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Security stepped up along Intl borders

AGARTALA/AIZAWL, SEP 28 (IANS): In view of the Rohingyas’ movement along the India-Myanmar and India-Bangladesh borders and the on-going Durga Puja festivities, vigil has been increased in the border areas, officials said on Thursday.

“Though Tripura has no borders with Myanmar, we have asked the Border Security Force (BSF) to further strengthen security along the 856-km boundary with Bangladesh,” Director General of Police Akhil Kumar Shukla told media persons in Agartala.

He said: “According to the Border Security Force (BSF), over 18 battalions of para-military troopers were earlier deployed along the India-Bangladesh border with Tripura. We have asked the BSF to also deploy their training battalions in these frontiers.”

The Tripura Police chief said that in view of the Rohingya imbroglio in Myanmar and the ongoing Durga Puja festivities, border security has been

NCSA mass casual leave stir KOHIMA, SEP 28 (NPN): Nagaland Civil Services Association (NCSA) has decided go for a mass casual leave with effect from October 3.

The decision was made during the NCSA meeting held on September 27, NCSA president, Kevin Z Zehol and convener action committee, T. Mhabemo Yanthan informed through a press note.

The protest has been necessitated to deliberate on certain matters related to service, NCSA stated. In this regard, all NCS officers posted in the districts have been asked to converge at Kohima.

Traffic regulation for puja

further intensified to foil any attempt by the Rohingyas, fleeing the Rakhine state in Myanmar, to enter India through Bangladesh.

A Mizoram Home Department official said Special Secretary (Internal Security) Rina Mittal and Joint Secretary (North-East) Satyender Garg last week visited four northeastern states -- Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. “The Home Ministry officials studied the India-Bangladesh and India-Myanmar boder issues.

They also observed the free movement of Indian and Myanmarese citizens within 16 kilometres of the border,” the state official said.

The four states together share 1,643 km of mountainous and unfenced border with Myanmar. Counterinsurgency-trained Assam Rifles personnel are guarding the India-Myanmar border.

The Home Ministry officials also had a series of meetings with the Chief Secretaries, police chiefs of these states and officers of Assam

Rifles. BSF officials looking after security along the Bangladesh border with Tripura and Mizoram said: “Our commanders are taking suitable steps to thwart any attempt by the Rohingyas who are fleeing Myanmar from entering Indian territories.

The BSF is also prepared to deal with any eventuality.”

On many occasions in the past, Rohingyas had entered Tripura and a few other northeastern states via Bangladesh illegally in search of jobs. Subsequently, they were pushed back to Bangladesh after following the legal and security formalities.

India shares a 4,096km-long border with Bangladesh in the states of West Bengal (2,216 km), Tripura (856 km), Meghalaya (443 km), Mizoram (318 km) and Assam (263 km).

Large parts of these borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar are riverine, mountainous and unfenced, thereby enabling illegal immigrants, intruders and smugglers to cross over without much problem.

Niuland remains cut-off NPRAAF continues to take on after bridge collapse Finance deptt over DA issue

DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): Following the collapse of Balijan Bridge between New Showuba and Vihokhu on Wednesday, which served as a vital link between Niuland ADC headquarters and Dimapur town, the Niuland Area GB’s Association (NAGBA) has urged the department of P W D ( Ro a d s & View of Balijan bridge washed away on Wednesday.

Bridges) to immediately take up the matter on Mile, the villagers were using priority and commence the the alternate route (via Patkai construction of the said bridge College) to go to Dimapur.

However, NAGBA said that from state emergency fund.

In a press release, NAGBA now with the washing away of president, Vikhey Zhimomi, the Balijan Bridge, more than cautioned that failure to initiate 100 villages under Niuland construction, the public would sub-division and its surroundtake own course of action for ing areas have been completely which the association should cut off leaving no alternative road for the public, the students not be held responsible.

NAGBA pointed out that and those needing medical atthe entire Niuland sub-division tention.

The association opined and its surrounding areas and beyond have “plunged into that the collapse of the bridge complete isolation” after Bali- indicated gross negligence on jan Bridge was washed away the part of the responsible deby flash flood on September partment as the condition of the bridge had been in deterio27, 2017.

The association also stat- rating and precarious condition ed that after the collapse of the since the past few years. bridge over Chathe river 4th (Cont’d on p-8)

DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): Nagaland Public Rights Awareness and Action Forum (NPRAAF) through its media cell, has again raised the red flag over alleged financial irregularity by the Finance Department (FD) over Drawal Authority (DA) issued twice for the same project, issuing additional fund under ‘State Plan’ even though the planning system has been done away and also non-completion of works, all under the Roads and Bridges department.

It may be recalled that NPRAAF had earlier also brought out similar instances where DAs were issued for the same project(s) twice.

NPRAAF said that the Finance department had released a total amount of Rs 27.25 crore on two occasions for “construction of road from Sainik School, Punglwa to Jalukie (from ODR to Intermediate lane – 28 km). On 14 March 2017, Rs 12.80 crore was released while on July 18, 2016 Rs 14.45 crore was released under demand no 58 – Roads & Bridges.

The amounts were released under NLCPR without indicating the details of the release by DoNER. NPRAAF said it also did not indicate whether it was 1st instalment, 2nd instalment etc. thus creating a doubt about the genuineness of the release.

Therefore, the forum has asked Finance department to furnish the sanction and release/s made by DoNER ministry besides revealing the total cost of the project, amount released so far, name of the contractor/firm and

NGBF, ENPO laud GoI Dispute over royalty reaches state capital PSAN asks deptts to abide by court order for inviting WC for talks DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) and Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO) have welcomed decision of Government of India (GoI) for inviting Working Committee (WC) of the six NNPGs for talks.

In a statement, NGBF president Shaleem Konyak, general secretary Shikuto Zalipu and I&P secretary Akhu Naga have extended appreciation to GoI under Narendra Modi in responding to the plea of the federation for inclusion of all groups in the ongoing talk for permanent peace settlement.

The federation has also acknowledged the conviction and seriousness of the GoI representative and interlocutor for Naga talks, R.N. Ravi to solve the decades old Naga issue.

“NGBF also very grateful for his hospitality and generosity shown to the Guonburas while meeting Prime Minister in New Delhi on 3rd August”,

DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): Dimapur police has diverted flow of traffic in view of the Puja celebration and immersion of idols into Dhansiri river for September 30. Dimapur police PRO has informed that heavy vehicles including recovery vans and earth movers will be restricted within the city from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. as immersion of Puja idols would begin from 7 a.m. onwards. Public are advised to take Green Park -Thahekhu route for entry and exit into the city to Correspondent avoid traffic congestion.

the statement added.

Further, GB federation expressed gratefulness to the Government of Nagaland for facilitating the ongoing Naga talks in a serious manner and appealed to continue till the final solution is arrived.

ENPO: Eastern Nagaland Peoples’ Organization (ENPO) through its media cell said that the initiative of the Government of India in inviting the six NNPGs “is ground-breaking with much optimism towards political consensus as desired by the people in the protracted Indo-Naga political issue”.

ENPO was hopeful that the peace process will contribute and accelerate towards bringing a meaningful dialogue and a lasting solution acceptable to all stakeholders.

Therefore, ENPO has appealed to the remaining Naga Political Groups (NPGs) to participate in the honorable peace process.

DIMAPUR/KOHIMA, SEP 28 (NPN): Dispute between the department of Geology & Mining (G&M) and department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (EF&CC) over the collection of royalty on minor minerals has reached the state capital Kohima even as the state government continued to maintain eerie silence over the issue.

Expressing its strong resentment, Kohima district Truck Owner’ and Drivers’ Union (KDTODU) has appealed to the state government to clarify which of the two was authorized department in order to avoid payment of double royalty on an item. In a press release, KDTODU president, Megobizo Kuotsu, and general secretary, Kevithi Puro, also appealed to EF&CC and G&M department to clarify on the jurisdiction to collect royalty from trucks carrying sand and bricks.

The union pointed out sand-laden trucks pay a tax of Rs 300 to 350 (one rupee per

cft) and trucks carrying bricks were being charged with one rupee per brick. KDTODU said this has inflated the price and the public were suffering in the hands of the government. The union has appealed to the public to speak up for their rights as consumers against the issue.

Meanwhile, the union has slammed the behaviour of the personnel manning check gate.

It claimed that those personnel

in an inebriated condition were “harshly demanding revenue” from the drivers. KDTODU warned that such behaviour would compel the union to resort to “chakha bandh.”

DFO Dmu forest div affirms: Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dimapur Forest Division on Thursday affirmed that it would continue to supervise the collection of revenue and regulation of forest transit passes as per the office memorandum (OM) issue by the principal secretary EF&CC. In a press release, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Dimapur Forest Division, K Ihevi Aomi, also objected to the statement made by the G&M director on the OM issued by the principal secretary E F&CC concerning Nagaland Mineral Concession Rules. DFO Dimapur forest division said it was “unfortunate” for the G&M director to state that the OM issued by the principal secretary to the government of Nagaland was “irrational”.

Thousands pay rich tribute to late Kiyanilie Peseyie

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whether the work had been strictly carried out as per specifications and satisfactorily.

In this connection, NPRAAF recalled that the incident at Npangreu river on July 19, 2017 where an Executive Engineer and an SDO were manhandled by the public while on duty to inspect the damaged subways of bridges under construction between Pungwla and Jalukie.

“While NPRAAF do not approve of any unwarranted actions from either the public or government, the incident reveals a lot about public sufferings owing to the apathy of R&B towards public utilities such as roads and bridges which are a lifeline for the people,” it added.

RCC girder bridge: NPRAAF said that the Finance department on December 17, 2016 released Rs. 20 crore against “additional fund” under demand no 58 –Roads & Bridges for; construction of RCC girder bridge (double lane) on Phetso and Chuza river and extension of Dzumha bridge from single lane to double lane (Rs 13.00 crore), (b) construction of RCC girder double bridges on Chathe, Daru, Hekhaperu and Teru in between New Chumukedima and Ngwalo (Rs 7.00 crore) Further, it said that the department on May 3, 2017 released Rs 24.47 crore under ‘State Plan’ demand no 58 –Roads & Bridges for the same project; construction of RCC girder bridge (double lane) on Phetso and Chuza river and extension of Dzumha bridge from (Cont’d on p-8) single lane

KOHIMA, SEP 28 (NPN): Thousands of people from all walks of life paid emotional and glowing tribute to former NLA speaker and ex-minister, late Kiyanilie Peseyie at Centenary Compound Baptist Church, Jotsoma on Thursday afternoon. He was laid to rest with full state honours.

Speaking at the funeral service, NPF president Dr. Shürhozelie Liezietsu, MLA expressed pain that the state has not only lost a man who had great human values but a true son of the soil.

Describing him as an honest and straightforward person, Dr. Liezietsu said late Peseyie had always upheld his moral principles of life throughout. Recalling the 10-year tenure of late Peseyie as the NLA speaker, Dr. Liezietsu said under late Peseyie’s Speaker-ship, NLA remained one of the most

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disciplined house in the country. He said late Peseyie has left a legacy that Nagas can be really proud of.

Rajya Sabha MP, K.G. Kenye said during late Peseyie’s time as speaker, his leadership was unwavering and held led the DAN-I and DAN-III with a difference.

Living an exemplary life, Kenye said late Peseyie was a rare peace of jewel for the Naga society and most of the younger politicians had many things to learn

from him. On behalf of the NPF party and the legislators, Kenye thanked the family members, relatives, villagers and citizens of 8 Western Angami Assembly Constituency for giving such a person to the state to serve the people.

Speaking on behalf of the state, NLA Speaker, Dr. Imtiwapang Aier expressed deep pain over the demise of Kiyanilie Peseyie. He said late Peseyie’s demise was a great loss to the Nagas

in general and the Angami community in particular.

Reading out the profile and activities of late Peseyie, Dr. Imtiwapang described late Peseyie as a simple and humble person who selflessly carried out his duties.

As a speaker, he was able to instil discipline in the house as well as the officers and staffs of NLA. DAN chairman and NPF legislature party leader, Kuzholuzo (Azo) Nienu described late Peseyie as a true leader with integrity and principles. Azo said late Peseyie created history for two terms by maintaining the most peaceful house as the speaker. “Such history will not take place unless one comes and enter the house with determination,” he said. Azo said late Peseyie was a person who always stood for justice and had discharged his duty dutifully.

In his brief address, director social welfare Mer-

angtsungba Aier expressed shock over the demise of late Peseyie. He said late Peseyie was a righteous father, inspiring officer and true leader, whose legacy would live on.

Late Peseyie’s son, Seyiesezo Peseyie thanked all individuals and organization, party workers for extending their support and encouragement towards their family and also the NPF party for reposing their faith and trust on his father.

On behalf of the state, chief secretary Pankaj Kumar laid a wreath followed by the ceremonial guard of honour for the departed soul. Others who spoke included— Western Angami Public Organization president, Jotsoma Village Council representative and family members. Host of legislators, officials, NGOs, student organizations and people from neighboring villages attended the funeral service.

DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): Public Service Aspirants of Nagaland (PSAN) has appealed to the state government to adhere to the court order with regard to all contract/ adhoc appointments. In a press note, PSAN media cell reminded that Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench had stayed the OM No.AR-5/ASSO/98 dated 4.8.2008 and OM No.AR-5/ASSO/98 dated 11.08.2016.

Following the PIL filed by ACAUT & PSAN challenging the two OMs, GHC through an interim order dated 28.7.2017 stayed the two OMs, it said. In this regard, PASN has cautioned all the departments that if any contract/adhoc appointees are found to have been be made without open advertisement, defying the court order, it would initiate contempt proceeding against the erring department officials.

Therefore, PSAN has appealed to all departments to strictly adhere to the court order. It also appealed to all right thinking citizens to come forward and inform ACAUT/PSAN of any illegal regularization under process or made in the departments and support its fight “against the sinister design of the state government to deny its citizen of equal opportunity in matters of employment as enshrined in the Constitution.”

ANCSU seeks early release of scholarship DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): Dismayed by non-release of Post Matric Scholarship (PMS), the All Nagaland College Students’ Union (ANCSU) has cautioned the department of higher education that failure to immediately release the scholarship could invite retaliation for which the department would be held responsible for any untoward incident.

In a press release, All Nagaland College Students’ Union president, Temjennungsang Jamir, and education secretary, Viranu Ltu, stated that the department has failed to acknowledge the repeated appeals of the union with regard to releasing of PMS for ST students of Nagaland for the year 2016-17.

ANCSU stated that the department was “igno-

rant” and still remained silent even after having made an assurance that it would disburse the amount to the students within ten days during the meeting with the governor on September 18, 2017.

Reminding the department that early release of scholarship amount was to meet many untold hardships faced by the students, the union said that further delay could cause more confusion and misunderstanding.

Meanwhile, the ANCSU has assured the students it would never compromise its stand and demand until the scholarship was released in full amount.

Further, the union has asked the students to be prepared in case of any action to be proposed and initiated by All Nagaland College Students’ Union.

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PGOF holds biennial general conference

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KOHIMA, SEP 28 (NPN): Pochury Gazetted Officers Forum (PGOF) held its 13th biennial general conference on Thursday at De Oriental Grand Kohima.

Speaking at the programme as guest speaker, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) finance department, V. Kezo encouraged officers to serve and contribute in building a better and just society. Lamenting the lack of work culture amongst the Nagas, he encouraged all to make efforts to bring about a change in Naga society. He asked officers to be source of positive change for the people and promote good values of life.

In a brief address, president of Pochury Hoho Kohima (PHK), Atathu Thurr high-

V. Kezo lighted the gathering on the study on socio-economic and educational of backward tribe vis-a-viz by Khrielie Kevichusa committee report. Quoting the report, he said the figure of state government employees for Pochury tribe was 0.89% in 1998, 0.73% in 2010 which indicated that Pochury tribe employee percentage fell far below average of overall

scores. In this regard, he urged PGOF to ascertain the exact employee percentage and highlight the same to the concerned authority and to Pochury community.

Pointing out that land inhabited by Pochuries is rich, Thurr said the resources should be exploited immediately and thus provide job opportunities to unemployed youths. In his presidential address, PGOF president, Er. Chirhotho Rasutho Nyusou called upon officers to bridge the difference and build relation among the tribe. He urged the officer to let PGOF motto: “To serve with dignity” guide them while discharging their duties. The programme was chaired by PGOF vice president, Rhosietho Ngouri.

Business hour was held during the second session.

state MDLSA organises ‘legal awareness’ seminar in Mkg DIMAPUR: Mokokchung District Legal Services Authority (MDLSA) in collaboration with Social Concern Committee (SCC) organised a legal awareness seminar on September 23 at Mokokchung Compound Baptist Church.

During the seminar, JMFC and secretary MDLSA, Phuleto Yeptho spoke on NALSA welfare scheme, advocate, Watitemjen spoke on Child Rights and Domestic violence and retainer lawyer Mokokchung District Legal Services Authority, I. Imkong Jamir spoke on constitutional rights and RTI. The programme was chaired by Temjenmayang and vote of thanks was delivered by Mokokchung Compound Baptist Church pastor. The seminar was followed by discussion hour.

