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Vol XXVIII No. 156
MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018 Pages 12 ` 5.00
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Law Min proposes DNA banks throughout India DNA DATA BANKS To maintain a national database for identification of victims, accused, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unidentified human remains
to have it, will be punished with a jail term of up to three years and a fine of up to Rs one lakh. Similar punishment is also prescribed for those who seek the information on DNA profiles illegally. The government had recently informed the Supreme Court that a Bill for DNA profiling to enable maintenance of records was likely to be brought in the upcoming session of Parliament. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud considered the statement made by Addl. Solicitor General Pinky Anand, appearing for the Centre, saying the government should take steps as “expeditiously as possible”. The court was hearing a PIL filed by the NGO stating that India did not have a national DNA database to address the issue of thousands of unclaimed dead bodies that are reported annually.
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): In a decision that has serious ramifications over data leaks which have been on the news, the Law ministry has come up with a proposal to set up DNA data banks at the national and state levels to store profiles, reports PTI. The PTI report quoting a draft Bill on DNA technology being finalized by the Law Ministry said those who leak the information stored in such facilities will be punished with a jail term of up to three years. The draft Bill also states that all DNA data, including DNA profiles, DNA samples and records, will only
be used for identification of the person and not for “any other purpose”. The draft Bill, based on the one prepared by the Law Commission recently, states that national and regional DNA data banks will be set up for maintaining a national database for identification of victims, accused, suspects, undertrials, missing persons and unidentified human remains. The Law Ministry is now finalising the official draft before it goes to the Union Cabinet for final approval. It states that those who leak the DNA profile information to people or entities, who are not entitled
Shortage of doctors at Tsg civil hospital irks CTS, CSUTT
Assam in turmoil over Citizenship Amendment Bill
D I M A P U R , M AY 1 3 (NPN): Changsao Thangjam Setshang (CTS) and Chang Students’ Union Tuensang Town (CSUTT) have expressed shock at the sad state of affairs at Tuensang civil hospital. This follows a visit by the organisations to the hospital on May 10 to take stock of the situation. According to a press release issued by Naong and Bhukyim, presidents of CTS and CSUTT respectively, the government and health department seem to have taken things for granted as the hospital is currently functioning with only one doctor. Out of five sanctioned posts of doctors, three had been transferred, while one doctor resigned, they pointed out. Warning that shortage of doctors could risk lives of people, CTS and CSUTT reminded the Health department to implement the September 16, 2017 office notification. CTS and CSUTT said the Tuensang civil hospital is not only the hope for a large population of Tuensang town, but also the whole rural population of the district. They, therefore, urged the department to deploy the required number of doctors at the earliest. During the visit CTS and CSUTT also donated medicines worth Rs 50000 to be distributed to poor patients.
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NEW DELHI, MAY 13: BJP governments in the North East such as– Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and even Manipur- could face difficult times ahead if the Modi government goes ahead to pass the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 that seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan facing persecution and violence for their beliefs. The proposed law that would give citizenship to immigrants from Bangladesh has stirred up the North East against the BJP, which rules six of the seven states. Illegal migration is a sensitive issue in states like Assam and some of the BJP’s alliance partners have threatened to withdraw support from the coalition governments.
Before passing the Bill, Centre constituted a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) comprising of 16 members who are currently on a tour of the North East to solicit views on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants belonging to six communities-Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- eligible for Indian citizenship after six years of residence in the country. A key amendment in the Bill seeks to grant citizenship to people without valid documents. This component has had hundreds of organizations in the North East expressing strong objections which could affect the stability of governments such as in Assam.
JA K A RTA , M AY 1 3 (IANS): At least 11 people, including a suicide bomber, were killed and 41 injured on Sunday in bomb attacks on three churches in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, police said. Two police officers were among the injured after a series of explosions took place in the morning during Sunday service, Efe quoted East Java police spokesperson Frans Barung Mangera as saying. The first explosion took place in Surabaya’s Santa Maria church, killing four people, including the suicide bomber. Almost immediately afterwards, there were explosions in a protestant Motorcycles burn following a blast at the Pentecost church on the Diponegoro Church Central Surabaya (GPPS), in Surabaya, East Java, street, where two people Indonesia on Sunday.
were killed, and another one at a pentecostal church on Arjuno street, where another two people died. Another person died later in a hospital in Surabaya. The police are yet to release details of the other two victims. The bomb disposal squad diffused another bomb outside the Diponegoro church. Broken glass and burned vehicles paved the road outside the churches. Wawan Hadi Purwanto, the Communication Director at the State Intelligence Agency said that one of the attackers could have been a women and they suspected that the Islamist rebel group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah -- inspired by the Islamic State -- was behind the attack.
Over 70 flights diverted as violent storm hits Delhi; 72-hour alert issued NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): A powerful dust storm and rain hit Delhi Sunday evening, grounding flights, uprooting trees and bringing traffic on the city’s roads to a grinding halt, days after an alert across North India for a massive
storm. The weather office said the wind speed was recorded between 50 and 70 km per hour. More than 70 incoming flights were diverted from the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here on Sunday evening follow-
ing a powerful dust storm and rain, officials said. An IGIA official said the diversions took place between 4.15 p.m. and 9 p.m. “There is a circulation of a western disturbance in North-West India. Our forecast shows weather will
be adverse for the next 48 to 72 hours,” Charan Singh, a scientist, at the Indian Meteorological Department told NDTV. Staff Reporter adds: IndiGo flight from Dimapur to Kolkata was diverted to Bhubaneshwar Sunday due
to heavy turbulence which swept across Bengal and North India. According to information, the plane was grounded for several hours at Bhubaneshwar airport before finally taking off for Kolkata only late at around 9.30 p.m.
Govt’s Rs 15k cr plan to keep Army ‘fighting fit’
‘The Greensight Project’ undertakes aftercare exercise for tree saplings
Greensight Project volunteers take a break from work during the aftercare exercise. (NP)
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D I M A P U R , M AY 1 3 (NPN): Tobu Area Students’ Union (TASU) has called off the proposed indefinite closure of government office under Tobu sub-division in view of the positive response by the state government to resume the construction of Youth Hall that was left abandoned for eight years. In a press note, TASU expressed gratitude to the chief minister for his intervention and Youth Resource & Sports director, for the prompt response towards the ultimatum served by the union. TASU stated that the department assured to complete the project by December 2018. It may be recalled that the ultimatum on YR&S department was served on April 30.
11 killed in Indonesia Church bombings
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): Confronted with crippling operational shortages in ammunition stocks that would not last even 10 days of “intense fighting”, Defence ministry and Army are now finalizing a Rs 15,000 crore plan to get the domestic private sector to manufacture seven different types of ammunition. The government was rudely jolted out of its slumber after the terror attack at Uri in September 2016 when it found that the 13-lakh strong Army simply did not have certain categories of ammunition to undertake a full-blown war with “intense fighting” for 10 days. Similar was the case with the IAF and Navy. The conventional norm is that the force should have adequate the war wastage reserves (WWR) to last 40 days of “intense fight(Cont’d on p-7) ing”. (Full report on p-7)
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TASU calls off proposed stir
MOKOKCHUNG, MAY 13 (NPN): In their continuing effort to grow trees along the MopungchuketMilak road, volunteers of The Greensight Project on Saturday undertook an aftercare exercise for the tree
saplings planted last year along a 7-km stretch of the road. A total of 24 volunteers turned up for the day, and weeded and mulched the saplings and replaced those that did not survive by planting new ones. They also planted 300 more new saplings, includ-
ing an assortment of indigenous wild fruit-bearing trees and Himalayan cherry blossom trees. Further, in an effort to popularise the State tree in the area, they also planted 100 alder tree saplings. Launched in 2016, The Greensight Project is a five-year scenic enhancement programme of Mopungchuket Ait L a i s h i r Te l u n g j e m (MALT), students’ union of Mopungchuket village in Mokokchung district. Growing trees along the Mopungchuket-Milak road is the project’s flagship programme, which is complemented by undertaking various other environmental aesthetics development works in the village. An array of works to develop the village’s scenic appeal has so far been undertaken under the project.
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Career guidance, counseling seminar
DIMAPUR: Zapami Village Council and Students Union conducted a career guidance and counselling seminar for students at Zapami on May 12 at Heritage Hall, Zapami village with Dr. Hovithal Sothu, deputy director (Training) and course coordinator (NCS) ATI, Nagaland as the speaker and NCS and NSS 2016 batch probationers as the resource persons. According to programme coordinator, Kelhikha Kenye, while addressing the students in the introductory session, Dr. Hovithal Sothu appreciated the village community for organizing the seminar programme for students which, she said, would go a long way in benefiting the student community. He lauded the unity of the village community and encouraged them to continue in it as it was one of the greatest community assets and strengths. Dr. Sothu stated that nothing in life could be achieved easily and chal-
Dr. Hovithal Sothu with NCS, NSS 2016 batch probationers and others at the seminar.
lenged the gathering to work hard to realise their dream in life. He called on the students to think big and develop the culture of hard work and perseverance. He stated that it is through hard work and sacrifice that the NCS and NSS probationers present
at the seminar had been successful. Dr. Sothu also shared his life experiences with the gathering about his struggles and getting to where he was now. He also encourage the students to not be disheartened by the unemployment rate as there were always
job avenues for those who work hard and prepare themselves well for life. Riku Khutso EAC (P) and Kevethito Rose EAC (P) delivered short speeches on their experiences. The introductory session was led by Dr. Wemeri Khutsoh, senior specialist, District Hospital Wokha
SSPN celebrates ‘International Yoga Day’
Staff and students performing yoga postures during the SSPN International Yoga Day observance. DIMAPUR: Sainik School Punglwa Nagaland (SSPN) celebrated “International Yoga Day” May 9 at the school premises commemorating “International Yoga Day” which was incepted on June 21, 2015. This was a pre celebration because on June 21 the school will be closed for
summer vacations. The event saw more than 600 cadets, school staff and their families come together to celebrate the spirit of yoga with full enthusiasm and to take full advantage of it. The event was attended by group captain, principal. Sharad R Keskar, and Sqn
leader, vice principal, Sanjeev Chaudhary. Cadets from class VI-XII with the teachers and non teaching staff performed yoga from 7 to 8 a.m. Different yoga postures were demonstrated under the guidance of CHM/APTC, Reneesh and Hav/APTC, Pranav
Bagal, PTIs of the school who also educated the participants on the benefits of different yoga asanas. At the post yoga session, the principal spoke on the importance of yoga in one’s life. He also said that yoga provides physical fitness, peace of mind and soul.
and Pfukrunyi Khutso, pastor ZBC, invoked God’s blessings. Z e w e k h a We t s a h chairman of the village council delivered the welcome address. A vote of thanks was proposed by Tekulo Kreo, Shine Society, Xelhozhe village organized a cleanliness drive (Swachh secretary, VDB Zapami. The career guidance Bharat) at Xelhozhe on Saturday. and counselling session was conducted in groups of four student categories and civil service aspirants with the probationers from ATI acting as resource persons. In the afternoon, NCS and NSS 2016 batch team and Zapami VDB state award winning team along with the village leaders were part of an interactive session. Altogether, 15 NCS and 30 NSS 2016 batch probationers from ATI Kohima led by Dr. Hovithal Sothu, Deputy Director participated in the seminar and interaction programme. 154 students (class 7 and above) from the village participated in the seminar.
SCM-NEI holds regional workshop DIMAPUR: Student Christian MovementNorth East India (SCMNEI) organised its 80th regional workshop from May 6-9, in Dimapur, under the leadership of three programme secretaries: Tolly T. Yeptho, Shonkum and Minlun Chongloi. A press release from SCM-NEI said students from different SCMI units from the North East region participated in the workshop held under the theme “Unity and Diversity”. The resource persons were M. Limasunep Imchen, Rev. Dr. B. Lalnunzira and V. Shitovi Sema.
Children offer sweets to mothers at St. Francis de Sales Parish on Mother’s Day in Kohima.
Euro International School celebrated Mother’s day at NEZCC Stone Sculpture Park, Dimapur. The theme of the program was ‘Hawaiian Ladies’. The programme started with a Ramp Walk by all the mothers and the event also witnessed various games and activities followed by a Pot Luck lunch and the cake cutting ceremony.
DRSU inducts new office bearers DIMAPUR: Dimapur Rengma Students’ Union (DRSU) installed its new team for the tenure 2018-2020 on the May 9, at Conference Hall, Hotel Seb Tower, Dimapur. The new team of office bearers is lead by president, Tenyebinlo Himb, vice president, Kvuchulo Khing and general secretary, Noel Thong. The programme was chaired by A. Shyerhunlo Lorin, invocation was said by Yhunwalo Lorin, associate youth pastor, RBC Chumu. The welcome address was delivered by Kvuchulo Khing, general secretary, introduction of new team & oath taking was done by Daniel Semp, election chairman. A dedicatory prayer was said Resource persons during the integrated pest management (IPM) training conducted by Gwanilo Khing, pastor, RBC Sovima. Outby District Agriculture Office (DAO) Wokha on May 8 at Tsungza village, with FFS going and incoming teams delivered speeches, followed by a mass prayer. farmers, under Wokha Sadar sponsored by department of agriculture.
Poumai Baptist Church Kohima celebrates Mother’s day
(Inset) Sosii speaking at the service. Youth members presenting a special song on Mother’s Day at Poumai Baptist Church Kohima on Sunday. (NP) Correspondent
KO H I M A , M AY 1 3 (NPN): With the rest of the state, Poumai Baptist Church Kohima (PBCK) celebrated Mother’s Day at its church in Midland, Kohima with church secreK
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tary, H. Sosii as the speaker under the theme “Mothers role in Christian ministry” on Sunday. Sosii, in his speech said a God fearing wife is husband’s crown and the virtue of a mother does not come from her
clothes, beauty or fashion but how close her heart is to the Lord. He said that on this day many rejoice and praise God for the good mothers of this world. Sosii added that the physical beauty of a mother or wife was deceitful if she lacked
the fear of God. The speaker reminded all the mothers that as Christian mothers and wives, they played crucial roles in Christian ministry and the extension of God’s kingdom here on the earth. He said God fearing moth-
ers held the great responsibility of binding together the families of in-laws and relatives and challenged them to be a blessing as mothers and wives. Taking from the Bible, he shared the need for submissiveness to husbands according to the will of God. He cautioned that God fearing mothers and wives should guard their lips to avoid sinning against God through unhealthy conversation. The service was led Johnny Rozhemai, invocation prayer was said by associate pastor, D.M. Moses, special prayers for the mothers was led by pastor PBCK, Rev. Thaongaolou Rosii, offertory prayer was said by Th. Moses church treasurer. “Ode to mothers” was read by Athiveine and Akhovei, special songs in honour of the mothers were presented by fathers, BYF and Sunday school children. Mercina read from the scripture. All the mothers were honoured with special gifts from the youth and Sunday school children.
Burkhang Cultural Society (BCS), organised and celebrated Rongjali Bwisagu Fwrbw & 1st Annual General Meeting of the Society on May 13 at Purana Bazar-B Village playground. The programme was chaired by Rintu Mech followed by a cultural programme. The society’s audit was presented by the audit convenor Ratul Mech and the society constitution was adopted under president, Gopen Mech. The programme was followed by a luncheon.
CHSS social service club at Mother’s Hope
Students and teachers in charge of Social Service Club, CHSS along with the director of Mother’s Hope. DIMAPUR: Christian Higher Secondary School (CHSS) social service club visited Mother’s Hope, 7th mile on May 5 and donated food items to the centre. A press release by
CHSS social service club stated that around 51 students along with five teachers visited Mother’s Hope. A brief programme was held during which songs, speech and exhortation were
presented by the students and the teachers. Mother’s Hope director, Moamenla, addressed the students and reminded them of their responsibilities as young men and women.
