September 25, 2020

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Vol XXX No. 291

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3-day ultimatum on govt by truckers

To stop trucks from entering Dimapur Warn indefinite total ‘chakka jam’

DIMAPUR, SEP 24 (NPN): Against the backdrop of the killing of a truck driver (identified as Jiten Gogoi) in Dimapur on September 22 by unidentified armed miscreant(s)- Dimapur District Truck Owners Association, Dimapur Truck Drivers’ Union, Dimapur District Truck Driver Welfare Trade Union, Lahorijan and Khatkhati Truckers’ Welfare Society and Bokajan Truck Owners Association - Thursday served an ultimatum on the government of Nagaland to resolve the varied problems faced by truckers in Dimapur within three days failing which they would prevent all trucks from entering Dimapur by declaring complete ‘chakka jam’ indefinitely.

In a joint statement, the trucker associations demanded that the state government end lease system being practised by the Dimapur Municipal Council.

Flight schedule DIMAPUR, SEP 24 (NPN): Airport Authority of India, Dimapur has issued the latest flight schedule to and from Dimapur. According to Dimapur airport director, Mughavi Zhimomi the following flights will be operational on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday- Air India (from GAU 8.50 a.m. & to IMF 9.15 a.m.), Air India (from IMF 11.20 a.m. & to GAU 11.45 a.m.), Indigo (from CCU 2.25 p.m. & to CCU 3 p.m.) and on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday-- Air India (from CCU 1.30 p.m. and to CCU 2.30 p.m.), Indigo (from CCU 9.05 a.m. and to CCU 10.05 a.m.). Zhimo informed that Air India flight for Saturday has been proposed, but yet to be confirmed.

Dy CM condoles

DIMAPUR, SEP 24 (NPN): Deputy CM, Y Patton has condoled the sudden demise of NPSC under secretary Yimtsu Lotha Wednesday. In a message, Patton described late Yimtsu as a hardworking and one of the senior-most officers in the department.

In his death, he said Nagas have lost a dedicated officer and a good human being.

Patton, along with his wife, conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that God grant them strength to overcome the sorrow and for the departed soul to rest in peace.

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“Yes, the cess on petrol and diesel is revoked. But with fares, things don’t work out that way.”

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They claimed that the lease system was the root cause of “these entire problems” as the leasees (contractors) were “actively involved in passing details of goods vehicles to all the miscreants.”

The associations pointed out that the current situation has created fear among the drivers, who were not willing to enter Dimapur until their safety and protection were fully assured. Further,

the truckers said that the “internal conflict of taxation among the so-called transporters/brokers” based in Dimapur have also created fear psychosis among the truckers. They alleged that the transporters insist that truckers meet different underground groups and also do not allow truckers to be provided with police escort while entering Dimapur.

The associations said

that as they were deeply worried by the deteriorating law and order in the city and were left with no option but to serve ultimatum on the state government and law enforcing agencies. They also demanded that the state government provide immediate compensation to the victim’s family to sustain the livelihood since the victim was the sole bread earner of the family.

PDA govt responsible for decay in law & order, says NPF While condemning the killing of a truck driver identified as Jiten Gogoi in the early hours of September 21 at Dimapur, NPF has expressed sympathy with the kith and kin of the victim and the business community in general.

In the light of the shocking incident, NPF press bureau has lamented on the law and order situation which has made criminals audacious enough to commit such heinous crime in the heart of the commercial hub of Nagaland.

NPF said the audacity of the perpetrators in committing the crime in the middle of a densely populated city demonstrated a

sheer contempt at both the government of the day and the law enforcers.

NPF said it believed that due to the persistent failure of the PDA government to enforce “accountability and transparency” in matter of public security and welfare a huge contributor for the deplorable law and order situation which the state finds itself in today.

According to NPF, the reluctance of the government to censure or discipline criminal negligence and unethical practices in public office or taking stringent measures to curb illegal activities has only emboldened anti-socials

and criminals to have scant respect for the law enforces and take the law into their own hands.

Further, NPF also extended solidarity with the business community and the DCCI in particular and urged upon the law enforcement agencies and district administration to spare not efforts to arrest the culprits involved at the earliest.

It also reiterated that the incident was another evidence of the belief that the PDA government has “completely failed” either provide and ensure a peaceful law and order situation or good governance and therefore, “must step down on moral grounds.”

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Closure of NH29 stretch on Sept 26 and 27 DIMAPUR, SEP 24 (NPN): Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur has ordered total restriction of all movement along NH-29 from Chathe River Bridge (Patkai Bridge) to Kukidolong from 7 a.m. of September 26, 2020 to 11 p.m. of September 27, 2020 for restoration works.

In a circular, deputy commissioner Dimapur Rajesh Soundararajan said that the restriction was necessitated as a precautionary measure to prevent any injury, loss of life and damage to property.

In this regard, DC has advised the general public to take the alternative route from Dimapur-Kohima/ Kohima-Dimapur for light vehicles only via 7th MileNew DC office-ShokhuviRazaphe-Mhaikam-PimlaMhainamtsi-Jhornapani/ Medziphema and vice versa.

It may mentioned that the frequent rockslides along the Dimapur-Kohima section has not only affected the ongoing 4-lane road project but also poses as serious threat to commuters.

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DIMAPUR, SEP 24 (NPN): With 59 fresh COVID-19 positive cases being reported from across the state, the tally rose to 5730 cases on Thursday.

According to a Health bulletin, 46 cases were detected in Dimapur, 8 in Kohima, 4 in Zunheboto and 1 in Mon. As on September 24, there were 1088 active cases, 4598 recovered, 16 deaths*

and 28 migrated.

As per the severity of symptoms, 1075 active cases were asymptomatic, 10 mild, 2 severe and 1 case on ventilator.

Further, out of the 5,730 positive cases, the distribution across various categories of people include 2716 cases from the armed forces/police, 1462 returnees, 1216 traced contacts and 336 frontline workers.

Revocation of cess on fuel India’s COVID tally takes effect crosses 57 lakh D I M A P U R , S E P 2 4

P T I a d d s : I n d i a ’s C OV I D - 1 9 c a s e l o a d breached the 57-lakh mark, while over 46 lakh people have recovered from the disease, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.55%, according to Health Ministry data updated on Thursday.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 57,32,518 with 86,508 people testing positive in a day. The death toll climbed to 91,149 with 1,129 people succumbing to the disease in a span of 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed. The total recoveries surged to 46,74,987 in the country so far.

The case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.59%.

There are 9,66,382 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 16.86% of the total caseload, the data stated.

(NPN): A day after the cabinet decided to withdraw the COVID-19 cess on diesel, petrol and other motor spirit, the state government has notified that the revocation of cess would come into effect from the midnight of September 24, 2020.

With the withdrawal of cess, petrol price would cost Rs.80.39 per litre in Dimapur while in Kohima it would cost at Rs.81.29 per litre. A litre of diesel in Dimapur and the state capital would now cost Rs.72.20 and Rs.72.92 respectively.

State government imposed COVID-19 cess of Rs 5 per litre on diesel and Rs 6 per litre on petrol and other motor spirits with effect from April 28 midnight.

OMCs left prices of petrol and diesel unchanged across the metros for the second consecutive day On Thursday.

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Assam police exam paper leak: Ex-DIG under scanner; 3 held G U WA H AT I , S E P 2 4 (PTI): A former Deputy Inspector General of Police in Assam has come under the scanner of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in a case pertaining to the leak of the question paper of a test for recruitment of police sub-inspectors. The question paper for the written examination for 597 posts of sub-inspector of Assam Police was leaked on September 20 and the authorities had cancelled the test minutes after it commenced across the state on that day.

The crime branch and the CID have conducted marathon raids in the residence of PK Dutta, an exDIG and in many hotels owned by his family and several other places in and around the state capital.

Three persons, including a woman employee of the state government, have been arrested and five others, one from the Special Task Force (STF), have been detained in connection with the leaking of the question paper, officials said on Wednesday.

Senior Assam BJP leader Diban Deka, whose name has cropped up in the police

PK Dutta (File)

recruitment question paper leak scam, on Thursday said he has “fled the state” as he is afraid of being killed anytime as “many big and corrupt officials” of Assam Police are involved in the nexus against him.

Deka, who identifies himself as the national executive member of BJP’s Kisan Morcha, is among those who have been interrogated by Assam police CID and the crime branch of Guwahati police.

The crime branch personnel began their probe on Thursday morning at a hotel owned by Swapna Dutta, the wife of the exDIG, while CID sleuths had searched their residence at Hengerabari are here through the night. Raids

by investigators at Dutta’s residence began again on Thursday afternoon.

While CID and the crime branch are tight-lipped about their findings, sources claim that Dutta is absconding and around 5 kg of gold have been seized from his house in the overnight raid.

The sleuths have also raided a lodge, where a mock test with the leaked question paper allegedly took place a day before the scheduled examination and around 50 candidates appeared for it.

Of the three arrested, one was apprehended by the CID and the rest by the crime branch of the city police.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal had directed Kumar to conduct the examination again within a month and asked the director general of police to identify the nexus behind the conspiracy and ensure strict punishment to the culprits as soon as possible.

Meanwhile, State Level Police Recruitment Board chairman Pradeep Kumar has denied the allegation that his wife had set the question papers of the examination.

Strides in testing, vaccine developments but Covid crisis far from over: Scientists NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): From 500 cases to 57 lakh. Six months after a nationwide lockdown, Covid19 is spreading fast across the length and breadth of India with more testing and developments on the vaccine front but no clarity on when the disease will be controlled, say scientists.

On March 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a 21-day lockdown for the entire country, stating it was the only way to break the chain of infection. At the time, the number of people infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus was a little over 500 and the death toll 12.

Six months on, India has the second highest number of cases in the world after the US with a tally of 57.32 lakh cases, 86,508 people testing positive in a day and a total of 91,149 fatalities, according to Union

Health Ministry figures on Thursday.

As Covid-19 rages — and even laypersons get conversant with the complexities of RT-PCR tests versus the cheaper but not so reliable rapid antigen tests — US-based economist and epidemiologist Ramanan Laxminarayan said there is a hidden epidemic happening even as the pandemic spreads.

He noted that the infection is spreading widely across all parts of the country, including into rural India, although the visibility is lower in places where testing is weak or inadequate.

“We will likely see some increases in states like UP and Bihar but only if RT-PCR testing increases.

Right now, we have a hidden epidemic in many parts of the country which have weak health systems,” the director of the Center for

Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy in Washington told PTI. However, he expects the number of cases to start coming down in the next month or two as India approaches some sense of population immunity.

“As a substantial number of the population is infected and recovers from the disease, they are unlikely to spread the virus. Given the precautions that are being taken both by the government and individuals, the epidemic has slowed down.

This would mean that we would see a sustained plateau for a while before the cases start coming down,” Laxminarayan said.

On March 23, a day before the Prime Minister announced the lockdown and two days before it came into force, India had tested 18,383 samples.

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5 NE states among 14 with good Covid response: Govt NSCN (I-M) meets Sumi leaders at Pughoboto GUWAHATI, SEP 24 (AGENCIES): Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh are among 14 states and Union Territories that have responded better than other states to Covid-19 pandemic with higher tests per million and commensurate positivity rate lower than the national average, a TOI report stated quoting the Union health ministry.

“As India rides the wave of very high testing, 14 states and union territories have demonstrated better Covid response with higher Tests Per Million (TPM) and commensurate lower positivity rate than the national average,” the ministry added.

The national cumulative positivity rate is 8.52% and the Tests Per Million stands at 48028 on Tuesday.

It added that the country’s testing capacity has surged

to more than 12 lakh tests daily. Up to September 22, a total of 6,62,79,462 samples have been tested with 9,53,683 samples being tested on Tuesday.

It added, “India’s testing capacity has surged to more than 12 lakh daily tests. Higher than 6.6 crore total tests have been conducted across the country. A high level of testing leads to

early identification of positive cases. As evidence has revealed, eventually positivity rate will fall. According to the ministry’s statement, 1,085 deaths have been registered in the past 24 hours and 10 states and Union Territories account for 83% of the deaths in the last 24 hours due to Covid. “Maharashtra reported 392 deaths followed by Karnataka and

Uttar Pradesh with 83and 77 deaths, respectively,” the ministry stated.

10 states and UTs account for 83% deaths in last 10 days: A total of 83,347 new cases have been reported in the last 24 hours in the country and 74% of the new confirmed cases are concentrated in 10 states and Union Territories, the ministry stated, adding that “Maharashtra has alone contributed more than 18,000 followed by Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with more than more than 7,000 and 6,000 cases respectively.”

Also, 1,085 deaths due to Covid-19 have been registered in a day with 10 states and UTs — Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana and Chhattisgarh — accounting for 83 per cent of the new fatalities.

NSCN (I-M) functionaries with Sumi leaders in Pughoboto. (MIP)

DIMAPUR, SEP 24 (NPN): NSCN (I-M) through its MIP said that its members held a meeting with leaders of Sumi civil society groups at Pughoboto under Sumi region to brief them on the ongoing “Indo-Naga” political talks.

At the meeting, NSCN (I-M) said the people of the area “expressed their understanding of the talk” and took the stand to fully support the “Indo-Naga”

political solution that was honourable and acceptable.

It said that the meeting also took the stand that solution must include Naga flag and Yehzabo (Constitution).

The NSCN (I-M) members, who attended the meeting included, steering committee convener ‘maj.’

(Retd.) Hutovi Chishi; cease fire monitoring cell convener Kihoi Swu; Council of Nagalim Churches general secretary Ikato Chishi Swu;

Sumi Region caretaker Pasheto Chishi Swu and National Socialist Women’s Organization of Nagalim (NSWON) Sumi Region chairperson.

The civil society groups from the Sumi region present at the meeting included Sumi Aphuyemi Hoho (SAH), Aphuyemi Kukami Hoho headed by the president and advisors, Aphuyemi Totimi Hoho, Aphuyemi Students Union and Church leaders.

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Designs and upscaling of perma kitchen garden

Participants with LRD officials at the training on kitchen garden held on September 23 at Longleng. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Land Resources department (LRD) Longleng conducted training on designs and upscaling of perma/potager kitchen garden concept at district project office Longleng on September 23.

According to DIPR report, a brief introductory note was given by PBCA execution secretary, Tialemba Phom where he emphasized on the role and importance of kitchen garden particularly for a land locked-district like Longleng. In a worst case scenario situation like the prevailing COVID-19 case,

the necessity of self-sustaining food security setup like kitchen garden becomes very important. He opined that churches and women in particular should play an important role in popularizing kitchen garden concept in Longleng district.

He lauded the department people's friendly initiative, which was of one its kind in Longleng.

District project office Longleng, Kughalu Chishi exhorted the trainees to be attentive, learn and logically strategize the planning and layout aspects of the kitchen garden. He

stated that the success of the kitchen garden concept depended on farmer’s initiative and interest.

Training started with kitchen garden concept its relevance, pictorial presentation of design and layouts, site selection, soil preparation/soil building, seed bank, cropping season and pattern, companion planting and its benefits and keyhole concepts. Vegetable seeds were distributed to all selected beneficiaries. Altogether trainees from 14 microwatershed villages attended the training.

Excise NC Dimapur conduct raids

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Excise narcotic cell (NC) personnel conducted surprise raids in several pockets of Dimapur town from September 17 to 23.

A press release by deputy commissioner of Excise NC, S. Chanlei Angh stated that, during the raids the duty party recovered and seized 700 bottles of as-

sorted IMFL, 200 litres of country liquor, 250 kgs of jaggery and 70 kgs of yeast. In this connection 28 accused persons were arrested and penalized under relevant section of NLTP Act’89.

The raids were conducted under the command of inspectors Thathang and Osenrhoni Kikon.

1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved

Lt. Niwoto Chophi

It's been a year that we lost you and though we're full of sadness that you're no longer here, your influence still guides us and lives within our hearts.

We love & miss you dearly.

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Loving wife, children & grandchildren

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Born: 1993 – Died 2020 Through this column, we the bereaved family of Late Nungdokmongba Pongen, son of Mr. Nokentoshi Pongen (Longmisa) would like to extend our deep and profound gratitude to all individuals, unions, coys, departments and well-wishers who stood by us physically, financially and spiritually at the time of his sudden demise on 16th Sept 2020.

We wish to extend our special thanks to: 1. ‘D’ Company 2nd NAP Battalion Delhi 2. ‘D’ Company 7th NAP “ “ 3. ‘C’ Company 1st NAP “ “ 4. ‘E’ Company 2nd NAP “ “ 5. ‘E’ Company 8th NAP “ “ 6. ‘F’ Company 7th NAP “ “ 7. ‘A’ Company 3rd NAP “ Wazirabad, Delhi 8. ‘B’ Company 1st NAP “ Safdarjung Airport 9. 3rd NAP Coys (Units Society) Wazirabad, Delhi 10. Aor Telongjem, D Coy 2nd NAP Battalion Delhi 11. Ao Police Telongjem, Wazirabad Delhi 12. Delhi Ao Senso Telongjem 13. Shri Thipusayi, Dy. Commandant 14. Shri Lanuchuba, Asst. Commandant 15. Shri Kuhovi Sema, Commandant 8th NAP Battalion Delhi 16. Shri Lanutemsu, Asst. Commandant, 2nd NAP Bn Delhi 17. Longmisa Village Task Force 18. Village Council Longmisa 19. Longmisa Baptist Church We deeply regret our inability to thank each and every one in person, but it is earnest prayer that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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NSCN/GPRN-K revokes expulsion order DIMAPUR: President and ‘commander in chief ’ of Naga Army of NSCN/ GPRN-K has revoked the expulsion order of ‘col.’

Hukheto Aye and reinstated him to his former rank and position.

