister Modi pro-growth reforms, India has lifted 300 million people out of poverty.

Trump also disclosed that the first ever NBA basketball match will happen in Mumbai next month. He also hinted at his probable visit to India as he asked PM

Modi if he would be invited to the event. “I may come,” Earlier in his speech, Prime Minister Narendra Modi backed Donald Trump for second term as US President as he said “abki baar Trump sarkar”. .”His every word is followed by tens of millions.

He was a household name and very popular even before he went on to occupy the highest office in this great country. From CEO

to Commander-in-Chief, from boardrooms to the Oval Office, from studios to global stage, from politics to the economy and to security. He has left a deep and lasting impact everywhere.

Today, he is here with us,” PM Modi said, as a 50,000strong audience cheered at Houston’s NRG Football Stadium, one of the largest in the US. “It is my honour and privilege to welcome him

here in this magnificent stadium and magnificent gathering. And I can say, I had a chance to meet him often. And every time I found the friendliness, warmth, energy, the President of the United States of America, Mr Donald Trump,” Modi said. “...The words of candidate Trump, ab ki baar Trump sarkar, rang loud and clear and his celebration of Diwali in the White House lit up millions of faces with joy and appreciation. When I met him for the first time, he said to me, ‘India has a true friend in White House’.

Your presence here today is great testimony to that,” PM Modi said.

“Mr President, you had introduced me to your family in 2017. And today, I have the honour to introduce you to my family.

Over a billion Indians and people of Indian heritage around the globe, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you my friend, a friend of India, a great American President Mr Donald Trump,” the Prime Minister said in his speech that began after nearly three hours of cultural programmes.

National Intelligence Grid to be ready by early 2020 NEW DELHI, SEP 22 (PTI): The NATGRID—a robust intelligence gathering mechanism related to immigration, banking, individual tax payers, air and train travels—is likely to be operational by January 2020, officials said on Sunday.

The work on the National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID) set up to track any terror suspect and prevent terrorist attacks with real time data, has been accelerated after Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently reviewed the progress of the Rs 3,400 crore project, conceptualised following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks. “In all probability, the NATGRID will start functioning from early next year,” a Home Ministry official told PTI. The NATGRID will have data related to all immigration entry and exit, banking and financial transactions, credit card purchas-

es, telecom, individual tax payers, air flyers, train travellers besides others to generate intelligence inputs.

In the first phase, 10 user agencies and 21 service providers will be connected with the NATGRID while in the later stages 950 organisations and in subsequent years another 1,000 organisations will be connected with it.

The 10 agencies which will be able to access the NATGRID data on real time basis are: Intelligence Bureau (IB), Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Enforcement Directorate (ED), Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Directorate General of Central Excise and Intelligence (DGCEI) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

Initially, no state agencies will be given direct access to the NATGRID data. However, whenever any relevant information is required, they can approach the NATGRID through any of the 10 user agencies, the official said.

While the NATGRID has finalised the process for getting the data on about eight crore tax payers from the Income Tax Department, talks are on with the Civil Aviation Ministry, Director General of Civil Aviation and airlines to get information about domestic passengers.

“The NATGRID can also have readily available data on banking transactions and immigration as both sectors are equipped with real time mechanism,” another official said.

The necessity for the NATGRID came after India’s worst terror attack in its commercial capital in 2009 exposed the deficiency that

security agencies have no mechanism to look for vital information on real time.

Lack of real time information was considered to be one of the major hurdles in detecting US terror suspect David Headley’s movement across the country during his multiple visits between 2006 and 2009.

Headley had provided key information and videos of terror targets to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba, which carried out the attacks that claimed 166 lives.

The Cabinet Committee on Security had given approval to the Rs 3,400 crore project on April 8, 2010 but its work slowed down after 2012.

However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed its revival. Modi had held a review meeting on the NATGRID on June 10, 2016 when the then Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi gave a detailed presentation on the ambitious project.

Govt to respond to gate collections Dima p u r , S e p 2 2 (NPN): After the conclusion of the week-long drive against illegal, multiple and unabated taxation especially at check gates on Saturday night, Nagaland Post contacted state chief secretary Temjen Toy on the issue.

Toy reiterated that the state government was seized of the matter and would respond after getting inputs.

Toy, however made it clear that after obtaining the required information, the government would respond effectively against those involved in illegal practises.

The chief secretary however lamented over the attitude of people who he said, were ever ready to blame the government for anything. He said the government cannot jump up to conclusion merely on complaints till facts were ascertained.

Toy also made it clear, that the reports in the media were serious and urged the public to come forward with specific details so that the government could take necessary action. He also appealed to public to extend cooperation with the authorities to end the menace of illegal collections.

When asked if the gov-

ernment would ban departments from continuing with gate collections, he said as far as multiple taxations involving some departments, the issue will have to be sorted out at the earliest in order to effect transparent restrictions.

On the issue of Forest department and department of geology and Mining collecting money on the same goods, he said it was an issue which was needed to be resolved at the soonest possible time.

The week-long drive against illegal gate collections was spearheaded by the Public Action Committee (PAC) of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) through volunteers of tribe-affiliates of NCD. The district administration in Dimapur has put on hold the collections by various government departments till further notice.

The PAC volunteers also exposed how multiple taxations were being collected by various government departments under ‘royalty tax’ or civic or livestock taxes. The PAC had restricted its vigil at check gates in Dimapur- New Field, Dillai and Burma Camp but taxes on shops and business establishments were yet to

Nok Air launches Guwahati-Bangkok flight GUWAHATI, SEP 22 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday flagged off Nok Air’s Guwahati-Bangkok flight here and hoped that the introduction of the service will help in strengthening bilateral relations between Assam and Thailand.

The introduction of the flight is not just an extension of airline route but more importantly a futuristic gesture, which will go a long way in strengthening bilateral relations between Assam and Thailand, Sonowal said at the flagging off ceremony at the Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here.

The Nok Air flight will reach Don Mueang Airport near Bangkok in three hours time and offers a convenient connection twice a week for both business and leisure travellers.

“Connectivity has always been a major bottleneck in optimum realization of the growth prospects of the region and with this in view, the Centre has taken up steps to connect six South East Asian destinations from Guwahati under UDAN scheme”, Sonowal said.

The first GuwahatiDhaka flight by Spicejet under International Air Connectivity Scheme was flagged off on July one this year and this flight marked the roll-out of UDAN-International, pioneered by Assam Government with Viability Gap Funding of Rs 100 crore. In the next few months, flights connecting to Kathmandu, Yangon, Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur will also commence, he said. Last year DrukAir Royal Bhutan Airlines introduced Paro-GuwahatiSingapore flight.

be addressed.

It may be noted that PAC volunteers had disclosed how gate collections were turned into a collection spree involving several government departments, unions/organisations including NPGs. It may also be recalled that the state government in 2009 and 2012 issued order banning all forms of collections at check gates.Even the Gauhati High Court on June 3,2014 had banned all such collections including setting up of offices along highways.

Following the PAC drive, rate of truck hire for sand from Deopani had fallen by Rs.4000 as stated

by PAC. Also prices of some vegetable items have also come down per bag.

PAC had also submitted a representation to DC Dimapur demanding control and regulation on price of various items in the market, within the stipulated period of one week.

PAC warned that in the event of the district administration failing to comply, it would be compelled to resort to harsher means of agitation, such as imposing indefinite bandh in Dimapur.

NNC (PB) proposes NCF to bring unity DIMAPUR, SEP 22 (NPN): Naga National Council (Parent Body) led by Yilow Humtsoe, Zhiongba Yimchungrii and V Nagi has proposed the Nagaland Christian Forum (NCF) for bringing all the groups to “genuine unity” without leaving anyone.

NNC (PB) through its information & publicity wing stated that the group has been seriously watching the political situation in the homeland, adding that unity and inclusiveness of all the Naga political groups was the “top most priority and necessity at this moment.”

Maintaining that unity of all the groups was a welcome step for “Naga political freedom”, the group said that bringing the groups together must be done without further delay “with true spirit of Christian sincerity and honesty without any bias”.

Dimapur & Jodhpur rail stations: A study in contrast Petrol, diesel prices jump Correspondent

Jodhpur, SEP 22 (NPN): Despite being the secondhighest revenue grosser under Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Dimapur railway station continues to wallow in apathy and neglect of authorities concerned as it lacks in basic passenger amenities, including sanitation.

On the other hand, if a railway station has to be emulated in terms of passenger amenities, comfort and cleanliness, then it has to be the Jodhpur non-suburban railway station in Rajasthan.

It earned the distinction of being the cleanest railway station in the country in 2018 from Quality Council of India out of 407 assessed railway stations. And, as expected, Dimapur railway station regrettably was not on the list.

Nagaland Post had been continuously highlighting the travails of travellers and the need for a drastic improvement in sanitation and infrastructure as well, but of little consequence.

A team of seven media persons from Nagaland are currently in Jodhpur and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan as part of a press tour organised and sponsored by Union information & broadcasting ministry through Press Information Bureau (PIB).

During a visit to Jodhpur railway station, it was found that the reason behind its success in emerging as country’s cleanest station stemmed from the fact that every system was in place and every set of rules was strictly enforced.

The railway station was established in 1885 and was operating as Jodhpur Rail-

ways under the then princely State, before being taken over by Indian Railways post India’s independence.

The station had undergone massive transformation since 2017 when the authorities decided to outsource cleanliness and sanitation works to bidders.

Led by deputy director, PIB Imphal and in-charge of PIB Kohima, Abdul Hamid, the team of journalists interacted with Jodhpur railway station chief health inspector (CHS) SS Rajpurohit and his supporting staff on September 21 evening.

During the interaction, Rajpurohit revealed that following the ban on appointment of new cleanliness staff, the authorities decided to contract out work to private bidders in 2007. In the meantime, the Central government also launched Swachh Bharat

Mission (SBM). Rajpurohit informed that the contractor engaged for cleanliness and house-keeping engaged at the railway station also implemented SBM, adding that the consistent measures finally resulted in the station being placed 187th in 2016 in the survey conducted by Quality Council of India under the railways ministry.

He said initially it was difficult for the authorities and contractors to create awareness among the general public, but continuous awareness campaigns at various levels, besides imposition of fines for open urination, defecation, spitting on walls, etc, helped in attaining the current status.

Mentioning that the entire station was put under CCTV surveillance, the CHS added that total fines collected from defaulters amounted to Rs 1,95,600

between May and August this year and had been deposited to the government treasury.

He said the authorities had now entered into a new contract for cleanliness and sanitation drive for a period of four years at an amount of Rs 18 crore. He revealed that the contractor had engaged 150 cleanliness staff, both male and female, who worked in three shifts of eight hours from 6 am.

Women workers were engaged during the day time, while males worked through the evening and night, he said.

Rajpurohit informed the visiting journalists that 27 mechanised machines were being used while the workers were provided with all forms of safety gears, including shelter house for them to rest and have food.

after Saudi oil attacks

NEW DELHI, SEP 22 (PTI): Petrol prices have soared by Rs 1.59 a litre and diesel by Rs 1.31 in the last six days -- the most since daily price revision was introduced in 2017, as a massive strike at Saudi Arabian oil facilities jolted oil markets.

Petrol price was on Sunday hiked by 27 paise to Rs 73.62 a litre in the Delhi market -- the benchmark for national rates, according to a price notification by stateowned oil firms. Price of diesel was increased by 18 paise to Rs 66.74 per litre in Delhi.

This is the sixth straight daily increase and has taken the cumulative price hike since September 17 to Rs 1.59 per litre in case of petrol and Rs 1.31 for diesel.

Global oil prices shot up the most since the Gulf (Cont’d on p-7) war in the immediate after-

math of the unprecedented drone missile strikes on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia that disabled 5% of the global supply. Oil prices have cooled since the spike on September 16 but remain on the edge. Attackers using low-flying drones and cruise missiles knocked out 5.7 million barrels of production, or about 60% of what Saudi Arabia currently produces. It was the largest supply disruption in history. On Monday, Brent oil futures soared 15%.

Analysts have warned that the style of the attacks on Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq and Khurais oil facilities may add a permanent risk premium to oil and gasoline prices. While Saudi Arabia is saying it can quickly bring supply back online, experts say the shock to the global oil market will be felt for years.

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Cops trained to probe cyber crime

DIMAPUR: Valedictory function of advance course on cyber crime investigation-cum-release of cyber crime investigation manual of Nagaland Police was held at Rhododendron Hall, Nagaland Police officers’ mess, Chumukedima on September 21.

According to DIPR report, DGP, Nagaland, T. John Longkumer stated that in his one year service in the state he has seen many quality officers who were treasured resource persons for the department.

Stressing on quality service, he said that being in uniform service, uniform, turnout, investigative skills, team work, obligation to duty with true integrity brings out the quality. He encouraged the Nagaland Police force to be the leading beacon as outstanding police force in all fields in the country.

DGP, who also congratulated the trainees for successful completion of their training, was optimistic that the trainees while representing the cutting edge for the Nagaland Po-

DGP Nagaland, T. John Longkumer along with other police officers.

lice Force in the field of cyber crime investigation will produce positive results, not only in the committed crime but in the act of preventing such crime by creating awareness in the society. DGP also released the cyber crime investigation manual.

SP (Crime), Vishal, who was the course co-or-

dinator for the training, in his brief report stated that the training was divided into two phases. The first phase was on cyber crime investigation awareness programme while cyber crime investigation module was taken up in the second phase.

Altogether 46 police officers from different parts of

EIS conducts medical camp DIMAPUR: Euro International School (EIS), which has several centres across Dimapur, conducted a medical camp for its students on Sunday at EIS Chekiye Centre.

A press release by EIS Chekiye and Valley View Centres, principal, Kahoshe S Yepthomi stated that the medical camp was organised with an objective to create awareness on the importance of routine general checkup of children.

The principal said a regular medical checkup was essential for proper growth and development of a child.

Dr. Y G Zhimomi during medical check up of children at EIS Chekiye Centre.

The release informed that the medical camp conducted by proprietor of Y. G. Zhimomi Health Care

Centre, Chekiye Village, Dr. Y G Zhimomi and was attended by students of EIS centres.

the state were trained. The programme was chaired

by DIG (CID/HR&SJ), Imcharenla, while vote of thanks was proposed by IGP (CID), Zekotso Mero.

Other highlights included introduction of cyber crime investigation manual by SP, Wokha, Manojkumar and certificate distribution to trainees by DGP.

BJP to commemorate Gandhi’s birthday DIMPAUR: Nagaland State BJP unit, together with its legislators, participated in a video conference on Gandhi Sankalp Yatra Campaign to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, which will begin from October 2 to 31, throughout the state.

A press release from president, mahila morcha, state BJP, Nini Cheng, stated that the state will organise programmes of Swaach Bharat, Ayushman Bharat and various other initiatives, emphasizing to structure national integration by following principles of the Mahatma Gandhi.

BJP karyakartas and legislators, during the video conference, were encouraged by central leaders to work towards empowering people of the state at all levels by giving knowledge of various schemes launched

by BJP led Narandra Modi government. Discussions on various matters of importance were also in conversation.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

news in Brief DC Dimapur informs: DC Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol has informed that a sensitisation and awareness campaign on Rights of Persons With Disabilities (RPwD) Act 2016 for state government officials will be held at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner on September 27, 12 noon. All the district head of departments along with nodal officers have been requested to attend the meeting.

NBA golden jubilee: The yearlong golden jubilee celebration of Nagaland Bar Association (NBA) will be culminating on September 27 at Agri Expo, 4th Mile, Dimapur. All concerned are invited to attend the programme. Bar members have been requested to be at the venue sharp by 9:30 a.m.

LHD informs on combined Lotha Tokhu Emong: Lotha Hoho Dimapur (LHD) in its executive meeting held n September 7 resolved to organise combined Lotha Tokhu Emong festival 2019. Lotha Tokhu Emong organising committee has been constituted on September 17, led by Thungchanthung Murry as convenor and Renathung Ezung as secretary. Colony/area representatives have been informed to make specific assessment of members in their respective colony/area and submit report to LHD office on October 2 positively.

LMRSU education case study tour: Lotha Middle Range Students’ Union (LMRSU) will be conducting education case study tour under its jurisdiction of the 32 villages as well as to its 26 affiliated villages under Wokha district of the 5 circle/range from September 24 to October 3 on the topic “Government school and quality education.”

All the village/circle president and village council members of its jurisdiction as well as government employees and teachers under Lotha Middle Range are requested to be at station on the aforesaid date.

ADC & administrator MMC informs: ADC & administrator, Mokokchung Municipal Council (MMC), W. Manpai Phom has informed all the residents under Mokokchung municipal jurisdiction that a mass social work/cleanliness drive will be held on September 28, 8 a.m onwards in observance of Swachhata Hi SevaCleanliness is Service 2019. All the ward authorities have been informed to mobilize the residents of their respective wards for mass participation and success of the cleanliness drive. Meanwhile, MMC will also be carrying out a week long plastic waste collection drive in all the 18 wards of Mokokchung as scheduled: Sungkumen, Tongdentsuyong and Alongmen wards on September 23; Alempang, Dilong and Salangtem wards on September 24; Aongza, Kichutip and Yimyu wards on September 25; Kumlong, Mongsenbai and Marepkong wards on September 26; Penli, Sangtemla and Arkong wards on September 27; Majakong, Lijabalijen and Artang wards on September 28. The collection of plastic waste in all the wards will be carried out from 7 a.m to 10 a.m.

DPDB meetings held in Mokokchung, Kiphire DIMAPUR: Monthly Mokokchung district planning and development board (DPDB) meeting was held under the chairmanship of DPDB chairman & deputy speaker NLA, Sharingain Longkumer with the presence of DC Mokokchung, Rajesh Soundararajan at the ADC planning hall Mokokchung on September 20.

According to DIPR report, Sharingain said the success of his chairmanship depended a lot on the contribution from the esteemed members for which he sought co-operation from all the members. He also called upon all the members to maintain better commu-

nication, co-ordination and courtesy to one another. He expressed the desire to focus in the core sectors like Education, Health infrastructure and Agri & allied.

Board approved the LADP schemes 2019-20 of the 10 (ten) constituencies under the district. Board, after deliberation and discussion, approved and forwarded two societies for registration: Kongro Naga Society and Japukong Youth Organisation. Change of nomenclature of John Douglas School Yimyu to Whetstone High was also approved for further action.

