September 7, 2018

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Vol XXVIII No. 272

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00

Security agencies to get face recognition tools: Rajnath Singh

ISSF c’ship: Saurabh wins gold

Pence denies writing ‘amateur’ editorial

national, Page 5

sports, Page 12

international, Page 9

SC decriminalizes homosexuality

People celebrate the verdict outside the Court on Thursday. (PTI)

was being read out. Many of the community members who had assembled outside the apex court jumped in joy and distributed sweets.

Chief Justice Misra said consensual sex between adults in a private space, which is not harmful to women or children, cannot be denied as it is a matter of individual choice.

Section 377 will not apply to consensual same-sex acts between homosexuals, heterosexuals, lesbians, the court said, clarifying that sexual act without consent and bestiality will continue to be an offence under section 377.

“An individual has full liberty over his or her body and his or her sexual orientation is a matter of one’s choice,” said the Chief Justice. “Time to bid adieu to prejudicial perceptions deeply ingrained in social mindset. Time to empower LGBTIQ community against discrimination. They should be allowed to make their choices,” he added.

In a concurring judgement, Justice Nariman said homosexuality is “not a mental disorder or disease”.

He said the LGBTIQ community has an equal right

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (AGENCIES): In a historic verdict, the Supreme Court on Thursday decriminalised homosexuality between consenting adults by declaring Section 377, the penal provision which criminalised gay sex, as “manifestly arbitrary”.

The Supreme Court overruled its own 2013 decision and said Section 377, a controversial British-era ban on consensual gay sex, is irrational, indefensible and arbitrary. In separate but unanimous verdicts, a fivejudge Constitution Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice Rohinton Nariman, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar, Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and Justice Indu Malho-

tra partially struck down Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as unconstitutional. The bench said it is no longer an offence for LGBTIQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex and queer/ questioning) community to engage in consensual sex between two adults in private.

Reading out the judgment, Chief Justice Misra said attitudes and mentality have to change to accept others’ identity and accept what they are, and not what they should be. “It is the constitutional and not social morality which will prevail,” said the court. The verdict sparked celebrations in the LGBTIQ community across India even as the judgment

NRMSATA-2016 calls off ongoing stir

YAA seeks power deptt’s action

DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Nagaland RMSA Teachers’ Association (NRMSATA) 2016 batch has called off its ongoing stir with immediate effect. This followed a meeting between School Education department officials and its office-bearers, where the department agreed to look into their demands in all fairness. According to a press release issued by NRMSATA-2016 president Sao Venuh and general secretary Haisoliabe Ndang, school education principal secretary informed the meeting that the deadline of September 17 for signing the office memorandum would be postponed to September 29 so that a respectable time period could be had by the department to cross examine the demands for arriving at a proper decision and allowing the teachers to respond accordingly It also expressed gratitude to all its members who came from all the districts to extend their support for its cause. And with the issue of OM currently under review, NRMSATA-2016 directed all its members to restrain from signing the memorandum and resume their normal duties at the earliest until a conclusion was drawn from the responses given by the department.

This is it!

“The nation’s health is its government. We are cash rich. Why listen to those who whine about taxes etc?”

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The 33/11 kv transformer at Shamator. (YAA)

DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Yimchungrü Akherü Arihako (YAA) has appealed to the department of power to carry out spot verification of the 33/11kv transformer installed at Shamator.

In a press note, YAA president, S Yansomong, and general secretary, Achung Jangleh, pointed out that the transformer was in a precarious condition following multiple mudslides that occurred within the vicinity. In this regard, the YAA has urged the department to assess the situation and take immediate remedial measures to thwart any misfortune.

Meanwhile, YAA has also appealed the responsible authorities to expedite the process of restoration work along NH 202 and make alternate arrangement to mitigate the situation.

It stated that people living in Kiphire and Tuensang districts were reeling under immense hardships due to the prevailing “pathetic condition” of NH 202. Stating that NH 202 that connects the two districts was considered as lifeline, the YAA said incessant rain in the past few months has resulted in complete damage of highway near Shungkiu.

to live with dignity and are entitled to equal protection of law. He directed the Centre to give wide publicity to this judgment to remove the stigma attached to homosexuality. Justice Chandrachud said to deny the LGBTIQ community their right to sexual orientation is a denial of their citizenship and a violation of their privacy.

“They cannot be pushed into obscurity by an oppressive colonial legislation... Sexual minorities in India have lived in fear, hiding as second class citizens,” said Justice Chandrachud, adding “the state has no business to intrude on such matters”. Justice Indu Malhotra said that history owes an apology to the LGBTIQ community for all that they have suffered on account of the ignorance of the majority about homosexuality.

“LGBTIQ people have a right to live unshackled from the shadow,” she said.

The Supreme Court verdict, which overruled its own earlier judgment, assumes significance as in the earlier round of litigation in 2013, the top court had reversed a Delhi High Court ruling decriminalising homosexuality.

Telangana Assembly dissolved; polls likely by November HYDERABAD, SEP 6 (AGENCIES): In a bold but calculated move, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) on Thursday dissolved the Legislative Assembly and sought early elections, about eight months ahead of the end of his Government’s five-year tenure.

Elections will be held as early as November-end and the new government will be in place in December, said KCR, citing discussions with Election Commission officials. KCR, who also heads the Telangana Rashtra Samithi, cited two major reasons to justify the decision. One, the pace of development, especially in irrigation, power and welfare measures, should not be impacted by a prolonged campaign. Two, the “fragility and unlimited idiocy” in the political sphere has to be removed to ensure stronger governance, he said.

Telangana Assembly, the nation’s youngest state, has 119 seats. In the 2014 election, TRS bagged 63 seats while the Congress got 22, TDP-BJP bagged 20 and MIM, seven.

Contribute for people in distress: Gov

Acharya and Rio along with IRCS members during the annual general meeting on Thursday (NP)

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KOHIMA, SEP 6 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya appealed to the people of Nagaland to contribute towards those affected by the recent floods and landslides.

Addressing the 32nd annual general meeting of Indian Red Cross Society, Nagaland (IRCSN) State Branch at Red Cross Complex here on Thursday, Acharya, who is also president of IRCSN, called on the gathering and Red Cross members to give their best for the people, stating this was the right time to motivate people to help those who were in distress.

He said, despite the State requiring around Rs 800 crore,

the government had hardly received Rs 2 crore till date, including Rs 1.25 crore contributed by film star Sushant Singh Rajput.

Urging the gathering to motivate others and target Rs 5 crore as contribution, he said every citizen had a responsibility in extending help during such difficult time and should not depend on the government for everything.

Appreciating IRCSN members for their service to people of the State, the governor advised them to motivate others and enrol more members to serve the people. He observed that the society had active members only from three districts and stressed more members and service during such di-

sasters. He also appreciated Assam Rifles for the good work and services rendered by its men to the people.

In his address, chief minister and IRCSN vicepresident Neiphiu Rio said Indian Red Cross, Nagaland Chapter had proved that it was second to none when it came to serving the people.

While taking pride in having achieved things, he said it should also take the opportunity to evaluate its past performances and formulate plan of actions for the years to come to expand activities for the society.

Mentioning that Red Cross had more than 700 branches in India since its inception in 1920, spread across 700 districts in 35 (Cont’d on p-7)

NGBF, CPO take on NH, UNC joint decree Flooding rains in offing for NE DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Nagaland GB Federation (NGBF) Thursday expressed worry over the joint declaration issued by the Naga Hoho and United Naga Council (UNC) Manipur after joint review meeting at TNK, Senapati Community Hall on August 23, 2018.

In a press release, NGBF president, Shahlem Konyak, and general secretary, Shikuto Zalipu, described the declaration as “more intimidating” than rational and realistic approach to current “Indo-Naga” political scenario.

Asserting that exclusiveness will never bring lasting peace, NGBF expressed apprehension that “any exclusive solution can belie all our expectations.” The federation maintained that “Such arrogance and unpalatable declaration to be imposed on the Nagas is unacceptable.”

Stating that it was well versed with Naga culture and customary practices and village administration, the NGBF said it was the bounden duty of the federation to resist and reject the influence that was found detrimental to Naga society. NGBF said it therefore “out rightly” rejected the attempt of UNC and Naga Hoho to “impose its will on the Nagas (Nagaland).”

NGBF also affirmed that it was committed to peace and harmony of the Nagas wherever they were. The federation said it would continue to work for inclusive solution that would take everyone on board for a lasting peace solution to the protracted (Cont’d on p-7) Naga political problem.

CPO’s stand on NH imbroglio: Chakhesang Public Organisation (CPO) has reacted to the spate of statements and rejoinders over the August 23, 2018 joint declaration by Naga Hoho and United Naga Council at Senapati village under Manipur.

CPO in the statement issued by its president Kekhwengulo Lea and general secretary Mutsivoyi Kotso reiterated that its stand over Naga issue was unwavering before Nagas and even when some tribes walked out of Naga Hoho, it remained for the greater interest of Nagas. CPO reminded that the Naga Hoho president (who is at the eye of the storm) had ignored the condition given by his own parent hoho (which resigned from it) as well as from within NH which led to some tribes resigning from the NH. CPO said this had brought down NH to its lowest ebb. In order to salvage the credibility of the NH, it said the APO, CPO, Pochury Hoho and Rengma Hoho had on July 29,2017 decided to pass stricture on the functioning of Chuba Ozukum either as president or as participant in any event or programme as president of Naga Hoho but regretted that Ozukum had chose to ignore all that.

CPO reiterated that the stricture passed by the four bodies was still in force when Ozukum “singly dared” to sign the controversial document of the Senapati declaration (points 6&7) which was a clear warning/intimidation on any Naga group or assem(Cont’d on p-7) bly in whatever capacity.

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (AGENCIES): Weatherman predicted heavy rain in several parts of the North Eastern region in the coming days.

According to Skymet Weather, rains are anticipated to remain subdued over Northeast for at least the next 48 hours. Thereafter, depression is likely to move gradually in northwest direction and then weaken. Rains will increase over the region by September 8 or 9. During this period, moderate to heavy with few very heavy falls are expected in almost all the seven states. Weathermen foresee this rainy episode would be a prolonged one and would last until September 12. Thus, it may lead to water logging and flood-like conditions in many parts of flood ravaged Assam as well as Nagaland.

It said weather conditions will recuperate by September 13, but absolute dry weather is not anticipated and on and off rains expected.

CSTCT rejects proposed bandh

DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Changtongya Senso Telungjem, Changtongya Town (CSTCT) has denounced the press statement issued by the town’s All Ward Union chairman T Meyi Longkumer threatening to impose an indefinite bandh from October 2. CSTCT president Tongpangkumzük Jamir and secretary Talituba Longkümer in press note clarified that the statement was issued without the knowledge of the Changtongya Senso residents. CSTCT said the house during its executive meeting Wednesday condemned the “unfortunate and premature” press statement by All Ward Union chairman, when extensive consultations were on with the PDA government, particularly under the initiative of Health & Family Welfare minister S Pangnyu Phom, for improvement and betterment of Changtongya Community Health Centre. The hosue also resolved not to Pointing out that the govern- allow imposition of the proposed indefinite ment had already granted pay bandh by blocking NH 62 (61) and Longleng scales to graduate teachers (GTs) road within the Changtongya jurisdiction. and primary teachers (PTs) appointed from July 1, 2017 through an order dated October 13, 2017, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, SEP 6 ANATG termed enhancing the (AGENCIES): Kerala chief minister Pinarayi meagre fixed salary of GTs and Vijayan expressed solidarity with people of PTs as an injustice to the teach- Nagaland and appealed Keralities to help the ers who had been serving prior to flood-hit state, a TOI report stated. “...Now, December 31, 2012 for Rs 8,400 Nagaland is also trapped in floods. They had (GT) and 6,700 (PT) per month reached out to us during our crisis. Nagaland respectively. deputy chief minister had visited me in ThiruANATG-2015 clarified that vananthapuram and expressed solidarity.

1,166 ad hoc teachers had ap- They handed over their share of assistance to peared for the suitability test for Kerala. We should keep their love in our mind. regularisation and not for doubling Let’s help Nagaland also in overcoming their their fixed salary or for scale of distress...” Vijayan said in his Facebook post. pay. Thus, the group said its priRupee breaches 72/$ mark mary demand was regularisation of services.

MUMBAI, SEP 6 (IANS): Rupee breached The memorandum mentioned 72 per US dollar mark for the first time that the 1,166 ad hoc teachers who Thursday. Around 1 p.m., rupee traded were appointed against vacant gov- around 72.05 per dollar, against Wednesernment-sanctioned posts prior to day’s closing of 71.76 per greenback. AcDecember 31, 2012 were granted cording to analysts, the fall in the rupee is a meagre fixed pay, against which due to the Sino-US trade tensions along with ANATG-2015 did not protest. high crude oil prices and outflow of foreign (Cont’d on p-7) funds.

(Full report on p-8)

IMCT visits flood, landslide-affected areas ANATG-2015 rejects hike of fixed pay for ad hoc teachers DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Led by director in-charge of agriculture & cooperation department Dr K Manoharan from Kolkata and Anirban Acharyya from Union ministry of road transport & highway, the Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) visited landslide-affected areas under Kohima and Phek districts on Thursday.

The main purpose of their visit was to take stock of the damage caused by unprecedented rains over the last few weeks, a DIPR release stated.

The team visited major landslide-affected areas like Varii and Phesama where around 32 households were reportedly affected and displaced due to landslides.

Thereafter, the team proceeded to Viswema, Kidima and Zuketsa and inspected all the major landslide-affected areas. Thereafter, the team proceeded to the bridge over Sidzü river and

IMCT inspecting disaster-affected areas of Kohima. (DIPR)

inspected the area where an artificial dam was formed in the river due to a blockage caused by massive landslide that occurred below RD block, Kikruma. While returning, the team also visited Mima and Kigwema village to assess crop damage.

The IMCT was accompanied by officials from Road & Bridges, Agricul-

ture, I&FC, Soil & Water Conservation, Fisheries, Horticulture, Rural Development, IPR and Sericulture departments, district administration and police.

Meanwhile, the team also visited and assessed damaged areas and affected houses in Kohima town due to landslide.

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DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): All Nagaland Ad hoc Teachers’ Group, 2015 batch (ANATG-2015) has rejected enhancement of fixed pay of ad hoc teachers sans regularisation of their services.

In a memorandum to School Education principal secretary, ANATG-2015 president Ruguotsolie and general secretary Pekato Zhimomi said the August 29, 2018 Office Memorandum (OM), hiking the fixed salary of ad hoc teachers came to their knowledge on September 3. But, they accused the government of enforcing the decision without taking into consideration their primary demand of service regularisation, which had been reminded time and again.

The group alleged that during a meeting at the School Education directorate when its agitation was on, the government had proposed to its office-bearers a new scale of pay. However, the very next day, the government denied the move, it added.

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NU Lumami celebrates 24th Foundation Day

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MOKOKCHUNG, SEPT 6 (NPN): Nagaland University (NU), Lumami, observed it’s ‘24th Foundation Day’ on Thursday, at I. Ihoshe Kinimi Hall with minister for Higher Education & Tecnical Education, Temjen Imna Along Longkumer, as the special guest. In his speech, Along described the 24th foundation day as a momentous occasion not only for Nagaland University but also for the whole state of Nagaland. He congratulated the vice-chancellor, faculty, staff and students of the university. While stating that it was a privilege to have a central university created by an Act of Parliament, he also appreciated land donors for donating the land.

While acknowledging the efforts of the faculty members to uplift Nagaland University,

(Inset) Temjen Imna Along. Students of Botany presenting the ‘Gandhian Play’.

Temjen Imna encouraged them to exert more effort with ‘faith’ because, he said that, faith in ones’ religion and propagating education has no religious boundaries. He said “what you do with all your heart

is your religion”. The special guest was hopeful that Nagaland University would become a centre of excellence in the very near future.

He urged the Nagas to harness the Education

Industry, which has tremendous prospects with the perfect topography and the humble hospitality of the Naga people, if only the educational system in the state of Nagaland strives with patience and

Leadership training for women in Longleng

AHRS members who attended the leadership training program with the resource person on September 6.

DIMAPUR: Ayolta Human Resource Society (AHRS) organized a Leadership Development Training program for mi-

nority women, sponsored

by Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, on September 6, in its office hall with

Konchem Phom, assistant professor, Yingli College Longleng, as the resource person.

A press release from

AHRS secretary Himja Leinak reported that the resource person, speaking on the topic, “Health and Hygiene”, explained the various health hazards faced by the people of the community, due to lack of proper health education.

“Health is Wealth” she said and continued the talk on various basic measures to be taken up by mothers at home to keep their family healthy and safe.

Delivering a welcome address, Phongla Phom, advisor, AHRS urged the gathering to make proper use of such opportunities to educate one self and to keep one’s family healthy.

The program which was chaired by Chonglom Phom, AHRS member, began after the invocation prayer by Hamman Phom.

It concluded with a mass prayer.

diligence.

He appealed to mainland India to assist the Nagas assimilate along with the rest of the Nation and World.

Short speeches were also delivered by Kheto Kinimi, ex-MLA & spokesperson of Land Donors, Lumami village, and Kazheto Kinimi, advisor, Labour, Employment & Skill Development and CAWD, and representatives from NUTA, NURSF, NUSU and NUNTSA. A creative shadow Gandhian Play was presented by the students of Botany Department (Winner of the Inter-Derpartmental Play on the life of Mahatma Gandhi) while the formal welcome note was addressed by NU, Registrar Dr. Abemo.

Minister T Imna Along Longkumer also declared the Silver Theme: ‘For A Vibrant Future’.

Excise conduct raids in Dimapur DIMAPUR: Excise Mobile Squad (MS) conducted raids in suspected locations in Dimapur town on September 4 and seized 401 bottles of IMFL/beer and 38 litres of country liquor.

A press release by superintendent of Excise, Dimapur, Katoho Sumi stated that while the latter was destroyed on the spot, the bottled liquor was confiscated and kept in the unit's malkhana for future destruction. In connection with this case, one Ramu, son of S. Das was arrested and booked under relevant sections of the NLTP Act. The release stated that the department will be on duty in the town round-theclock. Meanwhile, individuals and civil societies have been requested to help in controlling the liquor menace by giving information to the department concerned about suspected illegal activities.

NPFCYW slams NDPP statement

DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Naga People’s Front, Central Youth Wing (NPFCYW) has issued a statement saying it was constrained to do so for clarity against the Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) accusatory rhetoric.

In a press note through its press & media cell, CYW said every time NPF raises an issue of importance, NDPP without losing a moment takes up the education qualification of TR Zeliang. This, NPF said, clearly revealed that the NDPP lacked courage and willpower to face matters of public importance except for personal attacks.

Stating that there was no logic behind their cheap drama, NPF said a responsible opposition party in the interest of the mainstream, will continue to raise substantial issues that require the attention of the government.

NPF said the unceasing effort of the NDPP to bring the issue back

into public domain was shrouded with clear signs of defeat, despair and depression, “despite miserable defeats in every court of law, right from the district court to the High Court and then to the Supreme Court.”

NPF further wondered and asked “what was there to come clean on, when the court of law in the country has dismissed and cleared the qualification matter of Zeliang?”

NPF said it felt pity on NDPP for lacking the argument skills and being confined only to its personalized attacks on TR Zeliang, despite the state being gripped with glaring problems.

While the affairs of the state are the subject of discussion, such personal matter being brought into the public domain again and again is a dull and tasteless act, it added.