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ANSTA Zbto adopts resolutions news in brief

DIMAPUR: All Nagaland School Teachers’ Association (ANSTA) Zunheboto unit has appealed for immediate posting of DEO, DDEO and SDEO in the district at the earliest.

In a press statement, ANSTA Zunheboto unit president, Y. Shikato Sum and secretary, Kivika Zhimomi, informed that the unit held an executive meeting at the residence of its joint secretary on September 25 and adopted several resolutions.

The meeting appreciated the initiatives of the minister of education for undertaking steps to revamp the system in the department by redeputing all attached teachers. ANSTA Zunheboto

unit also endorsed support to ANSTA central.

Further, the association has appealed organisations to abstain from deducting or seeking contributions in any form from the teaching fraternity. ANSTA Zunheboto unit has asked such organisations not to approach ANSTA officials in the district as the academic session was on the verge of completion and that the students, teachers and the department were mentally and academically concerned for the upcoming board exams.

The association has also informed all its members that the annual membership fee for the year 2017 shall be released by October.

PDSCA to observe IDOP

DIMAPUR: Social Welfare de par tment in collaboration with Phek District Senior Citizen Association (PDSCA) would be celebrating International Day of Older Persons on October 1, 12 p.m. at Meluri village council hall. All the elders have been requested to attend the programme.

MTC conducts faculty development programme Quality Assessment Committee (IQAC) of Mount Tiyi College (MTC) Wokha on September 26.

A press statement by MTC Wokha stated that the resource persons for the programme were SCTE Kohima assistant professor, Dr. Bendangyapangla and SET, NU, Dimapur campus, assistant professor, Sourav Hazarika.

During the first sesMTC Wokha staff along with the resource persons after the programme. sion, Dr. Bendangyapangla DIMAPUR: One day gramme on innovative teaching-learning process gave a presentation on the faculty development pro- teaching methods & ICT in was conducted by Internal topic “innovative teaching

practices” and highlighted the major factors that affect learners.

In the second session on “ICT in teaching-learning process”, Sourav Hazarika discussed the various uses of ICT in classrooms and how to incorporate it in developing modern pedagogy.

The sessions were moderated by HoD of Education, Sentimenla Jamir and HoD of Economics, Dr. K.Z. Ovung respectively.

The rapporteur for the sessions was assistant professor of political science, Narotila Imchen; the programme was chaired by assistant professor of Education, Azhanuo Peki, MTC Wokha principal delivered the welcome address, certificates were given to participants by associate professor and IQAC coordinator, Meripeni Ngully while vote of thanks was delivered by MTC Wokha vice principal, Amos Ovung.

Condolence messages on demise of late Peseyie DIMAPUR: Various political parties, civil society organisations and individuals have mourned the demise of former NLA Speaker, ex-minister and current MLA of 8-Western Angami A/C, Kiyanilie Peseyie, who passed away on September 27 at Zion Hospital Dimapur after a brief illness.

LFA Nagaland: In a condolence message, Legislators’ Forum on AIDS Nagaland (LFAIDS) said it has lost a true humane personality. It stated that late Kiyanilie was a founding member of LFA and had taken keen interest in establishing LFA office in the assembly secretariat during his tenure as the speaker of the 10th Nagaland State Legislative Assembly 2003 to 2008. It was through the efforts of late Kiyanilie that UNAIDS recognised LFA Nagaland as the champion of UNAIDS initiative for HIV & AIDS advocacy among the states of India, stated LFA. LFAIDS stated that late Kiyanilie’s commitment to understanding challenges of HIV in the state was beyond description. It said late Kiyanilie also had true spiritual implications of the disease and exercised

clear conscience in dealing with the suffering of needy persons. Further, LFA has conveyed deepest condolences to Mrs. Kiyanilie and children.

NH: Naga Hoho (NH) in a condolence note described late Kiyanilie as a down to earth and God fearing man who remained steadfast to his convictions.

NH stated that late Kiyanilie exhibited honesty, truthfulness throughout his career as a government servant and as politician remained committed to responsibilities and unwavering in his political principles. NH stated that his demise has brought irreparable loss not only to the Angami community and the 8th Western Angami assembly constituency but for the entire Naga people.

Naga Hoho has extended its deepest condolences to the bereaved family and prayed that Almighty grant peace to the departed soul rest.

NGBF: Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) has mourned the demise of late Kiyanilie Peseyie. In a condolence message, the federation said late Kiyanilie was the front runner towards the Naga peace process and under his leadership as a

convener Joint Legislatures Forum (JLF) has started to strive to expedite the Naga peace process for an early solution. NGBF further conveyed condolences to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

TPO: Tenyimi Peoples’ Organisation (TPO) has mourned the passing away of late Kiyanilie whose unassuming but well-meaning disposition was like a rock to the Tenyimi community.

It said his death has created a void which can never be filled. Further, TPO has prayed to the Almighty to grant solace and strength to the bereaved family, kith and kin and his supporters to overcome this great loss and sorrow and for the departed soul to rest in peace.

TUD: Tenyimi Union Dimapur (TUD) has expressed shock at the sudden demise of late Kiyanilie Peseyie. TUD stated that

the passing away of an honest and trustworthy leader has created a huge void in our midst. It has prayed to God to grant solace and strength to the bereaved family at this hour and for the departed soul to rest in peace.

NPF Kiphire divisional unit: NPF Kiphire divisional unit said the sudden demise of late Kiyanilie Peseyie was a great loss not only to party but Naga as whole. It said his contribution towards to the growth of Nagaland state would be remembered by the generations and added that is death has left a great vacuum upon the party too.

The unit has also conveyed condolences to the bereaved family.

NPF 45 Tehok A/C: NPF 45 Tehok A/C in a condolence note described late Kiyanilie Peseyie as an energetic and selfless worker who had always prioritized welfare of the

party. It further conveyed condolence to the bereaved family and that the departed soul rest in peace.

NPF 47 Aboi A/C: NPF 47 Aboi A/C in a condolence note described late Kiyanilie as a dynamic, dedicated leader who had worked tirelessly for the state. NPF 47 Aboi A/C has expressed deep pain over the loss of one great leader and prayed that Almighty God grant strength to the bereaved family and peace to the departed soul.

JD U Nagaland state: Janata Dal United Nagaland state unit in a condolence described late Kiyanilie Peseyie as a humble and dedicated politician and added that his demise has created a huge vacuum and was an immense loss to the Nagas. JDU Nagaland state unit also conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed to Almighty God for the departed soul to rest in peace.

KUK: Konyak Union Kohima (KUK) in a condolence message described late Kiyanilie Peseyie as a man of high integrity, principle and God fearing who had dedicated the best of his service to the people of the state. KUK said Nagas had lost a tall leader and the void created in his demise would be sorely felt. KUK has conveyed condolences to the bereaved family members and prayed that the departed soul rest in eternal peace.

TUK: Tangkhul Union Kohima (TUK) in a condolence note described late Kiyanilie Peseyie as one of the most sincere legislators, whose good deeds and services rendered to the people would be cherished and remembered by people of the state. While stating that Nagas have an elderly great man of the soil, TUK has conveyed heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family and prayed for the departed soul to rest in peace.

RJDN emergency meeting: Rashtriya Janata Dal Nagaland state has convened an emergency on September 30, 10 a.m. at its state president’s residence, Jory Pukhuri Dairy Farm Road, Purana Bazaar. All state executive members, district president and all unit presidents have been asked to attend the meeting.

EDSC general meeting: East Dimapur Sumi Council (EDSC) has convened a general meeting on September 30, 4 p.m. at EDSC hall Purana Bazaar. All members, GBs, elders, WSH and public of East Dimapur have been requested to attend the meeting.

DYSU social work & general meeting: Dimapur Yachem Students’ Union (DYSU) would be conducting social work on September 30, 8:30 a.m. at the residence of Pangnyu Phom. DYSU has also convened general meeting on October 2, 10 a.m. at the residence of its treasurer. All the members have been asked to participate in the social work and to attend the meeting in traditional attire along with membership fee of Rs. 100. For any query one has been asked to contact at 9856432539.

GHS, Akuluto meeting: Government High School, Akuluto has informed all golden jubilee planning board of the school that an important meeting has been scheduled on September 30, 10 a.m. at Tourist Lodge. It has been informed that a photo session for inclusion in the jubilee souvenir would also be held for all members have been requested to attend the meeting.

AYO presidential council meeting: Angami Youth organization (AYO) has convened its presidential council meeting on September 30, 11:30 a.m. at Bamboo Hall, Kisama. All the Angami village youth presidents and all the four range presidents and general secretaries have been requested to attend the meeting. AYO has asked units to submit agenda for discussion 72 hours before the presidential meeting.

NMSA 22nd general conference: Nagaland Medical Students’ Association (NMSA) would be organizing its 22nd General Conference from the September 29 – October 1, at the Jubilee Memorial Centre Lerie, Kohima.

KSUD informs: Khiamniungan Students’ Union Dimapur (KSUD) has informed all the colony, college and higher secondary representatives to submit the enrolment and membership on September 30 to any of the officials. KSUD further informed students, residing without the knowledge of the union or without parents to contact the education secretary at 8794076442 for necessary clarification and registration. Failing to comply or register, KSUD said it would not be held responsible as per the resolution of the executive body.

Lost and found: A Bajaj Pulsar 150 CC, blue colour bearing registration number AS 09D9599, engine number DHZCFF20671 and chassis number MD2A11CZ7F45361 has been found unattended

by Sovima Village Youth Organisation on the night of September 17 at Sovima village. Rightful owner have been asked to collect the bike with proper document before September 30. One has been asked to contact president at 9856247309 & information secretary at 8413075226.

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16.03.1971 – 23.09.2017

Late Pangjungtemsu (Chuchuyimlang)

We the bereaved family members would like to offer our thanks and heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, friends, neighbours, churches, organizations and all well wishers for your kind expression of sympathy, love and support in time of our grief, at the sudden demise of our beloved Late Pangjungtemsu on 23rd Sept. 2017.

We deeply regret our inability to mention each and every individual, but may the Almighty God who is our constant source of hope shower His blessing on you all abundantly.

Beloved wife, children, relatives and family members K

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Born in 1932 – Died on 19.9.2017 The bereaved family members of our beloved mother Late Kesoviü Sekhose of Sechü (Zubza) remain grateful to all individual, families, churches and organisations for your sincere love and moral support through prayers, financial, material and all who travelled with us at the time of grief and sorrow. We regret our inability to mention each and everyone personally but pray that Almighty God bless you abundantly.

Our grateful appreciation to : 1. Baptist Church Sechü (Zubza) 2. Women Deptt. Sechü (Zubza) 3. Nepali Baptist Church Sechü (Zubza) 4. Village Council Sechü (Zubza) 5. Khonoma Rüpfüno Sechü (Zubza) 6. Colony ‘B’/Neighbours Sechü (Zubza) 7. Sekhose Clan 8. M.I Graduate School Mission Dimapur 9. NHAK doctors and nurses 10. Mr. Pekrusetuo Terhuja, Rtd. G.M, NST 11. Mr. Asu Keyho, Ex MLA 12. Er. Ghokuto Assumi, Rtd. SE 13. Mr Atuo & Khrietuo Mezhür 14. Mrs. L.M. Terhuja 15. Mr. Kivishe Yepthomi 16. Mr. Nikhashe Chophi, Secy. to the Govt. of Nagaland.

17. Mr. Imnatoshi Jamir, Rtd SDO, Soil Deptt.

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Loving sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters and relatives.

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“If LOVE ALONE could have kept you here, you would have lived forever here with us” We would like to express our profound gratitude and big thanks to each and every individuals, friends, neighbours, organizations, churches, prayer centers, Eastern Enterprises & Sons, doctors & nurses of Shamrock Hospital, Dimapur, doctors & nurses of GNRC Hospital, Guwahati and all wellwishers who stood by us in times of our deep mourning at the sudden demise of our beloved (Late) G. ANGAM on 25th September 2017. We deeply regret our inability to thank everyone personally for the comforts, condolences and consolation shared with us through prayers, finance, material & physical helps in the best possible ways.

Amazingly you have fulfilled the Scripture “rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn”. May the Almighty God bless all for the noble deeds of love.

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AAP holds state executive meeting DIMAPUR: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Nagaland unit held its state executive meeting on September 27 and decided to take up Tuli paper mill issue as top priority and to submit a memorandum to government for immediate release of pending bills/ salary to the employees.

In a press statement, AAP Nagaland unit state convener, Dr. S. Amos Lkr, stated that the meeting also decided to take up matter of pending student’s scholarship and to organise a state convention at the earliest followed by district tour.

The meeting also deliberated on strengthening the party at the grass root level and decided to field God fearing, honest candidates for the upcoming 2018 assembly elections.

Wancho cultural troupe from Arunachal performing at the festival. (NP) Correspondent MON, SEP 28 (NPN): Two-day Lao-ong Mo festival celebration got underway on Thursday with much pomp and gaiety at local ground, Mon town as hundreds gathered to celebrate the post harvest festival of Konyaks Naga.

The first day of the celebration was graced by minister for RD and REPA, E.E Pangteang and Wancho Council, Ar unachal, chairman, Shompha Wangsa as chief guest and guest of honour respectively.

Extending festive greetings to the gathering, Pangteang stated that Aoleang and Lao-ong Mo festivals (both festivals of

Konyaks) were celebrated not just to mark the occasion but to keep the traditions alive and to keep the younger generations informed of the traditional and customary practices.

Stating that no festival was celebrated without its significance, he said Laonong Mo festival signifies the praises and thanks giving with the coming of harvest for the blessings to follow home.

Appreciating the Konyak Union for organizing “Harvest nite extravaganza� during the two-day festival celebration, he said such co-curricular activities would provide platform for the youths to showcase their talents.

The minister also en-

couraged the gathering to opt for farming and craftmaking instead of seeking for imported materials.

Delivering a short speech, Shompha Wangsa stated that though the Wanchos and Konyaks are divided by artificial boundary, they are of one race and one family sharing the same traditional and customary practices.

He also encouraged both the tribes to preserve their culture and traditional so that they would not lose their identity.

Pointing out that both Konyaks and Wanchos are good producers of organic agricultural products, he urged upon the MLAs of both Konyak and Wancho tribes to explore the

feasibility to exporting such organic products. He said this would uplift the economic condition of the people.

Lao ong Mo festival also known as post harvest or annual harvest festival signifies the winding up of all harvest activities, norms and rituals which were practice by every household.

The chief guest also inaugurated the “harvest exhibition and sale� stall, where items such as crafts, beadworks and handloom products were displayed.

Other highlights of the celebration were special traditional presentation by Wancho dancing troupe and Thai Ahom dancing troupe and post harvest welcoming song was performed by Angam and friends.

Other dignitaries who attended the Lao-ong Mo festival were advisor to chief minister, Shingnyu; parliamentary secretary for art & culture, Eshak Konyak; parliamentary secretary for agriculture, Y.M Yollow, parliamentary secretary for NRLM & evaluation, Pohwang, advisor state lottery, NBDA, Neiba, N. Thongwang, MLA, deputy commissioner Mon, W. Honje and superintendent of police, Mon, Yangba.

Spelling Bee Championship a good platform for students: DC Kohima

Kohima DC, Rajesh Soundararajan, addressing the gathering during ‘Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship’ at Kohima on Thursday. (NP)

Correspondent KOHIMA, SEP 28 (NPN): Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kohima, Rajesh Soundararajan, stated that Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship was a good platform for students as it encourages the students to learn the correct spelling.

Speaking at the 6th Nagaland Spelling Bee Championship organised by Fountain Club in collaboration with SCERT Nagaland which got underway on Thursday at capital convention centre Kohima, the DC termed the spelling bee competition as an important event as it help the students to learn more spellings and increase efficiency in writing with lesser time during their exams and even competitive exams.

While expressing concern over the use of incorrect and “short forms� of English words while communicating over various social media platforms, Rajesh asked students to do away with such habits and learn how to spell correctly.

Lauding the organisers for holding such event, the DC also challenged the organizers and the participants to aim for national and international level and bring laurel to the state.

In a keynote address, additional director SCERT Nagaland, Kezhalenuo Kesiezie, said that the Nagaland spelling bee championship was conceived and conceptualized by the SCERT Nagaland and was thus launched in the year 2012 in partnership with Fountain Club Kohima.

She said the competition was organised with a common vision and concern for the student community as in the modern technology driven world students have tendency to become careless with their spellings.

Kezhalenuo said this year the championship was held under the theme “The learning Edge� with a specific objectives to address the expected learning level of classes 7-10.

She said objective of the competition was to help students to improve their

spellings, improve their vocabularies, learn new concepts, develop correct English usage, develop team spirit and skills, instil confidence and improve personalities, sharpen the young minds, provide opportunities for students to meet and compete with their peers in a fun and friendly atmosphere and also create new challenges foe higher learning.

The programme started with invocation prayer said by Immanuel Baptist Church Kohima, assistant pastor, Zakiebeituo Metha; welcome note was delivered by convenor organizing committee, Seyievizo Tsukru and Neizokhotuo Belho was the anchor of the inaugural session.