Enlisting Ungma village as tourist village was

forwarded to district tourism officer for further necessary step, construction of a conference hall in the administration block, food safety laboratory in the district HQ was discussed and on which chief medical officer was entrusted to prepare a detail report on the project, ITI Skill up gradation, up gradation and renovation of cemetery were some of the agendas discussed. Report on electoral verification programme which is on going in the district was given

by ADC Mokokchung, W. Manpai Phom.

Kiphire: In Kiphire, the DPDB meeting was held at DC’s conference hall on

September 20 under the new vice chairman, Sarita Yadav, DC Kiphire.

According to DIPR report, Sarita pointed out that most of the members sent their leave through Watsapp and calls, whereby she stated that all leave have to be applied through application letter for record. She informed the members that the government has enhanced the fund allocation under LADP 2019. Accordingly both the constituencies of the district have submitted their proposals which are: 59 Sitimi Seyochung A/C, construction of rostrum at public ground Seyochung town; 60 KiphirePungro

A/C, establishment of Eco Lodge at Pungro. The proposals were approved and submitted to the Planning & Coordination department for necessary action. She also informed the Horticulture department to give their powerpoint presentation in the next meeting. Agriculture, Education and Health have been requested to submit all relevant month wise reports of aspirational matters.

She informed that a meeting on national commission for child rights will be held on September 26 at DC’s conference hall Kiphire, and requested all the NGOs and tribal bodies to attend the meeting positively.

Peace Channel commemorates International Day of Peace NSRLM Kohima training concludes DIMAPUR: Peace Channel (PC) commemorated International Day of Peacecum-15th Peace Channel foundation day on September 21 at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Wokha.

A press release from PC media cell Garrol Lotha stated that, peace rally 2019 was flagged of by Mhondamo Ovung, president Lotha Hoho (LH), Wokha and Zuchopeni Ezung, president Lotha Eloe Hoho (LEH) from Don Bosco Youth Centre, Wokha.

Dr. Fr. C.P. Anto, director, Peace Channel during his welcome speech said that peace award was being conferred every year since 2008 to individuals for their contribution and selfless services towards peace building.

Chief guest E. Mhonbemo Patton, principal Accountant General, Nagaland in his valedictory

Winner of Peace Award, Mr and Miss Peace Channel 2019 along with PC members, LH and LEH officials.

address stated that he was a key supporter of peace and its initiatives. He stated that the theme of the programme “Transformed to transform” can only be achieved by seven key actions of peace i.e. dream,

think, speak, share, pray, work and live for peace. He firmly believes that peace is dynamic and every aspect of human instinct has an influence on the inner and outer of keeping the relationship of self and on

the peace equilibrium of humanity.

During the valedictory function, invocation was given by Rev. Khonbemo P Kikon, pastor Wokha Town Baptist Church.

During the celebration

of 15th peace channel day Peace Channel conferred its 12th Peace Award to Yanbemo Lotha, associate pastor Lotha Baptist Church, Dimapur.

Yanbemo Lotha, the winner in his response said that winning the award has made him feel more burdened and responsible towards the cause and work for the people. He also thanked his family for their unconditional support towards the mission. Yanbemo Lotha and family has pledged to dedicate 9 hectares of virgin forest belonging to them towards promoting peace through nature.

The winner of Mr & Miss Peace Channel 2019 are Lithan E Tungoe and Yokoni Jewel O-Kinghen.

Thungchobeni begged the 1st position for the motivational talk competition and Rhondeno stood in second position.

COO, NSRLM, M. Rollan Lotha with resource persons and participants.

DIMAPUR: Four-day of “communication and facilitation” training which commenced on September 19 concluded September 22 at Nagaland State Rural Livelihoods Mission (NSRLM) Kohima, where participants were the new staff from the 18 newly launched block mission management units.

A press release from NSRLM, M&E/IBCB state programme manager, Imonenla Imkong Phom stated that, M. Rollan Lotha, chief operating officer, NSRLM reiterated that DAY-NRLM

is a highly processed oriented programme and required intensive application of resources. In this light, he underscored the magnitude of communication and facilitation skills to foster change in the community towards “helping the poor to engage in a process, and reach an agreement or solutions without getting directly involved yourself ”.

H e a l s o r e v i e we d the team’s ongoing community resource persons (CRP) round intervention in mobilizing the poor into

Self Help Groups in the 18 blocks. CRP rounds are jointly conducted by the staff and a dynamic team of resource persons from the community who are members of the SHGs through 20 day village stay.

The training was jointly facilitated by state program managers Imonenla Imkong Phom and Renvungo Murry along with the national resource persons, NIRD, Shivaji Choudhury, Pradyut Bhattacharjee, Debashis Mandal, and Sulakshana Padhi.

Sanitation drive conducted in Wokha, New Jalukie Youth parliament held at GHSS Zbto

WCSU officials and volunteers from Bazaar Union.

DIMAPUR: Sanitation drive was conducted in Wokha initiated by Wokha Circle Students’ Union (WCSU) along with Muslim Union (MU), Hindu Union (HU) and Bazaar Union (BU) at Wokha on September 21. Development Association of Nagaland (DAN) Farm Project also conducted similar programme at New Jalukie K Y M C

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Wokha: Extending firm support on the plastic ban imposed by the administration, the Wokha Circle Students’ Union (WCSU) along with Muslim Union (MU), Hindu Union (HU) and Bazaar Union (BU) conducted cleanliness drive around the premises of main bazaar area in the town on September 21.

Students along with DAN and Caritas India officials.

A press release from WCSU stated that the objective was to keep the market place free from garbage and keep the market area clean and hygienic.

Drainage clogged with waste and plastic were thoroughly cleaned by the volunteers. WCSU has also urged the people to collectively work towards clean environment in the

district by being responsible citizens in contributing to clean community and healthy citizen.

DAN Farm project: Development Association of Nagaland (DAN) Farm Project, supported by Caritas India, organized a cleanliness drive as part of Earth Day Network Mega Event in collaboration with Liangmai Baptist School

students, New Jalukie on the theme “Cleanliness is next to godliness”. A press release from DAN coordinator Regina Kithan stated that, altogether, 57 students took part in the cleanliness drive. The facilitator, Achingpei addressed the volunteers and highlighted on waste management and also to promote plantation.

DIMAPUR: District level youth parliament debate and parliamentary quiz competition was conducted at Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS), Zunheboto on September 21 with students from both government and private schools.

A press release from GHSS Zunheboto stated that, K. Caroline Sema, district co-ordinator, vice principal, GHSS, Zunheboto exhorted that this parliament was a platform to make the students understand the parliamentary procedure, to develop in them an insight into the working of parliament and to make the students aware of various problems facing society and also help to inculcate leadership quality. She also encouraged the students that this parliament was a tool for students to exercise their rights to voice their opinions and improve their situation both in school and outside through various projects.

Debate on “Lack of governance is responsible for slow growth and development in Nagaland” and “Register of Indigenous Inhabitants of Nagaland”

(RIIN) a blessing or a curse.

In the debate competition, Avilo. R. Yeptho, Cl-XII, Olympic HSS (motion bench) got first position while Kainoli.

G. Zhimo, CL-XII, Olympic HSS (against bench) was declared second position.

Tokito Yepthomi, Woodland HSS, Alina. T. Muru, GHSS and Nilokali.

A. Swu, Olympic HSS were declared the winners in quiz competition. All the winners were given certificates along with cash award. In the debate competition, Watienla, PGT was the moderator while Kezevinuo Rupreo, PGT was the quiz master.

The programme was chaired by Holivi, PGT, invocation by Hukashi, GT and vote of thanks was proposed by Watienla, PGT. The panel of judges for the debate were Longthai, PGT, GHSS, Satakha, , Tovi. Z. Yeptho, advocate and Oketo, PGT, GHSS, Zunheboto. The winners of the competition will participate in the forthcoming state level youth parliament debate and parliamentary quiz competition which will be held in the second week of October.

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PCAN calls on Temjen Imna

PCAN members with minister of H&TE and TA, Temjen Imna Along.

DIMAPUR: Private College Association Nagaland (PCAN) executive body consisting of 6 members called on minister of Higher & Technical Education (H&TE) and Tribal Affairs (TA), Nagaland, Temjen Imna Along on September 20 with respect to inclusion of private colleges of Nagaland in RUSA scheme, and other matters related to making Nagaland state an educational hub.

A press release from PCAN president Dr. P. S. Lorin and general secretary, V. Keyho stated that the minister shared his

vision of social engineers to take society forward and also to include eligible private colleges under RUSA. Association briefed that all the neighbouring states of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, etc included private colleges under RUSA which has speeded up their development.

PCANalso stated that there should not be differentiation between government and private colleges, as private colleges play a role similar to government colleges without direct salary burden on state. It also provided employment

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avenues for consumer consumption and supports the majority of the students.

PCAN regretted that in Nagaland private institutes were hampered because many of the institutes do not have access to adequate financial resources like loans and grants for expansion nor are the institutes able to charge fees that reflect the true cost of higher education.

Association also assured the minister to collaborate and be of service to the department with the larger goal to strengthen the higher education landscape of Nagaland.

Feast of saint held at SCHC Jotsoma DIMAPUR: St. Chong Hasang Church (SCHC), Phezhu, Jotsoma celebrated its annual feast and honored the martyr saint Paul Chong Hasang who is considered to be a leading figure in the revitalization and growth of the Church in Korea on September 22.

A press release from St. Joseph’s College Jakhama, counsellor Fr. C. Joseph stated that, Rev. Fr. Sunny K. S along with the Catholic community arranged the feast day special programme with Rev. Fr. C. Joseph, counsellor as a main celebrant for the Eucharistic worship. Service was followed by cultural programme. Special items were performed by Catechism children, fathers and mothers association. A special number was performed by Don Bosco hostellers. Final benediction was given by Rev. Fr. Sunny.

Chong Hasang who was a seminarian, aged 45 was a layman and was one of the great founders of the Catholic church in Korea.

He was persecuted before he could be ordained. His feast is celebrated every year on September 22.

DBSU initiates free coaching classes for students

Students join global strike for climate justice

DIMAPUR: Climate strike programme was conducted as part of the weeklong global climate strike for climate justice at Honili Memorial Higher Secondary School campus (HMHSS), Dimapur on September 20.

A press release from HMHSS Dimapur stated that, more than two hundred participants joined the event, supported by the Student Christian Movement of India (SCMI) under the leadership of Tolly Yeptho, coordinator of SCM North East Zone-II. Renemsongla Ozukum, a theologically trained activist with concern for climate justice, while addressing the students and youths mentioned how this campaign was inspired by a 16 year old Swedish girl Greta Thunberg, since 2018 and that “Strike for Climate Justice by young people is becoming an unstoppable global movement now with a clear and urgent message to policy makers to act toward climate emergency”.

Renemsongla, pointed out that Dimapur was becoming one of the most ecologically challenging cities in India where sum-

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Students holding placards during the climate strike programme.

mer was getting longer with heat waves and high humidity.

Founding editor of The Mor ung Express, Along Longkumer, representing the newly formed, The Naga Rising, in his address called for creating a safe and sustainable world for children.

Pointing out that climate change and global warming was not a fiction anymore but a reality, he called for collective effort from both citizens and government.

He said that Naga

community can learn from the experiences of the west, which had to suffer the consequences of large scale industrialization and mass consumption, leading to the present crisis.

Signature pledge was conducted on a cloth banner, where more than two hundred participants who were mostly youth activists from Dimapur Childline 1098, church youth leaders, and senior friends from the SCMI such as Dr. Panger Kechu, Kughaka Aye, Temsuren, agreed that the Earth is the Lord,

and all that is in it, the world and those who live in it (Psalm 24) and that humans are simply steward and earthlings.

Kughaka Aye, a senior member of SCMI asserted that if human beings were responsible for destroying the earth, the wisdom and movement to heal the groaning earth should also emerge from humans.

Others who spoke included Vinoto Shohe, a Lhomithi church youth leader, Temsuren youth evangelist from Dimapur Ao Baptist Church.

Administration repairs bridge & roads

DIMAPUR: Two-day free eye screening camp, organized by Lions Club of Dimapur (LCD) concluded on Sunday where a total of 725 patients were screened by a team of doctors of Lions Eye Hospital, Jorhat.

DBSU members with advisors.

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Bengali Student’s Union (DBSU) during its annual general meeting held at the conference hall of Hotel Jal Mahal on September 22 agreed to initiate a new project, under which the union would be providing free coaching classes to the needy students.

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Longleng Town Students’ Union (LTSU) also visited the road renovation site to assist the team manually. In the past years the Longleng Chamber of Commerce, Drivers’ Union Longleng and civil societies have been repairing the LonglengChangtongya road from time to time annually especially during the monsoon season as it is the lone lifeline of the district.

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also assisted the Bridge renovation. Earlier, Lasong Bridge was in a very pathetic condition and threatening the lives of the travellers for years.

After completion of the bridge the team under the supervision of executive engineer PWD, Longleng Toshi Angh began renovation of LonglengChangtongya road by filling potholes and repairing the badly damaged portion between Sanglu, Alayong, Yongnyah junction and Orangkong up.

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T h e m e e t i n g wa s chaired by the president of the union Subham Nath.

Rajat Ghosh, general secretary, submitted the secretary report.

Meeting was also attended by the advisors K.K Paul, Bishnu Bhattecharjee, Sudip Narayan and Juel Acharjee.

DIMAPUR: Longleng district administration under the initiative of the deputy commissioner M. Shayung Phom renovated Lasong Bridge between Changtongya and Longleng road.

According to DIPR report, new DC took up the bridge renovation as his first task after assuming the office as DC, Longleng on September 10. Renovation of the bridge began on September 18 with DBs engaged as labours for the project and completed on September 21.

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dents who would score 90% and above in the HSLC and HSSLC examination 2020 as well as to give laptop to the best student of its community.

Union also decided to organise Bengali Premier League in the month of December.

During the meeting, several new appointments

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Dimapur Bengali Student’s Union media cell stated that, the classes would begin after the selection results are declared in all the Dimapur based schools and the students would be chosen for the classes based on defined criteria set by the union.

Union also decided to felicitate all Bengali stu-

A press release from LCD media cell stated that, during the two-day camp, 78 people were detected with cataract and have been referred to Jorhat Lions Eye Hospital for IOL surgery. The first batch was sent on Sunday.

Meanwhile, the Lions Club of Dimapur has thanked deputy commissioner Dimapur, Kevekha Kevin Zehol for gracing the camp, members of Lions Club, Blue Vanda and Leo Club, besides media and public of Dimapur for their support. It has also thanked Lions Eye Hospital Jorhat and its team of doctors.

The camp was organised under the chairmanship of Pawan Maheswari.

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Sentiwapang Aier, DC Peren and others at the walkathon , Jalukie.

DIMAPUR: Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara fortnight celebration to increase awareness among the beneficiaries about availing services covering both Ayushman Bharat PMJAY and PM-HMC was launched in Jalukie and Kiphire.

Jalukie: Deputy commissioner Peren, Sentiwapang Aier launched the Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara on September 21 at community health centre (CHC) Jalukie, wherein programme was jointly organised by Health and Family Welfare, Social Welfare & Urban Development departments, Peren under the aegis of national

health authority.

According to DIPR report, walkathon was flagged off by DC Peren, wherein, the participants marched from Jalukie town taxi stand to CHC Jalukie.

DTO Peren, Dr. Supongmenla Walling gave a brief overview about the significance of Ayushman Bharat Pakhwara.

DC Peren said that central schemes are all made for the benefits of general public, and he encouraged the medical staff, NGOs and stakeholders to work hard and also spread awareness to the people.

DC urged the beneficiaries to check their eligibility and avail e-card from the

DC Kiphire, Sarita Yadav flagging off the walkathon.

empanelled hospitals in order to receive free health services upto an amount of Rs. 5 lakh.

Earlier the programme was presided by deputy CMO Peren, Dr. Yartenla Jamir. Beneficiary testimonial speech was delivered by Sunang Ntung of Jalukie town and facilitation of the best performing PMAM was awarded to Nlangchube Chamlak (CHC Jalukie).

BIS drive and health screening camp was also conducted at CHC Jalukie.

Kiphire: Bharat Pakhwara along with health screening camp was held at District Hospital Kiphire

on September 19 with principal director, Dr. Vikeyie Losu H&FW, Nagaland and deputy commissioner Kiphire, Sarita Yadav.

According to DIPR report, Dr. Kikameren Longkumer, SPO ABPMJAY stated that GOI has decided to observe “Ayushma Bharat Pakhwara” starting from September 14 to 30.

He said the scheme could prevent 3255 beneficiaries from the potential risk of impoverishment by providing free medical treatments, and underprivileged people are now accessible to quality healthcare not only within the state but can avail medical

treatment anywhere in the country from any empanelled hospital.

Dr. Vikeyie Losu stated that a total of about 2.33 lakh poor and vulnerable families in the state are eligible for the scheme.

Deputy commisioner Kiphire, Sarita Yadav urged the public availing the scheme to promote it to the people so that it will be beneficial to all sections of society.

DC further assured the Medical department Kiphire that the district administration will provide full support and cooperation in fulfulling and promoting health sector in the district.

Department of Land Resources Phek has recently provided 1000 coffee saplings for the farmers of Phek village on September 21. Phek Village Youth Organization (PVYO president and Phek Farmer’s Club (PFC) chief coordinator Thuputhiyi Venuh informed that the villagers will carry out the plantation soon. (NP)

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lakh ghost beneficiaries SAI to create two centres of excellence Gorkhas not to visit Tribunals 19.96 in Assam Anganwadi centres in NE to train athletes for Olympics to prove citizenship, says BGP

Guwahati, Sept 22 (PTI): The Gorkhas, whose names have been exluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, will not visit Foreigners’ Tribunals to prove their Indian citizenship, a community body said on Sunday.

Addressing a press conference here, Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangha (BGP) national president Sukhman Moktan said that Gorkhas being tried in the Foreigners’ Tribunals (FT) will be an “insult to us for being Indians,” he said.

“We can file defamation suit against the system for challenging the citizenship of Gorkhas and Nepali speaking population being taken to FT”, Moktan, who heads the only registered national organisation, representing 10.5 million Indian Gorkhas in 22 state units and five zones, said.

The BGP had organised a week-long tour across Assam to meet the victims of the Gorkha community who were not included in the NRC and directed to appeal against it at Foreigners’ Tribunals.