NSCN (K) cautions impostors
DIMAPUR: NSCN (K) through its MIP has warned impostors “engaging in rampant extortion and unauthorized taxation in and around Dimapur and Kohima claiming to have endorsement of ‘lt. gen.’ Niki Sumi and ‘col’ (trd) Isak Sumi, dy kilonser.” In a press note, MIP identified the impostors as—“Vikuto Sumi, Noghuka alias Noka alias Alex and Kughato Chishi all former NSCN/GPRN cadres”. MIP said these persons were not to be entertained
and may immediately be reported to ‘brig.’ Akaho Zhimo i/c Dimapur and Isak Sumi for Kohima or may be reported to the police of their nefarious activities for immediate arrest and detention and appropriate action be taken in order to rein in their criminal activities. While urging the parents of the impostors to take note of their ward’s criminal activities, MIP said NSCN/GPRN will not be held responsible for punitive military action. K
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Tuensang A t-storm around in the p.m.
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Zunheboto A thunderstorm in spots
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ASAN members during the plantation drive at NU:SASRD.
DIMAPUR: In the early hours of the 2nd day of the 18th ASAN General Conference, Agricultural Students’ Association of Nagaland (ASAN) initiated a plantation drive at NU:SASRD, Medziphema, in collaboration with NSS:SASRD and Eco-club:SASRD. A press release from ASAN said that the plantation drive was graced by Prof. Aleminla Ao, Department of Entomology, NU:SASRD. Prof. Aleminla stated that “Forest burning is affecting the environment” and encouraged the planting of trees, protecting the forest. Around 200 tree sap-
lings were planted in and around the campus. The saplings thus planted were of the trees ashoka tree, pride of india and bottle brush. The plantation drive was followed by two technical sessions. The sessions were chaired by Mekrolu Mero, literary secretary ASAN and the welcome address was pronounced by professor A.K Makar Dean, NU:SASRD, where he lauded ASAN for organizing the conference. The key note speaker for the first session was Dr. I. Amenla, director SAMETI & principal IETC, who tackled the
topic “Organic Nagaland: Current Trends and Challenges”. The speaker enlightened the gathering on the various prospects of organic farming, its importance, scope and status of organic farming in the state. The speaker also brought up the constraints faced by the various departments of the agri. and allied sector in bringing about an organic revolution in the state. The key note speaker for the second session was Bendanglila, joint director dept. of Agriculture, who spoke on the topic “Marketing opportunities and challenges of organic
products in Nagaland”. The speaker discussed the prospects of marketing organically produced products and the various schemes and policies provided by the government to aid organic farmers to sell their products at the best possible prices and time. The conference concluded with a valedictory programme with Prof. T Lanusosang, pro-vice chancellor NU:SASRD as the ‘valedictory quest’. The professor spoke on the importance of agriculture and emphasized that people will depend on agriculture no matter how far society develops. He also exhor ted the students to disseminate technical knowhow among the targeted groups. He also lamented that young Nagas were losing work culture and expressed disappointment that unemployment was on the rise. Therefore, he threw a challenge the young educated agriculture professionals to be assets for society and agents for its change. The programme concluded with a valedictory prayer by Anubngba Imsong, pastor, MTABC.
SCGC Tsg & KVK organise workshop on vermicompost
Participants along with the resource person and others.
DIMAPUR: Sao Chang G ove r n m e n t C o l l e g e (SCGC), Tuensang in collaboration with the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Tuensang organized a one day workshop on vermicompost at the college premises on May 12 organized under the initiatives of Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) committee of the college which is funded by RUSA GoI, MHRD.
A press release by RUSA SCGC coordinator, Tekameren Walling stated that ACTO (Soil Conservation) KVK Tuensang, Imtilemla, was the resource person. The workshop was divided into two sessions wherein the first the resource person spoke on various topics like vermicompost, vermiculture, earthworm and soil improvement, species of earthworm used for ver-
micomposting, preparation of vermicompost, steps involved in vermicomposting etc. The second session was entirely a hands-on demonstration with active participation from the floriculture students. Altogether 22 floriculture students along with the RUSA SCC committee participated in the workshop. Certificates of participation were also distributed after the workshop.
Kohima Ao Telongjem holds general meeting DIMAPUR: Kohima Ao Telongjem (KAT) held its first annual general meeting on May 12 at Molu Ki Kohima with Tali Longkümer (IAS Rtd.) as the main speaker. According to a press release from KAT, addressing the gathering Longkumer said, Nagas talk a lot about development but people were confined more along the lines of physical development. He expressed concern for the mental development of the people pointing out that advancement could only happen when people develop both mentally and physically. Speaking on the theme “Befitting Citizen”, Tali Longkumer encouraged the Ao community to work hard and display honesty in all aspects of life. He encouraged people to be culturally literate so that this knowledge could be exchanged with others beyond one’s own borders. He called upon all Ao leaders to work diligently and deliver what they had
Tali Longkümer speaking at the KAT first annual general meeting.
guaranteed. Saying that without God there was no success he called upon the people to fear the Lord and continue to seek His wisdom. Exhorting the gathering, minister Higher & Technical Education, Temjen Imna Along said
that although Aos desire, and talk about, unity, he lamented that no precise step had been taken for absolute unity. He said the Aos were united only in principle. The minister pointed out that until the entire community unites and stands as one it will never suc-
ceed. He urged all the members to inculcate in themselves the principles of integrity and work honestly for a better community and a better Nagaland. Lipokmeren (IAS), also addressed the gathering where he said the present society needed honest and sincere officers and citizens to change the land. Urging KAT members to take the lead, Lipokmeren said first the Aos should change themselves and their land and then take the lead in changing Nagaland. He also urged elected legislators of the Ao community to unite as one irrespective of party and affiliation and work towards change and bringing back the pioneers of the soil’s laurels. Short speeches were also delivered by the KAT president, Er. Talitoba Sanglir, and the president Kohima Watsu Telen. The meeting also nominated a new team of office bearers led by Chiden Yaden as pres-
ident, I. Chubalepzuk as vice president and Moameren Imchen as general secretary. The programme was chaired by the office bearers of KAT, opening prayer was said by Rev. Yapang Walling, pastor KABA. A special number was presented by Ao Students Union Kohima. Various committees of KAT presented their reports, and a vote of thanks proposed by vice president KAT, Chiden Yaden.
Koinonia Prayer Centre concludes monthly revival
Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo baptizes a believer on Saturday.
DIMAPUR: Koinonia Prayer Centre concluded its 3-day monthly revival programme held under the theme “Honour your father and your mother” (Exodus 20:12) from May 11 to 13. The revival meeting was attended by more than four hundred people on the final day. The main speaker was Rev. Zotuo Kiewhuo, senior pastor Koinonia Baptist Church & Principal Kohima Bible College. Speaking at the Sunday evening service, he stated that believers should not be just hearers of the word of God but also doers, because it leads to blessings. He said that honouring parents was among the greatest noble acts in the K Y M C
sight of God. On Saturday, he also baptised three persons, including a convert and administered the Lord’s supper. The monthly event was hosted by Tsonga Rengma and family. Special praises were presented by Koinonia Youth Dept, Men and Women fellowship, Tsiesema Basa Baptist youth fellowship, Rubies group, Mengubeiü Khro, Nzan and Neilhou Sopfünuo. Every second week of the month, a three-day revival programme is held and hosted by different individuals/families. People from across the state come for the spiritual feeding and celebration. K Y M C
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Sonowal reassures of protecting people’s interest
Guwahati, May 13 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said he had no reason to continue on his post if he could not protect the interest of the people of the state. He was interacting with the editors of print and electronic media here last evening on the prevailing situation in the state following the recent visit of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016. “If the interest of the state and its people are not secure, then what is the meaning for me in continuing as the chief minister of the state. That is why we will sincerely work for safeguarding the interests of the people of Assam. This is certain,” Sonowal said. A key amendment in the Bill seeks to grant citizenship to people without valid documents from six minority communities -Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians -- from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan after six years of residence in India. “It is my duty as the chief minister to take all with me and not take decisions on my own. By taking the opinion of the people of Assam, we will take a decision on the issue. “I will seriously think
about the suggestions given by you all here and as advised, I will also discuss the matter with senior citizens and intellectuals in the coming days,” he said. He also appealed for peace and said there is no need for people to get agitated as the process for the JPC to take their opinion is still on. “We will not take any decision that goes against the people of Assam, We all have to ensure peace across the state and keep faith in the government. I appeal all to maintain peace so that unwanted situations do not develop in the state,” he said. “The JPC Chairman had hinted the Committee will return to Assam to further take the people’s opinion on the Bill. The people should, however, continue to express their opinion and speak their mind to the JPC chairman through e-mail,” he said. The 16-member JPC headed by BJP MP Rajendra Agarwal had visited the state from May 7 to May 9 to elicit views from stakeholders on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. Sonowal said there was an allegation against him that he was not allowing the
BJP’s network with minorities has increased in Tripura: Ansari
Abdul Rasheed Ansari Agartala, May 13 (PTI): BJP Minority Morcha president Abdul Rasheed Ansari has said that the saffron party’s network has increased among minorities in Tripura after the BJPIPFT government came to power in the state. Ansari, who was on a two-day visit to the state, told reporters yesterday that he had reviewed the activities of the party and its Minority Morcha in the state since his visit on Friday. “I have reviewed the activities of the party and its Minority Morcha here. They have gained ground. Organisational work here has been accelerated since the new government came to power,” he said. Ansari claimed that
with the BJP-IPFT combine coming to power two months ago by overthrowing the CPI(M)-led Left Front in Tripura, it had opened new possibilities of development for all sections of people, including the minorities. “A change has come in Tripura. It is like the change that came at the Centre in 2014. Now developments will take place at a faster pace”, he said. The Minority Morcha leader alleged that the Left Front government during its 25-year rule that ended this year, had only committed ‘rajnaitik dhokha’ (political bluff) with the people of the state. Asked about allegations of the Congress and the Left against the BJP being “anti-dalit and antiminority”, Ansari said the comments were made out of frustration. Ansari claimed that his party will win the 2019 Lok Sabha election with a greater margin than before. He claimed that people from the minority and dalit communities would extend more support to the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
Sarbananda Sonowal JPC team to visit Assam. “When I had got the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) Act repealed, no JPC had come then. This time, people have been given top priority,” he said. The JPC had heard individuals, political and other organisations on the bill in Guwahati on May 7 for 30 Brahmaputra valley districts and the next two days for the three Barak valley districts. Protests were staged against the Bill in front of the venue where the JPC hearing was held as people feared that it would breach the clauses of the Assam Accord. The Accord states that all illegal foreigners from Bangladesh who had settled in Assam after March 25, 1971 would have to be deported irrespective of religion. In the Bengali-domi-
nated Barak Valley, a majority of the 315 opinions submitted to the JPC were in favour of the Bill, and people carrying placards formed a human chain in its support. The opposers of the Bill are apprehensive that the granting of Indian citizenship to the Hindus of Bangladesh to live in Assam would negatively impact the demographic pattern of the state and make the indigenous people minorities in their own state, besides threatening Assamese language and culture. A human chain carrying placards also supported the Bill, while politicians of both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress supported it even as their respective parties opposed it in the Brahmaputra valley. Following the JPC hearings, protests have been taking place on a daily basis in the Brahmaputra valley against the Bill.
Opposition leader seeks special Assembly session
O p p o si t i o n l e a d e r in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia today urged Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to advise the governor and the speaker to summon a special session of the House following protests in the state against the proposed
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016. A special session should be summoned to pass a pending resolution to uphold the provisions of the Assam Accord of 1985, the Congress MLA said in a release. The situation prevailing in the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 has made it imperative for the House to pass without delay a pending private member’s resolution in question, which was moved by Congress member Abdul Khaleque, Saikia said. Saikia pointed out that the chief minister had said that he would quit if pushed, but failed to assert that he would stand up and fight for protecting the interests of Assam. Sonowal had made the remark while interacting with the editors of print and electronic media here last evening on the prevailing situation in the state following the recent visit of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016. “The chief minister needs to take the initiative in this matter because he is the leader of the House and dates for Assembly sessions and list of business are fixed as per his advice to the Governor and the Speaker,
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Darlin baby Sis (Jojo) he added. You are the definition of are ultimate The 16-member JPC joy.Our profuse gratitude to God headed by BJP MP Rajen- for His amazing love manifested dra Agarwal had visited the through you. Wish you a fantastically state from May 7 to May 9 awesome birthday!!!! to elicit views from stakeLots of love n prayer, Your’s holders on the Citizenship siblings (Amendment) Bill, 2016, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Hi Suresh, Citizenship Act, 1955. Many many happy returns of the A key amendment in day to one of our most valuable and the Bill seeks to grant citikey players of Nepali Baptist Church zenship to people without Chumukedima youth department. valid documents from six Serving the church since late 2000 minority communities -till today we are much blessed to have Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, you in our church. Also the bassists Jains, Parsis and Chrisof The Chronicle Band you have tians -- from Afghanistan, been inspiration to so many youths. Bangladesh and Pakistan May God bless you and use you more after six years of residence in his work. We love you brother Suresh. in India. From, the youths of Nepali Baptist Church Protests were staged Chumukedima against the Bill in front of the venue where the JPC hearing was held here as people feared that it would breach the clauses of the Assam Accord. The Accord states that all illegal foreigners from Bangladesh who had settled in Assam after March 25, 1971 would have to be deported irrespective of religion. However, in the Bengali-dominated Barak Valley, a majority of the 315 opinions submitted to the JPC were in favour of the Bill while protests have been taking place on a daily basis in the Brahmaputra valley against ‘Niang World Cup’ also known as niangtaser (Chremistica Ribhoi), the Bill. Nongpoh, May 13 is a sub-species of the Cia(PTI): A tiny bug in a re- cada family found in South mote hamlet of Megha- East Asian countries, S R laya’s Ri-Bhoi district is Hajong, the insect expert The programme mod- set to join the FIFA World at the North Eastern Hill erators were H. Veisho and Cup frenzy in June, much University, told PTI. The female bugs B. Nakhi Lucy Ramai, wel- like the other residents of lay eggs in the grooves come song was presented the village. The winged bug that of bamboo trees. After by Christ the King church Liyai Khullen, invocation has timed its appearance hatching, the nymphs go prayer said by pastor Baptist with the football tourna- underground, feed off the church H. Dahrii, welcome ment has been fondly named sap from the roots and address was delivered by ‘Niang World Cup’ (Niang emerge after four years. The chairman Liyai khullen Th. means insect in Khasi) by niangtaser undergoes four Thaiso Titus, chief guest re- the people of Saiden village, mutations before growing leased Chi Khahlibvii book around 4km from district wings, he said. The insect shot to fame “casket of treasured word”, headquarters Nongpoh. The insect announces in 1990s when a group of folk songs were presented by Maveinarimai and Bap- its arrival in the bushes with local youths and elders first tist church Liyai khullen, a distinctive loud whistling invited visitors to the village vote of thanks proposed by sound, just a month ahead to witness the beautiful secretary Liyai khullen V. of the FIFA World Cup, metamorphosis. This year, too, the local Yi James while benediction the chairman of Ri Bhoi prayer said by Catechist Li- Tourism and Environmental people have organised a fesyai khullen Christ the King Development Forum (RBT- tival to celebrate the arrival EDF), Plielad Tiewsoh, of the Cicada insect. church Veisii James. Hundreds of visitors It may be mentioned told PTI. The residents of Saiden are making a beeline to the that Liyai Khullen village is the biggest village of village have already started village to attend the fest, B Poumai community which celebrating the reappear- Lyngdoh, an elderly resisent the highest number ance of the World Cup dent of the village, said. T h e i n s e c t s e r ve s of persons (32) to France insect, which surfaces every as good fishing bait, he as Naga labour corps in four years, Tiewsoh said. “The villagers here claimed. The hunt for 1918 where only 30 persons returned home. When the have been witnessing the the bug has already begun labour corps returned the strange appearance of the in Saiden. The insect is villagers accorded them insect for the past five to six cleaned and stewed and is with high status. Convenor decades. It emerges during sold in the festival area at Rs organizing committee P. the FIFA World Cup and 400 per kilo, Lyngdoh said. Sapunii Neopu took years stays till the tournament Hajong, however, lamented that the insect may face to collect all the details ends,” he explained. O r i g i n a l ly n a m e d threats of extermination of the labour corps and brainchild of organizing niangtaser (Chremistica due to habitat loss and overRibhoi), the winged bug exploitation. the celebration.