The championship pronouncers are, Adila Longkumer, MechĂźni Whiso, Ela Susan james and Vimesao Terhase and judges are Daniel Thong, N.C. Kikon, Agnes Krocha Tepa and Amongla. Altogether 41 students from 21 schools from Kohima, Dimapur and Phek districts are participating in the championship.

Kushiabil village council building inaugurated

Thejavizo Nakhro, GBs and other dignitaries after the inauguration of Kushiabill village council building on Thursday. (NP)

building was inaugurated Thejavizo Nakhro. on Thursday by Extra AssisCongratulating the DIMAPUR, SEP 28 (NPN): tant Commissioner (EAC), village council, GBs, elders Kushiabill village council Chumukedima, Dimapur, and inhabitants on compleStaff Reporter

tion of the council building, Nakhro also expressed happiness over the effective use of fund to construct the building.

He said the good example set by Kushiabill village would help the village to prosper in days to come.

Nakhro also appreciated the peaceful coexistence and unity among people from different communities inhabiting the village and encouraged them to continue to support and strengthen each other.

Also speaking in the programme, ex-minister, S.Lima Ozukum, highlighted the gathering of MGNREGA. He informed that

in Kushiabill village, there are 212 job card holders out of 600 households and encouraged those without job cards to obtain it through BDO office with the help of VDB and Kushiabill village council.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme was chaired by Kushiabill Village Council (KVC) chairman, Sukheto Chishi, dedicatory prayer for the building was pronounced by Kushiabill Sumi Baptist Church (KSBC), Pastor, Kughavi Katty, short speech was delivered by Head GB, Subash Mech and vote of thanks was proposed by GB Kushiabill, Khekuto Jakha.

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NRMSATA (2016) hits out at finance department DIMAPUR: Nagaland Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association (2016) has alleged finance department of deliberately delaying the payment of teachers’ salary even after the funds for the same was released

by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India.

In a press statement, NRMSATA (2016) president, Vinito Achumi and general secretar y, Kezhothito Keyho, has questioned why files could not be passed in the finance department even after the funds were received from the MHRD? NRMSATA (2016) said it has learnt that every time funds were received from the Centre the same was “kept pending overdue� in the finance department.

In this regard, NRMSATA (2016) has appealed to the chief minister, T.R. Zeliang, who also is incharge of the finance de-

partment, to listen to the woes and sufferings of the teachers and forward the pending file and pave way for release of all pending salaries as early as possible.

N R M S ATA - 2 0 1 6 pointed out that in the midst of its agitation for pending salaries in the month of April 2017, the government issued an assurance letter dated April 22, 2017, promising that “all pending salaries would be cleared and from then on, should backlog exceed two months, then the same shall be paid from the state budget�.

Nagaland Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association2016 said in “great trust and confidence� upon the state government, the association called off its agitation.

However, contrary to the assurance letter, NRMSATA-2016 said the NRMSA teachers’ have not received salary for almost three months.

DCCI extends Puja greetings

DIMAPUR: Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) president and colleagues have extended happy and prosperous Durga Puja greetings to the Hindu community of Dimapur.

Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry hoped that the goddess Durga would bless the Hindu community with peace, love and ample prosperity.

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‘Need to work out ways to reach out to BPL people’ Traffic on NH-37 suspended Correspondent

Ranjan Gogoi speaking at the National Legal Services Authority’s meet.

S H I L LO N G, S e p 2 8 (Agencies): Supreme Court judge and executive chairman of National Legal Services Authority (NALSA), Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Wednesday said access to justice did not necessarily mean access to courts of law and that it was important to reach out to below poverty line (BPL) populace of the country.

Justice Gogoi was speaking at the National Legal Services Authority’s regional meet of State Legal Services Authorities (North Eastern Region) convened by the executive

chairman of NALSA at State Convention Centre on Wednesday.

He pointed out that there was a need to reach out to the below poverty line (BPL) population and work out a direction through which they can reach out to the BPL. “The international poverty line has been drawn at $1.90 or Rs 100-110 in Indian terms,” he said though he expressed great doubts of the correctness of the statistics. “However, if we have to go by this line, 25 per cent of India’s population which is 30-35

Rights of natives will be protected: Kiren Rijiju

Kiren Rijiju NAMSAI, Sep 28 (Agencies): Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju reassured the people of Arunachal Pradesh, saying the Centre will not act on Chakma and Hajong refugees without taking the interests of the original inhabitants of the frontier state into consideration. “I am very saddened by the fact that a bandh was observed across the state recently on the citizenship issue.

It was not based on facts at all. There has been no decision by the Centre regarding citizenship for Chakmas and Hajongs yet.

Not even the Union home minister has taken any stand

yet on the issue. I am hurt by the manner in which my image on this issue was projected,” Rijiju said at the World Tourism Day celebrations here. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union had called a bandh in protest against citizenship for Chakmas and Hajongs in the state, during which incidents of violence were reported. Rijiju reiterated his stand that protection of the rights of the indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh is top priority for the Centre and that he will take steps by which the tribal population of the state is safeguarded. Rijiju mentioned the Supreme Court order of 2015 which said about giving citizenship to Chakmas and Hajongs.

Chakmas and Hajongs, who were originally the inhabitants of the Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, had to leave their country of origin because of persecution there. There are about 1 lakh Chakmas and Hajongs in the state settled in Arunachal Pradesh in the 1960s.

crores is below the poverty line,” the apex court judge said.

He further said 51 per cent of India’s population was below the age of 35 years and the youth in India was between 15-29 years, which is a population of over 50 crore.

“This is a volatile situation and the need of the hour is to reach out to the BPL population. Even if we succeed in reaching out to 10-20 per cent of these people under BPL, I think the very existence of NALSA is justified,” Gogoi said.

The meeting saw the

100-ft bamboo Durga idol stakes claim for Guinness Guwahati, Sep 28 (PTI): An over 100-foot tall Durga idol here is attracting pandal hoppers from far and near and organisers have staked claim for its entry into the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest bamboo structure.

The 101-foot-tall idol by the ‘Bishnupur Sarbajanin Puja Committee’ has been made by Assam’s famed artiste and set designer Nuruddin Ahmed and his team. It was nearly 70 per cent complete when a severe storm destroyed it on September 17. But it was reconstructed within a week

by Ahmed and his team.

“The workers were demoralised when the storm destroyed the idol. But we resolved to reconstruct it and ensured that it was ready two days before the pujas,” Ahmed told PTI. “We have already written to the Guinness Book of Records staking our claim that the idol is the highest bamboo structure and are waiting for their response.

Rain fails to dampen devotees’ spirit on Bor

Devotees make a beeline to offer prayer to Durga Goddess at Hiyangthang Lairembi temple on Thursday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Sep 28: Braving bad weather of the day thousands of devotees from different parts of Manipur thronged Hiyangthang Lairembi Temple in Imphal’s Hiyangthang on the occasion of Bor on Thursday.

Since early morning, devotees gathered outside the temple complex waiting for their turn to seek Goddess Durga’s blessing.

Rain lashed across the valley area from early morning till forenoon.

Despite bad weather

and potholed road to Hiyanthang Leirembi temple, thousands of devotees converged there on the occasion. Many Meitei people are worshipers of the goddess who represent the victory of righteousness over the evil.

However, the presence of large number security personnel including armed police at every nooks and corners of the road as well as in and around the temple premises have filled a sense of uneasiness in the mind of devotees.

“Some uneasiness fills my mind on seeing the security personnel at every

point,” said Medhapati Devi.

One police officer on duty, however, said that security measures have been taken up as precautionary measure as anti-social elements disturbing the peace and tranquility of the area at any time could not be ruled out.

He added that it was only a precautionary measure to check any untoward incident.

He said more than 200 security personnel from police including IRB and Manipur rifles personnel were deployed in and around the temple.

participation of the Chief Justices and Judges from Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura accompanied by the judicial officers of the respective states.

Justice Gogoi further said, “Legal services include providing legal aid to all.” He also called upon the district level officers to implement the schemes of NALSA by emphasising the fact that the role of the legal services institutions goes beyond the scope of only giving legal aid, but the very fact that access to justice for all means that justice has to be meted out to all those who are in need of justice.

The conference comprised two technical sessions which discussed on several issues on evaluation and review of the work performance of State Legal Service Authorities (SLSAs), legal aid, National Lok Adalats and implementation of NALSA schemes and also identification of the areas for expansion of SLSA activities under the NALSA schemes.

He also stated that the role of the SLSAs was spelt out in the objective of the

scheme itself and further emphasised that the activities of the SLSAs should be given more publicity.

Justice Gogoi raised a question to the participants with regard to the quality of the assessment of the Para Legal Volunteers and stated that their recruitment must be carried out meticulously.

Chief Justice of Meghalaya, Dinesh Maheshwari said the “classical role of justice delivery” system has presently seen a sea change. “Justice does not mean mere delivery of judgement but more of a deliverance of resolutions,” Maheshwari said.

He said the programme would take stock of whatever hitherto has been in the activity of the SLSA and simultaneously chalk out a road map for the future. “To chalk out way ahead to truly contribute our ideals has been so aptly put in Article 39A of the Constitution of India,” he said.

Referring to the theme of NALSA, “Access to justice for all”, he said, “The key word here is all. This is where we have to contribute as a unit for all, one for all and all for one.”

IMPHAL, Sep 28: Plying of all kinds of vehicles along the ImphalJiribam section of NH-37 have been suspended on Thursday owing to heavy landslide at hilly section of the highway and bad condition of a suspension bridge.

Heavy mudslide on the stretch of the highway at Tupul in Tamenglong district was reported this morning. The mudslide has blocked the road totally, reports said.

Authorities have pressed heavy machineries to clear the road, however continued downpour was disturbing the clearing work and little progress was reported at the time of filing this report.

In the meantime, hundreds of vehicles including goods ferry trucks and passenger vehicles were stranded beyond Makru on Jiribam side owing to bad condition of the suspension bridge on Makru river. Reports said that iron sheets on the floor of the bridge have been loosened and a couple of sheets have Landslide at Tupul along NH-37 that blocked the fallen into the river. road on Thursday. (NP)

‘NE ethnic alcoholic beverages can be robust industry’

M’laya CM to contest from two constituencies in 2018 elections

Gangtok, Sep 28 (IANS): Traditional homebased brewing of ethnic alcoholic beverages in Sikkim and Meghalaya can be transformed into a robust industry if adequate scientific and technical boost is provided, researchers said.

Researchers from the Sikkim University, Gangtok and National Centre for Microbial Resource, National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, based their conclusion after finding a rich diversity of teeming microbes in starter cultures – a preparation that’s used to kickstart the fermentation process for ethnic fermented food.

The study focused on profiling the microbial community composition of “marcha” and “thiat” – traditionally prepared ethnic starter cultures of Sikkim and Meghalaya using next generation sequencing (DNA sequencing). These traditional practices preserve native

Shantanu killers identified, says Tripura DGP AGARTALA, Sep 28 (Agencies): Tripura DGP Akhil Kumar Shukla said police have identified the people responsible for the murder of TV news channel reporter Shantanu Bhowmik and they will all be booked soon.

“Three people involved with Shantanu’s murder have already been arrested and the court sent them to police remand after an identification parade,” DGP Shukla said.

He dismissed all speculation regarding inconsistencies in the timeline of the killing and the detention of two accused in the case.

Police have information that 10-12 people were involved in the journalist’s murder on September 20 at Mandai, the DGP said.

However, Shukla added, police have been unable to trace Shantanu’s cellphone and requested people to cooperate with the police investigation.

Imposition of Section 144 of CrPC at Mandai continued till Thursday.

The imposition may further be extended further, depending on the situation, said Deputy collector of Jirania Tridip Sarkar.

microbes in the form of dry, flattened or round balls for alcoholic beverages and are common in ethnic communities of South-East Asia, including the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal, Bhutan and China.

In this way, these techniques also protect vast biological genetic resources, which may disappear, notes lead researcher Jyoti Prakash Tamang, Dean, School of Life Sciences, Sikkim University, and his team from Sikkim University and NCCS, Pune.

Published in the Nature Scientific Reports in September, this is the first report on complete microbial community profile of traditionally prepared amylolytic starters of India using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technique. Amylolysis refers to conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase. It is used in brewing of alcohol from grains.

Shillong, Sep 28 (Agencies): Chief Minister, Dr Mukul Sangma is all set to contest from both Songsak and Ampati in the upcoming 2018 Assembly elections. According to sources, the Chief Minister had made a public announcement in one of the meeting in Garo Hills recently that this time round he will contest from two separate constituencies.

Sources in the MPCC on Thursday also confirmed that the Chief Minister has collected forms to apply for the party ticket from both Songsak and Ampati.

When media persons asked if he would also be contesting from Songsak, Sangma replied by saying that the media is free to report if they witness any interesting political development in Songsak.

According to sources, the Chief Minister was found camping in Songsak whenever he visited Garo Hills. It may be mentioned

that Songsak is a constiutency which is currently represented by NPP legislator, Nihim D Shira.

Earlier, Nationalist People’s Party (NPP) spokesperson, James K Sangma said that the move

of the Chief Minister, Dr Mukul Sangma to contest from two separate constituency clearly reflects his uncertainty of making a comeback after the upcoming 2018 Assembly polls.

Dear Limatenzuk (Marco jr jr) Today is your birthday and it is a very special day. May you always have good fortune and success in your life.

May the day be full of excitement and joy. Have a wonderful birthday..

From your loving brother’s Alex, Daniel, Max & Zin Xena.

AFFIDAVIT I, Shri. David Sema, S/o Lt. Ghonito Sema, resident of H.No. 82, Nihokhu Village, Niuland, Dimapur, Nagaland through an Affidavit No. 3927/2017 dated 28.09.2017 have declared that my name (David Zhimomi) appeared in my children birth certificates i.e. (1) Mt. Jekivi Zhimomi, S/o Shri. David Zhimomi (2) Miss Grace Zhimomi, D/o Shri.

David Zhimomi are the one and same person i.e. myself.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND No. JUDL – 17/90-91/222 Dated Mkg – 13th Sept 2017

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND No. JUDL – 17/90-91/232 Dated Mkg – 20th Sept 2017

Whereas Shri. Bendangmongba has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, in order to claim family pension against his deceased wife Late Amenla Ao of Mangmetong village.

Therefore, public are hereby invited to file claims/objection if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. If no objection is received within the stipulated period, Succession Certificate shall be issued on his name.

Sd/- Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Nagaland DC-2265

Whereas Smti. Bendangsenla has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act, 1925, in order to claim family pension against her deceased husband Late Ngangshitemjen Ao of Longsa village.

Therefore, public are hereby invited to file claims/objection if any within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. If no objection is received within the stipulated period, Succession Certificate shall be issued on her name.

Sd/- Deputy Commissioner Mokokchung, Nagaland DC-2271

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUENSANG: NAGALAND

NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925)

PUBLIC NOTICE

In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland

NOTICE

(GAB/LR Branch)

Whereas this office has received Sale Deed made in Affidavit for change of ownership that Shri. Korakmong, S/O. Khiungjumong has purchase a plot of land measuring 40 x 30 fts against Permit No 480/ TSG from Shri. Wati Chang, S/O. Bamo Chang of Konya Village. Notice is hereby issued that, objection if any , may be given in written within 30 ( Thirty) days time from the date of publication of this notice by any claimants to the office of the undersigned , otherwise change of ownership will be taken up after the expiry of the above mentioned period deadline.

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NOTICE INVITING OTHER CLAIMENTS TO REPRESENTATION TO COME FORWARD (SECTION 375 OF THE INDIAN SUCCESSION ACT 1925) In the Court of Smti. Sara S. Jamir Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late T. A Rongmei Deceased, has been filed by Smti. T. Vigil Rongmei relation daughter, R/o. Zeliangrong Village to draw his/her Landed property etc, who expired on 9.1.16.

Covered by Patta No. 520, Dag No. 615, Block No. 9, Mouza No. 2.

Notice is hereby given that any person having interest in the administration of the estate of the said deceased, may if he/she so desire may appear in this Court within 30 days, on the said day of 26/10/17.

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 25 day of 9/17.

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Addl. Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland.

NOTICE

Whereas application under Succession Act 1925 for grant of Succession Certificate for the estate of Late John Nungtsunger Deceased, has been filed by Smti. Alemyangla relation wife, R/o. H/No. 86 Landmark to draw his/her Landed property etc, who expired on 25.08.17. Covered

by Patta No. 900, Dag No. 1019, Block No. 9, Mouza No. 2.

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

Given under the hand and seal of the Court this 27th day of Sept 17.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER ZUNHEBOTO No.JUD.21/2017-18/104 Dtd. Zbto, the 15/09/2017 Notice calling objection for the issue of Succession Certificate Smti Ghokhuli Sema of Center Colony, Satakha, District Zunheboto has applied for the issue of Succession Certificate declaring her husband Late Azheto Sema has expired on 22/07/2017.

It is hereby notified that if no objection to issue this certificate is received from anyone within a period of 30 (thirty) days w.e.f the date of publication in press, the Certificate shall be issued, and no further complaint will be entertained for issue of the same.