During the visit to 18 districts that ended on Sunday, Moktan said they

found that names of many Gorkhas had been left out from the final NRC list.

“We met NRC victims and arbitrarily marked D Voters and their descendents whose citizenship is challenged and are being directed to go to FT as per NRC guidelines while a recent Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification exempts the Gorkhas.

“This is an attempt of a few vested interests within the system to disrespect Indian Gorkhas who are actually original inhabitants as is proved by our historically and mythologically recorded presence since centuries,” Moktan said.

Nirmal Kumar Pun, BGP secretary general said, “No Indian Gorkhas should be left out of the NRC. As a vigilant civil society organisation, the BGP will play a vital role as it is a judiciary monitored process”.

On being asked whether the BGP is planning to take the state government to High Court for the delay in filing fresh writ petition to uphold the MHA notification, Nityananda Upadhyay, president, Assam State Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangha (BGP) said, “BGP is a party to the NRC

case in the Supreme Court of India.

“If the Government of Assam does not do its duty as directed by the Union of India, the BGP will take a policy decision to take the matter to the Supreme Court and make the state government party to it and contest the case to ensure that Gorkhas are not taken to Foreigners’ Tribunals.”

On Saturday a BGP delegation had urged Chief Secretary Alok Kumar to implement the MHA notification.

The chief secretary was urged to form an Empowered Committee to address the woes of the Gorkha community regarding exclusion of many of their names from the NRC, BGP national secretary Nanda Kirati Dewan had said.

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

Those excluded from the list published on August 31 have 120 days to appeal against it at Foreigners’ Tribunals. If not satisfied with the verdict of the tribunals, they can move the High Court and the Supreme Court for redress.

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI): As many as 19.96 lakh ghost beneficiaries have been identified at Anganwadi centres in Assam through a daily headcount, according to an RTI query.

In Assam, there are a total of 62,153 Anganwadi centres in which 36,24,973 beneficiaries, including 5,94,296 pregnant women and lactating mothers, are enrolled.

The Centre has asked all states to conduct headcount of all beneficiaries of Anganwadi centres, a type of rural child care centre set up by the government to combat undernutrition and stunting among children below the age of six years and also meet nutritional needs of pregnant and lactating women.

In reply to an RTI query, the Women and Child Development Ministry said a total of 19.96 lakh ghost beneficiaries (both children and pregnant women and lactating mothers) have been eliminated from the Anganwadi services in Assam while report from other state governments are still awaited. The ministry further said the beneficiaries under the Anganwadi Services Scheme are identified on the basis of Aadhaar which is used as identity document for delivery of

services or benefits in a bid to bring transparency and efficiency.

“The beneficiaries not possessing Aadhaar card are assisted by the field functionaries to obtain the Aadhaar card. Till such time they get the Aaadhar card, they are provided the Anganwadi services on the basis of alternative identification document,” according to the RTI reply.

Officials said the identification of fake beneficiaries is an ongoing exercise and a report in this regard has been received just from Assam yet. There are around 14 lakh Anganwadis across the country and 10 crore beneficiaries, which include children under the age of six and pregnant women and lactating mothers.

According to the revised cost norms for supplementary nutrition, children from six to 72 months get Rs 8 per day while severely malnourished children (6-72 months) get Rs 12 per day and pregnant women and nursing mothers get Rs 9.50 per day.

The identification of fake beneficiaries is also being done through smartphones having Integrated Child Development Services-Common Application Software (ICDS-CAS) app, officials said.

Assam CM directs officials AIMS apprehends conmen duping parents to control rising onion prices Correspondent

Guwahati, Sep 22 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday termed the rising prices of onions as a matter of concern and directed officials to take urgent steps to control the prices of the commodity.

In a review meeting of the state FCS&CA department, he said effective delivery of public service needs to be strengthened. As Sonowal was apprised of the possibility of procuring onion from the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd (NAFED) and providing the vegetable at controlled

prices in the market, he instructed officials to take action in this regard so that the state’s monthly onion requirement of around 60,000 metric tonne could be met.

Referring to the over 38,000 fair price shops in the state, Sonowal stressed on the need to rationalise the number of shops which is more than what is required. The chief minister also directed the department to device a mechanism to generate selfemployment opportunities for the rural youth through setting up of cold storages and warehouses which could be run on Public-Private Partnership mode.

Agartala ranked 2nd, Kohima first in Smart City project in NE

AGARTALA SEP 22 (AGENCIES): In the third year of executing the modernisation and face-lifting projects of cities across the country, Agartala has been ranked 68 in the country. The rankings were declared by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, reports Northeast Now news. The city, which was ranked 77 in March 2019 has jumped 9 places to the 68th position in September 2019.

Among the cities of Northeast, Agartala is ranked just behind Kohima (62). Smart City project is an ambitious project of Ministry of Urban Development in which 100 cities of the country have been picked up for modernization. The smart city project in Agartala began during the left regime of Tripura.

IMPHAL, Sep 22: A man who allegedly cheated parents students seeking admission to Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) in Manipur was caught by activists of a student body on Sunday.

While parading the man before the media, Apunba Ireipakki Maheiroi Sinpanglup (AIMS) alleged that he was one of threemember gang who duped people to collect money with false promise of getting their wards admission in JNVs in the state.

After collecting over Rs 5.54 lakh from the parents of 27 students, the trio has been concealing themselves for the last several months, the AIMS alleged.

Fifty-year-old Koijam Ranjit, a resident of Shumnam Leikai in Kakching district was arrested by members of AIMS after parents of the students lodged a complaint to the student body.

Talking to reporters, secretary education and academic affairs of AIMS Suraj Thokchom said the three cheats had collected Rs 20,000 to Rs 49,000 per

student from parents of 27 students to get their wards admission in JNVs. He along with other two persons identified as Sanahal from Lilong Turel Ahanbi of Thoubal district and Naorem Mangijao Singh from Nambol of Bishnupur district had collected the amounts.

After collecting the money, they also issued fake admit cards for entrance test for admission to JNV while convincing parents they need to appear the exam just for namesake.

They fur ther convinced the parents to buy uniforms and other items needed for the students who will be staying in the hostel after being admitted.

As per complaints lodged by the parents, after the collection of the money, the three persons failed to show up and were not found in their houses when parents visited them.

Of the three who duped several parents, Ranjit was caught by members of the AIMS who used a different tactics during the course of enquiry conducted by the student body, he said. The student body has

Mnp to legalize cannabis for medical purposes

Image courtesy- Twitter @NBirenSingh IMPHAL, SEP 22 (AGENCIES): Manipur government is planning to legalize cannabis solely for the medicinal and industrial purposes, reports Northeast Now news.

This was informed by the state chief minister N Biren Singh while addressing a press conference at Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Imphal on Saturday.

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be systematically planted so that it can be utilized for medicinal purposes.

He said he had posted a news story of a mother selling her house to buy her daughter’s medical cannabis oil in his Facebook page.

He said three states in the India namely Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh have already legalized Cannabis for medicinal purposes.

But to make it successful he sought the support of the general public, intellectuals, civil society

organizations and media in the State.

“So that we can march ahead and we can make Manipur an economically and socially advance state,” he added. He also informed the state owned tax revenue has steeply increased from 587 crores in 2016-17 to above 1000 crores in 2018-19.

“The growth rate of Gross State Domestic Product of the state has increased double from four per cent in 2016-17 to eight per cent in 2018-19,” he added.

Stating that such result

shows that with the advent of the present government there is economic growth in the State, he said the government could achieve such result with the love, support and co-operation of the people of the State.

He also added that the inflow of foreign tourists in the state has been drastically increased from 500-600 tourists per year in 2015-16 to above 1000 tourists per month these days.

Such pace of development and growth would transform Manipur into an advanced state in near future, he said.

He also informed that a new programme called ‘Stand-up Manipur’ would be introduced to provide soft loans to scheduled caste, scheduled tribe,other backward classes, minority entrepreneurs of the State under the ‘Start-up Manipur’ scheme with its existing Rs 30 crores budget.

A facilitation centre will also be opened soon in this regard to support these weaker sections of the society.

summoned the two other cheaters who were still at large to the office of AIMS within three days. In case of failure, the AIMS will not hesitate to take help of the police and other concern government authorities, he said.

Asserting that there was no room for getting backdoor admission in the JNV, the centrally run educational institution, Thokchom urged the people not to believe third party promising backdoor admission in the institution.

JNV would never indulge in backdoor admission of students as it has to follow an all India guideline while admitting students, he opined.

The Act of the cheats has also defamed the credibility of authority of the JNV, he added.

Ranjit admitted that he along with his two friends collected the money after the claimed they had earlier successfully got two students admission to a JNV in the state.

He alleged that his two friends were out of his contact since they collected the money from the parents.

NSCN (I-M) condoles DIMAPUR: NSCN (I-M) has expressed its grief at the demise of (L) Sergeant (Posthumous) Ramsowon Chithung (Army number 42316/10 of Ladies Unit, GHq, Naga Army) from Bungpa Khullen village under Wung Tangkhul Region (WTR) on September 20 at Dimapur.

A press release issued by the MIP stated that she joined the Naga national service on September 15, 2010 and served the Naga nation with “an unwavering national spirit till her demise,” adding that the “void created by her demise will be difficult to fill.”

The release stated her name shall be recorded in the pages of Naga history and for her selfless contribution to the Naga national cause and her sacrifices will be cherished by all.

GPRN stated that at this hour of grief it conveys its deep condolences to the bereaved family members and pray for her soul to rest in peace.

GUWAHATI, SEP 22 (AGENCIES): The sports ministry has decide to create two National Centres of Excellence (NCE) in Guwahati and Imphal to provide special training to some selected athletes with an aim to make them qualify for the 2024 and 2028 Olympic events, reports Northeast Now news. A total of 20 such NCEs including those two will be created out of the existing sports institutes in the country. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres in Guwahati and Imphal have been designed as NCEs. As per reports, the sports institutes which will be identified as NCEs will provide same level of training to some elite athletes.

Moreover, the athletes who will train at the NCEs will all follow a single scheme that had been designed for them. The decision to create NCEs came in order to ensure that athletes in the same premises have access to the same facilities.

However, grassroots level athletes will be trained in NCE excluded sports institutes and will be moved to any of the twenty NCEs only on the basis of their performance. The two tier training system has been improvised

with an aim to improve the performance of the athletes and to provide special focus in training each athlete. The other 18 sports institutes that have been identified as NCEs include SAI centres in Patiala, Trivandrum, Chandigarh, Sonepat, Lucknow, Kolkata, Bhopal, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Gandhinagar, Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi,

Annual drama festival kicks off in Guwahati

M’laya to bolster MRSS Act to check illegal immigration: DyCM

GUWAHATI, SEP 22 (AGENCIES): The 13th annual Brajanath Sharma Memorial Inter-State Drama Festival was kicked off in Guwahati on Saturday, reports Northeast Now new.

The festival was inaugurated by veteran film actor of ‘Maniram Dewan’ fame), senior advocate and social worker Dilip Hazarika. The souvenir of the festival ‘Kohinoor’ was released by eminent journalist Haidor Hussain. The drama festival is being hosted by Samahar Natya Gosthee.

The festival is being held from September 21 to 26 at District Library Auditorium in the city. Saanko from Guwahati presented ‘Kahaya Chandee Dasa’, written by eminent playwright Dr Sitanath Lahkar. Directed by Dr Debashis Saikia and Satyajit Gogoi, the play mainly talked about terrorism and surrendered militants.

There are two shows on Sunday at 4:30 pm and 6:45 pm. Samahar Natya Gosthee will stage their maiden show of their latest play ‘Beshya’, written and directed by renowned playwright Dr Sitanath Lahkar.

Indira Gandhi Stadium, Delhi, Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, Delhi, Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range, Delhi, Dr Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Swimming Pool Complex, Delhi, National Water Sports Academy ,Alleppey, National Boxing Academy, Rohtak, National Wrestling Academy, Aurangabad.

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S hillong, S e p 2 2 (PTI): Following the publication of NRC in Assam, Meghalaya government is contemplating to add more teeth to a law, enacted in 2016, to check illegal immigration into the state, Deputy Chief Minister Prestone Tynsong said on Sunday.

The state government will soon hold a consultative meeting with all political parties in the state to discuss on the proposed amendment of the Meghalaya Residents Safety and Security (MRSS) Act 2016 and once agreed, the same may be passed in the form of an ordinance, he said.

“We will soon hold consultations with all political parties as well as legislators for their views and suggestions in this regard,” the deputy chief minister told PTI. Once the consultation process is completed, Prestone said the government would place the proposed amendments before the state cabinet for its approval. He also informed that the proposed amendment may be passed in the form of an ordinance. According to the deputy chief minis-

ter, the state government did not refer the bill to the select committee in the last Assembly session as this will take a lot of time and may have to wait till next year to be re-introduced in the House.

Pressure groups and students bodies have already submitted their views and suggestions to the state government on the matter, he said.

Pro Inner Line Permit (ILP) groups under the banner of the Confederation of Meghalaya Social Organizations (CoMSO) have suggested to the government to incorporate provisions of the ILP in the proposed amendment of the MRSSA, to prevent illegal entry and settlement of outsiders.

Students body like the Khasi Students Union and other groups who are demanding implementation of the comprehensive mechanisms have also met the state government.

Tynsong said that the different pressure groups have expressed similar opinions that the proposed amendment should be more or less ILP-like mechanism.

AR organise ‘Run for fit India’ at Shillong

‘Run for Fit India’ flagged of in Shillong.

SHILLONG: In sync with the ‘Fit India campaign’ launched by the Govt of India, Assam Rifles organised a ‘Run for fit India’ in all the garrisons of Assam Rifles in Shillong.

The main event was or-

ganized at HQ DGAR, Laitkor which was flagged off by Sangeeta Sangwan, President ARWWA & Lt Gen SukhdeepSangwan, DG Assam Rifles.

Officers, JCOs, OR and their families as well as chil-

dren from ARPS Shillong actively participated in the Run. The 4 km run aimed at leading fit & healthy lifestyle and was highly appreciated by all the participants. More such events will follow in the near future, AR added.

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Amit Shah blames Nehru for PoK’s existence MUMBAI, SEP 22 (PTI): The Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) would not have come into existence had Jawaharlal Nehru not declared untimely ceasefire with the neighbouring country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday.

Targeting Nehru over “non-integration” of Kashmir with India, he said Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, the country’s first home minister, should have handled the issue, instead of the then prime minister.

Addressing a rally here on the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and to campaign for the BJP for the next month’s Maharashtra Assembly polls, he said, “I want to tell all BJP workers that our work doesn’t end at the removal of Article 370, our work starts now.”

“It is our target to take this country forward on the chapter of nationalism and progress,” he said.

Hitting out at the Congress and NCP, he said, they were “shamelessly” opposing the abrogation of Article 370.

Expressed confidence that Devendra Fadnavis will again be the chief minister after the Maharashtra polls on October 21, he said, “I am happy that the campaign for the state polls is beginning with the discussion on our decision to remove Articles 370 and 35(A).”

The Congress sees politics behind Article 370 abrogation, “we don’t see it that

Amit Shah speaks during a rally to campaign for next month’s Maharashtra Assembly polls, in Mumbai. (PTI)

way”, he said.

“The PoK wouldn’t have come into existence had Nehru not declared untimely ceasefire with Pakistan, a mistake of Nehru...

Sardar Patel should have handled Kashmir, instead of Nehru handling it,” he opined.

Nehru then went to the United Nations under Article 35 of the UN Charter. “Had he gone through charter 51, still PoK would have been with India,” he added.

“After Sardar Patel’s death in 1950, the Indian government signed the Delhi agreement with Sheikh Abdullah which became the foundation of Article 370,” he said. Those who came from Pakistan to India, two of them - Manmohan Singh and I K Gujral - (later) became prime ministers, while L K Advani became deputy prime minister.

“But those who went to J&K never had voting rights till Article 370 was removed.

Today, these people can vote,” he said.

Shah said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi he has been demanding proofs of the government’s works, including surgical strike and air strike (by IAF after Pulwama attack), but stands with the ‘tukade tukade gang’ of the JNU. “When Gandhi and (NCP chief) Sharad Pawar will be here for campaign, you should ask them whether they support or oppose removal of Article 370,” Shah said to people at his rally held in suburban Goregaon.

“Not a single bullet has been fired in Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370,” he said, adding that there is no unrest in Kashmir and in the coming days, “terrorism will be finished”.

Without taking any names, he said three dynasties which ruled Kashmir didn’t allow the anti-corruption bureau (ACB) to be set

up there.

“Those who indulged in corruption in Kashmir now are feeling the heat despite the cold there,” he said in remarks laced with sarcasm.

“Only (political) dynasties in Jammu and Kashmir are feeling threatened. Several communication lines are working, telephones are operational and some markets have also opened. You will soon get Kashmir’s famous apples here,” he said.

Shah said nobody ever thought of abrogating Article 370 and 35(A) so swiftly, but the Modi government did it.

“Rahul Gandhi has come to politics recently.

The Jan Sangh and later BJP’s three generations did not back off from making sacrifices for the abrogation of Article 370,” he said.

Shah said Gandhi needs to learn history.

“We (in opposition) stayed with the government in the past over national issues, like when Atal Bihari Vajpayee supported Indira Gandhi during Bangladesh war or representing the Indian side in the UN over Kashmir issue,” he said.

He said Article 370 was and is a political issue for the Congress, “but for us, its removal was a promise of reintegration. You (Congress) see politics into it, but we see it as patriotism,” the Union home minister said.

“Due to ‘Operation Tupac’, around 40,000 people have been killed in Jammu

and Kashmir from 1990s till today. And the opposition questions our motive behind it (scrapping of Article 370). I can assure you that we will get rid of terrorism soon from the crown of this country,” he said.

Shah said out of 196 police stations in Jammu and Kashmir, prohibitory sections were imposed only under 10.

“Ninety nine per cent of land lines are working, and 67 per cent mobile phones connections reinstated. Curfew has been removed from all areas and trade is going on,” he said.

He said after the abrogation of Article 370, people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes can now get the quota benefits in government jobs.

“Thousands of Kashmiri minor girls were earlier married because the Indian government’s Prohibition of Child Marriage Act was not applicable in the state. With Modi’s decision, Kashmiri girls are now safe,” he said.