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Liyai village mark 100th years Naga Labour Corps Correspondent
Ko h i m a , M ay 1 3 (NPN): Liyai Khullen village (Zhaimai) celebrated its village 100th year Naga labour corps to France with minister PHED, printing & stationery, Manipur L. Dikho as the chief guest and president Naga Hoho P. Chuba Ozukum as the guest of honour at Liyai khullen village on May 12. Dikho in his address to the thousand villagers during the grand celebration lauded the organizing committee and the village for organizing the 100th year’s commemoration of sending labour corps to France from the village. He said sending 32 labour corps to France from Liyai village was one of the maximum in village wise from the district, who walked from village till Dimapur (140 kms) which was the sign of great sacrifice and achievement for the village. He advised the villagers to celebrate 100th years of labour Corps to France with vision and purpose with the objective to produce many leaders from the village to lead
the society. Stressing the importance of modernizes life, he asked the village to plan and strive for alleviating economic status of the village for standard and better life. Minister challenged the parents to invest their children in quality education to bring all round development in the village. He also emphasized the importance of preserving flora and fauna in the village and asked the village leaders to make plan to attract tourist in the village to generate revenue and improve economic status of the people. Naga Hoho president Chuba Ozukum in his address as guest of honour said those days sending labour corps to France was a great sacrifice as it sent with great pained and worries which was thousand miles away from home. He reminded the gathering that the selected persons to go France were intelligent, brave, physically fit and strong. He recalled that as per the statement of the forefathers many Naga labour corps died on the way to France and on returning back due to various diseases.
He reminded the gathering that sending Naga labour corps to France during 1917 was a blessing in disgust as their retuning back from France, the Nagas learnt and realized the need of unity which was an eye opener for the Nagas to come together and formed the historic Naga club and submitted the first memorandum to Simon commission in 1929 to the British government for Naga sovereignty and independent. Speaking on the protracted Naga political issue, Ozukum called upon the various sections of Nagas to come together leaving aside differences. He stressed the need to live together peacefully with the Naga neighbours. He also shared the latest ongoing Naga political peace process and its development with the centre government. Earlier, the chief guest and guest honour unveiled the monolith where all the 32 labour corps names from the village were engraved in the stone and also planted tree sapling. The village chief D. Paoyu invoked the traditional blessing before unveiling the monolith.
Rebati kidnapping an attempt to scuttle peace talks: Paresh Social security pensions not GUWAHATI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): Once a BJP candidate from Lahowal in Assam and the only private individual to mediate between the militant outfit Ulfa and the government since 1990, Rebati Phukan has been missing for three weeks now. His disappearance comes at a time when he was negotiating a fresh proposal for the Paresh Baruah-led Ulfa (Independent) faction with the Centre with help from the interlocutor with the Naga outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IsakMuivah), RN Ravi. Phukan went missing on April 22 and was last seen going for a morning walk, leaving behind his two mobile phones at home. Chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal ordered a search unit of Assam Police to take up the case, but police are still clueless about the former national football player’s whereabouts. Police are focussing on the kidnapping angle after his son
Rebati Phukan Kaushik alleged that his father might have been targetted for his efforts to bring Paresh Baruah to the negotiating table. Phukan and Baruah grew up together at the Jeraigaon Chakalibhoria village in Dibrugarh district. His first initiative to bring Ulfa to the negotiating table in 1990, during Hiteswar Saikia’s iron rule that broke the outfit’s backbone, ended with the surrender of hundreds of leaders and cadres. Speaking to TOI from an undisclosed location, Baruah was almost cer-
tain that Phukan has been kidnapped. “Phukan had finished drafting a fresh peace proposal with help from RN Ravi. All that was left was taking the proposal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for approval. He was in Guwahati in the first week of April to share this development with a few prominent citizens. Two weeks later, he mysteriously went missing,” Baruah said. He went on, “The people with whom Phukan shared this development have told me that what this new proposal had on offer was equivalent to sovereignty (Ulfa’s primary demand) and I could not have rejected it this time.” This, Baruah said, makes him “certain that he has been kidnapped either by people who do not want us to engage in peace talks or by one of India’s intelligence agencies - IB, RAW, MI or NIA - who have serious inter-agency rivalry among them.” The last time Baruah
had met Phukan was in Rangoon in 2014, when a peace proposal by IB and RAW was on the table. “I rejected it and asked him to come back with a proposal that could convince us. I am not against a dialogue, but the government should come up with a proposal that is aligned to our principle,” he said. “Phukan got in touch with me over phone six months ago, saying that he was working on another proposal,” he added. The peace talks had not made much progress “despite Phukan’s sincere efforts”, Baruah said. After the first phase of talks in 1990, Phukan went back to Baruah in 2001 when the Congress government returned to power under Tarun Gogoi. Baruah rejected the proposal again. “In 2005, National Security Adviser MK Narayanan projected Mamoni Goswami to carry forward another initiative by Phukan with her former DU colleague and
then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. We pulled out when the government insisted on my presence at the meeting, rather than addressing the issue,” Baruah said. He added, “Phukan’s services were availed once again by India when the pro-India Awami League came to power in Bangladesh in 2008. I moved out of the country but Phukan played a major role in getting chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa and many of our top leaders.” That group is now holding peace talks with the Centre under general secretary Anup Chetia’s leadership. A top police official confirmed Baruah and Phukan’s meeting in Rangoon in 2014 and the telephonic contact between the two. “We are not aware of Phukan’s latest peace initiative but it appears now that if he has been kidnapped, it must have been done with a well-executed premeditated plan,” the official said.
suspended: Tripura government
Agartala, May 13 (PTI): The Tripura government today said that social security pensions were not temporarily suspended and the process, to provide pensions to the beneficiaries, has been initiated. An official statement issued by the government said that the Social Welfare and Social Education Department has clarified that reports of stopping social security pensions were far from true. The payment file for 4.19 lakh beneficiaries of various social security pensions provided by the state and central governments in Tripura was issued on May 11, the statement said. Earlier on March 14, a memo issued by the additional secretary of the Social Welfare and Social Education Department said, “It has been decided by the council of ministers in its meeting held on 10th March, 2018 that the process for grant of social pension shall be reviewed and pending such
review, all the cases pending for sanction of social pension shall be kept in abeyance.” However, on Sunday, the government statement said that the payment file of pension benefits, which was issued on May 11, would clear pension dues for the month of April. The social security benefits include destitute women’s pension, oldage pension, pension scheme for differently-abled people, informal sector workers and others. Recently, the Opposition Congress and the CPI (M) had criticised the
government, alleging that it was a move by the state government to exclude Opposition supporters from getting government benefits. Pradesh Congress vicepresident Tapas De said that the government’s statement was a ‘victory’ for his party. “This statement is a victory for our party. However, the state government should announce Rs 2,000 as revised amount for all social security pensions as promised in the BJP’s vision document before the Assembly polls,” De said.
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Karnataka elections: BJP, Congress confident of win
Bengaluru, May 13 (AGENCIES): A day after voting in Karnataka, both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress on Sunday appeared confident of winning the state election that is seen to have national implications ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls. Outgoing chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah said his party will retain power in Karnataka, brushing aside exit polls that predicted a hung assembly after a bitterly fought campaign. “This will be my last election,” he told reporters in Chamundeshwari constituency, one of the two seats from where he contested. To a question on the possibility of a Dalit chief minister, he said, “It is fine if the party decides to have a Dalit chief minister.” The mood in the rival camp too seemed upbeat. BJP’s chief ministerial candidate, BS Yeddyurappa, said he will “give it in writing” that his party will bag 125 to 130 seats --- comfortably above the majority mark of 123. The Karnataka legislative assembly has 224 seats but elections in two constituencies, Jayanagar
Siddaramaiah and Rajarajeshwari Nagar, both in Bengaluru, have been postponed. Yeddyurappa said there was a strong wave in the BJP’s favour. “Congress will not cross 70 and JD(S) 24-25. These are my figures. My calculations have never gone wrong in my political career,” he told reporters in Bengaluru, as he too rejected the possibility of a hung assembly. In Goa, BJP chief Amit Shah said his party will form the government in Karnataka after May 15, the results day, according to news agency PTI. Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP’s campaign Karnataka, which according to the Election Commission, recorded a voter turnout of 72.13%. In the 2013 elec-
tions, the polling percentage was 71.45. Nevertheless, a range of exit polls indicated that the election could throw up a hung assembly. A hung House could position former prime minister Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal (Secular), the third political force in the state, as the potential kingmaker. While two exit polls gave Congress the edge, three other polls said it’s advantage BJP. To be sure, exit polls in India have got it wrong, sometimes spectacularly, in multiple elections in the past.
This is my last election: Siddaramaiah
A day after the Karnataka Assembly polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asserted that the Congress would retain power in the southern state and said this was his last election.” Speaking to reporters in Chamundeshwari constituency, one of the two seats from where he contested in the high-stakes polls, along with Badami in north Karnataka, the Congress leader said, “This will be my last election.” To a question on the possibility of a Dalit chief
minister, he said, “It is fine if the party decides to have a Dalit chief minister.” Siddaramaiah exuded confidence that the Congress would get an absolute majority in Karnataka and ruled out any possibility of a tie-up with the JD(S), led by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Brushing aside the exit polls, most of which have predicted a fractured verdict with some pointing towards a possible defeat for the Congress, the chief minister tweeted, “Exit opinion polls are entertainment for the next 2 days. Relying on poll of polls is like a person who can’t swim crossing a river on foot relying on a statistician who told him the average depth of the river is 4 feet. Please note average of 6+4+2 is 4. At 6 feet you drown (sic).” “So, Dear party workers, supporters & well wishers, don’t worry about exit polls. Relax & enjoy your weekend. We are coming back (sic),” he said in another tweet. Polling in the southern state was held on Saturday and the results will be declared on Tuesday. A 70-per cent voter turnout was recorded in the highstakes election.
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Sharif’s remarks ‘serious disclosure’: Sitharaman Bengaluru, May 13 (AGENCIES): A day after the Karnataka Assembly polls, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asserted that the Congress would retain power in the southern state and said this was his last election.” Speaking to reporters in Chamundeshwari constituency, one of the two seats from where he contested in the high-stakes polls, along with Badami in north Karnataka, the Congress leader said, “This will be my last election.” To a question on the possibility of a Dalit chief minister, he said, “It is fine if the party decides to have a Dalit chief minister.” Siddaramaiah exuded confidence that the Congress would get an absolute majority in Karnataka and ruled out any possibility of a tie-up with the JD(S), led by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Brushing aside the exit polls, most of which have predicted a fractured verdict with some pointing towards a possible defeat for the Congress, the chief minister tweeted, “Exit opinion polls are entertainment for the next 2 days. Relying on poll of polls is like a person who can’t swim crossing a river on foot relying on a statistician who told him the average depth of the river is 4 feet. Please note average of 6+4+2 is 4. At 6 feet you drown (sic).”
Govt mulls putting SC/ST Act in Schedule IX of Constitution New Delhi, May 13 (AGENCIES): The government is planning to bring an ordinance to overturn the Supreme Court verdict putting safeguards on arrests under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and subsequently introduce a bill to insulate it from further judicial scrutiny. The gover nment is likely to introduce the bill in monsoon session of Parliament to incorporate the legislation in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution, laws under which cannot be challenged in courts. Through the ordinance, the government will reintroduce provisions of the act which it feels were diluted by the Supreme Court verdict in March this year. The “dilution” triggered massive protests by various Dalit and political outfits, during which nearly a dozen people were killed. “While the bill is a permanent arrangement to ensure that the SC/ST Act’s provisions are not diluted again, the ordinance is an interim arrangement to overturn the ruling,” a senior government functionary explained. The proposed ordinance would make it clear that notwithstanding any
Members of Dalit organisations blocking a train in Nagpur on Monday. judgement or any other law in force, the provisions of the act shall remain valid. “Once promulgated, this would mean the ordinance would overturn the SC order,” a Law Ministry official said. “The next hearing is on May 16 and much would depend on that,” said a senior official in the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry. Referring to the proposed bill, an official said, “Once included in the Ninth Schedule, the legislation gets protection under Article 31-B (validation of certain Acts and Regulations) and is not subject to judicial
scrutiny.” Recently, the Supreme Court refused to stay its March 20 order diluting certain provisions of the Sc heduled C a stes a nd Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. While hearing observations by attorney general K K Venugopal on a review petition filed by the Centre, the apex court had said that it was not against the Act but the innocent should not be punished. Dalit groups had organised protests across the country on April 2 against the “dilution” of the act through the Supreme Court’s March 20 verdict.
Eight killed in bus accident in Himachal Manohar Parrikar to be Weather wrecks havoc; over 40 killed back in Goa in few weeks
district hospital. A woman and a child died on the way to the hospital. There were around 26 passengers in the bus, said Police SHO Balwant Singh, at the site of the accident. In another accident on Sunday forenoon, all six occupants of a car lost their lives in Kholgali on when it skidded off the road in the anterior Shimla district. The dead included two women. The victims belonged to Sunni tehsil in rural Shimla. The site of the mishap is a high accident-prone area according to locals. The
cause of the accident is yet to be ascertained, said the police. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has deeply mourned the deaths in two accidents and has assured all help to the injured. He has also expressed grief on the death of Gulab Singh, a PWD employee who was earlier injured in the recent Kasauli shooting following a demolition drive. Gulab died on Sunday morning in PGI Chandigarh. The Chief Minister had gone to visit him at the hospital a few days back.
18 people killed by lightning
Midnapore, May 13 (AGENCIES): At least nine people were killed and several others were injured in storm and lightning on Sunday afternoon in four districts of West Bengal, the state disaster management department said while nine other were killed across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Sunday’s casualties took the total number of deaths in storms and lightning since April 30 to 46 in West Bengal. Of the nine killed on Sunday, four were children, all of whom were struck by lightning when they went out to collect mangoes at Uluberia in Howrah district. Two others were killed in Hanskhali in Nadia district, two at Ghatal in West Midnapore district and one at Jalangi in Murshidabad district. Expressing concern over the deaths, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said that the government would provide compensation to the families of all those killed in storm and lightning since April 30.
three injured, they said. Lightning struck at different places in Srikakulam since afternoon even as rain, coupled with gales, lashed the district. Srikakulam district collector Dhananjay Reddy told PTI that the seven casualties were reported from different mandals in the district. Five deaths have been reported from Kasganj, three from Bulandshahr and two each from Ghaziabad and Saharanpur. Apart from this, one death each has been reported from Etawah, Aligarh, Kannauj, Hapur, Noida and Sambhal, Principal Secretary (Information) Awanish Awasthi said. At least 28 people were injured and around 37 houses were damaged in the hail and thunderstorm, he said. The strong winds knocked down 189 trees in the city. Four incidents of wall collapse were reported from Najafgarh, Transit Camp, Nehru Place, Mohan Garden in Uttam Nagar and Raj Nagar in Palam, said a senior officer of the Delhi Fire Service.