A press release by NSCN/GPRN-K through its MIP stated that, NSCN/ GPRN-K held its consultative meeting at its office on September 24 and the house on the request of ‘col.’ Hukheto Aye and as forwarded by the military authority for consideration, the house unanimously requested the president of NSCN/GPRN-K for revocation of the expulsion order. Therefore as resolved and requested by the house the president of NSCN/ GPRN-K revoked the expulsion order and further ordered the officer to discharge his duties with immediate effect.

Y. Patton condolence

DIMAPUR: Deputy chief minister, Y. Patton has expressed deep sorrow at the sudden demise of late Yimtsu Lotha, under secretary NPSC on September 23. In a condolence message, Patton described late Yimtsu as a hardworking and one of the senior most officers in the department. In his death, Y. Patton said that Nagas have lost a dedicated officer and a good human being. Patton along with his wife joins the bereaved family in mourning and pray that God will grant them the strength to overcome their sorrow and, for the departed soul to rest in peace.

NDWM-Nagaland region participates in protest DIMAPUR: NDWM-Nagaland region took part in the nationwide protest by organizing press conference at Assisi auditorium, Dimapur, expressing that domestic workers were essential workers and not carriers of diseases, and not to discriminate them on September 24.

A press release by NDWM Nagaland region stated that, coordinator Sr. Pramila Lobo said that domestic workers contribute for the economy of the country and to recognize their work as work. She asked that they were not discriminated or to undervalue their work. She added that their voices must be heard and demand for legislations of their rights.

NDWM-Nagaland region, field animator, Aobendang, put forward the plight of domestic workers in Dimapur during the pandemic, where travel restriction from one colony to another affected their livelihood and income security due lack of social protection. They were in threat of dismissal from job, when not reporting to their work in fear of infection of COVID-19 and

CoP committee meeting at NLA DIMAPUR: Committee of Privileges (CoP), H. Haiying has fixed a sitting of the committee on September 30, 11 a.m in the committee room, Nagaland Legislative Assembly secretariat. All members of the committee of privileges have been requested to attend the meeting as scheduled.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We the bereaved family of Late Yanao Lotha (Odyuo) of Yanthamo Village, District Wokha, Nagaland extend our sincere gratitude to each and every individual, churches and organisations who supported the family physically, financially, materially and through prayers during his brief illness and sudden demise. The family is indebted by the many generous acts and humbly pray that the Almighty God bless them all in return.

Loving Children & family.

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in some cases the employers were afraid that the domestic workers may carry the virus.

D e e p ly c o n c e r n e d about the plight of the domestic workers as a result of the lockdown, the members of the National Platform for Domestic Workers (NPDW) urged the Government of India (GoI) to pay heed to the problems of these informal workers.

T h e N DW M N a galand region further de-

manded from state government that, domestic workers be recognised as workers, protection against all types of harassment, social security and access to benefits and inclusion of domestic workers in schedule of employment and thus entitle to minimum wages. The meeting also made a plea to employers to recognise the work of domestic workers, provide decent working condition, receive them back home

for work.

Adv. Limanochet, advisor of the ANDWU kept before the participants and particularly the media fraternity charter of demands of the National Platform of Domestic Workers. Some of the domestic workers also spoke about their struggles during the lockdown.

Earlier, invocation was offered by Amakla and vote of thanks delivered by Moala in the programme moderated by Bendangmoa.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.”

Matthew-11:28

LATE MHIESIHULIE BIZO (SIHU) 26th Feb 1964 to 14th Sept. 2020 As we grieve the sad demise of our beloved LATE MHIESIHULIE BIZO (SIHU), words are inadequate to express our deepest heartfelt gratitude, appreciation and our indebtedness to all individuals, friends and relatives, well-wishers, churches, hospitals who stood by us with unconditional contributions physically, materially, financially morally and spiritually all through our difficult moments from the time of his unfortunate accident (12th April, 2019) till his demise on 14th September 2020.

We are grateful to God for He has given time to his wife and children to be together for time of repentence, forgiveness, reconciliation and spiritual healing.

We deeply regret our inability to reach out to each one personally but your unserved kindness, love, support and sympathy shall be cherished with great affection and gratitude.

It is our ardent prayer that God Almighty bless you abundantly.

We would like to convey our special thanks to : 1. Dr. H Chhabra and his Spine team of doctors and nurses, Indian Spinal Injury Center, Delhi 2. Smti Hassi Ghosh, ISIC, 3. Doctors and nurses of GMCH, Guwahati 4. Hon’ble Shri Y. Patton, Deputy Chief Minister, Nagaland 5. Hon’ble Shri Dr Nicky Kire, Advisor to CM, Nagaland 6. Hon'ble Shri S. Pangnyu Phom, Minister, Health and Welfare, Nagaland 7. Hon’ble Shri V Kashiho Sangtam, Minister, Soil and Water Conservation, Geology and Mining, Nagaland 8. Shri H. Kehovi, MLA, Nagaland 9. Dr. J B Ekka, IAS, Principal Secretary, PNRD, Govt of Assam 10. Dr. Handok, Delhi 11. Polan John, NCS, Secretary, NPSC, Govt of Nagaland 12. Nagaland Rural Development Service Association (NRDSA), Nagaland 13. Director, officers and staff of RD Department, Nagaland 14. Project Director, officers and staff of DRDA, Dimapur 15. Project Director, officers and staff of DRDA, Kohima

16. All RD Department colleagues and staff, Nagaland 17. Town Baptist Church, Dimapur 18. Town Baptist Church, Halflong 19. Lungwiram Baptist Church, Dimapur 20. Laymen Evangelical Fellowship, Dimapur 21. Laymen Evangelical Fellowship, Guwahati 22. Christian Revival Church, Kohima 23. Khonoma, Rufuno, Kuda, Dimapur 24. Angami Gazetted Officers Krotho (AGOK), Nagaland 25. Old Boys Association of Sainik School (OBASSN), Nagaland 26. Sainik School Goalpara Allumini.

27. Training Ship Rajendra colleagues 28. Naharbari Village Council, Dimapur 29. Darogapathar Village Council, Dimapur 30. Mr and Mrs Aba Dolie, Delhi 31. Smti Krishna Gohain, IAS (Retd), Assam 32. Smti Indira Sinha, ACS (Retd), Assam 33. Smti Esther Kathar, Joint Secretary, P&RD, Assam 34. Relatives, friends and all well-wishers.

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WEATHER FORECAST

September 25 (Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala An afternoon t-storm or two

28 25

Aizawl

A thunderstorm in spots

Guwahati Cloudy with a thunderstorm Imphal

A thunderstorm in spots

26 20 27 25 27 21

Itanagar A morning thunderstorm or two 25 23 Shillong

Cloudy with a t-storm or two

20 18

Kohima

Cloudy with a stray t-storm

23 18

Dimapur A stray a.m. t-storm; cloudy

28 23

Cloudy with a thunderstorm

24 20

Mkg

Tuensang Couple of thunderstorms Wokha

18 15

Some rain and a thunderstorm 23 20

Zunheboto Overcast with a stray t-storm 21 17

Noklak PHED officials along with ward members during the programme held on September 24. (DIPR)

DIMAPUR: Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Noklak under the aegis of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) conducted a programme for distribution of dustbins for Noklak town at PHE store, Noklak on September 24.

According to DIPR report, speaking on the occasion, EAC (Hq) Noklak, Yithachu Thur stressed on the importance of community participation and community ownership towards waste management.

The issues of poor waste management have led to a plethora of problems that were detrimental to envi-

ronment, leading to water logging, landslides and also health issues, EAC stated.

He also added that waste management was collective responsibility - both individual and community.

Ward/sector leaders were encouraged to come up with innovative ideas and local means for effective management of waste.

Highlighting on Swachh Bharat MissionGrameen, SDO PHE Noklak, Er. Khaoshai Lam stressed that sanitation was everybody’s business where active participation of all individual was needed for proper waste management.

He also emphasised on importance of waste segregation into wet and dry waste products at house hold level.

The officer called for behavioural change that would sustain the continual effort on waste management and to re-affirm the commitment towards building a healthier and cleaner nation.

He encouraged the gathering to start a compost pit in every household that can be used in kitchen gardens.

Programme was chaired by SO PHED T. Puchong and attended by representatives from all wards under Noklak town. Dustbins were also distributed to all wards.

Poshan Maah celebration at Longkhim town DIMAPUR: Month long celebration of Rashtriya Poshan Maah under Longkhim project was held on September 21 at DUDA hall, Longkhim town on the theme “Adequate nutrition during COVID-19”, with SMO, CHC Longkhim, Dr. Taka as theme speaker.

A press release by the organisers stated that, theme speaker emphasised on proper intake of right nutrition to make life healthy. He said nutrition was easily available in one’s own kitchen. He also appreciated the department for making such kind of programme for the benefit of the people. He further gave a slogan on “right nourishment bright nation”. ADC Longkhim, Kikumsungla Jamir who exhorted the gathering acknowledged the Social Welfare department for the commendable work by conducting various activities throughout the month.

She further said that it was the right time to educate and nourish the children and the women.

Earlier, welcome note was delivered by CDPO Longkhim, C.Tsalito Sangtam in the programme chaired by supervisor, Phungpila K.Sangtam. Invocation and benediction was offered by associate pastor, Longri.

Launching programme for 2-lane road project in Longleng

DC Longleng, M. Shayung Phom along with other officials on September 23 at Lomching Camp, Longleng.

DIMAPUR: Launching programme of 2-lane road project package-2 from Alayong junction to Longleng town zero point, under NHIDCL, taken up

by Kshreeraabd Construction Pvt. Ltd. (KCPL) was held on September 23, at Lomching Camp, Longleng district.

A press release by DC office, Longleng, stated that deputy commissioner, Longleng, M. Shayung Phom expressed appreciation to minister of Health and Family Welfare, Nagaland, S. Pangnyu Phom, for his active participation

and involvement in getting the project approved.

DC further urged the company to maintain close coordination and work in consultation with district administration and Police during execution of work so as to ensure proper implementation of project without any hindrances from anti-social elements. He also called upon company to maintain workmanship and assured cooperation and support from district administration and police.

Shayung also urged affected villages to extend

its support and cooperation during the implementation of the project.

Sr. superintendent of Police, Longleng, Yanithung Ezung congratulated the people of Longleng district for achieving another milestone in the road connectivity sector. He further assured utmost cooperation and security to all workers involved in the project. Programme was chaired by EAC Longleng HQ and Yachem, Pichano Kikon, while invocation was pronounced by youth pastor, Yaongyimchen Baptist Church.

Permaculture for natural farming & sustainable living

news in Brief KU notifies on Lao-ong Mo: Konyak Union (KU) has informed that Lao-ong Mo (post harvest festival) of Konyak community observed every year on September 28 would not be held this season due to the pandemic.

KU appeals all concerned citizens to observe Lao-ong Mo at their respective homes with families and loved ones and wished all a happy Lao-ong Mo. Livelihood generation to be launched: Advisor of Industries & Commerce, Labour & Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Imnatiba will launch the portal for “Livelihood generation for returned migrant workers due to pandemic outbreak COVID-19” at his office chamber Nagaland civil secretariat on September 28, 1 p.m. The programme is funded by North East Council (NEC) Shillong in all the districts of the state through online process using learning management system (LMS) for the returned indigenous migrant workers affected by the pandemic outbreak COVID-19.

DMC informs: Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) administrator, Albert Ezung has informed shopkeepers/ traders/business establishments under DMC jurisdiction that are practicing without renewing/obtaining trade license is complete violation of rules under section 396, Nagaland Municipal Act 2001. DMC has directed traders/shopkeepers/business establishments who have yet to renew or obtain license to renew/obtain their respective license from DMC office within October 8. Failure to comply will invite penalty with fine.

DC Wokha informs shortlisted candidates: DC, Wokha has informed all shortlisted candidates that interview for crèche worker and helper for Wokha district has been scheduled on September 30 and October 2 respectively at DC conference hall from 11 a.m onwards.

Online competition on NEP: Directorate of School Education (DoSE) has notified that Janjati Shiksha Samiti, Nagaland affiliated to Vidya Bharati Akhil Bharatiya

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Shiksha Sansthan, New Delhi is organising online competition on National Education Policy (NEP) for students, teachers and citizens from September 25 to October 2.

Interested persons may visit www.mynep.in.

Awareness programme at Longleng: District Task Force (DTF) Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) and Mahila Shakti Kendra Longleng will be conducting an awareness programme on “world contraception day” for dropout and unemployed girls aged between 13-20 years on September 26, at DC conference hall DCs complex Longleng. Youth in-charge preferably women along with five representatives each from concern wards have been directed to attend the programme.

Hindi fortnight closing ceremony: Secretary, TOLIC, Kohima & dy. accountant general (A&E), Uttam Chanda has informed that Town Official Language Implementation Committee (TOLIC), Kohima would be organising Hindi fortnight closing ceremony on September 28, 12 p.m, at conference hall, office of the accountant general (audit) Nagaland, Kohima online (MS Team). The link will be provided one day before the programme through E-mail.

Transport department notifies: Transport department informed that government of Nagaland has allowed registration of BS-IV vehicles sold on or before March 31, 2020 and whose sales have been uploaded on the eVaahan portal of the central and state governments and the registration of which could not be done/ completed due to the lockdown.

Lost and found: UT, GPRN (NSCN-IM) has recovered one LP truck bearing registration number NL05D4195, chassis number 366324AU6100721, engine number 392522. Rightful owner has been informed to claim by producing the original documents within 7 days from date of this publication. One may contact at 7085596462.

DIMAPUR: Department of Land Resources, Peren headed by district project officer, Alemla Aier, conducted training-cum-field demonstration on organic farming of permaculture at Jalukie office on September 22.

According to DIPR

report, the training mainly emphasized on sustainability of livelihood for the rural farming community.

Participants were given first hand information on permaculture designs, wherein five different permaculture designs were created at the office premises using

locally available materials like empty plastic bottles, bamboo, wood and stone for demonstration.

Aier stated that it’s about beneficial design- but beneficial in a way that will not just be beneficial to humans but to the larger ecosystem that it

exists within “earth carepeople care- fair share”.

Permaculture seeks to preserve and extend natural systems whilst designing a cultivated ecology for food production. The participants were also provided with seeds of winter crops and farming tools.

KVK Peren conducts various programmes for farmers

Farmers shelling maize at Punglwa B village on Farmers and youths along with KVK officials at the September 23. training programme in Peren.

DIMAPUR: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Peren has been conducting various programmes for farmers and youth during the month of September in Peren.

Peren: KVK Peren under ICAR Res complex for NER, Nagaland centre conducted field day on maize RCM 76 and farmer scientist interaction at Punglwa B village on September 23.

A press release by KVK, Peren stated that, programme coordinator i/c KVK Peren, Dr. L Babita Devi welcomed farm women and congratulated them for their hard work and achievement. Theme and activities of farm women were highlighted by ACTO, Dr Patu K. Zeliang wherein maize RCM 76, a composite K Y M C

variety developed by ICAR Barapani was demonstrated in Punglwa village by engaging six women SHGs comprising of 57 members.

Resource person, scientist PBG, ICAR Nagaland, Dr Harendra Verma advised farm women to take up seed production along with grain production so that quality seeds would be readily available as well as gain economic returns from sale of seeds.

ACTO, James Kikon spoke on soil nutrient management in maize fields and advised intercropping with pulses for replenishment.

Demonstration on hand maize sheller for reducing drudgery of the women farmers was also carried out. Secretary of women

SHGs federation, Paisui gave a brief report about their activities and how maize was being used to feed pigs for supply to Peren Pig Producers Company Limited (PPCL) Jalukie.

Hand maize shellers and vegetable seeds were distributed to farmers.

Jalukieram village: Krishi Vig yan Kendra (KVK) Peren, organized one-day training and demonstration on ver mincomposting programme on September 9 and 11 at Jalukieram village and KVK Peren office at Jalukie town, under Swachhta action plan.

A press release by KVK Peren, stated that during training programme, resource person, ACTO,

Soil Sc, Z James Kikon, trained farmers and youth about different steps and methods involved in vermin-composting and demonstrated preparation of portable vermi-bed in village premises.

Head in-charge, KVK, Peren, Dr. L Babita Devi, ex h o r t e d f a r m e r s a n d youths about importance of animal husbandry in integrated farming system and waste management in animal husbandry through vermi-composting. Portable vermin-bed, polythene sheet, watering can, sprayer and earthworm were distributed to selected farmers.

Altogether 64 farmers and youths attended the said training-cum-demonstration programme.

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Tripura government teachers, facing termination of jobs due to court orders, block the entrance of the secretariat during a protest, in Agartala, Wednesday. (PTI) A delegation of the teachers later met Education Minister Ratan Lal Nath.

After the meeting, Das said that the agitating teachers would meet Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, who is now in Delhi, after a week. “We think our movement today is successful. We shall meet Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. If we are satisfied with the solution to

be provided by the government, we shall suspend our agitation. But if the meeting with the CM does not yield result, we shall intensify it,” she said.

As many as 10,323 undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate candidates were appointed teachers in government schools in phases since 2010, when the CPI(M)-led Left Front

Manipur cabinet reshuffle: six dropped, five inducted Correspondent IMPHAL, Sep 24: Two exMLAs got ministerial berths as Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh finally effected a major cabinet reshuffle in his three and a half years council of ministers on Thursday amid resentment within the BJP-led coalition government.

Singh dropped six cabinet ministers-3 from BJP, 2 from NPP and the lone LJP minister and inducted five new faces, reducing the strength of his council of ministers to 11. Including the chief minister himself, Manipur can have 12 ministers. The five newly inducted ministers took oath on Thursday at Raj Bhavan, Imphal. Among them, three were from the BJP, while the remaining two were among the six Congress MLAs who resigned from the state Assembly as well as from the Congress and joined the BJP. The two exMLAs who were inducted as cabinet ministers were Okram Henry Singh, the nephew of the former state chief minister O Ibobi Singh and O Lukhoi Singh.

