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RN Ravi appointed as Tamil Nadu governor Assam Gov to hold charge of Nagaland

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DIMAPUR, SEP 9 (NPN): In a surprise development, Governor of Nagaland and Government of India’s Interlocutor for Naga talks, R.N. Ravi has been appointed as Governor of Tamil Nadu.

According to Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué, President of India Ram Nath Kovind appointed Assam governor, Prof. Jagdish Mukhi to hold additional charge of Nagaland, until regular arrangements are made. Ravi, a 1976 batch IPS officer from Kerala cadre, retired as special director of the Intelligence Bureau in 2012. He was also made the chairman of the Joint Intelligence Committee in 2014.

He was appointed as the Interlocutor after the

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Modi gover nment took over in 2014 and within a year signed the Framework Agreement on August 3,2015 on behalf of the government of India with the NSCN (I-M). Then on November 17, 2017 Ravi also signed the ‘Agreed Position’ signed with WC, NNPGs. Ravi was also appointed as Deputy National Security Advisor on October 5, 2018. Ravi was deputed to Nagaland and sworn-in as the state’s 19th governor on August 1, 2019.

Ravi’s appointment as Governor of Nagaland raised hopes for an early solution to the Naga political issue. However, the

much expected solution to the Naga political issue has been delayed owing to various reasons. Meanwhile, the President accepted the resignation of Baby Rani Maurya as Governor of Uttarakhand.

The President also appointed Tamil Nadu governor Banwarilal Purohit, who was holding additional charge of Punjab, as regular Governor of Punjab. Further, Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh (Retd.) has been appointed as Governor of Uttarakhand.

The appointments will take effect from the dates they assume charge of their respective offices, Rashtrapati Bhavan communiqué stated.

NUG to facilitate peace process in order to accelerate development: Kronu Correspondent

KOHIMA, SEP 9 (NPN): Lamenting that Nagaland lagged behind in development index, minister for planning & coordination, land revenue and parl. affairs stressed that it was important to resolve the Naga issue. For this reason Kronu reiterated that the move for an “oppositionless” government (Nagaland United Government) was to facilitate the Naga peace process in order to accelerate development in the State.

Talking to mediapersons here, Kronu assured that all efforts would be made to bring the negotiation parties to understand each other. He also informed

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that the cabinet recently met governor and interlocutor for Naga talks, RN Ravi and urged him “to not give up and to keep the talks alive”.

With Ravi’s experience in handling the issue, Kronu was optimistic that the talks would not be abandoned.

On NUG, Kronu said that said a mechanism would be put in place so that both the opposition and ruling parties understand each oth-

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er and for which a meeting will be held in this regard.

On the delay in formation of NUG and whether BJP was the reason, Kronu replied it was the desire of the central BJP leadership that the political parties must come together.

He said BJP central leadership had insisted that the October 15, 2020 consultative meeting resolution should be endorsed by both NPF and PDA coalition and called for issuing a joint statement, which was already done He said chief minister Neiphiu Rio had returned from Delhi with a positive response from the central BJP leadership that his leadership would continue.

Nagaland gets Rs.379.75 cr PDRD grant Spl. Correspondent

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (NPN): The Ministry of Finance on Thursday released the 6th monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant of Rs. 9,871 crore to 17 States.

With this release, a total amount of Rs. 59,226 crore has been released to the eligible States as PDRD in the current financial year.

As per the state-wise details of grant released, an amount of Rs.379.75 crore has been released to Nagaland in September 2021 and total amount of Rs. 2278.50 crore was released during 2021-22.

PDRD grant is provided to the States under Art 275 of the Constitution.

The grants are being released as per the 15th Finance Commission recommendations in monthly installments to meet the gap in Revenue Accounts of the States post devolution.

KOHIMA, SEP 9 (NPN): Following reports that Nagaland was the worst performing State in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Index 2020, planning & coordination, land revenue and parliamentary affairs minister Neiba Kronu clarified that, though the expectations of the people could not be fulfilled, the State was not the worst performing State and assured that the state government was trying

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its best to improve in all sectors.

Addressing the media at his office chamber at civil secretariat here on Thursday, Kronu admitted that the government could not meet the expectations of the people in many ways, but clarified that Nagaland was definitely not the worst performing State and was trying its best to improve in many areas.

He claimed that in the SDG Index 2020, Sikkim performed well with 71% among the North Eastern States, followed by

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CNCCI puts foot down on rampant taxation  Warns of indefinite closure of businesses across Nagaland  Asks govt to stop item tax/fee collected on items covered under GST  To seek legal action over multiple taxation if govt fails to act  Demands convening of special NLA session for immediate implementation of SARFAESI Act. DIMAPUR, SEP 9 (NPN): Confederation of Nagaland Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCCI) has once again flagged the issue of multiple taxation and threatened to take recourse to legal remedies and indefinite voluntary closure of all activities by traders across Nagaland if the State government failed to address the issue.

In a three-point representation addressed to the chief secretary , CNCCI chairman Dr Khekugha Muru and general secretary Dr Seyievilie Mor reiter-

ated that multiple taxation by various Naga Political Groups (NPGs) besides taxes imposed by government agencies, including Municipal and Town councils, have burdened the business community and made it difficult for them to engage in any meaningful business activities.

CNCCI observed that despite this issue being flagged on several occasions, the government “seemed to be in no mood” to address it with seriousness.

CNCCI also pointed out that this issue was again raised by its confederating unit, the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), through local media and to CNCCI. The signatories said CNCCI has taken the issue with outmost seriousness since the issue was not limited to Dimapur district, but affected the entire business community of Nagaland.

CNCCI in their letter, demanded that the State government exhibit its will and immediately address the issue of multiple taxation

DIMAPUR, SEP 9 (NPN): Observing that many persons were still found flouting Covid-19 safety protocols-- not wearing masks in public places in violation of the directives issued for preventing the spread of COVID-19, the state government on Thursday cautioned that strict action would be taken against those found not wearing masks and a penalty of Rs 200 would be imposed every time the offence was committed.

The state government has directed all the district task forces to take urgent steps for ensuring enforcement of the directive for wearing masks in public places and take action against those violating in their respective jurisdictions.

Further, all the District Task Forces (DTFs) have been informed to submit daily reports to the Stale Level War Room on the number of persons found not wearing masks in public places by the enforcement agencies, and the total fine collected from the violators.

The enforcement agencies include assistant sub-inspector (ASI) and above level officers of the police, and assistant road safety & enforcement inspector and above level officers of transport department.

Mizoram with 68%, Tripura 65%, Manipur 64%, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland (all with 61%) and Assam with 57%.

Kronu also referred to the statement of NITI Aayog adviser (SGDs) Sanyukta Samaddar on August 17 during the launch of “Vision 2030” at Kohima that the country would achieve SDGs only if States steered the entire process and become leaders in taking this down to districts, blocks and village

tracker has been developed by synergising data from CO-WIN portal to give information on various aspects of vaccination.

“The data has been synergised based on ICMR identification number and on the basis of mobile numbers. We have been able to get a vaccine tracker which is going to be online very soon on the health ministry’s website,” he said.

The tracker gives week by week coverage of the first and second dose of vaccine and also their effectiveness.

government for tabling the Act in Nagaland Legislative Assembly during the last winter session and for forming a committee, CNCCI however expressed dismay that the legislation was not endorsed in the monsoon session.

It claimed that the business community was now facing more hardship as many banks have slopped giving fresh Loans or fresh enhancement even on cadastral land despite the chief secretary’s order of May12, 2021. CNCCI said it expected the government to be a facilitator and not a stumbling block for the business community and educated unemployed youth.

It demanded convening of special Assembly session for immediate implementation of the SARFAESI Act. Further, CNCCI demanded representation of business community in local civic bodies. CNCCI said the community bore a large portion of revenue in the form of trade licence, sanitation tax, passenger (Cont’d on p-8)

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levels. He claimed that she had also remarked that Nagaland fared well in well in clean water and sanitation, poverty eradication, clean energy, sustainable consumption and production, peace justice and strong institutions and hoped that State’s position would improve the performance on ground in the coming years.

He acknowledged that the State could not perform well in some areas, adding that some districts like (Cont’d on p-8)

KOHIMA, SEP 9 (NPN): State health & family welfare (H&FW) minister, S Pangnyu Phom, Thursday said that land issue has become one of the biggest hurdles for development in the State.

Speaking at the inaugural programme of newly upgraded Community Health Centre at Kezocha under Kohima district, Pangnyu said that even health sector had been badly crippled by land issue.

Health minister pointed out that over 100 land dispute cases were pending in courts, which, he said had become a headache even for the department.

Pangnyu said that the department had to fight land issues alone since village councils did not extend any protection in such cases.

Even though the prime minister and chief minister had given their full attention to the health sector, health minister expressed

S Pangnyu Phom (3rd from R) with others at Kezocha on Thursday. (NP)

regret that the land owners, who were not willing to part with their land, have become a stumbling block to development.

Pangnyu, however, lauded Kezocha area for being exemplary in giving land for the upgradation without dispute from any quarter. He urged other village councils to emulate Kezocha area.

Disclosing that there were sanctions for upgradation of primary health centres in the State, the minister, however, the

State logs 25 fresh Covid cases DIMAPUR, SEP 9 (NPN): Nagaland on Thursday recorded 25 fresh Covid-19 cases and mil deaths during the day.

Of the fresh cases 10 were from Dimapur, seven in Kohima, two each in Mokokchung and Wokha and one each in Kiphire, Longleng, Mon and Phek, taking the total caseload to 30510. Further, with no deaths being reported during the day, the death toll remained unchanged at 634 (including 14 non-Covid deaths).

PTI: India recorded 43,263 new Covid infections taking the total tally to 3,31,39,981, while the death toll climbed to 4,41,749 with 338 fresh fatalities, Health ministry report stated.

Covid vaccine effective in preventing mortality: Centre NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (PTI): The effectiveness of anti-coronavirus vaccine in preventing mortality is 96.6 per cent after the first dose and 97.5 per cent after the second dose, the Centre said on Thursday, citing data from a ‘COVID-19 tracker’ developed by synergising data from three platforms.

Speaking at a briefing of the Union health ministry, Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) director general Balram Bhargava said the vaccine

and intimate the business community accordingly.

It also sought immediate stoppage of the item tax, fee collected on items that come under GST regime by various municipal and town councils as GST has subsumed all other taxes under “One Nation, One Tax”.

CNCCI also called for immediate stoppage of other taxes levied at various gates by government departments/agencies falling under GST regime.

CNCCI reiterated that it is the apex chamber of commerce representing 11 district chambers of commerce and industry and business community of Nagaland.

Meanwhile, CNCCI also called for immediate implementation of Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Securities Interest (SARFAESI)Act, which it had been raising since the past three years through various platforms and through representations to chief minister.

While appreciating the

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Effectiveness 96% after 1st dose, 97% after 2nd dose Citing the data from Covid-19 tracker from April 18 to August 15, Bhargava said, “Vaccine effectiveness in preventing mortality is 96.6 per cent and 97.5 per cent after the second dose.”

VK Paul, NITI Aayog member (Health) said it is clear that after two doses, there is near total protec-

tion from serious diseases and death.

58 pc of adult population got least one dose: More than half of India’s adult population has received at least one dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine while 18 per cent got both the shots, the government said Thursday as the total number of jabs administered in the country crossed 72 crore.

Addressing a press conference, union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said India is still going through

the second wave of Covid-19 and it is not over yet.

He said 35 districts are still reporting a weekly Covid positivity rate of over 10 per cent while in 30 districts it is between five to 10 per cent.

Stressing that mass gatherings should be discouraged, Dr.Bhargava advised low-key celebration of festivals this year to avoid the spread of the viral infection. “This will give us an opportunity to celebrate festivals in a bigger way next year,” he said.

projects would be taken up only when land issues were cleared.

Also, speaking at the function, advisor Youth Resources and Sports, Er Zale Neikha, said that the much-needed upgradation was a huge achievement.

He acknowledged the minister in-charge for ensuring successful completion of the project.

Zale expressed hope that the upgradation would benefit even the neighbouring villages from Chakhesang range besides Kezo(Cont’d on p-8) cha range.

RN Ravi tours Phek villages; meets Netaji’s DB appointee

RN Ravi interacting with Poswuyi Swuro during his visit.

DIMAPUR, SEP 9 (NPN): Nagaland Governor, RN Ravi, paid a visit to Chozuba, Ruzazho, and Yoruba villages under Phek district on September 9, 2021 and interacted with members of respective village councils.

According to a Raj Bhavan statement, the governor began his visit from Japan Riba Government High School, Chozuba, where he interacted with the members of Chozuba village council.

Raj Bhavan stated that the governor also visited “Ruzhazo village, the first Indian village liber-

ated from the British control and Administered by Azad Hind government of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose in 1944.”

At Ruzhazo, Ravi visited the house where Netaji stayed during his military campaign against the British in Nagaland. Ravi interacted with the Ruzhazo village council members and members of the society.

Raj Bhavan stated that governor also paid a visit to Poswuyi Swuro, a veteran freedom fighter whom Netaji had appointed as Dobashi of the village.

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NSACS organises trg on HIV and Syphilis screening

Resource person and staff with the participants at district hospital Noklak.

DIMAPUR: An induction training on HIV and Syphilis screening for community health officer (CHO) and auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) was conducted in Tuensang and Noklak district on September 7 and 8 respectively. The programme was organised

by Nagaland state AIDS Control Society (NSACS) and sponsored by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO).

In a press release, DMO Tuensang, Apheang informed that resource per-

son for the training, deputy director (BSD) NSACS Dr. Nukshisangla highlighted the HIV scenario of Tuensang and Noklak district.

She also emphasised on the basics of Prevention of Parent to Child Transmission (PPTCT) and programme guidelines, factors that increase transmission of HIV from mother to a child, essential package and effectiveness of PPTCT services. North East technical manager, share India Dr. Nanglong shared the detailed process of commu-

NEWS IN BRIEF

KUK 32nd general meeting: Konyak Union Kohima (KUK) has convened its 32nd general meeting on September 11, 11 a.m., at KBBK church compound.

KUK executives, nominating committee (2021-2024) members, area office bearers, KNSK Kohima office bearers and KSUK office bearers have been informed to attend the meeting.

DDTDWTU emergency general meet: Advisors of Dimapur District Truck Drivers Welfare Trade Union (DDTDWTU) has convened an emergency general meeting on September 11, 10 a.m., at its office. All members have been asked to attend the meeting.

DBC installs student leaders: Don Bosco College (DBC) Kohima organised an investiture ceremony on September 9 for the student’s forum for the tenure of 2021-22 with Kohima Village Students’ Union (KVSU) president, Nigel Solo as the special invitee.

KPC mourns: Kohima Press Club has expressed grief over the demise of Ramnava Sengupta, who passed away in Delhi, on September 8. KPC conveyed heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family members.

RMSA Longleng unit clarifies: RMSA teachers 2016, Longleng unit, which had on September 1 appealed for release of the pending salaries, has clarified that the DMA Longleng released its pending salaries on the same day it issued the appeal. The unit has expressed regret for the inconvenience caused.

nity-based screening of HIV, community mobilisation.

Consultant lab technician, share India, Vikeviel Thapo briefed on the kits used and storage for screening. Practical session for HID and Syphilis screening were demonstrated by lab technician MICTS IDS Tuensang and ICTC CHC Noklak. The training was attended by District AIDS Prevention and Control Unit (DAPCU) Tuensang, ANMs and CHOs from different health units under Tuensang and Noklak district.

GVC urges for clearance of landslide D I M A P U R : G h o t ov i Village Council (GVC) has urged concerned department to immediately clear the landslide which has blocked the road between Ghotovi village, Logweshinyu village and Yankeli village junction since September 4.

In a press release, GVC said the road is the lifeline to more than 40 villages under Dimapur, Kohima and Wokha districts and that the road also serves as alternative route to connect Kohima and Dimapur district.

Further, the council has advised commuters to take alternative road till the landslide was cleared.

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Career guidance prog at Kezoma DIMAPUR: Kohima battalion of Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ IGAR (North) organised a career guidance lecture under the theme “today’s youth tomorrow’s future” at Kezoma under Kohima district on September 9.

According to PRO IGAR (N), the programme was organised with the assistance of Kezo Town Students Organisation.

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SF nab DNLA cadre in Dimapur DIMAPUR: Security Forces in a joint operation with Assam police apprehended one Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) cadre at general area Naharbari colony, Dimapur, September 7.

According to PRO IGAR (N), based on specific input, the cadre was “involved in several terrorist activities in Assam”.

The apprehended individual was handed over to Assam police at east police Station, Dimapur for further investigation, PRO SF personnel along with the apprehended cadre. informed.

SJC conducts webinar DIMAPUR: St. John College, anti-ragging & sexual harassment committee and political science department organised a webinar on “women and electoral politics in India”.

SJC informed that associate professor, HoD, political science department, women’s college Tinsukia, Assam, Dr. Tanusree Sarkar spoke on gender biasness and women participation in politics, reservation of seats in local bodies and national level.

Police recover unidentified dead body in Dimpaur DIMAPUR: On receiving information from Dimapur hospital, Purana bazar that one unidentified dead body of a male was brought to the hospital on September 9, Dimapur police conducted an inquest and informed that no foul play was established.

According to Dimapur police PRO, the deceased was highly suspected to have died due to dehydration.

PRO informed that the deceased was also frothing from the mouth and nose.