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Shimla, May 13 (AGENCIES): At least eight people were killed and 11 others injured, some critical, when a private bus veered off the road in Sirmaur district at Nei-Neti village on the Solan-Pulwahal road on Sunday. According to eyewitnesses, the axle broke, a tyre of the bus came out and it rolled down into a deep gorge. A large number of villagers gathered at the spot and took out six bodies with the help of big earth movers. The injured have been admitted to Solan
He said he could not attend the party workers’ meeting because of his ill health. Parrikar exhorted the cadres to get ready for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and said the country needed Narendra Modi as prime minister again. Parrikar (62) is undergoing treatment for a pancreatic ailment at a hospital in the US, where he was admitted in the first week of March after being treated at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital. The Congress has demanded the appointment of a “full-time” chief minister for the coastal state in Parrikar’s absence.
he was killed in a lightning strike. In Howrah district, among the five dead, four children, aged between 8 and 12 years, were in a field collecting mangoes during a thunderstorm when lightning hit them in Bordanga under Uluberia police station, a police officer said. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her government would provide assistance to the families of the deceased, as well as those whose houses and crops have been damaged. “We do not have control over the nature. We will not be able to bring back those who have died, but our government will be beside these families and help them in every possible manner,” she told a news channel. Nine people were struck dead by lightning and three injured in Srikakulam and Kadapa districts of Andhra Pradesh, official sources said. While seven people were killed in Srikakulam district alone, two more were killed in Kadapa and
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Panaji, May 13 (AGENCIES): Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, through a video message, on Sunday said that he would return to his home state in the “next few weeks” from the US, where he has been undergoing medical treatment since March. The video message was played at a BJP workers’ meeting that was addressed by party president Amit Shah. “I am not there among you all for the last two months as I am undergoing treatment. I will be back in Goa in the next few weeks,” the chief minister said in the pre-recorded A private bus in Himachal Pradesh turns turtle after it skidded off the road in video message. Sirmaur district, killing at least 8 people.
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): More than 40 people were killed on Sunday across the country as rain, thunderstorms hit various states throwing life out of gear. Deaths were reported from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and DelhiNCR. At least 12 people were killed and over 15 injured in different districts of West Bengal after lightning struck them amid heavy rain today, an official of the state disaster management department said. F ive d e a t h s we r e reported from Howrah district’s Uluberia subdivision, while there were two deaths each in Paschim Midnapore, North 24 Parganas and Nadia districts, and one in Murshidabad district, he said. A person in Howrah district suffered serious injuries and was undergoing treatment at a local hospital, the official said. According to Murshidabad district police, Shankar Mondal (50) was working at a field in Jalangi area of the district, when
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t is not for anything that Dimapur has the dubious reputation as the extortion and crime capital of Nagaland and perhaps also among the prominent cities in the north east region as was revealed in the appeal made by the Dimapur District Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) on the state government to immediately intervene and stop unabated and illegal taxations imposed upon businessmen and traders by various Naga National Political Group (NPGs). If one were to take a closer look, beyond the mushrooming of commercial buildings etc, the economic condition of Dimapur is totally stagnated because of lack of growth and the businessmen strangulated due to hordes of elements imposing ridiculously inflated taxes on every item. DCCI has mentioned a series of illegal taxes imposed upon the helpless people such as annual tax, agency tax, gate tax, transport tax, dealership tax, itemwise tax and illegal syndicate control over dealership and distribution and sale of various items in the market including poultry, fish, meat and vegetable items. In addition, there is citizen registration tax, construction tax (on labourers involved in any construction, even those belonging to ordinary citizens). DCCI pointed out that there are around 10 to 15 types of taxes imposed upon the business community in Dimapur by various armed groups who have seem to have switched their activities from politics. Crimes in Dimapur are being monitored and controlled by various mafia dons using the readily and unceasing availability of gunmen in collusion with some bigwigs of NPGs. This had been openly stated earlier by ACAUT Nagaland. It had put ACAUT into trouble with NPGs to the extent that its leaders were summoned and branded. Be that as it may, what DCCI has said means that the situation has become very bad. This is because of the addition of many more groups styled as NPGs but whose very existence is for the sole purpose of collecting money “for the national cause”. This is not unknown to the government of Nagaland which continues to harp on police modernization but where all the hundreds of crore rupees have disappeared is unknown even as the ranks are getting filled by backdoor appointees most of who do not deserve to wear the uniform. It may also be pertinent to recall that this newspaper has been either reporting or commenting on such crimes that had raised their ugly heads since the late 80s. Various state governments had made serious attempts to “intervene” and made no bones about deterring such activities. However, with the “equi-closeness policy” such crimes were looked upon as “politically related”, to quote a former minister. There is a growing sub-culture in Dimapur town/ city which has complicated the problem of promoting progressive economic growth to the commercial capital of the state which has fallen on bad times since the beginning of the 90s. A social milieu resplendent with those who dare dream but who don’t dare lift a finger; the world of dons running almost every commercial venture through a criminal syndicate and the anti-social syndrome that has gotten worse due to absence of law enforcement are notable ingredients of the sub-culture. It would make a difference if various tribal organisations, seriously ponder over this issue and contemplate effective response to crimes committed by their fellow members to prove that these bodies can make the difference to bring the change. The DCCI has thrown the ball in the state government’s court and it remains to be seen how it will respond.
DailyDevotion The Habit of Keeping a Clear Conscience …strive to have a conscience without offense toward God and men. —Acts 24:16 God’s commands to us are actually given to the life of His Son in us. Consequently, to our human nature in which God’s Son has been formed (see Galatians 4:19), His commands are difficult. But they become divinely easy once we obey. Conscience is that ability within me that attaches itself to the highest standard I know, and then continually reminds me of what that standard demands that I do. It is the eye of the soul which looks out either toward God or toward what we regard as the highest standard. This explains why conscience is different in different people. If I am in the habit of continually holding God’s standard in front of me, my conscience will always direct me to God’s perfect law and indicate what I should do. The question is, will I obey? I have to make an effort to keep my conscience so sensitive that I can live without any offense toward anyone. I should be living in such perfect harmony with God’s Son that the spirit of my mind is being renewed through every circumstance of life, and that I may be able to quickly “prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2 ; also see Ephesians 4:23). God always instructs us down to the last detail. Is my ear sensitive enough to hear even the softest whisper of the Spirit, so that I know what I should do? “Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God…” (Ephesians 4:30). He does not speak with a voice like thunder— His voice is so gentle that it is easy for us to ignore. And the only thing that keeps our conscience sensitive to Him is the habit of being open to God on the inside. When you begin to debate, stop immediately. Don’t ask, “Why can’t I do this?” You are on the wrong track. There is no debating possible once your conscience speaks. Whatever it is— drop it, and see that you keep your inner vision clear.
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Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. ~ Robert H. Schuller
Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018
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he world economy is in turmoil as crude touches a high since 2014 in the wake of US rejection of the Iran nuclear deal. Rupee is on a roll to touch one of the lowest marks against a surging dollar, a phenomenon that occurs for the eleventh time since 1983. Inflation is set to rise in India. The only good news is that as interest rate rises it would cause cheer to the depositors and the banking sector. This is to boost savings which has touched a low of 29 percent growth India in 2016 from a peak of 38.3 percent in 2007, just before the Lehman Brothers crisis ruined the banking sector. Malaysia and Pakistan have already started gradual increases in interest rates. The rupee had touched Rs 58.96 against dollar in May 2014 soon after the NDA government took over and now it has gone to a low of Rs 67.43 and is projected to fall further. It poses politico-economic problem as twin rises – oil and dollar – disturbs the businesses and the government. It leads to an inflationary situation, trouble for international commerce, trade balance, budgetary projections and possible
inequalities. All this happening at a time when the UN’s Economic and Social Survey of Asia and Pacific 2018 (ESCAP), launched in Delhi, and International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) latest economic outlook project low regional and world growth necessitating economic reorientation. The world bodies are worried at the US attitude and economic roil. India is seeing a currency crisis that had hit it in September, 2013, when rupee had touched almost Rs 68 to a dollar. It makes crude more expensive for an Indian. It hits an Indian home and may lead to a farm crisis as input costs, particularly irrigation, fertiliser and transport, are bound to rise. Consequently there may be problems for growth, job creation and development funding. Wage rise and many readjustments are must. The IMF has just projected India growth at 7.4 percent up from 6.7 percent in 2018 though advanced economies including the US would have almost 0.2 percent rise in 2018 at 2.9 percent and in 2019 at 2.7 percent. The euro zone will grow 2.4 percent this year before falling
to 2 percent in 2019. The ESCAP projects 0.4 percent growth for Asia-Pacific, having 53 states with 60 percent of world population, at 5.8 percent in 2017 against 5.4 percent in 2016. India and China lead the growth and Russian Federation having come out Shivaji of recession on oil price recovery may add to the cushion. But 2018 growth in Asia-Pacific is set to fall to 5.5 percent as in half the countries consumption of the bottom 40 percent grows at a slower pace. As real wages are not rising by rising productivity, consumption would be led with debt and cause financial vulnerabilities. Social inequalities are also set to rise with higher inflation as economies would be operating below their potential hit by low wage and job growth. Though e-commerce may meet demand at lower costs, automation may further lower wages. The working classes in the region are in for big trouble. It may be an uphill task to contain social discontent. Trade barriers and harsh US measures are likely to further disrupt cross-border production networks. This may
affect not only trade but also long-term investments. Even short-term investments like the withdrawals by foreign portfolio investors from Indian market may cause forex problems to be further fueled by rising import bills for crude and other goods. Exports rises would Sarkar be moderate and are unlikely to offset the forex. A repeat of 1997-98 Asian financial crisis is forecast. It may have adverse impact on the India’s Look East Policy as the countries like Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and China face financial vulnerability in the wake of rising private debt resulting in asset price corrections, says ESCAP. It may impact projected Indian investments in building roads in Myanmar and south-east Asia. India was hedged as commercial lending rates were not lowered because of banking sector problems, ESCAP says. So rising deposit rates would not be much of a problem for Indian businesses and would help individual savers. While ESCAP has stressed on further tax widening and increases, it has not stated how rising taxes add to citizen’s woes as it is inflation-
ary and increase in government expenditures. It leads to a concern of povertisation of the transitional, middle, class, says Jaimini Bhagwati, RBI chair professor, ICRIER and former joint secretary in finance ministry. Head of ESCAP South and South-West Asia Rupa Chanda says the tax increase measurers also leads to problem of attitudes (tax-terror) of tax officers. If the government wants deposits, that had fallen because of lowering of interest rates and taxing individual banks deposits, to rise, improve health of the banking sector, it has to amend its policies and let the deposits not be subjected to TDS. It will boost the banks, economy, reduce government burden on avoidable costs, processes, and litigation. Since the introduction of TDS on bank deposits, reviews and litigation have increased. If it is done away with individual and bank liquidity is set rise, the government finances are bound to improve with higher consumption, tax realization and better ease of doing business. Similarly, many unnecessary recently introduced banking procedures also have to be simplified. For a few rogues
all bank clients should not be punished. Tax procedures and banking should create a friendly approach to the government in the run up to 2019 polls. The ESCAP also suggests ‘macro-pr udential’ measures to do away with financial (tax) excess. These, it says, reduce systemic risks and safeguard stability of financial (banking and revenue) system and markets. It sees problem in India’s Rs 9.5 trillion NPAs caused by corporate leverage. Its oblique suggestion is not to hit the ‘micro’ individuals - citizens of institutions. Another aspect that has to be taken care of is the surging deficits of the Indian state governments. The centre’s deficit, it finds, is controlled and overall debt is one of the lowest at 60 percent compared to Japan’s of above 20 percent. It finds strengths in Indian economy but calls for fine tuning to make the trajectory smoother and faster. The international situation – oil prices and dollar – would remain problem but with some ease of methods and trust in citizens, Indian can remain the engine of world growth.
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India is the host of World India’s hostile attitude towards China Environment Day 5th June 2018 is harmful to Northeast region
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ver since the humiliating defeat of India in ChinaIndia war (1962), India’s attitude towards China was that of hostility. Nehru’s Panchsheel policy (peaceful co-existence with neighbors) was largely blamed for allowing China to take advantage. It permanently bridged the trust, at least on Indian side. After that war, India’s attitude towards the northeast region became fragile. History was clear that in that war, as Chinese intrusion came to as far as Tezpur, Nehru literally gave up the entire Assam. (Northeast formed Assam province in British India period). It infuriated the top northeast leaders of that time. It alienated the northeast region emotionally. Northeast people stopped trusting the mainland Indians. Mainland Indians always suspected the northeast people; particularly the Nagas because of the Federal Government of Nagaland’s connect with China in 1967. India’s northeast policy in the past sixty plus years has been largely on military perspective, dictated more by Indian military top-shots posted in the region than politician statesman. China has remained the centre of focus in all the strategic planning concerning the northeast region. Myanmar is our immediate neighbour in the entire stretch of the eastern border. It is only in the north that the northeast region shares its borders with China. All the same, India never trusts China. She always blames China for the burning northeast. In the same vein, India blames the northeast people because of the region’s emotional proximity with China. To mainland Indians, people living in the region are simply ‘people of the northeast’ and ‘not northeast Indians’. That is because most ethnic people in the northeast assert their own independence. Naga independence declaration pre-dated India’s independence. India’s China policy is just two words policy – “Hostile Attitude”. This emanates from the fact that after the 1962 war, India developed a highly suspicious nature and became supersensitive to the very mention of China. The hostility did not result into another full scale physical war but it definitely generated long-standing mutual ‘Cold War’ between the two giant nations. It procreated inherent, dormant hostile attitude that often manifested in border stand-offs. The latest in case was the Doklam stand-off in 2017. None doubted the military capabilities of both the nations. However, in the Doklam stand-off, while China expressed confidence of giving another befitting defeat to India, India only talked of giving tough fight to China but fell short of saying, India could defeat China. The three months Doklam stand-off ended abruptly on August 29, 2017 just few days to BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) summit in China. Although India claimed diplomatic victory, restoration of ‘status quo’
proved that it was a no win-win for both. Actually, both China and India did not want physical war. The actual war between China and India is economic power war. Both knows very well that victory in physical war will not make either China or India great but economic power will. China is the second largest economy by GDP (Gross National Product) in the world. India emerged as the world’s fastest growing major economy in FY 2015 and 2018. The competition for economic power between the two most populous nations has gained momentum. India is a large consumer nation. PM Modi repeatedly said, none can take 125 crore Indians for granted. China is a producing nation. It cannot afford to lose Indian market. That is the equation. There will be no China-India war. It is India that is always making a war cry on slightest provocation. China’s economic influence in her immediate neighbors and South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) has already taken deep roots. India, though late, finally realized that China’s threat is not just at the border. In fact, China cleverly kept India engaged in the border by enacting volatile situation in the border on-and-off, while expanding her economic influence, deep into all her immediate neighbors and South East Asian countries. India woke up as late as in 1990s, only to find herself cornered from all angles. India’s obsession with turbulent Kashmir and northeast took heavy toll, to say the least. India’s wake-up call came only in 1991 when the GOI adopted ‘Look East Policy’ with an aim to counterweight that Chinese influence in the region and beyond. After Modi took over as the PM of India, he took the policy to next level as ‘Act East Policy’ (AEP).Regrettably, even after almost two decades, the policy failed to take-off, in the sense that northeast region is yet to feel the difference out of the policy. Nothing has changed at ground as a result of AEP. This may be because, northeast occupies just ‘special reference’ space in India’s larger scheme of Act East Policy. If AEP’s focus is truly on NE, it has to start from NE and not Delhi. The power of implementation should be a shared power between the Centre and the NE States. Though India claims NE region as integral to India, NE has remained her most neglected region. The region has been tagged insurgency infested. Lack of peace has been largely attributed for lack of development. The NE region has diverse ethnic inhabitants, each indigenous inhabitant harbouring its own political aspiration for independence as in the case of the Nagas and others or autonomyin some others. Ever since India’s aggression of Nagaland in 1955, the entire northeast has remained a military zone. Draconian laws like Disturbed Area Act, 1955 and Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act, 1958 continue to
remain in force. Northeast is also cut off from the rest of the world by Inner line Regulation, 1873. India’s northeast policy is that of reluctance, largely dictated by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). In January 2017, GK Pillai, former Home Secretary, GOI stated that MEA has great reluctance to open up the northeast. This reluctance policy has kept northeast empty of foreign investment. India on her side failed to humanize the NE region by systematic economic planning. So far, the GOI’s funding of development projects in the northeast has been haphazard and half-hearted, abandoning many multi-crore projects halfway. Transparency and accountability for development projects in northeast hardly exists. Northeast cannot develop without opening up to foreign investments. It is high time that the MEA review its ‘reluctance policy’ to that of ‘welcome policy’. India’s hostile attitude towards China, as far as northeast is concerned, does more harm than good to India. India can build a diplomatic bridge with China better by opening up the northeast. India should open up to China to invest in the northeast.China’s “One Belt, One Road” (OBOR) initiatives, re-christened as “Belt and Road Initiatives (BRI)” if extended to northeast en-route to South East Asian countries is one project that can change the entire face of the northeast by creating another economic corridor. It will not harm but augment the AEP. BRI is a development strategic program that focuses on connectivity and cooperation between China and Eurasian countries by the landbased Silk Road Economic Belt, SREB as well as the 21st century Maritime Silk Road). India had earlier rejected the proposal fearing China’s growing influence out of this ambitious program. India also objected when the land-based BRI made its transit through the Pakistani controlled Kashmir named China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Experts have termed India’s refusal to BRI as not in India’s interest for the reason that it gave China free hand over the great initiatives. Experts also encouraged that it would help India’s interest better if she joins the BRI and play its effective role to check China’s undue influence in BRI. India should stop gambling with northeast but use the region to her advantage to scale new heights for better diplomatic relationship with China. Northeast is China-friendly, at least in attitude. It can play a useful leverage role between China and India. This is something worth exploring and exploiting for the larger interest of India and northeast in particular. (This is a personal opinion and in no way reflect the views of the political party this writer belongs). Dr. K. Hoshi, Phek Town
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The theme this year is Beat Plastic Pollution.