On Pawar’s remarks that only a “Pulwama-like” attack can save the BJP from losing the Maharashtra polls scheduled next month, Shah said, “Whether something happens or not, the BJP will definitely win the Assembly elections.”

He urged people to come out in large numbers and vote in the polls and “show the right place to those who opposed the abrogation of Article 370”.

5 ‘Pakistan at risk of ‘PM deserves respect when getting dismantled he represents India abroad’ for rights breach’ PATNA, SEP 22 (PTI): Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday warned Pakistan against “repeating mistakes of 1965 and 1971” even as he asserted that the neighbouring country ran the risk of getting “dismantled” on account of flagrant violation of human rights on its soil.

Addressing a “Jan Jagran Sabha” (public awareness meet) organized by the BJP here, where senior party leaders spoke on the Narendra Modi government’s move to strip Jammu and Kashmir of its special status, Singh said that Article 370 was like a “cancer” which was bleeding the state.

More than threefourths of J&K population was in favour of abrogation of Article 370, he stated.

“The BJP had never softened its stance on Article 370, irrespective of whether it was at the helm or not. Its abrogation has proved that the party is honest and credible,” Singh maintained.

The defence minister also cautioned the neighbouring country against promoting cross-border terrorism in the wake of developments in J&K. “Talks with Pakistan will henceforth resume only after it stops promoting terrorism. And the country must keep in mind that J&K is an integral part of India and discussion can only take place about Pak-occupied Kashmir,” he added.

Shashi Tharoor (File)

PUNE, SEP 22 (PTI): Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, who is a strong critic of the Modi-led government, on Sunday said the prime minister deserves respect when he visits foreign countries as India’s representative, but when he is in the country, people have the right to question him.

On the row over a common language for India, the Lok Sabha MP from Kerala said he was in favour of a three-language formula (promoting multilingual communicative abilities).

He was speaking at a session organised by the All India Professional Congress in Pune district of Maharashtra.

“The prime minister deserves respect in foreign countries as (there) he is a representative of our nation.

But when he is in India, we have the right to ask him questions,” Tharoor said.

On the issue of one common language in the country, he said the BJP’s ideology of promoting Hindi, Hinduism and Hindu-

stan is “dangerous” for our country. “We need to carry on the three-language formula,” he said.

Amid a heated debate over his remark that Hindi should be a common language, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said he has never asked for imposition of Hindi over native languages in the country but advocated its use as the second language, He criticised the ruling BJP over incidents of mob lynching, saying they are an “insult to Hinduism and Lord Ram”.

“There is no difference among people (of different communities) living in Kerala. Then why it is happening in Maharashtra,” he said.

Even Maratha warrior king Shivaji Maharaj had people from different communities under his rule. But he instructed everyone to respect each other, he said.

The BJP’s idea of Hinduism is a “political ideology” and does not have any connection with Hinduism, the Congress leader said.

Gaurav Gill, another driver booked in ‘Abrogation of Art370 will help J&K people join mainstream of nation’ connection with accident that claimed 3 lives BARMER, SEP 22 (PTI): Arjuna awardee Gaurav Gill and another driver were booked on Sunday in connection with an accident during a National Rally Championship race here in which a couple and their young son were killed, police said.

A police official said companies involved in the event -- Maxperienace, Mahindra, JK Tyres, MRF Tyres and the Federation of Motor Sports Club of India -- have also been named in the FIR. Additional Superintendent of Police Khinv Singh said the FIR was lodged at Samdari police station at 2 am on Sunday on a complaint by the deceased’s elder son Rahul.

Rahul claimed that his parents were standing along the road with the motor-

cycle, talking to his younger brother, when Gill’s car hit them and two other cars coming from behind also crushed them.

Gill and driver M Sharif were booked under Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), the ASP said, adding that their names were written on the vehicle that hit the motorcycle of the deceased.

Meanwhile, the bodies of Narendra Kumar, his wife Pushpa Devi and son Jitendra were still lying at the spot as villagers and family members demanded compensation, government job to a kin and the arrest of the accused.

“The stalemate is continuing. Efforts are being made to end it but the organisers of the rally are not

cooperating. The villages are demanding since yesterday that the organisers come to the spot but they are not responding,” SHO of Samdari Police Station Bhuta Ram said. He said that there the local police had no update about the whereabouts of Gaurav Gill.

The National Rally Championship was being held in Barmer when the motorcycle was hit by Gill’s car that left the couple and their son dead.

Rahul alleged that there were no proper safety and security arrangements in place during the race, but Barmer Superintendent of Police Shivraj Meena said that adequate measures were adopted for the rally.

Internal roads of various villages in Barmer were used as the track for the rally.

BENGALURU, SEP 22 (PTI): The abrogation of Article 370 would pave the way for the people of Jammu and Kashmir, so far leading lives of second class citizens,to join the mainstream of the nation, BJP working president J P Nadda said here on Sunday.

It is not only a joyous moment for the people of India, but also for those in Jammu and Kashmir because they were leading the lives of second class citizens.

Now they can join the mainstream of the nation,” he said addressing a gathering on the topic “One nation, one constitution at the Palace Grounds here.

Nadda said important laws passed by Parliament over the years, including the Right to Information Act, SC/ST act and those pertaining to domestic violence, will now be implemented there.

“With the abbrogation, Gujjars and Bakharwals can also contest elections.

There will be reservations for SC/ST in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly,” Nadda said.

He said abrogation of Article 370 would also give Dalits the right to join the judicial and administrative services, something which they were not allowed to do previously.

“There were provisions that Dalits from Punjab who went to Jammu and Kashmir cannot do any work other than being sanitation workers. This was the injustice committed on them,” he said.

Stating that the world has stood by India on its action of abrogating provisions of Article 370, giving special status to Jammu and Kashmir, Nadda said Pakistan stands isolated in the world today (on Kashmir issue).

BJP Working President JP Nadda being garlanded during ‘Ek Desh Ek Samvidhaan’ program in Bengaluru, Sunday. (PTI)

He flayed the opposition parties for ‘spreading lies’ for seven decades that Jammu and enjoyed special status.

“It is not true that Article 370 gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir. It is a historic lie spreaed by political parties.

If you read the Constitution and Article 370, it’s clearly mentioned there that it is temporary and transitional,” Nadda said.

Beware of phishing email purportedly sent by I-T deptt issues. The department has run many awareness series to educate people and taxpayers against these frauds,” the official said.

The advisory said at least two variants of the latest malware emails have been observed. First variant includes an attachment with extension “.img” which contains a malicious “.pif ” file while the second variant lures the users to download a malicious “.pif ” file hosted on a sharepoint page via a link of fraudulent domain incometaxindia[.] info, it said.

This domain, it said, has now been disabled.

“The malware samples add persistence by modifying the Windows registry and have been observed to have information stealing capabilities,” it said.

It issued some samples of fraud emails being sent with subject line stating: “Important: Income Tax Outstanding Statements A.Y 2017-2018”; Income Tax Statement XML PAN XXX895X.pif; Income Tax Statment XML.img; Income Tax Statement XXX8957X. pif among others.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE NAGALAND :: KOHIMA

No.DHFW-5/TRG/STIPEND MISC/2019/ K-2481

NEW DELHI, SEP 22 (PTI): “A phishing and malware campaign is active since at least September 12 and is targeting individuals as well as financial organisations. The campaign involves fake emails purporting to be sent from Indian Income Tax Department,” the CERT-In said its latest advisory accessed by PTI. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) is the national agency to combat hacking, phishing incidents and to fortify security-related defences of the Indian Internet domain.

While phishing denotes to a category of cyber crime where a person’s personal vital information like banking, credit card details and passwords are stolen, malware is an e-virus. A senior tax official said fraud links faking the I-T department are often used by fraudsters as people are very concerned and serious about their tax filing, refunds and other businesses with the department.

“It is very important to guard against any malicious email that talks about your I-T records or banking

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/Dated, Kohima the th sept’ 2019.

NOTIFICATION ON SCHOLARSHIP SCHEME FOR STUDENTS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE. It is hereby notified to all the students and institutions that:1. The department has developed a common scholarship portal for scholarship schemes for students under the department of Health & Family Welfare which will go live (active) by 23rd of Sept. 2019 till 30th Nov.2019 via common scholarship portal of the Government of Nagaland, under URL https://scholarship. nagaland.gov.in.

2. The department shall no longer accept any self application as it has been made online from the academic session 2019-20.

3. Students &institutions are instructed to go through the guidelines in the given portal for necessary instruction.

(DR. VIKEYIE LOSU) Principal Director Dte. of Health & Family Welfare Nagaland, Kohima DC-1386

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXIX NO. 288 Dimapur, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Too many and too much

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rices of various commodities in Dimapur are subjected to the inflationary trends but these “trends” are not market forces but various state and nonstate actors who have been literally fleecing all and sundry through unauthorised/illegal and unabated taxation. These abnormal trends have resulted in upward escalation of prices. The “state actors” as the name implies, involves state government departments themselves such as forest, excise, geology & mining, veterinary & animal husbandry, Dimapur Municipal Council and taxes departments which claim to be carrying out their responsibilities under the guise of “authorised taxes” such as royalty on mineral and forest produce, animal health, sales tax or municipal tax. Those “nonstate actors” involve various unions and Naga Political Groups(NPGs) who have turned taxation into a thriving cottage industry. Even the state police personnel deployed at check gates have also been collecting “unauthorised taxes” from drivers in order to permit them to pass through, otherwise, those who refuse face the prospect of not being allowed to pass through under various pretexts. As clearly exposed during the recent week-long drive against illegal taxes at check gates by the Public Action Committee(PAC) volunteers these collections are huge and the end users- the public and buyers have to bear the brunt. State actors such as government departments- forest, geology & mining and excise levy tax on vehicles crrying minerals or forest produce or excise items etc. The taxation department also collects tax from vehicles on taxable goods. The veterinary & animal husbandry department also collects tax on every vehicle carrying livestock or poultry products. The amount of taxes collected in a day is huge and the approximate amount could be anywhere between Rs.10 lakh to Rs.20 lakh in a day.

As revealed by PAC, all those “state” and “non-state” actors literally pounce on every truck that passes the check gates. The PAC also revealed that nine unions/ organisations impose their “fee/tax” on every vehicle.

Again, eight NPGs also collect their tax from every vehicle depending on the number of wheels. A truck with six wheels is charged around Rs.15,000 and this increases if the truck has more wheels. It may be recalled, that the most significant decision that the state government made was in 2009 and later, 2012 when the chief secretary issued an executive order banning all forms of cash collections, in any manner, be it fee, welfare tax or any other tax under whatever guise.

An NGO that has been airing concern, Nagaland Voluntary Consumer Organisation(NVCO) had in 2009, demanded that the State Chief Secretary enforce the order banning the collection of cash and taxes by any organization or individual, including government departments such as Police, Excise, Forest and Taxes Departments, at the check-gate or in any part of the highway, be strictly implemented. It may also be recalled that the Gauhati High Court on June 3,2014 prohibited unions/associations/ federations etc from collecting cash under the plea of fee or donation at national or state highways besides and establishing any collection/information centres along the highways.

These are the “agencies” which are responsible for upwards spiral of prices. In order to regulate prices, the government has to act without haste otherwise, such illegal and unacceptable taxes will become entrenched and stagnate the much needed economic growth.

DailyDevotion The Missionary’s Master and Teacher

You call Me Teacher and Lord, and you say well, for so I am ….I say to you, a servant is not greater than his master… —John 13:13, 16 To have a master and teacher is not the same thing as being mastered and taught. Having a master and teacher means that there is someone who knows me better than I know myself, who is closer than a friend, and who understands the remotest depths of my heart and is able to satisfy them fully. It means having someone who has made me secure in the knowledge that he has met and solved all the doubts, uncertainties, and problems in my mind. To have a master and teacher is this and nothing less— “…for One is your Teacher, the Christ…” (Matthew 23:8).

Our Lord never takes measures to make me do what He wants. Sometimes I wish God would master and control me to make me do what He wants, but He will not. And at other times I wish He would leave me alone, and He does not.

“You call Me Teacher and Lord…”— but is He? Teacher, Master, and Lord have little place in our vocabulary. We prefer the words Savior, Sanctifier, and Healer. The only word that truly describes the experience of being mastered is love, and we know little about love as God reveals it in His Word. The way we use the word obey is proof of this. In the Bible, obedience is based on a relationship between equals; for example, that of a son with his father. Our Lord was not simply God’s servant— He was His Son. “…though He was a Son, yet He learned obedience…” (Hebrews 5:8). If we are consciously aware that we are being mastered, that idea itself is proof that we have no master. If that is our attitude toward Jesus, we are far away from having the relationship He wants with us. He wants us in a relationship where He is so easily our Master and Teacher that we have no conscious awareness of it— a relationship where all we know is that we are His to obey.

Quotes

Do your work with your whole heart, and you will succeed there's so little competition. ~ Elbert Hubbard

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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Planned Desert in offing in NCR

ndia is host to UN conference against desertification. Less than 45 km away from the venue in Greater Noida, a massive step initiated to desertify the fertile horn of western UP by trying to set up an international airport – more a promotion to boost real estate.

The project must be abandoned to protect farming, lakes, aquifers, swamps and the ecology of the critical northern plains.

The Rs 16,000 crore project, likely to rise to over Rs 24,000 crore, 70 km from Delhi’s Indira Gandhi airport, has evoked severe protest by farmers and consequent increase in compensation.

The land at the project site is primarily agricultural in nature, with over 6,000 big trees – mainly arjun and babool – and plenty of wetlands. Since townships and activity areas are to spring up all around many more thousand trees would be felled. About 1000 known water bodies may disappear.

The country does not need a second international airport so close to the Delhi airport. It is a massive economic waste at a time when the country is grappling with slowdown. The

real estate all around this project in another 40 sq km area is gasping. Hundreds of projects remain incomplete and the Yamuna Expressway built through the stretch is itself in crisis.

Its pro-pounder Jaypee group is going through problems amid heavy debt and NPA. Hindon air force base airport that has been opened to civilian traffic, a stone’s throw from Jewar, hardly finds an airline as host. Another 100 km to west is Agra airport with international facilities. Still under pressure of real estate and unscrupulous political parties a massive effort has started in acquiring 2000 hectare land for the airport.

But as larger areas would come up for development, the risk is higher to the ecology in almost 100 km area.

So while climate change is a cyclic phenomenon, man is concerned as his activities heighten it. Aptly at the UN Conference of Parties (COP) 14, Minister for Environment and Climate Change Prakash Javedkar says, “If human actions have created the problems of climate change, land degradation and biodiversity

loss, it is the strong intent, technology and intellect that make difference. It is human efforts that will undo the damage”.

He has also announced 50 lakh hectare of barren land’s reclamation by 2030.

It is a good intention but fraught with risk.

The announcements and realities are different.

More such announcements are made it is found that more land is getting degraded around the national capital as water uses increase. It is just not around Noida and Greater Noida, even Gurgaon is subject to large degradation by a Shivaji hungry real estate. The boom around all these places has transformed thousands of hectares of arable land into plots for high rises, at least half of these incomplete and leading just not only to an environmental but also an economic disaster.

What is not discussed is that more the land for real estate more it dehydrates the country, writes HN Dixit, speaker of UP Assembly.

Over the years, Delhi and its neighbourhood is getting devoid of natural water sources and larger water pollution despite

Yamuna cleaning rituals.

The area around Jewar is now being subjected to similar drying up of aqua sources. The region has also the highest number of brick kilns, in itself an ecological hazard in terms of heat, dust and smoke.

By having an airport it is to worsen the ecology in about a 100 km periphery from Noida to Mathura.

Unauthorized colonies are being planned out in an area which is the bread basket.

Close to the region in Aligarh-Kasganj, AlipurBarwara and KasganjFa r r u k h a Sarkar bad, again due to the construction of Ganga expressway, and other human encroachment of aquifers, acute shortage of water for irrigation is being faced. The administration is trying to revive old river channels. Nobody knows it would succeed or not but it has become a money spinner.

Interestingly enough the UPA government was in a mood to keep the airport project off as in its view Samajwadi Party leaders were to reap the benefit. The then government had also sounded ecological concern and

questioned the necessity of having an airport so close to Delhi airport on one side and Agra on the other, and upgradation of Aligarh air strip.

The airport project goes against the move to rejuvenate 281 ponds in Jewar itself. About 800 other ponds and water body rejuvenation in Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Dankaur and Bisrakh may also get affected. Adjoining Gautam Buddha Nagar district magistrate BN Singh has said that there are encroachments of ponds and other water bodies as construction activities are increasing. He says ponds in many places, including Bilaspur and Surajpur were encroached by the administration for dumping the growing waste to increase in habitations.

Dadri, on way to Jewar, declared semi-critical for water scarcity, built its municipality office on 1140 square metre pond. In close

by Tugalpur, a college was built on a water body.

Aquifers in Jewar have over-exploitation rate of 108.81 percent, according to the groundwater department. As the area is getting more populated with the impending airport, more ponds and aquifers despite

efforts at conservation are becoming victims of “development”.

The “development” includes construction of the airport, industries, large hotels, warehouses, roads and many other facilities. Each of these is to gobble up many water bodies. Consequently the critical region may end up dry. As vehicular traffic and industrial activities also to surge, it would increase air pollution.

According to an official study, land degradation has led to a roughly 2.5 percent loss of the country’s economic output between 2014 and 2015.

The region around Jewar airport is fragile.

Being close to Delhi, it is to degrade large tract and even heat up the national capital. The massive investment is to desertify National Capital Region (NCR) already hit by a chain of high and expressways. It signifies that massive finances involved are posing challenges to the world leadership between conserving or devastating environment The Jewar air por t project needs reconsideration and restoration of land back to the farmers to save the bread basket from becoming arid.

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Western Sumi Hoho Operation Salvage -2

he sound of Rousseau’s famous old quote, highly acknowledged round the world thorough out the ages, ‘Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains’ still reverberates freshly as a morning dew in our minds today. His other quote, unknown by many ‘It is difficult to free the fools from the chains they revere’ seems to hold more sway and rational in our present Naga context and more so in my tribesmen’s mentality today.