After observing all necessary formalities, the dead body was shifted to Dimapur civil hospital for postmortem examination. Claimant, relatives or friends of the deceased have been requested to contact the officer- An excavator meant for Tobu Town Council purchased through Basic Grants of 14th in-charge, east police station Dimapur.

Finance Commission was dedicated on September 9 at ADC office Tobu.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER ON HER 1st DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Thank you

Late Y. Hotoli Awomi Born on : 10/07/1942 – Died on : 10/09/2020 It was on this day you left for heavenly abode leaving us behind but death has separated us and it has been one year. But your love and affection always remain in our hearts. We thank the Lord Almighty for blessing us with loving mother.

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Loving daughter, granddaughter and relatives

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Late Rhanbemo Michael Odyuo Born on 23rd Sept 2000 – Died on 03rd Sept 2021

We, the family members would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and sincere gratitude to all those who supported us physically, financially, morally and spiritually at the time of sudden demise of our beloved son Late Rhanbemo Michael Odyuo on 3rd Sept. 2021.

We may not be able to thank each and every one of you individually but our Almighty God has seen your deeds and we pray that He will repays you more and bless you all abundantly. dp-4398/21

19 Jan 1962 - 02 Sept 2021 We, the family members of Late T.Mhathung Ngullie, express our sincere gratitude and appreciation to Lotha Baptist Church Kohima, First Lotha Baptist Church Okotso, Lotha Baptist Fellowship Diphupar Dimapur, New Covenant Church Kohima, Women Organization Upper Agri Kohima, Prayer Group D-Block Darogapathar Dimapur, Well Wishers, Friends, Relatives and Individuals.

We are overwhelmed by the outpouring of love, prayer and invaluable help extended to us.

May the Good Lord bless everyone abundantly.

Family of T. Mhathung Ngullie K-1754/21

Loving Father, Mother, Brother and Relatives

ACKNOwLEdgEMENT

A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

Ecclesiastes 7:1

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We, the bereaved family members of Late K. Temsukaba Imchen (Tsüngdenba) Chungtia, would like to express our gratitude from the depth of our hearts and thank all our friends, relatives, neighbours, churches, societies and well wishers who stood beside us during his illness till his last breath to heavenly abode on 13th of August 2021. The support and prayers that you shared among us will be remembered with gratitude in our hearts forever.

We would like to take the opportunity to thank Dr. Alemba MD, Dr. Kilang MD, IMDH Mokokchung and doctors, nurses & staff of Ayursundra Super Speciality Hospital, Guwahati who have selflessly dedicated their service during his illness.

May our loving Almighty God bless everyone abundantly.

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WEATHER FORECAST

SEPTEMBER 10 (Temperature in ºC)

Max Min

Agartala Warm; an afternoon t-storm

35 26

An afternoon thunderstorm

30 21

Guwahati A t-storm around in the p.m.

36 26

Imphal

A t-storm around in the a.m.

29 20

Itanagar

A thunderstorm in spots

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Shillong

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Kohima

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Some sun with a thunderstorm 33 23

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Clouds and sun with a t-storm 29 19

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Tuensang A thunderstorm in spots Wokha

A morning t-storm in the area

Zunheboto A t-storm around in the p.m.

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DC Longleng M. Shayung Phom speaking at the DPDB meeting on September 8.

DIMAPUR: Longleng District Planning & Development Board (DPDB) meeting for the month of September was held on September 8 under the chairmanship of deputy commissioner & vice chairman DPDB, M. Shayung Phom in the office DPDB hall of the DC. According to a DIPR report, agenda for establishment of departments such as transport, employment and home guards were discussed and deliberated at length.

The house decided to pursue the matter and put up for government approval to redress grievances faced by the public.

Bautung Government Higher Secondary School principal highlighted infrastructure grievance faced by the school and appealed to the members to extend full cooperation and assistance for all round development of the institution.

The DC reviewed the last meeting minutes and constitution of committee for district award and

informed that 13 deserving officers, villages and individuals were awarded with district award during the 75th Independence Day celebration.

Meanwhile, DPO, LRD Kughalu Chishi presented the activities and development implemented by land resources department in the district during 2020 through PowerPoint.

Earlier, the DC also welcomed new members, superintendent of police Longleng Kuhevi Sema and DFO Longleng Suviu.

Krishi Vigyan Kendra Kohima organises programmes under TSP

KVK members and participants at the programme.

DIMAPUR: A two-day programme under Tribal Sub-Plan (TSP) was conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kohima on September 8-9 at Nerhe Pheza and New Tesophenyu villages.

A press release by KVK Kohima stated that on the first day, 250 brown layer chicks (BV380) and feeds were distributed to the beneficiaries of Nerhe Pheza village.

At the programme, ACTO (animal science) Dr. Temjen-

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nungsang and technical officer (farm) Dr. Sesenlo Kath briefed the farmers regarding the rearing and management of layer poultry.

On the second day, seeds of chinese cabbage, broccoli, cabbage and pea were distributed under TSP to the beneficiaries of New Tesophenyu village.

Resource persons, SMS (agronomy) Puchono Kweho and SMS (plant protection) Eliseni Tsopoe also imparted training and spoke on the topics,

“package and practices on rabi crops and integrated pest” and “disease management in rabi crops” respectively.

A training programme was also organised on September 8 at L Khel Kohima village under Nutri-Sensitive Agricultural Resources and Innovations (NARI) where resource person ACTO (horticulture), Khekali Sema highlighted on the topic “winter vegetable cultivation” and also conducted a demonstration on ginger candy preparation.

Urinal shed inaugurated in Kiphire DIMAPUR: DPDB chairman T. Yangseo Sangtam, MLA inaugurated a urinal shed at main town Kiphire September 8.

According to a DIPR report, during the programme, DC informed that the urinal shed was funded

by NEC aspirational district programme.

He also said that works such as construction of two school buildings and power line in Pungro sub-division, guest house in Seyochung and road repairing were some of the ongoing works from the fund.

He also added that more programmes were on the way.

While pointing out that the urinal shed was required, especially for shopkeepers, police personnel and general public, he appealed to the public to maintain it well.

The MLA encouraged the general public to keep the urinal neat and clean.

Kiphire district should set an example to other districts, he said.

He also called upon the pubic to practice rain water harvesting during the rainy season. District administration, ward chairman, GBs and NGOs attended the programme.

Awareness drive on new India@&75 activities DIMAPUR: As part of 75 years of India’s Independence (Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav) activities which are being conducted 75 weeks before August 15, 2022, Kohima district level for implementation of New India@75 activities conducted a virtual awareness drive on HIV & AIDS, TB and blood donation for students of Corragio School and Dr. Neilhouzhü GHSS, Seikhazou in Kohima on September 9.

According to a DIPR report, the subcommittee for awareness drive led by its convenor, Ainato Yeptho deputy director NSACS & president voluntary blood donors association, Kohima organised the first phase of awareness drive for students under the aegis of National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), Ministry of H&FW. During the virtual awareness drive, New India@75 awareness and online competition were shared in the opening remakes followed by three sessions.

First session on HIV & AIDS was imparted by resource person DIS, DAPCU, Vituozolie Kuotsu while the second session on Tuberculosis (TB) was conducted by resource person DTO Kohima, Dr. Akaba and the third session on importance of blood donation by deputy director NSACS, Ainato Yeptho.

In another awareness drive with Dr. Neilhouzhü GHSS, Counsellor, MICTC, NSACS, Aoyangla spoke on HIV & AIDs while senior medical officer, DOTs Plus site, Dr. Kezhasino Meru spoke on TB and medical officer, blood bank, Dr. Avila on importance of blood donation.

‘Horticulture Farmers Day’ under PMKSY celebrated in Kiphire

DIMAPUR: District Horticulture Officer (DHO) Kiphire office on September 9 celebrated “Horticulture Farmers Day” on the theme, “per drop more crop” under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) programme.

A press release by DHO Kiphire office stated that guest of honour, SM commandant 41 Assam Rifles, RM Tripathi encouraged the farmers to cultivate more horticulture crops like chilli, vegetables and other locally grown crops that gives fast return.

Vegetables Growers Association, Nagaland president, Chumlongse Sangtam exhorted to the growers to preserve seeds and also to cultivate more crops that has got local

RM Tripathi speaking on the occasion of horticulture farmers day at Kiphire.

market demand.

Chairperson of the programme, DHO Kiphire, Senti Longchar welcomed the participants and highlighted on the importance of the programme.

Senior scientist KVK Kiphire, Dr. N Khumdemo Ezung was the main re-

source person during the technical session.

The programme was attended by 35 vegetable growers from 11 villages of the district. Free distribution of winter vegetable seeds was also carried out during the programme under NEC and MIDH programmes.

GHS Zuketsa sans admin, teachers

DIMAPUR: Government High School (GHS) Zuketsa, the only high school within the Zuketsa administrative jurisdiction, has been facing “undue hardship due to acute shortage of teachers and prolonged non-posting of headmaster and assistant headmaster”.

This was stated in a joint statement by Zuketsa Area Public Organisation (ZAPO), village councils of Zapami, Lasumi, Leshemi and Lewoza and Zuketsa Adhoc Town Committee.

The joint statement

by ZAPO president Sabou Krome, VCC Zapami Zewekha Wetsah, VCC Lasumi Kedulhipe Kromi, VCC Leshemi Ngupelo Lasushe and Zuketsa Adhoc Town chairman, Neigulo Khutso stated that despite repeated appeals to the department of school education, Nagaland for posting of headmaster, assistant headmaster and subject teachers no response has been forthcoming till date.

The signatories said the last headmaster was transferred in May 2020 and the assistant headmaster retired in January, 2019 without any replacement.

Following teachers either retired or transferred out and no replacements - GT English teacher retired in 2018, Hindi teacher retired in 2020, GT SS upgraded as PGT and transferred out 2020, Maths teacher resigned in 2020 and GT SS expired 2020.

The signatories said at present the school was managed by five graduate teachers and three undergraduate teachers without headmaster and assistant headmaster.

Under such trying circumstances, they said the management of the school has been left to the mercy of existing teachers and the students have been of subject teachers.

“This total injustice has ruined the future of many students in the past and which continues to be so even at present, which is totally unjustifiable,” read the joint statement.

The signatories also expressed dismay that the department has left a blind eye to the hardships faced by the students and the people of the area and deeply regretted that while some schools are functioning with excess number of teachers school like GHS Zuketsa have been side-lined and made to suffer total negligence of the

department.

Pointing out that GHS Zuketsa has five feeder schools namely- GMS Zapami, GMS Lasumi, GMS Leshemi, GPS Lewoza and Living Christian School Zuketsa Adhoc Town, the signatories’ said GHS Zeketsa is the only high school within the Zuketsa administrative jurisdiction with four villages and one township, catering mostly to the under privileged sections (rural poor).

As responsible community leaders, the signatories said it reassures full community support and intervention to the state government.

However, cautioned that it would no longer tolerate “continual discrimination of the school by the government and the department”.

NECTAR announces essay competition for teachers DIMAPUR: Nagaland Education Project- The Lighthouse (NECTAR) under the Department of School Education has announced an essay writing competition on the topic, “Educational Vision: Best Practices in School Governance and Management” for government school teachers in Nagaland.

In a press release, principal director DoSE and project director NEP-The Lighthouse (NECTAR), Shanavas C informed that teachers from all government schools in Nagaland can participate from wherever they are based. The release informed that the best entry would win an android tablet and school supplies worth Rs 20,000 for the school while other 12 best entries, one from each district, would also win android tablets and school supplies worth Rs 8000 for the school. Interested teachers have been asked to submit the essay on or before September 20, 6 p.m. only via email contact@ nagalandeduproject.com or WhatsApp at 9863605643. For more details on the competition and submission rules, one has been asked to log in to www. education.nagaland.gov.in K Y M C

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Assam boat capsize: 84 survive, 2 missing

Rescue operation being carried out after two boats collided in the Brahmaputra river, near Neematighat. (PTI)

JORHAT/GUWAHATI, SEP 9 (PTI): Overnight search and rescue operations established contacts with 84 persons, who were travelling on the ill-fated boat that capsized in the Brahmaputra river in Assam, but two persons are still missing, officials said on Thursday morning.

One person was confirmed dead after a private boat heading to Majuli sank on Wednesday evening, following a head-on collision with a government-owned ferry near Nimati Ghat in Jorhat district.

The wreckage of the boat, which was found overturned around 1.5 km downstream of the mighty Brahmaputra, was cut open from the base by NDRF and SDRF divers, but no body was found inside it, Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Ashok Barman told PTI. “So far, one person is confirmed dead and two persons are missing. We could do contact tracing of 84 persons to different villages in Jorhat and Majuli districts. This adds up to the presence of 87 passengers

on the boat,” he added.

Jorhat’s Superintendent of Police Ankur Jain said the two missing persons hail from Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts, and search operation is still going on with divers from the NDRF and SDRF with backup of the Army.

“The divers on Thursday morning also went inside the boat, but could not find any body. Army divers will also search the area.

Air Force will carry out an aerial survey downstream to locate the missing persons,” he said.

Jorhat Medical College and Hospital’s Superintendent Purnima Barua said 11 passengers were admitted to the hospital, of whom one died and three were released.

“Seven persons are still undergoing treatment, but none of them are critical.

More than physical injury, they are in mental trauma,” she said.

The deceased was identified as Parimita Das, who hailed from Guwahati and was working as a faculty at Rangachahi College in Majuli.

Officials of Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department said private boat ‘Ma Kamala’ was heading to Majuli from Nimati Ghat on the southern bank with passengers and vehicles, while government ferry ‘MB Tipkai’ was coming from the world’s largest river island when the two collided.

As ‘Ma Kamala’ was run by private parties, they did not have any system to give tickets to passengers.

So, the initial estimate of the passengers on board varied from 80 to 150 as per

eyewitness accounts.

Tr a n s p o r t M i n i s ter Chandra Mohan Patowary, who reached the site at around 3 am, said many heads will roll after the inquiry by Transport Secretary Jadav Saikia is complete.

“Already three officials of the IWT are suspended.

Besides, 72 more IWT staffers were present at Nimati Ghat when the accident took place. Why was the boat allowed to leave when another ferry was coming at a high speed? There must be some fault of our staff,” he said.

Along with Patowary, state ministers Bimal Bora and Jogen Mohan were also camping at the site to oversee the search and rescue operations.

Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visited Nimati Ghat and toured the river on a boat to assess the on-ground situation.

Officials of the IWT Department said only one ramp of Nimati Ghat is functioning at present as water level in Brahmaputra is high due to monsoon rains.

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Criminal case, high-level probe in Brahmaputra boat capsize: Himanta JORHAT, SEP 9 (PTI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday ordered filing of a criminal case over capsizing of a boat plying to Majuli, that claimed one life, while two persons are still missing.

Sarma banned all single-engine private boats from plying to Majuli with immediate effect and announced that the construction of a proposed bridge between Jorhat and Majuli will start from November 2021 and will be completed in four years.

After visiting the accident site with senior officials, the Chief Minister told reporters that initial probe indicated “mismanagement” to be the prime reason for the accident, which occurred on Wednesday evening.

“I have asked the Jorhat Police to file a criminal case.

By today evening, we will announce a high-level probe to find out the reasons behind the accident,” he said.

The chief minister also said that there are 10 private machine boats with

Asssam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma surveys rescue operation being carried out near Neematighat. (PTI)

single engines that operate between Nimati Ghat in Jorhat on the southern bank of Brahmaputra to Majuli, the world’s largest river island.

“From today, no single engine boats will be allowed to Majuli. Those engines are not marine engines. However, if an owner wants to transform them into marine engines, we will support them,” he added.

Sarma said a marine engine costs around Rs 10 lakh, which will be provided to willing private owners by the government immedi-

ately after their application.

“Out of the total amount, 75 per cent will be government subsidy and 25 per cent will be given as loan. They can start applying from today at the Office of the Deputy Commissioner of Majuli,” he said.

Talking about the much-delayed bridge between Jorhat and Majuli, Sarma said it was a EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) contract and the drawing of the structure has been submitted to the central government.

Protests in Assam over boat capsize tragedy, minister forced to sit on road

Meghalaya assembly to witness 11 EV charging ‘Imphal-Jiribam highway will heated debates on several issues stations to come be converted into double lane’ Correspondent removal of the Assembly up in Shillong

the protests, he left when agitators did not relent and demanded the chief minister to come and talk to them.

Borah silently walked away as the police escorted him out of the crowd.

“No tickets are given on the boats and no life jackets are there. We have been hearing about a bridge since our birth, but not a single pillar is seen so far,” a protesting student said.

Another student said that they asked several questions to Borah, but “he could not answer anything”.

When the situation got tense with protesters trying to break a barricade, police and paramilitary personnel used force to disperse the crowd. “We had to use mild lathi-charge after the crowd became restless. We have

S H I L LO N G, S E P 9 (PTI): Eleven electric vehicle (EV) charging stations would be set up in Shillong, NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said on Thursday.

The charging stations would be set up under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric (FAME II) scheme of the Centre, he said.

“As India makes the ready transition towards #EVs, #Meghalaya under the initiative of CM @ SangmaConrad, is all set to get its first EV charging station. A total of 11 EVCS in Shillong (5 public EVCS & 6 at Govt. establishments) will be developed as directed by the #FAME II scheme,” he tweeted.

MAJULI (ASSAM), SEP 9 (PTI): Protests broke out in Assam’s Majuli on Thursday over the boat capsize in Brahmaputra, prompting the police to baton-charge the people, including students, officials said.

Power Minister Bimal Borah, who reached Majuli ahead of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma’s visit, was gheraoed by the agitating students, forcing him to sit on the road at Garmur Chariali for almost half-an-hour as he tried to talk to the protesters.