orld Environment Day is held each year on June 5. It is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations (UN) stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. World Environment Day was established in 1972 during the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, which led to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Its aim is “encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment”. A Platform for Action World Environment Day is the UN’s most important day for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.. World Environment Day is the “people’s day” for doing something to take care of the Earth. That “something” can be focused locally, nationally or globally; it can be a solo action or involve a crowd. Everyone is free to choose. The Theme Each World Environment Day is organized around a theme that focuses attention on a particularly pressing environmental concern. The theme for 2018 is beat plastic pollution. To highlight the Environmental challenge of a country every year; a host country is selected and the official observation taken place, This year WED host is India On the 19th February 2018, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Erik Solheim, United Nations UnderSecretary-General and Head of UN Environment, jointly announced that India will be hosting the global World Environment Day observations on 5th June 2018. “Beat Plastic Pollution”, the theme for World Environment 2018, urges governments, industry, communities, and individuals to come together and explore sustainable alternatives and urgently reduce the production and excessive use of single-use plastic polluting our oceans, damaging marine life and threatening human health. “India is excited to host the World Environment Day this year on June 5. Indian philosophy and lifestyle has long been rooted in the concept of co-existence with nature. We are committed to making Planet Earth a cleaner and greener place”, said Dr. Harsh Vardhan. He added: “If each and every one of us does at least one green good deed daily towards our Green Social Responsibility, there will be billions of green good deeds daily on the planet.”
The Government of India has committed to organizing and promoting the World Environment Day observations through a series of engaging activities and events generating strong public interest and participation. From pan-Indian plastic clean-up drives in public areas, national reserves and forests to simultaneous beach clean-up activities – India will lead the initiative by setting an example. “India will be a great global host of 2018’s World Environment Day observation,” said Erik Solheim at the announcement and added that the country has demonstrated tremendous global leadership on climate change and the need to shift to a low carbon economy, and India will now help galvanize greater action on plastics pollution. It’s a global emergency affecting every aspect of our lives. It’s in the water we drink and the food we eat. It’s destroying our beaches and oceans. India will now be leading the push to save our oceans and planet.” India is emerging as a leader, given it has one of the highest recycling rates in the world. It can be instrumental in combating plastic pollution. By hosting World Environment Day 2018, the Indian government is accelerating its leadership on an issue of tremendous magnitude. World Environment Day is a UN Environment-led global event, the single largest observation of our environment each year, which takes place on June 5 and is observed by thousands of communities worldwide. Since it began in 1972, it has grown to become a global platform for public outreach that is widely observed across the globe. Most of all, World Environment Day is a day of everyone around the world to take ownership of their environment and to actively engage in the protection of our earth. Global Plastic Pollution facts: • Every year the world uses 500 billion plastic bags • Each year, at least 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the oceans, the equivalent of a full garbage truck every minute. • In the last decade, we produced more plastic than in the whole last century • 50 percent of the plastic we use is single-use or disposable • We buy 1 million plastic bottles every minute • Plastic makes up 10% of all of the waste we generate Let our Citizens of Nagaland join the rest of the world by taking appropriate actions and show that we can do it. Nagaland Pollution Control Board
Reader’s Post Sir,
Sports avenues
There is an under 14 sports academy in Dimapur which hold some very promising talents. They are motivated to practice because they play among themselves and represent themselves in various tournaments. What about after 14? They just tend to drift off into the ether because they have no avenues to pursue. There are just two or three somewhat major tournaments in Nagaland, besides these, many players who give up everything to pursue their passion for sports are left out in the cold. They have no motivation to practice and hone their skills. There may be other academies, but none of any prominence. Many of them turn to drinking and other such behaviours. Maybe we the public can help address these problems by hosting and sponsoring tournaments if we can spare the resources. Apey, 6th mile, Dimapur
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Nagaland Post, Dimapur MONDAY, MAY 14, 2018
Govt finalises Rs 15k cr plan for munitions
NEW DELHI, May 13 (AGENCIES): Confronted with crippling operational shortages in ammunition stocks that would not last even 10 days of “intense fighting”, the defence ministry and Army are now finalizing a Rs 15,000 crore long-term plan to get the domestic private sector to manufacture seven different types of ammunition. The aim is to develop capability in the private sector companies, which can set up joint ventures with foreign manufacturers, to bridge the gaps in the production capacity of the 41 factories of the Ordnance Factory Board. “This indigenization of ammunition production over a 10-year time-frame will gradually reduce our heavy import dependence,” said a senior official. The government was rudely jolted out of its slumber after the terror attack at Uri in September 2016 when it found that the 13-lakh strong Army simply did not have certain categories of ammunition to undertake a
Ordnance Factory Board is a bicentenary Government organization with 41 factories spread throughout India.
full-blown war with “intense fighting” for 10 days. Similar was the case with the IAF and Navy. This when the conventional norm is that the force should have adequate the war wastage reserves (WWR) to last 40 days of “intense fighting”. Since then, contracts worth around Rs 24,000 crore for ammunition, spares, engines and other reserves have been inked or are in the process of being finalized, mainly with Russia and Israel, under the revenue financial powers delegated to the three
Services as well as capital acquisitions to build up adequate stocks for at least 10 days of war. Under the 19 contracts worth Rs 11,740 crore finalized for the Army, for instance, the force will get Smerch rockets, Konkurs anti-tank guided missiles, 125mm APFSDS (armourpiercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot) ammunition for its T-90S and T-72 tanks and other ammunition in the 2019-2020 timeframe, as earlier reported by TOI. This has come as a big relief for the armed forces,
which continue to maintain high operational readiness all along the 778-km Line of Control with Pakistan as well as the 4,057-km Line of Actual Control with China. The new Rs 15,000 crore plan aims to get the Indian industry to manufacture ammunition for infantry weapons like UBGLs (under-barrel grenade launchers) and AGLs (automatic grenade launchers), 122mm Grad rockets, electronic fuzes and bi-modular charge systems for the artillery, and 30mm high-explosive incendiary ammunition for BMP-II infantry combat vehicles. Once the selected companies develop the capability to produce the required ammunition, contracts worth around Rs 15,000 crore over the next 10 years will be progressively awarded to them, said officials. Earlier this year, Army vice-chief Lt-General Sarath Chand had told the parliamentary standing committee on defence that the Rs 21,338 crore allocated for modernization of
Country not safe in BJP’s hands: Shashi Tharoor LUCKNOW, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said the country was not safe in the hands of the BJP government and added that the time had come to build a nation that was “productive, prosperous and safe”. “... unfortunately, the evidence we have seen in the last four years (of the NDA rule) does not suggest that this country is safe in the hands of the present government,” the former Union minister told a press conference here. “... time has come for us to build a nation that is productive, prosperous, safe and inclusive. We cannot have a nation built on divides,” he added. Asked about the poll outcome in Karnataka, Tharoor, who campaigned for the Congress candidates in the southern state, said, “I do not believe in some of the exit polls I have seen. Ultimately, what matters is what happens when the ballots are counted on May
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15.” Some of the exit polls have predicted a tight race between the BJP and the Congress in Karnataka, with a possibility of the JD(S) playing the role of a kingmaker. “There are three parties in the fray. If it was a straight fight, the answer would have been much easier. Some seats in southern Karnataka will be taken by the JD(S). We are leaving every possibility open. “Every Congressman or (party) activist I have met in Karnataka has no doubt that we will be the single largest party. I saw a lot of
confidence in them. If you ask about absolute majority for a party, I am afraid that we have to wait till May 15,” Tharoor said. Polling for 222 of the 224-member Karnataka Assembly was held yesterday and the counting of votes will be taken up on Tuesday. On whether Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s campaign would help the BJP in the southern state, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said, “The campaign fell rather flat. Some people in some of the mutts may be inclined to support him, but his campaign failed to enthuse the people and questions were even asked within the BJP as to what was he doing there, when a natural calamity struck his home (state).” Tharoor, who was here to take part in a programme of the All India Professional Congress, said, “The All India Professional Congress endeavours to open chapters in various Lok Sabha con-
stituencies, so that professionals can come together and interact as they do in a club.” On the BJP attacking former Union minister P Chidambaram as regards the CBI filing chargesheets against his family members over alleged illegal assets, the Congress leader said, “If the defence minister (Nirmala Sitharaman) is speaking to the press and levelling such charges on a former minister, we would like her to answer questions about Rafale, Doklam... and frequent cross-border incursions and violence in Kashmir.” Commenting on the controversy at the Aligarh Muslim University over a portrait of Pakistan’s founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah on its campus, Tharoor said, “The portrait has been hanging there since 1938 and there were BJP governments both in the state (Uttar Pradesh) and at the Centre (earlier). Why is the issue being raised now?”
his force in the 2018-2019 budget had “dashed our hopes” since it did not cater for even “committed payments” of Rs 29,033 crore for ongoing schemes and emergency procurements. He said the Army was grappling with an alarming mix of 8% (state-of-the-art), 24% (current) and 68% (vintage) weaponry in its arsenal while engaged in daily cross-border firing duels with Pakistan as well as heightened tensions with China since the Doklam stand-off last year. Even a CAG report tabled in Parliament last year had held the Army’s stocks of 121 (80%) of the 152 types of ammunition were below the authorization level required for 40 days of “intensive fighting” as per WWR norms. “Further, availability of 83 (55%) types of ammunition was below the MARL (minimum acceptable risk level of ammunition stocks for 20 days) and 61 (40%) types were at a critical level (less than 10 days).
Sitharaman, Chidambaram in war of words
NEW DELHI, MAY 13 (AGENCIES): Union defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday took a dig at P Chidambaram over chargesheets + filed against his family and wondered if this was the Congress’s “Nawaz Sharif moment”. The defence minister was referring to the Pakistan Supreme Court’s decision disqualifying its former prime minister from holding office because of non-disclosure of assets and income earned abroad. “The parallels cannot be missed out in this case. I am wondering if for Congress party in India, we are seeing the Nawaz Sharif moment,” she told reporters here. Hours later, Chidambaram hit back at Sitharaman with a tongue-in-cheek tweet, saying that there was a buzz she would be removed from the cabinet and appointed a lawyer of the Income Tax Department. “The buzz in Delhi is that Nirmala Sitharaman will be removed as Defence Minister and appointed as lawyer of the Income-tax department. Welcome to
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the bar, Sitharaman,”he tweeted. The Congress leader also reminded the ruling BJP of its failure to bring back black money from abroad and deposit Rs 15 lakh in every Indian’s bank account, as promised by it before the 2014 Lok Sabha election. “The president of the richest political party in India is dreaming of billions of dollars! Bring the money back and put Rs 15 lakhs in the account of every Indian as you promised,” he tweeted, without naming BJP president Amit Shah. The Income Tax department on May 11 filed
chargesheets against Chidambaram’s wife Nalini, son Karti, daughter-in-law Srinidhi and a firm under the Black Money Act for allegedly not disclosing their foreign assets. Sitharaman asked if Congress president Rahul Gandhi would investigate the issue involving his party’s senior leader. “The Congress party president, incidentally who is also out on bail on some financial transactions which are questionable, should certainly comment and tell the entire party and people of India whether he is going to investigate this,” she said.
Maha ATS nabs Pak-trained assassin ‘The Greensight Project’ undertakes
M U M B A I , M AY 1 3 (AGENCIES): A 32-yearold man, who was planning to assassinate some important personalities, has been arrested by Maharashtra’s Anti-Terrorism Squad from the city’s western suburbs, ATS officials said on Sunday. Officials said that the man, who was arrested by the anti-terror agency’s Juhu unit on May 11, had been to Pakistan, via Sharjah and Dubai, for training at a camp operated by a terror outfit. Police said the accused got training in handling explosives, sophisticated firearms as well as suicide bombings
at a Karachi-based camp run by a terror organisation. “He was called to Pakistan by a person who is wanted in for terrorist activities in Mumbai. The arrested man first went to Sharjah to meet this wanted person where the latter provided him logistics support,” an official said. “After spending some time in Sharjah, he was sent to Dubai and from there to Karachi. He then attended a training camp there run by a terror outfit,” the official said, adding that it has been learnt that this outfit had the backing of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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(From p-1) In a statement, MALT president Akumyanger and The Greensight Project secretary Nukshitemjen expressed gratitude to all well wishers and donors for supporting the project. They also thanked the forest department, particularly Mokokchung assistant conservator of forests Imkumba, for support and providing tree saplings. Planting tree saplings along the MopungchuketMilak road, developing of indigenous ‘ongjinaro’ flower garden, developing a sakura cherry blossom avenue, widening of the village’s high school road to transform it into a tree-lined avenue, undertaking river clean-up exercises and cleanliness drives, besides organising seminars on cleanliness and sanitation, coupled with distribution of information, education and communication materials are some of the major activities done so far under the project.
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(From p-1) On Saturday, over 200 protestors, under the banner of Northeast Students’ Organization (NESO), staged a demonstration challenging the central government’s move. Assam’s BJP chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal is also under extreme pressure from regional ally Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) which propelled it to power in the state in 2016. Ahead of the state elections in Assam, the BJP had taken a tough stand on illegal migration. Now, the AGP is threatening to quit the alliance if the centre goes forward with the bill. Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain on Friday stated that Bangladesh-origin Hindus do not pose any threat to the indigenous communities in Assam. NESO chief Sammujjwal Bhattacharyya had made it clear that it would not allow the North East to become a “dumping ground for illegal Bangladeshis”. Meghalaya chief minister Conrad Sangma told NDTV that his party (NPP), which leads the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government, is opposed to the bill. “The entire cabinet feels that the bill is undemocratic and against the interests of the country,” he added.