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Yashwant sticks to his guns; finds support from Shatrughan

New Delhi, Sep 28 (ians): A defiant Yashwant Sinha on Thursday stuck to his stand on his criticism of the government, saying he had to go public with his views on the state of economy because the doors of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP were shut for him.

Sinha also felt that if his son and Union Minister Jayant Sinha was asked to write an article rebutting his views as published in a newspaper, then it was a “cheap trick” of pitting a son against the father.

If Jayant was competent to answer the questions raised by him, why was he removed from the Finance Ministry, the senior Sinha asked.

Talking to TV channels a day after his stinging critique of the government’s management of the economy created a storm, the veteran BJP leader said the previous Congress-led UPA regime could no longer be held responsible for the mess Indian economy was in today.

He had a word of advice to the government: If people like former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram speak on the economy, the government should listen to them.

Civil Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha, without naming his father, claimed on Thursday in an article in the Times of India that his father had missed the

Yashwant Sinha fundamental structural reforms initiated by Modi that were transforming the economy.

Modi re-tweeted Jayant Sinha’s published article.

The government also rubbished Yashwant Sinha’s criticism, citing that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and UN bodies were hailing India as one of the fastest growing economies.

Stepping up his attack against the government, Yashwant Sinha, who was Finance Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government and is still in the BJP, reiterated that the Finance Ministry failed to address the problem of reviving stalled projects and sort out issue of nonperforming assets (NPAs) of banks.

He again said that demonetisation and the GST that followed were massive disruptors of the economy, which had been growing slowly in the last six quarters.

He said the fall in growth in the latest quarter made him speak up in national interest.

“I am not frustrated.

I deliberately chose this. I will speak on national issues. I cannot be kept silent on national issues.”

He said last year he went to Jammu and Kashmir as part of efforts to find a solution to the festering unrest and wanted to meet the Prime Minister. “It is 10 months since I had sought an appointment and I am yet to get it.

“There was a constant downfall in the economy but I did not speak. We cannot blame the previous government any more because we have been in power for 40 months and got full opportunity to correct things,” said Sinha, responding to claims that it inherited an economy in a bad shape from the UPA. He blamed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for the mess and said Jaitley should take the primary responsibility for the economic slowdown though Modi was a participant in the decision making.

“The first serious task of the government should have been to solve the NPAs issue plaguing the banking sector and holding back the economy. Around 40 months have elapsed since the government took over and the bad loans crisis looks nowhere near resolution.”

His son Jayant Sinha, the Aviation Minister, ar-

gued that newspaper articles written recently on the Indian economy were written from “a narrow set of facts, and quite simply miss the fundamental structural reforms that are transforming the economy”.

The senior Sinha said he had not judged the economy on the basis of one quarter.

“The economy is not something that can be fixed overnight. No one has a magic wand. It took us four years to get the economy back on track (during the Vajpayee government).”

Asked about the defence of the government

by Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Sinha said: “Rajnath Singh and Piyush Goyal seem to know the economy better than me. So they think India is the backbone of the world economy. I politely disagree.”

The former minister got support from within the BJP when MP Shatrughan Sinha described Yashwant Sinha as “a true statesman and a tried and tested man of wisdom” and said he showed the mirror on the Indian economic condition.

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad rejected Sinha’s criticism. “Forget us, why is the IMF saying India is the fastest growing economy in the world?

Why are UN bodies saying India has the fastest economic growth not just in 2016 but also in 2017...”

Rahul has church inside 10 Janpath: Subramanian New Delhi, Sep 28 (Agencies): Taking a jibe at Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi’s recent tour of temples in Gujarat, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy on Thursday asked him to first prove that he is a Hindu.

“He should first declare that he is a Hindu,” Swamy quipped.

Intensifying his attack on the Congress no. 2, the firebrand BJP leader further said, “I suspect he is a Christian and has a Church inside 10 Janpath.”

The remarks from Swamy were made a day after Rahul Gandhi wrapped up his three-day visit to Gujarat during which he visited several temples across the BJP-ruled state and offered prayers there.

Rahul Gandhi’s temple visit was seen as the young leader’s desperate bid to break his party’s anti-Hindu image. Rahul’s visit to various temples was aimed at countering the hardline Hindutva campaign of BJP, RSS, claimed Congress.

The BJP hit back by saying that the Gandhi scion’s temple visit was just an eyewash and had nothing to do with Hindus.

He was doing so as Congress was not winning elections, the BJP said.

The Congress VicePresident kicked off his tour after offering prayers at Dwarkadhish temple on Monday.

During his Gujarat visit, Rahul Gandhi had visited Chotila temple in Surendranagar district, Khodal Dham temple in Kagvad village, Jalaram temple in Veerpur in Rajkot district.

Cong, NCP ‘concerned’ over threats to media BCI issues notice to Dave Mumbai, Sep 28 (IANS): Senior Congress and Nationalist Congress Party leaders on Thursday expressed deep concern over threats issued to senior journalists on the social media by netizens who disapprove of their views. In separate letters to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Maharashtra Congress President Ashok Chavan and NCP senior leader Supriya Sule-Pawar drew attention to the cases of veteran journalists Rajdeep Sardesai (India Today TV) and Ravish Kumar (NDTV) who have been facing the ire of netizens.

“This is an extremely dangerous trend, directly attacking the Fourth Pillar of our democracy, particularly in view of assassinations of rationalists like Narendra Dabholkar, M.N. Kalburgi, Govind Pansare and Gauri Lankesh in the recent past,” Chavan said. These murders

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are a shameful chapter in the history of independent India for all of us as duly elected representatives of our respective voters, he told Rajnath Singh.

“In our democracy, where freedom of speech is enshrined in our Constitution, Sardesai and Kumar are only doing their jobs in a democratic manner.

Silencing their voice by such threats is unacceptable and must be dealt with, going beyond party lines,” SulePawar urged the Union Minister. They pointed out that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government has repeatedly expressed its commitment to the fundamental tenets of democracy and this would be the appropriate moment for Rajnath Singh to “walk the talk before yet another ignominy is heaped upon us”. Chavan and Sule-Pawar appealed to Rajnath Singh

to initiate immediate action to ensure that no physical harm is cause to Sardesai and Kumar and act against those issuing such threats.

Swift action on the part of the Union Home Minister would serve to set a deterrent example to all those who do or intend to indulge in violent means and destroy the fabric of the secular society in the country, the leaders said.

The appeals by the two prominent opposition MPs assume significance in the light of reports of at least four more journalists from the National Capital Region of Delhi receiving such threats. The journalists have complained to the police in New Delhi and Noida about threats and warnings of dire consequences to those critical of the Narendra Modi government, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.

for remarks against CJI

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS): The Bar Council Of India (BCI) on Thursday issued show cause notice to senior advocate Dushyant Dave for his “derogatory comments” and “reckless remarks” against the Chief Justice of India Dipak Mishra and the collegium.

Asking Dave to file his reply within four weeks, the BCI said it will decide its further course of action after receiving his reply to the notice. “The personal attack smacks of some personal vendetta against the Chief Justice of India which amounts to gross misconduct,” BCI said in a statement. “The council may not agree with the decision of collegium with regard to Justice Jayant Patel and it may join hands with Gujarat High Court Advocates Association in the legal proceedings, but

the baseless comments and statements of Dave on TV yesterday (Wednesday) in an attempt to malign the image of judiciary and the institution,” it said. Justice Patel on Monday resigned reportedly for not being elevated as Chief Justice. It is believed that Justice Patel, who was Acting Chief Justice of the Gujarat High Court before being posted to Bengaluru, resigned in a huff over his transfer to the Allahabad High Court, where he would be the third most senior judge. Lawyers of the Gujarat High Court went on strike on Wednesday in support of Justice Patel.

Justice Patel had not only ordered a CBI investigation in 2011 in the controversial fake encounter case of Ishrat Jahan but had also monitored the probe, which included looking into the role of officials of the Intelligence Bureau.

Father Tom Uzhannalil, held captive by ISIS, reaches India; meets PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets Father Tom Uzhunnalil, who was recently rescued from captivity in Yemen, in New Delhi on Thursday. Minister of State for Tourism (I/C) and Electronics & Information Technology, Alphons Kannanthanam and other dignitaries are also seen. (PTI) New Delhi, Sep 28 (Agencies): Father Tom Uzhannalil, who was held captive by ISIS for over a year, has finally reached India Thursday. The Catholic priest from Kerala, was allegedly abducted from Yemen by ISIS on March 4, 2016, reports India Today.

“Very happy, thank almighty for making this day possible. All people who have worked in their own ways, I am grateful,” said Father Tom after he landed in Delhi today.

Catholic priest Father Tom arrived in Delhi at 7.40 am today by Air India flight from Rome.

An employee of the Vatican, Father Tom was abducted by terrorists in Aden on March 4, 2016.

After much negotiations and with the help of the Oman government and the Vatican’s intervention, the Indian government finally managed to rescue him from his captors.

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EC rejects Dinakaran’s plea for time extension New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI): The Election Commission has rejected a plea of sidelined AIADMK leader T T V Dhinakaran to grant 15 days additional time to submit affidavits in the party symbol dispute case and said the hearing would take place on October 6 as scheduled. The poll panel had last week set September 29 as the deadline for all parties concerned to submit documents ahead of the hearing. “The EC has rejected the request of T T V Dhinakaran for extension of time for submission of documents and hearing. Therefore, the hearing will be held on October 6 as scheduled,” an EC official said here. The commission has directed all involved in the dispute to submit the list of general council members and central executive committee members of the party as on December 5, 2016.

for Tourism Alphonse Kannamthanam, KC Venugopal, MP; Jose K Mani, MP; Archbishop Mar Kuriakose Bharanikulangara and some family members received the priest at the ceremonial lounge of Indira Gandhi International Airport upon his arrival where a frail Father Tom looked happy to be back and said, “I am happy on coming back to my country and am thankful to the government of India and God. Bless the whole world.”

Alphonso, who received Uzhunnallil, said, “We are most happy that you are back. We thank the PM and the external affairs minister for taking this great effort. We also thank the rulers of Sudan and Oman and the Vatican for the great efforts they have taken.

He has been taken to Don Bosco Bhavan in Okhla. He is later slated to visit the Vatican Embassy in New Delhi where he will meet Archbishop Giam-

bastitha Diquatro. Father Tom will also address the media around 4.30 pm at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) centre.

There will be a Holy mass at the Sacred Heart Cathedral church near CBCI at 6.30 pm, which will be officiated

by Father Tom. Father Tom will visit Bangalore on Friday where he will meet CBCI leaders at Bangalore’s St John’s medical college.

On October 1, the priest will reach Kochi and go to Palai and Ramapuram the same day evening. He will meet Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and other state leaders on October 3.

Even as he prepares to meet the Indian leadership, there are plans back in his hometown to welcome Father Tom with much pomp.

Meanwhile, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India has praised Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj for assisting in the release of Father Tom.

Cong veteran Fotedar dies NEW DELHI, Sep 28 (PTI): Makhan Lal Fotedar, a veteran Congress leader who was a close confidante of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, died on Thursday.

He died at a hospital in Gurugram on the outskirts of Delhi, Congress party sources said.

Hailing from Kashmir, Fotedar was ushered into politics by Jawaharlal Nehru in early 1950s and he gradually strengthened his position in the Congress to become one of the most powerful persons in the party. He enjoyed immense trust of Indira Gandhi who had made him her political secretary in 1980. After her death, Rajiv Gandhi also made him his political secretary for three years, before inducting him in his Cabinet as a minister.

Fotedar also was a member of the powerful Congress Working Committee (CW), the highest decision-making

Makhan Lal Fotedar body of the party, for a long time. Even now, he was a permanent invitee to the CWC. Congress President Sonia Gandhi, while expressing her condolences on his demise, said, “in his long and active political career spanning over five decades, he tirelessly fought for the rights of people and served them with utmost integrity.”

She said Fotedar was “one of the guiding lights for the Congress party and has left behind a void which can never be filled.”

Tejpal charged with raping junior colleague New Delhi, Sep 28 (Agencies): A court in Goa Thursday charged former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal of sexually assaulting a junior female colleague in the elevator of a hotel in north Goa during an event four years ago.

According to India Today, Tejpal, 54, has pleaded not guilty to the charges.”Charges are framed and have been explained to Tarun Tejpal. He has pleaded not guilty to rape charge.

He has pleaded guilty to charges under sections 341, 342, 354 A&B, 376 sub section 2,” Public Prosecutor Francisco Taviera said.

Tejpal’s lawyers earlier had entered a plea seeking to defer the framing of the charges, but the court declined the request.

Earlier this week, the Bombay High Court had also rejected Tejpal’s plea to stop the framing of charges till it decides on his petition to drop the case against him.

The court direction had followed a petition by Tejpal

charges levelled against the journalist.

Tejpal faces charges under Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 342 (wrongful confinement), and 376 (rape)

of the Indian Penal Code had been endorsed by the court, while an additional Section 354 (b) (criminal assault with intent to disrobe) had been added.

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KOHIMA MUNICIPAL COUNCIL Tarun Tejpal challenging the framing of charges against him by the Additional North Goa District and Sessions court for the alleged rape of a colleague during a conference in Goa in 2013.

Tejpal’s counsel Aman Lekhi, while challenging the September 7 framing of charges process, said that the accusations of rape were false and that the prosecution had delayed handing over the evidence to him by three years.

The prosecution lawyer Saresh Lotlikar, on the other hand, argued that only a proper trial could establish the veracity of the

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Dated Kohima , the 26th Sept. 2017

NOTIFICATION

This is for the general public information that the Kohima Municipal Council will be disposing 11 (eleven) JNNURM buses on the basis of auction. The inspection of the vehicles can be done by interested parties form 27th Sept to 30th Sept. 2017 at KMC Chaü Parking, Science College Road between 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Auction will be held on 4th Oct., 2017 at 1:00 PM in the office of the Administrator KMC. For further necessary information, interested party/ individual can contact KMC during office hour.

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ost people either forgot or were too busy to care much about September 11, the day the Twin Towers were demolished to dust after Al Qaeda terrorists plunged two hijacked airlines in which 2996 people died and over 6000 others injured. The attack caused at least $10 billion in infrastructure and property damage. Two of the planes, American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, were crashed into the North and South towers, respectively, of the World Trade Center complex in New York City. Al Qaeda which planned the attack later lost much ground following the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Other Islamic terror outfits have caused deaths and destruction in several parts of the world including India. After 9/11 in New York, the world’s financial capital, another murderous attack took place on 26/11 (November 26, 2008) in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. The attack was carried out by 10 members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic terrorist organisation based in Pakistan, who carried out a series of 12 coordinated shooting and bombing attacks lasting four days across Mumbai during which more than 160 were killed and hundreds others injured. Terror took another name after the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, aka ISIL or ISIS, became the most bloody and murderous group with an army made up of former Iraqi Sunni military renegades and hundreds of mercenaries from across the world. After both Russia and America stepped up offensives, ISIS is slowly losing the war. The plan of ISIS is to take control of the Middle East, North Africa and then the Indian subcontinent, followed by parts of Europe to complete its ‘Caliphate’. The caliphate - a state governed by Sharia law which ISIS plan to claim - covers areas from Spain in the west to China in the East. ISIS makes the claim based on a map where, Andalus is the Arabic name given to the parts of Spain, Portugal and France that were occupied by the Moors from the 8th to the 15th century while the Indian subcontinent would come under ‘Khurasan’.

Liberal Europe has been the target of terror attacks in recent years by Islamic terror cells (notably ISIS and others). Radical Islam continues to have space and support in Europe and many western countries because the western liberal society stubbornly refuses to call a spade a spade. For liberal west, there appears to be two sides of Islam- good and bad and that the former should not be held accountable for the act of the latter. Recent killings in European cities such as Paris, Berlin, London, Brussels, St. Petersburg, Stockholm etc continue. These acts of terror are mainly carried out by hundreds of thousands of mostly Muslim refugees in Europe and this has drawn renewed attention to the continent’s Muslim population. In many European countries, including France, Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, concerns about growing Muslim communities have led to calls for restrictions on immigration. In recent decades, the Muslim share of the population throughout Europe grew about 1 percentage point a decade, from 4% in 1990 to 6% in 2010. This pattern is expected to continue through 2030, when Muslims are projected to make up 8% of Europe’s population. Even in Asi, Islamic terror is a threat which has caused deep concern. Aside from that, lakhs of illegal immigrants suspected to be Bangladeshis crossed over to India and have spread across the north east. This is a warning signal that needs to be seriously looked into.

DailyDevotion The “Go” of Unconditional Identification

Jesus…said to him, “One thing you lack: Go your way, sell whatever you have and give to the poor…and come, take up the cross, and follow Me.” —Mark 10:21 The rich young ruler had the controlling passion to be perfect. When he saw Jesus Christ, he wanted to be like Him. Our Lord never places anyone’s personal holiness above everything else when He calls a disciple. Jesus’ primary consideration is my absolute annihilation of my right to myself and my identification with Him, which means having a relationship with Him in which there are no other relationships. Luke 14:26 has nothing to do with salvation or sanctification, but deals solely with unconditional identification with Jesus Christ. Very few of us truly know what is meant by the absolute “go” of unconditional identification with, and abandonment and surrender to, Jesus.