Trying to pacify the agitators, Borah said, “I have come here to listen to your grievances. You please talk among yourselves and then let a delegation meet us with your demands.”

Though he tried to end

Search to nab miscreants involved in clashes in Tripura

AGARTALA, SEP 9 (PTI): A day after violent clashes broke out between the ruling BJP and oppsition CPI(M) in parts of Tripura, leaving several people injured, a top police officer said on Thursday that search to nab the culprits was underway across the state.

Over 10 people, including journalists, were injured, offices of political parties gutted and vehicles set on fire by miscreants in Gomati, Sephahijala and West Tripura districts during the clashes.

At least four offices of media houses were also vandalised during the mayhem.

A ten-member delega-

tion of senior journalists met Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Arindam Nath during the day seeking immediate action against the trouble-makers.

Nath, at the meeting, gave assurance that the police will take steps to bring the culprits to book.

He said that the probe into the attack on local media house Pratibadi Kalam and its TV wing PB24 has been handed over to the state crime branch as its editor, in his complaint, has claimed that the officer in-charge of West Agartala police station, who was present at the scene, did not take any action.

reports of some protesters sustaining injuries, but cannot confirm the number,” a police officer said.

An agitating student claimed the police batoncharged the peaceful protesters without any provocation.

Representatives of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) met the chief minister as he visited Majuli following the protests. They demanded punishment for those responsible for the boat capsize.

At least one person is dead and two more missing after a private boat with 90 people onboard capsized and sank in Brahmaputra on Wednesday evening, following a head-on collision with a government-owned ferry near Nimati Ghat in Jorhat district.

SHILLONG, SEP 9: The autumn session of the Meghalaya assembly that starts on Friday, is expected to be a stormy one with the opposition Congress planning to put the ruling National People’s Party-led government on the mat.

The session, which is scheduled to conclude on September 17, will have six working days, with three days each allotted for government business and private member’s business.

The Opposition Congress raring to take on the Conrad Sangma on several issues, ranging from the prevailing law and order situation in the State to the inter-state boundary dispute with Assam.

The Congress is also set to move a resolution for

Speaker Metbah Lyngdoh during the session.

“We will be raising issues relating to the rampant corruption in the Power department, functioning of the health department in dealing with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, illegal coal mining and transportation, farmers issues among other issues relating to public interest,” Congress legislator Himalaya Muktan Shangpliang said.

Congress legislators have stated that they would raise the matter relating to the death of former general secretary of the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), Cheristerfield Lyngdoh in police firing during a raid on his residence on August 13 last, leading to protests, especially in the State capital.

PM, HM urged to resolve Indo-Myanmar border dispute

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IMPHAL, SEP 9: Manipur Democratic Alliance (MDA), in memorandums submitted to the Prime Minister and Union home minister, has urged them to look into the matter of dispute along the Manipur sector of Indo-Myanmar border.

The conglomerate of Manipur units of nine political parties –MNDF, Shiv Sena, AAP, BJP, BSP, MPC, MPP and NCP – expressed worry of the topography of Manipur being affected, while alleging that Myanmar authorities kept on encroaching Indian Territory in Manipur sector of the Indo-Myanmar border.

“It’s our earnest re-

quest to you to kindly look into the matter at the earliest otherwise the Myanmar authorities will keep on encroaching time after time and it will eventually affect the topography of Manipur,” the MDA stated in the memorandums.

The memorandums were submitted through Union minister of state for external affairs and education RK Ranjan on Tuesday.

In the memorandums, the MDA alleged that there were numerous reports of encroachment by the Myanmar government on the Indian Territory at the Manipur sector of the international border.

They alleged that even

personnel from the Surveyor of India has come to Manipur way back in 2015 and inspected the disputed area but left without any progress on that matter.

Recently, the Myanmar authorities encroached near pillar no. 81 which was strongly protested by the locals as well as the rest of of Manipur.

Such incidents of encroaching Indian Territory were quite frequent and kilometers upon kilometers of Indian Territory is systematically being taken away by them (Myanmar), it alleged.

“In this context, there are some few unanswered questions where the people of Manipur would like to

know regarding the matter, the MDA stated, in the memorandums.

The parties sought to clarify the sources of the topography of the Rangoon Agreement of 1967 which often refers to which traditional boundary executed demarcation for the IndoMyanmar boundary line with Manipur.

They asked, on what basis, the surveyor locates the exact point of the boundary pillars and when the were the location coordinates created?

The memorandums also asked why is it not indicated in the website of survey of India and redefined the boundary with landmark.

Meghalaya’s ‘singing village’ selected as ‘best tourism village’ Correspondent SHILLONG, SEP 9: The Union Ministry of Tourism has nominated Meghalaya’s Kongthong, which is known as a “whistling or singing village” for the World Tourism Organization’s “Best Tourism Villages” award along with two other villages in the country.

Kongthong village, situated around 56 km from State capital Shillong is located in the Khat-ar Shnong area on way to Sohra (Cherrapunji) in East Khasi Hills district and has 125 households with a population of around 650.

“Meghalaya’s whistling village Kongthong is selected for entry to the UNWTO World Tourism Organization ‘Best Tour-

Meghalaya’s whistling village Kongthong

ism Village’ along with 2 other villages in the country,” Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tweeted.

The two other villages that have been nominated for UNWTO ‘Best Tourism Villages’ award are Pochampally in Telangana and Ladhpura Khas in Madhya Pradesh.

What is unique about

Kongthong village is that after a mother gives birth to a child, she composes a unique tune, locally called “jingrwai ïawbei” (song in honour of the root ancestress) which is used to call the child till he or she grows up.

Though there are no records of when this unique cultural practice started, the

elders of the village said that the practice has existed since time immemorial and has carved a distinctive cultural identity for the village and its residents through the practice of the unique “jingrwai ïawbei”.

Kongthong, like other regions in Meghalaya where Khasi people live, follows a matrilineal tradition where the children inherit the mother’s family lineage and clan. This trait is the hallmark of the tribe.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma for the achievement.

“Congratulations Meghalaya on Kongthong being selected ‘Best Tourism Village”. @SangmaConrad.

The village in which people compose a tune for calling a person in the place of names!” Sitharaman tweeted.

RSS ideologue and BJP Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha, who adopted Kongthong village in 2019, also took to micro blogging site and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for promoting village tourism and Chief Minister Sangma for his help.

“Whistling village’ Kongthong, adopted by me in’19 has been selected for entry to the United Nations World Tourism Organization’ category of ‘Best Tourism Village’ in the world. Thanks to Hon’ble PM Sh @narendramodi ji for promoting village tourism. Thanks to @Sang-

maConrad for his help,” Sinha who had suggested the NDA government to ensure Kongthong’s inclusion in the UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage and also called for the creation of a Heritage Library to safeguard the practice.

Meanwhile, the traditional chief of the village, Bah Sylloklang Majaw was elated on hearing the news that the village has been nominated. Majaw said: “We are happy that our village has been nominated to the UNWTO”.

He thanked the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and also Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha for promoting the village in the world map.

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IMPHAL, SEP 9: Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh on Wednesday emphasised that banks have a pivotal role in fair and successful implementation of welfare schemes through DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer).

In his speech at the opening of the Jiribam branch of Manipur State Cooperative Bank Ltd. (MSCB) through videoconferencing, Singh also urged banks to support and encourage entrepreneurs, farmers, weavers, artisans etc. to expand and improve their business.

He lauded the efforts of MSCB towards the development of rural economy and uplifting lives of the people.

The chief minister said that the Imphal-Jiribam

road would be converted into a double lane soon, adding that the state government has received a sum of Rs 480 crores for disbursal of land acquisition compensation, he added.

He further mentioned that the construction of the RCC Bridge on Barak River along the NH-37 was almost completed and it will be inaugurated next month.

The chief minister also congratulated DC, SP, CMO, doctors, nurses and ASHA workers of Jiribam district on becoming the first district to achieve 100 percent vaccination with the first dose against COVID-19 in the state.

He said, the cash reward of Rs 20 lakh will be handed over to the deputy commissioner of the district for the achievement.

GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMAPUR : NAGALAND

NOTICE NO.Rev-1/90-D/ /

Dt. Dimapur the

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'2021

Notice is hereby given that Shri/Smti. L. Hokheto Sema resident of Dimapur who has applied for issue of mortgage clearance concerning to Patta No. 331, Dag No. 418, measuring an area 00-00-19 located at Block No/ Village 08, Mouza No. 03 which has been mortgage with SBI, Dimapur Bank/Society.

Claim/Objection concerning to the said land if any & should there be any, should submit to this Court on or before 7 (Seven) days from the date of publication in local newspaper. dp-4409/21

Deputy Commissioner Dimapur : Nagaland AFFIDAVIT (DECLARATION)

Regd. No. 2541 date 09/09/2021 I, Shri. Raj Kumar Basel, present resident of d.Block Colony, Kohima, Nagaland do hereby solemnly affirm and declare as follows: 1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That previously I had been using my official name as Raj Kumar.

3. That however, from today onwards I shall use my official name as Raj Kumar Basel.

4. That the names Raj Kumar Basel and Raj Kumar refer to one and the same person i.e. myself 5. That this affidavit is made to declare from today onwards my correct and official name shall be called/known/use as Raj Kumar Basel and also this affidavit shall be used as a piece of evidence of the fact and proof as mentioned above and also to be used for any rectification if arises in future.

That the statements from para 1-5 are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false has been stated. I sign this affidavit before the Competent Authority Kohima on this the 9th day of September, 2021.

Deponent K-1753/21

Regd. No. 738/2021

AFFIDAVIT

Date 08/09/2021

I, Mr. Kivika Neiseru Hesso, aged about 17 years, son of Mr. Joseph Hesso, resident of H.No. 146, Thahekhu Village, Dimapur, District- Dimapur, Nagaland, do hereby solemnly affirm on oath and declare as under:1. That I am a bonafide citizen of India.

2. That in my CBSE Class 10 admit cards and marks cards my mother's name has been entered as Kashili Hesso.

3. That in my Passport bearing No. R4401225 my mother's name has been entered as Kashili Achumi.

4. That in all my mother's official documents her name has been entered as Kashili Achumi.

5. That this affidavit is made to affirm that the names Kashili Hesso and Kashili Achumi are of one and the same person.

6. That the statements in this affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge, every part thereof is true and nothing material has been concealed there from.

DEPONENT Sworn before me on this the 8th day of September, 2021.

NOTARY PUBLIC dp-4403/21

Karnal episode: Vij says govt ready for probe CHANDIGARH, SEP 9 (PTI): Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Thursday said the government is ready for a probe into the “entire Karnal episode”, including an IAS officer’s controversial remarks and a police lathicharge on farmers that has triggered a sit-in outside the district headquarters.

The minister made made it clear that “nobody can be hanged without a probe just because someone demands it”.

Farmers have been protesting against a lathicharge on August 28 in which 10 people were injured when police used force to stop them from marching to the venue of a BJP event in Karnal. Their demands centre around the suspension of IAS officer Ayush Sinha, who was caught on tape allegedly telling policemen to “break heads” of farmers if they cross the line

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Anil Vij during their demonstration last month.

Sinha was the former SDM of Karnal before being transferred out as part of a larger bureaucratic reshuffle. Farm union leaders have maintained that transfer is not a punishment.

“We are ready for an impartial probe, but this will not only be related to (former Karnal) SDM (Ayush Sinha), but the entire Karnal episode.

In this (probe), if farmers or their leaders are found

guilty, then whatever action is deemed fit will be taken,” Vij told reporters in Ambala.

The minister, however, said, “Only genuine demands (of farmers protesting in Karnal) can be accepted.”

“We cannot hang anyone because someone says so... Is the country’s IPC (Indian Penal Code) different and the farmers’ IPC different? It cannot be like this and punishment is always given as per the offence committed. To find out the offence, a probe has to be conducted,” said Vij referring to their demand of suspending the IAS officer.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha had earlier said a murder case should be registered against Sinha over his alleged remarks to policemen. About the farmers protesting in Karnal, he said anyone has the right to hold a protest in a

peaceful manner. “Farmers are holding an agitation in Karnal which is their democratic right,” said Vij, while adding “our officials are regularly holding talks with them. Dialogue is an integral part of any democracy”.

The Haryana government has extended the suspension of mobile Internet services in the district till Thursday midnight, an order issued by state Home Department said.

“Mobile Internet services in Karnal district will remain suspended from 07:00 hours till 23:59 hours of September 9,” said the order issued on Thursday.

Another round of talks between district officials and farmers protesting over the police lathicharge had failed on Wednesday after which the protesters said they will continue their sit-in “indefinitely” at the district headquarters.

Meanwhile, into the third day of the dharna, protesters are staying put at the gate of the mini-secretariat complex in Karnal, though farm union leaders have said officials and the public won’t be stopped from entering it.

A mahapanchayat was held in the city and then the dharna began on Tuesday evening after an earlier round of talks between district officials and the farm leaders had also “failed”.

Farmer union leaders had earlier sought registration of a case against those involved in the lathicharge in Karnal.

The protest leaders had also claimed that a farmer died after the August 28 violence, an allegation rejected by the administration. The farm leaders had demanded a compensation of Rs 25 lakh and a government job for the family of the deceased farmer.

Lookout notices against Narayan Rane’s wife, son over Rs 65 crore unpaid loans

MUMBAI, SEP 9 (IANS): In another embarrassment for Union MSME Minister Narayan Rane, the Pune police’s Crime Branch has issued ‘Lookout Circulars’ against his wife and legislator son in alleged loan default cases of over Rs 65 crore.

The LOCs have been authorised by three parties, including the Union Home Ministry, the lender, and the financial institution (Dewan Housing Finance Ltd), followed by a complaint by Maharashtra government on August 20.

However, there is no FIR, or any other court proceedings shown in the matter of issuing the LOCs against Rane’s wife, Nilam Narayan Rane and son and Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Nitesh Narayan Rane.

The LOCs mention Nilam Rane as a co-borrower of a loan amount of

Rs 25 crore in the name of Artline Properties Pvt Ltd and Nitesh Rane as a coborrower of a loan amount of Rs 40 crore in the name of Neelam Hotels Pvt Ltd, both companies in Mumbai.

Referring to the NPA outstandings, the LOCs said: “In the aforesaid circumstances, there is an apprehension and fear that the said co-borrower may leave the country anytime with a malafide intention to evade repayment of the loan granted by DHFL and escape the legal actions that may be taken against (them) civil/ criminal by the DHFL.” It directed the Mumbai Airport authorities to open the LOCs, and whenever the co-borrowers are intercepted at the airport, their arrival/ departure it should be intimated to the Pune police Crime Branch. Both these loans accounts stand with the DHFL, Mumbai, but

were subsequently classified as ‘non-performing assets’ (NPAs), as per the norms of the National Housing Bank and the Reserve Bank of India, say the police notices.

With the dues now standing at Rs 27,13,18,931 and Rs 34,09,61,771, respectively, the Pune Crime Branch has issued the LOCs against the mother-son duo, to the Assistant Director, Look Out Cell, at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA).

Confirming to IANS that the circulars were issued on September 3, Deputy Commissioner of Police Shrinivas Ghadge, however, flatly declined further comments in the matter.

Flaying the developments, Nitesh Rane told media persons that since the loan accounts and the lenders are in Mumbai, how come the Pune police has stepped into the picture.

EC declares bypolls to seven Priyanka Gandhi on 3-day visit to review Cong’ UP poll readiness Rajya Sabha seats in six states

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (PTI): The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday announced dates for bypolls to seven Rajya Sabha seats that have fallen vacant due to various reasons like resignations, death and end of tenure of members.

According to a notification issued by the EC, there are two such seats in Tamil Nadu and one each in West Bengal, Assam, Maharashtra, Puducherry and Madhya Pradesh. The Madhya Pradesh Rajya Sabha (RS) seat got vacant after BJP leader and former Union cabinet minister Thaawarchand Gehlot was elevated as the Karnataka Governor in July. The polls to all these seven seats will take place on October 4, the EC said. The two seats in

Tamil Nadu fell vacant due to the resignation of AIADMK leaders K P Munusamy and R Vaithilingam who are now members of the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly.

The West Bengal Rajya Sabha seat fell vacant after resignation of TMC leader and cabinet minister in West Bengal government Manas Ranjan Bhunia. In Assam, the seat held by assembly speaker Biswajit Daimary fell vacant after he resigned from the membership of the upper house of Parliament and his earlier party, the Bodoland People’s Front, and joined the BJP before the recent polls in the state. The BJP may field Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal from the Assam seat as he is yet to become a member of either house of Parliament.

The Maharashtra seat got vacant due to the death of Congress leader Rajeev Satav in May this year due to COVID-19 infection. In Puducherry, the RS seat will fall vacant soon as the term of incumbent member N Gokulakrishnan ends on October 6. The EC said in its order that all “broad guidelines of COVID-19” have to be followed during the election process, that is from the time of issue of notification to the counting of votes. “The chief secretaries of states concerned are being directed to depute a senior officer from the state to ensure that the extant instructions regarding COVID-19 containment measures are complied with while making arrangements for conducting the election,” the poll panel said.

LUCKNOW, SEP 9 (PTI): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here on Thursday to review the party’s preparedness for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.

During her three-day stay here, Priyanka Gandhi will take stock of the Congress readiness for the crucial elections from the leaders and workers of the party’s state unit.

On her arrival, she told reporters at the airport here that she has come to meet the party workers.

Congress legislature party leader Aradhana Mishra and senior party leader Pramod Tiwari among others received her at the airport.