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that the African continent promises to hold a better future for the airline. In February, the civil aviation ministry said Air India has been “consistently improving” its overall performance and more than doubled its operating profit to Rs 298.03 crore in 2016-17. During the same period, the airline’s net loss widened to Rs 5,765.16
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Bank group invested $2.5 billion in Flipkart in August last year through its $100 billion Vision Fund. The Masayoshi Sonled, SoftBank group invested $2.5 billion in Flipkart in August last year through its $100 billion Vision Fund. Walmart is investing $2 billion (approximately Rs 134.78 crore)in cash and purchasing shares worth $14 billion( approximately Rs 944 crore) from Flipkart’s existing shareholders, the SEC filing said. Walmart said it may appoint or replace the chief executive officer and other principal executives of the Flipkart group of companies, subject to certain consultation rights of the board and the founder. For now, ex-Tiger Global executive, Kalyan Krishnamurthy, who steered Flipkart’s turnaround since he returned to the e-tailer in middle of 2016, has been retained as the CEO. Binny Bansal, co-founder and group CEO, continues in his role while Sachin Bansal, co-founder and executive chairman decided to quit the company. Sources said both Krishnamurthy and Bansal have a two-year lock-in.
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wealth has been elbowed out of the list and replaced by an army of self-made entrepreneurs,” notes Robert Watts, who compiled the list. “Today’s super rich include people who have set up businesses selling chocolate, sushi, pet food and eggs. We’re seeing more people from humble backgrounds, who struggled at school or who didn’t even start their businesses until well into middle age,” he said. Ratcliffe, described as a self-made British-born industrialist who came from very humble beginnings to launch chemical firm Ineos, has jumped to top place from 18th in 2017 by amassing nearly 15.3 billion pounds over the past year.
New Delhi, May 13 (PTI): Air India has recorded a 20 per cent growth in revenue in March-April 2018 and has embarked on a route analysis exercise, focussing on increasing flying hours of each of its aircraft, to add more trips, the airline’s chairman-cummanaging director, Pradeep Singh Kharola, said. The airline is focussing on improving the operational efficiency both in the domestic and international sectors even as it is buoyed over the load factor, on time performance and revenue growth, Kharola told PTI. “During March-April, the revenue has increased by about 20 per cent as compared to the same period last year at roughly about Rs 3,000 crore, though expenses continue to remain high,” he said, adding that the airline has benefitted from the overall growth in
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London, May 13 (PTI): The Indian-born Hinduja brothers have been displaced to second position by chemicals entrepreneur Jim Ratcliffe in an annual rich list of Britain’s wealthiest released today. London-based Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja are listed with an estimated fortune of around 20.64 billion pounds, compared to Ratcliffe’s 21.05 billion pounds, in the ‘Sunday Times Rich List’. They lead nearly 47 Indian-origin super-rich in the 2018 list of the UK’s 1,000 wealthiest people. “Britain is changing. Gone are the days when old money and a small band of industries dominated the ‘Sunday Times Rich List’. Aristocrats and inherited
M U M B A I , M ay 1 3 (Agencies): Walmart could invest $3 billion more in Flipkart within a year of completing the purchase of 77 per cent stake in the Indian e-commerce company, the world’s largest retailer said in a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, TNN reported. Walmart’s additional share purchase, if made, will be at the same price at which it made the initial investment, the filing said. This could take Walmart’s stake to over 85 per cent. The price at which Walmart bought Flipkart stake has not been disclosed, and different tranches could have been purchased at different prices. Walmart’s filing assumes significance at a time when Flipkart’s key shareholder, Japanese internet and telecoms giant, Soft-Bank, is undecided about the sale of its shares. SoftBank holds approximately 22 per cent in Flipkart. As TOI reported on May 12, Walmart and SoftBank are in talks to decide on a time to execute the share transaction at a predetermined price. The Masayoshi Son-led, Soft-
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NEW DELHI, May 13 (PTI): Reserve Bank has initiated prompt corrective action against public sector lender Dena Bank in view of high non-performing loans, restricting the bank from giving fresh credit and new hiring. The public sector lender on Friday reported widening of its net loss to Rs 1,225.42 crore in the March quarter on mounting bad loans and higher provisioning to cover them. The net loss stood at Rs 575.26 crore in the JanuaryMarch quarter of 201617. Sequentially, the loss widened from Rs 380.07 crore in December quarter of 2017-18.”Reserve Bank of India, vide their letter dated May 31, 2017, has initiated Prompt Corrective Action for Dena Bank and imposed certain restrictions, in view of high Net NPA and negative RoA ( return on assets),” the bank said in a regulatory filing. In continuation to the above, “we wish to inform that the RBI vide their letter dated May 07, 2018 (received by the Bank on May 08, 2018) has restricted the Bank from assuming fresh credit exposure and recruitment of staff,” it said further.
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of an offence. The clause (d) bars information the disclosure of which would harm the competitive position of a third party, whereas the section 8 (1) (h) exempts disclosure of information “which would impede the process of investigation or apprehension or prosecution of offenders”. The clause (j) bars information which relates to personal information and the disclosure of which has no relationship to any public activity or interest, or which would cause unwarranted invasion of the privacy of the individual. The RBI said that the severance of exempt parts in all inspection reports would divert the resources of the public authority in an unreasonable way. “In view of the same it is not feasible to disclose the information sought by the applicant,” the central bank said. The RBI has transferred the application to the PNB on query seeking details of inspection reports that led to detection of the massive fraud in the bank.
be used only against NPAs and not for total provisions which also include those for employee benefit etc, sources added. Besides, there is a fundamental difference between the proposal to set up a bad bank that takes over the entire stressed asset and the PSC mechanism. In the latter’s case, the bank only assigns the stressed assets and will receive PSCs only to the extent of provisions made. The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of all the banks rose to Rs 8,40,958 crore in December 2017, led by industry loans followed by services and agriculture sectors. Gross NPAs of scheduled commercial banks as on December 31, 2017 due to loans to industry were at Rs 6,09,222 crore, accounting for 20.41 per cent of the gross advances. That was followed by Rs 1,10,520 crore (5.77 per cent) dues from services sector, Rs 69,600 crore (6.53 per cent) from agriculture and allied activities, Rs 14,986 crore from other non-food credit and Rs 36,630 crore (2.01 per cent) from retail loans.
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New Delhi, May 13 (PTI): The finance ministry is examining a proposal to find innovative ways for dealing with burden of NPA provisions by issuing provision shore-up certificates (PSC) to banks. With the help of this instrument, the operating profit of bank is saved from erosion and the lender would be able to focus on lending activities as being in financially good shape. Under this scheme, the bank concerned will get PSC to the extent of its provision against the bad loans and conserve its capital, sources said, adding that this capital can then be used for expanding core business of lending. This is at the “idea stage” and various aspects of this model are being examined, sources said. This would be a kind of capital infusion not in one go but spread over various quarters. A special trust would take over the underlying provisioned assets for monitoring, recovery and unlocking value, using the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, they said. The instrument would
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NEW DELHI, May 13 (PTI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has declined to share inspection reports for scam-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB), citing RTI clauses that bar disclosure of details which may impede the investigation process or prosecution of offenders among other reasons. Replying to an RTI query, the central bank also said it does not have “specific information” on what resulted in detection of over Rs 13,000 crore scam at PNB and directed the application to the state-run bank for providing those details. The scam, considered to be the biggest ever fraud in India’s history, came to light earlier this year. PNB was allegedly defrauded by diamantaire Nirav Modi and his uncle Mehul Choksi, the promoter of Gitanjali Gems. Among other agencies and regulators, the RBI is also undertaking a detailed probe into the case for necessary action. In response to queries under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the central bank clarified that the RBI
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Sharif speaking Modi’s language to protect his wealth stashed: Imran New Delhi, May 13 (Agencies): A day after ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif tacitly admitted to Pakistan ‘militants’ being behind the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairperson Imran Khan on Sunday called the PML-N member “a modern day Mir Jafar” and assailed him for speaking “PM Narendra Modi’s language” to protect his wealth stashed in his son’s offshore companies, The Indian Express reported. “Nawaz Sharif is the modern-day Mir Jafar, who collaborated with the British to enslave his nation for personal gains. Nawaz speaking Modi’s language against Pakistan state simply to protect his ill-gotten Rs 300 billion stashed in his sons companies abroad,” Khan tweeted. Mir Jafar was the commander in Siraj- ud -Daulah’s army and he colluded with the East India Company to defeat the Nawab of Bengal in the Battle of Plassey in 1757. Following the battle, he became the Nawab with the support of British. The Panama Papers investigation, which led to Sharif ’s resignation after
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the Supreme Court disqualified him from holding public office, had revealed that three out of four offshore companies set up by his children in the British Virgin Islands owned at least six upscale properties overlooking London’s Hyde Park. In his tweet, Imran also stated that the former prime minister was not only adamant on destroying government institutions like the Supreme Court, Pakistan Army and National Accountability Bureau, but had also come down to putting future of Pakistan at stake. “Today Nawaz Sharif stands exposed before the nation. To try and protect
his wrongdoings, he is not only willing to destroy all Pak State institutions, including army, NAB, SC, but also the future of our country,” the former cricketer said. In a rare admission from a top Pakistani leader, Sharif, in an interview to Dawn, said that militant organisations were active in the country and questioned Islamabad’s policy to allow “non-state actors” to cross the border and “kill” people in Mumbai. Without naming Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed and Maulana Masood Azhar’s militant organisations - Jamaat-ud-Dawah and Jaishe-Mohammad - operating
in the country with impunity, Sharif said: “Militant organisations are active in Pakistan… Call them non-state actors, should we allow them to cross the border and kill over 150 people in Mumbai? Explain it to me. Why can’t we complete the trial.” Questioning the timing of the revelation, Khan said Sharif was in power for four years and did not speak out a word about the Mumbai attacks. “The big question is: Why, when he was in power for over 4 yrs and his puppet is still holding power today, he did not speak out and take action,” Khan asked. Sharif had also questioned the slow probe going on in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Speaking to Pakistan’s Dawn news organisation, Sharif, who is currently tangled in legal cases slammed the slow probe and questioned the authorities who allowed the Mumbai attacks to take place from Pakistan soil. However his comments have lead to sharp response from opposition parties who are accusing him of subverting Pakistan’s interests.
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time,” Gove said. “More than that, what it requires the British government to do is, in effect, act as the tax collector... for the European Union... It is my view that the new customs partnership has flaws and that they need to be tested,” he added. Keir Starmer, from the Opposition Labour party which favours remaining within a customs union with the EU post-Brexit, said as neither of the options were “workable nor acceptable to the EU” and, with time running out, UK Parliament must force the government’s hand by backing a “comprehensive” customs union. May has insisted that the final Brexit deal must honour the agreements in the Northern Ireland peace process and not create any hard border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, creating the prospect of impasse over the issue. Simon Coveney, the Irish foreign minister, dismissed the idea of using any form of infrastructure or technology to maintain separate customs regimes between the Republic of Ireland, an EU member, and Northern Ireland, which will become a non-EU member after Brexit.
DUBAI, May 13 (Agencies): Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that, if its interests were protected, Tehran would remain committed to its 2015 nuclear deal, which his foreign minister hoped could be redesigned without Washington, Reuters reported. Tuesday’s U.S. withdrawal from the accord was a “violation of morals”, Rouhani said in remarks carried by state television. “If the remaining five countries continue to abide by the agreement, Iran will remain in the deal despite the will of America,” he said during a meeting with Sri Lanka’s president. U.S. President Donald Trump’s pullout has upset Washington’s European allies, cast uncertainty over global oil supplies and raised the risk of conflict in the Middle East. It has also highlighted divisions among Iran’s political elite. Rouhani made similarly conciliatory comments on Tuesday, and on Saturday his foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, embarked on a tour of other signatory nations to the accord, state media reported, in a last-ditch effort to save it.
London, May 13 (PTI): British Prime Minister Theresa May Sunday made a plea for unity as she faces a major showdown with her Cabinet over the nature of a post-Brexit customs arrangement with the European Union (EU). She seems to be headed for deadlock as prominent Brexiteers within her team have rubbished her proposal of a so-called “customs partnership”, under which the UK would collect tariffs on behalf the EU after it has left the union. A second proposal centres around a more technology-driven system of minimum customs checks – dubbed “maximum facilitation” – which is favoured by some members of the Cabinet over the other. But there appears to be no consensus in sight for the British prime minister to progress on the issue. “You can trust me to deliver. The path I am setting out is the path to deliver the Brexit people voted for. I will not let you down,” she writes in ‘The Sunday Times’. “Of course, the details are incredibly complex and, as in any negotiation, there will have to be compromises. But if we stick to the task we will seize this once in a genera-
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tion opportunity to build a stronger, fairer Britain that is respected around the world and confident and united at home,” she adds. Her intervention came after tensions in the Cabinet emerged into the public domain last week as UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson, a staunch Brexiteer, launched an attack on May’s preferred option for a postBrexit EU customs partnership. He dismissed the proposal as “crazy”, saying it would deny Britain control over its trade policy. UK environment secretary Michael Gove, also from the Brexit camp in the Cabinet, went on to cast doubt over the proposal today as well. “Because it is novel, because no model like this exists, there have to be significant question marks over the deliverability of it on
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B e i ji n g , M ay 1 3 (Agencies): China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier began sea trials on Sunday, a historic step in the country’s mission to build a navy capable of rivaling the world’s leading maritime powers. The new aircraft carrier, temporarily named Type 001A, sailed out at around 7 a.m. in Dalian, in the northeast province of Liaoning, according to reports in Chinese state media. The 50,000-tonne ship will become the country’s
second aircraft carrier, and the first to be entirely built and designed inside of China, when it joins the navy sometime before 2020. The carrier’s maiden sea trial follows a speech given by Chinese President Xi Jinping on April 12, in which he announced plans to build a “world-class” navy under the banner of the Chinese Communist Party. China’s first carrier, the Liaoning, a retrofitted Soviet-era vessel bought from the Ukraine, was hailed as
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L o n d o n , M ay 1 3 (Agencies): The suspect in a deadly knife attack in central Paris on Saturday evening is a French citizen born in 1997 in Russia’s republic of Chechnya, sources say. Named by media as Khamzat Asimov, he was on a French watch list of people who could pose a threat to national security, the sources said. Police shot dead the attacker in the busy Opéra district after he killed a man and injured four other people. The Islamic State (IS) group said it was behind the attack. French President Emmanuel Macron tweeted (in French): “France has once again paid in blood, but will not give an inch to the enemies of freedom.” France has been on high alert following a series of attacks. More than 230 people have been killed by IS-inspired jihadists in the past three years. The suspect was not carrying any identification
papers and has not yet been officially named. Sources told French media the man had no criminal record and his parents had been held for questioning. He is believed to be a French citizen who was naturalised in 2010. The man had been categorised as “fiche S”, the sources said. This flags people considered to be a possible threat to national security and allows for surveillance without being a cause for arrest. It includes those suspected of Islamist radicalisation but is wide-ranging and covers such groups as political extremists, gangsters and even football hooligans. In 2015, then Prime Minister Manuel Valls said there were 20,000 names on the list, about half related to Islamist radicalisation. This would be the first time an assailant of Chechen origin has carried out a terrorist attack in France. France is home to some 30,000 people of Chechen origin.