“Then Jesus, looking at him, loved him…” (Mark 10:21).

This look of Jesus will require breaking your heart away forever from allegiance to any other person or thing. Has Jesus ever looked in this way at you? This look of Jesus transforms, penetrates, and captivates. Where you are soft and pliable with God is where the Lord has looked at you.

If you are hard and vindictive, insistent on having your own way, and always certain that the other person is more likely to be in the wrong than you are, then there are whole areas of your nature that have never been transformed by His gaze.

“One thing you lack….” From Jesus Christ’s perspective, oneness with Him, with nothing between, is the only good thing. “…sell whatever you have….” I must humble myself until I am merely a living person. I must essentially renounce possessions of all kinds, not for salvation (for only one thing saves a person and that is absolute reliance in faith upon Jesus Christ), but to follow Jesus. “…come…and follow Me.” And the road is the way He went.

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A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money. ~ John Ruskin

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Does God want the state/government to be a secular institution?

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n Nagaland, both committed Christians and the non-religious share one belief: Both view the institution of the state/government as simply a human institution and thus a secular thing. Let me explain why this is very contrary to the teaching of the Bible.

According to the Genesis account, God created humankind “in His own image” and commissioned man and women to rule over all the works of His creation.

That means we are endued with the capability to rule and entrusted with the responsibility to govern.

But how would mankind implement the divine mandate for ruling or governing? Obviously, through the use of some institutional structures! That’s why, God, first of all, gave the institution of marriage/family.

Then, as human families increased and became more complex, lawlessness also correspondingly increased.

Individuals everywhere became more selfish, licentious, corrupt, brutal, and murderous. In order to restrain these social evils

within the human society, God therefore said: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed.” Thus the principle for human authority to enforce justice within the human community was introduced to control lawlessness. In other words, God instituted human government because of increasing social evils.

In addition, the New Testament clearly teaches that human government (and by extension, the state) is a divine institution. The apostle Paul, for example, states: “… for there is no authority except that which God had established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Consequently, he who rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong.”

The state, then, is not of the devil, because it is God-instituted to do what is right. Almost all leading theologians of the past cen-

turies would seem to agree of the incarnational work on this: Saint Augustine in of God. Richard Rothe, the 5th century asserted that a 19th century Lutheran the state is of God and as theologian, also spoke of such it is not something that the state as a part of the is to be seen as an opposite kingdom of God. Similarly, of the church---that is, they the anti-Nazi German theoare meant to be comple- logian Dietrich Bonhoeffer mentary. John Calvin, the was of the view that the French theogovernment logian and Mazie Nakhro is a “divinely reformer of ordained authe Protestant Reformation thority to exercise worldly in the mid-1500s, wrote that dominion by divine right.” the state is an “external And Karl Barth, the greatmeans of grace” set up by est Protestant theologian God to serve our neighbors of the 20th century, also and those in authorities are understood that the state God’s “vicars” or “lieuten- is “an order of the susants.” For Martin Luther, taining patience of God God has two kingdoms, one which is necessary and of heaven and the other of good, because even those the earth, each ruled by God who have been blessed in through different forms of Christ are wholly and utlaw. As for the earthly one, terly sinners.” In short, all He rules through the institu- these great theologians, and tion of the state which has many more, are of the same been entrusted with the belief that human governpower to hold the “sword” ment is God-ordained and (the law) for the punish- its work ought to be considment of the wicked and the ered as sacred. protection of the upright.

Why, then, do so many Georg Hegel, a German Naga Christians assume that philosopher who had a the institution of the state major influence on 19th or government is a secular and 20th century theology, thing? In my opinion, we referred to the state as a part have been wrongly influ-

enced by the modern dialectic of “Enlightenment” that has tended to secularize the world, with a total divorce between religion and politics. For example, we assume that politics or government service is a secular thing. As such, we think it’s okay for our politicians to leave out God from their politics. As for committed Christians, we think we should never get into politics or be involved in national affairs, although we may apply for government services for survival purposes.

So, what do we do?

Do we want to continue giving Satan the claim over our state and politics? If we do, the godless will be more than happy to have it. And our arch-enemy the Devil would continue to exercise ownership over our governmental system and run the way he wants. But sadly, even Christians who would never dare to sell the church are now selling our God-ordained institution of government to the highest bidder. This is how low and perverted we have

become.

Now, what about claiming back our politics and public service for God? Don’t we want the Originator of government to be the Head of our state? Isn’t this how it should be? Please don’t get me wrong. When we say that we must claim our state for God, we are not saying that we should create a state religion in the sense of imposing our Christian faith on others, be it Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, or atheists. Such an imposition would actually violate another teaching of our Scripture, namely, the freedom of choice. What the Bible teaches is simply this: that the institution of the state or government is God-ordained and those who serve in it are doing God’s work. But to make all these a reality, we must give our politics back to God and run our government as if He Himself is doing it--- that is, by applying Godly virtues such as righteousness, justice, honesty, compassion, and selflessness in all our governance or public service.

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Becoming 2nd class citizens

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ust the other day, a Naga and his family members were physically attacked in Dimapur by non-Naga doubtful characters. As per paper reports, the victims did nothing wrong except rebuking the culprits for using the banned substance. Just because of having done the right thing, that was voicing against vice as consumption of detestable substance is indeed vice, the local Naga and family had to face harm.

That was the tip of the iceberg.

Our complacency and negligence will transform us into second class citizens in our land, and when so, such treatment will become the daily occurrence.

The major concern is how the miscreants had the courage to chase the victims and physically assaulted them. What may be the source of intrepidity of the culprits? What emboldened them to undermine the local Nagas, the proprietors of the State of Nagaland?

The Nagas of Nagaland are basically responsible for the immigrants to dominate the sons of the soil. The Nagas of Nagaland are the source of inspiration to these illegal citizens who feel free to do anything they like here in our land.

The State administration is the protector and importer of illegal citizens in their several lakhs here in Nagaland. The Naga National Political Groups are the guardians of the aliens. The Student organisations and several NGOs are equally responsible for the menace of the massive presence of illegal people in Nagaland.

I joined with few writers who had shared their sincere concern on the danger of compromising all the protective laws which are at the disposal of State Govt. and yet allowed Nagaland to be coowned by both legal and illegal owners alike. See what has already happened to our neighbour States.

The tribal people are the legal and indigenous owners of Tripura State. Unfortunately, they are the secondary citizens in Tripura today as they are just 30% (as per my information) of the total population and they are under the dictation of 70% who rule over them. An indigenous tribal had to abandon his title and opted for Choudhury as his title. The reason being that lest he identifies himself to be Choudhury, he has no chance to get Govt. job or facilities. Recently, we have seen the agitation of the indigenous tribal Tripurians asking for creation of separate District for them from immigrant rulers.

A prominent Khasi columnist told some of us that very high percentage of indigenous Khasis in Meghalaya are landless but just tenants of outsiders today.

We all know what is the position and condition of the indigenous tribal people in Jharkhand today.

They are the servants of those rich outside traders and industrialists in their land.

Nagaland has sufficient illegal citizens who are in the active process of transforming the indigenous Nagas into second class citizens in our land. This is neither exaggeration nor myth nor impossibility of such a situation

sooner than thought otherwise in Nagaland because of the reason that those outsiders have both direct and indirect support of the locals. It is reportedly learnt that there are syndicates in hobnob with District administrations for mercantile business of issuing Indigenous certificate and ILP. People from UP and Bihar and the like do possess Indigenous certificates from Nagaland and those are recruited as locals from Nagaland into military services against Nagaland quota. Very recently, 3 MBBS seats were bagged by Nagas from Manipur who possessed Indigenous certificates though rectified after complaints lodged. Secondly, as highlighted already by few writers of late, several NNPGs recruited both legal non-Nagas and illegal immigrants to do their errands in complete contrary to the principle of the undivided National Movement. Thirdly, when the students’ organisations or youth organisations go for deportation drive, collection of money from those defaulters become the sole objective. In other words, if those illegal immigrants are deported from Nagaland, what will be the better resource is the mentality of Naga youngsters. In the light of these factors, Nagaland is the safest haven for lakhs of illegal immigrants.

By sheer grace of God, Nagaland State was created as special category State out of 16-Points Memorandum and equipped with requisite protective laws.

Totally different from the rest of other States in the Union of India, Nagaland was born of political agreement with semiIndependence status. Whereas, in lieu of keeping the State in status quo or strengthening its status, we have been collectively tearing it down, and we are about to sell Nagaland to intruders for few bucks at this rate.

A week back I came across a story of how more than 800 illegal immigrants were disallowed to enter into Manipur from Myanmar at the international border. Arunachal Pradesh has been efficient and effective in the enforcement of ILP. Little less than 5 lakh Rohingya refugees are now in Bangladesh. There is no guarantee that these refugees will not come to Assam which is the most accessible destination.

When these displaced people reach Assam, Nagaland is the ultimate destination as Assam adopts mechanism of pushing the unwanted section to disputed and sensitive Nagaland-Assam border so as to let its territory grow.

Passing the buck to one another will not help us to overcome the danger of volcanic eruption sooner or later. The political will and initiative has to come from State Govt. backed by all concern.

If a single tribe with synchronized action plan can keep a District cleansed from the menace, what is not possible. NTC has urged Nagaland Govt. to enforce ILP uniformly without relaxation on any area. Who will come forward to support this? If not now, it’s getting late.

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Naga political question and the changing narrative

he news of the first ever political talk between R. N. Ravi and NNPGs’ Working Committee (WC), following the former extending formal invitation to the later for peace process, comes as a pleasant surprise for everyone as Nagas will read this new political development as a good indication of initiating inclusive political talks between India and Nagas in an effort of resolving the seven decades old political conflict between the two nations. That means beginning 27th September 2017, the Working Committee (formed by six Naga political groups based in Nagaland) would be formally become a part of Indo-Naga peace process that is ongoing for the last two decades.

On record, the NNPGs’ WC gets the attention of New Delhi from within ten months of its formation and felt the need of formally inviting the WC to be a party to the peace process. While the unity among the Nagas as an essential requirement for achieving our legitimate goal has been the consistent theme and aspiration of each and every Nagas, the coming together of six different political groups and the subsequent invitation of the group by New Delhi can be viewed by the Nagas as a first sign of yielding positive result out from the unity move undertaken by the Nagas.

If the formation of NNPGs’ WC can be described as an “encouraging development” by RN Ravi, taking an unprecedented call of inviting the group for talk, it should remind the Nagas that United Nagas is still capable of achieving anything in working together.

This political development is nothing less than a positive sign where the idea of inclusive solution based on inclusive talk, conceived as part of the framework agreement, is now taking shape.

A very crucial lesson learnt from the framework agreement is the recognition of the need of engaging with all the stakeholders of the Naga national movement and bringing them on board to be a part of the peace process.

If the NNPGs’ WC formally enters into a political talk and the talk progress, then Nagas has every right to believe that Government of India (GoI) is now serious enough to negotiate on any issue and willing to work out for final solution. The two recent major developments i.e. the signing of framework agreement between NSCN and GoI in 2015 and two years later extending the scope of Indo-Naga political talk by including WC in the talk has given Nagas a historic opportunity to come to terms with the truth confronting us. This sign of seriousness shown by GoI represent perhaps a moment of truth for the Nagas where Nagas comes face to face with the truth.

And the truth is not about the need of showing to the world symptom of our desperation and eventually entering into a hastily

arrange political settlement that would further fragment our Naga society. The truth facing the Nagas is the hard and decisive choice that is available to us that would determine the future of our Naga national movement.

The hard choice that Naga would have to make is whether we agree to a kind of political settlement with India which means it would involve making a huge compromise or regroup ourselves again and reaffirm our collective national commitment and pursuit towards achieving our dream of free independent Nagaland. This is the time Nagas need to either reiterate or redefine our political position clearly and precisely.

The complex challenges confronting the Nagas today is real and it’s giving the Nagas the hard times. But the present political reality cannot be the basis for undoing our historic commitment towards the Naga nation and the Naga national movement that holds so dear in our life. The historic Naga plebiscite of 1951 which calls for complete independent Nagaland, where 99 percent Nagas gives mandate to the Naga National Council (NNC) to pursuit this cause, remain a valid document, and this mandate continue to be the directive principle of the Naga national movement. Any form of feeling of requirement of departing from this principle need to be rectified by the Naga people without which the departure would never be consider as a new guiding principle for the Nagas. A sustained national movement like ours which is sprouted out from the historical truth, which has a well defined political agenda and which has mass based popular support cannot be done away just for the sake of fitting the convenience of our times.

The persistent refusal on the part of the Naga people to depart from this historical commitment and remaining true and loyal to the cause, in the face of

mighty onslaught, persecution and false propaganda wage by the occupying forces, is what makes Naga nation and Naga political question unique. This moving display of enduring spirit by the Nagas amidst untold suffering, misery and hardship needs to be honoured and take into account by any negotiating party/parties representing the Nagas at any level of political talk with any country or at any platform. Uniqueness’ narrative of Naga politics have to read through the historical lens of the supreme sacrifice of tens of thousands of ordinary Nagas whose names could not be recorded, yet because of their contribution the Naga national movement become one of the most inspiring freedom struggle in the history of mankind.

The idea of inclusive talk should also meant equal and active participation of Nagas of Myanmar, then and only then would the talk be meaningful and complete. The dream of a free and unified Nagaland envisaged by our great leaders of eastern Nagaland too occupied an important place in our nationmaking endeavours. For this mission, Nagas of Myanmar takes an equal share of contribution and suffering like any other Nagas on this side of the border. Isolating them and engaging ourselves for a separate solution here in India would go down in history as a greatest betrayal by the Nagas against fellow Nagas.

As NNPGs’ WC prepares to join the formal peace process/ political talk with India, it is noteworthy to remind every Nagas on the history before us, our legitimate right for sovereignty and the sacrifice of more than one lakh Nagas for this cause, and this heroic narrative of Naga history cannot be surrendered at the altar of Indian imperialism in the process of political talk.

Nsungbemo Ezung, Wokha Town, (ezung_n@yahoo.com)

Reader’s Post

Appeal to the DoSE Nagaland Sir,

We would like to urge the concern authority to take note of our grievances and extend the last date for online application submission of pre-matric and post-matric scholarship scheme till October 30, 2017 for the sake of students’ community. The fact is that, we could not complete all the required process on time bound period given by your esteemed department due to poor network connectivity in semi-rural and rural areas. Most of the time the banking services couldn’t operate properly and other online necessities such as opening students’ account and online application submission have been disrupted.

Eventually, most of the students couldn’t apply in, which is the only scheme (scholarship) we can avail to help in our studies. Therefore, we the affected under-privilege students request the higher authority to kindly extend another one month (upto October 30, 2017) for the welfare of the students’ community.

Affected students of New Jalukie village: Ningsinglung, Chunthui, Kaboudai and Laisiliu

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

Nagaland Post, Dimapur friday, september 29, 2017

DDTF holds meeting on IMI

DDTF meeting on Intensified Mission Indradhanush in progress.

DIMAPUR: Dimapur District Task Force (DDTF) held a meeting on first round Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) on September 26, at the conference hall of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dimapur.

During the meeting, DPO, UIP-RCH, Dr. Lanuakum, gave a power point presentation on program implementation of Immunization and IMI in the country.

He stated that every third child in India was either partially vaccinated or unvaccinated and therefore IMI has been initiated to

immunize all children upto to 2 years and all pregnant mothers.

Dr. Lanuakum informed that IMI was implemented only in selected high risk areas, hard to reach places and poor immunization coverage areas.

He said the activities would be more intensified this year and will cover more areas than previous years.

UNDP project officer, Imli, also updated the members on eVIN and informed the members on the ongoing process of installing temperature loggers on ILRS in all the Cold Chain Points (CCP) and deep

freezer at district vaccine store to ensure that temperature is maintained at all CCPs at the recommended range; thereby guaranteeing that the vaccines given are potent and safe.

T h e m e e t i n g wa s chaired by SDO (civil) Zakabo Rotokha.

The programme was attended by District hospital Dimapur medical superintendent Dr. C.W. Tungoe, DEO R. Amongla and other stakeholders of the various department; administration, social welfare, education, DPRO, UNDP, DMC, IDSP, and Rotary Club Dimapur.

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Tuli College’s new building inaugurated DIMAPUR: Tuli College‘s new building was inaugurated on September 27 with advisor, higher education and NBHM, Deo Nukhu as chief guest and parliamentary secretary, CAWD & Taxes, Dr. Benjongliba Aier as the guest of honor.

Speaking at the prog ramme, Deo Nukhu shared his past experiences as private school teacher and highlighted the hardship and obstacles of working in private colleges and also the problems faced by the students studying in such colleges.

He said that such experience teaches one to become a better human

being in life.

Nukhu also urged the students to work hard and also appealed to the gathering to support and contribute for further development of the college.

The inaugural function was also attended by parliamentary secretary industries & commerce a n d N I D C, A m e n b a Yaden; HOD Department of Geography Nagaland University, Dr. Sangyu Yaden and Associate Professor Department of English, Nagaland University, Dr. Moanungsang, ADC & EAC of Tuli subdivision; all the HoDs of Tuli town attended the programme.