Several par ty programmes are lined up for her on Friday and Saturday.

State Congress media and communication coor-

dinator Lallan Kumar said the AICC in charge of Uttar Pradesh will hold meetings with the party’s election committee and advisory committee of the state unit.

He further said she will review the district-wise progress of the party’s mass contact programme “Har Goan Congress” (Congress in every village).

The Uttar Pradesh Congress had launched a mass contact programme on August 19 to cover the state’s 30,000 villages and wards where party leaders were directed to stay for over three days during the drive.

She will also take feedback from the party’s newly appointed Nyaya Panchayat chiefs and office-bearers from across the state.

The Congress general secretary will also finalise the blueprint of party pro-

Ruckus in Jharkhand Assembly over ‘lathi charge’ on BJP workers The BJP which had taken to the streets against the decision to allow a ‘Namaz’ room in the Assembly is observing a ‘Black Day’ on Thursday against the ‘lathi charge’ of its workers and asked all its activists to sport black badges.

BJP leaders have accused the Hemant Soren-led Jharkhand

government for its “appeasement policy” saying it was hardly bothered about constitutional values and tradition.

A row broke out in Jharkhand after the assembly speaker allotted a room in the Assembly for offering ‘Namaz’ through a notification last week.

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Pink stone from Rajasthan to be used for construction of Ram

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (PTI): The construction of the Ram temple structure in Ayodhya will be done using Pink stone sourced from Rajasthan, and the temple campus will include a museum, research centre, ‘gaushala’ and a ‘yagya shala’, sources in the temple trust said on Thursday.

Special focus will be on conservation and development of heritage structures like Kuber Tila and Sita Koop. The entire temple complex has been designed on zero discharge concept and green building features, they said.

Members of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra met last month and during the meeting it was noted that the construction work of the temple is proceeding as per schedule and will be open for people from 2023.

“The plan to enable devotees to have darshan of Lord Shri Ram by the year 2023 seems within reach,” a source said. The sources further said that the super structure of the temple will be constructed from Bansi Paharpur stone sourced from Rajasthan, and marble.

“About four lakh cubic feet of stone (Bansi Paharpur) will be used in the construction of the temple. No steel will be used in the construction of the temple. It has been decided to use Jodhpur stone for the Parkota (complex) of the temple,” they said.

grammes for the next one month.

Kumar said she will also review the progress of the first phase of the party’s “Prashikshan Se Parakram (valour through training)”

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opposition members, it seems, have come to fight which is shameful and action should be initiated against them.

The BJP members were enraged over ‘lathi charge’ and use of water cannon on protesters on Wednesday as BJP had planned to gherao the Assembly to protest the allotment of a room by the Speaker for offering Namaz. Before the start of the House proceedings, the BJP members staged a dharna outside the Assembly.

Health Minister Banna Gupta reached the Assembly driving an auto, enraged over a remark in Assembly by BJP MLA CP Singh earlier, which was expunged. He told reporters that when a Chaiwala (person selling tea) can become Prime Minister, why can’t an auto driver from the backward and Dalit community could become a Health Minister.

Police on Wednesday used water cannons and batons to break up protests by the BJP against allotment of a room for offering ‘Namaz’ in the state Assembly.

The state BJP claimed that a number of its workers were injured in the “lathi charge” (baton charge) and have been admitted to city hospitals.

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RANCHI, SEP 9 (PTI): Uproarious scenes were witnessed in Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday with BJP MLAs barging into the well over ‘lathi charge’ on party workers protesting allotment of ‘Namaz’ room in Assembly soon after the House met for the day leading to its adjournment.

On the last day of the Monsoon session of the Assembly, the legislators from the main opposition BJP, sporting black straps started raising slogans like “Lathi Goli Wali Sarkar Nahi Chalegi” while displaying newspapers as soon as the proceedings of the House began.

Amid the ruckus, Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahto urged the protesting members to go back to their seats and allow the conduct of the business saying they should not test his patience. However, the members were relentless prompting the Speaker to adjourn the House till 12.45 pm.

“Please don’t take a test of patience of the Chair. You have privilege but place your views under the system. I can only request you. If you don’t want me to run the House, let me adjourn it,” the Speaker said.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Alamgir Alam was heard saying that raising slogans was one thing but

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi arrives at the Choudhary Charan Singh airport in Lucknow, Thursday. (PTI)

is leading the party campaign in politically significant Uttar Pradesh has a Herculean task to lift the grand old party’s sliding stock in the state.

The Congress was totally decimated in the 2017 state polls winning only seven assembly seats in the 403-member UP assembly polls.

In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, it could manage to hold Rae Bareli Parliamentary seat of AICC chief Sonia Gandhi but lost the Gandhi family’s bastion Amethi where Rahul Gandhi was humbled by Union Minister Smriti Irani.

The Congress has already made it clear that it will not have any alliance with the Samajwadi Party or Bahujan Samaj Party this time and would prefer tie-ups with some smaller UP-centric parties.

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Nagaland Post VOL. XXXI NO. 276 DIMAPUR, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

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ertainly elected members in Nagaland and on both sides of the aisle, are ever-conscious about public issues cannot say they are unaware about the declarations made in the local media by several organizations including villages and urban colonies etc to not entertain any demand for tax by any political organization within their respective jurisdictions. Some of those issuing the declarations have played safe with the rider ‘unless they unite’ for ‘one government, one tax.’ The coming together or “unity of all” has been a popular catchphrase in the Naga political lexicon spanning decades. The political groups are offshoots of the then undivided NNC which got splintered in 1969 and followed by subsequent splits over the decades, to the point that today, there are no less than ten groups with the same objective and ideals.

Instead of coming or banding together in response to appeals since 2003, more splits have instead taken place. To pay one tax to one government, provided, if all the nearly a dozen political groups come together or unite, is like a belief that there is a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. The majority of the declarants (of ‘one government, one tax’) are at least being respectful in a sense, to suggest that they would pay (any amount) of tax but only to ‘one government.’ Notwithstanding such an eventuality, the fact also remains that buyers will still have to pay taxes under GST, IT etc to the state government and Centre to fund infrastructures and a very wide range of public utilities and services etc. A democratically and constitutionally elected and established government or authority not provides almost everything for its citizens, which every sensible person understands but such a government is also to provide governance of the system with legally established laws and courts. The recent ‘coming together’ in the state political arena among all elected members from three remaining political parties (others being obliterated through dubious mergers) and independents; has been justified as being in pursuit of the objective of ‘oneness, unity’ etc for the political issue. The coming together of elected members for the political issue has been evident since decades when the Nagaland Legislative Assembly adopted unanimous resolutions on Naga political issue on December 12, 1964; August 28, 1970; September 16, 1994 and onwards from 2003. It was a practical coming together of all parties for the issue. During those years, the coming together was not about being on the same bench but having the same mind and purpose.

To reinforce the concept of coming together of all parties, the Joint Legislators Forum(JLF)was formed in 2009 which also meant trips to New Delhi to meet with Central leaders and urge upon them to secure early solution. The JLF continued for over a decade then in 2020 the NPF walked away on August 18 from JLF to form its own Political Affairs Mission (PAM) on August 28,2020. However, after a nearly a year of the existence of JLF and PAM, it was back to square one when on June 10 and probably on the prodding of the Centre the ruling PDA and the opposition NPF came together to form the Core Committee on Naga political issue. However, unfortunately for the declarants, the issue of unabated and multiple taxes precipitated by the political groups has not been on the agenda of the legislators.

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Give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world. ~ Archimedes

Indian scenario, the voting process in India is a complex one which occurs after every five years at different levels. The word ‘complex’ has been intentionally used to describe the election process to focus on the fact that people’s accumulated emotions, human resources, financial aspects, internal security etc are all taken into consideration whenever the preparation starts for conducting elections. In fact, the pre preparations of elections begin much sooner which people often don’t realize or even if they do they fail to express their dissatisfaction regarding the hullabaloo related to it because of an ongoing monotonous system of operation in the state of affairs.

The conspicuous fact is that a constituency often has a lot of issues and problems which are directly related to people’s predicaments or dilemmas while thriving in that particular constituency, as a result of which people expect a lot from their elected leaders, or wait for a long duration of 5 years to vote and elect the right leaders to address their unsolved issues. That is the reason the process of

he Taliban have announced a new interim government of their so-called “Islamic Emirate” in Afghanistan, more than three weeks after taking control of the capital Kabul. This delay in government formation didn’t happen because the Taliban was holding talks with other ethnic groups for their inclusion in the government. Indeed main reason for this delay was that different factions in the Taliban are fighting among themselves for greater share and say in the government. Soon after the death of Mullah Omar division among Taliban leadership started emerging. Mullah Akhtar Mansour was elected as the new head of the mainstream, or majority faction. His election was strongly opposed by a faction led

by Mullah Muhammad Rasool.

But currently, as the Taliban is in power internal divisions are becoming deeper. As the current Amir, Haibatullah Akhunzada is a relatively weak leader and merely a figurehead he didn’t have the ability to unite all the factions. Also, the differences are not only about power-sharing there are various areas of disagreement. The different

elections and voting also has an emotional attribute related to it, and in democracy people’s contentment and satisfaction always has to be ensured at any cost.

However, there are certain aspects related to the system of elections and voting which act as a barrier in the proportional movement of democracy and people’s contentment towards it. A deep analysis of the barriers in the total establishment of democracy brings forth the concept of

By Elections. The same By Elections which the state of Assam would be conducting right after a few months of conducting the general state elections.

A By election is an election that is held to choose a new member of parliament when a member has resigned or died. Whereas in the aforesaid definition of By elections, the later being an unfortunate situation, the former on the other hand has become a trend to manipulate the loopholes of the provision of by election in order to gain excessive power. This can be opined from the current scenario of Assam, where a few of the MLA’s have resigned from

the parties they have been elected from only to join that party which is currently in power.

This emerging trend even though not constitutionally invalid, but destroys the faith bestowed by the voters upon their leaders, especially when the elected leaders resign from their post and join another party within just a few months from the main elections.

This can be concluded from the fact that voters elect a particular leader based on their individual ideology or their party ideology and when there is a sudden change in the ideology of the leaders, it is a kind of betrayal to the voters, who vote with a lot of expectation and anticipation. The provision of by election used by certain leaders to gain more powers also harasses the government employees who have to work day and night to ensure proper conduct of the elections and most importantly the voters who stand in long queues in sun or rain to vote for them. Moreover, when there is a frequent change in the ideology of the leaders and most of the time is wasted in conducting by elections, a

leader won’t get much time to adapt to the new party and also carry forward the idea of progress and development of a particular constituency, because a period of five years is too less to bring about some massive development. Hence, by elections entertained for personal benefit is indirectly a big threat to people’s hopes, expectations and the concept of democracy in the longer run and it also questions the moral obligations and ethos of a politician. By elections also leads to the wastage of public money as well which could have been used to develop different sectors of the government as well, for the greater benefit of the people. Therefore considering these perspectives we need to question: Isn’t by elections directly or indirectly tampering democracy at large?

Considering the fact that the Indian anti defection law is intended to strengthen the pillars of Indian parliamentary democracy, by ceasing unprincipled and iniquitous political defections and also to prevent the examples of evil or mischief of political perfidy for materialistic and

Taliban a divided house

factions have disparate views about how the new regime should rule across just about all dimensions of governance: inclusiveness, dealing with foreign fighters, the economy, and foreign relations.

The Taliban is currently divided into three groups. The first group is the political wing which negotiated a peace deal with the United States led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. The second group is the military wing led by Molavi Yakoob son of Taliban founder Mulla Omar. The last one is the Haqqani Network headed by Sirajuddin Haqqani. Although the Haqqani network is officially subsumed under the larger Taliban umbrella organization. But the Haqqanis maintain distinct command and control, and lines of operations. Molavi Yaqoob wants to bring military elements into the decision making rather than political elements being pushed by Mullah Baradar, the co-founder of the group. Some reports surfaced that indicate that Molavi Yaqoob, has openly told that those living in the luxury of Doha cannot dictate terms to those who carried out askari jihad against the US-led oc-

cupation forces. On the other hand, the Haqqani network, which has the backing of elements within the Pakistani security establishment, and is the favorite child of Pakistan intelligence agency ISI. Is one of Afghanistan’s most experienced and sophisticated insurgent organizations. The Haqqanis wants lion’s share in the power. As Haqqanis wants to encash on the fact that they lead the eastern “lobby” and represent around 30-35% of the Taliban forces including some of the north-eastern Taliban. Also, Kabul is under the firm control of over 6,000 cadres of the Haqqani network.

Molavi Yaqoob has gained the loyalty and operational resources of the most vigorous Taliban factions in the south, where Haqqani has been unpopular. There are reports of rifts over the control of troops and arms between Molavi Yakoob, and Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Also, Afghanistan’s tribal configurations and age-old Pashtun tribal rivalries are also playing role in the widening of the gulf between these groups. Mullah Baradar like many key figures in the Quetta Shura is a member of the Durrani

clan who mostly lives in southern parts of Afghanistan like the provinces of Kandahar, Helmand, and Uruzgan. Molavi Yakoob is from the Hotak tribe which is a branch of the larger Ghilzai tribe which is mainly based in southern Afghanistan. On other hand Sirajuddin Haqqani is from the Zadran tribe of the Ghilzai clan. Its power base is in Southeastern Afghan provinces like Khost and Paktia.

Lt General Faiz Hameed, the chief of Pakistan intelligence agency ISI, visited Kabul amid Taliban infighting over government formation. The ISI chief reportedly held talks with Taliban leaders and tried to persuade them to sort out their differences. But up to what extend ISI chief achieved his goal that needs to be seen. But there is concern within Taliban leadership about the internal infighting coming out in the open and triggering violence with each group fighting the other as in the mujahideen days of the 1990s.

With US leaving behind more than USD 85 billion of weaponry in Afghanistan, there is enough ammunition with each faction to fight the other for at least a decade.

individualistic benefits or other similar considerations, the growing trend of the by elections somewhere down the line nullifies the basic structure of the Anti Defection law. Therefore, the laws need to be more stringent to tackle certain politicians’ opportunistic mindset and also to uphold the faith of the voters upon participatory democracy.

More often than not a democratic republic is expected to arrive at a mutual consent but in complex democracies like India which is uneven to a great extent, it is difficult to frame a consensus, and the same holds true for the perspectives regarding the necessity and the misuse of by elections.

Hence some changes must be made at the earliest so as to not only limit the politicians but also to ensure that by elections are organized only when there is an absolute necessity, keeping in mind the intentions of the politicians.

Bishaldeep Kakati (advocate, Gauhati High Court) & Bagmita Borthakur (Pursuing MA Political Science, Pondicherry Central University)

The Taliban’s success as an insurgency rested on its ability to remain cohesive despite NATO efforts to fragment the group. But the group’s challenge of maintaining cohesiveness across its many different factions of varied ideological intensity and material interests is tougher now that it is in power. The last time the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in 1996 – there was never any question of what form of government they would install and who would rule the country.

They were filling a vacuum, and Mullah Mohammed Omar, the reclusive cleric who had led the movement since its beginnings two years earlier, took charge.

Hence no one questioned his decisions and authority. But now the situation is different as the group doesn’t have a supreme leader whose words are final.

Manish Rai is a political analyst for Middle-East and Af-Pak region and Editor of the geo-political news agency ViewsAround can be reached at manishraiva@ gmail.com. Dr Hashmatullah Jalil, a political analyst based in the United States provided inputs for the article

Post-mortem

Do It Yourself (2)

…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ… —2 Corinthians 10:5 Determinedly Discipline Other Things. This is another difficult aspect of the strenuous nature of sainthood. Paul said, according to the Moffatt translation of this verse, “…I take every project prisoner to make it obey Christ….” So much Christian work today has never been disciplined, but has simply come into being by impulse! In our Lord’s life every project was disciplined to the will of His Father. There was never the slightest tendency to follow the impulse of His own will as distinct from His Father’s will— “the Son can do nothing of Himself…” (John 5:19). Then compare this with what we do— we take “every thought” or project that comes to us by impulse and jump into action immediately, instead of imprisoning and disciplining ourselves to obey Christ.

Practical work for Christians is greatly overemphasized today, and the saints who are “bringing every thought [and project] into captivity” are criticized and told that they are not determined, and that they lack zeal for God or zeal for the souls of others. But true determination and zeal are found in obeying God, not in the inclination to serve Him that arises from our own undisciplined human nature. It is inconceivable, but true nevertheless, that saints are not “bringing every thought [and project] into captivity,” but are simply doing work for God that has been instigated by their own human nature, and has not been made spiritual through determined discipline.

We have a tendency to forget that a person is not only committed to Jesus Christ for salvation, but is also committed, responsible, and accountable to Jesus Christ’s view of God, the world, and of sin and the devil. This means that each person must recognize the responsibility to “be transformed by the renewing of [his] mind….” (Romans 12:2).

Are by elections tampering democracy?

e r ive d f r o m t h e Greek demokratia, which was coined from demos (“people”) and kratos ( “rule”) in the middle of the 5th century, to denote the political systems then existing in some Greek city-states, the system of operation of democracy or the prevalence of democracy is the most sought after administrative ruling by most of the countries in the modern era. According to Anthony Arblaster, democracy is a situation where power and authority ultimately lies with the people. Democracy ensures that the ones vested with the power are accountable to the people who entrusted the powers upon them.

Speaking of the largest democratic country of the world, India, it is really peculiar to see the discourse of Indian democracy over the years especially when we consider India to be once a land of rulers and emperors. Indian democracy after independence has always been strengthened by the process of free and fair elections to elect their representatives for proper governance of the country.