NPF reminded NDPP of the fake BA honours certificate allegedly obtained by Neiphiu Rio from

Kohima College on a nonworking Saturday.

Alleging that the college was made to work on a holiday, NPF said it was a clear case of fraud under IPC 420. Besides explaining in detail about how the certificate was obtained etc., NPF also accused Rio of filing a false affidavit, enclosed with the fake certificate while filing nomination papers for the 2014 Lok Sabha election.

NPF said Rio’s personal secretary and the vice principal of Kohima College went out of their way to take the trouble and at the end were disgraced publicly to save the face of Rio. “His sordid tales are many but the party do not intend to dwell on personalized attacks unless compelled to do so,” the NPF stated.

NPF accused Rio of making one excuse after another to save his skin.

However, NPF said the question that still begs for an answer was: why did

NNC/FGN celebrates 55th Indo-Naga Ceasefire Day DIMAPUR: The Naga National Council (NNC) and the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) along with NBCC leaders celebrated the 55th Indo-Naga Ceasefire Day at Peace Hall, Chedema on September 6.

A press release from FGN secretary, Thihü Khamo stated that a speech was delivered by Rev. Beilieü Shüya based on the holy words and destiny of a Nation from the book of Acts 17: 26-27 and Revelation 7: 9-10. She gave thanks to AlK

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mighty God for the International Ceasefire Agreement signed between the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) and the Government of India (GoI) in 1964.

A short speech was delivered by L. Kaiso, vice president, NNC, where he said that the Peace Camp, Chedema was a gift of God and an unshakable historical pillar between the Naga nation and India. He also expressed deep gratitude to Nagaland Peace Mission (NPC), Nagaland Baptist

Church Council (NBCC) and the Peace Mission (PM) members viz. late B.P. Chaliha, chief minister of Assam, late Jayaprakash Naryan, the Indian Sarvodaya leader and late Rev. Michael Scott, an international peace maker.

The function was led

by I. Toshi, medical kilonser, FGN with a Bible reading and prayer by Rev. John Kamei, administrative assistant, NBCC. A special song was presented by NBCC staff. The closing prayer was said by Rev Dr. Atsi Dolie.

Rio file an affidavit of BA Honours in his nomination paper?

NPF said it was open for open debate with the NDPP on the issue of qualification of both the leaders for clarity, if NDPP desired to know what crime was committed by whom.

In the case of TR Zeliang, NPF claimed that the latter had never submitted a false certificate in any of the nomination for the past more than 30 years of various elections nor had he submitted any false certificate to any other office.

On the other hand, NPF said Rio had filed his nomination with qualification as BA during past state-elections, but suddenly became a graduate with honours in 2014, record of which was available in the office of the Chief Election Officer.

The party asked NDPP as to why it was avoiding answering a pertinent question like why Nagaland government did not receive “MGNREG Fund”, when

all other states had received the said Fund against the current Financial year.

It accused the NDPP led PDA government of wanting to make money out of the funds already brought by the previous DAN government, saying NDPP should be ashamed of what they write and about what their chief minister was doing.

NPF also alleged that the government was not concerned about the people, except to increase the liabilities of the state as was evident by the huge deficit of the past 11 years rule of Rio even after the fiscal deficit of the state was waived.

While the state’s deficit increased, NPF alleged that most of Rio’s coteries became millionaires out of corrupt practices and were involved in money-lending business.

NPF has asked NDPP to go for issue-based politics and not remain forever mired with individual-politics.

NU-SET celebrates 25th foundation day School of Engineering & Technology (SET), N a g a l a n d U n i ve r s i t y (NU), celebrated the 25th foundation day of the establishment of Nagaland University at Dimapur on September 6. A press release from NU-SET stated that professor S. K. Sharma, dean NU-SET in his foundation day speech mentioned how Nagaland University came into existence and encouraged the staff and students to continue working hard for betterment of the university.

After the formal program a debate on the topic “Can we wipe out corruption and bribery from our country?” was conducted.

First prize was awarded to Sweta Priya, second prize to Jamilur Rahman and the third prize to Dona H Zhimo.

news in Brief 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi: With the rest of the country, Nagaland state will be observing the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi on October 2. In a press release, brand ambassador North East NAMSATE states Swachh Bharat mission Shaupen Phom has requested the district administration to kindly expedite the Swachh Bharat mission in their respective district in coordination with implementing departments, agencies and civil societies/NGOs on October 2. The released requested, apropos the letter to the head of district administration dated September 1, that the year be rectified as October 2019 and not as written.

Kohima PHH and AAY food-grains: Assistant director food and civil supplies Kohima Ipetdaung Lungalang has informed all the FPS/village council of Kohima centre that the PHH and AAY food-grains will be released from September 10 onwards between 10:30 am to 4 pm. The concerned FPS/village councils have been directed to collect their respective quotas within the stipulated time: Kezocha circle villages and Meriema, Tsiese Basa and Bawe, Thizama & Rusoma on September 10, Jakha circle villages on September 11, Kohima sadar and secu circle villages on September 12, and Kohima town FPS on September 13 and 14.

Information for Pughoboto BLOs and ELC: EAC & AERO Pughoboto, Nuhuta Tunyi has informed all BLOs and Election Literacy Club (ELC) members under Pughoboto that a training program on Election Literacy Club will be conducted on September 12 at 11 am at the ADC office, Pughoboto. All the concerned members have been asked to attend the training without fail. (DIPR)

ANRCU suggest changes to Dimapur Railway station DIMAPUR: The All Nagaland Railway Contractors’ Union (ANRCU), in a representation to the principal chief commercial manager, N.F Railway Maligaon, has suggested a list of changes that could be made to Dimapur Railway Station.

The representation signed by ANRCU president Niuto Awomi, sought to highlight the problems faced by commuters at

Dimapur Railway Station.

Pointing out that people of Nagaland were more conversant with Nagamese, the union asked that announcements be also made in Nagamese.

Further, it noted that a “Big Fan like that of a fan which is installed at Gauhati Railway Station” had become necessary for Dimapur Railway station also.

ANRCU also pointed

out that commuters travelling through Dimapur Railway Station face lots of problems due to the absence of a 24x7 fast food stall.

Finally, it requested that the Dimapur Railway Station surroundings be painted with traditional Naga culture pictures giving an opportunity to show case the diverse and rich culture of the Nagas to travelers.

Redesigning X by ‘The Coming Generation’

DIMAPUR: The Coming Generation (TCG) - Leading the Lead, a non-governmental organization based in Kohima, unveiled Redesigning X in the scholars ambience hall at the TCG main office on September 5.

A press release from TCG program coordinator, Vimenu Richa stated that Redesigning X was an avenue to accelerate transformation of humanity. Through this project the participants will be given a platform to share their innovative ideas for exponential growth of society. This competition was designed with the motive of inviting ideas and innovation from the young people who have the potential to impact society.

The participants can choose any 1

topic out of the 4 topics namely: Exponential Agriculture, Education System for the Future, Safe and Clean Transportation and lastly Disaster Resilience and Climate Change Adaption. In order to take part in the competition every participant should send in their personal profile and a synopsis of the relevant topic along with their contact details on or before September 20.

The synopsis should present ideas to promote or improve any one of the four given fields. A period of 3 months will also be given to every individual for the physical pitching. The Coming Generation will select and fund the best innovation/prototype under Redesigning X. (tgc.nagaland@gmail.com)

A coordination meeting-&-get-together was held this afternoon between the NDDP Mokokchung region and HoDs of the district. The meeting was held primarily to maintain and build good relations with all the responsible government servants in order to bring change for the people. (NP)

Dimapur Changki Lanuri Longjem condemns assault

DIMAPUR: The Dimapur Changki Lanuri Longjem (DCLL) has strongly condemned the alleged “inhumane physical assault” on UBSI Athangba, i/c Tsutapela Check Gate, Mokokchung, on August 23. A condemnation note from DCLL president Ningsang Pongen and secretary Tiakaba alleged that Athangba was assaulted at his official quarters by ABSI Sakuwati of C Coy 2nd NAP and Jawans of his Coy in civvies with arms, “without any

rhymes or reason causing grevious injuries.”

The condemnation note said that the victim was a bona fide member of DCLL and a diligent Police officer.

Calling the attack an act with “malafide intention” which amounts to attempted murder, DCLL said it was a blatant violation of Constitutional rights making the act “unconstitutional, undemocratic, unjustified NNC Ao regional council Nagaland commemorated the 55th Peace Day on September and illegal” in the eyes of 6. It was commemorated along with the present and past members of NNC Ao region the law. at Peace Camp Yimyu, Khensa village Mokokchung. (NNC Ao region) K

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E-waste program launched in Dimapur

Joshua Thiek with the trainee teachers from nine Dimapur schools after the training program on August 6. (NP)

Staff Reporter DIMAPUR: India is the fourth largest producer of e-waste in the world but it recycles less than 2 percent of its e-waste (electronic waste). Over 95 percent of the e-waste is handled by informal recyclers using unscientific methods. Four to five lakh child laborers are also engaged in various e-waste activities in the informal sector, exposing themselves to various diseases.

Speaking to teachers from nine Dimapur schools at Spring Valley School, Chekiye on Thursday, zonal manager (East) of Karo Sambhav, an e-waste Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), Joshua Thiek made these observations and

warned of impending dangers if e-waste was not recycled or handled responsibly.

The program was aimed at creating awareness on critical environmental issues and inspiring students to adopt preventive environmental strategies.

Outlining the e-waste Management Rules of 2016, Thiek said India had a lot to achieve in terms of handling e-waste as compared to developed countries.

Thiek elaborated on the ill-effects of e-waste on the environment and on health. He explained how improper and unsafe treatment and disposal through open burning could pose several environmental hazards such as ground water pollution, acidification of

soil and even air pollution.

When handled without precaution, it can also cause lung cancer, kidney failure, brain damage asthmatic bronchitis, Thiek added.

Thiek also touched upon key aspects in managing e-wastes, namely: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), where companies and manufactures are responsible for the end-of-use treatment of consumer products; and Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO), an organization that has the mandate of manufacturers in creating awareness and also engages in the collection of e-waste and other wastes and recycle them responsibly.

Thiek emphasized on

Arepla is new president of Rotary Club Kohima

PDG Chandu Agarwal and the new RCK president, Arela Shancho along with other officials and board of directors of Rotary Club Kohima on September 5 at Hotel Japfü. (NP)

Correspondent Kohima, Sep 6 (NPN): The new team of Rotary Club Kohima (RCK) led by Arepla Shancho affirmed their commitment to focus more on humanitarian services and also take the club forward.

Arepla declared this in her address while taking over as the new president of RCK during the 15th installation of RCK by

past district governor of RI District 3240, Chandu Agarwal at Hotel Japfü on September 5 night.

She said that the new team would carry forward the club level activities strengthening fellowship and ensuring effective functioning and increase humanitarian services to promote understanding, peace, enhance public images and awareness and to implement effective projects. Ac-

cording to Arepla, RCK has received a proposal from the International Rotary Club for a water supply project under Dimapur district, which, she said will be implemented. The club will also be reinovating two schools in the district.

“We are all here in the rotary because we had a longing to have an impact to make a difference in our community, to be part of something larger than

RUSA computer centre inaugurated

ourselves,” she said while requesting the Rotarians for their cooperation with, and support for, the new team to serve the community.

She said the theme of the new team will be “Be the inspiration”.

PDG Agarwal in his installation speech said Rotary works to create lasting change that will endure long after our involvement has ended. “We have a responsibility to build on the work of those before us and build a solid foundation for those yet to come,” he said while encouraging the new team.

Immediate past president of RCK Tokishe Sema, while conveying his best wishes to the new team also promised to extend all possible support in the successful implementation of the club’s activities.

Beside Arepla, the new team of RCK includes Kezhokhoto Savi as vice president, Richard Dzuvichu as secretary, Thiala Chang as joint secretary and Seyiekhrielie Rio as treasurer.

the need to look beyond education as only a means of earning a degree, but to look at it as a way to develop “21st century skills of collaboration, critical thinking, creativity, communication, computational competencies and real-world problem solving, by deploying contemporary pedagogical practices.”

Thiek informed the teachers that that in the initial phase, they would be trained on the specially designed toolkits for the purpose, consisting of seven Modules based on circular economy and understanding waste, including waste from electrical and electronic goods. Teachers will then need to work along with students from their schools on various activities, community projects, and practical field-work.

Karo Sambhav was founded by Pranshu Singhal who envisioned responsible recycling to become a way of life in India and to promote a cohesive e-waste movement across India by making it possible for people and institutions to responsibly recycle their electronic waste. In the academic year 2017-18, the program engaged more than 1000 schools across 29 states and 2 Union Territories in India.

Bhandari departmental coordination meet DIMAPUR: The departmental coordination meeting of Bhandari subdivison was held on September 6 at the ADC’s conference hall, Bhandari under the chairmanship of ADC Bhandari, Tiameren Chang.

A DIPR report stated that the ADC welcomed the officers and thanked the members for their cooperation in the successful celebration of Independence Day. He reminded the officers to renew and maintain land pattas of their respective office sites and also to submit the August 15 attendance list.

He further asked the Sports Committee and Model Village Adoption Committee to submit their reports in the next meeting.

The house also discussed the poor network connectivity and decided to approach the concerned department to ask for better services.

cruitment, exclusively for the youth of Nagaland and Mizoram, was held at Bhagat Stadium, Rangapahar Military Station on September 5.

PRO (Defence), Col. C. Konwer, in a press release said that an overwhelming number of youth from all districts tried out for the Navy. According to Col. Konwer, the surge in candidates to join the Navy from the eastern most States of the country will bring about rapid socio-economic development of Naga and Mizo Hill Tribes.

The recruitment was conducted with the help of HQ 3 Corps, which carried out necessary liaison and coordinated with civil administration. The Navy Recruitment Office also received very positive support from ARO Rangapahar. Interested candidates can apply for the Navy through www. joinindiannavy.gov.in.

Convergence fest at SJC Dimapur: Department of Bachelor of Business Administration, St. Joseph’s College, Jakhama will be hosting the “9th convergence fest” on September 14-15 at the College Indoor Stadium.

Ravelü receiving the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Award in New Delhi on August 29. (NP)

Correspondent Kohima, Sep 6 (NPN): Ravelü Nienü, daughter of Sanüzo Nienü of Chozuba village under Phek district received the Dr. Ambedkar National Merit Award-2017 for scheduled tribe meritorious students. The award was presented by Thaawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister for Social Justice & Empowerment in New Delhi on August 29 at a function organized by Dr. Ambedkar Foundation under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Nienu is studying in class 12 (Science), Delhi Public School Ahomgaon, Guwahati, Assam.

For the Dr. Ambedkar

M-RVC State Task Force meeting

DIMAPUR: The State Task Force of the Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign (M-RVC) held a meeting on September 6 with commissioner & secretary, Health & Family Welfare, Himato Zhimomi as the chairman.

A DIPR report said that the meeting discussed the progress of the activities till date for the campaign.

The commissioner & secretary expressed concern for the campaign in the state. He said proper data should be ready before the assessment campaign and also accuracy of the target population must be projected well in the overall process of the campaign.

He appreciated the State Task Force, particularly the Health & Family Welfare department, for working hard for the campaign.

Health & Family Welfare department gave a slide-show presentation on preparedness assessment of the campaign including supervision plans, assigning district and block monitors with detailed supervisions plans, IEC &

Communication-Sensitisation of schools and parents and private practitioners, funding, Education department’s involvement in the microplaning process, and similar checklists which are to be used at randomly selected planning units.

Deliberations were also held regarding documentation of all activities which is to be kept ready at the state, district and block levels for assessment review. The assessment period is from September 10 to 15. The assessment team will review and then decide whether Nagaland was prepared to conduct the campaign from October 3 or if it should be deferred.

A state level workshop on media and religious leaders for debriefing will also be held on September 15 under the chairmanship of principal secretary and with the participation of the Education, ICDS and IPR departments. The M-RVC will be launched officially on October 3. Representative of Lion’s club of Dimapur also attended the meeting.

National Merit Awards, there were 336 Awardees at the secondary school level and 529 Awardees at the Sr. Secondary level across 29 Boards/Councils in India.

Under the Scheme, the cash awards of Rs 60,000, Rs.50,000 and Rs.40,000 is given to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd highest marks holders respectively, along with a Merit Citation and Books on Dr. Ambedkar along with a copy of the Constitution of India.

Chakhesang Students’ Union (CSU) president Lavoto Chizo and education secretary Nukuto Shijoh congratulated Ravelii Nienu on the award and wish her all success in her academic career.

AR informs on assistance centres for SSC DIMAPUR: Assam Rifles under sector 5 Hqs has informed interested candidates about assistance centres set up for candidates applying for the post of constable (general duty) in Central Armed Police Force (CAPF), NIA and SSF and rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles for 54953 vacancies (Male 47307, Female -7636).

In a press release, Assam Rifles stated that the last date for online registration through www.ssconline.nic. in will be September 17 and asked interested candidates to refer to the notification published in an employment newspaper dated July 2, 2018 for detailed information. To facilitate online registration for candidates, AR has catered for assistance centres at Kohima (09402438021), Chieswema (9862629920, 7698561432), Wo k h a ( 9 6 1 2 2 3 5 2 7 0 , 03860242510), Phek ( 0 6 3 7 5 1 4 0 4 3 9 , 03865223627) and Kiphire (7005646321, 9862826806).

DAPCU, PDLSA discuss plight of PLHIV

DIMAPUR: The district Nagaland State Legal Serconsultation & follow up vices Authority, Kohima, meeting on stigma and public relation assistant discrimination, CABA stated that president PNP uptake of social protection + Phek, Mese Lekro spoke schemes and legal protec- about the issue of stigma tion, was organised by Dis- and discrimination faced trict AIDS Prevention and by Persons Living with Control Unit (DAPCU) in HIV (PLHIV) such as sepcollaboration with Phek aration and segregation, at District Legal Services village levels, excommuniAuthority (PDLSA) at MS cation, non acceptance in Temjen Imna Along and others after inaugurating the new computer centre on conference hall, DH Phek society and hospitals reon September 5. fusing check-ups. He said September 6 at Fazl Ali College, Mokokchung. (NP) A press release from that because of stigma and Correspondent are happening and this He also urged land change can be seen in the owners to come together Mokokchung, 6 Sep Department of Higher & with a magnanimous at(NPN): A new computer Technical Education”, add- titude so that the premiere Centre was inaugurated on ing the RUSA, a flagship educational institution could Thursday at Fazl Ali Col- program, was a gift from the grow. lege (FAC) by Temjen Imna central government.

A technical repor t Along, Minister of Higher & The RUSA project has of the construction of the Technical Education, Gov- been very successful in its Computer Centre was preernment of Nagaland. first phase in the state, he sented by Er. Senti, PWD The new computer stated. Temjen Imna further (Housing), Mokokchung. centre was constr ucted opined that the attitude A short speech was also under the Infrastructure with which we serve people delivered by Kuholi Chishi, Grants to Colleges scheme should not be just for serving director, Higher Education, of the Rashtriya Uchchatar one’s pocket but it should Nagaland, Kohima.

Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) be selfless.