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Kelly Rowland’s impromptu Achumbeni is Miss Teen Chumu Eurovision 2018: Netta collaboration with Stevie Wonder wins for Israel with Toy I srael’s Netta has won the Eurovision Song Contest for her quirky dance song Toy - complete with its trademark chicken dance. She had been an early favourite, but the vote went down to the wire with Cyprus finishing in second place. Netta thanked juries and the public for “choosing different” as she lifted the glass microphone trophy. UK entrant SuRie, whose performance was interrupted by a stage invader, finished 24th out of the 26 countries. She was par t-way through singing Storm when a man, with a rucksack on his back, ran on and grabbed the microphone from her hands. She was given the chance to perform again but declined. SuRie later tweeted that she knew “anything could happen” on stage. Netta - full name Netta Barzilai - picked up a total of 529 points to take the title, while bookies’ favourite Eleni Foureira from Cyprus got 436 points, with Fuego. Austria had topped the leaderboard of the 63rd annual contest after the juries’ votes had been given, with Cesar Sampson’s Nobody But You the surprise frontrunner. But it became clear it was between Netta and
S Eleni when the viewers’ votes started coming in. On stage, the Israeli singer said of her win: “Thank you so much for choosing different. Thank you so much for accepting differences between us. “Thank you for celebrating diversity. I love my country!” She later added: “It’s an empowerment song for everybody, for everybody who’s been struggling being themselves - struggling with their bosses, with the government, with someone stepping on them. “I’ve been told so many times that I’m not pretty enough, that I’m not smart enough, that I’m not skinny enough to do what I want to do.” This is not the first time Eurovision has rewarded the person who sees themselves as an outsider struggling to fit in. Conchita Wurst winning in 2013 and before her Dana International in
1998 suggests Europe embraces those who are true to themselves. Netta told BBC News she had always been told she should “diet a little bit”, wear black because it was “more flattering”, and to “sing like Adele”. But she decided not to follow these rules: “We’re only here for a minute, why are we busy being unhappy?” A decidedly happy Netta spoke to the international press after her victory, and told us she was “proud and honoured” although it was still all “a little hard to take in”. In the interview, she also revealed she had a secret weapon during her performance. She said she had been given her late grandmother’s ring by her father shortly before the contest. She said the ring gave her “power” and “a lot of confidence” for the competition. (BBC)
inger Kelly Rowland had a fourth wedding anniversary to remember after joining legendary singer Stevie Wonder onstage for an impromptu collaboration. Wonder celebrated his 68th birthday a few days early on May 9, when he staged a show, dubbed “The Stevie Wonder Song Party: A Celebration of Life, Love and Music”, in a club here. A number of celebrities
were in the audience for the set, including Rowland and her husband Tim Weatherspoon, who were toasting their anniversary. Wonder, who turned 68 on Sunday, ended up calling on Rowland and fellow singer Jessie J to join him in the limelight, as well as actor-rapper Donald Glover, also known as Childish Gambino, to perform his song classic “Superstition”, reports aceshowbiz.com. (IANS)
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each album, you take them on that journey, and you play all the strongest stuff that you think that they’d want to hear, that they’d want to experience.” On how the tour with Mr. Big came together: Nuno: “It was a great little accident. We were trying to get back to Aus-
tralia for so long, it was one of those things where we said, ‘We’ve got to do it this year. We’ve got to do it this year.’ Then all of a sudden out of nowhere, the [booking] agent said, ‘Hey, the MR. BIG guys are trying to get over there as well. How do you guys feel about doing something together?’ We were, like, ‘Wow, that would be perfect. What a great way to go back. What a great bill that would be.’” On whether he had any idea that “More Than Words” would become such a big hit: Nuno: “To be honest, the ego in you believes of course [it can]. As you’re
Ethnic Trendzanda founder director-Gihutoli Khulu and Miss Nagaland 2017 and SVEEP state icon-Marina Kiho. The main make-up artist and hairstylist for the event was Christy Tsanglao L Thonger. The event was organized by EKTA. (NPN)
‘Deadpool 2’ film score is first to ever receive a parental advisory warning
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he Deadpool 2 film score has become the first to ever receive a parental advisory warning. The sequel to the hit DC movie is released on May 18 and stars Ryan Reynolds in the titular role, alongside Zazie Beetz, Josh Brolin, T.J. Miller, and more. The score was composed by Tyler Bates, who has worked on scores for Guardians Of The Galaxy, Dawn Of The Dead, and 300, amongst others. Speaking to Billboard, he
called the warning sticker a “badge of honour”. He added that he tries to make moments that “everyone involved, most importantly the director, feels involved in and that becomes part of the memories of their lives and careers.” “I’m pretty certain this is something Dave [Leitch, Deadpool 2 director] will remember for a minute,” he said. The score for Deadpool 2 is out now via Sony Classical. You can listen to ‘You Can’t Stop This
Mother Fucker’ above. The official soundtrack for the movie, meanwhile, features tracks from the likes of Celine Dion, Cher, Diplo, and Skrillex. Meanwhile, an extend-
Nuno disappointed for being unable to release new album
n a dva n c e o f E x treme’s upcoming tour of Australia with Mr. Big, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt recently spoke with the country’s Heavy magazine A few excerpts follow: On the process of choosing a set list for a country in which the group hasn’t performed in more than two decades: Nuno: “The main thing is going to be just, look — when you haven’t seen anybody for that long, what do you do? You’ve got to catch up. You try to give them as much as you can of each album — you give them three or four songs from
second runners-up position respectively. Judges for the event included Dreamz Unlimited founder director-Tiakumzuk Aier, Fusion Store proprietor-Temsusenla, fashion designer, entrepreneur, Apem Manpower Services co-founder-Ben Kithan,
doing it, especially with songs like ‘More Than Words’ and ‘Hole Hearted’, you think, ‘Man, these could be hits.’ They’re great songs, but they only become hits when the public says they’re hits. When the public says they’re great, they become hits. You don’t really write a hit song — you write a great song, and then if they public decides it’s a hit, they take over from there. The song becomes its own monster. When we were doing that, there was no acoustic stuff out at the time. It was kind of a bit of a risk to do an acoustic song. There was nothing out like that. Ra-
dio wasn’t playing [similar songs] — all the ballads were big, produced power ballads of the ‘80s. When we were doing the acoustic stuff, the label and radio stations were like, ‘What
are we supposed to do with this? Where do we play it? What format?’ A lot of people didn’t weren’t sure it was going to be able to be heard.” (Blabbermouth)
ed version of Deadpool 2 could be on the way after Leitch said he hoped some of his favourite deleted scenes could find their way into a longer cut. “Yeah, there’s a lot of material in
dramatic scenes and in comedic scenes that you might want to cut, or you might want back in the movie,” he told Digital Spy. “But I think, then, the movie starts to speak to you, and you’re like, ‘OK, this joke is really funny, but I don’t want to subvert this emotional moment.’ Or: ‘This emotional moment is great, but we get the point, and the audience can make the leap, and they really want to just get to a joke.’ (NME)
FELICITATION
The VIKUHO VILLAGE COUNCIL would like to felicitate DR. KAVITO D. SWU, S/o David A Swu and Shikali David on his successful completion of MBBS from PES INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES & RESEARCH under Dr. NTRUHS UNIVERSITY. The Council further extend prayer support for his successful pursuing in his effort to complete MD in EMERGENCY & MEDICINE from APPOLO HOSPITALS BANGALORE. Vikuho Village Council Kuhuboto Dimapur DP-3775
Happy 60th Birthday Iza Akiviu HETOLI YEPTHO
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Apple Music, Pandora also remove R. Kelly’s music from playlists
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pple and Pandora have also removed R. Kelly‘s music from playlists following mounting sexual misconduct allegations. The R&B singer was accused of r unning an “abusive and controlling cult” of young women last year. In March, he was accused of grooming a 14year-old girl to be his sex “pet”, while in April, Dallas police confirmed they were investigating claims he had “intentionally” given a 19-year-old woman an STD and plied her with alcohol. Kelly has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct. Spotify announced earlier this week (May 10) that they would no longer “actively promote” the musician’s work on their algorithmic or editorial playlists. Spin reports Apple Music have since confirmed that they have been doing the same over the last few weeks, but R Kelly-themed playlists like ‘R. Kelly Essentials’ are still available. (NME)
Iza, you are the world’s most precious gift to us. On your birthday, we want you to know how much we love and treasure you. It is because of you, we have lived passed all ups and downs in our lives and we salute you for your bravery. May God grant you with another 100 years to live. WE LOVE YOU MOM. Loving daughter and sons. K-1301
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Hamilton wins Spanish GP to increase title lead
Lewis Hamilton sprays champagne on the podium after winning the Spanish Grand Prix, Sunday. (AP/PTI)
let’s keep this up,” said a delighted Hamilton as he became F1 2018’s first back-to-back race victor after coming home 20 seconds ahead of team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Vettel, having jumped Bottas off the line, was running second as late as lap 41 of 66 but dropped to fourth when a second stop for fresh tyres behind a Virtual Safety Car backfired. A slow five-second service from the Ferrari crew dropped the German behind not only the second Mercedes, but the lead Red Bull too. But Vettel defended the strategy call by saying it was “not an option for us to stay out” due to excessive tyre wear. With the other Ferrari
Petra wins record third Madrid Open title
Born : 25/05/1943 – Died : 2/5/2018.
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BYC members distributing sports kits.
DIMAPUR, May 13 (NPN): With the motto “physically fit and mentally sound”, Balijan Youth Club on Sunday, organised a ‘handing and taking over function’ where the club gave away sports kits for children, at the BYC office. Addressing to the gathering, Kishore Chettri, president of the club asked the children to show their physical strengths in sports related activities. He encouraged the children
to utilize the full benefits of the sports kits instead of placing them in some corner of the room. In a shor t speech Biswajit chanda, general secretary of BYC urged to the gathering to show dedication for all round development of the children. He assured them of the BYC’s help in whatever way possible. Hira Sharma, on behalf of the children also gave a short speech.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We express our heartfelt gratitude to every individuals, churches, unions, neighbours, friends from far and near, who stood by us during the prolonged illness and at the demise of my beloved husband and our father Late Longridangba (Longjang). We pray that our Almighty God bless you all abundantly for your gracious deeds.
Words of gratitude seem so inadequate for all the kindness that has been bestowed upon our family during the illness and at the demise of our beloved father Late Chubasashi. We would like to thank all individuals, friends and well wishers who stood by us physically, financially and in prayer. Your thoughts and wishes have been a great source of comfort to our family. Although we are unable to thank you all individually, it is our humble prayer that Almighty God bless you all abundantly. Loving children, grandchildren and relatives. MKC-32
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Loving wife, children, in- laws, grandchildren & family members.
1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF OUR BELOVED FATHER Died on 14.05.2017
Dear Dad, A year has gone by without you. Your memories have become our heart beat which means we are thinking of you all the time. We miss you Dad. Your loving family members
1ST DEATH ANNIVERSARY In loving memory of
LATE REV. Y. ALEMMEREN (ASANGMA) Born on 21st June 1949 | Died on 7th May 2018 “For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die we are for the Lord” Romans 14: 8 We, the bereaved family members, would like to thank and express our heartfelt appreciation to all individuals, churches, unions, relatives, neighbours, friends and well-wishers who stood by us during the brief illness and death of our beloved father extending support through prayer, cash and kind besides sacrificing their precious time. Though we are unable to acknowledge each of you in particular we want to express our heartfelt gratitude for you love, concern and fellowship, it will be our sincere prayer that God Almighty bless each and everyone of you abundantly. Loving wife, sons, daughters & relatives DP-3756
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Corgnet’s overhead kick just struck the crossbar. Lyon players, striving for automatic qualification to next season’s Champions League group stage, regrouped themselves after the restart. Nabil Fekir converted a penalty that he won by himself in the 50th minute, before Houssem Aouar moved them in front in the 73rd. However, the visitors did not hold off until the final whistle, and had to see their second position taken up by Monaco, who edged Saint-Etienne 1-0 after Fabinho’s injury-time spot kick. Monaco were two points ahead of Lyon, with fourth-placed Marseille one point further behind. The Champions League group stage and playoff participants will be decided through next Saturday’s final round matches. It was a night to celebrate for Strasbourg fans, though, as the team main-
tained their top-flight status after snapping Lyon’s eightmatch winning run in the league. PSG, who regained the throne with five rounds to spare, were poured cold water prior to their trophylifting ceremony at the Parc des Princes. In the final home match of his career, PSG’s Italian veteran midfielder Thiago Motta conceded a penalty, and Benjamin Bourigeaud didn’t waste the chance to break the deadlock. Rennes were put two goals up by Adam Hunou on a counterattack in the 71st minute. Lille also remained in Ligue 1 following a 2-1 home victory over Dijon. It was, however, uncertain about the second relegated team after Metz with just one match remaining. Troyes earned one point after tying Montpellier 1-1, but they were still the most threatened team to be relegated, second from bottom with 33 points.
Acknowledgement We, the bereaved family members of Late K. Nivito Chishi Akukau (GB) of Usutomi Village, would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude and sincere appreciation to all idnividuals, organizations, churches, neighbouring villages, friends and well wishers, who stood by us and supported us through prayers, morally, financially and also sacrificing your precious time at the sad demise of our beloved father on 6th May 2018.
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Late Pannalal Sethi
We little knew that morning God was going to call your name. It broke our hearts to lose you, Yet you left us with beautiful memories. Your love is still our guide, And though we cannot see you, You are always at our side. Your life was a blessing, You are still loved beyond words, And missed beyond measure. For as long as there is memory, You will live in our hearts to stay until we meet again. Loving wife, sons &family members.
1. Usutomi Village Council 2. Usutomi Baptist Church and NCRC Church 3. Usutomi Union Dimapur, Kohima and Zbto. 4. Usutomi Students Union and Usutomi Cultural Club Kohima. 5. Zhevishe Village 6. Saptiqa Town 7. Shena Old Village 8. Shena New Village 9. Nunumi Village 10. Kitami Village 11. Rotomi Baptist Church 12. Saptiqa Area GBs Association 13. SBAK Nito Mount, Zbto. 14. Kushiabill Sumi Baptist Church 15. Bamunpukhuri Sumi Baptist Church 16. Assumisa Usutomi 17. Doctors, nurses and staff of Zion Hospital, Dimapur Loving wife, children, in-laws, grandchildren and great grandchildren
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Paris, May 13 (IANS): Lyon failed to secure a topthree finish in the Ligue 1 football championship as they conceded two late goals in a 2-3 loss to Strasbourg, while champions Paris Saint-Germain had to swallow their first home defeat in 42 league matches, falling 0-2 to Rennes in the penultimate round. Lyon on Saturday seemed to be the winning side until the 88th minute, when Nuno Da Costa headed home an equaliser, before Dimitri Lienard’s free-kick went into the top corner of the net deep in stoppage time, reports Xinhua news agency. Lyo n c e n t r e b a c k Mouctar Diakhaby made a disastrous error on 22 minutes, as he played the ball in Stephane Bahoken’s way, and the Strasbourg forward finished it between Mathieu Gorgelin’s legs. The hosts almost doubled their advantage in the 31st minute, but Benjamin
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Word are inadequate to express our deepest feelings on this, the 14th day of May, when you left for your heavenly abode 1 year ago. Your ideas give us moral booster whenever we go for doing any charitable and social work. Late Pannalal Sethi, a simple man and always ready for helping needy people, was active throughout his life. He led a simple life. As we look back over time, We find ourselves wondering ….. Did we remember to thank you enough, For all you have done for us? For all the times you were by our sides, To help and support us ….. To celebrate our successes, To understand our problems And accept our defeats?, Or for teaching us by your example, The value of hard work, good judgment, Courage and integrity? We wonder if we ever thanked you, For the sacrifices you made. To let us have the very best?, And for the simple things Like laughter, smiles and times we shared? If we have forgotten to show our, Gratitude enough for all the things you did, We’re thanking you now. And we are hoping you knew all along, How much you meant to us. Our father used to say... “ When you die, not even a needle will go with you.. And whatever is in your destiny, no one can snatch it.. Always give service to mankind, never be greedy, and devote to religious field ”
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M a d r i d, M ay 1 3 (IANS): Czech Petra Kvitova defeated Kiki Bertens 7-6 (8-6), 4-6, 6-3 in a hard-fought battle to win the Madrid Open for a record third time. Kvitova pushed herself to the limit over two hours and 52 minutes of play on Saturday to overcome the Dutchwoman, who used an assortment of shots, including numerous moon balls and drop shots, to counter the Czech’s clean and powerful ball-striking, reports Efe. Bertens was a point away from a 5-2 lead early on, but she would rue that missed opportunity as the two-time Wimbledon champion rallied to take the first set. Undeterred, Bertens grabbed a service break in the seventh game of the second set and went on to force a decider. Kvitova seemed to have the match in hand when she went up a break in the third, but Bertens refused to go away and got back on serve at 4-3. One final break of Bertens’ serve in the eighth game, however, would prove to be final blow, as Kvitova wrapped up the victory with a service hold in the ensuing game. “My body is very exhausted... Every title feels great. Winning three times here in Madrid, it means something. It’s not really happening every day, so I’m very proud of myself,” the Czech star was quoted as saying on the WTA’s website. The Madrid Open is one of the biggest claycourt tournaments on the WTA calendar and a key tune-up for the French Open, which gets under way on May 27.