However, if we consider the

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No fear, no shame and no culture

In the light of the reaction of he reaction of NHIDCL to the Govt. of Nagaland as such is not a unprecedented developments pride of the State. Such incoherent NHIDCL and in view of the sheds of putting temporary sheds behavior of the people is the result so raised in that particular area, the by the locals on both sides of the of lawlessness out of the degenerated State Govt. has to effectively handle road somewhere on NH 202 from governance. Dishonesty has become the obstruction. The administration Akash Bridge to Akhegwo in con- an accepted culture in the highest is expected to do justice to both the nection with the proposed 2-Lane echelon which is now permeated genuine and legal property owners Road construction and withdrawing down to the lowest strata in our whose properties are going to be its activities from there thereof is a society. The ruling class commands damaged and also to the road develmatter of concern. This road in ques- no more respect from the common opment for its rightful passage. In the tion is very important not only to the men and many sections have now present situation, the administration particular area but also to the State become uncontrollable. is expected to handle the issue with Nevertheless, this is not the first iron hand. of Nagaland as a whole for the fact that it has immense potential to have time that the would be effected land The ball is now in the court of its link with the road to Myanmar. owners have put up such ordinary or the State Govt. as to whether this Therefore, under any circumstances permanent structures at which none mess is cleared by the administration, no such detrimental activity be al- would have invested had it not been or else the NHIDCL will decline to lowed to sabotage the vital road for claiming damage compensation take up the issue with the concerned under the upgradation of the road. Ministry, GoI as per the press stateconstruction.

As we know it well that there Such shameful acts of greed and ment. Indeed it is the responsibility is no fund for land compensation as unscrupulousness are as equally of the Govt. of Nagaland to control for 2-Lane Road unlike the 4-Lane contagious as Corona virus as the the unscrupulous obstructionists for Road although the property owners obstructionists had learnt such trick the sake of the proposed road which are entitled to damaged property from elsewhere. In fact, the land has immense importance to Meluri compensation. What findings the owners through whose lands such area in particular and to Nagaland NHIDCL has highlighted about the road is passing are directly or indi- in general. structures which sprung up recently rectly encouraged to resort to such Secondly, the NHIDCL is also and possibly within the RoW of the hoodwink business mostly due to found wanted in respect of the ansaid road in the press as appeared in soft paddling on the issue by civil swer to the question as to whether local papers on 3.9.2021 is a matter administration. Besides, I have come the damage compensation is payable of serious concern. As known that across instances where the ignorant to the property owners whose assets the Govt. of India provides limited and innocent effected property own- fall within the road requirement area fund for compensation for the un- ers are usually mislead by the officers or the assets fall within the RoW as avoidable old buildings which have handling the responsibility of assess- the confusion persists. The NHIDCL been in existence much before the ment on the value of the damaged is also responsible for quality workproposed upgradation of the road, properties by means of offering exor- manship of all those roads which and which are now required to be bitant rate of damage compensation are being monitored by them as it is dismantled for the road. We also rather than providing rational and the sole authority in approving all know that there is no provision for realistic assessment. The motive of the materials used for construction any kind of structures so raised with such rampant assessment is easily purpose under EPC system. the sole purpose of claiming for dam- understood and such mishandling The intervention of the conindeed creates unwanted precedents. cerned elected representative and age compensation.

The picture of the cluster of huts As a matter of fact, the kind of un- the concern shown by the concerned on both sides of the road in the said ruly conduct of the people has direct tribal organization are felt appropriarea being virally circulated in social reflection on how Nagaland has been ate. media should have embarrassed the administered.

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Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights A time in history travellers of the Indian suborty three years ago, continent, who stood by our on this day the 9th of cause right from the inception September 1978, Naga of the movement till today Peoples Movement for Human even at the cost of not only Rights (NPMHR) was formed; being misunderstood but are based on the universal belief being persecuted by the powthat “violation of human rights ers that be for “being our in any part of the world is a friends”. The many struggling threat to the human race as Indigenous peoples of the a whole and protection and World across the globe with promotion of human rights whom we share our stories anywhere is a concern of all”, and draw inspirations from at a time in history when the theirs too, and their undaunted entire Naga population was solidarity to our movement under atrocious and senseless ensures that we hold true Indian military repression to the paths of our collecwhere survival was considered tive struggles, as the various United Nations mechanisms a priceless gift.

An organised struggle was and International human therefore launched through rights bodies empathizes and this formation, to expose to nurture our sentiments to the the world and to the Indian best of their ability.

On this 43rd year of people themselves, how the Government of India through NPMHR Founding Day, we its military occupation of the re-dedicate and re-affirm our Naga homeland has destroyed commitment to the 11-Point and devastated life, properties, Charter of Declaration, and territories and every essence further assert our “right to live of humanity through acts of together as a people and the genocide. This movement unification of all Naga lands”.

NPMHR also believe on has thus far, by the Grace of God and the goodwill of the the sanctity of our ancestors people, surpassed threats and who through their unpolluted intimidations, critics, isola- sense of wisdom have asked tions, disinformation and all the British colonials, to “leave kinds of divisive elements us alone to determine for which hunts and persecute us ourselves as in ancient times” from both within and without. through the memorandum of And we continue to draw the Naga Club that was subour strengths and inspira- mitted on January 10, 1929. tions from solidarity groups Neingulo Krome, and committed individuals Secretary General, and intellectuals from fellow NPMHR. this newspaper nor that of the Editor in any manner.

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Rajnath, Gadkari inaugurate landing strip

The newly inaugurated emergency landing strip in Barmer. (Inset) Rajnath Singh speaks during the induction of a MRSAM, in Jaisalmer, Thursday. (PTI)

its complete operational readiness to act as an auxiliary military airbase.

In his speech, the defence minister said that a total of 20 emergency landing strips, similar to the one in Barmer, are being developed across the country right now.

“Many helipads are also being created with the help of the Union Roads Ministry. This is an important step to strengthen our security infrastructure,” he

added.

There was this thinking that if much is spent on defence, then development in the country would be affected, he said.

“But today, seeing an emergency landing strip on a national highway, I can safely say that defence and development can go hand in hand,” Singh mentioned.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed the 3-km section of Satta-Gand-

hav stretch of NH-925 as an ELF for the IAF. Singh said, “By creating a strip so near the international border, we have given a message that we will stand up for unity, diversity and sovereignty of our country at whatever the cost.”

Such creation of an emergency landing strip creates immense sense of confidence in the Indian psyche, he said.

This emergency landing strip will be helpful not

Australian FM, DM to begin India visit from Friday

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (PTI): Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne and Defence Minister Peter Dutton will visit India from September 10 to 12 to take part in the inaugural two-plus-two ministerial dialogue between the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.

It said the ministerial dialogue on September 11 will cover a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.

People familiar with the preparations for the dialogue said the two sides are expected to focus extensively on further ramping up the overall defence and security ties and boost strategic cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will lead the Indian

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delegation at the talks.

“The inaugural 2+2 ministerial dialogue is being held pursuant to the elevation of India-Australia bilateral relations to comprehensive strategic partnership during the IndiaAustralia leaders’ virtual summit on June 4, 2020,” the MEA said in a statement.

“The agenda for the Dialogue will cover a range of bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest,” it said.

The focus of the talks at the two-plus-two dialogue is expected to be on boosting overall cooperation in the Indo-Pacific in the face of China’s growing military assertiveness in the region, the people cited above said.

Both Australia and India are part of Quad or Quadrilateral coalition that resolved to work towards ensuring a free, open and inclusive Indo-Pacific.The other two members of the Quad are the US and Japan.

Patients dying due to lack of arrangements: Mayawati LUCKNOW, SEP 9 (PTI): Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Thursday voiced concern over the outbreak of dengue in Uttar Pradesh, and charged that many patients were dying due to lack of proper arrangements in government hospitals.

The state’s Firozabad district has been battling an outbreak of dengue and deadly viral fever for the past over two weeks, leaving 55 people dead. Some cases have been found in neighbouring Mathura,

Agra and Mainpuri as well.

In a tweet in Hindi, Mayawati said, “In the midst of the corona pandemic in UP, the outbreak of dengue and other mysterious fever has engulfed almost the entire state at a very fast pace. Due to lack of proper arrangements in government hospitals, many patients are dying which is a matter of concern”. “ T h e g ove r n m e n t must pay attention to this,” the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.

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The people familiar with the preparations said expanding bilateral cooperation in areas of maritime security is expected to be another area of focus at the two-plus-two dialogue.

The two-plus-two dialogue between the foreign and defence ministers was instituted as part of an overall goal to expand strategic cooperation between the two countries.

The defence and military cooperation between India and Australia is on an upswing in the last few years. In June last year, India and Australia elevated their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership and signed a landmark deal for reciprocal access to military bases for logistics support during the online summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison.

only during a war but also during the times of natural calamities, Singh said, adding that a natural calamity is no less than any war.

In October 2017, fighter jets and transport planes of the IAF had conducted mock landings on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway to show that such highways can be used by the IAF planes for landing in case of an emergency.

The Lucknow-Agra Expressway, which is not a national highway, comes under the Uttar Pradesh government.

The emergency landing strip, which was inaugurated on Thursday, is part of newly developed two-lane paved shoulder of Gagariya-Bakhasar and Satta-Gandhav section having total length of 196.97 km and costing Rs 765.52 crore under the Bharatmala Pariyojana.

This highway project will improve connectivity between villages of Barmer and Jalore districts located on the international border.

SRINAGAR, SEP 9 (PTI): Stating that most countries claiming to uphold the Sharia have “failed to imbibe its true values”, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said her statement on the Taliban is being deliberately distorted and used as “click bait’ because Muslims are always expected to prove they don’t stand for violence.

On Wednesday, she had said the Taliban has “come to the fore as a reality” and advised them to follow the true Sharia law that guarantees rights to women, children and elderly if they want to govern Afghanistan. The comments led to criticism in sections of the media as well as social media platforms.

A day later, the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister said she was not surprised her statement on the Sharia had been deliberately distorted.

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IIT Madras ranked best institution in India: NRIF ranking

MP: Junior doctors of govt medical college go on strike in Bhopal

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (PTI): The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras retained the top spot among institutes in the country, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru ranked the best among research institutions, according to the Ministry of Education’s NIRF ranking announced on Thursday.

In the sixth edition of the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) announced by Union Education Dharmendra Pradhan, eight IITs and two national Institutes of Technology (NITs) figured in the top ten engineering institutions in the country. The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad ranked as the best B-School, while Jamia Hamdard was declared the top institution for pharmacy studies.

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since most countries that claim to uphold Sharia have failed to imbibe its true values. They are only fixated with restricting women through do’s & dont’s, dress codes etc,” Mehbooba wrote on Twitter.

She said the real Medina Charter stipulates equal rights for men, women and minorities.

“In fact women have been granted property, social, legal & marriage rights. Non muslims have the same rights inc religious freedom & equality of law which is the essence of secularism,” she said.

BHOPAL, SEP 9 (PTI): Junior doctors of a government medical college and hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Bhopal have gone on strike, demanding that the state government revoke an order withholding the registration of three junior doctors.

At least 500 junior doctors of Gandhi Medical College and Hospital have been on strike since Wednesday, said Dr Arvind Meena, the president of the Madhya Pradesh Junior Doctors’ Association (JDA).

The state government had ordered to withhold the registration of three postgraduate students who participated in a strike in June amid the COVID-19 crisis, it was stated.

“These three doctors won’t be able to practice because of this order and we demand that the government revoke the

Islamic history, Mehbooba said, is full of examples of emancipated and empowered women.

“Hazrat Khadija Tul Kubra, Prophet SWA first wife was an independent & successful business woman. Hazrat Ayesha Siddique led the Battle of Camel & headed a force of 13000 soldiers (sic),” she added.

However, at a time when India has become “so polarised, there is increasing Islamphobia and Afghanistan crisis has only worsened it”, she said.

“Muslims are always expected to prove that they don’t stand for violence. I can see why my statement is being used as click bait to further this impression,” the PDP chief said.

On Wednesday, she told reporters that the Taliban should shun the hardline interpretation of Islam and Sharia if they want to do business with the international community.

same,” Meena said.

The protesting doctors have been trying to meet state Medical Education Minister Vishvas Sarang since the last one month, but no time was given to the association, he claimed.

The JDA of five other government medical colleges – Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Sagar and Rewa – have also extended outside support to the striking doctors on the issue, Meena said.

Junior doctors of the other colleges will also go on strike if the demand was not met by the end of the day, he added.

Speaking to reporters, the health minister clarified that the demand made by the JDA in the matter is under consideration.

There are nearly 3,000 junior doctors working in the six government medical colleges of the state.

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KOZHIKODE, SEP 9 (PTI): Test results of 61 people who had come in close contact with the 12-year-old child who succumbed to Nipah have been negative, till now, for the virus infection, Kerala Health Minister Veena George said on Thursday.

In a press release, the minister said samples of 15 more persons in the contact list came back negative, taking the total number of people who are in the clear to 61.

She also said more samples would be tested during the day and that at present 64 persons were under observation at the Kozhikode Medical College and their health was stable. As of Wednesday evening the total number of people who tested negative was 46.

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BARMER, SEP 9 (PTI): Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an emergency landing strip at Satta-Gandhav stretch on National Highway 925 here on Thursday for Indian Air Force (IAF) planes.

A Hercules C-130J plane of the IAF, carrying the two ministers and Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat, conducted a mock emergency landing on the national highway on Thursday. NH-925 is India’s first national highway to be used for emergency landing of IAF aircraft.

The two ministers also witnessed multiple aircraft operations on the emergency landing facility (ELF) of NH-295 on Thursday.

Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jetconducted a mock emergency landing at the ELF. IAF chief R K Bhadauria was also present on the occasion An-32 military transport aircraft and Mi-17v5 helicopter of the IAF also landed at the ELF, showing

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Ford decides to stop car manufacturing in India Ford India said it took these restructuring actions after investigating several options, including partnerships, platform sharing, contract manufacturing with other OEMs, and the possibility of selling its manufacturing plants, which is still under consideration.

“Despite these efforts, we have not been able to find a sustainable path forward to long-term profitability that includes in-country vehicle manufacturing,” Ford India President and Managing Director Anurag Mehrotra said.

“The decision was reinforced by years of accumulated losses, persistent industry overcapacity and lack of expected growth in India’s car market,” he added.

“Approximately 4,000 employees are expected to be affected by the restructuring. Ford will work closely with employees, unions, suppliers, dealers, government, and other stakeholders in Chennai and Sanand

to develop a fair and balanced plan to mitigate the effects of the decision,” Ford India said.

Ford India will maintain a smaller network of suppliers to support engine manufacturing for exports and will work closely with other suppliers to ensure a smooth wind-down of vehicle manufacturing.

The decision will result in an uncertain future for about 4,800 employees - workers and staff, said a union official.

“The company has decided to close down its two Indian plants. The management has not spoken to us about our future. Maybe on Monday, the officials will hold talks with us,” a union official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told IANS. According to him, Ford India’s Chennai plant has about 2,700 associates (permanent workers) and about 600 staff while in Sanand, the number of workers will be about 1,500.

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ating losses of more than $2 billion over the past 10 years and a $0.8 billion non-operating write-down of assets in 2019 as necessitated a restructuring which is expected to create a sustainably profitable business in India.

Sales of current products such as Figo, Aspire, Freestyle, EcoSport, and Endeavour will cease once existing dealer inventories are sold.

Ford India will begin importing and selling various models including the Mustang coupe.

“As part of our Ford+ plan, we are taking difficult but necessary actions to deliver a sustainably profitable business longer-term and allocate our capital to grow and create value in the right areas,” Ford Motor Company’s President and CEO Jim Farley was quoted as saying in the statement.

“Despite investing significantly in India, Ford has accumulated more than $2 billion of operating losses over the past 10 years and demand for new vehicles has been much weaker than forecast,” he added.

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On the SDG report stressing on conducting elections to urban local bodies (ULB), he said a system should be brought about where all men and women could agree for election.

He pointed out that as Nagaland could not participate in the second and third Five-year Plans due to insurgency, the State lagged behind and stressed that resolving the Naga political issue was pertinent.

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(From p-1) Swuro shared his memories of association with Netaji when he along with Netaji fought the British. During his visit to Yoruba village, governor interacted with the village council members. Ravi expressed gratitude to the people of the three villages for their warm hospitality and assured them his best possible assistance to the villages in fulfilling their developmental aspirations.

In view of the rich historical connections of those places with the Indian Freedom Struggle, Raj Bhavan said the governor assured the people of the region their due recognition and gratitude from a grateful nation. He also had first-hand information on the ongoing National Highway construction in the district.

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(From p-1) Zale urged the people to make best use of the facilities, which were being provided at the CHC, and also extend cooperation to the department.

In his short speech, Minister PWD (Mechanical & Housing), Tongpang Ozukum, congratulated the range for the upgradation. He also urged them to trust in government healthcare facilities. Ozukum called upon the public to make the best use of the facilities provided to them. In a brief remark, advisor horticulture and border affairs, Mhathung Yanthan, said the PDA government was committed to work for the welfare of the people.

On the occasion, principal director H&FW Dr. Neikhrielie Khimiao, DC Kohima MUMBAI, SEP 9 (PTI): Gregory Thejawhelie, and village elder Zasivoto Rote also gave short speeches.

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maintain Corporate Fuel Average Economy norms.

“95 octane petrol will be crucial for auto makers to meet upcoming emission norms”, Sema maintained.