The welcome address funded by the Ministry of The minister expressed was given by vice-principal, Human Resource Develop- the view that the RUSA Fazl Ali College, Tiamongla ment (MHRD), Depart- phase one had been imple- and the closing remarks of ment of Higher Education, mented transparently and the program were given by Government of India and expressed happiness say- Dr. Imtiwati Jamir, RUSA Government of Nagaland. ing that this shows how coordinator, FAC. The proSpeaking at the pro- Nagas were imbibing the gram was also attended by gram, Temjen Imna Along new attitude of service by Kizheto Kinimi, advisor Nagaland’s lone Rajya Sabha MP, K. G. Kenye paid a said, “Change cannot hap- working for the future of of Skill Development & courtesy call on new chief secretary, R. Binchilo Thong on September 6 in Kohima. pen in one go but changes the people.

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3 Navy Recruitment Ravelü receives Dr Ambedkar trials held National Merit Award DIMAPUR: A Navy Re-

discrimination, PLHIV were hesitant to go for medical check-ups in their respective districts. He also lamented that most of the PLHIV were from Below the Poverty Line.

A r e p r e s e n t a t i ve from the Social Welfare department highlighted one particular scheme among many i.e government grant-in-aid for a registered NGO looking after PLHIV. District child

protection officer, Ketobu highlighted ICPS under which PLHIV could avail help.

He said that there were Children’s Home in Phek town, Meluri, Pfutsero, Chetheba and Chozuba.

Further, he highlighted a scheme called sponsorship scheme for HIV infected child (school going) at the rate of Rs 1000 per month.

Retainer lawyer, Mamang Singson, spoke on

the ways and measures to contain stigma and discrimination faced by the PLHIV. Responding to a question regarding ex-communication of PLHIV from villages, N. Longshithung Ezung, district & sessions judge and chairman PDLSA said that such matters could be dealt with by the PDLSA. Altogether 21 beneficiaries attended the program.

DLMT training on electoral literacy clubs

DIMAPUR: A two-day training for District Level Master Trainers (DLMT) on Electoral Literacy Club is being conducted by the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Nagaland at the Deputy Commissioner’s Conference Hall, Kohima from September 6 to 7. Altogether 16 DLMTs from all the districts are part of the training.

According to DIPR, in the opening message, CEO Nagaland, Abhijit Sinha addressed the trainees and emphasized on the need to create electoral awareness among the youth, especially those that were yet to enroll in the electoral roll, to edu-

cate them on the electoral process so that when they attain the right to vote, they would exercise it responsibly. He further expressed the need to set up Electoral Literacy Clubs in schools and colleges across the state to act as a major medium for spreading electoral awareness among the youth. The resource persons for the training are Keneilesa, associate professor & SLMT (State Level Master Trainer), Woshamo, research associate & SLMT and Mannu Yadav, visiting officer SVEEP, ECI (Election Commission of India).

The main objectives of the Electoral Literacy Clubs

are: i) Educate target population about voter registration, electoral process and related matters by engaging them with hands on experience; ii) EVM and VVPAT familiarization and education about robustness and integrity of the electoral process using EVMs; iii) To harness the potential of ELC members to disseminate electoral literacy in communities; iv) ELCs will facilitate voter registration for its members as they turn 18.

The District Level Master Trainers (DLMTs) will be responsible for imparting the training and helping set up Electoral Literacy Clubs in their respective districts.

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MU crisis: Students resume agitation

Correspondent /PTI

IMPHAL, SEP 6: Police has detained 22 students as Manipur University Students’ Union (MUSU) resumed their agitation demanding removal of Prof. AP Pandey as vice chancellor of the varsity on Thursday.

With tension brewing up in the varsity campus after the detention of the 22 students, state authority has intensified security measures in the university campus by deputing additional armed police personnel.

MUSU resumed the agitation after Union ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) failed to initiate action against AP Pandey, who they claimed had allegedly violated the agreement signed with the agitating MUSU, MUTA and MUSA on August 16 last.

MUSU members gathered at the entrance gate of the university and burned the effigies of Pandey and registrar in-charge Prof. M Shyamkesho.

E a r l i e r, t h e y a l s o locked down Shyamkesho’s office at the Centre of Advance Study in Life Science inside the varsity campus

MU students preparing to burn effigies of AP Pandey and Shyamkesho on Thursday. (NP) where he discharges his duty as registrar-in-charge of the varsity.

Students in large number also tried to storm the VC’s official residence in Sanjenthong area, but the police thwarted their attempt.

Nor mal traffic on the road leading to Chief Minister’s Bungalow from Palace Compound was disturbed for around an hour

as the students remained seated on the road in protest against the police action.

Talking to reporters at the protest site, MUSU general secretary L Kennedy accused VC AP Pandey and registrar in-charge Shyamkesho of creating unrest in the campus.

The normalcy which has been restored in the campus after 85 days of unrest has been breached

Meghalaya tribal councils pitch for passage of lineage bill

Tea garden workers burn effigy of Assam CM

Shillong, Sep 6 (PTI): Toeing the line of Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC), the two other self-governing bodies in Meghalaya are striving to pass a bill that proposes to strip women of their tribal status upon marriage to a man outside the community.

The councils also want to debar constitutional rights of children born out of the wedlock between a tribal woman and an outsider.

The hill state of Meghalaya is divided into three autonomous councils - Khasi, Jaintia and Garo.

The KHADC had passed the Khasi Hills Autonomous District (Khasi Social Custom of Lineage) (Second Amendment) Bill in July to “protect the lineage and indigenousness” of its tribe in the districts of East Khasi Hills, West Khasi Hills, South West Khasi Hills and Ri Bhoi.

Fo r m e r g o ve r n o r Ganga Prasad, however, returned the bill for a thor-

ough deliberation.

“A committee has been constituted earlier this month to hold discussions with legal experts, heads of traditional bodies and women organizations for the smooth passage of the bill,” KHADC chief executive member H S Shylla told PTI. Taking a cue from KHADC, the Jaintia Hills Au t o n o m o u s D i s t r i c t Council (JHADC) and the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) are pitching for the passage of a similar bill to strip their women of ST status upon marriage with a non-tribal man.

“After last week’s consultations with Shylla, the Jaintia council has also decided to pass a similar bill in areas under its jurisdiction,” JHADC chief executive member Madonbai Rymbai told PTI. D R Marak, the chief of GHADC, said a legislation proposing similar measures were passed in 2016.

Dibrugarh, Sep 6 (Agencies): Hundreds of tea garden workers under the banner of All Tea Tribe Students’ Association (ATTSA) on Thursday staged demonstrations in various tea gardens of Dibrugarh district seeking hike in minimum daily wage to Rs 351 from the current wage of Rs 167, Northeast Now reported. The plantation workers carried out the protests at the Mancotta Tea Estate, Ida Tea Estate, Lepetkata Tea Estate, Barbaruah Tea Estate, Bolai Tea Estate and Dewanbari Tea Estate by burning effigies of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Labour and Tea Tribes Welfare Minister Pallab Lochan Das. Tea garden workers under the banner of All Tea Tribe Students’ Association (ATTSA) stage protest in Dibrugarh on September 6, 2018. Image – Northeast Now The agitators raised slogans against the BJPled Government for failing to fulfil its 2016 pre-poll promise of hiking tea garden workers’ wages to Rs 350.

after AP Pandey resume to duty as VC on September 1, he alleged.

Pandey moves HC

M e a n w h i l e, V i c e Chancellor A P Pandey has filed a writ petition in the high court, challenging the institution of a two-member fact-finding committee by the HRD ministry to probe the allegations of irregularities levelled against him.

Tripura bank felicitates 107-year-old customer A gart ala , S ep 6 ( I A N S ) : T h e Tr i p u r a Gramin Bank (TGB), which had earlier secured the fifth position amongst India’s 56 regional rural banks (RRBs) in terms of its business and growth, on Thursday felicitated its 107-year-old customer.

TGB chairman Mahendra Mohan Goswami felicitated Snehalata Shil, who is perhaps the oldest woman in Tripura, at a small function at her residence at Amlighat in southern Tripura.

“Shil, whose farmer husband died 31 years ago, has been our customer for more than 15 years. Other members of her family are also customers of the bank,” Goswami told IANS. Shil, a mother of three daughters and a son, is still active in her domestic works.

“The Gramin Bank helps us a lot by giving financial support and various banking services in many ways, not only to my family but also to the residents of my village,” Shil told IANS over phone from Amlighat,

Assam boat tragedy: Four officials suspended G u wahat i , S ep 6 (Agencies): Following the tragic incident of boat capsize in Brahmaputra here on Wednesday, Assam government on Thursday placed four officials of the Inland Water Transport (IWT) department under suspension, Nor theast Now. The suspended officers are Executive Engineer Vikramaditya Choudhury, Guwahati Ferry Ghat incharge Purnananda Das and two Section Officers – Dharmeswar Baishya and Jagadish Das. Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary has announced the suspension of the officials belonging to the IWT department.

Minister Patowary stated that plying of mechanized country boats (bhut-bhuti) between North Guwahati and Guwahati on the Brahmaputra River has already been suspended since yesterday. This order will remain effective during the entire rainy season.

The Minister said that ten additional buses of ASTC have been already introduced to and fro North Guwahati – Guwahati to cater to the necessity of the people residing in North

year and another at Guwahati by January, 2019.

The Government has already initiated the modernization of the inland water transport in the state with financial aid from the World Bank.

2 dead, 2 missing, not more, says minister

NDRF team carrying out a rescue operation in Brahmaputra. (Northeast Now) Guwahati.

“Three new vessels for ferry service between North Guwahati and Guwahati will be introduced this month for public convenience,” added Patowary.

Minister Patowar y mentioned that the Transport department is ready with a draft bill for constitution of a Regulatory Authority. He said that Assam Inland Water Transport Reorganization Act will be placed before the Assam Legislative Assembly during the forthcoming session for approval.

The Bill will lead to the independent and strict regulation of the safety and enforcement measures related to ferry service in the rivers of the state including

the Brahmaputra and the Barak.

Henceforth, registration, timely renewal of registration and fitness certification will be mandatory for all vessels and boats operating in the rivers of the state. To restructure the IWT for better and effective public service, three bodies namely, Regulatory Authority, Assam Shipping Company and Assam Port Company will be constituted under the ‘Assam Inland Water Transport Reorganization Act’ for management of the respective sectors, he said.

The Minister further stated that one Ro-Ro (Rollon Roll-off) service will be rolled out in the state, one at Majuli by the end of this

The VC, who joined office on September 1 following a month’s leave, moved the court on Wednesday, demanding dissolution of the inquiry panel, his counsel said.

He has set up an office at his official residence as the students and teachers have refused to allow him to enter the central university’s campus.

“Manipur High Court judge N Kotiswar has referred the plea to a larger bench comprising Chief Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar as the issue involves public interests,” the counsel said, adding that the plea has not been admitted as yet.

After resuming office last week, Pandey had released a statement banning Manipur University Teachers’ Association (MUTA) and Manipur University Staff Association (MUSA).

He reasoned that the central university does not have provisions for employees’ bodies.

The ban sparked fresh protests at the university where academic activities had resumed on August 24 following the suspension of 85-day-long strike to press for Pandey’s removal.

PTI Adds: A day after a boat capsized in the Brahmaputra, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that two bodies had been found and not three as reported earlier.

“We have missing reports of two persons (not 11 as reported earlier). There is no other intimation of any more missing person. We have recovered two bodies,” Sarma said. Therefore, it can be assumed that the number of deceased would be around four, the finance minister told reporters after visiting the home of deceased Ankita Barua.

Kamrup district Deputy Commissioner Kamal Kumar Baishya had earlier said the boat, carrying about 36 passengers, capsized in the river after it hit a rock near north Guwahati.

Three bodies were found, 12 people swam to safety and 11 were missing.

140 km south of Agartala.

The 42-year-old TGB posted a net profit of Rs 44.14 crore in the last fiscal (2017-18).

“The bank in which the central government has a 50 per cent stake, United Bank of India (UBI) 35 per cent and the Tripura government 15 per cent, has been notching up profits for the past 17 years,” Chairman Goswami said.

According to the bank chief, the TGB, which topped amongst the eight regional rural banks in seven northeastern states, has been providing all modern facilities to its customers including computerised, online financial transactions and mobile banking.

The bank currently has 159 branches including 15 ultra small branches (USB) across Tripura.

The TGB grew its volume of business in the last financial year (2017-18) to Rs 8332.11 crore, which is 13.06 per cent more than the corresponding period of previous financial year (2016-17).

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Manipur to set up food processing units

Manipur chief minister N. Biren Singh at the 11th state level Pineapple Festival at Khousabung in Churachandpur district on Thursday. (NP) Correspondent

IMPHAL, Sep 6: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh Thursday said that state government would construct four food processing units having cold storage facilities in the state with financial assistant from the Centre.

Addressing the inaugural function of the 11th State Level Pineapple Festival at Khousabung in Churachandpur district, Singh said that the processing units worth Rs. 20 crore each would be constructed at four different places.

The list had already been forwarded to the Central government and Khousabung of Churachandpur famous for its pineapple

Rs 15 lakh each for flood victims in Arunachal Itanagar, Sep 6 (PTI): The Arunachal Pradesh Disaster Management Department has sanctioned an amount of Rs 15 lakh each for victims, who lost their houses in the Siang river flood fury at Mebo subdivision under East Siang district.

The relief assistance would be deposited in the bank accounts of the victims, an official release said on Thursday.

Disaster Management secretary Bidol Tayeng, accompanied by director Kanto Danggen, had visited the flood-affected villages of Mebo sub-division along with local MLA Lombo Tayeng on Wednesday.

The team visited the eroded river banks at Borguli, Seram, Namsing, Ralling and Sigar villages and interacted with the flood victims.

The group, however, could not reach some of the areas, like the Partung riverine island due to turbulent currents in the river, officials said.

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OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER No.JUD/SUCC-20/2012-13/

CHOZUBA : PHEK

Dated Chozuba the 31st August 2018

NOTICE

Whereas, Smt. Sacholu, W/o, Yeshoyi, a resident of Suthozu Village has applied for Succession Certificate in her name under the Indian Succession Act of 1925, to enable her to draw/claim dues and benefit in R/o her Late Husband Shri.Yeshoyi who was working as Fitter Helper under the establishment of PHED (Department),CHOZUBA,Phek Nagaland and expired on 10.09.2017.

It is hereby notified that, if anybody has any complaint against the succession, he/ she may lodge complaint to this office within a period of 30 days from the date of this notification or date of publication whichever is later and no further complaint shall be entertained after the stipulated period and succession certificate shall be issued.

JAPHETH WOCH Additional Deputy Commissioner Chozuba, Phek, Nagaland.

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has been included in the list, he added. Singh further said that necessary steps would be taken to revamp the Moirang-Khousabung road either under PMGSY or state PWD work programme at the earliest.

The chief minister also said that playground in Khousabung village would also be developed under Central government scheme “Khelo India”.

He said that 18 places had been identified for the construction of Sadbhavna Mandaps (community halls) in different parts of the state.

State government will also consider construction of a common multipurpose hall for different communities residing in the area as well, he

added. Singh said Manipur would become a developed state only when it export its products to other states and countries in large scale.

In this regard, he said state government had provided monetary assistance to around 334 entrepreneurs in the first round of State StartUp scheme and the notification for the 2nd round would be issued soon.

During the function, the chief minister distributed Manipur Pineapple Festival Awards to different farmers of the area.

State agriculture minister V Hangkhanlian, horticulture minister Th Shyamkumar and YAS minister Letpao Haokip also attended the inaugural function.

Garo group seeks separate council for tribe in Assam TURA, Sep 6 (Agencies): A Garo organization in Assam, having several units in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills region, have decided to press forward the demand for a separate Council for the Garo community living in Assam on the grounds other tribes residing in the region have been given such privileges, The Shillong Times reported.

“We want to ask the BJP led Assam government to acknowledge the presence of our Garo community who has lived for generations in the region by setting up the autonomous council for Garos,” said the All A’chik Youth federation’s Assam zone president, Crossbell Marak.

The organization cited the example of the creation of separate councils for the Mising, Tiwa, and Sonowal tribes in Majuli District and called for the same for the Garos of Assam.

“Many of our fore fathers have sacrificed their life for freedom from the British government and we question as to why the

Assam government has diluted the contribution of the Garo people. While our Boro brothers are the largest tribal population, the Garo community is the second largest tribal population in Assam,” revealed Marak in a communiqué.

The AAYF also clarified that the demand for a separate council is to ensure the tribe’s culture, language and tradition are preserved.

“We have a long history in Assam and have been living here since before British rule. We demand the Assam government to take immediate action regarding the demand of the Garo community.

“We are the majority community in Rabha Hasong Autonomous Council (RHAC) but we are not getting any development from the RHAC. Six tribes, Mising, Rabha, Tiwa, Deori, Sonowal Kachari and Tangal Kachari were accorded Autonomous Council so why not the Garos,” questioned the AAYF.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PFUTSERO : NAGALAND

No. Jud-4/SC/2014/918

Dated Pfro, the 30th Nov. 2018

NOTICE

Whereas Smti Neipeteü Lasushe w/o Lt. Kewelo Chakhesang, Constable, Police Department, P.S. Pfutsero under Phek District has applied for issue of Succession Certificate under the Indian Succession Act 1925 to draw the service benefits, family pension, bank A/c etc. belonging to Lt. Kewelo Chakhesang of PWD, Colony, Pfutsero, Phek: Nagaland who expired on 19-07-2018.

Therefore, notice is hereby issued inviting any claims and objections from the public pertaining to the above mentioned property and the same to be submitted to the office of the Additional Deputy Commissioner Pfutsero, within a period of 30 days from issue of this notice. In the event of this office not receiving any claims and objections within the stipulated time, succession certificate will be issued to the applicant as prayed for.

Zeneikhonuo Vimero K-2585 Additional Deputy Commissioner Pfutsero

IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN THE COURT OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT : NAGALAND NOTICE NOTICE NO.REV-1/90-D/ Dt. Dimapur the 06/09/2018

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Dt. Dimapur the 06/09/2018

Notice is hereby given that Miss. Senjano Kithan resident of Dimapur who has applied for issue of mortgage clearance concerning to Patta No. 882, Dag No. 829/963 measuring an area 00-01-13 located at Block No/Village 10 Mouza No 2 which has been mortgaged in the Co-op. Bank.

Claims & Objection if any on the aforesaid land may be submitted in written in the Court of the undersigned on or before 13-09-18.

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GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

WOKHA : NAGALAND Dated, Wokha the 31st Aug 2018 NOTICE No. Judl-47/2017-18/ / Whereas Smti. E. Nchumbeni Yanthan mother of Late Smti. James E. Yanthan a permanent resident of Wokha Town has applied for issue of Succession Certificate to enable her to draw all dues and benefits/family pension from the Govt. and to draw SBI AC No. 20039569586 in favour of her deceased husband Late. Shri. James E. Yanthan who expired on 29/07/2018.

Now, therefore, public and relatives are hereby asked to file claims/objections if any, within 30 (thirty) days from the date of issue of this notice. No claims/objections will be entertained after the cut off date and succession certificate shall be issued.

Sd/K. Mhathung Tsanglao Addl. Deputy Commissioner Wokha, Nagaland WC-171

Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti Toniho Wotsa resident of Dimapur who has applied for issue of mortgage clearance concerning to Patta No. 402, Dag No. 463/531 measuring an area 00-02-06 located at Block No/Village Darogajan Mouza No 3 which has been mortgage in the NIDC Bank/Society.

Claims & Objection if any on the aforesaid land may be submitted in written in the Court of the undersigned on or before 13-09-18.

Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Nagaland DP-6706 DECLARATION

Regd. 2879/2017 Dt. 07-03-2017 I, N. Nguhbubou Chang, S/o Shri. Nyakba Chang, R/o : Yaongyimti New Village, Mokokchung, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as follows:1. That, I am a bonafide citizen of India and resident of the above mentioned Address.

2. That, in all my official and other documents my name has been entered and recorded as N. Nguhbubou Chang, whereas in my service Appointment Order and in my Elector Photo Identity Card name has been erroneously entered as Somba Chang and N. Ngubu respectively.

3. That, this affidavit is made to declare and to submit before any appropriate authority that the names Somba Chang /N. Ngubu and N. Nguhbubou Chang refers to the same and one person only that is N. Nguhbubou Chang.

4. That, henceforth as and when the name Somba Chnag /N. Ngubu appears it should be read/corrected and understood as N. Nguhbubou Chang for all official and other purposes.

5. That, the statements made in para 1 to 4 are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and nothing material has been concealed or made therein. And I sign this Declaration on this 6th day of March 2017 at Mokokchung, Nagaland.

Deponent Solemnly sworn in and declared before me by the above named Deponent on this th the 6 day of March 2017 at Mokokchung, Nagaland Magistrate/Notary Public K-2594

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India, US ink critical defence pact

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, U.S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the joint press conference, in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (PTI): A long-negotiated defence pact under which critical and encrypted defence technologies will be provided to the Indian military by the US was inked here Thursday after the two countries held their first 2+2 dialogue during which they also discussed key issues, including crossborder terrorism, India’s NSG bid and the contentious H1B visa issue.

During the talks External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had with US Secretary of State Michael R Pompeo and Defence Secretary James Mattis, the two countries also

decided to set up hotlines between them. Addressing a joint press conference, Swaraj expressed satisfaction over the agenda of the inaugural dialogue while giving the details of the deliberations.

While Pompeo termed the ‘Communications, Compatibility, Security Agreement (COMCASA)’ agreement a “milestone” in the relationship, Sitharaman asserted that the pact will enhance India’s defence capability and preparedness.

The COMCASA will facilitate India to obtain critical defence technologies from the US, and access critical communication network

to ensure interoperability among the US and the Indian armed forces. It will also allow the installation of high-security US communication equipment on defence platforms being sourced from the US. Swaraj also asserted that the dialogue reflected the desire of leadership of the two countries to further elevate the bilateral strategic communication on crosscutting defence and security issues. She said, “The recent decision by the US to put India in the list of countries eligible for Strategic Trade Authorization Tier-I License Exemption reflects India’s robust and responsible ex-

port control policies. In our meeting today, we also agreed to work together to secure India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group at the earliest.”

Talking about her bilateral meeting with Pompeo before the 2+2 dialogue, the External Affairs Minister said they reviewed the direction of the Indo-US relations in recent months and exchanged views on a number of regional issues of shared concern.

Terming the rapidly growing trade and investment ties as an important element of bilateral relationship, Swaraj said this growth is giving rise to new opportunities and a basis for more intense economic engagement which supports development of manufacturing, promotes knowledge and innovation, creates jobs and provides critical resources for growth.

“I sought Secretary Pompeo’s support to nurture our people-to-people links. Specifically, I conveyed our expectation for a non-discriminatory and predictable approach to the H1B visa regime, given its high impact on innovation, competitiveness and peopleto-people partnership, all of which are a vital source of strength for our relationship,” Swaraj said.

She also noted that there was a growing convergence of views, including on the Indo-Pacific, during the discussion among the four ministers.

“We see the Indo-Pacific as a free, open and inclusive concept, with ASEAN centrality at the core and defined by a common rulesbased order that both our countries are pursuing,” the minister said, adding India welcomed the US’ interest in expanding its economic footprint in the region as they “complement our own efforts”.

Asserting that counterterrorism cooperation between India and the US has acquired a new qualitative edge and purpose, Swaraj said they have agreed to deepen ties in international forums like the United Nations and the Financial Action Task Force.

“We welcomed the recent designations of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists by the US. They underscore the international community’s scrutiny over the threat of terrorism emanating from Pakistan, which has affected India and the US alike. On the 10th anniversary of the 26/11 attacks, we recognized the importance of justice and retribution for the masterminds behind this terrorist attack,” Swaraj said.

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Security agencies to get face recognition tools: Rajnath Singh

Home Minister Rajnath Singh speaks during ‘Defence & Homeland Security Expo and Conference’, in New Delhi on Thursday. (PTI)

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (PTI): Security agencies are trying to obtain new software and improved face-recognition technology to enable themselves to dig deeper into social media about a criminal whose record is unavailable in police database, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday.

Singh said cybercrimes were posing a “big challenge” to the security establishment. He said security agencies have detected that terrorists were using the “dark internet” to recruit operatives and to “sell and purchase confidential information by big criminals.”

He said hence, for the first time, they have created a cyber-security division in

the home ministry.

Inaugurating a threeday Defence and Homeland Security Expo and Conference 2018, organised by the PHD Chamber, Singh said the utility of drones in ensuring security has been found to be necessary and the central government will soon bring out a policy on their comprehensive usage in the country.

“I am fully confident that drones will be very useful for our security forces. I have seen their capabilities and utility in the conduct of anti-naxal operations,” he said.

The home minister then talked about the “new tech-edge” that the country’s security agencies are looking

to procure. “We can track criminals through the CCTV cameras. But at times, it is very difficult to identify and recognise them. We are trying that face recognition technology is better improved so that if a criminal is not identified by CCTV cameras, there should be a technology to get his face recognised. This is what we are trying.

“We are also trying that if there is no information about them (criminals) in the CCTNS (crime and criminal tracking network system), we should have such software that can dig into the social media network and collate information about such elements,” the home minister said.

Singh said apart from these challenges faced by security agencies and forces under his ministry’s command, ensuring effective security of India’s over 15,000km land border and more than 7,000-km sea border was also very essential.

He said he will soon inaugurate a pilot project for laser-fencing border security in Jammu. “We are testing similar laser fences, radars and non-physical barriers at other border locations in Jammu and Kashmir, Gujarat and Assam.

Bharat Bandh against amendment to SC/ST Act Rights activists to remain under house arrest: SC

with policemen who tried to stop them.

Cases of arson were also reported from Biharsharif town. Traffic was disrupted in Begusarai.

The bandh call evoked a strong response in Rajasthan where many shops and businesses, schools and other educational institutions remained closed on Thursday.

Shops were shut in Jaipur, Karauli, Pratapgarh, Udaipur, Pali, Nagaur and other districts in the state.

The police detained at least three leaders of the Samta Andolan Samiti, which is against caste-based reservation, as a precautionary measure. There were no reports of violence in the state till this evening.

Most private schools

Consider mercy GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND plea of Rajiv killer: DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION & PUBLIC RELATIONS IPR CITADEL, NEW CAPITAL COMPLEX SC tells TN Gov

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (IANS): The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu Governor to consider the mercy petition of A.G. Perarivalan, who is serving a life term in the 1991 Rajiv Gandhi assassination case.

Perarivalan’s counsel told a Supreme Court bench that a decision was yet to be taken on his mercy petition pending for over two years. He submitted the plea to the Governor on Dec 30, 2015, saying he had undergone more than 24 years of solitary/single confinement. Perarivalan, among the seven convicts in the case, had sought remission/pardon from the Governor. After the court asked the Centre to take a call on Tamil Nadu’s proposal to release the convicts, the Centre said on August 10 in its report submitted in the court that it did not agree, holding that setting them free will set a “dangerous precedent”.

NAGALAND : KOHIMA

NO.DIPR/PD-05/2018

Dated Kohima, the 6th Sept. 2018

Expression of Interest for Production of Documentaries The Department of Information & Public Relations, Nagaland proposes to produce documentaries with a view to document and highlight some contemporary economic, social and cultural conditions of Naga state and society. The documentaries will be telecast across the State through various media.

Expression of Interest (EOI) in this regard is hereby invited from interested agencies and production houses, having experience in production of high quality video documentaries.

Details of the Terms and Conditions may be collected from the Directorate of Information & Public Relations, IPR Citadel, New Capital Complex, Kohima, Nagaland within 7 days from the date of publication of this notice.

Sd/- LIMAWATI AO Director Information & Public Relations Nagaland: Kohima DC-1543

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officials “more responsible” on matters pending before the court.

“You must ask your police officials to be more responsible. The matter is before us and we don’t want to hear from police officials that the Supreme Court is wrong,” the bench told ASG Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for Maharashtra government. The bench also asked petitioner Romila Thapar and others to satisfy it on whether a third party could intervene in a criminal case.

Meanwhile, Mehta told the bench that keeping the activists under house arrest

would hamper the ongoing investigation. The bench posted the matter for further hearing on September 12.

The Maharashtra government had yesterday told the apex court that the five rights activists were arrested due to the cogent evidence linking them with the banned CPI(Maoist) and not because of their dissenting views.

The state police had filed the affidavit in response to a plea of historian Romila Thapar and four others, challenging the arrest of the

five activists in connection with the Koregaon-Bhima violence case, and claimed that they were planning to carry out violence in the country and ambush the security forces.

While prominent Telugu poet Varavara Rao was arrested from Hyderabad, activists Vernon Gonsalves and Arun Ferreira were nabbed from Mumbai, trade union activist Sudha Bharadwaj from Faridabad and civil liberties activist Gautam Navlakha was arrested from Delhi.

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Dated, Kohima, the 6th Sept. '2018

CORRIGENDUM/ ADDENDUM In partial modification to this Office Advertisement of even number dated 09/08/2017, the following corrigendum/ addendum is hereby mention below :1. 6 (six) posts of ABSI (GD) advertised for direct recruitment is hereby withdrawn as the post are to be filled up by promotion.

2. As against 5(five) posts of ASI (GD) advertised, the same is enhanced to 11 (eleven) posts of ASI.

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Shops and commercial establishments remained largely closed in Bihar capital’s Patna, but banks and government offices functioned normally.

Protesters gathered before the Bihar BJP headquarters, raising slogans over the “betrayal” by the party. Some of them also headed towards the office of the Janata Dal (United), a BJP ally.

The shutdown had a strong impact in Muzaffarpur, where bandh supporters blocked traffic in the town and on the national highway.

They also burnt tyres at many places and clashed

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday extended till September 12, the house arrest of five rights activists in connection with the violence in Koregaon-Bhima in Maharashtra.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra took umbrage over the statements given by the Assistant Commissioner of Police of Pune on the matter, saying he was casting aspersions on the court. The bench, which also comprised Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, told the Maharashtra government to make its police

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Swarn Sena activist burn tyres on the railway tracks to stop trains during their Bharat bandh, called to press for reservation, in Patna, on Thursday. (PTI)

and petrol pumps remained closed in Madhya Pradesh while markets and business establishments in parts of the state were shut. Police said the bandh was observed in a peaceful manner.

Brahma Samagam Sawarna Jankalyan Sangathan’s national president Dharmendra Sharma said about 150 organisations of the upper castes and Other Backward Classes participated in the bandh in Madhya Pradesh.

He claimed the bandh was effective in almost the entire state, particularly in Katni, Vidisha, Sehore, Dewas, Indore, Gwalior, Jhabua, Chhattarpur, Mandsaur, Sagar and Ujjain.

In Chhindwara, the Lok Sabha constituency of Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath, markets remained shut. “Local residents wore black clothes in protest and business establishments remained shut,” Vyapari Sangh president Mahesh Chandak said.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan appealed to the people saying, “Madhya Pradesh is an island of peace. I pray that we all progress and no one should try to disrupt the peace in the state.”

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PAT N A / B H O PA L / JAIPUR, SEP 6 (PTI): Trains were stopped and highways blocked briefly in Bihar while shops downed shutters in some other northern states during a ‘Bharat Bandh’ Thursday against the recent amendment to the SC/ST Act. Shops, schools and other commercial establishments were closed in parts of Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Punjab but the shutdown call by antireservation bodies had little impact elsewhere in the country.

There were scattered incidents of violence, mainly in Bihar, where bandh supporters stormed Patna’s Rajendra Nagar terminus and disrupted the movement of trains for about 30 minutes, officials said.

Trains were briefly disrupted in Rajgir also as commercial establishments remained closed in many parts of Bihar.

Some organisation had called the one-day bandh to protest against the amendment last month to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The amendment bill passed by Parliament had nullified the `safeguards’ or-

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All over again

agaland Tribes Action Committee (NTAC) and Joint Co-Ordination Committee (JCC) have served a loud reminder on the PDA coalition government that they are not in any mood to let the government cruise past their pending demands and hold the elections to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) with 33% women reservation. It may be recalled that Dimapur-based JCC had spearheaded the issue against holding elections to ULBs in Nagaland without taking the entire Naga public into confidence. Later in order to broaden the platform, the NTAC was formed to demand that the then DAN-III government under T.R.Zeliang should not rush through with elections to ULBs. The then DAN government did a 360-degree turn over the Nagaland Municipal Act 2006 which it had revoked on September 22,2012. On November 24,2016 the opposition-less and all-party DAN government, (with NPF, BJP and independents) and without any debate and under the shadow of party-line whips in the assembly, steam rolled the lone independent dissenting voice to overturn the September 22,2012 house resolution which had exempted Nagaland from implanting Article 243T and Part IXA of the constitution to give 33% reservation to women in ULBs. It may be mentioned that the then DAN-III had decided to hold elections with 33% women reservation for various specious reasons. It was unfortunate that the manner in which the DAN-III government attempted to brush aside the tribal hohos amounted to a huge snub.

Instead of trying to iron out the differences, the then government appeared to be hell bent in going through with its decision , even to the point of risking confrontation with the members of various tribe organisations.

Entire Nagaland burned because the state government sought to downplay the serious apprehensions just because of the Supreme Court observation to the PIL filed by the women group. In a re-twist to the entire issue, the DAN government again re-revoked the November 24,2016 resolution on December 14,2017.

The NTAC and JCC believe that the issue could reach a settlement where the conclusion would mean selection of women candidates rather than making so many seats for women candidates only. NTAC and JCC have said that election to ULBs in Nagaland “cannot be held until and unless amendments are made in the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 by safeguarding the powers conferred under Article 371-A of the constitution of India.” In order to achieve that the house has to prepare a proper report through its assembly committee to introduce an amendment to the Nagaland Municipal Act 2001 so that it incorporates the guarantees enshrined under Article 371 A in order to provide a legal handle to the spirit behind Article 371 A. The responsibility of the elected members to provide adequate inputs on such issues and also enlighten and safeguard the people and their interests cannot be greater. The apprehensions stem from the facts as illustrated by lessons from other states where court interpretations have made societies feel betrayed.

That is not surprising since lawyers and judges go by available facts of the constitution which are interpreted in as many ways as legally tenable. The issue again brings a loud reminder about the need for codification without which, Article 371A would remain susceptible.

However, till such a time, the PDA government need to take a broader look at the issue and decide which path it would traverse.

DailyDevotion The Far-Reaching Rivers of Life He who believes in Me…out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. —John 7:38 A river reaches places which its source never knows. And Jesus said that, if we have received His fullness, “rivers of living water” will flow out of us, reaching in blessing even “to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8) regardless of how small the visible effects of our lives may appear to be. We have nothing to do with the outflow— “This is the work of God, that you believe…”

(John 6:29). God rarely allows a person to see how great a blessing he is to others.

A river is victoriously persistent, overcoming all barriers. For a while it goes steadily on its course, but then comes to an obstacle. And for a while it is blocked, yet it soon makes a pathway around the obstacle. Or a river will drop out of sight for miles, only later to emerge again even broader and greater than ever. Do you see God using the lives of others, but an obstacle has come into your life and you do not seem to be of any use to God? Then keep paying attention to the Source, and God will either take you around the obstacle or remove it. The river of the Spirit of God overcomes all obstacles.

Never focus your eyes on the obstacle or the difficulty.

The obstacle will be a matter of total indifference to the river that will flow steadily through you if you will simply remember to stay focused on the Source. Never allow anything to come between you and Jesus Christ— not emotion nor experience— nothing must keep you from the one great sovereign Source.

Think of the healing and far-reaching rivers developing and nourishing themselves in our souls! God has been opening up wonderful truths to our minds, and every point He has opened up is another indication of the wider power of the river that He will flow through us. If you believe in Jesus, you will find that God has developed and nourished in you mighty, rushing rivers of blessing for others.

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Without hard work, nothing grows but weeds. ~ Gordon B. Hinckley

Nagaland Post, Dimapur FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Post-mortem

55th Indo-Naga Ceasefire day

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Speech of Acüyi Vadeo, Joint Secretary, NNC Nagaland.

espected chairperson, National workers, Church Leaders, Dignitaries, Ladies and Gentlemen gathering here today, I am first of all giving thanks to Almighty God for enabling us to peacefully observe this 55th Indo-Naga ceasefire day today. 54th years ago on this day an International Ceasefire agreement was signed in 1964 between the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) and the Government of India (GOI) which effected on 6th Sept, 1964.

I therefore extend my sincere thanks to the Nagaland Baptist Churches Council (NBCC) and the Peace Mission (PM) members i.e. Jaya Prakash Naryan, B.P. Chaliha and Rev. Michael Scott for their valuable services in bringing peace and normalcy amongst the two governments (FGN and GOI).

When the Indo-Naga war was fought in Naga soil for a decade (19541964) due to India’s invasion against Nagaland, the NBCC and Peace Mission members initiated the peace process in the midst of inaccessible situation and distress that our people faced. In spite of all unimaginable hardship, they contributed their selfless effort in shaping the peace process which materialised into an understanding between the FGN and GOI with mutual respect on Nationhood. Subsequently a public meeting was called on 25th May 1964 at Sakraba village local ground under Chakhesang region in the presence of Peace Mission members. Where Enoli Veducholü Lala the present President of Naga Women Federation (NWF),

(From previous issue) The captured Indian Air Force crew-members, despite such extreme provocation, they were given the best guard, protection and treatment by the Naga Home Guards and the Federal Government of Nagaland. No one was harmed, hurt, tortured, ill-treated or killed.

Out of the nine crew captured, five members were soon released in September month itself and handed over to the nearest appointed Indian Army camps with full security protection, and four others were released on May 16, 1962. A.Z. Phizo gave a press release to the International Press in London on December 5, 1960 stating that “We have agreed to their release but according to a letter from one of them sent to me by his mother, the Indian Government for political reasons of its own is hindering their release”.

However, the aftermath of the attack on the 14th Assam Rifles’ Thuda Camp and the shooting down of the Dakota planes at Phor village by the Sema Naga Home Guards, the terrible repercussions from the Indian Armed Forces went on in a mad rampage burning all the neighboring villages, arresting, beating, torturing, and killing the innocent villagers in Meluri sub-division.

(1) Thewati village which was then comprised of about only 15/16 houses on the slope of a pine clad hill in the midst of a vast thick forest, though about 30 km away from Phor village, the village was pounded with heavy bombings by two (2) Indian Air-War jets mistaken it to be the Naga Home Guards’ camp for three days: on the August 27, 28 and 29.

The village was completely destroyed to ashes beyond recognition.

(2) On the September 1, 1960, the Indian Army had killed the following six innocent village leaders of Phor as given below: 1. Mr. Yetachu, Gaonbura (G.B.), 2. Mr. Chüpücu, Dubashi (D.B), 3. Mr. Mawazu, Gaonbura (G.B.) 4. Mr. Turazu, Village Chief, 5. Mr. Türhücu, Gaonbura.