The three BJP MLAs who became cabinet ministers were Sorokhaibam Rajen, Thokchom Satyabrata Singh and Vungzagin Valte.

A source close to the government said that one more

3 Nigerians held in Assam without documents Guwahati, Sep 24 (PTI): Three Nigerian nationals were apprehended from Assam’s Karimganj district on Wednesday for allegedly entering the country without any valid documents, police said.

During routine checking, police stopped a car coming from Tripura on National Highway 8 at Chuwraibari in the Bazaricherra police station area and detained the three foreigners as they failed to produce their passports and valid documents to enter the country, officials said.

During interrogation, they claimed that they entered India from Bangladesh via Tripura. A case has been registered against the three under relevant sections of the Foreigners Act, 1946 read with Section 6 of the Passport (Entry into India) Rules, 1950, officials said.

The apprehended Nigerian nationals have been identified as Nnamdi Bernard Nwali, Prince Paul and Eze Collins, they said.

Swearing in ceremony of five cabinet ministers in Imphal Raj Bhavan on Thursday. (NP) minister will be inducted after the by-elections to fill the vacant seats of the state Assembly. A highly reliable source said that Speaker of state Assembly Y Khemchand turned down the chief minister’s offer for a ministerial berth citing no interest in being a minister.

The CM had planned induct the Speaker in his council of ministers and to offer the post of Speaker to his son-in-law, MLA RK Imo who was recently expelled by Congress for his anti-party activities for six years. As many as 13 seats in the 60-seat Manipur legislative Assembly are currently lying vacant as notified by the state Assembly secretariat. However, the Election Commission of India has so far cleared the deck for holding by-elections to only five Assembly constituencies, citing pending

cases. Before administering oaths to the five new cabinet minister, state Governor, Dr Najma Heptulla accepted the chief minister’s letter requesting her to drop the six ministers.

Those removed from the ministry were: education minister Th Radeshyam, social welfare minister Nemcha Kipgen, agriculture minister V Hangkhalian (from BJP), health minister L Jayentakumar, fishery minister N Kyaishii (NPP) and CAF & PD minister Karam Shyam (LJP).

Apart from Speaker Yumnam Khemchand, most of the ministers including those from the NPP and the NPF along with 10 BJP MLAs were not present. Works minister Th Bishwajit was also not present as he was under home quarantine after he tested COVID-19 positive a few days ago.

COVID-19 tally breaches 8K-mark in Arunachal; 289 new cases I ta nag a r , S e p 2 4 (PTI): Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday reported its highest single-day spike of 289 COVID-19 cases, which took the tally in the northeastern state to 8,133, a senior health department official said.

Barring 21, all new patients are asymptomatic and have been shifted to COVID-19 care centres, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr L Jampa said.

“Ten security personnel -- six from the Assam Rifles, two from the Indo Tibetan Border Police, one each from the Army and the Indian Reserve Battalion -- are among the new patients,” the SSO said.

Of the 289 fresh cases, 173 were reported from the Capital Complex region, 17 from Changlang, 13 from East Siang, nine each from Papumpare and Pakke Kessang, eight each from Namsai, Lohit, and West Siang, seven from Upper Subansiri and six each from Anjaw,

Longding, Upper Siang and West Kameng. Five cases were recorded in Lower Dibang Valley, two each in Lower Siang and Kra Daadi and one each in Tawang, Tirap, East Kameng and Siang districts, Dr Jampa said.

Altogether 125 people were discharged from various hospitals in the state on Wednesday, he said, adding that the recovery rate stands at 72.58 per cent. Arunachal Pradesh currently has 2,216 active cases, while 5,903 people have been cured of the disease. Fourteen patients have succumbed to the infection. The state’s Capital Complex region – comprising Itanagar, Naharlagun, Nirjuli and Banderdewa areas – has reported the maximum number of active cases at 1077, followed by West Siang at 172, Papumpare at 150 and Changlang at 137. As many as 2,31,045 samples have been tested for the infection so far, including 2,803 on Wednesday, the SSO added.

was in power. The recruitment was challenged and the High Court of Tripura in 2014 terminated their services, holding the process “faulty”.

The government moved the Supreme Court against the order but the apex court upheld the High Court verdict in March 2017. They were, however, appointed again on an ad-hoc basis.

2 die in M’laya landslide COVID-19 : M’laya records highest oneas heavy rain wreaks havoc day recovery; death toll rises to 43

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Shillong, Sep 24: Two people were killed in a landslide at the Shillong Police Reserve in Meghalaya on Thursday due to heavy rain accompanied by strong winds.

The deceased were identified as Sohibuton Marak and Silnang Marak.

Meghalaya police Spokesperson, Gabriel Iangrai said that there was a landslide at the police reserve in the morning and therefore workers were sent to clear the debris.

However, there was another landslide and two workers were buried underneath.

The State Disaster Relief Force, fire and emergency services and police personnel were deployed after which bodies were retrieved from the mudslide.

Meanwhile, there have been reports of landslides and trees being uprooted and flash floods in low-lying areas of Shillong due to the incessant rain for the past three days.

District Magistrate West Garo Hills Ram Singh said a wooden bridge at Dumnikora was washed away this morning leading to closure of NH62, the PWD ( Roads) Department.

Singh said that the PWD is looking at options to keep Baghmara connected from Nengkhra Siju Kharukol side, Chokpot Siju side and Parallel Road from Ramchenga / Dumnikora to Dalu (though for light vehicles only due to weak bridge at Gasuapara).

In Ri-Bhoi district, a residential RCC house collapsed due to incessant rain at Umran village. No one was however injured in the incident.

The Met department has further warned of more rainfall in all the districts in the next 24 hours.

Wine making to be legal in M’laya: Conrad Sangma Correspondent Shillong, Sep 24: Fulfilling a long standing demand of domestic wine-makers, the Meghalaya Cabinet on Thursday decided to legalize wine making in the State by approving the proposal to formulate rules on the introduction of the manufacture and sale of homemade fruit wines.

The Meghalaya Association of Wine Makers (MMAW) for the past 18 years had been spearheading the demand to legalize wine making in the State.

The State government has finally realized the potentialities of wine making as it can promote horticulture, tourism and generate revenue for the State.

Chief Minister Sangma informed that the government will formally formulate rules under which individuals can now make homemade wines and sell

in the market.

“This will help farmers besides promoting entrepreneurs who will get job opportunities through this rule and framework,” he said.

“This will not only boost the wine sector in the state but would also go a long way in helping the farmers who produce a lot of fruits in the state during different seasons all through the year,” Sangma added.

The Chief Minister informed that the state government will ensure that the ad valorem paid by these homemade fruit wine producers will be much lesser compared to other products.

Moreover, he also informed that the ad valorem fees will be only Rs. 100 per case and no VAT will be levied on these producers adding that the license fees for these producers will be Rs 7500 per annum.

Correspondent Shillong, Sep 24: Meghalaya on Thursday recorded the highest ever single-day recoveries of 199 COVID-19 patients, taking the total number of recoveries up to 3,058, even as the death toll rose to 43 after a 74-year-old patient succumbed to viral infection, health officials said.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 active cases in Meghalaya has climbed up to 1,197 after 124 persons tested positive for viral infection.

Director Health Services (MI), Dr. Aman War said that Rishikeshi Subba who was admitted at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) hospital on September 13 died due to respiratory failure with septic shock and COVID-19.

Of the fresh cases detected on Thursday, War said 100, including 92 civilians and 8 Armed Forces and Paramilitary Forces, were detected in East Khasi Hills, which includes Shillong, the most affected district in the State.

Seven more new cases were detected in Ri-Bhoi district, five cases, including four civilians

Guwahati, Sep 24 (PTI): Veteran Congress leader and former Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi was on Thursday admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a state-run hospital after his blood oxygen level drastically went down in post-COVID-19 complications, a senior doctor said.

The 85-year-old leader tested positive for the virus on August 25 and was admitted to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) the next day. He tested negative recently but remained in the hospital.

GMCH Superintendent Abhijit Sarma said that Gogoi, who has “a lot of comorbid conditions”, was

Gangtok, Sep 24 (PTI): Days after Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang’s wife Krishna and some other family members tested positive for COVID-19, their son and SKM MLA Aditya has been diagnosed with the disease, state health secretary Pema T Bhutia said on Thursday. Nine more people at the chief minister’s residence were also found to have contracted the infection.

Sources said the CM and his primary contacts had been undergoing COVID-19 tests at regular intervals.

Aditya, the SKM legislator from Soreng-Chakhung constituency, had attended assembly session on September 21. He tested positive for the infection on Wednesday.

“All MLAs, ministers and their primary contacts will have to undertake sample examination. We have advised them home isolation.

Two ministers underwent the tests on Wednesday, their results are awaited,” Bhutia said.

admitted to the ICU as he developed some problems in the lungs and his oxygen level dropped drastically.

“However, he is stable now and we are constantly monitoring his condition.

He is in oxygen support at this moment,” he said.

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Himanta Biswa Sarma said that GMCH authorities will consult AIIMS doctors in New Delhi on Friday morning through video conference about the condition of the three-time former chief minister.

“If needed, we are ready to take him to Delhi.

I have already spoken to his son Gaurav Gogoi,” he added. The GMCH superintendent said that Tarun Gogoi’s oxygen level had dropped to 82 per cent after breakfast this morning, but it is hovering around 92-93 per cent after he was put on oxygen support.

With immense pride and joy, we the Shena Old Tughalomi Kuqhakulu (S.O.T.K) would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Shri.

KHEZHEKHU ACHUMI on being promoted to the post of Development Officer (D.O) under Industry and Commerce Kohima, Nagaland.

The Union wishes success in all your future endeavours.

Dhubri, Sep 24 (PTI): Two police officers from the district were arrested on Wednesday night by Assam’s vigilance and anti-corruption cell for taking bribe, officials said. Officer-in-Charge of Gauripur Police Station Satyajit Borthakur and Assistant Sub Inspector Abu Kalam Azad were held for accepting money from a complainant, they said. The police officers were caught taking a bribe of Rs 1,00,000, the officials said, adding, further investigation is underway.

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and one Armed Forces/Paramilitary Forces in West Garo Hills district, seven in North Garo Hills district, and two in West Khasi Hills district, besides one each in South West Khasi Hills, South West Garo Hills and East Garo Hills districts.

“Till date, 1,38,942 samples have been sent for testing, out of which 1,33,864 were negative. So far, 40,199 people have returned to the state from outside,” War informed.

Meanwhile, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) with India Co-Win Action Network (I-CAN) has created a network of qualified and trained counselors/psychologists/experts for providing psychological first-aid and emotional support through its toll free tele-counseling Samvedna (1800-121-2830) to children affected during COVID19 pandemic and are willing to talk or need counseling.

“SAMVEDNA (Sensitizing Action on Mental Health Vulnerability through Emotional Development and Necessary Acceptance) toll free tele- counseling is available from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM (Monday to Saturday),” an official release read.

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Dr. Abemo Registrar DC-580 Regd. No. 10355/69 DECLARATION I, DR. N. SAKUTEMSU, son of Late. NANGSHIMEREN, resident of House No.387 (A), Kumlong Ward, Mokokchung Town, P.O & P.S – Mokokchung, District – Mokokchung, State – Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as under :1. That, I am the deponent of this affidavit and a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That, my official name is Dr. N. SAKUTEMSU. As such, in my MATRIC CERTIFICATE, Birth Certificate, Pan Card, Aadhaar Card and in other official documents, my official name has been recorded as N. SAKUTEMSU. Whereas, in my B.Sc, M.Sc, Ph.D Certificates, my name is recorded as N.SAKUTEMSU JAMIR and in my Saving Bank account bearing No. 11361039989, at SBI, LUMAMI (NU) Branch, my name is recorded as DR.N.SAKUTEMSU JAMIR. Further, in all my service appointment Orders, Service book, in all my Service Promotion orders and in some of my official documents, my name is recorded as DR.N.S.JAMIR. 3. That, my name DR.N.SAKUTEMSU, N.SAKUTEMSU JAMIR, Dr.N.SAKUTEMSU JAMIR and DR. N. S. JAMIR are of the same person. As such, the above noted name stands for the same.

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Agartala, Sep 24 ( PT I ) : T h e p o l i c e o n Wednesday lobbed teargas shells and used water cannon to disperse protesting school teachers here, who had lost their jobs because of faulty recruitment policy.

The police also batoncharged the teachers, who were marching in a procession towards the state secretariat demanding alternate government jobs, after a scuffle ensued when they were stopped near the Circuit House.

Daliya Das, the convenor of the ‘Justice for 10323 teachers’, the organisation of the sacked teachers, alleged that at least 10 of them were seriously injured and 70 others suffered minor injuries in the police action.

The police, however, denied the claim.

“They broke road blockades set up by the police and tried to go ahead disregarding our warnings.

We had to issue mild lathi charge and water cannon to disperse them. No one was injured,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of New Capital Complex, Piya Madhuri Majumder said.

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MOKOKCHUNG: NAGALAND Notice S/C No.140/2020 Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late Chubanungla has been applied by Shri Imlitoshi Imchen, B/o Late Chubanungla, R/O H.No.82/2, Alempang Ward, Mokokchung, Nagaland for possession of: Notice is hereby given that any person interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire to appear in the court on or before 05.11.2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 22.09.2020 Sd/Principal District & Sessions Judge MKC-XXX Mokokchung: Nagaland

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NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefit of Late Fubemo Lotha has been applied by Smti. Wochobeni Lotha, W/o. Lt. Fubemo Lotha, Wokha, Nagaland for possession of: 1. SBI A/C No. 11766526917 2. PPO No. S/012572/92 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may, if she/he so desire appear in this court on or before 23/10/2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this day the 23/09/2020.

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NOTICE INVITING CLAIMS/OBJECTIONS OF OTHER CLAIMANT(S) FOR ISSUE OF SUCCESSION CERTIFICATE UNDER PART-1 OF INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925.

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate/pension benefits of Late M.I. Jamir @ M. Imkumzukba Jamir has been applied by Smti Watienla Jamir, Sister of Late M.I. Jamir @ M. Imkumzukba Jamir, R/o H.No. 55, Indisen Village, Dimapur, Nagaland for possession of: 1. Pension Benefits 2. SBI A/C 10195624975 3. SBI A/C 01190009627 4. Bank of Maharashtra A/C No. 0164-0000-069866 Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate/pension benefits of the said deceased may if she/ he so desire appear in this court on or before the said day of 21-10-2020.

Given under the hand and seal of the court on this the 21-09-2020.

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‘Rail roko agitation to severely affect Govt plans to withdraw border guarding forces movement of essential items, foodgrains’

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The government is working on an “ambitious” plan to gradually withdraw border guarding forces like the BSF, the ITBP and the SSB from internal security duties in order to strengthen protection at various frontiers of the country, official sources said on Thursday.

They said the proposal was first discussed during a meeting of these forces chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah last year.

According to the proposal, accessed by PTI, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is working on a new “model” where the burden of internal security duties, including conduct of elections, will be largely borne by the country’s largest paramilitary force, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).

The 3.25 lakh strong CRPF is already designated as the lead internal security force of the country.

Officials in the security establishment, quoting the proposal, said that a new experiment will be put in place during the forthcoming elections in Bihar and bypolls in some states where the CRPF will be deployed in a 70:30 ratio along with state police forces.

“The CRPF will be the overall security in-charge

Representational image and order arms of various state police forces in view of the challenging internal security scenario in their domains.

The official said the border guarding forces have already been directed to strengthen security at their respective fronts including by operationalising more posts and reducing interborder out post distance.

W hil e the B SF is tasked with guarding sensitive international borders with Pakistan (over 3,300 km) and Bangladesh (4,096 km), the ITBP mans the 3,488- km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China while the SSB guards open Indian fronts with Nepal (1,751 km) and Bhutan

(699 km). The Assam Rifles, under the administrative control of the MHA but manned by army personnel and officers, guards the border with Myanmar.

The home ministry has also directed the three border forces to create a team of their “young officers” who will traverse through the entire border area under their charge and bring to record the “smallest of security challenges” for discussion and resolution.

The ministry has also proposed that a special cell be created in the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to deal with border crime cases like cattle smuggling and check activities of smugglers, fake Indian

Second wave of COVID-19 has hit its peak in Delhi, says Arvind Kejriwal

4 killed as building collapses in Punjab

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has hit its peak in the national capital with experts hinting that the cases of infection will decline in the coming days.

He said the government was “keeping its fingers crossed” and hoped that COVID-19 cases will “gradually” come down due to the steps taken by the AAP dispensation.

Delhi has been witnessing a surge in the number of coronavirus cases in the last few days.

“All the experts believe that the second wave (of coronavirus), which had come in Delhi, appears to have hit its peak. Now, the cases will come down in the coming days,” Kejriwal told reporters.

COVID-19 cases in the city were by and large under control between July 1 and August 17 and on an average, 1,100-1,200 new cases were being reported everyday, he said.

“From August 17, the cases rose slightly from

during conduct of polls.

Border guarding forces like the Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police Force and the Sashastra Seema Bal will be gradually withdrawn from these duties,” a senior official said.

“It is envisaged by the home ministry that these three forces will be taken off completely from rendering routine internal security duties like elections and law and order duties in aid to state governments over the next few years,” the official said.

Every year, thousands of troops of these border forces are withdrawn from the front and sent for conduct of elections apart from duties to strengthen law

around 1,100 to 1,500 and as a responsible government, we did not take any risk and immediately scaled up testing from around 20,000 to 60,000 tests per day.

“The best way to defeat coronavirus is to conduct aggressive testing to identify and isolate positive cases,” the chief minister said.

He said coronavirus cases have increased in Delhi because testing was massively scaled up. “The daily cases were around 4,500 on September 16 which have now started coming down and currently, there are around 3,700 cases (daily),” Kejriwal said.