It can be noted that the launching of XP-95 in Dimapur was the second in whole of North Eastern States. Assam was the first to receive XP-95 in NE.

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with 95 octane, which in turn would enhance engine performance and can deliver better clean fuel, better mileage and also more efficient.

He further maintained that the introduction of XP95 gasoline was a long time demand from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), so as to

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Huwuto Sema, briefing media on the newly launched “XP-95”, maintained that the petrol was branded high octane petrol, launched

by IOCL from May 2021 across the country.

He stated that the regular petrol presently available in the market was rated at 91 octanes, while the newly launched came

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would exercise its mind for sectorial allocation during the budget session.

Referring to the SDG index mentioning about land issue for developmental aspects, Kronu said a draft on land reform Bill was being prepared. But as the issue involved Article 371 (A), he mentioned that opinions from legal experts were being sought, adding that the Bill was expected to be presented in the next Assembly session.

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(From p-1) Zunheboto and Longleng needed to improve.

However, Kiphire being an aspirational district, he claimed that all efforts were being made to bring it on a par with rest of the districts, while Noklak being a new district needed to pick up too.

He remarked that SDG Index served as an eye opener to see where attention had to be given and assured that the government

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DIMAPUR SEP 9 (NPN): Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), Dimapur Depot, launched the new high octane branded petrol, “XP-95”, at its office premises, on September 9, here at Dimapur.

Addressing media persons after flagging off the newly launched petrol, director, Food And Civil Supply, V Lovitoly Sema, stated that the newly launched superior petrol would be beneficial for many, maintaining that since the petrol was ethanol based, it would help the farmers in great manner.

She further added that XP-95 had more technical advantages, adding that it would prove more fuel efficiency and was also eco friendly.

Furthermore, deputy general manager (Ops), IOCL Dimapur Depot,

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CHENNAI, SEP 9 (IANS): American automotive major Ford Motor Company on Thursday announced it has decided stop manufacturing at its two Indian plants, owed by its subsidiary Ford India Private Ltd, due to losses.

In a statement, Ford India said it would expand its city-based Ford Business Solutions team and bring to market some of its global vehicles and electrified SUVs. Ford India has two plants in India - one near Chennai and one at Sanand, Gujarat.

It will, however, continue to provide customers in India with ongoing parts, service, and warranty support.

“As part of the plan, Ford India will wind down vehicle assembly in Sanand by the fourth quarter of 2021 and vehicle and engine manufacturing in Chennai by the second quarter of 2022,” the statement said.

According to Ford India, the accumulated oper-

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acting PM appeals US not in a rush to recognise Taliban govt: WH toAfghanistan’s past government officials to return

them because they oversee and control Afghanistan right now to get American citizens, legal permanent residents, Special Immigration Visa (SPV)applicants out of Afghanistan,” Psaki said.

“We have to engage with them,” she said.

“But to engage with them -- their new acting interior minister is a Haqqani Network terrorist. He’s wanted for a bombing that killed six people, including an American. He’s believed to have participated in cross-border attacks against US troops. There’s a USD 10-million bounty on his head. Why are we engaging?” she asked.

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of amnesty for anyone who has worked alongside the previous governments following the US–led invasion in 2001, Al-Jazeera news channel reported.

The Taliban seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, ousting the previous elected leadership which was backed by the West. The interim Cabinet is consists of high-profile members of the insurgent group.

C i t i n g a Ta l i b a n spokesman, TOLO news reported that the new government will be led by the insurgent group’s chief Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada. The spokesman did not disclose Mullah Hibatullah’s designation in the interim government or

his role in the state affairs.

At least 14 members of the Taliban’s interim government are on the UN Security Council’s terrorism blacklist, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Hasan and his both deputies. Specially designated global terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani, who carries a reward of USD 10 million US bounty on his head, is the acting interior minister.

The 33-member interim Cabinet includes four of the five leaders known as the “Taliban Five” who were once held at the Guantanamo Bay prison.

The Afghan Cabinet members are expected to take oath on September 11, the day marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. However, the Taliban leaders said it is not final.

Meanwhile, former Afghan prime minister and Hizb-e-Islami leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has announced unconditional support to the interim government of Afghanistan led by the Taliban.

CIA director discusses Afghan Afghan scribes thrashed for covering anti-Taliban protest situation with Pak Army chief, ISI head I S L A M A BA D, S E P 9 (PTI): America’s Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns on Thursday met Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and ISI head Lt Gen Faiz Hamid during which they discussed issues related to regional security issues and the current situation in Afghanistan, the military said.

The meeting was held after the Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a hardline interim government with at least 14 members of the Cabinet, including acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, being listed on the UN Security Council’s terrorism blacklist.

Burns and Bajwa exchanged views on matters of mutual interest, regional security and the current situation in Afghanistan, the Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter-

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Services Public Relations (ISPR), said in a statement.

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General Hamid was also present during the meeting, it said.

“It was reiterated that Pakistan remains committed to cooperate with its international partners for peace in the region and ensuring a stable and prosperous future for (the) Afghan people,” the statement said.

Burns’ Islamabad visit came days after the ISI chief

dashed to Kabul on an unannounced visit last week and met Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. It is the first high-level visit by a US official to Pakistan after the completion of its withdrawal from Afghanistan on August 31. Before coming to Pakistan, US intelligence chief Burns, accompanied by a few officials, reportedly paid a quiet visit to India, primarily to discuss ways to mitigate security threats that may emanate from Afghanistan.

It was learnt that Burns held talks with National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and a number of senior officials of the National Security Secretariat on Tuesday. However, there was no official statement on the visit by either the Indian security establishment or the US embassy in New Delhi.

NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (IANS): Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have been detaining and assaulting journalists and imposing new restrictions on media work, the Human Rights Watch said.

Demand is growing for the Taliban to stop the assaults, drop the restrictions and ensure that Taliban members responsible for abuses against protesters and journalists are appropriately punished.

On September 7, Taliban security forces had detained Taqi Daryabi and Nemat Naqdi, both journalists from the Kabulbased media outlet Etilaate Roz. The reporters were covering a protest by women in Kabul demanding an end to Taliban violation of women and girls’ rights.

Etilaat-e-Roz reported that Taliban authorities took the two men to a police station in Kabul, placed

Two journalists who were thrashed by Taliban authorities for covering anti-Taliban protest.

them in separate cells, and severely beat them with cables. Both men were released the next day after which they received treatment at a hospital for the injuries they suffered on their backs and faces.

“Taliban authorities claimed that they would allow the media to function so long as they ‘respect Islamic values’, but they are increasingly preventing

Japan extends virus emergency until end of September

TOKYO, SEP 9 (AP): Japan announced Thursday it is extending a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and 18 other areas until the end of September as health care systems remain under severe strain, although new infections have slowed slightly.

The current state of emergency, which was to end on Sunday, was issued first in Okinawa in May and

gradually expanded. Despite the prolonged emergency, the largely voluntary measures have become less effective as the exhausted public increasingly ignores them.

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said serious cases remain high and are still overwhelming many hospitals. He called on the people to continue to work remotely and other social distancing

British PM Boris gets Parl backing for new health and social care tax LONDON, SEP 9 (PTI): British Parliament has approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson-led government’s new tax plan to fund its National Health Service (NHS) and social care services.

The House of Commons voted by 319 to 248 on Wednesday evening to back the proposed Health and Social Care Levy, a new 1.25 per cent tax on workers and employers across the country, to be effective from April 2022.

The dividend rates for companies will also go up by the same amount to cover what Johnson described as “biggest catch-up programme” for the state-funded NHS in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected to raise an extra GBP 12 billion a year towards health and care costs.

As the move breaks one of the ruling Conservative Party’s central election manifesto pledges, it has

PESHAWAR/KABUL, SEP 9 (PTI): Afghanistan’s acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has appealed to former officials of past governments to return to the country and assured them “full protection”, saying the period of bloodbath is over and they face a humongous task to rebuild the war-ravaged nation.

“We paid a heavy price for seeing this historic moment in Afghanistan,” Mullah Hasan said on Wednesday, a day after the hardline Islamic insurgents unveiled an interim Cabinet after seizing power in Kabul.

“We appeal to the officials of past governments to return to their country as we will give them full protection of their lives. We are faced with the huge task of rebuilding and reconstruction of war-ravaged Afghanistan,” he said.

He said that the period of bloodbath was over in Afghanistan and reiterated the Taliban’s promise

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angered many of Johnson’s backbench Tory MPs. However, the move was not expected to trigger a major rebellion within the ranks during the Commons vote. Five Conservative MPs, including Esther McVey, Sir Christopher Chope and Sir John Redwood, voted against the proposal and a further 37 did not vote. The latter figure will include some MPs who had permission not to attend and were paired with members of the Opposition.

“No Conser vative government ever wants to

raise taxes, and I will be honest with the House, I accept yes I accept this breaks a manifesto commitment, which is not something I do lightly,” Johnson had told the Commons earlier in the week when he laid out the plans.

“But a global pandemic was in no-one’s manifesto. I think the people in this country understand that in their bones and they can see the enormous debts this government/the Treasury has taken,” he said.

He is also said to have a last-minute plea on Wednesday to potential Tory rebels to support his social care and NHS package ahead of a snap vote in the House of Commons.

He told the powerful 1922 Committee of backbench Tory MPs: “We should never forget after all we’ve been through that we are the party of free enterprise, the private sector and low taxation.”

measures “so that we can return to safe and prosperous daily lives.”

The extension will cover a period when Japan’s government is in transition.

Suga has announced that he will not run in a Sept. 29 race for his party’s leadership, and his successor in that race will likely become the next prime minister.

His government has

faced sharp criticism over virus measures seen as too late and too small to be effective and for holding the Olympics despite public opposition during the pandemic.

“We need to stabilize medical systems and make sure that infections ares steadily decreasing,” Economy and Fiscal Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of COVID-19 mea-

sures, said earlier Thursday.

He said tens of thousands of people are still recovering at home or in makeshift facilities with limited medical care. The government, meanwhile, is studying a roadmap for easing restrictions around November when a large majority of the population is expected to be fully vaccinated, officials said.

journalists from reporting on demonstrations,” said Patricia Gossman, Associate Asia Director at Human Rights Watch, adding: “The Taliban need to ensure that all journalists are able to carry out their work without abusive restrictions or fear of retribution.”

The Taliban authorities also detained a Tolo News photojournalist, Wa-

hid Ahmadi, on September 7, and released him the same day. They confiscated his camera and prevented other journalists from filming the protest.

Since early September, Afghan women and girls in several cities have been holding protests against Taliban’s violation of women and girls’ rights, including denial of their right to education and access to employment.

Women have spearheaded these protests, but increasingly men have also joined them. On September 7, hundreds of protesters – both women and men – marched through Kabul chanting slogans critical of the Taliban.

Taliban security forces have disrupted most of these recent demonstrations by beating up the protesters, confiscating and damaging cameras, and by threatening the reporters.

OFFICE OF THE PORBAMI SOCIAL CLUB KOHIMA KOHIMA : NAGALAND

“TO SERVE BETTER”

FELICITATION The Porbami Social Club, Kohima with immense pride and honour would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Madam VESHETSOLU CHIERO, Headmaster, GHS Porba promoted to Assistant Director, Dept. of School Education.

The PSCK also would like to congratulate Dr. ZAVEI HIESE, who has been awarded the “Pratim Banerji Memorial Award 2021” for his outstanding service by the Society of Ethnopharmacology (SFE) at the 8th International Congress of Society for Ethnopharmacology, 2021.

The PSCK further extend our best wishes and success in all of their future endeavour.

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Sir/Madam, We, the undersigned VCMs, in larger public interest of Elumyo Village would like to inform to all such concerned that, until the issue of misuse of Public Fund during 2016-20 term of VDB/Council headed by Shri. Vungthungo Humtsoe & Shri C. Zumomo Tsanglao which is pending with the Dist. Administration is resolved, as per the provision of Law/Act, ‘OR’ Conventional Practices & Usages of General Resolution, the appointment/authority of VCC Elumyo is considered detrimental and hence, shall be not acknowledged.

In this connection, we appeal to all HoD or to whomsoever it may concern to not entertain any authorization/recommendation of VCC Elumyo in any matter until the above case is resolved and proper functioning of the VCC is established.

In the event of any undesirable situation that may arise out of the unresolved issue of the above matter, the concern authority shall be held responsible.

Meanwhile, we appeal to all the bonfide members, organizations, groups and Unions of Elumyo Village to seriously contemplate on resolving the issue in larger interest of Elumyo Village.

1. (L. ZUBENTHUNG TSANGLAO) VCC Candidate

2. (R. ELLIS TSANGLAO) VCM, Elumyo

3. (Y. ABEMO TSANGLAO) VCM, Elumyo

4. (S. LIJANBEMO TSANGLAO) VCM, Elumyo

5. (BITAO EZUNG) VCM, Elumyo

6. (ZAREMO KHUVUNG) VCM, Elumyo

7. (Y. NZUO TSANGLAO) VCM, Elumyo

8. (MHONCHUMO EZUNG) VCM, Elumyo

9. (C. MONGTHUNGO TSANGLAO) VCM, Elumyo

FELICITATION The Chaoha Union Kohima with immerse pride and honour congratulate Smti. M. Mongna Konyak, wife of W. Lampha Konyak on being promoted to Deputy Director in Directorate of Rural Development, Government of Nagaland. The Union extend heartiest congratulations for bringing laurels to our union in particularly and village in general.

The Union wishes her grand success and responsible person in all her future endeavor.

Honje. Konyak Lowang. Konyak President G/ Secy

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ANKARA, SEP 9 (IANS): Turkey and Egypt finalised the second round of talks for reconciliation of bilateral ties and agreed to continue political consultations.

“The two sides agreed to continue these consultations, confirming their desire to make progress in areas under discussion and the need for further steps to facilitate normalization of their relations,” a statement by the Turkish Foreign Ministry said after two-day talks in the Turkish capital of Ankara.

The second round of consultations was held between the delegations from the two sides, who addressed bilateral issues as well as a number of regional topics, such as the situations in Libya, Syria, Palestine and the Eastern Mediterranean, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying.

On May 5, the two countries held the first round of normalisation talks in the Egyptian capital of Cairo, the first direct high-level meeting held by the two sides since 2013.

The relations between Ankara and Cairo deteriorated in 2013 following the ouster of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who was supported

by Turkey.

ministration, not the President nor anyone on the national security team, would suggest that the Taliban are respected and valued members of the global community. They have not earned that in any way, and we have never assessed that.

This is a caretaker cabinet that does include four former imprisoned Taliban fighters,” Psaki said.

The Joe Biden administration has not validated that, she said.

“We have not conveyed we’re going to recognise it and nor are we rushing to recognition. There’s a lot they have to do before that. What we are working to do is to engage with

Republicans, in a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, urged her to continue US sanctions against the Taliban.

“With the withdrawal of all US military forces and diplomatic personnel having been completed while Americans and thousands of our Afghan allies remain trapped on the ground, the Taliban holds all the cards. Despite the public statements that have been made, we urge you and the rest of the Biden Administration to maintain a very healthy dose of skepticism about what the Taliban’s intentions and abilities are, they said.

“With the Taliban’s capture of Kabul, their continued ties to Al-Qaeda and track record of horrific governance have become even more concerning. We must maintain what leverage this administration has left to not only secure the evacuation of our citizens, allies, and Afghan partners from the clutches of a terrorist group, but to prevent another atrocity on American shores like the tragic attacks on 9/11,” the Republican lawmakers said.

LOTHA MIDDLE RANGE STUDENTS' UNION Sanis : Wokha, Nagaland-797111

FELICITATION The office of the Lotha Middle Range Students' Union (LMRSU) with immense pride and honor would like to congratulate the following educational institutions under Lotha Middle Range jurisdiction for achieving such a huge milestone in bringing 100% passed results in HSLC Examination 2021.

1. Government High School Atiepyong.

2. Government High School Longtsung.

3. Government High School Lotsu.

4. Government High School Akuk.

5. Government High School Mekokla.

6. Don Bosco School Lakhuti.

The Union further congratulates the students (LMRSU members) who have successfully cleared their HSLC & HSSLC examinations 2021 and wishes all the students to carry the spark and continue to bring laurels to the community.

May God continue to help you always.

Sd/(Mr. Leonard Murry) General Secretary

Sd/(Er. Pipen Jungio) President

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Taliban’s hardline interim government includes specially designated global terrorist Sirajuddin Haqqani as the acting interior minister.

“Should we not talk to the people who are overseeing Afghanistan and just leave it and not get the rest of the American citizens out?” the White House Press Secretary asked.

The inter national community, she reiterated, is watching.

“The United States is watching. It’s whether they let people depart the country who want to depart, whether they treat women across the country as they have committed to treat them and how they behave and operate. And, therefore, we’re not moving toward recognition,” she insisted.

“At the same time, we’re dealing with a reality world here where we have to engage in order to get American citizens and others out of the country,” she said.

Meanwhile, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul-led committee of

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WASHINGTON, SEP 9 (PTI): The US is not in a rush to recognise the new Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan but was engaged with the people who are now overseeing and controlling the country to get the American citizens out of the strife-torn nation, according to a top White House official.

The Taliban insurgents seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, ousting the previous elected leadership which was backed by the West.

The Taliban on Tuesday announced a caretaker Cabinet led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles being shared by high-profile members of the hardline Islamist group, including a specially designated global terrorist of the dreaded Haqqani Network as the interior minister.