(G.B.), 6. Mr. Yusücu, Pastor, Phor Baptist Church.

(3) On the September 2, 1960, two (2) innocent villagers slaughtered in Moke village: 1. Mr. Nyupucu 2. Mr. Yethsecu.

(4) On the September 3, 1960, two innocent Village leaders of Yisi were killed: 1 . M r. M awa z u , Rü n a Peyu, 2. Mr. Khrocu, Member.

NNC unequivocally with tears in her eyes testified the realities of untold sufferings, pains and atrocities committed by the occupational armed forces of India against Naga Women and it is still so fresh in my mind. At the moment, the Naga Army personnel who returned from Pakistan Alee command with full Arms also took usual parade and which made a surprise to the Peace Mission members.

The Federal Government of Nagaland agreed in principle with the terms and conditions laid down by the Peace Mission members and signed here at Sakraba village on 25th May 1964 and subsequently the Government of India also agreed to the terms and conditions and signed on 14 August 1964. Thus, the Ceasefire Agreement was officially effected on 6th Sept. 1964 between the two Nations.

On this declaration day the 6th Sept. 1964, our people joyfully gathered for peace procession in Nagaland as a mark of thanksgiving to God our Lord.

Today is the day to remember the love and guidance of our Lord Jehovah.

How miraculous and wonderful thing is this for a tiny Naga nation who could withstand the iron hand of India, the aggressor. It is not by might nor by power but by the grace of God Jehovah alone.

Let us not forget and ignore His love for the Nagas rather be firmly hold our rights and put our faith in God and patiently wait for the proclamation and gracious year of the Lord.

URA UVIE : NAGALAND.

Some corrections regarding the 1964 ceasefire and the Shillong Accord of 1975

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hereas some write ups have appeared in some local Dailies (dated Sept 6, 2018), regarding the above mentioned events and whereas, some sequence of events have been wrongly presented, I wish to make the following corrections for the Naga general public. I also offer myself to be corrected if I am wrong in my assessments.

1. While it is true that the Naga National Council (NNC) was not a party to either the 1964 ceasefire or the Shillong Accord of 1975, it is a fact that the NNC was all along kept informed about the proceedings of both the events.

2. The NNC being the political institution that created the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) to be its executive government, the FGN always reported back to the NNC on its political activities whether at the internal level or at the international levels.

3. In the case of the Shillong accord, the initiative for peace talks came from the Nagaland Peace Council (NPC). The NPC was mostly comprised of NBCC leaders like Rev Longri Ao, Rev. Kenneth Kerhuo etc. But within the NPC, there again was another Liaison Committee which was comprised of retired state Government servants and Indian Government representatives.

This Council and Committee took up its works only after the backbone of the Naga Army was smashed through the massive Indian army search and destroy operations starting from 1971 to 1975.

4. President of the NNC and also Chairman of the NNC Central Executive Council, A.Z Phizo was kept informed of all these desperate situations developing in Nagaland. In fact, Phizo had been nominated by the Federal authorities to head the delegation for the Peace talks at Shillong, These desires of the FGN had all been communicated to the government of India (GOI) in writing and Phizo was also duly informed by the FGN to keep himself ready for the expected talks.

5. Suddenly, the Indian Government by-passed Phizo and the NNC and summoned the FGN representatives to Shillong where they were shown the already drafted Shillong Accord document. All the pleas of the Federal representatives to be allowed to consult their colleagues at Chedema Peace Camp were refused and they were compelled to sign the Shillong Accord document as “Underground Representatives.”

The corollary questions and implications: 1. If Phizo and the NNC

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(5) On the September 4, one innocent villager of Laruri village was buried alive: 1. Mr. Lingsang (6) On the September 5, 1960, the Indian Armed soldiers went to Lephori village, arrested thirteen (13) villagers, tortured them and pouring boiling water upon their bodies after tying them together to a strong post.

The torture of the innocent villagers and rapings of the women were many but went unrecorded.

(7) Matikhrü Massacre: As stated above, Matikhrü was, in those days, a small village of about only 15 houses and far away from Phor village. The landscapes of this region are so crooked and bad as such, as deep gorges and deep and steep cliffs were chiseled and cut by very strong and down swift water currents of big rivers like Tizu, Thecü, Zünki, Arachu etc. that there is no road connectivity till today in between Matikhrü and Phor villages – a distance of more than 60 km.

To travel by road from Matikhrü to Phor: one has to go round from Matikhrü turn back to Meluri, from Meluri to Akheqwo, from Akheqwo to Waziho, and from Waziho to Phor - a distance which is more than 100 km. To travel by jungle footpath from Matikhrü to Phor or Phor to Matikhrü, one-way journey alone covers more than 60 km through the remote and dangerous jungle path.

In 1960’s, Matikhrü villagers were only mere and ignorant cultivators, they would’nt know even what was going on at Phor Village.

As such, there is no logical conclusion that Matikhrü village had to be massacred because of the fighting that took place at Phor.

The Naga Home Guards who came and attacked “Thuda camp” at Phor were the Semas Naga Home Guards commanded by the Sema Generals, not by the Pochury Naga Home Guards, or by the local innocent villagers. It is a very serious case even in between the Semas and the Pochuries on the question of jurisdiction and its violation. Why should the Semas came and attack an Army camp in Pochury region? One could well imagine, as usual

with the stay of insurgents anywhere, how much these thinly populated and poor Pochuries would be suffering in the hands of these insurgents’ heavy operations even for ration alone? Yes, surely the Indian Army had to probe the case, thorough investigation should be conducted and proper action had to be taken in favour of the Indian Army, but not forgetting for the defence, security and safety of the innocent villages and its peoples. But the Indian highest military logic was found shocking- an unleash of brutality which clearly reveals the reason in every Indian soldier’s mind, he vividly knows, “NAGAS ARE NOT INDIANS”.

On the 6th September 1960, the terrible revenge fell upon a small peaceful village called Matikhrü which still haunts the people till today.

On that fateful day, early in the morning, the Indian Armed Forces from different outposts like Kenjang, Yesi, Meluri, Phek, Sakhabama Army Brigade Headquarters and Kohima came to Matikhrü Village. The strength of the Indian Army was one Brigade under the command of Lieutenant General Thorat, Ist G.O.C., Eastern Command, a combined force of the 16th Sikh and Gorkha Regiments. The then Deputy Commissioner of Kohima, Mr. Hazarika was also present on the spot.

The Indian Ar med Forces had completely surrounded the village in three lines cordon of heavily armed soldiers at the break of dawn, and arrested the whole village population, forcing everybody out into the village square and carried out a systematic torture on the men-folks. They went on hitting the villagers with their gun-butts, kicking them with boots, beating and torturing them mercilessly questioning and demanding the ignorant and innocent villagers to tell where were the undergrounds hiding, and where were their guns and ammunitions kept? Wooden logs were rolled on their bodies, boiling water poured on them. The men-folks were tortured for the whole day from 4:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. By the evening, all the women and children were threatened and ordered to leave the village immediately. All the men-folks were then dragged

inside Mr. Thah, the village Chief ’s house, and were made them to sit down on the floor in row like lambs to be slaughtered. They were all butchered and chopped off to death except one who could forcibly run to escape to tell the tale to the livings.

The merciless Indian soldiers did not even allow the dead-bodies to be buried by their loved ones as per their custom. Instead, all the dead-bodies were dumped inside the Chief ’s house, and the house was set on fire. And the whole village, and the granaries were burnt to ashes.

In the physical presence and eye-witnesses of a Lieutenant General who was the G.O.C. and a Deputy Commissioner, could such a crime of horror be permitted upon the defenceless, ignorant and completely innocent villagers? It reveals no justice. It loudly shouts on the top of the roof, the standard of judgement of the highest Indian military and civil authorities which was comparatively found far below the standard of their ever underrated Naga Army in the eye of the world.

To this ugliest horror in human history committed by the Indian Army on the helpless and innocents as the Indian Army’s valour on the 6th September 1960, this day and date, since 1993, has been observed as “BLACK DAY” by the Pochury Students’ Union joined by the Chakhesangs and the Nagas as a whole to this day.

“REVENGE IS MINE”, says the Sovereign Almighty God : 1. In the evening of that same day, the 6th Sept. 1960, after committing all those horrors, all the Armed Forces had dispersed and went to their own respective outposts.

The two combined troops of Phek Village outpost under the command of a Major and of Sakhabama Brigade Headquarters, 8th Mountain Division under the command of a Captain together they came to Phek Village outpost for dropping the Major and his jawans.

After dropping the Major and his jawans, the Captain and his platoons were returning towards Sakhabama in a three-ton Nissan Doss.

As the vehicle was on the run, the jawans were shouting and yelling aloud war-cries and victories on the vehicle.

While running from Phek village outpost to Losami village land area, at a location about 4/5 km distance from Phek Village, at a very steep cliff landscape called “NECHÜTSHEBOU”, the Nissan Doss which was filled with the soldiers fell down into the deep gorge of “Süthada” stream-bed of about

had not been a party to the ceasefires and peace talks and the GOI had intentionally snubbed them, then why should Phizo have condemned the Shillong Accord and dragged the whole NNC Executive Council into the Shillong Accord controversy?

We should also keep in mind that Phizo had written to Pushu Venu the Vice President of the NNC, that he would handle the Shillong Accord, if the GOI raised the issue as a solution to the Indo- Naga conflict.

2. Zashei, his colleagues, and the whole Naga army were definitely under tremendous pressure of either capture or death. But none of them either succumbed to the pressure or betrayed the nation at any juncture.

Also, Zashei was not pressurized into implementing the second clause of the Shillong Accord.

Rather, it was the Federal Emergency authorities that offered to deposit the arms as “a contribution towards disarmament and the restoration of the rule of law.” Here Zashei was acting very much within the parameters of his designated authority as President and Supreme Commander of the Naga army.

Therefore, let us once and for all stop harping on the Shillong Accord to justify our own mistakes.

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The exact number of the Army personnel died in the accident was unknown. However, it was clear that one complete platoon of about ten or more including the Captain died in the accident.

The one who survived to tell the tale gave report that “a pillar like object of light with a very strong and powerful light-beam suddenly stood right in the middle of the road which had completely blinded them all and turned the vehicle into the cliff.”

2. Just a few days later, the Major of Phek Village outpost who was involved in the Matikhrü Village massacre was travelling with his wife and children from Phek outpost towards Sakhabama Brigade Headquarters and Kohima. While driving across at that very same spot of “Nechütshebou”, the vehicle, an Army-jeep which was carrying the Major, his wife and children- all fell down at that same point into that very hole down to the deep “Süthada river-bottom” again.

One soldier, a Gorkha/ Nepali, who was attached to Phek Village outpost, and who was in the Major’s ve-

hicle that met accident, had survived to tell the story. But as one of his thigh bones was broken, he went on leaping on his toes as long as he lived.

He also gave the same report about the second accident that “an object like a pillar of light with a very strong and powerful light beam suddenly appeared and stood in the middle of the road which completely blinded them all and the vehicle turned and fell into the steep cliff.”

No part or scrap of the two fallen vehicles at Süthada river bottom could be taken or pulled up because as the gorge is too deep, steep and too far. The bodies of the two vehicles had been lying there at the bottom of the river-bed for decades and many years as a living witness to the accidents truly taken place, and for the people to see.

These are unbelievable true stories.

The history will never be erased.

This story has been talked and told for almost six decades now in shocks and horrors.

The story will be told for a thousand years.

(Concluded) Zapra Chakhesang

Reader’s Post

Appeal to chairman MARCOFED, Nagaland

Sir,

This is to apprise you of the setback being faced by the consumers of Marcofed Agency and for your kind and necessary action. That Sir, the price of the LPG has skyrocketed with the latest amount being Rs. 1000/-, understanding the fact that Rs. 50 as additional service charge is being levied for delivery to colony sites and few rupees deposited back in one’s bank account. However the quoted price of Rs 950 is exorbitant and also not in parity with the other LPG agencies which are usually lower then Marcofed. The other reason is the delay in the delivery dates, which is ideally expected to be refilled after 21 days. However in the context of the deliveries made for the various colonies near North Police Station, Kohima, for the convenience of all, the delivered dates are as 27/12/17, 6/3/18, 2/5/18, 13/7/18 and the latest being on 5/9/18. Such interruption in the supply, results in untold misery, when every modern day kitchen does not have a fireplace and burning of wood as fuel is highly discouraged these days. On the other hand the Government discourages the sale and use of induction cooker, how can anyone run their kitchen in this crisis?. No wonder, the vanishing trick results in wide availability of such LPG in the Black Market, which some are compelled to buy and that in turn encourages the back marketers.

The nine persons tortured and killed on that day were: The matter of the long gap in the delivery after the Sl.No. Name Relation Age due date was informed to the Kezieke Office, Kohima by 1. Mr. Thah Village Chief, 60 years few concerned individuals months ago. Yet the Manager 2. Mr. Mezitso F/o Rev Zhihuotho (alive) 35 years has failed to address to our grievance satisfactorily and 3. Mr. Pongoi F/o Kekhwezülo, 33 years this set back remains.

4. Mr. Pongolo F/o Rosiepa, 55 years In the light above, I called upon you to serve the 5. Mr. Eyechü F/o Resipa, 60 years public by virtue of being a public servant and address the 6. Mr. Kezükhwelo S/o Eyechü, 35 years setbacks. I hope and pray that your kind self will demon7. Mr. Zasituo Pastor, S/o Lashupa, 55 years strate your abled leadership and intervene for the welfare 8. Mr. Thitu H/o Rhütarüh 35 years of the MARCOFED Consumers in Nagaland.

9. Mr. Kekhwezü F/o Kezüngololu, 33 years Ketho Angami, Mission Road, Kohima 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.

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calls Bharat Kovind meets Bulgarian PM Bandh on Sep 10 invites companies to participate in ‘Make in India’ prog

President Ram Nath Kovind with his Bulgarian counterpart Rumen Radev and First Lady of respective countries at the Administration of the President Building, in Sophia on Wednesday. (PTI)

SOFIA, SEPT 6 (PTI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday met Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov here and invited companies from the Balkan nation to manufacture in India as part of the ambitious ‘Make in India’ programme.

Kovind arrived here on Tuesday from Cyprus on the second leg of his eight-day three-nation visit to Europe to continue India’s high-level engagements with European countries.

From Bulgaria, he will fly to Czech Republic.

“President Kovind meets PM Borissov of Bulgaria; calls for stronger bilateral relations; invites Bulgar-

ian companies to come and manufacture in India as part of the ‘Make in India’ programme,” the President’s Secretariat tweeted.

The bilateral trade between India and Bulgaria stands at just over USD 300 million. Referring to the trade volume, Kovind on Wednesday said at the India-Bulgaria Business Forum, “This falls way below the potential. I am confident that a lot more can be done together if we drive deeper into each other’s economies and look for prospects. I am certain your deliberations today would be most productive on that account.”

“While our political relations have always been

strong and deep, our economic ties have so far been modest. It is time for us to catch up,” he added.

The President said Bulgarian companies can take advantage of the high growth trajectory of the Indian economy. And Indian companies could form partnerships in Bulgaria both for the domestic market and for the wider EU economy.

“The key areas with potential for two-way trade and investment engagement include ICT, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Agriculture, Food Processing, Auto Components, Medical Devices, Defence Production, Infrastructure and Tourism sectors,” he said.

Kovind said India with a current growth rate of 8.2% is on course to become a 5 trillion economy by 2025.

“India has recently become the 6th largest economy in the world with a GDP of US dollars 2.6 trillion.

The IMF has forecast the Indian growth to be at 7.8% in 2019.Our economic graph offers long-term prospects for Bulgarian companies to invest, trade and establish technology tie-ups in India,” he said.

The President said India has the largest pool of digital talent in the world and is the largest ICT sourcing destination and Bulgaria is also famous for its ICT strengths. So there is “immense potential for our companies to come together to collaborate in artificial intelligence, data analytics, the internet of things, robotics and nano-technology”.

He also said Bulgaria can help India meet its massive defence requirements.

“I invite Bulgarian companies to join hands with Indian majors and manufacture in India both for the local market and for rest of the world,” Kovind said. Bulgaria is a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) member country with a large indigenous defence industry. It is ranked as a “medium” small arms exporter according to the Small Arms Survey.

(From p-1) CPO pointed out that as per the Senapati declaration, anybody defying it would be termed as “antinational” and be banned even from his or her own territory. CPO termed the Senapati declaration of above as “highly aggressive and potentially reactionary.”

CPO reiterated that it was steadfastly unwavering in its support to NH in particular and Nagas in general and that deviating from the

original principle was a “pseudo political principle” and any self professed Naga political principle was “rather un-mandated and unauthorised.”

While respecting ongoing peace process of all negotiating groups, CPO however said it objected to the expression and intents of such declaration calling other Naga member groups or assembly as being “unmandated or unauthorised” and also openly branding them as “anti-national”

and banning their entry in Naga territory. CPO said no single member or group has total mandate or authorisation of the Naga people and therefore, such diktats against those holding different views have no legitimacy.

CPO clarified that nowhere is the statement was there mention of “Nagas of Manipur” and that had not two NH officials not questioned the modus operandi of the NH president then the matter would not have

vis disaster management, emphasising that the role of Red Cross was not only to providing immediate relief during disasters, but also in disaster mitigation and rehabilitation programmes.

Meanwhile, six persons were decorated as patrons and vice-patrons from different districts of the State.

After the formal function, the governor suggested to the Red Cross members that every citizen, including students, traders, etc, should be motivated to contribute towards the needy people at this difficult time. He also enquired about the society’s fund to help people of the State.

The programme was chaired by IRCSN chairperson Abeni TCK, invocation prayer said by Khedi Baptist Church, Kohima associate pastor Dr Ruokuovilie Sachu, opening and closing song presented by students of Grace Higher Secondary School, Kohima, welcome address delivered by IRCSN managing committee member Helena Yepthomi and vote of thanks was proposed

by IRCSN managing committee member Dr R Rose Chakhesang.

IMCT visits flood, landslide-affected areas (From p-1) The IMCT was accompanied by Kohima district administration officials led by deputy commissioner Rajesh Soundararajan and officials of Nagaland State Disaster Management Authority, Kohima District Disaster Management Authority and line departments. The officials apprised the visiting team about the extent of damage to properties, roads, paddy fields, fishery ponds, etc.

The team visited and assessed the damage at Keziekie, Kohima Municipal Council’s (KMC) solid waste management site at Lerie, Para Medical Colony, Daklane, Old KMC dumping site, NH-29, Naga Hospital, Soul Harvest Church, Pezielietsie, Perizie, Sanuorü, Nhachükhu and Keyakie.

come to public domain.

Taking a stand over the Naga Hoho declaration by the president and then the rejection by other NH office bearers and again the support to the NH president from other executive members, the CPO questioned whether a few Hoho officials can issue endorsement bypassing the executive council or the federal assembly on such a highly sensitive issue?

CPO pointed out that if the intent of the Senapati

declaration was truly “in the best interest of the Nagas of Manipur … solely for the people of Nagas in Manipur … not for any other Naga areas within and outside Nagaland” then it should have been worded carefully, accordingly leaving no room for misinterpretation or word twisting.

In the light of the declaration, CPO has responded by stating that any self-determined Naga political principle and position which deviated from

its original line will not be binding on CPO and its members. Also it said the day Ozukum’s tribe walked out of Naga Hoho, then he stood stripped off all moral and constitutional privileges to remain as president.