Of late, we Western Sumis in particular seem to be reveling more in our past glories and bygone triumphs rather than concerned about the present mess we are in or the road where we are heading to. This Western Sumi ‘Operation Salvage’ tour has been undertaken to revisit ourselves and clean up own our kitchens first. While it has been able to attract wide applause and appreciation from many quarters of the community, there are many who doesn’t seems to like the very idea of this tour because it is ruffling their feathers as they are now being shaken from their comfort zones as this mission stands and dare to speak out the truth and clean up our very own hearth and cloister. It is better to rub salt in a wound and let it heal instead of letting it rot. We need a complete overhauling in our villages, churches and our Sumi community at the earliest.

If Sumis fail to see the clear writings on the wall, the sweat and blood shed by our fathers for us are all going to be in vain.

Instead of treating only the symptoms as in the past, the time has now come to treat the disease. The new team under the dynamic leadership of our new leader Dr. Kakheto Zhimomi, no-nonsense man and highly intellectual person who’s erudite knowledge in almost all field is serious in his business to bring a change within us first. The answer lies in the Sumi mass on what results it will yield. Either you’re with us or against us is the most apt word here. We need a sound transformation so much that its reverberations will have an impact on ours as well as the coming generations where everybody wins. While we look on without any sensitivity or sanity the ground beneath our feet is shrinking and moving away. Moral integrity inherited from our warrior forefathers considered as priceless and incomparable which surpasses all our other values now seems to be the rarest value amongst us today. Divisions within us, clanism, denominationalism, groupism etc. have reared their ugly heads which is proving to be

very harmful only to ourselves.

To add salt to the wound the presence of huge number of our Sumi youths in various factions with each contending for one’s superiority over the other and holding one’s own turf has further created more chasms amongst our Sumi tribe.

We, the Western Sumis, have been abundantly blessed by God in multiple ways, the most important and the most valuable amongst many others being the gift of the land. Everything comes with the land be it natural resources, food, wealth, etc.

While population increases and nations and communities expand their horizons, land remains the same as it is. Abundance of land, which is of anybody’s envy and the most prized resources for any race or community, has been bestowed by Almighty on us. Sumis at present has 167 villages including the disputed and non- disputed ones in Dimapur district alone ranging from small clusters of dozen huts to almost nearly a thousand situated in adjacent to the urban areas. But we seem to be at crossroads of ideological differences on issues ranging from church, Naga issue etc. The glaring absence of work culture, lure of easy money despite of presence of huge fertile lands for agriculture and other resourceful activities has not yet been understood or utilized by our failure to grasp its importance in the churning of our economy and revenue from this God’s gift to Western Sumis.

The craze of luxurious lifestyle without shedding a single sweat from one’s brow is proving to be a huge bane for the young Sumi lot. From growing our own vegetables, fruits or taking up plantations to rearing fish, poultry and livestock have all been left completely dependent on migrant labourers. The blessing of land in plenty to us is been now turning the other way round.

We need to go back to the land.

It is the only hope to salvage and revive our economy as well as our rebuilding our character in the midst of moral degradation when being tempted by easy money that has crept in mainly because of our absence of work culture.

Our Sumi young boys seem to be hogging the limelight and occupying most of the newspaper pages for the wrong reasons such as extortion, car lifting, bike lifting, kidnapping and many other anti-social acts. The community need to enforce some stringent laws to act as deterrent for the countless bringing bad image to the community .Many young females captivated by the charm of the cosmopolitan Dimapur

and the big city life outside the state which has plenty to offer with cheap thrills and momentary pleasures are drifting in the morass of moral decay losing their dignity and the pride of what a true ‘Sulimi’ should be and ought to be. Lack of proper ethics and moral values either in their upbringings from homes or the failure of our churches or society as a whole to educate and teach them the right way at present is proving to be very fatal with many ending up in unwanted abortions or brothels in huge numbers. The lack of infrastructural development and good jobs for decent earning cannot be entirely blamed on our political leaders alone because we are failing to utilize what is within us and also our failure to adapt positive changes like clean elections. Despite the gift of enviable land, we are still depending on all minimal supplies from outside for domestic consumption. Most of the youths leaving for greener pasture in the big cities lands up in trouble with the law or their employers. The updates of various incidents on social-medias are fine examples and witness to these quandary we have found ourselves in and put the young lot into. In this land of plenty we don’t find any employment but outsiders come and find any kind of job and earn big money anytime. Government’s tractors allotments in most villages are sold off to migrant labourers and they seem to thrive prosperously because they work. Most of the landlords now don’t even know their land demarcations and depend on their farmworkers.

It’s really a sad predicament.

The landlords are happy as long as their farmhand gives him his due share of the crop harvested of which is mostly manipulated and diverted by the farm labourers for his own income and thus they can afford and further invest in some more flourishing business. Western Sumi area is said to have the highest rate of school dropouts owing to many factors as revealed by statistics.

We cannot blame forever only on the proxy teacher issue but also on utilization of funds with transparency and accountability and the functioning of our Village Education Committees. A thorough cleansing up through holistic approach must be done to restructure the crumbled edifice of our education system in our rural areas. No wonder many of these drop-outs lands up in Dimapur town committing every sort of crimes as they need to survive and fill their belly. In this entire predicament, where do we all, as stakeholder of Western

Sumis, stand today? Everyone seems to be reluctant to correct the wayward and delinquent youngsters because of clanism, regionalism or plain indifference or easy going attitudes of many of us. There are many to advise but none to take the responsibility.

Most of the pastors and church workers don’t want to go and serve in far flung remote villages where even the payment of their monthly salaries is a struggle for those impoverished villages. Many God’s servants today wants to shuffle between the big town churches only where boleros, ACs, generous offerings, extra side incomes becomes more important than the lost sheep.

Home visitations only to the rich people are not mere hearsays but a reality now. Nepotism, favoritism and materialistic objectives have become the main goal for many servants. Instead of serving others many now wants to be served only in the lap of luxury and lead opulent lifestyles. Class conscious churches have replaced our good old faithful churches where everyone was given equality and importance no matter what their status or social standing was. Building magnificent and splendorous churches has become a vogue and we seem to have many keepers of aquarium but none wants to be the fishers of men in a real sense as Charles Spurgeon rightly pointed out.

Inability to accept one’s shortcomings and flaws when being pointed out by others and threatening with a curse is one main weakness of our churches we are seeing today. The mushrooming of many prayer homes with full house on any given holidays and vacations are a clear tell-tale signs and raises questions we should ask ourselves if our churches are

able to quench the spiritual thirst of the believers. In our search for materialistic and monetary fulfillments, people with high rank and files and rich people are all inducted in the board of deacons without an iota of question on their moral integrity. Instead of only praying and felicitating the UPSC/NPSC/ Allied Services toppers and competitive exam aspirants, our churches should start praying for productive farmers, hardworking masons, carpenters, electricians, mechanics, good road makers, barbers, tailors etc. to make our youths industrious and ours a land of truly prosperous and self sufficient.

Generous offerings brought on the altar from questionable sources like snatching off from a widow’s share or an orphan’s portion or other developmental funds for the impecunious and poverty liners are something to be concerned about. Is God truly accepting them? Is God pleased with the lofty announcements made from the pulpits with those showers of cash brought to his Holy Sanctuary? Or are we even trying to bribe God? Let us not only be silent spectators of unfairness or injustice as the grave will provide more time for the silence. The Church’s yeomen service are uncountable and it will consume more precious time and space to write all but it is like the Pharisees and the Sadducees who always act ‘Holier Than Thou’. Social relation with the congregation should not be subdued by economic status or political clout or one’s social standing. No one or nothing is flawless or free from blemishes in this world except God. As earthly beings let us all accept corrections too when required.

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DFL second season

The grandiose dream for many football fans and lovers in Dimapur has finally arrived, in the form of DFL second season and this time it came in a grand fashion and with big promises and hopes.

As a lover and a big follower of the sport, it comes as an excitement and we are extremely delighted having to see a treat of skills, styles, atheleticism, goals etc by our local players.

Most importantly, we appreciate the boldness and zeal of the organisers in having to go forward with this league inspite of the very little income it may generate. We also request all lovers of the sport to come and have the ecstasy of goals and support our local talents.

We only hope the platform given to our local talents through this league will be immense and pray it gets better with the passing time.

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Saudi Arabia to meet India’s energy needs

NEW DELHI, SEP 22 (PTI): Notwithstanding the biggest-ever attacks on its oil facilities, Saudi Arabia has said it is committed to meet India’s energy security needs and will work constructively with other oil producers to maintain market stability.

Saudi Ambassador Dr. Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati, in an exclusive interview to PTI, said his country will invite the United Nations and international experts to view the situation on the ground and to participate in the investigation into the attacks.

He said Saudi Arabia has the capability and resolve to defend itself and to forcefully respond to “these aggressions”, and appreciated India’s support and solidarity to Riyadh following the strikes which, he asserted, were “against the international community as a whole”.

A series of drone and missile attacks on oil facilities of Saudi Aramco, the country’s national petroleum company, on September 14 knocked out half of its daily oil production, severely impacting the global oil market and triggering fresh tension between Saudi Arabia and Iran.

“As the investigations

Dr. Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati are ongoing, the Kingdom will invite UN and international experts to view the situation on ground and to participate in the investigations,” the ambassador said.

“The Kingdom will take appropriate measures to ensure its security and stability. The Kingdom affirms that it has the capability and resolve to defend its land and people, and to forcefully respond to these aggressions,” he said.

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group has taken responsibility for the biggest-ever attacks on Saudi oil facilities which severely impacted global oil supply. Saudi Arabia and its ally, the US, have blamed Iran for the attacks but Tehran has strongly denied the allegations.

“The recent attack against Saudi Aramco was not only against the Kingdom, but against the international community as a whole, and was a deliberate attempt to disrupt the global economy. Therefore, the

perpetrators should be held accountable,” the envoy said.

Asked whether Saudi Arabia will increase oil supply to India to address the shortfall due to curb on import of oil from Iran, the envoy said his country is committed to India’s energy security and will meet any shortfall that may arise due to disruptions from other sources.

He said as one of the world’s leading energy producers, Saudi Arabia will continue working constructively with other producers within and outside OPEC to maintain market stability, thus protecting all the interests of producers and consumers alike.

OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) is a 14-nation powerful bloc of oil producing countries.

“India condemned the attacks on our oil facilities and reiterated its resolve to oppose terrorism in all its forms and manifestations.

As a friend and strategic partner, we appreciate India’s support and solidarity,” Al Sati said.

He said initial investigations have indicated that the weapons used in the attack were Iranian, add-

ing probe was going on to determine the source of the strike.

“The Kingdom condemns this egregious crime which threatens international peace and security and affirms that the primary target of this attack is in line with the previous attacks against Saudi Aramco pumping stations using Iranian weapons,” he said.

“The Kingdom calls upon the international community to assume its responsibility in condemning those that stand behind this act, and to take a firm and clear position against this reckless behaviour that threatens the global economy,” he said.

The envoy said Saudi Arabia will continue working with its partners and allies in stabilising the security of the region.

India’s relations with Saudi Arabia have been on an upswing over the last few years based on burgeoning energy ties besides cooperation in several other areas.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Riyadh in 2016 put bilateral ties on a new trajectory.

There are over 2.96 million Indian nationals working in Saudi Arabia, the largest expatriate community in the country.

7 Notice served to dismantle Naidu’s house within 7 days VIJAYAWADA, SEP 22 (AGENCIES): The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority (APCRDA) has issued orders to dismantle the house belonging to Lingamaneni Ramesh in which former chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu is residing, within seven days.

In its orders, the APCRDA also mentioned that if the unauthorised structure is not dismantled within the stated time, the development authorities will destroy it themselves.

APCRDA commissioner P Lakshmi Narasimham gave a detailed speaking order outlining various violations that have taken place in construction of the house spread across 1.3 acre on the banks of river Krishna.

APCRDA had issued show cause notices on June 27, seeking reply from Lingamaneni Ramesh as to why they should not remove the structure which stands in violation of the River Conservancy Act, statutory guidelines prohibiting construction of permanent structures below Maxim um Flood Level (MFL) and in violation of zoning regulation of the APCRDA Act.

Pak fake social media handles using KBC to trap people NEW DELHI, SEP 22 (AGENCIES): Security agencies have discovered that Pakistan-based operatives are attempting to use the popularity of the Amitabh Bachchan-anchored show Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) to trap individuals and propagate misinformation through fake social media handles.

“It has been reported by cyber cell, Ministry of Defence that adversaries are taking advantage of the popularity of TV show “Kaun Banega Crorepati” by making individuals join WhatsApp groups and sending fake KBC messages to trap individuals,” a security advisory issued by the Defence Ministry said.

The advisory listed two Pakistan-based numbers found to be the administrators of WhatsApp groups, which were trying to trap individuals. The Defence Ministry’s cyber cell advised people who are part of these groups to “immediately exit such groups if one has already been added.”

The cyber cell also advised people to configure their WhatsApp settings in a manner that only a person whose contacts details are saved in your phone can

add you without an invitation.

After the abrogation of article 370, Pakistani spy agencies have become very aggressive in spreading misinformation about India and have been targeting the defence forces in a big way in the virtual world.

The security agencies had detected that over 200 fake handles of military officers including both serving and retired officers had come up on social media who were tweeting and spreading messages as per the Pakistani narrative on the Kashmir issue.

After the agencies concerned approached Twitter, a large number of such handles were suspended for being fake. The Indian Army has now again asked its personnel to avoid putting up their service or posting details on social media as it can be used by the adversaries to spread misinformation.

Also, there have been cases of virtual honey traps where serving officers and jawans have been trapped and forced to leak military classified information to enemy operatives who generally pose as girls on social media.

Babri demolition: Special CBI court Kashmir status withdrawn to Had Central funds reached J-K, homes summons former UP CM Kalyan Singh protect nation’s integrity: Gowda would have had gold roofs: Amit Shah

Kalyan-Singh Saturday passed the order on a pending application that the CBI had moved on September 9.

After serving a full five-year term as governor, the 87-year-old leader, who was the Uttar Pradesh chief minister when the Babri Masjid was demolished in 1992, rejoined the BJP on September 9.

The court had taken up the application and asked

the CBI to produce papers that the term of Singh as the governor has expired.

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had then sought time to produce the papers, saying it did not receive any documents from its headquarters.

On the information given by the members of the bar association, the court issued the summons to Singh for appearing before it on Friday.

Moving the application, the CBI pleaded that Singh was chargesheeted in 1993. It further pleaded that the Supreme Court, in April 2017, had said that Singh could not be brought in as an accused to face trial due to the constitutional immunity granted to governors under Article 361 of the Constitution.

D V Sadananda Gowda MANGALURU, SEP 22 (PTI): The BJP’s prime objective of protecting the integrity of the nation and it’s development agenda led to the decision for abrogation of Article 370 and 35 A of the Constitution that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, according to Union Minister D V Sadananda Gowda.

He said the party had long back started the process to annul both the Articles, which offered special sta-

GOREGOAN, SEP 22 (AGENCIES): People in Jammu and Kashmir would have had gold-roofed homes if previous governments spent all the funds released by the Centre for the restive region’s development, BJP chief and Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in suburban Goregoan on Sunday. Speaking at a rally here on the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370, he added that the move by the Centre would bring progress to J-K. “The Indian government has spent Rs 2.27 lakh crore so far on J&K since its formation.

Had it gone to people, their houses would have had roofs made of gold,” Shah claimed. He said that Article 370, which gave J-K special status, allowed governments

there to not establish an anticorruption bureau, making it easy for some to “loot” the money that was being sent by the Centre for development works. “Previous governments in J-K did not allow implementation of the anti-corruption law. There was no anti-corruption bureau either. Earlier governments indulged in rampant

corruption. As there was no ACB, money sent for the people was siphoned off,” he alleged. “Article 370 was not for protecting the culture of J&K. It was for protection of their (political leaders) corruption,” he said. In a historic move on August 5, the Centre nullified Article 370 and announced bifurcation of J&K into 2 UTs.

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LU C K N OW, S E P 2 2 (AGENCIES): A special CBI court has issued summons to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and BJP leader Kalyan Singh, directing him to appear on September 27 in connection with the Babri Masjid demolition case.

The court is conducting the trial of accused persons, including BJP leaders L.K. Advani, M.M. Joshi, Uma Bharti and others for allegedly conspiring to demolish the mosque at the disputed Ram Janmbhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya.

Taking note of the information given by the members of the Bar association that Singh’s term as Rajasthan governor expired in the first week of this month, special judge S.K. Yadav on

tus to J&K. The minister said that once normality is restored in Kashmir, the Union government would focus on the development of the region.

“Since the abrogation of Article 370, not a single shot has been fired in Kashmir.

The special status accorded to Kashmir earlier had made it a haven for terrorists,” the union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers said.

He was addressing a public awareness programme on Article 370, organised by the Udupi district unit of BJP at Manipal on Saturday.

Gowda said even Congress leaders, including Karan Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia, had appreciated the Centres decision on Kashmir.

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A baby feeding room and childcare room was also being provided to mothers engaged in the work, he added.

He said the entire station had been divided into three areas and workers divided accordingly, while three cleaning supervisors recorded the activities of every shift.

He added that biometric attendance system was maintained for payment of wages to the workers that helped in consistency of work.

The CHS also mentioned that, along with Jodhpur Development Authority, the railways authority was working towards completely banning single-use plastics within its jurisdiction. He said the station with five platforms had 65 toilets.

The team was also shown the measures being taken in the toilets and waiting rooms for different classes within the station.

On the challenges faced during the campaign, Rajpurohit said the main challenge was in creating awareness among train passengers not to defecate while the train was standing at the station.

It may be mentioned that though the railways ministry has introduced bio-toilets in many trains, passengers have been found throwing materials that blocked the toilets and created more problems.

Meanwhile, New Delhi-based Indian Institute of Mass Communication principal director general KS Dhatwalia met the visiting team at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and interacted with the members.

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Stalls being set up at weekly flea market in Srinagar.

S R I NAG A R , S E P 2 2 (PTI): A large number of vendors set up stalls at the weekly flea market here on Sunday while main markets and other business establishments remained shut for the 49th consecutive day in

Kashmir over the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370.

Public transport was off the roads in most parts of the valley but private cars and some passenger cabs on inter-district routes could be

seen plying, officials said.

The efforts of the state government to open schools so far have not borne any fruit.

While landline telephony services have been restored across the valley, mobile telephone services in most parts of Kashmir and all Internet services continue to remain suspended since 5 August.

Most of the top level and second rung separatist politicians have been taken into preventive custody while mainstream leaders including two former chief ministers -- Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti -have been either detained or placed under house arrest.