Responding to a spate of questions on the interim Cabinet announced by the Taliban, White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told reporters on Wednesday that the US was not rushing to recognise the new regime in Kabul.

“No one in this ad-

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6 benefits of not eating meat (or at least less of it)

1. Supports good overall health and weight management Many eating patterns include no or limited amounts of meat, and most of them have been associated with health benefits to some degree.

Ve g e t a r i a n d i e t s, which exclude meat, and vegan diets, which exclude all animal products, have been linked to a reduced risk of heart disease and cancer (1Trusted Source).

In addition, research suggests that more plantbased diets are associated with improved insulin resistance and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, compared with more animal-based diets (2Trusted Source).

Limiting meat may also aid weight loss and maintenance.

An analysis of 12 high quality studies found that people who followed vegetarian diets for an average of 18 weeks lost significantly more weight than those who ate nonvegetarian diets (3Trusted Source).

However, kee p in mind that many other diets that do not exclude meat, such as low carb and paleo diets, have also been found to be effective for weight loss (4Trusted Source).

The possible health benefits of limiting meat and eating more plantbased likely stem from a

higher intake of beneficial plant compounds, including: Antioxidants, fiber, some micronutrients.

In addition, those who eat plant-based diets tend to consume fewer calories and less fat (5Trusted Source).

However, excluding meat while eating foods that are highly processed or high in added sugar, refined carbs, or salt won’t have the same benefits. This is true even if those processed foods are plant-based.

Furthermore, it’s important to note that vegan, vegetarian, or mostly plantbased diets can lack nutrients predominantly found in animal foods.

Plant-based diets that are not well planned may not provide enough vitamin B12, zinc, calcium, iron, and omega-3 fatty acids, among other nutrients (6Trusted Source, 7Trusted Source).

SUMMARY Diets that limit or exclude meat have been linked to weight loss and a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Yet, this risk reduction depends on overall diet quality. Also, plant-based diets can lack important nutrients if you don’t plan them well.

2. May help reduce the risk of heart disease One of the most researched aspects of plantbased diets is their effect on heart health.

Controversial research has found associations between the intake of saturated fat, primarily found in meat and animal products, and an increased risk of heart disease (8Trusted Source).

There’s a lot of debate about this potential link.

Even so, it may be best to moderate your intake of meat sources that tend to be high in saturated fats (8Trusted Source, 9Trusted Source).

These include

(10Trusted Source): fatty cuts of red meat, bacon, sausage, hot dogs.

Meats that are lower in saturated fat include poultry and leaner cuts of meat.

Additionally, replacing saturated with unsaturated fat — not just decreasing your overall saturated fat intake — leads to a reduced risk of heart disease (9Trusted Source, 11Trusted Source).

F u r t h e r m o r e, t h e greatest reductions in heart disease risk have been observed when replacing sources of saturated fat with sources of polyunsaturated fat, such as fish, flax, and walnuts (12Trusted Source).

Plant-based diets do not include much (if any) meat and are often rich in sources of unsaturated fat, such as: nuts and seeds, avocados, olive oil.

They also tend to be rich in dietary fiber, a nutrient that may help reduce high blood cholesterol levels, which are associated with heart disease (13Trusted Source).

As a result, eating more plant-based while cutting back on meat that’s high in saturated fat can benefit heart health. The type of meat you choose to include in your diet can also make a difference.

Processed meats are also very high in sodium, which can contribute to the development of high blood pressure (10Trusted Source).

that negatively influence metabolism and play a role in heart disease (14Trusted Source).

Overall, eating a diet that includes a lot of plant foods and limits meat may nourish health-promoting bacteria.

However, the gut microbiome is complicated.

More research on this topic is needed to fully understand the role of animal protein in gut health (15Trusted Source).

SUMMARY Dietary fiber and beneficial plant compounds are two components found in plant foods that may nourish healthy gut bacteria. Plant-based diets that limit meat tend to provide lots of these nutrients.

Even if you don’t eliminate meat entirely, choosing leaner cuts, replacing some meat with fatty fish, and avoiding processed meats while eating fiber-rich plant foods may benefit your heart.

SUMMARY 4. May help protect Plant-based diets that against certain canlimit meat, particularly fatty cuts of red meats and cers processed meats, are linked Limiting some types to a reduced risk of heart of meat may also help disease. reduce your risk of certain 3. Could improve gut cancers.

Eating a lot of red health and processed meats, such Since diets that ex- as bacon, hot dogs, and clude meat are often rich other smoked or cured in fruits, vegetables, whole meats, has been associgrains, legumes, and other ated with a higher risk plant foods, they tend to be of developing colorectal cancer (16Trusted Source, high in dietary fiber.

Fiber feeds the ben- 17Trusted Source).

Poultry and fish have eficial bacteria in your gut that produce compounds not been connected with with anti-inflammatory increased colorectal cancer and immune-supporting risk (17Trusted Source).

Red and processed roles in the body.

Gut bacteria may also m e a t i n t a k e h a s a l s o play a role in preventing been associated with an the growth of certain can- increased risk of other cer cells, improving body cancers, including breast composition, and protect- cancer (18Trusted Source).

How these foods afing against type 2 diabetes (14Trusted Source, fect cancer development is unclear. However, some 15Trusted Source).

Plant protein and ben- researchers have suggesteficial compounds called ed that saturated fat and polyphenols found in plant carcinogenic compounds foods may also help main- produced during meat protain a healthy gut (14Trust- cessing and high temperature cooking play a role ed Source).

On the other hand, (17Trusted Source).

Plant foods, on the some research suggests that the fats and proteins from other hand, appear to have animal sources may pro- a protective effect against mote the growth of other colorectal and other canless healthy gut bacteria cers (19Trusted Source).

Milky Way galaxy is not homogeneous as previously thought

However, gradually cutting back on meat and adopting more of a flexitarian style of eating that includes some meat may still make a difference.

A systematic review of studies on the sustainability of different diets concluded that diets, including vegetarian, pescatarian, and vegan, could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80%, compared with standard, meat-centric diets (22Trusted Source).

SUMMARY Meat production leads to greenhouse gas emissions and may have negative environmental effects.

5. May be better for So, swapping plant foods the environment for some or all of your meat In addition to provid- intake may have beneficial ing health benefits, eating effects on the environment. more plants and less meat 6. Less meat is benefimay be good for the envicial, too ronment.

Meat production You don’t need to fully typically requires more cut out meat to reap the resources, leads to more many benefits associated greenhouse gas emissions, with a reduced meat intake. and contributes to deforesFlexitarian diets intation and pollution to a volve reducing the intake larger extent than produc- of animal products but not ing fruits, vegetables, and eliminating them. Research other minimally processed has found they’re associplant foods (20Trusted ated with health benefits Source, 21Trusted Source). similar to those associated Considering the im- with vegan or vegetarian pact of raising animals, you eating patterns (23Trusted may think it’s necessary to Source).

Furthermore, poultry eliminate meat to do good and fish are usually not for the environment.

associated with the negative health effects linked to red and processed meats, although research is mixed (24, 25Trusted Source).

Finally, many of the benefits associated with plant-based eating stem from what’s included in the diet rather than what’s excluded.

In other words, eliminating meat may not have as big of an effect on your health as increasing your consumption of nutrientrich plant foods and eating a varied, well-balanced diet.

In addition, you probably won’t see benefits if you eat a lot of highly processed foods, even if you stop eating meat. Consider reducing your intake of: foods high in sodium and unhealthy fats, like french fries; foods made with refined grains, like white bread; sugary drinks, like sugar-sweetened soda; high sugar treats.

Just because a food is labeled as plant-based, vegan, or vegetarian does not mean it’s healthy.

SUMMARY Eating less meat without eliminating it from your diet may still offer benefits. Enjoying a variety of minimally processed plant foods is also key to reaping the benefits of a meatless diet.

(Healthline)

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Mr. Kekhrieneitso Angami

Mrs. Vilezono

The Chakhroma Students' Union with immense joy, wholeheartedly congratulate Mr. Kekhrieneitso Angami, the Silver Medalist (70.3 Kg Division) for India at the recently concluded GAMMA Asian MMA Championship 2021, held at Kazakhstan. The CSU further wishes him the best in all his future venture.

Also the Chakroma Students' Union with great delight congratulate Mrs. Vilezono, W/o Mr. Razouvotuo Chatsu on being conferred the Stateaward to teachers 2021, Department of School Education, Govt of Nagaland. Your selfless sacrifies and devotedness is greatly admired. May blessings be upon all your noble deeds and also an inspiration to all.

V. Akieto Khro President, CSU

Seyielhousa Keyho General Secretary, CSU

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already quantified by the previous observations to get the total,” said Annalisa De Cia, Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the UNIGE. The environment that makes up the Milky Way brings together the metals produced by the stars, the dust particles that have formed from these metals, but also gases from outside the galaxy that regularly enter it, they explained.

As a result of the findings, detailed in the journal Nature, simulations of the stronomers have observed the com- Milky Way’s evolution will have to be position of the gases in our galaxy modified. (IANS) and have shown that, contrary to the models established until now, they are not homogeneously mixed.

To understand the history and evolution of the Milky Way, astronomers have been studying the composition of the gases and metals that make up an important part of our galaxy. Three main elements stood out: the initial gas coming from outside our galaxy, the gas between the stars inside our galaxy -- enriched with chemical elements --, and the dust created by the condensation of the metals present in this gas.

“Until now, theoretical models considered that these three elements were homogeneously mixed and reached the Solar composition everywhere in our galaxy, with a slight increase in metallicity in the centre, where the stars are more numerous,” added Patrick Petitjean, a researcher at the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris, Sorbonne University in Paris, France.

For 25 hours, a team of scientists observed the atmosphere of 25 stars using Hubble and the Very Large Telescope (VLT) in Chile. They found that the dust cannot be counted with these spectrographs, even though it contains metals.

A team at University of Geneva (UNIGE) in Geneva, Switzerland therefore developed a new observational technique and demonstrated that these gases are not mixed as much as previously thought.

“It involves taking into account the total composition of the gas and dust by simultaneously observing several elements such as iron, zinc, titanium, silicon and oxygen. Then we can trace the quantity of metals present in the dust and add it to that

A study including more than 77,000 adults found that vegetarian diets, including those that included fish and some meat, were linked to a lower incidence of colorectal cancer, compared with nonvegetarian diets (19Trusted Source).

SUMMARY Animal proteins, especially red and processed meats, have been linked to an increased risk of colorectal and other cancers. Plant-based diets that limit these meats or exclude meat entirely are associated with a lower incidence of colorectal cancer.

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ou may have heard that limiting how much meat you eat has a variety of benefits, including weight loss and better gut health.

Cutting back on meat has indeed been linked to improved health and a reduced risk of certain diseases. However, these benefits seem to depend on what other foods you eat and what types of meat you limit.

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Now India’s junior physio tests positive, WC 2022 qualifier: Italy thrash Lithuania 5-0 Ganguly unsure about 5th Test going ahead

ROME, SEP 9 (IANS): Italy continued their unbeaten run as they smashed Lithuania 5-0 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Wednesday night, with starlet Giacomo Raspadori scoring his maiden goal at the senior national level.

The Azzurri entered Mapei Stadium with backto-back draws against Bulgaria and Switzerland and are unbeaten for 36 consecutive games.

Roberto Mancini made sweeping changes in the starting lineup, as Gianluigi Donnarumma stood between the sticks, Alessandro Bastoni partnered Francesco Acerbi at centre-back, Bryan Cristante and Matteo Pessina started in the middle of the park, while Moise Kean, Raspadori, and Federico Bernardeschi

Italy’s Giacomo Raspadori (2nd from left) celebrates with teammates after their side goal against Lithuania during the World Cup qualifying match.

formed the trident up front, reports Xinhua.

The home side broke the deadlock in the 10th minute when Ar vydas Novikovas’s poor back pass turned into an assist for

Kean to drill home.

Italy doubled the lead four minutes later with a stroke of luck, as Raspadori’s attempt took a deflection off a defender to go beyond the goalkeeper, which was

Dhoni to join India team as mentor for T20 WC NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (AGENCIES): Former India captain MS Dhoni has been named as the mentor of India cricket team for the T20 World Cup, starting October 17 in the UAE and Oman. The T20 World Cup-winning former captain will stay with the Indian cricket team after completing his stint with the Chennai Super Kings in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021 which will be played in the UAE from September 19.

“Former India Captain @msdhoni to mentor the team for the T20 World Cup,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah said during a virtual press conference wherein the squad was announced.

MS Dhoni has been training with CSK in Dubai after reaching the UAE along with a few of his teammates in August.

Despite retiring from inter-

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

national cricket in August 2020, Dhoni has been actively playing for CSK in the IPL. Notably, this will be Dhoni’s first stint as a member of the support staff of the Indian cricket team. Dhoni had previously mentored Jharkhand in domestic tournaments.

India won its first-ever T20 World Cup under MS Dhoni’s captaincy. The 40-year-old led Inda to a historic win as the Asian giants beat Pakistan in the final of the inaugural edition of the T20 World Cup

om 2007.

One of the most successful captains to have played the sport, Dhoni won the T20 World Cup, the 50-over World Cup in 2011 and the Champions Trophy in 2013.

Incidentally, Dhoni was the skipper when India last featured in a T20 World Cup in 2016. India reached the semi-final under Dhoni’s captaincy but lost to West Indies.

Virat Kohli will lead a 15-member squad for which Rohit Sharma has been named vice-captain.

There were plenty of surprises as India picked a spin-dominant side for the conditions in the UAE. While off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin made his way back into the limitedovers set-up after 4 years, wrist-spin duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal missed out.

credited as an own goal.

But Raspadori did get his goal in the 24th minute as Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s square pass was blocked, the Sassuolo striker was alert to tap in the rebound.

Kean bagged his brace in the 29th minute when Bernardeschi’s stunning lobbed pass found his Juve teammate who cushioned a volley into the net.

Di Lorenzo sealed the game 5-0 with a cross-shot looping into the net.

Italy lead Group C with 14 points, six ahead of second-placed Switzerland who were held by Northern Ireland on Wednesday.

In other matches on Wednesday night, World Cup champions France beat Finland 2-0, Denmark outplayed Israel 5-0, the Republic of Ireland held Serbia 1-1, Bosnia and Herzegovina drew 2-2 with Kazakhstan, Norway outplayed Gibraltar 5-1, Scotland prevailed over Austria1-0 while the Faroe Islands beat Moldova 2-1.

MANCHESTER/KOLKATA, SEP 9 (PTI): India cricket team’s junior physio Yogesh Parmar has tested positive for COVID-19 and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly is unsure whether the fifth and final Test against England, scheduled from Friday, will go ahead or not.

After head coach Ravi Shastri and bowling coach Bharath Ar un, another member of the support staff testing positive forced the team to cancel its practice session on Thursday.

“We don’t know if match will happen at the moment. Hopefully we can get some game,” said Ganguly at the book launch of ‘Mission Domination’ in Kolkata. The RT-PCR test reports of the players are

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still awaited. Parmar testing positive also leaves the team without a physio with the main physio Nitin Patel already in isolation after Shastri contracted the virus during the Oval Test.

It is learnt that the BCCI has asked England and Wales Cricket Board to spare a physio.

“The results of the RTPCR tests (of players) are expected later in the day de-

Zimbabwe beat Ireland, lead ODI series 1-0

BELFAST, SEP 9 (IANS): Craig Ervine (64), and Sikandar Raza (59 not out) struck half-centuries as Zimbabwe came up with a superb all-round performance to beat Ireland by 38 runs in the first One-dayer.

Boosted by fine innings

by Ervine and Raza, Zimbabwe posted a competitive total of 266 for seven in their 50 overs and then with Blessings Muzarabani claiming 4/29, successfully defended the total. Despite William Porterfield (75) and Harry Tector’s (50) resistance, Ireland were bundled out for 228 runs in the 49th over.

Zimbabwe not only took lead in the three-match ODI series but also snatched a vital ten points in their Cricket World Cup Super League campaign.

Ireland opted to field in the first ODI against Zimbabwe. Brendan Taylor alongside Regis Chakabva

Zimbabwe cricket players celebrate during the ODI series against Ireland.

opened the innings but the partnership couldn’t sustain for long. Chakabva was the first to perish for 2 runs with Craig Young providing the breakthrough.

Zimbabwe captain, Craig Ervine joined Taylor in the middle for a hard-

fought stand of 71 runs off just 59 deliveries. However, Taylor was dismissed just one shy of a half-century

by Simi Singh after he miscued an attempted sweep shot. Building on the strong foundation of 85 in the 15th over, Sean Williams and

Ervine battled for a 99-ball 49 run stand. Ervine however continued his offence and registered his 15th ODI half-century. Just as Zimbabwe were into the final 10 overs, Ervine departed for a well-made 64 (96), caught at extra-cover by Andy Balbirnie off George Dockrell.

Raza arrived at the crease with all guns blazing and pushed the total to a competitive 266/7 with his 44-ball 59 alongside crucial contributions of 19 from Wessley Madhevere and 18 from Luke Jongwe.

In their reply, Ireland were off to a steady start courtesy of William Porterfield and Paul Stirling.

The duo stitched together an opening partnership of 64 off 92 balls but Ireland lost Paul Stirling in the 16th over. Thereafter, Harry Tector joined the crease with Porterfield for an impressive 71 runs partnership. But the

Syed Modi Int’l called off due to Covid pandemic Vihokhu FC lift Ginoka Chophi open football tournament

MUMBAI, SEP 9 (IANS): The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and Badminton Association of India (BAI) have agreed to cancel the Syed Modi India International, scheduled to be held in Lucknow from October 12 to 17, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tournament organisers Badminton Association of India (BAI) made the decision in consultation

and collaboration with local government authorities and the BWF, the international federation informed in a release on Thursday.