GB union Dimapur condoles DIMAPUR: GB Union Dimapur (GBUD) has expressed grief over the demise of its general secretary, late Yeheto Zhimomi, who served the union from the year 2008 till his last.

In a condolence message, GBUD described late Yeheto as one of the oldest GB, a humble man with integrity and who lived life on the principle of non-violence in solving issues.

GB Union Dimapur stated that late Yeheto contributed to the uplifment of GB members as well as Naga society and always helped the needy as he believed that serving people was serving God. Stating that his demise was a great loss, GB Union Dimapur said his death had created a huge vacuum.

Further, GB Union Dimapur has conveyed its deepest condolence to the bereaved family members and prayed for the departed soul to rest in eternal peace.

NSRLM officials and others after the launching programme.

DIMAPUR: Launching prog ram of Nagaland State Rural Livelihood Mission (NSRLM) under the department of Rural Development was held on September 21, at BDO office, RD block Kobulong, Mokokchung.

Delivering welcome address and introduction of NSRLM, NSRLM Kobulong block, block program manager (BPM) Moatoshi shared on the aims and objective of NSRLM and activities to be undertaken in the block.

BDO, RD block, Kobulong Er. Temsu Jamir also appealed to the village councils and VDBs to extend full support to the

Awareness camp on ‘adolescent & health’ CWFK alleges murder; demands justice

Participants of health and medical awareness camp.

DIMAPUR: Tamlu subdivision administration and Mobile Medical Unit (MMU), Community Educational Centre Society (CECS) jointly organized health and medical awareness camp on “Adolescent and Health” on September 20 at Christian school Tamlu for the students of Government High School and Christian school of Tamlu town under Long-

leng district.

In a press note by coordinator, MMU (CECS), S. Limawapang stated that, EAC Tamlu, Nukshimatong launched the program, wherein he enlightened the gathering about the importance of health and hygiene in our daily life.

Dr. Bendangkokba Alinger spoke on “Adolescent and Health”; coordinator MMU, S. Limawapang elucidated

the students on depression among the youth in today’s society and its evil effects; while head master Christian School Tamlu, Shaophen Phom moderated the camp.

More than 250 students attended the program and availed the facilities It further stated that, MMU is a project of CECS supported by the Hans Foundation and works for Rural Health Care.

DIMAPUR: Chozubami Welfare Forum Kohima (CWFK) has alleged that late Kukhrulu (Akhune) daughter of Vamu Phesao of Chozuba Village was murdered and that her body was found in her rented residence in Bayavu Hill Colony Kohima on September 20.

In a press statement, CWFK president, Jolayi Nienu claimed that the post mortem result as well as police preliminary report have indicated her death as a “clear case of homicide”.

CWFK also alleged that one person identified as Yanvunthung Ngullie son of late Renbong Ngullie of N. Longidang Village, a constable under 4th NAP Battalion Thizama, had been a “frequent visitor” and was in a relation with the deceased.

It claimed that “evidences pinpoint that he

had premeditated to strangulate her till death and then set it up as a case of suicide, but medical examination proved otherwise.”

It also stated that the deceased was pregnant and that the alleged accused has thus committed two murders.

In this regard, CWFK while basing on “prima facie evidences” said it had represented certain demands to the Senior SP Kohima- to set up Departmental Enquiry Board/ Commission and expedite the investigation process without delay or lapse.

It has also demanded for immediate discharge Yanvunthung Ngullie from service without any monetary and pension benefit and execute exemplary action to prevent similar occurrence amongst law enforcing personnel in future.

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CWFK also demand for life imprisonment and added that under no circumstances should the Yanvunthung be released.

In the event of releasing the accused on bail, it said the aggrieved community may be forced to resort to “traditional system of ensuring justice”.

CWFK has also appealed likeminded civil and conscious organizations to extend cooperation and support CWFK in its struggle to get justice.

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eral for the upliftment of the society.

An exhortation was delivered by Gagan Chandra Mishra, HoD political science in the programme chaired by Thoshusie katiry, program officer, NSS who also gave welcome address. A special song was presented by Marlen Y. Sangtam, dance from Akumba and male voice from NSS volunteer. A brief report of NSS activities was shared by Thsoshethe and speech on behalf of NSS volunteer was delivered by Tsaliba Thonger.

tential of the area for the upliftment of income in the households through the formation of women SHG. The program was attended by EAC Kobulong, staff of Central Bank of India Kobulong branch, project officer DRDA, Mokokchung, BDO & staff of RD Block, Kobulong, staff of District Mission Management Unit (DMMU, NSRLM, DRDA, Mokokchung), village councils, VDBs, women department and SHGs representatives from all the villages under RD block, Kobulong, Mokokchung. The programme was chaired by area cordinator, Kobulong block Bendangsenla.

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DIMAPUR: World Vision India Mon area program conducted “disaster risk reduction” (DRR) for Totok Cluster at government high school Totok Chingnyu.

State disaster response force team lead by Khatwang Konyak trained 40 Village guards, 20 community disaster preparedness plan members on how to prepare oneself for any emergency situation/disaster and how to response and take care of injured people as well as themselves.

Earlier, Coordinator Development Facilitation World Vision India Mon ADP, Y. Nockyam Wangnao delivered welcome address and briefed members on the importance of the programme. World vision aided 15 villages with 3 Solar street light each, 21 villages with 5 Long Range torch light (Anslite) each and clothes to be used during emergency situation.The programme was attended by village council members, GBs and village development committee members led by chairmen from four Totok villages.

DIMAPUR: Zisaji Presidency College (ZPC), Kiphire National Service Scheme (NSS) unit observed its foundation day on September 22 under the theme “sharing of responsibility through social service”.

A press note by NSS Kiphire stated that ZPC principal Helen Jamir, in her keynote address, stated that NSS was a voluntary association without profit but selfless dedication and service to the community for creating awareness within the college campus and its surrounding in gen-

Mission.

Meanwhile, Central Bank of India, Kobulong branch, branch manager Namoijam Bhopendro Singh, in his speech assured to extend cooperation to the mission as well as SHGs in uplifting the poor in the block.

Assistant district program manager (ADPM), Bendangtoshi highlighted the participants on the status of NSRLM in Mokokchung till date. DRDA, Mokokchung project officer, and district program manager, Toshimongla Kichu exhorted the stakeholders as well as the staff of NSRLM to discover the resources and full po-

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Stressing on safety, Goyal announced slew of measures, including eliminating remaining unmanned level crossings and installation of CCTV cameras in coaches and stations for improving passenger safety. He said: “Priority to track renewal on the routes where it is required has been ordered.”

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sectors such as roads, railways, metro networks and affordable housing, without affecting the fiscal deficit.

“Moreover, targeted policy intervention to address procedural concerns like those being highlighted by exporters, may be more effective than a 25 bps rate cut,” he said.

The rating agency expects the MPC to revise its baseline forecast for GVA growth for FY18 to under 7.3 per cent estimated in the June and August policies.

The recent data on economic activity has been subdued and the transitional challenges posed by the GST have persisted for longer than what was initially anticipated, dampening business sentiment, Takkar said.

flexi-fare for premier trains - Rajdhani, Duronto and Shatabdi.

Under this, the base fare increases by 10 per cent with every 10 per cent of berths sold subject to a prescribed limit. There was no change in the existing fare for 1AC and EC class of travel.

But on December 19, Railways started to provide 10 per cent rebate on any seat left vacant after the preparation of the chart.

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha said the fares of the trains won’t be increased.

Goyal said that the railways will on November

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ther monetary easing.

“However, we do not expect a rate cut in the upcoming policy review, as CPI inflation is expected to chart an upward trajectory over the coming months, and print between 4.5 and 5 per cent in March 2018,” Icra managing director Naresh Takkar said in a report today.

The MPC meeting is scheduled for October 3 and 4.

While an interest rate cut would be welcomed by corporates, it’s unlikely to be sufficient to meaningfully rekindle investment activity, he said.

Extra budgetary resources raised through tax-free bonds by Central PSUs, could boost investment in high- multiplier

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS): With complaints from passengers over the high prices of railway tickets due to the flexi-fare ticketing system, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said the railways will review it and the prices would be slashed.

Addressing a press conference here at Rail Bhawan, Goyal said: “I have heard people complaining about the flexifare ticketing system. We will soon take a decision on that.”

He also said that the prices in the flexi-fare system would be slashed.

On September 9, 2016, Railways introduced

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Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI): Despite rising shrill calls for a fiscal and monetary boost after Q1 GDP slipped to a three-year low, Reserve Bank is likely to leave policy rates unchanged in the forthcoming policy review next month as it expects a spike in retail inflation going ahead, says a report.

Retail inflation rose to a five-month high of 3.36 per cent in August from 2.36 per cent in July. August inflation number was the highest since March 2017, when it was recorded at 3.89 per cent.

“Retail inflation is expected to average 3.7 per cent in FY18, lower than the medium-term target of 4 per cent. With the repo rate at present at 6 per cent, there maybe room for fur-

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the total amount released in two years for this route had come up to Rs 71.72 crore. It however said that the condition was appalling as compared to the works carried out.

The amounts released for each project had been magnified in such a manner that it would seems like mega projects, said NPRAAF, adding this has left ample room for the public to believe that more amounts have been released earlier for the same projects.

NPRAAF in this regard asked the concerned department to provide the total cost of the projects and amounts released till date, for public consumption.

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In a press release, WSH president, Zheshito Swu, and general secretary, Vikato K Achumi, pointed out that with the collapsed bridges, the lifeline of Niuland has been almost cut off. The hoho stated that the only alternative route was from Patkai-SeithiekemaKuhuboto-Niuland, but it very tedious and makes the route longer by almost two hours.

WSH also stated that thousands of public of the area and hundreds of villages have been isolated from Dimapur town owing to the severed connectivity.

The hoho, therefore, in the interest of the public, has requested the state government to put in all its machineries and resources available to restore normalcy in the connectivity.

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI): Government has saved Rs 58,000 crore through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme used in various subsidy programmes, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday. The electronics and IT minister said the government is utilising digital technology to bring about changes that benefit poor and underprivileged.

“We opened Jan Dhan accounts for poor and underprivileged. We linked that to Aadhaar and mobile phones. and we started sending gas subsidy, ration subsidy, kerosene subsidy and food subsidy directly to the bank account. We have saved Rs 58,000 crore which used to be pocketed by middlemen,” Prasad said at the AIMA convention here.

Referring to the recent clarification by FD that-- it no longer uses the nomenclatures Non-Plan, State Plan etc as per the direction of the Central government, NPRAAF questioned as to why FD was still using ‘State Plan’?

Therefore, NPRAAF has asked FD to provide details regarding the total cost of the project, amount released so far, name of the contractor/firm and whether the work has been carried out successfully.

NPRAAF concluded that since the PunglwaJalukie road and the RCC girder bridges on Chuza river, Dzumha, Chathe, Daru, Hekhaperu and Teru were all located along the same and adjacent road,

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(From p-1) It stated that public would have not suffered to the extent of becoming isolated if the authorities had taken preventive and alternative measure before the bridge totally collapsed.

Besides other undue inconvenience faced by the public, NAGBA said the prices of essential commodities was likely to be at “unprecedented high.” It asserted that public would continue to face “miserable hardship” if no immediate measure was taken to restore the connectivity.

WSH appeals Western Sumi Hoho (WSH) has appealed to the responsible department to urgently restore the collapsed bridges between New Showuba and Vihokhu, and Nihoto villages.

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Acquiring bank receives revenues only in the form of MDR (merchant discount rate) and monthly rental. The MDR on debit cards has been at 1 per cent, while there is no fixed MDR on credit card transactions.

“The overall loss of around Rs 3,800 crore per year is quite substantial and hence the sustainability of the card business depends on a number of factors like, MDR, low card usage, poor telecom infrastructure, lack of incentives to merchants to accept cards and insufficient awareness about the costs associated with use of cash,” the report said.

A better telecom infrastructure is needed to drive the digital payments agenda successfully, it said, adding this can be achieved by ensuring dedicated spectrum for financial transactions alone, as there is insufficient quantum of spectrum for the infrastructure to take the additional load.

The report said the current humongous PoS infrastructure that banks have developed have to be supported wholeheartedly.

This Rs 58,000 crore money is not private money it is tax payer’s money which required to be saved and digital governance is doing that, he added.

Elaborating on the success of the DBT initiative, Prasad said that the government has so far been able to unearth 3 crore fake gas connections and has also annulled 2.7 crore fake ration cards.

“The idea we set for ourselves when we went for digital revolution is, that we want to create technology which is inclusive and at the same time affordable and dependable,” he added.

Linking up various schemes and services like hospitals digitally have benefited the poor and underprivileged, Prasad said.

The minister also confirmed that discussions were held recently to link driving license with Aadhaar card in order contain issue of dual licenses. “We are going to link up your motor vehicle driving license with Aadhaar,” Prasad noted.

Bullish on growth of digital economy in the country, the minister said the segment would be a 1 trillion dollar industry over the next 5-7 years.

(From p-1) to double lane (Rs 3.76 crore), (b)Construction of RCC girder double bridges on Chathe, Daru, Hekhaperu and Teru in between New Chumukedima and Ngwalo (Rs 20.71 crore).

It said that the Drawal Authority (DA) was “issued against the Re-appropriation of fund from Demand no. 27 – Planning Machinery vide letter no.BUD/2-27/2017-18 dated 1st May 2017.”

In this regard, NPRAAF has requested the FD to enlighten the public on what it actually meant by “re-appropriation of fund from demand no 27 – Planning Machinery?”

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crore. However, the net revenue gain per annum from ON-US transactions at PoS would be around Rs 900 crore only.

“Therefore, the total annual loss to the banking industry is around Rs 3,800 crore,” SBI Research said in a report today.

The payment card industry is based on a fourparty model - the issuing bank, acquiring bank, merchant and the customer.

The transactions at PoS are termed as ON-US transactions if the issuing bank and acquiring bank are the same bank. If the issuing bank and acquiring bank are different entities, then it is known as OFF-US transactions.

The acquiring bank bears the entire cost to create the infrastructure for PoS terminals, clearing and settlement, merchant training, terminal maintenance, and supply of consumables among others.

The issuing bank involves the cost of issuing the cards and also manages other risks relate to card holders like failed transactions and frauds.

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Mumbai, Sep 28 (PTI): The government’s digital payments push, mainly online card payments through PoS machines, may leave already capital starved banks bleed by a whopping Rs 3,800 crore annually, warns a report.

After the note-ban last November, the Narendra Modi government has pushed banks into deploying millions of points-of-sale (PoS) machines to encourage online payments. Since then, banks have more than doubled their PoS terminals.

The number of PoS terminals post-demonetisation has increased from 13.8 lakh in March 2016 to 28.4 lakh as of July 2017. On an average banks are installing 5,000 PoS per day.

This has resulted in increase in debit plus credit cards transactions at PoS from Rs 51,900 crore in October 2016 to Rs 68,500 crore in July 2017, with peak reaching in December 2016 to Rs 89,200 crore.

“We estimate that for OFF-US transactions, the aggregate annual loss for card transactions at PoS terminals around is Rs 4,700

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on security personnel.

The UN had been pushing to visit Rakhine to investigate the flight of 480,000 Rohingya Muslims to Bangladesh in a month. Rohingya who had crossed the border accused M ya n m a r ’s m i l i t a r y, backed by Buddhist mobs, of trying to drive them out with a brutal campaign of beatings, killings and village burnings.

But the military said it was only targeting militants. Earlier this week, it said bodies of 45 Hindus killed by Rohingya militants had been found in a mass grave.

According to several

humanitarian groups, in addition to those who have fled to Bangladesh, many people were displaced within Rakhine and hundreds of thousands lack food, shelter and medical care.

On Wednesday, UN refugee chief Filippo Grandi called on the Myanmar authorities to halt the violence as he said that Rohingya refugees who fled violence in Myanmar were in desperate need of help.

“They have absolutely nothing... Evidently they had to flee from a very urgent situation, from very sudden violence -- so they need everything.”

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Nay Pyi Taw, Sep 28 (IANS): A planned visit by UN officials to Myanmar’s Rakhine state, which has seen a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims, has been cancelled by the country’s authorities, the world body said on Thursday.

The visit would have been the first by UN officials to the area since violence broke out on August 25, the BBC reported. A UN spokesperson in Yangon said that no reason was given for the move.

UN aid personnel were forced to leave Rakhine when the military began a crackdown on Rohingya militants for attacks

Tokyo, Sep 28 (Agencies): Japan’s lower house was dissolved on Thursday ahead of an expected snap October 22 election being called by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as he seeks to confirm his mandate in the face of a rising challenge from a popular new conservative party.

Abe, a conservative who returned to power in 2012, is hoping a boost in his voter support in recent months will help his Liberal D e m o c r a t i c Pa r t y - l e d (LDP) coalition maintain a simple majority. It currently holds a two-thirds “super” majority.

A number of opposition lawmakers boycotted the session at which the lower house was dissolved in protest at Abe calling the election and creating a potential political vacuum at a time when tensions are high with North Korea.