According to the CM, if the testing would have scaled down to the previous level of 20,000 tests per day, the cases would also have come down to around 1,500 per day in the city.

Kejriwal hoped that the steps taken by the government, including increasing the number of containment zones from 550 in mid-August to around 2,000 now, will gradually bring down the number of

COVID-19 positive cases in the coming days.

Earlier this month, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had said it couldn’t be said that the national capital was witnessing a second wave of COVID-19.

On September 7, Jain had said the sharp spike in coronavirus cases in the national capital will “plateau” after ten days or so and asserted that the home isolation policy has proved to be a “game changer” in taming the surge, a strategy the city government would continue to pursue.

On Wednesday, Delhi recorded 3,714 fresh COVID-19 cases as the infection tally in the city mounted to over 2.56 lakh, while the death toll rose to 5,087.

More than 60,000 C OV I D - 1 9 t e s t s we r e conducted in the city on Tuesday, according to the bulletin issued by the Delhi health department on Wednesday.

The total number of active cases, as on Wednesday, stood at 30,836, it said.

CHANDIGARH, SEP 24 (IANS): Four people were killed as a commercial building in a residential area collapsed in Punjab’s Dera Bassi town near here on Thursday, police said.

The rescue operation was over but officials suspected that some more people might be trapped under the debris.

A team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) carried out the rescue operation.

The building in Mira Malli Mohalla collapsed after the roof on the second floor caved in, NDRF Director General Satya Narayan Pradhan informed in a tweet.

Local legislator N.K. Sharma said the building was constructed in violation of laws.

“The Municipal Committee office is located just a stone’s throw away from the disaster spot. This indicates that the construction was undertaken in connivance of municipal officials,” he told the media at the spot.

Nearby residents said the illegal construction of shops led to the collapse of the building.

currency notes operatives and corrupt government officers. A team of officers of these frontier guarding forces has also been created who have been tasked with finding ways to ensure that migration of border population is stopped and they are provided work opportunities in their local areas, the officer said.

The ministry, as per the proposal, has also directed that a committee of officers headed by the Union home secretary should discuss development of new technology tools for border guarding in consultation with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).

A specific mention has been made to find solutions, with help from agriculture experts, to check the menace of ‘sarkanda’ or elephant grass along the international border with Pakistan.

The elephant grass aids terrorists to infiltrate, smuggle narcotics and dig tunnels as it cuts the line of vision of BSF troops who guard the area, the officer said.

A review of these issues is expected to be held by the home ministry next month, a officer in the ministry said.

public. The plea has been filed by 20 UPSC aspirants through advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava against conducting of the Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination on October 4. According to the plea this seven hours long Offline exam, will be taken by approximately six lakh aspirants at test centres in 72 cities across the country.

“Conducting the aforesaid examination across India at such perilous time, is nothing else but putting lives of lakhs of young students (including Petitioners herein) at utmost risk and danger of disease and death.

Also, the natural calamities like flood, incessant rain, landslides etc. are likely to

Farmers block a railway track during ‘Rail Roko Andolan’ protest at village Devi Dass Pura, Sept. 24. (PTI) some momentum since the Unlock. Also, this is a time when people are travelling for emergency purposes and this will hurt them too as we have had to cancel/divert special trains,” he added.

Officials here said that Punjab loaded 990 rakes of FCI foodgrains in August this year and 816 rakes till September 23.

Thus, FCI is loading more than 35 rakes of food grains daily from Punjab.

They said Punjab also loads 9-10 rakes daily of fertilizer, cement, auto, mixed goods in containers.

The state receives around 20 rakes daily of coal, food grain, farm products, machinery petroleum products, imported fertilizer etc.

Special passenger trains

running from the railways’ Ferozepur division have been cancelled fully or partially from September 24 to 26 in view of the farmer outfits’ three-day rail roko protest against the Centre’s agriculture bills.

Many freight and parcel trains have also been rescheduled.

According to the schedule, the Amritsar-Haridwar train will be cancelled from September 25 to 26 and the New Delhi-Jammu Tawi Express from September 24 to 26.

The Hazur Saheb Nanded-Amritsar train will not go to Amritsar and end its journey in Old Delhi.

Train number 02716 will run from Old Delhi instead of Amritsar on September 25 and 26.

Class XII compartment results to be declared on Oct 10 NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): In a relief to around two lakh students, CBSE and UGC informed the Supreme Court on Thursday that 12th class compartment exam results will be declared by October 10 and admissions to undergraduate courses will be on till the end of that month.

The top court was hearing a plea alleging that the future of these students was in jeopardy because by the time the results are out, the college admissions would be over.

A bench comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna was also informed by the University Grants Commission (UGC) that it will commence the academic calender for undergraduate courses from October 31 and by that time the retest results will be out.

The statements of the CBSE and the UGC assume significance in view of the earlier observation of the bench that they should work in tandem to ensure that the academic year of students appearing for the retest was not wasted.

It had said that the CBSE should declare the results of compartment

SC notice on plea seeking postponement of UPSC exams NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday sought response from the Centre and the Union Public Service Commission on a plea seeking postponement of civil services 2020 examinations in view of alarming spurt of COVID-19 pandemic and floods.

A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Sanjiv Khanna issued notices to UPSC, Centre and posted the matter for hearing on September 28, 2020.

The petitioners have sought postponement of the Civil Services Exam for two to three months, so that the flood/incessant rains go away and COVID-19 curve flattens.

The plea filed by Vasireddy Govardhana Sai Prakash and others submitted that the decision of the UPSC to conduct the exam in accordance with the Revised Calendar, violates the rights of the petitioners and those similarly situated, under Article 19 (1) (g) of the Constitution to practice their chosen profession/ occupation of serving the

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The railways on Thursday said the ‘rail roko’ agitation in Punjab over farm bills will severely impact the loading of foodgrains and other essential goods as well as the movement of passengers, many travelling for emergencies in special trains.

As farmers in Punjab began a three-day ‘rail roko’ agitation to voice their protest against the three farm bills, the Ferozepur Railway division suspended the operation of special trains.

The Farmer’s Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Bill, 2020, the Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement of Price Assurance and Farm Services Bill, 2020 and the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Bill, 2020, have been passed by both Houses and await presidential assent.

“The disruption of rail services at this time will have a serious impact on freight loading as well as passenger movement. It will affect movement of essential goods,” general manager, Northern and North Central Railway Rajiv Chaudhry told PTI. “Just as the economy is recovering, the agitation will severely hurt the freight movement that has gained

in their hometowns, many pandemic, UPSC did not aspirants are facing “un- increase the number of Eximaginable” hardship due to amination Centres, resulting non-availability of or unsafe into a situation where many health conditions in, the PG candidates from rural areas accommodation/ hostels/ will be forced to travel for hotels etc., where they are around 300-400 Kilometres, forced to stay with their fam- in order to reach to their ily members, once they are Examination Centres and travelling to an outstation there will be high probability of such aspirants, getting Examination Centre.

“It is pertinent to men- affected while using pubtion here that despite alarm- lic transportation for such directly affect the life and ing spurt in COVID-19 travel,” the plea said. health of the Petitioners and many similarly situated students. “Hence, the imGOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND pugned Revised Calendar is TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT utterly arbitrary, unreasonable, whimsical and patently NOTIFICATION violative of the “Right to Kohima, dated the 21st Sept. 2020 Health” and “Right to Life” of the Petitioners herein and NO.TPT/MV/03/2017:: In continuation of this Department’s lakhs of similarly situated Notification No. TPT/MV/02/2020 dated 06.03.2020, and students, under Article 21,” in compliance to the judgement of the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order dated 13.08.2020 passed in the matter of the petition stated.

The plea said the Civil W.P.(C) No. 13029 of 1985, M.C.Mehta v/s Union of India, Services Exam, being a the Governor of Nagaland is pleased to allow registration recruitment examination, is of BS-IV vehicles sold on or before 31.03.2020, and whose altogether different from an sales have been uploaded on the e-Vaahan Portal of the academic examination and Central Government and the State Government and the in the event of its postpone- registration of which could not be done/ completed due to ment, there would not be the Lockdown.

Sd/any question of delay or loss A. ROBIN LOTHA of any academic session.

Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland It said that due to nonIssued by DIPR availability of exam centres DC-576

examinations expeditiously and the UGC ensure that students get admission in colleges. Referring to the COVID-19 pandemic, the top court had said that these are exceptional times and the CBSE has to take steps as the career of two lakh stu-

dents is a big responsibility.

The bench then disposed of the plea filed by one Anika Samvedi seeking a direction to ensure that the academic year of these students shouldn’t go waste.

It had asked the UGC not to declare the academic

calendar for undergraduate courses till September 24 but later got irked when informed that the calendar has been released.

The top court had then sought explanation from the UGC and had directed that it be placed on record on Thursday, that is today.

On September 10, the top court had said that the CBSE would not be able to help much the students taking compartment exams for class XII this month as it would be the colleges and universities which will take their admissions for higher studies.

SIKKIM UNIVERSITY

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Date : 23.09.2020

Sikkim University announces admission to M.Phil & Ph.D programmes for the Academic Year 2020-21 in the following departments.

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Computer Applications (Ph.D) 21. Nepali (M.Phil/Ph.D) 7.

Economics (M.Phil/Ph.D) 22. Peace and Conflict Studies and 8.

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English (M.Phil/Ph.D) 23. Physics (M.Phil/Ph.D) 10. Geography (M.Phil/Ph.D) 24. Political Science (M.Phil) 11. Geology (Ph.D) 25. Psychology (M.Phil/Ph.D) 12. Hindi (M.Phil/Ph.D) 26. Sociology (Ph.D) 13. History (M.Phil/Ph.D) 27. Tourism (M.Phil/Ph.D) 14. Horticulture (Ph.D) 28. Zoology (Ph.D) 15. International Relations (M.Phil/Ph.D) The details of courses and other admission procedure to be followed will be available on University website at www.cus.ac.in on 25th September 2020. Last date for submission of online application form is 31st October 2020 (up to mid night) Sd/T.K. Kaul davp 21318/11/0004/2021 Registrar

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This is to inform the interested candidate to collect the prescribed application forms for selection to B. Tech. degree courses under School of Engineering & Technology (Nagaland University), Dimapur from the Directorate of Technical Education, Kohima (Below New Secretariat Complex) on payment of Rs. 200/(Rupees two hundred) only per set w.e.f. 23rd September, 2020 to 30th September, 2020 during office working hours.

Form can also be downloaded from the website www.dtenagaland.org.in in which case, fees Rs. 200/(two hundred) only should be paid while submitting the form.

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Nagaland Post Vol. XXx NO. 291 Dimapur, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

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Wrong dose

owing down to intense pressure from scores of organisations including student bodies, the state government decided to revoke the additional tax under COVID-19 cess on all petroleum products which is expected to follow an official announcement to be effective from September 25,2020. As per the government’s admission, the COVID-19 cess which came into effect on April 28,2020,has till August 31, yielded a total of Rs.13.14 crore. The government, while announcing the cabinet decision on revoking the COVID19 cess also disclosed, that a total of Rs.143.64 crore was spent by the state for COVID-19. This amount included Rs.27.84 cr from the government of India as fund for COVID-19; Rs.115.80 cr from the state’s own resources and Rs.13.14 cr through COVID-19 cess.

Along with the announcement, the state government also highlighted its financial statement which showed that it will end up with a deficit of Rs.2358.81cr at the close of the current financial year(2020-21). It may be recalled that while presenting his budget in February this year for 2019-20, the chief minister, who holds the finance portfolio disclosed that the deficit for the period was Rs.2234.85 cr. When the state government announced the COVID-19 cess it was at the rate of Rs.5 per litre of diesel and Rs.6 per litre of petrol. Following Nagaland, Assam also imposed a surcharge of Rs.5 on petroleum products while Meghalaya added an additional 2% on fuel (excluding motor spirit used as fuel for aircraft, diesel oil and other internal combustion oil). According to reports both Assam and Meghalaya did not mention these hikes for use in COVID-19 measures and therefore, leaving space for their continuation. The outcry against the COVID-19 cess in Nagaland was accentuated by the economic woes in general although the cess was seen as the villain of the piece. Probably, the mood of the public was also spurred by serious allegations of irregularities in the way the government had used huge amount of money for “emergency” purchases and in the process, throwing caution and norms to the wind. Two PILs are pending in the Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench against the department of health and welfare over purchases of various medical and non-medical items.

In addition, the in initial inadequacies with regard to handling measures against COVID-19 such as returnees, quarantine facilities and lack of proper medical facilities had probably helped public made up their minds. It is also very likely that the negativity would have been much lessened, had the government been more transparent with regard to questions related with all these issues. To be fair to the government, leaving aside the allegations on purchases; it was not easy to handle COVID-19 since even the Centre or for that matter, developed countries were also severely tested for a pandemic that nobody had expected or were prepared to face. The revocation of the COVID-19 cess probably won’t make much impact on the already poor financial health of the state though it will certainly have a significant impact on transportation charges. At a time when people’s economy has been devastated by the lockdown, any further burden on the public cannot but only worsen the situation and the cess was like a treatment that was worse than the disease.

DailyDevotion The “Go” of Preparation

If you bring your gift to the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar, and go your way. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. —Matthew 5:23-24 It is easy for us to imagine that we will suddenly come to a point in our lives where we are fully prepared, but preparation is not suddenly accomplished.

In fact, it is a process that must be steadily maintained. It is dangerous to become settled and complacent in our present level of experience. The Christian life requires preparation and more preparation.

The sense of sacrifice in the Christian life is readily appealing to a new Christian. From a human standpoint, the one thing that attracts us to Jesus Christ is our sense of the heroic, and a close examination of us by our Lord’s words suddenly puts this tide of enthusiasm to the test. “…go your way.

First be reconciled to your brother….” The “go” of preparation is to allow the Word of God to examine you closely. Your sense of heroic sacrifice is not good enough. The thing the Holy Spirit will detect in you is your nature that can never work in His service. And no one but God can detect that nature in you. Do you have anything to hide from God? If you do, then let God search you with His light. If there is sin in your life, don’t just admit it— confess it. Are you willing to obey your Lord and Master, whatever the humiliation to your right to yourself may be?

Never disregard a conviction that the Holy Spirit brings to you. If it is important enough for the Spirit of God to bring it to your mind, it is the very thing He is detecting in you. You were looking for some big thing to give up, while God is telling you of some tiny thing that must go. But behind that tiny thing lies the stronghold of obstinacy, and you say, “I will not give up my right to myself”— the very thing that God intends you to give up if you are to be a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Quotes

The science of today is the technology of tomorrow. ~ Edward Teller

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Post-mortem

Farm Bills reveal an inexplicable insensitivity T he SAD has a history of making sacrifices in defence of the toiling and beleaguered farmers.

It has a legacy to live up to. In the interest of our country, we still hope that the government would agree to withdraw these bills and reintroduce them in amended form.

The country is going through an extremely sensitive and troubled period with 70 per cent of its population, the farmers, out on the streets, agitating against the Centre’s decision to amend the laws with regard to the marketing of farm produce. On the face of it, the issue relates to the continuance of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) regime for certain crops. But, in fact, the implications of the Centre’s new legislation go much deeper and wider. At stake is the entire system of “Assured Procurement” by government of India agencies such as the Food Corporation of India.

On its part, the government has sought to address apprehensions of the farmers by declaring that it has no intention of discontinuing or diluting either the practice of the MSP or of the assured procurement of farmers’ key crops by government agen-

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cies. So what then sets the government and the farmers on a collision course? What, after all, is so critically important because of which one of the longest-standing allies of the BJP and a key founding member of the NDA has first had to plead with the government to listen to the farmers and later to quit the government through the resignation of its sole representative in the Union Cabinet, Harsimrat Kaur Badal?

All along, the SAD tried all it could as a responsible constituent of the NDA and as a representative predominantly of the farmers to act as a bridge between the two.

I had a long exchange of views with organisations of the farmers in Punjab and offered to accompany them anywhere they wanted me to go to argue their cause. I pleaded with the government to insert constitutional and legislative guarantees in the bills as commitment to the farmers about the continuance of official procurement at the MSP. The government, first verbally and later in writing, gave assurances to this effect.

But it refused to incorporate these guarantees into the Acts. The farmers were not willing to buy any assurances

of the government short of legislative clauses. As a party predominantly of farmers, the SAD resisted the temptation of playing to the gallery and worked quietly towards a solution acceptable to both sides.

But finally, finding that there was no sympathetic ear in the government either to the millions of toiling farmers or to earnest and passionate pleas of one of its own key allies, the SAD, to save the farmers, our party decided to pull out of the government. The SAD could not be a party to anything which in its view had the potential of destroying the already beleaguered peasantry in the country, especially in Punjab.

Punjab forms close to 2 per cent of the area and population of the country.

And yet its farmers have always contributed the bulk of foodgrain, often exceeding 50 per cent of the national granary. There was a time when the country faced not just famines but also international ignominy as our prime ministers had to go around the world capitals with a begging bowl in hand. Late PM, Lal Bahadur Shastri ji then gave a clarion call to Punjab farmers to come to

the rescue of the country: Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan. The farmers of Punjab responded with the Green Revolution which transformed India from a nation of food shortages to a food surplus and food exporting country — all in a matter of just six to seven years.

The farmers, especially from Punjab, came to the rescue of the nation when the nation’s survival was in danger. Now, the farmer’s own existence is in danger.

Now, it is the nation’s turn to come to his rescue. Farmers’ incomes have shrunk dramatically even as there has been an exponential increase in the price of farm inputs and no comparable rise in the price of produce. All this has led to the shocking spectre of farmers’ suicides across the country. This should stir the conscience of the nation.

But the three bills reveal an inexplicable insensitivity and ingratitude towards the farmers.