Therefore, any decision or action adopted by Naga Hoho under his “unconstitutional leadership is out rightly null and void and warned that CPO shall not bear responsibility for any consequence out of his continuity in office.

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(From p-1) But it alleged that teachers appointed under the same category with effect from July 1, 2017 were granted scale of pay vide October 31, 2017 order. As such, the group argued that, if the later appointees were justified for better salary, the same yardstick should be applied to all the employees under the same department. ANATG-2015 asserted that government’s act of granting pay scale to the teachers appointed after July 1, 2017 was discriminatory in nature as it implied that the teachers appointed prior to December 31, 2012 were less competent in delivering the same quality of services. Rejecting the enhancement of fixed pay, the association urged the principal secretary to do the needful in regularising the services.

States and United Territories, Rio added that it started its operation in Nagaland in 1982 and now had branches in almost all the districts. He said International Red Cross and Red Crescent movements were international humanitarian movements with approximately 17 million volunteers, members and staff. They were founded to protect human life and health to ensure respect for all human beings, besides preventing and lessening human suffering.

The chief minister remarked that while expanding its activities, Red Cross also needed to promote junior Red Cross in more schools across the State to train young people in first aid and basic humanitarian services. He said the State faced a huge challenge in the face of heavy rains and landslides. He informed the gathering that Kiphire district was cut off for a long time, adding the government had mobilised resources to ensure roads were opened and supply of essential commodities was not disrupted.

Appreciating IRCSN for donating generously towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, Rio also called upon its units in the districts to extend their helping hands to deputy commissioners (DCs) and district disaster management authorities in helping mitigate the crisis. He said it was a matter of satisfaction that Red Cross over the years had organised many blood donation camps, first aid trainings, free medical camps and trainings, along with others activities.

Reiterating the State government’s resolve to declare Nagaland plasticfree, the chief minister said involvement of Red Cross members in banning use of single-use plastics would be very important, even as he urged them to be an instrument for change in ensuring to bring attitudinal change among people to help the State also become open defecation free. He also urged them and the DCs to stick to the seven principles of Red Cross and take up activities in line with those guiding principles.

He appealed to IRCSN to be more proactive vis-à-

CPO’s stand on NH imbroglio

NGBF, CPO take on NH, UNC joint decree (From p-1) Also, stating that it has been appealing to Naga political groups to set aside their differences and unite for the sake of a secure future, the NGBF said exclusiveness would be the cause of further division and deeper misunderstanding as experienced in past “Indo-Naga” history.

“We don’t want to repeat the history of dividing Naga into different groups, sections and more,” NGBF said, adding that it has, therefore, been harping on inclusive solution and would continue to uphold the principle of unity. Reminding that presently government of India was having political dialogue with seven Naga political groups, NGBF said it was the bounden duty of every Naga citizen to play a mediator role and not biased. Affirming that “inclusivity is the way forward”, the NGBF said it has therefore been urging the government of India to officially invite NSCN (K) and NNC (Adino) to the negotiation table.

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (PTI): The Congress will organise a nationwide shutdown on September 10 over rising fuel prices, party leaders announced Thursday and asked other opposition parties and civil society groups to join their protest against the government. The common man was bearing the brunt of the escalating prices of petrol, diesel and cooking gas, Congress communications in-charge Randeep Surjewala said.

“The Congress party has decided that we will be giving a call for Bharat Bandh on September 10, Monday, in order to highlight the Rs 11 lakh crore fuel loot and to demand an immediate reduction in central excise duty as also excessive VAT in the state,” he told reporters.

Sur jewala said the Congress will also demand petrol and diesel should be brought within the ambit of the GST so that the “common man whose budget has gone haywire is provided the requisite relief ”.

The Congress has also urged opposition parties to join the protest, he said.

“We also call upon other societal groups, NGOs... to join this people’s movement,” he said.

Meanwhie, the Left parties have on Thursday also called an all-India protest on Monday, saying rising prices of petroleum products is having a crippling effect on the livelihood of crores of Indians.

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New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS): Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday assured the automobile industry of a steady supply of Bharat Stage6(BS-6) emission norms compliant fuel by 2020. According to the Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, the fuel will be available across the country from April 1, 2020.

Pradhan was speaking at the 58th annual convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The Indian auto industry will fully migrate to manufacturing of only BS VI compliant vehicles on a pan India basis from April 1, 2020.

Earlier, the government had decided to “leapfrog directly from BS-IV to BSVI grade by 1st April, 2020, skipping BS-V altogether.”

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While Part I of the form deals with basic information of the business, the details of all the supplies declared by the taxpayer in the returns filed during the financial year have to be filled in Part II of the return

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ITC reversed, ineligible ITC, particulars of demand and refund, HSN summary of outward supplies and HSN summary of inward supplies of the transactions declared in returns filed during the financial year ending March 2018.

Commenting on the annual returns form, AMRG & Associates Partner Rajat Mohan regretted that the revenue department has not consulted stakeholders before coming out with the form. “This annual return seems to be cramped up with too many details which includes outward supplies, inward supplies, taxes, credits, demands, refunds, HSN summaries for the entire financial year in a few pages only, this is expected to breed confusion among taxpayers especially MSME sector,” Mohan said.

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will completely expose the financial transactions before the revenue department.

(In the forms) there will be no scope to claim excessive input credit,” V Lakshmikumaran, Managing Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan, a law firm.

He further said the revenue department will have voluminous data of trade and industry and it would be easier for the department to find out discrepancies with regard to input tax credit claims and the final tax paid.

The data, Lakshmikumaran added could be easily matched by using intelligent software to catch defaulting assessees “red-handed” as the scope for aberrations has been substantially reduced.

The annual return form for normal taxpayers has been divided into six parts with 19 tables which includes detailed information related to outward supplies, inward supplies, ITC availed,

Mumbai, Sep 6 (PTI): The Indian rupee Thursday crashed below the 72-level for the first time ever on persistent global headwinds and concerns on macroeconomic front.

The domestic currency was quoted 37 paise lower at 72.12 against the US dollar in afternoon trade.

Investors remained concerned over sustained foreign capital outflows and widening current account deficit in the wake of soaring crude oil prices.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local currency opened higher at 71.67 a dollar against its previous record closing of 71.75, but failed to sustain initial strength and fell back to breach the 72-mark.

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GST annual return forms to help check tax evasion: Experts

NEW DELHI, SEP 6 (PTI): The newly notified annual GST return forms will go a long way in checking tax evasion by providing the entire financial transactions logged by an assessee to the revenue department, said experts. The finance ministry has notified annual tax return forms for businesses registered under the GST, in which details of sales, purchases and input tax credit (ITC) benefits accrued to them during 2017-18 fiscal have to be provided in a consolidated manner.

The last date for filing the annual return form for normal taxpayers (GSTR-9) and for composition taxpayers (GSTR-9A) is December 31. The Goods and Services Tax (GST), which subsumed 17 different indirect taxes, was rolled out on July 1, 2017. “Annual tax return is consolidation of the monthly returns being filed by assesses and it

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Mumbai, Sep 6 (PTI): As the country’s economic landscape evolves, new jobs are emerging with technology roles dominating the market, and machine learning engineer and application development analyst leading the pack, a report said.

According to LinkedIn’s Top 10 Emerging Jobs in India report technology roles dominate this list, but these roles are no longer limited to technology companies.

For this report, LinkedIn looked at its over 50 million members in India who included work experience on their profile. It then grouped together the millions of unique, user-input job titles based on common job roles.

The report further revealed that today tech jobs are in demand across sectors from pharma to banking and retail, and companies in these various industries see a high demand for talent in these roles.

With nearly 5 million people expected to join the workforce every year, the

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again.

The geo-politics has changed so much in the last few months, geo-economics is also changing rapidly. “In this context, I see a clear defined role and responsibility for US-India to work together not just for our mutual benefit but also for the benefit of rest of the world,” Prabhu said.

India will become USD 5 trillion economy in the next 7-8 years and USD 10 trillion by 2035, he said.

India becoming economically strong would only mean, US has a friend and partner, who is stronger than before and strong India will be in the long term interest of US, he reiterated.

The country’s avia-

tion sector is expected to provide big investment opportunity as it is one of the fastest-growing in the world and has recorded 50 months of double-digit traffic growth. As many as 100 new airports would be built in the next 10 to 15 years for about USD 60 billion, Prabhu said, adding that the country’s infrastructure sector also offers investment opportunity of USD 250 billion every year.

India is looking setting up of special economic zones (SEZ) only for the US companies, he added.

Prabhu also said USIndia must have specific programme for sharing information of start-ups from both the countries.

Further, he called US to join hands with India to explore export opportunities in 54 African nations, where both US and India can make joint pitch for exports of American and Indian products. Prabhu also urged the US to be partner with India to create new dynamic agenda for the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

Technology roles dominate emerging jobs market: Report

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Mumbai, Sep 6 (PTI): India seeks US partnership to boost various sectors and grow the bilateral trade to USD 500-600 billion from USD 125 billion currently, with a good strategy under a stipulated time, commerce and industry minister Suresh Prabhu said here Thursday.

“The US-India bilateral trade is declining for various reasons and we should not be happy with bilateral trade of USD 125 billion. We must set a clear cut target of USD 500-600 billion in a stipulated time period. We are willing to come out with complete strategy and am sure that the companies from both country’s will benefit,” Prabhu said Thursday.

Speaking at a US-India Business Council event, Prabhu said that we can resolve some issues through talks. India offers lot of opportunities in sectors including agriculture, pharmaceuticals, infrastructure, startups and make “India-US partnership greater again” in line with President Trump’s call of Let’s make US great

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Japan quake leaves 9 dead

Police search for missing persons around a house destroyed by a landslide after a powerful earthquake in Atsuma town, Hokkaido, northern Japan, Thursday.(AP/PTI)

Tokyo, Sep 6 (IANS): At least nine people were killed and 300 injured after a powerful earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture on Thursday.

Around 30 people were missing in the wake of the temblor, with almost 2,000 people taking refuge in emergency evacuation shelters that were set up at more than 400 locations, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK cited local authorities as saying.

The quake reached the maximum level of 7

on the Japanese earthquake intensity scale on this mountainous island of around 4,600 inhabitants, triggering landslides and burying around 20 houses. It rocked Japan’s northernmost prefecture at 3.08 a.m. and the death toll was likely to rise, officials said.

Complicating rescue efforts, Hokkaido Electric Power Company said that power was out across the whole of Japan’s northernmost prefecture and 2.95 million homes were without electricity.

The firm said it shut

down all of its thermal power plants as a precaution to ensure safety in case multiple fires broke out as the prefecture continued to be rattled by powerful ongoing aftershocks.

In addition, hundreds of thousands of households were reported as having no water supply.

The quake came on the heels of a deadly typhoon lashing the west of Japan over the past few days. Jebi, the strongest typhoon in 25 years, killed at least 10 people and caused widespread damage and disruption.

Ready to strike Syria if chemical weapons used: French army chief PARIS, Sep 6 (Agencies): France’s top military official said on Thursday his forces were prepared to carry out strikes on Syrian targets if chemical weapons were used in an expected government offensive to retake the northern province of Idlib, Reuters reported.

Russia, an ally of President Bashar al-Assad, resumed air strikes against insurgents in Idlib on Tuesday after weeks of bombardment and shelling by progovernment Syrian forces in an apparent prelude to a full-scale offensive against the last major enclave held be rebels. “We are ready to strike if chemical weapons were used again,” Armed Forces Chief Francois Lecointre told a small group of reporters. “They can be

carried out at national level but it’s in our interest to do it with as many partners as possible.”

In April, France, the United States and Britain launched more than 100 missiles at pro-government targets in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack.

The prospect of an offensive on Idlib alarms aid agencies.

The United Nations has said about half of the 3 million people living in rebel-held areas of the northwest have already been displaced. It estimates some 10,000 jihadists are in the area.

Lecointre said he expected the final pockets of Islamic State resistance in Syria and Iraq to be defeated by the end of November.

Idlib’s fate now appears likely to rest on a summit on

Friday in Tehran between the leaders of Russia, Turkey and Iran - a meeting that Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said would make the situation “clearer”.

While the United States and its allies have warned of a blood bath, they have made clear they would only intervene should they deem that chemical weapons have been used. A French military source said the indications were that Russia and its allies wanted to wrap up the Idlib offensive by the end of the year. The source said Paris believed the United States would maintain its military presence in Kurdish-controlled northwestern regions of Syria given that Washington wanted to limit Iran’s influence in Syria.

The quake had an epicentre about 40 km deep, east of Atsuma, the worst affected area and where the most deaths occurred, government spokesperson Yoshihide Suga said.

Around 21,000 troops took part in search and rescue operations on Thursday, including 4,000 members of the Japan SelfDefence Forces, a number the government said it may increase to 25,000 to boost efforts and prevent more casualties.

All flights were cancelled at Hokkaido’s New Chitose Airport. Train, bus and highway services were also suspended, local operators said.

At the airport, part of the ceiling collapsed in a terminal building due to the quake and a water leak and the power outage also forced the airport’s closure, the Transport Ministry said.

More than 1,300 public schools in the prefecture were forced to close and students told to stay at home amid continuous aftershocks.

Authorities warned of possible aftershocks and urged people to be cautious.

South Sudan soldiers jailed for rape and murder London, Sep 6 (Agencies): A military court in South Sudan has sentenced 10 soldiers to jail terms ranging from seven years to life for a rampage in which a journalist was killed and foreign aid workers raped.

The court also ordered South Sudan’s government to pay each rape survivor $4,000 (£3,000) in compensation. The crimes were committed during an attack in the Terrain Hotel in the capital Juba in 2016.

The court ordered the government to give the family of local community radio journalist John Gatluak 51 cows as compensation. The judgment was delivered in a military courtroom packed with diplomats, aid workers and officials.

Severe flooding in N Korea kills 76: Red Cross Pyongyang, Sep 6 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : S eve r e flooding in North Korea has killed at least 76 people with another 75 missing, many of them children, the Red Cross said Thursday, AFP reported.

Thousands of people have been left homeless after heavy rains triggered floods and landslides, toppling more than 800 buildings including houses, clinics and schools in North and South Hwanghae provinces, leaving Red Cross volunteers scrambling to find survivors.

“Thousands have lost their homes and are in urgent need of health services, shelter, food, safe drinking water and sanitation,” said John Fleming of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) North Korea country office.

Impoverished North Korea is vulnerable to natural disasters. More than 130 people died after floods struck North Hamgyong province in 2016, bringing down buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands in urgent need of food and shelter.

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Pence denies writing ‘amateur’ editorial London, Sep 6 (Agencies): US Vice-President Mike Pence has dismissed speculation he is the author of a damning anonymous editorial that attacks President Donald Trump.

The New York Times article, said to be written by a White House official, says Mr Trump’s own appointees are trying to stifle his agenda.

Fierce speculation surrounds who was responsible but a spokesman for Mr Pence denied it was him.

Mr Trump described the writer as “gutless” and the newspaper as “phony”.

“The vice president puts his name on his opeds,” tweeted Jarron Agen, Mr Pence’s communications director and deputy chief of staff.

“The @nytimes should be ashamed and so should the person who wrote the false, illogical, and gutless op-ed. Our office is above such amateur acts.”

The theory that Mr Pence wrote the article largely stems from the use of the word “lodestar”, a term meaning “star that leads or guides” and one which the vice-president has frequently used.

In the New York Times piece, published on Wednes-

Kabul, Sep 6 (IANS): The death toll in a double suicide bombing, claimed by the Islamic State terror group, at a wrestling club in the Afghan capital has risen to 25, a police spokesman said on Thursday.

The first explosion occurred at 5.55 p.m. on Wednesday after a terrorist shot dead a security guard and detonated his explosive belt inside Maywand Wrestling Gym in Dashti-Barchi neighbourhood, killing six sportsmen and injuring 10 others, Kabul police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai told Xinhua news agency.

The second blast occurred outside the compound about an hour later.

A bomber in a car targeted emergency services, police, reporters and crowd of people gathering near the

People inspect the site of an attack in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Thursday. (Xinhua/Rahmat Alizadah)

site. At least 75 people were injured in the attacks.

A journalist and a cameraman working for local TV channel Tolo News TV also lost their lives and four reporters were wounded in the car

SUMMONS FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE (ORDER -V, RULE - 1, 5, 20)

IN THE COURT OF SHRI. AJONGBA IMCHEN, CIVIL JUDGE SENIOR DIVISION DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Suit No : Civil Suit No. 07/2018 Plaintiff : NIDC Ltd. Defendants : Smti. Khrielenuo & 2 ors.

To, 1. Smti. Khrielenuo.

Alternate Address : W/o Shri. Zachisato Tetseo O/o The Director R/o Shalon Christian School, Health & Family Welfare, H/No-144, Keyake (BSF Camp) Kohima, Nagaland Kohima-797001, Nagaland 3. Shri. Suhrhotsui Rhakho Alternate Address : S/o Late Phatuyi Rhakho C/o- The Chairman ABSI (G.D) Thevopisu Village C/o. The Chairman Phek, Nagaland Thuvopisu Village, Phek, Nagaland 2. Shri. Neisetuolie, S/o Lt. Phoukuozelie, Alternate Address : S.I (Satistical Investigator) O/o. The Director General of Police C/o The Chairman Nagaland, Kohima Rusoma Village, Kohima, Nagaland ..... Defendents Whereas the abovenamed plaintiff has instituted a suit against you for recovery of Rs. 5,94,106.31/- (Rupees Five Lakhs Ninety Four Thousand One Hundred Six and Thirty One Paise) only as on 05-05-2018 with agreed interest both pendentilite and future, foreclosure of mortgage and permanent injunction etc.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on this 14th September 2018 at 10:00 A.M. without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the court this 20th day of August 2018.

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president.

Dr Arif Alvi is a close aide of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and was a founding member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf (PTI). He defeated Pakistan Peoples Party candidate Aitzaz Ahsan in a three-cornered contest that involved Pakistan Muslim League-N nominee Maulana Fazl ur Rehman.

Elected as the 13th president of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi is the third President of Pakistan with ancestral base in India. The

outgoing President Mamnoon Hussain has his family roots in India. Hussain’s family moved to Pakistan from their ancestral base in Agra, Uttar Pradesh.

Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf ’s family had also migrated from India. Musharraf ’s family lived in New Delhi before Partition of the country in 1947.

But unlike Musharraf and Hussain, Dr Arif Alvi was born in Pakistan after Partition. His father had settled in Sind after Parti-

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IN THE COURT OF SHRI. AJONGBA IMCHEN, CIVIL JUDGE SENIOR DIVISION DIMAPUR : NAGALAND Suit No : Civil Suit No. 08/2018 Plaintiff : NIDC Ltd. Defendants : Shri. Xutovi S. Achumi & 2 ors.

To, 1. Shri. Xutovi S. Achumi 2. Smti. Lanutula S/o Late Shihani Achumi W/o Shri. Xutovi S. Achumi Hindi Teacher.

Permanent Address : R/o. Chumukedima Block-IV C/o the G.B, Dimapur, Nagaland.

Lazami Village, Alternate Address : Zunheboto, Nagaland.