“This will be a tough battle, but it’s all about how we will protect Japan, and the lives and peaceful existence of the Japanese people,” Abe told a group of lawmakers.

Popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike’s new Party of Hope -- only formally launched on Wednesday -- has upended the elec-

tion outlook after she announced she would lead the group herself.

Koike, a media-savvy former LDP lawmaker and defence minister often floated as a candidate to become Japan’s first female prime minister, said on Wednesday she would not run for a seat herself, but speculation that she will persists.

A survey by the Mainichi newspaper showed 18 percent of voters plan to vote for Koike`s Party of Hope compared to 29 percent for Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

An Asahi newspaper poll showed 13 percent planned to vote for Koike’s party versus 32 percent for the LDP. Both surveys asked voters their preference for proportional representation districts where ballots are cast for parties rather than specific candidates.

Abe’s personal ratings have risen to around 50 percent from around 30 percent in July, partly on the back of his leadership during the current North Korea crisis. The emergence of Koike’s party - which she describes as pro-reform and conservative - has thrown the main opposition Democratic Party into turmoil.

Cairo, Sep 28 (PTI): An Egyptian court today sentenced banned Muslim Brotherhood supreme guide Mohamed Badie and three others to life in prison for planning attacks against the country by inciting chaos and violence.

On August 14, 2013, Egyptian security forces raided protest camps at Rabaa al-Adawiya square and al-Nahda square in Cairo.

The sit-ins were being held by supporters of Mohammed Morsi who had been ousted as president a month earlier. At least 800 and possibly many more were killed that day. Badie, the supreme guide of the banned outfit, and three other Brotherhood members were convicted of setting up an “operation room” to direct their supporters as part of plans to defy the state and spread violence and chaos, following the dispersal of Rabaa and Nahda sit-ins in August 2013 by police.

Ninety-three defendants are also being tried for inciting chaos and violence.

The court also sentenced 12 defendants to life in prison in absentia and 77 to 15 years of intensive prison. One defendant died before the trial so his charges were dismissed.

craft,” a SpiceJet spokesperson said.

Several rockets were reportedly fired toward the airport in the Afghan capital. One of the rockets struck a home near the airport, wounding five persons. The Taliban has said on Twitter that US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, who was visiting Kabul, was the target of the attack.

The SpiceJet flight was scheduled for take-off at 11.20 am but as the Kabul airport came under attack, the passengers were made to de-board the plane and were escorted to the terminal building. SpiceJet operates five flights every week to Kabul.

China to shut down N Korean firms London, Sep 28 (Agencies): China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state.

The companies will be shut by early January. Joint Chinese and North Korean ventures will also be forced to close. China, Pyongyang’s only major ally, has already banned textile trade and limited oil exports.

The move is part of an international response to North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test, reports BBC news. The UN Security Council, of which China is a member, voted unanimously for fresh sanctions on 11 September. China’s commerce ministry said it had set a deadline of 120 days from the passing of the resolution for any North Korean companies within its borders to close. North Korea is politically and economically isolated, and the vast majority of its trade is with China.

Lo n d o n, S e p 2 8 (Agencies): Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has dismissed comments made by Donald Trump that the site has always been against him.

The US president accused the social network of “collusion” on Twitter, branding it “anti-Trump”.

He made the same claim against the New York Times and the Washington Post.

Facebook will shortly hand over 3,000 political adverts to congressional investigators probing alleged Russian meddling in the US election, re por ts BBC news.

The site believes the ads were probably purchased by Russian entities during and after the 2016 presidential contest.

Facebook, Twitter and Google have been asked to testify before the US Senate Intelligence Committee on November 1 about the allegations of Russian interference.

Facebook and Google have confirmed they have received invitations to attend the committee hearing, but none of the social media giants have yet said they will be present.

Mark Zuckerberg has made it clear in the past that he doesn’t like Donald

North Korea accuses Trump of exploiting Warmbier death Seoul, Sep 28 (AFP): North Korea today accused Donald Trump of exploiting Otto Warmbier’s death, calling the US president an “old lunatic” for alleging that the American student was tortured while in Pyongyang’s custody.

In a statement issued by the official KCNA news agency, North Korea’s foreign ministry attacked the US of “luring and pushing” the 22-year-old student into breaking the country’s laws.

“Trump and his clique, for their anti-DPRK propaganda, are again exploiting the death of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who had been under reform through labour for the criminal act he committed against the DPRK and died after returning to the US,” it said, using the acronym for the North’s official name.

Warmbier, who was visiting the North as a tourist in January 2016 when he was arrested and imprisoned by the regime, died in June this year, just days after he was released from custody and sent home in a

mysterious coma.

In the statement, the North accused “an antiDPRK conspiracy organisation in the US” of sending Warmbier to the country on a criminal “mission”.

“The fact that the old lunatic Trump and his riffraff slandered the sacred dignity of our supreme leadership, using bogus data full of falsehood and fabrications, only serves to redouble the surging hatred of our army and people towards the US and their will to retaliate thousand-fold,” it said.

The statement came after a US medical examiner said Warmbier had shown no obvious signs of torture despite assertions by his parents and Trump.

His parents, in a series of American television interviews Tuesday, said their son showed signs of torture, including teeth that appeared to have been “rearranged,” and hands and feet that were disfigured.

“They kidnapped Otto, they tortured him, they intentionally injured him. They are not victims, they are terrorists,” Fred

Warmbier said on the prog ramme “Fox and Friends.”

After the airing of the interview, Trump for the first time accused North Korean leader Kim JongUn’s regime of torturing Warmbier.

Trump said: “Otto was tortured beyond belief

by North Korea.”

But coroner Lakshmi Sammarco, who examined Warmbier’s body after his death, said there was no clear evidence of physical torture -- including no recently broken bones or damaged teeth.

“We don’t know what happened to him. That’s the bottom line,” she said.

“We’re never going to know, unless the people who were there come forward and say, ‘This is what happened to Otto.’”

Tensions have flared in recent weeks following Pyongyang’s sixth nuclear test that triggered a new round of tough United Nations sanctions and an escalated war of words between Kim and Trump, who has ignored pleas from US allies to tone down his rhetoric.

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FELICITATION

JOTSOMA : NAGALAND

P.O.TSEMINYU – 797109, KOHIMA : NAGALAND

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The Kethagha Service Association with immense pride and honour extend our heartfelt congratulations to the following members for bringing laurels to the K.S.A. 1. Shri. Watilo Magh on being promoted to Addl. Director, Deptt. of School Education.

2. Shri. Hainenlo Magh on being promoted to Senior Lecturer, DIET, SCERT. Sd/Sd/(YATILO SEMY) (KEPFUSHE KATH) General Secretary, K.S.A President, K.S.A

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The Dimapur Chuchuyimlang Kaketshir Telongjem congratulates Dr. T. Imlichuba Jamir, son of Mrs. Atula Longkumer & Er. S. Temsulong Jamir having been recieved the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery (BDS) from Regional Dental College under Gauhati University. The Union further felicitates and wish him good luck while looking forward that his service to the people will continue to flourish for years to come.

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The Principal, Headmaster, Staff and the School Managing Board, GHSS, Jotsoma would like to acknowledge the thoughtful act of DR. SHÜRHOZELIE LIEZIETSU, Hon’ble MLA, Ex Chief Minister and President, NPF for donating the much needed school bus. Sir, your generosity will directly benefit the school and the students. The unflinching support of individuals like you makes it possible for the school to progress with greater passion.

The School is greatly encouraged and challenged with your act of kindness, and prays that the Almighty God will continue to bless you abundantly.

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With Great pride and honour, the Shena Old Union, Kohima (SOUK) extend our heartiest congratulations to Dr. Pitheli K. Jimo, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Nagaland University, Lumami, wife of Shri. Toboka K. Achumi, on being conferred Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Hyderabad on the Topic "RECONCEPTUALIZING HOME AND CITIZENSHIP, A STUDY OF RETURN MIGRANTS IN HYDERABAD".

The Union prays that the Almighty God bless her with good health and wishes greater success in the days to come.

Shetovi (Kits) Achumi Chairman (SOUK)

Ahito Achumi Secretary (SOUK)

OFFICE OF THE

TAMLU STUDENTS’ UNION HQ. Tamlu Village.

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E. Lungting Konyak President, TSU.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Sd/Rev. SAVITO NAGI Chairman, SMB

Trump - or at least, his policies.

This statement shows frustration, I think. Not just with the president, but at the atmosphere swirling around Facebook at the moment - commentary that is painting it as a burden on the electoral process, and maybe even on society as a whole.

He’s trying to show all the good - as he sees it - that Facebook has done.

He feels hard done by.

And as a man obsessed by data and metrics, he’s probably looking at the problem of Russian-backed fake news ads and seeing it as a minuscule part of all the election goings-on on his network of 2 billion people.

But it’s not the scale that’s the issue here - but his immature refusal to face up to the public’s concerns. It was less cover up, more can’t-be-bothered.

Mark Zuckerberg has surely by now realised that he must answer his users’ concerns, even when he

The Tamlu Students’ Union and the Tamlu community in general, with immense pride and honour, convey our heartiest congratulations to Smti. Chumei Yanlem, D/o Shri. Thanglong Yanlem on her promotion from SDO (SC) to Deputy Director, Soil & Water Conservation Department, Nagaland, Kohima.

The Union wishes you good health, success and happiness in your wonderful career ahead. May you continue to remain always as a hope of inspiration for our younger generation.

OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL

OFFICE OF THEHEAD KITHAGHA SERVICE ASSOCIATION QUARTER : CHUNLIKHA

Mark Zuckerberg

doesn’t share them. His mistake may prove extremely costly - he’s boosted those calling for stricter regulation of internet companies.

In a Facebook post responding to President Trump’s criticism, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was striving to make “a platform for all ideas”. He said that aside from “problematic ads”, Facebook’s impact ranged from “giving people a voice, to enabling candidates to communicate directly, to helping millions of people vote”.

He noted that both ends of the political spectrum were upset about content they disliked, and that liberals in the US had accused him of enabling Mr Trump’s victory.

He said the candidates’ campaigns had “spent hundreds of millions advertising online,” which he called “1000x more than any problematic ads we’ve found”.

The 33-year-old said he regretted saying on the day Mr Trump was elected that it was “crazy” to say that misinformation on Facebook changed the election’s outcome, because it sounded dismissive.

He promised Facebook would “continue to build a community for all people” - and to “defend against nation states attempting to spread misinformation and subvert elections”.

Mr Zuckerberg’s response attracted 65,000 “likes” within two hours of being posted.

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Access to violence-hit northern Rakhine state is tightly controlled.

New Delhi, Sep 28 (PTI): Nearly 180 passengers and crew on board a Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane from Kabul had a narrow escape Thursday when the Taliban launched a rocket attack on the Hamid Karzai International Airport in the Afghan capital.

At the time of the rocket attack, SpiceJet’s SG 22 Kabul-Delhi flight was preparing for take-off at the airport. “The boarding for SpiceJet flight SG 22 operating Kabul-Delhi was almost complete when the incident took place. Passengers and crew were safely deboarded and taken to the terminal building. There was no damage to the air-

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M. Nahnyei Konyak General Secretary, TSU.

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JUNIOR SUPPLY COLONY FOOTBALL CLUB DIAPUR - 797112, NAGALAND

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Junior Supply Colony Football Club would like to acknowledge all those individuals who financially, physically and morally contributed towards the club during its 4th Men Soccer event held on 27th - 28th Sept. 2017 at Children's Park, Supply Colony.

1. Mohan Singh Company 2. Khekaho Awomi 3. Atoka Awomi 4. United Women Welfare Organisation, Supply Colony.

5. Zaheer Abbas, Supply Colony 6. Niholu Aye 7. Inake Swu, V/P, Supply Colony Youth Organisation.

8. Tiawapang, G/S. Supply Colony Youth Organisation.

9. Shilu Ao. 10. Renthungo Humtsoe.

11. Kirangsungla Kichu 12. Purchila Jamir.

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Alobo Naga Launches ‘Kini’ In Mumbai

(L-R) Gugs Chishi, Alobo Naga, Kailash Kher and Uday Benegal.

Bollywood singer Kailash Kher and the rock mogul, Uday Benegal of Indus Creed.

Never Let You Go, Chasing Ghosts and is well supported by Nise Meruno on piano for a special session classic songs from

Elvis Presley, Boyzone and Beyonce. Melange a jazz, folk rock band from Mumbai sang some foot tapping number as an opening act.

Currently, the album is available at on Artist Aloud Hungama APP Wynk iTunes India and iTunes International.

Hearty congratulations to Miss. Moromi Gohain (D/o Late Lakheswar Gohain/Gogoi, R/o Padumpukhuri) for your great performance by securing in top 14 in the recently declared B.Ed result under Nagaland University. Thanks for making our family proud.

May God be with you in your future endeavour.

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Family & relatives

75th Birth Anniversary Proverbs 16:31

Long life is the reward of the righteous, gray hair is a glorious crown.

True life requires :1. Discipline 2. Faith 3. Hard Work You found it and have live it!

Wishing you a blessed Happy Birthday.

FELICITATION KHEHUTO YEPTHO (29-09-1942)

From loving Wife, children, in-laws & grandchildren.

VINNGOI INN

SHAMNYU WARD, MON TOWN – 798621 CONTACT NO. 9862272050, 8974643378 EMAIL : vinngoiresort@gmail.com

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With immense pride and honour, the Dimapur Surumi Community would like to congratulate Shri Z. Hukhato Awomi, S/o Lt. Zhuhashe Awomi on being promoted to Deputy Director (Agri).

We wish him success in life and his future endeavours.

Vikiho Awomi N. Kiyekhu Awomi Chairman, DSC Gen. Secretary, DSC

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lobo Naga, front man of ANTB and winner of MTV EMA 2012 - Best Indian Act, launched his second full-length (long play) album titled ‘Kini’ at Hard Rock Cafe, Worli, Mumbai on September 26, under the flagship property ARISE, curated by Artist Aloud and Hard Rock Cafe together.

Kini means number 2 in Sumi dialect and has 12 peppy songs to enthral listeners from all age group.

The album is produced, mixed and mastered by MOTO from Germany.

‘Kini’ was launched in the august presence of Gugs Chishi, Director, Music Task Force, renowned

Speaking more on the occasion, Alobo Naga said, “The album took one year to complete and it is a real special feeling for me today.

The hard work put by all the people associated with this project has finally paid off. I am so grateful to Artistaloud, Hard Rock Cafe, Chishi, Kher, Benegal and my teacher Nise Meronu for the love and support to turn Kini into reality. Not to forget the lovely crowd who turned out in massive numbers to support the album”.

Alobo sang all the important tracks from the album like L&T, WOLO,

CONGRATULATIONS

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Inter-departmental tourney concludes

MCC: Phoenix Rising beat Gazelle FC

Kohima, Sep 28 (NPN): Phoenix minute. Ngukato scored the equalizer 52ndminute. Ngukato found the second Rising beat Gazelle FC 3-2 at the for Gazelle FC in the in 33rdminute. goal for Gazelle FC in the 56th minute. and LC Singh (5th AR) ongoing Morning Champions Cup After the lemon break, Seyie added the On Friday, All Balcks will lock horns Runner up - Hinoka H. (MCC) on Thursday. Ketabu opened second goal for Phoenix in 47th minute with MRH Sunrisers at Seikhazou Sema and Shiluho Chophy the account for Phoenix Rising in 8th and Ketabu netted the third goal in ground, Kohima. (Correspondent) (SDEO, Zunheboto) Men’s dingles 1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF 1st DEATH Winner -Tono K. Zhimo OUR BELOVED LT. LONGRIYANGER ANNIVERSARY (SP, Zunheboto) Runner up - Inato H Zhimo of The priceless (SDEO, Aghunato) memories you gave Late Yemten Phom Women’s singles Born : 06.11.1988 us during your short Winner- Aholi Sumi (SP, Died : 29.9.2016 Zunheboto) journey with us is Runner up- Viholi Sumi It's been a year since the only solace we (Horticulture) embrace and treasure you left us for your Carrom to let days go by ever heavenly abode, But Winner - Boheto Yeptho and Inaho Aye (SP, Zunsince the day you left not a single day goes by Winners of inter-departmental tournament along with DSCZ officials. (DIPR) heboto) without missing your us a year ago.

D i m a p u r , S e p 2 8 at Indoor Stadium, ZunheWinners 2nd- Viloka Zhimo and Nipresence.

(NPN): The 7th inter- boto. Altogether 35 departBadminton: tovi Awomi (Housing) We deeply miss you departmental tournament ments took part in badminMen’s double 3rd - Gideon Yeptho and We miss you today Loving family members concluded on September 28 ton and carrom.

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You never said I’m leaving, You never said goodbye.

We knew little that night, That God was going to call your name.

It broke our hearts to lose you, The day God Called you home.

You left us precious memories, your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you, You are always by our side.

Our family chain is broken and nothing seems the same.

But as God calls us one by one the chain will link again. 28/11/1960 - 25/09/2017 “May your soul rest in peace”

We, the bereaved family of Late Mrs. Neiloü Kapfo, acknowledge the sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to us following our sad loss. We would like to express our profound gratitude to everyone who stood by us physically and supported us financially, materially and through prayers.