This legislation throws the market for farmers’ crops open to the private sector and the big corporate sharks are eyeing with greed the fruit of farmers’ sweat and toil. The bills create two sets of laws — one for the state procurement agencies where taxes like the Rural Development Fund,

market fees etc cut into the actual price which the farmer gets. But the reward for that is that the farmer does not have to worry about the sale of his crops at the Minimum Support Price. Punjab has created one of the best networks of agricultural marketing infrastructure in the world.

This ensures that the farmer does not have to go far to sell his crop, protecting him against uncertainties of the market as well as reducing his expenses.

But under the present laws, the private buyer will not have to pay any taxes to the government. Consequently, he can afford to lure the farmer with offers of a higher per quintal price. And as a part of their marketing strategy, big corporate sharks will initially offer prices considerably higher than the official MSP. The simple hearted farmer will fall for the bait and this would look good for the first few years.

But the net result would be that this would decimate the existing marketing regime and the farmer would be finally thrown entirely at the mercy of the private sharks.

There will be no one then to save the farmers from these sharks.

We saw this strategy

employed by Jio mobile phones. It was virtually free at the start. But once corporates kill competition and monopolise the market, then they have the consumer eating out of their hand. Then, the prices are hiked at corporates’ own sweet will. This is called the tyranny of private monopoly. This is what the farmer, especially in Punjab, is up against. But he won’t be alone in this fight.

The SAD has a history of making sacrifices in defence of the toiling and beleaguered farmers. It has a legacy to live up to. We have approached the honourable President of India, requesting him to return these bills to Parliament for reconsideration. We still hope that the government will not stand on prestige and will refer the bills to a Select Committee which would then take the stake-holders — the farmers — on board.

If that doesn’t happen, the SAD will uphold its legacy of standing shoulder to shoulder with farmers.

But in the interest of our country, we still hope that the government would agree to withdraw these bills and reintroduce them in amended form.

Sukhbir Singh Badal

Covid-19 positive and my personal experience

imapur weather becomes terrible hot in the first week of August 2020, due to very hot humidity most of the Dimapurian couldn’t sleep even with high speed fan. Since from my childhood I have chest problem (inner cough sensation or predisposition to cough) but one whole night forgetting my problem, I just lay down with high speed fan, in the morning I got up with high fever and little cough sensation. For few days I was not so well at home, so I have decided to go to hospital with the help of my wife and her nephew.

On 12 August we went to Eden Medical Centre, we all (three of us) asked to go for Anti-body test (Antibody testing determines whether you had Covid-19 in the past and now against the Virus, it cannot be used to diagnose Covid-19, but can reveal or detect whether a person has antibodies to the virus.), then only I can admit and console the Doctor, I was tested positive (3.75) in antibody test, so I was asked to go for TrueNat test. In layman terms, RT-PCR Test is done in TrueNat Machine, Covid19 Real Time/Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction RT-PCR test is prescribed to detect SARSCoV-2 or Corona Virus in respiratory tract through a nasopharyngeal (nasal) swab from the patient, it detect the virus even if the Viral load is less, also RT-PCR test is a laboratory technique combining reverse transcription RNA (ribonuclive acid) into DNA (Theose nuelic acid) that detects the virus.

In RT-PCR test I was tested Negative, on that evening I was so happily consulted with Doctor. Along, actually he don’t suggest me to admit in hospital due to this pandemic, he prescribes some medicine and some of the blood test, but I requested him to admit in hospital and take some multi-vitamins and injection. Next morning Doctor visited me and all my the blood test was negative, no symptoms was detected, so I have requested the Doctor to go for CT-SCAN, and CECT Chest, the finding was Pneumonia, suspicious for Covid-19 Pneumonia score 12/25. That was at around 2:00 PM Doctor, Moatoshi Aier came to my room and took the nasal swab for the second day, second RTPCR test, and I was detected Covid-19 Pneumonia.

I acknowledge Dr. Lima Imchen Director Eden Medical Centre, for writing a letter for me to the Medical Superintendent Dimapur District Hospital, Dimapur.

Dr. Along and Dr. Moatoshi Aier for taking care of me, around the noon time once they have given me nebulizer, and I was very much comforted till today. I feel so sorry for two of my nephews and one of their friend fourth grade staff in Eden Medical Centre, went for quarantine centre for ten days, (no work no pay), since I took rest in their quarter on 12th August while waiting for Anti-body test result. But I thank God that three of them have tested negative in anti-body test, even my wife and her nephew, the one who drive and assisted with us, both of them got negative in BSL-2.

I don’t remember any personal contact with Covid-19 positive patient as well as any travel history.

On 13 August 2020, around 5:30 to 6:00 P.M, I have reached the Dimapur Civil Hospital, Dr. Banuo and Dr. Temsu Lemtur, were very kind and helpful to me.

I have given the swab for the BSL-2 test and admitted in isolation ward till 17 August, the BSL-2 result was positive.

So I was shifted to Covid-19 Ward, till the completion of 14 days. The doctors were very good they monitor often even though, they don’t visit us always, Nurses and all the workers are in time, though the sweeper are not available, the dustbin cleaner hard work was much appreciated. Three to four days I was having chest discomfort and fever with cough. But my health was improved and in one week my health became quite normal. I was tested negative in TrueNat and discharged on 26 August 2020 from the Covid-19 hospital, and I have completed 14 days home Quarantine on 10 September 2020. Many might not know and even ask to me about the expenses, but in Covid-19 hospital, the TrueNat Test, BSL Test, medicine and everything are free of cost. Dr. Saku was on duty, one who takes care of me through phone and visitation. Dr. Rongsenla from the CMO Office, who visited my house and give medicine to my wife and her nephew, while they were in home quarantined. Many times Dr. Banuo contacted me over phone; she has a compassionate spirit to touch of

healing towards the patient both physically and mentally. Dr. Temsu Lemtur, who has compassionate, patient oriented, and God’s fearing Doctor, he is closet with my heart and my family too.

I really appreciate and thank to Sister, Loreni Yanthan, the one who help me a lot by supplying all my needs, she is a kind hearted always available whenever I need her help. Sister Asangla, who has a kind hearted nurse, at first, I was not known to her, one Sister call me, saying “is it Shilu Jamir”? So I just save her phone no. and call her whenever I need help, I call her and she meets all my needs even on her off duty.

Even though I don’t mention all the names I thank and acknowledge each and every one of the nurses, staffs and all the frontline workers. It’s my sincere prayers for all the Doctors, Nurses, staffs and all the frontline workers to have God’s blessings upon their lives and family too.

In a very brief note, here I am sharing some my opinions and experiences, though I don’t have any medical knowledge, but let me try to bring some medical words in our laymen terms for better understanding. Whenever we got sick, there may be some causes of illness, like Bacteria, Viruses, Fungus or Parasites etc. Most of the time we are getting fever called Viral Fever, is referred to as acute viral infections that occur due to the seasonal changes and infection in the environment. They are generally characterized by the rise in normal body temperature; viral is common almost in all age group during monsoon. At Present prevailing scenario it is difficult to go to hospital for treatment, without Covid-19 negative proof.

As I cited above, in RT-PCR (TrueNat) test, “detect the viruses even if the viral load is less”. Those who are having chest problems, chronic, asthma, Pneumonia, any cough and breathing related or bedridden and elderly people with multiple health problems may detect the virus in the machine.

Therefore, I wanted to give some awareness to our friends that many people misunderstand and suspicious about the result of TrueNat, but I should say that this machine is very good for detecting the Virus.

The machine was mainly use for detecting the Tuberculo-

sis (TB), on 10 April 2020 ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) validated the usage of TrueNat a diagnostic machine for conducting the Corona virus test.

So let’s not afraid to face the test, if we have any symptoms, I urge every one of you to test instead of suffering at your home and getting worse. Even if you are positive in TrueNat test, you can be in isolation ward for three to four days, till your BSL-2 or 3 results is out. If your result is positive in new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) you can be in Home Isolation too. One very important thing I have learned from one of the senior Doctor that; “the Corona Virus has a very Big Family” so, as far as my concern all the Corona Virus Positive is not only the China Corona Virus.

Let’s be very careful in our living, be courage enough to fight against the Corona Virus, be a warrior, let’s not

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discriminate the Covid-19 Patient and frontline workers rather than show our love and concern towards their families, and together We can Achieve this Pandemic.

Every weakness you have is an opportunity for God to show His Strength in your life. My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

(11 Cor.12:9). When we are weak, hopeless and helpless we surrender to God, then only He begins to work in us, we need total surrender to God. I was totally lost my confidence by hearing about the facts, fakes and remorse about the Covid-19 hospital. In everything and everywhere we need some adjustment, the food habits or our home atmosphere. As I stayed in Covid-19 hospital for 14 days I had a good time with God in prayers, and taking care for my health and the cleanliness of common toilet and our rooms

is our own responsibility.

There is no chance to complaint about the hospital; all the Doctors and Nurses are very kind and caring. Looking at the frontline workers I feel pity of their hard work, wearing the PPE in this hot Dimapur weather, serving the food and medicine in time, collecting the garbage, etc. I spent my time more on prayers, praying for the Doctors Nurses and all the frontline workers. I thank God that, I’m also one of the early recovered among Covid-19 patient.

Even though I couldn’t mention personally, I thank all the Pastors, Churches, the Villagers and all my wellwishers etc, whose prayers and moral support stood by my side. “I have heard your prayer and seen your tears I will heal you” (2 kings 20:5).

It’s my sincere pray that God the Almighty bless you abundantly.

L. Shilu Jamir Dimapur

Sorry state of affairs

ery frequently, we come across news reports in the various Nagaland dailies as well as on social media about extortion and multiple taxations. As it is, they’re already bad enough and detrimental to our economy’s progress, what is even worse is that non-Nagas are involved in these activities. There could be no worst insult than this to the people of Nagaland.

More often than not, it is found out that these non-Nagas are under the patronage of Nagas belonging to the different NPGs. I mean, how low can we get? I don’t have to explain how the ordinary Naga feels when he/she comes across such reports. Disgusted is an understatement. These anti-social elements will be arrested and then, out comes the ‘clarification’ from the NPGs saying that the particular person(s) is an impostor and is not in any way associated with them. The

vicious cycle continues.

Sometimes, I don’t know. I think we are headed to our own destruction and downfall as a society. The only independence we truly need is independence from laziness, greed, lust, jealousy etc. Only when that happens will we be truly independent and be able to move forward with the rest of the world.We need to rise up and straighten ourselves out.

History won’t be kind to us for our ‘let it be, it happens’ attitude. Every time we stay silent, we are only providing more space and opportunities for evil to conquer us. Let us not be the conspirators of tomorrow’s misfortunes.

(These are my honest observations and I speak for myself, but I believe there are many out there who would concur with me.)

I Longkumer, Dimapur

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Growing importance of cashless payment

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There are many of us who still do not know how to utilise the basic technological advantages such as cashless payments via mobile phones. The recent total lockdown has shown the immense significance of cashless payments and why every cardholder should learn the procedure required. Youngsters who are well versed with the modern technology should teach the elders in the family who have little to no knowledge about the useful facilities the mobile phone offers and about cashless payments that can be done with just a click via mobile phones. It is very necessary that every eligible cardholder who owns a mobile should educate themselves and learn about cashless payments methods. It is easier than it sounds and much more convenient as it saves time and energy. As a responsible citizen, one should know that cashless payments not only ease daily transactions/payments but also help to curb corruption and the flow of cash black money which could ultimately result in an increase of economic growth. Most importantly, it is rather the need of the hour than an option at this point in time. As the world advances technologically, so should we by making the right and fullest use of what it has to offer.

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SAARC must deal with cross-border terrorism: EAM After farmers, govt targeting NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The SAARC must overcome three key challenges of cross-border terrorism, blocking of connectivity and obstruction in trade, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday in a clear criticism of Pakistan at a virtual meeting of the regional grouping.

In his address at the SAARC foreign ministers informal meeting, Jaishankar also called for a collectively resolve to defeat the scourge of terrorism, including the forces that nurture, support and encourage it.

Jaishankar reaffirmed India’s commitment to its ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy and towards building a connected, integrated and prosperous South Asia.

P a k i s t a n Fo r e i g n Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi was among the participants of the meeting which was organised in continuation of a tradition of informal exchanges among the foreign ministers of the grouping on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly.

The 75th session of the

S Jaishankar virtually participates in the special ministerial meeting of foreign ministers. (PTI)

UN General Assembly is currently underway.

The external affairs minister said SAARC has made significant progress over the last 35 years but the efforts towards collective collaboration and prosperity have been hampered by acts of terrorism and threats to national security.

“Such an environment impedes our shared objective of realising the full potential of our collective endeavour. It is therefore crucial that we collectively resolve to defeat the scourge of terrorism, including the

forces that nurture, support and encourage it,” he was quoted as saying by MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava in a series of tweets.

Jaishankar said such an approach will generate the much-needed trust and confidence to collectively build a stronger and prosperous SAARC. Besides India and Pakistan, the grouping comprises Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka.

“A d d r e s s e d t h e #SAARC Foreign Ministers

Informal Meeting today.

Reaffirmed India’s commitment to Neighbourhood First policy and towards building a connected, integrated, secure and prosperous South Asia,” Jaishankar tweeted.

“Cross-border terrorism, blocking connectivity and obstructing trade are three key challenges that SAARC must overcome.

Only then will we see enduring peace, prosperity and security in our South Asia region,” he added.

Pakistan had blocked a key connectivity initiative under SAARC framework six years back besides obstructing trade among the member nations.

SAARC has not been very effective since 2016 as its bienniall summits have not taken place since the last one in Kathmandu in 2014.

The 2016 SAARC Summit was to be held in Islamabad. But after the terrorist attack on an Indian Army camp in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18 that year, India expressed its inability to participate in the summit due to “prevailing circumstances”.

The summit was called off after Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan also declined to participate in the Islamabad meet.

The external affairs minister also participated in the ‘special ministerial meeting’ of foreign ministers of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).

The CICA is an inter-governmental forum to boost cooperation towards promoting peace, security and stability in Asia. It has 27 countries as its members.

“Underlined India’s commitment to a pluralistic cooperative security order in Asia through CICA. This is needed more than ever before,” Jaishankar tweeted.

In the virtual meeting, Jaishankar also called for greater collective efforts to counter terrorism and its sponsors.

“Reaffirmed India’s support for Afghan peace process that respects its national sovereignty & territorial integrity and preserves its democratic progress,” he added.

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workers: Rahul on labour bills

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The Congress on Thursday attacked the government over the three labour reform bills passed

by Parliament with former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleging that workers were the target after farmers.

Parliament on Wednesday approved three key labour reform bills that will remove impediments in winding up companies and allow firms with up to 300 workers to fire staff without government permission.

The earlier limit was 100 workers.

Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took to Twitter to criticise the government on the bills.

“After farmers, workers have been targeted, Exploitation of the poor, nurturing of ‘friends’, This is Modi ji’s rule,” Rahul Gandhi said in a three-line verse in Hindi.

In another tweet later in the day, he took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with fitness experts and influencers from across the country

Rahul Gandhi (File)

to mark the one-year anniversary of the Fit India Movement.

“Modi government’s priorities -- Instead of talking to farmers and workers to find a solution to their problems, busy in PR,” he posted, tagging a media report on the prime minister’s interaction.

Priyanka Gandhi, who also tweeted in Hindi, hit out at the government for its priorities and said the need of the hour at this difficult time is to ensure that everyone’s livelihood is protected.

“Look at the BJP government’s priority -- The BJP government has brought in a law that will make it easier

to remove employees from their jobs,” she said.

The government, the Congress leader added, has made committing “atrocities” easier.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed by voice vote the three labour codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety amid a boycott by opposition parties, including the Congress and the Left, over the suspension of eight MPs. The Labour codes were passed by the Lok Sabha earlier.

“The purpose of labour reforms is to provide a transparent system to suit the changed business environment,” Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday while replying to the debate on the labour reforms bills.

The minister also told the House that as many as 16 states have already increased the threshold for closure, lay off and retrenchment in firms with up to 300 workers without government permission.

CRPF officer Gold smuggling case: Sivasankar appears before NIA Necessary to ensure stability on ground: killed in militant let off after being quizzed for nine hours MEA on Sino-India LAC standoff attack in J-K NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): Two days after its military talks with China to resolve the border standoff in eastern Ladakh, India on Thursday said the way ahead will be to refrain from making any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo while the two sides continue discussions to achieve complete disengagement in all friction areas.

At a virtual media briefing, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said disengagement of troops is a complex process which would require mutually agreed “reciprocal actions”.

“Even as two sides work towards complete dis-

engagement in all friction areas, it is at the same time also necessary to ensure stability on the ground. The latest senior commanders meeting should be seen in this overall context,” he added.

India and China held the sixth round of Corps commander-level talks on Monday following which both sides announced a series of decisions including to stop sending more troops to the frontline, refrain from unilaterally changing the situation on the ground and avoid taking any actions that may further complicate matters. Srivastava said the talks gave the senior commanders an opportunity to have “can-

did and in-depth” exchange of views on stabilising the situation along the Line of Actual Control(LAC).

“The way ahead will be to refrain from making any attempts to unilaterally change the status quo, while the two sides continue their discussions to achieve complete disengagement in all friction areas and to ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity in the border areas,” he said.

The MEA spokesperson further said the next meeting under the framework of the lWorking Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) on India-China border affairs is likely to take place soon.

SRINAGAR, SEP 24 (PTI): A CRPF officer was killed in an attack by militants in Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said.

Militants shot at and injured the Assistant Sub Inspector of the CRPF of 117 battalion at Kaisermulla in Budgam district, a police official said.

He said the militants also decamped with the service weapon, an AK assault rifle, of ASI N C Badoley.

Badoley succumbed to injuries at the Army’s 92 base hospital at Badami Bagh here, the official said.