“The BWF regrets the cancellation but remains committed to delivering a safe and structured series of badminton tournaments for the rest of the year including the culmination to the BWF World Tour,” said the statement.

The organisers had to cancel the event as air travel restrictions are still in force With the cancellation of Syed Modi India International, a BWF 300 Series event, means India will not host any event this year as the other two events on the calendar -- the India Open 2021 scheduled for May and Hyderabad Open, to be held in August, were also cancelled due to the

pending on which the fate of the game will be decided,” said a BCCI source.

The players have been told to remain in their respective rooms as RT-PCR testing is being carried out.

Besides Shastri and Patel, fielding coach R Sridhar and Arun are also isolating in London. Only batting coach Vikram Rathour was with the team when it won the fourth Test at the Oval on day five.

All the players and the support staff are fully vaccinated but both teams are not operating in strict biobubbles with life in UK almost back to normal. Shastri is likely to have got the symptoms after attending the launch of his book in the team hotel where outside guests were also allowed.

Covid-19 pandemic. The Syed Modi International was called off last year too.

While announcing the cancellation of the Syed Modi International, the BWF also listed the events for the BWF World Tour that returns from October 19 with the Denmark Open 2021, which has been upgraded to a Super 1000 event from Super 750 because of cancellation of the China Open.

The Spanish Masters in May was the last BWF World Tour event to be held this year.

In all seven events will be held between October 10 and December 19 on the World Tour. The season will resume with the Sudirman Cup Finals from September 26-October 3, followed by the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals from October 9-17.

Vihokhu FC team members

DIMAPUR, SEP 9 ( N P N ) : Vi h o k h u F C emerged as the champion of the Ginoka Chophi open football tournament played at Suhoi village football ground on Thurs-

loss of Porterfield after he scored 75 runs in 110 balls triggered a collapse hard to recover from. However, Tector succumbed to pressure and fell for a well-made fifty off 55 balls as a leading-edge carried to short third man off Williams’ bowling.

In the final 10 overs, Ireland needed 75 runs with six wickets in hand but an implosion in the batting meant the hosts crumbled from 187/3 to 228/10 in the 49th over.

BRIEF SCORES

Zimbabwe 266/7 in 50 overs (Brendon Taylor 49, Craig Evans 64, Sean Williams 33, Sikandar Raza 59*; Simi Singh 1-22, McBrine 1-26) beat Ireland 228 all out in 48.4 overs (William Potterfield 75, Paul Stirling 32, Harry Tector 50; Blessing Muzarabani 4/29, Wellington Masakadza 2/40, Sean Williams 2/42).

Nagaland Archery team selection trial on Sept 11

up after beating Atuna FC DIMAPUR (NPN): Se3-2 via penalty. The match lection trial for Nagaland ended in 2-2 draw where Archery team will be held both the team failed to on September 11, 10 am at make a breakthrough in the the Archery ground at IG stadium Kohima. Interested stipulated time.

The champion team archers have been informed received a cash prize of to report to the venue as alRs. 50,000/-, runners-up ready communicated in adteam pocketed a cash of vance. The selected archers Rs. 20,000/- while second will represent the state to runners-up received a cash participate in the 40th NTPC National Archery Champiprize of Rs. 10,000/-.

The best player of the onship for Men & Women tournament was awarded Indian Round, Compound to Kakhevi Assumi of Vi- and Recurve to be held at hokhu FC, top scorer was TATA Nagar Jharkhand Inito Awomi of Suhoi FC from October 1 to 10, 2021. while the best goal keeper For further information, one day after defeating host was awarded to Tonoka may contact coach Hunezo at 7005225979. team Suhoi FC 1-0 in the Chophi of Suhoi FC. final match.

The host team Suhoi ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FC was the first runners"For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe up, while Brothers FC sethat God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him."

1 Thessalonians 4:14 cured the second runners-

I will cherish Tokyo experience for a lifetime: Lalremsiami NEW DELHI, SEP 9 (IANS): From braving the personal tragedy of losing her father during the 2019 FIH Women’s Series Finals to scripting history with the Indian womens hockey team at the Tokyo Olympics 2020, young striker Lalremsiami has come a long way.

The 21-year-old striker was an integral part of the team that finished fourth at the Tokyo Games.

Speaking about her Olympics experience, Lalremsiami said, “I was a bit nervous, to be honest, and it kind of reflected in my performances in the first three matches. But senior players and coaching staff helped me and other junior players to calm our nerves down.

They kept motivating us and asked us to express ourselves freely. We stuck to each other, played like a unit, and I think that really K Y M C

Lalremsiami

helped us to do well when it mattered the most.”

“We went on to beat a strong team like Australia in the quarter-finals and qualified for the first-ever semi-finals at the Olympics.

You know, it’s a very special feeling to be a part of history, and this is something I will cherish for a lifetime.

The love and support from

our fans have motivated us to do even better, and we want to make them proud again,” she added.

Fondly known as Siami, Lalremsiami has been an inspiration to many.

Despite hearing the news about her father’s death during FIH Women’s Series Finals 2019, the young gun decided to stay back with

the team, which went on to win the tournament, beating hosts Japan 3-1.

Having fulfilled her late father’s dream by featuring in the Indian Women’s Hockey team that scripted history in Tokyo, Lalremsiami is now aiming to win an Olympic Medal for her father.

“One of the dreams of my father is fulfilled.

And now, I want to win an Olympic medal for him.

No doubt, we missed the Bronze medal by a whisker, but if we look at the positives, I think we have gained a lot of confidence, and it will help us to do even better in the future,” said the young striker from Mizoram.

The 21-year-old player further added that it’s time to move forward and focus on the qualifications for the Paris Olympics.

Born : 10/09/1923 – Died : 05/09/2021 We the sons, daughters, grandchildren and great grandchildren (105) would like to express our heartfelt appreciation and sincere gratitude to all individuals, families, neighbours, churches, village council and various societies who supported us physically, financially, morally and spiritually during the illness and demise of our beloved Late Sashisangla (Khar) on 5th September 2021. Your unconditional love shown to us even during these times of Covid-19 pandemic will be always remembered by us.

We may not be able to thank each and every one individually but our Father Almighty has seen your deeds and we pray that He repays you more and bless you all abundantly. dp-4414

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SPORTS

US Open: Djokovic sets up semis clash with Zverev

N E W YO R K , S E P 9 (IANS): World No. 1 Novak Djokovic inched closer to a Calendar Grand Slam as he reached the semi-finals at the US Open, beating Italian Matteo Berrettini in four sets on Wednesday night.

The 34-year-old defeated Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 in three hours and 26 minutes at the Flushing Meadows. Djokovic has already won the Australian Open, French Open d Wimbledon this season is now just two matches away from winning his fourth Grand Slam title of the season and needs to win the US Open to become the first player since Rod Lever to complete a Calendar Slam.

Novak Djokovic

The top seed had hailed Berrettini as “he “hammer of te”nis” for his thunderous serve and forehand ahead of their third straight major championship show-

Alexander Zverev

down. But the Serbian drew on his superior movement and returns to nullify the 25-year’old’s chief weapons in their quarter-final clash at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

For the fourth time in five matches this campaign, Djokovic dropped a set only to pull comfortably clear in the third and fourth sets.

He remained unbeaten in

their four ATP Head2Head meetings, improved to 12-0 in US Open quarter-finals, and 42-9 across all majors at that stage.

Fourth seed Alexander Zverev awaits in the semifinals, following his earlier straight-sets victory over South African Lloyd Harris.

Djokovic seeks revenge for his Tokyo Olympics semifinal defeat and looks to improve on his 6-3 headto-head record against the 24-year-old German.

Djokovic won 74 percent points on his first serve as compared to 60 by his Italian opponent. He also won 66% of his second serve while Barrettinni could manage to win only 50%.

Maria Sakkari beats Karolina Pliskova; to meet Emma Raducano in semis Greece’s world No.18 Maria Sakkari advanced to her second major semi-final of the season and first in the US Open, defeating No.4 seed Karolina Pliskova, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarterfinals. The 26-year-old is the first Greek woman to reach the US Open singles semi-finals. She will take on Britain’s Emma Raducanu on Thursday for a spot in her first major final.

Maria Sakkari Emma Raducano “I want to dedicate this win to Greece because month with some fire dam- Maria’s win over Pliskova we struggled a lot last ages,” Maria Sakkari said. is her third straight win

over a Top 10 seed, after defeating No.6 seed Bianca Andreescu in a record-setting Round of 16 win, and No.10 seed Petra Kvitova in the Round of 16.

Having spent 3 hours and 30 minutes to hold off Bianca in the latest finish of a US Open women’s singles match, the big question coming into Wednesday night’s quarter-final was how well Maria could physically recover.

Maria lost just two points on her first serve for

the entire match (23 of 25).

In total, she lost just eight points on serve.

Despite Maria’s domination on serve, Karolina earned one late chance to turn the match around.

With Maria serving for the match at 6-4, 5-4, Karolina saved two points from 4015 to get to deuce for the first time of the night. But with an opportunity to break open a protracted rally with her forehand, she netted a forehand down the line to lose the match.

Ronaldo set for Old Trafford homecoming party

LONDON, SEP 9 (AGENCIES): As the Premier League resumes following the international break all eyes will be on Cristiano Ronaldo’s homecoming party at Old Trafford on Saturday, with the Portuguese international set to resume his Manchester United career after 12 years away.

The 36-year-old re-joined United from Juventus on a twoyear deal last month and could

make his ‘second debut’ as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side host Newcastle United. read more While he may have to content himself with a place on the bench, it would surely surprise no one if United’s number seven did not steal the limelight with a fairytale return. Ronaldo joined United as teenager in 2003 and went on to win eight major trophies in six seasons under the watchful eyes of

Alex Ferguson, scoring 118 goals along the way.

He went on to score a club record 451 times for Real Madrid after leaving United in 2009 and 101 for Juventus. While the clock is ticking on his magical career, there is no doubt his return to the Premier League has created a buzz.

Portugal team mate Bruno Fernandes believes Ronaldo’s

winning mentality can rub off on a United squad that has fallen just short of silverware under Solskjaer. “The enthusiasm will be red hot, everyone knows Cristiano is in the house,” he said this week.

“Everyone is very confident and happy that he is back, the players too. We know what he can give us and our focus, like Cristiano’s, is to win. With him, we know we are closer to winning (trophies).”

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FIFA unveils biennial World Cup plan, UEFA threatens boycott N YO N ( S W I T Z E R LAND), SEP 9 (AP): FIFA detailed its plan for reshaping international soccer around playing the men’s World Cup every two years despite European opposition that could lead to a boycott.

Jo i n e d b y r e t i r e d greats, FIFA unveiled the proposal Thursday but the pushback from Europe was immediate as UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin confirmed it could launch a boycott by its teams which have dominated soccer’s marquee event since Brazil won in 2002.

“We can decide not to play in it,” Ceferin said in an interview with British daily The Times.

About 80 former internationals including World Cup winners went to Qatar for two days of FIFA-hosted talks and emerged with consensus for playing the tournament twice as often.

“We all agreed with the new proposal of the calendar,” said Brazil great Ronaldo, who went to four World Cups and won twice.

He described FIFA’s proposal as “just amazing.”

Still, European soccer leader Ceferin said “as far as I know, the South Americans are on the same page” with resisting FIFA’s plan.

“So good luck with a World Cup like that,” Ceferin told The Times in the latest UEFA vs. FIFA fight since 2016 when he and Gianni Infantino were elected to the respective presidencies.

Infantino and his allies have since 2018 floated the idea of a biennial World Cup which European soccer has viewed as a commercial and competitive threat to its club and national team

events.

Arsene Wenger has led the project since FIFA hired the former Arsenal coach last year to be its director of global development.

Details floated in recent media interviews and briefings were finally presented Thursday from Qatar in an overall plan to shape the schedule of international games from 2024. The FIFA-managed calendar mandates when clubs must release players to national teams. More top-level tournaments and fewer qualifying games are the priority with a biennial men’s World Cup the key takeaway.

Wenger said his priorities were less travel for players and less disruption for their clubs plus giving young talent worldwide “a chance to shine” by also playing more meaningful games.

The current system — that typically sees players based in Europe taking long-haul flights home throughout the season in short breaks for nationalteam games — could be replaced by a single block of fewer qualifying games in October.

International tournaments would occupy June each year, with players proposed to get a mandatory 25-day vacation in July before rejoining their clubs.

Wenger said the bal-

ance of players having 20% of their games for national teams and 80% for clubs would stay, though “in a more efficient way.”

“I think it is an outdated (status quo),” he said.

“It is not linked with the evolution of the modern game. We will not increase the number of games, we might even reduce it.”

Retired greats like Germany’s Jürgen Klinsmann, Roberto Carlos of Brazil, Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast and Denmark’s Peter Schmeichel were enlisted to discuss changing the fouryear World Cup cycle in place since the first edition in 1930.

“I don’t think anyone disagreed on the frequency” of biennial World Cups, said Schmeichel, who played at just the 1998 World Cup. “It was a really, really long wait for an ambitious player like me to have the next possibility.” The global group of players’ unions, FIFPRO, has not yet commented on FIFA’s plans.

FIFA’s process has angered many in European soccer who claim they were cut out of the consultation so far. “Still nobody engaged us. It is very strange,” Nasser al-Khelaifi, the Paris SaintGermain president who leads the European Club Association, said Thursday at UEFA headquarters.

Antoine Griezmann set for Atletico second coming MADRID, SEP 9 (AGENCIES): Forward Antoine Griezmann is set for his second debut with Atletico Madrid when they travel to Espanyol this weekend, a f t e r rejoining the champions from cashstrapped Barcelona on the final day of the transfer window.

Griezmann, who had joined Barca from Atletico in a 120 million euros ($141.94 million) transfer in 2019, re-signed on a loan deal after it became clear the Catalans needed to get him off their wage bill for the season. The Frenchman knows he will have to win over the Atleti support-

ers again, but said he was ready to prove his worth.

“I’ll give everything for the fans, whether they’re at the ground or watching on TV. I want them to know that I’ll try and make them proud,” Griezmann said.

“We had a great relationship and it’s something I want to have again. I know that’s down to me, and I’ll give my all to ensure that happens - it’s actions rather than words.”

Atletico, along with city rivals Real Madrid, face a race against time to see if their South American contingents will arrive back and be ready to play come Sunday. Real host

Celta Vigo at 2000 local time, while Atleti’s trip to Espanyol kicks off at 1400.

The two Madrid sides have several players who have been involved in the extended CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying international window, with a number of them only returning to Spanish soil on Friday. Barcelona versus Sevilla and Villarreal against Alaves were postponed following Spanish government intervention after the Spanish FA (RFEF) had refused the request. Given European commitments on Tuesday, the games could not be moved to Sunday and will be played later in the season.

Durand Cup: FC Bengaluru Utd first team to reach knockouts KALYANI, SEP 9 (IANS): FC Bengaluru United (FCBU) became the first team to make it to the knockout stages of the 130th Durand Cup, when they beat Indian Air Force 4-2 in a thrilling Group A encounter, at the Kalyani Stadium on Thursday.

Spaniard Pedro Manzi was the architect of victory, scoring two, his second and third of the tournament, and creating two for Yumnam Gopi Singh to score, as the spirited Airmen, who dominated for large parts of the second half, crashed out with a game to go.FCBU had beaten CRPF 1-0 in the first Group A game and now have six points from two games, which looks more than enough to make it to the next round. The Indian Air Force had gone down 1-4 to Mohammedan Sporting, but Thursday’s display was a much-improved one from them.

The Airmen had an early chance to go ahead in the very first minute of the game when Vivek found himself behind the FCBU defense

FC Bengaluru United and Indian Air Force players tussle for the ball during their Durand Cup Group A match.

and in the clear but he could not capitalise on the chance.

Manzi scored his first from the spot in the 21st minute when Air Force defender Davinder was ruled to have handled the ball inside the box.

FCBU then doubled their advantage seven minutes later as Manzi now turned provider, finding Yumnam Gopi Singh with a fine ball to catch the Air Force defense napping. Gopi took one touch to go away from an onrushing Subhajit Basu in goal to calmly slot it past him.

Three minutes before the lemon break, however, Vivek got one back for the Airmen as he latched on to a cross from the hardworking Prabhjot, took a touch in the six-yard box to go past Kunzang Bhutia in the FCBU goal, and slot home calmly, the organisers said in a release on Thursday.

That goal must have inspired the Airmen to no end as they were a transformed team in the secondhalf dominating proceedings for a good half an hour. Vivek got his second of the game

from a corner by Shahbaaz as he leapt above the FCBU defense to equalise.

Vivek then missed his hattrick several times including one just a minute after his second goal, Prabhjot and Saurav Sadhukan also missed a flurry of chances.

FCBU finally broke the deadlock in the 72nd minute as the same Manzi-Gopi combination struck again.

Manzi then got his second of the game in injury time to ensure FCBU had no late jitters.

I n Thursday’s first Group D game played at the Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK), the Army Red Football Team defeated the Assam Rifles Football Team 4-1. This was also the first all regimental affair in this edition of the Durand Cup. The two military teams have been drawn in Group D alongside Gokulam Kerala FC and Hyderabad FC. Liton Shil, Bikash Thapa, Sushil Shah, and the captain Nongmeikapam Suresh scored for Army Red while Samujal Rabha scored the solitary goal for Assam Rifles.

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