Another former chief minister and sitting Lok Sabha MP from Srinagar Farooq Abdullah has been arrested under the controversial Public Safety Act.

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growth and corporate profits. FPIs have to return,” said V K Vijayakumar, chief investment strategist at Geojit Financial Services.

Stating the reasons for FPI outflows, Ajit Mishra, VP Research at Religare Broking, said “apart from the signs of economic slowdown, valuation discomfort kept uneasiness in FPI intact. However, the announcements from Finance Minister have the potential to revive their sentiments.”

Going forward, “political stability will act as an added advantage for India among other high yield economies. Fiscal stimulus by way of tax rate cuts and removal of surcharge from capital gains on sale of shares should also help in attracting both foreign portfolio and direct investment,” said Vinod Karki, Head - Strategy at ICICI Securities.

A labourer rests on sacks of onions at a wholesale market in Prayagraj, Allahabad on Sunday. (PTI) in prices of onion. However, retail prices have suddenly shot up in the last 2-3 days because of supply disruption due to excess rains in the growing states,” a source told PTI. It is a short-term supply disruption and if the situation does not normalise in the next 2-3 days and prices rise, then the government may consider seriously imposing stock holding limits on onion traders, the source said.

According to the Met Department, main onion producing regions especially Maharasthra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, eastern Rajasthan and western Madhya Pradesh have received excess mon-

soon rainfalls in the last two days.

Right now, stored onions are sold in most parts of the country as fresh kharif (summer) crop will hit the market from November onwards, traders said.

Traders further said that there is enough supply of stored onion of the previous year’s crop in the country but its transportation has been affected because of heavy rains.

Much of the onion is stored in Maharashtra, where rains disrupted the transport of the kitchen staple to other parts of the country, said a wholesale trader from Lasalgoan in Maharasthra, Asia’s largest onion market.

Focus on increasing output India’s coal Target of making India a $5 of iron: Pradhan tells NMDC import declines trillion economy ‘doable’: Goyal

Hyderabad, Sep 22 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : U n i o n Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Minister of Steel Dharmendra Pradhan Sunday called on the state-owned mining major NMDC to step up iron ore mining and expedite the Nagarnar Steel Plant. Following a review meeting of the NMDC performance here with the NMDC Board and its management, the Steel Minister said that increased production will help keep in check iron ore prices in the country. The Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy was also present at the meeting.

Pradhan said NMDC should focus on increasing iron ore production. This will bring in the benefit of keeping prices in check and ensuring equitable supply of raw material to all steel producers. He called upon

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NMDC to carry-out sustainable and responsible mining using digital means and directed the execution and timely commissioning of the various ongoing projects, especially NMDC Iron and Steel Plant (NISP). He was keen that the NISP be monitored regularly so that it can be completed on priority.

He enquired about the progress of the Slurry Pipeline Project of NMDC, which will play a significant role in transport of ore and bring down logistics costs.

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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI): India’s coal import declined by 3.7 per cent to 18.93 million tonnes (MT) in July this year from 19.67 MT in the same month a year ago. Of the total coal imports in July 2019, noncoking coal shipment was at 12.66 MT, coking coal’s was at 4.17 MT, among others, according to a provisional compilation by mjunction services based on monitoring of vessels’’ positions and data received from shipping companies.

“Against a modest increase in import in June, volumes during July dropped because of softer demand for power during monsoon with thermal power generation falling 7.2 per cent during the month,” mjunction managing director and CEO Vinaya Varma said.

However, with a fall in coal stock at power stations during July and August, imports may firm up in coming days, Varma said. During April-July period, the import of thermal coal was up 13.4 per cent to 60.97 MT, against 53.76 MT reported for the same period last fiscal.

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“Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of making India a $5-trillion economy is completely doable if all stakeholders come and work together,” the minister said.

Goyal, who on Saturday unveiled the India Pavilion design of the WORLD EXPO 2020 in Dubai, expressed optimism that going ahead, India taxes were likely to be much more lower.

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ries data, foreign portfolio investors (FPI) withdrew a net amount of Rs 5,577.99 crore from equities while infusing Rs 1,384.81 crore into the debt segment. This translates into a cumulative net outflow of Rs 4,193.18 crore between September 3-20. Prior to this, FPIs had pulled out a net Rs 5,920.02 crore in August and Rs 2,985.88 crore in July from the capital markets.

“FPI outflows which have sustained after the budget are likely to reverse after the new big bang announcements by the Finance Minister. The fact that FPIs continued to sell even after the reversal of the surcharge imposed on FPIs, indicated that they were selling because of the slowdown and the poor prospects for corporate profitability.”

“These concerns are no longer valid as the reforms can boost investment,

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI): The Centre is mulling imposing stock limits on onion traders as the retail prices of the key kitchen staple have shot up to Rs 70-80 per kg in the national capital and other parts of the country owing to supply disruption in the wake of excess monsoon rains in the major growing states, according to sources.

As per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry, retail onion prices rose to Rs 57/kg in Delhi, Rs 56/kg in Mumbai, Rs 48/kg in Kolkata and Rs 34/kg in Chennai last week.

The prices were quoted at Rs 60/kg in Gurgoan and Jammu during the same period.

However, trade data showed retail onion prices skyrocketing to Rs 70-80 per kg towards the end of the last week from Rs 50-60/kg in the previous week.

Onion prices are on the rise despite several measures taken by the central government to boost supply.

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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI): Foreign investors have pulled out a net sum of Rs 4,193 crore from the Indian capital markets in September so far, but the trend is expected to reverse on the back of fiscal relief measures announced by the government, experts said.

The Centre on September 20 slashed corporate tax rates by around 10 percentage points and said the enhanced tax surcharge will not to apply on capital gains arising from sale of any security including derivatives in the hands of FPIs. “The measures will act as a catalyst for supporting the slowing investment rate, boost corporate earnings, improve aggregate demand as corporates pass on some of the benefits to consumers and attract FPI flows into India,” said Vijay Chandok, MD and CEO, ICICI Securities. As per latest deposito-

New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI): India’s non-life insurance companies registered a rise of 17 percent in their combined new premium collection at Rs 15,964 crore in August, IRDAI data showed. The 34 insurers’ gross premium collection stood at Rs 13,657.51 crore in the same month a year ago. Among these, the 25 general insurance providers had a combined premium of Rs 12,447.10 crore during the month, up by 12 percent from same period of 2018.

The seven stand-alone private sector non-life companies registered an increase of 33 percent in new premium income at Rs 1,070.29 crore. The two specialised public sector companies Agricultural Insurance Company of India and ECGC Ltd - witnessed 42 percent jump in their collective premium income at Rs 2,446.61 crore, according to data from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI).

Cumulatively, the gross premium underwritten by all the 34 non-life insurers during April-August period of the current fiscal rose by 14 percent to Rs 71,415.09 crore.

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cent will have a negligible impact in the profitability as the tax savings will be pass through in the form of lower tariffs.

While cement companies, which currently have higher tax rates would benefit significantly from the reduction, only a few players would benefit in the construction sector, it said.

Consumer durable companies pay effective tax of between 25 percent and 35 percent and the cut would benefit most of them.

However, with government fiscal under pressure, the possibility of further increase in GST/cess on cigarettes is high, it said.

ICICI Direct Research said effective tax rate in case of most pharma companies is either below or at par with the new tax rate due to special economic zone (SEZ), tax free zone benefits, unused MAT credit besides R&D benefits.

Hotels, logistics and liquor as well as metal and mining sectors would benefit from the reduction, it added.

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able to companies that do not avail any exemption/ incentive and commences their production on or before March 31, 2023.

The effective tax rate for these companies shall be 17.01 percent inclusive of surcharge and cess.

Giving a sectoral analysis of the impact of tax cut, ICICI Direct Research said domestic auto equipment makers will tend to benefit from the tax cut.

“Commercial vehicle manufacturers will tend to gain from the kick starting of the private capex cycle.”

“Overall, banks in our coverage are expected to report 11-13 percent increase in PAT, leading to 1-3 percent increase in adjusted book value (ABV). Large private banks remain major beneficiaries with HDFC Bank reaping larger gains,” it said.

In the capital goods space, the companies have effective tax rates from 2534 percent. The corporate tax cut will have significant positive impact on the midcap companies, it said.

With power utilities being mostly regulated in nature wherein any cost benefit or inflation is a pass through in the tariffs, the

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“From a g ranular perspective, sectors like banking and FMCG are expected to grow at a CAGR of 48.2 percent and 18 percent, respectively vs. earlier CAGR of 42.2 percent and 12.2 percent. On the flip side, sectors like IT and pharma are not expected to see any upgrades on account of existing lower tax rates,” it said.

A new provision has been inserted in the Income-Tax Act with effect from FY20 which allows any domestic company the option to pay income tax at 22 percent subject to the condition that they will not avail any exemption/ incentive.

The effective tax rate for these companies shall be 25.17 percent inclusive of surcharge and cess.

Also, such companies shall not be required to pay Minimum Alternate Tax. In order to provide a boost to ‘Make-in-India’ initiative of the government, a new provision allows any new domestic company incorporated on or after October 1, 2019 to make fresh investment in manufacturing, an option to pay income tax at 15 percent. This benefit is avail-

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New Delhi, Sep 22 (PTI): The government’s big announcement of a cut in corporate tax will benefit sectors such as banking and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) but IT and pharma may not see any tangible benefits as their current effective tax rate is lower, ICICI Direct Research said in a report.

“Like a bolt from the blue, the government announced a reduction in the corporate tax rate from close to 35 percent to 25.17 percent thereby fulfilling its key agenda of implementing the Direct tax Code (DTC). This is a massive trigger for revving up growth and, more importantly, resurrecting sentiments that were down in the dumps,” the report said.

The immediate benefit is increased cash flows to corporate India that will be either channelised into debt reduction or incremental investments in increasing capacity.

A l s o, t a x i n g n ew production facilities (that come up by 2023) at 15 percent will enable attraction of global capital and spur a beleaguered investment cycle, it said.

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PM Modi meets Kashmiri Pandits in Houston Stay out of Gulf, warns Iranian President

PM Modi exchanges greetings with a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits during an interaction with the Indian community in Houston, Texas, USA, Saturday. (PTI)

ported the steps being taken for the progress of India and empowerment of every Indian,” he tweeted.

The delegation thanked the Prime Minister for the move and said that their 700,000 community members were “indebted” to his government. The delegation also presented a memorandum to Modi, requesting him to set up a task force under the Indian Home Ministry to bring the community together, develop the region and repatriate Kashmiri Pandits. “Modi Ji brought smiles to the faces of our Kashmiri Pandit delegation, by promising a new Kashmir that we will build together, for everyone,” Ra-

jiv Pandit, who was part of the delegation, said. He recited a religious verse (shlok) for Modi and the Indian leader joined him by reciting its last line. Surinder Kaul, who led the delegation, told PTI, “the Prime Minister told us you have suffered a lot and together we have to build a new Kashmir.”

Lalit Kaul, from Boston, said, “It was gracious of Prime Minister Modi to meet us and acknowledge that our community has suffered a lot! His assurance that he is on the job and things will improve gave all of us a renewed hope.”

A no the r Ka shm ir i Pandit delegate from New Jersey, Rakesh Kaul said

UN envoy for Yemen welcomes Houthi peace initiative United Nations, Sep 22 (IANS): UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on Saturday welcomed the Houthi rebels’ announcement on the cessation of hostile military acts against Saudi Arabia.

He also welcomed the expression of further openness toward the implementation of the prisoner exchange agreement between the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government, and the desire for a political solution to end the conflict, said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ press office in a “note to correspondents”, Xinhua reported.

Griffiths stressed the importance of taking advantage of this opportunity and moving forward with all necessary steps to reduce violence, military escalation and unhelpful rhetoric, said the note.

“The implementation of this initiative by Ansar Allah in good faith could send a powerful message of the will to end the war,” said the note, using the formal name of the Houthi rebels.

The special envoy reiterated his call on all parties to respect international humanitarian law, exercise restraint, and to spare Yemen from being drawn fur-

ther into regional tensions, it said.

In a briefing to the Security Council on Monday, Griffiths warned that an attack on Saudi oil facilities may drag Yemen into “a regional conflagration.”

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the September 14 attack, but Washington claimed that the attack was carried out by Iran.

Saudi Arabia has been leading an Arab military coalition against Iran-allied Houthis in Yemen for more than four years in support of the exiled internationally recognized government.

Israeli president begins talks to form new govt Jerusalem, Sep 22 (AP): Israeli President Reuven Rivlin began two days of crucial talks Sunday with party leaders before selecting his candidate for prime minister, after a deadlocked repeat election was set to make forming any new government a daunting task.

Israel’s largely ceremonial president is tasked with picking the politician with the best chance of forming a stable coalition government. While usually a mere formality, this time Rivlin plays a key role after an election result in which neither of the top candidates has an outright majority.

“The president, in this case, will be very, very involved in the particulars. He will ask for clear answers,” Harel Tubi, the president’s top aide, told Israel’s Army Radio. “I think he’ll turn the consultations this time into consultations that have the ability to present other possibilities, of the sort that the public hasn’t heard about yet.”

In last week’s vote, Benny Gantz’s centrist Blue and White party won 33 seats in the 120-member parliament, while incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu’s conservative Likud took 31 seats. Neither can muster a parliamentary majority with their traditional smaller allies.

The deciding factor looks to be Avigdor Lieberman and the eight seats his Yisrael Beitenu party captured. Lieberman is demanding a broad unity govK

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ernment with the two major parties that is secular and excludes the ultra-Orthodox Jewish parties. That appears to be the emerging compromise between Blue and White and Likud, though both are insisting upon leading it. Complicating matters is Blue and White’s refusal to sit with Netanyahu because he faces a likely indictment on corruption charges.

The first step out of the quagmire is the consultations at the president’s residence, where each of the parties is asked to make its recommendations.

Though Netanyahu’s Likud dropped in support, its allies appear to give Netanyahu the support of 55 members of parliament.

For Gantz to compete, he’ll need the backing of the Joint List of Arab parties, which emerged as the third largest party with 13 seats, and has traditionally refrained from openly endorsing a candidate for prime minister.

The Arab-led parties have never sat in an Israeli government and its leader, Ayman Odeh, says he is aiming to become opposition leader in case of a unity government.

But he hasn’t ruled out giving Gantz his recommendation to the president to thwart another Netanyahuled government. It would make the first time since 1992 the Arab parties played a role in the process. The decision will come down later Sunday, before party representative meet Rivlin.

that meeting Modi during was important to give him (Modi) unequivocal support at the global level for revoking Article 370 and request him to initiate steps which will address the ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits. “We need restorative justice and a homeland that we can live in with safety, sustainability and without fear,” he said.

Subhash Razdan, who came from Atlanta, said that he wanted to meet Modi because he has rekindled the hope for Kashmiri Pandits for a future possible return back to the homeland. “If he took the challenge for the sake of unity, the least we can do is to reinforce his

mission Kashmir,” he said.

Jeevan Zutshi from California said, “Modi ji met the delegation and completely mesmerized me by acknowledging that Kashmiri Pandits have suffered considerably and reassured full support to the community.” The Prime Minister also met a delegation of the Dawoodi Bohra community.

The members facilitated him with a shawl.

“The Dawoodi Bohra community has distinguished itself across the world. In Houston, I had the opportunity to spend time with them and speak about a wide range of issues,” Modi tweeted. The delegation members recalled PM Modi’s visit to Indore last year to attend a programme of their community and also highlighted his association with Syedna Sahib.

Members of the Sikh community too met Modi on his arrival in Houston.

“I had an excellent interaction with the Sikh Community in Houston.

I am delighted to see their passion towards India’s development!” Modi tweeted.

The MEA spokesperson said the Prime Minister interacted with the members of the Sikh community, during which they congratulated him on some of the pathbreaking decisions taken by the Indian government.

Tokyo, Sep 22 (IANS): A powerful tropical storm was on Sunday moving towards the coasts of Japan and South Korea, bringing with it heavy rains and strong winds, and forcing the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights in the two countries.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has not classified the storm as a typhoon so far, terming it a tropical storm which formed in the South China Sea and is moving in a north-northeasterly direction, between the coasts of Japan and South Korea, reports Efe news.

The storm, Tapah, is moving at a speed of 30 kph and generating winds of up

to 108 kph and gusts of 162 kph. It caused heavy rains more than 400 mm - since Saturday on the Japanese island of Kyushu.

This is the 17th tropical storm in the region this season.

According to Japanese state broadcaster NHK, around 400 domestic flights were cancelled on Sunday.

South Korean authorities are also in a state of alert, with heavy rains of up to 476 mm lashing the worst-hit regions of the country.

Around 500 flights were expected to be cancelled in South Korea on Sunday due to Tapah.

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war. He called the deployment of such forces in the past a “disaster” and told them to “stay away”.

“If they’re sincere, then they should not make our region the site of an arms race... The farther you keep yourselves from our region and our nations, the more security there will be.” Rouhani also said Iran would present a new Gulf peace initiative to the UN, which begins the main part of 74th General Assembly session in New York on Tuesday.

However, he gave no details, saying only that peace in the Strait of Hormuz could be achieved “in co-operation with various countries”.

The President added that Iran was “ready to let go of the past mistakes” made by regional neighbours, the BBC reported.

“In this sensitive and important historical moment, we announce to our neighbours, that we extend the hand of friendship and brotherhood to them,” he said.

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Houston, Sep 22 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a “special interaction” with a 17-member delegation of Kashmiri Pandits here and assured them of “building a new Kashmir” which would be for everyone. The delegation, which included Kashmiri Pandits from across the US, met Prime Minister Modi on his arrival in Houston as part as part of his week-long visit to the US. “Kashmir mein naee hava bah rahee hai (New winds are blowing in Kashmir) and we will all build a new Kashmir together that will be for everyone,” he told the delegation. The Indian government on August 5 revoked the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into two union territories.

Modi also thanked the community for their patience for over 30 years.

“I had a special interaction with Kashmiri Pandits in Houston,” Prime Minister Modi later tweeted.

Earlier, MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar tweeted that the Kashmiri Pandits expressed support for the steps taken by the Indian government for the progress of India. “In Houston, a delegation of the Kashmiri Pandit community met the Prime Minister.

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T e h r a n, S e p 2 2 (IANS): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday warned that foreign forces were threatening the security of the Gulf, after the US said it was deploying troops to the region.