Hindi techer Alternate Address : O/o The Deputy Inspector C/o The Chairman of School Hovishe Village, Niuland District, P.O & P.S : Nuiland Dimapur, Nagaland District Dimapur, Nagaland 3. Shri. Vihoto Achumi Alternate Address : S/o Late G. Ghilesho Sema C/o The Chairman, R/o N.S.T. Colony Thahekhu Village Council Dimapur, Nagaland Dimapur, Nagaland ..... Defendents Whereas the abovenamed plaintiff has instituted a suit against you for recovery of Rs. 2,24,481.70/- (Rupees Two Lakhs Twenty Four Thousand Four Hundred Eighty One and Seventy Paise) only as on 22-05-2018 with agreed interest both pendentilite and future, foreclosure of mortgage and permanent injunction etc.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on this 14th September 2018 at 10:00 A.M. without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the court this 20th day of August 2018.

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tion and opened a dental clinic in Karachi.

Alvi family was also connected to Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first President of Pakistan. Jinnah’s sister Shirinbai Jinnah had made Senior Alvi a trustee of a trust founded by her.

bomb explosion.

Many of the injured, including several policemen, remained in critical condition.

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah,

Before being elected as the President of Pakistan, Dr Ariuf Alvi won two parliamentary elections in Pakistan - becoming the Member of National Assembly from NA 250-Karachi in 2013 and 2018 as a PTI candidate.

We, Mr. Takalungba Phom, S/o Sayu Phom of Yachem Village Longleng and Mr. Tokba Phom, S/o Manshei of Alayung Village, Longleng hereby tender our deepest apology to the Eastern Nagaland College Students’ Union (ENCSU) for involving in forgery, fraud and misusing the good ENCSU office in tarnishing its image. We also promise that in future the same mistake will not be committed.

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ASEM TZÜRI ROGO CONDEMNATION

We the "Asem Tzüri Rogo" strongly condemn the raid conducted by military personnel at our Advisor's residence Er. J. Lanu Longchar at Signal Angami Village on the night of 21st July 2018. We also support the condemnation

by Nokpu Village Council and Kohima Nokpu Senso Telongjem.

(Limakumzuk Imchen) President Asem Tzüri Rogo

(Lanukumzuk Lkr) Secretary Asem Tzüri Rogo

UN mission in Afghanistan and journalist associations condemned the attack.

According to the Committee for the Protection of Journalists, more journalists have been killed in Afghanistan than any other country during 2018.

This year, 12 died in the violence, including two in Wednesday’s attack. Another 10 journalists were killed in two attacks in April. They included a BBC reporter and a wellknown photographer who had written about the dangers of reporting in the Afghan capital.

D oz e n s o f K a b u l residents have also been caught up in the escalating violence. At least 34 people were killed in a suicide attack targeting Shias at an education centre in Kabul last month.

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the first Prime Minister of India. The Alvi family has letters written by Jawaharlal Nehru to Senior Alvi in possession.

“His father Dr Habib ur Rehman Elahi Alvi who practiced dentistry in India migrated to Pakistan in 1947 and opened a dental practice in Saddar, Karachi.

Dr Elahi Alvi was a dentist to Jawaharlal Nehru and the family has letters from Mr Nehru to Dr Alvi in their possession,” reads the PTI website’s description about the newly elected Pakistani

day, the author refers to the late Republican Senator John McCain as a “lodestar for restoring honour to public life and our national dialogue”.

The article - entitled I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration - is written by someone the New York Times describes as a senior official in the Trump administration. The paper says the author requested anonymity and that this was essential to deliver an “important perspective” to its reader.

“Many of the senior officials in his own administration are working diligently from within to frustrate parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations,” the article says.

“I would know. I am one of them.”

Although the writer says they support the administration’s objectives,

25 killed in Kabul double suicide bombings

Father of new Pakistan president was Nehru’s dentist

New Delhi, Sep 6 (Agencies): Pakistan has got a new president. Dr Arif Alvi of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was elected as the President of Pakistan on Tuesday, India Today reported. Dr Arif Alvi has a special connection with India. His father Dr Habib ur Rehman Elahi Alvi was a dentist in prePartition India.

According to the biography of Dr Arif Alvi on the PTI website, Senior Alvi was the personal dentist of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru,

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they say that its successes have come in spite of the president, who is described as impulsive, erratic and amoral, someone whose “misguided impulses” need to be controlled for the good of the US. “It may be cold comfort in this chaotic era, but Americans should know that there are adults in the room. We fully recognise what is happening. And we are trying to do what’s right even when Donald Trump won’t,” it says.

Angrily. One of Mr Trump’s tweets simply said “TREASON?”. Another said the “Deep State and the Left, and their vehicle, the Fake News Media, are going Crazy - & they don’t know what to do”, pointing to the growing US economy as an achievement.

On top of Mr Pence’s comments, another senior White House appointee, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, also fiercely denied writing the editorial, attacking the writer as a “disgruntled deceptive bad actor”.

“I come from a place where if you’re not in a position to execute the commander’s intent, you have a singular option, that is to leave,” he said.

We the School Management, Teachers and the students of CMS Seitheke Basa express our heartiest congratulations to Ketouneino S. Elah, Graduate Teacher, for recipient of Dimapur District Merit Teachers Award 2018 on the occasion of the 57th Teachers' Day Celebration.

We wish her grand success in her future endeavours.

Ngulo Kapfo Head Teacher, CMS

Chayazo Kehie Chairman, Managing Board

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SUMMON FOR SETTLEMENT OF ISSUE

IN THE COURT OF SHRI AJONGBA IMCHEN, CIVIL JUDGE (SR. DIVISION) DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

IN THE COURT OF SHRI AJONGBA IMCHEN, CIVIL JUDGE (SR. DIVISION) DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

(ORDER -V, RULE - 20)

Suit No : Money Suit No. 09/18 Plaintiff : State Bank of India, Dimapur Evening Branch.

Defendants : M/s. M.M. Steel Fabrication and another To, (1) M/s. M.M. Steel Fabrication Purana Bazar, Dimapur, Nagaland (2) Mrs. Narola Longkumer W/o Dipu Biswas Prop of M/s. M.M. Steel Fabrication R/o. C/o. Hotel Nagi, Bank Colony, Kohima Road, Dimapur, Nagaland.

Whereas State Bank of India, Dimapur Evening Branch, Dimapur, Nagaland has instituted a suit against you for recovery of Rs. 6,66,911/- (Rupees six lacs sixty six thousand nine hundred and eleven) only, with interest and cost thereon.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on 14/09/18 at 10:00 am without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this 05th day of Sept. 2018.

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(ORDER -V, RULE - 20)

Suit No Plaintiff Defendants

: C.S - 45/16 : SBI, Golaghat Road Branch, Dimapur. : Shri. Bachu Ghatak.

To,

Shri. Bachu Ghatak S/o Lt. Sukomal Kr. Ghatak Prop. of M/s B.R. Associates C/o N.K Lotha (G.B), House No. 5/2 Public Ground Colony Dimapur, Nagaland Whereas State Bank of India, Golaghat Road Branch, Dimapur, Nagaland has instituted a suit against you for Recovery of Rs. 3,26,743/- (Rupees three lacs twenty six thousand seven hundred forty three) only, with interest and cost thereon.

You are hereby summoned to appear before the Court in person or by pleader duly instructed and able to answer all material questions relating to the suit on 25/09/18 at 10:00 am without fail.

Take notice that in default of your appearance on the date mentioned the suit will be heard and determined in your absence.

Given under my hand and the seal of the Court this 5th day of Sept. 2018.

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KSC 57th fresher’s social-cum-charity concert

Advisor Zale Neikha and others being received during the 57th fresher’s day-cumcharity concert of Kohima Science College (KSC) Jotsoma on September 6.

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dvisor for Youth Resources and Sports, Zale Neikha today called upon the educated youth in Nagaland to look to think beyond the State services, go beyond state boundaries, even abroad and make known to the outside world that Nagas are second to none.

Addressing the 57th fresher’s social-cum-charity concert of Kohima Science College (Autonomous) Jotsoma, Zale while referring to the popular phrase “survival of the

fittest”, said in today’s world, the phrase does not confine to natural selection alone but it also covers human.

“We are forced to compete with each other in order to excel over another, and therefore if you want to become someone in the society one has to do better than their colleagues.

Therefore, one should have the spirit of competition,” he said.

Expressing that employment avenue in gov-

ernment sector is limited, he said unless the students are hardworking they may not get employment in government sector.

Nonetheless, he said seeking education does not necessarily confine to getting employed in government job but as an educated person one should search their own talent, and once they find that they will not remain unemployed.

In this, he challenged the youngsters to “think beyond our state services; we

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ardi B’s ex-manager has urged a judge to throw out the countersuit the rapper filed against him.

Klenord Raphael, also known as Shaft, initially sued Cardi for $10 million in April (18), accusing the former stripper of allegedly turning her back on him after he put her on the path to fame.

He insisted he played a key role in helping her score her breakthrough hit Bodak Yellow, only for Cardi to accuse him of stealing from her.

In July (18), the MC fired back by launching a

countersuit for more than $15 million, slamming Raphaelfor allegedly trying to control every aspect of her life, while also declaring the management deals he had her sign were too one-sided and “grossly unfair”.

According to The Blast, Raphael is now requesting the lawsuit be dismissed, alleging Cardi is unable to sue him, because of her own acts, omissions or unlawful conduct, which are not detailed. He also claims she breached their contract because she did not give him ample time to correct any issues between

them.

But Raphael wants his original lawsuit to continue.

Meanwhile, Cardi is also tied up in legal drama over the artwork on her Gangsta B**ch Music Vol. 1. release after Kevin Michael Brophy, Jr. accused the rapper of using his image on the cover for the album without permission.

He is demanding at least $5 million.

Cardi asked for the case to be dismissed, but it has been allowed to continue and she has been ordered to sit for a deposition.

Her lawyers are asking for more time to schedule the court-ordered sit down because the rapper, who gave birth to daughter Kulture in July (18), “has suffered unanticipated postpartum complications…”

The deposition was initially scheduled to take place in June, but Cardi insisted she was too pregnant, and the plaintiff agreed to delay the matter.

(Hollywood.com)

should go beyond our state boundaries, even abroad and make known to the outside world that Nagas are second to none”.

Maintaining that the present generation is fortunate to have all the facilities at their end to gain knowledge, he said “Technology is at your palm, a ‘click’ or ‘touch of screen’ will feed you with what you want to know”.

He also cautioned them to utilise the facilities in proper manner and never to misuse it.

As an alumnus of the college, Zale congratulated the fresher’s for coming out with flying colours in the HSSLC Examination 2018.

Stating that education in the present society is in a very high pace, he asked them to be serious with your studies. In today’s world everything is competition and more so is education.

“You should not forget that you are studying in the most prestigious Government College in Nagaland here at Jotsoma,” he told them while expressing hope that everyone will uphold the good reputation of KSCJ during their time.

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risten Stewart promises to be “unabashedly open” with her feature directorial debut.

T h e a c t r e s s, b e s t known for playing Bella Swan in the Twilight film series, has been drawn to more mature roles in recent years, and landed parts in films including Still Alice and Personal Shopper – which some critics described as her best work to date.

Kristen turned director for the first time last year (17) with short film Come Swim, and during this year’s Cannes Film Festival, she revealed that she was preparing to direct her first feature film titled The Chronology of Water, an adaptation of writer Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir.

Opening up about the project in an interview with Mastermind magazine, she pledged that she would show no restraint.

“That’s not something people would be comfortable hearing, up until right now, but I think it’s the perfect time.”

(Hollywood.com)

Prince William helps with Grenfell Tower renovations

Prince William is helping with the Grenfell Tower renovations after a deadly fire broke out at the building last year.

In a clip of a TV renovation show shared on Twitter by Kensington Palace Wednesday, the Duke of Cambridge is seen painting a wall at a new youth boxing club.

“It’s been one of the worst disasters in modern time in this country. I think everyone’s been shocked by how brutal, how horrendous it all was. I think everyone’s playing catch-up, trying to work out how you deal with a truly horrendous situation,” William tells “DIY SOS” host Nick Knowles.

He continues: “But for the community, they’re reliving it all the time so we need... progress needs to happen. The community coming together is the first, important part of fixing that. But there’s still lots to do.”

On June 14, 2017, a fire erupted at Grenfell Tower that killed 72 people.

The tragedy was the greatest loss of life in a fire on British soil since the Second World War, leaving the neighborhood and country in shock. (FoxNews)

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Miss America swimsuit competition ‘behind us,’ contestants say at prelims

Laura Lynn Haller, Miss Montana, introduces herself at the start of preliminary competition in the Miss America pageant, Sept. 5, 2018, in Atlantic City, N.J. (AP)

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he first night of preliminaries in the revamped, swimsuit-less Miss America competition was held Wednesday, with contestants in Atlantic City, N.J., saying the 98-year tradition was “behind us.”

“It’s sad that it’s gone, but I understand the reasons it’s gone,” Miss Wisconsin, Tianna Vanderhei, said after winning the evening’s onstage interview competition for her comments on how higher education should be made more affordable and more widely accessible.

In years past, one talent and one swimsuit winner were named in each of the three preliminary nights of the Miss America pagaent, which started in 1921.

But with no swimsuit competition this year, the onstage interview portion is taking its place.

“People are going to get to see what Miss America is all about with these changes,” Miss Florida, Taylor Tyson, added. She won the talent competition for a piano rendition of “Mephisto’s Waltz”

by Lizst.

This year’s preliminaries began amid a revolt by some state-level pageant officials, who were unhappy with how the decision to end the swimsuit competition came about. They are demanding that top leadership, including Miss America chairwoman Gretchen Carlson, a former winner, step down.

Carlson had said she

wanted Miss America’s image to be refashioned into one that’s modernized and empowered. “We’re no longer judging women when they come out in their chosen attire, their evening wear, whatever they choose to do,” Carlson said in a television interview in June. “It’s going to be what comes out of their mouth that we’re interested in, when they talk about their social impact initiatives.”

Scholarships totaling nearly $506,000 will be awarded this year, including $50,000 for the new Miss America; $25,000 for the first runner-up; $20,000 for the second runner-up; $15,000 for the third runner-up, and $10,000 for the fourth runner up.

World beyond dance: French directors making documentary

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rench directors Pierre X. Garnier and Jose Revault are working on a documentary which traces the life of ace choreographer Terence Lewis as a man in his 40s and follows his move to step away from the world of dance for acting.

Lewis met the directors -- the founders of 7eme Lune, the International Film Festival of Rennes for young directors in France -- during his vacation in Corsica in 2016. He hid his identity, but they discovered about him through social media.

“I was pleasantly surprised when they told me that they want to do a documentary because I was very curious to, first of all, know why they want to do a documentary as I have already shot for lots of television shows where a lot of my life has been captured, especially the BBC show ‘Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai’.

“I have also spoken about my life quite a lot of times to newspapers, channels and there have been lots of stories about from where I come from and how and where I have

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reached here,” Lewis told IANS in an email.

So, he wasn’t keen to add one more story.

“But they explained to me that, ‘We were not interested in your story (going) from rags to riches because that’s already been kind of documented. We don’t want to talk about your success, films, TV shows or any other things that are already there. We want to talk about all the things I shared with them in Corsica on a one-on-one’... They found my personal talk with them very interesting.”

The dance guru says the documentary is “different from the regular” ones.

“It is a little bit more internal, in the head and deep... It is not about me

talking about my success, my laurels or how amazing my journey is... It is about me as a person now in the present --- what are the challenges I am facing as a man in 40s, as a person who is also moving from dance and taking a step... into films as an actor and writer... so it is that journey that they want to chronicle.”

They have shot around 40 per cent and, technically, “need to have 60 hours of footage to make it into a documentary series”. The makers are now crowdfunding to shoot the latter part of the film and for postproduction. They need to raise around Rs 700,000.

“What started as a simple project has now become a full-fledged project

and we are on Wishberry this month, urging people to help us make the film to just cover the basic expenses of shooting, editing and camera...I hope we are able to reach the target.”

Lewis is hopeful that the documentary will be out next year.

H e r u n s t h e Te r ence Lewis Contemporary Dance Company and specialises in Indian folk, contemporary and neoclassical dance forms. He has even choreographed international stage shows, Bollywood shows, Broadway Western musicals and music videos. He became popular as a mentor and judge on “Dance India Dance”.

What was his first reaction to the documentary project?

“I was like ‘Oh my God, that’s bit scary’ as I spoke to them like friends...

Like sharing my life about things that were beyond my films and work. I spoke to them about my personal quest... how I was searching for meaning in my life and the philosophies that combine us, politics to history.

(IANS)

Film on child trafficking gets ‘A’ certificate Dua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Diplo unveil Silk City single ‘Electricity’

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ua Lipa, Mark Ronson and Diplo have unveiled ‘Electricity’, the fourth track to be released from their Silk City project.

The track, which emerged online late last night, is heavily influenced by 90s house influences – and backed by Lipa’s instantly recognisable vocals.

It’s also accompanied by the below music video, which sees Dua Lipa throw-

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a slot they’ve bagged for it, headlining Bestival’s Friday night. Throughout the duo’s hour and a quarter long set, the two DJs and producers give us more clues as to what their new project is all about.

And, boy, is it funky. “ Meanwhile, Dua Lipa recently announced the deluxe reissue of her debut album.

The ‘New Rules’ star will re-release the record as ‘Dua Lipa – Complete

Edition’ on Friday October ‘Running’ and a new track 19, complete with a new ex- ‘Kiss and Make Up’ with tended version that features BLACKPINK. ‘ Electricity’, ‘Want To’ and (NME)

Happy 80th Birthday BRAHMA RANA You always have been and always will be the parental figure of everyone around the house. Each day of your life is truly a gift from God and today is a great day to celebrate your day.

One of God’s most wondrous creation. We take this time to give glory to God for everything.

May God Bless you Abundantly.

Yours loving wife, children, in-laws & grandchildren.

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garam”, delete the word ‘Kaali’ from the dialogue ‘Kaali pooja’ wherever it appears, the word ‘Mantriji’ to be replaced with ‘Netaji’ wherever it appears and reference of ‘Dava/injection’ for hormone to be deleted/muted.

Gupta said: “If they feel that item songs should not be part of Indian cinema then they need to delete item songs from each and every film from now onwards.

“I spent lakhs of rupees in making that song and the song is clean.

I am ready to cooperate with the censor board but then rules should be for everyone and they should not target independent filmmakers.”

“Pakhi” was supposed to release on August 10 but it was not granted a certificate by the CBFC due to its “crude” content.

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ational Award ‘Natya Bhushan’ winning filmmaker Sachin Gupta’s film “Pakhi” on child trafficking has been granted ‘A’ certificate by the Revising Committee of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).

The reason given for ‘A’ certificate is that the theme of the film is “very dense and serious”. It is suitable only for mature audience.

“It will release on September 21,” Gupta told IANS. But he isn’t too excited.

A letter by the Revising Committee reads that the film is not suitable for unrestricted public exhibition but may be suitable for public exhibition restricted to adults provided he carries out excisions/modifications in the film.

The filmmaker has been asked to delete the entire item song “Khabrein

ing a party while New York battles a power cut which has left Mark and Diplo stranded in an elevator.

Last month, Silk City made their UK live debut at Bestival. Describing the set, NME wrote: “Standing in Silk City branded matching jackets, Diplo and Mark Ronson bop along in unison.

“This is, as Ronson points out, ‘only the second night of Silk City.’ And what

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Altrura open football tourney

Participants lined up at the opening ceremony of the 5th Altrura Open Football Tournament on Thursday.

Dimapur, Sep 6 (NPN): The 5th Altrura Open Football Tournament under the theme, “Dream, Believe, Achieve” got underway at Chumukedima town local ground here on Thursday.