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BYC distributes sports kits Strasbourg stun Lyon; PSG suffer
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L o n d o n, M ay 1 3 ( Ag e n c i e s ) : L ew i s Hamilton confirmed his return to top form with an impressively dominant victory in the Spanish GP to increase his championship lead in a Mercedes one-two, as Ferrari’s hopes unravelled, reported Skysports. Hamilton opened up a 17-point advantage over Ferrari rival Sebastian Vettel and Mercedes reclaimed lead of the Constructors’ Championship after an unexpectedly one-sided Barcelona race in which the reigning champion relentlessly pulled away from his chief title at the start and then expertly controlled the race. “This is more like it,
of Kimi Raikkonen already sidelined by its second technical problem of the weekend, Max Verstappen profited from Vettel’s botched stop to claim his first podium of 2018. The Dutchman then held on to third ahead of Vettel despite driving the final 20 laps with a damaged front wing after a bizarre incident when he clipped the back of Lance Stroll’s lapped Williams under the VSC. Daniel Ricciardo was a low-key fifth despite setting a succession of track lap records late on, while Kevin Magnussen capped a fine weekend for Haas to deliver the team their best result since Bahrain in sixth. Carlos Sainz was the lead Spaniard in seventh for Renault, with Fernando Alonso finishing where he qualified in eighth after losing ground on the opening lap avoiding a big incident triggered by a spinning Romain Grosjean which also wiped out Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly. Sergio Perez claimed two points for Force India, finishing ahead of Charles Leclerc who hung on to the final point after again showcasing his burgeoning talent for Sauber.
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We miss you... you are the Pillar of our Strength, we love you... SHREEMATI DEVI, RAJU-SWEETY, RAVI-SHWETA BABITA-LALIT JI, Grand sons & daughters- BHAVIKA, RATYUSH, VANSHIKA, CHARITRA, LUVISHKA SETHI and entire K.L.Sethi family.
Psalm 147:3 – He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. We take this opportunity to express our heartfelt gratitude and say ‘Thank You’ for your condolences, kind words and prayers at the sudden demise of our beloved Late Mrs. Bovili D.Jimomi (W/o Daniel Jimomi) on 3/5/2018. We have been deeply touched by the emotional, physical and financial support and everything that you have done to alleviate our profound grief and sorrow at this loss. We would like to thank the following organisations/ people for your kind and deeply appreciated support and prayer. 1. Atoizu Town Churches 2. Different village churches from Atoizu area 3. SBC, Naga United Village and SBC, Diphupar 4. CLF, WSBAK 5. CLF Atoizu area and CLF Atoizu Town 6. CLF Satakha Area and CLF, UBC Satakha 7. Pastoral Department SBAK- Nito Mount 8. SBAK- Nito Mount, Zunheboto 9. Sumi Baptist Church, Zunheboto 10. South Point East Fellowship, Zunheboto 11. Union Baptist Church, Satakha 12. Satakha Town Baptist Church 13. Satakha Village Baptist Church 14. Shena Old Baptist Church 15. Asukhomi Village Baptist Church. 16. Satakha Village Union, Dimapur. 17. Satakha Village Community, Satakha Town 18. Nunumi Union, Dimapur 19. Nunumi Village Community, Satakha Town. 20. Nunumi Union, Zunheboto 21. CMO Staff, Zunheboto 22. Well wishers and friends from Dimapur, Kohima, Mokokchung, Zunheboto, Atoizu and Satakha We regret our inability to thank each one of you individually but we pray that our Almighty God will bless you abundantly for your kind support. Loving husband, parents, siblings,in-laws and relatives. DP-3741 K Y M C
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Vasyl stops Jorge to claim Rayudu hits maiden IPL ton in CSK win WBA lightweight world title
Pune, May 13 (PTI): Opener Ambati Raydu smashed his maiden century in the IPLas Chennai Super Kings coasted to an easy eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad to virtually seal a play-offs berth here Sunday. Rayudu, who has been in great touch this season, remained not out on exactly 100 which he made from 62 balls with the help of seven fours and seven sixes as CSK chased down the target of 180 with one over to spare. 32-year-old Rayudu stitched a 134-run stand with senior partner Shane Watson (57) for the opening wicket to lay the foundation of the comprehensive win. Watson, also one of the centurions of this IPL, hit five fours and three sixes during his 35-ball knock. Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni remained not out on 20 from 14 balls as CSK reached 180 for 2 from 19 overs. Rayudu carried his bat through the innings as he crossed 500 runs this season. He is on third spot among top run getters with 535, behind Sunrisers captain Kane Williamson (544) and Kings XI Punjab’s Lokesh Rahul (537). The win by former champions CSK also
wicket of opener Alex Hales (2), mainly due to a fine spell of bowling by medium pacer Deepak Chahar who opened the bowling and had figures of 4-0-16-1. Even experienced players Dhawan and Williamson found it difficult to score off Chahar.
Buttler keeps Rajasthan Royals in Play-offs hunt
Ambati Rayudu of Chennai Super Kings plays a shot against Sunrisers Hyderabad during their IPL T20 cricket match in Pune on Sunday. (PTI)
In-form Jos Buttler (94) hit his fifth successive half-century as Rajasthan Royals thrashed Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in a key Indian Premier League (IPL) clash to stay alive in the Play-offs race. Royals Chased 169 on a difficult Wankhede wicket and Buttler batted with a lot of responsibility. The Briton added 95 runs for the second wicket with captain Ajinkya Rahane (37 off 36) as he carried his bat to steer his side past the finish line. The win has lifted Rajasthan Royals from sixth position to fifth with 12 points, behind KKR (12) and KXIP (12). Earlier, Caribbean batsman Evin Lewis had smashed a 42-ball 60 before Hardik Pandya produced a quick-fire 36 to push the hosts to 168 for six after being invited to bat.
Lo n d o n, M ay 1 3 (Agencies): Vasyl Lomachenko made boxing history by stopping Jorge Linares to claim a world title in a third weight division in just his 12th professional fight, BBC reported. The Ukrainian took the WBA lightweight world title at Madison Square Garden on Saturday, despite being put down in the sixth round in New York. The 30-year-old got to his feet before stopping the Venezuelan with a vicious left to the body in the 10th round. “My father told me, ‘you need to go to the body’,” Lomachenko said. “I prepared for the last few rounds and I knew about this punch, but I thought I already did what I needed to do. I was wrong and he caught me. “He’s a great fighter and he gave me one more lesson in boxing,” Linares, who was leading on one judge’s scorecard at the time of the stoppage, insisted he could have continued and said he wants a rematch after his 13-fight winning streak was ended. However, the hand and foot speed of double Olympic champion Lo-
Vasyl Lomachenko, right, ended the bout with a vicious flurry in the 10th round. machenko - considered among the best pound-forpound fighters in the world - proved decisive against his bigger opponent. In his first lightweight bout, he was floored by a straight right to the nose late in the sixth round, but within two more rounds he had opened a cut over Linares’ left eye and targeted it remorselessly. A ferocious flurry of blows in the 10th, which concluded with a thudding left to the body that sent Linares to the canvas, was enough to convinced referee Ricky Gonzalez to award Lomachenko victory by technical knockout. The Ukrainian lost in his second professional
fight - a WBO title fight at featherweight - but claimed the belt in his next bout, before adding the WBO super-featherweight title in his seventh fight to become the fastest two-weight world champion in history. “Going into this fight, we knew ‘Loma’ was a huge talent,” said Lomachenko’s promoter, Bob Arum. “After this fight, we know now that he’s a fighter.” No man has claimed titles in three divisions faster, with Australian Jeff Fenech doing so in his 20th bout and greats such as Oscar de la Hoya (22 fights), Floyd Mayweather (34) and Manny Pacquiao (41) needing longer to achieve the feat.
snapped Sunrisers sixmatch winning streak this season. Sunrisers, who have already qualified for the play-offs, remained on top of the table with 18 points from 12 matches while CSK are at second spot with 16 points from the same number of matches. Rashid went wicketless and conceded 25 runs while Bangladeshi left-arm spinner Shakib Al Hasan was hit for 41 runs for no success. Medium pacer Siddharth Kual leaked 40
runs from his three overs as the Sunrisers bowlers had a rare collective off day. CSK made a flier of a run chase, scoring 53 for no loss in the powerplay overs with Rayudu hitting Bhuvneshwar for two sixes during that period and Watson doing the dame to Sandeep Sharma (1/36). By the halfway mark, CSK had galloped to 93 for no loss. The quick dismissal of Watson and Suresh Raina (2) gave a brief hope for the Sunrisers but Rayudu continued in
the same vein of six-hitting spree while Dhoni gave him company till the end to ensure there were no hiccups in the chase. Earlier, opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan and captain Kane Williamson continued their top form this season as the two batsmen struck fluent half centuries to take Sunrisers to 179 for 4 after being sent in to bat. The Sunrisers were slow to start off with just 29 runs in the powerplay overs and also lost the
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L o n d o n, M ay 1 3 (IANS): Liverpool FC and Egypt national football team’s forward Mohamed Salah on Sunday won the English Premier League (EPL) Player of the Season award. Salah, 25, returned to England this season after a spell in the Serie A, and has continued to earn awards for a stellar season in which he scored a record-tying 31 league goals so far, reports Efe. “It was always in my mind to come back to the Premier League, to show the people that say I didn’t succeed here the first time,” Salah said after receiving the award, according to Liverpool’s website. Salah initially arrived in the EPL in 2014 at Chelsea club, but played a total of just 19 matches in a twoyear spell, after which he joined Fiorentina on loan. He then went to Roma, first on loan and then on a
Mohamed Salah long-term basis for one season, before heading to Liverpool for 34 million pounds ($46 million), where he has helped lead his club to the Champions League final against Real Madrid, set for May 26. During his first season with Liverpool, Salah has scored a total of 43 goals in 50 matches in all competitions. Salah shares the EPL scoring record for most goals in a 38-match season with Alan Shearer (19951996), Cristiano Ronaldo (2007-2008) and Luis Suarez (2013-2014).
NE W DE L H I , M ay 13 (PTI): Indian cricket board’s approach of win at all costs without looking at the bigger picture by refusing to play a Day/Night Test match against Australia is extremely disappointing, feels former captain Ian Chappell. “The BCCI’s decision was extremely disappointing. Adelaide has become the unofficial home of day-night Test cricket, and the legacy of three years of rip-roaring success under lights there was expected to be further enhanced by the presence of a strong Indian team,” Chappell wrote in his column for ESPN Cricinfo. “No matter what excuse the BCCI offers, it’s hard to accept that this decision was anything other than the board looking to increase India’s chances of winning their first Test series in Australia against a weakened opponent,” Chappell wrote.
D o n g h a e C it y (South Korea), May 13 (IANS): Young forward Navneet Kaur fired a hattrick as India began their title defence at the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament in an emphatic fashion, registering a 4-1 crushing win over Japan here on Sunday. Navneet starred in India’s win with goals in the seventh, 25th and 55th minutes. Anupa Barla (53rd) was the other goal scorer for India, who were playing their first match under head coach Sjoerd Marijne’s second stint in charge. India were dominant right from the start as they displayed a well-strategised attack to break the strong Japanese defence at the Sunrise Stadium. An early chance came when forward Vandana Katariya and Lilima Minz worked in tandem to create space in the striking circle. It was Navneet who picked up an assist from Vandana
to send the ball past the goalkeeper, fetching India a 1-0 lead in the seventh minute. Navneet showcased her attacking potential as she drove into the 25-yard mark and assisted experienced forward Vandana to drive into the circle. Vandana’s clever return of the ball from the right flank to an unmarked Navneet at the top of the circle saw her score a splendid goal doubling India’s lead to 2-0 in the 25th minute. India continued to keep up the momentum into the third quarter which was disrupted by rain. Three minutes into the third quarter, India won back-to-back penalty corners but both Deep Grace Ekka and Gur jit Kaur could not convert. Japan too won three back-to-back penalty corners this quarter but couldn’t beat the experienced India goalkeeper Savita. India’s third goal
Two minutes later, Navneet completed her hat-trick as India got a 4-0 lead. The goal came off a counter attack when Japan missed their opportunity to score off a penalty corner in the 55th minute. Navneet took the ball out of India’s half, passed it to Udita until she could position herself to strike the ball past the Japanese goalkeeper. Though in the 58th m i nu t e, A k i Ya m a d a Indian players celebrate a goal. (Twitter) scored a consolation goal came off a brilliant assist ball and beat a Japanese for Japan, it did little damby Udita to Anupa Barla defender to send the ball age to India’s feat. Nevneet was named who was impeccable in into the net with a fierce hit player-of-the-match. her effort to pick up the in the 53rd minute.
Swansea relegated, Liverpool secure CL on final day RESULTS
Burnley 1-2 Bournemouth Crystal Palace 2-0 West Brom Huddersfield 0-1 Arsenal Liverpool 4-0 Brighton Man Utd 1-0 Watford Newcastle 3-0 Chelsea Southampton 0-1 Man City Swansea 1-2 Stoke Tottenham 5-4 Leicester West Ham 3-1 Everton
Mo Salah scored for Liverpool in their 4-0 rout of Brighton. L o n d o n, M ay 1 3 (Agencies): Swansea City have been relegated after seven years in the Premier League. A 2-1 defeat to Stoke City was the final nail in the Welsh club’s Premier League coffin. Elsewhere, Liverpool comfortably beat Brighton 4-0 at Anfield to seal Champions League qualification. Heading into the final day, Swansea were left hoping for little short of a miracle. They trailed Southampton by three points and their goal difference was significantly inferior. Early
hope was provided by an Andy King goal but Badou N’Diaye and Peter Crouch scored at the other end for Stoke, who were relegated last week. At Anfield, Mohamed Salah’s 32nd league goal of the campaign saw him set a new record for goals in a 38-game Premier League season. Dejan Lovren, Dominic Solanke, and Andrew Robertson added to the score to ensure it was a comfortable afternoon for the Reds. They didn’t need to win anyway, with Chelsea losing 3-0 to Newcastle at St. James’
Park. There was nothing to play for at Huddersfield’s John Smith’s Stadium but Arsenal won their first away points of 2018, with PierreEmerick Aubameyang’s effort earning the Gunners a win in Arsène Wenger’s last ever game as manager. Erik Lamela and Harry Kane scored five between them as Tottenham beat Leicester in a nine-goal thriller at Wembley. A last-minute goal from Gabriel Jesus saw Manchester City become the first team in Premier League history to reach 100 points.
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