Rouhani’s remarks comes a day after it was revealed that the US is sending more troops to Saudi Arabia in the wake of the September 14 drone attacks on a major oil field and a petroleum processing facility in the Kingdom.

The Yemeni Houthi rebels said they had carried out the attacks. But both the US and Saudi Arabia said Iran was behind them.

Tehran has strongly denied their claim.

“Foreign forces can cause problems and insecurity for our people and for our region,” the BBC quoted Rouhani as saying in a televised speech on the anniversary of the start of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq

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UFP to host Mega Gospel Concert on Oct 12

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rban Faith Production (UFP) is all set organise a Mega Gospel Concert on October 12, 5 p.m. at NBCC convention hall, Kohima with popular and top artistes of the state.

This was announced during a press conference

by UFP chairperson, Daneil Seb attended by UFP members and artistes at Rengma Baptist Church Kohima on Saturday afternoon.

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he Mega Gospel Concert would witness a host of renowned local artistes and bands like Alobo Naga, Virie, Seyievinuo Chuzho, Tali Angh, Andrew Thong, Ethnic Future, Divine Connection, Rengma Baptist Church Kohima Choir, Dreamz Unlimited and others with Jonathan Mesen as the host. Co-sponsors for the event were Thong Medical Store, Sweet Sta-

he author and creator of the original Rambo book and film has said he feels “embarrassed” that his character is associated with Rambo: Last Blood – the latest movie in the Sylvester Stallone-led franchise.

The film, which was first announced by Stallone in 2015, has received a plethora of negative reviews upon its release. The Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw said it was a “laughable Trumpian fantasy” whilst The Telegraph’s Tim Robey said it was a “grim, gruellingly crude killathon.”

Now, Rambo’s original creator David Morrell has

added to the voices criticising the film. “I agree with these Rambo: Last Blood reviews,” he shared in a tweet. “The film is a mess.

Embarrassed to have my name associated with it.”

Speaking to Newsweek, Morrell continued his criticism saying: “I felt degraded and dehumanised after I left the theatre.”

He added: “Instead of being soulful, this new movie lacks one. I felt I was less a human being for having seen it, and today that’s an unfortunate message.

“That film is typical of ultra-violent 1970s exploitation ‘grindhouse’ films, the technique of which Rambo:

Varun to star in music video with budding hip-hop artistes

Submission of entries to 11th Music Awards of Nagaland extended

Will Smith defends his alcohol use

tion, Grace Entrepreneur, Fundcrowd Entrepreneur Agency, KOHIMAS, TaFMA and Big Bite.

The event is not only about music concert but the successful local artistes would share their experiences and how they encounter with God in their lives to inspire the upcoming young generations. Organizer said transportation would be made available both taxi and bus services to attend

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Naga gospel singer Viwoto G Zhimomi has released his second original and first Sumi song titled ‘Kumtsu Ighilo’. The song is based on ‘Connecting to God in the digital era’ and is also available on YouTube .

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ajkummar Rao’s film “Newton”, which was India’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 90th Academy Awards, has completed two years on Sunday since its release.

Reminiscing about the film’s journey, Rajkummar took to Twitter and shared that “Newton” will always remain special to him. “2 years of ‘Newton’. This film will always remain very special to me for so many reasons. Thank you guys for all your love and support,” Rajkummar tweeted along with the movie’s poster. Directed by Amit V. Masurkar, “Newton” revolves around a young government clerk who is sent on election duty to a Maoist-controlled town and how the ideological struggle puts him in an awkward situation. It was shot in the interiors of Chhatisgarh.

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treet Dancer 3D” actor Varun Dhawan will shake a leg with budding hip-hop artistes in a music video.

The artistes are winners of a hip-hop dance festival.

After touring 10 cities across the country and with an international round in Bangkok, hip-hop dance festival, Breezer Vivid Shuffle, concluded Season 3 with a finale on Saturday here.

Varun, Breezer Vivid Shuffle’s Ambassador, announced Bfab Crew as the winner of the Crew Showcase category of Season 3, along with winners Eshwar Tiwari AKA Bboy Wild Child (Breaking category) and Neeraj (popping category).

The winners bagged a cash prize, the chance to go to an international dance festival, the opportunity to feature in a music video alongside Varun, and the chance to perform at BACARDÍ NH7 Weekender.

“It feels amazing to have been part of India’s ultimate hip-hop dance

platform for the third time.

There is so much talent out there which often goes unrecognised. This is a platform where they can express themselves and live their passion in colour, with their crazy and fun moves,” said Varun.

This year, the festival witnessed participation from nearly 1,500 participants.

“Three years ago, when we started out, our objective was to help provide recognition to budding hip-hop artistes in the country. The festival went

Charli XCX opens up about mental health

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h a r l i XC X h a s opened up about the stigma surrounding mental health and therapy in the UK in a new interview.

The musician, whose new album ‘Charli’ was released earlier this week (September 20), spoke to Julie Adenuga on Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio about how she wants to see therapy as a widely accepted form of medical help for mental health issues in the UK. Whilst never accessing therapy herself, the 27year-old musician said she K Y M C

had been “nervous” about it previously but now feels it might be something that could help her.

Charli said: “I’m not anti-therapy at all. I’ve never been anti it; I think it’s brilliant and great and I think everybody should have it because it’s like going to the doctors. It’s like you go for a physical checkup and so you should do the same for your mental health.

“But I feel like there is this stigma in the UK about, ‘Oh therapy, it’s a bit LA isn’t it?’ I really do think that. I think it’s

‘Embarrassed’ to be associated with ‘Rambo: Last Blood’, says original creator

ganise other activities like workshop, seminar and skill development activity in future to help out and guide the educated unemployed youth in the state.

He said many youth in the state become frustrated when they don’t get government job and this new and young group would also help those youth in near future to find the right purpose in life through Christ. UFP members said their group is a non-profit organisation and would organise more activities for charity and help out the needy people.

Tickets will be made available at Big Bite, D Café, CCF coffee lounge, Sorshia & co, Flavour restaurant, Yaotsu’s veggie table, Dream Café, Symphony Café, The meet up, FIFA , Ozone Café, Aurora, Continent, Ete coffee roaster, Ete coffee brewery, Chill out zone, Baskin Robbins Kohima, Bambusa express and Deccan Kitchen.

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UFP members and artistes during a press conference held at Rengma Baptist Church Kohima on Saturday (NP).

the concert and ticket would be at affordable prize of Rs. 100/-, food stalls and cafes would be available on that day.

Sharing about the group, chairperson said Urban Faith Production has 27 members, a Christian based group started with a burden and set up by likeminded people with common vision, interest, deeper commitment and desire to serve God by serving people irrespective of denominations and community.

He informed that the theme of the group is “Just Reach Out” and comprises of dedicated Christians from different professions, communities and background.

Artistes like Virie, Seyievinuo Chuzho and Andrew Thong who also attended the press conference shared their excitement to be part of this gospel concert with difference to target the young generations.

UFP spokesperson, Razoukhoyi Rhakho informed that it would or-

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less common here to be very open about it. I think there’s also a thought that only really rich people can get a therapist and I don’t think that’s the case.”

She added: “I’ve never done it before, just because it’s felt a bit alien to me, but I’ve never been anti it, I think I’ve just been nervous. Now I’m like, ‘Okay, I think I really want to do that.’”

In the same interview, Charli also opened up about how her latest album is her most “personal”, something she believes has in itself proved

therapeutic.

She said: “[‘Charli’ is] my most personal album yet. It’s [a record] where I talk a lot more about my insecurities and my thoughts that go on in my head every day about the position I’m in as a person and as an artist.”

In a four star review of her latest album, NME’s Hannah Mylrea wrote: “Though it could be said that ‘Charli’ relies on collaborations, there’s more than enough here to suggest that the link-ups only support a record that stands up on its own merits. The pounding ‘Silver Cross’ is set to be a staple in her live sets, with its euphoric production that climaxes in a huge, rave inducing chorus. And she can strip it back, too, with ballad ‘Official’ a sweet ode to making things concrete with a new partner.

“In the past it felt as though Charli was pushed in certain directions to enhance her clout in the pop game. ‘Charli’, though, sees her at her most comfortable and genuine; everything feels authentically her. Bold, brash and brilliant, this is Charli XCX at her most genuine, and it’s dazzling.”

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international this year and we look forward to expanding it more with the future editions,” said Anshuman Goenka, Marketing Head, Bacardi India.

Raashi Sanghavi, Festival Director, Breezer Vivid Shuffle, OML, added: “Sending out a lot of respect to the dancers/artists who have been a part of the fest over the last three years.

I’ve seen massive growth in the community and we will continue to develop more talent to make a mark in the global hip hop scene.”

(IANS)

Talent Search – II held at FAC Mokokchung

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okokchung Events Management powered by TaFMA Open House organized a Talent Search Part 2 at Fazl Ali College (FAC), Mokokchung on Saturday.

Altogether there were 10 participants for the event; 5 contestants each for solo and dance competition respectively. In the solo competition, Abhinah Jamir was adjudged the winner while Talimoa was the runner-up.

In the dance competition, Moatemsu was adjudged the winner while Changsangkumba was the runnerup. The best of the best will face in the finale scheduled to be held in November. The subsequent winner will be promoted as performers and music educators at different platforms.

Another impor tant event organised by Mokokchung Events Management and sponsored by TaFMA will be the audition for Ticket to Hornbill for Bands and Nagaland Choir Olympic 2019 for choir on September 28 at Town Hall. Altogether there are 6 bands and 2 choirs to compete for the event. The event will be a free show.

The event was hosted by C. Vilieh Konyak.

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Last Blood resembles. The sets here look cheap. The direction is awkward.”

He concluded: “Rambo could be called John Smith, and the film wouldn’t change…It assumes the audience is familiar with Rambo’s background, whereas anyone under 40 will wonder what on Earth is going on with those tunnels.”

Stallone’s most recent film saw him reprise his role as Rocky Balboa in Creed II. Following the release of the movie, the actor said it was “probably my last rodeo” as Rocky. “I thought Rocky was over in 2006, and I was very happy with that.

And then all of a sudden this young man presented himself and the whole story changed,” he added.

“It went on to a new generation, new problems, new adventures, and I couldn’t be happier because as I step back ‘cause my story has been told, there’s a whole new world that’s gonna be opening up for the audience, for this generation.”

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n view of the requests from various quarters, Native Trax Society has extended the date for submission of entries to the 11th Music Awards of Nagaland 2019 to September 25.

The Native Trax Society has announced that in addition to the cash award of Rs. 10,000 for the winners of each category, they will also get the opportunity to get a free audio recording from various reputed studios of Nagaland.

The winner of the ‘Song of the Year’ will also get a free music video courtesy M&M Media, Dimapur. Cinescope, Dimapur, Nagaland will also sponsor a free music video to the nominee of their choice Recording studios offering free recording opportunities this year are Infinity Inc., Dimapur, Jam Studio11, Dimapur, Lkr Studios, DImapur, Media24 Studio, Dimapur, Tribes Music & Media Lab, Dimapur, Clef Ensemble, Kohima and Rewire Studio, Kohima.

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ollywood star Will Smith got defensive when his wife and actress Jada Pinkett Smith confronted him about his alcohol consumption habits, and said “that’s my personal business”.

In a preview of an episode of “Red Table Talk”, co-host Jada is seen confronting her husband about his drinking habits, reports dailymail.co.uk.

The actor appeared to get defensive by the question, because it was asked in front of his three kids.

“How often are you drinking alcohol?” Jada asked, to which Will shot back: “That’s my personal business... I respect that it’s your show, but at the end of the day it’s a house we share.ksk”

“I know, I get it,” Jada replied.

His response got some laughs out of the group, which included sons Trey, 26, Jaden, 21, daughter Willow, 18, and mother-inlaw and co-host Adrienne Banfield-Norris.

Will didn’t dodge the question in full and admitted he may have crossed his personal limit for drinking while celebrating Jaden’s 21st birthday in July.

“On vacation time it was a lot... Because it’s in front of my kids, it’s like now I’m being a bad parent,” he said.

On a serious note, the actor answered the question about how much he has been drinking, saying: “One or two a week”.

(IANS)

Poumai BCD youth cultural gospel Sunday held

The youths members with traditional attire during PBCD youth cultural gospel Sunday at Dimapur.

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he first Youth Cultural Gospel Sunday of Poumai Baptist Church Dimapur was celebrated under the theme “Our Culture in Context of Christianity” with Inspector, Customs & GST Government of India, P. Philip Pao as the guest speaker at Poumai Baptist Church Dimapur on Sunday.

The speaker said that Christianity and culture are closely related to each other like two sides of the same coin, saying Christianity is belief and culture is practice that guides and regulates the behavioural pattern of a society where it like the “Rice and the Plate, Water and the Cup, where “Rice & Water” signifies “Christianity” and

“Plate & Cup” stands for “Culture”.

Pao reminded that Nagas have rich culture which needs to be protected, preserved and promoted. Describing about Naga based on the book written by J. H. Hulton, he opined “Nagas are simple, cheerful, colourful, humorous, courteous, hospitable, honest, truthful, healthy, vigorous, religious, brave and well-built.” He said the Nagas were very much a social animal where they worked, built, woo, drank and lived together as a society.

He said Poumai community like any other Naga tribes enjoy both physical and spiritual aspect of culture, self-reliant, self-

defiant people, an independent village, produce and manufacture the basic requirement of life and thus is self sufficient people. He reminded the church members that the ideal characters of industriousness, honesty, truthfulness, integrity, righteousness and courage were envied qualities of our Naga forefathers by other communities which Nagas should not loss it.

The occasion also marked with Solo competition, Bible recitation and group cong competition to bring out the various talents embedded in the youth in which the youth members enthusiastically participated.

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Inter maintain perfect start with derby win MILAN, Sep 22 (Agencies): Serie A leaders Inter Milan defeated city rivals AC Milan 2-0 at the San Siro stadium on Saturday to maintain their 100% start to the campaign.

Second-half goals from Marcelo Brozovic and Romelu Lukaku secured the win for Inter who deserved their victory and could have made the result even worse for Marco Giampaolo’s side in the final stages.

After the disappointment of a 1-1 draw at home to Slavia Prague in the Champions League on Tuesday, Inter delivered a performance that will raise hopes of a serious bid for a first ‘scudetto’ in 10 years.

For coach Antonio Conte, in his first season at the club, the derby victory was a sign that his approach is beginning to work.

“It’s a derby and those are always special games, never easy to predict, especially when both teams are so prestigious as Inter and Milan,” Conte said.

“The lads played a good game in every aspect.

We were coming off a

Players of Inter Milan and AC Milan fight for the ball during a Serie A match on Sunday.

performance in the Champions League that left a bitter taste in the mouth and perhaps that fired us up even more to go into the derby in the right way.

It’s a deserved victory, I am happy for our fans, because the derby is always the derby.”

Inter, who are now

unbeaten in the last seven league clashes with Milan, grabbed the lead thanks to a deflected strike from Brozovic in the 49th minute.

A quick free kick from Stefano Sensi found Brozovic on the edge of the box and his low drive took a huge deflection off Rafael Leao and beat the wrong-

footed Milan keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.

The assistant flagged Lautaro Martinez offside but a VAR review ruled that he was not interfering with play.

It was the third time that VAR had been used in the game — a 23rd-minute effort from Milan’s Hakan

Venus Williams crashes out of Wuhan Open

Venus Williams returns a shot to Danielle Collins during their Wuhan Open match on Sunday.

at 5-5.

In the decider, Williams got the first minibreak but it was Collins who eventually created a 6-4 gap, converting with an ace on her fourth match point to move into the second round.

It was Collins’ second triumph over Williams, who had also stumbled against the 25-year-old during the Miami Open last year.

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Murray says ‘naive’ to think he will return to top

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L ondon , S e p 2 2 (Agencies): Andy Murray said on Sunday it would be “naive” and “silly” to think he will ever return to being the player that surged to No. 1 in the world.

The 32-year-old Briton, a three-time Grand Slam champion, is on a long comeback trail after having undergone a career-saving hip resurfacing surgery in January. He is now free of pain, and this week will compete at the Zhuhai Championships — the first of three tournaments he is scheduled to play in China in the next three weeks.

Murray believes this crucial period in his rehabilitation will provide some answers as to how good he can be again — but is under no illusions about the longer term. “Honestly, I’m not expecting to get back to my very best,” Murray, now ranked 413 in the world, told AFP in Zhuhai.

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“I think it would be probably a bit naive and silly to think that would be the case. I do feel like tenniswise I can still compete at the highest level in terms of my skill, it’s just whether physically I can get to a high enough level to be competitive right at the top. I’ve still got quite a ways to go in that respect, I don’t know exactly where the end point is. Probably until I stop improving, I’ll then have to make a call [about my future]. If my improvement stopped today, I probably wouldn’t be happy playing at the level I’m at just now.”

Murray, who surged to the top of the world rankings in 2016, faces Tennys Sandgren, ranked 69, at the inaugural event in Zhuhai, southern China this week.

Last month, in only his second singles match since his operation, Murray narrowly lost to the American.

The Briton then competed in a lower-level Challenger event in Spain, as he attempts to rebuild his creaking body for the rigours of elite tennis.

Although Murray lost in the last 16 in Mallorca against the unheralded Matteo Viola, he was pleased he came through three matches in four days without any complications.

nament here in Asia, I was just happy to come out with a win, said Collins, who next takes on defending champion and ninth seed Aryna Sabalenka, a 6-1, 6-2 winner over Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Meanwhile, 2017 Wuhan runner-up Ashleigh Barty is making sure she has enough left in the tank for a busy closing stretch of the season, including her singles debut at the WTA Finals in Shenzhen and a

highly-anticipated Fed Cup final between Australia and France in Perth.

Barty is top seed at Wuhan and faces a stiff challenge in the fight for the year-end number one ranking from the likes of Karolina Pliskova, Simona Halep, Bianca Andreescu and Naomi Osaka.

The 23-year-old Australian is first-ranked this week and would like to finish the year on top, but admitted that she has other priorities.

“I think it’s a target without being a target,” Barty told reporters.

“We’ve put ourselves in a position where it’s a possibility. I plan my schedule, the last six months of this year, well in advance.

I think I’m not going to change it to try and chase it,” she added.

“If it happens, it happens.”

Barty will open her Wuhan campaign against Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia.