The opening ceremony was graced by EAC and administrator, Chumukedima

Town Council Thejavizo Nakhro as special guest.

In his inaugural speech, the EAC encouraged the player to play with true sportsman spirit.

He also lauded the Altrura Society for the social services and for organising the event thereby creating

a platform for the youth to display their skills.

E a r l i e r, t h e p r o gramme began with an invocation with by pastor Union Baptist Church Chumukedima, Kevisikho Sokra.

Oath to the players was administered by as-

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sistant games and sports secretary, Shurhotsilie Theunuo. Altogether 21 teams from different parts of the state are participating in the 10 days long tournament. In the opening match, Sumi Boys beat Legend Chumukedima town 4-2.

Naga bikers for downhill c’ship Dimapur, Sep 6 (NPN): Four mountain bikers of Nagaland namely, Benny Metha, Imo Ozukum, Kevilebo Zhotso and Oeiyes Sekhose will be representing Nagaland at the First Assam Downhill Championship in Guwahati on September 8 and 9.

KDVA foundation day Parade contingents from different houses march past at the annual sports meet.

D IMAPUR , S EP 6 ( N P N ) : G o ve r n m e n t Middle School Amiphoto, Zunheboto conducted its 23rd annual sports meet on September 6 with SDEO Satakha, Vikuto Sema as the chief guest.

In his speech, the

SDEO stressed on the importance of sports and also encouraged the students to be sincere in their studies.

He told the students that in order to achieve their dreams “sincerity, dedication and good discipline” was important.

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He was accompanied by area education officers from the department and school management committee. The programme was followed by parade review and declaration of the sports meet open by the chief guest.

Dimapur, Sep 6 (NPN): Kohima District Volleyball Association (KDVA) will be celebrating its 13th foundation day under the theme “Transcending through sports” on September 8 at 12 noon at IG stadium Kohima.

All the esteemed members and well wishers have been requested to attend the programme.

Won’t pressurise Messi to return: AFA Buenos Aires, Sep 6 (IANS): Claiming that Lionel Messi has given Argentina much more than he has received in return, Argentine Football Association (AFA) President Claudio Tapia said on Thursday that he will not put any pressure on the FC Barcelona star to return to the fold.

“We have to be thankful. He has done a lot for the national team and we have repaid him in the worst possible way,” Tapia was quoted as saying by ESPNFC. Messi has taken an indefinite break from the Argentina squad after captaining them to the round-of-16.

Interim head coach Lionel Scaloni said Messi’s absence will be felt.

“We miss him. But we have to let him be, in peace.

He has to enjoy his family, his life. We shall see what happens later,” he told TyC Sports.

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Winners in various categories after their final matches.

DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): The first Badminton Legends Institutional Cup was held on September 4 at Tetso College arena badminton stadium.

Eleven institutions participated in the event organized sponsored by Kingsports Dimapur. The players consisted of a mix of state players and amateur teams.

The institutions were- Fazl Ali College, S. M. College

Dimapur, Diphu Government College, Christian Higher Secondary School, Delhi Public School, Dimapur, St. Xavier College, ICFAI University St John’s College, Japfu Christian College and Tetso College.

Results Men’s Singles 1st: Lothu, Tetso College 2nd Langpai, St. Johns College Women’s Singles

1st: Watinaro, Fazl Ali College 2nd: Yashikala, SM College Men’s Doubles 1st: Zuchopemo & Manshen, Tetso College 2nd: Lanu & Aro, Fazl Ali College Women’s Doubles 1st: Ajung & Heizile ICFAI University 2nd: Iteibamla & Kevino Tetso College

India beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in SAFF Cup

Dhaka, Sep 6 (IANS): The Indian football team began its SAFF Cup campaign with a 2-0 win over Sri Lanka in their opening fixture at the Bangabandhu Stadium here on Wednesday.

A g o a l e a c h fr o m Ashique Kuruniyan (35th minute) and Lalianzuala Chhangte (47th) settled the issue for the defending champions.

India, fielding the youngest team in the competition, raided the rival citadel on a number of occasions in the opening exchanges,

keeping the islanders on tenterhooks.

In the 36th minute, Ashique sped past his marker and slotted the ball home past a diving keeper for his first international goal.

Almost immediately after, India came close to doubling the lead but Chhangte’s narrow miss, and a number of acrobatic saves by the Sri Lankan goalie kept the scoresheet unchanged. After the breather, India took less than 120 seconds to score the second. Chhangte’s deep cross from the left wing was

misread by the Sri Lankan goalie and it handed India a 2-0 lead.

Chhangte, by that time, had changed flanks and looked more effective down the left, the Islanders having a torrid time to keep him in check. Nikhil Poojary, who had a season-long injury lay-off was introduced after the hour-mark and tried his luck off a corner off a Thapa

corner but it sailed over the crossbar.

Farukh Chowdhury and substitute Manvir Singh also had their chances but were unable to cash in despite staying in advantageous positions. First, Farukh blasted into the crossbar in the 75th minute, and off the rebound, Manvir missed to connect it properly to find the third goal.

2ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF

APO T. APÜN THAPRÜ Your memories are never forgotten though you are no more with us, we feel your presence in every moment of our life with tears. We deeply miss you on this day, the 7th Sept’ 2016 with silent tears and prayers.

We however find solace knowing that you are eternally united with the loving Lord.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Our dearly beloved mother, Mrs. Longkei Evom passed away peacefully on 20th August 2018, at Dimapur. While we know that she is at peace and that her struggles are at an end, there is pain and sadness. Even though she is gone, she has left the legacy of her love and perseverance. She is survived by her husband and their 6 children, 26 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren as well as other relatives & friends. The family would like to thank everyone for the love and support you’ve shown towards us in this very difficult time. We remain eternally grateful.

We would like to specially thank : 1. Neiphiu Rio, Chief Minister 2. Y. Patton, Dy. C. M. 3. Temjen Imna Along, Minister 4. V. Kashiho Sangtam, Minister 5. Metsubo Jamir, Minister 6. Tongpang Ozukum, Minister 7. C. M. Chang, Minister 8. Namri Nchang, Advisor 9. Imnatiba, Advisor 10. Dr. Longriniken, Advisor 11. Toshi Wungtung, Advisor 12. Bongkhao Konyak, Advisor 13. H. Khehovi Yepthomi, Advisor 14. Kazheto Kinimi, Advisor 15. E. E . Pangteang, MLA 16. C. L. John, MLA 17. Eshak Konyak, MLA 18. P. S. Nganlang, MLA 19. Amenba Yaden, MLA 20. Muthingnyuba Sangtam, MLA 21. Department of Health and Family Welfare Nagaland.

22. Doctors and Staff of Civil Hospital Dimapur 23. Doctors and staff of Zion Hospital Dimapur 24. Deputy Commissioner Longleng and his subordinate officers 25. Superentdentent of Police Longleng and his staff 26. CMO Longleng and his staffs 27. Phom Baptist Christain Association, Nyengching, Longleng.

28. Yachem Buhu Pangthai Dimapur 29. Changtongya Village Council and all the churches, councils, unions and individuals who stood by us during our time of grief.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Late Kinao Tsopoe (1936 – 02/09/2018)

We, the family of Late Kinao Tsopoe, would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to each and every individual, families, churches, village authorities, medical teams, friends and well wishers who stood by us through prayers, cash and kind and loving presence during the illness and sad demise of our beloved on 2nd Sept 2018 at Dr. Motsuo Memorial District Hospital, Wokha.

We regret our inability to thank each and everyone personally but we pray that the almighty god bless you all abundantly for the wonderful gestures you’ve shown towards us.

Loving wife, children, grand children & relatives.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Through this column, we would like to express our profound gratitude to each and every individual, churches, villages, societies, colonies, families, neighbours and friends who stood by us and shared our grief through prayer, monetarily, physically and morally during the prolonged illness and at the ultimate demise of our beloved (mother) Lt. ZHEVILI ACHUMI on 20.8.18 at Landmark colony, Dimapur. We regret our inability to thank each and every one of you individually but we sincerely pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

Loving family members relatives.

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We the family members of Lt. Yanpothung Odyuo extend our heartfelt gratitude and deep appreciation to each and every individual, churches, organizations and villages who stood by us physically, financially and through prayer support at the sudden demise of our beloved father on 28th August, 2018.

Our sincere gratitude to : 1. Lotha Baptist Church (Purana Bazar) 2. Wokha Town Baptist Church.

3. General Manager, officers and staff, NST, Dimapur 4. Assistant Station Superintendant and staff, NST Longleng.

5. Wokha Town Yikhum Ekhung 6. Dimapur Yikhum Union 7. Tsumang (A) Colony Council 8. Tsumang (A) Youth Fellowship.

We regret our inability to acknowledge each and everyone of you individually but Almighty God bless you all abundantly.

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ISSF c’ship: Saurabh wins gold

Changwon (South Korea), Sep 6 (Agencies): Saurabh Chaudhar y, who won a gold medal in the 2018 Asian Games, continued to showcase his mettle by winning the 10m Air Pistol Junior gold at the ISSF Shooting World Championship in Changwon on Thursday, News 18 reported.

The 16-year-old made it to the finals in third position with a score of 581 in the qualification rounds and then clinched the gold by creating a new junior world record in the final event. His final shot saw him miss the perfect 10 mark but he ended up breaking the record with little difficulty, ending with a score of 245.5.

Chaudhary took the lead after the second series of five shots in the final and from that point on he never looked likely to relinquish it, finishing atop the podium in some comfort. Korea’s Hojin Lim won the silver medal while another Indian shooter, Arjun Singh Cheema, won the bronze in the event with a score of 218.

Cheema could have made it a 1-2 for India atop the podium in the event as he was in second place for quite a while.

However, shots of 8.3 and 9.4 in the fifth elimination

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series made him slip down to third position and that was where he would finish despite his best efforts.

There was more good news for Indian shooting as team of Chaudhary, Cheema and Anmol Jain also won a silver medal with an aggregate score of 1730 in the team event.

Korea, who registered a new Junior World Record score of 1732, took home the gold while the Russian team finished third with a final score 1711.

However, there was disappointment for senior

shooters in the individual competition of the 10m air pistol event. Asiad bronzemedallist Abhishek Verma raised hopes for a medal by qualifying third for the 10m air pistol event for men.

But the lawyer-cummarksman disappointed with an eighth place finish in the final after shooting a score of 118. Korea’s Jin Jongoh claimed the gold in this event. The local favourite was tied on a score of 241.5 with Russia’s Artem Chernousov but prevailed in the shoot-off.

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shot the best among the trio, his 118 in qualification taking him to the sixman final. He ended sixth.

Aman had to also overcome a four-man shoot-off to get to the final.

I n wo m e n’s t r a p, Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Shreyasi Singh managed 110 out of 125 to finish 34th, followed

by Seema Tomar (108 out of 125 to finish 41st) and Varsha Verman (107 out of 125 to finish 42nd). The team signed off eighth with a combined score of 325.

India ended day five with an overall total of 14 medals which includes four gold, six silver and four bronze. They lie third in the medals tally behind Korea and Russia.

So far, Anjum Moudgil and Apurvi Chandela are the only Indian shooters to secure quota places for the Olympics by winning a silver and finishing fourth respectively in the women’s 10m air rifle event.

Though the two shooters have secured quotas, as per the stated policy, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) will take the final call on selection, based on the aggregate scores of shooters (in international tournaments and selection trials) leading up to the Olympic Games.

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Jamshedpur held to 1-1 draw by Spanish team Madrid, Sep 6 (IANS): Indian Super League side Jamshedpur FC and Gimnástica Segoviana played out a 1-1 draw in a preseason friendly here.

The Spanish side on Wednesday opened the scoring in the third minute, courtesy a penalty as Tiri brought down one of the strikers in the penalty box.

Jamshedpur started the game in a 4-3-3 formation with Sergio Cidoncha being the sole striker and Memo shielding the back four consisting of Karan Amin, Tiri, Pratik Chaudhary and Yumnam Raju.

The newly-formed side went into the break with a goal behind and made as many as seven changes at half-time.

Most notable of those changes were Mario Arques, the Spanish midfielder who made his debut for Jamshedpur FC and had an immediate impact on the game.

He controlled the midfield and started creating more chances in the second half. Gourav Mukhi scored the all-important equalizer in the 82nd minute following an excellent 30-yard run going past the goalkeeper.

Mukhi’s goal turned out to be the final action of the game as Jamshedpur ran out of time to score an elusive winning goal.

Djokovic, Nishikori, Osaka, Keys in US Open semifinals

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N e w Yo r k , S e p 6 (Agencies): Two-time champion Novak Djokovic ended John Millman’s fairy-tale US Open run on Wednesday, beating the 55th-ranked Australian in straight sets to book a semi-final clash with Kei Nishikori.

The Serb, who ended a 54-week title drought with his 13th grand slam title at Wimbledon, defeated the tenacious Aussie 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to reach his 11th US Open semi-final in his last 11 appearances.

He lifted the trophy in 2011 and 2015. Nishikori, the 21st seed, advanced with a 2-6, 6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Marin Cilic the man who beat him in the 2014 final. Millman,

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who stunned five-time champion Roger Federer in the fourth round, kept Djokovic running - and was kept running himself - for two hours 49 minutes on another hot, humid night on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Japan’s Nishikori, who missed last year’s US Open after a season-ending wrist injury, joined compatriot Naomi Osaka in reaching the semis - the first time that a Japanese man and woman have reached the last four in the same grand slam. Nishikori stunned then-world No 1 Djokovic in the semi-finals in 2014 to become the first man from an Asian country to reach the championship match of a major. But he hasn’t

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returned to a grand slam final since, falling in the US Open semis in 2016.

Against Cilic he labored for 4 hours and 8 minutes.

Osaka to meet Keys

Naomi Osaka and Madison Keys will meet in the semi-final of the US Open after progressing on Wednesday night.

Osaka reached her maiden Grand Slam semifinal with an emphatic 6-1 6-1 victory against Ukraine’s unseeded Lesia Tsurenko.

Then Keys beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-4 6-3 to reach her second consecutive semi-final at Flushing Meadows.

The 20-year-old Osaka, who becomes the first

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Japanese woman to advance to the last four of a major since Kimiko Date at Wimbledon in 1996, produced a ruthless display to defeat the world No 36 in 57 minutes. Both players came into the match on the back of gruelling three-set contests but Osaka began confidently in their first tour-level meeting and never looked likely to lose against her fatigued opponent on another day of stifling heat in New York.

The world No 19 made a flying start in her first match on Arthur Ashe Stadium this year breaking Tsurenko, who suffered with the heat during her come-from-behind victory against Marketa Vondrousova in the fourth round, in

the second game before remaining on the front foot to win the first set in 26 minutes.

As with the opener, Osaka broke at the start of the second set, this time coming from 0-40 down, and even when her serve was threatened when leading 4-1 she saved three break points on her way to closing out victory in mature fashion.

Last year’s finalist Keys said of Osaka: “I think we play similarly.

“I think power, obviously a big serve. I think I probably have a little bit more spin on the ball, but I think she takes time away really well.

“I don’t think we will have tons of long rallies.”

NAKO leaves for kick boxing c’ship

NAKO members with minister Jacob Zhimomi before leaving for the championship.

DIMAPUR, SEP 6 (NPN): Nagaland Association of Kickboxing Organisation (NAKO) called on minister of PHED, Jacob Zhimomi at his residence on September 5 before their departure to Goa to participate in the 24th IAKO national kick boxing championship to be

held from September 6 to 9 at Mapusa, Goa. The minister encouraged the team and also stressed on the importance of sports. He explained to the NAKO members how sports could provide employment to those who take it seriously with dedication

and commitment. NAKO team led by its president Khetoho Zhimomi and team manager Akihito Zhimomi along with 13 participants acknowledged and expressed gratitude to the chief minister and Jacob Zhimomi for the financial assistance to represent the state.

Inter-school football tourney in Mkg

DEO Talingangla (c) with the organizers, officials and players at the inaugural match. (NP)

MOKOKCHUNG, SEP 6 (NPN): ‘InterSchool Football Tournament 2018’, organized by the Mokokchung District Football Association (MDFA), under the aegis of District Education Office (DEO), kick started at Imkongmeren Sports Complex here on

Thursday. The tournament is co-sponsored

by Nehu Yuva Kendra Sangatham. DEO Talingangla graced the opening ceremony as chief patron. Altogether, ten schools from Mokokchung district are vying for the championship title.

(Correspondent)

Hong Kong beat UAE to book Asia Cup 2018 berth Kuala Lumpur, Sep 6 (Agencies): The lineup for the men’s Asia Cup 2018 got completed after Hong Kong defeated the United Arab Emirates by two wickets (DLS method) in a rain-affected qualifier in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, NDTV reported.

With the narrow win, Hong Kong booked their place in the tournament that begins on September 15.

They join India and Pakistan in the Group A. A fine five-wicket haul from Aizaz Khan first helped Hong Kong restrict UAE to 176/9 in 24 overs before Hong Kong chased down their revised target of 179 with three balls left.

Hong Kong started off well as Nizakat Khan and Anshuman Rath added 64 runs in just six overs to put their team in front before Rohan Mustafa dismissed Nizakat, sending him back for a 20-ball 38.

B a b a r H aya t a n d Kinchit Shah followed Nizakat to the pavilion to leave the scoreboard reading 68/3, which became

Aizaz Khan returned outstanding figures of 5/28.

82/4 in the 10th over when Ahmed Raza bowled Rath for 28.

Ashfaq Ahmed played a blinder, scoring 79 in 51 balls. UAE were in front at that stage, but Christopher Carter (33 in 32 balls) and Ehsan Khan (29 in 24) made sure the game was back on an even keel with a 53-run stand for the fifth wicket.

A dramatic game took another turn when Carter was run out and Mohammad Naveed struck twice in one over to leave Hong Kong at a precarious

147/7.

Afzal fell off the last ball of the 23rd over for a 12-ball 15, but Hong Kong only needed three runs then, and they were scored without much fuss, McKechnie ending unbeaten on 14 from 11 balls.

Aizaz Khan returned outstanding figures of 5/28.

Hong Kong will play their Asia Cup opener against Pakistan in Dubai on 16 September, followed by the fixture against India, also in Dubai, on 18 September.

Kohli, Root are best batsmen: Lara

Virat Kohli and Joe Root

New York, Sep 6 (Agencies): West Indies legend Brian Lara, who is in New York as a part of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 Trophy Tour, picked Team India skipper Virat Kohli and England’s Test captain Joe Root as the best batsmen in the world right now, NDTV reported.

During the Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) session,

Lara also pointed out that England speedster James Anderson and South Africa pacer Kagiso Rabada are his favourite bowlers. Kohli and Root’s units are currently engaged in a five-match Test series in which England have gained an unassailable 3-1 lead.

While covering an array of topics during the session, Lara also said that he had a

hard time facing spin wizards Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne during his playing days. “Muttiah Muralitharan and Shane Warne always confused me in the early part of our confrontation, whilst Shane Warne didn’t. Having said that, as my innings grew I felt I had more control over Muttiah, whilst Shane seemed to grow in confidence. They were definitely the two best spinners of my time. “He (Warne) played for the best team in the world during my era, he was, and still is, regarded as the best leg-spinner to play the game. It was a battle I just embraced in some of the largest cricketing arenas,” Lara said.

The 49-year-old, who is the first and only man to score a quadruple hundred in international cricket, backed the ICC decision for a ten-team ODI World Cup.

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