He said the area has been cordoned off and a manhunt launched for the militants.

KOCHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The National Investigation Agency probing the gold smuggling case in Kerala on Thursday questioned suspended senior IAS officer M Sivasankar for nine hours, two months after he was quizzed by the agency twice in connection with the sensational case, sources said.

Sivasankar, who appeared before the NIA team here at 11 am, was reportedly quizzed in the presence of Swapna Suresh, a key accused arrested by the NIA in the case.

He was let off at around 8.15 pm,sources said.

The former principal secretary to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was questioned a day ahead of the

four-day NIA custody period of Suresh ending.

This is the third time the officer appeared before the agency after allegations of his link with Suresh in the case surfaced.

Sivasankar was questioned twice earlier in July --at Thiruvananthapuram and at the NIA Kochi office.

He was again summoned for questioning as the NIA intensified its investigation on the basis of digital evidence it obtained from the arrested accused including Suresh.

The NIA, which earlier once interrogated Suresh, had informed the court that further custodial interrogation of the accused would

M Sivasankar (File)

be required on the basis of the digital evidence to be obtained. The agency had said the accused needed to be confronted with materials found in the digital devices by taking them into further NIA custody.

A c t i o n wa s t a k e n against Sivasankar after allegations surfaced that he had

links with Suresh, the key accused in the case related to the attempt to smuggle gold through diplomatic baggage using the name of an official in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) consulate in Thiruvananthapuram.

The Customs seized the gold, weighing over 30 kg and valued at around Rs 15 crore on July 5.

The NIA has booked several people, including Suresh, Sarith P S, Sandeep Nair and Faizal Fareed, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Suresh and Sarith are former employees of the UAE Consulate and allegedly used their past connections to smuggle gold using the diplomatic channel.

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of consumables and testing kit will be allowed under the new norms.

Cost of personal protection equipment for healthcare, municipal, police and fire authorities, cost of thermal scanners, ventilators, air purifiers, oxygen generation and storage plant in hospitals, strengthening ambulance services for transport of patients, setting up containment zones, COVID-19 hospital, COVID-19 care centres and consumables in the government hospitals will also cover under it.

State Executive Committee, headed by Chief Secretary concerned, shall ensure overall oversight mechanism so that no duplication takes place with reference to other government schemes, the home ministry said in its communication.

Any amount spent by the state for COVID-19, over and above the ceiling, would be borne out of the resource of the state government and not from SDRF. Majority fund of the SDRF is contributed from the National Disaster Response Fund.

The total coronavirus cases mounted to 57,32,518 on Thursday while the death toll climbed to 91,149. The total recoveries surged to 46,74,987 in the country so far. The COVID-19 case fatality rate due to the coronavirus infection was recorded at 1.59 per cent.

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NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): The Centre has allowed states to spend up to 50 per cent money from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) to boost infrastructure such as quarantine facilities, testing laboratories, oxygen generation plants and purchase of ventilators and PPE kits to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi told chief ministers of the seven worst affected states on Wednesday that his government has increased the states’ limit to spend the SDRF to boost infrastructure to fight the pandemic.

In a communication to chief secretaries of all states and Union Territories, the Union Home Ministry said that it has partially modified list of items and norms of assistance for containment measures of COVID-19, eligible from SDRF by way of special one-time dispensation with the overall capping of 50 per cent for the financial year 2020-21.

The areas where the states can spend up to 50 per cent of the SDRF include quarantine, sample collection and screening facilities.

Provision for temporary accommodation, food, clothing, medical care, etc., for people affected and sheltered in quarantine camps (other than home quarantine) or for cluster containment operations will be covered under the modified norms.

Cost of consumables for sample collection, support for checking screening and contact tracing, procurement of essential equipments and laboratories for response to COVID-19, cost of setting up additional testing laboratories within the government and the cost

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Harley-Davidson shuts down India operations seeks local partner to serve existing customers

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): American cult bike manufacturer Harley Davidson on Thursday said it is discontinuing sales and manufacturing operations in India, a decade after it started selling its premium bikes in the country.

Industry sources said the company is looking to tie up with a partner to run its business in the country.

The India action will include an associated workforce reduction of approximately 70 employees, Harley-Davidson Inc said in an SEC filing.

The development is part of the company’s global “2020 Restructuring Activities”. In the second quarter of 2020, Harley-Davidson had initiated restructuring activities like workforce reduction and the termination of certain contracts that would result in the elimination of approximately 700 positions globally, including the termination of approximately 500 employees.

The Milwaukee-based company refers to restructuring actions related to employees and other services as ‘The Rewire’ .

In a separate statement, Harley-Davidson said it

plans to close its manufacturing facility in Bawal (Haryana) and significantly reduce the size of its sales office in Gurgaon.

The company’s dealer network will continue to serve customers through the contract term, Harley Davidson said, adding it is communicating with its customers in India and will keep them updated on future support.

“As part of The Rewire, an overhaul of its operating model and market structure, the company is changing its business model in India and evaluating options to continue to serve its customers.

“These actions are aligned with The Rewire

which is planned to continue through the end of 2020, leading to The Hardwire, a new strategic plan for 2021-2025 aimed at building desirability for the HarleyDavidson brand and products,” the statement said.

From its entry to exit, Harley-Davidson’s journey in the country witnessed governments of India and the US using it as a bargaining chip.

In April 2007, the then Indian government had relaxed emission and testing norms, paving the way for import of Harley Davidson bikes to India, in return for allowing mango exports from the country to the US. The import relaxation was restricted to the shipments

of motorcycles up to 800 cc engine capacity or above subject to compliance to Euro III emission norms.

Later in 2009, the company announced the establishment of its operations in India, followed by starting of sales of its bikes a year later. Then the company set up its completely knocked down assembly plant in Haryana and started rolling out assembled bikes from the unit in the early part of 2011.

The company’s assembly plant at Bawal in Haryana was its second facility outside of the US after Brazil, and it had planned to use the unit to export to Europe and South-East Asian markets.

In the recent past, US President Donald Trump criticised India’s high import tariff on the iconic Harley Davidson motorcycles as “unacceptable” as the two countries negotiated for an elusive trade deal.

In the SEC filing, the company said as a result of the actions approved from August 6, 2020, through September 23, 2020, it expects to incur restructuring expenses of around USD 75 million in 2020,

of which around 80 per cent are expected to be cash expenditures, including onetime termination benefits of close to USD 3 million, noncurrent asset adjustments of approximately USD 5 million, and contract termination and other costs close to USD 67 million.

As per the filing, the full implementation of these ‘Rewire’ actions may require the company to commit more funds for additional contract termination and other costs.

Including previously disclosed restr ucturing charges, the company expects total restructuring expenses associated with Rewire restructuring actions approved through September 23, 2020, of approximately USD 169 million in 2020, the filing said.

The company expects to complete the restructuring activities approved through September 23, 2020, within the next 12 months, it added.

Harley Davidson’s portfolio in India includes bikes like Street 750 and Iron 883, among others with prices starting from Rs 4.69 lakh and going up over Rs 18 lakh.

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Market mayhem: Investors lose Rs 11.31 lakh crore in 6 days NEW DELHI: Investors have lost a whopping Rs 11,31,815.5 crore in six days of market declines, with concerns over economic recovery sapping risk appetite.

Falling for the sixth straight session, the BSE Sensex plunged 1,114.82 points or 2.96 per cent to close at 36,553.60 on Thursday, tracking a heavy selloff in global markets.

The market capitalisation of BSE-listed companies stood at Rs 1,48,76,217.22 crore, down

by Rs 11,31,815.5 crore in six sessions.

Since September 16, the 30-share BSE benchmark index has fallen by 2,749.25 points.

In Thursday’s trade, barring Hindustan Unilever, all Sensex constituents ended in the red.

IndusInd Bank emerged as the biggest laggard, falling 7.10 per cent, followed by Bajaj Finance, M&M, Tech Mahindra, TCS and Tata Steel.

“The looming uncertainty over stimulus package in the US combined with issue of rising COVID cases worldwide have raised concerns over

economic recovery,” said Ajit Mishra, VP - Research, Religare Broking Ltd. In the broader market, the BSE smallcap and midcap indices skidded up to 2.28 per cent.

At the BSE, a total of 2,025 companies declined, while 625 advanced and 162 remained unchanged.

All sectoral indices closed the day with losses, with BSE IT index dropping 4.45 per cent, followed by teck, auto, metal, realty, basic materials, bankex and finance.

“The uncertainty regarding economic recovery, unabated rise in virus infections, and today being derivatives expiry day, all contributed to the negativity,” said Vinod Nair, Head of Research at Geojit Financial Services.

Sumeet Bagadia, Executive Director - Choice Broking, said fears over fresh lockdown restrictions in Europe amid rising infections and uncertainty over US stimulus package dented investor sentiment.

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Under the Industrial Relations Code, one of the three new laws, companies employing up to 300 workers will not require government permission to lay off workers or close plants - an increase from the previous cap of 100 and a major demand from industry over the years. The code also puts restrictions on the recognition of trade unions - making it mandatory for them to represent at least 10% of workers in a given sector - and prohibit them from striking without prior notice and during conciliation proceedings.

Businessman Vinod Kumar, who employs just over 100 people at his fac-

tory making parts for India’s Tata Motors in the north Indian city of Lucknow, said the code will help him to expand operations.

“This will give us some power and rein in the labour unions, who have now a habit of blackmailing us in the name of increasing remuneration,” he said.

Rick Rossow, a senior adviser at the Washingtonbased Center for Strategic and International Studies, who specialises in US-India business ties, said the reforms were likely to prove attractive to overseas investors.

“Foreign companies have long listed India’s stifling labor regulations as a key deterrent to making larger

investments,” he said.

The northern state of Rajasthan, that introduced similar laws for companies with fewer than 300 workers in 2014, has seen an increase in the average number of employees, he added.

State governments are allowed to pass their own labour laws, but the new codes issued by the federal government will over-ride these. Six states have this year already relaxed labour laws, including raising caps on work hours, in what they say is an attempt to kickstart their economies badly damaged by the novel coronavirus pandemic, to the concern of groups including the UN labour wing.

Centre allows Rs 9,913 crore additional borrowing by 5 states

NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (IANS): The Department of Expenditure, under the Finance Ministry, has granted five states permission to raise additional financial resources of Rs 9,913 crore through open market borrowings.

The states are Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Karnataka and Tripura.

“This permission has been accorded after these states successfully met the reform condition of implementation of One Nation One Ration Card System,” an official statement said.

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“At the same time, workers might fear losing their rights in certain cases, and the onus is on the employers to make sure this feeling is eliminated.”

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NEW DELHI, SEP 24 (PTI): Business groups on Thursday welcomed contentious and long-delayed labour reforms passed by the Parliament this week, aimed at making hiring and firing workers easier and imposing restrictions on trade unions.

The reforms to India’s decades-old labour laws are a key part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s moves to liberalise conditions for investment. But they have met with resistance from trade unions that plan to join a nationwide agitation on Friday against these and several other bills passed by the government. Three key bills on labour reform

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told PTI. “Because of major undermining of public health infrastructure for decades, our epidemic handling preparedness was very, very poor. That could have been the only justifiable reason for imposing the lockdown,” Bal added.

Laxminarayan took a different view. He said there were many positives about the control strategy, including an early recognition of the threat faced by India, and an early lockdown though the implementation and planning could have been much better. Rath said the early harsh prolonged lockdown created more problems than it solved.

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infection. But ‘control’ has never been a possibility. So we are certainly going to see growth in the infection numbers for quite a long while yet,” Rath added.

Immunologist Vineeta Bal concurred with Rath, saying the Indian government did not learn much despite experiences from other parts of the world and announced complete draconian lockdowns that were extended for long periods.

“Leadership in the country lacked in its vision and could not get a sense of the ground realities for poor people; or maybe did not care,” Bal, from Pune’s Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research,

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(From p-1) Till September 22, this number had gone up to at least 6,62,79,462 tests, both RT-PCR and rapid antigen.

The recoveries have gone up to over 46 lakh people, pushing the national recovery rate to 81.55 per cent.

Immunologist Satyajit Rath sounded a note of caution and said India is still at the stage of spreading viral infection across communities. The infection has never really been under control in India, Rath, from the National Institute of Immunology (NII) in New Delhi, told PTI. “The early harsh prolonged lockdown somewhat delayed the largescale establishment of the

Trump, Biden spar over Covid handling

Washington, Sep 24 (PTI): US President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have clashed on the coronavirus pandemic, both putting forward their plans to bring America out of the worst health crisis if voted to power.

The US is the worstaffected country from the pandemic with over 200,000 Americans losing their lives to the disease. The virus has also battered the country’s economy with millions of people losing their jobs.

Trump, a Republican, and Biden are pitted against each other for the November 3 presidential election.

“Our plan will crush the virus. And actually, Biden’s plan will crush America, if you think about it. You can’t lock down. Again, we’re growing at levels that nobody has ever seen before.

Our plan is unleashing a rapid recovery. Our opponent’s plan would hurt America very badly. It would send us into a depression,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday, asserting that his Democratic challenger would not have been able to handle the pandemic.

“Our approach is proscience. Biden’s approach is anti-science. I don’t think they know what their ap-

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proach is, although a lot of it’s copied from what we’ve done,” Trump said.

Talking about Johnson & Johnson announcing that their vaccine candidate has reached the final stage of clinical trials, Trump said, “this is record time. This is the fourth vaccine candidate in the United States to reach the final stage of trial. So, we have four candidates already at a very late date. ‘Late’ being a very positive word, in this case,” he said.

Trump also announced that his administration is awarding USD 200 million of CARES Act funding to all 50 states to prepare to distribute the vaccine to high-risk residents.

“We want to do that the instant it is approved -- not the following day, but the following moment,” he

said, adding that through Operation Warp Speed, the US also continues to accelerate life saving therapies.

“Biden opposed the China travel ban and the Europe travel ban. The strategy that they have was just never-ending lockdowns.

We’re not locking down.

We’re actually growing at a rate that we’ve never experienced before. But they’re talking about... just lock it down. We’re not doing that, and you can’t do that,” he said.

Meanwhile, speaking at a Black Economic Summit in North Carolina, Biden said, “the virus wasn’t his fault. But the way he’s handled it has been criminal.”

Biden alleged that Trump has failed in handling the coronavirus crisis

as a result of which innocent lives have been lost.

He said that if he’s elected, small businesses would get the personal protective equipment and relief they need.

The former vice president alleged that Trump “is on tape” knowing how bad the coronavirus pandemic would be and that the US president “didn’t say a thing.”

According to the excerpts of a new book ‘Rage’ released by its author and renowned US investigative journalist Bob Woodward earlier this month, Trump had acknowledged downplaying the dangers of the deadly novel coronavirus as he did not want to create panic, The book is being described by the publisher as an “unprecedented” and “intimate tour de force” of new reporting on the Trump presidency that is facing a pandemic, economic disaster and racial unrest.

“I wanted to, I wanted to always play it down,” Trump told Woodward in March, a recording of which was released by the 77-yearold veteran journalist to ‘The Washington Post’. “I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.”

Hong Kong activist Wong arrested Hong Kong, Sep 24 (AP): Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong said he was arrested again Thursday for allegedly participating in an unauthorised assembly last October.

Wong tweeted that he was arrested when he reported to the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s Central Police Station as part of a bail requirement.

He said he was also accused of violating a precoronavirus law banning the wearing of masks in public places on the pretext they obscure identity.

Wong told reporters after leaving the police station that it is the third case against him. He vowed to continue to resist.

Wong rose to prominence as a student leader during the 2014 Umbrella Movement protests for universal suffrage, and is among a growing number of activists being charged for various relatively minor offenses since Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the territory that has severely restricted political speech. He played a low-key role in mostly leaderless and sometimes violent anti-government protests last year that led to Beijing imposing the security law.

Lebanon asks world’s help ‘trying to rise from its rubble’

Beirut, Sep 24 (AP): Facing an economic meltdown and other crises, Lebanon’s president on Wednesday asked for the world’s help to rebuild the capital’s main port and neighbourhoods that were blown away in last month’s catastrophic explosion.

President Michel Aoun made the plea in a prerecorded speech to the UN General Assembly’s virtual summit, telling world leaders that Lebanon’s many challenges are posing an unprecedented threat to its very existence.

Most urgently, the country needs the international community’s support to rebuild its economy and its destroyed port. Aoun suggested breaking up the damaged parts of the city into separate areas and so that countries that wish to help can each commit to rebuilding one.

“Beirut today is trying to rise from its rubble, and it is with the solidarity of all the Lebanese and your support that it will heal its wounds and rise as it has previously risen repeatedly throughout history,” Aoun said. “There is a great need for the international community to support the

The country needs the international community’s support to rebuild its economy and its destroyed port.

reconstruction of destroyed neighbourhoods and facilities.”

The massive August 4 explosion happened when about 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrates — which had been rotting in a port warehouse for more than six years — ignited. Nearly 200 people were killed, 6,500 injured and a quarter of a million people were left with homes that were not fit to live in.

The cause of the blaze that ignited the chemicals still isn’t known, but the explosion is widely seen as the culmination of decades of corruption and mismanagement by Lebanon’s ruling class.

It came on top of an unprecedented economic crisis which has seen the local currency lose up to 80 percent of its value and decimated people’s savings, feeding despair among a population that has long ago given up on its leaders. Poverty and unemployment are soaring, made worse by the coronavirus pandemic.

A local investigation into the blast is underway, but no one has been held accountable so far.

Aroun said Lebanon had requested technical assistance from certain countries, particularly soil samples and satellite images from the moment of the explosion.

It’s time to fix ties: Japan PM to S Korea 2 Louisville officers shot amid Breonna Taylor protests Louisville, Sep 24 (AP): Police say two Louisville, Kentucky, police officers have been shot and wounded during protests over a lack of charges in Breonna Taylor’s death.