Calhanoglu was ruled out for handball by Franck Kessie and then Inter’s Lautaro Martinez had his tap-in disallowed for offside after Danilo D’Ambrosio’s bicycle kicked had been parried out.

Lukaku made sure of the win with a 78th-minute glancing header from a Nicolo Barella cross from the left for his third goal since his move from Manchester United.

Inter, who went close to a third when Matteo Poltano clipped the bar and then Andrea Candreva hit the post, have 12 points from four games, two more than defending champions Juventus, who earlier beat Verona 2-1.

Giampaolo said Milan, who have two wins from their opening four games, had shown their inexperience.

“We were too hesitant at the start, then as the game progressed Inter showed their greater experience,” he said.

“The goal broke the deadlock and I was not happy to see that we reacted in an emotional way, becoming less organised and less united.”

Dhoni unavailable for selection until November

New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS): Mahendra Singh Dhoni will not be available for selection until November this year, according to the Mumbai Mirror.

The former India captain had previously missed the West Indies tour after taking a break of two months which also meant that he missed the ongoing home series against South Africa. The extension of the break means that he will miss out on the Vijay Hazare Trophy and the home T20I series against Bangladesh as well. This means that Dhoni would be available to play for India only in December when the West Indies tour the country for three T20Is and as many ODIs. The series is scheduled to start on December 6.

Dhoni had last played for India on July 10 when the Men in Blue lost to New Zealand in the semifinal of the ODI World Cup in England. His break would effectively be nearly six months long.

Naomi wins Pan Pacific Open to end title drought Osaka, Sep 22 (Agencies): Japan’s Naomi Osaka ended an eightmonth title drought by winning the Pan Pacific Open in her home city on Sunday, her first trophy since her second consecutive Grand Slam triumph at the Australian Open in January.

The former world number one overwhelmed Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-2, 6-3 in just over an hour to make it third time lucky in finals at the tournament after finishing runner-up in 2016 and 2018.

The US-based star, winner of last year’s US Open, was born in Osaka and it was clearly a happy homecoming for the 21year-old who beamed and smiled her way through a dominant week on court.

She became the first Japanese player to win the Pan Pacific title since Kimiko Date in 1995.

“I have played finals here. This is my third time.

So I am really glad that I was able to win, and for it to be in the city where I was born makes it really special,” Osaka said.

“I think my serves have been doing really well

the last two matches,” she said. “I think that definitely helped me out especially today since she (Pavlyuchenkova) is such a great returner,” added the bighitting world number four who stormed through the tournament without dropping a set.

Pavlyuchenkova had no answer to Osaka’s powerful and precise serving as the Japanese won a perfect 100 percent of points when her first serve was successful and battered down four aces. Osaka raced into a 3-0 lead early on and was rarely troubled thereafter as the Russian world num-

ber 41 was outclassed, unable to force a break point while the home crowd favourite broke Pavlyuchenkova twice in the first set and once in the second set with an array of powerful groundstrokes from both wings.

Osaka’s victory march was momentarily interrupted when her apparent match-winning ace was overruled after a Pavlyuchenkova challenge.

But it mattered not as a wide-angled Osaka backhand when the point was replayed sealed the match moments later when the Russian netted.

Iran has ‘assured’ women can attend WC qualifier: Infantino MILAN, Sep 22 (Agencies): FIFA has been “assured” by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the body said on Sunday.

A female Iranian fan died earlier this month, after setting herself on fire to protest against her arrest for attending a match.

FIFA officials have been in Iran this week discussing preparations for the Oct. 10 World Cup qualifier against Cambodia, their first home game of the 2022 qualifying competition.

“We need to have women attending – we need to push for that with respect but in a strong and forceful way and we cannot wait anymore,” Infantino told a FIFA conference on women’s football. “We have been assured, that as of the next international game of Iran, women will be allowed to enter football

La Liga: Granada stun dismal Barcelona 2-0 G R A NA DA , S e p 2 2 (Agencies): Barcelona were left reflecting on their worst start to a season in 25 years after falling to a shock 2-0 defeat at Granada on Saturday as the La Liga champions’ woeful away form continued and the promoted side climbed to the top of the table.

The Catalans started without all-time top scorer Lionel Messi as well as teenage sensation Ansu Fati and fell behind in the second minute when Ramon Azeez headed home after Barca left back Junior Firpo had lost possession in his own half.

Barca coach Ernesto Valverde brought on Messi and Fati at halftime and although their introduction led to an improvement in the visitors’ play, Granada doubled their lead in the 66th minute from the penalty spot.

A VAR review spotted that substitute Arturo Vidal had handled the ball and forward Alvaro Vadillo struck confidently to beat MarcAndre ter Stegen, who had saved a penalty from Borussia Dortmund’s Marco Reus in the Champions League on Tuesday.

The Catalans are seventh in the La Liga standings with seven points after five matches, while Granada sit at the summit with 10 points. Second-placed Sevilla also have 10 points and

Naomi Osaka with the Pan Pacific Open trophy after defeating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Sunday.

Gianni Infantino

stadiums,” he said. “This is something very important, it is 40 years that this has not happened, with a couple of exceptions, but it is important to move to the next level and to the next stage,” he added.FIFA said on Saturday it would be

working with the Iranian football federation to develop plans for women to attend domestic matches in the Iranian league as well.

S a h a r K h o d aya r i , dubbed “Blue Girl” for the colors of her favorite team Esteghlal, died in hospital after her self-immolation outside a court where she feared being jailed for six months, having attended the match in disguise as a man.

Khodayari’s death has caused widespread outrage in Iran and internationally, prompting calls on social media for Iran’s football federation to be suspended or banned by FIFA.

OFFICE OF THE

YAONGYIMCHEN BUHU UNION DIMAPUR DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Estd : 1982

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The Yaongyimchen Buhu Union Dimapur with enormous pleasure and gratitude congratulate the hardearned success of following individuals in their respective fields: 1. Dr. Limamanen Phom, S/o Chubanungba Phom, on being conferred Doctorate of Philosophy from Nagaland University on the thesis "Understanding Neurodegeneration and Rescuing Pathology Associated with Parkinson's Diseases in Drosophila Model".

2. Shri H. Bendangwati Phom, S/o Late. Shri Henkap Phom, on being awarded the significant Gold Medal for excellence in Police Training from the Union Home Minister.

The hard work and dedication you both have endured on the way to these achievements have brought laurel to our people. May your success be an inspiration to the generations to come.

The Union further prays to Almighty God to grant good health and prosperous future ahead.

L. Takotemjen Phom L.P. Meren Loachy President, YBUD Secretary, YBUD

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W u h an , S e p 2 2 (Agencies): Venus Williams’ first visit to Asia since 2017 was cut short as she crashed out of the Wuhan Open first round on Sunday 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) to fellow American Danielle Collins.

The 39-year-old Williams, a 2015 Wuhan champion now 59th in the world rankings, squandered a lead in the first set before eventually losing to Collins, who recorded just the second match win of her career on Chinese soil.

The 35th-ranked Collins rallied back from 3-5 down in the opening set, winning a whopping nine games in a row to go up 7-5, 5-0.

Williams, a wildcard at Wuhan this year, finally stopped the bleeding, holding the serve to interrupt her opponent’s momentum.

It was the start of a surprising five-game run from Williams, who saved two match points along the way as she drew level

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Barcelona’s Lionel Messi vies for the ball against Granada’s Antonio Puertas.

can go clear at the top when they face Real Madrid on Sunday, while Atletico Madrid are third on 10 points after drawing 0-0 with Celta Vigo.

Barca also have the joint-worst defensive record in the league along with Real Betis, having conceded nine times in five matches.

“It’s clearly not a very good statistic for us and not in line with what we have been doing in the last few years,” said Barca coach Valverde.

“I’m worried because away from home we’re not getting good results. No

wins from four away games this season is a clear symptom that we are not in a very good situation.”

Barca have enjoyed mixed fortunes at Granada’s Nuevo Los Carmenes stadium in recent years and travelled there after an uninspiring 0-0 draw in Dortmund in their Champions League group, having lost away to Athletic Bilbao and drawn at promoted Osasuna.

The Catalans clinched the title in Granada on the final day of the 2016 season but lost 1-0 there in 2014, a defeat which played a huge role in Atletico Madrid

winning the league at their expense.

Granada spent the last two seasons outside Spain’s top flight and despite tickets being priced at 110 euros the stadium was full to capacity and rocking from kick-off to the final whistle, the atmosphere boosted by Azeez’s early goal.

As Granada celebrated an unlikely victory and their even more unlikely status as league leaders, Barca were left to contemplate the fact that they have failed to win any of their last seven competitive games away from the Camp Nou.

With immense pride and honour, we the Asangma Students Union (AST) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Temsutoshi, S/o T. Nukshi Lkr and L. Alemla Jamir for his successfully completion of Medical Surgeon General Surgery from Kottayam Medical College, Kerala and presently serving as a Junior consultant in Christian Institute of Health Science and Research (CIHSR) Hospital, Dimapur.

AST further wish him the very best in all his future endeavours and pray that Almighty God grant him good health.

CHEMTU JAMIR ARENSONGLA President, AST General Secretary, AST DP-7152 K Y M C

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SA beat India by 9 wickets to draw T20I series 1-1

Bengaluru, Sep 22 (Agencies): South African skipper Quinton de Kock continued his lovingrelationship with the M Chinnaswamy stadium here as he guided his side to a 9 wicket win over India to end the 3-match T20I series level at 1-1. de Kock’s effort, however, came on the back of an impressive showing by his bowlers, who brought down the famed Indian batting line-up crashing down to earth after Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat first.

Set a mere 135 to win on one of the smallest grounds known to favour the chasing teams, de Kock and his opening partner Reeza Hendricks got their team off to a flier as the Indian bowlers failed to make initial breakthroughs till the 10th over mark.

Hardik Pandya pro-

South African players celebrate after taking a wicket during the 3rd T20I match in Bengaluru on Sunday.

vided India with the 1st wicket as Hendricks’ mistimed pull was grabbed by a diving Kohli at mid-

on, just milimetres off the ground. de Kock though found another able partner in Temba Bavuma as the

duo kept cruising towards the below-par target. En route, de Kock brought up his 4th T20I half-century off

Santosh Trophy: Nagaland takes on Manipur today

Nagaland football team in Agartala on Sunday.

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Kohima, Sep 22 (NPN): Nagaland football team will play against Manipur in their first match of National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2019-20 North East qualifying round on September 23 at 3:00 pm in Agartala.

The NE zone tournament will conclude on September 27.

Shillong Lajong FC goalkeeper Neithovilie

Chalieu and Minerva Punjab midfielder Lironthung Lotha are also in the lineup for Nagaland team.

The team, consisting of 18 state football players, is being led by Roko Angami, AFC B license coach as the team coach and Kevilebei Zashümo as assistant coach and manager.

Defender Sanyem Konyak will captain the team which includes players like Neithovilie Chalieu, Medophrezo Kezieo,

Kuvezo Vero, Kethosilie Zhatsu, Shurhosul Zhotso, Lirhothung G Lotha, Ringham Jigdun, Menguzelie Rutsa, Sujimong Jongpong, Zumzum Punyü, Khrukoto Resu, Maldhar Patgiri, Mezibui, Neikedozo Tsira, Longkhoi K, Monton Konyak and Jaminungsang Putichiba.

In a drawback to the state team, some of the senior players refused to play in the Santosh Trophy citing lack of preparation.

Hammers ease past Man Utd 2-0

Nagaland failed to participate in the trophy for consecutive three years and faces relegation if they were not able to field a team this year. However, this year, a new breed of young players will be on the field to represent the state.

Speaking to Nagaland Post, Atuo Mezhür Sekhose, president, Nagaland Fo o t b a l l A s s o c i a t i o n (NFA) said that the association had a hard time trying to form a state team after some players who were in the list have not renewed their CRS and players playing outside the state either wanted airfare or had their club duties.

Nagaland are in Group B along with Manipur, Meghalaya and Railways. In Group A are hosts Tripura, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. The top teams from each group will qualify for the finals.

Services are currently the defending champions of the 2018-19 Santosh Trophy.

just 38 balls.

Earlier, India were restricted to 134 for nine by a disciplined bowling performance from the South African attack. While India were coasting along at 63/1 in the 8th over, the Proteas came back by picking up the next 8 wickets while giving away just 70 more runs.

India were cruising at 54 for one after dominating the first six Powerplay overs.

But the departure of Shikhar Dhawan (25-ball-36) gave the South Africans an opening, and they grabbed it with both hands.

Kagiso Rabada was expensive but picked up three wickets, while there were two apiece for Bjorn Fortuin (2/19 in 3 overs) and Beuran Hendricks (2/14), who choked the run-flow after the whirlwind start.

Rohit Sharma got out early but he did put pace

spearhead Rabada under pressure straightaway, striking him for two boundaries in his first over.

That brought crowd favourite Kohli but the skipper too followed suit as Andile Phehlukwayo pulled off a fine running catch in the deep.

S h r e ya s I ye r a n d Rishabh Pant threw away their wickets within a space of two balls, leaving India in trouble at 92 for five in the 13th over.

After Pant fell prey to left-arm spinner Fortuin’s smart piece of bowling, Iyer stepped out out only to be stumped down the leg-side.

Brief scores: India- 134/9 (Shikhar Dhawan 36, Ravindra Jadeja 19; Kagiso Rabada 3/39) South Africa- 140/1 (Quinton de Kock 79 n.o, T Bavuma 27 n.o; Hardik Pandya1/23)

Marin wins China Open title

Tai Tzu Ying and Carolina Marin with their trophies.

Changzhou, Sep 22 (Agencies): Olympic champion Carolina Marin made a successful comeback on Sunday by defending her China Open title eight months after suffering a career-threatening injury.

The Spaniard tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right leg during the final of the Indonesia Masters in January and had to undergo surgery and a lengthy rehabilitation before returning to court. The tournament in Changzhou was only the

second for the triple world champion after she lost in the first round of the Vietnam Open last week.

Marin faced Tai Tzu Ying in Sunday’s final, having lost her last six meetings against the Taiwanese world number four. She took time to get going but rallied to beat the former world number one 14-21 21-17 21-18.

Marin slumped on the court and broke into tears as Tai sent a forehand crosscourt shot wide on match point.

Deepak pulls out of World C’ship final Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), Sep 22 (PTI): Young wrestler Deepak Punia on Sunday pulled out of the World Championship title clash in 86kg against Iranian great Hazsan Yazdani due to an ankle injury sustained during the semifinal bout.

“The left foot is not taking the load. It’s difficult to fight in this condition. I know it was a big chance to fight against Yazdani but I can’t help it,” Deepak told PTI. The 20-year-old Indian will have to be content with a silver medal in his debut senior world championship.

Deepak had come out of the mat limping and with a swollen right eye after his semifinal against Switzerland’s Stefan Reichmuth on Saturday. In a dream run, Deepak reached the final with wins over Reichmuth, Colombia’s Carlos Arturo Mendez and Kazakhstan’s Adilet Davlumbayev.

It was a good draw for Deepak and he exploited it to get the biggest medal of his career. Only last year, he had won the junior world championship title.

M. Noke Trophy from October 15

Dimapur, Sep 22 (NPN): 14th M. Noke Trophy, organised

by Mon District Football Association (MDFA) will begin on October 15. Therefore, all interested teams within Mon district have been asked to collect the forms from MM AAN Bakery, Newsite and Haji Store, Near PWD. The organisers have informed that registration of players under MDFA will be mandatory and the registration of players will be done between October 1 and 13.

MDFA has also informed that players hiring on loan should produce NOC from respective club or district.

West Ham players celebrate after scoring a goal against Manchester United.

L o nd o n , S e p 2 2 (Agencies): West Ham United eased to victory over Manchester United with a comfortable 2-0 win at the London Stadium.

Andriy Yarmolenko turned and finished into the bottom corner with two minutes to go before half time to score the opening goal of the game in a poor first half. Aaron Cresswell then secured the points with a stunning free kick with six minutes to go that beat David de Gea. It was a slow start to the game with neither side able to create any clear cut chances. Nemanja Matic with the first effort of the game, a long range strike straight into the hands of West Ham goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.

The opening goal came with just two minutes to go before half time. Mark Noble found Felipe An-

derson’s on the edge of the United penalty area and his first time pass found Yarmolenko who struck the ball hard into the bottom corner with his left foot.

Ole Gunnar Solskaer’s side started the second half with a lot more pace an urgency and they had a fantastic chance to equalise with just a couple of minutes played. Scott McTominay’s dangerous low ball across the Hammers’ penalty area was met on the stretch by Juan Mata who couldn’t find the target from a couple of yards out.

We s t H a m a l m o s t doubled their advantage when Felipe Anderson was threaded through on goal, but de Gea made the save at his near post.

The Red Devils were searching for an equaliser and they missed a glorious chance with twenty minutes to go. Defender Harry

Maguire found the ball, unmarked from a couple of yards out but his shot was saved by Fabianski’s legs.

Hammers doubled their advantage with six minutes left to play. Ashley Young brought down Mark Noble on the edge of the United box and defender Cresswell stepped up to power the ball past de Gea and into the top corner of the net. The Spanish goalkeeper got a hand to the ball but couldn’t keep it out as the away side trailed by two goals to nil.

West Ham claimed their third win of the season, as United crashed to their second Premier League defeat of the campaign.

Next up for West Ham is Oxford United of League One in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday. Manchester United are away to Rochdale in the same competition.

Match result Crystal Palace 1-1 Wolves

DFL: wins for Tribal Hustlers, Chanan FC Dimapur, Sep 22 (NPN): Tribal Hustlers defeated Burma Camp FC by 3-1 at the ongoing Dimapur Football League-2 played at DDSC Stadium, Dimapur on Sunday. The tournament is being organised by Naga United Football Club (NUFC).

Noune Medeze scored a hat-trick for Tribal Hustlers. His goals came in the 25th, 31st and 51st minute of the match. The lone goal for Burma Camp FC was scored by Lipoksashi in the 10th minute.

In the second match, Chanan FC defeated Sugu FC by 5-1. The scorers for Chanan were Ghokiye, Dilo, Samuel, Solomon and Muleyi while the scorer for Fugu FC was Ninja.

On Monday, SM College will play against Aphuyemi FC in the first match at 3:30 pm, Spartans FC will take on Burma Camp FC in the second match while Tribal United will lock horns with State Boys Hostel in the last match at 7:50 pm.

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