Though we are unable to acknowledge everyone individually, It is our prayer that Almighty God bless each and everyone of you abundantly.

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LT. TSUTSHOWELHI (AKHRO) KHALO A year has passed since you left us for your heavenly home But your memories will not be forgotten Forever you will be in our hearts We love you and miss you seriously.

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1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF LT. MRS. RUTH TAJEN

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On His 1st Death Anniversary

Job. 1.21

Through this column, we the bereaved family members of Lt. Mar Aier, Pastor Longjang Compound Baptist Church would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and thankfulness to Longjang Compound Baptist Church, Eden Medical Centre, CIHSR, ABAM, all individuals, Ao churches, SBC, unions, neighbours, friends, relatives from far and near, all well wishers who stood by us and supported us financially, physically, materially, morally and in prayer from the time of his illness till his death.

We deeply regret our inability Born : 20 Oct' 1976 to mention and thank each and Dies : 21 Sept' 2017 everyone individually but we will ever remain indebted for all the love and support shown to us. It is our sincere prayer that the Almighty God bless you all abundantly. th

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29TH SEPTEMBER, 2016

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

"The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away"

and always will.

Loving wife, daughter, parents, sisters, family and relatives

Died on 29th Sept. 2016 One year has passed since you left us. Yet we still feel your presence in our midst. We dearly miss your prayer support and guidance. The precious memories you’ve left behind still lingers in our hearts.

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29.09.2016 – 29.09.2017

29th September 2016

We begin to remember not just that you died but that you lived... And that your life was a blessing, your words of wisdom and encouragement will live on forever in our hearts.

You left behind a trail of beautiful memories to cherish!

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Loving wife, children, grandchildren brothers, sisters and in-laws

OBITUARY

"He was a father so very rare, so good and strong.

Our teacher and our guide, Loving and kind in all his ways, Sincere and true, in his heart and mind, Upright and just to the end of his days, Beautiful memories, he left behind" You will forever be in our heart, We love you and miss you dearly.

1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY

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SECOND DEATH ANNIVERSARY of our beloved father LATE KHEKIHO ASSUMI

LATE MATHIYALAGAN 06.10.1957- 27.09.2017

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To lose you was Unbearable, and time and time again, We've tried to find a reason, But no one can explain, Life and death holds Mysteries, But nothing is for sure, We loved you then, We love you now, And we'll love you forever more.

Officers & Staff Directorate of Nagaland State Lotteries, & Representatives of Distributor, Kohima.

LATE TEMSUNUNGSANG YADEN

(Retired Director, Directorate of Soil & Water Conservation) 18/05/1942 – 29/09/2016 For all that you have done to make our future a brighter one; For life’s battles you had fought alone providing protection and education through kind sacrifices and quite deeds, for always fulfilling our needs; All that we have been and we are now, to you we sincerely owe; Never shall we forget your wonderful ways and values in tribute we offer you gratitude and praise until memory fades and life departs you will live forever in our hearts Loving tribute from all the family members

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If love alone could have saved you, You never would have died.

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Chelsea hit late winner Foster’s FC, Butcher Union register easy wins against Atletico Madrid Correspondent

Kohima, Sep 28 (NPN): Foster’s FC beat Speed Talented Junior 3-0 while Butcher Union FC thrashed 14th NAP (IR) Kiphire by 6-1 at the ongoing 18th NSF Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy on Thursday.

In the first match, Foster’s FC beat Speed Talented Junior by 3-0. Ase Seyie (11) opened the account for Foster’s FC in 21st minute. Kevibou Kense

NSF Martyrs’ Trophy

Cesc Fabregas and Azpilicueta try to close down Carrasco as he fires a shot at goal during Wednesday night’s showdown Madrid, Sep 28 (Agencies): Michy Batshuayi scored with the final kick of the game to give Chelsea a 2-1 win away to Atletico Madrid in Champions League Group C on Wednesday.

Chelsea had the wide majority of chances in the first half, most notably Eden Hazard’s deflected shot from distance striking the post But Atletico went ahead against the run of play as David Luiz tugged down Lucas Hernandez while trying to defend a corner, and Antoine Griezmann scored from the resulting penalty in the 40th minute.

And it was nearly 2-0 before the break as Saul Niguez put a rebound inches wide after Thibaut Courtois could only parry Koke’s long shot into the centre of the box. However, Chelsea equalized in the minute when Morata got a touch with his head to turn in Eden Hazard’s cross.

And just as it seemed they would settle for a point, Chelsea found a goal from an elaborate routine, as Ti-

emoue Bakayoko flicked the ball on to Marcos Alonso, and it fell to Batshuayi to net the winner.

from Martial, who later had to leave the game with an injury. Only Konstantin Kuchaev’s late consolation denied David De Gea Dominant United goal a clean sheet after the goalstroll past CSKA keeper made a pair of fine Romelu Lukaku scored saves in the first half. twice and Anthony Martial Barcelona edge also shone as Manchester Sporting Lisbon United cruised to a 4-1 win away to CSKA Moscow to Barcelona earned their stay perfect in Group A. second win to stay atop Playing without Paul Group D, though they needPogba, United nevertheless ed an own goal to sneak past needed just four minutes to Sporting Lisbon 1-0. find the opener as Romelu Luis Suarez had the Lukaku leaped to head in best chance to score in a Anthony Martial’s header. quiet first half, putting a shot And Mar tial soon just wide after Lionel Messi made it 2-0 from the penalty had found Jordi Alba with a spot after Georgi Schennik- fine through ball. ov brought down Henrikh Sporting were forced Mkhitaryan. Martial and into an unusual change beLukaku linked up again in fore half-time when Seydou the 27th minute, the Belgian Doumbia was booked for tapping home after defender diving, then had to come Vasili Berezutski failed to off after picking up an injury deal with Martial’s hopeful in the process. Barcelona’s ball into the box. breakthrough came from a Henrikh Mkhitaryan set piece in the 49th minute got in on the fun in the 57th as Suarez’s missed Messi’s minute by running onto a cross, but it hit defender Serebound after Igor Akinfeev bastian Coates behind him had done well to save a shot for an own goal.

(18) scored the second and third goals in the 26th and 63rd minutes. Mila (6) of Speed Talented Junior and Khriezohu Seyie (7) of Foster’s FC were cautioned for unsporting behaviour.

In the second match, Putu FC Zhavame edged Sports Link FC 3-2. Sports Link FC took an early lead when Hüveto D Vadeo (8) found the net in the 5th minute. Vadeo doubled the score in the 8th minute. However, the lead didn’t last long as Vipatu Krocha (18) scored for Putu FC in the 9th minute and Tamthing A.S (10) scored the equalizer in the 17th minute to end the first half at 2-2 draw.

The winning goal for

Kings FC (black) and Paikai CC, Dimapur in action at Kohima local ground on Thursday. (NP) Putu FC was scored by Vipatu Krocha (18) in the 54th minute.

Meanwhile, Sürhonieyi Chürhah (11) of sports Link FC, Epoi Hieme (1) keeper and Liavikho Dukru (5) of Putu FC were awarded yellow card for foul play.

In the third match, Butcher Union FC thrashed 14th NAP (IR) Kiphire 6-1.

Pete (9) of Butcher Union scored a hat-trick. His goals came in the 12th, 18th and 53rd minutes of the match.

Neikethozo (7), Khieketho-

zo (6) and Mezhüsietuo (10) scored one goal each for Butcher Union FC in 27th, 6th and 60th minutes respectively. The solitary goal for 14th NAP (IR) was scored by Rokozhazo (10) in 50th minute. Kevisazo (2) of Butcher Union FC and Kosalie (16) of 14th NAP were cautioned with yellow cards.

In the last match, Kings FC Chüziema beat Patkai Christain College Dimapur by 2-1. Menguzelie Rutsa of Kings FC

opened the account in the 11th minute. Kevitsokho (10) scored the equalizer for Patkai Christian Col-

lege. The winning goal for Kings FC was scored by Mezhüsielie Pienyü (6) in the 52nd minute.

Today’s matches 1st match: 9:30 am Seiyhazou Hills Boys FC vs Renegades FC 2nd match: 11:00 am Speartex FC Kohima vs Old Ministers’ Hill FC 3rd match: 12:30 pm Athletico Boys Vs Billy Graham FC 4th match: 2:00 pm Kirha Youth Society Viswema Vs FC Chetheba Phek

MAFA tourney: Molvom, KYO win Harika loses again at Isle of Man chess meet

Dimapur, Sep 28 (NPN): Molvom ‘B’ and Khanakhuru Youth Organisation registered wins at the ongoing MAFA Football Tournament on Thursday.

In the first match, Molvom ‘B’ beat Tsuuma Youth Organization (TYO) 4-2.

Thanglenlal opened the account for Molvom ‘B’ in the 4th minute.

Thanglenhao scored the second and third goals in the 27th and 32nd minutes and Thangminlen scored the fourth goal in the 36th minute. The goals for TYO

were scored by Botovi and Kevikhrielie.

In the second match, Khanakhuru Youth Organisation outclassed Piphema Youth Organization 5-2.

Viprase scored two goals (4th and 11th minutes) while Kesoto, Diezechulie and Anoto scored a goal each. For Piphema Youth Organization, Vikhetukho scored two goals.

On Friday, Bungsang will take on Khaibung ‘B’ at 1:00 pm while MTYO ‘A’ will play MTYO ‘B’ at 3:00 pm.

Isle of Man, Sep 28 (IANS): Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli fought valiantly but lost to Hungarian GM and WGM Anna Rudolf in the fifth round of the Isle of Man International chess tournament.

The World No.10 Indian, playing with white pieces on Wednesday, started off aggressively to put her female opponent under immense pressure but couldn’t convert it to a win as the Hungarian launched a comeback from

Kohima overall champions of 30th NTA meet

Official ball for U-17 WC launched

Mkg inter-club badminton c’ship underway

Medals tally

Organizers and winners of State Taekwondo Championship on Thursday.

KOHIMA, SEP 28 (NPN): Kohima district emerged as the overall champions of 30th Nagaland State Taekwondo Championship which concluded Thursday at IG Stadium. The

meet was organised by Nagaland Taekwondo Association (NTA). Kohima district grabbed 31 gold medals while Dimapur district secured the second position with 8 gold medals

and Tuensang district got the third position with 8 gold medals. Village Guard Organization, who participated in the championship for the first time, won 2 gold and a silver.

1. Kohima: Gold 31, Silver 7, Bronze 4, Total 42 2. Dimapur: Gold 8, Silver 10, Bronze 11, T 29 3. Tuensang: Gold 8, Silver 7, Bronze 11, Total -26 4. Mokokchung: Gold 7, Silver 7, Bronze 7, Total- 21 5. Wokha: Gold 4, Silver 1, Bronze 4, Total 9 6. Village Guard Organization: Gold 2, Silver 1, Bronze 0, Total- 3 7. Kiphire: Gold 1, Silver 5, Bronze 6, Total- 12 8. Longleng: Gold 1, Silver 0, Bronze 2, Total -3 9. Peren: Gold 0, Silver 7, Bronze 5, Total- 12

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS): Krasava, the official match ball for the FIFA Under-17 football World Cup has been launched, it was announced on Thursday.

Krasava is a word commonly used by Russian sports fans to describe a beautiful performance and is the ultimate praise for a team when they play with creativity and flair.

The pattern on the adidas’ ball features a striking red design with jagged lines running through it, designed to represent the design of a Russian Ruby and the metaphorical jewel of the game.

The ball will be seen on-pitch for the first time on October 6.

a bad position and took the game away from her.

After her second loss on the trot, Harika said: “I was clearly in a better position in the initial stages of the game but took a lot of time to play my moves and in time trouble I played a few bad moves which equalised the equation.”

With time running out, the lass from Guntur made one last mistake which led to the eventual loss.

“The few panicked moves in the time trouble

then led the game out of my control and I could not save it later,” Harika said.

After five rounds in the tournament, which has a formidable field of 160 players, Harika is tied fifth with 2.5 points from two wins, two losses and one draw.

She will take on another female opponent, English IM Jovanka Houska, for her sixth-round encounter later on Thursday, as she looks to bounce back from the losses and move up the rankings table.

Guest of Honour Imli Jamir (3rd from Left) with the officials and Northeast Badminton Championship 2017 medal winners.

MOKOKCHUNG, SEP 28 (NPN): The Mokokchung Inter-Club Badminton Championship, organised

by Mokokchung District Badminton Association (MDVA) got under way Thursday at the badminton indoor stadium, Mokokchung.

MDBA also felicitated

players who won medals at northeast and state level tournaments.

The players are Kilangkumba and Chunglitong who won boys’ doubles bronze at Northeast Championship at Aizwal. Catch them young tournament U-15 singles champion Watisungla, U-15 singles

runner-up Imlikumla and U-15 doubles runner-up Imlirenla and Sangtina were also felicitated.

A special song was presented by Temsuwapang and welcome note delivered by MDBA President Er. Toshi while God’s blessing was invoked by MTBA associate pastor Bendang Jamir.

Australia halt India’s winning run with 21-run victory NagaWrestleMania 6, YFC to share stage

Bengaluru, Sep 28 (Agencies): Opener David Warner hit a sparkling century in his 100th one-day international to help Australia down India by 21 runs and pull off a consolation win on Thursday.

Warner’s blazing 124 and his 231-run opening stand with Aaron Finch, who made 94, guided the visitors to 334-5 in the fourth game of the five-match series in Bangalore.

The hosts, who lead the series 3-1, faltered in their chase to end on 313-8 despite three half-centuries including a gritty 67 off 69 balls from Kedar Jadhav.

Fast bowlers Kane Richardson and Nathan Coulter-Nile shared five wickets between them to snap India’s winning streak of nine ODI games.

Virat Kohli’s India began its reply on a positive note as openers Rohit Sharma, who hit 65, and Ajinkya Rahane, who made 53, put together a 106-run stand. Rahane registered a hat-trick of half-centuries and in the next over Sharma hit two big sixes off leg-spinner Adam Zampa to bring up his fifty in style. Richardson broke the

Australian players celebrate after taking the wicket of Rahane. (PTI)

century stand after sending Rahane trudging back to the pavilion.

Sharma tried to keep the momentum going with Kohli for company but a big mix-up between the two batsmen got him run out. Kohli was soon bowled by Coulter-Nile for 21.

Hardik Pandya, who scored 41, put on a determined 78-run partnership with Jadhav to keep the chase afloat but it became difficult to keep

pace with the mounting run-rate.

Jadhav, smashing 7 fours and a six, also got going with Manish Pandey, who scored 33, to put on 61 runs for the fifth wicket, but his wicket took the wheels off the chase.

Earlier electing to bat, the leftright batting pair of Warner and Finch pulverised the Indian bowlers attack in the first 35 overs.

Warner hit 12 fours and four

sixes. It was his 14th ODI century since making his debut at Hobart in 2009. The batsman got to his milestone with a boundary off part-time spinner Jadhav, jumping for joy as the runs were marked up. He later fell to Jadhav’s off-spin and walked off to a standing ovation.

Finch, who missed out on his second successive century, soon followed his partner after getting caught at mid-on off paceman Umesh Yadav.

Yadav got the prized scalp of skipper Steve Smith to bag his 100th ODI wicket. The visitors lost three wickets in just 15 deliveries.

But Travis Head and Peter Handscomb forged a 63-run fourthwicket partnership to halt the Indian fightback with some intelligent batting. Handscomb made a 30-ball 43, laced with three fours and a six, before being bowled by Yadav. Head made an effective 29.

The final match is scheduled for Sunday in Nagpur before the action shifts to the three-match twenty20 series starting October 7.

Dimapur, Sep 28 (NPN): In an effort to promote Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), 3E Nagaland, the organisers of NagaWrestleMania 6 (King Of The Ring Series 2017), will share its stage with Yoddha Fighting Championship (YFC) and go one notch higher to present this year’s edition as a Combat Sports Festival from October 26-28 at local ground, Kohima.

NagaWrestleMania, the only categorised Naga wrestling tournament in Nagaland, which features two senior categories- lightweight (74 kg & below) and heavyweight (above 74 kg) and one junior category (14 years and below), has already been announced and registration is in progress at four outlets, namely 3E Office, Sportsworld, Orchid Store Kohima and Life Centre, Pfutsero. The last date for registration is October 14.

Yoddha Fighting Championship, scheduled on October 28, will feature a pre-determined fight card, which will be announced shortly, comprising some of the best fighters in YoddhaFC’s different weight divisions.

In view of this new development,

the 3-day mega event schedule which was announced earlier will be slightly altered as follows -

NagaWrestleMania 6 (King Of The Ring Series)

October 26 1st Series - Lightweight Championship 2nd Series - Heavyweight Championship October 27 3rd Series - Junior Championship 4th Series - King Of The Ring Championship

YODDHA FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP October 28- Fight card yet to be announced All the main events of the Combat Sports Festival, both Naga wrestling and YoddhaFC, will be scheduled in the evening while other attractions such as photography and merchandise stalls, food courts and live concert will go on at other times throughout the festival.

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