Interim Louisville Police Chief Robert Schroeder said Wednesday night that one person was in custody. He says one officer was alert and stable and the other is undergoing surgery but is also stable.

He says the officers had gone to investigate reports of gunfire when they were shot. He says they’re both expected to recover.

The violence comes after prosecutors said two officers who fired their weapons at Taylor, a Black woman, were justified in using force to protect themselves after they faced gunfire from her boyfriend.

The only charges were three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into a home next

to Taylor’s with people inside.

Hours after a Kentucky grand jury brought no charges against Louisville police for the killing of Breonna Taylor and protesters took to the streets, authorities said an officer had been shot Wednesday night during the demonstrations expressing anger over the deaths of Black people at the hands of police.

Several shots rang out as protesters in downtown Louisville tried to avoid police blockades, moving down an alleyway as officers lobbed pepper balls. People covered their ears, ran away and frantically looked for places to hide. Police with long guns swarmed the area, then officers in riot gear and military-style vehicles blocked off roadways.

The condition of the officer is unclear, and police have not yet released more details.

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The only charges were three counts of wanton endangerment against fired Officer Brett Hankison for shooting into a home next to Taylor’s with people inside.

The FBI is still investigating potential violations of federal law in connection with the raid at Taylor’s home on March 13.

Ben Crump, a lawyer for Taylor’s family, denounced the decision as “outrageous and offensive,” and protesters shouting, “No justice, no peace!” immediately marched through the streets.

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and Japan-U.S. cooperation are crucial.”

Their current dispute stems from South Korea’s demands for compensation for Korean laborers abused

by Japanese companies during World War II. South Korea’s Supreme Court in 2018 ordered Japanese companies to compensate the aging Korean plaintiffs.

Japan insists that all compensation matters were settled under a 1965 treaty.

The dispute spilled over into trade and military issues, complicating cooperation between the two key American allies. Moon accused Abe’s government of weaponizing trade to retaliate over the legal dispute.

Suga did not give any details Thursday about steps Japan would take to improve the relationship. He appeared to indicate Japan’s position on the compensation was unchanged and he put the burden of easing tensions on South Korea.

“Based on Japan’s consistent positions on the various problems, I plan to continue to strongly urge South Korea to take appropriate actions,” Suga said.

Asked if there was any sign of a thaw, Suga declined to comment.

Suga took office last week after Abe stepped down due to poor health. He has been holding telephone talks with other global leaders, including a call with U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday. A call with Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected Friday.

Suga, who was Abe’s chief cabinet secretary, is largely expected to carry on Abe’s diplomatic and security policies.

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Google Maps now shows Covid outbreaks in your region

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oogle Maps is adding a new layer that gives users update information on coronavirus outbreaks in a selected region.

The new feature comes on the heels of other coronavirus-related updates to Maps, including info on crowdedness, COVID-19 transit alerts and travel restrictions.

Users tap the ‘layers’ button on the right hand corner of the map and click on ‘COVID-19 info’.

A seven-day average of new infections per 100,000 people will appear, as will a label indicating whether the cases are trending up or down.

Color coding on maps indicates the density of new cases: Gray indicates no cases in a given region, with yellow representing 1-10 cases, orange 10-20, dark orange 20-30 cases, red 30-40 cases, and dark red indicating more than 40 cases per 100,000 residents.

The COVID layer starts rolling out worldwide this week on Android and iOS. Trending data is vis- A new layer on Google Maps allows users to see details ible at the country level on COVID-19 outbreaks in a given region, like the Florida for all 220 countries and Heartland (seen here).

territories that Google Maps supports, the company said, along with state, county, and city-level data where they’re available.

Google says the figures come from multiple sources - including Johns Hopkins, Wikipedia, and the New York Times- that are in turn pulling data from medical centers, state and local governments, and the World Health Organization.

‘Many of these sources already power COVID case information in Search, and we’re now expanding this data to Google Maps,’ said Google Maps product manager Sujoy Banerjee in a blog post on Wednesday.

‘Our hope is that these Google Maps features will help you get where you need to be as safely and efficiently as possible.’

In June, Google Maps began including details about public transit routes being impacted by the pandemic.

It also added driving alerts to notify motorists about COVID-19 checkpoints and restrictions along their route, including when crossing

international borders.

Google Maps now also includes health facilities near users that support COVID-19 testing, with an alert reminding users to verify eligibility and facility guidelines to avoid being turned away ‘or causing additional strain on the local healthcare system.’

In some regions, users can also see which restaurants offer delivery and carry out.

This month Google partnered with Apple on contact-tracing software using Bluetooth to alert people if they have been in close proximity with someone diagnosed with COVID-19.

Users can decide whether they want to declare they have tested positive, as well, using a unique PIN to keep their identity anonymous.

Google Maps tackled another national crisis this summer when it added a wildfire boundary map providing the near-real-time outline of a conflagration a traveler may encounter, with directions to current news and helpful information from local authorities.

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WhatsApp testing ‘Expiring Media’ feature in Beta app

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hatsApp is reportedly working on a new ‘Expiring Media’ feature that will let users send selfdestructing media on the popular messaging app.

The upcoming ‘Expiring Media’ feature is an extension to another underdevelopment feature called ‘Expiring Messages’.

WABetainfo, a website that tracks WhatsApp in Beta, has spotted Expiring Media as part of WhatsApp for Android’s new beta version 2.20.201.1.

This upcoming WhatsApp feature is similar to that found in Snapchat, which was later copied by Instagram.

When this feature will be enabled, users will have an option to set expiration when they share media files, the report said.

Those who will receive any “Expiring Media” can only view them for a single time and once they exit the chat, they will disappear without any trace unlike “This message was deleted” message when the sender deletes messages.

(IANS)

IFFI postponed to January, to be held in hybrid format: Javadekar

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he 51st edition of the Inter national Film Festival of India (IFFI), scheduled to be held in Goa from November 20-28, has been postponed to January 16-24 next year and will be held in a hybrid format that will be both virtual and physical.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said in a statement on Thursday that the decision to postpone IFFI was arrived at after he discussed the matter with Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.

I&B Ministry officials said the decision was taken keeping in mind the COVID-19 situation.

“It has also been jointly decided to hold the festival from 16th to 24th January, 2021 at Goa as per the International Film Festival guidelines and protocols,” Javadekar said.

“The festival will be conducted in a Hybrid format i.e. Virtual & Physical format,” he added in the statement.

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cently in the international film festival circuit, the minister said.

IFFI’s golden jubilee edition last year had seen a dazzling start with megastars Amitabh Bachchan and Rajinikanth coming together for an inaugural ceremony that was steeped in nostalgia, music and entertainment.

Celebrated French actor Isabelle Huppert was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Renowned singercomposer Shankar Mahadevan had also enthralled the audience at the IFFI opening last year with a fusion performance.

About 250 films from various countries were screened at the premier movie extravaganza last year.

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Happy to take pay cut: Salman TaFMA to organise ‘Virtual Mozart Piano’ competition online Khan on ‘Bigg Boss’ season 14 T

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uperstar Salman Khan on Thursday revealed he has taken a pay cut for the latest season of “Bigg Boss” so that his remuneration doesn’t add any pressure on the channel during COVID-19 times.

At the virtual press conference of “Bigg Boss” season 14, which is hosted

by Khan, the “Bharat” star said his decision to return to the show amid the pandemic was fuelled by the desire to help those in need.

“This is the reason why I am doing this season of ‘Bigg Boss’. It’ll provide employment to people - there’s a very large unit - they will start getting their salary, they’ll be able to get ration for their homes,” Khan told reporters.

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of Endemol Shine India, who was also present at the press event said, though the new normal guidelines dictate few people on sets, they are putting people in shifts so that the employment number isn’t reduced.

This has, however, resulted in increased production cost. “Obviously you might not see huge increments, but we are paying full salary,” said Rege.

To which Khan added, “What about mine? It doesn’t matter. I am more than happy to cut it down, so that everyone else gets paid.

“I hope you have even bigger success, hope you divert people’s mind, from 9 pm to 10:30-11 and give them a great show. So that they get to see something good during these two hours.”

According to reports, the actor charges several crores for hosting the reality show but there is no official figure.

The actor said the arrival of “Bigg Boss” is also a good news for the contestants.

“Nowhere work is resuming. Even if it is, cases of COVID-19 are being reported. These contestants would be getting inside after being quarantined. So they’d be safe.

“But those who are working outside will have to be careful. I am happy that Colors, Viacom 18 and ‘Bigg Boss’ are giving employment to many people. I am very happy with the fact that the show is happening.”

“Bigg Boss” season 14 is set to start airing from October 3.

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ask Force for Music & Arts (TaFMA) has initiated the first ever” Virtual Mozart Piano Competition” for the upcoming pianists across Nagaland where the participants have to record a 2-minute video of them playing the piano and email it.

Advisor to TaFMA, Theja Mer u said, “we thought it’s a good opportunity to give attention to the study of classical music and maybe also discover newer and upcoming talents from a competition like this.”

Stating that challenges also give a lot of opportunities, he said “This pandemic has also given a lot of opportunities to think outside the box to continue to engage with our musicians and give them platforms”.

Casio, which is the official corporate partner of TaFMA has further come

forward to support the competition. Meru has expressed excitement to start with this first edition and hoped to make it an annual event and also hopeful to make it a national competition by next year. The competition, he said will always be online, which is why it was named as “Virtual Mozart”, however, he said that it does not necessarily mean playing Mozart music.

“Mozart is iconic when it comes to music and that’s why we have chosen him”, he further disclosed.

For its first edition, TaFMA has made it Nagaland specific, targeting those who have completed 5th Grade and upward for this edition. He said that they will come up bigger with more partnerships and also maybe more associa- Nagaland State Disaster Academy, Dimapur, which tions by next year. The advi- Management Authority have partnered with TaFMA sor also acknowledged the and the Mountain Music in this initiative.

The winner will receive a Casio Digital Piano CDP-S Series and certificate. There will be three consolation prizes, wherein they will also get a certificate each along with gift hampers from Mountain Music Academy, Dimapur. All the 4 winners will receive 2 free piano lessons each (online) with advanced level piano coach from Mountain Music Academy. All the terms and conditions for the competition are provided on TaFMA’s social media.

Judges for the Virtual Mozart Piano Competition include Visahu Peseyie, M.M. Proprietor, Cheli Music Academy Kohima, Zingrin Shishak, assistant Piano professor, Margaret Shishak School of Music (MSSM), Patkai Christian College and Bethel Tsuzu, Pianist/ Director, Mountain Music Academy, Nagaland.

Deepika, Sara summoned in drugs probe; fly to Mumbai Merasen-na Jamir’s debut novella ‘Into my Abyss’ released

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Sara Ali Khan, 25, was seen at the airport with her mother Amrita Singh, a veteran actor. Her father is actor Saif Ali Khan. The names of stars have cropped up in WhatsApp chats found in course of the investigation

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into the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput, 34, on June 14. The investigation, involving multiple agencies, has captivated the nation and has thrown up almost daily twists and talking points on social media.

The Narcotics Control Bureau started its probe based on chats retrieved from the phone of arrested actor Rhea Chakraborty, who dated Sushant Singh Rajput in his final months.

Rhea Chakraborty has been in jail since September 9 on charges of arranging drugs for Sushant Singh Rajput. Her brother Showik Chakraborty and two employees of Sushant Singh Rajput are also among 15 arrested on the basis of 59 grams of drugs found during raids in Mumbai. During her interrogation before arrest, Rhea Chakraborty reportedly named stars including Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh in connection with drugs use. (NDTV)

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wenty two year-old, Merasen-na Jamir’s debut novella titled “Into My Abyss” was formally released on 21 in Dimapur by her close associate Avikali, who is also the inspiration behind the character ‘Avi’ in the novella.

Merasen-na Jamir, who hails from Mopongchuket village under Mokokchung district, wrote the book when she was 19.

“Into My Abyss” talks about ‘the issues prevailing in the Naga society and especially explores the dilemma of a teenager in a society where they are expected to get good grades and also have to deal with peer pressure.

The book was launched at a gathering of few close friends and family where a prayer was offered by the author’s mother. During the launching programme, the author also read some passages from the book.

Merasen-na Jamir has been writing since she was 11. Some of her other published works are available to read on Wattpad.

“Into My Abyss” is the 33rd publication of PenThrill Publication House and is available online on Amazon, Ilandlo and also at CROSSWORD Kohima, Gutouch Kohima, The Common Room, Kohima and (L-R) Merasen-na Jamir and Avikali during the release The Green Caravan App. of ‘Into My Abyss’.

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ctors Deepika Padukone and Sara Ali Khan flew back to Mumbai from Goa today, a day after they were summoned in a drug probe related to the Sushant Singh Rajput death investigation.

Two m o r e a c t o r s, Shraddha Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh, have also been summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau in the widening probe into drug allegations related to the film industry.

Deepika Padukone has been summoned tomorrow and Sara Ali Khan and Shraddha Kapoor on Saturday. Rakul Preet Singh, who was to appear before the anti-drugs bureau today, will be questioned tomorrow.

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Team India lags in fitness: Kohli to PM

PM Modi virtually interacts with Virat Kohli during Fit India Dialogue on the first anniversary of Fit India Movement, in New Delhi. (PTI) New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS): Virat Kohli, captain of the Indian cricket team, on Thursday admitted that while the fitness standards of the side has improved, they are still behind when compared with other teams in the world.

While interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Fit India Dialogue, Kohli spoke about the importance of fitness and proper diet to deal with the fast-paced nature of the world.

During the online session, PM Modi, among other things, inquired Kohli about the Yo-Yo test and whether the Indian skipper is also required to be part of the exercise.

“Sir, the test (Yo-yo) is very important considering the fitness point of

view. When you’re looking at the global fitness levels and standards, our team’s level is still below that of the other teams. However, we are looking to take that higher, it’s a basic requirement,” Kohli said.

“T20Is and ODIs get over in a day. However, when you’re talking about a Test match, we have to play five days, play one full day, get back and return refreshed for the next day’s play. Considering this, the fitness benchmark is very important,” he added.

The Indian skipper further said he always takes the initiative and runs first for the test. “There is a condition, if I fail the test, I will also not be available for selection. I think this system and culture need to be set.

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“Overall, the fitness level of the team is important. Our fast bowlers, who are the best in the world right now, are now able to give their full effort even on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th days.

We always had the skill, but in crucial moments, our performances used to dip.

The opposition team used to win.

“These days, due to our fitness, we are able to capitalise on the crucial moments of the game. The results are coming because of this. This benchmark is very important for elite sportsmen,” he added.

In a candid moment during their conversation, the prime minister also questioned the India captain whether Delhi’s Chhole Bhature business is suffering, considering Kohli

- who has now turned into a vegan -- has been staying away from his favourite street food.

In response, Kohli broke into laughter and said during his growing days, he was eating bad and trying out a lot of street food but the demands of the sport helped him understand the importance of staying fit.

“We were discussing a few minutes back, our native diet, the food from our region, I have noticed we have not had any health issues with it. From my own experience, I have seen my grandmother, she is very healthy. She eats simple home-cooked food. When I was growing up, I used to eat a lot of street food.

Whenever I used to go play, I used to eat outside a lot. From a health point of view, I realised it wasn’t good,” the 31-year-old said “Physical fitness and diet, focusing on these things brought about the changes in me. Just like our sport, our lives have also gotten faster and demanding. If we are not keeping up with it then we will be left behind,” he added.

Kohli is currently leading Royal Challengers Bangalore in the United Arab Emirates in their quest for their maiden title in the Indian Premier League.

Special Olympics Bharat launches devp sports New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS): Special Olympics Bharat has launched developmental sports for young athletes to enable their transition to higher sport participation by learning sport specific skills.

Herbalife Nutrition, a global nutrition company, has extended support to the tune of $150,000 for two years from April 2020 to expand the programming across the length and breadth of the country.

The virtual launch event on Wednesday evening witnessed the gracious presence of Ajay Khanna, Vice President & Country Head, Herbalife Nutrition (India) , Dipak Natali, President & Managing Director, Special Olympics - Asia Pacific Region; Air Marshal Keelor PVSM, KC, AVSM, VrC, Founder & CEO, SO Bharat and Satish Pillai, Chairman SO Bharat. Developmental sports activities can provide an age-appropriate introduction to sports for children with and without intellectual disabilities, ages 6-12 years old. ‘Special Olympics Young Athletes’ provide children with a general introduction to the fundamental gross motor movements that would help them become more successful in sport.

Former Aussie cricketer Dean Jones passes away in Mumbai New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS): Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones passed away in Mumbai on Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest. The 59-year-old was part of the Star Sports commentary panel for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) being held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Tributes flowed on Twitter for the former batsman soon after news of his death broke. “Absolutely heartbreaking news about Dean Jones passing away,” said Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar. “A wonderful soul taken away too soon. Had the opportunity to play against him during my first tour of Australia.

May his soul rest in peace and my condolences to his loved ones.”

“Awful to hear the news of Dean Jones passing away in Mumbai. He was a wonderful player for Australia and he will be missed. My thoughts are with his family.

RIP Deano,” said talismanic Australian batsman Steve Smith.

“Shocked to hear about the tragic loss of Dean Jones.

Praying for strength and courage to his family and friends,” said India captain Virat Kohli.

In this file photo, dated June 16, 2016, is seen former Australian cricketer Dean Jones along with former Indian cricketer VVS Laxman at Eden Garden in Kolkata. (PTI) “Rest In Peace, Prof.

The cricketing world will miss your entertaining lectures,” said India batsman Rohit Sharma.

“Terrible news of Dean Jones passing away. My heartfelt Condolences to the family,” said former India batsman VVS Laxman.

“Unbelievably sad news about @ProfDeano.

Thoughts and prayers with family. absolutely shocked.

Awful news,” said former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara.

“Stunned by the news of Dean Jones’s passing.

Always a Larger then life personality. Brilliant player.

Condolences to Jane and family #RIPDeano,” said former Australia fast bowler

Damien Fleming. “Can’t believe it that’s terrible news.

Fantastic player and always enjoyed his company on and off the field.Thoughts are with his family at this tragic time.#RIP,” said former Australia batsman Mark Waugh.

“How cruel life can be.

Dean Jones was at the same hotel as all of us. He had breakfast post his regular workout sessions earlier this morning and now the news of his sudden passing away. Totally saddened and shocked #RIPDeanJones,” said former India batsman Hemang Badani.

Jones had been a regular in the commentary teams for the IPL and the league also paid tribute to him.

Prajnesh Gunneswaran fails Tiger Woods commits to defend Suarez leaves Barcelona for Atletico Madrid to enter French Open main draw title at Zozo Championship

Gunneswaran lost 6-4, 7-6 (4) against Aleksandar Vukic of Australia.

Paris, Sep 24 (IANS): India’s Prajnesh Gunneswaran failed to make it to the main draw of the French Open, starting Sunday, after losing to Aleksandar Vukic of Australia in the second round of men’s singles qualifying event.

On Wednesday, Gunneswaran lost 6-4, 7-6 (4) and was knocked out of the qualifiers.

The Indian, ranked 141, began poorly as he was broken in the opening game of the match.

Vukic was much stronger with his serves. However,

Gunneswaran did have a chance to claw back when he had two break-points in the fourth game, but failed to convert and lost the first set.

The 30-year-old got off to a strong start in the second set and took a 2-0 lead, but the Australian broke back in the third game. Both players then held serve throughout the set, taking it to a tie-breaker where Gunneswaran lost serve four times and lost the match.

With Gunneswaran’s loss, India’s challenge in the men’s singles event comes to an end as Sumit Nagal and Ramkumar Ramanathan had already lost in the first round of the qualifiers.

Ankita Raina is now the only Indian in the competition and would be vying for a place in the women’s singles main draw when she faces Japan’s Kurumi Nara on Thursday. She had earlier beaten Jovana Jovic of Serbia 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the first round of the qualifiers.

New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) : Former world number one golfer Tiger Woods will defend his title at the Zozo Championship scheduled to be played from October 22-25 a the Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, California.

Earlier this month, PGA Tour and Zozo Inc. officials announced that the championship would not be played in Japan this year due to logistical issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic but will instead move to Sherwood Country Club.

“I am excited to defend my title at the Zozo Championship. It is disappointing that we will not be able to play in Japan this year, but Sherwood Country Club will be a great backdrop for what I know will be a great championship,” Woods said.

Eleven months ago, he had equalled Sam Snead’s long-standing record of 82 career wins on the PGA Tour by securing a threestroke victory at the inaugural Zozo Championship

FIH Pro Hockey League: Double joy for Germany

On Wednesday, Germany’s women made it two wins from two against the Red Panthers.

Dusseldorf, Sep 24 (IANS): The men’s and women’s national teams of Germany both registered wins in the second matches of their respective double headers against Belgium in the FIH Hockey Pro League.

In the first match on Wednesday, Germany’s women made it two wins from two against the Red Panthers, with Hannah Gablac, Cecile Pieper and Rebecca Grote all hitting the target in a 3-1 victory.

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Ambre Ballenghien put Belgium ahead with a superb penalty corner dragflick in the 21st minute, before Gablac restored parity three minutes later.

Pieper and Grote netted penalty corners in the third and fourth quarters respectively, ensuring that the hosts claimed a second win in two days against the visitors.

With two wins from their opening two matches in the current Pro League season, Germany have

moved up to the fifth spot in the standings.

Meanwhile, Germany’s men shook off the disappointment of Tuesday’s 1-6 loss at the hands of Belgium to produce an excellent display in match two, battling to a 1-1 draw before claiming the bonus point by winning the shootout.

The hosts took a lead when Florian Fuchs touched home a defence-splitting pass from team captain Tobias Hauke in the 24th min-

ute, before Belgium finally pulled level eleven minutes from the end, thanks to Loick Luypaert’s deflected penalty corner drag-flick.

Belgium were denied goal-scoring opportunities on numerous occasions by goalkeeper Alexander Stadler, who produced a string of fine saves in regular time to earn a crucial point for Germany against the reigning World and European champions.

Stadler was almost single-handedly responsible for Germany’s bonus point, making some wonderful blocks to keep a clean sheet in the shoot-out, with Christopher Ruhr’s converted effort being enough for a 1-0 win in the one-on-ones.

While Belgium remain well clear at the top of the standings, two points for Germany has seen Die Honamas move off the bottom of the table to seventh position.

The next Pro League matches will take place in October, with the men and women of the Netherlands and Great Britain taking on each other in Amstelveen (NED).

played at Accordia Golf Narashino Country Club in Chiba, Japan. In front of large galleries, Woods led the tournament from start to finish to beat Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama, while Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy and Sungjae Im of Korea shared third place in the star-studded tournament which heralded Japan’s first official PGA Tour event.

The Zozo Championship will feature 78 professionals, including the leading players from the 2019-20 FedExCup points list, players designated by the Japan Golf Tour Organisation and sponsor exemptions.

M ad r i d, S e p 2 4 (IANS): FC Barcelona have confirmed that Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez has left the club and would join La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid.

“FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid have reached an agreement for the transfer of the player Luis Suarez,” the club said in a statement on Thursday.

“The Madrid club will pay FC Barcelona six million euros in variables.”

“FC Barcelona would like to publicly express their gratitude to Luis Suarez for his commitment and dedication and wishes him all the best for the future,” it added.

The move ends Suarez’s six-year spell with Barcelona, during which

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Suarez left Barcelona training ground in tears. he scored 198 goals in 283 appearances and formed a feared front three with star strikers Lionel Messi and Neymar.

The 33-year-old had joined the club from Liverpool in 2014 and helped them win four La Liga titles, four Copa del Reys

and the Champions League and Club World Cup in 2015.

Meanwhile, Atletico said that the deal is “conditional on the medical examination and the agreement and subsequent formalisation of the Uruguayan contract”.

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26/07/1994 – 14/09/2020 “We the bereaved family of Late Miss. M. Moithah (Nyumoi) whom the Lord take her for eternal rest after a prolonged illness on 14th September 2020, would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, friends, neighbours, churches, unions and all the well wishers, who physically, spiritually, morally and financially stood and supported us during our grief.

We deeply regret for not able to thank all individually, but it is our humble prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly”.

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28/12/1955 – 16/09/2020 At every remembrance of our mother we find comfort in her love which will last eternity.

The beloved family of Lt. Mrs. Nokpanglemla offer our heartfelt gratitude to all the well wishers who provided emotional and practical support before, during and after the sad loss of our beloved mother who is resting in our heavenly Father’s care.

A special word of thanks to the doctors, nurses and staff of CIHSR who provided utmost care. Dressed in courage and resilience we battled together against the illness.

To all the blood donors- words are not enough to appreciate your compassionate act that filled our Lt. Mother’s life with hope. Your kindness is what we will remain obliged to.

Today, it is impossible to thank everyone individually but please accept this sincere acknowledgement as an expression of our deepest gratitude.

Beloved Husband, Children and Relatives.

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Rahul leads KXIP to 97-run win over RCB

Dubai, Sep 24 (PTI): Skipper K L Rahul’s sublime hundred was the highlight of an all-round performance as Kings XI Punjab defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by a whopping 97-run margin here on Thursday.

Opening the innings, Rahul punished the RCB bowlers into submission to help KXIP to a daunting 206 for three before the bowling attack put up a disciplined effort to bundle Virat Kohli’s side for 109 with three overs to spare.

The KXIP skipper, who was dropped by Kohli late in the innings, scored an unbeaten 132 off 69 balls that was laced with 14 boundaries and seven sixes.

With his spectacular knock, Rahul surpassed Rishabh Pant (128 in 2018) to post the highest individual score by an Indian and a captain in IPL history.

It was a rather ordinary performance from RCB after the win against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their tournament opener.

For KXIP, the win came after a super over loss against Delhi Capitals.

RCB were in all sorts for trouble from the beginning of the run chase with

RCB batsman Aaron Finch looks on after being dismissed by spinner Ravi Bishnoi during IPL 2020 cricket match against Kings XI Punjab. (PTI) wherever possible. The two added 49-runs before the young Ravi Bishnoi broke the stand by getting rid of the Australian limited overs captain.

Bishnoi (3/32) and Murugan Ashwin (3/21) dismissed Finch and de Villiers in quick succession with RCB reeling at 57 for five. Washington Sundar was the top scorer for RCB, hitting 30 off 27 deliveries.

Ashwin was the pick of the bowlers for KXIP, he picked three wickets giving

away 21 runs. Bishnoi too claimed three wickets and was impressive once again.

Cottrell (2/17), Mohammad Shami (1/14) and Glenn Maxwell (1/10) too bowled economical spells.

Earlier, Rahul also became the fastest Indian to reach 2000 IPL runs, reaching the milestone in his 60th innings. The stylish batsman clipped away a full length delivery to fine leg for four to break Sachin Tendulkar’s record, who reached the milestone in 63

Henri Leconte backs decision to allow spectators in French Open

Zlatan Ibrahimovic tests positive for coronavirus

the spread of coronavirus in France, which has seen a rise in cases in the last couple of weeks. “We’re all worried about what we can do, we have to all be concerned about the situation, we have to all be concerned about the future but we have to make sure of wearing masks because it’s important for everyone.” The autumnal conditions are expected to play their part during the tournament which will see Philippe-Chatrier court’s retractable roof in use for the first time.

Leconte said: “We’ve been lucky for a few years that now the weather in September and October has been fantastic but of course October will be different, the clay will be different and then also we have the roof. We have no idea how the clay court will play after a few matches indoors because the shape of the clay court will change. It will be quicker or slower, I don’t know. That will be a completely different situation.

MILAN, SEP 24 (AGENCIES): AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has tested positive for coronavirus, the Serie A club have confirmed, reports Sky Sports.

The announcement comes just hours before Milan are due to take on Norwegian side FK Bodo/ Glimt in the Europa League third qualifying round on Thursday.

The club say that they have informed the “relevant authorities” and that Ibrahimovic will now enter a period of quarantine at home.

Milan added that no other members of the squad have tested positive in the latest round of testing, although defender Leo Duarte did return a positive result on Wednesday and has already begun isolating.

Ibrahimovic has scored three goals in Milan’s first two games of the season, including both in their 2-0 win over Bologna in their first Serie A match of the season.

PARIS, SEP 14 (AGENCIES): Former tennis legend Henri Leconte has concerns over Roland Garros but he has backed the French Tennis Federation’s decision to allow spectators to attend the Grand Slam.

The French Open starts on September 27 until October 11 after being moved from its usual late May-June slot due to the coronavirus pandemic, reports Sky Sports. The FFT (French Tennis Federation) is planning to allow 5,000 spectators per day after previously stating the claycourt event would permit a maximum of 11,500 fans per day.

Despite a recent spike in COVID-19 cases in the country, Leconte has backed the decision for the Grand Slam to go ahead under strict protocol.

“I really think the French Open establishment are working so hard to make the tournament happen. Of course it’s much better with crowds coming. I know the regulation and all the or-

Devdutt Padikkal (1) and Josh Philippe (0) returning back to the dug out in the first two overs.

After dropping two catches, Kohli, undoubtedly one of the best when it comes to run-chasing, failed with the bat managing just a run off five balls before he was caught off a Sheldon Cottrell delivery.

Opener Aaron Finch (20) was then joined in the middle by AB de Villiers (28). The duo looked dangerous, milking deliveries

Henri Leconte ganisation to make that happen costs a lot of money too because they have to make sure that everything is secure and I know the French Federation and French authority will do their best to make everybody a great situation,” said Leconte, the 1988 runner-up at Roland Garros.

“For me, I think it’s so much better for people to come and watch tennis. It’s less people, but still some people are coming. If they have to make the decision to shut down like it was at the US Open with nobody, they will do it. Everything has to be secure.” Leconte also shared his concerns about

matches.

Opening the batting with Rahul, Mayank Agarwal (26) looked dangerous and shared a 57-run stand with his captain. However, with the introduction of spin into the attack in the seventh over, Yuzvendra Chahal (1/25) struck with the last ball, cleaning up Agarwal (26) with a delightful googly.

Nicholas Pooran (17) and Glenn Maxwell (5) once again failed to make an impact as Shivam Dube (2/33) accounted for the duo. Karun Nair pitched in with an eight-ball 15.

The pace troika of Umesh Yadav (0/35), Dale Steyn (0/57) and Navdeep Saini (0/37) had a torrid time as the KXIP skipper was on fire in his second game as captain.

All players wore black armbands to honour Australian cricketer turned commentator Dean Jones, who died in Mumbai due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday.

Brief Scores: KXIP 206/3 in 20 overs (KL Rahul 132 not out; Yuzvendra Chahal 1/25, Shivam Dube 2/33).

RCB 109/10 in 17 overs (Sundar 30; Bishnoi 3/32, Ashwin 3/21).

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Chelsea sign goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Rennes for £22m on five-year deal CHELSEA, SEP 24 (AGENCIES): Chelsea have signed goalkeeper Edouard Mendy from Rennes for £22m on a five-year deal, reports Sky Sports.

The 28-year-old becomes Chelsea’s seventh first-team signing of the summer following the arrivals of Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Ben Chilwell, Thiago Silva, Malang Sarr and Kai Havertz.

Mendy will compete with Kepa Arrizabalaga and Willy Caballero to be the club’s No 1.

Mendy is following in the footsteps of Petr Cech - now Chelsea’s technical and performance adviser who made the same move from Rennes to Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2004. The 28-year-old kept nine clean sheets in 24 Ligue 1 appearances last season with Rennes, helping them to finish third and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history.

Mendy said: “I am so excited to be joining Chelsea. It’s a dream for me to be a part of this exciting squad and to work with Frank Lampard and all of his coaching staff. I look forward to meeting my

Edouard Mendy team-mates and can’t wait to get started.”

On signing Mendy, Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia said: “As soon as Petr Cech and our technical team identified Edouard as the most suitable goalkeeper to complement our existing group, there was only one player we wanted to bring in.

“Edouard arrives following a season of real success with Rennes, he is ambitious for more, and we welcome him to our club.”

Kepa has started the season as Chelsea’s firstchoice goalkeeper but made a mistake for Brighton’s goal in the Blues’

3-1 opening-weekend win and was at fault for one of Liverpool’s strikes in the champions’ 2-0 victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Lampard revealed goalkeeper Kepa had put his hands up and conceded he made a mistake to his teammates after Mane intercepted his pass to score Liverpool’s second, and the Chelsea boss says rebuilding the Spaniard’s confidence is now key.

However, Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher said the Blues’ shot-stopper is in a difficult situation.

“As players, you go through tough times at different times in your career and you actually feel a bit sorry for Kepa now,” said Carragher. “There’s a new goalkeeper coming in so I don’t think there’s much more we can say about the goalkeeper.”

“It must be tough for him and he’s going through a really tough period. Our job is to be critical at times, but I remember when I went through a similar period earlier in my career. It wasn’t going great and he’s going through his own nightmare at the moment.”

Uefa to keep 5 substitutions rule until end of season NYON, SEP 24 (AGENCIES): Teams will be allowed to make up to five substitutions in Uefa competitions until the end of the 2020-21 season, reports BBC Sports.

The rule change was proposed by Fifa because of congested fixture schedules caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

In August, the Premier League said it would not adopt the rule change after clubs voted against it.

But Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin said it would be used in European competitions such as the Champions League and Europa League.

It will also be adopted in European national team matches, including the Nations League.

However, a decision has yet to be made on whether the rule will be adopted for next year’s rearranged European Championships.

“After representations from clubs and national associations the executive committee approved the use

The rule will be used in European competitions such as the Champions League and Europa League. of five substitutions in club and international matches for the rest of the season,” he said.

World players’ union Fifpro welcomed Uefa’s decision.

“This is the right decision and a good first step to ease pressure on elite-level players,” said the organisation’s general secretary Jonas Baer-Hoffmann.

“We will continue to push for further innovative ways to reduce their mounting workload and protect their health and performance.”

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard all wanted five substitutes to be kept in the Premier League. Premier League

managers were allowed to name 20 players and make five substitutions when the 2019-20 season resumed from its coronavirus shutdown, but it has now reverted to squads of 18 with three permitted changes.

Ceferin also said the executive committee had approved triple-header international breaks in March and September 2021.

Alonso says Formula 1 return down to love of the sport

OVIEDO, SEP 24 (AGENCIES): Fernando Alonso says he decided to return to Formula 1 because he loves the sport, reports BBC Sports.

T h e t wo - t i m e F 1 champion, 39, said he had completed his “check list” of other things to do in his two years away.

Alonso said: “It’s not I was missing it or want a rematch. The two years outside there were things I wanted to do more than driving an F1 car.

“I did them and now it’s time to return. I love to have a racing car in my hands every two weeks.”

He said he felt Mercedes’ domination of the sport was a good opportunity to fulfil some other ambitions.

Alonso has signed to race for at least the next two years for Renault, which will be renamed Alpine from 2021 after the French manufacturer’s sporting brand.

In his two years away from F1, Alonso won Le Mans twice and the World Endurance Championship, and competed in the Dakar

Fernando Alonso Rally and the Indianapolis 500.

He said the one-year delay until 2022 in the introduction of new regulations aimed at closing up the field had given him pause for thought but that ultimately he felt it was a good idea to come back for a year of preparation in 2021.

“All those things I did have helped me to liberate my mind from the desires I had and F1 is still in a time there is no great competition,” he said.

“So I thought this was a good time to do the things I wanted to do and then return now with the new regulations in force for 2021.

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